Novels like You and First Place Are Both Mine
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- 1 Reborn: If I Can't Outwork You, I'll Lose 重生：卷不死你算我输 [Reborn + no System + farming + top student + slice of life + strong female lead + no romance] Li Nian, a college student, is unexpectedly reborn in her first year of high school after staying up too late. In her previous life, her grades plummeted because she was too addicted to novels, and she ended up earning only a junior college diploma. This time, reborn in her first year of high school, she’s determined to seize the chance to change her fate through the college entrance exam. As long as s 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Hilarious Life of a Top Student 学霸的搞笑生活 When Feng Qixing was born, the Big Dipper formed a straight line. He began speaking right away, terrifying the midwife. It turned out he hadn’t drunk Granny Meng’s soup. He still had the memories of his past life and had been reborn. He barely spent a few days in school, yet still got into a key high school. His family was poor, and he wanted to improve their lives, so he set his sights on the lottery. When his uncles refused to support his grandmother, he brought out his father’s chamber pot an —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 I Am the Strongest Top Student 我是最强学霸 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Back at Twelve: No More Laying Low, I'm Bringing Glory to My Country 重回12岁，不想低调想为国争光 A reborn novel, a System novel, a patriotic novel, and a story of striving. A chuuni System and a sly, unpredictable Host. Ji Hemo, how do you want to die? Actually, I don't want to die! Then I'll make you fall to your death down the stairs! Ji Hemo had planned to graduate in peace, go home, and take the civil service exam. But she missed a step and fell so hard that her soul left her body. Before she could get a word in, the System took her straight back to the age of twelve. “System locked suc 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 After Being Reborn, the Top Student Has My Back 重生后她被学霸大佬罩了 Before she was reborn, Lin Zhinan suffered from severe social anxiety due to her family life and high school experiences. Insecure and sensitive, she was afraid to talk to people. After starting work, she underwent therapy and worked hard on herself, eventually managing to communicate with others more or less normally. But on her way home from an appointment, she had an accident and returned to high school. Back then, she had been miserable, insecure, a poor student with no friends, and constant 34Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 6 I Jumped into the River from the Start? But Something Came Up, So I’ll Die Tomorrow Instead 开局投河？但又临时有事明天再死 [No System] [One Female Lead] [Disastrous from the Start] [A Life Reversed] His parents were both dead, and his savings had been swindled. Chen Xuan had been planning to end it all, but then a kind stranger came along and talked him out of it. All right, then. Plan canceled. I’ll die tomorrow instead. And so, day after day, Chen Xuan scraped by until that day finally came. What? You didn’t swindle my money? The business I invested in was only temporarily locked down overseas? I’m a millionaire n —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Love Never Fades, and It Will Surely Be Returned 恋恋不忘，必有回响 [Campus Romance]+ [Sweet Pampering]+ [Mutual Secret Crush Becomes Love]+ [Two Strong Leads] Gentle, flirtatious transfer student ✖ sweet, wild, stunning top student [“It’s your turn to tutor me now!” “I’m supposed to tutor you?” “What, you won’t give your husband a lesson?”] [“How about we talk about it tomorrow?” “Why not come over to my place, then?” “I promised to teach Lu Ge English! The teacher might quiz her tomorrow morning.” “Then I guess I’ll have to be a lonely bachelor.”] Gu Ruojun th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Someone Will Always Cross Mountains and Seas Just to Come to You 总会有人穿山越海，只为你而来 She was a left-behind child. Her parents didn't bring her to live with them until she was twelve, leaving her introverted and sensitive, with only an ordinary relationship with them. She had never known that being loved could mean being cherished in the palm of someone's hand. Then she met him, and learned that love meant being someone's special one, having them by your side, and being chosen without hesitation. He was like the warm winter sun and a lamp in the darkness. He pulled her out of the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I Can't Watch This! The Class Topper Is Showering Their Partner With Affection Again! 