Novels like Captive Beauty of the Capital
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- 151 The Powerful Older Man Spoils His Wife Without Restraint 高官大叔宠妻无度 The new book has only just started getting ratings, so they’ll go up. Don’t worry about them. A powerful official with high rank and influence vs. a war-zone reporter, a wild rose [The male lead is divorced, with a significant age gap] An eighteen-year age gap + an old flame rekindled + a guiding lover = older men are forever the best Li Yansheng: “The ginkgo trees in the compound have shed their leaves again. Xu Nian, come back to Beijing.” Xu Nian: “If only you’d come back to life, I’d promise 236Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 152 Mrs. Zhou Has Powerful Backing in the Government 体制内，周太太她自有靠山 [Clear-headed, timid kitten × gentle hunter of a powerful man | devoted couple + eight-year age gap] The day Song Tang ran out of options, her boss handed her a hotel key card. Then Song Tang did two daring things: she knocked on Zhou Yushen’s door and tugged open his tie. In the car on a stormy night, he kissed her rain-damp lashes. “Tangtang, will you marry me?” She clutched his soaked shirt with her fingertips, her lashes fluttering as she turned her face away. “Boss… you’re the one who sa 4.1kReads8.2Score76714d adds
- 153 My Repeating Life in Beijing 我与北京的周而复始 (Print edition signed) “Back then, all of us were lost in our cups. The more we tried to keep pace with the times, the more recklessly we gave ourselves over to pleasure.” “When my beauty fades and my youth is gone, will you still love me as you did at the start?” - Reading guide After Chapter 16, skip to Chapter 17 after the afterword. That is where the story continues correctly. 1.4kReads8.2Score17214d adds
- 154 The Top-Tier Star's Gentle Embrace 顶流大佬的掌心温软 A well-matched marriage × age gap × sweet romance × powerful male lead April in Shanghai, the prelude to the rainy season, brings a damp, clinging heaviness to the air. Even during the day, the ancestral hall at the Wen family residence needs its lights on. Dim yellow light pours down from above, casting Wen Wan's solitary kneeling shadow on the bluestone floor, like a forgotten silhouette. “The Chen Group, primarily engaged in import and export trade. Its current chairman is Chen Qiming, age fi 844Reads7.6Score14514d adds
- 155 Let You Run Wild 纵你撒野 A work with a niche rating and even more niche content. [A cold-blooded, rotten male lead, capital's golden boy ❤️ a heroine who avoids stupid men, female university student, intense push and pull, happy ending] A story that will make you curse from beginning to end, then leave you aching with regret. In a nutshell: There's no such thing as a perfectly compatible couple. Someone always has to learn to compromise and let the other run wild. His past is too sordid to mention. Sleeping with women i 2.6kReads8.2Score27014d adds
- 156 The Double-Income Family's Everyday Gossip in the Sixties 六零之双职工家庭吃瓜日常 Jiang Suisui was given a ring by a crazy Taoist and suddenly traveled back to the 1960s. Her parents dote on her, and she has a happy family, but a brooding, possessive young man with powerful connections has set his sights on her. “Suisui, you are my life.” Trembling with fear, Jiang Suisui frantically goes on blind dates, but everyone is so intimidated by the young man's powerful background that they are afraid to get close to her. Then one day, hoping to help her older sister be with her coun 1.2kReads7.6Score11714d adds
- 157 The Capital's Big Shot's Beloved 京圈大佬的朱砂痣 [Love at first sight + devoted love + sweet romance + wealthy CEO + Beijing elite circle + devoted to each other] The head of a century-old family * a simple small-town academic achiever After twelve years of burying herself in her studies, small-town girl Shen Qingyao comes out on top, acceptance letter to Beijing University in hand. By chance, she meets Meng Jiangyu, head of the century-old Meng family, one of Beijing’s most powerful clans. Meng Jiangyu falls for Shen Qingyao at first sight, t 16.9kReads8.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 158 She Flirts with Me in My Dreams Every Night, and Beijing’s Powerful Tycoon Can’t Keep His Hands Off Her 每晚梦里被她撩，京圈大佬掐腰宠 [Cool-headed, calculating beauty in a qipao VS an ascetic, powerful heir to a top-tier wealthy family] [Deliberate seduction + dreams + Suzhou embroidery, an intangible cultural heritage + regretful pursuit + both are each other’s only one, 1v1] Jin Yanli, the young heir of the capital’s elite, was as cool and aloof as a Buddha, looking down on everyone. Su Mei was a gentle, cool beauty like a white plum blossom. An orphan dependent on others, she was cautious at every turn. When they first met, 327Reads—Score11414d adds
