Stories Set in a Bygone Era, at School, with Childhood Sweethearts 年代校园文，青梅竹马

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 92.1kReads9.7Score16.7kShelves

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2. 2 病 The Yandere Empress: I’ve Found You, My Grand Tutor 病娇女帝：找到你了我的太傅大人 I Want to Drink Yogurt我想喝酸奶Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Short drama adapted from the novel: The Sickly Empress: I've Found You, My Grand Tutor [One Female Lead] [Sickly, Protective Female CEO] [Pure Romance] [Everyday Life, No Cultivation] Lin Yan is chosen by the Empress-Building System and sent to parallel worlds to help the heroines become empresses. In the first world, he lasts just one month before getting taken out... In the second world, he holds on for a few more months... In the ninth world, he finally puts the heroine on the throne as empre 11.9kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves

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   The first one is sweet but a bit yandere, the second one is pure and sweet.

3. 3 我 I Was Bullying the Campus Belle When My Transmigrated Daughter Showed Up Calling Her Mom 我正欺负校花，女儿穿越上门叫妈 Frost Moonfall霜月落Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Single heroine + children before romance + sweet pampering] He's a college freshman, but his System for turning his life around arrived more than a decade too early. [At thirty-five, you still can't escape the ravages of time. You lose your job, and the pressure makes you fly into a rage for no reason, picking fights with your wife and scaring your child into tears. After each outburst, your wife and child carefully clean up the shards of glass you've smashed.] [Earn forgiveness from your two p 10.4kReads8.9Score897Shelves
4. 4 穿 After Transmigrating into the Wicked Female Lead of a Mary Sue Novel 穿成玛丽苏文的恶毒女配后 The Moon Is a Signpost月亮是指路牌呀Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted Yun Mo transmigrated into a book. Other people became the moonlight in someone’s heart or the female lead, but she ended up as the vicious supporting female character in a Mary Sue novel. Well, being a vicious supporting character wasn’t so bad, since she was pretty and rich. As long as she didn’t bring disaster upon herself, life would be pretty good. But here’s the problem! This supporting character had no money! She was the male lead’s family’s maid’s daughter, and she’d been in love with him 2.4kReads8.1Score143Shelves

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   The female protagonist is the daughter of the male protagonist's nanny and lives with the male protagonist. The heroine is a delicate and soft little beauty [laughing] She dares to be angry but dare not speak out to coerce the beauty, but she just likes to tease Yun Mo's doggy man. The more the female protagonist wants to stay away from the male protagonist, the closer the male protagonist gets to the female protagonist. The male protagonist does not follow the plot and likes to tease the female protagonist.

5. 5 仙 Immortal Qin: Ying Zheng Opens the Heavens and Leads Great Qin into Honghuang 仙秦：嬴政开天，携大秦，入洪荒 Brave Little Snail勇敢的小蜗牛Eastern Fantasy286k WordsCompleted “Fellow ministers, tell me, is this a deer or a horse?” Seeing that no one answered, Zhao Gao turned to the ministers behind him and asked again, his expression threatening. “It is, it is...” Just as the ministers below were about to submit to Zhao Gao's tyranny, a loud, commanding voice suddenly rang out from beyond the palace hall. “But I say it's neither a deer nor a horse. It's a stinking rat skulking in the shadows!” (The blurb doesn't do it justice, so please head to the main text! This no 2.5kReads8.9Score227Shelves
6. 6 难 Impossible to Resist! He Says He’ll Kiss You Until You Cry If You Mention Divorce Again 难以招架！他说再提离婚就亲哭你 Li Chun黎淳Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name has aired] [Stunning cheongsam designer vs. aloof, aristocratic director] Lin Jianxi and Jiang Xu grew up together. Lin Jianxi had secretly loved Jiang Xu for years, but never worked up the courage to confess. Just when she thought her unrequited love would come to nothing, an accident led to her marrying him. After their marriage, they treated each other with courteous distance. Lin Jianxi knew Jiang Xu didn’t love her, and had married her only out of “responsi 8.8kReads8.9Score596Shelves

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   Very good [admiration]

