Bittersweet Stories Where the Leads End Up Together: Not a Tragic Ending, but It Feels Like One! 酸涩文!男女主最后在一起，没有be却胜似be!

1. 51 死 I Came Back to Life After Three Years Dead, Shocking the Entire Internet 死了三年复活了，震惊全网 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted Dead for Three Years, Then Back to Life, Shocking the Entire Internet 348Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Looks good, looks good 31

2. 52 消 The Woman Who Vanished for Three Years Shocked the World 消失三年的她，震惊了全世界 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted She Disappeared for Three Years, Shocking the Whole World 77Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 53 替 Married Off as a Substitute at Eighty: My Commander Husband Spoils Me to the Heavens 替嫁80：首长老公宠我上天了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Substitute Bride of 1980: The Commander Dotes on Me Like I’m His Whole World 4.2kReads—Score6614d adds
4. 54 8 Eighty: After Leaving the Commander, I Dedicated Myself to the Motherland 80：放弃首长后，我献给了祖国 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted 1980: After Giving Up the Commander, I Devoted Myself to My Country 154Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 55 重 Reborn in the Eighties: Commander Su, I Won’t Bother You Anymore 重生80：苏首长我不要纠缠你了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1980: Commander Su, I Won’t Bother You Anymore 11Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 56 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His First Love, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 重生80：老公爱白月光，我不要了 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Female-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 80s: My Husband Loves His White Moonlight, So I Don't Want Him Anymore 259Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 57 重 Reborn in the 80s: My Husband and I Chose to Be Childfree, Yet He Had an Illegitimate Child 重生80：老公和我丁克，却有私生子 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: My Husband and I Agreed to Be Childfree, Yet He Has an Illegitimate Child 5Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 58 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—14d adds

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   The two poor souls worked hard to live a better life, but the male protagonist eventually became deaf, though he was okay with a hearing aid.

9. 59 八 Love on the Eighth-Floor Balcony 八楼阳台上的爱情 Wishing Only to Smile at the Morning Flowers只愿朝花笑Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Love on the Eighth-Floor Balcony 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A regrettable love story!

10. 60 半 Half-Mountain Ferry: No Shore Beyond, So I Make a Way 半山渡：彼岸无岸，我开路 Get Me得我Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted A boy’s pursuit of pleasure turns into a youth filled with the bittersweet aches of growing up. [Depressed, frail, adored-by-all campus beauty × a battlefield of love rivals | 1990s school days | bittersweet youth, tragic ending | push and pull | dissociative identity | based on a true story] Who can save her shattered soul? ① The domineering class monitor: “Even if I can’t win your heart, I’ll have you.” Du Qinghuan bit her lower lip. “You wouldn’t dare!” His desire got the better of him. “Gues 102Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    Go check it out, it's a bittersweet, pure love story set in a school, popular on Changpei. Although the male and female leads eventually reconcile, they still feel a lingering pain in their hearts because everything has changed.

11. 61 我 The Travelers of My Life 我的人生旅客 A Yuan Wants to Buy a Future一元钱想买个未来Urban349k WordsOngoing He meets a cool, aloof goddess at a hotel, and one misunderstanding leads to a string of hugs and mishaps. A young entrepreneur gets called a hopeless loser by a rich second-generation kid? Don't worry, his gorgeous childhood friend rushes in to back him up. You say he's a legendary kept man? He just picks up his chopsticks and eats. Three women make for quite a show, and this one is a real delight. One man owes three women a debt of love. Their tangled affections make for a romance where love t 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In the process of developing a relationship

12. 62 竹 The Young Master Childhood Friend Searches the Internet for His One True Love, Who's Delivering His Takeout 竹马少爷全网找白月光，正在给他送外卖 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The young master is searching the entire internet for his childhood sweetheart, who's currently delivering food to him. 103Reads—Score314d adds

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    This bittersweet story, where the female lead is searched for by the male lead for years but they never meet, only to miss each other while he's delivering takeout. Later, to save her mother, the female lead contacts the second male lead, leading to a "wife-chasing" scenario where the male lead has to choose between them.

