Novels like Stealing Light
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Stealing Light, best match first.
- 1 Big Brother, Stop Kissing Me 哥哥，别亲了 [Scheming Revenge-Seeking Woman × Cold, Possessive Man + Fake Siblings + Mutual Firsts + Push and Pull + Reunion After Years Apart + Healing + Possessive Hero] The first day Lin Ting moved into the Jiang family villa, she set herself two rules. First, avenge her biological father by taking revenge on her stepfather. Second, destroy Jiang Shu, her stepfather’s most prized son, at any cost. She pretended to be a delicate, helpless innocent and carefully laid her web. He knew it was a trap, yet sti 251Reads—Score10014d adds
- 2 Is It Wrong to Fall for My Brother? 爱上哥哥是我的错吗？ [Pretend siblings / bittersweet angst / intense push and pull / reunion after years apart / sweet with heartbreak / both virgins / one-on-one / happy ending / unrelated by blood / not registered in the same household] Cold on the outside, warm on the inside CEO Qin Han × clear-eyed yet falling deeper Su Muli If you fall in love with your brother, it’s obviously his fault. When she was in ninth grade, her mother brought her into the Qin family. He was her brother in name only, and the three-year 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Brother, You've Changed 哥哥你变了 My new work is out! Welcome to Tomato Novels to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 214Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 4 The Swan with the Broken Neck 折颈天鹅 [Fake siblings + obsessive love + powerful man bows his head] Possessive older brother ✕ upbeat younger sister, one-on-one, both inexperienced The male lead is possessive and yandere, emotionally detached, and later becomes submissive. Please don't read if that's not your thing. When He Amai first arrived at the Sheng family home, she was careful and timid, afraid of offending the young master. Sheng Jingmo watched her une 3.4kReads8.1Score21914d adds
- 5 When the Begonias Fall, Love Takes Hold 棠落情陷 [Pure and sweet good girl + bad-boy charmer, hopeless romantic + fake step-siblings + each other's first and only love + from school uniforms to wedding gowns + happy ending] The year Su Yitang started her senior year of high school, her mother, who had been missing for nearly fifteen years, suddenly showed up and said she wanted to take her to the best high school in the province. It was the most crucial moment of Su Yitang's life. She left with Xu Shuyi. When Su Yitang stood in the Shen family 1.6kReads7.3Score15514d adds
- 6 His Little Star 他的小星辰 His Little Star 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Dare You to Kiss Me? 敢不敢亲我一口？ A new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After Cutting Ties with His Sister, President Shen Loses Control 断绝兄妹关系后，沈总他失控了 This story is a revised version of a novel the author wrote by hand ten years ago. Its subject matter isn’t currently in fashion, and it’s a slow-burn story, written simply to fulfill the author’s dream of writing a novel. [A male lead who supports her growth] + [a beloved, sunny heroine] [Sweet campus romance] + [support in the workplace] + [a heroine who loves and hates boldly] + [a reserved, restrained male lead] + [a little heartache] A car accident took her father more than ten years ago. M 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Love! What Should I Do About My Brother-Obsessed Little Sister? 恋爱！妹妹兄控怎么办？ [Multiple Heroines] [Slice of Life] [Sweet Romance] [Cozy] "Mr. Ye Feng, what are your thoughts on love?" a reporter asked. "Love? Oh, I have plenty to say about that..." Ye Feng smiled. 20Reads—Score18814d adds
- 10 Sinking with You 与你沉沦 Su Ling moves into the Jiang family home with her mother. Everyone thinks Su Ling is a considerate, well-behaved girl. Only she knows that's not who she really is. With her natural acting talent, she wins over the Jiang family and even gets the cool, self-possessed Jiang Ji to fall for her. Jiang Ji is born noble, refined and polite, and capable of standing on his own. Yet this young master is cruelly toyed with until his spirit is broken. Su Ling breaks up with him without a second thought, sho 1.1kReads8.0Score11114d adds
