Novels like Don’t Keep Your Crush on Me a Secret
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- 1 I Keep the Moon in My Heart 我把月亮藏在心里 [Devoted to Each Other, 1v1] + [Secret School Crush] + [Reunion After Years Apart] Lin Yu first met Gu Jin on the first day of her second year of high school. The boy smiled at her, and that smile made Lin Yu's entire youth shine. Following the homeroom teacher's instructions, Lin Yu walked toward her seat. Gu Jin stopped what he was doing, looked up, and smiled as he greeted her. His smile was like the moon over the mountains, like a breeze through the woods, clean and gentle. It wasn't until a 222Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 2 The Campus Heartthrob Has a Secret Crush on Me 校草居然暗恋我 [The rating is a little low because it just opened, but it’ll go up later. Please don’t let that put you off. This is absolutely the sweetest romance, and you don’t want to miss it!!!] [A sweet secret-crush romance: a well-behaved girl with plenty of inner monologue falls for a devoted top student. They secretly like each other and make their way toward one another.] On her first day of college, Ms. Kang told her daughter, Song Jiuwei, not to keep her crush secret. She should make it obvious an 490Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 3 The Grand Echo of a Silent Crush 无声暗恋的盛大回音 [Dad-like bad boy x gentle, well-behaved girl] [School romance | The heroine has a one-sided crush at first, then they fall for each other | The hero is a master flirt] Zhou Yang was the apple of everyone's eye. On his first day at his new school, his good looks caused a sensation, and he had countless admirers and pursuers. Including Jiang Chenlu. But she didn't dare confess. She could only be one of his many secret admirers. She took the long way around just to pass his classroom and catch 11.8kReads8.9Score2kShelves
- 4 Cream Plum Candy's Secret Crush 奶油话梅糖的暗恋 [A timid, overlooked girl at first ✘ A bold, free-spirited rich boy] [High School Secret Crush + Reunion After Years Apart + A Secret Crush Comes True] In high school, Qin Xiangwan secretly fell for the boy everyone admired, Ji Yuzhou. The plum candy she slipped him was all the courage she could muster. Qin Xiangwan had a crush on Ji Yuzhou for nearly six whole years. Her bittersweet, tender feelings were like the creamy plum candy in her pocket: something she could only savor alone, never dar 766Reads—Score102Shelves
- 5 Orange Soda 橘子汽水 [School Days Crush + Coming of Age + A Sweet Romance] That summer was the most unforgettable one of Jiang Qing's life. She fell for a boy. He would always smile at her, wearing his bright blue school uniform. That image was etched into her heart and burned into her eighteenth year. For many years afterward, she would look back and miss the eighteen-year-old girl who hadn't been brave enough. And so the story begins. Hello, Cheng Che. I'm Jiang Qing. "I would never willingly miss a single chance 121Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 6 The Kite and the Boy 风筝与少年 [Secret Crush Comes True | 1v1, Pure Love | Sweet Romance] [Sensitive, Overthinking Top Student × Bold, Free-Spirited Golden Boy] A paper-kite airplane brought summer and Chen Yibai into Zhou Lili’s world. Zhou Lili remembered it clearly: the boy stood on the second-floor school corridor, looking down at the orange-yellow paper-kite airplane drifting by. Without warning, it fell at her heels. Their gazes met in midair, and the boy’s eyes sparkled with laughter. The summer breeze, paper-kite airp 884Reads8.7Score128Shelves
- 7 A Secret Understanding 暗暗知心 [Youth: A self-conscious, sensitive soul meets someone bold and unrestrained] [Reunited after years apart, a secret crush comes true: An angel in white and a corporate CEO meet at the top] [A school-days crush, and a love between equals] The silence of words left unspoken is an unbearable pain, yet also a beauty beyond description. I spent my youth secretly loving you, never knowing that by the time we met again, my feelings had grown so deep that our hearts could understand each other without 457Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 8 Waiting for You to Fall 在等你沦陷 Zheng Jinze is the man Shi You has secretly loved for ten years. After dreaming that he got married, she decides she has to forget him. The next day, Zheng Jinze shows up as her blind date... When he tells her he was forced to come and isn't planning to date anyone for now, Shi You finally confesses the love she's kept buried in her heart. Shi You thinks she'll never see him again, but work keeps bringing her and Zheng Jinze together time and again. - One day, after a group dinner, Zheng Jinze d 185Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 9 When the Gardenias Bloom, Young Master Pei Can't Get Enough 栀子花开，裴少欲罢不能 [Soft, sweet girl vs. fake playboy who’s actually devoted] [Begins at college. The heroine has a secret crush, is sweet on the outside but strong inside. A playboy reforms, secret love becomes mutual, and he pursues her after losing her.] Pei Che is a legend at Jing University, the heir to the Pei Group of the capital. Whenever he appears, he draws everyone’s attention. One casual act of kindness from Pei Che makes Su Weizhi keep him in her heart for two years. Before meeting Su Weizhi, the high 1.4kReads—Score101Shelves
