High School Sweethearts: He Goes Abroad After Graduation, Secretly Loves Her, and They Reunite After Years Apart 男主高中毕业出国，暗恋，久别重逢

1. 51 卿 You Are My Every Morning and Evening 卿乃朝朝暮暮 Dusk ChenchenYA暮色陈陈YAModern Romance304k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Sui Yu Yun Mu is now available] Original title: Qing Nai Zhao Zhao Mu Mu [An adorably well-behaved top student VS a playboy young master] "Who is she?" "My little sister, Zhao Mu." "Zhao Mu," Sui Yu murmured, "Morning and night, every day." At their first meeting, Sui Yu, that plaything of a man, fell completely for Zhao Mu. How had he never met anyone this beautiful before? Zhao Mu was born with alluring red lips and skin fair as snow. Her clear, transparent brown eyes wer 9.3kReads9.4Score99714d adds

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   🌼The female lead cruelly broke up with the male lead for the sake of his future. In a fit of anger, the male lead went abroad to study after graduating high school. Even after leaving the country, he frequently returned to secretly see the female lead, but dared not let her find out, only able to watch from afar [almost crying]. Upon their reunion, he couldn't wait to marry his little princess.

2. 52 扯 Pull the Moon Down 扯月亮坠落 Beautiful Lady美人娘Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted - Fortunately, this was already the following spring. Somewhere in the world, they would bloom and flourish, nourishing their souls with freedom. - (Brash crybaby × repressed, broken artist) (Reunion after a long separation, healing, both are pure, happy ending) 4.5kReads9.3Score36414d adds

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   This book is really good, I highly recommend it!

3. 53 痞 Roguish Seduction 痞诱 Twilight Glow暮熹Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Flash Marriage into a Top-Tier Family + Rekindled Romance + Sweet Romance + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One] [Rebellious Architectural Prodigy Who Can't Love × Scheming, Grudge-Holding Business Mogul] Rong Zhiyan went on a business trip to Denmark. When she came back, she had a fiancé, and even the wedding date had been set. Since it was a business alliance, she nodded and went back to work. She didn't even know what the other person looked like, and had no int 13.2kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds

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   An 18-year-old girl had a relationship abroad, then dumped him! She returned home and gave birth to a son! Seven years later, she was shocked to discover that her fiancé was actually him!!

4. 54 死 My Archenemy Went Broke, So I Took Him Home 死对头破产后被我捡回了家 Ling Huan泠欢Modern Romance155k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends + unrequited love + one-on-one romance + childhood friend beats the newcomer] Wen Xisui returns to the country with her sworn enemy, Zhou Linshi. They run into each other at a party. The Zhou family has just gone bankrupt, and everyone wonders how Miss Wen will humiliate him. But she doesn't say a single word to him. As it turns out, indifference is the greatest humiliation. Someone asks casually amid the chatter, “Miss Wen, did He Ran come back with you?” Wen Xisui swirls her 754Reads8.1Score11014d adds

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   That's absolutely right, it's a victory for childhood sweethearts!!

5. 55 机 Captain, Please Route Around the Thunderstorm 机长先生，雷雨请绕飞 Zhao Le昭乐Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Aloof, proud commercial airline captain x sweet-voiced, beautiful air traffic controller. She has a longtime crush on him; they marry first and fall in love later. The print edition goes on sale February 28; the short drama is already out.] Before she was urged to go on a blind date, Meng Liyue never imagined the man she was meeting was the person she’d secretly loved since her student days. She had written his name countless times in her diary. After she married him, everyone thought Meng Liy 41.7kReads9.6Score4.7k14d adds

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   Don't miss out! Their love story awaits your exploration. It's absolutely amazing, so captivating! You won't regret watching! [Heart emojis]

