Novels like Stop Chasing the School Beauty, She's the Trouble-Maker Upstairs
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Stop Chasing the School Beauty, She's the Trouble-Maker Upstairs, best match first.
- 101 Summer in Full Bloom 夏日盛放 [Soft, Sweet Girl vs. Straight-Laced Top Student] Jiang Li, a girl with no energy to spare, originally just wanted to quietly make it through her three years of high school. Then she met Lin Jinyan. That sharp-tongued, dazzling boy, always at the center of everyone’s attention, kept barging into her life again and again. This is a story about youth, secret crushes, and the flutter of first love. I hope it brings back memories of your own youth, whether it was fulfilling or tinged with regret. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Now That I'm Reborn, Who Still Wants to Be a Top Student? 都重生了，谁还当学霸啊 [Reborn, no System, one female lead, youth and campus life, everyday moments, sweet romance] Down-on-his-luck middle-aged Chen Shaoyun is reborn in a parallel world, and from the start faces hellish difficulty: his family is poor, he’s a terrible student, and he’s reunited with the school beauty who was his first love in his previous life, the one he let slip away. With no hope of turning his grades around, he uses memories from his past life to spot opportunities in the stock market. Armed wit 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 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
- 104 Jin Sha's Three Years of High School 金莎的高中三年 Jin Sha failed the high school entrance exam, so her mother raised the money to send her to high school as a private student. Over the next three years, Jin Sha went from an ordinary student to a top scholar. Tempered by countless trials, she gradually grew up and matured. When faced with difficulties, she stayed calm; when setbacks struck, she only grew more determined... She offered advice to help her father start a business, and later founded a chain of self-study centers herself... Dear read 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 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
- 106 A Pomelo Leaf 一叶沙田柚 A new work is out! Welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 A First Meeting Worth Remembering 初见宜相识 At a lecture a year ago, Lin Chuyi was filled with admiration for the senior who had been accepted into B University. She later got into the same high school, and by a twist of fate became his junior in the truest sense of the word. After she enrolled, she often heard people talk about the great Song Tang. One day after lunch, as all around her people chattered about him, Lin Chuyi felt a little proud. “I've met Song Tang in person. We've even talked.” But when she thought about it carefully, sh 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 The Beautiful Client I Give Therapy to Turns Out to Be the Campus Belle Upperclasswoman 我上门理疗的美女，竟是校花学姐 This is a slow-paced, slice-of-life romance, without any face-slapping or showing-off scenes. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip it. Wishing you health and happiness. [Urban slice of life + campus romance + no System + not reborn + sweet romance + one female lead + mutual devotion + entirely handwritten! No AI] Jiang Ming, born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, had barely started college when his older sister assigned him a task: “Show me what you can really d 68Reads—Score12314d adds
- 109 The Club President Only Wanted to Keep the Club Afloat 社长原本只是想匡扶社团 [Not reborn + no System + school life + one female lead + the leads speak their minds] Chen Liuyu is the only one left in the robotics club. To revive the club, he brings Ye Shi aboard. At the time, his reasoning is simple: with a pretty girl like her in the club, recruiting new members should be easy. He doesn't expect her to be so talented, and he certainly doesn't expect to keep stepping in to protect her, whether during recruitment, training, competitions, or when she has to deal with a har 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Youth Beneath the Grape Trellis 葡萄架下的青春 Everyday life, one heroine, no System, not reborn, sweet campus romance. Two people who knew each other as children get into the same university years later: Hanxing University. They meet again and grow closer. "Ruoruo, I like you. I may not shine like the stars in the vast galaxy or burn as brightly as the sun. Though I'm as light as a feather on Earth and as tiny as dust in the universe, somehow this utterly unremarkable me fell for you, who shines brighter than the stars..." "I've never thoug 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Reborn in 2010: An Alien Livestreams Me Going to High School 重生2010外星人直播我上高中 [Rebirth + school life + one heroine + youthful ensemble cast + comedy + alien livestream] No filler: every chapter has a theme and every installment has something to enjoy. After Zhang Zhongyuan jumped from the thirty-second floor, he learned that Earth had been part of a reality show livestreamed by an alien civilization for thousands of years. Because the show was doing well, the production team gave him a chance to start over. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 2010, on the first 60Reads—Score13514d adds
