The Female Lead Has Loved the Male Lead for Years, and Finally Gets Her Wish 女主暗恋男主多年，终于如愿以偿

1. 201 重 Reborn to Win Back My Wife: Baby, Love Me One More Time 重生追妻：宝宝再爱我一次 Vast Evening Breeze晚风泱泱Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Only the male lead is reborn!] In her previous life, Shi Qianyu was framed for stealing and selling business secrets, then sent to another man’s room. Even she didn’t know whether anything had happened. From then on, suspicion and resentment came between them, and they tormented each other endlessly. Later, the truth came out. But Shi Qianyu died by suicide, jumping from a building after falling into depression. Xie Sicheng was consumed by regret. “Little Fish, if there’s another life, I won’t 8.5kReads7.8Score54614d adds
2. 202 再 Keep Torturing Me! One More Time and I'm Running Away! 再虐！再虐我就跑了！ Fallen Wood in March三月落木Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Win her back at any cost + reunion after years apart + sweet and angsty + happy ending] Jiang Chen had loved Xu Jingnian for more than a decade, but she had always known that he felt only familial affection and friendship for her, never love. She had asked him countless times, “Do you like me?” His answer was always, “Jiang Chen, stop dreaming.” “Jiang Chen, I’ll never love you in this lifetime.” Yeah, right. All talk. When their parting finally came, the man who had always been proud and aloof 1.9kReads8.4Score10314d adds
3. 203 恰 Just in Time to Share Your Youth 恰好参与你的青春 Veiled Face半纱遮面Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted We met when we were both young, but neither dared be the first to confess our feelings. Liu Meng has been single and working herself to the bone for five years since graduation. While moving house with her mother, she happens to find her high school diaries and graduation photos, bringing back memories of her time at Ping'an Middle School. At first, she was just a dark-skinned, overweight girl. Then Chen Yu, a top student as warm as sunshine, unexpectedly entered her world and made all of high s 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The story of the female lead's unrequited love for the male lead is incredibly captivating! The two didn't end up together in real life, but to make up for the regrets of the past, the author painstakingly added tens of thousands of words of scenes depicting their reunion. Youth is inherently full of regrets, and the author uses humorous plots to portray each of those regrets in her heart. A very good story, definitely worth reading!

4. 204 禁 The Abstinent CEO Lost His Memory, Then Chased His Wife All the Way to the Crematorium 禁欲霸总失忆后，狠狠追妻火葬场 Ling Xingxue凌形雪Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [One Devoted Couple] + [Rekindled Romance] + [Face-Slapping and Falling in Love] + [Regret and Redemption] + [Adorable Twins] The thing Ye Tangning regretted most in her life was giving in to a moment of weakness and bringing home a handsome man covered in blood. He had the face of a cold, abstinent CEO, but once he woke up, he turned into a clingy puppy, following Ye Tangning around every day and constantly saying, “A Ning, I want a hug.” “A Ning, give me a kiss.” “A Ning, I want to sleep with 3.6kReads8.4Score20214d adds
5. 205 诱 Falling Hard for His Seduction! The Cold CEO Begs Me in Tears to Come Home 诱情深陷！清冷霸总哭着求我回家 Red Radish Umbrella红萝伞Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted [Angst before sweetness + heroine suffers early on + coercive love + fleeing while pregnant + groveling pursuit + rekindled love] Si Yi was the last ray of light in Wen Ruohan’s life. He was the man she willingly gave up her dreams and dignity for, the man she loved so fiercely she would gladly be shattered to pieces. Her love was wild and burning, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, consuming herself in the hope of being reborn. But what she received was not a new beginning. It was news that 1kReads8.9Score10514d adds
6. 206 虐 After Tormenting His Wife, Mr. Gu Goes Crazy Trying to Win Her Back 虐完夫人，顾总他追妻追疯了 Yaoyao杳杳Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When Gu Zeyan abandoned her for his first love during a devastating fire, Su Muyan finally let go of the eight years she'd spent loving him. At first, Su Muyan smiled and put her arms around the man beside her. “Gu Zeyan, I don't want anything. I just want you to love me forever, in this life and every life to come!” In the end, lying in the ICU, she faced the man who was consumed with regret. “Gu Zeyan, I hope we never see each other again, in this life or any life to come!” 173Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 207 给 After I Gave Up My Place to His White Moonlight, the CEO Wouldn't Let Me Go 给白月光让位后霸总揪着我不放 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted [Fragile, teary-eyed little bunny x cold, proud, noble big bad wolf] [★Complete] Everyone knew that the powerful head of the Fu family in the capital had married a girl he'd rescued. Everyone envied Ye Chichi. Only Ye Chichi knew that she was just a shield, an umbrella protecting someone else. She blocked Fu Zhiye's unwanted admirers and protected his white moonlight. And yet she was willing to do it, sinking deeper into the cage named Fu Zhiye. Now that Fu Zhiye's white moonlight had returned, 6.1kReads8.6Score37614d adds
8. 208 霸 The Reborn CEO Chases His Wife: Pouting, Playing Cute, and Oozing Charm 霸总重生追妻，撒娇卖萌茶香四溢 Flowers and Moonlight花兼有月Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [Reborn to Win Her Back + CEO + Sweet Romance + Yandere Love + Adorable Child] In his previous life, He Junhao had taken Ye Shuyan by force. He always thought she hated him, but when danger struck, Ye Shuyan lost her life saving him. Reborn, He Junhao launches a hundred and eight different ways to win his wife back. What! His wife ran away from home because he insisted on kissing, cuddling, and lifting her into his arms every night! He Junhao immediately locks down the whole city to find her. Ye 4kReads8.9Score33714d adds
9. 209 虐 After Torturing Me, the CEO Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 虐完我，霸总追妻火葬场 Oh, Fruit果子啊Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Angst first, then sweetness + mutual unrequited love + devoted one-on-one romance + possessive yandere] He was born into a wealthy family, but fell on hard times as a child. He became her personal bodyguard and stayed by her side for six years, yet he could never warm her heart. When his mother became gravely ill, she stood by and did nothing. Does he hate her, or love her? She was the spoiled, willful heiress to the richest family, who thought herself above everyone. To her, everything in the 127Reads8.3Score—14d adds
10. 210 竹 Chasing My Childhood Sweetheart 竹马难追 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Campus romance, one-on-one, aloof childhood-friend top student who's hard to win over, everyone plays matchmaker] Qin Yun transfers schools in her second year of high school. Her childhood friend He Xingyan, whom she hasn't seen in three years, is still as doting as ever. Secretly delighted, Qin Yun takes the initiative and confesses to him before they enter university. But “Sorry, Keke. You must be confusing habit with love.” Qin Yun: “I'm not. I'm not confused. I just like you.” He Xingyan lo 1.8kReads9.1Score18914d adds

