Novels like Wishing on the Stars
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Wishing on the Stars, best match first.
- 151 A One-Minute Goodbye 一分钟的告别 On New Year’s Eve, Yan Shu and I held our engagement party. He walked into the hall holding the hand of his long-lost orphanage sister. When Fu Qingqian pretended to trip and shove me, Yan Shu’s livestream had just passed one million viewers. I hit the floor hard. A warm red stream soaked through my white dress. Fu Qingqian wore a mocking smile. “Big Sis, why didn’t you get ready ahead of time if your period was due?” Yan Shu had started to reach out to help me, but he pulled his hand back, his 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 With Terminal Bone Cancer, I Was Driven to Despair by My Cheating Husband 骨癌晚期，我被出轨丈夫逼上绝路 Jiang Shaocheng cheated on me, but I was dying. A pregnant woman moved into our home. I shoved her, and he had me locked up. My bone cancer flared up, the pain unbearable, but I could hear him fooling around with her outside. When she went into labor, they took me away to give her a blood transfusion. I couldn’t hold on any longer. I died on the operating table. By the time they found me, my body had gone cold. I was dead, but Jiang Shaocheng went mad. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 My Husband Lost His Memory After a Car Accident 老公车祸后失忆了 Han Ziyou and I grew up together. He once loved me with all his heart and wanted to lay the very best the world had to offer at my feet. But then he forgot. He fell in love with someone younger and more radiant. Until one day, he got into a car accident while protecting her and suffered a head injury that left him with amnesia. His memories stopped ten years ago. Ten years ago, when he loved me more than anything. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Terminally Ill, I Heard My Scumbag Husband Suddenly Say He Loved Me 身患绝症，渣男老公突然说爱我 During the five years Gu Yanshen and I were entangled, he treated me as a stepping stone for his career, trampling on my talent without a second thought. He sold my paintings for a fortune, but credited them to his innocent-seeming junior sister. He drove me to a mental breakdown, and I slit my wrists to kill myself. He only sneered and called me a drama queen. In the end, my heart grew cold, and I chose to divorce him. But on the day he signed the divorce papers, he got into a car accident and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 After Awakening as a Stand-In, I Beat the Scumbag to a Pulp 替身觉醒后我暴打渣男 After five years together, all I had to show for it was the title of substitute. “Ran-jie came back and reached out to you herself. Why haven’t you dumped Yun Jiuxi yet?” Hidden behind the rooftop door, I listened to their conversation, stunned. “Are you that worried for me?” “Hey, I just don’t want Ran-jie to get jealous.” “Yeah, but now isn’t the time.” He blew out a ring of smoke, his voice cold and casual. “I’m not ready to let her go yet.” “As long as she behaves, there’s no reason I can’t 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 After She Died, the Entertainment Industry Came Crashing Down 她死后，娱乐圈的天塌了 I’m dead. But your nightmare has only just begun. I’m dead, but I’m still watching you. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 In the End, Deep Love Leaves Nothing but Heartbreak 情深终负尽 After five years of dating and three years of marriage, Qin Yue underwent IVF more than a dozen times, but in the end Gu Yanzhi still rejected her. “You can't have children. You're not fit to be my wife.” Later, Gu Yanzhi saw another man tenderly holding Qin Yue, whose belly was swollen with pregnancy... 174Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 158 Stop Torturing Me, You Possessive Daddy! Mommy's Pregnant and Has Run Away 偏执爹地别虐了！妈咪有孕出逃了 Six months into their marriage, an accident sent her straight to hell. The man who married her tormented, humiliated, and toyed with her, making her wish she were dead. When her heart had finally grown cold, she fled Jiangcheng at all costs, pregnant and all. Five years later, she made a stunning return with her twin sons. At the airport, the little darlings pointed at a man. “Mommy, that uncle looks just like me.” Before she could even turn around, a pair of strong arms yanked her into an embra 95Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 159 She Isn't Coming Back 她不再回来了 [Secret crush # campus angst # reunion after years apart # both are virgins # modern romance # tragic ending] [Animated comic coming soon] At the start of the school year that autumn, Lu Zhixia’s bright, starry eyes landed on him, and she froze. Was she really going to share a desk with Jiang Chiye, her longtime nemesis? And that wasn’t all. They were living under the same roof, too. She expected them to fight until the whole world shook, but instead, Lu Zhixia found that her nemesis seemed to d 5.2kReads8.7Score60814d adds
