Looking for Novels About Secret Crushes, Preferably Where the Feelings Are Mutual 求暗恋的小说（最好是双向奔赴）
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Enchanted by Your Glorious Summer 贪恋你的盛夏
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
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- 2 When a Secret Crush Starts Counting Down 当暗恋开始倒计时 [BE + flirtation + mutual secret crush] [Happy-ending extra] Zhou Si met Shu Yin when she was seventeen. When Shu Yin left, she was still seventeen. Shu Yin was Zhou Si’s wife forever. Their love was worth more than a thousand words, more than ten thousand. The dress she wore when she married him was made from the densest clouds in a deep blue sky. She was Shu Yin, Zhou Si’s wife. No one could deny it. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
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While You’re Looking Back, It’s Happening Now 等你回望，正在进行时
[Older woman, younger man] [Cold, aloof, theatrical older woman / proper, level-headed younger man] [Recognizing her feelings and bravely pursuing love + staying focused on her goals and building a career + both are each other's first and only] A friendly warning: the author is terrible at writing introductions. The first time they met again as adults, he caught her in the middle of being cheated on. The shocking revelation left him stunned on the spot. After her breakup, Zhong Qing joined he
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We Like Each Other? Then Let's Be Together 相互喜欢？那就在一起吧
[No angst, no rivalry between women, sweet romance, both leads are each other’s first and only love, mutual pining] [Gentle heroine ✘ tough guy who hides his feelings] After the rain cleared, Zhou Yan cornered Xie Fuxi in the stairwell and asked cautiously, “Do you hate me?” Inside, Xie Fuxi was screaming: How could I? No! No! I don’t hate you at all! Clutching the book in her hands, the girl looked up at the boy before her. Zhou Yan read the answer in her clear, bright eyes. From that moment on
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The Gray Lotus 灰莲花
[A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa
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After the Cicadas Sing Comes the Plum Rain 蝉鸣过后是梅雨
[Ensemble Cast at School | Slow-Burn Bittersweet Romance | Fated Bond | Gentle Girl, Troubled Boy | Realistic | Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Xia Shanshan's red-lacquered bicycle was stolen. She crouched beneath a camphor tree and cried. On the third floor, someone folded her orange candy wrapper in half, then in half again. Later, she met Fu Siyun. The boy leaned against the wall, looking carefree as he teased her softly: “Are you afraid of me, senior?” She ran from him for three y
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There's No Way I'd Fall for Wumei Niuma 我才不会喜欢上乌梅牛马
[Youth and campus] [Super sweet 1v1] [Hilarious and goofy] I met a boy whose life was far too dull, so I decided to stir things up for him. If the rain keeps falling, then I'll be your sunshine. Ye Zhir an seems aloof and socially anxious around others, but in private he's a quirky, hilarious, scheming guy. Su Xiaoli seems calm and haughty around others, but inside she's a crazy, adorable, silly girl. Ye is like a dancing breeze, and glasslike Li; fallen blossoms cover the hills, filling my thou
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Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱
“Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and
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I’m the Only One Who Remembers Loving You 只有我记得我爱你
The golden couple from the university architecture department were torn apart by an accident. Seven years later, they met again, and he was a homeless man living beneath a bridge. A bolt of lightning made them transmigrate to the future, where they saw who they could have become. When they returned, he had forgotten, but she remembered. Using everything she had learned during those seven days, she set out to find the man she had lost all those years ago.
