I Cried My Eyes Out Reading a Bad Ending, Give Me Some Short Modern Romance Stories About Secret Crushes With Happy Endings!!! 看了be文哭死我，来点现言暗恋短篇文，要he！！！

1. 1 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 1kReads8.6Score174Shelves

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   The first book is recommended to be read at night. It has great staying power and made me cry to death. The other two books are very good.

2. 2 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 85.4kReads9.6Score15.1kShelves
3. 3 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 67.5kReads9.7Score12.1kShelves
4. 4 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 4.2kReads9.4Score650Shelves

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   "Bamboo Horse School Boy, Do You Like Me" HE "I Only Peeped at Him" Story Summary: Love is a game for the brave, Chen Nan is a coward, so she failed "Marry when you save enough and you like it" Story Summary: The male protagonist had confused thoughts when he first got together with the female protagonist, which really pissed me off. I would definitely not mind if the female protagonist was so considerate. The repeated disappointments made the female protagonist disappointed in the male protagonist she had secretly loved for many years, and she chose to break up. After realizing that she had lost herself in front of the male protagonist, the female protagonist decided to be herself after the breakup and shine, and the male protagonist began a long road to chase his wife (in the end, HE)

5. 5 我 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 15kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
6. 6 攒 When I’ve Saved Up Enough Love, We’ll Get Married 攒够了喜欢就结婚 Mo Shang Qiu茉上秋Modern Romance798k WordsCompleted Shang Lu and Bai Zhi are both names of medicinal herbs. One day, Dr. Shen took on a female patient. Bai Zhi: “I was poisoned by you many years ago, and nothing can cure me. Please tell me, Dr. Shen, how am I supposed to get better?” Shang Lu put on a solemn air and said, with a straight face, “How about fighting poison with poison?” Bai Zhi: “How long until I’m cured?” Shang Lu took off his gold-rimmed glasses, leaned close to her ear, and whispered, “A lifetime!” (A warm, sweet story about a se 713Reads8.9Score104Shelves
7. 7 偷 Secretly in Love 偷偷恋慕 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Roguishly handsome hero + sweet, well-behaved girl] [Secret crush comes true + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Zhou Jingsi once found a pink love letter tucked inside his math textbook. The young girl's handwriting was elegant, her strokes shy and hesitant. The letter was short and unsigned, containing only one line: “Seeing you today, I suddenly wanted to take you to Kekexili to see the sea.” Wen Shu did two daring things in her life. First, she wrote a 50.9kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves

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   Out of one hundred friends, ninety-nine said he was not a good man. But her heartbeat told her that he was. Wen Shu is stubborn. Unless she gives up, no one can hold her back.

8. 8 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 63.3kReads9.5Score12kShelves

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   The first one was really about the difficult-to-please heroine whose personality caused by family reasons made her afraid to love others, which really made her cry. The fourth book is so sad and has an open ending. Even though the last one is a HE novel, it pokes my cruelty in the middle.

