Looking for Bittersweet Stories with a Happy Ending! 求he酸涩文！

1. 51 暗 When My Secret Crush Was Exposed, He Stopped Pretending to Be Sweet 暗恋被拆穿，他也就不装乖了 Seven O'Clock七点钟Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted [Mature, steady, restrained top x beautiful, brooding bottom who pretends to be well-behaved] Unrequited love + both pure + flirtation + HE + bittersweet angst + imaginative premise Chi Wanyan had been secretly in love with his older brother's friend for eight whole years. When he learned the man had returned from abroad, he was overjoyed. He would go on being the sweet, considerate little brother who followed him around, just as he had before. Chi Wanyan was content with that, still putting on 5kReads9.0Score680Shelves
2. 52 金 Mr. Jin, Your Wife Has Run Away with Your Daughter Again! 金总，太太又带小姐离家出走了！ Jin Er斤二Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Prissy troublemaker x shameless rogue Childhood sweethearts x regret and redemption x happy ending In their third year of marriage, Lu Ying asked for a divorce. The man sat carelessly, his long, phoenix-shaped eyes nonchalant. “Is this because I went with her to the hospital but didn't go with you?” Lu Ying: “Yes.” “Fine,” he said, clearly not taking it seriously. “Then I won't go with you anymore.” Lu Ying: “I'll leave with nothing.” The unruliness vanished from his eyes. With the speed of 116.2kReads8.9Score11.9kShelves

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   That's incredibly impressive, just look at how long I've been reading!

3. 53 不 Behave Yourself, Fourth Young Master, You're Out! 不乖，四少你出局了！ Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Sweet and obedient heroine x spoiled rich heir] [Domineering pursuit x rekindled romance x groveling pursuit x happy ending] - The day she married into the Jiang family, the snow had just stopped. He Yang sat in the lounge while the makeup artists eyed her custom-made, outrageously expensive wedding dress and whispered, “Every stitch of this wedding is costly, except the bride.” The sky was clear blue, drones circled overhead, and a few words appeared: “Jiang Siye, I bet you’ll be divorced with 30.2kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
4. 54 他 He Regrets It 他有悔 Lady Jinxi金喜娘Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + groveling to win her back from the start + secretly raising their child + scheming, possessive, devoted male lead] Eight years after their divorce, Xiang Yilin never expected to run into his ex-wife at the hospital. Xu Yan, once a pampered heiress who had never lifted a finger, had become a doctor, and now had a limp. His seven-year-old son asked who she was. He paused for a long moment. “Someone I haven’t seen in a very long time.” All his life, Xiang Yilin had been 1.7kReads7.7Score362Shelves
5. 55 病 After Her Sickly Husband Died, the Crown Prince Took Her into the Eastern Palace 病弱夫君去世后，太子夺我入东宫 Fei Nongmo妃弄墨Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, Marry into the Eastern Palace, is now available] Three years ago, at the Eastern Palace’s consort selection banquet, the Crown Prince scolded her: “The Shen girl is coquettish and ingratiating, and her conduct is outrageous.” His words made Shen Lizhu the laughingstock of the capital’s noblewomen, forcing her to retreat to her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan. Three years later, the Crown Prince is ordered to leave the capital and tour Jiangnan. Shen Liz 24.9kReads8.4Score2.1kShelves
6. 56 她 The Third Day After She Disappeared 她消失的第三天 Jin Er斤二Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Delicate darling x rugged man Substitute x crematorium x happy ending - When Zhao Haitang was eighteen, she became a blood bank for the Qin family’s young lady. Everyone said Miss Qin’s older brother was a ruthless man who had fought his way out of the slums alone while caring for his sickly little sister. He had risen from the dregs of society to become one of Dongzhou’s new elite. Cross him, and he’d make you suffer for it. Zhao Haitang paid no attention to the rumors. She was madly in love wi 162.9kReads9.1Score23.5kShelves

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   All I can say about this book is how bittersweet it was. Before the two of them confessed their feelings, I was constantly on edge with a bittersweet feeling.

