Bittersweet Stories with Happy Endings 酸涩感he文

1. 201 回 Back to 2019: The Physics Genius Is My Junior Schoolmate 回到2019，物理天才是我学弟 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted When office worker Jiang Xiao Yu returned to her alma mater for its seventieth-anniversary celebration, she felt a dusty physics book tucked into a crack in a wall in a corner of the library. On a whim, she took it home. She fell asleep, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a boy’s dormitory in 2019, lying on a bed and staring into a pair of eyes filled with shock and restrained anger. Wen Ci Yan, a genius in the physics department, was tearing his hair out over a crucial pro 3.6kReads8.4Score428Shelves

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   Having been a book lover for thirty years, I only discovered these two books yesterday and stayed up until the early hours of the morning. The male and female leads have an extreme flirting relationship, it's very good, they redeem each other, the plot is engaging, and I wanted more. Super sweet, addictive! I absolutely love these two books.

2. 202 热 Love Gone Awry 热恋偏差 Nong Ying侬影Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted [An author focused on emotions, with no special tricks. No textual analysis, rankings, or borrowing ideas. Please respect the characters in the book. Infringements will be pursued.] Cold, ambitious man (Xu Kuang) × spoiled rich heiress (Li Shuyu) [Not-quite-siblings + mutual salvation + marriage before love + she leaves with the baby + he chases her after she leaves] 1. Everyone in their circle knew Xu Kuang didn't like Li Shuyu and even went out of his way to avoid her. Few knew that the two of 17.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
3. 203 潮 A Feverish Secret of the Heart 潮热心事 Nong Ying侬影Modern Romance420k WordsCompleted [A romance-focused writer with no tricks. Please refrain from picking apart the story, copying its rankings, or borrowing from it in any way. Respect the characters in this book. Copyright infringement will be pursued.] Xiang Mingzheng × Shen Huilin (a charming, playboy heir × a cool, reserved student) [Powerful family background + dominant love interest + secret crush + pregnancy] 1. In the early spring of her twenty-second year, Shen Huilin saw Xiang Mingzheng for the second time. There were 19.3kReads8.9Score2kShelves
4. 204 高 Powerful Family: The Scheming Siren Wins the Courtyard's Untouchable Beauty 高干：心机尤物摘了大院的高岭花 Little Mountains and Rivers小山河Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Upright, restrained, celibate scion of a prominent family x seductive, calculating beauty] Shen Tingyun, the celibate young star of the military district, carefully raised Li Wan, who had been entrusted to his care. He protected her as she grew up and taught her how to navigate the world. She never agreed to call him big brother. Her heart had already taken root in love with him. One time, after drinking, she teased him in a soft voice. For the first time, he lost his composure and pushed her a 2.6kReads8.0Score248Shelves

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   A bittersweet tale, the female lead is a master of seduction, absolutely amazing.

5. 205 极 A Dangerous Obsession 极限纠缠 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance, older man, happy ending] The push and pull between a seasoned IPO lawyer and a newcomer in the workplace My name is Chen Yin, and his name is Wang Cheng'an. We’re nine years apart. When I met him, I was a 21-year-old college senior, while he was already 30. He wasn’t married, but he had a twelve-year-old son. My family said he was my undoing, but to me, he seemed more like my salvation. “No,” he said. “You’re my salvation.” Some people called him a pervert, 7.6kReads6.6Score913Shelves
6. 206 我 My Blind Date Is a Construction Contractor 我的相亲对象是个包工头 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted At their first matchmaking meeting, the fierce, ugly-looking He Feng scared the sweet-natured He Lin so badly that she refused to see him again. But He Feng had already taken a liking to her. What was he supposed to do? He Feng said that, aside from looking fierce and ugly, he was good at sweet-talking and tricking people. He Lin never imagined that, as someone who was a sucker for a good voice, she’d fall for it. How could someone have such a lovely voice and such a fierce, ugly face? And hadn’ 7.7kReads8.1Score674Shelves
7. 207 浓 A Passionate Little Nocturne 浓情小夜曲 Asgard阿斯加尔德Modern Romance28k WordsCompleted [A cool, stubborn camellia × a proud boy who grew up wild] [Youth] [Uncertainty] [Healing] Chen Yao Back in their school days, whenever people mentioned her, girls would first think of her striking looks, then criticize her odd personality. O sea, what is your language? Eternal questioning. O sky, what is your answer? Immortal silence., Stray Birds —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Sour and astringent 💗💗💗

8. 208 雪 Snowflake Town 雪粒镇 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue 84.7kReads9.7Score11.5kShelves

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   I'm getting too old to read angst [crying][crying] but these books are just so good.

