Novels like Tales of Northern Beijing
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Tales of Northern Beijing, best match first.
- 51 You Are the North of Beijing 你是北京的北 Even now, Wen Wen still remembered the day she left Beijing. It was the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. She left alone and without hesitation, yet carried a weight of a thousand pounds. Before boarding her flight, she gazed down at the city's nightscape from inside a skyscraper. The roads were still filled with traffic, and countless people rushed about, only to end up with nothing. This city had buried her winter, her summer, and her spring. By the time she left, all she felt for 1.1kReads8.1Score10914d adds
- 52 No Resisting the Abyssal Heart 难抵渊心 This is the story of Yu Yuan and He Jiao. It was the words “Good girl,” Song Jia's childhood nickname, that first made Yu Yuan notice He Jiao. He could give He Jiao everything, except his love. He Jiao bore Yu Yuan two children, but in the end, in the operating room, Yu Yuan showed her no mercy. “Yu Yuan, if I were her, would you still try to kill me?” “Miss He, I was the one who brought you to Beishi. Now I'm taking you away. Mr. Yu said you must never set foot in Beishi again.” 510Reads6.7Score12414d adds
- 53 A Meeting in Beijing and Hong Kong, Twenty-Two Years Later 京港二十二年相遇 Lin Fanyin, the only daughter of the Lin family of Jingbei, is cool and refined, a business-world elite, and the picture of a proper young lady from a prominent Jing circle family. Beneath that polished facade, however, she is bold and untamed. Li Yu’an, the second son of the Li family of Hong Kong, is sharp and calculating, a rising star in business. Though backed by his family, he is determined to build his own business, making him an oddity in everyone’s eyes. In this world, there is only one 2.5kReads8.8Score22214d adds
- 54 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 377Reads6.8Score10414d adds
- 55 Never Return to the Capital 永不返京 [Capital Circle + Older Man/Younger Woman + BE + A Scoundrel’s Sincere Love] The year they met, Pei Runjin was nineteen and Li Chengchuan was twenty-seven. They met in the capital. On Pei Runjin’s birthday, Li Chengchuan asked her what she wished for. Looking at the treetops swaying in the night breeze outside the window, she said, “Right now, I just really miss you. I don’t wish for anything else.” Li Chengchuan suddenly felt the intense emotions surging from the twenty-year-old girl. The softn 3.7kReads—Score27214d adds
- 56 A Beloved in the Capital 京北有伊人 [Age gap + both pure + forced love + physical and emotional torment + heroine starts out weak and grows strong] [Noble, dignified heir + aloof student at a foreign languages university] On a rainy April day in Jingbei, Shu Yiren enters Yan Zhenghe’s world beneath a red umbrella. They meet at a Chinese-Russian exchange forum. From then on, Yan Zhenghe keeps that red umbrella by his side and never lets go. After an accident, Yan Zhenghe sends Yiren to Zurich, Switzerland, for graduate school. Afte 3.7kReads8.6Score30414d adds
- 57 Halfway Through the Rain 半程雨 Halfway Through the Rain 533Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 He Shielded Her from Every Storm, Yet Never Once Said He Loved Her 他替她挡尽风雪，独没说过一句爱 He shielded her from every storm, but never once told her he loved her 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Pain Relief 镇痛 [For emphasis: the author is a woman who likes women and has a girlfriend. Her next book will have two female leads.] Capital’s heir apparent × pharmaceutical sciences PhD (devoted sweetheart × little darling) Liang Qingning, who debuted as a child star, saw her “pure sweetheart” image collapse at eighteen and became the target of a massive online hate campaign. Her family sent her to a small island for a vacation to avoid the storm. The big star lost all dignity on her first day on the island b 655Reads8.9Score10714d adds
- 60 Married for Love (Collection) 为爱而婚(合集) A collection of wealthy-family and high-society romance novels spanning the four seasons, featuring four classic contemporary romance novels: "Endlessly Close to Love", "Suddenly, Stars Like Rain", "Striking a Chord in My Heart", and "Married for Love". One night of passion, one contract. From the moment they married, a bomb was ticking between them. Former lovers became sister-in-law and brother-in-law. Memories of the past came rushing back. When love meets its match, can happiness arrive as p 520Reads9.5Score10014d adds
