Reunited After Years Apart, with a Painful Opening 久别重逢，刚开头挺虐的那一种

1. 551 甜 Flirty and Sweet: The Dashing Captain Lu Has Fallen Again 甜撩，痞帅的陆队长又沦陷了 Yuan Lai袁莱Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted [Completed~] [Gentle, clingy actress x cocky, handsome fire captain] [Rekindled Romance + Entertainment Industry + Sweet Romance + Both Pure] "What's it like to get back together with the one who got away?" Probably this: the more satisfying it was to dump him back then, the harder it is to win him back now. In high school, Sang Yu first met Lu Wenjing in a bar. Everything around them was chaotic and sordid, but he stood out in a white shirt, his gaze brimming with emotion and drawing her in. It 6.3kReads9.2Score71614d adds

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   A story of a long-awaited reunion. The female lead, sitting in the male lead's car, suddenly gets her period. Was it intentional or just a coincidence? (Still ongoing)

2. 552 她 She Doesn't Believe You Anymore 她不信你了 Camel Milk with No Bottle Cap驼奶没有瓶盖Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweetheart chases his wife to the crematorium] Xia Zhi had always loved Feng Qi. After finally getting him to agree to “give it a try,” they kept their relationship secret for a short while before he denied they were together and publicly announced his relationship with Shen Mian. On her birthday, Feng Qi hastily gave her a “freebie” as a gift, while the actual gift was on Shen Mian’s wrist. Disappointed, she smashed it and gave up on him for good. When Feng Qi tried to send her abroa 8.2kReads6.1Score27914d adds

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   Xia Zhi had always loved Feng Qi; they were childhood sweethearts. She believed that no matter how crazy or playful Feng Qi was, she would always be the one in the end. But then Shen Mian appeared, that woman like a white moonlight, her existence like a knife hanging over Xia Zhi's head, ready to fall at any moment.

3. 553 八 In the 1980s, I Opened My Eyes and Pounced on the Broad-Shouldered, Slim-Waisted, Cold Military Officer 八零睁眼就扑倒宽肩细腰高冷军少 Huo Lanshan霍澜山Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Satisfying Revenge, No Taking Abuse + Devoted Hero + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Family Life + Officers + Commanders + King of Soldiers] When Shen Xia wakes up after getting a second chance at life, there’s a man with an eight-pack beside her, his arm wrapped around her waist. She tries to slip away quietly, but he pulls her closer until their noses are almost touching. “Don’t move.” He holds her wrist, leaving no room for resistance. She lies against his strong chest 2.4kReads—Score17814d adds
4. 554 墨 Attached to Ink Painting 墨画附 Coconut Before the Flowers淋花前椰Modern Romance927k WordsCompleted (Possessive Pursuit / Stealing Someone Else’s Love, Both Pure) (Coolheaded, gentle heroine vs. seemingly frivolous but truly obsessive hero) For three generations, the men of the Fu family had been passionate lovers: devoted to the point of obsession. But then an exception came along. Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles knew that Fu Mo, the Fu family’s heir, was a notorious playboy. He drifted from one woman to the next, never keeping anyone by his side for more than a month. He was both heartle 14kReads8.6Score96714d adds

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   In her second year of high school, Wen Hua stayed at Fu Mo's house. Fu Mo was notoriously a playboy, a womanizer, but he took good care of her, and Wen Hua always regarded him as a respected older brother. One day, after a meeting, Fu Mo rushed home. His friend teased, "Rushing back so quickly, could it be that you've fallen for Wen Hua?" Fu Mo leaned back on the sofa, took a drag of his cigarette, and scoffed, "Fall for her? Just a silly pastime." Wen Hua happened to be home that day and overheard these words. She was heartbroken, angry, and sad. When Wen Hua was seventeen, she fell in love with Shen Qingchen, and he loved her too. Until their engagement day, Fu Mo appeared, approaching her step by step… Before he turned twenty-three, Fu Mo always thought he was the least like the so-called love-crazy people in the Fu family. He didn't love anyone, but in the end, he became the most insane one in the Fu family…

5. 555 当 He Was Poor Back Then, So He Pushed Away the One He Loved 当年他穷，亲手推开了心上人 Bei Yuan焙塬Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [A realistic story with a slow burn] Three years ago, Jiang Zhou had nothing and was mired in self-doubt. Not wanting to hold back Bai Weiwei, who had come all that way for him, he hardened his heart and pushed her away with his own hands. He spent the next three years working hard, but there was always an emptiness inside him. He had never truly let her go. He gathered his courage and tried to win her back, hoping to use the joking “three-year pact” she had once made with him as an excuse to st 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's quite angsty, but not too tragic; the male lead can handle it. However, following the story is quite arduous.