9. 209 盛 Blazing Flames, Hard to Make Out 盛焰难明 But Only for a Moment不过顷尔Modern Romance293k WordsOngoing [Coming of Age / Misunderstandings / Older Man Younger Woman / One of a Kind] Not a power fantasy + relationship-focused + misunderstandings pile up + reunion after years apart * Nan Que approaches Sheng Beiheng with an ulterior motive, but he is cold and completely uninterested in her. By chance, she learns that he and his ex-girlfriend had a purely transactional contract. She eagerly offers, “I want to sign an agreement with you too.” But he coldly scolds her: “Have you gone crazy thinking 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Full of sour and astringent taste

10. 210 等 Waiting for the Wind to Arrive 等风降临 Zhou Wanyu周晚欲Anime Fanfiction209k WordsCompleted At 17, Lin Jiang first met Jiang Weifeng on an evening when "the rosy clouds flew alongside a lone wild duck." He was a wild weed growing as he pleased, while she was a greenhouse flower. So began her long, secret crush. She only dared to use the username 38.6°C to request songs for him, watching from afar and missing him in secret. Graduation came, and they parted without a single word of goodbye, each heading to a different city. While packing up, Jiang Weifeng saw Lin Jiang's QQ account on hi 1.9kReads9.5Score415Shelves

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    Campus romance novel: childhood sweetheart can't compete with new love; the female lead has a crush on the male lead; happy ending.

11. 211 迟 Love That Came Too Late! 迟来深情！ Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted Six years ago, on their wedding day, Mo Wen pushed his bride away with his own hands. When Shen Qi asked why, he simply said, "The wedding is off," then vanished from her world for good. Back then, Shen Qi had no idea that Mo Wen's grandfather had been poisoned to death at the wedding banquet, and that the culprits were his own maternal uncle and aunt. To avenge his grandfather and keep her from being dragged into the deadly plot, he chose the cruelest way: making her hate him. - Six year 187Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 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—Shelves

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    The bittersweet separation of youth

13. 213 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—Shelves

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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 vice president of Yancheng's First Hospital.

14. 214 撞 I Ran Into a Heir to a Wealthy Family Who Didn’t Want to Be a CEO 撞到不想当霸总的豪门继承人 Lin Shanbin林杉彬Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [A domineering CEO who wants to be an engineering guy × A rookie researcher with exceptional empathy] [Campus + Urban + Mutual Secret Crush + Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Regretful Ex Chases His Wife + Happy Ending] One summer, fifteen years ago, Su Nan bumped into a man in the sunlit corridor of the Sixth Teaching Building who absolutely refused to become a domineering CEO. She loved him for fifteen years, and he waited for her for fifteen years. Fifteen years later, when the 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is truly exquisite, both sweet and heart-wrenching, incredibly bittersweet! The writing is exceptionally good; I cried for three minutes straight by the end! The beginning tells the story of the male and female leads meeting in school as teenagers, falling in love at first sight, and experiencing mutual unrequited love. They were just one step away from confessing their feelings, but fate and their personalities led to a long and drawn-out tumultuous relationship. There's a particularly sweet part in the middle. Then comes the urban drama: the female lead runs away pregnant, faces a tumultuous pursuit, and finally reconciles with a three-year-old child. The story unfolds primarily from the female lead's perspective, and it's only near the end that we learn the male lead's fifteen years of unrequited love and heartbreak…

15. 215 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 3kReads—Score192Shelves

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    A top-tier story of mutual redemption, "Saving Me From Intoxication" is a must-read for every reader.

