Novels like From the Start, I Draw Ai-chan and Make the Demon King's Daughter Cry
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as From the Start, I Draw Ai-chan and Make the Demon King's Daughter Cry, best match first.
- 151 Figure Skating: The Long Road to Growth 花滑：漫长的成长期 Before he turned thirteen, Lin Shuyi had never imagined becoming a figure skater. His dream was to become a basketball player. Unfortunately, after having his bone age tested, he learned that he would never grow taller than 1.8 meters. His father was an ice dance coach, so he had always been curious about figure skating. In the end, his own father tricked and cajoled him into taking the plunge. At first, he only thought that becoming an athlete on the provincial team would give him some extra po 1.9kReads8.4Score24814d adds
- 152 Go for It! My Champion Partner 加油！我的冠军拍档 Table Tennis Champion: The Left-Handed World Champion and His Little Sunshine A true-to-life story, with sweet moments for you to discover! It's about two people growing up, just like ordinary people, and yet not quite like them! They circle around in love until they find each other. They overcome every obstacle at work and make a name for themselves. They're both elite table tennis players. One is a left-handed heartthrob who never says what he means. The other is his little sunshine. They go f 178Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Road to Figure Skating Glory 花滑夺冠之路 [Figure Skating] [Strong Female Lead] [Focused on Training and Competition] Next up is rising Chinese star Jiang Jiahe. Next up is renowned Chinese skater Jiang Jiahe. 342Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Haaland Template as a Starting Reward 开局奖励哈兰德模板 Nothing can come before soccer. At just 16, Gu Han makes a name for himself and claims both the Champions League and the World Cup. Women from the entertainment industry vie to cast him flirtatious glances. See how Gu Han conquers both the pitch and the world of romance. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Ping! My Heart Skips a Beat 乒然心动 [Also known as: A Ping-Pong Crush] [Sweet Youth + Strong Female Lead's Growth + Passionate Ensemble Cast] The story takes place at some point in the future, in a parallel timeline. As the golden generation retires one after another, China's table tennis team is no longer as overwhelmingly dominant as it once was. This is an age that needs geniuses and heroes. A new generation of prodigies emerges, led by the table tennis talents Shen Jiayi, Ling Xiaoyuan, and Gu Ze, bringing fresh life and hope 695Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 156 Table Tennis Reigns Supreme 乒霸天下 A young man who used to haul bricks at construction sites gets the chance to work as a coach at a basketball court. Life puts him through his paces, and he fulfills the mission of today’s youth. You may be very capable, but you have to love your country... 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 My Super Champion 我的超级冠军 [They never believed in you, but you kept proving them wrong] [From obscurity to a life that sets the world abuzz] [ALL-Sha Direction] The undisputed No. 1 in women's table tennis worldwide, the world's top active female forehand player, breaking into the world rankings' top ten, women's team champion at the Tokyo Olympics, the first three-time champion in WTT events, women's singles gold medalist at the World Championships… A runner-up at the Grand Slam. What gives you the right to play si 350Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Sports: At the Olympics, I Crush the American Team 体育：我在奥运会，吊打大漂亮 [Dragon Nation Swimming Prodigy + Meteoric Rise at the Olympics + Crushing the Great Pretty Nation + A Great-Power Showdown Ignited by Sports] At the 2024 Paris Olympics, 21-year-old backstroke prodigy Jin Yu... Despite having no advantage in strength or stamina, he relied on his maxed-out backstroke technique and a play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger strategy. Twice in a row, he narrowly beat swimming legend Murphy. He snatched the gold medals in the men's 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke from 636Reads6.5Score10314d adds
