Novels like A Love I Can’t Forget
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Love I Can’t Forget, best match first.
- 1 It’s Love That Stirs Up Trouble 偏就情字扰人 [Tender push and pull x a little sweet, a little angsty] [Quiet, scheming young master VS clever girl who loves money] She approached him with an ulterior motive, and the two evenly matched opponents grew fond of each other. In a time of turmoil, no one spoke of love. Just as he finally decided to elope with her, she chose to leave him behind. When they met again, he smiled and said to her, “If someone wrongs me, I always take revenge. That's who I am!” Born in a troubled era, they came togethe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Moonlight Never Turns Back 月光不走回头路 Also known as The Moonlight Will Find Its Way Home [Music producer × photographer] [Both inexperienced in love, happy ending / secret crush becomes mutual] His melodies hold a beloved figure in their heart, while my camera will help him see an even brighter light. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Finding Joy in You 以你为乐 [Sensitive, Obsessive Teacher Heroine VS Cold, Slow-to-Warm Undercover Hero] “How bitter. So this is what a kiss tastes like.” “I knew I was the one who liked you, so I did everything I could to get close to you. I could ignore your coldness any number of times, as long as I still liked you.” “By the shore, a boat waits where the water flows; at the riverbank, I long to turn back and cross.” At twenty-six, Lin Luoting unexpectedly met Jiang Shangzhou, the man she'd loved since she was sixteen. T 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Heart-Pounding! Baby, Give Me One More Kiss 心动轰鸣！宝宝再亲一下 [Secret crush comes true + university + sweet romance + both sexually inexperienced] [Sweet, gentle architecture ace × arrogant, unruly heir] Huo Siyue is notorious at Xijing University as a playboy. The capital’s rebellious, free-spirited young heir loves no one, and some say he was born cold-hearted. Everyone says Huo Siyue can’t love anyone, and that a playboy changing his ways is just a fairy tale. Then someone sees Huo Siyue kissing a girl on Lovers’ Street and softly calling her “baby.” I 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Reborn and Rising: My Ex-Husband Has No Limits in His Pursuit of Me 重生逆袭：前夫追妻无下限 In her previous life, she schemed to marry him, believing that her sincere love would eventually win his in return. Instead, she met a tragic death. In this life, she only wants to stay far away from him, but he keeps pursuing her relentlessly. If that's how it is, then “This bone soup made by a bitch is just what you need to nourish your own bitch bones!” “When it comes to revenge, I crush my enemies with brains!” 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reunited with My Secret Crush Years Later 多年后重遇暗恋对象 [Mature Leads | Workplace Romance | Secret Crush | Boss and Subordinate | Two Intellectual Equals] [Branch Director x Head Office Boss] Jiang Li lives for her work, but she was late on the day the head office leadership came to inspect. She prepared to apologize. "Sorry, I'm..." Before she could finish, she saw the big boss seated at the head of the conference table. A shirt and tie beneath his black trench coat. The boy's face from her memories had grown more mature, and he now possessed the a 4kReads—Score543Shelves
- 7 Flirting with the Beast: The Enigmatic Big Shot Caught Her and Took Her to Get a Marriage License 撩宠，被妖孽大佬当天抓去领证 [Marriage first, love later + faithful to each other + the second male lead desperately tries to win her back + the male lead has secretly loved her for years] [Brilliant, sunny designer vs. bewitching, seductive beauty] Shen Jiao always thought that after years of openly loving Huo Jun, he would eventually return her feelings. Until one day, at Huo Jun's birthday party, she heard him say, “I'm getting married, but it could never be Shen Jiao. She's just an orphan I took in.” Eyes red, she smile 42Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 8 Sinking Deeper with Every Step 步步沉陷 [Marriage First, Love Later + Secret Crush Turns Mutual + Pure Love + Angst Early, Sweetness Later + Happy Ending] [Also known as: Secret Love, Hidden Delight] He was a CEO, she was his secretary, and they were tangled up in a complicated relationship. Because of her sister’s dying wish, they kept their marriage a secret. After they married, he