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    [Campus 1V1, Cold Childhood Sweetheart and Academic Genius are Hard to Deal With, Everyone's Helping Hands] Qin Yun transferred schools in her second year of high school. Her childhood sweetheart, He Xingyan, whom she hadn't seen for three years, still doted on her as always. Qin Yun was secretly delighted and confessed her feelings before entering university. But— "Excuse me, Keke, you must be confusing habit with love." Qin Yun: "No, I didn't, I just like you." He Xingyan looked at her, his brow furrowed. Because in his plans, romance was something that hadn't even begun. But— Both sets of parents put on a show of divine intervention, and He Xingyan was finding it hard to resist, yet he still stubbornly refused. Heh. Everyone knows that He Xingyan's toughest weapon is his mouth. So— "Keke, what do you think of this boy from your seventh aunt's family?" "Keke, what do you think of that boy from your eighth aunt's family?" He Xingyan inwardly scoffed: Not good! But why was Keke chatting and laughing with the "not good" boy? He Xingyan felt like his heart was soaking in a vat of vinegar. Love, unknowingly, had seeped into his very bones. Not wanting his childhood sweetheart to be taken by another, He Xingyan immediately pursued her, only to be met with various sarcastic remarks from his parents. He retorted, "What do sarcastic remarks matter? If Qin Yun wants the stars in the sky, I'll pluck them from the sky!"

11. 211 离 After the Divorce, Young Master Bo Starts His Wife-Winning-Back Campaign 离婚后，薄少开启追妻火葬场 A Patch of Sunshine一处阳光Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted “Let's get a divorce.” When Chu Qing said those words, she felt her world collapse. She had been the one to start this, so she should be the one to end this absurd three-year marriage. “Bo Yan, in these three years, did you ever... feel even a moment of affection for me?” The man before her was utterly cold. There wasn't the slightest trace of her in his eyes. A flash of mockery crossed his deep, callous gaze. “Never.” Later, the CEO of the Bo Group humbled himself and begged her. He regr 2.5kReads8.2Score13014d adds
12. 212 隐 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Divorced Him. CEO Gu Is Searching the World in a Frenzy 隐藏怀孕离婚，顾总满世界疯找 Rain Falling on the Wutong Trees at Night夜落梧桐雨Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted A beautiful, gentle heiress fallen on hard times ✖ a cool, aloof, and dignified CEO worth hundreds of billions [One true pairing + sweet romance + adorable kids + regretful pursuit of his wife + everyday realism] Shen Shiwei and Gu Zeyue were married only by agreement. The day she found out she was pregnant, his childhood sweetheart returned from abroad. After a series of events, Shen Shiwei decisively chose to divorce him, hiding her pregnancy and leaving the country alone. Only after the divor 27kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
13. 213 等 Waiting for the Wind to Arrive 等风降临 Zhou Wanyu周晚欲Anime Fanfiction209k WordsCompleted At 17, Lin Jiang first met Jiang Weifeng on an evening when "the rosy clouds flew alongside a lone wild duck." He was a wild weed growing as he pleased, while she was a greenhouse flower. So began her long, secret crush. She only dared to use the username 38.6°C to request songs for him, watching from afar and missing him in secret. Graduation came, and they parted without a single word of goodbye, each heading to a different city. While packing up, Jiang Weifeng saw Lin Jiang's QQ account on hi 1.9kReads9.5Score36314d adds

