Novels like Lingering Scent
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Lingering Scent, best match first.
- 51 A Sweet Pisces Wife 暖暖双鱼甜妻 Ten years ago, Qin Yi borrowed fifty yuan from Luo Shuangyu, never paid her back, and disappeared, leaving her to get a terrible beating from her parents. Ten years later, he showed up, gave her a million yuan, and helped her swindle his own grandfather out of a billion. He even quietly got a marriage certificate while he was at it. When the old man flew into a rage, flung out the red marriage certificate, and roared that he would never approve, Luo Shuangyu, who didn't even know she was married 6.8kReads9.3Score81414d adds
- 52 Falling into Love: Lawyer Qi Gets Played Like a Fish on a Hook 落入情网，祁律师被钓成翘嘴 [Neither lead is pure!! + intense push and pull + adult romance + flirtatious heroine + obsessive, unhinged male lead] [Unhinged, refined scoundrel lawyer from Beijing’s elite circles x gorgeous, ambitious, snake-like TV host] (One more note: the heroine isn’t a traditional type. She’s not saintly, she’s extremely ambitious and very scheming, and she’s a player. If you don’t like that, please move along~) Qiao Shuyi’s trashy boyfriend gave her to Qi Zhan. After one wild night, she decided to get 2.5kReads9.0Score30714d adds
- 53 A Warm, Tangled Love 暖暧缠情 When Ruan Ning left Yangcheng, she thought she was leaving all her troubles behind. But the moment she met Su Zheng, she learned that some people are unbearable in a way that only gets worse. “Name, address, phone number?” “What for?” “To file a complaint against you!” Su Zheng ground his back teeth and pulled out his police badge. After returning to Yangcheng, Ruan Ning kept feeling that someone was following her. Until… she was pinned against a wall. “What are you doing?” “I missed you.” “I di 59Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 54 Lin Die'er's Rose Series (Four Books) 林笛儿玫瑰系列（共四册） A collection of four bestselling classics by Lin Di'er, including the Paper Roses series, Rose at Dawn, and Rose Traces. 658Reads9.6Score11114d adds
- 55 Reborn, I Married a Convict, and the Crown Prince Went Mad with Jealousy 重生嫁罪臣，太子急眼成疯批 [Not a feel-good story, no household infighting, second male lead takes the lead, heroine is not chaste. Don’t click if you dislike that.] In her previous life, Shen He was chosen as the crown prince’s bedchamber maid because of her beauty, becoming the first woman of Crown Prince Xiao Chen. After three years at his side, Shen He fell for his tender affection. The day he chose his crown princess, Shen He was suddenly betrothed to the son of a convicted official. She begged to stay. Instead, 8.1kReads8.4Score90514d adds
- 56 When Love Takes Root 若情已入骨 Some feelings develop after sharing a bed enough times. Some people, before you know it, become the ones you love. Unfortunately, Gao Tianyang kept me like a caged songbird and spoiled me, but he didn’t love me. 1.3kReads9.1Score10014d adds
- 57 Gingerbread Is a Little Sweet 姜饼有点甜 Original title: A Little Sweet Gingerbread [Northeastern Chinese tough guy ❤ mixed-race sweetheart + straightforward, sweet romance + heartwarming fun] When Jiang Bing was three, his father was sentenced to death for murder. In those days, boys getting into fights was nothing unusual. But Jiang Bing couldn't afford to fight. The moment he threw a punch, some people would call him a little murderer. Luckily, with his grandmother's guidance, he learned to face it all: to ignore the gossip and pay 1.2kReads9.4Score13314d adds
- 58 White Feathers Stained with Rouge 白羽染胭脂 The tangled love between Chen Jun, the young son of a great general, and his young book attendant, Bai Yu. In a time of chaos, heroes vie for supremacy. The victor becomes king, and the players come and go in turn. A yellow hound at his side, a falcon on his arm, a thousand horsemen sweeping across the hills. At last he claims the throne. Looking back, he speaks of the desolation left behind, still remembering that year in the little courtyard: lazily waving a white-feather fan, bare-chested amo 248Reads8.8Score10614d adds
