Novels like Lemons in Winter
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Lemons in Winter, best match first.
- 1 Spoiled and Clingy 娇缠恃宠 [Older, protective boyfriend + Beijing elite circles + simmering tension + secret crush comes true] [Self-serving beauty x love-struck tycoon] Tan Jingyu is a powerful man in Beijing’s elite circles, with a face to die for and a first-rate family background. But he’s a thoroughly rotten man, a notorious playboy with a reputation for womanizing. He’s been surrounded by beauties, yet remains cold and heartless. Countless people want him, making him the quintessential heartbreaker. His exquisitely —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I'm Going Crazy! The Rich Big Shot Flirts with Me Until I'm Blushing and Breathless 疯了！被豪门大佬撩得脸红心跳 Reader’s guide: A satisfying power fantasy, mutual devotion, no dragging things out, fast-paced, and no disappointing ending. Dive in with confidence. Synopsis: After her family fell on hard times, Sheng Siwan left her hometown for eight years. Yu Jiuming left the military after being injured and went into business. There has always been someone in his heart. They seem to have nothing to do with each other, but the wheels of fate have been turning for a long time. When they meet again, Sheng Siw 277Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 3 Tempting Sweetheart 欲惹娇宠 [The regretful chase + mutual secret crushes + both devoted to each other] A deal made Yan Ran Fu Huaiyan’s kept woman. She knew their status was worlds apart, but still lost herself in his tender affection. Then she heard that Fu Huaiyan was about to get married. She turned and left without hesitation, vanishing without a trace. Fu Huaiyan panicked and searched for her day and night, like a madman, but she seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth. When they met again, she wore a go 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Out of the Way, Uncle Boss 大叔上司靠边站 It wasn't until Zhen Baihe walked down the aisle with her boyfriend of seven years that she understood: The greatest distance in the world isn't standing right in front of you while you don't know that I love you. It's walking down the red carpet with you, while you're the groom and I'm the bridesmaid! A breakup isn't scary. What's scary is waking up in a strange man's room after attending your ex-boyfriend's wedding! Even scarier is having a scatterbrained best friend who's far too enthusiastic —Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 5 Autumn Winds Through the Rain 风雨点秋风 A cool, domineering CEO + a quirky, spirited heroine + devoted love + sweet indulgence At 29, long-time single Ye Fengyu got into the wrong car while drunk. It belonged to Zhao Qiufeng, Party Secretary of a centrally administered state-owned enterprise. Usually aloof, Zhao couldn’t stop thinking about Ye Fengyu after she flirted with him. Then, at a company walking event, he happened to spot her. Determined to have the woman he couldn’t get out of his mind, Zhao pulled strings to transfer Ye Fen 63Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 6 Xiata 夏塔 A policewoman vs. a CEO who isn’t domineering | Age gap | Happy ending | Supporting couple Beneath the snow-capped peaks, Ou Xiachu accidentally wanders into Yan Shuo’s camera frame. In the little city of Shengcheng, the two keep running into each other. In Yancheng, Ou Xiachu meets Yan Shuo again. Seeing him raising an illegitimate daughter while going on blind dates with women, she stamps him with the label “scumbag.” Xiachu can’t let that stand. Who would have thought that the “scumbag” would 54Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 7 Hi, Mr. Secretary HI，书记大人 Secretary, we grew up together. We were meant to be, and nothing could be better! Love winds its way around and around, but in the end, it's still us. Why put ourselves through all this? Why run away? Some people, once you love them, you love them for life. No one can take their place, and no one compares. I'm so wonderful because of you! No one else deserves me. It will always be you. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Lord Gu’s Little Girl 顾大人的小姑娘 [Solemn, authoritative senior official * lively, ambitious researcher] [Age gap; both leads' first love; sweet romance; happy ending] Why does the solemn and dignified Secretary Gu, who is so upright he practically glows and claims he doesn't like women getting close to him, insist on adding her on WeChat, bringing her food and tickets, and helping her punish evildoers? Why does he look at her with an increasingly smoldering gaze... Zhou Chu devoted herself to supporting technological innova 1.3kReads7.2Score11914d adds
