You Adorn My Dreams, and I Ask for Nothing in Return. Recommend Me Some Unrequited Love Stories 偏偏装饰你的梦，不求得失，求推荐暗恋文。
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You Only Loved Me When I Was Ready to Give Up 偏我放弃时，你才爱我
You Only Loved Me After I Gave Up
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Longing Cannot Dispel Sorrow 相思不解愁
[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
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Fourteen Letters 十四封信
Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s
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Mr. Lu, Are You Satisfied Now That She’s Dead? 陆先生，她死了你可满意
“Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she's dead?” Sang Yuwan looked at him coldly. She truly wished she could kill the despicable man standing before her with her own hands. “Who are you trying to fool? You think putting her photo on some random urn makes it her? Ridiculous!” Lu Cichuan's eyes were faintly red as he stared fixedly at Sang Yuwan, as if he could still brazenly torment Li Mo as long as Sang Yuwan said she wasn't dead. But... Sang Yuwan was gone. That was true.
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I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你
A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir
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I Picked Up a Killer to Be My Wife 捡个杀手做老婆
One moonless, windy night, he finds a beautiful, seductive, sexy, and enchanting woman. And so begins his tumultuous, thrilling, and extraordinary life...
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Su Wan's Secret Crush 苏绾的暗恋
She Has a Secret Crush on Someone
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Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网
Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th
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The Empress Refuses Love, While the Tyrant Goes Mad and Turns to the Dark Side 娘娘不入爱河，暴君疯批入魔
[One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we
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Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Tears Up the Cannon Fodder Plot Again 快穿：白月光又撕了炮灰剧本
At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she
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Her Scent of Lemon 柠檬味的她
They say Nancheng No. 1 High School has a rebellious school bully, Shen Ci, arrogant and proud of his talent. They say the girls who have liked him could line up from the school gates all the way to the edge of Nancheng. Everyone knows Lin Zhi is hopelessly in love with Shen Ci. Lin Zhi: “Shen Ci, I like you.” Shen Ci: “Sorry, I don't like boring, dull girls like you.” Reborn one day, Lin Zhi decides to avoid Shen Ci as much as possible and have nothing more to do with him. Strangely, one day th
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He Kept Summer Hidden 他藏了夏天
That night, the young man slowly bent down, bracing his hands on his thighs so he could look her in the eye. It was as if he were declaring that they stood as equals in matters of the heart. Keeping his voice low, he asked, “Senior, I like you. Do you like me?” Ji An raised her hand to stroke Xu Linxi’s cheek and softly ordered him, “Close your eyes.” Xu Linxi trembled, then obediently lowered his lashes. Ji An’s lips curved into a smile. She placed both hands on either side of his face, rose on
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No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海
[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
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Mu Sinan 暮思南
Blurb drafted on 2022.10.6. [At last, dawn arrives, and she lies buried in the earth as it breaks.] On her barren, cracked land, he planted sunflowers for her with his own hands. She had been in the dark for so long that she had forgotten what it felt like to be bathed in light. Then one day, she finally found the sun. It shone on her for so long that she foolishly began to think she could make it her own. But she forgot: the sun and she belonged to different worlds. When she was eighteen, s
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When a Person with Depression Meets a Hopeless Romantic 当抑郁症患者遇上恋爱脑
[Love-struck computer science heartthrob VS depressed literature student] Jiang Li, whose family life was deeply unhappy, thought her bleak existence would remain stagnant. But someone’s arrival upended her plans and sent her life in an entirely new direction. Tips: “ I… I wasn’t abandoning you. I was wrong. It was my fault… I shouldn’t have gotten mad at you.” Pei Yanci’s expression darkened. His eyes reddened as he rested his chin on Jiang Li’s soft, fluffy head and struggled to speak. “It w
