Novels like Playing Too Rough
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Playing Too Rough, best match first.
- 101 My Foodie Wife Is the Big Shot's Beloved 吃货娇妻，大佬心头宠 [Scheming arms dealer x silly beauty; underworld kingpin; entertainment industry; the man has a past, the woman doesn’t; fluffy, silly, sweet, and funny] Content warnings: 1. Nine-year age gap. (The male lead is a fatherly boyfriend who talks nonstop.) 2. The heroine is sincere, not stupid in a clueless way. She’s genuinely beautiful and genuinely ditzy. 4. Outlaws, and an over-the-top plot. Cen Xingben used to sell drinks at a nightclub. One day, her own boss picked her out. For just a hundred 3.5kReads9.1Score25114d adds
- 102 President Qin Doesn't Believe His Spoiled Wife Is a Scheming Little Sweetie 秦总不信，娇养的媳妇是黑心汤圆 [Overwhelmingly possessive, unhinged male lead & delicate, weak-bodied, black-hearted sweetheart] Xu Zhiqiao was brought to the Qin family at sixteen, where she and her mother, a maid in the household, depended on each other. Rumor had it that the Qin family's eldest young master was ill, and when he flew into a rage, he could torture someone to death. Xu's mother was worried and forbade her daughter from going near the main house. But how could she explain what she'd seen? The pampered young ma 669Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 103 My Best Friend's Uncle Is Wild and Irresistible 闺蜜小叔他超野超欲 Cold, abstinent uncle & gorgeous, spirited troublemaker Married first, love later + both leads' first love + sweet doting + eight-year age gap + powerful tycoon + long-planned romance [Dearest readers, this is a super sweet romance! The uncle is both seductive and doting. It's so good you'll cry, scream, roll around, and bang your head against the wall. Guaranteed to leave you feeling refreshed and clear-headed!] Before her wedding, Jiang Yinuo catches her fiancé in bed with a green tea girl. Is 559Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 104 A Springtime Gamble 春日豪赌 By day, Liang Shu is a beautiful lecturer in a university mathematics department. By night, she’s a champion poker player in Shanghai’s elite Texas Hold’em circles, undefeated at every table. Who needs a man? I’m better off on my own! While abroad, Liang Shu suddenly runs into criminals. Desperate for protection, she offers to win a game for a domineering CEO in exchange for a “tactical nap.” But once she’s done, she tosses him aside, leaving him wanting more. The CEO keeps approaching her and c 5.9kReads9.3Score62514d adds
- 105 The Tycoon Pursues His White Moonlight, Willing to Be the Other Woman for Love 资本大佬猛追白月光为爱甘当小三 When her powerful backer was suddenly transferred, Shen Zhenzhen found herself surrounded by enemies at the company. The S+ core project she'd poured her heart into was on the verge of collapse. Cold looks came from all sides, and everyone was waiting to see her fail and leave. As the jeers filled the air, the new CEO spoke in front of everyone, silencing the room with a single sentence: “She has me in her corner.” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Evening Breeze Brings the Seasons 晚风予季 [Two Strong Leads + Sharp Tongues + Emotionally Intelligent Heroine + Rekindled Romance] She arrives in the bustling, unfamiliar city of Shanghai, cautiously adapting to the insular world of the wealthy and learning to navigate the pleasantries and scrutiny at their parties. She never imagined that the boy who loved throwing tantrums and bickering with his friends would become the person she relied on most. Playful days on the beach, heart-to-heart talks on the terrace, journeys to Jiangnan. Ke 1Reads—Score12014d adds
