Angsty, Bittersweet Secret Crush HE Stories 酸涩暗恋 he文
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A Delusion for Her 妄念予她
(Secret crush, living under someone else's roof, slow-burn coming-of-age, ten-year age gap) (Resilient and reserved vs. refined and aloof) It all began with a life-saving act of kindness. An Que moved into the Pei family home, belonging to the richest man in the country. New to the place, she got lost. A young man leaned against the railing and smiled warmly at her. "Kid, you're going the wrong way." He was ten years older than her and always looked after her. One day, someone asked Pei Jin, "Wh
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The Falling Morning Star 降晨星
[Average Girl × Golden Boy, Class Divide, Reunion After Years Apart, Love and Hate Entwined, The Husband-Chasing Road to Hell] That year, Ye Fangzhou saved a man who was barely clinging to life. He was sharp-tongued and picky, and the two of them clashed every day. Before she knew it, she had fallen for him. One confession earned her a cold rejection and cruel humiliation. But he didn’t know that Ye Fangzhou had always held a grudge. That very night, he paid a terrible price for it. - Six years
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Assistant Cen Quits 岑助理不干了
[Years of unrequited love at the beginning + forced confinement in the middle + a groveling pursuit later + happy ending] [An outwardly gentle but clear-eyed assistant × a cold, arrogant, unhinged CEO] Cen Qing’s life had become a cycle: she longed for love, but never received it. Her parents favored boys and only ever put her down. She worked hard to excel, earned an advanced degree, and became Xiao Jingxun’s most trusted assistant. No one knew she had been in love with Xiao Jingxun since she w
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Whisper It! Darling, I Only Want You 低声哄！宝贝，我只要你
[Signed for publication / Short drama of the same name now streaming] [Gentle, insecure top student x arrogant, carefree rich playboy] [College romance + Both leads are inexperienced + Fake playboy + Mutual pining becomes real + He’s never loved anyone else + Sweet and flirty] Fu Ciyu had always been a star at Jingcheng University. Born into one of the capital’s top wealthy families, he was unruly and hard to tame. Girls were always around him, but he had never given anyone his heart. Everyone
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Falling Star River, Capturing Moonlight 坠星河，挽月色
[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
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The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事
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
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No Official Relationship 无实名关系
New rating just in: [Brooding, insecure sweetheart vs. aloof on the outside, warm-hearted young master] [Rekindled romance | School life first, then city life | Each other's first love | Happy ending] * Cheng Zhike witnessed a farcical debt-collection scene in a dead-end alley. He was just an onlooker enjoying the spectacle, but somehow ended up taking home the filthy schoolmate who was being hounded for money. The schoolmate was beautiful, with sparkling, limpid almond eyes that seemed able t
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When the Gardenias Bloom, Young Master Pei Can't Get Enough 栀子花开，裴少欲罢不能
[Soft, sweet girl vs. fake playboy who’s actually devoted] [Begins at college. The heroine has a secret crush, is sweet on the outside but strong inside. A playboy reforms, secret love becomes mutual, and he pursues her after losing her.] Pei Che is a legend at Jing University, the heir to the Pei Group of the capital. Whenever he appears, he draws everyone’s attention. One casual act of kindness from Pei Che makes Su Weizhi keep him in her heart for two years. Before meeting Su Weizhi, the high
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Good Boy, Cheer Me Up, Will You? 乖宝，哄哄我，好不好
[Resilient Sweetheart VS Sly, Aloof Bad Boy] The main story is complete. It opens at university | Both are inexperienced in love | Campus romance | Mutual secret crushes | Sweet romance. Jiang Banxia had a secret tucked away in her heart, one she might never tell anyone. She liked someone who stood in the light. No! He was the light himself. He needed no one else to make him shine. He only had to stand there, and everyone's eyes would be drawn to him. Jiang Banxia had never imagined that she wou
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President Mu, Your Sweet Little Jasmine Has Run Away 慕总，你的乖乖小茉莉跑了
