Novels like A Secret Crush Is Where Love Begins
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Secret Crush Is Where Love Begins, best match first.
- 1 Little Willow Sways 小小杨柳飘 Xiao Xiao: A project team leader at a company. Less than six months after marrying Lin Feng, she discovered he was cheating and divorced him without a second thought, focusing on her career. Yang Qian: The owner of a KTV. When it comes to men, she has them wrapped around her little finger, changing partners every month. But the last one broke her heart, and she hasn't touched another man since. Liu Shasha: A marriage-free writer who has made a name for herself. She became a famous author by writ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Reborn: The Begonia’s Ordeal, The Young Master Breaks His Vows for You 重生海棠劫：公子破戒只为你 Reborn: The Begonia Tribulation, The Young Master Breaks His Vows for You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Four Great Beauties of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋四大美女 The Four Great Beauties of the Spring and Autumn Period —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Help! The Overbearing CEO Fell for a Divorced Mom of Two 救命，霸道总裁爱上离异带俩娃的我 Help! The Domineering CEO Has Fallen for Me, a Divorced Mom of Two —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Bizarre World 荒诞人间 The Absurd World 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After Meng Po Ran Off Pregnant, the Divine Lord Came After Her 孟婆带球跑后，神君他追来了 Meng Po Takes Off with a Baby, and the Divine Lord Comes Chasing After Her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Breeze Stirs the Waters 微风起波澜 Ripples in the Breeze —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Transmigrate Into a Useless Legitimate Daughter, Become the Prince Regent's Consort 爽文:穿越后，废物嫡女成了摄政王妃 Feel-Good Fantasy: After Transmigrating, the Useless Legitimate Daughter Becomes the Regent Prince's Consort —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Underworld Refused to Sign? This Poor Scholar Spoils Me Rotten 地府拒签？穷书生把我宠上天 Hell Refuses to Sign Off? The Poor Scholar Spoils Me Rotten —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Scheming Prince's One and Only: The Princess Consort Can Do It All 腹黑王爷独宠妃之王妃啥都会 Shen Xiaoyun, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, rejected the royal princes' marriage proposals again and again, yet still ended up marrying into the imperial family. She became the wife of Prince Jin, Yang Chenyi, who had wanted to marry only her his entire life. "My princess consort, are you already planning to fill my household with women right after our wedding?" Shen Xiaoyun stared at him in shock. "When did I ever think so little of myself that I'd find someone to share you with?" 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 But I Like You 可是喜欢 The low rating is due to the small number of reviews. Also known as: Sounds That Reach You [Stuttering, sensitive writer × gentle, scheming voice actor][A sweet everyday romance + healing + monogamous couple, both pure] Zhao Shengsheng has stuttered since childhood. She’s a timid, self-conscious girl. Someone once said she was like a little snail: she wouldn’t let anyone in, and she was too afraid to go out herself. She thought, I really am just a terrible person like that... Through work, Z 552Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 12 Transmigrated as a Palace Maid, My Laid-Back Inner Voice Astonishes the Emperor 穿越成宫女，咸鱼心声惊帝王 The heroine, Jiang Li, accidentally transmigrates to an ancient imperial palace and becomes a low-ranking palace maid. Knowing how brutal palace infighting can be, she only wants to stay out of trouble, be a “couch potato,” and coast through life. However, the newly enthroned Emperor Xiao Xuanjing may seem cold and calculating, but he has a secret ability: he can hear the true thoughts of certain people. When he accidentally hears Jiang Li’s inner monologue, which wildly complains about the empe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Queue Up for More Chapters, Mom’s Writing Bonus Stories 催更的都排队，本妈妈在写番外 Everyone Begging for Updates, Get in Line: This Mom Is Writing Bonus Chapters —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Sweet Romance: The Chaste Prince's Darling 甜宠:禁欲王爷的掌心娇 Sweet Romance: The Chaste Prince's Precious Darling —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 After We Broke Up, My Ex Turned Me into an Internet-Wide Joke 分手后，前任把我写成段子全网播 After We Broke Up, My Ex Turned Me Into an Internet-Wide Punchline —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Sweetheart, You're So Sweet! The Chaste Lu Ye Kisses Her Without Holding Back 小娇宝，超甜！