Novels like He’s So Hard to Placate
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as He’s So Hard to Placate, best match first.
- 1 A Marriage Beyond Distance 不辞婚远 [Marriage First, Love Later + Love Grows Over Time + Two Wealthy Families + Sweet Romance] [Radiant Heiress Meng Nanxi × Steady Powerhouse Lu Ciyuan] No one believed in the marriage alliance between Kyoto socialite Meng Nanxi and Haishi tycoon Lu Ciyuan. Never mind the differences between their lives in the north and south. Their fiery and icy personalities alone seemed to doom the marriage from the start. But Meng Nanxi thought Lu Ciyuan’s dull, serious nature made him the perfect marriage part 4.2kReads8.4Score36614d adds
- 2 Marriage Is in Season in the Capital 京夜宜婚 [Marriage first, love later + long-laid plans + slow-burn romance + devoted to each other + sweet everyday romance] [Gentle, resilient traditional Chinese medicine beauty × roguish, devoted, sharp-tongued CEO] Jiang Yi thought her marriage to Qi Jingmo was nothing more than a transaction, with each getting what they needed. She always kept to her place and fulfilled her duties as a wife. But gradually, she realized everything was veering off course. It seemed she had failed to keep her heart i 21.1kReads8.8Score2.2k14d adds
- 3 Sister, Wife, Wife, Sister, Wife, Wife 姐姐老婆老婆姐姐老婆老婆 Low ratings because not many people have found this yet. A sweet little treat. [Clearheaded older sister × blunt, possessive, clingy puppy; marriage first, love later; whirlwind marriage; both are inexperienced; younger high-IQ hot nerd] Her gold-digging dad married into a wealthy family on the strength of his looks, making Xu Qiao a stepdaughter to the rich. She’s careful in everything, especially around the man who isn’t really her brother. At twenty-eight, to avoid her brother and enjoy th 33.1kReads9.1Score5k14d adds
- 4 I'm Done Being the Tragic Female Lead: Time to Become the Heroine of a Sweet Romance 虐文女配不干了，争做甜文女主 A dazzling, flirtatious designer x a refined, abstinent CEO [marriage first, love later + slow-burn romance + devoted husband] Li Xia awakens to discover she is the cannon-fodder female character in an old-school CEO melodrama. In the original story, she commits every kind of evil, scheming with her husband's younger sister to frame the heroine so she can steal the male lead. In the end, her vicious nature is exposed, her wealthy in-laws throw her out, and she meets a miserable fate. Awakened Li 6.4kReads8.9Score82214d adds
- 5 The Bright Day in the Capital 京时明昼 [Six-year age gap · Both devoted only to each other · A true marriage-first, love-later romance] To secure a connection to the top-tier Jing family, Yun Zhou is pressured by her family to marry the Jing family’s notorious Fourth Young Master. With nowhere else to turn, Yun Zhou gets courage from alcohol and goes to face his older brother. “Big brother… would you marry me?” He is stern and imposing, aloof and refined, with the calm authority of someone born to rule in every gesture. At first, Yun 33.5kReads8.9Score4.5k14d adds
- 6 A Marriage Beyond My Control 婚难自控 A mild-mannered, unflappable woman forensic doctor ✖ a sharp-tongued, cold, and roguish young master [A True Marriage-First, Love-Later Romance + Love Grows Over Time + A Sweet, Slow-Burning Story] When he agreed to marry Mu Siwan, Bo Yan laid down three rules for their life together: No feelings. No interfering in each other's affairs. Treat each other with respect and courtesy. In their three years of marriage, her husband was always overseas. All Mu Siwan got was five million deposited into h 40.2kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds
- 7 Snow Falls on the Marriage Contract 雪落婚书 [Strangers to marriage before love + a gentle, slow-blooming romance + the powerful one learns to bend + slow burn] Everyone said that being adopted by the Shu family was a stroke of incredible luck, and that she should be grateful to be matched with the Jiang family. Anyone would be driven mad in that kind of environment. In the end, Shu Er took an unconventional path and married Shen Futing. - Shu Er had never imagined marrying some random man just to get away. Shen Futing was handsome, wealth 14kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 8 Shocking! The Shadow Prince's Cannon-Fodder Wife Is Reborn 惊！阴鸷太子爷的炮灰老婆重生了 [Spoiled, Gorgeous Little Trouble-Maker × Gloomy, Scheming Heir to a Powerful Family] [Powerful Families | Sweet Romance | Pure Love | One-on-One | Married First, Love Later] Wen Li died in a car accident. Only after being reborn did she discover that she was a disposable side character in a novel. Her husband, Ji Zongting, the heir to a multinational conglomerate, was the sinister villain in the book, a man who could turn the world upside down with a flick of his hand. At the end of the novel, 357.6kReads9.2Score67.7k14d adds
