Novels like Summer and Fate
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Summer and Fate, best match first.
- 1 If Love Had a Color 如果爱有颜色的话 [Women's Growth + Master and Disciple + Workplace + Daily Life + Comedy + Healing] Every technical genius started out as a little apprentice. Fu Fan: "Senior Sister, of all the colors, I like flashy gold! What about you?" Chen Lin: "Blue, a deep and pure blue." Fu Fan: "Then Master must choose black. Right, Master?" She tilted her head toward him, only to see him smile without a word. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 If We Have to Buy Knockoff Wedding Candy, This Wedding Is Off 喜糖都要买山寨，这婚老娘不结了 If I have to buy knockoff wedding candies, then this wedding is off! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 First Love, No Goodbyes! 初恋，不说再见！ A lawyer and designer pairing, chronicling the everyday lives of ordinary office workers. There is no angst throughout, and the story progresses at a steady pace. Readers who prefer fast-paced power fantasies should give it a miss. Two people who liked each other missed their chance to confess because of a series of misunderstandings, and years passed before they met again. When they finally did, Gu Jin realized just how badly she had been mistaken. When you like someone, you really do like the 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Shenzhen, Whom Will You Forget? 深圳，你将忘却谁 The global financial crisis hit, and his wife turned out to be a “brother-obsessed” woman. Shenzhen Shijie Garments Co., Ltd. collapsed, and his wife cheated on him and divorced him. Tang Shijie plunged from the peak of his life to rock bottom. He nearly suffered a mental breakdown, but luckily, he met a beautiful woman along the way. She stayed by his side and supported him through it all. From then on, Tang Shijie rose above adversity and found strength in setbacks. Starting over and rebuildin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Our Little Journey to Find Love 我们的追爱小时光 [Childhood sweetheart and first love + sweet romance + flirtatious banter + intense push and pull + equally matched leads + helping each other succeed] [Devoted, scheming, and talented male lead + spirited, stubborn fashion designer female lead] She frantically lifted the covers and let out a startled cry. “Awake?” The handsome man slowly opened his eyes and smiled at her. “Who are you? Why am I here? You, you, you didn’t...” She clutched the covers tight and peppered him with questions. “Didn’t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 If It's You, It's Never Too Late 如果是你再晚也来得及 A sweet romance with no angst. “By the time I was your age, you were already five,” Late Late’s mom had turned this into her catchphrase. But did being 28 already make her an old maid? Ye Wanwan thought she was still young. When it came to love, she’d rather have nothing than settle. 115Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 7 The 99th Blind Date 第99个相亲对象 [Blind dates + secret crush + sharp tongue + workplace] As the only daughter in her family, Qin Mingming is pushed onto the so-called “right path in life” after graduation. After finally finding a job, she discovers that the male lead has been in love with her for years without her knowing. On one side are the taboos of office romance; on the other, the male lead's heartfelt confession. What should she choose? If their meeting was fate, why did it make them take such a long, winding road to find 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Eighteen, Never to Return 再也回不去的18岁 They met in the best years of their lives and watched each other grow, sharing their youth. Love comes fiercely, but when it disappears, it catches you completely off guard. When you try to hold on to it, it slips away with all its might. When you want to let it go, it can't bear to leave you. I once heard someone say that there are no two people who are perfectly suited to each other. They simply learn to give and take, gradually find their rhythm, and can't bear to part or let go of each other —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Irresistible Her 魅力迷人的她 I worked hard day in and day out for my family and my wife, never imagining she would cheat on me. Now that I've been made a cuckold, I'm going to rewrite my life and turn things around, so my wife can see that even without her, I can still have beautiful women by my side. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 At Thirty, I Was Forced to Sign a Marriage Contract 30岁，被迫签下一纸婚约 It has been six years since Lin Dan graduated from college. After the holiday, she once again drags her suitcase from her rural hometown, changing buses several times and crossing mountains to reach Beijing. She lies down in her tiny rental room, finally able to rest her exhausted body, but then a message from her mother arrives: “The young man your cousin-in-law introduced you to seems nice. Make sure you talk to him more. You have to get married this year. I can’t take the gossip in the villag —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 An Ordinary Person's Love 平凡人的恋爱 The story begins in an ordinary small county town, where the male and female leads meet while studying in high school. After weathering many twists and turns, they finally get together. But once they enter college, they attend different universities, and the distance between them leads to another separation and a breakup caused by misunderstandings. After entering the workforce, the male lead comes to understand how hard life can be and how precious sincere feelings are. He wants to rekindle the 34Reads—Score114d adds