- 11 Be Good, Big Stepbrother Whispers Sweet Nothings 乖一点，继兄他低声诱哄 199Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 12 My Brother Spoils Me Rotten 我被哥哥宠成宝 [Mutual secret crush + wealthy CEO + sweet romance + fake siblings] Song Xiyan and Song Jingning grew up together. She had always thought of him as her brother, never realizing when her feelings for him began to change. What she never expected was that Song Jingning felt the same way about her. 138Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 13 She Had to Live Under Someone Else's Roof, Then Got Pregnant by a Mad Young Master 她寄人篱下，怀了疯批少爷的崽 Jiang Muxing and Lu Zhou lived under the same roof for five years. In public, she was the unwanted burden his father brought home, no more welcome than her mother. In private, she was his partner, summoned whenever he wanted and dismissed whenever he pleased. * Lu Zhou thought Jiang Muxing was obedient and gentle. Even if he married and had children someday, she would never leave without his permission. Little did he know that ever since she had sold herself to him, she had been thinking of leav 4.4kReads7.9Score27314d adds
- 14 My Old Nemesis Pins Me Against the Wall and Steals a Kiss 昔日冤家，他将我抵墙偷吻 My old rival pinned me against the wall and stole a kiss 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 No Blood Relation! Mr. Qu's Obsession Has Been a Long Time in the Making 无血缘！偏执瞿总蓄谋已久 (A male lead who seems crazy but is actually super easy to appease x a female lead who looks sweet and obedient but is actually a bully at home) (Starts off crazy, then turns sweet + wealthy families + one-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only) Something new has been making the rounds in Nancheng's upper circles lately. The children of the Qu and Chen families were mixed up because of a hospital mistake during IVF. After raising a child as their own for over twenty years, they disco 1kReads—Score22514d adds
- 16 Big Brother Can't Hold Back 哥哥把持不住 [Not biologically related siblings + faithful love on both sides + long-planned romance] [Mostly push and pull, with flashbacks woven in] Lu Lingxi moved into the Pei household when she was eight. When they first met, the boy sat on the steps of a tall bookshelf, the light falling over him. Dressed in a white shirt and black trousers, he looked cold and noble. Lu Lingxi grinned at him. "Big Brother." He only glanced at her and said flatly, "Little brat." They had thought they would never have an 2.8kReads8.6Score24414d adds
- 17 Stealing a Bite of the Forbidden Fruit 偷咬禁果 The main story and bonus chapters are complete. "The male lead steals the heroine away / The second male lead suffers through a long road to win her back" "Pseudo-siblings / The leads are not blood-related / Never part of the same household registration / Both have no other partners / Seven-year age gap / One-on-one romance" When she was fifteen, Chu Guifan moved into the Fu household with her mother. That year, she first met Gu Hui. From then on, this man became the only secret longing in h 4.3kReads8.9Score39814d adds
- 18 The Pretty Little Darling Is His Girlfriend 漂亮妹宝是小女友 [Sweet, innocent, and naturally flirtatious, a captivating beauty who doesn’t know her own charm × gloomy, sickly, controlling, and dangerously possessive] [Male lead is a virgin + romantic rivals compete for her + obsessive, coercive love] With her parents far away in another country, Wen Li has only Yu Chizhou by her side. As the years pass, her restless heart plunges into the abyss along with the heavy evening breeze of midsummer. On her eighteenth birthday, after getting her drunk, Yu Chi 187Reads—Score10414d adds
- 19 The Eldest Brother Reigns Supreme 长兄在上 In her previous life, fifteen-year-old Xue Ning was married off by her father to Pei Xuanzheng, son of the King of Xichuan. She gave him her whole heart, only to be tricked into a sham marriage. Her father died tragically, her child was stillborn, and she herself died young. Given another chance, Xue Ning decided to cling to her eldest brother. She would listen to him and be a sweet, obedient little sister. But could someone explain why her eldest brother, who commanded a million troops, sti 2.7kReads8.6Score30314d adds
