Novels like Old-Time Rain Between Hong Kong and Beijing
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- 101 When the Green Pears Ripen 等青梨熟时 [Kunqu opera performer / big shot from Harbor City / one man, one woman / happy ending] [Age gap, possessiveness, forced love, Daddy romance] Wen Li got married. Her groom was an uncle she had never met. He was ten years older than her. They had been married for three years without ever meeting, but every month he sent her a fortune. Wen Li was very satisfied with this arrangement. Until her opera troupe traveled to Harbor City to perform, and her husband unilaterally ended their “long-distance 5.7kReads7.4Score52914d adds
- 102 Longing in Spring 春日相望 [Cool and elegant Kunqu opera beauty VS self-disciplined, courteous heir from a prominent family, a mature and dependable man] [Marriage before love + male second lead becomes the love interest + age gap + secret crush + sweet romance + mutual devotion + both sexually inexperienced + two-way pursuit + healing] The day Mu Jinghe cheated on her, she resolved to break off their engagement without hesitation. To uncover the truth behind the fire fifteen years ago, she discovered that Fu Tingchen wa 611Reads8.2Score10614d adds
- 103 The Stars Keep Their Silence 星辰不言深 [Both leads are romantically inexperienced, reunion after a long separation, obsessive love, love and hate] Ning Yuexing married Shen Conghuai because his heart belonged to his “moonlight.” She, meanwhile, treated marriage as a “safe haven.” But then the devil quietly returned. The man who had once left her covered in blood came looking for her. Smiling at Shen Conghuai, he said: “Do you know that the woman you’re protecting is my Xingxing?” Her husband in name alone stepped forward. “She’s my 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Heiress Returns for Revenge, and No One Gets Away 千金归来强势复仇一个也不能少 No rebirth, no System, few clean romances, no wish fulfillment, an ensemble cast, and four generations under one roof. This is the story of their family. The author is merely here to tell it and does not influence where the story goes. Everything follows and respects the characters’ wishes. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 I Accidentally Turned the Education World into a Wish-Fulfillment Story 一不小心把教育界卷成爽文 [An accomplished official in government + a senior leader + a high school teacher][A level-headed veteran official + a gentle woman from Jiangnan] “Hello, Ms. Shen!” “Hello, Secretary Fu!” … At the front of the classroom at Pingjiang High School, Shen Nanqiao held her chalk with steady, warm hands. When a heartbeat stopped during a medical mission in the mountains, it made her decide to give up medicine and take up teaching. She wanted to do more than teach. She wanted to use ideas to light the 3.6kReads8.4Score44114d adds
- 106 The Golden Canary in a Cage 笼中金雀儿 [The story uses flashbacks] [The aloof male lead falls from his pedestal] [Orphan × Scion of the powerful] [Happy ending] The He family grew up under the red flag, and their grandfather wielded considerable influence. He Junqing, the third son of the He family, went into business. The He family has produced two powerhouses in politics and business in this generation, and they're riding high. Lin Ge graduated from Kyoto University. She wasn't exactly outstanding, and ended up working as a junior 438Reads—Score2314d adds
- 107 Life Is a Vast Sea, I’ll Wait for Your Return 人生海海，等你归来 [Campus Romance + Powerful Family Background + Winning Her Back + Heartbreak + Devoted Couple + Modern Romance] They had known each other for seven years and been in love for four, but when she went abroad, she didn’t even say goodbye. Four years apart. When they met again, he couldn’t help asking, “Are you leaving again?” Far from home, she never expected to run into him again. She thought he had come for her, but he coldly told her, “It’s a company assignment.” From then on, she delibe 300Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Temptation! A Hong Kong Tycoon Turns into a Puppy and Clings to Her Like Crazy 引诱！港圈大佬化作奶狗缠疯了 [Hong Kong tycoon × beauty in a qipao] [Master Mo Wu, deeply in love × a wealthy heiress who pretends to be aloof but is actually sincere, and slow to realize her feelings] “I’m no good at writing blurbs, but this is definitely a sweet romance you’ll love.” Master Mo Wu never expected that when he went out of his way to play the hero and introduce himself for the first time, she would deceive him. Who is Master Mo Wu? He is the head of the Mo family, one of Hong Kong’s most powerful families, an 148Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 109 Chenchen and Mu Ci 琛琛慕辞 He's a widely recognized heartthrob in the industry, with a bright future ahead of him! She's a darling little girl from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, doted on by both her parents. Yet she ends up taking a job in a small county town far from home! He falls for her adorably silly side and her sweet, girlish voice. Despite th 1.2kReads8.8Score10314d adds
