Novels like The Slow Tide of Spring
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Slow Tide of Spring, best match first.
- 51 Farewell After the Snowfall 在这场雪后告别 This was something I wrote when I was young. Looking back at it is so embarrassing... I can’t delete it, so just pretend I never wrote it... If I get the chance, I’ll definitely rewrite it into a normal version. It’s making my toes curl... (Can’t they add a delete option already!!!) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 A Second-Tier College Graduate Becomes a Teacher, and Every Student Gets Into Tsinghua or Peking University 二本毕业当老师，学生全部上清北 [Just started getting rated, and the score is slowly climbing] Jiang Yang graduated from a second-tier university and coached a class that got students into Tsinghua and Peking University. But then the principal brought in a high achiever with a bachelor’s and master’s degree from a top-tier university to replace him. “You’re just a second-tier graduate. You’re not qualified to teach this Tsinghua-Peking University class. You couldn’t even do well on your own college entrance exam, so how could 25.4kReads7.7Score88314d adds
- 53 A Humid Summer Night 湿热夏夜 [Brash troublemaker vs. fake good girl|Rekindled romance|Groveling to win back his wife] In her second year of high school, Chi Yinong is adopted by the Jiang family and transfers to Shili International. As a student in Class A of the experimental program, she becomes everyone's target for bullying. To make it through high school, she goes to great lengths to get close to the young master of the Zhou family, hoping to use his influence to get by at Shili. Zhou Qiyou is Shili International's gold 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 54 Bite Him 咬他 8.4kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
- 55 Cream Plum Candy's Secret Crush 奶油话梅糖的暗恋 [A timid, overlooked girl at first ✘ A bold, free-spirited rich boy] [High School Secret Crush + Reunion After Years Apart + A Secret Crush Comes True] In high school, Qin Xiangwan secretly fell for the boy everyone admired, Ji Yuzhou. The plum candy she slipped him was all the courage she could muster. Qin Xiangwan had a crush on Ji Yuzhou for nearly six whole years. Her bittersweet, tender feelings were like the creamy plum candy in her pocket: something she could only savor alone, never dar 744Reads—Score10214d adds
- 56 A Secret Crush Finds a Sunny Day 暗恋遇见小晴天 [Misplaced Crush | Unrequited Love Turns Mutual | Finding Their Way to Each Other | Mutual First Love, Happy Ending | Bittersweet and Sweet Romance | School and City Life] [Gentle Older Man × Sensitive Girl Who Works Hard to Better Herself] Zhang Huai was the pride of Shangyou High, a natural star who wasn't arrogant, though he didn't realize it himself. The first time he felt an unknowing stir of affection for Chen Zhixia was when he looked up and saw her. He couldn't help wanting to get closer 849Reads8.1Score13714d adds
- 57 She Shines Too Brightly 她太过耀眼 [Youth and campus + ensemble cast + devoted couples + two wealthy families + love at first sight] [Dazzling genius girl with a fairy-like air vs. cocky bad boy who only believes in love] Zhou Songyi, the rumored top scorer from S City, transfers in. She’s obedient, well-behaved, and a great student. Jimo Bai dyes his hair, skips class, and gets into fights. He’s a notorious rich playboy. When she transfers in, she arrives like a ray of light and changes his life. He says she saved him from a des 1.2kReads8.1Score14714d adds
- 58 Waiting for a Summer 等一个夏季 (A new story in the same series: Confessing in Autumn) [School life + touches of ensemble cast + comedy + heartwarming + two top students] They say, “You'll remember the person you fell in love with at sixteen for the rest of your life.” At first, Xia Xia didn't believe it. Not until she spent night after night unable to sleep, tossing and turning with tears soaking her pillow. Clutching the hoodie he had given her, she buried half her face in it, as if that could take her back to the summer whe 957Reads—Score17014d adds