- 160 The Eighth Winter 第八年冬 The first time the sensitive Li Xiting fell in love, it was with Chen Nian, the boy who seemed to glow as he stood in the crowd. She carefully held on to every interest they shared, and eventually turned those interests into a goal: getting into Nan University and being with him. But life is always cruel. She got into Nan University, but she didn't get him. She was like Cinderella in a fairy tale, except she didn't have the right glass slipper. Without that slipper, she could never enter his wor 206Reads8.3Score10114d adds
- 161 The Day I Regained My Hearing Was the Day We Broke Up: My Ex-Husband’s Long Road to Winning Me Back 复聪之日，亦是决裂之时：前夫，你的追妻路漫漫 Five years ago, I became completely deaf and mute while saving Gu Peichen. “When I thought Heaven had finally taken pity on me and let me hear again, I was planning to surprise him. But in front of everyone at the company, he said he’d had enough.” Gu Peichen’s expression darkened. “Enough! I’ve had enough of you clinging to me. I’ve done all I can to take care of you. What more do you want from me?” I remembered him holding me and saying, “Wanw an, I’ll take care of you for the rest of my life. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returned Home and Married an Honest Man for a Bride Price of 280,000 交往过三个黑人，回乡二十八万彩礼嫁给老实人 After Dating Three Black Men, She Returns to Her Hometown and Marries an Honest Man for a 280,000-Yuan Bride Price —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 It Turns Out There’s No Light in the Deep Sea 原来深海没有光 Girls from the south, most of them love the romance of snow drifting through a northern winter night. But what they don't know is that once the snow has fallen, howling winds soon follow. In an instant, they sweep away all the romance, exposing the bone-chilling cold beneath. 184Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 164 My Childhood Friend Ascended the Throne 我的竹马登基了 [Comedy + Zhihu-style storytelling + Ridiculous antics + Strong Male and Female Leads + Childhood Sweethearts + A Little Angst] My name is Gu Xiang, and I’m a celebrated female general. Qi Yan and I have been at odds since we were children. He’s a petty man who loves to kick people when they’re down. As for why Qi Yan loves picking on me so much, it’s because he’s jealous of me. Jealous because everyone loves me and even the flowers bloom when they see me. Chapter excerpt: “Qi Yan, what do you 872Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 165 Waiting Twenty Years 一等二十年 Waiting Twenty Years 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Mr. Shen, Stop Tormenting Me. Please Let Me Go! 沈先生别虐了，请放我走！ A car accident changed both their fates. After humiliating her in every possible way, he finally realized that he was the biggest joke of all! Miss Qiao, is it too late for me to pursue you now? Mr. Shen, please let me go! 844Reads7.2Score10114d adds
- 167 Searching a Thousand Miles for the Way 万里寻途 A Thousand Miles in Search of the Way —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Scumbag CEO, I Don’t Deserve Your Devotion 渣总你的深情我不配 [Physical and Emotional Torment + No Reconciliation] Jiang Li loved Fu Jinyan with all her heart. She once believed he would be her whole world, but he was the one who sent her to prison. She suffered every humiliation behind bars and was left unrecognizable. She thought getting out would mean a fresh start. But fate had never been kind to her. After her release, Fu Jinyan dragged her into another abyss, tormenting her like a plaything. In despair, she gritted her teeth and said: “Fu Jinyan, if 8.5kReads8.5Score50114d adds
- 170 The Echo of a Secret Crush, and Then It Ends Badly 暗恋回声又be [A reckless, carefree young man vs. a sensitive, insecure girl] (Bad ending) One woman remains unmarried, trapped in the past. The other has a happy marriage and shines brightly. Zhao Huaili is a notorious playboy in Beicheng. He has an impossibly upright-looking face, yet lives a wild life. He may not be the darling of heaven, but he is surrounded by admirers. Lu Zhinan is the Lu family’s shameful illegitimate daughter. Bright-eyed and kind, she always gives people the impression of a girl with 631Reads8.7Score12014d adds