- 110 Streetlights and the One Who Comes Home 长街灯火与归人 [Rekindled love + each other’s first love + both work in the public sector + reunion after years apart + intellectual romance] An unexpected breakup, followed by a reunion years in the making. From the flutter of their first meeting in college to standing side by side in their careers, Lu Beichuan and Shen Zhixia weather misunderstandings and emotional push and pull, witnessing each other’s growth and resolve. They missed their chance five years ago because of a sudden accident. Five years later 3.9kReads7.9Score33714d adds
- 111 Married First, Loved Deeply: Director Song’s Dearest Sweetheart 先婚厚爱：宋局的心尖小可人儿 My new work is out! You can 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! 603Reads7.8Score10014d adds
- 112 A Love Affair in Hong Kong 港岛情劫 990Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 113 Transmigrate Across Mountains and Seas Just to Meet You 穿越山海，只为遇见你 [A man accustomed to power lowering his head for love, 13-year age gap, sweet romance, devoted couple] He is a powerful figure with deep connections in the government. She graduated from a well-known university in Shanghai, gave up a high-paying job, and returned to take the civil service exam for a low-level post. An unexpected encounter at a meeting brought her into his orbit, and he fell helplessly in love. The misunderstandings caused by their 13-year age gap and the differences in their sta 5kReads8.0Score46314d adds
- 114 After My Divorce, I Became the Cold-Faced Mayor's Darling 离婚后，我成了冷脸镇长的掌心宠 [Office romance, sweet and doting, powerful man bows his head, guiding lover, push and pull, satisfying revenge] [Beautiful, fun, rebellious, a little toxic: a junior contract worker versus a department-level leader who says nothing but is secretly utterly smitten] Jiang Shasha married young. After her scumbag husband cheated on her time and again, she chose to go completely wild. She beat up her cheating husband, tore into her in-laws, then wiped her tears and walked away. On the road, she was 6.3kReads8.4Score56214d adds
- 115 Locked in the Abyss: Qing Ci 凛渊锁清辞 A self-controlled, unhinged Chinese tycoon × a cool, fragile beauty from Jiangnan Twelve-year age gap, fatherly older man | Fake contract, real secret crush | Devoted sweet romance | Suzhou embroidery, an intangible cultural heritage Shen Qingci’s family has fallen on hard times, but with her extraordinary Suzhou embroidery skills and breathtakingly cool beauty, a video of her “embroidering peonies in the rain” goes viral across the internet. Netizens call her “the fragile white peony.” In fron 695Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 116 She Will Become Herself 她终将成为自己 Fu Zhitang had wondered countless times what her life would have been like if she had never met Qi Yuzhou. At some point, everyone can’t help looking back and wondering: if they had chosen a different path back then, would their life have turned out completely differently? But that is precisely where fate’s power and charm lie. It never sweeps you dramatically onto another fork in the road. Instead, through countless seemingly insignificant choices, it leads you step by step toward a destination 7.7kReads8.8Score86314d adds
- 117 The Ace Translator 王牌翻译官 “Miss Shen, it’s been a long time.” He was still as cool and distant as ever, handsome and captivating. Even standing in the darkness, he seemed to shine with dazzling light. But the flames flickering in those dark eyes made her afraid to meet his gaze. They hadn’t seen each other in four years, and she had grown into a graceful beauty who stirred people’s hearts. 804Reads7.4Score10614d adds
