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1. 1 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 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves

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   Seriously, this story is about mutual unrequited love, but it ends badly; the female lead dies, so it has a bit of a redemptive feel to it. I've read the ending of this story several times, and I cried every time 😭

2. 2 暗 Secret Love Is Like a Green Plum 暗恋好似一颗青梅果 Xiaoxiang Qimin潇湘祈敏Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted A heartbreaking BE that will make you cry your eyes out: youthful angst, unrequited love, and bittersweet longing Xia Xi's youth was shrouded in gray. Her parents' endless arguments, her classmates' distance, and the chains of social anxiety left her like a shadow in the corner, silent and invisible. That changed in her first year of high school, when the sunny Shen Yiqing became her desk mate. Cheerful and kind, he was a ray of light piercing her gloomy world. He taught her to be brave and help 5.9kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
3. 3 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 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves

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   It's a story of mutual unrequited love between the sensitive girl Xiang Yu and the privileged Song Huaishi. The beginning is incredibly sweet, but the later parts are heartbreakingly tragic. The line, "How can I let go of this? Is it Xiang Yu's death, Song Huaishi's wedding, or Xu Xuanlin's lifelong bachelorhood?" Is particularly memorable. Highly recommended!

4. 4 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 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves

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   Every single one of these books has a high rating; I highly recommend them! 🥹People with low tear thresholds will cry their eyes out!🥺

5. 5 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 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
6. 6 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
7. 7 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
8. 8 乖 Be Good, Don't Be Afraid! The Yandere Villain's Deadly Seduction of the Supporting Heroine 乖，别怕！病娇反派致命撩宠女配 Tao Beixia桃北夏Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted Redemption story! Healing a sick, obsessive lunatic + sweet romance + possessive love + a scheming, black-hearted villain who's all in on love + transmigrated female supporting character + everyone's favorite + devoted couple with no past lovers + happy ending + school life. The original female lead isn't vilified. The System has little presence. A youthful, passionate, sweet little romance. [The entire main cast awakens! The male lead is a pure-hearted boy, utterly devoted to his wife and crazy 20.1kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves

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   The yandere in this book appears perfectly fine on the surface, but he's already lost control of himself and has been wanting to possess the reborn female supporting character.

9. 9 重 Reborn and Sweetly Unhinged: A Red-Carpet Kiss with the Capital’s Crown Prince 重生甜疯了，勾京圈太子红毯热吻 A Piece of Candy in My Palm掌心有颗糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Extra-sweet, extra-indulgent romance, devoted couple, entertainment industry, wealthy families, dating show, obsessive devotion, male lead feels the female lead's pain] [After being reborn, the sweet little rose clings to her nemesis and showers him with affection] [Reborn and crazy in love, she kisses the capital's top heir on the red carpet] Before she was reborn, Shi Xing and Qi Chenyan were widely known as sworn enemies. She hated Qi Chenyan with every fiber of her being. Until a raging fir 40.7kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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   Help! 🤭🤭 Give me a thumbs up, okay? I love this devoted and obsessive male lead, especially the passionate kiss on the red carpet! 😳 This rebirth novel is so satisfying!

10. 10 飞 Ascension Guide: A Special Edition for Innate Spiritual Energy 飞升指南：灵气本体专用版本 Boring Daily Life无聊日常Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + master of all four arts + heaven-defying talent + Heaven’s favorite + classic fantasy] Shen Baozhu is a young orphan who survives the Demon Alliance’s massacre of her city. By a twist of fate, she joins a sword-cultivator sect, only to be told after a test that she has a mixed Five-Element spirit root. But this mixed spirit root doesn’t seem to be what the elders described? Isn’t cultivation with a mixed spirit root supposed to be difficult?! Are alchemy, forging, talisman drawing, 1.5kReads8.8Score244Shelves
11. 11 春 Spring Branches Never Stay 春枝不驻 Mao Shan Berry Grass猫山莓草Modern Romance20k WordsOngoing The System forced me to be a green tea, so I gave up and became a tycoon After being reborn, the System wanted me to be the perfect girl of his dreams. Instead, I showed it the power of capital. In 1985, Xu Chunzhi was reborn on the very day a scumbag cheated her out of all her savings. In her previous life, she followed the System's instructions and played the role of a gentle, understanding beauty. In the end, she lost both her money and her man, and spent half her life destitute. This time, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Spring Branches Never Stay" (Ancient Romance | Political Intrigue | BE Peak) ** "Crown Prince, the day you married her, my Embroidered Spring Blade was covered in blood."** Female General × Crown Prince, childhood sweethearts couldn't withstand the weight of the nation, and his marriage contract, written in his youth, was hidden inside her breastplate. **Classic Scene:** She blinded herself on the battlefield, in exchange for his words, "I grant you permission to remove your armor."

12. 12 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 27.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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    "Wutong Lane": He was a genius boy, her ideal man. An accident took him away forever. The love in Wutong Lane ultimately ended in that cruel summer. When their mutual unrequited love reached its climax, redemption became his eternal farewell. The tragic ending of Wutong Lane locked away her sorrow for the rest of her life.

13. 13 橘 Orange Soda 橘子汽水 Aspirin阿司匹林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 3.7kReads9.3Score750Shelves

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    That must be this one. The male and female leads secretly love each other. The male lead redeems the female lead, pulling her out of the shadows, but it ends badly.

14. 14 盛 A Perfect Summer Crush 盛夏满分暗恋 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance629k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication | Secret crush becomes reality | Reunited after a breakup | Sweet romance | One-on-one, both leads faithful in body and heart] Shen Shengyi was known in Peking University's finance department for being carefree and flirtatious. He was picky, handsome, and hard to win over. With the cards stacked in favor of Heaven's Chosen, he was bold and rebellious, always surrounded by admirers and never short of friends. At a design competition, Chi Wu was pulled onstage at the 50.5kReads9.5Score5.9kShelves

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    This is good.

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