- 9 The Moon in Broad Daylight 白昼之月 [Cool, aloof painter x guiding CEO | Marriage first, love later | Evenly matched | A touch of healing] - If an artist's work reflects their personality, Tan Weiyin thought Jiang Qunqing couldn't be a good person. The eldest daughter of the Jiang family, living alone abroad for years, and a renowned painter: that was almost all he knew about her. But later, he decided he needed to give some serious thought to what kind of person this strange Miss Jiang really was. - In her sixth year living alone 17.9kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
- 10 Using His Power to Force a Marriage 仗势欺婚 [Bright, romantic heiress × scheming, aloof, and desireless business tycoon] Ruan Fu was spoiled and willful, a little princess indulged by her family. The only hardship she had ever faced was being forced into an arranged marriage with a man she didn’t love, Zhao Jingnian. Though he was the leading figure among Beicheng’s elite, he was seven years older than her. This powerful, old-fashioned man was dull and clueless about romance. He looked like the sort who wouldn’t know how to treat a woman 97.6kReads9.1Score13k14d adds
- 11 A Rising Tide After Marriage 婚后潮涌 Signed for publication | Older Man / Beijing Elite Circle / Marriage First, Love Later | Slow-Burn Romance + Sweet Pampering + Four-Year Age Gap | Rough, Unruly Man X Cool, Reserved Dancer The matchmaking profile handed to Shu Ying had just three lines about Jin Bohan: “Rich. Handsome. Can’t say more.” As the man himself sat across from her cutting his steak, he looked up and added a fourth: “One last thing: you’re welcome to inspect the goods.” Shu Ying’s fingers trembled. No one had told h 347.4kReads9.2Score63.2k14d adds
- 12 I Transmigrated into a Wicked Supporting Actress and Married the Down-and-Out Hero to Raise Kids 穿成恶毒女配和落魄男主拼婚养娃 [Transmigrate into a book, heroine enters the book in her own body, everyday-life focus, living together and raising a child before falling in love] Song Kening transmigrates into a book and walks right in on the truly wicked villainess drugging the male lead, Lu Zhiyu! In a panic, she drinks all the water that’s left. One night of passion later, the two have already crossed the point of no return. Three months after the truly wicked villainess drugs the male lead to force him into marriage, Lu 42kReads9.2Score5.7k14d adds
- 13 Burning Desire 炙热贪欢 [1v1 | Marriage Before Love | Off-the-Charts Sexual Tension | Flirtatious, Both Leads Pure | Entertainment Industry | Ensemble Cast of Beijing’s Elite] [A poised, dazzling heiress × a powerful, influential tycoon] * Qin Yan, the daughter of the Jiang family of the capital, appeared refined and proper, but she was formidable and untamable beneath the surface. She called the shots in the entertainment industry. The top-tier stars feared her, even as they depended on her. She had both the best reso 29.5kReads9.3Score3.4k14d adds
- 14 Ripe After Marriage 婚后熟透 [Uptight-on-the-surface female doctor X carefree race-car driver] [Marriage first, love later / everyday banter / happy ending / both leads’ first love] In Zhou Ye’s eyes, Chen Jialan is rigid and boring, with a superiority complex. Put on the white coat, slip on the rimless glasses, and tuck her hands in her pockets: don’t even think about getting close. Anyone who married her would have only one way to describe the rest of their life: utterly joyless. - In Chen Jialan’s eyes, Zhou Ye is a 75.8kReads9.2Score3.5k14d adds
