Novels like The Eighth Winter
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Eighth Winter, best match first.
- 51 In My Next Life, I Won’t Love You Again! 下辈子，不再爱你！ Xiao Yi once promised me a home, but gave me the deepest pain instead. A year later, I became someone else's girlfriend, only to hear that he had endured every hardship I went through, all to win me back... 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 52 The Lover Who Ran from Love 逃爱人 [Winning him back] + [Angst] + [Romance] + [A mix of sweet and bitter] Ever since I fell in love with you, I’ve tried to change myself! You want to play guitar, I’ll play alongside you. You think you’re not good enough for me, so I’ll stop and wait for you to catch up. You think I’m aloof, but I’ve saved all my tenderness for you! The only thing I can’t change is how fiercely I love you., Le Siyao 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Once, the Sun Shone on Me 曾被阳光照耀 What is a secret crush? For Yang Zhi, a secret crush is a little flower suddenly blooming in a barren wasteland, a ray of sunlight appearing out of nowhere in endless darkness, and him barging into her world before she could even react. But... he is a dazzling light, the moon in the distant sky, someone forever beyond her reach... So, as long as... as long as she can gaze at him... from afar... she is content. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Until Winter 【止于冬】 Qu You has a childhood sweetheart named Xu Nanshan. Xu Nanshan has someone he likes: Qu You. “I'm Xu Nanshan. The ‘Nan Shan’ in ‘Leisurely, I gaze at the southern mountain.’” “I forgot to mention, she's Qu You. The ‘Qu You’ in ‘Leisurely, I gaze at the southern mountain.’” 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 My Wife Cheated with the Company's Vice President. I Stayed Silent, and She Completely Panicked 妻子出轨公司副总，我沉默不语，她彻底慌了 My wife cheated with the company's vice president. I stayed silent, and she completely panicked 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 I Thought My Wife Had Been Violated and Flew into a Rage, Only to Discover She Was the Mastermind 以为老婆被辱我怒冲云霄，才发现她是幕后黑手 I Thought My Wife Had Been Assaulted, So I Went on a Rampage, Only to Discover She Was the Mastermind —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Three Years, Eleven Pages: Don’t Cry When You Finish 三年，十一页，看完别哭 Three years, eleven pages. Don't cry when you finish reading. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 I Died Ten Meters Away from Him 我死在距离他十米的地方 [Adoptive Siblings + Tragedy + Soap-Opera Drama + Misunderstandings and Push-Pull + Irreversible Loss] Li Tangluo is gravely ill. She drives her adoptive brother, who loves her, out of the house. He begs her to let him stay, but she coldly refuses. Four years later, they meet again. He has risen to the top and is no longer the poor, down-and-out young man he once was. He uses every means at his disposal to keep her by his side, tormenting and humiliating her, and making her suffer. “Li Tangluo, 264Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 The Camellia Tree 山茶花树 “A Huai, the camellias on the mountain back home are blooming. I really wish you could go see them with me again.” “The camellias on the mountain bloom and wither, then bloom again, but the camellia in my heart will never fade.” 91Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Love Turned to Ruin 婚爱成殇 After five years of marriage, Sang Nian still hadn't managed to warm Chi Yi's heart. For the sake of their sick child, she drugged Chi Yi, but all she got in return was his deep-seated hatred and vengeance. She lost the child... 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 The Rainy Season Is a Secret Signal 雨季是潮湿的暗号 [Mutual first love | Campus | Bad ending] “I hope your wish comes true, that everything in the world becomes the backdrop to your life. May you go anywhere you want and become the bravest person of all.” “Qi means a prayer, and Zhao means light. It’s a beautiful name.” The rainy season at seventeen is long enough to leave an indelible mark. The boy who leapt down carried mud all over him, but angels would catch them and cleanse their purest souls. “Zhaoqi, you idiot.” “I love you.” “May the ligh 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Thank You for Giving Me a Heart of Sorrow 谢你赠我一心伤 The most ridiculous thing in An Lingxi’s life was probably that she loved Xuanyuan Mo more than life itself, while Xuanyuan Mo thought of nothing but taking her life… 62Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 64 We Won't Meet Again in This Life, Forever Separated 余生不见，你我永隔 I was eight months pregnant when someone slipped me an abortion pill. Blood covered the floor. Qin Shuo cried all the way to the hospital, running countless red lights to get me there. He called in the top gynecologist in the country, all to save my life. I woke up early on the operating table and heard him talking to my older brother: “Weren’t we only supposed to abort the baby? Why did you remove her uterus too!” 37Reads—Score140Shelves
