A School Romance With a Tragic Ending: Sweet at First, Heartbreaking in the End 校园里男女主的虐文，开头甜，结尾虐的那种

1. 1 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 82.4kReads9.7Score14.9kShelves

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   This book about secret love is super beautiful. Boys are the motivation for girls to study but they are not together. There is also a book written by me called Missing You Unforgettable

2. 2 她 She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了 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 97.4kReads9.6Score17.1kShelves

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   She was sweet in the front, but cruel in the back. She died on the day after the college entrance examination.

3. 3 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 74.9kReads9.5Score14.3kShelves

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   "You Broke Your Promise" is really sad!! The male and female protagonists had a crush on each other, but they didn't make it to the end. The female protagonist died and the male protagonist fell in love with someone else. "The Little Sad Thing of Secret Love" was really hard on me and I cried for a long time.

4. 4 乞 Begging for Love 乞欢 Tang Li Li棠梨离Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted [Heartbreak]+ [Unrequited Love]+ [School Romance, Bad Ending] [Redemption × Quirky, Spirited Girl × Aloof, Cold, Introverted Boy] Xia Wei was a beautiful girl who had just transferred into the class. Wild-tempered, impatient, and bold, she soon became famous throughout No. 14 High School. A gorgeous top student, she was both beautiful and formidable. People nicknamed her the Queen of Thorns. At eighteen, Xia Wei was bright and sunny, warming everyone around her like a little sun. So many student 34Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   This book is not only a secret love story, but also a campus abuse story. You can read it.

5. 5 除 Everyone Knows This Secret Except You 除你之外都知道这个秘密 Really Want to Try Old Beijing Fermented Mung Bean Juice特想尝老北京豆汁儿Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted [Scatterbrained little ray of sunshine × sharp-tongued top student] You ask what happened after that. Well, after that… Xiang Nan was once Sheng Gu’s light. When they meet again, Sheng Gu decides to become the one who chases the light. You just stand in the light. I’ll stay behind you and protect you, whether you can see me or not. Xiang Nan watches the sharp-tongued college genius who keeps showing up in front of her every day: “Oh no, why am I starting to fall for him?” “Does he actually lik 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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   High school campus! It was so sweet at first, but so cruel later on! At the beginning of the story, the male protagonist has a crush on the female protagonist. In the middle of the story, the male and female protagonists have a crush on each other. At the end of the story, it is about missing out, regret, and liking you. In the end, it becomes a secret known to everyone except you!

6. 6 放 Protect Me After School 放学保护我 Qi Can栖璨Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Complete❗❗] [Campus + Secret Crush + Urban + Lighthearted Comedy + Tragedy + Healing + Both Leads Pure + Bad Ending] The roguishly handsome, devoted Lu Yannian VS the resilient, sensitive Ruan Yi’an The day they first met. Thirteen-year-old Lu Yannian was bullied by a group of bad boys. He curled up in a dark alley and buried his head as he sobbed. A mysterious girl rushed forward and fearlessly stood in front of him. “How dare you bully one of your own in broad daylight? Are you even human?” 296Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is really beautiful. The male protagonist and the female protagonist love each other very much. In the finale, they both died. They cried to death [cry][cry][cry][cry][cry][cry] It's sweet first and then cruel. I suggest you read it. 👇👇👇👇👇👇

7. 7 言 Yan Xi's Bad Ending 言溪be Kitty Cat mm猫小猫mmModern Romance101k WordsCompleted Tang Xi and Xiao Shaoyan met, grew close, and fell in love when they were young. They both thought their relationship was fate. A few chance encounters brought them closer, and after Xiao Shaoyan pursued her with earnest devotion, they became a couple. They made rings together, carefully prepared gifts for each other, planned to take the same university entrance exams, and looked forward to getting married. But just when they thought they would be happy together for the rest of their lives, ever 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The beginning of this is very sweet, and it is a little funny at the beginning, very sweet, but in the end it is cruel to death, the male protagonist is dead, the female protagonist is crazy, crying to death, it is so sad, it will be over soon [crying] [crying] [crying]

8. 8 半 Half-Mountain Ferry: No Shore Beyond, So I Make a Way 半山渡：彼岸无岸，我开路 Get Me得我Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted A boy’s pursuit of pleasure turns into a youth filled with the bittersweet aches of growing up. [Depressed, frail, adored-by-all campus beauty × a battlefield of love rivals | 1990s school days | bittersweet youth, tragic ending | push and pull | dissociative identity | based on a true story] Who can save her shattered soul? ① The domineering class monitor: “Even if I can’t win your heart, I’ll have you.” Du Qinghuan bit her lower lip. “You wouldn’t dare!” His desire got the better of him. “Gues 94Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Such a sweet campus article, I didn't expect it to be so cruel later on. It's worth reading. I recommend it to you. The author's writing style is very good.

