Any High School Romance Novels With a Young, Tender Feel and a Slow Pace? 有没有高中恋爱文，青涩又慢节奏的

1. 201 朝 A Future to Look Forward to, Morning and Night 朝暮可盼 Jin Rongyi金容易Modern Romance139k WordsCompleted Cheerful, healing, adorably goofy art student × aloof on the outside, warm-hearted and proud academic ace On the second day after Shen Mu transferred schools, her homeroom teacher assigned her to Lin Lizhao, the grade's top student and resident “ice block.” People said he was cold and taciturn. Even classmates who had been with him for three years didn't dare strike up a conversation. Then one day, the usually stone-faced top student cornered her in the stairwell, his voice low and plaintive. “D 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Slow pace, feelings grow over time

2. 202 学 Top Student, Don't Hide. The Campus Heartthrob Is Crazy About You 学霸别躲，校草他超爱 Jin Rongyi金容易7k WordsCompleted Top Student, Don’t Hide. The Campus Heartthrob Is Really Into You 7Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 社 My Socially Anxious Desk Mate, the Campus Belle, Helps Me Turn My Life Around 社恐校花同桌？陪我逆袭人生 Yu Zhou Wan渝舟挽Urban100k WordsOngoing [Slow-Burn Healing] [Everyday Campus Romance] [Bottom-of-the-Class Underdog * Top Student] [Mutual Devotion] In her senior year of high school, Fengcheng No. 1 High School welcomed a transfer student: Xu You, a breathtaking beauty hailed as the most gorgeous girl on campus. She was a cool, aloof top student who always ranked first and a campus goddess admired by everyone, yet she suffered from severe social anxiety and hid a deep-rooted insecurity no one knew about. Lin Yu, the school's bottom —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A new book, a youthful and innocent high school romance novel; interested readers can check it out.

4. 204 人 Life Is Good, So Let’s Have Our Fill of Joy 人生得意许尽欢 Man Tianyi漫天一Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [Campus + urban life + youth + teacher-student romance + age gap + both inexperienced in love + secret crush + bickering couple + mutual healing] [Bright, bold ray of sunshine × gentle, mature older man] Xu Jinhuan first met Shen Guo on campus, where he became her homeroom teacher. At first, Xu Jinhuan thought Shen Guo was no different from the other teachers, except that he was younger and better-looking. She didn’t think much of him. He favored good students and academic high achievers, and 1.9kReads—Score221Shelves

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   High school campus, teachers and students

5. 205 假 What If I Were a Parasitic Vine? 假如我是菟丝花 Refining Ice Moon炼冰月Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted Signed for a print edition, publication pending | Instinctive attraction | Pure love in the early stages | Passionate love in the later stages | When they first met, Su Yunluo never dared imagine that Xie Chen would actually seduce her. After all, back then he was the teacher's pride and joy, the top student admired by the whole school, the God of Xie. Everyone said that this God of Xie was aloof and chaste, untouchable, and above worldly concerns. Only Su Yunluo quietly saw through it. It was a 72.9kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves

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   This is a high school romance.

6. 206 咫 Summer Just Within Reach 咫尺盛夏 Used to Being Forgotten l习惯被遗忘lUrban100k WordsCompleted [Semi-autobiographical and realistic, no melodramatic angst, dual perspectives, based on true experiences] Our parents always said, “Wait until college to start dating. You’ll meet someone more worthwhile then.” So I listened and waited, tucking every flutter of my heart away in a drawer, like letters I would never send. But when I finally stepped onto a college campus, I realized People flowed past me, their eyes clear and empty, devoid of anything at all. Suddenly, I thought of the girl from 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Let me recommend one of my own, which is more geared towards everyday life.

