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The Background Character in a Campus Novel Doesn't Want to Work Hard Anymore 校园文路人甲不想努力了
After leaping from a bridge, Yi Fanwei learned that his entire life was nothing more than that of a background character in a campus novel. At first, he followed Yin Weiche and Jiang Yuxi around like a lackey, constantly clashing with Yan Danke. He thought the worst that could happen was being killed in revenge. “Please...” His father’s medical bills were still just a little short. The handsome young man knelt on the cold, luxurious floor. A pair of carefully polished black leather shoes slowly
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I’m Heart-to-Heart with the Campus Heartthrob, but He Calls Me a Green Tea Bitch 我跟校草心连心，校草骂我绿茶精
[Cold and aloof at first, clingy later] [College campus / Two male leads / Transmigrate into a book / Sweet romance / 1v1, both virgins / Dog-training romance / Silly sweet fluff / Later, pure love turns into wall sex] [Flirtatious, scheming, ditzy beauty uke VS cold, calculating, self-deluded straight seme] The moment Jiang Yu arrived in this world, he was given a life-or-death order: win over the campus heartthrob! Only then could he stay alive in this world. Jiang Yu had been single for over
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The Campus Belle Has Always Been Devoted to Me, Because I Raised Her 校花始终如一，因为是我养的
[Romantic Everyday Life] [Nurturing] [Multiple Love Interests] [Daily Life] [Light Novel] [No Love Rivals] [Super Sweet, No Angst] [Happy Ending] For the sake of his first love, his ex-girlfriend runs away from their wedding on the spot and indirectly causes his parents’ deaths. He thinks his life has turned completely bleak, until a twist of fate leads a girl with absolutely no common sense to take him home. Only then does he realize just how many wonderful girls are already in his life. His ch
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His Love Is Explosively Sweet 他的喜欢甜炸了
[Straightforward, sweet-talking hero × soft and adorable heroine] [Campus romance + mutual pining + sweet secret love + both devoted to each other, happy ending] One midsummer when she was sixteen, Wen Ying woke from a nap in the camphor grove and saw a boy reading across from her. From then on, he began encroaching on her territory. She never expected him to take over her heart, too. After the college entrance exams, he returned to the capital. Like the cicadas’ song that had suddenly been c
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A Fleeting, Passionate Affair 露水情深
[Clearheaded and Resilient × Arrogant and Fallen × Mutual Redemption × Ensemble Cast] [Small-Town Fiction | Bittersweet Romance | One-on-One | Realistic | Happy Ending] Shen Chao, the genius adored by the entire school and the young heir of a powerful family in the capital. Xu Minglu, a girl from a county town hounded by debt collectors. Bullies force them to kiss. She doesn't chase the light. She simply stays by his side when nobody else cares. But he pushes her away. “I don't need anyone's pit
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The School-Novel Side Character's Laid-Back Life 校园文女配的摆烂日常
Luo Shanshan transmigrates into a campus novel about a real heiress and a fake one that she once read. She's the real heiress, but sadly, she's just a side character, there to set off the beautiful, kindhearted fake heiress heroine. Luo Shanshan thinks that once she's made it through the plot where the male and female leads humiliate her, she can retire in glory with a huge fortune. But before she knows it, the story has gone completely off the rails. It's one thing for her family to be differ
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Transmigrated as the Annoying Female Side Character in a Campus Novel 穿成校园文里的烦人女配
The day the entertainment-industry couple she had loved for ten years broke up, Ji En hugged her big yellow duck plushie and had a good cry. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into a campus romance novel she had read. Unfortunately, she hadn't become the beloved heroine. Instead, she was the annoying supporting girl whom the male lead couldn't stand. Ji En: “...”
3.8kReads8.6Score163Shelves
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Start by Living Together If You Want to Win Her Over 追女生先从同居开始
When Lin Xi, a transfer student who hides behind a façade of obedience, meets Jiang Chen, the laid-back class president who conceals a gentle heart, their story begins with an unexpected “living arrangement.” Under the same roof, they discover the unseen edges and glimmers of light in each other. Milk and bread at the breakfast table, studying side by side beneath a desk lamp late at night, and the most innocent yet certain stirrings of young love. From strangers to familiar faces, from tentativ
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My Childhood Friend Is So Fierce 竹马他好凶
On my first day of kindergarten, he stole my teddy bear cookies. From then on, picking on me became his daily routine. On the night of my eighteenth birthday, he cornered me in a dark stairwell. His tall figure loomed over me, his breath scorching: “Want to try... the flavor I couldn’t steal back then?” He stole my cookies back then. What does he want to steal now? In the darkness, he chuckles softly, his scorching fingertips brushing the corner of my lips: “Take a guess.” “This time...” “It’s n
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Light Makeup, Bold Ink 轻妆浓墨
Light Makeup, Deep Ink is a novel that intertwines youthful romance with suspense and mystery. It tells the story of Li Kejun, who, while pursuing his dreams and love, unexpectedly becomes caught up in a complex drug-trafficking case. Through personal growth and emotional entanglements, he eventually finds himself and faces the future hand in hand with the one he loves.
