Novels like Reborn: The School Heartthrob Always Wants to Cling to Me
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- 101 NPC [Slow-paced + lots of daily life + romance + ensemble cast + classic novel-style “late-game” cultivation? + heartwarming and healing?] Note: (1) The author is a beginner and isn’t good at writing details, so the early chapters may be a little dull. (2) The System will become less prominent, as will the male lead, so the male and female leads get more page time later on. (3) The tags are misleading. The entertainment-industry part of the story is just one variety show at the beginning.) [The worl 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 The Nth Beautiful Encounter 第N次美丽邂逅 [True-to-life period setting + school romance + angsty love + reunion after a long separation] Lin Yuqing once thought Zhou Yan was the purest ray of moonlight in her youth. Until a child wrapped both arms around his leg and called out sweetly, “Daddy.” Her world collapsed in an instant. First love? Nothing but a carefully disguised lie! Hatred was the only armor she could wear. Two years later, she had become a key teacher at a prestigious school. And he was transferred to her teaching group in 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Senpai, You're the Springtime I've Flirted with, Stroke by Stroke 学姐，你是我一笔一画撩动的春光 [Everyday romance] + [One heroine] + [Obsessive, devoted male lead] + [Cool-headed, rational female lead] + [Mutual pursuit] + [Emotional sweetness] + [Created together as a couple] + [Nontraditional pure love] + [A world where emotions take physical form] + [Satisfying] + [Slow-burn romance] He came from a world where paintings could shape reality. For the girl who quietly painted in a corner of the human world, he gave up everything and descended into the mortal realm. He enrolled at her schoo 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 May Summer Never Be Forgotten 夏昔不相忘 [Secret Crush at First, Open Pursuit Later] [Cool, Aloof Heroine + Sunny, Top-Tier Campus Heartthrob + Monogamous, First-Love Couple] Ling Xiaoxi and Xia Muchen knew each other as children, but a family crisis brought their small friendship to an end. Years later, she returned and transferred to the high school he attended, becoming his classmate. By then, he no longer knew that she was the “older girl” he'd once followed around. She didn't seem to be planning to tell him, either. Will these two 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 She Once Chased the Moon 她曾追逐月亮 [Mutual Pining] [Happy Ending] [Both Are Each Other's First] Imperfect girl Tong Nuansheng meets the perfect boy Jiang Baishen, and spends years chasing the moon. He was born to stand on the moon, surrounded by stars. At school, Tong Nuansheng would secretly follow him and walk the paths he had taken. Those were the moments she came closest to the moon. Every moment Jiang Baishen left behind in her memories gave Tong Nuansheng the strength to keep going. If she wanted to reach the moon, she coul 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 My Little Brother Is Impossible to Tease, Always Begging for Kisses 弟弟不经撩，一直求亲亲 [Flirty romance + school-life rebirth + sweet love] Only after she died did Shen Yue learn that Zhou Huaijin had loved her just as deeply. Reborn and back in her senior year of high school, Shen Yue wrote down three wishes in her notebook. First: Zhou Huaijin. Second: prevent the car accident and protect their warm, loving family. Third: get into C University. Given a second chance at life, Shen Yue decided to flirt with Zhou Huaijin relentlessly. She wouldn't stop until his heart raced and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Senior Year: I Secretly Bound Myself to a Crush System 高三，悄悄的我才绑定了暗恋系统 A secret crush is writing someone’s name under your desk when no one is looking. A secret crush is spending all day replaying a whole movie in your mind over just one look from them. A secret crush is also a lemon on the road of youth: full of tartness, but sometimes sweet. Lin Qiaoqiao, a shy girl with a crush on the top student, binds herself to a Secret Crush System during the second semester of her senior year of high school. Guided by the System, she begins to change and takes steps tow —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Grass on the Open Plain: She's Beautiful and Fun 离离原上草，她又美又有趣 Xie Li and Gu Yunting (Happy Ending) A little unrequited love, then two hearts finding their way to each other. A sweet story. Xie Li: I've loved you for seven whole years, and written you a hundred love letters. Gu Yunting: Even though I knew they weren't meant for me, I still loved them. I thought the gods had never shone their light on me. It turned out she had been by my side all along. After three lifetimes, they finally found their destined match. First life: She was a pampered princess of 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 High Martial: No Great Generals Among the Gods? This Daoist Will Do It Himself! 高武：神中无大将？道爷自己上！ [Gender-Bender + Second Transmigration + National Fortune? Style + No Last-Minute Rescue + No Cultural Break + Cards] (A powerful tune starts playing: “Oh, life, can’t you let me off just this once? ♪...”) Ling Xing: ! So, can I transmigrate after the crash, at least? “You are destined to be bonded with this ‘vessel.’” In her dream, a nine-tailed fox spirit, bewitching and regal, pierced her heart with a single finger. This was a pact spanning three thousand years. The ancient secrets of the I 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 You, My Desk Mate 同桌的你 The Girl at the Desk Beside Me 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Dawn Breeze and Charm: Jin Ling's Past, Like Falling Blossoms on Flowing Water 晓风媚：流水落花之金凌往事 Is school just about classes? Oh, no! School is a world of its own! Wherever there are people, there’s a world of its own; wherever there’s a world of its own, there’s conflict, and there’s love! What binds Ge Bange is never school rules and regulations, but loyalty and love! Li Jinyu, a rural student talented in both academics and martial arts, falls for his fragile junior, Ling Bo, only to find himself caught in the old tale of star-crossed lovers. His powerful presence turns his classmates in 6Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 112 Fear Knight from the Start: Let Galtiran Burn 恐惧骑士开局，让加尔提兰燃烧 [Gods' Crowns fan fiction + soul transmigration + one heroine + original class + new bloodline + god-slaying in the later chapters] (Friendly warning: Harem fans, readers who prefer brainless wish-fulfillment, and anyone uncomfortable with soul transmigration should proceed with caution. The original body only provided the appearance. The bloodline came with the protagonist’s soul, and awakening it requires certain conditions.) If you enjoy this book, please help boost its rating. +++Divider+++ 4.5kReads7.4Score42814d adds
- 113 Abusive Ex-Husband? I Turn Around and Marry a Rich, Unhinged Tycoon 前夫家暴？转身嫁给豪门疯批大佬 Novel title: You and I Are Perfect for Each Other [CEO Romance | Obsessive Devotion | Beautiful but Broken | Love Triangle | Healing Each Other | Secret Crush | Chaste Male Lead] [Struggling independent reporter Su Mian vs. obsessive tycoon Jiang Chiye vs. androgynous, seductive Shen Qingmu] Su Mian grew up surrounded by love. Just after she got into a top high school, an accident took her parents from her. During high school, she became withdrawn and despondent. She stopped socializing and payi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Shipping Everything Only Makes My Grades Better 什么都磕只会让我成绩优异 Complete · [Ensemble Cast + School Life + Healing + Daily Life + Based on True Events] The school scenes feature an ensemble cast, while the story outside school focuses on the main characters. The plot serves the characters. This is a utopian-style school, with some deliberately far-fetched shenanigans. If that's not your thing, please feel free to leave. Choose your deskmate: The sunshine social butterfly, the shy and sensitive introvert, the drama-loving art student, the law-abiding citizen, 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 After Getting Played, I Met My True Love 被钓后，我遇上了真命天女 [Single Heroine] + [True Love] + [No System] + [Relaxed Everyday Life] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] + [Youthful Campus Romance] One lovestruck fool is going to lose badly. What about two? Happy puppy x sweet, adorably clueless girl "She's different from everyone else!" "Bai Rui? He's just looking to have some fun." After hearing what she really thought, the happy puppy drooped his ears. Then Lin Shiyao entered his life, like a beam of light shining into his heart. "Lin Shiyao, I've always 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 A Dream Beneath the Bamboo Moon 篁凉一梦 A Dream Beneath the Huang Liang Tree —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Why Are You Sending This King a Princess to Marry? 给本王送个和亲公主是要干甚？ Why on earth are you sending this prince a princess for a political marriage? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Help!!! My Best Friend Has Shrunk! What Do I Do? 急！！！闺蜜变小了怎么办？ Urgent!!! What should I do if my best friend has shrunk? 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 When a Quack Meets a Crooked Merchant 当庸医碰上奸商 Completed. [The cool beauty who cross-dresses as a man x the attention-seeking goof with a brain full of holes] #Mystery #TwoMaleLeads #TenYearsOfHiddenPlots #SlightEnsembleCast #ShiftingFirstPersonPOV #ATouchOfSupernaturalInTheExtras "I'm a quack. If you're not dead, don't come in." When Shen Qi pushed open that broken door, he thought it was just a joke. He met an "icy mountain" of a female doctor in a Ming-style long robe, half a head taller than him. He thought it was love at first sight. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Fern 蕨草 [Mutual Pining + School Life + Pure Love + Bittersweet + Delicate + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance] Fang Shiyang had always thought that after that summer, she and Meng Qiuwen would never see each other again. It wasn't until they reunited in their hometown that she realized some fates were written in the stars. Meeting again was only a matter of time. The shy awkwardness of being eighteen had kept them from voicing their love. Now, five years later, that love had resurfaced, and they could final 46Reads—Score13714d adds