7. 207 我 I’m Just a Nobody, So Why Does the Campus Belle Keep Looking at Me? 我只是透明，校花怎么一直看我？ Fu Lei f赋泪fUrban370k WordsOngoing [Everyday Romance, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story!!!] After the high school classes were reshuffled, Xu Zhou, who had always kept a low profile and stayed quiet, barely noticeable like a breath of air, suddenly realized that Shen Zhi, the cool and outstanding campus belle admired by everyone in their grade, was always looking at him. In class, in the hallways, by the sports field, and after evening study, her gaze would always find its way to him. She remembered his habits, showed him little kindn 28Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 那 That Evening, the Sunset and You 那天傍晚，夕阳与你 Daoist Adept学道真人Urban130k WordsCompleted I firmly believe an ordinary, peaceful life is the life for me. I stick to eating, sleeping, and taking my cat for walks every day! I know death follows us like a shadow, but damn it, you can’t make me find that out at eighteen! At least let me make it past twenty!!! Dating? Ha, no way. Not even a dog would date! I will! Who doesn’t want a sweet romance? What? The big sis who disappeared years ago is back? And she came all this way just to make my wish come true! Love, here I come!!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first two books were very good, at least they caught my eye. The third book was written by myself, and I wanted to write about the cowardice and inferiority of a timid person.

9. 209 在 Secretly in Love with You in Midsummer 在盛夏暗恋你 Sweet as a Round Bun甜甜如圆Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Well-Behaved, Hardworking Girl x Sincere, Gentle Boy] [One-on-One, Both Pure + First Love + School Romance + Unrequited Love Becomes Mutual + Reunion After Years Apart + Female Lead’s Perspective + Extra Sweet + Happy Ending] This is a little story about a secret crush. Lin Simian has a secret: after the high school entrance exams, she fell for a boy she had met only once. Her three years of unrequited love in high school were like fizzy soda, bittersweet and bubbling nonstop. Gu Jingyu was an 5.9kReads8.8Score788Shelves

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   The whole story is very sweet. It's a campus romance novel where the female lead has a crush on the male lead for three years, is rejected after confessing, and then the male lead pursues her in college. The writing is good, the plot is good, and the characters are well-developed. If you like romance novels, you should check this one out. It's really good!

10. 210 回 Back Before You Became the Light 回到你成为光之前 Jiujiu Doesn't Want to Work 996酒酒不想996Modern Romance300k WordsOngoing [Qi Shengnan × Shen Yanzhou → one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first + fictional setting + mutual salvation + a touch of ensemble cast] When Qi Shengnan was six, she once met a very handsome person in the park near her home. Strangely, a red scarf was draped over his thigh. She gave him a strawberry-flavored candy and her umbrella too... When high school began, Qi Shengnan ended up in the same class as Shen Yanzhou, the top student in the city. She ran, he chased, and she wished s 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

11. 211 渝 Love in Chongqing 渝恋 You Li from Black Rock Island黑岩岛的尤荔Urban348k WordsCompleted Everyone has someone in their youth whose every move can affect their mood. For Lin Yu, that person is Chen Nian. I hope you enjoy reading, and please don't flame me if the writing isn't very good. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super sweet campus romance

12. 212 穆 The Riverside Scene of Muling 穆棱上河图 Batu拔都Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted The Muling River is an important river in eastern Heilongjiang and the largest tributary on the left bank of the Ussuri River. It runs for 834 kilometers and drains an area of 18,427 square kilometers, passing through Muling City, Jixi City, Jidong County, Mishan City, and Hulin City. Locals call it the “Mother River.” I was fortunate enough to live there until I came of age. I left as an adult and have never been back. Some memories of people and things from those days are still vivid, and ther 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High school life. Pure and beautiful times. Love and friendship were crystal clear.

