Have Top-Student Novels Fallen Out of Favor? Recommend Some to Me 学霸文难道已经没落了吗，给朕推文

1. 201 假 The Fake Heiress Returns to Ninth Grade and Goes All-In on Her Studies 假千金重回初三，疯狂内卷 Adorable Ghost You Nuan可爱鬼柚暖Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Also known as: Back to Ninth Grade, Boss, Please Don’t Disturb My Studies] [Rebirth + System + 1v1 sweet romance + character growth + revenge + a little scumbag-bashing + academic grind] In her previous life, just before Mu Youning’s twentieth birthday and engagement, the Mu family’s biological daughter returned, and her life changed completely! Her fiancé was forced to marry Mu Sirou instead. Her parents, who had once doted on her, now looked at her with nothing but disgust. Even her brother, 350Reads8.7Score—Shelves
2. 202 重 Reborn in the New Millennium: How Do I Return to the Mountains from the Start? 重生千禧年，开局重返大山怎么破 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Shen Xuewei was over thirty. She had been estranged from her family for seven years, and after years of hard work, she had finally built a little home of her own. After being reborn, Shen Xuewei was only six years old, with tiny arms and legs. Her father was taking her to her maternal grandparents’ home in the mountains. Her childhood memories were already hazy, and she had never imagined she would be reborn. Standing outside her grandparents’ home, she watched her father 15kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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   This short story perfectly fits the [OK] criteria, and the first one is also great.

3. 203 重 Reborn at Fifteen: Turning the Tables on the College Entrance Exam 重生十五岁：逆袭高考 Gamer Girl Weiweizi电竞少女薇薇子Modern Romance443k WordsOngoing Yu Feiwan deeply regretted not studying hard in high school. She had become hopelessly addicted to novels and spent all day daydreaming. Then, one day, she suddenly returned to the starting point of her fate: her third year of middle school, when her failure to study hard had changed the course of her life. This time, she would take back control of her destiny. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 重 Back to Fifteen 重回十五 Yu Xin峪锌Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + School Life + Growing Up + Two Academic Geniuses + Childhood Sweethearts + Healing + An Equally Matched Romance + No Toxic Characters; the heroine goes through periods of uncertainty and growth, with the story varying by volume.] After working hard for thirty years, she wakes up back at fifteen and discovers she’s the book’s beloved first love? What a mental breakdown. But look at her: healthy, glowing skin, and able to eat anything she wants! Tsk! What does the plot have to do with h 402Reads9.0Score108Shelves
5. 205 重 Reborn: The Top Student Quietly Turns Her Life Around 重生之学霸她悄悄逆袭 Orange Blossom Lantern橘花灯Modern Romance180k WordsOngoing [Reborn + School Life + Sweet Romance + Academic Prodigy] At twenty-six, Jiang Churan died of illness. Even as she lay dying, she was worrying about money. Looking back on her life, she felt utterly miserable. When she woke again, she found herself back in middle school. This time, she resolved to get into the high school she wanted and then earn a place at a good university. She studied day and night, and at last achieved her goal, becoming a top student sought after by all the major universit 4Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 从 I Did Homework to Mahjong All My Childhood, Then Got into Tsinghua's Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD Programs at 16 从小在麻将声里写作业，16岁我保送清华本硕博 Ling Yun Who Likes Jialing喜欢嘉令的凌云44k WordsCompleted I Did My Homework to the Sound of Mahjong Tiles, and at 16 I Was Admitted to Tsinghua's Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Programs 10.3kReads—Score186Shelves
7. 207 惊 Surprise! The Reborn Heroine’s Cousin, Her Foil, Awakens 惊！重生女主的对照组堂姐觉醒了 Love Daydreaming~爱做白日梦～Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted [Foil characters + female supporting character awakens + lightly ensemble-focused + everyday life] After a week of nightmares, Xu Zhiqian realizes she is the miserable foil character in a rebirth novel. More precisely, she’s a cannon-fodder character in the background. Faced with her predetermined ending, Xu Zhiqian... Step one: get into the university she wants. Step two: build up her income with side jobs, achieve financial independence, and keep studying without falling behind on exams and ce 6.5kReads8.8Score453Shelves
8. 208 他 He’s Really Not Mean! I’m Really Not Bad! 他真不凶！我真不乖！ Haha, I'm Nothing at All哈哈啥也不是Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted [A school bully who pretends to be a bad student, and her childhood friend ✖️ a well-behaved girl who pretends to be sweet but has incredible fighting skills] [School life + childhood friends + mutual secret crushes + goofy, hilarious, sweet romance] That school bully is my childhood friend. Everyone's afraid of him. But he's really not scary... I'm a well-behaved, top student, the classic kid every parent wishes they had. Only he knows I'm faking it... The two of them get caught at an internet 5.4kReads9.3Score854Shelves

