Novels like Winter Is Coming, and Spring Will Never Return
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Winter Is Coming, and Spring Will Never Return, best match first.
- 151 All the Stars in the Sky Can't Compare to You 满天星辰也不及你 As a boy, Pan Yidong treated his paddle like a sword, pouring his youth into the little silver ball at the table tennis table. He endured injury after injury just to stand on the podium, only to be maliciously slandered and plunged into despair. Zhang Xinyue, a talented young woman from a wealthy family, let her fingers glide over the piano keys, yet inside she felt painfully empty. She'd seen too much false affection, until a sweat-soaked boy crashed into her world. The first time they met, s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Paths of Rackets and Paintbrushes 球拍与画笔的轨迹 From the subtle bond between painter Sun Yisha and athlete Wang Chuqin to the distance that came with the glow of championship titles, fate quietly shifted when they reunited three years later. Can they mend their broken relationship? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Reunited After Years: The Champion and the Old Flame 久别重逢：冠军与旧爱 Four years ago, she was a gifted young prodigy hiding a serious illness. Not wanting to hold him back, she pushed him away in the cruelest way she could, carrying her secret and her injuries alone as she left for a distant place. Four years later, the wheels of fate turned once more. His old injury flared up during a competition, and she instinctively turned back to help him. That night, feverish and fragile as a child, he clung tightly to the woman who stayed by his side. His scorching tears an 24Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 154 The Champion's Favor: Dr. Wen, Please Take Care of Me 冠军的偏爱，温医生请多指教 [A pure and lovely, dark-haired young lady with a thing for her brother VS a scheming, white-haired, handsome wolf of a champion athlete: a love story] [If you can never forget someone, your feelings will find their way back to them. I’ll give it everything I have so we can meet again at the top of our respective fields.] Loving you has never been an empty promise. I’ll take it one step at a time until I’m standing before you, so you can see me! “Wen Qiao, what kind of athlete do you like?” At t 2.4kReads9.2Score24414d adds
- 155 I Must Be Seeing Things: The Internet’s Most Hated Actress Became an Olympic Champion 起猛了，全网黑女星变奥运冠军了 [Face-slapping + scumbag takedowns + feel-good story + strong female lead + extra sweet] In 2036, the national sport has lost its former glory, and even the country’s strongest players can only go toe-to-toe with foreign opponents. Rising star Jiang Ran once had the chance to lead the national table tennis team back to the top, but after being framed, she died in despair, unable to even pick up a paddle again. When she wakes, she discovers she has become Jiang Ran, an obscure actress hated acros 89Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 156 You Shine Brighter Than Gold 你比金牌闪耀 A wholesome, homegrown athlete × a radiant movie star / the short boy on the left × the round-faced girl I'd heard for ages that the men of the table tennis world were fierce and handsome on the court, but utterly devoted and gentle in love. It wasn't until Feng Zhengnan entered Fan Zhaozhao's world that the people around them saw for themselves that the rumors were true. When you fall in love, you want to say so many thank-yous: thank you, fate; thank you, destiny; thank you, the wonderful pers 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 After She Retired, She Ran Away, and He Went Mad 退役后她跑了，他疯了 Years of hard work finally paid off, but she found herself uncertain about the future. Three years after leaving the country, she learned from her best friend that he had been set up on a date and that things were going well. She made up her mind to return home and win him back. 92Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 158 Left Waist, Right Shoulder 左腰右肩 91Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 159 Bean Bun Head 豆包儿脑袋 From coworkers to spouses. See how the sharp-tongued Wang Chuqing dotes on his wife without restraint, and how the sweet, soft Su Yingshan has him completely wrapped around her finger. Every jealous moment and every bicker comes down to one thing: there’s no one but you. 133Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 160 I Believe So Strongly 我，是如此相信 From the undercurrents between childhood sweethearts, to the honey-sweet days when they finally understand each other's feelings, then to a sudden storm that leaves them parting in sorrow, and at last to a reconciliation and a lifetime together. (You wanted another story that starts angsty and ends sweet, but this one goes sweet, angsty, then sweet.) 687Reads6.7Score18614d adds