7. 7 肆 Reckless Favoritism 肆意偏爱 Gu Ta顾他Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Fairy-like heroine x roguishly handsome hero] [Both virgins + sweet romance] The day Song Zhi broke up with her boyfriend, she partied all night at a bar. At five in the morning, she walked out of the bar and ran into Jiang Yan. He was sitting on a bench outside, the corners of his eyes slightly red. His white shirt was rumpled, his tie hung loosely around his neck, and a bottle of beer sat beside him. When he saw her, Jiang Yan looked up slightly and asked hoarsely, “Had enough fun?” Song Zhi 5.6kReads9.2Score505Shelves
8. 8 竹 The Little Fairy Next Door 竹马家的小仙女 Remembering South Snow忆南雪Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted A Sweet Childhood-Friends Romance [Arrogant, funny, devoted young master VS a seemingly aloof but actually scheming little fairy] Young Master Mu first met Fairy Jiang when he was six. He wondered how there could be such a beautiful girl in the world. Later, Fairy Jiang became his neighbor, and Young Master Mu resolved to become her designated protector and marry her, reaching the pinnacle of life! Then Young Master Mu broke the crystal ball Fairy Jiang loved most. Just like that, her protector 962Reads9.0Score104Shelves
9. 9 校 The School Hunk's Childhood Sweetheart Is Sweet and Adorable 校草的青梅甜又娇 Pouring Wine to the Moon卿酒酌月Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted [Clumsy little bunny vs. icy computer genius] Everyone at A University knew Fu Shiyan was the campus heartthrob. The beauty of the drama department had pursued him for three years, only to fail every time. Everyone thought the brilliant Fu cared about nothing but computers and would never have a girlfriend. But not long after the new term began, someone spotted Fu Shiyan beneath the girls' dormitory, kissing Shen Ning, the beautiful freshman from the journalism department, so passionately they c 1.1kReads8.3Score102Shelves
10. 10 校 The School Bully’s Little Ancestor Is Back 校霸的小祖宗回来了 What a Chocolate巧了个巧克力Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [Sweet, well-behaved top student Song × ruthless, taciturn big shot Su] Su Yue Bai was famous at No. 9 High School for being unruly and rebellious. The students thought the school bully would keep his distinctive personality all the way through graduation. They never expected it to change when a little fairy transferred in during the second semester of his sophomore year. The school bully chased after her every day, acting cute and begging her to forgive him, while she remained cold and unfeelin 6.1kReads9.3Score708Shelves
11. 11 竹 Childhood Friend, Are You in Love with Me? 竹马校草，你是不是喜欢我 Li Yaya李芽芽Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted On the very first day Xie Xiaoyu transferred to No. 1 High School, she shocked the entire school. She had the nerve to challenge the campus heartthrob, Lu Fang, right off the bat! And not only did Lu Fang not get angry, he did everything she said! Lu Fang was a clean freak, but he let Xie Xiaoyu use his cup. Lu Fang was a man of few words, but he was always following Xie Xiaoyu around, chatting nonstop. It turned out Xie Xiaoyu was Lu Fang’s childhood sweetheart, the girl he’d insisted he would 5.6kReads9.4Score957Shelves
12. 12 天 My Childhood Friend from Heaven Is Such a Flirt 天降竹马他最撩啦 Ji Zhi霁之Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Sweet and obedient heroine X sharp-tongued, domineering hero] There are two things Su Tian fears most in the world. One is any bug bigger than her pinky fingernail. The other is Jiang Chiyu, who lives next door. Luckily, as the girl grows up, she slowly overcomes her fear of the former, while the latter, who’s always bullied her, suddenly moves away. Until the year she starts high school... A tall, long-legged, handsome transfer student arrives in her class, prompting hundreds of girls to form 19.6kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
13. 13 诱 Tempting My Little Plum Blossom 诱摘小青梅 One Egg Yolk Pie一口蛋黄派Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Insanely sweet, flirty romance + childhood sweethearts + size and height difference + mutual crush + long-planned pursuit] Fang Zhenzhen, the petite and stunning campus belle of C University, had a figure that drew the attention of countless male students. Then one day, an intimate photo of her and Yu Gui, the campus heartthrob from neighboring A University, suddenly appeared on the school forum, sending both campuses into a frenzy. In the photo, Yu Gui held a suitcase in one hand and cradled h 1.1kReads8.8Score162Shelves

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    Campus story + childhood sweetheart + two-way secret love + long-planned + sweet flirtation

14. 14 槐 Locust Tree Breeze 槐风 Sweet Candy暖糖Modern Romance384k WordsCompleted (Print edition published) [Both leads are each other's first love + happy ending + roguishly handsome boy vs. unruly girl + blunt and direct, with both leads speaking their minds] He first met Tang Yi in Tongcheng. That summer, he had won first place in the physics Olympiad. He was strolling through the streets, idly exploring the unfamiliar city, the medal still warm in his pocket and everything around him feeling fresh and new. His gaze came to rest on a young girl not far ahead. In a pale yel 46.7kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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    It's super sweet, I recommend anyone who likes childhood sweethearts to read it!!!

