Childhood Sweethearts, Both Leads From Well-Off Families With Top Grades, Their Families Are Longtime Friends 青梅竹马，男女主家境好成绩顶尖，两家是世交

1. 1 校 The School Bully’s Little Ancestor Is Back 校霸的小祖宗回来了 What a Chocolate巧了个巧克力Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [Sweet, well-behaved top student Song × ruthless, taciturn big shot Su] Su Yue Bai was famous at No. 9 High School for being unruly and rebellious. The students thought the school bully would keep his distinctive personality all the way through graduation. They never expected it to change when a little fairy transferred in during the second semester of his sophomore year. The school bully chased after her every day, acting cute and begging her to forgive him, while she remained cold and unfeelin 5.2kReads9.3Score61514d adds

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   They were childhood sweethearts. The female lead later went abroad due to illness. She was a top student, but the male lead wasn't. He doted on her and even sacrificed his own education to attend the same university as her.

2. 2 他 He’s My New Deskmate and My Childhood Friend 他是新同桌，也是旧竹马 Qi Qi49柒柒49Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends + Sweet Romance + Devoted Hero] [Arrogant, streetwise boy who can be both wolfish and sweet, with plenty of tricks × Flirtatious childhood sweetheart] Xia Zhichu / Mu Nan Yu Xia Zhichu never imagined that a poor student like her would one day get to cling to the aloof top student's coattails. Everyone says he's a cold, unapproachable iceberg. But he's always smiling warmly at her and shamelessly flirting, never giving up until he makes her blush. Only later does she realize th 501Reads9.4Score10714d adds

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   Sweet romance. A good read.

3. 3 校 The School Bully Is Forced to Do Practice Problems Every Day 校霸他每天被迫刷题 Nine-Tailed Ya九尾吖Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion + goofy comedy] On the first day at her new school, Jiang Zhi ends up sitting next to the school bully. He looks kind of familiar... During math class The soft, adorable girl slaps Shen Ci'an awake. “Get up and pay attention!” Rubbing the back of his head where she hit him, Shen Ci'an grits his teeth. “Jiang Yaya!” As the whole class waits to see what happens, the girl snaps back in an adorably fierce voice, “What are you glari 7.9kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds

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   The first book is a sequel to the second, telling the story of the female and male protagonists after they've grown up. The male protagonist is spurred on to study by the female protagonist, who also helps heal his inner wounds. The third book features a female protagonist who is a panda spirit.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrated into the Top-Tier Star's Little Darling 穿成顶流哥哥家的小奶包 Nine-Tailed Ya九尾吖Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhi transmigrates into a domineering-CEO novel about a couple who marry first, fall in love later, and run away with a baby. The plot is awkward enough, but from the start she runs into the original owner's top-tier star brother. Jiang Zhi looks at the villain in front of her, the character she feels the most sorry for in the whole book, and says, “Don't worry, baby. Mommy will protect you!” To clear up rumors that he has an illegitimate child, Jiang Yu has no choice but to follow the comp 4kReads9.3Score48214d adds
5. 5 签 Sign-In Rewards: The National Treasure Senior Sister Is Forced to Be Everyone's Favorite 签到打卡：国宝大师姐她被迫团宠 Mu Jiu Xing慕九星Ancient Romance187k WordsCompleted [Sign-In + Mind Reading + Strong Heroine + Everyone's Darling + Absurd Comedy] [Panda-spirit lecherous senior sister vs. bamboo-spirit purehearted junior brother] Movie star Gu Yinyue transmigrates into a panda spirit with little cultivation. She wants nothing more than to laze around, but the sign-in System binds itself to her. From the start, she gets the strongest ancestral bloodline and a strange aura, and is forced to become everyone's darling. “Ding! Sign-in successful. Obtained ancestral 9Reads7.8Score—14d adds
6. 6 甜 Our Sweet Little Six-Year-Old: Everyone’s Obsessed with Raising Her 甜软囡囡六岁啦：全民沉迷养女儿 Burning Fish into a Cat烧鱼成喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + sweet and satisfying + reborn + growing up] Su Mian, who dreams of becoming a musician, is reborn as an unwanted little country girl who gets beaten whenever she makes a mistake. When Xia Xuan, a three-time Golden Award-winning Best Actress, arrives, Su Mian learns that she isn’t some wild country girl after all. She’s Xu Zimian, the little princess of the actress’s family. With her beautiful singing, natural acting, and knack for making desserts, Little Cotton is the apple 1.1kReads9.4Score16614d adds

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   The first book wasn't written by families that were old friends, but they had a pretty good relationship. The second book's male and female leads were childhood sweethearts, and importantly, the male lead confessed his feelings first!

