Novels like Let the Past Fade; You and I Will Drift with the Wind
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Let the Past Fade; You and I Will Drift with the Wind, best match first.
- 101 A Letter in Spring 春日里的信 [Bad ending] The angst begins later on. You can decide whether to drop the novel based on the cover and synopsis. As a teenager, Shen Shuyi once had a crush on a dazzling boy. He was so bright and full of life. Reckless and upright × gentle and resilient By chance, Shen Shuyi became Xu Yi's guiding light. What he didn't know was that years earlier, she had fallen just short of the grades she needed to attend the city's top high school, where he studied. She had worked hard to match his level, 29Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 102 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score19314d adds
- 103 Frogs Are So Cute. Why Would You Hurt Me? 蛙蛙那么可爱,你为什么要伤害我? Frogs are so adorable. Why would you hurt me? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Reborn as a Freshman, I Tore Apart the Class President's Four-Year Moral Blackmail 重生大一,我撕碎班长四年道德绑架 Reborn as a college freshman, I tore apart the class monitor's four-year campaign of moral blackmail. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 After Giving My Brother All 2.46 Million, I Turned Around and Took Over My Father-in-Law's Business Empire 246万全给弟弟后,我转身接手了岳父的商业帝国 After Giving My Brother All 2.46 Million, I Turned Around and Took Over My Father-in-Law's Business Empire —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 My Boss Made a Secret Group Chat. I Added Just One Person, and They Were All Done For 老板私密建群,我只拉进一个人,他们全完了 The Boss Started a Secret Group Chat. I Added Just One Person, and They Were All Finished 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Wind Will Remember Him for Me 风会替我记住他 [School life + mutual crushes + healing + Be] Don't look at my embarrassing past. Don't make me beg you. “Gentle and sensitive” Qi Zhiyou x “sunny and outgoing” Cheng Weizhui Ten years after Qi Zhiyou died, Cheng Weizhui learned of her death. He spent a year in a daze before finally taking his own life. Scenes from his life replayed in his mind. Early autumn. When they first met, he had smiled and asked her, “What are you doing here?” Later, at a temple, he had sincerely prayed, “May my girl liv 55Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 108 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
- 109 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
- 110 On Our Wedding Night, His White Moonlight Died and the CEO Went Mad 新婚夜,白月光死了总裁疯了 Three years ago, Ye Wanwan sent Lin Mohan to prison. Three years later, he returns for revenge and tramples her underfoot. After hurting her so deeply, he still doesn’t know that the woman he hates is the very girl he once loved. 2.6kReads6.0Score15514d adds
- 111 Spring Breeze Never Comes 春风不至 [Proud, privileged Li Chang’an] VS [Timid, insecure He Suiyu] [Bittersweet, tragic romance] They say the person you meet at sixteen is the hardest to forget. He Suiyu met that person in the bright days of March. The first time she saw him, the boy was giving a speech, bathed in sunlight, as if a god had descended. From then on, she could never take her eyes off him. The boy said he wanted to study medicine, and from then on, she dreamed of going to medical school, too. But their happiness did 471Reads—Score10214d adds
- 112 A Cool Breeze Rises 萧萧凉风生 I love the wind! The wind is free, boundless, and unfettered. It can turn the leaves, lift a skirt, and travel the world. But I’m trapped in my own endless darkness, locked inside a prison of my own making. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 A Yin, the Peach Blossoms Are Blooming. I’ll Take You Home. Please Wake up, Won’t You? 阿吟,桃花开了,朕带你回家,你醒醒好不好? A Yin, the peach blossoms are blooming. I’ll take you home. Please wake up, won’t you? 24Reads—Score214d adds
- 114 I Accidentally Texted the CEO, “Baby, I Miss You,” and She Replied Instantly. Now I'm Panicking 误给女总裁发了'宝贝,我想你了',她秒回我慌了 I accidentally texted the female CEO, “Baby, I miss you,” and she replied instantly. Now I'm panicking —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Mr. Bo, We’re Nothing but Strangers Now 薄先生,你我情同陌路 [Short Story Contest] After seven years of marriage, she has suffered endless torment at his hands. She has angina and only a year left to live, but he ignores it and plans to marry her younger sister. No one knows she is the real Mrs. Bo. Forced to kneel before her own sister and admit she is a shameless mistress seeking attention, she endures his bloodthirsty sneers and his endless humiliation and trampling of her dignity. After losing her child, she goes mad with despair and leaps from the up 131Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 116 Brother, I’m Done Getting Treatment 哥哥,我不治了 Big Brother, I’m Done with Treatment 1.4kReads—Score7614d adds