- 59 In This Little Town, There’s No One but You 里许元来无别人 [Elegant, gentle office worker] X [Proud, high-status, domineering boss] [Her perspective: secret crush comes true + His perspective: love grows over time + Sweet everyday romance + Both leads' first love + HE] * In high school, Gu Manqing always thought Shen Yuxiu was an aloof, proud top student, a snowy peak, a moon over the sea, a heaven-blessed genius beyond anyone's reach. She had a crush on him for more than a decade, but her feelings never reached his heart. She worked hard to keep up wi 295Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 60 A Reply That Stirs the Heart 心动回信 [High School Secret Crush + Mutual Love + Long-Standing Scheme] Gentle yet resilient × Unstoppable brilliance In high school, Wen Qi fell for a boy. He was an excellent student. During breaks, he liked leaning on the railing outside the classroom with a can of cola or lychee soda in his hand. He would roll up his uniform sleeves just enough to reveal his strong, well-defined forearms. He often went to the school music room to play piano and drums and sing. He also liked going to the rooftop alon 2.7kReads8.5Score55014d adds
- 61 Scorched Lotus 焦荷 [A shy, sensitive stutterer in the early chapters who becomes a warm and resilient screenwriter × a distant, aloof top-tier star who later turns devoted and clingy] [Both inexperienced in love / Secret crush comes true / Utmost devotion / Sweet romance in the entertainment industry] How long is ten years? Long enough for an entire girlhood to be filled with one person’s name. Everyone knows that top-tier star Wei Xing is cold and distant, an untouchable beauty in the entertainment industry. But 1.1kReads8.5Score23614d adds
- 62 Reunion: Years Later, My Secret Crush Is Pursuing Me 重逢：多年后，暗恋对象追我了 Most people have probably had a secret crush at some point. Yan You was no exception, though her crush began a little earlier than most. “Xie Huaizhi, I like you.” In the pouring rain, Yan You watched Xie Huaizhi's retreating figure and voiced the secret she had kept in her heart. He couldn't hear her, and this crush deserved to end. Sometimes fate really is a strange thing. Yan You couldn't believe she ran into Xie Huaizhi again on her very first day of college, and he was the volunteer assigne 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Stranded for You 为你搁浅 [Pure, Sweet, and Well-Behaved Girl + Aristocratic, Chaste Young Master + First Love for Both + She Has a Crush on Him at First + He Pursues Her Later + Happy Ending] Li Shuqian has a crush on someone, but she has never dared to hope for anything more. He is so exceptional that she has to work herself to the bone just to catch a glimpse of him from afar. - Lou Yishen is like a star in the vast sea of the universe, dazzling and radiant. He lives as he pleases, carefree and unrestrained, until one 130Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Don't Worry, Your Flaws Are Exactly What I Love 别担心，你的缺点是我喜欢的样子 [Youth and school life + modern romance + mutual secret crushes + healing + BE aesthetics + a gentle, resilient, warmhearted girl and a quiet, sharp-tongued but softhearted boy] During a break in evening study, Jiang Wanwan suddenly raised her head from the sea of practice problems and, acting strangely, poked her deskmate in the side. He was fast asleep beside her. “He Feng, what kind of person do you think I am?” “When I first met you, I thought you were like an ostrich.” He Feng couldn’t ev 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 It's Youth, So There Will Always Be Regrets 是青春，总会有遗憾 [Mutual Pining and Love | Healing | Love at First Sight | Ensemble Cast] Anmian Couple: Top liberal arts student and top science student | Detail-oriented | Love grows over time | They choose each other “Qiao Shengsheng, could I borrow a pen?” “You’re a lifesaver. I’m counting on you for physics from now on.” “My pleasure.” “I’m sorry I distracted you. You’re wonderful, and you deserve the very best in the world.” “Summer is a flowing green, but in my eyes, you are summer, forever unchanged.” “I 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Wielding the Stinger 执刺 Lin You and Song Si met beneath the flagpole in their first year of high school. He fell in love with her at first sight, and before long, everyone knew he was pursuing her. Abused by her mother and neglected by her father, she learned to protect herself. Always at the top of her class, she was a teacher’s favorite, yet she suffered from a mental illness. He was a rebellious, handsome school bully, a boy who lived on his own terms. But he made her feel cherished, helped her slowly emerge from he 188Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 67 What Is It Now, My Lady?! 又怎么了，我的大小姐？！ [Sophora branches drape over the courtyard, while twilight settles in serene calm.] . [One-on-one | BG | Happy ending | Both leads are each other’s first | Personal growth | Older woman-younger man romance | Sweet campus romance | The face-slapping rule] [Spoiled heiress Jiang Yan x cold-faced top student Jiang Huaimu] . A 30-yuan coffee and an 80-million-yuan white dress became the source of Jiang Yan’s grievance against Jiang Huaimu. It was his fault, his apology was insincere, and he couldn’t 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 A Secret Crush in the Troposphere 对流层的暗恋 A Secret Crush in the Troposphere 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 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