16. 216 好 Good Brother, Bad Sister 好哥哥，坏妹妹 Xiangtang响糖Modern Romance389k WordsCompleted [Just rated] [Unruly girl x hard-luck guy] [Slow burn, slow burn, slow burn + urban village + pseudo-siblings + both inexperienced + one-on-one] Chen Jin got stuck with a little lunatic. She said her family had fallen on hard times. If he gave her fifty thousand yuan now, once her father was back at the top, she'd give him two or three huge villas to rotate between every month. Chen Jin believed her. Well, not completely. Going back on her word was one of her specialties. On top of that, she lov 13.2kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves

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    Listen to me, listen to me, it's really good! The male lead is from a broken home, but he's very resilient and raised his younger brother independently. However, his brother dies of cancer, leaving him heartbroken and deciding to drop out of school. It's at this time that he meets the female lead, who also comes from a broken home. I absolutely love her personality! She's very playful, yet clear-headed, independent, and has a strong personality. She's nothing like the typical weak or listless female lead; her character is very full, vibrant, and lively. In short, I love her! I highly recommend everyone to read it! And the author seems to have only recently started writing, so it's a great investment! It's a sure thing, everyone!

17. 217 暗 The Day He Rejected My Confession, He Carried Me Off on the Spot 暗恋被拒绝那天，他当场把我扛走了 Tangerine Sand桔沙18k WordsCompleted The day my secret crush turned me down, he scooped me up and carried me off right then and there. 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Her bittersweet unrequited love had been brewing for a long time. In her previous life, she mustered the courage to confess, only to be rejected. Unable to win his love in this life, she was consumed by bitterness and pain. How could one love someone only to be left with unrequited affection? The regret of her past life suddenly manifested in a second life, and she chose to be brave again. But back at school, reliving their encounters and every moment together, she was still rejected. She wanted to cry. Why was her love, rekindled, still trampled upon? It seemed no one supported her being with him. Early romance was forbidden, and neither was a poor girl like her allowed to be with a rich man like him—the immense class difference... She was unaware of the many obstacles that hindered her love. Her only stroke of luck was seeing her mother again, the one who gave her life, raised her, and loved her most. Even in poverty, her mother was willing to give her the best food. Life is full of regrets, but love isn't just one kind. He demanded money from her, and her mother was called in to ask for leave. Her mother, who worked hard, had to come and deal with her troubles. She felt very guilty. Later, she stopped talking to him. She went to university and worked hard to support herself by doing part-time jobs. That familiar voice, that familiar person, carried her away. She was somewhat at a loss. Hadn't he rejected her confession? Her bittersweet love, her unrequited crush, had actually made progress. Those days made her very happy. Except for class time, she was always with him, living like a happy married couple. This was the love she had dreamed of for two lifetimes. But she was also uneasy, afraid that his love was just a momentary lapse of judgment. He was so rich, and she was so poor. What was there for her not to understand? She knew all too well about class differences. She was infatuated with love, yet tried to soberly detach herself. She proposed marriage to him, demanding a large dowry, which he agreed to. But later, heartbroken, she said she wanted to break up. He couldn't understand why someone could agree to marry him so quickly, only to break up just as soon as possible. Was he really going to lose her? Did she really love him?

18. 218 假 Her Fake Heiress Childhood Friend and His Family Have Her Back, but She'll Take Everything Back 假千金竹马全家护，她要夺回一切 The Tree That Wants to Fly要飞天的树9k WordsCompleted Her childhood sweetheart and his whole family protect the fake heiress. Now she wants to take it all back. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It can be a story about a real and fake heiress + a wife-chasing-after-the-crescent plot with a angst-filled ending + angst-filled romance.