6. 56 天 From Unexpected Visitor to Childhood Sweetheart: The Tycoon CEO Has a Clever Way to Win Her Back 天降变竹马，首富霸总追妻有妙招 Flowers and Moonlight花兼有月Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Male lead is reborn to make amends + childhood sweethearts + devoted husband + healing + adorable child] Everyone knows that the eldest young master of the Sheng family, the most prominent family in Nancheng, has a little girl he cherishes and holds close to his heart. She has little going for her besides her looks, with neither family status nor connections, yet Sheng Chengyang has treasured her since childhood. No one knows that Sheng Chengyang has been reborn. In his previous life, he wronge 12.9kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
7. 57 陆 President Lu Has Secretly Loved You for Years, and the Sweetness Is Skyrocketing 陆总暗恋你多年，甜度疯涨 Nan Kong Asks the Moon南空问月Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted (Mutual crushes + sweet romance + both leads’ first love + extra sweet) One exam, one glance, a love that lasted a lifetime. Ye Yixing’s gaze followed that boy, and so did her entire youth. After graduating from college, she went alone to the city where he lived. For two years, she wandered its streets and alleys, hoping to run into him just once. But when they meet again, he’s the impeccably dressed Mr. Lu, while she’s just an insignificant office worker. When she hears he already has someon 119Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The aloof academic genius went abroad after the college entrance examination. The female lead searched for the male lead for two years after graduating from university. Ten years later, she met the male lead again, who was a domineering CEO. The female lead thought that there was no possibility for them anymore. Unexpectedly, the male lead pulled her into his car and boldly confessed his love.

8. 58 八 Eight Thousand Kilometers Away, I Want to See You 八千公里，我想见你 Rose Tangyuan莓瑰汤圆Modern Romance161k WordsCompleted [A handsome, wealthy dentist from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners x an only daughter from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai who is a model and comic artist] (Both each other’s first love! No other partners! Flirty tension early on, incredibly sweet later! A boyfriend with big-brother energy!) After eight years of secret affection, they meet again after a long separation. Two sensitive souls weather a few bumps before finding their way to each other. A cerebral romance that f 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead's dentist turns out to be her high school crush, her online tutor, and even her downstairs neighbor! It's all pure fate! The male lead keeps flirting with her!

9. 59 碎 Light Shattered in Glass Candy Wrappers 碎在玻璃糖纸里的光 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Campus × Mutual Pining × Sweet Romance • Flirting × Older Male Lead] At twenty, Lin Yinuann tucked all her feelings into transparent candy wrappers, living quietly, with thorns beneath the surface. That was until Wen Muyang collided with her world. Only then did she realize that even barren places could be touched by the warmth of sunlight. At first, Wen Muyang was simply curious. Why had a girl who once been so lively and dazzling grown so quiet and cautious? Once her disguise was seen through 1.1kReads—Score11614d adds

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   It's so beautiful!

10. 60 装 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My White Moonlight Said She Knew All Along 装瞎三年，白月光却说她早就知道了 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Marriage & Romance38k WordsCompleted I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My Dream Girl Said She Knew All Along 3.2kReads—Score2814d adds
11. 61 陆 President Lu's Actress Wife Is a Total Badass 陆总的影后娇妻，飒爆了 Qi Yu Ya栖予呀Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance / Showbiz / Wealthy Urban Family] A natural love story between a domineering CEO and a hugely popular actress. Lu Jingchen, Tianjin's most eligible bachelor, responded to doubts about his relationship by posting two photos: In one, taken years ago, he was crouching in front of a little girl, wiping away her tears. In the other, taken recently, the girl was sitting on a lawn while he hugged her from behind. Both of them were smiling. The girl in the photos was none other than the r 1.8kReads9.2Score18114d adds
12. 62 求 Please Love Me Openly 求你明恋我 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for A Confession I Couldn’t Hide to get a signed copy] [Roguishly handsome, irresistible Jin Zhuo x sweet, alluring Qin Yingxia] [Both Pure + College Romance + Secret Crush Becomes Mutual + Sweet Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Qin Yingxia had been secretly in love with Jin Zhuo for seven years. She worked as hard as she could to get into Imperial University, all so she could be a little closer to him. On the first day of school, she accidentally took t 50.5kReads9.5Score7.8k14d adds
13. 63 藏 Hidden Warmth 藏温 Sesame Seeds Ripening by the Spring泉边的麻生成实Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted "Second Chance at Love | Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One | Both Academic Standouts | HE" Ten years ago, Wen Xiangyi called her family in tears, only for him to overhear her. There would have been nothing wrong with him overhearing her. Except she was complaining that a classmate farted way too much... She started taking detours whenever she saw Jian Yun. One day, at a friend’s birthday party, he suddenly asked, “Is it really so scary that I like you?” - Ten days after graduation, she fi 204Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 斯 Sheesh! A Romance Show Gets Steamy! The Rebellious Top-Tier Star Wraps an Arm Around Her Waist and Kisses Her 斯哈！恋综撩爆！桀骜顶流揽腰吻 Song on the Eaves檐上歌Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Rekindled romance | He pursues her | Entertainment industry showbiz story] [Cool, gloomy little princess X rebellious top-tier star] When Jiang Ning returns to the country, a rumor spreads through their circle: “The young master of the capital's elite, Xi Yue, hid his identity and dated her, but she thought he was a poor guy and dumped him.” On the first day after returning, she politely turns down the blind date her father had forced on her. After a meal with the man, she is about to leave whe 8.1kReads9.1Score63414d adds