- 159 A Thousand Thousand Songs! 千千阙歌！ The free-spirited new Best Actress and the gentle, jade-like, genuinely upright official A twelve-year age gap, and an old flame rekindled At twenty-two, Shen Shujin became the youngest person in history to win two Best Actress awards for her very first film. But there’s no such thing as a free lunch. She promptly kicked the director who tried to exploit her into the hospital. After that, she was blacklisted no matter what she did. Wherever she went, people called her a celebrity with powerful b 731Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 160 I Refuse to Fall for the Big Boss 才不要和大领导谈恋爱 Forced love + love at first sight + doting romance + happy ending + obsessive hero + workplace romance + powerful families Su Niannian is new to the workplace, as blank as an unpainted sheet of paper. On her first day, she takes the wrong elevator and stumbles, in a panic, into a meeting of senior leaders. Her documents scatter across the floor. In the sudden silence, the stern-faced man at the head of the table slowly raises his eyes. One glance from him, and his silent authority sends her fle 1.5kReads6.3Score—14d adds
- 161 Autumn Leaves Fall in the Capital 京秋叶落 [Beijing socialite × Rising Art-World Star + Devoted Love + Misunderstandings + Happily Ever After] A story set in Beijing, inspired by real life... He said, “Do you think you’ve got me wrapped around your little finger?” He said, “Ye Zhiqiu, there’s really nothing I can do about you.” She said, “Beijing is huge, so huge you can’t take it all in at a glance. But it’s also small, small enough that one look was all it took for me to meet the person I want to spend my life with.” Mu Chi, a Beijing 1.3kReads8.2Score9514d adds
- 162 The Policewoman Everyone Loves 警花万人迷 [A romance between government employees, a nine-year age gap, sweet and doting with no angst, no awful characters, love at first sight, and a long-laid plan] A stunningly beautiful policewoman who had just graduated from the police academy joined the cybersecurity detachment of the municipal public security bureau. One photo of her caused a sensation throughout the city's judicial and administrative system. After she arrived, a single video gained the detachment's short-video account a million f 1.3kReads8.6Score11114d adds
- 163 Didn't We Love Each Other? 我们不是相爱的吗 After falling in love with Lu Yingqin, she learned only four words: face reality. After leaving Lu Yingqin, she could cut her long hair short, burn her diary, and delete her photos. The one thing she could never destroy was her memories. When she saw Lu Yingqin again, she could pretend not to see him, walk away in silence, or smile and exchange pleasantries. The one thing she could never do was stop loving him. There is a kind of man whose heart your tears cannot sear. Even if you were Meng Jian 60Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 164 The White Moonlight’s Ultimate Power to Wound 白月光的顶级杀伤力 Complete (alternate title: Snowflakes and the Moon) [Powerful playboy × college student] [Both leads are inexperienced in love + wealthy families + rekindled romance + remorseful pursuit + sweet romance + six-year age gap] Ying Xia and Lin Zhiyu had been together for years, and everyone said they were destined to fail. People said that men from his background could never love anyone sincerely. Ying Xia didn’t believe them. She loved him without hesitation. Until the day he married, when she watc 4.2kReads8.8Score23514d adds