19. 219 原 So You Loved Me All Your Life 原来你爱了我一生 Madam Tiger-Skin虎皮夫人Modern Romance222k WordsOngoing [Both pure + marriage of convenience + mutual secret crush + a spouse-chasing journey of regret + rekindled love + saving each other + angst before sweetness] A complicated romance, a fresh story, tightly linked twists, and plenty of foreshadowing. Shen Nian always believed Lu Shen had married her solely for a business alliance. He never took her to banquets, so she thought he was ashamed of her. He came and went at all hours, so she thought he was avoiding her. The day she handed him the div —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 惊 A Stunning Figure Appears in the Inkstone 惊鸿入砚来 Late Branches at Dawn杳杳枝晚Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted *The comic adaptation of the same name, “Jinghong Enters the Inkstone,” is now available [The beloved little terror of the General’s Manor vs. the cool, gentle Seventh Prince] (Childhood sweethearts, older man, sweet at first then angsty, one-on-one romance, multiple perspectives) When they were childhood sweethearts, he promised her they would be together for life, each the other’s one and only. She believed him. With joy in her heart, she donned her wedding robes and married him. But on the da 2.5kReads8.1Score172Shelves

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    "My body killed my lover." —Ancient Chinese romance novel with a tragic ending. Childhood sweethearts, a bittersweet story. The heroine dies with resentment, and the hero commits suicide for love. It's told from three different perspectives, and all three main characters are tragic figures.

21. 221 朱 A Vermilion Kiss 朱砂吻 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Stars Falling into the Deep Sea is now available] [Devoted to each other | Mutual pining | Campus sweet romance] [Pure love at first | Love later] [Cool, cocky troublemaker] x [Sweet-tempered, gentle girl] At the beginning of the story, they fell for each other's cinnabar moles. By the end, they were kissing those same marks. Blurb: Tang Shi was a handsome, cocky troublemaker who did whatever he pleased. He had topped the entrance exam that year and was the “top dog” in the 18kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves

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    The boy's love never ends.

22. 222 藏 The Hidden Moonlight 藏匿的月光 Lu Nanxin路南辛Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted Secret Crush Comes True × Rekindled Love × Mutual Devotion Everyone meets two people in life: one who crashes into their youth, and another who walks beside them through life. Su Yufan often thought that Mu Qiyuan was the one who had crashed into her youth. She had loved him in secret for thirteen years, from their first meeting to their reunion, hiding her feelings with the utmost care. But when someone else entered his life, she finally understood: when you truly love someone, you can't just b 201Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet story of unrequited love, with a happy ending.

23. 223 夏 The Summer Rain Is Hard to Explain 夏天的雨说不清 Summer Roses Are Stunning夏季的玫瑰美艳动人Modern Romance238k WordsOngoing They were apart for nine years, ever since they were sixteen or seventeen. They waited for more than twenty years... Beneath umbrellas, they passed each other by several times, until they recognized one another in a rain shower steeped in the fragrance of gardenias. That day, he stood in the rain looking at her, and she gazed back at him. Both of them thought they were dreaming. Much later, when they brought it up again, she suddenly said to him with great seriousness: “Hello, Mr. Baiba 12Reads—Score106Shelves
24. 224 不 Wait, Why Does the Campus Heartthrob Favor Me?! 不是！校草他为啥偏爱我？！ Warm Steam暖暖水蒸气22k WordsCompleted Wait! Why does the campus heartthrob have a soft spot for me?! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 老 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 2.8kReads—Score121Shelves

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    They were childhood sweethearts, but the female lead forced him into a relationship and then ran away. When they met again, her family went bankrupt, making them enemies. The male lead forced her into marriage, but the female lead was clear-headed and ruthless; she even dared to jump off a building while pregnant, determined not to let the male lead have his way. The female lead is reborn with mind-reading abilities, while the male lead, equipped with a system, obsessively pursues her…

26. 226 惊 Jing Yu Xun Jin 惊予浔槿 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later | Older man | Sweet romance | 1v1, both leads are each other's only partner | Slow burn] [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] In Beijing's elite circles, everyone said the eldest daughter of the Luo family was cold and indifferent. Luo Jin thought so too, and figured she was perfectly suited to being a pawn in a marriage alliance. So when the “smiling King of Hell” proposed to her in front of everyone at a banquet, she asked only six words: “When are we r 11kReads8.4Score993Shelves

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    I was so heartbroken at the end! It's so good!

