Novels like Lovers in the Heart of the Sea
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Lovers in the Heart of the Sea, best match first.
- 1 May We Grow Old Together in the Deep Clouds 云深与你共白头 Unable to repay my online loan debt, I agreed to Xu Mubai’s offer to pay him back with my body. He imprisoned and tormented me, treating me like his enemy. Because of him, I lost my dreams, lost my child, and nearly lost my life. I once thought I would hate him to the bone, yet I ended up pining for him until my longing became a torment. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 No Love This Deep Can Stay a Secret 所有的深爱，都不是秘密 How could a marriage that began as a transaction ever be happy and last? It was such an obvious truth, yet she had only just realized it. In their six months of marriage, he had never once treated her kindly. He had married her only so she would bear him a child, then obediently donate a kidney to the woman he cherished. But who could have known that this would cost her her life... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Buried Summer 被埋葬的夏天 The Buried Summer 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Sunshine I Played Became His Lifeline 我演的阳光，成了他的命 Xia Zhiwei died at seventeen, lost in a despair no one ever knew about. Reborn, she was bound to the Sunshine Healing Roleplay System. She had to smile, be gentle, stay positive, and heal the boy who was cold and withdrawn, and who saw through every one of her disguises at a glance: Shen Zhiyan. In public, she was a dazzling little sun. In private, she was broken, her heart in ruins. She thought it was only a mission, and that once she finished playing her part, she could pursue true freedom. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 A Confession Made First 先声告白 Bad ending (completed) There was a melody that should never have belonged to the past. When she was young, Wu Siqing searched all over the internet, but never found any information about it. Only later did she understand. It was the dawn that fate had destined them to recognize too late. I liked you so much that I confessed first. But only at the very end I realized that you had always been the one to confess first. “Do you know another name for He Shou Wu?” “No.” “Another name for He Shou 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 It Was Just an Unfulfilled Longing 不过是意难平罢了 She really wanted to touch him again, to hold him again, to stay by his side until the end of this life. But there was nothing she could do. Just when he had finally opened his frozen heart, she died on the very day he loved her most. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I Wait for Yan to Return 我等燕归来 (Completed + mutual healing + bad ending) A dead man. A torrential downpour. The boy who said he would protect her forever had been missing for five years. She turned around, and he was standing right there. He didn't call out to her or say, "Let's go home." 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The South Wind Crosses the Border; I Miss You Until It Hurts 南风过境，念你成疾 Eight months pregnant, she finally learned that it had all been a scheme. Accused of a crime that never happened, she lost her child and her heart, and sank into utter despair… 20Reads—Score214d adds
- 9 Drawn to Mu Ming 慕铭而来 She should have been at the brightest age of her life, yet she was covered in scars. “I’m afraid to fall for someone...” Lu Qi stood barefoot on the beach, dressed in red bridal finery. “Mu Ming, I’ve come to marry you.” Across the endless sea, “I came to the ocean where you are, but I can’t see you anywhere.” 4Reads8.2Score314d adds
- 10 I Refine Tribulation Lightning; While Others Undergo Tribulations, I Pick Up Gear 我炼化劫雷，别人渡劫我捡装备 I Refine Tribulation Lightning While Others Face Tribulations, I Pick Up Their Loot 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Tortoise Shell Demon Lord 龟壳魔主 The Tortoiseshell Demon Lord 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Forbids the Truth 天机阁不准说真话 The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Forbids Telling the Truth 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Young Master Who Wouldn’t Let Me Touch Him for Ten Years of Living Together Is Actually Willing to Be My Third Wheel 同居十年不让碰的少爷，竟甘愿为我当三 The young master who wouldn’t let me touch him after ten years of living together was actually willing to be my third party. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 After Seven Years as a Substitute, I Turn to Ash 七年替身终成灰 Seven Years as a Stand-In, Reduced to Ashes 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Chasing the Flame 扑火 The night before his wedding, Rong Di told his friend, “I didn’t marry the person I loved most.” Rong Di hated letting anyone sway his emotions. But only when Jiang Fusang vanished from his world did he finally realize that Jiang Fusang was the reason his heart beat. In the games played in the pleasure-seeking world, anyone who falls sincerely in love, indulges in delusions, or longs for salvation is bound to be shattered. 74Reads6.0Score1014d adds
- 16 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
