Campus Stories 校园

1. 1 言 Words Belied by the Heart 言不由衷 Huainan Xiaoshan怀南小山Romance403k WordsCompleted [Completed. The story is long and full of twists, so I don't recommend buying the whole thing with one click.] Second Chance Romance | Campus to City Fang Lihan likes Jian Shuyi. But if you ranked all the men who like her by how much they do, Fang Lihan would be the least impressive of them all. Still, she chose to begin this relationship without much thought. Because Jian Shuyi doesn't like simps. She likes turning the favored sons of heaven into dogs. - On a date one day, he suddenly got a lit 25.7kFavorites23.9kClicks/ch39.4kGifts

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   Shuyi, we like you 🤗

2. 2 十 Fifteen Dusks 十五个黄昏 Shuwei殊娓Romance273k WordsCompleted [Complete.] [Next book: Neon Blue.] This port city is best known for its cruises. The trip lasts fifteen days, with food and lodging provided on board, and the second passenger gets half off. Ruan Xi took the brochure to Cheng Daichuan. "Come with me, and we'll split the cost." Cheng Daichuan flipped to the last page of the brochure. The fine print marked with an asterisk read: The half-price offer is only available to guests sharing a double room... - - Theme: Work hard and stay positive. 51.5kFavorites49.9kClicks/ch25.3kGifts

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   🧋Sweetly, this love that slowly blossomed during our cruise trip, with each sunset representing our hearts growing closer and closer.

3. 3 宠 Cherishing the Emperor 宠钦 Jiang Zhiyu姜之鱼Romance283k WordsCompleted (Originally titled Spoiling the Villain) Lin Baiyu has had everything go her way since childhood. Any injuries she gets heal quickly, and even a common cold is no exception. Until she turns seventeen and has a dream. In the dream, her life is the opposite of her real one. She's penniless, treated as a tool to make money, and eventually even goes blind. The man who saves her doesn't have a happy ending, either. · Sui Qin lives in darkness. He goes to school during the day, works at night, and get 24.7kFavorites33.6kClicks/ch6.1kGifts

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   The concept is very novel: a mole on the eyebrow [cat emoji] The male lead shields the female lead from disaster, and the two gradually fall in love during this process. I wish I could write more about my university life 🙏🙏

4. 4 十 Summer Solstice, Year Eleven 十一年夏至 Night-Blooming Flowers at Dawn明开夜合Romance322k WordsCompleted [Carefully revised on July 7, 2023, with 25,000 new words. The additions aren’t in pirated copies. “I like his name. I love being alive, though I was born in this time.” · A former high school classmate got married, and that day everyone gathered for a reunion at a friend’s house. Somehow, they started talking about the foolish, romantic, secret things they’d done as students. When it was Xia Li’s turn, she said, “On his birthday, I abused my position at th 334.4kFavorites423.9kClicks/ch178.5kGifts

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   I really enjoyed watching "Reunion," it was so bittersweet (I felt like the male lead didn't suffer enough [glasses emoji]). Thankfully, my little sister got her wish in the end 🎉

5. 5 温 Nine-Tenths Tenderness 温柔有九分 Jiji's Cat唧唧的猫Romance280k WordsCompleted [Main story complete. Next up: The Moon Doesn't Lie] At sixteen or seventeen, Jiang Wen is handsome and quiet, from a privileged family. Even on the hottest summer days, his school uniform stays spotless. He's the school's untouchable top student. Feng Ning is beautiful and reckless, and she's set on throwing herself at Jiang Wen, earning the hatred of every girl in school. She pesters him relentlessly, and no matter how he tries to avoid her, he can't escape. - Everyone thinks Feng Ning loves 293.9kFavorites286.6kClicks/ch50.8kGifts

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   I always like to start watching bittersweet coming-of-age stories by starting with the parts where the male lead suffers. [Pat on the head]

6. 6 恋 Daily Romance Forecast 恋爱每日预报 A Chun阿淳Romance339k WordsCompleted On September 1, 2009, Ji Zaoyuan received a text from an unknown number: “If I could go back to 2009, I definitely wouldn’t date Xie Xiayan. He’s fussy and picky, watches horror movies in the middle of the night, and even plays basketball with our son by using him to block shots. He’s so annoying!” Ji Zaoyuan looked at his handsome, aloof deskmate and fell silent. On June 24, 2010, after the college entrance exams, Xie Xiayan frowned. “What did I do wrong? Tell me, and I’ll change.” Ji Zaoyua 39.2kFavorites82.2kClicks/ch12.4kGifts

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   I love and often rewatch the female lead's cuteness 🎉 The male lead is quite cute, but a little bit cunning. [Cat emoji]

7. 7 小 The Little Garden 小游园 Plum Blossom Knife梅子刀Romance451k WordsCompleted ◎ The print edition goes on pre-order at 7:00 p.m. on November 29. For details, see Weibo: @MeizidaoYuHaoyun He Youyuan is handsome, a little cool, a little full of himself, and convinced his good looks can make anyone do what he wants. Then he meets a top student with a sour expression. From that point on, he’s on an irreversible path to being completely wrapped around their finger. * A proud, tough little cat x an obnoxious, lovesick puppy #HePursuesHer | #ElementarySchoolBickering | #Eve 239.4kFavorites241.1kClicks/ch194.4kGifts

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   It's okay, but I can't seem to remember the plot anymore.