6. 556 我 I Don’t Want to Like Him 我才不要喜欢他呢 Paint a Touch of Wood and Fire画点木火Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn in School Days + Both Reborn + Healing and Redemption + Foreshadowing + A Little Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is hopelessly in love with Song Yanzhi. Only Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood friends from middle school through university graduation, Jiang Yuan spent eleven whole years chasing after him. Then, one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health began to fail. All she wanted was for 4kReads8.5Score29714d adds
7. 557 雾 Snow in the Winter Mist 雾冬有雪 Half a Pear半块梨Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Rekindled romance / reunion at the opening / self-delusion / bittersweet / both leads are inexperienced] [Well-behaved, cool-headed novelist VS scheming, devoted CEO] * That year, Zhu Wendong, desperate to escape her family’s control, got involved with the illegitimate son of the wealthy Qi family of Jiangbei. Everyone knew Qi Yanxue as cultured and aloof, gentle and polite, the sort of man one could only hope to meet. Only Zhu Wendong knew about his near-mad possessiveness toward her. It was 14.7kReads9.1Score2k14d adds

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   It's really super beautiful

8. 558 扯 Pull the Moon Down 扯月亮坠落 Beautiful Lady美人娘Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted - Fortunately, this was already the following spring. Somewhere in the world, they would bloom and flourish, nourishing their souls with freedom. - (Brash crybaby × repressed, broken artist) (Reunion after a long separation, healing, both are pure, happy ending) 4.5kReads9.3Score36414d adds

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   All were reunions after a long separation, and both were a bit heartbreaking at the beginning, but thankfully they all had happy endings.

9. 559 封 After I Shut My Heart to Love, the Untouchable Beauty I Pursued Lost Control 封心锁爱后，我追的高岭花失控了 Bean Sprout Caicai豆芽菜菜子Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Both reborn, win-her-back-at-all-costs romance, rival suitors battling it out, bittersweet campus romance] [A restrained, solitary pine on a snowy peak vs. a sunflower blooming among thorns] Wen Zhao pursued Cen Ji for seven years, finally winning the aloof beauty everyone had secretly admired back in school. She thought her husband had always been cool, distant, and above worldly concerns. That was until Wen Zhao opened his QQ album and found the high school photos of another woman he had trea 21.3kReads8.2Score1.7k14d adds
10. 560 直 Until I Blew Away the Clouds in Your Eyes 直到你眼中的乌云被我吹散 Candied Bunny拔丝小兔Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet and angsty, happy ending, rekindled love, saving each other] [Upbeat, forthright science-and-engineering girl x cold beauty with a sharp tongue and a soft heart] When Xi Qing woke up, she discovered she was already twenty-eight and had a five-year-old son. The problem was, she couldn't remember who his biological father was. When she joined a gaming company and returned to the programming she loved, she met Ian, her cold-faced boss, and felt her heart skip a beat. So s 13Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    The female lead suffers amnesia and gives birth after a car accident. The male lead, believing she has left without saying goodbye, experiences a series of internal struggles upon their reunion, while maintaining a cold exterior. He is torn between love and fear, wanting to get closer yet also wanting to stay away, but ultimately they heal each other!

11. 561 协 A Contract Marriage, a Baby on the Way, and a Celibate Designer Losing His Mind 协议婚后带球跑，禁欲设计师疯了 Mo Jianwei墨见微13k WordsCompleted After their Contract Marriage, She Runs Away Pregnant, and the Abstinent Designer Loses His Mind 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend these two books: "Long-Awaited Reunion," "Arranged Marriage, Love Later," and "Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Male Leads."

