Novels like Kiss Me and Say You Like Me
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Kiss Me and Say You Like Me, best match first.
- 1 Chasing the Astral Trail Is Hard 星轨难追 Also known as A Silent Farewell, a short tragic ending. Resilient girl Lin Yuyao + frail boy Qin Zhiyu We are all observing starlight that died long ago, and I love you as one loves a star that has already vanished. We met in the folds of time and space, like two meteors knocked off course. You burned yourself to light the future I could never reach. Rather than let the begonias fall one by one, I’d rather pluck the last branch of spring. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 An Ending Sadder Than Sorrow 比悲伤更悲伤的结局 A short, heartbreaking story! Extremely tragic, full of over-the-top angst! Two female leads! Bring tissues, and proceed with caution if you cry easily! This book is packed with tearjerkers. I wonder how many chapters you can make it through before you start crying. Come along as we slowly uncover the story of a wedding with no groom. Li Yanran is pregnant and suffering from a serious illness. She needs a heart transplant, but she has kept it a secret from everyone. After fifteen years of knowin 124Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 3 Beg Her 求她 Everyone in Jiangcheng knew Tang Chu was Fu Jinnian’s disgrace. He loathed this wife who was beneath his station. In less than two years, his revenge left Tang Chu’s family ruined and broken. Later, Tang Chu disappeared. Fu Jinnian was reduced to clutching her image in his dreams, eyes red as he murmured, each word full of wounded reproach: “Tang Chu, you just left without a word. You really have no heart...” 1.6kReads6.1Score10214d adds
- 4 Where the Light Fades 他在阑珊处 The year they first met, she asked him, “Lawyer Jiang, if there is another life, what kind of person would you want to be?” He remained silent for a long time, but had no answer. Later, they met again after years apart. Time had turned everything upside down. She had lost her voice and no longer fit into his world. Many years later, when someone asked him that question again, he smiled faintly and answered without hesitation: “Someone without ambitions, staying by her side as we grow old togethe 38Reads9.1Score1014d adds
- 5 Next Year’s Spring 来年的春 [Signed for publication] [Mutual salvation + sweet and angsty] An insecure, sensitive, well-behaved girl × a rebellious, roguishly handsome boy with a softer side Note: If you’re confused, check out the author’s other short story, Snow in the Eighth Year. When they first met, neither of them ever imagined that one day they would fall deeply in love. One day, she looked up and called to him, “Chen Yi.” He answered. There was a smile in Lin Shu’s eyes, though her expression was calm. She smiled 20Reads6.9Score314d adds
- 6 After Reuniting Years Later, I Thought We'd Be Together 久别重逢后，原以为我们会在一起 “Sensitive girl | Devoted boy” “Reunion after years apart | Mutual secret crushes | Bittersweet campus romance” The first time Ye An saw Ji Nian, he knew their paths would cross more than once. But so many hardships kept him from being there for her throughout her childhood. The girl became the only light in the boy’s darkest days. At last, after overcoming countless obstacles, he returned as a transfer student and saw her again. But she… She seemed different. Everything about her had changed. W 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, A Cherry Blossom Promise 忘川河下，赴一场樱花之约 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, keep an appointment beneath the cherry blossoms. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Rose Is Lost 玫瑰已失 At the hospital, she inexplicably learned that she did not have long to live. After that, she divorced the man who was her husband in name only. She couldn't bear to let him go, but the diagnosis left her no choice but to set him free. After the divorce, her health deteriorated by the day. Her best friend urged her to be hospitalized, but she shook her head and refused. In the end, she passed away alone at home. Later, under pressure from his grandmother in the Shen family, Shen Shen sent people 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Youthful Plum-Rain Season in Midsummer 盛夏青涩的梅雨季 [School Romance + Secret Crush + Bittersweet] [Good Girl VS “Bad” Boy] The summer she was fifteen, a long spell of plum rains fell over Wen Yiyao's world. She was the good girl in the eyes of teachers and parents, and thought of herself as an unremarkable, dull person. He was a dazzling “bad” boy, a young man chasing the wind on the basketball court. He treated her like his best “bro,” asking her to pass along love letters and give him advice. She hid all her heartache and watched him fall 2.8kReads8.1Score68914d adds
