The Female Lead Is Deeply Insecure and Afraid the Male Lead Doesn’t Like Her, but He Loves Her 女主特别自卑害怕男主不喜欢她，但男主很爱女主

1. 251 我 I Treat You Like a Goddess, and You Call Me Dad? 我拿你当女神，你管我叫爸爸？ Huang Gai Beats Zhou Yu黄盖打周瑜Urban838k WordsOngoing [Boys’ love]+ [Daughter who’s the campus belle]+ [Adorably naive professor]+ [Unexpected rebirth]+ [Relaxed daily life]+ [No System]+ [Sweet romance] A beautiful, aloof campus belle who keeps everyone at arm’s length suddenly runs up to me, claims she’s my daughter, and won’t stop calling me “Daddy”! What am I supposed to do? Asking for a friend. It’s kind of urgent~ … For the sake of his high school sweetheart, Jiang Feng chose to attend the same university as her, only for her to dump him. Bef 15.3kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
2. 252 校 Campus Belle, Stop Chasing Me. You're Not Worth My Devotion 校花别追了，爷的深情你不配 Watermelon with a Durian Flavor榴莲味的西瓜Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Campus Belle] [School Life] [One Female Lead] [Top Student] In a cemetery, a girl drinks a mouthful of paraquat and, clutching a cold gravestone, falls asleep forever. Only then does Ye Lin realize who he should have protected all along. He regrets being a simp, giving everything and ending up with nothing. Not only did he lose his life, he also neglected the quiet girl who had been worth protecting for a lifetime. Filled with regret and sorrow, Ye Lin is reborn in his senior year of h 79kReads9.1Score9.2k14d adds
3. 253 误 I Accidentally Brought the Wrong Diagnosis Report, and My Contract Wife Broke Down in Tears 误带道具诊断书，合约妻子哭惨了 Linghu Chong令狐虫Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Su Miaohan, the cherished heiress of the trillion-yuan Su family, signs a three-year marriage contract with Shen Lang, a little-known actor, to fend off her family's pressure to get married. Once the three years are up, they agree to end the marriage immediately. For three years, Shen Lang does his utmost to play the part of her husband, but he never manages to earn even a hint of a smile from Su Miaohan. Because Su Miaohan has always kept an unforgettable first love in her heart. Just as their 38.5kReads7.2Score4.6k14d adds
4. 254 让 You're Supposed to Be the Strategist, So Why Are You Dating the Enemy's? 让你当军师，你和女方军师好上了 A Bystander Knows Xiao Xi路人知小熙Urban574k WordsCompleted (Romantic slice of life) + (One female lead) + (Not reborn) + (No System, no golden finger) Gu Xing helps his roommate add a girl on WeChat, and all the guys in Dorm 301 pitch in with advice. “Guys, what should I send as my first message?” “Do you even have to ask? Just send, ‘You there?’...” Gu Xing says, “Opening with ‘Hey, are you there?’ is guaranteed to make you look like a clown.” Under his roommates’ watchful eyes, Gu Xing becomes their romance coach. He sends, “The other person is typing 1.7kReads9.5Score31314d adds
5. 255 让 You Put Me on a Dating Show, So Why Am I Competing in the Peak Tournament? 让你上恋综，你搁那儿打巅峰赛？ Life Is Like Morning Dew and a Flashing Flower生如朝露昙花Urban698k WordsCompleted If you could live your life over, have you ever wondered what the most comfortable way to lie flat and give up would be? Lu Ming gets a second chance at life. After spending half his life as a wage slave, he now has a shortcut right in front of him, and he swears he’ll seize it. He copies songs, books, and scripts without a shred of guilt. He doesn’t have that ridiculous need to keep his hands clean while pretending to be morally superior. He’s just an ordinary person who wants to live a little 37.6kReads9.2Score3k14d adds
