Novels like The Sunshine Secret-Crush Pact
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Sunshine Secret-Crush Pact, best match first.
- 151 Twelve Years Later, He Stood Outside My Corner Store 十二年后，他站在我小卖部门口 Yi Ran thought this was how her life would end up. Unemployed, with her grandmother battling cancer, her ex-boyfriend hurting himself to force her to give in, her dreams destroyed, nine years had worn her down to an empty shell. Then the boy who had disappeared twelve years ago came back. Once the son of an embezzler despised by the entire factory, he was now a powerful business magnate, always impeccably dressed in a suit. Over the past twelve years, he had repaid the stolen money and worked ni —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Crossing to the Light of Zhao 弋渡昭光 [Completed | The Ultimate Sapiosexual Couple | Two Powerful Leads, Bound Together | A Battle of Fates | Business Warfare] Wen Zhaoning lives by just eight words: “Don’t wish me happiness. Wish me victory.” “He thought he’d introduced a variable, never realizing she herself was the virus that would overturn the System.” “She thought she was taking part in a game, never realizing she was the only line of code written into the future of his dark life.” With every chip on the table, the only way to 1Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 153 A Letter from Hong Kong 港岛来信 “I want her to be like the rain, falling into my arms of her own accord.” Content warning: The heroine's brother, Zhao Yanchuan, has a BL (also known as danmei) storyline, but he has little page time and it won't affect your reading. If you're particularly uncomfortable with this, please proceed with caution. A pampered, sharp-tongued rich girl from Beijing × a refined, roguish, fatherly smiling schemer from Hong Kong - Zhao Sinian, head of the Zhongzhou Group, has a son and a daughter. As the a 192Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Reborn, the Rich Beauty Wins by Doing Nothing 白富美重生后躺赢了 [Mutual firsts + secret crush + reborn + playboy + rich beauty + Lifespan System + happy ending] [There is one male couple, just one. The blurb already includes a content warning.] A secretly delighted playboy crown prince vs. a rich beauty who just wants to stay alive When Jiang Sibao was ten, her mother died of illness, and she learned that her biological father was from the wealthy Jiang family in the capital. As an illegitimate daughter from the countryside, she was naturally unwelcome in hi 3.8kReads8.6Score42514d adds
- 155 Reborn as the Wicked Fake Heiress, She Goes to the Countryside Pregnant and Becomes Everyone's Darling 重生恶毒假千金，孕肚下乡成团宠 (Alternate-universe military marriage + marriage first, love later + everyone's darling + humiliating scoundrels + doting husband + mutual purity + everyday child-rearing) Yu Wantang never imagined that a medical dispute would send her to the 1970s, an era when people couldn't even get enough to eat. According to the original plot, she would be sold to an abusive old widower and beaten to death, while the male lead's family would meet a tragic end as well. Yu Wantang immediately turns the whole 74Reads6.7Score12414d adds
- 156 I Transmigrated into a Book and Just Wanted to Survive, but Somehow Won Big 穿书后只想苟命，一不小心赢麻了 [Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Ensemble Cast + Love After Marriage] Seductive beauty Shen Wanyue × reserved, secretly flirtatious CEO Leng Yan Shen Wanyue woke up to find she'd transmigrated straight into a CEO romance novel. She'd become a total cannon-fodder loser whose father didn't love her and whose mother didn't care about her, and who was about to be stabbed in the back by her sweet-looking stepsister! After reading the plot preview, she saw that she was going to end up dea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Journey South in Search 南下追寻 [They meet at school + marriage first, love later + passionate newlyweds + both virgins + one-on-one romance] At sixteen, they were young and bright. At eighteen, they went their separate ways. At twenty-six, a marriage contract brought them together. Wen Li thought her journey was a solo one. She never imagined that one day her midsummer night’s dream from youth would bloom into a garden of flowers. ‘The heroine’s secret crush comes true; the hero gradually falls for her.’ / After years apart, 1.8kReads8.9Score19314d adds
