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1. 201 周 Zhou Xiaodi, the Whole World Knows I Like You 周小迪，全世界都知道我喜欢你 I Arrived, But Spring Was Gone CC偏我来时不逢春CCModern Romance106k WordsOngoing [Black-hearted beneath a gentle facade, the pride of heaven Xiao Min vs. the insecure and sensitive girl Zhou Xiaodi] [Love at first sight + mutual salvation + rekindled love] Zhou Xiaodi, everyone in the world knows I love you. You're the only one who doesn't. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Insecure and sensitive girl vs. Seemingly innocent but actually gentle male god

2. 202 救 Help! This Lousy System Is Making Me Found a Sect! 救命！这破系统让我开宗立派！ The Crying of Xiao Xiao萧萧之鸣Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world as a sickly man, the male lead triggers a System: if he fails to save twenty people within three years, he’ll die of his illness. He sets off on a journey to save people, meeting one lovely confidante after another along the way. In the end, he’s forced to found a sect and finds his happy ending. (This is not a cultivation novel.) The premise is fairly fresh, leaving behind the traditional level-up-and-fight-monsters formula. The protagonist is frail at firs 36.4kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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   It's also suitable for college students to read, as it can enhance their literary literacy.

3. 203 一 At First Sight, You’re My Forever 一眼认定，余生皆是你 Long Yu LY龙羽LYModern Romance263k WordsOngoing [Cool, aloof, fragile ice beauty × impossibly handsome street tough] She struggles in the abyss, beautiful yet broken, cold as ice. He risks his life in the boxing ring, devastatingly handsome, carefree and uninhibited. On the first day of high school, Xu Muxin collapsed into Lin Yitian's arms after feeling unwell. One glance was all it took for him to fall completely. He drew close to her without a care, like a raging blaze crashing into her frozen world. Xu Muxin's heart had long been froze 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Do you believe it? There really is someone in this world who will burst into your frozen world like fire." Xu Muxin didn't believe it. Her family of origin had crushed her into ice; she had turned herself into an isolated island—cold, broken, and unapproachable. Until that boy who risked his life in the boxing ring, he awkwardly handed her a warm lunchbox, his blood-stained fist hidden behind his back. Lin Yitian didn't understand gentleness. His gentleness was using his wounded hands to shield her from all malice, using his burning life to warm a chilled heart. She said not to come near her, but he insisted. She said she wasn't worth it, but he showed her his life. "They all say I'm a gangster, but this gangster will only protect you in this lifetime." This is a story about "pulling light out of the abyss." Broken, she met him, passionate, and from then on, the dark night had fire, and thorns blossomed. 🌙 Suitable for quiet reading before bed; after reading, your heart will ache, but also feel warm.

4. 204 那 The Year the Wutong Rain Fell 那一年梧桐雨落 Lin Jiu'er Writes Jiu'er林九儿写九儿Modern Romance39k WordsCompleted Young love, charging headlong into a relationship at an age when you don't yet understand love. I always regretted how one relationship ended, and it wasn't until years later that I learned there was another version of the story from back then. 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A campus romance novel, adapted from a true story, less than 40,000 words and very easy to read.

5. 205 偏 The Obsessive School Heartthrob Meets the Aloof Heiress 偏执校草遇上傲娇小姐 Nian Zaozao念早早Modern Romance925k WordsCompleted [Exclusive devotion + campus + sweet romance + domineering + fiercely protective + special treatment] [Bad-boy school tyrant VS proud, adorable girl] Also known as: My School Tyrant Desk Mate Won't Leave Me Alone - Xu Ran grew up doted on by her older brother. After repeatedly murmuring a name in her nightmares, she insisted on transferring schools. - Everyone knew Shi Nansheng was arrogant and untouchable, always giving off an unapproachable air. He fought viciously and mercilessly, and never s 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Although it's not on a ranking list, it's a pity I missed the big data push and therefore didn't get a rating, but it's really good and worth reading. It's a funny and sweet romance novel worth a try; it gets even sweeter later on, and the later plot will definitely surprise you.

