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1. 151 桥 Years by the Bridge 桥畔经年 Little Cherry Blossom Girl小樱花丫Modern Romance197k WordsOngoing [Sweet-and-Tart School Romance in the First Half + Angsty, Sweet, and Satisfying Rich-Family Romance in the Second Half] Lively, adorable ray of sunshine × puppy who pretends to be cold [Hidden Rich-Family Plot + Sweet and Angsty Romance + One-on-One, First Love Only + Rekindled Love + Rich-Family Twist + A Touch of Ensemble Cast] Beneath the moonlight, thousands of lights shimmered along the river and the little bridge. Fireworks burst with a bang, but in her ears, one sentence kept playin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The new book is amazing! The tug-of-war between two people with unrequited love is so intense, every detail is sweet to the touch, the campus atmosphere is full of life, and the little thoughts of unrequited love are written so realistically that you can't put it down!

2. 152 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Relatable to everyday life, worth watching, positive values, and high IQ

3. 153 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 759Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In both of these books, the male protagonist has a crush on the female protagonist.

4. 154 逆 A City Romance Between a Top Student and a Sales Goddess 逆袭学霸和销售女神都市情缘 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted A City Romance Between a Comeback Scholar and a Sales Goddess 103Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 尘 A Secret Love Poem in the Dust 尘埃里的暗恋诗 Refining Ice Moon炼冰月Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) + (Animated series coming soon. Search “The Small-Town Girl's White Moonlight” to reserve your spot) [Based on a true story + both leads are each other's first and only + happy ending] [In the beginning: innocent schoolyard crush; later: mutual devotion and a mix of sweet and steamy love] Xia Changjun's crush was so hard to bear. It began too early. She had liked him since elementary school. The gap between them was too wide. He was the prince of their small town. Every te 58.2kReads9.4Score9.1kShelves

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   I highly recommend this one! It's my own work, and it's definitely the pinnacle of unrequited love stories in my opinion! [Kissing emoji]

6. 156 浪 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Qinghe Qinghe清和清和Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A new genre featuring two soldiers: a border guard and a Middle Eastern battlefield medic. The male lead, wounded and on his deathbed, believes he'll be reborn at 16 and win back his beloved. The female lead, traumatized by war, enters his dreams with medication, softening her heart once more. In reality, they are separated by thousands of miles, having not seen each other for twelve years. Their most poignant romance unfolds only in their dreams. The male lead is a clingy, crybaby, while the female lead is a straightforward, guiding lover.

7. 157 我 How Could My Childhood Friend Possibly Be a Yandere? 我的竹马怎么可能是病娇？ Bai Chongxi白重夕Modern Romance114k WordsOngoing In a dual-rebirth story, the yandere, antisocial male lead Yan Muze and the sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside female lead Ye Xichi meet as children, and undercurrents are already stirring. Eight-year-old Yan Muze gives her a gift driven by his possessive obsession, but Ye Xichi rejects it. From then on, he sees her as a “treasure meant only for him,” setting off a dangerous and deadly bond. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   School violence, double yandere, forced love

8. 158 有 Love Makes a Home 有爱才有家 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern RomanceCompleted Where There Is Love, There Is a Home —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 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—Shelves

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   It was both heart-wrenching and sweet, and thankfully, they eventually got back together. [Please update more frequently][A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

10. 160 美 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 Kakakakarot卡卡卡卡罗特Modern Romance685k WordsOngoing [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 82Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 高 The Icy Top Student Is Actually My Puppy 高冷学霸竟是我的小狗 Reptile爬行類Modern Romance113k WordsOngoing [Passionate youth + everyone’s darling + secret crush + romantic rivalry + light ensemble cast] A boy’s secret crush: the unexpected newcomer VS the childhood friend Cheerful little sun Rong Yiyu (Big Fish), who is actually a pervert × gloomy, down-on-his-luck academic ace Zhao Rongcheng (a pure-hearted high school boy?) Mostly everyday life A down-on-his-luck academic ace, Zhao Rongcheng, gets transferred into the advanced class. Big Fish figures there’s no way she’ll ever have anything to do w —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unrequited Love (a novel by a new author), please recommend it!

