Novels like I Don’t Want to Love You in Secret
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- 101 The One Who Takes the Bait 缘者上钩 Cool, calculating business tycoon VS sweet, scatterbrained kindergarten teacher who knows her way around needles [Cool, scheming big bad wolf + Innocent, kind little white rabbit] Male lead, 35; female lead, 23 The female lead, Zuo Shuqing, becomes the tutor to the male lead Lu Jingyou’s niece, Lu Xiaoxiao, completely against her will. At first, the male lead only wants to fire her, while all the female lead wants is for him to sack her. After a series of entanglements, he realizes he’s fallen f 302Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 102 You Said You'd Get a Steady Job, but You Secretly Started Shaking Milk Tea! 说好要上岸，结果你背着我摇奶茶 (The low rating is because not many people have read it.) It could also be called The Underachievers' Group Comeback. Half campus life, half family and everyday matters, making money, heartwarming, and satisfying. Shen Jiahui and her friends were reborn together because of a single sentence. The plan was to start over, set their sights on passing the civil service exams, avoid the misery of sending out resumes, and reach the peak of life as soon as possible. But it seems nobody stuck to the plan 539Reads9.0Score10814d adds
- 103 The Beautiful Elementary School Teacher 小学美女老师 [Older man + sweet, adorable girl + indulgent romance + military marriage + both leads are each other’s first] After completing her first special mission at seventeen, she returned limping and ran into a domineering CEO who was working late in the elevator. The man felt sorry for the sweet, adorable girl, but who knew she was actually a bold, capable iron lady? A misunderstanding ended with her pinning him against the wall. Before long, “Uncle, do you have anything to eat at home?” The man, who 20Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 104 I Spent Children’s Day with My Niece, and My Ex Begged to Be Her Fourth Dad 陪侄女过儿童节，前男友哭要当四 I Took My Niece Out for Children's Day, and My Ex-Boyfriend Cried, Begging to Be Her Dad 410Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 My Childhood Friend Got Married, and My Boss Started Crying 我竹马结婚，我上司哭唧唧 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Getting Married, and My Boss Is All Teary-Eyed 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 You Say I’m Shamelessly Clinging to You? If This Won’t Work, I’m Out 我不要脸纠缠？这个不行就拜拜 You Think I'm Shamelessly Clinging to You? If This Doesn't Work, I'm Out 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Pretending to Be the Childhood Friend from the Future, I’m His Wife 装成竹马来自未来的老婆 Pretending to Be My Childhood Friend's Future Wife 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 I Helped My Best Friend Pursue the Campus Heartthrob, but the School Bully Won Me Over 我帮闺蜜追校草，却被校霸攻略了 I Helped My Best Friend Pursue the Campus Heartthrob, but the School Bully Made Me His Target 607Reads—Score18514d adds
- 109 Reborn for Another Life, Another Sheng 重生之又一世又一笙 [Sweet, adorable campus beauty and top student vs. rebellious, unruly rich-kid bully] In her previous life, Chu Zhi fell for Meng Yisheng, only to end up losing her legs and being cheated on. This time, Chu Zhi was reborn in her star-studded high school days. She decided to stay away from Meng Yisheng, but unexpectedly fell into the clutches of the school bully, Sheng Yi. Would Chu Zhi repeat the same mistakes in this life? Would she suffer that accident and lose both her legs again? Or would sh 189Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 110 I Achieved a Maxed-Out Life with the Top Student System 我靠学霸系统成就满级人生 [System + Top Student + Becoming Beautiful + No Romance] After accidentally falling into the water, Xie Qingyun looks back on her miserable life as she faces death. Her mother died of cancer when she was in her second year of high school. Her grades slipped, and she ended up at an ordinary first-tier university. After finally graduating, she was rejected again and again when looking for work. She went for a walk by the river to clear her head, but slipped and fell in. If I could start over, I’d 385Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 111 Synchronized Heartbeats Along the Star Track 星轨旁的同步心跳 [Classic introvert Yan Mu VS gentle top student Lu Zeyu] [Two top students|youthful campus romance|secret love|love at first sight|light ensemble cast] Yan Mu’s youth holds a secret she never dared to confess. She fell for Lu Zeyu, the school’s most admired boy, at first sight when they met in their first year of high school. From then on, she tucked her feelings away among the constellations and evening breezes. Reserved and quiet, she could only keep her distance and suppress every flutter of 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Powerful