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The Pure-Hearted Country Boy Is a Hopeless Romantic 纯情糙汉是个超级恋爱脑
[Pure-Hearted, Rugged Man and Sweet, Gentle Beauty + Both Pure + Sweet Romance] A hopelessly lovestruck hero versus a heroine who's only interested in making money Su Ruanuan returns to her hometown as soon as she graduates, hoping to escape her father's and stepmother's constant harassment. On her first day back, her childhood friend Huo Chuan pulls her into his arms and holds her tight. “Ruanuan...” On her second day home, he shows up at her door to confess, eyes red as he begs her, “Ruanuan,
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Childhood Friend, Are You in Love with Me? 竹马校草，你是不是喜欢我
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
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The Poor Little One Gets Kicked Out, and Young Master Si Takes Her Home to Spoil Her 小可怜被赶出门，司少抱走日日宠
(Both leads are each other's first and only love + sweet romance + healing) Si Boheng, heir to the most powerful family in Kyoto, had never been in a relationship by the age of thirty. Outsiders speculated that either something was wrong with his body or he had the wrong orientation, until a very young Mrs. Si suddenly appeared in the family. Rumor had it that the young Mrs. Si was still in college. It was also said that she'd deliberately played the poor, pitiful victim in a bar to seduce Mr.
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A True Account of Romance in the Boys’ Dorm 男生宿舍恋爱实录
Warning: The author is a top enthusiast! Bottom enthusiasts, read at your own risk! Seriously!! [Ensemble Cast, 5v5 Romance, Lighthearted, Sweet] A college campus, melodrama, absurd comedy, and lighthearted sitcom vibes~ Sweet, sweet, sweet! Their arguments only bring them closer! Five scumbag upperclassmen from one dorm meet five cute, ditzy juniors from another, and each finds himself an adorable sweetheart. Dorm 419: five bold tops vs. Dorm 520: five sweet bottoms Titan & Xiao Ni: Gentle club
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I’ll Wait for You at the Finish Line, Loving Me 我在终点等你爱我
During her three years in a psychiatric hospital, Lin Wan endured a living hell every day, reduced to something barely human. Every month, Ye Nanchen came to test whether she was truly insane. Then one day, while no one was watching, she leapt from the windowsill and found her final release. Later, everyone in Jiangcheng said Ye Nanchen had gone mad. His beloved wife was clearly dead, her body right in front of him, yet every day he came up with new ways to force her to appear. “Lin Wan hated me
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Echoes of a Secret Crush 暗恋回音
[Secret Crush Comes True + Sweet Romance + Mutual First Love + Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf + Chasing His Wife] [Fake Playboy, True Romantic × Gentle, Sweet Girl] The boldest thing Wen Zhi ever did was secretly love Jin Huaisi for four years without telling anyone. / In high school, she secretly liked Jin Huaisi, day after day. His name filled her rough-work notebooks, and she watched him through the gaps between the library shelves. Her feelings for him were like a flood. On the day she learne
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In the Name of Summer 以夏天的名义
[Signed for publication | Mutual first loves | Sweet, indulgent romance | Playboy turns back | Secret crush becomes reality | Hero has to win her back] Zhou Wang was exactly as his name suggested: proud and arrogant, with countless girls around him. He moved through a crowd of beauties like a bee among flowers, earning the nickname “the affiliated high school's goddess collector.” But the young master Zhou had impossibly high standards and seemed uninterested whenever anyone confessed to him. Th
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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
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Secrets in the Corner 角落里的秘密
[Venture Capital Tycoon x Mixed-Race Simultaneous Interpreter] [Secret Crush Turns to Love + Sweet Romance + Devoted to Each Other + Mutual Healing + Reunion After Years Apart + Winning Her Back] [Five-year age gap. She has a secret crush on him, but he’s the one who pursues her. A sweet romance.] Zhou Changwan secretly loved someone for six years, though she knew nothing about him and had never spoken to him. The boldest thing she ever did was muster the courage to defy her aunt and get into a
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Falling Toward the Milky Way 向银河坠落