- 65 Regret Came Too Late 迟来的悔意晚到 Regret Came Too Late 17.3kReads—Score112Shelves
- 66 A Chilling Game of Tormented Love 虐骨寒戏情 [Revenge-Seeking Villainess + Everyone Suffers + Female Lead Isn't Love-Brained + Male Lead Never Redeemed] She opens by pushing the villainess into an abyss. “Snowflakes” scatter, yet she doesn't panic in the slightest. A frail little white flower in public, a bloodthirsty dark moonlight in private… The male lead imprisons her at his side to avenge his younger sister, never realizing that she deliberately disguised herself to get close to him and make him taste the pain of losing his family. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 A Collection of Short, Angsty Stories 短虐合集 “Between the two of us, my life is the least important thing. If you want to take it, then it’s yours.” A collection of short, tragic period romance and fanfiction with a beautiful bad ending. Each story is a few chapters long, featuring passionate but painful love, a strong female lead and a weaker male lead, lovers who fight as fiercely as they love, a man desperately trying to win back his wife, and tragic endings. 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 A Sigh for Love, When We Meet Again in a Dream 情叹相逢大梦归 In my next life after next, I won’t be a general. I’ll only want you by my side, flying kites with you and catching fireflies for you. I’ll never leave you again… The hoarse voice was swallowed by the rustling wind. The figure on the cliff stood there for a long time before finally disappearing. 118Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 69 When We Meet Again, We’ll Be Worlds Apart 再见已是天上人间 While Nan Sheng was still alive, she climbed the ninety-nine stone steps behind the Chenghuang Temple and prayed devoutly for Mo Beichen to return safely. But the day before she died, she fulfilled her vow. She said, “In my next life, I don’t want to meet him again.” After Nan Sheng died, Mo Beichen retraced the path she had taken, kneeling three times at every nine steps as he begged the gods to return his wife to him… He said, “If there is another life, may she live a carefree life, free from 216Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 70 Spring Breeze Never Comes 春风不至 [Proud, privileged Li Chang’an] VS [Timid, insecure He Suiyu] [Bittersweet, tragic romance] They say the person you meet at sixteen is the hardest to forget. He Suiyu met that person in the bright days of March. The first time she saw him, the boy was giving a speech, bathed in sunlight, as if a god had descended. From then on, she could never take her eyes off him. The boy said he wanted to study medicine, and from then on, she dreamed of going to medical school, too. But their happiness did 521Reads—Score102Shelves
- 71 A Cool Breeze Rises 萧萧凉风生 I love the wind! The wind is free, boundless, and unfettered. It can turn the leaves, lift a skirt, and travel the world. But I’m trapped in my own endless darkness, locked inside a prison of my own making. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 The Mountains and Seas Between Me and My Love 我与所爱隔山海 You were the only sunlight and warmth in my life, but you left me with nothing but despair, and made me feel so filthy... 73Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 73 Smiling at the Memories, Crying for the Days Gone By 笑着回忆，哭过的时光 What should life be like? Actually, it should be just as it is now. Only then can it truly be itself. They say you have to cry before you can grow up, but real growing up happens on the nights when you don't cry. After three years of hardship, I learned to find sweetness among the shards of glass. I was also lucky enough to record the few beautiful moments from those years, and now I'd like to share them with you. Wishing you the joys of spring, the peace of summer, the blessings of autumn, and 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 I'll Meet Her Again When Summer Comes 无夏再逢她 (Just received a rating; completed) [Heartbreak Youth Fiction | BE | Schoolyard Secret Crush | Healing] Cheng Wang had loved Lin Yiwan for years and years. He secretly wrote twenty-one letters, each one holding a piece of his heart. After the college entrance exams, Lin Yiwan suddenly kissed him of her own accord. But on the very day Cheng Wang planned to confess his feelings, she took her own life. All she left behind was a notebook containing every one of her secrets. Cheng Wang: “What’s the w 245Reads8.3Score105Shelves