- 20 My Fiancé Died Before Me and Never Changed His Heart, While I Changed Mine After I Died 未婚夫原来死得比我早还没变心，而我死了就变心 My fiancé turned out to have died before me and never stopped loving me, while I changed my heart after he died 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Big Brother, Are We Still Practicing Celibacy Tonight? 哥哥，今晚还要禁欲吗？ Filming for the short drama Jasmine Kills the Princess has wrapped! [Flirtatious sweetheart X seemingly chaste, secretly unhinged] [Fake siblings | Six-year age gap | Intense push and pull | Possessive | Explosive chemistry | Redemption | Powerful man bows his head | Heroine tames the bad boy | Everyone is unhinged | Devoted to each other] Jiang Chongsheng has always known she has an older brother she has never met, though they aren’t related by blood. Her older brother is cool and aloof, ch 4kReads9.0Score50814d adds
- 22 So You’ve Been Here All Along 原来你一直都在这 So you were here all along 210Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Come On, You Blockhead, Get a Clue Already 榆木老哥求你快点开窍吧 [Wooden-headed big brother + proactive younger sister who discovers he's really just a block of wood + slightly yandere + couldn't think of anything else = everyday life] Su Nanfeng had never understood what his younger sister Wanying's sudden strange requests and behavior meant, until one day, as he passed her room, he heard her complaining to her best friend. "You have no idea. My brother is a total block of wood. I've been making it so obvious and deliberate, and he still thinks I'm just mess 11.2kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 24 Paradoxical Indulgence 悖论纵情 [Not related by blood | Six-year age gap | Both are each other's first] Lin Zaoyi never imagined that the man she got involved with that night would turn out to be Tan Zhaojing. Luckily, he didn't recognize her. As they spent time together afterward, she was polite and considerate, always mindful of boundaries. But who could have guessed... One perfectly ordinary night, he suddenly said to her, “Lin Zaoyi, stop pretending. That was you that night.” After that, everything spiraled out of control, 7.6kReads8.7Score77514d adds
- 25 Don't Mess with My Unhinged Brother 别惹疯批哥哥 [Fake siblings + forced love + reunion after years apart + both virgins + happy ending] [Sweet, gentle bunny of a sister x crazy, possessive wolf of a brother] Zhou Jingsi has an unbearably annoying little sister. She’s timid, cries easily, and is always getting sick, like a fragile little rabbit. Aside from being cute, obedient, and good at school, she’s useless in every way. The worst part is how clingy she is. Every few days, she calls him: “When are you coming home, big brother? I’m scared a 21.9kReads8.6Score2.7k14d adds
- 26 He's Addicted to Touching the Delicate Flower 他对娇花沾上瘾 [Flirtation + Both Pure + Secret Crush + Tension and Teasing + Age Gap + Over-the-Top Devotion] (Soft, well-behaved scheming little minx vs. aloof, restrained beauty on a high peak) One rainy night. The girl's hair was damp at the temples, her cheeks flushed and her eyes reddened. Looking both pitiful and brave, she said, “Shen Zhiyu, I like you.” His cool, even gaze remained utterly unmoved. “Don't be silly. I'm your older brother.” A flash of defiance filled her eyes. Everyone knew Shen Zhiyu 1.7kReads8.9Score14014d adds
- 27 Unwavering, Not Elm 不渝，不榆 "A slow-burn story, with a growing-up-together romance. The relationship doesn’t begin until they’re adults." The day Liang Liao found Pei Yu, the sun scorched the earth. The wind was still, and even the shadows barely moved. A black plastic bag dangled from Liang Liao’s hand, holding cephalosporin pills and alcohol, as he made his way home without a care. As he passed through the market town, a faint whimpering came from a nearby trash can. In his sixteen years, this was the one and only time L 863Reads8.8Score10514d adds
