Looking for a School-and-Youth Novel. Something Ordinary and Low-Key, Please 寻本校园青春文，希望普通，平淡一点，非常感谢

1. 251 时 May Time Bring You to Love Me 时光许你爱我 Eggshell蛋蛋壳Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Summer always seems to be a season of reunions and farewells. Three years passed like a brief burst of fireworks, vanishing in the blink of an eye, falling away like withered leaves, leaving behind only memories buried in the passage of time… The first time I saw her, she was wearing a beautiful fringed dress, its crimson color like fresh blood, making her flawless skin look even fairer. Her hair was tied in a fresh, neat ponytail. Sunlight spilled over her clean, pale face, and her beautiful ey 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a campus romance novel where the male protagonist knew the female protagonist since childhood. He was too domineering in kindergarten, scaring her away. They meet again in high school, and the male protagonist continues to protect her as a friend. But why should he only be a friend? He finally bravely confesses and they get together.

2. 252 微 The Age of Smiles 微笑年华 Xi Mengyi兮梦忆Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted Youth is a song that never ends, and school is where our dreams set sail. Here, we laughed, cried, and worked hard, weaving together one beautiful memory after another. I dedicate this book to the person I used to be. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 253 失 Insomnia Flight Diary 失眠飞行日记 Zhong Yu Yaoyao钟鱼妖妖Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted At a gathering of family friends, Si Wenye watched as the girl her parents had brought over to meet him stood with her eyes lowered, never looking at him once. Already impatient, he stared at the cowlick on the crown of her head and gave a derisive snort amid the room's cheerful chatter. As expected, the girl frowned and looked up at him. Almond-shaped eyes, a delicate nose. Their gazes met... This time, he was the one who frowned. Everyone at Xinghe No. 1 High School knew Si Wenye from Class 3 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's so beautiful, really beautiful.

4. 254 双 We Were Both Reborn, and You're My Whole World 双重生之我的全世界都是你 Xi Who Chases Dreams追梦的希Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + unrequited love + school life + sweet romance + post-90s generation] The youth of the post-90s generation is gone for good! In a daze, more than ten years have already passed! The happiest memories still linger in the laughter and chatter of our school days... If you had one chance to start over, when would you most want to go back to? This story is mainly about the years from 2007 to 2012, five years of youth that felt like a dream and passed in the blink of an eye. But goi 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's too ordinary; most of it depicts daily life at school and at home. The romance between the male and female leads is primarily based on unrequited love, as it mainly focuses on their experiences in middle and high school.

5. 255 斗 The Crown of Love and Rivalry 斗爱之冠 Kids' Gang孩子帮Modern Romance132k WordsCompleted Where there are women, there is war. They each have their own cliques, judge right and wrong by their own unique standards, hold sharp opinions, and are adept at passing judgment on everything. The most outstanding boys are kings. 1.4kReads9.5Score291Shelves
6. 256 许 May Every Year Be Kind to You 许你年年岁岁好 Jiu An Jiu An久安久安Modern Romance678k WordsOngoing [Reunion after years apart / sweet romance and healing / devoted couple / two top students / happy ending] Once, Jiang Suichu was the beloved Princess Sui of the neighborhood compound, adored by everyone. Then a sudden upheaval cost her her home and severed her connection with her childhood friend, Lu Zhinians. When they meet again in high school, Lu Zhinians is still the same dazzling, gifted boy. In a neat blue-and-white uniform, he stands at the podium as the new students' representative. Jia —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   All are campus romance novels, no wild imaginations, no time travel, just heartwarming and healing stories. Realistically touching. Highly recommended! 😘😘😘

