Novels like Every Time I Wake from a Dream
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- 51 The Story of Jian Wei from My 26-Year-Old Landlady 我的26岁女房客之简薇故事 My name is Jian Wei. Zhaoyang and I fell in love at university. We loved each other deeply, as if our love would last until the end of time. But even we could not withstand the trials brought on by our families’ interference. In the end, my own straying led us further and further apart! I admit it: I lost my way and wasn’t strong enough. I missed out on the most beautiful love and lost to someone who came later. No matter how unwilling I was to accept it, I still couldn’t change reality. The mor 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 52 My 26th Boyfriend 我的第26个男朋友 [No CP + Female-Oriented Power Fantasy + Harem Rivalry + Everyone's Favorite] In this bustling city, I'm an independent, take-charge heroine. I won't let romance tie me down; I only pursue my own happiness and satisfaction. My life is full of temptation and wild indulgence, enough to make anyone's heart race, but I always stay clearheaded and rational. I know that's the only way to survive in this challenging world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The City's Peerless Divine Doctor 都市极品神医 The green hills remain, though the sunset has come and gone countless times. Raised deep in the mountains, the young disciple of the Wine Immortal and Mad Doctor sets out to discover what fate has in store for him. Obeying his master's orders, he enters a chaotic, prosperous world with a little girl who will never grow up and an absurd betrothal weighing on his shoulders. Gifted in Daoist arts and with medical skills that can defy heaven, this young boy stirs up a storm and finds a whole new wor 144Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 54 Innocent Youth: Turns Out You Fell First 纯真青春:原来是你先动心 The story begins with the male lead, Liu Ming, the female lead, Wang Jia Ci, who was born with a heart condition, and Lin Qiao Man, his impoverished deskmate. It follows the three of them through the hazy feelings, secret crushes, heart-fluttering moments, and growing pains of youth. 368Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 55 The Tenant: I’ll Tell the Story 房客：故事由我来书写 The timeline follows the author's version, not the original work's timeline, so it won't disrupt your reading. Most of the plot in this book is original, so please bear with me. I woke up one morning and was surprised to find myself in an unfamiliar place. When I saw that remarkable, unmistakable name, I knew in an instant: I had somehow ended up in the world of The Tenants. Since I'm here, I'll decide how the story ends. There may be some problems with the timeline, so don't worry about them. J 173Reads—Score514d adds
- 56 Records of All Things 1: The Bronze Coffin 万事录1青铜棺 In the Republican era, a young lady from a distinguished family dies mysteriously. A secret formation lets her meet a young scholar from 38 years away! What sparks will fly? A love between a human and a ghost, between the living and the dead! What kind of heaven-defying artifact is the Record of All Things, that it can defy the laws of heaven itself? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 A Wonderful City Life, Starting with Meeting a Rich Older Woman 美好的都市人生，从遇见富婆开始 When she appeared, she was holding a bouquet of white roses and wearing an ivory dress. She was so cool and aloof, she seemed not to belong to this world. Later, she added me on WeChat and said, “If you get the job, remember to tell me.” I thought her appearance in my life was just a coincidence, until she kept “happening to be in the neighborhood” and kept offering me opportunities whenever I was in trouble. Only then did I learn her name was Shen Xingtu, a wealthy, beautiful, highly educated w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 I Unearthed the Rebel King's Ancestral Tomb and the Ming Dynasty's Curse 我挖开了闯王的祖坟和大明的诅咒 I Dug Up the Ancestral Tomb of the Rebel King and the Curse of the Ming Dynasty —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 My 27 Ex-Girlfriends 我的27个前女友 [First Person] [Love Rival Showdowns] [A Little Smoking, Lots of Heartbreak] [Underhanded Business Warfare] [A Plausible Yet Bizarre World] [Satisfying, But Not Mindless: Read with Caution] [Original title: My 27 Ex-Girlfriends] If you ask me how many women I’ve slept with, sorry, I’ve lost count. If you call me a playboy, I’m afraid I can’t agree. “Honey, I’m pregnant.” “Bullshit. We broke up a month ago. Don’t try to make me a surprise dad.” I looked at the gorgeous woman lying beside me an 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 My 26-Year-Old Girlfriend 我的26岁女朋友 [The Landlady-style]+ [Urban Romance]+ [Everyday City Life]+ [A Touch of Angst] When my girlfriend suddenly broke up with me for no reason, I had no choice but to leave the city where I’d spent the past two years and start over. On a road trip to Tibet, I came across a beautiful woman with a flat tire. Figuring I might as well help, I changed it for her. Tibet is a place that can cleanse the soul. Here, I learned to slow down and accept things as they came. Just as I was trying to start a new re 68Reads6.1Score814d adds