Rebirth: Lord Mu's Wife Is a Max-Level Expert 强势重生：慕爷夫人是满级大佬 [1v1 sweet romance, strong female and male leads, secret identities, perfect revenge] Qian Ningdie, founder of the Qian Group, the foremost of the three business giants that lead the world economy, is dead! And she supposedly fell from a building while drunk! Who would believe that? She certainly doesn’t! But somehow, it seems the whole world believes it, with just one person apparently having doubts... A chance encounter between Mu Jingheng and Yi Qianqian, and a tiny Cupid’s arrow quietly slip 34Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 113 Wild Sands Sweep Across the Starlight 狂沙漫过星光 At first, the heroine is a timid little rabbit who can be bullied by anyone × the mad dog everyone fears. Later, the heroine is a lunatic who imprisons the hero × the hero is utterly lovesick. Zhou Cheng was a notorious mad dog. The first time he saw Yan An, he thought she looked like a little rabbit, meek and easy to bully. Zhou Cheng hadn't wanted to get involved, but the little rabbit's plight was just too pitiful. Whenever she was bullied, all she could do was cry. In the end, he couldn't h 91Reads—Score814d adds
- 114 Reborn as a Poor Student: My Comeback Begins at Fifteen 学渣重生之逆袭从十五岁开始 (An uplifting coming-of-age story. There are no superpowers or pocket dimensions, and the heroine is just an ordinary high school girl. Gu Yuxi unexpectedly returns to the age of fifteen. This time, she won’t give up on herself. She’s going to live the most meaningful life she can. My dreams or my crush? I want it all! Watching the boy on the platform, she thinks he’s a faint glimmer of light, distant and out of reach. Watching the girl onstage, he thinks she’s a shooting star, growing farther a 188Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 115 If Only the Autumn Wind Would Blow the Leaves Down 若许秋风吹落叶 “School romance + second chances” A game of unspoken love, with neither showing their true selves A cold, aloof, flashy, scheming-tea male lead VS a gentle, thoughtful, reserved, adorable female lead (Seems cold and aloof? Actually a clingy, gentle puppy who talks himself into love) (Seems reserved? Actually an adorable girl who fiercely stands up for her people) “Turns out, all along, we were tacitly turning the most bittersweet years of youth into our sweetest secret.” That desolate autumn, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 My Ex’s Phone Fell in My Shit 前男友手机掉我屎上了 My Ex-Boyfriend Dropped His Phone in My Shit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Mr. Si Knows How to Flirt and Spoil Her, and She Can't Resist! 司先生能撩会宠，她把持不住啦！ [Sweet romance, warmhearted male lead and lovely female lead, falling in love, getting married, and having a baby] When Xiao Yacheng first met Si Juan, she asked him, “Would you be my nude model?” Si Juan thought, That’s an interesting pickup line. Later, Xiao Yacheng really did get down to painting, completely seriously. Si Juan: “That’s it?” * She had a lonely childhood. When Si Juan came into her life as an older-brother figure, always telling her what to do, she sighed, “It feels so good to 21Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 118 Back to High School to Woo the School Bully 重回高中撩校霸 [Campus life + sweet romance + reborn + mind-reading] Su Le discovered she had returned to her high school days, with no golden finger and no System. She wanted to work hard and get ahead, but she wasn’t very bright. So she started a husband-raising plan. She persuaded the school bully to break up, study, start a company, and make money, while she slacked off at every opportunity. Under her constant persuasion, the school bully turned into a top student. At last, her husband became a big shot. H 486Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 119 Unforgettable Longing I 念念难忘I [Sweet romance + secret crush becomes mutual + childhood sweethearts + reunion after years apart + groveling pursuit] At sixteen, Jiang Shining realizes she has a crush on her older brother’s best friend, the childhood sweetheart who has always doted on her like a little sister. Before she can confess, she learns that he is going abroad and will never return. A first love that never had the chance to bloom comes to an abrupt end. At twenty-two, Jiang Shining thinks she has long since forgotten h 844Reads6.8Score10614d adds
- 120 Reborn: From High School Uniforms to Wedding Dresses 重生之回到高中从校服到婚纱 [Reborn + campus life + growing up] Easygoing, radiant heroine × aloof top student hero In her previous life, Xu Yao never imagined that an accident would send her back to high school, where she would meet again the dream she had cherished in her youth. The handsome school heartthrob she had secretly loved in her past life had secretly loved her too. 447Reads6.7Score10714d adds
