Novels Like Pain and Sour Plum, Chen Jingsheng and Qi Zheng Are the Best 像《痛仰》《酸梅》一样的小说，陈劲生和祁正yyds

1. 1 束 Tethered Butterfly 束蝶 Leng Wu棱雾Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Abstinent school bully × prickly bad girl] Forbidden love+mutual salvation+both virgins+reconciliation after heartbreak They say a butterfly flapping its wings can stir up a storm far away. What if I’m that butterfly? What I bring isn’t a storm, but a retribution long foretold. “Even if you lied to me, I’d still give my life for your lies.” 4.8kReads8.2Score75614d adds

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   These two books are absolutely amazing! Their writing style is so similar to *Sour Plum* and *Painful Faith*. Once you start reading, you'll immediately recognize the resemblance. Plus, they're short and easy to finish quickly. If you enjoyed *Sour Plum* and *Painful Faith*, you absolutely must read these! You won't regret it!

2. 2 糜 A Treatise on Debauchery 糜论 Weeping Spider泣蛛Modern Romance183k WordsCompleted The book just got its rating, so I don't know how much it'll rise, but thank you all for your comments and for liking the characters I've written. [Campus romance + one-on-one + push and pull + straightforward pursuit] [Powerful young master / prickly girl] Content warning: Lots of potential triggers, read with caution. Tang Qing was a regular on the school notice board: she caused trouble, had the worst grades, and was always defying the school, giving the teachers headaches. After repeating a 4.3kReads8.1Score50214d adds
3. 3 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 74.3kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds

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   Not one of them is bad; they're all good. Some have tragic endings, others have happy endings.

4. 4 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds
5. 5 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 37.3kReads9.4Score6.1k14d adds
6. 6 别 Don’t Mess with His Little Darling 别惹他的小可怜 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published under the title Blazing Sun] [Cocky, unruly, flirtatious young master from Beijing’s elite circles x delicate yet resilient top student who’s been bullied] [Campus Romance x Healing x Top Students x Mutual Devotion] Tang Yu is the top student at Qingyuan High School, but she has endured years of bullying. When she’s driven to the brink, she sets her sights on the new transfer student. He’s cocky enough and wild enough. That day, bruised from head to toe, 47.8kReads9.5Score7.7k14d adds
7. 7 等 Waiting for the Grapes to Ripen 等葡萄熟透 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Upcoming Drama Adaptation] [Hong Kong Underworld Tycoon X Top-Tier Starlet] [Mutual First Love] [Sweet Romance] The first time Jiang Li met Luo Jinyan, he was sitting in the front of a Maybach, a cigar between his fingers and smoke curling around him. “You wrecked my place. How are you going to make it up to me?” Jiang Li knew who he was: Luo Jinyan, heir to Hong Kong's leading family. That year, on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, he bought her first kiss for a million yuan. He brushed her l 19.1kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds
8. 8 炙 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 38.6kReads9.6Score5k14d adds
9. 9 极 Pushing Patience to the Limit 极限隐忍 Da Ya大呀Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation] + [Fictional setting] + [Chaste male lead] + [Dark] + [Villain literature] + [Happy ending] [Powerful, roguish, pure-hearted crown prince vs. carefree, down-and-out heiress] Synopsis: Fang Li once bullied a boy. Back when she was highborn and arrogant. Later, their positions were reversed, and the boy became the crown prince of Mengbang District. She, meanwhile, faded into obscurity, with no powerful backer left behind her. Everyone assumed that the ruthless cro 7.9kReads9.1Score79814d adds

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   These two books are the most similar to "Painful Faith" and "Sour Plum" that I've ever read so far!!! I highly recommend them.

10. 10 执 A Kiss to Claim You 执吻 February 18th Moon二月拾捌月Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful] + [Small-town story] + [School life] + [Healing and redemption] + [Scheming school bully] Shen Nian has been bullied since her senior year of high school. The first time she meets Xie Xizhi, he's just transferred to her rural school. One remark from him gets her out of a tight spot. The next time she sees him, he's dating one of her bullies. Xie Xizhi's girlfriend bullies and torments Shen Nian, nearly pushing her off the rooftop. Later, Shen Nian sees the two of them b 1.4kReads8.1Score12914d adds

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    These two are pretty good, bittersweet stories of redemption.

