Novels like Sinking Into the Sunset
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Sinking Into the Sunset, best match first.
- 51 Lawyer Wen, Your Secret Crush Is Up to No Good 闻律师，你的暗恋对象他心怀不轨 What does it feel like to have a secret crush? It's instinctively noticing his every move. One smile from him can make you happy for ages, while a little coldness leaves you down for half a day. It's typing and deleting messages over and over, afraid of seeming too forward, but also afraid he won't realize how you feel. It's feeling inexplicably jealous when you see him getting close to someone else, even though you have no right to be jealous. It's having all your emotions swayed by him, ye 24Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 52 Reverse Flirting 反向暧昧 [Top student and doctor heroine vs. handsome, wealthy, aloof hero // mutual secret crushes // both romantically inexperienced // devoted to each other] Qiao Mingxin had always had an easy time at school, until she met Jian Yi in high school. Whenever she came in first, Jian Yi would tie with her. When she became the class party secretary, Jian Yi ran for student council president. She said, “We should keep our feet on the ground instead of reaching for the impossible.” Jian Yi, meanwhile, gave a 818Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 53 Top Student, Let Me Copy Your Homework 学霸，借我抄个作业 (Not mindless + Both Have Only Each Other + No Angst + A Little Sweetness + Absurd + Mystery) Happy ending Theme: Break free from your shackles and embrace a brighter future! A carefree underachiever × a cool, indifferent top student. Zhang Xiao is an optimistic underachiever whose parents are divorced and whose older sister dotes on him. Zhang Mo is a cold top student whose parents are still together, but who grew up surrounded by violence. Zhang Xiao takes the lead at first, while Zhang Mo tak 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Top-Ranked Girl Just Wants to Show Off in Peace 第一名她只想安静地装逼 Youthful campus romance + two strong leads + sweet romance + ensemble cast + mutual devotion A sharp-tongued, aloof yet warmhearted academic ace heroine who loves showing off VS a slightly (by a billion) scheming, purehearted fake model student hero At seventeen, she swept the top spot. Leng Yu thought her life was straight out of a melodrama: her dad ran off with someone while he was still married to her mom, and her mom's band became famous. Leng Yu thought she had plenty to be proud of: He 1.1kReads—Score20014d adds
- 55 They Fell in Love in Secret 他们偷偷恋爱了 [Secret crush] + [Mutual devotion] + [Both each other's first and only] + [Sweet youth romance] + [Pure campus love] The sharp-tongued, suave top student VS the free-spirited wild girl Xia Mengyao was known around school as a “bad girl.” She dabbled in everything from fighting to skipping class. But she'd been in love with Jiang Yufeng for five years. She had already imagined waiting for him forever, until one day a transfer student named Gu Bei suddenly joined Class Two. Gradually, everything c 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 He Is Like a Star 他似恒星 [High school crush + reunion after years apart] Throughout their three years of high school, everyone knew the name Chi Yuan. He had excellent grades, a bad attitude, and was never short of girlfriends. Even so, girls kept coming after him, one after another, hoping to make a playboy turn over a new leaf during the glorious days of youth. At the time, Lin Yi seemed like just another unremarkable girl. Their only connection, it seemed, was that they had briefly been in the same class during their 443Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 57 A Muyu Knows Xixi 一沐知溪 She was once the quietest spectator behind him, while he was the only leading man in her entire youth. Five years apart, one ridiculous misunderstanding, and an unexpected reunion. Fate has led them round and round. Every wait will eventually be answered. A late-awakening heart will never fail to arrive. For all the years to come, I’ll walk beside you and you alone. 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 58 I Had a Whirlwind Wedding with My High School Crush 我和高中暗恋的男神闪婚了 [Secret crush comes true + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + devoted to each other] Lu Qingjin, the most distinguished young man in the capital, was aloof and self-possessed. He had no shortage of admirers growing up, yet he had never fallen for a single girl. One day, he received an exquisitely embroidered handkerchief. His childhood friend saw it, snatched it away, and trampled it underfoot. Gu Qingjin merely watched, his expression indifferent. Outside the window, Yu Nian watched a 70Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 59 The Past of He and Chen 何陈往事 [He + Secret Crush + Mutual Pining] Winter 2013, when the students were assigned to their arts and sciences tracks. He Jinnian was an utterly ordinary high school girl when she became desk mates with the famous Chen Lugui. He was never short of admirers, and his girlfriends came and went, but he saw her only as a friend. As her feelings for him grew, He Jinnian carefully hid them all. When he tested the waters, she smiled and pointed into the distance. "I like that boy over there." A secret crus 139Reads—Score10314d adds
