The Male Lead Loves Someone Else While the Female Lead Secretly Loves Him 男主喜欢别人,女主暗恋男主
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After I Died Taking a Blade for Him, the Stubborn Young Lord Cried Himself Blind 我挡刀而死后,嘴硬世子哭瞎了眼
[Both reborn + the husband chases his wife to win her back + one man, one woman, both sexually pure] Song Wanyi and Jiang Changyi had been engaged since childhood. She was two years older than him and always put up with his foul temper. She had always thought he would grow up. Until one day, she accidentally overheard a conversation and felt as if she’d fallen into an ice cellar. “How could I possibly marry that old woman? She nags even more than a granny. I deliberately broke my leg to delay th
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- 102 After the Empress Became a Little Hungry Ghost, the Mad Tyrant's Eyes Turned Red 皇后成小饿鬼后,疯批暴君红了眼 [Historical romance + mad, obsessive love interest + paranoid and sinister + little hungry ghost + adorable kids + one-on-one romance] Recently, a little hungry ghost arrived at the palace. Her magic was weak, her thoughts simple, and she got hungry very easily. Sometimes the other ghosts bullied her, and she'd crouch in a corner, feeling sorry for herself as she quietly munched on her favorite big rocks. All in all, she was a cute, timid little useless ghost. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Fest 3.1kReads6.8Score22114d adds
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She's Hard to Win Over 她很难哄
[Sensitive, quiet, sweet girl x roguish, handsome, flirtatious rich boy] [College campus / secret crush comes true / playboy turns over a new leaf / bittersweet romance / mutually devoted] During freshman military training, the scorching sun beat down. Yun Qian was drenched in sweat when she saw her savior walking past. He was tall and handsome, his easygoing style impossible to miss. Girls were always confessing to him, offering him water and asking for his WeChat. Someone whispered the goss
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A Childhood Friend's Kiss on the Corner of My Lips 青梅吻唇角
[Boyish, dependable He Jue × bright, “tearful” Wen Mi] [Both virgins ➕ college campus ➕ childhood friends and secret crushes ➕ childhood friend beats the new guy ➕ groveling for your wife ➕ sweet and flirty] Wen Mi got into Jiang Yanchen’s university for his sake. From then on, she wore white dresses and kept her long, straight black hair, all so she could become his pure and innocent girlfriend. Four years of loving him earned her one sentence: “Wen Mi? I find her pretty annoying.” Heartbroken,
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My Boyfriend Has a Childhood Friend He Can't Forget 男友有个难忘的青梅
[Content warning: This is not a wish-fulfillment story, and the heroine is not strong. She is submissive in the early chapters, while the hero takes charge later on. The overall tone is sweet with angst, and the heroine is a bit of a hopeless romantic. If you can't accept these character types, please don't click in. Hope you enjoy reading!] [Both leads are each other's first and only love + female-led possessive love + heroine pursues hero + sweet school romance + mild confinement] What is the
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- 106 A Decade Lost in a Hangzhou Dream 十年一觉杭州梦 [Urban] [Slow Burn] [Secret Crush] [Love Grows Over Time] [No Over-the-Top Drama] [Pure Romance] [Mutual Pining] [Gradual Development] Ye Yijue, a girl from the north, lost her heart the first time she met Xie Yuanzhou at university. But he became the boyfriend of her roommate, Tao Tao. All she could do was hide her feelings and keep quiet. Years later, after Tao Tao moved abroad and they broke up, Ye Yijue stayed by his side as a “friend.” For ten years, they shared a quiet, steady companionshi 4Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 107 What If I'm Not as Good-Looking as My Childhood Sweetheart? 长得没有竹马好看怎么办 Is being beautiful a prerequisite for being loved? If it is, then so many people will never find love. Qin Man is no exception, especially since she has a very handsome secret crush. Zhou Ziheng is a 187-centimeter-tall athlete with an exceptionally striking face. Though his features are sharp, he is still wildly popular with girls. In a society governed by law, looks and a physique like his can only be weapons for protecting women, not tools of domestic abuse. At least, that’s what the girls th 1.7kReads8.1Score18714d adds
