Small-Town Stories! The Best Redemption Arcs! 小县城文！救赎的最好！

1. 1 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 254kReads9.6Score50.1kShelves

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   Both books are so good! The first one, "Bitterness," is the best! The second one is "Redemption"!

2. 2 糙 My Rugged Landlord Is Flirty and Fierce, and I’m Hooked 糙汉房东又撩又凶，好上头 A Gentleman Like a Stranger君子如陌Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted The short drama [One Hit, One Love: My Landlord Is a Bodyguard] is now streaming. The novel is also known as [Living Together, the Rough-Hewn Man Flirts Until She Begs for Mercy]. A foul-mouthed, rugged landlord VS a delicate, beautiful academic prodigy. Age gap + hormones + doting boyfriend + irresistibly sweet, wild flirtation + mutual devotion + secret crush + healing. Love at first sight is really just falling for someone's looks. The first time Chu Cheng met Ye Wanwan, she was escaping fro 3.5kReads9.3Score531Shelves

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   The first book is one of my absolute favorites. The male and female leads are deeply in love, and it's a really good story set in a small county town. The writing is excellent, and I highly recommend everyone to read it. The second book is also incredibly good! The male lead is a rough and tough type, while the female lead is a fallen heiress. He eats steamed buns for breakfast and buys her lots of fancy morning tea, but he doesn't find her pretentious at all; he spoils her rotten. The third book is about mutual redemption between the male and female leads. Both of their families are struggling, but they both want to move forward. It's quite good, and there's not much angst throughout. I've only read half of the fourth book, but it's also very good.

3. 3 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.2kReads8.4Score149Shelves

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   These are different genres, and each one is enjoyable.

4. 4 东 Tales of the Northeast: Women Who Climbed Over the High Walls of Grand Estates 东北往事之翻过深宅高墙的女人们 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance865k WordsOngoing In 1946, on the black soil of Northeast China, Chunxiang, daughter of tenant farmer Wang Mazi, marries Liu Laogen, the landlord's son. Her father receives several acres of good farmland and dozens of silver dollars as a handsome betrothal gift. She thinks she has married into wealth and will live a secure life as a young madam, but Liu Laogen has a hidden ailment, and their marriage proves to be one in name only. Chunxiang is determined to escape the prison that has trapped her, but her greedy f 53.7kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves

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   Just take a gamble.

5. 5 爱 Love Like a Galaxy 爱若星河 The Demon Yao Yao夭夭本妖Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Affectionate and flirtatious grilled-fish shop owner vs. gentle, charming teacher + sweet daily life + both are each other's first and only + love at first sight] "Hey, handsome, can I trade WeChat for cash?" When they first met, Su Wanwan had no cash to buy candied hawthorns, so she stopped some random man on the street to exchange cash. He thought she was using a pickup line. "Sure." Xie Jingheng opened his WeChat QR code, only to hear her say, "The payment code will do." He had to admit, tha 3.8kReads9.1Score321Shelves

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   Both are good. In the first one, the female lead meets the male lead while relaxing in her hometown. In the second one, the female lead is a teacher, and the male lead is a grilled fish restaurant owner.

6. 6 师 Junior Brother, Don’t Be Like This 师弟，你别这样 Icy Rose冰冰玫瑰Modern Romance246k WordsOngoing The day Ye Xiucheng reports for duty at Qiaonan Community Clinic, everyone asks him, “Why would a graduate of a top medical university come to a poor, remote place like this?” He just smiles without answering. He can’t tell them why he came here: It’s because of his beliefs, and because of his senior, Su Xixi. He thought she would always be by his side. That is, until the new vice president, Liang Shuo, tells her, “If something’s weighing on you, you can talk to me.” Ye Xiucheng finally panics. 125Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It can be found in small towns, rural villages, and is a mix of sour, astringent, sweet, and bitter flavors.

