Novels like Love, Impossible to Hide
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- 1 Side by Side 肩并肩 (SC, campus romance in the early chapters, urban romance later) This is a story of hope and redemption. He had no intention of looking, but when he raised his head, he saw the light. Wen Nuan never imagined the world could be so small. Small enough that she would run into that man again on the very night she returned to Chenghua. Later, the man parted his thin lips, his eyes pitch-black and his voice hoarse: “Wen Nuan, I want you to marry me!” A Heng, as the years drift by, I want to give you 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Boy, Like You 男孩，像你 He looks so much like him, but in the end, he isn’t him. Su Qianmo: Is it good fortune or misfortune to meet someone who looks so much like you again? Gu Jinchen: Who do you see when you look at me? I’ll wait for you until the day you let him go. Would you be willing to take your first step for me? Gu Jinchen, I like you. I hope it isn’t too late. Perhaps this is the best ending for us. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Stealing a Sweet Candy 偷一颗甜糖 [One-on-one, both each other’s first love, both chaste, healing] Blurb One: When Ming Yao first met Wei Xi, the young man was in a pitiful state. Seeing something of herself in him, she sighed and offered to help: “Take care of yourself. Not everyone deserves to be a parent.” Little did she know that one day, she would be the one to pull him out of the abyss and into the light. Blurb Two: One day, a handsome young guy hit on Ming Yao. That night, Wei Xi lowered his head and kissed her cheek, his 22Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 4 My Husband Refuses to Agree to the Marriage Swap! 夫君他不同意换亲！ My Husband Won’t Agree to Switching Betrothed Couples! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Ten Years of Kiss Marks: Thorns and Roses 刺甲与玫瑰的十年吻痕 On a London street, sparks from a welding torch fall onto the suit of young Sheng Jingxing. The titanium-steel rose that seventeen-year-old Su Wan crouches to weld unlocks the century-old secret of the Sheng family's twin roses. A half-rose tattoo circles his wrist; half a thorn-shaped birthmark marks her ankle. Through ten years of waiting, they piece together a bond that transcends bloodlines. His scars are the sharp edges he took for her; her welding torch melts a thorny tenderness for him. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Hands Off My Adorable Sweetheart 别动我家小可爱 Cheng Rou is timid and sensitive, with an overwhelming need for security. Then she meets Xu Ran, the fierce, unruly king of Qinhuai. Not only is he her neighbor, he eventually becomes her desk mate, and even After someone reports him for bullying her, he shamelessly tells her, “Don't forgive me, or I'll have no excuse to get close to you.” Cheng Rou avoids him like the plague, while Xu Ran keeps pursuing her. At last, Cheng Rou can't take it anymore. “Xu Ran, what exactly do you want?” Without b 56Reads9.5Score1614d adds
- 7 The Demon Lord's Captive: Baby, Run Away with Mom! 魔尊的掌心囚宠：崽，跟娘跑路！ The Demon Lord’s Captive in His Palm: Child, Run Away with Your Mother! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Transmigrate into a Book: Raising Wolves Brings Trouble 穿书之养狼为患 Transmigrate into a Book: Raising a Wolf Is Asking for Trouble —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 You Have a First Love to Sign For 你有一份初恋请签收 The boys who came into my youth one by one all had the same name: first love Xu Xiaoshi’s Story When I was eighteen, my childhood friend confessed to me! “I always thought we were meant to be together since we were kids, and that everything would naturally fall into place. So I overlooked how you felt. I should have made things clear.” “Xu Xiaoshi, I love you.” Not the love of an older brother for his younger sister, but the love of a man for a woman. Qi Ruan’s Story It’s a shame you’re an ido 55Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 10 I Waited a Lifetime, Only to Learn He Already Had a Houseful of Children and Grandchildren 等了一辈子才发现他早已儿孙满堂 After waiting a lifetime, I finally realized he already had a house full of children and grandchildren. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 No. 1 on the Trending List, but President Gu’s Proposal Was Rejected Again 热搜第一，顾总求婚又被拒了 [Sweet romance, spoiled princess, obsessive love, feel-good wish fulfillment, romantic rivalry] Su Wanwan transmigrates into the melodramatic novel she wrote herself. She becomes a lovesick, fickle, villainous heiress. To get home, she works tirelessly to cozy up to powerful men. The big shot is aloof and sinister, and he can barely stand the sight of her. Until one day, he looks up and no longer sees that annoying little tease batting her eyelashes at him. His eyes turn red. He panics. He reall 10Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 12 The Drunken Matchmaker Lights a Lamp to Tie the Red Thread 月老他醉里挑灯牵红线 This is a collection of the author’s short stories, one story per volume, each 20,000 to 30,000 words long. I adore sweet romances, with the occasional bit of angst. Both leads are absolutely faithful in body and heart. I stand by faithful couples all the way! A guide to the short stories: Volume 1: Goddess thief from a mysterious organization + scheming younger puppy (devoted-puppy edition) Volume 2: Rich campus belle + shy heartthrob in a school romance, tormenting each other to a bad ending ( 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Transmigration: Prince, Get Lost! I Want a Handsome Man 穿越：王爷滚开要美男 Xu Meili was born in a small city. She was plain-looking, and after saving up for a whole year, she finally managed to take a trip. Who would have thought she’d lose her footing and tumble off a cliff... Oh my gosh, who put me in these fussy clothes? Who’s the person in the mirror? She’s so beautiful! Wait, what hospital is this? Is it going for a retro look? Even the bed is made of rosewood, and everything on the table is quaint and lovely. The mirror Xu Meili just used was made of bronze, too. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 I Became a Goddess in the Savage Era 我在蛮荒时代当神女 I Became a Goddess in the Wilderness Era —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Wife Above, a Lord Below 妻为上君为下 A Wife Above, a Lord Below 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Reborn: The Scheming Uncle’s Sweet Little Wife 重生甜宠:腹黑大叔的小甜妻 “He knows my sweetness is an act, and I know his refined manner is fake.” [Reborn, sweet romance, healing each other] In her previous life, Guan Yihan was betrayed by someone close to her. Her father died a gruesome death, and her family fortune was stolen. Given a second chance at life, she vowed to make the scum who wronged her pay in blood. Then she met a wealthy, handsome, well-built man who treated her with extraordinary tenderness. Unable to resist his charms, she said, “Uncle, my foot rea 4Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 17 Of All the Stars, Ning 偏偏星与宁 [Surgeon x sweet-toothed girl] Ning Fanyu came into Yu Xingyun's life out of nowhere. The story began when Yu Xingyun found Ning Fanyu's dog, and ended with Yu Xingyun and Ning Fanyu raising that dog together in the home they shared. * Yu Xingyun: I'm not especially talented at anything. I just managed to win over the person I like. Ning Fanyu: I'm not especially talented at anything either. I just managed to trick the person I like into being mine. (There's a ten-year age gap, but he isn't your 25Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 18 Help! I Woke Up and My Bro Had Turned Into a Woman! 急！一觉醒来兄弟变成了女人！ Help! I Woke Up and My Bro Had Turned Into a Woman! 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Help! I Woke Up and My Bestie Had Turned Into a Man! 急！一觉醒来闺蜜变成了男人！ Help! I Woke Up and My Bestie Had Turned Into a Man! 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 My Unhinged Husband Protects Me Online and Tears Into His Childhood Sweetheart Without Mercy! 疯批老公在线护妻，手撕青梅毫不留情！ My unhinged husband defends me online and tears into his childhood sweetheart without mercy! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Roommates with the Campus Heartthrob 和校草合租的日子 [Sweet romance + one-on-one relationship + mutual devotion] After Xing Hai and Wu Qiong got together, Xing Hai always felt guilty around Professor Wu. The professor had taken pity on her when she had nowhere to live and, on his own initiative, let her stay in the spare bedroom of Wu Qiong’s house. A few months later, not only had she moved into the master bedroom, she had also slept with the professor’s son. What a rebellious student! Wu Qiong, however, encouraged her not to feel guilty. The pro 391Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 22 Transmigration: The Commandery Princess and Princess Consort Is a Maid 穿越：郡主王妃是丫鬟 Damn it! I worked overtime, and on my way home in the middle of the night, I ran into a mugger. I fought back with all my strength, but the thug smashed something hard against my head and knocked me out. Just before I passed out, I think I saw a flash of light. Huh? Where am I? The house isn't too shabby, but why am I wearing these ragged clothes? I reach up to touch my head. Why is my hair long? I've always had short hair! Wait a minute, wasn't I getting robbed? I remember getting hit on the he 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Tenderness Forged in Iron: Notes from the South, 1992 铸铁柔情：1992南方记事 Tenderness in Cast Iron: Tales from Southern China, 1992 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Hound Tracks Beneath the Moon: A Moonlit Tale on the Stone of Three Lives 月魄犬踪-三生石上月光书 The Moon's Soul and the Hound's Trail: A Moonlit Tale on the Three Lives Stone —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Three Days of Dating, Three Hundred Diss Tracks, and the Top-Tier Star Who Times Breakups to the Second 三天恋爱，三百首diss，顶流他连分手都要精确到秒 Three Days of Dating, Three Hundred Diss Tracks: The Top-Tier Star Even Times the Breakup Down to the Second 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Crown Prince Called Off Our Engagement to Marry a Chick, So I Killed the Emperor to Prove Who I Am. Now the Cold, Ruthless God Insists on Doting on Me 储君退婚娶雏鸡，我反手弑帝证真身，无情神尊偏要宠我 The Crown Prince broke off our engagement to marry a country girl. I turned around and killed the emperor to reveal my true identity, but the ruthless Divine Venerable insists on spoiling me. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Director, My Ex-Girlfriend Has Applied to Come Back 报告总监，前女友申请复岗 Report, Director: Your Ex-Girlfriend Has Applied to Rejoin the Company 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 After My Sister Disappeared, I Found Her Name in a Forbidden Book 姐姐失踪后，在禁书上发现她成了一行字 After My Sister Went Missing, I Found Her Name as a Line in a Forbidden Book 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Your Smile Is Like Candy 你笑起来像颗糖 Xin Nuan had a secret crush on someone, a man who seemed almost perfect to her. She was willing to play a supporting role and stay by his side forever. Then someone else appeared. The ordinary girl became the leading lady in his life, and he kept her firmly at his side, never letting her out of his sight. In the bedroom, Xin Nuan angrily packed her things, ready to leave. Lu Jingyi blocked the doorway. "Our agreement hasn't expired yet, and you already want to break it?" "Weren't you the one who 23Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 30 Sweet and Flirty: Young Master Fu’s Little Wife Is Up to Her Mischief Again 甜撩，付大少的小娇妻又作妖了 [Marriage Before Love] [Both Leads Are Chaste] [Sweet Romance] [Substitute Bride] He’s a violent, domineering CEO with a terrible reputation, a man the wealthy young ladies of the city avoid like the plague. She’s a wealthy heiress who grew up away from her family. Just when she finally makes it back to the rich household, she’s made to take her older sister’s place and marry him. On their wedding day, everyone expects her to get beaten up like a punching bag. No one expects her to pounce on him 5Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 31 I Sent a Flirty Text to the Wrong Person and Ended Up Living Sweetly with the Goddess Next Door 错发暧昧信息，和对门女神甜蜜同居了 I Sent a Flirty Message to the Wrong Person and Ended Up Living Sweetly with the Goddess Next Door —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Cool Senior and His Shy Little Sweetheart 高冷学长和他的“小怂包” The Aloof Senior and His "Timid Little Sweetheart" 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Twelve Years of Deep Love, Ending as Strangers 十二载情深，终成陌路 Twelve Years of Deep Love, Ending as Strangers —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Sweet Seduction: My Flash-Married Husband Is Charming, Affectionate, and Capable of Everything 甜诱，闪婚老公他又撩又宠又全能 [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + mutual flirting + satisfying wish fulfillment + seductive] She was a delicate, soft, adorable young woman, the pampered heiress of a wealthy family. Then one day, her mother and uncle both died in a car crash. Her grandfather collapsed and fell into a coma. Her father brought home his mistress and illegitimate child. Her grandfather quickly turned against her, determined to seize the enormous fortune her maternal grandfather had left behind. He even 13Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 35 A Secret Crush at the Roche Limit 洛希极限的暗恋 A Secret Crush at the Roche Limit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 My Brother Told Me to Pretend to Be Useless, but He Really Wanted Me to Die in His Place 哥哥让我装废物，原来是想让我替他死 My Brother Told Me to Pretend to Be Useless. Turns Out He Wanted Me to Die in His Place 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Loving You 宠爱你 [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + each other's first love] Lin Er'er came from her hometown to study in the capital. On her first day staying with a host family, she met the person who would take her breath away for the rest of her life: Gu Chaoxi. She spent all three years of high school looking up to him, and after the college entrance exams were over, she finally couldn't hold back her feelings and confessed. Afraid he'd reject her, she packed her bags in the middle of the night and fled ba 36Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 38 Tides Rise Over the Ashen Sea 烬海潮生 Ashen Seas, Rising Tides —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Symbiotic Butterfly Tracks: Sparks Beneath the Eaves Never Fade 共生蝶轨：檐下星火不熄 Symbiotic Butterfly Tracks: Sparks Beneath the Eaves Never Die —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Roses of the Eternal Night: The Blood Queen’s Thorned Throne 永夜蔷薇：血族女皇的荆棘王座 Eternal Night Rose: The Thorny Throne of the Vampire Empress —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Pregnant With the CEO's Baby, I Turn Around and Marry a Doctor 怀了霸总崽，我转头嫁医生 Pregnant with the CEO’s Baby, I Turned Around and Married a Doctor 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Demon-Quelling General and Her Two-Faced Prince 镇魔将军和她的双面王爷 The Demon-Slaying General and Her Two-Faced Prince 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 My Childhood Friend, a Top-Tier Star and Award-Winning Actor, Borrowed My Bathroom and Set the Internet's CP Fans Ablaze 竹马顶流影帝借浴室，炸出全网CP粉 My Childhood Friend, a Top-Tier Star and Movie Emperor, Borrowed My Bathroom and Set the Internet Ablaze with CP Fans 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Contract Actor: My Fifty-Thousand-Yuan Buyout Fee 契约影帝：我的五万块买断费 Contract Movie Star: My $50,000 Buyout Fee —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Beyond the Contract, Short of Falling in Love 合约之外，心动以内 Beyond the Contract, Short of Falling in Love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 A Marriage Pact Planned in Advance: The Abstinent CEO Pulls Me Close and Teases Me 预谋婚约，被禁欲霸总揽腰强撩 They say the head of the He family is ruthless, aloof, chaste, and uninterested in women. He also suffers from severe OCD and is a germaphobe. A single stomp from him could make all of City A tremble. He is a mysterious and dangerous man. She leaned against him, her collarbone on display. “Young Master He, are you satisfied?” He wrapped an arm around her waist and chuckled softly. “What if I’m still not satisfied?” Lin Nuan rubbed her aching waist and angrily demanded to know who had claimed 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Feigning Obedience with Amnesia, I’m Kissed Senseless Against the Wall by the Campus Heartthrob 失忆装乖被校草按在墙角亲懵了 She Pretended to Have Amnesia and Acted Sweet, Only to Be Kissed Senseless Against the Wall by the Campus Heartthrob 3.4kReads—Score13314d adds
- 48 The CEO's Sweetheart Contract 总裁的甜蜜契约 The CEO’s Sweetheart Contract —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Locking Down Jiangnan 锁江南 Locking Down Jiangnan —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 After My Pursuit Failed, I Turned and Fell into My Archenemy's Arms 攻略失败我转身投入死对头的怀抱 After My Pursuit Failed, I Turned and Fell into My Archrival’s Arms 3Reads—Score—14d adds