13. 213 春 Spring and Moonlight 春与月光 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance116k WordsCompleted [A Million Readers' Highly Praised Favorite! Childhood Friends / Secret Crush Comes True / Tension Builds / One-on-One, Sweet Romance!] After a family crisis, Zhou Yue temporarily moves in with Lin Qi. The two grew up together and have always been close. Zhou Yue's striking looks and height, along with his excellent grades, make him the center of attention. As everyone keeps probing, Lin Qi repeatedly insists otherwise. What Lin Qi doesn't know is that, in Zhou Yue's heart, he built himself a ga 40.1kReads9.7Score5.7kShelves
14. 214 他 He Even Thinks Falling in Love Is Blasphemy 他连心动，都觉得是亵渎 Writing to Pay Off Debts写文还债Modern Romance136k WordsOngoing He is a “bastard” swallowed by darkness, and she is the “little sun” that shines into his life. He sits on the outer edge of the railing on the seventh-floor rooftop, legs dangling as he looks down. Blood runs from his temple, past his brow and down to his cheekbone. It’s cold. He says, “I fought with everything I had.” He says, “No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, I never get the result I want.” He says, “She can’t know this side of me.” Then his phone lights up. Caller ID: Wei Zhi. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He was the "son of a rapist," despised by the entire village, his body covered in old scars, even liking someone felt like a defilement. She was a radiant young woman from the capital, loving him openly and blatantly favoring him. Under the banyan tree, she recited legal statutes, while he stood in the shade listening to her plea for redemption. She slapped six hundred yuan on the table, saying, "I'll support you," and he, his eyes red, carefully folded the six hundred yuan and tucked it into the innermost pocket of his chest. He ran desperately forward—first prize in a competition, guaranteed admission to Tsinghua University, and a million-yuan savings. He thought, when he was clean enough, he would stand before her again. But fate wouldn't let him go. His own father came to extort money, and he clung to the man tightly, enduring beatings that left him with ringing ears and a head full of blood, because the man was after her. On the day of the college entrance exam, he walked into the exam hall injured, just to fulfill her wish to "take the exam with you." He sat on the seventh-floor rooftop, his legs dangling over the edge, blood streaming into his eyes. His phone lit up; it was her calling. She knew nothing, only saying, "Remember to think of me when you fall asleep tonight." He hung up the phone, cried silently, and then pulled his leg back. It wasn't that he had come to terms with it. It was that she said, "See you tomorrow."

15. 215 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 74.7kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    This is a talent-driven story. The protagonist is a high school student with exceptional comprehension. He cultivates true qi by exploring ancient texts, opening up all his meridians. He can refine qi, establish his foundation, and communicate with spirits and gods. He develops his own unique methods, gradually growing stronger and more self-disciplined. Combined with elements of academic excellence, the writing is good, the pacing is comfortable, and it's a very enjoyable slice-of-life story. It's youthful and has a slow pace, featuring a protagonist being pursued by a cool and aloof school beauty.

16. 216 不 Don't Let Go of My Hand 不许松开我的手 Shi Yiyuan十一源Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Campus romance + sweet pampering + secret admirer wins her heart + childhood sweetheart gets his comeuppance] (The proud heiress fallen on hard times vs. the devoted top student who protects her) The day the Lin family went bankrupt, Lin Qi fell from the clouds into the mud. Her childhood sweetheart drew a clear line between them: “Lin Qi, I'm sorry.” Lin Qi didn't cry. She straightened her back, picked up her suitcase, and headed to Haicheng. A girl born to shine couldn't afford to lose her p 5.7kReads7.2Score501Shelves

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    Promote your own writing

17. 217 绑 After I Bound Myself to the Sister-in-Law System, My Brother Lost It Again 绑定嫂子系统后，哥哥他又破防了 The Saltiest Fish in the Village全村最咸的鱼Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted This book is also known as "Quick Transmigration: Please, Just Tell Me You Like Me!" [Forum format / love grows over time / quick transmigration / contemporary showbiz / involves Chinese, Japanese, and Korean entertainment] [Original Poster] Jiang Lai: I got bound to a System. It wants me to become a top-tier star’s girlfriend, then make him lose fans. As the title says. The System told me, “This is only the first world.” The System said, “Make a top-tier star lose fans, and you’ll get a commi 433Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first two aren't high school stories, but they are definitely quite innocent and youthful. Want to give them a try? I hope more people will come chat with me in the comments! 🤓 Writing without anyone to talk to is so boring! /ᐠ ｡‸ ｡ᐟ\

