Novels like Captive Beauty of the Capital
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- 101 Frost over the Capital 2 京霜不渡2 She had once been the proudest girl in the compound, sharp-edged and headstrong from birth. One accident sent her tumbling from the clouds into the mire. Under the shadow of prison bars, she buried her former glory with her own hands. Years later, she returned to the world. Everyone she once knew had risen to the top, while she was covered in scars. Trouble brewed beneath the surface, and the dreams of the past were beyond reach. She walked one step at a time along the edge of a blade, seeking o 4.4kReads7.7Score33814d adds
- 102 She Will Become Herself 她终将成为自己 Fu Zhitang had wondered countless times what her life would have been like if she had never met Qi Yuzhou. At some point, everyone can’t help looking back and wondering: if they had chosen a different path back then, would their life have turned out completely differently? But that is precisely where fate’s power and charm lie. It never sweeps you dramatically onto another fork in the road. Instead, through countless seemingly insignificant choices, it leads you step by step toward a destination 7.7kReads8.8Score86314d adds
- 103 Green Mountains Winding Around 青山缭绕 [A proud secretary-general from a prestigious family x a beautiful lecturer from a top university] [Long-planned pursuit | Seven-year age gap | Mature adults caught in a push and pull | Happy ending, both devoted only to each other] Weng Qingli thought this arrangement between two adults, each getting what they wanted, would be nothing more than a fleeting affair. Only when her reason began to crumble did she realize Secretary-General Huo had fallen deeply in love with her and had been carefully 2.5kReads8.5Score30014d adds
- 104 There’s a Nan Qiao in the South 南方有乔木 A novel based on the urban romance drama of the same name, starring William Chan, Bai Baihe, Li Xian, and Zhang Youhao. Everything that happened later showed that Nan Qiao and Shi Yue were together by instinct, and that it had been destined from the start. It all began when he told her, “Miss Nan, you might find you really need me.” And he was right. After witnessing her boyfriend cheat on Christmas Eve, Nan Qiao broke up with him, and then her company lost its funding. She really did need Shi Y 1.5kReads9.5Score21614d adds
- 105 Love's Ordeal in Jingzhou 京州情劫 The most elite heir to a powerful Beijing family × a young woman from a small southern city who moved north to Beijing. From a brief romance in Kunming to an unexpected reunion on a snowy night in Beijing, he thought he could move on from her, but the moment he saw her again, he completely lost control. She is Xu Anning, an ordinary graduate from a small southern city who moved to Beijing alone, just to get closer to the man who once gave her a brief taste of warmth in Kunming. He is Shen Jinnia 21.4kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 106 Addicted to a Beijing Marriage: The Abstinent Tycoon Treats Me Like His Treasure 京婚成瘾，禁欲系大佬宠我如宝 [A striking, bookish heiress who never second-guesses herself and is a brilliant artist VS a refined, self-disciplined, by-the-book older official] [Marriage before love, nine-year age gap, an old flame rekindled, a powerful man obsessed with love, one-on-one and both devoted to each other] After being cheated on, Su Su agrees in a fit of anger to her family's arranged marriage and marries Zhou Pingjin, a dignified older official with an unmistakable government air. Zhou Pingjin is widely known 863Reads5.9Score25314d adds
- 107 You Haha Er's Tenth Book 游哈哈儿第10本书 [Government workplace + love at first sight + fighting over her + both devoted only to each other + obsessive love + fiercely doting] You Xihuai first saw her giving a speech as the graduates’ representative, dazzling everyone onstage! The next time they met, she crashed straight into his arms. Later, through his careful scheming, he led her step by step to his side. When Shi Nuan found out, she angrily confronted him. You Xihuai pulled her into his arms and covered her angry eyes with his large 7.9kReads7.4Score82014d adds
- 108 I Met You the Day We Divorced 离婚那天遇见你 After five years of marriage to Tang Mingyuan, Song Xinzhu quit her job to try for a baby and embarked on the grueling road of IVF. In just two years, she suffered three missed miscarriages. She couldn’t take any more of it. She didn’t want to keep trying for a baby and wanted a divorce. Just when she was at her most lost and helpless, she met Qin Bozhang. She felt an irresistible physical attraction to him. Whenever she saw him, her heart raced, her cheeks flushed, and she couldn’t stop hers 4.4kReads8.2Score36614d adds
