Looking for Modern Romance Novels Told in First Person 求第一人称的现代言情文

1 我 Waiting for You Amid Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moonlight 我在风花雪月里等你 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, I Wait for You in Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon, is now available on Hongguo. We all pretend to be sad, comforting someone else who is sad. It isn't until one day, when we go to another city, that we finally understand: there's no such thing as pretend sadness. Shanghai or Dali, it doesn't matter. The cities shine with lights, but loneliness lives only in people's hearts! This is a story about a disillusioned man fleeing the city, only to find love in Dali. 96.8kReads9.3Score11.7kShelves

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The best first-person romance novel

4 惊 Astonishing! A 19-Year-Old PhD Student Becomes the Most Popular Contestant on a Dating Show 惊！19岁博士生在恋综当万人迷 Han Chuxiang Zhu菡初湘祝Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because this just came out. I hope everyone will give it a few more ratings!) [Dating show livestream + everyone’s favorite + love triangle showdown + brothers turn against each other + top student] Shen Mian had been dating Song Tingyi for a year when, one day, she suddenly awakened. She realized that she was living in an unfinished novel. And the novel’s protagonists were her boyfriend, Song Tingyi, and his best friend, He Xingjian. Shen Mian, meanwhile, barely got a mention 2.3kReads8.7Score230Shelves

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It's very good-looking, and the male protagonist is really affectionate. The sourness of secret love is well written. It's really pure and innocent. It's so suitable for my taste. I finished it in one go. I'll update it quickly!!

5 记 A Blank in My Memory 记忆空白 Clear and Bright Beneath the Moon月下清扬Modern Romance18k WordsCompleted Blank Memories 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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Promise me that you will watch until the end. I shed a lot of tears, woo woo woo

6 绝 Despair 绝望 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Human nature + family + first person + male and female audiences] (Adapted into an audio drama with real voice actors; a motion comic is in production and coming soon.) Fate is never set in advance, yet it always pushes people toward unknown wilderness when they least expect it. The Ballad of Life uses simple, heartfelt storytelling to unfold a journey through hardship, perseverance, and struggle, revealing the most moving strength found in an ordinary life. There are no earth-shattering legend 12.2kReads9.2Score919Shelves

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First-person high-quality modern romance, see the introduction to learn more.

7 我 The True Story of My Love with Mr. Shen 我和沈先生的恋爱实录 A Jiu0921阿九0921Two Male Leads124k WordsCompleted Pei Ran: I met, understood, and fell in love with Mr. Shen when we were young. From then on, we held hands and stayed together until our hair turned white. Shen Zhixing: I liked Pei Ran. It was a secret I kept when I was young, one I never told anyone. I love Pei Ran. That is a truth that will never change, from now into forever, and I'm willing to tell the whole world. 29.4kReads9.6Score6.6kShelves

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These two books are written in the first person, and the slow-flowing love is really enviable.

9 消 After Disappearing for Years, She Became the Villain's White Moonlight 消失多年，成了反派白月光 The Final Banquet终宴Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion, transmigrating into a book, and redemption] Yun Su works for the Book Transmigration Bureau, where her job is to stop villains from turning evil. On her very first mission, she finds the five-year-old future villain being bullied by his kindergarten classmates. Of course Yun Su steps in to save the poor little thing. He’s adorable and lovable. And so Yun Su begins life as his caretaker, drying his hair and taking him to kindergarten. Later, Yun Su leaves... They meet again yea 2.5kReads9.1Score211Shelves

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Super pretty! Recommended! [Blowing kiss]

10 玻 The Glass Cage 玻璃之笼 A Leaf of Sunflower一叶葵Modern Romance663k WordsCompleted [No moral boundaries] [The wholesome sections are available as a full-cast audiobook] My older sister has a boyfriend who seems perfect. He treats her well, is good to our parents, and is good to me, too. I thought they were made for each other. Until that Christmas night, when I finally realized he was nothing but a complete bastard. 35kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves

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This treasure novel I discovered by accident is really wonderful.