- 112 Secret Crush: A Coward's First Brave Step 暗恋，胆小鬼勇敢的第一步 [The rating just came in, but it'll go up ✧٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧] (Hello, fellow readers of The Cowardly Incantation! If you think this is a lot like that popular novel, that's understandable. I did take inspiration from it, but the story is definitely different. Give this struggling author a chance and read a little first, okay~) [No harem + not reborn + coming-of-age + Chinese high school + everyday campus life] A youthful, one-sided crush is a bittersweet candy for everyone. For cowards, even more so. Ch 4.6kReads8.5Score45914d adds
- 113 A Guaranteed Admission: When All Your Friends Get into the Same University 绝杀：当朋友都保送同一所大学 [Everyday Romance with an Older Schoolmate + One Heroine + No System + Not Reborn + Ensemble Cast + Bittersweet Ending] If a whole group of high school friends all got into the same university through recommendation, it would be an instant win. Older schoolmate: “If your current girlfriend and your ex both fell into the water, could I be your girlfriend?” What do you think of the student dorms at Xiamen North University? Xiaobai: “Facing the sea with a mountain at its back, surrounded by trees, 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 A Perfect Star-Crossed Romance 满分星恋 Who gets it? I signed a dating experiment agreement with the most rational top student in school, and I’m the one who fell for him first? Lin Xiaoman admits that agreeing to work with Lu Xinghan for material for a script was just a spur-of-the-moment decision. After all, this top student could explain hugs with physics equations, analyze smiles using data models, and even wrap his concern for others in the language of “optimal solutions.” But who could have guessed that as they kept pretending t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 From Middle School to College, My Youth Was All About Her 从初中到大学我的青春全是她 [No System] + [One Heroine] + [Sweet Romance] In middle school, Jiang Ningyue was a top student ranked among the top ten in her grade. Fu Yunshen sat quietly at the back of the classroom, a shy, pure-hearted boy who was almost invisible. Apart from his handsome face and the occasional flash of brilliance on the basketball court, all she remembered about him was the slight tremble of his fingers when he handed in homework, and his lowered lashes. When the high school entrance exam results came ou 115Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 116 The Wind Stopped Before Graduation 风停在毕业前 [Sweet Campus Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Bittersweet Youth Romance] At Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, Class 18, Jiang Yichen reunited with Su Wanning, the little angel who had saved him as a child. The chubby boy who used to get bullied had become the cool, reserved class study representative who protected her, while the gentle little angel of the past had become a dazzling class monitor. She still thought about the childhood friend who had gone missing. He hid his identity and quietl 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 After the Broke, Pitiful Guy Successfully Seduced His Rich Classmate 没钱小可怜勾引有钱男同学成功后 3.3kReads8.0Score25314d adds
- 118 I Don’t Want to Be a Big Star, I Want to Be a Tiny Internet Celebrity 才不要当大明星，我要做小网红 [Genius director + milk tea shop owner + rural internet celebrity + everyday money-making + campus romance] During the summer vacation after the college entrance exams, Xiang Ye brings water to her grandmother, who is picking jasmine flowers in the fields, and unexpectedly walks into the frame of Huo Qingjue, a film directing student. Huo Qingjue is rich, handsome, and a genius director. During his sophomore summer break, he accompanies his actress mother to a historic town for a film shoot. His 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 A Pure Promise of Peace 清许安桉 [A calculating, poised, possessive young man VS a sweet, obedient girl with a rebellious streak] [Both leads are inexperienced, sweet romance, healing] Chi Qingrang was lying in a tree, taking a nap, when she accidentally overheard Xu An talking to a white cat. He couldn’t help laughing. The next time he ran into her, the boy, dressed in black, hid behind Xu An. She had just finished a fight and was already spoiling for another. Later... “May the gods above protect Xu An and grant her peace and 75Reads—Score10014d adds