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    They all look great! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

14. 214 伤 Heartbroken, She Demands a Divorce, but Lord Mu’s Eyes Turn Red with Panic 伤心欲绝提离婚，慕爷却急红双眼 An Jin Liang Liang安瑾凉凉Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Angsty at first, sweet later + bittersweet romance + male lead reborn vs. tearing apart the white lotus] Even the aloof King of Hell, Mu Siye, could be a fool sometimes. Only after Shen Qingqing framed him and he died did he realize what a terrible mistake he'd made: he'd hurt a woman who loved him deeply. He died full of resentment, then was reborn at the moment he'd hurt Ji Wanling the most. In his new life, the icy Mu Siye turns into a devoted husband. She runs, he chases, and she can't get 726Reads5.8Score—14d adds
15. 215 重 Reborn and Doted On: My Possessive Husband Becomes My Devoted Servant 重生娇宠：疯批相公变妻奴 Golden Sweet Potato Chips金薯片Ancient Romance711k WordsOngoing A sweet, delicate, drama-loving little troublemaker × a possessive, unhinged village bully [Heroine reborn + the unhinged hero wins himself over to her (at first, he falls for her body) + farming and making a fortune + one-on-one romance with both sweet and angsty moments] ✔ She pouts and wheedles, wearing down his cold heart with sweet words: “Hubby~ Give me a hug!” ✔ He sneers, “You’re such a nuisance,” then turns around and throws every villager who gossiped about her into the manure pit. [Ev 145Reads8.6Score—14d adds
16. 216 夏 Summer Night, Wild Desire 夏夜情靡 Radiant Smile笑欢颜Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Romance, Regretful Pursuit, Devoted 1v1 Romance] [Cool-headed, stubborn actress / Deeply devoted, sharp-tongued heir] When Chi Sheng was in college, she “bought” herself a boyfriend. Their young, heart-fluttering love was intense and unrestrained. Back then, she thought he liked her too. Only after they broke up did she learn that he had someone else in his heart, and that she had come between him and his unrequited first love. When they meet again, he’s a rising star in the business 4.2kReads8.6Score27714d adds
17. 217 失 Traces of Losing Control 失控痕迹 Thirteen Gold十三金Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [Redemption chase + mutual healing + secret crush comes true + eight-year age gap + a little angst, slow burn] [Gentle playboy VS sensitive, headstrong girl] - Shen Siyu, the second son of the Shen family, was infamous in Beijing's elite circles for being incorrigibly carefree. He did whatever he pleased, was a notorious playboy, and changed girlfriends one after another. Until one day, he suddenly turned down every cigarette, drink, and dinner invitation, always giving the same reason: he had t 2kReads8.7Score18114d adds
18. 218 橘 Orange Soda 橘子汽水 Slow Shade慢荫Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [School Days Crush + Coming of Age + A Sweet Romance] That summer was the most unforgettable one of Jiang Qing's life. She fell for a boy. He would always smile at her, wearing his bright blue school uniform. That image was etched into her heart and burned into her eighteenth year. For many years afterward, she would look back and miss the eighteen-year-old girl who hadn't been brave enough. And so the story begins. Hello, Cheng Che. I'm Jiang Qing. "I would never willingly miss a single chance 117Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    Me! Me! Look at my reading time – these are all hidden gems! Highly recommend them! They're all campus romance novels with female protagonists having unrequited love; the male and female leads are great, I absolutely love them!

