Novels like The Embers Still Burn
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- 101 After the Breakup, Lu Shao Begs Me to Get Back Together Every Day 分手后，陆少每天求复合 [Rekindled Romance + Sweet Romance + First Love + The Long Road to Winning Her Back + Entertainment Industry + Well-Matched Couple + Devoted to Each Other] The heroine is bold! She won't put up with mistreatment! She's no pushover! Don't let the rating put you off. You won't regret giving this a try!!! A domineering, aloof young master × a spoiled, proud heiress Bai Chaoyi is Lu Jingzhi's first love, but a misunderstanding breaks them up. Three years later, Bai Chaoyi returns, and Lu Jingzhi car 244Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 102 Falling in Love with a God 同神明陷爱 [Rekindled Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Straightforward Romance + Faithful Love] [Radiant, Alluring Piano Virtuoso × Cold, Obsessive Powerbroker of the Empire] Jiang Wan was part of Mu Tingyu’s youth from beginning to end, the unattainable light of his life, as if she were a goddess. But she left during the year he loved her most, leaving him alone to lose himself through one unbearable night after another. Years later, she was a dazzling piano virtuoso, determined to reu 1.1kReads8.9Score10314d adds
- 103 Reunited Again, the Powerful Mogul Lost Control and Went Mad for Her 再重逢，大佬为她失控为她疯 [Reunion after years apart + playful seduction + intense romantic tension + one-on-one romance] Two years ago, Qi Nian's boyfriend dumped her out of the blue with a single text. Two years later, at a blind date, he corners her in the restroom and kisses her without restraint. Just outside the door, her blind date anxiously knocks. “Nian, are you in there?” “‘Nian’... You two sure sound close. Are you really planning to marry him?” Qi Nian snaps, “None of your damn business!” “If you really 2.5kReads8.8Score22214d adds
- 104 I Ran Away From His Proposal, and After We Reunited, the Tycoon Lured Me In and Claimed Me 求婚逃跑，重逢后大佬他诱捕占有 [Second chance romance | Reunion after years apart | Obsessive possessiveness | Pursuit of his wife | Mutual firsts] [Cool, brilliant psychiatrist × Obsessive, ruthless business tycoon] Ruan Tingyu is invited to treat a severely depressed patient whose identity is confidential. The moment she opens the door, her breath catches The pale, ailing man before her is none other than business magnate Lou Shang, and the former lover whose memories she erased and whom she cruelly abandoned five years 1.6kReads8.2Score12614d adds
- 105 What’s Wrong with Acting Like a Dog for My Wife? He Loves It 冷脸给老婆当狗怎么了，他超爱 [Two male leads, mutual pining and push-and-pull, melodrama, angst, both leads are each other's only ones] The Ye family went bankrupt. Ye Qi went from a pampered young master who spent lavishly and did whatever he pleased to a laughingstock overnight. To his surprise, the very next day, his nemesis took the down-and-out young master home. A few months later, at an elite society banquet, everyone was waiting to see Ye Qi make a fool of himself. No one expected someone to catch Ye Qi and his neme 5.2kReads8.8Score64514d adds
- 106 I Met My First Love from Five Years Ago in the Hospital, and He’s Worth Billions 病房遇到五年前初恋，他身价百亿 [One-on-One, Both Pure, Sweet Romance and Exclusive Devotion, He’s Madly in Love, Unhinged, Rekindled Romance] Shen Youyou ends up in the hospital after an accident. One day, Professor Qin, a patient in the same room, tells her an old classmate is coming to visit. Shen Youyou thinks nothing of it until the ward door opens and Professor Qin’s wealthy old classmate arrives with her son. That handsome young man turns out to be Gu Yunshen, her first love from five years ago! Shen Youyou knocks over 280Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 107 The Little Prince's Honey 小王子的蜜 [Sharp-tongued devotion × emotional push and pull × rekindled love] After ten years apart, he hates her with all his heart; She treats him like a stranger. He coldly draws a line between them; She thinks to herself: This man is like a pickled vegetable I’ve already stepped on. I’m destined to get my revenge in this lifetime. Then their tension turns into flirtation. She teases him