- 61 Reborn: Who Controls My Life? 重生之我的人生谁做主 A period novel on the outside, a youth romance on the inside. There are no golden fingers, no spiritual springs, no black markets, no awful family members, no melodramatic relatives, no backstabbing and no revenge. So what does it have? The life of a career-driven heroine. She becomes a female soldier, goes to college, opens a bar, and does stand-up comedy. Why play by the rules of the era when there's so much to do? Along the way through her transmigrated life, she meets the love of her life an 63Reads8.0Score414d adds
- 62 Yu Qing: Mr. Mo's Lonely Little Girl 遇晴，墨先生的小孤女 [Love at first sight × Forced love × Four-year age gap × Both chaste × Happy ending] [Calculating, obsessive, repressed, and deceptive hero vs. cool, gentle, and delicate heroine] In his 29 years, Mo Ziyu had only ever gone out for an ordinary meal, yet somehow he fell for one of the waitresses. He deliberately drew closer to her again and again, each time with ulterior motives. At night, her cool, delicate, and alluring face appeared in his dreams time and again, tempting and teasing him 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Rising Toward a Thousand Suns 京升千阳 [Married First, Love Later + Chasing His Wife + Scheming Hero + Sweet Romance] Xiang Lansheng was not yet ten when she was brought to Shengjing. Old Madam Zeng raised her as if she were her own granddaughter. Shi Yan was a carefree older brother. The marriage had originally been arranged by the older generation, but he insisted on treating little Lansheng like a biological younger sister. As the youngest member of the government offices in Shengjing, Shi Buyu was modest, scholarly, and rather 4kReads8.8Score36114d adds
- 64 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! 739Reads7.6Score10314d adds
- 65 Crossing the Capital 渡京 A noble young master from Beijing’s elite circle x a radiant entertainment-industry star A man in power bows to love | Eight-year age gap | Beijing’s elite When Shen Jingci first entered Beijing’s elite circle, her breathtaking beauty left the circle’s most illustrious young master utterly enchanted. Gentle and refined, he was the perfect gentleman in a world of fame and fortune, but for her alone he revealed a passion so intense it was almost awkward. To make her smile, he lavished resource 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Chu Huaixu, the Lost Little Daisy 楚淮序，弄丢的小雏菊 Both leads work in the public sector + age gap + love at first sight • Chu Huaixu was hosting a symposium on arts education at universities. Jian Chu, a young art teacher, spoke as a representative, and her fresh, refined presence and original insights caught everyone’s attention. Until the day his diplomat first love returned from overseas. “She’s just your substitute.” I heard him say it with my own ears. I hid the ultrasound in my sketchbook and fled the city that very night. Months later, he 1.3kReads6.6Score10114d adds
- 67 The Doormat Has Gotten on the Wrong Side of a Top Big Shot 受气包招惹了顶级大佬 A stern, aloof old-school official VS a sweet, adorably clueless little troublemaker [Powerful man humbled by love, stealing her from her boyfriend, older-man guidance, heroine takes control later on, hero eats his words] After three years of having her work stolen by colleagues and being targeted by her boss, Ye Zhenzhen had finally had enough of being a pushover. Her boyfriend advised her, “Go talk to the big boss about it!” That big boss was terrifyingly stern. She nervously pushed open the d 87.2kReads8.7Score215.9k14d adds
- 68 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 2.1kReads9.1Score23814d adds
- 69 Sweet-Talking: Mr. Yu's Openly Obvious Favoritism 诱哄：郁先生的偏爱明目张胆 A powerful-family romance about winning back a wife: a cool, fragile little flower and a rigid old-fashioned man who always keeps himself in check Rekindled love + the powerful one learning to bow his head + both untouched + ten-year age gap When Ruan Xitang was young, she fell in love with Yu Zheng. Later, Yu Zheng was expected to marry for an alliance, so she left him. Only afterward did she learn that Yu Zheng had thought she was dead. Three years later, she arrived at the airport in Jing Cit 5.1kReads8.5Score37714d adds
- 70 Autumn Leaves Fall in the Capital 京秋叶落 [Beijing socialite × Rising Art-World Star + Devoted Love + Misunderstandings + Happily Ever After] A story set in Beijing, inspired by real life... He said, “Do you think you’ve got me wrapped around your little finger?” He said, “Ye Zhiqiu, there’s really nothing I can do about you.” She said, “Beijing is huge, so huge you can’t take it all in at a glance. But it’s also small, small enough that one look was all it took for me to meet the person I want to spend my life with.” Mu Chi, a Beijing 1.3kReads8.2Score9514d adds