- 165 A Flirtation in the Beijing Night 京夜过撩 [The second male lead takes the lead + the powerful one bows down, the weaker one trains him like a dog + both are each other's first] To protect his career, Rong Lin doesn't dare get together with Ming Qi. The two maintain an ambiguous relationship for five years. Ming Qi suffers one indignity after another because of it. That is, until she meets Yan Xiao, the young heir of the capital's most powerful family. He's arrogant, roguish, wild, and downright wicked, but he showers her with money and 61Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 166 She's a Master at Getting Her Way 她惯会拿捏 [Eight-Year Age Gap] [Secret Crush Kept Under Wraps] [Opposites Attract] [Brazenly Pretends to Be Sweet vs. Composed and Restrained] [A Dazzling, Powerful Lawyer vs. A Decisive Business Tycoon] 1. On the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, Wen Suining pretended to be drunk and pushed Wen Yan down onto the sofa. From then on, she maneuvered him step by step, luring him into falling for her. "Don't you like me like this, Second Uncle?" The man's eyes were bloodshot as he pinned her against the wall 472Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Half Coaxed, Half Spoiled, I Fell into His Tender Trap 半哄半宠，落入他温柔陷阱 [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet romance] [Whirlwind marriage] [Powerful man lowers his head] [Overwhelming possessiveness] (Gentle, elegant beauty / slow to warm up) ✖ (Steady, powerful man) Meng Jingsi was forced to break up with her first love and marry the “perfect man” her parents had chosen. She always believed in treating each other with respect and courtesy, and fulfilled her “marital duties” to the letter, leaving no room for complaint. Zhou Zhengyan held a powerful position, and countle 4.9kReads8.4Score41114d adds
- 168 Thunderbolts in the Radiance of Xi 熙照雷霆 [Reunion after years apart + winning her back + both virgins + ten-year age gap] The youngest police chief in the city × a bank employee secretly born into a wealthy financial family For all four years of college, Qiao Xi pursued Dang Lei with such fanfare that everyone knew about it. Back then, Dang Lei was a young, handsome visiting professor in the finance department with a bright future ahead of him. Qiao Xi was like a spirited little planet, stubbornly revolving around him. Whenever Dang Le 2.7kReads7.8Score31714d adds
- 169 A Portrait of Small-Town Life 小镇风云图鉴 On her first day at work, she has to take meeting minutes and even take a hit for someone... Has the world really gone this crazy? And it doesn’t stop there! As she gradually gets on with her work, Li Li discovers that this isn’t an ordinary job. It comes with responsibilities, and the joy of being recognized. Li, the slacker who only wanted to lie flat, finally grows into the person she used to admire most. But... what’s with that man who’s always getting jealous? Whatever happened to the iron- 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Dawn Ferry on the Huai River 淮水晓渡 Why did we break up? “My mom said you don’t work in government.” Xiao Xiao was speechless. She never thought the trope of “passing the exam, then dumping your sweetheart” would happen to her. “I can pass it too.” A year later, she started working at the district science and technology bureau. Meeting Jiang Huaixu was the biggest surprise of her life. At first, she thought it was an unrequited love that would go nowhere. Only later did she learn that, to win her over, he had even considered marry 6kReads8.6Score56914d adds
- 171 A Military Marriage in the Seventies: Marrying an Older Man 年代军婚之嫁给老男人 Tong Yao transmigrated from the modern day to the 1970s, transforming from a pretty, fresh-faced girl into a stunning beauty. A beautiful woman invites trouble, and possessing a treasure can bring disaster. To protect herself, she agreed to marry the older military officer she had met as soon as she transmigrated. But her extraordinary beauty attracted one admirer after another. Going from being overlooked to becoming everyone's dream girl, Tong Yao was nearly swept off her feet. She struggled a 19Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 172 Marrying a Daddy-Type Tycoon for the Second Time, the Mad Beauty Takes