- 161 After Paris, Us 巴黎之后，我们 After years of waiting, at last that golden medal was placed in front of him. Coming down from the highest podium, he waited expectantly. “So, can you give me an answer now?” Growing from awkward youth to maturity, from emotion to reason, and having the same person by your side throughout it all is pretty amazing. [The shark and the little lion weren't “made for each other.” They stumbled along until they finally learned to walk toward each other.] 413Reads7.4Score10614d adds
- 162 The Genius Ping-Pong Player and My Years with Him 天才乒乓球手和我的那些年 A tribute to Fan Zhendong, my idol! One is a table tennis prodigy who burst onto the scene, a heaven-sent star destined for greatness. The other is a college girl. Two people from different worlds become intertwined, sharing the sweetness and heartache of love... When the rising star is ostracized and attacked online, when the girl is hurt because of it, how will they move forward? This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! Please do not as 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 The Rise of a Penhold Table Tennis Influencer 乒乓球之直拍网红崛起 I’m the real victim of Ping Pong, the one you all keep talking about! Your forehand is sloppy, your backhand is weak, your play at the table is loose, and your footwork is a mess. An amateur is still an amateur. You think you can make the provincial team? You’re nowhere near good enough! You’re not even worthy of competing against me yet! Don’t ever bring up the provincial team or professional players in front of me again! For the sake of those words, for the sake of living up to the standard th 871Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 164 We're Even 我们打平了 When jealousy and romantic rivals arrive one after another, when instinctive protection shatters every disguise, how will the returning queen cross the thorny path she carved with her own hands, step by step, toward the boy she lost, who has never stopped loving her? 502Reads7.1Score15414d adds
- 165 Reborn Before the Paris Olympics 重生之回到巴黎奥运会之前 (This story is entirely fictional. Please don't associate it with real people, assume it refers to anyone, or bother anyone. Please read civilly.) [Reborn + feel-good story + romance + sweet pampering + career ambitions] I woke up one day and found myself in the body of Wen Shuyi, an eighteen-year-old girl. In my previous life, I couldn't get over the outcome of the Paris Olympics. So this time, I'm starting over and changing the result. All you demons and monsters, get out of my way. Your schem 17Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 166 I Woke Up to Find My Desk Mate Was the Best in the World 醒来后，我的同桌是世界第一 When I woke up, my desk mate was named Sun Shasha. Her hands were covered in thick calluses, the kind only professional athletes get. That day, I saw a familiar face on the winners’ podium in the sports news: a prodigy who had just won a championship, draped in her country’s flag, smiling shyly at the cameras. She looked exactly like the “ordinary transfer student” sitting beside me. Nobody in class knew that this quiet, modest girl had a gold medal in her schoolbag, the international competitio 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 Thanks for the Boundless Glory of Active Service 感谢现役之万丈荣光 The flag on your chest will always matter more than the name on your back. If your name represents honor, then the flag represents responsibility and a mission, one worth giving everything to defend and fight for. 48Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 168 The Bright Moon Shines on a Warm Homecoming: A Boy's Lifelong Promise to Protect 朗月照暖归：少年一生的守护 The Luoyang Olympics ended with a haul of honors, but the two of them never got the happy ending they deserved. Their story was never meant to follow the familiar script. She slipped away quietly in the year they loved each other most, then reappeared without a sound when they hated and hurt the most. Yet no matter how much their memories were stripped away, their hearts always raced the moment they saw each other. It was an instinct etched into their very bones. 529Reads—Score10614d adds
- 169 Reborn as a Badminton Doubles Prodigy 重生之天才混双 Yu Shuang Table tennis player World champion The fastest player ever to complete a table tennis Grand Slam One day, she is reborn as a child. She gets to retrace the path she once took. This time, though, she hides the fact that she is left-handed and begins training with her right hand. Then, just when everyone on the court thinks she's about to lose, she suddenly switches hands and, together with her partner Wu Chuan, turns the match around in a fierce comeback to win a mixed doubles Grand Sla 2kReads9.0Score12314d adds