- 15 What?! My Wife Is a Thread-Pulled Doll 惊！我的妻子她是断丝人偶 As a puppet doll with its strings cut, Ruan Yao woke up one day with no memories at all. By a twist of fate, the old woman who awakened her took her eyes off her for just a moment, and Ruan Yao was pushed into an arranged marriage by her adoptive parents. So, at the ripe old age of 206, she became a wife in name only to a domineering CEO from a very wealthy family. By the time the old woman found out, they had already gotten their marriage certificate. The old woman felt as if the sky had fallen 18.9kReads9.2Score3.7k14d adds
- 16 Newlywed Fever 新婚高热 [Marriage Before Love] [Marriage Between Powerful Families] [Pursuing His Wife] [Mutual Redemption] (Cold Heir × Beautiful, Unhinged Heiress) [A romance writer with no tricks or gimmicks. Please do not dissect, imitate, or plagiarize this work. Respect original content. Infringement will be pursued!] - “In our second year together, I already wanted a divorce.” 1. A drunken mishap. Chang Yue woke up in the same bed as a man. They had done everything they shouldn't have. The eldest young master of 16.6kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
- 17 My Boyfriend Was Ice-Cold, But He Fell Apart When I Broke Up With Him 男友冷冰冰，提分手他却破防了 [Mutual First Love / Living Together / Sweet Romance] Lin Wangxi discovers that she’s the wicked fake heiress in a melodramatic novel. The plot tells her that she has only half a year left before she dies for no apparent reason. When the real heiress returns, she has nowhere to go. Unexpectedly, it’s the down-and-out boyfriend she forced into the relationship who takes her in. Zhou Jinyuan, the novel’s major villain. His parents are both dead, his relatives have cast him out, and he and hi 25kReads8.8Score4.7k14d adds
- 18 A Match Made in Beijing 京婚成禧 [Marriage first, love later + love grows over time + seven-year age gap + slow-burn romance] [A calculating, fatherly power broker × a resilient, gentle reporter] The year she graduated from university, a twist of fate led Wen Yao to marry a stranger she had never met. He was the eldest son of the Zong family and the designated heir to the Zong Group, Zong Yu. They only had time to meet briefly when they registered their marriage. By the time Zong Yu returned from overseas, the first snow of 20kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds
- 19 Disaster in the Chatroom! I Found Out My Blind Date Was My Mortal Enemy Before Our Flash Wedding 网聊翻车！闪婚前发现竟是死对头 [Intense, scheming, secretly passionate daddy-type × Bright, grown-woman firecracker] [Marriage before love / Orthopedist × neurosurgeon / Online confidants, real-life adversaries / Secret marriage / Both pure] Everyone knows the orthopedics and neurosurgery departments are bitter rivals. The hospital director has been at his wits' end over it for ages. A wise man offers a solution: “There are only two ways to fix this. First, blow up the whole hospital. Second, arrange a marriage between the de 125.3kReads9.3Score26.9k14d adds
- 20 Shock! My Stiff, Abstinent Arranged Husband Can Read Minds 惊！古板禁欲的联姻老公会读心 [Bright and Lively Screenwriter × A Reserved, Mind-Reading Power Player] Shen Shimo is the head of a top-tier wealthy family: mysterious and low-profile, dignified and aloof. Rumor has it he has severe mysophobia and can barely tolerate even ordinary social handshakes. He abhors physical contact. When he met Yu Qin, the woman bound to him by a marriage contract, she wore a qipao and looked gentle and demure. Delayed by a torrential downpour, he arrived late. To show his respect, he held out his 39.9kReads9.2Score7.1k14d adds
- 21 When I Saw the Comments, My First Love Returned to the Country 看见弹幕时白月光回国了 (The animated series is now available. Fans who only want the heroine’s perspective, readers who want exceptionally chaste characters, and highly sensitive readers, please don’t read. Multiple POVs, fast-paced romance.) A scheming, obsessive, dark second male lead VS a gentle, idealized first love Wen Yining had always been the moon in everyone’s eyes: gentle, beautiful, and considerate. In high school, countless students crowded into the hallway after class just to catch a distant glimpse of he 35.1kReads9.2Score29.4k14d adds