- 10 Sinking Into the Sunset 沉溺于落日 On the first day of high school, the sensitive and insecure Lin Yuexi fell in love at first sight with Zhou Yanchen, a boy in her class. Though they seemed to have nothing in common, a twist of fate made them deskmates. After graduating, Zhou Yanchen went abroad to study. They thought they were parallel lines that would never cross, until an unexpected reunion years later brought them back into each other’s lives. At last, her secret crush could step into the light. When we were young, you were 413Reads8.9Score104Shelves
- 11 Kapok’s Confession 木棉的告白 [A crush becomes mutual + a little bittersweet at first + incredibly sweet later] [Gentle on the outside, strong-willed and resilient like sunshine ✘ arrogant big shot who says one thing but means another] Zhou Sh Shui spent her entire youth quietly loving Chi Che, the golden boy everyone admired. She was the stranger closest to him, keeping clear boundaries and never crossing them by so much as a fraction. On the night Chi Che was confessed to by Peking University's campus belle, she set down h 21.8kReads9.1Score4kShelves
- 12 The Eleventh Year 第拾壹年 [Secret crush + reunion after years apart + doctor + aerospace engineer] A secret crush is a love story told over the course of an entire youth. That summer, the breeze across the sports field and the boy became Shen Nianzhi’s summer. When they met again ten years later, everything that happened had been part of Shen Nianzhi’s long-laid plans. In the end, they returned to where their story began. The boy quietly told her, “Not every secret crush gets to see the light of day, but yours will, Shen 3.1kReads8.9Score341Shelves
- 13 Sweetly Obedient 乖哄 “He used both hands to smooth away the darkness before my eyes.” Year after year, the man named Lu Zhixun remained the hero of her novels. Eight years later, they met again. The “little girl” from back then had become “Miss Shu.” When Lu Zhixun learned that Shu He had secretly loved him for eight years, the disciplined, restrained man sat in his car and smoked all night. “Your arrival ruined my plan to grow old alone.” “Will you fall in love with someone else, then?” “Fool, my love isn't a flyer 191Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 14 Waiting for Love 等一个恋爱 [Eight years of secret love + devoted couple + pure romance + healing] (She pursues him first, then he pursues her) She’s had a crush on him for eight years… After finally seeing the guy she likes again, how could Mofei let him get away? So she very successfully tripped him up! True love rarely lasts, but a good scheme always wins the heart~ Turns out, if you want your crush to chase after you, sincerity won’t do the trick. Trip him with your foot, and he’ll definitely come running after you. An 145Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Baby, Don't Break Up With Me: The Capital's Crown Prince Begs for Another Chance, Eyes Red 宝宝别分手，京圈太子红眼求和好 [Delicate, hypersensitive beauty x unruly heir to a powerful Beijing family] (The rating just came out, so it may rise.) [Second chance romance + forced love + bittersweet secret crush + both sexually inexperienced + push and pull] The night they met again, he pinned her against the door. “Xu Chuwei, you actually dare show your face here.” Xu Chuwei had once been the quietest presence in Song Zhiyu’s life. So quiet that when they broke up, he merely blew a ring of smoke into the night and didn’t 1.5kReads8.1Score132Shelves
- 16 I Know You Like Me 你的喜欢我知道 When Yuan Han was young, she fell in love with someone. He was handsome, smart, came from a good family, and had impeccable manners. He was perfect in every way, except that he didn't love her. The boy was named Cheng Zhao, Zhao as in “bright as day.” Whenever she saw him or heard his voice, Yuan Han thought of every beautiful thing in the world. Sunshine, a gentle breeze, flowers, morning dew... Nothing seemed to compare to him. Then, an unexpected separation sent them to opposite ends of the e 2kReads9.2Score212Shelves