- 17 The Good-for-Nothing Awakens, and His Spiritual Root Returns 废柴觉醒，灵根归位 The Good-for-Nothing Awakens, His Spiritual Root Restored 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 After the Strategist Died, the Princess Regretted It 军师死后，公主后悔不已 After the Strategist's Death, the Princess Was Filled with Regret 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Half a Life Adrift, a Beauty Intoxicated 半生飘摇红颜醉 He once promised her a vast realm of mountains and rivers, and vowed to give her a wedding procession stretching for ten miles. But in the blink of an eye, he subjected her to every humiliation and torment. Nalan Ya: “I love you, and I hate you. May we become strangers from this day on, never to meet again in this life or any other.” Now he sat alone with his vast realm of mountains and rivers, and the ten-mile wedding finery remained behind as well. 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 In the End, I Long for Freedom 我终究向往自由 [Youthful campus romance + secret crush + mutual devotion + tragic ending] The first time Shen Huai saw Xu Xiawei, it was as if something struck him in the heart. In an instant, he was certain that Xu Xiawei was the person destined for him. He loved Xu Xiawei, but love made him timid. He was always careful, constantly afraid of disturbing her. Shen Huai said, “I don’t want my feelings to become a burden to her.” Yet he was always sneaking glances at Xu Xiawei. When he wanted to give her a card, 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 He Took My Corneas 他挖了我的眼角膜 My wedding became a funeral, and my husband sent me to prison. I lost my child behind bars, and his beloved killed my baby with poison. The day I got out, he wanted to take my corneas. As the cold scalpel pressed against the corner of my eye, I thought my life was truly over. 10.4kReads7.5Score84814d adds
- 22 Beneath Daocheng 稻城之下 (A collection of seven short, tragic stories) Story One: Thoughts of Yunshu The tears he shed unwittingly drenched her entire summer. Story Two: Beneath Daocheng “Little Freckles, I have to give you back to this world now.” Story Three: Xu Xi Because he loved her, he let her go. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Remember, Beneath the Blossoms That Year 记得，那年花下 It was a sunny afternoon, like a gentle stream softly brushing against my face. I was lost in the bliss of the moment... Then, for the second time in my life, I met a man who made my heart flutter... Ever since that meeting, his face had been etched into my heart... The story takes place in a city called Huawan. Song Siyi meets Liu Yanping in a car accident. He is a successful businessman and entrepreneur, one of Huawan's most respected figures, with a status far beyond hers, and he has made gr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Deep Love, an All-Too-Short Fate 与君情深缘浅 The ordinary high school girl Yuxu transmigrated, but she didn't become a noble family's daughter or a member of the imperial elite. She became nothing more than an ordinary village girl... Well, that actually suits her just fine. Except her father went and bought her a child bridegroom! Her words say one thing, but her heart says another. Out loud: “I don't want an arranged marriage! I want to fall in love freely!” In her heart: “I have to say, my child bridegroom is pretty handsome. Slurp, slu 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Thirty Blossoms 三十次花开 There are only two possible endings to a secret crush: Either be brave once and give your feelings an answer, or quietly step aside and keep your tenderness for yourself. Neither choice is right or wrong. Those who speak up have fewer regrets; those who stay silent carry a little more longing. Confessing isn’t about forcing the other person to answer or demanding a relationship. It is this: I’m placing the feelings I’ve kept hidden for so long in front of you, with all sincerity, and telling you 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 26 Spring Had Passed by the Time I Arrived 我来时春散 Spring Had Passed by the Time I Arrived 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Love Across Eras 跨纪元之恋 A Love Across Eras 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Spring Hadn't Come When I Arrived 我来时不逢春 Spring Was Gone When I Arrived 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Pomegranates Bloom Red South of the City, but an Old Friend Is No Longer the Same 城南石榴红，故人已不同 The pomegranates bloom red south of the city, but the old friend I knew is no more. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 It's Raining, Shen Zhi Doesn't Fit In 下雨了，沈枳不合 It’s raining. Shen Zhi doesn’t fit in. 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 One Last Time, Tell Me You Love Me 最后一次说爱我 The Last Time I Told You I Loved You 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Not the Wood in the Forest, but the Grain with an Extra Stroke! 不是森的木，是木多一撇的禾！ [Secret crush + intense push and pull + playboy + heroine dies + hero marries + second male lead dies for love + tragic ending] The roses are in bloom, and I miss you. Jian He kept a diary. It was opened after she died... You were like a book. I read it from cover to cover, only to find myself back on the first page. Your kindness was too gentle. Did you remember me? When someone appears too often, even a coward can fall for them! * Jian He loved Ji Senshu. She fell for him again and again, and 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Fate Deals Me a Love Trap 风月赐我相思局 Before their wedding, he told her that he would take her as his consort and give her the rank of princess consort, but nothing more. But he had no idea that she would offer him her life with her own hands, so he could save the woman he loved, risking everything just to spend what little time she had left by his side. At the end of her life, she looked at his seemingly panicked face with sorrowful eyes and smiled. “Mo Yuan, in the next life, I only wish we’d never met!” 54Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 34 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