18. 218 关 About My Childhood Friend Being Way Too Assertive 关于我的青梅女友太过强势这件事 Red Sea, Sky-Piercer赤海擎天Urban104k WordsOngoing The ancients said: Of all the childhood sweethearts in the world, Shizuka takes eight tenths, Tamako takes one, and everyone else shares the last tenth. Isn't a little sister who drops from the sky wonderful? Harusaki Asami smiled sweetly. Not wonderful! The world may love the girl who falls from the sky, but I alone love the childhood sweetheart! Well... you know what I mean. [Slow-paced] [Pure love] [No transmigration or System or other supernatural elements] [Everyday school life] [Multiple c 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Written by Watashi himself, set in an island nation, it's a saccharine Japanese manga similar to "My Girlfriend is So Cute," where the male and female leads confirm their relationship at the beginning, and then the rest is just a series of slow-paced, mundane daily routines.

19. 219 极 The Irresistible Playboy 极品桃花男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban611k WordsCompleted [Urban feel-good story] [Slice of life] [Set in the 2020s] [Realistic everyday life] [Multiple female leads] [Dongguan Prince Hotel] [Transmigration to the apocalypse] [Genetically enhanced super soldiers] 419Reads8.5Score105Shelves

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    Top-tier urban fantasy novels with multiple female protagonists.

20. 220 重 Lao Wang from Chongqing 重庆老王 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban1.6M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.5kReads8.3Score116Shelves
21. 221 我 [Dream-Stealing Space] My Dreams Can Charm Girls 【偷梦空间】我的梦境能撩妹 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban678k WordsCompleted A feel-good urban story about the entertainment industry, with multiple heroines, celebrities, campus belles, and a touch of the surreal. The male lead obtains a Dream System that lets him enter other people’s dreams and plant whatever scenes and stories he wants. 7.6kReads7.4Score510Shelves
22. 222 沪 Shanghai Auntie’s AI Male Model 沪上阿姨AI男模 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban857k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Wang Chen, struggles to survive in an apocalyptic world during the Great Depression, then unexpectedly transmigrates to an alternate-world Shanghai in the 1990s. And so Wang Chen’s happy life begins! 4.2kReads7.1Score280Shelves
23. 223 十 Ten Days, Eighteen-Year-Old Great-Grandma, I'm Not a Scumbag 十日十八岁太奶我不是渣男 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban767k WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination] [Surreal] [Multiple Female Leads] [Beijing-Circle Heiresses] [Beautiful Women Around the World] [Entertainment Industry Stars] [Web-Novel Heroines] [Most Beautiful Heroines on Screen] 322Reads6.9Score145Shelves
24. 224 真 The Live-Action Anime World 真人日漫界 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Sports252k WordsCompleted In the future, global attitudes toward marriage and relationships have become warped, and nobody gets married or has children. As a result, the population has plummeted, leaving only 120 million people worldwide. Eastland has 38 million survivors, its cities lie in decline, and human civilization stands on the brink of extinction. 535Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 风 The Feng Family’s Treasured Mother and Daughter 风家的宝贝母女 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Two Male Leads232k WordsCompleted A novel about love, marriage, and redemption. If I don’t wear the golden headband, how can I save you? If I put on the golden headband, how can I still love you? A love story about the mother and daughter of the Feng family! 1.2kReads6.5Score—Shelves
26. 226 情 The Lover’s Desperate Exchange 情人绝望的交换 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban314k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lin Xi watched his wife leave for a faraway place with their daughter, then saw his mistress jump off a bridge with her child in her arms. In utter despair, he jumped too. When he awoke, he had returned to the time just before starting university. Could he save both daughters this time? 551Reads8.1Score—Shelves
27. 227 我 I Become a Scoundrel in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 我在天龙当曹贼 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Male-Channel Fanfiction264k WordsCompleted The male lead, Yin Qiancheng, worked himself to death in Shenzhen, then transmigrated into the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. He obtained a brain-development and dream-insertion System AI. To return to the future, he brought all the female leads of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, those beautiful older sisters, back to modern Shenzhen. 3.6kReads6.9Score150Shelves
28. 228 天 Living the High Life as a Young Master 天上人间当少爷 The Later Generation Clan后人一族Urban543k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.5kReads8.3Score119Shelves
29. 229 重 Reborn in Senior Year to Save a Depressed Girl 重生高三拯救抑郁女孩 Beef for Lunch中午吃牛肉Urban221k WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [School life] + [No System] + [One heroine] + [Esports: CS] Reborn in my senior year of high school, I'm taking back everything that belongs to me! No heartbreak, just sweetness from beginning to end. 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High school romance, reborn without a system, slow-paced, super sweet.