13. 63 分 After Our Breakup, the Powerful Man Abroad Lost His Mind 分手后异国大佬他急疯了 South of the Small Town小城以南Modern Romance214k WordsOngoing Heir to a powerful family abroad x dazzling, aloof art student Powerful man bows to love / win-her-back-at-all-costs pursuit / bittersweet push and pull / international romance Shen Zhuo dated a foreign boyfriend, believing she'd found a man who truly cared for her. Then one day, she saw his phone light up with an encrypted email: "Mr. Lucien Howard, the Mirandi engagement banquet is ready." So his name was fake, and his identity was fake. The man who had been holding her tenderly just a moment 1.6kReads—Score10914d adds

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    Sour, awkward, on-again, off-again

14. 64 杀 After Killing My Husband to Prove the Dao, I Ran Into My Brooding Ex-Husband Again 杀夫证道后，我又偶遇阴湿前夫啦 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Fantastical Romance601k WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] To ascend and return home, Yun Zhao decided to prove her Dao by killing her husband. So she packed her bags in the middle of the night, went down the mountain, found the villain of the book, became his Dao companion, and then plunged a sword into him. Her ascension failed. Yun Zhao: “???” Her now ex-husband, the villain, said, “Maybe you weren’t sincere enough.” So Yun Zhao sincerely stabbed him again. Her ex-husband said, “Get lost.” The situation was awkward fo 39.1kReads9.3Score6k14d adds
15. 65 夏 The Summer Rain Is Hard to Explain 夏天的雨说不清 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance238k WordsOngoing They were apart for nine years, ever since they were sixteen or seventeen. They waited for more than twenty years... Beneath umbrellas, they passed each other by several times, until they recognized one another in a rain shower steeped in the fragrance of gardenias. That day, he stood in the rain looking at her, and she gazed back at him. Both of them thought they were dreaming. Much later, when they brought it up again, she suddenly said to him with great seriousness: “Hello, Mr. Baiba 10Reads—Score10614d adds
16. 66 朝 The Turmoil of Chao Ge: The Story of the Demon Queen Daji 朝歌风云之妖后妲己传 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Female-Channel Fanfiction256k WordsCompleted [Angsty at first, then sweet and satisfying + mutual devotion + mutual healing + happy ending] [Heartbreaking, thrilling, unbearably sweet, and impossible not to ship] Daji isn’t Su Daji, but Ji Daji. She isn’t a fox spirit, but a human! Daji’s beauty draws King Zhou’s covetous attention. Her first love, Su Quanzhong, dies in battle, and her beloved Boyi Kao dies tragically. Imprisoned deep within the palace and driven to desperation, Daji fights back. She and Su Qu Xiao remain devoted to each o 29Reads—Score—14d adds

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    They were together and loved each other deeply, but the dead can never come back.

17. 67 我 My Strange Times 我的奇异时光 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Mystery305k WordsCompleted [Contemporary fantasy + hilarious house-sharing + bickering couple] The hugely popular author Jiu Lu Fei Xiang is back with a new urban fantasy! Fall in love with a vampire, eat hotpot with a zombie, and become best friends with a mermaid! An unemployed, lovelorn human comic artist versus a sharp-tongued, haughty nonhuman landlord: a hilarious, fantastical romance about humans and nonhumans sharing a home. The Zombie King loses his heart, a mermaid reunites with her companions, a vampire turns i 539Reads9.5Score10114d adds

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    A humorous slice-of-life story about a vampire landlord and a down-on-his-luck cartoonist. The characters are vividly portrayed, the logic is clear, and what appears to be a happy ending is actually a tragic one.

18. 68 白 White Moonlight, Close to My Heart 白月近心扉 Miss Vera Doesn't Like Fish薇拉小姐不爱吃鱼Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted [Mutual healing between the male and female leads, in the style of the Love Trilogy] * [Romance between the second male lead and the heroine’s older sister] A chance encounter is merely a detour in life, but when you look back on it, it becomes fate. A PhD in international relations from Northeast China vs. a Shanghai finance hotshot vs. a college guy from the Greater Bay Area. Lu Xinfei and Shi Jin first met in Teriberka, Murmansk, where they watched the aurora and fireworks together. A late-ni 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The author, showing favoritism, gave all the best-looking ships to the second male lead.