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    Xi Yue, having fled Beijing to study in Hong Kong under an assumed name, ambushed the seemingly unapproachable Qing Leng Mingyue at the school's stairwell, spurred on by his friends. 🌿"Little princess, have you ever been in a relationship?" A year later, the most unruly young master in Beijing's elite circle, whom even his family couldn't control, was willing to kneel and beg her not to break up. 💥

15. 65 玫 When the Roses Tremble 玫瑰轻颤时 Xi Gong Qingye西宫清野Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Long-planned love + love after marriage + an exemplary graduate of the gentleman's code + sweet, dazzling beauty + both leads are virgins] [Short drama now available] When Tang Ruo first meets Bo Yanting, he tells her to call him “big brother.” She keeps calling him that for more than a decade. But in their seventh year together, Bo Yanting falls for someone else. A stubborn, clumsy intern joins the company. He goes from calling her “that woman” and “idiot” to, eventually, “baby.” Later, the in 11.2kReads9.2Score93714d adds

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    The male lead has had a crush on the female lead for 13 years.

16. 66 低 Whisper It! Darling, I Only Want You 低声哄！宝贝，我只要你 Clear and Pure澈净Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication / Short drama of the same name now streaming] [Gentle, insecure top student x arrogant, carefree rich playboy] [College romance + Both leads are inexperienced + Fake playboy + Mutual pining becomes real + He’s never loved anyone else + Sweet and flirty] Fu Ciyu had always been a star at Jingcheng University. Born into one of the capital’s top wealthy families, he was unruly and hard to tame. Girls were always around him, but he had never given anyone his heart. Everyone 48.6kReads9.5Score5.7k14d adds

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    The girl in high school had a crush on the girl but was too timid and introverted to confess. They met again by chance in college, and the boy fell for her at first sight and actively pursued her. It's a very sweet campus romance.

17. 67 只 I Almost Died, But I Still Love You 只是差点死了，又不是不爱了 Keep the Lamps Burning Through the Day mio烧灯续昼mioModern Romance85k WordsCompleted [A bold, passionate, devoted hero VS a gentle, sweet-talking heroine with a hard heart who reaches for her knife when things don’t go her way] 1 The little golden retriever in Tan Jiajing’s household was in heat. She knocked on her neighbor’s door, hoping to introduce the dog to its beloved. But the man who stepped out, fresh from his shower and devastatingly handsome, turned out to be her first love, Sui Wuhan. The handsome man immediately turned them down, coldly telling the little golden retr 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is the one. It has a light humor, a handsome, slightly roguish yet gentle male lead, and a naive, innocent girl. It's quite good.

18. 68 娇 Hidden in the Heart of Beijing 娇藏京枝 I'm a Banana, Bananana我是香蕉吥呐呐Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name + marriage first, love later + slow-burn sweetness + secret crush + love that grows over time + both leads pure] Zhou Yuli, heir to the Zhou family, actually married Sang Nian, an ordinary girl. Rumors claimed Zhou Yuli had settled for her out of despair after failing to win the woman he loved. Even so, Sang Nian felt she was the lucky one. After all, she had secretly loved Zhou Yuli for seven years. They were worlds apart, so marrying Zhou Yuli felt like a luxuriou 75.8kReads8.9Score7.4k14d adds
19. 69 和 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 和暗恋对象先婚后爱了 A Jasmine-Scented Tea一个茉莉香片Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted A cold, abstinent, jealous CEO who’s a devoted husband x an adorable employee Marriage first, love later · secret crush becomes mutual · sweet pampering / one-on-one, first love for both, both pure At twenty-five, Jiang Mansheng married the high school heartthrob she had secretly loved. Back then, Lu Qichen came from a wealthy family and was exceptionally handsome, a favored child of heaven whom everyone envied. Jiang Mansheng, by contrast, was quiet and mild-mannered, just an ordinary girl fro 10.2kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds

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    The male lead has a crush on someone. He'll apply to the same university she's applying to. She's a top student, but that doesn't matter, he'll work hard!

