Seeking a Story Where the Heroine Secretly Loves the Male Lead, Then Meets Him Again at a Class Reunion After Graduation and Starting Work 求女主暗恋男主，毕业工作后，同学聚会在相逢的文

1. 251 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves

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   I recommend these romance novels that are more realistic, not exaggerated, and progress quickly without dragging on.

2. 252 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 809Reads8.1Score—Shelves
3. 253 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.1kReads8.4Score187Shelves
4. 254 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.6kReads8.2Score111Shelves
5. 255 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score199Shelves
6. 256 站 At the Crossroads of Love and Marriage 站在爱与婚姻的十字路口 A Heart Born of Clear Skies and Gentle Breezes光风霁月自生怀Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted “Yu Meiren: Written on a Visit to My Alma Mater” “After many years, I return to the place where I studied, and memories drift on the gentle breeze. I recite poems by the stone boat until moonlight shines, while rippling waters reflect green silhouettes. Though I have come here, my heart remains; I wave goodbye and take my leave. How many kindred spirits can one find in life? Even after roaming the ends of the earth, I still think of my classmates.” Xu Ming combined the refined pleasures of a man 5Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   It completely fits the theme. The female protagonist secretly misses the boy and meets again at the class reunion, but there are two male protagonists in this book.

7. 257 顾 Mr. Gu Is My Research Subject 顾先生是研究对象 Miao Nai喵柰Modern Romance327k WordsOngoing On the day of her arranged marriage, I mistook my husband for a research subject. Su Nian is a graduate student in archaeology who specializes in broken antiquities. As a side project, she analyzes her contract husband, Gu Yanshen, who suffers from a severe "touch allergy." None of the eligible young ladies in Jiangcheng can get near him. But whenever she touches him, the chill in his eyes melts away a little. So she starts taking notes: his microexpressions, his behavior patterns, and his physi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Let me ask, does anyone like the pull of "two smart people studying each other"? In this book "Mr. Gu is a Research Object", the female protagonist takes her husband as a subject and writes an observation diary, while the male protagonist also secretly records her. Both people are analyzing each other, and the ambiguity is all hidden in the details. It's not the kind that you fall in love with right away, it slowly seeps in. [Laughing]

8. 258 玄 Heavenly Mystery, Yellow Earth 玄天黄土 Fortune and Blessings福禄善庆Modern Romance427k WordsOngoing Workplace romance and marriage + love between a special forces soldier and a military doctor + unrequited love + politics + workplace drama. He Ju enlisted while attending university to serve his country. With his heart set on his homeland, he was a true patriot. He looked up at the clear blue sky and walked with his feet on the earth. Whether serving in high office and worrying for the nation and its people, or living far from the halls of power and cultivating himself amid the ordinary world, 6Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   The heroine has a secret crush on the hero. See you again after work. .

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