- 12 My Flash-Marriage Husband's Love Has Me Spoiled and Proud 闪婚老公的爱让我恃宠而骄 She, Xu Mengyao, a cool, beautiful woman who was once the goddess of first love in everyone's eyes, planned to marry her boyfriend of four years, Chen Hao, after becoming pregnant. But his mother broke them up. He, Li Yuanjun, a warm-hearted man, met Xu Mengyao, a bridesmaid, at a friend's wedding, and fell for her at first sight. Handsome and sunny, Li Yuanjun eventually won Xu Mengyao over with his sincerity. A month later, they had a whirlwind wedding and registered their marriage. After the 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Pampered to the Heavens in My Second Marriage 二婚也被宠上天 This is a book about life. . The protagonist has no golden finger and no extraordinary talents. She is simply an ordinary woman who loves life and longs for love. . I'd like to call this book “An Adult's Fairy Tale of Love.” This million-word story includes the real-life experiences of many of my friends. So most of it is realistic, with a little artistic embellishment and invention. . Before you open this book, I want you to know that this isn't the kind of wish-fulfillment story that's popular 15Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 14 Willow Branch, For You 柳枝予你 [Mostly set at school, with some urban life + 1990s + mutual devotion + healing each other + cozy everyday moments] [A slightly insecure wallflower | A sharp-tongued, warm-hearted ray of sunshine] On the first monthly break of high school, Liu Han hurried onto the bus home and was surprised to find that Yang Qi had been sitting there for quite a while. She was both delighted and a little embarrassed, but he was perfectly at ease and invited her to ride home on his bicycle after they got off. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Playing Deaf and Dumb 【装聋作哑】 [Print edition signed, with a web drama adaptation] [Older man/younger woman, small-town romance, imperfect characters, 1v1, happy ending, short story] All those feelings they couldn't put into words kept piling up inside them, turning into stones that were deaf and mute. Zhou Ya x Fang Long 1.4kReads8.7Score22914d adds
- 16 Ordinary Is Best 平凡才是真 Life gives us more than experiences; it leaves its mark on us as we grow. When we were young, many of us felt lost and unsure of where to go. But after weathering countless storms, we learned to accept, understand, and embrace our ordinary selves, and to become the best versions of who we are. For the first two or three years after Mo Ran started working, she felt adrift. Faced with the challenges of the workplace, complicated relationships, and the pressures of everyday life, she gradually lost 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Forty and Still No Worries About Getting Married 女人四十不愁嫁 [Urban slice of life + multiple heroines + love and marriage] Yu Hua loves her freedom and has spent nearly twenty years wandering far from home, yet she remains single. She feels her life is happy, but her family can't accept it. With her fortieth birthday fast approaching, her mother can no longer sit still and comes to stay by Yu Hua's side, treating every possible threat to her marriage like a crisis. Yu Hua's once-comfortable single life becomes fraught with anxiety. Lawyer Ning Jia plans t 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 A Woman at Forty Is in Full Bloom 四十女人一朵花 The story begins with the childhood of its protagonist, Lin Yuling. It follows her struggles with school as a child and how the college entrance exam changed her life, from workplace grudges to the ups and downs of the business world, from the comforts of ordinary life to working as a nanny during the pandemic... Beginning in the 1980s, the story spans rural urbanization, the rise and fall of the real estate industry, and the conflicts triggered by reform of state-owned enterprises. It covers ma 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 He Is Her Four-Leaf Clover 她的四叶草是他 Legend says that if you find a four-leaf clover, you’ll find happiness. But the legend also says that four-leaf clovers are hard to find. Later, he told her she didn’t need to look anymore, because he would become her four-leaf clover. So her four-leaf clover was him all along! 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 20 Thirty Years Out of Place 错位三十年 Thirty Years Out of Place —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Don't Beg Me to Come Back After I Leave 别在我离开后，再求我回来 [The Ex-Wife Chase of Regret + Mutual Devotion + Angst and Sweetness + Push and Pull to the Limit] Jiang Fannan: I know he loves me, and I know he’ll give up on me. So I leave. He Qingyan: I know she still loves me, and I know she’ll never come back. So I wait for her! 