8. 8 道 The Taoist Priest and the Cat 道长与猫 Laughing Beauty笑佳人Romance426k WordsCompleted Xie Jingyuan, the master of Qingxu Temple, and Su Miaomiao, a cat demon, were reborn in the modern world. Su Miaomiao: That classmate’s dried fish looks delicious. Xie Jingyuan: I’ll go buy you some. Don’t steal it. Su Miaomiao: It’s raining. Daozhang, come pick me up. Xie Jingyuan: I’m busy. Su Miaomiao: That’s okay. A boy in my class offered to walk me back to the dorm. Xie Jingyuan: ...Send me your location. A sweet childhood-friends romance with a fun, everyday modern setting. Theme: Be a 206.1kFavorites376.2kClicks/ch195.5kGifts

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   The cute premise is so novel! The female lead is a cat! 🎉 But I got a little bored towards the end and didn't finish watching it.

9. 9 校 The First Love of the School Novel's Male Lead's Nemesis 校园文男主死对头的初恋 Lin Mianmian林绵绵Romance428k WordsCompleted [Main story complete. Extras are still updating...] On her birthday, Jiang Yumo discovered that she was living inside a school novel, as the first love of Duan Ye, the male lead's foil. The male lead and Duan Ye were both notorious troublemakers at No. 5 High School. They usually kept out of each other's way and thought even looking at one another was bad luck. Calling them sworn enemies wouldn't be an exaggeration. With the sensible, clever heroine's help, the male lead turned over a new leaf, 151.1kFavorites282.4kClicks/ch109.6kGifts

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   Simplicity is the true essence of life. [Let me see...]

10. 10 再 No More Summers 再无今夏 Juan Xi眷希Romance943k WordsCompleted 🎥 The print edition is now available. For updates, follow @Juanxi ciiyi ○ The main story runs 700,000 words, ending with high school graduation. The 200,000-word epilogue covers university and married life. [Featuring MBTI types: INTJ heroine x ENTJ hero] "No summer will ever be like this one again." Dongjiang High School, the top-ranked provincial key high school in Chunshen City, is a nationally recognized elite school. For many students, their place in the pecking order for the next three 85.2kFavorites80.4kClicks/ch85.9kGifts

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    The beginning was quite engaging, but to be honest, it got a bit padded out towards the end. 🍉

11. 11 然 And Then You 然后是你 A Chun阿淳Romance331k WordsCompleted Shiyin was born on July 17. She is 1.7 meters tall, and her student number had been 17 from elementary school through college. Her lucky number was 17, too. At seventeen, she took the exam to determine class placements. Sitting behind Shiyin was a very handsome boy. He had rolled up the cuffs of his uniform, showing off his well-defined arms. He scribbled away for less than an hour, then coolly turned in his math paper early. The paper brushed past her ear. She tilted her head slightly and saw 97.7kFavorites192.7kClicks/ch25.5kGifts

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    Oh, I love watching this show so many times! I really like the female lead's personality; she's worldly-wise but not cynical, and her way of dealing with people is something I can learn from. 🧋🧋 Pei Shiqi's Doraemon [Let me see]

12. 12 在 Before the Bustle of a Summer Night 在夏夜熙攘之前 Fu Jin浮瑾Romance547k WordsCompleted [The two-volume print edition is now available. Search music platforms for the theme song of the same name 🌟 | Coming soon: The Snow Is Clear Here~] *The pride of the heavens x a well-behaved girl with a rebellious streak *Youth and school life | Mutual pining | A touch of ensemble cast Ning Sui had a secret. Back in that disastrous sophomore year of high school, when she couldn't solve a single problem and cried her eyes out, she met a pen pal. They told her, [Choosing your destination and dec 132.8kFavorites175.9kClicks/ch58.9kGifts

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    Ningyezi is so adorable 🥺🥺 The male lead is truly a great mentor, both in studies and in life.

13. 13 我 I Just Want to Borrow Your Good Luck 我就想蹭你的气运 Bright Osmanthus, Carrying Wine明桂载酒Romance405k WordsCompleted [For information about the print edition, follow @Minggui Carries Wine] [The comic is now available at @Kuaikan Comics] The Zhao family brought Ming Xi back, but favored their fake heiress at every turn, saying Ming Xi wasn't as kind or as elegant as Zhao Yuan. Ming Xi didn't mind. She still tried hard to win the affection of the only family she had, even though they said she was competing with Zhao Yuan for it. Until she died suddenly of a terminal illness. She discovered that Zhao Yuan was th 357.4kFavorites740.3kClicks/ch197.7kGifts

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    The sweet ending for the young couple was so satisfying to watch, especially since the original family was also upset. (They're even saying they won't make dumplings anymore!) 🤩

14. 14 苹 Apple Core 苹果核 yespearRomance290k WordsCompleted /Print edition now available from @Yespear The good news: Song Yao's childhood friend has debuted and become a huge star. The bad news: She just rejected his bizarre confession. The good news: They're still friends. The bad news: He's faking it. Childhood friends: While Song Yao is still awkward and coy about puberty, unable to say what she really means, Zhou Jinian is suddenly swept off his feet one day when Song Yao wraps her arms around him from the back seat of a car. His heart is racing, 21.4kFavorites17.1kClicks/ch3.4kGifts

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    Beautiful! 🎉🎉 Song Yao's name is really unique, isn't it? It's like an apple core.

