Novels like The Star He Secretly Loved
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Star He Secretly Loved, best match first.
- 1 A King of Hell in Public, a Puppy in Private 人前阎王，人后小狗 The King of Hell in public, a puppy in private. 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 After Mistaking My Crush's WeChat for My File Transfer Assistant 错把暗恋对象微信当传输助手后 [Dual male leads + both pure + beastfolk + secret crush becomes mutual love + lighthearted, sweet everyday romance] Sunny, lively classical dancer (bottom) vs. aloof, mute top student (top) Song Zui is a black Nigerian Dwarf goat who grew up in human society. He has had a secret crush on Xu Wusheng for five years. At a birthday party, he unexpectedly managed to add Xu Wusheng on WeChat. To his surprise, Xu Wusheng's WeChat name was “File Transfer Assistant,” and his profile picture was the same 12kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
- 3 EN My Iceberg Husband Is Super Clingy in Private 冰山老攻，私下超黏人 Complete. A sweet romance you can dive into with your eyes closed [Older man + doting romance + pure love + mutual firsts + simmering tension + the bottom pursues the top + healing + mutual devotion] Aloof, icy coffee shop owner and top × gentle, straightforward university lecturer and bottom Shan Ye’s car was rear-ended. But he wasn’t angry at all, because the man who’d hit his car from behind was so damn handsome! Mr. Shan, who’d been single for twenty-eight years, fell for a cold, aloof man f 42.9kReads9.0Score9.2kShelves
- 4 Reborn, He Returns to Protect Me as I Slay My Way Across the World! 重生归来，他护我大杀四方！ [Reborn] [Mutual Firsts] [Sweet Romance] “What exactly are you making such a fuss about? Money, power, status: which of those could I not give you?” Even though Pei Yu's voice was nearly out of control, he didn't dare lay a hand on the man before him. Even when he grabbed his wrist to stop him from leaving, he was careful not to squeeze. Bai Xingche's eyes were bloodshot, and tears blurred his vision. Only when they slid down from the corners of his eyes did the scene before him gradually com 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 I Got Together with the Top Streamer's Dream Girl 我跟榜一大哥的白月光在一起了 I Got Together with the Number One Donor’s White Moonlight 186Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 On the Day of the Political Marriage, the Sacrifice Raised a Hand and Made All of Beijing Bow 联姻当天，祭品抬手让全京圈跪了 [Urban mysticism + face-slapping satisfaction + sweet romance + married first, love later + equally matched leads] Xie Xuanchen, the “useless” son of the Xie family who spent years lost outside their home, is pushed into a political marriage with Lu Linyuan, the capital's most feared man. He has an extremely Yin cursed constitution, and even the foremost master of the mystic sect is powerless to help him. On the day of the wedding, everyone places bets on how many days Xie Xuanchen will survive 109Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Help! I Want My Ex-Boyfriend's Uncle. What Should I Do? 求助！馋前男友小叔叔了怎么办 Help! What should I do? I can't stop lusting after my ex-boyfriend's uncle. 282Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Cat Diary: Qiao Got Jealous Again Today 猫猫日记：今日姓乔的又吃醋了 Cat Diary: Qiao Got Jealous Again Today 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I Matched with My Mortal Enemy Online and Flirted Him into a Daze 网恋到死对头，撩得他晕头转向 I Started an Online Romance with My Archrival and Flirted Him into a Daze 512Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Young Master, Stay Away. A Straight Man Can't Be a Canary 世子别过来，直男真的当不了金丝雀 Young Lord, Stay Away. A Straight Guy Really Can't Be Kept as a Caged Bird 2.9kReads—Score104Shelves
