Novels like The Eighth Winter
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Eighth Winter, best match first.
- 1 Say No to 996: It Starts with You and Me 拒绝996从你我做起 Say no to 996, starting with you and me. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 From Now Until the End, I Choose My Own Joys and Sorrows 至此终年，悲欢由我 Gu Beichen hated Su Nian for betraying him. Later, he married her and cruelly tormented her. But he didn't know she was close to death. Eyes red, she asked, “I've been waiting for you to come back this whole time. Why are you treating me this way?” He sneered, his heart full of hatred. “Waiting for me to come back and kill you?” At last, she stopped hoping for anything from him. Still, he continued to torment and hurt her. In the end, she died right in front of Gu Beichen. And he completel 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 A Moonlight Redemption 月光般救赎 He was as tender as moonlight, not as fiery as the sun, but his love was as open and unrestrained as the rising sun. He said, “Qinghuan, the thing I’ve never regretted in this life is loving you. I’ll love you until the very end of my life.” But she said, “Jun Yiche, I don’t love you. Don’t meet me in your next life.” After meeting her, he was terribly unlucky. Everyone’s misfortune was because of her. All she wanted was to never be entangled in worldly affairs again. Later, beneath a plum tree 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Security Footage Caught My Wife Entering a Hotel. I Smiled as I Signed My Cancer Diagnosis 监控拍到老婆进酒店，我笑着签下癌症确诊单 The Security Footage Caught My Wife Entering a Hotel, and I Smiled as I Signed My Cancer Diagnosis —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 First Thoughts of Summer 初念夏 One heroine, multiple male leads: a gentle, resilient girl | a sunny, cheerful top student | an obsessive, gloomy puppy | a proud young master with a surprising side | a long-suffering, pitiful Xu Lin Tropes: regretful pursuit | rekindled love | melodramatic love polygon | possessive pursuit by force... After a car accident took her parents, Xu Nianxia had no choice but to move in with her uncle’s family in Xuancheng. Transferring to No. 3 High School, she hoped to quietly start a new life, but 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Night She Cheated, I Saw Another Me on the Security Footage 她出轨那夜，我在监控里看见另一个我 The Night She Cheated, I Saw Another Me on the Security Footage —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Puppy 稚犬 Xu Tian x Shen Ying Xu Tian kept an obedient dog, and that dog was me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Better to Laugh in the Spring Breeze 不如笑春风 A Capitalized BE From the moment she arrived until now, she had kept her head down or looked the other way. Did she know what was over there? Where was the tall man, who was barely older than her and called her a little girl, sleeping now? She would never hear his voice again. There are so many people in the world, but none of them are you, and she can never see you again. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Unrequited Love Is a Poem That Never Ends 暗恋是一首写不尽的诗 Shen Qianqian is a new first-year high school student, gentle and lovely, youthful and beautiful, and an undisputed top student and goddess of the school. She befriends Meng Xiaotian, a girl with a strong artistic streak who is quirky, lively, and warmhearted. One chance encounter brings her face-to-face with the handsome, sunny Fu Su, and she begins a long journey of secret admiration. Like cherry blossoms drifting through the school, her feelings reach every corner of campus. A secret crush is —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 My Beloved Wife Rongrong 吾妻融融 My Beloved Wife, Rongrong 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 After He Died, He Became Someone's New White Moonlight 他死后，成了新的白月光 After he died, he became the new white moonlight. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Listening to Clouds Devour the Stars 听云吞星 By day I watch the sunset clouds, by night I gaze at the moon. Awake, I think of you; dreaming, I think of you. Wang Xujun: Emperor gong, cold-hearted Chen Junqian: His aide, the shou, carefree Watch as the two part ways. (Everyone gets a bad ending.) 