7. 257 江 River Fisher 江渔 Xi Mengyi兮梦忆Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted We were all young once. We saw the finest snow and the brightest spring, the flowers in full bloom and the moon at its roundest. Yet none of the world’s splendor could compare to her, standing in the sunlight and breeze when we were young. At first sight, she took our breath away. At the next, she was etched into our hearts. A beauty like a flower, a life that flowed like water. In this noisy world, we have long since forgotten the year the flowers bloomed. But she will remain forever in that su 6Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 予 A Crown for You 予你皇冠 Kids' Gang孩子帮Urban190k WordsCompleted Where there are women, there is war. Where are women most numerous? In the past, it was the imperial harem; today, it’s colleges. Colleges are full of all kinds of girls. They each have their own cliques, judge right and wrong by their own unique standards, hold sharp opinions, and are adept at passing judgment on everything. The most outstanding boys are kings. 1.6kReads9.8Score299Shelves
9. 259 南 There Are Sweet Little Fruits in the South 南有小甜果 Forestwood Island森木岛屿Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted The school bully can go from fearsome thug to adorable sweetheart in a single second. When a terrifying new transfer student joins the class, the teacher specifically tells the class monitor to look after him. Everyone: It’s over! Our goddess is walking straight into a tiger’s den! Not long after… “Did you hear the class monitor and the transfer student went to play an escape room together?” Everyone: “Keep your dog food to yourselves! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!” Don’t ask why th 499Reads9.5Score101Shelves
10. 260 那 That Fire Burned Away My Cowardice and Awakened My Youth 那场火，烧光我的懦弱，烧醒我的青春 An Ignorant Earthling无知的地球人27k WordsCompleted That fire burned away my cowardice and jolted my youth awake. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me give myself a shout-out. This is my first work, a pure youth campus romance. It's a story about friendship, first love, and growing up. Those interested can check it out.

11. 261 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 197.5kReads8.9Score9.8kShelves
12. 262 星 You in the Galaxy 星河里的你 Peach Twelve桃十二吖Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Happy Ending] The companionship they shared as children could not compare to her letting go of him again and again. He Jinyan had hated her and resented her. But he never thought he would meet Chen Xintian again. In the moment they saw each other, he finally understood: you really can't hate the person you love most. He also never imagined that Song Mingyan, who seemed like an ordinary classmate, was actually a perverted stalker. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
14. 264 穿 Transmigrated as the Annoying Female Side Character in a Campus Novel 穿成校园文里的烦人女配 Zhong Yu Yaoyao钟鱼妖妖Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted The day the entertainment-industry couple she had loved for ten years broke up, Ji En hugged her big yellow duck plushie and had a good cry. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into a campus romance novel she had read. Unfortunately, she hadn't become the beloved heroine. Instead, she was the annoying supporting girl whom the male lead couldn't stand. Ji En: “...” 2.9kReads8.6Score107Shelves
15. 265 渡 Save Me, Not the Drunkard 渡我不渡醉 Bamboo Song Pear竹音梨Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [A guarded, wounded hero × a gentle, steadfast heroine who saves him | Mutual devotion · Rekindled Romance] “Everyone who gets close to me comes to a bad end. You should leave.” “It's not your fault, Jiang Zui. You haven't done anything wrong.” Kneeling in the light, she led him out of the shadows and told him he wasn't a curse. He deserved to be loved. This was a silent standoff, and a gentle salvation. Jiang Zui thought his life would never see the light until he met Su Yuhe at seventeen. Afra 2.9kReads—Score185Shelves

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    He felt so inferior that he dared not get close to her, yet he couldn't help but give her everything.

16. 266 不 An Unexpected Little Slice of Happiness 不期而遇的小美好 Bread Kangkang面包康康Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted Chen Xi of Class 7, Grade 11, was beautiful and quiet. One day, the arrival of Zhuo Ran, a transfer student who suddenly appeared on campus, shattered the school's peace. He was aloof and domineering, keeping countless people at a distance, and was a genius across every subject! His arrival turned Chen Xi's once peaceful school life upside down. “With physics this bad, how could you possibly score higher than me?” That remark sparked a feud with the class's invisible nobody. As the two spent mor 91Reads9.2Score—Shelves
17. 267 赴 A Journey Beneath the Sun, Moon, and Stars 赴一场日月星辰 Clear Joy, Another Summer清欢又夏Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Healing and redemption, an ensemble story of youth] Main couple: [A sensitive, insecure girl x a bold, free-spirited boy] Side couple: [A cheerful little ray of sunshine x a cool, aloof beauty on a pedestal] Whether at Qingcheng High School or the Yuping military compound, Gu Chen was known as a “little troublemaker.” He never imagined he'd fall for a girl named Yu Jingjing. The first time he saw Yu Jingjing was when her family moved into the Yuping compound. She followed her family obediently, 265Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    This is a slow-paced, heartwarming coming-of-age story set in a school, depicting the lives of four teenagers. Their stories are ordinary yet vibrant, and every couple is incredibly adorable.

