Novels like Gardenia Whispers by the River
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Gardenia Whispers by the River, best match first.
- 51 I Like Being Close to You 喜欢靠近你 It wasn't love at first sight, so I want to make up for it with every moment of falling for you from now on. Xu Ran first met Chen Xian on a high-speed train. He helped her put her luggage on the rack. The weight of a girl's suitcase is always a mystery. These days, you need some strength to offer help to just anyone. The moment Chen Xian lifted the suitcase, he was grateful he had a little muscle, or he would have embarrassed himself. * Fate is a funny thing. They kept running into each other 569Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 52 Beyond the Virtual World, There’s You and a Clear Sky 虚拟之外，是你与晴空 [Mutual pining / Both fall for each other / Sweet campus romance] [Pure love in the early chapters] [Modern pure love · The pinnacle of sapiosexual romance] [A slow-burn, sweet campus romance] #TheTornLoveLetterIsMyConfessionToYou# When someone handed him a pink confession letter, he tore it up and threw it into the river right in front of her. “The letter came from someone else. The person standing in front of you is me.” Xie Mingyu, a top student at the medical school, had never made room for 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 53 Jasmine Alley 茉莉胡同 When she wakes, she's back at sixteen, with her life rewound and another chance to begin again: The courtyard in Jasmine Alley is still there. Her grandfather is still alive. The boy she likes is still so spirited. Being late means copying lines as punishment. … Jian Xiaozhi returns to Jasmine Alley for the last time, to the courtyard she sold, to reminisce about the past. She walks into her grandfather's familiar room and opens the familiar cabinet, where she finds her old diary. Its pages are 64Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 54 Wild Love and Clamor 恋野喧嚣 [Stubborn, sweet medical student x roguishly handsome, aloof badminton champion] [Secret crush comes true / faux playboy redemption / sweet pursuit of his wife / university romance / devoted to each other] One summer when she was sixteen, Lin Tingwan met a boy. His family background was mysterious. With a face like a masterpiece of character design, he swept the badminton title at the Youth Games, then soon after transferring schools, claimed the top spot in his year. He was like a dazzling beam 4.1kReads8.7Score84814d adds
- 55 I Can’t Escape His Summer 难逃他的盛夏 [Cool, stunning, untouchable beauty + intensely possessive, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside, mildly yandere younger brother] [Half a year apart in age + Long-planned scheme + Fatal attraction + Secret love] [Forced love + Off-the-charts sexual tension + Sweet flirting + University life + Staying under the same roof] Jiang Zhaoyan has a clear head and has always been an outstanding student and campus beauty. She never gets too close to anyone, and never makes enemies. Except that one tim 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 My Military Training Instructor Is My Childhood Sweetheart 军训教官竟是我竹马 [Sweet romance, lighthearted everyday life, putting scumbags in their place, feel-good triumph] Blunt and adorable sweetheart vs. calculating, smooth-talking instructor Six-year age gap, childhood friends Freshman Jin You gets special care from Instructor Lu during military training, and the two quickly become friends. After training ends, she goes to dinner with her mother, never expecting her mother's old friend to be Aunt Zhou, whom she hasn't seen in years. Even more surprising, the instruct 519Reads—Score10014d adds
- 57 Transmigrate into a Book: The Heart-Stealing Thief Pretending to Be Good at an All-Boys’ School 穿书后在男校里装乖的偷心女贼 [Woman disguised as a man + comedy + sweet romance + transmigration into a book + mutual healing + light ensemble cast + devoted couple] [A seemingly gentle but actually cold, queenly heroine × A seemingly chaste but actually sinister, foxlike hero] After ten years as a thief, she finally receives her last assignment. She must disguise herself as a boy and infiltrate Jingfeng Boys' School, get close to her roommate Zou Zhaoyi, and steal the ancestral painting in his possession. Once she pulls it 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 It's All Because I'm So Cute 还不是因为我可爱 A sweet, lighthearted romance between a college debate team star and a cute newcomer, this is a love letter with 100% sweetness for every girl chasing love. At their first meeting, Qin Luo gets her dress zipper stuck and awkwardly runs into Gu Yanshen, the only person who can save her in the dressing room. At their second meeting, debate rookie Qin Luo fearlessly goes head-to-head with the big shot Gu Yanshen. Later, he becomes the team captain for the intercollegiate debate competition, and she 133Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 59 A Summer Obsession 热夏迷恋 [Cultured and aloof x slow-to-warm, sweet and gentle] [Two top students x sweet romance x devoted couple, both each other's first] [He falls for her in secret x college life] Qin Wanqiao has been single for eighteen years. Just one month into college, rumors are already spreading around campus that the school's heartthrob is pursuing her. Flustered and at a loss, she tries to avoid him, but somehow she runs into him everywhere. One day, she can't help asking, “Jiang Xu, do you like me?” Jiang Xu 329Reads7.9Score10214d adds