- 107 A Galaxy in Your Eyes, All My Love for You 眼底星河，予你偏爱 Luo Xi never imagined that one day she would end up living with Lan Yanchen, the legendary man with a face as cold as a thousand-year-old iceberg. Sitting in the car with an innocent look on his face, he said to her, “That was my first kiss. Don't you think you should take responsibility?” Luo Xi stared at him in disbelief. “When did you start liking me?” Lan Yanchen slowly turned toward him, his nose brushing against her forehead. “From the very first moment I saw you, you were already in my he 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Wanxing's Heart-Stealing Plan 晚星的偷心方案 [Huge age gap + he pursues, she runs + sweet, doting older man + old flames reignited + flees while pregnant + genius adorable baby + groveling pursuit] Su Wanxing, an academic star at Jing City University of Technology, seems gentle and docile, but she's actually a flirtatious little fox. To pay off the debt that got her father kidnapped, she goes undercover at Lu Chemical. She deliberately gets close to Lu Zeyan, a powerful figure in the chemical industry, and tests him! Even after her attempt 39Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 109 Jing Yi’s Heartbeat 京翊心动 (Just got a rating, so if you like it, please give it five stars. Thank you!) [Cool, Chaste, Powerful Beijing Socialite x Sweet, Soft, Alluring Girl] 1v1, both leads are romantically inexperienced, sweet romance [A story about an innocent, alluring girl gradually being lured home and doted on by Beijing's top-tier star] He is Zhou Yi, the favored son of Beijing's elite, a man whose word is law. Born into a prominent family and ruthless in his methods, he is someone no one in the capital dares pr 34.9kReads6.6Score5.3k14d adds
- 110 The Wealthy Family's Nanny: The CEO Insists on Becoming a Dad 豪门保姆：总裁非要喜当爹 My name is Yu Xuan. I’m an ordinary divorced woman raising a child, and for a good salary, I became a live-in nanny for the owner of Anju Group, one of Haicheng’s most prominent companies. He has a beautiful girlfriend, and I’m his housekeeper. We should have been parallel lines that would never meet. But later, the way he looked at me burned hotter than his Tibetan mastiff. He put an end to my budding romances, drove away my blind dates, and even told me in front of his fiancée, “Xiao Yu, stay 3.5kReads8.6Score35414d adds
- 111 A Rich Family Marriage: Strangers in Public, Kissing Passionately in Private 豪门婚姻，人前不熟，人后猛亲 [Radiant, pampered heiress x cold, calculating man in power] Ming Yang, the only daughter of the Ming family of Shanghai, was born into wealth and doted on by everyone around her. Just like her name, she was bright and beautiful, impossible to miss. But her enviable life was thrown off course by an unexpected engagement. When she learned that the man her parents had chosen for her still carried a long-lost love in his heart, she turned instead to the man from the Shi family in the capital. Shi C 20.4kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
- 112 Forced Love: Beyond Reach 强制爱：贵不可攀 Resilient, kindhearted village widow from the bottom of society × proud, ambitious top-ranking nobleman who says one thing and feels another [HE + Groveling Chase + Rekindled Love + Coercive Possession + Cheating + Neither Lead Is a Virgin] Xue Zhi, grandson of the Duke of Xue, was born into privilege and was the very picture of a favored son of heaven. He had toyed with countless women. Zhou Fengchun was just a poor widow from the mountains who had once saved him. She stuttered and had a six-y 14kReads8.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 113 As Though Polished 娟然如拭 Guiding Romance + Workplace Marriage + Healing + CEO + Long-Running Scheme + Personal Growth Wang Juan had known her first love for ten years and been married to him for five, but then she suddenly discovered that her husband was attracted to men. As an HR professional, she thought she was good at reading people, yet she couldn't see through her husband. And somehow, she ended up hiring a marketing director who claimed he'd been in love with her for years. Faced with a marketing director who was 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Spring Comes, and the Days Grow Short 椿来昼短 [The sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside-then-sweet-again actress Chun Lai] [Shen Xiangchen, a hundred-year-old powerhouse hidden in the mountains] Standing by the breeze, like meeting for the first time, As if their hearts had known each other, he lowered his eyes and pretended to walk on. He actually began to undress. His long, slender fingers calmly found the first button of his newly changed shirt and deftly undid it. Then the second, then the third, gradually revealing his sharply def 519Reads9.4Score10614d adds
