A Super Realistic High School Story with Incredibly Immersive Writing 超真实的高中校园文，代入感超强

1. 151 重 Back to Senior Year: From Underdog to Top Scholar and School Beauty 重回高三，从逆袭学神校花开始 Blooming Clivia开花的君子兰Urban238k WordsOngoing Where did the money go? Where is it all? Gao Yanzhi works eighteen hours and four hundred and eighty minutes a day. He works himself to the bone, and by his thirties he feels sixty, yet he still can’t afford a home or the 380,000 yuan bride price. Reborn with a lifetime of regrets, he wakes up in 2007 with just 99 days left until the college entrance exam. Eighteen is a wonderful age. In this life, Gao Yanzhi wants not only the school beauty, but also a fortune worth billions. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one, Reborn Before the College Entrance Exam

2. 152 城 Diary of Survival in the City 城市生存日记 Rouge Moon胭脂月Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No Golden Finger + A Terrible Start from the Start + Self-Redemption + A Realistic Guide to Urban Homelessness] Watch a little waif scavenge and save money, making life a little better, one step at a time. He Qinghuan barely escaped her home deep in the mountains with her life, and now wanders the city. She must avoid being discovered as homeless and sent back, while making full use of the city's resources to feed herself and survive until she's old enough to work and support herself. Looking u 324Reads8.3Score147Shelves

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   Hyper-realistic female-oriented novels, depicting life from university to graduation, to marriage and childbirth.

3. 153 重 Reborn in 2001: I Start Boxing and Live Life to the Fullest 重生2001从练拳开始快意人生 Pan-Fried Buns and White Porridge煎包白粥Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Top Student + Traditional Martial Arts + Pressure-Point Techniques for Five Hundred Coins] Everyday urban life, reborn in high school, keeping a low profile at school, an ancestral martial arts manual, cultivating inner energy, mastering pressure-point techniques, dual-cultivation methods, a harem of multiple women, wealth, companions, techniques, and territory, exploring mysteries and searching for treasures, doing business and managing enterprises, fighting foreig 16.8kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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   Returning to high school to make up for regrets, the writing is delicate and has been adapted into a comic book.

4. 154 出 The Girl I Helped Turned Out to Be My New Transfer-Classmate 出手帮助的女孩子竟是转校新同桌 Luo LingL落凌LUrban483k WordsCompleted Years after graduating, Luo Yuying found an old, yellowed diary. Its pages told her story from another person's point of view. “Ying, do you know I've liked you for a long time?” “Do you know how happy I was when I ran into you at the barbecue place that day? “As I got to know you, I found out what a thoughtful, warmhearted boy you are. “I don't know when I first fell for you. Your wounds made my heart ache, and your words stirred my emotions. “We shared difficult yet tender times. We liste 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A first-person perspective on a teenage crush on campus [crying]

5. 155 社 My Socially Anxious Desk Mate, the Campus Belle, Helps Me Turn My Life Around 社恐校花同桌？陪我逆袭人生 Yu Zhou Wan渝舟挽Urban100k WordsOngoing [Slow-Burn Healing] [Everyday Campus Romance] [Bottom-of-the-Class Underdog * Top Student] [Mutual Devotion] In her senior year of high school, Fengcheng No. 1 High School welcomed a transfer student: Xu You, a breathtaking beauty hailed as the most gorgeous girl on campus. She was a cool, aloof top student who always ranked first and a campus goddess admired by everyone, yet she suffered from severe social anxiety and hid a deep-rooted insecurity no one knew about. Lin Yu, the school's bottom —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This new book is a youth campus novel, and you can feel the vitality and naivety of high school students, without any pretentious or face-slapping moments.

6. 156 星 Synchronized Heartbeats Along the Star Track 星轨旁的同步心跳 Cold Water, One Pool寒水一泽Modern Romance127k WordsOngoing [Classic introvert Yan Mu VS gentle top student Lu Zeyu] [Two top students|youthful campus romance|secret love|love at first sight|light ensemble cast] Yan Mu’s youth holds a secret she never dared to confess. She fell for Lu Zeyu, the school’s most admired boy, at first sight when they met in their first year of high school. From then on, she tucked her feelings away among the constellations and evening breezes. Reserved and quiet, she could only keep her distance and suppress every flutter of 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Socially awkward Yan Mu and gentle academic genius Lu Zeyu fall in love at first sight in their first year of high school, their unrequited love hidden in the starlight and evening breeze. She thought it was a one-sided affair, but he had already silently entered the game, asking, "Do you like me? I like you too." —A mutual unrequited love, the most heart-wrenching of all.