12. 562 雪 Indulgence on a Snowy Night 雪夜靡靡 Life's Like Duckweed浮生如萍Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Just launched, more chapters coming Reunion after years apart + second chance at love + romantic push and pull + sweet married life + both leads are each other’s first and only They’re both human. Some are born princesses on top of the world, like Ming Yan. Others are born ants in the mud, like Nan Lin. The princess is pampered and adored by everyone. The ant goes hungry and is despised by everyone. That year, they had just turned eighteen. She was kidnapped in a carefully planned scheme, while 3.1kReads8.4Score27514d adds

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    Long-awaited reunion, yyds, a super good book.

13. 563 撞 After Bumping Into My Ex's Arms, He Refused to Let Me Go 撞进前任怀里后，他赖上我了 Mo Jianwei墨见微29k WordsCompleted He fell into his ex's arms, and now his ex won't let him go. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 564 蚀 A Love That Eats to the Bone: She Came from Hell 蚀骨危情：她从地狱来 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance825k WordsOngoing Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to prison. For three years, deprivation became the daily theme of her life. What was taken from her was no longer just the things on the surface. The day Jian Tong walked out of prison... She said, “When Shen Xiujin became my nightmare, I’d rather never sleep again, and stay exhausted until I drop dead.” 5kReads7.1Score23014d adds

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    It all started on purpose. She was once a wealthy heiress, the red rose of S City, but was framed and imprisoned due to an accident. Upon her release, the female protagonist found an ordinary, simple job as a cleaner, where she encountered her former love, the male protagonist who had no trust in her and had sent her to prison... After a long separation, is there nothing to say? Now, she avoids him like the plague, fearing him at all costs.

15. 565 听 The Wind Whispers That I Miss You 听风说想你 Chenchen Orange橘子陈陈Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted Campus romance (mischievous girl and aloof boy) + urban romance (independent woman x devoted CEO) [reunion after years apart · rekindled love · he chases her after losing her · angsty romance · faithful to each other] Chu Yiyi pursued Gu Tiancheng for three years, persistently and without hiding it. But after he impatiently hung up on her during a phone call, she vanished without a trace. When they meet again, five years have passed. The ordinary girl has become an internationally renowned fashi 464Reads8.6Score—14d adds
16. 566 雪 Beneath the Cedars 雪松之下 Yu Xuan, Master of Favors顺水人情的禹宣6k WordsCompleted Beneath the Cedars 1Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 567 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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    A long-awaited reunion, the beginning is a bit heartbreaking.

18. 568 分 Reunited After Five Years Apart, Mr. Huo Goes Mad and Forces a Marriage 分手五年再遇，霍总发疯逼婚 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [The pursuit-after-divorce arc + both leads' romantic purity + rekindled love + marriage before love + bad boy x good girl + coercive love + forced possession + rotten man with a sincere heart + bittersweet push and pull + emotional angst] Shen Wanqing has never forgotten what happened in her senior year of high school. She was just beginning to fall in love, secretly crushing on the school's most handsome boy, Huo Sicheng. Through incredible luck, she became his girlfriend. But after only a mon 7.1kReads—Score23414d adds

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    Recommended by [Aimer][Aimer][Aimer][Aimer][Aimer][Aimer]

19. 569 白 The White Moonlight Fakes Her Resurrection, and the Young Lord Kisses Her Red-Eyed and Begs for Mercy 白月光诈尸，太子爷吻红眼求饶 Lychee Soda h荔枝气泡hModern Romance151k WordsCompleted [A hero who says one thing but feels another, and loves her to the point of madness VS a heroine who holds the upper hand in love] Li Muchuan is Haicheng’s universally acknowledged golden boy, a true favorite of fortune. Yet he fell for an orphan whose parents were unknown. The usually carefree young master Li bent to love, treating her with the utmost tenderness until he finally won her heart. But he never expected her to dump him just like that, without even bothering to give him an explanatio 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In this story, after their reunion, the male lead, furious at the female lead's coldness and refusal to explain, publicly announces his marriage to the fake heiress, stealing all her thunder. But he soon regrets it [facepalm]. He has never forgotten the female lead and still deeply loves her, fearing she has already fallen for someone else, fearing she will leave again, repeatedly confirming her feelings 🥰🥰🥰, wanting to make her jealous, yet unable to bear seeing her suffer even the slightest harm 🤣🤣🤣. The spoiled and willful prince of Haicheng bows down for love, his eyes reddening time and again, transforming into a pitiful puppy 🥺🥺🥺