30. 230 我 My Beautiful High School Classmate 我的美女高中同学 Little Student小本学生Urban136k WordsOngoing [Rich Second-Generation Heir + Urban Life + Two Heroines + School Life + Romance + No System + Not Reborn] On the first day of high school, I was surprised to discover that all the girls around me were gorgeous. The aloof campus beauty is gentle only with me, while the proud class beauty is always bickering with me. All the romantic luck other guys can only envy has landed squarely on my shoulders. From then on, school life is never boring again, with sweet, pampering everyday moments and one th 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look if you're interested.

31. 231 花 Flowers Know the Scent of the Sun 花知道太阳的气味 Surely I Can Be an Orange一定能橙Urban146k WordsCompleted [Light novel] [Youth] [School] [One heroine] [Mutual healing] (Melancholy loner boy x cold, explosive girl) Who came up with the ridiculously stupid idea that carving your name into a stone monument blessed by heaven would bring you happiness? Whenever I pass by Longdong, I think of her incredibly rude words. In her own words, she's a ridiculously stupid person, too! Transfer student Gong Xuan, who carries deep emotional scars, meets Hua Ling, a brash girl who says, "Being alive is just 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just look at it.

32. 232 溯EN Letters Tracing the Rain 溯雨信笺 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [The physical book is now available. Its published title is Letters in the Rain] [Small-Town Literature | Bittersweet Slow Burn | Mutual Healing | 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Gentle and Resilient x Jaded and World-Weary] When Pu Yu was seventeen, she transferred to a remote town in southern China. There, she met Yuan Su. He had once been the town's brightest star, a prodigy destined for greatness. Now he had fallen from grace, and everyone avoided him. Everyone except Pu Yu. - An old street. A repair s 258.2kReads9.6Score49.3kShelves

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    Looks good! (♥∀♥)

33. 233 她 They Were Redeemed, But What About Me? 她们是被救赎了，那我呢 Showing Off a Cup of Rice Wine炫杯米酒Urban558k WordsOngoing [Fake Rebirth] + [No System] + [Fairly Lighthearted] + [Absurd Fun] + [Not Pure Wish Fulfillment] + [Everyday Campus Life] + [I Guess You Could Call It Healing] + [Love Rivals] (The novel has only just been rated, so its score is a little low. Readers are welcome to give it a try!) I'm Xu Ming, a regular second-year high school student, and a pretty ordinary, goofy, absurd guy. What makes me stand out? I'm reborn, but it hasn't really helped. Does that count? I don't have many friends, my relati 3.6kReads8.7Score514Shelves

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    A youth high school campus with multiple female protagonists.