27. 227 分 Reunited After Five Years Apart, Mr. Huo Goes Mad and Forces a Marriage 分手五年再遇，霍总发疯逼婚 Little Red Ball红团团Modern Romance149k WordsCompleted [The pursuit-after-divorce arc + both leads' romantic purity + rekindled love + marriage before love + bad boy x good girl + coercive love + forced possession + rotten man with a sincere heart + bittersweet push and pull + emotional angst] Shen Wanqing has never forgotten what happened in her senior year of high school. She was just beginning to fall in love, secretly crushing on the school's most handsome boy, Huo Sicheng. Through incredible luck, she became his girlfriend. But after only a mon 6.7kReads—Score209Shelves

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    Recommended by [Aimer][Aimer][Aimer]

28. 228 趋 Courting Beauty and Climbing Power 趋妍附势 Ostrich Shengsheng鸵鸟笙笙Modern Romance374k WordsOngoing [Villainess + older woman and younger man + a terrible man's sincere love + both sexually experienced + tragic romance + forced love] A scheming social climber x a devilish playboy Qu Yan was a crafty peasant shaped by a harsh land. The moment she laid eyes on Fu Shi, she knew her chance to rise in the world had arrived. She thought, So this is the sign that the village preacher lady talked about! Their names together were practically a divine message: “fawning over the powerful” (Qu Yan Fu Shi) 1.7kReads—Score108Shelves

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    The love is real, but reality is too difficult.

29. 229 笑 Laugh at Her for Being a Widow? She's the Regent King's One Regret 笑她寡妇？可她是摄政王的意难平 White Mist白雾Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted On their wedding night, her husband, Pei Tingning, went into the wrong room and ended up with one of the maids. Three months later, he supposedly died in battle, and she wore mourning clothes for him for three years. Then, on the anniversary of his death, she heard his warm voice through the wall, laced with mockery. That was when she learned that his supposed twin brother, Pei Tingyan, was actually her husband in disguise. He had already married the maid as his second wife. Three years of agony 956Reads5.9Score202Shelves

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    Want a historical romance? The female lead becomes a widow after marrying the original male lead, and then the aloof and sickly second male lead fights and snatches her away! The original male lead's pursuit of his wife ends in a grueling ordeal.

30. 230 尽 All in the Time of Dancing 尽是飞舞时 Gentle Realm柔境Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Female Student and Noble Young Master, Gentle Translator and Devoted Businessman] [Reunion After a Long Separation, Mending a Broken Relationship, Older Man, Happy Ending] - She may be aloof, but she can win not only his heart, but the favor of his entire family. He need not fight for anything or give anything up, yet it is her dreams that must be sacrificed. Song Yiqing: “So there really is a barrier between us when we communicate.” When Zhao Zequan met her, he knew only three French phrases. 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book; it's a bittersweet story, quite angsty, but it has a happy ending.

31. 231 顶 The Top-Tier Star's Secret Crush 顶流暗恋法则 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads122k WordsOngoing Chen Jiqing stutters when he speaks, but Chen Jiqing always answers every word. Reunion after years apart + rekindled love + secret crush + happy ending + bittersweet romance + both pure + love rivals everywhere Taciturn, gloomy, cool top-tier star x handsome bottom who pretends to be proper but is actually rebellious Song Wan has a secret no one knows: Chen Jiqing, the top-tier star everyone is talking about, is actually his ex-boyfriend. They broke up three years ago. When they broke up, Song 240Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    I love all of Cha Cha's books.

32. 232 余 For the Rest of My Life: He Waited Twenty-Two Years for Me 余生为期：他等了我二十二年 South of the Small Town小城以南Modern Romance180k WordsCompleted School life / Winning her back / Sweet and angsty / Reunited after a breakup / Both leads are virgins The year Bai Xiaoxiao died, she was twenty-seven. She died of an incurable illness, but she lied to Gu Sinian and told him she had fallen in love with someone else. On the day they signed the divorce papers, Gu Sinian's hand shook as he wrote his name on the agreement. He didn't try to stop her. What he didn't know was that every step Bai Xiaoxiao took after turning away from him brought her c 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A tragic love story with terminal illness, a bittersweet pursuit of the wife, and sweetness in the later stages.