- 17 A Love That Caught a Glimpse of the Light 窥见天光的爱恋 Also known as: Soft Moonlight [Brave, passionate little sunshine girl x cool-faced, warm-hearted, totally straightforward guy] A secret crush was a silent storm, and at last I waited for the break of dawn. Chen Qingyin is the little sun of the liberal arts class. Passionate and exuberant, she is always smiling as she slips candy into Ren Weiye's textbooks, forever following the warmth of Ren Weiye. Ren Weiye is the icy, straightforward guy of the science class. He's used to replying to every ard 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Summer Has Its Dusk 夏日有暮 A young girl’s quiet crush was hardly a grand affair. The gardenias by the corner of the school grounds bloomed and faded, but the way he dazzled me lasted far longer than a single summer. That summer, Ji Xia fell for a boy. She was lucky enough to be in the same class as him in high school. He was the school’s adored prodigy, and she worked hard to catch up with him. At their graduation dinner, everyone was celebrating. The girl had a glass of fruit-flavored wine and quietly rested to one side. 1.4kReads8.8Score161Shelves
- 19 A Crush That’s Lost Its Sensitivity 脱敏暗恋 [High School: Her Secret Crush] [Mutual Pining] [College: He Pursues Her] [Angst Before Sweetness] [Both Each Other's First and Only] [Slow Burn] In high school, Chen Jingxiao was dazzling and unruly, the center of attention. He effortlessly kept his admirers at arm's length. Xiang Yujia was sensitive and reserved. She hid her awkward crush and decided to toughen herself up, staying by his side under the guise of friendship. Until her painfully embarrassing feelings were accidentally exposed. A 12.3kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
- 20 A Soft-Spoken Seduction 轻声引诱 Main characters: Jiang Jingchu and Wen Mo [Mutual Secret Crush | From Campus to the Wedding Altar | Sweet Romance | One-on-One, Both Leads Are Each Other’s First and Only | Reunion After Years Apart] Jiang Jingchu is the poster boy of Jing University’s computer science department. Ever since he enrolled, whenever students fill out their college applications, the university leaders have made a life-size standee of him to attract prospective students. Wen Mo was one of those students. Wen Mo ha 6.8kReads—Score600Shelves
- 21 My Wife Has Had a Crush on Me for a Long Time 夫人暗恋我已久 [Gentle, virtuous heiress from an old family × Refined scoundrel and wealthy heir] [Both pure, the heroine’s unrequited love comes true, the hero falls in love after marriage, a sweet, slow-paced story of everyday life.] “Unrequited love is a monologue. You fill a page with words, but have nowhere to send them.” The unrequited loves of student days are often shrouded in darkness, but Wen Suyao’s crush became known to everyone when she was eighteen. “Sorry, I don’t like you.” “No need to apologiz 953Reads7.0Score101Shelves
- 22 Don't Try to Sweet-Talk Me 别对我撒娇 [The Playboy Turns Over a New Leaf & Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced & The Chase After the Breakup & Two Top Students] “Back then, the wind stirred. Now, my heart does.” 1. With his handsome face and incredible driving skills, Chen Ye made a name for himself in the racing world. On the track, he was the wildest king, and everyone respectfully called him “God Ye.” Plenty of beautiful women were eager to throw themselves at him. Off the track, he was the carefree, unruly young master of the 1.3kReads7.0Score101Shelves
- 23 She Couldn’t Be More Obedient 她乖得不行 [A cocky, charming flirt x a conflicted, soft-hearted girl] [Secret crush becomes real + bittersweet sweetness + a glimpse of school life + both leads are virgins] Song Xi had a secret crush on Jiang Yubai, and she hid it so well that she thought her love would quietly fade over the countless days to come. She had no idea his eyes had already been drawn to her time and again. * Physics was the subject Song Xi struggled with most. Stuck on a problem, she banged her forehead against the test pa 1.1kReads8.8Score115Shelves
- 24 A Soft Spring Rain 春日绵雨 A touch to the heart, warmth still burning. She was the secret love he could never hide. A midsummer night. He secretly kissed her lips. At last, his hidden love stepped into the light. (The leads have always loved each other, and both pursue one another.) 805Reads9.1Score105Shelves
