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  1. 1 EN Letters Tracing the Rain 溯雨信笺 Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [The physical book is now available. Its published title is Letters in the Rain] [Small-Town Literature | Bittersweet Slow Burn | Mutual Healing | 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Gentle and Resilient x Jaded and World-Weary] When Pu Yu was seventeen, she transferred to a remote town in southern China. There, she met Yuan Su. He had once been the town's brightest star, a prodigy destined for greatness. Now he had fallen from grace, and everyone avoided him. Everyone except Pu Yu. - An old street. A repair s 253.2kReads9.6Score51k14d adds
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  2. 2 Bad Brother and Sister 坏兄妹 Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Jerk of a brother vs. sweet little sister] In the first few years after meeting Yu Chizhou, Chen Er didn't want a brother. In the years that followed, Chen Er didn't want Yu Chizhou to be her brother. On a typhoon day, Chen Er followed her mother to the Yu home. She hid behind the adults, drenched from head to toe and as pitiful as a little flower. After the adults urged her again and again, she softly called the boy sitting on the sofa “Brother.” The boy scoffed. At 76.4kReads9.4Score13k14d adds
  3. 3 Sinking 沉坠 Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Black-hearted poor girl from the slums vs. wild, world-weary boy] [Healing + Campus Life + Breaking Up and Getting Back Together + Reunion After Years Apart] [Each other’s first love, happy ending] When Lin Qiye was young, the words she heard most often were, “Stay away from that Lu boy.” She refused to listen. She secretly kept an eye on him behind everyone’s back, and when she was bullied at school, she openly asked him for help. Lu Chen did everything a person should do when they love someon 3kReads9.3Score40314d adds
  4. 4 Little Plum Blossom, Can I Kiss You Again Today? 小青梅,今天能不能也亲一下? 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 19.7kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
  5. 5 Dear You: I Once Had a Terrible Deskmate 卿卿如晤:我曾经有个坏同桌 Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted The animated comic is coming soon! Two top students flirting with each other | Steamy and sweet | Small-town romance | No contrived plot, not a power fantasy Chen Qingqing thinks her love story with Lin Jingze is too embarrassing to tell anyone. Other people fall in love by dating. First comes a confession, then fingertips brushing, then lips meeting. But the two of them... went straight to bed. They were former deskmates who hadn't seen each other in years, and on the day they reunited, their f 25.2kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds
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  6. 6 A Secret Love Poem in the Dust 尘埃里的暗恋诗 Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) + (Animated series coming soon. Search “The Small-Town Girl's White Moonlight” to reserve your spot) [Based on a true story + both leads are each other's first and only + happy ending] [In the beginning: innocent schoolyard crush; later: mutual devotion and a mix of sweet and steamy love] Xia Changjun's crush was so hard to bear. It began too early. She had liked him since elementary school. The gap between them was too wide. He was the prince of their small town. Every te 58.2kReads9.4Score9.1k14d adds
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  7. 7 What If I Were a Parasitic Vine? 假如我是菟丝花 Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted Signed for a print edition, publication pending | Instinctive attraction | Pure love in the early stages | Passionate love in the later stages | When they first met, Su Yunluo never dared imagine that Xie Chen would actually seduce her. After all, back then he was the teacher's pride and joy, the top student admired by the whole school, the God of Xie. Everyone said that this God of Xie was aloof and chaste, untouchable, and above worldly concerns. Only Su Yunluo quietly saw through it. It was a 75.2kReads9.4Score10.3k14d adds
  8. 8 Sailing Together 共舟行 Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2.4kReads—Score13714d adds