“Sweet, gentle girl × cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside CEO; unrequited love becomes requited; both leads are virgins; bitter first, sweet later” From the first moment Lin Moxi saw Mu Huaifeng, she knew they were from different worlds, but she couldn’t help falling for him. Through her friend Yan Xinqiang, the two got to know each other. Then one day, she happened to hear him tell a friend, “Zhou Ran is great. Any normal guy would choose her as his girlfriend!” Lin Moxi’s heart sank on t
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On the Day My Crush Got Married, I Was Reborn Before the College Entrance Exams 暗恋的他结婚那天，我重生回到了高考前
On the Day My Secret Crush Got Married, I Was Reborn Back Before the College Entrance Exam
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Through the Sea of People, I Run to You 绕遍人海奔向你
Everyone says Wen Zheng spent every last flutter of her heart on Lu Zhi'ang. And indeed, ever since that midsummer when she was in eighth grade, Wen Zheng had devoted her whole heart to the boy. Setting and characters: A tender teenage romance set in middle school, with both of them crossing paths, and a long, unrequited crush stretched across different classes and schools. Yet a veil always seemed to lie between them. They chatted online every day, but rarely crossed paths in person. Conflic
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Has the Duke's Heir Been Cremated Today? 国公爷今日火葬场了吗
[Woman with a secret crush + marriage before love + no golden finger + all characters are from ancient times] Shen Mingyue has a beloved as bright as the moon. One glimpse of him at the Lantern Festival was enough to make her heart flutter, and she fell in love at first sight. But she knows their families are worlds apart. She also knows he has a cousin on his maternal uncle's side, his childhood sweetheart, and everyone in Chang'an knows the two are a perfect match. So she never dared to dream
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Casting the Bait 抛饵
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
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Astringent Wet Kiss 酸涩湿吻
[Physical Edition Preorders Open on All Platforms at 7:30 PM on October 24] [Small-Town Fiction | Bittersweet Slow Burn | Mutual Redemption | 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Gentle and Resilient x Disillusioned and Weary of Life] When Pu Yu was seventeen, she transferred to a remote town in the south. There, she met Yuan Su. He had once been the town's brightest star, a prodigy beloved by all. Now he had fallen from grace, and everyone avoided him. Everyone except Pu Yu. - An old street. A repair shop. The
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Baby, Isn’t It Better to Like Me? 宝宝，喜欢我不好吗
Short drama now available A cash-strapped, gentle, resilient good girl × a rich, aloof, wicked young master [The heroine’s secret crush comes true + a fake playboy reforms + dating before falling in love] Lin Wu stumbled upon scenes she shouldn’t have seen, twice. The first time, in a torrential downpour, He Jingzhou sat in his car, watching indifferently as a bodyguard beat someone half to death. The second time was at a party, where she saw him get dumped on the spot as his White Moonlight ann
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A Crush That’s Lost Its Sensitivity 脱敏暗恋
Just finished posting, ratings are slowly rising [She Has a Crush on Him in Early High School + Mutual Pining in Middle High School + He Pursues Her in College + Angst Before Sweetness + Both Each Other's First and Only + Slow Burn] In high school, Chen Jingxiao was rebellious and dazzling, the center of attention. He effortlessly drew clear boundaries with those who liked him. Xiang Yujia was sensitive and reserved. She hid her awkward crush, deciding to get over it and stay by his side as a fr
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Xu Nanfeng, Until This Summer 许南风，至今夏
The manhua drama is now live [Bittersweet Push and Pull] [Instinctive Attraction] [Obsessive Possessiveness] [Love and Desire] The young master of a wealthy family fled to Shiqiao Town to avoid danger. He was spotless, handsome, cold, and distant. Everyone at Shiqiao High knew that Xia Wu had relentlessly pursued Xu Ying for a year. In the end, no one knew what trick she used to claim him for herself. Yet she died not long after becoming Mrs. Xu. After being reborn, Xia Wu said: "Want me to resp
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A Bite of Pomelo Candy 咬一口柚子糖
Print edition forthcoming [Brash, handsome, and haughty young master vs. adorable girl focused on making money] [College campus + the heroine falls first + the hero falls hard and chases her later] Since starting college, Xia You had paid no attention to anything outside her studies. All she wanted was to make big money. In her second year, the matchmaking club she ran on campus was nearly empty. Her best friend gave her an idea: “If you can get campus heartthrob Sheng Zongche to join, you’ll ma