11 身 Terminally Ill, the Abandoned Heir of a Tycoon Risks His Life to Protect Me 身患绝症，豪门弃少以命相护 Fate Be Like This缘来灬如此Modern Romance215k WordsCompleted [Heart-wrenching romance + mutual salvation + mysterious origins + angst before sweetness + uplifting healing] With late-stage kidney failure, I was heartlessly abandoned by my parents and ex-boyfriend. I had only thirty days left to live. Chen Mo, my classmate of four years, suddenly showed up at my door, determined to save me. He was willing to break with his entire family and shoulder every hardship alone, coming close to death several times. I survived because of him, but then he collapsed. 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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First person, present, on the list, finished.

12 我 I Loved You Before We Ever Met 我在遇到之前就爱你 My Name我的名儿Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted A kind and dutiful girl from a small town receives neither love nor attention from her parents. Her father is arrogant and fragile, and after his business fails, he never recovers and spends his days drinking. Her mother is immersed in card games all day long. The girl wants to understand why. She wants to save her parents and lead them out of their misery, while finding a way out for herself, too. As she grows, she finally finds the path to fulfilling her potential, and helps her parents find s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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1. "I Loved You Before I Met You" - Introduction: It tells the growth story of a small town girl in the first person. She is kind and filial, but she does not get the love and attention of her parents. Her father failed in business and became an alcoholic, and her mother is addicted to playing cards. As she continues to grow, she strives to find the cause and try to save her parents, while also looking for a way to achieve herself. 2. "Kiss" - Introduction: It unfolds in the first person of the heroine. The top-notch beauty Jiang Yuyang, who is known as a beauty in the world, uses all her strength to seduce the marriage partner Fu Wenshen in order to cancel the marriage. Mr. Fu is a well-dressed man in front of him, and behind him is a mysterious boss with countless fans in the CV circle. His voice is flirtatious, and the two flirt with each other. The plot is sweet. 3. "What a Good Girl" - Introduction: Using first-person narration, it tells the story of a hypocritical and sinister woman and a wealthy tyrant. The heroine appears to be a good girl, but in reality, she is crazy, thoughtful, confident and tenacious. The hero has superb execution ability, emotional stability, and is super doting on the heroine. 4. "Even if you are a fake daughter, you must be brave enough to show off (long planned)" - Introduction: From the first-person perspective, it tells the story of Shen Yue, who knew that she was the fake daughter of the Shen family at the age of 12. When she was destined to lose everything, she chose to just lie down and play as much as she could when she was still the daughter of the Shen family. The plot is light and interesting, with many foreshadowings.

16 落 The Down-and-Out Ex-Girlfriend Becomes the CEO’s Most Cherished One 落魄前女友，成了总裁的心尖宠 Make a Home in the Mountains借山而居Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [My name is Zhang Chengxi. I’m a... left-over... single woman, and I reunited with my ex-boyfriend at the ripe old age of thirty-five...] At thirty-five, am I supposed to accept my fate and marry a divorced man with a child? Absolutely not! Back home, everyone thinks my college degree was useless, I couldn’t hold on to my job, and I can’t find a husband. My only value, as they see it, is to bring in a bride price and help support my younger brother. But I refuse to accept that. I fled back 982Reads—Score103Shelves

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Tired of watching the petty quarrels of campus love, come and experience the fatal attraction of evenly matched adults who pull together to the extreme. It was so real that it seemed like it was happening in the office next door. The details of the heroine still changing the plan at three o'clock in the morning and eating oden alone in a convenience store simply hit the heart of every working person! Her exhaustion, her tenacity, and her stubbornness in refusing to admit defeat all make this story full of realistic power. And their relationship becomes particularly moving in this stressful workplace context. He is no longer an unreachable boss, and she is no longer a fool. Their conversations are full of wit, and every confrontation is like a master's fight, with ambiguity testing the boundaries of rationality. A look or a pun can give people a variety of tastes. This kind of love between a "mature man and a mature woman" is less impulsive and more restrained and deep. He will help her solve problems in the most practical way, and she will use her professional abilities to win his respect. They are not only lovers, but also each other's best comrades and partners. This kind of love based on understanding and respect is the top romance that modern women yearn for most! Sisters, is this really not a play on my working life? The sense of immersion is so strong, just watch it!

