Novels like A Letter in Spring
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Letter in Spring, best match first.
- 1 A Star in the Night Sky Belongs to Her 夜空里，有一颗属于她的星 [Completed] [Tragedy] Ye Zhiqiu's life was a tragedy from the moment she was born. Xia Xingbei's arrival became a ray of light in the darkness of her lonely journey. But that light was brilliant and fleeting, disappearing in the blink of an eye. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Leaves Fall in Silence, Flowers Wither Alone 叶落无声花自残 Youth, school romance, mutual unrequited love, tragic ending “Xia Suxi, we’ll get together after the college entrance exams. You said so, so you’re not allowed to take it back.” “Mm, I won’t.” … “Lu Zheyuan, I’ve thought it over carefully. We’re still not right for each other. Let’s end that promise here.” … “Suxi, I miss you. Will you come back?” … “Suxi, I’m now a cardiac surgeon performing operations. If you were still here, you’d be happy for me. I’ve been following our plans, one step at 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Waiting for You 等一个你 Short story / bittersweet ending Secret love + reunion after a long separation + the one who got away “A Chuan, what are you smiling about?” “You're smiling, so I'm smiling too.” If there are gods in this world, I want to make a wish. I wish to love you all my life and keep you safe from worry. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Where the Twilight Reaches 暮光所及 In eighth grade, beneath the warm yellow light, Xu Simu felt as though she saw Death beckoning to her. Just then, Lu Yu appeared. He said, “My name is Lu Yu. The Lu Yu who draws his sword to help when he sees injustice.” That day, a rare glimmer of light appeared in her dark, sunless life. In eleventh grade, she saw the name Lu Yu in the class roll. Delighted, she watched as the light that belonged only to her appeared once more. This time, he said, “I won’t give up. Even if it costs me my life, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I Want to Marry You in a Grand Gown 我想盛装嫁给你 Su Yan loved the porcupine of a man, Lu Lingchen, for ten whole years. At long last, he was stained with her blood, and even though she was battered and bruised, she still couldn’t bring herself to let go. In the end, she signed the divorce papers. She watched him on TV, celebrating a grand wedding with his first love, and closed her eyes. On the wedding day, the truth that had been hidden came to light. Lu Lingchen abandoned his bride and searched everywhere for her. He found a grave. 36Reads5.9Score214d adds
- 6 You're More Passionate Than Summer 你比夏天更热烈 Childhood sweethearts + sweet romance with a tragic ending + mutual secret crushes + reunion after years apart + campus + monogamous relationship, both each other’s first and only + tragic ending Cool physics professor × radiant flower shop owner / sharp-tongued top student childhood friend × oblivious, naive girl next door That midsummer, the girl drew back the classroom curtains. A breeze swept through, green filled her view, and her eyes met the boy’s, clear as rippling water. The breeze brus 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I’ll Wait for You in Guizhou 我在贵州等你 (Print edition signed) [Mutual healing + youth and school life + reunion after a long separation + small-town fiction] [Artistic, haughty girl and cold, gloomy boy] -Story Complete- During her second year of high school, Xia Yu transferred from bustling Shanghai to what seemed like backward Guizhou. By sheer coincidence, she met the neighbor who lived upstairs from her aunt’s home. The only problem was, he didn’t seem very “friendly”! The boy who tossed her luggage out of the van, the boy who 272Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 A Summer of Roses and Gardenias 浅瑰栀夏 (Be) Ending. At school, she was a poised, pure, and brilliant student. At night, she was his treasured possession. Shen Ruozhi was born into a family of scholars, but when her family fell on hard times, her beloved grandmother entrusted her to the Lin family, their longtime friends, before she died. Alone, she dragged along a pure white suitcase, dressed in a white dress as pristine as a gardenia. Her clean, fair face seemed almost luminous. A speeding car splashed mud all over her, and she frow 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 It Was the Wind That Scattered Us 是风吹散了 [Campus / Secret Crush / Regret / Bad Ending] [Bad-boy troublemaker × sensitive, fragile sweetheart] When the wind dies down, so does the story. "Hey, little sis, I've got chalk here. Come get some from me." Jiang Jingyi teases the well-behaved student standing outside the classroom. Laughter erupts inside, while the girl lowers her head, the tips of her ears turning faintly red. "Yi, have you really fallen for her?" "Not that much, it's just... whenever I see her, my heart gets all jumbled up 295Reads—Score10114d adds
