They Meet Again Years After Breaking Up, Then Rekindle Their Relationship, With a Little Angst 分手几年后重逢，破镜重圆的，微虐

1. 151 公 The Young Master Himself, at Your Service, Madam Sea King 公子本尊，参见海王夫人 Mountain Traces山踪23k WordsCompleted This Young Master Appears in Person to Pay His Respects to the Sea King's Wife 24Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 152 致 Deadly Seduction 致命撩拨 Mountain Traces山踪11k WordsCompleted Deadly Temptation 3Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 153 我 I Know What Men Are Thinking 我知男人心 Mountain Traces山踪16k WordsCompleted I Know What Men Are Thinking 4Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 154 死 My Archrival Asked Me to Be His White Moonlight Substitute 死对头竟找我做白月光替身 Mountain Traces山踪25k WordsCompleted My Archrival Wants Me to Be Her Stand-In for the One She Never Forgot 4Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 155 地 The Underworld Is 1,200 Years Late 地府迟到一千二百年 Mountain Traces山踪7k WordsCompleted The Underworld Was 1,200 Years Late —Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 156 大 Big Brother Has Come Back to Marry Me 大哥哥回来娶我了 Twenty Mu Mu-chan二十木木酱Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted Su Chenyu hated Xu Muyi with all his heart. Just when Xu Muyi was at her lowest and most desperate, Su Yuheng, the eldest son of the Su family, returned from abroad. He reunited with Xu Muyi, and this time, he would never let her go again! The story is told from both Xu Muyi's and Su Yuheng's perspectives, so readers can fully see the depth of each lead's feelings and love for the other. 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A story about childhood sweethearts who redeem each other as adults. The story is told from both the male and female protagonists' perspectives, offering a complete narrative. Highly recommended.

7. 157 执 An Obsession Born of Love 执念为爱 Twenty Mu Mu-chan二十木木酱29k WordsCompleted A Love That Won't Let Go 52Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 158 遇 Meeting Her Made My Heart Beat Faster 遇见她心动不止 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + mistaken identity + mutual secret crushes + healing + female growth] Everyone is level-headed and knows what they’re doing, so read without worry. Jiang Nan, insecure and neglected by her family, meets He Chengyang. A twist of fate sends their budding romance down the wrong path. He Chengyang mistakes Jiang Nan, the girl he fell in love with at first sight, for her older sister, Jiang Xue, and they begin a brief relationship. (Nothing inappropriate happens between them.) W 6.9kReads8.5Score33214d adds

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   I recommend these few really good romance novels; they're not overly dramatic and the plot progresses quickly.

9. 159 初 I Couldn’t Hide My Heart’s Flutter When We First Met 初见心动藏不住 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight] [She Pursues Him] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Sweet, Realistic Romance] [Happy Ending] At twenty, the lively and spirited Chen Luo Chu meets Chu Yun. One look is all it takes for her to fall for him. She can barely hide the light in her eyes, and there is only one thought on her mind: make him hers. Once she confirms he is single, she boldly confesses, "Big brother, will you be my boyfriend?" Chu Yun gently turns her down with a simple, "We're not right for each other." But Chen L 1.4kReads—Score10414d adds
10. 160 爱 Love Will Come to Rest 爱会停歇 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Playboy Turns Devoted] [Love Grows Over Time] [Sweet with a Little Angst] [Class Difference] Chen Chao, a rich playboy, falls sincerely in love with Yu Jiawen, who comes from an ordinary family. He knows he isn't the kind of person she'd ideally choose, but he can't let go of his feelings for her. "Yu Jiawen, do you know? Meeting you made me feel like I could have a proper relationship too." "I've thought about giving you up, but I just can't accept it. Watching you date, marry, and have childr 3.3kReads8.4Score16014d adds
11. 161 深 Deep Inside My Core 深入我芯 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Mutual Devotion + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance] Their first two meetings were accidental. Every coincidence after that was part of his carefully laid plan. When Jiang Yi Shen met Tang Xin, he fell for her at first sight. He quietly set his plans in motion, and the two got to know each other, fell in love, and walked hand in hand into marriage, sharing the warm everyday moments of life from the first flush of romance to raising children. Side story one: Xu Man thought sh 2.4kReads8.7Score14614d adds
12. 162 单 Mr. Zhou, My Unrequited Love 单恋的周先生 Tung Oil Fruit桐油果Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Older Woman, Younger Man + Redemption + Realistic Romance] Three-year age gap. [Secret Love Becomes Mutual, from the Male Lead’s Perspective; Marriage First, Love Later, from the Female Lead’s Perspective] Everyone is level-headed and clear-minded. The woman Zhou Wang had kept in his heart for three years. He thought there could never be anything between them and was ready to give up, but then he unexpectedly learned what she had been through. His heart ached for her, and at the same time, he f 1.5kReads8.2Score10314d adds
13. 163 宫 After the Palace Coup, the New Emperor Dragged Me Back to the Palace 宫变后，身为掌事宫女的我被新帝抓回了宫 Leafy Boughs 1枝叶扶疏18k WordsCompleted After the Palace Coup, the New Emperor Dragged Me Back to the Palace, Though I Was Only a Senior Palace Maid 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a short story, no need to follow it, you can finish it in a short while, it's very enjoyable, the female lead is not weak, and she successfully escapes in the end.