11. 11 亲 One Kiss and He Goes Weak! 亲一下就软！ Phoenix Song at Dawn朝凤鸣Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted "Signed for publication" (A cocky, irreverent, handsome school bully × a cool beauty with a gentle, easygoing nature, the “good girl” top student) A prodigal son turns over a new leaf, carefree and rebellious, campus romance, sweet and angsty redemption, rekindled love, one-on-one, both leads are devoted only to each other “Shen Li, you can repeat the year. Don't gamble with your future. You still have a chance at one of next year's guaranteed places at Qingbei.” “No, teacher. I've made up my 137.9kReads8.5Score16.8k14d adds
12. 12 娇 Addicted to Her Allure 娇瘾缠欢 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Flirting + possessiveness + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple, sweet and steamy + healing] Cool beauty in a qipao ✖️ Unhinged thug in a suit Qin Sang had always been a stickler for the rules, but she did two reckless things. First, before breaking up with Sheng Yu, she took the initiative and passionately lost herself in a night of intimacy with him. Second, after graduating from a prestigious university, she gave up a respectable, high-paying job and opene 34.1kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds

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    These books are really good!

13. 13 不 Don't Coax Me 不要诱哄我 Chestnut Puree栗子泥Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Unruly Young Master x Spoiled, Temperamental Princess] A sweet romance about falling in love after marriage Zhou Yi'an was flamboyant, carefree, and unruly, taking no one seriously. He was notorious for being impossible to deal with. He was the Zhou family's only son. His family was wealthy, with generations of merchants, and held a prominent position in City B. Yet he agreed to marry Lin Ruojiang. Everyone knew he had cherished a woman in his heart for years, so why would he marry someone as s 12.8kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
14. 14 魂 Haunted by Longing and Desire 魂牵梦撩 Yaoyao Can't Carry Anything瑶瑶一下也不扛Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + sweet, flirtatious Beijing elite circle] Fair-skinned, gorgeous little troublemaker VS scheming, devoted, abstinent madman of a powerful man “She is my rose, and my princess.” The Ji family is the most famous of all the prominent families in Kyoto, with a fortune worth billions and wealth rivaling a nation’s. But one sudden upheaval nearly ruined the Ji family’s reputation. After lying low for ten years, Ji Yuchen returns to Kyoto. In no time, 19kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
15. 15 盛 Summer Confession 盛夏告白 Ginger Congee生姜粥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Steadfast Good Girl VS. Pretend Playboy, True Romantic] [Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf + Secret Love Comes True + Winning Her Back the Hard Way + Reunited After a Breakup] Jiang He secretly liked a boy. He was wild and untamable, carefree and easygoing, and changed girlfriends one after another. Someone asked her, “What does it feel like to have a secret crush?” Some might say it feels like summer, cicadas, gym class, and ice-cold soda. But to her, it was like a fierce gust of wind, arriving wi 19.9kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds
16. 16 哄 Come on, Cheer Me Up 哄哄我呀 Summer Ice, Winter Sunflower夏冰冬葵Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [Innocent yet alluring natural-born little temptress vs. cold on the outside, wickedly flirtatious and fiercely possessive tycoon] [Both untouched + married first, love later + sweet flirting + instinctive attraction] Everyone in Shanghai knew that Shu Hua, the Shu family’s little princess, had a face that could bring ruin to a kingdom. Both innocent and alluring, she was the most pampered and high-maintenance beauty in their social circle. For the sake of a family alliance, Shu Hua married Pei 22.6kReads8.9Score3.2k14d adds