33. 233 如 Like Water Through a Forest 如林得水 Wang Junjun王珺君Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted [School life + healing + possessive, sweet romance] A pretty girl who’s bad at school × a warmhearted top student Xu Miaomiao is forced to move to Linxi Town to study and stay with Aunt Lin, where she meets Aunt Lin’s son, Lin Xi. The two clash constantly as they get to know each other, but gradually develop feelings for one another and embark on a school life full of laughter and growth. Lin Xi is drawn to Xu Miaomiao from the moment they first meet and can’t help falling for her. As they spend 108Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one? The male and female leads went through a lot, both very tragic, especially the male lead, who never abandoned the female lead. I love this kind of male lead so much!!!

34. 234 云 Deep in the Clouds, Qingye; At Peace in My Thoughts, at Peace in My Heart 云深有清野，念安心自安 Wu You Is a Cat吴忧是只猫Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [A slow-burn small-town romance] [Long-haired, foxlike guitarist x overly composed, insecure female bookworm] [Yearning and push-and-pull] [They save each other] Xu Nian'an quits a dead-end job, only to be abandoned by her boyfriend of six years. Leaving behind a letter, she flees with a heart full of despair to Yunshen Town, a remote mountain town. She thinks all that remains of her life is learning to heal, unaware that the man who is always silent in the shadows and occasionally sharp-tongued 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A small-town romance where two wounded individuals find redemption in each other. The male lead is a long-haired musician, and the female lead is a literary youth who loves to write. It's a story of restrained tug-of-war.

35. 235 久 Reunited After Years, My Scheming Childhood Friend Won't Let Me Go 久别重逢，腹黑竹马对我强取豪夺 Qi Zisu柒子酥Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted [Childhood Sweethearts + Mutual Devotion + Taking by Force + Mutual Salvation] (Scheming childhood friend who says one thing but means another × Bright, clever sweetheart The leads actually communicate, so you won’t regret getting invested!) For years, Qi Jihan struggled alone through mud and darkness. He once thought the happy memories of his childhood were nothing but a fleeting illusion in his long, lonely life. When they met again, both thought they were dreaming. The childhood friend he use 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of childhood sweethearts finding redemption together. The initial tension and bittersweetness are captivating, while the later resolution of misunderstandings and mutual sympathy is incredibly heartwarming. You should all check it out!

36. 236 刑 A Detective Meets You at the Wrong Time 刑警，在错的时间遇上你 Edamame Lover爱吃醋毛豆Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted On a business trip, Ye Hanxin was unexpectedly caught up in a hijacking by internationally wanted criminals aboard her flight. At the brink of life and death, the police detective Gu Qingyi shielded her with his body, trading his life for her safety. She thought the harrowing ordeal was nothing more than a brief interlude in her life. But after returning home, she discovered that he was the man her best friend planned to confess her feelings to. Steady and reserved, the detective knew she had 2.8kReads7.0Score224Shelves

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    Having read books for thirty years, I found this one to be really good. The male lead is a criminal police officer who falls in love with the female lead during a rescue mission on a plane. He pursues her, but she tries to avoid him, which makes her lose control. The plot is incredibly addictive!

37. 237 逾 A Relationship Across the Line 逾界关系 Just Extra仅仅多余Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [The rating will rise as the new book gains readers] [Childhood sweethearts + only ever devoted to each other + secret crush + happy ending] The most outrageous thing Xu Xizhen has ever done is push a bank card loaded with two million yuan across the table on the day He Fushu’s company was about to go under. She offered to lend him the money on one condition: he had to spend two nights a month sleeping with her. He Fushu stared at her for a long time, long enough for her to think he was about to 20.8kReads8.3Score2.5kShelves

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    It's so beautiful! [Crying emojis]

38. 238 他 He Comforts His Poor Little Darling 他哄他的小可怜 Xu Sui绪岁Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [University romance + both leads’ first love + possessive pursuit + coercive love + mutual secret crush + healing + reunion after years apart] Sang Yuxia did something reckless enough to risk her life: she provoked the two young masters of the Si family, one of the capital’s wealthiest clans. Especially Si Qingyan, the unruly, arrogant young master who refuses to be tamed. At school, Sang Yuxia is beautiful, gentle, and reserved, an ordinary good girl. To her classmates, s 9kReads9.2Score899Shelves

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    After my Stand awakened, I turned and walked towards the crazy beauty in the corner. He was drawing strange circles with a candle, chuckling, "This time, shall we go to hell together?"

