Novels like The Retired Soldier King and His Sweet Southern Girl
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Retired Soldier King and His Sweet Southern Girl, best match first.
- 1 The Retired Soldier King and the Sweet Girl 退役兵王糙汉与乖乖女 (1v1, a rough-and-tumble guy full of dirty jokes and an elite good girl) Literary title: Starlight Above the Ruins. Popular title: Wall Street and the Biker Jacket. Straightforward title: The Retired Soldier and the Good Girl Wall Street's elite good girl × a gruff veteran and bar owner | Two worlds, one irresistible attraction Sang Tian is Wall Street's youngest project director, polished and elegant, with her life proceeding right on schedule, until she wanders into a Brooklyn bar called Was 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 You Made Me Your Nanny, but Heaven Made Me the Heroine 你逼我当保姆，老天让我当女主 Because of her sweet, pretty looks, the female lead was bullied by her cousin from a young age. But fate seemed terribly unfair to her. When she was 28, a car accident killed both her parents, leaving her all alone. Her well-off cousin took pity on her and invited her to move to the city. From then on, her life changed completely. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 After I Left My Rough-Hewn Construction Worker Husband, He Became the Richest Man 抛弃工地糙汉老公后，他成了首富 After I Dumped My Rough-and-Ready Construction Worker Husband, He Became the Richest Man 90Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 May Tender Love Last Through the Years 温情可许岁月长 May Tender Days Stretch On and On 231Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 After Tearing the Scumbag to Shreds, the Heroine's Life Goes into Overdrive 手撕渣男后，女主的人生开挂了 They once loved each other so deeply, from their school days to their wedding. But even the strongest love can apparently be no match for temptation. The male lead betrays the female lead, who, lost and confused, searches for a new direction in life. This is a slow-burning story. I hope you enjoy it. The story is entirely fictional, and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Please don’t assume it’s about you. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The No-Drama Casebook 不抓马风云事件簿 A healing little ray of sunshine and a devoted, faithful boyfriend: twenty years of ups and downs, the secretly affectionate couple! The woman isn’t called Keyun or Xiyun. Her name is Tan Yun. The man isn’t called Lifeng or Mufeng. His name is Lu Feng. There’s no earth-shattering first meeting, no all-powerful golden finger, and no melodramatic, messy entanglements, just twenty years of enduring devotion and favor. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Marriage Pact Planned in Advance: The Abstinent CEO Pulls Me Close and Teases Me 预谋婚约，被禁欲霸总揽腰强撩 They say the head of the He family is ruthless, aloof, chaste, and uninterested in women. He also suffers from severe OCD and is a germaphobe. A single stomp from him could make all of City A tremble. He is a mysterious and dangerous man. She leaned against him, her collarbone on display. “Young Master He, are you satisfied?” He wrapped an arm around her waist and chuckled softly. “What if I’m still not satisfied?” Lin Nuan rubbed her aching waist and angrily demanded to know who had claimed 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Husband Hasn't Kissed Me in Three Years of Marriage. When He Finally Spoke, It Was For... 结婚三年老公不肯亲我，一开口竟是为了 My Husband Refused to Kiss Me for Three Years of Marriage. When He Finally Spoke, It Was Actually for... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 She Teases a Rugged Man, Then Tries to Run 她，撩完糙汉就想跑 [20 cm height difference + size difference + intense push and pull + slow burn + mutually faithful + sweet romance] (Volunteer teacher vs. a rough-hewn lumberyard owner who only pretends to be proper but is secretly a flirt) After her feelings were exposed, Xiang Nanfeng decided she had nothing left to lose. She looked at Shi Yunyang and asked, “Then what would it take for you to help me? What would count as being involved?” Shi Yunyang’s eyes held a warning and a taunt. “I’m a businessman. 1.8kReads—Score13114d adds