- 71 The CEO Ex-Husband Married Her for Revenge, but Fell for Her First 总裁前夫娶她只为报复，却先动了心 The CEO ex-husband married her just to get revenge, but he was the first to fall for her. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Sir, I'm Done Carrying This One-Woman Show 先生，这场独角戏我不唱了 [Workplace Romance in the Public Sector & Unrequited Love Turns Mutual & Hero Enters Politics, Heroine Is a Teacher & Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] Falling for someone can happen in a single heartbeat... From secret admiration to love, from affection to passion and then a lifetime together, there is always someone who stays forever in your thoughts. 1.2kReads8.9Score11514d adds
- 73 A Lifelong Commitment 终生为聘 [Wealthy families, powerful official families, strong heroine, love at first sight + love that grows over time, arranged marriage, both physically and emotionally pure] [Refined, steady, elite man from a powerful family VS academic ace in scientific research] [Dreamy, sweet romance] [Eight-year age gap, with sci-fi and wish-fulfillment elements. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution.] Half a month after Pei Ning returns to her wealthy family, she is matched with a prospective marriage p 12.6kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 74 Are the Begonias Blooming in Beijing? 北京的海棠花开了吗 Are the Begonias in Beijing Blooming Yet? 552Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 She Flirts with Me in My Dreams Every Night, and Beijing’s Powerful Tycoon Can’t Keep His Hands Off Her 每晚梦里被她撩，京圈大佬掐腰宠 [Cool-headed, calculating beauty in a qipao VS an ascetic, powerful heir to a top-tier wealthy family] [Deliberate seduction + dreams + Suzhou embroidery, an intangible cultural heritage + regretful pursuit + both are each other’s only one, 1v1] Jin Yanli, the young heir of the capital’s elite, was as cool and aloof as a Buddha, looking down on everyone. Su Mei was a gentle, cool beauty like a white plum blossom. An orphan dependent on others, she was cautious at every turn. When they first met, 345Reads—Score11414d adds
- 76 Three Years After Their Breakup, the Capital's Power Broker Waits Beneath Her Window Every Night 分手三年，京圈大佬夜夜守在她楼下 Three years after their breakup, the powerful Beijing socialite keeps watch outside her apartment every night 81Reads—Score214d adds
- 77 There’s a Nan Qiao in the South 南方有乔木 A novel based on the urban romance drama of the same name, starring William Chan, Bai Baihe, Li Xian, and Zhang Youhao. Everything that happened later showed that Nan Qiao and Shi Yue were together by instinct, and that it had been destined from the start. It all began when he told her, “Miss Nan, you might find you really need me.” And he was right. After witnessing her boyfriend cheat on Christmas Eve, Nan Qiao broke up with him, and then her company lost its funding. She really did need Shi Y 1.5kReads9.5Score21614d adds
- 78 Love Beyond the Capital 京谈不及情 [Powerful families of Beijing · Two formidable childhood friends · Intense push and pull · Heartbreaking forbidden romance] Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles knows: Song Qingzhu and Xu Nianzhi were born to be co-conspirators. He is the Song family’s heir apparent, advancing his position one careful step at a time. She is a ruthless, decisive star lawyer at a top-tier firm. Childhood friends from the same government compound for twenty years, from a small courtyard by Houhai to the top floors o 1.1kReads—Score10014d adds
- 79 After I Was Cheated On, My Aloof Boss Fell for Me at First Sight! 遭劈腿，高冷领导对我一见钟情！ The book has only just received its rating, so there aren't many reviews yet. That will change with time. I hope you'll show it lots of support! [Marriage + love at first sight + both leads are inexperienced] A powerful senior official × a pretty grassroots-level employee To everyone else, Su Ningyue, an unnoticed junior employee, and Gu Jingchuan, a high-ranking official, seem worlds apart. But an inexplicable bond keeps bringing them together again and again. The first time they meet: Su Ningy 7kReads8.9Score69714d adds
- 80 A Flirtation in the Beijing Night 京夜过撩 [The second male lead takes the lead + the powerful one bows down, the weaker one trains him like a dog + both are each other's first] To protect his career, Rong Lin doesn't dare get together with Ming Qi. The two maintain an ambiguous relationship for five years. Ming Qi suffers one indignity after another because of it. That is, until she meets Yan Xiao, the young heir of the capital's most powerful family. He's arrogant, roguish, wild, and downright wicked, but he showers her with money and 63Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 81 The Ultimate Charmer 顶级撩宠 He gives generously, but rarely visits. He’s obedient and sensible, and never clingy. After a year of keeping their relationship secret, Huai Sang is satisfied, and Hu Lishen is happy to let her have her way. Three years ago, Hu Lishen left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and officially took over the Zhonghai Group. His name was at its peak, and he was the most coveted catch around. Huai Sang arrived in Jiang City a year ago, quietly bought a bar, and discreetly won him over. She didn’t look lik 1.8kReads8.9Score15214d adds