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   A seemingly innocent but actually super-strong academic genius × a childhood friend/school bully pretending to be a slacker. Childhood sweethearts + school life + mutual crush + lighthearted humor + multiple identities + completed happy ending. They are each other's family, practically inseparable, from kindergarten to high school, even attending the same university. They understand each other's intentions and thoughts with just a gesture or expression. What's even more endearing is their perfect rapport with each other's jokes, spontaneous comedic skits. I love their way of interacting; so sweet and I love shipping them!

9. 209 重 Back to High School, I’m Bound to the Top Student System 重返高中，我绑定了学霸系统 Jiuyi久仪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + System + Academic Ace + Campus + Feel-Good Story + Growth + Patriotism + Striving] [One-on-One Romance + Growth-Oriented Heroine + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Beautiful Host + Musical Prodigy + Mutual Pursuit] A dispute at a hospital leaves Zhou Sui injured by mistake. She is reborn in high school, ready to begin a new life this time... Of course she has to study hard! Bad people need to be taught a lesson! She'll give those fake-sweet talkers a taste of their own medicine! She'll 260Reads7.4Score111Shelves
10. 210 你 You Kissed the Wrong Place 你亲错地方了 A Fa阿法Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted The print edition of A Glimmer Against the Cold Wind is now available nationwide. [Each other's first love + rekindled romance + the hero wins himself over + happy ending] For the first sixteen years of his life, Xie Chen had never thought about dating. When Jiang Yuan wrote him a love letter and was publicly criticized by the whole school, Xie Chen rejected her without mercy. “I have no plans to date.” Jiang Yuan neither cried nor made a scene. She gave him an appraising look, even smiling a li 63.8kReads9.5Score8kShelves

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    It's a good watch. The female lead is very well-developed; she's strong, independent, and resilient, and she won't be defeated by difficulties. Although her family is struggling, her hard work will not be in vain.

11. 211 他 The Moonlight in His Heart 他心尖上的白月光 The Cat at the Fairy's Home仙女家的猫Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Secret Crush + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Wen Xi was reborn at eighteen. In her previous life, Wen Xi had been a nobody. Given another chance, she secretly vowed to cherish life, study hard, and repay those who had helped her. She never expected that the butterfly effect would take hold this time around. Her biological parents came looking for her, it turned out her family was the richest in the country, and she even gained three brothers devastatingly handsome enough to take your brea 1.1kReads8.4Score104Shelves
12. 212 幸 Thank Goodness There’s Another Life 幸好有来生 De Biao德彪Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted (Reborn + Optimistic, Outgoing Heroine + Top Student, Devoted CEO Hero) Gu Siyi lost her parents, then had her relatives scheme against her and steal the inheritance they left behind. She also chose the wrong boyfriend, and when her trashy ex accidentally shoved her down the stairs, she died after resuscitation failed. Her spirit drifted around the hospital room for days. In grief, Su Yuchang stood by her hospital bed and confessed that he liked her... Then, having lost everything, she returned 15Reads8.0Score—Shelves
13. 213 我 I’m the School Bully’s Older Sister 我是校霸他亲姐 Aolili奥里里Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [A heartwarming story of school life, a System, an ensemble cast, and growing together] [A cool, aloof guy who’s secretly vain and flirtatious × a sweet-looking, confident and strong heroine who’s devoted to her studies] P.S. Both leads are top students. They don’t get together until college. Ye Shu encountered the Fate System 007 and foresaw that her younger brother, Zhou Sheng, would end up in prison at twenty. She decided to investigate at his school herself and prevent that terrible future. 2.2kReads9.2Score337Shelves

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    I love awesome books!