6. 206 和 A Perfect Ten with You 和你满分甜 Shu You书呦Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance | Campus | Both leads are inexperienced] [Top student sweetie x handsome, roguish chatterbox] Anyone who knows Wen Shiyi knows he's arrogant as can be, with the temper of a spoiled young master. The year he was a sophomore in high school, a girl named Jiang Yimian moved into his home. She was pretty and kind to everyone, the sort of person who seemed easy to get along with at first glance. But Wen Shiyi was openly hostile toward her. Whenever she reached for a dish, he'd spin the 13.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
7. 207 与 Spend the Summer with You 与你共赴夏 Shu You书呦Modern Romance239k WordsCompleted [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + school life + sweet romance] [Adorable sweet girl + pretends to be aloof, but secretly cares] Lin Chuyi and Jiang Zhan have known each other since birth. They have never been mortal enemies, but they have certainly argued plenty over the years. In other people’s eyes, Jiang Zhan is unruly and wildly popular. But to Lin Chuyi, he’s suddenly nothing special at all. One day, a friend challenged Lin Chuyi: With a childhood friend like him always hanging a 2kReads9.2Score243Shelves
8. 208 你 Come Give Me a Kiss 你亲亲我呀 Shu You书呦Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts x school life x sweet romance] [Not-so-proper sweet girl vs. cool guy pretending to be proper] Wen Shumo has a childhood friend. He’s handsome, tall, a top student, and a well-known figure at the attached high school. They’ve been bickering rivals since they were little, always squabbling and getting mad at each other, but they always make up on their own within three days. There was just one time when a disagreement kept them from speaking for a whole week, completely bre 7kReads9.2Score908Shelves
9. 209 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 12.9kReads9.3Score2kShelves
10. 210 奔 Racing Toward a Summer with You 奔赴有你的盛夏 Eating Sunflower吃吃葵Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [Secret love becomes reality | rekindled love | living under the same roof | both virgins | sweet pampering | winning her back] Cen Nian came to Jiang City to study with financial support from the Jin family. Jin Siyang was uninhibited and easygoing, with an innate pride and aloofness deep in his bones. Born into privilege and blessed with striking looks, he seemed favored by heaven. From the very first day Cen Nian moved into his home, she knew Jin Siyang disliked her. He deliberately kept his 14.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
11. 211 听 Be Good and Give In 听话，乖乖就范 Zero-Sugar Gardenia栀栀为零糖Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + childhood sweethearts + secret crush + two top students] A transfer student arrived at Nancheng No. 1 High School. Someone revealed that they’d seen the transfer student working at a coffee shop over the summer! Xie Shiyu, a senior, was handsome, smart, and from a good family. He was also aloof and cold, the sort of person you could admire from afar but never approach. In everyone’s eyes, these two belonged to separate worlds, with no connection whatsoever. Until one day. Someo 21.8kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
12. 212 狐 The Fox Spirit Is Flirtatious and Seductive 狐狸精他又撩又骚 Unruly Young Man不正少年Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted All sweetness, no angst. So sugary you’ll be sick, and then we’ll pile on even more. No reunion after a long separation, no misunderstandings, no conflict. The male lead has plenty of energy and plenty of ways to get what he wants. [Slow-to-warm, reserved porcelain doll VS. charming, flirtatious fox] [First Love for Both × Love at First Sight × Open Affection That’s Hard to Resist × Straight-Shooting Ace] After transferring schools, she finds herself in an awkward relationship with her unreliabl 673Reads8.7Score104Shelves
13. 213 学 The Sweet, Soft, and Mischievous Childhood Friend of a Top Student 学神竹马的甜软小作精 A Cotton Ball一颗棉花Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Bright, spoiled little princess × Cool, aloof, scheming heartthrob] 1. Lin Yumian, the cool, aloof top student: quiet, handsome, great at sports, and raised on the competition circuit. He looks like he stepped straight out of a comic, but he only cares about his studies and pays no attention to the world around him. Everyone sighed: What a shame! 2. Tong Hua, the school beauty at the neighboring school, is known as a “pretty face.” People say she's got nothing but stunning looks and is best at 1kReads9.1Score108Shelves
14. 214 平 Parallel Worlds, the Moonlight That Never Was 平行时空，不存在的白月光 Clear Grain, Summer Gift清禾予夏Modern Romance195k WordsOngoing Did you have someone in your youth you could never forget, your moonlight from the past? Lin LecI had one. He was part of her entire youth, then transferred schools without warning during her second year of high school. For sixteen years, she thought she had forgotten him. Then she suddenly dreamed of him again. In the dream, the boy still had the fresh, youthful look of his younger self. Smiling, he asked her, “What took you so long?” When she finally gathered the courage to look for him, every 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one! You won't regret getting hooked! A 90s-style high school campus novel set in a small county.