- 60 Reborn, I Let the Gentle Top Student Who Had a Crush on Me Take the Lead 重生后，暗恋我的温柔学霸上位了 [Reborn · campus life · gentle top student · a secret crush come true] In her previous life, Sun Qing trusted Hu Biao, only to end her life in despair. Reborn in college, she decides to stay away from Hu Biao and use the one year of foreknowledge she has to change her fate. She never expected Gao Feng, the top student in her class whom she had overlooked in her previous life, to quietly become part of her life. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 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 26.2kReads8.3Score3.5k14d adds
- 62 Summer of Goodbyes 离别夏季 Sweet, gentle, adorable good girl x arrogant, handsome young master [Secret crush + falling in love over time + reunion after years apart + almost getting back together] In high school, Lin Jiangye was carefree and unruly, with sharp edges and an untamable wild streak. He came from a top-tier family and was handsome, making him the undisputed campus heartthrob at Jiang'an No. 1 High School. He Man was a well-behaved girl who always followed the rules. She had never fallen from the top spot in h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Good Boy, Just Like Me, Okay? 乖宝，只喜欢我，好不好 [Resilient Sweetheart VS Sly, Aloof Bad Boy] The main story is complete. It opens at university | Both are inexperienced in love | Campus romance | Mutual secret crushes | Sweet romance. Jiang Banxia had a secret tucked away in her heart, one she might never tell anyone. She liked someone who stood in the light. No! He was the light himself. He needed no one else to make him shine. He only had to stand there, and everyone's eyes would be drawn to him. Jiang Banxia had never imagined that she wou 8.5kReads—Score1.4k14d adds
- 64 After the New Rain, We Pledge to Grow Old Together 新雨后许偕老 Everyone knew Xiao Yu liked Xu Ruiheng, and Xu Ruiheng knew it too. Yet he remained unmoved, even lashing out at her with cruel words. Just as Xiao Yu's hopes slowly faded and she resolved to grit her teeth, wipe away her tears, and erase Xu Ruiheng from her heart, he turned his horse around and chased after her. The road back was full of obstacles. Let them be his punishment for being so foolish when he was young! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 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
- 66 Hey, Handsome, Coming for Dinner Again Today? 帅哥，今天也来吃饭吗？ [College Campus + Sweet Everyday Romance + Slow-Burn Tension + Mutual Devotion] At nine in the evening, at Tianji Diner, Tian Miao mistook Xia Fangyuan, who walked in wearing work clothes, for a repairman. “Sir, you finally made it.” “...I’m here to eat.” From then on, the quiet “repairman” became a regular at the diner. Two people who had never crossed paths before started with a bowl of rice topped with food, and somehow became a constant presence in each other’s lives. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 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 13.9kReads8.3Score2k14d adds
- 68 After Sending Photos to My Secret Crush 给暗恋对象投送照片后 [College Campus + Flirtatious Push and Pull + Secret Crush + Long-Standing Scheme + Straightforward Pursuit] When Yan Li was in high school, she had a small role in a campus drama. It aired over the summer and became a hit, making even her, the third female lead, famous. When she started college, she became the center of attention. Even going to the supermarket to buy daily necessities meant being mobbed by people until she couldn’t pay. In the confusion that day, she took out her phone, only to 492Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 69 Our Summer of Love 我们在盛夏热恋 [Youthful Campus Romance + Mutual Secret Crushes + Second Chance at Love] When she first began to fall in love, Jiang Wu, like so many others, had a boy she liked very much. She wanted to arrange countless chance encounters: at the basketball court, the convenience store, the dining hall. All so she could sneak a glance at him. Pei Yanche was both smart and handsome. He never expected that he, too, would fall for someone in secret. He explained math problems just for her. He shared one side of 147Reads6.9Score10314d adds
