The Push and Pull Between a Clear-Headed Heroine and a Male Lead Who Secretly Loves Her 清醒女主和偷偷暗恋男主的拉扯

1. 151 暗 Her Secret Crush Is Wicked and Flirtatious, and She Can't Handle Him 暗恋对象又坏又撩，她招架不住 Cranes Part from Green Mountains鹤别青山Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Short drama now available A cash-strapped, gentle, resilient good girl × a rich, aloof, wicked young master [The heroine’s secret crush comes true + a fake playboy reforms + dating before falling in love] Lin Wu stumbled upon scenes she shouldn’t have seen, twice. The first time, in a torrential downpour, He Jingzhou sat in his car, watching indifferently as a bodyguard beat someone half to death. The second time was at a party, where she saw him get dumped on the spot as his White Moonlight ann 90.5kReads9.3Score10.4kShelves
2. 152 别 Don't Flirt with Me 别和我撒娇 Qi Xue栖雪Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Roguishly handsome hero + sweet, well-behaved girl] [Secret crush comes true + sweet romance + devoted to each other] Zhou Jingsi once found a pink love letter tucked inside his math textbook. The young girl's handwriting was elegant, her strokes shy and hesitant. The letter was short and unsigned, containing only one line: “Seeing you today, I suddenly wanted to take you to Kekexili to see the sea.” Wen Shu did two daring things in her life. First, she wrote a 48.5kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
3. 153 暗 Secret Crush! Big Brother Is Wild and Irresistible 暗恋！哥哥他又野又撩 Moonfield Mountain Fox月野山狐Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [College Campus | Unrequited Love Turns Mutual | Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf | Sweet Romance as He Wins Her Back] Meng Shiyi has been secretly in love for years with her brother's good friend. He Xi Lou is famously rebellious and carefree at Imperial University, and his ex-girlfriends could circle the entire campus. At first, he laughs nonchalantly. “Relax, you're my friend's little sister. I wouldn't touch you~” Later, he pins her in his arms, his voice teasing and sensual. “Shiyi, little sis 27kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
4. 154 他 His Special Favorite 他的小偏爱 Dawn Light清晨曙光Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight from the male lead, the female lead’s secret crush comes true + college campus + sweet romance + only ever loved each other] [Pure-hearted, handsome bad boy with a devoted heart VS cool, distant, gentle girl with a crush] Zhou Yanyang is the second young master of the Zhou family and the person in charge of the Zhou Group. He has always been a golden boy, a famous figure on the Jing University forums, and the center of everyone’s attention. Bold and carefree, he has never ha 18.7kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
5. 155 求 Please Love Me Openly 求你明恋我 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for A Confession I Couldn’t Hide to get a signed copy] [Roguishly handsome, irresistible Jin Zhuo x sweet, alluring Qin Yingxia] [Both Pure + College Romance + Secret Crush Becomes Mutual + Sweet Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Qin Yingxia had been secretly in love with Jin Zhuo for seven years. She worked as hard as she could to get into Imperial University, all so she could be a little closer to him. On the first day of school, she accidentally took t 53.7kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves
6. 156 盛 Chasing the Light in Midsummer 盛夏逐光 Eating Sunflower吃吃葵Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Secret crush comes true | Playboy reforms | Lost love rekindled | Both leads are devoted to each other | Sweet romance] At the senior-year New Year's Eve party, the girls of Dorm 501 drank and chatted merrily. For a party game, everyone had to share a secret no one else knew. Xu Nanzhi had a little fruit wine and her cheeks flushed. She whispered, "I like Fu Shijin." Her roommates went from eager anticipation to disappointment. "How 35.9kReads9.4Score4kShelves
7. 157 贪 Enchanted by Your Glorious Summer 贪恋你的盛夏 Big Meat Bun大肉包子啊Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted The print edition of A Summer Spent Loving You is now available. [Flirtatious, handsome bad-boy heir vs. sweet, insecure, well-behaved girl] [College campus + secret crush comes true + devoted couple + sweet, flirtatious romance] The boldest thing Sang Li ever did was approach the new transfer student during her senior year of high school. The boy was handsome and arrogant, with a faint air of aloofness in his eyes. Sang Li thought he was, like her, a scholarship student at this elite high schoo 51.8kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves
8. 158 温 Tenderly Hidden 温柔藏匿 Jiu Wan九绾Modern Romance462k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Reserved and gentle male lead × sunny and passionate female lead | College campus | One-sided crush becomes mutual | Slow-burn everyday romance | Healing and redemption] In the seventh year of her crush on Xu Jing'an, her friends celebrated Si Miao’s birthday. He was there, too. As the candles were lit, she clasped her hands and made a wish: “From today on, I hope I never like Xu Jing'an again.” After blowing out the candles, Si Miao boarded a train to Wugong Mountain 5kReads9.3Score672Shelves
9. 159 完 Oh No, My Neighbor Is a Master of Seduction 完蛋，我的邻居是钓系大佬 Mu Zilan木子澜Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted 1. He Shengsheng had never hated someone so much without even meeting them. The neighbor's renovation drill sounded as if it were boring straight into her ears. After being jolted awake by yet another crash, for what had to be the hundredth time, she finally couldn't take it anymore and opened the residents' group chat. Seriously, what was the point of ripping out a perfectly finished apartment and redoing it? That's what she thought, though what she typed was, “Sorry to bother you, but could th 1.1kReads7.4Score101Shelves

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   It's a modern statement that I think is more beautiful, welcome to taste it [laughs]

