Novels like A Love Hidden Beneath Friendship
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- 1 The Crown Prince Clings to His Childhood Sweetheart After She Returns a Widow 青梅守寡归，太子夜夜缠 After living in the imperial palace for six years, Xu Chengxi's most outrageous act was sneaking a kiss on the Crown Prince's coming-of-age day. She thought it was her secret, but a few days later, she received a stack of profiles of unmarried men. Zhao Jingheng spoke in the tone of a kindly older brother: “Zhaozhao, you're old enough to start meeting potential matches.” Xu Chengxi was heartbroken. She was willing to marry far away just to put some distance between them. After returning from he 2.6kReads—Score21114d adds
- 2 After I Finally Let Go, My Childhood Friend Went Crazy 我彻底放手后，竹马哥哥他疯了 [Winning back his wife + childhood friends + possessive love + sweet romance + school life] Mu Zhaozhao had loved Qi Chongzhi since childhood, but she had confessed to him countless times and been rejected every single time. She planned to confess one last time, and if he rejected her again, she would stop pursuing him. But as she waited with flowers in her arms, she saw him holding another woman's hand. Mu Zhaozhao's heart ached. She couldn't bring herself to take that final step. She was a cow 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Ex-Wife with a Hefty Price Tag: President Lu's Elaborate Plan to Win Her Back 天价前妻：陆总追婚套路深 Tang Jin loved Lu Zhan for ten years. Everyone knew it. She wagered her heart and challenged the woman he cherished to see who would come out on top. Fortunately, she won. At the brink of life and death, a villain forces Lu Zhan to choose between two people. After a long, agonizing hesitation, he roars: “Touch Tang Jin, and I’ll kill you!” But no one could have imagined that his choice would send her straight to hell, never to return. Three years later, everyone knows that the lofty man has fina 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The CEO's Childhood Sweetheart Can't Compete with the Newcomer 霸总的青梅抵不过天降 A self-destructive heroine vs. a hero who has to suffer through a long road to win her back Su Heng’s biggest regret was becoming Zhang Hexi’s childhood sweetheart. She dutifully played second fiddle for years, only to watch him give his whole heart to the woman who had appeared out of nowhere later, his one true love... Knowing the fate of a cannon-fodder character, she chose to bow out. She returned home alone in disgrace, only to become a down-and-out heiress. Later, she was busy making m 283Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Boy Next Door Favors the Transfer Student? His Childhood Sweetheart Is Done Chasing Him! 竹马偏爱转校生？青梅她不追了！ [Childhood sweethearts + devoted to each other + the man grovels to win her back + the heroine isn't blinded by love!] Liang Yuchen and Xu Yiqing grew up together as childhood sweethearts. He promised he would cherish her above everyone else for the rest of his life! So Xu Yiqing foolishly followed him year after year! That is, until a new transfer student arrived at school. The new girl was gentler, prettier, and more popular than she was! Then... The transfer student fell from the second floor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Ex-Husband Chase: Get Lost, You Scumbag 追妻火葬场：渣男给我滚 The Scumbag’s Wife-Chasing Crematorium: Get Lost! 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Childhood Sweetheart Can't Beat the New Girl. I'm Leaving, So Why Are You Crying? 青梅不敌天降，我走你哭啥 [Also known as: Childhood Sweethearts Can't Beat the Girl Who Appears Later, So Why Are You Crying Now?] Wen Hao, a hopeless simp, is reborn. In his previous life, the campus beauty he loved eventually chose a delinquent school bully. After being reborn, he refuses to fawn over Zhong Yu'er, the campus beauty from his previous life, even for a second. In this life, all he wants to do is study, make money, and find the young lady who was the one regret he could never let go of in his previous life 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Heaven-Sent Tenderness 天赐温柔意 A wild heiress and her gentle, refined childhood friend, a CEO In a dim private room. Zhou Yuting accuses him, “Xu Xiaoxing, you’re seducing me!” Xu Xiaoxing lets out a scornful laugh. “Seduction? Now you recognize it? Want to think back on how many times you seduced me?” His hand keeps stroking her waist as he continues, “How many times have you bitten my ear? Put your arms around my waist? Thrown