Novels like In a Small Town, His Down-to-Earth Boss Fell for Him First
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- 101 Half-Ripe Military Love 军婚半分熟 [Cool on the outside, warm on the inside Captain Ji & gentle, independent Reporter Ye] For the first two years after marrying Ji Fucheng, Ye Ningzhi worked as a reporter abroad. She returned to China in the third year, and that was when married life with Captain Ji truly began. She thought life with a man as taciturn and stern as him would be dull, and that their marriage would amount to nothing more than sharing a roof. But when she accidentally saw the photograph hidden at the back of his draw 5.8kReads8.8Score56514d adds
- 102 The Twenty-Ninth Book by Chaoqi Pengbo 潮气蓬勃的第29本书 [Sweet, gentle girl from a poor family x powerful, aloof leader] [An 18-year age gap | Utter devotion | The powerful one bows his head] Lin Xi had just left the hospital, clutching the payment receipt. Before she could even catch her breath, she saw Zhou Mingyu holding hands with another woman, their fingers intertwined as they chatted softly. That smile had once been the light she relied on most. Through her tears, she said, “You promised you’d get through this with me.” But the next second, Zh 12Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 103 Love Affairs in Haicheng 海城情事 [Government workplace romance] + [Love at first sight] + [Both leads are each other's first and only] + [Happy ending] A love story between a deputy director and a young woman still on probation. One fleeting glimpse in the talent recruitment building was enough for Sun Feilin to fall for Shao Chen at first sight. And one backward glance by the Pujiang River left Shao Chen with a lasting impression of Sun Feilin. He is the most handsome man in the administrative complex, a genius with a high-ran 2.6kReads9.0Score31514d adds
- 104 Sweet-Talking: Mr. Yu's Openly Obvious Favoritism 诱哄：郁先生的偏爱明目张胆 A powerful-family romance about winning back a wife: a cool, fragile little flower and a rigid old-fashioned man who always keeps himself in check Rekindled love + the powerful one learning to bow his head + both untouched + ten-year age gap When Ruan Xitang was young, she fell in love with Yu Zheng. Later, Yu Zheng was expected to marry for an alliance, so she left him. Only afterward did she learn that Yu Zheng had thought she was dead. Three years later, she arrived at the airport in Jing Cit 5.2kReads8.6Score40514d adds
- 105 County Magistrate, Your Sweet Wife Doesn’t Want You Anymore 县长大人，亲亲的老婆不要你了 Li Hao achieved success at a young age and rose to a high position. His heart is full of passion, and he wants to dedicate himself to serving others. As for a wife, all he needs is someone sweet and obedient. Lin Xiao is a red plum blossom blooming on a sheer cliff. She has ideals in her heart and strength beneath her feet. A man? Her career matters far more. But love arrives unexpectedly, as naturally as flowing water. Love grows over time. Both leads are each other’s first and only love, with 1.9kReads9.2Score19614d adds
- 106 Surrender Beneath the White Night 白夜臣服 (Completed) [Age Gap + Both Leads Are Chaste + A Guiding Lover + Sapiosexual Romance] The day Su He gets dumped, she grabs a man and asks him whether she's attractive. When Shen Yanzhou first sees Su He, he wonders how a girl could ask such a stupid question. Later, Shen Yanzhou answers her with actions. [Scene One] Su He: "I'm not looking to date anyone right now." Shen Yanzhou: "Then when you are, put me at the top of your list!" [Scene Two] In the elevator, with a coworker present. Sh 23.6kReads8.4Score2.8k14d adds
- 107 By Seniority, You Have to Call Him Uncle 按辈分要叫叔叔 Mutual chastity + workplace romance + age gap + sweet romance The first time Jiang Tang met He Shuting, she greeted him with, “Hello, Uncle.” He Shuting paused with his cigarette halfway to his lips and looked up at her. “What kind of look is that?” Jiang Tang said, “My aunt told me on the way here that you're senior to me in the family, so I should call you Uncle.” He Shuting said, “How did your parents raise you?” Those words struck a nerve with Jiang Tang, because her parents had died four ye 7.9kReads8.2Score91814d adds