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  9. 9 Floating Reef 浮礁 Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Island Fiction + Healing Romance + Realistic Fiction] [Female Author with Psychological Struggles + Reserved, Devoted Island Boat Repairman + Both Pure + Happy Ending] On her first day on the island, Lin Shu fell for the guesthouse owner. One meter ninety-two, long legs, a narrow waist, and muscles all over. She decided on the spot: She wanted him. She thought she was the one making the first move and closing in step by step. She had no idea the quiet man had already laid his net. “Once we 22.2kReads9.0Score4k14d adds
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  10. 10 Descending Into His Heart 降临他心上 Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Physical edition available for preorder on April 4] + [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet youth romance] + [Both leads are pure] Zhou Ran, owner of Xiacheng’s most famous tattoo shop, is synonymous with coldness and wildness. The first time Xia Mian sees him, she barges into his tattoo shop and asks for a butterfly tattoo. “What color do you want?” “Green.” “What shade of green?” Xia Mian hesitates, then points to his light green hair. “That exact shade.” Zhou Ran: “?” - People in Xiacheng say t 30.8kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds
  11. 11 A Tacky Relationship 落俗关系 Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [A spoiled rich beauty fallen on hard times x a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, rough local tough.] [Small-Town Fiction / Mutual Healing / Both Each Other's First / Happy Ending] Su Tian goes bankrupt and arrives in a small town in Northeast China, heels clicking, to inherit a bathhouse. When she pushes open the door to the men's section, the room is thick with steam. Lu Chuang walks out with a cigarette in his mouth and nothing on but a bath towel. Su Tian shuts her eyes and screams, "Pervert!" 136Reads—Score—14d adds
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  12. 12 Your Little Sister Is So Sweet 你妹真甜 Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted [Sweet, seemingly obedient beauty blogger who is actually a flirt × rugged-looking detective captain who is secretly a devoted dad type] Her brother's best friend, close proximity, mutual crush, mutual pursuit, size difference Stone-faced Yama vs. sweet, teasing girl * Liang Ziyi had always thought Yan Xuqing was a stoic, ascetic hard case, an iron tree that would never blossom. Then one day, he noticed that his younger sister, Liang Zijing, seemed to be in a relationship. “If that punk dares to 12.7kReads7.1Score1.7k14d adds
  13. 13 A Zhiyuan Lives on Beishan 北山有知鸢 Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction / Everyday Life / SC / HE] [Delicate Southern Heiress x Tough Northern Man with a Soft Heart] The summer of 2016 was damp and sweltering. Dragging her suitcase along the stone-paved streets of a northern seaside town, Ruan Zhiyuan knocked on a weathered wooden door. The man who answered wore a black T-shirt that showed off his sharply defined muscles. His eyes and brows were unruly, and half an unlit cigarette dangled from his lips. "Who are you looking for?" Ruan Zhiyuan tim 4.8kReads8.4Score54414d adds
  14. 14 Spring at Twenty Below 零下二十度的春天 Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted 5.6kReads8.5Score62614d adds
  15. 15 Dirty Rogue 脏痞 Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted [Small-town fiction + realistic + down-to-earth + sweet and bittersweet + unconventional redemption] [Down-and-out rich girl vs. rough, poor boy] Synopsis 1: Overnight, Wen Wen fell from the clouds. Forced to move to a tiny county town, she became neighbors with Jiang Jin, the school bully, living one floor apart. At first, they couldn’t stand each other. He called her a “high-maintenance brat,” spoiled and arrogant like some big-city heiress. She called him a “country bumpkin,” nothing more tha 5.6kReads8.7Score57014d adds
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  16. 16 Wild Bones Are Hard to Break 野骨难败 Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Small-Town Fiction + Devoted Support + Bittersweet Romance + Mutual Healing [Rugged Small-Business Owner + Female Student] When Xi Yan was at her most desperate, a down-and-out senior took her in. First she moved into his shop, then into his home. First they were teacher and student, then they became secret lovers in a relationship that was “just for fun.” - Yu Shuzhou never expected that one impulsive act of sympathy would set off a five-year entanglement. Once the darling of the heavens, he no 5.7kReads8.9Score63614d adds