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That Most Successful Four-Word Silent Play 那场最成功的四字哑剧
There's something about midsummer that seems perfect for a secret crush. Su Niannian saw Ye Xiang for the first time on a sweltering summer day. She was seventeen that year. A chance glance between them changed the course of her life. From then on, Su Niannian's world was no longer peaceful, and she began to see Ye Xiang as the very definition of youth. She often repeated the line, “If you never forget, there will be an echo.” Because the phrase held both of their names. But she forgot the
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The Lemon Rule 柠檬守则
[Vibrant, wealthy young lady VS devoted, loyal puppy-like man] School life + older woman/younger man romance + healing + childhood friends + reunion + mutual pining becomes love An Suisui was an ordinary first-year student at Suiwan High School. She thought the high school life ahead of her would be uneventful and ordinary, but then she ran into Sheng Chaojin, her "little childhood friend," whom she hadn't seen in years. To everyone else, he seemed like a gentle, kind, untouchable campus heartth
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When the Clouds Are Deep and the Waters Clear 云深清浅时
Xiao Yunxing is the dashing, top-of-the-class heartthrob admired by every girl at school: someone to admire from afar, but never touch. Yet he smiles only for Chen Qinghuan, the “childhood sweetheart” who transfers to his school, and spoils her in every way. Chen Qinghuan is a proud, domineering, yet adorably naive math genius. Math is her talent, and loving him is her dream. She stays by his side, always. One waits, the other pursues, and together they earn places at their dream university. Aft
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So What If You’re My Student? 你是我学生又怎样
When Zhao Shuiguang went clubbing and pretended to be a lesbian to help her friend out, she never imagined the private room would be occupied by the handsome new English teacher, Tan Shumo! After such an extraordinary first encounter, Zhao Shuiguang could only keep her head down and behave herself from then on. Would things get better once she went to college? Not at all! Tan Shumo transformed into a refined professor whose classes were packed to the rafters. Would things get better if she studi
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I Was an Ace Assassin, Now I’m the Pathetic Girl at an Elite School 我，王牌杀手成了贵族学校小可怜
She was the world's number-one ace assassin, elusive and able to kill without a trace. After an accident, she was reborn as an ordinary schoolgirl. Looked down on by teachers and classmates because of her terrible grades? Humiliated in front of the entire school when the campus heartthrob she'd secretly admired made her love letter public? Her father ruined and bankrupt, while a classmate borrowed money and refused to pay it back? Luo Ying sneered: “You're all dead. Not one of you is getting awa
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No Dating Before the College Entrance Exam 高考之前绝不早恋
Also known by its casual title, “Those Years: The Boys Who Had Crushes on Her and the Heartthrob She Had a Crush On” Also known by its elegant title, “Worthy of Our Youth” A sweet, down-to-earth slice-of-life romance about high school students! Secret crushes!!! Everyday life!!! Lighthearted!!! Down-to-earth!!! No grand romances that flout school rules and regulations! No wealthy families, no aristocrats, no heiresses! No abortions, no car crashes, no best-friend showdowns! Our motto: No dating
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The Big Shot's Front-Row Seatmate Is Soft and Sweet 大佬的前桌她又软又野
In Jiang City, there's someone like this. He's not the school bully, but he's more intimidating than one. His grades are so good there's nothing to criticize, and he's just so cool. Recently, though, two things have been the talk of the school: First, a transfer student has arrived in Jiang City. More importantly, she's even prettier than the school belle. Second, the transfer student is sitting in front of the big shot Chi. No one dares sit in that seat, after all. So while everyone waits
1.4kReads9.0Score211Shelves
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Did the Campus Hunk and His Deskmate Share the Love Today? 今天校草和他的同桌发糖了吗
On the very first day, the campus heartthrob and the newly crowned campus belle became deskmates! From then on, Qiao High’s forum went wild: [Shocking! The heartthrob was caught eating candy in class!] [Intriguing! The campus belle was spotted on the basketball court!] [Unbelievable! The campus belle, who never plays games, is duo-queuing!] Later, one post racked up tens of thousands of comments. Its title was [The Astonishing Daily Lives of a Handsome Guy and a Beautiful Girl] Lan Xing suspects
1.5kReads9.1Score274Shelves
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The Puppy Chases Butterflies 小狗抓蝴蝶
[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