- 170 Love Hidden in Every Direction 爱意藏在东南西北 The male lead goes from athlete to diplomat. The female lead goes from doctor to AI scientist. Their roles change, but their hands remain clasped. Love lives in the everyday; life is ordinary, but being with you makes it special. “The person I love is independent and one of a kind.” 291Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 You Promised to Propose If I Won Gold, but You Don’t Believe Me 说好了拿了金牌就求婚你却不信 “The Flowers in Houston Bloom Beyond the Height of Parisian Summer” “Beijing Grand Slam: Do I Still Have to Buy My Own Ticket?” “Tears Fall in Rivers as the Olympics Close, Tribulations Await at the Start of This Xianxia Tale” The author’s new work. Liu Yimeng, turn around and look at me. Look at me, the one who’s waited ten years for you. 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Just Win Already, There's a Ping-Pong Ball in Your Head 指定赢啊，脑袋里有乒乓 This is a fictional setting. Do not associate the characters with real people!!!! [Two female leads + table tennis + entertainment industry + childhood friends + two equally strong leads] Slow burn!! There isn’t much interaction in the first few chapters, but keep reading and they’ll interact constantly later~ Table tennis player: Shi Zhiyang Can sing, play table tennis, and practice medicine: Tao Yingyue The final point of the women’s singles table tennis final at the Licheng Olympics falls. Sh 440Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 173 The Championship Is Yours, and You're Mine 冠军归你，你归我 One day on the court, she smiled at a ping-pong ball. “Who proposes with a ping-pong ball?” “I do. This is my spot in mixed doubles, and I’ll save it for you forever.” “You think one ball is enough to win me over? Dream on!” “Then what do you want?” “I’ll tell you when you’ve won the Grand Slam.” At twenty-eight, he became the youngest Grand Slam champion in the country. He said to her, “It’s time to make good on your promise.” Holding up his trophy, he said, “May the glory of victory be forever 742Reads9.1Score10914d adds
- 174 Houston's Flowers Don't Bloom Only in a Parisian Summer 休斯顿的花不止开在巴黎的盛夏 At seventeen, my first glance left me unimpressed. At twenty-seven, one look was enough to make me choose forever. After more than five hundred days in a slump, I finally clawed my way to the top. Ten years, filled with love and hurt. More than ten years, filled with dreams and me. 43Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 175 I Let Him Bend Me 予他折腰 [World No. 1 right-handed woman × wild-boned left-handed ace] [A match made in heaven as a mixed-doubles pair × reunion after years apart] [An unconventional runaway-with-the-ball romance] Ji Ciqin has a pair of eyes made for loving someone, yet year after year, as they grew up, she kept reminding Shu Yu of the cruel truth: Stop being trapped at seventeen. There’s no one left there. The first time I set foot on Greenland, I saw endless snow and the churning lava of a volcano. Amid the white fla 293Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 176 The Stars Crown You 星辰为你加冕 A table tennis prodigy vs. a stern-faced coach: a first-love sports romance packed with sweetness and hilarious moments, guaranteed to get you hooked. After news broke that table tennis genius An Jing was dating someone, curious onlookers hadn’t even uncovered the identity of her mysterious boyfriend when Qin Yang was suspected of secretly marrying and having a child! The rumors all started with a variety show. “Which label suits you best? A: Mortgage slave. B: Car slave. C: Wife slave. D: Kid 621Reads9.6Score10114d adds
- 177 From Greenhorn to Champion, from Partners to Forever 从青涩到巅峰，从搭档到永恒 "Flowers in Houston Bloom Beyond the Midsummer of Paris" "Do I Still Have to Buy My Own Ticket for the Beijing Grand Slam?" "The Olympics End in Tears, While the Xianxia Story Begins with a Few Tribulations" "You Promised to Propose After Winning Gold, But You Don't Believe Me", by the author I am immature, and rebellious to the core. She is a genius, but her road has been full of hardship. We have supported each other, loved and hated each other, and watched each other walk away, yet neither of 418Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 An Imperfect Paris Diary 不完美巴黎日记 The ratings are rising [Two Chinese national table tennis players with full-time jobs ✖ childhood friends ✖ rekindled romance ✖ impossibly sweet love story] [Golden forehand ✖ genius left-handed player] [Wishing all active players good health and continued improvement] I dedicate this book to the two passionate fools on the table tennis court. Those who dream are forever young, and the road ahead stretches endlessly. It may yet shine with boundless brilliance. This is my way of drawing a long-ov 581Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 179 Her Heart Goes Pitter-Patter (Complete in Two Volumes) 她心跳怦怦（全二册） The year Chen Ji joined the table tennis training center, the team had a rule: no dating before the age of twenty-three. Anyone who broke it had to sign up for extra training every day. Chen Ji scoffed. “Is table tennis not fun enough, or are the matches not challenging enough?” Then his childhood sweetheart, Lin Zhaozhao, confessed her feelings to him. A fan asked, “God of Ice, why are you signing up for extra training every day?” Chen Ji: “…” Don't ask. The answer is that he just loves exercis 461Reads9.5Score10414d adds
