Novels like Caramel-Braised Radish
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Caramel-Braised Radish, best match first.
- 151 How About I Become Your Lover? 要不，我做你情人吧？ [One heroine] [Healing] [Everyday life] [School] [Slow-paced] In the library, the girl sitting across from Rong Yuze slides him a note. He thinks it's just a dull attempt to hit on him. But when he gets home, he discovers that the “mushroom” who always squats in the hallway is none other than her: Qin Xiangnuan. Qin Xiangnuan starts knocking on his door every day. She doesn't chat or try to start a conversation. She simply sits quietly in Rong Yuze's home. Little by little, Rong Yuze gets used 6.2kReads8.9Score95214d adds
- 152 Reborn, My Mortal Enemy Became My Deskmate 重生后死对头成了我同桌 At the age of 30, Gu Ranxuan died in a plane crash. Reborn, she returned to her high school days, only to find that her sworn enemy from her previous life had become her desk mate. Later, that sworn enemy even became her boyfriend. Male Lead's Story: He Yan had loved someone for many years, but she was already married. To hide his feelings, he became her sworn enemy. When he heard that Gu Ranxuan had divorced, He Yan was so excited he couldn't sleep all night. He boarded the same flight as her, 6Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 153 A Promise Beneath the Stars 星辰之下的诺言 “Your face is bare of makeup, yet I’ve fallen madly in love.” A summer romance and a winter romance, a love that takes both smooth and rocky roads, and promises made beneath the stars at night. Su Chen is an ordinary high school boy with slightly above-average looks. He likes to joke around, is polite, and usually ranks somewhere in the middle of his class. He meets Lin Meng, a strikingly beautiful girl, at the school sports meet. With her glamorous appearance and fair skin, Lin Meng is the go —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 To the Youth That Never Looks Back 致永不回头的青春 A new work is here! You’re welcome to read Youth That Never Looks Back. It tells the story of four eloquent high school sophomores with dreams in their hearts. From their first meeting to becoming close friends, they live out the story of youth through their studies and everyday lives. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 A Confession Ten Years Too Late 迟到十年的告白 The “love equation” of top students: no confessions, no hand-holding, just a wordless understanding that tells you at the perfect moment, even if it comes ten years later. Four girls with completely different personalities, Jin Wanyan, Cheng Duoduo, Du Wei, and Xing Tingting, form the “Happy Beans.” Alongside Qu Dawei, sunny yet a little shy, and Rong Guang, gentle and handy, they bring together all the unspoken excitement of youth and weave the memories of youth that belong to you and me. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Eighteen Years with Her 18年的时光与她 [✘Two strong leads✘They speak their minds✘They take the initiative!] (Temporarily on hiatus) Also titled: Under One Roof, Don't Run Away It began with a flutter of the heart and ended in forever. Senior year is supposed to be so busy that everyone has their own concerns, but why does my childhood friend keep using all kinds of bets as an excuse to push me to study? She almost never beats me in the sciences, yet she can always come up with another reason... Shi An doesn't mind, of course. A —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Love in Sofia 爱在索菲亚 Later, when she looked back, she remembered that sunny afternoon in early winter when she first saw Zhou You. One fleeting glance took her breath away, though she had no idea that every story began right there. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Moon Sets Over the Wilderness 月亮落荒野 Mutual healing and two strong leads In their senior year of high school, Song Luoye transferred to Xilin No. 1 High School. On his very first day, the handsome, rebellious transfer student was assigned to sit beside the “bad girl,” and made a terrible first impression on her. The school's tough queen bee, Yin Jinyue, had lost both her parents. She smoked, drank, skipped class, and got into fights, yet somehow consistently ranked first in her grade. Everyone called her “Sister Yue,” and even the 1.2kReads8.4Score18114d adds