34. 234 星 Synchronized Heartbeats Along the Star Track 星轨旁的同步心跳 Cold Water, One Pool寒水一泽Modern Romance127k WordsOngoing [Classic introvert Yan Mu VS gentle top student Lu Zeyu] [Two top students|youthful campus romance|secret love|love at first sight|light ensemble cast] Yan Mu’s youth holds a secret she never dared to confess. She fell for Lu Zeyu, the school’s most admired boy, at first sight when they met in their first year of high school. From then on, she tucked her feelings away among the constellations and evening breezes. Reserved and quiet, she could only keep her distance and suppress every flutter of 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Under the starlight, a socially awkward girl with a heartbeat in sync with a gentle academic genius experiences a cautious crush. Their undisguised affection is sweet without being cloying, a clean and healing campus romance that any fan can jump right in!

35. 235 疑 I’m Confused: Does This Female Classmate Like Me or Not? 疑惑？这位女同学到底喜不喜欢我 A Bird Lost in the Woods林中失鸟Urban1.6M WordsOngoing “Mr. Lin, when I came to Sumiao to watch a show last year, I took this same road. Guess what I saw?” “A toad blocking the road with a knife?” Chen Xinyao giggled. “What? It was actually a firefly.” “A firefly?” Lin Hao found that hard to believe. “Do we really have fireflies here? I’ve never seen one.” “Could it be that Mr. Lin is just unlucky?” “Hmm… I don’t feel like I missed much. I heard fireflies have very short lives, and their glow only lasts about seven days. It’s such a rare sight, so i 2.6kReads8.9Score235Shelves

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    How was junior high school? (No early romance, mostly everyday life)

36. 236 我 A Girl from a Thousand Years in the Future Took Me Home 我被一千年后的少女捡回家 Stories with Spoilers Aren't Fun to Read剧透的故事不好看Urban318k WordsCompleted [Ancient Person in the Modern World] + [One Heroine] + [Living Together] + [Everyday Romance] + [Sweet Story, No Angst] + [Handcrafted] When life starts wearing you down, why not come read the story of Xun An and Yu Xian? Just sweet everyday life together, with none of the bitter, painful drama. Yu Xian: “As I wish, so shall it be. Hurry up and work your magic!” 299Reads6.7Score106Shelves

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    This is the only one of [Sparrow's Delight] [shy] [smirk] It's a male-oriented novel on Tomato, and there are probably no more than three-digit titles of this genre. [Sparrow's Delight] is a single female lead! Sweet and angsty!

37. 237 高 Senior Year: I Secretly Bound Myself to a Crush System 高三，悄悄的我才绑定了暗恋系统 Aki LengqiuAki冷秋Modern Romance185k WordsOngoing A secret crush is writing someone’s name under your desk when no one is looking. A secret crush is spending all day replaying a whole movie in your mind over just one look from them. A secret crush is also a lemon on the road of youth: full of tartness, but sometimes sweet. Lin Qiaoqiao, a shy girl with a crush on the top student, binds herself to a Secret Crush System during the second semester of her senior year of high school. Guided by the System, she begins to change and takes steps tow —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is not a wish-fulfillment story; it's set in a school, involves feelings developing over time, and focuses on personal growth, primarily told from the female protagonist's perspective.

38. 238 别 The Tsundere Ice Queen Senior Never Says She Likes Me Outright 别扭冰山学姐从不肯直白说喜欢 Wu Song Fights a Rat武松打老鼠Modern Romance207k WordsOngoing #Campus #EverydayLife #OneFemaleLead #Tsundere #SlowBurn Freshman Jiang Yu catches the eye of an upperclasswoman on the first day of military training. Her name is Su Ling, a third-year literature student. She’s quite pretty, just very cold, and her words cut like knives. “Fill my water bottle.” “Get me a tangerine.” “Water my flowers.” She orders him around without a hint of embarrassment, never bothering to be polite. The strange thing is, she only ever orders Jiang Yu around. When he catche 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These ideas seem logically clear, but the pacing is quite slow.