yourself on top of me and carried on without letting up?” After one passionate night together, Xu 248Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 9 The Childhood Friend Regrets Losing His Sweetheart 竹马悔青梅 #Second chance romance, groveling chase, childhood friends# Ye Ye had been secretly in love with her childhood friend Sheng Ze, the untouchable heartthrob, for years. She loved his white shirt blowing in the breeze and the elegant, handsome face that softened only for her. She once thought they were in love with each other and waited for one of them to break the ice. After the college entrance exams, she carefully planned to confess. Then she discovered that Sheng Ze loved someone else. His kind 353Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 10 I Became the Female Supporting Character in a Danmei Novel 我穿成了耽美文女配 I Was Reincarnated as the Female Supporting Character in a Danmei Novel 817Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Childhood Sweetheart and the Newcomer Both Get Their Comeuppance 竹马和天降都火葬场了 [The long road to winning her back + childhood sweethearts + a newcomer arrives + sweet yet angsty healing romance + rivals fighting for her + yandere] (A spoiled, affectionate childhood friend vs. a kind, brave childhood sweetheart vs. a gentle, brooding newcomer) What do you do when the childhood sweetheart who always loved and cared for you no longer wants you... Pei Zhao had always seen Zhu Sui as his best friend and closest family. He possessively claimed the most important place in her hea 53Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 12 The Childhood Friend Lost His First Love 竹马丢了青梅 The Jiang and Liu families had been close for generations, and the Jiang family’s young master and the Liu family’s young lady were childhood sweethearts. That summer, they both got into Haicheng’s best high school. But then, one day, another girl barged between them... Much later, on a quiet night, the girl choked back tears and told the boy, “Yuanqing, I really resent you both. I know you weren’t to blame, but I still resent you. Let’s end things here. Don’t come looking for me again, okay?” T 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Campus Heartthrob Put an Arm Around My Waist, and My Childhood Friend Saw Red 被校草搂腰抱，竹马急红了眼 [Good girl and aloof, cool school heartthrob; the second male lead, a school bully, chases her after losing her but fails, while the male lead, the school heartthrob, wins her over~] Jiang Tang had liked Gu Shengze for five years. On the day she planned to confess, she overheard him saying he was going to confess to the school belle. It turned out the childhood friend who had once promised to get into A University with her and stay together forever had long since made room in his heart for someo 130Reads6.6Score3114d adds
- 14 The Capital’s Crown Prince Regrets It 京圈太子爷他后悔了 The Capital's Young Master Regrets It 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A New Childhood Sweetheart, the Same Journey from School Uniforms to Wedding Gown 换个竹马，一样从校服到婚纱 A sweet, slice-of-life story with no face-slapping. An Zhaoran and Pei Yanche grew up together, and everyone said they were destined to become a couple. An Zhaoran thought so too, until a transfer student arrived at their school in their senior year of high school, and the childhood friend who had always been by her side somehow disappeared from her life. It’s all right. An Zhaoran decides to study abroad, only to unexpectedly spot Lu Jin’an, the least noticeable student in her high school class 245Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 16 After I Let Go, My Childhood Friend Mr. Gu Wouldn’t Leave Me Alone 放手后，青梅竹马顾先生死缠烂打 [Childhood sweethearts + entertainment industry + powerful male lead + face-slapping + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + both leads are each other's one and only] As children, Wen Yin and Gu Mian were childhood sweethearts, innocent and inseparable. Wen Yin always believed that she and Gu Mian would end up together sooner or later. But when they grew up, everything changed overnight. Gu Mian grew colder and more distant, and began avoiding Wen Yin. She didn't mind. So he could see her even whe 415Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Crossing the Line 越轨 Zhuang Yan was in a car accident! After waking from a three-year coma, Zhuang Yan lives for revenge! She won't let her ex-husband or his mistress off the hook! But why has some big shot set his sights on her while she's getting revenge? 10Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 18 The Spring Breeze Won't Cross the River, So You Must Cross It Yourself 春风不渡，君自渡 The Spring Breeze Won't Cross the River, So You Must Cross It Yourself 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Reborn: I Leave My Childhood Sweetheart, the Campus Beauty, Behind and Cling to a Rich Woman! 重生后我放弃青梅校花，选择抱紧富婆！ In his past life, Su Xing was the campus belle’s devoted simp, and in the end, he was left battered and broken! Only when he was dying did he discover that someone had loved him quietly for most of his life. Given another chance, he gives up on the campus belle and chooses the rich woman who loves him with all her heart. 224Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Flirting with the Beast: The Enigmatic Big Shot Caught Her and Took Her to Get a Marriage License 撩宠，被妖孽大佬当天抓去领证 [Marriage first, love later + faithful to each other + the second male lead desperately tries to win her back + the male lead has secretly loved her for years] [Brilliant, sunny designer vs. bewitching, seductive beauty] Shen Jiao always thought that after years of openly loving Huo Jun, he would eventually return her feelings. Until one day, at Huo Jun's birthday party, she heard him say, “I'm getting married, but it could never be Shen Jiao. She's just an orphan I took in.” Eyes red, she smile 46Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 21 Winning Over the Original Male Lead 撩原 [Bright, resilient childhood sweetheart X Proud, carefree scumbag childhood sweetheart] [She takes the lead, he indulges her; secret love comes true; low on groveling; both leads would die without romance!] Lu Zhuo was Xu Nian's scumbag childhood sweetheart, the one she secretly loved but lost to an unexpected rival. Seven years apart, and the once proud, carefree boy has become a playboy in the entertainment news, a shady back-alley businessman, and a sucker who gets fleeced at nightclubs? His 174Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 22 My Childhood-Friend School Hunk Doesn't Like Me?! 校草竹马竟然不喜欢我？！ [A melodramatic high school romance. The author loves this kind of story! The pursuit-and-redemption arc is a little rushed due to circumstances. The author has posted content warnings in the comments. Please read them before requesting anything or leaving a bad review!!!] [Pursuit and redemption + childhood sweethearts + angst before sweetness + devoted leads + happy ending] [The angst comes from one misunderstanding after another, not from a lack of love. The male lead has only ever loved the 144Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 23 The Boy Who Fell from the Sky Is Absolutely Adorable 天降小狗超爱的 [Campus + love triangle + bittersweet + secret crush + push and pull + both leads are inexperienced] Cold childhood friend / Haughty heiress / Pure and sensual newcomer Qi Jing / Yan Yue / Tong Jiashen Yan Yue has a bad temper, and Qi Jing has shaped her attitude toward relationships. She’s cruel and foolish. She enjoys Tong Jiashen’s unwavering devotion, letting him get close while intending to toy with him. Confidently, she believes her high position makes her the one in control of their relat 1.5kReads8.1Score13314d adds
- 24 He Killed My Brother, Yet Called Me His Light 他杀了我哥，却说我是他的光 He Killed My Brother, Yet Says I'm His Light 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 After I Gave Up Winning Over My Childhood Friend, He Turned Dark 我放弃攻略竹马后，他黑化了 [Transmigrate into a book (not quick transmigration, not a strong female lead) + childhood sweethearts + wealthy CEO + one-on-one romance] (A little bit of angst early on, then the male lead gets put through the wringer.) Jiang Ziyue is a task-taker from the Quick Transmigration Administration. This time, she transmigrates into a novel called The Sweet Little Princess of the Gentle, Black-Bellied Young Master, as the wicked second female rival: a cannon-fodder cousin who appears for one chapter 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 My Childhood Friend Wanted Me as His Concubine, So I Turned Around and Sought a Better Match! 竹马让她做妾，青梅转身觅良人！ [Complete] Originally titled "My Childhood Friend Wanted Her as a Concubine, So She Turned Away to Find a Better Man" [Obsessively devoted male lead + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only love + clever, clearheaded heroine in poor health, physically frail but strong-willed; the male lead is four years older than the heroine, a paternal type, always calculating and long in his plotting] Jiang Jinle, Yan Buyu, and Su Ziqi grew up together as childhood friends. The Jiang 277Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 27 Childhood Sweethearts Can’t Compete with Someone Who Appears Out of Nowhere 青梅竹马敌不过天降 On a snowy day, I watch Mi Hexue kiss the cute, pure-hearted female lead in the snow as everyone offers them their blessings. Their love is so passionate, as if nothing in the world could keep them apart. And I, a transmigrator, the male lead's childhood friend and current girlfriend, can only watch my boyfriend fall in love with someone else, one step at a time. 241Reads—Score114d adds
- 28 The Day He Cut the Blood from My Heart, I Married His Imperial Uncle 剜我心头血那天，我嫁了他皇叔 The Day He Cut Out My Heart's Blood, I Married His Imperial Uncle 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Phoenix Crown Changes Hands 凤冠换主 The Phoenix Crown Changes Hands 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 They Seized My Family Estate? I Married the Regent and Rose to Power 抄我家？转头我嫁摄政王权倾朝野 They Tried to Steal My Family Fortune, So I Turned Around and Married the Regent, Taking the Court by Storm 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Reborn, I Refused the Marriage and Turned to Marry a Disabled Prince 重生拒婚后，我转身嫁了残废王爷 Reborn, I Refused the Marriage and Turned Around to Marry a Disabled Prince 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 After Draining the Family Fortune, I'm Done Being This Powerful Minister's Wife 掏空家产后，这权臣夫人我不当了 After Draining the Family Fortune, I Refuse to Be This Powerful Official's Wife 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 When the Mist Clears, We’ll Meet Again 当迷雾散开，我们再重逢 [No Reconciliation After the Breakup] [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] [Secret Crush] The Jin family in the north and the Song family in the south: everyone knew the two families were betrothed, perhaps because they were made for each other. What no one knew was that this had always been Song Qinian's one-sided wish. She spent three years trying to warm Jin Yize's heart, but it never thawed. Eventually, the two families called off the engagement, and Song Qinian went abroad, vanishing without a 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn, I Stood by as My Childhood Friend Went Downhill 重生后我袖手旁观，竹马一天不如一天 After eight years as childhood sweethearts and husband and wife, Hu Ningshuang finally helped Shen Qingbai pass the imperial examinations and become the top scholar through her hard work running their household. Yet on the night the results were posted, he tricked her into drinking a bowl of abortion medicine. “Why?” she asked him as she lay in a pool of blood. “Because I want you to know what it feels like to lose the person you love most.” “She wasn't killed by me.” “Without you, she wouldn't 253Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 35 So Childhood Friends Lose to Someone Who Shows Up Later? Fine, I'm Done Chasing You 竹马不如天降是吧，我不追了 In his previous life, even after Yun Yi confessed to her in person and was rejected, he had no regrets and continued protecting his childhood sweetheart, Xiao Yaqin. He spent thirteen years following behind her, until one day, he suddenly received a wedding invitation for Xiao Yaqin and the man who'd appeared out of nowhere. It hit him like a bolt of lightning. Reborn on the eve of the college entrance exams, the day after his confession was rejected, Yun Yi immediately declared, “So childho 191Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 36 Childhood Sweethearts Can't Compete With the Newcomer 青梅竹马不敌天降 A quick warning up front: This story is based on my personal imagination. It all started because I love these two so much, so I brought them together across worlds to indulge myself. Pairing: Sasuke Uchiha & Ran Mouri (You read that right. This is a pretty unconventional ship, so please feel free to mute it if it's not your thing.) If you like it, come join us and have fun! This is simply a little wish of mine coming true. Whether they're characters from the same show or different ones, I hope 397Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 37 Vermilion Sand in My Palm, Nothing More 掌心朱砂，不过尔尔 The Cinnabar on My Palm Is Nothing Special 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Prince, Stop Kneeling! The Princess Consort Really Won't Marry You 王爷别跪了，王妃她真的不嫁了 My Lord, Stop Kneeling. Your