Novels like Looking Toward Jiangnan
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- 101 Even a Broken-Winged Butterfly Wants to Kiss the Sea 残翅蝴蝶也想亲吻大海 “Sunny Boy with a Heart Condition, the Transfer Student × Kind Girl with Depression” [Mutual Devotion + Bad Ending + Willing to Die for Love + Tragedy + Vicious Supporting Female Character] The girl Ruodie suffers from depression. In her black-and-white world, there isn’t a glimmer of light. Her one and only wish is to see the real sea just once. Then transfer student Qi Hai enters her world, bringing her endless warmth and making her feel for the first time that the world has color. He is a boy 1kReads8.2Score33714d adds
- 102 He's More Irresistible Than Spring 他比春色撩人 Original titles: When Secrets Burn / It Turns Out We Were All Cowards Everyone gets a bad ending | A touch of ensemble cast | Bittersweet youth Su Qing'an thought that if he hid his love for Mu Xi as best he could, then after he died, she wouldn't grieve or feel sad for him. He also knew full well that he wasn't worthy of her. The only thing he could do was spend the three years he had left quietly by her side as a friend. But when a boy named Xu Yinan appeared beside Mu Xi, he still lost contro —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 After My Mission Failed, Both Male Leads Blew Up Their Souls for Me 攻略失败后，两个男主都为我自爆神魂 After My Pursuit Failed, Both Male Leads Self-Destructed Their Souls for Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 If There Is Love in Heaven 如果天堂有爱情 Even though falling in love with Gu Yu was a disaster, Xia Yisheng never regretted it. 33Reads5.5Score414d adds
- 105 Her White Dress 她的白纱裙 [Cool girl + oblivious male lead + unrequited love + campus + mild angst] Ye Junqing comes from a poor family. With the help of Mu Chen, the favored son of heaven, she gradually emerges from the darkness, but in the end, they never get together. A story of unrequited love. At the beginning, he ruffles her hair. "Then it's a promise. We'll go see the sea together." At the end, he stands alone in the sea breeze, tears tracing his cheeks. "Junqing, where are you? Won't you come back to me?" 41Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 106 A Little Regret in Three Words 三个字的小遗憾 A sensitive, overthinking girl versus a sunny, oblivious boy When Shen Xiaoxu is sixteen, she happens to catch sight of Lu Qingyang, who had been about to head home despite the rain, suddenly slowing down. He gently crouches to feed a kitten soaked through by the downpour. Though his shoulders are already drenched, he casually glances up a few times, seemingly not bothered at all. What an utterly hopeless idiot! Watching from the side, Shen Xiaoxu can’t help whispering under her breath. But even 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Hey, Our Love 嗨，我们的爱 A sequel to Hello, My Love Pure sweetness, no angst. The leads are hopeless romantics. If that's not your thing, please don't read. Thank you all for enjoying the story! Song Qing has lost his memory and forgotten who I am. He cares about me, but not because he loves me. He has forgotten everything about us, forgotten how he fell in love with me, and forgotten how to love me. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 You Still Haven't Confessed to Me 你还没跟我告白 [Hot-tempered, possessive troubled boy & sweet, gentle girl] A tragic ending, an angsty campus romance. When they first met, Chi Wen was an exemplary student at No. 16 High School, excelling in both academics and conduct. Bian Qingye, meanwhile, was the fearsome “Ye-ge” from the vocational school next door. Everyone said he was exactly what his name suggested: wild, and wild in everything he did. He changed girlfriends faster than he changed clothes. At that age, what girl wouldn’t want to leav 62Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 109 The Year I Died Was the Year I Loved You Most 死在了最爱你的那一年 The most carefree young lady in Qinghe falls for an obscure transfer student, and from that moment on, she's smitten. ❤️ She, Yun Nanmian, was meant to be a pampered young lady. Her beloved parents gave their lives to save an obscure nobody, who had promised to be her lifelong support. It was all a lie. Every bit of it. He, Chi Shengrui, is the illegitimate son of the Chi family, cast aside by his clan and transferred to Qinghe. He should have fallen into the mire and spent his life in darkne 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Aye, I'm Leaving 阿也，我走了 [Sensitive, self-conscious heroine x gentle, sunny hero] When Lin Zhiyou was six, her father died in a car accident, and her mother raised her alone. After her mother changed jobs, eighteen-year-old Lin Zhiyou transferred to Nancheng No. 1 High School. There, she met Jiang Ye... A sensitive, self-conscious girl falls in love with a gentle, sunny boy, but the wheels of fate have not turned in her favor... 34Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 111 Kiss the Breeze 吻清风 The boy standing against the light: Tang Qingxu. I used to write about you. Now, at last, I can write about us. My greatest delusion in this life was that I could try to hold back the wind. *Content warning: This is a tragic ending. The male lead moves on and gets married; the female lead dies the day he lets go. If you can’t handle that ending, feel free to skip this one. 101Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 112 Waiting for Winter to End, Longing for Spring 等冬尽，盼春来 Youthful Heartbreak | BE Aesthetics | Mutual Redemption | Fated by Life and Death Lose 10 pounds just from reading this [Quiet, Resilient Girl × Wild, World-Weary School Bully] In 2012, in a seaside town, Jiang Sheng and Nan Siye meet in the rundown Nanyang residential compound. She is a silent lamb to the slaughter, bullied by her classmates. Her mother has left home to work, her father disappeared ten years ago and never returned, and she lives under someone else’s roof. He is the school bull 1.6kReads8.2Score50314d adds
- 113 Consumed to the Bone 沉溺入骨 They agreed it would be a “business arrangement”: he would help her pay off fifty million in debt, and she would play along with his act. But Bo Nian couldn’t resist his good looks. She became addicted to him, only to discover that he was hiding a girl and protecting her fiercely. He even went so far as to take her bone marrow for that girl. Only then did Bo Nian face reality: she would never be able to warm his heart. He said, “I can’t be responsible for what happens to other people. Life and 655Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 114 August Wutong 八月梧桐 [Childhood friends + unrequited love + tragic BE] She was his childhood friend, the girl he had loved since they were children, and the light of his life. Luo Yutong's notebook was filled with traces of her, but An Zishu never knew. Later, when An Zishu learned of his love, he had already left. Perhaps he had waited too long without ever hearing her say, “I love you.” He said, “An Zishu, in my next life, I’ll confess my feelings sooner.” He said, “I bet you’ll never know that I love you.” He sai 66Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 115 An Orange Summer for You 予你橙夏 [Sunny, lively hero vs. aloof, cold heroine + Mutual Secret Crush + Devoted Love + Tragedy (Bad Ending) + Love That Goes Unreturned] In 2006, during a hot, damp summer that seemed to stretch on without end. Yuan Man and her mother, Wang Xiaozhi, moved from Yancheng to Wutuo Town. The first time Yuan Man met Xu Jiayi, his mother was yanking him by the ear and scolding him. He was covered in mud and filthy from head to toe, and he clearly wasn't one for keeping clean. Yuan Man didn't like him much 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 You Won’t Remember Me 你不会记得我 [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] Chen Yuanwang can seem gentle even when he isn’t smiling. But he shows no one any special warmth. Qin Qiu’s unrequited love ends in regret. She never gets to taste the candied hawthorn Chen Yuanwang promised to treat her to, and he never remembers her. In her youth, he will forever be the male lead whose name fills her diary and whose initials cover her scratch paper. But she will never become his leading lady. 215Reads8.8Score5214d adds
- 117 Beautiful Years 景年 [Angst! Angst! Angst! Angst!] My name is Jiang Nian. I was born in the height of summer and died in the depths of winter. Fate was always fleeting, and even meeting you was a blessing. We were destined to meet in this life, but not to be together. May we continue our bond in the next. The debts of this life must be repaid in this life. On the road to the afterlife, don’t look back. May we have a better fate and grow old together in the next life! I still remember the words Lin Anjing said to 511Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 118 He Lives in Heaven 他住在天堂里 [Signed for print publication] [He has loved her in secret for ten years, tragic ending + male lead dies of cancer + tearjerker campus romance] “The girl I’ve loved for ten years got married. I personally placed her hand in her future husband’s. The last time I called her by name was at her wedding.” Jiang Chi 692Reads8.4Score18714d adds