14. 214 绑 Bound to a Comeback System, Nobody Understands Studying Better Than I Do 绑定逆袭系统，没人比我更懂学习 Drizzle in the West西里淅沥Modern Romance385k WordsOngoing After being driven to her death by parents who favored sons over daughters, she unexpectedly becomes Xiao Yao, the doomed cannon-fodder supporting character in a book. She arrives just in time for the high school entrance exam? Luckily, her previous self wasn't much of an academic star, but she still managed to get into a top-tier 985 university on her own merits. Overweight? Ugly? Fortunately, she's bound to a System that lets her become beautiful by studying. The original heroine is a two-face 204Reads8.1Score—Shelves
15. 215 进 The Scholarly Underdog Strikes Back: The Complete Trilogy 进击的学霸：全三册 Ye Xiu叶修Urban1.0M WordsCompleted This novel is about study strategies for high school students. It tells the story of a group of teenagers who encounter academic and personal struggles, then ultimately overcome them and grow emotionally. After doing poorly on the high school entrance exam, Xiuyuan arrives at the experimental class of a second-rate high school carrying enormous disappointment and resentment. It’s the start of his first year of high school, and everything is new, but he remains caught up in the fantasy that he’s 802Reads9.5Score183Shelves

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    This book primarily focuses on how to learn, offering a wealth of learning methods and example explanations. It's not just a pure lecture; it also includes engaging content that connects us with the protagonist's journey and creates resonance. I feel that after reading this book, my entire being experienced a sense of spiritual elevation—and I'm not exaggerating.

16. 216 绑 Bound to the Couch Potato System: I Became Beautiful and Got Into Tsinghua 绑定咸鱼系统：不仅变美还考清华 Grumpy Little Crab暴躁小螃蟹Modern Romance310k WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + Studying Hard + Making Up for Regrets] Ye Shu died on an ordinary, peaceful day, giving her life to save someone. As her consciousness faded, her greatest regret was not having studied hard, gotten into a good university, and made her parents proud. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the day after the high school entrance exams, when students filled out their school preferences. Before she could even celebrate, the Slacker System suddenly bound itself to her. [Hel 34Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    A story about academic geniuses, with a really satisfying plot.

17. 217 重 Reborn: I Became the Exam Ace at No. 1 High School 重生之我在一中当考神 Misty Notes from a Quiet Valley空谷渺音Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted [Rebirth at school + mutual devotion] [Beautiful, clever top student and class flower x cheerful, sunny, puppy-like boyfriend] After graduating from college, Yu Chuqing is on her way to a class reunion when someone pushes her off an overpass. She is reborn in her sophomore year of high school. Given another chance, she becomes a top student. But what's with that boy who stared at her the first time they met, nearly making her fall down the stairs? As she gets to know him, she finds herself growi 25Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 8 The 1980s: The System Mistakenly Bound Itself to a Pampered Lucky Girl and Forced Her to Rise 80娇宠小福女，系统错绑逼逆袭 Meow Meow Loves Coffee爱喝咖啡的喵喵Modern Romance659k WordsOngoing Northeastern China, Qingyang Village, 1982. Lin Wanxing is the village’s pampered little slacker. Her grandmother dotes on her, and her parents spoil her. Her greatest ambition in life is to eat, drink, and laze around until old age. Who could have guessed that a motivational System would descend from the heavens and bind itself to the wrong person! The golden finger that should have belonged to Su Nianhe, a reborn woman, accidentally latched onto the girl who dreaded studying most. The System i 80Reads—Score104Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a native and the darling of her family. Her twin brother is the top student in his grade. She is lucky enough to get into a top high school, but the motivational learning system is mistakenly bound to her. She is praised by her family for being good to her, and the system rewards her with tutoring time.

19. 219 节 The Show Is on Hold, and the Eight-Year-Old Big Shot Has Been Recruited by the Nation 节目暂停，八岁大佬被国家征召了 Mo Juanjuan墨卷卷Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [All-Round Heroine + Rural Comeback + Technology Strengthens the Nation + Livestreamed Makeover] Li Mo, a top scientist from the 24th century, wakes up in the body of a pitiful eight-year-old girl. Little Li Mo lives in a remote village with her grandfather, who has a broken leg. Everyone calls her a wild brat, lazy and greedy, and says that she and her grandfather are parasites on the village. Just then, a reality show about transforming people’s lives comes to film in the village, and Li Mo is 1.3kReads9.1Score150Shelves