Hong Kong by Storm 二嫁爹系大佬，疯批美人横扫香江 Beautiful, unhinged heroine + first marriage for both + top-tier older man + ten-year age gap + sweet, flirty daily life + face-slapping and healing + indulgent wish fulfillment Rugged mechanic when he takes his shirt off, handsome older businessman when he gets dressed VS a beautiful, unhinged little troublemaker - After narrowly escaping death, Gu Xuefu, the stunning beauty of Hong Kong who had been abandoned by everyone, impulsively marries the man who saved her life. Huo Zhouli, owner of a s 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 She Won Big After Becoming a Nanny for a Disabled Commander and His Child 带娃给残疾首长当保姆后她躺赢了 [Period setting + military marriage + cozy daily life + raising children] [Twelve-year age gap + both are each other's first + no golden finger] Jiang Sutang married at eighteen. After five years of torment at her husband's family's hands, her husband threw her and their two three-year-old children out of the house. Just as she reached the end of her rope, a group of soldiers happened to pass by. The two children ran over and clung desperately to their trouser legs, refusing to let go. Jiang Sut 25.3kReads8.3Score2.4k14d adds
- 174 I Only Want to Escape, but the Maniac Is Hooked 只想逃，疯批暴徒被钓翻了 [1v1, Both Leads Have No Previous Partners + Unhinged Yandere + Tense Push and Pull + Sexual Tension + Forced Love + Revenge + Mutual Redemption] [Unhinged Suit-Wearing Enforcer & Cool, Elegant Beauty in a Cheongsam] (Both leads are unhinged. Not a conventional domineering CEO romance, with a touch of darkness.) Daniel is a cold-blooded hitman, a name that strikes terror into everyone in Jiapolai. After her first escape attempt fails, Jiang Yuxi realizes that the only way to get away for good is 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Meeting He at Summer's End 暮夏逢禾 [A restrained, gentle power player in Beijing’s elite circles × a cool, resilient fashion student] [Reunion after years apart + six-year age gap + mutual devotion + devoted husband + happy ending] A serious illness at the age of seven left Xu Heqiu with gaps in her childhood memories. After eleven years apart, they meet again in the height of summer, and one glance throws their lives into disarray. Xu Heqiu returns to China and gets into Jing University, where she meets Gu Shuo, the aloof, dista 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 There Really Was an Affair 确有私情 Original title: Secretary Shen, What Time Are You Coming Home Tonight? [Both leads work in the public sector + eight-year age gap + marriage before love from the heroine’s perspective + secret love comes true from the hero’s perspective + devoted leads + secret marriage + guiding lover] Tang Nian & Shen Que Sweet, gentle township official & suave, wicked county Party secretary The first time Tang Nian met her neighbor’s handsome son, he asked if she’d consider marrying him. She promptly turned h 4.5kReads8.9Score48114d adds
- 177 The Big Shot Spoils Me Too Much, and the Sweetness Is Off the Charts 大佬太宠，甜度超标了 Insider romance + mutual firsts + age gap + exclusive devotion + love at first sight A scheming, devoted man in power VS a laid-back, sweet junior employee Ji Shengyu fell in love with Bei Ling at first sight. When they meet again, his feelings run even deeper. He is trapped by the shackles of rules, interests, and calculated compromises. She is the only softness in his otherwise formidable heart. 25.4kReads8.8Score2.6k14d adds
- 178 Withdrawal 戒断反应 When Jiang Shan was sixteen, she made a wish to be with Jiang Ye and marry him someday. When Jiang Ye was twenty-six, he made a wish to be with Jiang Shan and marry her someday. Heaven answers the prayers of the faithful, so both Jiang Shan’s and Jiang Ye’s wishes came true. The only thing was, Heaven missed the part about how long it was supposed to last and forgot they wanted it to be forever. 7.1kReads8.9Score72914d adds