17 大 Master DS 大师DS Xiao Hai XH小海XHMystery168k WordsCompleted I, Li Hai, encountered supernatural events while at university. With the help of Shen Muzhi, whom many people call Master Shen, I managed to rid myself of those “filthy things.” Later, when my childhood friend was plagued by supernatural happenings, I took him to seek Master Shen’s help again. These two incidents filled me with curiosity about Master Shen and his work, and somehow I ended up becoming his assistant. From then on, I investigated all kinds of supernatural events alongside Master Sh 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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I have read a few books on Lai Tomato, and this one is really good. I personally think it is worth reading.

18 和 Falling in Love with My Enemy 和仇人谈恋爱 Xuanji Little Fairy玄姬小仙Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted [Modern romance, one woman and four men, slow-paced, focused mainly on the heroine’s growth within her family, both leads are inexperienced but the heroine has been married, plenty of rich-family gossip, no business battles, not a wish-fulfillment story, not your classic domineering CEO romance, and the characters are all pretty down-to-earth] I’m Fu Xishi, a heroine who has nothing in common with the typical female lead except her surname. I’ve been absurdly unlucky, plagued by one disaster aft 95Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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First person, completed

19 今 This Life: Part One 今生：上部 Dong Long Liu Shi東龍六世Modern Romance3.4M WordsOngoing Past lives and the present: In this life, she is both the empress of the divine realm and a star in the human world. Perhaps she is perfect. She says she is only an actress, doing the job expected of her. She is also an agent, but she doesn't care if people know it, because she is a god as well. In her world, perhaps there are few who could destroy her. The plot may be a little over the top, but she is the goddess in my heart. I want to give her a complete life. So I decided to put my fantasies 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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[I also strongly recommend][I also strongly recommend][I also strongly recommend]

22 渡 I Failed My Tribulation and Became a Top-Tier Star's Cat 渡劫失败，我成了顶流男星的猫 Miting谜亭Modern Romance186k WordsOngoing [Just got a rating, it’ll go up later] [Cool and powerful heroine x stoic and loyal guard dog x abstinent master] After failing my tribulation, I was reborn as a black cat and adopted by a top-tier star from the entertainment industry. He thought I was an ordinary pet, until I took human form in the production crew’s camper and blew my cover right there. So I had no choice but to share a room with him, sleeping in the same bed. The heat of his body grew more intense, and his gaze on me became in 518Reads6.6Score132Shelves

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The loyal dog leader of the iceberg adopted a little black cat. Who would have thought that the pet would actually be a strong fairy cultivator who failed to overcome the tribulation. In the RV, the heroine's disguise is revealed and she is forced to live together. The ascetic male god cannot restrain his heartbeat, and the story of sadomasochism begins.

23 师 Senior Brother Is a Beauty 师兄是美人 Shi Yin时音Modern Romance184k WordsCompleted Liu Mubai had a smooth ride through the first twenty years of her life. But after graduation, her family life, love life, and career all fell apart. Determined to change things, she moved alone to a new city, Luocheng. Encouraged by a friend, she decided to work while pursuing a graduate degree. During an exam, she met Su Zizhan, the professor teaching one of her chosen courses. As they spent more time together, Liu Mubai gradually remembered the time she had spent with Su Zizhan when they were 7Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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Shiyin's work attracted a large number of readers with its unique perspective and profound characterization. This book is a work full of positive energy that makes people feel warmth and hope while reading it.​