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    This 8-year-old girl is a pro! She's got maxed-out tech skills, moves freely on the international dark web, and is a top-tier scientist! [Sending hearts]

20. 220 十 Unruly at Seventeen 十七岁不驯 A Thousand Miles of Beauty夭夭万里Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends | Genius Girl × Devoted Top Student | Ensemble Youth] Jiang Lin, the school’s undisputed pride and joy. That is, until Lin Zhao transfers back. The sweet, lovely girl solves problems faster than he does, and plenty of people secretly have their eyes on her. As the boy who grew up with her He has a photo on his phone of her beating him until he cried as a child, a hair tie she gave him ten years ago locked in his desk drawer, and her name filling every page of his scrap paper. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are all good, but the first one is the best. I hope everyone can see it.

21. 221 孝 All You Dutiful Descendants, Kneel! I'm Your Great-Grandma 孝子贤孙都跪下，我是你们太奶奶 Wu Yingxia乌英夏727k WordsCompleted [Eighteen-year-old great-grandma arrives to restore her family’s glory] Rong Yu was taking her eight-year-old son out when they were hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes, she had landed seventy years in the future. Her adorable eight-year-old had instantly turned into a decrepit old man, and she had gained a bunch of troublesome great-grandchildren. The eldest is a dim-witted CEO. The second has been entangled with a married woman and had his reputation ruined. The third is being us 182.8kReads9.1Score7kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a true academic genius, a professor after the founding of the People's Republic of China, who dies and travels back 70 years to the future.

22. 222 野 The Clamor of a Wild Summer 野夏喧嚣 Zi An子安Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] [Two top students | Youth and school life | Secret crush becomes mutual | Healing and growing up | A touch of ensemble cast] During a game, they were asked what their first impression of each other had been. Lin Zixia rested her chin in her hand, completely sincere. “Handsome but cocky, carefree, and bad-tempered.” Lu Xiangye leaned lazily into the sofa and gave a dry laugh through gritted teeth. “Hah.” When it was his turn, Lu Xiangye lifted his eyes and gla 6.1kReads9.2Score850Shelves
23. 223 重 Reborn: From Harbin Institute of Technology to Technological Hegemony! 重生：从哈工大铸造科技霸权！ Madman-Eating Flower发癫食人花Urban430k WordsCompleted Li Mingyang was over thirty and still hadn’t accomplished a thing. After waking from a drunken stupor, he found himself back in 2014, on the first day of his senior year of high school! Given a second chance, what was his greatest regret? Probably not getting into a good university. On the first day of school, the Heaven Rewards Diligence System came online. As long as he worked hard, he would reap the rewards. Starting with a math template, Li Mingyang turned over a new leaf and began his journ 5.9kReads8.1Score320Shelves
24. 224 重 Back to My Husband's Youth, I Became His First Love 重回老公年少时，我竟是他白月光 Su Zhiye苏枝也Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [Reborn school life + ensemble cast + living under someone else's roof + sweet treats + easygoing daily life] [Carefree, laid-back rich boy vs. pure, lively ray of sunshine] Wen Yumian didn't think she had anything special about her that would make the young heir of the Qi family turn down his well-matched childhood sweetheart and marry her instead. She didn't understand it, but at least he was handsome, rich, and good in bed. Their married life was full of happiness, but it didn't last. She hea 5.3kReads9.0Score791Shelves
25. 225 魂 Soul Returns to Hong Kong: From Tailor Shop to Richest Woman 魂归香江：从裁缝铺到女首富 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted [1980s + strong heroine + academic ace + business warfare + Hong Kong] In her previous life, she had a photographic memory, but her heart could stop at any moment. As her heart stopped beating, she thought, “Next life, I don’t want to be human.” When she opened her eyes again, she was Lin Ying, nine years old, having spent nine years in a daze. Today, her soul had finally returned. The spirit medium had divined it three times: “She won’t leave again. You were always yourself. You were just put i 212.9kReads8.6Score37.9kShelves

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    1. The main story just finished, so it's worth reading. I was disappointed by the cover, but the plot is quite fresh and flows smoothly without any major flaws. The ending felt a bit rushed, but it was just right. 😋 2. Currently being serialized. +1! The baby is adorable and amazing, the plot is fantastic and flows smoothly, okay? Everyone should read it (please!), No flaws! 🤩

