Sweet Stories Where the Male Lead Has Secretly Loved the Female Lead for Years 男主对女主蓄谋已久，喜欢了好多年的呢种，甜的

1. 201 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 7kReads8.5Score35514d adds
2. 202 敢 You Dare Steal My Villainous White Moonlight? I'll Fight You for Them! 敢抢我恶毒炮灰白月光？跟你火拼了 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted You Dare Steal My Wicked Cannon-Fodder White Moonlight? Let's Fight to the Death! 887Reads—Score—14d adds

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   He had long harbored feelings for her, harboring affections for many years. In his past life, he was killed by the young master's dog for peeping at his beloved while she bathed. Reborn, he plotted revenge against the young master, forcibly taking his beloved. However, she didn't love him; she only loved the young master. His heart ached. The woman he had stolen belonged to someone else, not him. He thought that as long as he treated her well, she would eventually fall in love with him. But he was wrong. Though she was by his side, her heart belonged to the young master. She cried and begged him to give the young master a... The young master, before his death, said he treated her like a brother, but he thought he was a complete idiot. She fainted, and he worried about her, so he called a private doctor to see her and took care of her for a long time. He watched her get sick because of the young master, and his heart shattered. She even made a pact with him, saying that he couldn't touch her until she fell in love with him, and he, like a lapdog, agreed. But he didn't know that the young master had also been reborn. The young master was reborn, and she loved him even more, but in order to survive, she pretended to love him. How could he not know that she didn't love him? He simply craved her love, even if it was a false one, she was willing to put on an act for him. He didn't want things to drag on and wanted to register their marriage, but she tried to delay. Threatened by him, she had no choice but to compromise. But suddenly, the young master appeared, blocking their marriage registration. She held the young master's hand as if it were truly them who wanted to register. He truly hated that the young master had been reborn, hindering their happiness. Even a forced marriage was still happiness. He wanted to kill the young master, but she compromised again and registered their marriage. The young master tearfully asked her if they had really registered. He tore up their marriage certificate, but she told him to forget her. He had a title, yet he was still jealous. In his previous life, when he couldn't have her, he was jealous of the lack of a title. Loving someone too much, even knowing they don't love you back, is like forcing a relationship—it's never sweet, never satisfying. She drugged him, and in his delirium, he heard her and the young master's intimacy, thinking it was a dream. When he woke up, she said she was intimate with him. Three months later, she became pregnant. She was always restless, constantly thinking about things, and even when he hugged her, she would instinctively slap him. It wasn't until the child was born that he found out who the father was. She asked him if he would kill her, but he only wanted to kill the young master, not her. He pressed her, asking if she had ever truly loved him. Her lack of love became a permanent pain in his heart. He let her go, but the young master wanted to kill him. She suddenly jumped out and took the knife for him. He didn't understand what she meant by this. The young master said she had changed her mind, that the meaning of his rebirth was gone. But he, like a bitter melon, was tired and felt there was no need to love her anymore. Her change of heart came too late, happiness came too late, and he had already let go long ago. With bitterness, she repeatedly asked him if he still loved her. Did he still love her? Will his and her love continue to be entangled and complicated, or will it just end like this?

3. 203 被 After a Foot-Picking Creep CEO Fell for Me, I Became a Level-Five Air-Conditioning Tycoon 被抠脚大汉霸总爱上后，我成了五级空调女企业家 Tangerine Sand桔沙10k WordsCompleted After a Creepy, Foot-Scratching CEO Fell for Me, I Became a Level-Five Air-Conditioning Mogul 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a sweet romance novel where the male lead has been secretly in love with the female lead for many years. Initially, the female lead, who has been pampered by her father for years, falls for the male lead online. Unexpectedly, he becomes her assistant at her company after he goes bankrupt. The male lead then pulls out his black card, and later her career flourishes.

4. 204 恶 The Villainess Becomes a Legend Through Bullet Comments 恶女她靠弹幕封神 Sun Xiaosun孙小孙Two Female Leads80k WordsOngoing Su Wan had died once. Poisoned with arsenic, abandoned in the cold palace, treated like trash by the man she had loved all her life. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to three years earlier, but dense lines of text were floating before her eyes: [The vicious supporting female character is here] [Fast-forward to the kidney harvesting] [I know this plot] She froze for a moment, then smiled. So this world was a story, and she was a paper-thin character destined for a tragic death. Th —Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 205 忆 Yi Ning Hidden in My Heart 忆柠藏于心 Mo Kaila莫凯拉Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Modern sweet romance + reunion after years apart + secret crush + domineering hero who speaks his mind and knows how to flirt] Ten years ago, Han Yining was the beautiful top student in their class, while Xiao Zenan was a quiet underachiever. All his courage was just enough to make him silently clean the blackboard when it was her turn on classroom duty, or pretend that a bandage on her cut hand had come from the class supply monitor. Graduation meant a final goodbye. He became an auto mechanic 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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   One person paints their youth, another is passionately in love, and yet another strives to bridge the distance between them—this is unrequited love, isn't it? This is the male protagonist's love. Longing endures, weathering difficult times; yearning has power, capable of overcoming everything…

6. 206 特 Special Forces Soldier Goes Undercover in Northern Myanmar, I'll Die So You Can See 特种兵卧底缅北，我要死给你们看 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸8k WordsCompleted I Went Undercover in Northern Myanmar as a Special Forces Soldier. I’ll Die So You Can See. 114Reads—Score414d adds

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   It's very sweet.

