Novels like When We Fell in Love at First Sight, My Boyfriend Had Just Turned Eighteen
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as When We Fell in Love at First Sight, My Boyfriend Had Just Turned Eighteen, best match first.
- 1 My Scumbag Husband 渣男老公 New clothes are better than old, but old friends are better than new. Peng Chaoyang, you and I were in love, and I was even carrying your baby. But when your first love, who had been out of touch for years, returned from abroad to mourn, you were afraid of losing her again. Without a moment’s hesitation, you registered your marriage with her and transferred all your love to your lover. Luckily, I had a wealthy grandmother by my side, Mr. Peng’s own grandmother, who supported me with love and mon 16Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Damn It, I Just Wanted to Write a Novel, and Now I'm Bound to a System 靠北了，写个小说还能绑定系统 Cui Dafu is a determined online novelist with a burning dream of writing, but reality is harsh. He has poured his heart into seven or eight novels, and every single one has flopped. His girlfriend, Ji Taimei, once joined him out of pure love and steadfastly supported his dream of becoming a novelist. Even when money was tight, she never complained about supporting him for two years. But time flew by, and a string of failures over those two years not only dealt Cui Dafu blow after blow, but also 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Growing Old Together with My Ex-Husband 和前夫白头偕老 [Contemporary romance and marriage + inspirational heroine + personal growth + family of origin + second chances at love] Yuan Siqi is a plain-looking, poor, overweight bride who marries Chang Yi, the son of a wealthy family. But her husband has always carried a first love in his heart, her mother-in-law will stop at nothing to get her to bear a grandson, and her own parents only care about making money from her bride price. Yuan Siqi suffers one injustice after another in her marriage. Forced i 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Butterfly in His Heart 他心尖上的蝴蝶 Sold into the mountains by her own father, Hu Yidie finally escapes after narrowly surviving the night before she is to be forced to marry a fool. She has spent 15 years there. Full of hope, she sets out to find her family, only to discover that her birth parents have each started new families. Even worse, the money her father received for selling her was used as the betrothal gift when he married her stepmother. Determined to fight back, she tears away the veil concealing her cold-blooded par 1.3kReads7.8Score15114d adds
- 5 Three Generations 叁代人 [Liu Haifeng's fourteenth novel] Three generations make up half of modern history. The story begins in 1938, the second year of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and tells the different fates of three generations of the Liu family from the perspective of grand historical and global visions. It closely links the twists and turns of individual lives with the development of the nation and the times, exploring the missions and limitations faced by each generation, from individuals to the nation a 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 6 Everyone Knows Captain Hang Likes Doctor Lin 全世界都知道航队长喜欢林博士 A genius in behavioral trace analysis VS a stubborn special police officer who hates evil Before the match Duan Muhang: “You’re just a little girl. Don’t go telling me what to do!” Lin Wei: “You can’t even beat a little girl. Why are you acting like such a big shot?” After the match Duan Muhang: “Wei, what do you think of this case?” Lin Wei: “How would a little girl like me dare tell you what to do?” 40Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 7 After Failing the Entrance Exams in the 1990s, She Got Rich by Opening a Factory 九零落榜后她开工厂暴富啦 Qi Miao and Fang Hao had spent half their lives tangled up together, as if they were struggling to swim through an endless sea. Qi Miao said to Fang Hao, “All these years, I thought I'd lose you and never see you again.” Fang Hao rolled his eyes at her. “You heartless woman! You want to leave me behind and enjoy yourself? Not a chance!” 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 8 A Double Wedding 双婚 My best friend seduced my husband, so I gave him to her! My best friend ingratiated herself with my mother-in-law, so I gave her to her! My best friend wanted my marriage, so I gave it to her! Zong Zeyu waited for her for seven years, only to see her hurt by a scumbag and cheated out of everything she owned. He quietly stayed by her side, hoping that when she needed him, she would look back and see him there. “Tong Le, just take one step toward me. I’ll handle everything else.” 1.9kReads8.9Score26314d adds