- 108 Indulged After Marriage 婚后宠溺主义 Years of careful planning / Age gap / Both leads are each other’s first and only love / Powerful government-family background *Gentle, well-behaved sweetheart vs. doting, husband-material older man *Tourism bureau guide & impeccably well-connected scion of Beijing’s elite At twenty-one, Shi Ye graduated from university. She had no grand ambitions. A simple, stable life was enough for her. But the marriage agreement with Zhou Junheng, and the position he held, meant her wish to be an ordinary, un 5.2kReads8.3Score53414d adds
- 109 The Little Girl from the Big Leader’s Family 大领导家的小姑娘 Daddy-type senior official x gentle, clear-headed guzheng teacher [The second male lead fights for her too + the male lead's desperate pursuit is doomed + twelve-year age gap + everyday-life romance + sweet little love story] At first, Tang Shining thought Lu Yanliang was just a friend of her father's, so she was always careful around him. It wasn't until Lu Yanliang moved into her home that she realized something was wrong... 2.1kReads7.1Score17614d adds
- 110 After Falling for an Officer Online, He Transfers Away for Three Years and Comes After Me Again 网恋军官后，他调岗三年又追我 They fell in love at first sight while chatting online. The gentle look in Yin Ruowan’s eyes captured officer Xu Yi’s heart, and the feelings they shared through a screen spoke louder than a thousand words. They thought meeting in person would mean spending their lives together, but an urgent reassignment in his unit forced them into a sudden long-distance relationship, tearing their budding romance apart. They endured longing across mountains and seas and the twists and turns of life. In the en 703Reads—Score12814d adds
- 111 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
- 112 I'm a Civil Servant in a Special Department 我在特殊部门当公务员 Jiang Yi, a young genius of the mystic arts, has one great mission in life: protect the feng shui formation her master left behind. So, right after graduating, she returned to her hometown and opened a homestay to while away the days. She thought she'd spend her life hiking the mountains, petting cats, and basking in the sun. Then an important guest showed up and opened with, "Would you consider joining our Ninth Bureau as a civil servant?" Jiang Yi: "? A desk job? No way." Huo Cheng is a spec —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Joy Above the Clouds 云端之悦 [Clear-headed, resilient doctor × disciplined, principled tycoon | Career growth | Breaking free and being reborn | Mutual devotion | Age gap | A guiding, supportive lover] Lin Yue, a top student at Yichang Medical University, took a job as a doctor at Qianshi Airport to escape the suffocating grind of endless hospital shifts. She thought a change of scenery would finally let her catch her breath, but then she was seconded elsewhere. There she met a mentor and friend, and the benefactor of her l 194Reads6.4Score11114d adds
- 114 When We Began to Fall in Love 当我们开始相爱 [Cold, powerful leader x smart, ambitious newcomer] On the day Xie Song’an took up his post in Qingping Town, he sat on the dais and watched Xu Fengqiu arrive late. He recognized her as the woman he’d seen before, dressed flamboyantly and gossiping about her superiors behind their backs. How could he let a woman like that work under him? Out of sight, out of mind. He might as well transfer her somewhere else. Xu Fengqiu had no idea what she’d done wrong. The new leader, Xie Song’an, always looke 5.1kReads8.8Score50414d adds
- 115 One Glance, a Love That Never Fades; For the Rest of Our Lives, I'll Be by Your Side Every Day 一眼情深不负悦，余生朝夕皆伴君 [Both leads are sexually inexperienced | Workplace romance | Sweet romance | Happy ending] He is a powerful leader with real authority, cold and hard to approach in the eyes of outsiders. Yet somehow, he falls for her. People warn her that their statuses are worlds apart and she should stop dreaming. She smiles faintly. She has earned her place through her own abilities and has never relied on anyone. They stand side by side at work and stay together in love. The powerful man at the top has eyes 6.6kReads7.6Score68514d adds
