Novels like Quietly
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Quietly, best match first.
- 1 A Voice That Gets Under Your Skin 声声入瘾 Gu Jue never believed in love at first sight. He thought it was nothing more than being attracted to someone’s looks. Years later, his own words came back to bite him... This is a heartwarming story about a popular online creator who hides his identity in the real world, carefully plotting every step until he wins over his own devoted fan. 121Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 2 Call Me Big Brother, and I'll Spoil You 叫声哥哥，我宠你 [School Life in the Early Story + Entrepreneurship Later On + Sweet Romance + Comedy + Mutual Devotion + Completed] A wrong-number call brings the defiant Gu Qingchen into the life of the timid and meek Qiao Weiwei. From the first time he heard her soft, gentle voice, he was captivated. Her voice was just so sweet, touching him right in the heart and leaving him utterly enchanted and unable to resist her. The first time he saw her at the school gate, he noticed her exquisite, palm-sized face and 1.2kReads8.9Score257Shelves
- 3 Fallen Stars Gather Into Light 星落凝成光 May every secret crush find its way into the light. A sweet little dream-come-true romance! The story of Shanghai’s fairy-like Song Jiaojiao and Shanghai’s top lawyer, Li Chengxiao. [Secret crush + failed confession + groveling to win her back] A sweet treat, the kind that’ll give you a toothache! On the night Li Chengxiao learned that Song Yun had loved him for five years, he sat downstairs all night with red eyes, smoking cigarette after cigarette, despite being so disciplined that he never sm 1.6kReads9.0Score268Shelves
- 4 A Gentle Whisper: Dr. Lu’s Sweetheart 轻声低哄，陆医生的小甜心 The thing Bo Ran regretted most in her life was getting involved with Lu Tingxiu, a man who was nothing like he seemed. To outsiders, he was aloof and untouchable. But through his actions, he showed her what a living hell of darkness really meant. Forced into a game where they each got what they wanted, she became entangled with him beyond all hope of escape. Lu Tingxiu had always thought he could control her, because she was so obedient and compliant. It was only when she turned and walked away 281Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 So You Had a Crush on Me Too 原来你也暗恋我 Xu Qiu has two secrets: her right ear is almost completely deaf, and she was adopted by her family. No one at school knows. After finally graduating from college, Xu Qiu takes a fall and somehow tumbles back to high school. She even gets a mysterious System? It turns out the younger brother who always seemed so annoying is actually sweet and adorably awkward. It turns out her seemingly fragile family bonds are warm and dependable. It turns out someone has known the secret about her ear for a lon 87Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 6 Rescue from Drowning 救溺 That day, Xia Zhiyun was passing through an alley when she saw a group of people fighting. She wanted to quietly take another route and leave. Just then, she met a pair of amber eyes. He gave her a faint smile. He seemed arrogant and carefree, but couldn't hide the coldness in his very bones. Xia Zhiyun looked away and timidly said, “Um, should I let you get back to it?” “Heh.” He gave a low, melodious scoff. At the police station. Xia Zhiyun said innocently, “Officer, I really was just passing 1.5kReads9.3Score230Shelves
- 7 Confess When the Wind Picks Up 趁风起时告白 Chi Jinjin has always been cautious, never taking risks. The boldest thing she ever did was secretly love the most popular boy in school for two years, then confess to him, only to be rejected miserably. After that, she put those feelings aside and buried the wild fantasies of her girlhood with her own hands. She never expected that, in college, the boy she had loved from afar would suddenly return from overseas. Leaning lazily against the railing, he hooked a finger through the chain on her sho 1.4kReads8.8Score105Shelves