- 11 EN After Getting Drunk, the Hot Guy Found Himself an Older Boyfriend 醉酒后潮男猛攻给自己找了个老攻 [Self-righteous pure-love bottom vs. aloof, seemingly unattainable top] [Still a dual-male-lead story + both pure and devoted / trendy Beijing residential-complex security guard vs. professor from a scholarly family, returned from abroad] My new book, “Don’t Mind Me, Top-Tier Hopeless Romantic Has His Own Rhythm,” updates daily without fail. Please show it lots of support! P.S. There are chapters featuring a secondary couple later on, around Chapter 105. Cheng Yue never thought he was unlucky, u 16.7kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
- 12 An Emerald Marriage 翡翠婚姻 [Marriage First, Love Later + Everyday Life + Secret Crush + Happy Ending + Two Male Leads + Mutual Firsts] Lu Beitan and Su Nanxi marry because of their respective predicaments, but live more like roommates. Three years later, Su Nanxi unexpectedly discovers that Lu Beitan has feelings for him. Our marriage is like jade: no one cares about what lies beneath its surface until it is cut open. Gentle, teasing bottom (Su Nanxi) & devoted, taciturn top (Lu Beitan) Cool, world-weary bottom (Ji Heyan) 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Socially Anxious Cat's Samoyed Knight 社恐猫猫的萨摩耶骑士 The Shiba Inu Knight of a Socially Anxious Kitty 269Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 After Becoming a Human Tool, I Flash-Married a Powerful Tycoon 穿成工具人后和大佬闪婚了 [Two Male Leads] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Marriage Before Love] [Face-Slapping] [Enjoying the Drama] [Sweet Treat] [Both Pure, Happy Ending] Cheerful, decisive, and clear about love and hate bottom VS powerful, lovestruck top who falls hard Lin Shi was a college senior who had just graduated. Right after landing a job, he unexpectedly transmigrated into a book, waking up as a cannon-fodder character in an old-school danmei novel. To escape his fate as a stepping stone for the leads' romance 2.1kReads—Score362Shelves
- 15 Mr. Fu and Lawyer Lin 傅先生与林律师 [Male-male romance + ABO + enemies-to-lovers bickering + marriage before love + wealthy-family sweet romance + older top + both virgins + happy ending] Suave on the outside, secretly smoldering and shameless, a powerful Alpha whose words say one thing while his body says another × Cool-faced but warm-hearted, straightforward and proactive, a beautiful Omega lawyer Fu Yishen × Lin Qi - Lin Qi is a professional lawyer who has handled countless divorce cases, yet he still believes that true love ex 22.7kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
- 16 What a Turncoat! The Prince Fell in Love After Failing to Escape His Wedding 忘本！王爷他逃婚失败后真香了 [Dual male leads + sweet romance + 1v1, mutual firsts + silly, brainless fluff] [Goofy, rugged prince x soft, adorable, wealthy young man] [Devoted puppy-dog gong Qi Weizhi x ridiculously cute, shamelessly horny shou Yuanbao] * Qi Weizhi refuses to be forcibly married off to a wealthy young man who offers a bride price of five thousand one hundred taels. He says, “Father, how can you sell your son for glory?” He says, “Mother, didn’t you say I was priceless? Am I only worth five thousand one hun 3.2kReads8.2Score597Shelves
- 17 A Thoughtful Husband Is a Prize Worth Snatching 体贴人夫什么的，抱到就是赚到 [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + showbiz + devoted husband + both devoted only to each other + happy ending] [Steady, considerate, jealous husband top x cheerful, sunny bottom who loves handsome faces] Known in the industry as a workaholic, Chu Jianglan has just won the Best Actor award and rushes straight to his next job. Unexpectedly, he dies suddenly on the way and transmigrates into a gay novel he was listening to. He becomes a disposable character who appears in five chapters be 20.5kReads9.2Score4.6kShelves
- 18 After My Online Lover's Identity Was Exposed, the Cold-Faced Boss Turned Dark 网恋掉马后，冷面BOSS黑化了 My Online Love's Cover Is Blown, and the Cold-Faced Boss Turns Dark 2.1kReads—Score110Shelves