  17. 17 Taipei, Please Answer: 1983 台北,请回答1983 Two Male Leads182k WordsCompleted Summer in Taipei is long, long enough to feel like youth will never end. Four boys meet amid the cicadas' cries, and their feelings quietly take root in the cool air of a convenience store, beneath the eaves on rainy days, and on the back of a motorcycle late at night. But some people are destined to walk with you for only one stretch of a rain-soaked road. 221Reads—Score10514d adds
  18. 18 Still Heading the Wrong Way 北辙依旧 Two Male Leads143k WordsCompleted A blended family intertwines Zhang Guiyuan and Yang Bowen’s fates. When an unexpected incident occurs, what choices will they make? Can the weight of life wear away a young heart? A story of life in a rented apartment in a county town. 140Reads—Score10014d adds
  19. 19 The Wild Joys Stretch On 悠悠野兴长 Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted [Modern woman’s growth + Mutual devotion + Healing romance + Ensemble cast + Love and marriage] Once, she was Rong Xing, living in the Rong family villa. Later, she became Rong Xing, living in the Rong family courtyard. Clearheaded from a young age, she encouraged her mother to cut ties with the wrong man and supported her in marrying the right one. She fought off harassment with a slap and took rumors head-on with the law... Rong Xing was like her favorite plumbago: calm and brave, holding on t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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  20. 20 Like Water Through a Forest 如林得水 Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted [School life + healing + possessive, sweet romance] A pretty girl who’s bad at school × a warmhearted top student Xu Miaomiao is forced to move to Linxi Town to study and stay with Aunt Lin, where she meets Aunt Lin’s son, Lin Xi. The two clash constantly as they get to know each other, but gradually develop feelings for one another and embark on a school life full of laughter and growth. Lin Xi is drawn to Xu Miaomiao from the moment they first meet and can’t help falling for her. As they spend 118Reads—Score—14d adds
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  21. 21 Kill That Spring Night 杀死那个春夜 Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted [Bittersweet healing|Forbidden love and betrayal|From pure hatred to true love|A couple always at odds|A school-life ensemble|Small town|One-on-one, both untouched] [Two-faced poser ✖️ prickly, stubborn troublemaker] At first, she hated his fake sincerity, and he hated how nothing could sway her. In public, they acted like the best of siblings. In private, they were constantly at each other's throats. Later, real feelings took root in their pretense. They clung to each other's fragile backs as t 27.8kReads9.4Score4.4k14d adds
  22. 22 I Only Have You Now 我只有你了啊 Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted (Healing and heartwarming) The day Gan Tang was kicked out of her uncle's home, the rain was pouring. She dragged her suitcase beneath the eaves of Xu Ying's house to shelter from the rain, and happened to run into Xu Ying as he came home from school. Afraid he'd heartlessly drive her away like her uncle's family had, she lifted her head, did her best to look sweet, and called him, “Big brother.” Xu Ying must have been won over by that one “big brother,” because he opened the door and let her in 24.7kReads9.3Score3.5k14d adds
  23. 23 The Compass of Love 爱情风向标 Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted [A socially awkward, easygoing, little-known writer × a perceptive, restrained newcomer to Dali’s local tour guide scene | Mutual devotion | A slow romance in a small town | Earth-sign love] (This story may be a slow burn, with plenty of push-and-pull and awkward moments.) A wind vane, as its name suggests, indicates direction, trends, or prevailing currents. Like the direction the wind blows from, it points the way forward. The same is true of a compass for love. Chen Beidong has never had a dr 3Reads—Score114d adds