- 109 A Scandal in the Capital: The Stand-In Runs Away Pregnant, Leaving the Crown Prince in the Dust 京枝欲孽：替身带球跑狠甩太子爷 [Beijing elite family + sweet romance + age gap] Complete. I can't revise the story anymore, so I won't. I'm planning to take it down. Jiang Yuan, who debuted as a child star, has two identities as an adult: a college student by day and Ye Jingshi's contract lover by night. When Jiang Yuan accidentally slept with Ye Jingshi, she never expected him to start fighting everyone off to claim her for himself. To stop her from taking advantage of him and walking away, he forced Jiang Yuan to sign a two 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Her Waist Is Soft and Her Lips Are Sweet! The Big Shot Loses Control and Falls for Her 她腰软唇甜！大佬失控沦陷 Short drama adaptation coming soon [Over-the-top Devotion | Powerful Man Bows His Head | Age Gap | Both Pure | Guiding Lover] Delicate, sweet-tempered inheritor of traditional crafts / Powerful, fatherly man The most outrageous thing Lin Wan ever did was spend that one night with Zhou Yanling. He was her ex-boyfriend’s boss, the powerful leader at the top, and the last person she should ever have gotten involved with. After that night, she did everything she could to draw a clear line between th 9kReads8.4Score91214d adds
- 111 Never Return to the Capital 永不返京 [Capital Circle + Older Man/Younger Woman + BE + A Scoundrel’s Sincere Love] The year they met, Pei Runjin was nineteen and Li Chengchuan was twenty-seven. They met in the capital. On Pei Runjin’s birthday, Li Chengchuan asked her what she wished for. Looking at the treetops swaying in the night breeze outside the window, she said, “Right now, I just really miss you. I don’t wish for anything else.” Li Chengchuan suddenly felt the intense emotions surging from the twenty-year-old girl. The softn 3.7kReads—Score28014d adds
- 112 My Love for You Is Like the Green Hills 卿见青山 [A gentle, resilient Pingtan beauty from Jiangnan VS a retired powerhouse from a century-old family in Beijing] [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + slow-burn love + seven-year age gap + sweet romance + mutual devotion + mutual pining + exclusive to each other] The year Ruan Yici, the woman who had adopted her, died, Ruan Yitang was taken in by the Wen family next door. Overwhelmed with grief, she lost her voice. On her twelfth birthday, the boy who lived far away in Germany gav 465Reads7.4Score10014d adds
- 113 The Eighties High Official's Cherished Darling 八零高官的掌上宠 1970s + pure-hearted couple + transmigration Mu Xiaoling had just helped her best friend tear into the cheating scumbag she was dating. But when she turned around, an speeding cargo truck hit her and sent her back to the 1980s, an era of shortages she had only ever seen on television. What could she do? She had to make the best of it. Her top priority was to earn a good living and, at the very least, fatten up her wallet. But then a high-ranking official suddenly appeared and offered to be her b 738Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 114 Love and Marriage in the System 体制内婚恋 It’ll be more popular once it’s complete (dual government workers + ten-year age gap + possessive love + both first-time partners + devoted pampering + happy ending) (Mature, steady, stern senior leader vs. Optimistic, driven, warm ray of sunshine) An Sui’s parents divorced when she was young, and the grandmother who raised her passed away as well. After graduating, she passed the civil service exam and landed a job in the government system back in her hometown. On her first day at work, she ran 5kReads7.9Score41614d adds
- 115 Love Beyond the Capital 京谈不及情 [Powerful families of Beijing · Two formidable childhood friends · Intense push and pull · Heartbreaking forbidden romance] Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles knows: Song Qingzhu and Xu Nianzhi were born to be co-conspirators. He is the Song family’s heir apparent, advancing his position one careful step at a time. She is a ruthless, decisive star lawyer at a top-tier firm. Childhood friends from the same government compound for twenty years, from a small courtyard by Houhai to the top floors o 1.1kReads—Score10114d adds