15. 15 七 The Sweet Young Lady of the 1970s 七十年代小娇娇 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The moment the young educated youth Wen Wan arrives in Lu Jiazui, she becomes famous: famous for her beauty, famous for taking her time, and famous for her sharp tongue and soft, sweet manner. When the educated youths first arrive, Lu Dongping sees Wen Wan and thinks, How is this little thing supposed to work in the fields and earn work points? Whichever team gets her will be unlucky. Take her home and she'll be treated like an ancestor. Later, Wen Wan becomes his very own little ancestor. 1.7kReads8.9Score238Shelves
16. 16 我 Our Sweet Little Days 我们的清甜小时光 Vast浩瀚Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Childhood friends · growing-up romance · campus love. One encounter in youth becomes every morning and evening, year after year, and a lifetime spent together!] At someone’s request, Chief Zhou brings the daughter of an old friend from the countryside to live in the military compound, where she is raised alongside his own son, Zhou Zheng, a little menace. The girl is gentle and timid, with a soft, pliable nature. Every day, Chief Zhou worries that his son will bully her. That is, until one day 2.1kReads9.4Score429Shelves
17. 17 七 The 1970s Educated Youth: The Villain Always Acts Pitiful Around Her 七零知青：反派总在她面前装可怜 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + period setting + sweet romance + almost childhood sweethearts + one-on-one romance] Bai Qingci's parents arranged for her to go to the countryside to avoid danger. Before leaving, she had already prepared herself for the possibility that she would never return or see anyone she knew again. A month later, the Chen family arrived in the village after being sent down for reform. They had grown up in the same compound but barely spoken. She only wanted to treat him like a strange 5.8kReads9.0Score628Shelves
18. 18 穿 Reborn as the Male Lead's Childhood Sweetheart 穿成男配的小青梅 Listening to a Field Full of Croaking Frogs听取蛙蛙声一片片Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted [A heads-up: This isn’t about a powerful female lead. There’s no golden finger, and the story has a gentle, understated feel.] Zhang Minmin transmigrates into a book, becoming a supporting female character in a story about youthful heartbreak. In the original novel, the male lead is a rich second-generation heir from a large, complicated family, while the heroine is an orphan with no parents. After going through one misunderstanding after another, the two meet, grow close, and eventually live ha 5.4kReads9.2Score371Shelves
19. 19 八 Sweet Romance in the 80s: The Army Officer Wooes His Young Sweetheart 八零宠婚：军少诱拐小青梅 In the Third Month余三月里Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + one-on-one romance + building an island + childhood sweethearts + making a fortune + raising cats and kids + local-born leads] (Wolfish young officer childhood friend x lively beauty childhood sweetheart) Fang Yingyue is the lively little beauty everyone knows from the military compound. Everyone knows she has a childhood friend who has protected her since they were little, and no one dares bully her. After they marry, she doesn't join him at his post. Then one day, she has 4.4kReads8.4Score282Shelves
20. 20 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Spoiled Wife Is Doted on to the Heavens 军婚甜宠，作精媳妇被宠翻天了 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + melodramatic heroine + devoted husband + everyday family life] Lu Qingyan grew up spoiled and pampered. When her driver was late, she got angry and walked home, only to pass out from the heat of the sun. When she woke up, she had traveled to the 1970s, to the day after she had married a man who had also been raised spoiled and pampered by his parents. A little scene: Gu Mingze brought over a bowl of rice and some stir-fried meat, and urged her, “Honey, have something to eat.” 4.4kReads8.1Score238Shelves
21. 21 穿 Childhood Sweethearts in a Period Novel 穿到年代文里的青梅竹马 Autumn Has Always Been Here丛来是秋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: She doesn’t hand over her golden finger right from the start.) When Diwu Yue wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated into a period novel she once read, becoming a minor supporting female character barely mentioned in the story. She and her childhood sweetheart refuse to follow the plot. Bringing along her sweetheart’s family heirloom, they head to a seaside island for rural reeducation. The two layabouts begin a happy life with all the seafood they could ever want. Is farming in a p 955Reads8.6Score100Shelves
22. 22 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 123.8kReads9.7Score19.8kShelves
23. 23 顶 Defying the Odds 顶风作案 Wild Bodhisattva野菩萨Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Print edition published: The Childhood Sweethearts Paradox] It all started when Ji Yanfeng accidentally flushed Su Wenji’s pet mouse down the toilet when they were kids. From then on, they saw each other as the biggest nuisances in their lives, and regarded each other as their fiercest rival and greatest enemy. If anyone thinks they’re childhood sweethearts who make a perfect couple, this is what happens Su Wenji: “Hahahahahahaha…” Ji Yanfeng: “Hmph.” Su Wenji: “Hahahahahahaha…” They were 27.1kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    Childhood sweethearts of the male and female protagonists

24. 24 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 143.2kReads9.3Score17.3kShelves

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    The representative work of the author Jin Fan, this book made me stay up late to read it, and at the same time, I was moved to tears by the plot inside. Try reading it and you won't regret it. Follow the protagonist Zhou Yufeng to experience the story of that era. For me, this is not the feeling that ordinary online articles can give me. The author Jin Fan is well-deserved!

