Novels like Boss, Remember to Pretend We Don't Know Each Other When You Go Out
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- 101 The CEO Ex-Husband Married Her for Revenge, but Fell for Her First 总裁前夫娶她只为报复，却先动了心 The CEO ex-husband married her just to get revenge, but he was the first to fall for her. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Hey, Mister, Need a Wife? 大叔，你缺老婆不 [Highly Intelligent Male Lead in Government × Sweet, Healing Young Woman × Ten-Year Age Gap × Both Leads Are Inexperienced in Love × Sweet Romance] The brilliant, highly intelligent Lu An has wealth and power at his fingertips. A youthful accident left him with a leg injury, and he has suffered from frail health for years. Accustomed to being alone, he has long felt that nothing can grow in his heart. Until soft and warm Su Nuannuan stumbled into his lonely world. The young woman blinked her smi 3.9kReads6.6Score387Shelves
- 103 Gu Jiu Si's First Book 一顾九思的第1本书 [Dual Civil-Service Careers + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First Love + Secretly in Love with Each Other + Sweet Romance] The male and female leads are each other’s first love. Five years ago, a misunderstanding kept them apart. Five years later, he has become a district Party committee secretary, while she is an ordinary civil servant in a township under his jurisdiction. She had planned to live out a quiet, ordinary life, but he is determined to take her into his arms, no matter what. You don’t 10.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 104 Ex-Husband, Stay Out of My Way and Don't Ruin My Career 前夫请靠边，别耽误我仕途 [A Powerful Female Lead in Government] Her husband had an affair. Zhang Huiyan wasted no time turning him into her ex-husband. Isn’t a handsome government official five years younger than her and a big shot in the system four years older than her more appealing than her ex? But no man is as appealing as a career. When it comes to climbing the career ladder, they can only play supporting roles. I’m going to climb to the top. Nobody is going to stop me! People say women in government have to slee 6.9kReads9.2Score780Shelves
- 105 Director Jiang’s Special Favor 江主任的偏爱 [Government sector + both leads have no past relationships + age gap] He came from a powerful family and was cold and aristocratic, yet he fell in love with her at first sight. With their age difference, he strategically won her heart, advancing step by step until she had nowhere to run. He wove a gentle net around her, pampering her endlessly and claiming her for life. What to look forward to: ✅ An authentic look at workplace life in the government sector, plus sweet everyday romance ✅ A mat 2.2kReads8.0Score172Shelves
- 106 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 14.3kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
- 107 The Crescent Moon Shines Over the Mountain 月儿弯弯映山头 [One-on-one romance + second chance love + reunion after years apart] They met again on a rainy day. She pulled out her rock hammer and smashed his rearview mirror. And with it, she broke through the heart he had kept frozen for seven years and five months. Seven years and five months: the time I spent missing you, and the time I gave you to be free. For the rest of our lives, there will be no more freedom. 10.2kReads9.0Score954Shelves
- 108 My Government-Worker Boyfriend Is Irresistible, and He'll Spoil You to No End 体制内男友真香，宠你没商量 Her cousin was determined to stay single, so she asked Ling Ting to go on a blind date for her just to get everyone off her back. Ling Ting went, and although she thought her date was handsome and gentlemanly, she didn't give him another thought. So why was the new boss in front of her, smiling warmly and greeting her, so familiar? He was her blind date! Ji Zhengyao: “Comrade, we meet again.” Ling Ting: “…Hello, sir.” 10.5kReads8.1Score905Shelves
- 109 Where An Lan Finds Her Home, the Sun Shines Warmly 安澜归处是暖阳 Print edition publication signed! [Calculating, mature powerhouse VS sweet, charming primary school teacher] + [Sweet romance] + [Age gap] + [Love at first sight] + [Powerful man bows to love] Before the new school year began, primary school teacher Zhou Nuan was told that a new student would be joining her class, and that the child's father was the newcomer, Shi Anlan, a powerful figure. Zhou Nuan never expected that an ordinary home visit would end with Shi personally seeing them off, and the 23.9kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
- 110 Cherished and Kept Close 娇养不放 An older man with a younger woman, a fifteen-year age gap. Don't read if that's not your thing. The woman is pure, but the man isn't. Skip if that bothers you. A domineering CEO trope, a pretend uncle-and-niece relationship, mostly everyday life. The first time they met, the big bad wolf Cheng Dong fell in love with the young girl Huang Ying at first sight. The second time they met, they learned that, in name, they were uncle and niece. The third time they met, Cheng Dong said: "I'm going to mak 4.2kReads8.4Score314Shelves