- 59 In the Name of the Rose 以玫瑰之名 [The regretful ex’s arduous pursuit + the second male lead steadily claims the top spot + putting the scheming ex in her place] When she married him, she knew there was someone else in his heart. But lovers rarely get their happy ending, and he and that person could never be together. Then that person came back. Later, she met a man with captivating, peach-blossom eyes. Their encounter began with a little temptation and a little revenge... This is a story of a promise: the distance between him a 4.9kReads9.5Score57614d adds
- 60 Few Words, Deep Feelings 言简情深 Li Jianqing and Wang Xiaochuan broke up, and at first Wang Xiaochuan didn’t care. But later, he saw Li Jianqing take another man into her place, and neither of them came out all night. Early the next morning, eyes bloodshot, he blocked her way. “Even if you’ve fallen for someone else, you still have to be my woman.” 1.9kReads8.7Score11414d adds
- 61 Mountains and Rivers, Naturally Unadorned 山水不造作 [Media + A male lead who speaks his mind + Opinion leader + Two equally matched leads + Angsty romance + Cat lover + AI] [Urban romance + Realistic fiction] [Entirely fictional] Television was once the heart of every household. Now, it has become a forgotten corner of the times. Pei Yuchi, a TV host born in the 1990s, recited scripts written by others, his edges worn down by rigid procedures. Then reform began, thrusting him into the eye of the storm and making him the blade that would break th 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 A Springtime Gamble 春日豪赌 By day, Liang Shu is a beautiful lecturer in a university mathematics department. By night, she’s a champion poker player in Shanghai’s elite Texas Hold’em circles, undefeated at every table. Who needs a man? I’m better off on my own! While abroad, Liang Shu suddenly runs into criminals. Desperate for protection, she offers to win a game for a domineering CEO in exchange for a “tactical nap.” But once she’s done, she tosses him aside, leaving him wanting more. The CEO keeps approaching her and c 5.8kReads9.3Score62114d adds
- 63 A Hibiscus Love Story 木槿之恋 The tangled loves and hatreds of three couples: Mu Jin and Zhang Chaoyang, Wen Qiongfang and Lin Shiyuan, and Fang Yuan and Peng Guangyuan. How long can love last? What holds a family together? Love, marriage, family, and money intertwine in an intense tangle of feelings and desire. Who is right? Who is wrong? Fate lends a hand in everything, yet every choice is our own… There are no perfectly faithful couples here, only human nature. 20.9kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds
- 64 Doted on Beyond Measure: Mr. Zhou, Take It Easy 盛宠难却：周总轻点撩 [Reborn + sweet romance + love grows over time + satisfying slow-burn story] [Quick-witted money-minded girl vs. cunning, arrogant young master] In her previous life, Mu Wanqing was spectacularly unlucky. Her mother worked herself to death, worn down by exhaustion and depression, while raising Mu Wanqing and her younger sister and paying off the enormous debts left by her husband, who had faked his death. Afterward, Mu Wanqing and her sister endured constant abuse from their stepmother. As if th 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Billionaire's Favorite: Dr. Song, Don't Go 亿万枭宠：宋医生，别来无恙 She was the notorious cast-off wife of a powerful family. He was the noble, mysterious third young master of the Lu family. “Dr. Song, I’d like to invite you to a simple meal.” “I’m sorry, doctors can’t accept food or drink from patients.” He reached out with his long arm and gripped her chin in both hands. “Woman, are you playing hard to get?” Sensing danger, she tried to escape, but he kept closing in, right on her heels. She sneered. “Third Young Master Lu, do you know what the word ‘respect’ 4.6kReads9.2Score55214d adds
- 66 Even Across Rivers and Seas, I Never Forgot 跨越江海也不曾忘记 [Multiple Male Leads + Childhood Sweethearts + Love at First Sight + Mutual Healing + Reunion After Years Apart] Xia Ning grew up with her childhood sweetheart, He Chuan. They relied on each other. But when she was seventeen, Brother He Chuan disappeared… Yu Fei was deeply attracted to Xia Ning the first time he saw her, but her heart and eyes were filled with his best friend. Bai Anchen looked at Xia Ning and said, “Every time I see you, you’re covered in bruises. This time, will you give me 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Great Menopause Battle 绝经大作战 The dutiful Zhao Weilan is on the verge of menopause. Her mother loses her mind, she loses hers, and the whole family gradually follows suit. She escapes her troubles by taking a temporary assignment at the group, where she accidentally takes Cheng Xian, her medicinal catalyst. Together, they experience healing, struggle, self-doubt, and the courage to keep moving forward. With her lover’s help, she ultimately rises to the top of her life. 3.5kReads9.2Score41614d adds