25. 25 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 26.7kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves

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    Good ending, very beautiful

26. 26 她 She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了 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 107kReads9.6Score19.1kShelves

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    The pure feelings on campus, the human sophistication that is not mixed with the chaos of society, are heart-touching. As I read it, I cried uncontrollably. The heroine pulled the hero out of the abyss, but left the world when the hero loved her the most. She was reluctant and helpless...

27. 27 校 The Campus Belle Had Never Been Linked to Anyone, Until I Went to College 校花学姐从无绯闻，直到我上大学 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 412kReads9.8Score43.4kShelves

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    Rush it for me, it's super good-looking, super good-looking, super good-looking, tell me the important things three times [The God of Bird Food] [The God of Bird Food] [The God of Bird Food] [The God of Bird Food] [The God of Bird Food] [The God of Bird Food] [The God of Bird Food] [The God of Bird Food]

28. 28 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 75.8kReads9.5Score14.5kShelves

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    "The heartbeat ten years ago, the regret ten years later..." "It wasn't him, it was me who broke the promise." The girl with a secret love choked on the phone ✨When the news of the childhood sweetheart's marriage broke through ten years ✨The mystery of "broken trust" in the late-night news ✨The unfulfilled promises hidden in the folds of time

29. 29 周 Round and Round 周而复始 Yan Han堰晗Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted Sang Yuan felt that loving Zhao Yisen was like punching a pillow: her overwhelming love could never move him. Eventually, Sang Yuan came to her senses. The world was pouring with rain, and she had to hide her vulnerability. There was no need to regret a ray of light that gave no warmth. 439Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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    A classic is a classic, who hasn't seen it? The pillows that were wet from crying all those years are still wet [laughing][laughing][laughing]

30. 30 君 A Friendship Between Gentlemen (Complete in Two Volumes) 君子之交（全二册） Lan Lin蓝淋Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted A heart-wrenching masterpiece by bestselling author Lan Lin! Many years later, I finally understood that I should have hated him. But I didn’t know what I should hate him for. Maybe I just hated him for not lying to me for the rest of my life. For Qu Tongqiu, the proudest and happiest thing that ever happened to him was meeting Ren Ningyuan. Back then, he was nineteen, an ordinary nobody. He thought life was wonderful... Then one day, a voice suddenly whispered in his ear, “It was all a lie.” He 2kReads9.3Score425Shelves
31. 31 给 Be Good for Me 给我乖 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted He came from the depths of the rainbow, and wherever he went, it was summer. Reborn + happy ending + moderate sweetness and angst + one-on-one romance + over-the-top drama galore + a real-life fairy tale A rebirth story! An ensemble cast! A coming-of-age tale! No trigger warnings, because there are land mines everywhere! A sharp-tongued, obnoxious, promising, straightforward pursuer versus a pliable, money-loving, pitiful love interest My childhood sweetheart’s father told me, “Here’s five m 1.9kReads9.3Score301Shelves
32. 32 可 Adorably Aggressive 可爱侵略症 Lin Qin林檎Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Super sweet + devoted to each other + childhood sweethearts + growing-up romance + secret crush] [Scheming, doting daddy type x straightforward sweetheart] Compared with her own brother, Xu Chuyan, Xu Qiao spent most of her time growing up by the side of Lu Jiyuan, the boy next door. Xu Qiao had always thought that, when she grew up, she would marry Lu Jiyuan, just as the adults said she would. Until one day, her roommate sidled up to her, full of doubts, and whispered, “Who acts like someone’ 34.5kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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    A super sweet story about childhood sweethearts. This kind of relationship where both parents know each other and agree with each other is really nice.