17. 17 春 A Springtime Romance Too Wild to Tame 春色难驯 Summer Ice, Winter Sunflower夏冰冬葵Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available [Cool, sensitive, well-behaved girl vs. rebellious young heir of the capital’s elite] [Mostly university campus, with an urban setting + broken up and reunited + sweet flirtation + both pure] - Tan Yanze, the wildest flame at Jingbei University. Born into an elite family, a stunningly handsome racer with blond hair and tattoos. Countless admirers swooned over him, but no one could catch his eye. At a gathering, a friend teased him: “Brot 24.4kReads9.0Score4.3k14d adds
18. 18 一 One Glance, and I'm Smitten Again 一眼又着迷 Yaoyao Can't Carry Anything瑶瑶一下也不扛Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed!) A wealthy only daughter from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai vs. the eldest grandson of a prominent Beijing family Surgeon * Prosecutor As an only daughter from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, Jiang Mingzhu grew up cherished by her family. The hardest thing she ever went through was being forced to break up with Fu Yusen at university. Four years later, they meet again. When Fu Yusen finally learns the truth behind their breakup, he understands what Jiang Mingzhu mean 142.7kReads8.8Score20.2k14d adds
19. 19 宝 Baby, Will You Choose Me? 宝宝，选我好不好 Sweet Peach Berry Yeah甜桃莓莓耶Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Forced romance + school days to city life + secret crush + both are each other’s only one] [Troublemaker heir x sweet, well-behaved girl] Shen Wumian’s younger brother rear-ends a luxury car by accident and is hit with a two-million-yuan bill. The creditor is Ke Ran. Ke Ran is a rich young master who has returned from Britain. Born into a wealthy family, he has a bold, carefree face and is a favored son of heaven at the very top of the social pyramid. Shen Wumian 88.8kReads9.1Score9.3k14d adds
20. 20 别 Don't Pretend to Be Pitiful with Me 别和我装可怜 Ginger Congee生姜粥Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious Drama Queen vs. Love-Struck Hero] [Secret Crush Planned in Advance | Mutual Healing] He Ye, the notorious cold-hearted troublemaker at Beijiang Affiliated High School, had long kept a timid ray of moonlight hidden in his heart. To live under the He family’s roof, Jiang Li had no choice but to win over the boy who “hated” her. / The day they first met, flowers were in full bloom. He sat lazily behind an easel, a black baseball cap shadowing his eyes and revealing only the sharp line 229Reads8.0Score—14d adds
21. 21 卿 You Are My Every Morning and Evening 卿乃朝朝暮暮 Dusk ChenchenYA暮色陈陈YAModern Romance304k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Sui Yu Yun Mu is now available] Original title: Qing Nai Zhao Zhao Mu Mu [An adorably well-behaved top student VS a playboy young master] "Who is she?" "My little sister, Zhao Mu." "Zhao Mu," Sui Yu murmured, "Morning and night, every day." At their first meeting, Sui Yu, that plaything of a man, fell completely for Zhao Mu. How had he never met anyone this beautiful before? Zhao Mu was born with alluring red lips and skin fair as snow. Her clear, transparent brown eyes wer 9.3kReads9.4Score99714d adds
22. 22 溯EN Letters Tracing the Rain 溯雨信笺 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [The physical book is now available. Its published title is Letters in the Rain] [Small-Town Literature | Bittersweet Slow Burn | Mutual Healing | 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Gentle and Resilient x Jaded and World-Weary] When Pu Yu was seventeen, she transferred to a remote town in southern China. There, she met Yuan Su. He had once been the town's brightest star, a prodigy destined for greatness. Now he had fallen from grace, and everyone avoided him. Everyone except Pu Yu. - An old street. A repair s 253.2kReads9.6Score51k14d adds

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    Highly recommended, extremely angsty.