- 70 Social Death: I Mistook the Top Student and Campus Heartthrob for Gay 社死，我把学霸系草当成gay [Energetic sports major with sunshine-in-her-heart energy vs. aloof academic star from the medical school] [Comedy + mutual devotion + university + secret crush] The biggest blunder of Tang Ran’s life, as captain of the university team, was mistaking Jiang Yan, the famously aloof heartthrob of the medical school, for a gay bestie who wasn’t interested in women. Relying on her outgoing personality, she became convinced that Jiang Yan and the gentle vice president Li Qing were a couple. She gossip 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 I'm Just Starting College, Where Did This Fiancé Come From? 才上大学，哪来的未婚夫 #BickeringCouple #All-GirlsDormDrama #CampusLife #SubvertingExpectations #Comedy “Arranged marriages? What century is this?” After the college entrance exams, her fortune-teller grandfather suddenly vanished, leaving behind only a marriage contract and a sack of cash. It pointed her toward Jiangcheng University to find her “fiancé.” “Grandpa said every meddling act means another debt to pay.” He was right. You really should listen to your elders. Lin Xuan only helped a young master out of kind 7Reads—Score11414d adds
- 72 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
- 73 Classmate, Please Accept My Friend Request 同学，请通过一下 [College campus + reunion after years apart + seven-year secret crush + mutual devotion] Meng Shi had liked Yuan Qingfan for seven whole years. During the year she retook her exams, she deleted him and decided to move on for good. She never expected to see him again in the crowd on her very first day of college. She thought her secret crush had long since ended, but Yuan Qingfan sent her a friend request again. “Hey, classmate. Please accept my request.” The feelings she had never dared to confe 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Creekside 溪浔 [Happy ending + love at first sight + university campus + mutual devotion] [Cool, gentle genius painter × bright, flirtatious literature girl] “Your love at first sight became my heart skipping a beat after we spent time together.” /Theme: Be brave in pursuing love, but first become a better version of yourself. The heroine secretly loves him and is forthright about it; the hero turns around and pursues her./ When she was fifteen, she fell for a boy. In the misty rain of Jiangnan, on a stone b 401Reads—Score10914d adds
- 75 The Campus Heartthrob Is Plotting to Make Me His 被系草伺机占有 [Heads-up: The male lead picks fights like a grade-schooler at first, but there’s a reason. He’s also more domineering, so if you only like strong female leads, this may not be for you.] College student Lin Shici starts dating Nan Zhe, the campus heartthrob from the neighboring department, mostly because she wants someone to eat with. He’s handsome, bad-boyish, and a notorious flirt. Everyone at their college says the campus playboy has met his match. They’re evenly matched, so surely they’ll br 68Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 76 Stars Fall Into My Arms 星星撞我怀 [Fake playboy × Fake good girl, Secret Crush Comes True, Both Untouched] Chen Che is the golden boy in everyone's eyes. Jiang Shuyun has secretly loved him for years. - When he asks with a joking smile, “Do you like me?” Jiang Shuyun almost nods, but then he adds, “Want to give us a try?” Jiang Shuyun demurely says she'll think about it and get back to him. - Later, Chen Che repeatedly catches this “good girl” with her mask off. She's standing in a dark corner, a pair of scissors streaked with f 137Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 77 Rainy A sharp-tongued but soft-hearted young master who turns over a new leaf VS a cool and aloof yet warm-hearted beauty who knows just how to act cute. When the two go head-to-head, who will come out on top?! Scene One: “What? Other people can kiss, but you can’t?” He had a face that just begged to be punched. He was such a jerk!!! Scene Two: “Then, are you hurt?” “I took a punch to the face. I’m fine.” “You’re worried about me? Lin Chaoyu, if you like me, just say so.” A sly, smug look flickered in 676Reads7.2Score12914d adds
- 78 Summer Love 夏日爱意 Everyone at Ningzhong knows that Jiang Zhiyan, the arrogant, unruly top student, is a big shot nobody dares mess with. But no one expected Chu Zhi, a girl from Class Three, to be so gutsy that she'd go out of her way to defy him at every turn. One day, rumors spread that the big shot had been tamed by the girl. Not only did he walk her home every day, he even carried her schoolbag himself! Jiang Zhiyan scoffed at that. “I'm not walking her home. I'm going home myself.” Everyone: “Oh, so Chu Zhi 1.4kReads9.2Score17414d adds
- 79 The Best of Times, When I Told You I Loved You 最好时光说爱你 There are countless people who pass each other by on campus, but amid the crowds, there is always someone who makes you stop and take notice. The architecture department's elusive heartthrob, hailed as a genius and admired by everyone for his talent and good looks, Su Mochen falls for the one destined to be his lifelong partner with just one casual glance. When it comes to the girl who steals his heart, he reveals a dark, domineering side for the first time. Yang Liangxi has always lived each da 103Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 80 A Delicate Face and a Slender Waist 娇颜软腰 [Insanely sweet + devoted to each other + childhood sweethearts + he secretly loves her] [Sweet, gentle darling × scheming, fatherly man] Su Xiangwan is the beloved princess of the Su family, well-behaved and beautiful, with a gentle disposition. Her sweet looks attract countless admirers, but without fail, none of them ever get close to her before her older brother Su Mu and their neighbor, Jiang Yu, step in. Jiang Yu is cool and aloof, unmatched in his studies and ruthless and decisive in b 78Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 81 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