7. 57 说 Weren't You Supposed to Be a Cool Beauty? Why Do You Blush Whenever I Tease You? 说好的清冷美人，怎么一逗就脸红 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads577k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance with two male leads, both each other’s only partners; a dirty-talking, devoted top and a cool, beautiful bottom; reborn pursuit of his wife + showbiz + ridiculous comedy + everyone’s favorite + healing + intense push and pull + face-slapping feel-good story + mostly everyday life, and once you get through the first chapter, it’s sweet romance] After his beloved dies, Young Master Zhou is consumed by despair. By a twist of fate, he is reborn and wastes no time setting out to w 62.2kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves

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   The first book begins: "Hello, wedding." It ends: "Brother, wedding." The second book begins: "Wen Yanyu, you will be healthy and live a long life." [I am a high branch, he is my magnolia on that branch.]

8. 58 引 Luring the Wild Dog into Playing Nice 引野犬装乖 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted The print edition of Playing Nice is now available. [Overbearing CEO × powerful business tycoon × devoted love × modern romance × one-on-one] [Married first, love later × rekindled romance × bittersweet × healing] [Unhinged big sister who is the male lead's kryptonite × awkward big dog who spends every day trying to figure out if his wife loves him] Everyone in Jincheng's wealthy business circles knew He Jingzhun had three deadly flaws: He brought misfortune to his father, his mother, and his w 18.1kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
9. 59 第 The Winter of the Thirty-First Year 第三十一年冬 Shan Ji Ji 5山己几5Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Proud, aloof dance actress] × [Steady, modest son of an illustrious family] [Golden boy] × [Down-and-out heiress] [Happy ending] [Seven years in love] [Childhood sweethearts] [Bittersweet push and pull] [Reunion after years apart] [Both pure] [Beijing elite circle] Content warning: The male lead enters a marriage of convenience. The story unfolds through a documentary's use of flashbacks and non-chronological scenes. “He was the most devout worshipper, yet not a single god heard his prayers.” “ 1.5kReads—Score169Shelves

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   Both books are bittersweet. The first book features a male and female protagonist who are well-matched in social standing, childhood sweethearts who grew up together, and each other's first love. They are four years apart in age. The beginning is very sweet, but the later part is bittersweet and agonizing. They date for seven years, break up due to family reasons, and then reunite three years later! They are soulmates!

10. 60 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 26.3kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    I cried buckets in the middle of the first book; I was practically suffocating while reading it late at night. It's a story of two unfortunate souls finding redemption in each other—a small-town romance, and it's so good! The male lead in the second book is so sentimental, a real crybaby. The female lead is vibrant and passionate, like the summer sun illuminating his gray life; she teaches him how to love boldly and passionately. The third book is full of laughs; the author's writing is incredibly humorous, and I laughed throughout the entire reading. The charm of the group is truly immense; she tattooed a green butterfly, forever remaining in his youth. If you like young adult literature, I highly recommend all three of these—they all have happy endings and are absolutely fantastic!

11. 61 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 31.6kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
12. 62 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 69.5kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves

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    This has to be it. I cried throughout the first part; the writing is very delicate.

13. 63 父 My Father’s Inheritance Is My Archrival 父亲的遗产，是我的死对头 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads296k WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] The inheritance my father left me was a man - [Powerful-family romance + rekindled love + bittersweet happy ending + inheritance + high-stakes twists + younger man] [Loyal athlete top x cool-headed elite bottom, and the bottom is the inheritance] [Fox meets dog] A major scandal shakes the capital: the head of the Zhou family has died, leaving his inheritance to the illegitimate son of the rival family, Li Bo. Li Bo shows up uninvited at the Zhou family funeral. Zhou Y 17.3kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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    I can only say it's absolutely amazing!!!

14. 64 用 I Risked My Life to Transmigrate into a Book, and the Whole Internet Begged Me Not to Die 用命穿书后，全网发弹幕求我别死 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted On-screen comments + System + true young master + sweet on the outside, dark on the inside + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite + intense push and pull + seductive beauty A frail, ill, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside true young master VS the obsessive, volatile heir to a powerful Beijing family Xiao Qingye was a powerful young master with a terrible reputation. Almost nobody liked him, and his parents treated him like a thorn in their side. Everyone told him to be kind, but 12.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    This book is amazing! It broke my heart; I cried from beginning to end. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

15. 65 渣 After I Played the Miaojiang Boy, He Planted a Love Gu in Me 渣了苗疆少年后，我被种情蛊了 Cloud Crane Crossing云鹤渡Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Complete + Miaojiang seme + Two male leads + Obsessive love + Alternate-universe supernatural setting + Happy ending] [Pure-hearted, aloof, unhinged, possessive Miaojiang seme x researcher with an emotional disorder] Everyone said the people of Miaojiang were skilled in gu, but Shen Jue refused to believe it. To uncover the secret behind the villagers of Jiteng Village’s longevity, Shen Jue, a researcher at the Tower, disguised himself as part of a documentary crew and entered the Miao village 21.6kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves

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    It's confirmed to be a bittersweet story... It's a dual male lead story, I cried my eyes out in the middle but the couple was so sweet. Wishing you a long and happy life together.