- 82 To the Souls in Beijing Searching for a Safe Harbor for the Rest of Their Lives 致那些在北京，用余生去寻找避风港的灵魂 To the souls who came to Beijing and will spend the rest of their lives searching for a safe haven 347Reads—Score314d adds
- 83 Transmigrate Across Mountains and Seas Just to Meet You 穿越山海，只为遇见你 [A man accustomed to power lowering his head for love, 13-year age gap, sweet romance, devoted couple] He is a powerful figure with deep connections in the government. She graduated from a well-known university in Shanghai, gave up a high-paying job, and returned to take the civil service exam for a low-level post. An unexpected encounter at a meeting brought her into his orbit, and he fell helplessly in love. The misunderstandings caused by their 13-year age gap and the differences in their sta 5.2kReads8.0Score48714d adds
- 84 Spring Dwells on the High Terrace 春栖高台 [Powerful Families | Female Growth | Bittersweet Romance | Older Man] (Clear-headed, beautiful college student vs. composed, powerful heir) People often say that those in power care only about their family’s interests. Even what passes for love is just another tool for profit. If you fall for someone like that, the best you can hope for is this: you remain on your high terrace, I retreat to my spring mountains, and from then on our paths never cross again. Everyone in Beijing’s inner circle know 606Reads—Score16014d adds
- 85 Addicted to Her Pride 傲娇瘾 Love and freedom in this world are never about wanting to win. The wind swept across the Australian wilderness. Zhao Ruowan met Nan Qiao, who was holding hands with a foreign woman, yet apologized to her in Chinese. Australia's weather was as fickle as its moods. Zhao Ruowan, a woman from Jiangnan, couldn't bear the vast, sparsely populated, bitterly cold landscape. 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 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
- 87 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 1.3kReads7.3Score10914d adds
- 88 I Won't Save the Capital 不渡京华 Just started posting, more chapters to come! [The regretful chase|An intense push and pull|Family feuds among the rich|A powerful man bows to love|High-ranking families|The second male lead wins] Xie Yin spent years by Shen Bingzhou’s side, giving him everything and loving him with all her heart. It wasn’t until her mother died in an accident and Shen Bingzhou threw her out while holding the fiancée of the woman responsible that she understood: all those years of love and devotion had been nothi 792Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 89 No More Spoiling, No More Indulging 戒娇戒纵 [Cold-faced, soft-hearted, bad-tempered actress × Easygoing, good-natured young master] The year's biggest showbiz news roundup is in, and the top story is sure to be the “romantic history” of a powerful investment banker who recently returned to the country. His first love, Bai Yahui, is gentle and gracious; his “current girlfriend,” Li Mengyao, is dazzlingly beautiful; and there's also a sharp, worldly secretary at his side... When the media tried to fish for information from Shen Nansang, who 1.8kReads8.5Score21114d adds
- 90 Indulged After Marriage 婚后宠溺主义 Years of careful planning / Age gap / Both leads are each other’s first and only love / Powerful government-family background *Gentle, well-behaved sweetheart vs. doting, husband-material older man *Tourism bureau guide & impeccably well-connected scion of Beijing’s elite At twenty-one, Shi Ye graduated from university. She had no grand ambitions. A simple, stable life was enough for her. But the marriage agreement with Zhou Junheng, and the position he held, meant her wish to be an ordinary, un 5.2kReads8.3Score54314d adds
- 91 Withdrawal 戒断反应 When Jiang Shan was sixteen, she made a wish to be with Jiang Ye and marry him someday. When Jiang Ye was twenty-six, he made a wish to be with Jiang Shan and marry her someday. Heaven answers the prayers of the faithful, so both Jiang Shan’s and Jiang Ye’s wishes came true. The only thing was, Heaven missed the part about how long it was supposed to last and forgot they wanted it to be forever. 7.5kReads8.9Score75814d adds
- 92 Lemons in Winter 柠檬入冬 One-on-one romance + love at first sight + sweet romance + sweetness + happy ending + devoted couple + scheming hero + slow-burn love [Handsome, refined senior official VS beautiful, accomplished graduate student] First meeting: Love at first sight. Second meeting: Deeply in love. A year ago, Ou Ning had shone like an angel onstage, quietly taking up residence in He Chi's heart. Time passed, and a year later, they met again. He was a powerful, high-ranking official, stern and aloof. She was a gr 2.2kReads8.8Score21214d adds
