Novels like A Little Deception, A Lot of Love
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- 151 I Made It Through the Cooling-Off Period, and I Don't Want You Anymore 熬过冷静期，我不稀罕你了 [The Ex-Wife Chase of Despair + She Never Looks Back + The Second Male Lead Wins Her Over + Marriage First, Love Later + Neither Is Chaste] Petite, delicate employee vs. tall, broad-shouldered CEO (a striking size difference, an instinctive attraction) Two people hurt by love and afraid to love again, caught in an intense push and pull~ When a love that began in school uniforms and was meant to end in wedding gowns turned into nothing but a mess, Tang Ximan finally reached her limit. “Either se 3.2kReads8.9Score33814d adds
- 152 That Night, She Didn't Come Home 那夜，她没回家 That Night, She Didn't Come Home 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Online Dating the Cold, Handsome Campus Hunk: The Scheming Gold Digger Takes the Crown 网恋清冷校草，恶毒捞女配上位 Online Dating the Cool, Distant Campus Hunk: The Scheming Gold Digger Claims Her Place 452Reads—Score114d adds
- 154 The Parasitic Flower Is Both Foolish and Vicious 菟丝花她又蠢又毒 A truly stupid, poisonous heroine vs. an arrogant hero who holds a grudge At school, Jian Xi hated Zhao Qingyu and He Lanting more than anyone. One was a teenage prodigy, beautiful, lively, and outgoing, adored by everyone around her. The other threw his family’s power around and acted like a tyrant wherever he went, as if everyone should bow down to him. By chance, Jian Xi happened to see He Lanting confess his feelings to Zhao Qingyu and get rejected. She took out her phone, recorded it, and p 3.5kReads8.8Score22314d adds
- 155 Brother-in-Law, Please Play Your Cards 姐夫请出牌 Brother-in-Law, Please Play a Card 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 The King of Chu and His Wife's Sweet Daily Life 楚王夫妇互宠日常 A cool, aloof yet pure-hearted young man x a sweet and clever girl [Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple + Both Pure, 1v1] Su Yujing, a young lady of a marquis's household forced to live under someone else's roof, dreams of her future self, taken as a concubine by the dissolute and tyrannical Prince Wei and left to die in misery at a side residence! After getting a full preview of her future, Su Yu trembles with fear and turns her attention to Prince Wei's younger brother, who is even you 351Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 After the Substitute Left, the Cunning Big Shot Regretted Everything 替身退场后，腹黑大佬悔不当初 Capital Circle princeling | Wife-Chasing Crematorium | Bittersweet Push and Pull | A Touch of Angst | Deadpan Humor Sharp-tongued, calculating heir vs. cool, resilient beauty Luo Qingci and Jin Chengxiao have been married for three years, yet they have barely seen each other. She knows that if not for the misunderstanding back then, Jin Chengxiao would never have married her. His heart belongs to her younger sister, Luo Shanyue. Luo Shanyue is the Luo family's true daughter, born to them in 305Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Stop Kneeling, CEO! Your Stand-In Ex-Wife Doesn't Want to Remarry! 别跪了霸总，替身前妻不想复婚！ [Substitute bride + marriage first, love later + pregnant and on the run + happy ending] The male lead has a first love. Li Yue and Cheng Qing have been married for five years, and she has suffered two miscarriages. She thinks her body is the problem, never suspecting that Cheng Qing had someone drug her. He doesn’t want her to have a child of the Cheng family because his heart has always belonged to someone else. When that woman returns, Li Yue finally learns that she has been nothing but a sub 246Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 159 His Forceful Possession After Dark 入夜强势占有 A heart-wrenching, satisfying, sweet original novel [Both are virgins + possessive hero + reunion after years apart + sexual tension + obsessive pursuit] She reunites with her boyfriend, whom she broke up with three years ago, when she’s arrested in a prostitution raid. The man questioning her is her ex-boyfriend, Police Officer Shen Yanzhou. He curled his lip in a mocking smile. “Three years apart, and you’re still making money with your body?” At first, he mistakenly thought she was clinging 3.1kReads5.7Score14914d adds
