Novels like The Crescendo of a Secret Crush
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- 101 My Mortal Enemy Is My Childhood Friend 与死对头是青梅竹马 [Bickering couple + Both leads are each other’s only one + College campus romance + Light, funny, sweet romance + Push and pull + He pursues her + Childhood betrothal + Healing + He only dotes on her + Personal growth + Youth in full bloom!] [Heroine: Mu Yao] In public: A fiery, prickly little pepper who talks back to the whole world and never admits defeat. In private: She says she can’t stand Lu Nanfeng, but her actions say otherwise. She gradually falls for him without realizing it. Personali 394Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 102 Moonlight Within the Pass, Radiance Beyond the Frontier 关内明月塞外光 383Reads9.3Score10114d adds
- 103 My Childhood Sweetheart Is So Sweet 小青梅很甜 [One-on-one romance]+ [secret crush]+ [childhood friends to lovers]+ [the groveling chase]+ [everyone plays matchmaker] “Qiao Qiao, you made me fall for you and then ran off. It’s been three years, and you’ve finally decided to come back!” For the first twenty years of Su Nianqiao’s life, her priorities were studying and Leng Mochen. But all he ever did was reject her. She never expected that on the very first day she returned from studying abroad for three years, he would carry her home. “I don 1.2kReads7.4Score10014d adds
- 104 After a Beating Left Me Hospitalized with a Miscarriage, My Husband Begged Me to Remarry Him, Unaware I Had Found True Love in My Junior 被打流产住院，老公求复婚，他不知我已遇到真爱学弟 After I was beaten and hospitalized for a miscarriage, my husband begged me to remarry him. He didn't know I'd already met my true love, a younger schoolmate. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Lost in the Sea of Stars 陷落星海 [Ensemble cast + campus life + healing + a love that goes both ways] [From school days to the wedding aisle] Sweet, playful, affectionate girl genius × brash, sunny, secretly flirtatious campus heartthrob with no airs The first time Chu Li saw Lu Xingtong, she had just gone through the second darkest period of her life. With her heart covered in scars, she was dazzled at first sight by this gentle, radiant boy, who seemed to be made of light. She never imagined that one day, he would use all his 284Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 106 While It's Raining, I'll Feel Up My Archenemy First and Ask Questions Later 趁下雨，先把死对头豆腐吃了再说 The novel has only just started, so a low rating is normal. [A sweet everyday-life romance, no rivalry between women and no scheming green tea.] [A buff that makes you appear in the other person's bed 100% of the time whenever it rains] [Both each other's first + sworn rivals + sweet romance + romantic tension + secret crushes] The biggest obstacle in Mu Qingzhao's entrepreneurial journey is Shen Yuci. He steals her clients, her employees, and her business. Today Mu Qingzhao kills Shen Yuci's co 1.5kReads8.8Score18214d adds
- 107 Kiss of Summer 吻夏 Campus romance, sweet love, childhood sweethearts, bickering couple. On the night of her seventeenth birthday, Lin Zhixia did the most daring thing she'd ever done, and the bravest: she stole a kiss from her childhood sweetheart, Jiang Yi. On the night she confessed her feelings, Lin Zhixia worked up the courage to tell him, “Jiang Yi, I think I've fallen for you.” Jiang Yi calmly asked, “Is that so?” Lin Zhixia nodded, certain, her eyes shining. “Mm-hmm.” The boy was silent for a while before 1.5kReads8.6Score37914d adds
- 108 Help! I Lost My Memory and Fell into My Archrival's Hands! 救命！失忆后落到死对头手里了！ [Amnesiac, sweet and soft heroine who is actually a ruthless, scheming lunatic VS seemingly cold but secretly devoted powerhouse hero + sworn enemies + both become powerful later + happy ending] They are both each other's first and only! This is important, so I'll say it three times! Before losing her memory, Jiang Ling struck fast and stabbed Xu Nanchen in the thigh, leaving him unable to escape and forcing him to become her captive pet. One moment of carelessness, and Jiang Ling was ambushed a 1kReads7.3Score10314d adds