9. 9 是 A Coward in Love 是暗恋的胆小鬼 Banana Too Wild蕉太浪Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Secret Crush Comes True] [He Gets His Comeuppance for Chasing Her Too Late] [Angsty Romance] Chen Xu was the only person Jiang Yi ever loved during her youth, and the one she could never forget. But who wasn’t a coward with a secret crush back then? Long after graduation, Jiang Yi could still remember what they had been like. But when they met again, everything had changed. The last thing she heard about him was that he was getting married. When you’re young, you can’t help seeing t 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The previous story is about the female protagonist's secret love. The male protagonist is also a little bit moved, but in order to fight against his mother, the male protagonist chooses to use the most despicable means. He trades and falls in love with a girl to resist the oppression of his mother. However, the male protagonist can't help but like the female protagonist. However, because of the pressure of his mother, he and the female protagonist don't know that the male protagonist likes her and is not taking advantage of her. The female protagonist leaves, and the ending is super sadistic.

10. 10 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance 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 16.9kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves

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    The first three books are all kind of sadistic stories, and I often forget that they are sadistic stories. They are really sadistic and heart-wrenching. They are very sweet at first, but the final result is be. In the second book, the final ending is that the female protagonist dies and the male protagonist falls in love with someone else. Eh! It's so cruel! The last one is a small sweet book recommended for babies to buffer against

11. 11 余 All I Want for the Rest of My Life Is to Win Your Heart 余生只想追到你 West Sea Long Bridge西海长桥Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted Back then, Nie Xiao was restless. He didn’t understand what it meant to like someone, had never experienced it, and couldn’t be bothered to think about it. But then he met her, and the great devil discovered he wanted more. He wanted to see everything she kept safe, and could never get enough of her faint fragrance. It made him sneeze, but he was hooked. Years later, when he saw her again, he said, “These years apart, I’ve wanted to get drunk, fight, race cars, cry, and done everything you could 31Reads8.8Score—Shelves
12. 12 无 A Silent Kindness 无声恩 Ke En刻恩Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, two endings, mute and unhinged, twists, two strong leads, second male lead takes the lead, school, suspense, childhood sweethearts, campus heartthrob and beauty] “I like you. Even if you really are crazy, I still like you!” “I was born in the depths of misery. I can't drag you down with me.” “She isn't just my little sister!” “Tell me, do two people count as a ‘rabble’?” “Yan Qianlin, you owe me an explanation!” “What do I owe you?” “Xiaoyi, I... love you.” 264Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The campus novel, be, starts out sweet, but turns violent in the end.

13. 13 怀 Embracing Her Skirt 怀裙 The Bucket at One in the Morning凌晨一点的桶Modern Romance117k WordsOngoing “The cicadas were louder that year than ever before. Branches outside the classroom grew wildly, yet could never block out the blazing sun. The words carved into the wall almost became a secret kept forever.” Years after they parted, Xia Shier ran into Xie Siyan at a company reunion. Unlike back in school, he now seemed more mature and composed. He knew she was there, yet never once looked her way. Later, at the company’s grand awards ceremony, he was the only one to receive an award. Even as h 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I pushed it because I liked it. At first I thought it was Sweet Campus, but I didn't expect the twist in the middle and I exclaimed.

14. 14 吻 Kiss Me and Say You Like Me 吻你说喜欢 Extra-Large Soup Dumpling超大小笼包Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted Written for freedom and hope, and for the faraway places we have never seen... [Stray dog story | Small-town redemption | Sweet-and-angsty romance | School life] At the beginning of the story, she arrives in an unfamiliar little town, defiant and self-reliant, her pride and sharp edges intact. People have told her she was born under an unlucky star, but she couldn’t care less. Whether her life is fortunate or not is up to her. * There’s a boy in town who, according to the rumors, is gloomy and 585Reads9.3Score108Shelves

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    Then this book fits perfectly, campus redemption be, the male protagonist is a little wolfdog, and the female protagonist is a cool girl. How sweet the beginning is, how cruel it will be later on, and each sad point is slowly laid out. In the end, it will become more and more uncomfortable, and the more you watch, the sadder it becomes. At the end, I completely collapsed and cried like a dog, but I found that this ending is the best ending. Sisters, go and see it [crying] [crying] [crying]