15. 15 黎 He’ll Return Before Dawn 黎明前他会归来 Wisteria Branch藤萝为枝Romance412k WordsCompleted [Originally titled The Devil's Temperature; published under the title He'll Return Before Dawn. Available from Taobao, Dangdang, and JD.com.] [This novel is complete. The new novel, The Gods Want You Tonight, is now underway.] Reborn in 1996, the little dumpling Bei Yao was four years old when she knocked on the door across the hall. Behind that door lived a devil who would bring disaster to the world twenty years later. The devil, Pei Chuan, was five years old now, with both legs disabled, shy 733.6kFavorites1MClicks/ch682.7kGifts

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    Wow, when I read it in high school, I felt it was a divinely inspired, heart-wrenching story. This book, *Tree Branches*, is actually quite well-written.

16. 16 国 The King Has Donkey Ears 国王长着驴耳朵 Seven Treasures Crisp七宝酥Romance253k WordsCompleted Every time Chun Zao did a spin, she found herself sneaking a glance at Yuan Ye. That was when she began to realize things were getting serious. Even more alarming, one day the boy stood right there, gazing at her with an unblinking smile. Liking you is like the donkey ears the king tries to hide. The wind will know, the trees will know, and one day, you will too. The title and blurb were inspired by the fairy tale The King with Donkey Ears. A story about two “good” students sharing a rental; 142.3kFavorites240.4kClicks/ch64.8kGifts

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    I read it when it was being serialized, and it was pretty good. The female lead's personality was quite appealing to me; it was a sweet and sour little couple. 🎉

17. 17 重 Back to My Boss’s Youth 重回老板年少时 Lin Mianmian林绵绵Romance397k WordsCompleted When Zhang Yunyi woke up, she had returned to the year she was seventeen. She went to class weighed down by her memories, only to run into her class monitor, Chen Kuo, in the hallway outside the classroom. She nearly blurted out, “Boss!” At this point, Chen Kuo was still an awkward young man, with none of the steady presence of the tech mogul he would become ten years later. Zhang Yunyi rubbed her hands together eagerly: Starting now, I’ll stick with the boss and save myself ten years of detou 245.1kFavorites313.9kClicks/ch348.7kGifts

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    I've read the comments over and over again; they're really interesting. Everyone's reminiscing about their own school days! 🎉 I still remember how obsessed I was with the top female author and the rich guy back when they were following the serialization. [Cat emoji][cat emoji][cat emoji]

18. 18 维 Maintaining the Dignity of the Female Supporting Character 维持女配的尊严 Xi He淅和Romance581k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Wen Shuangmu learns that she lives in a sweet campus romance novel. Every male character in the book could have been plucked straight from the hottest Jinjiang romance, so the heroine is caught in an endless love rivalry every day. For instance, there’s the aloof top student and male lead, Su Qiyan. He never studies before exams, but one day he suddenly organizes his notes just so he can hand them to the heroine. Then there’s the arrogant, headstrong second male lead, Zhou 327kFavorites509.9kClicks/ch230.5kGifts

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    Wow! A masterpiece of ensemble writing! Every character is so vivid. This book is my top campus novel, unmatched by anyone. [Glasses] The chapter about perfume really touched me deeply. Everyone go see Wenwen and Jingjing! 🎉🎉🎉

19. 19 霓 Neon Blue 霓虹蓝 Shuwei殊娓Romance275k WordsCompleted [The End.] [The next story is Summer Heartbeat.] Paraiba tourmaline comes in a shade called neon blue. It's dazzlingly bright, just like the impression Jing Sicun gives people. Ke Ni doesn't like people or things that draw too much attention, yet she can't help keeping tabs on Jing Sicun. - Ke Ni asks her friend whether she'd want to be alone in a room with someone she can't stand, and have physical contact with them. Her friend gives Ke Ni a strange look and says, "No." Thinking that way m 48.2kFavorites52.1kClicks/ch63.9kGifts

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    What a sweet young couple! 😳😳 Ni Ni and JSC, two little bittersweet characters, slowly heal each other. When I first started reading, I didn't realize that both the male and female leads had such difficult lives. Ni Ni was constantly being manipulated and forced by her father to do things she didn't like. JSC is like a goldfish in a fishbowl, growing up in love but also being bound by it. Fortunately, both of them are trying their best to live and heal each other. The supporting characters in this book are also very vivid. It's a wonderful ensemble piece. A side note: [Blue Heart][Blue Heart][Blue Heart] Only those who have read this novel will understand the meaning of this blue heart [glasses]

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