Novels like His First Place
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as His First Place, best match first.
- 1 Spring Came Just as I Arrived 偏我来时，便逢春 A cocky guy who overthinks everything x an introverted, well-behaved yet twisted and hypocritical girl. When he first saw her, the young man lowered his eyelids and studied the girl before him, who looked like a startled bird, with great interest. “She’s so stupid and timid.” That was Jiang Zhiyuan’s assessment of her. The face-slapping came fast. The cool, aloof young master who seemed to have the whole world at his feet secretly sneaked into the office in the middle of the night one day and ch —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Path to Immortality in the Other Sea Realm 异海界仙途 The Othersea Realm is a vast plane, existing independently. Through Ye Qingshan, Lu Yuan learned of the Othersea Realm. With Pipi and the others by his side, he gradually embarked on the path of cultivation, defeating powerful enemies on Earth one step at a time. In the end, he journeyed to the Othersea Realm. As he grew, he also began to uncover secrets that had long been hidden... He discovered that the Othersea Realm was not only larger than the observable universe he knew, but also home to m 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Autumn's Abundant Harvest, Summer's Long Days 秋实离离夏日长 When Ye Qiushi was born, her mother, Shen Chunhua, had wanted to name her Qiushi, to complete the phrase “spring blossoms and autumn fruits.” It sounded lovely, but through a twist of fate, the name became Qiushi. Shen Chunhua thought that was fine too. After all, her child had been born in autumn. Ye Qiushi thought she would grow up to live an ordinary life. Then her parents divorced, and she learned she was adopted. Like a little cabbage tossed about by the winds of fate, she was sent from pla —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 A Quiet Corner of the World 偏安一隅 “Rekindled Romance + Made for Each Other + Devoted to One Another” “Possessive, devoted director gong vs. sweet, flirtatious screenwriter shou” Yu Chuanxu and An Yingmo were college classmates. One was possessive and devoted, while the other was charming and fickle. An Yingmo was determined to win the international Hugo Award. He had been writing all kinds of science fiction since childhood, and at just eighteen, he became one of the youngest members of the China Writers Association. The celebra 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I Really Am Just the Assassin’s Younger Brother 我真是刺客他弟 Other people transmigrate into a book as major characters with great power and a strong protagonist’s aura. Yu Gui transmigrates into the body of a minor fall guy who failed to assassinate Zi Hengqi and is now on the run. To survive in this new world, Yu Gui decides to steer clear of every struggle and flee to the countryside to become a schoolteacher. Unfortunately, he is spotted by Zi Hengqi, who has been sent by Duke Su to inspect local affairs. Zi Hengqi, the sixth young master who has alway —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 In the Online Game, I Spent a Fortune and Won the Heart of a Stunning Side Character 我在网游里，氪金迷倒绝色炮灰后 Lou Xiaolou was a notorious she-devil, but Heaven had finally taken pity on her: she didn't have long to live. With more money than she could ever spend, she found a virtual reality game called First Sword Immortal. The game targeted the world's wealthiest tycoons. Rumor had it that once you started playing, you'd spend until you were utterly bankrupt. Lou Xiaolou thought that sounded perfect. If the game could bankrupt her, at least she'd get to experience something new before she died. But as 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Dragon Roams the World: Secrets and Strange Cases 龙游天下：天地秘闻奇案录 This book blends suspense, romance, national warfare, wuxia, xianxia, fantasy, magic, and many other tropes. It also attempts to combine the styles of male-oriented and female-oriented fiction. Since this is my first time trying to write this way, the result is inevitably rather jumbled. After a million words, though, the book will have to change its name. Heaven is the beginning of all things; earth is the order of reincarnation. All things and all spirits begin in the ordinary, hold humanity i 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 You Know My Darkness, I Wish You a Spring Morning 知我晦暗，许你春朝 Two boys save each other. What begins as a simple friendship gradually turns into mutual affection, as they rescue and heal one another. The stifling life of a small county town can't keep the bright sunshine one boy brings from shining through. Speaking your love aloud first is instinct. 14Reads—Score114d adds