- 60 Memories of the Wutong Tree 梧桐追忆 [Youthful Campus Romance | Reunion After Years Apart | Healing Old Regrets | Growing Together] Huo Lin × Chen Xi On a summer night in their second year of high school, he played marksman and she played support, while the earphones carried all the secrets of their youth. She smiled and said, “Huo Lin, you’re sure to succeed someday.” His ears turned red as he hid the draft paper covered in her name in his schoolbag. Back then, the moonlight was gentle and the evening breeze was soft. They thoug 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Yu Meets Wanqing, and All I See Is You 昱见晚晴，满目皆你 Su Wanqing had been cherished by her childhood sweetheart since they were young. On her first day as an elementary school teacher, she discovers that the new education bureau official is none other than Lu Yuheng, her childhood sweetheart, who vanished from her life seven years ago. From then on, she begins a sweet, doting romance in which he secretly protects her and they find their way to each other. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 The Light-Pinching Cat 捏光的猫 [“Cat-like” ceramic artist x “dog-like,” steady (with a dark side) photographer] |Urban Romance|Cute Pets|Slow-Burn Love|Secret Crush Comes True| Tucked away in a corner of Jiangcheng is a cozy pottery shop called Yun Ni. The owner, Qin Yun, is gentle and quiet. Her fingertips can breathe life and soul into clay, but after falling victim to a malicious rumor campaign, she built a soft yet distant wall around her heart. Qian Xi, owner of a popular photography studio, captures all walks of life t 277Reads8.6Score10514d adds
- 63 My Secret Crush Became My Brother’s Coworker 暗恋对象成了我哥的同事 That year, Lin Zhixia was twenty-seven. She was a high school Chinese teacher, a career she'd chosen at her mother's urging because it was stable. After graduating from college, Zhixia returned to her old high school to teach Chinese. By chance, Lin Zhixia ran into the person she'd secretly loved in high school at the hospital. At first glance, she fell into his gaze. That familiar feeling stirred up inside her all at once, making her restless and unable to calm down for a long time. 621Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 64 President Mu, Your Sweet Little Jasmine Has Run Away 慕总，你的乖乖小茉莉跑了 “Sweet, gentle girl × cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside CEO; unrequited love becomes requited; both leads are virgins; bitter first, sweet later” From the first moment Lin Moxi saw Mu Huaifeng, she knew they were from different worlds, but she couldn’t help falling for him. Through her friend Yan Xinqiang, the two got to know each other. Then one day, she happened to hear him tell a friend, “Zhou Ran is great. Any normal guy would choose her as his girlfriend!” Lin Moxi’s heart sank on t 1.3kReads—Score14714d adds
- 65 Stop Running, Captain Gu's Sweetheart 别逃了顾中队的小娇妻 Mu Nanfeng isn’t a voice fan. But during high school military training, she heard a boy’s formation call, “At ease. Attention.” From that moment on, she was captivated. She lost her heart to his voice, and then lost her heart altogether. Unfortunately, the boys and girls trained separately, and when training ended, she still hadn’t found the owner of that voice. Then, in the second week of school, Mu Nanfeng finally heard that voice again. And she finally saw its owner. From then on, she felt he 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 You Are the Joy of My Youth 1 你是年少的欢喜1 The boy you love is you. Yi An and Bai Xiaoxiang grow fond of each other in high school, progressing from a mutual secret crush in their youth to finding their way through hardships and finally becoming a couple. In high school, their feelings are innocent, ambiguous, restrained, and conflicted. After graduation, Bai Xiaoxiang plans to study abroad, so when Yi An confesses, he cruelly turns him down, and they miss their chance. Two years later, Bai Xiaoxiang returns to China and they get back in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 A Ten-Year Promise by the Unnamed Lake 未名湖畔的十年之约 Who was right and who was wrong? In the end, it was all just a laugh. Ten years drifted by like clouds and smoke, until the dream was over. Rub your eyes: which of those boys was ever as gentle as mist? In their senior year of high school, he was Jiang Yihang, a legend at Lanchuan High; she was Chu Mumu, one of countless ordinary girls. A chance encounter in the library