24 穿 Transmigrating to the Great Ming: One Book Is All I Need to Conquer the World 穿越大明之一本书打天下 Bei Yize北一泽Historical350k WordsOngoing My name is Zhu Shouming. I am the twenty-sixth-generation descendant of Zhu Shouqian, Prince of Jingjiang in Guilin. In the twenty-first century, that identity is worth nothing more than a joke about how my ancestors used to be rich. Apart from the founding ancestor, every other name in the family genealogy has been ground to dust by history. The boat lurched on the Li River, and I tumbled into the water with my backpack. When I woke, there was no ambulance, only the smoke of war in the fiftee 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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The content is novel, the plot is exciting, the plot is interesting, the characters are likeable and good-looking

25 弄 After Losing the Whole World, I Regretted It 弄丢全世界后，我后悔了 Lonely Shadow孤独幽影Urban114k WordsCompleted For three years, I gave everything I had to worship an unattainable “goddess.” But she took someone else's hand and told me, “You can't give me everything I want.” In despair, I hurled every cruel word I could at the girl who had stayed by my side for eight years and loved me more than life itself. I told her, “Get lost. I'll never love you.” She really left, and my world fell utterly silent with her. When I finally came to my senses and went looking for her like a madman, I saw that someone e 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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First person urban romance single heroine

26 致 To Our Youth That Will Fade Away 致我们终将逝去的青春 Xin Yiwu辛夷坞Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Zheng Wei told Ruan Ruan, “Who am I? I’m the unrivaled Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon. What could I possibly fail to get?” At twenty-two, she stood on a mountaintop and shouted, “America, you evil capitalist country! I hate you! Give me my man back!” At twenty-six, slightly tipsy, she looked at him and said, “I can’t keep believing you, again and again. I can’t…” Zheng Wei, who calls herself the “Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon,” is brimming with youthful energy and deeply in love 1.9kReads9.6Score331Shelves

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Recommended modern romance novels narrated in **first person**. These novels allow readers to have a deeper sense of the character's inner world and emotional changes through the protagonist's perspective, making them ideal for readers who like an immersive reading experience. 1. **"I Don't Like This World, I Only Like You"** - Qiao Yi - **narrative method**: first person - **Introduction**: This is a romance novel adapted from a true story. The author Qiao Yi tells the sweet love story between her and her husband F Jun from high school to marriage in the first person. The book is full of warmth, humor and touching moments, showing the relationship between the two from youth to maturity. - **Features**: Real and touching, warm and sweet, everyday. 2. **"Please give me more advice for the rest of my life"** - Berlin Stonemason - **Narrative method**: First person - **Introduction**: The story unfolds from the perspective of the heroine Lin Zhixiao, telling the process of her and the doctor Gu Wei's acquaintance, mutual understanding and love. Lin Zhixiao met Gu Wei when his father was ill and hospitalized, and the two gradually developed feelings as they got along. - **Features**: sweet, warm and touching. ### 3. **"To Our Perishable Youth**" - Xinyiwu - **Narrative Method**: First Person - **Introduction**: Zheng Wei tells the story of her youth from college to society in the first person, including her love entanglements with Chen Xiaozheng, Zhao Shiyong and others. The novel depicts the confusion of adolescence, growth and the complexity of love. - **Features**: Youthful growth, sadomasochism, touching. 4. **"The Best of Us"** - August Chang'an - **Narrative Method**: First Person - **Introduction**: Geng Geng recalls her and Yu Huai's green love in high school in the first person, as well as their reunion many years later. The novel is full of youthful memories and growing pains, showing the emotional changes between the two from campus to society. - **Features**: Youth growth, campus love, touching. 5. **"The Secret of the Dark Grid"** - Erdong Rabbit - **Narrative Method**: First Person - **Introduction**: Zhou Siyue tells the love story between him and Ding Xian from high school to adulthood in the first person. The two experienced separation and reunion, and finally came together. The novel shows adolescent crushes and growing pains. - **Features**: Youth growth, campus love, touching. 6. **"You Are My Glory"** - Gu Man - **narrative method**: first person (some chapters) - **Introduction**: The story unfolds from the perspective of the heroine Qiao Jingjing, telling the love story between her and aerospace engineer Yu Tu from high school to adulthood. After the two reunited, they gradually developed a romantic love. - **Features**: sweet pets, reunion after a long absence, touching. 7. **"His and Her Cat"** - Chirping Cat - **Narrative Method**: First Person - **Introduction**: The heroine tells the love story between her and e-sports player Zhou Dang in the first person. The novel shows the process of the two from acquaintance to falling in love, as well as the daily life and training of e-sports players. - **Features**: sweet pet, e-sports background, daily orientation. 8. **"My Mr. Ostrich"** - Han Yan - **Narrative Method**: First Person - **Introduction**: The heroine tells the love story between her and her childhood sweetheart Mr. Ostrich (the male protagonist) in the first person. The male protagonist lost his arms due to an accident, but the two gradually developed a deep relationship while supporting each other. - **Features**: Warm and touching, growth inspirational, sweet and sad. 9. **"So What If You Are My Student"** - Tadan - **Narrative Method**: First Person - **Introduction**: The heroine tells the love story between her and her student boyfriend in the first person. The two met on campus, experienced their first love and growing pains, and finally came together. - **Features**: Campus love, sweet pets, touching. 10. **"Who Said I Don't Love You"** - Beiqing - **Narrative Method**: First Person - **Introduction**: The heroine tells the love story between her and the hero in the first person. The two met by chance and gradually developed a romantic love. The novel shows the process from acquaintance to falling in love between the two, as well as every detail in their lives. - **Features**: sweet pet, daily oriented, warm and touching. These modern romance novels narrated in the first person allow readers to have a deeper sense of the character's inner world and emotional changes through the perspective of the protagonist. If you like this immersive reading experience, try reading these novels.