- 8 Dr. Si Is Cold as Ice by Day, but Begs for Kisses at Night 司医生白天冷冰冰晚上求亲亲 [Strong female lead + secret identities + devoted only to each other + sweet romance + adored by everyone + wealthy CEO + play the pig to eat the tiger] Originally titled My Little Temptress, Your Secret Identity Slipped Again. She’s adored by her six dads and lives like a queen, yet she only has eyes for the man before her, as ethereally handsome as an immortal. He’s refined and aloof, the very picture of abstinence. She curls her hands like claws and growls like a hungry wolf: “Awooo~ Doctor S 298Reads9.2Score106Shelves
- 9 I'm Pregnant with My Secret Crush's Baby 我怀了暗恋男神的崽 [Main Story Complete] [Both Leads’ First Love: Accidental Pregnancy + Love After Marriage + Secret Crush + Sweet Romance + Healing] Male lead: A cold, controlling, possessive doctor who keeps his desires in check but knows how to tease. Female lead: A gorgeous, soft and alluring beauty, and a shy, kind, warmhearted teacher. * After her friend betrayed and set her up, Jiang Zhinian accidentally became pregnant with Shi Ye’s child. Facing the man she’d secretly loved for years, she had planned to 14.9kReads9.2Score2kShelves
- 10 Addicted After Dark! The Elite Abstinent Doctor from a Wealthy Family Falls Hard 入夜上瘾！豪门禁欲医生顶级沦陷 [Seductive, Sweet and Alluring Heroine VS Cool, Chaste Surgeon] [Elite Family + Heroine Pursues Him at First + Hero Falls Deeply in Love and Devotes Himself to Her Later + Both Leads’ First Love] Everyone knows that Gu Jinyi, the second young master of the prestigious Gu family, has no worldly desires and keeps his distance from women. He is the moon in the heavens, hanging high above the world. “Dr. Gu, I didn’t mean to take advantage of you.” His hand tightened gently, drawing her closer. His 763Reads—Score107Shelves
- 11 Mu Sinan 暮思南 Blurb drafted on 2022.10.6. [At last, dawn arrives, and she lies buried in the earth as it breaks.] On her barren, cracked land, he planted sunflowers for her with his own hands. She had been in the dark for so long that she had forgotten what it felt like to be bathed in light. Then one day, she finally found the sun. It shone on her for so long that she foolishly began to think she could make it her own. But she forgot: the sun and she belonged to different worlds. When she was eighteen, s 1.3kReads9.3Score313Shelves
- 12 Sweet Ripples 甜漾 [Sweet campus short story + one-shot] [Both are each other's first] The first time they met, Pei Yu dragged Li Luo over beneath a big tree. When the discipline director came after him, lecturing him in a spray of spittle, Pei Yu didn't hesitate to step aside and expose Li Luo. She silently made a note to get back at him! Later on, Pei Yu tried again and again to hold back, but he couldn't resist teasing the soft and sweet Li Luo. The more he teased her, the more hooked he seemed to become. Then 1.7kReads9.4Score256Shelves
- 13 Surrendering to Summer 夏日沦陷 [Signed and soon to be published] [Elegant, gentle illustrator × bold, spirited puppy] In the summer when she was twenty-two, Gu Wanqing met a young man. He was flirtatious and wild, with a pair of captivating, peach-blossom eyes that always seemed to smile. Every so often, he would lean close to her ear and murmur, “Sis.” It was a long time before she realized that she had fallen for him that summer because of a silent crush he’d harbored since he was young. “When you happen to meet someone as 828Reads9.4Score184Shelves
- 14 A Bite of Sweet Pear 咬一口甜梨 The print edition of A Bite of Sweet Pear is now available on all major platforms. A cool, calculating doctor versus a sweet girl with a few tricks up her sleeve. Very sweet, no angst. The first time Chu Yuan saw Ruan Li, who was staying with his family, was at the hospital. She was a delicate beauty, graceful as a willow and lovely as peach blossoms, breathtaking at first sight. Her eyes glistened with tears as her slender fingers tugged at his clothes. “Doctor Chu, I’m scared of pain. Please b 6.3kReads9.4Score662Shelves
- 15 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 After Reading His Mind, the Cold-Hearted Campus Heartthrob Goes Crazy Every Day 读心后冷酷校草每天都在发疯 Print edition | Short drama now available [School crush + mind reading + sweet romance and healing + big-brother vibes] [Cold and aloof on the outside, hopelessly lovestruck puppy on the inside VS cool and distant on the outside, soft, timid, and insecure little snail on the inside] At Monday’s flag-raising ceremony, Yun Xiang inexplicably gained a superpower: She could hear the school heartthrob’s thoughts. The handsome heartthrob stood on the flag-raising platform, dignified and stern, his fac 5.1kReads9.4Score646Shelves