7. 157 重 Reborn, You Don’t Like Her Anymore, Right? Then I’ll Take Her 重生后你不是不喜欢她吗？那我来 Sima Wenbo司马雯博Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Two top students + working hard at school + the male lead's secret crush + contrasting personalities + pure love + healing [Cold, jealous, clueless Chen Jingyan vs. cheerful, open-minded, decisive Li Xue] Chen Jingyan watches the woman he has secretly loved, Li Xue, die after giving birth, murdered by her husband Zhao Jiawei and his mistress Liu Zhizhi. His world collapses. Overcome with grief and rage, he hires the best lawyer and forensic specialist, gathers every piece of evidence, and sends 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   High school is the priority; studying comes first. I won't ruin my future just because I like something.

8. 158 什 What Do You Mean, I'm Your Galgame Love Interest? 什么叫我是你的旮旯给木攻略对象 Ninth-Flow Salted Fish玖流咸鱼Urban205k WordsOngoing My name is Xian Yu, and I'm a total couch potato. My everyday routine is watching anime, reading novels, and zoning out with my head on the desk. Then she showed up. She borrowed my books, asked how far I'd gotten every day, and came over to pick them up. Other people: She's really paying attention to you. Me: She just wants to read the books. Other people: Then why make a special trip over? Me: ...She just wants to read the books. Other people: Why does she have to remind you every day where to 8Reads—Score109Shelves

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   The package is genuine.

9. 159 那 That Year: A Tribute to Youth 那年我们：致敬青春 Zi Qing3梓晴3Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Gentle Healing + Everyday Romance + Sweet Love + Slightly Frail Heroine + Mutual Devotion] After much hesitation, I finally decided to write this down. I think of the osmanthus fragrance at the start of the school year that autumn, the first time I talked to them, the pages of drafts covered in writing, the sunsets we watched together, and all those countless little moments. Those kind people came into my life and, like beams of light, illuminated my entire youth. That’s why I want t 108Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Super realistic, super sweet, a real gem!

10. 160 若 If I Tried to Get Close to You 若我试图靠近你 Sen Zhi森芝6k WordsCompleted If I Try to Get Close to You —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Adapted from personal experience, nothing could be more authentic.

11. 161 平 A Secret Crush in a Parallel, Disjointed Space 平行错空的暗恋 Sen Zhi森芝16k WordsCompleted A Secret Crush in a Parallel World —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 162 重 Reborn: Everyday Love with My Amnesiac Childhood Sweetheart 重生：和失忆小青梅爱的日常 Ling Yu Moyan凌鱼墨妍Urban344k WordsCompleted [Romance] [Redemption] [Heartwarming] [Light Novel] [Daily Life] [Semi-Autobiographical] After three years away on a mission, I returned only to find my childhood friend’s gravestone. Only then did I realize that I had fallen in love with her long ago. If Heaven gave me one chance to do it all over again, I would choose her without hesitation. Perhaps the gentle breeze understood what was in my heart, and sent me back to that spring. Now that I’ve returned to that summer, I won’t let you slip aw 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a normal slice-of-life story, very sweet and without any angst.

13. 163 江 Jianghu Memoirs: Youth Like a Song 江湖回忆录之青春如歌 Second Master Yang of Mount Mei眉山杨二爷Urban354k WordsCompleted A heart stirred by surging waves, a face touched with spring: that is the Jianghu. Those who live in the Jianghu should be able to take things up and let them go, and above all, uphold its code of honor. But today's Jianghu has changed beyond recognition. People see profit and forget righteousness, take kindness for granted, and repay favors with betrayal. When I was young, I loved poetry and the chronicles of the Spring and Autumn Period. I admired the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, the br 132Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When I was young, I scoffed at girls' advances and flirtatious glances, and ruthlessly pushed them away. Only when I grew up did I realize that what I had pushed away wasn't the girls, but my fleeting youth.

