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- 1 Childhood Sweethearts Can’t Beat the Girl Who Appears Later? Then I Don’t Want That Childhood Friend Either 青梅不敌天降？那竹马我也不要了 [Fake Double Rebirth] [Winning Back His Wife] [Fake Sweet Romance] [A Double Death Is a Happy Ending] The whole story is about winning her back, with a fast pace and a divorce from the start. Read with caution if that bothers you. Female lead’s perspective: Only after dying once did Lin Wangshu realize how absurd her life had been. Her childhood sweetheart, whom she loved but could never have, was the male lead of a sweet romance, while she, his childhood friend, was the story’s vicious supporti —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 My Childhood Friend Fell for Someone, So I Decided to Step Aside 竹马有了喜欢的人，青梅决定退出 (A school romance. Content warning: The male lead and the second female lead dated briefly for four months. After starting college, the heroine dates the second male lead. There is no “male lead” in the usual sense, so please don’t read if that bothers you.) From the day the shadows beneath the old plane tree went from two to three, Cheng Yi should have known that the course of fate had quietly veered off track. She was Gu Shaohui’s childhood sweetheart, whom he’d protected since they were littl 492Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Starry River and the Moon 星河月亮 Lu Xinghe, who was one day older than Ji Yueliang, always did everything one step ahead of her. When Lu Xinghe was little, he was very short. Ji Yueliang stood a head taller than him. Even by the time they started middle school, he still hadn't outgrown her. She used to tease him: “You insisted on being born before me, and now look at you. That's what you get for being so short. Hahaha!” “How about you make me your big brother? I'll look after you.” Before Lu Xinghe could make her his big bro 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Don't Mess with This Childhood Sweetheart: Boss Shen's Long Road to Winning His Wife Back! 青梅不好惹，沉老板漫漫追妻路！ “You act like you don’t care when I like you. Hmph, you’re just one tree. I can turn around and find myself a whole forest.” At the Shiguang Club, Rong Yan held a glass of wine, looking drunk as she spouted nonsense. “No way. You’re already tied to this tree for good.” Chen Zhuo snatched the glass from the little troublemaker, drained it, and pulled her tightly into his arms. Rong Yan had always known Chen Zhuo didn’t like her, so she did something drastic: slept with him, then ran away without 69Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 5 The Childhood Sweetheart of My Sudden Childhood Friend 天降竹马的小青梅 [Childhood sweetheart vs. childhood sweetheart] [Clingy, sweet genius girl vs. handsome, roguish, straightforward villain] Ruan Shuyue transmigrated into a book. Even the System doesn’t know which one, but that’s not the point! The point is that she’s become a tiny little toddler! The toddler is hopeless at everything, yet goes around conning people with a face as pretty as a celestial maiden’s. Lu Chuanye hates people like her the most! Who would’ve thought that after just one day apart, the cl 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Let Go, Childhood Sweetheart: The CEO's Long Road to Winning Her Back 放手吧青梅竹马，霸总追妻火葬场 Murong Xue loved Cheng Kaiyang for years. She was his childhood sweetheart, his friend, his ideal business partner, and the person who knew him best. But she was never his girlfriend... Just as Cheng Kaiyang realized he had fallen for her and confessed, beginning their relationship, his first love, Qi Xiaoxiao, returned... Misunderstandings kept the two of them trapped in a painful romance, and they eventually broke up. Then he discovered that Murong Xue was surrounded by admirers and suitors... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Ex-Wife with a Hefty Price Tag: President Lu's Elaborate Plan to Win Her Back 天价前妻：陆总追婚套路深 Tang Jin loved Lu Zhan for ten years. Everyone knew it. She wagered her heart and challenged the woman he cherished to see who would come out on top. Fortunately, she won. At the brink of life and death, a villain forces Lu Zhan to choose between two people. After a long, agonizing hesitation, he roars: “Touch Tang Jin, and I’ll kill you!” But no one could have imagined that his choice would send her straight to hell, never to return. Three years later, everyone knows that the lofty man has fina 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Childhood Friend Lost His First Love 竹马丢了青梅 The Jiang and Liu families had been close for generations, and the Jiang family’s young master and the Liu family’s young lady were childhood sweethearts. That summer, they both got into Haicheng’s best high school. But then, one day, another girl barged between them... Much later, on a quiet night, the girl choked back tears and told the boy, “Yuanqing, I really resent you both. I know you weren’t to blame, but I still resent you. Let’s end things here. Don’t come looking for me again, okay?” T 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Boy Next Door Favors the Transfer Student? His Childhood Sweetheart Is Done Chasing Him! 竹马偏爱转校生？青梅她不追了！ [Childhood sweethearts + devoted to each other + the man grovels to win her back + the heroine isn't blinded by love!] Liang Yuchen and Xu Yiqing grew up together as childhood sweethearts. He promised he would cherish her above everyone else for the rest of his life! So Xu Yiqing foolishly followed him year after year! That is, until a new transfer student arrived at school. The new girl was gentler, prettier, and more popular than she was! Then... The transfer student fell from the second floor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 My Childhood Friend Caught Me Crushing on Him, and Now He's Flirty and Wild 暗恋撞破，竹马他又撩又野 Her secret crush gets found out, and her childhood friend is flirty and wild 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Childhood Sweetheart Can't Beat the New Girl. I'm Leaving, So Why Are You Crying? 青梅不敌天降，我走你哭啥 [Also known as: Childhood Sweethearts Can't Beat the Girl Who Appears Later, So Why Are You Crying Now?] Wen Hao, a hopeless simp, is reborn. In his previous life, the campus beauty he loved eventually chose a delinquent school bully. After being reborn, he refuses to fawn over Zhong Yu'er, the campus beauty from his previous life, even for a second. In this life, all he wants to do is study, make money, and find the young lady who was the one regret he could never let go of in his previous life 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Waiting for You, Chasing You 等待你，追逐你 A carefree young heiress * a devoted gentleman Ji Ying discovers that Lin Jiayan, the boy she's known since childhood, has fallen for someone. But the coward can't bring himself to confess. So Ji Ying decides to lead by example and show him how it's done. Things don't quite unfold as she expected... A story about a man who's had a crush on the heroine for years, and whether a childhood sweetheart can outshine the newcomer. It's angsty! It's angsty! It's angsty! That's worth saying three times. I 91Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 13 After Three Years of Marriage, My Childhood Betrothed Says He Wants a Divorce 结婚三年，娃娃亲竹马说要离婚 Both are each other's firsts + mutual unrequited love + childhood friends + passionate marriage + sweet everyday romance + happy ending Married for three years! Yan Sijia accidentally overhears He Jingzhou saying he wants a divorce. In Yan Sijia's eyes, He Jingzhou cares for her only as the childhood friend he grew up with, not as a woman he loves. In He Jingzhou's eyes, Yan Sijia only married him because her parents pushed her into it. There is no love between them. They remained single well in 776Reads5.8Score10414d adds
- 14 A Secret I Can't Speak: My Childhood Sweetheart Deceived Me 难宣于口：被竹马欺骗的我 “Xiao Lu, can I keep going?” A lazy lab technician who loves mobile games goes home with a handsome guy she met at a mixer less than three hours ago to play games together, only to find herself in an emergency situation. Is it all because he looks almost exactly like the childhood friend she used to have a crush on? “Could it really be him?” Lin Lu wonders countless times, but He Xuan always manages to fool her. He knows that if he approaches her under his real identity, she’ll reject him outrig 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Reborn in a Reverse Harem Battlefield 重生了我在多男主修罗场 *Multiple male leads. The heroine has an