- 171 The Wind Kisses the White Rose 风吻白玫瑰 A cheerful girl with depression vs. a lonely, gentle top student Chen Yan meets a strange person at the hospital. That day, he sees many sides of her. One moment she is chatting away, the next she is silently crying. Since high school, she has called herself “Young Master Xiao Jiang” and become everyone’s mood-maker. Everyone thinks that is just who she is, but Chen Yan is the only one who has seen the side she keeps hidden. So he says, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to save you.” He has seen her at 79Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 172 No More Fireworks Beneath the Stars 星辰下再无烟火 "Rekindled love + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + devoted 1v1 romance + angst" After Xu Yan was abandoned by her birth mother, she became Xiang Xingchen's adoptive sister, though they shared no blood. From then on, the seeds of his secret love for her began to sprout. The back seat of his bicycle was hers alone. While she slept, he secretly asked her, “You're the girl I liked at first sight. When we grow up, will you be a good girl and marry me?” He told her she had never bee 475Reads7.3Score10314d adds
- 173 His Love Is Fierce Yet Tender 他的爱，是铁血柔情 His love is tender as steel. 32Reads—Score114d adds
- 174 Goodbye Forever, Brother Bo 薄哥哥，再也不见了 [Heartbreaking] When she learned she had only a year to live, Bo Qingyuan fled, escaping the hell Bo Muchao had kept her in for six years. She was an unwanted extra, taken in when the Bo family adopted Bo Yinyin. For five years, she served as a bone marrow donor for Bo Yinyin. After Yinyin died, everyone called her a murderer and said she had to atone. Six years imprisoned, six years tormented. Surely she had paid for even the gravest sin by now? At the end of her life, she said, “Brother Bo, le 3.1kReads6.7Score27214d adds
- 175 Red Roses in December 十二月的红玫瑰 (Dual male leads, angsty 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other, bad ending, power couple, mutual salvation, pure love with plenty of heartbreak.) My dear Mr. Mo: I’m sorry. In the end, I failed to keep my promise to you and became a coward who fled this world. If you can forgive my selfishness and weakness, then when spring returns next year, please leave a bouquet of red roses at my grave. Choose the most beautiful one in the flower shop. I think I’ll be able to smell its fragrance. [Nei 70Reads8.6Score1214d adds
- 176 Letters Beneath the Moss 苔痕信札 Anti-narcotics officer × doctor | Realistic tragic romance | Sweetness with a hidden sting The snowy mountains can't hear the world's whispered secrets, and the sea breeze can't hear the promises that were never kept. The gods can hear promises made at the edge of the world, but they won't grant them. “If we ever fight, give me a mint.” “What do you mean?” “It means I've forgiven you.” “What if you're the one in the wrong?” “Give me one, too,” Song Qingye said with a smile. “Then I'll know to a 1.9kReads8.8Score52514d adds
- 177 The Year I Died Was the Year I Loved You Most 死在了最爱你的那一年 The most carefree young lady in Qinghe falls for an obscure transfer student, and from that moment on, she's smitten. ❤️ She, Yun Nanmian, was meant to be a pampered young lady. Her beloved parents gave their lives to save an obscure nobody, who had promised to be her lifelong support. It was all a lie. Every bit of it. He, Chi Shengrui, is the illegitimate son of the Chi family, cast aside by his clan and transferred to Qinghe. He should have fallen into the mire and spent his life in darkne 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 I Divorced My Husband to Set Him Free for His First Love, but He Refused 离婚成全丈夫和白月光，他却不干了 I divorced my husband to reunite him with his first love, but he refused to go along with it. 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 I Have Never Truly Lived 我从未真正的活过 [Pure despair | Ultimate tragedy | No redemption | Suffocating from beginning to end | No twists, no rebirth, no coming to terms] Diagnosed with moderate depression and bipolar disorder at the age of twelve, a boy spends ten years learning one thing: how to hide his own death perfectly in the middle of a crowd. This is not a story about fighting back. There is no comeback, no redemption, and no one opening the door at the last moment. It is a story about “not existing.” When no one has ever tru 5.8kReads6.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 180 I Regret Studying Abroad 出国留学我后悔了 I Regretted Studying Abroad 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 She, Too, Is a Memento 她也是遗物 Cool, aloof girl × carefree boy “He didn’t leave behind much. I was one of the few things he did.”, Source: the internet I gave everything I had to live this life, only for it to end in regret. Cicadas sing without pause, and we meet again in the height of summer. … Fang Xieyang thought her life was over, that she would spend the rest of it “following the rules” just as she always had. But then Xia Qianli came along and upended everything she thought she knew. He was so gentle, so good to her, 7.5kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