- 108 Hello, My Name Is An Lan 你好,我叫安澜 [Guiding boyfriend × a gentle, strong heroine who grows] Fifteen years ago, Jiang Yanci unwittingly cast a patch of sunlight onto a seed hiding in a corner. From that moment on, An Lan clung to that ray of light, breaking through the cracks between the bricks and striving to sprout, bloom, and grow into a flourishing tree. When they met again, that towering tree gently cradled a broken Jiang Yanci. Carrying the shadow of the once confident young man he had been, she led him step by step out of t 661Reads8.3Score10214d adds
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Longing From the Deep Sea 深海想念
[Sweet girl and cool guy] [Mutually devoted] [Both leads are adults] Shu Nuo liked someone, someone very gentle. He was patient with her, and gentle with her. She thought she was the only one who received that tenderness. Then one day, she happened to hear someone ask him: “Who do you like more, your childhood friend or the girl next door?” There was a silence that lasted more than ten seconds. He replied calmly, “What do you think?” “Your childhood friend.” He gave a soft laugh. His answer was
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A Secret Crush: As Bittersweet as a Song 暗恋啊,它酸涩如歌
[Contract marriage + married first, love later + groveling for your wife] Xia Zhiyuan and Lu Ang were a fake married couple brought together by a debt of gratitude between their fathers. They agreed to divorce when the time was right. Their contract stipulated that they could not interfere in each other’s private lives, and that they had to play the loving couple in front of their elders. Lu Ang had a beloved woman for whom he would give everything. They were deeply in love, while Xia Zhiyuan w
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Don’t Keep Your Crush on Me a Secret 别暗恋我呀
The print edition goes on sale September 27 at 7:30 p.m.!! [College campus + Rekindled love + A mix of sweet and angsty + The male lead isn't a jerk] In that hopeless, dark crush, Yu Xia always saw herself as plain and unworthy. She had seen Chen Wang stride across the court, carefree and cocky. She had also seen his distant, indifferent smile when he received love letters. And she'd seen the string of girls in his arms, one after another. Every version of Chen Wang she'd seen was someone she co
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A Muyu Knows Xixi 一沐知溪
She was once the quietest spectator behind him, while he was the only leading man in her entire youth. Five years apart, one ridiculous misunderstanding, and an unexpected reunion. Fate has led them round and round. Every wait will eventually be answered. A late-awakening heart will never fail to arrive. For all the years to come, I’ll walk beside you and you alone.
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I Don’t Want to Like Him 我才不要喜欢他呢
[Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn in School Days + Both Reborn + Healing and Redemption + Foreshadowing + A Little Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is hopelessly in love with Song Yanzhi. Only Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood friends from middle school through university graduation, Jiang Yuan spent eleven whole years chasing after him. Then, one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health began to fail. All she wanted was for
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I Burn Brighter Than the Sun 我比骄阳炙热
[Youth + redemption + obsession + pure love + winning her back + happy ending] She poured out all her passion and all her pride, only to get one answer from Zhou Jiaze: “I’m sorry. I can’t leave her alone.” She pulled him out of the mire, only to fall into an abyss from which there was no escape. Nian Cen: “This was never a love that could come true. I crossed ten countries and flew over 19.88 million feet of oceans and mountains, all because I wanted to forget. It took me a long time to underst
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The Heat That Lingers 余温炙热