- 159 The Ninth Autumn 第九个秋 [Innocent and carefree Mi Yicheng vs. taciturn Shen Jingjun] Everyone talks about meeting again in the next life, but he is a firm materialist. Love may bring partings and reunions, but there is no next life. On a rainy autumn day, Mi Yicheng waits beneath her office building for the rain to stop. As she gazes at the curtain of rain before her, an image of Shen Jingjun comes to mind. The dashing young man in a dark blue jacket stands across the road, smiling at her. He waves, the corners of hi 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 My Top-Student Desk Mate Made Me Wait Until We Grew Up, Then Loved Me With All His Heart 学霸同桌罚我长大后，他宠我入骨 On Lin Wan's first day at her new school, she knocks over the desk of Shen Zhiyan, the school's top student. From then on, she becomes the aloof academic star's desk mate. He keeps her from sleeping in class, makes sure she does her practice problems after class, and gently scolds her when she misbehaves. She's rebellious and headstrong, always trying to escape his watchful eye; he's cool and restrained, quietly shielding her from bullying, giving up his place in the honors class, and even staki 724Reads—Score11014d adds
- 161 My Bad-Boy, Top-of-the-Class Deskmate Is So Sweet 痞帅学渣同桌超甜哒 [Mutual Devotion + Healing and Redemption + Both Pure + Sweet Romance] [Bad-Boy, Handsome Academic Slacker Ji Huai VS Well-Behaved Girl Ye Zhiwan] “He's my moon, because I can only think about him in secret at night.”, Ye Zhiwan The early story takes place at school, and the later story in the city. ① Transfer student Ji Huai was changing clothes in the classroom storage room when Ye Zhiwan walked in on him. “Ah!” Her eyes widened in shock, and she let out a scream. “What's with all the yel 58Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 162 Senior Year: I Secretly Bound Myself to a Crush System 高三，悄悄的我才绑定了暗恋系统 A secret crush is writing someone’s name under your desk when no one is looking. A secret crush is spending all day replaying a whole movie in your mind over just one look from them. A secret crush is also a lemon on the road of youth: full of tartness, but sometimes sweet. Lin Qiaoqiao, a shy girl with a crush on the top student, binds herself to a Secret Crush System during the second semester of her senior year of high school. Guided by the System, she begins to change and takes steps tow —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Escape the Rainy Season 【逃离梅雨季】 [Cool on the Outside, Resilient Within x Bright and Flirtatious] Bittersweet Small-Town Romance | Slow-Burn Healing | Staying as a Guest | Ensemble Cast They first met during the torrential plum rains. Before Cheng Qinglang could get a good look at the person in front of him, Xu Lai's clean, cool scent of rushes had already captured his heart. As if guided by fate, the next day he followed his father to Yuhe Village, and stepped into Xu Lai's life... The red thread of fate was tightly tied aroun 210Reads—Score10514d adds
- 164 Put Down the Candy and Kiss Me First 放下糖，先吻我 Childhood sweethearts with an arranged marriage + yandere + wealthy family + awakened female lead + mutual healing at school [Cool, aloof, top-student beauty with a yandere streak * self-conscious, sincere, refined, loyal puppy] Jiang Qi'an dreams that she's the heroine of a male-oriented novel, and the hero is Xie Linqiu, the boy she's been promised to since childhood. But she goes from being the heroine to a marginal character, while the supporting female character gradually takes center stage 50Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 165 You Said You Were Cold and Aloof, So Why Do You Keep Pulling Me Close to Kiss? 说好的高冷，他怎么缠着就吻 A resilient, scheming, sweet-on-the-outside-and-dark-within young woman vs. a cool, aristocratic, flirtatious young master [Rekindled romance | One-on-one, both leads sexually inexperienced | Sweet romance | Secret crush | Two strong leads] The young master of Jiangcheng's Fu family is aloof, cold, and indifferent to others. Wen Yan learns this on the very first day she moves in with him. The young man comes from a noble family and is exceptionally handsome. He seems born with an air of aristocr 870Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 166 The Girl in Front of Me Is No Ordinary Person 前桌她不一般 When Ji Shuang first met Cheng Su, he was surrounded by a group of street thugs. Without a second thought, she leaped down from the second floor, reached out to him, and said, “Come with me.” At the time, she thought she was the hero rescuing a beauty. That was until they met again. He stood in front of her, with the very thugs she had mistaken for bullies standing beside him. Only then did she realize that the “beauty” she had saved was the leader of the gang. After that, she became the gang le 35Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 167 The Transfer Student Says I'm the Person He Has to Save for the Seventh Time 转学生说，我是他第七次要救的人 The transfer student said I was the seventh person he had to save. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 Reborn: Catching the Campus Belle Stealing Snacks on Camera from the Start 重生：开局抓到校花监控下偷零食 I was reborn. I went back to this day twenty years ago and became a high school student again. Something major happened today. On the security camera, I saw the school beauty stealing snacks from the convenience store my family owned. In my previous life, I pretended not to see. The next day at school, I heard she'd collapsed in a pool of blood. This time, I can't just stand by and do nothing. I blocked her at the door. “Why is your chest sticking out like that? Are you hiding somethi 5.1kReads—Score91614d adds
- 169 Abundant Joy 繁悦 No guarantees there won’t be angst. School life in the early chapters; after that… (no spoilers for now) Youth slipped away amid countless goodbyes, but I waited until I found you. What lies at the end of philosophy? A madman standing above everyone else. Zhou Mufan × Yu Yueze Wei Feng, Not Crazy 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Raising a Wealthy Family's Toxic Solo Fan, Starting with Cross-Dressing as a Man 养成豪门毒唯，从女扮男装开始 [Faking One's Death] [Ensemble Cast] [Cross-Dressing as a Man] [Wealthy Family and Campus] [Sweet, Satisfying, and Melodramatic] [One-Sided Feelings from Men and Women] After suddenly returning to her high school days, Chi Mi has just been taken into the Lu family of Li City by her mother's first love. She is still the pampered, lawless darling of the family. Remembering the miserable end she met when she was stabbed on the street in her previous life, Chi Mi decides to start a study group, get 504Reads—Score11614d adds
- 171 Before the Stars Fall 星辰未陨 After being expelled from her former top high school, Qin Wan reluctantly transferred to an ordinary secondary school. As luck would have it, she was assigned to the school’s notorious “problem class,” and her deskmate was the school’s very own Thanos. She had thought life after transferring would be full of excitement, with a battle of wits every day. Until one day, she was cornered in an empty classroom... Qin Wan: “Um... why isn’t this going the way I expected?” 349Reads8.9Score10814d adds
- 172 This Time, Let Me Be the One to Love You 这次，换我喜欢你吧 [Campus romance + older woman/younger man + waking from a coma and a dream + heroine pursues hero + both leads are inexperienced in love + long-planned romance] Maybe the meaning of two people choosing each other is simply: What a coincidence, I like you too. Su Lingyu was injured while saving her younger brother, Su Huaiyi, and remained unconscious for over a month. In her dream, she met a younger boy named Jiang Shiyan. Jiang Shiyan saw the girl again at his cousin’s junior high graduation par 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 They’re All Awful, but I’m Going to Be Just Fine 他们都很坏，我要好好的 After my mother died, I felt a kinship with the son of my father’s mistress. Because of our scumbag dad, who made a living by cheating women out of their money and affection, we became orphans while we were still little. How will we face such misfortune in a complicated world? What kind of people will we become? [A story for those of us who keep striving, for youth, and for love, friendship, and ambition. Two people find redemption in each other and learn to live toward the light.] The best r 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Childhood Rivals in Love 冤家竹马恋青梅 Ren Beichao had already fallen hopelessly in love with Qin Zhi when she was still a soft, adorable little bundle toddling toward him. His love for Qin Zhi wasn’t love at first sight. It was an uncontrollable love that consumed his whole heart. He would always cherish that summer when she was there. When they were kids, Qin Zhi was always following Ren Beichao around. But in high school, a new boy appeared by her side, and Ren Beichao panicked. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Rose Forest 蔷薇森林 “In Northwind Alley at night, Gu Yan surveyed the aftermath of a farce and tapped Yu Fei on the chest with her fingertip, her tone arrogant and provocative. “Stay out of my business from now on. I don't date goody-two-shoes from the honors class.” Yu Fei lowered his head, his brown hair hiding his soulful eyes. He looked a little dejected. “Then... what kind of guy do you like?” “Isn't it obvious?” Gu Yan rubbed the dust off the back of her hand on his white shirt and yawned. “A bad boy. Wild, g 60Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 176 A Coward's Youth Begins with a Secret Crush 胆小鬼的青春，从暗恋开始 (The rating just came in, so it'll go up later.) Contains angst. Read with caution. [No harem] + [No golden finger] + [Coming-of-age] + [One heroine] Question: How likely is it in real life for your crush to tear up your love letter and humiliate you in front of everyone? For most people, the odds might be tiny. For Wen Ting, that unlucky guy, they're a hundred percent. After going through that, Wen Ting was utterly transformed into a coward. He was afraid to confess, afraid to show his face, an 213Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 177 Reborn: By Your Side for a Lifetime 重生：伴你一生 I met the best version of you when we were young and naive. As I grew up, I slowly let you go. Do I regret it? More than anything! Rather than say I was too young to understand, I’d say that was simply the price of growing up. After wasting half a lifetime, I still can’t forget. If you had the chance to return to those innocent days, would you be willing to go back and start over? I think I would. Ding: At the Host’s urgent request, returning to 2007. Please prepare. Countdown: 3 seconds! Wait.. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Lend Me Half a Cup of the Mortal World 借你半盏人间 People who love each other never lose their way to one another. Neither did we. The heroine is targeted by a malicious rumor about her sexual life and transfers to Ningcheng No. 7 High School, where she and the hero help each other heal. [Both virgins] [HE] [Mutual healing] 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Zhou Xiaodi, the Whole World Knows I Like You 周小迪，全世界都知道我喜欢你 [Black-hearted beneath a gentle facade, the pride of heaven Xiao Min vs. the insecure and sensitive girl Zhou Xiaodi] [Love at first sight + mutual salvation + rekindled love] Zhou Xiaodi, everyone in the world knows I love you. You're the only one who doesn't. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 A Kiss as the Tide Burns Away 潮吻欲烬 The rating was just posted and may rise [Love at First Sight x Intense Push and Pull x Two Strong Leads x Redemption x School Life x Urban Vibes] [Contrasting Personalities: Well-Behaved Good Girl x Reckless Rich Playboy] When the seemingly perfect transfer student, a “little white flower,” kicks a bully to the ground, she catches the eye of the most dangerous person in the school. Afterward, two kindred spirits who see right through each other’s disguises begin an intense game of push and pull. 1.2kReads7.0Score19114d adds
- 181 The Breeze on No. 14 Zhangjiang Road 樟江路十四号的风 Childhood sweethearts + second-chance romance + youth + happy ending + sweet The wind on Zhangjiang Road No. 14 once scattered the memories of Meng Xing and Qi Fan’s youth. The year they graduated from middle school, Meng Xing heard that he had thrown away her yearbook. She never went to ask him what he had been thinking, though she did not know why. Misunderstanding wound around her heart like a vine, and in a fit of pique she cut off contact. Even though they spent all three years of high sc 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Jianghu Memoirs: Youth Like a Song 江湖回忆录之青春如歌 A heart stirred by surging waves, a face touched with spring: that is the Jianghu. Those who live in the Jianghu should be able to take things up and let them go, and above all, uphold its code of honor. But today's Jianghu has changed beyond recognition. People see profit and forget righteousness, take kindness for granted, and repay favors with betrayal. When I was young, I loved poetry and the chronicles of the Spring and Autumn Period. I admired the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, the br 125Reads—Score114d adds