20. 570 七 Seven Years of Burned Love, Returning at Dusk Too Late 七年烬爱，黄昏归迟 Yu Xuan, Master of Favors顺水人情的禹宣6k WordsCompleted Seven Years of Love Reduced to Ashes, Returning Too Late at Dusk —Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 571 朱 Cinnabar Cleanses Evil, Yan Ci Guides Me Through Two Lifetimes 朱砂洗邪，砚辞渡我两世 Yu Xuan, Master of Favors顺水人情的禹宣8k WordsCompleted Cinnabar Cleanses Evil, Yan Ci Guides Me Through Two Lifetimes 2Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 572 闺 My Best Friend's Uncle Keeps Flirting with Me and Spoiling Me 闺蜜小叔他又撩又宠 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Professor + Six-Year Age Gap + Campus] [Rebellious, Hilarious Girl X Abstinent, Scheming Uncle] When Wen Li was seventeen, she fell for her best friend’s uncle, the famously untouchable heartthrob of Yida University. The man had cool, pale skin and wore silver wire-frame glasses. His white shirt and black trousers gave him an air of refined elegance. When they first met, Wen Li was caught after climbing a wall to skip school. To get back down, she worked up the courage to flirt 11.6kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    On Wen Li's eighteenth birthday, she excitedly confessed her feelings, only to be met with, "Wen Li, you're still young, we're not suitable for each other now." ✨✨ Wen Li turned pale, her heart shattered. That night, she tore up everything related to him, deciding to forget him and move abroad with her family. 🎋🎋

23. 573 爱 Love Has No End 爱，没有终点 Yu Xuan, Master of Favors顺水人情的禹宣9k WordsCompleted Love Has No End —Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 574 倒 Love on a Countdown: The Belated Proposal Finally Ends It All 倒计时爱恋：迟来的求婚终落幕 Yu Xuan, Master of Favors顺水人情的禹宣14k WordsCompleted Love on a Countdown: The Belated Proposal Brings It All to an End —Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 575 热 Love Gone Awry 热恋偏差 Nong Ying侬影Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted [An author focused on emotions, with no special tricks. No textual analysis, rankings, or borrowing ideas. Please respect the characters in the book. Infringements will be pursued.] Cold, ambitious man (Xu Kuang) × spoiled rich heiress (Li Shuyu) [Not-quite-siblings + mutual salvation + marriage before love + she leaves with the baby + he chases her after she leaves] 1. Everyone in their circle knew Xu Kuang didn't like Li Shuyu and even went out of his way to avoid her. Few knew that the two of 16.4kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
26. 576 我 I Drowned in the Deep Sea for One Word from You: That You Once Loved Me 我溺深海，换你一句爱过 Yu Xuan, Master of Favors顺水人情的禹宣7k WordsCompleted I drowned in the depths, just to hear you say you once loved me. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 577 他 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 61.6kReads9.5Score5.5k14d adds

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    🌈🌈🌸Li Sui accepted the task of "cheating on a scumbag," flirting and teasing Pei Jingxiao. After completing the task, she ran off saying "it was just for fun," only to realize she'd mistaken him for someone else: he wasn't a scumbag at all, but the arrogant king of Peking University whom no one dared mess with. Pei Jingxiao was laughed at by the whole school for "being played by a good girl," yet he cornered her outside her dorm, pinching her chin with his fingertips and laughing, "Cheating on me is fine, but breaking up is not." He cornered her in a corner of the teaching building, two buttons of his shirt popped open, his eyes reddening, "You said it was just for fun? Then I'll play with you for a lifetime." Li Sui panicked, "I've mistaken you for someone else!" He pulled her into his arms and rubbed against her, "Whether you're right or wrong, you're mine now."