10. 160 心 My Heart Flutters! There's a Beam of Moonlight in His Eyes 心动！他眼里有一束月光 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Rebirth + School Life + Healing + Inspirational] Gu Hanzhang is reborn, returning to the beginning of her dark life. In her previous life, a devil set his sights on her and imprisoned her in a gilded cage where sunlight never reached, making her his plaything. Back then, she thought it would be worth it if sacrificing herself meant the people around her could live well. But in the end, she could never see her family again while they were alive; her mentor died in 35.8kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
11. 161 穿 I Went Viral After Reincarnating as the Stand-In Female Lead 穿成替身女配后我爆火了 Orange Pie香橙派Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted (Humorous + super sweet + entertainment industry + devoted one-to-one romance) Su Rao transmigrated into a Mary Sue novel as a disposable supporting female character. She only wanted to focus on her career, unaware that the original male lead had multiple personalities and countless split personalities, all of whom would become obsessed with her. In short, this is a romance novel where the entire cast plays matchmaker. 106Reads8.9Score—Shelves
12. 162 真 The Real Heiress Rose to Fame After Joining a Variety Show 真千金参加综艺节目后爆红了 Yi Yi燚燚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new book, The Crown Prince Is Ill, and My Uncle Holds Me Close, is now out. Come check it out! Song Ye returns to the Song family, where her parents think she's less sensible and refined than their fake heiress, while her younger brother thinks she's less smart and capable. Her parents try to pressure and tempt her: “If you change the way you dress, we can get you on a variety show and introduce you to more people.” Song Ye turns and walks away. “I don't care!” When Song Ye appears on the 1.2kReads9.1Score139Shelves
13. 163 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 49.3kReads9.4Score7.8kShelves
14. 164 肖 I've Had My Eye on Him for Ages 肖想他已久 Lu Youyou鹿呦呦Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted They say distant relatives are no match for nearby neighbors. Ai Mi thinks she may have seriously offended the neighbor who lives downstairs in her new building. She borrowed the neighbor's car during the day, then dropped a plastic instant-noodle container on his head that night. To make matters worse, the man is Luo Yin, a handsome and talented big shot in the voice-acting world! How is she supposed to keep working in the industry after this? Desperate to restore her image in his eyes, Ai Mi s 87Reads9.3Score—Shelves
15. 165 学 The Top Student Married Me 学神和我结婚了 Sikong Shi司空十Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted Shao Qianran got into a top university to follow her longtime crush, upperclassman Lu Cheng. But through a twist of fate, she accidentally confessed to the campus prodigy Lu Cheng, whose name was pronounced the same but written differently. Ridiculed by everyone, she found herself surrounded by layers of misunderstandings and distance from the upperclassman she liked. What Qianran never expected was that one day the lofty campus prodigy Lu Cheng would say to her, “Let’s get married.” “Why me?” “ 6.5kReads9.1Score625Shelves
16. 166 余 The Rest of My Life Was All Part of the Plan 余生，蓄谋已久 Tu Shiqi兔拾柒Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted Lawyer Chu and Lu Kuo ultimately broke up, and almost everyone mocked her for being a sparrow who thought she could marry into a rich family. Years later, she returned with her son. When she saw Lu Kuo, she merely greeted him coolly: "Mr. Lu." At that moment, Lu Kuo, a playboy for years, couldn't hold back his tears. His voice hoarse, he said, "Who wants to be just Mr. Lu?" 16.8kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
17. 167 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 19.2kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
18. 168 清 Plain Congee 清粥 Cha Jin茶槿Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted [Cool, restrained and eccentric hero x sweet, gentle heroine] [Sweet romance and healing + reunion after a long separation + devoted couple] 1 All the girls at Jincheng No. 1 High School knew that Ji Chensheng from Class 6 was handsome and abstinent, but as cold as ice in the dead of winter. As time passed, he became an untouchable flower on a high peak in everyone’s eyes. Then one day during PE class, someone secretly peeked through the back window and saw the boy who was distant and aloof w 9.2kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
19. 169 被 Blacklisted by Heaven’s Will, I Became an Immortal by Eating Trash 被天道拉黑后，我靠吃垃圾成仙了 Ice Edge Returns冰缘归来Eastern Fantasy336k WordsCompleted “Spiritual energy? It has no effect on me!” “Chaos? It is all my sustenance!” Lin Xiao, abandoned by the Heavenly Dao, has a destroyed spiritual root, yet bears the [Order Furnace]! He uses rising entropy as fuel, turning chaos into sustenance! Forge the [Body of Order]: immune to all poisons, healed from every wound, with an unbreakable jade-like frame! Wield the [Guixu Field]: annihilate all things, define the rules, and make all arts bow! Command the [Heaven-Measuring Sacred Ruler]: shatter —Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    The beautiful master struck a chord with his sword and opened up the world; the charming master smiled like a flower and was mysterious. The gentle senior sister is as tender as water and takes great care; the cold junior sister is like a snow lotus, secretly falling in love with her. All the good things, but they all reside in him alone. [Love][KISS]

20. 170 见 Knowing Qiao by Her Voice 见声知乔 Fruitful Tree满树果Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted College student Situ Qiaoyi applies for a secretary assistant position at the Fang Group, only to discover that her direct supervisor is her classmate's older brother. And so begins a sibling team-up to trick someone into marriage. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My best friend said that her brother is abroad, so who is this?

21. 171 不 No Forgiveness, No Getting Back Together: Miss Su Is Thriving on Her Own 不原谅，不复合，苏小姐独美 Shi Yi拾一Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing After six years together, Jiang Yihuai puts an arm around his new flame and breaks up with her. Su Yumian makes no fuss. She packs her suitcase, takes the enormous breakup settlement, and moves out without hesitation. His friends all egg him on: “How long do you think Su Yumian will last this time?” Everyone in the capital knows she loves Jiang Yihuai desperately, so much that she has no pride or temper. She’ll come crawling back within three days, for sure. But three months pass… And she still 38.9kReads8.6Score4kShelves

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