7. 7 竹 Childhood Friend, Are You in Love with Me? 竹马校草，你是不是喜欢我 Li Yaya李芽芽Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted On the very first day Xie Xiaoyu transferred to No. 1 High School, she shocked the entire school. She had the nerve to challenge the campus heartthrob, Lu Fang, right off the bat! And not only did Lu Fang not get angry, he did everything she said! Lu Fang was a clean freak, but he let Xie Xiaoyu use his cup. Lu Fang was a man of few words, but he was always following Xie Xiaoyu around, chatting nonstop. It turned out Xie Xiaoyu was Lu Fang’s childhood sweetheart, the girl he’d insisted he would 3.9kReads9.4Score62714d adds
8. 8 允 Allow Mulberry 允桑 Sweet Ripple甜漾Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Airheaded beauty vs. celibate doctor] [Both are each other's first] “Ge, I messed up. I used your information to sign up for a dating show! Help me out and go on it!” Bai Xu pleaded desperately with Bai Rong, who was a few minutes older than him. Bai Rong pursed his lips. Afraid Bai Xu would wipe his tears and snot all over his clothes, he reluctantly agreed. ~ At first, He Sangsang asked with a long face: “Yuan-jie, why did you sign me up for a dating show with a script? They even want us to k 815Reads9.2Score10114d adds

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   It's so delicious, you can't escape it.

9. 9 学 The Top Student’s Childhood Sweetheart Is So Daring 学神的小青梅她太拽 Misty Rain on Ink墨上烟雨Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Sweet Campus Romance] [Childhood Friends + Bickering Couple + Cold, Ascetic Top Student vs. Beloved Little Princess] Everyone at Shenglan Academy knew that Ye Sihan, the finance department’s top student and campus heartthrob, was cold, abstinent, and uninterested in women. He was someone to admire from afar, never to approach. Just as everyone was lamenting that their beloved heartthrob was destined to be alone forever, shocking gossip broke at the start of the new semester: the self-discipli 6.6kReads9.3Score82114d adds

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   Both the male and female leads are top students; one comes from an aristocratic family, while the other two, though not from aristocratic families, are still quite wealthy. They are also childhood sweethearts. Recommendation rating: 5 stars.

10. 10 随 Kiss You in the Breeze 随风热吻你 Peachy Zhizhi桃气知知Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on pre-sale at 7 p.m. on November 13, 2026!] The short drama I’ll Always, Always Like You is now available. [Double Top Students] x [Mutual Devotion] x [Mutual Secret Crushes] x [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns] x [Maximum Sweet Romance] x [A Fast-Paced, Secretly Satisfying Story] A sure thing to invest in! Blurb One: Gu Sinian was the universally acknowledged ice-cold beauty of No. 1 High School. Everyone said he had no heart. Then everyone pointed at Jiang Wan in 23.4kReads9.5Score2.9k14d adds
11. 11 竹 My Childhood Friend's Little Nemesis Is So Sweet 竹马的小冤家她超甜 Li Yaya李芽芽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted From school uniforms to wedding gowns, you're the only one I'll ever love. When she was little, Lu Yanxi wanted to strangle Ye Weiran, that annoying pest, countless times a day. But when she grew up, she came around. With him by her side, she'll never be lonely. With him by her side, she'll never be afraid. His eyes are full of affection, and she's the most special person in his heart. He's the peak of good looks, and she's a mischievous little sprite. He takes first place in the math competitio 3.6kReads9.3Score45814d adds

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    Childhood sweethearts. May you grow old together!