- 109 Reborn, I Started Shipping Myself with My Archrival 重生后，我嗑了跟死对头的cp [Rebirth + sweet romance + bickering couple + two equally strong leads] Yan Yang was reborn. On the very first day after her rebirth, she ended up in her nemesis’s arms. Yan Yang had always thought of Gu Jinyu as her rival. She never imagined that Gu Jinyu had been interested in her for a long time. Before long, everyone in Haicheng was gossiping. Why had these two, who’d been at each other’s throats since childhood, suddenly stopped fighting? Some even saw the young heiress of the Yan family pi 287Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 110 My Mr. Sixpence 我的六便士先生 Tao Zhiyue ✘ Meng Shibai [Love at first sight, reunion after years apart, unrequited love comes true] One-line summary: My moonlight is a beautiful ragdoll cat “Love means not possessing, intruding, or forcing anything. But fate has its own plans. From the moment she appeared, I felt an irresistible attraction to her.”, Meng Shibai “My guardian star, my white knight, my wish-granting god, my Mr. Meng Shibai.”, Tao Zhiyue A heads-up before you read: two possible misconceptions 1. You might thi 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 She Is the Moon, Unafraid of the Long Night 她是月亮，不惧夜长 [Healing and redemption, school life, a self-conscious male lead with an unrequited crush, childhood friends] [Sharp-tongued, vicious, insecure, and sensitive male lead + universally adored, healing female lead] In middle school, Meng Yiqian was gloomy, withdrawn, sharp-tongued, and cruel. Everyone avoided him. No one could sit beside him for more than a day. In the end, the homeroom teacher had no choice but to assign Xu Zhian the job. Just as everyone was mourning Xu Zhian’s fate, they were am 51Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 112 Don't Move, I Want to Hold You 别动，我想抱你 [School life] [Mutual firsts] [Top student × school bully] [Short, sweet romance] Lin Wanyue had barely transferred schools when she ran into a problem student. He came from a wealthy, powerful family and lived a wild, carefree life. Worst of all, the school bully had fallen for her. One day, Yan Jingkun cornered Lin Wanyue against a wall. “Hey, new girl. I like you.” “…” “Why aren’t you saying anything?” “We… wouldn’t suit each other.” “Why not?” Lin Wanyue paused, then made up an excuse. “I li 825Reads8.8Score11614d adds
- 113 My Arranged Marriage Partner Is My Mortal Enemy, and I'm Terrified 当联姻对象是我的死对头，我怂了 [Marriage alliance + two powerful families + sworn enemies + CEOs + secret crush]… [On the surface, she's a proud, pampered heiress. Her haughtiness and fiery temper are just a facade. Deep down, she's a simple, kind woman who's tough on the outside but vulnerable underneath.] [On the surface, he's a carefree, irreverent rich playboy, a master of cutting remarks. He's ruthless and never short of words, feared by everyone in Wancheng.] Wancheng's two most powerful families go from sworn enemies 1.5kReads7.3Score11714d adds
- 114 After Years of Secretly Loving Her, Mr. Gu Finally Gets His Wish 暗恋多年，顾总他终于得偿所愿 (A decade of secret love, steadfast protection, and finally getting what he wished for.) Nan Yan and Lu Chuan had been together for seven years. She stood by him as he climbed from rock bottom to the top, but three months before their wedding, his childhood sweetheart and first love, Su Xuwan, reappeared. She had lost her memory, and remembered only seven years ago, when she and Lu Chuan had been passionately in love. To help her recover her memories, Lu Chuan reenacted their past with her again 1.6kReads8.8Score11314d adds
- 115 Faking a Secret Crush 伪装暗恋 [Secret crush + marriage first, love later + the wolf takes the upper hand + scheming to win his wife + both each other’s first] Wen Ting had been openly in love with Li Nanyu for eight years, and he was going to become her brother-in-law! So she turned around and married Shen Zhao, a heaven-blessed young man of impeccable character. As night deepened and the dew grew heavy, the “man of impeccable character” revealed his wolfish nature. “Tired? Bear with it.” Only later did she learn that Teache 398Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 116 Everyone Knows This Secret Except You 除你之外都知道这个秘密 [Scatterbrained little ray of sunshine × sharp-tongued top student] You ask what happened after that. Well, after that… Xiang Nan was once Sheng Gu’s light. When they meet again, Sheng Gu decides to become the one who chases the light. You just stand in the light. I’ll stay behind you and protect you, whether you can see me or not. Xiang Nan watches the sharp-tongued college genius who keeps showing up in front of her every day: “Oh no, why am I starting to fall for him?” “Does he actually lik 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 From Joy 从欢 [Marriage first, love later + childhood friends + secret love comes true + long-laid plans] The haughty little troublemaker Li Wan × the cool, aloof heir Jiang Zhiheng - As the pampered little princess of Beijing's elite, Li Wan has always been a rebel. Her scumbag father tells her not to show her face in public, and the very next second, Li Wan opens an account to share her daily life and bankrolls her way onto a film set, flaunting herself everywhere. When her green-tea sister sets her sights 1.6kReads8.8Score20614d adds
