Novels like The Black Diary
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Black Diary, best match first.
- 151 My Potato Boyfriend 我的土豆男友 My Potato Boyfriend 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 152 First Love? Who Cares! The Chinese Teacher Has Big Plans 初恋算个屁，语文老师要干大事 (No System, no golden finger, no being reborn, just slow growth) After getting back together with her first love, being smacked by a parent, and getting stabbed by her own boyfriend, she lost the ability to have children. Then, after finishing her graduate school entrance exams, her mother died unexpectedly. Xia Shinan decided, “First love can go to hell. Building a career and making big money are what matter most!” Xia Shinan (a pun on “born female”), a 26-year-old woman, comes from a family t 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 At Fifty, She's No Weed, She's a Treasure 50的她不是草其实她是块宝 [Silver-haired wish fulfillment + No rebirth + No System + No pocket dimension + A story focused on positive values] #A 50-year-old farmwife seeks a new beginning# After Lin Meiru discovers her husband has been cheating, she insists on getting a divorce. “You can’t even earn money. How will you survive without me?” Lin Meiru defies the odds and learns to sell things from a street stall after her divorce. The wheels of fate begin to turn... 52Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 154 Beyond the Walls, Where Do We Go? 围墙之外，何去何从 [No fixed couples, and readers with strong moral qualms should stay away! This novel loves pairing people in unexpected ways, and the ex-husband eventually becomes the son-in-law!] [All kinds of tangled relationships, mutual scheming, love and hate, but in the end everyone gets a happy ending!] [Everyone’s status gets reshuffled, and each person finds their own path to happiness! Hahaha~~] She watches her husband give her the green hat, then returns the favor in kind. Life is this thrilling, and 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Let's Not Talk About Love 不谈爱情 Don't Talk About Love is a purely fictional serialized novel. The novel tells of the inner torment of Zhao Xiaosong, a middle-aged man who works at Shenfeng Tire Factory and suffers from cerebral atrophy. It portrays his resentment, anxiety, loneliness, helplessness, despair, selfishness, longing, and, finally, his struggle... The story begins in the 1990s. Zhao Xiaosong, a country bumpkin from that era, is lucky enough to become a tire-molding worker at Shenfeng Tire Factory in Jiaoshi. Back 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 An Encounter in the Chill of Early Spring 春寒料峭时的相遇 [What Should I Do About the Blue Star Songstress Who Fell into My Home?] (No System, no golden finger, sweet romance, everyday life, no chaos, no catfights or showing off) Indie game developer Mu Chenxi only started writing a web novel because he wanted to make money for developing his game. The novel flopped, but its heroine, Fang Minshu, came out of the book. After bringing her home from the police station, he had only a few hundred yuan left. To help her get an identity, Mu Chenxi took her in 364Reads8.9Score4514d adds
- 157 Reborn in 2002: I Won’t Become the Richest Man 重生2002，我不做首富 [Reborn in 2002]+ [A flood of memories]+ [Everyday life]+ [Building the nation through industry]+ [Web fiction superstar]+ [Patriotic] When Yan He woke up, he had returned to 2002, the year he started seventh grade. Reliving his youthful days, he battled against the current, and forged a very different life. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Marriage Before Love: Mr. Fu’s Beloved 先婚后爱：付先生的掌心宠 Because of her family background, Xiang Zhaozhao had always been determined never to marry. That same family background left her with no choice but to compromise and go on a blind date with Fu Shiyu. Xiang Zhaozhao thought their marriage would be nothing more than two people sharing a life. She never imagined it would turn out so blissful and sweet! A love story about a first-generation entrepreneur and a woman marrying later in life! 983Reads8.7Score11914d adds
- 159 Snow in Winter, Flowers in Spring 冬有雪，春有花 When Nan Xiu was fourteen, her father told her, “Be good, don't cry. Smile. When you do, you look like a little fairy from another world.” When she was twenty, her older brother told her, “Be good, don't cry. Find a good man. He'll take good care of you.” At twenty-two, Nan Xiu rode her little electric scooter back and forth between school and her mentor's shop, smiling sweetly as she called out, “Old Liu, I've finished today's tasks!” At twenty-four, Song Shimo told Nan Xiu, “I'll love you for 120Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 160 A Good Match Has Yet to Be Found 良辰未许人 On her thirty-second birthday, Liang Chen met Chen Qian in person after chatting online for three days. She expected another case of someone looking better in photos, but her ideal type was sitting right across from her: a year younger, tall and handsome, romantic and funny. Even the curve of his smile was exactly to her taste. They fell passionately in love in no time. But amid all the sweetness, they both found themselves