14. 164 只 Every Last Fraction 只此厘毫 Ye Dede叶嘚嘚Modern Romance254k WordsOngoing [Mutual devotion + school life (high school + university + at home and abroad) + pure romance + slow burn + sweet romance] Perhaps fate needs countless coincidences before all the people of the world can marvel at how impossible it is to describe. * At seventeen, a few glances and a passing encounter: the year the red thread drew taut between two ends. She flickered through his youth like a passing shadow. She thought they had lost touch. But some stories have to be written beyond what we expect 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book~ It spans from age 17 to 24. It's a slow-burn, gentle, contemporary campus romance with elements of studying abroad. The male and female leads are high school classmates who have a brief, fleeting connection. They attend universities in different cities, but through a series of coincidences, they formally meet. Both leads are gentle, respectful, clear-headed, and have their own pursuits. Emotionally, they experience hesitation about reality, but also possess the courage to pursue each other.

15. 165 重 After the Class Reshuffle, the Young Master Behind Me Gets Jealous Every Day 重新分班，后桌少爷天天吃醋 Mu Xi, Mu Xi慕兮慕兮Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted [He pursues her; the hero is jealous; multiple male rivals; the hero fights to claim her; a cool university senior secretly loves her; mild angst for the hero] [Cool on the outside, fun on the inside heroine x youthful hero] [Playful rivals at first, mutually doting later | High school and university, everyday campus life] No one expected that Jiang Yichen, who argued with Su Niannian every day, had already quietly fallen for her. Their feelings began to bloom after they were placed in different 504Reads—Score114Shelves

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    A slice-of-life story set in high school and university, easy to immerse yourself in, featuring a male protagonist pursuing a female protagonist, classmates sitting in front and behind each other, multiple male supporting characters, a jealous male lead, and constant competition and rivalry.

16. 166 重 Reborn in 2010: An Alien Livestreams Me Going to High School 重生2010外星人直播我上高中 Brown Round Bear棕圆熊Urban298k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + school life + one heroine + youthful ensemble cast + comedy + alien livestream] No filler: every chapter has a theme and every installment has something to enjoy. After Zhang Zhongyuan jumped from the thirty-second floor, he learned that Earth had been part of a reality show livestreamed by an alien civilization for thousands of years. Because the show was doing well, the production team gave him a chance to start over. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 2010, on the first 60Reads—Score135Shelves

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    In terms of realism, this book is incredibly relatable; everyone can find echoes of their high school experiences within its pages.

17. 167 重 Reborn in 2014, I Really Don't Want to Be a Scumbag 重生2014，我真不想做渣男 Lie Flat Salted Fish 33躺平闲鱼33Urban363k WordsCompleted Zhang Muhua was reborn, back in the year he was 18! All Zhang Muhua wanted was to earn a little money and enjoy a comfortable, peaceful life. He never expected all the beautiful older sisters to be so forward. Zhang Muhua protested, “No, I really don’t want to be a playboy!” 35Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    The first book, in particular, about rebirth in high school, was incredibly good; I read it in one go. Highly recommended! 👍👍👍

