Novels like You're More Passionate Than Summer
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- 1 Searching Far and Wide for a Glimmer of Light 远寻一粒光 On my birthday, I imagined a future with you. You opened the door, took the cake, and said it was a food delivery. From high school to starting our careers, I’ve known you for ten years and loved you for eight. I thought we could spend the rest of our lives together in peace, but I never expected her to come back just when you were at the height of your success. As we look up and chase the starlight ahead, we often forget that we, too, are fireworks in someone else’s sky. Based on a true story. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Where the Twilight Reaches 暮光所及 In eighth grade, beneath the warm yellow light, Xu Simu felt as though she saw Death beckoning to her. Just then, Lu Yu appeared. He said, “My name is Lu Yu. The Lu Yu who draws his sword to help when he sees injustice.” That day, a rare glimmer of light appeared in her dark, sunless life. In eleventh grade, she saw the name Lu Yu in the class roll. Delighted, she watched as the light that belonged only to her appeared once more. This time, he said, “I won’t give up. Even if it costs me my life, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 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—Shelves
- 4 Spring Mud 椿泥 [Mutual secret crush + healing + tragic ending] A ten-year story of unspoken love brought to light by a plane crash. He loved her quietly for ten years, and she was the only person he ever loved. Every year on her birthday, he would take a long train ride to her city just to see her from afar. But an accident took him away forever. Only when his mother gives her his college diary does she learn that a faithful soul had been loving her deeply all along. Perhaps he wanted to see the snow fall in c 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Little Butterfly, I Can't Find You Anymore 小蝴蝶，我找不到你了 BE [Chivalrous, puppy-like boy × cool-faced, warm-hearted butterfly] Parallel worlds suddenly overlap, tying the red thread of fate between them. He barges into her life, carrying a cat. He is always silent in class. Aside from his dazzling grades, he is invisible in every other way. She is a bold, radiant little sun who will always go to bat for her friends. Two people who seemed to have nothing in common grow closer after a dispute over their rankings. He helps her study, and she shields him f 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 He Once Gave Me a Ray of Light 他曾予我一束光 [Redemption + two top students + love grows over time + bittersweet ending] A brooding, aloof, sensitive schemer × a sunny, outgoing show-off Li Lu has always been the dutiful daughter who did whatever her family told her. In her second year of high school, she met him, a boy entirely unlike herself, and from then on, she secretly competed with him in her studies. She never imagined that the year and a half that followed would become a small sweetness amid the long, lonely years of her life. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Fairy-Tale Graveyard 童话坟 [Secret crush + bittersweet tragedy + twists] When Tan Yuan was sixteen, her mother remarried and took her along. Forced to transfer from a small southern town to Jingbei No. 1 High School, she realized that in the vast city of Jingbei, she was just another ordinary face in the crowd. Yu Zhili, the famous boy at Jingbei No. 1 High School, had beautiful silver-white hair. He was reckless, unruly, and arrogant. He seemed like a rebellious troublemaker, yet he won countless awards during his time a 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 True Love Without Regret 真爱无悔 True Love Without Regrets —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The One I Secretly Love 暗恋的TA [School Romance] [Tragic Ending] Shao Yuan never imagined that the person she fell for at fifteen would stay in her heart for the rest of her life. That boy stood out from the crowd and pulled her out of the darkness time and time again. The bravest thing she had ever done was confess her feelings. But sometimes courage isn’t a good thing, and their relationship plunged into an icy freeze. With someone else’s help, she and the boy who had once seemed forever out of reach became friends. Afra 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Wind Never Stopped for Me 风没有为我而停留 [Tomato original + unrequited-love tragedy + a lasting regret + adapted from a true story] The summer after the college entrance exams, the class monitor organized a class reunion. Wen Jinyu had always known that Chen Shaobo had someone he could never forget, but she still bravely took the first step. “Chen Shaobo, I… I’ve liked you for a long time. Could we try dating?” “I’m sorry, but I can’t. I want to get into a university in Tianjin for her.” He was silent for a moment before answering. …L 113Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 A Letter in Spring 春日里的信 [Bad ending] The angst begins later on. You can decide whether to drop the novel based on the cover and synopsis. As a teenager, Shen Shuyi once had a crush on a dazzling boy. He was so bright and full of life. Reckless and upright × gentle and resilient By chance, Shen Shuyi became Xu Yi's guiding light. What he didn't know was that years earlier, she had fallen just short of the grades she needed to attend the city's top high school, where he studied. She had worked hard to match his level, 29Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 12 Loving You Through the