wondering: One of us is beautiful and clever, the other is gentle and ha 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 City Romance: 101 Heart-Pounding Moments 都市恋语：101次心动瞬间 In this bustling city, love quietly takes shape in a thousand different ways. Some feel their hearts race as they pass a stranger in a subway station. Some rediscover their courage after a chance encounter in a cafe. And some use words across a screen to keep each other warm through lonely nights... This collection brings together 101 short stories, each a vivid, self-contained glimpse of love. Some are sweet, some bittersweet, some absurd, and some healing. Together, they capture the excitement —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Better Late Than Never. There's Still a Long Road Ahead 迟到但无妨，来日且方长 Chu Mingxi thinks of herself as a piece of charcoal and Li Cheng as a spark. Only when she meets Li Cheng does she grow warm and begin to shine. She was late to their promise, but in the days ahead, she’ll make a living from the simple pleasures of life and find love through poetry. She once thought beauty lay in partings and reunions, but in the end, even life’s everyday necessities are poetry. 506Reads9.4Score—14d adds
- 163 Reborn from the Cocoon: Lin Yu’s Comeback 破茧重生，林宇的逆袭 The protagonist is a devout Buddhist who values loyalty and honor, and is also innovative and bold. He struggles to make his way in the garment industry. In 2004, he saw an opportunity and proposed that his company purchase digital textile printers from the Sun Country, helping it take the lead in the digital printing field. He later went into business for himself, and things went smoothly from the start. But fate had other plans: his manager betrayed him and took all his clients, the market shi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Distance of Love Is Just Right 爱的距离刚刚好 Yu Kai saw the morning light streaming through the skylight fall across Qi Ji's face. Her eyes lowered slightly, and her long lashes veiled them like a mist. Her smooth forehead, straight, graceful nose, and faintly upturned lips formed a delicate, alluring profile in the sunlight. With her gaze lowered yet oblivious to everyone around her, she walked briskly past Yu Kai toward the South District office, her steps light but purposeful. A breeze followed in her wake, lifting her shoulder-length s 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 165 Women, Houses, and Everything in Between 女人与房子那些事儿 An unremarkable woman stops at nothing, steadily climbing the ranks until she makes a stunning comeback and becomes the president of a real estate company. Her life is full of hardships and almost legendary twists. The novel also reveals many little-known secrets of the real estate industry. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 My Fleeting Days of Dew and Clouds 我的浮云朝露 Let me tell you some true stories. Ever since I started writing novels, I’ve gradually heard friends, and friends of friends, tell me their stories. This time, my friend Lu Bin invited his college classmate Yu Zhou to join us for drinks and a chat. I based this story on Yu Zhou’s own experiences. Yu Zhou told me about his first love, his childhood sweetheart, and some of his college classmates and friends. There were happy comedies and heartbreaking tragedies... 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Reborn: Focus on Making Money and Become a Tycoon 重生之专心搞钱成为富豪 After my wife, Zhou Ruoxi, betrayed me, my fortune was stolen in my previous life, and I became a laughingstock. Fortunately, I’ve been reborn. In this life, I’m done with love and focused on making money. 1Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 168 Who Is the Murderer? 谁是谋杀者 A body is discovered in an abandoned chemical plant in Jiangcheng. At the same time, Lin Beiqiao is searching day and night for her missing brother, Lin Beican. Is the body her brother's? Follow Officer Song Zhen's investigation as it uncovers the truth about a troubled family, layer by layer. 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Forced to Divorce with Nothing, She Rose to the Top 被逼净身离婚后，她走上了巅峰 After her husband cheats, her in-laws turn against her, and she is eventually forced to leave with nothing. Now the dreamweaver must fight her way back from rock bottom and make that scoundrel and his family regret it, one step at a time... 1.6kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 170 Lost in Marriage 婚姻迷途 Marriage is perhaps the most delicate relationship in the world. It can make you closer than anyone else, or leave you feeling more distant than strangers... 20Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 171 My Flash-Marriage Husband's Love Has Me Spoiled and Proud 闪婚老公的爱让我恃宠而骄 She, Xu Mengyao, a cool, beautiful woman who was once the goddess of first love in everyone's eyes, planned to marry her boyfriend of four years, Chen Hao, after becoming pregnant. But his mother broke them up. He, Li Yuanjun, a warm-hearted man, met Xu Mengyao, a bridesmaid, at a friend's wedding, and fell for her at first sight. Handsome and sunny, Li Yuanjun eventually won Xu Mengyao over with his sincerity. A month later, they had a whirlwind wedding and registered their marriage. After the 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 The Good Girl Who Became a Clear-Eyed Force to Be Reckoned With 乖乖女熬成了清醒的悍妇 [Women's Growth + Married Life + Everyday Life + Comeback] A slow, warming story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. Drawn from the realities of everyday life. At thirty, Lian Fangfang still got to marry for love. She could hardly believe her luck. But this well-behaved girl, who had grown up surrounded by praise and applause, never expected that when faced with her domineering mother-in-law, her husband Wang Wenbo would choose to stay silent. What does marriage really bring women? Is it a descent in 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Living Apart 分居 Ji Shu got married and had a child before realizing she'd chosen a man who couldn't shoulder any responsibility. She took her child back to her hometown alone and began living separately from him. She thought returning to the countryside would ease some of the pressure, but she hadn't counted on her mother's constant nagging, her lack of income, and her poor health. One hardship after another became more than she could bear... At the lowest point in her life, she met Fu Yu, the legendary “king o 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Now That I'm Reborn, Who Would Still Work for Someone Else? 都重生了谁还打工 [Reborn]+ [One Female Lead]+ [No Harem]+ [Entrepreneurship] “Ye Chenfeng, Ye Chenfeng, I must have been blind. How could I have ever known someone like you!” “Ye Chenfeng! Ye Chenfeng... You son of a, look at this stuff! 91,000, 91,000! What did we buy?” In his previous life, Ye Chenfeng had three daughters, and not one of them was his own. It turned out he’d been cheated on. He got divorced! One night, he sat on the rooftop drinking. Then he fell, and time flowed backward. He was reborn twenty 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Snow White and Peter Pan 白雪公主与小飞侠 [The idealized love, a power couple] Career queen × gentle young master, a high-stakes game of love! Bai Ruixue is a cool, formidable career queen who relies on her own abilities to sweep aside every obstacle and would never stoop to playing the victim. Pan Zhongze could coast on his family's status, but instead chooses to keep a low profile and start his career as an assistant. Until one day, his identity as the chairman's son is unexpectedly exposed! The two, once sweetly devoted to each other —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 The 365-Day Relentless Dating Plan 365天疯狂相亲计划 [Modern romance + lifelong single + falling in love + dating pitfalls] On her 29th birthday, Mu Chen makes a vow: she’ll get married before she turns 30. Having been single her whole life, she sets out on a long search for love, rushing from one blind date to the next. What will happen as she searches for Mr. Right? Stay tuned. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Dongguan Memories: The Girls Who Loved Me Back Then 东莞往事：那些年爱过我的女孩 [Urban Slice of Life + Multiple Heroines + Underdog’s Rise + Workplace] In 2006, Lin Yu arrives in Dongguan just after graduating from college. The city is said to be full of opportunities and romantic adventures. There, he meets the women who warm and support him as he grows, while he slowly rises from a rookie who can’t even tighten a screw to a workplace elite. He struggles and fights for his dreams in the face of reality, but growth always comes at a price. No System giving him cheat powers, 988Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 I Met You in Winter 在冬时遇见你 [Sweet romance, no angst] [They choose each other] [A slow-burning love] [Gourmet] After Lin Xiaoxi moved to Qingcheng, a small coastal city, she discovered on the night she got her tooth filled that her next-door neighbor was Xie Jingzhi, the dentist who had treated her. Gentle and reassuring when he smiled, Dr. Xie shattered her preconceptions about dentists. It turned out that some of them didn't look intimidating after all. As they spent one day after another together, she learned that some 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 A Beauty Like a Flower, Years Flowing Like Water 如花美眷似水流年 This is the story of Fang Fei’s growth as love and fate intertwine. From the innocence of her first love to complicated emotional entanglements, Fang Fei experiences betrayal, loss, and being reborn. Her relationships with three men reveal the tolerance and devotion love can inspire. In the end, Fang Fei finds herself through love and responsibility, showing that love means far more than romance. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 I Never Meant to Become a Landlord 我真没想当房东 [Slow Burn + No Idiocy + No System + Realistic] Five years of waiting ended with the other person saying, “Let's break up.” Then a girl suddenly showed up at my house, asking to rent a room. And she was beautiful, too. I hadn't wanted to say yes, but the girl was so pushy. 751Reads6.2Score10514d adds