16. 66 老 After His Wife Left, the Disabled Tycoon Stood Up 老婆走后，残疾大佬他站起来了 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication. Check the author’s profile for updates] [Hong Kong-style high-society romance + male lead pursues his ex at all costs + melodrama + rekindled love + slight everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe + class difference + bittersweet + both virgins + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, disabled top (faking it) VS proud CEO bottom] Hong Kong media reports: Shen Changting, a calligraphy master with disabled legs, the heir to Hong Kong City, a man of immense power, refined and prope 34.3kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    I've been crying, hoping it will last forever.

17. 67 离 We’re Already Divorced, So Why Are You Still Calling Me Your Wife? 离都离了，还叫我老婆干什么？ Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, ABO, Both Pure, Divorce First, Fall in Love Later] [Two-faced Omega receiver VS devoted Alpha top] Three years ago, Yan Qingyu schemed his way into Ji Shuye's bed, stealing his cousin's childhood sweetheart and fiancé. After more than a thousand days and nights together, and countless intimate moments, he received only a little tenderness, all because his eyes resembled someone else's. Yan Qingyu finally accepted the truth: Ji Shu Ye would never fall in love with him. When Ya 6.3kReads9.2Score729Shelves
18. 68 说 We Agreed to a Marriage of Convenience, but This Crazy Man Won't Let Me Go Now That He's Got Me 说好协议结婚，疯批他到手不放人 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [Published as Low-Temperature Flight, now available] [Powerful Beijing-circle couple] [ABO (AB romance)] [Pheromone allergy] [Secret love becomes mutual] [Difference in status] [Angsty story about powerful families] [Everyone's favorite Beta recipient has no pheromones, driving those in power insane] Xu Ke is a Beta civilian airline captain and the tool spouse of the Ji family. His husband, Ji Bochen, is an S4-level Alpha and the head of Donghe Civil Aviation. He is of noble status, but suffers 27.6kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves

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    Every single one is great.

19. 69 接 You Hit Me Just for a Kiss, So I’m Done with You. Why Are You Crying? 接个吻都揍我，不要你了你哭什么 Get-Rich Little Panda暴富小熊猫Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally strong leads + reborn + rekindled love + bittersweet + mutually devoted + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, spoiled rich-boy bottom vs. restrained, stoic straight-man top] In college, Chu Feng used underhanded tactics to force the aloof campus heartthrob into a relationship. He thought they had both fallen in love over time, since the heartthrob indulged him in everything. After graduation, he boldly proposed, and the other man said yes. After they married, the heartthrob k 37.8kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves
20. 70 占 Claiming a Wife 占妻 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [A/B/O angst + fatherly type + Enigma and Alpha + dramatic twists + mistress takes the wife’s place + double ending, 1v1 + later pursuit of his husband] Chen Shu is an S3-level Alpha. He has a contractual husband, Sheng Beiqing, who is also an Alpha. Sheng Beiqing died seven days ago. Chen Shu didn't attend the funeral, and rumors have long circulated in the capital that their marriage was already over in all but name. On the seventh night after Sheng Beiqing's death, Chen 31.8kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves
21. 71 十 Spring Returns After Eleven Years 十一年逢春 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted Yin Li said, “Flowers bloom for only one season. There’s no point wasting your time.” Fu Qingyun had never loved flowers, but seven years later he raised a sea of red spider lilies and buried himself in the flower field Yin Li loved most. Fu Qingyun said, “Yin Li, I won’t love you in my next life.” Yin Li’s hair turned white overnight as he knelt before Fu Qingyun’s coffin, begging forgiveness. He rushed into the flames and became a vegetable, trapping himself in a dream for three whole years 1.6kReads9.2Score190Shelves
22. 72 抛 Casting the Bait 抛饵 Mu Mu Cuo木木错Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted Zhou Julin was an unattainable dream from Yu Jiao’s youth. A pampered young master, raised in luxury, with a devastatingly handsome face and a fatal allure. He had countless admirers, yet always turned them away with indifferent eyes. At first, she was just another ordinary classmate of his. After she made the first move, she became the secret bedmate he kept seeing behind everyone’s backs. Yu Jiao thought that was as far as things between them could go. After all, the aloof and distinguished Yo 51.9kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    The beginning of the story was really heartbreaking for the female lead, but things got sweeter when the male lead realized his feelings. Later, the two got married and had a lovely baby girl. [Bookshelf added]