- 9 What Even Is Love? 爱情算个什么东西？ Three women living in a first-tier city each face all kinds of troubles in love. Li Nanzhao and her boyfriend are deeply in love, but his future mother-in-law is critical of her and looks down on her. Huang Qiuju comes from a thoroughly dysfunctional family. Determined to climb the social ladder and change her fate through her own hard work, she must decide whether to embrace or reject love when it suddenly comes her way. Zhou Mingrou suffers her husband's cold violence in their marriage, yet st 322Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 10 Black Exclamation Mark 黑色感叹号 Just before Gu Xier decided to die, she suddenly asked me, "Dr. Luo, why do the people in this little town always cruelly devour the kind, obedient little white rabbits, while worshipping the vicious big bad wolves as if they were gods?" I... had no answer...!! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Marriage and Mother-in-Law Battles: Endless Fun 婚后与婆斗，其乐无穷 [A revenge story packed with nonstop catfights!] When it comes to pregnancy, even the wisest, most well-read woman cannot truly understand the dangers involved until she has experienced it herself. As an experienced mother-in-law, Zhao Lanzhi has given birth to three sons and cared for two daughters-in-law during their postpartum recovery. Naturally, she understands this... But when a single remark from her can stir up conflict between in-laws, spouses, and sisters, and Su Lin refuses her hint t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 More Than Physical Attraction 不止生理性喜欢 Inspired by real events. Ensemble cast. A realistic story of love and marriage. Fine, nuanced writing, not a typical web novel. I hope this will prompt girls to give some thought to ambiguous relationships between men and women. If you like it, please give me a higher rating, add it to your favorites, and leave a comment 😘😘😘 Before turning twenty-five, Xu Yu'an wanted to find someone to do “that thing” with. She found a man online and got it done. Afterward, though, she ended up in the hospital. 41Reads8.1Score314d adds
- 13 A Fairy Tale for Myself 给自己的童话 A car accident unexpectedly sends me transmigrating back eleven years, and I immediately get to work on my money-making plans: e-commerce, wedding planning, real estate speculation, beauty reviews... I also want to make short videos and sell products through livestreams. I'm going to reclaim all the love and career opportunities I lost over the years. This time, can I give myself a fairy-tale ending? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Pure Wife Awakens 纯妻觉醒 [Romance]+ [Family and everyday life]+ [Self-awakening and ambition]+ [Urban life] Pure-hearted Liu Zi married Yu Feipeng, a classmate she'd had a crush on for years. She thought their marriage was solid, but her masseuse, Xiao Ling, had her eye on her husband. Yu Feipeng fell deep into Xiao Ling's gentle trap and went out of his way to trample on and humiliate Liu Zi… When Liu Zi finally fought back, she discovered that the pure, innocent flower her husband saw in Xiao Ling was actually filthy 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Slightly Downcast: Deleting My Love-Brain 轻颓：删除恋爱脑 [Period Novel] [Realistic Fiction] [Women’s Growth] [Family Life] [Literary] Northeast China at the end of the last century. Su Qing (Qing), a 26-year-old cashier at a state-owned enterprise, is burned badly by her obsession with romance: blind dates bring one oddball after another, and her husband cheats on her. Her in-laws find fault with everything she does, the state-owned enterprise undergoes restructuring and offers buyouts of years of service, and she faces constant trouble at work. In th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Taking the Stage After the Curtain Falls 落幕登场 Liu Mingming heads to Beijing alone, carrying his dream of making music, only to be swindled out of every penny. Doused in the cold reality of life, he grits his teeth, sets aside his passion, and bows his head to make a living. In the end, he finds success in both love and career. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The In-Laws' Web of Schemes 婆家局中局 Tang Guo, the heroine, and Lu Ziming, the hero, marry just three months after meeting. Not long after the wedding, it comes to light that Lu Ziming owes 500,000 yuan in online loans. When his mother learns what happened, her first response is to demand that Tang Guo divorce Lu Ziming and to take their property deed. Everyone else reacts differently, each with their own agenda. It turns out that behind the facade of a loving family lie nothing but schemes and calculations. Tang Guo stands by Lu Z 999Reads—Score10114d adds
- 18 Will My Mother Regret It After I Die? 我死后母亲会后悔吗 Will my mother regret it after I die? 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Trial Marriage 试婚男女 Jiang Chunhua, a budget officer at a construction company, meets Xu Qiushi, an administrative secretary at a private enterprise, on a blind date arranged by their families. But Qiushi never quite falls in love with him. After experiencing her first love, Fang Yuan, as well as Qu Xianghuai and Cheng Ziwei, she starts to feel that falling for someone is difficult. Meanwhile, her younger sister, Qiuhe, unexpectedly meets police officer Zhou Tianmu. Neither of them expects much at first, thinking it 697Reads8.4Score13114d adds
