Secret Crush Stories With an Ordinary Heroine, Not a Quiet, Top-Student Type 暗恋文，女主很普通，不要什么文静学习超赞的女主

1. 501 夏 A Few Things About Xiayang 夏阳二三事 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Short Story Collection] Every protagonist in this book is named Xia Yang. Each Xia Yang is a different character with a different life. Come read a few stories about Xia Yang. This is a collection of short stories set in ancient times. If you like it, welcome aboard; if not, no worries. Kisses~ [All stories are purely fictional] 35Reads—Score314d adds
2. 502 她 She Couldn’t Be More Obedient 她乖得不行 Tan Dandan檀弹弹Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted [A cocky, charming flirt x a conflicted, soft-hearted girl] [Secret crush becomes real + bittersweet sweetness + a glimpse of school life + both leads are virgins] Song Xi had a secret crush on Jiang Yubai, and she hid it so well that she thought her love would quietly fade over the countless days to come. She had no idea his eyes had already been drawn to her time and again. * Physics was the subject Song Xi struggled with most. Stuck on a problem, she banged her forehead against the test pa 1.1kReads8.8Score12114d adds

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   ① "My life is always in winter, but his is summer, a summer I've only ever seen once in my life." An ordinary chubby girl has a crush on a top student for ten years, turning her youth into a bittersweet, bittersweet memory. After reading, all I can think of is, "So this is what unrequited love is—a chaotic battle for one person." ② "He's like someone waiting for a snail to peek out, while I'm the snail that dares to slowly approach." The female lead is sensitive and conflicted, but the male lead treasures her "imperfections." The cautiousness of unrequited love is written in a bittersweet way, making you want to have a "slow and steady" relationship after reading. ③ "His unrequited love, hidden for many years, grew wildly into a raging fire in the darkness." The male lead pretends to be a gentle professor his whole life, but after marriage, his insane possessiveness is revealed. The perspective of unrequited love is heartbreaking, yet so sweet it's almost cloying! ④ "You're the one I'll reply to even when my battery is down to 1%." The tug-of-war between an ordinary girl and a top student's unrequited love, hiding "I like you" in every seemingly meaningless sentence, perfectly capturing the bittersweet feeling of mutual unrequited love. ⑤ "He hid 'okay' in every confession, like coaxing a little kid who belongs only to him in the whole world." The female lead is an invisible person who can't be found in a crowd, but the male lead spoils her as the only exception. The unrequited love and favoritism is so sweet that it makes you cry.

3. 503 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Mismatched Marriage 庶女的错位姻缘 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Ill-Fated Match 212Reads—Score314d adds
4. 504 关 About the Handsome Guy Next Door 关于隔壁的帅哥 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物38k WordsCompleted About the Handsome Guy Next Door 2Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 505 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 238Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book tells the story of an unrequited love that lasted eight years. The eight-year War of Resistance against Japan was won, but the female protagonist's eight-year unrequited love failed, and she left the stage heartbroken.

6. 506 人 Acting Ordinary in Public: The School Bully Dotes Only on the Transfer Student 人前故作寻常色：校霸独宠转校生 Zither Echoes Through the Secluded Bamboo Grove琴啸幽篁Modern Romance188k WordsOngoing Dugu Rang’s father was murdered when he was young, and his birth mother was forced to leave to lie low and seek revenge. He grew up in poverty with his grandparents and was once the school bully everyone feared. After his gravely ill grandmother fell to her knees and pleaded with him, he put away his sharp edges and pretended to be an ordinary, well-behaved student who was eager to improve. All he wanted was to study in peace and keep his grandmother company. The arrival of transfer student Su L 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A mutual unrequited love is hidden in a high school desk! The down-on-his-luck school bully, Dugu Rang, from a humble background and harboring a rebellious spirit, shows unwavering devotion, protecting Su Lian'er, a transfer student with a troubled past. Together, they resolve unwanted romantic entanglements and various school conflicts. Ten years later, the once impoverished boy now heads a large conglomerate, wielding immense resources. Across the long years, his love remains unchanged; he dedicates the rest of his life to her alone.

7. 507 清 A Gentle Breeze Meets the White Dew 清风遇白露 Honey Baby哈尼宝宝Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted In their previous lives, three people laid the groundwork for an entanglement that would continue into the next... One defied the will of Heaven and feared no karmic retribution, forcibly changing her fate for her; One was destined to be bound to her, their names written side by side on the Three Lives Stone; And one, after her death, set up a memorial tablet for her and built a shrine in her honor, keeping her soul from dispersing and giving it a place to return to. In this life, all three are 259Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   This novel features one female protagonist and two male protagonists, and it tells the story of the competition between predestined fate and how people can change their destiny. It's consistently very sweet.