- 116 Addicted to Her Pride 傲娇瘾 Love and freedom in this world are never about wanting to win. The wind swept across the Australian wilderness. Zhao Ruowan met Nan Qiao, who was holding hands with a foreign woman, yet apologized to her in Chinese. Australia's weather was as fickle as its moods. Zhao Ruowan, a woman from Jiangnan, couldn't bear the vast, sparsely populated, bitterly cold landscape. 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Abstinent Tycoon Asks Me for a Title Every Night 禁欲系大佬夜夜问我要名分 Important announcement, important announcement, important announcement!!! Volume One is complete. The story about the uncle you’ve all been asking to read has been updated in Volume Two. [Powerful Male Lead + Older Man/Younger Woman + Sweet Romance] [Mutual Healing, Two-Way Devotion] She grew up dependent on others, enduring their cold stares. Her stepfather treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will. Her mother saw her as a burden and ignored her for years. Her husband treated her like a 15.4kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
- 118 Falling for His Deep Love 沦陷他情深 [Short drama now available] Bai Xiaofan thought she would live out her life in quiet simplicity, until one rainy night, when a man's arrival disrupted the peaceful life she had known. 4.1kReads8.8Score35414d adds
- 119 Nan Yuezi’s Ninth Book 楠月子的第9本书 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 720Reads6.4Score10014d adds
- 120 The Reserved Boss Is Pampering His Good Girl Again Today 禁欲领导今天又在哄乖乖 Uptight, supposedly celibate boss VS genuinely sweet, coquettish girl. Age gap. Sweet everyday romance. Her first love, whom she'd been dating for a year, took advantage of her and brought another woman home. At last, the timid woman who always avoided trouble stood her ground and kicked him out that very night. She'd been decisive when she broke up with him, but after the breakup she was a wreck. One night, she drank to drown her sorrows and unexpectedly dragged her new downstairs neighbor home 7.7kReads8.7Score66314d adds
- 121 Indulged After Marriage 婚后宠溺主义 Years of careful planning / Age gap / Both leads are each other’s first and only love / Powerful government-family background *Gentle, well-behaved sweetheart vs. doting, husband-material older man *Tourism bureau guide & impeccably well-connected scion of Beijing’s elite At twenty-one, Shi Ye graduated from university. She had no grand ambitions. A simple, stable life was enough for her. But the marriage agreement with Zhou Junheng, and the position he held, meant her wish to be an ordinary, un 5.2kReads8.3Score53414d adds
- 122 He Sinian’s Canary 贺斯年的金丝雀 Powerful CEO + age gap + doting romance He Sinians gave a low laugh. It was brief and utterly cold, like a crack splitting through ice. He lifted the hand that had been stroking her collarbone. His fingertip moved with a gentleness at odds with his gaze, almost tenderly wiping the cold raindrops mingled with tears from her cheek. The gesture was as tender as a lover's caress. Yet his eyes were ice-cold, like two ancient, unmelting glaciers. There was not a trace of warmth in them, only cold calc 361Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Chenchen and Mu Ci 琛琛慕辞 He's a widely recognized heartthrob in the industry, with a bright future ahead of him! She's a darling little girl from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, doted on by both her parents. Yet she ends up taking a job in a small county town far from home! He falls for her adorably silly side and her sweet, girlish voice. Despite th 1.2kReads8.8Score10314d adds
- 124 Love Affairs in Haicheng 海城情事 [Government workplace romance] + [Love at first sight] + [Both leads are each other's first and only] + [Happy ending] A love story between a deputy director and a young woman still on probation. One fleeting glimpse in the talent recruitment building was enough for Sun Feilin to fall for Shao Chen at first sight. And one backward glance by the Pujiang River left Shao Chen with a lasting impression of Sun Feilin. He is the most handsome man in the administrative complex, a genius with a high-ran 2.6kReads9.0Score33014d adds
- 125 The Little Girl from the Big Leader’s Family 大领导家的小姑娘 Daddy-type senior official x gentle, clear-headed guzheng teacher [The second male lead fights for her too + the male lead's desperate pursuit is doomed + twelve-year age gap + everyday-life romance + sweet little love story] At first, Tang Shining thought Lu Yanliang was just a friend of her father's, so she was always careful around him. It wasn't until Lu Yanliang moved into her home that she realized something was wrong... 2kReads7.1Score15914d adds
