Novels like Lover with a Pure Heart
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Lover with a Pure Heart, best match first.
- 51 My 26-Year-Old Goddess 我的26岁女神 A goddess, forever the ideal woman in every man’s heart. She, Mu Yanran, is the heiress of a mysterious family, and the CEO of a publicly listed company. After I happened to meet her one day, she became the goddess of my dreams... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 Restarting Life: City Living from Scratch 重启人生从零开始的都市生活 In an accident, Ji Mingze gave his life to save a girl he didn’t know. But fate did not end there. He unexpectedly passed the trial of the “Path to Rebirth,” earning a chance to be reborn. Carrying the memories of his past life and three mysterious gifts, he returned to the moment of his birth. In this life, he was no longer an unremarkable ordinary person. He had a photographic memory, a mysterious Heavenly Thunder Pearl, and an unnamed cultivation art. But the meaning of being reborn went far —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Rise and Ruin 荣枯 This is the story of the first generation, perhaps even the very first true migrant worker to leave the countryside and make a living in the city after China's reform and opening-up. It's a story filled with bitterness and tears, but also with a spirit of self-reliance and an unyielding refusal to admit defeat. [Period drama] Previously titled “The Burning Years.” One summer afternoon, two men led him away from the wheat fields. From then on, his hometown became a place that a man named Yan Dong 36Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 54 My Miss Tulip 我的郁金香小姐 She and I were both residents near this stretch of Tulip Road. We breathed the same air, loved the season when the tulips bloomed, and hated the dust kicked up by the dry summer weather. Though we had never once said “hello” or “goodbye” to each other, we had truly shared joy and sorrow here. At last, one day, I called her Miss Tulip, and she called me Mr. Badou... 263Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 55 My 26-Year-Old Rich Woman 我的26岁富婆 “Everyday realism” + “A small-town underdog’s rise” + “A wealthy woman’s tangled past” This story follows Qi Lan, a down-on-his-luck young man from a small town, and the strange experiences he shares with Chen Cheng, a wealthy 26-year-old woman. My name is Qi Lan. I never imagined that I’d get rich overnight. A cold, wealthy woman has somehow moved into my house. What am I supposed to do? What’s more, I’m a pure-hearted virgin. Surely I can’t be expected to offer myself to her? As an upstanding 1.4kReads8.9Score133Shelves
- 56 My Utopian Girl 我的乌托邦女孩 Original title: My Utopian Girl [Workplace business rivalry + tearjerker + close to everyday life + everyday comedy] A love story between a penniless male protagonist and a stunning female CEO. What is love? It's the answer we've always been searching for. From fearing that his poverty would keep him from reaching her heart to transforming himself and holding her tight, what exactly did Xinyi go through... 167Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 57 My Life After Escaping to Lijiang 我逃离到丽江的生活 A disillusioned young man at the lowest point in his life drifts from city to city, enduring one hardship after another. At last, he and a friend embark on a journey of redemption. When they reach the dreamlike city of Lijiang, he encounters a curious connection spanning three thousand kilometers and meets all kinds of fascinating people. His ordinary life takes a turn, and a story of love and hate quietly begins to unfold. 302Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 58 Waiting for the Wind in Guangzhou 羊城等风来 (This is not a cuckold story.) (This is not a wish-fulfillment story.) My childhood sweetheart, whom I’d been married to for a year, divorced me and made me take the blame for the breakup! I let you fly free, and I’ll bear the pain! Then a mysterious young girl barged into my life. From that moment on, the wheels of fate began to turn, and I gradually fell into one trap and conspiracy after another. Can ordinary people really never defeat the authorities? 83Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 59 Southern Melodies and Lantern Lights 南韵灯火 “Beneath the undercurrents of the workplace, home is a haven; her lamplight is his way back; they face life's little troubles with grace; after hardship comes joy, shared with the family.” A warm, realistic family drama about the joys and sorrows of the Yang family as they make their way through city life. The husband, Yang Xinsheng, spends much of his time navigating the workplace, while his wife, Lingling, quietly holds the family together. Their daughter, Yu'er, and son, Erbao, each have thei —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 From Bar Singer to Godfather of Music! 从酒吧驻唱，我成了音乐教父！ [Heartbreaking + Comeback + Super Sweet + Entertainment Industry + Rich Beauty + Face-Slapping] A beautiful CEO who returned from overseas and a famous singer fall for me, a bar singer in Lanzhou? I write a legend with my music, creating music with “roots,” and eventually become the ultimate godfather of the music scene. See how I make my comeback, all in "From Bar Singer to Godfather of Music!" 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 If I Could Do It Again, I'd Only Love Le Yao 如果再来一次，我只爱乐瑶 A My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant Fanfic Jian Wei’s Diary Le Yao’s Confession Li Xiaoyun’s Plea for Him to Stay What if the ending began again... If I had shown Le Yao a little more favoritism, would that lonely island in the sea have merged with the crystalline city? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 A Fragrant Journey Through Medicine 医路芬芳 The women of Apricot Blossom Village, tucked away in the mountains, are beautiful, but strange things happen there too. After his father dies in a car accident, Qin Chunshan returns from the army, only to learn that his childhood sweetheart, the girl from Apricot Blossom Village, is about to be married. Her father insists on following an ancient custom, and Qin Chunshan is determined to put an end to this backward tradition. Can he do it? He is no ordinary man. His medicine can bring the dead ba 76Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 63 A Career in Officialdom: With You in This Mortal World 仕途之红尘有你 A Song of Sorrow for the World of Dust Women of the world of dust know much sorrow; a beautiful face is doomed to a short life, with no way to escape. Adrift in the rivers and lakes, with nowhere to return, they wander through the world, drifting and lingering. Deep in the night, dim lamps cast a lonely shadow; the moon is cold, the flowers withered, and tears stream down their cheeks. Who can understand the bitterness within? Only the bright moon remains above the high terrace. This poem was th 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 Village Belle, Why Won’t You Get Married? 村花姐姐，为何不嫁 This book is also known as Shenzhen, Remember My Youth and My Love “Village belle, why won’t you marry me?” “Of course I want to marry you. I just can’t!” “Why?” “I don’t want to ruin your life! I just want you to be all right!” “Then why do you have a daughter? Is she mine?” 36Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 65 King of the Reverse Scales 逆鳞之王 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Contractual Nemesis: My Partner Can’t Be This Cute 合约天敌：我的搭档不可能这么可爱 Contractual Enemies: My Partner Can't Possibly Be This Cute —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Nightmare: The Road to Revenge 梦魇：复仇路 All right, let's let the truth go no further. Li Zheng's predicament and inner turmoil, and his and his sister's faltering journey of revenge, haunted by nightmares, are already complicated and painful enough. We don't need to dig any deeper. We only need to respect his feelings and choices. Everyone has their own story and fate. Some truths may never be fully revealed, and some questions may never have perfect answers. But that doesn't keep us from understanding, empathizing with, and supportin 5Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 68 I’m Really Not a Spineless Sheep 我真不是沸羊羊 [Urban + Livestreaming + System + Transmigration + Multiple Heroines + No Simp] I awakened a livestreaming System, and its very first mission was to make me livestream from the busiest matchmaking corner in the city. If women can set their requirements in matchmaking, men can set theirs too. But after I livestreamed my matchmaking sessions, all the women wanted to date me. Girl Next Door: “You're a good man. I'm the only one who truly understands you.” Fashion Director: “You're not like other me 9Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 69 I'm Just a Delivery Guy, What Right Do I Have to Talk About Love? 我一个外卖仔，拿什么说爱？ A hardworking young delivery driver with no distinguishing features is suddenly accused by a beautiful teacher, right in front of her students, of having “bullied” her back in school. Come on, seriously! There’s no way to clear his name! His first love shows up at his door late at night, dressed head to toe in luxury brands, dazzling him until he can barely keep his eyes open. With a face as cold as frost, she points at him and says, “Just admit you were wrong, and I’ll give you anything you wan 36.7kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves
- 70 My Girlfriend Dumped Me? I Turned Around and Won Over Her Gorgeous Best Friend 女友抛弃我？反手泡走她校花闺蜜 [Relatively realistic / urban romance / not a power fantasy / multiple female leads / not a harem] After Yang Zixuan is dumped unilaterally by his icy, unattainable dream girl, Lin Shuyue, he unexpectedly unlocks the bizarre trait of being a “romance-repellent”: On the day his ex, Lin Shuyue, gets married, he brings someone along and pretends she's his new girlfriend, only to discover that the wedding is fake, but the way she looks at him is real. His sharp-tongued friend Xia Yan scolds him whil —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 City of Rage 怒火都市 Once a darling of heaven, he has fallen to the life of an ordinary street dweller. He gives up on himself and chooses to lie flat, never expecting that, by chance, he will uncover the truth behind a decade-old case closely connected to him, one that led to the deaths of his classmate and the classmate’s entire family. Determined to win justice for the innocent victims, he once again enters a thrilling battle of wits and power against a vast interest group... 1.9kReads9.1Score236Shelves
- 72 Fan Xuan’s World for Two 凡轩的二人世界 [Workplace + Marriage and Romance + Relationships + Female-Oriented + Modern Romance] Fan has always run a coffee shop called Yifan Coffee. The shop isn't large, with two floors: booth seating on the first floor and a bar on the second. Its decor is simple and elegant, and business is pretty good. Most of its customers are office ladies and office gentlemen from the nearby buildings. Some come in with their laptops and stay all day. Fan is warm, kind, a good communicator, and attentive to her cu 8Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 73 Jiangzuo Has a Utopia 江左有个乌托邦 [Roommate-style romance] + [Heartwarming] + [Everyday urban life] + [Later twists] A young man returns home after military service, only to find a pampered young lady with a powerful background by the side of the road? His ex-girlfriend, who went overseas, returns at just this moment? Will he have to say goodbye to the exotic beauty he met by chance on the western Sichuan plateau? From the mountain city to western Sichuan, what words could possibly describe all the upheavals along the way? “I’m 875Reads7.2Score112Shelves
- 74 The Rules of Love for Urban Men and Women 都市男女的恋爱法则 Gu Ziyi: An ENFP woman, sweet and innocent-looking on the outside, but sharp-tongued and fiery by nature. When she falls in love, she never thinks about the consequences and always ends up being taken advantage of. Though every relationship has ended in failure, she remains a romantic who believes in love. Will the man she meets this time turn out to be a good one…? Gao Yingzhen: A typical ISFJ man who finds it hard to open up, but once he lets someone into his heart, he holds nothing back. Bor 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 My Spoiled, Bossy Female CEO 我的刁蛮女总裁 He doesn't know what love is. When one relationship after another comes his way unexpectedly, he decides to choose one and love wholeheartedly. Yet whenever he feels happiness is just around the corner, he discovers that it's nothing more than a cruel joke played by fate. Swept along by destiny, he wanders through a life of hardship before returning to where he began, only to find that nothing has changed. The confusion of being human, the anguish of loving someone you cannot have: perhaps life 60Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 76 My Small-Town Girlfriend 我的小城女友 No matter how long people live in a big city, they eventually return to a small town. Xiyang, a genius who made his fortune through stock trading, finds his life going nowhere after his girlfriend cheats on him and his career hits a wall. He leaves Chengdu, a city full of memories, and returns to his hometown, where he meets the girl who will become his small-town girlfriend. This is an ordinary book, but the small-town life it tells of is anything but ordinary. 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 The Mysterious Therapist 神秘理疗师 Nanpai Shisan, ancient medical arts and secret techniques passed down by his grandfather. He not only knows the Ten Lost Needle Techniques, but also possesses an extraordinary skill known as the “Mysterious Healing Therapy”... To survive, I set out alone for Yanjing City... 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 Sleepless Tonight 今晚无眠 I woke up to find myself married, with a beautiful wife and two daughters. But then my wife made me this request... 92Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 79 Ladies, Please Leave Me Alone! 女人们，放过我吧！ In a single day, I lost my job, got scammed, and went through a breakup. I was also kicked out of my home. At rock bottom, I was too ashamed to return to my hometown, so I could only look for a cheap place to rent. I tried to get back on my feet in this city. But I never expected to run into three women again. 1.5kReads8.4Score114Shelves
- 80 A Salaryman’s Springtime 社畜的春天 A virgin college student and office drone has barely set foot in another city when a flight attendant mistakes him for someone else and takes him to bed. Then a wealthy young woman pursues him relentlessly, and a tycoon mistakes him for the son who died in a car accident... Is this an opportunity, or a disaster? Behind his life on easy mode, danger follows like a shadow. He dances on the edge of a knife, and one careless move could doom him forever... 5Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 81 Marriage Partners 婚姻合伙人 I have a very beautiful wife. In the eyes of everyone around us, she’s the perfect wife, a dutiful daughter-in-law, and my ideal match. Her career is even going better than mine. By all conventional wisdom, anyone would be more than content with a wife like her, but I can’t stop thinking about divorcing her… 3kReads8.7Score244Shelves