15. 215 蓝 Blue-and-White Uniforms and Peach Blossoms 《蓝白校服与桃树花开》 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天31k WordsCompleted Blue-and-White School Uniforms and Blossoming Peach Trees 107Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Youth Campus Story

16. 216 渡 Save Me, Not the Drunkard 渡我不渡醉 Bamboo Song Pear竹音梨Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [A guarded, wounded hero × a gentle, steadfast heroine who saves him | Mutual devotion · Rekindled Romance] “Everyone who gets close to me comes to a bad end. You should leave.” “It's not your fault, Jiang Zui. You haven't done anything wrong.” Kneeling in the light, she led him out of the shadows and told him he wasn't a curse. He deserved to be loved. This was a silent standoff, and a gentle salvation. Jiang Zui thought his life would never see the light until he met Su Yuhe at seventeen. Afra 2.9kReads—Score185Shelves

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    Jiang Zui's restrained yet deep affection is the most tear-jerking male lead character I've ever seen!

17. 217 终 One Day, Spring Mountains Will Be Within Reach 终有春山可望 Yue Zhuang Zhou月庄周Modern Romance137k WordsCompleted Shen Mei is an ordinary high school student, harboring an unspoken crush and carrying the weight of hard work she can’t afford to slack off on. But youth isn’t that simple. Friendships can falter, life can change overnight, and all the storms that are bound to come will come. Still, she chooses to solve one more problem beneath her desk lamp in the early hours, to memorize one more page through her tears. She doesn’t complain or back down. She answers every setback with growth. When the whole wo 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Campus inspirational stories about overcoming friendship, unrequited love, family trials, perseverance in studies, and achieving dreams.

18. 218 我 What We Promised Each Other: 我们说好的： Tumi Demon荼靡妖Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted “We’ve grown up. We’re not the same as we were as kids. Do you really think childhood sweethearts would go to all that trouble to find each other just to be friends again?” Lin Yi blinked her clear eyes and laughed carelessly. “I don’t!” Shen Yu blurted out without a moment’s hesitation. “So let’s be together!” Shu Ning looked at Xue Yang and asked, “I’m said to bring bad luck. Aren’t you afraid?” “What’s there to be afraid of? It’s not like I’m a good person!” Xue Yang’s matter-of-fact tone mad 154Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is an incredibly sweet and satisfying romance novel! Childhood sweethearts reunite in college, settling scores on the spot and speaking their minds directly. It features a smart academic genius and an athletic campus heartthrob, a sexy internet celebrity and a domineering CEO. The more you read, the more addictive it becomes! It has positive values ​​and a light, smooth writing style! The characters are all very well-developed. You absolutely must read it! You absolutely must read it! You absolutely must read it!

19. 219 美 My Beautiful Deskmate Always Pinches Me: From Fighting Back to Falling for Her 美女同桌总掐我，从抵抗到真香 Kakakakarot卡卡卡卡罗特Modern Romance685k WordsOngoing [School life] [Deskmates] [Ensemble cast] [Based on real events] There are no melodramatic, hackneyed plots here, nor any characters deliberately designed to win you over. You're free to like or dislike anyone. This novel wasn't written for cheap thrills; it's a true story from the past, and I'm only the narrator of time. If you're willing to take a little time to savor this gently told story, that would be my greatest honor. This story begins with Chen Xi and Yuan Meng as middle school deskmate 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is definitely worth reading! [Kissing emoji]

20. 220 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… 7.3kReads8.6Score642Shelves

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    It's really good, the more you watch it, the more addictive it becomes.