18. 268 云 Where the Clouds Come Home to Rest, First Meeting Becomes Forever 云有归栖，初见终成 Yu Le08宇乐08Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing [Youthful Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Two Top Students + Mutual Secret Crushes + School Life] After the students were split into arts and science classes in their second year of high school, Lu Yunqi unexpectedly found herself sitting in front of Fu Chucheng, the handsome, cold-faced guy she'd accidentally offended. She braced herself to be ignored or given a hard time, but as they spent their days together, she gradually chipped away at his icy facade that warned others to keep their dista 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is my own writing, a campus romance novel with mutual unrequited love, ordinary daily life, and a slow-burning, steady development. This is my first book, so the writing isn't very good. The first few chapters are a bit wordy, but it gets better later. If you can, I hope you can read a few more chapters. If you really can't continue reading, please give me some feedback.

19. 269 逗 Just Kidding 逗你玩儿 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted The sky that year. He was the dark cloud that lingered in Yu Ning’s heart, gloomy and oppressive, impossible to escape. Yu Ning was the gentle breeze he longed to chase, impossible to touch and impossible to hold on to. “Yu Ning, did you ever really like me, even just a little?” “Never.” He fell silent, smiling faintly, his heart pierced with pain. If only that summer, he hadn’t been so cruel and hateful, personally pushing her into the abyss and coldly watching her struggle with all her might. 8.6kReads9.0Score837Shelves
20. 270 璨 Brighter Than the Stars 璨若星辰 Writing the Mountains and Rivers into Being执笔笑山河Modern Romance991k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance] [Ensemble cast × multiple couples] [Everyone’s darling × a hidden wealthy-family intrigue] [Cold, sharp-tongued top student vs. gentle, healing girl] The start of freshman year blows up the whole school! The city’s two top scorers, dubbed “the twin geniuses,” haven’t even had a chance to compete before a teacher pairs them up as deskmates with the words, “Good students belong together.” On one side is a sharp-tongued top student, ice-cold to everyone else, with a frosty stare and 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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    这个这个，很好看呢！

21. 271 寄 Reborn in Another's Body: Turmoil at Middle School 寄魂重生之中学风云 Inkstone Red, Sword Green砚红剑青Urban200k WordsOngoing No padding, no formulaic opening. I’m doing my best to tell a good story about redemption: If being reborn and transmigrating were part of a carefully designed experiment, how would you respond when you woke up from it? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My friend said my writing was childish, but isn't school life all about childish things?

22. 272 青 Moss Never Meets the Stars 青苔不逢星 Shu Shujia舒舒佳Modern Romance244k WordsOngoing [Male unrequited-love perspective + younger crybaby + insecure male lead + light ensemble cast + college campus + universally adored heroine] [Gifted heiress × insecure, loyal puppy] Lu Wangyu's youth was a quiet, damp patch of moss. He came from a modest, loving family, had an unremarkable personality, average grades, and was the most ordinary boy in any crowd. He loved someone far beyond his reach... Xia Muzhi, a girl blessed by heaven, lived a life entirely different from his. She was the sol 233Reads—Score102Shelves
23. 273 咬 A Bite of Fish Cake 咬一口鱼饼 Mo En么恩Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends / School life / Sweet romance / Secret crush / Mutual devotion / Flirting both ways] [A poker-faced softie and a lively, outgoing flirt, both top students] [Tech company CEO × Jewelry designer] On the first day of high school, that familiar face appeared before her once more. Could it really be him? The name was the same, and she froze. When that familiar little mirror appeared before him, Lu Qingyan knew for sure: it was her best friend from childhood. Her best friend, Chen Y 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A long-awaited reunion, childhood sweethearts.

24. 274 昨 Last Summer 昨夏 Green Shirt青上衣Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted In a summer filled with the din of cicadas, jacaranda blossoms came and went year after year. Xu Qing’s youth was a long, quiet confession, directed at three beams of light he could never reach. In middle school, he believed that “forever” was hidden in a promise made for twenty years, until the heavy snow came and buried everything. In high school, he became a silent shadow beneath someone else’s dazzling light, folding every heartbeat into notes that were eventually burned to ash. At universit 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book, written by a new author, it's the story of an ordinary boy.