- 121 The Aloof Beauty Is Pulled Off Her Pedestal by Her Sweet, Soft Charm 高岭之花被娇软的她拉下神坛 Like most girls, An Shichu secretly admired the school heartthrob, Lu Huaizhou. Wanting to get closer to him, she worked hard to get into his high school. But an ordinary girl like her had no chance of getting close to someone so far above her reach. Until the first day of her freshman year, when she saw Lu Huaizhou sitting in her family’s living room. “Xiaozhou, I’ll have to trouble you to look after my kid for the next few days.” “Uncle An, it’s no trouble.” An Shichu searched the house but co 59Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 122 She Returns Like Moonlight 她似月光归来 Xu Zhixia is a poor little soul with no parents to love her. In the best years of her life, she meets a man who cherishes her like the most precious thing in the world. The greatest blessing of Li Zirou's life is that, after more than a decade of twists and turns, the little girl from his dreams has still found her way into his life. From now on, his most important job is to spoil her, spoil her, and spoil her some more. 49Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 123 At New Year’s, I Mistakenly Brought My Ex Home 过年，错把前男友拉回家 At New Year, I Accidentally Brought My Ex-Boyfriend Home 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 A Gentle Touch That Finds Its Way into Your Heart 微微入君心 A Gentle Touch Reaches Your Heart 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Pink Mints 粉红色的薄荷糖 They stumbled upon what they shouldn’t have, and encountered the unexpected. It was both a blessing and a curse. In the unseen depths, a fine thread bound the two of them tightly together. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Reborn, I Married My Brother's Best Friend 重生后，我嫁给了哥哥的好兄弟 In her previous life, Su Mingyue defied her parents and elder brother and married the Fifth Prince, Li Chengzhao. To help her, the Su family, which had never taken sides, was dragged into the struggle for the throne and helped Li Chengzhao purge the court and secure his position. Once the rabbits are dead, the hounds are cooked; once the birds are gone, the bows are put away. The Su family's wholehearted devotion was repaid with the slaughter of the entire household! As she lay dying, her truste 162Reads9.1Score10314d adds
- 127 The Campus Beauties Have All Gone Crazy, and You Call This Raising Them? 校花都疯了，你管这叫养成？ [Easygoing daily life + redemption + multiple heroines + from failing student to top scholar] Su Che dated the school belle for two years, but in the end, he was stabbed to death while saving her. After his death, he saw that his parents spent the rest of their lives engulfed in grief. His so-called girlfriend not only skipped his funeral, but even had someone beat up his parents. It only takes one lesson to learn. He regretted it with all his heart. Perhaps even Heaven thought he had been treat 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Seventeen Years of Secretly Cherishing My Childhood Friend 竹马藏娇十七年 His childhood sweetheart had been kept a secret for seventeen years 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Welcome Peace 迎宁 [Sultry, irresistible flirt VS gentle, devoted, unconventional CEO] Both are each other's first love, and both are virgins + 100% sweetness + sweet-romance fans, feel free to dive in Yun Changning x Lu Ya 1. Yun Changning never thought of herself as clingy, but ever since she got together with Lu Ya, she wanted to be close to him every single day. In the car, at the office, in the study... they were always cuddling whenever they could. After they got married, everyone else couldn't take it anymo 1.7kReads9.1Score13414d adds
- 130 Sweet Temptation 甜诱 Gentle, perfect childhood friend × pure and alluring childhood sweetheart [College Campus ╋ Mutual Secret Crushes ╋ Sweet, Doting Romance ╋ Both Pure] Hero: the pinnacle of gentle men, with a slightly mischievous streak Heroine: a little willful, with an unusual way of thinking Love at first sight, and a fluttering heart at their next meeting. Five years later, Lin Youbai saw Jiang Jiayan again in a dimly lit KTV room. The young man sat at the far end of the sofa, looking languid. His deep, so 40Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 131 The Ten Years That Took Me from a Motivational System's Pawn to the Pinnacle of Life 被励志系统坑到人生巅峰的那十年 One weekend, Wu Nian was curled up in her rented room scrolling through videos when she came across a question asking her to choose from a list: You can pick only three of the following ten options. Which three would you choose? A. Go back ten years. B. Own a traditional courtyard home in Beijing. C. Get into Tsinghua or Peking University. D. Marry your first love. E. Have two children. F. Have parents in good health. G. Have a partner who loves you wholeheartedly. H. Own three homes in Shanghai 13.6kReads8.5Score1.8k14d adds