14. 164 我 After I Got Married, My Aloof Junior Went Crazy 我结婚后，清冷学弟疯了 Xiao Luo JJ小骆JJ34k WordsCompleted After I got married, my aloof junior went mad. 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A dual identity versus a devoted childhood sweetheart, ten years of unresolved feelings, a broken relationship mended, mutual healing—read it in one go, whether you're on the toilet or slacking off. A short story that's been held back by its artsy tone.

15. 165 隐 I Hid My Pregnancy and Broke Up with Him, Now the Younger Top-Tier Star Hates Me After Our Reunion 隐孕分手，重逢后年下顶流恨疯了 Ink Verses of a Red Apple红苹果的墨韵Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted [Reunion after years apart + rekindled love + both are each other’s only one + older woman/younger man + entertainment industry + angsty push and pull + sweet and painful] (Main couple: volatile younger man, a top-tier star in the short-video scene, and a beautiful, aloof, unsentimental novelist) (Side couple: a rich young man and woman, sworn enemies from wealthy families, get drunk and spend the night together, then marry before falling in love) Five years ago, after a brief romance, she sudde 2.3kReads7.3Score20114d adds

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    I recommend this book; the imagery of [flying kiss][flying kiss][adoration] perfectly captures the bittersweet feeling.

16. 166 迟 The Belated Return of the Old Sword 迟归故剑 Deep-Fried Chinese Yam油炸山药Ancient Romance26k WordsCompleted The Late Return of the Ancient Sword 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You can take a look at this!

17. 167 我 All I Hope for Is to Spend the Rest of My Life with You 我只希望，余生有你 Jia Yi Bu Xixi甲乙不嘻嘻Modern Romance96k WordsCompleted I only hope to spend the rest of my life with you. 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist returns to China at the beginning.

18. 168 都 We Broke Up, So Why Get Back Together? 都分手了，还复什么合？ Xiao Xiaoxiong萧小熊11k WordsCompleted We’ve already broken up, so why would we get back together? 53Reads—Score—14d adds

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    They broke up and didn't get back together.

19. 169 黎 The Empress Dowager's Hidden Marriage Pact 黎后的隐藏婚约 Nian Jiyu年姬语Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + powerful CEO + devoted only to each other + secret identities + love after marriage + returns with child] She has forgotten how to love him. With red-rimmed eyes, Jian begs her to start over. Award-winning actress Shen and rising star Jian Muchuan are married under a contract. She thought they would spend the rest of their lives just keeping up appearances for their parents. But after they married, Jian Muchuan cooked for her, looked after her mother while she was busy filming, washed 78Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This has to be it!

20. 170 分 After We Broke Up, Our Reunion Script Turned Sweeter Than Ever 分手后，重逢的剧本甜爆了 Homebody Miss Li坐家米丝李Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted In their final year of high school, Lin Wanxing accidentally sold Lu Chaoci's competition notes, worth millions in prize money, as scrap paper. Not only did he not blame her, he became her one-on-one tutor, helping her turn her life around until they both got into the same university. Everyone thought theirs was a fairy tale, from school uniforms to wedding gowns. Then reality hit Lin Wanxing hard: family troubles forced her to break up with him herself, and Lu Chaoci left the country. For fou 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This! It even got to the point of breaking up.

21. 171 他 His Burden 他的累赘 Dandelion Drifting Down飘落的蒲公英Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush + Sweet and Angsty Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Personal Growth + Mutual Devotion + A Captivating Side Couple] One believes the other never said he liked her, and that everything was nothing more than wishful thinking. The other thinks she broke her promise. They had an unspoken understanding, yet she betrayed him without a second thought. After seeing her “get married” with his own eyes, then hearing her say “I like you” with his own ears, the feelings he had suppressed f 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Unrequited love + testing + ambiguity + misunderstanding + breakup + reunion!