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Day She Jumped, the Whole Class Was Filming 她跳下来那天，全班都在拍 The Day She Jumped, the Whole Class Was Filming 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 The Last Snowfall in Zurich 苏黎世的最后一场雪 Lin Xigu once believed that staying by Wen Anning's side could dispel the gloom hanging over her and save her from depression. They promised to travel to many places together, letting the world's beauty soothe the scars deep in her soul, and letting the winds atop the snow-capped mountains bear witness to their long-overdue confession. But the storm of fate struck without warning. The last snowfall in Zurich took Wen Anning away and crushed all of Lin Xigu's hopes. Only when Lin Xigu found the 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Mr. Yan, Don't Be So Cruel. Your Wife Has Been Tormented to the Breaking Point 闫先生别太狠，夫人她被虐疯了 [...] The male lead is rather ruthless, and he’s harsh to the female lead too. That’s just how he’s written. But he is her guardian, and he takes that responsibility seriously. He has to win her back after pushing her away. The male lead is a scoundrel. The female lead loves him too much. Told mainly from the female lead’s perspective. Happy ending, one-on-one romance. The author’s values: The male lead can be bad, unfaithful, and foul-mouthed, but he must be sexually inexperienced. If he isn’t, 37Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 16 When Love's There, Love's There 爱都爱了 Preface Yu Wenzhan, a wealthy heir, fell for Qin Lijia, a girl from an ordinary family. After relentlessly pursuing her, they began a seven-year romance in which he was the younger boyfriend. But when they decided to marry, his family put up fierce opposition and did everything they could to stop them. “What kind of distinguished family do you think we are?” He tried to fight back, but to no avail. As the heir apparent, he had no freedom to choose whom to marry. He had no idea how complicated 8Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 17 The Seven-Year Itch: My Cheating Wife 十年之痒：出轨的妻子 The Seven-Year Itch: The Cheating Wife 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Eight Hundred and Ninety-Four Letters to You 写给你的八百九十四封信 Eight Hundred and Ninety-Four Letters to You —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Stealing the Empire: The Miaojiang Gu Sorceress Slays Her Beloved 窃江山，苗疆蛊女手刃心上人 Stealing the Empire: The Miaojiang Gu Poison Maiden Slays the One She Loves —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Gu Nian's Deep Love 顾念情深 He said, “Gu Nian, wait for me a little longer. I promise I’ll make you happy.” She remembered what he had said so many years ago. Four years later, he came back. He returned as Jiangcheng’s most powerful man. Pinning her against the cold wall, he gritted his teeth and said, “Love me? You’re not worthy!” “Why don’t you just die?” And she really was going to die. 101Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 21 Reunited in the Heart of the Lake 重逢，在湖光深处 One shake brought two people thousands of miles apart together, but their growing connection was burdened by too many things beyond their control. What is meant to be will come to pass; what isn’t, cannot be forced. It’s just a shame… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 After Three Years of Cheating, She Knelt and Begged Me Not to Reveal the Truth 出轨三年，她跪求我别揭开真相 After Cheating for Three Years, She Begged Me Not to Reveal the Truth —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 After His Faithful Husband Was Betrayed, His Ex-Wife Knelt and Begged to Remarry. I Just Smiled 老实丈夫被绿后，前妻跪求复婚我笑了 After His Faithful Husband Was Cheated On, His Ex-Wife Begged to Remarry, and He Laughed —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Summer Has Passed, and You Have Not Returned 夏去人不还 Summer is gone, but the one who left has not returned. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Full Moon at Four in the Morning 凌晨四点的满月 At four in the morning, I saw a full moon. Cheng Siyi doesn't consider himself a good person by conventional standards. He's just an overworked wage slave weighed down by the pressures of life. By a stroke of fate in a dream, he returns to his high school days and sees the girl he once had a crush on. Back then, she was still alive. He resolves to change things, to use this chance to save her and make up for what he lost, atone for the mistakes of his ignorant youth, even if there's only a one- 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 I Love You, and My Crimes Run Deep 爱你，我罪至深 From the day Shu Mingyu married Chu Xuefei, he had only one goal: to force her to confess to the bloody crime of murder! He tortured and hurt her like a madman, even accidentally killing the child in her womb. At last, Chu Xuefei “confessed.” Her confession was resolute, and her death was horrific. It left him with no way back from his remorse... 68Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 No Need to Meet Again in This Life 余生，不必相见 “I'm pregnant.” “Are you?” Her husband's eyes rippled with scorn. “Wait until you're further along, then get an amniocentesis. Who knows which bastard's kid it is? We'll talk after the test.” She suddenly lifted her head, pain piercing her heart. “W-why?” 36Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 28 Never Failing to Keep a Promise 不失允 [School + society + tragic ending + loyal puppy + younger male lead + mutual secret crush + sweet and angsty + contrast] Shi Qi × Yun Si Shi Qi was born into an oppressive family, an unexpected presence. Frail and often sick, she was loved by her parents, but they always used her poor health to keep her in check. When she was hospitalized at thirteen, she saw a bold, carefree person in the ward. A mutual secret crush, a school romance, a younger male lead, and a tragic ending. Proceed with cauti 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Unspoken Words of a Secret Crush 暗恋是说不出的那句话 An early writing exercise. Read at your own risk! [Youthful Campus Romance + Bittersweet Ending + Mutual Secret Crushes + The Push and Pull of Unspoken Love] [Cool-headed, resilient good girl Fang Ling × gentle, cunning Chen Yan] Two emails take her back to her second year of high school… That year, Fang Ling met Chen Yan, a transfer student. From their first meeting until the end of the college entrance exams, they spent a long time together, and the feelings she could not suppress spread thro 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 We Took Different Roads, Yet Reached the Same End 我们，殊途同归 [Short Story Collection] 11 stories. Remember. In this noisy age, we bloom, wither, go our separate ways, and pass through long summers and deep winters. But believe this: there is still light at the end, and once, despite taking different paths, we all found our way to the same place. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 May Our Love Stay True, and Time Never Let Us Down 只愿情深，不负时光 There's never any fairness in love. The one who is favored takes it for granted, while the one who gives their whole heart keeps backing down. So he traded nineteen years of devotion for her cold indifference, driven into a desperate abyss of pain and madness. And she still mocked his love from her lofty perch, trampling it into the dirt without a second thought. But then... 37Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 32 Snow City, Happy New Year 雪城，新年快乐 “Happy New Year.” Those were the last words Lin’s dad ever said to Aunt Shu Qing. When I was eleven, I spent the liveliest New Year’s Eve of my life in the 808 Compound. But from then on, no New Year ever measured up to that one. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 He Called Me Filthy After Three Years of Marriage, Until I Slapped the DNA Report in His Face 结婚三年他嫌我脏，直到DNA报告甩他脸上 He Thought I Was Dirty Throughout Our Three Years of Marriage, Until I Threw the DNA Test Results in His Face 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 After Discovering My Wife’s Affair, I Turned Around and Married Her Best Friend 发现老婆出轨后，我转身娶了她闺蜜 After Catching My Wife Cheating, I Turned Around and Married Her Best Friend —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 When the Golden Rain Trees Bloom 栾树花开 Campus tragedy × mutual healing An ordinary girl with heart disease × a dazzling young artist In 2014, during high school, an ordinary girl who had been abandoned by her parents and suffered from heart disease since childhood met Li Yi’an beneath a golden rain tree at a bus stop. He was eighteen, full of youthful spirit, and dazzling with his sketchpad. After all our twists and turns, you had already taken root and blossomed in my life, 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Giving You Back Last Winter 还予去岁冬 [School bullying + a dream of a lifetime + unrequited love + dream sequences + one-sided love + tragic ending + female lead suffers] Someone has always lived in Huan Qudong's dreams. If Song Zhifei had not died, they would have had a wonderful life together, despite all the hardships. But she died, bullied to death. The lively girl in Huan Qudong's eyes. Song Zhifei x Huan Qudong Unrelenting angst, a drawn-out plot, and a slow pace. Tragic ending. Don't read if that's not for you. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Lovers in the Heart of the Sea 爱人海中央 [Secret crush] [Tragic romance with a tragic ending] Meeting doesn't always lead to a future, but it always means something. In the fanfare of youth, Lu Zisu and I had something beautiful. Though it was full of regrets, neither of us ever regretted starting. In the sea of love, let's swim against the current! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Hiding in the Fog 藏身与雾 “Plain boiled water with no sugar: it tastes mild, and so does the person.” [An introverted boy, a depressed girl, two-way healing, and the blank spaces they leave for each other in their uncertain youth.] [A series of bittersweet stories, a plain-water-style tragic romance. This book is complete. Let’s celebrate🌸.] Sixteen-year-old Cheng Wulong said: “Come back on your own. Your ice cream’s about to melt…” My name is Chen Xiang, but I’m not fragrant at all. My favorite food is probably cream ic 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Concubine's Love Is Hard to Win Back 小妾难再爱 Liu Yan’er’s greatest dream was to spend her whole life with Shangguan Ling, the two of them belonging only to each other. But after he passed the imperial examinations and earned a position, everything changed. Not only did he take a new wife, he demoted Liu Yan’er to concubine. In the Shangguan household, she suffered constant torment and grew physically and emotionally exhausted. Her youthful dream had shattered. When she tried to leave, dragging her ailing body along, he said… 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 After Being Assaulted, the CEO’s Ex-Wife Returns Reborn 总裁前妻被侵犯后，涅槃归来 After Her Ex-Husband’s CEO Wife Was Assaulted, She Returned Reborn —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 I Fell into the Love Trap I Wove Myself 我陷入亲手织的爱情陷阱 I Fell into the Love Trap I Wove Myself —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 An Undying Love 痴爱不渝 Ning Wu loves Yan Xiao with all her heart, but Yan Xiao hates her to the core. For the sake of a promise Yan Xiao made as a boy, Ning Wu stakes everything on winning his love, only to lose in the end. In the final moments of her life, she watches Yan Xiao marry someone else before turning and walking away. What she doesn’t know is that after she leaves, Yan Xiao searches for her like a madman... 193Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 43 Never Forgotten 念念不忘 Never Forgotten —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 My Godforsaken Life 爷这操蛋的人生 Yu Yan × Mu Siming Yu Yan thought his life was a complete fucking mess. When he was little, his mother abandoned him to become someone else's stepmother. His shameless old man married a woman only a few years older than Yu Yan and made her his stepmother. When he grew up, he finally managed to earn some money by writing a novel, only for the shitty platform to lock it. After going through hell to find a bridge with good feng shui, he planned to jump off and kill himself, hoping he wouldn't have 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Daybreak Is Coming, Part 1 天要亮了1 It’s almost daylight 1 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 His Unhealthy Need to Control Me 他对我的病态掌控欲 Lu Mo was the love of her youth, but now he is the devil making her life a living hell. 282Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 47 He Died the Year I Loved Him Most 他死在了我最爱他的那一年 He died in the year I loved him most 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Crimson-Clad Soul 赤衣魂 The Scarlet-Clad Soul —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 My Youth, Your Stories 我的青春，你们的故事 A collection of several stories that will make your heart ache for the characters’ helplessness and despair. Time is the gentlest executioner. It takes away the ardor of youth, but leaves stories etched in wrinkles, so that every aging pupil holds a starry sky. The stories aren’t long, but they belong to our youth. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Bound in a Cocoon 缚茧 The thing Nan Xi regretted most was being with Qin Chen for three whole years. Even when Qin Chen was about to enter an arranged marriage, he still wouldn't let her go, forcing her to be his secret mistress. She'd had enough. Desperate to escape him, she nearly lost her life. In the end, Qin Chen snapped. “If you're leaving, never come back!” Nan Xi walked away without looking back, and never returned. When they met again, Qin Chen cast aside all his pride and dignity. “Baby, I was wrong. Please 863Reads7.5Score100Shelves