6. 256 校 The Aloof Campus Belle Is Hard to Pursue, but a Cute Rich Heiress Throws Herself at Me 校花高冷难追，呆萌富婆投怀送抱 Love of the Void空之恋Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Also known as: “Little Plum, Stop Crying. You Don't Deserve My Devotion”) [One heroine + no harem + a sweet romance that'll make your teeth ache. Read with caution!] In his previous life, he spent more than a decade fawning over Jiang Miaomiao. All he got in return was one “you're a nice guy” card after another. An accident sent him back to the age of eighteen! After being reborn, Bai Qin decided that anyone who acted like a simp again was a fucking idiot! But once he stopped fawning over her, 10.4kReads8.2Score1.1k14d adds
7. 257 高 The Reborn Ice-Cold Campus Belle Is Relentlessly Pursuing Me 高冷校花重生了，疯狂倒追我 Little Bao, Go Go Go小包冲冲冲Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [Sweet romance]+ [No System]+ [Mutual healing] … In a car accident, Lin Ran bravely risks his life to save his former high school deskmate, the school belle. When he wakes up reborn, Lin Ran is back in his high school classroom at eighteen. The next second, the school belle beside him rushes over with tear-filled, red eyes and hugs him tightly! School belle, choking back tears: “I found you!” Lin Ran: “?” … It turns out his school-belle deskmate has been 75.9kReads9.4Score8.8k14d adds
8. 258 英 I’m a Hero, but I’ve Ended Up on the Streets, Kept by the Demon King 英雄的我流落街头，被魔王包养了 The Starving Turtle饿死的龟Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Everyday life] [One heroine] [Plenty of sweetness] “My name is Lin En. I'm a hero... or rather, I used to be one.” In the ruins, a radio crackled to life: “Hero Lin En has killed his former comrades! The Hero Association launched a desperate assault, but all thirteen S-rank heroes were wiped out... The Federation has sentenced Lin En for crimes against humanity! Wanted throughout the Federation!” On a stormy night, the retired Demon King Keliya opened the door. Her mortal enemy 60.9kReads9.4Score8.8k14d adds
9. 259 甜 Sweet Girl? No, I’m a Sichuan-Chongqing Tyrannosaurus 甜妹？不，川渝暴龙 Spring Waves Reflecting Shadows春波照影Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends + One Female Lead + Slice of Life + No System + Healing Romance] As a native of Shancheng, Xu Mu has had a childhood friend from Shancheng whom he’s known since they were little. They’ve been at each other’s throats for as long as he can remember. Unfortunately, he lost her. But luckily, he’s returned to the age of eighteen, and now he has a chance to start over. “Xu Mu, who do you like most?” “My mom.” “Oh! Then, um, who do you like second most?” “My little sister.” “You! Fin 6.4kReads8.9Score73114d adds
10. 260 重 Reborn in 2000: My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Belle, Is 18 重生2000，青梅校花18岁 Hardworking Old Jiu奋斗老九Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Childhood Friend and School Beauty + Everyday Romance + Sweet Couple Moments + One Heroine] Yi Feng, who is terminally ill, is reborn in the year 2000. That year, his childhood friend and school beauty, Gu Muxi, is eighteen. “Yi Feng, lend me a pen!” “...Didn’t you borrow one yesterday?” “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Things have changed, get it?” “...You win. Fine, here.” “Yi Feng, tear off a sheet of paper for me!” “...Why tear mine? Don’t you have your own?” “I do, but I 49kReads9.5Score6.2k14d adds
11. 261 拆 Breaking Up the CP: After the CEO Who Supported Me Got a Girlfriend 拆CP：资助我的总裁有女友后 Xiang Yin香茵Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [A scheming, irresistible charmer • a rise-to-the-top romance • stealing someone else's lover • no moral limits] There's a type of story where the male lead abandons the heroine for the poor student he sponsors and takes the student's side, while the heroine refuses to break up with him, infuriating countless readers waiting for him to grovel and win her back. But what if the beautiful, poor student with a sugary-sweet act is the heroine? 1. Multiple male leads; everyone is faithful in body and 7.7kReads8.9Score78014d adds

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    The male protagonist repeatedly abandons the poor student.

