Novels like Before Nightfall
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Before Nightfall, best match first.
- 1 As Though an Old Friend Had Come 【夜色尚浅】遥似故人来 A continuation of the original story. Shangguan Qian dies in a bad ending! Prepare for heartbreak! The story of Yao Yao, daughter of Ye Se Shang Qian, growing up in the care of everyone at the Gong Clan Gate. All the characters from the Gong Clan Gate appear. "Yao, as in 'far off in the distance'; Yao, as in 'free and unrestrained.'" Hope you enjoy it. 80Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Shang Qian: Qianqian Runs Away Pregnant, and Gong Er Loves Her Like Crazy! 尚浅：浅浅带球跑，宫二狠狠爱！ Shang Qian: Qianqian runs away while pregnant, and Gong Er falls madly in love! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 My Journey to You: The Night-Is-Still-Young Lady 云之羽：夜色尚浅女郎 She needs to get close to this man, Gong Shangjue. Just when she thinks he might care about her, she discovers that to him, it’s nothing more than a transaction. What will become of her heart? 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Pale Moonlight: The Fragrance of Ink and Sweet Osmanthus 夜色尚浅之月桂墨香 When the moon sets and the osmanthus seeds fall, an old friend comes as the ink runs dry. Shangguan Qian lived for just two things: revenge, and surviving long enough to take revenge. She spent her whole life seeking vengeance, until love caught her at the end. Shangguan Qian escaped the Gong household, gave birth to a daughter, then sent her away with her own hands. She said, “I'm tired of acting. I don't want to pretend anymore.” He said, “Then don't. I'll wait for you.” Her daughter said, “Mo 1.4kReads—Score102Shelves
- 5 My Journey to You: Coming to Your Side 云之羽：来到你们身边 Gong Yuanzhi: “Big Sis, don't even think about running away, okay? Or else...” Gong Shangjue: “Qingqing, you can't escape.” Yan Qingxu: “I came here for you in the first place.” Everyone, there's just a tiny bit, a tiny bit, a tiny bit of angst. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Film and TV Crossover: As You Wish, Good Fortune Comes Your Way 综影视：如意如意，吉祥如意 Ruyi's real name is Su Ruyi. She was born into a comfortable family in the 1980s and has an older brother. After an accident, she obtained a bracelet, and her journey through the world of film and television began. After writing about Three Lives, Three Worlds, I suddenly wanted to write about the characters in the books. Later on, she may abandon the bracelet and transmigrate. 1. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 2. The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 3. Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blo 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 When Night Is Still Young: A Dream in Drunken Song 夜色尚浅之醉声梦浅 A love that stirs even though you know it cannot be. A life-and-death separation brought about by a twist of fate. Knowing how it ends, I will no longer be afraid to face my heart. We are sure to have a different future. Let us speak tenderly of our love while the warmth lingers. 45Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 8 What Is This Delusion? 何所妄 As the Night Deepens: The Wufeng Assassin and the Master of Jiao Palace Jiao Qian loses herself in their push-and-pull clashes. Qianqian will always love herself more. Jiao stays clearheaded even as she falls, and the rational one who carefully manages everything willingly turns love into a prison. I’ll keep them as true to character as possible. 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 If the Finale Were a Modern-Day Drama 如果终角浅是一出现代戏 [Marriage first, love later. Push and pull. A powerful family alliance. The husband suffers while trying to win her back.] A powerful family alliance that begins with marriage and grows into love. The cold-hearted Second Master Gong, and Shangguan Qian, whose heart is full of cunning. Shangguan Qian said, “Of course I came to marry Second Master Gong.” Is that so? At first, Gong Shangjue simply thought he'd found a sensible wife. Later, she told him she loved him every day. He saw through her pl 198Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 10 When Night Falls 夜色降临时 Lu Yu × Yang Hui “Someone said the odds of two people meeting are 0.00478.” “Then what are the odds of them meeting again?” By chance, Lu Yu and Yang Hui cross paths on the bustling streets of Macau. A melancholy soul and an optimistic cat are drawn together by an inexplicable force, lingering, hesitating, then finding the courage to commit. There used to be one question that kept returning to my mind: Who are you looking for? What are you searching for? The moment we looked at each other, t 48Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 11 Zhi Steps Through Qing Clouds 徵步清云 This work grew out of a chance flash of inspiration. What kind of story might unfold when the poison genius of the Gong clan meets Chuyun Zhonglian, transformed into human form? Let's look forward to it together! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 My Journey to You: Zheng Tan, Night's Still Shallow 云之羽：徵叹夜色尚浅 Jiao ✖️ Qian ✖️ Zhi The story begins after Shangguan Qian escapes from the Gongmen. Shangguan Qian was never a pampered wife. She is a sharp sword capable of cutting down her enemies. No rebirth, no transmigration, no System, no tormenting Qian, and no fleeing while pregnant. Every move carefully planned, with tension pushed to the limit. Shangguan Qian will not be weakened. Through her own strength, Shangguan Qian hacks open a path to survival. Even trapped in an abyss of hardship, she never sh 419Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 13 Cuckoos Fill the Garden 杜鹃绵绵满庭苑 A “My Journey to You” fanfiction about Ye Se Qian and Shang Jue. I hope that in another time and place, we can give each other a chance to start over. “Mr. Gong Er, reading this letter is like seeing you in person. The many misunderstandings and setbacks have left me utterly exhausted. The Gong household is no place where I can find peace. Now that everything has settled and all is calm, the martial world is in need of rebuilding, as is my Gushan Sect. I leave without saying goodbye. May we each 180Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 14 [My Journey to You] A Madman at the Gong Sect 【云之羽】宫门有个狂魔 (Reborn + puppy-dog looks but a troubled heart + a loving family of three + everyone in the Gong family gets a happy ending except the eldest brother) What makes someone a mad demon? Madness means living freely, without restraint. Demonhood means that even among gods and buddhas, no one dares to question you. A legendary mad demon died betrayed by his blood relatives. When he woke again, he found himself still alive, only now in the body of his supposedly “dead” younger brother. Here, there is n 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 My Journey to You: My Heart Is Still Shallow 云之羽：我心尚浅 A continuation of My Journey to You. The original couples stay together. I'll give them the happiness the original story couldn't! Night falls, and the sky is growing dim. While there's still time, they can all love each other. 988Reads8.1Score105Shelves
- 16 My Journey to You: Shangguan Qian Reborn 云之羽：上官浅之重生 It hurts so much. Even at the very last moment, Gong Shangjue never came. She stared ahead in regret. She had naively believed that his love for her came with enough trust. Ha... She had forgotten what he once told her: she was an outsider. 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 My Journey to You: A Bird in a Cage 云之羽：牢笼之鸟 Perhaps everyone has two sides, but Gong Qingyan became part of the Gong family when she was young and even took their surname. Only Gong Shangjue and Gong Ziyu know that she is a woman no one can resist: a cool, aloof temperament and a soft, delicate body, perfect in every way... 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Entwined Beneath the Moon 月下缱倦 Yearning Beneath the Moon 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 I'm So Happy to Be Married to Mr. Gong Er 嫁给宫二先生很幸福 The protagonist's official pairing is Night-colored Shallows: Gong Shangjue and Shangguan Qian. Pairing: Gong Yuanzhi and Jiang Wan'er. Pairing: Yun Weishan and Gong Ziyu (minor roles). Pairing: Gong Zishang and Jin Fan (minor roles). 234Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 20 My Journey to You: Second Young Master Gong, I'm Carrying Your Child 云之羽：宫二先生我怀了你的骨肉 The author is determined to pair Gong Er with Qianqian and is doing everything possible to get them to have a baby. [Qianqian gets jealous; Gong Shangjue pursues her] [There are plot twists, and Qianqian gets major points] If you like this, you have to read it!! 95Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 21 My Journey to You: Let the Years Pass Without Growing Old 云之羽：留待岁月不迟暮 A fanfic pairing Gong Shangjue, the second male lead of My Journey to You, with Shangguan Qian, the second female lead. The story is set after their marriage. Since My Journey to You has not finished airing yet, this is based on the episodes released so far and focuses on the couple's romance. Clear-headed and self-possessed Mr. Gong Er x a gentle, scheming little white rabbit Expected to be 48 chapters plus 4 extras. Happy ending. The entire story is already drafted, so read with confidence. 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 White Azaleas in the Ink Pond 墨池里的白杜鹃 The story takes place after Shangguan Qian and Gong Shangjue have parted ways. To protect her only child, Shangguan Qian has no choice but to risk her life and return to the Gong Sect. Gong Ziyu seizes the opportunity to ask her about Yun Weishan's whereabouts... But Yun Weishan has narrowly escaped death. Will the Gong Sect take the initiative and break the stalemate with Wufeng? 134Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 My Journey to You: The Shangjue and Qianqian Arc 云之羽之夜色尚浅篇 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! A story about Shangguan Qian and Gong Shangjue. 