12. 12 帝 The Imperial CEO's Love and Care 帝国总裁强宠妻 Gu Xiaoshi古小施Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Are guys always so full of themselves? Pout and act cute, and they’ll pick you right up. Leng Qingnian pulled out every trick she had, draping herself over her dream guy’s chest and pouting. “My dear idol, when are we going to take care of that last little step?” “Which last step?” he asked. “Getting our marriage certificate!” As soon as the words left her mouth, he suddenly produced two red booklets, grinning like a fox. “Honey, we’ve been legally married for ages.” Leng Qingnian was stunned. “ 166Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The two are childhood sweethearts. After their first time together, the female lead went abroad for medical treatment and studies, and they separated. The story begins with the female lead returning to China, and the male lead is the only one at the welcome-back banquet.

13. 13 天 From Unexpected Visitor to Childhood Sweetheart: The Tycoon CEO Has a Clever Way to Win Her Back 天降变竹马，首富霸总追妻有妙招 Flowers and Moonlight花兼有月Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Male lead is reborn to make amends + childhood sweethearts + devoted husband + healing + adorable child] Everyone knows that the eldest young master of the Sheng family, the most prominent family in Nancheng, has a little girl he cherishes and holds close to his heart. She has little going for her besides her looks, with neither family status nor connections, yet Sheng Chengyang has treasured her since childhood. No one knows that Sheng Chengyang has been reborn. In his previous life, he wronge 12.9kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    Childhood sweethearts, both the male and female leads come from wealthy families, and both are virgins. It's already finished. 😆😆

14. 14 消 After Five Years Away, My Childhood Sweetheart Became a Top-Tier Star 消失五年，小青梅竟成顶流女星 A Cat Stretching Lazily小猫伸懒腰Urban549k WordsCompleted Gu Ze is a nationally renowned medical scientist who kept his identity hidden and published several academic papers that caused a sensation in the medical field. He disappeared for five years to develop a highly effective cancer drug. Five years later, after completing his mission, Gu Ze set off for home. The girl who had grown up with him came to the airport to meet him. Their intimate interaction was photographed by paparazzi. The story soon became a trending topic, causing a nationwide sensat 1.1kReads5.9Score—14d adds

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    Five years later, he returned from his mission, and his childhood sweetheart came to pick him up at the airport. They were photographed by paparazzi... He was shocked! His childhood sweetheart had become a top celebrity in the entertainment industry!

15. 15 校 The Campus Heartthrob's Sweetheart Is Adorable 校草的小青梅甜爆啦 Ning Mo甯墨Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts] [Rekindled love] [Rebellious, cocky rich boy × sweet, lively little bunny] Less than a month after Yu Wanning transfers schools, a popular post appears on the Jinzhong forum: [The School Heartthrob and His Childhood Sweetheart’s Sweet Everyday Life]. It’s full of photos of her and her old childhood friend. Yu the Little Brat: Sorry, we’re not close. Young Master Lu: Maybe check the forum before you say that. The little brat lifts her chin proudly and takes the phone. The 1.3kReads9.3Score18314d adds

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    Childhood sweethearts, the male and female leads come from wealthy families and have excellent grades; their families are longtime friends.

16. 16 天 My Childhood Friend from Heaven Is Such a Flirt 天降竹马他最撩啦 Ji Zhi霁之Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Sweet and obedient heroine X sharp-tongued, domineering hero] There are two things Su Tian fears most in the world. One is any bug bigger than her pinky fingernail. The other is Jiang Chiyu, who lives next door. Luckily, as the girl grows up, she slowly overcomes her fear of the former, while the latter, who’s always bullied her, suddenly moves away. Until the year she starts high school... A tall, long-legged, handsome transfer student arrives in her class, prompting hundreds of girls to form 13.2kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
17. 17 奶 My Little Childhood Friend Smells Like Milk Candy 奶糖味的小青梅 Bei Xiao Qing北小青Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted A second-chance romance Sharp-tongued, super-cool top student childhood friend X carefree, goofy childhood sweetheart What do you do when you fall for your childhood friend?! Lin Xiaoxing never imagined that the cliched idol-drama plot of falling for her childhood friend, who just happened to be a top student, would happen to her. She thought she was playing the part of someone with an unrequited crush. But what was this Qi Ziyu, pinning her against the wall and kissing her the moment he got hom 328Reads9.2Score10114d adds
18. 18 热 The Romance Plan: Spoiling My Sweetheart 热恋计划：娇养小青梅 Jiu Tang Lu九棠鹿Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted [A sweet, soft childhood friend who's easy to sweep off her feet × A scheming, love-struck, doting older-boy childhood friend] When loving and being loved happen at the same time, you raise your own future wife! When they were children, the little dumpling always used her syrupy voice to wheedle him: “Yaoyao wants candy.” “Yaoyao doesn't want to go to sleep.” “Yaoyao wants some milk.” “Yaoyao wants Brother Chenchen to hold her~” Mu Yichen's heart had already melted into a puddle. This was the li 1.9kReads9.0Score23314d adds
19. 19 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—14d adds