- 158 Waiting for You to Fall 在等你沦陷 Zheng Jinze is the man Shi You has secretly loved for ten years. After dreaming that he got married, she decides she has to forget him. The next day, Zheng Jinze shows up as her blind date... When he tells her he was forced to come and isn't planning to date anyone for now, Shi You finally confesses the love she's kept buried in her heart. Shi You thinks she'll never see him again, but work keeps bringing her and Zheng Jinze together time and again. - One day, after a group dinner, Zheng Jinze d 170Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 159 Orange-Red Sand 橘红的沙 [Straightforward, stubborn girl devoted to her studies × considerate guy who competes fiercely for her] Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + both devoted only to each other + sweet romance Back in their student days: a “fifth-year senior” focused on her studies × a successful young heir After an accident, Lu Zhiyao has to repeat her senior year of high school and moves in with the Lu family, old friends of her mother's. At first, Lu Zhiyao is determined to put her studies first. But u 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 Seeing You Again, Falling in Love 再顾倾心 From the moment He Yumo first met Meng Hansheng, she couldn't forget him. One encounter left her dazzled for the rest of her life. She thought she'd found happiness, but then she learned she was a stand-in. So who did he love? He Yumo didn't understand, and didn't dare to wonder. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 My Wife Has Had a Crush on Me for a Long Time 夫人暗恋我已久 [Gentle, virtuous heiress from an old family × Refined scoundrel and wealthy heir] [Both pure, the heroine’s unrequited love comes true, the hero falls in love after marriage, a sweet, slow-paced story of everyday life.] “Unrequited love is a monologue. You fill a page with words, but have nowhere to send them.” The unrequited loves of student days are often shrouded in darkness, but Wen Suyao’s crush became known to everyone when she was eighteen. “Sorry, I don’t like you.” “No need to apologiz 943Reads7.0Score10114d adds
- 162 The Eleventh Year 第拾壹年 [Secret crush + reunion after years apart + doctor + aerospace engineer] A secret crush is a love story told over the course of an entire youth. That summer, the breeze across the sports field and the boy became Shen Nianzhi’s summer. When they met again ten years later, everything that happened had been part of Shen Nianzhi’s long-laid plans. In the end, they returned to where their story began. The boy quietly told her, “Not every secret crush gets to see the light of day, but yours will, Shen 3.1kReads8.9Score35014d adds
- 163 Married into the Enemy's Family, the Rake of a Crown Prince Sets His Trap Every Night 嫁入仇家，浪荡太子爷夜夜收网 [Marriage First, Love Later x Two Strong Leads Playing Cat and Mouse x Devoted to Each Other, Happy Ending] In public, Yan Yueshi was the sweet, upwardly mobile bride that the matriarch of the Qi family had forced on Qi Tingshen. Gentle, obedient, and from a “respectable” family, she even kept her head down and said nothing when reporters caught her husband neglecting her. Qi Tingshen, meanwhile, was a notorious playboy prince of Beijing's elite circle: nonchalant, fickle, and sharp-tongued. Eve 636Reads—Score10114d adds
- 164 The Price of Raising a Madman Like a Parasitic Vine 把疯批当菟丝花养的下场 [Sweet romance, male lead is sexually inexperienced!! Female lead isn't, so if that's not for you, don't read. Sick love, seductive teasing, mutual push and pull] Wen Yang was the eldest daughter of her family, used to having the final say in everything. Her father doted on her, and her stepmother was always careful around her. Even her stepmother's own son, Wen Yang's half-brother, became her little follower. Her stepmother had another son, Su Huai, who shared no blood ties with Wen Yang. Since 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 I Didn’t Do Much, I Just Took the Elite World by Storm 没干啥，就是把豪门演穿了而已 For eighteen years, Song Qinghuan was the foil to the real heiress. The fake heiress voluntarily stepped aside, only to discover that the real heiress wanted far more than