- 82 Love Affairs in the Big City 大城情事 After my girlfriend and my best friend gave me a spectacular set of horns, I gritted my teeth and left my small town to make it in the big city. But as soon as I arrived at my new company, my coworkers started ostracizing me and setting me up... The big city is no paradise! It's a world of its own, full of all kinds of people and endless deception! As a nobody, I had to start out as a lowly network administrator, stumbling along until I finally built a small business of my own! But she was an ex 1.5kReads8.3Score134Shelves
- 83 Scarlet Lips 烈焰红唇 After eight years on the job, Chen Dalong is still just an office clerk. He gets caught up in a power struggle among the company’s top executives and becomes a pawn. Then his wife cheats on him, his friends betray him, and his future looks bleak. But after he inadvertently helps his female boss, a shake-up in personnel changes everything... He rises through the ranks and becomes the most sought-after man around! 213Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Farming in Africa: Growing Grass for Black Beauties in Burundi 非洲种田，我在布隆迪种草黑妹 [Sex, farming in Africa, multiple heroines, adventure, exotic charm, adult sensuality, inspirational] Tian Guinong, a washed-up agricultural “doctor,” shares his name with the villain of the wuxia novel Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain. After accidentally discovering his doctoral adviser, “Professor” Zhang Shiyan, having an affair with his scheming junior, Lin Hua, his conscience gets the better of him and he tells his adviser's wife, Chen Linlin. The scandal blows up across the whole city. Enra 1.3kReads7.1Score106Shelves
- 85 From the Start, I Sold Beer, and a Goddess Undercover Agent Took Out the Hitmen 开局卖啤酒，女神卧底坑杀手 Volume One: How Many Undercover Agents Are There? (Realistic Arc) [Undercover agents + goddess + no saintly heroine or simping + realism + values + intelligence] [No simps, white lotuses, self-righteous do-gooders, or scheming green-tea girls] [No sugary romance or obsessive romance fantasies, and no white-porridge sisters or cake sisters] (Read the realistic arc first, then the wild-imagination arc. It's funny and fun!) A major city in the south is a city that never sleeps. At ten at night, the 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 The River at the Village Entrance 村口那条河 I once thought this river would flow forever, until that summer, when it carried away every secret and brought new stories in their place. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 My Life Before Thirty 我的30岁以前 My beloved ex-girlfriend got married and had a child, and I didn’t have the courage to slash her tires and crash the wedding. Then, by chance, I rescued two beautiful women, and the tangled threads of fate began to unfold. I refuse to spend my whole life as an ordinary man. I want to take the best grandmother in the world traveling. I want to protect the little sister I care about most. I want to marry the woman who loves me most... I want so much, but I’m just an ordinary person. My name is Jia 1.4kReads8.5Score117Shelves
- 88 My Five Loves 我的五种爱情 A story about a tenant, one female lead, a tragic romance, and regrets. Ever since Mu Cheng took in a down-on-her-luck heiress, his life, once as still as dead water, began to burn with passion. A mature beauty, a domineering female CEO, a sweet little bunny, and a crazy girl all make their entrances one after another. In short, how could life get any more exhilarating? 950Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 89 The Watcher in the Wheat Fields 麦苗田里的守望者 I'll never forget that rainy summer night. The rain had turned the village's dirt roads to mud. One step could sink you in up to your calves. Clutching half a candle, I hurried home, stumbling through the muck, my heart pounding like I had a rabid rabbit inside me. Mom had promised she'd be home before dark, but it was already nine o'clock. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 The College Loser's Comeback 大学校渣逆袭记 Poor young Gao Xiaojian secretly loves Zhao Lusi, the daughter of the richest man in the country. At university, a moment of lust leads him to make a mistake, and he suffers relentless bullying from his wealthy classmates before fighting back. By sheer coincidence, he becomes the son-in-law handpicked by the richest man and unexpectedly inherits his fortune. He navigates the ups and downs of the business world and the tangled love and hatred of wealthy heiresses like Feng Yuanyuan, eventually ri —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Half Dusk in the Rain, Half Dusk in the Clear 半暮潇潇半暮晴 Lu Yiran had kept her love for Ren Xinming hidden for twelve whole years. An unexpected reunion caught her completely off guard. The butterflies, the love: it all seemed to fall into place naturally. But Wang Yi's arrival shattered the calm, and one thing after another came to light. Ren Xinming thought Lu Yiran, like most women, was naturally hostile toward the creature known as an “ex-girlfriend.” Later, he became a weapon Wang Yi used to hurt Lu Yiran. Only when Ren Xinming saw Lu Yiran 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 An Encounter in the Chill of Early Spring 春寒料峭时的相遇 [What Should I Do About the Blue Star Songstress Who Fell into My Home?] (No System, no golden finger, sweet romance, everyday life, no chaos, no catfights or showing off) Indie game developer Mu Chenxi only started writing a web novel because he wanted to make money for developing his game. The novel flopped, but its heroine, Fang Minshu, came out of the book. After bringing her home from the police station, he had only a few hundred yuan left. To help her get an identity, Mu Chenxi took her in 365Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 93 A Poor Kid's Rise to Billionaire at Thirty-Five 穷小子逆袭三十五岁成亿万富豪 (Slow-burn setup in the early chapters; urban life, emotions, sweet and heartwarming everyday moments + one female lead + 1v1 + mutual devotion + office life + romance + childhood friends and first love) This book mainly follows the many ups and downs in Zhu Zilong's life, and the warmth and harshness of the world around him. After succeeding as an entrepreneur and changing his fate, he grows more mature and dependable. Yet even after achieving success in his career, he remains single. He can't 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Love Is Simple 爱很简单 Before I became a billionaire, I was always searching for love. What is love? I hope you can find the answer in this book. This book is about love, desire, life, philosophy, gender equality, and society's discrimination against women... 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Searching for You in Miancheng 我在木棉城中寻你 That day, the sudden breakup of the girl he secretly loved gave the down-and-out young man new hope. But after waking from a dream, the first novel he had ever written quietly changed the course of his life. Beneath the kapok trees of Guangzhou, a story of youth and love is unfolding. 6.6kReads8.4Score780Shelves
- 96 Another Rotten Peach Blossom for My Man-Attracting Constitution 吸渣体质的烂桃花又来了 Chen Yang: “Talk it out? Did you ever ask me whether I thought you were a burden? How can you decide the fate of a relationship all by yourself?” Su Yan: “I’ve seen you at your lowest, and I don’t want you to sink into the mire again.” After her ex left her with a fear of falling in love, Su Yan finds herself drawn into a relationship with Chen Yang. But under mounting pressure, she breaks up with him. Chen Yang tries to stop her, but when he fails, he resents her. Little does Su Yan know that s —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 Please Give Me One Last Cigarette Tonight 请给我今晚的最后一支烟 [Everyday life, down-to-earth, romance.] “I used to think my life would just stay this way. I figured I might as well give up and let everything fall apart. But after falling apart for long enough, I realized I really am a complete wreck.” “Actually, no one is a lost cause. And neither are you.” 1.4kReads8.8Score100Shelves
- 98 Lost in Marriage: The Stranger in My Bed 婚姻迷途，枕边的陌生人 It had started out as an ordinary day. After finishing his work at the office, he came home early. His wedding anniversary with his wife was just a few days away, and he planned to buy her some gifts and surprise her. Hehe... 158Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 99 My Miss Reindeer 我的麋鹿小姐 An engineering student who is utterly rational, deeply depressed, and endlessly gentle watches love and academics both slip through his fingers after failing his postgraduate entrance exams. If his life is written in struggle, why not let go and do whatever he wants? Seeing through it all, he drifts between his rich second-generation girlfriend, a beautiful top student, and a top-tier starlet influencer. “I’m done being a clown who can’t even make a sound when he hits the ground!” 18Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 100 Borrow Your Way to the Top 贷你高飞 Finance: what a high-end term. It represents wealth, professionalism, and legitimacy. Is that really the case? That's what happens when you watch too much television. They make it seem far more glamorous than it is, attracting countless ambitious young people who all want to make money here and live comfortable, respectable lives from then on. Everything has two sides. Where there's high-end, there's low-end; where there's legitimacy, there's gray area. The glittering nightlife and lavish indulg 75Reads8.2Score—Shelves