- 25 Kiss Her Hard 肆吻她 [Secret crush comes true|Bad boy turns over a new leaf|Groveling to win her back|Both are each other’s first|Campus romance] [Reckless playboy × Cool, aloof girl] No one knew that Song Sheng had been secretly in love with Shen Zhiye for her entire youth. Every night she liked Shen Zhiye, Song Sheng would sit alone and painstakingly write him another love letter. She thought that once she had written a thousand letters, she would confess her feelings. But she never imagined that by the time she r 4.6kReads8.8Score443Shelves
- 26 An Uncontainable Secret Summer 难藏暗夏 [Unrequited love turned real + a playboy reforms + rekindled romance] [Resilient good girl x fake playboy, true romantic] Back in high school, Xing Si was notorious throughout the affiliated school for being a troublemaker. During the final push of senior year, he became a dark horse and got into Nanda University with her. During military training, her roommate led Yu Xia around the side entrance, where a group of boys were leaning over the railing. Suddenly, someone asked, “A Si, where’d you ge 2.3kReads8.7Score311Shelves
- 27 The Slow Tide of Spring 春日慢潮 [Secret crush | Sweet romance | Both leads are each other's first] Song Wanyin had always been quiet and well-behaved, never once crossing a line. The boldest thing she had ever done in her life was one night. The room was dimly lit, incense smoke curling through the air. While Shen Jiyan was drunk, she cautiously leaned in and planted a light kiss on his cheek. At that moment, her heart pounded like a drum, and her palms grew slick with sweat. The faint scent of alcohol lingered around her nose 3.5kReads8.9Score356Shelves
- 28 Distant and Extraordinary 殊遥 [Secret crush + reunion + mutual pursuit + happy ending] Qin Shu loved someone, quietly keeping him in her heart for ten years. Just saying the name Mu Yunchen made her feel sweet. But she was only an ordinary schoolmate from Mu Yunchen's high school years. He could barely even remember what she looked like. Then, thanks to a beautiful misunderstanding, she and Mu Yunchen met again, and he remembered her from the moment he saw her. Using some rather clumsy tactics, he finally coaxed the young wo 943Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 29 A Fatal Temptation: Don't Think You Can Run After Flirting with Me 致命招惹：撩完别想跑 [A charming little princess with phenomenal acting skills VS a playboy who’s tired of games and willing to give in] [He thought he was just having fun, never expecting to meet the one who would change his life] [You think you’re the one doing the flirting, but really, I’m the one who let myself take the bait] [The playboy comes back around. I fell, and I admit defeat.] Zhou Hechuan was Jin City University’s notorious playboy. Even Qin Yao, who usually paid no attention to what was going on aroun 338Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 30 Secretly Hiding My Crush 偷藏恋慕 [Secret crush becomes true love + school life + sweet romance + both leads are each other's first love + happy ending] Xu Yi is a celebrated student at Yuncheng No. 1 High School, upright and aloof. He and Cheng Lianzhi are known as Yuncheng's twin stars. They're inseparable and have spent years competing for the top spot in their grade. The boldest thing Cheng Wan ever did in high school was confess to Xu Yi at her brother's graduation party when no one was looking. “I like you.” His reply was, 542Reads8.4Score101Shelves
- 31 I Accidentally Won Over My White Moonlight 一不下心拿下白月光 [School Romance + Sweet Love + Mutual Devotion] Cheng Qing and Lin Jiachen first met at the school gate in high school. One glance was all it took for her to fall for him, planting the seed of a secret crush that would grow from then on. Who can say whose heartstrings were touched first? Some things are impossible to explain, but somehow, the feelings began. In the end, they could not escape an abrupt ending. On their trip to Tokyo, the cherry blossoms on Mount Fuji bloomed and fell, then bloom 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 A Vow 誓愿 Gentle, sensitive veterinarian & sharp-tongued, love-struck male idol "Reunion after years apart + mutual devotion + the one who got away + long-planned pursuit + healing" Seven years after Xia Suihe had a secret crush on her high school classmate from her youth, Fu Jinhan had become a household-name top-tier star. Through a twist of fate, the two reunited, only to be secretly photographed by reporters. Their picture shot straight to the top of Weibo’s trending list. Luckily, Fu Jinhan quickly p 853Reads9.0Score103Shelves