simply throwing her out of the house. · The real heiress returns ➕ The fake heiress fights back ➕ They join forces to seek revenge ➕ Each shines in her own way 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 A Galaxy in Your Eyes, All My Love for You 眼底星河，予你偏爱 Luo Xi never imagined that one day she would end up living with Lan Yanchen, the legendary man with a face as cold as a thousand-year-old iceberg. Sitting in the car with an innocent look on his face, he said to her, “That was my first kiss. Don't you think you should take responsibility?” Luo Xi stared at him in disbelief. “When did you start liking me?” Lan Yanchen slowly turned toward him, his nose brushing against her forehead. “From the very first moment I saw you, you were already in my he 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Day After Our Divorce, the CEO Took Me to Get Our Marriage License 离婚第二天，总裁拉我去领证 [Heroine divorces and marries again + male lead's secret crush comes true + unconventional married-first, love-later] Su We Wan still remembered the rainiest, most humiliating night of her life. After five years of marriage, her husband cheated on her and even used her mother's surgery costs to threaten her, forcing her to leave with nothing. She was kicked out with nothing to her name, shivering in the freezing rain. Just as she was losing hope, a black umbrella appeared above her. Beneath it s 50.7kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds
- 168 Midsummer: The Lover I Forgot 盛夏：我遗忘的恋人 [The book is fully complete, every plot thread is resolved, so read without worry] After losing my memory in a car accident, I forgot everything about my childhood friend Xu Yan. Ten years later, we met again on a blind date. He was now a rising star in architectural design, yet he knew everything about me, a “stranger.” Then, inside the locked metal box he kept, I found thousands of yellowed pages covered with my name. Eyes red, he confessed, “I was the one who hit you that year. For the pa 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Shocking! The Capital's Powerful Tycoon Is Begging to Be My Child's Father 惊！京圈大佬他倒贴当我孩子的爸 [Rebirth power fantasy + dominant male lead rises to the top + the whole family’s comeuppance + tearing into a scumbag + stealing a wife] After a miserable death in her previous life, Ye Qiuli is reborn on the day her scumbag husband brings his true love and illegitimate child into their home. He lied that she couldn’t have children, forced her to raise someone else’s child, and now wants to leave her with nothing, destroy her family, and have her die in prison? Ha! She’s done being the fool! Sh 39Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 170 She Is the Light I Owe 她是我欠下的一场光 “Now your tears look like the real performance of a personality disorder.” Thirty-year-old Wang Mang was shrewd and self-serving, accustomed to weighing every option. He had a fiancée in name only, yet one night at an ear-cleaning salon, he fell into the clear eyes of nineteen-year-old Jiang Qi. He thought he was in control, replacing companionship with “guidance” and masking indifference with “maturity.” He taught her to be sensible, to be independent, and to keep her composure in a cruel worl 6Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 171 Snow Falls, and News of Spring Arrives 雪落春信至 [Healing CEO: Gu Yiyang, CEO of Songshan Group X Sensitive, insecure medical student: Lin Zhixia] / [Unrequited love becomes mutual, reunited after years apart, happy ending, guided into love, later the male lead flirts until her knees go weak]. At seventeen, Lin Zhixia was despairing and on the verge of collapse when she met Gu Yiyang, her middle-school senior, amid a blizzard. From then on, the embrace on that snowy night and the button she accidentally pulled off became the only light in Lin 228Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 I Flirted with the Wrong Man, and Now the Cold CEO Begs for Hugs Every Night 撩错后，禁欲霸总夜夜只想求抱抱 [BL + 1v1 + love at first sight + sweet romance + dramatic rivalry + mutual healing] [Powerful, domineering CEO and heir to a family business VS a headstrong, flirtatious beauty of a designer] Lu Qingyan, heir to the most powerful family in Haishi, has never shown any interest in women. But somehow, someone