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1. 1 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 312.7kReads9.8Score31.4kShelves

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   The first book needs no introduction; it's a collection of the author's everyday sweet stories. What you think is fantasy turns out to be a diary entry, definitely worth reading. The second book is less mainstream but imaginative, perfect for when you're looking for something to read.

2. 2 不 Wait, What Do You Mean My Dad Was Reborn Too? 不是？什么叫做？我爸也重生了？ I'll Give You Half an Orange橘子分你一半吧Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Campus slice of life + everyday romance + one female lead + reborn] After the college entrance exams, Jiang Feng woke up to find himself slumped over his old middle school desk. He wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, then slowly realized that everything that had happened over the years had only been one very long dream... So there was still time to make things right, wasn't there? After Jiang Feng and his father learned that Jiang Feng had scored an incredible 740 on the college entra 6.4kReads9.1Score997Shelves
3. 3 小 Little Plum Blossom, Can I Kiss You Again Today? 小青梅，今天能不能也亲一下？ Strange Fruit奇异的果Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Blunt, goofy ray of sunshine × Scheming, tsundere fake tough guy] [Childhood sweethearts + Mutual devotion] When Lu Lin was a kid, he was such a menace that even dogs were afraid to wag their tails in front of him. But at some point, a soft little girl started following him around... along with her cat. Lin Yang trotted along behind Lu Lin every day. To his face, she called him “Boss” with the utmost enthusiasm, but really, she was just looking for free food and lodging. At first: “Boss, give m 19.7kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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   These are some campus romance novels I've read recently. They're really good, all about unrequited love, and they're so sweet!

4. 4 求 Please Love Me Openly 求你明恋我 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for A Confession I Couldn’t Hide to get a signed copy] [Roguishly handsome, irresistible Jin Zhuo x sweet, alluring Qin Yingxia] [Both Pure + College Romance + Secret Crush Becomes Mutual + Sweet Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Qin Yingxia had been secretly in love with Jin Zhuo for seven years. She worked as hard as she could to get into Imperial University, all so she could be a little closer to him. On the first day of school, she accidentally took t 50.5kReads9.5Score7.8kShelves
5. 5 自 The Insecure Girl Becomes the School Bully's Darling 自卑少女成了校霸小心肝 Softie Wants to Get Rich软软要暴富Modern Romance199k WordsCompleted Also known as: Summer's Secret Tang Miaomiao is an insecure girl. She only knows the name Shen Chaojin because he sits behind her in class. Everyone at school knows Shen Chaojin's name. After all, a rule was already making the rounds when he first enrolled: “Nanyang No. 4 High has one law: Brother Jin is your daddy.” Once, a girl risked her life to give Shen Chaojin a love letter. She came running back in tears. When people asked what happened, they learned that Shen Chaojin had asked her, “Am I 4.1kReads9.3Score667Shelves
6. 6 他 He Can’t Hide His Sweet, Flirtatious Side 他的甜撩藏不住 Zi Xiaoqi紫小七Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted Short drama now streaming: Reunited in Your Summer [Bold, flirtatious older brother × soft, sweet little bunny] [College campus + mutual crush + falling for each other + doting romance + devoted couple with a happy ending] Xie Shiyan was the heir to one of the most powerful families in the capital. Lazy and carefree, he was an aloof beauty and famously the hardest man in history to win over. After Li Chu arrived at Jing University, he began casually flirting with her on the sly. - Inside the Fe 6.5kReads9.2Score671Shelves
7. 7 朝 Day and Night in Your Embrace 朝夕承欢 Youyou Luling由由鹿灵Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted [Mutual Healing, Spoiling Each Other, Growing Together, Extra Sweet] Seventeen-year-old Yu Chenghuan moved from the countryside to the capital. All the little troublemakers in the compound loved picking on the soft, adorable, slightly ditzy girl. With no other choice, Yu Chenghuan invoked the name of Gu Zhaoxi, the biggest bully in the compound. “Gu Zhaoxi said he’d protect me. I’m his girl! If you pick on me, you’re picking a fight with him!” From then on, she was left in peace and never got bu 7.7kReads9.2Score758Shelves
8. 8 她 Her Dimples Are So Sweet 她的梨涡好甜 Chen Guan沉官Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Cold on the outside, warm on the inside, sharp-tongued school bully x sweet, shy, sickly top student; a heartwarming, sugary high school romance] No matter how many years pass, Jiang Che will never forget that day. A timid young girl transferred to No. 1 High School. Wearing a pair of old canvas shoes, she cautiously became Jiang Che’s new deskmate. Everyone wondered how long it would be before the new girl got driven away. “Ah Che, how’s your new deskmate?” “She looks so sickly. I heard she ev 37.8kReads9.0Score4.4kShelves
9. 9 山 The Sweet Wife He Brought Back From the Mountains Is His Whole World 山里拐的小娇妻，闷骚少爷他超爱 Beautiful While Soaking Her Feet漂亮在泡脚Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted [Hardworking office girl who wants to make money vs. reserved CEO who retreats to the mountains to clear his head] Love at first sight, and love at second sight, too. Beneath his handsome looks was a fascinating soul, exactly to his taste. As a diligent wage slave, Tian Yimo had gone home for the New Year holiday. She was playing cards with her childhood best friend, her face covered in paper slips. She stood up, planted one long, boot-clad leg on the chair behind her, and declared, “Jokers! I w 4.9kReads9.1Score623Shelves
10. 10 全 The Whole School Ships Me with the School Bully 全校都在磕我和校霸的cp Got a Little Chubby白胖了Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted At a crucial point in her senior year, Lu Man transferred to an affiliated high school where the students at the bottom of the rankings were all rich kids. She also became deskmates with the school bully. Just as everyone was lamenting the future in store for sweet Lu Man, the students at the school witnessed the aloof, restrained bully fall from his lofty, untouchable pedestal. The once-cold school bully became his deskmate’s devoted sidekick, and as they spent each day together, a feeling call 80Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Bound to a "love value system" and forced to interact, the male lead secretly writes love letters while being sarcastic, resulting in hilarious and sweet plot twists that will make you want to pound your bed!