18. 168 渣 Scumbag Pretends to Be a Rich Heir, and Goddesses Line Up to Date Him 渣男冒充富二代，女神排队谈恋爱 Demon's Heartbeat恶魔心潮Urban138k WordsOngoing [Multiple Heroines] [Scumbag] [Scheming] [Not a Tycoon Novel] [Love Triangle] [No Stock Trading] Niu Zhida got the Peak of Life System. If he successfully won over a goddess, he would receive a System reward. But Niu Zhida was plain-looking, came from a poor family, and hadn't done too well in high school. With qualifications like his, winning over a goddess would be no easy feat. Since sincerity never wins hearts, but tricks do, Niu Zhida decided to pretend he was rich... 13Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 都 We're All Reborn, So Who Wants to Be a Doormat? 都重生了，谁还做老实人啊 Zhengwen Muyou正文木又Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Reborn in 2014] [No System] [Following His Heart] [Multiple Women, No Harem] [Everyday Life] [A Trip Down Memory Lane] The lessons Yang Zheng learned growing up told him to be an honest person. But life later taught him not to be a pushover. Nice guys come after jerks, and honest men come after nice guys. Unfortunately, Yang Zheng realized that too late. Luckily, fate gave him another chance. Back to 2014. Yang Zheng has just finished the college entrance exams. What was the hottest thing that 20.7kReads7.9Score1.3kShelves
20. 170 我 After I Became the Fake Young Master, My Seven Sisters Started Making Their Moves 我成假少爷后，七个姐姐蠢蠢欲动 Little Star's Midsummer小小星的盛夏Urban301k WordsOngoing [Jealous rivalry] [Everyday life and cuddling] [The ultimate little-brother-obsessed sisters] Lu Shixuan was the Xiao family's fake young master. When the real young master returned, he thought his seven older sisters would start distancing themselves from him. Instead, all seven began making their moves... “Axuan, without you, your sisters wouldn't be able to go on!” 1.1kReads7.7Score127Shelves
21. 171 相 Opposites Attract: A Tailor-Made Transformation Plan 相生相克：专属改造计划 A Lamp with a Swimming Fish一盏游鱼灯Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, rational straight girl x gentle, pure-hearted young man] [Slow-burn romance + two top students + happy ending] Jiang Lin would rather use her words than lift a finger, and with one sharp remark, she can leave anyone utterly devastated. Xu Heshan is a gentle, considerate “human air conditioner,” beloved by everyone wherever he goes. Except around Jiang Lin, he gets riled up every day and loses every time. It takes Xu Heshan a while to realize that the most skilled hunters often a 200Reads—Score112Shelves

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    Campus romance, realistic 🙏

22. 172 重 Reborn, I Enjoy a Happy Life Through Reading 重生，我靠阅读享受快乐人生 The Flying Lion会飞的狮子Urban714k WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines] [Easygoing Everyday Life] After kicking out a blind date who suddenly demanded a higher bride price, the depressed Chen Luo took a sip of fake liquor and was reborn in high school. Though he had forgotten everything he knew, he acquired a System that granted skills through reading and let him grind experience by reading the same material over and over. Ding! Read high school math textbooks and gained the skill “High School Math”! Ding! Read lots of novels and gained the skill 279Reads6.0Score—Shelves
23. 173 世 World Time: Greenwich Mean Time 世界时：格林威治时间 A Lamp with a Swimming Fish一盏游鱼灯Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted An ensemble campus story, grounded in everyday life, where friendships last forever and sweetness comes with a touch of sorrow. A little story about growing up and friendship. You became yourself, and I became myself. Then, in each other’s worlds, we each found our own light. (A major high school bonus story for Mutual Growth and Restraint) 106Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 我 I’m Just a Nobody, So Why Does the Campus Belle Keep Looking at Me? 我只是透明，校花怎么一直看我？ Fu Lei f赋泪fUrban370k WordsOngoing [Everyday Romance, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story!!!] After the high school classes were reshuffled, Xu Zhou, who had always kept a low profile and stayed quiet, barely noticeable like a breath of air, suddenly realized that Shen Zhi, the cool and outstanding campus belle admired by everyone in their grade, was always looking at him. In class, in the hallways, by the sports field, and after evening study, her gaze would always find its way to him. She remembered his habits, showed him little kindn 30Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 这 This Time, My Life Is Mine 这一次，人生由我 Big Boss Houttuynia折耳根老大Urban115k WordsOngoing In 2026, Li Yu’s life in a cubicle at a publicly traded company felt like a joke. He woke up reborn in 2017, as a high school sophomore, the day after his “first love” Zhou Siyao had ruthlessly dumped him. Looking at the draft paper on his desk, covered in her name, Li Yu smiled. This time, to hell with being lovesick! He tore up his love letter in front of everyone and turned to basketball and his buddies. He earned his first fortune betting on the World Cup, and his grades began to soar. Once 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Back to high school