- 9 Ice in Warm Tones 暖色调的冰 Xia Qingyou spent her senior year of high school wedged between piles of exam papers and two eccentric desk mates. On her left was the chatterbox Zheng Haodang; on her right, the sharp-tongued Liu Ruiwei. She secretly liked Lin Zejia, who rode the school bus, received a little flower Xin Rui had hidden in her workbook, and had her heart thrown into disarray by Liu Ruiwei's hug on graduation day. But her real youth began when she stepped onto the campus of Jiangcheng University. A boy named Xu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 After Our Marriage of Convenience, I Unmasked the Chief Engineer's Secret Identity 协议结婚后，我扒了总工的马甲 Shen Shuyan, a stern-faced quality inspector, got so flustered by everyone nagging her to get married that she impulsively tied the knot with Gu Yanci, whom she'd met on a blind date. Before the wedding, they agreed on three rules: don't interfere with each other's work, don't pry into each other's private lives, and part on good terms after a year. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Chronicles of the Mystic Flame 玄焰录 [Alternate Setting + Strange Tales + Healing + Chinese Aesthetics + Episodic + Slow Burn] When obsession gnaws away at your thoughts, black flames quietly ignite. They can grant you a wish that has always eluded you, but what is the price? It will forever remain a mystery. Xuan Yi commands this eerie flame, yet has forgotten who he is. Together with Yun Jiu, he wanders the world, granting the wishes of the deluded. Each transaction might help him recover a little of his lost memory. But who can 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Unchanging Years 不变流年 Two male leads. What began as one person's unrequited love takes a turn when a greeting card appears, changing Xiao Xiao's life in unexpected ways. Have those missing words really disappeared? Or did someone else see them? 869Reads8.1Score10514d adds
- 13 A System Falls from the Sky, and the Feisty Campus Queen Confesses to Me 系统天降，暴躁校花和我表白了 [Light Novel, Subverting Tropes, School Life, Daily Life, Healing, Coming of Age] Other people’s Systems: Sign-in rewards include peerless martial arts. You’re invincible from the start. Liu Ziyang’s System: [Ding! Mission issued: Complete the first ten questions of a real math exam. Reward: An all-purpose essay template. Failure penalty: Randomly erase 10 pieces of knowledge from your memory bank.] When Sun Haihao uses a bet to “shave his head” as leverage to make him study; when the school’s t 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 You Promise Me Forever, I Sigh and Pray the Ghosts Will Bless Us 你说天长地久，我叹幽灵保佑 [A bold, straightforward sweetheart × a sour-faced, stubborn puppy] [Both leads are each other’s only one! A bittersweet, angsty romance that’s all tension and no official relationship.] She wanted to date, but there wasn’t a single stunningly handsome guy at school. Xu Jingxin posted on RedNote, asking for help: Post one: Can the handsome guys at this university please show their faces? Otherwise, I’ll think there aren’t any! Post two: Where are the handsome guys? Urgently recruiting one to dat 7Reads—Score13214d adds
- 15 Winning My Wife Back 把老婆追回来 [Love at first sight + Secret crush + The pursuit after losing her + The pride of heaven + Little dumpling] [Sharp-tongued, handsome elite ✖ Lazy beauty] The stunning Qiao Luo had never liked anyone before, but the first time he saw Shen Huai, he was captivated and found himself wanting him. But Shen Huai was straight, so Qiao Luo could only carefully hide his feelings. Then one drunken accident brought the two of them together physically. Qiao Luo tentatively tested the waters again, only to be 270Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 16 The Gods Promised Me Ten Million Years 神明许我千万年 [Two male leads + love at first sight + devoted puppy + dating before falling in love + magical bond + both pure + happy ending + sweet romance] [An unconventional marriage-before-love story] “The moment I saw you, I knew you were the one I wanted to spend my life with!” During a forest fire, Ruan Lin accidentally rescues a handsome man. Unfortunately, the man seems to have something wrong with his head. As soon as he wakes up, he offers to grant Ruan Lin three wishes. What a joke. Where did th 15Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 17 Old Things Have Spirits: The Cold CEO Isn't Human 旧物有灵：高冷总裁不是人 When Shen Xingmian takes over her grandmother’s antique shop, she’s stunned: A cloth doll’s spirit cries beneath the counter, and a music box by the door starts playing by itself in the middle of the night. Then there’s the aloof, handsome man who comes to stake out the shop every day, sitting there from morning till night. He keeps his distance from women, is cold and taciturn, yet is gentle and possessive only toward her. “From today on, I’ll protect you.” “If dark spirits dare to come, I’ll s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Senior, Aren't You Going to Confess? 学长，你不打算告白吗 “Girls! I'm going to win over Ji You'an, no matter what it takes!” Ming Shurui downed a huge can of Red Bull and delivered the declaration with the air of someone who owned the whole pond. Then, encouraged by her roommates' supportive looks, she flung open the door and set off with grand determination to pursue Ji You'an, the English Club's handsome president. Three hours later. Ming Shurui came back. “I changed my mind! Memorizing vocabulary is too hard!” 49Reads9.3Score714d adds
- 19 The Mystery of the Golden-Eared Vase 金耳瓶之谜 A legendary tale of how the age-old mystery of the tombs of the thirteen kings of Nanzhao was uncovered by chance, beginning with a minor burglary. History and modern life come together with the culture and scenery of Dali, Cangshan Mountain, and Erhai Lake to create a refreshing experience. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Through the Spirit of Sin 以罪之灵 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 21 The World of Mortals Is No More 红尘没 [Triple Memories + Immortal Heroes of the Six Realms + Multiple Couples] The sun and moon, who possessed a fragment of the Annihilation Primordial Spirit, were caught in a carefully laid scheme. She stopped believing him, and at the end of it all, he became a spirit pierced by countless arrows on Starfall Mountain. Ten years between life and death, a gulf too vast to cross. I don’t think of you, yet I cannot forget. Returning to his youth, he sees the people of the demon realm living amid divisi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Little Swordsmanship 小剑道 [Present-Day and Otherworld Transmigration + Intense Battles and Slaughter + Farming and Rebuilding the Otherworld Begins After Chapter 100] Cultivating the damn… no! The Sword Dao. The swords in the other world no good? Then I’ll bring a steel-alloy sword. Zhang Hao transmigrated by accident. He thought he’d simply arrived in a chaotic age full of demons and monsters, but it turned out the world was rotten to its core… “Killing monsters and vanquishing demons won’t save that world! Kill one tig 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Into the Woods, I Found a Pond; There, I Found You 入林遇池，我遇你 “A-Yao, A-Yao. Are you there? I... it hurts so much...” “I’m here. Don’t be afraid. I’ll always be here.” I ventured into the forest and found you. Why search far and wide for someone dear when fate has brought you right here? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Two-Eyed Epic of a Logic-Obsessed Madman 逻辑疯子的双瞳史诗 [Two Female Leads + Fantasy + Supernatural Combat + Ensemble Cast + Class Struggle] For seven days straight, Wu Qingyun has suffered the same nightmare: a blood-red banquet, a red-eyed girl, and corpses covering the ground. Then monsters invade the real world... This isn't a dream. It's a hunt. Her twin pupils awaken, and her powers of deduction reach godlike levels. In life-or-death moments, Wu Qingyun can “see” crucial images and use razor-sharp reasoning to find her opponents' weaknesses. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 End Days 末下 [Stream of consciousness] [Writing whatever comes to mind in dreams] [Fantasy + Supernatural + Romance + Everyday life + School life + Adventure] A “myth” that no one can immerse themselves in, and that few believe in, alongside “miracles” that never existed. It can only be considered an imagined story, though it might become something people laugh about. Or it may be deemed heretical, persecuted and destroyed until it vanishes completely. Undoubtedly, to gain religious belief from the void and 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Reborn: A Policewoman Awakens the Power to Read Minds 重生后，女警觉醒读心之术 [Urban ensemble cast] + [Police versus criminals] + [Intrigue in the workplace] + [Independent, strong-willed heroine] Xiao Yu never imagined that she would be assassinated during her very first mission, just after taking over as captain of the Special Action Team. Before she fell, she thought she saw Deputy Captain Zhang He holding a pistol. Was it an accident, a power grab, or was there something more to it that no one knew? After being reborn, Xiao Yu discovered that she could see straigh 50Reads—Score814d adds