- 22 My Wife Doesn't Love Me 我太太不爱我 Story highlights: A whirlwind marriage without love, a real married couple who don't sleep in separate rooms. Neither gives an inch. Their lives are a chaotic mess, and being married feels like a constant battle. It's utterly exhausting. The male lead seems gentle, mild-mannered, and refined, but he's actually scheming and full of tricks. The female lead is a bad-tempered young lady. She may lose when it comes to scheming, but she can win in a fight. Her combat skills are off the charts. When sh 56.5kReads8.4Score3.9k14d adds
- 23 A Rich Family Marriage: Strangers in Public, Kissing Passionately in Private 豪门婚姻，人前不熟，人后猛亲 [Radiant, pampered heiress x cold, calculating man in power] Ming Yang, the only daughter of the Ming family of Shanghai, was born into wealth and doted on by everyone around her. Just like her name, she was bright and beautiful, impossible to miss. But her enviable life was thrown off course by an unexpected engagement. When she learned that the man her parents had chosen for her still carried a long-lost love in his heart, she turned instead to the man from the Shi family in the capital. Shi C 20.4kReads8.8Score2.3k14d adds
- 24 To My Precious Pearl 致宝珠 [Happy Ending] [Bittersweet Romance] [An Intense Push and Pull] [Pure Romance] Back in college, Jiang Baozhu spent years shamelessly fawning over Liang Yuzhou's roommate right in front of him. She came this close to marrying into a wealthy family, but her plans fell apart halfway through. Years later, they unexpectedly met again. Jiang Baozhu still couldn't break into their circle, but somehow ended up spending a night with Liang Yuzhou, who had never thought much of her. At first, she only 81.2kReads8.8Score5.9k14d adds
- 25 Accomplices on a Wet Night 湿夜共犯 Gold digger × entitled rich boy | Mature man and woman | Female lead isn't a virgin, male lead is | Coercive love | The powerful one becomes a dog | Old flames reignited | Everyday life | Happy ending Cen Liu was a gold digger through and through. After working hard at it, she successfully latched on to Shen Tan, a locally renowned rich man. Hoping to rise in status through a child and marry into wealth, Cen Liu flew to the city where Shen Tan was on a business trip to provide “door-to-door ser 112.2kReads9.3Score16.6k14d adds
- 26 The Contractor Just Wants to Make Money, but the Client Insists on Flirting 乙方只想搞钱，甲方非要调情 [Alluring Beauty of the Human World x Sharp-Tongued Capital Hunter] Adapted comic-drama: Unofficial Relationship Experienced adults, both leads are virgins | Instinctive attraction | The powerful one submits | Hilarious subversion of tropes Jiang Wany: Alluring and bold, clear-eyed about money, and fond of taking on difficult challenges. Lu Cinian: A top-tier Alpha, sharp-tongued and cutting, yet devoted to her alone. With her hormones out of whack, Jiang Wany seeks out her client for some "re 49.2kReads9.2Score8.4k14d adds
- 27 Mr. He Spends Every Day Spoiling His Wife 贺总每天都在养老婆 [Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Female Lead with a Heavenly Dragon’s Temperament × Good Guy Male Lead] (They’re both devoted to each other; a gentle, slow-burn, sweet romance) Qin Hua jumped into the river to kill herself, but survived. He Wenzhou saved her. He Wenzhou was a newly bankrupt CEO who rescued a woman trying to drown herself for the 5,000-yuan reward for helping someone in danger. But when the woman woke up, the first thing she did was call him “husband.” At first, He Wenzhou thought 45.6kReads9.2Score5.6k14d adds
- 28 After Marrying the Tyrannical Crown Prince 和暴戾太子爷联姻后 [Print Edition Signed] [Gentle, Delicate Beauty x Cold, Ruthless Young Master] As the fake heiress of a wealthy family, Shen Zhiyi has always lived cautiously in the Shen household. She does whatever her family arranges, never daring to defy them in the slightest. Even when they arrange for her to marry the notoriously violent young heir of the capital's elite, she accepts without complaint. Only on the night she learns the news does she secretly soak her pillow with tears. Xie Zhuo is the young 106.2kReads9.2Score15.2k14d adds
- 29 A Spring Night Too Hard to Get Through 春夜难渡 [Signed for Print] Bright and spirited heiress x ruthless fake gentleman Beijing elite circle | Powerful man lowers his head | Possessive | Both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending Song Li first met Liang Jinnian in Aocheng. He was strikingly handsome and came from a noble family. At the gambling table, he didn't even turn over his hole cards. With perfect gentlemanly composure, he said calmly, "Miss Song wins." He had let her win on purpose. It was only a few days later that Son 75.9kReads9.2Score11.9k14d adds