- 10 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 A Confession Hidden Away 告白难藏 [Redemption + healing + tragic ending + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + lingering heartbreak + slice of life] A gloomy, aloof girl x a brash, sunny boy They first met when Chi Zhiyu mistakenly thought she was about to kill herself and saved her. He said a lot of things. She wasn’t wearing her hearing aids then, so she couldn’t hear him. From Qing Yi’s perspective, that was their first meeting. The second time they met, she smelled smoke in the alley on her way to school. She 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Light of the Thirteenth Month 第十三月的光明 Hello, my name is Ji Xiaochuan! Hello, my name is Su Li! From now on, I'll call you Su Pear, sweet and juicy! Ji Xiaochuan, look! The light is here. My light is here! Little Pear, if there's another life, I'll spend it making it up to you! Ji Xiaochuan, if I could do it all over again, maybe I'd choose never to meet you! I walked through a dark abyss, and seemed to smell something rotten. Instinctively, I looked back. Countless wolves and tigers charged toward me, their sharp fangs 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Spring Breeze Never Comes 春风不至 [Proud, privileged Li Chang’an] VS [Timid, insecure He Suiyu] [Bittersweet, tragic romance] They say the person you meet at sixteen is the hardest to forget. He Suiyu met that person in the bright days of March. The first time she saw him, the boy was giving a speech, bathed in sunlight, as if a god had descended. From then on, she could never take her eyes off him. The boy said he wanted to study medicine, and from then on, she dreamed of going to medical school, too. But their happiness did 471Reads—Score10214d adds
- 14 Fish Do Not Venture into Deep Woods 鱼不赴深林 Fish Don't Head for the Deep Woods 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 An Undying Love 痴爱不渝 Ning Wu loves Yan Xiao with all her heart, but Yan Xiao hates her to the core. For the sake of a promise Yan Xiao made as a boy, Ning Wu stakes everything on winning his love, only to lose in the end. In the final moments of her life, she watches Yan Xiao marry someone else before turning and walking away. What she doesn’t know is that after she leaves, Yan Xiao searches for her like a madman... 181Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 16 Your Name Is Farther Away Than the Stars 你的名字比星星遥远 Angst! Angst! Angst! That's how important it is, so we're saying it three times! [Double top students × mutual salvation × tragic ending] A bright, fragile ray of sunshine suffering from a serious illness vs. a cold, merciless class monitor who can't feel pain “Xu Xingxia, you're crossing the line.” “Xu Xingxia, know your limits.” “Xu Xingxia, are you always like this?” “Xu Xingxia, Song Qichi is yours and yours alone.” “Xu Xingxia, without you, this life would be far too long...” Dying for 4kReads8.4Score85114d adds
- 17 One Last Rainfall Before We Part 最后一阵诉别雨 [Mutual pining | A little campus romance | Short BE | Male lead dies, female lead finds peace] The sky waits for the rain, and I wait for you. Song Ting'an never got to see his rain. From that song by Jay Chou, with lyrics by Vincent Fang. “The sky waits for the rain, and I wait for you.” He listened to it again and again. Song Tianqing, the character in Song Ting'an's book, got to meet his Yue Yuyu. But Song Ting'an never got to meet his Li Yanyu. His chance of survival was only twenty perc 377Reads8.0Score11914d adds
- 18 Love Turned to Ruin 婚爱成殇 After five years of marriage, Sang Nian still hadn't managed to warm Chi Yi's heart. For the sake of their sick child, she drugged Chi Yi, but all she got in return was his deep-seated hatred and vengeance. She lost the child... 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Mountains and Seas, Different Schemes 山海不同谋 Dedicated to the memory of my friend. A heroine who seems strong but is actually sensitive and introverted x a hero who seems cold but is actually gentle. Tragic ending. “Why is Qingchuan called Qingchuan?” “I confessed to you long ago. In every glance I gave you.” Maybe we should all be a little braver in our youth. “Can we take a photo together?” “Wu Cangting, goodbye forever.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Rainy Season Is a Secret Signal 雨季是潮湿的暗号 [Mutual first love | Campus | Bad ending] “I hope your wish comes true, that everything in the world becomes the backdrop to your life. May you go anywhere you want and become the bravest person of all.” “Qi means a prayer, and Zhao means light. It’s a beautiful name.” The rainy season at seventeen is long enough to leave an indelible mark. The boy who leapt down carried mud all over him, but angels would catch them and cleanse their purest souls. “Zhaoqi, you idiot.” “I love you.” “May the ligh 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 When the Golden Rain Trees Bloom 栾树花开 Campus tragedy × mutual healing An ordinary girl with heart disease × a dazzling young artist In 2014, during high school, an ordinary girl who had been abandoned by her parents and suffered from heart disease since childhood met Li Yi’an beneath a golden rain tree at a bus stop. He was eighteen, full of youthful spirit, and dazzling with his sketchpad. After all our twists and turns, you had already taken root and blossomed in my life, 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 From South City to North, Safe in His Heart 南城向北，安于心尖 [Sweet youth romance + tragic love + bittersweet ending] Whose youth isn't filled with confusion? Whose youth has no regrets? From the primordial chaos came yin and yang; hatred is love pushed to its extreme. These years have felt like a long journey through storms. I've drifted for half my life, going around in circles. I wish that every time, you could be by my side. They didn't get a good life together this time. If there's a next life, I hope they never meet. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Sky Will Clear Eventually 天终会晴朗 [Based on a true story + mutual unrequited love + everyone gets a bad ending + regrets + growth] Reserved girl × sunny boy Twelve-year-old Xiang Jin spent every year of her life in a world of damp, endless rain, until a boy named Fang Ji barged into it. “I hate the rain.” The boy grinned. “I know how to make it stop raining in your world.” Suddenly the sky cleared, and the rain really did stop. At fifteen, she casually remarked that someone else's wedding candy tasted so sweet. The boy ran his 1kReads—Score23014d adds