- 17 I Cried in Such a Unique Way, the Campus Heartthrob Was Stunned 我哭的别具一格，校草学长惊呆了 Sweet Romance | No career ambitions, just love Lin Jianzhi is a crybaby with tear ducts that work overtime. She cries when she’s nervous, cries when she’s happy, and cries even harder when she’s sad. One day, the senior she’s had a crush on for years stands before her and offers her a pack of tissues. Zhu Liheng: “Could you stop crying?” Lin Jianzhi tries to explain, but she can’t stop sobbing long enough to get the words out. Zhu Liheng is about to lose his mind. “What do you want, exactly? Do 3.7kReads9.4Score480Shelves
- 18 He's Refined, Yet He's Scum 他斯文又败类 [Signed for print publication] [Flirting + bewitching hearts + an intense push and pull, mutually devoted 1v1] A refined yet wicked doctor ✖️ a stunning, materialistic supermodel The Tang family of the capital wields influence across every field, commanding awe and respect. Rumor has it that the ninth young master of the Tang family is graceful and noble, as refined as an immortal descended to earth, and impossible to profane. Yet in a spacious room, a stunning woman, too exhausted to speak, acc 18.8kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
- 19 After the Cicadas Sing Comes the Plum Rain 蝉鸣过后是梅雨 [Ensemble Cast at School | Slow-Burn Bittersweet Romance | Fated Bond | Gentle Girl, Troubled Boy | Realistic | Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Xia Shanshan's red-lacquered bicycle was stolen. She crouched beneath a camphor tree and cried. On the third floor, someone folded her orange candy wrapper in half, then in half again. Later, she met Fu Siyun. The boy leaned against the wall, looking carefree as he teased her softly: “Are you afraid of me, senior?” She ran from him for three y 3.2kReads9.3Score337Shelves
- 20 Rice Porridge Is Actually Sweet 白粥其实是甜的 [The print edition of the same name goes on sale June 27 at 7:00 p.m.] Someone asked Zhou Yi how he felt about getting a rumored love interest from a teacher on the first day of school, and how he felt about becoming a ship on the school forum. Day one: We’re not close. Day two: Games are way more fun. Day N: Why is my rumored love interest looking at other handsome guys? Day N+1: A real man doesn’t back down. So what if I like my rumored love interest? Zhou Yi, master schemer: If the first coin 4.6kReads9.5Score692Shelves
- 21 A Guide to Cuddling for People with Skin Hunger 渴肤症患者的贴贴指南 [Short dramas: An Unexpected Embrace and A Guide to Growing Into Love are now available] Xu Ning suffers from severe skin hunger, which makes her keep her distance from people for fear that she might accidentally let her secret slip. But the moment she meets He Lin, only two words cross Xu Ning's mind: I'm doomed! As C University's campus heartthrob, He Lin has never seen anyone pursue him so boldly. On their very first meeting, she corners him outside the restroom and asks, “Can I touch you?” H 17.2kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
- 22 You Are My Every Morning and Evening 卿乃朝朝暮暮 [The print edition of Sui Yu Yun Mu is now available] Original title: Qing Nai Zhao Zhao Mu Mu [An adorably well-behaved top student VS a playboy young master] "Who is she?" "My little sister, Zhao Mu." "Zhao Mu," Sui Yu murmured, "Morning and night, every day." At their first meeting, Sui Yu, that plaything of a man, fell completely for Zhao Mu. How had he never met anyone this beautiful before? Zhao Mu was born with alluring red lips and skin fair as snow. Her clear, transparent brown eyes wer 9.5kReads9.4Score1kShelves
- 23 Kiss You in the Breeze 随风热吻你 [The print edition goes on pre-sale at 7 p.m. on November 13, 2026!] The short drama I’ll Always, Always Like You is now available. [Double Top Students] x [Mutual Devotion] x [Mutual Secret Crushes] x [From School Uniforms to Wedding Gowns] x [Maximum Sweet Romance] x [A Fast-Paced, Secretly Satisfying Story] A sure thing to invest in! Blurb One: Gu Sinian was the universally acknowledged ice-cold beauty of No. 1 High School. Everyone said he had no heart. Then everyone pointed at Jiang Wan in 19.3kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