- 181 A Flower in the Dust, Blooming Toward the Sun 尘埃里的花，向阳而生 This story follows Shi Xiaoying, beginning at eighteen when she elopes for love. It traces her marriage through sweetness, betrayal, and endurance, culminating in her awakening. Woven through the story are her children’s perspectives and the kindness of those who watch from the sidelines. It portrays a woman struggling between betrayal and perseverance before finally breaking free and embracing a new life. Exploring responsibility and self-worth in love and marriage, it reveals the resilience th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The Boy I Thought Was My Little Brother 那个我以为是弟弟的男孩子 I met him through his older sister, who was my deskmate. He was a year below me. Since he and three of his classmates rented rooms in my house, we were always hanging out together. I thought we were just friends, or maybe even like siblings. After all, I thought of him as my deskmate’s little brother, and as my own little brother too. The truth was, we had fallen for each other while spending all that time together. Sadly, I only dared to flirt and never dared to say it out loud. He was a year a 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 That Year, Because of the Campus Belle, I Ran Off to Guangdong to Become a Handsome Lad 那年因为校花，我跑路广东当靓仔 [Jianghu]+ [Workplace]+ [Romance]+ [No System]+ [Not reborn] [Based on the author’s real experiences working in Guangdong, this is a story about migrant workers in cities like Dongguan and Shenzhen. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing!] In 1997, Zhang Zaiye, Li Yaocong, Jiang Xinyue, and others met while working summer jobs in Guangdong, and formed a deep friendship. At the time, Dongguan’s economy was growing at a breakneck pace. Workers poured in fr 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 184 The Bill for Time 时间的帐单 Set in a modern city, this story focuses on the clashes and eventual reconciliation between two generations of the Jiang family over their views on love and marriage, painting a realistic picture of contemporary society: elders rush their children into romance and marriage, while the younger generation prefers to take things slowly. The two generations struggle with love, marriage, and life choices, then look back on their lives, ultimately finding acceptance and insight in middle age. Everyone —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 You, from the Ming Dynasty 来自大明的你 The Early Cross-Dressing Reversal Has Its Reasons + Urban Slice of Life Xu Youlin is a young man who loves Chengdu. He moved to the city a few years ago to pursue his dreams and eventually bought a home of his own. What he never expected was to have a chance encounter with a swordswoman from the Ming dynasty. Under a series of unusual circumstances, Yan Xiaoyan, the Ming-era swordswoman, temporarily moves into Xu Youlin's home. A series of events follows, leaving him both furious and exasperated 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 186 First We Bow to Heaven and Earth, Then We Promise Each Other a Deep Love 先拜天地，再许情深 The rating has just been posted and will gradually go up. [Composed, cool-headed power player in government] VS [Diligent, ambitious young lawyer] [Marriage Before Love]+ [Age Gap]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Powerful Man Bows to Love]+ [Married Life] Su Yun is a junior lawyer at a well-known law firm. Hoping to save enough for a down payment on a home in the provincial capital with her boyfriend, she takes on a difficult divorce case and goes undercover with her best friend to gather evidence. Before th 2.1kReads7.4Score19414d adds
- 187 The Meaning of Happiness 幸福的标准 Ye Han and He Junshan are, in everyone’s eyes, the perfect love story from campus to the altar. But how can a marriage keep feelings safe from the wear and tear of everyday life? Even their careers are gradually facing new crises… 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 His Puppy-Dog Eyes 他的狗狗眼 [Younger man’s secret crush + grown-up flirtation and entanglement + an affectionate puppy who loves to cuddle] [Sincere, green-tea-flavored veterinarian × beautiful top student and lead singer of a band] “Big Sis, you’re the only one with the key to this collar. If I could, I’d hope you never opened it for the rest of your life, because I only want to be your good little dog, and yours alone.” 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Whoa! Transmigrating to 2016 Is the Best 我去！穿越到2016真的爽翻了 The male lead took first place in the entire grade during his first semester, then grew complacent. During a class in his first year of high school in 2006, he fell fast asleep and accidentally transmigrated ten years into the future, to 2016. When he woke up, everything around him was utterly unfamiliar, as if he had slept through the past ten years without experiencing any of them. The people and things around him had all become strangers. He didn't even recognize his best college classmate an 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Let Me Build You a Home 我来给你装个家 Who would lose the house they worked so hard to earn just because they fell in love? Jiang Ning. Who would scrimp on everything, from food and clothes to housing and travel, just because they fell in love? Yang Wu. They were both willing to do it for each other. The road may have been hard, but together they were always happy. In the end, they found a home and a life together, sharing three meals a day through all four seasons. 1.5kReads9.4Score14914d adds