upbeat, sunny personality. (If that’s not your thing, don’t read.) Jiang Yi was reborn and decided to devote herself to studying the classics and admiring handsome faces. At first, when it came to romance, Jiang Yi said, “I wouldn’t date even if I were a dog.” When it came to handsome guys, Jiang Yi said, “They’re all my cyber sons from parallel universes.” When it came to her best friend, Jiang Yi said, “I have some terrifying news for you: one day in th 111Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 16 My Childhood Friend Treated Me Like a Little Sister, Then Begged for Me Back 竹马拿她当妹妹，转头就是火葬场 An introverted, elegant designer vs. a gentle, scheming financial tycoon [Childhood sweetheart faces a fiery downfall + everyday life + Mary Sue + love-rival showdown + second male lead wins her heart + HE] Reader advisory: Both leads are each other's first. The heroine grows over the course of the story and is a little slow to warm up. Their relationship develops gradually and steadily. She becomes more and more accomplished, growing from an introverted, insecure woman into someone who embraces 20Reads—Score214d adds
- 17 My Childhood-Friend School Hunk Doesn't Like Me?! 校草竹马竟然不喜欢我？！ [A melodramatic high school romance. The author loves this kind of story! The pursuit-and-redemption arc is a little rushed due to circumstances. The author has posted content warnings in the comments. Please read them before requesting anything or leaving a bad review!!!] [Pursuit and redemption + childhood sweethearts + angst before sweetness + devoted leads + happy ending] [The angst comes from one misunderstanding after another, not from a lack of love. The male lead has only ever loved the 144Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Who Says a Childhood Friend Can't Beat a Fated Encounter? 谁说竹马抵不过天降 They say childhood sweethearts can’t compete with someone who arrives later, but Zhou Muyan refused to believe it. Plenty of boys liked Jiang Yuxi, but he believed that if he stayed by her side, one day she would realize how he felt. After waiting patiently, his hopes were finally rewarded: he learned that she liked him, too! (Cover image found online. It will be removed if it infringes anyone’s rights.) 12Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 19 Childhood Sweethearts, but Too Stubborn to Admit It 青梅竹马但嘴硬 (An early work written before I found my footing.) Every girl in Shengjing who likes Shang Weixu thinks Qiufu is her rival. Qiufu herself has no idea. The important things in her day are eating, sleeping, and beating up Shang Weixu. Every man in Shengjing who likes Qiufu thinks Shang Weixu is his rival. He knows. But he's far more ruthless than Qiufu. No man dares mention liking her in front of him. The one thing he doesn't know is that he likes Qiufu too. He's just terribly stubborn about it. T 35Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 20 After I Finally Let Go, My Childhood Friend Went Crazy 我彻底放手后，竹马哥哥他疯了 [Winning back his wife + childhood friends + possessive love + sweet romance + school life] Mu Zhaozhao had loved Qi Chongzhi since childhood, but she had confessed to him countless times and been rejected every single time. She planned to confess one last time, and if he rejected her again, she would stop pursuing him. But as she waited with flowers in her arms, she saw him holding another woman's hand. Mu Zhaozhao's heart ached. She couldn't bring herself to take that final step. She was a cow 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 This Childhood Sweetheart Is a Little Ruthless 这个青梅有点狠 [Childhood sweethearts + love growing over time + happy ending + secret crush + older woman/younger man] [Sharp-tongued, levelheaded heroine x a hero whose type I can't even figure out] [Her perspective: a secret crush comes true; his perspective: love grows over time] Yu Wan met Jiang Zhijing when she was three. Jiang Zhijing had been a crybaby ever since he was little. But during their three years of high school, they became like strangers. A bright and lively girl also appeared by Jiang Zhiji 224Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 22 After My Jerk Boyfriend Cheated, My Childhood Friend Spoiled Me Rotten 渣男劈腿后，竹马将我宠上天 1. Jiang Li and Huo Shi have been sworn rivals since