with her fingertips and slowly loosens her clothes. He fights down his desire, but his composure shatters. “I don’ 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Inelastic Collision 非弹性碰撞 [Redemption x Rekindled Love x Reunion After Years Apart x Mutual Obsession] Content warnings: The heroine is a yandere with a weak moral compass. Neither lead remains faithful later in the story, and the hero acts like a jerk for much of the middle. Please don't read if this bothers you. At a New York party when she was fourteen, Song Jinyue met Ling Yuchen for the first time. Her mother called her "useless," and she was huddled in a corner. Yet he insisted on approaching her, offered her hot c 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 May We Never Lose or Love 莫失莫爱 [Rekindled love + each other's first love + devoted to one another + school uniforms to wedding dresses + classic fake-and-real heiress setup + happy ending] Complete The day they broke up, Mo Ai gave Cheng Jingxing a birthday he would never forget. He said, “Can you stay out tonight?” Mo Ai was limp with exhaustion. “Let's talk in the morning.” By morning, she had disappeared. She owed him an explanation, and had for five years. After they reunited, she went to him for help saving someone's l 582Reads8.7Score10814d adds
- 110 President Fu Nuzzles into My Neck, and It Beats a Whole Pack of Puppy-Dog Boyfriends 付总撒娇埋颈窝，抵过奶狗一整窝 A bright designer who loves cats × a devoted CEO who loves to cuddle [Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + happy ending + hilarious pursuit of his wife + both are each other’s one and only] [They break up from the start, then reunite in Chapter One as he pursues her. The beginning is a little cheesy.] Luo Jiuhuan never imagined that the kind of breakup orchestrated by a wealthy mother-in-law would happen to her. She was dumped without even meeting the woman. Four years later, she foun 882Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 111 Wild Desire! Reunited with the Capital’s Crown Prince, I’m Pulled Close and Kissed 野欲！重逢后被京圈太子掐腰诱吻 [A Devoted Couple + Reconciliation After a Breakup + The Husband's Relentant Pursuit + Possessive Love + Happy Ending] Song Jinhe grew up without parents. She followed her aunt into the Xu family after her aunt married in, always cautious and afraid of making a mistake. The year she finished the college entrance exams, she concealed her identity and dated the proud, unruly eldest young master of the Huo family for two months. Then she vanished without a trace. When they meet again, she goes 929Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 112 The Daylight Came Late 天光迟来 The main story is complete. [Realistic fiction / mutual salvation / reunion after a long separation / interwoven timelines / happy ending] "Blurb" * A story about rebuilding love and a home on top of the ruins. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 You Ran Away With Someone Else First. I Remarried, So Why Is His Majesty Losing His Mind? 你私奔在先，我改嫁，陛下疯什么 [Winning Back His Wife + Rekindled Love + Taking Her by Force + Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Running Away While Pregnant + Unhinged Male Lead] What should you do when your ex-husband suddenly reappears six years after eloping with his childhood sweetheart? Jiang Li plans to pretend she doesn’t know him. She has no choice. Her ex-husband has become emperor, and his childhood sweetheart is the empress. She can’t afford to offend either of them. Besides, she has changed her name, married some 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Her Azure World 蔚蓝的她 [Both leads have only ever been with each other, happy ending, second chance romance, half campus life and half city life] [Sunny ray of sunshine × secretly passionate, falsely proper type] After years of studying in the United States, Jiang Yiran returns to China. The first thing he does is attend his high school reunion. Everyone is curious about this star student. They bombard him with questions, hoping to uncover the secrets hidden beneath his cool exterior. And just as they hoped, they re 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Kiss Him Before the Moon Falls 在月亮坠落前吻他 [A Yun Rose series