- 19 My Wife Is Just Too Irresistible 奈何老婆太勾人 (The rating just came out ^_^) 💗 It’ll keep going up! > Perhaps a bamboo-leaf boat carried Chen Qing away; it came and went so suddenly, all like a dream. In his previous life, Pei Huaijin had a secret crush on Wen Zhuqing for eight years. From the first day Wen Zhuqing transferred schools, when sunlight fell across his shoulder-length hair, to the words “I like you,” spoken at twenty-seven as he stood outside a flower shop holding violets. He was a stern, taciturn pilot who hid all his love in 5.2kReads8.9Score567Shelves
- 20 I Was Having a Blast Telling My Roommate What to Do, Then I Found Out He’s the Real Young Master 指挥室友做事正爽呢，发现他才是真少爷 I was having a blast ordering my roommate around, then I found out he was the real young master 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Tough CEO's Little Darling 糙汉霸总的小精致 [Two Male Leads! Both Powerful! No Exes! Sweet!] [Rugged, CEO, Domestic, Loyal-Dog Top × Refined, CEO, Flirty, Sensitive Bottom] -- Tang Junxi sees Jing Yichuan: First glance: Bad guy! Second glance: Kind of handsome. Third glance: I want to hit on him… -- Jing Yichuan sees Tang Junxi: First glance: What a dumbass! Such a pretty little brat! Second glance: Who does this kid think owes him money? Stubborn as a mule! Third glance: Tsk, where’d this poor little thing come from? Come on, I’ve got yo 22Reads—Score104Shelves
- 22 My Purehearted Courtesan 朕的清倌 (The rating just came in!!) Cheng He thinks he must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes Actually, maybe he built up eight lifetimes’ worth of good karma to get the trendy experience of transmigrating. But did Heaven really have to play such a cruel joke on him? The moment he opens his eyes, he finds himself the most popular courtesan in the biggest brothel in the capital, a performer who sells his art but not his body. The problem is, he can’t play the zither! Just as he’s about to u 10.4kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
- 23 He Really Seems to Want to Beat Me 他看起来真的很想赢我 🔥High-Intensity Warning: Love Blossoms After “Doing It”🔥 [Investment Banking Big Shot × Pilot] [Refined Scoundrel, Always the Top × Perennial Runner-Up Pushed to the Brink, the Bottom] In high school, Xie Yan was the undisputed number one, while Song Xingxing was always second. When Luo Qianxue, who ranked third, approached Xie Yan, Song Xingxing vanished from his world completely. Years later, they met again, and Song Xingxing had become a winner, until he saw his girlfriend tiptoe to kiss Xi 7kReads8.8Score838Shelves
- 24 If You Want to Stay Alive, You Have to Be a Sycophant 要想活命，就得做舔狗 1v1, male lead pursues, sweet romance. Each little story has different main characters. There's always a story for you. I always thought a lovesick pursuer was someone who gave everything and got nothing in return. I never expected... First world: doctor pursues CEO. Ji Lang: “Is it too much to ask to be a lovesick pursuer and end up taking a wife home?” Second world: says one thing but means another, pursues a sharp-tongued young master. I'll leave the rest for you to discover. Come take a look 446Reads—Score107Shelves
- 25 After My Partner Lost Their Memory, They Keep Crying and Begging Me to Stay 对象失忆后，总哭着求我不要走 [Two Male Leads + 1v1, Both Each Other's First and Only + Amnesia + Happy Ending and Sweet Romance + Mistaken Imprisonment + Mutual Devotion + Legally Married Couple + Romantic Tension + Getting Revenge on Scumbags + The Author Went Off the Rails] [Bottom is the main character!!!] [Devoted, Obsessive Top vs. Alluring, Unflappable Bottom] [The top loves acting cute, and the bottom is softhearted] Li Yan & Chi Nian One day, Chi Nian was surprised to discover that he had been "imprisoned." And the 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 I Had a Great Time Kissing Your Fiancé, Hope You Don't Mind 爽亲了你的订婚对象，别介意 [Complete] [Initially principled, later an unhinged puppy x top-tier succubus queen recipient] [Forbidden romance] [Younger man] [Mutual devotion] [Two male leads] After Qin Chixiao spent two years in closed training, his hormones went haywire. He got through it with the pheromones of an unknown Omega. The first thing he did when he returned was look for that person. At their first meeting, Qin Chixiao gazed at Yun Lin's beautiful face, blushed, and praised him: "You smell so good." The next sec 29.6kReads9.2Score8.3kShelves
