Novels like Joy Comes Late
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Joy Comes Late, best match first.
- 1 My Childhood Friend Is So Shy and Adorable 我家青梅羞涩的有些可爱 Also known as "The Childhood Sweethearts' Love Diary of a Brat and a Love-Struck Girl" Chen Yan and Lin Yunyun grew up together, inseparable. In middle school, Lin Yunyun realized she had unusual feelings for Chen Yan. It frightened her. From then on, the two grew somewhat distant. Then, when her parents moved, Lin Yunyun got the chance to live on her own. Little by little, the two began to mend their once-frayed friendship. In the end, that friendship turned into love. One heroine + everyday ro 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 While My Childhood Friend Is Still Naive, I'll Trick Her Into Being My Sweet Little Wife 趁青梅懵懂，忽悠她做小娇妻 [One Female Lead] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Reborn] [Romance and Sweet Moments] [Making Money] Qin Hao returns to 2006 and reunites with his childhood sweetheart, whom he dated for three years before they broke up 28 days ago. Childhood sweetheart: “Qin Hao, you stole my first kiss!” Qin Hao: “Every part of you belongs to me.” Childhood sweetheart: “Y-you... When did you get so shameless? You have no shame!” Qin Hao: “So, do you like me?” Childhood sweetheart: “W-who likes you? Only a woman with 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Please Give Me Your Luck 请将幸运赠予我 [Cool, aloof, lazy bad boy × gentle, quiet sweetheart | 1v1, devoted to each other | Sweet campus romance] A sweet school-life story. The rating is low because it just launched. Shi Xing found a lost child at the mall. The child looked up at her and asked, “Big sister, will you be my sister-in-law?” She never expected the child’s older brother to be the boy who later sat behind her in class. Zhang Yuqian had ranked first across the city in the high school entrance exams. At the opening ceremony, 357Reads6.0Score10514d adds
- 4 I’m a Little Nervous with My Childhood Friend Keeping an Eye on Me 被青梅盯上的我有点慌 (Pure Love Light Novel + Quiet Everyday Life + One Heroine + Childhood Friends + Sweet Romance) “What’s the happiest thing that’s happened to you so far?” “...I guess it was meeting you.” I lost my parents when I was young, and ever since then I’ve been a shut-in. But in the summer I hate most, my childhood friend, who’s all offense and no defense, started clinging to me. My peaceful life was turned upside down. I never expected that the girl I’d always regarded as my benefactor would actually b 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Love Kept Secret 私藏喜欢 [Mutual secret crush + both choosing each other + reunion] [Rebellious, carefree bad-boy type × soft, adorable little bunny] Ruan Huan had had a crush on Jiang Yubei for three years. One evening after school in her second year of high school, Ruan Huan buried her face in her desk and cried alone, devastated because she had done terribly on an exam. Suddenly, someone tapped her desk twice. Ruan Huan looked up, her eyes red and damp. Then she met a pair of deep, dark eyes. The boy had a lollipop i 217Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 My Tsundere Childhood Friend Is Full of Tricks and Wants to Make Me Hers 傲娇小青梅套路满满，只想拿下我 [Mutual Secret Crush + Childhood Sweethearts + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Romance + One Heroine] Gu Yufan and Yan Qinxue grew up together in the same courtyard. Childhood sweethearts, they were closer than anyone. He had seen her at her most innocent and adorable, and she had seen his mischievous side. Five years ago, the Yan family struck it rich and moved into a mansion. The two lost touch. Five years later... “Can I add you on WeChat?” “You don’t recognize me?” Only then did Gu Yufan r 648Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Every Year with My Childhood Sweetheart, My Childhood Friend Treats Me Like a Princess 岁岁有青梅，竹马哥哥宠入怀 After her parents divorced, Sui Sui went to stay with her mother at the Ji family's home. The Ji family had a very fierce older boy. On her second day there, Sui Sui got an upset stomach from something she ate. Facing the fierce but very handsome Ji Cheng, she covered her face. As long as she hid it, Big Brother Cheng wouldn't know she'd had an accident in her pants! Little Ji Cheng: ...I don't want a silly little sister like her! Years later, her best friend asked, “Is Ji Cheng your boyfriend?” 27Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 8 Princess Wanyue and the Classical Gentleman 晚月公主与古典公子 A beautiful new student transfers to Nancheng High School. She's stunning, with a distinctive air that's gentle yet cool. But why does the popular boy know everything the new beauty likes? Why does he know every little thing that makes her happy or upset? What? They were childhood sweethearts! The boy who once promised to protect her for the rest of her life has grown up, but his promise has never changed. No matter who he is or what her status may be, they are the most important people in ea 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 My Top-Tier Star Childhood Friend Spoils Me Rotten 顶流竹马宠上天 [Short Story Contest] [Childhood Friends × Neighbors] [Adorable, sugar-loving comic artist × Rising heartthrob] [A sugar-fueled chatterbox kitten × A big, silly wolfdog who loves to tease and act cute] When Su Tang was six, she happened to see the wall of stuffed toys in nine-year-old Ke Ziqin's home. Her eyes lit up, and she couldn't help declaring, “When I grow up, I'm going to marry you, big brother!” Children say the darndest things, but Ke Ziqin took her idle words seriously and remembered 43Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 10 Fake Good Girl 假乖巧 Completed One-on-one romance | Only ever been with each other | Rekindled romance | Small-town setting School life in the early part, city life later on, with mutual salvation Resilient, stubborn good girl x sharp-tongued, scheming bad boy After her parents divorced, Wen Zhiyun’s father sent her to an unfamiliar place. Summer in Linqu was hot, sticky, and restless. In a cramped little shop, Wen Zhiyun met a boy with a bit of a temper. His baseball cap was pulled low as he dozed. He had long legs 388Reads—Score10314d adds
- 11 My Childhood Friend Has Liked Me Since We Were Kids, and I Never Knew? 青梅从小就喜欢我，我却不知道？ [Campus belle + campus heartthrob + no System + everyday life + lots of sweet romance] [Jealous childhood sweetheart + cool-headed young master] Wen Wanning had been Xie Jinning's childhood sweetheart for as long as she could remember. She had only ever liked one boy: the one who had been by her side for seventeen years. The sprouts of spring, the growth of summer, the ripeness of autumn, the withering of winter. From elementary school through middle school. Whenever she saw a girl bring 811Reads5.9Score10014d adds
- 12 The Frail Heiress Is Targeted by a Devoted Puppy 病弱千金被忠犬盯上了 [Childhood sweethearts x love that grows over time x mutual pining x angsty romance] [The household-intrigue storyline is underway. Enjoy! The heroine has a full growth arc.] From the day Jiang Piao was born, she was never without medicine. A fortune-teller said her life was as fragile as paper and that she wouldn’t live past ten. Only Qi Sui refused to believe it. For more than a decade, everyone said she was destined for a short life and little fortune. Only Qi Sui believed he could keep her s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Reborn, Don't Run Away, Childhood Friend Next Door!!! 重生，邻家青梅你别跑！！！ [Childhood sweethearts + campus romance + one heroine + no System] Su Momo and Nian Chen grew up together, but their relationship was nothing like the warm, sweet bond of ordinary childhood sweethearts. Nian Chen always interrupted her plans to confess, sabotaging her pursuit of love in every way he could. Yet... amid their seemingly endless bickering, Su Momo began to realize that her feelings for Nian Chen were changing without her even noticing. As she faced Nian Chen’s teasing and provocatio 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 My Ice-Cold Childhood Friend Suddenly Became Overwhelmingly Affectionate 我的高冷青梅，突然变得过分热情 [Extra sweet]+ [Everyday romance]+ [Single heroine]+ [Heroine reborn]+ [System, but not a major focus] Because of a promise they made as children, Qin Xuan stayed by her side all these years. An unexpected turn of events made the once-bright girl grow ever colder. Qin Xuan didn’t know if he could keep his promise. After the college entrance exams, he risked everything to confess his feelings. But this time, the ending seemed a little different? My name is Xia Yuhe. For reasons I don’t know, 1.7kReads6.5Score16414d adds