- 159 Starlight on Ice 冰上星光 She happened to see an Asian skater win gold in figure skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. From then on, a dream of figure skating took root in her heart. One day, she would stand atop the podium at the Winter Olympics and watch China's flag fly at the highest point. 98Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 160 The Couple Is Too Sweet: A Workaholic Turns into a Hopeless Romantic in the Sports World cp超甜：卷王爆改体坛恋爱脑 [Rekindled love / two elite athletes / redemption / tearing up the script / hard on the outside, soft on the inside / long-planned romance / contrast / happy ending] [Table tennis sweetheart × aloof, cocky guy] [Sweet-faced but clearheaded career woman, a flirty Scorpio × sensitive, immature, secretly seductive hopeless romantic and workaholic] The youngest pair ever to win the Hercules Cup in table tennis history. Two years after their breakup, Jiang Huaisheng sees Gu Chengting again at a team 235Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 161 The Rose's Frozen Season 玫瑰冰冻季 [A prodigy girl in table tennis vs. a prodigy boy, the era of twin stars.] They are both dazzling new stars in the table tennis world, using their talent and hard work to rise above the training courts. Behind every championship title, only they know how much blood and tears they’ve shed. The right hand and the left hand were always meant to be joined. On Tiantan East Road, where geniuses are everywhere, they are the only geniuses in each other’s eyes. He has seen her calm composure on the court 459Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 162 The Godfather of Chinese Soccer 国足教父 Lin Feng is reborn on the eve of the Chinese national team's defeat and the ensuing coaching change, only to be sacked by a European powerhouse over a scandal and become a laughingstock in the football world. He returns to China for an interview for the national team head coach position. Realizing he's about to be late, he panics and flags down a Hongqi sedan to ask for help. Inside, an elegant woman smiles gently. “I'm going that way. I'll give you a ride.” When the football association's le 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 All My Dreams Are Connected to You 所有的梦想，都与你有关 She was a table tennis prodigy, dazzling the whole world with her breakthrough performance at sixteen. He was a prodigy too. They both fell in love with table tennis, joined the national team, and pursued their dreams together. But after an accident forced her to give up the sport she loved, the two gradually drifted apart. They said goodbye at seventeen, and six years later they met again. He had become a leading figure in Chinese table tennis, celebrated throughout the sport. She, meanwhile, w 480Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 164 The Laid-Back Champion's Journey of a Table Tennis Prodigy 天才乒乓球少女的摆烂冠军路 “Qin... can we talk?” Lin Siyao peeked around the doorframe, clinging to it like a cat sneaking a taste of something forbidden. Xu Junqin wiped down his paddle without looking up. “Trying to skip training again?” “I’m taking a strategic rest!” she declared, waving her lemon tea. “Even Coach Zhang said...” “Coach Zhang, the one you made cry yesterday?” Xu Junqin suddenly stood and cornered her against the wall. “You’re a national champion, so why are you still pretending to be a beginner? Hmm?” H 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Fire on Ice: The Figure Skating Queen, Flying! 冰上的火焰：花滑女王，Flying！ Figure-skating prodigy Jin Yuxia carries her family’s dreams and the hopes of the entire nation. From the World Championships to the Winter Olympics, she blazes across the ice like a flame, her golden blades lighting the way forward. Flying! The queen of figure skating! 97Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 166 I Told You to Tame Beasts, Who Told You to Tame the Empress? 让你御兽，谁让你御女帝的？ [Fantasy + one female lead + crazy + romance + sweet moments + two Systems] Lu Chen thought that when he was nineteen, his family had been wiped out (?), leaving him in terrible pain as he struggled to survive in an unjust world. The emperor was incompetent, the officials were corrupt, and those in power cared only about their own interests. The wealthy saw the people as cattle and horses for the sake of a ten percent profit. Fortunately, Lu Chen possessed an immortal-demon body. After hundreds 621Reads7.3Score10014d adds