- 121 When the Wind Meets a Boy in His Prime 风遇少年正当时 [Ensemble School Story | Inspiring Coming-of-Age | Passionate Youth | No Romance] Summer winds sweep across campus, stirring the hems of the students’ clothes and carrying their burning dreams toward distant horizons. In the classroom, pens race across pages, each stroke a testament to their determination to fight for their dreams. On the field, they run free, embracing the unique fervor of youth. Classmates stand by one another, offering support as they overcome confusion and hardship together 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 She Will Always Belong to the Light of June 她永远属于六月里的光 “The wind I met in September blew for nine months, but never reached the height of summer in June. I hadn’t told you enough times that I loved you. How could you leave yourself behind in that bright June?” Su Wanning died. In June 2025, Lin Yan leaped into the river with Su Wanning’s ashes, clutching his 725-point score report and his admission letter from Qingbei. This was the ending Su Wanning saw after her death. But she suddenly woke up, reborn in September 2024, on her first d 34Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 123 In and Around the Village! 村里村外！ Hu Xiuying is a traditional woman who gives everything to her family and works tirelessly for her children. But the burdens of life are so heavy that she can barely breathe. To pay her child's school fees, she reluctantly enters the factory director's office... 635Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 124 After My Childhood Friend Spoiled Me Rotten, I Restarted My Life Three Times 被竹马宠爆后我重开了三次人生 They chose each other, secretly loved each other, and saved each other. Both are devoted to one another, and there are two male leads. You are the trial fate set for me, and the only one who can set me free. In this cycle, you are my obsession, and my faith. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Waiting for the Next Clear Day 等不到下一个天晴 "Mutual secret crush + tragic ending + ensemble cast" [Cool and reserved He Wanqing] [Reckless and uninhibited Lin Zhifei] Her life was always drenched in the rainy season. She had seen a sunny day, but it had appeared only once in the drifting downpour of her youth. After Lin Zhifei left, she never saw a day like that again. He Wanqing could no longer wait for Lin Zhifei, nor could she wait for the skies to clear again. There was a rumor at Experimental High School: the beautiful top student He 273Reads—Score10614d adds
- 126 Walking Into the Moonlight 走进月亮 Eleven years of secret love · Two top students, both strong-willed · Sweet romance · One-on-one, each other’s first love · Both pure Su Luo always thought she and Jiang Jingyu were just ordinary classmates. In their second year of high school, he sat on the sofa beside her, his school uniform unzipped, sunlight falling across his shoulders. She thought nothing of it. Later, he picked up her meal card, handed her water, and shielded her from the wind in the hallway. She thought he was just a ni —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Painting His Likeness 绘出他的模样 [Campus Light Fantasy | Mutual Secret Crush (?) | Ensemble Cast | Beloved Little Sunshine | Lighthearted Comedy | Zero-Dimensional | Dual Personality] Everyone ships Rong Hui and Su Qingye, and the rumor has spread far and wide. No matter how her friends tease and try to set them up, Rong Hui always brushes it off and clarifies: I’ve never liked Su Qingye! No one knows that Su Qingye is hiding a second personality, A Qing. A Qing was born from Rong Hui’s childhood imagination. He broke throu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Holding You Close, Weizhi 深拥未栀 Synopsis: [Slightly obsessive; wealthy family; devoted to each other; CEO; first love; childhood sweethearts; innocent young love; hopeless romantic; together from the opening] Deeply in love with Weizhi: simply put, it means loving her forever. Xiao Zhi and Xiao Shen were the childhood sweethearts everyone envied. They were born in the same year and month. On Xiao Shen's first birthday, he pointed at Xiao Zhi, who was drinking from a baby bottle... From then on, there was no stopping him. "Xiao 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Drowning in Her Soft, Sweet Voice 溺于她声声娇软 [Sweet, silly little fairy × cool, arrogant, sharp-tongued campus heartthrob] [College campus + two top students + sweet romance + ensemble cast + personal growth + a bit of a secret identity] Tang Luoluo only wanted to keep a low profile and avoid Xu Muchen, the famous campus heartthrob. But somehow, they kept running into each other. To make matters worse, Xu was cool, conceited, arrogant, and sharp-tongued. Every time Tang Luoluo bumped into him, she wanted to scream. Until one day, Xu Muchen 8Reads—Score214d adds