28. 578 思 An Uncureable Yearning 思春无解 Innocent Green天真无邪绿Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + living under the same roof + heroine is supported by the hero's family + mutual pining + reunited after a long separation] After her mother suddenly passed away, Chunxiang had no family left in the world. Her benefactor, Grandpa You, took her into his home, and from then on she had to live in the city. The towering buildings of the big city left her stunned. She didn't understand the rules here, and she kept running into obstacles. She wanted to make friends, but failed 15.7kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds

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    🌷🌷A long-awaited reunion, the beginning is quite heart-wrenching. ①The man and woman have been in love for four years, but on the day the man is about to propose, the woman disappears. When they meet again, the man hates her and even flirts with another girl in front of her. But seeing her eyes redden, he forgets everything, "It's fake, fake, that's not my fiancée, she's my cousin, we're not related by blood, I just wanted to make you angry." Later, he learns that she suffered from depression during her disappearance, and seeing the hideous scars on her wrists feels like a knife is being stabbed into his heart…

29. 579 漂 Pretty Poison: She Returned from Hell 漂亮坏种：她从地狱归来 Hidden in the Snow雪上隐Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted Sweet and heartbreaking, so addictive it’ll make you cry! [Forced love! Guaranteed quality, dive right in! Perfect for all-night reading] Delicate, pampered, beautiful little “villain” ❌ A powerful tycoon who loves her fiercely and proves it through action A powerful man from Beijing’s elite breaks his vows and lowers his head; the untouchable beauty descends from her pedestal to fight for what she wants! ❤ Age gap + seducing a powerful man + both are reborn + sister’s fiancé romance + both are 3.7kReads9.0Score23914d adds

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    Check this out!!! A completely new plot! Super good! The male lead is absolutely smitten!!!

30. 580 京 A Fog Too Dense to Cross in the Capital 京雾难渡 Not Green Rabbit不绿兔Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Cool, stubborn heroine x vicious troublemaker] [Beijing elite circle x forced love x broken up and reunited x angsty melodrama with a happy ending] When Song Qingwu broke up with Zong Yu, she did it decisively. He didn't try to stop her at all. He just stood with his back to her, smoking on the balcony. “Think it through. I don't get back together with ex-girlfriends.” Song Qingwu nodded. “I know.” Maybe he was embarrassed because she was the one who dumped him, or maybe her answer had come to 41.1kReads8.6Score4.5k14d adds

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    Romance novel about a long-awaited reunion

31. 581 野EN A Wild Dog Catches a Butterfly 野犬抓蝴蝶 Recovered from a Cold伤风好了Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [Sweet, timid girl × gloomy, unhinged troublemaker] [Childhood friends + forced love + reunion after years apart + both pure + happy ending] (Original title: The Wild Dog Catches the Butterfly) Xi Jin was born into a wealthy family. With his striking looks and cool, otherworldly air, he was the picture of perfection. At eighteen, he won the world championship in the 10-meter air pistol, making a name for himself overnight. To his teachers, he was a top student. To his countless fans, he was a bo 25.9kReads8.6Score2.4k14d adds
32. 582 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.7kReads9.3Score3k14d adds

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    🍀🍀🍀It made me cry.

33. 583 难 Impossible to Resist! He Says He’ll Kiss You Until You Cry If You Mention Divorce Again 难以招架！他说再提离婚就亲哭你 Li Chun黎淳Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name has aired] [Stunning cheongsam designer vs. aloof, aristocratic director] Lin Jianxi and Jiang Xu grew up together. Lin Jianxi had secretly loved Jiang Xu for years, but never worked up the courage to confess. Just when she thought her unrequited love would come to nothing, an accident led to her marrying him. After their marriage, they treated each other with courteous distance. Lin Jianxi knew Jiang Xu didn’t love her, and had married her only out of “responsi 5.6kReads8.9Score37514d adds

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    These books are all quite good, and the ratings are also quite high.