- 180 Reborn, and the Whole Internet Is Guessing Who My Husband Is 重生后，全网都在猜我的老公 [Showbiz + athletes + one-on-one romance + reborn + sweet romance] [Top-tier original singer x broad-shouldered swimmer] Mu Zhixin, a rising star who has just shot to fame, turns around and blissfully announces that she's registered her marriage. In an instant, she faces a torrent of insults, doubts, and regretful comments. Her name becomes synonymous with “love-brained.” Speculation about her husband runs wild, but she never responds. Then one day, someone notices that world swimming champion X 3kReads9.0Score31214d adds
- 181 Beyond the Table: The National Table Tennis Prodigy Falls for a Movie Star 球台之外：国乒小天才恋上女明星 [The rating is low because the novel was just listed. It will gradually rise.] [If you don't like it, please move on. Don't leave a low rating just to be spiteful.] In 2013, Song Wanli, representing the entertainment world, filmed a promotional video for table tennis. She stepped into the national team's training hall and saw Lin Yizheng for the first time. From then on, she never looked at another boy. He went from substitute to starter. She weathered the ups and downs of money and public opini 12.7kReads6.1Score1k14d adds
- 182 My Ex-Boyfriend Is the World Champion 我前男友是世界冠军 [A genius support player and legendary veteran VS the cutest-looking, most ruthless top female pro. A sweet, fiery power couple chasing their dreams] [Sweet esports romance + two equally strong leads + rekindled love + happy ending] What’s it like when the boyfriend you dumped suddenly becomes your direct superior? Gu Su, an iron-willed straight shooter in the esports world, chose esports without hesitation when her boyfriend issued his final ultimatum: “It’s either me or esports.” Five months l 10.3kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 183 After She Stopped Chasing Her Childhood Friend, She Became an Olympic Champion 青梅不绕竹马后，她成了奥运冠军 Childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree together. In everyone’s eyes, they were made for each other. But just as they were about to have their happy ending, he said he was tired of her following him everywhere. He said he had only ever thought of her as the girl next door. She turned and walked away... 2.3kReads9.1Score13114d adds
- 184 At the Paris Olympics, My Homeroom Teacher Is Nagging Me to Turn In My Homework 人在巴黎奥运，班主任催交作业 Some people spend summer vacation playing games, some spend it taking extra classes, and others are so swamped with summer homework that they're at their wits' end. With the Paris Olympics around the corner, 17-year-old Jiang Yuan becomes a reserve athlete in both the high jump and triple jump thanks to the System. Then, the day before the competition, all the starters get injured. Sports Bureau Director: "Young man, the country needs you!" Jiang Yuan: "Competing is exhausting. I really don't wa 10.5kReads7.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 185 A Life Blossoming Between Ice and Song 冰与歌之花漾人生 Showbiz romance: Music Producer VS Retired Figure Skater One raised the national flag of their homeland to the highest point of the Winter Olympics figure skating arena, while the other created one legend after another in Chinese pop music… He fell for her after hearing an interview about her competition during a time when he felt lost. Cool and distant on the surface, he devoted all his deep affection to her… She was clever and strong-willed, juggling both her athletic career and her s 3.7kReads9.1Score29814d adds
- 186 Football: Kicked Off the National Team, Rewarded with a Long-Range Shot Always Scores Card 足球：国足开除，奖励远射必进卡 [This novel has been adapted into the short drama "I Lifted the World Cup with Long-Range Shots". Check it out!] The Chinese prodigy had a terrible start from the very beginning, getting kicked out of both Manchester United's youth academy and China's U17 national team! But Ye Chen didn't give up. He stayed on the path to becoming a footballer, moving to Germany on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's recommendation and launching his professional career at Dortmund. From then on, football had a new phenomenon 35.6kReads9.0Score2.4k14d adds
- 187 Breaking News: The Ice Queen Is Reborn 爆！冰上女王她重生了 [Main story complete + strong heroine + beautiful, cool, and charismatic + top student + figure-skating queen + world champion + bringing glory to the country + no romance + all figure-skating details are fictional!] After returning to the age of fifteen, Tang Qingxia became a legend in the figure-skating world. “Seven quadruple jumps” and “five-and-a-half rotations in the air”: one dazzling feat after another set everyone’s eyes spinning. The internet exploded! CCTV covered it! The figure-skati 3.5kReads9.3Score37614d adds