- 10 I Wait for Yan to Return 我等燕归来 (Completed + mutual healing + bad ending) A dead man. A torrential downpour. The boy who said he would protect her forever had been missing for five years. She turned around, and he was standing right there. He didn't call out to her or say, "Let's go home." 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Searching Far and Wide for a Glimmer of Light 远寻一粒光 On my birthday, I imagined a future with you. You opened the door, took the cake, and said it was a food delivery. From high school to starting our careers, I’ve known you for ten years and loved you for eight. I thought we could spend the rest of our lives together in peace, but I never expected her to come back just when you were at the height of your success. As we look up and chase the starlight ahead, we often forget that we, too, are fireworks in someone else’s sky. Based on a true story. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Fairy-Tale Graveyard 童话坟 [Secret crush + bittersweet tragedy + twists] When Tan Yuan was sixteen, her mother remarried and took her along. Forced to transfer from a small southern town to Jingbei No. 1 High School, she realized that in the vast city of Jingbei, she was just another ordinary face in the crowd. Yu Zhili, the famous boy at Jingbei No. 1 High School, had beautiful silver-white hair. He was reckless, unruly, and arrogant. He seemed like a rebellious troublemaker, yet he won countless awards during his time a 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I'll Sing Forever for You 为你唱永远 The day Xu Zhiyuan first saw Ye Mingxuan in their first year of high school, he stepped into her world. The boy sitting in the back row became the leading man of her youth. Xu Zhiyuan thought that having a crush in school meant this: when you’re dozing off in class and suddenly hear the teacher call his name, you look up before he does. Then one day, Ye Mingxuan added Xu Zhiyuan as a contact. She never imagined they would get this far. When she was with him, she wanted to take things further, bu 6Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 14 I Let You Down 失信于你 [Doctor vs. Terminally Ill Patient | Separated by Death, Bittersweet Ending] For Fu Jinchao, whose parents both had affairs, divorced, and abandoned him when he was twelve, Ye Luo was his lifeline. He didn’t believe in marriage, but he was willing to marry Ye Luo. As an adult, Fu Jinchao had only one wish: to marry Ye Luo. Just when Fu Jinchao thought happiness was within reach, Ye Luo’s illness struck him like a thunderbolt. The knowledge he had spent years acquiring sentenced his beloved to d 583Reads—Score10314d adds
- 15 The Wind Never Stopped for Me 风没有为我而停留 [Tomato original + unrequited-love tragedy + a lasting regret + adapted from a true story] The summer after the college entrance exams, the class monitor organized a class reunion. Wen Jinyu had always known that Chen Shaobo had someone he could never forget, but she still bravely took the first step. “Chen Shaobo, I… I’ve liked you for a long time. Could we try dating?” “I’m sorry, but I can’t. I want to get into a university in Tianjin for her.” He was silent for a moment before answering. …L 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Spring Mud 椿泥 [Mutual secret crush + healing + tragic ending] A ten-year story of unspoken love brought to light by a plane crash. He loved her quietly for ten years, and she was the only person he ever loved. Every year on her birthday, he would take a long train ride to her city just to see her from afar. But an accident took him away forever. Only when his mother gives her his college diary does she learn that a faithful soul had been loving her deeply all along. Perhaps he wanted to see the snow fall in c 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Immortal Realm's Beauty Pool 仙界美人池 The Immortal Realm’s Beauty Pool 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 He Once Gave Me a Ray of Light 他曾予我一束光 [Redemption + two top students + love grows over time + bittersweet ending] A brooding, aloof, sensitive schemer × a sunny, outgoing show-off Li Lu has always been the dutiful daughter who did whatever her family told her. In her second year of high school, she met him, a boy entirely unlike herself, and from then on, she secretly competed with him in her studies. She never imagined that the year and a half that followed would become a small sweetness amid the long, lonely years of her life. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 The Late Snow Fell Before I Met You 晚雪未逢君 The Snow Came Late, and I Never Met You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Evening Breeze Missed Our Embrace by an Inch 晚风差一步相拥 The Evening Breeze Fell One Step Short of an Embrace 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 My Heart Knows the Depth of My Love 心声知我万般痴 My Heart Knows the Depth of My Love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 A Mistaken Marriage on the Long Street, May You Find Peace Year After Year 长街错嫁，岁岁予卿安 A Mistaken Marriage on the Long Street, May You Find Peace Year After Year —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Chasing the Flame 扑火 The night before his wedding, Rong Di told his friend, “I didn’t marry the person I loved most.” Rong Di hated letting anyone sway his emotions. But only when Jiang Fusang vanished from his world did he finally realize that Jiang Fusang was the reason his heart beat. In the games played in the pleasure-seeking world, anyone who falls sincerely in love, indulges in delusions, or longs for salvation is bound to be shattered. 74Reads6.0Score1014d adds
