Novels like Stealing Light
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Stealing Light, best match first.
- 151 Back in the Country with a Child, and My Abstinent Uncle Is Losing It 带崽回国后，禁欲小叔急疯了 Reunion after years apart + living under one roof + fleeing while pregnant + powerful man chasing his wife + 10-year age gap Cool, reserved female director VS abstinent CEO After five years apart, Wen Ci never imagined that when she saw her best friend’s uncle, Xie Peizhou, again, she would throw herself into his arms without thinking. “Please, help me find a decent man...” She could feel Xie Peizhou’s body stiffen. He was like a lone boat caught in the nightmare of that stormy night years a 11kReads5.4Score47614d adds
- 152 Can I Still See the Girl Who Lies in My Heart? 躺在心底的那个她，还能见到吗？ Will I ever see the one who lies deep in my heart again? 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Her Boy Is a Little Wild 她的少年有点野 The day Song Qingzhi collected his body, lightning flashed and thunder roared. The torrential rain seemed to pour straight into her heart. The empty sockets in the boy's battered corpse looked as if they were staring at her from the depths of an abyss. After being reborn, she transfers schools and becomes seatmates with the school's notorious troublemaker. She's adorable, soft, and sweet; he's defiant, gloomy, and irreverent. His first impression of her: “A delicate little thing this frail could 1.3kReads9.0Score18514d adds
- 154 Bound and Spoiled 绑宠 [Scheming hero + love that grows over time + love and hate + tortured romance + forcible possession + redemption] She hurt his brother. He had her abducted and tortured her, making her pay with her life for his brother’s. Faced with a fickle beast in human clothing, she was backed into a corner. But rather than submit meekly to her fate, she fought with everything she had. In this battle of the sexes, who will come out on top? It all depends on who falls first. One day, he, a man of noble status 991Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 155 The Bellflower Is Not White 桔梗不白 Every moment spent near him was full of telltale slips. A performance called unrequited love is the hardest one to pull off. - (The male lead doesn't cheat. He appears as a ghost, hoping the heroine will finally give up on him and stop grieving. He also sacrifices his reputation so netizens will stop attacking her. If someone has to be swallowed up by public opinion, he wants it to be him. It's a self-destructive attempt to save her: he gives up his life and his good name, as long as she's all r 122Reads8.1Score10514d adds
- 156 Reborn as a Fake Heiress, I Watch the Villain Profess His Love to Her While Standing on My Ashes 重生穿成假千金，反派踩着我的骨灰说爱她 Reborn as a Fake Heiress, the Villain Says He Loves Her While Standing on My Ashes 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 I Kissed the Aloof Mute Boy Senseless 我亲懵了那个孤僻的哑巴少年 [A tormented male lead] [Obsessive secret love] [Healing and redemption] [Sweet romance] [Spanning seven years] [Push and pull among the wealthy] Ye Qinghuan was burned to death in a fire. Then she returned to the age of eighteen. She was an outstanding top student at school, brilliant and dazzling. She had taken first place in her grade so many times she was tired of it. At first, all she wanted was to get a little revenge. Who knew that a strange boy she would never have noticed would become h 2.1kReads8.5Score44114d adds
- 158 She Wants Me to Scold Her 要她骂 [Female growth story, slow burn, bittersweet and complicated, school life followed by city life, reunion after years apart] A young master from the capital, Ji Yanli, transfers to Beicheng No. 1 High School. He has top-tier looks and family background, and takes first place in the grade as soon as he arrives. Yet, contrary to expectation, he's not aloof at all. He jokes around with every girl, and they all feel they're just one step away from winning him over. Except Shi Yue. Her life is a livin 40.9kReads9.0Score5.3k14d adds