12. 162 撞 A Chance Encounter 撞出来缘分 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance56k WordsCompleted Zhang Wenjun is an ordinary accountant. One morning, while riding his electric scooter to work, he collides with an older woman at the market intersection. To his surprise, she is his teacher’s mother. They reach an arrangement: while her foot heals, Zhang Wenjun will come to her home every weekend and care for her free of charge. At the time, his teacher is dating someone, who turns out to be Zhang’s best friend. All three keep the truth from one another. Only in the end do they learn that each —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 偷 I Spied on You Ten Thousand Times 偷看了你一万次 Tea Drinker at the River of Forgetfulness忘川茶客Modern Romance25k WordsCompleted Unrequited love, BE, campus romance. The heroine is a little too love-brained. Don't read if that's not your thing. There's also a short-story version. The year Shi Chu fell for Xu Xingze, she was twelve. The first time she saw him, she thought he didn't belong here at all, and yet he drew every eye. After years of secretly loving him, Shi Chu's feelings became an open secret. Everyone knew she liked Xu Xingze, but the saddest thing of all was that Shi Chu knew Xu Xingze didn't like her. Years a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Campus unrequited love story, bad ending

14. 164 玄 Heavenly Mystery, Yellow Earth 玄天黄土 Fortune and Blessings福禄善庆Modern Romance427k WordsOngoing Workplace romance and marriage + love between a special forces soldier and a military doctor + unrequited love + politics + workplace drama. He Ju enlisted while attending university to serve his country. With his heart set on his homeland, he was a true patriot. He looked up at the clear blue sky and walked with his feet on the earth. Whether serving in high office and worrying for the nation and its people, or living far from the halls of power and cultivating himself amid the ordinary world, 7Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    A story about unrequited love 💖... ☝🏻☝🏻

15. 165 校 The Campus Heartthrob's First Love Is Back, and I Can No Longer Hide My Love Letters 校草白月光回国，我暗恋情书藏不住 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The campus heartthrob's first love is back in the country, and I can't hide my secret love letter anymore. 793Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a campus romance novel. In the early stages, an unattractive girl secretly loves the school heartthrob, experiencing a bittersweet chase that ends in failure. He, her unrequited love, is arrogant and demanding, making things difficult for her. She's jealous, has no official status, and suffers amnesia. She wants to marry him, and he agrees. After regaining his memory, will he remarry her?

16. 166 重 Reborn at the Moment a Boy's Heart Stirs 重生恰逢，少年心动时 Jin Yingjun, Who Loves Chai Ba Mandarin Fish爱吃柴把鳜鱼的金英俊Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Campus + Cool, Brilliant Scholar + Master of Secret Crushes + Shy, Invincible Male Lead + Hilarious, Slightly Unhinged Ensemble Cast] [Spotlight: Fans of ensemble campus stories, you’re in for a treat!!!] Reborn on her wedding night and sent back to her second year of high school, Su Wan gazes at her radiant reflection in the mirror and suddenly bursts out laughing. This time, she won’t treat Lu Zhiyan like her sworn enemy. On her first day as a transfer student, her pale green flora —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have to say, the characters in the five-person main team are all very interesting. It's an ensemble piece, and I initially got hooked on it because of shipping couples, but I ended up completely captivated by Chen Mo, this honest and kind guy. It's a very interesting and sweet story, a little abstract, and there are quite a few couples to ship—it's a bit overwhelming, hehehehe [shy][shy][shy][shy][shy]

17. 167 偷 The Tenth Year of Secretly Watching You 偷偷看你第十年 VBecomeACutieV成一个小可爱Modern Romance353k WordsOngoing Do not read this! Do not read this! I don't recommend this book to anyone. It has no ending and no protagonist. Don't ask about a male or female lead, or a second male or female lead. There is no protagonist, no ending, and no story. This book is neither for male nor female readers. I don't recommend it to anyone. It only builds a world. It will be hidden in 14 days. 18Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    [Adoration] features the heartbreaking story of the female protagonist's ten-year unrequited love and her self-redemption, as well as her efforts to improve herself and ultimately see her unrequited love come true. It's written with great delicacy and realism, in a style that flows gently like a stream.