- 111 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 7.4kReads8.7Score826Shelves
- 112 We Agreed to Pretend to Be a Couple, So Why Is the Big Shot Taking It Seriously? 说好假扮情侣，大佬怎么当真了？ Lin Xi is a college student about to graduate, torn between staying in Hu City to build a career and returning to her hometown to take the civil service exam. On one side is her boyfriend, who is doing everything he can to persuade her to stay. On the other are her parents, who want her to go home and take the exam. While wrestling with the decision, she meets Ji Shichuan, a senior local official from her hometown, at an exhibition, and they become running buddies. From the perspective of a city 191.6kReads9.1Score28.5kShelves
- 113 A Marriage Contract as Bait 婚书为饵 [Gentle yet strong classical beauty × paternalistic, old-school political heavyweight] [Long-planned courtship + growing together + healing + 18-year age gap + both physically and emotionally devoted] ★ He gives her his undivided affection and protects her so she can live without a care in the world A political marriage and a written agreement bound two people who otherwise would have had nothing to do with each other. The An family had a daughter, twenty-three years old, yet he chose her, who w 23.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
- 114 The Sinking Boat and the Evening Sun 沉舟与晚晴 [Government Insider + Powerful Official Romance + Age Gap + Sweet Romance + Workplace Love] He was a powerful figure with an infinitely bright future, a dazzling yet cold star in the political firmament. Calm, restrained, and indifferent to women, he remained that way until a work meeting, when one glimpse of a girl with a smile bright as the morning sun left him utterly captivated: Su Wanqing. 2.6kReads6.8Score231Shelves
- 115 Tales of Northern Beijing 京北往事 [Entertainment-industry socialite x top power player x ensemble cast of the capital’s elite x a touch of angst] On the first day Fang Ci arrived in Jingbei, a friend warned her not to get lost in Shengjing’s glittering, hedonistic world. The rich young heirs played rough, and no one could come away unscathed. Fang Ci had been clever from childhood and possessed a face capable of bringing kingdoms to ruin. She prized freedom and spontaneity, considered herself above it all, and had thought she an 2kReads6.8Score211Shelves
- 116 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—Score100Shelves
- 117 A Contract Marriage with the Powerful White Moonlight Who Returned, Then Love 与强势归来的白月光大佬先婚后爱 [Both leads are each other's first and only + Marriage Before Love + Secret Crush Comes True + Reunited Years Later] A restrained, powerful male lead vs. a cool, intellectual Chinese teacher heroine (at least on the surface) Gu Xiangling never thought she would see Chu Fanzhou again. After all, they barely interacted in high school. He graduated in such a hurry, and she left school for a while just as abruptly. But the capital city isn't so small that you can never cross paths, nor so big that y 3.3kReads8.9Score348Shelves
- 118 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 1.8kReads7.3Score150Shelves
- 119 The Beloved Doctor of Big Shot Pei 裴大佬的小娇医 (A composed, shrewd political big shot vs. a clever, leopard-cat-like young doctor, seven-year age gap, both with no prior relationships, love at first sight) Synopsis: The first time they met, Xiao Nanxing took Pei Zhengping for an ordinary patient and briskly stitched up his eight-pack abs. The second time, she flung herself onto the hood of his expensive car. The third time... Xiao Nanxing realized her luck was improving: she won the lottery and got a promotion. As for the man, could she thin 5.6kReads8.7Score614Shelves
- 120 You Are the North of Beijing 你是北京的北 Even now, Wen Wen still remembered the day she left Beijing. It was the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. She left alone and without hesitation, yet carried a weight of a thousand pounds. Before boarding her flight, she gazed down at the city's nightscape from inside a skyscraper. The roads were still filled with traffic, and countless people rushed about, only to end up with nothing. This city had buried her winter, her summer, and her spring. By the time she left, all she felt for 1.2kReads8.1Score107Shelves
- 121 A Rose Drenched in Desire, the Capital's Big Shot Falls in Love at First Sight 欲染玫瑰，京圈大佬一次成瘾 [Redemption + Secret Crush + Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Long-Planned] [Down-and-out, aloof beauty + Powerful, fatherly big shot with a refined air] [Age Gap + Uncle-and-Nephew Love Triangle] To pay for her mother's treatment, Jiang Liyang sells her virtue despite her pride. That night, the strange man treats her with endless tenderness. But the memory becomes a thorn in her heart. She has no idea that the man has been planning this for a long time. Powerful and shrewd, he advances step by 2.1kReads9.1Score234Shelves
