Novels like Defying the Odds
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Defying the Odds, best match first.
- 1 A Summer of Sweet Pomelo 甜柚味夏 [Proud top student childhood friend vs. cool, sharp-tongued girl next door] A beautiful transfer student arrived at Nancheng No. 1 High School. When she introduced herself at the front of the classroom, she was bold, carefree, and radiant. The boys in the class immediately started buzzing with excitement. She had only just arrived, but she was already close to Xie Qi, the top student in the grade. Their seemingly deep connection earned her the hostility of plenty of girls. A fangirl brought so 2.2kReads8.9Score407Shelves
- 2 Be Good and Give In 听话，乖乖就范 [Sweet romance + childhood sweethearts + secret crush + two top students] A transfer student arrived at Nancheng No. 1 High School. Someone revealed that they’d seen the transfer student working at a coffee shop over the summer! Xie Shiyu, a senior, was handsome, smart, and from a good family. He was also aloof and cold, the sort of person you could admire from afar but never approach. In everyone’s eyes, these two belonged to separate worlds, with no connection whatsoever. Until one day. Someo 21.8kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
- 3 Spoiled Rotten: My Possessive Childhood Sweetheart Keeps Fighting to Claim Me 溺爱成瘾：偏执竹马他又争又抢 [Childhood friends | Wealthy family | Mutual devotion | Everyone’s darling | No rebirth] Radiant, pampered little princess x possessive, obsessive heir In their previous life, twenty-year-old Jiang Yan took his own life at the grave of the girl he loved. “Little Fish, wait for me in our next life.” “And one more thing: I love you.” Jiang Yan, heir to the family, had a bad temper and was rebellious by nature. He’d never listened to anyone since he was a child. Except for the youngest daughter of 239Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Hard to Win Her Heart 难诱其枝 [Childhood Sweethearts / His Secret Crush / Possessive / Sweet Romance / Both Each Other’s First] [Radiant, free-spirited heiress vs. cold, cocky heir] * There was a pair of childhood sweethearts in the capital. Pei Yanhe, heir to a top-tier wealthy family, was arrogant and aloof, carefree and unruly, an untouchable favorite of heaven. Shen Yizhi was born into a prominent political family and raised like a treasured heiress. Proud and beautiful, she was nicknamed “the pampered princess of the hu 22.3kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves
- 5 Lime Meets Soda 青柠撞汽水 [Sweet romance + mutually devoted + possessive love + two top students + long-planned love] During the final semester of her senior year, Jiang Zhichu moves in with the Xu family and meets Xu Jinnian. At their first meeting, the boy's eyes are cold and distant. He sternly draws a line between them and lays down two rules. Everyone assumes the two of them will have absolutely nothing to do with each other in private. Jiang Zhichu thinks so too. She and Xu Jinnian are like intersecting lines, comi 41.9kReads9.1Score7.7kShelves
- 6 Sweet and Sour Gummies 酸甜软糖 [Main story complete] They say the heir to the Jiang family, Jiang Yao, has always had a fiancée: Ming Yan, the eldest daughter of the Ming family, longtime friends of the Jiangs. But the two of them don’t seem to like each other much. At first: Jiang Yao: “She’s a spoiled young lady with a princess complex. Anyone who falls for her is asking for trouble.” Ming Yan: “He’s a spoiled young master who looks at everyone like they owe him money. I’d never fall for him.” Later Ming Yan leaves withou 4.1kReads9.0Score341Shelves
- 7 Five-Sugar Sweetness, Drunken Bliss 五分糖沉酣 [Arrogant, cocky heartthrob VS sweet-tempered little darling] [Childhood sweethearts + secret crush turns mutual + both devoted to each other + doting, flirtatious romance] Qi Heng is a born champion, famous for his arrogance among Beicheng’s wealthy elite. He has just one rule for deciding whether to show someone respect: it depends on his mood! Aside from his temper, the young master is top-tier in every way. He was the top science-stream scorer on the college entrance exam, and his bewitching 7.2kReads8.9Score885Shelves