- 24 Possessing Jiang Xi 佔有姜西 [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + PDA-Filled Romance + Mutual Devotion] A job interview at a bar leads two people with nothing in common to meet for the first time. One is a private tutor, the other a cold-faced King of Hell. One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. Later, no one could have guessed that the elegant, aloof Qin Zhan would turn into a clingy burr. Their everyday life after getting together is even too much to watch... “Wifey...” “Hmm?” “Could you comfort me 48.6kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves
- 25 Come Here and Give Me a Kiss 过来亲一下 [Print edition now available] [Published as Summer's Lucky Charm] ☆Cool, gentle boy × world-weary, listless girl☆ [One-on-one sweet romance | School life, comedy, doting romance, redemption, healing] Wen Jibai always sincerely believed her new deskmate was a handsome, aloof heartthrob who took advantage of his looks and treated everyone coldly. Until one day, she saw this search in his Baidu history: [This is so annoying. What should I do if I've fallen for my deskmate?] 11kReads9.6Score1.4kShelves
- 26 When the Clouds Are Deep and the Waters Clear 云深清浅时 Xiao Yunxing is the dashing, top-of-the-class heartthrob admired by every girl at school: someone to admire from afar, but never touch. Yet he smiles only for Chen Qinghuan, the “childhood sweetheart” who transfers to his school, and spoils her in every way. Chen Qinghuan is a proud, domineering, yet adorably naive math genius. Math is her talent, and loving him is her dream. She stays by his side, always. One waits, the other pursues, and together they earn places at their dream university. Aft 18.6kReads9.6Score2.1kShelves
- 27 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
- 28 She's Such a Flirt 她那么撩 [Signed for publication] [Sweet romance + short story] Shen Xiao, renowned as a captivating beauty, pursued Han Ce for five years. Only after they married did she learn that he had fallen in love with her at first sight and had been secretly enjoying her pursuit all along. After an accident sends her back to the beginning, when she first met Han Ce, she hears the heir of the Han family sneer in front of his childhood friends: “Shen Xiao? A childhood betrothal? I'd rather stay single than marry h 14.5kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
- 29 Listen to the South 听南 Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
- 30 Flirting Openly! Seducing in Secret! Sharing Sweet Moments on a Dating Show with a Top-Tier Star 明撩！暗诱！和顶流影帝恋综撒糖 The print editions of the novel and manga adaptation of Secret Crush Echoes are now available for purchase across all platforms. Li Jiu is hailed as a breathtaking beauty in Beijing’s elite circles, with sultry eyes, long legs, a slender waist, and a dazzling, unrestrained beauty. One drunken night, she accidentally flirts with Pei Shisi, a top-tier star and actor, then gets boycotted across the internet after a trending video shows her pinching his butt. What no one knows is that the two grew u 18.8kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
- 31 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves
- 32 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 37.8kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
- 33 I Only Took a Peek at Him 我只偷看他一眼 During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
- 34 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
- 35 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
- 36 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 70.1kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves
- 37 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 73.1kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
- 38 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 36.3kReads9.7Score5.6kShelves
- 39 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves
- 40 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.5kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