- 126 Zechuan Zhaoning 泽川昭宁 [Powerful man humbled by love + 8-year age gap + sweet romance + devoted to each other + marriage before love] Lin Zhaoning is an office worker and a hidden gem, looked down on by the wealthy. She devotes herself to her career. Cheng Zechuan is a high-ranking executive parachuted in from above, a workaholic whose strict discipline governs both his work and personal life. He's never had a relationship, but renting an apartment leads him to fall for her. At a party, he mistakes Lin Zhaoning for a 143Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 127 If Only I Had Never Met You 若不是遇见了你 [Workplace Crush | Tender Misunderstandings | Sweet Age-Gap Romance] Lin Wan initially thinks her new boss, Secretary Xu, is prejudiced against her. She works hard to prove herself, unaware that behind every deliberate show of distance lies the secret of his love at first sight, which quietly took root when he first saw her. He holds her dear above all else. What others see as “ignoring” her is actually his clumsy yet profound, one-of-a-kind affection. When Lin Wan finally sees the tenderness hi 10Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 128 A Date Like a Dream 佳期如梦（陈乔恩、邱泽主演同名影视剧） So often, we give up thinking it was just a relationship. Only in the end do we realize it was a lifetime. Her first love with Meng Heping was like a pure, fragrant gardenia blooming on a quiet campus. Years later, when they meet again, he has become a ruthless property tycoon. Ruan Zhengdong, meanwhile, is a scion of an elite family, a playboy who has long reveled in the world and commanded all its splendor. He pursues her to get revenge, but before long, he finds himself falling for her and in 542Reads9.4Score10114d adds
- 129 Falling in Love After Marrying the Policeman Brother First Is So Sweet 与警察哥哥先婚后爱好甜 On the night they register their marriage, Jing Yun goes to a karaoke bar with her best friend. They hire a few good-looking young men to sing with them, only for her new husband, Zhou Zhang, to raid the place with a team and arrest them in an anti-prostitution sweep… In the interrogation room, Jing Yun, whose retinas are partly detached, fails to recognize that the police officer questioning her is the very man she married that morning. She begs Zhou Zhang to help her “make the case disappear” 243Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 130 I Flirted, Then Dumped Him, But My Ex Only Has Eyes for Me 先撩后甩，前男友只为我心动 [Flirtatious heroine x aloof, obsessive senior leader | She makes the first move, then dumps him + he chases her back + a happy ending] More than ten years ago, Fang Qing deliberately got close to An Duo, flirting with him at every turn until she won over the stone-faced officer. Once he fell for her, she coolly walked away without a shred of mercy. When they met again, she was an employee under his command. The man who had once been aloof and cold-hearted had long since buried all his pride. No 231Reads—Score10214d adds
- 131 Order Beneath the Lamp, Heart Revealed When the Wind Rises 灯下有序，风起见心 [Both in the civil service, extra sweet, age gap, mutual devotion, no angst] Xu Yuanning always thought that she and Shen Junyu would never have anything to do with each other. Until one day. The man who had always been disciplined, courteous, steady, and self-controlled walked up to her. “Xu Yuanning, would you consider dating me?” Later, he never held her back from shining. He simply stood behind her and told her, again and again: “You just keep moving forward.” “I'll be with you f 18.5kReads8.8Score2.1k14d adds
- 132 Drifting in the Moonlight of Late Evening 沉溺晚笙月色里 [Love at First Sight and Love That Grows Over Time + Romantic Tension + One-on-One, Both Virgins + Slow-Burn Romance + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] [The most powerful man in Hong Kong City’s elite family × A radiant photographer from Shenzhen] He spent half his life planning every move, yet willingly bowed to her When Yu Wansheng first met Rong Yan on the African savanna, she took him for a gentle, refined traveler. He was courteous and restrained, with impeccable manners. He frowned and tried t 459Reads8.6Score11114d adds
- 133 No Old Friends in the West City 西城无故人 Cool-headed power broker x Dashing female CEO x Aloof heir apparent x Headstrong heiress x Upright and steadfast unrequited love Sometimes the hand that turns fate upside down is hidden in a single word: timing. In the winter of 2019, in the cramped carriage of a train, Chen Mingbo said to Wan Lin, "I'm not strong enough to protect you. Don't wait for me." So Wan Lin went far away to Southeast Asia. Three years later, they met again in a conference room in the capital. He looked at her bare ne 2.1kReads—Score17514d adds