15. 15 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 112.9kReads9.7Score17.9kShelves
16. 16 云 When the Clouds Are Deep and the Waters Clear 云深清浅时 Running East and West东奔西顾Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted Xiao Yunxing is the dashing, top-of-the-class heartthrob admired by every girl at school: someone to admire from afar, but never touch. Yet he smiles only for Chen Qinghuan, the “childhood sweetheart” who transfers to his school, and spoils her in every way. Chen Qinghuan is a proud, domineering, yet adorably naive math genius. Math is her talent, and loving him is her dream. She stays by his side, always. One waits, the other pursues, and together they earn places at their dream university. Aft 19.2kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves
17. 17 我 I Told You I Love You in Heaven 我在天堂说爱你 Ling Xi灵希Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted At fifteen, Junxi accidentally got blood from an AIDS patient into one of his wounds and contracted the disease. From then on, his normal life was completely upended, and he lived in constant fear that he could die at any moment. But Li Poxiao never left his side, giving him the courage to carry on. Through his pain, he smiled through his tears. “Brother Junxi, my greatest wish is to become your bride. You have to fight to stay alive, because… this is a dream only you can help me fulfill.” A lov 980Reads9.5Score200Shelves
18. 18 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 18.8kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
19. 19 他 He Said Love Came Too Late 他说爱情已迟暮 Plain Years素年Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted When Lu Huaizuo was a child, a master read his fortune and said he was destined to lack sweetness. He scoffed. Who cared about sweets? It wasn't until that drizzly day, when he brought her ashes home in his arms, that he understood what he lacked was her... Tang Su always thought love meant that you loved me, I loved you, and we were both happy together. It wasn't until Lu Huaizuo sent her to prison with his own hands, and she saw him sharing tender moments with another woman as she lay dying, t 2.5kReads7.4Score253Shelves
20. 20 他 He Lives in the Moonlight 他住在月光里 Wan'er Jiujiu莞尔啾啾Urban216k WordsCompleted A moving story about a young woman with depression who gradually finds the courage to confront it and fight back. 264Reads9.4Score—Shelves
21. 21 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 25.5kReads9.7Score5kShelves
22. 22 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 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On the day of receiving the marriage certificate, the heroine disappeared in front of the hero, and everything was like a dream when the wedding candy fell to the ground.

23. 23 青 Youthful Drifters 青春散客 Stranger in the Misty Rain陌客烟雨天Modern Romance81k WordsCompleted Youth: a sudden parting. Pretending I’d lost all the sunshine, as the clouds and wind grew up together, I remembered all those scenes from the past. When time slipped a ring onto the finger of the years, I missed you. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 78.5kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
25. 25 薄 Bo Yu, I Don't Dare Love You Anymore 薄欲，我不敢再爱你了 Mu Ziliangchen慕梓凉尘Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted Su Qingwu had been married to Bo Yu for five years, and he had trampled her sincere love until it was shattered to pieces. She thought he really was as cold as the rumors said, even in bed, utterly devoid of emotion. But after Bai Xiaoxiao returned, Su Qingwu realized that Bo Yu hadn’t been born cold and indifferent. He knew better than anyone how to treat someone with tenderness and affection. Su Qingwu was left battered and broken, eventually losing all feeling. When she returned in full fin 1.7kReads7.0Score102Shelves
26. 26 办 Secret Office Marriage: Mr. Shen, Will You Sign? 办公室隐婚：沈先生，签字吗 Before the Flowers Fall花未落Modern Romance388k WordsOngoing Rumor has it that Shen Sihuang has loved one woman devotedly for ten years. And Wen Fei, through an accident, became his secret lover: by day, his most capable assistant; by night, his most satisfying partner. Then the woman he loved returned, and Wen Fei found out she was pregnant. She knew it was time for her to leave. She left a letter of resignation, planning to take his child and disappear. But he stopped her on the road. “Feifei, where do you think you're going with my child?” Wen Fei fear 587Reads8.9Score—Shelves
27. 27 玫 The Rose Crown 玫瑰冠冕 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 81.9kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
28. 28 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 3.7kReads9.3Score357Shelves

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    The situation of women in ancient times was miserable! Resist! Rise up [laughs]

29. 29 相 Longing Cannot Dispel Sorrow 相思不解愁 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [College campus + unrequited love + love that can’t be returned + depression] Xu Shijie secretly loved Lin Mengying, but when she didn’t return his feelings, he transferred his affections to Chen Miaohan. Treated as a stand-in, Chen Miaohan grew despondent and took her own life for love. Xu Zhi styled himself a ladies’ man, falling for one person after another, but ended up all alone. Beware of thieves, fires, and best friends: Li Meiqi specialized in stealing her friends’ love interests, and en 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very well written, highly recommended. !!

30. 30 何 He Fang Luyuan 何方路圆圆 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted [Sweet and spicy + mutual devotion + sweet romance + wealthy CEO] “From beginning to end, all I’ve ever wanted is to marry the girl I’ve loved from afar!” That was He Yanzheng’s one and only wish. He Yanzheng had grown up surrounded by every luxury, but after meeting her, he willingly made sacrifices and changed himself, all because he wanted to be part of her future. The clearheaded top student Lu Yuanyuan was focused on her exams and refused to date, yet she found herself pursued by a persiste 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The second son of a wealthy family in Beijing vs. The obedient schoolgirl

31. 31 站 At the Crossroads of Love and Marriage 站在爱与婚姻的十字路口 A Heart Born of Clear Skies and Gentle Breezes光风霁月自生怀Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted “Yu Meiren: Written on a Visit to My Alma Mater” “After many years, I return to the place where I studied, and memories drift on the gentle breeze. I recite poems by the stone boat until moonlight shines, while rippling waters reflect green silhouettes. Though I have come here, my heart remains; I wave goodbye and take my leave. How many kindred spirits can one find in life? Even after roaming the ends of the earth, I still think of my classmates.” Xu Ming combined the refined pleasures of a man —Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Good story, inspiring, great staying power

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