Novels like Surrendered to a Burning Love
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- 1 Big Shot, Please Accept This Love Guide 大佬请收下恋爱指南 In her second year of high school, Gao Xingxing fell for the transfer student Lu Zeyan. All she got in return was, “We’re from different worlds.” She didn’t understand it then. Later, she did, and made a graceful exit. She spent her entire youth trying to forget him. After starting work, Gao Xingxing ran into Lu Zeyan again. She was a newly hired junior employee, and he was President Lu! But she still couldn’t give up, and kept flirting with him! Flirting with him! Flirting with him! In the end, 2Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 2 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
- 3 Secretly Grasping the Light 偷偷抓住光 [A sensitive, insecure girl vs. a sunny, handsome boy] [Unrequited love becomes mutual + both are devoted to each other + love goes both ways] Lin Anyin first met Ye Chen at her most desperate. A few people had cornered her against a wall when a basketball came flying out of nowhere and rescued her. Later, they happened to meet again. After he told her, “Little girl, make sure you study hard,” she studied day and night for three years. At last, she got into the same university as him. But Ye Che 584Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 4 The Star Chaser 追星星的他 [Mutual secret crushes • Reunion after years apart • Anime designer and abstinent sports medicine doctor] There's always one person in this world who stars in the diary you kept as a teenager, the person you would never bring yourself to mention to anyone, and the one who makes you see no one else when they're before your eyes. At seventeen, Jian Xingchen met Luo Xiaoqian, who lit up her entire youth. But because of her sensitivity and lack of confidence, the two never grew very close. Still, sh 90Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 5 Sailing Through Azure Skies 蔚蓝以航 Sixteen-year-old Shen Weilan has a secret. That secret is a boy named Cheng Yihang. The sky is vast enough for birds to cross, but you have always been the only path I follow. People say you shouldn't meet someone too dazzling when you're young. Shen Weilan thinks Cheng Yihang was exactly that kind of person: radiant and impossible to overlook. But she was too timid. Even when she returned to school after the college entrance exams, she still couldn't bring herself to confess. Years later, w 136Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 6 The Time You Lit Up 被你照亮的时光 [Face-blind top student x socially anxious girl] [Sweet campus romance] [Secret crush becomes mutual] [Rekindled love] Once, Gu Cheng was an unreachable star to Shen Xiyou. He was not only her ideal, but also the hope of the school and the nation. Sadly, because he was face-blind, he didn't remember her at all. What's more, the straight-A student seemed to have no room for love in his heart. To make sure Gu Cheng would at least remember that she had once been part of his life, the girl who had o 13Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 7 The Rookie Graduate’s Comeback 毕业菜鸟逆袭记 As the plane tree leaves fall in Shanghai, four close college friends set off on their own paths. Wang Shuang, who loves expressing herself, joins a new media company; Mo Li, passionate about aesthetics, enters the design world; meticulous and detail-oriented Zhang Zihan becomes a trainee financial planner at a bank; and energetic Jin Chuyi dives into the MCN industry. From late-night heart-to-hearts in a rented apartment to the first hurdles of working life: posts full of typos, rejected design 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Physics Professor Saw Through My Ten-Year Secret Crush 藏了十年的暗恋，被物理教授看穿 [Cardiothoracic Surgeon × Physics Department's Icy Beauty] [Secret Crush + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion] Hidden in Gu Yi's youth is a name: Wen Yan. In high school, he was the aloof academic genius known throughout the school. She was the top student and campus beauty who found every excuse to pass by his classroom, just to sneak a glance at him. She wanted to get closer, but didn't have the courage to let him know how she felt. They went to different universities in the same city 531Reads—Score10114d adds
- 9 Happiness Hidden in the Breeze 藏在微风里的欢喜 [School Crush · Reunion After Years Apart · Unrequited Love Comes True] Yu Huan wrote this in her diary: “I don’t regret falling for Luo Wenzhou, even if the person he loves isn’t me.” Her diary recorded every beautiful moment of her secret high school crush on Luo Wenzhou. Every little detail was filled with love. Fate had other plans. Yu Huan and her mother were in a car accident on their way to town. Many people died in the crash, and only Yu Huan and her cousin survived. After her mother p 149Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 10 I Won't Hide in the Corner Anymore 我不会再躲在角落了 [Mutual pining + Healing and salvation + Devoted to each other + Sweet romance] [Sweet third-year master's student in a lab VS computer technician] Back in high school, Chen Yifan turned down Su Jingqi's request for a photo together for the umpteenth time. Do you regret it? You don't even have a single photo together. Six years later, when they reunite after a long separation, Chen Yifan leans slightly toward her, his thin lips close to Su Jingqi's