Novels like Until Winter
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Until Winter, best match first.
- 1 Never Failing to Keep a Promise 不失允 [School + society + tragic ending + loyal puppy + younger male lead + mutual secret crush + sweet and angsty + contrast] Shi Qi × Yun Si Shi Qi was born into an oppressive family, an unexpected presence. Frail and often sick, she was loved by her parents, but they always used her poor health to keep her in check. When she was hospitalized at thirteen, she saw a bold, carefree person in the ward. A mutual secret crush, a school romance, a younger male lead, and a tragic ending. Proceed with cauti 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Light Isn't Warm 光不是暖的 After her father's affair, Shen Nuan was convinced for a time that she could never fall in love with anyone. Then Xu Guang suddenly came into her life. He always appeared when she was at her most vulnerable and needed help the most. Love isn't selfish possession or control. I like you, but you are free. When he said she was like a cold, unfeeling study machine, she began trying to love the world. The string she had kept taut throughout her life gradually grew more flexible. Two names side by sid 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Giving You Back Last Winter 还予去岁冬 [School bullying + a dream of a lifetime + unrequited love + dream sequences + one-sided love + tragic ending + female lead suffers] Someone has always lived in Huan Qudong's dreams. If Song Zhifei had not died, they would have had a wonderful life together, despite all the hardships. But she died, bullied to death. The lively girl in Huan Qudong's eyes. Song Zhifei x Huan Qudong Unrelenting angst, a drawn-out plot, and a slow pace. Tragic ending. Don't read if that's not for you. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 That Secret Crush That Made My Heart Race 悸动青春的那场暗恋 [Sensitive girl Xu Qing & sunny boy Zhou Fan] [Secret crush & school life & bittersweet feelings & regret] They missed each other forever in the season of the gaokao. Someone with a secret crush has no right to be jealous. “Zhou Fan, perhaps you'll never know how much I secretly loved you...” Thirteen is the age when young hearts first awaken to love. Xu Qing, a girl who barely stood out, first met Zhou Fan by the stairs. He was her only friend. Their broken families were the one thing they had 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 I’m Written into the Score 谱曲中有我 He was brilliant and sunny; she was sensitive and independent. He was a ray of light in her childhood. They grew up together, understood and treasured each other, and shared a happy time. But when another girl came along, they had no choice but to break up. The people who had once been by each other's side eventually didn't even get the chance to pass each other by. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Meeting You Is the Rest of My Life 相逢即是余生 Meeting You Is the Rest of My Life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 After the Divorce, I Became the Light My Ex-Husband Could Never Reach 离婚后我活成前夫攀不起的光 After the Divorce, I Became the Light My Ex-Husband Could Never Reach —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After My Husband Regained His Memories, He Regretted It So Much He Wanted to Bang His Head Against a Wall 丈夫恢复记忆后，后悔到要撞墙 After her husband regained his memories, he regretted it so much he wanted to bang his head against the wall. 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 9 He Was Once the Warm Sunshine of Summer 他也曾是夏日暖阳 Also known as “Morning Chen, Evening Ning” Almost everyone has someone in their youth who shines like the sun, or even brighter. Zhang Ning is certain that Lin Chenyi is her sun, but she has never been his. An accident brings Zhang Ning together with Lin Chenyi, the man she has loved for six years, and another accident tears them apart. When they meet again, just seeing him still makes Zhang Ning's heart race, as if the little deer inside her that had died has come back to life. She decides to l 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Death Is My Release, and Their Lifelong Punishment 死是我的解脱，也是他们一辈子的刑罚 My death is my release, and their life sentence. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 When a Secret Crush Starts Counting Down 当暗恋开始倒计时 [BE + flirtation + mutual secret crush] [Happy-ending extra] Zhou Si met Shu Yin when she was seventeen. When Shu Yin left, she was still seventeen. Shu Yin was Zhou Si’s wife forever. Their love was worth more than a thousand words, more than ten thousand. The dress she wore when she married him was made from the densest clouds in a deep blue sky. She was Shu Yin, Zhou Si’s wife. No one could deny it. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Waiting for the Next Clear Day 等不到下一个天晴 "Mutual secret crush + tragic ending + ensemble cast" [Cool and reserved He Wanqing] [Reckless and uninhibited Lin Zhifei] Her life was always drenched in the rainy season. She had seen a sunny day, but it had appeared only once in the drifting downpour of her youth. After Lin Zhifei left, she never saw a day like that again. He Wanqing could no longer wait for Lin Zhifei, nor could she wait for the skies to clear again. There was a rumor at Experimental High School: the beautiful top student He 273Reads—Score10614d adds
- 13 Listening to Rain as Autumn Deepens 听雨渐秋时 [Modern + school life + mutual secret crush + bad ending] That boy’s smile from those youthful days drifted away on the breeze, becoming the deepest secret Ye Tingyu kept in her heart. She counted how many times he passed by and wrote his name in her notebook, thinking it was a feeling she alone carried. Little did she know that Zhou Jianqiu had fallen for her even earlier. He had silently repeated “Tingyu” countless times, yet always felt that someone as brilliant as her would never look his w 130Reads—Score10114d adds
- 14 The Woods Are Too Deep to See the Deer, and Love Spreads When Imagination Runs Wild 林深不见鹿，爱在臆想蔓延时 [Sweet at first, then heartbreaking x angsty school romance x fantasy romance x making up for regrets...] [Devoted Mr. Lin vs. sweet, self-conscious Miss Bai] On every quiet night, Longing grows wildly like a vine, winding around my heart. Like a sealed spell, It has never been spoken aloud to the world. Whenever leaves drift down, Whenever snowflakes fall, That surging emotion Rises wildly within me. I would use every bit of warmth in the world to shield you from the cold of fate. I would se 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Spring Breeze Fades at Dawn 春风烬晓 (Complete) [Romance with a Happy and Tragic Ending + The Aesthetic of Bittersweet Romance + The Thrill of Youth + Mutual Secret Crushes + Bittersweet Longing] “Shen Xiuxu, you have to be okay.” Shen Xiuxu gazed at the slightly overcast sky and gripped Jiang Ruanruo's hand tighter. He looked confused and asked as he gazed at her face, “What's wrong?” She shook her head and said softly, “Nothing. I just wanted to tell you that you have to be okay.” That night, Jiang Ruanruo suddenly said, “Brothe 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Listen as He Tells It, Little by Little 听他慢慢讲 [Youth Fiction♡Fairy Tales♡Sunset Poetry♡School Romance with a Bad Ending] We gathered happiness in this world, only to have it quietly sold off by the sunset. In the end, we could never buy back the dawn. God scattered a box of sunset stars over me. They were the dawn of my entire youth. The instant fireworks bloomed romantically across the sky, Lin Duo had her ears covered by the stars. When she raised her head and looked at that starry sky again, everything had long since turned into rain and —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Peace and Prosperity, Year After Year 岁岁长安 Peace and Prosperity, Year After Year —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 One Day, I’ll Watch the Sea With You. 总有一天，我会和你看海。 One day, I’ll watch the sea with you. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Crossing the Passes 关山越 Across the Mountains 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Live-In Son-in-Law Ran Away 上门女婿跑路了 The Live-In Son-in-Law Ran Away 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 What I Thought Was a Secret Crush Was Actually a Long-Planned Scheme 以为的暗恋，其实是蓄谋已久 A poor girl × a rich young master, [mutual secret crushes / campus youth / BE] Huang Suhe took her secret crush as far as it could go without anyone noticing. What she didn't know was that the person she liked had been plotting to win her over for a long time, too. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 I'll Meet Her Again When Summer Comes 无夏再逢她 (Just received a rating; completed) [Heartbreak Youth Fiction | BE | Schoolyard Secret Crush | Healing] Cheng Wang had loved Lin Yiwan for years and years. He secretly wrote twenty-one letters, each one holding a piece of his heart. After the college entrance exams, Lin Yiwan suddenly kissed him of her own accord. But on the very day Cheng Wang planned to confess his feelings, she took her own life. All she left behind was a notebook containing every one of her secrets. Cheng Wang: “What’s the w 234Reads8.3Score10514d adds