- 24 Roses in the Firelight 烟火蔷薇 Just after graduating, Ye Wan met a man in a mysterious old village and fell in love at first sight. She was tricked into going to northern Myanmar and accidentally wandered into a forbidden zone. He was the tiny glimmer of light that kept her going. Every time the scammers in northern Myanmar cheated people out of five hundred thousand yuan, they set off fireworks to celebrate. Behind every burst of fireworks lay the dazzling result of their victims’ blood and tears. The firecracker scraps on t 39Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 25 The Woods Are Too Deep to See the Deer, and Love Spreads When Imagination Runs Wild 林深不见鹿，爱在臆想蔓延时 [Sweet at first, then heartbreaking x angsty school romance x fantasy romance x making up for regrets...] [Devoted Mr. Lin vs. sweet, self-conscious Miss Bai] On every quiet night, Longing grows wildly like a vine, winding around my heart. Like a sealed spell, It has never been spoken aloud to the world. Whenever leaves drift down, Whenever snowflakes fall, That surging emotion Rises wildly within me. I would use every bit of warmth in the world to shield you from the cold of fate. I would se 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Last Art Exhibition 最后一次的画展 [Sweet Campus Romance × Angst] They met at an art exhibition. The exhibition ended. “We met in the height of summer, and parted in the height of summer.” He was about to become a police officer, but illness kept him at eighteen. She was about to become a painter, but for him, she stayed eighteen. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Like Spring Water 如春水 At sixteen, Ji An’an transmigrated. In Ningshui Town, she met He Linchao. They came to know each other, understand each other, and fall in love. Ji An’an gave the best three years of her youth to this one time and place. Time turned back. When she awoke again, Ji An’an had returned to 2022. Those three years had been like a dream. Everything around her made it clear that she was still only sixteen. Had those three missing years really been spent in a dream? But the pocket watch against her chest —Reads—Score314d adds
- 28 Ten Thousand Years from the Moonlight of That Year 我离那年的月光一万年 “I thought that childhood sweethearts who grew up together, innocent and carefree, could live a peaceful life by each other's side. Lu Jinqi, it seems our ending was written in the stars, but there's nowhere left for us to go.” A happy ending is the best ending. They were never meant to have one. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Lovers in the Heart of the Sea 爱人海中央 [Secret crush] [Tragic romance with a tragic ending] Meeting doesn't always lead to a future, but it always means something. In the fanfare of youth, Lu Zisu and I had something beautiful. Though it was full of regrets, neither of us ever regretted starting. In the sea of love, let's swim against the current! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Dawn Breeze Blows Away the Begonia Blossoms 晓风吹尽海棠花 [Childhood Friends + Unrequited Love + Tragic Ending] At the beginning of the story, a boy held an unconscious girl and promised to protect her. At the end, he could only watch helplessly as she died at sea, beyond anyone’s power to save. “Do you know? To me, the hardest thing isn’t parting or death. It’s knowing that if I don’t leave you, I’ll witness the tragedy that awaits us with my own eyes, yet be powerless to stop it.” 6Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 31 In the End, I Long for Freedom 我终究向往自由 [Youthful campus romance + secret crush + mutual devotion + tragic ending] The first time Shen Huai saw Xu Xiawei, it was as if something struck him in the heart. In an instant, he was certain that Xu Xiawei was the person destined for him. He loved Xu Xiawei, but love made him timid. He was always careful, constantly afraid of disturbing her. Shen Huai said, “I don’t want my feelings to become a burden to her.” Yet he was always sneaking glances at Xu Xiawei. When he wanted to give her a card, 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Strong Female Lead I Created Forces Me to Endure Her Suffering 我创造的大女主，逼我替她渡苦海 The Powerful Female Lead I Created Is Forcing Me to Suffer in Her Place —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Favoritism Is the Knife That Kills a Child 偏心是杀死孩子的刀 Favoritism is the knife that kills children. 94Reads—Score614d adds
- 34 The Breeze I Sent You 送过了清风 During the summer break after ninth grade, Song Qingfeng was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he didn't have much time left. His parents moved him to Huaijing, home to the best hospitals in the country. He transferred to a new school without a hitch. Before that, he had met Zhou Yanyi. As they spent time together, he stumbled upon the painful truth about Zhou Yanyi's home life. He told her to stop putting up with the beatings and to fight back... A young girl's first stirr 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Transmigrating into a Parrot to Help the Imperial Consort Rule the Realm 穿越成鹦鹉辅助娘娘母仪天下 Transmigrated as a Parrot to Help the Empress Rule the Harem —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Ten Years of Fine Rain Beneath the Parasol Trees 十年梧桐细雨 “It’s a shame that, in my youth, I met someone so dazzling...” “Why do you like me?” “Because you’re cute!” “Why do you like me?” “Because you’re easy to fool.” “Why do you like me...?” “...” In his entire life, Lin Wu only ever told Tong Yuxi “I like you.” He never once said “I love you.” In her entire life, Tong Yuxi only ever told Lin Wu “I hate you.” She never once said “I like you.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Last Snowfall in Zurich 苏黎世的最后一场雪 Lin Xigu once believed that staying by Wen Anning's side could dispel the gloom hanging over her and save her from depression. They promised to travel to many places together, letting the world's beauty soothe the scars deep in her soul, and letting the winds atop the snow-capped mountains bear witness to their long-overdue confession. But the storm of fate struck without warning. The last snowfall in Zurich took Wen Anning away and crushed all of Lin Xigu's hopes. Only when Lin Xigu found the 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 If Only I Could See You Once More 若能再见你一面 Short angst novel + BE + Read with caution + Life isn’t always HE, so when a BE comes, face it bravely... [Goodbye, or goodbye forever?] An ending is both love and her fate... Jiang Yinsheng, I used to think I was the one who owned this heart, but then I realized it was you... Su Sheng, life goes on and all things grow. Just like her name, she represented growth and hope, but she broke her promise... 108Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 39 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
