Childhood Friends + Male Lead Is the School Heartthrob + Female Lead Is a Transfer Student + Both Are Top Students + Matched Social Status 青梅竹马+男主校草+女主转学生+双学霸+门当户对

1. 51 她 Why Can’t I Soothe Her? 她怎么哄不好 Peachy Zhizhi桃气知知Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts × sweet everyday romance × happy ending; quirky little princess who knows exactly how to flirt × childhood friend who's cold at first, then devoted and irresistibly flirtatious × two top students × they fall for each other at different times! An intense push and pull! Open flirting and mutual teasing] When Qi Yun transfers to Jingwai, she vows to study hard and strive for the top, then claims first place in the liberal arts rankings. Everyone at Jingwai knows Gu Yu, who co 2kReads9.2Score27614d adds
2. 52 他 His Midsummer Romance 他的盛夏热恋 Huai Zhi Zhi槐芝之Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted Signed for publication Sweet, frail girl × laid-back, cocky bad boy Ensemble cast + both are each other’s one and only, sweet romance + slow-burn everyday life Tan Sili is cool, cocky, and arrogant. With a face made for the gods and an utterly carefree air, he’s undeniably the most talked-about guy at school. Jiang Zhi transfers to Shanghai No. 1 High School. Rumors identify her as a genius girl, and she becomes famous as soon as she arrives. The first time she sees Tan Sili, his voice sounds od 63.3kReads9.2Score11.9k14d adds
3. 53 揽 Embracing My Childhood Sweetheart 揽青梅 Sweet Candy暖糖Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted Qin Zhiyu vs. Jiang Li (Signed for publication) [Mutually devoted couple, happy ending + aloof, quiet boy vs. bright, bold girl + childhood friends + no misunderstandings, devoted love above all] Qin Zhiyu first met Jiang Li when he was four. That year, his parents were going through a divorce, and in the midst of all the turmoil, his mother sent him to stay with a friend. The sky was clear and bright that day, and he saw Jiang Li on the swing in the courtyard. The little girl was curious about 8.1kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
4. 54 他 He's Sweet-Talking Her Again 他又在哄她了 Pink Mashed Potatoes粉色土豆泥Modern Romance234k WordsCompleted [Devoted, Mutual Feelings, Sweet and Flirty, One-on-One] In everyone else’s eyes, Zhou Yichen always seemed aloof and cool. But ever since his childhood sweetheart started attending his school, people couldn’t help saying, “Brother Yi has changed! He’s gotten so gentle!” “Look, look! Brother Yi is coaxing his childhood sweetheart again.” They say childhood sweethearts can’t compete with someone who comes along later, but to Xu Yucheng, he was her first choice and her only one. She secretly kept 6.9kReads9.3Score74014d adds
5. 55 月 The Moon's Soft Whisper 月亮轻吟 A Baby Bottle一只奶瓶Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Youth and school life | Coming-of-age healing | Mutual devotion | Two top students | Mutual devotion and purity | Light ensemble cast] In her second year of high school, An Lan’s grandmother passes away, and her parents entrust her to the care of her aunt, who lives far away in Huaicheng. An Lan has always lived by the rules. In the eyes of the adults around her, she is the quintessential good girl. Until that year, when she meets Chi Yan, a bright, carefree boy 11.3kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
6. 56 夏 A Wet Kiss on a Summer Night 夏夜湿吻 Zero-Sugar Gardenia栀栀为零糖Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance | Two Top Students | Both Virgins | Childhood Sweethearts | Long-Planned Romance | Possessiveness] When Wen Qizhi was five, Gu Yanchen’s mother “picked her up” and brought her home, where she became Gu Yanchen’s little shadow. When they started elementary school, Gu Yanchen gave her four rules: They couldn’t walk to and from school together. At school, she had to pretend not to know him and couldn’t call him big brother. She had to keep her distance and not get close to him… Wen Q 16.9kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds
7. 57 他 His Exclusive Devotion: Sweet and Untamed 他的独家偏爱，又甜又野 Shi Yiyuan十一源Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Childhood Sweethearts] [Sweet Romance] [Youthful Campus Life] [Beijing's Elite Families] [Both Pure] [Mutual Devotion] (Print edition signed) (The animated series adaptation, Childhood Sweethearts Like a Burning Flame, is now streaming) (An unruly academic ace vs. a sunny girl who's sweet or spicy) On Xu Yilu's first day back in Beijing to continue her studies, her half-sister plans to put her in her place. But before she can make a move, Lin Shen, the infamous little devil, has already stepped 14.1kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds

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8. 58 校 The Campus Heartthrob and His Sweet Childhood Friend 校草竹马，甜宠青梅娇妻 Ting Er停洱Modern Romance247k WordsCompleted A stunning childhood sweetheart who can be sweet or sassy × A gentle, scheming school heartthrob who grew up with her “My Zai Zai, I'll give you anything you want. Everything is yours, and so am I.” Duan Yinglin has eyes only for her, carefully drawing her into his arms step by step. Everyone at Tongcheng High says Duan Yinglin is refined and aloof, always distant yet polite. He's an untouchable beauty no one can win over. Then Su Ranran comes along and breaks the ice. “Is this gentle, handsome 1kReads9.2Score14814d adds

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   It's really good, highly recommended.

9. 59 学 The Sweet, Soft, and Mischievous Childhood Friend of a Top Student 学神竹马的甜软小作精 A Cotton Ball一颗棉花Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Bright, spoiled little princess × Cool, aloof, scheming heartthrob] 1. Lin Yumian, the cool, aloof top student: quiet, handsome, great at sports, and raised on the competition circuit. He looks like he stepped straight out of a comic, but he only cares about his studies and pays no attention to the world around him. Everyone sighed: What a shame! 2. Tong Hua, the school beauty at the neighboring school, is known as a “pretty face.” People say she's got nothing but stunning looks and is best at 978Reads9.1Score11314d adds
10. 60 随 Kiss You in the Breeze 随风热吻你 Peachy Zhizhi桃气知知Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on pre-sale at 7 p.m. on November 13, 2026!] The short drama I’ll Always, Always Like You is now available. [Double Top Students] x [Mutual Devotion] x [Mutual Secret Crushes] x [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns] x [Maximum Sweet Romance] x [A Fast-Paced, Secretly Satisfying Story] A sure thing to invest in! Blurb One: Gu Sinian was the universally acknowledged ice-cold beauty of No. 1 High School. Everyone said he had no heart. Then everyone pointed at Jiang Wan in 26.1kReads9.5Score3.5k14d adds
11. 61 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 51.3kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
12. 62 只 Light in the Palm of My Hand 只手捉光 Chive Fish Ball Bun韭菜鱼丸包Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Print preorders open March 21. See you there!] [Campus romance + sweet indulgence + mutual devotion + straightforward pursuit] Everyone knew Shen Heyu was cold and ruthless, with fists of iron and a stubborn refusal to yield. No one at school dared cross him. That is, until a girl transferred to Class Two from Jincheng. Everyone: Brother Yu hates having a deskmate more than anything. Shen Heyu cleared the clutter from the seat beside him and raised his hand. “Tea 13.7kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
13. 63 超 So Sweet! The Overbearing Tycoon Spoils His Little Darling 超甜！偏执大佬把小可爱宠上天 White Peach Pudding白桃布丁Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Flirty, cocky school tyrant × sweet, gentle top student, lighthearted romance + healing and redemption + from school uniforms to wedding gowns + a sugary-sweet treat] At Zhengde High School, there's a devilish troublemaker nobody dares to mess with. Arrogant and brazen, he makes everyone tremble in fear. Then one day, a transfer student joins the class. She's beautiful, sweet-voiced, gentle, and adorable, but she doesn't know her place. She even gets the big shot to carry her schoolbag, and lec 8.1kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
14. 64 与 Spend the Summer with You 与你共赴夏 Shu You书呦Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + school life + sweet romance] [Adorable sweet girl + pretends to be aloof, but secretly cares] Lin Chuyi and Jiang Zhan have known each other since birth. They have never been mortal enemies, but they have certainly argued plenty over the years. In other people’s eyes, Jiang Zhan is unruly and wildly popular. But to Lin Chuyi, he’s suddenly nothing special at all. One day, a friend challenged Lin Chuyi: With a childhood friend like him always hanging a 2kReads9.2Score23914d adds