9. 9 泛 Daydreams Run Wild 泛滥白日梦 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads190k WordsCompleted #He told me he loved me 365 times, but not a single one was true# Rekindled romance / loving and hurting each other / a balanced mix of sweet and angsty / HE / groveling to win her back / slight sci-fi Flirtatious, spoiled crown prince vs. cold, withdrawn patient Amnesiac, goofy at first, then a sickly, possessive puppy-like lover vs. aloof genius beauty I found a little dog in a garbage dump. Later, he became my boyfriend. The handsome guy hauling bricks at the construction site is my boyfrie 294Reads9.4Score106Shelves
10. 10 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
11. 11 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 24.2kReads9.7Score4.7kShelves
12. 12 刚 Stolen at Birth, She Was Burned to Death by Her Heartless Family 刚出生被偷走，冷血家人将她烧死 Orange, You’ll Never Get Enough橙子你爱不完Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The Sister-Chasing Regret Tour] [An Invincible Female-Led Power Fantasy] [Absolutely No Forgiveness] [The Heroine Shines on Her Own] Before she was reborn, Fu Nian was the Fu family's biological daughter, lost and raised elsewhere. Desperate for the affection of the family she had only just found, she gave way to her adopted younger sister in everything. In the end, her sister plotted her death, while her biological parents and brothers spat insults at her and didn't even show up for her funera 2.2kReads8.9Score292Shelves
13. 13 糟 Oh No! He Always Favors Her 糟糕！他总是偏爱她 Cherry Blossom Clouds樱云漫Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance + Devoted Couple + Reunion After Years Apart + Second Chance at Love + Sweet, Obedient-Looking Heroine vs. Sweet, Naive Rich Boy] Lin Shuangjing of Class Eight, Grade Eleven, is pure, quiet, and a well-behaved top student. Tan Yanzhi is the young master of Lin City's Tan family, a notorious school bully and the school's worst student. The two couldn't be more different, but they end up together. Lin Shuangjing says, “Don't fall in love with me. My sweet, obedient nature is just a 533Reads8.9Score100Shelves
14. 14 替 Reborn After Six Years as a Substitute Favorite: I Make the Tyrant's Heart Ache 替宠六年重生，虐得暴君心肝疼 I'm Drifting Deep in the Sea我在深飘飘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “You’re so cold and heartless. Do you think one day you might love someone who doesn’t love you back?” “No.” His voice was flat. He didn’t even look at her as he turned and walked away. She froze, her heart shattering. Six years of being cherished, and in the end, it had all been a lie. But so what? At the very depths of despair, she had been born from obsession. One day, she returned to the age of five. Looking at the pitiful child everyone could bully at will, she wanted to throw back her head 2.5kReads8.5Score169Shelves

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    The plot at the back of the first book to tell the truth is a bit hard to explain, but the front part is still ok [awkward laugh] The second book is about crushing on the aesthetic ceiling of be, it is very real, and in the end it really makes me cry [crying] The third book is Bai Yueguang, the first world will really make me cry to death "I can't wait for him anymore" really makes me cry to death [almost crying]

15. 15 白 Even in Death, She Is a Beautiful White Moonlight 白月光她连死都美 Grape Tea葡萄茶茶Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted Ending: Bad Ending | No CP | Read with caution | Everyone has had a moonlight that belonged to them alone, lighting the path ahead. The scholar was adrift and disheartened; the prince was despondent and had given up on himself; the senior brother was down on his luck and had no one to rely on... Only after meeting her did they learn what true love and deep devotion meant. Wen Qing committed suicide, and the System found her because she could neither obtain a utopian love as everlasting as the fl 4.8kReads8.8Score309Shelves
16. 16 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 74.3kReads9.6Score9.1kShelves

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    Recommended star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

17. 17 见 Into the Wild 见野 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] Xia Wanwan died suddenly after spending twenty years tightening screws at a factory. To her surprise, she was reborn. But why had the factory director's son from her previous life shown up in this one? Jiang Ye, the big shot at No. 1 High School, had somehow taken an interest in Xia Wanwan. Everyone thought Xia Wanwan had offended Jiang Ye and that her days were about to get rough. At last, one day, Jiang Ye and Xia Wanwan got into a huge argument, and he 6.5kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
18. 18 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 9.2kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
19. 19 怪 The Strange Old Granny 怪婆婆 Snowdrop雪滴花8k WordsCompleted The Weird Old Woman —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is very nice. Short and sweet!

20. 20 炙 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 42.8kReads9.6Score5.2kShelves

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    ①Redemption story, the heroine chases after the male protagonist after rebirth and redeems the hero. ②Sweet pet story, both male and female protagonists have mouths, super sweet!!! He article ③The heroine is a vampire, not abusive and a bit suspenseful (and the ratings are very high!!!)

21. 21 冷 The Ice-Cold Vampire Princess Is Spoiled into a Little Sweetheart by Him 冷冰冰的血族公主被他宠成小甜宝 Lou Xiaozhou楼小舟Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Vampires, sweet romance, mystery] To save her elder brother, Sheng Chuyang, princess of the vampire clan, tore out her own heart atop the city wall. When she awoke again, she was at her own funeral, about to be cremated. - Everyone in Huayang knew the Sheng family had a notorious second daughter, while the Bo family had a mysterious, low-profile Sixth Master Bo. Wherever the second daughter of the Sheng family went after coming back from the dead, a murder followed. Meanwhile, Sixth Master Bo, 7.1kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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