A Secret Love Poem in the Dust

Name: A Secret Love Poem in the Dust
Author: Refining Ice Moon

尘埃里的暗恋诗

by Refining Ice Moon (炼冰月)

Status: Completed
Length: 396k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Youth Sweet Romance
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

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[Based on a true story + both leads are each other's first and only + happy ending]

[In the beginning: innocent schoolyard crush; later: mutual devotion and a mix of sweet and steamy love]

Xia Changjun's crush was so hard to bear.

It began too early. She had liked him since elementary school.

The gap between them was too wide. He was the prince of their small town. Every teacher loved him, every classmate flocked around him, and more girls liked him than there were fish in the river.

And she was a farmer's daughter, a Cinderella.

Because of who she was, the head teacher led the bullying at their town's elementary school, and she became the bad girl shunned by the entire class.

Her childhood was made to seem humble and bleak by comparison with his.

She refused to let people trample on her. She fought her way from the bottom of the class to become the top scorer on the high school entrance exam, all the while watching that small-town prince become the grandson of a district official and the son of the city's richest man.

It seemed they would never belong to the same world.

He would always be a prince, and she would always be Cinderella.

She had always thought this was a secret crush doomed to stay hidden from the light and never come to anything.

She would let it stay buried in her heart and quietly bring it to an end.

She never imagined that one day the little prince would tell her he wanted to give her his young body.

Because he had been secretly in love with her throughout his youth, too.

Stats

153Chapters

57.3kReads · 30 days

952.9kReads · all time

8.9kShelf adds, last 14 days

9.4Score

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This is a novel that will leave you feeling wistful yet warm-hearted after reading it late at night. Rather than a story about unrequited love, it's more like a mirror reflecting the struggles we all face during our youth, caught between inferiority and self-esteem. 🌟 Authenticity is its sharpest stroke. "Based on a true story" is not just a superficial label.
271 likes11mo ago
I've read about 100 chapters so far, and this novel is really good. I initially clicked on it because I saw it on the homepage and the title felt very special, unlike the exaggerated titles of Tomato's other novels. It had a simple and warm feel to it. The author's writing style is very mature, not like that of a newcomer.
131 likes1y ago
Some books are like a mirror, reflecting the secrets you've kept hidden for a long time. This novel is about unrequited love, and it's so realistic—it's startlingly realistic. The author captures those unspoken moments, those seemingly casual glances, and the instinct to spot him in a crowd with pinpoint accuracy, as if they were pulled directly from memory.
111 likes1y ago
This is an exceptionally good novel! It's absolutely perfect for me! The author's narrative and character descriptions are incredibly moving. I couldn't help but shed tears for Changjun in the book... Reading those delicate words, Changjun in the book seemed to stand right in front of me—that stubborn yet brave girl; Changjun, your future is long, please save yourself from danger a thousand times…
76 likes1y ago
It's a great read. I really like the female lead. Although I personally ship Changjun and Qi Ning, the official pairing is Xiaobai. But thinking about it, the reason Xiaobai is the official pairing is simple: the female lead's introverted nature naturally attracts Xiaobai's positive and cheerful personality, just like a conflicted person needs a lover they can't shake off.
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Haha. This is so satisfying! It's been so long since I've seen a painful, coming-of-age campus novel like this. The author's psychological descriptions are really on point; the sensitivity, insecurity, and longing of a teenage girl, along with this ambiguous, tug-of-war atmosphere, are so captivating.
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The author's writing is truly superb and incredibly realistic! 🥰🥰🥰 Changjun is a little girl who always strives for improvement. When faced with verbal abuse from a snobbish teacher, she defends her dignity with her actions. She resolutely fights back against bullies and perseveres in her studies.
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I absolutely love this book! I stayed up for several days straight to finish it. Initially, I was drawn in by a blogger's portrayal of a scene, but the original novel is truly exceptional! The writing is so beautiful and moving. Once I read one chapter, I couldn't stop reading; I read it whenever I had a spare moment.
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I want to write so much, but I don't know where to begin. This is the best novel I've read recently. The writing is delicate, making you feel like you're right there in the story. Many plot points feel very real: the snobbish teacher, the gossipy neighbor, the mischievous yet confused children, the kind cousin, the overworked parents... Every character is fleshed out, not just a plot device.
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