- 30 Captain Jiang, Don't Be So Wild 江队，别太野 [Marriage first, love later + mature romance + sweet and slow-burn + mutual devotion and push-pull + one touch and they’re hooked] [Flower shop owner + criminal investigation captain] On the day her family arranged a blind date, Song Nanqiu needed only three sentences to decide to marry Jiang Yanzhi. “I’m busy with work and often won’t come home.” “Perfect. I like peace and quiet.” “Then shall we get our marriage license tomorrow?” For six months after the wedding, he worked on his cases while s 31.3kReads9.0Score4.2k14d adds
- 31 Hidden in the Heart of Beijing 娇藏京枝 [Short drama of the same name + marriage first, love later + slow-burn sweetness + secret crush + love that grows over time + both leads pure] Zhou Yuli, heir to the Zhou family, actually married Sang Nian, an ordinary girl. Rumors claimed Zhou Yuli had settled for her out of despair after failing to win the woman he loved. Even so, Sang Nian felt she was the lucky one. After all, she had secretly loved Zhou Yuli for seven years. They were worlds apart, so marrying Zhou Yuli felt like a luxuriou 74.1kReads8.9Score7.2k14d adds
- 32 Drowning Kisses on a Spring Night 春夜溺吻 Devoted to One Another | Mutual Flirting | All Heat, No Heart A shameless, leggy F1 driver vs. an aerospace expert who's drop-dead gorgeous Xu Zhouye, the young master of the Xu family in the capital, is a legend in the paddock and a three-time WDC champion. As famous as his driving skills are his ridiculously handsome face and an interview after a race. Before the podium, a reporter asked if he had a girlfriend. Looking utterly listless, he answered bluntly, “I'm spending my whole life with my 91.7kReads9.2Score15.5k14d adds
- 33 You're the Only One I Favor 我只偏心你 [One-on-One, Both Chaste + Love Grows Over Time + Healing, Sweet Romance] [Spoiled Little Princess & Rough Country Boy] When Cheng Yi first met her fiancé, she nearly burst into tears. He was crude in his manners, sharp-tongued and hard-hearted, like a piece of iron worn rough by life. Apart from his handsome face, he had no idea how to be romantic. But for the sake of her inheritance, Cheng Yi gritted her teeth and launched her husband-training plan. Perfect husbands are made, not born! Sh 45.1kReads9.1Score6.3k14d adds
- 34 I Can't Take It! My Angel Investor Is a Scheming, Unexpectedly Sweetheart 遭不住！天使投资人是腹黑反差怪 [Both leads are sexually inexperienced and devoted to each other | Sweet and angsty | Marry first, love later | Contract marriage | Wealthy CEO | Entertainment industry | Light suspense] [An energetic, ambitious actress in the entertainment industry vs. a ruthless, complex powerhouse cast aside and scorned by his family, who made it on his own] Huo Qianyu pushes a contract across the table. “Marry me, and The Pirate Ship is yours.” Xiang Nanzhi, a small-time actress who once had her moment in th 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 We Shared a Dream, My Cold and Stiff Ex-Husband Turned Out to Be Dark and Twisted 与冷脸古板前夫共梦，他竟是阴湿 [Shared dreams + reborn + college campus + sweet romance + mutual firsts + a gentle, steady love] [Cold-faced man with questionable morals × soft, sweet girl who pretends to be well-behaved] Sui Mi wanted a divorce. Her husband, Xi Jianbai, was wonderful in every way. He’d built himself up from nothing, was steady and reserved, and treated her with respect. He was the perfect husband by any measure. But facing his stern, ascetic-looking face, Sui Mi simply couldn’t bring herself to say it. What 77.5kReads9.3Score13.5k14d adds
- 36 Heng on the Branches 枝上蘅 Content warning: First his soul travels into the ending, then his body follows. The System imposes mandatory quests and punishments, reducing stamina. [Flirtatious Princess × Aloof Imperial Preceptor] [Both virgins · Happy ending · His affection has always been reserved for her alone] Shen Heng transmigrated into the body of a sickly princess and panicked. The System told her that if she wanted to survive, she had to win over the most dangerous man in the book: Xunzhuo, the Imperial Preceptor of 102.2kReads9.5Score17.2k14d adds
