Any Ensemble Stories with Childhood Friends and a Bit of Bittersweet Romance? 有没有青梅竹马➕有点酸涩的群像文

1. 1 谁 Who Taught You to Be a Brother Like That? 谁教你这么当兄弟的 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available, published under the title Planetary Effect] Chen Zhijuan is the top surgeon in the orthopedics department at Beicheng People's Hospital. He's usually cold and taciturn. Dr. Chen is strikingly handsome, and his crisp, slender figure in a white coat gives off an air of restraint. The girls chasing after him could circle the hospital three times. Too bad his heart belongs to someone else. He's been secretly in love with his best friend for nearly ten years. The 83.9kReads9.3Score12.4k14d adds

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   Look at this, look at this, look at this! These two are truly childhood sweethearts! The opening scene is a visual feast, so captivating! Their relationship isn't explicitly stated, yet they're always paying attention to each other. This kind of bittersweet story is truly top-notch! Go check it out!

2. 2 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 26.4kReads9.1Score4.7k14d adds

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   It's short, but it hurts a lot. It's the kind of book that leaves you feeling pain after reading it, and the more you think about it, the more painful it gets. All the characters in the book are such good kids 😭

3. 3 重 Back to Middle School as the School Bully 重返初中当校霸 Five-Day Workweek一周五休Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted At twenty-six, Fu Wenjun was reborn in her middle-school years. In her previous life, she had been ostracized by her entire class and seen by her family as a disobedient child. Verbal bullying clung to her like a curse, driving her to turn her pain inward. She did poorly on the high school entrance exam, attended an ordinary university, and eventually found herself trapped in endless overtime, barely able to breathe. Given another chance, she was determined to rewrite her fate. She became the to 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   After being reborn, the female protagonist transforms from the timidity of her previous life to the resilience of this one, revealing a stubborn and indomitable spirit. Unlike her previous life, she chooses to confront bullying, bravely and intelligently dealing with every situation. Meanwhile, her relationship with the male protagonist evolves from initial dislike to budding affection, culminating in a steadfast commitment to each other—a delicate tale of mutual devotion. The two achieve mutual success in their pursuit of dreams, showcasing both their individual talents and the strength of companionship. The ensemble cast also captures the dreams and love of a group of young people! It's clear the author wanted to give each character a storyline, and they did their best to make it complete! The only minor flaw is the somewhat simplistic and rather bland portrayal of her previous life! But it's sweet!

4. 4 不 Wasn’t This an Arranged Marriage? Why Is Lord Pei So in Love with Me? 不是联姻吗？裴大人怎么这么爱 Deep-Fried Ice Cream油炸冰激凌Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted Jiang Shiyuan spent ten years pursuing Shen Lüchu, only to receive four words on her eighteenth birthday: “You make me sick.” So Jiang Shiyuan, the girl who made Shen Lüchu sick, turned around and agreed to her family’s arranged marriage, preparing to marry into the Pei family. The Pei family was the most powerful clan in the capital, with influence that reached the heavens, far beyond what Jiang Shiyuan could aspire to. Fortunately, the family was full of talented men, but one grandson, Pei 50.3kReads9.1Score6.5k14d adds

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   This is absolutely gorgeous, so sweet it's killing me! It's incredibly beautiful. So delicate, it's a must-watch without hesitation.

5. 5 她 She's Hard to Win Over 她很难哄 Spicy Little Duck麻辣小鸭Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted [Sensitive, quiet, sweet girl x roguish, handsome, flirtatious rich boy] [College campus / secret crush comes true / playboy turns over a new leaf / bittersweet romance / mutually devoted] During freshman military training, the scorching sun beat down. Yun Qian was drenched in sweat when she saw her savior walking past. He was tall and handsome, his easygoing style impossible to miss. Girls were always confessing to him, offering him water and asking for his WeChat. Someone whispered the goss 10kReads8.6Score73014d adds

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   Push, push, push!!

6. 6 他 He Can’t Hide His Sweet, Flirtatious Side 他的甜撩藏不住 Zi Xiaoqi紫小七Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted Short drama now streaming: Reunited in Your Summer [Bold, flirtatious older brother × soft, sweet little bunny] [College campus + mutual crush + falling for each other + doting romance + devoted couple with a happy ending] Xie Shiyan was the heir to one of the most powerful families in the capital. Lazy and carefree, he was an aloof beauty and famously the hardest man in history to win over. After Li Chu arrived at Jing University, he began casually flirting with her on the sly. - Inside the Fe 6.5kReads9.2Score67114d adds
7. 7 暗 The Eleventh Spring of My Secret Love 暗恋他的第十一年春 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted 51.3kReads9.6Score7.5k14d adds
8. 8 甜 So Sweet! The Esports God Pretends to Be Good and Coaxes Me 甜爆！电竞大神他装乖哄我 Crooked Pear梨歪歪Modern Romance366k WordsCompleted The short drama My Heart Belongs to Mu Ye is now available [Rebirth + unrequited love comes true + sweet romance + pseudo-esports] Reborn heiress x esports player who acts like a sweet puppy but is really a fierce wolf In her previous life, Mu Wan was kidnapped. Her boyfriend received her call for help but kept it secret, causing the rescue to be delayed. She was brutally tortured to death. After her death, her soul floated in the air, where she saw the man she had never valued giving everything 8.5kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
9. 9 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 50.5kReads9.5Score7.8k14d adds
10. 10 掀 Flip the Table: A Glimmer Breaks the Deadlock 掀桌：微光破局 Swallows Shear the Autumn Wind燕剪秋风38k WordsCompleted Flip the Table: Breaking Through the Deadlock 352Reads—Score114d adds