11. 11 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the CEO's White Moonlight 穿书后我成了霸总的白月光 Crow Sitting on a Bear's Back乌鸦坐在熊背上Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted A tsundere, cocky, fiercely loyal CEO who occasionally throws unreasonable tantrums + an unlucky, reluctant comedian of a gorgeous girl who isn’t the brightest. Su Wanli transmigrates into a book and becomes the villainous unrequited-love rival in the old-school romance novel The Domineering CEO’s Substitute Darling. Following the System’s instructions, she begins a first-love romance with the male lead. Fu Yi cuddles up to her and asks, “Want to go see the cat at my apartment tomorrow night?” S 5.7kReads9.2Score364Shelves
12. 12 致 To Our Youth That Will Fade Away 致我们终将逝去的青春 Xin Yiwu辛夷坞Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Zheng Wei told Ruan Ruan, “Who am I? I’m the unrivaled Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon. What could I possibly fail to get?” At twenty-two, she stood on a mountaintop and shouted, “America, you evil capitalist country! I hate you! Give me my man back!” At twenty-six, slightly tipsy, she looked at him and said, “I can’t keep believing you, again and again. I can’t…” Zheng Wei, who calls herself the “Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon,” is brimming with youthful energy and deeply in love 2.4kReads9.6Score481Shelves

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    Tomato Novels has many novels with a campus theme. You could try these: * *Hello, Old Times*: This is a heartwarming coming-of-age story about the protagonist's experiences, friendships, and romances during high school. * *To Our Youth That Will Eventually Fade Away*: Set against the backdrop of university life, this novel depicts the love and friendships experienced by a group of young people pursuing their dreams. * *You Are the Apple of My Eye*: This is a nostalgic campus novel about the friendships and first loves of a group of high school students. Hope you find something you like!

