Secret Crush, Reunion, Modern Romance 暗恋，重逢，现代言情

1. 1 完 Oh No, the Tycoon I Dumped Has Made a Comeback 完蛋，被我抛弃的大佬东山再起了 Dola Ning哆啦宁Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Love + Mutual Secret Crushes + Both Pure + Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf + College Romance to Workplace] A softhearted, wealthy playboy and a sensitive, prickly, well-behaved poor girl At college, Wen Chi had the face of a first love and was quiet and reserved. Lu Yinghuai was born to stand out, bold and carefree, always the center of attention wherever he went. Their lives were worlds apart, like parallel lines that would never meet. Few people knew how they got together. Everyone wo 6.5kReads8.6Score624Shelves

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   Show me, the rating is too low, it's so good! Super sweet, a little bittersweet after their urban reunion, but!! I love the male lead so much!!!

2. 2 落 Fallen Leaves Return to the Forest 落叶归于林 Green Tones绿色调Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted [Reunited after years apart + A slow-burn romance + Sweet devotion + Both leads are each other's only ones + Healing] [An insecure, sensitive heroine x A gentle, steadfast hero] That day, Ye Zi sat by the road, crying quietly for a long time, until a hand reached out to her with a pack of tissues. “Are you okay?” the young man's voice was clear and gentle, tinged with uncertainty. “Here, take these.” His slender, fair hand, with its distinct knuckles, reached out a little farther. Ye Zi might 524Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 相 After the Blind Date, She Was Swept into Marriage 相亲后，诱她成婚 Fei Wan霏晚Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Long-planned love + secret crush comes true + both leads are virgins + healing] [Clear-headed, independent teacher and shrewd, devoted business tycoon] At 27, Lin Feiwan has lost faith in love and marriage after being betrayed and cheated on in a relationship at university. All she wants is to teach, but her mother pressures her into a blind date. She goes to the wrong room and meets the wrong person. “You knew as soon as I walked in?” She is embarrassed and flustered. “Miss Lin’s blind date pr 276Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist had a crush on the female protagonist for fourteen years. When she went on a blind date, she mistakenly entered the wrong room and mistook him for someone else. The male protagonist recognized her immediately and began to use his charm to win her over. His long-planned secret love finally came true. (Completed story)

4. 4 小 The Little Cat Caught the Moon 小猫捉到月亮啦 Floating Bamboo Boat浮竹舟Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [A tsundere young master who says one thing and means another vs. a sweet, clingy, cute troublemaker] Chen Xunan is heartless and sharp-tongued. To outsiders, a guy like him seems destined to die alone. Someone says, “With that damn dog of a temper, I don’t believe anyone could put up with you.” Chen Xunan scoffs, his tone lazy. “It’s not like I’m marrying you.” Just when everyone thinks there’s no one who can keep him in line, a soft, fragrant little girl starts following Chen Xunan around. In 44.8kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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   The female lead remembers the male lead from his childhood and comes looking for him. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The female lead is cute and has a sharp tongue. The male lead is initially stubborn but later falls for her. It's so sweet! [Admiration]

5. 5 我 I Turned My Secret Crush Into a Novel, and It Became a Hit 我把暗恋写成小说，没想到火了 Le Yan and the Sea乐言与海10k WordsCompleted I Turned My Secret Crush Into a Novel, and Never Expected It to Become a Hit 5.7kReads—Score192Shelves

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   [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

6. 6 掌 The Mole in His Palm: My Obsessive Uncle by Marriage Has Gone Mad 掌心痣之偏执小姨夫疯了 Shi Yueshu时月舒Modern Romance284k WordsOngoing The night of the victory banquet, I walked into the wrong room. In the darkness, the man chuckled in my ear. “You came to me on your own, little wildcat.” At dawn, I fled in a panic, but my necklace slipped off and was left by his bedside. A week later, my company was acquired, and he turned out to be the new CEO. At a family dinner, he peeled shrimp for my aunt in front of everyone, then glanced up and asked me calmly: “Why aren’t you greeting me?” I stammered, “Uncle...” But he wiped the shrim 1.1kReads—Score111Shelves

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   All requirements are met.

7. 7 白 Cool and Distant by Day, Clinging to My Waist at Night 白天装高冷，晚上缠我腰 Shi Yueshu时月舒Marriage & Romance48k WordsCompleted Cold and aloof by day, wrapped around my waist at night 21Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 请 I Called My Student’s Parents, but My Secret Crush Showed Up 请学生家长，来的竟是暗恋对象 Northern Red Bean北国红豆Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only one + Reunion after years apart + Secret crush comes true + Cozy everyday life + Sweet romance] [Beautiful teacher x Handsome, sunny playboy] [Clingy little enchantress x Dotingly protective husband] [Heiress seeking freedom x Rich young master tired of pretending to be poor] On You Na’s first day as a homeroom teacher, she became famous around school for her looks. On the second day, a student was caught secretly filming her with a phone and the dean called his 8.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
9. 9 余 Officer Yu, Are You Secretly in Love with Me? 余警官，你是不是暗恋我 Parting Year After Year岁岁别离Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted One night, Ji Yi receives a threatening package. She calls the police immediately. To her surprise, she reunites with Yu Xingzhan, a former high school classmate. - After her address is leaked, Ji Yi asks a friend to help her find a new place to live. But on her very first day in the new home, her cat maims the neighbor’s dog. Feeling terrible about it, Ji Yi brings a basket of fruit next door that evening to apologize. To her surprise, the person who opens the door is Officer Yu. - Later, to de 2kReads8.8Score257Shelves

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   It's really nice; I don't quite understand why this book has such a low rating.