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Back to My Husband's Youth, I Became His First Love 重回老公年少时，我竟是他白月光
[Reborn school life + ensemble cast + living under someone else's roof + sweet treats + easygoing daily life] [Carefree, laid-back rich boy vs. pure, lively ray of sunshine] Wen Yumian didn't think she had anything special about her that would make the young heir of the Qi family turn down his well-matched childhood sweetheart and marry her instead. She didn't understand it, but at least he was handsome, rich, and good in bed. Their married life was full of happiness, but it didn't last. She hea
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I Traveled Back to My Husband's School Days and Became a Green Tea Girl 穿回老公校草时，我成了绿茶
Flirtatious sweet girl x aloof, wicked man Both leads are inexperienced / heroine is a sly flirt, hero has a sharp tongue / mistaken identities / simmering tension / melodrama After three years of an arranged marriage, Xu Zhenning played the obedient wife, but her husband, Xie Linshi, remained indifferent. Worse, his scheming “white moonlight” kept showing up to torment her. She'd had enough. She slapped a divorce agreement down in front of him. “Sign it.” To her surprise, the man turned his
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Lost in an Endless Summer 沉溺无尽夏
[Roguish, cocky heartthrob vs. sweet, gentle, resilient girl] [College campus + sweet romance + mutual pining turned love + both leads’ first time] Shen Zhixia carried a secret she couldn’t share with anyone. She liked the boy who was the brightest and most carefree person in any crowd. But she knew a whole galaxy lay between them. She never dared hope they might have a story together. Later, at Jiang University’s anniversary gala, Jiang Xuye, an outstanding freshman representative, took the sta
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Be Good, Darling. Your Big Brother Gives In 宝贝乖，哥哥认输
After dying suddenly one day, Xu Zhiyi returns to her high school years. In her previous life, she lived under her family's control and constraints. Sensitive, insecure, and stubborn, she nevertheless caught the eye of a dazzling young man as radiant as the sun. He repeatedly reached out to her, but she kept pulling away until she pushed him completely out of her world. From then on, they went their separate ways. As the years passed, he grew ever more brilliant, while she sank lower and lower.
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A Kiss for My Sweet Little Pear 诱吻小甜梨
Multiple comic adaptations are now available! [University] [Mutual Secret Crushes] [Super Sweet and Addictive] Liking Zhou Qingyan was the only act of rebellion in Wen Li's youth. Wen Li's affection was always restrained. She never argued, never made a fuss, and never bothered him. She only secretly watched him, again and again, from corners where Zhou Qingyan would never notice. * Zhou Qingyan was a famous figure at Nanda University, ranked number one on the list of guys who were hardest t
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I'd Rather Go Crazy and Play the Victim Than Stalk My Dream Guy 死缠烂打追男神，不如装疯卖惨一把
Instead of doggedly chasing your dream guy, pretend to lose your mind and play the victim for once
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You Broke Your Promise 你失信了
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
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A Relationship Across the Line 逾界关系
[The rating will rise as the new book gains readers] [Childhood sweethearts + only ever devoted to each other + secret crush + happy ending] The most outrageous thing Xu Xizhen has ever done is push a bank card loaded with two million yuan across the table on the day He Fushu’s company was about to go under. She offered to lend him the money on one condition: he had to spend two nights a month sleeping with her. He Fushu stared at her for a long time, long enough for her to think he was about to
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I Can't Escape Zhou Shi 逃不过周时
Song Letang had been secretly in love with Pei Zhoushi for twelve years. She was caught in his orbit the day she waited tables at his father's hotel during her summer break in high school. Her mother died young and her father disappeared, leaving her to grow into an orphan with no one to care for her. That day, she was so exhausted that she dropped a tray, and her supervisor's scolding nearly buried her. Then Pei Zhoushi, the pampered young master of the Pei family, casually stepped in front of
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Love at First Sight, I Only Like You 一见钟情，只喜欢你
The moment Lin Zhao saw Lian Yu, she fell for him. But Lian Yu already had someone, so she could only keep her feelings to herself. Until one day… Lin Zhao would never pass up an opportunity. Any opportunity to get closer to Lian Yu.