23. 23 狂 Flirt With Me! Yes! Baby, Light the Fire! 狂撩！嗯！宝贝请点火！ Shi Yi弑逸Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only ones + Wild and obsessive + Saving each other + Firmly in love + Reunion after years apart + Mending a broken relationship + Mutual devotion + Sweet youth romance] The male lead is a cocky troublemaker, wicked in his own way. The female lead is beautiful and clever. They're made for each other. The enchantress brings the monster to heel. In those most innocent years, Li En, a straight-A student year after year, charged into the teachers' office and demanded that 2.3kReads8.9Score13714d adds
24. 24 酸 Sour Tears 酸眼泪 Burning Desire焚欲Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted It’s just started, so I don’t know if it’ll gain traction. [Obsessive, unhinged male lead x clever, patient female lead + reunion and forced romance + intense push and pull] Qiu Jin was helping a friend teach someone a lesson when he ran into that person’s friend. Looking at the girl in front of him, he suddenly wanted to see what she looked like when she cried. * Qiu Jin took the cigarette from his lips. His eyes were as cold as a deep pool, and his expression brimmed with menace. “You’re her 8.8kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds

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    Those who like pickled plums should like this, I think!

25. 25 玫 Wild Rose, the Tycoon Heir Willingly Takes the Bait 玫瑰野性，太子爷他甘愿上钩 Rich Cat暴富喵Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted [Complete; short drama and comic adaptation out now; bonus chapters for the whole cast. You won’t regret reading!] [Deranged yandere falls in love and rises to power] + [self-delusion] + [the heroine is always on top] + [mutual salvation] [Ambitious villainess vs. yandere big bad, 1v1, mutually devoted] The villainess Shen Zhiyi was chosen by the System and sent into the world of an angsty romance novel. Suffer through the plot? Sorry, she’d rather crash into every idiot in sight and win over a 40.2kReads8.9Score4.2k14d adds

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    Both of these are completed, featuring two villainous protagonists, and they're incredibly addictive.

26. 26 恶 Wicked Supporting Female Character, Taming the Mad Male Lead 恶毒女配，驯疯男主 Mu Beichuan沐北川Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Domination + Taking by Force + Extreme Push and Pull] [School Romance to City Romance | 1v1] [Signed for multiple comic-drama adaptations, short dramas, and print publication] - When Lin Ran awakens, she has Lu Feng, the male lead, pinned against the wall, intending to force a kiss on him. The System shrieks: [Warning! Host, you are the vicious supporting female character! If you force the male lead to love you, your family will be ruined and you’ll die a miserable death in the street! 109.2kReads9.3Score14.6k14d adds
27. 27 救 Rescue from Drowning 救溺 Yin Yiyi银以以Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted That day, Xia Zhiyun was passing through an alley when she saw a group of people fighting. She wanted to quietly take another route and leave. Just then, she met a pair of amber eyes. He gave her a faint smile. He seemed arrogant and carefree, but couldn't hide the coldness in his very bones. Xia Zhiyun looked away and timidly said, “Um, should I let you get back to it?” “Heh.” He gave a low, melodious scoff. At the police station. Xia Zhiyun said innocently, “Officer, I really was just passing 1.4kReads9.3Score20314d adds

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    Both are very good. The ending of the second book is a bit ambiguous. Both the male and female leads are somewhat bitter, and both contain elements of school bullying.

28. 28 逢 Light of Survival 逢生光 Leng Wu棱雾Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted I'm not planning to work on this book anymore. Those of us running on empty just don't have the energy for it. I only want to focus on the present, not look back. A lot has been cut, so read with caution. [Obsessive, aloof school bully × cool, rebellious heiress + both are each other's first love + small-town fiction + mutual salvation + rekindled love] 13Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    1. Long Qi, Jin Yiken. The authority of the goose. Gothic love. "Since we're both lonely anyway, let's continue our treacherous ways." 2. Lin Jia, Lu Tingjiang. A love story of hatred and passion. Redemption in the mud is more precious than being in the light together. Four years of separation. I still can't forget you. 3. Jiang Nan, Qi Bei. We were never together. But I will always love you. I'm willing to give my life for you. Yet I tell you not to look back. Behind over two hundred plane tickets is my unspeakable love for you. I need to stand high enough so you can see me. Ten years apart, but I can't forget the boy I met when I was seventeen. 4. Zhou Shuang, Xu Cheng. You are the only salvation after my dysfunctional family. You were willing to walk towards me against the wind. "He was the best daylight I encountered in the world during those days when I had nothing and was utterly despondent." 5. Lin Buzhui, Chen Re. "The person who paid for it is quite filthy, but the flower itself is innocent. It's not its fault it got dirty from being thrown on the ground. As long as someone is willing to stop and appreciate it, it's worthwhile." I love her, but I'm not good enough for her. I'm filthy. Two years of hiatus. But the last chapter's five thousand words left me with endless reverie. I often think that they might already be together in a parallel world.