ear. With a hint of smugness and a mischievous 4Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 The Top Student Next Door Has a Crush on Me 邻居家学霸暗恋我 [Completed, Mutual First Love, Love Grows Over Time, Reconciliation, Top Students, Happy Ending] My childhood friend and next-door neighbor, the campus heartthrob, has secretly been in love with me! He pinned me against the wall in the middle of winter, and our sweet romance began. He helped me get into a top university and start a business on campus. But after this genius top student flirted with me, he disappeared without a trace. Years later, we meet again, and I discover that he is living wi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Code Cage: His Love Was Never Mine 代码囚笼:他的爱从未属于我 Code Cage: His Love Was Never Mine 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Evening Breeze Drifts Through the Alley 晚风漫过巷口 The Evening Breeze Drifts Through the Alley 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Secretly Kept Desires 爱欲私藏 [Sweet romance and healing + devoted love + comforting everyday life + reunion after years apart] When Su Xun first met Lu Beizhi, she thought he was just a rich kid whose family had a little money. It was only when rumors began to spread that she learned he was the grandson of the capital’s wealthiest man. He was an heir to a top-tier family, with immense power and ties to two prominent clans. Knowing their backgrounds were worlds apart, she spent year after year being cherished by him, always 549Reads9.0Score10514d adds
- 17 Listening to the Rain, Knowing the Leaves 听雨知叶 A butterfly rested on your clothes, and you rested in my heart for a long time. When Huang Shiyu first met Xu Ye, she had no idea he would remain in her heart for so long. This is the story of an ordinary girl’s secret crush, with fond memories of Huang Shiyu’s high school days woven throughout. Having a crush on someone exceptional doesn’t mean becoming a vine that clings to him. It means growing into a tree he can see. This book isn’t entirely a romance, either. It’s more like the story of a g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Because I Loved You, I Ran Away 因为爱，所以逃 Title: "Because I Love You, I Run Away" [The first half takes place on campus (high school + university), the second half in the city] [Chen Ting, Yu Chuchu] … (Chapter 0 is their reunion. They first meet in Chapter 1.) In high school, before the school year began, they met in a torrential downpour. They never even got to see each other face-to-face. After the college entrance exams, they got together and stayed together through university. After graduating, Chen Ting continued on to his mas 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 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 220Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 20 Boss, Please Accept This Guide to Slacking Off 大佬请收下摸鱼指南 Cheng Yike has had an online friend she's secretly loved for seven years. He was there throughout her youth, but their relationship never went any further. After graduating from college, Cheng Yike somehow lands a job at a well-known company in China. But why does her boss keep watching her? Xu Guo diligently keeps his secret identity under wraps. By day, he plays the cold-faced boss. By night, he becomes the gentle older guy she knows online, listening as the sycophantic Cheng Yike from work ve 4Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 21 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 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn: By Your Side for a Lifetime 重生：伴你一生 I met the best version of you when we were young and naive. As I grew up, I slowly let you go. Do I regret it? More than anything! Rather than say I was too young to understand, I’d say that was simply the price of growing up. After wasting half a lifetime, I still can’t forget. If you had the chance to return to those innocent days, would you be willing to go back and start over? I think I would. Ding: At the Host’s urgent request, returning to 2007. Please prepare. Countdown: 3 seconds! Wait.. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 [One-Way Road of Youth] 【青春单行道】 Even wild lilies get their spring. You take your broad road, and I’ll take my narrow bridge. At the opening ceremony of Ge Fei University, the three brothers of the Wind and Cloud Pavilion meet the three sisters of the Rain and Snow Studio. Hoping to win the hearts of their goddesses, the three men swear a solemn oath, the “Gentlemen’s Agreement,” and set out to pursue Ye Yuxing by showing off their individual talents. Along the way, Xiu Yichen’s quiet devotion moves She Shuimiao, and the two, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 How Could I Not Have Regrets? 怎能不遗憾呢？ How could I not regret it? 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Sleeping in Zhi Heng's Arms 眠于知珩 “My name is Lu Shimian.” “But I still like it when you call me Lu Zhiheng.” “Zhizhi, we’ll be together forever. You said so.” He used himself as bait, only to become deeply entangled. The moment the truth came out, Jiang Jingheng’s love changed into something twisted… The hunter walked into his own trap and became the prey. But with hatred between them, can they ever have a happy ending??? A seduction plot in the early stages, then a forceful pursuit in the later stages. Jiang Jingheng x Lu Zhih 39Reads—Score314d adds