- 167 Take Me Home, Mr. Chu Xi! 带我归乡吧！楚夕先生 [No System] + [One Heroine] + [Not Overpowered] + [Slow-Paced] + [Everyday Life] + [Romance] “My little Xixi is such a clever child!” “This child is kind. Everyone who meets him likes him.” “Xixi, remember: take a hundred steps after a meal, and you’ll live to ninety-nine!” Whenever Chu Xi, caught up in the bustle of the city, felt restless, he would think back to the blessings his grandparents had given him. In the end, he quit his well-paid job, boarded a rural bus home, and moved into th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 First You and Me, Then Us 先是你我，后是我们 [Table Tennis] I never thought I would stop moving forward for anyone, not even you, whom I love deeply. But every time I look back, I want to share every step of the journey with you. My heart will stay with you, but my feet will keep moving. 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Track and Field: I Am the Sprinting God 田径：我，短跑之神 [A top-tier sprinting sports novel. Producers, please consider adapting it!] Reborn in 2001, Gao Yang witnesses China rise and gradually become a sporting powerhouse. But Chinese track and field remains stagnant. The international community is full of voices like these: “Chinese people are only suited to light, nimble sports. Track and field? They can't do it!” “Chinese sprinters are as bad as Chinese soccer!” “The physical makeup of East Asians means they can never achieve anything in sprinting 12.6kReads7.3Score94014d adds
- 170 Apocalypse Mecha: The S-Rank Purehearted Empress Conquest Plan 末世机甲：s级纯情女帝攻略计划 [One Heroine + Slight Angst, Sweet Romance + Post-Apocalypse + Mecha] (Not an invincible protagonist story) Qin Jiang, from a mecha universe, fails to behead the S-rank behemoth Kunpeng and is reborn one year before the apocalypse begins. But then the System suddenly starts acting up, telling him to win over some Empress! A bond forged by fate, a tangled and mysterious past, and a tale of sin and reincarnation. [Post-Apocalypse] In the year 3501 on Blue Star, unknown data descends upon the inter 33Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 171 Super Dad: We Just Broke Up, and Now the Goddess Wants Me at Her Prenatal Checkup 奶爸：刚分手，女神叫我陪产检 He got dumped during a street interview, only for a stunning beauty to call and tell him to come to the maternity and child health hospital immediately. What? The beauty was pregnant with twins, and she was a university professor, too! Before Jing Chen could even process it, the strongest Dad System suddenly activated in his mind. This was just too ridiculous! As it turned out, he had fathered the children with the goddess that one night! Now, he was spending her pregnancy by her side while lear 390Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 172 The Evening Breeze Turns the Grass Green 晚风吹绿茵 A rising Chinese football star has exceptional talent. He's a force to be reckoned with on the pitch, but timid and hesitant when it comes to love. The wounds he suffers in romance are even worse than those he gets on the field. Then he meets a celebrity older sister, who becomes a glimmer of light in his dark romantic history. In the World Cup final, he commemorates their meeting with a beautiful curling shot, while also fulfilling his mission. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Table Tennis: I Love You, Whatever We’re Called 【体坛乒乓】爱你，无关名义 The table tennis arena was like fireworks, dazzling but fleeting! But as long as he stood here, all he wanted was for her to win! “Watching her so closely. Are you hoping she'll spend her life with you?” “Wouldn't spending her life with me be wonderful?” She was ten, and I was twelve. We were family now! She was fourteen, and I was sixteen. She said, “From now on, we can go home together!” She was eighteen, and I was twenty. She rose onto her toes and moved toward him through the curtain of rain 1.3kReads8.3Score10114d adds
- 174 I Came Here for the Light 我就是为了光而来 The main story is complete. Come on in! o( ❛ᴗ❛ )o [Rebirth + System + No Romance + Sisterly Bond] There is no romance in this story. There is no romance in this story. There is no romance in this story. That’s important, so I’m saying it three times. The story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. The female protagonist is a fan of Shasha. She is reborn as an athlete and stays by Shasha’s side the whole time. After staying up all night battling h 444Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 175 Winning Over Dong Ge 攻略东哥 A Zhang Jike fanfiction for female readers (pure fiction, please don't read anything into the real person) Athlete × team doctor But that's all right, Zhang Jike. I can stay by your side from now on and slowly tell you how much I love you... Two hearts in love finally open up to each other, draw closer, and at last become