- 118 Utterly Humble, the Black-Tea CEO Begs His Sweetheart to Love Him 极致卑微，黑茶总裁哭求乖宝疼他 [Long-planned scheme + doting wife + humble male lead + devoted to each other] Three years ago, Lin Churan managed to get Fu Wenxun, the untouchable beauty, into her bed, only to turn around and leave him. The man, normally cold and aloof, went wild. He pinned her against the hotel’s floor-to-ceiling window and possessed her relentlessly, refusing to stop… She promised she wouldn’t leave, then knocked him out afterward with a glass of water. Three years later, Lin Churan returned to the country 482Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 119 Young Madam, Your Husband Is Actually Reborn 少夫人，少爷居然是重生的 [Main story complete; extra chapters still in progress] [Historical Romance + Modern Person in the Past + Reborn + Transmigration + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Fictional Dynasty + Nontraditional Palace and Household Intrigue] This is hilarious. What transmigrator ends up in the past as something other than a baby and still has to learn how to talk? After her soul travels a thousand years into the past, Xie Jing’an has to learn the language of the Qi dynasty, pass herself off as a Qi nati 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 If You Hate Him, Marry Him and Have His Son to Make His Life Miserable 讨厌他就嫁给他，生个儿子祸害他 "Completed" Hotheaded Little Firecracker vs. Short-Tempered Young Master [Enemies to Lovers + Love-Hate Relationship + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple + Marriage + Falling in Love Over Time + Newlywed Life + A Couple Who Bring Each Other Bad Luck] Ling Yang was the product of a blended family and a bona fide rich young master. Since he had always been single, his family began to suspect he wasn't straight. To set him on the right path before it was too late, they started forcing him 49.7kReads8.3Score8.8k14d adds
- 121 After Our Arranged Marriage, My Archrival Became Obsessed with Me 联姻后，死对头黏她上瘾 Sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other + love after marriage A brooding, secretly passionate hero vs. a hot-tempered girl with twin ponytails In a family-arranged marriage, she married her childhood archenemy. She thought they’d fight nonstop after the wedding, then get divorced once they’d each achieved their goals. But after they married, he seemed different from what she’d expected. He pulled her forcefully into his arms and told her, “Su Yaoqing, I’m serious about you.” Her che 532Reads9.1Score10314d adds
- 122 I'm the Final Witch. What's Wrong with Going a Little Crazy Before I Die? 我终焉女巫，死前疯一点怎么了？ [Book One, 500,000 words, complete; Book Two, set in a parallel world, ongoing] [Pampered, mischievous little witch × witch hunter who spoils her] [European-inspired fantasy romance + mutual secret crushes + childhood sweethearts with an age gap + love grows over time + sweet romance + romantic tension + HE] · Synopsis of Book One, The End Is Near (complete): On the last day of the winter month, Amy awakens her witch's powers. Unfortunately, she's with Sieg, the boy she's secretly loved since ch 223Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 123 After Losing My Memory, I Farmed With My Archrival 失忆后，我和死对头一起种田 Through a twist of fate, Lu Xuanxuan married her sworn enemy. The worst part was that she had lost her memory, and her sworn enemy had gone blind. Neither of them recognized the other, and they settled into a surprisingly happy life together. When their love was at its height, Lu Xuanxuan gazed into her husband’s eyes and swore solemnly, “I, Lu Xuanxuan, will tear the scoundrel who blinded my husband limb from limb!” Her husband kept pretending to be blind, so moved he hardly dared to move. He t 446Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 124 Surrender to Your Tenderness 沦陷你温柔 [They don't get back together after breaking up + He grovels to win her back + The second male lead wins her heart + Sweet romance] Fang Yulan had secretly loved Lin Jingchuan for a year and dated him in secret for three. She spent four years on him, only to end up hearing him say, “I'm not interested in her. She's just a free maid. She did all this willingly. I never asked her to like me. She's the one who threw herself at me.” Heartbroken, Fang Yulan turned and walked away. Lin Jingchuan pan 65Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 125 After Dumping My Jerk Ex, My Secret Crush Spoils Me Rotten 和渣男分手后，被暗恋男神宠上天 Jiang Xiaoxiao had been with Qin Lanchuan for five years. She followed him around like a little shadow, only to hear him say, “You don’t even measure up to a single strand of her hair.” So Jiang Xiaoxiao promptly dumped the scumbag and set her sights on the Ji