- 28 After Mom Remarried, My Older Brother Had Been Plotting for Ages 随母改嫁后，兄长他蓄谋已久 After Yu Wan fell into the water, she had a dream. In it, her mother was drowned in a pond by her scumbag father, and because of her beautiful, snowy skin and flowerlike appearance, her father gave her away twice. The first time, the man she was to be sent to died in a rebellion before she even reached him. Before she could catch her breath, she was sent to the bed of another powerful nobleman. To survive, she willingly became his mistress, but her good fortune didn't last. A bowl of medicine br 5.4kReads8.6Score64114d adds
- 29 I Heard You've Liked Me for a Long Time 听说你喜欢我很久了 [Campus | Redemption | Unrequited Love from the Male Lead | Open Communication | Pure Romance, 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Resilient, Frail Girl × Gentle, Guiding Boy] * To Chang Queyin, he was the moon in the sky. Bold and dazzling, he was the adored pride of everyone around him. She was the river below, reflecting the moon's image, beautiful from afar but never to be approached. An endless rainstorm raged in her heart. She was afraid conversations might touch on her family, wrapped herself up tight, 1.6kReads8.3Score32614d adds
- 30 An Awkward Game 生涩游戏 [Forbidden] -- Zhou Chixu disliked Xia Zhixin from the very first moment he saw her. He hated her radiance, her sunshine, and the vigorous life she seemed to exude. But the more he hated her, the more he wanted to make her his. 2.7kReads8.7Score20314d adds
- 31 Help! I'm Being Hounded by My Sinister Ghostly Brother 救命！我被阴湿男鬼阿兄缠上了 [Forced love + forbidden tension + involuntary attraction + fighting over her + unrelated pseudo-siblings + sweet romance] "Soft, adorable foodie with a spoiled streak x possessive, insatiable, dark and twisted man" Ye Ninghuan always thought Wei Jue was the brother who loved her most in the world. She never imagined he had been coveting her all along. That night, he dropped his disguise and shed his usual restraint and propriety, forcing her close to him to remove the curse. Ye Ninghuan meant t 9kReads8.1Score1k14d adds
- 32 Little Sister, Little Sister! Who Wants to Be Your Sister? 妹妹妹妹！谁要做你妹妹？ [Touch-Starved Sweetheart vs. Older Man with Separation Anxiety] [A Little Angsty Tension / Mutual Healing / Super-Sweet Everyday Romance / Both Pure in Body and Mind / Six-Year Age Gap] The day her father’s illegitimate son is born is the anniversary of her mother’s death. Soaked from head to toe, Lin Zhao is taken away from the cemetery by her godmother’s son. After living together for four years, her touch-starvation flares up, and he is the only one who can soothe her. To his friends, she’s 14.5kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
- 33 Spring Berries 春日浆果 [Both devoted to each other + six-year age gap + simmering tension + secret crush] Among Nancheng’s most powerful families, Qi Shu was famous for her arrogance, pride, and disregard for everyone around her. Even more arrogant than her was her brother, Qi Siyin. Everyone who encountered his sharp edge had to give him a wide berth. Qi Siyin was a man as cold, dark, and dangerous as a venomous snake. Every socialite who tried to win his heart went home defeated. People could not help wondering what 4.2kReads8.9Score38614d adds
- 34 Big Brother, Let Me Take Care of You This Time 哥哥，这次换我养你 [Brooding, taciturn, stray-dog-type adoptive brother × seemingly obedient, secretly ruthless and possessive younger sister] [Eight-year age gap + healing + secret love + both sexually inexperienced + happy ending] When Chi Yue was fifteen, he brought home a dying little beggar he found outside the bun shop. He found her when she was seven, and from then on, she decided he was her only light. She pleaded with him, “Brother, can I stay here forever?” He refused without hesitation. “I can't afford 3.2kReads8.9Score33414d adds
- 35 My City 我的城池 [The cocky underachiever Young Master Zhou Chi vs. the gentle, well-behaved top student Jiang Sui] [Childhood friends + school romance + reunion after a long separation + rekindled love + long-distance relationship + happy ending + one-on-one romance + both are each other’s first + sweet romance + the girl pursues the guy] Jiang Sui’s sketchbook was famous far and wide. Not a single boy who had ever made the school’s list of heartthrobs had escaped her ruthless pencil. The sketchbook had a bizar 1.2kReads9.5Score14514d adds