39. 239 王 The Prince Wants to Marry the Little Taoist Nun 王爷要娶小道姑 User57660814用户5766081417k WordsCompleted The Prince Wants to Marry a Young Taoist Nun —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend it, it's really good!

40. 240 我 The Real Big Shot I Met on Livestream: I'm a Gold Digger, He's a Money Burner 我靠直播认识的真大佬，我拜金，他败金 Sleepy Cherry犯困车厘子23k WordsCompleted The Real Big Shot I Met Through Livestreaming: I Love Money, He Loves Spending It 3Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 宫 Mrs. Gong Has Long Since Given Up on You 宫太太早就不要你了 Light on Paper纸上光颖Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Top-tier power and privilege + both leads have no past relationships + groveling pursuit + heroine's growth + powerful man humbles himself + one-on-one romance] At twenty, Di Xingran thought that liking someone, being liked in return, and naturally getting married and staying together was how life worked. Only later did she learn that marriage could have nothing to do with love, and happen simply because she “met the requirements.” She was a gifted engineer, but her talent was obscured by preju 161Reads—Score—Shelves

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    We can't live without it

42. 242 冷 Where Does the Cold Wind Go? 冷风归何处 Already Exists 11已存在的11Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Leng Luoluo should never have been born. She came into the world only because the eldest daughter of the Leng family, Leng Baozhu, needed a bone marrow match to save her life. With Old Master Leng's approval, the live-in son-in-law Bai Zuhui fathered a child with an ugly country woman, and that child, Leng Luoluo, was neglected by everyone. For eighteen years, she and the Leng family's mute maid, Auntie Wu, depended on each other for survival! A twist of fate led Old Master Leng to discover that 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✌🏻, Keep going! Leng Luoluo was born as the Leng family's "bone marrow tool"—to prolong Leng Baozhu's life, she was forced into pregnancy by her live-in son-in-law Bai Zuhui and an illiterate woman. For eighteen years, she fends for herself, with only the mute servant Wu Ma by her side. When Chen family heir Cheng Fenghe unexpectedly enters Leng Luoluo's life, Leng Debin suddenly packages the abandoned daughter as a beautiful pawn. Little does he know that Cheng Fenghe has already laid a surveillance network, and when her younger brother Cheng Zihe interferes, she stares at the fabricated "chance encounter" video and chuckles: "Miss Leng, who is the fisherman between us?" A blood-red rose blooms amidst lies, and the bone marrow contract conceals a distorted debt between two generations.

43. 243 我 I've Waited for You in the Painting for So Long 我在画中等了你很久 User57660814用户5766081413k WordsCompleted I Waited for You in the Painting for a Long Time —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 罪 Love in Sin, Sweet Captive of Lord Xia 罪爱娇宠，夏爷的心尖囚 Ting Mian Xiaoxiao听绵晓晓Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Chasing Her After Losing Her] [Over-the-Top Drama] [Rekindled Romance] [Mutually Faithful] [Sweet and Bittersweet] The heroine coldly walks away, leaving their child with him. Once feared by all for his ruthless, blood-soaked ways, Master Xia keeps losing his composure in front of his own little troublemaker. The child is convinced Daddy is a bad uncle! She's a pro at biting and kicking, and cries every day as she desperately looks for Mommy. By day, Master Xia runs a massive corporation, his p 294Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story opens with a child-stealing incident, leaving the male lead filled with regret. He disregards etiquette and propriety to keep the female lead by his side, which made me laugh. Seriously, everyone, please check this out, I'm begging you, it's so good!