- 24 Sacrifice to Spring 祭春天 In the first spring after the college entrance exams, Yu Xiaoxiao is sitting in the library at Peking University when it suddenly dawns on her: that pitch-black night when he laughed until he couldn’t breathe, he was crying. [Love at first sight + mutual healing + angsty campus romance, tragic ending] Gentle boy who pretends to be a school bully × girl who pretends to be aloof but is really a top student [Boy pursues girl + devoted one-on-one romance + the clear-headed one falls hard + equal par 937Reads8.9Score19014d adds
- 25 The Ninth Autumn 第九个秋 [Innocent and carefree Mi Yicheng vs. taciturn Shen Jingjun] Everyone talks about meeting again in the next life, but he is a firm materialist. Love may bring partings and reunions, but there is no next life. On a rainy autumn day, Mi Yicheng waits beneath her office building for the rain to stop. As she gazes at the curtain of rain before her, an image of Shen Jingjun comes to mind. The dashing young man in a dark blue jacket stands across the road, smiling at her. He waves, the corners of hi 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Heart Flutter! My Deskmate Is a Soft, Gentle Ray of Moonlight 心动！同桌是一束娇软月光 [School bully + youth and campus + possessiveness + sweet romance + HE] [Rebellious school bully + sweet, soft-spoken girl] That midsummer, Su Ruan transferred to No. 7 High School. She probably never imagined she would get involved with Han Chen, the rebellious school bully, let alone for the rest of her life. Ever since meeting Su Ruan, Han Chen quit smoking and drinking, got into fewer fights, studied more, stopped being late to class, and tried not to sleep through lessons. The school’s onli 492Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 27 The Day the Wind Blew 风吹过的那天 He Lin, congratulations on your wedding. On the day you got married, the wind blew. I thought I was finally ready to let go. 174Reads8.0Score3814d adds
- 28 That Little Alley 那条小巷子 [Redemption + mutual pining + school life + angst + tragic ending] [One longs for the warmth of a home × one hopes to escape the control of her family] In the autumn of 2010, Xu Mo dragged her suitcase into that narrow alley. It was long and deep, and that year she was lost in its shadows. In the alley, she met Jiang Jiahe feeding the cats. That day, Jiang Jiahe helped her find a home. Secret love is a privilege reserved for cowards, and Xu Mo was a coward! She clung to that privilege until th 838Reads8.5Score19914d adds
- 29 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Infested 入蛊 “Why does my heart race uncontrollably whenever I see you?” “So that’s what it means to be bewitched by you.” “Bewitched, and loving you to the bone.” 630Reads8.5Score10214d adds
- 31 If There Is Love in Heaven 如果天堂有爱情 Even though falling in love with Gu Yu was a disaster, Xia Yisheng never regretted it. 33Reads5.5Score414d adds
- 32 Waiting for Winter to End, Longing for Spring 等冬尽，盼春来 Youthful Heartbreak | BE Aesthetics | Mutual Redemption | Fated by Life and Death Lose 10 pounds just from reading this [Quiet, Resilient Girl × Wild, World-Weary School Bully] In 2012, in a seaside town, Jiang Sheng and Nan Siye meet in the rundown Nanyang residential compound. She is a silent lamb to the slaughter, bullied by her classmates. Her mother has left home to work, her father disappeared ten years ago and never returned, and she lives under someone else’s roof. He is the school bull 1.6kReads8.2Score50314d adds
- 33 Keep Moving Forward, Don't Look Back 向前走，别回头 At 18, Zhao Xingyang fell in love with someone. To her, the boy was a ray of light in her life, the best gift heaven had ever given her. He was brilliant and flamboyant, carefree and unrestrained. Unfortunately, he didn't know she existed, and she was too much of a coward... Perhaps because she'd met someone so dazzling in her youth, it took her a full ten years to let go. At 28, Zhao Xingyang told herself: “Keep moving forward. Don't look back.” 132Reads8.2Score2114d adds