River of Time 在时光长河里爱你 [ANGST! ANGST! ANGST!] You shouldn’t meet a boy who dazzles you too much when you’re young, or you’ll love him for a very, very long time. Seventeen-year-old Xia Qianye met twenty-year-old Jiang Bo’an. She thought he was her salvation. As it turned out, he had come to take her life. - For seven years, she loved him and waited for him. Then she finally got to see him again, only to die in the year he loved her most. The year they met, she was at her best, seventeen, and he was twenty, at his most 16Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 13 Douluo Dalu: Don't Cry, Mom's Here 斗罗：别哭，妈妈在 Everyone says Qingqing is a sweet, well-behaved girl. Even she believes it. But why, even after she has been so obedient and tried so hard, can she still not escape that so-called fate? Why is she still abandoned by her mother, still unworthy of the right to live? Only she knows how heartbroken she felt in that moment when she held her mother's hand, how badly she wanted to cry. Perhaps she already knew how things would end when her mother kissed her forehead. She just didn't want to believe it. 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 I Know Sorrow and Autumn 我知悲与秋 [College campus + youthful angst + reunion after years apart + sweet at first, then heartbreaking + BE ending + realistic + female coming-of-age] (The main story is complete. The latest bonus chapter has been posted in the Stories section on the homepage.) One autumn, Jiang Nian saw her eighteen-year-old self at the other end of the road. She held the eighteen-year-old girl tight, as if she had returned to that autumn five years ago. That day, nineteen-year-old Jiang Yiming stood amid the crowd 36Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 15 The Enchanting Realm Awaits Its Emperor 妖娆江山等着朕 [Comedy + ensemble cast] Why are the women in the harem always the ones who get pregnant, and not the emperor? What would happen if he drank a potion that made him infertile? [Volume One] Zhou Minghuan's Coming of Age An unlucky emperor accidentally drinks a bowl of infertility potion. The medicine was slipped into a fragrant pork rib and lotus root soup. Fortunately, he already has four sons and four daughters, all with different personalities and temperaments. Skittish Scene One: The little br 6Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 16 Luo Ying, the Tavern Girl 酒馆女落英 Luoying, the Tavern Girl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 What I Thought Was a Secret Crush Was Actually a Long-Planned Scheme 以为的暗恋，其实是蓄谋已久 A poor girl × a rich young master, [mutual secret crushes / campus youth / BE] Huang Suhe took her secret crush as far as it could go without anyone noticing. What she didn't know was that the person she liked had been plotting to win her over for a long time, too. 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 I Want to Pat You on the Shoulder 想拍拍你的肩膀 [Athletic school heartthrob x Cool, sensitive girl] A three-second spark can be enough to make you love someone for three years, or even longer. Xu Lexin's first flutter of the heart: In front of everyone, he was the only one who praised her, even though she wasn't anyone special. Xu Lexin's second flutter of the heart: On a sweltering summer day, he called out to her to turn around. When she did, there he was, full of confidence and vigor. Xu Lexin's third flutter of the heart: He proudly showe 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 I Accidentally Offended a High-Priced CEO 误惹天价总裁 Two years ago, he accused her without bothering to find out the truth of breaking the leg of the woman he loved, then personally used a golf club to break one of hers. Two years later, all she wanted was to stay as far away from him as possible. But how could he ever let her go… 63Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 20 He's More Irresistible Than Spring 他比春色撩人 Original titles: When Secrets Burn / It Turns Out We Were All Cowards Everyone gets a bad ending | A touch of ensemble cast | Bittersweet youth Su Qing'an thought that if he hid his love for Mu Xi as best he could, then after he died, she wouldn't grieve or feel sad for him. He also knew full well that he wasn't worthy of her. The only thing he could do was spend the three years he had left quietly by her side as a friend. But when a boy named Xu Yinan appeared beside Mu Xi, he still lost contro —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Let the Past Fade; You and I Will Drift with the Wind 往事清零你我随风 [Powerful CEO Family + Secret Crush + Modern Romance + Marriage Before Love + Angsty Romance] An accident, a chance encounter, and then a conspiracy unfolds. Later, she lies in a hospital bed, never to wake again, while he is consumed by regret. The man clutches his aching chest and sinks to his knees, weeping uncontrollably. “Jian Tong, I was wrong. Please come back, okay?” A bitter, icy wind howls past, scattering the woman’s ashes into the air as if she had never existed. 47Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 22 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—Shelves
- 23 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—Shelves