[The husband’s pursuit of his wife after losing her; one-on-one romance; both are devoted only to each other] A year into their marriage, Jiang Yunshu discovered she was pregnant. Fu Chengze’s reaction made her feel as though he had not the slightest joy or anticipation about the baby’s arrival. Until one day, during a video call he’d forgotten to hang up, she heard Fu Chengze’s voice, tender beyond words: “Don’t cry, baby. Daddy’s here to hold you.” “Chuchu is the cutest child in the whole worl
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The Day His First Love Returned, I Hid My Pregnancy 他的白月光回国那天,我藏起孕肚
[Also known as Get Lost, Ex-Husband: revenge against scumbags + a self-reliant heroine] “Let's get divorced. She's back.” On their second wedding anniversary, Shen Yunwu was ruthlessly abandoned by Qin Ye. She silently clutched her pregnancy test results, then vanished without a trace. Who could have guessed that from that day on, Qin Ye would go mad searching for her everywhere? One day, he saw the woman he'd been searching for walk by happily, holding a little child by the hand. “Whose child i
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- 117 Mr. Ji, Have You Begun Your Wife-Chasing Hell Today? 纪先生今天追妻火葬场了吗 “Breaking off the engagement feels great for a moment, then comes the hellish pursuit of your wife!” That’s how Ji Mubei’s friends described him: cold, aloof, and no fun at all, with a strikingly handsome face wasted on him. But Song Cha knew that he reserved all the warmth in his heart for just one person. Ji Mubei stared at the medical report on the table. After a long while, he looked up, his expression unreadable. “Song Cha, the thing I hate most in this life is being manipulated.” Song Cha 1.4kReads7.8Score—14d adds
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Secretly Grasping the Light 偷偷抓住光
[A sensitive, insecure girl vs. a sunny, handsome boy] [Unrequited love becomes mutual + both are devoted to each other + love goes both ways] Lin Anyin first met Ye Chen at her most desperate. A few people had cornered her against a wall when a basketball came flying out of nowhere and rescued her. Later, they happened to meet again. After he told her, “Little girl, make sure you study hard,” she studied day and night for three years. At last, she got into the same university as him. But Ye Che
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Top-Tier Indulgence 顶级肆宠
[Wealthy family + secret crush + angst at first, sweet romance later + devoted couple + five-year age gap] [Wall Street investment banking tycoon, a refined and aloof business-world heir VS a stunning heiress with the soul of a Buddhist devotee] “Brother Shiyan, I like you!” Li Sheng called out to Huo Shiyan, her face flushed with embarrassment, just as he was about to walk away. “Li Sheng, I don’t like you. Don’t do things that make people dislike you.” His voice was cold and distant. He glance
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Kindling a Passion 引火撩心
[The aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + tantalizing tension + the heroine stops pursuing him halfway, driving the male lead to go mad with love, lurk in the shadows, and completely lose it] Shen Zhinian had been secretly in love with Xiao Hechuan for years, and the two had been dancing around each other for a long time. But just as she was preparing to confess, she caught him rekindling things with his ex-girlfriend. She heard him say: “I was drawn to her because she reminded me of you.” Fur
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- 121 Flirting with the Beast: The Enigmatic Big Shot Caught Her and Took Her to Get a Marriage License 撩宠,被妖孽大佬当天抓去领证 [Marriage first, love later + faithful to each other + the second male lead desperately tries to win her back + the male lead has secretly loved her for years] [Brilliant, sunny designer vs. bewitching, seductive beauty] Shen Jiao always thought that after years of openly loving Huo Jun, he would eventually return her feelings. Until one day, at Huo Jun's birthday party, she heard him say, “I'm getting married, but it could never be Shen Jiao. She's just an orphan I took in.” Eyes red, she smile 42Reads7.3Score—14d adds
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My Ex-Husband Is Irresistible After Our Divorce 离婚后我的前夫真香了