22. 172 重 After Our Reunion, the Movie Emperor Won't Leave Me Alone 重逢后，影帝对我纠缠不休 Spring Breeze Inn春风宿Modern Romance113k WordsCompleted To protect Yu Wangshu, Bai Jingyu crippled her bully and was forced to transfer schools. In the fourth year after they parted, Bai Jingyu made his debut. The moment Yu Wangshu followed him on Weibo, he found her. She ran. He chased. He pursued her until they “accidentally” met again. The poor student who had once been reduced to the dust, the teacher’s well-behaved girl, became a screenwriter. The delinquent, handsome spendthrift, the teacher’s little devil incarnate, became a top-tier star. Bai 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    They were separated for eight years. In the fourth year, the male lead debuted, and the female lead followed him on Weibo. At that moment, the male lead recognized the female lead. The female lead tried to avoid the male lead, but he chased her until she had nowhere to run. There were differences between them in terms of class, fans, and career, but fortunately, the male lead persevered. A bittersweet story unfolds.

23. 173 缘 So It Was You: Six Years of Push and Pull 缘来是你，拉锯六年 Mi Shengsu米晟苏Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted A cool-headed, resilient screenwriter × a proud, guarded vice president From “not close” to “Mr. Zhang,” from pretending not to know each other to clasping hands in front of everyone. Two stubborn people and a confession six years in the making. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Back then, one didn't explain, and the other didn't press for answers. Their reunion after so long was marked by insincere words, yet their deep concern was hidden in countless small details of their lives. [Heart emoji]

24. 174 一 A Lie 一个谎 Liu He Xiang柳和相Modern Romance346k WordsOngoing [Male and Female Leads + Both Devoted to Each Other + Male Lead Has a Secret Identity + Reunion After Years Apart + Second Chance at Love + Healing] [School life in the first half, clinical doctor vs. renowned photographer in the second] [New chapters daily at 11 p.m.] Su Qingye: Your mother died when you were five, and you were forced to grow up alone. At sixteen, you started high school, only to endure three years of being ostracized by your classmates. At twenty, your stepbrother forced 25Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The world is vast, so vast that many people may never meet in their entire lives. Encounters between people are inherently rare, and the probability of meeting someone who can accompany you for a lifetime, someone unforgettable, is even slimmer. Su Qing once thought she wasn't suited for love because she had long lost the ability to love and couldn't truly let someone into her world. Until she met Jiang Chi. Her adolescence was uneventful, living day after day, merely existing, with minimal expectations for life, and few things worth remembering. Those ten-plus years were hazy, but after Jiang Chi arrived, her black-and-white world gradually gained color, more and more things became memorable, and she began to look forward to tomorrow. However, just when Su Qing thought Lady Luck had finally smiled upon her, reality dealt her a heavy blow.

25. 175 守 Stars Keeping Watch Over the Mist 守望雾霭的星辰 Tang Tang de Pang Pang唐唐de胖胖Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted Su Nianman was sent to an orphanage by her mother, who had no choice but to give her up. She was the only ray of light in the life of Huo Chenyu, a lonely boy. But fate tore them apart. Fifteen years later, she was a top-tier star, dazzling in the spotlight, while he had become a business magnate with immense power. A contract brought them together again. Amid misunderstandings and mutual testing, he forcefully tried to win her back, while she kept her distance. It was only when Su Nianman insis 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Huo Chenyu, the heir to a business empire, forever cherishes the image of a little girl from an orphanage—"Manman," who once shared a piece of candy with him. Years later, they meet again; she is now Su Nianman, a resilient and independent actress. A complicated marriage binds them together.

26. 176 爱 Love Out of Order 爱意失序 Riverside Woods Beyond the Shore彼岸林溪Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted [Both leads have no prior romantic experience + older woman/younger man + reunion after a long separation + healing + childhood sweethearts + happy ending] Glamorous, badass racing queen x brooding, devoted top-tier star ~ On the first day of filming, Qi Zheng lost control on set for the first time. The legendary car modifier hired at great expense was the woman he'd desperately searched for over the past nine years: the one who had abandoned him for money when he was sixteen and at his most des 70Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male protagonist always believed he had been abandoned years ago, but his love for her remained undiminished after their reunion.