26. 176 重 Reborn: Taking It Easy While Cultivating Immortality in High School 重生归来：我在高中悠闲修仙 Beneath the Sunlight阳曦之下Urban623k WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Foundation Establishment cultivation] + [Only I wield the power] + [Everyday life] + [Occasional showing off] + [Teenage romance] Li Ping'an had a dream, a very, very long dream. One dream, two lifetimes. In the dream, he studied, graduated, and started working, then peacefully fell asleep on an ordinary night. Then Li Ping'an had another dream, in which he transmigrated. He transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation, reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and eventually d 843Reads6.0Score113Shelves
27. 177 武 Martial Arts School Graduate 武校毕业生 Yu Xiaoyan预小言Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Martial arts school / traditional martial arts / realistic / passionate / brotherhood / jianghu Adapted from real experiences. No fantasy, no System, and no cheats. A true-to-life portrayal of what life at a martial arts school is really like. A boy defies his family's objections to pursue his martial arts dream. Day after day, he trains relentlessly at school, enduring the long, monotonous years of practice alongside his fellow students and brothers. After graduation, he enters the wider world, 742Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A unique portrayal of campus youth, adapted from true stories, purely realistic! Based on the experiences of a top-tier martial arts school in China! It tells the story of youthful days at the martial arts school and the diverse lives of its graduates. The young people have each navigated their own challenging paths in life, yet they still retain the resilience instilled in them by their martial arts school…

28. 178 青 Childhood Friends? Then Let’s Be Together 青梅竹马？那就好好的在一起啊 Today I See That Life of Old Was Like a Dream今见浮生往日若梦Urban234k WordsOngoing Childhood sweethearts + one heroine + everyday life + absurd comedy + entirely handmade, no AI + school days I hope everyone gets to be unequivocally chosen by the person they love. Chen Fusheng was furious as he read online discussions about childhood sweethearts claiming that childhood friends could never fall in love. After all, they’d already seen every side of each other, the arguments went. They knew each other’s flaws and virtues, so there was no room for romance. Chen Fusheng couldn’t he 467Reads—Score101Shelves
29. 179 小 The Sweetheart Is a Doormat, So I’m Taking Advantage of the Moment 小可爱是个受气包，看我趁虚而入 Pineapple Heartthrob菠萝男神Urban39k WordsOngoing [One Heroine]+ [Healing]+ [Reborn]+ [Girl Worth Cherishing] Every boy has a special girl in his life, someone precious to him. She might be there now, or she might appear in the future. Wang Yue is lucky. After fate first separated him from Mo Wanli, it brought them back together, and they came to understand and love each other. But the pain buried deep in their hearts never faded, clinging to them like a parasite. Only when he watched Mo Wanli slowly close her eyes in a blood-soaked bathtub did 9Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 平 The Plains' True Colors 平原底色 Ban Liang搬凉Urban116k WordsOngoing Beginning in the twenty-first century, this novel follows Fang Lizhu, a child of the post-80s generation growing up in the rural Jianghan Plain of central China. Through Fang Lizhu's education, work, and the many people he meets and events he experiences, the novel portrays how life has changed for people across the plains since the start of the new century. It also depicts the many ways ordinary people respond to sweeping changes in a new era and a shifting social landscape: the choices they ma 17Reads—Score114Shelves

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    From junior high to high school, the sense of immersion is incredibly strong!

31. 181 听 After Hearing His Thoughts, I Exposed the School Heartthrob's System Conquest and Turned the Tables on Him 听见心声后，我拆穿校草的系统攻略，反手拿捏他 Me, Who Likes Bands喜欢乐团的我10k WordsCompleted After Hearing His Thoughts, I Exposed the System Conquest Plot of the Campus Heartthrob and Turned the Tables on Him —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all campus-themed.

32. 182 江 Jiang Wang, You Were the One Who Didn't Want Me. Why Should I Turn Back? 江妄，是你先不要我的，我凭什么回头？ Me, Who Likes Bands喜欢乐团的我28k WordsCompleted Jiang Wang, you were the one who didn’t want me anymore. Why should I be the one to come back? 4Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 觉 After Awakening the Comment Feed, I Tore Up My 100th Love Letter, and the Aloof Campus Heartthrob Lost His Mind 觉醒弹幕后，我撕了第100封情书，高冷校草他急疯了 Me, Who Likes Bands喜欢乐团的我19k WordsCompleted After Awakening a Comment Feed, I Tore Up My 100th Love Letter. The Aloof School Hunk Completely Freaked Out 81Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 转 The Transfer Student Says I'm the Person He Has to Save for the Seventh Time 转学生说，我是他第七次要救的人 Me, Who Likes Bands喜欢乐团的我13k WordsCompleted The transfer student said I was the seventh person he had to save. —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 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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    This is a super good read, a refreshing and unique campus romance novel. Don't give up on it! The first three chapters are a bit slow-paced, mainly focusing on character development and setting the story. From the fourth chapter onwards, the pace quickens, and the characters become more fleshed out.