18. 168 重 Reborn Before the College Entrance Exam, I Awakened the Academic God System 重生高考前我觉醒了学神系统 Li Mengting李梦婷Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted When he was critically ill, Chen Xingchi realized that his girlfriend, who had been by his side, was cold and distant. The one keeping watch over him was Xia Mengyao, the school beauty he'd always overlooked. Rebom in his senior year of high school, he activates the Academic Prodigy System and rises from the bottom of the class to become a top student. He also takes the initiative to get closer to Xia Mengyao. They study side by side and prepare for the college entrance exams together. With the 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a very good novel. The main story is about the protagonist, Chen Xingchi, who returns to the time before his college entrance exam. He awakens his genius as a student and, with the help of this multi-functional system, his input is enhanced. At this time, he encounters Xia Mengyao, the school beauty who truly cared for him in his previous life. From then on, he breaks up with his girlfriend and gets together with Xia Mengyao. They study together every day and both get into their ideal universities. Finally, in university, they help each other and their feelings for each other deepen. With their parents as witnesses, they finally get married. It's a very good campus novel.

19. 169 契 A Marriage Pact: The CEO’s Ten-Year Secret Love 契约成婚：总裁的十年暗恋 Cen Xuxu岑栩栩Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted For readers passing by: the novel is complete and has a high completion rate, so dive right in! [Dominant CEO × cool, reserved female designer] [Reunion after years apart + high school crush + marriage contract + long-planned romance] At a matchmaking dinner, Xia Tian looked up and came face-to-face with the man she’d secretly loved for ten years. He was Lu Jingze, the heir apparent of the capital’s elite circles: cold and abstinent. They hadn’t exchanged a single message on WeChat in seven year 424Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From unrequited love to a guided lover

20. 170 她 Her Light, His Sea 她的光他的海 Cruel-Hearted Bru蛇蝎心肠的布鲁Modern Romance179k WordsOngoing [Youthful unrequited love + growing up + healing + love returned + sweet romance] [Sunny on the outside, distant within academic genius x cool on the outside, passionate within girl] Everyone loves seeing Lu Xingchen shine on stage, but only Lin Haiwei notices the fleeting moment when his mind wanders. Everyone praises Lu Xingchen's perfect public image, but only Lin Haiwei quietly sketches the weariness beneath his smile. She thinks this unrequited love is hers alone, but she doesn't know tha 1Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 静 Silent Tides 静默的潮汐 Sha Shalin莎莎箖Modern Romance171k WordsCompleted [Urban romance + campus life + coming of age + secret crushes + workplace] Lin Xi is a warm, loving young woman. During college, she happens to meet a dentist more than ten years older than her. He gradually draws closer, and Lin Xi falls for him. For ten years, she sinks into the depths of forbidden love, believing this is all love can be: secret, burning, and marked by an unspeakable pain. He was the shining star of her college years, and the shackle she could not escape as an adult. A sec 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead's emotions are complex, but very realistic.

22. 172 暗 A Secret Crush Becomes a Light 暗恋成光 Zhi Mo G栀沫GModern Romance58k WordsOngoing A new work is here! Come read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 末 Doomsday Countdown: Mr. Gu's Deadly Prey 末日倒计时：顾总的致命猎物 Li Mengting李梦婷21k WordsCompleted Countdown to Doomsday: Mr. Gu’s Deadly Prey —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The latest version of this book is quite good; you can read it.

24. 174 校 So What If He's the Campus Heartthrob? I Woke Up and Stopped Chasing Him 校草又怎样，恋爱脑清醒后不追了 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + one-on-one romance + school life + coming of age + groveling after losing her] Gu Yitang had a dream that wasn't quite a nightmare. In it, she married the boy she had always loved, her childhood friend. Then the nightmare began. The life that followed wasn't what she had imagined, and she was plunged into endless panic. So she did everything she could to save herself, determined not to repeat the dream's mistakes. She stopped orbiting Xia Zhihe and began to step outside 241Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist had a nightmare that wasn't quite a nightmare; she married the male protagonist, and her married life felt like that of a widow. It's a sweet and sour slice-of-life campus romance novel, featuring an ordinary sixteen-year-old girl as the female protagonist.