27. 177 青 My Childhood Friend Is My Boss 青梅竹马是我上司 Liao Jianqingshan廖见青山Modern Romance186k WordsCompleted Both of them can communicate, so misunderstandings are cleared up quickly. Includes workplace romance, childhood sweethearts, melodramatic misunderstandings, and a man chasing his wife after losing her. After a family upheaval forced Li Shu to move abroad, she returned home and chose to work at a different company instead of her father's. One night, on her way back to the employee dormitory, she discovered that her childhood sweetheart lived right across the hall. And everyone actually called hi 135Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story of a long-awaited reunion and a broken mirror mended might not have seemed great at first, but it became surprisingly good later on. I'm so glad I watched until the end! The male lead initially acted aloof, but he completely lost his composure when he saw the female lead. The tsundere attitude is outdated; a direct approach is the way to win a wife's heart!

28. 178 拿 You Treat My Mother-in-Law Like She’s Nothing? I’ll Make You Get Lost 拿丈母娘不当妈，我让他滚蛋 Mulan Says木兰说Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted He called her "mother-in-law" at every turn, and she thought he treated her mother so well. She never imagined that in private he called her mother a country bumpkin and ordered her around. If Ye Ya had come home any later from work, she would have missed the sight of her mother kneeling before that scumbag. He dared treat his mother-in-law like she wasn't family? Then he could get lost. Ye Ya took her mother away in the middle of the night, but they were in a car accident, and her mother died. 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm shamelessly recommending this!

29. 179 消 After Five Years Gone, He Catches Her at the ER 消失五年，急诊室被他堵个正着 Yu Luo Ting雨落听11k WordsCompleted After disappearing for five years, he caught her just as she was leaving the emergency room. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Slightly angsty, they even have mouths, not mindless.

30. 180 你 May Our Youth Last Forever 你我的青春常驻 The Dark Duke of Tongdelou同德楼的暗夜公爵Modern Romance355k WordsOngoing Gu Yanzhi and Shen Qinghuan had been childhood sweethearts for eighteen years. He gave her all his tenderness and affection. From school uniforms to wedding gowns, from campus to the workplace, he spent his life keeping his promise: “My world is open to you alone.” Devotion and growth: “I was invincible, but you gave me a weakness, and you gave me armor, too.” —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Book recommendation!

31. 181 予 I Give You All My Time, Though It Turns to Dust 予你时光尽尘埃 The Dark Duke of Tongdelou同德楼的暗夜公爵Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted Gu Qinghuan spent three years suppressing her feelings for love, living in someone else’s shadow. When their contract ended, she turned and walked away without hesitation. Only then did Lu Sichen realize he had already lost the light that truly mattered. And so began his long, humbling journey to win her back. —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 182 恶 A Wicked Supporting Actress's Record of Changing Her Fate 恶毒女配改命实录 The Dark Duke of Tongdelou同德楼的暗夜公爵12k WordsCompleted The Villainess's Guide to Changing Her Fate 2Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 183 你 “Your Body Is More Honest Than Your Words.” He Pressed Close to My Ear and Chuckled “你的身体比嘴诚实。”他贴着我耳朵低笑 The Dark Duke of Tongdelou同德楼的暗夜公爵11k WordsCompleted “Your body is more honest than your mouth.” He pressed close to my ear and chuckled softly. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 184 恨 He Hated Her for Seven Years, Yet His Last Words Before He Died Were, “Don’t Tell Su Wan” 恨了他七年，他死前最后一句话却是“别告诉苏晚” The Dark Duke of Tongdelou同德楼的暗夜公爵18k WordsCompleted He hated him for seven years, but the last thing he said before he died was, “Don’t tell Su Wan.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 185 晚 The Evening Breeze Scattered Seven Years of Love, and He Begged Me Not to Leave Like a Madman 晚风吹散七年情，他疯了一样求我别走 The Dark Duke of Tongdelou同德楼的暗夜公爵9k WordsCompleted The evening breeze swept away seven years of love. He begged me not to leave like a madman. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 186 被 Accused of Getting Ahead Through Connections? I Became a Legend at the Music Festival 被骂靠关系走后门？我在音乐节封神了 The Dark Duke of Tongdelou同德楼的暗夜公爵21k WordsCompleted They accused me of getting ahead through connections? I became a legend at the music festival. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 187 晚 The Evening Breeze Scattered Seven Years of Love 晚风吹散七年情 The Dark Duke of Tongdelou同德楼的暗夜公爵10k WordsCompleted The evening breeze swept away seven years of love. —Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 188 晚 Love Came Too Late, and I'm Done Waiting 晚来的爱意，我不再等了 The Dark Duke of Tongdelou同德楼的暗夜公爵6k WordsCompleted I won’t wait any longer for love that came too late. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 189 重 Reunited With My Firefighter Ex, Who Told Me to Get Lost Because He Doesn’t Love Me Anymore 重逢消防员前任，他说走开不爱了 Qi Xiao Tong栖小桐Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted Complete [Reunion After Years Apart, Love and Hate, Rekindled Romance, Devoted Husband, One-on-One Romance, Both First-Time Partners, Happy Ending] Ji Qiao goes out in the middle of the night to take out the trash and gets trapped in an elevator. To make matters worse, she’d been too lazy to change out of her oversized T-shirt, and she was wearing nothing but athletic underwear below the waist. The firefighters called by the property management arrive to rescue her. And one of them is her ex-boy 5.3kReads7.6Score49614d adds