32 嘎 I’m Going Wild Without a Care, Let Me Enjoy My Idleness in the Imperial Ancestral Temple 嘎嘎发疯不内耗，老娘摆烂享太庙 Not Dim-Witted After Waking Up睡醒不呆Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 139.8kReads9.6Score15.9kShelves

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This one! [Adoration]

33 漂 Beautiful Snow 漂亮的雪 Wildflowers in the Sun阳光下的芳草Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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The protagonist is a beautiful and kind-hearted woman, and the author shows all aspects of life through describing her experiences.

34 新 The Bride Was Sold on Her Wedding Night: The Fallout After the Divorce 新婚夜新娘被卖离婚后的风波 Han Yu寒禹Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted Everyone, follow me and experience my roller-coaster of love and heartbreak! Trust me, it’s more thrilling than watching an eighty-episode melodrama, and I guarantee you’ll be on the edge of your seat the whole way! I’m a somewhat well-known womenswear designer. I thought my wedding night would mark the start of a happy life, with me and my beloved facing the future hand in hand. I never imagined reality would slap me hard enough to jolt me awake. My husband’s betrayal and deception instantly s 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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The heroine takes you to experience her love and hatred from a first-person perspective. As a talented couturier, I was ruthlessly betrayed by my husband on my wedding night. I thought it was a simple betrayal, but only after the divorce did I realize that there was a shocking secret behind it.

35 傍 She Hit the Jackpot by Winning the Capital's Crown Prince, Her Future Best Actress Status Secured 傍上京圈太子爷未来影后她开挂啦 Dense Fog雾盛Modern Romance590k WordsCompleted [Powerful families + showbiz + marriage before love + sweet romance + devoted couple + feel-good revenge] Rising Best Actress Xu Xiayou is in a terrible car accident and transmigrates into the body of a canary with a doomed supporting-character script. Xu Xiayou frowns. What kind of stupid canary is this? She’s taking back the honors and position that belong to her. What?! A marriage of convenience? Nine hundred million for two years? That might not be so bad. She can treat it as taking a role i 2.3kReads9.0Score223Shelves

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My favorite book⊙∀⊙!