20. 70 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 50.9kReads9.5Score6k14d adds
21. 71 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 134.8kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
22. 72 我 I'm Sure I Told You I Loved You a Long Time Ago 我肯定很久之前说过爱你 Shi Bai时白呀Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [A sunny, healing pastry chef × a robotics engineer with severe social anxiety] [Sweet urban romance + devoted puppy-dog boyfriend + 1v1 + happy ending + pure-love redemption + a guide to taming the socially anxious + healing food] Lu Xitian keeps having the same dream. In it, on a stormy night, a young man holds a blood-soaked knife while someone lies in a pool of blood on the ground. She has had this nightmare over and over for a month. Then one day, while delivering a cake to a customer, she 9.8kReads9.6Score1.3k14d adds
23. 73 嫁 Marrying Mr. Yu 嫁给喻先生 Da Er Lin达尔林Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [The print edition of the same name is now available / The short drama of the same name is now streaming] [Cheerful artist vs. aloof, calculating professor] [Age gap + marriage before love + sweet romance + long-planned courtship + slow-burn love] Shi Sheng and Yu Wenzhou met on a blind date. But even on their wedding day, she still couldn't figure out what Yu Wenzhou saw in her. Since they didn't have much of a romantic foundation, Shi Sheng thought it would be good enough if they could at leas 34.1kReads9.4Score3.4k14d adds
24. 74 攻 Win Back My Ex, and Fall for Him All Over Again 攻略前任，再次为他着迷 Cabetta卡贝塔Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart, rekindled romance, both leads’ first relationship, sweet and angsty] The stunning campus belle Zhou Ruoxing set her sights on Jiang Ju, the most talked-about guy at Jiang University. No one knows what she did to make him fall from his pedestal for her. Later, their relationship lasted only two years. Then one day, news broke that Jiang Ju had been dumped by Zhou Ruoxing! They say that when exes meet again, either their faces turn red or their eyes do. But Jiang Ju fel 708Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Campus lovers, broke up and went abroad. Then they met again.

25. 75 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    Absolutely exquisite, a masterpiece of contemporary romance with a level of excellence that sets it apart. The male lead is madly in love. The female lead is incredibly profound. Whether male or female leads, or even supporting characters, each one is unique, truly testing the reader's taste and experience. There are no substitutes.

26. 76 绡 Silk at Dusk 绡绡暮暮 Zhu Shiyi祝拾一Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted [Self-pursuit arc / three-year age gap / both leads’ first relationship / pseudo-siblings / separated lovers reunite / unrequited love from the hero / growing-up romance] Nan Xiao has always been torn and conflicted over her love for one person. She hates the woman who took her father away from her, yet can’t stop herself from falling in love with that woman’s son. She hates him, loves him, and is painfully lost even while fully aware of it, yet still sinks deeper into the misery. The pain lasts 243Reads—Score10114d adds

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    The female lead goes abroad after graduating from high school, while the male lead has a crush on her. After two long-awaited reunions, they reconcile.

27. 77 偶 A Chance Encounter and a Shared Rental: The Campus Beauty and I Fall for Each Other 偶遇又合租，我与校花双向奔赴 Ding-Dong Wind Chimes风铃叮咚Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Love That Grows Over Time + Romance + One Female Lead + Authentic College Campus + Friendship] Original title: The Campus Belle Is My Roommate (A step-by-step guide to romance. Come on in if you want to learn how to be romantic!) Gu Yicheng's high school crush got together with his best friend, and when he arrived at college, he was told there was no room for him in the dorms. After running into the campus belle, Liang Yu, three times in a row, he discovered she was his classmate! By a twist of 18.7kReads9.2Score2k14d adds

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    [Youthful Pain × Healing and Redemption] A heart-wrenching opening! Rejected on a rainy night during his college entrance exams, Gu Yicheng witnesses his beloved holding hands with someone else and resolutely leaves for Dejiang to heal. When the airport announcement shatters his last hope, his roguish friends push him to a turning point in his destiny—just as the plane lands, the school beauty, dragging her suitcase, unexpectedly walks into the same shared apartment as him! The wounded boy is unaware that this accidental cohabitation is her mutual journey across mountains and seas. A story of unrequited love turning into reality + a bittersweet pursuit of love, see how the broken boy is stitched back together into a whole star by the gentle school beauty.