25. 275 合 After We Became Roommates: She Said It Was Her First Relationship 合租后：她说这是她第一次谈恋爱 Jiang Kesui江客随Urban101k WordsOngoing Everyday life + 1v1 romance + one heroine + mutual devotion + emotional ups and downs. This isn't a consistently sweet romance. Its portrayal of love is more grounded in reality, with plenty of twists and turns. Her parents are divorced, and Chen Ye has only his father. Though they come from poor backgrounds, the two find an extraordinary love together. “She dreamed that Chen Ye accepted her scarf. She dreamed he wrapped it around his neck, the gray wool setting off his rugged features. He looke 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is good; the very beginning reminded me of my first love.

26. 276 一 A Lonely Secret Joy 《一个人的窃囍》 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人21k WordsCompleted Theft of Joy, Alone 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🥺🥺

27. 277 十 Moonlight on the Seventeenth Floor 《十七楼的月光》 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人25k WordsCompleted Moonlight on the Seventeenth Floor 65Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is a short story okay? 🥺🥺🥺

28. 278 男 My Handsome Idol Is Always So Domineering, and My Sweet Cuteness Has Him Hooked 男神总是霸道宠，软萌可爱钓晕他 Can Qi Xu灿期许Two Male Leads120k WordsOngoing (Two male leads + Campus Romance + Reunion + Secret Crush + Both Pure + Devoted, Over-the-Top Love + Happy Ending) Chen Sixing x Cen Qixu Cen Qixu is a sweet, adorable, proud bottom; Chen Sixing is a cool, domineering, devoted top. A love that cannot be spoken aloud is nothing but the torment of a secret crush. The love he had buried deep in his heart became impossible to hold back when they met again. That year, that day, that night, that misunderstanding, that farewell: at last, they all found 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Campus romance novel with two male leads, featuring strong and doting love, sweet from beginning to end, a powerful clash between a cold and domineering personality and a soft and cute one 😘💕💕💕💕😘😘😘

29. 279 重 Reborn, I Let the Gentle Top Student Who Had a Crush on Me Take the Lead 重生后，暗恋我的温柔学霸上位了 Groundhog Scrambled Eggs土拨鼠炒鸡蛋Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted [Reborn · campus life · gentle top student · a secret crush come true] In her previous life, Sun Qing trusted Hu Biao, only to end her life in despair. Reborn in college, she decides to stay away from Hu Biao and use the one year of foreknowledge she has to change her fate. She never expected Gao Feng, the top student in her class whom she had overlooked in her previous life, to quietly become part of her life. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sweet romance novel, recommended.

30. 280 我 I Don't Want to Be Lectured 我才不要被说教 Up All Night深夜不睡觉Modern Romance147k WordsCompleted How should I describe this story? There is nothing particularly unusual about it. What is special is the girls in it. None of them has a perfect personality, but deep down, they are all so kind. At the moment she closed her eyes, Dai Ziyi seemed to see two worlds intersecting. Her body drifted helplessly to the left, while a voice in her heart called out, “Come this way, come this way...” Dai Ziyi discovered that she had arrived in another parallel world. Everything seemed different, yet somehow 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is unfinished, leaving endless room for imagination. She had a dream; when she closed her eyes, the space was no longer white, but a road appeared, with tall trees on both sides and small animals on and under the trees. He was sitting on a bench, still the same boy she had first met.

31. 281 到 Is It True Love or Not? It's So Hard to Choose! 到底是不是真爱？好难抉择呀！ Xiao Jiu Shi小九实Modern Romance133k WordsOngoing A lighthearted romantic comedy! She saves him! [True Love + Sharp-Tongued Best Friend + Beloved Little Sister + Sunny Heroine + Overthinking Hero + A Little Angst + Funny Tone + School Setting] Li Shi Yan, troubled by the uncertainty of her future at school, meets Li Shi Yu, whose name differs from hers by only one character. Can Li Shi Yu, mired in a swamp of pain, be saved by Li Shi Yan? Is Li Shi Yu truly Li Shi Yan's destined love? Though she keeps agonizing over it, her best friend's matchm 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm writing a lighthearted, slightly humorous campus romance novel, and I'd really appreciate some pointers from experienced writers! 😢😢😢

