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The following are the recommendations of a few ancient novels where the male and female leads are family friends:
1. " I've loved you since I was young ": The male and female protagonists had been friends since they were young. The female protagonist had a crush on the male protagonist for many years until the male protagonist confessed to the female protagonist. The two of them began a sweet relationship.
2. " You're Dazzling ": The male and female protagonists were childhood sweethearts. They had a crush on each other when they were young. Later, the male protagonist took the initiative to bring the female protagonist to get a red book. The two of them began a fake marriage story.
3. " Bring the World to You ": The female lead had a crush on the male lead for many years. Later, the two families cooperated, and the male lead agreed to a marriage alliance. The two of them began a married life.
These novels all met the requirement that the male and female leads were family friends.
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I recommend "Hey, I'll Teach You How to Fall in Love" to you! The female protagonist's boyfriend was with her best friend, so she turned to the male protagonist's playboy friend, Lu Chengcheng. Later on, the two gradually got together. Sweet ~ I hope you like my recommendation. Muah ~😘
In Jamie Grace's 'just a friend story', the significance might lie in her personal growth. Maybe through this story, she learned how to set boundaries in relationships. If there were any misunderstandings about the nature of the relationship, she had to figure out how to communicate clearly that it was just a friendship. This could also serve as an example for others who might be in similar situations, teaching them about the importance of being honest about relationship intentions.
There were two novels that could be recommended to readers who liked the male lead. The first book was " The Sweet Pet: The Bamboo Horse Around the Green Plum." The male protagonist mistakenly thought that the female protagonist's best friend's brother bullied the female protagonist's sister. In order to take revenge, he caught the wrong female protagonist. In the end, the male protagonist fell in love with the female protagonist. The second book was " Dragon Lady Above the Void ". The female protagonist was a non-human dragon lady, and the male protagonist's brother liked the female protagonist's best friend. These two novels belonged to the modern romance and urban life category. He hoped that they could satisfy the female protagonist's best friend's preference for novels.
A few novels recommended the plot of the male and female lead's best friends. Among them were " My Best Friend Became a Husky " and " My Best Friend Transmigrated." These novels all described the story of the male and female protagonists being best friends. However, there were no similar novels in the other search results.
A story like 'gay friends and the male protagonist are true love' usually referred to a special friendship between the male and female protagonists in the novel. The male protagonist's feelings for the female protagonist were more inclined to friendship or a pure revolutionary friendship rather than love. This kind of plot was more common in some novels, and some novels would describe the relationship between the male and female protagonists in a more complicated and in-depth manner.
This kind of plot often confuses readers because there are subtle differences between the friendship and love between the male and female protagonists. However, this kind of plot often brought about a deep emotional experience, allowing the readers to feel the difference and preciousness between friendship and love.
Of course, in some novels, there was true love between the male and female protagonists. There would also be different interpretation and views. In short, no matter what kind of plot it was, it should be fully expressed and presented in the novel.