- 9 Teacher Li, Please Show Me the Ropes 黎老师，请多指教 Li Jinghe, 28, an ordinary high school teacher. Jing Cheng, 36, a promising young civil servant. They live in the same city but have never crossed paths, until their elders arrange a matchmaking meeting and bring them together! It is love at first sight. From then on, she has him, and he has her! Li Jinghe: Why do I feel like I'm either giving a speech or on my way to give one? Jing Cheng: As long as what you wish for is what I wish for too, I hope you can keep pursuing the heights you aspire to 28Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 10 You Are the Light, You Are the Warm Sunshine 是光是暖阳 [Campus + Urban Romance] X [Mutual Healing] X [Age Gap] “Thirty, and single?” Cheng Cheng falls in love at first sight with thirty-year-old Zhou Zheshen. After turning eighteen, she confesses to the cool, charming older man. “Uncle Zhou, being too celibate isn't good for your health!” “Little Cheng Cheng, are you thinking about me, or yourself?” “Of course I'm thinking about you! I'm still so young. What do I have to worry about?” She thought it was love at first sight, but it turned out to be 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Director Qiu’s Cherished One: No Escape, Even with Wings 邱局长的掌心宠，插翅难逃 Five years ago, she gave up their love with her own hands to pay for her mother’s medical treatment. For five years, he drifted through life, becoming a heartless work machine. Five years later, they meet again at a dinner party. He swears he’ll make her suffer every hardship he endured over those five years. Revenge follows revenge, and only when the truth comes to light does he realize he misunderstood her. Everything has changed, and there is nothing left to say. Before she can speak, tears f 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Burning Nights: President Ming Kneels to Kiss His Beloved 灼夜声笙：明总跪吻心尖宠 [Heroine pursues hero / older man / ten-year age gap] [Naive, innocent little rabbit vs. calm, self-possessed old fox] Which is more regrettable: getting on the wrong bus, or missing your bus? At eighteen, Kang Shengsheng met Shi Yuming, and the seeds of love inside her grew wildly. They say it’s easy for a woman to win a man’s heart, and in her innocent naivety, she tore through that thin veil. Shi Yuming doted on her and loved her, but a Miss Zhao stood between them. When she was twenty-two, S 141Reads6.5Score10014d adds
- 13 The One Who Bows 俯首之臣 [A powerful, unhinged official × a down-and-out canary from the entertainment industry] Have you ever seen power in its most extreme form? At thirty, Xu Zaijin stands at the pinnacle of politics and business, ruling over his region and benefiting generations to come. This man seems to embody perfection: his experience, his intelligence, his looks, his ruthless decisiveness… Even he never imagined that one day he would fall into the hands of a canary. “Mr. Xu, I’m desperate to get ahead…” “Xu Zai 102Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 14 Uncle, Don't Push It, or I Might Dump You 大叔，别闹小心不要你 A car accident brought tragedy to two families. When he, at thirty-three, meets her again at seventeen, what will he be thinking? What kind of love and hatred will they go through? 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Calamity Too Hard to Resist 祸水难为 Gu Mingtang spent her life treading carefully, devoting herself to the affairs of state. The only thing she ever did that crossed the line was fall helplessly in love with Xie Lin, the Imperial Tutor, despite being the Empress Dowager. Only when the man she loved was framed by treacherous officials and his entire family was wiped out, and the emperor she had raised from childhood pointed at her and called her a calamity who had brought ruin with her beauty, did she realize the depth of her guilt 115Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 16 Stealing Hearts on a Snowy Night 雪夜偷心 A story about a wealthy young heir falling in love with an ordinary girl. Happy ending. They are not each other’s only partner, and later the male lead will go through a grueling pursuit to win her back. The characters are meant to feel real. The heroine is independent and clearheaded, but always feels inferior around the male lead. The male lead grew up deeply deprived of affection and despises betrayal. Zhao Mingyuan is an unreachable moon, born atop a mountain and looking down on everyone bel 299Reads8.2Score3014d adds
- 17 Lost in the Peach Blossoms 沉溺桃花 Devoted to Each Other | Sweet Romance | Older, Powerful Hero | Indulgent Husband, No Angst | Love at First Sight | Two Strong Leads | Six-Year Age Gap | Happy Ending A bewitchingly glamorous beauty x a cold, ascetic business tycoon Hua Qing x Dou Xique Hua Qing is a peerlessly beautiful woman, famous both inside and outside their social circle, and the object of desire for many wealthy young heirs. It’s no secret in their circle that the third young master of the Dou family is openly in love wi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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