没眼看！年级第一又又又撒狗粮了 [Sweet Campus Romance + Mutual Secret Crushes + Falling for Each Other + Long-Planned Romance] [Bold, Unrestrained College Ace x Gentle Moonlight Girl] "The story starts out a little slow, but stick with it and you'll get all the sweetness!" One break between classes, a friend teased Lin Chaobei: “Bei, these days all you do is eat, sleep, and think about Jiang Nanyue, huh?” Lin Chaobei leaned back in his seat, his voice lazy. “I can skip meals, and sleep is optional. All I need is my moon.” His 13Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 10 Falling into Light and Shadow 光影陷落 [School Life | Two Top Students | Healing | Mutual Pining] [One-on-One Romance | Both Pure | Sweet Romance] [Chuunibyou Girl & Sharp-Tongued Top Student] During military training, Yuan Ziyu, known as a “crack shot,” became the dream guy of countless girls thanks to his striking looks and top grades. That is, until he pulled a cheeky stunt by stuffing love letters into the teacher’s desk, then pulling another by taking anyone who confessed to him straight outside the director’s office. But there 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 This Trash System? I Don't Need It 这辣鸡系统，不要也罢 [Urban + System + Top Student + Five Study Methods] The early part is pretty hardcore. With help from the supercomputer System Xiaofu, three struggling students, Zhao Chuyuan, Bai Yihuan, and He Caiwei, along with the quirky, eccentric beauty Yuan Zhen, lead their class and then the whole school to become top students at a rural middle school rife with discrimination. Middle school is just a warm-up. High school is where the real heavyweights clash. But that's not the most important thing. W —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Shooting Star Never Returns, but the Stars Are Never Forgotten 流星不往，星辰不忘 The most beautiful thing in the world is meeting someone who makes your heart flutter. The eight-character fortune at Qingcheng Tower sways in the wind. A life shared together, a family tragedy, and a dazzling journey they experienced side by side, bright as a meteor. An ordinary trip between brothers brings an unexpected meeting with you, someone extraordinary! Their journey to Mingyue Sea in July 2017 brought them together. Their vows at Qingcheng Tower in September 2017 marked the beginning —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Life of a Reborn Top Student 重生学霸人生 Su He has been reborn! She’s decided to quietly focus on her studies, become a top student, and grow up to serve as a pillar of the nation, contributing to her country’s cause! 7Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 14 Goodbye, Gaokao 再见，高考 An ordinary girl is reborn and takes another shot at the college entrance exams. She has no golden finger, no superpowers, only the experience of having lived several decades longer than everyone else. Can she make up for her regrets through sheer hard work, get into Peking University, and find the one she loves? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 From Failing Student to Rising Star 从学渣开始逆袭 After being reborn, Ye Xuanfan spent two years as a bottom-of-the-class student before his Academic Prodigy System finally unlocked. But this System was a little different. "Question: If an oyster is cooked, can it still be called an oyster?" "Teacher, suppose Xiao Ming runs at 200 meters per minute. How long until he can smell the back of his own head?" Ding! Congratulations, you've earned 300 Anger Points from your Chinese teacher. They can be converted into Academic Points. Ding! Congratulati 26Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 16 Meiduo's Love Story 梅朵的爱情故事 [A writing exercise] A romance between an ordinary Tibetan university student, Meiduo, and a military academy cadet. They meet on a train during the holidays, beginning a youthful military romance of crossed paths, tangled feelings, devotion, and heartache... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Stream Stirs My Heart 溪水涌心头 That summer was hot and long. From their first meeting to the day they came to understand each other, misunderstandings arose between them, and one by one, they worked them out. If you’re also feeling lost in life, why not read the story of how they save each other? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Spring Came Just as I Arrived 偏我来时，便逢春 A cocky guy who overthinks everything x an introverted, well-behaved yet twisted and hypocritical girl. When he first saw her, the young man lowered his eyelids and studied the girl before him, who looked like a startled bird, with great interest. “She’s so stupid and timid.” That was Jiang Zhiyuan’s assessment of her. The face-slapping came fast. The cool, aloof young master who seemed to have the whole world at his feet secretly sneaked into the office in the middle of the night one day and ch —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 A Sudden Flutter of the Heart 忽然间的心动 The beauty of youth, the flutter of a young heart. There’s always someone who sparks the first tiny flame of sweet love in you. Childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. Supporting each other all the way, sharing life side by side. Helping each other through thick and thin, never leaving or abandoning one another. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Studying Makes Me Rich 学习使我暴富 Studying makes me happy, and studying makes me rich! I’ve been given another chance! This time, I’m going to make sure I live well! Awful relatives? Get lost. I don’t have time for you. I have to study and make money! Awful classmates? Get lost. Every two minutes I spend paying attention to you is two minutes disrespecting money, I mean, my studies! 25Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 21 Chiyue 驰月 [Rivals-to-lovers couple + deadpan humor + love at first sight + sweet romance + top students + happy ending + genius competition girl + tsundere, sharp-tongued boy] “He Jiaqi, I don’t want you to always be alone.” If you asked the students at Mingchuan No. 1 High School to describe He Jiaqi in one phrase, they’d all call her “the heroine of a wish-fulfillment story.” She’s been at the top of her class for years, competing in all kinds of contests and sweeping up the gold medals and prize money. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 My Amazing Deskmate 我的极品同桌 This story takes place in a parallel world, not the real one. I just want to write down their story, and hope you can take your time reading it. Words are ultimately too inadequate to capture the brilliance of youth. In those youthful days, the boys would eventually grow up with each other by their side. Lin Zexi: The youngest son of the world’s richest family. Impossibly handsome and exceptionally intelligent, a little lazy, and not very good at living independently. Liang Chengxu: From an ordi 2Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 23 I’m Only the Third Female Lead 只是女三 The main story is complete. Also known as Close at Hand, the title wasn't well chosen, so go by the synopsis. A story of growth, a childhood friend who appears out of nowhere, and two people saving each other. At first, he was a star, and she chased after it. Later, when he dimmed, she kept chasing that star. “At first, you lit up my world. Later, I held that star close, hoping to make him shine again.” May love and freedom be equally brave. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 He Only Flirts with Me 只撩我一个 When she first saw him at fifteen, she only dared to secretly photograph his back, then quietly worshiped those pictures in her album. Who would have thought that at twenty-four, she would be used to throwing tantrums in his arms and sweetly begging him to go easy on her? She'd thought it was a one-sided love story with no second chapter. But somehow, he gradually breached every line of defense and took over every little part of her life. She was caught off guard and thrown into chaos, while he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 She's Beautiful and Wild 她又美又野 [Completed] Bold schoolgirl Cheng Yuyu × criminal psychology top student Du Ruo Cheng Yuyu is a bad girl: vain, stubborn, and willful. After doing poorly on her high school entrance exam, she randomly enrolled in a vocational school and learned to smoke and drink in just over a week. She’s willful and rebellious, with looks and personality to spare. She’s a problem student in her teachers’ eyes, and even Master Cheng can’t stand it. He sends her straight to the Du family to be immersed in learni 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 He’s Pure and Passionate 他又纯又烈 {School life + reborn + beautiful youth + sweet romance + senior-year grind + no golden finger, no System + older girl/younger boy romance + mutual devotion + perfect ending + HE} (Outgoing big-sister delinquent girl VS brooding, obsessive top student) A delinquent girl is reborn in high school and picks up a top student from the start Before he met her, he thought life had lost its meaning. After he met her, he realized she was the meaning of his life. A sudden car accident sends An Ran back in 