21. 221 青 Moss Never Meets the Stars 青苔不逢星 Shu Shujia舒舒佳Modern Romance244k WordsOngoing [Male unrequited-love perspective + younger crybaby + insecure male lead + light ensemble cast + college campus + universally adored heroine] [Gifted heiress × insecure, loyal puppy] Lu Wangyu's youth was a quiet, damp patch of moss. He came from a modest, loving family, had an unremarkable personality, average grades, and was the most ordinary boy in any crowd. He loved someone far beyond his reach... Xia Muzhi, a girl blessed by heaven, lived a life entirely different from his. She was the sol 233Reads—Score102Shelves

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    The female lead is the heiress of a family! She's a heartthrob who has redeemed many people. The male lead is her junior from high school; he's had a crush on her since their senior year, a self-conscious, puppy-like type. Later, the female lead learns that the male lead likes her, but she doesn't reciprocate; she's never been interested in him at all.

22. 222 尘 Dust Motes in Warm Light 尘微光暖 Yi Zhou易周Modern Romance124k WordsOngoing Angst before sweetness, sweetness intertwined with angst, and two people finding their way to each other. Su Nian and Shen Zhiyan come from different social backgrounds and have very different personalities, leading to a love story full of repeated push and pull. Heroine Su Nian: Though trapped in the mire of her family circumstances and somewhat lacking in confidence, she never gives up a chance to save herself. Through hard work, she keeps growing. Hero Shen Zhiyan: An excellent student, he —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ordinary people's campus romance

23. 223 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—Score109Shelves

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    Look, look, look, look, look! [Feeling wronged]

24. 224 逐 Chasing Summer 逐夏 May the Wood Be at Peace愿木安Modern Romance200k WordsOngoing [From Campus to Wedding Dress + Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Healing] [Cheerful, sunny top student who seems like a good girl vs. cold, obsessive campus king] One day, the campus king of Jiang University was on his way to teach a few street thugs a lesson. When he arrived, he found that several of them had already been beaten black and blue. They were on their knees, kowtowing and begging for mercy. "Don't ask us. Our boss makes the decisions." "If you want to ask someone, ask our boss." "Boss, w 3.3kReads6.9Score470Shelves

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    It's good, and it gets better as it goes on. I especially like the female lead; she's always ready to take revenge.

25. 225 十 At Fourteen, They Forced Me to Become a Godfather 十四岁，他们逼我成为教父 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted At Fourteen, They Forced Me to Become a Godfather 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When my younger brother was fourteen, the light went out of his eyes. I'm not exaggerating; it means exactly what I said. That day, he came home from school with a broken backpack strap, his school uniform buttons fastened incorrectly, and he slumped limply into the sofa, as if his spine had been removed. The TV was on, showing some cartoon, but his eyes, though fixed on the screen, were dilated, like two dusty glass beads.