- 27 This Sword Asks the Way to Immortality 此剑问长生 Lin Chen transmigrated into the cultivation world and became a good-for-nothing at the third level of Qi Refining, someone everyone could bully. With his dantian damaged and an inner sect disciple’s sword sending him flying, the whole sect was waiting to see him expelled. At the critical moment, he awakened a sign-in System. Sign in at Sword Cliff and obtain the [Clear Sword Heart] talent, tripling his comprehension of the sword! Sign in at Saintess Peak and become the Qingyun Sect saintess’s pe 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Empty City of Love 爱的空城 [This novel contains no harmful messaging. Its theme is personal growth.] After entering a new school, the boy Sugashiki, who has stopped opening his heart to others, happens upon a sensitive, perceptive girl and reunites with a girl he knew in the past. Thus begins a story of healing the emptiness within each other... One way to interpret the title: Everyone’s heart is a fortress filled with secrets they think they alone understand. But deep down, the heart is fragile, so the collision of love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 After Scraping My Way to Millionaire Status, One Word from Dad Turned Me into a Billionaire in Debt 摸爬滚打成为百万富翁后，老爸一句话让我变成亿万负翁 After scrabbling my way up to become a millionaire, one sentence from my dad turned me into a billionaire in debt. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 What Was, What Is, and a Final Smile as the Broken Prisoner Dies 曾如何，现如何，终一笑殒残囚 Other people transmigrate: a domineering hero from the start, free to do as he pleases. They transmigrate: brothers separated, their escort agency slaughtered, and dragged into a war between two nations just as they find their footing. The day the three Zhang Ru brothers transmigrated into the game, they thought they could use modern knowledge to crush everything in their path. Instead, they discovered that blades in this world were faster than they'd imagined, blood ran hotter, and human hearts —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Won't You Turn Around and Look at Me? 你回头看看我嘛 Won’t you turn around and look at me? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Yu Mochen 雨默尘 What does someone who manages the world do every day? “Obviously, bring someone over and take a good look at their story. And while we're at it, fix any errors in the laws.” What does it feel like to look back on your own experiences? “...It's awkward... But our story is wonderful.” After seven years apart, Xiao Yu finally found his sister, Chen Mo. But the truth wasn't quite so simple... A mysterious organization, criminal forces, decades of feuds, and laws riddled with errors. “Mo Mo, even if 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Ultimate God Game 极神游戏 I thought losing my job was a bad thing, but then I happened to meet a beautiful landlady? Then I thought finding a new job was a good thing, only to get caught up in a game that would turn my worldview upside down on my way home from work? Tan Xianxing’s life has been such a roller coaster that it’s hard not to sigh. The good and the bad are all mixed together, leaving him at his wit’s end. What do you mean, an ability master? What are these parasites? And what’s going on with the earthbound sp 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Guide to Crossing the Galaxy's Calamities 银河渡厄指南 [Modern Romance Pretending to Be Fantasy] [Everyone’s Darling] [Bold Female Lead] [Gentle Male Lead] [No System] [Ensemble Cast] Old Friends in the Cultivation World Xiao Mei’s name was as ordinary as she was, and she dreamed of escaping her bleak life. Then one day, by sheer chance, she managed to latch onto two universe-level golden thighs. “Bosses! Need an accessory? The kind that can shout ‘666’!” If she held on tight and never let go, she could just lie flat! Right? But the road to godh —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Reborn: I Reigned Supreme on My High School Campus 重生之我在高中校园称王 [Reborn] [Everyone's Favorite] [Everyone Loves Her] [Youthful Campus Life] Nearly thirty-year-old Shen Yu'an was a