Novels like Spring Mud
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Spring Mud, best match first.
- 1 As the Year Draws to a Close 岁暮将晚 [Marriage first, love later + love grows over time + tragic romance, BE + heroine has a secret crush] “Because I love you, I want the rest of your life to be filled with peace and happiness.” To fend off her mother's pressure to marry, Jiang Li took the initiative and proposed marriage to her blind date. The two gradually fell for each other while living together, and their married life was happy. But it all vanished in the blink of an eye... Jiang Li lied to Su Zimu only three times in her li 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Love Before Midsummer 爱在盛夏以前 A youthful love story about three men and three women whose lives are bound together in the city. It begins when Luan Xiaoqi is cheated on and gets her heart broken, and ends with, “Xiaoqi, as long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters. I’ll listen to you and do whatever you want.” [A little heartache] [A little angst] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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
- 4 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
- 5 On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 离婚那天，他只提了个塑料袋走了 On the Day We Divorced, He Left With Nothing but a Plastic Bag 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on a Tycoon’s Arm. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million 离婚当天，前妻挽着暴发户嘲笑我穷，三年后我身家过亿 On the Day We Divorced, My Ex-Wife Mocked Me for Being Poor on the Arm of a Nouveau Riche. Three Years Later, I Was Worth Over a Hundred Million 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Anonymous, Dyed Warm 匿名染温 A collection of three stories: “Crossing the River Alone,” “Waiting for Winter,” and “The Promise That Came Too Late.” [School Story] + [Bad Ending] Ever since “the clay bodhisattva” showed up, Jiang Ye could tell his standing in the family was on shaky ground. Wen Ni was a “good girl” in everyone else’s eyes, but to him… “…What kind of fairy? She’s more like a bodhisattva.” Bai Lin: Jiang Ye, make sure you look after A-Ni. Jiang Ye: …So I’m just being ignored, huh? Yep, that’s definitely my re —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Secret of the White Camellia 白山茶的秘密 The evil dragon that escaped from the abyss grabbed me, trying to devour me. I ran frantically through the dark corridor, until at last I fell. I was afraid, desperate, and heartbroken, until I gave up the will to live. Inside an ancient castle where sunlight had never reached, I hid, little by little being eaten by the evil dragon... And my knight shattered the glass that symbolized the solemnity of the rules, leaped down from above, and killed the dragon with a swing of his sword. Shi Yu d 8Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 9 Dusk Comes Late 晚晚辞暮 [A girl with depression and a lonely boy] Bad ending It was both salvation and an abyss. Step by step, she fell into the dust. “They trampled on my dignity as they pleased. Only he stayed by my side.” He said, “Most people who love each other in this world can’t be together.” So that year, one person celebrated a happy new marriage, while another lay in eternal rest. I thought we would always be together, but I forgot about the mountain birds and the road... Years passed, and we never met again 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Fake Tycoon Got Me Pregnant, So I Ruined His Life 假富豪骗我怀孕，我让他身败名裂 A Fake Millionaire Got Me Pregnant. I Ruined His Reputation 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 When Time Blossoms into Fireworks 当时光绽放成花火 When they first met, they saw the desolation in each other: two stubborn, headstrong children, their bare feet on thorns, still gazing toward heaven. In those innocent days, she felt the purest stirrings of love. From then on, she saw no one but him, with his gaze flickering in the darkness, touched by sorrow. Even though she was nothing more than a lowly weed berry, all she wanted was to give everything she had to heal the wound in his heart that would never close. But perhaps he'd forgotten wh —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 12 Loving You Through the River of Time 在时光长河里爱你 [ANGST! ANGST! ANGST!] You shouldn’t meet a boy who dazzles you too much when you’re young, or you’ll love him for a very, very long time. Seventeen-year-old Xia Qianye met twenty-year-old Jiang Bo’an. She thought he was her salvation. As it turned out, he had come to take her life. - For seven years, she loved him and waited for him. Then she finally got to see him again, only to die in the year he loved her most. The year they met, she was at her best, seventeen, and he was twenty, at his most 16Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 13 My Wife’s Close Male Friend Sent Me Her Intimate Photos in the Middle of the Night, So I Exposed Him to the Whole Internet 男闺蜜深夜发来妻子私密照，我反手送他全网社死 My wife’s male best friend sent me her intimate photos in the middle of the night, so I made him a laughingstock across the entire internet 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 My Deskmate Picks Fights with the World 同桌他怼天怼地 Stop reading: old embarrassing history - - - - [Tragic Ending + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + Slow-Burn Romance + Campus] [Easygoing, Sweet-Natured, Wild Comic Artist Girl × Cocky, Mischievous, Chuunibyou Campus Hunk] Having seen the warmth and coldness of human nature, Xia Yan was determined to be “invisible.” But when she started high school, she was paired with Gu Wei, a sociable classmate. Her new deskmate had a handsome, refined face and elegant calligraphy, but a mouth that could t 20Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 I Earn 700,000 a Year, and Four Women Tried to Hunt Me Down on a Blind Date. I Taught Them a Lesson 年薪70万相亲被四女围猎，我反手教她们做人 I Earned 700,000 a Year, but Four Women Ganged Up on Me During a Blind Date. I Turned the Tables and Taught Them a Lesson —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Disabled Couple Bullied to Death by a Tour Guide 被导游欺负死得残疾人夫妻 A disabled couple bullied to death by a tour guide —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I Hate Being Twenty-Three in the Summer 讨厌23岁的夏天 Gentle girl VS sensitive boy At seventeen, in the innocence of youth, she fell in love with him. At nineteen, in the best years of his life, he died in her arms. At twenty-three, Ye Xi was supposed to attend her high school reunion, but unexpectedly she traveled back to the year she was seventeen. Familiar memories washed over her, along with the chance to meet him again… Ye Xi thought Xing Zhou had forgotten the child who used to cling to her all day, insisting on going with her even to the con 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 She Married a Foreigner Out of Worship for the West, Lost 4.7 Million to a Scam, Then Fought Back 崇洋媚外嫁老外，被骗470万后我绝地反击 I Married a Foreigner Out of a Fawning Admiration for the West. After He Scammed Me Out of 4.7 Million, I Fought Back 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 After Fourteen Years as the Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family 入赘14年，他毒杀了我全家 After 14 Years as a Live-In Son-in-Law, He Poisoned My Entire Family —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 An Unequal Love 不等式爱情 After graduating from M University, Tao Ran confessed her feelings to the campus heartthrob, Qu Yang. On Mo Yunxi’s recommendation, she landed a job in the publicity department in S City. The surprises that work and love brought her filled her with hope for the future. During her internship, Cai Guixiang called time and again, demanding that Tao Ran return home. She forced Tao Ran to break up with Qu Yang and marry Lu Yunchen, whose family was far above hers in status. Lu Yunchen treated Tao Ran —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The CEO’s Exclusive Prey 总裁的独家猎物 The CEO’s Exclusive Prey 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Come See the Sea with Me Tomorrow 明天陪我去看海 She filled a faraway fantasy into an insubstantial relationship, while he mixed a love close at hand with cold, tangible benefits. Fate finally sent them in opposite directions. “If I could turn back time, I wouldn’t mind traveling ten thousand miles. I’d come see you.” The storm raging out at sea lasted a full forty-one chapters. Fine raindrops beat against the surging waves. Bloodstained white tiles, reeking of earth, pierced his mind like thorns. He remembered. Xiao Yan had left with the shar 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 24 My Daughter Scored Zero on Her College Entrance Exam to Get Back at Me, So I Cut Her Off and Moved Abroad: I Owe You Nothing, Child 女儿高考0分报复我，我断供去国外：孩子，我不欠你的 My daughter scored zero on the college entrance exam to get back at me, so I cut off her support and moved abroad: Kid, I don’t owe you anything 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 My Husband Told Me to Get Lost, Then Regretted It When I Left 老公让我滚，我走了他又后悔了 My husband told me to get lost. I left, and now he regrets it. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 In the 1970s, Lao Gao Punched the Factory Director and Broke His Bones! Lao Gao Went to Prison for Rape! 70年代老高抡拳把厂长打骨折了！老高因为强奸罪坐牢！ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 By the Time the Osmanthus Blossoms Fell, You Were Gone 桂花落尽时你已不在 By the Time the Osmanthus Blossoms Fell, You Were Gone 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 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
- 29 I Packed Away the Wedding Dress and Deleted His Last Unread Message 婚纱压箱，我删了他最后一条未读 The Wedding Dress Packed Away, I Deleted His Last Unread Message 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Before the College Entrance Exam, I Made It Official with the School Heartthrob 高考前，我和校草官宣了 Before the College Entrance Exam, I Went Public with the Campus Heartthrob 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Rose and Lychee Candy 玫瑰荔枝糖 [Love at First Sight, Two Academic Stars] [Tsundere Demon King x Tough Little Airhead] [If They Both Die, It’s a Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Lu Ziyao fell in love with Shi Nian at first sight. All Lu Ziyao remembered was that the weather was beautiful that day, so beautiful he couldn’t remember it clearly, because he had met her. The boy approached her cautiously, afraid of frightening the girl he liked. He just didn’t know that once you get close to some things, they can stay with 61Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 32 You, or Someone Like You 你或像你的人 Be. Documentary filmmaker × undercover police officer Xu Yuan had an accident while filming a documentary and woke up with amnesia. After that, she often dreamed of a mountain road she could never find her way off. A year later, Xu Yuan ran into her high school classmate, Zhou Yiran. She wanted to get closer to him because the scent of mint and orange he carried had appeared in her dreams countless times. Zhou Yiran had been secretly in love with Xu Yuan for nine years. At last, his wish came t 78Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 33 Loving You Is My Death Sentence 爱你是我的死罪 Loving you is my mortal sin. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Slow Down, Wait for Me 慢一点，等我 Slow Down, Wait for Me 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Stubborn Bones 倔骨 [A wealthy young lady who hides a ruthless side x a poor, helpless, beautiful but miserable boy] Campus · unrequited love · county town · bad ending After talking back to her father, Xu Anzhi was “exiled” to a small county town in the southwest. Once a rich young lady, she was now penniless and powerless, though her temper remained unchanged. Huicheng was filthy and run-down, and Xu Anzhi hated everything about it, except for one unruly, attention-grabbing boy. Xie Xun was something else: skippi 252Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 36 My Wife's Revenge Diary 妻子的复仇日记 She endured a man’s schemes to frame her, his transfer of their assets, his mistress’s demands, being treated like a free nanny by her mother-in-law, and even the man taking out an exorbitantly expensive insurance policy on her! She could take no more and decided to reclaim everything that belonged to her! Faced with the youth she had lost, she decided to take up arms, fight back, and find the happiness that was hers! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 My Childhood-Sweetheart CEO Is Fierce 竹马总裁飒爆了 My Childhood Sweetheart CEO Is Stunning 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 I Don't Regret Our Parting, Only That It Came Too Soon 不恨离别，只恨匆匆 The Imperial City is ancient and mysterious. Behind its red walls and yellow-tiled roofs lie countless secrets and sorrows unknown to the world. “Flowers bloom and fade behind the silent courtyard gate; two beauties stand side by side beneath the jade pavilion. They long to speak of affairs within the palace, but dare not say a word in front of the parrot.” This is a simple story told by three women of the inner palace, each with a very different fate, as they recount their own loves and heartbr 37Reads—Score10114d adds
- 39 I’ll Go See You in the Moonlight 替月亮去见你 [Lin Jiu, a girl wounded by her family, vs. the gentle, brilliant student Jiang Shiyue] [School life + reunion after years apart + healing] If someone asked Lin Jiu whether she regretted falling in love with Jiang Shiyue, her answer would be no. When she was nineteen, the boy came beneath the moonlight, his eyes filled with countless stars. “Lin Jiu, there’s no moon in the sky tonight, but I’m here behind you. From now on, on every dark night, I’ll come to see you in the moon’s place.” Those wor 6Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 40 Favorite or Exception 偏爱还是例外 When she was five, she met a boy who would change her life, but fate played one cruel joke after another on her. The moment Mu Qiqi watched Du Ze jump down with her... “Maybe he’s the reason I’m alive in this world?” Her birth mother abandoned her. The orphanage caught fire, and the director who had cared for her like a mother died. Her adoptive parents died in a car accident on the first day of school. All the love she had ever been shown vanished overnight. In the end, even the person she love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Secret Crush with a Hint of Tangerine 橘子味的暗恋 [Gentle academic prodigy Lin Xia × dashing bad boy heartthrob Mo Chengsheng] She never got to see that first snow, and she didn't make it through that bitter winter. Her life ended forever at the age of twenty-two. One summer, Lin Xia met Mo Chengsheng. One glance was all it took for her to fall helplessly, hopelessly in love. Her secret crush remained hidden from the world. Mo Chengsheng became a knot deep in her heart. “My name is Lin Xia.” “Mo Chengsheng.” Mo Chengsheng: “Are we not friend 70Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 42 No Secret Affairs Allowed 禁止偷欢 🔥 Powerful-family taboo romance | Heart-wrenching angst with a thrilling reversal Fu Siyan, the crown prince of the capital, wields power over the entire court. Noble and aloof, he is a god no one dares profane. Only I know how twisted he is beneath that icy exterior. Three years ago, he personally sent me to prison on charges of "suspected disclosure of trade secrets." The night before I was locked up, he gripped my chin, his gaze colder than ice. "Shen Rao, how dare you lay a hand on someone 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 To Atone, the Demon Lord Enters Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation to Find His Beloved Wife's Soul 魔君为赎罪，进入九世轮回寻找爱妻魂 To atone for his sins, the Demon Lord enters nine cycles of reincarnation to seek his beloved wife’s soul. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 我复活了他，他却说我自私 I Brought Him Back to Life, but He Called Me Selfish 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Su Chen's Rise from the Ashes 苏辰的逆袭人生 A betrayal drove him and his mother to the brink of despair, making survival his sole obsession. He lay low in the dust, hiding every trace of his misery, and relied on sheer determination to push through every shadow in his path. The struggles no one knew about and the unexpected glimmers of light eventually helped him break free from the shackles of fate. His rise to power conceals too many untold stories. 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 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
- 47 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Night My White Moonlight Returned, I Became My Fiancé's Younger Brother's Fiancée 白月光归来那夜，我成了未婚夫弟弟的“未婚妻” The night my first love returned, I became my fiancé's younger brother's “fiancée” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 At Thirty-Six, I Finally Dumped That Good-for-Nothing Scumbag 三十六岁，我终于甩掉了烂人渣男 At thirty-six, I finally dumped my worthless scumbag boyfriend 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Building a House in the Countryside 农村自建房 A super-angsty tragedy based on real events. My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