- 10 A Wounded Woman Doesn't Talk About Love 受伤女人不谈爱 She raises her husband’s mistress’s child! This is a story about a woman’s growth, inspired by many real-life stories. Wang Shengnan was born into a rural family that favored sons over daughters, and her mother named her Shengnan, meaning “to surpass men.” She started working as soon as she graduated from middle school. At a beauty salon, her boss sexually assaulted her, but timid and meek, she did not dare speak out. Later, she married an ordinary man, only for him to die in an accident. After 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Seduce Him! Falling into the Rugged Man’s Arms 诱撩！沦陷在糙汉的怀里 Auto mechanic + kindergarten teacher [Sweet romance + love at first sight + rugged man + sweet, gentle girl] There was a teacher at Tianxin Kindergarten who was sweet and well-behaved, with a soft, gentle way of speaking. One day, Jiang Xu came to the kindergarten to repair its school bus. He saw the woman who made his heart flutter. So he could see her again, he deliberately broke the bus’s air-conditioning unit. After that, the man engineered countless chance encounters and forcefully worked h 506Reads7.5Score10214d adds
- 12 He Could Have Had Me, Yet He Chose to Spoil Me 他明明能得到我，却偏偏要宠我 He Could Have Had Me, Yet He Chose to Spoil Me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 When the Holy Light Kisses You 圣光吻你之时 When the Holy Light Kisses You 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 He Said It Was on His Way Every Day, Then He Gave Me a Key 他每天都说顺路，后来钥匙也给我了 He Said It Was on His Way Every Day. Later, He Even Gave Me His Keys 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 After My Pursuit Failed, I Turned and Fell into My Archenemy's Arms 攻略失败我转身投入死对头的怀抱 After My Pursuit Failed, I Turned and Fell into My Archrival’s Arms 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Mr. Xiao, I’ll Wait for You to Come Back 萧先生，我等你，回来 Mr. Xiao, I'll wait for you to come back 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Pure-Hearted Toad Is On Fire 纯情蛤蟆火辣辣 [Qixi Festival Special Short Story] Pure-Hearted Toad, Hot and Spicy A domineering toad x a sweet, airheaded girl. Pure romance and sugary affection. Guaranteed pure romance, guaranteed sweetness! If it isn't pure romance and sweet, you don't pay! [Inviting my friend who longs for some peace and quiet to enjoy this together] 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Married My Best Friend’s Boyfriend 我嫁给了闺蜜的男友 They were high school classmates. She was an ugly duckling living under someone else’s roof, while her best friend was an elegant swan, high above everyone else. After dating the swan for a long time, he told the ugly duckling that she was the one he loved. This book tells the story of their love, friendship, and family ties in their youth. 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Milk and Coffee 牛奶加咖啡 The night celebrity Tiao Yuan was driven to the end of his rope by online hate, he met his light. When he stood at the summit once again, he gave her all the glory he had earned... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Love Is Mutual 爱是彼此 Male lead: Can I just say that I’m not a good person in the traditional sense? Female lead: I’m a university lecturer, just an ordinary woman. I don’t care about the darkness in your past. I just want to be in love with the person you are now. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Exiled, I Fell for a Rough Soldier 流放后，我看上了糙汉兵痞 I'm blessed with unbelievable luck. Even on the road to exile, I managed to be there when a general amnesty was declared. But my fiancé still looked down on my status. He broke off our engagement and wanted to take me as a concubine instead. So I turned to the officer in charge of our escort. He had plenty of flaws: vulgar, ruthless, illiterate, and a complete rogue... but he was handsome enough. At first, I only meant to use him to find my family. Then I discovered he had a bit of a chivalrous 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Station Chief Xia, Come Give Your Husband a Boost 夏站长，来给为夫加个油 [Stubborn, high-maintenance station chief vs. sharp-tongued, soft-hearted CEO] [Everyday bickering × a pair of beloved enemies] Xia Xiaoning has a mother above her and an uncle below her, and she was spoiled rotten growing up. Her nickname is Little Stubborn. She hates the fake niceties of social life. At work, she refuses to suck up, flatter people, or curry favor, and she has even less respect for so-called “unspoken rules.” People used to like honest, simple types. These days, they prefer smo 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 There's a Girl in the Village Named Xiaofang 村里有个姑娘，叫小芳 This is not a love story. It's the life of an ordinary woman from the countryside. Xiaofang's story may well be the story of someone close to us. She once longed for a life in a prosperous big city. Later... 