Princess Consort Really Isn't Marrying You 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 After I Remarried the Grand Tutor, the Crown Prince Knelt in Public and Called Me His Master's Wife 改嫁太傅后，太子当众跪喊师娘 After I Remarried the Grand Tutor, the Crown Prince Knelt in Public and Called Me His Martial Aunt 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Reborn After Being Sentenced to Death, the Prince Begged Me Not to Divorce Him 被赐死后重生，王爷跪求我别和离 Reborn After Being Sentenced to Death, the Prince Begged Me Not to Divorce Him 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 After My Childhood Sweetheart Drove His Wife Away, He Regretted It Too Late 竹马把老婆气跑后，追悔莫及 Childhood sweethearts + a little groveling after he drives her away + no angst. This is the story of a man who can’t talk to save his life, finally realizing the importance of choosing his words after his wife leaves him, then doing everything he can to win her back. Su Nianqing and Gu Youheng grew up together and naturally became a couple. Gu Youheng had a bad temper and had never spoken gently to anyone, including Su Nianqing. Still, she always believed he loved her. So she went along with wha 1.1kReads—Score10114d adds
- 42 After I Redeemed the General, the Powerful Chancellor Pursued His Wife to the Crematorium 我救赎将军后，权相追妻火葬场了 [Beautiful Noblewoman vs. Devoted General + Female-Led Political Intrigue + Mutual Salvation + Second Male Lead’s Regretful Pursuit + Family and Country] The main couple: [When they were young] She was a radiant, passionate noblewoman; he was a handsome young general of noble bearing. [When their families arranged a match] She loved someone else and knew he did, too, so she asked him to refuse the marriage with her. [Later] She got her wish and became the envy of all as the mistress of the chanc 3.5kReads8.8Score35514d adds
- 43 I'll Take the Divorce Letter, Marquis. Please Behave Yourself 休书我收下了，侯爷请自重 I'll Accept the Divorce Letter. Marquis, Please Behave Yourself 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 You Wicked Thing, If Buddha Won't Save You, I Will 妖孽，佛不渡你，我渡 You little menace, if Buddha won't save you, I will. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 When Spring Faded, I Once Bid Farewell to the Mirror 春尽曾辞镜 At the End of Spring, I Once Left the Mirror 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 In the End, Childhood Sweethearts Beat the New Arrival 最终，青梅竹马比过了天降 “People say childhood sweethearts who've been together for over a decade always lose to someone who comes along out of nowhere. Will we, too?” Xiao Chiyu watches Gu Yuan, who has been at his side ever since he could remember, always following him around and never leaving him, become a couple with the so-called “new arrival,” Yang Nianqiu. But he doesn't know that Gu Yuan has always had him in her heart. She only realized her feelings too late and was too proud to confess. On top of that, Xiao Ch 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 When the Begonias Bloom 海棠花开的时候 When the Begonias Bloom 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 On Our Wedding Night, He Exposed My Imposture on the Spot 大婚夜，他当场拆穿我替嫁 On Our Wedding Night, He Exposed Me as the Substitute Bride 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Secretly Keeping the Moonlight: The Ultimate Favorite, Reserved for Mrs. Pei 私藏月光：顶级偏宠只给裴太太 [Modern Romance, Both Leads’ First Love + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Secret Crush Comes True + Sweet, Flirty Romance] [Resilient, Gentle Rising Star Designer × Devoted, Slyly Charming Wife-Pampering Fanatic] Shen Qingyao was Fu Yanshen’s childhood sweetheart, as well as an unremarkable accessory who was always at his beck and call. When he announced his engagement, he watched Shen Qingyao leave the private room and said with certainty, “Leave her alone. Once she’s done throwing a tantru 260Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 50 Good, Let Me Tempt You 乖，是欲撩 [Scheming, Proud CEO × Gentle, Cool Beauty] Both leads are pure and devoted; childhood sweethearts; a groveling chase to win her back; a sweet romance. Cold and ruthless business tycoon in public, clingy puppy at home. Ye Shuhuan had liked Lu Helin since she was little. By the time they were at university, everyone knew she had a crush on the haughty, aloof young master of the Lu family, Lu Helin. “I hate her.” When Ye Shuhuan heard those words, she disappeared from his world forever without say 95Reads8.0Score—14d adds