12. 262 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 294Reads8.2Score—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.

13. 263 二 My Second Husband Spoils Me Rotten: Growing Sweet Potatoes to Build a Fortune 二婚老公宠上天，种红薯发家致富 Tangerine Sand桔沙Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted My Second Husband Spoils Me Rotten: Growing Sweet Potatoes to Get Rich 38Reads—Score—14d adds

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    She was extremely insecure and afraid that he didn't like her, yet he loved her. In the early episodes, the female lead, after a difficult rebirth, still suffered the hardship of marrying a cripple who had been married before. The second male lead, for love, became the other woman and broke them up, disregarding all opposition, working hard for the female lead's career, and spoiling her rotten.

14. 264 邻 Mamba, the Girl in the Seat Next to Me, Keeps Sneakily Elbowing Me 邻座的曼巴同学总是的偷偷肘击我 Melancholy Little Tom忧郁的小汤姆Urban104k WordsCompleted Everyday campus life, multiple worlds overlapping, Mamba’s elbow strikes, Sister Yu’s tender embrace, and more unknowns. Come check it out, and watch me write it, too ✍ Once you’re here, don’t leave. Come see how well you can handle the toxic stuff. 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Fortunately, Mamba and the male lead were a perfect match – one was willing to be elbowed, and the other was willing to be hit.

15. 265 灏 Hao Tian Yang and Tian Xin Ting: Ting Hao's Greatest Love 灏天阳与天心婷，婷灏至爱 Yueyue Little Fat Tiger粤粤小胖虎Modern Romance199k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead] [Sweet Romance] [1+1] [Female Lead Is the One That Got Away] [Campus Romance] [Sweet Interstellar Romance] Written to commemorate Tingbao, the author's dearly departed one that got away. Where there is love, there is wonder. My heart holds Ting! The female lead died young, so the author could only write a book to commemorate her. She was the true one that got away, and I hope I can capture how wonderful she was. She wasn't just beautiful; she was truly kind, too. Everyone is 293Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Doesn't this perfectly describe me and Tingbao?

16. 266 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.5kReads7.4Score21314d adds

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    These are all very good books; they have different styles, and each one is enjoyable.

17. 267 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.3kReads8.4Score16014d adds
18. 268 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.4kReads—Score10414d adds
19. 269 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.4kReads8.9Score29014d adds
20. 270 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score14614d adds
21. 271 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.5kReads8.2Score10314d adds
22. 272 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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    Lin Shengsheng asked the system in her mind: "Did Shen Qingshu hear us talking?" The system replied: "Impossible, don't scare yourself." Shen Qingshu, sipping tea beside her, smiled slightly. "Hmm, impossible. Keep acting."

23. 273 炼 After a Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining, I’m Already Invincible 炼气十万年，我已经无敌 Ding Chengjin丁程金Eastern Fantasy209k WordsCompleted [Ten Thousand Years at the Qi Refining Realm + Invincible]+ [Reviving His Sect in the Lower Realm]+ [Taking Disciples]+ [Defeating Every Villainous Sect]+ [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil]+ [Free Travel Between the Human, Immortal, and Demon Realms, as well as the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Timespaces]+ [Protagonist's Halo]+ [An Incredibly Satisfying Power Fantasy] Zuo Xiaoyu had spent a hundred thousand years in the Immortal Realm, stuck at the Qi Refining Realm. One day, he discover 335Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a friend's book; everyone is welcome to listen. [Understood]

24. 274 爱 Falling for a Tough Girl From the Urban Village 爱上城中村女痞子 Rain Sends Dust雨送尘Urban221k WordsCompleted He's a country boy who made it big; she's a rich second-generation city girl. He's an honest man; she's a tough-talking tomboy. His defining traits are being poor and stubborn. He lives in a tiny room in an urban village, and at twenty-seven, he's still single. She's genuinely tough, with money, looks, and a whole group of young, beautiful bodyguards and girlfriends. They should never have crossed paths. But one chance late-night entanglement brought their fates together, and they fell in l 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one is quite interesting.