- 118 Sent to Harbor City for Research, the Powerful, Childless Big Shot Keeps Chasing Me to Pay Me 下放港城搞科研，绝嗣大佬追打钱 [Heiress of a capitalist family] x [childless heir to a Hong Kong tycoon family] x [spirit spring dimension] x [the male leads compete fiercely for her] x [metaphysics and scientific research to strengthen the nation] x [swapped marriages] In her previous life, Jiang Shaorong married a widowed military officer with a child, just to let her stepmother and younger sister keep their privileged status in Hong Kong. She even endured having three children aborted. Only when she was dying and saw her s 50Reads—Score514d adds
- 119 She Blooms Among the Roses 她在玫瑰中盛开 An obsessive, rugged commander vs. the alluring adopted daughter of the Jing family Jing Yi was born at the top of the world, but when he was six, his biological mother died, sending him from heaven straight to hell. His father ignored him, and the arrival of his stepmother turned him from a favored son into a child his father despised. Finding his mother’s murderer became his obsession, one that kept him going through the long years... Before she was eight, Ye Wanyin was the apple of her pare 170Reads6.6Score1714d adds
- 120 After I Was Cheated On, My Aloof Boss Fell for Me at First Sight! 遭劈腿，高冷领导对我一见钟情！ The book has only just received its rating, so there aren't many reviews yet. That will change with time. I hope you'll show it lots of support! [Marriage + love at first sight + both leads are inexperienced] A powerful senior official × a pretty grassroots-level employee To everyone else, Su Ningyue, an unnoticed junior employee, and Gu Jingchuan, a high-ranking official, seem worlds apart. But an inexplicable bond keeps bringing them together again and again. The first time they meet: Su Ningy 7.1kReads8.9Score69714d adds
- 121 Dawn Ferry on the Huai River 淮水晓渡 Why did we break up? “My mom said you don’t work in government.” Xiao Xiao was speechless. She never thought the trope of “passing the exam, then dumping your sweetheart” would happen to her. “I can pass it too.” A year later, she started working at the district science and technology bureau. Meeting Jiang Huaixu was the biggest surprise of her life. At first, she thought it was an unrequited love that would go nowhere. Only later did she learn that, to win her over, he had even considered marry 6kReads8.6Score56914d adds
- 122 Love's Ordeal in Jingzhou 京州情劫 The most elite heir to a powerful Beijing family × a young woman from a small southern city who moved north to Beijing. From a brief romance in Kunming to an unexpected reunion on a snowy night in Beijing, he thought he could move on from her, but the moment he saw her again, he completely lost control. She is Xu Anning, an ordinary graduate from a small southern city who moved to Beijing alone, just to get closer to the man who once gave her a brief taste of warmth in Kunming. He is Shen Jinnia 21.4kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
- 123 Indulged After Marriage 婚后宠溺主义 Years of careful planning / Age gap / Both leads are each other’s first and only love / Powerful government-family background *Gentle, well-behaved sweetheart vs. doting, husband-material older man *Tourism bureau guide & impeccably well-connected scion of Beijing’s elite At twenty-one, Shi Ye graduated from university. She had no grand ambitions. A simple, stable life was enough for her. But the marriage agreement with Zhou Junheng, and the position he held, meant her wish to be an ordinary, un 5.2kReads8.3Score53414d adds
- 124 Addicted to a Beijing Marriage: The Abstinent Tycoon Treats Me Like His Treasure 京婚成瘾，禁欲系大佬宠我如宝 [A striking, bookish heiress who never second-guesses herself and is a brilliant artist VS a refined, self-disciplined, by-the-book older official] [Marriage before love, nine-year age gap, an old flame rekindled, a powerful man obsessed with love, one-on-one and both devoted to each other] After being cheated on, Su Su agrees in a fit of anger to her family's arranged marriage and marries Zhou Pingjin, a dignified older official with an unmistakable government air. Zhou Pingjin is widely known 863Reads5.9Score25314d adds
- 125 You Haha Er's Tenth Book 游哈哈儿第10本书 [Government workplace + love at first sight + fighting over her + both devoted only to each other + obsessive love + fiercely doting] You Xihuai first saw her giving a speech as the graduates’ representative, dazzling everyone onstage! The next time they met, she crashed straight into his arms. Later, through his careful scheming, he led her step by step to his side. When Shi Nuan found out, she angrily confronted him. You Xihuai pulled her into his arms and covered her angry eyes with his large 7.9kReads7.4Score82014d adds