19. 219 重 Reborn and Sweetly Unhinged: A Red-Carpet Kiss with the Capital’s Crown Prince 重生甜疯了，勾京圈太子红毯热吻 A Piece of Candy in My Palm掌心有颗糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Extra-sweet, extra-indulgent romance, devoted couple, entertainment industry, wealthy families, dating show, obsessive devotion, male lead feels the female lead's pain] [After being reborn, the sweet little rose clings to her nemesis and showers him with affection] [Reborn and crazy in love, she kisses the capital's top heir on the red carpet] Before she was reborn, Shi Xing and Qi Chenyan were widely known as sworn enemies. She hated Qi Chenyan with every fiber of her being. Until a raging fir 41.3kReads9.0Score13.5k14d adds
20. 220 美 Beautiful, Powerful, and Thriving: Back to Fifteen 美强爽之重回十五岁 Near the Jade Terrace近瑶台Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Campus + Sweet Romance + Personal Growth] [Hardworking, gentle heroine × aloof top scholar hero] Lin Tong never expected that one fall would send her from age twenty-five back to age fifteen. Since she was here, she decided to make the best of it. To make up for the regrets of her past life, she firmly set two goals: first, to study hard and get into her dream school, Peking University; second, to become beautiful. She never wanted to be the girl who spent more than a decade feeling in 10kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds

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    The rain, like a curtain, blurred the surrounding scenery, yet made the scene before him even clearer. He stood in the rain, his eyebrows curved, his smile like light piercing through the gloom, even the beauty mark at the corner of his eye seemed exceptionally vivid. Lin Tong's gaze involuntarily lingered on his face, her heart pounding with the rhythm of the raindrops.

21. 221 只 A Once-in-a-Lifetime Heartbeat 只此一次的心动 Plucking a Branch of Osmanthus w折枝桂wModern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Mutual healing | Reconciliation after a breakup | Secret crush comes true | Groveling to win her back] Main couple: [Brilliant, hopelessly lovestruck heir × pretty, sweet little princess] Side couple: [Defiant school bully × bold, spirited little vixen] Everyone says that Zhou Yiyang, the untouchable campus heartthrob, will never come down from his pedestal. Cool-headed Zhou Yiyang turns girls down for all sorts of bizarre reasons: his family is strict, a fortune-teller s 632Reads9.0Score10214d adds
22. 222 重 After I Was Reborn, I Excelled in Both Love and Studies 重生后我爱情学业双丰收 Yan He晏何Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Reborn + Two Top Students + A Crush Comes True + From School Uniforms to Wedding Dress] Just after graduating from college, Jiang Qingyan is hit by a car while saving a little boy. As she dies, she is still haunted by the crush she kept secret for years. When she opens her eyes again, she is back in high school, with time to make up for every regret. This time, she will have both love and academics. She will live the life she wants, and she will win Liang Yan'an's heart! Later, 4.1kReads9.3Score37914d adds
23. 223 相 A Blind Date with My Secret Crush 相亲相到暗恋对象 Frying Longevity煎人寿寿Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Secret Crush Comes True + Reunion After Years Apart] If you can't forget someone, you'll meet again. What do you do when you run into your old high school crush on a blind date? Zhou Zhouzhou stayed happily single until she was twenty-eight, but in the end, even she couldn't escape being set up on a date. Who could have imagined she'd end up sitting across from her high school crush at the blind date corner, trading lines back and forth like it was a proper date? 2.7kReads9.1Score26114d adds

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    At nineteen, Jiang Yining fell for He Chi, their only connection being that He Chi was the son of her high school teacher. For eight years, she had seen He Chi very rarely, and all she knew about him was hearsay. Unexpectedly, when they met again, he was more mature and casual, sporting a short haircut, wearing a black T-shirt and knee-length shorts, his features sharp and aloof, his bare forearms exuding strength. He helped her get rid of a blind date, took her home, and later, he asked, "Jiang Yining, how about considering marrying me?"

24. 224 暗 My Secret Crush Became My Brother’s Coworker 暗恋对象成了我哥的同事 Zhu Ge朱戈Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted That year, Lin Zhixia was twenty-seven. She was a high school Chinese teacher, a career she'd chosen at her mother's urging because it was stable. After graduating from college, Zhixia returned to her old high school to teach Chinese. By chance, Lin Zhixia ran into the person she'd secretly loved in high school at the hospital. At first glance, she fell into his gaze. That familiar feeling stirred up inside her all at once, making her restless and unable to calm down for a long time. 621Reads8.8Score10214d adds
25. 225 热 A French Kiss Beneath the Stars 热吻星河 White Peach Pudding白桃布丁Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Devoted, aloof bad boy vs. gentle little ray of sunshine] [Reunion after a long separation / rekindled romance / mutual devotion / both untouched / mainly set at university, with flashbacks to high school] Back in high school, everyone at Qianyang No. 1 High knew the new transfer student, Chen Yansu, was a real troublemaker. He was brazen and reckless, and looked down on everyone. Yet he openly reserved his affection for Lin Xingnai alone. When she had menstrual cramps, he patiently made her b 1.5kReads8.6Score14714d adds

