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Quiet Joy

Rating 3.0
Word count
289K words
Chapters
115

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Summary

【Domineering, deeply devoted CEO male lead × Cute, soft, impossibly demanding high-IQ female lead】

Editor's review

This is a modern romance novel built on the tension between its characters' relationships. The male lead is a domineering, deeply devoted CEO, while the female lead is cute and soft, highly intelligent, yet often impossibly demanding; the clash of these two personalities is the story's main draw. Author Jiu Ling puts considerable effort into the characters' interactions, with the sweetness and spats of daily life and the misunderstandings and reconciliations of their emotional progression serving as the main impetus for reading. The overall tone is light and sweet-leaning, with conflict concentrated mostly in the emotional realm rather than complex real-world issues, making it suitable for reading in fragmented time such as commutes or before bed, and a good relaxing read for those who enjoy the "high-IQ female lead + devoted male lead" pairing. One caveat: the title Qing Huan carries a delicate, understated connotation, but the content leans much more toward lively, sweet doting, so readers may wish to adjust their expectations accordingly before picking it up.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Romance readers who enjoy domineering CEOs and sweet-doting themes
  • Readers who prefer a high-IQ female lead and strongly contrasting character setups
  • Office workers seeking light, stress-relieving reading in fragmented time
  • Readers interested in the leads' daily interactions and emotional push-and-pull

Not a good fit for

  • Readers seeking serious literature or profound real-world themes
  • Readers easily put off by an "impossibly demanding" female lead setup
  • Readers hoping for a complex worldview or grand narrative

Reading tips

  1. Read the first few chapters to confirm whether the leads' character setups suit your taste before committing to the whole book.
  2. Best as a commute or bedtime read, a few chapters at a time; no need to finish in one sitting.
  3. While reading, note how the leads' personality differences create conflict and reconciliation, and savor the pacing of their emotional progression.
  4. If sensitive to sweet-doting tropes, feel free to skim repetitive daily-interaction passages to keep the reading fresh.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 楔子
  3. 第一章 夜归
  4. 第二章 意识
  5. 第三章 执拗
  6. 第四章 纵容
  7. 第五章 深夜
  8. 第六章 疑惑
  9. 第七章 林深
  10. 第八章 惊吓
  11. 第九章 关系
  12. 第十章 暂别
  13. 第十一章 甜蜜
  14. 第十二章 傅家
  15. 第十三章 斗气
  16. 第十四章 何海
  17. 第十五章 星星
  18. 第十六章 怀柔
  19. 第十七章 医治
  20. 第十八章 沉沦
  21. 第十九章 动怒
  22. 第二十章 解雇
  23. 第二十一章 爆发
  24. 第二十二章 结婚
  25. 第二十三章 等候
  26. 第二十四章 韩家
  27. 第二十五章 生日
  28. 第二十六章 礼物
  29. 第二十七章 质问
  30. 第二十八章 通话
  31. 第二十九章 妥协
  32. 第三十章 对峙
  33. 第三十一章 心动
  34. 第三十二章 回忆
  35. 第三十三章 心脏
  36. 第三十四章 雨夜
  37. 第三十五章 秘密
  38. 第三十六章 心海
  39. 第三十七章 依赖
  40. 第三十八章 听雨
  41. 第三十九章 分裂
  42. 第四十章 监听
  43. 第四十一章 亲吻
  44. 第四十二章 回吻
  45. 第四十三章 撞破
  46. 第四十四章 韩家
  47. 第四十五章 对话
  48. 第四十六章 争锋
  49. 第四十七章 察觉
  50. 第四十八章 边缘
  51. 第四十九章 挚爱
  52. 第五十章 清醒
  53. 第五十一章 激动
  54. 第五十二章 疼惜
  55. 第五十三章 请求
  56. 第五十四章 争吵
  57. 第五十五章 离开
  58. 第五十六章 执着
  59. 第五十七章 真相
  60. 第五十八章 起疑
  61. 第五十九章 守护
  62. 第六十章 恶化
  63. 第六十一章 心绪
  64. 第六十二章 决定
  65. 第六十三章 离开
  66. 第六十四章 下跪
  67. 第六十五章 生命
  68. 第六十六章 往事
  69. 第六十七章 情衷
  70. 第六十八章 值得
  71. 第六十九章 坦诚
  72. 第七十章 放手
  73. 第七十一章 嫉妒
  74. 第七十二章 根源
  75. 第七十三章 内心
  76. 第七十四章 怀孕
  77. 第七十五章 商议
  78. 第七十六章 顿悟
  79. 第七十七章 交手
  80. 第七十八章 相处
  81. 第七十九章 心脏
  82. 第八十章 裂痕
  83. 第八十一章 游戏
  84. 第八十二章 离世
  85. 第八十三章 生产
  86. 第八十四章 动心
  87. 第八十五章 承认
  88. 第八十六章 聚会
  89. 第八十七章 挣扎
  90. 第八十八章 失落
  91. 第八十九章 开始
  92. 第九十章 等候
  93. 第九十一章 线索
  94. 第九十二章 博弈
  95. 第九十三章 找到
  96. 第九十四章 两难
  97. 第九十五章 得救
  98. 第九十六章 温暖
  99. 第九十七章 东升
  100. 第九十八章 分别
  101. 第九十九章 心扉
  102. 第一百章 遗嘱
  103. 第一百零一章 道别
  104. 第一百零二章 真心
  105. 第一百零三章 求婚
  106. 第一百零四章 推理
  107. 第一百零五章 醒来
  108. 第一百零六章 主导
  109. 第一百零七章 对话
  110. 第一百零八章 结果
  111. 第一百零九章 信件
  112. 第一百一十章 心意
  113. 第一百一十一章 大结局上
  114. 第一百一十二章 结局下
  115. 番外 吃醋的清欢

FAQ

What kind of character is the female lead?
According to the materials, the female lead is cute and soft, highly intelligent, and also has an impossibly demanding side. She forms a sharp contrast with the domineering, deeply devoted CEO male lead, and their interactions are the story's main draw. Specific plot details should be based on the main text.
Is the story overall sweet or angsty?
Judging from the character setup and subject matter, the work leans toward light, sweet doting, with conflict concentrated mostly at the level of emotional interaction. The materials do not cover the specific plot direction, so readers may treat it as relaxing romance reading.
Does the title Qing Huan match the content's style?
The title carries a delicate, understated connotation, but the materials show the content is a CEO-and-cute-high-IQ-female-lead romance pairing, with a style that leans more toward lively, sweet doting. Readers may adjust their expectations accordingly before picking it up to avoid misjudging the style based on the title.

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About the author

九铃 Author · Chinese

Jiu Ling is a Chinese author about whom limited public information is available. At present, only one work by this author is confirmed in the database: the modern romance novel Qing Huan. Based on the available information, Jiu Ling's writing centers on the common category of modern romance. Although the number of works is small, Qing Huan, as the representative work, serves as the main basis for understanding the author's writing. Because basic details such as birth and death years and the English name remain unclear, it is difficult to further elaborate on the author's personal background and creative context; readers can only approach the narrative orientation and emotional expression through the work itself. In terms of subject matter, modern romance usually stays close to contemporary urban life and focuses on emotional relationships and everyday situations among characters, and Jiu Ling's writing generally falls within this vein. For an author with only a few works so far, the style and influence still need to be shown through more works; at this stage, it is appropriate to view the writing with caution and to keep following the author's future writing, starting from Qing Huan.

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