29. 29 校 Hey, School Bully, Your School Bully Queen Is Here 校霸哥，你的校霸姐来了 Cong Congxi从从晞Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Born-bad male lead VS female lead with bipolar disorder]+ [School romance + strong male and female leads + mutual healing] Word is that the school bully at Jiali Experimental Middle School is too expensive to pursue: one kiss from him is worth a fortune, enough to send all his admirers running. Only Jiang Nan scoffed to herself, knowing what a poser he was. First meeting: the police station. Second meeting: the marriage registry. Qi Bei was a legend throughout Nanjia: sharp-tongued and domin 3.5kReads9.0Score55114d adds
30. 30 人 Broad Daylight 人间白昼 Qi Qi49柒柒49Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Rebellious, Streetwise Boy × Grumpy, World-Weary Girl] [Healing Romance | World-Weary Martial Arts Girl | Devoted First Loves Only | Happy Ending] The first time Xu Cheng saw Zhou Shuang, he thought she looked like a soft, timid rabbit raised in a sheltered mansion. He couldn't stand people like that. The second time he saw her, he was certain she'd been sent by the heavens to make trouble for him. She made him want to break his own rules and throw a punch. The third time, he thought: Wait, is 5kReads9.4Score89814d adds
31. 31 双 Wild Hearts 双野 China Red Is My Favorite最爱中国红Modern Romance162k WordsOngoing [Reunion after a long separation + healing + tough, tragic heroine × arrogant, cocky hero] Chen Re was a notorious lunatic, rebellious, gloomy, and hot-tempered. After failing to win him over, Lin Buzhui swore she would never pursue him again. In an alley, he sneered, “I hope you drop dead.” After an attempted murder, she collapsed, covered in blood, and fell into his arms. Outside the emergency room, the boy who had once been arrogant, rude, and full of swagger fell to his knees again and again 69Reads6.9Score—14d adds
32. 32 碎 Light Shattered in Glass Candy Wrappers 碎在玻璃糖纸里的光 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Campus × Mutual Pining × Sweet Romance • Flirting × Older Male Lead] At twenty, Lin Yinuann tucked all her feelings into transparent candy wrappers, living quietly, with thorns beneath the surface. That was until Wen Muyang collided with her world. Only then did she realize that even barren places could be touched by the warmth of sunlight. At first, Wen Muyang was simply curious. Why had a girl who once been so lively and dazzling grown so quiet and cautious? Once her disguise was seen through 1.1kReads—Score11614d adds

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    The first book! Wen Muyang yyds

33. 33 装 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My White Moonlight Said She Knew All Along 装瞎三年，白月光却说她早就知道了 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Marriage & Romance38k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My Dream Girl Said She Knew All Along 3.2kReads—Score2814d adds
34. 34 别 Don't Compete with Me for First Place 别跟我争第一 Tangerine Creek Pomelo橘溪柚Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Sunny and outgoing but sensitive princess × bold, carefree young master who occasionally runs his mouth] [Two top students || bickering sweethearts || carefree youth || school ensemble] Xia Zhi first sees Gu Qingyan on a rainy day. The young man is tall and slender, with a high-bridged nose in profile, sharp brows, and thin lips. Dressed in a simple T-shirt and trousers, he crouches to hold an umbrella over a stray cat, his eyes full of laughter. What a handsome, gentle guy, Xia Zhi thinks. The 4.1kReads9.1Score77214d adds

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    The male leads in this series are just as good-looking as Chen Jingsheng and Qi Zheng! [Admiration][Admiration] Watching this is definitely a steal!