timid, invisible workplace nobody, a tool for everyone to use. Three months before her wedding, the man she'd been engaged to after a blind date cheated on her. One night, unable to accept it, Shen Yu'an was reborn in her high school days. This time, her goal was to get into Tsinghua or Peking University and fulfill her dream of becoming a woman with an annual salary of a million. S —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Poisoning the World: The Young Hero 毒布天下之少年英雄 [No CP] [Friendship] [Ensemble Cast] [Coming of Age] [Passionate] [Moving] Our world offers all kinds of jobs for people to choose from. The world in this book adds an entirely new profession to that foundation: fighters who battle magical beasts. Their work is noble, but it is also dangerous and unforgiving at every turn, with life and death often decided in an instant. Even so, many people are willing to become fighters, because doing so grants them physical abilities beyond those of ordinary 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Nine Apertures, Exquisite Heart: I Get Stronger by Going Off the Rails 九窍玲珑心：我只要发癫就能变强 After being reincarnated as the cultivation world's most famous good-for-nothing, Li Weiyang's coffin lid just won't stay shut. At her funeral, relatives fake-cry while feasting, and she timidly raises a hand. “Um, I might still be salvageable?” Her second uncle is so startled he shoves her third aunt in front of him to fend off the ghost. Everyone laughs at her for having no spiritual root and being a disgrace to her family. Even her fiance tears up their marriage contract in public. But they h 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Living Yama Ruan Xiaoqi: The Sequel 活阎罗阮小七后传 After the campaign against Fang La, Ruan Xiaoqi is appointed commander-in-chief of the Gaitian Army, but can’t find the government offices and is housed in a dilapidated temple outside the city. An imperial edict soon arrives, granting him two bottles of royal wine. But the decree condemns him as a “great bandit of Liangshan” who “wore the dragon robe to flaunt his power,” and orders him to take his own life. After reading it, Ruan Xiaoqi throws back his head and laughs. He strangles the eunuch —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Time Will Prove How Much I Love You 时间会验证我多爱你呀 [A seemingly sweet girl who’s secretly cunning x a true golden boy who’s been plotting for a long time] [A genius surgeon who saves lives x an astrophysics researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories] [School life + pure romance + both virgins + a touch of ensemble cast + bittersweet ending] [The story begins from the heroine’s perspective, then later includes the hero’s perspective] Luo Xiayu’s motto in life is: “Dear me, don’t let the good-girl act slip!” Alas, things don’t go as pla 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Nuo Yi's Comeback: The Overbearing CEO Gives Chase 诺一逆袭霸总追 [Bullying + everyday school life + secret crushes + healing each other + special treatment + devoted love] The academically struggling heroine is bullied, ostracized, and emotionally manipulated by a teacher. The top student hero comes from a wealthy family, but his parents send him to the countryside to toughen him up during middle school. Their paths should never have crossed, but fate brings them together, and sparks fly. A school story set in the 1980s and 1990s, with a close-knit group of f 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 41 Starlight Beneath Orion 猎户座下的星光 He watched over his comatose girlfriend for three years, awakening her with his love. But her first words were: “The person who hit me was my cousin.” When a medical miracle meets attempted murder, this vigil spanning life and death is only just beginning. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Summer, Warm Sunshine, and Our Yishui No. 6 High School 夏日，暖阳，与我们的颐水六中 [Chinese-style school life] + [no romance] + [ensemble cast] + [everyday life] + [comedy and lighthearted fun] The inscrutable math and sciences, complicated relationships, chatting during evening study hall, conversations between teachers and students in the office, the dreaded announcement “Girls, get on the track,” intense exam revision, upcoming tests, and sleepless nights before the results come out... That was Ji Xiayang’s ordinary three years of youth. One question made the difference, an 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 She Wanders the World 漫步人间的她 Two deities gather kindred spirits along the road of