- 159 Innocently Alluring 青涩诱人 A city bad-boy young master x a sweet country girl [both pure and sweet romance] This is a story about a girl secretly falling for a boy who has long been devoted to her, with overt flirting and secret pampering. They have a mutual crush, pursue each other wholeheartedly, and save one another. Their hazy affection will one day be kindled, spreading like wildfire until it can no longer be stopped. (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄) He Feiyu is a rich city boy and an esports heartthrob, free-spirited and unruly. Every 3.5kReads9.3Score37714d adds
- 160 Spoiled in the Capital 京娇宠溺 [Reserved, Restrained, Fatherly Hero × Scatterbrained, Straightforward Sweetheart (Seven-Year Age Gap)] Lin Chaoque had lived with the Zhou family since she was little. She couldn't help falling for the cold, desireless man of the Zhou family, as immovable as a snow-covered mountain. She wanted to make that mountain crumble. The day she learned that Zhou Guanji was getting engaged, Lin Chaoque kissed the corner of his lips on tiptoe, where no one could see, and asked timidly, “Brother.” “Didn't 14.3kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
- 161 Ultimate Restraint 顶级克制 Rain poured outside the window, and the air was heavy and damp. The room was silent except for the soft rustle of Zhaoming Ji wiping her hair with a towel. Lu Daiqing sat on the sofa, watching her. She smiled, then padded slowly toward him on her wet, bare feet, and stepped on his white sneakers. - The air was hot and humid, the gloom unending, the tension thick with the scent of gunpowder, and the unspoken intimacy impossible to ignore. Under the same roof, she and he held themselves back, each 19.1kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 162 Make a Wish to Forget You 许一个愿忘记你 Tong Anhao says everyone has a unique scent. So, in order to become like her, the white rose in Fu Jinyan's heart, Tong Anhao changes her own scent little by little, day after day, under the guise of being a perfumer. All for the warmth of one smile from him. But as she grows more and more like her, Tong Anhao despairs: a grave will always stand between her and happiness, the grave of Tong Weian! 486Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 163 Roses Make My Heart Flutter 玫瑰予我心动 [Also known as: Roses Stir My Heart | 1v1, swoony romance and sweet indulgence, prestigious family] From the male lead's perspective: unrequited love finally comes true [Two prestigious families + warmth and healing + redemption + from campus to wedding bells] A fresh, ethereal young woman ✖️ a quiet, obsessive, brooding man The little princess of the capital is the apple of the Chen family's young master's eye. … But only after she died did she learn that the boy had loved her with all his hea 1.2kReads8.7Score11014d adds
- 164 Love Makes a Home 有爱才有家 Where There Is Love, There Is a Home —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Eloping With the Stars 与星星私奔 After suffering abuse at home once again, Xu Guican runs into Huo Xingye on the way back to school. One word, “Uncle,” catches his attention. After countless trials and tribulations, Huo Xingye finally wins the girl’s heart. But before long, on a night of torrential rain, she stands under an umbrella and dumps him with a cold expression. They meet again five years later. During an emergency call, Xu Guican sees her ex-boyfriend lying in a pool of blood and breaks down. Huo Xingye strokes her fac 1.1kReads9.4Score11214d adds
- 166 When the Wind Rises, I’ll Come to You 风起向你 [Reunion after years apart + second chance at love + mutual healing + childhood sweethearts] Xie Zhixun was every bit the golden boy. His looks, grades, and family background all made him stand out. Proud and dazzling, he was hard to approach. He had every reason to look down on the world, and his youthful confidence seemed boundless. Yet one evening, after the final study session, this very boy stopped the girl with the worst reputation at school. “Wen Nanwan.” “I can keep letting you have your 4.6kReads9.2Score52214d adds
- 167 Better to Marry the One You Desire Than Long for Fish by the Abyss 临渊羡渔，不如求而娶之！ Original title: [Watching fish from the riverbank is no match for asking for her hand in marriage!] Short drama adaptation [Courted by the Cold Top Student]/ [Watching Fish from the Riverbank] has aired [Sweet campus romance] [Two top students] [Inspirational] [Heartwarming] [A soft and adorable-looking female top student who is cool-headed and slow to catch on] X [A cold-looking male top student with a wolf-dog streak who is warm only toward the heroine] On her first day at the Liang family hom 3.7kReads9.3Score48014d adds