- 117 I Was Raised in a Pigsty and Now Earn a Million a Year 猪圈里养出了百万年薪的我 I Made a Million a Year Growing Up in a Pigsty 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 My Fiancé Made Me Kneel to Protect His Beloved. I Ran into the Flames and Rose to Become a Queen 未婚夫为护白月光让我下跪,我转身冲进火海逆袭成女王 My Fiancé Made Me Kneel to Protect His One True Love. I Rushed Into the Flames and Rose to Become a Queen —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 My Repeating Life in Beijing 我与北京的周而复始 (Print edition signed) “Back then, all of us were lost in our cups. The more we tried to keep pace with the times, the more recklessly we gave ourselves over to pleasure.” “When my beauty fades and my youth is gone, will you still love me as you did at the start?” - Reading guide After Chapter 16, skip to Chapter 17 after the afterword. That is where the story continues correctly. 1.4kReads8.2Score17714d adds
- 120 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
- 121 I Love You Like My Life: The Domineering CEO's Kiss 爱你如命:霸道总裁吻上瘾 After suffering her mother's brutal death, her father's selfishness, her stepmother's abuse, and her sister's jealousy, Rong Xi keeps fighting against fate. When she returns after completing her studies, she breaks free from her prison-like shackles, only for her best friend's teasing to plunge her heart into an icy abyss once more... An elevator malfunction leaves her locked in a passionate embrace with Shao Nan. From then on, she cannot escape his clutches, yet he is surrounded by beautiful wo 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 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
- 123 The Camellia Tree 山茶花树 “A Huai, the camellias on the mountain back home are blooming. I really wish you could go see them with me again.” “The camellias on the mountain bloom and wither, then bloom again, but the camellia in my heart will never fade.” 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 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
- 125 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
- 126 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
- 127 Mr. Li, This Is Where We Part Ways 李先生,我们就到这了 [Tragic romance] + [No getting back together after the breakup] A car accident changes the fate of two people. She is just about to achieve a fairy-tale romance, and his cold heart is just about to melt for her. Then, in an instant, everything returns to square one. They become enemies, and their love collapses in a moment. What twists of fate await them now… 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 She Found Out She Was Having Quintuplets, but Her Billionaire Husband Wanted a Divorce 得知怀五胞胎,富豪老公却要离婚~ She Found Out She Was Having Quintuplets, but Her Billionaire Husband Wants a Divorce~ 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Taking the Vows 受戒 From the very first day she met Pei Zhi, she wanted to dirty him. Every inch of him, inside and out. “A story about a serial heartbreaker who decides to go straight” 2.2kReads8.6Score11414d adds
- 130 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
- 131 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
- 132 After Prison, Mr. Fu Pursues Me to Torture Me Relentlessly 出狱后,被傅总追着疯狂虐 [Angst and heartbreak + replacement romance + dual personalities + the second male lead takes the lead + no getting back together] On the very day Mu Ran married Fu Xiuyun, he personally sent her to prison. That year, Mu Ran's older sister died saving her. Her sister's only wish was for Mu Ran to love Fu Xiuyun on her behalf. “Fu Xiuyun, I told you, I never wanted to marry you!” To Fu Xiuyun, Mu Ran's feeble defense was nothing but a dishonest excuse. [The male lead is extremely obsessive, unhin 529Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 133 Unrequited Love Is a Poem That Never Ends 暗恋是一首写不尽的诗 Shen Qianqian is a new first-year high school student, gentle and lovely, youthful and beautiful, and an undisputed top student and goddess of the school. She befriends Meng Xiaotian, a girl with a strong artistic streak who is quirky, lively, and warmhearted. One chance encounter brings her face-to-face with the handsome, sunny Fu Su, and she begins a long journey of secret admiration. Like cherry blossoms drifting through the school, her feelings reach every corner of campus. A secret crush is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Reborn, I Married the Second Male Lead 重生后我和男二结婚了 [Rebirth + Revenge + Taking Down the Scumbag + The Ex’s Desperate Pursuit + Second Male Lead Wins] In her previous life, the female lead relentlessly pursued the male lead. After they married, he cheated on her, and when she discovered the affair, she jumped from a building in an attempt to end her life. The female lead is reborn back in high school, when she was pursuing the male lead. She launches a revenge plan, and after a series of twists and turns between the leads, the male lead realizes 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子,不再爱你! Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 6Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 136 Bloodstained Roses on Our Wedding Anniversary 结婚纪念日的带血玫瑰花 The day I decided to divorce my husband, Gu Yuran, I caused a scene at the Gu family’s old mansion. Right in front of my husband, Gu Yuran, and my mother-in-law, I stuffed a mouthful of raw pig brains into the mouth of Xu Lu, Gu Yuran’s first love, his unattainable dream girl, and his CEO’s assistant. Then I flipped the dining table and, before Gu Yuran could even finish shouting at me, tossed down a divorce agreement. “I’ll leave with nothing. I agree!” 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 137 The Mountains and Seas Between Me and My Love 我与所爱隔山海 You were the only sunlight and warmth in my life, but you left me with nothing but despair, and made me feel so filthy... 71Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 138 I Died Ten Meters Away from Him 我死在距离他十米的地方 [Adoptive Siblings + Tragedy + Soap-Opera Drama + Misunderstandings and Push-Pull + Irreversible Loss] Li Tangluo is gravely ill. She drives her adoptive brother, who loves her, out of the house. He begs her to let him stay, but she coldly refuses. Four years later, they meet again. He has risen to the top and is no longer the poor, down-and-out young man he once was. He uses every means at his disposal to keep her by his side, tormenting and humiliating her, and making her suffer. “Li Tangluo, 263Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Love Imprisoned to the Bone 蚀骨囚宠 He used love and hate to drive her mad, yet still refused to let her go. She died smiling before his eyes, leaving him with the deepest sorrow imaginable. 87Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 140 Bound by Cruelty, With No Escape 缚虐难逃 [Angsty romance] He tortured her for two whole years, all because of one plea. She went from someone hidden away from daylight in this villa to a canary in a gilded cage, glamorous on the surface. Later, he came to his senses, but it was too late to undo the damage. She could not forget, yet pretended she had moved on. They were each other’s salvation, but monsters in the eyes of the world. She was at her best back then. He was at his best later. But a whole youth lay between the best versions o 841Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 141 The Childhood Sweetheart Can't Compete with the Newcomer 青梅抵不过天降 Childhood sweethearts can't compete with the one who arrives later 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 My Younger Brother Actually Followed Me Here 我的弟弟竟然跟过来了 Two male leads, brothers who live next door. They meet by chance on a wall, and together see things through to the end. If lots of people want to read it, I'll write my next book from the younger brother's perspective. This one is mainly told from the older brother's perspective, with him as the pursuer. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 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. 183Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 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
- 145 The Rent Is 1.8 Million. I'm Not Renewing the Lease. Now the Landlord Regrets It! 租金一百八十万,我不租了,房东后悔了! The rent is 1.8 million. I'm not renting anymore. Now the landlord regrets it! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Mr. Ji's Innocent Convict Wife 际总的无辜罪妻 Nan Haojing asked her, “Do you still love Ji Yunzhou?” Love??? How could she! She hated him! Hated him so much... Just when everyone thought she would put the past behind her and spend the rest of her life with Ji Yunzhou, Bai Yuqiao left him for good... 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Love So Deep, Desolation to the Bone 用情至深,刺骨荒凉 To save the woman he loved, she lay on the operating table and endured the agony of having her kidney removed. But she never imagined he could be cruel enough to have their child taken from her with his own hands, cause her parents’ deaths, and finally drive her to the end of her rope… 86Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 148 The Whole World Knows I Love You 全世界都知道我爱你 Everyone knew Gu Sihan loved Ye Nanfeng, and everyone knew Ye Nanfeng loved Tang Xuerou. But that did nothing to weaken Gu Sihan's resolve to love Ye Nanfeng. Loving him was like an addiction she couldn't kick. Gu Sihan screamed hysterically, “She's the one with a wicked heart! She got what she deserved!” Ye Nanfeng gripped her throat viciously. “A vicious woman like you being violated? Now that's what you... deserve!” That day, he pushed her into a hell from which there was no return. Later, sh 104Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 149 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
- 150 Who Am I, Really? 我,到底是谁 Who Am I, Really? 1Reads—Score—14d adds

















