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 I Became a Rich and Beautiful Woman with the Top Student System 我靠学霸系统变身白富美 The Dragon River Empire was plunged into a Great Depression, with unemployed people everywhere. Unfortunately, Lu Xia, a college graduate with an ordinary bachelor's degree, lost her job, too. She couldn't bring herself to tell her family she was unemployed, so she braved the blazing sun to send out resumes and attend interviews, but after two months she still hadn't found work. When she got home that day, her instant noodles weren't even ready when her mother called to ask for twenty thousand y 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Stars Beneath the Sunset 落日下的繁星 A brilliant girl who shines like the stars vs. a cold, possessive campus heartthrob [Secret campus crush + mutual healing + childhood healing] * At sixteen, Kong Qingqing was “abandoned” by her parents. By a twist of fate, she moved into Fang Ye's home. At first, she thought the plot of the TV series It Started with a Kiss would come true in her own life. She went to and from school every day with the boy everyone idolized, and took part in every aspect of his life. She worked hard to become pre —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 After the College Entrance Exams, I Head to the Nobel Prize Ceremony 高考结束：我前往诺贝尔领奖 Lin Ziwen is a genius at math, physics, and chemistry, and a thorn in his teachers' sides. Why? Because his theories are so profound that they can't understand them. One day, a post titled “Ziwen's Notes” went viral on the Tieba forum. His classmates and teachers: “Lin Ziwen, stop wasting all day on those impractical theories. You should follow the example of senior Ziwen!” A renowned academician in Huaguo: “Whoever this Ziwen is, he must be a world-class physicist!” A professor at MIT in the Un 119Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Reborn: I Became the Exam Ace at No. 1 High School 重生之我在一中当考神 [Rebirth at school + mutual devotion] [Beautiful, clever top student and class flower x cheerful, sunny, puppy-like boyfriend] After graduating from college, Yu Chuqing is on her way to a class reunion when someone pushes her off an overpass. She is reborn in her sophomore year of high school. Given another chance, she becomes a top student. But what's with that boy who stared at her the first time they met, nearly making her fall down the stairs? As she gets to know him, she finds herself growi 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Starting High School Entrance Exams Over 重启中考 At 33, Li Guo is a low-level programmer whose days of going to work without ever clocking off have left her numb. She thought she would live out her whole life that way, until a bowl of tangyuan unexpectedly sent her back to the time before her high school entrance exams... 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 32 A Little Love Letter and a Kiss from the Moon 小情书和月亮吻 [Talented girl next door × cool, aloof, tender young master] Blurb 1: Xu Nianhe couldn't stand her deskmate. He was always slouching, giving her the back of his perfectly groomed head day after day, and on the rare occasions she saw his face, he looked unbearably smug. Young Master Zhou didn't understand the girl next to him either. She was always sneaking a look at journals during study hall, and sometimes she would suddenly blush when talking to him. By day, the two competed fiercely on the ac 9Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 33 Reborn: Rich and Beautiful 重生后，我又富又美 [Career and romance go hand in hand: she focuses on her career at first, then pursues love. The male lead is a loyal, wolfish type; the female lead is a cool, stunning beauty. Both are each other’s first, and the ending is happy.] In her previous life, she worked diligently and kept her head down, yet life still wore the light from her eyes. Then an accident sent her back to middle school. This time, she would get into a top high school and attend an elite university! She would get close to Jack 199Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Nan Yan Knows Nan 南岩知南 [Top student × mutual first love × extra sweet romance] The stars are in the sky, and you are in my heart. ... When they first met, he was a street punk. The next time, he was the most famous boy at school. The third time, they became classmates. “Lin Zhinan, you and youth are both like candy. Seeing you is sweet, and thinking of you is sweeter.” “Zhou Yan, has anyone ever told you that you’re like the sun? Always warm, always bright.” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 My Unrequited Love, Page 102 我的暗恋102页 At sixteen, what do you imagine your life will be like in the future? Chu Yunxi thought she'd get into a dance academy and give her hard-working self the perfect send-off with excellent grades. She thought she'd finally shout out the secret love she'd never confessed at the graduation party... But regret is the very color of youth. After a car accident while saving someone, she lost her chance to dance. Then she missed her college entrance exams while trying to save Duan Yuze's mother from domes 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Reborn: Turning My Life Around Starting with the High School Entrance Exam 重生从中考开始逆袭 [Reborn to make up for past regrets + a gentle, unhurried everyday life] She wakes up one day to find that she has been reborn in the summer before starting middle school. This time, she won’t waste her days. The regrets buried deep in her heart will finally be put right, one by one. But events unfold in ways she never expected. Will happiness really come her way? 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 My Ears Lied 耳朵撒了谎 [A Homecoming That Still Feels Like You, also known as Ears Told a Lie, is a companion novel to The Lingering Warmth at the Waist] [Rebellious, secretly passionate, devoted male lead × cool, gentle, tsundere female lead] [School life + urban romance] On her first day of school, flustered because she was late, she accidentally nearly sat on him while he was asleep in a chair. His “Hey, classmate,” and his handsome, amused expression left her staring. Then he said, “You didn’t pick the wrong seat 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Mischievous Study Genius: Starting with Skipping Class 混世学神：从旷课开始 “As a high school student, how did you develop the latest-generation Loongson microprocessor?” “My student did that.” “You also represented the national men's basketball team at the World Cup?” “My classmate was the team captain.” “And you're a grandmaster in both chess and Go?” “My friends were just flattering me.” He leads academicians in research, acts alongside award-winning stars, shoots hoops with basketball legends, and teaches grandmasters to play chess. He's nowhere to be seen in the wo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Ji, I Like You the Most 季同学，最喜欢你了 [Shy, Blush-Prone Sweetheart × Cold-Faced, Love-Brained Top Student] Mutual pining + 1v1 + Happy ending + Both each other's first and only + Light ensemble cast In everyone's eyes, Ji Yanzhi is an unreachable moon, aloof and distant, and always turning away any girl who tries to get close. Ji Wan, meanwhile, is a shy girl who blushes easily and fades into the background. She and Ji Yanzhi seem to belong to two different worlds. No one knows Ji Wan has a secret: she's liked Ji Yanzhi ever since t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 A Midsummer Belonging to You and Me 独属于你我的盛夏 Also known as Left-Handed Learning, Right-Handed Genius: Double the Rewards [The male lead confesses + no misunderstandings + no women fighting each other + obedient male lead + hardworking female lead + a little story about two hardworking people falling in love while studying] [Love-at-first-sight genius male lead × ambitious female lead whose secret crush comes true] Shan Rongxu coasted her way into No. 1 High School by barely making the cutoff. She’d never worked that hard in her first fifte 40Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 41 Back to My Girlhood 重回少女时代 A life spent chasing glamour, with nothing left but memories. But memories aren't necessarily beautiful, either. The carefree, bold youth she once took pride in has now left her with nothing but regret. If Heaven took pity on you and, with a flash, let you be reborn in the best of times... Could you relive the happy days? Stop the hurts before they happened? Keep pursuing the crush you had as a teenager? Could those foolish years finally blossom into something dazzling? Could you end up with a l 157Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 42 Just a Little Miss Who Loves Studying 爱学习的小姐姐一枚呀 A somewhat introverted and insecure girl studies through a System, completes all kinds of courses, and keeps leveling up as she turns her life around and strives to improve. Hope you enjoy! I'm not good at writing blurbs, so please check out the story itself. Xu Dingzhou is not the male lead. 183Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 43 Reborn as a Top Student, She Made the Forbes Billionaires List 重生为学霸后她登上福布斯富豪榜 [Reborn to Change Her Fate and Become a Top Student + Female-Growth Power Fantasy + Healing Each Other] Career-minded heroine + love-struck hero In her previous life, Zhu He Yi was timid and introverted, never daring to fight back. She made the wrong choices at several crucial turning points in her life, leading to her tragic fate. After dying, she opened her eyes again and returned to the age of fifteen, with a top-student System bound to her. She resolved to change her fate, making the right c 261Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 44 Quick Transmigration: After Getting a System, I Turned My Fate Around 快穿之拥有系统后我成功逆袭 Feng Keying, a top scholar who always thought she was ordinary but was anything but, is accidentally hit by a car. To wake up, she binds herself to a life-rewriting System and begins traveling between different worlds. There, she makes the underachievers tremble in fear, becoming a genuine Demon King. At the same time, she rewrites many people’s lives and wins the affection of many. 371Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 45 You’re My One and Only North Star 你是独属我的北极星 [Taciturn, cold top student & proud girl with a surprising side] [Two wealthy families, two strong leads, devoted to each other, each other’s first love, plenty of sweetness] When Jiang Qi was sixteen, her parents brought her back to Nancheng. In this bustling city, she reunited with Zhou Jixi, the childhood friend she had known since she was young. Zhou Jixi’s parents happened to be away on a business trip overseas, so the two families hit it off and arranged for the children to commute t 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Pale Summer Foam 浅色夏沫 [Campus Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + 1v1 + Reunion After Years Apart] [Happy Ending] He tilted his head slightly and gazed at Ye Qiong Yi, speaking softly. “Hmm? Little sis, spacing out again?” Startled by Jian Ze's question, she stammered like a frightened deer. “Ah! No... I was just thinking about... something...” Jian Ze smiled and reassured her. “It's okay. Spacing out now and then is nice. It gives your brain a chance to relax.” His voice was as comforting as a warm spring breeze. Ye Q —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Ultimate Top Student System 最高级学霸系统 [System] [Campus Beauty] [Childhood Sweethearts] “I'm not good at studying? No problem, I've got a cheat!” “What, you can't solve this problem? No problem, I'll take care of it!” “Ding! Please check the blueprint for a one-nanometer lithography machine.” “Please check the blueprints for a method of controlling nuclear fusion.” When his ex-girlfriend returns from studying abroad and asks to get back together, Qin Ye replies coldly, “Why? You were the one who left me. What gives you the right to a 515Reads6.9Score101Shelves
- 48 My Top-Student Deskmate Is a Hopeless Romantic 学霸同桌竟是恋爱脑 Chu Yi always thought of herself as cold-hearted. When her parents died in a car accident and plunged into a river, she didn’t shed a single tear, not even at their funeral. She was even relieved to be free. She was used to walking alone, even if it meant being on the road alone forever. But then she met someone who treated her with such tenderness that she couldn’t forget him. Xiao Jihua followed the path his parents had laid out for him, moving steadily through life without rushing. Then he me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 I Transmigrated Back to High School, Turned My Life Around, and Fell into a Sweet Romance 穿越回高中逆袭，谈场甜甜的恋爱 I woke up to find myself back in my student days. Looking at the sign for Class Five, Grade One, I felt both happy and troubled. Back then, I'd foolishly wasted my time, thinking I was clever, and failed to get into the university I wanted. Now I finally had a chance to make up for it! After an intense round of cramming, my grades went from the bottom of the class to near the top, but I still couldn't make any further progress. Then I accidentally caught the attention of the top student and camp 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 After I Was Kicked Out of the Advanced Class 被踢出实验班之后 [Sweet romance + two top students + satisfying wish fulfillment + everyone’s favorite + mutual pining turns into love + campus romance] Sweet on the outside, dark on the inside & cold on the outside, warm on the inside Lu Shiyu was the darling of the honors class. She had great grades and good looks, and seemed gentle on the surface, though she had a very active inner world. When she moved from her sophomore to junior year, an excellent repeat student arrived, and after a disastrous final exam 44Reads8.0Score—Shelves
