Angsty, Bittersweet Secret Crush HE Stories 酸涩暗恋 he文

1. 101 她 She Said It Was Just a Flutter of the Heart, But I Can No Longer Bear to Look at the Mountains 她说只是心动，我却见山不得 Chu Yunong楚语浓Modern Romance360k WordsOngoing Younger man with an obsessive streak | Forbidden sparks | Push and pull | Love in the real world | Loving someone you can’t have | A little angst | Atmospheric Synopsis The first time Cheng Zhiming heard Lin Jianshan’s name, he said: “Your name is beautiful.” It took him years to understand Some people are like mountains. You can see them, but you can never have them. She said it was just a crush. It didn’t mean anything. But in his world, love was binary. It was either zero or one. One moment 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommend[send heart]

2. 102 少 Young Master, You're Engaged, So Stop Flirting. Your Online Love Is the Maid's Daughter 少爷有婚约别撩了，您的网恋对象是保姆的女儿 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The young master is already engaged, so don’t flirt with him. Your online dating match is the nanny’s daughter. 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A sour secret love story. In the early stage, the heroine was abused and sold by her patriarchal mother. She was waiting for help because he was engaged to make her jealous. She was moral but wanted to be with him. What choice should she make?

3. 103 邻 The Neighbor Is Wicked and Wild, Luring Her into His Trap 邻居又坏又野，诱她入局 Bluebird Coo Coo青鸟咕咕Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted [Sweet-natured Chinese translator vs. Italian mafia heir] + [Autistic genius girl vs. emotionally vivid, lovesick young master] + devoted to each other + cross-cultural romance + intense push and pull + willing to give in for love He is a wild, untamed Italian mafia heir who has never known freedom since birth. She is a well-behaved girl from an ordinary family, a foreign-language translator who is gentle on the outside but strong within. He is a foxlike young man whose emotions and conscience w 5.5kReads—Score157Shelves

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   The sourness is very strong. Anyway, I wanted to cry for a while, and my mouth would crack at the back of my head. I feel comfortable after reading it. It's over, HE

4. 104 晚 The Evening Breeze Kisses Hong Kong Island 晚风吻港岛 Yu Lansheng屿蓝生Modern Romance306k WordsOngoing [Refined Hong Kong Tycoon × Pure-Hearted Little Melon]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [Both Leads Are Inexperienced]+ [Older Man]+ [Secret Crush] When the eldest daughter of the main branch runs away on the eve of the wedding, Lin Yuzhi, the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, is pushed forward, to marry her wealthy future brother-in-law, Lu Jingyao, and preserve the prestige of the Lu and Lin families in Hong Kong society. The public mocks her as a “substitute bride,” while Lu Jingyao see 30Reads—Score118Shelves

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   This book is sour and exciting!

5. 105 原 So You’ve Been Here All Along 原来你一直都在这 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖34k WordsCompleted So you were here all along 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Fifteen years of secret love, three years of empty marriage. Qin Zheng finally decided to end this one-man show. The moment the divorce agreement was sent, the man who had been cold to her for three years had red eyes for the first time. He said he didn't love her, but he held on to her when she turned around; he said he wanted to make a deal, but he hid his true feelings for too long without her knowing. Is it still too late for the belated affection?

6. 106 校 A Bittersweet Campus Romance 校园苦涩爱情 Wood Drifting Across the Seas木浮四海Modern Romance93k WordsOngoing This is a campus romance about a boy and a girl whose misunderstandings lead them from dislike to love, and eventually to a bitter breakup. It reminds us that sometimes, once you miss your chance, you miss it for a lifetime. Treasure everything you have now. 194Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommend a new book! Bitter love on campus [shy]

7. 107 趋 Courting Beauty and Climbing Power 趋妍附势 Ostrich Shengsheng鸵鸟笙笙Modern Romance275k WordsOngoing [Villainess + older woman and younger man + a terrible man's sincere love + both sexually experienced + tragic romance + forced love] A scheming social climber x a devilish playboy Qu Yan was a crafty peasant shaped by a harsh land. The moment she laid eyes on Fu Shi, she knew her chance to rise in the world had arrived. She thought, So this is the sign that the village preacher lady talked about! Their names together were practically a divine message: “fawning over the powerful” (Qu Yan Fu Shi) 2kReads—Score104Shelves

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   In this book, the pain of the heroine and the sourness of the hero

8. 108 浪 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Qinghe Qinghe清和清和Modern Romance338k WordsOngoing 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 110Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The text is finished. The novel about the heroine of Médecins Sans Frontières at the beginning was rewritten to reveal that the hero, a soldier, was injured and in shock. When he was dying, he thought he was reborn in high school. Going back to the past six months, I met him every night in my dreams... Finally the male protagonist woke up, like a god coming, the battlefield was full of dangers, and there was a flash marriage in reality. Langhua trusted Yun, Bailang trusted Yun.