26. 226 恋 After Four Years of Dating, I Deleted Her 恋爱四年，我删掉了她 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After Four Years Together, I Deleted Her 47Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 倒 The Tycoon's Sugar Baby 倒贴首富 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊21k WordsCompleted Throwing Herself at the Billionaire 49Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 千 Never Fall in Love with a Flight Attendant 千万别和空姐谈恋爱 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Never Fall in Love with a Flight Attendant 17Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 兄 Brother, You’re Really Something 兄弟，你可真行 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted Bro, you really are something. 360Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 婚 A Travel Companion Before the Wedding 婚前伴游 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted A Pre-Wedding Travel Companion 235Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 那 That Winter, My Senpai Asked Me to Stay the Night 那个冬天学姐留我过夜 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊9k WordsCompleted That winter, my senpai invited me to stay the night. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 你 You Can't Get Away 你，跑不掉了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted You Can't Get Away 12Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 我 My User Is a Female Celebrity 我的用户是女明星 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊28k WordsCompleted My User Is a Female Celebrity 20Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 我 I Want This Person for the Rest of My Life 我要这个人一辈子 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted I Want This Person for the Rest of My Life 3Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 戏 You’re All I See, Onstage and Off 戏里戏外全都是你 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊8k WordsCompleted You’re All I See, Onstage and Off 7Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 前 My Ex-Boyfriend Doesn’t Dare Touch Me 前男友他不敢碰我 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊15k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend Doesn't Dare Touch Me 98Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 237 我 I Willingly Took the Bait 我，甘愿上钩 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊10k WordsCompleted I Willingly Took the Bait 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 那 The Love Confession That Night Was Meant for My Father-in-Law 那晚情话，全说给老丈人听了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted Those Sweet Words That Night Were All Meant for My Father-in-Law 7Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 我 I Care About the Campus Belle, but She Put Me on Blast Online 我把校花放心上，她却把我挂网上 Little Stone Eggs石头蛋蛋11k WordsCompleted I Keep the Campus Belle Close to My Heart, but She Posts Me Online —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The aloof goddess Mu Ruxue proactively messaged me asking for nude photos. I thought spring had arrived, but the very next day she posted the photos online. Later, the goddess wanted to see my nude photos again. Learning from my previous mistake, I decided to trust her again, only to have her post them in a girls' group chat.

40. 240 盛 Sweet Beginnings in Midsummer 盛夏有棠 It's Liu Liu Liu是流流流Modern Romance170k WordsOngoing After a devastating family crisis, former good girl Xue Xiaotang tears up her sweet-and-innocent persona and moves to the very back row of the classroom. She takes a laid-back approach to studying, only to unexpectedly find a group of passionate, loyal friends among the so-called bad students. Suddenly, her youth is more lively than ever. An accident sends her crashing into the world of Qi Shengyu, a scheming college student who knows how to put on an act. A sunny upperclassman in public, he's a 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and see my story: a high school girl and a college boy, how we redeemed each other both on and off campus.

41. 241 重 Reborn, I Cut Ties with My Family, and My Mother-in-Law Helps Me Reach New Heights 重生斩断娘家路，婆婆扶我青云志 I'm Yanzi我是艳子Modern Romance189k WordsOngoing After having her college application choices changed, Jiang Rong was reborn and met Chen Zheng, the son of a high-ranking official. During their four years at university, the cool, handsome Chen Zheng fell in love with the sensitive, driven Jiang Rong. He saved her several times and helped her escape her family. Grateful and in love, Jiang Rong married Chen Zheng. After Chen Zheng was implicated by his father, he was forced to leave the country and live abroad, where he ended up with the person 28Reads—Score118Shelves

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    This book is newly released and still fresh in people's minds. The only downside is that the pacing is a bit slow, but it gets better and better as you read on.

42. 242 半 Half a Plum Blossom, Five Parts Sweet 半落青梅五分糖 Half a Leaf in a Window一扇半叶Modern Romance797k WordsOngoing After an accident, she married her best friend's older brother. He was a poker-faced man, but he carefully set one trap after another to spoil her, until she gradually fell for his honeyed words. He said, “We're practically childhood friends, so I can't spoil you too much. Three parts sweetness is too bland, and all sugar is too cloying. Five parts is just right. That's how we can be happy together for a lifetime!” 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Help! It's so good, I'm hooked and can't get out!

43. 243 学 The Academic Prodigy Jiang Zheng 学神蒋政 Yun Yi Hai Jun Nuo云翳海军诺Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [Youthful Sweet Romance + Modern Romance + Genius + Secret Crush + One-on-One] This is a school romance set at Fenghua High School. Su Qin, who ranked outside the top hundred, was sent to the honors class by Jiang Zheng… Jiang Zheng was a genius who had held the top spot in the honors class for years. He had a strange temper and never spoke to anyone, yet he went straight to the office to argue with Wang Jin so Su Qin could join the honors class fair and square. Su Qin came from an ordina 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The campus story of academic genius Jiang Zheng and Su Qin is highly recommended.