- 36 The Little Moon of the Auto Shop Owner 修车铺老板的小月亮 Both leads have only ever been with each other. (Please leave a rating!) Rugged auto mechanic (rough around the edges, but also a dropout and top student with excellent college entrance exam scores) × female lead, a newly employed assistant to a judge (sweet and gentle, but clear-headed and strong-willed, with no saintly self-sacrifice) Before Shen Jia returned to the small town, Tan Linsong did nothing but fix cars and save money every day. As long as he had food, clothes, and a roof over his 2.1kReads8.6Score21814d adds
- 37 Ha! Sweetie, Your Bad Husband Is About to Surrender 哈娇娇宝宝坏老公要投降啦 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 12Reads—Score214d adds
- 38 My Heart Beats Only for You 悸动只于你 [Two-faced Luo the Fairy vs. dark, bad-boy heartthrob Jiang the School Bully] Only after Luo Xiaoxiao died did she learn that the brooding school bully everyone had once despised loved her with every fiber of his being. The boy avenged her. When that long knife plunged into his abdomen, he smiled, because his hands were clean and he could go to the girl he loved with a clear conscience. Reborn in high school, she took the initiative to get close to him. “You into me?” She pinned him against the 301Reads—Score10214d adds
- 39 Hello, My Classmate with Autism 你好，我的孤独症同桌 Both leads have no past relationships; they save and heal each other On their wedding night, Lu Lishen gazes lovingly at the woman in his arms and says, “At last, I can officially do the job.” She smiles shyly. “You've driven without a license so many times. What should your sentence be?” “My dear wife, sentence me to be your husband for life, licensed to do my job every night.” Lu Lishen is the greatest and most precious gift Ye Qingxing receives when she is reborn. Before she wa 806Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 40 A Small-Town Girl's Ten-Year Secret Crush 一个小镇女孩暗恋的十年 [Ten years of secret love × running away while pregnant × groveling to win her back × reunion after years apart × powerful man finally bows his head × both are each other’s first and only] This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story!! The heroine is not love-brained!!! This is not a pampered-wife story!! People will die, so if you only want happy endings, this isn’t for you! No rebirth, no golden finger, no evil female rival, no women competing against each other, and no putting the heroine th 4.4kReads8.2Score34214d adds
- 41 At Last, Love 终于爱情 When her mother remarried, Zeng Yu joined the Han family and suddenly found herself with a new older brother, Han Mengyu. At twelve, Zeng Yu got revenge by pouring ink into Han Mengyu's shoes. At fourteen, she took a bite out of the tip of every slice of watermelon, just so Han Mengyu couldn't eat any. At sixteen, when someone teased them about being a couple, Zeng Yu burst into tears and kicked and hit Han Mengyu, refusing to have anything to do with him. They lived under the same roof. Han Men 1.3kReads9.4Score17514d adds
- 42 Unbelievable! The Violent Prince Has His Eyes on a Country Girl 离谱！暴戾王爷盯上了乡下丫头 A sanda coach had barely transmigrated to ancient times when she followed her widowed mother into a remarriage, joining a prestigious family as a concubine. What was that young master of the extended family’s problem? Why did he keep making things difficult for her? What had she ever done to offend him? On her very first day in the household, that young master threatened her into becoming his maid. The heroine said, "Hey! Do you really think I'm your maid? A little pretense is enough. Besides, I 5.7kReads9.0Score55214d adds