entwined. The moonlight is just right, and so are we... 298Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 176 The Peak Has Passed, but Love Remains 巅峰散场，爱未离场 Chasing her wife + angsty push and pull + jealousy + love rivals + rekindled romance + happy ending After the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the national table tennis team's “mixed doubles legends” suddenly fell apart at the height of their victory. Because of a carefully orchestrated misunderstanding, Su Yingshan became convinced that Wang Chuqing had betrayed her love. Heartbroken, she abruptly retired, citing an injury, and went to Germany to study sports management. Two years later, she returned 1.5kReads7.4Score11314d adds
- 177 The Superstar Who Conquered Sports and Entertainment Started as an Olympic Champion 文体巨星从奥运冠军开始 System + Lighthearted + Passionate + No Sycophancy + Fast-Paced + Invincible The focus is on sports, with a little entertainment-industry content. Chu Tiancai is reborn in his college years and awakens the “All-Round Superstar” System. Track and field: He starts with the 100- and 200-meter sprints, wins the World Championships, and breaks world records. Then he takes on the decathlon, using the rules to take other athletes’ individual Olympic gold medals. He excels at running, throwing, and jump 2.7kReads8.8Score20414d adds
- 178 The Times Are Calling! 时代在召唤！ [Olympics + Sports + Sprinting + System] Zhang Chen, a nobody on society’s fringes, comes home after a blind date and unexpectedly gets lucky: he is reborn in his awkward high school years. Standing at the crossroads of life once again, Zhang Chen decides to take a different path with the System’s help! The deadly 400 meters? Two horizontals and one vertical: just go for it! This time, he’ll put in ten or even a hundred times the effort and rewrite his life! 8.1kReads7.4Score61714d adds
- 179 The Sprinting King 短跑之王 Reborn in his middle-school years, he steps onto the track and takes on all challengers! Starting at the county sports meet, Zhong Xiang begins his journey to become the king of the track. Who says people of Asian descent can’t break through the limits of human potential? Who says they can’t break world records? Zhong Xiang won’t just break the world sprint record, he’ll set a record that no one who comes after him can beat! He’ll become the sprint king, a red bolt of lightning! 2.5kReads8.3Score19614d adds
- 180 Ah, Those Were Our Youthful Days! 呀，是我们的青春啊！ “He came riding a bamboo hobbyhorse, circling the bed and playing with green plums. They lived together in Changgan Lane, two childhood friends without a hint of suspicion between them.” They say childhood sweethearts are precious, but Chu Ying Middle School had a pair of bickering frenemies! Don’t project this onto the real people. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Reading Between the Lines of Your Silence 读懂你的隐晦 Everyone knew they were in love. Everyone also knew they would never make it public. They both knew the responsibilities they carried were greater than their love. They also knew they had parted ways three years ago. After they separated, neither of them contacted the other. The first year apart: She went to his competition back home, but he didn't know. He went to her lecture abroad, but she didn't know. The second year apart: She came to his fan and supporter meet-and-greet back home. 195Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 182 Dancing on Ice 冰舞飞扬 The story of a former figure skater and an ice dance star who find true love on their journey to pursue their dreams and compete. 107Reads8.0Score814d adds
- 183 Admit It, You Know You Love Me 承认吧，你知道你爱我 Oda Eiichiro × Miss Mario Both leads are table tennis players. This is pure imagination, so please don’t read too much into it. At eighteen, their hearts were in sync as they shared the same table. At twenty-eight, they returned victorious, having made names for themselves. An unexpected breakup severed all contact between them. One day, two years later, the pair, still longing for each other, returned to the past. This time, they’ll write a different ending together and fall in love across time 796Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 184 I Play Basketball with Wang Zhizhi 我带王治郅打篮球 A new story! A basketball video editor transmigrates to a parallel world with a low-level System, changing the potential of Chinese players as they compete in the NBA. It’s a little far-fetched and full of nonsense, but hopefully it’ll make you smile. 3.3kReads8.7Score16014d adds