- 160 Playing Along with Desire 曲意逢情 Second Young Master Qu spent years chasing skirts, never letting anyone tie down his wandering heart. Until one day, Qin Zhiyi flung divorce papers in his face, and only then did he realize: Some love makes no noise, yet sinks deep into your bones. The person who had captured his heart had been right beside him all along. Second Young Master Qu smiled like a gentlemanly scoundrel and drawled, “You'll never get divorced from me in this lifetime. Maybe you can hope to become a widow.” Qin Zhiyi: “ 448Reads7.9Score10014d adds
- 161 I Wandered into the Russian Mafia and Became Their Beloved 误入俄罗斯黑帮后我成了白月光 What happens when a Chinese student studying abroad accidentally wanders into a Russian mob’s lair? How do you turn down a big shot’s advances? How do you get top grades while living the challenging life of an international student? How do you stay true to yourself amid temptation? Here’s a sweet little romance for you. 3.1kReads8.4Score24214d adds
- 162 After the Divorce, She Became the Apple of His Eye 离婚后，她成了心尖宠 [Scheming CEO + Obsessive Possessiveness + Physical and Emotional Torment + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Adorable Baby] He loved her but could never have her, then took her for granted once she was his. When he lost her, his regret went far beyond anything he could bear! They should have shared the affection of childhood sweethearts, but he hurt her for another woman, wearing away all her love until he even forced her to abort their child! After the divorce, she vanished without a trace. When they 153Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 163 Quick Transmigration: She Flees While Pregnant, Then the Male Lead Forces His Way In 快穿，有孕逃遁后男主强制上位 [Quick Transmigration + Everyone's Favorite + Childbearing + On the Run with a Baby + Breaking Up Canon Couples + The Heroine Is No Angel] As disasters ravaged the small worlds, Su Jin'er, a native of one of them, bound herself to a System in desperation to save her world. Her mission was to have a child by the male lead, absorbing the world's fortune in the process. She planned to do the deed in each world, then disappear and raise the child on her own, leaving the male lead and heroine to sort 51.9kReads8.0Score4.3k14d adds
- 164 The Emperor's Mysterious Wife 帝国总裁神秘妻 He was an all-powerful emperor, rich beyond measure, cold and aloof, ruthless and impossible to read. Yet the moment he saw her, he lost his heart. She saw him as a devil and tried to escape time and time again... “Ai Ai, do you remember what I told you?” His icy breath brushed across the girl's deathly pale face. “Please, just let me go.” Her voice trembled. Her face had turned ashen, and she shrank back into the corner. The next second, his kisses landed on her lips, swallowing every protest. 127Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 165 The Day the Babies Were Switched at the Maternity Ward, the Tycoon Family and the White Moonlight Both Smiled 产房换子那一天，豪门和白月光都笑了 The day the babies were switched in the delivery room, the wealthy family and the favored daughter both smiled. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked Woman Climbs to the Top with Cunning 快穿：恶女凭心机上位 Quick transmigration + both leads are virgins + no fixed couple + self-interest above all + scheming heroine + not a strong female lead Even when trapped in difficult circumstances, there are always people who know how to use their advantages to climb higher and satisfy their desires, because they know exactly what they want. World One: The frail, scheming concubine-born daughter So what if you’re the legitimate daughter? I’ll still have you beneath my feet. Your elder sister likes the heir? The 518Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Officer Li Is Hard to Flirt With 李警官不好撩 [The One That Got Away + face-slapping the scumbag + angst before sweetness + winning her back + marriage before love] [Cool, tough cop with a warm heart X resilient, delicate heiress] On the day Ning Zixi celebrated her birthday alone, she found out that her boyfriend had hooked up with her stepsister. She found it both laughable and heartbreaking. But as she walked alone at night, trying to recover from the pain, body and soul, she unexpectedly met the man destined for her. The first time they 646Reads8.2Score11014d adds