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    The bittersweet storyline, especially the part about the female lead in Zisha, made me cry for over two hours. Later on, when the male and female leads started dating, the male lead was incredibly doting and sweet. [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts]

15. 65 同 My Deskmate Brings Me Light 同桌予你光亮 Qi Cheng栖橙Modern Romance190k WordsCompleted The physical book is now available under the published title Moonlight Comes for Me [The author's debut work. The writing is still immature, so readers, please proceed with caution] [School Life + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Healing] Gloomy, cool, and gorgeous Orange Darling × Arrogant Young Master Mu “Brother Chen, the new transfer student is as beautiful as a fairy!” “Not interested. Leave me alone!” Later, Young Master Mu corners the little fairy in an alley and whines, “Baby, I'm sorry. 5kReads9.5Score70314d adds

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    Sweet stories, no angst, all about well-behaved girls and school bullies (or academic geniuses).

16. 66 奶 She's Sweet as Milk, With a Perfect Sweetness Score 奶味的她甜度满分 I Want to Be a Little Salted Fish想做一条小咸鱼Modern Romance530k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + sweet love + mutual healing] Ye Yuzhou is the school bully and top student at No. 1 High School. He fights, smokes, skips class, and does it all. One day, a girl transfers to the school. She accidentally sees Ye Yuzhou getting into a fight. Not wanting to cause trouble, she tries to run away in a panic, but he stops her… After that, Ye Yuzhou turns over a new leaf. Every day on campus, she can see him following a girl around, trying to win her favor. He brings her milk and 453Reads9.2Score10114d adds
17. 67 星 I Have Both the Starlight and Him 星光与他皆得 Li Chumo李初末Modern Romance845k WordsCompleted [Reborn + top student + sweet romance] In her previous life, Mu Fuxin was a well-behaved girl, but her family background made her insecure and sensitive. Because she was pretty, people spread rumors about her. She fell into depression, tormented herself with overthinking, and could never let herself be at peace. After her mother remarried, other people stirred up trouble, making her already sensitive nature even gloomier. She failed to see her stepfather’s kindness and thought she was standing u 10.2kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
18. 68 竹 My Childhood Sweetheart Follows Me Every Step 竹马步步相随 Wang Mu Mu Zi王木木子Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends]× [Mutual pining]× [Sweet romance] Their story began when they were children. Gu Jingcheng: Cool and handsome, quiet by nature, a rising star in Beijing's elite circles. Tang Shuyao: Delicate and lovely, cheerful by nature, a beautiful painter. Gu Jingcheng held the woman in his arms, his eyes brimming with intense love. “Shuyao, are you leaving again?” His voice was low and husky, his eyes betraying his restraint and self-control. Tang Shuyao smiled as she met his gaze. Her 1.1kReads9.1Score10214d adds
19. 69 校 The Campus Heartthrob Finally Speaks Up, but I Don’t Care Anymore 校草终于长嘴了，可是我不稀罕了 Qian Bao钱饱Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Reborn + comeback + feel-good revenge + face-slapping + ex-husband's desperate attempts to win her back + second male lead takes the lead + happy ending] In her previous life, Gu Jinyan was Shen Tang's light. She spent eleven years pursuing him, only to meet a tragic end. After being hit by a car, Shen Tang remembered the scandalous trending story just before she lost consciousness, and gave up on him completely. Reborn in her second year of high school, she stopped orbiting him and focused on 1.5kReads8.7Score12614d adds
20. 70 热 A Hot Kiss in Midsummer 热吻盛夏 Starlight in the Wilderness原野星光Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Summer Breeze is now available] [Bad-boy charm with a world-weary edge | Cool yet sweet heroine | Both are each other's first love, both are strong | Saving each other] The summer she turned sixteen, Xia Zhi transferred to Linhai and met a boy named Sheng Ye. He was wild, ruthless, and arrogant, a famous school heartthrob. Clouds covered the sun when they first met, but Xia Zhi spotted him at once. Sheng Ye asked her, “Am I handsome?” At graduation. With his hair dyed blu 11.9kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds

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    When the female protagonist was sixteen, she transferred to a school in Linhai and met a boy named Sheng Ye. The boy was arrogant, ruthless, and domineering, a well-known figure at school. Their first meeting was under a cloud cover, but she spotted him instantly.