- 43 The Crime of Being Unromantic 不浪漫罪名 Zhou Yi was always afraid of Lu Yu. He was domineering and overbearing, and he demanded that they lose themselves in each other every night. He craved her tenderness and wanted her love. Everyone thought he held all the power in their relationship. But he said, “Yiyi, I’m the one who’s your humble captive.” ~ Perhaps we should both admit that this love was never romantic from the start. 2.2kReads8.1Score10114d adds
- 44 Come Here and Give Me a Kiss 过来，给我亲一口 [A gentle, pitiful good girl x a pampered, uninhibited young master] Jiang Ruan was an orphan with no one to stand up for her. Her father died in prison, and her mother abandoned her and ran away. When she was nearly beaten to death in an alley, Li Chenyu took her away. “Call me big brother.” The young man had refined features and a lazy air about him. Smiling, he unwrapped a candy and tucked it into the little girl’s mouth. On a night filled with the endless buzz of cicadas, one humid, steamy k 4.2kReads8.8Score48914d adds
- 45 The Ruler in His Hand 掌中戒尺 Shen Zhuo raised Lin Xi and disciplined her strictly. Lin Xi was rebellious in her youth, and he never held back when the cane came down. After marrying Shen Zhuo, she became even more unruly, challenging his limits time and again. Shen Zhuo raised his ruler once more… 187Reads—Score20614d adds
- 46 Don't Cry, Big Brother's Here 别哭，哥哥抱 [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + sugary fluff] Bright and charming Su Ruan VS the cunning, roguishly handsome young master Ever since Gu Manman started sharing a roof with Chi Yu, she’s been late more and more often. Chi Yu steals her snacks, makes her fix him a glass of milk, throws away her book of mistakes, and even lets the air out of her little electric scooter... He’s done just about every rotten thing imaginable! At last, Gu Manman can’t take it anymore and goes to confront him! Seeing 3.2kReads9.1Score20014d adds
- 47 A Murky Path 昧途 [A possessive, troubled male lead x a cool, resilient female lead] At the turn of the stairs, Lin Zhao ran blindly and crashed into someone. The sullen, spoiled young master tossed a basketball at her without a care. Chen Zeye had targeted her countless times before. Cool and proud, Lin Zhao couldn’t escape being ostracized. She could barely breathe and wanted nothing more than to get away. After the college entrance exams, she was finally free to relax. But at a gathering with old friends, a ci 2.7kReads8.7Score17314d adds
- 48 True to That Rainy Day Under Clear Skies 不负当年晴时雨 Shi Yu is the Jiang family’s adopted daughter, and Jiang Yichen believes she indirectly caused his mother’s death. She loves Jiang Yichen, and on her eighteenth birthday, her diary is exposed, laying her secret crush bare for everyone to see. Only after Jiang Yichen throws her diary on the ground and tramples it underfoot like it’s worthless does she understand that the man she loves will never love her back... Until one day, a woman tells her, “I saw your photo on Jiang Yichen’s phone...” 209Reads8.4Score10714d adds
- 49 President Qin Doesn't Believe His Spoiled Wife Is a Scheming Little Sweetie 秦总不信，娇养的媳妇是黑心汤圆 [Overwhelmingly possessive, unhinged male lead & delicate, weak-bodied, black-hearted sweetheart] Xu Zhiqiao was brought to the Qin family at sixteen, where she and her mother, a maid in the household, depended on each other. Rumor had it that the Qin family's eldest young master was ill, and when he flew into a rage, he could torture someone to death. Xu's mother was worried and forbade her daughter from going near the main house. But how could she explain what she'd seen? The pampered young ma 669Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 50 I Picked Up a Down-and-Out Transfer Student Who Wants to Date Me 捡到落魄转校生想要和我谈恋爱 [Urban slice of life, one heroine, pure love, healing, no System, not reborn] On his way home, Lin Mo encountered a girl sleeping rough on the street. Her name was Xie Shiyu, and she was his classmate. She looked homeless, and Lin Mo wasn't one to meddle in other people's business. “Thank you for what you did today.” “Um, could I stay at your place for one night?” Seeing Xie Shiyu so nervous and flustered, Lin Mo suddenly changed his mind and agreed to let her stay. Things took an unexpected tur 2.8kReads8.2Score39514d adds