19. 69 春 Spring Departs, Autumn Arrives 春辞秋至 I Arrived, But Spring Was Gone CC偏我来时不逢春CCModern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Younger man and older teacher / unrequited love becomes mutual / mutual salvation / 1V1] [Gentle and refined at first, then cool and shattered × resilient boy from humble beginnings] It turns out even a gray spring can have color. If you were thirteen-year-old Qi Hao, you would understand his ten years of secret love. For more than a decade, Qin Yiqiu had been like an angel. Apart from his grandmother, Qi Hao had never known warmth. She taught him to read and told him about a world he had never 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If you were thirteen-year-old Qi Hao, you would understand his ten-year unrequited love.

20. 70 寄 A Letter to Wushan 寄巫山 Huang Shumiao黄树苗Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Difficult family background + healing + bittersweet coming-of-age story] She waited decades before finding the suicide note hidden inside the Christmas tree building blocks. What she had once thought was a sudden departure, a vanishing without a trace, a separate journey down the road they had traveled; what she had once thought was too distant to pursue… Many years later, she learned that his grave had always been in a cemetery just a few dozen kilometers from her home. 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist saves the female protagonist. He dies of illness after graduating from university, and the female protagonist always believes he left without saying goodbye. Years later, she learns from a friend that he has already passed away and his grave is located in the area.

21. 71 哪 Forget Who Came First. It Has to Be You! 哪来的先来后到，只有非你不可！ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Modern Romance385k WordsOngoing [Mutual devotion + redemption + reunion after years apart + a broken relationship put back together] [Male lead: Possessive, obsessive, the sort who breaks into your home Female lead: Clear-headed, aloof beauty who neither fights nor fusses] Four years ago, Meng Qingying: “I’m sorry, I don’t like you!” Ye Mufeng: “That’s okay. I have all the patience in the world.” Four years later, Meng Qingying: “Why is it you again? I told you it could never happen.” Ye Mufeng: “Playing hard to get? I like it 97Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 京 First Frost in Beijing and Hong Kong 京港逢霜降 Li Yueyi李悦颐Modern Romance225k WordsOngoing A rotten man with a real heart × a prickly little white rabbit Class gap + substitute romance + reunion after years apart + the pursuit of a runaway wife The first time Wen Shuangjiang met Liang Jingxu, she knew they were from different worlds. They crossed paths on a film set. His car splashed mud all over her, and he drove off without a word of apology. She lost her chance at the job. When they met again, she was flinging her room key at a producer’s face. He had a curvy woman in his arms, 434Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Aside from the fact that it's not finished, it's impeccable.

23. 73 假 I Pretended to Be the Girlfriend of the Chaste Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 假扮禁欲系校草女友，可我是他女佣 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted I Pretend to Be the Girlfriend of the Cold, Abstinent Campus Heartthrob, but I'm His Maid 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds

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    A bittersweet story, better than a tragic one. What's the worst thing about unrequited love? She dropped out of university in her third year due to a family member's illness and a debt of 300,000 yuan, becoming his maid for 5,000 yuan a month. The creditors chased after her, and she paid off 500,000 yuan within three days. Even cutting grapes took her so long; she had to take time off work—who knew if she was out fooling around? She couldn't afford to sell herself for 600,000 yuan a night, saying 5,000 yuan a month was only enough to hire a monkey. She accidentally peeked at him showering, and he fired her in anger. She was furious and set her alarm for 3:30 AM to wake him, but inadvertently revealed her bittersweet, long-standing unrequited love. When he called back, she blocked him. They woke up with dark circles under their eyes, and she was still the one pretending to be his girlfriend. She ran away at the last minute, and he raised his offer to 5 million. The second female lead exposed their fake relationship, and his grandfather beat him. She finally confessed that she loved him terribly and begged his grandfather to stop hitting him. But why did he suddenly kneel down and propose?

24. 74 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 5.4kReads8.9Score29014d adds

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    It's a bit bittersweet, the story is realistic, and it's easy to relate to.

