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1. 1 坠 Falling Star River, Capturing Moonlight 坠星河，挽月色 Gu Jianyiwan顾渐意挽Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [A Secret Crush Becomes Mutual Love + High School + University] [Bright, Clearheaded Girl vs. Bold, Free-Spirited Boy] In high school, Ji Xia worked up the courage to give Sheng Jiangzhou a graduation present. Inside was a card that read: “You are the moon I long for, yet can never reach. May you shine brilliantly in the years ahead.” But the present was never opened. It was left in an ignored corner, and her feelings were buried that night as well. She thought she and Sheng Jiangzhou would stil 3.2kReads9.1Score439Shelves

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   Very interesting storyline, I couldn't stop crying at night [crying][crying]

2. 2 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 63.3kReads9.5Score12kShelves
3. 3 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 94.3kReads9.7Score15.2kShelves
4. 4 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 67.5kReads9.7Score12.1kShelves
5. 5 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 85kReads9.6Score15kShelves
6. 6 星 The Stars Don't Speak 星星不说话 Swallow燕子Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted For the light, they press on one after another, fighting to the death. I only want to find the star that belongs to me. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "They say BE is Bad Ending, but I say it is Bloody Eternal"**

7. 7 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨虐情 Hua Baoyue花抱月Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Tragic Romance]+ [The Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] Ruan Yunzheng loved Fu Yinghan deeply. But when his only sister was harmed and all fingers pointed at her, he sentenced her to death without hesitation! He tormented her relentlessly, body and soul, but she never gave in! Only when she was on the brink of death and explained one last time that she hadn’t done it, and he still refused to believe her, did she finally give up on him! So this man’s heart really was made of stone! When news ca 19.7kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves

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   Abuse article, campus [cry][cry][cry]

8. 8 等 Waiting for You to Turn Around and Say You Love Me 等你回头说爱我 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads151k WordsCompleted [Boys' love + emotional torment + physical torment + a perfect deception + innocent on the outside, dark within + obsessive and twisted + bad ending + strong characters + yandere] No one is simple. Please don't look at people too naively, especially those who seem harmless. Shen Yan is the child of a wealthy family. In other people's eyes, he's nothing but a commodity with a price tag, something to be passed around and bullied at will. He tries with all his might to learn how to love others and 1.2kReads9.2Score164Shelves
9. 9 无 Unable to Love 无法去爱 Han Ling寒灵Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted A collection of short, angsty stories about two male leads. Loving someone is easy, but finding happiness in that love is impossible. The tragic song of a chaotic age is destined to be sung, and all we can do is watch, unable to love each other. A love that cuts to the bone will last forever. I hope their stories leave you with a sense of loyalty amid the sorrow. There are many people in this world who cannot love each other, yet in truth, they have already found redemption. 68Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 情 Our Love Was Deep, Yet Never Reached Forever 情深未可到白头 Pu Yang Su Sheng普杬蘇生Two Male Leads185k WordsCompleted [Two male leads | Bad ending] They met in the prime of their youth. Both hid their feelings, each thinking their love would last forever. It wasn't until Kong Huan met Lin Zhaonan that he believed the saying: “The first person you fall for is the one you'll love for your whole life!” He did just that. Sadly, his whole life lasted only a couple of decades... Lin Zhaonan cried as he told Kong Huan, “You have to come on my wedding day, promise me! I can only feel safe if you're there!” Kong Huan pl 71Reads8.4Score—Shelves
11. 11 男 The Male Lead Gets Knifed Every Day 男主每天都在挨刀子 Apple Dipped in Salt苹果蘸盐Two Male Leads321k WordsCompleted An accident sent Gu Yu plummeting from the heights of a prominent wealthy family into the depths of poverty! After enduring abuse at the hands of his adoptive parents and going through countless hardships to return to his birth family, he was ambushed by the family’s adopted son! His family was cold and uncaring. His parents showed him no affection, his classmates shunned him, and online users hurled insults at him. Even the marriage that was supposed to unite two wealthy families was stolen by 228Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 19.4kReads9.6Score5.1kShelves

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    The sentence "If I, as a man, can do something good, I will not feel inferior" really fits the male protagonist. The male protagonist has had low self-esteem and was timid since he was a child, while the female protagonist is confident and public. The whole book is narrated from the perspective of the male protagonist. The male protagonist has a crush on the female protagonist, but he misses a lot because of his timidity. The heroine is finally relieved and becomes a big star, but the hero is still trapped in the memories of the past. The last extra story unfolds from the perspective of the heroine. I cried when I saw the heroine's perspective. The two people have a crush on each other and like each other, but they are cowards and don't dare to take that step [cry] [cry] [cry] If one person's secret love is a chaotic situation, then the secret love of two people is running in both directions. If both people could be brave at that time, wouldn't the ending be different?

13. 13 重 Reborn, My Childhood Friend and I Never Cross Paths Again 重生后我与竹马天南地北不相见 Cool Pear Blossoms in Light Rain梨花微雨凉15k WordsCompleted Reborn, My Childhood Friend and I Never Meet, No Matter How Far Apart We Are 4.2kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 19.1kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    Youth Pain Literature

15. 15 再 Say Your Name Again 再念一遍你的名字 April in Dong’an冬安四月Modern Romance91k WordsCompleted Midsummer, cicadas singing, and we met. “Xu Xiaomo, if you're cold, you should've brought a scarf.” Lu Jinan patted her head and wrapped his scarf around her. “Silly.” “Xu Xiaomo, come ask me if you don't understand something.” “Xu Xiaomo, if everyone else gets one, I'll buy you two.” “Xu Xiaomo, you're wonderful.” “Xu Xiaomo, Xu Xiaomo...” Later on, lots of people liked to call Xu Mo “Xu Xiaomo.” But she could never again hear the boy she loved most calling her that. Lu Jinan, the wind is r 83Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    It's really beautiful. Tears are flowing. I hope lovers will eventually get married. I cried to death. The author's writing style is exquisite, the description is super vivid, and the voice is immersive. He puts himself into it. Tan Qing, I hope I can live a good life in the next life [almost crying] [almost crying]