- 134 Waiting for Him to Understand My Heart 等他知我意 A story about high-ranking officials, featuring three couples: (1) The son of a powerful family and a once-wealthy young woman fall secretly in love with each other. Their romance lasts from college until they are nearly thirty, when they finally marry. President Lu is gentle and devoted, while the heroine is radiant and ambitious. Highlights: starting a business, and a romance that goes from school uniforms to a wedding dress. (2) A taciturn, thirty-year-old division chief is a man of faith, bu 6.8kReads9.2Score56114d adds
- 135 After Surgery on My Crush, the Sweetness Goes Off the Charts 给暗恋对象做手术后甜度超标了 A devoted, possessive power player × a cool, proud plastic surgeon [Romance within the system + older man + healing and redemption + realistic fiction + marrying up + doting marriage, a man in power bows to love] Rumor has it that Mr. Qi, known to others as ruthless and cold-hearted, recently pulled off something major: he stole a plastic surgeon away from a scion of a prominent family. Dr. Song was the campus belle at her university. She’s beautiful, has a great figure, and has such clear eyes. 1kReads7.7Score13814d adds
- 136 A Seductive Trap! The Flirtatious Beauty Is Swept Off Her Feet by a Powerful Beijing Tycoon 撩诱！小撩精被京圈大佬圈腰诱宠 [Secret Crush + Mutual Pining + Both Pure + Intense Push and Pull] [The Pampered, Delicate Heiress of Beijing’s Elite × The Powerful Heir to the Xie Family] Xie Qiyan, a financial powerhouse among Beijing’s elite and heir to the Xie Group, is cold and aloof, seemingly above the mortal world. Jiang Ruan’yan, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, has her eye on him. A man this distinguished and extraordinary, just when she happens to be looking for a boyfriend. What could be more perfect? At a 808Reads8.4Score10714d adds
- 137 I Broke Off My Engagement to an Abusive Man and Married a Cool, Powerful Leader! 退婚家暴男，嫁给高冷大领导！ (Mutual first love, unequal status, nearly eight-year age gap, the aloof beauty falls from her pedestal) At 27, Qu Zhiyao has grown up in a blended family and is painfully shy and insecure. After years of hard work and saving, she finally buys a small apartment, only for her tenant to turn out to be Yuan Mingxi, a powerful man from the provincial capital who is 34. From then on, the apartment’s utilities and heating keep breaking down, and after a long day at work, she always gets a complaint ca 2.9kReads8.7Score41914d adds
- 138 Passionate Devotion 炙宠倾城 [A chaste, cold, immensely powerful man in government × a breathtakingly beautiful heroine × age gap × love that grows over time] He wields enormous power in S City and is cold and chaste, keeping his distance even when shaking hands. Yet with her alone, he breaks his rules. When she was eighteen, she was taken in by the Gu family. She was so strikingly beautiful that it was impossible not to notice her. And though she flirted without realizing it, she struck right at his heart. 12.3kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 139 A Smile from Fu 符之一笑 Young Master Tang said with complete confidence, “Fu Xiao, you like me.” Fu Xiao stared at him in disbelief. “You’re crazy.” “When I kissed you, you felt something.” “That was my first kiss. Anyone would feel something if they were kissed out of the blue, okay? I’m not dead!” “Your first kiss?” Young Master Tang was quite pleased. “See? You’re destined to be my wife.” So all that gentlemanly behavior was an act. He was nothing but a shameless rogue! 2.9kReads8.7Score17214d adds
- 140 County Magistrate, Your Sweet Wife Doesn’t Want You Anymore 县长大人，亲亲的老婆不要你了 Li Hao achieved success at a young age and rose to a high position. His heart is full of passion, and he wants to dedicate himself to serving others. As for a wife, all he needs is someone sweet and obedient. Lin Xiao is a red plum blossom blooming on a sheer cliff. She has ideals in her heart and strength beneath her feet. A man? Her career matters far more. But love arrives unexpectedly, as naturally as flowing water. Love grows over time. Both leads are each other’s first and only love, with 1.9kReads9.2Score19514d adds
- 141 Lin Meets Clear Creek 霖见清溪 This book is also known as: Before I Met You, I Never Knew What It Meant to Fall [Steady, in-control man & clear-eyed beauty] | Two strong leads | One-on-one romance | Deep, restrained love | Ten-year age gap | Angst before the sweetness | An overwhelming sense of security | [Blurb] After seven years of love ended in heartbreak, Lin Qingxi chose to hide every sharp edge and turn herself into the most inconspicuous shadow at work. She thought that if she stayed quiet enough, she could avoid eve 13.8kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 142 The Powerful Tycoon of Beijing Waited All Night at the Civil Affairs Bureau for Me, His Twice-Married Bride 京圈大佬在民政局等一夜二婚的我 After something terrible happened to her as a child, 26-year-old Jiang Wan Ning developed a fear of men. She didn't want her parents to worry, so she could only enter a marriage of convenience. After a year, she divorced and married up, and her fear of men was cured. Lu Jingshen, 35, was transferred to Wanan City to take up a leadership position. The youngest and most doted-on in his family, he had always made them worry about his marriage. They never expected him to marry a divorced woman! The 13.5kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