- 27 My Wife Is a Little Mute. She Signs, and I Pretend to Be Blind 老婆是个小哑巴，他打手语我装瞎 [Dual male leads + straightforward top + traumatized bottom + love at first sight + each other’s first love + devoted to each other + younger top + 1v1] A pampered young master from Beijing’s elite circles, gentle with his sweetheart but fierce with everyone else, paired with a quiet, withdrawn guy who was bullied. (The bottom isn’t mute; he can talk. He just doesn’t want to because of psychological trauma. He stutters with people he doesn’t know well or when he’s nervous!) Su Yang’en sniffled a 16.4kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
- 28 Brother, Do You Like Boys? 哥哥，你喜欢男生嘛 [Two male leads + pure campus romance + mutual devotion + bold pursuit turns the tables + aloof, scheming heir as the pursuer × sunny, straightforward young master as the pursued] The moment Chi Nian walked through the gates of J University with his suitcase, he spotted that refined, aloof upperclassman. Following his own “three bold principles,” he stepped right in front of him and asked, “Senior, want to date?” Cen Xu merely glanced at him before turning and walking away, without the slight 15.5kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves
- 29 How Did My Online Romance Turn into a Guy?! 我网恋对象怎么变成男的了？！ How did my online dating partner turn out to be a guy?! 1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Cannon Fodder’s Plan A 炮灰的planA Dual Male Leads, Campus Story [Scheming, Black-Bellied Top × Bottom with an Unusual Way of Thinking] A fire causes Qi Nan, who was arguing with someone online, to get bound to a System. He transmigrates into the novel The Real-Life Record of Dragon Tyrant. In the original story, “Qi Nan” bullied the young master, but the transmigrated Qi Nan tries everything to win over Song Wenqiu, his “golden thigh” to cling to! Qi Nan notices that Song Wenqiu is acting more and more strangely, with a gaze and 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Cross-Dressing Online Dating: Here to Make Money, Not Claim a Husband! 女装网恋，一心搞钱，拒认老公！ The main story is complete. A pure BL romance with two male leads. It begins with a misunderstanding, but neither of them realizes that true love has quietly arrived. Innocent younger seme x insecure, sensitive uke Jiang Yan: I only dress as a girl online to make money. Don't get the wrong idea! Xu Jingchuan: I get it. You're just too embarrassed to admit you have a crush on me? To make money, Jiang Yan pretends to be a girl for online dating, with one goal: get the cash and run. Who could ha 1.1kReads—Score150Shelves
- 32 What's Wrong with Being a 1 or a 0? 可1可0怎么了 What's wrong with being either a top or a bottom? 2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 33 A Background NPC Accidentally Clings to the Villain's Foreign Sugar Daddy 路人NPC不慎抱到反派的洋大腿 [Two male leads + steady, jealous mixed-race powerhouse gong VS tragic English-illiterate shou who only cares about money] Ye Chuan had been alive for twenty years and working for five, yet he still didn’t have a single cent to his name. One day, a System suddenly appeared and told him he was a minor NPC in a novel. NPCs had low wealth caps, which was why they couldn’t save any money. The way to raise his wealth cap was to get close to someone with a high cap and escape his NPC status. The S 63kReads8.9Score15.8kShelves
- 34 The Tyrant's Favorite Minister 暴君的宠臣 [Two Male Leads + The Top Is Reborn + HE + 1v1 + Both Pure in Their Past and Present Lives + Sweet Romance] [The Top: Scheming and Ruthless, Tender Only to His Bottom, Xuan Qiao vs. The Bottom: Yuan Jiabai, Who Only Wanted to Coast Through Life but Somehow Became Empress] After dying suddenly in his previous life, Yuan Jiabai only wants to be a pampered good-for-nothing in this life, living off his official family's wealth. His father may not hold a particularly high office, but he is still a fo 40.2kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves
- 35 The Adorable Little Autistic One Is Cherished by a Powerful Man 自闭症小可怜被大佬狠狠爱 An Adorable Autistic Darling Gets Lavished with Love by a Powerful Tycoon 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Possessive Powerful Man's Pure-White Little Darling 偏执大佬的纯白小可怜 The Obsessive Tycoon's Pure-Hearted Little Darling 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Mr. Fu Spoils His Soft Little Dumpling Rotten 傅先生把软团子宠上天 Mr. Fu Spoils the Little Softie Rotten 394Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Master Xie, President Yu Is Always Going Against You 谢爷，郁总和你天天唱反调 Everyone in the capital knows that Lord Xie of the Xie Group is a living King of Hell. Ruthless and merciless, he leaves no survivors in the business world, earning himself the nickname “Rakshasa.” Until one day, someone saw the fearsome lord leaving a hotel with a man in his arms. The man was curled up against him, asleep, a beauty mark beneath the corner of his eye red as if it were about to bleed. Lord Xie gazed down at him with enough tenderness to melt the ice of winter. Everyone was astoun 18.3kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves
- 39 A Little Flower Spirit Finds a Partner in the Apocalypse 小花妖在末世捡了个对象 A Little Flower Demon Finds a Partner in the Apocalypse 399Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Wife, They All Bully Me When You're Away 老婆，你不在他们都欺负我 [Two male leads + ABO + marriage first, love later + healing and redemption + devoted to each other + happy ending] [Fake playboy, affectionate and charming Alpha (Agave) × powerful Omega with maxed-out combat skills (Fir)] A marriage alliance in which each party has their own agenda binds together two people who could hardly be less compatible. Qin Tan, an S-rank Fir Omega, remains the most dazzling young heir in Kyoto’s elite circles even after retiring due to injury. Bai Shengchi, an S-rank 12.7kReads9.1Score2kShelves
- 41 Hold Him Close and Fill the Emptiness Inside Him 抱紧他，填补他 [Two male leads + older man + seven-year age gap + healing + both are pure + true love] [Gentle, steady business tycoon top x stubborn, enduring bottom living under someone else's roof] Everyone in Tinglan City knows Shang Yinian: a natural-born star and a business genius. A homecoming reception brings him into contact with He Yuan, the adopted son of the declining He family. He takes He Yuan under his wing. When a friend warns him that the He family is no good, he smiles. "Then I'll see just ho 28.5kReads9.1Score4kShelves
- 42 When a Straight Guy Meets a Proctologist 当直男遇上肛肠科医生 Freshly rated! Complete. [Sweet and comforting + younger love interest + mutual firsts + straight guy + doctor + making himself gay + chasing his wife] [Mature, level-headed doctor X childish, impulsive rich playboy] [A stubborn person needs a lover who won’t let himself be pushed away] [Age gap: the bottom is 28, the top has just turned 20] [Note: The top never hits the bottom, but the bottom does slap the top] [Purity fanatics, move along. Don’t threaten me to change this: when the top still t 1.7kReads8.2Score233Shelves
- 43 I Reincarnated as the Devoted Second Male Lead and Turned the Male Lead Gay 穿成深情男二，我反手掰弯男主 [Two Male Leads + Book Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Exclusive Pairing + Old-School + No-Brains + Aristocratic Academy] [Calm, deliberate flirt: transmigrated male second lead, bottom × Seemingly straight but easily swayed male lead, top] Shi Yu transmigrated, becoming the devoted male second lead in an old-school Mary Sue novel. The original owner was the male lead Pei Xuyan's childhood friend. He had an exalted status and an excellent family background, and should have been the darling of t 63.6kReads8.8Score8.7kShelves