- 70 Sweetly Obedient 乖哄 “He used both hands to smooth away the darkness before my eyes.” Year after year, the man named Lu Zhixun remained the hero of her novels. Eight years later, they met again. The “little girl” from back then had become “Miss Shu.” When Lu Zhixun learned that Shu He had secretly loved him for eight years, the disciplined, restrained man sat in his car and smoked all night. “Your arrival ruined my plan to grow old alone.” “Will you fall in love with someone else, then?” “Fool, my love isn't a flyer 175Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 71 Qian Qian Enters Qi's Heart 浅浅入祈心 [Gentle and reserved × Wild and carefree] [One-on-one, both untouched | University Campus | Mutual Pining Comes True | Sweet Romance] Wen Qian's three-year crush is like a silent pursuit of light. An orphan raised in a welfare home, she quietly blends into the crowd, letting her gaze fall on Gu Yanqi again and again. The young man, wrapped in the aura of a wealthy family and spending his days chasing pleasures, is like moonlight she doesn't dare reach for. Her crush is hidden in the corners of h 891Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 72 We Reunited After Seven Years, Only to Learn He Had Secretly Loved Me Too 时隔七年重逢，才知他也曾暗恋我 [Reunited After Years Apart + Mutual Secret Crush + Ensemble Cast Coming-of-Age + Sweet Romance] [Devoted, restrained male lead x Bright, clear-eyed female lead] On the day they reunite, Gu Qiaonan politely says, "Manager Lu, I've heard so much about you." But on his desk, Lu Ning spots the ugly-cute pig cup she made by hand all those years ago. Later, she learns the truth: The numbers on the postcard were song IDs: #0622, "I Like You," and #0983, "Devoted to You." His line, "Lu Ning and I 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 A Muyu Knows Xixi 一沐知溪 She was once the quietest spectator behind him, while he was the only leading man in her entire youth. Five years apart, one ridiculous misunderstanding, and an unexpected reunion. Fate has led them round and round. Every wait will eventually be answered. A late-awakening heart will never fail to arrive. For all the years to come, I’ll walk beside you and you alone. 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 74 After Getting Into Grad School, I Won Over the Academic Heartthrob 考研上岸后，我攻略了学霸男神 [Sweet Romance] [Hardworking Girl × Gifted Top Student: Famous Screenwriter × Low-Profile Actor] This is a story about a crush. Yan Le'an had imagined countless times what it would be like to meet Yi Xing, but she'd never imagined that it would really happen. For Yan Le'an, there were two strokes of luck in her life. The first was meeting Yi Xing, and the second was getting into Tsinghua University because of him. I fell in love with you before I even knew you. Thank you for becoming my hero in 8Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 75 Buried Bones 藏骨 [Secret school crush + playboy turns over a new leaf + groveling ex + rekindled romance + healing + the pride of heaven] [An obsessive playboy with an intense possessive streak and a fear of losing her × a cool, stubborn, emotionally avoidant little flower] [She hides a rebellious streak, and only he knows] There has never been a shortage of girls confessing to Xie Xiangyan. He looks down on them from his lofty perch, neither making the first move nor turning them down. He’s a complete jerk. But 1.2kReads—Score11814d adds