- 8 A Wet Kiss on a Summer Night 夏夜湿吻 [Sweet Romance | Two Top Students | Both Virgins | Childhood Sweethearts | Long-Planned Romance | Possessiveness] When Wen Qizhi was five, Gu Yanchen’s mother “picked her up” and brought her home, where she became Gu Yanchen’s little shadow. When they started elementary school, Gu Yanchen gave her four rules: They couldn’t walk to and from school together. At school, she had to pretend not to know him and couldn’t call him big brother. She had to keep her distance and not get close to him… Wen Q 16.5kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
- 9 Spring Intentions 椿意 School arc [Gentle, sweet childhood sweetheart girl & devoted puppy-like boyhood friend] City arc [Gentle cardiologist & calculus professor and CEO] [School life + city life + mutual devotion + two academic stars + openly in love + pure romance] Ci Xiaoyu has both looks and grades on his side, and more girls pursue him than anyone can count. Yet he won’t entertain other girls at all, keeping a polite distance. The only exception is his introverted childhood sweetheart, whom he cherishes and kee 3.7kReads9.0Score524Shelves
- 10 You Like Me Too, Don’t You? 你也很喜欢我吧！ Lin Muruo wakes up in a hospital room in 2018, but her memories are frozen on the bloody car crash on the night of her divorce in 2025. Even stranger, her sworn enemy and husband, Ling Yunbo, storms in on a leg encased in a cast. His eyes hold a weariness and scrutiny she can't understand. They have both been reborn, carrying the souls and scars of 2025 in their 2018 bodies as they continue to fight and test each other. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Why Can’t I Soothe Her? 她怎么哄不好 [Childhood sweethearts × sweet everyday romance × happy ending; quirky little princess who knows exactly how to flirt × childhood friend who's cold at first, then devoted and irresistibly flirtatious × two top students × they fall for each other at different times! An intense push and pull! Open flirting and mutual teasing] When Qi Yun transfers to Jingwai, she vows to study hard and strive for the top, then claims first place in the liberal arts rankings. Everyone at Jingwai knows Gu Yu, who co 2kReads9.2Score267Shelves
- 12 Whispers of Tender Affection 细语缠绵 [Complete] [Sweet romance with devoted leads + childhood friends + campus life] On graduation day, Han Qixia takes a bouquet of flowers, ready to confess to Bai Jingshuo. But around the corner, she witnesses someone else's confession. The girl, full of hopeful anticipation; the boy, polite and gentlemanly in his rejection. She asks, “Can we still be friends?” He answers, “No.” If her confession failed, couldn't they at least still be friends? Hidden in a corner, Han Qixia presses her lips togeth 2kReads8.9Score195Shelves
- 13 My Childhood Friend Is a B-King 我的竹马是Bking [Proud, energetic kitten × aloof, cool puppy] [Childhood friends + university campus + sweet everyday moments] An Ning and Sheng Yao go to the same university, only to find their classmates looking at them with oddly excited expressions. An Ning hesitates. “I think they're shipping us.” Sheng Yao frowns. “Yeah.” An Ning asks nervously, “Should we clear things up?” Sheng Yao lowers his eyes. “No need.” An Ning stares at him in surprise. “?” Sheng Yao's lips curl. “...I think we're pretty shippabl 6.3kReads9.1Score850Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 The Rest of My Life, Facing Summer 余生向夏 [Youthful school life + childhood sweethearts + mutual devotion + each other’s only one] [Top student heartthrob who says one thing and means another × energetic, sweet girl who’s bad at school] At Yangchuan No. 1 High School’s anniversary celebration, a reporter stopped returning students at random and asked, “What does youth mean to you?” Jiang Yufeng grabbed the microphone, bursting with excitement. “It’s the sweat we shed on the basketball court!” Fang Xiaowei took it from him with a look of 1.5kReads9.0Score199Shelves