[Gentle Policewoman vs. Cool, Reserved Forensic Doctor] [Ex's Regret Arc + Marriage Before Love for the Heroine + Secret Crush Comes True for the Hero + Both Pure + Happy Ending] On the eve of meeting his parents, Jiang Jianyue noticed signs of another woman in Qi Sili's life. The girl was young and cute, like a delicate little white flower. - She sent him a breakup text, but he assumed she was just throwing a tantrum and replied, “Calm down.” She glanced at the message and blocked him without a
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Secretly in Love 偷偷恋慕
[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
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Stealing the Tenderness in Your Eyes 偷走你满眼温柔
[Six-Year Age Gap Between the Leads + First Love for Both + Devoted and Sweet Romance + Half School Life, Half City Life + Happy Ending] [Cold, Abstinent CEO + Sweet and Innocent Yet Alluring Heroine] Jian Chuxia and Gu Jingxuan got to know each other through her older brother. Before that, they were like parallel lines, people from different worlds. Now they had become intersecting lines. The first time they met, a sudden downpour brought Jian Chuxia and Gu Jingxuan into close contact at the s
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She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了
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
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All the Love in My Heart Is Gone 忘尽心中情
[Campus romance + unrequited love + secret crush + playboy turns over a new leaf] This is the sequel to my work, A Longing Beyond Sorrow. Xu Shijie visits Jintai Temple to pray for Chen Miaohan’s departed soul. There, he meets Lin Mengying again, now recovered from depression, and also runs into Chen Miaohan’s younger sister, Chen Miaoying. Their story will continue… Lin Mengying is still hopelessly in love with Xu Shijie, but her love remains unreturned. Xu Zhi wanders through one relationship
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Love Stains the Martial World, Drawing a Prison Around Us 情染江湖画地为牢
The novel follows a female lead who has just left a failed marriage and is looking forward to a new life, only to inexplicably transmigrate to a different world: the Spirit Cultivation Kingdom. Everyone here is born with a basic spiritual rank, which is what we humans call magic. She has become Mo Ran, the cherished daughter of the renowned Mo Manor. Just as she forces herself to accept it all, she enters a marriage of convenience with Xiao Ran, a powerful figure from one of the kingdom's presti
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A Bet on Love 对赌爱情
[From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns + Close Female Friends + Romantic Tension + Scoundrel Hero + Reuniting After a Breakup + The Wild Heart Reforms] Tang Yuying is hopelessly in love with Li Zhi, but her feelings go nowhere. Then a huge wave sweeps her away, and no one knows whether she is alive or dead. Eight years later, her twin sister, Tang Yucui, tracks down Li Zhi to avenge her younger sister, only to fall in love with the man she came to punish. A leopard never changes its spots. Li Zh
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I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼
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
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He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南
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
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Meeting Summer 见夏天
Xia Linxi x Tang Yu Xia Linxi is a sophomore with excellent grades and impeccable conduct. Tang Yu is a carefree bar singer. They’re worlds apart, with nothing in common. No one could have imagined that one day the two of them would end up together. In a dark alley, Xia Linxi saw Tang Yu locked in an intimate embrace with a strange woman, but she simply left in silence. She believed the man before her was nothing like the womanizing facade he showed the world. She saw right through him at a glan
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You Broke Your Promise 你失信了
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
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Decorate Your Dreams 装饰你的梦
[University Campus] [Unrequited Love] [Tragedy] A love story at Zhongshan Medical University. The male lead, Tan Shengxu, is devoted to the female lead, Zhong Mengwei. But because of a misunderstanding born of circumstance, she thinks he is her enemy and rejects his advances. In truth, he is the one she has been longing for. Heartbroken, Tan Shengxu gives up on their relationship in despair. Zhong Mengwei regrets it too late and starts pursuing him, but to no avail. Her love leaves her depressed
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