7. 207 春 Spring Departs, Autumn Arrives 春辞秋至 I Arrived, But Spring Was Gone CC偏我来时不逢春CCModern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Younger man and older teacher / unrequited love becomes mutual / mutual salvation / 1V1] [Gentle and refined at first, then cool and shattered × resilient boy from humble beginnings] It turns out even a gray spring can have color. If you were thirteen-year-old Qi Hao, you would understand his ten years of secret love. For more than a decade, Qin Yiqiu had been like an angel. Apart from his grandmother, Qi Hao had never known warmth. She taught him to read and told him about a world he had never 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is seriously amazing!!! It's a romance between an older woman and a younger man, and the protagonist is incredibly loyal.

8. 208 诱 Lured into Surrender 诱哄沉沦 Fragrant Orchid馥郁兰香Modern Romance119k WordsOngoing [Both Pure, Older Hero, Hero Has Been Plotting for Years, Heroine Marries First and Falls in Love Later, Gentle Slow-Burn Sweet Romance] Renowned cultural relic restorer ✖️ Heir to a powerful family in Harbor City Su Weining had known since childhood that she was engaged to the Song family of Harbor City, but she had never met her fiancé. The first time they met, Su Weining took one look at her fiancé and was satisfied. They went straight to the civil affairs bureau to register their marriage. S 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Su Weining thought she had married a husband who was indifferent to worldly desires, but little did she know that he reserved all his passion for her. From hot water cups to foot bath water, from breakfast to ginger tea, every detail was carefully planned by him.

9. 209 闪 A Carefully Planned Whirlwind Marriage: Dr. Wen Is Head Over Heels 闪婚蓄谋已久，温医生他超爱 Qiao Xingman乔星漫Modern Romance135k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + secret crush + whirlwind marriage + childhood friends + both untouched + happy ending] [Frank, impulsive lawyer vs. steady, meticulous psychologist] Raised in an all-female household, Cen Yan had made it to twenty-six without the word “marriage” appearing anywhere in her life’s dictionary. By chance, she and her childhood friend, psychologist Wen Yuzhou, became a couple. The reserved doctor she remembered soon turned into a “kissing addict” who was always asking for a kiss. At h —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male lead has been secretly in love with the female lead for many years and tries every means to be together. They get married very quickly, and the male and female leads kiss almost every day. The plot is very sweet.

10. 210 高 The Master Sent Me Down the Mountain to Break Off My Engagement and Marry My Senior Sister 高手下山，师父让我退了婚娶师姐 Flying Sword From the West飞剑西来Urban474k WordsOngoing Little Taoist Lu Xuan is ordered by his master to go down the mountain and break off his engagement. His fiancée, the Su family, gives him a hard time, but his senior sisters arrive to help. They also reveal a secret from eighteen years ago: his parents' deaths were no accident. His fiancée's grandfather, Su Zhenhai, was responsible... 2.1kReads—Score10014d adds

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    An incredibly satisfying and exhilarating story, enjoyable from beginning to end, with an invincible start!!

11. 211 金 My Golden Finger Awakened, and I Took Revenge as an Unstoppable Force 金手指觉醒，我以无敌之姿复仇 Flying Sword From the West飞剑西来Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing Feel-good power fantasy + no angst + transmigration + revenge + ruthless action + hot-blooded battles + invincibility + ensemble cast + cultivation + pure excitement. A college student transmigrates into the body of the foolish young master of the Chu family. As his clan faces annihilation, he binds himself to the ultimate revenge cultivation System and sets out on a path of cultivation and vengeance. This is a first-person fantasy power fantasy with a breakneck pace and one satisfying moment af 678Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 212 九 Betrayed and Abandoned in the ’90s, I Was Reborn and Struck It Rich 九零错付被弃，我重生逆袭暴富了 Flying Sword From the West飞剑西来11k WordsCompleted In the Nineties, I Was Abandoned After Giving Everything. Reborn, I Turned My Life Around and Got Rich 54Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 213 绾 I'm Wanwan, Not Wanwan: We're All Reborn, So Why Should I Keep Indulging You? 绾绾不是晚晚：都重生了谁还惯你 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Soul Swap] [Face-Slapping] [Spatial Spirit Spring] [Ensemble Cast] [Fantasy] On her wedding day, Shen Wanwan is brutally murdered, pierced through the heart by a blade. Her soul follows her body downstream along the river. Meanwhile, Pei Wanning, trying to escape a ghost marriage to the Prince of Qin, jumps into the river to fake her death, only to actually drown. A thousand miles away, their souls meet on a riverbank. Shen Wanwan is horrified. “...Are you human or a ghost?” Pei Wanning can't h 31kReads8.9Score3k14d adds

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    "Wanwan is Not Wanwan" is so good! The plot is so new and imaginative that it completely baffles everyone. It's funny in a serious way, and I was smiling like a proud aunt the whole time. I couldn't stop watching it. I ended up staying up all night!