- 120 The Sweetheart Is a Doormat, So I’m Taking Advantage of the Moment 小可爱是个受气包，看我趁虚而入 [One Heroine]+ [Healing]+ [Reborn]+ [Girl Worth Cherishing] Every boy has a special girl in his life, someone precious to him. She might be there now, or she might appear in the future. Wang Yue is lucky. After fate first separated him from Mo Wanli, it brought them back together, and they came to understand and love each other. But the pain buried deep in their hearts never faded, clinging to them like a parasite. Only when he watched Mo Wanli slowly close her eyes in a blood-soaked bathtub did 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 From School Uniform to Wedding Dress, She Was My Whole Youth 从校服到婚纱，我的青春全是她 [No System + One Female Lead + School Life + Sweet Romance] [I slipped my love letter into the wrong pocket and gave it to the school’s famous “romance-proof” guy. He picked it up, then frowned at the math-themed love poem: “You got the derivative wrong.”] At the start of their second year of high school, a mix-up with a love letter brings Jiang Ning, the top student in her grade, together with Gu Yu, the guy who seems immune to girls. She’s a top student living in a perfect script; he’s an oddb 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Where the Clouds Come Home to Rest, First Meeting Becomes Forever 云有归栖，初见终成 [Youthful Romance + Love Grows Over Time + Two Top Students + Mutual Secret Crushes + School Life] After the students were split into arts and science classes in their second year of high school, Lu Yunqi unexpectedly found herself sitting in front of Fu Chucheng, the handsome, cold-faced guy she'd accidentally offended. She braced herself to be ignored or given a hard time, but as they spent their days together, she gradually chipped away at his icy facade that warned others to keep their dista 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 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
- 124 The Gods Hear My Wishes 神明听我许愿 [Both leads are romantically inexperienced · A playboy turns over a new leaf · Angsty push and pull · Rekindled love] The new book is still being completed. Come back for the ending then; don’t start reading just yet. A slice-of-life story with a slow build, set at school in the first half and in the city later. Angsty first, sweet later. * There were two legendary figures in that year’s class at No. 3 Middle School. The top student and campus belle, Mu Qing, and the playboy, Chen Yixuan. Everyo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 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
- 126 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
- 127 There's Only One Thing I Want to Reveal 我想透露的事情只有一件 An epic of youth, written with awkwardness and passion by three seventeen-year-old boys from northern Jiangsu. It is about bands, secret crushes, and Mayday, and holds within it the lonely courage of the timid, the indignation of the aloof, the fragility of genius, and all the heartfelt truths left unspoken, yet loud enough to shake the world. 10Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 128 Shinian 时年 I like this quiet life. Every day, I show up to class right on time, then pull out my Nokia and read novels until school lets out. Studying? Well, there's still a year until my final year of high school. I'll definitely work hard then. Uh... probably. Anyway, life doesn't need surprises or dramatic ups and downs. That is, until the day Old Qin put his right hand, unwashed after using the bathroom, on my shoulder. He said, “Go to the student union's student life department after school.” 697Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 129 Spring, Summer, Island, Winter 春夏屿冬 Please rate! SC | Rekindled romance | Happy ending | Secret crush | Main story complete Sensitive, introverted good girl × sharp-tongued, cocky bad boy When Chun Zhixia sees Jiang Yudong again, he has already become a campus star at A University: a favored son of heaven, bold and carefree. Countless people like Jiang Yudong. Chun Zhixia is merely the most insignificant one among them. For the first eighteen years of her life, Chun Zhixia has been trapped in sensitivity and unease, until Jiang Y 2.6kReads8.4Score29714d adds
- 130 You're the One Thing I Was Bad at in My Youth 你是我青春唯一的偏科 Gu Yu, a quiet and reserved science prodigy, shares a desk with Lin Xi, a sensitive and gentle girl who struggles with some subjects. As they spend every day together, he patiently supports her as she grows. In a youth otherwise ruled by reason, she becomes the one person he willingly favors, his sole exception. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 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