- 44 We Share Dreams Every Night: Why Hasn't the Abstinent Boss Dropped His Act? 夜夜同梦：禁欲大佬他怎么不装了 [Two male leads + mutual firsts + sweet romance + happy ending + shared dreams + one-on-one romance] (Initially innocent, later a teasing beauty shou × scheming, possessive, brooding, paternalistic powerhouse gong) Lu Lin was on the verge of a breakdown. Every night, he had strange, shameful dreams. He was obviously straight. He had never imagined he would become entangled with another man like this! Then one day, he finally saw the face of the person in his dreams. It was Yan Heng, the powerful 35.2kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves
- 45 Snowfall on the Road Home 雪漫归途 Northeastern big potato Zhang Feng vs. Southern little bean sprout Chen Zui Modern + quality fiction + two male leads + urban life + happy ending + sweet romance + realism + mutual redemption + bittersweet The river breeze in Jishi always carried a bone-chilling bite, much like Zhang Feng, who was thirty-six. Fresh off a breakup, he scraped by doing rideshare work that barely paid, muddling through life amid the old town’s everyday bustle. Life had worn his heart rough and heavy. Then, one late 154Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Bro, Your Handsome Boyfriend Is Mine Now 哥，你漂亮男朋友归我了 Bro, I'm Stealing Your Handsome Boyfriend 793Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Shocking! The Cold, Distant Beauty I've Had a Crush on Is Surprisingly Easy to Pursue 震惊！暗恋的高岭之花居然很好追 Sunny, cheerful, blunt young heir × cool, chaste, aloof powerhouse Chu Zhi × Lu Yan. Bottom: Chu Zhi / Sweet romance / Secret crush comes true / Mutual devotion / One-on-one, mutual firsts Out of sheer curiosity, he tries to cosplay the depressed protagonist who rides a bus in a TV drama, but everything goes wrong. Just as he finds himself in an awkward spot, a kind stranger comes to his rescue. After a series of events, he can't take his eyes off him again. When it's time to prepare a graduati 2.2kReads—Score450Shelves
- 48 I Went on a Blind Date for My Sister and Accidentally Married My Boss 替姐相亲后，不小心嫁给了上司 BL|Super sweet|Comedy|Secret identities|Mad dog|Contract marriage Intern × contract CEO: Bai Yuyang disguised himself as a woman to go on a blind date in his older sister’s place, but accidentally signed a million-dollar fake-marriage contract with CEO Gu Xichen. By day, he called his boss “Sir”; by night, he called him “Hubby.” Once Gu Xichen fell for him, he got everyone around them in on the matchmaking, set his traps, and after they moved in together, they fought over and competed for each o 15.4kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves
- 49 After the Devoted Puppy Top Was Kept by His Coldhearted Sugar Daddy 深情狗狗攻被冷淡金主包养后 Mutual redemption // HE [Cool, dominant bottom × devoted, resilient, seductive top] Xie Jue was powerful and arrogant, and had everything. Yet this man, so starved of affection, actually developed desire and love for his lover. - Xie Jue tore up the contract and glared furiously at Gu Yang. The young man had just returned from the celebration banquet, dressed in a suit and looking exceptionally handsome. “Gu Yang, your TV series has only just become a huge success, and now you can’t wait to leav 9.2kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
- 50 The Movie Emperor Married Young! 影帝他英年早婚！ Wishing Shang (to say it again: this is a fluffy little sweet treat with no logic or plot. If you don't like that, please don't read it, okay?) Please leave a review... I finally got a rating... Please, everyone, leave a review. Thank you! Gentle top × brash bottom Older top / everyday fluff Sheng Chi married young and has kept his marriage secret for six years. Every time he wins an award, he thanks his beloved, yet even the all-knowing internet has never figured out who his partner is. Top fan 12.1kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