45. 245 薾 The Season of Er’er 薾薾时节 Lala from the Corner旮旯角的拉拉Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted CEO × College Student | Age Gap | Foster Care | Secret Crush | Older Man, Younger Wife He is twelve years older than her, the feared “Mr. Jie” of Yancheng’s business world: cold, sharp-tongued, and heartless. She is just a little ray of sunshine living under his roof. She doesn’t dare tell him that the moment they reunited during her high school entrance exams, a little tree began to sprout in her heart. A wily older fox raises a younger one, and the younger fox sets out to win his heart. He lay 2.9kReads8.8Score221Shelves

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    It is indeed a pretty good novel; the writing is surprisingly vivid and evocative.

46. 246 落 Words Take Root 落纸生根 User57660814用户57660814Ancient Romance93k WordsCompleted “You bookish fool, you stepped on my roots!” On the night of the full moon, Hong Yao, a carrot spirit who had cultivated for three hundred years, took human form and met Shen Yanqing, a poor scholar who had failed the imperial exams for the third time. She knew nothing of human customs and could only awkwardly try to please him: helping him grow vegetables, grinding ink for him, and using her own juice to heal his seriously ill younger sister. He had never believed in ghosts or gods, but litt 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 予 I Give You the Long Night 予你长夜 Sleepy Island Diary眠岛日记Modern Romance88k WordsOngoing (Marriage first, love later + contract marriage + the powerful one gives in + simmering tension) Married into wealth to repay a debt of gratitude × love after marriage, with him humbly begging for her affection “The one who carefully hides her longing” × “The one who keeps himself in check, yet lets his true feelings slip through” Jiang Huaizhi said it was a contract marriage, with each of them getting what they wanted. Xi Shi signed without hesitation. Three years in exchange for a respectabl 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The contract marriage is slightly bittersweet; both the male and female leads are well-developed, and the male lead respects the female lead.

48. 248 京 The Capital's Young Master Bows to a Rose 京圈太子爷为玫瑰折腰 Bai Shuying白书樱Modern Romance354k WordsOngoing [Yandere / Both Pure / Guiding Lover / Powerful Man Bows to Love] [Obsessive, Brooding Older Brother x Radiant Little Ray of Sunshine] When they first met, Ruan Feitang was timid and shy around strangers, so Ji Chengxiao thought she was sweet and easy to handle. Later, Ji Chengxiao got a serious taste of humble pie. Turns out, taking care of a little girl was a lot of work. Her meals, moods, health, and even her feelings all required his attention. At first, he stubbornly refused to admit it. Bu 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's sweet and sour, super pretty, and a little bit weird, hehe.

49. 249 暗 What Should I Do About My Crush? He’s Flirty and Bad News 暗恋对象他又撩又坏怎么办 Guan Er Zhu关耳竹Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted, so it’ll go up~) Qiao Qiyan had a secret: she had a crush on He Jinye. He had a face straight out of a magazine, came from a powerful family, and was never short of female admirers. Her feelings were destined to stay hidden forever. Until one day, she went along to a matchmaking event for fun and saw He Jinye onstage, calmly listing his criteria for a partner: “Must be at least 172 centimeters tall, studying at Jing University, and have scored 145 or above in math on 22kReads8.9Score4.8kShelves

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    Perhaps this book is worth reading (✿･ω･). The female lead has had a crush on the male lead since middle school, a heartbreaking and difficult journey. The process was incredibly relatable and delicate, bringing tears to my eyes several times. Later, after they become classmates in university, the male lead is repeatedly drawn to her, discovering that his favorite love letters from high school were all written by her. The person he's liked since high school is actually… The male lead's personality is absolutely amazing; a conflicted person needs a lover like this who can't be driven away, right? The female lead is also incredibly hardworking and brave, relying on herself after the death of her parents, and is also exceptionally warm and understanding. The two are a really great couple, and the plot is very rich. (PS. The above is all shameless self-praise from the author ○|￣|_)

50. 250 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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    A super bittersweet story about unrequited love; every chapter is so well-written!

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