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- 10 My Beautiful Deskmate Always Pinches Me: From Fighting Back to Falling for Her 美女同桌总掐我，从抵抗到真香 [School life] [Deskmates] [Ensemble cast] [Based on real events] There are no melodramatic, hackneyed plots here, nor any characters deliberately designed to win you over. You're free to like or dislike anyone. This novel wasn't written for cheap thrills; it's a true story from the past, and I'm only the narrator of time. If you're willing to take a little time to savor this gently told story, that would be my greatest honor. This story begins with Chen Xi and Yuan Meng as middle school deskmate 85Reads—Score314d adds
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How Could the Person I Love Possibly Love Me Back? (Dual Female Leads) 心上人怎么可能也喜欢我呢（双女主）
How Could My Crush Possibly Like Me Back? (Girls' Love)
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The Starlight Once Gazed Upon Me 星光也曾注视我
In high school, Wang Jianwei silently gazed up at Wang Shu Ye onstage. She did not dare make a sound, even when helping him evade his obsessive fans. Seven years later, as a rookie reporter, she stumbled into his arms at a chaotic press conference. He recognized her but pretended they were strangers. Only when she was jostled did he quietly shield her from the crowd. When their relationship was exposed and scandals came pouring in, she tried to leave without a word. But late one night, he barged
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A Secret Crush Is Where Love Begins 暗恋，是爱的开始
“Shen Yuchu?” Seeing Xiao Xiao's strong reaction, Liu Jing looked at her in confusion and nodded slightly. “Yes. What's wrong? Do you know her?” “N-no, I don't.” Xiao Xiao stammered. How could she not know Shen Yuchu? Memories of high school came flooding back. Xiao Xiao shook her head, trying to drive those memories away. “It's just... a really nice name.”
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- 14 Childhood Friend, Don’t Run Away 青梅你别跑 Yang Xiaoyu looked at the photo in her hands and let out a hollow laugh. “So I’m just a substitute? Just a way for you to think about her?” she asked Yang Chenyi. Yang Chenyi didn’t deny it. He took the photo from her and said, “Let’s break up.” Watching Yang Chenyi walk away, Yang Xiaoyu shed a tear, unable to tell whether it was from heartbreak or anger. Xiao Anjie clenched his fist around the corner, waiting for Yang Chenyi to come by. Then he swung a punch and knocked him to the ground. “Thi 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I’m in Front, He’s Behind 我在前他在后 On the way home, Shen Linyu looked at Shen Xiaoyun and asked, “Sis, the college entrance exams are coming up. Which university do you want to go to?” Shen Xiaoyun hesitated, then looked at him and asked, “What about you? Where do you want to go?” Looking at her earnestly, Shen Linyu said, “Wherever you go, Sis, I’ll go too!” Seeing his serious expression, Shen Xiaoyun wished for a moment that they could go to the same school. “Aren’t you afraid Mom will object? What if I don’t get in, or you don 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Overbearing Campus Heartthrob's Darling Flower 霸道校草的小娇花 Xue Jiayi suddenly reached out, pulled her toward him, and turned her to face him. “Beneath the moonlight, there are two shadows. One is mine, and the other... is mine too!” he said, gazing at her with starlight in his eyes. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Scheming Prince's One and Only: The Princess Consort Can Do It All 腹黑王爷独宠妃之王妃啥都会 Shen Xiaoyun, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, rejected the royal princes' marriage proposals again and again, yet still ended up marrying into the imperial family. She became the wife of Prince Jin, Yang Chenyi, who had wanted to marry only her his entire life. "My princess consort, are you already planning to fill my household with women right after our wedding?" Shen Xiaoyun stared at him in shock. "When did I ever think so little of myself that I'd find someone to share you with?" 3Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Retired Football Star Goes to College: Who Dares Call Me Old? 退役球星上大学，谁敢嫌我老？
[Retired football star + sweet unrequited love + face-slapping comeback + realistic entrepreneurship + superstar team-ups] A retired football star goes to university, where the campus belle counselor is the woman of his dreams At 28, retired Serie A star Su Muyang teaches himself enough to get into university, hoping only to enjoy a quiet retirement. But the mysterious goddess who keeps appearing in his dreams turns out to be Lin Anning, his counselor! Their tender glances in class and walks s
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My Childhood Deskmate and Secret Crush 童年的同桌与暗恋
This is a campus story about youth, friendship, and a secret crush. Lin Chen and Su Yao grew up together. From childhood sweethearts to close friends and deskmates, their lives were filled with warmth and deep bonds. When they were five, Su Yao was injured saving Lin Chen, leaving a scar and forging a special connection between them. As they grew up, Lin Chen became introverted and tongue-tied, while Su Yao was lively and cheerful, always caring for him without reservation. As time passed, Su Ya
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- 20 Winter Dimples 冬天的梨涡 In his world, there was someone as warm as sunshine. Their story of unrequited love also became one of the most beautiful memories in their relationship. Whenever they looked back on that time, they couldn't help but feel deeply moved, knowing that it was that experience that made them cherish the happiness and beauty they had even more. —Reads—Score—14d adds