25. 75 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 843Reads8.1Score—14d adds
26. 76 他 He Watched Her in Secret for Two Years 他偷看了她两年 Han An Jing涵桉婧Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [Secret Campus Crush + Tragic Ending + Dual Perspectives] [The Coward × The One He Admires] If he'd been a little braver back then, would things have turned out differently? She would never know that someone had loved her for his entire youth. They accidentally collided at the turn in the stairwell, and she blushed, apologized, then turned and walked away. But in that moment, he etched her image into his heart. He waited at the finish line during PE, watching for her to run up. At fla 3Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 77 谁 Who Says I Don't Like You? 谁说我讨厌你啦？ Like a Scene, Like Brocade似景似锦Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing "I like him more than anyone, and I hate him more than anyone." -[Sweet and angsty, high school romance, healing, two top students Content warning: The female lead has suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety] At first, they couldn't stand each other. Until her deliberate efforts to keep her distance started getting under his skin, so he deliberately kept making his presence felt around her. Through his efforts, he succeeded in falling for her. And she became unable to live without him. But 32Reads—Score10914d adds

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    [Crying][crying][crying]

28. 78 约 Dating, Love, and Battle Royale 约会，恋爱大作战 Dreamland Fantasy梦境幻想Anime Fanfiction462k WordsOngoing April 10: A boy meets a girl rejected by the world. Spring break ended yesterday, and today is the so-called first day back at school. After his adorable younger sister woke him up, Lingchen had thought that today would be another ordinary day, just like any other. Until he met a girl known as a “Spirit”... With a sudden shock wave, the street vanished without a trace. In the middle of the crater-like street, transformed by an impact like a meteor strike, a girl stood at its very center. “A 268Reads—Score—14d adds

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    New story! [Requesting more updates!][Sending hearts]

29. 79 长 Changye Wuyue 长烨无月 Awakening at Ten夢醒十分Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [A princess sent away for a political marriage × an obsessive crown prince and emperor] [Tragic romance] (The comic adaptation is now available.) A general dies in battle, and a princess is sent far away to marry for peace. The young man who had been her childhood sweetheart remained forever on the battlefield in the desert. As a princess of her nation, she was sent far away to Great Jin for a political marriage. The desert battlefield claimed the young General Zhou, while the bright and spiri 29.3kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
30. 80 恶 Huai Xiu, the Wicked Woman 恶女淮秀 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Not reborn, not transmigrated, pure historical romance, slow burn] Chen Huaixiu is the concubine-born daughter of Chen Xiuping, an official at the Imperial College. Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother died young, and she grew up in Jinling with her grandmother. When Huaixiu was little, she was abducted, and the young general Wei Lanyu came to her rescue. At thirteen, Huaixiu moved to the capital, where she crossed paths with Wei Lanyu again. Huaixiu hates Wei Lanyu with all her heart an 833Reads8.9Score11614d adds
31. 81 花 When the Flowers Fall, the Leaves Follow the Heart 花落离心叶相随 Xiaoxiao Fishing Song潇潇渔歌Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted This story is very angsty and frustrating. The male lead is trash, the female lead is weak, and the plot is realistic, gloomy, and bland. Be aware that the male lead is the male lead only because he has more scenes and is more entangled with the female lead. It doesn’t mean the author likes him or that the female lead loves him all that much. The setting is fictional, drawing mostly on the Ming dynasty, with traces of the Song and Qing dynasties mixed in. It’s a hodgepodge. This is an ancient-er 2.8kReads9.2Score23614d adds
32. 82 浓 Soul-Locking Fog: I Love Her with His Memories 浓雾锁魂：我带着他的记忆爱着她 Mo Wu陌吾Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted The girl he fell for was the daughter of “his” wife. Chen Luo had lived for eighteen years without ever experiencing joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness. A dense fog lay locked in his mind, concealing the memories of a man who had been dead for eighteen years. Then he met Du Xiaoyu in the library. The instant he saw the jade pendant around her neck, he blurted out a name: “Xiao’er.” Du Xiaoyu didn’t know he was calling her mother. She knew even less that her father’s memories, all his love, and all 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If memories can be transplanted, can love also be transplanted?

33. 83 爱 The Sunk Cost of Loving Professor 爱教授的沉没成本 Inkstone Mist and Murmured Words砚雾语Modern Romance335k WordsOngoing [21-year age gap + Secret Crush + Bittersweet Romance + Mutual Firsts + The Husband-Chasing Road to Redemption] An unconventional older professor ✖️ A resilient graduate student From the moment their eyes met, fate had fulfilled its purpose. What happened next was up to them. Nan Xing: I know a person will have many loves in their lifetime. If you can only be a raindrop slowly sliding down the glass of my life, then I would rather live my whole life in Yangcheng’s rainy season. Shangguan Yan: Ba 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Recommend this

34. 84 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 7kReads8.5Score35514d adds

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    These are several realistic romance novels with different styles. You can read the summaries; each one has its own highlights.