[The print edition of Rose Crossing the Moon launches on November 14] [The ex-chases-wife-to-the-crematorium trope, not the typical kind; reuniting after a breakup] [Cool, aloof, rational beauty with a warm heart * A big, awkward puppy who says one thing and means another, but is willing to change] "His rose garden remained a desolate wasteland." "If love were a field of study, you would be my one and only lifelong subject." After five years of marriage, Bai Luo'an left Huo Ling a folder. Inside
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Jilted by a Cold, Stern Officer, the Sweet Young Wife Heads for the Battlefield 被冷阎军官退亲后软娇转投战场
[Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Studying Abroad and Medicine + Sweet, Delicate Heroine Enlists + Storage Space + Two Strong Leads + Sweet Romance] She kills herself over unrequited love right from the start!!! Shen Xin had been fighting on an interstellar battlefield when her subordinate betrayed her and attacked her from behind, using an ice-cold bullet she had developed herself. The moment it pierced her heart, she knew she was dead. But what was going on now? Without a doubt, the next secon
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If I Had Never Loved You 如果我从没爱过你
[Youth and Growth + Changing Times + A Twist of Fate + Ensemble Cast] She is an illegitimate daughter and an orphan. There are always two men by her side, either someone she loves or someone who loves her. She once thought that the person who took her in, protected her, and kept her when she was alone and helpless would be the love of her life. She never imagined that one chance discovery would reveal he was actually... Fate always seems to be playing tricks on her. For twenty-four years, she
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My Heart Beats Only for You 怦怦只为你
She pursues him at first, then he chases her later (many high school scenes have been removed, so read with caution if that bothers you!) Proud, aloof doctor × glamorous cellist “Xia Jiang, I like you. Have you decided if you’ll be my boyfriend yet?” Jiang Xia, beautiful and wild, fell for the arrogant, cold illegitimate son of a wealthy family, Xia Jiang. But Xia Jiang was sick of her, and everyone at Xuncheng No. 3 High School knew it. * Jiang Xia, the only daughter of a wealthy family in Xunc
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- 126 Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落 (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 22.4kReads9.4Score4k14d adds
- 127 A Flutter Hidden in the Breeze 微风藏悸动 [Complete] [A reserved girl who grows wild and strong × a dazzling, confident young man] Qiao Xixi: grows toward the sun, wild and strong → renowned photographer Tan Yu: dazzling, born exceptional → CEO of Xiyi Group **Blurb (1) The orange glow of sunset spreads across the sky, filled with bright light. Daisies cover the hillsides. No matter how beautiful and resilient they are, they’re still only wildflowers growing in the mountains. And you, Tan Yu, are dazzling beyond compare. I don’t know i 10Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 128 Hard to Conceal 难掩 [One true love, a playboy who only pretends to be one, secretly in love, both leads are sexually inexperienced] So parallel lines can intersect. So love means being someone’s exception. So love means making it obvious for everyone to see. Zhu He never imagined she would have anything to do with Meng Xuyao. As far as she knew, Meng Xuyao was carefree and unrestrained, and no one had ever truly found a place in his eyes. She didn’t know that affection could be hidden, and love held back. Their reu 30Reads8.0Score—14d adds
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I'm Done Chasing Her. She's Marrying Another Tycoon 不追了,她和别的大佬联姻了
(The short drama based on this book, He Came from the Other Shore, is now streaming.) [Sweet, gentle young Chinese medicine practitioner vs. devoted, free-spirited young heir. One-on-one romance, both virgins, sweet and healing] [A marriage that turns to love from the heroine’s perspective, unrequited love that becomes mutual from the hero’s perspective, and the second male lead chases his ex until he’s left in ashes] Si Xian had pursued Bo Yan without a title or commitment for seven years. At l
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My Secret Crush Became My Brother’s Coworker 暗恋对象成了我哥的同事
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.