childhood. Whenever they meet, it’s like sparks flying, and behind each other’s backs they constantly put one another down. Then one day, Jiang Li’s boyfriend cheats on her. She goes out to drown her sorrows, and when she wakes up, the first person she sees is her sworn enemy. As if she’s seen a ghost, she runs away on instinct. That night, when she gets home, her mother asks her to entertain a guest. She sees Huo Shi sitting in the living roo 44Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 23 The Xie Family's Castoff Has Made Something of Herself 谢家那个弃女出息了 The Northern Di barbarians swept south, laying waste to entire cities. Chang'an was gripped by fear. On the morning of her third day after transmigrating, Xie Ran woke to find that her parents, her older brother, and his wife had secretly fled, taking all their belongings with them. All they had left her were ten flatbreads by the kang and her little sister. Jingyang, north of Chang'an, had been slaughtered to the last person by the Northern Di. Xie Ran knew Chang'an would soon meet the same fat 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Wait, Would a Childhood Friend Really Set Her Buddy Up Like That? 不是！那个青梅会这么坑竹马的？ [One Female Lead] [Childhood Friends] [Frenemies] [Comedy] [Mutual Pining (Sort Of)] Huh? You really just left me here on my own? Hey! How can you go around badmouthing me like that? What? You burned your dowry chasing poetry and faraway places, so why are you squatting at my place? What? You have period cramps and feel cold, so why are you crawling into my bed? Hmm? You really want to trap me for the rest of my life? 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Childhood Friend Regrets Losing His Sweetheart 竹马悔青梅 #Second chance romance, groveling chase, childhood friends# Ye Ye had been secretly in love with her childhood friend Sheng Ze, the untouchable heartthrob, for years. She loved his white shirt blowing in the breeze and the elegant, handsome face that softened only for her. She once thought they were in love with each other and waited for one of them to break the ice. After the college entrance exams, she carefully planned to confess. Then she discovered that Sheng Ze loved someone else. His kind 353Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 26 My Childhood Sweetheart Appears Out of Nowhere, and My Childhood Friend Won’t Stop Chasing Her 天降青梅，竹马追着跑 [Childhood Friends × Secret Crush × Reunion After Years] Mu Ran and Qin Yuchuan had known each other since childhood, spending nine years by each other’s side. But could a childhood friendship really lose out to a “heaven-sent match”? Qin Yuchuan always kept her busy with practice tests and studying, never bringing it up. Mu Ran decided to take the initiative, but the timing couldn’t have been worse. Circumstances forced her to leave, and Qin Yuchuan lost all contact with her. When they met agai 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 As Long as Your Childhood Sweetheart Is Handsome, Every Love Rival Can Get Lost 只要竹马长的帅，所有天降都狗带 Feisty Little Plum Blossom x Smiling Tiger Childhood Friend He Rujin, the little princess of the He family, grew up spoiled rotten and was also the darling of Lu Er, the Lu family's genius second son. With a fiery temper that feared nothing and no one, she was someone all the rich young heirs of the capital had to steer clear of. From childhood on, the girl was always trailing after Lu Er. Everyone tacitly assumed she would follow him for the rest of her life. No one expected that one day, Lu Er 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 My Childhood Friend Is So Kissable 竹马他超好亲 [Childhood sweethearts × bickering frenemies × sweet everyday romance] [Sunny, tsundere little sweetheart vs. cool, sharp-tongued guy who hides his feelings] Jian Yu is the childhood friend Yu Yuan can’t stand most. They’ve argued over everything from yogurt to college applications. After we started college, our parents actually insisted we move in together: “You can look out for each other!” Look out for each other? He calls me dumb every day, and I tell him he’ll die alone. Until Yu Yuan 411Reads—Score10814d adds