- 16 Come Give Me a Kiss 你亲亲我呀 [Childhood sweethearts x school life x sweet romance] [Not-so-proper sweet girl vs. cool guy pretending to be proper] Wen Shumo has a childhood friend. He’s handsome, tall, a top student, and a well-known figure at the attached high school. They’ve been bickering rivals since they were little, always squabbling and getting mad at each other, but they always make up on their own within three days. There was just one time when a disagreement kept them from speaking for a whole week, completely bre 7kReads9.2Score908Shelves
- 17 The Sweet, Soft, and Mischievous Childhood Friend of a Top Student 学神竹马的甜软小作精 [Bright, spoiled little princess × Cool, aloof, scheming heartthrob] 1. Lin Yumian, the cool, aloof top student: quiet, handsome, great at sports, and raised on the competition circuit. He looks like he stepped straight out of a comic, but he only cares about his studies and pays no attention to the world around him. Everyone sighed: What a shame! 2. Tong Hua, the school beauty at the neighboring school, is known as a “pretty face.” People say she's got nothing but stunning looks and is best at 1kReads9.1Score108Shelves
- 18 Deliberately Doting on My Archenemy: My Handsome Childhood Friend Knows Just How to Flirt 蓄意偏爱，死对头竹马他美色撩人 [Childhood Sweethearts + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance + Long-Standing Schemes] Xu Xin He suddenly realized that Luo Ning's gaze held something beyond friendship. With a little clever maneuvering, he got his childhood sweetheart to throw herself on top of him. Just as he was getting a taste for it, she turned around and ran off with someone else. - Question: I've liked my childhood sweetheart for years, but she only cares about my looks. What should I do? Top comment: Then make her pay up! Xu 7.3kReads9.2Score684Shelves
- 19 Listening to Summer's Confession 聆夏诉意 During the summer before her final year of high school, Lin Yinxia arrived in Jiazhou, a city she would never forget, and met Chen Yushi, someone she would never forget either. The first time they met, Chen Yushi was moving house. He set down the cardboard box in his hands and introduced himself. “I’m Chen Yushi. Nice to meet you.” He held out his hand to shake hers. Lin Yinxia was just about to take it when he pulled his hand back. “Better not. It’s dirty.” On the bus, Lin Yinxia looked at th 1.2kReads9.0Score242Shelves
- 20 Confession Mix-Up! I Flirted with My Brooding Childhood Friend by Mistake, and He Went Crazy 告白乌龙！错撩阴湿竹马后他疯了 [Rivals use an alt account to flirt with me + a green-tea older brother + online romance turns real + flirting with the wrong person exposes their identity + sweet campus romance] Xu Youning has had three mortal enemies in this life: Shen Shiji, Shen Shiji, and still Shen Shiji! He stole her top ranking, tugged her braids, and snatched away the drink she was offering. This grudge is irreconcilable. Then she nearly drowned and was rescued. She mistakenly thought it was the passing senior Wen. T 327Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Love Flows Like a Gentle Stream 爱意如细水长流 [Both are inexperienced + two top students + childhood sweethearts + from high school to college + sweet, heart-fluttering romance] [Beautiful, sweet-tempered classical dancer VS refined, free-spirited financial whiz] Ning Zhi has a childhood friend she grew up with. He’s tall, handsome, and fit, with plenty of money, a brilliant mind, and great people skills. Most importantly, he treats her wonderfully, pampering and indulging her in every way. Ning Zhi depends on him so much, and likes him mor 8.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
- 22 The Campus Heartthrob and His Sweet Childhood Friend 校草竹马，甜宠青梅娇妻 A stunning childhood sweetheart who can be sweet or sassy × A gentle, scheming school heartthrob who grew up with her “My Zai Zai, I'll give you anything you want. Everything is yours, and so am I.” Duan Yinglin has eyes only for her, carefully drawing her into his arms step by step. Everyone at Tongcheng High says Duan Yinglin is refined and aloof, always distant yet polite. He's an untouchable beauty no one can win over. Then Su Ranran comes along and breaks the ice. “Is this gentle, handsome 1.1kReads9.2Score153Shelves