- 115 He Coaxes Her Step by Step, and She Falls Hard 他步步引诱，她深陷上头 [Reunion after years apart] [Long-planned love] [Both leads are devoted to each other] [Scheming, sharp-tongued crown prince × gentle, radiant beauty] Nine years ago, Ji Zhao mysteriously disappeared. When Lin Jiangchuan learned that she was dead, he thought he had lost her forever. But when they unexpectedly met again nine years later, she had changed her appearance and was now called Huo Niaoniao. Not only did she refuse to acknowledge him, she pushed him far away. He had been secretly in love 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Deep in the Clouds, Qingye; At Peace in My Thoughts, at Peace in My Heart 云深有清野，念安心自安 [A slow-burn small-town romance] [Long-haired, foxlike guitarist x overly composed, insecure female bookworm] [Yearning and push-and-pull] [They save each other] Xu Nian'an quits a dead-end job, only to be abandoned by her boyfriend of six years. Leaving behind a letter, she flees with a heart full of despair to Yunshen Town, a remote mountain town. She thinks all that remains of her life is learning to heal, unaware that the man who is always silent in the shadows and occasionally sharp-tongued 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 The Day After Our Divorce, the CEO Took Me to Get Our Marriage License 离婚第二天，总裁拉我去领证 [Heroine divorces and marries again + male lead's secret crush comes true + unconventional married-first, love-later] Su We Wan still remembered the rainiest, most humiliating night of her life. After five years of marriage, her husband cheated on her and even used her mother's surgery costs to threaten her, forcing her to leave with nothing. She was kicked out with nothing to her name, shivering in the freezing rain. Just as she was losing hope, a black umbrella appeared above her. Beneath it s 51.1kReads8.8Score3.1k14d adds
- 118 Exclusive Claim on Rouge 独占胭色 When the powerful lower their heads | Sky-high sexual tension | Overwhelming possessiveness | Fiercely protective Bright, pampered heiress x powerful man at the helm Gu Yan is bright and headstrong, raised in the lap of luxury and free to live life to the fullest. Her only problem is that all the marriage prospects her family arranges are dull and boring. Then she gets involved with someone who isn’t boring at all, just a little older and a little too possessive. But with a face that handsome, s 44.9kReads9.0Score6.1k14d adds
- 119 My Wife Is So Sweet and Soft, I Can’t Help Swooning! 老婆又娇又软，我直接嘶哈嘶哈！ [Gender-bender romance + anthology + one-on-one, mutually devoted] [Not quick transmigration!! A collection of separate stories!!] [The wife is sweet, soft, and absolutely adorable!!!] Story One: The Best Actor and CEO Is a Wife in Private! A tearful “wife” who is loved by her “husband.” Story Two: Even a Big, Burly Bodyguard Can Be a Wife! A loyal, devoted, clingy “wife” who listens to her “husband.” Story Three: Childhood Sweetheart Turns into a Wife! A twisted, lovesick “wife” is kept under t 975Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 120 Wild Wind and Jasmine 野风与茉莉 Main story complete [Marriage first, love later | five-year age gap, older man | both leads are sexually inexperienced | sizzling chemistry | love grows over time] [Radiant, elegant heiress × powerful, influential business tycoon] After two years of marriage, she has never even met her husband. Lu Yao is perfectly happy to enjoy the peace and quiet, focusing entirely on her career. That is, until she’s singled out for a special assignment: interviewing a big shot in the Jiang business circle wh 206Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 I Transmigrated into a Book and Was Spoiled by the Protagonist I Abandoned 穿书，我被自己抛弃的主角宠坏了 "No Golden Finger" "Breaking the Traditional Transmigration Story" "A Scheming CEO and His Wolfish Younger Lover in a Tense Tug-of-War to Protect His Beloved Older Sister" After author Shiyi submitted the completed manuscript of a short novel, she was unexpectedly invited by Chu Xingchen, a character she had created, into an abandoned outline. What followed was a series of fun, flirtatious scenes as he pursued her. Don't miss these exciting moments: she is drugged and becomes the antidote; she i 58Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 122 The Movie Emperor Is Actually Plotting