- 116 A Maid Who Married into a Marquis's Family, Spoiled into a Lady of Honor 高攀侯门婢，宠成诰命妻 [Ambitious impoverished scholar x clearheaded maid in a marquis’s household] [Everyday-life story] Yun Yu, Yang Yu, and Rong Yu are maids who accompany their young lady into the marquis’s household as part of her dowry. Yang Yu climbs into the marquis’s bed and is beaten to death by the young lady. Afraid the beautiful maids around her might betray her the same way, the young lady marries Yun Yu and Rong Yu off as well... And so Yun Yu ends up in the household of a minor official in green robes. 8.6kReads8.4Score94914d adds
- 117 A Son Brings Blessings: The Barren Emperor Finally Has an Heir 母凭子贵，绝嗣帝王有后了 [Beautiful, mature woman vs. domineering emperor] [Not mutually chaste + forbidden love + having a baby] Everyone knew that Marquis Pingyang had a beloved woman on the side, while his wife was merely a figurehead he had been forced to marry at his parents’ command. In three years of marriage, the marquis had never even visited her rooms. Because of this, the Marchioness became the laughingstock of the entire capital. People said that no matter how noble her birth or how exalted her title, she st 27.9kReads7.6Score82114d adds
- 118 Looking Out for Number One 独善其身 Liang Shan isn't a pushover, but then she met Meng Jiming. Now she can only let him twist her this way and that, and do whatever he wants. 1.2kReads8.7Score10514d adds
- 119 A Great Fire in the Human World 人间大火 As the days go by, every life is full of stories. It's just that someone else works to maintain the peaceful life you enjoy. 576Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 120 How Could I Not Miss You? The Proud Li Guanxin Bows Her Head 怎不思量：骄傲的李观心折腰了 A stubborn, self-reliant heroine vs. a realist hero [An arrogant young woman bows her head; idealism crumbles] [Infidelity + weighing the pros and cons + growth + a powerful partnership + standing up for justice] [Romantic obsession and flirty push-and-pull at first, then awakening and focusing on her career] Li Guanxin had been dating the same man for six years. From eighteen to twenty-four, she thought they were sure to get married. But things took an uncontrollable turn. She fell for another 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 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 5.9kReads8.6Score56414d adds
- 122 The 26th Book by Zui Ai Shao Yang Yu 最爱烧洋竽第26本书 Title: Forced to Marry My Boss. Set in the government system. “Cold, calculating tycoon + cool, gentle beauty + sweet romance.” The moment he first sees her, he is deeply captivated and wants to have her. He carefully plots each move, determined to make her his and hold her in his arms, so she can belong to him for the rest of her life... (This story is entirely fictional. Please don't read it if that's not your thing.) 2.9kReads7.6Score23814d adds
- 123 When the Coin Is Tossed 当硬币抛起 [Dual careers, a reunion after years apart, old flames rekindled, powerful families, a seventeen-year age gap, the powerful man lowering his head for love, the underdog bravely pursuing love, a guiding male leader x a growing female subordinate] Twelve years ago, they first met. She thought: Men really are at their best at forty. He smiled softly: A young girl who's never been through much, a blank sheet of paper. Twelve years later, they met again. She blushed, her heart racing: A Ferrari is st 903Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Chu Huaixu, the Lost Little Daisy 楚淮序，弄丢的小雏菊 Both leads work in the public sector + age gap + love at first sight • Chu Huaixu was hosting a symposium on arts education at universities. Jian Chu, a young art teacher, spoke as a representative, and her fresh, refined presence and original insights caught everyone’s attention. Until the day his diplomat first love returned from overseas. “She’s just your substitute.” I heard him say it with my own ears. I hid the ultrasound in my sketchbook and fled the city that very night. Months later, he 1.3kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 125 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 1.4kReads8.6Score20414d adds