26. 226 重 Reborn as the Strongest Art Student, with Heaven-Defying Comprehension 重生最强美术生，悟性逆天 Qing Zheng Huo He青争火禾Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn in high school, clear-eyed about life, feel-good academic ace story, rising tech star, all about money and not romance] Yun Ye, an impoverished low-level civil servant, is unexpectedly reborn at the age of seventeen. This time, he has an unbeatable start and awakens heaven-defying comprehension. His haughty childhood sweetheart, the girl of his dreams, asks to break up? Then they’re breaking up! Now that he’s reborn, who has time for romance? Yun Ye swears to make up for every regret fro 4.6kReads8.5Score362Shelves
27. 227 星 The All-Rounder Cadet of the Interstellar Military Academy 星际之全能军校生 Dongfang Mochu东方墨初Modern Romance672k WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Military Academy + Strong Female Lead +爽 Fiction + Mecha + Pharmacist + Everyone Is a Goofball] Su Lili, heir to a modern family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, was killed by a stray bullet on her way to take a position at an army hospital. After death, she transmigrated to an interstellar world and was reborn as an orphan who had been robbed of her place at a military academy and nearly murdered by powerful people to silence her. To keep the orphanage from being d 10.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    All three books are super good, I love them all. They're all system novels. The first one is full of positive energy, the author's writing is superb. The second one is super cute ớ ₃ờ, also about military academy and interstellar travel. The third one is very realistic and resonated with me deeply; it's also about military academy.

28. 228 竹 My Childhood Friend Is Cocky and Flirtatious 竹马他又拽又撩 Lan Qing岚卿Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted [School life + childhood sweethearts + teasing and pampering + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion] [Main story complete] Jiang Xianyue had a childhood sweetheart with delicate features and bright eyes. He was so pretty he looked more beautiful than a girl. When she was eleven, a family upheaval forced Jiang Xianyue to leave without a word and delete his contact information. Five years later, she transferred back and met a boy with the same name as her childhood sweetheart. He had striki 98Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a top student and a popular figure, while the female lead seems obedient but is actually very opinionated. [Thinking]

29. 229 真 The Real Heiress's Passionate Life 真千金的热血人生 Xiao Xiao Mingqiu小小明秋1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth | A technologically powerful nation | Patriotism and family | The real heiress | No System | Female-led career story] She closed her eyes amid the smoke of war and opened them in an age of prosperity. In 1942, underground operative Ruan Siling's identity was exposed during a mission, and she died a heroic death. When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in the year 2000 as Jiang Yunning, the real heiress who had just been brought home by a wealthy family. Her pistol had become 5.5kReads8.9Score526Shelves

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    Try it out, it looks great!

30. 230 重 Reborn: There's a Desktop Computer Inside Me 重生：我体内带个台式机 Xiao Ziyue萧子曰Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [No mindless plot] [Urban] [Lighthearted] [Technology] [Feel-good power fantasy] Jiang Cheng, a computer repairman, was “electrocuted” back to his senior year of high school, with a desktop computer inside his body. He made a stunning impression on the college entrance exam and got into the best university. At university, he pursued his dreams and founded the most exciting company, catching the wave of a tech boom and going on to lead the world. Just a programmer? No. He was a pioneer in technol 29kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
31. 231 刚 I Earned a First-Class Merit Right After Entering Military Academy, and Now the Whole Army Knows My Name! 刚入军校就立一等功，我火遍全军！ Dreaming Across the Four Seas梦在四海Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Wang, a veteran in his previous life, transmigrates into the body of a defense student on his way to report to military academy. On the way, he happens upon a collision between a school bus and a tanker truck. Without hesitation, Lin Wang rushes over and risks the vehicles exploding at any moment to rescue everyone trapped inside. But after he saves the last person, the car explodes, and Lin Wang is knocked unconscious by the blast. By the time he reaches the military academy, he has missed 12.3kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
32. 232 女 The Female Side Character Woke Up to Find the Male Lead Begging for a Kiss 女配一睁眼，男主冷脸求亲亲 Yan Zhinuan妍知暖Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted Brooding, unhinged male lead vs. proud, silly, timid beauty | Sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside male lead | Sweet romance | Both leads are each other’s first | Mostly everyday life | A slow-burn romance | Coercive possessiveness | Intense push and pull Only after Jiang Yumian died did she learn that she was not only the villainess in a book, but also a fake heiress. The poor student Qizhou, who had been switched with her at birth, was the real heir. In her previous life, she turned the re 9.2kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    Each character's personality is perfectly portrayed, the plot holes are filled in completely, the story flows smoothly without any padding, and it's exceptionally good.