21. 71 盛 Summer on the Wutong Branches 盛夏梧桐枝 Grain by the Road陌上禾Modern Romance164k WordsOngoing [Childhood sweethearts + reunion after years apart + mutual healing + college campus + sweet romance] [Dark, obsessive, devoted puppy who waits for his beloved*gentle, sweet, sensitive childhood sweetheart] On the day they reunited, before “Long time no see” could come the words, Wen Yan ran away in a panic. There was only one reason: she thought Jian Xu hated her to the core. Later, on campus, Jian Xu spoke first, sounding unexpectedly hurt. “If I hadn't recognized you, were you planning never 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A university campus, childhood sweethearts, a long-awaited reunion, and the male lead is head over heels in love!!!

22. 72 柠 How Sour Is a Lemon? 柠檬有多酸 Seven Four Cheese七四起司Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted Obedient girl who says one thing and does another ^ Fake playboy who'd go through fire and water for his friends Lovers grow together ^ Unrequited love becomes mutual ^ Equally matched ^ Happy ending Sheng's parents were determined to raise Sheng Li into a well-read, refined, and virtuous young woman, capable of studying astronomy and geography and handling herself in the kitchen. In short, a well-rounded warrior. Oh, no, a young lady. Thanks to Jin Yu, Sheng Li ended up straying further and fu 663Reads—Score10214d adds

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    The male lead is a childhood sweetheart who transfers to another school; they are well-matched and from equally matched backgrounds. It's a story of a well-behaved girl and a puppy-like boy—it's really good!

23. 73 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 35.4kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds

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    Ahhhh, so sweet and beautiful! [Admiration]

24. 74 吻 Kiss the Stars 吻星辰 He Huahua和花花Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted Yue Chu, the school bully at No. 1 High School, is arrogant, flamboyant, and untamable. No one dares mess with him. In his senior year, a soft and adorable girl moves into his home. The girl is sweet and charming, with excellent grades, incredible athletic ability, and a real knack for fighting. When his buddies ask about her, Yue Chu scoffs. “She’s nothing special. All she does is act cute and innocent.” Later, a classmate spots the school bully cornering her in the hallway. His expression is f 739Reads9.2Score13214d adds
25. 75 坏 Oh No! The Villainess Is Actually a Hidden Big Shot 坏了！极品女配她竟是隐藏大佬 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted Sweet romance, transmigration into a book, lighthearted A romance novel, mainly about falling in love. In The School Heartthrob's Sweetheart, Chu Yang is a scheming supporting female character. Her family is poor, and she has the delicate, helpless look of a fragile little flower. She spends all day pretending to be pitiful while following the hero and heroine, secretly looking for a chance to drive them apart and take the heroine's place. When her true nature is eventually exposed, everyone des 16.7kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds

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    I just saw one and I'm reading it now.

26. 76 同 Classmate, Your Secret Identity Is Showing 同学，你马甲掉了 Her Highness Zhaohua昭华殿下Two Male Leads392k WordsCompleted #Is it true the math department's unattainable heartthrob has descended from his pedestal for love?## The campus forum has recently been flooded with a hot post: Ling Weiyun is acting very strangely. Someone saw the math department's heartthrob drinking alone late at night. Someone else even snapped a photo of him suddenly showing up at the dance academy and dragging the department belle away without a word. Everyone sighed. Looks like even an academic heartthrob is bound to fall for a pretty 9Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    I recently discovered a great book with insightful character development and compelling plot conflicts; I highly recommend it.

27. 77 他 His Little Sweet Pomelo 他的小甜柚 Always Happy常乐Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted Original title: His Sweet Pomelo [Transmigration+27-year age gap+secret crush+long-planned romance+both virgins+brooding, obsessive hero who has been to prison+sweet, innocent heroine+Fujian customs+from school uniforms to wedding dresses] In a nutshell: She transmigrates back to her parents’ student days and falls in love with her dad’s sworn enemy. Left You inexplicably transmigrates back to the year 2000, and the moment she appears, Tang Li, who became a young mother without even having to go 257Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Her daughter, who traveled from the future, told her she had a husband. Tang Li couldn't believe her future husband would be a childhood sweetheart who was dull, dark-skinned, loved to giggle, and had a hoarse voice... [Smirking]

28. 78 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. (Author: Trust Cloud's Waves)

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