- 29 Childhood Sweethearts, Now Strangers 青梅竹马两相忘 Reborn + School Life + Top Student + Unrequited Love + Winning Her Back the Hard Way She was his childhood friend, but he was never hers. Time could not be turned back. Just when she loved him most, he fell for someone else. When they met again, eight years stood between them, and all they could do was forget each other. Qiao Zhixu met Chi Jiaxu when she was ten, fell in love with him at fourteen, secretly loved him for seven years, and was married to him for three. Only then did she realize he 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Balloons and Orange Juice 气球和橘子汁 This story is also known as “The Stray Older Brother I Picked Up Is an Untamable Wild Dog,” “The Liar and the Proud Brat,” and “After the Older Brother I Picked Up Threatened Me” [Stray dog] vs [Willful princess] On a winter day in 1997, a filthy boy barged into Wen Xu's life. His eyes held a wildness and arrogance he couldn't hide. He said his name was Chen Qi, with the Qi meaning “abandoned.” Later, little Wen Xu hugged a heavy dictionary and pointed to the characters, smiling sweetly as she 9Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 31 The Crown Prince Clings to His Childhood Sweetheart After She Returns a Widow 青梅守寡归，太子夜夜缠 After living in the imperial palace for six years, Xu Chengxi's most outrageous act was sneaking a kiss on the Crown Prince's coming-of-age day. She thought it was her secret, but a few days later, she received a stack of profiles of unmarried men. Zhao Jingheng spoke in the tone of a kindly older brother: “Zhaozhao, you're old enough to start meeting potential matches.” Xu Chengxi was heartbroken. She was willing to marry far away just to put some distance between them. After returning from he 2.6kReads—Score21114d adds
- 32 Childhood Friends at War 竹马斗青梅 [Childhood friends + bickering rivals + one-on-one, mutually devoted + lighthearted comedy] Sweet girl versus sharp-tongued schemer Shi Ye has liked Gu Tuanyuan for years. Ah, but he’s too stubborn to admit it. Keeping his feelings bottled up would be one thing, but he also loves teasing Gu Tuanyuan with his sharp tongue. As more and more people pursue her, Shi Ye grows increasingly irritated. One day, he sees Gu Tuanyuan holding hands with someone else onstage as they sing to each other with af 126Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 33 Melon Meets Matcha 蜜瓜配抹茶 When Guan Niannian first started falling in love, she had just one thought: grow up quickly and catch up with Lu Yichen. At last, she turned eighteen and got into Lu Yicheng’s university. But before she could confess, the man she loved promptly went abroad with another girl. Guan Niannian cried for days, then swore she’d find someone a hundred times better than Lu Yicheng... One day, the girl he’d cared for all those years suddenly told him she liked him. Lu Yicheng was so startled that he stubb 393Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 34 Dr. Gu, Your CEO Childhood Friend Regrets Hurting You 顾医生，竹马总裁后悔虐你了 {One-on-one romance, both leads are devoted only to each other, a little angst} Seven years ago, the whole world thought Chu Yan belonged to Gu Mian. Until his secret relationship with Ye Luohuan was accidentally exposed. Seven years later, the whole world thought Chu Yan belonged to Ye Luohuan. Until the truth came out, and Chu Yan followed Doctor Gu around like a little shadow, pleading with her to forgive him. “Honey, I was wrong!” Only then did everyone realize that President Chu had always 186Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 35 Master Shang, Your Sweet Little Childhood Friend Doesn’t Want You Anymore! 商爷，你家娇甜小青梅不要你喽！ [Angst first, sweetness later + childhood sweethearts + devoted, fatherly hero + gentle heroine + five-year age gap] At ten years old, Shang Yan had already decided she would be his little bride. He patiently waited for his childhood sweetheart to grow up, spoiling her until she became sweet, pampered, and utterly unrestrained. But on the eve of their wedding, a shocking truth came to light: she was not the Luo family's biological daughter. Tang Tian had been a greenhouse flower nurtured by love 499Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After Leaving Her Childhood Sweetheart, Miss Jing Gets a Whirlwind Marriage! 离开青梅竹马后，景小姐闪婚了！ When a relationship loses all boundaries, when basic respect and trust are gone, even betrayal starts to seem perfectly reasonable. After enduring all this hurt, Jing Qingyan decisively lets go of her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. She rushes into marriage with Li Xing, whom she has known for less than three months, and finds both love and family. From then on, she lives happily, cherished by Li Xing beyond measure. 99Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 37 Reborn, I Let My Childhood Friend and His White Moonlight Tear Each Other Apart 重生后，我放手让竹马和白月光狗咬狗 I loved Xiao Mochen all my life. For him, my family was destroyed, I was left with a body riddled with illness, and in the end, I died in a sea of flames. Even as I died, he never spared me a second glance. He didn’t love me, yet after I died, he went around with his old flame, telling everyone how crazily I had loved him and how much I had disgusted him. He said I had no shame, that I had forcibly torn him away from the woman he loved. I was heartless and vile. So he plotted to have every membe 82Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The CEO's Childhood Sweetheart Can't Compete with the Newcomer 霸总的青梅抵不过天降 A self-destructive heroine vs. a hero who has to suffer through a long road to win her back Su Heng’s biggest regret was becoming Zhang Hexi’s childhood sweetheart. She dutifully played second fiddle for years, only to watch him give his whole heart to the woman who had appeared out of nowhere later, his one true love... Knowing the fate of a cannon-fodder character, she chose to bow out. She returned home alone in disgrace, only to become a down-and-out heiress. Later, she was busy making m 283Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 After I Let Go, My Childhood Friend Mr. Gu Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone 放手后，青梅竹马顾先生死缠烂打 [Childhood sweethearts + entertainment industry + powerful male lead + face-slapping + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + both leads are each other's one and only] As children, Wen Yin and Gu Mian were childhood sweethearts, innocent and inseparable. Wen Yin always believed that she and Gu Mian would end up together sooner or later. But when they grew up, everything changed overnight. Gu Mian grew colder and more distant, and began avoiding Wen Yin. She didn't mind. So he could see her even whe 415Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After My Childhood Sweetheart Drove His Wife Away, He Regretted It Too Late 竹马把老婆气跑后，追悔莫及 Childhood sweethearts + a little groveling after he drives her away + no angst. This is the story of a man who can’t talk to save his life, finally realizing the importance of choosing his words after his wife leaves him, then doing everything he can to win her back. Su Nianqing and Gu Youheng grew up together and naturally became a couple. Gu Youheng had a bad temper and had never spoken gently to anyone, including Su Nianqing. Still, she always believed he loved her. So she went along with wha 1.1kReads—Score10114d adds
- 41 After His Childhood Sweetheart Left, He Went Mad 青梅离开后，竹马疯魔了 After His Childhood Sweetheart Leaves, Her Childhood Friend Goes Mad 499Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Reborn: I Leave My Childhood Sweetheart, the Campus Beauty, Behind and Cling to a Rich Woman! 重生后我放弃青梅校花，选择抱紧富婆！ In his past life, Su Xing was the campus belle’s devoted simp, and in the end, he was left battered and broken! Only when he was dying did he discover that someone had loved him quietly for most of his life. Given another chance, he gives up on the campus belle and chooses the rich woman who loves him with all her heart. 224Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Made a Pact with God, But My Childhood Friend Pretends to Be Blind 我与神明画押，奈何青梅装瞎 (A reserved, quiet top student and good girl x a free-spirited, flamboyant violinist) [1v1, both pure, HE, slow-burn romance, clear preference] 1, A cheeky little boy showed up in Wutong Town and moved in next door to Lin Anyou. He spent all day climbing over walls and trees to raid birds' nests, and would roll up his sleeves and charge off to fight other kids. But whenever he was with Lin Anyou, he would tug on her pigtails and lazily say, “Youzi, I'm hungry.” So Lin Anyou would take him home a 53Reads5.7Score10214d adds