- 182 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5.1kReads9.1Score36114d adds
- 183 The Mad Crown Prince’s Cherished Captive 疯批皇兄的掌中娇 [A possessive, obsessive Crown Prince X a beautiful, delicate Princess] [The male lead is unhinged, obsessive, and fiercely controlling + the Princess is as sweet and delicate as her name suggests + she can never escape his grasp + both are virgins] Zhao Jiaojiao’s father was the top candidate in the palace examinations, and her mother was the daughter of a Minister of the Court of Justice. But before Zhao Jiaojiao was born, her father was framed by a villain and died in prison. The entire Zhao 154Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 184 Fallen Blossoms Still Drift Toward the Jade Steps 乱红犹向玉阶飞 Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “A Chu, I know you still think of Miss Lu. I'm envious, but I'm not jealous. I don't expect you to truly let her go. I only hope you'll let me stay by your side... I may not be as talented or beautiful as Miss Lu, but my love for you is just as true!” Xiao Seru also said, “A Chu, I'm so happy I can be your wife. A Chu, I like you. I really, truly like you!” But later, Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “Wen Jinchub, she pushed me!” “Is Lu Liulian's child the only one w 119Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 185 After I Left the Band, the Lead Singer Quit 我退队后，主唱他不干了 Everyone in the band knew I’d been chasing Xu Jinan for four years. I was once a top student at a prestigious music conservatory, but I was content just to be his guitarist. In our fourth year, Xu Jinan brought back a sweet-looking girl. “From today on, Mi Band will have two lead singers.” After seeing just how much Xu Jinan doted on Chen Keke, I finally gave up. I submitted my resignation to our manager and, with my cancer diagnosis in hand, left for another country. Xu Jinan thought I’d stay b 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 An Unbroken Bond 藕断丝连 Tangled Affection 327Reads—Score3214d adds
- 187 He Went to Bury Him 他去葬他 He wanted to leave with his beloved, but they only smiled and brushed their nose against his. When he opened his eyes again, he had hit his head against his beloved's gravestone. Letters lay scattered across the ground in front of it. He gazed at the white snow and the yellowed tombstone. Afraid his beloved would be too lonely on the journey, he brought a vast sweep of periwinkles to bury them. [The romance is mutual, with neither side being coy] [Chapters 1 and 2 are terrible. I'll come back an 204Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 No Secret Affairs Allowed 禁止偷欢 🔥 Powerful-family taboo romance | Heart-wrenching angst with a thrilling reversal Fu Siyan, the crown prince of the capital, wields power over the entire court. Noble and aloof, he is a god no one dares profane. Only I know how twisted he is beneath that icy exterior. Three years ago, he personally sent me to prison on charges of "suspected disclosure of trade secrets." The night before I was locked up, he gripped my chin, his gaze colder than ice. "Shen Rao, how dare you lay a hand on someone 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 President Fan, Stop Tormenting Me. Your Wife Is Already Married 繁总别虐了，夫人已嫁人 [Angsty Romance + CEO + Dark Obsession + Everyone Chases Their Wife Into the Crematorium] Three years ago, she fell in love at first sight with the refined and mature Fan Ye. She gave him her whole heart and doggedly pursued him, until at last they were married. She thought she had found her happily ever after. Three years later, the Yu family went bankrupt, her mother died and her father was gone, her brother was badly injured, and Fan Ye forced her to leave with nothing. She finally understood 1.2kReads8.7Score10514d adds