- 15 Hello, Big-Faced Girl 你好，大脸妹 [Reunion after years apart]+ [Childhood sweethearts]+ [Mutual devotion]+ [Happy ending] Time is a ruler, measuring the years Jiang Han and Mei Xinyan have shared. Ten years ago, Jiang Han was an untidy, antisocial student everyone disliked. Mei Xinyan was the only light in his heart. Ten years later, Jiang Han has become a cool, aloof doctor. When he meets Mei Xinyan again, he hides his identity and refuses to acknowledge her. After testing him again and again, Mei Xinyan realizes that the docto —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Wind That Scattered Our Youth That Summer 那年夏天的风吹散了青春 Childhood friends growing up together, innocent and carefree! Everyone has someone in their life who takes their breath away. Maybe it’s fate, or maybe love is waiting just around the corner. The only thing that matters is seizing the moment and fighting for it! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Secret Crush: A Big Deal 暗恋：这件大事 [Cold, handsome top student and school heartthrob × cheerful, sweet, well-behaved girl] [High school crush + mutual devotion + both leads are each other’s first + sweet romance] At the student-teacher assembly in their first year of high school, Lin Tingyan stood onstage to give a speech, and Xu Yutang fell in love with him at first sight. Thus began Xu Yutang’s long, secret crush. To get a little closer to him, she kept it from her family. She chose the science track, despite being completely u 797Reads7.2Score12514d adds
- 18 A White Peach Summer 白桃味的夏天 [Childhood friends | Two top students | Mutual pining and push-pull] [Kitten-like childhood friend × puppy-like childhood friend] Everyone knows that Jinzhong's two most famous students are childhood friends. Rumors flew after they started school, but both insisted they were just friends and could never be a couple. Both hopelessly clueless about love, they always treated their boxes of love letters like trophies. Until one day, Xie Baiyang realized how much the boys hanging around Lin Lan got 389Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 19 Accompanied by a Warm Breeze 暖风相伴 [A boyfriend who can be sweet or wolfish, with a doting, fatherly side + lots of sweetness, no angst + a clingy, soft-hearted girlfriend, both highly intelligent and emotionally perceptive] “The wind’s chill can never overcome the sun’s warmth. What I mean is, I’ll never act aloof around you.” In Feng Han’s eyes, there are only three kinds of people: Tao Xia Nuan, his family, and men. Tao Xia Nuan will always be the only one he favors. A chance encounter brings Feng Han and Tao Xia Nuan together 111Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 20 His Little Tail Is So Clingy 他的小尾巴真黏人 [Sweet Romance + Healing Each Other + Mutual First Love] Everyone knows that the youngest son of the Qin family in the capital is the only child in his generation, a heaven-blessed darling born with a silver spoon in his mouth and doted on by everyone. He’s famous for being difficult to please. Then one day, a little sidekick appears by his side: a sweet-looking young girl with rosy lips and pearly white teeth. The little sidekick keeps calling him “Young Master” in a soft, sweet voice. Sometime 1.2kReads8.4Score10914d adds
- 21 Sweet Little Plum Blossom: My Childhood Friend Is So Handsome 甜宠小青梅：竹马哥哥帅翻了 [Sweet romance + growing up together + showbiz + domineering CEO] “Hubby, I missed you so much at school today!” Even at a very young age, Yuan Man knew how to stake her claim in front of the love rivals she considered “auntie-aged.” At eighteen, surrounded by the man’s many admirers, Yuan Man planted a loud kiss on Tan Yuan’s lips and bragged, “Ever heard of being close to the water and getting the moon first? Don’t even think about going after my man.” “Tan Yuan, I want to sleep with you.” At 50Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 22 I Don't Want to Inherit the Family Fortune, I Just Want to Conquer My Boss! 不想继承家产，只想征服老板！ [Childhood sweethearts + two A-type, equally strong leads + showbiz + a slow-burn romance] [Pampered young heiress vs. top-tier star childhood sweetheart] Tang Yu'an, heir to one of the entertainment industry's top management companies, doesn't want to return and inherit the family business. From the start, she runs away, only to have all her assets frozen! But the proud young heiress would rather die than give in. She heads to the home of her superstar childhood sweetheart and joins his studio 1.7kReads7.0Score20514d adds
