Novels like I’ll Go See You in the Moonlight
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I’ll Go See You in the Moonlight, best match first.
- 51 Be Good, Stop Making Her Fall for You 乖，别再诱她沦陷 (School life + secret crush + healing + self-improvement) Su Ying had been bullied at school. One day, the sunny, handsome Xiao Ming rescued her, and from then on, his image was etched deep in her heart. To her, Xiao Ming, with his excellent grades and cheerful, easygoing nature, was like a cool breeze on a summer day. As she came to understand her girlish feelings, she secretly fell for him and worked hard to better herself, hoping that one day she could stand by his side. At last, he came to h 7Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 52 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
- 53 Chasing the Astral Trail Is Hard 星轨难追 Also known as A Silent Farewell, a short tragic ending. Resilient girl Lin Yuyao + frail boy Qin Zhiyu We are all observing starlight that died long ago, and I love you as one loves a star that has already vanished. We met in the folds of time and space, like two meteors knocked off course. You burned yourself to light the future I could never reach. Rather than let the begonias fall one by one, I’d rather pluck the last branch of spring. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Day She Jumped, the Whole Class Was Filming 她跳下来那天，全班都在拍 The Day She Jumped, the Whole Class Was Filming 33Reads—Score114d adds
- 55 A Song Silent in the Passage of Time 沉默在时光里的歌 A Song Silent in Time 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 After Reuniting Years Later, I Thought We'd Be Together 久别重逢后，原以为我们会在一起 “Sensitive girl | Devoted boy” “Reunion after years apart | Mutual secret crushes | Bittersweet campus romance” The first time Ye An saw Ji Nian, he knew their paths would cross more than once. But so many hardships kept him from being there for her throughout her childhood. The girl became the only light in the boy’s darkest days. At last, after overcoming countless obstacles, he returned as a transfer student and saw her again. But she… She seemed different. Everything about her had changed. W 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 I’ve Never Forgotten Our Love 恋恋不曾忘 [Sweet campus romance + modern-day angst] Petite girl Li Hui has a crush on handsome campus heartthrob Lin Xun. While pursuing him, she accidentally ends up working two jobs at once. During college, the two share one heart-fluttering moment after another. Just as they are about to get together, Lin Xun suddenly announces his relationship on social media, and they go their separate ways. This unrequited love began in summer and ended in winter. Years later, after facing setback after setback, a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Eight Hundred and Ninety-Four Letters to You 写给你的八百九十四封信 Eight Hundred and Ninety-Four Letters to You —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 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
- 60 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
- 61 Thank You, I Could Never Repay You in This Life 谢谢你，这辈子我还不起 [Slightly Angsty + Bad Ending] Before Su Yan was even born, her whole family’s debts had already been laid upon her shoulders. She never complained. She never regretted it. Thank you, senior. I’m sorry, senior. In this life, I’ll repay my debt. In the next, I’ll repay you. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 The Radiance of the Sun 耀之阳 If you've read it, please help out and snipe the package, blind ʕ ᵔᴥᵔ ʔ Let's leave it at that. Let us fall in love once more and return to how we were at the beginning... You won't leave me. And if you do, I'll follow your trail and find you. Wherever you go, I'll go... Those patches of light tell the story of our youth. I hope that boy won't have to wait too long again... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Wind Blows Again in the South 南方又风吹 After the college entrance exams, Shi Qiao Nan decides to retake them. She had only wanted to get through the year peacefully, but life has a way of playing tricks on you. On the very first day, she gets into a fight with Jiang Cheng, the deskmate she hasn't even met yet. They get off on the wrong foot, but soon grow closer. As they spend their days together, a shy, uncertain young love takes root, and neither has to say a word for them to understand. Just before the arts exams, her mother dies 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Never Failing to Keep a Promise 不失允 [School + society + tragic ending + loyal puppy + younger male lead + mutual secret crush + sweet and angsty + contrast] Shi Qi × Yun Si Shi Qi was born into an oppressive family, an unexpected presence. Frail and often sick, she was loved by her parents, but they always used her poor health to keep her in check. When she was hospitalized at thirteen, she saw a bold, carefree person in the ward. A mutual secret crush, a school romance, a younger male lead, and a tragic ending. Proceed with cauti 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Next Year’s Spring 来年的春 [Signed for publication] [Mutual salvation + sweet and angsty] An insecure, sensitive, well-behaved girl × a rebellious, roguishly handsome boy with a softer side Note: If you’re confused, check out the author’s other short story, Snow in the Eighth Year. When they first met, neither of them ever imagined that one day they would fall deeply in love. One day, she looked up and called to him, “Chen Yi.” He answered. There was a smile in Lin Shu’s eyes, though her expression was calm. She smiled 19Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 66 I Have a Love Affair to Discuss with a God 我和神有个恋爱要谈 People who love each other will meet again in another world. Pei Nuoyi somehow finds himself in a strange place and falls in love with a god. He has forgotten where he came from and cannot see what lies ahead. The god's name is Wei. Wei, meaning “only.” Pei Nuoyi x Fang Wei. Bad ending. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Lord Qi, Stop Tormenting Her. Your Wife Has Already Forgotten You 祁爷别虐了，夫人她已经把你忘了 A baseless frame-up destroyed her family. One life and five years in prison: she thought she had repaid everything he claimed she owed him. But he told her, “Shi Ran, you caused the death of the woman I loved. You’ll never repay what you owe me in this lifetime!” 227Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 68 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
- 69 You Were Born Before I Was 君生我未生 She was Consort Yun, gentle and gracious in the imperial palace; he was a domineering, amorous prince. These two met one winter... “I don't know anything. I only remember that you're my wife!” “My lady, what's happened to me? Why can't I remember anything?” “My lady, I can't remember a thing now. You won't abandon me, will you?” “My lady, don't leave. I'm afraid of thunder!”... 43Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 70 The Chosen One: The Fall 天之骄子：坠落 [Cool and aloof senior sister x ruthless, devilish master] [Naive Nan Xin pursues Nuoxi in a groveling romance; a sickly martial arts prodigy challenges her devilish master] “Why does he whip you?” “Because I won the competition.” Ever since Nuoxi discovered her master's secret, she hasn't known a moment's peace. She's either being punished or on her way to be punished. But she wants to stop her master. She wants to save the people being poisoned. Fortunately, Nan Xin is there with her. But th 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 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
- 72 An Orange Summer for You 予你橙夏 [Sunny, lively hero vs. aloof, cold heroine + Mutual Secret Crush + Devoted Love + Tragedy (Bad Ending) + Love That Goes Unreturned] In 2006, during a hot, damp summer that seemed to stretch on without end. Yuan Man and her mother, Wang Xiaozhi, moved from Yancheng to Wutuo Town. The first time Yuan Man met Xu Jiayi, his mother was yanking him by the ear and scolding him. He was covered in mud and filthy from head to toe, and he clearly wasn't one for keeping clean. Yuan Man didn't like him much 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Let the Past Fade; You and I Will Drift with the Wind 往事清零你我随风 [Powerful CEO Family + Secret Crush + Modern Romance + Marriage Before Love + Angsty Romance] An accident, a chance encounter, and then a conspiracy unfolds. Later, she lies in a hospital bed, never to wake again, while he is consumed by regret. The man clutches his aching chest and sinks to his knees, weeping uncontrollably. “Jian Tong, I was wrong. Please come back, okay?” A bitter, icy wind howls past, scattering the woman’s ashes into the air as if she had never existed. 47Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 74 A Solo Performance in My Youth 青春里的独角戏 [Reunion after a long separation + from schooldays to the wedding aisle + secret crush + mutual devotion] Transfer student Ye Yiyi meets Xi Chenhao on a spring outing, setting off a series of sparks between them. Nothing ever goes as it should: he goes abroad, he loses contact, and then… he gets a girlfriend. She always thought her secret crush was a one-sided story, but then a miracle happens… Life is full of setbacks. He dies, but unbelievably, he comes back to life? Their long-awaited reunion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Men and Women Beneath the Night Sky 夜幕下的男女 She secretly gave birth to his child, hoping to have something to remember him by. But she never expected it would bind her to him for the rest of her life. A man and a woman from vastly different worlds, two phantoms who could only appear in the dark, and a tormented love affair that lasted for decades… 88Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 76 A Collection of Short, Angsty Stories 短虐合集 “Between the two of us, my life is the least important thing. If you want to take it, then it’s yours.” A collection of short, tragic period romance and fanfiction with a beautiful bad ending. Each story is a few chapters long, featuring passionate but painful love, a strong female lead and a weaker male lead, lovers who fight as fiercely as they love, a man desperately trying to win back his wife, and tragic endings. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Love Born of Hate 怀恨爱 A rainy day brought them together; a sunny day drove them apart. May I give you jasmine, and may you never leave. What is remembered always will one day be answered. Jiang Yi is brooding and possessive; Shen Yue refuses to believe that even an iceberg can't melt. When she first met him, he was rebellious and defiant. The last time she saw him, they were separated by death. He always listened to her. Even that iceberg would melt, watering his little jasmine. Before leaving on a mission, he asked 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Giving You Back Last Winter 还予去岁冬 [School bullying + a dream of a lifetime + unrequited love + dream sequences + one-sided love + tragic ending + female lead suffers] Someone has always lived in Huan Qudong's dreams. If Song Zhifei had not died, they would have had a wonderful life together, despite all the hardships. But she died, bullied to death. The lively girl in Huan Qudong's eyes. Song Zhifei x Huan Qudong Unrelenting angst, a drawn-out plot, and a slow pace. Tragic ending. Don't read if that's not for you. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 I Want to Live Well 我想好好的活着 I had never met a boy like him before. His features were delicate, and his pale complexion seemed almost unreal. His long, curled lashes lowered over deep eyes that looked as if they held countless stories. Anyone who saw him couldn’t help taking a second look. He was a transfer student. From the day he stepped into our classroom, the girls went wild, and even the boys were scrambling to be his friend. The nightmare began the day I met him. On graduation day, I clenched my fists, worked up my ne 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Peach Oolong Only Wants to Love You 蜜桃乌龙只想喜欢你 Meigui and Xu Xiangyang grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Meigui came from a troubled family and was sent to the countryside as a child, where she was raised by her mother. When she started middle school, she became Xu Xiangyang's neighbor. In her third year of middle school, with her parents away, she stayed at his home. Sensitive and insecure, Meigui was eventually helped out of her shell by Xu Xiangyang. Her parents came home when she started high school. After they abused her, Meigu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 A Little Regret in Three Words 三个字的小遗憾 A sensitive, overthinking girl versus a sunny, oblivious boy When Shen Xiaoxu is sixteen, she happens to catch sight of Lu Qingyang, who had been about to head home despite the rain, suddenly slowing down. He gently crouches to feed a kitten soaked through by the downpour. Though his shoulders are already drenched, he casually glances up a few times, seemingly not bothered at all. What an utterly hopeless idiot! Watching from the side, Shen Xiaoxu can’t help whispering under her breath. But even 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Summer Evening 夏晚 Xia Wan 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Completed, No Continuation 已完不续 A heartbreaking campus romance you can read in one sitting I am a beast trapped in a castle, waiting for you to save the rose that is about to wither. The second Lu Chiqiu slipped a love letter into Xin Xu’s desk, her mother and his father were carried out of a garage, overcome by carbon monoxide. Neither of them was wearing any clothes. At that moment, a young girl’s secret crush became the most humiliating thing imaginable. Content warning: The male lead dies in the year he loves the female 24Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 84 A Confession Hidden Away 告白难藏 [Redemption + healing + tragic ending + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + lingering heartbreak + slice of life] A gloomy, aloof girl x a brash, sunny boy They first met when Chi Zhiyu mistakenly thought she was about to kill herself and saved her. He said a lot of things. She wasn’t wearing her hearing aids then, so she couldn’t hear him. From Qing Yi’s perspective, that was their first meeting. The second time they met, she smelled smoke in the alley on her way to school. She 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 A Coward in Love 是暗恋的胆小鬼 [Completed] [Secret Crush Comes True] [He Gets His Comeuppance for Chasing Her Too Late] [Angsty Romance] Chen Xu was the only person Jiang Yi ever loved during her youth, and the one she could never forget. But who wasn’t a coward with a secret crush back then? Long after graduation, Jiang Yi could still remember what they had been like. But when they met again, everything had changed. The last thing she heard about him was that he was getting married. When you’re young, you can’t help seeing t 123Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Loving You Is Like Falling into the Abyss 爱你如坠深渊 Jiang Anning loved Fu Hanyuan with all her heart. Fu Hanyuan hated Jiang Anning with all his heart. In the end, she miscarried, her son died of illness, and she finally lost all hope... 196Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 87 The Heart's Track of Love 心动之心轨 [Wealthy-family tragedy + school romance + sweet doting love + bad ending] I hope that one day I can hold your hand and go with you to see the sights you want to see. You’re the only girl I’ll ever love. You were there at the beginning, you’re there throughout, and you’ll still be there at the end. Ye Qingyue, I love you. Could you love me too?, Gu Beichen I’m sorry I can’t stay by your side. Please live well in the days ahead, okay?, Ye Qingyue Ye Qingyue died in the very year Gu Beichen loved 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 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
- 89 A Long Road Beneath the Moonlight 长路有月色 Ten years ago, Bai Le was tossed out of the country like a piece of trash! Ten years later, at her younger sister's wedding, she steals her own brother-in-law, schemes to bankrupt her father's company, and drives her stepmother insane! She doesn't understand love because no one has ever loved her, so she intends to destroy everyone who has ever hurt her! This story is entirely fictional. All the names of cities, people, settings, and other details appearing in it are fictional! 6Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 90 Finger Bone 指骨 [Warning: questionable values] I have no name. As far back as I can remember, I've been a dog. Because my sense of smell and hearing are naturally sharp, a human trafficker kept me by his side. No one cared how old I was. I was probably a little older than Song Junlan when I met him. He had been sold to a wealthy family to live as their young master. We met again because I was given a job and offered a huge sum of money: Song Junlan's sister had hired someone to kill him. 35Reads8.5Score714d adds