7. 7 深 Deeply Trapped 深度陷落 Lou Xiaozhou楼小舟Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted [Two top students, mutual salvation, reunion after years apart, poor student VS heiress] The day Shang Munian met Jiang Qingshui, he was carrying a cleaver, ready to die alongside Wei You. In the pouring rain, a girl stood in the mud beneath a black umbrella, her back straight and her skirt pristine white. As proud as a princess. “Excuse me, how do I get to Huangjue Lane?” The princess had rosy lips, pearly teeth, a lovely voice, and excellent manners. Shang Munian decided to do one good deed be 7.5kReads9.4Score847Shelves
8. 8 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 6.9kReads8.5Score332Shelves
9. 9 平 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Ban Liang搬凉Urban116k WordsOngoing Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 17Reads—Score114Shelves

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   This should be a book that satisfies readers' appetites and resonates with them! The novel begins at the start of the 21st century and is told from the perspective of Fang Lizhu, a post-80s child in a rural area of ​​the Jianghan Plain in central China. Through the description of the various people and events that Fang Lizhu encounters in his studies and work, the novel reflects the changes in the lives of the people of the plain after the beginning of the new century. It also reflects the various aspects of life of ordinary people in the face of great changes in the era and background, whether they actively or passively choose, actively persevere or passively escape.

10. 10 不 No Rat Race, No Burnout: I Lie Flat Back Home and Meet a Rugged Man 不内卷不内耗，回乡躺平遇糙汉 Tomatoes Without Skin番茄没有皮Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads’ first and only love, height difference, very fast romantic progress. They’re a little tight-lipped at first, but soon learn to speak their minds.] [Dating and married life, standing by each other through everything, with no major misunderstandings.] Lin Man lives in a big city, but when she can no longer keep up with the rat race, she decides to return to the countryside with the few tens of thousands of yuan she has saved. She hopes to spend some time growing ve 11.8kReads9.1Score1kShelves
11. 11 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.4kReads7.4Score200Shelves
12. 12 迹 Let the Past Be the Past 迹往不咎 Bu Erzhi不二之Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted The well-behaved left-behind girl Teng Jinqing VS the orphaned bad boy Cheng Ji Blurb 1: Teng Jinqing always remembered what a boy told her when she was ten: “The only way out is through studying.” Later, she really did make it out. Far, far away. Across the ocean, all the way to a PhD. But she never forgot the road back. Because at the end of that road, someone was waiting for her. An ordinary man who went from genius to delinquent, from delinquent to prisoner, and from prisoner to cripple. H 185Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a particularly heartwarming story about mutual redemption. I only recently finished reading it and regret not knowing about it sooner. Both the male and female leads come from difficult backgrounds, and their mutual redemption brought back many memories of my youth. It's exceptionally well-written and highly recommended.

13. 13 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.5kReads8.2Score103Shelves
14. 14 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2kReads—Score114Shelves

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    It's so beautiful!

15. 15 困 Trapped in the Misty Wilds 困住雾野 A Huihui一颗慧慧Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush | Both Leads Are Pure in Body and Heart | Healing and Redemption | Sweet and Angsty | Happy Ending] In the fifth year of Lin Wu’s crush on Song Ye, an alliance between their families forced her to move in with him. When he discovered her secret crush, she summoned her courage. “Song Ye, I like you. Can I pursue you?” The man looked at her coldly. “I don’t want your feelings.” Song Ye didn’t like her. He had found a new, well-matched fiancée, so Lin Wu quietly withdrew. … Later, new 27.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
16. 16 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.2kReads8.9Score261Shelves
17. 17 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.3kReads—Score104Shelves
18. 18 杀 Kill That Spring Night 杀死那个春夜 Er Shui i二水iModern Romance291k WordsCompleted [Bittersweet healing|Forbidden love and betrayal|From pure hatred to true love|A couple always at odds|A school-life ensemble|Small town|One-on-one, both untouched] [Two-faced poser ✖️ prickly, stubborn troublemaker] At first, she hated his fake sincerity, and he hated how nothing could sway her. In public, they acted like the best of siblings. In private, they were constantly at each other's throats. Later, real feelings took root in their pretense. They clung to each other's fragile backs as t 27kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    I've been watching nothing but redemption movies lately, and they're all so good.

19. 19 庸 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Yin Mu殷木Urban370k WordsCompleted Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 201Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This book is set in a typical small southern county town, spanning from 2005 to 2016, covering junior high, high school, and university. The protagonist was once a shining academic star. Without any contrived redemption plots, it depicts the youth of ordinary people trapped by their environment and personality. The emotions are subtle and restrained, focusing on the growth over the long years and the irreversible regrets in life, all while maintaining a strong sense of the small-town atmosphere.