ended up taking his virginity! And that someone was a man... That man was designer Su Yunqi. After his first night, Lu Qingyan couldn't get enough. He used force to make Su Yunqi his exclusiv 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 After My Divorce, the Lawyer Who Had Loved Me for Twelve Years Lured Me into His Arms 离婚后，被暗恋十二年律师诱入怀 [Both leads are faithful + No getting back together after the breakup + Reunited after divorce + 12 years of unrequited love + One-on-one romance] How many twelve-year stretches can a person have in life? Huo Minghan has spent twelve years orbiting Zhou Qiyun, but her youthful crush ultimately comes to an end. While she was looking at someone else, he was looking at her. Their tangled relationship wore away their youth and exhausted their obsession. After her divorce, Huo Minghan suddenly r 685Reads—Score10714d adds
- 174 I Only Learned After We Married That My Crazy Husband Had Secretly Loved Me for Ten Years 婚后才知，疯批老公暗恋我十年 [Domineering CEO + Devoted to One Person] Jiang Nian is a once-famous actress, now dismissed as a washed-up pretty face. With a single contract, she marries Xie Lin, a rising star in the business world, and becomes his most exquisite ornament. For two years after their wedding, they treat each other with icy politeness. Then one night, she discovers his long-buried secret in the basement: an entire sketchbook, filled from his youth to adulthood, depicting the parts of her past no one else knew —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 I Didn't Sign a Contract, and Now the Gods Are Panicking 我没签合同，神明急了 On the day of the spiritual qi revival, everyone on Earth received a contract to become immortal. Sign it and enter a dungeon; clear it and receive a spiritual root. Ming Qi turned to page 34 and found a supplementary clause: The final right to interpret this dungeon belongs to the gods. She refused to sign on the spot. But when the countdown ended, she was pulled into the dungeon anyway. Only then did the System realize that, since she hadn't signed the contract, it couldn't assign her an ident —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 You Are the Secret Hidden Deep in My Heart 你是藏在我心底的秘密 [Mutual devotion + healing + sweet romance] In high school, Jian Dan was the class representative for physics, even though she was terrible at the subject. Her physics teacher was beside himself with worry and vowed to improve her grades. Chen Chuze, the top physics student, became his first choice as her tutor. The two reserved, quiet students were brought together despite barely speaking. From then on, he explained difficult problems to her at night, and she brought him a bottle of milk the ne 224Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 177 Tipsy in His Palm 在他掌心微醺 Equally matched power couple | One-on-one romance Li Jin, the man who ruled the Li empire, was ruthless and decisive in both the legitimate and underworld worlds, with enemies everywhere. After he entered Shen Nianqing’s world, his desire to use her turned into a fanatical need to protect her. Shen Nianqing, a high-IQ beauty with two Oxford doctorates, was fluent in six languages and adept at navigating the world of finance. Cool-headed and calculating, she was unwillingly swept into a deadly ma 220Reads—Score10114d adds
- 178 Bittersweet Candy 涩味糖 [Sweet Nurse vs. Special Forces Captain] School life in the beginning, city life later An Li admits that she was attracted to Ji Jiuxiao's looks the first time she saw him, but she never expected to like him for so many years. For the next three years, it was as if fate had arranged for them to sit together. An Li secretly harbored a crush on Ji Jiuxiao, and the two were often mistaken for a couple. Though Ji Jiuxiao was as cold as ice, he was gentle and attentive with her. But on the day of the 154Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 179 Reborn in Ashes: The Real Heiress Takes Down Every Vile Tycoon 烬火重生：真千金虐尽豪门恶人 In her previous life, Shen Jinyan was the real young heiress who had clawed her way out of the mud. After the wealthy Shen family found her and brought her home, she was overjoyed and longed for family affection. She tried to hide her rough edges and humbly win their approval. But her biased parents saw