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 My Journey to You: The Second Young Master's Moonlight and Red Rose 云之羽：角少的白月光和红玫瑰 [Author’s note: I love My Journey to You, and I absolutely adore the Shangjiao and Qianqian pairing! This is a super-sweet modern romance fanfic about souls being reborn!] [Synopsis: Shangjiao and Qianqian’s souls are reborn. He is himself, yet not himself; she is like her, yet not her. The gears of fate begin to turn once more.] Think it’s a refined, aloof young heir with a gold ring in his ear × a cold, alluring female assassin? It might also be a bright, gentle heiress × a ruthless, cunning g 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 My Journey to You: Butterfly Web 云之羽：蝶网 An ensemble story The finest actors become their characters completely. Yun Fengyin is the most doted-on daughter of the wealthy Yun family. To forge an alliance between the powerful Yun and Gong families, they made her a candidate bride for the Gong family. Yun Fengyin had just one goal: make the Blade Master fall in love with her and become his bride. But how could Yun Fengyin possibly attract the attention of only one person? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Night Grows Shallow: A Rebirth Story 夜色尚浅一重生文 A continuation of the TV drama Mysterious Lotus Casebook. Qianqian is a resilient, clever, and exceptionally intelligent woman. Gong Shangjue is also an upright man, but because of his own sense of duty, neither of them knows the other once loved them, or perhaps they simply cannot believe that they ever loved each other. You can't expect someone who has lived by the rules for over twenty years, never felt love, never been taught how to love, and spent his whole life bound by duty to suddenly ab 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 My Journey to You: Since Ancient Times, Goofballs Have Countered Yanderes 云之羽：自古沙雕克病娇 My name is Nan Xun, and I’m a wang! When the Gong family held its bride selection, I took my cousin’s place and entered under the assumed name Mo Wuya. My father and the Blade Wielder were secret friends who had sworn to live and die together, so even after I arrived at the Gong estate, things were easier for me than for the other candidates. There, I met Yun Weishan, who was cold on the outside but kind at heart, and Shangguan Qian, who was alluring but whose motives were a mystery. There was a —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 My Journey to You: The Cherished Young Wife of the Zhi Palace 云之羽：徵宫小娇妻 A once-in-a-century herbal medicine prodigy appeared within the palace gates. He braved countless hardships to find the seeds of the Cloud-Crossing Snow Lotus on a snowy mountain, carefully nurturing them until they were ready to give to his older brother. But one day, the little snow lotus took human form and called him “Master.” Someone blushed bright red and forbade her from calling him that again… 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 My Journey to You: Fireworks Toward the Stars 云之羽之烟火向星辰 [Fanfiction + no CP breakups + wealthy families + secret identities + mutual unrequited love + childhood sweethearts + occasional comedy + business warfare] [Warning: OOC characters ahead! If you don't like it, please don't leave hate comments.] Main couple: Gong Shangjue × Shangguan Qian Side couples: The canon couples stay together One arranged marriage gave Shangguan Qian, who had been secretly in love for years, her heart's desire: she married the man she had loved since she was young. At fi 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 My Journey to You: Still Orchids, Distant Angelica 云之羽：静兰远芷 [The heroine is a local, with no omniscient point of view, no omniscient point of view! (The author doesn't have one either.) I'll do my best to make up for regrets, won't break up the original couples, and I love happy endings. Everyone gets a wonderful ending.] [Content warning: I haven't studied medicine, so everything is just for the sake of the characters. If you spot an error, please point it out, but don't insult the author. I'm begging you.] Yu Zhiyuan, the current young valley master of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Gong Yuanzhi of My Journey to You: The Arrogant Young Master Spoils Her Alone! 云之羽宫远徵：傲娇公子独宠她！ Yun Zhi Yu: Gong Yuanzhi, the Proud Young Master Who Dotes on Her! 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 My Journey to You: I’m Just Here to Gossip 云之羽：我负责吃瓜 I transmigrate through parallel worlds to hunt down alien creatures, but the System dragged me into the world of My Journey to You, the very story I follow. Isn't it great to sit on the Gong household's rooftop, watching the Gong family stir up trouble and enjoying the show? Watching Gong Zishang chase Jin Fan, seeing Gong Shangjue return from outside the household, watching Gong Yuanzhi make poison, all while eating snacks and listening to gossip. It's the best! It's just that the plot is going —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 My Journey to You: A Feather Light, a Horn Deep 云之羽浅若角深 Gong Shangjue, we missed our chance once, and that meant losing each other for a lifetime. If we had the chance to start over, without the constraints of our identities, Gong Shangjue, would things between us have ended differently? 187Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 34 Entwined in Tenderness, the Night Is Still Young 微微缠绵，夜色尚浅 [My Journey to You / Gong Shangjue + Shangguan Qian] The Wufeng sent Shangguan Qian to infiltrate the Gong household and steal the Boundless Flowing Fire, but she never expected to get entangled with Second Master Gong... What, she’s pregnant? Second Master Gong: Have the baby. Shangguan Qian: Then if I lose my memory, I can finally get away from you, right? Second Master Gong (with a beguiling smile): That’s fine. The baby and I both have legs. We’ll come after you. 170Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 My Journey to You: A Glimpse of the Night 云之羽：浅觉夜色 Gong Shangjue / Shangguan Qian Gong Yuanzhi / Xu Yanhan Gong Shangjue has spent years in the martial world, killing many people and saving many others. Before becoming one of Wufeng’s elite, Xu Luohan was the eldest daughter of the Xu family. Gong Shangjue saved her when she was very young, and she swore to repay him in this life. “Xu Yanhan, are you planning to betray Wufeng?” Han Ya Qing asked, watching Xu Yanhan shield Shangguan Qian. “No.” “Then what do you call what you’re doing now?” 123Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 36 A Love Meant to Last 念念为期 A chance encounter with Cheng Meng, and she falls for Lei. Nian Nian is her name, and Nian Nian will be his wife. The night is still young, but in the end, Jiao will find Qian. Gentle general, how about we have another daughter? Xiao Hansheng turns into a doting husband. Qianqian, you’re being naughty again. Where are you running off to? Gong Shangjue burns through a thousand paper cranes trying to win her back. I came from A Faceless Love. Autumn leaves rustling in the Wu trees carry the chill 176Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 My Journey to You: Shangguan Qian's Reborn Life 云之羽之上官浅的重生人生 I love this character so, so much, so this novel centers on Shangguan Qian. Please don’t flame me if it’s not your thing. Even after escaping the palace gates, Shangguan Qian still couldn’t escape Wufeng’s pursuit. As she lay dying, memories of her past drifted before her eyes, especially the moments she had shared with Gong Shangjue within the palace gates. Pain and happiness twisted together until, at last, she slowly closed her eyes… A pitiful-looking woman suddenly opened her impossibly bea 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 When Shangguan Qian Learns It's All Just a Script 当上官浅知道一切只是剧本 After Shangguan Qian died, she discovered that she was only a supporting female character in a drama, and everything she had experienced was simply written into the script for no reason at all. But she couldn't understand why she had returned to the day she entered the palace gates... 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 My Journey to You: A Beaming Smile 云之羽：笑意盈盈 First story: Xiao Yingying She should have been the carefree young lady of the Xiao family, growing up safe and happy. But because of a Wufeng mission targeting the Gong Clan, she was forced to enter Wufeng's training program. When the Gong Clan held its bride selection, she was assigned a mission inside the clan. If she completed it, she would be free. For her mother's dying wish and her family's safety, she had to complete the mission. Anyone who got in her way would be eliminated. Her spoiled 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 My Journey to You: Jiao Qian 【云之羽】角浅 A fanfic about Gong Shangjue and Shangguan Qian. Out of love for them and hope for their beautiful romance, I’m trying my hand at writing fanfiction for the first time. Please feel free to offer criticism and suggestions! 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Gong Yuanzhi Fanfic: Distant Daylight 宫远徵同人：远昼 Pure-hearted, unhinged brother-obsessed man ✖️ scheming young woman who takes another's place in marriage When childhood sweethearts reunite, will they rekindle their bond or torment one another? Wuyin Xi, a gifted young woman from the Mist Palace, carries the weight of her family's vengeance. To repay the kindness of the An family's eldest daughter, she takes her place in marriage at the Gong Clan's gates. Returning to the place of her youth, she meets again the boy she once knew. Protecting th 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 My Journey to You: After I Transmigrated, I Spoiled Gong San Rotten 云之羽：穿越后，我把宫三宠上天 While watching a drama, Jiang Xiaotao got so excited that she transmigrated into the show. She wanted to protect Gong San, but the appearance of certain things threw everything into disarray... As events unfolded, they gradually slipped beyond her control... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 A Tale of Kumo No Ue No Hane: The Night Is Still Young, and Longing Runs Deep 云之羽同人：夜色尚浅，相思正浓 [Completed] A rewrite of the original, with a happy ending. If you were to rewrite Shangjue's ending, where would you begin? Let's start on the day Shangguan Qian was imprisoned. She took a gamble that day, betting that Gong Shangjue would soften. Later, he covered for her before the elders, risked his life to protect her at the brink of death, held her tenderly in the bath, and pined for her endlessly before the azaleas... The night is still young, and longing burns strong. 147Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 My Journey to You: A Little Money Lover Arrives at the Jiao Palace 云之羽：角宫来了个小财迷 A crossover between My Journey to You and Grave Robbers, with a few plot elements that go beyond the ancient martial arts world. Qi Youyou ✘ Gong Shangjue, Shangguan Qian ✘ Gong Yuanzhi, Yun Weishan ✘ Gong Ziyu Word on the street is that Hei Ye adopted a daughter who looks just like his own child and loves money just as much as he does. Money-loving Qi Youyou suddenly transmigrates into the world of My Journey to You, only to discover that she is actually from that world. What will happen when s 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Reeds by the Water, the Dew Not Yet Gone 徵有蒹葭，白露未晞 The Qihuang Mountain Manor was renowned for its medicinal herbs and medical skills, but the Wufeng wiped it out. Young Master Jiao led people to help, but arrived too late. The only one left in the entire manor was a little girl, covered in wounds and unable to speak. Young Master Jiao took her back to the Gong Clan, where the clan leader named her Gong Weixi. Her injuries were severe, so she was settled in the Zhi Palace, which oversaw medicine, poisons, and hidden weapons. They had planned to 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Night Is Still Young: Gong Er Reborn 夜色尚浅：宫二重生 In their previous lives, Mr. Gong Er and Shangguan Qian kept each other at arm’s length, both fully aware of their mutual probing. Their calculations gave rise to genuine feelings, but they kept using each other until it all ended in tragedy. Mr. Gong Er spent the rest of his life alone. When he awoke again, he had returned to the night Shangguan Qian asked him to help her take revenge and revealed her identity, the turning point when she finally gave up on him. 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 My Journey to You: The Lovesick Ones Take Matters into Their Own Hands 云之羽：恋爱脑们的自我攻略 When a leaf falls, you know autumn has arrived across the land! This is Ye Zhiqiu’s second transmigration. Unlike the first time, which happened by accident, this time she sought it out herself. Ye Zhiqiu is grateful for that first accident, because it gave her a family once more! But as time passes, her younger sister’s heart condition and her senior fellow disciple’s fate leave her anxious and uneasy. Fortunately, Heaven seems to favor her, giving her a chance to save them. Ye Zhiqiu seizes th —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 My Journey to You: Mr. Gong Er's Adorable Little Wife 云之羽：宫二先生的小娇妻 [A note before we begin: I love My Journey to You and wrote this to make up for its regrets. The main pairing is Jiao and Qian. They save and heal each other. Life is bitter, but with you, it turns sweet!] [Too much love to go around: I don't dislike any of the major characters in the series, so I'll do my best to give them happy endings. I'll continue the stories of the Yu and Yun couple, and the Jin and Zi couple.] [The original plot and character personalities are preserved, with a leisurely, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Melody Is Shallow Until the Zhi, Shang, and Jue Notes Ring Out 徵上角来终觉浅 1. “If you keep me here, aren’t you afraid that a heartless Wufeng assassin like me will disrupt the Gong Clan and make life miserable for everyone again?” Shangguan Qian said with a smile, holding the child beside her by the hand. “You alone aren’t capable of that.” 2. “I don’t like you anymore.” “Can you change your mind about liking me?” “Love is something acquired later in life. No one is born liking anyone.” 3. “Shangguan Qian, you said you would stay by my side for the rest of your life.” 209Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 50 Film and TV Crossover: The Little Bitter Melon Rescue Plan 综影视：小苦瓜拯救计划 World 1: "My Journey to You", Gong Yuanzhi's older sister World 2: "Empresses in the Palace", Nian Gengyao's sister-in-law To save her master, the little white cat Li Yuan needs a great deal of merit and power of faith. Following the ruler of the underworld's instructions, she travels to various worlds to heal the little ones who are suffering and keep them from meeting tragic ends. 64Reads—Score—Shelves
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