- 132 Forced Into an Arranged Marriage, My Archenemy Wife Got Jealous 被迫联姻后，死对头老婆吃醋了 After Our Forced Marriage, My Nemesis’s Wife Got Jealous 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 A Secret Crush in Youth Is Like a Green Plum 青春暗恋就像一颗青梅果 A youthful secret crush is like a tart green plum. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Young Master Li's Passion: You Are the Youth Carved into My Very Bones 栗少嗜情：你是我刻入骨血的青春 [Reborn + campus + showbiz + sweet romance + wealthy families + everyone’s darling + cherished by all + face-slapping] Xia Zhiyuan was reborn, returning to the year she was four. This time, she planned to stay away from those privileged heirs and live her own life, but fate’s wheels dragged her back into their world once more. Twelve years later, she returned to the place of her nightmares. The girl who had once been trampled into the dirt was now a completely different person. Those who had ign 3.1kReads8.9Score31414d adds
- 135 He's So Flirtatious and Affectionate 他好撩好宠 Sweet, gentle good girl x rebellious, roguishly handsome boy This summer will eventually pass, but the height of summer belongs to roses and will never fail to return. Rumor has it that Jiang Zhan of Nanyi High School is arrogant and conceited, doing and saying whatever he feels like. If anyone makes him mad, he could twist their head right off. On the first day of school, Li Yang is startled by a boy standing in front of the bulletin board, looking devastatingly handsome. She thinks it was 540Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 136 His First Place 他的第一名 [Senior year of high school + university + urban life] [Mutual crushes + choosing each other + super sweet romance + direct pursuit + everyday life] [Gorgeous, radiant, flirtatious girl vs. cool, thoughtful academic star] “First, we'll tackle a sea of practice problems together, then we'll go watch the sea.” “One year after another, one year at a time, every year will belong to us.” [They meet in their final year of high school] Li Zechen took two years off school for family reasons, then retur 222Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 137 Xia Ye's Fall 夏野坠落 Originally titled Summer Fields Falling, now complete. The score rises slowly because there aren’t many reviews. [Sunny, affectionate, playful sweetheart × rebellious, aloof, cold boy | Two top students | From school to the city | Second-chance romance | Mutual pining | A little groveling later on] Synopsis: Su Shixia first met Jiang Ye at a national high school math competition during her first year. After the competition, she ran into some thugs trying to steal her bag at the night market. Jia 2kReads8.8Score15814d adds
- 138 Forget Being the Villainess, I’ll Be a Top Student 不做女配做学霸 After accidentally transmigrating into the role of a short-lived supporting woman, she is forced to fight for her life. She grows through one challenge after another, takes the college entrance exam a second time, studies medicine, and ultimately spends a wonderful life with the one she loves. No one is born a supporting woman. Everyone is the heroine of her own story. 547Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 139 What a Sultry, Teary-Eyed Sweetheart! The Young Master Blushes After Kissing Her 妹宝好欲！好会哭！太子爷亲红温 [Sweet, sunshine girl vs. cold-hearted jerk] [Devoted to each other] [Male substitute] [Brothers competing for her] [He climbs to the top, then bows his head] [Forced love] Wu Yang has a long-dead first love in her heart. Xie Yizhou of Nan University is the heir to a political and business dynasty. He has a perfect face and is renowned as an untouchable beauty. Aside from the mole beneath his eye, he looks exactly like her first love. Wu Yang goes through plenty of hardships pursuing him, while 8.4kReads7.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 140 Pamper Me, and I’ll Behave 哄我，我就乖 ✨ Sweet-and-tough rock girl × unruly, wild little mad dog ✨ Flirting + heart-fluttering romance + obsession + sweet on the outside, dark within + campus + both reborn In her previous life, Shen Qingmeng raised her little brother all wrong. In public, he was the impeccably dressed Dr. Luo; in private, he was a depraved lunatic who even locked her away! After being reborn, Shen Qingmeng stopped indulging him. She hit him and scolded him, and the young man acted like a pitiful, bullied little thing 84Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 141 Reborn: Turning My Life Around, Starting in High School 重生：从高中开始逆袭 Lin Mo was an ordinary office worker. One day, he woke up to find he had been reborn in his second year of high school. After the initial panic, his memories returned in perfect clarity. He immediately started betting on the World Cup, and once that was taken care of, he realized