- 168 If I’d Never Loved You 如果从没爱过你 For three years, despite bearing the weight of everyone’s scorn, Yan Xiaoan did only one thing: no matter what the outside world said, she loved a man named Lu Yun Zhan with unwavering devotion every single day. She loved him too deeply, yet she knew she was close to breaking. In the end, Lu Yun Zhan fell in love with the woman he had always looked down on, and bowed his proud head for her. 1.6kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 169 Why Are You Hiding? I Like You Too 躲什么，我也喜欢你 Reunion After Years Apart + Secret Crush + He Has to Win Her Back + Class Divide Aunt Sun, who works as a maid for the Gu family, often warns her daughter not to get involved with rich young men. She has her reasons: she is afraid her daughter will go astray, forget her place, and cost her her job. Wu Yunyun is a well-behaved girl who takes her mother's words to heart and never dares cross the line. Perhaps the thing you fear most is exactly what happens: she falls for the Gu family's young mast 4.3kReads6.3Score15814d adds
- 170 Who Says I Don't Like You? 谁说我讨厌你啦？ "I like him more than anyone, and I hate him more than anyone." -[Sweet and angsty, high school romance, healing, two top students Content warning: The female lead has suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety] At first, they couldn't stand each other. Until her deliberate efforts to keep her distance started getting under his skin, so he deliberately kept making his presence felt around her. Through his efforts, he succeeded in falling for her. And she became unable to live without him. But 36Reads—Score414d adds
- 171 A Merchant's Charm in Troubled Times 乱世商娇 A Charismatic Merchant in Troubled Times 126Reads—Score1114d adds
- 172 Big Brother! If You Dare to Date, I'll Break Your Legs 哥！你敢早恋，我打断你腿 [Unrelated by blood + a tsundere, stubborn younger sister] Su Xiao is reborn, returning to the day after their parents' deaths when he and his younger sister, Su Wanning, were sent to live with different relatives. In his previous life, the two siblings were separated just like that, and never contacted each other again. When they met again, Su Wanning had become a little box. Reborn into this life, Su Xiao swears that he will never let anyone take his sister away. In front of everyone, Su Xiao 154.9kReads8.8Score18.7k14d adds
- 173 His White Jasmine 他的白茉莉花 In the middle of the night, Song Mo goes alone up the mountain to find the gang of street racers. She is like a delicate, sweet-scented jasmine blossom. Her clear gaze falls on the man at the head of the group. “Bro...” The man bows his head, fiddling with a black glove. He tells her to get lost, then turns and vanishes into the night with the wind. In the dense mountain mist, the fragrance of jasmine and the rich, mature, wanton scent of some perfume overlap and mingle for a single, fleeting mo 11.6kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 174 Hemline 裙摆 A beloved work by bestselling author Aspirin, with a sugary-sweet secret crush and two people choosing each other. A scheming, mischievous top student who notices every detail, paired with a gentle, resilient girl who wears her heart on her sleeve. “Ever since I started dreaming about marriage, you were the only one I could imagine, Liang Yuewan. Marry me.” Includes a new bonus story, “A Tree in Bloom,” for the sweetest reading experience. Some days seem so long, yet pass in the blink of an eye. 1.9kReads9.2Score23414d adds
- 175 Attached to Ink Painting 墨画附 (Possessive Pursuit / Stealing Someone Else’s Love, Both Pure) (Coolheaded, gentle heroine vs. seemingly frivolous but truly obsessive hero) For three generations, the men of the Fu family had been passionate lovers: devoted to the point of obsession. But then an exception came along. Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles knew that Fu Mo, the Fu family’s heir, was a notorious playboy. He drifted from one woman to the next, never keeping anyone by his side for more than a month. He was both heartle 14kReads8.6Score96714d adds