- 126 After Taking a Part-Time Job as a Top-Tier Star’s Assistant, I’m Pursued by the Star 兼职做顶流助理后，顶流狂追我 [A male top-tier star × a low-level public servant] [A lovestruck actor who pulls out every trick to win her over × a warm, generous, clear-headed, stunningly beautiful civil servant] [Mutually devoted, sweet romance] Gu Yanyi has been in the industry for ten years. He has swept the major TV Best Actor awards and won two Best Actor trophies. He’s just one step away from a grand slam in film and television. Surrounded by the most tempting people in the business, he has always kept himself out o 6kReads8.7Score70314d adds
- 127 Climbing to Power from the Shadows 伺位而上 - Two formidable minds in a battle of wits | Push and pull to the limit | Both choose each other - A clear-eyed, ambitious heroine x a scheming, aloof man in power - She thought she was using him, never realizing he had been plotting this for a long time The night my family went bankrupt, I was sent to face Li Xingzhou, a powerful provincial official. From a fallen heiress to his “canary,” everyone laughed at me for currying favor with the powerful. They never knew this deal was a game I had c 1.1kReads8.0Score12214d adds
- 128 The Abstinent Tycoon Asks Me for a Title Every Night 禁欲系大佬夜夜问我要名分 Important announcement, important announcement, important announcement!!! Volume One is complete. The story about the uncle you’ve all been asking to read has been updated in Volume Two. [Powerful Male Lead + Older Man/Younger Woman + Sweet Romance] [Mutual Healing, Two-Way Devotion] She grew up dependent on others, enduring their cold stares. Her stepfather treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will. Her mother saw her as a burden and ignored her for years. Her husband treated her like a 15.4kReads9.0Score1k14d adds
- 129 A Reborn Couple in Government: The Daily Grind 体制内夫妻重生奋斗日常 A new work is here. In a sense, this one continues the previous one. Follow a young couple working their way up from the grassroots within the system, and see how they write their own story in an era when the old century gives way to the new. Once again, I sincerely invite you to read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 32Reads7.6Score314d adds
- 130 County Magistrate Lu, Please Turn Off the Lights 陆县长，请关灯 [Female Doctor & County Magistrate] [Both Leads Are Each Other's First Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Second-Chance Romance] Liang Chuying never imagined she would see her ex-boyfriend again after six years. Not only had he become the county magistrate, he was also her neighbor. She knew better than to fall into the same trap twice, so she avoided him and kept her distance. But in the end, she fell for him all over again. Because he said, “Let me pursue you, okay?” He also said, “From now on 4.5kReads8.8Score47514d adds
- 131 Made It: This Young Woman Just Wants to Get Ahead 成功上岸：小姑娘只想进步 The rating is new and will rise (both leads work in government + age gap + love at first sight + each other's only love + happy ending + sweet, no angst) (A newly hired, soft-spoken young woman × a promising young bureau chief) Yu Kexin is gentle and sweet-natured, with a soft, endearing face, but she comes from a poor family. After finally passing the exam to become a grassroots civil servant, all she wants is to do her job well. Instead, her colleague's cousin, a bureau chief, sets his sights 3.1kReads8.4Score29414d adds
- 132 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 7.4kReads9.2Score86814d adds
- 133 Her Waist Is Soft and Her Lips Are Sweet! The Big Shot Loses Control and Falls for Her 她腰软唇甜！大佬失控沦陷 Short drama adaptation coming soon [Over-the-top Devotion | Powerful Man Bows His Head | Age Gap | Both Pure | Guiding Lover] Delicate, sweet-tempered inheritor of traditional crafts / Powerful, fatherly man The most outrageous thing Lin Wan ever did was spend that one night with Zhou Yanling. He was her ex-boyfriend’s boss, the powerful leader at the top, and the last person she should ever have gotten involved with. After that night, she did everything she could to draw a clear line between th 9kReads8.4Score91214d adds