- 126 I Met You the Day We Divorced 离婚那天遇见你 After five years of marriage to Tang Mingyuan, Song Xinzhu quit her job to try for a baby and embarked on the grueling road of IVF. In just two years, she suffered three missed miscarriages. She couldn’t take any more of it. She didn’t want to keep trying for a baby and wanted a divorce. Just when she was at her most lost and helpless, she met Qin Bozhang. She felt an irresistible physical attraction to him. Whenever she saw him, her heart raced, her cheeks flushed, and she couldn’t stop hers 4.4kReads8.2Score36614d adds
- 127 Secret Love Comes True: My Boss Is Fighting to Keep Me 暗恋成真：顶头上司他又争又抢 [Composed, brilliant, gentle, powerful, and calculating: an older Daddy figure and senior leader] & [Outwardly clear-headed and independent, but inwardly sensitive, starved for affection, and prone to overthinking: a growing girl at the grassroots level] · [Guiding lover|Seven-year age gap|She has a secret crush, he pursues her|Powerful man bows his head for love|Angst and emotional push and pull|Unwavering, mutual devotion|All-consuming pampering|Both sexually inexperienced] · At the univer 3.9kReads8.6Score21214d adds
- 128 Jin Nian Smiles 瑾年笑笑 [Government workplace, age gap, scheming, devoted to each other, powerful man lowers his head for love] Male lead: Fu Jinnian, 35, powerful and influential, refined and noble. Female lead: Tian Xiaoxiao, 23, newly passed the civil service exam, and a great beauty. They are both civil servants, and she is a fresh new face in government service. The cool, refined male lead falls in love with her at first sight, then creates all kinds of chances for them to spend time together. His passionate “camp 2.2kReads8.3Score19114d adds
- 129 A Beloved in the Capital 京北有伊人 [Age gap + both pure + forced love + physical and emotional torment + heroine starts out weak and grows strong] [Noble, dignified heir + aloof student at a foreign languages university] On a rainy April day in Jingbei, Shu Yiren enters Yan Zhenghe’s world beneath a red umbrella. They meet at a Chinese-Russian exchange forum. From then on, Yan Zhenghe keeps that red umbrella by his side and never lets go. After an accident, Yan Zhenghe sends Yiren to Zurich, Switzerland, for graduate school. Afte 3.6kReads8.6Score30014d adds
- 130 A Rose Drenched in Desire, the Capital's Big Shot Falls in Love at First Sight 欲染玫瑰，京圈大佬一次成瘾 [Redemption + Secret Crush + Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Long-Planned] [Down-and-out, aloof beauty + Powerful, fatherly big shot with a refined air] [Age Gap + Uncle-and-Nephew Love Triangle] To pay for her mother's treatment, Jiang Liyang sells her virtue despite her pride. That night, the strange man treats her with endless tenderness. But the memory becomes a thorn in her heart. She has no idea that the man has been planning this for a long time. Powerful and shrewd, he advances step by 2.1kReads9.1Score24314d adds
- 131 Boss, We're Not Close 领导，我们不熟 When they first met, he was the vibrant boy next door, and she was a sensitive, insecure girl who knew little of the world. Song Jinyan would grin and call Su Niannian “Little Stutterer,” and he would also patiently tutor her in her studies. When they met again, he was an ambitious senior leader, and she was an earnest staff member. Su Niannian thought Song Jinyan had long since forgotten the girl next door, until one day after an event, a drunk Song Jinyan stopped her in the corridor and asked 9kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 132 The Rose of Hong Kong Island 港岛玫瑰 2.6kReads8.3Score33914d adds
- 133 Spring Dwells on the High Terrace 春栖高台 [Powerful Families | Female Growth | Bittersweet Romance | Older Man] (Clear-headed, beautiful college student vs. composed, powerful heir) People often say that those in power care only about their family’s interests. Even what passes for love is just another tool for profit. If you fall for someone like that, the best you can hope for is this: you remain on your high terrace, I retreat to my spring mountains, and from then on our paths never cross again. Everyone in Beijing’s inner circle know 673Reads—Score16014d adds