35. 35 他 His Silly, Sweet Girl 他的傻乖乖 Xi Chen溪宸Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Cool, aloof boy × sweet, charming girl] Meng Fanchen was cold and distant, finding fault with everything in the world. He didn't understand love and had never been loved. He was like the loneliest star in the farthest reaches of the sky, surrounded by nothing but darkness and an abyss. When Meng Fanchen was at his most helpless and down on his luck, Xia Zixuan found him. His eyes reddened as he gripped her chin and demanded harshly, “What? You like me?” Xia Zixuan nodded, her little f 1.8kReads9.1Score15514d adds
36. 36 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.6kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
37. 37 乖 Don’t Cry, Sweetheart! The Brooding Boy Spoils Her in His Arms 乖宝别哭！阴翳少年抱怀里宠 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted (A tragic, beautiful boy × a healing little moon, salvation + sweet romance + irresistible flirtation, both leads know how to work their charm) Li You died on the day Jiang Yan loved her most. He never knew she had been secretly in love with him for a very, very long time. Time turned back five years. The boy leaned against the wall with one hand and bent down with a mocking smile. “Li You, can’t you stay the hell away from me? I don’t like obedient girls like you.” She nodded softly and took on 5.3kReads9.4Score64214d adds
38. 38 学 Behave Yourself! 学乖！ Bu Xue'er步雪儿Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted School Life | Healing | Family of Origin | Bittersweet Romance | BE “That person stumbled into your lightless corner and stood before you, backlit, holding out a hand. It was salvation, and it was a god.” Gentle and sensitive × Cold on the outside, warm within He had always been the center of attention, born into a prominent family and exceptional in every way. She was as insignificant as a speck of dust. To everyone else, they were like parallel lines that could never meet, destined never to cr 1.6kReads8.9Score29314d adds
39. 39 雪 Snow’s Lament 雪悲 Weeping Spider泣蛛Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted [Campus + one-on-one romance + forced love + no moral boundaries + Stockholm syndrome] [Bottling it up and enduring vs. possessive coercion] Warning: Many potential triggers. Read with caution. That year, Chen Daoquan resorted to any means necessary to win Zong Ye over, even stealing her away from his own best friend. But Zong Ye was a tough nut to crack. Neither force nor sweet talk worked on her. Then her family fell on hard times, and Chen Daoquan finally got his chance: he became her sugar d 1.7kReads5.7Score12014d adds

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    This plot is so similar to what I love watching!

40. 40 停 Hold On, Can We All Stop Pretending? 停一下，都别装了好吗？ Mu Yefeng沐野风Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads + a combative couple + all bark and secretly sincere + possessive love + a touch of ensemble cast + beautiful, strong, and tragic] [Sharp-tongued, ruthless girl × down-and-out, pretentious young master] A crooked boss docks your pay? A wise person knows when to avoid a fight? Of course not. You make sure he pays for it. Someone catches you taking revenge under cover of darkness? Do you grovel and ask him to keep quiet? No! Of course you drag him into it with you. The down-and 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The bittersweet feeling stems from the fact that the female protagonist is a reflection of the author's own personality, a dramatic adaptation based on her real-life experiences, but the inner conflict and pain are genuine.