- 179 The Big Boss's Little Wife 大领导的小妻子 This book tells the story of An Xue, whose husband Zheng Yu abandons her for a new lover. A chance encounter with her neighbor Lei Congguang changes the course of her life. Born into a high-ranking official's family, Lei Congguang initially looks down on An Xue, but after a series of absurd and comical encounters, he finally recognizes his true feelings and falls in love with her. One is a rising government official, while the other is a divorced woman who barely stands out in a crowd. After nav 16.9kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 180 Cherished Above All: Every Year in Your Arms 权宠之上，岁岁入怀 Age-gap romance + sweet pampering + government employee + cunning hero President Nian told his daughter, “When Sui Sui finishes university, she can stay home and live off me. Then she can take over Dad’s company.” Later, Dad thought better of it. He couldn’t let the daughter he had raised get caught up in all the backstabbing of the business world. So he said, “Sui Sui, study hard and get into a good university. Find a smart boyfriend there to take over the company.” Shen Runian looked down at t 7.3kReads8.7Score81114d adds
- 181 There’s No Evening Breeze on Changning Street 长宁街没有晚风 [Slow-paced, full of romantic tension] Stay on Changning Street long enough, and some rules spread without anyone having to spell them out. For example, Lu Yanzhou’s car never stops where it shouldn’t. For example, his schedule never leaves room for the words “while you’re at it.” Shen Moning later decided that these two things were probably the least accurate pieces of information in the whole compound. 6.7kReads7.4Score74414d adds
- 182 Hard to Win the Heart of Jing 京心难撩 [A Comic Adaptation of the Same Name Is Now Available] Wen Xu has a clear goal: win over Zhao Shijin, the head of the Zhao family. Zhao Shijin comes from the highest echelons of power. He is influential, domineering, and cold, a man no ordinary person could ever hope to reach. Wen Xu plots her every move and goes to great lengths, all to win his heart. But no matter how she tests him, Zhao Shijin always watches with cold indifference and never takes the bait. Faced with a man she can never get t 278.5kReads9.2Score37.9k14d adds
- 183 Old-Time Rain Between Hong Kong and Beijing 港京旧时雨 Mutual secret crush × age gap × protective, fatherly type × long-planned pursuit Warm, sly diplomat vs. cool, dazzling legal beauty Love makes the one with the upper hand bow their head: evenly matched *Everyone in Hong Kong City knows that Wen Yang, the heiress of the Wen family, is spoiled and hot-tempered. She has a stunning face that’s impossible to look away from, sometimes cool and distant, sometimes bright and dazzling. *The craziest things Wen Yang has ever done were flying off to study 12kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
- 184 Twenty Years Older, the Big Shot Is Smitten by a Young Thing 大二十岁，大佬被小朋友攻陷了 [Mature older man ✚ powerful family ✚ Daddy ✚ from business to politics ✚ devoted to each other ✚ 20-year age gap] A gentle, refined chairman and a college girl fresh out of school. On a rainy night, she casually flags down a private car. A handsome older man is sitting in the back seat. She smiles, opens her palm, and gives him two White Rabbit candies. He asks, “What's your name?” She says, “Geng Geng.” He smiles. “What a stubborn name.” He quietly helps her when she's in trouble, and dotes on 7.8kReads8.7Score76014d adds
- 185 Sand in the Palm 掌间砂 [Elegant, handsome bureau director] VS [Landlady with hidden depths] [Second chance romance] [Each other’s first love] I could give up the whole world. You alone are the cinnabar mark in the palm of my hand. When he returned, he was no longer the young office director who had once written her an entire guide to the civil service exams. After years of rising steadily through the ranks, he had become a bureau director who helped bring peace and prosperity to the land. But an unexpected turn of e 1.5kReads9.2Score18314d adds
- 186 Chu Qiuchan 楚秋蝉 Perhaps her difficult life was foretold from the moment she was born and named Qiu Chan. The death of her younger sister, Qiu He, crushed every last pillar of hope within her. Fortunately, her adoptive brother, who had always been by her side, gave her the warmest comfort. But when she met a boy who stirred her heart, she shrank back, curling up like a hedgehog and hurting herself as well as others. When fate finally took a turn, the two who had once loved each other had already become strangers 89Reads—Score1014d adds
