Novels like The Top Student and Campus Heartthrob Is Her Sidekick
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Top Student and Campus Heartthrob Is Her Sidekick, best match first.
- 1 The Rhythm of Midsummer 盛夏的节奏 Shen Yuxi & Lu Xu [Gentle, Sweet Little Fairy & Rebellious School Heartthrob] Shen Yuxi is a kind, brave, upright, and moral little angel who brings warmth to everyone around her. Influenced by her family, she transfers to Gangcheng No. 1 High School. On her very first day, she meets Lu Xu, and from then on, the school's universally acknowledged heartthrob won't leave her alone in Class 1 of the Advanced Track. "Hey, classmate, are you good at English? Give me a hand, will you?" "Come on, help —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 What If There Were Mermaids in the Deep Sea? 假如深海有人鱼 [Two male leads + happy ending + fantasy danmei + mutual redemption] At sixteen, Qin Anyu couldn’t make sense of youth. His mother died in a car accident, and his father remarried in no time. He couldn’t understand it: they had loved each other so much at first. But from that moment on, he knew he had become an orphan. The physical pain, the constant curses in his ears, the hatred taking root and running rampant in his heart. One day, Qin Anyu unexpectedly found a fish tank outside his front doo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 She Tastes Like Bitter Chocolate and Sweet Orange 她是苦巧甜橙味 [Mid-Length Novel Contest] No matter how unruly and carefree a boy may be, he’s still an innocent young man. Let the audacious arsonist raise his hands and surrender! Blurb One: What do you do when a brat is so good-looking that you can’t bring yourself to hit him? Just give him a living doll. Preferably a fake-sweet girl who looks harmless but can kill with a single move, and let him learn that even the wicked can meet their match! Years later, when the little gluttonous brat has grown into a 7Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 4 A Gentle Southern Breeze 南风轻起 These bickering rivals were destined to fall for each other. “Gu Nanfeng, what’s gotten into you now?” “Mu Qingqi, you’re such a tomboy!”… … “Gu Nanfeng, will you ever leave me?” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The First Meeting with My Beloved 初遇心上人 [Youth + Campus + Secret Crush + Coming of Age] That midsummer, the warm sunshine of youth was just like you. Country girl Xia Xiaowan fell for him at first sight, embarking on a secret crush. She gave him her whole heart, hoping only to treat him well without being rejected. It wasn’t until Gu Xiaoye unexpectedly confessed that she realized love means two people choosing each other. As time passed, Xia Xiaowan achieved a perfect ugly-duckling transformation. After everything they went throug 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Campus Bully’s Sweetheart Is Jealous Again 校霸的小乖宝又吃醋了 A man who knows how to pout is a man who gets his way. Could the moody king of campus really have fallen for the little crybaby who had only transferred to Oucheng one day ago? Lin Chuxing never imagined that on her second day at her new school, the cool, domineering school bully would insist on becoming her deskmate. From then on, his fearsome reputation amounted to nothing in her eyes but the antics of an adorable, childish goofball. “I want candy!” Lin Chuxing grabbed a handful of sweets and 74Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 7 There's Only One Thing I Want to Reveal 我想透露的事情只有一件 An epic of youth, written with awkwardness and passion by three seventeen-year-old boys from northern Jiangsu. It is about bands, secret crushes, and Mayday, and holds within it the lonely courage of the timid, the indignation of the aloof, the fragility of genius, and all the heartfelt truths left unspoken, yet loud enough to shake the world. 16Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 8 A Confession Ten Years Too Late 迟到十年的告白 The “love equation” of top students: no confessions, no hand-holding, just a wordless understanding that tells you at the perfect moment, even if it comes ten years later. Four girls with completely different personalities, Jin Wanyan, Cheng Duoduo, Du Wei, and Xing Tingting, form the “Happy Beans.” Alongside Qu Dawei, sunny yet a little shy, and Rong Guang, gentle and handy, they bring together all the unspoken excitement of youth and weave the memories of youth that belong to you and me. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Late June [Campus] 六月底【校园】 [A heroine who travels between the future and the past + redemption + secret love + everyday high school life] When chalk dust from physics class settled on her eyelashes, Jiang Jianxia had no idea that this deep sleep would rip open ten years of time. Her apartment at twenty-seven was piled high with boxes of antidepressants, while messages pressuring her to marry flashed across her lock screen. Jiang Jianxia couldn't understand why she'd become such a miserable adult, until she found Lin Yud 15Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 10 The Cure for a Secret Crush 暗恋解药 Though those four words are hard to say, everything I do says, “I like you.” A campus romance about mutual secret crushes, told from both perspectives. Two people scarred by their families of origin save each other. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Mist Bites the Bones of Green Branches 雾咬青枝骨 Growing up, Su Man was nothing but a pawn her mother used to curry favor with her father. Her life felt utterly pointless, and she'd planned to drift through it in a daze. She never expected to meet someone at university who brought her nothing but bad luck and irritation. She was exasperated and frustrated. Her favorite catchphrase became, “You sleazy jerk, get the hell away from me!” But he stuck to her like glue. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake him off! She was so annoyed. Sh 12Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 12 Those Green Days of Youth 那些青葱时光 In the early 1990s, Su Jing started college. Coming from a poor family, she resolved to study hard and make something of herself through her own abilities. The rich girls seemed to live in a constant romantic drama, while the poor girls, hoping to find jobs after graduation, were all eager to land themselves a wealthy husband. Su Jing was exceptional in every way, but she thought differently. Though she could have relied on her looks, she was determined to make her way through hard work. Not lo 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 A Marriage Born of Mistaken Love: The CEO's Secret Indulgence 错爱成婚：霸总的隐秘宠溺 [Cool top student + scatterbrained foodie, secret crush + school life + sweet romance + whirlwind marriage + devoted to each other] At Hangcheng Experimental High School No. 1, Lu Ziqi became a legend the moment he transferred in. His refined, top-student aura was off the charts, and he instantly became the school's cool, top-tier star, with countless admirers. Yan Youning accidentally became his deskmate. Her luck was a real case of mixed blessings. Every day, girls shot her daggers with their 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Sharp-Tongued Young Master Is Begging for Forgiveness 毒舌少爷在线求原谅 Completed [Softie Who Cries at the Drop of a Hat × Bold, Straight-Talking Bad Boy] [Temporary Cohabitation / Mutual Devotion / Happy Ending / Sweet School-Life Romance / Epilogue...] Lin Yuyuan knew Li Sui had a bad temper, but she hadn't realized just how bad it was. On her second day after moving to Nancheng, he insulted her as soon as they met: “Where's your brain?” That night, when she went downstairs for a drink of water, he laid it out plainly: “At school, pretend you don't know me. Don't 2.3kReads8.8Score281Shelves
- 15 Spring Breeze, Don't Fall for Me 春风别对我动心 A law-abiding, overthink-everything campus hotshot × a sensitive top student with a lot on her mind who loves to act tough. A fake rumor pairing turns real in this warm, sweet first love between a transfer student and the school heartthrob! The slacker hotshot in my class stopped me and told me to focus on studying and stop falling for him. That’s strange. Why am I the only one who doesn’t know about this? “The new top student is so bold. She stares at Gu Liji every day. I heard she’s even made 186Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 16 Sweet Beginnings in Midsummer 盛夏有棠 After a devastating family crisis, former good girl Xue Xiaotang tears up her sweet-and-innocent persona and moves to the very back row of the classroom. She takes a laid-back approach to studying, only to unexpectedly find a group of passionate, loyal friends among the so-called bad students. Suddenly, her youth is more lively than ever. An accident sends her crashing into the world of Qi Shengyu, a scheming college student who knows how to put on an act. A sunny upperclassman in public, he's a 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Cherished to the Bone 宠爱入髓 [Sweet romance + campus life + devoted husband + wolfish younger man] A tiny accident on a university