36. 186 八 Yun He of the Post-80s Generation 八零后的云禾 Spring Water Flows East泉水向东Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted A story of an ordinary person from the bottom rung striving to rise, a youth that can only be remembered and never spoken of, and an all-or-nothing gamble whose outcome is unknown. A life in this world, half hardship and half sweetness. [I’m committed to telling every story well. Your subscriptions are what make it possible for me to tell them.] 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Elders can offer advice, but not all advice is correct, so it's not necessary to heed every suggestion. If parents' intuitions were always right, they wouldn't be living the life they have today. (True experience, no fancy techniques, just a record, afraid that time will blur the memory.)

37. 187 重 Reborn in 2010 with X-Ray Vision, but I’m Trying Not to Look 重生2010开启透视，忍住不看 Live with a Smile爱笑则生Urban570k WordsOngoing Luo Ji is reborn in his student days and gains the ability to see through things. He wins over his first love from the start, then rides one lucky break after another, winning the hearts of countless goddesses, becoming fabulously wealthy, dominating overseas, and reaching the pinnacle of life! In a word, it’s just pure fun! 10.8kReads8.8Score903Shelves

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    Is a university okay?

38. 188 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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    A campus romance novel about mutual unrequited love. The protagonist is a classmate who sits next to each other from high school to marriage. The male lead secretly loves the female lead and uses a long-term strategy to win her over. The female lead also likes the male lead. The ambiguous relationship between the two classmates is palpable, making your heart race! [KISS][KISS]

39. 189 冰 After I Spilled an Iced Americano on My Crush 冰美式泼到crush后 I Eat Grapes Without Spitting Out the Skins吃葡萄就是不吐皮Modern Romance125k WordsCompleted [Mutual Secret Crush ➕ Both Choose Each Other ➕ Both Each Other’s First and Only ➕ Youth and School Life ➕ Love at First Sight Action-Oriented Cool Guy x Talkative Sweetheart · Happy Ending] Tong Siyu has three regrets in life: First, splashing an iced Americano on a handsome stranger outside her rental apartment. Second, adding him on WeChat because she felt guilty. Third, not regretting either of the first two things at all. They live hundreds of kilometers apart. She asks him, “It’s a long-di 513Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is incredibly immersive, brimming with youthful energy, and features delicate psychological descriptions of the male and female leads. It's super lighthearted and funny. The story begins with the female lead accidentally spilling an iced Americano on a handsome stranger. Initially feeling extremely guilty, this accident ironically sparks a mutual crush.

40. 190 原 The Ice-Cold Campus Belle Senior Wasn’t Like This at All 原本高冷校花学姐不是这样子的 September Autumn一九月秋天Urban115k WordsOngoing (The new novel's rating just came out and will rise later.) After an accident, Gu Qing had only one year of freedom left in his life. The only way to save himself was to keep completing missions. But as he worked through them, how did the aloof senior campus belle turn into a sweet, gentle girl? This wasn't how the story was supposed to go... 6Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Recommended by seasoned bookworms

41. 191 高 The Year I Was a Sophomore, I Had a Crush on a Shy Top Student 高二那年，我暗恋内向女学霸 If You Know, You Know若然知也Urban139k WordsCompleted • One glance at school, and a feeling that would never fade. In high school, Chen Yang was deeply attracted to Wei Jiangman at first sight, but his inferiority complex meant he could only admire her from afar. His insecurity didn't make him give up. It took him a whole ten years to go from being the "guy in the class next door" to putting a simple band on her ring finger. She didn't change him. Because of her, he finally became willing to change himself. 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At the tender age of 17, he secretly loved the introverted girl. He changed himself for her, and she helped him in return. A secret crush turned into a mutual pursuit.

