School Life, Unrequited Love, and Youth!!!! 校园类！！！！暗恋文！！青春

1. 101 千 A Dream of the Millennium 千禧一梦 Short-Tempered Oleander暴躁夹竹桃Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted At 28, Lu Wenyi, a young woman with an artistic temperament, accidentally transmigrates to 2010 while going about her usual rehearsal routine. On the very day she arrives, she runs into her long-lost first love, the science-track class ace Zhou Jiaran, in a most unexpected way. Back in the new millennium, facing her childhood friend once more in the days of their student youth, will Lu Wenyi dare to make the same choice again? 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A retro-style coming-of-age campus romance novel, sweet and innocent yet heartwarming.

2. 102 回 Back Before You Became the Light 回到你成为光之前 Jiujiu Doesn't Want to Work 996酒酒不想996Modern Romance300k WordsOngoing [Qi Shengnan × Shen Yanzhou → one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first + fictional setting + mutual salvation + a touch of ensemble cast] When Qi Shengnan was six, she once met a very handsome person in the park near her home. Strangely, a red scarf was draped over his thigh. She gave him a strawberry-flavored candy and her umbrella too... When high school began, Qi Shengnan ended up in the same class as Shen Yanzhou, the top student in the city. She ran, he chased, and she wished s 33Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 103 谁 Who Says I Don't Like You? 谁说我讨厌你啦？ Like a Scene, Like Brocade似景似锦Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing "I like him more than anyone, and I hate him more than anyone." -[Sweet and angsty, high school romance, healing, two top students Content warning: The female lead has suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety] At first, they couldn't stand each other. Until her deliberate efforts to keep her distance started getting under his skin, so he deliberately kept making his presence felt around her. Through his efforts, he succeeded in falling for her. And she became unable to live without him. But 32Reads—Score10914d adds

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   [Sending a heart][Facepalm][Crying]

4. 104 重 Reborn to Wait in Hiding and Win Her Heart 重生后蹲守追爱 Write Whatever, However You Like随便写随意写Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted Su Nian was reborn. She was back in 2009, at twenty-one, just starting her junior year of college. She had lived for thirty-eight years in her previous life without ever living for herself. This time, she decided to go big: she would pursue Shen Xizhou, the guy every girl on campus had her eye on. She wouldn’t send flowers or confess her feelings. She chose the clumsiest approach of all: waiting outside his dorm every day… 7.4kReads8.6Score65314d adds

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   After being reborn, she bravely pursues love; it's incredibly sweet and doting.

5. 105 嘴 The Stubborn Childhood Friend: Brother Lu Was the One Who Fell First 嘴硬青梅：是陆哥他先动的心 Ye Shuangshuang from the Shallows of the Clouds云浅处的叶霜霜Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted [A new author and a new novel. Not a wish-fulfillment story, no System, no one reborn.] [Both leads are inexperienced in love; one-on-one romance, a little angst and lots of sweetness, with a focus on everyday life.] [Everyday life, Chinese-style school setting.] When Lin Jing starts at Experimental Middle School, she has two wishes. First, she hopes no one finds out that the aloof heartthrob Lin Yi is her older brother! Second, she wants to stay far away from Lu Yun. She manages to keep her fir 67Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Mutual unrequited love, a typical Chinese school setting, six years of junior and senior high school, now I'm writing about the senior year of high school, next I'll write about university.

6. 106 穆 The Riverside Scene of Muling 穆棱上河图 Batu拔都Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted The Muling River is an important river in eastern Heilongjiang and the largest tributary on the left bank of the Ussuri River. It runs for 834 kilometers and drains an area of 18,427 square kilometers, passing through Muling City, Jixi City, Jidong County, Mishan City, and Hulin City. Locals call it the “Mother River.” I was fortunate enough to live there until I came of age. I left as an adult and have never been back. Some memories of people and things from those days are still vivid, and ther 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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   High school life. Pure and beautiful times. Love and friendship were crystal clear.