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    You can see that feelings develop gradually; at the beginning, they dislike each other, but then they are forced to be together.

11. 11 潜 Hidden Affection 潜藏爱意 Mountain Scenery山景Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Reunion After a Breakup / Reunited After Years Apart / School Romance First, City Romance Later / Happy Ending / Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced] [Devoted, Possessive, Privileged Young Man vs. Resilient Small-Town Girl] The first time Jiang Tingwu met Qi Shen was one morning after the start of her second year of high school. The boy had sharply defined features and a tall, straight figure, with an air of distant coolness about him. In the 0.1 seconds their eyes met, Jiang Tingwu hurriedly 13.9kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
12. 12 低 A Rose Kissed Softly 低吻玫瑰 Xian Wen羡温Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + secret crush] [Sweet, well-behaved angel × lazy, cocky young master] Shen Chengque is a sweet, well-behaved girl. No one would ever imagine that a quiet, sensible girl could make the aloof, carefree young master of the capital fall for her, and stay in love for years. When Shen Chengque is about to leave the capital, the young man holds her hand tightly. “Are you really leaving?” “Mm.” “Shen Chengque, you’re so cruel,” he says, each word deliberate, his eyes already bloodshot. 289Reads8.9Score—14d adds
13. 13 撩 A Fling, Then a Breakup? The Capital's Crown Prince Begs to Get Back Together 撩完就分？帝都太子爷跪求复合 Yogurt Jar酸奶罐子Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted The rating will go up~ [College Campus + Both Leads Are Virgins + Sweet Romance + Rekindled Love + She Pursues Him] An adorable, innocent yet alluring sweetheart from the art department vs. the arrogant heir of the finance department In high school, to complete a System mission, Xia Weimian used her harmless-looking face to throw herself at the school bully who never dated. Yu Lin fell hard. He kissed the girl in his arms again and again, giving her all the affection she could want. But after t 1.2kReads7.2Score10314d adds
14. 14 糖 Caramelized Rice Cakes 糖炒年糕 A Dip of Honey蘸点蜜Modern Romance422k WordsCompleted [Warm, tsundere doctor VS beautiful, strong, and long-suffering teacher] [Both virgins + university setting + rekindled love + emotional tension after their reunion + sweet everyday life] At eighteen, Gao Shanyu came alone from Beicheng to City A. In that distant, unfamiliar city, she met a tsundere boy as bright as a sunny day. Years after they broke up, they met again. He acted as if they barely knew each other. “Why should I chase her? She was the one who dumped me. If I go running back to 623Reads8.9Score10214d adds
15. 15 白 Daytime Wishes 白日祈愿 Chan Xiaxia缠夏夏Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Fragile little rose heroine vs. scheming, fatherly hero] Yun Qiao is always sick and taking medicine. She ran away so she wouldn't drag Jiang Qi down with her. Later, she came back. On the first day of school, Jiang Qi cornered Yun Qiao against a wall and said in a completely flat voice, “I don't care why you came back. It has nothing to do with me. You'd better stay away from me.” A few months into the school year, Jiang Qi cornered Yun Qiao again. This time, though, he locked both arms tigh 4.3kReads8.8Score35914d adds
16. 16 盛 Voices of the Heart in Midsummer 盛夏里的心声 The Orange Cat Has No Oranges橘猫没橘子Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush Turns to Love + Mutual Devotion + College Campus + Both Leads Are Chaste] A roguishly handsome, flirtatious yet secretly shy guy × a sweet, gentle girl who acts stubborn In the seventh year of her secret crush on Lu Yanhe, Wen Ling got into the university he attended and slowly drew closer to him. On his birthday, she told him she had liked a boy for seven years. He drank alone all night, and later pinned her against a wall, letting the alcohol embolden him as he pressed a kiss ag 5.4kReads8.8Score70414d adds
17. 17 盛 The Heat of Midsummer 盛夏热潮 One-Yuan Octopus一元章鱼Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted Sweet and gentle x Handsome, roguish flirt [Unrequited Love Comes True + Fake Playboy + Sweet Romance + Both Each Other’s First] Xie Jinyan, the most famous guy at Jing University, was known as a playboy. His prestigious family and godlike looks made everyone overlook what a jerk he was. One day, Xie Jinyan started spending more and more time with Lin Chushuang, the beauty of the Chinese department, breaking the young heir’s rule against dating anyone from his own university. - Lin Chushuang had 5.7kReads8.8Score56514d adds
18. 18 校 My Campus Crush Cheated, So I Married the Crown Prince. Now He’s Lost It 校草出轨，我闪婚太子爷，他疯了 Little Fuzzball小毛球Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Reborn in school + possessive childhood friend steals her away + heartbroken campus heartthrob pursues his wife in tears + living-under-one-roof romance + 1v1 sweet love] It isn't until she dies that Su Niansheng learns her marriage was a lie. The campus heartthrob has been deeply in love with his first love all along, and married her only for revenge. Reborn back in her school days, she returns to the family of the richest man and impulsively marries her childhood friend, the young heir. She n 35kReads8.7Score5.6k14d adds