32. 282 风 The Wind Stopped Before Graduation 风停在毕业前 Southern Sorrow, Northern Silence南殇北寂Urban190k WordsOngoing [Sweet Campus Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Bittersweet Youth Romance] At Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, Class 18, Jiang Yichen reunited with Su Wanning, the little angel who had saved him as a child. The chubby boy who used to get bullied had become the cool, reserved class study representative who protected her, while the gentle little angel of the past had become a dazzling class monitor. She still thought about the childhood friend who had gone missing. He hid his identity and quietl 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I wrote this myself; it's about high school students' study life, which fits your requirements perfectly. Would you like to read it and give it a try? 💕💕💕

33. 283 昨 Yesterday, Again 昨日再来 Snow Sprout, Gentle Sun雪苗微阳Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented + personal growth + friendship + romance] The story follows three college women born on the same day of the same month. Beneath a camphor tree, they make a wish for their friendship to stay as fresh as the tree itself. They promise to meet beneath that tree again ten years later. Beneath the camphor trees on campus, three classmates and close friends, Lin Su'an, Gu Qingyan, and Shen Qiutang, once naively vowed to put their friendship first for the rest of their lives. But just b 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Three girls, a ten-year-long promise of youth. Some are protecting, some are running away, and some are still waiting. The answers lie in "Yesterday Again," let's return to the beginning of the story.

34. 284 第 The Ninth Bloom of the Plume Orchid 第九朵泽兰花开 A Little Yellow Bell一只黄铃铛Modern Romance101k WordsOngoing Reborn + empowering female-led story + openly in love + female-centered + redemption + pure love + happy ending “Remember me, recognize me, find me, and never forget to love me.” If you had the chance to start over and meet the person you loved as a teenager, what would you do? After dying of cancer, Jiang Ze transmigrates back to her first year of high school and unexpectedly runs into her beloved, Tang Ran, setting off a butterfly effect. This time, we’ll grow old together. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book subverts the typical campus romance novel formula. The premise is that the male protagonist, after dying of cancer, travels back in time to the female protagonist's teenage years. The plot is delicate and nuanced, making it a very healing and comfortable read. It's a light comedy with a micro-ensemble cast, the entire book strung together by numerous short stories. The subplots are well-developed, and each character has their own story and personality, making it well worth reading.

35. 285 晚 A Late-Blooming Heartbeat 晚延心动 Potato, Potato, Show Yourself土豆土豆快出现Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted Main story complete. Fake good girl × cold, aloof man SC|1v1|Reunion after years apart|HE|School days to city life At seventeen, Li Wanyin was sent by her parents to live with the Yu family, where she met the rosy-cheeked “Brother Snow White” from her childhood, Yu Siyan. Everything in Li Wanyin’s life had been arranged for her since the day she was born. No one had ever asked what she wanted. Other people had always written the script for Li Wanyin’s life. Told to play the perfectly obedient, s 28Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 重 Reborn: Everyday Love with My Amnesiac Childhood Sweetheart 重生：和失忆小青梅爱的日常 Ling Yu Moyan凌鱼墨妍Urban344k WordsCompleted [Romance] [Redemption] [Heartwarming] [Light Novel] [Daily Life] [Semi-Autobiographical] After three years away on a mission, I returned only to find my childhood friend’s gravestone. Only then did I realize that I had fallen in love with her long ago. If Heaven gave me one chance to do it all over again, I would choose her without hesitation. Perhaps the gentle breeze understood what was in my heart, and sent me back to that spring. Now that I’ve returned to that summer, I won’t let you slip aw 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's very bland, mostly slice-of-life stories. There's a system, but it rarely appears.