- 119 The Book Between Two Worlds: The Emperor’s Caged Phoenix Breaks Its Neck at Last 两界书：帝王囚凰终折颈 [Both virgins + groveling redemption + palace and household intrigue + tragic romance] On my first day as a princess sent off for a political marriage, he made me drink poisoned wine. What he didn’t know was that I was a modern-day expert in pharmacology and toxicology, a veritable King of Hell. He suspected me, despised me, and abandoned me. At every turn between life and death, he chose someone else. He thought he loved his unattainable first love, so he protected her and trusted her. He had 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Smiling at the Memories, Crying for the Days Gone By 笑着回忆，哭过的时光 What should life be like? Actually, it should be just as it is now. Only then can it truly be itself. They say you have to cry before you can grow up, but real growing up happens on the nights when you don't cry. After three years of hardship, I learned to find sweetness among the shards of glass. I was also lucky enough to record the few beautiful moments from those years, and now I'd like to share them with you. Wishing you the joys of spring, the peace of summer, the blessings of autumn, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Hello, My Love 你好，我的爱 The Place He Returns To: Sequel (Part Two) If you can’t handle an unresolved ending, don’t read this! Don’t read this! Don’t read this! It’ll turn your whole worldview upside down! This is meant to have a happy ending, though a few parts feel forced. The protagonist is a hopeless romantic. If you can’t accept that, stay away! Thank you for reading! Song Qing never left, but he said it was all just a competition. What is he hiding? I refuse to believe it. I search desperately. Will things ultimat 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 122 An Undying Love 痴爱不渝 Ning Wu loves Yan Xiao with all her heart, but Yan Xiao hates her to the core. For the sake of a promise Yan Xiao made as a boy, Ning Wu stakes everything on winning his love, only to lose in the end. In the final moments of her life, she watches Yan Xiao marry someone else before turning and walking away. What she doesn’t know is that after she leaves, Yan Xiao searches for her like a madman... 181Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 123 After I Gave Up Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 我放弃爱他后，总裁老公后悔了 After I Gave Up on Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 33Reads—Score314d adds
- 124 One Hundred Do-Overs: Side Story 《任务重来一百次》番外 Extra Story for "The Mission: One Hundred More Tries" 636Reads—Score8314d adds
- 125 If You Hadn't Left 如果你没离开 [Angsty romance, love at first sight, campus, regrets, bad ending] He was a wealthy young master who had been sent away to live with another family. She was a humble girl who had left the mountains behind. They met on the first day of school and later became classmates. She never hid her secret crush, and he never kept his feelings to himself. But after one of her loved ones died, a choice drove them apart for good. Years later... She had changed completely. But when she met him again... She bec 45Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 126 At Seventeen, He Told Me Love Means Letting Go 17岁的他告诉我，爱是放手 At seventeen, he told me that love means letting go. 369Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 That Little Alley 那条小巷子 [Redemption + mutual pining + school life + angst + tragic ending] [One longs for the warmth of a home × one hopes to escape the control of her family] In the autumn of 2010, Xu Mo dragged her suitcase into that narrow alley. It was long and deep, and that year she was lost in its shadows. In the alley, she met Jiang Jiahe feeding the cats. That day, Jiang Jiahe helped her find a home. Secret love is a privilege reserved for cowards, and Xu Mo was a coward! She clung to that privilege until th 838Reads8.5Score19914d adds