- 168 Quick Transmigration: The Growth of a Scheming Woman 快穿：心机女的成长 [The rating was just released and will go up.] (Beautiful female lead + loves no one + scheming + flirtatious + green tea, white lotus + exclusive targets + no fixed couple + clear-headed + multiple men (tools) + not kindhearted) Su Jiu and System 666~~~~ (I'm no good at writing blurbs.) (The female lead will build on the original host's personality and add a little of her own as she pursues her targets. Her heart is set solely on the missions, and she won't fall in love with anyone.) World One: 173Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 169 After My White Moonlight Went to Prison, the CEO Made Me Pay With My Life 白月光入狱后，总裁让我拿命赔 After a car accident, Yan Yi’an testifies in court, sending the woman Zhou Xizhi treasures most to prison. In a single night, Yan Yi’an falls from heaven into hell. Fangcheng loses its dazzling movie star, and Imperial City No. 1 gains a lowly bar hostess. Zhou Xizhi keeps her locked by his side and torments her without end, all to make her atone... She tries to escape again and again, but never gets out of his grasp. Like a demon at her side, he warns her, “If you try to run again, I’ll break y 597Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 170 The Years I Spent Looking for a Wife 我找老婆这些年 All These Years, I’ve Been Looking for a Wife 76Reads—Score114d adds
- 171 After We Wed, the Aloof Chancellor Fell for Me 成亲后，高冷丞相沦陷了 [Transmigrates into a book + sweet and satisfying + marriage before love + everyday life + devoted to one another] Du Nan transmigrated into a book, becoming Yun Shuyue, the sickly, pampered legitimate daughter of a wealthy merchant family in the capital. Three days later, she was to marry Jiang Chengyuan, the prime minister, a first-rank official at court. A perfect sacrificial supporting character! She had read more than half the story. Yun Shuyue wasn’t Jiang Chengyuan’s one true love. He mar 5.5kReads8.7Score49014d adds
- 172 The Oath in the Red Book 红皮书的誓言 The Oath in the Red Book 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Burning Bones, Stirring Desire 炙骨撩思 Lu Xi was always a good girl. The only time she ever went against the grain was when she fell in love with her own bodyguard, Shen Zhan, and married him without hesitation. She had thought it would be a story of redemption rooted in their youthful past. Instead, she found herself caught in a vast web of lies and revenge... Shen Zhan once told her, “A debt owed by the father must be paid by the son. I kept you around so you could watch the Lu family fall into ruin.” With hatred clouding his eyes, 5.1kReads6.2Score14914d adds
- 174 He Abandoned His Pregnant Wife, Married in Secret for a Year, for His First Love 为了白月光抛弃隐婚一年怀孕的妻 Lan Ruotong: Are you sick? Mo Yechen: Do you have any medicine? A domineering military officer secretly marries his wife for a year while waiting for the woman he never forgot. When his old flame returns, he divorces his young wife. In a fit of anger, she jumps into the sea while pregnant. The domineering officer is consumed with regret and keeps vigil over his wife’s belongings for three years. After returning, Lan Ruotong (Fu Yiyi) is no longer the pushover she used to be. Can she accept the o 7.9kReads8.5Score45914d adds
- 175 Mr. Shen, Your Time Is Up 沈先生，逾期不候 White Moonlight + married first, fall in love later + the husband pursues his wife after the divorce The day Meng Qiong returned from a business trip to Sydney, her plane nearly had an accident, and the news remained at the top of the trending charts. But when she rushed home, still shaken, she found her husband, Shen Fengxi, getting cozy with a new intern from the TV station in the living room. The young woman jumped up in alarm when she saw Meng Qiong, but Shen Fengxi blamed Meng Qiong for fr 7.9kReads8.7Score50214d adds
- 176 Big Sister's Waist Is a Killer Blade, Specializing in Hooking Younger Brothers into Love-Brain 姐姐的腰夺命刀，专勾弟弟恋爱脑 The rating has just come in, so it’ll go up later~ [Quick transmigration + older love interest + supporting heroine rises to the top + mutually faithful couple + dominant older sister romance + scheming seductress] An older sister has three virtues: elegance, intelligence, and a taste for younger men. Yin Manxi is a supporting character who has awakened to her own existence. She’s older, and her personality is far from perfect, but if she wants to survive, she has to learn to put on an act and d 33.6kReads8.6Score2.6k14d adds