20. 20 非 Irrational Love 非理性热恋 Er Shui i二水iModern Romance382k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed|Rebellious, sweet-faced girl who’s secretly a ruthless big shot VS former big shot who’s turned over a new leaf] [Mutual salvation + two strong leads + intense push and pull with a sweet payoff] Seems obedient, secretly a big shot On the podium by day, in a shady internet cafe by night. The sweet and innocent-looking girl huddles in front of a computer in the corner, ruthlessly killing in the world of games, her wild confidence on full display. The top scholar, number one f 13.9kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
21. 21 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score150Shelves
22. 22 再 Move Again and I'll Kiss You 再动就亲你 Extra-Large Soup Dumpling超大小笼包Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available, published under the title He's So Sweet] A new neighbor moves in upstairs, and she's a transfer student in the same year as him. What a coincidence: this devastatingly handsome guy ends up sitting next to her. He's gorgeous, but dangerous. One little touch and she might not make it out alive. “Big bro, don't move. I'll stay away from you. Please don't hit me!” To her surprise, her usually cold desk mate frowns, looks at her, grabs her retreating hand, and holds it i 21.8kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
23. 23 嫁 Newlywed Diary: Marrying a Rough-and-Ready Man 嫁糙汉的新婚日记 Tao Meng桃孟Urban166k WordsCompleted [Finicky, sweet girl x rough-and-ready mechanic] [Marriage first, love later, age gap, everyday life, height and build contrast, male lead has been plotting this for a long time] Chu Yan's mother sells her for 100,000 yuan and a page from the household register, marrying her off to a mechanic. The man's name is Huo Wang. He's tall, looks fierce, and has a blunt, rough-around-the-edges personality. Aside from his handsome face, he is nothing like Chu Yan's ideal type. She doesn't like him. - Huo 1.6kReads8.4Score151Shelves

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    🌈🌈The female lead is a sweet, slightly dramatic girl, and the male lead is a car mechanic. It's an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, with an age and physical difference. The male lead's actions are meticulously planned. The female lead was sold to the male lead by her mother for 100,000 yuan. The male lead is tall and looks fierce. The female lead's early life was very difficult; her parents divorced, and her mother oppressed her. However, her later life with the male lead is incredibly sweet. He shows her special favoritism; it's practically the pinnacle of pure romance. I absolutely love it! It's so good; I've already watched it three times.

24. 24 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 806Reads8.1Score—Shelves
25. 25 等 Waiting for a Midsummer 等一场盛夏 Thin Persimmon Tea薄柿茶茶Modern Romance639k WordsCompleted Print edition signed* * Xia Shi met Qi You when she was sixteen. The young man was dejected yet proud, carefree and unruly. He had a stunning face and an air of roguish nonchalance, as though he were just passing through life for fun. Countless girls liked him, but he was never interested and never gave any of them a second glance. And she was certainly not the kind of girl he would like. A stickler for rules, dull and boring. They should never have had anything to do with each other, until she 59.9kReads9.5Score10kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first one, it's my favorite! ദ്ദി˶ｰ̀֊ｰ́ )✧

26. 26 救 Help! My Handsome Senior in the Shared Apartment Is Flirting Like Crazy 救命！合租学长撩疯了 Shu Zhi黍枝Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] A socially anxious, skin-hungry softie × a cool, ruthless heartthrob with a sharp tongue The first thing Chu Yu did after moving into her new home was ask on social media: "What do I do if my live-in roommate is ridiculously handsome?" "I have no experience writing fiction. Can I learn from my roommate?" "What if I was watching a video and accidentally projected it onto my roommate's room..." "When my skin hunger flares up, can I go to my roommate for help..." They 59.2kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves
27. 27 在 A Summer of Passionate Love 在这个盛夏热恋 Su Zhiye苏枝也Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available. [A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Sweet, Flirtatious Romance + Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + Mutual Devotion] [Cool, Slightly Rebellious Girl VS. Handsome, Bad-Boy Young Master with a Sharp Tongue] Bian Xu has a face made for living life to the fullest. His unruly blue-and-white streaked hair and three shining black studs along his ear cartilage give off an unrestrained air. He's a familiar figure on the school's forum. Lin Tingxia is an excellent student 28.3kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
28. 28 野 Untamable Wildness 野难驯 Chen Damiao0陈大喵0Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Cool, rebellious good girl × wild, unruly playboy pretending to be a bad boy + pseudo-siblings + secret crush + mutually devoted * intense push and pull] After her family fell on hard times, Xia Wu was sent from bustling Beijing to live in a tiny county town far off the beaten path… The ultimate playboy and third-generation rich kid Zhou Fuye was banished to the same town. Everyone described him as rich, wild, and reckless with his own life. He thought there was nothing in this miserable town w 5.8kReads9.0Score737Shelves