- 23 The Dream I Can Never Return To 再也回不去的梦 “A guitar, a white shirt, and my boy” Lu Huai, my love is pure. Lu Huai, you are like my shelter from the storm. Lu Huai, you are the only person I want to love for the rest of my life. “Then, goodbye.” The boy woke from his dream, and I disappeared too. 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 24 Moonlight on the Southern Branch, Burdened by Deep Love 南枝月影负情深 She was framed by the woman he loved and explained herself countless times. But he never believed her. Years of companionship earned her not a shred of trust or pity. He severed the tendons in her hands and destroyed her martial arts abilities. Then he tried to kill her for the woman he loved. Later, with silver hair, she stood in the palace hall and drove a sword through her own chest. Blood stained her robes… 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Beneath Daocheng 稻城之下 (A collection of seven short, tragic stories) Story One: Thoughts of Yunshu The tears he shed unwittingly drenched her entire summer. Story Two: Beneath Daocheng “Little Freckles, I have to give you back to this world now.” Story Three: Xu Xi Because he loved her, he let her go. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Chasing the Astral Trail Is Hard 星轨难追 Also known as A Silent Farewell, a short tragic ending. Resilient girl Lin Yuyao + frail boy Qin Zhiyu We are all observing starlight that died long ago, and I love you as one loves a star that has already vanished. We met in the folds of time and space, like two meteors knocked off course. You burned yourself to light the future I could never reach. Rather than let the begonias fall one by one, I’d rather pluck the last branch of spring. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Song Silent in the Passage of Time 沉默在时光里的歌 A Song Silent in Time 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Winter’s Last Letter 冬日遗书 [Mutual Secret Crush + Angst + Youth and School Life + Both Leads Die | Slow-Burn Style | Hero's Secret-Crush Diary] When Fang Li was sixteen, her mother remarried, and she transferred to Nanshi No. 1 High School. There she met Jiang Zheng, the “bad boy” everyone talked about. As she got to know him, she realized this quiet boy wasn't as bad as everyone said. On the contrary, he was wonderful. So wonderful that Fang Li would never forget him for the rest of her life. The boy wasn't a savior, but 2.2kReads8.2Score59714d adds
- 29 Giving Up on Someone You Love 放弃一个自己喜欢的人 [School-life unrequited love + tragic ending + an ordinary girl falls for the most popular boy at school] The sweet story of two neighbors who secretly loved each other is complete. Go check it out! Years later, two photos appeared on No. 2 High School’s confession wall. One showed “Xu Xingran likes Lu Jingwen” carved into a desk, and the other showed “Cheng Hao likes Xu Xingran” carved into a desk. They supposedly came from the same class, on desks at the front and back of the classroom. Everyo 302Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 30 Secretly Stashing Candy Wrappers 偷藏糖纸 [Mutual secret crush + school life + tragic ending] Wen You played the role of a friend throughout her entire youth. She liked Xu Xiao, but could only get close to him as a friend. The gentle boy with the lovely voice appeared at the very moment Wen You felt most anxious and afraid. At that moment, sunlight fell across his face, dazzling and warm. She kept the candy wrappers he gave her, wrapping her true feelings in the guise of friendship. She secretly savored those rare, sweet moments, h 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 I’ve Been Chasing Be for Years 追了Be好多年 [Bittersweet youth, years of secret love, love that goes unreturned] Easygoing, laissez-faire female lead with bipolar disorder × sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, emotionally