- 61 The Evening Breeze at Twenty-Six 二十六岁的晚风 A story about young people caught between a small town in Jiangnan and their hometown, drifting back and forth, struggling, and finding ways to heal. It has the texture of everyday life, the passion and regret of tangled love and hate, and the dull ache of ideals colliding with reality. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 My 26-Year-Old Landlady: Dancing Again, Mochou 我的26岁女房客之再舞莫愁 My name is Mi Cai, and this is my story. In the first half of my life, I stood atop the high tower my father had built, wearing the dazzling yet heavy crown he left me as he lay dying. In the storms of life, that crown eventually lost its shine, swept away by one unseen chill wind after another. I could not forgive myself, and that turned into an almost pathological obsession in my heart. In the years that followed, I entered a broken city filled with stories. Many people had once stopped her 318Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 63 My 26-Year-Old Female Roommate: A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings 我的26岁女房客：蝴蝶振翅 In the original story, Le Yao is the character who leaves readers with the deepest regret, because Zhao Yang never truly saw her. She was pregnant with his child, but had no way to prove it, and so lost her only chance to be seen. The original Zhao Yang wasn't really a scumbag, either. He simply hadn't found his sense of responsibility. Later, Mi Cai gave him the motivation to change, but that motivation came from outside, because he was always chasing after her. To Zhao Yang, Mi Cai was like th 577Reads—Score13214d adds
- 64 My Love Begins with Romance! 我的爱，从风花雪月开始！ (Multiple heroines, everyday life, a subtle System, romance, novelists) My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant + Miss Tulip + Waiting for You Amid Romance and Beauty + The Person Who Loves Me Most in the World + My Qingdao Girl It all began when Lu Huai brought Wang Lei home after finding her. Lu Huai embarked on a journey through the Tank Universe to save tragic heroines. 103Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 My Girlfriend Has a Mental Illness 我的精神病女朋友 [Based on a true story] [No System] [Realistic] [Tragedy] After being fired, Luo Yuan takes a job at an old psychiatric hospital, but a mute girl nearly costs him his life. The beautiful vice president of a top-tier hospital outside the city often comes looking for him and takes a special interest in him. A mysterious young woman appears out of nowhere, seemingly connected to his past. Three women from vastly different walks of life are all closely bound to him. In the end, everyone is trapped i 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Village Doctor of Shu Mountain 蜀山村医 Though the years rush by and always make us old, though love always brings its share of sorrow, is it really too soon to give up now? Wounded by love and disillusioned, Lin Ye, a young man from the Tujia ethnic group, returns to the mountains of his hometown with the three-year-old son his ex-wife left behind. He hopes to live out a quiet life there. By chance, he meets an old Daoist priest on the verge of death. Before passing away, the priest entrusts him with his superb medical skills, all hi 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 My Beloved Girl from Changsha 我心爱的长沙姑娘 People feel happiest when they're drawing close to happiness, yet when they get close, they start worrying about losing it... So, what is love? Perhaps love is like a prism, refracting different colors from different angles. It can be the anchor of a life, or a lesson in growing up. Maybe what matters isn't how we define it, but how, through our collisions with another soul, we come to understand ourselves and the world. (This is not a wish-fulfillment story. If you find it heartbreaking, please 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 My Twenty-Six-Year-Old Landlady: The Sunflower Garden 我的二十六岁女房客之向日葵花园 In a garden filled with sunflowers, Le Yao asked curiously, “Zhaoyang, why can sunflowers never be without the sun?” “Because they want to live, I guess!” “So they have to face the sun their whole lives?” “I suppose so.” “Pathetic,” Le Yao remarked. It was hard to tell whether she was talking about the sunflowers or herself. 40Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 69 My Shanghai Girl: My 26-Year-Old Tenant 我的26岁女房客之我的上海姑娘 The rich and beautiful daughter of a Shanghai family is my childhood sweetheart. We grew up together in the same longtang. Her name is Jian Wei. When she was sixteen, I told her, “I’m not just a guy with a sister complex. I really do love you…” 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Everyday Life in Dai Jia Lane 戴家巷的人间烟火 2018, Chongqing, Daijia Lane. When the fog rolled in from the Jialing River, nine wounded people came into the same alley from different directions. An orphaned writer is afraid to let anyone know who he is. A bar owner uses passion to fight back against the world's disappointments. A gang leader has turned his conscience into guilt. A girl from the mountains fleeing an arranged marriage hides her calluses in her palm. Two lovers who eloped are so poor they have nothing but each other. A 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 My 26-Year-Old Landlady: Fang Yuan Reborn 我的26岁女房客之重生方圆 After getting a second chance at life, will Fang Yuan still end up disgraced and dead? Will he still be a man of contradictions? Can he manage his family relationships? No one knows what will happen. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 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
- 73 My 26-Year-Old Landlady from Singapore 我的26岁新加坡女房东 (Working and starting a business overseas, period setting, romance, schemes, realism, drama, business warfare) The protagonist works in Lion City. The good news is that his landlady is a beautiful Chinese-British woman, but one piece of bad news follows another... In the middle of the night, he overhears strange noises coming from his landlady's room next door... While fleeing, he is rescued by a nurse who shares his rental... In a foreign country, everything is unknown... Also known as Kicked O 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 I Want So Badly to Love This World 好想爱这个世界 (The style of The Tenants + urban tragic romance + realism + multiple female love interests + ensemble cast + bad ending + open ending) Life and death to the left, parting to the right. Gu Bei met several girls in his life. One clutched a marble for eight years, then crouched by a barbecue stall and grinned at him. “I was afraid you’d be lonely.” One left him a book before the train pulled away and said, “If one day you don’t want to wait anymore, you can come find me.” One stayed by his sid 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Through the Roaring Crowd 穿过人声鼎沸 After breaking up with the girlfriend he’d been entangled with for six years, he went on to let down the woman who loved him deeply. Then, in one drunken, reckless moment, he mistakenly took her for his ex? After deciding to leave her world, he unexpectedly meets a direct female superior who gets under his skin like no one ever has before... This is the story of a scumbag’s romantic entanglements... and a journey of growth as he learns to face his own heart. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 My Five Loves 我的五种爱情 A story about a tenant, one female lead, a tragic romance, and regrets. Ever since Mu Cheng took in a down-on-her-luck heiress, his life, once as still as dead water, began to burn with passion. A mature beauty, a domineering female CEO, a sweet little bunny, and a crazy girl all make their entrances one after another. In short, how could life get any more exhilarating? 899Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 77 The 20th Book by Xiaosheng Ai Wei Yu 小生爱喂鱼第20本书 After finishing The Landlord, I was left with so many regrets. This book will make up for them: the regrets between Zhaoyang and Leyao, between Zhaoyang and Jian Wei, between Zhaoyang and Li Xiaoyun, and between Luoben and Ye Beini. 114Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 78 My Cool and Aloof College Counselor 我的高冷辅导员 [Older woman-younger man romance + mutual salvation + restrained, healing love] Everyone thought I wasn't good enough for Mu Xue, the cool and gentle counselor. She was the only light in my life. So I bet everything on myself and fought my way upward, all for the chance to stand by her side in the future. When Mu Xue's eyes reddened and she said, “Enough.” I pulled her tightly into my arms. “It's not enough. Falling in love with you is the greatest thing I've ever done, Liu Che.” 39Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 79 Slaying Demons with Nothing but Throwing Knives 斩妖，我只用飞刀 Ten years down and out, yet my flying daggers are still sharp. I slay demons in the mortal world, and I was invincible all along! On a snowy night in the small Liang Kingdom, when the talented scholar Li Xunhuan downed his nineteenth cup of wine in a brothel, two pieces of news reached him: His father, the Duke Who Guards the Nation, had died suddenly, and his childhood sweetheart, Empress Lin Yuwei, had gone mad. Ten years ago, his family drove him away. He abandoned his career and the woman he 278Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Divine Doctor of the City 都市神医 His parents go bankrupt and both leave him behind. Alone and with nowhere else to go, he moves in with a friend of his late parents, only to suffer disdain and bullying. He possesses peerless medical skills and is just waiting for the day he can soar to greatness! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Genius Divine Physician 天才神医 Genius Divine Physician 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Regrets of the Past 致往昔的遗憾 Regret is an emotion unlike joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness, and it varies from person to person. As the years drift by, whenever I look back, a faint melancholy always lingers in my heart. This is my recollection of the things I once regretted and the new friends I remember fondly. This is a Roommate female-lead fanfic!!! 238Reads—Score1214d adds
