Underrated Romance: Engaging and Free of Tired Tropes 小众言情 耐看 不老套路

1. 1001 小 Uncle, What Am I Supposed to Do with You? 小舅舅，你让我如何是好 Xin Yan欣彦26k WordsCompleted Uncle, What Am I Supposed to Do with You? 18Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 1002 晚 Returning to the River in Late Summer 晚夏归川 Ling Xing, Who Loves Snow Lotus and Red Date Soup爱吃雪莲红枣汤的凌星9k WordsCompleted Late Summer Returns to the River 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1003 你 You Have a First Love to Sign For 你有一份初恋请签收 Zi Feiyu子非鱼Modern Romance97k WordsCompleted The boys who came into my youth one by one all had the same name: first love Xu Xiaoshi’s Story When I was eighteen, my childhood friend confessed to me! “I always thought we were meant to be together since we were kids, and that everything would naturally fall into place. So I overlooked how you felt. I should have made things clear.” “Xu Xiaoshi, I love you.” Not the love of an older brother for his younger sister, but the love of a man for a woman. Qi Ruan’s Story It’s a shame you’re an ido 65Reads9.3Score—Shelves
4. 1004 难 Love, Impossible to Hide 难掩爱意 Pluck a Star揪一颗星星Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted [Campus romance + sweet pampering] [Jin Jiahan ✘ Xiang Ran] If every encounter is a lucky draw, then meeting you was the luckiest of all... Xiang Ran met Jin Jiahan in her freshman year, when he was a first-year graduate student. She thought it was their first meeting, but in truth, they were reuniting after a long separation... With both their mothers playing matchmaker, they somehow ended up living together. Jin Jiahan wasn't gentle with anyone else, only with Xiang Ran. He gave her all his fa 46Reads8.5Score—Shelves
5. 1005 傲 My Tsundere Lucky Carp Secretly Stacks Good-Luck Buffs for Me Every Day 傲娇锦鲤天天偷偷给我叠好运buff Ling Xing, Who Loves Snow Lotus and Red Date Soup爱吃雪莲红枣汤的凌星7k WordsCompleted My Tsundere Koi Fish Secretly Stacks Good-Luck Buffs for Me Every Day —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1006 烬 Love in Ashes, Sleeping in Silence 烬爱沉眠 Xin Yan欣彦Marriage & Romance22k WordsCompleted Love in Ashes, Sleep in Silence 6Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1007 夜 Twenty-Eight at the Night Market: The Bracelet I Found Brings Me Incredible Luck 夜市二十八，我淘的手串好运开挂 Ling Xing, Who Loves Snow Lotus and Red Date Soup爱吃雪莲红枣汤的凌星10k WordsCompleted At Night Market 28, the Prayer Beads I Found Bring Me Ridiculous Luck 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Wonderful short story! Cool and sweet article!