- 191 Zhao Jiji’s Love Story After Divorce 赵吉吉离婚后的爱情故事 To be loved is an extension of self-love! I thought I'd shut myself off from love for good, but I never expected to meet him in my forties... After her son takes the college entrance exam, Zhao Jiji divorces her ex-husband. She delivers food, works as a real estate agent and caregiver, and writes novels, doing her best to make a life for herself. While working as a caregiver, she meets a man she once went on a blind date with, and the two begin a beautiful relationship. 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Drama Queen Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law 戏精婆媳 A fresh-faced workplace newcomer and a seasoned career woman fight tooth and nail at work, then carry their feud home with them. Cheng Junyi watches the two of them coldly. They aren’t related by blood, but they’re both cut from the same cloth, so neither has any grounds to criticize the other. He decides to sit back and let them wear each other down. 124Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 193 A Career in Officialdom: With You in This Mortal World 仕途之红尘有你 A Song of Sorrow for the World of Dust Women of the world of dust know much sorrow; a beautiful face is doomed to a short life, with no way to escape. Adrift in the rivers and lakes, with nowhere to return, they wander through the world, drifting and lingering. Deep in the night, dim lamps cast a lonely shadow; the moon is cold, the flowers withered, and tears stream down their cheeks. Who can understand the bitterness within? Only the bright moon remains above the high terrace. This poem was th 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 The Runaway Housewife 逃跑的家庭主妇 At forty, Su Meng was manipulated by her husband into having a second child. Her younger daughter’s birth was an impulsive decision, and the start of a nightmarish life. Standing on the balcony of her home on the eighteenth floor, she suddenly thought that jumping might be the only way to find true release… The loneliness, helplessness, pessimism, despair, and weariness with everything made her realize she was ill, seriously ill. And the only thing that might cure her was to run away… Escape, ge 1kReads—Score10214d adds
- 195 A Stepfather Is Like a Dog 继父如狗 A love story about a man who gives everything for love. Newly married, he takes a second-hand wife with a son, and from then on, muddles his way into becoming a man treated like a dog. Based on a true story, this book perfectly captures the awkward position of a stepfather, as well as human selfishness and the sorrow of marriage. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Unemployed at Thirty, I Awaken the Family Support System 三十岁失业，我觉醒养家系统 [An ordinary person’s comeback + everyday life + unemployment + odd jobs + starting a business + System] Chen Peng has just turned thirty when he’s suddenly laid off, caught completely off guard and powerless to do anything about it. He sends out resumes everywhere, looking for work, but as an older college graduate, he can’t compete with the fresh-faced elite. For now, he has no choice but to make ends meet delivering food. But his parents, wife, and daughter all need money. Car payments, mortg 150Reads5.6Score714d adds
- 197 When the Wind Rises Again 风再起时 He is the coldest blade among surgeons, his edge impossible to hide. Once infamous, he was sealed away in a blood-soaked past and thought his life was beyond saving. Now the turmoil has begun anew, and he teeters on the edge of fate. But this time, he is not alone. Someone would stand by his side even against the whole world. I am mired in the mud, yet I still struggle to spread my branches, longing to bloom in the sunlight, because there is warmth there, and you. 302Reads9.5Score10314d adds
- 198 The One Who Was Ten Years Late 慢十年的人 The Man Who Was Ten Years Late 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 No Mercy for the World 不赦人间 For the first twenty years of her life, Chen Qingxing lived by one rule: never count on a miracle. When someone else took the spot she had earned as a student in need, and her part-time wages were withheld, she signed a harsh sponsorship agreement. Her benefactor would pay for her to finish college, and after graduation, she would repay the debt with a marriage of convenience. There was no romance involved. It was a deal with a clearly marked price. She relied on careful calculations to plan eve 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 The Phoenix Woman Marries a Phoenix Man 凤凰女嫁给凤凰男 This is an inspirational story about Yan Yan and Liang Liang, two top students who make their way from the countryside to Beijing. Through their own hard work, they put down roots there, buy a home and a car, and raise a family. Their journey is filled with hardships and laughter, as they keep facing new challenges and growing along the way. 255Reads—Score—14d adds