- 23 Little Green Plum, Your Childhood Sweetheart Is Fighting Again 小青梅，竹马他又打架了 [1V1, mutually faithful, childhood sweethearts] Sweet, gentle little troublemaker X wild, loyal puppy-like boy Everyone knew that Meng Gui was the piece of candy in Gu Qi's world. But in their first year of middle school, he ran off, leaving his candy behind, and vanished without a trace. One day, a sweet and adorable girl transferred to Hongdu High School. On her very first day, the wild school bully who gave the teachers headaches and whom nobody dared to mess with was actually beaten up by he 1.2kReads8.4Score146Shelves
- 24 The Little Fairy Next Door 竹马家的小仙女 A Sweet Childhood-Friends Romance [Arrogant, funny, devoted young master VS a seemingly aloof but actually scheming little fairy] Young Master Mu first met Fairy Jiang when he was six. He wondered how there could be such a beautiful girl in the world. Later, Fairy Jiang became his neighbor, and Young Master Mu resolved to become her designated protector and marry her, reaching the pinnacle of life! Then Young Master Mu broke the crystal ball Fairy Jiang loved most. Just like that, her protector 668Reads9.0Score104Shelves
- 25 My Childhood Friend's Little Plum Blossom Is Too Flirtatious 竹马的小青梅太撩了 [Quirky, spirited childhood sweetheart × Gentle, scheming childhood friend] Everyone at school knew that a clingy girl had started hanging around Jiang Youli, the aloof, untouchable heartthrob from Class One, Grade Eleven. Wherever he went, she was sure to be there… Everyone thought she was just an obsessed fangirl, and that the heartthrob didn't even acknowledge her. One day, at a party, they played truth or dare. The girl was so drunk she could barely think. After losing, she chose a dare and, 451Reads8.9Score103Shelves
- 26 A Summer That Will Never Fade 永不消弭的盛夏 [Youthful campus romance / both leads are devoted to each other / both are Alphas / he secretly loves her / ensemble cast / happy ending] [Cool, aloof top student * ridiculously flirty, single-minded, cold-faced heartthrob] Cen Qi first met Ji Yanhuai in a narrow alley on a rainy night. She vaulted over an iron gate in a brazen pose and locked eyes with the boy across the street, surrounded by admirers. The young man had an impossibly handsome face, but his manner was casual and languid, like a 6.8kReads9.1Score1kShelves
- 27 Spend the Summer with You 与你共赴夏 [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + school life + sweet romance] [Adorable sweet girl + pretends to be aloof, but secretly cares] Lin Chuyi and Jiang Zhan have known each other since birth. They have never been mortal enemies, but they have certainly argued plenty over the years. In other people’s eyes, Jiang Zhan is unruly and wildly popular. But to Lin Chuyi, he’s suddenly nothing special at all. One day, a friend challenged Lin Chuyi: With a childhood friend like him always hanging a 2kReads9.2Score243Shelves
- 28 Could You Please Like Me? 可不可以喜欢我 [Sweet school romance, absolutely no angst throughout the whole story!!! We said it four times because it's important!!!] [Capital's young master ✖️ spoiled little princess] The heroine was pampered growing up and is willful and carefree! She rules the capital with an iron fist! [If you don't like it, please skip❗️] Jingcheng No. 1 High School has two famous figures. The aloof, world-weary heartthrob Cheng Jinyan: cold, cocky, and not to be messed with. The hot-tempered school bully Qu Yanci, wh 1.4kReads8.8Score150Shelves
- 29 Secretly Plotting, the Campus Heartthrob Is Wild and Flirty 偷偷蓄谋，校草他又撩又野 A proud, scheming, and aloof childhood friend x a sweet one moment, fiery the next childhood sweetheart Shi An’an could talk to anyone in their own language, whether human or ghost. Then she met Lu Huaijing, the famously aloof, icy school heartthrob. Everyone thought the two big names on campus had nothing to do with each other in private, and might even be at odds. Just when everyone was feeling smug about it, one day... They saw Lu Huaijing from Class One walk into Class Two carrying a bunch o 5kReads9.1Score751Shelves