her as a crude burden, her hypocritical younger sister stole all her shine, her fiancé betrayed her, and everyone else looked on coldly. They stripped her of her identity, her inheritance, and he 1Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 180 Five Years of Throwing Herself at Him: After Their Divorce, Her Ex-Husband Becomes Obsessed with Love 倒贴五年，离婚后前夫成恋爱脑 [Both leads are devoted to each other + He must win her back + Rekindled romance] [A dazzling beauty vs. an emotionally distant, icy traffic cop] The thing Jiang Zhi regrets most in her life is getting involved with Cheng Yuzhao, the icy traffic cop. She pursued him for three years and was married to him for two. She thought she had warmed a heart of stone, but it turned out she'd made no headway at all. Her mother-in-law looked down on her, her husband was cold, and his fragile “first love” kep 2.8kReads6.2Score86914d adds
- 181 I Accidentally Fell for My Best Friend's Idol Brother 不小心爱上了闺蜜的爱豆哥哥 [Urban love triangle + intense push and pull + top-tier star + possessive boss + tragic romance + younger man] Bai Zhiyun lives in two worlds. By day, she is Lin An’s most capable subordinate. By night, she is Lin An’s secret bedmate, always at his beck and call. Six years of entanglement, with no name for their relationship. All she has is Lin An’s cold warning after a drink: “Bai Zhiyun, don’t get ideas you shouldn’t have.” She thought she was doomed to rot in this mire for the rest of her lif 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 A Younger Man and Me: A Romance in Skirts 我与裙臣年下恋 A younger-man romance between Su Jin, a PR queen and CEO, and Jiang Yezhou, a scheming top-tier star. As the entertainment industry’s number-one PR ace, she can turn a losing hand into a royal flush. But on the eve of taking the entertainment empire she helped her scumbag boss build, after three years together, public, she is betrayed and cheated on. Burdened with a staggering tens of millions in breach-of-contract penalties and facing an industry-wide blacklist, everyone waits to see this forme 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 After Years of Secretly Loving Him, My Mortal Enemy Confesses to Me 暗恋多年后，死对头和我表白了 [Both sexually exclusive / marriage first, love later / heroine's secret love comes true / two powerful families] [Devoted, gentle genius doctor × outwardly cold, inwardly warm, refined airline captain] [There's a misunderstanding at first, but it's resolved quickly] When she was twelve, Yu Suiqing met Huo Yingci for the first time. The boy was handsome as a painting, tall and lean, with his school uniform worn neatly. Yet there was a coldness in the way he looked at her. She fell for him at fi 2.5kReads8.6Score30014d adds
- 184 Beneath the Long Winds, I Happened to Meet Her 长风之下，恰逢她 [Battle-hardened Air Force officer] VS [handsome, dashing female PE teacher] [Identity deception | “Bromance” tension | Push and pull to the limit | Sweet military romance] Cheng Zhan seemed to have fallen for his “almost brother-in-law.” It was utterly absurd! Yet the inexplicable flutter in his heart kept surging back, leaving him tormented. Fifteen years ago, amid the rubble of an earthquake, paratrooper Cheng Zhan rescued Song Lian, who was on the verge of death. From that moment on, he 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 The Taoist Master's Wife Is a Spirit Medium 天师道长的出马仙儿老婆 Twenty-five years ago, the Kiku School from Japan used every sort of scheme to persecute the various branches of China’s occult world. Xuan De, the Taoist master then leading Maoshan, joined forces with experts from Longhu Mountain, the Northeastern Shamanic sect, and a mysterious organization within the Chinese government. Together, they foiled the Kiku School’s plan to wipe out China’s occult traditions. Twenty-five years later, Zhang Xuanqing, the private disciple of Maoshan’s current master 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 After Being Laid Off, I Returned to the Factory with My Memories 下岗后我带记忆杀回车间 In her previous life, Lin Xuemei was Hongmian Factory’s brightest technical expert. But just before the wave of layoffs, the apprentice she trusted most stole her core research, leaving her disgraced and laid off. She spent the rest of her life in poverty. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to 1993, three months before the layoff list was announced! Armed with memories of thirty years’ worth of advanced manufacturing techniques, she will never again be an easy target for others to 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 187 Reborn: The Cool, Aloof Top Student Secretly Has a Crush on Me 重生，清冷学神竟偷偷暗恋我 [School Life + Two Top Students + He Has a Secret Crush + Pure Romance + Mutual Redemption + Blended Family] [Cool, Depressed Academic Prodigy × Gentle, Resilient Top Student] In everyone’s eyes, Shi Xubai was immaculate, top of his class, and a brilliant pianist. He was also a celebrated young painter whose talent was renowned at home and abroad, with so many awards to his name they were impossible to count. He seemed as perfect as a god in the heavens, too sacred to touch. Yet no one knew t 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Waiting for Love 等一个恋爱 [Eight years of secret love + devoted couple + pure romance + healing] (She pursues him first, then he pursues her) She’s had a crush on him for eight years… After finally seeing the guy she likes again, how could Mofei let him get away? So she very successfully tripped him up! True love rarely lasts, but a good scheme always wins the heart~ Turns out, if you want your crush to chase after you, sincerity won’t do the trick. Trip him with your foot, and he’ll definitely come running after you. An 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Deep Sea at the Equator 赤道深海 Shen Qingya: A highly educated woman who is emotionally repressed and closed off, like a volcano deep beneath the sea. She seems to follow the rules, yet at crucial moments she always erupts in defiance. She habitually suppresses her true nature, but longs for a fiery vitality. Zhang Jiahao: A second-generation construction contractor who is keen on making money and slick with the ways of the world. He is as passionate as the equator, with tremendous drive, yet always follows a fixed orbit. She 29Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 190 The Ultimate Beauty 顶尖尤物 I loved Gu Chen deeply, but he hated me to the bone. He even burned me alive with his own hands. But he never knew I was pregnant. One pregnancy test was enough to drive Gu Chen mad. I didn’t die. I returned to Gu Chen under a new face. I tested him, teased him, and seduced him. Little by little, I turned Gu Chen into a man who’d do anything for me. I controlled his emotions and savored his pain. The year he loved me more than life itself, I told him the truth. I’m Song Yan, the Song Yan 3.8kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 191 After I Was Fired, I Opened a Barbecue Shop for the Undead 被辞退后，我开了家亡灵烧烤店 At 35, an unemployed drudge opens a barbecue shop and accidentally signs an outsourcing contract with the underworld. At night, he ferries vengeful spirits across and trades them for a stream of living customers. Against all odds, he turns his life around in this tale of supernatural happenings and a street-level comeback. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Beauty of the 1970s Compound Wins Over the Powerful Man Who Cannot Have Children 七零大院美媚娇，撩哭绝嗣大佬 [A strong, athletic pilot vs. a beautiful, alluring woman skilled in secret arts] Bai Zhixia was a palace lady-in-waiting tasked with training women to serve the emperor in bed. After being murdered, she transmigrates into the body of an unattractive, plump woman in the 1970s, who was poisoned with pesticide by her scumbag husband. Accustomed to fine food and unable to endure hardship, she resolutely goes to the city to seek out the man she was engaged to as a child. She hears that he drives for 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 A Clash Across Time and Space: I Kiss Your Eyes 超时空碰撞，我亲吻你的眼 [Alternate universe + sweet romance + transmigration (female lead travels from ancient times to the present) + devoted to each other] Lan Yuyan often dreams of a pair of amber eyes. At first, those eyes glittered with a galaxy of stars. They belonged to Xia Shiqi, the girl who was famous throughout Yandu. Later, they turned as lifeless as ash, after the Sixth Prince, Yan Yexuan, personally drove her into a desperate corner. Everyone said Yan Yexuan was a