10. 10 椰 Coconut Grove 椰子林 Seven Four Cheese七四起司Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just opened, so it may take a while to rise. A selectively chatty young lady × an aloof guy who secretly loves it] [Childhood friends × reunion after years apart × evenly matched × little moments of secret crushes] * Because Yu Chaoye was always by Jiang Linyi’s side, all her friends knew she had a childhood friend. His good looks were merely his least impressive quality. Her childhood friend skipped a grade. Jiang Linyi: “He couldn’t hack it with the students his own age.” 4.6kReads8.9Score650Shelves

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    Childhood sweethearts | Long-awaited reunion | Unrequited love turns into reality. The invincible setup of a fake "cool" persona versus a genuine "sunshine" is amazing. The pure love details in the school scenes are so sweet! Both the male and female leads are crush-level beauties. No belittling, no insults, just positive energy. After their reunion, the male lead observes and tests her, while the female lead slowly makes her move. The male lead's affection is like the damp, misty plum rain, while the female lead's affection is like a sudden, fleeting summer downpour. So good! [Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf]

11. 11 顶 The Ultimate Long Game 顶级蓄谋 Maizi Star麦兹星Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted [Female growth + mature adults + long-laid plans + both virgins + guiding lover + workplace romance and marriage] Gu Wangshu had barely finalized her divorce when Cheng Tianyue kissed her. “Cheng Tianyue, is it? I’ll just pretend a dog slobbered on me!” She thought he was an adversary she’d never see again, only to somehow end up working for him as his client. He wholeheartedly supported her, protected her, and loved her. He told her, “Cherry, don’t turn down new experiences in life. Be brave an 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All of these stories begin with unrequited love, and only after a long separation do they realize it was all premeditated. The male leads are all guiding lovers. [Sending hearts]

12. 12 向 Xiang Beixun 向北浔 Maizi Star麦兹星Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Secret crush becomes love + reunion after years apart + a partner who guides her + both leads are romantically inexperienced] [Government-sector client ✖️ female cost estimator at a construction company] “If you can do the job, do it. If you can’t, we’ll find someone else!” Lu Tingxi never expected to see Jiang Xun again. When he does, her project manager is scolding her until she looks like an ostrich with its head buried in the sand. “When one door closes, another opens. If the south is dark, 509Reads—Score108Shelves
13. 13 祁 Qi, Are You Really Giving Up on Pursuing Me? 祁同学，真的不继续追了吗 Crazy Little Tortoise疯狂小乌龟Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted An utterly unremarkable boy writes the girl he's secretly loved for three years into an essay for a mock exam, letting everyone know how much he favors her. But in real life, he's never had the courage to say a single word to her. He's too ordinary, while she's far too outstanding. Years later, at a blind date arranged by his friends, his heart recognizes her before he does. But when a sudden crisis hits his family, his insecurity and sensitivity make him avoid her at every turn. Yet she's like 4.4kReads8.9Score527Shelves
14. 14 冰 After I Spilled an Iced Americano on My Crush 冰美式泼到crush后 I Eat Grapes Without Spitting Out the Skins吃葡萄就是不吐皮Modern Romance125k WordsCompleted [Mutual Secret Crush ➕ Both Choose Each Other ➕ Both Each Other’s First and Only ➕ Youth and School Life ➕ Love at First Sight Action-Oriented Cool Guy x Talkative Sweetheart · Happy Ending] Tong Siyu has three regrets in life: First, splashing an iced Americano on a handsome stranger outside her rental apartment. Second, adding him on WeChat because she felt guilty. Third, not regretting either of the first two things at all. They live hundreds of kilometers apart. She asks him, “It’s a long-di 516Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This sweet and heartwarming story of mutual unrequited love, about bravely expressing your feelings, is so touching.

15. 15 涩 Bittersweet Candy 涩味糖 San Jin Wutong三金梧桐Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted [Sweet Nurse vs. Special Forces Captain] School life in the beginning, city life later An Li admits that she was attracted to Ji Jiuxiao's looks the first time she saw him, but she never expected to like him for so many years. For the next three years, it was as if fate had arranged for them to sit together. An Li secretly harbored a crush on Ji Jiuxiao, and the two were often mistaken for a couple. Though Ji Jiuxiao was as cold as ice, he was gentle and attentive with her. But on the day of the 151Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The new book just started with low ratings, but it's good! [Kissing emoji]