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    ① A rich second-generation village heartthrob meets a calm and collected female student. The female lead returns to her village to study after her parents' death, where she meets the son of the village's richest man. ② Due to her celebrity mother's scandals, she returns to her small, unknown county to study, where she meets the male lead, a third-generation rich kid who has been ostracized by his family.

29. 29 北 A Zhiyuan Lives on Beishan 北山有知鸢 Fan Jiji凡几几Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction / Everyday Life / SC / HE] [Delicate Southern Heiress x Tough Northern Man with a Soft Heart] The summer of 2016 was damp and sweltering. Dragging her suitcase along the stone-paved streets of a northern seaside town, Ruan Zhiyuan knocked on a weathered wooden door. The man who answered wore a black T-shirt that showed off his sharply defined muscles. His eyes and brows were unruly, and half an unlit cigarette dangled from his lips. "Who are you looking for?" Ruan Zhiyuan tim 4.8kReads8.4Score539Shelves

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    A small-town romance novel~ The main story has 80 chapters. The female protagonist comes from the south to a small town in the north. Sweet and fluffy~ No melodramatic plot twists.

30. 30 酸 Sour Bitter Orange 酸枳 Xiao Ke Bu Cai.小可不才.Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted [Bad-boy Handsome, Hot-Tempered Older Brother VS. Unruly, Sharp-Tongued Younger Sister · Both Each Other’s First · Healing · Sweet Romance] Shi Yao and Lu Miao are like two bitter orange trees growing in barren soil, their gnarled roots knotted together, impossible to separate. When they were kids, Shi Yao was always threatening Lu Miao. “Believe me, I’ll beat you up.” When they grew up, Lu Miao casually raised an eyebrow and glanced at him, then smiled. “Done dying of anger yet?” Meeting you ga 2.3kReads9.1Score372Shelves

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    1. A grumpy older brother and a sharp-tongued younger sister; 2. A slum girl and a rebellious teenager; 3. A geology graduate student and a handsome tattoo artist; 4. A mute girl and the school bully. They spark a romance in a small town. [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

31. 31 被 After Love at First Sight, I Got a Stalker 被一见钟情后，多了一个跟屁虫 Han Gu汉姑Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted Love at First Sight x Saving Each Other (They didn't get together during their school years) Back in school, Qin Shu had a little shadow following him around: Liang Zhiwei. At first, she thought he was a delinquent who was bad at studying and had a terrible personality. Then how did this guy turn into a puppy she couldn't shake off? Years later, a young woman who made permanent status in just one year joined the procuratorate, and a handsome young man who loved looking good but hit i 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Small towns find mutual support and move forward together.

32. 32 降 Descending Into His Heart 降临他心上 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Physical edition available for preorder on April 4] + [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet youth romance] + [Both leads are pure] Zhou Ran, owner of Xiacheng’s most famous tattoo shop, is synonymous with coldness and wildness. The first time Xia Mian sees him, she barges into his tattoo shop and asks for a butterfly tattoo. “What color do you want?” “Green.” “What shade of green?” Xia Mian hesitates, then points to his light green hair. “That exact shade.” Zhou Ran: “?” - People in Xiacheng say t 31kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves

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    The first one is highly recommended; the author's writing is superb, portraying the characters with meticulous detail and explaining every foreshadowing later in the story. The second one is also excellent, with the author delicately depicting the romantic relationship between the two characters. In short, both are wonderful and highly recommended!