- 23 The Sky Is Full of Little Stars! 满天都是小星星！ Xu Xing Yan, the campus heartthrob of Nanjiang No. 1 High School, was impossibly handsome and brilliant at his studies. His admirers were endless, but most were driven away by his chilly demeanor, which warned everyone to keep their distance. The few who were bold enough to confess in a rush of reckless courage all got the same answer: “Thank you, but I'm sorry.” But lately, people had noticed that Xu Xing Yan, who kept everyone at a polite distance, treated his little fan Jiang Nian a bit diff 109Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 24 I'll Keep You Safe in the Universe 我替宇宙保管你 It wasn’t until Shi Xiang got drunk, kissed Chang Nian, the childhood friend he’d looked after for more than a decade, and told her, “You’re the one I like,” that the little secret in Chang Nian’s heart began to grow like a sapling showered with fertilizer. What Chang Nian didn’t know was that Shi Xiang’s own secret feelings for her had burst their banks like a flood, impossible to contain. From then on, this childhood-friends couple went from missing each other all the time to showering each ot 59Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 25 The Straight-A Boy Next Door 邻家的竹马是学霸 In everyone else's eyes, Jiang Mingcan and Zhao Xingzhi are childhood sweethearts who've always been inseparable. One curious classmate asks Jiang Mingcan, “Do you like Zhao Xingzhi?” Jiang Mingcan puts on a stern face. “I don't. I don't. Don't make things up.” “Then why are you always looking over at him in class?” Jiang Mingcan grits her teeth. “I want to see how he studies, and why I lose to him on every exam!” At the post-exam celebration after the college entrance exams, Zhao Xingzhi hears 154Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 26 Let's Fall in Love, Sweetly 来谈一场甜甜的恋爱吧 [Sunny, cheerful, homebody honors student × aloof, clingy honors student] [School life | Two top students | Both are each other's first | Mutual crush turns into mutual love | Sweet romance | Wealthy families] Su Chenshang, the second daughter of the Su family, had always had a smooth life. From the age of six to fifteen, she had only two worries: First, how to come first in every subject and competition. Second, the fact that she seemed to have fallen for Yin Yaochen, the youngest grandson 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 27 Lost in Love Across Two Lifetimes: The Aloof General Spoils and Teases Her 两世沦陷，清冷将军又宠又撩 Yu Wenjiao, the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, was betrayed in her past life and mistakenly believed that the young general she had grown up with had fallen for someone else. She never imagined that the angry words she spoke at their parting would come true: “You claim to care, yet you’re the most heartless of all. Huo Wenjing, just as you wish, I’ll consider my young love dead, fallen beneath a blade in the desert, at the very moment I loved him most.” Only on her deathbed did sh 568Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 28 My Childhood Friend Is Cocky and Flirtatious 竹马他又拽又撩 [School life + childhood sweethearts + teasing and pampering + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion] [Main story complete] Jiang Xianyue had a childhood sweetheart with delicate features and bright eyes. He was so pretty he looked more beautiful than a girl. When she was eleven, a family upheaval forced Jiang Xianyue to leave without a word and delete his contact information. Five years later, she transferred back and met a boy with the same name as her