- 33 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.” 371Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 34 The Secret Crush No One Knows About 暗恋这件不为人知的秘密 In her third year of middle school, Yu Wan fell in love with someone. He had pale eyes that always seemed to hold laughter, yet somehow left people feeling inexplicably sad. Yu Wan liked him year after year, until the boy fell for a girl. Beneath a sky full of fireworks, she saw him smiling dazzlingly at the person beside him. “From the moment we met, you became the star that never sets, day or night.” But that star had never belonged to her. Yu Wan never imagined that one drunken night would br 660Reads8.7Score117Shelves
- 35 When I Met My Unrequited Love Again 当我再遇暗恋白月光 Zhou Qian had kept a secret deep in her heart for eight years. No one knew that she had been in love with Lu Zhian for all that time. Eight years ago, Zhou Qian had worked up the courage to give him a letter confessing her feelings, only to hear that he had a girlfriend. She hid the letter, and with it, her love for him. Eight years later, Zhou Qian never expected to run into Lu Zhian again on an ordinary evening. She thought she no longer liked him, but the moment her heart skipped a beat, sh 8.2kReads9.1Score895Shelves
- 36 Her Secret Crush Tastes Like Oranges 她的暗恋是橘子味的 [Both leads are devoted to each other, happy ending, sweet romance, secret crush becomes mutual + healing] [Insecure, timid girl × sunny, gentle boy] Lin Yu has been unlucky her whole life. She’s also an inconspicuous presence at school, yet she falls for the brightest star there. Jiang Wei He’s top of his class, gentle, handsome, and always helps students in need. As it happens, Lin Yu is one of them. After the college entrance exams, Lin Yu finally works up the courage to confess, only to over 190Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 37 The Nth Time I Fell for You 第N次心动 Dentist VS architect At a school anniversary interview, the host was lucky enough to interview the famous architect Jiang Qi. Host: What do you regret about high school? Jiang Qi: Not having dated my girlfriend. Host: I hear wedding bells may be in your future... Jiang Qi glanced toward Zhou Yu and smiled. “That’s mostly up to her.” When the host interviewed Zhou Yu: Host: What do you regret about high school? Zhou Yu: Not being a little braver. Jiang Qi walked over, took Zhou Yu’s hand, and tol 3.4kReads9.1Score480Shelves
- 38 Whispered Love Poems 呢喃情诗 [Complete] Soft whispers become love poems on the wind, and I recite them to you [Passionate, smoldering fireball x reserved, sweet and gentle] [He pursues her / Her secret crush comes true] [Male lead: restrained and smoldering early on | Letting loose and shamelessly flirtatious later] A sugary-sweet romance with no angst, and a touch of ensemble cast. - Wen Yu was shy and insecure, while Sheng Zhubei was carefree and uninhibited. - At seventeen, Sheng Zhubei stood in the wilderness, invincib 632Reads8.7Score115Shelves
- 39 To Tempt His White Moonlight, Has He Gone Too Far? 为引诱白月光，他是否过分招摇？ ♥️[Crush turns into love + second chance romance + sweet romance + mutually devoted 1v1 + light ensemble cast]♥️ [Good girl x bad-boy golden retriever] Chen Muyao was an untouchable flower on a high peak: unconventional and carefree, stunningly beautiful, born into a prominent family, and always up for a good time. He acted like life was one big game, and there was never a shortage of people around him. Year after year, Xu Zhiyu followed him with her eyes. She wanted to see for herself the “meet 13Reads—Score100Shelves
- 40 My Heart Is Beating 我的心在跳动 Chen Shen was the name Cheng Yingying had been thinking about for ages. She fell in love with him at first sight in middle school, and in high school, she finally got her wish and became his girlfriend. Kisses, hugs, romance... 1.5kReads8.9Score105Shelves
- 41 Secretly in Love 暗恋 [School-life crush] + [mutual devotion] Mu An’s secret crush was a long thread running through her student years. The star in her eyes reappeared by her side three years later, but she still didn’t dare reach for it. A secret crush is bitter. She kept chasing the possibility she hoped for, but never found the courage to move forward. Yet it is sweet, too. Her youthful years with Jiang Luo became Mu An’s cherished dream for seven years. This time, she finally found the courage to let the flower h 403Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 42 Bittersweet Candy 涩味糖 [Sweet Nurse vs. Special Forces Captain] School life in the beginning, city life later An Li admits that she was attracted to Ji Jiuxiao's looks the first time she saw him, but she never expected to like him for so many years. For the next three years, it was as if fate had arranged for them to sit together. An Li secretly harbored a crush on Ji Jiuxiao, and the two were often mistaken for a couple. Though Ji Jiuxiao was as cold as ice, he was gentle and attentive with her. But on the day of the 150Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 43 Falling Star River, Capturing Moonlight 坠星河，挽月色 [A Secret Crush Becomes Mutual Love + High School + University] [Bright, Clearheaded Girl vs. Bold, Free-Spirited Boy] In high school, Ji Xia worked up the courage to give Sheng Jiangzhou a graduation present. Inside was a card that read: “You are the moon I long for, yet can never reach. May you shine brilliantly in the years ahead.” But the present was never opened. It was left in an ignored corner, and her feelings were buried that night as well. She thought she and Sheng Jiangzhou would stil 3.9kReads9.1Score471Shelves