- 24 A Floating City, Barely at Peace 微安浮城 Have you ever loved someone so much that you drank poison to quench your thirst? Have you ever hated someone so much that you became completely hysterical? Chen Anran has experienced both. But years later, when Gu Cheng stands at the lectern, bright and calm just as he was ten years ago, all that hatred vanishes without a trace. All that remains is a fierce longing for the man who disappeared for ten years. 115Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 25 A Marriage Plot Gone Awry 婚图不轨 A Marriage Plot Gone Awry 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子，不再爱你！ Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 27 The Love You Gave Me Cuts to the Bone 你给的爱残情蚀骨 Shen Qing loved Fu Yihan for six years, so much that she was willing to give him everything... But in the end... what a terrible, irredeemable fate awaited her! 81Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 28 Two Branches 两枝桠头 [Two male leads + salvation + tragic romance + tragic ending] Before meeting Li Chu, Jiang Ge planned to live until he was twenty, then end his own life. They were each other's only reason to keep living. From a narrow crack, they fought desperately to catch a glimpse of the light. But just as their lives were getting back on track, the arrival of their adoptive father shattered their fragile peace. The night Jiang Ge was struck in a vital spot, he whispered in Li Chu's right ear, “Chuchu, I 142Reads8.0Score100Shelves
- 29 Rose and Lychee Candy 玫瑰荔枝糖 [Love at First Sight, Two Academic Stars] [Tsundere Demon King x Tough Little Airhead] [If They Both Die, It’s a Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Lu Ziyao fell in love with Shi Nian at first sight. All Lu Ziyao remembered was that the weather was beautiful that day, so beautiful he couldn’t remember it clearly, because he had met her. The boy approached her cautiously, afraid of frightening the girl he liked. He just didn’t know that once you get close to some things, they can stay with 61Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 30 What More Do You Want from Me? 你还要我怎样 She loved him, and he tortured her. She had secretly loved him for over ten years, but their love gradually faded away in a marriage that lasted less than two years... 115Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 31 A Secret Crush with a Hint of Tangerine 橘子味的暗恋 [Gentle academic prodigy Lin Xia × dashing bad boy heartthrob Mo Chengsheng] She never got to see that first snow, and she didn't make it through that bitter winter. Her life ended forever at the age of twenty-two. One summer, Lin Xia met Mo Chengsheng. One glance was all it took for her to fall helplessly, hopelessly in love. Her secret crush remained hidden from the world. Mo Chengsheng became a knot deep in her heart. “My name is Lin Xia.” “Mo Chengsheng.” Mo Chengsheng: “Are we not friend 70Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 32 Waiting for Wind and Rain, But Never for You 等风等雨，等不到你 Xu Zhengxi believed that as long as she held on, love and marriage would eventually lead her to brighter days. She gave up studying abroad, threw away her future, and abandoned her dreams, all to be the person he could confide in. He called her cruel and coldhearted. She once smiled and replied, “Because I love you.” Later, when her life hung by a thread, he remained as indifferent as ever. She took off her ring and returned it to him, smiling faintly. “Let’s get divorced.” She had compassio 312Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 Last Night's Stars, Last Night's Breeze 昨夜星辰昨夜风 After a car accident, I somehow became the culprit who killed my younger sister! To avenge her, Ji Sichen cruelly took the baby I'd carried for ten months and imprisoned me! “Please, let me see my baby, even just once...” His cold, curt reply struck like a slap: “You're nothing but a murderer. You don't deserve to be his mother!” 7Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 35 A Eunuch's Ambitions: Tormented by the World of Mortals 宦情：红尘虐 [Not a chaste couple + truly eunuch male lead + sweet at first, angst later + devoted love] Wang Yunqu had been inexplicably fixated on Xiao Qibai since childhood. Even after he was subjected to castration, she still married him without hesitation, exchanging vows and sharing their wedding night. She thought they would live happily together in mutual love from then on. But the emperor threatened her with the life of the person she loved, forcibly made her a consort, and compelled her to bear a d 204Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 36 You Are the Joy of My Youth 你是年少的欢喜 The Rong and Song families were old friends. The second young master of the Rong family and the third young lady of the Song family grew up together, sharing many long years. In kindergarten, someone stole Song Qian's candy. Rong Ting stood up for her and got pinned to the ground and beaten. In elementary school, someone dirtied the pretty dress Song Qian had just put on. Rong Ting sold his favorite toy to buy her a new one. In middle school, someone wrote Song Qian a love letter. When Rong Ting 1.5kReads8.1Score115Shelves