- 68 Before Him, After You 在他之前，在你之后 “Maybe you think too highly of me,” she said. He looked into her eyes. “No one is loved because they’re that wonderful.” “Then why?” “Because they’re the right fit!” 1.5kReads9.2Score18014d adds
- 69 A Clean Break 一拍两散 The day Chen Nian left. Xu Yanqing wore her favorite white shirt and stood in front of her. “Was it fun?” He looked wretched and forlorn, the corners of his eyes red, as if she were the heartless one between them. 1.4kReads8.9Score70714d adds
- 70 You Treat My Mother-in-Law Like She’s Nothing? I’ll Make You Get Lost 拿丈母娘不当妈，我让他滚蛋 He called her "mother-in-law" at every turn, and she thought he treated her mother so well. She never imagined that in private he called her mother a country bumpkin and ordered her around. If Ye Ya had come home any later from work, she would have missed the sight of her mother kneeling before that scumbag. He dared treat his mother-in-law like she wasn't family? Then he could get lost. Ye Ya took her mother away in the middle of the night, but they were in a car accident, and her mother died. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Matched with My Match 婚逢敌手 Sheng Yao marries Liang Jinghao just to have a child. Once the baby is born, they’ll go their separate ways, owing each other nothing. Sheng Yao’s mother has cancer and only a year to live. Mrs. Sheng has been widowed for half her life and lived in luxury all the while, enjoying a good life with money but no man. Her one regret is that her son Sheng Yao is still unmarried and has no heir. Sheng Yao comforts her: “There are plenty of women willing to have my child. Just tell me, would you prefer 142.7kReads8.7Score13.1k14d adds
- 72 To Keep My Childhood Sweetheart from Becoming Someone's Backup Goddess, I Wrecked the Torture-Romance Plot 为防青梅变接盘女神，我把虐文剧情干崩了 To Keep My Childhood Sweetheart from Becoming a Tragic Romance's Sacrificial Goddess, I Wrecked the Plot —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Girl Who Saw the Stars (Complete in Two Volumes) 照见星星的她（全两册） [Sweet romance + healing + devoted love] Thank you for shining so brightly and becoming the brilliant star in my otherwise ordinary days. A sweet, heartwarming romance by bestselling author Sui Houzhu, a hugely popular novel that topped charts across the board and earned a glowing recommendation from suspense-romance author Ding Mo! A talkative, dramatic documentary director versus a cool, celibate oncologist. When loneliness and passion intertwine, they become the most perfectly matched soulmat 4.1kReads9.6Score66114d adds
- 74 Deep in the Thorns 荆棘深处 Li Mo and Tang Li were always just having fun together. Tang Li knew that. Tang Li was with Li Mo for the money. Li Mo knew that. They each got what they wanted, and got along peacefully enough. But in the end, when he went out of his way to protect her, she let herself hope for more and entertained feelings she shouldn't have had. So she couldn't blame him for kicking her out of his life. A great fire in Qingcheng took away the woman dearest to Young Master Li. After that, Young Master Li c 6.3kReads8.5Score55714d adds
- 75 I Only Wanted to Have Some Fun, but the Crown Prince Took It Seriously! 我只想玩玩，太子爷却当真了！ [Two players + Both sexually experienced + Passion and desire + Coercive possession + Universal heartthrob + Villainess + Playboy reforms + Over-the-top drama] Cheng Huanyu is a famous young socialite in Beijing’s elite circles. Everyone knows she loves to have fun. Pei Jin is another dashing young man from Beijing’s elite circles. Women throw themselves at him without asking for a thing, but he has three rules: No virgins, no one who likes him, and no getting emotionally involved. Two playboys 10.8kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds
- 76 Just Kidding 逗你玩儿 The sky that year. He was the dark cloud that lingered in Yu Ning’s heart, gloomy and oppressive, impossible to escape. Yu Ning was the gentle breeze he longed to chase, impossible to touch and impossible to hold on to. “Yu Ning, did you ever really like me, even just a little?” “Never.” He fell silent, smiling faintly, his heart pierced with pain. If only that summer, he hadn’t been so cruel and hateful, personally pushing her into the abyss and coldly watching her struggle with all her might. 8.9kReads9.0Score85014d adds
- 77 He Xu & Ren Ye 何许&仁野 The first time He Xu met Ren Ye, it was love at first sight. The second time, she had to restrain her malicious impulses. The third time, she said, “I really like you.” The fourth time, the fifth time... A fiery, wealthy heiress with a gray background VS a street thug who says one thing but means another 1.8kReads9.5Score31514d adds
- 78 Foxes Only Eat Grass in the Twelfth Lunar Month 狐狸只吃腊月草 Original title: As Ever as the Moon / Alternate title: The Fox Only Eats Twelfth-Month Grass [The Capital’s Young Master Gets Tamed by a Northeastern Country Girl + An Inspiring Ensemble of Women] Workplace rivalries in the hotel and convention industry, with pointed criticism of industry scandals, alongside real estate battles and restaurant startups. Friendships between besties put to the test, and lovers discovering the truth of their hearts over time, from everyday life to the feuds of the w 7.6kReads9.4Score93914d adds
- 79 Let You Scheme Your Way into My Heart 许你算计我的心 Xu Yuan had a firm goal from the age of twelve. Ten years later, she would leave the Xu family and be free as a bird, with no one left to bully her. Everyone thought that Xu Yuan, with her pure and pretty looks, was a well-behaved girl who let others walk all over her. Then, at sixteen, she held a knife to her sister's throat and said viciously, "Try messing with me again, and we'll both go down together." Every step she took was calculated. Everything she did was for one purpose: to save he 9.5kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 80 Let Me Look Toward You 许我向你看 Han Shu had successfully forgotten many of the details of that day. It was as though an eraser had silently wiped away the parts he was afraid to remember, leaving dust scattered everywhere. But there was one scene he could never erase: she stood in the dock, while he sat below. Han Shu didn't dare look into her eyes, yet he hoped she would glance his way. She didn't. He knew she hadn't, not even for a second. There was someone living in Jutian's heart, and she firmly believed that person had on 4.6kReads9.6Score71914d adds
- 81 Leaving My Scumbag Ex, My Marriage-By-Agreement Husband Fights to Keep Me 离开渣男，拼婚老公他又争又抢 She had just left the man who tricked her into marriage, when she entered a marriage of convenience with his best friend. Her scumbag ex chases her in a desperate bid to win her back, while her new husband fights everyone for her. What she thought was a coincidence had actually been his carefully laid plan all along… 8.9kReads8.5Score95814d adds
- 82 A Long-Laid Plan: The Scheming Rise of the Capital’s Crown Prince 蓄谋已久，京圈太子心机上位史 [Long-planned scheme + the scheming hero's rise to the top + the second male lead's groveling pursuit + sweet romance + one-on-one] Shortly before her engagement, Chu Ci found out that her childhood sweetheart and fiancé-to-be had a little secretary on the side. Furious, she slept with her fiancé's best friend. She thought it was just a drunken one-night stand. She never expected the crown prince of Beijing's elite circle to be impossible to get rid of once he was involved. The first time Ye 15.6kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 83 My Wife Refuses to Enter the Hell of Chasing Her Husband 妻子拒绝进入追夫火葬场 My Wife Refuses to Enter the Chasing-Her-to-the-Crematorium Phase 7.3kReads—Score9014d adds