- 91 A Little Cloud 一片小云朵 [Sunny boy Xu Ji × sensitive, overthinking Qiao Tong] [Bad ending] When they first meet, midsummer sunlight falls across the boy’s clothes, and Xu Ji’s smile catches Qiao Tong completely off guard. Bit by bit, Xu Ji brings light to Qiao Tong’s dark world. After the college entrance exams, Xu Ji gathers the courage to reveal the secret he has kept in his heart for so long. “Qiao Tong, will you give me the chance to walk beside you?” “I like you.” Waves pound against the shore. Xu Ji’s words crash 42Reads—Score914d adds
- 92 Letting Go 割愛 [Short tragic ending + obsessive male lead] After my mother remarried, my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me, was always finding new ways to bully me. But after our parents died, he changed completely. He stopped bullying me and instead stayed by my side, taking care of me without ever giving up on me. It was as if he’d become a different person. 62Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 93 Tonight, the Stars Look Just Like You 今夜星辰恰似你 When she woke again, her world was dark and cold, without a glimmer of light... Yet even then, that man still showed her no mercy. He personally sent her to the gates of hell... Later, he went mad and paid for her with his life... In this devastating love story, who truly came out on top? 15Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 94 It’s Hard to Forget You 忘记你很难 Zhou Zhou came from Yuncheng to study in City C, where she met a boy who made her heart flutter with the excitement of youth. She liked to secretly follow him, and he never noticed her. The only time she ever found the courage to act was when he was sad: she quietly gave him a peach-flavored candy. To her surprise, they got into the same university. Not long after the semester began, a post on the campus forum went viral. After that, the heroine went abroad, and the two never crossed paths again 10Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 95 Waiting for the Next Clear Day 等不到下一个天晴 "Mutual secret crush + tragic ending + ensemble cast" [Cool and reserved He Wanqing] [Reckless and uninhibited Lin Zhifei] Her life was always drenched in the rainy season. She had seen a sunny day, but it had appeared only once in the drifting downpour of her youth. After Lin Zhifei left, she never saw a day like that again. He Wanqing could no longer wait for Lin Zhifei, nor could she wait for the skies to clear again. There was a rumor at Experimental High School: the beautiful top student He 273Reads—Score10614d adds
- 96 What More Do You Want from Me? 你还要我怎样 She loved him, and he tortured her. She had secretly loved him for over ten years, but their love gradually faded away in a marriage that lasted less than two years... 115Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 97 The Firefly’s Rebirth 晚萤新生 A bittersweet romance. Lin Wanying’s life is running out. A sudden cancer diagnosis has trapped her in a prison called despair, and all she wants is to spend the time she has left quietly reaching the end of her journey. Chen Ye, a genius designer, has had the edges of his life worn away by the hardships of his childhood and the endless grind of each day. His heart is barren, and he can find no meaning in life, until he meets a girl whose eyes conceal both brokenness and extraordinary strength. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 She Lost Again 她又输了 [Youthful campus romance + secret crush + bad ending] Jiang Nianzhi’s world had always been dark, but luckily, she met Zhou Siheng, who could protect her. She realized she was pretty lucky after all: she’d found her savior, a boy who could keep her safe. It seemed Jiang Nianzhi had lost everything. Everyone hated her except Zhou Siheng. “Can I rely on you from now on?” The boy smiled, gently stroked the girl’s head, and said, “You can.” From then on, Jiang Nianzhi had someone to lean on. But goo 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 99 Thoughts and Longing 念与望 Campus | Mutual pining | BE A gloomy boy plagued by misfortune | A sensitive girl always afraid of losing what she has The breeze swept past the window, lifting an orange-yellow journal that shimmered in the sunlight. On the first page, someone had written: “If you can't forget, your feelings will be answered.” Jiang Wang, the name that ran through Shen Nian's teenage years. Her first crush, at eight. Then, at fourteen, she saw him again. She stayed by Jiang Wang's side in silence. She didn't da 35Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 100 The Wind Kisses the White Rose 风吻白玫瑰 A cheerful girl with depression vs. a lonely, gentle top student Chen Yan meets a strange person at the hospital. That day, he sees many sides of her. One moment she is chatting away, the next she is silently crying. Since high school, she has called herself “Young Master Xiao Jiang” and become everyone’s mood-maker. Everyone thinks that is just who she is, but Chen Yan is the only one who has seen the side she keeps hidden. So he says, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to save you.” He has seen her at 79Reads8.9Score—14d adds