- 82 He Said the Evening Breeze Was So Gentle 他说晚风很温柔 [CF Sniper Prodigy × Gentle Campus Belle with Dimples] [Roguishly handsome and carefree / Redemption / Secret Crush / Sweet Romance / Mutual Devotion / So Sweet It’ll Make Your Teeth Ache] This summer, under the scorching sun in B City, a story of secret love and redemption begins between an esports legend and a gentle campus belle. At the national CF tournament, Song Ze expressed his love for Xia Wan in a way that shocked countless viewers across the country. Fans everywhere called the move: Th 141Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 83 I Lured Him In and Kissed Him, and He Fell for Me 诱他，吻他，他动心了 The rating just came in, so it'll go up later! A sweet romance with a few little bumps along the way. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution~ [Sweet, spoiled, tsundere princess Xu Jinyang × cool, aloof, handsome, outrageously flirtatious Ji Beishu] [Mutual firsts + College campus + Mutual pining + She pursues him, but he's the one who flirts + Partly urban + Sweet and flirty] Ji Beishu, the golden boy of Haida University, was born to shine. He kept women at arm's length, stayed out of tr 5kReads8.8Score78014d adds
- 84 A Taste of Summer 尝一口夏天 [Cool guy VS sweet girl | He dotes on her | The heroine temporarily loses her voice early on] [High school + college] After an unexpected car accident, Meng Zhiyu loses her voice. And the pretty mixed-race girl, who couldn’t hurt a fly, only makes the local delinquents more eager to prey on her. To make it through high school in one piece, Meng Zhiyu has no choice but to seek out Zuo Yizhou, the quiet, top-of-the-class cool guy no one dares to mess with. Meng Zhiyu types on her phone: [Can 757Reads8.9Score16114d adds
- 85 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 253Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 86 I Didn't Mean to Attract Him 无意招惹他 [Sweet, gentle genius girl × stunning playboy] [School romance + city life] Jiang Ye was just like his name: untamed and notorious. He was best known for his god-tier looks, as if they were Nuwa's final masterpiece, and his seamless string of romances. Ruan Zhi was amazed by his exquisitely beautiful face, never imagining she would have anything to do with him. But life is unpredictable. When she was outnumbered and being bullied, he stepped in to help, looking at the culprit with smiling, flirt 3kReads8.6Score32514d adds
- 87 A Summer Romance 与夏天热恋 That summer, Duo Li quietly fell in love with someone. He was passionate and flamboyant, proud to the point of arrogance, like the scorching wind of midsummer. She knew the wind had a direction, but no fixed center. - After university military training ended, a lovely, sweet-voiced freshman from the journalism department joined the volleyball club and won everyone's hearts at once. Everyone was smitten except Xu Zhuoqing. When his friends teased him, he said without much interest, “Not intereste 1.5kReads8.6Score28314d adds
- 88 My Secret Crush Keeps Pretending to Be Sweet to Flirt With Me 暗恋对象总扮乖撩我 [Fake playboy | Both leads are each other's first and only | She secretly loves him | He openly loves her | Rekindled romance | Sweet everyday romance] [Clearheaded, sweet girl ★ Proud, noble fox] In the dim bar, someone brought along a group of girls who had admired Jiang Queran for ages to his birthday party, and said eagerly, “Brother Ran, you’ve been single for three months. Pick one and date her.” The ember at Jiang Queran’s fingertips glowed and faded as he smiled with carefree abandon. Am 4.1kReads8.9Score60014d adds
- 89 The Love I Can Give You Is Letting You Go 我能给你的爱，是成全 The school's star athlete and top student VS the sweet, adorable underclassman. Love at first sight on both sides VS a secret crush from afar. It was all because the summer sun was too bright that year. Lu Xiaoliu was feverish and delirious, her gaze hazy yet clear. It must have been fate. Otherwise, how could Lin Zhi, who'd spent his whole life being chased by girls, have fallen for her and only her in that instant? He pursued her again and again, unable to pull himself away. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Restless Thoughts, Sleepless Nights 肆念不眠 [Secret love becomes reality + sweet campus romance + doting love] [A sensitive, insecure, gentle girl × a laid-back, roguishly handsome, proud male lead] In high school, Wen Mian was insecure and sensitive. To her, Zhou Xusi was a poem of young love, a grand but silent firework in the days when she secretly loved him. Zhou Xusi always thought of Wen Mian as his childhood friend with a tendency to startle easily, and as an unremarkable desk mate. It wasn’t until they met again at university th 1.3kReads8.6Score12714d adds