- 19 The Flower of Hong Kong's Beloved 港宠戒之花 [Hong Kong’s God of Wealth vs. Beijing’s Little Princess] The cold-faced Buddha × the fiery enchantress (Forceful pursuit + secret crush + age gap + both leads are inexperienced) Schemes within schemes, a bit of a brain teaser The century-old Shi financial empire on Hong Kong Island has a Third Master who never smiles. He dominates the business world with an iron fist that makes people shudder, yet few have ever seen his true face. Rumor has it he was disfigured in a serious car accident and lef 13Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 20 Thunderbolts in the Radiance of Xi 熙照雷霆 [Reunion after years apart + winning her back + both virgins + ten-year age gap] The youngest police chief in the city × a bank employee secretly born into a wealthy financial family For all four years of college, Qiao Xi pursued Dang Lei with such fanfare that everyone knew about it. Back then, Dang Lei was a young, handsome visiting professor in the finance department with a bright future ahead of him. Qiao Xi was like a spirited little planet, stubbornly revolving around him. Whenever Dang Le 2.7kReads7.8Score31714d adds
- 21 The Deep Sea Knows You 深海知于你 One is a shining gem in the world of design; the other is an impressive scion of a high-ranking family. Though they seem to have nothing in common, the two end up together. He gives her an unprecedented sense of love and security, and she breaks through her emotional barriers to choose him wholeheartedly for once. He says he’s determined to win her heart and pursue her. He says that if she can wait for him where she is, no matter how long the road of life, he’ll keep walking toward her without w 894Reads8.9Score10614d adds
- 22 The Years I Spent as a Mistress 我当情人的那几年 [Mutual Devotion] + [Gorgeous Superstar + Devoted Puppy-Like CEO] Stoic, Devoted CEO VS Starlet with a Surprising Side Shen Zhinan had loved Gu Xiujing for a long time, but he never responded. It wasn’t until Shen Zhinan reached the very top of the entertainment industry that she said to him: “Gu Xiujing, you weighed the pros and cons and planned every step. Did you get what you wanted?” But Gu Xiujing looked at Shen Zhinan beneath the lights like a wounded puppy. “Nannan, it’s been four years. 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 In the System: My Wife Is My Master Plan 体制内：我的太太是我的步步为营 My wife is young and sweet, my bottom line, and the reason I plan every step so carefully. They fall for each other. An age-gap romance where they dote on each other. Working hard, livestreaming, voice acting: which one is the real you? Simply put, it's a love story between two people who are exactly each other's type. A note: All positions and events in this story belong to a parallel world. Please don't relate them to real life. Love you all~ 1.1kReads7.8Score6614d adds
- 24 [Powerful Family] When I Tire of It, I’ll Break It with My Own Hands 【高干】厌了便亲手折断 [Slow-burn growth + 11-year age gap + the woman has experience, the man doesn't + realistic wish-fulfillment] A powerful 30-year-old woman × a 19-year-old college student Everyone in their circle assumed He Shuqian had taken a young plaything because she'd fallen for him. What a joke. Why would a woman with power at thirty want something as worthless as true love? She wanted a blank canvas she could paint into the image she liked best. Nineteen-year-old Lu Huaiye was clean-cut, handsome, and at 26Reads—Score114d adds
- 25 The Game of Hope 希望的博弈 In Wild Crossing, Zhou Ye burns through the shackles of fate like wildfire. Her rebellious, untamed spirit gives rise to a romantic fable about free souls colliding. But in real life, more people may see themselves in Jiang Wang. Driven into a corner by life, she lacks the resolve to throw caution to the wind. Torn between staying true to herself and compromising with reality, she ultimately chooses a more difficult, roundabout path. Jiang Wang is just as clever as Zhou Ye, and both are drive 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Tale of the Consorts of Nanyu 南煜后妃传 In 786 AD, only three powers remained on the Jiuzhou Continent: the Southern Yu Kingdom, the Northern Lin Kingdom, and the Chuyun Tribe. The Northern Lin Kingdom was bent on taking the Southern Yu Kingdom's place, while the Chuyun Tribe planned to stay out of the conflict. As for the Southern Yu Kingdom, it naturally sought to unify all of Jiuzhou. The newly enthroned ruler of the Southern Yu Kingdom, Nangong Lie, was also expanding his harem for the sake of politics and imperial power... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Uncle, Long Time No See! 大叔，别来无恙！ A mysterious, powerful, handsome older man VS a pure-hearted, lively, mischievous young woman Stories always begin like this: a chance encounter, entirely unexpected! Stories always end like this: flowers bloom in two places, and their paths lead far apart! She’s always teasing him: “Uncle, give me a kiss and a hug.” He always holds her tenderly and spoils her until she thinks she can get away with anything. She thought they’d spend their whole lives like that, with her causing trouble and him 23Reads5.3Score314d adds