- 177 After I Asked for a Divorce, My Secretly Married Tycoon Panicked 提出离婚后，隐婚大佬他慌了 Alternate title: Tangled in Obsession [Clear-Headed, Independent Artist vs. Abstinent Tycoon] [Mutual Secret Crush + Bittersweet Angst + A Little Wife-Chasing (Not a Typical Regretful Ex's Redemption)] [A Little Angst Early On, Then Pure Sweetness] Their marriage had been forced into existence by pressure from their elders. Three years of a secret marriage, in name only. To the outside world, she was a renowned artist in her circle, adored by countless fans. At home, she was a graceful, refined 1.8kReads9.0Score12414d adds
- 178 Laugh at Her for Being a Widow? She's the Regent King's One Regret 笑她寡妇？可她是摄政王的意难平 On their wedding night, her husband, Pei Tingning, went into the wrong room and ended up with one of the maids. Three months later, he supposedly died in battle, and she wore mourning clothes for him for three years. Then, on the anniversary of his death, she heard his warm voice through the wall, laced with mockery. That was when she learned that his supposed twin brother, Pei Tingyan, was actually her husband in disguise. He had already married the maid as his second wife. Three years of agony 1kReads6.0Score20714d adds
- 179 Marrying My Ex 嫁前任 To save my two-year-old baby, who had leukemia, I begged my ex-husband to have another child with me. To my surprise, he told me he wasn’t Xiaobao’s biological father. It turned out that, for the sake of a plot of land, he had once handed me over to someone else... I begged my ex-husband to tell me who Xiaobao’s biological father was, only to discover that it was my first love, the man I had once dumped. For Xiaobao’s sake, I went to great lengths to get close to him. Only later did I realize th 833Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 180 Don’t Leave Her a Widow 别让她守寡 Don't Leave Her a Widow 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 I Can’t Carry On Anymore. I’m Calling Off the Wedding 背不动了，不结了 I Can't Carry This Burden Anymore. I'm Calling Off the Wedding 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The 1970s Officer Is Cold on the Outside, but Addicted to Passion Behind Closed Doors 七零军官表面高冷，背后贪欢上瘾 The Xu family has been powerful since the founding of the country. Need we mention the elder General Xu in the capital? Xu Jinnian himself reached a high position at a young age, and his family background was beyond compare. Yet this thoroughly respectable third-generation military man was forced to marry the daughter of a fallen capitalist. The impoverished young lady was said to have snow-white skin, bright eyes, and devastating beauty. She had used a life-saving favor from years ago to force 11.4kReads8.5Score91014d adds
- 183 A Shocking Turn in the Bridal Suite 婚房惊变 A Shocking Incident in the Bridal Suite 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Desire Beyond Control 深欲难抑 [Transmigrate into a book + fictional modern setting + the white moonlight + delicate beauty + seduce your way to the top] The cold and ruthless head of the most powerful family × his delicate and darling ex-girlfriend, the white moonlight … In an old-fashioned body-double romance, the villainous white moonlight dies suddenly before the story begins. The peerlessly beautiful Bao Si is awakened by the System and must take the white moonlight's place, meeting her tragic fate all the way through t 64kReads8.1Score5.2k14d adds
- 185 We've Slept in Separate Rooms for Three Years of Marriage. Now That I Want a Divorce, CEO Fu Is Beside Himself 结婚三年分房睡，提离婚傅总急红眼 In her previous life, Shen Yi spent all three years of her marriage to Fu Chen alone in an empty room. She was nothing but a pawn Fu Chen used to get close to the woman he loved. Unwilling to remain a pawn, she did everything she could to compete with his beloved for his attention, picking fights at every turn. But she lost completely. In the end, her heart died and she divorced him. After the divorce, she was kidnapped and held for ransom, and met a tragic end. Fate gave her a second chance, an 47kReads8.1Score2.9k14d adds