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Move Again and I'll Kiss You 再动就亲你
[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
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Here, Have Some Candy. Come With Me 糖给你，跟我走
[By an award-winning sweet-romance author] [From school uniforms to wedding gowns] [Sweet all the way through, with no contrived misunderstandings] [1v1 + each other's first love + mutual salvation + both choosing each other + healing] Shi Lu is afraid of new environments and new people. But after moving to Licheng, she has a dream: she is standing in a forest when someone approaches her through the mist. When she wakes, she heads to her new school after transferring: Licheng High School. Determ
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Summer Sunshine: This Is the Youth I Love 盛夏光年：这样的青春我才喜欢
Also known as: Summer Light Years [A cool, aloof physics prodigy × an imaginative online author | Mutual crush | Sweet romance and a spectacular identity reveal] Everyone at school knows Lin Shengnian, the physics department’s “untouchable beauty,” as a research fanatic who won’t even spare girls an unnecessary glance. Xia Xiguang thinks so too. An inconspicuous Chinese literature student, she feels perfectly safe writing fan fiction on a novel website. She even uses Lin Shengnian’s real nam
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Biting the Sun 咬阳
[Mutual healing! Mutual secret crushes!] Shi Man has the stigma of being the daughter of a mistress. She’s good at studying, gets good grades, and is beautiful, yet she’s a cold-blooded girl with no heart. To escape the shackles imposed by her biological parents, she lives on her own. She never expected to witness the school bully’s brutal violence on her very first day after transferring! Jing Xing, the feared school bully of Jinping No. 1 High School, is ruthless, decisive, and keeps his dista
5kReads9.1Score699Shelves
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His Strawberry-Scented Rose 他的草莓味玫瑰
[Sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other + healing + mutual pursuit] [Theatrical, depressed girl and cold, wild school bully] Scene 1: Jiang Qiyu looked at the girl, who was much shorter than him, as she said into her phone, “This internet café is pretty laid-back. They’ve got a kid running the place.” The girl sucked on a strawberry lollipop and looked up at him. “Hey, buddy, I’m almost seventeen. Can’t you tell?” Scene 2: Lin Yunchu leaned over her desk and asked, “How much does y
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I’m Connected to the School Bully’s Pain Nerves 我连上了校霸的痛觉神经
Ning Ling is a sweet, soft-spoken academic underachiever who loves studying. Shen Wu is a cold, pain-insensitive school bully. The two had nothing to do with each other until a research experiment called “Pain Balance” bound them together. Ning Ling never imagined that the failed experiment would not only leave her sensitivity to pain unchanged, but also let her feel the pain Shen Wu could not. Whenever Shen Wu got hurt, her body would ache out of nowhere too. Shen Wu, a school bully who lives t
1.1kReads9.7Score208Shelves
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Whenever I Hear You 一听到你呀
Also known as: The Moment I Hear You ☆ Arrogant, cocky guy x sweet, straightforward girl ☆ What they really are: cold-faced cutie x black-hearted schemer [One-on-one sweet romance | Second chances + college romance + flirty sweetness + secret crush becomes mutual] Years later, Lin Shao'ai runs into her ex-boyfriend again at a class reunion. She thinks fate has played a nasty trick on her, and she's not too happy about it. The young man ignores her. Lin Shao'ai: Is he trying to provoke me? The
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Quit Acting So Cold: His Moonlight Slipped In Through the Cracks 冰块脸别装了，他的月光乘虚而入
[Cool, aloof heroine × depressed hero | childhood sweethearts × mutual devotion | healing and redemption × sweet romance] He is the heir to the Lin family, one of the capital's most powerful families, and a speed-skating prodigy. But a series of unfair calls sends him spiraling into depression. She is the beloved daughter of the Song family, another prominent family in the capital. Skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she is widely regarded as the most beautiful girl at the Univer
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Her Rainbow, His Light 她的彩虹，他的光
[Mutual devotion + saving each other + bittersweet angst + each other’s first love] [Everyday campus life + entertainment-industry setting] [Superstar × young painter] [No real-life inspiration, no real-life inspiration, no real-life inspiration] When Li Yu arrived in Ningcheng, he noticed that his younger brother, who had high-functioning autism, wasn’t afraid when Chen Zhaozhao patted his head. On the first day of school, Chen Zhaozhao ran over and told him, “Zhao means bright.” “Yu means brig
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