- 83 Loving You Again in the Memories 在往事里，重新爱你 A fanfiction based on My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant. This story is about Mi Cai being reborn, and it's told from Mi Cai's point of view. If you found the original depressing, you're welcome to give my story a try. I guarantee it'll be satisfying (⌒▽⌒) A lot of people consider My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant vulgar, but I believe we can take something meaningful from it. The author wanted to express some feelings, so I decided to write a fanfic of my own. I've certainly poured my heart into this book 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Bait in the Mortal World: My Stunning Post-2000 Girlfriend 红尘诱饵，我的零零后绝色女友 All the beautiful things in the world are baits of earthly temptation, luring and spurring us onward without regret! My name is Xiao Qiuchi. I was born in 2000, and I'm a college student who returned to school after leaving the military. My father once told me, “A man has to work hard, become strong, and make money. If you have no money or ability, then no matter how well you treat a woman, in her eyes your tenderness is worth less than a dog's. You can pour your heart out to her, and she still 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 At 26, Shenzhen Owed Me a Home 26岁那年，深圳欠我一个家 #Realistic Heartbreak Romance #Love in an Urban Village #First Person #Growth and Redemption #Ensemble Cast #No Harem My name is Chen Yang. I'm 26, and the day I was laid off in Shenzhen, I had just 347 yuan and 80 cents in my pocket. I returned to the urban village of Minzhi. Before I could even figure out how I'd survive the next day, someone pounded on my door. My landlady, Su Lanxin, stood outside in a navy-blue suit, with a presence as direct and imposing as Shennan Avenue. She said the pro 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 My Days Living with the Nightclub Goddess 我和夜店女神同居的日子 [Not reborn]+ [Not a wish-fulfillment story]+ [No System]+ [Urban romance]+ [Multiple heroines] I just graduated this year. Before graduation, my girlfriend dumped me, so I went to a bar to drown my sorrows. But when a friend acted on impulse, I got dragged into a dispute, setting off a chain of events. How is a fresh-faced college graduate like me supposed to handle all this? I met a beautiful girl at the bar. What might happen between us? The first problem after graduation is finding a place t 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 My 26-Year-Old Landlady: A Happy Ending 我的26岁女房客之美好的结局 “What? Le Yao is pregnant? What does that have to do with me? Don't hit me! Have the baby, I'll raise it.” I was updating once a day, but work got busy, so I'm switching to once every two days. I'm swamped, so this chapter will have to wait until the next update. 137Reads6.2Score1614d adds
- 88 From Bar Singer to Godfather of Music! 从酒吧驻唱，我成了音乐教父！ [Heartbreaking + Comeback + Super Sweet + Entertainment Industry + Rich Beauty + Face-Slapping] A beautiful CEO who returned from overseas and a famous singer fall for me, a bar singer in Lanzhou? I write a legend with my music, creating music with “roots,” and eventually become the ultimate godfather of the music scene. See how I make my comeback, all in "From Bar Singer to Godfather of Music!" 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 A Disillusioned Young Man's Ultimate Fantasy 失意青年的终极幻想 [A contemporary urban novel. If it’s not your thing, don’t read it.] After eight years together, he’s cruelly dumped. Will meeting the daughter of a wealthy family turn this down-on-his-luck young man’s fortune around? A mysterious woman suddenly shows up and fights me for the house. I have no choice but to hand over the deed, but she’s gorgeous! Can I move in with her? The beauty finally loses patience and says two words: “Enough!” A top-tier angst novel featuring one male lead and multiple fem 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Jiangzuo Has a Utopia 江左有个乌托邦 [Roommate-style romance] + [Heartwarming] + [Everyday urban life] + [Later twists] A young man returns home after military service, only to find a pampered young lady with a powerful background by the side of the road? His ex-girlfriend, who went overseas, returns at just this moment? Will he have to say goodbye to the exotic beauty he met by chance on the western Sichuan plateau? From the mountain city to western Sichuan, what words could possibly describe all the upheavals along the way? “I’m 858Reads7.2Score11014d adds