- 122 My Brother's Rose Was Forcefully Stolen 哥哥的玫瑰被强势掠夺 [Romance and political intrigue / Love seized by force / Coercive romance / Angsty with a little sweetness / Obsessive hero ★ Extreme possessiveness ★ Devoted love] P.S. The hero is strong, the heroine is weak. Lu Nianchen gets into Beiwudance Academy, the school of her dreams. On the night she arrives, her older brother, Lu Chengyou, brings her to a glittering, illusory banquet. Amid the dazzling lights, the girl catches a glimpse of a tall man with sharp, penetrating features as he walks into 2.3kReads8.4Score116Shelves
- 123 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 2.4kReads—Score215Shelves
- 124 Just in Time: The Financial Tycoon's Beloved 恰逢其时【金融大佬心尖宠】 Just received a rating, and it’ll go up over time. [Gentle, quiet office worker and poker-faced finance tycoon] [A mix of sweet and angsty romance + 10-year age gap + powerful man humbled + mutual devotion] After three years of marriage, Zhou Yan still couldn’t warm her scumbag ex-husband’s cold heart. Instead, she suffered his cruel silent treatment until she fell into depression. She left an agreement behind and walked away. Who could have guessed she’d end up entangled with an untouchable 15.9kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 125 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 81Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 A Powerful Family Romance: It Has to Be Her 高干婚恋，非她不可 Two couples, two stories. What to look forward to: Department Chief Shen and Miss Bai have known each other since birth. Both work in the public sector, and childhood sweethearts, they marry in a flash, with her moving from the upstairs apartment to the one downstairs. Their married life is a hilarious, sweet romance between a straight-laced man and a spirited, domineering woman. Young Master Cen and his wildflower assistant: the rabbit only eats grass from its own burrow. He’s an arrogant rich 15.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
- 127 Specially Spoiled: So What If He's Twenty Years Older? Uncle Is the Best 偏宠，大二十岁怎么了，叔他最好 [Older man + fatherly devotion + devoted favoritism + mutual devotion + age gap] The male lead is mature and steady, gentle and refined, fresh-faced and handsome. The female lead is a poor little thing, struggling like a tenacious blade of grass to survive in the cracks. He is the sun in her life, shining on her and warming her. She pouted. “Uncle, I like you.” “Kid, you’re still young. We’re not right for each other.” He looked at her and let out a deep sigh, then turned away. “You’re still a s 7.8kReads9.0Score660Shelves
- 128 A Nobody's Great Love 小透明的大爱情 [Both leads work in government × age gap and workplace hierarchy × helping an overlooked employee overcome her insecurities × a caring senior colleague opens his junior's tightly closed heart] Lin Wanqing believes that even when an overlooked nobody is falsely accused, she can only investigate in secret; even when people bully her openly, she can only endure it in silence. “That's just how society works. Without connections, you have to follow the rules. I can't afford the price of crossing the 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 129 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 22.3kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
- 130 Three Years After Faking My Death, My One True Love Is Married 死遁三年，白月光已婚 [Marriage first, love later + both leads have no past romantic entanglements + powerful family background + age gap + intense romantic tension][On-location weather reporter ✖️ powerful man in government] Because she loves the wilderness and the wind, Lu Jinqiu stands in the middle of a typhoon, clinging to the principle, “Life is nothing but scallions, ginger, and garlic. Be a little scallion-smart, ginger up a little, and if all else fails, garlic it.” And so, muddling through, she spends three 354Reads—Score108Shelves
- 131 The Snow-Soft Flower Is Spoiled by Everyone 偏宠雪柔花 A composed, imposing senior official × a pure, stunning academic beauty. Height gap + age gap + status gap, with intense push and pull. [Song Qingchen & Li Man] Originally titled “Drowning in His Palm” [In a nutshell] Breaking free from the cocoon hurts, but embracing spring is beautiful. He gave her a ticket into the pyramid; she worked hard to turn it into her trump card. Song Qingchen is the quintessential son of a distinguished family: a seasoned, dignified official, mature and stead 62.8kReads9.4Score7.7kShelves