37. 287 相 Opposites Attract: A Tailor-Made Transformation Plan 相生相克：专属改造计划 A Lamp with a Swimming Fish一盏游鱼灯Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, rational straight girl x gentle, pure-hearted young man] [Slow-burn romance + two top students + happy ending] Jiang Lin would rather use her words than lift a finger, and with one sharp remark, she can leave anyone utterly devastated. Xu Heshan is a gentle, considerate “human air conditioner,” beloved by everyone wherever he goes. Except around Jiang Lin, he gets riled up every day and loses every time. It takes Xu Heshan a while to realize that the most skilled hunters often a 200Reads—Score112Shelves

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    Plain Campus Life

38. 288 春 Spring, Summer, Island, Winter 春夏屿冬 Potato, Potato, Show Yourself土豆土豆快出现Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted Please rate! SC | Rekindled romance | Happy ending | Secret crush | Main story complete Sensitive, introverted good girl × sharp-tongued, cocky bad boy When Chun Zhixia sees Jiang Yudong again, he has already become a campus star at A University: a favored son of heaven, bold and carefree. Countless people like Jiang Yudong. Chun Zhixia is merely the most insignificant one among them. For the first eighteen years of her life, Chun Zhixia has been trapped in sensitivity and unease, until Jiang Y 2.7kReads8.4Score298Shelves
39. 289 邻 The Top Student Next Door Has a Crush on Me 邻居家学霸暗恋我 Lu Yuansha路缘纱Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Completed, Mutual First Love, Love Grows Over Time, Reconciliation, Top Students, Happy Ending] My childhood friend and next-door neighbor, the campus heartthrob, has secretly been in love with me! He pinned me against the wall in the middle of winter, and our sweet romance began. He helped me get into a top university and start a business on campus. But after this genius top student flirted with me, he disappeared without a trace. Years later, we meet again, and I discover that he is living wi 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended, not melodramatic. It tells a story of unrequited love, struggle, and mutual appreciation and encouragement. The male lead is clear-headed, the female lead is kind, there are no villains, but it's truly a very enjoyable watch.

40. 290 乖 Wayward [Campus] 乖张【校园】 A Lamp with a Swimming Fish一盏游鱼灯Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted [Career-minded good girl × love-struck bad boy] [Two top students + second chance romance (?) + happy ending] There are three things Ji Huai hates most in life: being controlled, being lied to, and being abandoned. Yin Lian has done all three. She's the kind of girl everyone expects to get into a good university, find a good man, and live a quiet, stable life. She never says a word. She doesn't say she has ambitions, that she wants to apply for the Central Government's Selective Graduate Pr 140Reads—Score105Shelves
41. 291 她 She Seems to Know She's Cute 她好像知道她很可爱 Chestnut Mochi栗子麻薯Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted Gentle, tsundere top student × adorable, socially anxious heroine who grows over time Blurb One: There are countless moments of youthful heart-fluttering. A girl's ponytail swaying in the sun, a boy running across the basketball court, the kitten that always shows up under the teaching building to cadge snacks... Special mung bean drinks during military training, little packs of chicken drumsticks from the school store, excited cheers when classes are canceled on smoggy days, and a quickening he —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "She Seems to Know She's Cute" is a sweet, slice-of-life campus romance novel that's refreshing and enjoyable!

42. 292 八 Yun He of the Post-80s Generation 八零后的云禾 Spring Water Flows East泉水向东Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted A story of an ordinary person from the bottom rung striving to rise, a youth that can only be remembered and never spoken of, and an all-or-nothing gamble whose outcome is unknown. A life in this world, half hardship and half sweetness. [I’m committed to telling every story well. Your subscriptions are what make it possible for me to tell them.] 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a record of true experiences, simply to keep a light burning in my memories, so that I may have a path to follow when I am old and frail... (The writing is not bad!)

43. 293 槐 Locust Tree Breeze 槐风 Sweet Candy暖糖Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted (Print edition published) [Both leads are each other's first love + happy ending + roguishly handsome boy vs. unruly girl + blunt and direct, with both leads speaking their minds] He first met Tang Yi in Tongcheng. That summer, he had won first place in the physics Olympiad. He was strolling through the streets, idly exploring the unfamiliar city, the medal still warm in his pocket and everything around him feeling fresh and new. His gaze came to rest on a young girl not far ahead. In a pale yel 36.9kReads9.4Score6.1kShelves

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    A super good campus romance novel.

44. 294 平 Parallel Worlds, the Moonlight That Never Was 平行时空，不存在的白月光 Clear Grain, Summer Gift清禾予夏Modern Romance195k WordsOngoing Did you have someone in your youth you could never forget, your moonlight from the past? Lin LecI had one. He was part of her entire youth, then transferred schools without warning during her second year of high school. For sixteen years, she thought she had forgotten him. Then she suddenly dreamed of him again. In the dream, the boy still had the fresh, youthful look of his younger self. Smiling, he asked her, “What took you so long?” When she finally gathered the courage to look for him, every 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A self-recommendation, unconventional and cliché-free youth campus novel.

