Novels like Every Time I Wake from a Dream
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Every Time I Wake from a Dream, best match first.
- 1 The Gaming Life Zhao Yang Helped Me Build 昭阳帮我打的游戏人生 After reading My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant, Zhaoyang was overcome with melancholy. When Zhaoyang read Le Yao's words to him in the book, calling him “Three Good,” the fictional Zhaoyang's sorrow and the Zhaoyang of the parallel world became one. I originally wanted to call the book The Gaming Life I Played for Zhaoyang, but after thinking it over, I decided to call it The Gaming Life Zhaoyang Played for Me. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 My Floral Designer 我的花艺小姐 The rundown tavern owner Xiang Yang lives lost in folk songs, trapped by his past. Then he meets Mujin, a florist and sunny young woman who uses “look ahead” to avoid facing what lies behind her. Can two wounded souls become each other's only salvation? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Shanghai Memorandum 上海备忘录 [Urban Life] [No System] [Not Reborn] [One Female Lead] After being dumped by the girlfriend he had loved for four years, Wu Xian begins his entrepreneurial journey in Shanghai. Unexpectedly, he encounters a haughty heiress, a cool and aloof female CEO, and an immaculate female superior. Who will Wu Xian choose? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 My Playful Girl Next Door 我的俏皮女邻居 [Female celebrity]+ [One female lead]+ [First love]+ [Beautiful neighbor]+ [A realistic story] Shanghai: a city I once considered taboo. After breaking up with my rich heiress girlfriend, I began to fall apart. By chance, I met a beautiful neighbor. I sang, she called the police, and later she healed the wounds in my heart. I call her my goddess. She calls me an idiot. I'm not an idiot. I just want to give her the whole world. My ex-girlfriend who returned from overseas, a female CEO of a listed 22Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 After Yu Wei Enters the No-Man's-Land 余味在进入无人区后续 The sequel to The Person Who Loved Me Most in the World. New readers can jump right in without affecting their enjoyment of the story. The shackles of Yu Wei's family background and the devastation of tangled emotions have drained him of all strength. He flees the noisy world and plunges into a desolate no-man's-land. Here, there are no complicated hearts, only sandstorms, wilderness, and unknown dangers. In the utter solitude of this natural wasteland, he struggles against hunger and bitter col 24Reads—Score314d adds
- 6 My Post-2000s Girlfriend 我的零零后女友 After a breakup, I spent two years going downhill. One crazy night after drinking, a beautiful woman got pregnant with my child, and from then on, she wouldn't leave me alone! Out for a stroll, I happened to save a beautiful female CEO. I never expected her to be my neighbor, and that's how our tangled love-hate story began! 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I Really Don't Want to Fall in Love With You 我真的不想爱上你啊 I really can't understand it. Why do you have a school beauty ex-girlfriend who loves you so much? I really can't understand it. Why do you have a super-rich heiress as your adoring little fangirl? I really can't understand it. Why does a popular female streamer dote on you, too? I really can't understand it. Why does everyone like you? I don't know! But I really don't want to fall in love with you! A top-tier urban romance fantasy: I Really Don't Want to Fall in Love with You 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Takopi's Original Sin: The Cannon Fodder Strikes 章鱼噼的原罪：炮爷出击 (Making up for regrets) (No angst) (Absolutely sweet) Pure love (One heroine) Li Pao was a police officer, but then he transmigrated into the world of Octopus Pi. So first, he’d rescue the girl who was being bullied! (Master Pao is on the move, all for justice), The timeline may currently overlap with A Silent Voice. Comedy, friendship, romance, 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 9 My Charming City Girls 我的都市俏佳人 [On the train home to attend a funeral, I was falsely accused of being a pervert. But the woman was so beautiful she looked like a goddess, and the train police officer even seemed intent on setting us up... Back in my hometown, my childhood sweetheart pressured me to marry her. An encounter born of a misunderstanding left us tightly entangled with each other... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 My 14-Year-Old Otherworldly Tenant 我的14岁异界女房客 [No System + Powerful Patron + School Life + Superpowers + Haughty Little Princess + Get Strong by Sucking Up + Playing Dumb to Fool the Enemy] Su Ming found a little girl on a rainy night and planned to take her in for one night out of kindness. He never expected her to make herself at home, claim she was a princess from another world, and order him to become her slave and kneel to thank her. How could Su Ming agree to that? He flatly refused and tried to kick her out, only to be rewarded on th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 When the Dusty Underdog Rises, She Happens to Look Back 尘埃逆袭时，她恰好回头 The city's most beautiful teacher, a lively beauty from a university campus, an elite graduate of a prestigious school, and a used-car dealership employee: a modern romance featuring one male lead and multiple female leads! Don't worry if things are tough from the start. Hang in there, and a vast fortune will be waiting for you! 