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    They were childhood sweethearts, and the two families had a good relationship.

20. 20 今 Did the Campus Hunk and His Deskmate Share the Love Today? 今天校草和他的同桌发糖了吗 Ning Mi甯宓Modern Romance821k WordsCompleted On the very first day, the campus heartthrob and the newly crowned campus belle became deskmates! From then on, Qiao High’s forum went wild: [Shocking! The heartthrob was caught eating candy in class!] [Intriguing! The campus belle was spotted on the basketball court!] [Unbelievable! The campus belle, who never plays games, is duo-queuing!] Later, one post racked up tens of thousands of comments. Its title was [The Astonishing Daily Lives of a Handsome Guy and a Beautiful Girl] Lan Xing suspects 1.3kReads9.1Score21714d adds
21. 21 大 The Big Shot's Front-Row Seatmate Is Soft and Sweet 大佬的前桌她又软又野 Doesn't Like Noodles不爱吃面Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In Jiang City, there's someone like this. He's not the school bully, but he's more intimidating than one. His grades are so good there's nothing to criticize, and he's just so cool. Recently, though, two things have been the talk of the school: First, a transfer student has arrived in Jiang City. More importantly, she's even prettier than the school belle. Second, the transfer student is sitting in front of the big shot Chi. No one dares sit in that seat, after all. So while everyone waits 953Reads9.0Score15414d adds
22. 22 你 Are You Trying to Make Me Die of Sweetness? 你想甜死我吗？ Xizi怸子Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [A Cunning Fox Who Plans Every Move X A Bewitching, Sweet-Natured Little Charmer] When Shu Mian was little, her parents took her to the tenth-birthday party of a friend’s young son. She wore a fluffy little pink dress, with a big pink bow in her hair. Her soft, short curls fell around her face, and she was as adorable as a doll. So, when no one else was around, the young boy standing beside his father’s friend suddenly rushed up to her, tucked her under one arm, and ran into a room. He hid her a 1.3kReads9.2Score14314d adds

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    ①Are you trying to make me swoon? ②Childhood sweethearts, campus romance. ③A childhood sweetheart who loves art vs. A childhood sweetheart who dotes on her. ④The female lead is the male lead's wife, whom he's been saying he'd marry since he was five. ⑤A sweet childhood sweetheart romance, a cute and adorable fairy vs. A cold and aloof academic genius. Choose whichever you like.