19. 19 那 That Little Alley 那条小巷子 Chi Yuan迟远Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted [Redemption + mutual pining + school life + angst + tragic ending] [One longs for the warmth of a home × one hopes to escape the control of her family] In the autumn of 2010, Xu Mo dragged her suitcase into that narrow alley. It was long and deep, and that year she was lost in its shadows. In the alley, she met Jiang Jiahe feeding the cats. That day, Jiang Jiahe helped her find a home. Secret love is a privilege reserved for cowards, and Xu Mo was a coward! She clung to that privilege until th 838Reads8.5Score19914d adds
20. 20 春 A Letter in Spring 春日里的信 A Little Mumu Ruo一只木木若Modern Romance90k WordsCompleted [Bad ending] The angst begins later on. You can decide whether to drop the novel based on the cover and synopsis. As a teenager, Shen Shuyi once had a crush on a dazzling boy. He was so bright and full of life. Reckless and upright × gentle and resilient By chance, Shen Shuyi became Xu Yi's guiding light. What he didn't know was that years earlier, she had fallen just short of the grades she needed to attend the city's top high school, where he studied. She had worked hard to match his level, 29Reads8.2Score—14d adds
21. 21 暗 Surrender to the Night: His Captive, His Darling 暗夜沉沦：他的囚宠掌心娇 A Tiny Bookworm一粒小书虫Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [Both leads' first love + childhood sweethearts + one-on-one romance + happy ending] [Gloomy, disabled young master Nan Anchen ❤️❤️ His childhood sweetheart Yun Shu] In the darkness, reason crumbled, leaving only searing breaths. He was drugged, and she used herself to cure him. After dawn, she put on a distant air. “Young Master, this was my way of protecting you. You can consider it an accident.” His gaze turned feverish. “An accident? Since we did it, we'll do it for the rest of our live 111Reads—Score10114d adds
22. 22 红 Red Beans and a Secret Crush 红豆生暗恋 The Pink Leopard in Training修行中的粉豹Modern Romance173k WordsCompleted A grown-up's secret crush never seems quite pure. It's always ambiguous and tangled, full of love and hate, leaving you anxious and unable to let go even when your feelings go unanswered. It's like a red bean seed with rotten roots: it will never bloom for anyone again. Even if you grab another handful, you couldn't pick out the original seed. How could any of them possibly look the same?! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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23. 23 说 You Said You Loved Me, Then Forgot Me 说爱我又忘记我 The Pink Leopard in Training修行中的粉豹Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Whoever loves more is the first to turn away. A suffocating love is like crushing an ant to death, leaving not even a whole corpse behind. If we meet again, I will already have crossed the Naihe Bridge and drunk a bowl of sweet water. We will belong to two different worlds, so do not think of me. —Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 开 Words of Enlightenment 开悟之语 The Pink Leopard in Training修行中的粉豹6k WordsCompleted Words of Enlightenment —Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 化 I Became a Cloud to Find You! 化作云朵来寻你！ The Pink Leopard in Training修行中的粉豹Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted I became a cloud and met you. The clouds you looked up at beneath the clear sky in the early summer of 1919, during the Republican era, might be the same ones I looked up at in the spring sky in 2018, during the 21st century! I found another rift in time and space, all so I could find you and hold you close, even if it means I'll age faster! I'll do everything I can to keep you safe! —Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 我 Can We Still Be Together? 我们还能在一起吗？ The Pink Leopard in Training修行中的粉豹Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 被 Three Years After a Transmigrator Took Over My Body, I've Returned 被穿越者魂穿三年后，我回来了 Shu Ying书颖Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted When Wei Ling wakes up, she discovers she's transmigrated into a book as its notorious villainess. The top scorer on the high school entrance exam becomes a failing student? Her beloved boyfriend gets dumped? Her mother suffers a miscarriage? She causes trouble in America and gets deported? Wei Ling looks at this god-awful plot and takes a deep breath. No big deal. She just has to get back on the academic track! Just as she gets into F University, a System slams into her face: Sweetie, you can g 47Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The original owner's vicious female supporting character enjoyed torturing her husband for a while, while the female lead's childhood sweetheart faced a grueling pursuit of her.

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