- 186 Wild After Marriage 婚后野 [Marriage First, Love Later + Powerful Family Alliance + Both Pure + Bickering Couple] A haughty heiress in public and a goofball in private x an heir who pretends to be aloof but is actually a shameless flirt He Xiaoyu and He Fengye couldn’t stand each other. He Xiaoyu once said that if He Fengye were the only man left in the world, she’d use a toy instead. Their marriage was purely for the benefit of their families. They signed an agreement: two years, then they would go their separate ways. 258Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 A Sky-High Contract: I Married Into Wealth, Then Took My In-Laws in Hand 天价契约：豪嫁后，我整顿了婆家 [Putting the in-laws in their place + wealthy CEO + married first, love later + groveling pursuit + cultural differences between north and south] A sky-high contract and a marriage of convenience, each getting what they need. To save her gravely ill mother, Guan Shanyue, a young woman from Songhe, “sold” herself to Lu Chenzhou, the richest man in Jincheng. He needed a wife to appease his family. She needed five million yuan for lifesaving treatment. From then on, the divide between north and sou 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 A Little Rain Falls Tonight 今夜小雨降落 [The score will rise after release] [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + both virgins + happy ending + a food blogger who is beautiful, aloof, and starved for warmth, Ju Yu, vs. CEO Tan He, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted at first, then a devoted puppy begging for affection] Ju Yu's life motto: “Anything's fine. Whatever works. No problem.” Her parents went abroad with her twin sister for treatment and arranged a marriage for Ju Yu. She nodded without a trace of emotion. “I'll do what y 16.3kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 189 The Easygoing Second Wife 佛系继室 From the moment Cui Jiangwan learns she’s to marry Marquis Wu’an Ji Huai, she knows the marquis still carries an irreplaceable first love in his heart. That woman was his late wife and his childhood sweetheart. So Cui Jiangwan plans to be a laid-back second wife and live with Ji Huai in mutual respect. 3.1kReads6.8Score22614d adds
- 190 The Empress Doesn’t Care 娘娘不在乎 [Palace and household intrigue + Marriage first, love later + Fictional era] [This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] Though Qiao Qingyi is a concubine’s daughter, her legitimate mother never treated her harshly. In fact, she raised her like her own child. But when her elder sister’s marriage arrangements change, the match that was supposed to be hers falls to Qiao Qingyi instead. To repay her legitimate mother’s kindness, Qiao Qingyi w 328Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 His Wife Wants a Divorce, and President Xie Begs for Her Love 太太要离婚，谢总卑微求爱 [Just launched, so the rating is low for now, but it’ll go up] [Divorce from the Start]+ [Relentless Pursuit of His Wife]+ [Fake White Moonlight]+ [Rekindled Romance]+ [Running Away While Pregnant] During their three years of marriage, Lin Qiao always thought Xie Zhinan was just like that. Calm and rational, with the same cool, unruffled demeanor about everything. But after seeing what he was like when he truly loved someone, Lin Qiao realized he simply hadn’t met anyone who could stir his emoti 2.9kReads6.6Score12114d adds
- 192 The Radiant Noble Lady Appears in Their Dreams, and the Crown Prince and General Both Fall for Her 明媚贵女入梦，太子将军齐齐沦陷 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.9kReads8.8Score28414d adds