16. 16 机 Captain, Please Route Around the Thunderstorm 机长先生，雷雨请绕飞 Zhao Le昭乐Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Aloof, proud commercial airline captain x sweet-voiced, beautiful air traffic controller. She has a longtime crush on him; they marry first and fall in love later. The print edition goes on sale February 28; the short drama is already out.] Before she was urged to go on a blind date, Meng Liyue never imagined the man she was meeting was the person she’d secretly loved since her student days. She had written his name countless times in her diary. After she married him, everyone thought Meng Liy 41.1kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves

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    [Aloof and proud civil aviation captain x sweet-voiced and beautiful air traffic controller with unrequited love + marriage of convenience] Before being urged to meet her blind date, Meng Liyue never imagined that the other person was her crush from her student days, whose name she had written countless times in her diary. After marrying him, everyone felt that Meng Liyue had climbed the social ladder, after all, Li Fuzheng was the youngest Airbus A330 captain in the history of China Aviation, with top-notch family background and appearance. * Unexpectedly learning that Meng Liyue had a crush, he became extremely jealous and always wanted to know who she loved more. Until the day his plane encountered an in-flight emergency and scrambled for 7700, he finally got the answer. "Hecheng Approach, Zhongnan 8562, under your command." "Zhongnan 8562, Hecheng Approach, radar sighted." Before handing over command to the tower control, Meng Liyue told him, "It's you." "Captain" & "Air Traffic Controller" "Returning from 30,000 feet, I'll take you home."

17. 17 春 Spring Slumber, Falling Petals 春眠惊落 Su Tangjian苏唐见Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Warm, Radiant Female Host X Cunning, Distinguished Investment Banking Boss] [From School to the City, Secret Crush, Academic Achievers, Mending a Broken Relationship, Contrasting Personalities, Both Pure] In high school, Ji Yan Heng was the top of the class, a lofty beauty on a pedestal beyond anyone’s reach. Everyone said, “His looks and physique are top-tier, and so is his brain. His family background is even more out of reach.” Qiao Jing Luo was gentle yet resilient, like a pristine white ca 997Reads5.9Score109Shelves

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    A bright and gentle female TV host x a cunning and aloof investment banker. They reunite at the beginning, their story spanning from campus to the city, filled with unrequited love, reconciliation, a misunderstanding that leads to the male lead going abroad, and finally, their reunion and marriage. A great read! [Laughing emojis]

18. 18 逾 A Relationship Across the Line 逾界关系 Just Extra仅仅多余Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [The rating will rise as the new book gains readers] [Childhood sweethearts + only ever devoted to each other + secret crush + happy ending] The most outrageous thing Xu Xizhen has ever done is push a bank card loaded with two million yuan across the table on the day He Fushu’s company was about to go under. She offered to lend him the money on one condition: he had to spend two nights a month sleeping with her. He Fushu stared at her for a long time, long enough for her to think he was about to 20.8kReads8.3Score2.5kShelves

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    Mutual unrequited love! The female lead, with two million, makes an absurd pact with her childhood sweetheart, who is on the verge of despair. After four years of entanglement, it turns out that He Fushu was willing to fall into her trap from the very beginning.

19. 19 陆 President Lu Has Secretly Loved You for Years, and the Sweetness Is Skyrocketing 陆总暗恋你多年，甜度疯涨 Nan Kong Asks the Moon南空问月Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted (Mutual crushes + sweet romance + both leads’ first love + extra sweet) One exam, one glance, a love that lasted a lifetime. Ye Yixing’s gaze followed that boy, and so did her entire youth. After graduating from college, she went alone to the city where he lived. For two years, she wandered its streets and alleys, hoping to run into him just once. But when they meet again, he’s the impeccably dressed Mr. Lu, while she’s just an insignificant office worker. When she hears he already has someon 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Mutual unrequited love, reunited after many years, a sudden confession: "Ye Yixing, do you know...?" "Back in high school, I didn't like talking to girls, but I was willing to do your homework, and I even deliberately wrote in my notebook that you should come find me." "I just wanted to be with you someday." - There are no coincidences in this world, but he was also desperately trying.