- 130 Under the Nebula 星云暗涌 This is a very entertaining horror novel about the protagonist, Xing Yue, gradually regaining her memories and finding a way to break out of her predicament. This is my first time writing, and I hope you’ll enjoy it. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 A Dream of the Millennium 千禧一梦 At 28, Lu Wenyi, a young woman with an artistic temperament, accidentally transmigrates to 2010 while going about her usual rehearsal routine. On the very day she arrives, she runs into her long-lost first love, the science-track class ace Zhou Jiaran, in a most unexpected way. Back in the new millennium, facing her childhood friend once more in the days of their student youth, will Lu Wenyi dare to make the same choice again? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 His First Place 他的第一名 [Senior year of high school + university + urban life] [Mutual crushes + choosing each other + super sweet romance + direct pursuit + everyday life] [Gorgeous, radiant, flirtatious girl vs. cool, thoughtful academic star] “First, we'll tackle a sea of practice problems together, then we'll go watch the sea.” “One year after another, one year at a time, every year will belong to us.” [They meet in their final year of high school] Li Zechen took two years off school for family reasons, then retur 222Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 133 A Realist Teen's Story of Youth 现实主义少年的青春物语 Li Zhi is a troubled, idealistic boy who believes in realism. His dark past has made him sensitive and unable to trust others. A stubborn loner, he keeps saving others as he grows up, and in doing so, finds his own redemption. 776Reads8.8Score10714d adds
- 134 Youth and Midsummer 青春与盛夏 Youth ended that midsummer. One summer afternoon, in a stuffy classroom, I was drowsily on the verge of falling asleep when a piece of chalk suddenly hit me on the head, jolting me awake. I woke from the dream, and it felt as if my youth had ended too. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Don’t Kiss Me, School Hunk! 别吻我，校草！ I, Lin Chu, deliberately arrived at the reunion last. The noisy voices and uninhibited gossip inside the private room reached me as if through a thin veil: “...Lin Chu? Is she really coming?” “Not afraid of reliving the past and getting hurt again?” “Who knows? Maybe she’s just got a great attitude. Back then, Chen Mo tore up her love letter in front of everyone and threw it in the trash...” A knowing burst of laughter pricked my scar like a swarm of needles. But instead of hurting as I’d expect —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 365 Days of Flirting: My Childhood Friend Is Too Irresistible 365，撩：竹马不要太上头 [Campus romance + sweet indulgence + heart-fluttering flirtation + devoted couples + justice + the truth] [An energetic, gently oblivious sweetheart × a cool guy who spoils her without limits and knows how to flirt] Some people spend their whole lives healed by their childhood, while others need their whole lives to heal from it. An accident dimmed her happy childhood; one encounter brought light to her long-sealed heart. Her childhood friend is such a flirt that even though he hasn't fallen fo 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Falling for His One and Only 恋上他的唯一 [Falling for Your Friend’s Sister + A Touch of Healing + A Sweet Little Romance, Mutual Devotion, Read with Confidence] [Gentle, Warmhearted Boy × Foodie, Chatty, Lovably Clueless Girl] Chi Mu is a boy born under the element of water. Ruan Linlin is a girl born under the element of wood. Water and wood naturally nourish one another. The two are a match made in heaven. Since childhood, Chi Mu has known he is an outsider in his own family. His father doesn’t love him, and his mother doesn’t care a 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Reborn: Everyday Love with My Amnesiac Childhood Sweetheart 重生：和失忆小青梅爱的日常 [Romance] [Redemption] [Heartwarming] [Light Novel] [Daily Life] [Semi-Autobiographical] After three years away on a mission, I returned only to find my childhood friend’s gravestone. Only then did I realize that I had fallen in love with her long ago. If Heaven gave me one chance to do it all over again, I would choose her without hesitation. Perhaps the gentle breeze understood what was in my heart, and sent me back to that spring. Now that I’ve returned to that summer, I won’t let you slip aw 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 An Oxygenless Dream 无氧梦 Sensitive and gentle × cool and aloof, with hidden contrasts [Mutual devotion + healing + secret campus crush] Tian Cheng thinks the most beautiful sunset was the one on the day she happened to meet Jiang Lin. On Route 38. 2.2kReads8.5Score26014d adds