23. 73 要 She Wants Me to Scold Her 要她骂 Innocent Green天真无邪绿Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Female growth story, slow burn, bittersweet and complicated, school life followed by city life, reunion after years apart] A young master from the capital, Ji Yanli, transfers to Beicheng No. 1 High School. He has top-tier looks and family background, and takes first place in the grade as soon as he arrives. Yet, contrary to expectation, he's not aloof at all. He jokes around with every girl, and they all feel they're just one step away from winning him over. Except Shi Yue. Her life is a livin 43.7kReads9.0Score5.8kShelves

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    Has nobody read these two books?! I highly recommend them! The main storylines are roughly the same, and the female leads have similar personalities, but both are beautiful, resilient, and clear about their goals, going to great lengths to achieve them. They're willing to abandon anything (including the male lead), but aside from hurting themselves countless times and their mothers, I especially love the female leads and even think the male lead doesn't deserve them. Both have happy endings!!

24. 74 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 52.9kReads9.1Score6.3kShelves
25. 75 亲 One Kiss and He Goes Weak! 亲一下就软！ Phoenix Song at Dawn朝凤鸣Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted "Signed for publication" (A cocky, irreverent, handsome school bully × a cool beauty with a gentle, easygoing nature, the “good girl” top student) A prodigal son turns over a new leaf, carefree and rebellious, campus romance, sweet and angsty redemption, rekindled love, one-on-one, both leads are devoted only to each other “Shen Li, you can repeat the year. Don't gamble with your future. You still have a chance at one of next year's guaranteed places at Qingbei.” “No, teacher. I've made up my 154.8kReads8.5Score19kShelves

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    I cried so much afterwards... The writing is incredibly detailed and amazing, Kras!

26. 76 想 The Wind Has Carried My Longing for You for Seven Years 想你的风吹了七年 Flowers in the Mist, Moon on the Water雾花水月Modern Romance202k WordsCompleted [Angst with Sweet Moments + Reunion After Years Apart + Tension and Teasing + Revenge and Devotion] Seven years later, Xu Nianxia is released from prison, and Sang Huai, the capital’s golden boy, returns from overseas. But everything has changed! Their long-awaited reunion is tangled with hatred and misunderstandings, yet neither can let go of their devotion or the affection they can’t bring themselves to admit. His love and hatred are both so intense, but after her time in prison, she feels too 8.1kReads9.1Score535Shelves

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    It was angsty, but also sweet, and the ending was great.

27. 77 京 The Affectionate Beauty of the Capital 京姝有情 Zero0 Bits and Pieces零0碎碎Modern Romance155k WordsOngoing (Just received a rating; it'll go up later!) [Alluring, Seductive Siren x Top Conglomerate Heir] [Situationship Becomes Official, Marriage Before Love, Reunited After a Breakup] + A Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Baby At first, Wen Jingyun thought Liang Shuyan was just a pretty diversion. She was seductive and obedient, and worst of all, she loved him. He was cold and arrogant. Even marriage seemed like a condescending act of charity. A marriage before love, sealed with a marriage certificate. He was 4.7kReads8.1Score106Shelves

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    My darlings! If you're looking for a bittersweet happy ending story, look no further! It'll make you cry! But! It has a happy ending! Love that overcomes hardship is truly touching!

28. 78 潮 Letters from the Rising Tide 潮生信简 AsterrenModern Romance221k WordsCompleted Cool, stunning jewelry designer VS elegant, scheming corporate powerhouse At fifteen, Sheng Yanchu secretly fell for someone. At twenty-five, he sat in a teahouse and asked her in the same tone he used to discuss business, “Would you marry me?” She said yes. Not because they were a well-matched couple, but because she had waited ten years to hear those words. But three years of marriage brought her his hot-and-cold treatment, his keeping her at arm’s length, and his calling her “a business pa 1.7kReads—Score152Shelves

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    It's really good. It made my heart ache.