- 176 When the Locust Tree Knows to Return 释槐知返 [Sharp-tongued × resilient] [Detective × diplomat] [Long-planned pursuit] [Flirty tension at first, then some angst] [Mutual pining] [Both virgins] [Happy ending] Before she turned seventeen, Jiang Zhiyao’s memories of Xing Shi went no further than their distant childhood. In 2006, her father remarried. Holding Xing Shi’s hand in one of his and patting little Zhiyao’s head with the other, he said, “Call him your big brother.” Jiang Zhiyao obediently did as she was told, but young Xing Shi said n 9.8kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 177 The Hidden Luan 藏鸾 [One-on-One Romance + Both Pure + Marriage Before Love + Love Grows Over Time + Childhood Acquaintances] [Synopsis] “If you hate me, then take my life as payment.” Xiao Heng, Prince of Jin of Great Liang, is cold-blooded and ruthless, with countless military victories to his name. Yet he has secretly loved the Crown Princess, Chu Minglan, for ten years. The Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter, Shen Zhinan, is gentle and well-mannered. But by imperial decree, she becomes the wife he never wan 10.4kReads8.5Score97114d adds
- 178 His Love Is an Obsession: Mr. Mu's Priceless Bride 霸爱成瘾：穆总的天价小新娘 That year, she entered the Mu family to atone for her father’s crimes. He declared, “No one is allowed to help her without my permission!” She stayed silent, refusing to ask him for help! She lived in the basement and worked to earn money, enduring ten years of hardship. When he found out, he flew into a rage. “Have you still not learned to come to me for help?!” She had always believed he hated her and nothing more. She didn’t know that, beyond his hatred, he had given her everything... 9.2kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
- 179 His Gentle Little One 他的小温柔 [Mutual devotion, healing, and an almost dangerously high sweetness level] “Huoxi is going to kill himself in four months.” After learning this in a dream, An An immediately sets out to save the boy she has a crush on. From the very first day she sees Huoxi, An An is determined to spoil him, no matter what. At first: An An: “Just let me kiss you once, and I’ll give you anything you want, okay?” Huoxi: “Get lost.” Later: An An: “Huoxi, do your homework!” Huoxi: “Baby, I haven’t had enough 543Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 180 He Regrets It 他有悔 [Reunion after years apart + groveling to win her back from the start + secretly raising their child + scheming, possessive, devoted male lead] Eight years after their divorce, Xiang Yilin never expected to run into his ex-wife at the hospital. Xu Yan, once a pampered heiress who had never lifted a finger, had become a doctor, and now had a limp. His seven-year-old son asked who she was. He paused for a long moment. “Someone I haven’t seen in a very long time.” All his life, Xiang Yilin had been 1.8kReads7.7Score35814d adds
- 181 The Reborn Novel's Supporting Actress Just Wants to Survive 重生文女配只想苟活 [Transmigrate into a book + wealthy family + sweet romance] Lu Jingtang transmigrates into a reborn sweet-romance novel as the vicious female side character. In the original story, she’s the male lead’s adopted sister, and she’s secretly had a crush on him since childhood. When she learns that the male and female leads are about to get engaged, she turns into a deranged, venomous villain, doing everything she can to frame the heroine. She not only keeps the leads apart, but also causes the heroi 15.3kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 182 The Boy I Found in the Heavy Snow Killed My Entire Family 大雪捡来的少年，杀了我全家 The Boy I Rescued in the Snow Killed My Entire Family 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 183 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My White Moonlight Said She Knew All Along 装瞎三年，白月光却说她早就知道了 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My Dream Girl Said She Knew All Along 3.2kReads—Score2814d adds
- 184 Candy with a Tangy Bite 糖果偏酸 (The main story is complete.) The domineering, impossibly cool school bully vs. the beautiful, strong-willed, wounded little bookworm. School life, healing, and mutual secret crushes. Chutang was being bullied at school. The day she met Jihuai was the start of autumn. She was sixteen that year. Jihuai saved her, perhaps because he felt sorry for her. “You don't need to stick your nose into my business.” “Hey, I'm the one who helped you.” Desperate for a meal, Chutang shamelessly followed Jihu 89Reads—Score414d adds