destiny, one by one, and form a group of protagonists. They are lucky enough to roam the mortal world. At first, they think it will be a peaceful, carefree trip where they can experience all the goodness and beauty of humanity. But they also witness the feudal belief that sons are worth more than daughters, the ruling class's corruption and indifference, the disregard for human life in dark dealings, and the prejudice and suspicion people show 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Promise of Wutong and Midsummer 【梧桐与盛夏的约定】 [Mutual pining + sweet campus romance + ensemble cast with multiple POVs + childhood sweethearts + reunion after years apart + happy ending] [An airheaded girl with incredible fighting skills x a genius boy who never says what he means] Ji Yunqing A Peking Opera martial-role performer with formidable kung fu, she hides the edge of her training clothes beneath her school uniform. Her palms are marked with the faint calluses left by years of wielding a spear. She's naturally absent-minded and s 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Babel Tower Turns East 巴别塔向东 An ordinary person returns to his high school days. He doesn’t choose the path of stock trading or real estate speculation, nor does he get an overpowered golden finger. Instead, he puts the work methods he honed in his previous life to use, stakes everything on getting into Peking University’s Arabic department, and eventually becomes a major figure on the Middle Eastern diplomatic stage. Across two lifetimes, he finds what his heart has long yearned for. The Bible says the Tower of Babel fell —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 After Being Reborn, I Ship the Couples on the Dating Show 重生后，我在恋综嗑cp Su Xiaoxiao has a nightmare in which a woman wearing a demon mask beats her to death. When she wakes, she realizes she can’t remember anything besides the nightmare. Just as she becomes aware of her amnesia, a blue, glowing virtual orb appears before her. It tells her she isn’t human, but a consciousness living inside a human host, sent to save the world. Using Su Xiaoxiao’s identity, she joins the nation’s dating reality show, Heartbeats Overload: Love and Choice. Her job is to be a competent 27Reads—Score414d adds
- 47 After Graduation, I Met You Again 毕业后，我又遇到了你 [Campus + Youth + Sweet Romance + Psychological Drama + Realism + Marriage] Youth is a vivid painting, but some of its colors quietly fade, becoming scenery we missed along the way. A boy and a girl, one driven by passion and the other by circumstance, meet through a shared dream. Their youth is made up of sweat in the art studio, late-night flashes of inspiration, and the stars reflected in each other's eyes. But a single exam-results sheet sends them to separate places. Years later, they meet 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 48 We Just Never Got Together 只是没有在一起 I once imagined it this way: meeting you by the bleachers, listening to the evening breeze sweep through your tousled hair, seeing the rosy glow on your face, then joyfully embracing you when you arrived just as I’d hoped. We’d sit together on the bleachers at dusk and watch the sun set. I want to do every beautiful thing in the world with you. I know you’ll wait, and you know I’ll come. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 I’ve Been Possessed by the Heavenly Dao 我被天道附身了 [Modern urban martial arts + No System + Apocalypse + Supernatural powers] In the future, spiritual energy is gradually dwindling, and the cultivation methods from a thousand years ago have long been lost. Humanity has turned to technology as its weapon, constantly expanding and strengthening its power. Some people remain dissatisfied with the power technology affords them and even dare to dream of obtaining the power of the gods. To that end, they stop at nothing to achieve their goal, and a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Top Student Next Door Has a Crush on Me 邻居家学霸暗恋我 [Completed, Mutual First Love, Love Grows Over Time, Reconciliation, Top Students, Happy Ending] My childhood friend and next-door neighbor, the campus heartthrob, has secretly been in love with me! He pinned me against the wall in the middle of winter, and our sweet romance began. He helped me get into a top university and start a business on campus. But after this genius top student flirted with me, he disappeared without a trace. Years later, we meet again, and I discover that he is living wi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