just how many opportunities this era had to offer. His memories gave him an edge in his studies, and with the arrival of the System, he made a stunning academic comeback. He also awakened an Emotion System, and to earn 85Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 142 Call Me Big Brother, and I'll Spoil You 叫声哥哥，我宠你 [School Life in the Early Story + Entrepreneurship Later On + Sweet Romance + Comedy + Mutual Devotion + Completed] A wrong-number call brings the defiant Gu Qingchen into the life of the timid and meek Qiao Weiwei. From the first time he heard her soft, gentle voice, he was captivated. Her voice was just so sweet, touching him right in the heart and leaving him utterly enchanted and unable to resist her. The first time he saw her at the school gate, he noticed her exquisite, palm-sized face and 1.2kReads8.9Score25614d adds
- 143 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—14d adds
- 144 Reborn, My CEO Husband Turns Into a Poor College Heartthrob 重生后，总裁老公变清贫校草 [Both Reborn + School Life + Underachiever and Top Student + Devoted Love + Sweet Romance + Devoted to Each Other + Happy Ending] A rich heiress who’s hopeless at school vs. a poor campus heartthrob with a brilliant mind and perfect memory In her previous life, Zhao Shangyu was Jiang Mubai’s devoted, lovesick wife. During their ten-year marriage, she tried everything to make him love her, but in the end, she got cheated on. In this life, she wants to be a rich, happy heiress and enjoy a sweet ro 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 She Kisses with Wild Abandon 肆意热吻她 12345 Someone new has arrived in Jing City… What does this young master love to do? The young master loves candy. “What is love?” “Love is when he bows his head to Xie Chiwan.” 366Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 146 Back After the High School Entrance Exams, I’m Aiming for Peking University 重回中考后目标是北大 Gu Qingzhi, twenty-five, wakes from a dream to find herself back on a summer afternoon after the high school entrance exams. She has just been accepted into the county’s top high school. Her future is still wide open, and she has the courage to dream of anything. Carrying the memories of her past life, she throws herself into books and practice exams, sets her sights on the country’s top university, and prepares for both academic competitions and the college entrance exam. Peking University, her 1.2kReads8.8Score10514d adds
- 147 Stand Right There 乖乖站在那里 [Sweet romance + campus life + devoted couple + short story + aloof at first, clingy later] [Soft-hearted, sweet heroine x noble, reserved hero] Everyone around Zhou Chi knows he keeps his distance from women. Some say he even dislikes them. He’s casual and laid-back, indifferent to everything, cool and distant, and a little hard to please. But who would have guessed this big shot would actually be coaxing the transfer student? And secretly taking liberties with her, too. Someone even saw Zhou C 1kReads8.7Score12814d adds
- 148 A Perfect Time, Like the Radiance of Yu 佳期如昱 [Satisfying school romance + love at first sight + mutual devotion + from school uniforms to wedding dress + devoted and equally matched leads + ensemble cast] “Don't waste your life. Just love wholeheartedly.” On the day the college entrance exam results came out, Yang Jianing and Su Yu were racing horses across the grasslands of the Northwest. Yang Jianing galloped ahead, leaving Su Yu with only an unreachable silhouette. Su Yu chased after her, shouting, “Wife, wait for me!” Hearing the hoofb 1.5kReads8.5Score15614d adds
- 149 Back in My Sophomore Year of High School, I Became a Top Student 重回高二做学霸 Ning Qingyue was a core member of the Funeral Love Clan and an unapologetic nonconformist. After causing her younger brother’s death, she watched her mother waste away in grief. From then on, she drifted through life in a daze, destitute and impoverished. Fortunately, she got a second chance and returned to her sophomore year of high school, the most important stage of her life. She started over from scratch, determined to become a good successor to socialism and one of the school’s Five Good St 262Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 150 The Study-Obsessed Top Student Was Reborn After Dropping Dead and Now Just Wants to Slack Off 卷王学霸猝死重生后只想摆烂 [Rebirth + top student + competitive overachiever learns to slack off + healing personal growth + comedy] Song Yuanyuan was a competitive overachiever from childhood onward. By thirty, she had taken her company public and achieved financial freedom. After decades of pushing herself to the limit, she had just moved into a huge house and was about to relax and enjoy life when one last stretch of overtime killed her from overwork, cutting her life short. As she lay dying, she remembered her doctor’ 4kReads8.9Score40914d adds