29. 79 重 Reborn: Flirting with My Gloomy Ex-Husband Until His Eyes Turn Red 重生，把阴郁前夫撩到眼尾发红 The Dream of a Billion Boys十亿少男梦Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Both reborn + pursuing her husband + no romantic rivalry between women + sweet romance + both pure + happy ending] Ruan Yao died in the third week after her ex-husband’s death. In her previous life, everyone said she was lucky. Just after the Ruan family went bankrupt, she unexpectedly caught the eye of the Huo family and married Huo Yanzhi, heir to a top-tier wealthy family. For a year after their wedding, he treasured her like a precious jewel. But she feared his almost pathological possessiv 22.7kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
30. 80 咬 Biting into a Spring Peach 咬春桃 A Er Meng阿尔萌Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted "The rating just came in, so it’ll go up soon" (marriage first, love later / powerful man learns to bow his head / both are each other’s first / light and sweet romance) Everyone knows He Yinzhi is a workaholic and the third-generation head of the He family. Yao Tao accidentally discovers his secret. The first time she uses it to threaten him, she says, “Kiss me, or else…” He Yinzhi: “Are you threatening me?” Yao Tao thinks he’ll refuse. Instead, he parts his lips and says, “Get on.” “Open you 955Reads8.2Score102Shelves
31. 81 京 A Joyous Wedding in the Capital 京婚有禧 Not Green Rabbit不绿兔Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later, secret marriage, older man-younger woman, both inexperienced and devoted, with plenty of romantic tension] In their third year of marriage, Fang Yipo’s company suddenly got a new boss. It was her husband in name only, whom she had barely seen outside the bedroom during his three years abroad. He wore a sharply tailored black suit. His features were striking and cold, and when his dark, indifferent eyes fell on her, they held only the faintest trace of familiarity, a 59.4kReads9.1Score22.9kShelves

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    This is so good, it's bittersweet. Even though it's been adapted into a short drama, the original novel is truly, truly, truly amazing! It's about two people secretly harboring resentment towards each other—a bittersweet, insecure girl and a proud girl who's afraid to approach.

32. 82 暗 My Crush Lost His Memory and Became My Boyfriend 暗恋对象失忆后，成了我男友 Zi Xiaoqi紫小七Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [College Campus + Instant Physical Attraction + Sensual and Sweet + Both Leads Are Each Other's First and Only, Happy Ending] [Top-Ranking Young Heir × Straight-A Sweetheart] Sang Luoluo had a secret: she'd had a crush for ages on the boy from the neighboring high school, the one everyone adored. Later, the two kept running into each other. And as it turned out, their mothers were best friends. Nervously, she called him, “Big brother.” - Jing Ye was the devastatingly handsome man everyone in the 70.6kReads9.2Score10.4kShelves

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    This is seriously amazing, incredibly good! It truly kept me company during my entire reading slump, really. And the author is so active and adorable. A true Chinese author, no kidding! It's incredibly good, absolutely amazing!

33. 83 哭 Begging for Mercy Through Tears! My Ex Locked Me Up as Punishment 哭着求饶！被前男友关黑屋惩罚了 Wu Zhiye雾枝野Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted [Second Chance at Love] [Both Leads Are Chaste in Body and Mind] [Angst and Push-Pull Tension] [Locked-Room Confinement] Ji Wu transmigrated into a book, won over its gloomy villain, then left that world. Before she left, she broke up with him, humiliated him, and ran off with a rich man. Tan Xu hated her to the core. Three years later, the System malfunctioned, sending her back to the world of the book. "Ji Wu, you actually dare to come back? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" Tan Xu hated her s 40kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves

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    This book gave me heart-wrenching moments, but it has a happy ending. Everyone should definitely read it.

34. 84 许 Xu Nanfeng, Until This Summer 许南风，至今夏 Jiang Qibao姜柒宝Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Angsty Push and Pull] [Instinctive Attraction] [Obsessive Possessiveness] [Love and Get What You Want] A wealthy young heir flees to the small town of Shiqiao to escape danger. He is clean-cut, handsome, cold, and distant. Everyone at Shiqiao High knows Xia Wu spent a year doggedly chasing Xu Ying. In the end, no one knows what tricks she used to make him hers. Yet she died not long after becoming Mrs. Xu. After being reborn, Xia Wu says: Want boundaries? I'll give you some. Want to walk on you 67.5kReads8.3Score103kShelves

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    This is the most bittersweet novel I've read these past few days, but it's actually quite good.