gave her all his tenderness and affection, except for one thing: his love. When her sister was reborn in someone else’s body and returned, she smiled and 96Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 9 The Butterfly Flies Far Away 蝴蝶奔向远方 [Completed] [Secret Love Comes True] [Reunion After Years Apart] [Interwoven School Memories] A black "Breaking" label appeared beside the number-one trending topic on Weibo, followed by several related hashtags. The internet was flooded with news about Song Yuan's relationship. V Song Yuan: A butterfly flies toward the distance. He added a picture, perhaps a candid shot, taken somewhere by the sea. By then, the sun had already set, leaving only a swath of fiery clouds on the horizon. The w 79Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 10 A Muyu Knows Xixi 一沐知溪 She was once the quietest spectator behind him, while he was the only leading man in her entire youth. Five years apart, one ridiculous misunderstanding, and an unexpected reunion. Fate has led them round and round. Every wait will eventually be answered. A late-awakening heart will never fail to arrive. For all the years to come, I’ll walk beside you and you alone. 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Falling for My Stepson's Soccer Coach 看上了继子的足球教练 Fell for My Stepson's Soccer Coach 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 What If I'm Not as Good-Looking as My Childhood Sweetheart? 长得没有竹马好看怎么办 Is being beautiful a prerequisite for being loved? If it is, then so many people will never find love. Qin Man is no exception, especially since she has a very handsome secret crush. Zhou Ziheng is a 187-centimeter-tall athlete with an exceptionally striking face. Though his features are sharp, he is still wildly popular with girls. In a society governed by law, looks and a physique like his can only be weapons for protecting women, not tools of domestic abuse. At least, that’s what the girls th 1.7kReads8.1Score187Shelves
- 13 A Secret Crush Is Hard to Hide 暗恋难防，偷偷喜欢 This is the author's first novel, and it isn't very good. You can click my profile picture to check out my other novels. [A Sweet Story of Mutual Secret Crushes] [Main Couple] She has always had a crush on him, never realizing that he likes her too. In the end, her secret love is no one-sided act. [Side Couple] She doesn't know that he's been secretly in love with her all along, and she has already begun to develop feelings for him as well. All those with secret crushes get their happy endings. 45Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 14 Orange Soda 橘子汽水 [School Days Crush + Coming of Age + A Sweet Romance] That summer was the most unforgettable one of Jiang Qing's life. She fell for a boy. He would always smile at her, wearing his bright blue school uniform. That image was etched into her heart and burned into her eighteenth year. For many years afterward, she would look back and miss the eighteen-year-old girl who hadn't been brave enough. And so the story begins. Hello, Cheng Che. I'm Jiang Qing. "I would never willingly miss a single chance 121Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 15 My Childhood Friend Is Too Charming, and My Sweetheart Spoils Me Little by Little 青梅太撩人，竹马慢慢宠 They grew up together, but unlike the childhood sweethearts in the stories, they couldn’t stand each other and fought whenever they met. She had secretly loved him for years and was about to confess, but he came home with the girl he loved. She left for another place. He didn’t understand why, but gradually began to miss her. Years later, they met again, and the man who had disliked her and never loved her was now saying the most sickeningly sweet things to her. 213Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 16 Sick with Secret Love: My Boss's Hidden Tender Care 暗恋成疾，上司的隐秘关怀 [Reunion After Years Apart + One-on-One Romance, Both Each Other’s First + The Pursuit of the Wife After the Divorce] Back in their student days, Lin Shuangshuang pursued Zhou Shi with all her heart. He always met her with cold indifference. Later, Lin Shuangshuang discovered that Zhou Shi already had someone he loved. Her passionate heart cooled, and she decided to let go and stop pursuing him. Six years later, they met again. Zhou Shi had become Lin Shuangshuang’s boss. He realized she had gro 1.6kReads8.1Score106Shelves