9. 109 永 The Thirteenth Year of Yongli 永历十三年 The Little Student Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的小同学Ancient Romance774k WordsCompleted Now being serialized~ [Nation and people above all + no golden finger, transmigration, or rebirth + one-on-one romance + happy ending] [Cunning, ruthless, brilliant villainess VS a lone official who has endured humiliation + mystery and investigation] To find her father's whereabouts, Xu Mingyu leaves her home and travels far to Lan County. There, amid the Yellow River's towering, turbid waves, she strikes a dangerous bargain with a tiger. She never expects to cross paths with Pei Wenzheng, the 665Reads8.3Score110Shelves

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   The love affair lasted for thirteen years, and the two-way redemption ushered in a happy ending.

10. 110 被 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance231k WordsOngoing The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist's soul penetrates into the cute doormat who has a crush on him. On the first day, he slaps her in the face and insults the domineering mother. Then he has to face his affectionate self again. This contrast is very satisfying!!!

11. 111 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 4.5kReads8.5Score272Shelves

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    These are good books with different genres. Read the introduction and it's worth reading.

12. 112 过 Never Forget What You’ve Seen 过目不妄 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.2kReads8.2Score110Shelves
13. 113 亦 Meeting Xin Again 亦见倾芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 1.9kReads8.7Score147Shelves
14. 114 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [A playboy turns devoted + love grows over time + sweet with a touch of angst + status gap] Chen Chao, a wealthy playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of man she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. “Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too.” “I've thought about giving you up, but I can't bring myself to. Just imagining watching you date, marry, a 2.3kReads8.4Score139Shelves
15. 115 岁 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 4.3kReads7.4Score172Shelves
16. 116 和 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 577Reads8.1Score—Shelves
17. 117 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + heroine pursues hero + nine-year age gap + sweet, down-to-earth romance + happy ending] The lively and spirited Chen Luochen meets Chu Yun when she's twenty. She falls for him at first sight, unable to hide the light in her eyes. She has only one thought: make him hers. After confirming he's single, she boldly confesses, “Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?” Chu Yun gently turns her down with a single line: “We're not right for each other.” But Chen Luochen doesn't back 1kReads—Score104Shelves
18. 118 重 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 3.4kReads8.9Score198Shelves
19. 119 神 The Gods Hear My Wishes 神明听我许愿 Fishhead Seven鱼头柒Modern Romance113k WordsOngoing [Both leads are romantically inexperienced · A playboy turns over a new leaf · Angsty push and pull · Rekindled love] The new book is still being completed. Come back for the ending then; don’t start reading just yet. A slice-of-life story with a slow build, set at school in the first half and in the city later. Angsty first, sweet later. * There were two legendary figures in that year’s class at No. 3 Middle School. The top student and campus belle, Mu Qing, and the playboy, Chen Yixuan. Everyo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Thumbs up! Micro group portraits! Slow daily life in high school! Mutual growth and redemption! The male protagonist pretends to be a prodigal and teaches the female protagonist to be brave. In the early stage, the girl chases the man and later on, the man goes crazy. In the early stage, the one-way crush becomes sour and the later stage is a two-way pull!

20. 120 许 My 99th Wish for You 许下爱你的第99个愿望 Half a Cup, Never Idle半盏不闲Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted, so it’ll gradually go up.) Two top students | Unrequited love becomes mutual | Reunion after years apart | Both leads are romantically inexperienced From the age of fourteen to eighteen, Xu Jiu’s gaze lingered on Zhou Yu. He was a top student who consistently ranked first: quiet and distant, someone others could only aspire to be. She followed behind the crowd, gradually catching up to him and drawing closer to the boy who had once seemed so far beyond her reach. She 180Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    It's rare to find such a delicately written story about the heroine's unrequited love. The entire book revolves around the girl's long-hidden feelings. She is the only one who knows all the heartbeat, anxiety, and secret loss. The sourness of one-way secret love is perfectly portrayed, and the characters' emotions are vivid and heartbreaking. If you like sour and secret love stories, you must not miss it.

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