- 132 A Future to Look Forward to, Morning and Night 朝暮可盼 Cheerful, healing, adorably goofy art student × aloof on the outside, warm-hearted and proud academic ace On the second day after Shen Mu transferred schools, her homeroom teacher assigned her to Lin Lizhao, the grade's top student and resident “ice block.” People said he was cold and taciturn. Even classmates who had been with him for three years didn't dare strike up a conversation. Then one day, the usually stone-faced top student cornered her in the stairwell, his voice low and plaintive. “D 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 At Last, the Cherry Blossoms Fell 等到樱雨了 [Sweet Campus Romance + Pure, Secret Crush + Misunderstandings and Separation + Years Lost + Reunion After a Long Absence + Rekindled Love + A Happy Ending...] At the purest age of her life, Lin Yingyu met Cheng Yu and became his seatmate by fate. From then on, he made her entire youth unforgettable, becoming the white moonlight she would never forget. Later, she suddenly discovered that the white moonlight in her memories had secretly loved her for all those years too... They had been in love w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 A Six-Year-Old Transmigrates: The Child I Had with My Ex-Girlfriend 六岁萌娃穿越，我与前女友的崽 [Adorable child transmigrates]+ [One heroine]+ [Senior schoolmate]+ [Emotional healing] “Daddy.” Xia Yu has just left school and is heading home when an adorable little child, as delicate as a doll, runs into him and calls him Daddy. The child looks a little like him, and just as Xia Yu is about to deny it, the little one starts crying and asks to call Mommy. The voice that answers on the other end is Xia Yu's familiar ex-girlfriend and senior schoolmate, Jiang Qinyue. So you're my dad, and my m 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 I Hear Her Heartbeat in the Wind 听风说她的心跳 [Lighthearted Everyday Romance Comedy] [One Heroine] [No System] [Sweet Little Love Story] Love is always hard to understand. Sometimes it feels so far away, then suddenly you realize it’s right by your side. Thirteen springs later, two childhood playmates meet again. A girl with an adorable smile and a touch of willfulness appears like a fairy. She dazzles the boy and ushers in a love story written with the word “sweet.” “When did you start liking me?” “There are lots of reasons. Let me tell yo 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 My Perfect College Girlfriend 我的完美大学女友 What is love? I don't know either. But after listening to my friend tell me about his experiences, I think I began to form a vague idea of what love might be. In an age when love is defined in countless ways, fast, online, pure, or uninhibited, a college campus is like one vast emotional laboratory. The hottest vows and the quietest partings unfold here at the same time. No one can say what the “right” answer is. We simply make our way through it all, meeting, reaching out, finding warmth, and t 14Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 137 Sweet Beginnings in Midsummer 盛夏有棠 After a devastating family crisis, former good girl Xue Xiaotang tears up her sweet-and-innocent persona and moves to the very back row of the classroom. She takes a laid-back approach to studying, only to unexpectedly find a group of passionate, loyal friends among the so-called bad students. Suddenly, her youth is more lively than ever. An accident sends her crashing into the world of Qi Shengyu, a scheming college student who knows how to put on an act. A sunny upperclassman in public, he's a 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 The Tsundere Girl in Front of Me Who Hides Her Embarrassment by Throwing Tantrums 不时以炸毛遮羞的前桌傲娇少女 (The rating just came out, so it should go up later. Fingers crossed, hehe.) [School Life] [Pure Romance] [Ensemble Cast] [Slow-Paced] The year he was nearing thirty, Zhou Ye reached the end of his life due to stomach cancer. At his bedside, he heard a girl he had lost touch with for many years confess her love to him through tears. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in a first-year junior high classroom in 2017. The sun was shining, his old friends were young again, and the girl with th 4kReads6.7Score38114d adds
- 139 Top Student, Don't Hide. The Campus Heartthrob Is Crazy About You 学霸别躲，校草他超爱 Top Student, Don’t Hide. The Campus Heartthrob Is Really Into You 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Crush Hidden in an Eraser 藏在橡皮里的喜欢 The most moving part of youth has never been a grand declaration of love. It’s the affection hidden in all the little details. If you’ve ever had a crush on someone, you’ll understand all the sweetness and bittersweet ache in A Crush That Tastes Like Lemon Soda. There’s no golden finger and no melodramatic misunderstandings, just an ordinary girl and the top student in her year, whose seven-year journey from a crushed eraser brings them slowly closer, quietly falling for each other until their l 22Reads—Score114d adds
