Campus Stories About Childhood Friends Who Grew Up Together and Were Born Into the Same Family 校园文，青梅竹马，从小一起长大，出生就在家一块

1. 51 赴 A Journey Beneath the Sun, Moon, and Stars 赴一场日月星辰 Clear Joy, Another Summer清欢又夏Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Healing and redemption, an ensemble story of youth] Main couple: [A sensitive, insecure girl x a bold, free-spirited boy] Side couple: [A cheerful little ray of sunshine x a cool, aloof beauty on a pedestal] Whether at Qingcheng High School or the Yuping military compound, Gu Chen was known as a “little troublemaker.” He never imagined he'd fall for a girl named Yu Jingjing. The first time he saw Yu Jingjing was when her family moved into the Yuping compound. She followed her family obediently, 272Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   The first book is about parents, the second about children—get hooked on both, okay?!?!?!?!?

2. 52 我 My Nemesis Is Also My Childhood Friend 我的冤家也是竹马 Clear Joy, Another Summer清欢又夏Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Childhood Sweethearts + Bickering Couple + Hilarious Everyday Life] Gu Wan and Xie Chi seem like childhood sweethearts, but in reality, they're sworn enemies. It's simple: Gu Wan thinks her childhood friend is an arrogant, sharp-tongued jerk who always undermines her. Xie Chi thinks his childhood friend is too fierce and has never once been nice to him. Neither of them is willing to back down. Their fateful connection began the day they were born. In ninth grade, Xie Chi happened to find Gu Wa 147Reads6.7Score—14d adds
3. 53 夏 Summer-Only First Love 夏日限定版初恋 Mountain-Embracing Mist望山雾Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted School Life + Top Students + Campus Beauties and Handsome Guys + Sweet-and-Sour Push and Pull + Childhood Friends + Mutual Secret Crushes + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + An All-Rounder Who's Handsome and Flirtatious The childhood friend who suddenly returns after years of no contact He's handsome, a top student, and can easily get into A University. The campus forum is full of people swooning over him and shipping couples. Xu Yuan suddenly feels like something is wrong with him. He keeps in touch w 152Reads—Score11014d adds

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   They grew up together. The male lead's mother passed away when he was in junior high school, and he moved to another city. He returned in his senior year of high school for some reason. It's really good.

4. 54 十 Cicadas Singing for Nineteen Years 十九年蝉鸣 Bai Xixi白晞晞Modern Romance187k WordsCompleted Bai Yanfei and Jiang Yu'an grew up together as childhood friends, their red string of fate tangled together from the moment they were born. Jiang Yu'an had been hiding his affection in the little details for a long time, but Bai Yanfei had seen through all his tricks. With a smile, she called him out: “Jiang Yu'an, have I ever told you that your acting is terrible?” 11Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 55 日 As Time Went By, My Childhood Friends All Changed 日子久了，青梅们都变了 Loves Cola爱吃可乐生Urban644k WordsCompleted [A friendly reminder: There’s only so much room in the synopsis, and not every heroine is a childhood friend.] Weren’t we supposed to be best friends for life? Why do you all look so upset? We don’t have to get angry just because we’re not friends anymore... Bai Zixuan looks at the girls he knew as a child, completely baffled. They were all so nice when we were little... Wait... How did they all turn into weirdos over the years? 6.9kReads8.3Score47114d adds

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   I highly recommend "As Time Goes By, My Childhood Sweethearts Change"—a super sweet campus romance! Childhood sweethearts who grew up together experience different growth and transformations over time. Their interactions are filled with the bittersweetness of youth. The multiple female leads showcase different personalities and charms, and the daily campus life is realistic and adorable. Don't miss it if you like childhood sweetheart stories; it's packed with youthful energy! ✨

6. 56 药 The Sickly Little Beauty Is Spoiled by the Possessive Lord Yu 药罐小美人是被护食郁爷宠大的 Foxes Don't Eat Chickens狐狸不吃鸡Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted [Tomato award-winning novel] [Childhood sweethearts, not a campus romance + fake heiress + warm, adored-by-everyone story + both leads' first love, sweet romance + heroine is a voice-acting star, hero likes her from the start but doesn't realize it] In a nutshell: a gentle beauty and her tsundere childhood sweetheart~ At four, chubby little Gu Ziyue used her baby-fat charm to force the starving boy next door, her future sweetheart Xiao Liangchuan, to let her take care of him. On the eve of her e 7.9kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

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   🌻🌻🌻The male and female leads have been childhood sweethearts since they were little. They grew up together and have a deep bond. No one can separate them. Even if someone suddenly appears in the sky, they can't break up childhood sweethearts. Oh my god, this is too sweet!