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 22 The Wind Blows Through Green Fields, Sweet as Can Be 风吹青禾有点甜 [Breast Specialist] VS [Divorced Chinese Literature Department Beauty]. [Sweet Romance]+ [Younger Man]+ [Second Marriage]+ [Second Male Lead Wins Her Back]. On the tenth anniversary of her wedding, Shen Qinghe was confronted by her husband's mistress. It turned out that the perfect husband in everyone's eyes had not only cheated on and betrayed her, but had also gotten the other woman pregnant. Furious, she divorced him, but her stress led to the discovery of breast nodules. Introduced by her be 597Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 23 The Wind Blows Through Early Summer 风吹孟夏 Meng Hanmiao is an art teacher at the local elementary school, and Xia Xu owns the town’s all-in-one funeral service business. They first met at the funeral of Meng Hanmiao’s fiancé’s grandfather, and then again at her grandmother’s funeral. Neither of them expected their encounters to continue after the funerals ended. Excerpt One: “Good evening, Ms. Meng Hanmiao. My name is Xia Xu. I’m an only child, twenty-nine years old, and I work in the funeral business. I own a car and a house, with no 1.9kReads7.0Score14814d adds
- 24 One, Two, Three, Take Your Seats 一二三儿，请对号入座 In this world where values had gone mad, Xu Yiyi was like so many women in marriages today, trapped in a miserable, abnormal relationship that was like being widowed while still married: she left home but didn't divorce. Her turning point came after she greedily enjoyed the pleasures of being with Luan Han, a college student in his early twenties. Then she unexpectedly ran into her first love, Song Ning, who had “come back from the dead,” and paid a price for it. The appearance of her first love 126Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 25 The Rest of Our Lives, Unfinished 余生，未尽 After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, I quit my executive job on the spot. Everyone said Lin Xiaoran had lost her mind. She had spent over a decade building a promising career, and had never wavered from her belief that achievement came first. Then the terminal diagnosis landed in front of her, and she suddenly woke up. With only six months left, she no longer wanted to spend her life chasing fame and fortune, or bind her daughter's life to grades. She cut off her long hair and quit with 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Warm, Bustling Days 热气腾腾的日子 When they first got married, Lan Xin was a newlywed daughter-in-law who called her mother-in-law “Mom” so affectionately. But as time went on, she endured her mother-in-law’s utter lack of social skills, selfishness, two-faced behavior, endless nitpicking, and extreme control. She could no longer bring herself to be affectionate toward her. Life remained bustling and lively, but her heart grew colder by the day… Even the easy “Mom” that had once slipped so naturally from her lips eventually beca 2.9kReads9.0Score26014d adds
- 27 Flowers in Adversity 逆境花 For Zhou Yan, Ye Yunxi, and the others, work pressures and marital troubles at home had already left them physically and emotionally exhausted. Then the pandemic broke out, making their situation even worse. Facing adversity at work and in their personal lives, they were at times utterly drained, both physically and mentally. But they refused to give up. When faced with unemployment, pay cuts, marital problems, and more, they found positive ways to tackle each challenge. Through their own hard w 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Blue Is Still Romantic 蓝色依然浪漫 [Pilot & florist * a love all their own * simple happiness] After more than thirty years alone, the pilot is lucky that the Matchmaker has taken notice and brought new color to his life. Maybe the right person takes a long time to arrive, but that's all right. If they do come, they're worth waiting for. The florist has been hurt by love and no longer wants to trust it easily. It takes time for her to realize that matters of the heart need just the right cure before they can heal. You never need —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Your Childhood Sweetheart, Her First Love 你的青梅，她的竹马 “A steed comes riding on bamboo stilts, circling the bed to toss green plums.” It's the kind of lovely scene that makes people long for childhood sweethearts. But when that cozy picture is made up of your lover and someone else, it all goes out the window. You're on a date, but she's always waiting for him to go comfort her. You're getting close, then suddenly she pops up between you, laughing and joking. You even spend the night together, only to find her sitting in the living room waiting for —Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 30 Repayment Countdown 还款倒计时 Countdown to Repayment tells the story of Chen Yizhou, an ordinary man struggling between desire and reality. Chen Yizhou is an average office worker in Jiangcheng, working hard to make ends meet. He and his wife and son squeeze into an old rental apartment, living a simple but warm life. At a class reunion, Zhao Yu, the class heartthrob, paints a startup dream so alluring that Chen Yizhou is drawn in. Trying to raise the investment money, he plunges into the world of online loans. Then Zhao Yu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Don't Move 站住别动 A “romantic encounter” sparked by a wedding banquet teaches us not to skimp on the cash gift. Once you eat with the gusto of someone who can swallow mountains and rivers, good luck will follow. What is there to fear from a dream man? Even the most aloof person can't resist the warmth and tenderness of everyday life. See how the unassuming Yuan Chun wins over the superstar who's “immune to women.” 646Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 32 Marriage Partners 结婚合伙人 Yang Wentao wants to get married, so he goes to a matchmaking session and receives a document titled “Marriage Project Cooperation Plan.” It’s full of wild ideas: building a marriage without relying on love, using a game-like points system to divide housework, and treating family members as business partners or colleagues... As project partners, each party has their own responsibilities and gets what they need. They work together on what they have in common, while continuing to grow as individua 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Year She Got Married, She Was Thirty-Three 结婚那年，她三十三岁 On the day Luo Chan went to register her marriage with her childhood friend, she was stabbed for no reason. Fresh out of the hospital, she showed up with hair that hadn't been washed in seven days, so greasy it could fry an egg and plastered tightly to her scalp. The staff eyed her suspiciously and repeatedly asked if she was mentally sound, until she showed them her CPA certificate. The legally issued marriage certificate was bright red. The photo of her on it was so ugly it was painful to look 709Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 34 A Marriage of Money 钱婚 To become the dutiful daughter, good wife, and loving mother everyone expected, Liu Xiaoqing buried her youthful dreams and deepest desires before the age of thirty-three, living a life of constant compromise. After graduating, she painfully gave up her dream of becoming a writer and took the civil service exam, becoming a government employee. At home, she endured her in-laws' repeated provocations, again and again, just to preserve her marriage. At work, she likewise chose to put up with her 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Designing Love: My Dream Guy Insists We Get Married 设计爱情！男神非要跟我结婚 [A designer's workplace romance and daily life + women's workplace story + escaping a small town] [Sweet romance + one-on-one pairing + no angst + no misunderstandings + no golden finger + no face-slapping] [Scheming architectural designer + naive newcomer to the workplace] Architectural designer Lu Yuan is known in the industry as an irresistible dreamboat of a designer. Every project he designs becomes a hit, and people never stop talking about his work. But nobody could have guessed that behi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 I Used to Secretly Like You Too 我也曾偷偷喜欢你 The two fell for each other in secret during high school, but their studies kept them apart. When they met again, they both treasured the chance to be together all the more! Wang Yiwen: “Honey, I’m grateful to fate for bringing you to me!” Chen Yi: “You can thank fate. I’ll thank you. Thank you for treating me so well and being so understanding. You’ve made me the happiest person in the world.” 116Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 37 Truck Driver 卡车司机 [No System, no formulaic tropes, no mindless plot, ensemble cast, realistic style] At eighteen, Li Jianguo took the wheel. Over thirty bumpy years on the road, he witnessed the rough-and-tumble world of freight transport, its warmth and kindness, the glory and decline of state-owned enterprises, and life's triumphs and sorrows. Everyone around him lived through each turn of the times, together forming an epic of ordinary people. People from every class and every walk of life became unlikely lege 7kReads8.6Score52814d adds
- 38 You, in the Spring Light 你在春光里 [Reunion after years apart] Happy ending. After years away, Li Yuan returns to the city where she was born, the same city she once fled in a hurry. There, she meets again the person who stood behind her all those years ago. A small-town story of life in all its bittersweet complexity. Li Yuan’s eyes grew hot again. “When you saw them dragging me away, why did you leave? Why didn’t you help me?” Li Shen’s breath caught, and it felt as if a sudden rift had torn through his heart. After a long mome 274Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 39 Married Off Far Away and Left to Die! The County-Town System Gives Me 100,000 a Day 远嫁惨死！县城系统每天给我十万 [Reborn face-slapping + saving her mother + county-town System + loyal protector + everyday family life] In her previous life, Su Xiaomai married far from home and died miserably. After being reborn, she returned to the time just after graduating from college. Her scumbag ex was proposing to her. Get married? Not a chance. Even a dog wouldn’t marry him! She dumped the jerk in a fury and unexpectedly became bound to a county-town System that gave her 100,000 yuan a day. Now that she’d been reborn 811Reads7.0Score11814d adds