and a series of notebooks filled with unspoken feelings brought together two people from seemingly parallel worlds. They made a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Brilliant Radiance 绚灿 [School romance + unrequited love that cuts to the heart + second chances] From the day in their first year of high school when Nangong Shaoting chased away the street thugs bothering Mu Cheng, she fell in love at first sight with the handsome, cool guy. Three years into Mu Cheng’s secret crush, they officially meet at college. Then, at a party, Mu Cheng summons the courage to confront him: “Nangong Shaoting, you just kissed me. Don’t you think you should take responsibility?” Nangong Shaoting r —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 After Making My Trash Exes Cry, the Campus Heartthrob Had Me in a Daze 虐哭渣前任们后，我被校草撩晕了 [One-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other + sweet pampering + scumbag exes groveling for forgiveness + livestreamed dating show] Gu Ruohe transmigrates into a book as the miserable supporting female character whose sole purpose is to make the heroine seem adored by everyone. The original owner dated four handsome, wealthy men, and every one of them betrayed her for the universally beloved heroine. Hah. A woman with no man in her heart fears no blade. One scumbag comes along, and 10Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 70 Teacher Xiao Ning, Why Are You Hiding From Me? 小宁老师，你躲我做甚 [Reunion after years apart + rekindled love + campus romance to city life + healing] [A gentle, resilient teacher and a carefree, devoted male celebrity] Fu Shiqing was a famous heartthrob at Jing University, with an impressive family background and a refined, handsome appearance. He was easygoing and always seemed carefree and languid. Countless girls confessed to him, but he turned them all down without a second thought. Until one day, a girl rushing by with a sandwich in her mouth crashed int 144Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 71 You Are the Secret Hidden Deep in My Heart 你是藏在我心底的秘密 [Mutual devotion + healing + sweet romance] In high school, Jian Dan was the class representative for physics, even though she was terrible at the subject. Her physics teacher was beside himself with worry and vowed to improve her grades. Chen Chuze, the top physics student, became his first choice as her tutor. The two reserved, quiet students were brought together despite barely speaking. From then on, he explained difficult problems to her at night, and she brought him a bottle of milk the ne 231Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 72 Love Him One More Time 再喜欢他一次 [Crush turns mutual / playboy façade, devoted heart / both inexperienced in love / reunited after years apart / clingy sweetheart and hopeless romantic] Jiang Yi of Lincheng Riverside No. 1 High School is wild and carefree, and his romantic escapades are known in every corner of campus. The aloof Xu Weixi comes down from the top-class fifth floor just to catch a glimpse of him in the crowded hallway of the ordinary classes on the fourth floor. Everyone else hopes his reputation will soar. Xu Wei 403Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 73 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 182Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 74 You Came to Me on a Ray of Light 你踏光而来 As the saying goes, every fat girl is a diamond in the rough. Never underestimate a chubby girl, because she may transform into a beauty one day and win the heart of everyone's dream guy. A sweet, innocent chubby girl versus a cool, aloof heartthrob. A youthful, secret-crush romance with both leads inexperienced and sweetness without end. 46Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 75 The Butterfly Flies Far Away 蝴蝶奔向远方 [Completed] [Secret Love Comes True] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Interwoven School Memories] A black "Breaking" label appeared beside the number-one trending topic on Weibo, followed by several related hashtags. The internet was flooded with news about Song Yuan's relationship. V Song Yuan: A butterfly flies toward the distance. He added a picture, perhaps a candid shot, taken somewhere by the sea. By then, the sun had already set, leaving only a swath of fiery clouds on the horizon. The w 76Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 76 That Heart-Fluttering Secret Crush 暗恋的那份心动 [Mutual pining | Both fall for each other | Two top students | No angst] In the height of summer at seventeen, Lin Shiyin moved in next door to Su Jinnian, and the two became neighbors. In the height of summer at seventeen, Lin Shiyin fell for Su Jinnian, never realizing he had been in love with her for years. Every time he drew close to her again, it was all part of a plan he had long been making. They say unrequited love is painful, but what happens when both people secretly love each other? 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 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 2.7kReads9.1Score37314d adds