Against His Haters 影帝他竟然对黑粉图谋不轨 [Shy, sweet anti-fan vs. aloof, devoted heartthrob] [Showbiz + doting romance + anti-fan turns true love + mutual devotion, prepare for a change of heart!] Xia Muhe is an anti-fan of Shi Jingsheng. She spends her days monitoring her idol’s updates to find fault with him. She’s vicious with her insults, and even harsher in her heart. But she never imagined that one day the man she mocked to no end would actually move into her home! From then on, the war escalates: She’s always trying to mess with 8Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 123 The Moon on the Page Where Love Begins 寻找爱情那一页的月 [A somewhat strong-willed, genuine young master from Beijing's elite circle × a slightly calculating local heiress] [A sweet-talking charmer wins over a true playboy] [She really does take him away, and the young master leaves home for love] [The male lead isn't a virgin; the female lead is] Please note the following: [Romance and everyday life take up a large part of the story] [No overpowered heroine with a string of satisfying face-slapping scenes] [No character in the story is perfect; every 8.4kReads9.1Score94514d adds
- 124 I Only Wanted to Have Some Fun, but the Crown Prince Took It Seriously! 我只想玩玩，太子爷却当真了！ [Two players + Both sexually experienced + Passion and desire + Coercive possession + Universal heartthrob + Villainess + Playboy reforms + Over-the-top drama] Cheng Huanyu is a famous young socialite in Beijing’s elite circles. Everyone knows she loves to have fun. Pei Jin is another dashing young man from Beijing’s elite circles. Women throw themselves at him without asking for a thing, but he has three rules: No virgins, no one who likes him, and no getting emotionally involved. Two playboys 10.9kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 125 I Found a Little White Moonlight, and the CEO Took Her Home to Have His Babies 捡到小白月光，总裁抱回家生崽崽 [Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Pregnant + Ten-Year Age Gap + Fake and Real Heiress] A heroine adored by everyone, with sweetness upon sweetness! Fast-paced, no angst! The baby was born holding birth control pills. Powerful CEO Huo Yanzhou was haunted by the trauma of his childhood. One day, he saved a girl and realized she was the little girl who had stayed by his side during the hardest time in his life. But after an accident, he lost control, and the two ended up in bed together. Huo Yanzh 377Reads7.6Score10214d adds
- 126 The Day She Finally Gave In, He Went Completely Mad 她认怂那天，他彻底的疯了 The three worst years of Lin Wan's life were all thanks to Gu Chenzhou. She had seen him treat others with tenderness, lose control over his unrequited love, and wound her at every turn with his cold words. She once thought that if she held on a little longer, was a little more sensible, and obeyed him a little more, she could eventually warm his heart. But then she understood: Someone who doesn't love you will even begrudge you your tears. So she gave up. She stopped arguing. She stopped making 40Reads—Score12914d adds
- 127 I Favored You at First Sight 第一眼就让我为你偏心 Sweet married life + a male lead who says what he means At a high school reunion, one drunken mistake leaves He Ailian being blackmailed by the school bully. “Pay me ten million.” “Marry me.” “Pick one.” She was so broke that she had no choice. If you don’t mind taking a loss, then fine, let’s get married. Fu Lingzhou was the high school bully, handsome and famously dangerous to cross. Back then, He Ailian had heard his name and would lower her head and walk away whenever she spotted him from a 264Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 I Only Ran Away from My Wedding, and Now the Whole World Is After Me 我只是逃了个婚，就被全球通缉了 [A sharp, capable couple, sweet 1v1 romance] At their lavish wedding, she put on her gown but declared, “I do not!” The whole world was thrown into an uproar! One day, she finally snapped. “Are you ever going to stop?!” A certain young master raised an eyebrow. “You dared to say no at my wedding? I’m afraid I’ll be holding that against you for the rest of our lives!” 2.4kReads9.3Score61914d adds