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    This book, "Broken Mirror Reunited," is really good!

40. 190 自 From Beginning to End! 自始至终！ The Crawling Snailw爬行的蜗牛wModern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Independent and ambitious, occasionally emo HR specialist & confident, arrogant, but actually stubborn and devoted programmer] [Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + everyday realism + slow burn] Five years after they broke up, Jiang Yu returned to her old hometown. On her first day at a new job, she unexpectedly ran into Jiang Yanzhou. There was none of the polite small talk you see in movies, no “Long time no see,” just a cool “Hello.” Not long afterward, Jiang Yanzhou bluntly told 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A broken mirror mended isn't exactly tragic; it's more about things being forced into a corner.

41. 191 归 Radiant Upon My Return 归来时璀璨 Tang Wanqing唐挽清Modern Romance147k WordsOngoing [A resilient, independent lawyer vs. a scheming, sharp-tongued heir + two equally strong leads + rekindled love] When Fu Jing was at university, Shen Mingqian fell in love with her at first sight and began pursuing her. After he pursued her time and again, Fu Jing fell for him too, and they got together. After graduation, Shen Mingqian wanted to marry Fu Jing, so he took her to meet his parents. But his parents thought the gap between them was too great and offered her money to break up with him —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this book!

42. 192 重 Only When We Reunited Did I Learn He’d Waited for Me All Through Our Youth 重逢才知，他等了我整个青春 Exquisitely Clear玲笼剔透18k WordsCompleted Only When We Met Again Did I Learn He Had Waited for Me All Through My Youth 73Reads—Score114d adds

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    Completed, a tragic love story, a tug-of-war between two love-obsessed individuals, happy ending. (Short story)

43. 193 雪 Xue Wutong 雪梧桐 Xun Bai荀柏710k WordsCompleted [Republican-era ensemble cast + love of country + two powerful leads + older man/younger woman + sweet romance + pursuit of love + powerful man bows his head + heartbreaking angst + bad ending] In the Republican era, Nanjing was home to two renowned romantics. I do not believe in Buddha, but I would kneel at every temple in Nanjing if only Heaven would give me back my wife. Zhou Qingshi, courtesy name Changyu, was the eldest son and eldest grandson of the Zhou family, and ninth in birth order. 400Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    The story begins with the male protagonist going abroad for nine years. When he returns, his daughter has grown up, but he has married someone else. The two go through ups and downs, breaking up and getting back together repeatedly.

44. 194 校 The Campus Heartthrob's First Love Is Back, and I Can No Longer Hide My Love Letters 校草白月光回国，我暗恋情书藏不住 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted The campus heartthrob's first love is back in the country, and I can't hide my secret love letter anymore. 793Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Several years after their divorce, they reunited and reconciled. She, once considered unattractive, had harbored a deep and unrequited love for him, only to have her sincerity trampled upon without dignity. Everyone, including his unrequited love, mocked and ridiculed her. Then, his unrequited love arranged for her to be defiled, and he sought help from his online lover, only to be met with a cold rejection. He fell in love with her, but she was disillusioned and no longer loved him. Taking advantage of her recurring amnesia, she fell in love with the person she loved at first sight and married him while pregnant. After regaining her memory, she no longer idolized him, divorced him, and ran away. But why then does she want to remarry him, needing his help?