35. 85 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 2.4kReads8.7Score14614d adds
36. 86 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 1.5kReads8.2Score10314d adds
37. 87 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 3.3kReads8.4Score16014d adds
38. 88 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 1.4kReads—Score10414d adds
39. 89 我 Our Meeting Among Billions of Stars 我们的相遇是亿万星辰 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance126k WordsOngoing [Pure romance... slow-paced. If nobody reads it... I'll read it myself, haha. Yay~ (σ≧∀≦)σ] Our meeting was a miracle, both accidental and inevitable, amid the turning of billions of stars. In this vast universe, it was a unique, silent yet grand expression of love. - Losing someone is heart-wrenching, of course. It leaves a hard-to-heal crack in your life and ushers in a long rainy season. But falling in love with you, that itself is the one rose blooming on my barren wasteland, never to wit —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Driving a deadline][Driving a deadline][Driving a deadline]

40. 90 浪 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Qinghe Qinghe清和清和Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 129Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The main story is complete. The female protagonist of the Doctors Without Borders novel is rewritten; she learns that the male soldier is wounded and in shock, and on his deathbed, he believes he has been reborn in high school. She returns to the past six months, to the nights she has dreamt of him… Finally, the male protagonist awakens, like a god descending, amidst the perilous battlefield, and they have a whirlwind marriage in reality. (The last line appears to be a separate, unrelated sentence: "Waves Trust Clouds' White Waves Trust Clouds' White Waves.")

41. 91 花 Flowers Bloom for the Wind 花开予风 Pose Burger姿势汉堡Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [School to workplace | Doctors | Ensemble cast | Secret crushes | Choices | Ideals | Reunion after many years] A swan song for the youth of everyone who grew up caught between ideals and reality. Following five medical students through a decade of change, from campus to the wider world, it uses an unexpected death as a lens to reveal the sharpest edges of friendship, love, and responsibility. The storytelling is as precise as a scalpel: their first meeting in anatomy class, standing shoulder to 148Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    (With a Knife) focuses on the ten-year transformation of five medical students from campus to society. How do they find the courage to love and reconcile with growth amidst the impermanence of life and the calmness of medicine? A story about choices, costs, and forgiveness, a elegy for all those who grow up in the cracks between ideals and reality.

42. 92 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 342Reads—Score814d adds

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    This isn't just gratuitous cruelty; behind every regret lies the imprint of the era and the forces of fate. The characters are three-dimensional and well-developed; there are no purely good or bad people, only ordinary people caught in the chaos of war. The writing is delicate and restrained, with emotions building layer by layer, creating a powerful impact. Set in the Republican era, featuring multiple identities, time zone discrepancies, and a grand theme of national duty, its scope far surpasses ordinary romance novels. If you crave deeply moving love and profound regret, this book will not disappoint. Flowers may bloom again, but love is destined never to be mended. The book is finished, and I feel a deep sense of unease. [Almost crying][Almost crying][Almost crying]

43. 93 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 3Reads—Score114d adds

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    A long-awaited reunion! The female lead, burdened by illness and depression, dies. The male lead, a prodigy, learns the truth and, after a failed attempt to reunite with her, is reborn as a guiding lover, traveling back in time to redeem the female lead. 💚

44. 94 诀 City of Farewells 诀别之城 Ye Family Member Who Loves Cabbage and Celery爱吃白菜芹菜的叶家人Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted Three years ago, a devastating betrayal left Yang Jie heartbroken, and she called off the wedding she had looked forward to all her life. She thought she and Ye Mao would have nothing more to do with each other. Three years later, the man who had hurt her so deeply appeared before her again, quietly pleading for forgiveness. The real estate industry is a cutthroat world, and people are hard to read. Her former lover presses closer at every turn, and their old feelings refuse to fade. This time —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a tragic love story set against the backdrop of the difficult survival of real estate professionals. It tells the story of Yang Jie, a real estate professional, and her growth after experiencing a series of setbacks in both love and career. It's not a typical rebirth or time-travel novel, but it gets better and better as you read on, with a particularly strong aftertaste.

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