- 91 The Landlady: My 28-Year-Old Miss Weiwei Jian 女房客：我的二十八岁薇薇简小姐 My new work is out! You can read it on Fanqie Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 92 I Think You'll Love Me 我想你会爱我 Also known as: I'm a dog who likes to peek at other people's happiness After three years delivering takeout, my first love dumped me. Then I met the girl I had admired since I was young, but still found no one to love me... A young man struggles to survive in a city ruled by desire. Which path is truly meant for him? When I met you, I thought, you would love me. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Second Book by Youxing Sui 酉星碎的第2本书 Beyond human nature lies a world of fleeting change. After reaching the lowest point of his life, Zhaoyang falls into a deep coma. In a dream that feels utterly real, he is reborn at twenty-six with all his memories, at the pivotal moment when his fate becomes intertwined with Jian Wei, Le Yao, Mi Cai, and Li Xiaoyun. He vows to make up for every regret, protect every woman he has loved and every woman who has loved him, and create a perfect utopia free of pain. But as the dream deepens, he grad 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Those Years in Suzhou, When I Met Le Yao 在苏州的那些年，我遇见了乐瑶 The story takes place after Le Yao and Zhaoyang make a promise to part ways for good, but Le Yao chooses not to go to the mountain village. Everyday romance + pure love + entrepreneurship + mutual salvation It all begins in early spring. Back then, at that moment, who fell in love with whom? No matter who they were, they gave it their all. No matter who they were, they pressed on with unshakable resolve. No matter who they were, they wholeheartedly, purely, and honestly wanted to join together i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 May the Sun Always Shine Bright 希望阳光永远都炽热 A castoff banished by his corporation to the Western District has a one-night stand, only to be relentlessly pursued by a beauty. Then, through a bizarre twist of fate, he even ends up at the police station. Ever since he got involved with this woman, not a single day has gone smoothly! "I'll pay you. Can you just leave?" "No!" Is it really so hard for me to be a true believer in pure love? 235Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 I Took Over a Female Tenant’s Body, and Le Dawan Is My Wife 魂穿女房客，乐大腕是我老婆 [No Harem] + [No System] + [Urban Romance] + [My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant] + [Business] “To the world, you’re a nuisance. To me, you are the whole world, Le Yao.” I’m one of the many fans of My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant. I reread it and finished it over the past few days. The original was so wonderfully written, and so heartbreaking. For a while, I couldn’t move on. I felt like I had to write something to put my world back in order. They had once floated together on a sea without starlight, lik 2.8kReads8.1Score21214d adds
- 97 Lives Left Behind in Nanjing 那些离开南京的生活 Truthfully, I never thought of leaving this city. Those moments of unspeakable loneliness, the people who left, the girl with the high ponytail, all the memories have kept me trapped here. Perhaps I should live a different way. Hello, Nanjing. Goodbye, Nanjing. 1.3kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 98 Transmigrating into the Landlady's World 穿越房客世界 Jiang Liu transmigrates into the world of My 26-Year-Old Landlady. He gradually meets the characters from the book, and all sorts of fun and meaningful stories unfold... With the women who have accompanied him through different stages of his life, will Jiang Liu remain a bystander or get caught up in their lives? How will Jiang Liu choose, and how will he handle his relationships with Zhaoyang and Luoben, as well as Xiang Chen and Fang Yuan? And what about his two good friends and sworn brothers 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Fading Lights Upon the Sea 海上灯火阑珊 This is a story about music, dreams, and love. Yang Cheng, a musician who left his hometown of Shanghai for Beijing, staking everything on his dream, was crushed by powerful industry interests, betrayed by his lover, and had his work stolen. His heart completely broken, he slunk back home. After withdrawing from the noise and ruins of the music scene, he couldn't bring himself to return to his family and lived alone in a rented place, sinking into despair. In the apartment he shared with others, 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Mountain Village Doctor: My Hotheaded Self Leads the Whole Village to Prosperity 山村神医，暴躁的我带全村致富 [Miracle doctor + countryside + urban showboating + decisive and ruthless + invincible protagonist + everyday life and getting rich] Xia Liu had just graduated from university and returned home when the beautiful village chief immediately asked him for help... 464Reads8.7Score15414d adds
