Looking For A Heart-Wrenching Secret Crush, The More Unrequited The Better 求卑微到骨子里的暗恋，撕心裂肺的那种。

1. 1 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

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   Goodbye, all the youth. The timid and low-self-esteem Lin Xu secretly fell in love with the dazzling Ye Feng. She said: "Lin Xu, I will remember you," and she became the first in the class from a timid and low-self-esteem girl. It turns out that secret love is just such a sad little thing. This secret love book is so good that I cry. I really recommend it. Secret love really requires a lot of courage, because regret has become a regret [crying]

2. 2 听 They Say He’s Wild, but He Keeps Teasing Her Until She Loses Control 听说他很野，总撩她失控 Xu Sui绪岁Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Scheming for real, innocent act VS arrogant, tsundere bad boy] [Both leads' first and only love + bittersweet romance + secret crush + mutual salvation + rekindled love + revenge with a happy ending] Years ago, the Jiang family was caught up in a bombing, and Jiang Zhiyang was taken to live with the Zhou family from an abandoned little house. A young master lived in that villa. He was tall and fair, unbelievably handsome, and just as unbelievably cocky. His name was Zhou Chiyu. The first time s 1.6kReads8.9Score245Shelves

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   It's hard not to be embarrassed, both the male lead and the second male lead kneel down for the person they like, it's worth it!!!

3. 3 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 26.9kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves

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   Beautiful, the first sadistic novel that made me cry.

4. 4 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.2kReads8.9Score4kShelves
5. 5 卑 A Pathetic Yandere, Begging for a Hug With Red-Rimmed Eyes! 卑微病娇，红眼求抱抱！ A Slice of Seaweed来片海苔Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Intense sweetness! Yandere obsession! Reborn power fantasy! Sweet romance, devoted to each other!] [Two-faced, love-struck beauty vs. yandere, obsessive villainous boss] Shen Sui was named by Lu Jingzhou, who wished only for his girl to enjoy a smooth, worry-free life. Only on the brink of death did Shen Sui learn how deeply the villainous boss she had spent so long trying to kill loved her. Everything had happened because she had been used by a scumbag and caused Lu Jingzhou’s death. In the en 261Reads8.2Score—Shelves
6. 6 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

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   The campus crush and abuse story is really good~

7. 7 听 I Heard You Once Loved Me More Than Life 听说，你曾爱我如命 Wen Liu温流Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted Xie Jingchuan said, “My only wish is for you to disappear from my sight forever.” After five loveless years of marriage, Song Youran had become the person her husband hated most. Later, she really did disappear. Everyone said Mrs. Xie had brought it upon herself and deserved to die with no one to claim her body. But as one old secret after another came to light, he discovered... In the best years of her life, she had once given him the purest love. She had also risked her life for him amid the r 2.3kReads6.6Score154Shelves

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   I heard that you once loved me dearly. Xie Jingchuan said: "My only wish is that you disappear from me forever." After five years of loveless marriage, Song Youran became the person her husband hated the most. Later, she really disappeared. Everyone said that Mrs. Xie trapped herself in a cocoon and ended up with no one to collect her body after death. But as the past events were revealed one after another, he discovered... She had given him the most innocent love at her best age. She also risked her life and death for him in the ruins with constant aftershocks. She had only loved one person in her life, and for him she had bet tens of thousands of her wealth, swallowed up all her pride, and even risked her own life.

8. 8 把 Hiding Love in a Dream 把爱藏在梦里 Wei Busu魏不熟Modern Romance151k WordsOngoing At sixteen, Xie Qisui fell for him with just one glance, even though she didn't know his name. She studied desperately so she could be in the same class as him, inching closer to him bit by bit. She wanted him to notice her. Only when she had earned the right to sit beside him did she speak her first words to him since they had met. “Hello, my name is Xie Qisui.” “Zhou Wenyan.” May each year bring peace, and may the seas be calm and the rivers clear. … But Xie Qisui wasn't the only one harborin 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🌙Have you ever hidden your thoughts in your dreams? On a quiet night, opening "Hiding Love in Dreams" feels like opening a love letter to myself. 💭 Dreams are the shadow of reality, love is the answer to dreams. The characters in the book are very much like us at a certain moment - wandering between reality and dreams, using fantasy to make up for regrets, and using silence instead of confession. The author uses gentle words to gently reveal the hidden corners of secret love, separation and reunion, which makes people's eyes warm. "Later I realized that some love can only be hidden in dreams, because if you say it, it will burst like a bubble." "Have you ever had a story about 'hiding love in dreams'?" Let's chat in the comment area~

9. 9 极 Utterly Humble! Mr. Yan Spoils His Wife Without Limits 极致卑微！言总宠妻无底线 Super Duper Explosive Beauty超级无敌爆炸美少女Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Humble and obsessive hero; child from the start; sweet romance; both leads are sexually inexperienced; long-planned pursuit] A doting, fatherly boyfriend versus an independent, self-reliant heroine “Have my child, and I’ll let you go.” A misunderstanding makes Jiang Wan hate Yan Han for five years. On the day he learns she plans to elope with someone else, he takes her in a fit of rage, and she happens to get pregnant with his child. Jiang Wan is determined to have an abortion, until the refine 7.1kReads8.9Score621Shelves

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   The male protagonist is so humble! I love clinging to the heroine! I highly recommend it to babies! Jujuju looks great💗💗!