- 40 Reunited in the Heart of the Lake 重逢，在湖光深处 One shake brought two people thousands of miles apart together, but their growing connection was burdened by too many things beyond their control. What is meant to be will come to pass; what isn’t, cannot be forced. It’s just a shame… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Mountains and Seas, Different Schemes 山海不同谋 Dedicated to the memory of my friend. A heroine who seems strong but is actually sensitive and introverted x a hero who seems cold but is actually gentle. Tragic ending. “Why is Qingchuan called Qingchuan?” “I confessed to you long ago. In every glance I gave you.” Maybe we should all be a little braver in our youth. “Can we take a photo together?” “Wu Cangting, goodbye forever.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Night I Miscarried, My Husband Forced Me to Divorce Him for His True Love. Now He's Gone Mad with Regret 流产那晚，丈夫为了白月光逼我离婚，后来他悔疯了 The night I miscarried, my husband forced me to divorce him for his first love. Later, he regretted it beyond belief. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Soul Transmigration to 1998 魂穿1998 He lost his job, his girlfriend broke up with him, and the dejected Ye Chen drowned his sorrows in alcohol. When he woke up, he had transmigrated to 1998, into his own six-year-old body. From then on, the six-year-old had the experience of a thirty-five-year-old. This time, watch me turn things around and make a fortune of hundreds of billions! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Chaos and Ruin 乱与沉沦 I clutched the boy by the throat. "You deserve to die!" The boy stared at me and smiled. "I'd gladly die by your hand, big sister." For a time, I thought I would kill him myself. I never imagined he would pull me out of one abyss, only to drag me into another and plunge me into utter ruin. It's tragic. I never saw my mother once from the day I was born. More absurd still, she came back when I was twenty. She returned to the home I shared with my father, bringing a boy with her. 394Reads—Score10514d adds
- 45 Purple Water Lily 紫色睡莲 Don't blame the gods for playing tricks, The mortal world has its share of aching love. We are a story with no ending. A Yin, then why did we have to meet? It only brought us sorrow. But if you ask whether I regret it, I do not. Wu Qi, the flower farmer who grows water lilies Min Yin, the university student who loves sketching from life and painting Just break free of the obsession in your heart, And blessings will find you wherever you are. Be 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Please Let Me Meet You 请和我相遇 [Told in the first person and adapted from real experiences. The plot takes a major turn due to real-life circumstances; thank you for understanding.] (The “Longing for You” arc: romance, mutual healing, secret love, angst) (The “Yearning for Him” arc: man pursues woman, older woman/younger man, wealthy families, open love, sweet romance) Cong Xican has had three relationships. At different ages, she fell for three different men, yet never once got to wear a wedding dress in this lifetime. On 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 What I Thought Was a Secret Crush Was Actually a Long-Planned Scheme 以为的暗恋，其实是蓄谋已久 A poor girl × a rich young master, [mutual secret crushes / campus youth / BE] Huang Suhe took her secret crush as far as it could go without anyone noticing. What she didn't know was that the person she liked had been plotting to win her over for a long time, too. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 I'll Quit Once I've Made Three Million 赚够300万就收手 I’ll Quit Once I’ve Made 3 Million 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 I Know Sorrow and Autumn 我知悲与秋 [College campus + youthful angst + reunion after years apart + sweet at first, then heartbreaking + BE ending + realistic + female coming-of-age] (The main story is complete. The latest bonus chapter has been posted in the Stories section on the homepage.) One autumn, Jiang Nian saw her eighteen-year-old self at the other end of the road. She held the eighteen-year-old girl tight, as if she had returned to that autumn five years ago. That day, nineteen-year-old Jiang Yiming stood amid the crowd 35Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 50 Once, the Sun Shone on Me 曾被阳光照耀 What is a secret crush? For Yang Zhi, a secret crush is a little flower suddenly blooming in a barren wasteland, a ray of sunlight appearing out of nowhere in endless darkness, and him barging into her world before she could even react. But... he is a dazzling light, the moon in the distant sky, someone forever beyond her reach... So, as long as... as long as she can gaze at him... from afar... she is content. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