28. 78 雾 Mist-Shrouded Indulgence 雾色靡靡 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted Aloof doctor × graceful beauty Rekindled love + a long road to winning her back + a powerful man lowering his head / both leads are each other’s only partners Ni Wu takes her daughter to the hospital, where the attending physician turns out to be her boyfriend from years ago. They’ve been apart for seven years. She changed her name long ago and has slimmed down from being very overweight. He doesn’t recognize her, and has no idea she secretly had his daughter. Her daughter holds her hand. “Mommy 24.4kReads8.5Score3.3k14d adds

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    🌈🌈① The male lead is an unattainable school heartthrob and a wealthy heir, while the female lead is just an ordinary chubby girl. She finally plucked that unattainable flower from her teenage years' unrequited love. "It's just a fling, I'm going abroad soon." Heartbroken, she ended that bitter love affair. He would never know that she had secretly given birth to his daughter. When they meet again, he shatters her peaceful life, using coercion, bribery, feigning illness, and coquetry to drive away all her suitors, becoming insanely jealous, and embarking on a tumultuous journey to win her back.

29. 79 野 Wildfire Scorching the Stars 野火灼星 Lala from the Corner旮旯角的拉拉Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted Director x Director | Older Woman-Younger Man Romance | Rekindled Love | Both Pure | First Love on Campus to Workplace Romance | Sweet Romance A male lead who has always loved her vs. a clear-headed heroine who rejects her influential childhood friend The first time she saw him was in the library. The young man reached over her head to take down The Count of Monte Cristo. The moment he brushed past her hair felt like the first spark to sweep across a wasteland. He was an undergraduate in th 125Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist was abruptly dumped upon graduation, and they met again in the workplace. Revenge? Or indifference? Yet, he still loved her deeply.

30. 80 春 Springtime Whispers in Soft Ears 春意入软耳 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [Campus romance + CEO romance] [The ridiculously devoted CEO vs. the actress playing a deaf little bunny] Popular actress Song Ciwan never imagined that the grudge Chi Yan, her wealthy backer, had held over her pretending to be deaf in high school would last seven or eight years. He made her film more than a dozen scripts featuring deaf characters in a row. With no other choice, she had to sneak out at night to “discuss the script.” Chi Yan looked down at her, the corner of his mouth curling in 5.3kReads9.0Score59614d adds

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    🌼The male lead discovers the female lead lied to him and leaves the country without saying goodbye after graduating high school. 🎀The female lead lived with the male lead during high school. Taking advantage of her temporary deafness, the male lead confessed his feelings to her when she wasn't wearing a hearing aid, scaring her into pretending to be deaf! Upon learning she was wearing a fake hearing aid, the male lead again chose to leave the country.

31. 81 春 Spring Mountain in Uproar 春山喧 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Faithful couple + older-sister-younger-man romance + reunion after years apart + secret crush + healing + slow-paced travel variety show + happy ending] "Straightforward, loyal F1 driver x glamorous, gentle actress" - At the height of her fame, Wen Wanning was filming in Northeast China. On a snowy night with temperatures at minus twenty degrees, her van broke down halfway up a mountain. Not long after she hung up with the repair shop, a battered Santana came skidd 72.3kReads9.6Score10.5k14d adds

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    Both are secretly in love + reunion after a long separation