detached male lead Meng Qingli × Chen Ran A thoughtless gesture from him during high school military training made her remember him. They shared a desk for three months. She thought of him for five years. Four years of secret love, one year of openly loving him. She laid bare every last shred of pride, but still couldn’t 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Stealing the Empire: The Miaojiang Gu Sorceress Slays Her Beloved 窃江山，苗疆蛊女手刃心上人 Stealing the Empire: The Miaojiang Gu Poison Maiden Slays the One She Loves —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 A Coward in Love 是暗恋的胆小鬼 [Completed] [Secret Crush Comes True] [He Gets His Comeuppance for Chasing Her Too Late] [Angsty Romance] Chen Xu was the only person Jiang Yi ever loved during her youth, and the one she could never forget. But who wasn’t a coward with a secret crush back then? Long after graduation, Jiang Yi could still remember what they had been like. But when they met again, everything had changed. The last thing she heard about him was that he was getting married. When you’re young, you can’t help seeing t 137Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Sky Will Clear Eventually 天终会晴朗 [Based on a true story + mutual unrequited love + everyone gets a bad ending + regrets + growth] Reserved girl × sunny boy Twelve-year-old Xiang Jin spent every year of her life in a world of damp, endless rain, until a boy named Fang Ji barged into it. “I hate the rain.” The boy grinned. “I know how to make it stop raining in your world.” Suddenly the sky cleared, and the rain really did stop. At fifteen, she casually remarked that someone else's wedding candy tasted so sweet. The boy ran his 977Reads—Score22914d adds
- 36 Rose and Lychee Candy 玫瑰荔枝糖 [Love at First Sight, Two Academic Stars] [Tsundere Demon King x Tough Little Airhead] [If They Both Die, It’s a Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Lu Ziyao fell in love with Shi Nian at first sight. All Lu Ziyao remembered was that the weather was beautiful that day, so beautiful he couldn’t remember it clearly, because he had met her. The boy approached her cautiously, afraid of frightening the girl he liked. He just didn’t know that once you get close to some things, they can stay with 60Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 37 Rainy Days in Tongnian 桐年雨声 “Rich Heir’s Beloved” ✖️ “Handsome, Pitiful First Love” ✖️ “Secret Crush” ✖️ “Missed Chances” ✖️ “Based on Real Events” This is a story about missed chances. Seven years ago, he was her first love, but neither of them could bring themselves to confess. Seven years later, he became the one she could never forget, but their love could not exist in the same timeline. When things don’t work out, you always hope to make peace with them. But who knew that letting go would be even harder, leaving nothi 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The One I Secretly Love 暗恋的TA [School Romance] [Tragic Ending] Shao Yuan never imagined that the person she fell for at fifteen would stay in her heart for the rest of her life. That boy stood out from the crowd and pulled her out of the darkness time and time again. The bravest thing she had ever done was confess her feelings. But sometimes courage isn’t a good thing, and their relationship plunged into an icy freeze. With someone else’s help, she and the boy who had once seemed forever out of reach became friends. Afra 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 No Roses in Midsummer 盛夏无玫瑰 [Troubled, obsessive boy × warm, healing ray of sunshine] Unrequited love × love at first sight × bittersweet school romance Roses are a byword for romance, the beginning of regret, and the end of a midsummer... Romance let the roses pierce the whole summer, allowing them to take root and bloom in the pain of her wounds. In the end, they secretly became the only thorns in the time machine of her life, letting every unfinished kiss grow into an epitaph here, bringing every regret to its close. “A 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Listen, the Sound of the Wind 铃听，风的声音 Qingqing is deaf and mute. A promise brought them together, and he became her voice. In his eyes, she was the exception. The character “Ting” in Xia Ting’s name sounds like “you can hear.” He spent a week learning sign language for her. He captured the sound