Novels like Cherished Memories
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Cherished Memories, best match first.
- 1 Love When Heartache Spreads 爱在心痛蔓延时 The first time I met Li Ruochen, I lost the first lawsuit of my life; The second time I met Li Ruochen, I lost my first job; The third time I saw him, he pinned me against the elevator and told me to sue him…; In every clash between us, I was always at a disadvantage. But I had my sights set on him, and I wouldn't stop until I sent him to prison! I thought Li Ruochen kept trying to bring me down because he hated me to the core. But when life pushed me to the edge and left me covered in wound 34Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Jiang Mian Doesn’t Know 江勉不知晓 Jiang Mian Doesn’t Know —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Listening to Clouds Devour the Stars 听云吞星 By day I watch the sunset clouds, by night I gaze at the moon. Awake, I think of you; dreaming, I think of you. Wang Xujun: Emperor gong, cold-hearted Chen Junqian: His aide, the shou, carefree Watch as the two part ways. (Everyone gets a bad ending.) 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A House Full of Distinguished Guests 高朋满座 The Zhou family has a little mute. Apart from being unable to speak, she’s perfect in every way. She was Zhou Yushen’s little shadow, following him from the age of seven to twenty-five. Over eighteen years, that gentle, obedient little shadow became a deadweight, clinging to him like a rotten tail. Zhou Yushen loathed her more than anything. The day the little mute died, everyone thought Zhou Yushen had finally gotten what he wanted. Instead, he went mad in the hospital, grabbed the doctor, and 38Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 5 My Brother Thinks I Got Him Lost, and He Hates Me to the Bone 哥哥以为我害他走丢，恨我入骨 My brother thinks I caused him to get lost, and he hates me with all his heart 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After Faking Her Death While Pregnant, the CEO Regretted It Bitterly 带孕肚假死后，总裁肠子悔青了 (The male and female leads are both each other's first and only love. Sweet romance, so dive right in) She was the heiress of the Jiang family, but after an accident left her with amnesia, he took her home and kept her hidden away like a treasured beauty. Jiang Ning always believed Leng Yeling loved her, until his first love returned and all her devotion became a joke. She walked away without looking back, but five years later, a marriage contract tied them together once again. Jiang Ning wailed 300Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 7 The Wife Who Joined the Family Midway Became a Concubine 半路的妻做了妾 [Stubborn, self-interested heroine who grows over time × outwardly cold, inwardly warm, sensitive and fickle hero] Pure love + melodrama + groveling redemption Zhou Lian was Prince Jing of the current dynasty, born into a distinguished family and wielding immense power. After falling into hardship in the countryside, he never expected to be outmaneuvered by Deng Yuniang as well. Deng Yuniang was the beautiful daughter of a prominent merchant family in Yuncheng. She was breathtakingly lovely, w 557Reads5.4Score10314d adds
- 8 President Feng Can’t Forget His White Moonlight. Why Are You Crying Now That I’ve Called Off the Wedding? 封总难忘白月光，我悔婚你哭什么 [Rekindled love + he grovels to win her back + both leads are sexually inexperienced + angsty romance] After three years of dating in secret, Feng Jianshen suddenly tossed Sang Lu a ring and said he wanted to marry her. Sang Lu thought he loved her. Then she learned that he still deeply mourned his dead first love. The ring was one his first love had rejected, the wedding dress was one she’d liked, and Sang Lu was even expected to serve tea to her parents as a concubine at her own wedding. The y 1.6kReads6.1Score13714d adds
- 9 The Worst Fortune 下下签 Cheng Xiaoxiao always thought she was nothing more than a shield. She dutifully kept to her place: never clingy, sensible, and well-behaved. In the eyes of outsiders, she was the perfect wife. She had imagined countless possibilities, but never once thought that the person secretly loving her with a heart-wrenching intensity was Shang Yan, the man who loathed her more than anyone. It turned out choosing her had never been a terrible choice. It was all part of someone’s long-laid plan, guiding he 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Firelight in the Old Alley, Snowfall Without End 旧巷烟火，雪落无期 Firelight in the Old Alley, Snowfall Without End —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Married First, Love Later: My Husband Died Young 先婚后爱，我老公英年早逝 Married first, fell in love later, then my husband died young 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 May Time Never Betray Deep Love 岁月不负深情 If I leave, remember that someone once loved you with all his heart. I waited through long years for you to care, only to end up closing my heart. 29Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 13 Tortured to the Brink! His Wife’s Body Is Covered in Medical Papers 虐疯了！夫人身上被刻满医学论文 [Heart-wrenching angst + no reconciliation after the breakup + devastating emotional fallout + a despicable scoundrel] Fu Jingshen once thought all he felt for the Shu family, and for Shu Rui, was hatred and disgust. But it was only when someone lost himself, his whole world, and every last shred of dignity and pride for Shu Rui that Fu Jingshen finally understood: the Shu Rui who once had eyes only for him, whose every heart and soul belonged to him, was someone else's everything, someone else' 20.5kReads8.2Score95214d adds