32. 82 春 Lingering Warmth on a Spring Night 春夜余温 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Multiple short drama adaptations are now available. The story features a reunion after years apart, rekindled love, a devoted couple, and sweet married life. A beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress x a powerful man who loves her deeply but keeps his feelings buried. In high school: a proud rich girl x a cool, poor boy. Wen Yu reunited with Song Qingshu at the lowest point in her life. The poor boy she'd once dumped had become the chairman of a publicly listed group worth tens of billions. Wearing 67.1kReads9.3Score8.7k14d adds
33. 83 天 Good Heavens! The Top-Tier Star's Moonlight Muse Is Actually Me! 天呐！顶流影帝白月光竟然是我！ Tian Yao甜幺Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + reunion after years apart + male lead’s secret crush + dating show + face-slapping + healing] Movie Emperor He Jingqi has someone he can never forget, his unattainable first love. Chu Ci had heard about her ever since she entered showbiz. Although she and the movie star had been classmates, she had no idea who this first love was. Until the day, on a variety show, the movie star was asked to call his first love. He placed the call, and everyone held their breath. The next second, Chu 42.1kReads9.2Score6.6k14d adds
34. 84 雾 Snow in the Winter Mist 雾冬有雪 Half a Pear半块梨Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Rekindled romance / reunion at the opening / self-delusion / bittersweet / both leads are inexperienced] [Well-behaved, cool-headed novelist VS scheming, devoted CEO] * That year, Zhu Wendong, desperate to escape her family’s control, got involved with the illegitimate son of the wealthy Qi family of Jiangbei. Everyone knew Qi Yanxue as cultured and aloof, gentle and polite, the sort of man one could only hope to meet. Only Zhu Wendong knew about his near-mad possessiveness toward her. It was 14.7kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
35. 85 心 The Back That Stole My Heart 心动背影 Su Jing, Who Loves Braised Yellow Catfish爱吃黄焖黄骨鱼的苏静Modern Romance202k WordsOngoing Their meeting was a chance arrangement, like a twist of fate in an hourglass. Yet the bond between them was as fragile as a spider’s thread, almost too faint to feel. It took just one glance, just one, for her heart to flutter. Perhaps this is the fate of life: some people can only meet briefly along the way before going their separate paths, only to find their way back to each other after all… 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead has a crush on the male lead. During high school, the male lead left without saying goodbye and went abroad. Around the same time, the female lead also encountered some trouble, which really worried me [crying]. Later, the two reunited in university and got together. The male lead pursued the female lead [laughing].

36. 86 娇 Addicted to Her Allure 娇瘾缠欢 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Flirting + possessiveness + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple, sweet and steamy + healing] Cool beauty in a qipao ✖️ Unhinged thug in a suit Qin Sang had always been a stickler for the rules, but she did two reckless things. First, before breaking up with Sheng Yu, she took the initiative and passionately lost herself in a night of intimacy with him. Second, after graduating from a prestigious university, she gave up a respectable, high-paying job and opene 34.1kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds

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    🍃A cool, elegant beauty in a cheongsam ✖️A roguish, rebellious man in a suit, a long-awaited reunion + sweet and sensual moments, it's absolutely gorgeous! [Admiration][Admiration]!! Highly recommended! [Kiss][Kiss]!!

37. 87 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 80.8kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds

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    The male lead didn't go abroad, but he went to Hong Kong. They were separated for a long time and never reunited. It's a really good watch, definitely worth watching. Bad ending [almost crying][almost crying]

38. 88 野 Wild Grass Is No Moonlight in His Heart 野草不是白月光 Innocent Green天真无邪绿Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted Now available in print [A story of a woman’s growth. The male lead has a childhood sweetheart who is almost his girlfriend early on; they reunite after a long separation.] Sui He was a weed. She was poor, vain, sensitive, and calculating. Her only wish was to get into a good school, then earn and spend her own money. She knew Shen Que came from a different world. His family was well-off, he had lots of friends, he was good at school, and girls liked him… He would never understand why she was so 50.6kReads9.1Score6k14d adds

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    All three of these books are about unrequited love, and they depict the chaos and turmoil of unrequited love with great detail. Highly recommended!