campus brought two lives that had once run parallel into perfect, unexpected alignment. Lu Jin fell in love with Cheng Fei at first sight. When he met her, his young heart seemed to have found its home. Cheng Fei didn’t realize she was running away. She only wanted to protect herself, never knowing that she was already so deeply in love she couldn’t pull herself free. When she finally came to he 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 My Most Beautiful Elementary School Teacher 我最漂亮的小学老师 This work tells the story of Teacher Geng, the most popular primary school teacher, and her students. It shows how much the teacher does for her students, and how hard the students work for their teacher! Their mutual dedication to education and growth is the novel’s most important message. Even more importantly, it compares primary education in China across nearly thirty years, showing how it has changed with the times. Discussions of issues related to education, including hot-button topics in 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Gentle Beast of Youth 青春里的温柔野兽 [Bickering Couple + Campus Romance + Coming of Age + Second Chance] On my first day as her deskmate, Wen Yun scared me to tears. Later, that fierce boy became the only secret I kept from my youth. We promised to go to college in the same city, but in the summer when the cicadas sang loudest, we lost each other in the crowd. Wen Yun, it took me until later to understand: that summer, I lost more than our promise. I lost the only moon that ever shone in my youth. We didn't even have time to say go 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Childhood Rivals in Love 冤家竹马恋青梅 Ren Beichao had already fallen hopelessly in love with Qin Zhi when she was still a soft, adorable little bundle toddling toward him. His love for Qin Zhi wasn’t love at first sight. It was an uncontrollable love that consumed his whole heart. He would always cherish that summer when she was there. When they were kids, Qin Zhi was always following Ren Beichao around. But in high school, a new boy appeared by her side, and Ren Beichao panicked. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Campus Hunk's Top Student Is Sweet and Flirtatious 校草家的学神她撩且甜 [Coming of Age + Redemption + Top Students + Two Powerhouses + Sweet Romance + Mutual Secret Crushes + One-on-One, Both Pure] [Flashy but secretly timid, domineering childhood-friend heartthrob and school prince] x [Cool on the outside, flirtatious underneath, childhood friend and beautiful top student] In the sunshine of that midsummer, the orange soda you handed me was still icy cold. It was the sweetest and sourest thing I had ever tasted. The school prince, Lin Yichen, had a girl in his hear 36Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 22 Another Sunny Day 又见艳阳天 Time really flies. Summer was over in the blink of an eye, and memories of Xiao Yi stayed forever in that season. Like a shooting star streaking across the summer sky, he blazed so brilliantly that everyone was dazzled, then vanished in an instant, leaving everyone to remember him deeply. Time slipped by, and the classroom fans began spinning again. When Yating occasionally dozed off, there was no one left to tap her forehead with a pen. The blue-and-white summer uniforms were out again, but the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Because of Delusions 由于妄想 After accidentally falling into the water, You Yu is bound to the Regret System. Her greatest regret in life is the sudden death of her best friend, Du Jingwan. To save her friend, You Yu resolutely returns to the past, changing her friend's fate and preventing the tragedy from happening again. Along the way, she meets the dazzling young Qin Shrang. When he confesses, he says, “I like you. I only like you!” When they start dating, he says, “Being in love is wonderful!” He is devoted and passiona 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Rise Up, Good-for-Nothing Girl! 逆袭吧！