20. 20 攀 Clinging 攀缠 Entwined Moonlight月缱绻Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted The print edition of Clinging is now available, and the short drama and comic series are now online. [Reunion after a long separation, rekindled love, sharp tongues and soft hearts, sweetness and angst, happy ending] [Independent, sensitive, aloof beauty ✖ a devoted man who says one thing but means another] [Creative director at an advertising agency ✖ powerful businessman from Beijing's elite circle] The day Ruan Xiang saw Zhou Jingwei again happened to be the first snowfall of the year in Yan 18.2kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    🔥Aloof beauty VS stubborn domineering CEO! "Where My Heart Leads" - a broken relationship mended, a reunion on the first snow ignites a bittersweet happy ending! "Long-awaited reunion + reconciliation + independent and sensitive female lead × stubborn yet soft-hearted domineering CEO" ✅ **Reunion in a chaotic scene:** Ruan Xiang, holding her mixed-race daughter, encounters Zhou Jingwei on the first snow. He coldly mocks her, saying "out of sight, out of mind," but smashes all the glass in the room after she turns away: "Ruan Xiang, you're too lazy to even pretend to hate me?" ✅ **Character bombshell:** - **Male lead:** A tyrant in the Beijing business world, who publicly sneers at her for "climbing the social ladder by associating with foreigners," but secretly investigates her for ten years: "Ruan Xiang, the cleaner you left back then, the more desperately I searched for you." - **Female lead:** An aloof director in the advertising industry, who throws his bid documents at him with a cold laugh: "Mr. Zhou, my ideas can save your company, but they can't save your arrogance." ✅ **Plot explosion:** He mistakenly believes the mixed-race girl is her child and forces his way into a DNA testing center, but she shows him adoption certificates: "Zhou Jingwei, your heart is blind, colder than snow." --- **Recommendation reason:** 1️⃣ **Character Highlights:** - **Zhou Jingwei:** Powerful and influential, yet he learns to brew ginger tea for her, kneeling on a snowy night: "Ruan Xiang, I can swallow up hundreds of conglomerates, but I can't swallow the ten years you've been gone." - **Ruan Xiang:** From orphan to industry legend, she publicly reveals her first love video at a press conference: "Mr. Zhou, your 'out of sight, out of mind' is the fuel for my rebirth." 2️⃣ **Sweet and Heartbreaking Combat:** - In school, he gave her a silver ring promising a future, but upon breaking up, he crushed it: "Ruan Xiang, you don't deserve the title of Mrs. Zhou." - After their reconciliation, he spends millions to buy the elevator where they met again on the first snow, transforming it into their marital home: "This is the end you escaped to, and the beginning of my imprisonment of you." 3️⃣ **Niche Hit:** - **Original Tomato Story + Business Warfare Subplot:** To protect her, the male lead acquires a rival company, but the female lead exposes his business secrets: "Zhou Jingwei, this time I'll make you admit defeat!" **HE Sweetness in Subtlety:** He hides her student ID in his study, and her combination lock is his birthday—"0809, the day of reunion after the first snow, also the time when hearts are rekindled." --- **🌿Exclusive Hot Review from Tomato Book Review:** 👉 "His 'out of sight, out of mind' is self-deception, her 'turning away' is a heart-wrenching blade!"—A reader's tearful five-star review 👉 "The reunion of old flames amidst business warfare, every frame is an adult's sobering descent into despair!"—Over 20,000 highly-rated reviews bring tears to readers' eyes. **📌Stock up now!** From a snowy night of estrangement to a burning love, this masterpiece of reconciliation, a HE with both heart-wrenching and sweet moments, after reading it you'll only want to ask Zhou Jingwei: How many more chapters can your stubbornness last?

21. 21 他 Autumn Colors Filled the Sky When He Arrived 他来时秋色漫天 October Bell十月铃Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Real Estate Heiress × Genius Investor] [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Romance + The Ex’s Long Road to Redemption + Both Pure in Love + One-on-One] Ruan Zhiqiu was the subject of gossip as soon as she started university. Ruan Zhiqiu, a first-year architecture student, was pursuing Lin Yizhou, a third-year student. She brought him meals, attended classes for him, and came up with one creative way after another to chase him. She hurried to explain, but Lin Yizhou asked with a perfectly ser 7.8kReads8.9Score827Shelves

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    🔥Real Estate Queen × Investment Genius! "When He Came, Autumn Colors Filled the Sky" - A broken relationship mended, a desperate pursuit of his wife ignites a whirlwind romance in a wealthy family! #BrokenMirrorReunited #WifeChasingHell #DuelOfStrongs #LongSeparationReunion #WealthyFamilyTorture #DoubleCleanHE --- ### 💥**Explosive Setting** - ** [Industry Peak Showdown]** Ruan Zhi Qiu: The ruthless queen of the real estate industry, she tears up a multi-billion dollar contract for him: "Lin Yi Zhou, your investment acumen is worse than your judgment of women!" - ** [Fatal Reunion]** Eight years later, they meet again, and he smashes through the auction ceiling to snatch her project: "President Ruan, the fierceness you showed when you dumped me back then, why are you such a coward now?" - ** [Hellish Blow]** He kneels down, shattering a room full of broken glass to propose, and she coldly steps over it: "President Lin, how many billions are your knees worth? Enough to compensate for my youth?" --- ### 📖**Must-See Scenes** 1. ** [Rainy Night Imprisonment]** He speeds to intercept her flight, his soaked suit clinging to her back: "Ruan Zhi Qiu, if you run away again, I'll make the real estate industry belong to the Lin family!" 2. ** [Auction Counterattack]** She raised her paddle to bid on his ancestral home, her seductive smile provocative: "Mr. Lin, this house has bad feng shui—it's cursed to bring misfortune to wives." 3. ** [Ultimate Redemption]** He swallowed the poisoned wine she offered, his Adam's apple bobbing: "Ruan Ruan, dying in your hands is better than living in hell without you!" --- ### 💼**Dark Sugar Blade** - **His safe's password**: 0815, the day they broke up, locked with the engagement ring she threw away years ago- **Her anonymous Weibo**: ID "Qiu Sha Lin," only posting screenshots of his financial interviews over ten years--- ### 🍅**Tomato Hot Review's Madness Record** 👉 **"Lin Yizhou's investment talent was all used to pursue his wife! Sister Ruan's way of tearing up contracts is even more ruthless than my boss's cursing!"** —Reader's five-star long review with blood in their eyes👉 **"This isn't a crematorium; it's a volcanic eruption! Mr. Lin isn't kneeling on glass; he's kneeling on my tear ducts!"** —Highly rated book review with over 15,000 screams👉 **"The pinnacle of dual-power romance novels! Their relationship isn't just about love, it's a business war laced with aphrodisiacs!"** —Comments are begging for it to be adapted into a business drama--- ### 📌**Reading Warnings** ⚠️ **Side Effects Include**: - Fantasizing about CEO Lin grabbing a paddle to steal the bride whenever the auctioneer's gavel appears - Developing a new understanding of "double purity": clean in body and mind, but dirty in methods - Frenziedly searching for "how to bankrupt your ex-boyfriend and then pursue him" **Enter at your own risk!** **After reading, you might become a fan of Ruan Zhi Qiu's career and can't stand seeing CEO Lin in a full suit!** **Read this masterpiece immediately!** **From real estate battles to a game of passion, this is a revolutionary work in the broken mirror genre. After reading, you'll just want to ask the Civil Affairs Bureau: Is the remarriage window open 24/7?!