- 128 100 Tales of Tormented Love 100个虐恋小故事 I am the ancient Greek god in charge of tragic romance. In my previous life, Tomato tortured me. In this life, I’m going to make readers cry. A collection of short stories: gods and demons, ghosts and monsters, unfinished business between the living and the dead, reincarnation, transmigration through time and space, and other heartbreaking tales… There’s no such thing as too tragic, only more tragic. 1.5kReads—Score18214d adds
- 129 Listen, the Sound of the Wind 铃听，风的声音 Qingqing is deaf and mute. A promise brought them together, and he became her voice. In his eyes, she was the exception. The character “Ting” in Xia Ting’s name sounds like “you can hear.” He spent a week learning sign language for her. He captured the sound of the wind for her, hoping to grant her wish. He gave her his voice, but wasn’t satisfied with it, and wanted to give her the best gift of all. A sensitive, insecure girl x Xia Ting, who promised to stay by her side He treated her well in k 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 Everyone Knows This Secret Except You 除你之外都知道这个秘密 [Scatterbrained little ray of sunshine × sharp-tongued top student] You ask what happened after that. Well, after that… Xiang Nan was once Sheng Gu’s light. When they meet again, Sheng Gu decides to become the one who chases the light. You just stand in the light. I’ll stay behind you and protect you, whether you can see me or not. Xiang Nan watches the sharp-tongued college genius who keeps showing up in front of her every day: “Oh no, why am I starting to fall for him?” “Does he actually lik 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Your Fox Across Past and Present Lives 前世今生你的狐 (Two male leads + angst + tragic ending + unforgettable heartbreak. I was crying as I wrote this T﹏T. This is my first story, so please share your thoughts!) What is the pain of longing? It is nothing but a thousand years of devoted love. Parted in their past lives, they meet again a thousand years later. Reborn, Qing Mojiao walks all the way from Nanyue to Beiping. After five years, he finally finds his king, only to be repeatedly deceived by the one he loves and humiliated like a plaything. On 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 A Youth Wasted 虚度一个青春 Wasting Away a Youth 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 See You Tomorrow, Monday 周一，明天见 [A short bad-ending story. Readers who can't handle angst, beware.] Xu Qingze was Zhou Yi’s boyfriend. He was in a car accident abroad. Everyone told Zhou Yi he was dead, but she stubbornly refused to believe it. She cried herself blind, ruined her health, and clung to life by a thread. Just as Zhou Yi was about to die, Xu Qingze came back. With a warm smile, he held out his hand to Zhou Yi. “Hello, my name is Xu Qingze.” Zhou Yi: Xu Qingze, how dare you forget me. But I’m glad you forgot me. ( 2.2kReads8.1Score42614d adds
- 135 Love That Came Too Late 迟来的痴爱 Yan Xizhi had always loved someone, keeping her feelings locked away in her heart. She didn't dare reveal them. She thought the two of them could never be together and would never cross paths, but she never expected one incident to bring them together and make her his wife. He was cold and indifferent toward her, and even resented her. Later, a checkup revealed that she had terminal cancer. His first love happened to return from abroad around the same time, so she chose to divorce him. After the 136Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 136 If I Could Start Over, I Would Hope Never to Meet You Again 要是能重来，我希望不再遇到你 If I could do it all over again, I hope I wouldn't meet you again. 170Reads—Score414d adds
- 137 Mr. Qi, Loving You Is a Living Hell 祁先生，爱你是人间炼狱 The story begins with the words, “This woman is yours.” Then Jiang Zhiyu is framed by Qi Han’s fiancée, who hires an assassin to kill him. Because of this, Qi Han destroys the Jiang family and sends her brother to prison. In the end, does he love her, or does he just feel guilty? Let’s find out. 178Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 138 Red Eyes Across the Street, Vermilion Outshines Snow 隔街红眼，朱砂胜雪 Red eyes across the street, cinnabar brighter than snow. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Tragedy of Chinese-Style Education 中式教育的可悲 In the end, that boy guarded her grave for the rest of his life and never married. In the end, that girl never escaped the prison that was her parents. He wanted to save her, but the girl was already beyond saving. If only things had gone a little differently, she could have lived. If only things had gone a little differently, he would have succeeded. At first, she sent him into the operating room, covered in blood and kneeling, pleading with the gods again and again. The news she received was t 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Kim Eun-ning’s First Book 金恩宁的第一本书 Arrogant, unhinged wealthy heir + beautiful, strong, tragic top student + dog-training romance + chasing his wife to the crematorium Supporting couple: a rabid mad dog who refuses to let go + a delicate, graceful beauty like a white jade pearl The young master’s malice always comes out of nowhere, and his love is just a passing whim. He once lazily exhaled smoke and said, “It was just something stupid I said on a whim.” He also once stood there with red-rimmed eyes, using every means at his disp 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 With You Until Twenty-Nine 陪你到二十九岁 By Your Side Until You're Twenty-Nine 78Reads—Score214d adds
- 142 Si Nianqingqing 斯年轻轻 [Groveling to win her back] [No getting back together] [Tragic ending] Cheng Qingqing's grand love for Fu Sinian was a mistake. She corrected it as soon as she realized, and would never look back at him again. She would never care how pathetically he begged. “Qingqing, I like you. I really do. Please, don't leave me. Please come home with me. Please give me a home. I'm begging you, don't leave me...” “Please...” It was actually Cheng Qingqing's birthday. At twenty-six, she seemed to have finally 483Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 143 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 710Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 144 Completed, No Continuation 已完不续 A heartbreaking campus romance you can read in one sitting I am a beast trapped in a castle, waiting for you to save the rose that is about to wither. The second Lu Chiqiu slipped a love letter into Xin Xu’s desk, her mother and his father were carried out of a garage, overcome by carbon monoxide. Neither of them was wearing any clothes. At that moment, a young girl’s secret crush became the most humiliating thing imaginable. Content warning: The male lead dies in the year he loves the female 24Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 145 One Fleeting Glance, and I Knew Love Had Faded 蓦然一顾知阑珊 She married him without hesitation in the prime of her life, but couldn't escape the seven-year itch. As her life entered its final countdown, she could no longer find the young man who had once loved her so deeply. She devoted her entire life to him, and only at the very end did he finally realize what he had lost... 57Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 146 You Are the Only Light in My Life 你是我生命里唯一的光 You are the only light in my life 37Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 147 You Spent a Lifetime Hating the One Who Fought with Everything They Had to Love You 你用一辈子的恨，防了一个拼了命爱你的人 You spent a lifetime of hatred guarding yourself against someone who was willing to give everything to love you. 457Reads—Score314d adds
- 148 Hidden Jasmine 藏茉莉 The rating just went up. It’ll rise more later~ [Lin Mosheng × Zhou Yu] On a stormy day, the air was damp and oppressive. An old tune drifted from the music box on the table, and through her hazy consciousness, she returned to her first year of high school. “Shengsheng, what are you standing there for?” The woman smiled and urged her. “Hurry up and call him big brother.” Lin Mosheng looked at the boy in front of her, her eyes instantly turning red. Choking back tears, she said, “Zhou Yu?” The bo 519Reads8.3Score10214d adds
- 149 I Once Loved the Stars Above 也曾属意漫天星辰 He led his troops into battle and returned victorious, but came back with a woman in his arms. She never fought back or fought for attention, yet people kept framing her at every turn. “We promised to be each other's only one for life, but you broke your word.” “I don't love you anymore. Let me go.” 59Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 150 Letters Beneath the Moss 苔痕信札 Anti-narcotics officer × doctor | Realistic tragic romance | Sweetness with a hidden sting The snowy mountains can't hear the world's whispered secrets, and the sea breeze can't hear the promises that were never kept. The gods can hear promises made at the edge of the world, but they won't grant them. “If we ever fight, give me a mint.” “What do you mean?” “It means I've forgiven you.” “What if you're the one in the wrong?” “Give me one, too,” Song Qingye said with a smile. “Then I'll know to a 1.9kReads8.8Score51914d adds