- 28 The Little Wife’s Older Man 小娇妻的大叔 A sweet military romance with an older man: a chance encounter brings two complete strangers together, and from then on, their lives revolve around each other. Married life is blissful, and everything falls naturally into place as they have a child together. Huo Zhongyuan knows only this: Li Zhenmeng is his wife, and all he has to do for the rest of his life is love and cherish her. 188Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 29 Boss, How About We Keep Our Marriage Secret? 领导，要不隐个婚？ My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 724Reads7.6Score10314d adds
- 30 You Refused to Marry Her, So Why Panic Now That She's Called Off the Engagement? 让你娶你不娶，人家退婚你慌什么 A refined, devoted aristocrat and powerful tycoon vs. a peerless Kunqu Opera heir [Both leads are devoted to each other · Marriage first, love later + fatherly male lead · 10-year age gap + sweet romance] Qin Zhuoxiao is the president of the Huashang Chamber of Commerce, a man everyone fears. With an iron fist, he can stir up the business world or quell unrest across the region. He is powerful, mysterious, and low-key. No one knows he is a hopeless romantic, with a beloved white moonlight in his 369Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 Craving for Scabs 欲痂 A politically savvy, ruthless, tough new powerbroker VS a sweet, innocent college student studying broadcasting [Political family drama, healing, age gap, doting fatherly romance] Ruan Yu had had a crush on her dream guy for over two years. After confessing her feelings and giving herself to him, a shameless woman stole him away, and by an unexpected twist, Ruan Yu ended up flirting with the calculating powerbroker Jin Xianting. In public, he ran a tight ship and seemed untouchably noble. Only s 1.1kReads7.3Score10914d adds
- 34 Three Three, Scattered Apart 叁叁散散 [Powerful figure from Beijing's elite circles + popular actress x second chance after heartbreak x another round of push and pull] Everyone in their circle knew that Third Master Fu, Fu Jingxing, was someone you didn't want to cross. It took Qiao Zhiwei years to understand that some people could lift you to dazzling heights, only to send you plunging into hell. No matter how many times Qiao Zhiwei refused to accept it, she was only repeating the same mistakes. Could it be that even if two inters 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Pampered by a Sickly, Wealthy Tycoon in Front of My Ex-Husband 当着前夫面，被病娇老富豪宠上天 (A writing exercise) [Pure feel-good story + age gap + devoted husband + wealthy family + healing] He was a titan of the business world, nearing fifty and divorced for years. She married and had a child while in college. Her husband was the campus heartthrob, and after four years as a housewife, he suddenly asked for a divorce. She had thought they would never see each other again after the divorce. But after a whirlwind remarriage, she discovered she had become her ex-husband's mother-in-law. T 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Uncle, Pamper Me Gently 大叔，轻轻宠 [Scheming male lead | Female lead is a little fairy | 1v1] [Love at first sight | Ten-year age gap | Both virgins | Devoted love] The moment he saw her, he fell hopelessly in love... 389Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 37 Fallen Jade 落玉 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Beautiful, Sweet 70s Girl Makes the Diplomat Blush 七零娇女纯又美，外交官他红了脸 [Aloof, abstinent diplomat vs. charming, independent country girl in college, transmigrate into a book, both pure] Diplomat Chen Yichen is forced to bring a country girl who drugged him with an aphrodisiac back to the city. She catches thieves, knows her limits, and behaves with impeccable decorum. But to him, it is all just an act. Then Su Tang, exhausted, falls into Chen Yichen’s arms, and her fingertips accidentally brush against one of his sensitive spots… Her rosy lips part slightly, captiv 399Reads6.8Score10414d adds
- 39 The Joyful Years 欢喜之年 One is a humble substitute teacher, the other a senior official overseeing education. Every smile, every glance, is you. Every happy moment is with you. Through the crowds and the endless flow of people, in the end, it’s still you. 246Reads8.8Score3114d adds
- 40 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