- 37 A Paranoid Male Lead? Make Him Harvest a Few Jin of Corn and He'll Behave 多疑男主？掰几斤苞谷就老实了 [Print edition publication rights secured] Marriage first, love later + comedy + amnesiac heroine + one-on-one romance + both leads are each other's first and only [Goofy, emotionally steady heiress heroine x arrogant, suspicious hero who thinks every woman is a potential mistress] Qi Wang is told one day that she is the male lead's ex-wife in an angst-filled novel. In the original story, she was born in the countryside and married the male lead because of an agreement made by the older generati 43.8kReads9.3Score8.9k14d adds
- 38 Emergency Contact 备用联系人 Song Huaiyu has always been the person Chi Mo fears most. During the ten years she was with Guan Yizhou, he saw nearly every moment of her embarrassment and distress. This is not a story about an ordinary girl who follows the person she loves to a big city and eventually gets her happy ending. Chi Mo and Guan Yizhou have always belonged to two different worlds. She spent ten years looking up and struggling to reach his world, then suddenly gave up one sunny morning. It’s easy to understand what 346.6kReads9.4Score48.5k14d adds
- 39 Exclusive Claim on Rouge 独占胭色 When the powerful lower their heads | Sky-high sexual tension | Overwhelming possessiveness | Fiercely protective Bright, pampered heiress x powerful man at the helm Gu Yan is bright and headstrong, raised in the lap of luxury and free to live life to the fullest. Her only problem is that all the marriage prospects her family arranges are dull and boring. Then she gets involved with someone who isn’t boring at all, just a little older and a little too possessive. But with a face that handsome, s 45.5kReads9.0Score6.1k14d adds
- 40 Chaste by Day, Lost in Passion at Night 人前禁欲，夜里沉溺 (Both leads have only ever been with each other + one-on-one romance + mature man and woman, lust first, love later + seven-year age gap + older man takes the lead) [Enchanting Sweetheart X Passionate Rascal] After transmigrating into the heroine of an angst novel, she found herself with the male lead's engagement, his friend's affections, and a bed she had stolen. Her arranged-marriage partner wanted to appease a green tea schemer, so he turned around and sent her to be looked after by his cel 136.6kReads9.3Score18.4k14d adds
- 41 After Becoming the North American Tycoon's Substitute Bride, the Qipao Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten 替嫁北美大佬后，旗袍美人被娇宠 [Marriage first, love later + older man/younger woman + both leads' first love] Delicate beauty in a qipao × North American mixed-race tycoon Su Jinghao is a frail beauty whom doctors have said won't live past twenty-five. Her scumbag father, driven by profit, forces her to take her stepsister's place and marry Yan Hui Adams, a top North American tycoon. Rumor has it that this mixed-race mogul is violent, ruthless, cold-blooded, and cruel beyond measure. Everyone is waiting to laugh at Su Jingha 15.9kReads8.7Score2k14d adds
- 42 The Beijing Tycoon Is Proper and Restrained, Yet He Loses Control Around Her 京圈大佬克己复礼，却对她失控 The rating was just posted and will rise later [Marriage Before Love + The Powerful One Bows His Head], clear-headed, gentle, and internationally minded doctor x stern, fatherly tycoon. When Song Shiwei and He Lin meet for the first time, they get their marriage license in the morning, and Song Shiwei leaves on a business trip that afternoon. They barely get a look at each other's faces. Two years later, they meet for the second time. Song Shiwei has returned from a medical aid mission in Africa 2.4kReads8.0Score23714d adds
- 43 The Rules of a Newlywed Secret Crush 新婚暗恋法则 [Roguish heartthrob x cool beauty | Reunion after years apart | Slow-burn romance | Secret crush] As a student, Qi Shangzhi was arrogant, unruly, and impossible to tame. Blessed with a face so stunning it could make a living, he got away with anything on the strength of his looks. He was a regular on the school confession wall and forums, and the sight of his shirt lifting as he dunked a basketball became part of their youth. Though Zhou Chengye was beautiful, she was quiet and kept a low profil 32.2kReads9.2Score4.2k14d adds