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Forget the Flowers I Planted 忘掉种过的花 Based on the author's real experiences, this story mainly follows the people and events Zhao Yi encountered while pursuing his master's degree. His research career is full of twists and turns, and his romantic life is just as complicated and unpredictable. Whenever he finds himself in hardship, someone always appears to offer him warmth. Though he has seen the world, the girl who smelled of gardenias and the older sister who always put him first have never left his thoughts. One is a flower, the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Final Chapter: Protecting the One I Love 棍式终章：守护心爱之人 [First-person POV + multiple heroines + modern urban setting + realism + healing + pure love + not a power fantasy + no System + not reborn] The rain in Hangzhou is always bone-chillingly cold. Shen Yi abandoned me at the East Railway Station. I watched her drive away in a Porsche. My senior brother died in a car accident, and the martial arts school was on the verge of collapse. I spent my days drinking and smoking in a rundown shack. I thought my life would be like an unvisited grave in this c 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 14 After Meeting My Online Date in Person, the Goddess Fell for Me 网友奔现后，女神对我动情了 A true story about youth, love, friendship, deception, money, and striving. In this city, perhaps a man has to be with several women before he can mature; Under this night sky, perhaps a woman has to experience more men before she can find a place to call home. 1.2kReads—Score8814d adds
- 15 I Took a Part-Time Designated Driver Job and Met a Stunning Beauty 兼职跑代驾遇到极品美女 I work part-time as a designated driver at a nightclub. I never expected my very first customer to be my hot female boss, and in the end, she even…? 371Reads—Score3514d adds
- 16 She’s Not My Childhood Friend, But She’s Better Than a Girl Who Just Appeared 不是青梅的她，胜过天降 [Urban slice of life]+ [Two heroines]+ [Healing]+ [Late-story twist] In a very short time, I met a girl from the south and encountered a young woman from the north. Love: Should it really be so far apart, heading in opposite directions? Also known as: Southern Love, Northern Romance 76Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 17 The City's Ultimate Divine Doctor 都市极品神医 A young man from the mountains obeys his master’s orders and comes down to fulfill a marriage contract, only to have the match called off and be mocked. With no other choice, he “lowers himself” to share a rental with a beautiful livestreamer. Who is born rich? Everyone has a purpose in life. Watch as he takes his superb medical skills and profound martial arts into the city, makes his way in the world, and finally holds his head high... 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant: The Time Difference 我的26岁女房客之时差 A fanfic based on My 26-Year-Old Tenant, pairing Jian Wei and Zhaoyang, told from Jian Wei's first-person perspective. After death, people arrive in the City in the Sky, where they remain for one lifetime. Those with regrets return to a point in the past with their memories intact, so they can make things right. Those without regrets stay in the City in the Sky. When that lifetime ends, they are reincarnated. The timelines of people who return to roughly the same point in time and share close ti 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 New to Shengjing: Is That Really Her Neighbor? 初到盛京：邻居竟是她？ A high-and-mighty female neighbor unexpectedly drops into the life of a man who lives alone? The night scenery of Shengjing, the evening breeze along the Hun River. A renovation leads to an awkward encounter! He only wanted a quiet life, but an unexpected guest sends ripples through his peaceful routine!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant: The Reverse Timeline 我的26岁女房客之逆位时空 What will happen when Zhaoyang, whose story has already reached a perfect ending, affects another version of himself in a parallel world where his story has yet to begin? Faced with four very different paths in life, each marked by regret, struggle, ordinary days, or redemption, what choice will he make? 62Reads—Score314d adds