22. 22 蝉 After the Cicadas Sing Comes the Plum Rain 蝉鸣过后是梅雨 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast at School | Slow-Burn Bittersweet Romance | Fated Bond | Gentle Girl, Troubled Boy | Realistic | Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Xia Shanshan's red-lacquered bicycle was stolen. She crouched beneath a camphor tree and cried. On the third floor, someone folded her orange candy wrapper in half, then in half again. Later, she met Fu Siyun. The boy leaned against the wall, looking carefree as he teased her softly: “Are you afraid of me, senior?” She ran from him for three y 3.2kReads9.3Score337Shelves

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    So beautiful!

23. 23 深 Deeply Trapped 深度陷落 Lou Xiaozhou楼小舟Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [Two top students, mutual salvation, reunion after years apart, poor student VS heiress] The day Shang Munian met Jiang Qingshui, he was carrying a cleaver, ready to die alongside Wei You. In the pouring rain, a girl stood in the mud beneath a black umbrella, her back straight and her skirt pristine white. As proud as a princess. “Excuse me, how do I get to Huangjue Lane?” The princess had rosy lips, pearly teeth, a lovely voice, and excellent manners. Shang Munian decided to do one good deed be 7.3kReads9.4Score822Shelves
24. 24 听 I Heard You've Had a Crush on Me for Ten Years 听说你暗恋了我十年 Yanyan阎阎Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted A delightful romance with a jaw-dropping twist that you'll finish in one sitting Hot-tempered boy and vicious boss VS tattletale class monitor and timid, pitiful subordinate They wake up to find their souls have switched between their sixteen-year-old and twenty-six-year-old selves! She accidentally discovers that the delinquent, now her direct superior, actually has a crush on her! What should she do?! Run! And if she can't get away, stand her ground until he gives in! Sidekick: “The class moni 293Reads9.3Score—Shelves
25. 25 一 A First-Love Plan for Yi and Yu 一心一煜初恋计划 The Flower Roll That Isn't Rolled花卷都不卷Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [One ‘Heart’: Yuan Lexin. One ‘Yu’: Jiang Yu. A First Love Plan.] [Superstar singer Jiang Yu x archaeology PhD Yuan Lexin | Reunited after years apart + mutual secret crushes + both leads’ first love] Three years into his career, Jiang Yu had claimed the top spot on every major music chart as Best Male Singer. Then he ran into his long-lost classmate Yuan Lexin in an elevator, and all the memories of the unrequited love he had buried for years came rushing back. Yuan Lexin, an archaeology PhD 1.2kReads9.3Score144Shelves
26. 26 和 I Got a Flash Marriage with the Boy Next Door 和邻家哥哥闪婚了 Oh, the Stars' Dream星星的梦啊Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [The heroine’s secret crush comes true] [The hero marries first, falls in love later] [Handsome, roguish CEO vs. gentle author] [No angst for angst’s sake. The plot follows the characters’ personalities (bows)] The boldest thing Sheng Nianyi had ever done was probably turn her “crush” into her “husband.” When she learned that Huo Chengye was in a hurry to find someone to appease his family, Sheng Nianyi worked up the courage to offer herself. “Brother Chengye, I can help you.” Huo Chengye teased 8.1kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
27. 27 我 I've Liked You for Years 我喜欢你好多年了 Song Weishi宋蔚时Modern Romance179k WordsCompleted When the trending topics once again announce that superstar He and Shen Chaosui have gotten back together, He family fans can't even be bothered to go after Shen Chaosui anymore. They calmly reassure the newcomers that this happens all the time, it's no big deal, and their idol will soon clear things up. While everyone is watching the drama unfold, He Cinian posts a new Weibo. He Cinian V: It's true. @Shen Chaosui V He family fans and netizens: ????? What happened to clearing things up? He Cini 1.8kReads9.2Score198Shelves
28. 28 暗 Unrequited Love Is an Inner Monologue 暗恋是一场内心的独白 Xi Muqing汐慕青Modern Romance938k WordsCompleted [Schoolyard secret crush + win-her-back redemption arc] Happy ending. A story about me secretly loving someone who falls for my best friend. The heroine suffers first, then the hero. Because of the wounds left by her family, she has been sensitive and insecure since childhood. He, meanwhile, is outstanding in every way, a talented and popular figure at school. Little by little, she is drawn to him, and by the time she realizes it, she has fallen deeply in love. In high school, she secretly lov 4.2kReads7.0Score165Shelves
29. 29 明 A Public Rivalry, a Secret Love 明争暗恋 Ji Zhi霁之Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends + Mutual Secret Crush] [Airheaded Sweetheart X Cold, Scheming Type] Student representative Xu Youjing is handsome and distinguished, with the poise of a pine or cypress bathed in sunlight. Arts committee president Lin Xiyang is sweet, radiant, and talented, one of the school’s brightest stars. They’ve attended the same school for two years, but have never interacted. They’re so unfamiliar that they wouldn’t even glance at each other when passing by. That changes when they end 13.9kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
30. 30 惊 What a Shock! After a Blind Date, My Secret Crush Lured Me into a Whirlwind Marriage 惊！相亲后暗恋对象引诱我闪婚了 Shu Nian Is Susu舒念是苏苏Modern Romance632k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof laboratory technician heroine x roguishly handsome firefighter hero, secret crush + sweet romance + healing + personal growth + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion] Xu Jialan might never forget that hot, bitter afternoon when she ran straight into Shen Xichuan and got a can of ice-cold cola from him. It was the only sweetness she tasted that day. Later, that little bit of sweetness helped her through many difficult times. When they met again, they turned out to be each other 2kReads9.3Score235Shelves
31. 31 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 50.5kReads9.5Score5.9kShelves