childhood sweetheart. He had striki 93Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 29 My Childhood Friend, the Campus Bully, Sings Love Songs to Soothe Me Every Night 校霸竹马，唱情歌夜夜哄 [Mutual crushes out in the open, a sweet-and-salty childhood friend VS a gentle, gloomy childhood friend] [Two top students + coming of age] (The rating is low because it just came out, okay?) “Have you heard? A school bully transferred into the honors class?” “A school bully? What school bully? How could one transfer to Jiangcheng No. 1 High?” “It’s true. I heard he came from Beicheng, and he’s really handsome. Let’s go check him out after class.” “What kind of family can pull strings to get so 869Reads7.4Score10214d adds
- 30 An Equatorial Kiss Beneath the North Star 赤道热吻北极星 [Childhood friends + sweet romance, no angst + 1v1, both leads' first love + school life + male lead is an expert at spotting fake sweethearts] [Cool, distinguished genius childhood friend × sweet, gentle childhood friend with heterochromia] Dao Sheng was born with different-colored eyes. Everyone called her a “monster,” and no one wanted to play with her. Except Fu Baiyu. When they were little, he gave her a blue glass marble. “It's as pretty as your eyes.” As teenagers, he took her on a long j 701Reads9.0Score10114d adds
- 31 Spring, Summer, Island, Winter 春夏屿冬 Please rate! SC | Rekindled romance | Happy ending | Secret crush | Main story complete Sensitive, introverted good girl × sharp-tongued, cocky bad boy When Chun Zhixia sees Jiang Yudong again, he has already become a campus star at A University: a favored son of heaven, bold and carefree. Countless people like Jiang Yudong. Chun Zhixia is merely the most insignificant one among them. For the first eighteen years of her life, Chun Zhixia has been trapped in sensitivity and unease, until Jiang Y 2.6kReads8.4Score29714d adds
- 32 Childhood Sweethearts Are a Match Made in Heaven 青梅竹马天生一对 *This story has a male-female pairing among the main characters, while the side couples include BL and GL. Read with care. Mu Fanxing and Xie Ci grew up together. They were classmates from kindergarten through high school, inseparable, each hiding a secret in their heart but neither daring to say it aloud. It wasn’t until their high school graduation party, when someone confessed to Mu Fanxing, that Xie Ci realized he was in danger and summoned the courage to reveal his feelings. “I like you too 14Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 33 Hide in My Arms on a Rainy Night 暴雨天躲我怀里 [Wealthy families + childhood sweethearts + devoted to each other, happy ending] Sharp-tongued young master vs. surprising heiress “When a carefree young lady discovers that the older guy in her life has feelings for her...” From childhood onward, Lu Siheng personally drove away every suitor who appeared around Jiang Lai. During the time he lived with her in London, he went to great lengths to stop her from staying out all night. When a friend asked him for Jiang Lai’s WeChat, his expression ins 11.6kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 34 My Brother Is Irresistible: My Childhood Friend Takes Me to Qingbei 哥哥不经撩：竹马带我上清北 Campus sweet romance, childhood friends + top student and academic slacker + pretending not to know each other = Liu Liu and Qi Qi] [Cold, aloof top student Lu Junzhi × cheerful academic slacker Qi Ranran] At Shallow City No. 6 Middle School, there are two extremes. Lu Junzhi, a top student in his second year of high school, is cold and abstinent, deaf to everything beyond the classroom and devoted solely to his studies. Qi Ranran, a second-year academic slacker, is sunny and outgoing. She’s goo 17Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 35 My Little Childhood Friend Is So Sweet and Soft, I Want to Hold Her 小青梅她又软又娇，想抱 A cool, aloof childhood friend x a sweet, soft childhood sweetheart University first, city life later Everyone at Romantic Business School knew a handsome new student had transferred in. In less than half a day, he had claimed the title of campus heartthrob. But the new student was aloof and cold, and wouldn't spare anyone a second glance. That was until everyone saw this: The previous second, Ji