I Picked Up a Girlfriend to Take Home for New Year!

Name: I Picked Up a Girlfriend to Take Home for New Year!
Author: A Smile, and Then Nothing

捡个女友回家过年！

by A Smile, and Then Nothing (一笑空)

Status: Completed
Length: 523k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

A short drama based on this novel is now streaming! [Urban slice of life] + [One female lead] + [Sweet romance] + [Pretend relationship turns real]

With the New Year approaching, Lu Qiming can't escape the curse of being pressured to marry. His grandfather insists he bring a girlfriend home for the holiday. Lu Qiming is at his wits' end. There are only thirty days until New Year's. Is he supposed to pick someone up off the street? Believe it or not, that's exactly what happens! On his way home from working late, Lu Qiming comes across a girl who has fainted in front of his car. Is she trying to scam him? He takes her to the hospital, only to discover that she's lost her memory. The moment she opens her eyes, she calls him Dad. The police won't help, assuming it's some bizarre game between a young couple. With no other choice, he takes the poor girl home. He can only hope she'll regain her memory soon, but she gets more and more demanding. “I'm scared. I want to sleep with you.”

“I want to be your girlfriend.”

His friends tell him to just make it official. After all, he needs a girlfriend to take home for New Year's.

Lu Qiming: “I'll take you home for the holiday. Will you be my girlfriend for a week?”

The girl: “Sure.” For the rest of my life, if you want.

Their families are overjoyed and eagerly start making plans to get the two engaged.

Lu Qiming feels like his lies are getting out of hand, and he wants to call it off.

But the girl won't let him. “Lu Qiming, we're engaged now. You still think you can run away?”

Only later does Lu Qiming discover that the girl regained her memory long ago.

And she's no innocent little flower. She's the only daughter of a powerful business tycoon.

When he's pressured into registering their marriage, he tries to tell everyone the truth.

The girl silences him with a kiss. “Hubby, the truth is, I'm your wife, and your one and only.”

Stats

252Chapters

1.2kReads · 30 days

468.2kReads · all time

172Shelf adds, last 14 days

7.3Score

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It took me four days to finish watching, and overall it was pretty good. There were just so many twists and turns in the middle, but the ending was so sweet that I could tolerate it 🥺 However, the two side stories are much more interesting than the main story 💕 What I couldn't accept was the author's handling of Jian Yan...
17 likes1y ago
It's a decent book, about what I'd expect from someone like Tomato (a popular Chinese writer), nothing particularly amazing. I'm giving it 5 stars to encourage it; there's too much negativity online. Who isn't just struggling to make a living?
11 likes1y ago
March 12, 2026. The plot is very exciting and enjoyable, but the biggest regret of the whole book is that she never truly lived her own life. Her feelings for Han Li, while not pure hatred, were definitely not pure love either. She could forgive Han Li in the end, but she shouldn't have gotten back together with him. Her daughter is all grown up now; she should have lived her own life.
10 likes8mo ago
New book, new formula. Sweet but not cloying, both the male and female leads are outstanding. It's great to read something different! 🤭 A work with the power to soothe the soul. For readers unlucky enough to have read this highly toxic novel, this is one option to cleanse their eyes and soul.
10 likes1y ago
So good! So good! So good! So good! So good! So good! So good! So good! When will the female lead regain her memories? Try this kind of plot again 🙂, is it sweet? I'm asking you, they're always causing trouble every other day.
10 likes1y ago
Having read up to chapter 23, I couldn't resist continuing. The romance is described very smoothly; it makes you feel like you're right there with them, as if you'd experience heartache every time they were together. I wonder if male readers like this kind of story?
7 likes10mo ago
I feel sorry for Jianyan What a wonderful girl! I feel like I can't... What a letdown. 🙂 Let him marry both of them! This book is severely underrated. It's so well-written. I feel it deserves at least 9.5. Don't give the main character a single female lead; let her have a harem. Don't let Jian Yan down. I believe even Jian Yan herself would be willing to do so.
7 likes1y ago
Author, please update soon! It's very well written! I read it all in one go from the beginning to the latest update. The writing is smooth, captivating, and the plot is fast-paced—definitely worth hooking! Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!
7 likes1y ago
Of all the novels I've read, this one is really well-written and very immersive. 👍
7 likes1y ago
It's very good, with a thrilling and suspenseful plot.
6 likes1y ago