45. 295 一 A Deer in Bloom: Auspicious Snow Heralds a Bountiful Year 一鹿生花：瑞雪兆丰年 Astra JingxuanAstra静翾Modern Romance127k WordsOngoing [She saves him + a heroine who sets the bar impossibly high + mutual devotion] “I once had a stretch of time like fine sand cupped in my hands. The tighter I held on, the faster it slipped away.” A Shuo’s Childhood Diary Bai Shuo and Xiao Fanyue are two children from single-parent families. Their paths through life are entirely different, yet the twists of fate and time make them the most special people in each other’s lives. After ten years of stumbling through life together and weathering ev 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead, a very realistic young woman, only got into an ordinary second-tier university; the male lead had to repeat a year of high school.

46. 296 千 A Dream of the Millennium 千禧一梦 Short-Tempered Oleander暴躁夹竹桃Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted At 28, Lu Wenyi, a young woman with an artistic temperament, accidentally transmigrates to 2010 while going about her usual rehearsal routine. On the very day she arrives, she runs into her long-lost first love, the science-track class ace Zhou Jiaran, in a most unexpected way. Back in the new millennium, facing her childhood friend once more in the days of their student youth, will Lu Wenyi dare to make the same choice again? 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A slow-paced campus romance set in the early 2000s, without any melodramatic plot twists or characters being made stupid, it's refreshing and very enjoyable!

47. 297 逐 Chasing Summer 逐夏 May the Wood Be at Peace愿木安Modern Romance200k WordsOngoing [From Campus to Wedding Dress + Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Healing] [Cheerful, sunny top student who seems like a good girl vs. cold, obsessive campus king] One day, the campus king of Jiang University was on his way to teach a few street thugs a lesson. When he arrived, he found that several of them had already been beaten black and blue. They were on their knees, kowtowing and begging for mercy. "Don't ask us. Our boss makes the decisions." "If you want to ask someone, ask our boss." "Boss, w 3.3kReads6.9Score470Shelves

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    I like this book.

48. 298 青 Youth and Midsummer 2 青春与盛夏2 Wu Shuo吴说Urban98k WordsCompleted Youth is... a sweltering summer evening study hall; the glances you carefully pretended were accidental; the endless whispers between desk mates during study period; that summer when someone in the dorm was always calling the residence supervisor to turn on the fan. We were chatting during evening study hall when the classroom suddenly fell quiet. Everyone instinctively looked toward the door, and when we saw no teacher there, we exchanged smiles and went right back to talking. These little, eve 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A campus romance novel, depicting the ordinary lives of ordinary people, and the ordinary mutual crush. The first-person perspective creates a strong sense of immersion. It's a simple and uneventful story set on campus.

49. 299 等 Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落 Parting Year After Year岁岁别离Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted (The physical book of the same title is now available.) [Sweet healing romance + reunion after a long separation + secret crush comes true + devoted couple with mutual fidelity] A gentle novelist with social anxiety VS a cocky, charming criminal police officer What's it like to see again the person you fell for when you were young? - Back in school, Su Sui had a huge crush on a boy. He was the shining star everyone adored, so she hid her little feelings deep in her heart. She secretly wrote him 21kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    So sweet! 🥰

50. 300 重 Reborn in High School: Forcing a Troubled Girl to Aim for a Top University 重生高中，强迫精神小妹考名校 Man Mian满面Urban163k WordsCompleted #Reborn #SchoolLife #SweetRomance #Youth #OneHeroine #NoSystem #ComingOfAge #MutualDevotion #TopStudents #EverydaySchoolLife #Realistic, No Idiocy In his previous life, top student Jiang Yu gave up his future for rebellious girl Lin Qi, and eventually died horribly in the street. His only regret was never having given her a single good day. Reborn in his second year of high school, he has just one goal: drag the truant, checked-out delinquent girl all the way into one of the country’s top 985 un 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A realistic and not brainless story, a sweet slice-of-life romance, a nurturing relationship, and the female lead is a treasure.

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