- 35 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
- 36 Even If This Love Disappeared from the World 就算这份爱恋从世界上消失 All the love in this world, gathered in twelve short stories. Even if that love disappears from the world, it once burned our souls with fierce heat. "Seven Days" "Because of Daishan" "Remember to Translate It Twice" "A Sea Hidden in My Heart" "He Just Doesn't Like You" "Even Their Names Are a Perfect Match" "Pain So Bad I Can't Breathe" "Spring Never Comes" "Oh, the Mist" "A Missing Heartbeat" "I Hear Poetry in the Mist" "Forty-Two Years" 27Reads7.9Score10414d adds
- 37 I'll Meet Her Again When Summer Comes 无夏再逢她 (Just received a rating; completed) [Heartbreak Youth Fiction | BE | Schoolyard Secret Crush | Healing] Cheng Wang had loved Lin Yiwan for years and years. He secretly wrote twenty-one letters, each one holding a piece of his heart. After the college entrance exams, Lin Yiwan suddenly kissed him of her own accord. But on the very day Cheng Wang planned to confess his feelings, she took her own life. All she left behind was a notebook containing every one of her secrets. Cheng Wang: “What’s the w 245Reads8.3Score10514d adds
- 38 An Imperfect Summer 夏天不尽人意 ◎ Avoidant personality × guiding personality ◎ Youthful campus romance / coming-of-age heartbreak / mutual devotion / secret crushes ◎ Cool and headstrong Ying Suiyu × roguishly handsome and free-spirited Tan Fang When Ying Suiyu was four, she was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. The complexity of her condition drained her family’s savings. Whenever the villagers saw her, they would say, “That child looks like she was born under an unlucky star. Even if she gets well, she probably won’t 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Ember Frequency 余烬频率 “The Nokia E71 vibrates 600 times per minute, while the fatal heart rate for someone with congenital heart disease is 300 beats per minute. And the odds of us meeting were a miracle: one in 1.7 billion.” In late autumn 2011, the gloomy mathematical prodigy Cheng Ye met transfer student Su Tang beneath the library's tin awning. Wisteria petals clung to the hem of her water-blue skirt. Half a fingernail was missing from her left pinky, yet a single grape-flavored hard candy was enough to stop his 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Fell into the Love Trap I Wove Myself 我陷入亲手织的爱情陷阱 I Fell into the Love Trap I Wove Myself —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Dear Child 亲爱的小孩 Riding my bike fast into the sea breeze, I began to sing softly without thinking: “Dear child, did you cry today…” Just that one line, and I froze in shock, unable to make another sound. I realized that claiming I couldn’t bear the cold of that city, making excuses about not wanting to stay and watch other people reunite with their families, and traveling here to a place where spring seemed to last all year, had all been ways of fulfilling the wish the two of us had made years ago. Only then did 45Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 42 The Divine Official Refuses to Fall from His High Perch 神官他不肯掉下高台 The Divine Official Refuses to Fall from His High Perch 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Fallen Leaves Gardenia 落叶Gardenia [Jiang Yi, gentle and thoughtful & Ye Shuang, sunny and handsome] A secret crush at school They knew each other for twelve years. Though their love was mutual, their story always ended in tragedy. She was always there with the scent of gardenias. She passed away with the scent of gardenias. And the scent of gardenias was gone from his side forever... “Ye Shuang, I'm sorry.” 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Mad Dog on the Far Side of the Moon: A Female Doctor's Dilemma 月亮背面的疯狗——一位女博士的纠结 The Mad Dog on the Far Side of the Moon: A Female Doctor’s Dilemma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Wicked Love and Cockroaches 孽爱蟑螂 Wretched Love and Cockroaches —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷，狠戾帝君掌心囚 When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 285Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 47 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
- 48 Your Love Is Just a Joke 你爱我只是个笑话 Blurb: Mu Xuyang went to prison for three years for love. When he got out, Han Zheng said, “I’m sorry. The one I’m marrying is him.” Mu Xuyang smiled and said, “All right. I hope you two will be happy!” From then on, there would never again be a fool in this world who loved you enough to die for you. Mu Xuyang died, lost in the despair of love, but then he lived again, in the tears of regret shed by that man. 112Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 49 I've Always Loved You 一直很爱你 I've Always Loved You 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 50 He Died the Year I Loved Him Most 他死在了我最爱他的那一年 He died in the year I loved him most 23Reads—Score—14d adds