family. … The Ji family was the foremost wealthy clan in Sucheng, far beyond Jiang Xiaoxiao’s reach. Yet somehow, she caught the eye of the family’s head. After Ji Ningyuan used his sweet-and-sly tricks to win his way into her heart, w 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Falling Back in My Youth 沉落少年时 A bittersweet older-woman/younger-man romance: restrained, devoted younger man × gentle, clear-eyed senior - Puppy-like younger man, five years younger; two highly intelligent equals; neither is sexually inexperienced; happy ending - Bittersweet unrequited love + forbidden fantasies + the one in power lowering his head + reunion after years apart + love growing over time - Five years later, Chen Che and Shen Yu meet again. The poor, gifted boy from a small town has become a top technical directo 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Yan Yan as Before 晏晏如故 [One-on-one romance / Mutual devotion / Happy ending] [Gentle Jiangnan girl × Refined superstar] [A slow-burning love story] [Both leads are each other's one and only] Ten years ago, Su Yanru began a story of secret love. In her youth, Xu Muzhou was the one who shone brightest. Ten years later, Xu Muzhou has become the brightest star in the entertainment industry, while she, now a web novelist, is brought back together with him by a fateful twist of destiny. Their feelings blossom from memories 656Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 128 Submission Beneath Her Skirts 裙下臣服 The short drama adaptation, Rumored Couple, is now streaming. [Beautiful black swan & Playboy young master] Cen Ruo likes the eldest son of the Qi family, but she’s engaged to the second son, Qi Fang, a notorious playboy with a string of affairs to his name. When she goes to break off the engagement, she happens to catch her frenemy confessing to Qi Fang. After exchanging a few sharp words, Cen Ruo decides on impulse to steal the man her rival wants. “Miss, if you want to pick up my leftovers, y 2.5kReads8.5Score23614d adds
- 129 Snow Flecked with Gold 捻金雪 [Sly scheming minister + clever beauty + unhinged characters + devoted couple + happy ending + sweet romance] Tea comes in red and green; people come in decent and fake. Be sly but not cruel, ruthless enough to hold your ground. Dote on your wife without limits, and know how to love your partner. Sweet, but never cloying. Want to learn? Pay your tuition and come on over... [laughs][laughs][laughs] 227Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 130 Mrs. Gu, Let Me Lure You In 顾太太，诱你入怀 [Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance + Mutual pining + Choosing each other + Healing each other + Sweet romance + A slow, steady love] [Bright, confident lawyer x devoted, single-minded CEO] [Daddy-type big bad wolf x innocent little white rabbit] [Supporting characters have their own romances] When Gu Chenchuan was sixteen, he rescued Lin Nianxuan from being bullied. He fell for her at first sight. From then on, she became the only little sun in his bleak world. When Lin Nianxuan was sixteen, 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 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 666Reads8.7Score12214d adds
- 132 Taming His Wild Side 驯服他的野 [Dramatic sweet girl & roguish, handsome bad boy] He Beichong was cold-hearted and mischievous by nature. With a face that made him look like a heartbreaker who treated life as a game, he became the dream guy of countless girls. At a basketball game, he led his team to a spectacular comeback. His youthful confidence made him shine, and Qingyu was inexplicably drawn to this cocky guy with wild skills. She boldly declared that she was going to win him over. Everyone said He Beichong was impossible 557Reads9.1Score10514d adds
- 133 After Flirting with My Male God, I Died of Embarrassment 撩到男神后我社死了 (Sweet romance, System, goofy and utterly illogical.) Jiang Yu has a textbook avoidant attachment style. The more she likes someone, the more she pushes them away. Then one day, half skeptical, she binds herself to a Personality Overhaul System. Who knew she’d be plunged into the terror of being controlled by a dog of a System! System: Hold your dream guy’s hand for five minutes, or learn about Liu Genghong’s high-energy workout routine. Jiang Yu: Am I going to put up with this? I just learned h 254Reads9.1Score10514d adds