- 91 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
- 92 Lost in an Endless Summer 沉溺无尽夏 [Roguish, cocky heartthrob vs. sweet, gentle, resilient girl] [College campus + sweet romance + mutual pining turned love + both leads’ first time] Shen Zhixia carried a secret she couldn’t share with anyone. She liked the boy who was the brightest and most carefree person in any crowd. But she knew a whole galaxy lay between them. She never dared hope they might have a story together. Later, at Jiang University’s anniversary gala, Jiang Xuye, an outstanding freshman representative, took the sta 19.6kReads8.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 93 What Should I Do When the System Tells Me to Betray My School Bully Boyfriend? 系统要我背叛校霸男友怎么办 [System + Campus + School Bully + Sweet Romance] Just as Jiang Xian falls head over heels in love, she is suddenly bound to a System and told that her world is actually a book. Her boyfriend is the story’s ultimate villain, destined to be abandoned by everyone and sent to prison, while she is the ex-girlfriend whose betrayal drives him to darkness! To keep the story on track, the System orders Jiang Xian to follow the plot and make sure her boyfriend turns evil. Jiang Xian takes one look at h 87Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 94 A Youthful Journey Without Regrets 青春路上不留白 The midsummer breeze carries the song of cicadas along the university's ginkgo-lined avenue. The story quietly begins the moment someone wheels a suitcase onto campus. There are late-night study sessions side by side in the library, lively conversations around a hot pot, and deafening cheers at basketball games. Friendship gathers scattered stars into a dazzling galaxy. And then there are notes tucked inside textbooks, fleeting glances in the evening breeze, and confessions left unspoken beneath 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 For Some Reason, I Only Fall for You 偏偏只对你动情 [Campus romance + sweet pampering] [Happy ending] [A cool, alluring-looking heroine who’s girly on the inside x a calm, devoted hero] On the first day of school, this handsome man volunteers to help Tang Mo carry her luggage. Shen Yichen is famous at S University: student council president, top student, campus heartthrob, and the object of countless girls’ affections. Tang Mo thought they’d never cross paths again. She never expected their parents to know each other, or that the person she’d bee 819Reads8.8Score11014d adds
- 96 A Soft Spring Rain 春日绵雨 A touch to the heart, warmth still burning. She was the secret love he could never hide. A midsummer night. He secretly kissed her lips. At last, his hidden love stepped into the light. (The leads have always loved each other, and both pursue one another.) 805Reads9.1Score10514d adds
- 97 Why Is She So Sweet? 她怎么那么甜 [Scheming senior design student vs. sweet, gentle junior in the directing program] [Six-year age gap] “God knows how badly I want you to catch me.” * On New Year’s Eve, Liang Ci’s brother brought home a handsome senior named Fu Xinyan. Faced with Fu Xinyan’s unusual blend of warmth and elegance, how could Liang Ci, who’d been single for eighteen years, resist? Believing that it was best to make the first move, she immediately made up her mind: “I’m going to pursue Fu Xinyan!” But before she coul 303Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 98 The Fake Heiress Returns to Ninth Grade and Goes All-In on Her Studies 假千金重回初三，疯狂内卷 [Also known as: Back to Ninth Grade, Boss, Please Don’t Disturb My Studies] [Rebirth + System + 1v1 sweet romance + character growth + revenge + a little scumbag-bashing + academic grind] In her previous life, just before Mu Youning’s twentieth birthday and engagement, the Mu family’s biological daughter returned, and her life changed completely! Her fiancé was forced to marry Mu Sirou instead. Her parents, who had once doted on her, now looked at her with nothing but disgust. Even her brother, 334Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 99 Our Crush Was Awkward, but at Least We Both Remember 暗恋很笨拙，好在我们都记得 [Sweet youthful romance + love at first sight + love growing over time + devoted love + mutual pining comes true + happy ending] [Mutual pining + each other's first love + faithful to each other] - “I like you. I don't want to hide it anymore.” “What if I told you I've liked you for a long time?” Nothing makes the heart flutter quite like mutual pining! - She, Jiang Yuan, is a solitary girl who keeps her heart closed off. He, Jiang Shaoheng, is a well-known campus star. Even the distance between 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 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 21.9kReads9.1Score4k14d adds