- 78 Stars Fall Into My Arms 星星撞我怀 [Fake playboy × Fake good girl, Secret Crush Comes True, Both Untouched] Chen Che is the golden boy in everyone's eyes. Jiang Shuyun has secretly loved him for years. - When he asks with a joking smile, “Do you like me?” Jiang Shuyun almost nods, but then he adds, “Want to give us a try?” Jiang Shuyun demurely says she'll think about it and get back to him. - Later, Chen Che repeatedly catches this “good girl” with her mask off. She's standing in a dark corner, a pair of scissors streaked with f 137Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 79 She Kisses Him Passionately in Secret, and He Makes Her Swoon with His Sweet, Gentle Ways 她炙吻暗恋，他甜惹乖软 [Long-planned romance + Mutual secret crushes + Love at first sight + Sweet, doting romance and flirtation + Both leads are each other’s first and only] After four years of pining in secret, Lin Ran could only gaze quietly at Lu Xinian from afar. Then one day, drunk and out of her mind, she kissed him by force. She thought he would accuse her of harassment, but to her surprise, he loved her too. - A heart-wrenching unrequited love turned irresistibly sweet when it was finally returned. Lin Ran: 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 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 464Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 81 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 11.8kReads8.9Score2k14d adds
- 82 My Husband from a Whirlwind Marriage Has Been Secretly in Love with Me 闪婚老公竟然暗恋我 [Marriage First, Love Later + Secret Crush Comes True] [Socially Anxious Novelist X Scheming University Professor] [Marriage First, Love Later from the heroine’s perspective, Secret Crush Comes True from the hero’s] Throughout their four years at university, Ming Zhao’s roommates all dated, while she stayed single. After graduation, one roommate after another got married, while Ming Zhao was still single. So her family began arranging blind dates for her. After meeting several bizarre candidate 456Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 83 A Secret Crush Finds a Sunny Day 暗恋遇见小晴天 [Misplaced Crush | Unrequited Love Turns Mutual | Finding Their Way to Each Other | Mutual First Love, Happy Ending | Bittersweet and Sweet Romance | School and City Life] [Gentle Older Man × Sensitive Girl Who Works Hard to Better Herself] Zhang Huai was the pride of Shangyou High, a natural star who wasn't arrogant, though he didn't realize it himself. The first time he felt an unknowing stir of affection for Chen Zhixia was when he looked up and saw her. He couldn't help wanting to get closer 845Reads8.1Score13614d adds
- 84 She Burns Brighter Than Summer 她比夏日热烈 [Two top students × ensemble cast × campus romance × mutual healing × angst] Gentle, sweet girl vs. gentle top student * She first met him on a train. He never imagined that one glance would be enough to make him fall for her. * You are my one and only summer. You can only be my Lin Chuxia. * My name is Lin Chuxia. Chu, as in the first light of dawn, and Xia, as in summer. I hope my name can keep you company throughout this midsummer. * Lin Chuxia, I hope you stay safe and well your whole life, 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 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 3.1kReads8.9Score35514d adds
- 86 A Love I Can’t Forget 念念不忘的喜欢 Chen Nian had a crush on Si Heng since high school, but back then, Si Heng already had a cherished first love he adored beyond measure. After college, his first love went abroad. Si Heng confessed his feelings to Chen Nian, and she said yes. But they broke up after dating for a month. Chen Nian was the one who ended it. She had learned from someone else that Si Heng’s confession was actually the result of losing a drinking game. Three years later, they met again. One was busy going on blind date 1.2kReads8.5Score10214d adds
- 87 A Flutter Hidden in the Breeze 微风藏悸动 [Complete] [A reserved girl who grows wild and strong × a dazzling, confident young man] Qiao Xixi: grows toward the sun, wild and strong → renowned photographer Tan Yu: dazzling, born exceptional → CEO of Xiyi Group **Blurb (1) The orange glow of sunset spreads across the sky, filled with bright light. Daisies cover the hillsides. No matter how beautiful and resilient they are, they’re still only wildflowers growing in the mountains. And you, Tan Yu, are dazzling beyond compare. I don’t know i 10Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 88 I Got Pregnant by My Crush! I'm Out of Here 揣了暗恋对象的崽！我溜了 [Complete] [Spoiled Young Master Shen Yan × Gentle, Serene Su Su] [Mutual pining comes true + love goes both ways + adorable child + sweet romance] Su Su is the long-lost daughter of the Su family of the imperial capital. She was accidentally separated from them and lost among ordinary people, only to be found again more than a decade later. When she starts high school, she runs into Shen Yan, the older boy who saved her when she was little, at the opening ceremony. He gives a speech onstage as 548Reads7.4Score10014d adds