- 143 Entwined in Beijing’s Snow 京雪缠颂 [Clear-headed, stubborn beauty and lawyer × older, unhinged king of capital in Beijing] [A touch bittersweet / slow-burn tension / one-on-one / both leads are virgins / happy ending / older man] He confessed his love to her, but she mistook it for a hookup. When he realized Ni Song was using him, he swallowed his pain and let her marry him. Xie Zongcen never imagined he would willingly become a stepping stone for anyone. “Xie Zongcen, why do I have to give us a chance?” “I don’t want you to be 410Reads—Score10514d adds
- 144 Day and Night Together 日夜相对 At work, they are each other's superior and subordinate. At home, they live one floor apart. A few nights each week, they share a bed but dream different dreams. [Devoted couple + mutual salvation + a fairy tale for adults] [A self-serving heroine who pretends to be proper x a reserved, cultured hero who is deeply devoted] 101Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 145 Mr. Gu's Perfect Little Romance 顾先生的小圆满 [Big Tech content moderator vs. cold, calculating official from an elite family] [High-ranking official romance + five-year age gap + both leads are each other’s first and only + sweet romance + the powerful one bows to love] The thing workplace newcomer Li Xiaoman regrets most is making a mistake while screening explicit content. The cold, fearsome section chief Gu Yanshen comes to the company to oversee a cleanup. Before that, the two had an accidental one-night stand ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ ₍ᐢ..ᐢ₎ ༘♡ She k 1.9kReads7.7Score13214d adds
- 146 Mr. Pei Has Fallen for Her, and Miss Xuan Can’t Escape 裴先生已心动，宣小姐逃不掉 Government circles + age gap + winning her back + sweet romance + well-matched families Pei Shuchen is the legitimate grandson of the Pei family’s third generation. His family is deeply rooted in government, and his mother comes from one of Shanghai’s prominent families. On the surface, he is a refined and urbane rising star in politics. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses is a pair of eyes that can see right through people. He speaks with humble courtesy but acts with ruthless decisiveness, earning 395Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 147 Married First, Loved Deeply: Director Song’s Dearest Sweetheart 先婚厚爱：宋局的心尖小可人儿 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 603Reads7.8Score10014d adds
- 148 Made It: This Young Woman Just Wants to Get Ahead 成功上岸：小姑娘只想进步 The rating is new and will rise (both leads work in government + age gap + love at first sight + each other's only love + happy ending + sweet, no angst) (A newly hired, soft-spoken young woman × a promising young bureau chief) Yu Kexin is gentle and sweet-natured, with a soft, endearing face, but she comes from a poor family. After finally passing the exam to become a grassroots civil servant, all she wants is to do her job well. Instead, her colleague's cousin, a bureau chief, sets his sights 3.1kReads8.4Score30114d adds
- 149 Your Heart Is Like the Moon 卿心似月 A steady, straightforward police chief × a gentle, lovely elementary school teacher [A sweet, slow-burn everyday romance + age gap + fiercely protective + overflowing boyfriend energy + powerful man devotedly pursuing love] [Sugar-sweet romance + love at first sight + mutual devotion + neither has loved anyone else + happy ending + direct confessions] The hero is head over heels. When he likes someone, he goes after her and says exactly what he means. He’s easygoing, but incredibly attentive to 17.9kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 150 Fragrance Amid the Sound of Pines 松涛声处闻清香 [Powerful Official × Divorced Goddess | Long-Prepared Pursuit & Bone-Deep Tenderness] Known in the capital as the “Black-Faced King of Hell,” Shen Tingtao is the most unapproachable man in government circles: a proud pine on a snow-covered mountain, cool and chaste. The one exception in his life began with a glimpse through a car window after an accident: the gentle profile of Shi Feng. At the time, she was trapped in a marriage engineered against her. After decisively divorcing, she kept her di 2.1kReads7.3Score18214d adds