- 14 The Sigh of Ginkgo Leaves 银杏叶的叹息 The Ginkgo Leaf’s Sigh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Chilling Game of Tormented Love 虐骨寒戏情 [Revenge-Seeking Villainess + Everyone Suffers + Female Lead Isn't Love-Brained + Male Lead Never Redeemed] She opens by pushing the villainess into an abyss. “Snowflakes” scatter, yet she doesn't panic in the slightest. A frail little white flower in public, a bloodthirsty dark moonlight in private… The male lead imprisons her at his side to avenge his younger sister, never realizing that she deliberately disguised herself to get close to him and make him taste the pain of losing his family. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Don't Need Your Advice for the Rest of My Life. I'm Better Off on My Own 余生不用你指教，我自己过得更好 How dignified can a divorce be? An Tan thinks the first requirement is that your ex-husband be mature and composed, refined and elegant, and that you keep your own emotions in check. So when they meet again, she’s pleased with how she handles herself. She can even greet him like an old friend she hasn’t seen in ages: “Mr. Rong, it’s been a long time. How have you been?” At a reception aboard a cruise ship, surrounded by a bustling crowd, a strange fire flickers in his eyes, but he says nothing. 5kReads7.0Score50214d adds
- 17 President Gu Kneels to Apologize, but His Wife Is Already Reduced to Ashes 顾总屈膝认错，夫人已挫骨扬灰 At twenty, Luo Wan declared that she would marry Gu Anchen, the only man in all of Lincheng she wanted. From then on, she became a thorn in Gu Anchen's heart. Gu Anchen said, "If you can make me marry you, Luo Wan, then let's see if you can make me fall in love with you." While she loved him, he trampled on her feelings for the sake of another woman... Until her heart turned cold and her love was gone, she finally turned around and let him have what he wanted. But he turned his love into a threa 49Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 18 Even If This Love Disappeared from the World 就算这份爱恋从世界上消失 All the love in this world, gathered in twelve short stories. Even if that love disappears from the world, it once burned our souls with fierce heat. "Seven Days" "Because of Daishan" "Remember to Translate It Twice" "A Sea Hidden in My Heart" "He Just Doesn't Like You" "Even Their Names Are a Perfect Match" "Pain So Bad I Can't Breathe" "Spring Never Comes" "Oh, the Mist" "A Missing Heartbeat" "I Hear Poetry in the Mist" "Forty-Two Years" 27Reads7.9Score10414d adds
- 19 Divorced CEO, Love That Never Fades 离婚总裁，情深不悔 At sixteen, she secretly sold her jewelry to pay the hefty tuition fees for the nineteen-year-old him to study abroad. At twenty, he returned from studying in the United States, only to learn that he was the heir to the Tang family of Shenyang. By then, the childhood friend who had weathered so much with him was already by his side. At twenty-one, she learned that family pressure had forced him to break up with his childhood friend. Thinking they might otherwise miss each other for a lifetime, s 1kReads7.5Score10414d adds
- 20 Blaspheming Buddha 渎佛 A bewitching woman who tempers her sharp edges and sinks into ruin alongside him x a Buddhist who casts off his cassock and descends into the mortal world The fateful entanglement between Gou Ting, a Buddhist disciple, and Bai Yue, a temptress from the Hehuan Sect, is utterly overturned when he is reborn. He returns to the past bearing memories etched into his bones, determined to sever their ill-fated bond. But she, her soul reborn across two lifetimes, quietly rewrites her destiny and keeps he 201Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 21 Longing in the Lonely Night 此夜相思空寂寥 Legend has it that every princess of Chaolan is born with a heart of seven orifices, a heart that can bring the dead back to life and grant immortality… With the land in turmoil, Princess Shen Ruoqing of Chaolan marries into Nansang for the sake of her country and its people, becoming the crown prince of Nansang’s consort. She thought she could live out her final years in peace, but that was only wishful thinking. On the city wall, dressed in white fox fur, she gazed down at him. The warmth in h 159Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 22 After a Miscarriage and Divorce, Mr. Huo Chases His Ex-Wife to the Crematorium 流产离婚后，霍少追妻火葬场 Three years into their marriage, Su He had just learned she was pregnant when she was forced to terminate the pregnancy. Meanwhile, her husband, Huo Chenxi, tenderly accompanied his beloved first love to her prenatal checkup. Furious, she immediately divorced him, demanded ten billion without hesitation, and left the Huo household without looking back. At a charity gala, Su He donated ten billion in a single stroke, astonishing everyone. Even more unbelievably, she turned out to be the long-lost 443Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 23 From South City to North, Safe in His Heart 南城向北，安于心尖 [Sweet youth romance + tragic love + bittersweet ending] Whose youth isn't filled with confusion? Whose youth has no regrets? From the primordial chaos came yin and yang; hatred is love pushed to its extreme. These years have felt like a long journey through storms. I've drifted for half my life, going around in circles. I wish that every time, you could be by my side. They didn't get a good life together this time. If there's a next life, I hope they never meet. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 At the Class Reunion, Everyone Egged My Wife On as Her Old Flame Led Her to the Private Room Next Door 同学聚会，妻子在众人起哄下被旧爱带往隔壁包房 At the class reunion, egged on by everyone, my wife was led by her old flame into the private room next door 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 My Wife Cheated with the Company's Vice President. I Stayed Silent, and She Completely Panicked 妻子出轨公司副总，我沉默不语，她彻底慌了 My wife cheated with the company's vice president. I stayed silent, and she completely panicked —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 She Chose Her Guy Best Friend, So I Calmly Let Her Go 她选择男闺蜜，我淡定地拱手相让 She Chose Her Guy Best Friend, So I Calmly Stepped Aside 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Helped My Wife Reach the Top, but She Fell Apart After I Quit 我扶持妻子上云端，辞职后她却崩溃了。 I helped my wife reach the top, but after I quit, she broke down. 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Love Me Fiercely: The Night Prince's Proud Substitute Favorite 狠狠爱，夜王的替宠傲妃 When she wakes after an unexpected death, she discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a strange woman. Caught in the machinations of a conspiracy, she is forced to marry him. On their wedding night, he severs the tendons in her feet... Even after they later faced life and death together, she could never melt the snow in his heart, because all his affection belonged to another woman... The instant Yue Xi gently closed her eyes, she saw the man who had personally condemned her to all 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 I Had a Secret Affair with My Boss for Three Years. Then She Got Pregnant, and the Whole World Found Out 与女上司地下情三年，直到她怀孕后，全世界都知情了 After three years of secretly dating my female boss, the whole world found out when she got pregnant 266Reads—Score314d adds
- 30 After My Wife Was Assaulted: Ten Years of Devotion Were Just an Act, and the Truth Was a Bloodstained Blade 老婆被侵犯以后：十年深情一场戏，真相是带血的刀 After My Wife Was Violated: Ten Years of Deep Love Were All an Act, and the Truth Is a Bloodstained Knife 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 After His Wife Escaped His Torment, Lord Qin Went Mad 夫人被虐逃跑后，秦爷他疯了 [Imprisonment + Taking by Force + Possessiveness] A scheme made Ye Sili the supposed mastermind! Qin Cheng, the mighty head of the Qin family, grabbed her by the throat and demanded she pay with her life. He tortured her again and again, making her wish she were dead and unable to die. Only after the truth came to light did she finally escape his cage, leaving with a heart and body battered by suffering, alongside her boyfriend. But he discovered he could no longer let her go, and began desperat 477Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 32 His Unhealthy Need to Control Me 他对我的病态掌控欲 Lu Mo was the love of her youth, but now he is the devil making her life a living hell. 287Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 33 You Choose Your Boss, I Choose Divorce. Why Are You Crying? 你选择领导，我选择离婚你哭什么？ You chose your boss, I chose divorce. Why are you crying? 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Long Road to Marriage: Mr. Ning's Wife, Tormented by Guilt 婚途漫漫：宁先生的蚀骨罪妻 Also known as When Ning Meets Xia Beneath the Stars. Eight months later, pregnant Xia Xingyao was dragged into prison by Ning Jingchen. He said, “Xia Xingyao, you must pay for your sins! Your child will pay too!” After she was imprisoned, she not only lost her baby, but also her left eye. Before prison, Xia Xingyao had been stubborn and confident. After getting out, she was reduced to someone who lived in the dust, someone anyone could bully! When she finally collapsed lifeless in a pool of bloo 412Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 35 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After the Divorce, My Wife, Who Stayed Chaste for Her Lover, Regretted It Until Her Eyes Went Red 离婚后，为情人守身如玉的妻子悔红眼 After the divorce, my wife, who stayed faithful to her lover, regretted it until her eyes were red —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Huai'an 怀安 Xu Sui'an will always love Lu Huaizheng, and Lu Huaizheng will always protect Xu Sui'an. "To be loved is to have a brilliant light shine on the insecure in their darkest hour. It means that even if the whole world condemns you, I will still choose you without hesitation, come to you, and love you deeply." "Dear friend, one day we must say goodbye, but I will remember you forever. Farewell." 