- 20 The City of Woven Sand 织沙之城 [The first online novel set in Nansha District, Guangzhou, the heart of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. A 2023 key project supported by the China Writers Association] A heroine’s coming-of-age story + the gentle flow of everyday life + women’s entrepreneurship What is home? What does one’s hometown mean? As the Pearl River rushes toward the sea, Mai Jiaying, a post-90s small-town exam ace, grows tired of her salt-scented, out-of-the-way hometown. All she wants is to fly to the ca 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 An Old Salty Fish 一条老咸鱼 Lin Xiaohui is an older single woman. At first, she works as a PE teacher at a private school in a small county town in her hometown, earning a modest salary. After passing the civil service exam, she switches into clapback mode: We were all people for the first time, so why should I have to put up with you? The story starts at a leisurely pace and focuses on everyday life. Later, it centers on leveling up as she tackles challenges in the workplace! 159Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 22 Fallen into the Mortal World 坠落红尘间 His father is critically ill, and she can’t scrape together the money to save him. A poor college girl grits her teeth and steps into the late-night world of KTV! She masks her youth with cigarettes and alcohol, trading her dignity for medical bills. Can she make it to the end of this road? Will she succumb to the temptations of the neon lights? 87Reads—Score614d adds
- 23 My Mother-in-Law Forgot She Was Once a Daughter-in-Law Too 婆婆忘了自己曾经也是媳 The moment a woman marries into her husband’s family, she is sincere and wholehearted in the way she treats her in-laws. Yet some mothers-in-law insist their daughters-in-law go through the same hardships they once endured. They suffered as daughters-in-law themselves, so why make life hard for another woman? In the phrase “mother-in-law and daughter-in-law,” the mother-in-law comes first. If she can’t be a good mother-in-law, how can she expect a good daughter-in-law? Relationships go both ways 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Official Fortune: Soaring to the Top 官运：扶摇职上 When Chen Fu makes a delivery to his wife Luo Yao's shop, he unexpectedly sees something he shouldn't have. After a huge fight with his wife, he decides, for the sake of their marriage, to rethink his career. As he makes his way through the workplace, he gradually discovers a side of his wife he never knew existed... 191Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 25 A Heart-Pounding Marriage 怦然婚动 [Everyday life + Marriage Before Love + mutual devotion] Childhood friends Shatang and Shen Jingmo were both still single as they neared thirty. With their families playing matchmaker, they got married. On the day they registered their marriage, while they were having their full-body checkups, Shatang cornered Shen Jingmo against the wall. “Dr. Shen, would you like me to examine you now, or tonight?” The man trapped against the wall raised his brows slightly and replied in a husky voice, “Now is 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Peeping: The Butterfly Effect 偷窥之蝴蝶效应 The male lead is a complete loser. By chance, he discovers a female colleague's secret, turning his work and personal life upside down. Two mature adults with sharp minds and social skills engage in an intense game of push and pull. Love begins for reasons unknown and grows deeper with every passing day: they love and are loved, hurt and are hurt, grow through their pain, then fade from one another's memories. This is also the story of an ordinary worker's growth. 578Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 27 Stories from the Construction Site 工地上的那些事儿 [No System, entirely hand-written. Men and women on a construction site, struggling to survive in the workplace.] They say construction sites are chaotic, women are scarce, and beautiful women are even rarer. After graduating from college, I started working at a construction site. On my very first day, I met Sister Xiaoya, who was already married, and accidentally offended the site boss. It turned out that the construction site held more than just men and women. There were also stories few peopl 10.9kReads7.6Score81814d adds
- 28 Little Leopard 小豹子 After her grandparents, who had raised her, passed away, the abandoned Situ Lingzhi was left with no one to rely on. Taking the Medical Prescriptions of the Situ Family that her grandfather had left behind, she went to America to find his relatives. Six years later, the first major event that awaited Situ Lingzhi, now a medical doctor returning home, was her classmate Dongfang Xiangrui trying to force her into marriage. The Dongfang family had once been a leading force in Yunhai City's business 314Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 29 Call Me Sis Again and This CEO Will Show You Her Wild Side 年下不叫姐霸总有点野 (Completed) After Li Xia caught the eye of her wealthy best friend’s arrogant younger brother, she was stuck with him like a piece of gum on her shoe. The younger brother loved Li Xia with all his heart, but he was so stubborn that he would rather die than admit it. Worst of all, he somehow became Li Xia’s boss and kept finding new ways to order her around every day. In the end, Li Xia was the one who confessed, and Li Xia was the one who proposed. How infuriating! “You, you, you! Go sleep on th 9Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 30 The Insider 内部人士 In the early 21st century, China’s real estate economy was booming. Many ordinary people caught a favorable wave amid the great tides of