34. 584 以 I Thought We Were Madly in Love, but the Good Girl Played Me 以为是热恋，却被乖乖女玩了 Er Li二厘Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Original title: Green on Me All You Want, But We Can't Break Up] [The heroine is turned from lesbian to straight + Both leads are each other's first and only + School days to city life + The hero is driven to madness + Extreme possessiveness + Reunion after a long separation] [Bookish, seemingly sweet girl with a hidden dark side X Arrogant young heir who can't stop falling for her] “I want you to make him fall for you, then cheat on him. I want him to know what it feels like to be cheated on!” 9.4kReads8.1Score75414d adds
35. 585 胖 Fat? Get Even Fatter! The Ice-Cold Beauty Chases After Her 胖？再胖点！高岭之花倒追她 Beneath the Green Parasol Tree青缇树下Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reunited after years apart ✖️ mending a broken relationship ✖️ aloof heartthrob ✖️ devoted to one another ✖️ pure love ✖️ groveling pursuit ✖️ entertainment industry ✖️ domineering CEO ✖️ contemporary romance ✖️ single mother ✖️ Misty Desire] Eight years ago. Su Yantang, the recognized campus beauty of Nan University, fell deeply for Lin Xingye, the aloof heartthrob who was far too wild for his own good. She pursued him for three whole months and wrote him ninety-nine love letters before final 251Reads5.8Score—14d adds
36. 586 南 The South Wind Blows on the Northern Gardenia 南风吹北栀 Slow Moss青苔慢Modern Romance125k WordsOngoing [Angsty slow burn | Mutual healing | Reunited after years apart] His mother is in prison, and his father has started a new family. He returns home bearing scars and steps into the maelstrom of a wealthy family's power struggle. When he reunites with his first love, he faces her coldly and pretends not to know her. With red-rimmed eyes, Sun Beizhi grabs his wrist. “Xu Nanyao, how dare you show up like this?” His uncle suppresses him, others humiliate him, and everyone mocks his disreputable backg —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [A bittersweet, slow-burn romance | Mutual redemption | Long-awaited reunion] His mother is imprisoned, his family in turmoil, and he returns home wounded, stepping into a power struggle within a wealthy family. Reunited with his first love, he feigns indifference, pretending not to know her. Sun Beizhi, her eyes red, grabs his wrist: "Xu Nanyao, how dare you show up like this?" His uncle secretly suppresses him, others wantonly humiliate him, and the gossip never ceases. No one knows that beneath this indifference lies four years of guilt and a rapidly growing love. Even if the road ahead leads in completely opposite directions, he is determined to walk towards her.

37. 587 馋 I Want Her 馋上她了 Flowers Fall Purple花落紫Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + win-her-back heartbreak + rekindled love + both leads are each other’s firsts + intense romantic tension] At a senior-year pep rally, Ling Jie falls for the model student Sang Jin. She’s as pure as a swan, and he wickedly wants to corrupt her. After the college entrance exams, they date for a while. Before leaving the country, Ling Jie gives Sang Jin an apartment as compensation. “So much for being a model student. We were only playing around.” When they meet again, 1.4kReads7.0Score10114d adds

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    At a senior high school pep rally, Ling Jie took a liking to Sang Jin, a model student. Later, Ling Jie gave Sang Jin an apartment as compensation, saying, "A model student is nothing special; we were just playing around." When they met again, he disrupted her blind date, but Sang Jin had already moved on. "Fine," she said, "I hope he's gentle, filial, and loves children." Later, Sang Jin finally found a suitable partner and was about to get married. Ling Jie went crazy trying to stop her, "Can't we start over?" Sang Jin ruthlessly refused, "Not even if it kills me."

38. 588 爱 A Love That Lasts 爱恋悠长 Red Plum, Not Sour红李不酸Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation] [Celebrity and civilian] [No mindless drama] [The push and pull of adult relationships] Cheng Jinyu met Xu Fanjing when she was ten. Those four years were the comfort that sustained her for the rest of her life. At fourteen, after recovering from a serious fever, she found that Xu Fanjing had moved away. At eighteen, her mother died, leaving her utterly alone in the world. At twenty-six, they meet again. Xu Fanjing is now a top-tier star. Cheng Jinyu has nothing 243Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is the book about childhood sweethearts who reunite 12 years later. [I almost cried] The male and female leads' circumstances are vastly different now. [I almost cried] However, they always cherish each other and eventually get together.