33. 33 超 So Sweet and Obedient 超乖软 Shi Yiyuan十一源Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted (The print edition, Please Let Me Have Peace All My Years, is out now.) [One-on-one romance, both untouched, sweet pampering, childhood sweethearts] "Part Two: I Just Want Him to Comfort Me" (The main story is complete.) A little fairy transferred to Nancheng No. 1 High School. She was not only beautiful, but immediately claimed the top spots in two rankings: first in academics and first on the school beauty list! The little fairy was sweet and well-behaved, speaking gently and kindly to everyon 40kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
34. 34 他 He Can't Stop Thinking About Me 他对我，念念不忘 Shi Yiyuan十一源Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s first and only, reunion after years apart, childhood sweethearts] [Series: Book One, She’s Too Sweet] “A long road to winning his wife back” “Proud, willful heiress vs. scheming, devoted childhood sweetheart, Master Quan” The owner of Xiyu Design Studio is a beauty. She’s proud, high-profile, and flamboyant, and has offended plenty of people over the years, yet she still lives freely and confidently. She has no shortage of admirers, but always tel 17.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves
35. 35 最 The Best of Us 最好的我们 Give Me All the Fries薯条都给我吃Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted The Best of Us —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "The Best of Us" - August Chang'an - Introduction: Geng Geng, an ordinary student who accidentally entered Zhenhua High School, and Yu Huai, an "academic master", became classmates. They grew up together, experienced separation and reunion. The two have known each other since junior high school and are a happy couple. Their story continues on the high school campus and they experience many unforgettable moments together. - Reason for recommendation: It depicts high school campus life with fresh and natural brushwork, full of youthful atmosphere. The characterization of the characters is delicate and vivid, and the innocent feelings between childhood sweethearts and the troubles and joy of growing up are vividly displayed, making readers have a strong resonance.

36. 36 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 144.8kReads9.2Score10.6kShelves

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    It's so beautiful, it's so sad that it hurts my heart, especially the bone-crushing and dangerous situation, which made me burst into tears. I watched it three times [crying] [crying]

37. 37 最 The Last Farewell Letter 最后一封离别信 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance24k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese] May this letter find you well, and may these words make you feel as if we were face to face. Jiang Xunian. This is the second letter I’ve written to you, and my last goodbye. Perhaps I should introduce myself to you again. Hello, my name is Yan Shun. 2.4kReads9.2Score768Shelves
38. 38 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 6.5kReads8.2Score481Shelves
39. 39 我 I’ll Wait for You at the Finish Line, Loving Me 我在终点等你爱我 Mu Qiqi慕七七Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted During her three years in a psychiatric hospital, Lin Wan endured a living hell every day, reduced to something barely human. Every month, Ye Nanchen came to test whether she was truly insane. Then one day, while no one was watching, she leapt from the windowsill and found her final release. Later, everyone in Jiangcheng said Ye Nanchen had gone mad. His beloved wife was clearly dead, her body right in front of him, yet every day he came up with new ways to force her to appear. “Lin Wan hated me 673Reads5.5Score102Shelves
40. 40 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 19.3kReads8.9Score4.1kShelves
41. 41 十 Fourteen Letters 十四封信 Mo Wen Sheng墨文笙Modern Romance33k WordsCompleted Ruan Shengsheng × Zhou Mingsen (The contents of the fourteen letters are on Weibo ♥) Ruan Shengsheng had already come to accept death in peace, but his arrival made her begin to fear her own disappearance. He said, “Shengsheng, don’t cry. I’ll always be by your side.” She said, “I went to the temple to pray for your safety for the rest of your life.” At the very end, he held her hand tightly. Tears slid down his cheeks and fell onto their clasped hands. Summer in Yuncheng ended, and their s 1.2kReads8.4Score407Shelves
42. 42 云 Cloud Recesses 云之羽 Gu Xiaosheng顾晓声Female-Channel Fanfiction389k WordsCompleted [Novel adaptation of the hit drama My Journey to You] She is a female spy with no control over her own fate. Infiltrating the “bride selection” and winning over that man is her only chance at freedom. He is uneducated and unskilled, yet forced to become the heir. He braves trial after trial in pursuit of revenge, but what lies behind the truth? Chosen as his bride, she is swept into a web of intrigue and conflict. Amid the night rain of the martial world, growth, loyalty, faith, and love take sh 5.1kReads8.8Score459Shelves
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44. 44 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.2M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 380.9kReads8.7Score33.7kShelves

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    [Rebirth at Doomsday, Revenge from Frozen]🔥 The 8.7 High-scoring masterpiece "Global Frozen: I Built a Doomsday Safe House" is coming! Rebirth in the apocalypse + infinite space + dark revenge, 750,000 people are following the update! The plot is compact and has no Madonna, and the writing is ceiling-breaking! 🌪️Swipe left to read and fight your way through the ice apocalypse! ❄️

45. 45 十 The End of Ten Days 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.8MReads9.9Score231.5kShelves

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