- 30 Childhood Sweethearts, Side by Side 青梅在左，竹马在右 When they first met, one-year-old Jin Mochen couldn't stand Ruan Youyou. After that, Jin Mochen had a little shadow following him around. Later, Jin Mochen became the school's most talked-about student and its heartthrob, always outperforming Ruan Youyou. Ruan Youyou was also a star at school, but she was forever in second place, always being outdone by Jin Mochen. In the eyes of all Jin Mochen's admirers, Ruan Youyou was the heroine of a romance novel. But Ruan Youyou thought she was the protag 999Reads9.1Score154Shelves
- 31 Burning with Desire 【欲燃】 [Childhood sweethearts] × [youthful campus romance] × [mutual devotion] × [wealthy-family couple] × [pure-love devotees] [Bold, carefree, radiant heiress] vs. [aloof, distinguished, scheming, wealthy childhood friend and CEO] Scene One: He said true love begins with a bouquet of flowers and a romantic confession. So he laid a path of flowers for her, gave her roses he'd grown with his own hands, and prepared a fairytale-like confession for her at sunset, taking care with every detail. Scene Two: 2.6kReads9.0Score397Shelves
- 32 Embracing My Childhood Sweetheart 揽青梅 Qin Zhiyu vs. Jiang Li (Signed for publication) [Mutually devoted couple, happy ending + aloof, quiet boy vs. bright, bold girl + childhood friends + no misunderstandings, devoted love above all] Qin Zhiyu first met Jiang Li when he was four. That year, his parents were going through a divorce, and in the midst of all the turmoil, his mother sent him to stay with a friend. The sky was clear and bright that day, and he saw Jiang Li on the swing in the courtyard. The little girl was curious about 7.8kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
- 33 A Public Rivalry, a Secret Love 明争暗恋 [Childhood Friends + Mutual Secret Crush] [Airheaded Sweetheart X Cold, Scheming Type] Student representative Xu Youjing is handsome and distinguished, with the poise of a pine or cypress bathed in sunlight. Arts committee president Lin Xiyang is sweet, radiant, and talented, one of the school’s brightest stars. They’ve attended the same school for two years, but have never interacted. They’re so unfamiliar that they wouldn’t even glance at each other when passing by. That changes when they end 14.1kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
- 34 He's Sweet-Talking Her Again 他又在哄她了 [Devoted, Mutual Feelings, Sweet and Flirty, One-on-One] In everyone else’s eyes, Zhou Yichen always seemed aloof and cool. But ever since his childhood sweetheart started attending his school, people couldn’t help saying, “Brother Yi has changed! He’s gotten so gentle!” “Look, look! Brother Yi is coaxing his childhood sweetheart again.” They say childhood sweethearts can’t compete with someone who comes along later, but to Xu Yucheng, he was her first choice and her only one. She secretly kept 6.8kReads9.3Score733Shelves
- 35 Sweet-Talking My Childhood Sweetheart 诱哄小青梅 [University campus + childhood sweethearts + sweet romance] [Sweet, gentle girl x scheming childhood sweetheart] Eighteen-year-old Su Miao starts university, thinking she’s about to enjoy a whole new life of freedom. But He Xinghuai, the childhood friend who grew up with her, turns up at the same university, throwing all her plans into disarray. When an older student invites her to dinner, He Xinghuai just happens to appear at the same restaurant. When a male classmate asks her to see a movie, H 24.5kReads9.1Score2kShelves
- 36 My Little Childhood Friend Is Soft and Sweet 小青梅又软又乖 [So sweet! Childhood sweethearts + growing up together + mutual pursuit + he's been planning this for years] When Su Shihan was three, he met a little girl with rosy lips and pearly teeth, soft and sweet, who clutched his clothes and called him gently, “Brother Shihan.” He doted on her endlessly, afraid she'd break if he held her too tightly and melt if he kept her in his mouth. But one day, she ran up to him, her face flushed with embarrassment. “Brother Shihan, I've fallen for someone!” Su Shi 3.8kReads8.4Score483Shelves