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Waiting for the Wind to Arrive 等风降临
At 17, Lin Jiang first met Jiang Weifeng on an evening when "the rosy clouds flew alongside a lone wild duck." He was a wild weed growing as he pleased, while she was a greenhouse flower. So began her long, secret crush. She only dared to use the username 38.6°C to request songs for him, watching from afar and missing him in secret. Graduation came, and they parted without a single word of goodbye, each heading to a different city. While packing up, Jiang Weifeng saw Lin Jiang's QQ account on hi
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The Hidden Moonlight 藏匿的月光
Secret Crush Comes True × Rekindled Love × Mutual Devotion Everyone meets two people in life: one who crashes into their youth, and another who walks beside them through life. Su Yufan often thought that Mu Qiyuan was the one who had crashed into her youth. She had loved him in secret for thirteen years, from their first meeting to their reunion, hiding her feelings with the utmost care. But when someone else entered his life, she finally understood: when you truly love someone, you can't just b
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One Slap from a Sweet Rose, and the Savage Boss Falls to His Knees to Placate Her 乖软玫瑰一巴掌，野戾大佬跪地哄
(The low rating is only because there aren't many reviews. Give it a read and see if you like it~) [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + The sugar daddy chases her but can't win her back + The second male lead's secret crush gets his chance] Jiang Wantao has a slender waist, delicate bones, and a beauty that stands unrivaled. She's a famous beauty in showbiz. Her sweet, pure image catches the eye of President Gu, the heir to a wealthy family in Beicheng. But President Gu is set to marry f
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Now That I Don't Rely on You, Brother, Why Are You Crying? 不再依赖哥哥后，哥哥哭什么？
[Happy ending + pseudo-sibling romance + regretful pursuit + bittersweet unrequited love + youth and campus] [Insecure, intensely possessive girl ✘ warm, radiant, sun-like older brother] Her older brother gave her her name. The first word she learned was “brother.” He paid for her schooling. He was also the one who always protected and supported her. Besides, he was handsome and gentle. Falling in love with him was only natural, wasn’t it? This bittersweet, aching crush lasted for years, beginni
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A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋
[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
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What Should I Do About My Crush? He’s Flirty and Bad News 暗恋对象他又撩又坏怎么办
(The rating was just posted, so it’ll go up~) Qiao Qiyan had a secret: she had a crush on He Jinye. He had a face straight out of a magazine, came from a powerful family, and was never short of female admirers. Her feelings were destined to stay hidden forever. Until one day, she went along to a matchmaking event for fun and saw He Jinye onstage, calmly listing his criteria for a partner: “Must be at least 172 centimeters tall, studying at Jing University, and have scored 145 or above in math on
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Demon Slayer: I Woke Up as the Second Most Hated Person 鬼灭：一觉起来成第二被讨厌的了
Giyu Tomioka is the love interest. If that bothers you, please don’t read. The romance and plot are balanced, and the story includes Obanai and Mitsuri, Shinobu and Kanae, Tanjiro and Kanao, and Zenitsu and Nezuko. Readers who dislike intense romantic push-and-pull, mostly sweet with a touch of angst, should proceed with caution. The daily life of “Frost Pillar” Kiyohara Shiori: slay demons, rescue people, pick up teammates along the way, and wear “You’re welcome” permanently on her face. The pe
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Bro, I Want to Date Your Mortal Enemy 哥，我想跟你死对头谈恋爱
[A warm, sunny little princess / a poor boy who’s handsome, strong, and tragic / an ultimate sister-obsessed, arrogant, tsundere older brother] [BG] [Romance] [The heroine is the center of everyone’s affection] Short drama now available! Pei Xi has a dream. She dreams that Jiang Cheng, the aloof, sharp-eyed, solitary poor boy at school, will grow up to become the founder of a famous domestic game company. He creates a princess room just for her, then kneels beside her bed and slowly strokes her
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The Sang Method of Secretly Loving You 桑式暗恋法则
[Print edition now available] Sang You transmigrates back to the first day of her senior year of high school. The three years she struggled so hard to get through have been reset to square one. Thinking about those high school days, when she had nothing and even lost her hair, makes her want to die. Later, she stops wanting to die, but everyone says she’s gone crazy because, as a first-year student, she skips straight to her senior year not long after the school year begins. Why skip grades? To