废柴少女 [Comeback + Top School + Youthful Campus Life + Sweet Romance] The rating just went live, so it’s bound to rise! At sixteen, Qiu Chaichai was dealt a terrible hand in life: a timid father, a mother who favored boys, and a childhood spent being called “useless” and treated like she wasn’t even there. Through sheer determination, she defied fate and got into a top high school, only to enter an even more complicated battlefield: the billionaire heir or the cold, handsome heartthrob? Ye Chuan, heir 4Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 25 Sweet Chapters of Youth 青春的甜蜜篇章 "Live date coverage! Reporter Wan Luni is here with the latest!" "According to eyewitness Chen Dongmei, suspect Zhu arrived for the date dressed for battle." "Suspect Meng is believed to be carrying a mysterious gift." 6Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 26 Looking Back, All I See Is Qingyue 回眸是清越 A hilarious slice-of-life story about a young master who's fake-reliable but genuinely sharp-tongued, and a young lady who's fake-cold but genuinely tsundere! An early work. Theme: Cherish the time you share; everyone has their own ambitions. You are there when I look up, you are there when I turn back, and you are there with me every day and every night. 50Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 27 After I Heard the Campus Hunk Call Me a Toy, I Stopped Chasing Him 听见校草说我是玩具后，我不追了 The rating is low because this just came out and hardly anyone has rated it yet. It’ll go up later! Give it a chance and come have a look! [The Pursuit After the Breakup + Cold School Hottie Turns Jealous + Powerful Man Bows to Love + Mutual First Love + Everyone Plays Matchmaker + Youthful Campus Romance + Sweet Indulgence] Lu Qianyue spent three years desperately chasing Qi Du’an, loving him until she lost herself. Then, at his birthday party, she heard him casually say with her own ears, “She 705Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 28 These Years, These Things 这些年，这些事 Campus + urban life + everyday moments + a hint of mystery + the underworld + romance + explosive plot twists He should have been destined for greatness, a top student in everyone's eyes. But one unexpected incident made him destroy his own promising future. The consequences changed not only the course of his life, but the lives of many others as well. All characters, places, and events in this story are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 My Campus Life at a Certain Men's Technical College 我在某男子技术学院的校园生活 I recorded every little detail of my campus life. Half a lifetime has passed, and it all feels like a previous life now. Classes, sports, clubs, romance, and even a national debate competition. I only went as a substitute and never got to compete, but apart from not studying hard, I can say I have no regrets. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Maple's Flight 枫飞记 A hilarious, unconventional campus novel with unhinged leads, a touch of mystery, and a romance that blossoms over time. Chapter Two describes the heroine's dream, which also foreshadows a future crisis. Don't let it scare you off, folks! No System, no transmigration: surviving in a harsh future school! Watch the heroine tackle bizarre classes and deal with bizarre exams! At a campus five hundred years in the future, the heroine Chen Fengfeng and the hero Yang Fei go from loathing each other at 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Don't Let Down Your Youthful Ambitions 莫负少年凌云志 Ever since his parents' marriage fell apart, he had been like a lonely shooting star, plunging into the dark abyss of a broken home and becoming a neglected, unwanted child. His childhood was a miserable nightmare. His father's inaction was a merciless blade, cutting off every hope he had and bringing one misfortune after another. His grandmother unleashed her resentment toward his mother on him like a plague, subjecting the young boy to relentless torment that wore down both body and mind, as i 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 This Time, Let Me Spoil You 这一世，换我来宠你 She is a sweet, gentle student of traditional Chinese painting in the Fine Arts Department at Xijing University. He is Ning Yanzhou, a cool and dignified academic ace in the physics department at the same school. They meet by chance, and their feelings gradually spark. As time passes, they come to realize that they were lovers in a previous life, reunited in this one through quantum entanglement----- 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 When Will I Come of Age? The Campus Arc 何时而立之校园篇 This story, based on real people, is the first installment in the When Will I Come of Age series: When Will I Come of Age: Campus Days. It follows the events in the life of the protagonist, He Li, during his university years, including his daily life, studies, and romance. His self-discipline in both life and study ultimately takes him to the top of his academic field. The novel feels so authentic that readers can relate to it and feel as though they’re right there in the story. Its gripping plo 