- 75 Tortured Love 虐恋 As she teetered between life and death, Wen Xingyi wanted to tell the girl she had been at eighteen: Don’t secretly draw that man. Don’t write so many diary entries about him. And above all, don’t fall in love with him. Because that man was a demon all along. 223Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 76 You Choose Your Boss, I Choose Divorce. Why Are You Crying? 你选择领导，我选择离婚你哭什么？ You chose your boss, I chose divorce. Why are you crying? 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 My Lucky Life Was Only a Stepping-Stone for Others 我的富贵命不过是他人青云梯 My Life of Wealth and Status Was Nothing But a Stepping Stone to Someone Else's Success 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 She Was Kept Captive for Ten Years. How Can You Still Bear to Pressure Her? 她被圈养10年，你怎还忍心逼她？ She Was Kept Like a Prisoner for Ten Years. How Can You Still Bear to Push Her? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Beauty at My Lodgings 落榻美人 I’m a maid in the Marquis’s household. After the eldest young master attended his fiancée’s coming-of-age ceremony, he fell from his horse on the way home and was left paralyzed. His fiancée broke off their engagement, and his former classmates stopped visiting. The young master lost the will to live. The old madam chose me to bring him good luck through marriage. My fellow maids pitied me, not knowing that I had loved him for a long time. This is a short story. 206Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 80 After I Gave Up Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 我放弃爱他后，总裁老公后悔了 After I Gave Up on Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 100 Tales of Tormented Love 100个虐恋小故事 I am the ancient Greek god in charge of tragic romance. In my previous life, Tomato tortured me. In this life, I’m going to make readers cry. A collection of short stories: gods and demons, ghosts and monsters, unfinished business between the living and the dead, reincarnation, transmigration through time and space, and other heartbreaking tales… There’s no such thing as too tragic, only more tragic. 1.5kReads—Score172Shelves
- 82 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 After the Divorce, My Wife, Who Stayed Chaste for Her Lover, Regretted It Until Her Eyes Went Red 离婚后，为情人守身如玉的妻子悔红眼 After the divorce, my wife, who stayed faithful to her lover, regretted it until her eyes were red —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Willow, Sway Gently 杨柳，轻轻摇 I often ask myself how I can die meaningfully, but that’s only something I want to do, something I need to do. Now I want to ask this world: What meaning does death have? What meaning does life have? My mother passed away… She was my last remaining family… After that… Doctors from the hospital kept coming by... every few days, disturbing my life… I’m grateful that someone cares about me... but when it happens so often... it gets annoying… I’m not sic 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 Consumed to the Bone 沉溺入骨 They agreed it would be a “business arrangement”: he would help her pay off fifty million in debt, and she would play along with his act. But Bo Nian couldn’t resist his good looks. She became addicted to him, only to discover that he was hiding a girl and protecting her fiercely. He even went so far as to take her bone marrow for that girl. Only then did Bo Nian face reality: she would never be able to warm his heart. He said, “I can’t be responsible for what happens to other people. Life and 666Reads8.2Score103Shelves