44. 244 藏 The Crush Hidden in an Eraser 藏在橡皮里的喜欢 A Smile Erases Old Grudges 11展颜消宿怨11Modern Romance480k WordsOngoing The most moving part of youth has never been a grand declaration of love. It’s the affection hidden in all the little details. If you’ve ever had a crush on someone, you’ll understand all the sweetness and bittersweet ache in A Crush That Tastes Like Lemon Soda. There’s no golden finger and no melodramatic misunderstandings, just an ordinary girl and the top student in her year, whose seven-year journey from a crushed eraser brings them slowly closer, quietly falling for each other until their l 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When the sweet, unassuming girl meets the aloof, academic genius, a scrap of eraser pries open the boundaries between their two worlds. From mutual dislike to mutual understanding, Lin Wanwan hides her feelings in the corner of her notebook, while Shen Yu writes tender words in the crack of his desk. Youth is an unexpected and unrequited love, and unrequited affection eventually blossoms into a mutual, radiant dawn. [Add one to your bookshelf]

45. 245 我 My Youthful Romance 我的青春爱恋 Sparse Shadows in the Apricot Grove杏坛疏影Modern Romance103k WordsOngoing Lin Wan had a secret talent: the poems she wrote reflected the truest colors of people’s hearts. Then, one autumn, Zheng Hao, wearing a dark green sweater, stood in the light and asked her if she liked Yu Qiuyu. For the first time, her pen trembled, and the colors on the page blurred into something out of place. She spent three years of her youth writing poems for him, gave him her first night beneath the moonlight in a white shirt, and even followed him into the neon-lit depths of the night. Bu 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My number one pick – come and see for yourself!

46. 246 校 A Bittersweet Campus Romance 校园苦涩爱情 Wood Drifting Across the Seas木浮四海Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted This is a campus romance about a boy and a girl whose misunderstandings lead them from dislike to love, and eventually to a bitter breakup. It reminds us that sometimes, once you miss your chance, you miss it for a lifetime. Treasure everything you have now. 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend a book

47. 247 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—Shelves

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    Super sweet, super doting! [KISS][KISS] A sweet campus romance with mutual unrequited love! A rebellious, academically challenged girl x a cool, aloof school heartthrob and top student. She recklessly teases her deskmate, thinking she's in control, unaware that the top student is subtly playing hard to get, quietly waiting for her to fall into his trap! Qin Sihuang feels like the longest road she's ever walked is the road of schemes Pan Zhanchen has laid out for her. [Laughing][Laughing]

48. 248 花 Flowers Bloom for the Wind 花开予风 Pose Burger姿势汉堡Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [School to workplace | Doctors | Ensemble cast | Secret crushes | Choices | Ideals | Reunion after many years] A swan song for the youth of everyone who grew up caught between ideals and reality. Following five medical students through a decade of change, from campus to the wider world, it uses an unexpected death as a lens to reveal the sharpest edges of friendship, love, and responsibility. The storytelling is as precise as a scalpel: their first meeting in anatomy class, standing shoulder to 153Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This is a highly realistic ensemble-oriented youth novel. The characters initially pursue their dreams side-by-side on campus, but later face harsh choices upon entering society, and an unexpected event shatters their peace. The narrative is calm and restrained, avoiding unrealistic sweet romance, and revolves around ideals, love, and friendship. Amidst the cold rationality of medicine and the unpredictability of life, the protagonists slowly reconcile with regrets. The overall tone is gentle yet poignant, with a powerful aftertaste, leaving the reader reflecting on the gap between youth and reality.

49. 249 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? 4Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    It's so good! The female lead and supporting female characters are evenly matched, and there are no weird or melodramatic plot points. The author's writing style is delicate and refreshing.

50. 250 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 35Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    This non-traditional campus novel is very good; the beginning is lighthearted and funny.

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