- 187 I Pray to the Gods for You 我向神明祈求你 Jin Xiangyu, secretary-general of Yunshui Municipal Party Committee, age 35. Jiang Xiangyang, a staff member at the Xiahe Town Government in Yunchuan County, Yunshui City, age 28. Jiang Xiangyang felt that a happy love life was beyond her reach. First, a gay man deceived her into a sham marriage, then she met a scumbag. She had all but given up on love when fate brought her together with Jin Xiangyu. What sparks will fly between an ordinary female civil servant from a small town and the secretar 14.7kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 188 Rain Falls, Tides Rise 落雨生潮 [Older, Powerful Man] & [Female Graduate Student] [Ten-Year Age Gap] + [Career Growth] + [Guiding Lover] + [Slow-Burn Romance] + [Devoted Love] + [Both Pure] Song Yuheng first met Wen Zhaoyu at an award ceremony. He was there to present an award, and she was an outstanding graduate. He handed her the certificate and shook her hand. “Wen Zhaoyu, you’re exceptional.” She smiled brightly. “Thank you for your encouragement.” The rain fell in torrents that night. The man trapped her by the window. 25.1kReads9.2Score3k14d adds
- 189 I Am His Peach 我是他的水蜜桃 She was innocent and had loved her boyfriend for six years. They agreed to spend that night at a hotel to celebrate their true love, never suspecting it was all a trap he had laid. To win over his boss, her boyfriend got her drunk and sent her to the equally drunk man… She thought everything would happen naturally, but to her surprise, she was sent back untouched… 1.9kReads9.1Score26314d adds
- 190 A Sheng of Summer Flowers 一笙夏花 [Domineering CEO + secret identity + sweet romance + love after marriage] Lin Zhixia is set up by her adoptive parents and married into the Gu family to bring good fortune. On their wedding night, her comatose husband, Gu Lingsheng, wakes up and disgustedly sends her home. Lin Zhixia turns and leaves without hesitation. But the moment she is gone, Gu Lingsheng collapses, and the Gu family summons her back. Gu Lingsheng tries again and again to drive Lin Zhixia away, but not only does he fail, he 4.4kReads9.2Score72914d adds
- 191 Marrying Up: From a Poor Girl to a Lady of Beijing's Elite 上嫁:从寒门少女到京圈夫人 Sponsor and Poor Student: Ambitious, Alluring Pursuer x Cool, Fatherly Type; The Powerful Man Won’t Back Down (A realistic story of a woman’s growth, love and hate intertwined, social climbing, nurturing, a poor girl’s rise to success, sweetness and heartbreak, 14-year age gap) [The poor student from a remote mountain village wanted to win him over the first time she saw him.] The man everyone respectfully called Director Gu bent down and asked her kindly: “What’s your name?” “Wen Ye.” “Which Ye 14.9kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 192 How Lovely the Green Mountains Look at First Sight 一见青山多妩媚 [Powerful Man Bows His Head + A Coming-of-Age Heroine + Age-Gap Daddy Type + High-Ranking Official + Sweet Romance + Bickering Couple] 41-year-old, steady-as-a-mountain senior official X 25-year-old, sheltered heiress Rao Qingshan never imagined that after the Gu family's fortunes fell, their daughter would come back to China and come after him for answers first. The first time they met, she stormed into his office and made a scene. “If you hadn’t set my father up, how would he have ended up in 16.3kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 193 A Blind Date with a Loner: Cold Yet Deeply Devoted 相亲遇寡王，冷淡又深情 Su Rui has a face that makes people jump to all kinds of conclusions, and she’s always been a hit in the matchmaking scene, until she meets Qin Zhong. Qin Zhong is stern and aloof, a confirmed bachelor and a top-tier “bureau chief” in the matchmaking food chain. But he gets mistaken for a gay man trying to deceive a woman into marriage, and is brutally rejected. Soon, though, they meet again. This time, Qin Zhong says, “I’ve got the house and the car ready. If you choose me, you won’t be losing 1.4kReads8.8Score12214d adds