history and amassed considerable wealth. The protagonist is an average person with no particular gifts, but as he grows, he continually learns from the wisdom of those around him, including some truly remarkable people. Through constant learning and reflection, he eventually develops a unique kind of wisdom and achieves success of his own. It seems as though fa 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 No Matter How Much You Cherish It, Nothing Lasts Forever 讲究终将不能长久 This should be a story about a woman’s growth, set in a bygone era. A girl who has lived at the bottom of society since childhood works hard and thinks she has crossed into a higher class, only to realize she has climbed just one step. Exhausted, she resigns herself to fate and looks for someone on that same step to lean on. But the person she thinks she can rely on only wants to use her to climb higher. To achieve his own ends, he has to kick her down a step so he can leap a little farther. If 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 32 Wang Next Door Is a Good Man 隔壁王哥是好人 Childhood sweethearts marry, but more than a decade of affection cannot withstand two years of emotional exhaustion. When a marriage cannot be made to work, it becomes a source of wear and tear. This is a story about a young couple who find happiness separately after getting divorced. I’ve written a few books before, but none did well. This time, I started writing casually, just practicing whenever I felt like it. But as I went along, I thought it might be nice to try a different approach and wr 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 This Rugged Man Is Quite Sweet 这个糙汉有点甜 (Younger man + blind date + rugged guy + doting romance + everyday life) (Rugged livestock farmer + wealthy woman returning to her hometown) Su Ruan is thirty-one. At last, after her mother's urging, she returns to her hometown for a blind date. Instead, she unexpectedly takes a liking to a rugged man, who also happens to be her younger brother's grade-school classmate. The man lifts his shirt to wipe away his sweat, revealing six bronze-colored abs. “Sis, you don't like me?” Su Ruan is practica 526Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 34 The Top-Tier Star Sacrifice 顶流祭品 His name was Yu Yu. He grew up by the sea, and his name held the promise of freedom. Later, they called him Shen Yao, saying it was a name destined for stardom. He signed the contract without reading the whole stack of papers: a 30-million-yuan termination fee, 90% of his earnings going to the company, and permanent transfer of his image rights. The moment he signed, he stopped being a person and became an asset. “I used to think the deepest place was the sea. Later, I learned that even deeper a 29Reads—Score414d adds
- 35 The Story of Three Working Girls 三个打工女孩的故事 Three young women of the same age, each from a different family background and with a different personality, head to Guancheng to find work. Set in the 1990s, their experiences capture the memories of an entire era. When their birth families are thrown into turmoil, should they stand by and do nothing, lend a hand, or sacrifice their dignity to help them through it? Some come to repay their parents' kindness, while others only cause their parents trouble. The three girls each have a different an 5.8kReads9.0Score49114d adds
- 36 I Took in a Grandma, Only to Discover She Was a Long-Lost Relative 我捡回一位奶奶，她竟是我失散多年的亲人 I took in an old woman, and she turned out to be a long-lost relative 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Young People of Chemen Courtyard 车门院里的年轻人 This is a symphony of destinies spanning generations. In a small courtyard in northern China in the 1970s, several families struggle and drift with the tides of the times. Lei Shaxiao, an orphan whose parents died young, falls in love with Aiai, another orphan from the neighboring courtyard. They were an ordinary couple, but amid the raging currents of the era, Shaxiao rises to become a renowned lawyer who commands the room. Money, power, and desire come one after another. He loses himself in th 35Reads—Score314d adds
- 38 My Small-Town Girlfriend 我的小城女友 No matter how long people live in a big city, they eventually return to a small town. Xiyang, a genius who made his fortune through stock trading, finds his life going nowhere after his girlfriend cheats on him and his career hits a wall. He leaves Chengdu, a city full of memories, and returns to his hometown, where he meets the girl who will become his small-town girlfriend. This is an ordinary book, but the small-town life it tells of is anything but ordinary. 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Divorce: A Battle That Reveals Human Nature 离婚撕开人性的博弈 What is marriage really like? No one can say for sure. It is no longer a matter of whether you love each other, but a battle between love and money. Nor is divorce something you can simply declare with a wave of your hand. Marriage is not just a lovestruck person's complaints or a discarded wife's grievances. Once a marriage turns into a fight, it becomes a brutal clash of human nature. Reality is no fairy tale. The romance of the past eventually gives way to the petty details of everyday life. 6.9kReads9.1Score74114d adds