- 134 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 1.4kReads9.2Score18414d adds
- 135 The Doormat Has Gotten on the Wrong Side of a Top Big Shot 受气包招惹了顶级大佬 A stern, aloof old-school official VS a sweet, adorably clueless little troublemaker [Powerful man humbled by love, stealing her from her boyfriend, older-man guidance, heroine takes control later on, hero eats his words] After three years of having her work stolen by colleagues and being targeted by her boss, Ye Zhenzhen had finally had enough of being a pushover. Her boyfriend advised her, “Go talk to the big boss about it!” That big boss was terrifyingly stern. She nervously pushed open the d 88kReads8.7Score187k14d adds
- 136 Look, the Mountains Roar for Me 你看高山为我哗然 By-the-book civil servant × senior executive at a multinational corporation + workaholic + warm on the outside, cold within + a young woman with a cold heart When Wen Jiamiao had just graduated, she joined the powerful multinational corporation IES as an outstanding new graduate. Then, at the company's annual gala in her first year, she fell in love at first sight with a man. She boldly confessed her feelings without hiding them. But the man wasn't swayed by her youth or beauty. He turned her do 125Reads5.5Score21714d adds
- 137 I Broke Off My Engagement to an Abusive Man and Married a Cool, Powerful Leader! 退婚家暴男，嫁给高冷大领导！ (Mutual first love, unequal status, nearly eight-year age gap, the aloof beauty falls from her pedestal) At 27, Qu Zhiyao has grown up in a blended family and is painfully shy and insecure. After years of hard work and saving, she finally buys a small apartment, only for her tenant to turn out to be Yuan Mingxi, a powerful man from the provincial capital who is 34. From then on, the apartment’s utilities and heating keep breaking down, and after a long day at work, she always gets a complaint ca 2.9kReads8.7Score43914d adds
- 138 Near Yun Huai 近云淮 [Bright, righteous, hardworking, ambitious, and rich female judge] x [Handsome, refined, sharp-tongued, capable, and broke male county magistrate] [Affection since youth | Reunited after many years | Secret love finally fulfilled | Childhood sweethearts] [Both devoted to each other, sweet romance | Healing | Grounded in reality] “Matchmaker Jia” from the court said, “The person I'm introducing you to today is someone you know. His name is Shang Xun.” Yun Huai: “Who? County Magistrate Shang?” Th 3.1kReads8.9Score34614d adds
- 139 Spring Blossoms at the Touch of Her Beauty 娇色惹春山 Synopsis [Commanding leader × gentle teacher] Senior official and darling wife, eight-year age gap, devoted to each other. Once the male lead realizes he’s in love, he fiercely pursues her and protects her at every turn. In a sentence: A calculating senior official carries off a sweet, soft little bunny, only to be thoroughly outmaneuvered by her. Campus belle Jing Ni has a boyfriend everyone envies, Zhou Li. He’s not only a star at their university, but also the son of a bureau chief and a 14.5kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 140 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
- 141 Chenchen and Mu Ci 琛琛慕辞 He's a widely recognized heartthrob in the industry, with a bright future ahead of him! She's a darling little girl from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, doted on by both her parents. Yet she ends up taking a job in a small county town far from home! He falls for her adorably silly side and her sweet, girlish voice. Despite th 1.1kReads8.8Score10314d adds
- 142 A Secret Marriage in the Civil Service Has Me Hooked. Want to Run Away Now? 体制内隐婚，让我上瘾，还想逃？ It just got its rating, and it's a little low. It'll go up later! [Military setting + cool, sharp female special forces ace × twisted, brooding commander + married first, love later + two formidable leads + one step short of a happy ending] She is Qin Xue, the special forces' top female operative, code-named “Night Owl,” cool and razor-sharp. During a vacation, she gets drunk at a bar and stumbles into the arms of a stranger. Through the haze of alcohol, those eyes seem somehow familiar from sev 2.2kReads7.5Score15614d adds