- 194 The Little Girl from Secretary Zhang's Family 张书记家的小姑娘 After graduating from college at 24, Sang Ning chose to return to her hometown and take a job in the public sector. A year later, her employer sent her to a township government office for two years of support work. She became Secretary Zhang’s subordinate, and eventually, Secretary Zhang became part of her family. At 32, Zhang Yizheng was a veteran and the head of the township government. One day, a young woman joined the office. She was young, capable, and full of personality. For the first ti 17.3kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 195 The Canary’s Flight Against the Wind 金丝雀的逆风飞翔 [Possessive pursuit + powerful man lowering his head + rekindled romance + age gap, fatherly type + high-ranking official, mutual first love and devotion] The first time Chen Zhansaw Mr. Zhou, he had been asked to visit an elderly person, and she opened the door for him. Her grandmother warned her to take the long way around whenever she saw him from then on. The second time they met, someone was harassing her, and he stepped in to help. The third time was at school, where she accompanied someon 20.6kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 196 Wild to the Bone, He Spoils Only His Soft Butterfly 他一身野骨，独宠软蝶 Clear-headed, powerful business magnate & stunning damsel in distress [He Canglan x Lan Die] Both are each other’s first and only + Devoted love + Age gap + Sweet romance + Love at first sight In one sentence: A ten-year contract leads to a heartfelt promise. He Canglan, heir to a powerful family, has always known how difficult it is to cross class boundaries. So he cleverly passed off love at first sight as simple lust. What should have been a romantic story of a hero saving a beauty instead en 19.7kReads9.4Score3k14d adds
- 197 May Those on Different Paths Never Meet Again 殊途莫同归 [Sweet Romance] [Beijing Elite] [Highly Educated Heroine] [Two Strong Leads Growing Together] He was a polished young gentleman from Beijing’s elite circles. She was a 21-year-old medical doctorate. They met on campus and shared a childhood bond. Then everything changed, and they became strangers. He thought she had married someone else, and from then on, she became a thorn in his heart… When they met again, he had married someone else, while she was still alone. The man once asked, “Yiyi, you r 3.7kReads8.9Score30614d adds
- 198 The Mountains and Seas, Once More 又见山海 [Government employee male lead, widowed and straightforward; gentle, soft-spoken divorced female lead] The leads have an age gap, and this is a sweet romance. The male lead first takes an interest in the beautiful female lead. After learning she's divorced, he uses his position to create opportunities to meet her and gradually get closer. Their lives slowly become intertwined, and of course, that eventually leads to an adult relationship. Along the way, they face everyday troubles and confront t 14kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 199 Runaway Sweetheart! The Cold-Faced Buddha Brings Her Back and Spoils Her Rotten 在逃娇妻！冷面佛子抓回来狠狠宠 (Completed) [Devout Buddhist scion of a powerful Beijing family + heartthrob starlet + one-on-one, both romantically inexperienced + sweet romance + showbiz + putting jerks in their place + happy ending] To protect herself, Jing Ning became the kept woman of Huo Yanting, a powerful man from Beijing's elite circles. As a model kept woman, Jing Ning knows exactly how to play her part: she's sweet and obedient, and a natural at acting cute to win him over, but she never lets herself get emotionally 71Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 200 Rouge on the Inkstone 砚上胭脂 A disastrous blind date? She ends up in a marriage-of-convenience deal with a powerful man! Su Huaixiu agreed to a blind date to “sell herself” for her family. She thought she was in for another “sixth strikeout,” but instead she ran into her direct supervisor, Fu Yanxiu. She steeled herself and proposed a “marriage in name only, with no interference in each other’s lives.” The man tapped the table and settled the matter with a single sentence: “How convenient. That’s exactly the kind of marri 1.5kReads8.6Score22114d adds