- 84 Go Bass Fishing, Bro. I’ll Handle the Fussy Female Lead 哥们放心野钓吧，作精女主我来劝 [Fearless Flirt · Guiding Older Second Male Lead · True Playboy Hero Chases His Wife · Stealing Someone Else’s Partner] When Shu Yan unexpectedly found out that her husband, Yan Xu, had been putting off registering their marriage because he was cheating, she didn’t shed a single tear. Playing with her husband’s best friend Tang Yanzhou’s belt, she draped a green scarf over their wedding portrait. Then she threw herself into a passionate affair with him. Before Tang Yanzhou could leave, she lifte 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Mysterious CEO Spoils Her Night After Night 神秘总裁夜夜宠 By day, she’s a sharp and capable saleswoman! By night, she’s her boss’s personal assistant, taking care of his every need! They agree on three rules: talk about money, not love. But... Rumor has it that she’s so pampered she lives like a princess. When it comes to dealing with scumbags, President Shang is there. When it comes to putting rivals in their place, President Shang is there. When it comes to making money, President Shang is there. She’s living a fairy-tale life of happiness. Meanwhile 11.6kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 86 Meeting You Made the Rest of My Life Sweet and Warm 遇见你，余生甜又暖 [Featured on the Chinese Online Literature Influence List; published in print; short drama now streaming] [Both are each other's first and only love + two top students + sweet romance + plot-driven + happy ending] In Song Xiaonuan's eyes, Yan Chuxing is a flawless piece of jade, perfect in every way. But she was the one who ended their relationship. Proud yet restrained, he bottled up all his feelings when he realized nothing could change the outcome. His voice was cool and distant as he said, “ 7.8kReads9.2Score82814d adds
- 87 Addicted to the Sting 瘾刺 [Delicate, selfish, high-maintenance heiress + ruthless, obsessive, unhinged tycoon] When Zhou Xubai was young, she had a “first love” that tore her apart, body and soul. From then on, she became a thorn rooted deep in his heart. Years later, with death between them, he looked at the beautiful woman asleep in his arms. Only then did he dare admit it. She was a thorn, but she was also an addiction. Neither the male nor female lead is a good person. The heroine is self-serving, polished, and trea 6kReads7.9Score44414d adds
- 88 Utterly Arrogant 顶级狂妄 Xu Bai's family fell on hard times. Her fiancé flirted with a woman from a prominent family, yet refused to let her go. “Wait until we're married. I won't hold it against you.” Because of their engagement, Xu Bai endured humiliation and harassment. To protect herself, she got involved with her fiancé's uncle, a notorious rogue in Nancheng. The man was debauched, brutal, and ambitious. Xu Bai and he each got what they wanted, and together they managed to find their footing amid the turmoil. “Come 23.8kReads9.4Score3k14d adds
- 89 The Bait Falls in Love 诱敌动了心 She thought a man like Lu Zhizhan was only playing around on a whim. That day, beneath the dim lights, Jiang Kehua sat demurely at his side, willing to be his plaything. To learn the truth behind her father's imprisonment, she struck an intimate bargain with Lu Zhizhan. When both sides have gotten what they want, the last thing they should do is fall for each other. So she kept reminding herself to put away those feelings she shouldn't have. Until one night, when passion swept them away, the man 47.5kReads9.5Score5.7k14d adds
- 90 Withered, Yet Never Lost 枯萎不渡 On the day He Yu got engaged, Jiang Wei decided to take a job overseas. From then on, they would each go their separate ways. It’s easy to give up on someone: don’t see them, and don’t make a fool of yourself. 438Reads8.9Score16414d adds
- 91 Reborn as the Young General’s Moonlight 重生成少年将军白月光 [Rating just posted, so don’t judge it yet] [Long-planned scheme + hero competes for her and claims her + scumbag gets his comeuppance] Jiang Wan was captivating and alluring, an untouchable beauty in the capital. In her previous life, she chose a husband at the exam results board and married Shen Qingchen, who didn’t love her. Only as she lay dying did she hear her husband say to someone, “She was nothing but a pawn. If she’s dead, she’s dead.” As she lay dying, the young man she had once trea 5kReads8.7Score60814d adds