- 44 After My Ex Caught Me Bringing Home a Boyfriend in Name Only 被前任撞见带挂名男友回家后 [Rekindled romance + mutual secret crushes] Lin Jia brings home a fake boyfriend to get her family off her back, never expecting Chen Yi, who broke up with her and went abroad a few years ago, to suddenly show up at her house! She puts on a textbook-perfect polite smile and exchanges pleasantries with him. He watches her quietly, the corner of his mouth curling into a faintly mocking smile. “Your boyfriend’s not bad! Still, he doesn’t quite measure up to my brother.” Her smile freezes on her lip 521Reads7.1Score10314d adds
- 45 A New Childhood Sweetheart, the Same Journey from School Uniforms to Wedding Gown 换个竹马，一样从校服到婚纱 A sweet, slice-of-life story with no face-slapping. An Zhaoran and Pei Yanche grew up together, and everyone said they were destined to become a couple. An Zhaoran thought so too, until a transfer student arrived at their school in their senior year of high school, and the childhood friend who had always been by her side somehow disappeared from her life. It’s all right. An Zhaoran decides to study abroad, only to unexpectedly spot Lu Jin’an, the least noticeable student in her high school class 245Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 46 A Yandere by My Side 病娇在身边 [Yandere heroine / somewhat selfish and malicious + unscrupulous + ultra-wealthy family + childhood sweethearts + a little angst for the male lead] In her second year of middle school, Ni Tian nearly drowned in the school swimming pool. The handsome, aloof older boy next door saved her. From then on, Ni Tian saw Ling Mu as the light of her life, and all she wanted was to follow in his footsteps for the rest of her days. Ling Mu had always been disciplined and meticulous, the kind of boy every p 1kReads8.1Score10514d adds
- 47 The Boy Who Fell from the Sky Is Absolutely Adorable 天降小狗超爱的 [Campus + love triangle + bittersweet + secret crush + push and pull + both leads are inexperienced] Cold childhood friend / Haughty heiress / Pure and sensual newcomer Qi Jing / Yan Yue / Tong Jiashen Yan Yue has a bad temper, and Qi Jing has shaped her attitude toward relationships. She’s cruel and foolish. She enjoys Tong Jiashen’s unwavering devotion, letting him get close while intending to toy with him. Confidently, she believes her high position makes her the one in control of their relat 1.5kReads8.1Score13314d adds
- 48 After I Gave Up Winning Over My Childhood Friend, He Turned Dark 我放弃攻略竹马后，他黑化了 [Transmigrate into a book (not quick transmigration, not a strong female lead) + childhood sweethearts + wealthy CEO + one-on-one romance] (A little bit of angst early on, then the male lead gets put through the wringer.) Jiang Ziyue is a task-taker from the Quick Transmigration Administration. This time, she transmigrates into a novel called The Sweet Little Princess of the Gentle, Black-Bellied Young Master, as the wicked second female rival: a cannon-fodder cousin who appears for one chapter 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 My Childhood Friend Wanted Me as His Concubine, So I Turned Around and Sought a Better Match! 竹马让她做妾，青梅转身觅良人！ [Complete] Originally titled "My Childhood Friend Wanted Her as a Concubine, So She Turned Away to Find a Better Man" [Obsessively devoted male lead + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only love + clever, clearheaded heroine in poor health, physically frail but strong-willed; the male lead is four years older than the heroine, a paternal type, always calculating and long in his plotting] Jiang Jinle, Yan Buyu, and Su Ziqi grew up together as childhood friends. The Jiang 277Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 50 Summer Nightfall 夏夜陷落 [Both leads are each other’s first and only + rekindled romance + angst before sweetness + urban and campus settings] At a promotional event, after introducing the brand’s latest couple’s necklace, the host asked Lu Jin’an a personal question. Host: “You seem to know the design concept and story behind this couple’s necklace so well. Is there someone you’d like to give it to?” Backstage, his agent instinctively tried to interrupt, but Lu Jin’an stopped him. Looking at the host, he smiled. “There 48Reads6.6Score—14d adds