8. 508 白 White Feathers Stained with Rouge 白羽染胭脂 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Ancient Romance236k WordsCompleted The tangled love between Chen Jun, the young son of a great general, and his young book attendant, Bai Yu. In a time of chaos, heroes vie for supremacy. The victor becomes king, and the players come and go in turn. A yellow hound at his side, a falcon on his arm, a thousand horsemen sweeping across the hills. At last he claims the throne. Looking back, he speaks of the desolation left behind, still remembering that year in the little courtyard: lazily waving a white-feather fan, bare-chested amo 258Reads8.8Score10614d adds
9. 509 余 Lingering Scent 余腥 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted Yu Jiaxi spent ten years with Li Jin. She had no ambition, no aspirations, no dreams, no house, no car, no savings, and a mountain of debt. She thought love meant weathering hardship together. At least, enduring hardship was what she was best at. Duan Yan called her pathetic. Only later did she understand: someone who didn’t love her could bear to make her suffer, but someone who loved her couldn’t even stand to see her in pain. 3kReads8.2Score30014d adds
10. 510 等 Waiting for You in the Endless Night 等你在夜未央 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted An Ning and Min Hang were abducted as children. After they were rescued, they were separated, then reunited as adults. This is a story about a romance between an underworld queen and a younger man. An Ning walks in the daylight, but her heart remains in the night. Min Hang saw her once and loved her, missed her while they were apart, and has only ever had eyes for her. He waits for you in the endless night, just to bring you out into the sunshine. 8.4kReads9.2Score81014d adds
11. 511 女 A Female Doctor’s Murder Diary 女医生谋杀日记 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery565k WordsCompleted The print edition has been published. Search for A Female Doctor's Diary. I'm a doctor, an obstetrician and gynecologist. I have only two goals: Make someone disappear, And have a child. But he reeks of medicine And stands in my way! 13.5kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds
12. 512 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 201Reads—Score10714d adds

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    Avoiding typical sweet romance tropes, there's no dramatic, earth-shattering love story. It's a glimpse into youth in a small-town town from a male perspective. Unrequited love is only a small part of the story; the focus is more on the plight of ordinary people and the shattering of their ideals. There are no melodramatic plots or triumphant comebacks, just the undeniable bitterness and helplessness of real life.

13. 513 余 A Life Wasted, a Lucky Turn: The Movie Star Wife Chases Her Husband 余生白活渡幸运：影后老婆来追夫 Little Bear Went Bear小熊熊熊了Modern Romance133k WordsOngoing [Both Pure, One-on-One Romance + Secret Campus Crush + Graduation Confession + Devoted Protection + The Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Comeback in the Entertainment Industry + Mutual Love + Sweet and Angsty Redemption] [Inspired by the Author’s Real Experiences + First Full-Length Web Novel] —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Unrequited love, tender protection, pursuing and doting on her husband 💕

14. 514 我 My Down-on-His-Luck Contract Boyfriend 我的落难合约男友 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts, contract romance, she pursues him early on, then he chases his wife] Lin Xiaoxiao pursued Luo Zheng for years, following him from their small town to Hong Kong for graduate school. She loved him with all her heart, but Luo Zheng always seemed out of reach. Then a sudden turn of events sent the once dazzling, confident Luo Zheng tumbling into the depths, with nowhere left to turn. Lin Xiaoxiao handed him a contract: pretend to be a couple for six months, no intimacy, and t 301Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Unrequited love is a long, one-woman show, unknown to anyone, a performance Lin Xiaoxiao has sung for years. She follows in Luo Zheng's footsteps, traveling from a small town to a bustling port city, silently waiting and giving. When he is at his lowest point, with nowhere else to turn, she summons all her courage, exchanging a contract for a brief romantic relationship. Intimacy and affection are forbidden, but the human heart is unpredictable, and love has already quietly crossed those boundaries.

15. 515 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    😭Separated for three years, she had a precognitive dream in which she died tragically and he went to jail to avenge her. Upon waking, she killed her scumbag brother-in-law with a switchblade, then went to the military base to beg for reconciliation. He coldly said he wouldn't fall for it, but later shielded her behind him, saying, "Get the hell out of here, that's my wife!" Adorable baby + space + military marriage + beloved by the group + wife-chasing-after-the-cremation scenario—I've read this book three times!

16. 516 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A pampered, wealthy young master versus a timid, insecure girl. The girl is disliked at home, bullied at school, secretly in love with the male lead but too afraid to confess, and suffers from severe depression. Upon learning of the male lead's marriage, she loses all hope and ends her life. The male lead is reborn and gradually redeems her. 👆

17. 517 回 Back Before You Became the Light 回到你成为光之前 Jiujiu Doesn't Want to Work 996酒酒不想996Modern Romance300k WordsOngoing [Qi Shengnan × Shen Yanzhou → one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first + fictional setting + mutual salvation + a touch of ensemble cast] When Qi Shengnan was six, she once met a very handsome person in the park near her home. Strangely, a red scarf was draped over his thigh. She gave him a strawberry-flavored candy and her umbrella too... When high school began, Qi Shengnan ended up in the same class as Shen Yanzhou, the top student in the city. She ran, he chased, and she wished s 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is super good!

18. 518 我 My Youthful Romance 我的青春爱恋 Sparse Shadows in the Apricot Grove杏坛疏影Modern Romance112k WordsOngoing Lin Wan had a secret talent: the poems she wrote reflected the truest colors of people’s hearts. Then, one autumn, Zheng Hao, wearing a dark green sweater, stood in the light and asked her if she liked Yu Qiuyu. For the first time, her pen trembled, and the colors on the page blurred into something out of place. She spent three years of her youth writing poems for him, gave him her first night beneath the moonlight in a white shirt, and even followed him into the neon-lit depths of the night. Bu 53Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This must be the female lead.

19. 519 他 He Knelt and Begged Me to Love Him, But I’d Fallen Out of Love Long Ago 他跪下求我爱他，可我早已不爱。 Zhouzhou on a Diet正在减肥的周周Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted He knelt and begged me to love him, but I had long since stopped loving him. 39Reads—Score—14d adds

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    24. The writing is captivating! Having forgotten the torturous past, she lives a bright and cheerful life while he is consumed by regret.

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