- 93 A Sheng of Summer Flowers 一笙夏花 [Domineering CEO + secret identity + sweet romance + love after marriage] Lin Zhixia is set up by her adoptive parents and married into the Gu family to bring good fortune. On their wedding night, her comatose husband, Gu Lingsheng, wakes up and disgustedly sends her home. Lin Zhixia turns and leaves without hesitation. But the moment she is gone, Gu Lingsheng collapses, and the Gu family summons her back. Gu Lingsheng tries again and again to drive Lin Zhixia away, but not only does he fail, he 4.4kReads9.2Score74214d adds
- 94 Winter's Distant Letter 寄冬遥 [Complete] [Bad ending. The rating is low because it was just launched.] **[Buddhist-minded Beijing tycoon x cunning, irresistible peach] [Reunion after years apart * intense push and pull * deadly love triangle]** At nineteen, Zhao Dongyao fell for Shen Tingshan at first sight in a dimly lit bar. His presence was icy and commanding. She threw herself into seducing him, inexperienced but bold. Only after they slept together did she learn he was one of the most powerful men in Beijing. Even 3.8kReads8.7Score41414d adds
- 95 Crimson Nights in Hong Kong 港夜绯绯 [Eight-year age gap + refined, Dom-like older man with a need for control × clear-headed, career-driven heroine who secretly loves him and has a Puppy side + Hong Kong flair + domineering CEO + sweet romance + exclusive devotion + unwavering choice + utterly doting love] Yu Ci spent five hard years lying low, all so she could get a little closer to that bright Hong Kong moon hanging high above her. A little closer. Until she got close enough to steal one sweet night with him after drinking. She 706Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 96 Addicted Day and Night 日夜上瘾 [Fake lady x lustful tycoon] Seduction + rekindled love + sweet romance + secret marriage + true and fake heiresses (The numbers just weren’t there, but every book is my baby, and I love them all.) [Falling in love with your enemy’s son, a flower of love blooming amid a sea of hatred] When the wealthy Sheng family of the capital came to propose, Miss Wen suddenly came down with a strange illness and could not be seen in public. The Wen family secretly held auditions for a marriage arrangement. A 2.4kReads8.9Score26914d adds
- 97 As the Stars Fall 趁星星坠落 [Mutually devoted couple / age gap / simmering tension / male lead schemes to make her his / happy ending] [Powerful, influential tycoon from Hong Kong City x clear-eyed, sensitive, ordinary young woman] By chance, Wen Er meets her roommate’s uncle, Yan Lanqing. A man who has made his way through high society, he is refined, distinguished, and untouchable. She thinks their paths won’t cross again. After all, she’s so ordinary she could be found anywhere, while he is a masterpiece, crafted at gr 142Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 98 No Old Friends in the West City 西城无故人 Cool-headed power broker x Dashing female CEO x Aloof heir apparent x Headstrong heiress x Upright and steadfast unrequited love Sometimes the hand that turns fate upside down is hidden in a single word: timing. In the winter of 2019, in the cramped carriage of a train, Chen Mingbo said to Wan Lin, "I'm not strong enough to protect you. Don't wait for me." So Wan Lin went far away to Southeast Asia. Three years later, they met again in a conference room in the capital. He looked at her bare ne 2.2kReads—Score18414d adds
- 99 Hard to Win the Heart of Jing 京心难撩 [A Comic Adaptation of the Same Name Is Now Available] Wen Xu has a clear goal: win over Zhao Shijin, the head of the Zhao family. Zhao Shijin comes from the highest echelons of power. He is influential, domineering, and cold, a man no ordinary person could ever hope to reach. Wen Xu plots her every move and goes to great lengths, all to win his heart. But no matter how she tests him, Zhao Shijin always watches with cold indifference and never takes the bait. Faced with a man she can never get t 276.3kReads9.2Score37.2k14d adds
- 100 Spring Blossoms at the Touch of Her Beauty 娇色惹春山 Synopsis [Commanding leader × gentle teacher] Senior official and darling wife, eight-year age gap, devoted to each other. Once the male lead realizes he’s in love, he fiercely pursues her and protects her at every turn. In a sentence: A calculating senior official carries off a sweet, soft little bunny, only to be thoroughly outmaneuvered by her. Campus belle Jing Ni has a boyfriend everyone envies, Zhou Li. He’s not only a star at their university, but also the son of a bureau chief and a 15.4kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