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- 131 The Joys of Life 人间欢喜 A young couple’s bittersweet romance, sweet moments amid the angst, with an adorable kid to play matchmaker! They had no choice but to break up five years ago, then miraculously reunited five years later. When a sweet, gentle lamb of a woman meets a cunning, calculating fox of a man, every reunion after a long separation has been planned all along. On the day she married him, she curled up in his arms and sobbed. On the day he divorced her, they raised their glasses and wished each other well. W 8.1kReads9.5Score89214d adds
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The Yandere Gentleman Coaxes Gently, but His Sweet, Obedient Darling Can't Escape 病娇绅士轻轻哄,乖软宝贝逃不掉
[Yandere + charming villain + groveling redemption + one-on-one romance + both leads are each other's first] “Please, let me go! I love your younger brother!” Hoping to get closer to the man she liked, Cheng Sisi moved in with her best friend. She had set her sights on her best friend's second-oldest brother, but instead, her eldest brother took an interest in her. On the surface, he was a refined gentleman. In private, he was a complete madman, with his gentlemanly manner nothing but a mask. Af
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After the Morning Sickness, My Sugar Daddy Panicked 孕吐后,金主他急疯了
After the Morning Sickness, Her Sugar Daddy Panics
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- 134 Eight Years of Chasing You: Please Sign Here 追妻八年,请签收 Chasing My Wife for Eight Years: Please Sign Here 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Proud Rich Heiress’s Husband-Chasing Road to Ruin 傲娇富婆的追夫火葬场 The Tsundere Heiress’s Long Road to Winning Him Back 745Reads—Score414d adds
- 136 The Night Before My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 婚礼前夜,我飞千里去找那个恨我的男人 On the Eve of My Wedding, I Flew a Thousand Miles to Find the Man Who Hated Me 3.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 137 After That Night, She Became My Ceiling 那夜之后,她成了我的天花板 After That Night, She Became My Ideal Woman 151Reads—Score614d adds
- 138 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Made the Powerful Beg Me to Get Back Together 退婚后,我让豪门跪着求复合 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Made the Wealthy Beg on Their Knees to Get Back Together 118Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 After Our Political Marriage, the Sect Master Began His Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin 联姻后,宗主他追妻火葬场 After Their Political Marriage, the Sect Master Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Cold-Faced Captain Falls for the Young Woman Searching for Her Brother 冷面队长爱上找哥哥的小姑娘 The Cold-Faced Captain Falls for the Young Woman Searching for Her Brother 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Oh No! My Scumbag Boyfriend Is a Premium Ingredient 糟糕!我的人渣男友是极品食材 Oh No! My Scumbag Boyfriend Is a Choice Ingredient 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 After Falling on Hard Times, My Rough Childhood Betrothed Blushed 落难后,糙汉童养夫他红了脸 After Falling on Hard Times, My Rugged Childhood Betrothed Blushed 302Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 He Said I Was Pure 他说我很干净 He Said I Was Pure 276Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 The Younger Puppy Boy Refuses to Behave 年下奶狗不做人 The Younger Puppy Boy Won’t Behave 127Reads—Score214d adds
- 145 Her Moonlight, a Perfect Performance 她的白月光,演技满分 Her White-Moonlight, a Perfect Actor 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 My Childhood Sweetheart Had a Secret Crush on Me for Nineteen Years 青梅竹马暗恋我十九年 My Childhood Friend Had a Crush on Me for Nineteen Years 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Reborn, the School's Queen Bee Spoils Me Even More 重生后,女校霸更宠我了 After Being Reborn, the School’s Female Bully Dotes on Me Even More 489Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Cooling-Off Period After Divorce? Miss Lu Appeals to Leave With Nothing 离婚冷静期?鹿小姐上诉净身出户
[Love after marriage + the ex chases his wife to the crematorium + both devoted and inexperienced] [Domineering, sharp-tongued tycoon heir vs. clear-headed, independent heiress] After Ji Siyu was seriously injured in a car accident, he became an idiot. Lu Wanxing stood up to the pressure, married him, and stayed by his side for three years. Lu Wanxing had always thought Ji Siyu loved her more than anything. But once he recovered, she finally understood that the only person he had ever cherished
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Love at First Sight, I Only Like You 一见钟情,只喜欢你
The moment Lin Zhao saw Lian Yu, she fell for him. But Lian Yu already had someone, so she could only keep her feelings to herself. Until one day… Lin Zhao would never pass up an opportunity. Any opportunity to get closer to Lian Yu.
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Mr. Lu, Stop Being So Full of Yourself. Your Wife Has Already Remarried 陆总别自恋了,夫人她已经改嫁了
[A Daring Heiress Who Loves and Hates Fiercely x A Play-the-Pig-to-Eat-the-Tiger Young Master] [Devoted Husband + Face-Slapping and Trash-Taking-Down + Growing Heroine + The Capital's Top Young Master Rises to Power + Ex-Husband's Long Road to Win Her Back] Just before her wedding anniversary, Wen Yining was full of anticipation. She held the peace jade charm she had carefully designed, eager to surprise her husband, Lu Yuanshen. But outside the study, she overheard him say: “Once Yining finds o
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