7. 107 我 My Unrequited Love Doesn't Count 我的暗恋不算话 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted My Unrequited Love Doesn't Count 381Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Campus romance is a bittersweet story of unrequited love. The pain of a girl's unrequited love is so intense that she can only confess through a game of truth or dare, waiting bitterly. When her unrequited love is rejected, her heart feels empty. He overheard her confession while choking on his water bottle; her lack of response only intensified her heartache. Her best friend comforted her, saying she didn't want any regrets in her final year of high school. She countered by asking her best friend if he had someone he liked. Her best friend smiled bitterly, saying they'd find out in college. She pressed him about which university he was going to, wanting to go with him. He, however, asked his best friend what university he was going to. She was angry that he wouldn't answer her; she just wanted to be close to him and see him, the school heartthrob, snatched away. The relationship between the three was ambiguous and unclear. Later, she got angry and ignored him until the college entrance exam. He offered to help her carry her books for the first time and even asked if she wanted to go on a graduation trip together. She was angry again and only asked his best friend if they were going on a trip together. He was furious and threw the book down. She thought it would hit her and closed her eyes tightly, but her best friend shielded her. She took him to the school doctor, and he jokingly said the wound would heal if they waited any longer. Suddenly, he was shocked to realize that his best friend was actually his mortal enemy. He questioned his best friend about whether he liked her, but his best friend denied it. Her heart skipped a beat, unsure of who she truly loved. She fell into his arms, unaware that his heart was racing. His ears turned red as he pushed her away, but his best friend's eyes were red-rimmed. She began to struggle to face her own heart and figure out who she truly loved. She tried to kiss him but didn't feel that spark. She was afraid to admit who she liked. She blocked him and his best friend, and after the college entrance exam, she didn't want to talk to either of them. His best friend came to find her and admitted he liked her. Her mind was in turmoil. Until she entered university, she discovered the two of them openly professing their love and vying for her attention. She felt annoyed and didn't want to talk to anyone, but everyone envied her happiness. But happiness lasted only a few seconds. Her mother, whom she hated most, called, saying her grandmother was hospitalized and they needed money. She hated her mother so much for making her a left-behind child. She was traveling a long way to her grandmother's house, but she wouldn't be able to see her grandmother one last time. She was in so much pain; the bonds of family were too strong to sever. Her favorite White Rabbit candy was a gift from her grandmother, which was why she loved it. She recalled all the happy times with her grandmother, which had become the greatest misfortune of her life. She hated her mother for being heartless and unloving. He and his best friend followed her home. It turned out she liked him because he was the first person to help her when she was being bullied, and she was deeply moved. His best friend also helped her. Recalling all the past, who did she ultimately choose?

8. 108 我 We Will Meet Again in the Light 我们终将在光里重逢 Peach Ice Mist桃冰霧Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted He is a distant, cold deity standing above the clouds, yet he is willing to descend to earth and be her one and only devoted follower. In everyone's eyes, Xu Jiaxing and Gu Chengling belong to two different worlds. One is a beautiful loner who consistently ranks near the bottom in science subjects and has never passed math, but possesses a singular artistic talent; the other is a brilliant scholar, composed and self-disciplined, who always ranks first in the grade and seems both untouchable and 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Unrequited love turning into reality is the most heartwarming trope in campus romance novels! He went from secretly caring for her to openly favoring her. They thought they'd be together forever, but six years passed in the blink of an eye. A youthful campus romance with a long-awaited reunion. (Completed!)

9. 109 原 So You Liked Me Too, All Along for Twelve Years 原来你也喜欢我，整整十二年 Nadeya娜德娅7k WordsCompleted So You Like Me Too, After All These Twelve Years 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Twelve years! They finally got together, and the male lead has become so wonderful. Twelve years ago, they met the right person at the wrong time; twelve years later, they met the right person at the right time. It reminds me of my first love.

10. 110 人 Acting Ordinary in Public: The School Bully Dotes Only on the Transfer Student 人前故作寻常色：校霸独宠转校生 Zither Echoes Through the Secluded Bamboo Grove琴啸幽篁Modern Romance188k WordsOngoing Dugu Rang’s father was murdered when he was young, and his birth mother was forced to leave to lie low and seek revenge. He grew up in poverty with his grandparents and was once the school bully everyone feared. After his gravely ill grandmother fell to her knees and pleaded with him, he put away his sharp edges and pretended to be an ordinary, well-behaved student who was eager to improve. All he wanted was to study in peace and keep his grandmother company. The arrival of transfer student Su L 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The aloof and reserved high school prodigy, Dugu Rang, hides a youthful rebelliousness and a past. Transfer student Su Lian'er gently accepts his invitation, and their daily interactions as desk mates quietly blossom into mutual attraction. Amidst the school's clamor, the teasing of others, and the probing of rivals, the awkwardness of youthful years swirls. Ten years pass, the young man is crowned with glory, but the stirrings of his youthful heart remain unchanged.