brilliant and ambitious ruler, but no one 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Lost in the Warmth of Marriage 暖婚沉溺 [Gentle, classically minded college Chinese teacher and flower shop owner + aloof, composed, abstinent, heaven-sent ideal husband] A crush comes true + long-planned romance + everyday love + peaceful, beautiful days After several years away, Xu Xiangwan returned to Nancheng. At the flower shop she ran with her best friend, she unexpectedly ran into Gu Yanlang, the boy she had secretly loved in high school. The moment she saw him, the air seemed to stop with her breath. Her heart recognized him 5kReads8.8Score57514d adds
- 195 Sis, Your Husband Can't Perform? Divorce Him and Let Me Support You 姐姐，你老公不行？离了你养我呗 [She Escapes a Hellish Marriage, While Her Devoted, Unhinged Love Rival Turns Up the Heat and Steals Her Away] (A Clear-Eyed Comic Artist vs. a Hong Kong-Style Heartthrob and top-tier star of short dramas) [Both Pure] Dai Qing is a gifted art student who gave up the chance to study abroad after graduating from art school. To win over Huo Xiu, the heir to a powerful Beijing family, whom she had secretly loved for four years, she signed a sexless marriage contract. Six years of marriage, shattered 10Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 196 My Secret Crush Became My Brother’s Coworker 暗恋对象成了我哥的同事 That year, Lin Zhixia was twenty-seven. She was a high school Chinese teacher, a career she'd chosen at her mother's urging because it was stable. After graduating from college, Zhixia returned to her old high school to teach Chinese. By chance, Lin Zhixia ran into the person she'd secretly loved in high school at the hospital. At first glance, she fell into his gaze. That familiar feeling stirred up inside her all at once, making her restless and unable to calm down for a long time. 618Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 197 The Second Abyss 第二次深渊 [Younger man × suspense × deliberate approach × groveling pursuit × story within a story] Female investor × male university student at a film academy Xin Yuan is the woman in the film and television industry who knows best how to work a room. She wears red dresses, drinks hard liquor, negotiates projects, and controls capital. People call her irresistibly alluring, and they also call her ruthless. She never explains herself, because she knows that in this world of fame and fortune, no one is wil 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Day I Lost My Job, I Took the Seat of Honor at the CEO's Table 失业当天，我坐上了总裁的主桌 An ambitious, career-minded heroine × a powerful, politically savvy hero Enemies-to-lovers, intensely passionate leads, a constant push and pull, the powerful one bowing down, both devoted to each other, happy ending The day she was laid off, Ruan Qingye had only one goal: Climb higher, until she had a seat at the table! She threw herself into the capital empire of Hanshan Capital. Pei Hanzheng had just taken the reins, and his position was shaky. The old guard set traps at every turn, layin 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Reunited After All These Years 久别再相逢 [Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Secret Crushes + Mutual Devotion + Angst Before Sweetness + Healing] Yu Jing first heard that Qin Lang liked her from their classmates in their first year of high school. He was a handsome, confident, outgoing boy, while she was a quiet nobody who kept to herself. Sensitive, insecure, and introverted, she couldn’t help sneaking glances at him, convinced that no one had noticed her little secret. Then she spotted his name carved into her friend’s desk. When eve 479Reads—Score10814d adds
- 200 When Will the Green Mountains Accompany Me Home? 青山何时伴我还 [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + workplace romance + secret crush + no characters acting stupidly + no naive, ditzy heroine] If you asked me what a successful secret crush looks like, I’d say, “A secret crush is successful if nobody knows you love him except you!” Tan Tan’s secret crush was a success. Before she even confessed her feelings, the person she loved had already come rushing to her! Tan Tan: “I ask the green mountains when they’ll grow old. They ask me when I’ll find time 7.1kReads9.3Score80014d adds