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    ++++[][][] , , , . , , :". ", , , , , :"! ":", . ", . , . , , . , , , , . He pulled her outside, and her first words were, "Chen Yansu, you've grown taller." She still liked him, and she decided to take the initiative and pursue him. After they got together, his official announcement of their relationship on social media read, "I've liked you for a long time." Later, when he learned that she had made that hurtful phone call because she was sick, he felt sorry for her and cried. He said he was her little puppy. He said, "Nai Nai, I want to make you very happy." Because she regretted not being able to take a graduation photo with him, he invited their former classmates and homeroom teacher to take a new one to make up for her regret. The day before her surgery at Jingkang Temple, he knelt down, prostrating himself every three steps, bowing deeply, with utmost devotion. He prayed for her successful surgery. Later, on their 999th day together, he proposed to her on the beach—"Running towards you is my destiny." They've been together for a long time, but the person by their side is still the one from the beginning. She gave him a beautiful home and a daughter!

26. 226 心 Heart-Pounding! Baby, Give Me One More Kiss 心动轰鸣！宝宝再亲一下 Mo Shui Zhihua墨水智华Modern Romance196k WordsOngoing [Secret crush comes true + university + sweet romance + both sexually inexperienced] [Sweet, gentle architecture ace × arrogant, unruly heir] Huo Siyue is notorious at Xijing University as a playboy. The capital’s rebellious, free-spirited young heir loves no one, and some say he was born cold-hearted. Everyone says Huo Siyue can’t love anyone, and that a playboy changing his ways is just a fairy tale. Then someone sees Huo Siyue kissing a girl on Lovers’ Street and softly calling her “baby.” I 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A secret crush comes true + university life + sweet romance + two innocent and gentle architecture students VS an unruly prince from Beijing's elite circle. The prince is unruly, unrestrained, and doesn't love anyone. Some say he's inherently cold-hearted. Everyone says that prodigal sons returning home is just a fairy tale. Then someone sees the male lead kissing a girl on Lover's Street and whispering "baby" to her.

27. 227 婚 After Marriage, the Aloof Beauty Is Held by the Weary Tycoon, Who Kisses and Clings to Her 婚后清冷美人被厌世大佬搂腰缠吻 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [Short drama now available] [Both Pure + Marriage First, Love Later + Secretly Planned for a Long Time + Sweet Everyday Romance] A devoted-to-his-wife young master × a cool, aloof finance department beauty Gu Zhiyan confidently believes that with Shen Nanyin's family background, she'll come crawling back to him sooner or later. Until he sees her get into the Lu family's exclusive luxury car with his own eyes. One night, Gu Zhiyan gets blackout drunk and pounds on the door, his eyes red as he beg 42.1kReads9.4Score5.2k14d adds

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    Highly recommended!

28. 228 不 No! You're Not a Stand-In 不！你才不是替身呢 Ben Tong本童Modern Romance145k WordsCompleted [Gentle, resilient police detective × refined, scheming yet devoted CEO] [Both are inexperienced in love; one-on-one first love|Sweet romance] [Marriage first, love later from his perspective; secret crush comes true from her perspective] Ye An had loved Qi Luobai for nine years, and no one knew. At school, she felt inferior because of her figure and because she wasn’t good enough, so all she could do was quietly watch him from afar. At last, when she had the chance to attend the same university —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommended! The female lead has liked the male lead for nine years, always remaining a timid shadow in his shadow. When they meet again, she finally musters the courage to take the first step and becomes the person standing shoulder to shoulder with him, just as she wished.

29. 229 别 Don’t Keep Your Crush on Me a Secret 别暗恋我呀 Ming Zhijiu明之九Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted The print edition goes on sale September 27 at 7:30 p.m.!! [College campus + Rekindled love + A mix of sweet and angsty + The male lead isn't a jerk] In that hopeless, dark crush, Yu Xia always saw herself as plain and unworthy. She had seen Chen Wang stride across the court, carefree and cocky. She had also seen his distant, indifferent smile when he received love letters. And she'd seen the string of girls in his arms, one after another. Every version of Chen Wang she'd seen was someone she co 5.8kReads9.1Score64114d adds
30. 230 被 What Should I Do When My Crush Confesses First? 被Crush先告白了怎么办？ Half a Basket of Clear Song半箩清歌Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted What do you do when your crush confesses to you first? —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead had a crush on the male lead since middle school, and in the end, because of her persistence, they got a happy ending!