- 190 She’s Not Easy to Win Over 她不好哄 The elegant young gentleman, gentle as jade: Qiao Shuyu The true “go-with-the-flow girl,” single-minded Xiao Qingqing Childhood sweethearts + mutual unrequited love + both devoted only to each other + one-on-one romance + older woman, younger man Their story began as childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree. She would make a fuss while he laughed. She would call him “Monk Qiao” in her fierce little voice, and he would ask again and again, “Qingqing, when are you going to marry me?” Their sto 2.5kReads8.9Score10614d adds
- 191 Who Am I, Really? 我，到底是谁 Who Am I, Really? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 The Final Seventy Days 最后七十天 [Two male leads + tragic ending + unrequited love + healing + quiet everyday life] [Gentle older brother Shen Qingzhou & Huang Yixing, who has albinism] After growing up wild and free in the countryside for twelve years, he was suddenly told he was an illegitimate child. Less than two days after his mother died, Shen Qingzhou was taken to live in the city by his biological father. Six years later, he was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. His final wish in life was to return to the pla 220Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 193 The Beautiful, Unhinged Canary Captures the Abstinent CEO 貌美疯批金丝雀她诱捕禁欲总裁 To pay for her younger sister's surgery, Su Tiantian became the kept canary of Kyoto's most powerful young heir. She was sweet and sensible, knew how to charm him, and her eyes were always full of love whenever she looked at Lu Zize. She did her best to be the perfect partner by Lu Zize's standards. Lu Zize described Su Tiantian to others this way: “She's just a little bird I keep around. She's sensible enough, cries when I tell her to cry, laughs when I tell her to laugh. It's fun having her.” 21Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 194 I Was Giving Birth in the Delivery Room While My Husband Helped His First Love Get an Abortion Next Door 我在产房生孩子，老公在隔壁陪初恋打胎 I was giving birth in the delivery room, while my husband was next door accompanying his first love as she got an abortion. 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 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—14d adds
- 196 She Said She Loved the Sea 她说喜欢海 Lin Chiyu, the fish in a pond that longs for its old depths, a caged bird yearning for its old forest. She suffers from depression, and her mother favors boys over girls. Her mother only cares about whether her younger brother likes or needs something, never considering Lin Chiyu at all. Just like this ordinary bowl of egg noodles. Someone enveloped in darkness doesn't yearn for the light. [Contains a relationship between two men. Read with caution.] 1.1kReads8.9Score19514d adds
- 197 I Don’t Want the Bellflowers Anymore 我不要桔梗花了 Yu Nianxu, Wei Mu is still here, still protecting you somewhere else. Wei Mu, don't go! Yu Nianxu, wake up! I'm still here. Wei Mu, I'm awake. Where are you? Wei Mu, I'm willing. Wei Mu, goodbye! I'll live well from now on. 156Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 198 The Sound of Fine Rain on the Bridge 桥绵细雨声 [Depressed girl Qiao Mian x gentle doctor Wen Rouyu] Qiao Mian wanted to throw herself into the river, but Wen Rouyu pulled her out. Suddenly, she wasn't sure she wanted to die. Was it fate? Tugging timidly at Wen Rouyu's clothes, she asked, “Can you love me?” “I do. I love you so, so much. I like you more than anything.” Qiao Mian's depression was caused by her family. To help Qiao Mian break free from her birth family, Wen Rouyu secretly made a plan. Qiao Mian's parents beat her until both 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Mr. Song, It's Hard to Hate You 宋先生，与你难生恨 When we kissed, our sticky saliva clung between us like a dying fish struggling for life. It had long since foretold the worst. Mr. Song, only you and I can know this hatred. | Words for Mr. Song, a whisper in the same hue as my beloved. Our memories flashed by like scenes from a film, and I remember every detail with perfect clarity. I hate that my feelings can’t be taken back, making it hard for you to choose and driving me to torment myself. 453Reads—Score10714d adds
- 200 The Diary of the Man Who Belongs to Him 属于他的先生日记 (This is a story about the secondary couple. The main couple’s story, Pretending to Be a Couple, Becoming True Love, has a bonus ending where everyone gets a happy ending.) Mo Lie x Bai Ren [Two male leads + unrequited love + tragic ending + angst] Mo Jia x Mu Qingzhou To Mo Jia, falling for someone was a wonderful thing. But... The person he loved was a man. A man he was not allowed to love. If unrequited love was bitter, then for Mo Jia, it was something very, very sweet. What was the meaning 243Reads8.0Score10014d adds