- 76 Falling for Her 沦念于她 [Older Woman-Younger Man Romance + Love at First Sight + Mutual Pining Pays Off, Bold, Gentle, Playful Heroine x Possessive, Obsessive Puppy-Like Hero] “At first, I knew him and he knew me, but we didn’t know each other.” During her sophomore-year winter break, Xia Shuyu met Shen Ciyu, a senior at Yushi No. 1 High School, where her older sister taught. He was talented and handsome, seemingly aloof but passionate beneath the surface. They got to know each other over the following days, grew close 185Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 77 She Hid Away the Whole Summer 她藏起了整个盛夏 [Cool, aloof campus heartthrob x timid younger schoolmate | aloof at first, clingy later | he only acts cute around her | secret crush comes true] Both virgins, happy ending At sixteen, Yun Nian'an used her camera to secretly preserve an entire summer, along with the boy named Wen Xuyang. He was the golden boy in everyone's eyes, while she was the least noticeable among all the people who liked him. She thought this grand, silent crush would be sealed away forever with her youth. Until years 371Reads—Score10714d adds
- 78 The Past of He and Chen 何陈往事 [He + Secret Crush + Mutual Pining] Winter 2013, when the students were assigned to their arts and sciences tracks. He Jinnian was an utterly ordinary high school girl when she became desk mates with the famous Chen Lugui. He was never short of admirers, and his girlfriends came and went, but he saw her only as a friend. As her feelings for him grew, He Jinnian carefully hid them all. When he tested the waters, she smiled and pointed into the distance. "I like that boy over there." A secret crus 137Reads—Score10314d adds
- 79 A Kiss in the Spring Mist 潮吻春雾 Foster-family setup + the bad seed steals his love + an old flame rekindled + both are inexperienced Adorably sweet girl with a rebellious streak × sly, rebellious older guy At ten, Song Nan Yin was placed with the Zhou family as a companion to their son while he studied. In front of outsiders, Zhou Yun Ting was a decisive, mature, and dignified head of the Zhou family. But with the timid girl, he was endlessly patient, gentle, and refined. Falling for Zhou Yun Ting was only natural. But wh 340Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 80 May Visions Keep Coming One After Another 愿景络绎来 [From youthful heartbreak between childhood sweethearts to a sweet city romance after years apart, and finally, two people choosing each other for a lifetime] Youth in the ’80s generation! August 18, 2003: Enrollment and military training. June 8, 2006: The college entrance exam ends, and high school graduation follows. Early spring 2016: A reunion after ten years apart. The best Zhang Yuanjing and the best Jiang Luoyi! Time brought the right people back to each other. Luoyi takes Yuanjing’s han —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 When Youth Came to an End, I Wrote Down All Those Memories 青春散场，我记下了那些过往 College memories are full of fun. For everyone who has experienced it, university is a precious chapter in life. This book records the campus days of a group of people at Quanda University. Everyone will find their own story here. They may not be exactly alike, but there will always be similarities. Some story will stir up memories long buried, and some scene will make you think of someone from your own youthful journey. Youth must eventually come to an end, but at least I’ve written down those 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Secret the Moon Knows 月亮知道的秘密 [Mutual Secret Crush] During their bold, bright, and carefree high school years, Zhou Yan was always a coward. She hid in a corner, secretly in love with Xu Jiahuai, her twin younger brother’s best friend. To Zhou Yan, Xu Jiahuai was the very definition of light. Wherever the boy went, he shone brilliantly. Light was out of reach, and so was the person she loved. She liked to bare her heart to the moon at night. Of course, the moon never answered, and Zhou Yan didn’t need anyone to answer. Likin 254Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 83 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 226Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 84 Teacher Xiao Ning, Why Are You Hiding From Me? 小宁老师，你躲我做甚 [Reunion after years apart + rekindled love + campus romance to city life + healing] [A gentle, resilient teacher and a carefree, devoted male celebrity] Fu Shiqing was a famous heartthrob at Jing University, with an impressive family background and a refined, handsome appearance. He was easygoing and always seemed carefree and languid. Countless girls confessed to him, but he turned them all down without a second thought. Until one day, a girl rushing by with a sandwich in her mouth crashed int 143Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 85 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