- 40 My Heart Skips a Beat! He Knows How to Whine 心动！他会撒娇 #Secret love comes true from the male lead's perspective, love at first sight from the female lead's [A seemingly gentle, refined young lady who's actually a shameless pervert heroine vs. a cool, sweet-toothed, crybaby hero] [Photographer vs. painter, one-on-one, sweet romance, older woman-younger man, two-year age gap] Xie Yanqing lifted his eyelids slightly. “You want to kiss me, but you won't even buy me a box of chocolate sticks?” Lin Jianxia looked at him with shining eyes. “Are you acting 1kReads8.9Score13514d adds
- 41 An Unbearable Second Spring 难忍第二春 [The rating will rise now that it’s just started] [She went to see a gynecologist and got an appointment with her ex...] [Second-marriage romance, doctor, not a wish-fulfillment story, realistic, happy ending, male lead has no prior sexual experience] In other people’s eyes, Yu Yao had a secure job and had married a rich man. After seven years of marriage, only she knew what it was really like. For seven years, she had tried every kind of traditional medicine, Western medicine, and even mysticis 17.4kReads8.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 42 Us in Xiangyang Lane 向阳里的我们 [#Real life, #warm neighborhood stories, #healing family bonds, #raising a child and turning life around] Delivery worker Wang Xiaojun had a pain he couldn't put into words: his six-year-old son Xiaobao lived in his own world, like a star. One moment of carelessness nearly resulted in Xiaobao getting lost, sending the entire Xingfuli residential community into chaos. The incident tore open the cracks in Wang Xiaojun and his wife Li Xiujuan's strained marriage, while also revealing the troubles 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 An Ordinary Person's Unordinary Journey Through Life 平凡人不甘平凡的人生路 An ordinary person’s life has its occasional ups and downs, but where does a life without guidance lead? After three years working in a factory, a twist of fate sends him into real estate brokerage! He grows immensely proud after enjoying some of the real estate boom. But after the tide goes out, how will he face the decline and deal with family, love, and friendship? This is your story, and it’s mine too. So I’ve heard... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 After Faking a Pregnancy to Force a Divorce, My In-Laws Beg Me to Forgive Them 假孕逼离后，婆家跪求我原谅 After faking a pregnancy to force a divorce, my in-laws beg me to forgive them 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Yun He of the Post-80s Generation 八零后的云禾 A story of an ordinary person from the bottom rung striving to rise, a youth that can only be remembered and never spoken of, and an all-or-nothing gamble whose outcome is unknown. A life in this world, half hardship and half sweetness. [I’m committed to telling every story well. Your subscriptions are what make it possible for me to tell them.] 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 My Angel Investor Is My Adorable Husband 天使投资人是我的小娇夫 Told from the heroine's perspective, this story follows her journey from an innocent, inexperienced newcomer to the working world to a successful professional woman. Fang Yuwei and the hero, Lin Peifeng, meet on campus. He falls for her at first sight and takes care of her and stays by her side, but Lin Peifeng's identity is not so simple. As the heroine makes her way through the workplace, she encounters all kinds of unwritten rules, both obvious and hidden. She changes jobs several times and m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 It's Only Fifty 不过是五十而已 An inspirational, unyielding story of midlife crisis, workplace struggles, bank managers and tellers, married life, and everyday urban life. This book tells the story of Huang Wenxue, a bank manager facing a midlife crisis. She is at that awkward age when she is considered too old to find a new job, yet still too young to retire. How will she answer the unavoidable questions surrounding her career, marriage, family, children, and caring for her aging parents? Even in middle age, even when confro 432Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 48 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 790Reads6.2Score10014d adds
- 49 A Second Marriage Story 二婚故事 Three years trapped in a marriage have left her mired in despair. The university student she had supported for five years has secretly been conspiring with her husband. After a car accident that was long in the making, she is forced to take the blame. Just when her life hits rock bottom, he slowly appears, bringing a glimmer of light... 3.2kReads9.3Score51014d adds
- 50 After Tricking My Husband into a Divorce, I Was Fleeced for a Million by a Puppy-Like Boy 骗夫离婚后，我被小奶狗掏空百万 Urban suspense + sham marriage + a gentle trap + younger puppy-like man + a battle of wits Her marriage was cold, her life suffocating. Liang Qiuyue struggled through half her life, asking only for a peaceful existence. Then the gentle, warm-hearted Jiang Zhihao appeared, doting on her, protecting her, and helping her support the family. Believing she had found salvation, she bravely divorced and was reborn. Little did she know... He seemed mild-mannered and harmless, but behind the scenes he 100Reads—Score—14d adds