禁欲陆爷放肆亲 (Reborn + showbiz + sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place + healing + sugary fluff) In her previous life, Shi Yi was bright and vivacious, spoiled and headstrong. Lu Hanyu doted on her and kept her in the palm of his hand. But her rebellious streak led her to take up smoking and drinking, and to openly date other people... She hurt Lu Hanyu so badly that he was left utterly devastated. Then he died in a car accident... As soon as Shi Yi regained consciousness, Lu Hanyu stared at her wi 168Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 17 Ever Since the Sword Venerable Bonded with His Calamity-Bringing Junior Sister 剑尊自从绑定了灾星师妹后 Ever Since the Sword Venerable Bound Himself to His Calamity-Prone Junior Sister —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 My Lord, Miss Shen Wants to Break Off the Engagement 王爷，沈小姐要退婚 After a marriage was arranged by imperial decree, the so-called bandits wiped out the Ning’an Marquis’s household. Fortunately, Shen Xiaoyun, the marquis’s legitimate daughter, was away making offerings at a temple and survived. Since Shen Xiaoyun’s grandmother was the empress dowager’s younger sister, the empress dowager took her into the palace. The empress dowager hopes to bring Shen Xiaoyun and Prince Su, Yang Chenyi, together. But Yang Chenyi is not as frail and sickly as the rumors claim. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 From Dust to the Rest of My Life, I Think Only of Su Nian 从尘埃到余生，只念苏念 [Male POV + one-sided crush + slow-burn romance + devoted male lead] Note: The female lead has an ex-boyfriend. What's it like to have a crush on someone for nine years? It's the black umbrella left unclaimed in seventh grade. It's the wind that never stops blowing through the high school hallway. It's being just one street away at college, yet never managing to reach her. It's seeing her hold someone else's hand in her social media posts, while not even daring to add her as a friend. Then she b 1.9kReads7.3Score11014d adds
- 20 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 1.5kReads8.8Score13114d adds
- 21 I Run a Tarot Fortune-Telling Shop in Ancient Times 我在古代经营塔罗占卜店 Running a Tarot Divination Shop in Ancient Times 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 County Magistrate Li and the Beautiful Li Hongxia 李县长和美女李红霞 County Magistrate Li and the Beauty Li Hongxia —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 I Bickered My Way into a Marriage with Twin Husbands 扯皮的我霸上双生老公 My Bickering Self Claims a Twin Husband —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Moon at Lights Out 拉灯月亮 Turn Off the Lights, Moonlight —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Amnesiac Husband I Picked Up Is a Top-Tier Star of the Three Realms 我捡的失忆老公是三界顶流 The Amnesiac Husband I Picked Up Is the Three Realms' Top-Tier Star —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Su Man's Green Years 苏曼的青葱岁月 Su Man's Youthful Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Overbearing Campus Heartthrob's Darling Flower 霸道校草的小娇花 Xue Jiayi suddenly reached out, pulled her toward him, and turned her to face him. “Beneath the moonlight, there are two shadows. One is mine, and the other... is mine too!” he said, gazing at her with starlight in his eyes. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 How I Easily Won Over the Aloof Sword Cultivator as a Hehuan Sect Disciple 论合欢宗我如何轻松搞定高冷剑修 How I Easily Won Over a Cold, Aloof Sword Cultivator in the Hehuan Sect —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Our Azure World 我们的蔚蓝 That summer, Ruo Lingchuan met Ye An, a young woman who had returned from abroad. Outspoken, unpredictable, and still full of childlike wonder, Ye An burst into Ruo Lingchuan’s life without warning, as bright and scorching as the summer sun. Two brief months later, she slipped back into her own world, leaving no trace behind. Growing up in difficult circumstances, young Ruo Lingchuan was held back by his inferiority complex. He kept his feelings tightly in check and