- 86 Stop Running, Captain Gu's Sweetheart 别逃了顾中队的小娇妻 Mu Nanfeng isn’t a voice fan. But during high school military training, she heard a boy’s formation call, “At ease. Attention.” From that moment on, she was captivated. She lost her heart to his voice, and then lost her heart altogether. Unfortunately, the boys and girls trained separately, and when training ended, she still hadn’t found the owner of that voice. Then, in the second week of school, Mu Nanfeng finally heard that voice again. And she finally saw its owner. From then on, she felt he 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Fill It Up, Fill It Up 盛好，盛好 In my previous life, I was Sheng Duonan. I lived in the cage called “family,” beneath his unreachable moonlight. I gave him my heart and buried my name in the earth. I thought that was the end of it. But fate never asked whether I was willing. In this life, my name is Sheng Hao. The same face, the same wounds, the same school bullying and cold indifference from my family. Lying beneath the stark white ceiling of a hospital, I could only feel the irony of it all. Then, for the first time, our sou 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The College Heartthrob I Kept Turns Out to Be the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite Circle 我包养的渴肤症校草竟是京圈太子 Just started posting, so updates are coming! [Male lead with touch starvation + painfully intense push and pull + dog training romance + chasing his wife to the crematorium + both virgins, 1v1] [Dark, despicable puppy * spoiled, lustful heiress] On her first day of college, Yu Zhi took one look at an upperclassman in the math department and fell for him. Broad shoulders, a narrow waist, long legs, sculpted chest, abs, and thighs. Sharp features, aloof and refined, so devastatingly handsome he co 10.9kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
- 89 Shocking! A Genius Chess Player Read My Keepsakes and Fell in Love with Me! 惊！天才棋手读我遗物爱上我！ Before long, her belongings, including a diary chronicling decades of her life, went viral across the internet. At first, Ding Hanyang had only clicked on it by accident while in the lounge. But then he read every word, line by line, turning it over in his mind again and again. Through the diary, he felt the past ten years of a girl’s relentless climb upward. She was hardworking, optimistic, and loved to fool around. Eventually, Ding Hanyang realized that he had fallen in love with someone who w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Joy Along with the Elm 随榆而欢 [A Healing Romance, Sweet and Affectionate, Mutual Secret Crush] [A gentle, delicate Jiangnan beauty × a laid-back, free-spirited young man] In her second year of high school, a transfer student joined the class. She was gentle and easygoing, but an unexpected twist in life soon came her way. From then on, light began to shine into the world that had been shrouded in fog for years. Everyone has something they’ll bend over backwards for. For Qi Xiuxui, it was… “Let’s take things one step at a tim 279Reads8.7Score11114d adds
- 91 A Grain in the Vast Sea 一栗沧海 [Low score due to too few ratings] [School life + rekindled romance + years of unrequited love finally fulfilled] The story is told from both the heroine's and hero's perspectives. Four-character chapter titles are from the heroine's perspective, while three-character titles are from the hero's. The school-day memories and reunion storyline are divided roughly equally. [Content warnings] 0. This story is entirely fictional and is not based on any real people or events. 1. The story has a realist 1.6kReads8.8Score14214d adds
- 92 Hard to Conceal 难掩 [One true love, a playboy who only pretends to be one, secretly in love, both leads are sexually inexperienced] So parallel lines can intersect. So love means being someone’s exception. So love means making it obvious for everyone to see. Zhu He never imagined she would have anything to do with Meng Xuyao. As far as she knew, Meng Xuyao was carefree and unrestrained, and no one had ever truly found a place in his eyes. She didn’t know that affection could be hidden, and love held back. Their reu 30Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 93 His Long-Overdue Love 他迟来的喜欢 [A Clear-Headed, Steadfast Girl Who’d Rather Do Nothing × A Boy Who Seems Gentle but Is Actually Proud and Distant] [Mostly Slice of Life] Back in middle school, if anyone had asked He Jianyu whether she liked Lin Yizhou, the answer would have been an unequivocal yes. Like most girls her age, she admired Lin Yizhou, who was as gentle and warm as a spring breeze beneath a bright moon. The only difference was that she knew her own mind, neither insecure nor conceited, and was content to be a lazy 1.3kReads8.7Score17914d adds