- 21 After I Stood Up for Someone, the Girl Next Door Wanted Me to Confess 见义勇为后，路人女主想让我告白 [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Lighthearted everyday life] + [No angst or tragedy] + [Tenants] + [Cute fangirl] I stepped in to help someone in trouble, only for a beautiful woman to extort me. Just when I finally got rid of her, a new tenant moved into my rental apartment. She turned out to be a cold and beautiful woman who immediately wanted to lay down three rules for living together. When I tried to demand an explanation, I nearly got kicked out! She thinks she can make me bow down just by fl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Looking Back on Those Turbulent Years: My Days as a Simp 忆往昔峥嵘岁月之我当舔狗的日子 A young man from Linjiang misses his rendezvous in Shencheng with his childhood sweetheart. After enduring the regret, he gradually meets Su Nian, a girl carrying her burdens alone. But in the end, the two slowly drift apart. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 A Cloud Passing Through My Heart 路过心上的云 His camera captures the world's most breathtaking sights, yet he can never hold on to a single “cloud that passes through his heart.” Every work by travel blogger Jiang Chen is a classic, but observant fans have noticed that the end credits always thank a different woman. Who are they? When a smash-hit show invited him to share “the most moving story,” he unveiled nine never-before-seen photographs for the first time: A guesthouse by Erhai Lake, an off-road adventure on the plateau, a tea table —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 My 27-Year-Old Landlady 我的27岁女租客 Jiang Xun, a documentary filmmaker, lost everything overnight: His girlfriend married someone else, his brother ran off, his grandfather passed away, and he was left with a debt of over a million yuan. His only remaining asset was an old Western-style house in Hangzhou inherited from his grandfather, but it came with a tenant who refused to leave. Chu Ran was 27, proud, stubborn, and exceptionally skilled at her work. She was a rich heiress, but refused to take over the family business, choosin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Please Don't Make Me Remember Those Things 请别让我想起那些事 [Urban]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Nostalgic Memories]+ [A Realistic Life Story] Youth is something we can never return to, and regrets are things we can never undo. What happened between us in those years lives on in our memories of youth. The regrets we shared kept us from letting go for years. We could only live our quiet, uneventful lives, each in our own way, and bury our deepest pain in the innermost corners of our hearts. Only in the end did we realize it was all just a story. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 My Rich Young Lady from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai 我的江浙沪大小姐 Years ago, an elopement involving one of the capital's most powerful families set in motion three relationships that would remain entangled for half a lifetime. A man who refused to be controlled by his family fled the Imperial Capital. Along the way, he met Su Yu, who was also running away from an arranged marriage, and the two journeyed together to Yunnan. In the mountains, he met the gentle, unassuming Yun Cai. They fell in love, and a child was born of their affection. For ten years, they l 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Want to Be a Bad Man 我想做个坏男人 A playboy bar owner suddenly runs into a beautiful female CEO who takes over his bar without a word. An ex-girlfriend he hasn't seen in three years reappears and hands him a wedding invitation. Then a sweet, innocent student meets me, and we instantly feel like we've known each other forever, sharing a passionate night. See how I navigate these tangled romances with ease, work hard to achieve something extraordinary, and let the fragrance of youth fill my years. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The City's Top Miracle Doctor 都市极品神医 Lin Yang, heir to an ancient school of immortal medicine, comes to the big city in search of his missing master. With miraculous skill, he heals the sick and saves lives, while using thunderous methods to punish evil and uphold justice, roaming freely wherever he pleases. 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The City's Top Miracle Doctor 都市极品神医 A young man leaves a remote mountain village and enters the bustling world below. With his formidable martial arts skills and gifted hands, he makes waves and becomes a sought-after figure among the elite. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Half a Lifetime Gone, and I Still Haven't Lived the Life I Wanted 半生过去没有过上自己想要的生活 In the blink of an eye, half my life has passed. I (Lin Guilan) stand before a familiar beauty bed, the warmth of essential oil still on my fingertips. But when I look back on the road I've traveled, I realize I've long since strayed from the path I dreamed of as a young woman and become someone even I no longer recognize. I'm a post-80s woman who came out of the mountains, armed with only a junior high school education and an unyielding spirit. I plunged headfirst into Hangzhou's neon-lit stre 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 After Sleeping with the Wrong Person, the Assassin Fell for Me 睡错人后，杀手小姐爱上我 [Urban slice of life] [Female tenant] [Multiple one-on-one romances] [Love triangle drama] [First-person narration] [Not formulaic] I swear I didn't mean to sleep with her. I had no idea what was going on. Ye Qin disappeared without a trace. The person I love most killed the person I once loved most. My old house was taken over, and a woman named Tang Yuan barged into my life. From then on, nothing was ever the same. Did I really do it that night? Who is the person I love? And who loves me most? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 At Midlife, My Girlfriend Is Eighteen 人到中年，我的女友十八岁 [Urban Life] + [XP Flirting] + [No System] + [Office Politics] + [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] No one stands with me at dusk, no one asks if my porridge is warm. The greatest sorrow for a middle-aged man is loneliness; a career that has gone nowhere; having no children at his side; and being by her side, yet not in her heart. Seven years of marriage have come to an end, and my life is about to begin again... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 One of My 26-Year-Old Roommates: How Can One Heart Love Two People? 我的26岁房客之一颗心怎爱两人 Blurb: A fanfic of My Roommate Is a 26-Year-Old Woman. This time, I’ll rewrite the story myself. A beautiful girl like you would leave this world dimmed if you were gone. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 She and the City Like a Lonely Island 她与孤岛般的城 His fiancée left on the eve of their engagement. Five years later, she returned with an invitation... His lover’s lies still lingered in the warmth beside his pillow, while the blade of betrayal was already at his back. He plunged into three successive abysses, his faith shattered. Until a solitary beam of light cut through the darkness. Not to save him, but to burn alongside him. Together, they forged a staircase from the ruins, one step, one mark at a time, crushing the shackles of the past be 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 35 The Orphanage: My Deaf Sister Has Become Yandere 孤儿院，聋人姐姐病娇了 (One heroine + dark, brooding yandere + relying on each other to survive + deaf older sister) That year, Cen Bian was nine when a car accident took his parents. The orphanage in the countryside was poor and desolate. The ugliness of human nature was on full display there. That's where he met Ning Xu, a deaf girl two years older than him. When she was bullied, Cen Bian helped her again and again, slowly easing her wariness. Cen Bian never could have imagined that, nourished by the undercurrent of 19Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 36 The BMW Girl Who Falsely Accused Me of Hitting Her 被我碰瓷的宝马女孩 After getting dumped at graduation, I fell for a girl with a BMW On the day I graduated from college, I bought a ring and planned to propose to my girlfriend. Instead, she dumped me in front of everyone, turning my proposal into a breakup... After a night of drinking, I was walking down the street when a red BMW X6 came straight toward me. I couldn’t dodge in time and fell to the ground... A beautiful woman got out of the car… She asked where it hurt. Clutching my chest, I said, “My heart h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 I'm a Complete Mess, but My Childhood Friend Says She'll Take Care of Everything 我混的一塌糊涂，青梅说，她兜底 (1v3, pure love, childhood friend, ex-girlfriend, chairwoman, first-person, romantic tension, workplace) My childhood friend of over ten years is giving me an ultimatum. (She's beautiful and kindhearted, and she sings well. Apart from being a little short, everything else about her is great.) My ex-girlfriend is back in the country and wants to get back together. (The story between us began in the old town of Dali. A dog chased her all the way there, and she ran straight into my arms. I can't sa 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 My Summer Solstice Girl 我的夏至女孩 [No System] [No transmigration] This is a story about growing up. Faced with the heroine, whose soul is perfectly in tune with his, and an ex-girlfriend he once loved deeply, what will the fated male lead choose? How will the vague loves and grudges of the previous generation affect the choices of the next? A story about growth, love, and friendship: about staying kind, learning to be forgiving, and understanding others. Let's begin with a passage from the book... “Why don't you choose to get ba 901Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 39 Zhaoyang and Leyao 昭阳与乐瑶 The story of Zhaoyang and Leyao slowly unfolds. It’s a bombshell from the start, and she doesn’t terminate the pregnancy. With such a different opening, what kind of sparks will fly between Zhaoyang and the women in his life? Find out in Zhaoyang and Leyao. 190Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 40 You Asked for a Love Story, but I Wrote the Female Tenant 让你写爱情，你写女房客 [A note from the author: I’m a fan of My 26-Year-Old Female Roommate. I’ll introduce you to a different Zhaoyang and a different story in a new way.] Zhaoyang wakes up to find he has transmigrated to a parallel world and is competing in a novel-writing contest. The theme this time is love. Zhaoyang decides to write his own love story all over again: Jian Wei, entangled with him for half a lifetime before they finally part as strangers; Mi Cai, whose dance binds two hearts for life; Le Yao, you a 53Reads—Score314d adds
- 41 The Person I Rescued in the No-Man's-Land Turned Out to Be a Cool, Aloof CEO 无人区救下的人，竟是清冷女总裁 [Detailed everyday life] + [female CEO] + [heiress] + [first love] (A slow-burn story focused on everyone's growth, with even the supporting characters given distinct personalities) With 500,000 yuan in debt, a father who gambles, and a mother in the hospital, I fled to a remote wilderness area, where I unexpectedly rescued a cool, aloof woman driving a luxury car worth over a million yuan. After returning to the city, I started paying off my debts by setting up a street stall. I turned my lif 12.5kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