7. 57 救 Help! The Male Lead Can't Get Enough of Me! 救命！男主他非我不可了！ Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a Book + Sweet Romance + Interstellar + Strong Female Lead + Childhood Friends Xie Xinglan transmigrates into the childhood friend of the male lead. At first, she secretly loves him, works herself to the bone for his sake, and eventually watches him end up with the female lead who appears out of nowhere. Then she has the misfortune of being abducted by the Zerg, and her fate remains unknown. Knowing she has transmigrated into a book, Xie Xinglan looks at the male lead in fron 25.6kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds
8. 58 青 The Childhood-Friend Side Character Goes Public with Her Top-Tier Star Childhood Friend on a Dating Show 青梅女配在恋综和顶流竹马官宣 Clear Branch Wine清枝酒Modern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Radiant, vivacious childhood sweetheart x aloof, possessive childhood friend] [Childhood sweethearts + a touch of second-chance romance + sweet and doting + reality dating show] After awakening to the truth, Shen Luxi discovers she is the villainess in a sweet romance novel. To save herself, she first distances herself from her childhood friend, the male lead, then joins a show to help him and the heroine get together. But the harder she tries, the more the male lead clings to her. Even the sh 7.5kReads8.2Score86714d adds
9. 59 从 From Childhood Sweethearts to the Wedding Dress 从青梅到婚纱 Ai Yitong爱一彤Urban90k WordsCompleted Twelve years apart, reunited by fate. Cheng Nuan never imagined she would run into Zhou Hanyang, the childhood friend who left without a word twelve years ago, right across the hall from her own home. The boy who had shared her entire childhood was now an accomplished director at a tech company: mature and steady, yet still mindful of all her little habits. “Cheng Xiaonuan, long time no see.” His simple greeting tore open memories long buried. Their sudden separation, the letters returne 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A different kind of childhood sweetheart story

10. 60 越 A Forbidden Spark 越界心动 Strawberry-Flavored Snail Noodles草莓味螺蛳粉Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted “If you had the chance to go back in time, what year would you return to, and what would you do?” “I’d go back to 2010 and confess to Jiang Jizhou.” A game of Truth or Dare sent her back ten years, to her final year of high school. Everyone knew she and Jiang Jizhou had grown up together. Only she knew that the thick diaries among the belongings of the twenty-seven-year-old Jiang Jizhou told the story of his decade-long unrequited love. She was forthright about her feelings, while he kept his hi 1kReads8.9Score12714d adds

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    A game of Truth or Dare sends her back to her senior year of high school ten years ago. She and Jiang Jizhou were childhood sweethearts, unaware that among Jiang Jizhou's belongings at age 27 was a diary of his unrequited love spanning ten years. He once hid his feelings, but now she decides to confess her love, no more hesitation, no more regrets. This time, she wants love to blossom and bear fruit sooner.

11. 61 回 Back to the CEO's Youth: I Kidnap My Invincible Childhood Friend on a Parenting Show 回到霸总年少时，我在娃综上诱拐最强竹马 Dongdong Chen咚咚陈Modern Romance833k WordsCompleted (Celebrity parenting show + carefree little kid + childhood-sweetheart romance + everyone's darling) After the bold and beautiful CEO Jiang Yan worked herself to death, she opened her eyes to find herself back in the body of a three-and-a-half-year-old! Jiang Yan let out a long sigh. “Do I have to keep grinding?” No more grinding! Who cared about being a top student, a workaholic, or a CEO? Whoever wanted those jobs could have them! Jiang Yan curled up her chubby little feet, hugged her baby bot 1.2kReads8.9Score16014d adds

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    Taro balls are here! Who wouldn't love this childhood sweetheart, mutually devoted love?! From childhood sweethearts to a harmonious couple, the male lead embraced his little sun~~ Our little Yan Bao is also super cute, such a sweet darling~~ Although he has an adult soul, he's still incredibly sweet. The plot is great, the atmosphere between the male and female leads is so lovely, and the other couples in the book are all so adorable too!!!!! [Flying kiss]

12. 62 他 His Little Sweet Pomelo 他的小甜柚 Always Happy常乐Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted Original title: His Sweet Pomelo [Transmigration+27-year age gap+secret crush+long-planned romance+both virgins+brooding, obsessive hero who has been to prison+sweet, innocent heroine+Fujian customs+from school uniforms to wedding dresses] In a nutshell: She transmigrates back to her parents’ student days and falls in love with her dad’s sworn enemy. Left You inexplicably transmigrates back to the year 2000, and the moment she appears, Tang Li, who became a young mother without even having to go 257Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Her daughter, who traveled from the future, tells her she has a husband. Tang Li can't believe her future husband will be a dull, dark-skinned boy with a silly grin and a hoarse voice... Her childhood sweetheart.