33. 233 不 Don't Kiss Me So Casually 不要随便亲我 Gu Liaoliao顾了了Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted ❤️Complete (the aloof beauty × the warm little sunshine) She pursues him at first, then gives up halfway. Later, he chases after her! [Campus romance + sweet love + campus life + reunion after years apart ❤️] Scene One: On her first day after transferring schools, Qin Yan gets into trouble. A certain Gu, who refuses to give his name, helps her, but the next morning she gets him dragged into the broadcast room to read out a self-criticism during morning study. Qin Yan had assumed that the kindhe 2.6kReads9.3Score491Shelves

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    This must be all the academic superstar stories I've ever read; it's excellent and worth reading.

34. 234 乖 Good Girl, Don't Run: The Cool Heartthrob's Precious Darling! 乖乖女别跑，清冷男神他心尖宠！ Lu Xifeng陆西风Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Campus romance + secret crush + sweet romance + happy ending + devoted couple + two top students] [Gentle, sensitive, well-behaved top student heroine x aloof, free-spirited genius heartthrob] [The leads fall in love over time + the second male lead gets left heartbroken] On the day of the teachers' appreciation banquet, Tong Xu received an invitation from the person she had a crush on. At the time, she was being pinned against a wall and kissed passionately by a man. "What, afraid to tell him 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This sweet and romantic campus novel features two academic superstars, spanning from high school to university, and from campus to wedding dresses—it's so captivating it'll make you want to fall in love!! The male and female leads develop feelings for each other over time; it's the gentle, well-behaved, academically gifted girl x the aloof, unrestrained genius male god type. The female lead initially has a crush on the second male lead, who silently protects her. The second male lead later experiences a tumultuous pursuit, ultimately failing to win her over, while the male lead successfully wins her over. The love triangle between the two is incredibly exciting. The novel realistically portrays sports meets, basketball games, talent shows, exams, and the college entrance exam, all very youthful and relatable. It might be a little slow to get into at first, but it gets better and better as it goes on—it gets better and better with each reading!!

35. 235 学 The Top Student and Her Childhood Sweetheart: My Best Friend Is a Superstar 学霸小青梅：我的竹马是巨星 Snow White雪白白Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted There are top students every year. What’s one more? Wait, what? The top student is not only a beauty, but also has a devoted childhood friend, who happens to be a super-rich heir and one of the entertainment industry’s biggest stars? The childhood friend himself: You dare bully my childhood sweetheart? Smack, smack! Face-slapping time! You dare set your sights on her? Pah! Do you even know who I am? As for me, none of you can even dream of having me. I only want to be one person’s devoted childh 1.1kReads9.0Score102Shelves
36. 236 超 Super Scholar: Crushing the World Starting with the College Entrance Exam 超级学霸：从大考开始碾压全球 Nineteen Forty-Three一九四三Urban640k WordsCompleted Zeng Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and faces the most important exam of his life, awakening a Super Academic System. For the Chinese exam, he runs out of time and casually writes a poem in oracle bone script. Even the experts are stunned! For math, he solves problems using calculus and complex analysis, leaving the graders exclaiming, “That's incredible!” For physics, he finishes in twenty minutes and even finds time to set the grader a problem, sparking lively debate among the professors 290Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Try these out, they're not bad! [Eating melon emoji]

37. 237 当 After the Real and Fake Heiresses Became Friends 当真假千金友好相处以后 Wutong Huaihua梧桐槐花Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted [Shen Nian'an × Pei Shuchen, Both Top Students] [Shen Youyou × Si Jinnian, Childhood Sweethearts] Synopsis One: Three days ago, Shen Nian'an was still known as Xiang Wan. Shen Nian'an had known for a long time that she wasn't her parents' biological daughter, but she never imagined her birth parents would be members of the wealthy Shen family of the capital. Of course, like in most stories about the real and fake heiresses, there was also a fake heiress in the family: her younger sister, Shen Yo 1.1kReads—Score123Shelves

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    I don't know, is this book really that bad?