45. 195 我 Do I Still Love Her? 我，还爱她？ Jian Xi Erer简兮尔尔Modern Romance242k WordsOngoing Urban Romance | Reunion | Unrequited Love | The Aesthetics of a Bad Ending | A Regretful Ending | Realistic Heartbreak I’ve been writing this for ages, but hardly anyone reads it. I’m so sad, sob sob. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "After failing the civil service exam twice, I'm actually dating the CEO's son?!" "Your high school classmate, Yu Qiu, is just an ordinary undergraduate from a non-prestigious university." "In terms of education and future prospects, how are you a match for him?" "You're a 25-year-old PhD graduate from overseas, young and promising, good-looking, what kind of girlfriend can't you find?" Yu Qiu: A non-prestigious university graduate who failed the civil service exam twice and works under Yin Zhihao's father. Jian Yi: Yu Qiu's high school classmate, undergraduate from Fudan University's medical school, PhD from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, still has feelings for Yu Qiu. Yin Zhihao: A Fudan University graduate, a selected civil servant, who has developed feelings for Yu Qiu over time. His father is the president of a company in Yancheng, and his mother is the director of Yancheng's First Hospital.

46. 196 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 seamless blend of scene and emotion, delicate and poetic. Dreams and reality intertwine, two perspectives unfold, misunderstandings are clear, and reconciliation is instantaneous. Past life's conflict turns to present life's sweetness, a palpable sense of destiny. He is a border guard, obsessive and eccentric; she is a battlefield medic, rational yet devoted. In their past life, she chased and hid from him, a twelve-year regret; in this life, he forcefully possesses her, and she, with a soft heart, falls for him.

47. 197 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 2.8kReads—Score18314d adds

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    A mutual journey in dire straits, both broken and passionate—this is the most touching form of love. The reunion of the male and female leads after so long is incredibly sweet, and the male lead dotes on the female lead so much.

48. 198 前 My Possessive Ex Won’t Let Go: Baby, I Only Want You 前任偏执缠宠：宝贝，我只要你 A Guest in the Clouds, Sleeping in the Dawn Breeze云中客晓风眠Modern Romance178k WordsOngoing Second chances after a breakup + possessive hero + obsessive devotion + relentless pursuit + unruly heroine + seductive games + both leads are each other’s first + loyal-dog hero + groveling to win her back + intense romantic tension After four years of loving her deeply, he had cherished Nan Chu with all his heart. Then came their sudden, brutal breakup. She left him only one icy message: “Let’s break up. I’m bored of you. Don’t contact me.” Then she vanished without a trace, never to be heard 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A broken mirror mended + female lead's restrained yet deep affection + male lead's obsessive yet deep affection + male lead's tragic love for the female lead (the male leads in my stories are always loyal and deeply affectionate). "If you want to run away, I'll wait. If you don't love me, I'll chase after you." "The rest of my life is long, and I'm willing to relentlessly pursue you."

49. 199 诀 City of Farewells 诀别之城 Ye Family Member Who Loves Cabbage and Celery爱吃白菜芹菜的叶家人Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted Three years ago, a devastating betrayal left Yang Jie heartbroken, and she called off the wedding she had looked forward to all her life. She thought she and Ye Mao would have nothing more to do with each other. Three years later, the man who had hurt her so deeply appeared before her again, quietly pleading for forgiveness. The real estate industry is a cutthroat world, and people are hard to read. Her former lover presses closer at every turn, and their old feelings refuse to fade. This time —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a poignant love story set against the backdrop of the difficult lives of real estate professionals. It tells the tale of Yang Jie, a real estate worker, and her growth after experiencing a series of setbacks in both her love life and career. It's not a typical rebirth or time-travel fantasy novel, but it gets better and better as you read on.

50. 200 京 A Reply to the Snowfall in the Capital 京雪回信 Qingyang轻飏Modern Romance557k WordsCompleted [Older man | Guiding lover | Mutually faithful | Reunion after a long separation | Marriage first, love later] [New prosecutor × Former prosecutor (now a forensic consulting partner)] When Xie Weizhen was seventeen, she and Fu Qisheng were in a car accident. The doctors said she might never wake up. Fu Qisheng promised to care for her for the rest of her life as her husband. And so, the two families arranged their marriage. A year later, Xie Weizhen woke up. Outside a teahouse, she heard someon 569Reads8.9Score10514d adds

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    The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts who are separated due to a misunderstanding. After a long separation, they reunite, get married first, and then fall in love. The male lead has a crush on the female lead, and the relationship is a mature, guiding one.

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