- 183 Youth and Midsummer 青春与盛夏 Youth ended that midsummer. One summer afternoon, in a stuffy classroom, I was drowsily on the verge of falling asleep when a piece of chalk suddenly hit me on the head, jolting me awake. I woke from the dream, and it felt as if my youth had ended too. 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 When the Wind Meets a Boy in His Prime 风遇少年正当时 [Ensemble School Story | Inspiring Coming-of-Age | Passionate Youth | No Romance] Summer winds sweep across campus, stirring the hems of the students’ clothes and carrying their burning dreams toward distant horizons. In the classroom, pens race across pages, each stroke a testament to their determination to fight for their dreams. On the field, they run free, embracing the unique fervor of youth. Classmates stand by one another, offering support as they overcome confusion and hardship together 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 A Jinx’s Survival Guide to a Secret Crush 倒霉蛋的暗恋生存守则 [No rebirth, no System, youthful unrequited love, everyday school life, light comedy, no harem, rich ensemble cast] [A slow burn! The rating just went up, and it’ll rise as the story continues.] Question: How can a good-for-nothing, chuunibyou, shut-in with a crush and terrible luck survive school? Answer: You can’t be helped. Euthanasia is recommended. But Ma Shaming doesn’t want to die. So he sets three rules for himself: 1. Don’t confess. 2. Don’t make the first move. 3. Make absolutely sur 889Reads8.1Score10814d adds
- 186 Yuzu Summer Amber 柚夏琥珀 Cool-faced, cute, composed beauty heroine × gentle, green-tea, unattainable-love male lead Everyone at school knew Ji Chuxun was an untouchable, heaven-blessed young man: top grades, a distinguished family, outstanding looks, and a warm, polished manner. He was the distant moon all the girls chased after to confess their feelings. Yun You, on the other hand, was cool and taciturn, with an air of aloofness. Her friends called her a gloomy beauty, but she was quiet and low-key, living in her own w 18.1kReads8.4Score3.9k14d adds
- 187 Northward to Su Yang 北遇苏洋 That summer was the first time Xu Beibei met Han Suyang. And so began a quiet, unspoken crush. A secret crush is like a little snail, tentatively reaching out its feelers to test the waters. Also known as: If you don't say it and I don't say it, we'll drive everyone crazy~ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 I Stained My Junior’s White Shirt 我弄脏了学弟白衬衫 [Cold and aloof, top student, split-personality male lead]× [Sweet and affectionate female lead who was no pushover in her previous life] Two years ago, the grade's top guy, Shen Baishi, was dumped by a cruel woman. Ever since, he has suffered from a serious psychological disorder. Back at eighteen, Xiang Wei decides to do two things. First, win back her ex-boyfriend. Second, get rid of all her bad habits, become a sweet and beautiful campus queen, and get into Peking University. As she spends m 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 The Domineering Campus Belle Won't Leave Me Alone, but I Just Want to Go Home 霸道校花缠上我，可我只想回家 (Light Novel) + (Easygoing Daily Life) + (One Heroine) + (Sweet Romance) +... Lin Chenyang had just started college and never imagined that the campus belle, whom he had met only once, would set her sights on him. Su Runqing never imagined that the fragmented memories that had long troubled her, along with the hazy figure that appeared in them, would gradually become clear after she met Lin Chenyang. But soon after she recalled those memories, they once again flowed out of her mind like water. S —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 The Nation’s Top Esports Star Is a Girl 国民电竞大佬是女生 (Disguised as a man) (Esports) (Both leads are romantically inexperienced) What’s it like to play esports on the same team as your former rival in love? An esports grandmaster is reborn in the body of a total noob. The whole internet mocks them as they lose eighteen games in a row, getting banned after every single match. No one expected Huajing to instantly become an esports legend after being reborn and join a god-tier team that has won three championships in a row. But on her first day with t 7Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 191 Reborn: I Reigned Supreme on My High School Campus 重生之我在高中校园称王 [Reborn] [Everyone's Favorite] [Everyone Loves Her] [Youthful Campus Life] Nearly thirty-year-old Shen Yu'an was a timid, invisible workplace nobody, a tool for everyone to use. Three months before her wedding, the man she'd been engaged to after a blind date cheated on her. One night, unable to accept it, Shen Yu'an was reborn in her high school days. This time, her goal was to get into Tsinghua or Peking University and fulfill her dream of becoming a woman with an annual salary of a million. S —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 A Rebellious Teenager Won't Meet an Art Student 青春叛逆少年不会遇见艺术系少女 “Ning Xia’an, we’re all ordinary people among the masses. Sometimes you may feel lost, but I think you’re already doing great.” “You like writing little essays in your textbooks. Will I get to read one of your novels someday?” “Will it be our story?” 93Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 193 Transmigrate into a Book: The Heart-Stealing Thief Pretending to Be Good at an All-Boys’ School 穿书后在男校里装乖的偷心女贼 [Woman disguised as a man + comedy + sweet romance + transmigration into a book + mutual healing + light ensemble cast + devoted couple] [A seemingly gentle but actually cold, queenly heroine × A seemingly chaste but actually sinister, foxlike hero] After ten years as a thief, she finally receives her last assignment. She must disguise herself as a boy and infiltrate Jingfeng Boys' School, get close to her roommate Zou Zhaoyi, and steal the ancestral painting in his possession. Once she pulls it 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 We Were Never Seventeen 我们没有十七岁 The early chapters of this story are a sweet campus romance. The male lead is sunny and handsome, while the female lead is cool and aloof, yet still adorable. Surrounded by good friends, they revel in their youth as everything seems bright and clear! But life is never smooth sailing. Fate is fickle, and fortune can play cruel tricks... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 He Is Quieter Than Time 他比时光更沉默 [Modern Romance, Sweet Romance + Love at First Sight + Quiet Devotion + Mutual Yearning] A secretly taken photo, kept for seven years. During her freshman year, Lin Yue sold water under the blazing sun beside the basketball court to pay her living expenses. She had no idea someone in the stands had snapped a picture of her in profile. That photo later became the first image in Gu Yan’s locked album. For the next seven years, through four years of college and three years of graduate school, he wa 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 I Don't Want to Be a Sunflower Anymore 不想再做向日葵 [School Days · Youth · Secret Crush · Deskmates] Three years pass in a flash, but the memories last. Youth means falling head over heels for someone and secretly keeping an eye on them. A realistic story, a close-knit group of girlfriends, and three couples. ❤️ “When I look around, there’s no one but you. Everywhere I turn, I see you.” 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Sniping the Moon 狙击月亮 [Sweet romance + mutual devotion + school life] [Gentle, sweet little white rabbit + handsome, rebellious young heir from Beijing] “In this hurried world where roads stretch far and horses gallop fast, you’ve been in my heart for more than just a few years.” “Across a thousand mountains, I meet the sea; across ten thousand miles, I meet you.” You are my one and only moon. What kind of sparks will fly between the aloof school bully and the beautiful top student? What could make the bully fall in 44Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 198 Sleeping in Zhi Heng's Arms 眠于知珩 “My name is Lu Shimian.” “But I still like it when you call me Lu Zhiheng.” “Zhizhi, we’ll be together forever. You said so.” He used himself as bait, only to become deeply entangled. The moment the truth came out, Jiang Jingheng’s love changed into something twisted… The hunter walked into his own trap and became the prey. But with hatred between them, can they ever have a happy ending??? A seduction plot in the early stages, then a forceful pursuit in the later stages. Jiang Jingheng x Lu Zhih 39Reads—Score314d adds
- 199 A Future to Look Forward to, Morning and Night 朝暮可盼 Cheerful, healing, adorably goofy art student × aloof on the outside, warm-hearted and proud academic ace On the second day after Shen Mu transferred schools, her homeroom teacher assigned her to Lin Lizhao, the grade's top student and resident “ice block.” People said he was cold and taciturn. Even classmates who had been with him for three years didn't dare strike up a conversation. Then one day, the usually stone-faced top student cornered her in the stairwell, his voice low and plaintive. “D 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 The Cure for a Secret Crush 暗恋解药 Though those four words are hard to say, everything I do says, “I like you.” A campus romance about mutual secret crushes, told from both perspectives. Two people scarred by their families of origin save each other. —Reads—Score—14d adds