39. 239 娃 My Childhood Betrothed, the Pure-Hearted School Beauty, Tricked Me into Getting Our Marriage License 娃娃亲校花超纯爱，骗我去领证 Silly Dilly憨憨哒哒Urban548k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + living together + campus belle + romance] Lin Chuan was dumped by his childhood sweetheart. After getting blackout drunk at a club dinner, he woke up to find a little red booklet in his hand. Holy crap, a marriage certificate? With whom? He took a closer look and saw the name Jiang Wei, the aloof campus belle, on it! As it turned out, while drunk, he'd bet Jiang Wei they could get a marriage license using their ID cards, and somehow they'd actually gotten one! He fo 22.3kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves
40. 240 云 Where the Clouds Run Deep 云深有知处 Yun Chen陨陈Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [Artistic boy] × [school-life crush] × [devoted love] × [realistic] Artistic girl × guitarist boy “Slow-paced and badly written. Keep walking, nothing to see here.” The author has lost it (°_°) 67Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This book has a really slow pace, but the story unfolds gently, realistically and artistically. Many of the events feel like they've happened in my own life. Every character is vivid and lifelike. Most importantly, there's no scheming, no suspicion, and no misunderstandings.

41. 241 妹 My Little Sister's Campus Belle Homeroom Teacher Has Had a Crush on Me for Years 妹妹的校花班主任竟然暗恋我多年 Closed for the Morning早晨打烊了Urban619k WordsCompleted [Mutual Secret Crushes]+ [Beautiful Homeroom Teacher]+ [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life]+[No System]+ [Sweet Romance] Cheng Sui has been back home resting after a conniving coworker stabbed him in the back at work, six months after graduation. One day, while picking up his younger sister from school, he unexpectedly meets her homeroom teacher. To his surprise, she turns out to be Lin Yinuo, the campus belle who sat beside him and whom he secretly loved back in high school... Little Sister: “M 5.7kReads9.2Score629Shelves
42. 242 听 After I Heard the Campus Hunk Call Me a Toy, I Stopped Chasing Him 听见校草说我是玩具后，我不追了 Fu Jiu Shang扶九上Modern Romance373k WordsOngoing The rating is low because this just came out and hardly anyone has rated it yet. It’ll go up later! Give it a chance and come have a look! [The Pursuit After the Breakup + Cold School Hottie Turns Jealous + Powerful Man Bows to Love + Mutual First Love + Everyone Plays Matchmaker + Youthful Campus Romance + Sweet Indulgence] Lu Qianyue spent three years desperately chasing Qi Du’an, loving him until she lost herself. Then, at his birthday party, she heard him casually say with her own ears, “She 696Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    This book!!! The romance develops gradually, with the male and female leads testing each other out! It's incredibly good! The author's writing is absolutely superb!

43. 243 人 I’m a High School Senior, So What’s This Emperor-Raising System? 人在高三，大帝养成系统什么鬼？ Li Guhong李孤鸿Urban155k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Everyday Life] [Absurd] [Ding! The Great Emperor Training System has been successfully bound!] [As a newcomer to the world of cultivation, you should harbor great ambitions. How can you let women distract you? But just after joining a newly founded sect, you meet your gentle and considerate senior sister, Bai Yifan. You know this is a chance to temper your character!] [Mission: Confess your feelings to senior sister Bai Yifan and get rejected.] [Reward: Three thousand spirit stones.] —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Slow-paced, but not too boring; abstract and funny.

44. 244 弦 Resonance of Strings and Heartbeats 弦音与心跳共振 Spicy Strips and Fish辣条于鱼Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Socially Anxious Recitation Girl × Cool Violin Prodigy | Unrequited Love | Second Chance Romance] The boldest thing Su Wanying ever did was apply to the computer science department at Linjiang University. Because Lu Zhiyin was there. She thought of herself as a speck of dust, unworthy of the light in the clouds. What she didn't know was that Lu Zhiyin had long ago changed his application choices to match hers, code for code. She worried about making ends meet on a thousand yuan a month, whi 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Can I take a look at mine?