14. 214 神 The Abandoned Miracle Doctor Returns Reborn 神医弃女重生归来 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Pure Love] [Rebirth] [Pocket Dimension] [Revenge] [Sweet Romance] The first season of the animated series The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Takes Her Radiant Beauty Into Her Own Hands is now available on Hongguo and Douyin. This success is all thanks to your support, dear readers. Ziwei bows in gratitude! In her previous life, she fell into the water and lay unconscious for six days, missing her coming-of-age ceremony. When she woke, she learned she was to marry the heir of a marquis's household. 15.6kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
15. 215 八 Eight Meters Apart: Imperfect Us 八米的距离：不完美的我们 Chicken Roll Expert鸡肉卷达人Modern Romance577k WordsCompleted I wrote a love letter for my roommate to give to the classmate I had a crush on. Every “I love you” was something I was desperately writing to myself. Ten years later, I got married. My bride wasn’t her. On our wedding night, my wife said calmly, “I know there’s a room in your heart I can’t enter.” I said I was sorry. She said, “What matters is that you come home every day.” Ten years later, I nearly cheated on her. When the young woman took off her coat, she revealed the scars on her wrist: “We 3Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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    Through the eyes of two women, witness how a relationship is reshaped by time.

16. 216 那 What That Girl Wants to Tell You 那女孩想对你说 Mo Kaila莫凯拉Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted If Jin Ruofeng was Mo Xiaoju's tribulation in love, then Liu Yuyan's tribulation in love was Mo Xiaoju; If Jin Ruofeng became the inner demon Mo Xiaoju could never fully purge, then Liu Yuyan was the antidote that saved her. On a midsummer night when she was sixteen, Jin Ruofeng could never have known that when Mo Xiaoju softly answered his question with, “Okay,” agreeing to give dating a try, it wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision. She meant to keep that promise for the rest of their lives. Du —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead in "That Girl Wants to Tell You" is indeed very tragic, but she always remains kind and hardworking. She truly deserves the best. She's not the kind of girl who likes to cling to others or bother them; she's the kind of girl who completely relies on herself to rise up and transform into a better version of herself. [Already interested][Upvote]

17. 217 顶 Top-Tier Star: The CEO’s Exclusive Favor 顶流影后：总裁的独家偏爱 Soft Branch Moon软枝月Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted A gathering years ago made him fall in love with her at first sight. Lu Changfeng, a domineering CEO who is gentle only with her, quietly protected her and devoted all his love to her. He showered her with exclusive affection, guarding her every step of the way until she stood securely at the pinnacle as a top-tier star and award-winning actress. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    From falling in love with her when they first met, to silently getting her audition opportunities and exclusively investing in TV series, the male protagonist's preference has never been about vigorous entanglement, but the appropriateness and protection that responds to everything and has everything settled.

18. 218 婚 He’s So Charming After We Marry 婚后他很撩人 Empty Glass, Flowing Frost空璃流霜Modern Romance239k WordsOngoing [Marriage First, Love Later + Slow-Burn Romance + Age Gap + Long-Standing Schemes + Devoted to Each Other] The day Gu Yao caught her boyfriend kissing her best friend, Beicheng University of Finance and Economics had just finished its exams. She neither cried nor made a scene. Instead, she turned and called her mother. “Mom, I agree to the arranged marriage.” The Gu family was on the verge of bankruptcy. Her father favored the illegitimate son he had with another woman, while her mother treated —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Everyone says the CEO has a white moonlight in his heart, but all his tenderness is reserved for his wife, who is eight years younger than him! [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

19. 219 沉 Falling Back in My Youth 沉落少年时 Chen Xing Yu陈行与Modern Romance167k WordsOngoing A bittersweet older-woman/younger-man romance: restrained, devoted younger man × gentle, clear-eyed senior - Puppy-like younger man, five years younger; two highly intelligent equals; neither is sexually inexperienced; happy ending - Bittersweet unrequited love + forbidden fantasies + the one in power lowering his head + reunion after years apart + love growing over time - Five years later, Chen Che and Shen Yu meet again. The poor, gifted boy from a small town has become a top technical directo 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Five-year age gap, both strong, bittersweet unrequited love, happy ending - A poor but gifted young man patiently and restrainedly harbors a seven-year unrequited love for his "senior girlfriend," and their feelings deepen after a long separation - Immoral fantasy/conflict/mistakes/battlefield/older sister's submissiveness

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