25. 175 恰 Just Like Your Sorrow 恰似你的忧伤 Fish Lantern Su鱼灯苏Modern Romance55k WordsCompleted Much Like Your Sorrow 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of the female protagonist and the sharpshooter… I remembered what his hand looked like before it was injured, and I remembered our first meeting. I've seen many handsome and dashing young men, but in my daze, I still remember his smile. He was like a young general on the battlefield—steadfast, patient, and responsible for everything.

26. 176 蝴 The Butterfly Cannot Cross the Vast Sea 蝴蝶飞不过沧海 Miemie咩咩Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted I thought love’s destination was having it all. Who knew that a lovesick fool could give everything and end up with nothing? I was hopelessly lovestruck, and Mu Ge controlled every part of my life. He was my whole world. Mu Ge was lovesick too, but Wu Tong was his entire galaxy. I loved Mu Ge so desperately I’d throw myself into the flames like a moth. Mu Ge let Wu Tong lead him around by the nose, without a single complaint. As Carnation would put it, it was all fate, all debts: debts that coul 38Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 攻 I Tried to Win Over the Campus Hunk, but He Rejected Me. Then All His Best Friends Fell for Me 攻略校草被拒，他好兄弟全都沦陷了 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted I Tried to Win the Campus Heartthrob, but He Rejected Me. Then All His Best Friends Fell for Me 330Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story revolves around a female protagonist who has a crush on the school heartthrob. Initially rejected, she confesses, but a twist occurs when six of his best friends confess to her. Meanwhile, seven male students from her school are pursuing her relentlessly, demanding recognition and commitment. Will she give them the recognition they want?

28. 178 不 I Asked for No Sincere Love, Just to Stay Alive, but the Emperor Chose Me Anyway 不求真心求苟活奈何帝王偏爱我 Li Mengting李梦婷Ancient Romance27k WordsCompleted I ask for no true love, only a chance to survive. But why does the emperor insist on favoring me? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The novel has a great storyline and the characters are very interesting.

29. 179 夏 Gardenias Bloom in Summer, Sunshine Dawns at Daybreak 夏有栀子，晓有阳 White Egret of the North北有白鹭Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted The wind has been blowing down Zhihua Lane for more than a decade. From the day little Xia Zhi grabbed Gu Xiaoyang by the hem in kindergarten, she became the “little shadow” he couldn’t shake. When she started high school, she was still the adorably clueless girl who got lost and always failed math, while he was already the aloof academic star known throughout the school. He kept everyone at arm’s length and rarely spoke, yet he would work out the routes she might take when she got lost and wait 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    We all have a youth [almost crying], but we can't simultaneously possess youth and the feeling of youth.

30. 180 暗 Secret Crush: Seeing the Small in the Great 暗恋：知微见著 White Egret of the North北有白鹭Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted Chongqing summers are damp and stifling, and the mountain city’s stairways wind and twist. On the first day of school, the quiet, introverted Su Zhiwei crosses paths on the steep, hilly campus with Lu Jian, a whirlwind of a basketball player. He tosses out a hurried “Watch where you’re going” before disappearing into the crowd. She clutches her backpack strap, remembering only his retreating figure. In class, Su Zhiwei is the quiet girl in the corner, always writing, while Lu Jian is the dazzlin —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 心 Falling in Love, More Than Once 心动，不止一次 Machi, Who Loves Sausage and Purple Yam Rolls爱吃香肠紫薯卷的马奇Modern Romance80k WordsOngoing The Looping Unrequited Love Journal: [Campus Youth × Fantasy Horror] [Time Loops × Redemption Through Unrequited Love] [The Gentle Top Student's Self-Sacrifice × The Clever Girl's Pursuit of the Truth] Jiang Yinyin thought New Year's Eve was the sweet beginning of her unrequited love. But the next day, he seemed swallowed by a dark fog: his distant gaze, the routes he went out of his way to avoid. Even Shen Yanling was astonished: "Han's acting like he's possessed." When they met again over wint —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

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