- 92 I Made It Through the Cooling-Off Period, and I Don't Want You Anymore 熬过冷静期，我不稀罕你了 [The Ex-Wife Chase of Despair + She Never Looks Back + The Second Male Lead Wins Her Over + Marriage First, Love Later + Neither Is Chaste] Petite, delicate employee vs. tall, broad-shouldered CEO (a striking size difference, an instinctive attraction) Two people hurt by love and afraid to love again, caught in an intense push and pull~ When a love that began in school uniforms and was meant to end in wedding gowns turned into nothing but a mess, Tang Ximan finally reached her limit. “Either se 3.1kReads8.9Score34314d adds
- 93 Favorite 偏爱 He had loved her for over ten years. Marrying her was something he had gone to great lengths to beg for. When schemes and conspiracies came to light, he knelt and begged her not to leave. She walked away with their child, without looking back. Two years later, Zhou Nanchuan had become a household name in Haicheng. He gazed at the little version of himself standing before him. “Your mom likes me.” “I don’t like you. Go away!” The man curled his lips into a smile. “Say you like me.” “I don’t like 239Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 94 When Clouds Tire, When Clouds Clear, the Colorful Clouds Return 云倦云舒彩云归 A former special agent secretly spat out Meng Po's soup out of professional habit and was reborn with memories of her past life. Unfortunately, she ended up with a scumbag father and a mother so lovesick that she pined for her husband and cried all the time. At three, she had to fend for herself, run the household, and care for her bedridden mother, all while looking after herself. She even slipped into a giant iron pot because she was so small and nearly got boiled alive... 135Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 95 Your Stand-In of Five Years Won’t Renew Her Contract, So Why Are You Rushing to Marry Your Brother? 替身五年不续约，嫁你兄弟急什么 [Male Lead’s Long Game + Second Male Lead’s Regret and Pursuit + Sweet Romance, Both Pure + Face-Slapping and Smacking Down Scumbags] The short drama The Five Years They Stole has premiered. A scheming, abstinent, dangerously charming tycoon × a radiant, pampered beauty with a stubborn streak Mu Qingyou is the fake heiress who was switched at birth into the Mu family. Overnight, the haughty little princess became a fake whom everyone despised. Mu Qingyou would never forget that heavy rain when s 5.2kReads9.0Score55914d adds
- 96 Conquest Failed: After the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown, the Jerk Regrets It 攻略失败：男二上位后渣男后悔了 I awakened a conquest System. But my conquest target loathed me, and my parents and friends looked at me with nothing but disappointment. They said, “Your little sister is so wonderful. You can't compare to her.” “Someone like you should just go die.” But when I really died after failing my conquest, they all went mad, begging me to come back... 37Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 97 The Secret of Huaxi 花溪的秘密 14.8kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 98 The Little Housekeeper at Lawyer Mao's Home 毛律师家的小保姆 For the sake of the man she loves, who is ill, college student Lü Chenchen gives up her white-collar office job and chooses the better-paying work of a nanny. After a few twists and turns, she ends up in Mao Yuanning’s household. The Mao family has a complicated history. Mao Yuanning’s stepmother isn’t his biological mother, but his maternal aunt. His wife is the daughter of his stepmother’s first love, spoiled into a willful, delicate young woman. After more than ten years of marriage, the coup 4.9kReads9.5Score75114d adds
- 99 Just Right 将将好 [Marriage by Contract × Married First, Fell in Love Later × The Pursuit After Divorce × Happy Ending | Mature, Steady, Career-Focused CEO × Top Jewelry Designer with a Remarkably Thick Skin] Mo Lin: “Why did you come to this matchmaking date?” Jiang Yuanmu: “For my career. I need a marriage to make my business partners trust me more. What about you?” Mo Lin: “My grandmother is seriously ill, and she hopes to see me married before she passes. To be honest, I have no emotional needs when it comes 13kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 100 They Charged Me 58,000 for 5 Grams of Gold, Then Demanded 500,000 When I Fought Back 5克黄金卖我5万8，我维权反被敲诈50万 I paid 58,000 yuan for 5 grams of gold. When I tried to defend my rights, they turned around and extorted 500,000 yuan from me. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