- 129 On Falling in Love With My Divorced Nanny 关于我爱上离异保姆这件事 Xu Yao, the biggest playboy in Haicheng, has dated countless women. One by one, his brothers have become henpecked husbands, but he takes their examples as a warning and swears to enjoy countless women without ever giving his heart to one. Then a painfully unsophisticated housemaid named Tao Pandi joins his household. She is poorly educated, has narrow horizons, and is divorced. Yet she dares to fall in love with him. Xu Yao sneers, crushing all her hopes: “Tao Pandi, what’s wrong with your head 4kReads8.3Score42714d adds
- 130 Ripe by Nightfall 入夜熟透 Fox who steals hearts & suited tough guy | Mature leads | The groveling-after-losing-her kind of romance | Happy ending After the Ning family falls, Ning Wu is cast aside by her husband's family. Her husband cheats, her mother-in-law wants her dead, and everyone says they pity her. The powerful family she'd relied on is gone, so they expect her to meet a miserable end. Ning Wu thinks, “When one old tree falls, a new one takes root.” And this new tree is sturdier and thicker, too. Better yet, his 4.4kReads8.2Score38414d adds
- 131 Back at Eighteen, I Missed Every Chance to Meet Him 重回十八，错过与他的每一次相遇 (Powerful CEO + both leads’ first love + sweet romance + second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium) Shi Yu fell in love with He Xizhou at eighteen. At twenty-two, she married him. But barely two years into their marriage, the strange feelings between He Xizhou and his widowed sister-in-law put their relationship on the rocks. One day, after an argument, she found his complaints about her on his old phone. [She’s turned into a shrew, always at home, suspicious of everything and conv 3.5kReads8.5Score39914d adds
- 132 I Picked Up a Secret Admirer’s Script by Mistake and Flirted with the Venture Capital Tycoon, Every Day 错拿暗恋剧本强撩，风投大佬每天 Only 120 days remain before Shen Nianwei loses the 30 million yuan trust fund her late mother left her. Then, as if things weren’t bad enough, her original investor pulls out and disappears, leaving her workshop with its funding cut off. Driven to desperation, Shen Nianwei takes her investment proposal to Gu Shixing, senior partner at Obsidian Capital. He gives her a cold look and sends her packing with a single line: “Obsidian doesn’t invest in sentiment or slapdash operations.” That is, until 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Forty and Bewildered: A Single Mother and a Shattered Elite 四十有惑：单亲妈妈与破碎精英 At forty, all that remains of his life is a countdown. With a promise to meet again at seventy, she tries to bring light to his shattered world. Shi Xiaoran, a divorced mother, discovers on her first day at her new job that her boss is a “monster”: he gives her lessons, assigns her homework, and treats her as his successor. Only later does she learn that this elite managing director, whom his subordinates call “Jiang the Butcher,” is trapped by a fortune told twenty-two years ago. Paroxetine is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Mrs. Gu, Let Me Lure You In 顾太太，诱你入怀 [Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance + Mutual pining + Choosing each other + Healing each other + Sweet romance + A slow, steady love] [Bright, confident lawyer x devoted, single-minded CEO] [Daddy-type big bad wolf x innocent little white rabbit] [Supporting characters have their own romances] When Gu Chenchuan was sixteen, he rescued Lin Nianxuan from being bullied. He fell for her at first sight. From then on, she became the only little sun in his bleak world. When Lin Nianxuan was sixteen, 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Mr. Xiao, You're Not Worthy Anymore 萧总，如今你不配 A slow-burn, mature romance driven by believable emotions and logic. This is not a fast, feel-good power fantasy, so proceed with caution if that is not your thing. Bai Ling married into a wealthy family not to climb the social ladder, but because she was out of options and had to take a desperate gamble. She came from an ordinary background and felt awkward and cautious among the wealthy, never daring to overstep. Xiao Zheng is a hard-nosed, pragmatic CEO, cold and possessive by nature. He m 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Deeply Intimate 深度暧昧 The Cool, Stunning Beauty in a Cheongsam X The Capital’s Playful Heir Who Falls for Her Looks at First Sight Mature Romance + Intense Chemistry + Push and Pull + Passionate Entanglement Zhou Jiangye says love at first sight is nonsense. It’s just being attracted to someone’s looks. But when Zhou Jiangye first sees Lu Yuan at a racetrack, it’s more than just attraction. He falls at a glance and falls in love at first sight. He falls for her, and his feelings… his feelings are impossible to contr 2.7kReads8.8Score27214d adds