31. 231 周 Team Leader Zhou Is Secretly in Love with Me 周队竟然暗恋我 Qu Buzhi曲不知Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [A tough, rugged firefighter and a sweet, gentle university lecturer] [His perspective: unrequited love comes true x her perspective: marriage first, love later] [Everyday life + both leads are each other’s first and only + slow-burn romance + short story] Fan Xing registered her marriage to a firefighter. Then she got trapped at the top of a ten-meter-tall tree. Zhou Ran never imagined that his first meeting with his wife after their wedding would be in a tree. After rescuing her, the firefight 7.1kReads9.3Score92614d adds
32. 232 暗 A Guide to Crashing and Burning While Secretly in Love 暗恋翻车指南 Zhu Ziyu祝子宇Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [High school romance | Unrequited love becomes mutual | A boastful, chatty little sun × a cool, gentle moon] ⚠️ Includes a same-sex romance between two supporting characters (not explicitly stated in the main text) - Just before finals, a transfer student joined Class One, Grade Eleven, at the affiliated high school. He was exceptionally handsome and a competition star. Before long, he had claimed the top spot in the year. His name suited him: Jiang Chenyue. Quiet and aloof, like the moon in the 3kReads9.4Score45014d adds

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    This book is really good, the female lead is super cute and a very straightforward girl.

33. 233 虚 All Show, No Substance 虚有其表 i Cari车Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [A secret crush turns mutual X each other’s first love X wealthy families X only each other X super sweet] As soon as she discovers what it means to fall in love, Ji Xia develops a crush on Jiang Ci. She knows he’s a delinquent, arrogant and bad-tempered, and that girls who like him used to line up from the front school gate to the back. But she still stakes everything on him, even getting his name tattooed on her body. When Jiang Ci finds out about her crush, she not only admits it outright, sh 10.2kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    A seemingly glamorous marriage in a wealthy family hides deep-seated cracks. He is the perfect husband everyone envies, yet he reserves his tenderness for others. When the facade of respectability is torn away, she personally removes her wedding ring: "This time, I don't want you anymore." ✨Marriage of convenience turned to love · Wife-chasing hell · Female awakening Click the link to see how the lies are peeled away layer by layer👇

34. 234 窥 A Love That Caught a Glimpse of the Light 窥见天光的爱恋 Gardenia-Flavored Coke栀子味的可乐Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted Also known as: Soft Moonlight [Brave, passionate little sunshine girl x cool-faced, warm-hearted, totally straightforward guy] A secret crush was a silent storm, and at last I waited for the break of dawn. Chen Qingyin is the little sun of the liberal arts class. Passionate and exuberant, she is always smiling as she slips candy into Ren Weiye's textbooks, forever following the warmth of Ren Weiye. Ren Weiye is the icy, straightforward guy of the science class. He's used to replying to every ard 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In this book, the heroine's unrequited love finally sees the light of day! 🥰🥰

35. 235 感 I Think You Like Me Too 感觉你也喜欢我 Calabash Brothers Save Grandpa福芦娃救爷爷Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted [A timid, insecure girl × a confident, mature man] A secret crush is like moss: inconspicuous, curling up and withering as it waits, yet springing back to life with the slightest breeze. Twenty-year-old Huang Qianyi has just started working at a supermarket that is about to open. There, she meets and falls for Li Jing, her supervisor and the person in charge of fresh-food purchasing. A little scene: “Do you think they’re dating?” “Probably.” “They make a cute couple.” 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Self-promotion of unrequited love stories

36. 236 奶 Cream Plum Candy's Secret Crush 奶油话梅糖的暗恋 Shadows Beneath the Moon月下倾影Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted [A timid, overlooked girl at first ✘ A bold, free-spirited rich boy] [High School Secret Crush + Reunion After Years Apart + A Secret Crush Comes True] In high school, Qin Xiangwan secretly fell for the boy everyone admired, Ji Yuzhou. The plum candy she slipped him was all the courage she could muster. Qin Xiangwan had a crush on Ji Yuzhou for nearly six whole years. Her bittersweet, tender feelings were like the creamy plum candy in her pocket: something she could only savor alone, never dar 744Reads—Score10214d adds

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    The heroine's unrequited love comes true in this sweet and heartwarming romance novel—a super sweet treat you won't want to miss!