- 42 My Girlfriend Is a Rich Heiress 我的女友千金小姐 (Urban slice of life + realism + feel-good story + lighthearted and fun + a little angst + various aspects of society) An utterly ordinary man unexpectedly finds love several times... He goes through ups and downs, breaking up and getting back together... Several women become entangled with him for half his life... Love when you're young is often especially pure and simple. Sometimes your heart skips a beat without warning, for no complicated reason, and you throw yourself into it wholeheartedly 297Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 My Girl in the Woods 我的林中姑娘 [Based on real life] + [Urban] + [Detailed] + [Romance] + [Entrepreneurship] + [Tanks] + [Not a power fantasy] Cold winds blow through the valley of despair, while a beautiful woman helps you find your way back! A 26-year-old man strikes out in love and hits a wall when he tries to start a business? No problem, a rich heiress will get drunk with him at a bar! A piano teacher will help him cultivate his artistic sensibilities! A master's graduate who studied abroad will teach him how to start a b 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 An Empire Begins from Humble Roots 帝业起于微末 In the final years of the Dayong Dynasty, natural disasters and man-made calamities leave the land strewn with the starving dead. On the northern frontier, Tatar cavalry raze a village. The young Liu Zheng loses everything amid flames and blood, and is forced to flee. Ahead lies an endless wilderness stretching south. Behind him, smoke from the fires devours his homeland. The chaos of war is a furnace, and human lives are no more than weeds. Along the road to survival, he meets his brave but si 95Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 45 The Urban Supreme Divine Doctor 都市极品神医 An ordinary resident doctor unexpectedly acquires an incredible inheritance, humiliates his shameless boss, and brings the richest man back to life. From then on, he reaches the pinnacle of life. 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 You Told Me to Transmigrate into the Tree of Life and Defy Fate, but You Actually... 让你穿越生命树逆天改命，你居然 They say transmigrators get a golden finger. What do I, Sang Jin, have? A Tibetan Mastiff named Zhuifeng, a wolf fang, and a hazy memory of the plot of The Tree of Life. It’s like only reading the first three pages of the textbook before an exam, then getting tested on the whole book. I’ve survived this long thanks entirely to capable teammates and enemies who talk too much. I’m Dorje, mountain patrol captain, deputy county chief, and the most reliable person on the team. I mortgaged the grassl 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Mystery of the Escape Room 密室逃脱之迷 A new story is out! Welcome to Tomato Novel to read my work. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! What would you do if an apparently ordinary escape-room game suddenly became a test of life and death? My name is Wei Bin, an ordinary software engineer. I just wanted to enjoy an exciting adventure with my friends, but I never expected to be drawn into a dangerous game hiding layer upon layer of conspiracy. From the moment I stepp —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 I Was Putty in the Hands of a Stunning, Seven-Years-Older Tour Guide in Black Stockings 我被大七岁极品黑丝女导游拿捏了 (I ended this book early because it wasn't very popular, and I felt the writing wasn't very good and was too idealistic and unrealistic. I'm getting ready to write a new book. Please consider supporting it, thank you!) After Lu Yuan developed tuberculous pleurisy, the school worried it might be contagious and didn't let him take part in the senior-year internship it had arranged. He stayed at home for over half a year, barely going out at all. Finally, encouraged by his family, Lu Yuan decided t 6Reads—Score314d adds
- 49 Adrift in the City: I Don’t Want to Just Deliver Food 都市漂泊：我不想只送外卖 My startup in Shenzhen failed spectacularly, leaving me buried in debt and working as a food delivery rider. At a roadside fruit stall, I run into a girl who drives a Mercedes G-Class. One unexpected incident sparks an uproar across the internet. The gulf between our social standings, the feelings neither of us can let go of, and a tug-of-war between love and hate: in this city, it all begins quietly… 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 My Miss Tulip: The Rise of Two Illusionary Gods 我的郁金香小姐之双幻神鼎立 If time could turn back, and I’d found the recording of Chen Yi on her old phone that night, would things between us have turned out differently? The fire at the music shop, Xiao Ai’s escape, my Miss Sunflower: why didn’t you believe in your place in my heart? And that familiar little alley: you will always be my one and only Miss Tulip. What kind of sparks would fly if I crossed paths again with Le Yao, Jian Wei, and Zhao Yang, along with my 26-year-old landlady? 521Reads6.2Score—14d adds