- 26 Cherished in the Deepest Part of Your Heart 把你宠在心尖上 [Mid-Length Novel Contest] The once-cool heartthrob has completely dropped his act! At a reunion after graduation, Lin Zhiting pulls the girl into his arms and gently coaxes her, utterly doting and humble. Everyone: Staring in shock, mouths agape. He narrows his eyes in warning. “She's shy. Stop staring, okay?” Everyone: ...Since when were you two a thing? Lin Zhiting smiles. “I fell for her first.” Only he knows how long he's been longing for her. Only Wen Xi knows that the boy before her is a 197Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 27 Jade Blossoms in Spring 碧玉花信 Also known as: No Matter How Trashy the Man, He'll Still Fall at My Feet Every story is based on real events, though some details have been exaggerated. Come on in and get the gossip! Xiao Shiying once thought she had a happy family, but later discovered that her life was a complete mess. So what if she had graduated from Wucheng University? Even after getting into graduate school in Xuancheng, nothing changed. She had never escaped her social class. Her boyfriend had once been the perfect emb 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Perfect Epilogue to a Mistaken Confession 错误表白的完美后记 Ensemble cast + unrequited love + groveling after the breakup + both leads are inexperienced + healing + childhood sweethearts + rekindled romance + equally matched leads + domineering CEO + livestreamed variety show + comedy + happy ending + dazzling stars “Why don't you want to come first? Why do you only want to come second?” “If I come second, there's still room to improve. Then why do you want to come third?” “That way I'd have a good excuse to chase you. I mean, to hit you!” The variety-sh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Like an Addiction, Lost in You 似瘾沉溺 [Levelheaded, hardworking, cool-headed top student × carefree, protective heir to a powerful family] [Healing / From school days to the altar / 1v1 / Both are inexperienced / Happy ending] “She never cries. I just hope she can let go and cry in my arms.” In her first seventeen years, Shen Xizhi had three close calls with death. Each narrow escape made her long even more to live, and fight harder for it. She struggled in the mire, never believing that any light would ever come for her. That aft 1.6kReads9.0Score17614d adds
- 30 After Transferring Schools, the Campus Heartthrob Kept Chasing Me to Feed Me Candy 转学后，我被校草追着喂糖吃 [Campus Romance + Love at First Sight + Rekindled Romance + Mutual Devotion] A girl transferred to First High School in a small county town, and the school’s most beautiful girl in its 56-year history was Lin Xian. When Lin Xian first entered the classroom, the room fell completely silent. Even the boy at the very back, the conceited heartthrob touted as the handsomest student in the school’s 56-year history, stared at her in a daze. The warm evening breeze stirred Qi Xiao’s heart. His seventh r 206Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 31 You Warmed My Days 你温暖了我的时光 Mi Duo’er’s parents divorced when she was young, leaving her with an insecure and sensitive nature. Fortunately, she met her homeroom teacher, Guan Tianyi, in middle school. With the teacher’s strict guidance and the help of her friends, Mi Duo’er gradually overcame her emotional struggles, found redemption, and went on to become a top student. Together, they head toward a bright future… 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 Lend Me Half a Cup of the Mortal World 借你半盏人间 People who love each other never lose their way to one another. Neither did we. The heroine is targeted by a malicious rumor about her sexual life and transfers to Ningcheng No. 7 High School, where she and the hero help each other heal. [Both virgins] [HE] [Mutual healing] 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Zhou Xiaodi, the Whole World Knows I Like You 周小迪，全世界都知道我喜欢你 [Black-hearted beneath a gentle facade, the pride of heaven Xiao Min vs. the insecure and sensitive girl Zhou Xiaodi] [Love at first sight + mutual salvation + rekindled love] Zhou Xiaodi, everyone in the world knows I love you. You're the only one who doesn't. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Conquering the Ice Queen: The Aloof Male God Falls for Me More Every Day 攻略高岭之花，清冷男神日日沦陷 [Just completed, and the rating is climbing!] [Icy top student × scheming girl] [Mutually devoted + she makes the first move, then he chases her + captivating tease + master of acting + the powerful one bows his head] Shi Zhuo comes from an ordinary background, but has the face of the ultimate dream girl. Fang Xu is the prey she carefully selected. Fang Xu is the aloof campus heartthrob of Ping Shen No. 1 High School. He comes from a good family, has a good personality, excels at school, and is 4.8kReads8.9Score61614d adds