- 37 Sugar-Coated Universe 糖渍宇宙 [Childhood Sweethearts + Betrothed by Their Parents + Two Academic Stars] [Gentlemanly Young Master × A Princess Who Isn't Spoiled] Everyone knows that Bai Zhou and Chen Yuzhou, two of Guanglin's three top academic stars, are childhood friends who act like complete strangers. In public, their everyday conversations go like this: “Bai Zhou, here's your test paper.” “Thank you.” “You're welcome.” “Yuzhou, the teacher wants you in the office.” “Okay.” In private, they drop their pretenses and act l 2.8kReads9.2Score403Shelves
- 38 His Midsummer Romance 他的盛夏热恋 Signed for publication Sweet, frail girl × laid-back, cocky bad boy Ensemble cast + both are each other’s one and only, sweet romance + slow-burn everyday life Tan Sili is cool, cocky, and arrogant. With a face made for the gods and an utterly carefree air, he’s undeniably the most talked-about guy at school. Jiang Zhi transfers to Shanghai No. 1 High School. Rumors identify her as a genius girl, and she becomes famous as soon as she arrives. The first time she sees Tan Sili, his voice sounds od 62.8kReads9.2Score11.7kShelves
- 39 I'm in Love with the Moon 我恋月亮 [Print edition now available] Wen Yan, a cello prodigy who had fallen from grace, returned to Lianyi City and reunited with her childhood friend, Jiang Tinghan. Jiang Tinghan was always picking on her, resenting her and blaming her for leaving without a word all those years ago. Yet just to see her again, he threw himself into track and field, transforming from an arrogant little troublemaker into a sports star who brought glory to his country. - Wen Yan's world had once been utterly dark, with 789Reads9.3Score105Shelves
- 40 Sweet Pear Blossoms 清梨甜漾 [Childhood Sweethearts | Devoted Love | The One and Only | Both Top Students | Mutual Firsts] Chen Si's handsome face has appeared on the honor roll countless times. He's cocky, hard-hearted, and famously difficult to deal with. He treats everyone around him with equal indifference, until a transfer student arrives... From then on, Chen Si turns into a lovesick puppy, always taking her side and spoiling her without limit. On the first day of school The transfer student looks at senior Chen Si on 9.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 41 Coaxing You! Be Good, Baby. Just Be My Clingy Little Puppy 诱哄！宝贝乖，只当你的粘人小狗 Steadfast good girl × lovesick bad boy (College campus + both leads are romantically inexperienced + sharing a rental + dating before falling in love + he falls first + carefully plotted romance) Duan Sili is a campus celebrity at Nanda: stunning looks, a privileged family, and a reputation for being unruly and indulgent. Chi Xia is hailed as Nanda's goddess of classical dance, with a cool and gentle temperament. Everyone thinks the two of them don't know each other. Until someone catches sight 19.4kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
- 42 You Are My Endless Summer 你是我无尽的夏天 [A slice-of-life story. For content warnings, see the author’s note in Chapter 1.] 1. Yu Rong and Lin Yunyi grew up together, but they’ve been bickering since they were little. Whenever they meet, they argue, and they can always find something about each other that gets on their nerves. No one knew Lin Yunyi had moved into Yu Rong’s house. Everyone else thought they were just neighbors, until one day, during an online class, they heard Yu Rong’s voice coming from Lin Yunyi’s room and realized so 1.5kReads9.2Score260Shelves
- 43 Miss Jiang Has a Rebellious Streak, and Mr. Yu Would Give His Life to Appease Her 江小姐一身反骨，喻先生拿命哄 [Childhood sweethearts, 1v1] [Scheming CEO vs. soft and adorable sweetheart] Jiang Wanyi was the luckiest little princess in all of Beicheng, living carefree and sheltered from the ways of the world. People in their circles called her “a breathtaking celestial beauty, a woman no man could ever deserve.” No one expected the little princess to get engaged at eighteen and married at twenty. Her life was passionate and audacious. As a devoted admirer of beauty, Jiang Wanyi loved anything and anyone 3kReads9.0Score250Shelves