- 89 A Burning Desire 心动欲燃 [Mutual secret crushes + reunion after years apart + sweet pampering + both devoted to each other] [Beautiful, kind-hearted, and good-tempered VS handsome, scheming, and pretending to be aloof] [Walking the paths of youth, the back I saw most was yours] "A burning desire, and a dye that colors the heart" To Qi Ran, Zhu Shiyu was an unexpected encounter in an orderly, unremarkable youth. He was a spirited young man, dazzling and brilliant yet seemingly out of reach. He was the first person to mak 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Always by Momo’s Side 茉茉相随 [Mutual pining | Younger man | Urban romance | Reunited after years apart | Dual POV | Amnesia] [An insecure younger man VS an emotionally steady woman who knows what she loves and hates] If unrequited love is one person's private chaos, then the bond between two people is a downpour no umbrella can keep you from. When 25-year-old Ye Zhimo and 22-year-old Ji Sui meet again, his tears reach her lips before his kiss does... In the second year after Ye Zhimo lost contact with Ji Sui, she founded he 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Across the Summer 越夏 [Clear-headed, independent, strong heroine × proud, unruly, sharp-tongued hero] [Redemption × clear-headedness × from school to city life] Li Shu is a cool-hearted person. She doesn’t know how to love, and she’s never felt loved! With less than three months until the college entrance exams, all Li Shu has to do is make it through that summer. Then she can leave Nancheng and see the sun break through the rain and fog. One fine afternoon, Li Shu gave false testimony. She only meant to keep herself 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 The School Bully Is Bad at Everything but Flirting 校霸他又菜又爱撩 [One True Pairing, Both Untouched] [Win Her Back at All Costs] [Sweet Romance] [Possessive] [Realizes His Feelings Too Late] Lin Shuwan had been in love with Si Wenyue for five whole years. On the night of a party, while he was drunk and fast asleep, she blushed and quietly confessed. "I've loved you for five years. If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes." But Si Wenyue suddenly opened his eyes and coldly rejected her. "I don't want to." Her heart shattered, and she decisively walked 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 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 2kReads9.2Score20514d adds
- 94 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 920Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 95 I Went on a Blind Date and Married My Secret Crush 和暗恋男神相亲结婚了 [Her Secret Crush Comes True, He Falls in Love After They Marry] [Sweet Romance, Both Pure, One-on-One, Reunion After Years Apart, Married Life] [Theme: The stars keep moving along their paths, and one of them will always come for you.] Shen Xingmu never dreamed that the high school heartthrob she had secretly loved for ten years would be lying right beside her now, calling her name again and again. / At sixteen, Shen Xingmu was a quiet, insecure girl, clever and rebellious, with a rich inner wo 5.7kReads8.7Score89614d adds
- 96 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 744Reads—Score10214d adds
- 97 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 1.1kReads8.8Score12114d adds
- 98 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 7.2kReads9.3Score80114d adds
- 99 One More Look into Each Other's Eyes 再对视一眼 [High School Secret Crush + College Romance] Mutual pining comes true + sweet, pure romance + vibrant youth + equally matched lovers Clear-headed, independent heroine × lovesick, jealous sweetheart TRUE band’s lead singer × rising photographer in the media department At sixteen, Xu Wu gazed out the window, her eyes settling on Ling Yun’s radiant smile. The moment their gazes met, their story quietly began. From that day on, they kept running into each other, and their feelings changed from ind 662Reads8.1Score10814d adds
- 100 The One I Secretly Loved Chases Me Ten Years Later 十年后被我暗恋的人倒追 Ke Nian reluctantly agreed to go on a blind date in her friend’s place, never expecting her date to be the upperclassman she had secretly admired more than ten years ago! Back then, Ke Nian had fallen for Tang Yi. As time passed, she came to believe they were simply not meant to be. She worked hard to build a good life for herself, transforming from an insecure, ordinary girl into a beautiful, wealthy elite. Then the man she thought she had “no fate with” crossed paths with her again. Wait, what 168Reads8.2Score—14d adds