- 134 Kiss the Dimple 吻梨涡 [Bold, straightforward, energetic girl VS gentle, calculating, jealous sweetheart] [College campus | Secret crush becomes mutual | Childhood friends | Age gap | SC] Also known as Kissing Me a Few Times Counts as Getting to Know Me. A slow-burn, sweet romance well worth checking out~ - To outsiders, Pei Yue is gentle yet aloof, humble and polite, academically brilliant, and the campus heartthrob year after year. He has plenty of admirers and is always composed. He’s practically perfect. But in Ch 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Help! My Archrival and I’ve Been Reborn as a Married Couple 救命！我和死对头穿成夫妻了 [Both Transmigrated + Mutual Fidelity + Alternate World + System] On their wedding night, the emperor laughed like a lunatic, shaking like a sieve. She looked up and realized it was her sworn enemy. Chu Shiyu fainted. ๑_๑ Qi Jingze: “Did transmigrating break your brain?” “Kneel and kowtow.” “Shout three times, ‘His Majesty the Emperor is brave and invincible!’” Later... “Sweetheart, Yu'er, give me a hug.” “Good Yu'er, give me a kiss.” Chu Shiyu: ... From now on, you can wreak havoc in court, and 81Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 136 A Gentle Kiss for a Little Rose 轻吻小玫瑰 [Prickly little rose × cocky young master] [Photographer × design director] [Love after marriage + bickering enemies + childhood friends + healing + both devoted only to each other + sweet romance] Lin Chule and Lu Zixing had never gotten along. They opposed each other in everything, yet somehow these two people who couldn't stand the sight of each other got married! On their wedding night, Lin Chule kicked Lu Zixing out of bed. “Please follow the terms of our agreement and get back to your own 614Reads9.3Score10314d adds
- 137 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 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 My Archenemy Bows His Head and Softens for Her! 死对头为她低哄服软！ [Dual C+ Pursuing Her After the Breakup + Secret Relationship + Mortal Enemies + Sex First, Love Later + Fake Playboy, True Romantic] [Sharp-Tongued Bad Boy × Sweet, Gentle Girl] The craziest thing Chi Tingwan ever did was get drunk, walk into the wrong room, and sleep with a top male model. By the time morning came, she was completely stunned. It wasn't just anyone. He was her brother's mortal enemy, Jiang Fu, the most arrogant heir of the Jiang family. Terrified, she gave him a fake name and r 21kReads7.3Score1.8k14d adds
- 139 The Moonlight Reborn, Her Childhood Friend Begs for Her Love Every Night 白月光重生，竹马夜夜缠溺求偏宠 He is the choice she makes after weighing the pros and cons. She is the obsession he can never let go of. [Both are each other's first and only; flirty, doting romance + heroine is reborn to take revenge × male lead can be fierce or sweet + a lovesick man tears apart the green tea himself] “Xiao An'an, no matter whose side you're standing by right now, in the end, you'll only ever be mine.” “Xiao An'an, you don't have to love me, but you can't leave me behind.” In her previous life, her husba 174Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 140 She’s So Soft and Sweet, the Abstinent Tycoon Can’t Stop Hugging Her After They Marry 她太娇软，婚后禁欲大佬总想抱抱 Completed Rich young master from the business world VS beautiful, sweet-natured screenwriter [Devoted to each other + sweet romance + he’s secretly in love with her + long-planned pursuit + six-year age gap] Word has it that Li Ze'an, a refined young master from the business world, is aloof and self-possessed, with no interest in women. Then one day, he suddenly announced that he was getting married in a flash. After that, this became his daily life. His sweet young wife showed him some del 1kReads8.9Score10114d adds
- 141 His Secret Crush Is Restrained and Wild 他的暗恋克制野蛮 [Sharp-tongued office worker + rugged hunk + ten-year secret crush + sweet, swoony flirtation + mutual redemption] Geng Mushen, owner of a vast flower farm, is tall, muscular, rugged, and wild. He has always been reserved and quiet, yet he loves with all his heart. He planted a field of sunflowers while waiting for a woman as thorny as a rose. That’s right, he’s had a secret crush on a woman for nearly ten years. For all those years, he never dared to confess his love, only sneaking glances at h 879Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 142 A Gentle Summer Embrace 温柔哄夏 [Rating just launched and will rise later] [Marriage first, love later + age gap + male lead has been plotting for a long time + intensely sweet pampering + mutual pining comes true + both leads are virgins + everyday sweetness] [Dominating, devoted tycoon * cool, gentle pianist] Everyone thinks that Fu Mingyu, a top figure among the powerful and wealthy, looks down on everything. Until he spends a fortune at an auction to buy a top-of-the-line crystal piano worth tens of millions. Facing the ca 466Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 143 Reborn, My Childhood Rival Sneaks Over the Wall Night After Night 重生后，死对头竹马夜夜翻墙 [Reborn + Mechanism-Based Mysteries + Childhood Friends + Bickering Couple + Two Strong Leads + Slow-Burn Romance] In her previous life, Lu Mingtang was blind to the truth and foolish in matters of the heart! For the scoundrel Prince Duan, she willingly became a weapon that killed others. Her whole family died, and she herself met her end with a cup of poisoned wine. Before she died, her sworn enemy Pei Zhaoye, whom she had publicly rejected after he proposed, died covered in blood outside the 25Reads—Score10314d adds