38. 238 重 A Reborn Adventure: The Great Battle to Turn My Life Around 重生奇遇，人生逆转大作战 Six Wants to Eat NowSix想吃饭了Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Qin Ci jolted awake. The room before her was both familiar and strange: her bedroom on the first day of seventh grade. The calendar on the wall was frozen on that distant date, and the mirror reflected a young face still rounded with baby fat. In an instant, the regrets and resentment of her past flooded back, soon replaced by a fierce determination. Since fate had given her a chance to start over, this time she would turn everything around and rewrite her own destiny and her family's! For now, 621Reads8.2Score103Shelves
39. 239 重 Reborn and Taking It Easy at School, I Really Don't Want to Compete Anymore! 重生留校躺平，我真不想再卷啊！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entrepreneurship + university] Reborn at the moment of his university graduation in 2011, Jiang Hao faces another chance to stay on at the university. He gives up the grueling 996 work schedule he endured in his previous life and chooses to stay on as a librarian. Drawing on the memories from before he was reborn, he originally only wants financial freedom. But as his fortune grows, he ultimately becomes someone others admire as a success! 55.6kReads8.9Score11.7kShelves

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    The quality is very good, I recommend reading it.

40. 240 我 I’m a Top Student, and I’m Finally Coming Clean! 我是学霸，我摊牌了! Fat Immortal from Beyond the Heavens天外肥仙Urban956k WordsOngoing If I can’t keep a low profile, then I’ll reveal who I am! I’m a top student, and I’m coming clean: I’m powerful. Come challenge me. 83Reads6.8Score—Shelves
41. 241 我 My Boyfriend Is a Top Student 我男朋友是学霸 Zhan Chen Yu An斩尘于安Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted [Mutual Crushes | Two Academic Aces | Lighthearted and Sweet | Thrilling Competition Story] Chen Xiao, an upstanding young woman of the twenty-first century, had one huge regret: she'd started dating in high school. Whenever she thought about it, she was filled with such anguish that she wanted to bash her head against a block of tofu. How could she have given in? Why couldn't she stop herself from confessing? How did she end up falling for him? Her boyfriend, who was also her deskmate, gave her 1.4kReads9.1Score166Shelves

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    Your Majesty, I believe this story deserves a 1v1, clean-living romance. Both the male and female leads have their own stories, the pacing is fast, there's no bad ending, and no plot holes left unresolved.

42. 242 重 Reborn: The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Became the Campus Dream Girl 重生后，炮灰女配成了校园白月光 Not Knowing Where to Go不知何归处Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Villainess + reborn + sweet romance + top student + doted on by everyone + face-slapping] After playing the role of a vicious cannon-fodder character to the end, Wen Zhiyi returns to the beginning of the novel. This time, she plans to trample the male lead and punch the female lead. Soon, Wen Zhiyi's name is at the top of every exam ranking. She slaps the novel's plot so hard it doesn't know which way is up. She tears the heroine's halo to shreds with her own hands. But then Wen Zhiyi discovers 12Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    These are all stories about academic geniuses. The last one, although it has a lower rating, is really good. The first one is already finished, and the other two are still being serialized. It's truly amazing.

43. 243 拿 I Got the Underachiever Script, Then Went on a Rampage 拿到学渣剧本后，我杀疯了 Pig-Holding Kid捧猪小童Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No System, no golden finger] + [An exam-prep story where the heroine really studies, with a realistic tone and a healing theme] Xiao Xiao drifted through the fourth-dimensional space as a spirit for many years. While trying to save someone, she transmigrated into the body of a high school student named Wen Yue. The moment she entered the original host’s body, she regained all her memories of studying, but only in the sciences. [Holy crap, Yue-jie, you’re first in science in the citywide mock ex 5.5kReads9.2Score816Shelves

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    The plot is high-energy throughout, with no painful moments. The Moon Goddess is unparalleled! I raise the banner for the Moon Goddess! Her record is top in the city's science stream, unmatched. She participated in the Strong Foundation Program, crushing the top students from other cities. A super-satisfying female-oriented novel, this is what we strong women should read! (This last sentence is purely for fun.) There are also some study tips, which are very valuable.