32. 32 暗 My Secret Crush Became My Brother’s Coworker 暗恋对象成了我哥的同事 Zhu Ge朱戈Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted That year, Lin Zhixia was twenty-seven. She was a high school Chinese teacher, a career she'd chosen at her mother's urging because it was stable. After graduating from college, Zhixia returned to her old high school to teach Chinese. By chance, Lin Zhixia ran into the person she'd secretly loved in high school at the hospital. At first glance, she fell into his gaze. That familiar feeling stirred up inside her all at once, making her restless and unable to calm down for a long time. 643Reads8.8Score102Shelves
33. 33 今 Did You Recognize Your First Love Today? 今天你认出初恋了吗 Xi Xi Dong Dong西西东东Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Urban Sweet Romance] [Reunion After a Long Separation] [Mutual Devotion] An optimistic, upbeat woman and a proud, reserved man. Xia Xiaoliang has a first love she adores beyond measure, yet they pass each other without recognition. Yan Shaozhi listens to Xia Xiaoliang confess her feelings every day, wondering when this blind girl will finally recognize him. Xia Xiaoliang has always kept her first love close to her heart. He is her white moonlight, the cinnabar mark no one can dislodge, until on 120Reads9.3Score—Shelves
34. 34 等 Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落 Parting Year After Year岁岁别离Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted (The physical book of the same title is now available.) [Sweet healing romance + reunion after a long separation + secret crush comes true + devoted couple with mutual fidelity] A gentle novelist with social anxiety VS a cocky, charming criminal police officer What's it like to see again the person you fell for when you were young? - Back in school, Su Sui had a huge crush on a boy. He was the shining star everyone adored, so she hid her little feelings deep in her heart. She secretly wrote him 19.4kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves
35. 35 相 A Blind Date with My Secret Crush 相亲相到暗恋对象 Frying Longevity煎人寿寿Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Secret Crush Comes True + Reunion After Years Apart] If you can't forget someone, you'll meet again. What do you do when you run into your old high school crush on a blind date? Zhou Zhouzhou stayed happily single until she was twenty-eight, but in the end, even she couldn't escape being set up on a date. Who could have imagined she'd end up sitting across from her high school crush at the blind date corner, trading lines back and forth like it was a proper date? 2.8kReads9.1Score286Shelves
36. 36 他 He Says It's Not Too Late 他说不晚 Huohuo the Painter画画的火火Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion | Healing | A playboy turns over a new leaf | School days to city life | Reunited after years apart | Wealthy families] When they were young, Li Zhiwan stumbled out of a secluded alley, covered in blood, and collapsed to the ground. Gu Yuqian stood at the far end of the long alley, holding a black umbrella as he looked at the girl’s desperate, pleading eyes. In the end, the boy ran toward her, radiating cold, and saved her from the brink of despair. After that, whenever heavy 12.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    🔥A wealthy playboy × a resilient young woman! "Summer's Desire" is a heart-wrenching love story of redemption and reunion that will bring tears to your eyes! #WealthyFamily #ProdigalSonReturns #RedemptionLiterature #CampusToUrban #LongSeparationReunion #DoubleStrongAbusiveRomance--- ### 💥**Explosive Setting** - ** [Abyss of Wealthy Families]** Lu Chenzhou: Heir to a conglomerate, betraying his family's shackles, yet bowing down only for her: "Wen Wan, my name is a cage, but you are the key." - ** [Redemption in the Rainy Night]** Wen Wan: Dragged into hell by her gambling-addicted father, but pulled into his arms on a stormy night: "Why are you crying? I'm tough, enough for you to rely on for a lifetime." - ** [Second Male Lead's Critical Strike]** The rising star of the business world gently hands over a wedding ring: "Choose him, and you'll be covered in wounds; choose me, and I'll give you an entire business empire." --- ### 📖**Must-See Scenes** 1. ** [Rooftop Bloodshed]** He shields her from a knife, his white shirt soaked in blood, yet he grins roguishly: "Wen Wan, this scar is what you owe me, and I'll collect interest for a lifetime!" 2. ** [Ten Years Later Reunion]** At the banquet, she entered arm-in-arm with the second male lead. He smashed the champagne tower and sneered, "Miss Wen, is your new love worth even a finger of mine?" 3. ** [The Ultimate Choice]** On the eve of Lu's bankruptcy, he shoved a plane ticket into her hand: "Go, don't look back." She burned the ticket instead: "Lu Chenzhou, I'll jump into hell with you!" --- ### 🌧️**Hidden Sugar and Blade** - **His suit pocket**: Contained was a 5-yuan amulet she gave him in high school, its edges worn but still close to his body. **Her diary password**: 0815, the day of their reunion, also the day of their breakup on that rainy night --- ### 🍅**Tomato Hot Comments' Madness Record** 👉 **"Lu Chenzhou's charm is like sugar wrapped in shards of glass, Wen Wan's stubbornness is a knife piercing his heart!"** —Reader's five-star long review with a cough of blood👉 **"The second male lead's gentleness gave me a heart attack! Author, you know how to make people pound their beds in the middle of the night!"** —Over 18,000 highly-rated book reviews brought tears to many eyes 👉 **"From school uniforms to suits, from rooftops to boardrooms, this is the ultimate adult angst!"** —Comments pleading for a film/TV adaptation--- ### 📌**Reading Warnings** ⚠️ **Side Effects Include**: - Imagining a blood-stained, battle-damaged version of a white shirt - Developing a strange collecting urge for "amulet" - Frequently searching for "how to make the second male lead rise to the top" **Enter at your own risk!** **After reading, you might become a fan of Lu Chenzhou's career and can't stand seeing the second male lead breathe!** **A masterpiece reaching 620,000 words!** **From campus violence to business battles, a revolutionary work of redemption fiction. After reading, you'll only want to ask Wen Wan: Is your heart made of titanium alloy?!**