- 132 Snowfields and Seaside City: A Female Cadre from the Sanmen Has Her Springtime Too 雪域与海城：三门女干部也有春天 Su Man was on top from the start, beginning her career as a deputy section chief, only to plummet to rock bottom at breakneck speed. Her new boss sent her to a grassroots office, where she got a harsh lesson in the art of human relationships. On her journey back from rock bottom, she had the ever-present strategist Luo Ziqing by her side, offering advice and teaching her how the official world operates. She also had Ji Zizhou, a highly skilled career mentor who protected her from the open and hi 15.6kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
- 133 Desire in the Capital: Entangled at Every Turn 欲染京屿，步步缠深 [Cool, delicate beauty with a scheming little fox inside x the most extravagant, abstinent Buddha-like lord of the capital] [The capital’s elite circle + 10-year age gap + possessive to the extreme + irresistible push and pull + uncle steals his nephew’s wife + satisfying face-slapping + devoted couple HE] [Original title: Little Uncle, Isn’t This a Little Too Thrilling for Us?] Pei Jinshen is the most abstinent man at the very top of the capital’s elite circle, ten years older than Lu Yu. On th 6.4kReads8.7Score790Shelves
- 134 Roses and Green Pines 玫瑰与青松 [The print edition is now available on major platforms] [Bonus chapters complete] [Steadfast, fatherly political heavyweight × dazzling, rebellious beauty] [Long-planned romance / marriage first, love later + powerful family background + well-matched families + 12-year age gap + both virgins + sweet romance] Fang Yun is a dazzling, bold rising star in the legal world. In front of others, she’s a “good girl.” It’s all an act! After her scumbag ex cheats on her, she dumps him without hesitation an 23.6kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
- 135 Middle-Aged Man: My Lovely Wife Is Just Young 人到中年：娇妻她只不过岁数小 At forty, Xiao Zhenglong had a pretty relaxed outlook. He’d been married and had a daughter. He’d been in love, and it hadn’t meant much. His position wasn’t especially high, but in Hong City, he wasn’t exactly a nobody. As the youngest son in the family, he had older brothers to carry on the family line and older sisters to bring honor to the family. He could just enjoy life with his brothers, live freely, and settle scores as they came. That seemed like a pretty good way to spend his life. Why 10.8kReads8.4Score578Shelves
- 136 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—Shelves
- 137 Lucky to Have Found Love on a Blind Date 有幸得之，相亲遇到爱 [Age gap, mutual devotion and support, doting romance with no angst] Twenty-six-year-old Jiang Xuerong met Xie Mingyu through a coworker. They were like parallel lines that should never have crossed, but after one chance encounter after another, they were drawn to each other and came together. Everyone said Jiang Xuerong was a flower planted in a pile of cow dung when she married Xie Mingyu. Only she knew that choosing him was the best decision she had ever made. His tolerant nature and steady t 12.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 138 Yi Shixu An 宜时序安 Age gap + abstinent CEO + politically connected family + sweet romance Their first meeting: the car window rolls down, and their eyes meet. Shen Shi’an feels her heart skip a beat. His eyes are as deep as a sacred lake in a snowy land, calm and still, yet they somehow remind her of the cat that disappeared years ago. She hurriedly lowers her head, pressing her fingertips into her palm. This is a sacred Buddhist site. What am I thinking? She doesn’t notice that Jiang Shixu’s fingers tighten aroun 1.6kReads8.4Score139Shelves
- 139 Starlight Falls in Your Eyes 星芒落于眼底 As the iron-fisted president of Veya, Vladimir is used to navigating political intrigue one careful step at a time and acting decisively in international power struggles. He can fly fighter jets and pilot submarines, and he is skilled in judo and marksmanship. His stern features exude an air of authority, yet when he meets Lin Wanxing, he is the only one to shed all his armor. An unexpected encounter brings her, a woman from Huaxia, into his turbulent and grand life. He takes her soaring through 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 140 The Boss Plays His Moves One by One 领导步步为营 Government Official + Scheming Hero + Age Gap + Sweet Romance Autumn was in full swing on the campus of Jing University. Qin Baizhou, 35, had quietly arrived to take up his new post as Party Committee Secretary. Strict and disciplined, he was known throughout academia for his iron-fisted approach to scholarship. His transfer was recognition from his superiors of his abilities. One weekend, Qin Baizhou went alone to Moxiang Bookstore near campus to buy books on management. Through a gap between t 9.8kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 141 An Old Bull Eating Young Grass! How Did I Get Pregnant by Accident? 老牛吃嫩草！怎么意外怀孕了？ [Unexpected Pregnancy + Both Virgins + Marriage Before Love + Age Gap + Sweet Romance + Healing + Mystery of Her Birth] [Soft yet resilient, slow-to-warm heroine who cares about looks × Love at first sight without realizing it, self-persuading hero] “P-pregnant? Me?” Lin Jingtang’s mind went completely blank. She opened her mouth and asked in a trembling voice, “But I took the pill. How could I still get pregnant?” After the doctor confirmed the news, she looked helplessly at the man behind her, 15.7kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