- 137 One Glance, A Lifetime of Love 一次回眸，一世情 [Workplace Romance] + [Modern Romance] + [Family] + [Love at First Sight] + [Secret Crush] This is a tangled love story between one woman and three men. Ouyang Bo, a top student from a prestigious university, gives up his promising future to follow her to a remote mountain village and continue a love they both chose. Cheng Xi, the city’s top official, remains true to his first love for twenty years, letting the feelings sparked by their first meeting deepen into a profound love. Rich and handso 1.7kReads9.4Score21714d adds
- 138 Oh No! I Wanted to Flirt With Him, but He Wants the Real Thing 完蛋！我想和他暧昧，他想来真的 Originally titled Absolute Trap [Adult romance x players of all genders x flirtatious games x losing control and falling into desire] The day Zhou Zhou returned to the country, she met Cheng Yu. One look between two grown adults was enough to tell them what the other wanted. He wanted to sleep with her. Neither of them was innocent. At first, they only wanted to sleep together. But as their game went on, it began to spiral out of control, until they were both hopelessly entangled. Over the long 5.8kReads9.2Score60414d adds
- 139 Surprise! The Supporting Male Lead Is the Hidden Powerhouse 惊！男配才是隐藏大佬 Lin Ling transmigrates into a romance novel she once read. She thinks she'll be asked to win over her former fiancé, or at worst, one of the second or third male leads. But the System tells her to win over a man named Yu Chen. Heavens! Earth! She never even saw this character when she read the book! Where on earth did this Yu Chen come from?! 102Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 140 The Canary’s Escape Plan 金丝雀出逃计划 [A powerful man lowering his head × a seemingly innocent woman with hidden ambitions] [Both are each other’s first] [He chases her after losing her] Wen Ye knows she is nothing more than a carefully pampered canary. Everyone says she is vain and after Yan Shiqin’s wealth and power. Only she knows that his hot-and-cold tenderness is the most intoxicating thing of all. She once gladly accepted every bit of his indulgence, but with each instance of indifference and neglect, her love slowly faded 45Reads6.7Score10114d adds
- 141 Critical Deal 临界交易 [Career growth + supportive lover + older man + carefully laid plans] (Not a story about saints, so please skip it if that bothers you.) At Anding Capital, two things were always said about Cheng Lizhou: First, none of the projects he signed ever fell through before the roadshow. Second, the Chinese partner who had returned from London led an almost absurdly clean private life. His calendar showed nothing but flight numbers and meeting times. Only later did Ye Shuwan learn that neither of thos 31.8kReads9.2Score4.1k14d adds
- 142 I Accidentally Provoked Abstinent CEO Fu, and Cried Myself Red-Eyed After Dark 误惹禁欲傅总，入夜哭红眼 The night Wen Shuyao was betrayed by her boyfriend, her best friend made special arrangements for her to stay in a super-VIP “guest room.” In the middle of the night, she jolted upright in alarm. “Uncle!?” The man was Fu Yanting, notorious for his cruelty and ruthlessness. He kept women at arm’s length, cold and restrained to the extreme. He might have been her best friend’s uncle, but every time she ran into him, she was terrified. Trembling, Wen Shuyao threw off the covers and bolted, but it w 3kReads8.8Score32014d adds