8. 1008 别 Hands Off My Adorable Sweetheart 别动我家小可爱 Zhi Chu稚初Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted Cheng Rou is timid and sensitive, with an overwhelming need for security. Then she meets Xu Ran, the fierce, unruly king of Qinhuai. Not only is he her neighbor, he eventually becomes her desk mate, and even After someone reports him for bullying her, he shamelessly tells her, “Don't forgive me, or I'll have no excuse to get close to you.” Cheng Rou avoids him like the plague, while Xu Ran keeps pursuing her. At last, Cheng Rou can't take it anymore. “Xu Ran, what exactly do you want?” Without b 61Reads9.1Score—Shelves
9. 1009 我 I'm a Matchmaker in the Underworld, and the King of Hell Is Forcing Me to Marry 我在阴间当媒婆，阎王逼我嫁 Xin Yan欣彦37k WordsCompleted I’m a Matchmaker in the Underworld, and the King of Hell Is Forcing Me to Marry —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1010 亲 Kiss Her Little Dimple 亲亲她的小梨涡 Starward South星之向南Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [A sweet, adorable girl with dimples X a handsome big brother] At ten, Su Jiayan first met her when she was five and crying her eyes out. He carried her home on his back, and she thanked him with a box of Wangzai milk. He poked her tiny dimples and, for the first time, thought a little girl's cheeks felt so soft. At twenty-three, she had just come of age when she secretly kissed his cheek. She was so excited she could barely sleep all night, never knowing he felt the same. At twenty-eight, as so 281Reads8.9Score—Shelves
11. 1011 蓄 Deliberately Doting on You! 蓄意独宠！ Xin Yan欣彦15k WordsCompleted Deliberately Doted On! —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 1012 你 Your Smile Is Like Candy 你笑起来像颗糖 Mu Gua沐呱Modern Romance588k WordsCompleted Xin Nuan had a secret crush on someone, a man who seemed almost perfect to her. She was willing to play a supporting role and stay by his side forever. Then someone else appeared. The ordinary girl became the leading lady in his life, and he kept her firmly at his side, never letting her out of his sight. In the bedroom, Xin Nuan angrily packed her things, ready to leave. Lu Jingyi blocked the doorway. "Our agreement hasn't expired yet, and you already want to break it?" "Weren't you the one who 43Reads8.8Score—Shelves
13. 1013 小 Uncle, You Can’t Escape 小叔，你别想逃 Xin Yan欣彦21k WordsCompleted Uncle, You Can't Escape 28Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 1014 怎 Why Are You So Sweet? 怎么那么甜 A Paper Umbrella一把油纸伞Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted The undisputed boss of No. 3 High School set his sights on the new transfer student, and everyone wondered which gorgeous temptress had captured his heart. Then the petite, flat-chested Su Mu, looking utterly helpless, said while on the school bully, “I can't get down...” The six-foot-plus campus heartthrob suddenly confessed his feelings to her. He showered her with flirty lines and sweet nothings every day. Who could resist that? “I didn't believe in love at first sight, but the moment I saw y 863Reads9.1Score111Shelves
15. 1015 囚 The Cage and the Redemption “囚笼”与“救赎” Xin Yan欣彦28k WordsCompleted “A Cage” and “Redemption” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1016 那 When I Was Secretly in Love with Him 那时偷偷恋着他 Young Master Dingdang叮当小爷Modern Romance398k WordsCompleted The day Su Ruan transferred to Tianhua, she stood at the lectern introducing herself. Lu He adjusted his glasses and looked up at her. She was so small. How could he describe how much he liked her? Lu He pressed his tongue against his cheek, his eyes full of amusement. Then Su Ruan heard words rushing toward her like waves, leaving her nowhere to hide, though she didn't want to hide anyway. He said, “I've studied language and literature for so long, yet I can't find the words to describe just ho 1.3kReads9.2Score125Shelves
17. 1017 夺 Steal Your Love! 夺爱！ Xin Yan欣彦34k WordsCompleted Steal Your Love! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1018 偷 Hidden Away 偷偷藏起来 Jing Xiaoli井小礼Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [An early work, with a heavy dose of brainless fluff. Don't read if that's not your thing.] Everyone thought this aloof beauty would be impossible to win over. But one day, the usually cold and chaste male idol became completely devoted to a little girl, bowing to her every whim. 276Reads9.0Score100Shelves
19. 1019 两 Two People Who Don't Understand Love 两个不懂爱的人 Xin Yan欣彦20k WordsCompleted Two People Who Don't Know How to Love 2Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1020 随 I Followed My Father into a New Marriage, and I Wish Never to See My Stepbrother Again 随父改嫁，愿和继兄永生不复相见 Nian Lianqiu念莲秋Modern Romance182k WordsCompleted [A little obsessive, a little lovesick, a little angst, a romance that grows over time, happy ending] I’ve always wanted to write a pure romance novel, to reminisce about the fairy-tale love of my youth, and about a youth that never even got the chance to be young before it already felt old. If only time could turn back, how I wish I could return to my first year of college… An Qing, who followed her father into his new marriage, unexpectedly received the affection of her stepbrother. With him l 5.4kReads6.3Score414Shelves
21. 1021 顾 Gu Yan's Home Is Lin Wei 顾言归处是林微 Xin Yan欣彦14k WordsCompleted Where Gu Yan Belongs Is with Lin Wei —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1022 律 The Lawyer Is Here, and Married Life Is a Little Sweet 律师大人嫁到，幸福有点甜 Xin Yan欣彦26k WordsCompleted The Lawyer Is Here, and Married Life Is Pretty Sweet 16Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 1023 庶 The Concubine-Born Son’s Private Moonlight 庶子的私有月光 Xin Yan欣彦Marriage & Romance32k WordsCompleted The Bastard Son’s Private Moonlight 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1024 双 A Dusty Fate for Two, Yet at Last They Find Their One True Love 双生尘缘错，终得一心人 Xin Yan欣彦Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Two twin brothers with nearly identical faces, and one tangled love story born of mistaken identities. He is a decisive business magnate who sees her as the “moonlight” who led his younger brother astray, yet after getting drunk, he shares a passionate moment with her. The other is a free-spirited scientific prodigy who considers her the only one in his life. But a classified research project forces him to “die,” and he disappears from the world. After an unexpected pregnancy, she carries the se 32Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 1025 心 The White Coat Close to My Heart (Dr. Gu, You've Stolen My Heart) 心尖上的白大褂（顾医生，我心动了） Xin Yan欣彦26k WordsCompleted The White Coat Closest to My Heart (Dr. Gu, You Make My Heart Flutter) 28Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1026 陆 Mr. Lu, Please Let Go 陆先生，请放手 Xin Yan欣彦16k WordsCompleted Mr. Lu, Please Let Go —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1027 我 I Fell for a Younger Guy 我爱上个弟弟 Xin Yan欣彦36k WordsCompleted I Fell in Love with a Younger Man 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 1028 春 When the Spring Breeze Stirs 春风乍起 A Hui Sa阿回卅Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Seven years after they parted, Jing Zhe unexpectedly ran into the guy she had secretly loved in high school at the psychiatric clinic: the intern doctor Yi Yuheng. Separated by the long desk in the consultation room, they stared at each other in surprise. The two who had once been fiercely competitive in school still seemed evenly matched: She was weighed down by depression caused by attention deficit disorder (ADD), while his face clearly showed how thoroughly he had given up on himself. Fortun 8.5kReads9.6Score1.4kShelves