- 142 My County Magistrate Boyfriend Is Growing Up 吾家县长男友初长成 [Rural revitalization · Workplace maneuvering · Intellectual romance · Family warmth] [Healing] [A gentle, steady pace] [Leaves a lasting impression] [Public sector] [Contemporary realism] Here, you’ll find: √ How a highly intelligent male and female lead pursue their careers while falling in love √ Solid, compelling depictions of rural revitalization and the political landscape √ Warm, witty, and insightful family life and intergenerational communication √ The respectful, restrained, profound 1.3kReads8.0Score126Shelves
- 143 The Fake Sweetheart: I Flirted with the Aloof Senior, Only to Be Spoiled in Return 伪装甜心：撩倒高冷学长反被宠 [Radiant, flirtatious top student × cool, calculating male god: a sweet trap of mutual pursuit!] Lin Shu thinks she's the hunter. To win over her upperclassman Gu Yunshen, she disguises herself as an innocent underclassman, stages chance encounters, and pretends to be clumsy, never realizing he's seen through her from the start. Gu Yunshen is the real master of the game. He seems cool and restrained, but every move is part of his plan. He watches her awkwardly flirt and waits for her to fall rig 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 He Is the Sleepless Spring Tide 他是不眠春潮 (Sweet, well-behaved girl × mature, brooding male lead) Older, stern uncle type + slow-burn romance + sweet story When Tang Ning first arrived at the Sheng family home, she was told three things. Mr. Sheng was stern and old-fashioned; Mr. Sheng didn’t like people getting close to him; Mr. Sheng had one taboo: a girl raised by the Sheng family. And Tang Ning was the Sheng family’s second adopted daughter. After arriving at the Sheng home, Tang Ning knew her place and followed the rules, never dar 15.4kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
- 145 A Guide to Rising to Power as a Madam in the Capital Circle 京圈夫人上位指南 [Powerful leads who dote on each other × intense push and pull × power as the bride price × masterful guide and lover × older, devoted, fatherly man] he, dual-C romance in an alternate setting [romance × strategy] The day Chen Nuo got together with Fang Jingxiu, people in Beijing’s social circles laughed at her. They said the daughter of a small-time building materials merchant from Yongzhou was nothing but a pretty plaything in the hands of a powerful man. But no one knew... That the aloof, asc 49.1kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves
- 146 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—Score274Shelves
- 147 A Night in the Capital Is Hard to Escape: He Planned It All Along 京夜难逃，是他的蓄谋已久 [Powerful High-Ranking Official + Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Age Gap + Stealing Her Away + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When she first met Zhou Jingyan, everyone warned her that he was cold and heartless, incapable of loving anyone, and that she should stay away from him. She refused to believe them, and ended up battered and broken. Years later, when they met again, she already had a boyfriend who cherished her beyond measure. In secret, Zhou Jingyan's eyes burned red wi 12.5kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
- 148 Second Young Master Ye Just Wants to Retire Early 叶二少只想提前退休 [Romance about government officials, not a male-oriented political harem novel.] [Powerful businesswoman hits rock bottom and enters public service + male lead is sent to the grassroots to root out evil] Ye Ershao, who only wants to coast through life, is sent to a grassroots post by his grandfather, a man devoted to serving the people. Worried he might run wild, his grandfather carefully arranges for him to work in the place where his father once held office. His superior is one of his grandfat 13.4kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
- 149 The Moon Hidden in My Heart 月亮藏心里 [Beijing Elite Families + Slow-Burning Romance + Healing + Age Gap + Devoted Pairing] Everyone was afraid of Ji Yanshen. Afraid of this terrifying, fearsome man. People said that after years in the business world, Ji Yanshen had become a seasoned operator: a ruthless, cold-hearted businessman who would stop at nothing. But why was the Ji Yanshen she knew so gentle? Though he was never one for words, for all these years he had been like a reserved yet devoted elder, taking care of her in every po 2.6kReads9.3Score241Shelves
- 150 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 12.2kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