33. 33 乖 Be Good, Don't Hide 乖乖别躲 Dragon Fruit Panna Cotta火龙果奶冻丁Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted School life | Healing | Mutual devotion | Sweet romance, both devoted to each other | A slow and steady love [Sly, cocky bad boy Chi Cheng × obedient top student Qin Chu] Qin Chu had lived as a wealthy young lady for seventeen years, until her mother fell ill and she discovered that she had spent all those years with the wrong surname. The day she was “returned” to her birth family, her brother didn’t come to meet her. Dragging her suitcase, she ran into a boy buying sanitary pads at a convenien 22kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    The pairing of the charismatic, rebellious school bully Chi Cheng and the well-behaved, academically gifted Qin Chu is simply irresistible! From their first encounter at the convenience store, Chi Cheng's flirtatious advances are direct and captivating, and his interactions with the well-behaved Qin Chu, making her blush and blush, are both sweet and swoon-worthy. The story intertwines family bonds with a mutual romantic relationship, maintaining a comfortable and engaging pace. It's a super heartwarming and healing campus romance novel that will leave you feeling soft and comforted!

34. 34 别 Don’t Mess with His Little Darling 别惹他的小可怜 Dai in Her Boudoir呆字闺中Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published under the title Blazing Sun] [Cocky, unruly, flirtatious young master from Beijing’s elite circles x delicate yet resilient top student who’s been bullied] [Campus Romance x Healing x Top Students x Mutual Devotion] Tang Yu is the top student at Qingyuan High School, but she has endured years of bullying. When she’s driven to the brink, she sets her sights on the new transfer student. He’s cocky enough and wild enough. That day, bruised from head to toe, 47.6kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves

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    A small county town's cultural exchange offers a two-way redemption.

35. 35 暗 Secret Sweet Talk 暗哄 Zhu Yanzhi祝言之Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted She was a girl with aphasia who came first in every exam but couldn’t speak. He was the school’s notorious troublemaker and top student. When they first met, he coaxed her into saying his name, gently encouraging her to speak one step at a time. From school uniforms to wedding dresses, from young love to growing old together. Though they went through many trials along the way, they ultimately found hope again and ended up together. Gu Weiyi once said that Jiang Zhining had spent seven years tea 1.7kReads9.2Score242Shelves
36. 36 我 I Only Have You Now 我只有你了啊 Fresh Radish Skin新鲜萝卜皮Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted (Healing and heartwarming) The day Gan Tang was kicked out of her uncle's home, the rain was pouring. She dragged her suitcase beneath the eaves of Xu Ying's house to shelter from the rain, and happened to run into Xu Ying as he came home from school. Afraid he'd heartlessly drive her away like her uncle's family had, she lifted her head, did her best to look sweet, and called him, “Big brother.” Xu Ying must have been won over by that one “big brother,” because he opened the door and let her in 24.3kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
37. 37 垃 The Boyfriend in the Trash Heap 垃圾堆里的男朋友 Bald Yina Wen秃头的伊奈雯Modern Romance225k WordsCompleted Ning Xia was a little-known author of old-fashioned CEO romance novels online, often writing late into the night. At last, after years of staying up late, she suddenly died. But Ning Xia hadn't quite died. She discovered she'd been reborn as a child, and had run into the little beggar who had scattered her ashes in her previous life! The little beggar was now just a foolish boy with autism, raised by a grandmother who collected trash. Everyone bullied and humiliated him. Then the little beggar n 6.2kReads9.2Score682Shelves

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    ⛳️When faced with her mother's death and her father's remarriage to his beloved, the girl fled to the small county town where her mother had lived. There, she and the boy found mutual redemption. Years later, the boy from that small town became her constant longing. ⛳️When the arrogant boy met his redeeming love, he would humbly use means to keep her.

38. 38 良 My Beloved Has Waited So Long 良人久候 Autumn Colors Enchant秋色撩人Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + whirlwind marriage + sweet mutual devotion + everyday life + romance and marriage + love that grows over time] (The leads aren’t exceptional prodigies, princes, or princesses. They’re ordinary working stiffs: no wish fulfillment, no grand romance, just a realistic story.) A sweet romance that starts bitter and ends sweet. After setbacks at work leave Bai Zhanying physically and emotionally exhausted, she returns to her hometown, only to face her parents’ relentless pres 13.5kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    The love story of an ordinary couple in a small town, escaping a family that favors sons over daughters, supporting each other as they strive for their own family.