story. The low rating is only because it hasn’t gotten much exposure, so give it a try! Read without worry!] [Both Pure in Body and Mind + Devoted to Each Other + Comforting Each Other + Reunion After Years Apart] Devoted, proud heir to a wealthy family × Radiant, resilient bar owner “Lu Yu, how many more times are you going to lie to me before you’ll come back to my side?” * Lu Yu lied to Song Qingyan at his nineteenth birthday party. From that moment on, a teasing flame burn 347Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 116 Six Years After Our Breakup, My Ex Asked Me to Plan His Wedding 分手六年，前任让我给他策划婚礼 Rekindled Romance | Reunion After Years Apart | Fast HE | Both Pure | Powerful CEO Six years ago, Su Wanyue disappeared. No explanation, no goodbye. She took only the little golden retriever they had raised together and a heart shattered into pieces. Six years later, she became a wedding planner. Her first big client was her ex-boyfriend's cousin, who was getting married. She designed the wedding, and the “time capsule” was a promise he had made to her back then. She thought she'd hidden her fee 4.1kReads6.5Score27114d adds
- 117 Qiu Yi's Homecoming 秋一的归期 A Brutal Breakup ✖️ The Top Student Bows to Love Reunited After Years Apart | Mending a Broken Relationship | Nine Years of Waiting | Intense Push and Pull 1. On the first day of their freshman year of high school, he took the stage as the new students' representative. She stood below, her heart pounding like a drum. Back in the classroom, she sat behind him, with just one hallway between them. Afterward, through her repeated attempts to get closer, he finally let himself be drawn into her wor 1.6kReads—Score22714d adds
- 118 My Possessive Ex Won’t Let Go: Baby, I Only Want You 前任偏执缠宠：宝贝，我只要你 Second chances after a breakup + possessive hero + obsessive devotion + relentless pursuit + unruly heroine + seductive games + both leads are each other’s first + loyal-dog hero + groveling to win her back + intense romantic tension After four years of loving her deeply, he had cherished Nan Chu with all his heart. Then came their sudden, brutal breakup. She left him only one icy message: “Let’s break up. I’m bored of you. Don’t contact me.” Then she vanished without a trace, never to be heard 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 After Losing My Memory, I Cling to My Abstinent Ex and Beg for Affection 失忆后，在禁欲前任怀里猛撒娇 The rating has just been posted, and it’ll go up later ^o^ [Reunited after years apart | Old flames rekindled | Reunited at the start | Both leads are faithful] A cool, reserved doctor x A frank and radiant ballet dancer As a doctor, Gao Yuqing knows that his profession allows no margin for error. Rationality, objectivity, and composure have built a high wall around his world. Until a girl appeared, and he found himself becoming irrational, subjective, and anything but composed. Also, whenever h 8.2kReads8.6Score84214d adds
- 120 Bow Down and Surrender 俯首沉沦 [Rekindled Romance + Male Lead Suffers + Older Man + Motherly Male Lead] [Brilliant Mathematician x Cold-Faced Ex-Husband Who Does the Laundry] They fell in love at eighteen, married at twenty, and divorced at twenty-two. In four years, Xu Songyi lived through what it takes most people twenty years to experience. On a stage watched by the whole world, she once announced that she was married. Two years later, that passionate marriage came to an abrupt end. After collecting their divorce papers at 40.6kReads8.1Score5k14d adds
- 121 Caramelized Rice Cakes 糖炒年糕 [Warm, tsundere doctor VS beautiful, strong, and long-suffering teacher] [Both virgins + university setting + rekindled love + emotional tension after their reunion + sweet everyday life] At eighteen, Gao Shanyu came alone from Beicheng to City A. In that distant, unfamiliar city, she met a tsundere boy as bright as a sunny day. Years after they broke up, they met again. He acted as if they barely knew each other. “Why should I chase her? She was the one who dumped me. If I go running back to 623Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 122 Defeated in Late Autumn 败于深秋 (Spirited and radiant heroine x restrained and self-controlled hero) (Reunion after years apart, rekindled love + she’s had other partners, he hasn’t + happy ending) (A note: If you aren’t very tolerant of the characters’ flaws, this might not be for you. Hope you enjoy reading.) In high school, Su Chi was a gloomy, withdrawn boy boarding with the Xu family. Xu Nuo loved to stir things up, doing everything she could to make him fall for her. But when his feelings overflowed, she found it bo 1.9kReads8.9Score18914d adds
