A Secret Crush: As Bittersweet as a Song
暗恋啊，它酸涩如歌
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- Completed
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- 583k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Billionaire CEO
- Updated
- 1y ago
- English
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- Fake Marriage, True Love假婚成爱Alternate title on Fanqie
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So far, it's very good and enjoyable. I love seeing the male lead get jealous but deny it. I hope the plot doesn't involve a long-awaited reunion 😂. I still hope it's a sweet story. Author, please update more frequently. I'm waiting for the later episodes.
I set it to four stars so everyone could see it. Run! Run! I came here after reading another book by the same author, and it's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly bad. Run! I endured the vomit and flipped through over 1000 pages before finally running away.
This is a true book for teenage girls, perfect for teenagers. The author is very gentle, and it almost brought me to tears; she's like a real mother. I wish I had read this book ten years ago. I really, really like the female lead, Yuan Yuan. Her progress gradually becomes clear as she grows up, and her heart grows stronger little by little.
The storyline is very novel; you can guess some parts, but there are always unexpected events, making it very engaging. The female lead has a deep familial bond with her grandfather, a relationship with her parents born from disappointment, and profound gratitude towards Grandpa Lu.
I really like this novel, I just hope the female lead suffers a lot with the male lead, ideally after they divorce so he'll desperately pursue her 😄 The process is agonizing for the male lead, but the ending is sweet 😳
Oh my god, this book is amazing! I hope the author won't let us down. It feels like the author really understands what kind of male and female leads we want, and even the second male lead isn't unlikeable. The portrayal of unrequited love is so realistic. I really hope this book finishes soon!
Wow, this novel has truly broadened my horizons. The author is incredibly skilled; the male lead is aloof and calculating, always managing to turn the tide even when faced with setbacks. His cunning businessman persona is perfectly described as a honeycomb briquette.
I finished reading this book on July 10, 2025 💕. Actually, this type of story is quite common, but after reading it, you'll find the theme very novel; it was my first time reading one 😢😢. The male lead's character development made me want to drop it halfway through 😢, and I even gave it a bad review.
Kan Junyi's one essay is worth more than ten years of reading. I really like the saying, "Endure and accept; the more you endure, the broader your mind becomes." I've read many novels, but rarely comment on them. This novel is truly excellent.
An unusual marriage-of-convenience-to-love story! The male and female leads, as well as the supporting characters, are all vividly portrayed! It's clear the author put a lot of thought into it; a significant portion of the later chapters focuses on depicting the characters' psychology with incredibly delicate detail.