- 143 The Wicked Girlfriend’s Transformation: An Heir to a Powerful Family 豪门继承人的恶毒女友蜕变记 A sweet, airheaded beauty with a wicked streak x a cool, lovesick heir to a wealthy family Qiao Yu had a nightmare. She dreamed that her boyfriend, Ji Yancheng, was actually the heir to the wealthy Zhao family, who had taken him back. Suddenly rich and powerful, Ji Yancheng sent Qiao Yu back to her poor, remote hometown in the mountains. Qiao Yu ran back to find him and clung to him in every way she could, but he showed no regard for their past and sent her back to the mountains again. Qiao Yu 635Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Love Surges with Marriage 婚涌情生 Older man + marriage before love + slow-burn romance + sweet and doting + three-year age gap A spoiled heir to a business empire × a cool, reserved doctor When Shi Qi was twenty-five, her adoptive mother fell seriously ill. To fulfill her adoptive mother’s dying wish, she married Meng Yan, the heir to the Meng family, whom she had never met. Meng Yan was the heir to the most powerful family in Beicheng. Rumor had it that he was arrogant, flamboyant, and impulsive, never doing things by the book. 29.4kReads7.4Score2.4k14d adds
- 145 The Dragon-Pride Male Lead's Golden Finger Seems to Like Me 龙傲天男主的金手指好像喜欢我 [Sweet Romance + Both Pure + Love at First Sight + Lighthearted + A Touch of Ensemble Cast] Breaking news! The lovestruck puppy I’ve been exchanging letters with is actually a legendary powerhouse from a thousand years ago! [The Sword Sovereign who cares about the world but can think of nothing but his wife x the gentle and beautiful eldest senior sister of the Sword Sect] Xi Yun is beautiful and kind, with extraordinary talent for the sword. One day, she suddenly gains a strange memory and disc 8.2kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 146 The CEO Caught Her Heart 总裁的一网情深 A sweet romance about winning someone over by any means necessary. The president of the Duan Group, Duan Yichen, never imagined he would fall in love at first sight with his younger sister’s best friend. Unfortunately, Tang Xi already had a boyfriend she was deeply in love with... But in his thirty-two years, Duan Yichen had only ever fallen for someone once. How could he possibly let go so easily... 14kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
- 147 The Wind Has Its Reasons for Coming 风有风的来意 The hero has loved her for years / The second male lead grovels to win her back A realistic road-trip story + no domineering CEO, no pampered wife, no coercion, no yandere + mature adults + light comedy (not a devoted, exclusive couple / not a happy ending) A cold-faced female CEO & a rugged man with many secret identities (painter / volunteer teacher in Tibet / part-time driver) * Leng Qing: The world is my oyster, and I’ll open it with my sword. A Xin: Before I can no longer see, I’ll remember 2.8kReads9.2Score40314d adds
- 148 Love at First Sight: Mr. Mu’s Little Fox 一见钟情，慕总的小狐狸 [Two Strong Leads + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance + Two Powerful Families + Devoted to Each Other] (Glamorous, outspoken jewelry designer x Steady, reserved head of the Mu family) Shen Qingwan is president of the Shen Group and an internationally renowned jewelry designer. At a conference, however, someone publicly accuses her of being a mistress. Shen Qingwan stays perfectly calm, only to discover in the end that her fiancé is the one who cheated. But is everything really that simple? Did 4.5kReads9.1Score53914d adds
- 149 The Sweet, Obedient Girl Is Tricked Home by a Crazy Yandere to Be His Plaything 娇软乖乖被病娇疯批骗回家享用啦 [Immersive Transmigration into a Book + Captivity + Sweet Romance + Sickly Second Male Lead Wins Her Over + Happy Ending + Original Male Lead Regrets It + Both Leads Faithful] One moment, Shen Ningzhi transmigrates into a book, and the next, she’s been hit by a car. At the hospital, the System tells her she’s become the heroine of The Domineering Young Master Loves Me Deeply, the kind of heroine who has to donate her organs to the male lead’s beloved. The story is currently at the point where th 4.4kReads6.2Score26214d adds
- 150 A Spring Rainy Night Like the Sound of Mountains 一夜春雨似山鸣 [A devoted, restrained media mogul vs. a cool, distant career queen] [Fated connection | Emotional growth | Love that grows over time | A slow and steady romance | Sweet yet heartbreaking | A realistic slow burn] A year ago, two people who had each lost the one they loved met by chance in the drizzle after a funeral. He saw the desolate fragments in her eyes. She saw the icy lake in his. A borrowed flame warmed them for a brief moment. She thought it was nothing more than a fleeting encounter 97Reads9.3Score—14d adds