39. 89 尘 A Secret Love Poem in the Dust 尘埃里的暗恋诗 Refining Ice Moon炼冰月Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) + (Animated series coming soon. Search “The Small-Town Girl's White Moonlight” to reserve your spot) [Based on a true story + both leads are each other's first and only + happy ending] [In the beginning: innocent schoolyard crush; later: mutual devotion and a mix of sweet and steamy love] Xia Changjun's crush was so hard to bear. It began too early. She had liked him since elementary school. The gap between them was too wide. He was the prince of their small town. Every te 58.2kReads9.4Score9.1k14d adds
40. 90 再 Reject Me Again and I'll Kiss You 再拒绝我就亲你了 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted A ridiculously handsome rich kid and village heartthrob × a cool-headed, rational beauty who lives for solving problems They first met during summer vacation that year. Chen Jing Yuan’s first impression of Zheng Miao Yi was: a girl who was a little fair, a little thin, with slightly big eyes. Nothing special. Later, when his buddies asked Young Master Chen what he looked for in a partner, he said, “My wife should have fair skin, be slim, and have big eyes. Oh, and she should be good at studying. 7.1kReads9.0Score80714d adds
41. 91 暧 A Flirtatious Summer Breeze 暧昧夏风 Near the Jade Terrace近瑶台Modern Romance155k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing] [School life] [Both fall for each other] [Cool, diligent honor student × unruly, gifted heir] Everyone thinks Li Xia and Sheng Yan have nothing in common and could never be a match. They did sit together for a year, though: one was a cool, quiet honor student, aloof as a flower on a high peak, while the other was an unruly prodigy who flouted convention. At their two-year high school reunion, Li Xia arrives late after a hospital internship. After a few rounds of drinks, the 213Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    The female lead, who secretly loves the male lead, left for abroad without saying goodbye after graduating high school. Years later, she reappears as the head of the Shen family. [Thinking] When they meet again, the female lead tries to avoid him, but the male lead relentlessly pursues her. [Pouting] After a long separation, no matter how she tries to escape, her heart still beats for him the same. [Flying kiss]

42. 92 春 Secretly Surrendering to Spring’s Desire 春欲暗渡 Sui Tiantian岁甜甜Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Business interpreter and investment magnate | Second chance at love | Original title: Spring Desire, Secretly Crossing] At a lavish business banquet in Jiangcheng, the hall is packed with guests and magnates. Lin Wusheng’s boss orders her to charm the CEO visiting from Nancheng and secure a huge investment. Holding her wineglass, Lin Wusheng looks toward the elegant, aloof man at the head table and freezes, unable to speak. How could it be him? Seeing her lose her composure, someone teases, “Pr 27.6kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds

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    🌱She brought down the aloof top student from high school, and he gradually became addicted to her. But she turned around and dumped him without saying goodbye. When they met again after a long separation, he had already turned to the dark side. This time, he would not allow her to leave again.

43. 93 娇 Addicted to Her Charm 娇瘾 Meeting the Stars遇见繁星Modern Romance139k WordsCompleted [Secret Love Turns Real + Long-Prepared Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Fast-Paced + Both Pure] No one expected Yun Shu, so gentle and mild-mannered in front of others, to fall for a boy in high school. After graduation, she finally worked up the courage to confess, only to happen upon him rejecting someone else. His brows were unruly, the corners of his eyes tilted slightly upward. He looked completely casual as he drawled in a languid, carefree voice, “Sorry, I don't like good students.” 1.9kReads8.9Score21114d adds

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    This story begins with the female lead going abroad, a mutual unrequited love, and the male lead waiting for her. The plot progresses very quickly, without dragging or misunderstandings. The male lead is completely love-struck.

44. 94 醉 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.5kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds

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    Lou Xiaoque & Zhizhi, the unruly Lou Ye from Beijing's elite circle and the little princess of the ballet world, so sweet and so captivating! [Admiration]

45. 95 爱 My Love Endures, Brilliant as the Stars 爱慕未停，灿若星晨 Graceful as Ever婉如初見Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted Main characters: Wu An and Si Mu [Childhood Friends + Reunited First Love + Slow-Burn, Sweet Everyday Romance] You were my first love. No one I meet from now on could ever compare. *Gifted, youthful little beauty ✖️ Gentle, devoted handsome top student *Cool, aloof beauty of the foreign languages department ✖️ Cold-faced, chaste male idol *Down-on-her-luck heiress ✖️ Heaven’s favored son Si Mu is handsome, brilliant, and outwardly cold but warm inside, gentle and devoted. He seems rational, c 27Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story begins with a reunion! The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts. The male lead is a highly intelligent academic genius with a seemingly aloof but passionate and incredibly charming personality. The female lead is a shy and gentle fairy. Their love has lasted since childhood, from school uniforms to wedding dresses.