- 134 He Shielded Her from Every Storm, Yet Never Once Said He Loved Her 他替她挡尽风雪，独没说过一句爱 He shielded her from every storm, but never once told her he loved her 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Mist Fills His Eyes 雾漫他眼 The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later. Powerful man bows his head | Winning her back | 9-year age gap | Daddy type Hong Kong tycoon and financier × HKU music student When Shen Hua first arrived at HKU, she heard an upperclassman talking about Zhou Yunting. He was mysterious and had never shown his face, yet his name appeared in the financial pages as if it were synonymous with the rules themselves. Shen Hua took it all as gossip. Until, just before graduation, she discovered with bitter 10.6kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 136 A Mismatched Blind Date, and the Powerful Leader Is Happy to Be Her Rock 相错亲，大领导甘愿做靠山 [Love after marriage + both work in government + ten-year age gap + neither has had a past relationship + a sweet, happy ending] [Clear-headed, resilient heroine VS senior official who's a lovestruck older man] * On the day Wen Ruan went on a matchmaking date, her superior was right next door. The senior official fell for her at first sight, but she had no idea. At her sixth matchmaking date, he pretended to be her match and coaxed her into registering their marriage. * After a mix-up, Wen Ruan 6.6kReads8.2Score87914d adds
- 137 Didn't We Love Each Other? 我们不是相爱的吗 After falling in love with Lu Yingqin, she learned only four words: face reality. After leaving Lu Yingqin, she could cut her long hair short, burn her diary, and delete her photos. The one thing she could never destroy was her memories. When she saw Lu Yingqin again, she could pretend not to see him, walk away in silence, or smile and exchange pleasantries. The one thing she could never do was stop loving him. There is a kind of man whose heart your tears cannot sear. Even if you were Meng Jian 60Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 138 Good Morning, My Uncle 早安，我的大叔 Su Fan has just started his career when his boss hands him over to an older man. Only later does he learn that the man is a powerful figure who can control everything from behind the scenes. What should he do? This man is powerful and influential, and on top of that, he's handsome and in great shape. How is he an older man? 66Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 139 Married for Love (Collection) 为爱而婚(合集) A collection of wealthy-family and high-society romance novels spanning the four seasons, featuring four classic contemporary romance novels: "Endlessly Close to Love", "Suddenly, Stars Like Rain", "Striking a Chord in My Heart", and "Married for Love". One night of passion, one contract. From the moment they married, a bomb was ticking between them. Former lovers became sister-in-law and brother-in-law. Memories of the past came rushing back. When love meets its match, can happiness arrive as p 520Reads9.5Score10014d adds
- 140 Addicted Again 再度上瘾 [Powerful, influential Hong Kong City socialite × ambitious woman who wants a child but not the father] [Rekindled love + groveling pursuit + the powerful one bows his head + mature leads + older man + runs away while pregnant + both leads are inexperienced] Shu Man was Zhao Jinting's secret lover for a year. She used his money, resources, and connections to rise from the ashes. The night she crossed the river and burned the bridge by breaking up with him, Zhao Jinting grabbed her by the waist a 10.9kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 141 I Won't Save the Capital 不渡京华 Just started posting, more chapters to come! [The regretful chase|An intense push and pull|Family feuds among the rich|A powerful man bows to love|High-ranking families|The second male lead wins] Xie Yin spent years by Shen Bingzhou’s side, giving him everything and loving him with all her heart. It wasn’t until her mother died in an accident and Shen Bingzhou threw her out while holding the fiancée of the woman responsible that she understood: all those years of love and devotion had been nothi 801Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 142 Sweet-Talking: Mr. Yu's Openly Obvious Favoritism 诱哄：郁先生的偏爱明目张胆 A powerful-family romance about winning back a wife: a cool, fragile little flower and a rigid old-fashioned man who always keeps himself in check Rekindled love + the powerful one learning to bow his head + both untouched + ten-year age gap When Ruan Xitang was young, she fell in love with Yu Zheng. Later, Yu Zheng was expected to marry for an alliance, so she left him. Only afterward did she learn that Yu Zheng had thought she was dead. Three years later, she arrived at the airport in Jing Cit 5.2kReads8.6Score39414d adds