Huai had been cold and fierce. Then a young woman caught his fingertips and said a few soft words, a 103Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 After Failing to Act Like We Didn't Know Each Other, the Campus Hunk Dropped All Pretenses 装不熟失败后，校草他彻底不装了 [Childhood Sweethearts, Everyday Life, Slow Burn, Mutual Pining Pays Off, Gradual Romantic Tension, He Falls First, Powerful Family Backgrounds, Steady and Lasting Love, Both Inexperienced] On Ling Jia's first day as a transfer student, she immediately clashed with Xie Zhenshu. The whole class knew that the dazzling new girl and the top student in their year were sworn enemies: they competed for first place on exams, fought over who would speak in the debate, and even tried to trip each other u 9.5kReads7.8Score1.5k14d adds
- 38 My Youth on Twelfth Street 我的青春十二号街 “I like you.” Times four At her high school graduation ceremony in 2012, Jian Xiaoxi received a confession. If four childhood friends hadn't all confessed to her on the same day, she might have thought that spring had finally come for her at eighteen. But with the Mayan prophecy predicting the end of the world in 2012, they'd lost a game of truth or dare. Faced with the same words from all four of them, she still firmly replied, “Get lost.” This is a story about Number Twelve Street in the 1990s 178Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 My Childhood Friend Became a Surprise Arrival 竹马变天降 When Lin Shixi was four, her father was transferred from Laijiang to Linnan, and she moved with him. After the high school entrance exams, she returned to Laijiang for high school, only to be told that she had a childhood sweetheart she was promised to as a baby... This childhood sweetheart, whom she hadn't seen in twelve years, was the top student in his grade at Laijiang No. 1 High School, a well-known figure around campus and the flower on a lofty peak in everyone's eyes. Later, this lofty fl 358Reads9.2Score10314d adds
- 40 May You Always Be as You Were 许你笙笙如故 [Childhood sweethearts + sweet romance + campus] When Lin Ruosheng was five, a remarkably handsome boy came to live with her family. She toddled over and stretched out her chubby little hands, asking in a soft voice, “I want a hug.” Twelve-year-old Xu Huaigu crouched down and gently picked up the far-too-cute little girl. Lin Ruosheng's restless hands stroked his face as she mumbled, “This big brother is so handsome.” Xu Huaigu's parents were going abroad, but he wanted to stay. Since they weren 18Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 41 The Campus Hunk's Top Student Is Sweet and Flirtatious 校草家的学神她撩且甜 [Coming of Age + Redemption + Top Students + Two Powerhouses + Sweet Romance + Mutual Secret Crushes + One-on-One, Both Pure] [Flashy but secretly timid, domineering childhood-friend heartthrob and school prince] x [Cool on the outside, flirtatious underneath, childhood friend and beautiful top student] In the sunshine of that midsummer, the orange soda you handed me was still icy cold. It was the sweetest and sourest thing I had ever tasted. The school prince, Lin Yichen, had a girl in his hear 35Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 42 My Childhood Friend’s Little Sweetheart Is So Adorable! 竹马哥哥抢来的小青梅超甜哒！ [Childhood sweethearts + growing up together + sweet everyday moments + 100% doting romance] When Fu Xingyu was six, he rescued a little girl from some bad guys. The moment she called him “big brother,” he was smitten. He vowed to protect her, and kept that promise for the rest of his life. Everyone knows that Yan Mengmeng has always been by Fu Xingyu's side. Whenever you see him, she's there too, without exception. Someone once asked, “Is Yan Mengmeng really that important to you?” Fu Xingyu cu 825Reads8.4Score12114d adds