46. 96 雪 Snow Falls, and News of Spring Arrives 雪落春信至 Zhi Zhikou之之蔻Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted [Healing CEO: Gu Yiyang, CEO of Songshan Group X Sensitive, insecure medical student: Lin Zhixia] / [Unrequited love becomes mutual, reunited after years apart, happy ending, guided into love, later the male lead flirts until her knees go weak]. At seventeen, Lin Zhixia was despairing and on the verge of collapse when she met Gu Yiyang, her middle-school senior, amid a blizzard. From then on, the embrace on that snowy night and the button she accidentally pulled off became the only light in Lin 222Reads—Score—14d adds

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    First of all, this book really fits the bill. The male lead is older than the female lead, and they're just classmates. He later goes abroad, and on his return, he happens to save her, essentially giving her a ray of light in her darkest hour. She then falls for him, without expecting anything in return. Later, he discovers her secret crush. [Drooling emoji]

47. 97 想 Missing You 想你 After the Rain霁雨Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Love + Mutual Devotion + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Romance + First Love] [An arrogant, loyal puppy who likes both sweet talk and tough love, the moon in the sky × A genuinely passionate, fiery cat-wrangler, the flower of the mortal world] In high school, Song Chen was the pride of the school. Yi Shuyue, who was “just there to kill time,” set her sights on him. After more than a year of dogged pursuit, she finally won him over, only to be brutally dumped two months later! Six y 10.3kReads9.3Score82914d adds

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    [🔥Tsundere Loyal Dog vs. Angry First Love! A Sweet Reunion💘] Yi Shuyue relentlessly pursued her high school crush, only to dump him and run away after just two months!😼 Six years later, Song Chen, dressed in a suit, pinned her against his marriage certificate: "Yi Shuyue, you're amazing"—but amidst the crowd, his eyes reddened and he choked back tears: "Don't leave me again…"

48. 98 重 After We Reunited, His Cool Persona Fell Apart 重逢后，他的高冷人设崩塌了 Loves Chow Mein爱吃炒面呀Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Completed A man who’s worse than a dog × a sweet, gentle cutie This story is nothing but sweetness and laughs. One sentence from Jiang Xuhuai kept Tang Xiao waiting for four whole years. When he returns, he’s the Jiang family’s grandson. The gulf between their statuses sets off a game of cat and mouse, with her running and him chasing. She retreats step by step, while he closes in. One day, Tang Xiao can take no more. “Can you stay a little farther away from me?” Jiang Xuhuai smiles. “Agree to t 2.7kReads9.1Score21914d adds

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    [Reconciliation + Long-Awaited Reunion + Mutual First Love] [Already Added to My Favorite List] After seven years apart, Zhou Yizhou reunites with his ex at their tenth-year class reunion. [Already Added to My Favorite List] The once naive and loyal school heartthrob has transformed into a cold and domineering aloof beauty. [Already Added to My Favorite List] She helplessly falls for him, only to fall into Qin Rao's revenge trap... Well, what goes around comes around... But sooner or later, she'll have to get him back.

49. 99 词 Old Words, New Beginnings 词旧迎新 The Tangerine Who Won't Eat Oranges橘子不吃橙Modern Romance241k WordsOngoing [Reunion After Years Apart] [Rekindled Love] [Both Each Other’s First Love] Song Ci vs. Chi Shengxin Song Ci had always thought Chi Shengxin was a real jerk. But somehow, little by little, he took over her heart and became someone important to her. Even when he confessed, he was as annoying as ever, looking utterly confident, as though he knew he would get exactly what he wanted. “Chi Shengxin, could you stop being so full of yourself?” Even at a moment like this, she couldn’t resist making a s 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is truly a reunion after a long separation! You can take a look.

50. 100 我 I Have Roses to Give You 我有玫瑰可以馈赠 Not Enough Grass Jelly to Drink烧仙草不够喝Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Male lead’s secret crush comes true | Reunited after years apart | The aloof beauty comes down from his pedestal] [Genius neurosurgery PhD x field archaeology graduate student] Jiang Ciwan reunited with Liang Song not long after she broke up with her ex. He had just returned to Rong from the capital. Rising from the sofa, he paused with his eyes on her evasive gaze, then smiled and said, “Long time no see.” Jiang Ciwan had assumed that someone as exceptional as Liang Song would still be on a pa 129Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is really good! The male lead is a neurosurgeon PhD, and the female lead is a field archaeology graduate student. They reunite after a long separation, and their unrequited love comes true. It's a realistic story, and both of them have super positive values. The first half focuses on their careers and their ambiguous relationship, while the second half is a sweet romance. You won't regret reading it!

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