- 143 Halfway Through the Rain 半程雨 Halfway Through the Rain 533Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Camellias for the Hong Kong Breeze 山茶予港风 [Hong Kong socialite heir × cool documentary filmmaker] [Marriage Before Love] “Marry me, Miss Wen,” Li Yanzhou said in a steady voice. “I’ll take care of all your problems, including the penalty for breaking your contract. You need someone to protect you, and I need a ‘Mrs. Li’ who will satisfy my elders. Three years, and we stay out of each other’s business.” With nowhere else to turn, Wen Runnings gripped the pen. To pursue her dream of making documentaries and escape the stigma and debt, sh 312Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 145 Spring Blossoms at the Touch of Her Beauty 娇色惹春山 Synopsis [Commanding leader × gentle teacher] Senior official and darling wife, eight-year age gap, devoted to each other. Once the male lead realizes he’s in love, he fiercely pursues her and protects her at every turn. In a sentence: A calculating senior official carries off a sweet, soft little bunny, only to be thoroughly outmaneuvered by her. Campus belle Jing Ni has a boyfriend everyone envies, Zhou Li. He’s not only a star at their university, but also the son of a bureau chief and a 15kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 146 Young Master Huo of Hong Kong's Darling Little Fox: Wild and Tempting 港圈霍少的爱宠小狐狸，又野又欲 [Both leads are faithful to each other + possessive love interest + intense push and pull + groveling ex + reunion after separation + secret identity] [Unhinged, flirtatious beauty vs. cunning young master from Hong Kong] Su Li was slapped deaf by her own father and thrown out of the house. A few years later, he sent her abroad. The night she returned home, she accidentally slept with a stranger, sending her life off the rails once more. Huo Jingchuan was handsome, skilled in bed, and rich: a pe 24Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 147 Love Affairs in Haicheng 海城情事 [Government workplace romance] + [Love at first sight] + [Both leads are each other's first and only] + [Happy ending] A love story between a deputy director and a young woman still on probation. One fleeting glimpse in the talent recruitment building was enough for Sun Feilin to fall for Shao Chen at first sight. And one backward glance by the Pujiang River left Shao Chen with a lasting impression of Sun Feilin. He is the most handsome man in the administrative complex, a genius with a high-ran 2.6kReads9.0Score33014d adds
- 148 County Magistrate, Your Sweet Wife Doesn’t Want You Anymore 县长大人，亲亲的老婆不要你了 Li Hao achieved success at a young age and rose to a high position. His heart is full of passion, and he wants to dedicate himself to serving others. As for a wife, all he needs is someone sweet and obedient. Lin Xiao is a red plum blossom blooming on a sheer cliff. She has ideals in her heart and strength beneath her feet. A man? Her career matters far more. But love arrives unexpectedly, as naturally as flowing water. Love grows over time. Both leads are each other’s first and only love, with 1.9kReads9.2Score19514d adds
- 149 Zechuan Zhaoning 泽川昭宁 [Powerful man humbled by love + 8-year age gap + sweet romance + devoted to each other + marriage before love] Lin Zhaoning is an office worker and a hidden gem, looked down on by the wealthy. She devotes herself to her career. Cheng Zechuan is a high-ranking executive parachuted in from above, a workaholic whose strict discipline governs both his work and personal life. He's never had a relationship, but renting an apartment leads him to fall for her. At a party, he mistakes Lin Zhaoning for a 143Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 150 Half a Life, a Life Together 半生，伴生 After breaking up with a wealthy stepson from a family of officials, a rich young woman angrily married a poor man and cut ties with her family. After enduring years of abuse from her husband's filthy, low-class family, she finally found a way out of the prison of her marriage and went alone to build a life in another city. There, she ran into a much older former supervisor from years ago, and the two secretly began a new chapter of their lives... 106Reads—Score—14d adds