37. 37 日 A Promise to Journey Together Through Mountains and Rivers 日月同赴山河诺 Smiling Yoyo笑颜悠悠Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Mi Lan never dreamed that the boy she hadn’t seen in years, quiet and taciturn as ever, could love her so deeply. On a snowy night at her grave, he used his last breath to get justice for her, then fell beside her name and never woke again. Reborn, she tells thirteen-year-old Lu Fei: “As long as you want me here, I’ll be here.” With six years of companionship, she turns a lonely boy into a dazzling sun. And when that sun falls into darkness for her sake, she finally und 60Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 爱 Falling for a Tough Girl From the Urban Village 爱上城中村女痞子 Rain Sends Dust雨送尘Urban221k WordsCompleted He's a country boy who made it big; she's a rich second-generation city girl. He's an honest man; she's a tough-talking tomboy. His defining traits are being poor and stubborn. He lives in a tiny room in an urban village, and at twenty-seven, he's still single. She's genuinely tough, with money, looks, and a whole group of young, beautiful bodyguards and girlfriends. They should never have crossed paths. But one chance late-night entanglement brought their fates together, and they fell in l 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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39. 39 他 The Girl He Brought Home Walked into My Room 他带回的女生，走进了我房间 Rain Sends Dust雨送尘17k WordsCompleted The girl he brought home walked into my room 225Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 761Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of the male protagonist's unrequited love for the female protagonist, their separation after many years of growing up, and their reunion.

41. 41 闺 My Best Friend Wants to Snare a Rich Husband, but I Want to Make It on My Own 闺蜜要钓金龟婿，我要成就我自己 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted A powerful, straightforward man pursues his wife with passion and flair, acting fast, accurately, and decisively. The top student heroine is levelheaded about love and marriage, both sweet and alluring, with an inner strength and stability. Four female college students support one another, growing toward the sun and following the light. Mi Lailai has met Zhou Suhui three times in all. Every time, he speaks bluntly and gets straight to the point, always aiming to wrap things up quickly. The first 300Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new storyline unfolds: a powerful tycoon pursues his wife with a direct, passionate, and doting approach; a brilliant female protagonist navigates love with rationality, a story that is both pure and alluring, yet sweet; four female college students support each other, growing towards the light; genuine affection abounds in the bonds of family, friendship, and love.