- 141 You're the One I Love Most 你是我最爱的那个人 [Series: 1. You Are the Person I Love Most] [Series: 2. Moonlight at Our Desk, Scattered Across Two Cities] [Urban]+ [School life]+ [Romance]+ [First-person narration]+ [Semi-autobiographical] Chen He is me, and I am Chen He. During their noisy high school years, filled with the cries of cicadas, Chen He and Xiao Yao spend three years as deskmates, together every day. The strands of hair that fall across her face as she bends over her homework, the bright smile in her eyes when she shares snacks 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Youth, Barely Touched by Sorrow 青春微微不离伤 Searching for the place where youth began! “Junxi, you’re so naughty! But I like it.” “Junxi, how about we get together?” “Junxi, I want to have your babies!” The bittersweet ache of youth accompanies every one of us, carrying our memories of those years! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 All the Stars Across the River Are Lonely 彼岸星辰皆寂寥 The Stars Across the Shore Are All Silent is a realistic ensemble novel about the love lives of Chinese students studying in the United States and their entrepreneurial ventures in both China and America. The main couple's story is based on real events. The cast is richly drawn, and the chapters stand on their own. For a campus story, start at Chapter 1 or 37; for entrepreneurship, start at Chapter 11; for heartache, start at Chapter 55; and for the real-life inspiration, start at Chapter 71. Yu 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Warm Years, A Love Sent 温年寄情 In the familiar lanes of their hometown, the boy and girl spent years by each other’s side, until an unexpected turn of events forced them to part in haste. A year apart could not sever the deep, lingering affection in their hearts. On the day Su Zhiyan returns, she heads straight to campus, rushing to see the person she has thought about every day: He Qingyue. Their sudden reunion leaves the boy thinking at first that it must be a joke. He can hardly believe the person he missed has really com 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 And Just Like That, We Went Our Separate Ways 我们就这样，各奔东西 When I was sixteen, I thought my youth would last forever. Later, I learned it was only long enough to remember a few people. This book begins at Jinhe No. 2 High School and follows us through college and into the days after graduation, when everyone goes their separate ways. Some people we never saw again; some are still by our side. Some stories never got an ending, and some questions still have no answers. But so what? We each grew up and became adults in our own way. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Before It’s Too Late 止于未迟 The moment Duan Zhi said, “This is where it ends,” Cheng Weichi suddenly understood her own name. So “Weichi” meant: Even after you’ve stopped, I’m still asking whether it’s too late. From high school to college, she remembered every “someday” he had ever promised. But he was the first to say goodbye. Only later did she understand: Some people have their endings written into their names. One was called “Zhi,” the other “Weichi.” He had already gone so far, while she was still standing where she’ 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 A Letter to Sakura 寄樱 [Two equally matched leads + flirty tension + university campus + Honor of Kings esports + happy ending] [Aviation department heartthrob and junior, band vocalist x shipbuilding top student and senior, research fanatic; male lead has a secret crush] After being cheated on, Su Manman casually adds a top Honor of Kings jungler, never guessing he's a first-year junior with a million followers on social media. She thinks he's a salvation sent from above, but instead, he throws her already miserable 8Reads—Score14814d adds
- 148 My Online Gaming Buddy Is My Homeroom Teacher? 线上游戏搭子，是我班主任？ [Multiple Female Leads] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Everyday Campus Life] Lu Anping discovers something strange. Why can only he see the posts his homeroom teacher shares on Moments? And why do they seem to be posted just for him? What are the odds? Are they set to “visible to me only”? Or did she simply forget to block me? Could she hear my thoughts, like in that novel I’ve been reading lately? During class, Lu Anping stares at his homeroom teacher and thinks with a sneer: Stop pretending, teach. I 1.5kReads8.4Score10414d adds
- 149 Childhood Friends? Then Let’s Be Together 青梅竹马？那就好好的在一起啊 Childhood sweethearts + one heroine + everyday life + absurd comedy + entirely handmade, no AI + school days I hope everyone gets to be unequivocally chosen by the person they love. Chen Fusheng was furious as he read online discussions about childhood sweethearts claiming that childhood friends could never fall in love. After all, they’d already seen every side of each other, the arguments went. They knew each other’s flaws and virtues, so there was no room for romance. Chen Fusheng couldn’t he 467Reads—Score10114d adds
- 150 My Brother Likes It Too 哥哥也喜欢 (Ensemble Cast + Youthful Campus Life + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Healing + Sweet Romance) After vanishing for six years, Jiang Youzi suddenly transferred back to Lin City, where she unexpectedly reunited with her childhood friends. She had thought everyone would blame her for leaving without a word all those years ago. Instead, every day in Lin City brought a little more healing from her friends. It turned out there had been more to her sudden departure than anyone knew. The once pampe 188Reads—Score—14d adds