- 123 When We Meet Again 自相逢 This is a story about two people reuniting after a long separation. Blurb One: A new neighbor moves in across from Xu Ciqing. He has an incredible build, tall and well-proportioned, solid and muscular. Unfortunately, for days on end, all Xu Ciqing can see of him is his back. Then one day, she happens to meet his gaze when she gets home. He’s on the phone and freezes when he sees her. “Why’d you suddenly stop talking?” a loud, brash male voice comes from the other end of the call. The neighbor lo 11.2kReads9.3Score95314d adds
- 124 At Last, the Pear Blossoms Fill the City 终等梨花开满城 People always seem to run into their exes when they’re at their absolute lowest. Jiang Li never imagined that this “rule” would apply to her, and more than once. At nineteen, the lively, straightforward Jiang Li meets the aloof top student Lu Zhicheng in a bookstore and falls for him at first sight. On her first day after transferring schools, she sees him speaking at the opening ceremony and falls for him all over again. Then she pursues him relentlessly. She finally gets Lu Zhicheng, who had 725Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 125 Dive Buddy: He Waited Eight Years for Me, Just an Arm’s Length Away 潜伴：他在一臂之内，等了我八年 At a young age, Su Yining is already the top deputy chief forensic examiner at the Forensic Center. Her eyes can make bloodstains speak, and she keeps everyone at arm's length behind a layer of politeness. She thought there were only two things in this life she could count on: evidence never lies, and the love she had already sentenced to be "over" after that unanswered call on a night eight years ago. Eight years later, they meet again in Yanchuan. He Yunzhou is now the head of a rescue compa 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 After Her CEO Ex-Boyfriend Returns to the Country, He Lures Her into Falling for Him 总裁前男友回国后，诱她沦陷 [Reunion after years apart / long-planned pursuit / winning her back the hard way / flashbacks / mutual firsts] In high school, Shen Yanqi was a born star and a sensation at Beichuan High School. He was wild and carefree, popular, and surrounded by friends. Countless girls had a crush on him. But he fell for his cool, gentle, soft-spoken deskmate. He left without a word just before graduation. Six years later, he returned in a show of force as head of the Shen family. Ruan Tangzhi had become o 1.1kReads8.2Score10114d adds
- 127 What? The Poor Guy She Dumped Is the Crown Prince of Beijing's Elite Circle 什么？她甩的穷小子是京圈太子爷 [The Untouchable Falls from Her Pedestal + The Heroine Chases Her Husband to Win Him Back + Reuniting After a Breakup + Contract Marriage + 1v1, Both Pure] [Cool, Aloof CEO vs. Down-on-Her-Luck Heiress] Mu Xi left the country without telling anyone. The day before she left, she invited the untouchable man to a hotel and took his virginity in one fell swoop. Afterward, she tossed a bank card at him and said with a mocking lilt, “You’re short on money, aren’t you? There’s a million in the account 1.2kReads7.5Score10614d adds
- 128 With Ning 与凝 [KPL + esports + reunion + college life + healing] After they broke up three years ago, Ye Ning thought they would never see each other again. Three years later, they reunited at a collegiate esports tournament hosted by Zhengyang University. By a twist of fate, they ended up on the same team. When they met again, he had become a professional esports player, a top marksman in the KPL and the captain of Team ZG. He looked like a cocky, handsome esports idol, but in private he was a shameless rasc 7.5kReads8.8Score82014d adds