of the wind for her, hoping to grant her wish. He gave her his voice, but wasn’t satisfied with it, and wanted to give her the best gift of all. A sensitive, insecure girl x Xia Ting, who promised to stay by her side He treated her well in k 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Unrequited Love: A Grand, Silent Collapse 暗恋，是一场盛大的无声溃败 Some feelings are destined to remain unspoken, hidden away by the passing years. Like fireworks no one came to see, they burst into brilliant life and faded into lonely silence. We are destined to lose the people we love. Otherwise, how would we know how much they matter? The insecure and sensitive Jiang Wanyue × the bright and accomplished He Jinsheng Adapted from real personal experiences. [The psychology book Love Yourself More, Live Better is expected to be released in November] 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 No Need to Meet Again in This Life 余生，不必相见 “I'm pregnant.” “Are you?” Her husband's eyes rippled with scorn. “Wait until you're further along, then get an amniocentesis. Who knows which bastard's kid it is? We'll talk after the test.” She suddenly lifted her head, pain piercing her heart. “W-why?” 31Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 43 Dancing Cranes at the River of Forgetfulness 鹤舞忘川 The Crane Dances Over the River of Forgetfulness 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I’m Sorry, I Can’t Keep My Promise 对不起，原谅我无法兑现诺言了 I’m sorry. Forgive me for being unable to keep my promise. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Touch of Pink in Summer 夏日的那抹粉 Secret crush / redemption / sweet at first, then angsty He died on the day she hated him most. Shao Yiliang: “You know what a backup is? That's all you are to me.” Lu Yue: “They're right. You're a walking disaster. No wonder nobody loves you!”... Later, on the day Lu Yue starts college, Chen Zhao, a pervert and the story's antagonist, who was also the fat bully at the beginning, calls Shao Yiliang and says he has kidnapped her. Chen Zhao: “Shao Yiliang, meet me at the usual place, or Lu Yue's go 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Seeing Spring: Please Don’t Leave Me 见春天：求你别离开我 Du Siqiu, who has a blood disorder, transfers to Linjiang High School and meets Xia Zhiyu. They first meet at sixteen, and their story begins. The male lead seems like an aloof, untouchable heartthrob who dislikes girls, but is actually devoted, sensitive, and fragile. Xia Zhiyu x the female lead, Du Siqiu, seems delicate and frail but is actually resilient and prickly as a jasmine flower. The spring breeze was gentle and fresh, and Du Siqiu became Xia Zhiyu’s deskmate. At first, Xia Zhiyu paid 257Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Blank Space and Paper Pages 空白与纸页 In the bloom of youth, unrequited love is both rare and commonplace. A few remain unrequited, while most succeed. Unrequited love is a pain you can't put into words. Only you know how hard it is to love someone in secret, and how much harder it is to let go. Do you, with your blank slate, know? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Maybe He Once Loved Me 或许他喜欢过我 [Gentle girl × calm, sharp-tongued guy] [secret crush · tragic ending] [Two super-sweet supporting couples]+ [A pair that leaves you wondering what might have been] Even though I knew a secret crush was a road with no return, I still walked down it without hesitation. At first sight, there was only one photograph. When they met again, she didn't know that the person at the stairwell corner was him. Zhao Jin posted her first ever social media update for him and tried all kinds of new things. Bu 624Reads8.1Score13614d adds
- 49 Like Spring Water 如春水 At sixteen, Ji An’an transmigrated. In Ningshui Town, she met He Linchao. They came to know each other, understand each other, and fall in love. Ji An’an gave the best three years of her youth to this one time and place. Time turned back. When she awoke again, Ji An’an had returned to 2022. Those three years had been like a dream. Everything around her made it clear that she was still only sixteen. Had those three missing years really been spent in a dream? But the pocket watch against her chest —Reads—Score314d adds
- 50 Goodbye, First Love: I’m Falling into the Abyss 再见初恋，我陷入深渊 Reuniting with My First Love, I Fell into the Abyss —Reads—Score—14d adds