37. 237 过 Let Loose! Become His Wild and Wonderful Woman 过了这个野！做他的带劲女人 Su Qianqian苏钱钱Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Seduction + Redemption + Obsessive Love] [Sweet Romance + Mutual First Love + Male Lead Is Stubbornly Aloof at First] The year Zhou Huan went to Jing University, she threw herself into pursuing a man. Chen Nian was a SWAT officer with no family. He believed that nobody would care about someone unconditionally. He was cold and distant, always wearing prayer beads on his wrist. He would never fall for a young girl. Zhou Huan was deeply in love with Chen Nian, but she knew it would never work out. 2.7kReads9.0Score27914d adds

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    The female protagonist spent two years in an orphanage when she was young due to family reasons. She met the male protagonist there, and he protected her. She secretly loved him and thought about him, hoping to become his wife when she grew up. He was a ray of light in her unhappy childhood.

38. 238 仰 The Rose That Gazed at the Stars 仰望星星的玫瑰 Li Nuonuo梨诺诺Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Three-year age gap + mutual pining + sweet romance + each other's first and only] When they first met: Luo Ning mistook him for someone else and threw her arms around the slender waist of the young man. “It's my first time meeting someone so bold about taking advantage of me.” A teasing, unfamiliar voice came from above her head. Luo Ning looked up in astonishment, meeting his amused, unreadable eyes. Five steps away, Luo Cheng stared in shock as his darling little sister threw herself into the 2.4kReads9.2Score35114d adds

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    It looks really good

39. 239 她 She Among the Stars 她于繁星 A Baby Bottle一只奶瓶Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [School Life | Salvation | 1v1 | Sweet Romance | Healing] [Sunny Top Student × Depressed Student Athlete] In her final year of high school, Xiang Yu transferred to an ordinary school in Rongcheng because the pressure of studying had become too much. There, she met the despondent Jiang Du. Jiang Du was clearly a gifted young man, but he always seemed indifferent to his studies, and to life itself. But that wasn’t who he really was. Deep down, he was sensitive and desperately starved for love. 435Reads7.6Score11314d adds
40. 240 天 Moon at the Horizon, Stars by My Pillow 天边月，枕边星 July in Winter冬日七月Modern Romance577k WordsOngoing [Secret identities + she pursues him + redemption + reunion after a long separation + older man + both devoted only to each other + equally strong leads] Early on: [cool, obsessive girl vs. gentle, disabled CEO] Later: [sweet and soft Xinbao vs. scheming Yueyue] Content warning: [A sweet romance with secret identities, focused mainly on the relationship, with a secondary plot. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] After an accident, Tang Yuezhen, the sole heir to A City’s most powerful fa 237Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The last book resonated with this feeling the most. The female lead waited for a very, very long time before the male lead realized he liked her, and their relationship afterwards was incredibly sweet.

41. 241 春 When Spring Comes, I’ll Meet You at the Flower Festival 春来赴花朝 Luo Yuanyuan落媛媛Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted When they first met, she was the top student and the campus belle, while he was the notorious school bully. To become worthy of her, he went from the bottom of the class all the way to the top score in the college entrance exam. But the day she disappeared, all his hard work became a joke. They reunited seven years later. He was now the producer of a variety show about intangible cultural heritage, and she was one of its invited guests. She had no idea that the show, the teahouse custom-built fo 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This has to be it! The male and female leads are actually secretly in love with each other!

42. 242 青 My Childhood Friend Is Too Charming, and My Sweetheart Spoils Me Little by Little 青梅太撩人，竹马慢慢宠 A Promise for a Thousand Tides一诺千汐Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted They grew up together, but unlike the childhood sweethearts in the stories, they couldn’t stand each other and fought whenever they met. She had secretly loved him for years and was about to confess, but he came home with the girl he loved. She left for another place. He didn’t understand why, but gradually began to miss her. Years later, they met again, and the man who had disliked her and never loved her was now saying the most sickeningly sweet things to her. 209Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    The female lead secretly loves the male lead and finally gets her wish.

43. 243 涩 Bittersweet Candy 涩味糖 San Jin Wutong三金梧桐Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted [Sweet Nurse vs. Special Forces Captain] School life in the beginning, city life later An Li admits that she was attracted to Ji Jiuxiao's looks the first time she saw him, but she never expected to like him for so many years. For the next three years, it was as if fate had arranged for them to sit together. An Li secretly harbored a crush on Ji Jiuxiao, and the two were often mistaken for a couple. Though Ji Jiuxiao was as cold as ice, he was gentle and attentive with her. But on the day of the 151Reads6.7Score—14d adds
44. 244 余 All I Want for the Rest of My Life Is to Win Your Heart 余生只想追到你 West Sea Long Bridge西海长桥Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted Back then, Nie Xiao was restless. He didn’t understand what it meant to like someone, had never experienced it, and couldn’t be bothered to think about it. But then he met her, and the great devil discovered he wanted more. He wanted to see everything she kept safe, and could never get enough of her faint fragrance. It made him sneeze, but he was hooked. Years later, when he saw her again, he said, “These years apart, I’ve wanted to get drunk, fight, race cars, cry, and done everything you could 17Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    These are all! Book 1: The beginning was so sweet! Book 2: Love between equals lasts. Book 3: The word "unrequited love" is really fitting. Book 4: It has both touching and funny parts.