- 143 Warm Days and Drizzly Nights in Jiangnan 江南日暖夜微雨 [Signed for a print edition] [Elegant Jiangnan power player VS Radiant Beijing socialite] [Older man + both each other's first + 11-year age gap + love at first sight + healing romance] Meng Xi was Beijing's most dazzling ray of sunshine, born into a distinguished family, bright and bold. That year, during a misty, rainy trip to Jiangnan, she accidentally smashed a box of pastries from a century-old shop, and also found her way into the heart of a gentle, refined man. Mu Qian, heir to a century- 4.8kReads8.6Score57114d adds
- 144 A Second Marriage, A Devoted Husband 二婚老公宠妻实录 Having both been through failed marriages, Mo Ni was still afraid of Qin Zhengyang six months into their remarriage. His cool, detached manner always made her instinctively keep her distance and feel intimidated. He had grand ambitions for his country, while she was content to be a housewife, preparing three meals a day. Wasn’t a second marriage just about sharing a life together? It wasn’t until hardship came time and again, and he protected her, helped her, and taught her to grow, that she r 467Reads8.5Score11514d adds
- 145 The Flower of Hong Kong's Beloved 港宠戒之花 [Hong Kong’s God of Wealth vs. Beijing’s Little Princess] The cold-faced Buddha × the fiery enchantress (Forceful pursuit + secret crush + age gap + both leads are inexperienced) Schemes within schemes, a bit of a brain teaser The century-old Shi financial empire on Hong Kong Island has a Third Master who never smiles. He dominates the business world with an iron fist that makes people shudder, yet few have ever seen his true face. Rumor has it he was disfigured in a serious car accident and lef 13Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 146 Falling for My Male Boss 恋上男上司 Su Fan is a low-ranking office worker with an ordinary job. Late one night, his boss summons him to her home. After one night together, Su Fan is promoted far beyond his station, and from then on becomes entangled for years in a complicated romance with his young female boss. 765Reads6.7Score7514d adds
- 147 The Reserved Boss Is Pampering His Good Girl Again Today 禁欲领导今天又在哄乖乖 Uptight, supposedly celibate boss VS genuinely sweet, coquettish girl. Age gap. Sweet everyday romance. Her first love, whom she'd been dating for a year, took advantage of her and brought another woman home. At last, the timid woman who always avoided trouble stood her ground and kicked him out that very night. She'd been decisive when she broke up with him, but after the breakup she was a wreck. One night, she drank to drown her sorrows and unexpectedly dragged her new downstairs neighbor home 7.7kReads8.7Score66314d adds
- 148 Team Leader Lin's Beloved Wife 林组长的心尖娇妻 [Completed, dive right in] Lin Zhizhou, a levelheaded and prudent leader of the inspection team with a keen eye for justice, and Shen Tinglan, an optimistic, confident, kindhearted party girl. From the male lead's perspective: love at first sight. From the female lead's perspective: she had been plotting it all along. One day, Shen Tinglan turned back and teased Lin Zhizhou, calling him a “gentleman.” The man furrowed his brows slightly and lowered his voice. “What does that mean?” Shen Ting 8.9kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 149 The Joyful Years 欢喜之年 One is a humble substitute teacher, the other a senior official overseeing education. Every smile, every glance, is you. Every happy moment is with you. Through the crowds and the endless flow of people, in the end, it’s still you. 243Reads8.8Score3114d adds
- 150 Follow You to Chase the Stars and Explore the Moon 随你逐星探月 [Strangers to marriage before love + powerful man lowers his head + nine-year age gap + sweet romance + only ever each other] A straight-laced man from a certain ministry and institute vs. a pretty workplace newbie Wu Mianmian is a bright young woman just starting her career. She goes with the flow and has no big ambitions. The Matchmaker can’t stand to see young people waste their best years. He forces a match, ties a red thread around her, and brings her together with Yan Yujian, a technica 88Reads7.6Score—14d adds