- 17 She Kisses Him Passionately in Secret, and He Makes Her Swoon with His Sweet, Gentle Ways 她炙吻暗恋，他甜惹乖软 [Long-planned romance + Mutual secret crushes + Love at first sight + Sweet, doting romance and flirtation + Both leads are each other’s first and only] After four years of pining in secret, Lin Ran could only gaze quietly at Lu Xinian from afar. Then one day, drunk and out of her mind, she kissed him by force. She thought he would accuse her of harassment, but to her surprise, he loved her too. - A heart-wrenching unrequited love turned irresistibly sweet when it was finally returned. Lin Ran: 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Cool and Distant by Day, Clinging to My Waist at Night 白天装高冷，晚上缠我腰 Cold and aloof by day, wrapped around my waist at night 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 My Secret Crush Became My Brother’s Coworker 暗恋对象成了我哥的同事 That year, Lin Zhixia was twenty-seven. She was a high school Chinese teacher, a career she'd chosen at her mother's urging because it was stable. After graduating from college, Zhixia returned to her old high school to teach Chinese. By chance, Lin Zhixia ran into the person she'd secretly loved in high school at the hospital. At first glance, she fell into his gaze. That familiar feeling stirred up inside her all at once, making her restless and unable to calm down for a long time. 625Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 20 My Wife Has Had a Crush on Me for a Long Time 夫人暗恋我已久 [Gentle, virtuous heiress from an old family × Refined scoundrel and wealthy heir] [Both pure, the heroine’s unrequited love comes true, the hero falls in love after marriage, a sweet, slow-paced story of everyday life.] “Unrequited love is a monologue. You fill a page with words, but have nowhere to send them.” The unrequited loves of student days are often shrouded in darkness, but Wen Suyao’s crush became known to everyone when she was eighteen. “Sorry, I don’t like you.” “No need to apologiz 953Reads7.0Score101Shelves
- 21 Seven Letters for the Rest of My Life: To My Unforgotten First Love 余生七笺：致白月光的未了情 Seven Notes for the Rest of My Life: Unfinished Feelings for My White Moonlight 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Story of a Billionaire Heiress and a Luosifen Shop Owner 首富千金和螺蛳粉店老板的故事 The Story of a Billionaire's Daughter and a Luosifen Shop Owner 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 My Best Friend and I Took Down the Scumbag 我和闺蜜棒打渣男 My Best Friend and I Beat Up a Scumbag —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Little Lover Is Always Wiping Away Her Tears 小情人她总是在抹眼泪 “His little lover is absolutely crazy about him, as if she’d die without him!” Everyone laughed at her. Their families were worlds apart, and there was no way the young master of the Yan family would marry her. Yan Zeyuan had always done whatever he pleased. She was obedient, so keeping her around seemed harmless enough. Then news broke that he was about to get engaged. To his surprise, his little lover didn’t cry or make a scene. She left! All the clues he’d overlooked suddenly became crystal c 477Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 25 Gossiping Comments Help the Supporting Female Character Cheat Her Way into Becoming the Lead 八卦弹幕助女配开挂做女主 Gossiping Comments Help the Female Side Character Power Up and Become the Female Lead 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Hidden Moonlight 藏匿的月光 Secret Crush Comes True × Rekindled Love × Mutual Devotion Everyone meets two people in life: one who crashes into their youth, and another who walks beside them through life. Su Yufan often thought that Mu Qiyuan was the one who had crashed into her youth. She had loved him in secret for thirteen years, from their first meeting to their reunion, hiding her feelings with the utmost care. But when someone else entered his life, she finally understood: when you truly love someone, you can't just b 201Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Love on the Other Side of the Wall 所爱隔墙 [He may be younger, but he won’t call you big brother, and his intentions are anything but innocent.] Xia Yang thought it was their first meeting. Captivated by Wei Qian’s good looks, she couldn’t take her eyes off him. Then a large hand landed on her head and gently stroked it. Only when they met again did she learn that they had actually been neighbors once. “Hey? You’re so ungrateful. You don’t even call me big brother anymore? When