11. 111 浪 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Qinghe Qinghe清和清和Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted 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 129Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A Middle Eastern battlefield medic vs. A border guard soldier. A lively and devoted lover vs. A cunning and obsessive one. Post-traumatic stress disorder vs. Hemorrhagic shock. Two patients, mutually redeeming each other. Female lead, Haiyu: Medical doctor, international medalist, skilled in martial arts, a talented actress, gentle and insightful, kind-hearted. Male lead, Xun Lang: A border guard king, peacock-like in his display, with a captivatingly handsome face, aloof and noble, possessive, and an uncontrollably loyal dog.

12. 112 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 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    👀👉A refined, cunning, and aloof beauty × A soft, timid, and submissive woman. He transmigrated into her body and only then realized how much she suffered from her three years of unrequited love. Using her gentle and adorable body, he carried out the most ruthless revenge. Others thought she had turned evil, but only he knew that he was atoning for his sins!

13. 113 我 I Want to Win Back Those Two Years: The Top Student's Secret Crush Comes True 我要追回那两年：学神他暗恋成真 Eight Thousand Days and Nights八千的日与夜Modern Romance133k WordsOngoing [Mutual Secret Crush × Reunion After Years Apart × Sweet Campus Romance × Both Leads Devoted Only to Each Other] She left without a word in their second year of high school, and she thought her secret crush had long since come to an end. When they reunited at college, she avoided him for a whole year, until a drunken late-night confession broke down her defenses. “Gu Zaozao, I like you.” Over and over, his words shattered every last one of her defenses. The final sentence brought her to tears: “ —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Not bad! [Thinking]

14. 114 学 The Top Student Pretends to Be Weak to Snag a Marriage, but His Tough Girl Bride Takes the Internet by Storm 学霸装弱骗婚，太妹娇妻飒疯全网 Sea Salt Crispy海盐酥酥Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted A wealthy young master and academic ace × a Southeast Asian Chinese tycoon’s daughter, a sassy queen! Playing dumb to outsmart the other + turning the tables + bickering couple + mutual crush + from campus to wedding bells The longest road Qin Sihuang has ever walked is the one set out for her by Pan Zhanchen! Who could have guessed that the gentle, high-achieving student whom tycoon heiress Qin Sihuang kissed and tackled first was actually a top-tier schemer with a wicked mind? She was haughty 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is rebellious and loves freedom. She flirts with the male lead right from the start. The male lead appears gentle and refined, but is actually cunning and manipulative, constantly playing tricks on the female lead. The ambiguous and tug-of-war atmosphere is palpable on the screen.

15. 115 何 He Fang Luyuan 何方路圆圆 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Modern Romance551k WordsCompleted [Sweet and spicy + mutual devotion + sweet romance + wealthy CEO] “From beginning to end, all I’ve ever wanted is to marry the girl I’ve loved from afar!” That was He Yanzheng’s one and only wish. He Yanzheng had grown up surrounded by every luxury, but after meeting her, he willingly made sacrifices and changed himself, all because he wanted to be part of her future. The clearheaded top student Lu Yuanyuan was focused on her exams and refused to date, yet she found herself pursued by a persiste 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Arrogant and roguish! Handsome young master vs. Delicate and beautiful academic genius

16. 116 摆 Laid-Back Bad Boy: From the Start, I Got a Million Yuan in Hush Money 摆烂痞帅：开局喜提百万封口费 Flying Sword From the West飞剑西来Urban102k WordsOngoing Golden finger, System, X-ray vision, feel-good power fantasy, invincibility, supernatural abilities, good-for-nothing, lie flat, giving up, getting rich overnight, showing off, face-slapping, crushing the opposition. The roguishly handsome male lead, Han Yu, is carefree and irreverent. He lies flat and gives up, then makes a comeback by unlocking three top-tier cheat abilities and defying fate! He wins big in both his career and love life. Upright and kind, easygoing and funny, he does as he ple 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    System-based novel,

17. 117 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—14d adds

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    Recommended! A micro-group portrait! Mutual growth and redemption! The male lead is a fake playboy who teaches the female lead to be brave. In the beginning, the female lead pursues the male lead, but later the male lead goes crazy. In the beginning, it's a bittersweet one-sided crush, but later it's a two-way tug-of-war!

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