45. 245 攻 Win Back My Ex, and Fall for Him All Over Again 攻略前任，再次为他着迷 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart, rekindled romance, both leads’ first relationship, sweet and angsty] The stunning campus belle Zhou Ruoxing set her sights on Jiang Ju, the most talked-about guy at Jiang University. No one knows what she did to make him fall from his pedestal for her. Later, their relationship lasted only two years. Then one day, news broke that Jiang Ju had been dumped by Zhou Ruoxing! They say that when exes meet again, either their faces turn red or their eyes do. But Jiang Ju fel 708Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead has loved the male lead for many years, and finally her wish comes true.

46. 246 一 I Accidentally Won Over My White Moonlight 一不下心拿下白月光 Shan Ni苫昵Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [School Romance + Sweet Love + Mutual Devotion] Cheng Qing and Lin Jiachen first met at the school gate in high school. One glance was all it took for her to fall for him, planting the seed of a secret crush that would grow from then on. Who can say whose heartstrings were touched first? Some things are impossible to explain, but somehow, the feelings began. In the end, they could not escape an abrupt ending. On their trip to Tokyo, the cherry blossoms on Mount Fuji bloomed and fell, then bloom 29Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The unrequited love story has finally come true!

47. 247 攒 When I’ve Saved Up Enough Love, We’ll Get Married 攒够了喜欢就结婚 Mo Shang Qiu茉上秋Modern Romance798k WordsCompleted Shang Lu and Bai Zhi are both names of medicinal herbs. One day, Dr. Shen took on a female patient. Bai Zhi: “I was poisoned by you many years ago, and nothing can cure me. Please tell me, Dr. Shen, how am I supposed to get better?” Shang Lu put on a solemn air and said, with a straight face, “How about fighting poison with poison?” Bai Zhi: “How long until I’m cured?” Shang Lu took off his gold-rimmed glasses, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, “A lifetime!” (A warm, sweet story about a se 546Reads8.9Score10014d adds
48. 248 相 A Blind Date and Flash Marriage: Her College Heartthrob Turns Out to Be a Doting Rich Heir 相亲闪婚，大学男神竟是宠妻豪门 Le Yanyan乐沿沿Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted [Married First, Love Later + Mutual Secret Crush + Playing Dumb to Outsmart the Powerful + Reunion After Years Apart + CEO’s Sweet Devotion] Throughout her four years at university, the scatterbrained Qiao Mian secretly loved Lu Xiyan, the “eternal iceberg.” At graduation, she finally worked up the courage to confess: “Lu Xiyan, I like you!” His reply was utterly calm: “I know. Thank you.” Later, he went abroad, and everything came to an abrupt end. Three years after they parted, she unexpectedl 96Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Arranged marriage + long-awaited reunion + unrequited love in school + mutual unrequited love + sweet first love + pure love between two virgins + domineering CEO and academic genius + no melodramatic plot twists] The ditzy Qiao Mian harbored a crush on the composed Lu Xiyan for four years of university. At graduation, she finally mustered the courage to confess: "Lu Xiyan, I like you!" Her voice trembled slightly in the night. "I know, thank you," he replied calmly, indifferently, even without a trace of emotion. Later, he went abroad, and everything came to an abrupt end. Unexpectedly, years later, she met Lu Xiyan through a blind date and they had a whirlwind marriage. After marriage, Lu Xiyan's hidden love for Qiao Mian was gradually unearthed. She remained ditzy, but to Qiao Mian's surprise, with him around, all her problems seemed to be solved. It turned out that his aloofness wasn't an unyielding iceberg. And when Qiao Mian learned of his true identity as a billionaire, she finally understood his confidence and insecurity, his coldness and deep affection. He doted on her, far exceeding her previous expectations... He loved her, even back in university...

49. 249 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 50.9kReads9.5Score6k14d adds

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    These three are all top-rated novels about unrequited love.

50. 250 你 You Came to Me on a Ray of Light 你踏光而来 Chi Sanhe池三禾Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted As the saying goes, every fat girl is a diamond in the rough. Never underestimate a chubby girl, because she may transform into a beauty one day and win the heart of everyone's dream guy. A sweet, innocent chubby girl versus a cool, aloof heartthrob. A youthful, secret-crush romance with both leads inexperienced and sweetness without end. 46Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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