endured in silence, only 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Evil Mother-in-Law Is Reborn at Eighteen: No More Marrying Far Away or Passing on the Family's Hardship 恶婆婆重生十八岁，绝不远嫁断苦根 The wicked mother-in-law was reborn at eighteen and vowed never to marry far away and suffer again 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 After Turning My Life Around by Having Children, I Became the Strongest Empress 靠生娃逆袭后我成了最强女帝 After turning my life around by having a baby, I became the strongest empress —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 After Reincarnating as the Villainess, I Got a Happy Ending with the Second Male Lead 穿成恶毒女配后，我和男配HE了 After transmigrating into a villainess, I got a happy ending with the male supporting character —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 This Is Driving Me Crazy! Reborn, I Chased Manga with My Archrival 急死人！重生后我和死对头一起追漫 This Is Driving Me Crazy! After Being Reborn, I’m Chasing Comics with My Archrival —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Six Maidens: Equally at Home in Armor and Red Bridal Robes 六姝戎装红妆皆可 Six Heroines, Equally Stunning in Armor or Red Bridal Garb —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Biting a Branch 咬枝 Biting the Branch 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After My Husband Ran Off with the Kids, the Female CEO Asked, "Where Did My White Moonlight Come From?" 老公带娃跑路后，女总裁：我哪来的白月光? After My Husband Ran Off With Our Kid, the Female CEO Asked: Where Did This White Moonlight of Mine Come From? 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 That Fleeting Glimpse Beneath My Childhood Friend's Shirt Collar 青梅衬衫领口下的那抹若隐若现 A hint of skin peeking from beneath my childhood friend’s shirt collar 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Sweet Married Life with the Male Lead 与男主的甜蜜婚后生活 Sweet newlywed life with the male lead —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 My Ex-Boyfriend’s Germophobia Has Had Eight Hundred Close-Ups 前男友的洁癖有八百个镜头 My Ex-Boyfriend’s Germophobia Gets Eight Hundred Close-Ups —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 My Boyfriend, the Short-Drama Actor 我的短剧演员男友 My Boyfriend Is a Short-Drama Actor —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Four Great Talented Women of Shu 蜀中四大才女 The Four Great Talented Women of Shu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Identity-Swap Game 交换身份的游戏 The Identity-Swap Game 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I’m in Front, He’s Behind 我在前他在后 On the way home, Shen Linyu looked at Shen Xiaoyun and asked, “Sis, the college entrance exams are coming up. Which university do you want to go to?” Shen Xiaoyun hesitated, then looked at him and asked, “What about you? Where do you want to go?” Looking at her earnestly, Shen Linyu said, “Wherever you go, Sis, I’ll go too!” Seeing his serious expression, Shen Xiaoyun wished for a moment that they could go to the same school. “Aren’t you afraid Mom will object? What if I don’t get in, or you don 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Story of the Former Emperor's Zhaoyi's Rise to Empress 关于先帝昭仪逆袭成皇后的故事 The story of a consort to the late emperor who rises through the ranks to become empress —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Cage of Love, A Prison in My Heart 以爱为笼，囚你于心 Love as a Cage, Imprisoning You in My Heart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Laundry Slave’s Rise: The False Heiress Returns to the Marquis’s Household 浣衣奴的逆袭：侯门假千金归来记 The Laundry Maid’s Rise: The Return of the Marquis’s Fake Daughter 12Reads—Score114d adds
- 47 I Met a Beautiful Roommate While Studying for Grad School, and That Night's Tutoring Went Way Beyond the Syllabus 考研遇美女室友，那晚辅导超纲了 I Met a Beautiful Roommate While Studying for Graduate School, and That Night’s Tutoring Went Way Beyond the Syllabus —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: Murder Hidden in a Marriage 蚀骨危情：藏在婚姻里的谋杀 A Marriage That Eats Away at the Soul: Murder Hidden in Matrimony —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Forensic Doctor Zhou's Exclusive Devotion 周法医的独家宠爱 Forensic Doctor Zhou’s Exclusive Devotion 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 My Boyfriend Is Loading from Ten Years Ago 男友在十年前加载中 Boyfriend Loading for Ten Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