- 193 She Lasts Longer Than Moonlight 她比月光更长久 Jiang Nian loved He Zheng for nine years and was married to him for three. All she got in return was, “Let’s get divorced.” She didn’t cry or make a scene. She signed the papers and flew to London. He Zheng thought this was the ending he wanted, but when the divorce agreement was placed on the table, he found he couldn’t bring himself to hold the pen. He suddenly remembered the way she’d looked up at him on the day they registered their marriage: eyes bright, full of hope, harboring a love she’d 588Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Turning My Fake-Marriage Husband Straight 掰直形婚老公 A law-focused, trope-subverting story A sweet, scatterbrained divorce lawyer versus a shrewd, restrained business tycoon Both leads are each other’s first and only; no idealized first love, no ex-boyfriends Marriage first, love later / grounded realism / simmering tension / falling in love with clear eyes No age gap; they’re the same age Wang Mengting: a name that clearly doesn’t belong to the heroine of a romance novel. A walking machine for snarky commentary. Twenty-eight by East Asian reckoni 801Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 A Love for a Lifetime 执爱一生 The heroine has more than one man. Don’t read this if that bothers you. The writing is average, so feel free to drop it if it’s not to your taste. An Siyue goes to the capital of H Country to seek refuge and meets three men who will be entangled with her for the rest of her life. One is gentle and refined, yet goes mad for her. One is domineering and forceful, yet becomes obsessed with her. One is carefree and flirtatious, yet devoted to her alone. After loving, hating, and suffering, where shou 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Both Father and Son Choose Their Dream Girl, So I’m Definitely Getting a Divorce 父子都选白月光，这婚我离定了 (The rating is low because it just opened. The story is great, guaranteed!) [Father-and-son regret arc + clear-headed heroine + divorce and thriving alone + face-slapping] Her husband’s first love is terminally ill. He often tells Xia Xing, “Xia Xing, Suxu doesn’t have long to live. Don’t hold it against her.” To make up for lost time, he travels with his first love, visiting mountains and rivers and gazing at the stars and sea. He even shamelessly gives Lin Susu their wedding ceremony. Even her 20.6kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 197 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Supporting Lady Snares the Male Lead 快穿之心机女配勾男主 Note: The heroine is calculating and plays the innocent, with a focus on winning over men and enjoying herself. There is no fixed male lead, and most worlds break up the original couples. Su Wan lives by the belief that men can’t be relied on, and only money is the real hard truth. She puts on a carefully crafted persona, makes lots and lots of money, and takes good care of herself, living a life free of illness and disaster. After she dies, she enters independent worlds and fulfills the wishes 4.8kReads8.8Score25514d adds
- 198 Get Lost, Ex-Husband! My New Husband Spoils Me to Heaven! 滚蛋吧前夫，再婚老公宠我上天！ [Sweet romance, happy ending, modern marriage, devoted husband] Her husband’s first love showed up pregnant and demanded a divorce. After five years of marriage, it was over. At a nightclub, she draped herself over a handsome man and kept stuffing money into his shirt. “You’re so handsome, big brother!” Gu Mingjin looked at the woman who had mistaken him for a gigolo. It was his junior from school, the one he’d once had feelings for. But when they met again back then, she was already with someon 828Reads9.0Score12414d adds
- 199 The God I Forced Myself to Love Isn't Sweet at All, and Now My Wife Doesn't Want Me 强扭的男神不甜，老婆不要他了 [The husband chases his wife after losing her + marriage before love + secret crush becomes mutual + devoted to each other] - [A seemingly gentle good girl with a rebellious streak and thorns like a rose, a physics master’s student VS. the aloof and restrained campus heartthrob CEO who becomes a deeply devoted, possessive simp] - Everyone knows Bai Yingran is a simp. She pursued the campus heartthrob for eight years, from middle school through high school and university. An accident made her his 6.6kReads7.7Score29414d adds
- 200 Whose Green Tea Is This Charming? 谁家绿茶如此迷人 Jiang Qia was transmigrated into a wealthy entertainment-industry novel as a sickly little green tea villain. She had used every dirty trick to seduce the male lead, pretended to be pitiful, bullied the heroine, and tried again and again to drug the male lead, only to suffer the consequences and end up in bed with the story's deranged villain. In the end, she married him and died a miserable death at his hands. When Jiang Qia arrived in the novel, she was already the villain's most hated wife. J 9.7kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