39. 589 五 Five Years Later, Mommy Returns with Three Miniature Tycoons to Take Down Daddy 五年后，妈咪带着三个缩小版大佬虐翻爹地 Hua Zhuozhuo华灼灼Modern Romance756k WordsCompleted [Angst before romance / regretful ex chasing his wife / scum-bashing] Five years ago, she died in a carefully planned fire. Five years later, she returns after undergoing plastic surgery, bringing three mini versions of him with her. The world’s number-one designer, a world-class doctor, a top lawyer... When Lord Ji’s former wife is exposed, he panics. “Tell me! Which bastard fathered those three children?” Wen Yumian: “That bastard is dead. Go find him in hell!” When Lord Ji learns that the dea 1kReads9.1Score39214d adds

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    They reunite after five years. The beginning is a bit heartbreaking because of their divorce, but the later reunion is a sweet and dramatic story of the husband chasing after his wife.

40. 590 贪 Enchanted by Your Glorious Summer 贪恋你的盛夏 Big Meat Bun大肉包子啊Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Longing for Your Summer is now available. A short drama and animated series are also streaming. [Flirtatious, devilishly handsome rich boy vs. sweet, insecure good girl] [College campus + secret crush comes true + both untouched + sweet romance] The most outrageous thing Sang Li ever did was approach the new transfer student in her senior year of high school. The boy was strikingly handsome and unbearably arrogant, with a faint air of aloofness in his eyes. Sang Li though 55.3kReads9.1Score7.4k14d adds
41. 591 桃 Peach Ran Away 桃子跑了 I Love Pork Buns爱吃肉包子了Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, rekindled love, no angst, mutual devotion, love going both ways] In the reckless days of her youth, she slept with the man she had a crush on, then left without a backward glance. Who could have guessed that years later, he’d catch her at a matchmaking event? She’d gone too far... and, afraid she’d end up in court, she ran away again… 235Reads7.7Score10514d adds

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    A short story about a long-awaited reunion, slightly angsty but very sweet.

42. 592 凌 CEO Ling’s Beloved Is a God of Death 凌总的心尖宠是杀神 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted ◆ One-on-one romance | Two strong leads | The chase-to-win-her-back-from-hell trope | Extremely angsty love | Happy ending | A brutal journey ◆ Gorgeous, badass underworld queen x possessive tycoon heir In her senior year of high school, the families were locked in a bloody struggle for power. After being ambushed, he fled to the countryside, where he met a wild girl with defiance in her very bones. He wanted to die. She overturned a nest of snakes and laughed, bold and wild: “Want to die? The 3.9kReads9.3Score42214d adds

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    Highly recommended, it's so tough it'll break your heart at first.

43. 593 明 Mingchuan Knows Xia 明川有知夏 Su Xing'an苏幸安Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted They first met on campus. Wen Xia was drawn to Li Zechuan’s handsome face, and shamelessly pursued him again and again. She said, “My hero has golden skin, ash-gray hair with a hint of green, monolid eyes, and a slight break in his eyebrow. He’s saved me twice, and I think I’m starting to like him.” Who knew her words would come true? He really did become the hero of this world When she met Li Zechuan again, she was drawn to his compassion and his secrets. In Hoh Xil, with a dog at his feet and 1.9kReads9.6Score67414d adds

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    This book is a must-have for long-awaited reunions! [A powerful recommendation] I absolutely love this book, and its values ​​are very positive! [Admiration][Admiration]

44. 594 予 A Touch of Spring for You 予你春色 Drunk Once More Today今朝一醉Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted The print edition of Spring Colors for You is now available. [A love that began in youth, mutual devotion, one-on-one romance, both are each other’s only one] [Genius scholar and professor x radiant surgeon] They meet again eight years later. When Su Wanwan and Xie Yanning see each other again, his expression is cold and stern. His gaze rests on her for only a second before he looks away, calm and unmoved. As if she were a stranger. Su Wanwan lowers her eyes. They were only high school classmate 9.6kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds
45. 595 清 Plain Congee 清粥 Cha Jin茶槿Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Cool, restrained and eccentric hero x sweet, gentle heroine] [Sweet romance and healing + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple] 1 All the girls at Jincheng No. 1 High School knew that Ji Chensheng from Class 6 was handsome and abstinent, but as cold as ice in the dead of winter. As time passed, he became an untouchable flower on a high peak in everyone’s eyes. Then one day during PE class, someone secretly peeked through the back window and saw the boy who was distant and aloof w 4.9kReads9.3Score53714d adds

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    These books all feature stories of reconciliation after a broken relationship and long-awaited reunions.