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    [Cool] Here it comes!! Recently discovered treasure book!! The author's writing is very good [laughs] The male and female protagonists are two academic masters, reunited after a long separation, two-way secret love, two-way redemption!! The author is a real scholar and can learn a lot from it. She likes physics, so he wants to study physics. He liked math, so she learned the math he liked. The spring breeze suddenly blows, just because of you. Impressed by the big words [Adoration]

29. 1029 厉 Mr. Li, I Thought I'd Renew Your Life 厉先生，命以为你续上 Xin Yan欣彦21k WordsCompleted Mr. Li, I've Renewed Your Life for You —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1030 伞 A Glimmer Beneath the Umbrella 伞下微光 Xin Yan欣彦30k WordsCompleted A Glimmer Beneath the Umbrella 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1031 黑 The Black Empire's Young Heiress and Her Prey 黑帝国大小姐的猎物 Xin Yan欣彦40k WordsCompleted The Black Empire Heiress's Prey 7Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 1032 他 After He Lost His Memory, I Married His Older Brother 他失忆后，我嫁给他哥 Xin Yan欣彦21k WordsCompleted After He Lost His Memory, I Married His Brother 23Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1033 大 My Lady, I'd Give You My Life 大小姐，命都给你 Xin Yan欣彦23k WordsCompleted Young Miss, My Life Is Yours 6Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1034 我 Our Meeting Among Billions of Stars 我们的相遇是亿万星辰 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance126k WordsOngoing [Pure romance... slow-paced. If nobody reads it... I'll read it myself, haha. Yay~ (σ≧∀≦)σ] Our meeting was a miracle, both accidental and inevitable, amid the turning of billions of stars. In this vast universe, it was a unique, silent yet grand expression of love. - Losing someone is heart-wrenching, of course. It leaves a hard-to-heal crack in your life and ushers in a long rainy season. But falling in love with you, that itself is the one rose blooming on my barren wasteland, never to wit —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1035 十 Moonlight on the Seventeenth Floor 《十七楼的月光》 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人25k WordsCompleted Moonlight on the Seventeenth Floor 47Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1036 回 I Went Home to Meet a Match, But My Match Asked Me to Fake-Date Her to Handle Her Family's Marriage Pressure 回老家相亲，相亲对象拉我搭伙演戏应付全家催婚 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪13k WordsCompleted I went back to my hometown for a blind date, and my date asked me to pretend we were dating to fend off our families’ matchmaking pressure. 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A blind date with elders reunited the junior high school and junior high school students who had not seen each other for many years. Gao Jin took the initiative to propose acting together, pretending to be in love, and helping each other avoid the pressure to get married. It was agreed that the show would end with dignity after the heroine returns to Beijing in half a year. During the days we spent together, he was gentle and meticulous, approaching step by step, gradually awakening the heroine's dusty junior high school memories, and the ambiguity spread quietly. But the sudden return of his ex-girlfriend puts this fake relationship into crisis. The heroine did not want to give in, so she decided to leave and completely cut off contact. After a long tug, Gao Jin suddenly wakes up and travels thousands of miles to the north of Beijing to pursue his love. The two resolve their misunderstanding and get back together.