- 44 Burning Bright Today 今朝炽热 (Malicious ratings are not what good kids do~) [Stubborn, Well-Behaved College Student vs. Unrestrained Rich Playboy] [Reformed Playboy + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Lu Yun Zhao has always despised those playboy heirs, but then she met Jin Yue, and somehow he became the exception. He brought her into his circle, caught her in front of everyone when she fell, and knelt down to tie her shoelaces on a busy campus... Everyone thought the playboy had turned over a new leaf. Even she almost b 5.9kReads—Score267Shelves
- 45 What Should I Do About My Crush? He’s Flirty and Bad News 暗恋对象他又撩又坏怎么办 (The rating was just posted, so it’ll go up~) Qiao Qiyan had a secret: she had a crush on He Jinye. He had a face straight out of a magazine, came from a powerful family, and was never short of female admirers. Her feelings were destined to stay hidden forever. Until one day, she went along to a matchmaking event for fun and saw He Jinye onstage, calmly listing his criteria for a partner: “Must be at least 172 centimeters tall, studying at Jing University, and have scored 145 or above in math on 23.5kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves
- 46 A Frenzied Love Duet 热恋狂想曲 [Delicate heroine + roguishly handsome hero + second chance romance + sweet and angsty + mutual secret crush] Wen Li first met Chen Du on a rainy day in Jiangnan. Wen Li was an outsider forced to make a life in Jiangnan. She was a sweet, gentle girl who often became the target of teasing and bullying. At first, Chen Du frowned in irritation. “Don’t follow me. You’re annoying.” A few months later, he was willing to brave a snowstorm, bringing the young lady an expensive dress and a little cake t 74Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 47 He's Secretly in Love with Me 他暗恋我呀 [Sweet campus romance + healing and growth + both each other's first] To outsiders, Chen Sui is cold, aloof, and downright awful. But to Meng Wan, Chen Sui is the best. * Throughout his entire adolescence, Chen Sui loved only one person: Meng Wan. He longed for her for years. Until one day... “Baby, open your mouth and give me a kiss.” At last, he got what he wanted. 429Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 48 Deliberate Favoritism 蓄意偏爱 [Love at first sight + sweet campus romance + first love + bad boy turns over a new leaf] [Rowdy top student X beautiful underachiever] Rong Kai fell in love at first sight with You Shihua, the new girl in his class. The moment he saw her, he declared, “She’s mine.” Unfortunately, You Shihua liked someone else. Rong Kai, who had never shown any interest in the girls at school, started painstakingly writing love letters to You Shihua. You Shihua thought it was just a passing whim, but she never e 19Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 49 Secret Love Finds the Light 暗恋逢光 [Unrequited Love Comes True + Bad Boy Turns Over a New Leaf + Devoted, Sweet Romance + College Campus] [Fake Good Girl × Pretend Bad Boy, True Romantic] Lin Fengyin has a secret crush on someone, and the object of her affections is a complete jerk. She accidentally catches him smoking in a dim alley. One of his buddies asks, "Brother Cheng, Lin Fengyin's pretty hot too. You don't like her?" The boy is lazy, cocky, and carefree. Thin wisps of smoke rise, making it impossible to guess what he's th 1.3kReads8.9Score138Shelves
- 50 When Will the Green Mountains Accompany Me Home? 青山何时伴我还 [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + workplace romance + secret crush + no characters acting stupidly + no naive, ditzy heroine] If you asked me what a successful secret crush looks like, I’d say, “A secret crush is successful if nobody knows you love him except you!” Tan Tan’s secret crush was a success. Before she even confessed her feelings, the person she loved had already come rushing to her! Tan Tan: “I ask the green mountains when they’ll grow old. They ask me when I’ll find time 7.3kReads9.3Score786Shelves