- 185 The Champion's Favor: Dr. Wen, Please Take Care of Me 冠军的偏爱，温医生请多指教 [A pure and lovely, dark-haired young lady with a thing for her brother VS a scheming, white-haired, handsome wolf of a champion athlete: a love story] [If you can never forget someone, your feelings will find their way back to them. I’ll give it everything I have so we can meet again at the top of our respective fields.] Loving you has never been an empty promise. I’ll take it one step at a time until I’m standing before you, so you can see me! “Wen Qiao, what kind of athlete do you like?” At t 2.4kReads9.2Score24414d adds
- 186 Reborn as a Dad, I Got Rich Selling Tea Eggs 重生奶爸，我暴富从卖茶叶蛋开始 (Rebirth + devoted husband and father + magical space + gourmet food + farming and business) After Lin Jue dies of a serious illness, he opens his eyes and finds himself back in 1999. In his previous life, his wife died a tragic accidental death, and his child succumbed to illness. Now his wife is still alive, and their two-year-old boy-and-girl twins are right there with them. There is still time to make things right! He vows to work hard and provide for his family, so they can all live a good 432Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 187 Urban: An All-Purpose System Helps Me Reborn and Take Revenge 都市：全能系统助我重生复仇 After being bullied at school, Wang Chen is brutally killed in an unknown alley. But then he’s reborn? And bound to an Omnipotent System? Congratulations, Host, on your successful face-slapping. Reward: a photographic memory. Congratulations, Host, on saving a girl. Reward: one million in cash. Congratulations, Host, on winning first place in the competition. Reward: a luxury apartment. In this life, with the Omnipotent System at his side, he can enjoy life to the fullest! 166Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 188 You Shine Brighter Than Gold 你比金牌闪耀 A wholesome, homegrown athlete × a radiant movie star / the short boy on the left × the round-faced girl I'd heard for ages that the men of the table tennis world were fierce and handsome on the court, but utterly devoted and gentle in love. It wasn't until Feng Zhengnan entered Fan Zhaozhao's world that the people around them saw for themselves that the rumors were true. When you fall in love, you want to say so many thank-yous: thank you, fate; thank you, destiny; thank you, the wonderful pers 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 After She Retired, She Ran Away, and He Went Mad 退役后她跑了，他疯了 Years of hard work finally paid off, but she found herself uncertain about the future. Three years after leaving the country, she learned from her best friend that he had been set up on a date and that things were going well. She made up her mind to return home and win him back. 92Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 190 Sports and Entertainment Superstar: I Can Sing, Dance, and Play Tennis 文体巨星：我会唱跳，又会打网球 Su Che, once a stunt double and an amateur tennis player, returns to 2006 and discovers that he’s bound to a “Sports-and-Entertainment Crossover” System. It’s an unusual System. To earn sports skill points, he has to make a name for himself in show business or create a huge buzz. To improve his singing and acting, he has to make a major breakthrough in the sports world. So Su Che has no choice but to keep jumping between the worlds of sports and entertainment! Ding! Su Che’s new song tops the ch 3.3kReads8.5Score20014d adds
- 191 Just Win Already, There's a Ping-Pong Ball in Your Head 指定赢啊，脑袋里有乒乓 This is a fictional setting. Do not associate the characters with real people!!!! [Two female leads + table tennis + entertainment industry + childhood friends + two equally strong leads] Slow burn!! There isn’t much interaction in the first few chapters, but keep reading and they’ll interact constantly later~ Table tennis player: Shi Zhiyang Can sing, play table tennis, and practice medicine: Tao Yingyue The final point of the women’s singles table tennis final at the Licheng Olympics falls. Sh 440Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 192 You Shine So Brightly 闪闪发光的你呀 Entirely fictional. Please don’t take it too seriously. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. On X day, X month, 201X, the coach brought me a new partner today. She looked round and soft and adorable, like she couldn’t play at all?! On X day, X month, 201X, Yuanyuan and I won the once-in-a-lifetime trophy! On X day, X month, 201X, I confessed my feelings to her. On X day, X month, 202X, we registered our marriage. I officially became her husband... A boy had a diary nobody knew about. It recor 71Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 193 Chasing the Dream on the Pitch: A Prodigy's Road to Glory 逐梦绿茵：天才少年的荣耀之路 Ji Feng was born in 2004 with extraordinary football talent. He fought his way through the ranks, passed the national youth and Olympic team selections, and earned a place in Barcelona’s youth academy. The high-intensity training and fierce competition put him under immense pressure, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. By chance, Ji Feng met Qiu Jinshu, a girl-group star with limitless potential. Moved by Ji Feng’s passion and devotion to football, Qiu Jinshu was always there as a warm and 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Bean Bun Head 豆包儿脑袋 From coworkers to spouses. See how the sharp-tongued Wang Chuqing dotes on his wife without restraint, and how the sweet, soft Su Yingshan has him completely wrapped around her finger. Every jealous moment and every bicker comes down to one thing: there’s no one but you. 133Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 195 You Promised to Propose If I Won Gold, but You Don’t Believe Me 说好了拿了金牌就求婚你却不信 “The Flowers in Houston Bloom Beyond the Height of Parisian Summer” “Beijing Grand Slam: Do I Still Have to Buy My Own Ticket?” “Tears Fall in Rivers as the Olympics Close, Tribulations Await at the Start of This Xianxia Tale” The author’s new work. Liu Yimeng, turn around and look at me. Look at me, the one who’s waited ten years for you. 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 After Getting Expelled from School, I Became a Three-Division UFC Champion 被学校开除后，我成UFC三冠王 [One heroine + thrilling martial arts + if you don't like it, feel free to hit the author] Jiang Yu transmigrates to a parallel world, becoming a miserable high school student. Given a second chance at life, he plans to study hard and turn over a new leaf. But just a few days later, he gets expelled from school. As he leaves, a school administrator mocks him: “With grades like yours, you'll never amount to anything, wherever you go!” Little do they know that Jiang Yu has awakened the [Strongest 2.6kReads8.4Score16714d adds
- 197 What of the Rest of My Life? 余生否？ Standing on the highest step of the podium, they waved to the crowd. At that moment, the camera caught a glint on their hands and held the shot for a full ten seconds. Neither of them noticed. During the photo session, someone’s little scheme quietly showed itself. He put an arm around her shoulders, the corner of his mouth lifting in a smile, as if to say, “My partner’s amazing, isn’t she? That’s my wife.” When they reached the interview area, he kept casually holding out his hand to show off t 730Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 198 The Genius Ping-Pong Player and My Years with Him 天才乒乓球手和我的那些年 A tribute to Fan Zhendong, my idol! One is a table tennis prodigy who burst onto the scene, a heaven-sent star destined for greatness. The other is a college girl. Two people from different worlds become intertwined, sharing the sweetness and heartache of love... When the rising star is ostracized and attacked online, when the girl is hurt because of it, how will they move forward? This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! Please do not as 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Olympics: Giving Laid-Back Parisians a Billion Points of Shock! 奥运：给松弛的巴黎人亿点震撼！ Chen Ming awakens the All-Around Sports System and immediately signs up for the Olympics! He sets out on the path to turn his life around. The medicine-guzzler, the purple sweet potato monster, the American asthma squad? Just wait until I take you all down. “I heard a Longguo athlete broke the world record in the 100-meter dash!” Chen Ming: “Hold off on the interview. I still need to prepare for tonight’s basketball game. I’m leading the national team to crush the Dream Team.” “What, basketball 7kReads8.5Score59314d adds
- 200 Asteroid 5114 小行星5114 “The two of us reflect each other’s light, shining brighter than the stars at night.” Just like the song says, people who are on the same wavelength will never lose each other. A beloved who helps me reach for the clouds: meeting you was the best fortune of all. The sun is bigger today than it was yesterday. Just as I face the sun, you pursue hope. 89Reads9.3Score—14d adds