- 37 I’ll Go See You in the Moonlight 替月亮去见你 [Lin Jiu, a girl wounded by her family, vs. the gentle, brilliant student Jiang Shiyue] [School life + reunion after years apart + healing] If someone asked Lin Jiu whether she regretted falling in love with Jiang Shiyue, her answer would be no. When she was nineteen, the boy came beneath the moonlight, his eyes filled with countless stars. “Lin Jiu, there’s no moon in the sky tonight, but I’m here behind you. From now on, on every dark night, I’ll come to see you in the moon’s place.” Those wor 6Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 38 Stubborn Bones 倔骨 [A wealthy young lady who hides a ruthless side x a poor, helpless, beautiful but miserable boy] Campus · unrequited love · county town · bad ending After talking back to her father, Xu Anzhi was “exiled” to a small county town in the southwest. Once a rich young lady, she was now penniless and powerless, though her temper remained unchanged. Huicheng was filthy and run-down, and Xu Anzhi hated everything about it, except for one unruly, attention-grabbing boy. Xie Xun was something else: skippi 252Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 39 Ten Years of Qing Ci’s Scenery 青辞十年景 Ten Years of Qing Ci 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Duties of a Stand-In 替身本分 Gu Zhi spent seven years as Shang Yizhou's substitute lover, always on edge and careful to know his place. At last, one day, he went from being a backup to the real thing. The famously gentle movie star Shang clasped his hand. “I like you. Would you be willing to like me too?” Gu Zhi fell helplessly in love, believing he had finally moved Shang Yizhou. But he never expected the truth. From beginning to end, he had only ever been a substitute, a smokescreen. 112Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 41 AI: The Silicon-Based Prison AI硅基囚笼 The AI Silicon-Based Cage 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Holding a Wisp of Moonlight 捧一缕月光 [Fake sweet albino beauty × rebellious racer] [Passionate, pure-hearted girl with a short life × commitment-phobic auto mechanic] [1v1, both chaste, equally matched, half school life and half adult life, healing, angst] The rumors said Racer Fifth Brother was rebellious, ill-tempered, aloof, and never gave anyone the time of day. Boss Shen was the best-known mechanic on Huainan Road: skilled, handsome, and kindhearted. Wait, weren't they the same person?! Hold on, kindhearted? Wen Wan, who'd bee 382Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 43 Mom, I’m Afraid It’ll Hurt 妈妈，我怕疼啊 When you have the chance to make a choice, don't let yourself live with regret. If she could do it all over again, Bibi Dong would pick up the little one, kiss her gently on the forehead, and tell her she was sorry. 890Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Nothing Hurts More Than Loving You 最痛不过我爱你 Zhou Ansheng killed himself, just as she wished. He gave Mrs. Xiao's place to the woman he cherished most. She loved him for so many years, and lost everything: her self-respect and pride, her closest family, her family business, and even the child she had yet to carry to term... Blood from her wrists stained the flowers along the road to the underworld, and every blossom knew how deeply she had loved him! She said, “I hope there is no next life. I hope we never meet again. The most painful thin 25Reads5.4Score199Shelves
- 45 The Ashes of AI Consciousness AI意识的灰烬 The Ashes of AI Consciousness 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Thoughts and Longing 念与望 Campus | Mutual pining | BE A gloomy boy plagued by misfortune | A sensitive girl always afraid of losing what she has The breeze swept past the window, lifting an orange-yellow journal that shimmered in the sunlight. On the first page, someone had written: “If you can't forget, your feelings will be answered.” Jiang Wang, the name that ran through Shen Nian's teenage years. Her first crush, at eight. Then, at fourteen, she saw him again. She stayed by Jiang Wang's side in silence. She didn't da 35Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 47 Longing for Yun's Return 念云归 [Angsty! Angsty! Angsty! Short tragic historical romance, princess sent abroad for a political marriage] Huan Yun’s childhood name was Yun’er. From the time she was little, her mother held her close and softly sang, “Yun’er, come home. Yun’er, come home.” Yun’er never went anywhere. Mother, why do you sigh like that? In the sixteenth year of Jianzhao, Huan Yun passed away quietly in the Wuyou Palace. Mother, you don’t know. Yun’er can never return home again... 294Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 48 Urban: After I Leave, You Have to Live Well! 都市：我走后，你一定要好好的！ [Male-oriented + urban romance + heartbreak + soul-crushing drama + short story] One month before the college entrance exams. Su Yang goes to the hospital for a checkup, only to be told by the doctor that he has just three months to live. He doesn’t want to worry anyone, and doesn’t even tell his childhood friend, Liu Xue. He just wants to leave this world quietly, all alone. But Su Yang has long been part of Liu Xue’s plans for the future. When she frantically finds him... Su Yang: “Liu Xue, I’ 54Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 49 If I Had Never Loved You 若我不曾爱过你 The new book, Love's Lies, is now available. Please show it your support. Thank you so much. Qin Ke once loved Ye Ling as much as life itself, but Ye Ling grew tired of their eight years together and found someone new. Heartbroken, she walked away with nothing, leaving cleanly and decisively. Ye Ling came to regret it and always thought Qin Ke would come back, but he never imagined he would spend the rest of his life waiting in vain for the two of them to be together. Once some hearts have died, 33Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 50 The Adorable Baby Is Here: CEO Daddy, You’re Such a Handful 萌宝来袭：总裁爹地太难缠 “Woman, you spent five years in prison. Why are you still so ruthless?” Bo Ye grips her by the throat. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Tang Shi smiles, her eyes reddening. “If I weren’t ruthless, how would I have survived those five years in prison?” Only later does he realize that he owes her an apology. But she is already gone… 3Reads8.8Score107Shelves