- 36 Married, but Keeping It Secret 结婚了，但是隐婚 [Mutual First Love + Secret Marriage + White Moonlight + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Personal Growth] I married my boss, but we kept it a secret. “I heard the boss got married.” “I think his wife is the heiress of the S Group.” “Wow! A power couple, then. I wonder whose mouth is watering with envy? Not me…” While my coworkers were enthusiastically gossiping, the boss strolled past at an unhurried pace and dropped a bombshell that nearly scorched the place to the ground. “That's right, 188Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Her Azure World 蔚蓝的她 [Both leads have only ever been with each other, happy ending, second chance romance, half campus life and half city life] [Sunny ray of sunshine × secretly passionate, falsely proper type] After years of studying in the United States, Jiang Yiran returns to China. The first thing he does is attend his high school reunion. Everyone is curious about this star student. They bombard him with questions, hoping to uncover the secrets hidden beneath his cool exterior. And just as they hoped, they re 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Love in Sofia 爱在索菲亚 Later, when she looked back, she remembered that sunny afternoon in early winter when she first saw Zhou You. One fleeting glance took her breath away, though she had no idea that every story began right there. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Light You Can’t Hide 藏不住的光 At sixteen, an accident shattered Jiang Yaoyao's peaceful life. From then on, the light disappeared from her eyes, until she met that unruly young man, who became the brightest, warmest light in her world. 213Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 You Are My Glory: Having You Is All I Need for the Rest of My Life 你是我的荣耀：余生有你足矣 Qiao Jingjing: Yu Tu, having you with me for the rest of my life is all I need! Yu Tu: Same here! So many people have treated me wonderfully, yet none of them ever stirred my heart. Only you. The moment you smile, flowers bloom in my heart. It’s as if just standing there, you’ve already outshone everyone. 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 I Heard You've Liked Me for a Long Time 听说你喜欢我很久了 [Campus | Redemption | Unrequited Love from the Male Lead | Open Communication | Pure Romance, 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Resilient, Frail Girl × Gentle, Guiding Boy] * To Chang Queyin, he was the moon in the sky. Bold and dazzling, he was the adored pride of everyone around him. She was the river below, reflecting the moon's image, beautiful from afar but never to be approached. An endless rainstorm raged in her heart. She was afraid conversations might touch on her family, wrapped herself up tight, 1.6kReads8.3Score32614d adds
- 43 My Childhood Friend Made Me Leave Her. After I Was Reborn, I Granted Her Wish 青梅逼我离开她，重生后如你所愿 [Romance and everyday life] + [Multiple heroines] + [No System] + [Reborn] + [A little business] Jiang Yu became famous at a young age, and all he ever learned about youth was how to make money. After a busy day, Jiang Yu had just finished passionately discussing his views on being reborn with his secretary. Did he need to be reborn? The next moment… He actually was reborn! Back in his school days, he suddenly realized things weren’t so bad after all. As a good young man of the new era, ha, who 3Reads—Score24514d adds
- 44 I Really Want to Turn Back 很想回头 [Mutual secret crushes (and chasing each other) + reunion after years apart + healing each other + mending a broken relationship] On the night before they left school for the gaokao, Jiang Zeyi walked down the left side of the stairs while Mu Yi walked down the right. Mu Yi summoned the courage to take the final step at the same time as him. Being able to take that last step alongside him was a kind of happiness for her. But his friend called him over, saying that a girl who had a flirty relatio 550Reads8.8Score10514d adds
- 45 After We Reunite, He Coaxes Me Softly Every Night 重逢后，他夜夜低声诱哄 [Reunion after years apart + mutual secret crushes + scheming + sweet romance] [Soft, adorable bunny Zhu Xue × sly gray wolf Lin Yue] [No villains, only sweetness, and it gets even sweeter later! You won't regret giving this a try!] At a bar, Zhu Xue gets drunk after one glass, and Lin Yue takes her home. At a restaurant, their parents start a romance in their twilight years, and their children meet. Zhu Xue discovers that the other person is Lin Yue, the one she's secretly loved for years. In t 52Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 46 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
- 47 Journey South in Search 南下追寻 [They meet at school + marriage first, love later + passionate newlyweds + both virgins + one-on-one romance] At sixteen, they were young and bright. At eighteen, they went their separate ways. At twenty-six, a marriage contract brought them together. Wen Li thought her journey was a solo one. She never imagined that one day her midsummer night’s dream from youth would bloom into a garden of flowers. ‘The heroine’s secret crush comes true; the hero gradually falls for her.’ / After years apart, 2kReads8.9Score19714d adds
- 48 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
- 49 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
- 50 A Line-Drawing Love Letter 白描情书 Original title: A Letter in Delicate Strokes [Aloof, deceptively dark top x lively, sweet girl / mutual healing / secret crush becomes true love / both leads are pure / mutual devotion] A devoted, scheming top student and a struggling student who works twice as hard! From school days to the wedding aisle! During PE class, He Miao was hit by a ball and saw her life flash before her eyes. She saw her great-grandmother and unexpectedly discovered she had been reborn. In her previous life, she was 137Reads8.0Score—14d adds
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