23. 23 隔 The Cute Boy at the Next Desk 隔壁桌的小竹马 Li Li Er黎鲤尔Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted The everyday school life of childhood friends who prank and dote on each other. A top delinquent who only cares about fixing appliances versus a model student who’s sweet in public and rebellious in private, with a flair for the dramatic. On the first day of the new term at Moli No. 1 High School, Jiang Zhouyi, a bad student whose family runs an appliance repair shop, became “the first student publicly reprimanded this semester” because of a hair-dyeing incident. His childhood friend Yin Zhaozha 598Reads9.5Score10814d adds
24. 24 小 My Childhood Sweetheart, My Forever 小青梅，余生是你 Orange Jelly橙色果冻Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [An artistic childhood sweetheart × the childhood friend who dotes only on her] He laughs with her, plays with her, and does everything she loves. The aloof and reserved Bo Jinhan is cold to everyone, but gentle only with Bai Xingmi. “I only ever wanted to be with you, even when we were little.” “Then let's get married.” “Big brother, my childhood sweetheart, will you give me the rest of your life?” “My whole life is yours. I couldn't be happier!” 347Reads9.0Score10214d adds
25. 25 谋 A Carefully Laid Plan to Draw You into My Arms 谋局，引你入怀 Fish in Water鱼鱼得水Modern Romance326k WordsOngoing Also known as: Is My Childhood Friend’s Older Brother Secretly in Love with Me? [Medical family + childhood friends + long-laid plans + mutual devotion] Who would have thought that a routine photo update would make netizens speculate that she was being kept by someone? And that someone was none other than him. The most distinguished Zhong, the big boss of Xijing. [Using patients’ hard-earned money to keep a female streamer] The vicious headline hit the trending charts, and overnight, his company 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My childhood sweetheart's older brother has been in love with my childhood sweetheart for a long time. Hehe, it's so sweet!

26. 26 哥 My Brother Is Irresistible: My Childhood Friend Takes Me to Qingbei 哥哥不经撩：竹马带我上清北 Sweet Jujube Zongzi甜枣粽子Modern Romance467k WordsOngoing Campus sweet romance, childhood friends + top student and academic slacker + pretending not to know each other = Liu Liu and Qi Qi] [Cold, aloof top student Lu Junzhi × cheerful academic slacker Qi Ranran] At Shallow City No. 6 Middle School, there are two extremes. Lu Junzhi, a top student in his second year of high school, is cold and abstinent, deaf to everything beyond the classroom and devoted solely to his studies. Qi Ranran, a second-year academic slacker, is sunny and outgoing. She’s goo 17Reads7.9Score—14d adds

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    A story about raising a child to adulthood. It's good.

27. 27 柠 The Lemon Rule 柠檬守则 Qiao Luochuan乔洛川Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [Vibrant, wealthy young lady VS devoted, loyal puppy-like man] School life + older woman/younger man romance + healing + childhood friends + reunion + mutual pining becomes love An Suisui was an ordinary first-year student at Suiwan High School. She thought the high school life ahead of her would be uneventful and ordinary, but then she ran into Sheng Chaojin, her "little childhood friend," whom she hadn't seen in years. To everyone else, he seemed like a gentle, kind, untouchable campus heartth 182Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I just unearthed a gem of a childhood sweetheart campus romance novel! 👍!! A loyal, devoted boyfriend versus a wealthy, charming woman—I'm absolutely obsessed! (On a side note, the second male lead is one of those rare, subtly brooding guys, and I absolutely adore him!) The author's portrayal of the characters' high school lives feels so real, capturing the innocent feelings of youth and the anxieties of school life. I love it so much! Those who enjoy this kind of story should definitely check it out!

28. 28 爱 Love When the Rosy Clouds Fill the Sky 爱在红霞万丈时 Shell Wei贝壳薇Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing He watched her being born, and watched her grow up. Was his attentive care for her the love of childhood sweethearts, or the affection between siblings from close family friends? She was confident and graceful, dazzling and radiant in her youth, yet sometimes she could be as cute and willful as any little girl. What kind of story will unfold between them? Keep following Love in the Crimson Glow. 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Childhood sweethearts, a strong-willed couple, doting on each other from birth to old age.

29. 29 来 Let's Fall in Love, Sweetly 来谈一场甜甜的恋爱吧 Ye Weiji叶惟季Modern Romance515k WordsOngoing [Sunny, cheerful, homebody honors student × aloof, clingy honors student] [School life | Two top students | Both are each other's first | Mutual crush turns into mutual love | Sweet romance | Wealthy families] Su Chenshang, the second daughter of the Su family, had always had a smooth life. From the age of six to fifteen, she had only two worries: First, how to come first in every subject and competition. Second, the fact that she seemed to have fallen for Yin Yaochen, the youngest grandson 3Reads—Score114d adds

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    This is the book! The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts, come from super-rich families, and are both academic superstars! ❤️❤️❤️

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