- 41 Mr. Gu's Adorable Little Wife 顾先生的小娇妻 “Mom, what do you like about that old man?” Five-year-old Gu Jiang asked, his little brows furrowed and his eyes brimming with tears. “That’s your dad. How did he bully you this time?” Jiang Niannian picked Gu Jiang up, wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes, and asked gently. “He, he won’t let me sleep with you. He’s so embarrassing!” “He, he even stole the flowers I picked for you. He said, he said…” Gu Jiang’s tears fell again as he pouted in grievance. “All right, all right, don’t c 608Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 42 Banquet of Sunshine 宴阳 When Yan Yang was a sophomore in college, she met Wei Mingshen, who was ten years her senior. He left a deep impression on her. A few years later, Yan Yang went with her classmates to visit a private courtyard residence. She wandered into a side room and came across the owner, Wei Mingshen, who was resting there. They quickly recognized each other, and in a flash, feelings sparked between them. After spending some time together, they confirmed their feelings and soon fell deeply in love. But the 853Reads9.3Score12214d adds
- 43 A Graceful and Captivating Beauty 顾盼生姿 The first time Shang Jing met Gu Chuiyu, she paid him no mind, assuming it was just another ordinary escort job. She was the bodyguard Gu Chuiyu had hired at a high salary to accompany and protect him. He was the lofty vice president of the Gu Group. She was twenty-three, while he was already past thirty. One day, soft laughter drifted from their new home, where a large red double-happiness character hung high. 692Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 44 A Portrait of Small-Town Life 小镇风云图鉴 On her first day at work, she has to take meeting minutes and even take a hit for someone... Has the world really gone this crazy? And it doesn’t stop there! As she gradually gets on with her work, Li Li discovers that this isn’t an ordinary job. It comes with responsibilities, and the joy of being recognized. Li, the slacker who only wanted to lie flat, finally grows into the person she used to admire most. But... what’s with that man who’s always getting jealous? Whatever happened to the iron- 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 By Seniority, You Have to Call Him Uncle 按辈分要叫叔叔 Mutual chastity + workplace romance + age gap + sweet romance The first time Jiang Tang met He Shuting, she greeted him with, “Hello, Uncle.” He Shuting paused with his cigarette halfway to his lips and looked up at her. “What kind of look is that?” Jiang Tang said, “My aunt told me on the way here that you're senior to me in the family, so I should call you Uncle.” He Shuting said, “How did your parents raise you?” Those words struck a nerve with Jiang Tang, because her parents had died four ye 7.9kReads8.2Score91814d adds
- 46 Day and Night Together 日夜相对 At work, they are each other's superior and subordinate. At home, they live one floor apart. A few nights each week, they share a bed but dream different dreams. [Devoted couple + mutual salvation + a fairy tale for adults] [A self-serving heroine who pretends to be proper x a reserved, cultured hero who is deeply devoted] 101Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 47 A Kiss on a Snowy Night 雪夜拥吻 A realistic, powerful-family melodrama with angst. The leads are not each other's firsts, so don't read if you dislike that!!! A carefree playboy and a cool, gloomy college student [Love and hate each other + stand-in + love grows over time + seven-year age gap] When she first met Qi Jingjing, Qing Yao thought he was frivolous and unreliable. “Need a ride?” Panicking inside, she shook her head and hurriedly dodged him. Later, she spent her whole life paying that exorbitant fare. He treate 1.8kReads8.2Score13114d adds
- 48 An Older Man and a Young Girl Are the Cutest Couple 大叔配萝莉最萌了 2.1kReads8.4Score15714d adds
- 49 A Thousand Thousand Songs! 千千阙歌！ The free-spirited new Best Actress and the gentle, jade-like, genuinely upright official A twelve-year age gap, and an old flame rekindled At twenty-two, Shen Shujin became the youngest person in history to win two Best Actress awards for her very first film. But there’s no such thing as a free lunch. She promptly kicked the director who tried to exploit her into the hospital. After that, she was blacklisted no matter what she did. Wherever she went, people called her a celebrity with powerful b 731Reads7.6Score10114d adds
- 50 I Am His Peach 我是他的水蜜桃 She was innocent and had loved her boyfriend for six years. They agreed to spend that night at a hotel to celebrate their true love, never suspecting it was all a trap he had laid. To win over his boss, her boyfriend got her drunk and sent her to the equally drunk man… She thought everything would happen naturally, but to her surprise, she was sent back untouched… 1.9kReads9.1Score26314d adds
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