13. 13 那 Those Years We Chased the Girl Together 那些年，我们一起追过的女孩 Han Shisan韩十三14k WordsCompleted He shifted his foot slightly, gripping the movie ticket tightly in his hand. His palm was clammy with sweat. His Adam’s apple bobbed a few times before he finally said to Qiao Mai, “Qiao Mai, about what happened that night…” Qiao Mai’s smile suddenly froze. A blush crept across her face, and she lowered her head, embarrassed. “Tang Geng, can we please not talk about it anymore? What’s past is past. There’s no need to dwell on it.” 6Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 草 Strawberry Mark 草莓印 Tan Huairan谈怀然6k WordsCompleted Strawberry Mark 286Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The absurd game of chess between Shen Xingruo and Lu Xingyan, this pair of "pseudo-siblings"—when the model student of a top high school mistakes a birthmark for a kiss mark, this "forbidden game" fueled by rumors becomes a prism reflecting the hidden wounds of teenagers. The author cleverly masks the harsh realities within the sugary facade: beneath the perfect mask of the top student lies a crack in his family of origin, and the playboy's carefree life is actually armor against the shadow of patriarchy. As the truth unfolds layer by layer, like peeling an onion, the deliberately orchestrated bickering, the notes torn in a fit of pique, the fluorescent handwriting in the classroom late at night—all question: Have we all clumsily concealed our true feelings with absurd lies?

15. 15 青 At the Dawn of Youth 青春破晓时 Cai Meow Cat蔡喵猫Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted A resilient, wildflower-like heroine + a down-to-earth, loyal hero + a long-haired, gloomy second male lead + campus youth + mutual secret crushes + coming of age A campus novel exploring conformity and prejudice. Jiang Beiyan's youth began with malicious ink stains on her chair and was beset by baseless provocations in the cafeteria. Like a wildflower growing between the steel and concrete of the city, she puts down deep roots and refuses to bend. A bowl of hot soup flung at a bully becomes her 15Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    You could try these two books. They're relatively new, so the plots aren't as clichéd as the older ones; they're quite fresh. You should give them a try.

16. 16 共 Symbiotic Relations: Four-Track Soundtrack 共生关系：四重音轨 Owe or Not有欠无欠Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Rival suitors battle for her + reverse harem, one heroine and three love interests + campus + band + reunion after years apart + forbidden romance + multiple male leads, all sexually inexperienced] [Shy, sweet, coming-of-age lead singer vs. aloof, obsessive, yandere guitarist vs. top student, scheming bassist with a ghostly edge vs. roguish, sunny, straightforward drummer] (The main plot is about four extraordinary people falling in love. This may not be for readers looking for wholesome, pure 4Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 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 34.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    [Recommendation] The ultimate contemporary romance novel has arrived!!! "The Summer That Descends Upon Him"—Yun Xiang x Cheng Che, a sweet and explosive campus romance with mutual unrequited love! Cheng Che appears aloof and aloof, but is actually incredibly jealous. Seeing her laughing and joking with male classmates, he immediately pulls her away in public, cornering her in a hallway, and whispers, "Yun Xiang, you can only have eyes for me." From "Don't come near me" to "Don't leave me," Cheng Che's rules are broken step by step by her. He may complain, but his actions are incredibly indulgent, fighting for her, tutoring her, and shielding her from all hardships. Yun Xiang is obedient and well-behaved, unaware that she has already become his deepest secret. The writing is incredibly sweet, and the plot has high-energy twists! From campus to wedding dress, from youthful innocence to passionate love, Cheng Che proves with his actions: "Yun Xiang, my summer only descends upon you." Highly recommended! Campus romance + mutual attraction + extreme pampering.

18. 18 她 She Shines So Bright 她好耀眼 Red and Black Date Cake红黑枣糕Two Female Leads134k WordsCompleted [Dual Female Leads + Mutual Redemption] Jing Jiu finally got into the university she'd always dreamed of, just so she could be closer to her. Facing the dazzling Xu Xiyan, she doesn't dare cross the line even a little. Later, the two look back on their first day at university. Xu Xiyan: “So you deliberately pretended not to know me?” Jing Jiu: “Let me explain!!!” Xu Xiyan: “What?? You mean make excuses! I think acting might actually suit you better!” Jing Jiu: “...” [Timid, adorable, sensitive J 204Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Xu Xiyan greedily absorbed the warmth emanating from Jing Jiu, the fatigue from driving all night seemingly disappearing in that moment. After a while, Jing Jiu stepped back, her eyes red, and said, "Senior, why so suddenly?" "Because I missed you, and..." Xu Xiyan raised an eyebrow, feigning mystery. "And what?" Jing Jiu asked curiously, taking Xu Xiyan's hand.

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