45. 245 高 Everyday Romance After Inheriting a Funeral Shop in High School 高中继承白事店后的恋爱日常生活 Spring Rain South of the Creek溪南春雨Urban105k WordsOngoing [Everyday Romance] + [Sweet Romance] + [High School Romance] + [No System] + [No Rebirth or Transmigration] On Han Xuan's first day at school, she met an outgoing, friendly girl with a baby face and a cool, snowlike desk mate. Only later did she realize that her cool, snowlike desk mate wasn't all that different from how she seemed. She had another side to her. That side made Han Xuan exclaim, “You're so different from what I expected!” She would secretly keep score, quietly compare herself with 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A particularly good high school romance novel, it's sweet and slow-burning, not love at first sight, but the relationship develops gradually.

46. 246 湿 A Wet Kiss on Savage Bones 湿吻野骨 Lazy Sheep Losing Weight减肥懒羊羊Modern Romance393k WordsOngoing [Just started receiving ratings, and they'll go up later!] [School life (high school, then college) + unrequited love + sweet romance + top students + mutual healing + bittersweet slow burn] In her final year of high school, Sheng Zhi moved to Yunwang, a remote county town. She thought it was the darkest moment of her life, withered petals behind her and a damp, uncertain road ahead. Until one rainy evening. Sheng Zhi ran into Xie Jingyao at the entrance to an alley. The young man who had o 13.8kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    The innocent campus,

47. 247 胆 A Coward's Youth Begins with a Secret Crush 胆小鬼的青春，从暗恋开始 Little Bai from the West of the City城西小白Urban410k WordsOngoing (The rating just came in, so it'll go up later.) Contains angst. Read with caution. [No harem] + [No golden finger] + [Coming-of-age] + [One heroine] Question: How likely is it in real life for your crush to tear up your love letter and humiliate you in front of everyone? For most people, the odds might be tiny. For Wen Ting, that unlucky guy, they're a hundred percent. After going through that, Wen Ting was utterly transformed into a coward. He was afraid to confess, afraid to show his face, an 213Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Trust me, it's guaranteed to be beautiful, full of youthful innocence!

48. 248 高 She Burst into My Youth During My Final Year of High School 高三最后一年，她闯进了我的青春 First Sunrise Over Water and Moon水月初阳Urban113k WordsOngoing Senior year, the final year of high school. It should have been a time to study hard and prepare for the college entrance exams, but Lu Qian fell for his classmate Bai An. She was a light that made no sense, piercing his once peaceful life as if it were only natural, barging into his youth with both force and tenderness. That summer of ceaseless cicada calls and autumn of falling leaves, Lu Qian made a decision that defied all reason: Even if the road ahead was uncertain, even if they were desti 136Reads—Score108Shelves

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    High school romance question [eating melon emoji]

49. 249 重 Reborn: Everyday Love with My Amnesiac Childhood Sweetheart 重生：和失忆小青梅爱的日常 Ling Yu Moyan凌鱼墨妍Urban344k WordsCompleted [Romance] [Redemption] [Heartwarming] [Light Novel] [Daily Life] [Semi-Autobiographical] After three years away on a mission, I returned only to find my childhood friend’s gravestone. Only then did I realize that I had fallen in love with her long ago. If Heaven gave me one chance to do it all over again, I would choose her without hesitation. Perhaps the gentle breeze understood what was in my heart, and sent me back to that spring. Now that I’ve returned to that summer, I won’t let you slip aw 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a semi-autobiographical book adapted from a true story. Those interested can leave their comments.

50. 250 我 Me, So Ordinary 我，如此普通 Sumu on the Roadside陌上苏木Urban102k WordsCompleted I was born ordinary, with an average appearance and an unremarkable family. I have no legendary life filled with dramatic twists, nor any grand, stirring story to tell. Most people in this world are ordinary, living out their days in obscurity. I am no different. I cannot write earth-shattering plots or create dazzling protagonists. I write only of everyday life, recording the meals and seasons of ordinary people, their confusion and struggles, their helplessness and compromises. No filters, 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I tried this one, and I think it's alright.

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