you were little, you were always saying ‘big brother this’ 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Playing Along 逢迎 [Love at first sight + face-slapping + chasing his wife to the crematorium + both devoted to each other + happy ending] [Aloof, chaste CEO × sweet, clearheaded actress] Yi Miao, the beloved daughter of the Yi family, falls in love at first sight with Xun Ting, the son the Xun family cast out. At the time, Yi Miao is a popular star, while Xun Ting is just a rejected son living in a Taoist temple and training in seclusion. Yi Miao is drawn to his looks, but when she throws herself at him, Xun Ting 42Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 29 Distant and Extraordinary 殊遥 [Secret crush + reunion + mutual pursuit + happy ending] Qin Shu loved someone, quietly keeping him in her heart for ten years. Just saying the name Mu Yunchen made her feel sweet. But she was only an ordinary schoolmate from Mu Yunchen's high school years. He could barely even remember what she looked like. Then, thanks to a beautiful misunderstanding, she and Mu Yunchen met again, and he remembered her from the moment he saw her. Using some rather clumsy tactics, he finally coaxed the young wo 943Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 30 Waiting for You to Fall 在等你沦陷 Zheng Jinze is the man Shi You has secretly loved for ten years. After dreaming that he got married, she decides she has to forget him. The next day, Zheng Jinze shows up as her blind date... When he tells her he was forced to come and isn't planning to date anyone for now, Shi You finally confesses the love she's kept buried in her heart. Shi You thinks she'll never see him again, but work keeps bringing her and Zheng Jinze together time and again. - One day, after a group dinner, Zheng Jinze d 185Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 31 The Tycoon Wants His Wife Back 豪门大佬要追妻 A self-reliant sweetheart × a powerful man about to grovel for his wife During her freshman year, Rong Daiqing dated a calm, self-possessed man from a noble family, worth hundreds of billions. Three months later, she learned that he had always loved his childhood sweetheart and had only dated her to repay a debt of gratitude. Heartbroken, she ended things. Seven years later, desperate to keep the villa her mother had left her, she swallowed her pride and sought out Shi Yubai. “Help me get back 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The One Before My Eyes Is the One in My Heart 眼前的人是心上人 You are my first love, and you are the mark on my heart. After five years together, Wen Yao realized Lu Nanxi’s biggest flaw was that he couldn’t remember her name. Wen Yao told him, “My Yao is the one with the roof radical, as in ‘a graceful young woman.’” Yet Lu Nanxi still had her saved in his phone as Yao, with the wrong character. Later, Wen Yao learned about another woman. She was talented, with long flowing hair, and liked to wear white dresses. She loved to smile. And she had a name: Lin 868Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 33 The Ultimate Campus Belle Is Secretly in Love with Me 极致校花她竟在偷偷暗恋我 On the night before graduation, the secret of her unrequited love came out by accident. From stunned disbelief to a growing attraction, Gu Yan began to take another look at the aloof campus beauty who had kept “running into” him, and found his own clumsy but sincere way to return her deep affection. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Cream Plum Candy's Secret Crush 奶油话梅糖的暗恋 [A timid, overlooked girl at first ✘ A bold, free-spirited rich boy] [High School Secret Crush + Reunion After Years Apart + A Secret Crush Comes True] In high school, Qin Xiangwan secretly fell for the boy everyone admired, Ji Yuzhou. The plum candy she slipped him was all the courage she could muster. Qin Xiangwan had a crush on Ji Yuzhou for nearly six whole years. Her bittersweet, tender feelings were like the creamy plum candy in her pocket: something she could only savor alone, never dar 766Reads—Score102Shelves