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 So What If He's the Campus Heartthrob? I Woke Up and Stopped Chasing Him 校草又怎样，恋爱脑清醒后不追了 [Devoted to each other + one-on-one romance + school life + coming of age + groveling after losing her] Gu Yitang had a dream that wasn't quite a nightmare. In it, she married the boy she had always loved, her childhood friend. Then the nightmare began. The life that followed wasn't what she had imagined, and she was plunged into endless panic. So she did everything she could to save herself, determined not to repeat the dream's mistakes. She stopped orbiting Xia Zhihe and began to step outside 241Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 35 Please Let Me Dream On 请允许我大梦不醒 Without living through it yourself, how can you truly understand what someone else has endured? If you could start over, could you rekindle things with the person you can't let go of? Whatever the ending, believe in yourself and in the future. Everything is arranged for the best! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Milky Way Rhapsody 银河狂想曲 [Semi-fictional campus setting | Both leads are each other’s only love | Sweet romance | Healing | Mutual devotion] Bright, energetic girl × cold, world-weary boy * The height of summer in August, beneath a dazzling clear sky. An ear-cleaning parlor welcomed a “strange” customer. The boy was tall and slender, with handsome features. A silver cross earring shimmered faintly, giving him a cold, sensual look. His eyes were as pale as a clear pool in spring, dreamy and melancholy, indifferent to th 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 After the Real and Fake Heiresses Became Friends 当真假千金友好相处以后 [Shen Nian'an × Pei Shuchen, Both Top Students] [Shen Youyou × Si Jinnian, Childhood Sweethearts] Synopsis One: Three days ago, Shen Nian'an was still known as Xiang Wan. Shen Nian'an had known for a long time that she wasn't her parents' biological daughter, but she never imagined her birth parents would be members of the wealthy Shen family of the capital. Of course, like in most stories about the real and fake heiresses, there was also a fake heiress in the family: her younger sister, Shen Yo 1.1kReads—Score119Shelves
- 38 There Are Sweet Little Fruits in the South 南有小甜果 The school bully can go from fearsome thug to adorable sweetheart in a single second. When a terrifying new transfer student joins the class, the teacher specifically tells the class monitor to look after him. Everyone: It’s over! Our goddess is walking straight into a tiger’s den! Not long after… “Did you hear the class monitor and the transfer student went to play an escape room together?” Everyone: “Keep your dog food to yourselves! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!” Don’t ask why th 499Reads9.5Score101Shelves
- 39 The Year the Wutong Rain Fell 那一年梧桐雨落 Young love, charging headlong into a relationship at an age when you don't yet understand love. I always regretted how one relationship ended, and it wasn't until years later that I learned there was another version of the story from back then. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 I Transmigrated Into a School Novel and Formed a CP with the Male Lead Through Our Shared Soul 穿书到校园，我与男主灵魂组CP [Transmigrate into a book + Campus + Supernatural + Pure wish fulfillment + Wacky comedy + Comeback + Youthful romance + Mystery solving] Have you ever read a campus story about love between a human and a ghost? Zhong Churan, a web novelist skilled in both writing and martial arts, accidentally transmigrates into her own supernatural novel, and becomes the timid heroine she created, Zhang Siyuan, who is bullied every day. After transmigrating into the book, she counters every move made by her bu 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Taking the Initiative to Get Closer to You 向你主动靠近 Top student Yuan Lai transferred to Beicheng with her mother. Before moving there, her family strictly warned her not to get into fights and to behave like a good, well-behaved girl, even though she’d been a force to be reckoned with back in Nancheng. She could be a good girl and still fight. All she asked was that people leave her alone. She didn’t expect her friends to discover what she was capable of. Zhou Yunan looked at Yuan Lai, whose gentle, pretty features were typical of girls from Nanc 305Reads8.6Score106Shelves