25. 275 校 My Campus Belle Deskmate's Swishing Skirt Kissed My Code 校花同桌的摆裙，吻到了我的代码 Heartbeats of Nan很楠心跳Urban35k WordsCompleted [Urban Everyday Life] + [Romance] + [Youth on Campus] + [One Heroine] + [School Beauty Deskmate, A Bernoulli Encounter Rebooted] In the season when maple leaves fall, eighteen-year-old An Ning recovers his health and decides to return to school. First, he heads to Maple Tree Road near the school to record some interesting phenomena. An Ning: “Hey, you seem to have stepped on my equation.” Yao Zheng: “What are you trying to do? I’ll rewrite it for you.” An Ning finds her somewhat familiar. “Sorry —Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 276 刚 Just in Time to Meet You, It Was All Destined 刚好遇到你，一切都这么命中注定 Mm-Hmm, Not Mm-Hmm嗯嗯不嗯嗯Urban194k WordsOngoing —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is very insecure due to her background and secretly likes the male protagonist but doesn't dare to confess. However, the male protagonist dotes on her. It's a male-oriented romance novel.

27. 277 折 Breaking Off a Jade Branch 折琼枝 Shi Xue Sheng时雪笙Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted [University campus + Love at first sight + Sweet and flirty, both inexperienced in love + A touch of ensemble cast + HE] [Tsundere, secretly passionate campus heartthrob vs. Quiet, reserved good girl] Lu Shiyu, the bar owner and singer as well as Peking University’s campus heartthrob, fell in love at first sight with Lin Ruochu, a cool, melancholic sweetheart studying fashion design at Tsinghua University, and pursued her relentlessly. This is a story of the two growing together. The book is de 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It has a similar feel to that of a university campus novel, currently being serialized, and it's quite good.

28. 278 呆 My Airheaded Deskmate Is the One I Treasure Most 呆萌小同桌才是我的白月光 Airplane Clouds in the Sky天上飞机云Urban63k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [Campus] [One Heroine] [Extra Sweet] [Top Student] [Healing] [Everyday Life] [Romance] In his previous life, Gu Mian was the school beauty Shen Ningbing’s lovesick fool. He chased after her for ten years, only to end up with nothing and get mocked by her. After he died, his soul went to a cemetery, where he saw his unremarkable high school deskmate. “Gu Mian, if we could live another life, could you love me like that, with nothing held back, just once?” After saying this, Xia Shuyao dra —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Some brothers are there; the male lead becomes the female lead's salvation.

29. 279 娇 Delicate 娇气 Cute Little Porridge萌粥粥Modern Romance912k WordsCompleted Qiao Yue thought Guo Yizhou would love her someday, only to discover in the end that it was all a ridiculous fantasy. Five years together earned her nothing but a cold divorce agreement. Disappointed beyond words, she left alone. Guo Yizhou himself probably never imagined that after Qiao Yue left, she would become the one he longed for day and night. When they meet again, Guo Yizhou sees the ring on her left ring finger. His eyes turn bloodshot as he grabs her wrist. “You think you can run after 264Reads8.2Score6214d adds

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    The female lead is very insecure, but the male lead actually loves her very much.

30. 280 校 The Campus Belle Keeps Chasing Me, but I Only Dote on My Adorably Sweet Deskmate 校花狂追我不爱，独宠超甜小同桌 Watermelon with a Durian Flavor榴莲味的西瓜Urban406k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [One Heroine] [Campus] [Sweet Romance] [Everyday Fluff] Only at the very end of her life did Lin Yichen realize that she had given everything for him. Only then did he understand that she loved him, and that he could never have achieved his dreams without her quiet support. Carrying regret and remorse, Lin Yichen returned to the age of eighteen. This time, he swore to protect his deskmate and dote on her alone. What he never expected was that in this life, it wouldn’t just be him spoil 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead has low self-esteem and believes she is not good enough for the male lead, but he spoils her rotten.

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