- 44 After Getting Involved with My Archenemy, He Spoils Me Until My Backaches 惹上死对头后被他宠到腰酸 [Childhood friends / two Beijing social circles / the second male lead rises to the top / roguishly handsome, scheming heir × gentle, proud heiress / rivals / long-planned seduction / secret crush / one-on-one] At the wrap party, Ji Fanxing watched Zhou Zaize drape an arm around someone else. Drunk and disoriented, she somehow stumbled into the arms of her nemesis, Su Muchen. “Well, Ji Fanxing, throwing yourself into my arms isn’t usually how you do things.” Afterward, Ji Fanxing fled in a panic 463Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 45 The Cool Childhood Friend and His Sweet Little Crush 高冷竹马的乖乖小青梅 [Childhood sweethearts + doting romance with no angst + a hint of secret identities] Mu Qiusang and Gu Zixian grew up together. When Gu Zixian was four, he met newborn Mu Qiusang. Seeing how soft and adorable she was, he decided he would protect her, and eventually even spirited her away to live in his own home... From the time Mu Qiusang could remember, she loved running after Gu Zixian. At first, she only thought, This big brother is so handsome. Her closeness to him as she grew up came from t 1.6kReads9.0Score150Shelves
- 46 My Greatest Love! 最爱！ Lin Mange never liked studying as a child. Her parents didn’t pressure her, and just as they were thinking of helping their daughter discover other strengths, Lin Mange’s grades suddenly skyrocketed. Six months earlier, she ranked last and had to repeat the year. Six months later, she was among the top students. Later, when Lin Mange was twenty, a friend teased her: “You’re the direct heir to a powerful conglomerate, born with a fortune worth tens of billions, and you still study so hard. Don’t 1kReads8.8Score114Shelves
- 47 President Fu’s Sweet, Milky Little Darling 傅总的奶味小娇包又甜又软 One-year-old Mu Xingran was fair-skinned, soft, and sweet. Two-year-old Mu Xingran was lively and adorable. Three-year-old Mu Xingran was a little mischief-maker. Sixteen-year-old Mu Xingran was young and innocent. Seventeen-year-old Mu Xingran was beginning to fall in love. At eighteen, Mu Xingran's charm was just beginning to bloom. But to Fu Yanci, whether she was one, two, seventeen, or eighteen, Mu Xingran was his, year after year, for all the years to come! 865Reads8.8Score107Shelves
- 48 Sudden Downpour 骤雨降 [Dual Transmigration to a School Setting + Healing + Unrequited Love from the Male Lead + A Utopian Pursuit of His Wife + Devoted Sweet Romance with No Cheating + HE + Slow-Burn, Heartwarming] [Purehearted, Direct, Resilient Darling x Cunning, Cool, Unapproachable Young Master with a Secret Crush] Reading tips: The early part is wholesome, but later... the contrast is huge. The male lead is the ultimate campus-novel heartthrob, with the school bully, campus prince, and top student buffs all sta 409Reads—Score108Shelves
- 49 Chasing My Childhood Sweetheart 竹马难追 [Campus romance, one-on-one, aloof childhood-friend top student who's hard to win over, everyone plays matchmaker] Qin Yun transfers schools in her second year of high school. Her childhood friend He Xingyan, whom she hasn't seen in three years, is still as doting as ever. Secretly delighted, Qin Yun takes the initiative and confesses to him before they enter university. But “Sorry, Keke. You must be confusing habit with love.” Qin Yun: “I'm not. I'm not confused. I just like you.” He Xingyan lo 1.8kReads9.1Score188Shelves
- 50 Kill That Spring Night 杀死那个春夜 [Bittersweet healing|Forbidden love and betrayal|From pure hatred to true love|A couple always at odds|A school-life ensemble|Small town|One-on-one, both untouched] [Two-faced poser ✖️ prickly, stubborn troublemaker] At first, she hated his fake sincerity, and he hated how nothing could sway her. In public, they acted like the best of siblings. In private, they were constantly at each other's throats. Later, real feelings took root in their pretense. They clung to each other's fragile backs as t 27kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