- 40 Love on the Down Low 苟爱 There’s plenty of lovey-dovey romance, so don’t read this if that bothers you! Sweet love, tender passion, both sweet and heartbreaking. An age gap, but it’s not a CEO romance. After a painful misunderstanding that leaves a deep scar, she chooses to run away. When they meet again, he says, “I remember we never broke up.” She says, “I thought we were over when you decided to marry Third Sister.” She keeps him at arm’s length, while he clings to her like a stubborn plaster, taking every chance to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Whole World Is Being With You (Commemorative Edition) 和你在一起才是全世界（纪念版） The most wonderful thing in the world is meeting someone when you’re young and still being together ten years later. When I met Lin Zhiyi, he was a senior and I was a sophomore. Back then, neither of us had any experience with love. I teased him for being in a “twilight romance,” but he said, “Our best days are just beginning.” From then on, we leveled up together, tackling one challenge after another in love. But even two people who love each other deeply are bound to argue after spending enoug 59Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 42 At Thirty-Six, I’m Sorry, I Ruined Everything 三十六岁，抱歉，我全搞砸了 At thirty-six, I had become a complete joke. I’d been with my girlfriend, Lin Xue, for sixteen years. She stayed by my side as we struggled up from nothing until I became head of sales at my company, yet I came to resent her for growing old and being a nag. The night I got drunk at a business dinner, she clutched the pregnancy test she’d just taken and tried to talk to me about getting married. I found her annoying and shoved her to the ground. The back of her head struck the edge of the coffee —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Perfect College Guy? It's All Just for Show 完美男大？不过逢场作戏 [Childhood Friend, Halfway] vs. [Sudden Arrival, Halfway] + [High School Campus] + [Super Sweet] + [One Female Lead] (A word of warning: Treat the author like a workhorse on a production team. The author left an oath in the very first paragraph of this book and wants to push their limits.) Zhao Lu looked at the file of the junior student in front of her. Former name: Liu Xingyu. Her thoughts flashed back to her first year of college, when she had met a younger guy online. At that moment, she rea 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 The Unusual Her 非正常的她 He Nian met Shen Du when she was feeling lost. He appeared, then left, like a warm, fragrant breeze passing through her quiet world and stirring the lake of her heart~ 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 In No Time at All 三下五除二 Dr. Xiao He has become especially warm and friendly lately. Everyone knows why. In a life where every moment feels dull, I met the one person who makes it interesting. A warmhearted screenwriter who loves cooking * a hardworking doctor who loves tagging along for meals. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Dong Clan 董氏 [Hardcore business battles] [Strategic mind games] [Brilliant heroine and intellectual duels] [Financial espionage] [Strong opponents] [Professionally detailed] [Ensemble cast] [Revenge] [Underdog comeback] The queen of finance, winning by lying flat? No, she chooses to flip the table. Dong Qianhuan, the campus belle of KY University, appears to lie flat and coast through life, but in private she is the sole heir to a trillion-yuan empire. When international tycoons decimate her family, her bes 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I Quit My Job and Opened a Free Classroom in My Village, and It Went Viral! 辞职回村开了间公益教室，火了！ [Urban Sweet Romance] [Realistic Workplace] [Sound Values] [No First Love or One That Got Away, No System, No Transmigration or Rebirth, No Golden Finger] A story close to everyday life! Lighthearted and healing! A hilarious plot! Lou Hua, an art student, resigns from her white-collar job in a major city to live life on her own terms, returning to a small mountain village to open a free classroom. Then a group of fashionable, highly educated, hilarious city folks arrive~ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A New Book by The Jasmine Blossoms Again by the Window 窗前的茉莉花又开了的新书 In the 1980s and 1990s, the only way for children from the countryside to land a secure job and become urban residents was to pass the entrance exams. Yue'er was one of them. The road to an education was long. Her childhood sweetheart turned into a stranger, her husband passed away, and she faced betrayal and false accusations... How many years of ups and downs in the business world? Life is like a dream. What is there to seek? Like a jasmine flower in the wind and rain, Yue'er swayed precarious 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Fired for Refusing to Frame Patients, I Became a Lawyer and Took Down My Former Hospital 不会坑病人被开除，转行当律师闪击前医院 He refused to mistreat patients and got fired, so he switched careers to become a lawyer and launched an attack on his former hospital. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 If Only You'd Look at Me a Little More 如果你能多看我一眼 Based on the author's real-life experiences. Any similarities are purely plagiarism. Can childhood sweethearts really lose out to someone who appears by fate? He came riding a bamboo hobbyhorse, circling the bed and playing with green plums. The year Lin Xi met He Shi, she was ten years old, an arrogant little top student. One radiant glance from her, and all the world's beauty faded to dust. The year Lin Xi met Yu Chao, she was eighteen, a loser who had failed the college entrance exam. He was 7Reads—Score—14d adds