35. 85 春 A Springtime Spark 春日撩火 Thin Persimmon Tea薄柿茶茶Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted 74.1kReads9.2Score10.3kShelves

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    These two are absolutely, positively recommended! I stayed up all night watching them and cried so much I could hardly breathe, but thankfully they had happy endings. [Shy]

36. 86 完 Oh No, the Tycoon I Dumped Has Made a Comeback 完蛋，被我抛弃的大佬东山再起了 Dola Ning哆啦宁Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Love + Mutual Secret Crushes + Both Pure + Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf + College Romance to Workplace] A softhearted, wealthy playboy and a sensitive, prickly, well-behaved poor girl At college, Wen Chi had the face of a first love and was quiet and reserved. Lu Yinghuai was born to stand out, bold and carefree, always the center of attention wherever he went. Their lives were worlds apart, like parallel lines that would never meet. Few people knew how they got together. Everyone wo 6.5kReads8.6Score624Shelves

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    I absolutely love these two books!!! I kept crying, they're so good, trust me!

37. 87 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 14kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
38. 88 穿 The Villainess Who Became the Fake Girlfriend of an Amnesiac Big Shot 穿成假冒失忆大佬女友的恶毒女配 Wen Qi闻栖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Everyday life / A slow-burn romance / Cohabitation before love / Both leads have no other romantic partners / Sweet romance] After transmigrating, Song Yunfei becomes the villainess who pretends to be the girlfriend of an amnesiac CEO. In the original novel, the villainess accidentally hit the CEO of Yanjin Group with her car. Afraid of going to jail, she pretended to be his girlfriend while he had amnesia. She even lied that he was a poor nobody, then took him to a remot 66.1kReads9.2Score8.9kShelves

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    I highly recommend these three books! They're all incredibly good!!!

39. 89 禁 No Trespassing 禁止侵入 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted 1v1, both leads are sexually inexperienced. A roguish, shameless [mafia heir] vs. a domineering, proud [crime lord’s daughter] A couple at war, united by pure hatred; a fake-to-the-bitter-end loyal puppy; tailbones that just want to kill each other; and a push-and-pull so intense it feels like their tendons might snap. In public, they act like a loving couple. In private, they point guns at each other. She pressed a gun to his suit pants and pulled the trigger without hesitation. He dragged her 33.3kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
40. 90 岁 The Years Have Slipped Into Twilight 岁月忽已暮 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Coming-of-Age Feelings] [Happy Ending] When the prodigy Jiang He was sixteen, she followed the boy she liked, Jiang Hai, to San Francisco to study. Together, they won an outstanding award in mathematical modeling, conducted experiments, and wrote papers. Just as Jiang He thought they could keep working together in perfect harmony, a girl named Tian Xiatian appeared and slowly drew Jiang Hai's attention. Heartbroken, Jiang He went to Boston to pursue a ma 2.7kReads9.4Score570Shelves

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    It's absolutely divine!

41. 91 岁 Time Has a Thief 岁月有神偷 Green Song绿亦歌Modern Romance125k WordsCompleted [Pure campus romance + mutual pining + youthful feelings + beautiful tragedy] The final installment in Lu Yige's “Years Trilogy.” Song Haojia × Shu Ye × He Qianshan. You are my hasty yesterday, and my passionate rest of life. That year, she was seventeen. Like any ordinary girl, she longed to find love, meet her soulmate, and discover forever. They were young then. It was life itself that was short, not love. The boys and girls in white school uniforms stood beneath the vast starry sky as the ge 453Reads9.2Score110Shelves
42. 92 太 Madam, Sir Is at It Again: Crying, Throwing a Tantrum, and Threatening to Hang Himself! 太太，先生又在一哭二闹三上吊！ A Family of Good Food饭香门第Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted A cool, aloof beauty with a sharp mind x a shameless, clingy flirt who wears his heart on his sleeve [Angst and regret, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending / Star-crossed love / Bittersweet] Xie Suidong was a rakish thug, while Xu Jingqiao was cool and indifferent. They were worlds apart in every way. After they married, someone asked why he had married Xu Jingqiao. With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Xie Suidong replied with a mix of swagger and solemnity, "My family told m 49.2kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves

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    I'm so sad.