  24. 24 Yes, But Only for Love 是,但求其爱 Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted The story starts in a way that’s been done countless times before: a mature, steady older man meets a naive young woman who’s just entered the working world, all courage and innocence. They’re drawn to each other. When they’re in love, Beijing is where it all begins, and you say it’s never too late. After we part, Beijing is just Beijing, and there’s no need for us to meet again. I don’t think I’ll ever return to Beijing, and I won’t pine for Hong Kong either. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
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  25. 25 Remembrance of Things Past 追忆逝水年华 Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted When he was seventeen, a girl barged into his life. “My name is Su Yimeng. I was supposed to be the ‘dream’ in A Dream of Red Mansions, but my dad wanted me to ‘bathe in the Yi River, dance in the rain at Wuyu, and return home swimming.’” Whether he went into politics or business, one thing he could never get around was Su Yimeng. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 26 When the Night Rain Falls 潇潇夜雨时 Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted You are an endless sea, and I am a lonely island. But even a lonely island can find the sea. At eighteen, Ye Wan thought she would never meet someone she could love again, until the hand of fate sent her to Hong Kong Island... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  27. 27 Meeting Him on a Summer Night 夏夜逢他 Modern Romance271k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted / reunion after years apart / temporary housemates / healing each other / sweet and flirtatious] [Wily, irreverent man × cool and resilient woman] - When Lin Suinian sees Xu Suicheng again, she is eighteen and known by everyone as a mute girl. Carrying all her meager belongings, she appears at his door. In the dim stairwell, the motion-sensor light flickers on and off. Lin Suinian can still make out the tears in her eyes. It turns out that not long after he left, a fire destroy 1.3kReads8.3Score13914d adds
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  28. 28 Orange Soda 橘子汽水 Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted Orange Soda is a coming-of-age novel about a heartwarming, healing love story between a young man and woman living in a small town in southern China. Zhou Yu and Cheng Yuzhou meet when they return to their hometown to take the college entrance exam, and grow closer while preparing for it. The gap between their family backgrounds gives rise to many differences in perspective and misunderstandings. They don’t see each other again for several years after the exam. Then, by chance, Zhou Yu and Cheng 3.7kReads9.3Score73214d adds
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  29. 29 Springtime on the Branches, a Bright Day Ahead 枝头春意告景明 Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted [Sweet Campus Romance] [One-on-One, Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Bittersweet First Love] [Warm Everyday Life] [Reconciliation with Family] [Ensemble Friendship] After her father dies suddenly, He Zhiyi is forced to face her shattered family and a cold, uncaring reality. Introverted, sensitive, and fragile, she lives alone in an old apartment block, resisting life's hardships with stubbornness and silence. During the darkest stretch of her youth, Gao Jingming, a boy whose sharp tongue 182Reads—Score—14d adds
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  30. 30 Listen to the South 听南 Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.5kReads9.6Score4.4k14d adds
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  31. 31 Don’t Mess with His Little Darling 别惹他的小可怜 Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published under the title Blazing Sun] [Cocky, unruly, flirtatious young master from Beijing’s elite circles x delicate yet resilient top student who’s been bullied] [Campus Romance x Healing x Top Students x Mutual Devotion] Tang Yu is the top student at Qingyuan High School, but she has endured years of bullying. When she’s driven to the brink, she sets her sights on the new transfer student. He’s cocky enough and wild enough. That day, bruised from head to toe, 47.8kReads9.5Score7.7k14d adds