- 86 It's Snowing Again, Hold Me Tight 又下雪了，抱紧我吧 Completed [Secret crush] [Bad ending] Tang Nian was taken in by the Si family as a child, and spent more than a decade in love with Si Yanshen, the family's only heir. At eighteen, Tang Nian was confident and radiant, standing proudly onstage as she smiled sweetly at him. At twenty-four, Tang Nian was arrogant and spoiled, unable to get past the technical terminology of psychology. At twenty-seven, Tang Nian was mature and reserved, an outstanding business partner. Si Yanshen, meanwhile, had bee 221Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 87 The Kitten Chases Butterflies [Summer Lost Its Warmth] 小猫抓蝴蝶【拾夏失温】 | Campus Romance | Secret Crush | Tragic Ending | Mutual Redemption | One-on-One First Love, Both Inexperienced | Youth | Time Reversal and Rebirth | Angsty Romance | Mystery | [Lu Yubei & Qiao Anhao] [Lonely, unloved, and pitiful X Depressed, sunny-hearted prodigy] Qiao Anhao grew up in an orphanage. Her only goal in life was to bury herself in her studies, get into college, find a job, and live a peaceful life. At seventeen, everything was awful. Relentless school bullying clung to her. Mig 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Love That Came Too Late 迟来的痴爱 Yan Xizhi had always loved someone, keeping her feelings locked away in her heart. She didn't dare reveal them. She thought the two of them could never be together and would never cross paths, but she never expected one incident to bring them together and make her his wife. He was cold and indifferent toward her, and even resented her. Later, a checkup revealed that she had terminal cancer. His first love happened to return from abroad around the same time, so she chose to divorce him. After the 126Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 89 The General Only Said He Loved Me After I Died 我死后将军才说爱我 The General Only Said He Loved Me After I Died 650Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Beautiful Years 景年 [Angst! Angst! Angst! Angst!] My name is Jiang Nian. I was born in the height of summer and died in the depths of winter. Fate was always fleeting, and even meeting you was a blessing. We were destined to meet in this life, but not to be together. May we continue our bond in the next. The debts of this life must be repaid in this life. On the road to the afterlife, don’t look back. May we have a better fate and grow old together in the next life! I still remember the words Lin Anjing said to 521Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 91 My Best Friend Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Blamed Her Ex-Boyfriend 闺蜜与黑人交往意外怀孕，赖上了前男友 My Best Friend Accidentally Got Pregnant by a Black Man, Then Tried to Pin It on Her Ex —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 Letting Go 割愛 [Short tragic ending + obsessive male lead] After my mother remarried, my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me, was always finding new ways to bully me. But after our parents died, he changed completely. He stopped bullying me and instead stayed by my side, taking care of me without ever giving up on me. It was as if he’d become a different person. 66Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 93 Love Broken at Quicksand River 情断流沙河 Love Ends at Quicksand River 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 Defending His Mistress? Then I Don't Want This Wife Anymore. 维护小三？那这个妻子我不要了。 You’re standing up for the other woman? Then I don’t want this wife anymore. 116Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 Love Imprisoned to the Bone 蚀骨囚宠 He used love and hate to drive her mad, yet still refused to let her go. She died smiling before his eyes, leaving him with the deepest sorrow imaginable. 89Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 96 A Reply from the Clouds 云端的回信 A Reply from the Clouds 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 97 There’s No Going Back Ever Again 再也回不去了】 [Heartbreaking throughout | No redemption | No getting back together after a breakup | The perpetrator’s remorse, from their perspective] There are no hysterical accusations, no shouting matches. All of Su Nian’s pain has become involuntary physical reactions. Convulsions, vomiting, screaming, fainting. This is her cruelest and most helpless accusation against Lin Xi. Lin Xi remembered the last words Su Nian said to her until the day she died. She said, “Lin Xi, go. Seeing you hurts.” 1.9kReads—Score154Shelves
- 98 The Green Hills Won't Wait for the Young to Return 青山不等少年归 The Green Hills Won’t Wait for the Young to Return 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Life Flows Away with the Years, Love Endures Forever 生命随岁月流去，爱的永恒 Life slips away with the years; love is eternal. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 He Said He Cheated on Me 他说他出轨了 He Said He Cheated 10Reads—Score—Shelves
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