- 185 Be Good, Baby! Sweet Kisses from a Wild, Sensual Boy 宝贝乖！甜吻野欲少年 A bad-boy-turns-his-life-around story, with a groveling ex chasing after her. In high school, Feng Ye and Shen Wu lived in completely different worlds. Every girl Feng Ye dated was stunningly beautiful. Shen Wu watched him move from one girlfriend to the next, but he never truly loved any of them. Everyone at school knew Shen Wu liked Feng Ye. She spent three years chasing after him, but Feng Ye never even spared her a glance. After being reborn, Shen Wu suddenly understood: some people wer 1.1kReads8.1Score—14d adds
- 186 I Witness Your Wedding in the Name of Your Lawful Wife 我以正妻之名为你证婚 I Bear Witness to Your Wedding in the Name of Your Legal Wife 5.7kReads—Score67.4k14d adds
- 187 No Official Relationship 无实名关系 New rating just in: [Brooding, insecure sweetheart vs. aloof on the outside, warm-hearted young master] [Rekindled romance | School life first, then city life | Each other's first love | Happy ending] * Cheng Zhike witnessed a farcical debt-collection scene in a dead-end alley. He was just an onlooker enjoying the spectacle, but somehow ended up taking home the filthy schoolmate who was being hounded for money. The schoolmate was beautiful, with sparkling, limpid almond eyes that seemed able t 17.8kReads8.1Score1.7k14d adds
- 188 Be a Good Baby and Break Up With Him 宝宝听话，和他分手 (Just started getting rated) [Forced love, groveling redemption, reborn, happy ending] Jiang Li had been brainwashed by her mother since childhood into believing she had to win over Zhu Lianqing, the Zhu family's young heir. At last, after pursuing him shamelessly, she married him right after graduating from university. Zhu Lianqing was usually warm and courteous to everyone, but cruel to Jiang Li. He was possessively obsessive, kissing her and coaxing her. Jiang Li had always been obedient, but 5.2kReads6.0Score54714d adds
- 189 Daytime Wishes 白日祈愿 [Fragile little rose heroine vs. scheming, fatherly hero] Yun Qiao is always sick and taking medicine. She ran away so she wouldn't drag Jiang Qi down with her. Later, she came back. On the first day of school, Jiang Qi cornered Yun Qiao against a wall and said in a completely flat voice, “I don't care why you came back. It has nothing to do with me. You'd better stay away from me.” A few months into the school year, Jiang Qi cornered Yun Qiao again. This time, though, he locked both arms tigh 4.3kReads8.8Score35914d adds
- 190 Daytime Daydreams 白日妄想 [Transmigrate into a Book + Secret Crush + Healing + School Life + 1v1] [Top-tier Star Singer × Cool, Aloof Painter] After Rong Zhen dies, she suddenly transmigrates into a book as a disposable female supporting character. Forced to follow the plot, she trails after the male lead and watches him and the female lead live happily ever after. She was an orphan in her previous life, so transmigrating into a book feels like getting a second life. What’s so hard about playing a devoted childhood frie 5.8kReads9.3Score64814d adds
- 191 Stars Were Always Romantic 星星本就浪漫 A beautiful, soft-spoken girl transferred to Kunbei No. 2 High School. Within just a few weeks, a classmate had already confessed to her. But then a medical record posted on the school forum suddenly became public, making everyone curious about why its owner was ill. As her classmates gradually began to distance themselves, Lin Yuxuan still had a group of friends who never abandoned her. Lu Ye, a boy with a cold face and a colder heart, would sternly defend her against the rumors. He would also 3.1kReads9.3Score48214d adds
- 192 For the Rest of My Life, I'll Love You as Always 余生，爱你如常 [Devoted Couple in Beijing’s Elite Circle + A Long Road to Winning Her Back + Female Growth + Powerful Man Bows to Love] Four years ago Yu Sheng was madly in love with Ji Bochang, but the Ji family forcibly sent her away. Before leaving, Yu Sheng threw caution to the wind and asked Ji Bochang, “Do you love me?” Ji Bochang answered without hesitation: “No.” Four years later Yu Sheng returned to Beijing and reunited with Ji Bochang. She had a boyfriend now, and a new life. When she saw Ji Bochan 23kReads7.6Score1.6k14d adds