- 35 I Accidentally Won Over My White Moonlight 一不下心拿下白月光 [School Romance + Sweet Love + Mutual Devotion] Cheng Qing and Lin Jiachen first met at the school gate in high school. One glance was all it took for her to fall for him, planting the seed of a secret crush that would grow from then on. Who can say whose heartstrings were touched first? Some things are impossible to explain, but somehow, the feelings began. In the end, they could not escape an abrupt ending. On their trip to Tokyo, the cherry blossoms on Mount Fuji bloomed and fell, then bloom 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 He Got Engaged in a Blaze of Glory, Never Knowing I’d Waited for Him in Silence for Three Years 他风光订婚，不知我默默等他三年 The karaoke room was so dim, it matched the gloom in her heart. Jian Chu smiled as she handed the microphone to Jiang Mochuan. Wen Xun sat in the farthest corner, gripping her cup until her fingers turned white. The music began: “The Moon Represents My Heart.” She had hummed that song all through middle school. Night after night, she buried her face in her pillow and sang it over and over, his face filling her thoughts. She thought it was a secret only she knew. But now he was singing it to anot 1.9kReads—Score115Shelves
- 37 President Lu Has Secretly Loved You for Years, and the Sweetness Is Skyrocketing 陆总暗恋你多年，甜度疯涨 (Mutual crushes + sweet romance + both leads’ first love + extra sweet) One exam, one glance, a love that lasted a lifetime. Ye Yixing’s gaze followed that boy, and so did her entire youth. After graduating from college, she went alone to the city where he lived. For two years, she wandered its streets and alleys, hoping to run into him just once. But when they meet again, he’s the impeccably dressed Mr. Lu, while she’s just an insignificant office worker. When she hears he already has someon 111Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 A Love That Caught a Glimpse of the Light 窥见天光的爱恋 Also known as: Soft Moonlight [Brave, passionate little sunshine girl x cool-faced, warm-hearted, totally straightforward guy] A secret crush was a silent storm, and at last I waited for the break of dawn. Chen Qingyin is the little sun of the liberal arts class. Passionate and exuberant, she is always smiling as she slips candy into Ren Weiye's textbooks, forever following the warmth of Ren Weiye. Ren Weiye is the icy, straightforward guy of the science class. He's used to replying to every ard 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Reborn, I Fell Out of Love, and He Crawled After Me in Twisted Obsession 重生后我不爱了，他阴暗扭曲爬行 In her previous life, Shi Jintang used despicable means to get pregnant with Pei Ji's child, then married him as she had hoped. She loved him, endured her mother-in-law's hostility, and accepted five years of a sexless marriage. At death's door, she saved him at the cost of her left arm, her face was disfigured, and she could never have children again. She gave him everything and cared for him in every way, believing that one day he would be moved by her devotion. But when she saw him arrive at 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Love at First Sight, I Only Like You 一见钟情，只喜欢你 The moment Lin Zhao saw Lian Yu, she fell for him. But Lian Yu already had someone, so she could only keep her feelings to herself. Until one day… Lin Zhao would never pass up an opportunity. Any opportunity to get closer to Lian Yu. 10kReads8.7Score820Shelves
- 41 When I Fell for My Best Friend's Little Brother 当我喜欢上了闺蜜的弟弟 Because he has a very fierce older sister, all of Gu Suian's friends know he doesn't like dating older women. And yet he's the one blushing whenever Sister Zhou flirts with him, and the one who keeps calling Zhou Qingye “sis” in a sweet, pleading voice whenever they argue. Zhou Qingye, who has had a crush on Gu Suian for three years, sometimes muses, “I thought winning someone over would be hard. I didn't expect him to be this easy to coax.” Gu Suian: “Sis~” When the boy she'd had a crush on fo 4.3kReads8.7Score480Shelves
- 42 Who Says Unrequited Love Never Works Out? 谁说暗恋无疾而终 [The wife-chasing crematorium + married first, in love later + childhood sweethearts + secret love + showbiz + happy ending] #Mischievous, lively yet thoughtful top-tier star vs. outwardly cold but inwardly warm, considerate, scheming CEO# Wherever Song Weining was, Shen Chuyi was never far away. One day, Shen Chuyi was made to realize what she felt for Song Weining. Then, just as suddenly, the man got together with her best friend. Though her heart ached, she smiled and wished them well. After 284Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 43 A Secret Understanding 暗暗知心 [Youth: A self-conscious, sensitive soul meets someone bold and unrestrained] [Reunited after years apart, a secret crush