- 129 In the Season of Winter Snow 在冬雪之季 [Spoiled, arrogant heiress × aloof, high-and-mighty romantic] [Reunion after years apart + second chance at love + one-on-one romance] Shen Qingtan, the Shen family’s eldest daughter, was born beautiful and raised in luxury, spoiled beyond all reason. A drunken bet years ago made Bo Jin her new and fascinating toy during her sophomore year of college. This toy wasn’t some object. It was Bo Jin, the kindhearted man everyone used to bully. Now Bo Jin was the talk of the town, leading the Bo Group 992Reads7.6Score10014d adds
- 130 Love at First Sight, Morning and Night 一见倾心朝朝暮暮 Love at First Sight, Day After Day 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Reunited With My Firefighter Ex, Who Told Me to Get Lost Because He Doesn’t Love Me Anymore 重逢消防员前任，他说走开不爱了 Complete [Reunion After Years Apart, Love and Hate, Rekindled Romance, Devoted Husband, One-on-One Romance, Both First-Time Partners, Happy Ending] Ji Qiao goes out in the middle of the night to take out the trash and gets trapped in an elevator. To make matters worse, she’d been too lazy to change out of her oversized T-shirt, and she was wearing nothing but athletic underwear below the waist. The firefighters called by the property management arrive to rescue her. And one of them is her ex-boy 5.3kReads7.6Score49614d adds
- 132 Spoiled Rotten! The Ninth Master’s Darling Comes Begging for a Second Chance 宠爆！九爷的小娇宝来求复合了 [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Rekindled Love, Pampering Her Husband, Playfully Flirty Qing, and the Ultimate Jealousy King] “Careful, Brother A Jue, that hurts...” Qiao Huan coaxed, her eyes reddening at the corners. The man grabbed her foot and ground his teeth. “Run away again, and I’ll break both your legs.” Five years ago, ownership of Qiao Films changed hands overnight. The young heiress Qiao Huan fell from the clouds into the dust, then vanished without a trace. Before that, everyone in 2.1kReads8.4Score15514d adds
- 133 Childhood Friend, Stop Competing: Miss Jiang Is a Master Flirt and His White Moonlight 竹马别争了，江小姐白月光超会撩 [One-on-one + sweet romance + rekindled love + a mad dog chained up + mutual salvation] [Cool, world-weary beauty × untamed, rebellious family powerbroker] Everyone in Haicheng's social circles knew one thing: the cold and heartless young master of the Bo family had spent two years searching for a woman overseas. Even without a single lead, he never gave up. So people began to envy the woman Bo Siye had kept in his heart and yearned for over those two years. Then the daughter of the Jiang family 10kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 134 The Cold Ex-Boyfriend She Left Behind Returns, Intent on Taking Her by Force 抛弃的清冷前男友回国，蓄意掠夺 [The rating has just opened and will rise] [Reunion after years apart / rekindled romance / groveling chase / both leads are sexually inexperienced] In college: proud, willful heiress × aloof, impoverished student Once, she was a princess high above everyone else, while he was just a poor student. Forced to be with her for a year, he never once treated her kindly. She knew he hated her. Eventually, she got tired of it and dumped him. When they met again, she was a lowly reporter for an entertai 7.4kReads7.9Score69414d adds
- 135 Mr. Song Is Too Much to Handle 疯批宋先生太难缠 [Completed] [Rekindled love + possessive pursuit + intense push and pull + both leads are sexually inexperienced, one-on-one romance] The first time Xiang Zhi saw Song Yubei was at the freshman welcome party. From then on, she could never take her eyes off his face. But Song Yubei was proud and unruly, and never once looked her in the eye. Once, a friend teased him: “Isn’t the art department’s campus belle chasing you lately?” Song Yubei glanced up indifferently. “Who’s that? I don’t know her.” 827Reads8.0Score10614d adds
- 136 The Downpour Lets Up at Last 骤雨迟歇 [Two Strong Leads|Clashing Head-On|Redemption|Avoidant Attachment × Guiding Lover] (Quiet, aloof beauty × Proud, cool young master) Si Zhuoyan is a prominent figure in the School of Artificial Intelligence. He's exceptionally cold and proud, with a world-weary, callous face that keeps people at a distance. As someone who prefers to be alone and hates trouble above all else, Lan Xun finds Si Zhuoyan exactly the kind of person she can't stand. Cold, wicked, sharp-tongued, and prickly, he's even ha 11.6kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 137 Eccentric 乖僻 [Sharp-tongued, tsundere male top-tier star vs. delicate, drama-loving princess] A second-chance romance Pei Linchi is known throughout the industry for his sharp tongue. He started out as a child star, has won countless awards, and made it to the top of the trending list on looks alone. He’s firmly secured his place as a top-tier star in showbiz. They say Yan Youli is the only person who can catch his eye, and it’s true. She thought she’d never see Pei Linchi again. The cruel things they said w 2.2kReads8.7Score18814d adds