- 94 The Echo of a Secret Crush 暗恋之回响 Lin Shijing never expected that one day, the person she had a crush on would suddenly sit in front of her with his “girlfriend.” Just as she grew so flustered she wanted to run away, he showed that he still remembered her... She thought they would never cross paths again, but with every step closer, she fell deeper... Once all the misunderstandings were cleared up, she finally found the courage to confess, only to nearly lose him forever. What she thought was a one-sided crush turned out to be m 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Kite and the Boy 风筝与少年 [Secret Crush Comes True | 1v1, Pure Love | Sweet Romance] [Sensitive, Overthinking Top Student × Bold, Free-Spirited Golden Boy] A paper-kite airplane brought summer and Chen Yibai into Zhou Lili’s world. Zhou Lili remembered it clearly: the boy stood on the second-floor school corridor, looking down at the orange-yellow paper-kite airplane drifting by. Without warning, it fell at her heels. Their gazes met in midair, and the boy’s eyes sparkled with laughter. The summer breeze, paper-kite airp 872Reads8.7Score10814d adds
- 96 My Crush Says He Likes Sweet, Obedient Girls! 暗恋对象说他喜欢乖乖女！ (Completed) [Quiet, Gentle, Sweet and Well-Behaved × Cool, Dashing, and Good at Flirting] [College Campus + He Falls at First Sight + Her Secret Crush Comes True + Sweet Flirting + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First and Last, Happy Ending] Ji Ciyè was the kind of person who seemed born to stand out. Countless girls liked him. Lin Wutong had even witnessed a confession herself. In the hallway leading to the KTV restroom, a girl sweetly asked him what type of girl he liked. After a brief silence, s 25.1kReads8.3Score3.4k14d adds
- 97 The Transfer Student Looks Just Like the Wife I Imagined 转校生和我脑补的老婆长得一样 [Romance] [Healing] [Sweet Campus Love] [Pure Love] [Ensemble Cast] Lu Jingchen has a secret: ever since middle school, he has imagined a perfect girlfriend named Lin Wan. On the first day of senior year, transfer student Lin Qiuwan stands at the front of the classroom, looking exactly like the girl he imagined. Even more terrifying, the first words she says sound exactly like Lin Wan’s voice in his mind. On the way home from school, she stops him with a rose in hand. “Lu Jingchen, do you believ 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 A Wet Kiss on Savage Bones 湿吻野骨 [Just started receiving ratings, and they'll go up later!] [School life (high school, then college) + unrequited love + sweet romance + top students + mutual healing + bittersweet slow burn] In her final year of high school, Sheng Zhi moved to Yunwang, a remote county town. She thought it was the darkest moment of her life, withered petals behind her and a damp, uncertain road ahead. Until one rainy evening. Sheng Zhi ran into Xie Jingyao at the entrance to an alley. The young man who had o 13.7kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 99 Kapok’s Confession 木棉的告白 [A crush becomes mutual + a little bittersweet at first + incredibly sweet later] [Gentle on the outside, strong-willed and resilient like sunshine ✘ arrogant big shot who says one thing but means another] Zhou Sh Shui spent her entire youth quietly loving Chi Che, the golden boy everyone admired. She was the stranger closest to him, keeping clear boundaries and never crossing them by so much as a fraction. On the night Chi Che was confessed to by Peking University's campus belle, she set down h 21.6kReads9.1Score3.9k14d adds
- 100 Love and Morning Light 恋与晨光 Also known as “I Was Reborn After Secretly Loving My Best Friend's Boyfriend” Secret love comes true / not reborn from the start / status gap / class gap / heroine takes the man she wants by force / from campus to city life / he chases her after she leaves / happy ending / both untouched [Kyoto's top heir VS a poor, timid student with an inferiority complex] ◆The powerful man bows his head, the insecure one finds courage Before being reborn One street apart. To the south stood Kyoto's top privat 2.3kReads8.6Score22014d adds