10. 10 偏 Overwhelming Devotion! After Being Reborn, I Spoil the Cold-Blooded Big Shot Rotten 偏执宠爱！重生后我宠爆阴鸷大佬 Jasmine Sheng茉莉笙Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Rebirth and pampering her husband + obsessive, lovesick tycoon + face-slapping and taking down scum + healing story] After Si Shaoyin dies and her soul leaves her body, she sees her former husband, Fu Junchi, who was always cold toward her, kneeling on the ground and kissing her lame foot. His expression is devout, and his eyes hold a love so deep it is about to overflow. The candle stand topples. Amid the raging flames, Fu Junchi says in a voice so possessive it borders on madness, "Yinyin, I 632Reads8.6Score—Shelves
11. 11 装 Decorate Your Dreams 装饰你的梦 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [University Campus] [Unrequited Love] [Tragedy] A love story at Zhongshan Medical University. The male lead, Tan Shengxu, is devoted to the female lead, Zhong Mengwei. But because of a misunderstanding born of circumstance, she thinks he is her enemy and rejects his advances. In truth, he is the one she has been longing for. Heartbroken, Tan Shengxu gives up on their relationship in despair. Zhong Mengwei regrets it too late and starts pursuing him, but to no avail. Her love leaves her depressed 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Huang Diexiao was wearing a light blue dress, with its skirts fluttering gently in the wind, like a fairy descending to earth. Viewed from behind, her figure is light and graceful, just like a lotus blooming in a pond, fresh and refined and exuding a charming fragrance. (Decorate your dreams)

12. 12 作 Author Mo Xuelian: My Unlucky Life 作者墨雪莲我倒霉的人生 Ink Snow Lotus墨雪莲Modern Romance66k WordsCompleted I was often bullied as a child, until I met him. When we grew up, he proposed to me, but then I got cancer. It was already at an advanced stage, and he was the doctor who had to tell me about my condition himself. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Especially sad

13. 13 对 A Bet on Love 对赌爱情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance60k WordsCompleted [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns + Close Female Friends + Romantic Tension + Scoundrel Hero + Reuniting After a Breakup + The Wild Heart Reforms] Tang Yuying is hopelessly in love with Li Zhi, but her feelings go nowhere. Then a huge wave sweeps her away, and no one knows whether she is alive or dead. Eight years later, her twin sister, Tang Yucui, tracks down Li Zhi to avenge her younger sister, only to fall in love with the man she came to punish. A leopard never changes its spots. Li Zh 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I cried while watching it. I kept crying and lost at least ten pounds. The top ceiling youth secret love article, the writing style can be like a god, suitable for savoring carefully.

14. 14 忘 All the Love in My Heart Is Gone 忘尽心中情 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted [Campus romance + unrequited love + secret crush + playboy turns over a new leaf] This is the sequel to my work, A Longing Beyond Sorrow. Xu Shijie visits Jintai Temple to pray for Chen Miaohan’s departed soul. There, he meets Lin Mengying again, now recovered from depression, and also runs into Chen Miaohan’s younger sister, Chen Miaoying. Their story will continue… Lin Mengying is still hopelessly in love with Xu Shijie, but her love remains unreturned. Xu Zhi wanders through one relationship 14Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 相 Longing Cannot Dispel Sorrow 相思不解愁 Tang Zhi唐帜Modern Romance32k WordsCompleted [College campus + unrequited love + love that can’t be returned + depression] Xu Shijie secretly loved Lin Mengying, but when she didn’t return his feelings, he transferred his affections to Chen Miaohan. Treated as a stand-in, Chen Miaohan grew despondent and took her own life for love. Xu Zhi styled himself a ladies’ man, falling for one person after another, but ended up all alone. Beware of thieves, fires, and best friends: Li Meiqi specialized in stealing her friends’ love interests, and en 20Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
17. 17 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
18. 18 癫 Crazy, All Crazy, A Little Madness Is Good 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 376.2kReads9.8Score54.9kShelves
19. 19 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 85.4kReads9.6Score15.1kShelves

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    A lyric from the book "Decorate Your Dreams": "... I only blame you for rejecting my love, I only blame you for my willingness to decorate your dreams. Now that we have become strangers, what else is worth my nostalgia..." Failure to love will lead to lifelong regrets, which is heartbreaking. [Shy]

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