13. 63 你 You Are the Rhythm of My Heartbeat 你是我心跳的频率 Rain Falls on the Mountain Pagoda Tree雨落山槐Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted You Are the Rhythm of My Heartbeat —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Wow, these two grew up together, silently protecting each other in their own ways. It's so beautiful and touching. This is a story about people born in the 2000s. [Almost crying]

14. 64 重 Reborn as a Baby, and My Childhood Friend Takes Every Advantage? 重生婴儿的我，被青梅占尽便宜？ Mark from District Five第五区的马克Urban187k WordsOngoing [System] [Childhood Friends] [Everyday Life] [Infant Protagonist] [Slice of Life] [Multiple Heroines] [A Childhood Friend Beats a Sudden New Arrival] Lu Ming was reborn into a wealthy family. He thought he could live a life of comfort, but his childhood friend next door, who was the same age, took advantage of him at every turn. She climbed into his stroller to steal his pacifier, tricked him out of his gold bracelet with diaper diplomacy, and babbled at his parents to arrange a marriage between 700Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    Try the new book!

15. 65 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 campus romance novel where the male and female leads are childhood sweethearts!!! A loyal dog versus a rich and beautiful girl—I'm absolutely obsessed! (On a side note, the second male lead is one of the few suave guys out there, and I absolutely love him!) The author's depiction of the characters' high school life feels so real, capturing the innocent feelings of youth and the anxieties of school life. I love it so much! Those who like this kind of story should definitely check it out!

16. 66 青 Childhood Sweethearts: A Love Story 青梅竹马的爱情（小小说原创） User36859979用户36859979Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted A Childhood Sweethearts Romance (Original Novella) 34Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 我 My Youth on Twelfth Street 我的青春十二号街 Genius Fairy天才仙女Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted “I like you.” Times four At her high school graduation ceremony in 2012, Jian Xiaoxi received a confession. If four childhood friends hadn't all confessed to her on the same day, she might have thought that spring had finally come for her at eighteen. But with the Mayan prophecy predicting the end of the world in 2012, they'd lost a game of truth or dare. Faced with the same words from all four of them, she still firmly replied, “Get lost.” This is a story about Number Twelve Street in the 1990s 178Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The five main characters all grew up on Twelfth Street. It's a childhood sweetheart campus romance with four male leads and one female lead. The unrequited love story between the male and female leads is quite sweet, as are the friendships among the male leads. Everyone is intelligent and good-looking, and there are no truly evil villains.

18. 68 开 From the Start, I Confess to the School Beauty, and the Comeback System Arrives Early 开局表白校花，逆袭系统来早了 My Bones Aren't Soft骨头不硬Urban340k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted daily life] + [Multiple heroines] + [Middle-Aged Comeback System] + [Campus] Come on, man! The college entrance exams are over, and I just confessed to my first love. I’d only just taken my childhood sweetheart’s soft, fair hand when this Comeback System thing showed up. What the heck? [At thirty-six, your marriage has failed. Standing at a crossroads in your life, you remember the decision you made as a teenager that you would regret for the rest of your life. If you’d known thing 15Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    [Great book is here, perfect for you, read with your eyes closed!] The plot is the most original ever, not mindless or frustrating, and the writing is superb, guaranteeing you'll be fully immersed.

19. 69 重 Back After the College Entrance Exam: My Childhood Friend and I Are Sweeter Than Ever 重回高考后：和青梅的甜度爆表了 Brother Xi Nuo戏诺小哥Urban144k WordsOngoing On the night of his 30th birthday, Lin Che accidentally becomes reborn because he misses Su Xiaoran. He returns to the first day of summer vacation after their 18-year-old selves finish the college entrance exams, with only one month left before Su Xiaoran moves away and they lose touch. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A new book, a pretty good childhood sweetheart story.

20. 70 竹 Bamboo and Peach Blossoms 竹与桃花 Little Yus Who've Given Up摆烂小小小于Modern Romance189k WordsOngoing [Bickering couple + childhood sweethearts + high school romance + two top students + super sweet] A pretty girl who's impulsive and stubborn vs. a bold, carefree boy who's jealous and prone to overthinking When Jiang Yuxiang's mother died, Li Yu was by her side. When Jiang Yuxiang's father remarried, Li Yu was by her side. When Jiang Yuxiang was heartbroken and aggrieved, Li Yu was still by her side. “Li Yu, why are you always so good to me?” “Silly girl, because I've been your family for a long 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [A bickering couple + childhood sweethearts + high school + two academic superstars + super sweet] A beautiful girl who's easily angered but incredibly easy to appease vs. A flamboyant, jealous boy. When Jiang Yuxiang's mother passed away, it was Li Yu who stayed by her side; when Jiang Yuxiang's father remarried, it was Li Yu who stayed by her side; when Jiang Yuxiang was heartbroken and wronged, it was still Li Yu who stayed by her side. "Li Yu, why are you always so good to me?" "Silly girl, because I've been your family for a long time."

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