37. 1037 奈 Her Highness Nailuan 奈銮殿下 Miss Vera Doesn't Like Fish薇拉小姐不爱吃鱼Modern Romance113k WordsOngoing The female lead’s story is about a dragon-slaying girl who eventually becomes a dragon herself. Xu Weiting is her dear male friend. A beautiful friendship between a gay man and a straight woman. So, in the rainy season, she says to Toei, “You came to this world once. You should see the sun.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1038 白 White Moonlight, Close to My Heart 白月近心扉 Miss Vera Doesn't Like Fish薇拉小姐不爱吃鱼Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing between the male and female leads, in the style of the Love Trilogy] * [Romance between the second male lead and the heroine’s older sister] A chance encounter is merely a detour in life, but when you look back on it, it becomes fate. A PhD in international relations from Northeast China vs. a Shanghai finance hotshot vs. a college guy from the Greater Bay Area. Lu Xinfei and Shi Jin first met in Teriberka, Murmansk, where they watched the aurora and fireworks together. A late-ni 9Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1039 千 A Thousand Mountains, a Thousand Snows 千山万雪 Miss Vera Doesn't Like Fish薇拉小姐不爱吃鱼Modern Romance143k WordsOngoing [Russian translation, female sniper He Yulin vs. tycoon's son Jin Shinan vs. Soviet officer Ivan vs. physics prodigy Jin Zhengwen, Jin Shinan's nephew] [Demolitions expert Shen Qingyu vs. Japanese officer Gusi Minchuan vs. celibate doctor Li Sijing] Each volume has a different main pairing. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1040 网 I Was Scammed in an Online Romance for 30 Yuan, Then Reincarnated as a Dung Beetle to Avenge Myself. The CEO’s White Moonlight Is Back in the Country 网恋被骗30穿成屎壳郎，复仇霸总，霸总白月光回国了 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted Scammed out of 30 yuan in an online romance, then transmigrated into a dung beetle. Take revenge on the domineering CEO, whose white moonlight has returned from abroad. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Niche romance, watchable, not cliche. Online dating heroines include a cockroach, a dung beetle, and a man, and the male protagonists include a bully, a boss, and a rival.

41. 1041 网 My Online Date Vanished, and My Boss Took a Cockroach to a Meeting 网恋对象消失了，老板转头带蟑螂去开会 Tangerine Sand桔沙9k WordsCompleted My online dating partner vanished, and my boss turned around and brought a cockroach to a meeting 11Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1042 故 I Deliberately Started an Online Romance with My Archrival, Then Transmigrated into His Tyrant CEO’s Home as Ultraman to Spy on Trade Secrets 故意网恋死对头，穿死对头霸总家变奥特曼视奸商业机密 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted I Deliberately Started Online Dating My Archrival, Snuck Into My CEO Archrival’s Home Dressed as Ultraman, and Spied on Their Trade Secrets 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1043 系 After the Campus Heartthrob Transmigrated, His Girlfriend Ran Off with the Top Student 系草穿越后，女朋友跟学霸跑了 You Wouldn't Understand Anyway反正你不懂14k WordsCompleted After the campus heartthrob transmigrates, his girlfriend runs off with the top student 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I feel sorry for the second male lead in real name. I didn't dare to talk about my crush in my previous life, but they finally got together in this life. However, the heroine regained her memory and wanted to dump him. In the end, she had to pretend to be drunk before she dared to hug him. Brother, your character really annoys me to death.

44. 1044 我 I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought a Fiancé 我在二手平台花十块钱，买了个未婚夫 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought Myself a Fiancé 12.3kReads—Score100Shelves
45. 1045 老 The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend’s Marriage Died 老公变温柔那天，闺蜜的婚姻死了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend's Marriage Died 5.9kReads—Score—Shelves
46. 1046 朕 I’m Dead, But Not Entirely 朕死了，但没完全死 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚11k WordsCompleted I Am Dead, But Not Entirely 2.2kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 1047 我 Something’s Off About My Consort: Why Is He Prettier Than I Am? 我的驸马不对劲：他怎么长得比我还娇艳 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Prince Consort Is Acting Strange: Why Is He Prettier Than Me? 704Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1048 朕 My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 朕的后宫只想跑路，朕的臣子只想造反 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 678Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1049 老 After My Husband Cheated, The 老公出轨后，我和小三的“爸爸”成了连襟 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Became Family by Marriage with My Mistress's "Dad" 19Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1050 我 Before My Dad Died, He Set Me Up with the Wildest Man in Beijing 我爸临终前，给我点了个京圈最野的男人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Before my dad died, he set me up with the wildest man in the capital's inner circle —Reads—Score—Shelves

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