41. 41 顶 Ultimate Restraint 顶级克制 Bodhisattva Ye菩萨野Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted Rain poured outside the window, and the air was heavy and damp. The room was silent except for the soft rustle of Zhaoming Ji wiping her hair with a towel. Lu Daiqing sat on the sofa, watching her. She smiled, then padded slowly toward him on her wet, bare feet, and stepped on his white sneakers. - The air was hot and humid, the gloom unending, the tension thick with the scent of gunpowder, and the unspoken intimacy impossible to ignore. Under the same roof, she and he held themselves back, each 19.1kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
42. 42 坏 Bad Brother and Sister 坏兄妹 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Jerk of a brother vs. sweet little sister] In the first few years after meeting Yu Chizhou, Chen Er didn't want a brother. In the years that followed, Chen Er didn't want Yu Chizhou to be her brother. On a typhoon day, Chen Er followed her mother to the Yu home. She hid behind the adults, drenched from head to toe and as pitiful as a little flower. After the adults urged her again and again, she softly called the boy sitting on the sofa “Brother.” The boy scoffed. At 76.4kReads9.4Score13k14d adds
43. 43 乖 Be Good, Just Comfort Me a Little 乖乖，你哄我一下 Zero-Sugar Gardenia栀栀为零糖Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only ones | Sweet romance | Long-planned love | Top student | Possessive] The first time they met, Jiang Wu pulled out a letter without a word. Fu Chiyan declined coolly. “Sorry, I don't accept love letters.” “If you don't accept love letters, then...” Jiang Wu smiled. “How about a suicide note?” Fu Chiyan: “?” The night Jiang Wu moved into the Fu family home, Fu Chiyan, who had always hated trouble, laid down two rules. “Whether we're at home or at school, don't com 15.9kReads9.0Score2.2k14d adds
44. 44 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds
45. 45 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 50.9kReads9.5Score6k14d adds
46. 46 山 One Journey Through Mountains and Rivers, Then Another 山水一程又一层 Idle Fish Passerby A, B, C, and D闲鱼路人甲乙丙丁Modern Romance405k WordsOngoing [Rating just posted, expected to rise] [Small-Town Story | Bittersweet Unrequited Love + Both Pure + Happy Ending] [School Life | Insecure Girl | Campus Star | Mutual Salvation | Realistic] A famous figure arrives in a poor, underdeveloped small town. Everyone likes him, except Jiang Yunduo. She hates him, too, but only for a little while. Jiang Yunduo has had a one-sided crush on Xie Cheng for fifteen years, from the age of twelve to twenty-six. If a secret crush is sweet and sour, then Jiang Y 16.3kReads8.3Score2.2k14d adds

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    A bittersweet story set in a small town.

47. 47 巷 The Wind at the Alley’s End and the Evening Stars 巷口的风和晚星 It's Xiaodao是晓岛Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance + Mutual Salvation + Wild-Dog Hero] On a rainy night at seventeen, well-behaved Ji Xing stumbled upon the most brutal act of protection from the delinquent Xie Li. After ten years apart, they meet again amid the dust of a demolition site, and their love quietly rekindles. But just as their passion flares back to life, he pushes her away in the cruelest way. When his brother tearfully tells her the truth about Huntington’s disease, she rushes into the hospital room clutching her p 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is so sad [crying][crying][crying]

48. 48 心 The Theory of Heartbeat Assassination 心跳暗杀论 Roses Head for the Wilds玫瑰赴野Modern Romance146k WordsOngoing A creative block. A chance encounter. Passing each other by. After an unexpected meeting at a bar, Wei Jinbai fails to recognize the man before her, the one she had once sketched with her own hand. Thinking inspiration has simply fallen into her lap, she boldly asks him to become her exclusive model. Lin Jingyang agrees, quietly and without giving himself away, drawing her deeper into his trap step by step. Wei Jinbai slowly realizes that he is impossibly hard to deal with. He speaks little and 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend, strongly recommend, and absolutely recommend [Sparrow Eater's Masterpiece]! Everyone should watch [Sparrow Eater's Masterpiece]!

49. 49 诱 Lure Her into the Wild 诱她赴野 Weaving a Cocoon织茧Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted [Capital's Young Master vs. Capital's Heiress] [Sly, wild, and hard-to-approach young master vs. dazzling, bold, and charming heiress] [Slowly drawing her in vs. boldly approaching him] Qi Yuye spent six years abroad. He returned quietly, yet remained the young master no one in the capital dared to provoke. Nan Yun Zhao grew up overseas with her maternal grandparents. Two years after returning to China, influenced by Western ideas, she had become known in their circle for her high standards and 13.8kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
50. 50 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    The best contemporary romance novel about intellectual heterosexuality. The male lead is a true nobleman, and the female lead is extremely charming. She is both consciously and consciously drawn into the relationship. The plot is highly artistic, realistic, and exciting. The financial and business battles are particularly captivating. A must-read.

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