46. 596 蓄 Deliberately Provoking Him 蓄意招惹 Young Master Meow喵小爷Modern Romance669k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love + Mutual devotion + Extra-sweet romance] Throughout her school years, Cheng Zhizui was the darling of everyone around her. Once, to discourage a stubborn pursuer, she pointed to the top student on the year-level rankings, who was also the school heartthrob, and declared, “Now that man is exactly my type!” Unfortunately, the heartthrob himself overheard her. Qi Zhou slipped his hands into his pockets and raised an eyebrow. “You like me? How come I didn’t know?” … Years later, afte 1.7kReads9.1Score15814d adds

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    It made me cry so much [crying][crying] Although it got really sweet later on~~

47. 597 顶 A Hopeless Romantic: He Spends His Trillion-Dollar Fortune Building an Empire for His Wife 顶级恋爱脑，千亿身家全给老婆造 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Wealthy Families + Revenge + Abusive Scumbags Get Their Comeuppance + Rekindled Love + Sweet Romance + The Male Lead Rises to the Top] [Devoted, Dog-Like CEO Boyfriend of Many Years x Bold, Decisive Director] Wen Ruan had been dating for three years before she learned she was only a substitute. When they broke up, Wen Ruan said, “Jiang Qingyan, I hope you grow old alone.” After being fired, Wen Ruan joined the company of her sworn rival, He Zheng, and went head-to-head with her former employer. 12.8kReads8.8Score72314d adds

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    This one! The male and female leads are classmates, and the opening scene is a bit angsty because they reunite, but it gets sweet later on! The writing is very good, it's a great read! A short drama adaptation is also being made.

48. 598 未 Before Autumn 未秋 Yi Wantang意晚棠Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Time cannot wear away the memories we hold dear. This is a story about reunion. Shi Mo had imagined countless times what it would be like to see Kuang Xiubai again, yet she was afraid those scenes might actually become part of her life. When she saw Kuang Xiubai again, she still couldn’t help marveling at their miraculous fate. She had thought that such an abrupt departure would make her lose forever the warmth of someone she might never see again. But she had never dared to hope that he would s 31Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A long-awaited reunion, a broken mirror mended, a story of heartbreak followed by sweetness. A gentle male lead and a cool, aloof female lead.

49. 599 祝 Madam Zhu, Your Dead Husband Is Back 祝娘子，你死掉的夫君回来了 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance482k WordsCompleted Original title: Lady Zhu, Your Powerful Official Husband Has Come to Collect [Clear-headed, rational heroine × a powerful official who turns dark] (Political intrigue and an ensemble cast + rekindled love + mutual healing + happy ending) Zhu Hange is a pretty young widow who makes a living running a bookshop in Taohua Town. One day, a handsome man appears in her bedroom, pressing a dagger to her neck. Blood stains the blade. Instead of retreating, she steps closer and rises on her toes to kiss h 2.9kReads8.9Score32514d adds

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    A historical romance novel about a long-awaited reunion; the protagonist is stabbed in the back at the beginning, and then they kiss.

50. 600 十 Spring Returns After Eleven Years 十一年逢春 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted Yin Li said, “Flowers bloom for only one season. There’s no point wasting your time.” Fu Qingyun had never loved flowers, but seven years later he raised a sea of red spider lilies and buried himself in the flower field Yin Li loved most. Fu Qingyun said, “Yin Li, I won’t love you in my next life.” Yin Li’s hair turned white overnight as he knelt before Fu Qingyun’s coffin, begging forgiveness. He rushed into the flames and became a vegetable, trapping himself in a dream for three whole years 1.6kReads9.2Score17914d adds

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    I fished a bit at the beginning, but now it's getting tough.

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