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Reborn in My Youth, I Cling to the Brooding Boy and Never Let Go 重生年少时，抱紧阴郁少年不撒手
“Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and
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Caught You, Scaredy-Cat! 抓住你啦，胆小鬼！
Now being published in print! [Secret crush becomes true love + healing + devoted to each other + light ensemble cast] Sensitive, gentle cat girl VS sunny, healing puppy boy The day Xu Zhiyu first met Lin Qingyan, he took away the kitten she'd found first and left her with a heart fluttering in the sunshine. Xu Zhiyu was a timid coward, only daring to quietly express her feelings where he couldn't see. Lin Qingyan found it strange. Why was a cup of cold medicine waiting on his desk whenever h
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I Turned My Secret Crush Into a Novel, and It Became a Hit 我把暗恋写成小说，没想到火了
I Turned My Secret Crush Into a Novel, and Never Expected It to Become a Hit
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This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧
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
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The Wutong Trees, Beneath the Fine Rain 梧桐更见细雨
[Reunion after a secret crush + youth and campus life + age gap] At seventeen, beneath the parasol trees, Ji Weiyu first met Fu Tingsheng at her best friend's house. He opened the door, his expression and eyes cool and distant. She didn't know that for many years to come, she would never be able to forget that first glance. In the year of the college entrance exams, she covered her desk with sticky notes bearing the name of his university, believing that if she worked hard enough, she could get
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The Ultimate Sacrifice 终极献祭
[A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa
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Unrequited Love Is a Sweet-and-Sour Candy 暗恋就是颗酸涩糖
(An overlooked, innocent female lead × her childhood friend, a second male lead who guides her) (A sunny, cheerful male lead × a lively, adorable second female lead) They're both such lovely couples. A childhood friend can outmatch the one who appears out of nowhere. Falling for someone feels like running a program that's already been written: beyond your control, yet something you accept willingly. That instant when your heart skips a beat: is it the sweetness of youth, or the beginning of a lo
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Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03）
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
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The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟
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
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Give Me a Dream Come True 赠我美梦成真
[A secret crush comes true + both devoted to each other + romantic tension + sweet youth romance] Sunny, cheerful heroine × slow-to-warm-up, late-to-realize hero, bittersweet and sweet She’s like a little sun; he’s an iceberg in the process of melting. On the first day of university, Lin Zhixia from the literature department falls for Jiang Yu of the computer science department at first sight. He’s quiet and cold, the top scorer on the college entrance exam, and the brightest yet most unapproach
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My Secret Crush Asked Me to Marry Him on Paper 暗恋对象向我提出协议结婚
[Marriage first, love later + both faithful + secret crush comes true + romantic tension + mature workplace romance] Jealous cardiothoracic surgeon × kindhearted, naive teacher In high school, Lin Xi was an unremarkable girl in the class next door, while Lu Chen was the popular heartthrob everyone admired. She kept her crush hidden in countless fleeting moments when they passed each other, never daring to hope they would ever have anything to do with each other. Years later, a blind date arrang
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Let the Past Be the Past 迹往不咎
The well-behaved left-behind girl Teng Jinqing VS the orphaned bad boy Cheng Ji Blurb 1: Teng Jinqing always remembered what a boy told her when she was ten: “The only way out is through studying.” Later, she really did make it out. Far, far away. Across the ocean, all the way to a PhD. But she never forgot the road back. Because at the end of that road, someone was waiting for her. An ordinary man who went from genius to delinquent, from delinquent to prisoner, and from prisoner to cripple. H
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