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 38 A Reply from the Clouds 云端的回信 A Reply from the Clouds 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Wrongfully Married to the Wealthiest CEO, I Can't Get Him to Let Go 错嫁第一豪门霸总天天抱着不撒手 [Angsty romance + marriage first, love later + groveling pursuit + happy ending] After her fiancé cheats on her, Ye Xixi gets drunk and marries her best friend. When she sobers up, she discovers that she actually married her best friend’s third uncle, Gu Jingting. Gu Jingting is the most powerful man in the Gu family, a man of noble status and immense influence. They come from completely different worlds. But from the moment she first saw him three years ago, she fell hopelessly in love with him 29Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 40 The Ex’s Trap 前任的圈套 An Ex's Trap 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Regret Came Too Late 迟来的悔意晚到 Regret Came Too Late 16.5kReads—Score7414d adds
- 42 Bo Yu, I Don't Dare Love You Anymore 薄欲，我不敢再爱你了 Su Qingwu had been married to Bo Yu for five years, and he had trampled her sincere love until it was shattered to pieces. She thought he really was as cold as the rumors said, even in bed, utterly devoid of emotion. But after Bai Xiaoxiao returned, Su Qingwu realized that Bo Yu hadn’t been born cold and indifferent. He knew better than anyone how to treat someone with tenderness and affection. Su Qingwu was left battered and broken, eventually losing all feeling. When she returned in full fin 945Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 43 Mr. Pei, The Moonlight You Dumped Is Back With Your Daughter 裴总，你甩的白月光带女儿回来了 Both virgins + rekindled love + the male lead pursues his ex at all costs + an aloof beauty goes mad with love After they finish, Pei Lu gets off her and walks naked into the bathroom. Gu Yining lies on the bed for a while before slowly getting her strength back. Doing this first thing in the morning is exactly the sort of thing only he would do... He was the one who insisted on breaking up back then, and now he’s the one clinging to her like a madman. Two years ago, she complained to her best f 4.6kReads6.3Score32014d adds
- 44 On the Day I Miscarried, President Ji Comforted His First Love Next Door 流产当天，季总在隔壁安慰白月光 Three years into their marriage, on her birthday, his first love returned from abroad. He cruelly left his wife in bed and went to find her. Sang Ran stayed quietly by his side, hoping that one day he would change his mind. When they met again, a landslide struck. She watched him carry his first love past her with her own eyes, while Sang Ran left streak after streak of blood along the mountain road. In the end, she lost her child. At last, heartbroken, she left for a distant place. Ji Shiyan we 2.5kReads7.2Score16914d adds
- 45 I’ll Give Our Love Back to You 我把爱情还给你 Gu Qingrang, loving you is too exhausting. 59Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 46 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Madam Has Taken Her Own Life 蚀骨虐情，夫人已自尽 [Angst and heartbreak + no reconciliation after the breakup + the male lead gets a tragic ending] If there is a next life, I never want to fall in love with you again... Lin Shuyue married the man she loved most in this life, but on their wedding night, a basin of cold water drenched her from head to toe: he loved her older sister. He hated scheming people more than anything. So he tormented her, imprisoned her, and hated her. Again and again, he hurt her. Until, in the end, she lost their child 3.5kReads—Score12814d adds
- 47 I’ll Have My Way 偏要 Chu Yi spent eight years with Yan Beiqing without a name or status, and bore him two children. When she was so sick she was close to death, she asked Yan Beiqing if he could perform surgery on her just once. All she got in reply was, “Do you think you’re worthy?” Then he turned around and arranged a hospital bed for his beloved first love. This man’s heart was cold and hard. The agony of facing death finally opened her eyes. She left the Yan household penniless, thinking she had nowhere to go. B 457Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 48 When His Wife Cheated, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 妻子的不忠，他决定成全她俩 After His Wife's Betrayal, He Decided to Let Her Be with Her Lover 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Blank Space and Paper Pages 空白与纸页 In the bloom of youth, unrequited love is both rare and commonplace. A few remain unrequited, while most succeed. Unrequited love is a pain you can't put into words. Only you know how hard it is to love someone in secret, and how much harder it is to let go. Do you, with your blank slate, know? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 After Prison, the Angsty Novel's Male Lead Chases Me Everywhere 出狱后，我被虐文男主追着跑 [Transmigrate into a book + sweet and satisfying romance + guaranteed excitement + new male lead] Gu Simo’s first love died. He personally sent Su Xiyan to prison, and her three years behind bars cost her everything: her identity, her health, and her lovely appearance, leaving her utterly broken. But after she gets out, why won’t he leave her alone? He uses the Su family to threaten her and still won’t set her free. Her parents distrust her. Her friends betray her. Her lover doesn’t believe her. 41Reads8.2Score—14d adds