- 34 The Three-Coin Tea Grows Cold, While Hatred Burns 三文茶凉，恨字滚烫 The Tea Has Gone Cold, but the Word 'Hate' Still Burns 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Awaited Came Back 清汤滚尽，她等的死人回来了 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Was Waiting for Came Back 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 She Wielded a Blade for Ten Years, Then Drove It into His Heart 她打了十年刀，最后一把捅进了他心口 She wielded a blade for ten years, then plunged it into his heart. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Giving Up on Someone You Love 放弃一个自己喜欢的人 [School-life unrequited love + tragic ending + an ordinary girl falls for the most popular boy at school] The sweet story of two neighbors who secretly loved each other is complete. Go check it out! Years later, two photos appeared on No. 2 High School’s confession wall. One showed “Xu Xingran likes Lu Jingwen” carved into a desk, and the other showed “Cheng Hao likes Xu Xingran” carved into a desk. They supposedly came from the same class, on desks at the front and back of the classroom. Everyo 311Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 38 My Deskmate Picks Fights with the World 同桌他怼天怼地 Stop reading: old embarrassing history - - - - [Tragic Ending + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + Slow-Burn Romance + Campus] [Easygoing, Sweet-Natured, Wild Comic Artist Girl × Cocky, Mischievous, Chuunibyou Campus Hunk] Having seen the warmth and coldness of human nature, Xia Yan was determined to be “invisible.” But when she started high school, she was paired with Gu Wei, a sociable classmate. Her new deskmate had a handsome, refined face and elegant calligraphy, but a mouth that could t 20Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 39 Summer in Xiachuan Town 下川镇的夏天 Summer in Xiachuan Town was a passionate, heartfelt regret. I never had him, yet it felt as if I’d lost him a thousand times over. A bus approached from afar. Jiang Yihuan couldn’t tell if it was the right one. She looked up through the window and saw Li Chengze’s face. He was standing by the bus door. As soon as the bus stopped and the doors opened, he rushed down and pulled Jiang Yihuan into his arms. “Jiang Yihuan, I’ve missed you so much.” Li Chengze rested his head on her shoulder and spoke 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Letting Go 割愛 [Short tragic ending + obsessive male lead] After my mother remarried, my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me, was always finding new ways to bully me. But after our parents died, he changed completely. He stopped bullying me and instead stayed by my side, taking care of me without ever giving up on me. It was as if he’d become a different person. 62Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 41 The Phoenix’s Summer 不死鸟的夏 The gardenias bloomed, but the person watching them with me wasn't the boy who had dazzled my youth that summer long ago. He had gone to protect another girl for the rest of his life. I love white magnolias in summer. They usually bloom during the season, and their fragrance, like that of orchids, evokes an image of pure, jade-like beauty. After meeting Xu Yue, I fell in love with gardenias. They bloom every year around the summer solstice, their petals a pure white that symbolizes a promise to 27Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 42 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Destroyed 永安街恒昌当：那本从未销过的私账 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Written Off —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 I Played Coward for Half a Year, Then the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money 我装怂半年，隔壁花魁卷款跑了 I Played the Coward for Half a Year, and the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Soft Candy Locks the Edge 软糖锁锋 Soft Candy Locks the Blade —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Reply from the Clouds 云端的回信 A Reply from the Clouds 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 You, or Someone Like You 你或像你的人 Be. Documentary filmmaker × undercover police officer Xu Yuan had an accident while filming a documentary and woke up with amnesia. After that, she often dreamed of a mountain road she could never find her way off. A year later, Xu Yuan ran into her high school classmate, Zhou Yiran. She wanted to get closer to him because the scent of mint and orange he carried had appeared in her dreams countless times. Zhou Yiran had been secretly in love with Xu Yuan for nine years. At last, his wish came t 78Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 47 After He Called Off the Engagement, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Marry 退婚后，他成了我的高攀不起 After Our Engagement Was Called Off, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Reach —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 My Friend, Mr. Zhong 我朋友的钟先生 From school days to the real world, a doomed unrequited love 1. Mr. Zhong belongs to my friend, not me. I have always been a despicable person, secretly in love with my friend’s boyfriend. So I deserve whatever punishment fate has in store for me. 2. Li Ying would always remember that day. In the filthy bathroom, a carefree, languid young man suddenly appeared before her like a god. Without hesitation, he took off his own jacket, looked away, and held it out to Li Ying, whose clothes were in dis 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 A Cool Breeze Rises 萧萧凉风生 I love the wind! The wind is free, boundless, and unfettered. It can turn the leaves, lift a skirt, and travel the world. But I’m trapped in my own endless darkness, locked inside a prison of my own making. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Camellia Tree 山茶花树 “A Huai, the camellias on the mountain back home are blooming. I really wish you could go see them with me again.” “The camellias on the mountain bloom and wither, then bloom again, but the camellia in my heart will never fade.” 89Reads—Score—14d adds