- 43 My Nemesis Is Also My Childhood Friend 我的冤家也是竹马 [Childhood Sweethearts + Bickering Couple + Hilarious Everyday Life] Gu Wan and Xie Chi seem like childhood sweethearts, but in reality, they're sworn enemies. It's simple: Gu Wan thinks her childhood friend is an arrogant, sharp-tongued jerk who always undermines her. Xie Chi thinks his childhood friend is too fierce and has never once been nice to him. Neither of them is willing to back down. Their fateful connection began the day they were born. In ninth grade, Xie Chi happened to find Gu Wa 147Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 44 Meeting My Soulmate Late in the Rain 雨迟逢知 #CampusCrush #LoveAtFirstSight #EnsembleCast #OneSidedCrush #SoVerySweet #MutualHealing #BittersweetYouth #SlowBurnPushAndPull Sunny, spirited, and always growing heroine vs. cool, quiet, gentle top student One thinks it’s a reunion, while the other thinks it’s their first meeting. In fact, they met long, long ago… When they meet again, their hearts still race wildly, beyond their control. In the clamor of youth, there is the struggle of solving practice problems, the sweetness of a young crush, 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Sudden Downpour Today 今有骤雨 Roguish, handsome, shameless childhood friend x cool, cute, low-key sweet girl Wen Zhou from Wentan High has a pair of captivating, peach-blossom eyes that make everyone feel as if he's gazing at them with deep affection. He's a roguish, carefree heartbreaker, or so everyone says. So many girls pursue him that he makes up an excuse to turn them down: I have a childhood sweetheart who's the girl of my dreams. Then one day, that childhood sweetheart transfers into the class right below his. Su 50.3kReads9.2Score11.9k14d adds
- 46 Looking Back, All I See Is Qingyue 回眸是清越 A hilarious slice-of-life story about a young master who's fake-reliable but genuinely sharp-tongued, and a young lady who's fake-cold but genuinely tsundere! An early work. Theme: Cherish the time you share; everyone has their own ambitions. You are there when I look up, you are there when I turn back, and you are there with me every day and every night. 47Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 47 The Top Student and Campus Heartthrob Dotes Only on His Long-Lost Childhood Friend 学神校草独宠失联小青梅 [Sweet romance + campus life + mutual devotion] When Lin Xiayan first arrived at Nancheng No. 1 High School, she became desk mates with the school heartthrob, Song Shuhan. She thought they barely knew each other, but a photo of them gazing at one another appeared out of nowhere and set the school forum ablaze. The cool, long-legged fairy and the gorgeous, domineering top student make such a perfect couple. How can anyone not ship them? Song Shuhan: “Oh, she’s my childhood friend I lost touch wit 475Reads7.5Score10114d adds
- 48 Wild Conquest 野性攻陷 [Childhood friends + mutual secret crushes + older woman/younger man romance] [Bad boy vs. bad girl] Lin Ye had a pretty face, but he lived up to his name: wild and untamed, with a cocky streak down to his bones. Nobody at First High dared take him lightly, but the only person he took seriously was Xu Qiao. With her dark, liquid eyes, Xu Qiao could simply blink or crook a finger, and Lin Ye would come over so she could knead his head like dough. After the college entrance exams, a few friends me 475Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 49 The School Hunk's Childhood Sweetheart Is Sweet and Adorable 校草的青梅甜又娇 [Clumsy little bunny vs. icy computer genius] Everyone at A University knew Fu Shiyan was the campus heartthrob. The beauty of the drama department had pursued him for three years, only to fail every time. Everyone thought the brilliant Fu cared about nothing but computers and would never have a girlfriend. But not long after the new term began, someone spotted Fu Shiyan beneath the girls' dormitory, kissing Shen Ning, the beautiful freshman from the journalism department, so passionately they c 494Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 50 The School Belle Childhood Friend Is Too Stubborn 青梅校花过于嘴硬 [One heroine + sweet romance + no System + cozy everyday life + mutual devotion + proactive female lead] Bo Yue was reborn, but somehow felt even more frustrated. His formerly uneventful life now included a childhood friend who had never existed in his previous life. And why was this childhood friend so clingy? Other people's childhood friends are delicate, gentle, and easy to sweep off their feet. His childhood friend spends every day thinking about sweeping him off his feet! 3kReads6.9Score16614d adds