- 138 Her First Love, Gone for Seven Years, Is Back, and She’s Losing Control! 消失七年的初恋回来，她失控了！ Main characters: Luo Ning and Qin Xunan [Cool, melancholic surgeon x devoted, tough anti-drug police officer] [Reunion after years apart + both sexually inexperienced + healing + secret love comes true + the hero has never loved anyone else + sweet romance] “Luoluo, have you still not gotten over Qin Xunan?” As soon as she asked, her best friend Song Ning regretted it and grew tense. She knew that name was forbidden for Luo Ning. Qin Xunan. He had once been a ray of light in Luo Ning's bleak wor 2.6kReads7.1Score19514d adds
- 139 Wildly Unrestrained 烟火肆意 [You save the people you want to save, and I'll protect the you I want to protect.] [They find their way back to each other + Reunion after a long separation + Sweet romance + Happy ending + Modern-day setting] Back in college, Jiang Liyan was spoiled and haughty, and looked down on everyone. Then she fell for Shen Qingyan at first sight and swore she'd bring the law school's shining star down from his pedestal. After her pursuit came to nothing, Shen Qingyan went abroad, and the two had no ch 33Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 140 The Ultimate Favorite: An Actor and Actress in a Fierce Pursuit 极致偏爱之影帝影后极限追逐 [Rekindled romance | He pursues her | Top-tier romantic tension | Both leads have eyes only for each other] [Grand Slam-winning Best Actor × Hollywood’s leading lady] “A lovesick male lead and a heroine focused on her career” Li Yue, an international star who had long dominated Hollywood with her acting skills, suddenly announced one day that she was returning to China and would pursue her career there. Netizens congratulated her, saying they could finally enjoy something truly top-notch, and th 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Five Years After Our Breakup, I Became My Ex-Boyfriend's Personal Consultant 分手五年我成了前男友的专属顾问 [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Romance + Push and Pull + Mutual Devotion + Devoted Couple] Celebrity x civilian [Arrogant, devoted actor x clear-headed, restrained female consultant] No love rivals, no melodrama, few flashbacks - Five years ago, he said, "Choose between your career and me." To pursue her dream, she left him with just one sentence: "Let's break up." He was devastated, his eyes red. "So your career will always matter more than I do." Five years later, her dream had fallen 884Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 My Ex Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 前男友蓄谋已久 A reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + a long-planned scheme + mutual secret crushes Yin Zhixia never imagined that the new recruit from Peking University would be the ex-boyfriend she’d callously broken up with six years ago! Her ex-boyfriend took her hand and gave her a professional smile. “Ms. Yin, I look forward to working with you!” “…” As Yin Zhixia was wondering if she should fire him, her ex-boyfriend somehow became her neighbor too! “What a coincidence, Ms. Yin. Who knew we 379Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 143 The Cool Beauty Returns, and the Tycoon Makes Her the Apple of His Eye 清冷美人回归，资本大佬心尖宠 [Newly rated, score expected to rise] [Two equally matched leads + both CEOs + both virginal + love at first sight + second chance at love + reunion after years apart + sweet romance] "Cool, stunning female CEO × hopelessly romantic young heir from Beijing’s elite" Six years ago, she was an icy beauty in the computer science department who cared only about making money. He was a young finance major from a wealthy family who pursued her for months without even getting her WeChat. But no one knew 4.8kReads8.7Score39214d adds