- 144 The Ache of a Secret Crush 暗恋刺耳 The rating just came out and will rise later! [College life + sweet romance + love at first sight + secret crush comes true + happy ending] [Sweet, innocent, and oblivious girl × devoted top student with a secret crush] Yuncheng High School had two famous students. One was Yun Zhixia, a top student in the humanities. The other was Chen Shixu, who consistently ranked first in the science track. One excelled in the humanities, the other in science. Their paths could hardly have been more different 9.7kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds
- 145 Qi, Are You Really Giving Up on Pursuing Me? 祁同学，真的不继续追了吗 An utterly unremarkable boy writes the girl he's secretly loved for three years into an essay for a mock exam, letting everyone know how much he favors her. But in real life, he's never had the courage to say a single word to her. He's too ordinary, while she's far too outstanding. Years later, at a blind date arranged by his friends, his heart recognizes her before he does. But when a sudden crisis hits his family, his insecurity and sensitivity make him avoid her at every turn. Yet she's like 4.4kReads8.9Score54414d adds
- 146 Don't Mess With Her, the Ghost King Calls Her His Darling Wife 别惹她，鬼王叫她老婆大人 [One-on-one romance + mutual doting + genius yin-yang master + ghost hunting + tomb raiding + sweet bedtime read] (This is a fictional setting. The spell terminology is made up, so please don’t scrutinize it or try to match it to real-life practices. Many thanks!) Shu Qing Tong was tricked into returning home by a phone call and forced to marry a dead boy. Only later did she learn that a certain ghost had claimed her as its bride when she was little. From then on, she discovered the other side o 10.2kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 147 A Kiss on the Hook! A Wild Night! The Little Rose Gets More Spoiled by the Day 咬钩吻！荒唐夜！小玫瑰恃宠生娇 [Signed for print publication] [Bickering couple + childhood sweethearts + wealthy families + marriage first, love later + one-on-one romance + mutual pursuit] (A bewitching beauty with a mischievous streak x a refined, charming young gentleman) Xie Shiyu is a pampered rose, adored by everyone and impeccably put together down to her toenails. Fu Yanxi, a rising star in the business world, is famously reserved and aristocratic. Everyone thinks they’re a perfect match, made for each other. Only th 2.4kReads9.0Score41814d adds
- 148 Lured into a Trap: The Abstinent Patriarch’s Soft Waist in His Palm 诱哄为陷：禁欲家主的掌中软软腰 [Urban power families + love at first sight + deliberate seduction + devoted husband + happy ending + both leads inexperienced + a touch of healing + taking down scumbags + no turning back after the ex comes crawling back] [Stealing the one you love] [Seven-year age gap] Su Er, the most beautiful woman in Jincheng, was utterly infatuated with the Jiang family heir. She loved him for four whole years. Jiang Yanci was a dashing, carefree young master, with countless beauties by his side. But her u 98Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 149 Her Ninth Year 她的第九年 The rating has just come in, but it’ll go up later~ ❤️ [Quiet and reserved Li Wu × gifted Chen Yi] In the splendor of youth, she once loved someone. When she saw him win an award, she felt proud; when she saw him smile, she was happy. She kept a little star hidden away for year after year. At the freshman welcome ceremony in late August, he wore a simple white T-shirt and black track pants. His eyes crinkled with a smile, and his clear, cool voice rang in her ears. In an instant, her cheeks flu 703Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 150 After Getting Involved with My Archenemy, He Spoils Me Until My Backaches 惹上死对头后被他宠到腰酸 [Childhood friends / two Beijing social circles / the second male lead rises to the top / roguishly handsome, scheming heir × gentle, proud heiress / rivals / long-planned seduction / secret crush / one-on-one] At the wrap party, Ji Fanxing watched Zhou Zaize drape an arm around someone else. Drunk and disoriented, she somehow stumbled into the arms of her nemesis, Su Muchen. “Well, Ji Fanxing, throwing yourself into my arms isn’t usually how you do things.” Afterward, Ji Fanxing fled in a panic 452Reads7.8Score—14d adds