42. 192 璨 Brighter Than the Stars 璨若星辰 Writing the Mountains and Rivers into Being执笔笑山河Modern Romance991k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance] [Ensemble cast × multiple couples] [Everyone’s darling × a hidden wealthy-family intrigue] [Cold, sharp-tongued top student vs. gentle, healing girl] The start of freshman year blows up the whole school! The city’s two top scorers, dubbed “the twin geniuses,” haven’t even had a chance to compete before a teacher pairs them up as deskmates with the words, “Good students belong together.” On one side is a sharp-tongued top student, ice-cold to everyone else, with a frosty stare and 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is not bad.

43. 193 班 Class Monitor, They're Blocking Me Again 班长，他们又堵我了 Clear Shadow over Linchuan临川清影Urban370k WordsCompleted [Youth and School Life] + [Multiple Heroines] + [No System] + [Not Reborn] + [Brotherhood and Passion] + [Mystery and Deduction] Trouble is brewing at Hechuan High School, where the second-year students are caught up in a storm of intrigue. When Xu Wanzheng stands up to school bullies, she accidentally gets entangled in a murder case. The ensuing police investigation brings the dark side of bullying at the school fully to light. Xu Wanzheng’s best friend, Su Yang, has secretly had a crush on cla 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of brotherhood and sweet romance. A truly excellent campus romance novel.

44. 194 梧 The Wutong Trees, Beneath the Fine Rain 梧桐更见细雨 Three Rounds, Full to the Brim三番满满Modern Romance161k WordsOngoing [Reunion after a secret crush + youth and campus life + age gap] At seventeen, beneath the parasol trees, Ji Weiyu first met Fu Tingsheng at her best friend's house. He opened the door, his expression and eyes cool and distant. She didn't know that for many years to come, she would never be able to forget that first glance. In the year of the college entrance exams, she covered her desk with sticky notes bearing the name of his university, believing that if she worked hard enough, she could get 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The early high school campus was very realistic.

45. 195 等 Juan, Who Never Came 等不到的娟 Little Doudou Bro小小豆豆哥6k WordsCompleted The Juan Who Never Came —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 冰 Quit Acting So Cold: His Moonlight Slipped In Through the Cracks 冰块脸别装了，他的月光乘虚而入 IrisboyModern Romance378k WordsOngoing [Cool, aloof heroine × depressed hero | childhood sweethearts × mutual devotion | healing and redemption × sweet romance] He is the heir to the Lin family, one of the capital's most powerful families, and a speed-skating prodigy. But a series of unfair calls sends him spiraling into depression. She is the beloved daughter of the Song family, another prominent family in the capital. Skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she is widely regarded as the most beautiful girl at the Univer 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

47. 197 清 My Cool Desk Mate Secretly Saves All Their Tenderness for Me 清冷同桌偷偷把温柔都给我 Little Doudou Bro小小豆豆哥10k WordsCompleted My Cool, Distant Deskmate Secretly Gives All Her Tenderness to Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 198 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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49. 199 朋 My Friend 朋友呀 Hot-Tempered Wind Who Loves Lufengosaurus喜欢禄丰龙的火气风Urban1.1M WordsOngoing The rating has only just come in. It'll go up later, so don't let it scare you off! Stick with it until Chapter 7 and there'll be a surprise [Youthful Campus Life + Friendship + Dark Humor + Antihero + Philosophical Reflection + Slow-Burn, Richly Detailed] The night before last, I had dinner with a buddy I'd known for more than twenty years. We hadn't seen each other in over three years, but he seemed to be doing unbelievably well. We talked about work and life, and he even said he wanted to 236Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    They're all high school campus novels, super good!

50. 200 半 Half-Mountain Ferry: No Shore Beyond, So I Make a Way 半山渡：彼岸无岸，我开路 Get Me得我Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted A boy’s pursuit of pleasure turns into a youth filled with the bittersweet aches of growing up. [Depressed, frail, adored-by-all campus beauty × a battlefield of love rivals | 1990s school days | bittersweet youth, tragic ending | push and pull | dissociative identity | based on a true story] Who can save her shattered soul? ① The domineering class monitor: “Even if I can’t win your heart, I’ll have you.” Du Qinghuan bit her lower lip. “You wouldn’t dare!” His desire got the better of him. “Gues 95Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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