- 144 Spring Departs, Autumn Arrives 春辞秋至 [Younger man and older teacher / unrequited love becomes mutual / mutual salvation / 1V1] [Gentle and refined at first, then cool and shattered × resilient boy from humble beginnings] It turns out even a gray spring can have color. If you were thirteen-year-old Qi Hao, you would understand his ten years of secret love. For more than a decade, Qin Yiqiu had been like an angel. Apart from his grandmother, Qi Hao had never known warmth. She taught him to read and told him about a world he had never 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Drowning in Starlight 溺星入骨 (Just got a rating, it’ll rise later) [Rekindled romance × reunion after years apart × both virgins × relationship-focused × angst first, sweetness later] [Cool-headed, stubborn, ordinary heroine × aloof, celibate heir to a powerful family] In high school, Jiang Nanxing was the envy of the whole school. Because Fu Siyan, the top student, was completely devoted to her. He tutored her every day and even planned to study abroad with her, laying out her entire future. But she didn’t cherish him and 3kReads6.6Score26514d adds
- 146 Slowly, At Ease 徐徐舒也 “It has nothing to do with romance. I just fell in love.” The first time they met, the airport was packed. He accidentally knocked her phone out of her hand, and one hurried glance brought back a memory from the past. As they met again, their affection slowly grew, but reality shattered every fantasy and left them at an impasse. Their relationship was forbidden. He didn’t even want to speak to her. Resentment, fate, and helplessness stood between them. They grew further and further apart, or rat 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Every Year Brings Summer 年年有夏天 [First-love butterflies + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion + no melodrama, just two people living earnestly and loving earnestly] A torrential downpour in their first year of high school brought Song Nian and Jiang Xia together. After a family upheaval made him a target of prejudice, she stepped in amid the chaos and helped him out of a crisis, leaving a gentle impression in his heart. From then on, he watched over her quietly and approached her with care, and they went from strangers 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 I Got a Happy Ending with My Sharp-Tongued, Flirty Ex-Boyfriend 和我那嘴贱会撩的前男友HE了 [A PE teacher with off-the-charts combat skills + A sharp-tongued orthopedic surgeon who knows how to flirt] [Lighthearted Comedy + Reunion After Years Apart + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Love-Hate Relationship + Getting Back Together] One bowl of pork intestine noodles was all it took for Qiu Y inong, usually strong and healthy, to be whisked away in an ambulance. After spending the night on an IV in the hospital emergency room, she walked out the front entrance, her body still weak. Beyond 6.8kReads9.0Score75314d adds
- 149 I'm Claiming My Future Wife 赖定准老婆 [Cool, carefree “underachiever” (software engineer) ✖ Cultured, scheming top student (CEO)] [Second Chance Romance + Childhood Friends, Sort Of + Devoted to Each Other + HE] At a tipsy gathering, someone dares to ask the aloof Zhou Min a question: “Mr. Zhou, have you ever cried over a woman?” The moment he asks, an eerie silence falls over the room. After a long pause, Zhou Min replies coolly, “Yes.” !!! “Because… of what?” the person presses, unable to resist. Instead of answering, Zhou Min ask 2.1kReads8.9Score21014d adds
- 150 His Beloved Has Returned, and the Saintly CEO Begs Her to Reconcile Every Day 心尖宠归来，圣子总裁日日求复合 [Rekindled romance + reunion after years apart + long-planned pursuit + both leads are inexperienced in love] [One-on-one romance, happy ending, noble prince CEO vs. independent beauty, he wins her back without groveling] At university, Lin Yue fell for a man for the first time, but in the end she fled overseas in the most humiliating way. Five years later, she returned to China quietly, only to be trapped by Shen Xingyao. As Lin Yue wheeled her suitcase out, Shen Xingyao lost control and 1.9kReads8.6Score17514d adds