- 193 Hidden in Late Winter 深藏晚冬 [Signed for publication] [Two top students + love that grows over time + youth and school days + angst] Gentle, sweet girl × jealous, cocky boy * At sixteen, he said he wanted to become a police officer and protect the people. She said she wanted to become a doctor and save lives. * At seventeen, he said, “We met in winter, Wen Yu. We'll spend so many more winters together. Take care of this white camellia for me for now.” The wind lifted the hem of the boy's coat, and his eyes shone. So she rem 2.7kReads9.3Score54614d adds
- 194 You Were Supposed to Take Your Cousin Along, So Why Are You Raising Her? 让你带着表妹，结果你玩养成？ "Everyday Romance," "Redemption," "One Heroine," "Light Novel," "Healing" She always wears a blank expression, and no one knows what she’s thinking. A girl who approaches everything with painstaking caution comes to Wen Mo’s little home, and the two somehow find themselves living together. “You hardly ever smile.” “I don’t like… smiling.” “Then how do you get along with other people?” “I don’t get along with… other people.” Wen Mo looks at the arm she’s wrapped tightly around, speechless. “So I’ 13.3kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 195 The Moon Once Raced Toward You 月亮曾经奔你而来 [Reborn + ensemble cast + secret crush becomes open love + two top students] Jiang Zhao loved Luo Yan, but Luo Yan didn’t know. He was the moon, forever beyond her reach. Just knowing they lived in the same world gave her the courage to embrace it. But when Jiang Zhao returned to the country, she received the news of Luo Yan’s death. While she knew nothing, the moon came crashing down. Luo Yan met a girl. She was timid yet brave, fragile yet resilient, rude yet kind. His heart was barren and de 12.7kReads9.3Score2.2k14d adds
- 196 He Says It's Not Too Late 他说不晚 [Mutual devotion | Healing | A playboy turns over a new leaf | School days to city life | Reunited after years apart | Wealthy families] When they were young, Li Zhiwan stumbled out of a secluded alley, covered in blood, and collapsed to the ground. Gu Yuqian stood at the far end of the long alley, holding a black umbrella as he looked at the girl’s desperate, pleading eyes. In the end, the boy ran toward her, radiating cold, and saved her from the brink of despair. After that, whenever heavy 12.2kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 197 Time and You Are Both So Sweet 时光与你都很甜 A girl's youth is made of sweet sugar. Like looking up to see the stars for the first time, then looking up again to see the sun, youth is filled with beautiful light. 295Reads9.1Score6214d adds
- 198 My Youthful Romance 我的青春爱恋 Lin Wan had a secret talent: the poems she wrote reflected the truest colors of people’s hearts. Then, one autumn, Zheng Hao, wearing a dark green sweater, stood in the light and asked her if she liked Yu Qiuyu. For the first time, her pen trembled, and the colors on the page blurred into something out of place. She spent three years of her youth writing poems for him, gave him her first night beneath the moonlight in a white shirt, and even followed him into the neon-lit depths of the night. Bu 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 The Leaves Won’t Fall This Autumn 这个秋天叶不落 Two years after their breakup, Ji Hengzhou only wants revenge on her! Tang Suiyu once thought that leaving alone, carrying all her pain, was the best choice. But as her life neared its end, fate brought them together again, and she learned just how much Ji Hengzhou hated her! Only when she was at death’s door did Ji Hengzhou realize how much he owed her: her parents, her child, her eyesight... 542Reads5.5Score10314d adds
- 200 Wishing on the Stars 愿星星 [Love at first sight × redemption × mutual devotion × age gap × modern romance] [Stories always begin like this: the right place, the right time, completely unexpected.] Jiang Ling never imagined he’d become such a “beast,” falling for an underage girl, a little mute at that. The girl was timid, like a little rabbit, and couldn’t handle the slightest fright. Ever since Jiang Ling met this “little rabbit,” he hadn’t dared raise his voice. The old Jiang Ling: “Me, fall for some fresh little melon? 3.5kReads8.9Score47414d adds