16. 16 三 Three Thousand Fatal Strikes 三千绝杀 Solo Reader单读客Mystery11k WordsCompleted Three Thousand Instant Kills —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    See, crying silently can also help lose weight [cry][cry][cry]

17. 17 见 Seeing Spring 见春天 Ling Min凌忞6k WordsCompleted See Springtime 346Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 我 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 15kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
19. 19 蝴 Butterfly Whale 蝴蝶鲸鱼 Bai Jinxi白瑾惜Modern Romance401k WordsOngoing “Don't be afraid. Even whales can lose their way at sea, but you have wings.” She was a whale, brave and brilliant, yet broken and lost. She lost her way, then grew wings. A butterfly whale, she would eventually break through the darkness, face the rising sun, and fly alone across the sea. 96Reads6.6Score103Shelves
20. 20 春 Cool Spring Branches and Autumn Rain 春枝秋雨凉 Pudding布丁Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted To marry him, she lost her eyesight, only to be met with even greater hatred in his eyes. After losing their child, her heart finally died, and she decided to leave. She set him free and let herself go, but he went mad... 5Reads8.5Score—Shelves
21. 21 河 Clear Rivers and Calm Seas 河清海晏 Pipi皮皮8k WordsCompleted “In my previous life, my girlfriend and I were both stabbed to death by a mentally ill person at a shopping mall. As I died, I held her body as it grew colder and wept uncontrollably. If I had another chance, I would never let the tragedy happen again. Then I entered a loop…” 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 24.2kReads9.7Score4.7kShelves
23. 23 吻 Kiss of Mint 吻薄荷 Carnegie of Kindergarten幼儿园的卡耐基Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted [Mutual Secret Crush] [Sweet Romance] [Acts Cute ✖️ Pretends to Be Proper] Someone asked Xu Zhi, “Have you really liked Gu Hengzhi for a long time?” Outside, rain poured down in torrents. Xu Zhi stood at the entrance to the teaching building, feeling the biting chill of the wind, and nodded firmly. “That’s right!” A tall, straight figure came into view. Gu Hengzhi’s hair was slightly damp. He glanced at Xu Zhi, tossed her a black umbrella, and gave a faint, crooked smile. “Xu Zhizhi, did repeati 2.1kReads9.3Score413Shelves

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    Secret Love for Wen Tiancai [Sending Hearts] The first book: [Xu Zhi×Gu Yanzhi] [Mutual Secret Love] [Sweet Pet] [Pretending to be well-behaved and serious] [Licking Screen] [Licking Screen] A tall and straight figure came into view. Gu Hengzhi's hair was slightly damp, and he glanced at Xu Zhi lightly, threw a black umbrella over, and chuckled softly, "Xu Zhizhi, have you lost your mind after repeating one year of study?" "Ask me to give you an umbrella?" The second book: [Ji Xia × Sheng Pingzhou] Secret Love Comes True + High School + College [Blowing Kiss] [Blowing Kiss] The character description is delicate and comfortable, and the heroine is sober, which is very consistent with the secret love in reality. The third book: [Sang You × Zhou Yan] Look at Xiao Sang You's eight-year secret love for Zhou Yan from the perspective of a secret admirer, getting closer to what he wants in his heart little by little. [Send heart][Send heart]

24. 24 桑 The Sang Method of Secretly Loving You 桑式暗恋法则 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted [Physical edition now available] Sang You transmigrated, landing back on the first day of her freshman year of high school. The three years of high school she'd finally made it through had suddenly been reset to square one. Thinking about going back to a high school life where she had nothing, not even a full head of hair, made her want to die. Later, she stopped wanting to die, but everyone else said she was crazy. She was a freshman, yet not long after the term began, she skipped ahead to seni 63.9kReads9.6Score10.9kShelves
25. 25 我 My Little Madman 我的小疯子啊 Cat for a While一时猫Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Scheming seduction, face-slapping revenge, bloody madness, and the aesthetics of violence] Everyone is crazy, and everyone has a mental illness. If that bothers you, don’t read. Care for your mental health by reading novels. * Reborn after death, Su Jinyi has too many scores to settle. She refuses to sell herself for beauty or take the path of degradation. Instead, she chooses a more direct, more unhinged way to get even. But first, she needs powerful allies. So Su Jinyi checks herself into a p 3.7kReads9.2Score506Shelves

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    I read it all at once, and I never thought of giving up halfway through. The more I read, the better it gets. It is really a masterpiece that has a beginning and an end. Every character in it is portrayed very vividly, and the heroine's character is also very good, giving people a warm and tough feeling. This is the first time I have read such a novel, and it really gave me a sense of amazement. I rated it as high as 9.9 Points! The ending is very beautiful. The whole text is touching but not sad, because the ending itself is the best gift. The image of the male protagonist is also very good. Quan Jie, You Xie and Xie Jin live together happily, forming a perfect family. A Dang is pious and loyal, but also pure and beautiful. Xie Jin achieved two-way redemption and successfully pulled Su Su out of the abyss. This storyline is really touching! The author's writing style is also very good. There is no awkward part in the whole text. Each character is very three-dimensional, making people feel as if they can personally feel their emotions. Overall, this book is a stunning work, with a fascinating plot, vivid characters, and a beautiful and moving ending. Highly recommended to everyone, I believe you will also fall in love with this work!

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