- 42 We Will Meet Again in the Light 我们终将在光里重逢 He is a distant, cold deity standing above the clouds, yet he is willing to descend to earth and be her one and only devoted follower. In everyone's eyes, Xu Jiaxing and Gu Chengling belong to two different worlds. One is a beautiful loner who consistently ranks near the bottom in science subjects and has never passed math, but possesses a singular artistic talent; the other is a brilliant scholar, composed and self-disciplined, who always ranks first in the grade and seems both untouchable and 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Now That We’ve Graduated, Let’s Love Well 毕业了好好爱 In middle school, a teacher once said something that made a deep impression on me, and I resolved not to date while I was still in school. As luck would have it, my classmate Liu Chengheng made the same vow. But Liu Chengheng was tall, handsome, and captain of the school basketball team, so girls were always chasing after him. He asked me for help, and out of loyalty to a friend, I decided to fend off his admirers for him. I kept it up until graduation. On graduation day, Liu Chengheng came to f 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Blue-and-White Uniforms and Peach Blossoms 《蓝白校服与桃树花开》 Blue-and-White School Uniforms and Blossoming Peach Trees 107Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Wind Keeps Swaying 摇曳风不止 The print edition is now available~ [College Campus] [Secret Crush Comes True] [Two Academic High Achievers] [Online Game] [Happy Ending] [Real Life: Sweet, Gentle, Adorable Girl x Carefree, Cool, Aloof Guy] [In-Game: Laid-Back, Skilled Player x Proud, Grudge-Holding Top Player] * In seventh grade, Yu Yao and Bian Yi sat together for half a semester. Their brief time together planted the seed of a crush. But he never remembered her name. In all three years of high school, the only thing he ever 3.1kReads9.2Score581Shelves
- 46 The Discarded Young Master's Castaway Journal 弃少漂流记 In his previous life, he gave his life for his country on the battlefield of the Korean War, defending his homeland. Through the Buddha’s blessing, he was allowed to be reborn with his memories and special abilities in the womb of a righteous, brave, and exceptionally capable woman. His mother was bold and outspoken, always ready to stand up for what was right, and skilled in both the arts and martial arts. Unable to stomach the schemes and deceit of his father’s family, she was forced to leave. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Childhood Sweethearts, Sharing Our Joy 竹马青梅共言欢 [A sweet campus romance + childhood sweethearts + two strong leads + happy ending] A new student arrived at Nanjiang High School and immediately became desk mates with the top student, ending his days of sitting alone. While the top student was away, she casually did his competition problems for him. She thought he’d fly into a rage, but when he saw the bold, familiar handwriting on the test paper, he smiled instead… When Bai Rui was three, she bit Gu Han on the face, and sank her teeth right 744Reads8.5Score104Shelves
- 48 The Overbearing Campus Heartthrob's Darling Flower 霸道校草的小娇花 Xue Jiayi suddenly reached out, pulled her toward him, and turned her to face him. “Beneath the moonlight, there are two shadows. One is mine, and the other... is mine too!” he said, gazing at her with starlight in his eyes. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 My Beautiful Deskmate Always Pinches Me: From Fighting Back to Falling for Her 美女同桌总掐我，从抵抗到真香 [School life] [Deskmates] [Ensemble cast] [Based on real events] There are no melodramatic, hackneyed plots here, nor any characters deliberately designed to win you over. You're free to like or dislike anyone. This novel wasn't written for cheap thrills; it's a true story from the past, and I'm only the narrator of time. If you're willing to take a little time to savor this gently told story, that would be my greatest honor. This story begins with Chen Xi and Yuan Meng as middle school deskmate 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Transformation of Youth 青春岁月的蜕变 [School Days × Online Romance × Secret Crush × Slow-Burn Love × Healing] Online, A pure romance, back when they were sixteen. They met in a virtual world, young and innocent. “Do you have a boyfriend?” “Is that all you wanted to ask? So you’ve been waiting for me to log on every day?” “Yes. Answer me!” “No.” “Then will you be my girlfriend?” “⊙﹏⊙ Are you sure you didn’t send that to the wrong person?” “I’m sure. Will you be my girlfriend?” “Uh...” “Wifey! ◕‿◕” “⊙﹏⊙ Who’s your wifey? Don’t call 70Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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