42. 42 何 Why the Childhood Sweetheart Waited for Her Childhood Friend 何以青梅，终候竹马 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪10k WordsCompleted How Childhood Sweethearts Waited at Last for Their One True Love 122Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For over a decade, they were classmates. The young man, lacking tenderness, approached the girl he liked only through jokes. The girl, entering puberty, became sensitive, focused solely on her studies, and deliberately cut off contact with him before starting university. He, with mediocre grades and feelings of inferiority, hastily returned to his hometown, married, and started a business, facing numerous hardships in life. They reunited in their thirties at work. He had risen from the ashes to become a senior legal executive, overcoming years and trials to fulfill the unfulfilled love of his youth.

43. 43 我 Do I Still Love Her? 我，还爱她？ Jian Xi Erer简兮尔尔Modern Romance242k WordsOngoing Urban Romance | Reunion | Unrequited Love | The Aesthetics of a Bad Ending | A Regretful Ending | Realistic Heartbreak I’ve been writing this for ages, but hardly anyone reads it. I’m so sad, sob sob. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "After failing the civil service exam twice, I'm actually dating the CEO's son?!" "Your high school classmate, Yu Qiu, is just an ordinary undergraduate from a non-prestigious university." "In terms of education and future prospects, how are you a match for him?" "You're a 25-year-old PhD graduate from overseas, young and promising, good-looking, what kind of girlfriend can't you find?" Yu Qiu: A non-prestigious university graduate who failed the civil service exam twice and works under Yin Zhihao's father. Jian Yi: Yu Qiu's high school classmate, undergraduate from Fudan University's medical school, PhD from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, still has feelings for Yu Qiu. Yin Zhihao: A Fudan University graduate, a selected civil servant, who has developed feelings for Yu Qiu over time. His father is the president of a company in Yancheng, and his mother is the vice president of Yancheng's First Hospital.

44. 44 暗 The Day He Rejected My Confession, He Carried Me Off on the Spot 暗恋被拒绝那天，他当场把我扛走了 Tangerine Sand桔沙18k WordsCompleted The day my secret crush turned me down, he scooped me up and carried me off right then and there. 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Unrequited love reunites them. In the first two lifetimes, the woman pursued the man relentlessly, only to be rejected twice. In the second lifetime, the man pursued the woman again, leading to a reconciliation after a period of intense pursuit. Did they finally resolve their misunderstandings in this life?

45. 45 我 I Gave You My Heart, Could You Try to Love Me? 我的心给你了，能不能试着喜欢我 Hermit of Xiangshan Creek香山溪客Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fake siblings + rekindled romance + business warfare and political intrigue + strong female lead + women's growth + inspirational career story] [Mad CEO and beautiful, powerful, ambitious woman in an intense battle of wills] Pudong University is packed with talented students. Liang Feng is a gifted young man, arrogant about his talent and devoted only to his goddess, Hua Ling. One rainy night, he fell for her. Then, in a single moment, his dream was shattered. Five years later, they meet again, 1.4kReads9.5Score104Shelves

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    [Pseudo-siblings + love-hate relationship + reconciliation + wife-chasing drama + sweet and angsty] It's so good, you can't stop watching! It's incredibly addictive!

46. 46 我 My Down-on-His-Luck Contract Boyfriend 我的落难合约男友 Snow Drifting Through the Borderlands边城飘雪Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts, contract romance, she pursues him early on, then he chases his wife] Lin Xiaoxiao pursued Luo Zheng for years, following him from their small town to Hong Kong for graduate school. She loved him with all her heart, but Luo Zheng always seemed out of reach. Then a sudden turn of events sent the once dazzling, confident Luo Zheng tumbling into the depths, with nowhere left to turn. Lin Xiaoxiao handed him a contract: pretend to be a couple for six months, no intimacy, and t 272Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unrequited love is a long, one-woman show, unknown to anyone, a performance Lin Xiaoxiao has sung for years. She follows in Luo Zheng's footsteps, traveling from a small town to a bustling port city, silently waiting and giving. When he is at his lowest point, with nowhere else to turn, she summons all her courage, exchanging a contract for a brief romantic relationship. Intimacy and affection are forbidden, but the human heart is unpredictable, and love has already quietly crossed those boundaries.

47. 47 重 Only When We Reunited Did I Learn He’d Waited for Me All Through Our Youth 重逢才知，他等了我整个青春 Exquisitely Clear玲笼剔透18k WordsCompleted Only When We Met Again Did I Learn He Had Waited for Me All Through My Youth 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I got proposed to right after breaking up! The newly arrived director confessed his love directly: I've waited for you for seven whole years. (It gets better and better as you read on!! [Shy]

48. 48 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead, who suffered from a lack of love, tormented by her family of origin, and nearly became depressed in the early stages, has finally overcome her hardships! After the male lead's soul transmigrates into her body, he protects her and helps her transform into a cool and capable goddess. The story of the wealthy heir chasing after his wife is incredibly moving, offering a powerful sense of redemption. It's so touching, you'll cry buckets! ☝️

49. 49 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2.8kReads—Score121Shelves
50. 50 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 176Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book!! It's a modern romance novel about a long-lost couple reuniting and unrequited love [thumbs up][thumbs up]. It's been so long since I've seen such a refreshing male lead; finally, he's not a school bully!!! This book truly lives up to its title; the love between the male and female leads is so innocent and budding, it feels like going back to my own student days!! I highly recommend this book to anyone interested.

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