44. 244 非 Irrational Love 非理性热恋 Er Shui i二水iModern Romance382k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed|Rebellious, sweet-faced girl who’s secretly a ruthless big shot VS former big shot who’s turned over a new leaf] [Mutual salvation + two strong leads + intense push and pull with a sweet payoff] Seems obedient, secretly a big shot On the podium by day, in a shady internet cafe by night. The sweet and innocent-looking girl huddles in front of a computer in the corner, ruthlessly killing in the world of games, her wild confidence on full display. The top scholar, number one f 14kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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    🔖Two top students, both with excellent grades, but one is a cunning devil and the other a delinquent. What if their act of being innocent is exposed? No worries, they'll both be on your side in the end!

45. 245 神 Godlike Mastery: Starting by Leading the National Olympiad Team 神级精通：从带领国家奥数队开始 Huaizhou淮洲Modern Romance240k WordsOngoing (Patriotic + top student + inspirational + no romance + System) When Xu Yang woke up one morning, she had acquired a God-Tier Mastery System. From then on, everything seemed simple to her. After competing in a few debates, she unlocked God-Tier Debate Mastery. After playing a few rounds at the shooting gallery, she unlocked God-Tier Marksman Mastery. She could even unlock God-Tier Esports Mastery just by playing a few games. Xu Yang had accomplished so much and brought the country so many be 56Reads8.4Score—Shelves
46. 246 星 Starlight Shines on the Parasol Tree 星光照见梧桐 Whale Wind Sings鲸风吟Modern Romance176k WordsOngoing [Energetic international superstar × quiet, reserved cultural relic restorer] [Love at first sight + slow-burn romance + mutual secret crushes + each other’s one and only + reunion after years apart] The summer after the college entrance exams, the boys beneath the plane trees went their separate ways, giving their all to build their futures. The joy of their youth was sealed away in their hearts for seven years... Over those seven years, Song Qingci crossed millennia through her conversations 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one! Qingci is definitely number one! The friendship between the young people is pure and beautiful, and their all-out pursuit of stardom is truly wonderful!

47. 247 反 The Villainess Studies Hard at the Aristocratic Academy 反派大小姐在贵族学院狠狠学习 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [The male lead is Chi. The romance develops slowly, and until anyone confesses, it's just friendship.] He Ying regains her memories in an old-school campus novel and is horrified to realize she's the vicious rich young lady. Instead of inheriting a fortune worth trillions, she's been chasing men and bullying the sweet, innocent heroine. What a ridiculous way to live. After learning that inheriting the family fortune depends on her academic performance, He Ying declares, “If I don't earn this mon 8.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    💥The era of academic genius novels is over!!! 💪 The first novel features a female protagonist who is the only daughter of a billionaire. The condition for inheriting the family business is to be in the top ten of her grade every year. So the young lady studies hard and is always busy studying. 🤓 The second novel features a female protagonist who transmigrates into a book and discovers that she has an extremely high talent for mathematics. She then starts a study plan. Forget the entertainment industry, I want to study hard to build the motherland!

48. 248 学 The Top Student Logs In: Grinding for Thrills at Another World's High School 学神上号，我在异世高中刷爽度 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted [Less romance + strong heroine + male lead Xie Yu (if that bothers you, feel free to skip it; don't force yourself) + top student + four-person team + light humor + school life + friendship-focused + not a violence-for-violence power fantasy] One day, Cui Tingchao transmigrates. The next thing she knows, the top university student has become a 180-jin high school freshman being bullied. A fake-sweet best friend, a school bully, and a scumbag senior all come after her. The System's mission is to 1.9kReads9.4Score304Shelves

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    The third one is amazing! It's perfect for the pre-exam period and can even bring back your study habits if you're addicted to the internet. I don't know why, but it gives me a feeling of wanting to progress alongside the male and female leads.

49. 249 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 6.6kReads9.4Score905Shelves
50. 250 震 What?! Someone Stole My Secret Identity 震惊！有人抢我马甲 Lazy Baozi宝子懒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Ji family of Jiangcheng has a private rule that is never shared with outsiders: when you turn twelve, you have to choose. Either become a caged canary, enjoy the wealth and comfortable life your family provides, and marry for family ties when you come of age; or leave your comfort zone. The family will only cover basic tuition and living expenses, and you'll have to make your own way in the world. Ji Yu thinks the choice is obvious. Of course she's leaving. Let whoever wants to marry for fam 14.1kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    These are all great reads about academic geniuses; no one is born a genius.

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