- 44 We Agreed to Sleep in Separate Beds, but My Forensic Doctor Husband Wants to Break the Deal 说好分床睡，法医老公要毁约 [High-energy female lawyer x emotionally reserved male forensic pathologist] [Married first, fall in love later / everyday life / SC, HE] Ying Tang got married in a whirlwind ceremony to Zong Che, her high school classmate. Zong Che was handsome, fit, and rich, but he was cold and rigid. His work as a forensic pathologist was even more off-putting. Ying Tang, however, thought he was the perfect choice for a husband: They’d been classmates, so they knew each other well; their busy jobs wouldn’t g 31.1kReads9.0Score3.8k14d adds
- 45 A Sky-High Contract: I Married Into Wealth, Then Took My In-Laws in Hand 天价契约：豪嫁后，我整顿了婆家 [Putting the in-laws in their place + wealthy CEO + married first, love later + groveling pursuit + cultural differences between north and south] A sky-high contract and a marriage of convenience, each getting what they need. To save her gravely ill mother, Guan Shanyue, a young woman from Songhe, “sold” herself to Lu Chenzhou, the richest man in Jincheng. He needed a wife to appease his family. She needed five million yuan for lifesaving treatment. From then on, the divide between north and sou 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 After Passing Myself Off as the Real Heiress, I Married into a Wealthy Family 冒名顶替真千金后，嫁入了豪门 Yan Zhi opened her eyes and found herself in a book, as the villainess who had impersonated the real heiress. In the original story, after discovering that her roommate was the real heiress who had been lost to a wealthy family, the villainess stole her hair, assumed her identity, and returned to the family to claim her place. She also married the male lead, Jiang Silian, one of the most powerful men in the capital, through a marriage alliance, becoming Mrs. Jiang. Before long, the deception 134.5kReads8.6Score13.4k14d adds
- 47 Wild Wind and Jasmine 野风与茉莉 Main story complete [Marriage first, love later | five-year age gap, older man | both leads are sexually inexperienced | sizzling chemistry | love grows over time] [Radiant, elegant heiress × powerful, influential business tycoon] After two years of marriage, she has never even met her husband. Lu Yao is perfectly happy to enjoy the peace and quiet, focusing entirely on her career. That is, until she’s singled out for a special assignment: interviewing a big shot in the Jiang business circle wh 224Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Quiet! My Ex's Powerful Uncle Is Spoiling Me 别吵，前任的大佬小叔在宠了 Physical edition forthcoming [Daddy-type male lead × eight-year age gap] Jing Ge’s twenty years of life had revolved around three things: Skipping grades at school and staying away from the girls who bullied her. Working to earn money and escaping her birth family. Honoring her engagement and marrying Li Zhan. But that day by the pool, Li Zhan held the girl who had bullied her and said, “Jing Ge, apologize to her, or the engagement is off.” The engagement really was off. Li Zhan wasn’t worried. 207kReads9.2Score41.1k14d adds
- 49 A Flash Marriage: The True Heiress Marries a Warlord Tycoon 闪婚，真千金嫁给了军阀大佬 Young Marshal Cheng Tianxun was swamped with military affairs and hated clingy, persistent women most of all. He had no time to deal with them. Qin Yan promised to turn a deaf ear to his affairs, never make a scene or demand his affection. Winning his trust, she successfully married into the military governor’s household in a flash marriage. After the wedding, each of them got what they wanted and kept the other at arm’s length. The marriage went smoothly. Until he said, “It’s not very appropria 61.2kReads9.2Score9.1k14d adds
- 50 Don't Covet Her: She's the Rose Raised by the Crown Prince 别觊觎她，她是太子爷养大的玫瑰 Childhood Sweethearts Series 5: Alluring Mafia Heiress x Slick, Sly Heir Apparent Two Powerful Old-Money Families | Childhood Sweethearts Growing Up Together | Pure in Body and Soul | Two-Year Age Gap | Ensemble Cast | Not Your Typical Rich-Family Romance [This guy knows how to raise flowers. He raises his girls to be formidable.] - When Si Nian was five, she got lost in the snow. Si Yuan brought her home just as she was about to freeze to death. The usually arrogant heir apparent unexpectedly l 3.2kReads8.9Score25914d adds