comes true: An angel in white and a corporate CEO meet at the top] [A school-days crush, and a love between equals] The silence of words left unspoken is an unbearable pain, yet also a beauty beyond description. I spent my youth secretly loving you, never knowing that by the time we met again, my feelings had grown so deep that our hearts could understand each other without 457Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 44 The Aloof Beauty Is Pulled Off Her Pedestal by Her Sweet, Soft Charm 高岭之花被娇软的她拉下神坛 Like most girls, An Shichu secretly admired the school heartthrob, Lu Huaizhou. Wanting to get closer to him, she worked hard to get into his high school. But an ordinary girl like her had no chance of getting close to someone so far above her reach. Until the first day of her freshman year, when she saw Lu Huaizhou sitting in her family’s living room. “Xiaozhou, I’ll have to trouble you to look after my kid for the next few days.” “Uncle An, it’s no trouble.” An Shichu searched the house but co 66Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 45 The Eleventh Year 第拾壹年 [Secret crush + reunion after years apart + doctor + aerospace engineer] A secret crush is a love story told over the course of an entire youth. That summer, the breeze across the sports field and the boy became Shen Nianzhi’s summer. When they met again ten years later, everything that happened had been part of Shen Nianzhi’s long-laid plans. In the end, they returned to where their story began. The boy quietly told her, “Not every secret crush gets to see the light of day, but yours will, Shen 3.1kReads8.9Score341Shelves
- 46 After Years of Secretly Loving Him, My Mortal Enemy Confesses to Me 暗恋多年后，死对头和我表白了 [Both sexually exclusive / marriage first, love later / heroine's secret love comes true / two powerful families] [Devoted, gentle genius doctor × outwardly cold, inwardly warm, refined airline captain] [There's a misunderstanding at first, but it's resolved quickly] When she was twelve, Yu Suiqing met Huo Yingci for the first time. The boy was handsome as a painting, tall and lean, with his school uniform worn neatly. Yet there was a coldness in the way he looked at her. She fell for him at fi 2.7kReads8.6Score319Shelves
- 47 Sweetly Obedient 乖哄 “He used both hands to smooth away the darkness before my eyes.” Year after year, the man named Lu Zhixun remained the hero of her novels. Eight years later, they met again. The “little girl” from back then had become “Miss Shu.” When Lu Zhixun learned that Shu He had secretly loved him for eight years, the disciplined, restrained man sat in his car and smoked all night. “Your arrival ruined my plan to grow old alone.” “Will you fall in love with someone else, then?” “Fool, my love isn't a flyer 191Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 48 Jiang Chuan’s Enchanting Tale 江川旖旎 Jiang Lai, a C-list actress, had been madly in love with her childhood friend, the young master of the Lu family, Lu Yunchuan, since she was little. He didn't like her socializing outside the home, so she gave up her acting career. He didn't like her getting jealous and competing for his attention, so she kept her sharp edges hidden. In the end, after she hurt Lu Yunchuan's beloved cousin, he angrily broke off their engagement. Everyone thought Jiang Lai would go back to orbiting around Young Ma —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 I Keep the Moon in My Heart 我把月亮藏在心里 [Devoted to Each Other, 1v1] + [Secret School Crush] + [Reunion After Years Apart] Lin Yu first met Gu Jin on the first day of her second year of high school. The boy smiled at her, and that smile made Lin Yu's entire youth shine. Following the homeroom teacher's instructions, Lin Yu walked toward her seat. Gu Jin stopped what he was doing, looked up, and smiled as he greeted her. His smile was like the moon over the mountains, like a breeze through the woods, clean and gentle. It wasn't until a 222Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 50 Mr. Zhou, Can You Handle Losing? 周先生是不是玩不起 They say that staying by someone’s side is the deepest confession of love. Her seven years together with him earned her a resignation letter, so his beloved could take her place when she returned to the country. She left, but when something went wrong, he told her to get back there. This time, she smiled distantly. “Sorry, Mr. Zhou. I’m long gone.” 434Reads8.2Score—Shelves