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 He Exudes an Abstinent Aura. I Laughed for Three Days, Then He Kissed Me Until I Cried for Three Days 他自带禁欲气场，我笑了三天，后来被他亲到哭了三天 He Has an Aura of Abstinence. I Laughed for Three Days, Then He Kissed Me Until I Cried for Three Days 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Concubine's Scheme: A Talented Woman's Face-Slapping Revenge 庶女谋：才女打脸记 I am Li Shuying, the peerless beauty and talented young woman whom everyone in the capital admires. Yet because of a concubine-born daughter with a different soul, I became a laughingstock throughout the city. She recites the poem Bring in the Wine and whips up mandarin-duck hot pot. Even my childhood sweetheart and fiancé has fallen under her spell. Everyone mocks me: “So much for the capital's greatest talent. You can't even outshine a good-for-nothing concubine's daughter!” Little do they kno 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 After Rejecting the Crown Prince, I Was Courted by Someone Else 拒婚太子后，我被人求娶了 Before the imperial marriage decree, the Crown Prince said he was marrying me only for my family's status. If that's the case, I don't need to be Crown Princess. Fate has its own designs. As it turns out, the person I was looking for from the very beginning was never the Crown Prince. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Born as the Legitimate Daughter, I’m Doted on Without End 穿成嫡女宠不休 I’m Su Ruojun. I was transported into a historical romance novel I’d read, becoming the cannon-fodder villainess whose life was stolen by her reborn legitimate older sister, and who was disfigured and tortured to death. In my previous life, she climbed over my corpse to ascend the throne as empress. In this life, she returned reborn and sneered as she tried to shove me into a pit of fire. “Crown Princess? You’re only fit to marry a wastrel!” But what she didn’t know was this: I had a modern supe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Sandalwood Bones 檀骨 I was a wild weed, but thanks to a benevolent master, I took human form. When we met again, he had become the revered Imperial Preceptor. I said I wanted to repay him, but he told me humans and demons belonged to different worlds. Later, his eyes reddened as he pinned me beneath him, calling me little demon over and over... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Heroine's Dream Script: A Chambermaid's Rise to Female Imperial Preceptor 爽文女主剧本：通房丫鬟逆袭女国师 I was a bedchamber maid offered up by my own mother to the beds of the powerful. Then, on a rainy night in a mass grave, I tore open my scabbed wounds and was reborn. Everyone laughed at my deluded hopes of currying favor with the capital’s most eligible young master. They didn’t know I gripped a bloodstained pen, using every stroke to rip away the aristocratic clans’ pretense of respectability and climbing over their backs to become the empire’s first female Imperial Preceptor. I would make eve —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Addicted to Being Your Substitute: The Princess's Replacement Lover 替爱成瘾：长公主的替身男宠 A man often appears in my dreams. Dressed all in black, he kneels before me and calls me A Li. I searched the entire capital, but all I found was an unfaithful counterfeit. If he’s not the right one, then I’ll find another. If one won’t do, I’ll try two. If two won’t do, then three. One of them is bound to be the right one. Later, just when I thought I’d finally found him, the Third Prince of Jing appeared. Why does he look so much like him, too? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Bandit's Wife Isn't Getting Away 压寨夫人休想逃 A year ago, I saw a woman in trouble and drew my sword to save her. It was love at first sight. A year later, I reunited with my beauty, but this wasn’t a chance encounter. It was a trap. Why were there two brides on my wedding night? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Reborn as the Villainess, I Changed My Fate with My Dancing Skills 穿成恶毒女配后，我靠舞技逆天改命 On my first day reincarnated as the villainess, I kicked aside the original script. The second male lead was brooding and possessive? The heroine was a fake innocent? The hero was blind and heartless? Fine. I’d be the villain! “I tore up my fragile-little-flower act and pinned the second male lead against the throne on the eve of his coronation. ‘Jiang Li, either marry me or kill me. Pick one.’ “Later, the history books recorded: Empress Wen Cheng, née Su, conquered the realm with a single dance —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 My Childhood Friend Entered the Palace Disguised as a Eunuch, but I Only Love the Old Emperor 竹马扮假太监入宫，我却只爱老皇帝 I was born with a face capable of bringing kingdoms to ruin, and I was determined to climb into the emperor’s bed on the back of a favor every woman envied. The old emperor doted on me beyond reason. My childhood sweetheart castrated himself and became a fake eunuch for my sake. Everyone called me a seductress, but there was no room for a shred of true affection in the palace. He held me every night as I fell asleep, yet over a single rumor, he personally sent me to the Cold Palace. He knelt at —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 The Cold, Aloof Grand Tutor Is Tamed into a Puppy by the Bossy Princess 清冷太傅被霸道公主驯成小狗 I fell for Pei Heng, the aloof, dignified, strict, and old-fashioned Grand Tutor. Every day, apart from eating and sleeping, the two things he cared about most were teaching and avoiding me. I was willful and spoiled, the sort who wouldn’t turn back until I hit a wall. He was silver-tongued, winning everyone over with his eloquence. All I wanted was to part my lips and win him over. Later, I accidentally discovered the “secrets” he’d hidden in a compartment: “Today I met a little ‘tigress.’ She’ 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 35 I Disguised Myself as My Brother to Get Close to My Fiancé, and Now He Seems to Have Fallen for Me 假扮成哥哥接近未婚夫，他好像被我掰弯了 The Second Prince was my intended fiancé, and I’d been in love with him at first sight since childhood. To get close to him, I disguised myself as my twin brother and went to school with him. Then rumors started circulating around the palace that the Second Prince was gay! On our wedding night, he actually abandoned me and spent month after month at my brother’s secret estate. So who cheated on whom: did I cuckold myself, or did my brother cuckold me?! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Ten Years Turned Plum Wine Sweet: The Young Lord's Thirty-Six Strategies to Win His Love Back 梅子十年酸成糖：少主的追妻三十六计 The female thief Xie Mingyin was ordered by her master to sneak into Biyun Manor and steal a treasure. Who would have thought the young manor lord, Qi Yu, would hold a sword to her while shielding his clothes, forcing her into a fake marriage? A sham wedding shouldn’t have stopped her from continuing the theft. But the young lord kept trying to seduce her every few days, and it was seriously messing with her head. Only when he said, “She’s my one weakness,” did Xie Mingyin realize that the theft 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 I Got into the Wrong Bed, but Married the Right Man 爬错床，嫁对郎 A young girl's panicked face stared back from the bronze mirror, her skin pale as jade, a pair of entwined lotuses embroidered on her green silk trousers. I clutched a pink bellyband embroidered with mandarin ducks at play, listening to footsteps approach from beyond the door. Cold sweat beaded on my forehead. “Young Master, Madam wants to see you!” The young page's shout sounded like music from heaven. I had transmigrated! I had transmigrated into the body of a maid named Li Luo. According to t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Bite Me, Ginseng Spirit: A Kiss for the Young General 咬我一口，人参精诱吻小将军 When the ginseng spirit A Heng plucked a thousand-year-old root to sell for money for her benefactor, the reincarnation of the young general, his silver armor stained with blood, held a medicine pestle in his hand... Three hundred years later, the spirit ginseng he had protected was going to sell herself to show her love for him. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Reborn as a Disposable Eunuch, I Heard the Brooding Prince Say He Likes Me 穿成炮灰太监，阴郁王爷说他喜欢我 I somehow transmigrated into a book. I became a eunuch sent to steal Prince Yu's secret documents. I was standing in the study, completely bewildered, when a large group of people burst through the door. Prince Yu led them, his face dark with anger, and demanded that I hand over what I was hiding. I stammered and refused to take it out no matter what. Then the guards tried to snatch it from me, and the object in my arms hit the floor. A page from a very explicit comic was clearly visible to ever —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 The Heir Refused My Proposal, So I Married His Father 世子拒婚，我转嫁世子他爹 On the night of the Lantern Festival, I risked my life to save the emperor. He offered me a reward and said he would grant any request I made. Everyone thought I would ask him to arrange a marriage between me and Wei Zhao, heir to the Duke of Wei. After all, everyone in the capital knew how obsessed I was with him. But Wei Zhao wasn't the one I asked the emperor to marry me to. It was his father, Wei Yuan. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Reborn as a Palace Maid, I Used Accounting to Rise Through the Harem Ranks 穿成宫女，我靠当会计宫斗升职 A plate of sour apricots went missing from the imperial kitchen, and they were going to execute me, the palace maid in charge of preserved fruits. I dropped to my knees, already prepared. I took a ledger from my sleeve and presented it with both hands. “Eunuch, please take a look!” “Every debit has a credit, and debits must equal credits!” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Weed Spirit Ran Off with the Divine Lord 野草成精拐走神君 I had barely taken human form when I was struck by heavenly lightning. I stumbled into a mountain god's temple, where I spotted a delicate-looking young scholar standing by the offering table. As I clung to his leg and begged him to save me, I was already scheming how to eat him. But after slobbering all over him, I froze in shock. Help! I think I've profaned a divine lord! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Who Says the Villainess Can't Date the Male Lead? 谁说女配不能和男主谈恋爱 After more than two years as a stunt double and an extra, I finally landed a small role with 38 lines. Wait, the guy playing the male lead, isn't that my high school deskmate? The chubby kid who sobbed after I turned down his confession! “Young Master.” I steeled myself and went in, hoping he wouldn't recognize me. “Oh! Hello there, Guard Zhan.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 We're About to Get Married, Yet He's Still Secretly Testing Me 我们快结婚了，他还在偷偷测试我 We're Getting Married Soon, Yet He's Still Secretly Testing Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, He Turned Our Marriage Certificate into a Love Letter: From Marriage First to Love, He Spoils Me More and More, Just as Fate Intended 闪婚后他把结婚证当情书写，先婚后爱越宠越命中注定 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, He Turned Our Marriage Certificate into a Love Letter. We Married First, Fell in Love Later, and His Affection Made Us Feel More and More Destined for Each Other 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 In the Tenth Year of Secretly Loving Me, He Chased Me from the Classroom Door to the Wedding Venue 偷偷喜欢我的第十年，他从教室门口追到婚礼现场 In the Tenth Year He'd Secretly Loved Me, He Chased Me from the Classroom Door All the Way to Our Wedding 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I'm Meant to Be the Beloved One 团宠我是应该的 I'm Supposed to Be Everyone's Favorite —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Gentle Touch That Finds Its Way into Your Heart 微微入君心 A Gentle Touch Reaches Your Heart 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 When Cookie Meets Mousse 曲奇遇上慕斯 [The Redemption Equation of Dark Chocolate and Honey] "Cookies are bitter, mousse is sweet." - "Summer's secret is hidden inside the Black Forest cake." Chen Rongrong's world was bitter like a cookie she'd never tasted, like the faint, salty tang lurking in Black Forest cake. She curled up in the shadows of midsummer, where even the sunlight seemed too glaring. - Liu Jingyi, on the other hand, lived as if he were an endless summer that would never fade. He said, “Girls look prettier when the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 After the Divorce, My Affair Partner Begged Me to Take Responsibility for Him 离婚后，出轨对象求我对他负责 After the Divorce, My Affair Partner Asked Me to Take Responsibility for Him 12Reads—Score—14d adds