- 140 Those Destined to Meet Will Meet Again 若有缘终会相逢 The 1990s: youth, growing up, love, and parting in an age of innocence. Read closely, and it becomes a journey of spiritual redemption... I hope someone destined to find it will read this book! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Cicadas Singing in Midsummer: Teacher Lu Is Pretending to Be Young Again 盛夏蝉鸣：陆老师又在装嫩了 [Sweet romance + ensemble cast + teacher-student bonds + heartwarming] There’s a saying at Yunchuan No. 3 High School: “If you get assigned to Lu Shihan’s class, you must have saved the galaxy in your previous life.” He’ll buy you milk tea when you bomb a test, and keep you company talking late into the night when you feel lost. At parent-teacher meetings, he reminds parents not to care only about grades. He even secretly reaches out to people who can help make his students’ dreams come true. H —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Yesterday, Again 昨日再来 [Female-oriented + personal growth + friendship + romance] The story follows three college women born on the same day of the same month. Beneath a camphor tree, they make a wish for their friendship to stay as fresh as the tree itself. They promise to meet beneath that tree again ten years later. Beneath the camphor trees on campus, three classmates and close friends, Lin Su'an, Gu Qingyan, and Shen Qiutang, once naively vowed to put their friendship first for the rest of their lives. But just b —Reads—Score114d adds
- 143 About My Neighbor Being a Culinary God 关于邻居是厨神这件事 [Reverse transmigration] [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [No System] [Lighthearted comedy] Shu from Arknights. If you haven’t played the game, just read it as a modern urban romance. If you have, feel free to bring some of the game’s setting into it. Shu’s appearance has been changed a little! Illustrator Fang Xi moved into an old apartment complex, where the tempting aromas drifting from his neighbor’s home kept setting his mouth watering. At their first meeting, he got locked out and une 162Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 144 Opposites Attract: A Tailor-Made Transformation Plan 相生相克：专属改造计划 [Cool-headed, rational straight girl x gentle, pure-hearted young man] [Slow-burn romance + two top students + happy ending] Jiang Lin would rather use her words than lift a finger, and with one sharp remark, she can leave anyone utterly devastated. Xu Heshan is a gentle, considerate “human air conditioner,” beloved by everyone wherever he goes. Except around Jiang Lin, he gets riled up every day and loses every time. It takes Xu Heshan a while to realize that the most skilled hunters often a 216Reads—Score11214d adds
- 145 I Can’t Help Falling for You 喜欢你我身不由己 A new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 When I Wake from the Dream, Life Is Different 梦醒时分，不一样的人生 [The Story of a Normal Student's Normal Life at a Normal School] [Multiple Heroines] [No Melodrama] [No System] [No Face-Slapping] [From High School to College] [Only Children Have to Choose] [This Time, I Want It All] All for the sake of remembering the youth that has long since passed. 211Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Sniping the Moon 狙击月亮 [Sweet romance + mutual devotion + school life] [Gentle, sweet little white rabbit + handsome, rebellious young heir from Beijing] “In this hurried world where roads stretch far and horses gallop fast, you’ve been in my heart for more than just a few years.” “Across a thousand mountains, I meet the sea; across ten thousand miles, I meet you.” You are my one and only moon. What kind of sparks will fly between the aloof school bully and the beautiful top student? What could make the bully fall in 44Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 148 Yi He Knows Xia 一禾知夏 Sharp-tongued, theatrical underachiever vs. aloof, proud top student. The heroine has aphasia. His arrival is when her summer truly begins! Everyone knows Pei Jinghe of Class 138, Grade 11: tall, long-legged, handsome, and great at basketball. Whenever there's a school tournament, his fangirls fill the court. But the guy is so sharp-tongued he takes on everyone. When the school beauty shyly handed him a love letter on the court, he casually tossed it aside, saying, “What a show-off.” One day, a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 A Breeze Falling into Midsummer 坠入盛夏的风 ◎ High school romance / reunion after years apart / mutual devotion / sharp-tongued king at first, clingy kisser later / happy ending ◎ Proud, clear-headed sweetheart Xia Fan × cocky, handsome, foul-mouthed wild boy Chen Yufeng ◎ Heir to a real estate company × rising star in the business world ·01 During the summer break of her first year of high school, after sixteen years of living by the rules in the capital, Xia Fan moved to the small town of Jiangqing because of changes in her family. Ther 115Reads8.0Score10514d adds
- 150 The Spring of Orange and Green 橘绿之泉 [Childhood Sweethearts + Cats and Dogs + Secret Crush + Both Pure in Body and Heart] When Zhou Sui was little, she accidentally knocked over a bottle of perfume, and the fresh, tart scent of green tangerines instantly filled the air. That little accident brought about her first meeting with the aloof boy next door. In the blink of an eye, the sour-faced, cool guy from back then had been turned by her into a clingy big puppy. He got jealous at the drop of a hat, and his possessiveness knew no bou 3Reads—Score—14d adds
