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1. 1 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 70.9kReads9.7Score12.8kShelves

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   It's so beautiful, it made me feel uncomfortable and painful, and it made me cry to death.

2. 2 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 19.4kReads9.6Score5.1kShelves
3. 3 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 7.2kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
4. 4 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 94.3kReads9.7Score15.2kShelves
5. 5 亲 Darling, Victoria Harbour 亲爱的，维多利亚港 Zhou Xian周弦Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) “It feels as though we've weathered storm after storm over the years. In this little boat, you and I have drifted for half our lives. I wish every time, the rain would fall on our boat as it carries us home. I love you, so I let you go.” 13.1kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
6. 6 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 237.2kReads9.5Score35kShelves
7. 7 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 85kReads9.6Score15kShelves
8. 8 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. 27.1kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
9. 9 赤 Scarlet Farewell 赤别 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The signature youth BE romance by popular author Shi Qingyao. Sincere young Bei Jiang × cool, distant dream girl Nan Zhi. From the south to the north, one glance lasts a lifetime. Between her and her boy lie countless mountains they can never cross. When they first met, she smiled brightly. “My name is Nan Zhi. Nan as in south.” The boy looked up and gripped the hem of his shirt. “My name is Bei Jiang. Bei as in north.” They met for the first time in summer. The air was sultry, stirring the brig 1.8kReads9.4Score539Shelves
10. 10 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
11. 11 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 19.1kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
12. 12 祭 Sacrifice to Spring 祭春天 A Yuan Upstairs阿媛在楼上Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted In the first spring after the college entrance exams, Yu Xiaoxiao is sitting in the library at Peking University when it suddenly dawns on her: that pitch-black night when he laughed until he couldn’t breathe, he was crying. [Love at first sight + mutual healing + angsty campus romance, tragic ending] Gentle boy who pretends to be a school bully × girl who pretends to be aloof but is really a top student [Boy pursues girl + devoted one-on-one romance + the clear-headed one falls hard + equal par 1.2kReads8.9Score201Shelves
13. 13 偶 I Stumbled Upon an Ancestral Medical Text and Became a City Doctor 偶得祖传医经，我成了都市医圣 Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙10k WordsCompleted I Stumbled Upon an Ancestral Medical Classic and Became the City's Medical Saint —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Weird short stories,

14. 14 殡 After Three Years Working at a Funeral Home, I Saw the Dead Climb Back Up 殡仪馆上班三年，我看见死人爬起来 Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙7k WordsCompleted I've Worked at a Funeral Home for Three Years, and I've Seen the Dead Climb Back Up —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 规 Rule Horror: Don't Look Back on the Third Floor of the Hospital 规则怪谈：医院三楼不能回头 Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙10k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Don't Look Back on the Hospital's Third Floor —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 辞 I Quit My Job and Returned Home, Curing the Whole Village with My Ancestral Remedy 辞职回乡，我靠祖传秘方治好全村 Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙6k WordsCompleted I Quit My Job and Returned to My Hometown, Where My Ancestral Remedy Cured the Whole Village 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 一 I Woke Up to Find Myself a Fugitive Wanted Across the Internet 一觉醒来，我成了全网通缉的大佬 Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙8k WordsCompleted I Woke Up to Find Myself the Most Wanted Person on the Internet —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 高 My Childhood Friend and Archenemy Pranked Me by Changing All My College Choices to Qingbei on the Gaokao Application 高考填志愿青梅和死对头恶作剧把我的志愿全改为清北 Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙13k WordsCompleted When I Filled Out My College Applications, My Childhood Friend and Rival Pranked Me by Changing Every Choice to Tsinghua and Peking University —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 取 My Daughter-in-Law Broke Down After I Cut Her 10,000 Yuan Allowance 取消1万生活费后，儿媳破防 Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙10k WordsCompleted After I Cut Off My Daughter-in-Law's 10,000-Yuan Allowance, She Fell Apart —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 骂 They Called Me a Girly Man, So I Said, “Hey! My Girlfriend’s Right Here!” 骂我汉子茶，我：诶！我女朋友还在这呢！ Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙14k WordsCompleted They Called Me a Fake Guy, So I Said, 'Hey! My Girlfriend's Right Here!' —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 战 The War Son-in-Law Returns: The Greatest Healer and Martial Artist Under Heaven 战婿归来，医武天下第一 Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙Male-Channel Fanfiction7k WordsCompleted The War Son-in-Law Returns, the Greatest Healer and Martial Artist in the World 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 真 After the Real Heiress Was Sent into a Horror Instance, Her Whole Family Went Mad with Regret 真千金送进恐怖副本后，全家悔疯了 Xiao Que, Who Loves Fancy Date Buns爱吃花样枣馒头的萧阙10k WordsCompleted After the Real Heiress Was Sent into a Horror Dungeon, Her Whole Family Went Mad with Regret 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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