39. 39 隔 The Rugged Man Next Door Is Too Wild, and the Village Beauty Blushes in His Embrace 隔壁糙汉太野，村花害羞怀里娇 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance556k WordsOngoing [Rugged Hero + Pure Romance + Marriage Before Love + Sizzling Chemistry + Sweet Married Life + Building a Fortune] [Delicate Village Beauty VS Cold, Rugged Neighbor] The night Song Qingshan returned to the village, he heard cries coming from next door before he had even entered his own home. He climbed onto a haystack and stole a peek. Poor Wen Sui was bent over a millstone, being beaten. She trembled with pain and sobbed pitifully, looking utterly heartbreaking. The sight set Song Qingshan’s bl 18.4kReads6.5Score680Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book, it's incredibly good, a story of mutual redemption.

40. 40 夏 A Letter in the Summer Rain 夏雨来信 Moon on the Western Mountain西山上的月Modern Romance237k WordsOngoing [Mutual healing | 1v1 | Realistic | Coming of age | Happy ending] The day Chen Shuhe was thrown out by her aunt, the rain was pouring. She gazed into the dark alley, her eyes clouded with uncertainty. The boy frowned and handed her his umbrella. - He was always saying she was a bother, yet he helped her time and again. He gave her a key to his home, cooked for her... Later, in the dark of night, as she curled up and shivered, she heard the boy say in a hoarse voice, “Chen Shuhe, stop crying. I’l 5.3kReads—Score893Shelves

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    I saw this post again! I originally clicked in to find some new books, but everyone's recommending my absolute favorites!!! They're all so incredibly good! The first one is one I recently became a fan of; it's super good, but it's still ongoing [kissing emoji]. Highly recommend it, trust me!

41. 41 吻 Kiss Me and Say You Like Me 吻你说喜欢 Extra-Large Soup Dumpling超大小笼包Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted Written for freedom and hope, and for the faraway places we have never seen... [Stray dog story | Small-town redemption | Sweet-and-angsty romance | School life] At the beginning of the story, she arrives in an unfamiliar little town, defiant and self-reliant, her pride and sharp edges intact. People have told her she was born under an unlucky star, but she couldn’t care less. Whether her life is fortunate or not is up to her. * There’s a boy in town who, according to the rumors, is gloomy and 480Reads9.3Score101Shelves

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    The first one has a happy ending, the second one has a tragic ending. I recommend the second one; it's unlike any other angst-filled novel I've read. Tingwu doesn't believe in fate, but when she meets Shengzai, she realizes she can't save him [crying]. It's really, really good, fresh, and not melodramatic. Why doesn't anyone read it? [Crying][crying][crying]

42. 42 脏 Dirty Rogue 脏痞 Da Ya大呀Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Small-town fiction + realistic + down-to-earth + sweet and bittersweet + unconventional redemption] [Down-and-out rich girl vs. rough, poor boy] Synopsis 1: Overnight, Wen Wen fell from the clouds. Forced to move to a tiny county town, she became neighbors with Jiang Jin, the school bully, living one floor apart. At first, they couldn’t stand each other. He called her a “high-maintenance brat,” spoiled and arrogant like some big-city heiress. She called him a “country bumpkin,” nothing more tha 6.1kReads8.7Score623Shelves
43. 43 修 The Little Moon of the Auto Shop Owner 修车铺老板的小月亮 The Potato Next Door邻居家的土豆Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Both leads have only ever been with each other. (Please leave a rating!) Rugged auto mechanic (rough around the edges, but also a dropout and top student with excellent college entrance exam scores) × female lead, a newly employed assistant to a judge (sweet and gentle, but clear-headed and strong-willed, with no saintly self-sacrifice) Before Shen Jia returned to the small town, Tan Linsong did nothing but fix cars and save money every day. As long as he had food, clothes, and a roof over his 2.1kReads8.6Score224Shelves

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    🍀A small-town romance novel. The female lead is the male lead's salvation. The male lead has a seriously ill mother and an irresponsible father (who also has a child from an affair) 🥀🍂🥀. I liked the female lead since high school 🍻, she's like a ray of light in my life (◍•ᴗ•◍). The female lead is a judge 👩🏻‍⚖️