  32. 32 Escape the Rainy Season 【逃离梅雨季】 Modern Romance143k WordsOngoing [Cool on the Outside, Resilient Within x Bright and Flirtatious] Bittersweet Small-Town Romance | Slow-Burn Healing | Staying as a Guest | Ensemble Cast They first met during the torrential plum rains. Before Cheng Qinglang could get a good look at the person in front of him, Xu Lai's clean, cool scent of rushes had already captured his heart. As if guided by fate, the next day he followed his father to Yuhe Village, and stepped into Xu Lai's life... The red thread of fate was tightly tied aroun 210Reads—Score10514d adds
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  33. 33 Snowflake Town 雪粒镇 Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue 86kReads9.7Score11.7k14d adds
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  34. 34 My Boss Asked Me to Be His Mistress’s Assistant, So I Added His Wife to the Group Chat 老板要我给小三做助理,我把老板娘拉入了群聊 12k WordsCompleted My boss asked me to be his mistress's assistant, so I added his wife to the group chat 3.8kReads—Score1614d adds
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  35. 35 My Relative Took Me to Rent a Haunted House 亲戚带我租凶宅 10k WordsCompleted A Relative Took Me to Rent a Haunted House 85Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 36 I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Goddess 不做你凡间妃,要做我九天仙 Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Be Your Mortal Concubine; I'll Be a Celestial Maiden in the Ninth Heaven 279Reads—Score—14d adds
  37. 37 My Sister-in-Law Borrowed Money to Help Her Lover Get an Abortion 姑姐回娘家借钱给小三打胎 Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Sister-in-Law Returned to Her Parents’ Home to Borrow Money for Her Lover’s Abortion 309Reads—Score—14d adds
  38. 38 All His Regret Came to Nothing 他的追悔全部落空 12k WordsCompleted All his regret came too late. 72Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 39 After He Took the Throne, He Gave Me to Someone Else as a Concubine 他登基后把我赐给别人做妾 Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted After he ascended the throne, he bestowed me upon someone else as a concubine 2.4kReads—Score—14d adds
  40. 40 My Fiancé Made Me Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Knowing I Was the Real Heiress 未婚夫让我替闺蜜顶罪,没想到我才是真千金 9k WordsCompleted My Fiancé Asked Me to Take the Fall for My Best Friend, Never Expecting That I Was the Real Heiress 251Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 41 Brother, My Blind Date Is Better Than You 哥哥,我的相亲对象比你好 11k WordsCompleted Big brother, my blind date is better than you 284Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 42 My Coworker Wants Her Aggressive Son to Call Me Godmother 同事要让她的超雄儿子认我做干妈 12k WordsCompleted My coworker wants her hyperactive son to call me his godmother. 171Reads—Score—14d adds
  43. 43 Sweetness in the Long Night 长夜逢甜 19k WordsCompleted Sweetness in the Long Night 863Reads—Score—14d adds
  44. 44 Reborn at the End of the World: I Stockpile Supplies and Take Revenge 末日重生,我家囤货手刃仇人 9k WordsCompleted Reborn at the End of the World: I Stockpile Supplies and Take Revenge on My Enemies 249Reads—Score414d adds
  45. 45 My Husband Was Gentle as Jade, Yet I Died a Violent Death 夫君温润如玉,而我死于非命 Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted My husband was gentle as jade, yet I died an unnatural death. 937Reads—Score1114d adds
  46. 46 The Dazzling Hue of Dai 黛色灼灼 Marriage & Romance13k WordsCompleted Smoldering Indigo 1.2kReads—Score1014d adds
  47. 47 I Hid in a Cabinet with the CEO to Catch the Other Woman 为了抓小三我和总裁躲进柜子里 Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted I Hid in a Closet with the CEO to Catch My Husband Cheating 382Reads—Score714d adds
  48. 48 After I Bought a House, My Aunts Ruined My Family and Left Me with Nothing 买房后,我被姑姑们害得家破人亡 9k WordsCompleted After I Bought a House, My Aunts Destroyed My Family and Left Me with Nothing 231Reads—Score—14d adds
  49. 49 The Prince Regretted It After He Pushed Me Down the Mountain 王爷推我下山后,他后悔疯了 Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After the Prince Pushed Me Off the Mountain, He Went Mad with Regret 656Reads—Score—14d adds
  50. 50 My Mom Is the Real Heiress Who Ran Away Pregnant from a Powerful Family. Reborn, I'll Protect My Parents' Love 我妈是豪门带球跑的真千金,重生后由我来守护父母爱情 14k WordsCompleted My mom is the true heiress who ran away from her wealthy family while pregnant. After being reborn, I’ll protect my parents’ love story. 104Reads—Score—14d adds

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