43. 93 怀 Pregnant, I’m Called Baby by a Hong Kong Tycoon Who Won’t Stop Clinging to Me 怀孕后，港圈大佬叫我宝宝日日缠 Xiao Chun Zhao晓春昭Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted From Nancheng to Hong Kong, Yun Yi spent eight precious years of her youth, going from an unnoticed girl with a secret crush to a scheming woman accused of sleeping her way to the top. Mistress, bedmate, beautiful assistant: among all the identities people speculated about, she was never called a lover or a girlfriend, anything respectable. All of Hong Kong knew that Shen Jizhou, the heir to Borui, would have his marriage arranged by his family. No matter how infatuated he was with Yun Yi, she w 5.2kReads8.4Score660Shelves
44. 94 我 I'm a Spy, and I Switched Bodies with an Enemy Officer 我，奸细，和敌方军官互换身体了 Stealing Cables in the Dead of Night半夜三更偷电缆Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted [Soul swap + faked death + mild coercion + push and pull + groveling pursuit + romance-focused] Xu Lian, a conscientious spy, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and callously abandoned by her organization. To take revenge, she uncovers a secret family technique and swaps bodies with an enemy officer that very night. Song Jinze, a top commander who stands above everyone else, wakes up one morning in the body of a lowly slum dweller. After the swap, they begin a battle of wits. Xu Lian has forg 29.7kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    The best ones

45. 95 人 Paradox of the Human World 人间悖论 Old Rogue Cao Cao曹操老贼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 4.1kReads8.7Score347Shelves

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    Is this it? [Heart][heart][heart][heart][heart]

46. 96 潮 Sleepless in the Tidal Night 潮夜不眠 Lu Jin鹭今Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Cool-Headed Cardiothoracic Surgeon × Aloof, Arrogant Medical Device CEO] [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Romance + Both Pure in Love + Happy Ending] Zhu Yaodi meets Jiang Lin again at a matchmaking dinner arranged by their elders. He arrives late, dressed in a shirt and suit, cold and noble from head to toe. The moment he appears, he draws everyone's attention. Their elders are very pleased with him. Throughout dinner, they keep steering the conversation, doing their best to bring the pa 31.7kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves

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    The male and female leads in this book are so relatable! Stubborn and stubborn people just need a lover they can't push away no matter what they do 😭

47. 97 盲 The Blind Prince Keeps Fighting, Snatching, and Playing the Victim 盲眼王爷他又争又抢又茶 April Friend四月友人Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted (Slow-Burn Romance / Love Grows Over Time / Mutual Healing / Young Love / HE) Fleeing famine northward, Su Ying was so weak with hunger that she nearly died in the blizzard. The blind young master Pei Xiu of the Minister's residence saved her and took her in. Two years later, power changed hands, and the Pei family fell overnight. The night the family was arrested and their home confiscated, Su Ying rescued the little blind boy amid the chaos. · That year, Su Ying was sixteen, hiding from place 72.9kReads9.3Score14.5kShelves

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    The second book was really bittersweet, the first one was only slightly bittersweet, but I really love the male lead's "green tea dog" character.

48. 98 爱 Love Is No Myth 爱情没有神话 A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted Contemporary Romance, Powerful Families, Domineering CEO, Reunited After Years Apart, Obsessive and Cunning, Urban Romance The novel Layer Upon Layer of Forest, All Dyed in Ink is also known as Love Is No Myth. At 28, Qiao Zilin is a single woman making her way through the surging currents of city life. Perceptive and self-possessed, she is used to keeping her feelings hidden behind a composed exterior. Childhood sweethearts for more than twenty years, she and Ji Zai'an went from youthful ties 170Reads—Score120Shelves

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    Letters Written in the Rain, Life Amidst Clouds: A Collection of Bitterly Sweet Novels

49. 99 太 The Crown Prince Comes to His Senses and Seizes Power to Force the Cold Beauty Chancellor to Marry Him 太子开窍夺权为强娶清冷美人丞相 Gao Gao夰羔Two Male Leads92k WordsOngoing [High Status and Power / Mild Angst / Ancient Setting / Scheming / Childhood Friends / Secret Crush / Turning a Straight Man Gay / Both Chaste / Alternate World / Straight-Man Bottom / Beautiful Top] A beautiful, two-faced chancellor top x a straight, spoiled crown prince bottom Pei Jingzhi couldn't understand why his closest friend had suddenly grown distant from him, in both actions and feelings. The one time he spoke harshly to Su Chenrang, the other man replied, "Your Highness, if this is wh 464Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet happy ending—perfect!

50. 100 浮 A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云！ A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into 226Reads—Score—Shelves

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