44. 44 野 Wild Bones Are Hard to Break 野骨难败 Fa Fa Er Si Ba发发二四八Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Small-Town Fiction + Devoted Support + Bittersweet Romance + Mutual Healing [Rugged Small-Business Owner + Female Student] When Xi Yan was at her most desperate, a down-and-out senior took her in. First she moved into his shop, then into his home. First they were teacher and student, then they became secret lovers in a relationship that was “just for fun.” - Yu Shuzhou never expected that one impulsive act of sympathy would set off a five-year entanglement. Once the darling of the heavens, he no 6.1kReads8.9Score676Shelves
45. 45 纹 Etched on My Heart 纹心尖 Oh, the Stars' Dream星星的梦啊Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Print publication signed! See 🧣 for updates] [Tattoo artist × teacher] [Both virgins / happy ending] Mu Yanxin and Qi Xiao met for the first time at a tattoo parlor. The second time was on a rainy day, when he offered her an umbrella. The third time, they became neighbors. They fell for each other. Just as Qi Xiao began planning how to pursue her, Mu Yanxin suddenly asked him, “Should we get married?” Qi Xiao: “?” What kind of incredible windfall is this??? #Roguishly handsome tattoo artis 5.8kReads9.4Score520Shelves

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    "Tattoo Heart" definitely deserves a spot! The tattoo artist and the teacher's relationship progresses incredibly fast, and both the male and female leads are very gentle.

46. 46 难 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 34.6kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves

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    Book 1: The seemingly tsundere but actually arrogant Cheng Che establishes three "no's" family rules, but loses control and pulls Yun Xiang into his arms when she's joking with a boy: "You can touch anything I have, including me." A record of the arrogant king's slap in the face [laughing]. The difficult-to-coax-wife-chasing-after-the-cremation-field of a Shura field. Book 2: A youthful, painful literature [crying]. Later, their future was buried in the same season they met. The epitaph reads: Song Qingyan was 19 when they met, Ning Wan was 19 when they separated. Book 3: Childhood sweethearts × seemingly tsundere Xia Tingnan spends ten years chasing Xu Bingran while he plays games, unaware that he has already recorded her laughter into his bedtime playlist. After the college entrance exam, she disappeared into the crowd. He tore off his mask of self-discipline: "Xia Tingnan, what you climbed over wasn't a wall, it was my defense line." Fourth book: Summer roses wither on a boy's chest. The obedient and studious Jiang Qiao stumbles into the world of the roguish and handsome school bully Xu Si. From "Don't be afraid" to "Don't wait for the liar," rose thorns pierce the rainy season of seventeen, and redemption ultimately becomes an unforgettable last word—"In the next life, let me comfort you first." [Crying]

47. 47 坏 Bad Brother and Sister 坏兄妹 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Jerk of a brother vs. sweet little sister] In the first few years after meeting Yu Chizhou, Chen Er didn't want a brother. In the years that followed, Chen Er didn't want Yu Chizhou to be her brother. On a typhoon day, Chen Er followed her mother to the Yu home. She hid behind the adults, drenched from head to toe and as pitiful as a little flower. After the adults urged her again and again, she softly called the boy sitting on the sofa “Brother.” The boy scoffed. At 76.4kReads9.4Score13kShelves

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    Highly recommend!!!

48. 48 梦 After Dreaming My Childhood Friend Was the Hero, I Decided to Add Some Drama 梦到发小是主角攻后，我决定加戏 Ate a Strawberry吃了个草莓Two Male Leads278k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance, bottom-focused, small-town story, mutual salvation, childhood friends, slow-burn everyday life] Jiang Shijing: “Either shake it or get lost,” lead singer and bassist of an indie rock band × Chen Su: “We're childhood friends, what else could we be?” husband-material tattoo artist During his lunch break, Jiang Shijing dreamed about a tragic novel with a bad ending. His childhood friend, Chen Su, was the protagonist gong who suffered a family ruin and lost his life in that stor 193Reads8.3Score114Shelves

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    I watched a film with two male leads, I don't know if that'll work... But it's really great and fits the original poster's requirements perfectly.

49. 49 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
50. 50 人 Broad Daylight 人间白昼 Qi Qi49柒柒49Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Rebellious, Streetwise Boy × Grumpy, World-Weary Girl] [Healing Romance | World-Weary Martial Arts Girl | Devoted First Loves Only | Happy Ending] The first time Xu Cheng saw Zhou Shuang, he thought she looked like a soft, timid rabbit raised in a sheltered mansion. He couldn't stand people like that. The second time he saw her, he was certain she'd been sent by the heavens to make trouble for him. She made him want to break his own rules and throw a punch. The third time, he thought: Wait, is 4.9kReads9.4Score866Shelves

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