Novels like Summer Has Its Dusk
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Summer Has Its Dusk, best match first.
- 1 The Kite Led Him to Her 鸢致他了 At 17, Yi Xujiang transfers to Liaoxian No. 2 High School after his family falls on hard times. His only family is his grandmother. Zhou He shines on him like a ray of sunshine, gradually dispelling the bitterness in this handsome, refined young man. It begins with a bowl of wontons and a bout of stomach trouble, and soon he finds himself relying on Zhou He. Though the college entrance exam leaves them with regrets, they meet again at work and fall in love. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Peeking at the Moon 偷窥月亮 During an interview, the host asked, “Miss Chen, if you had the chance to turn your high school years into a TV drama, what would you call it?” Chen Xiaoyue replied, “Probably Peeking at the Moon!” She thought she would never remember that elegant young man again. But when she looked up at the moon, those sparkling eyes inevitably surfaced in her mind once more... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Ten Thousand and One Springs of Bright Skies 一万零一次春和景明 My life was always destined to be filled with ten thousand springs of clear skies and bright sunshine. Your arrival made it ten thousand and one. It may have been just one more, but it was the most special of all., Wen Rong Facing the sea, with spring flowers in bloom. I love spring, but I love the spring with you even more., Wen Rong Wen Rong: “You said you liked me.” Zhou An: “I love you.” Ten years have passed, and I still love you. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Scenery Fades with the Passing Years 景瑟辞华年 Jing Se’s Splendid Years —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Way You Look in My Eyes 我眼中，你的样子 [Top female student + girl secretly in love with a boy + in love with her best friend] He said, “I want you to be my best friend.” He said, “Lin Xinwen, I don't feel the same way about you as I do about everyone else...” For three years, Lin Xinwen knew she was just one of his many female friends. And yet, in countless little moments, she couldn't help imagining that he treated her differently. Lin Xinwen: “Do you think we'll end up like most people, forgetting each other as we go our separa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Don’t Hide Away and Cry in Secret 别躲着我偷偷哭 [Healing + Devoted love + Mutual pursuit + Both leads are each other's first and only + Happy ending] [Easygoing and unruly on the surface, but devoted and warmhearted underneath × Soft and adorable on the surface, but with a head full of thoughts and prone to tears] The first time Cen Shi'an saw the school bully fighting in an alley, she was so scared that she trembled. The bully said, "Get lost. I don't hit girls." Cen Shi'an fled as fast as she could. But soon, she heard something else: the s 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Heartbeats! A Secret Crush 怦跳！心动暗藏 The fifth season of the hit domestic singing competition Sound Dominator has reached its finale. Shi Nuan claimed the championship with her distinctive voice and musicality, honed through talent and hard work. The hashtag #ShiNuan shot straight to the top of the entertainment trending charts. The award was presented by business mogul Ye Ge, sparking an uproar online. Ye Ge was young, but his business empire spanned multiple industries. He often appeared in entertainment circles and was the dream —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Crush's Phone Password Is Actually My Birthday? crush手机密码竟然是我生日？ Wait, my crush's phone password is my birthday? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Loving Enough to Let Go 爱到放手 Loving You Enough to Let Go 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 [Bitter, Aching Youth] The Letting Go Chapter 【酸涩青春疼痛文学】释怀篇 [Bittersweet, Angsty Youth Fiction] The Letting Go Arc —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 After I Transmigrated, I Stubbornly Pursued My First Love 穿越后，我死缠烂打攻略白月光 [Ruan Niannian | Zhou Yu] [School life, sweet romance, transmigration, capture mission, happy ending] At twenty-seven, a successful CEO who has never dated, she returns to her youth at school and meets the boy she has always adored. In her previous life, she was too timid to do anything but admire him from afar, secretly watching him without ever taking a single step forward. This time, Ruan Niannian wakes up back at age sixteen, just as she is starting high school. But she is bound to a capture —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Long Night Beneath the Stars 长夜伴星 [Youthful Heartache + Campus Crush + Based on a True Story + A Woman's Personal Growth] Lin Wanxing thought Jiang Yu was annoying at first, but gradually discovered his gentle side. Growing up, her parents taught her to be independent and sensible, to give way to others like Kong Rong, and never to cause anyone trouble. Only later did she understand: “Giving way like Kong Rong” meant surrendering her own rights, while “not causing trouble” meant letting her life become a mess. It took her y 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Come On, Don't Turn Me Down 别拒绝我嘛 A poised, sunny heroine x a rebellious, guiding hero School life + the entertainment industry | Ages 17 to 24 | Mutual secret crushes On a spring day when they were seventeen, Yu Zh le and Ling Shinian meet at Yigui No. 1 High School. When the image-conscious Yu Zh le, with her hair in a bun, meets the rebellious Ling Shinian, sporting an apple-shaped haircut, what kind of sparks will fly between these young hearts? Heavy schoolwork and the constraints of family wrap their youth in a hard shell, 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Nobody Became the Star of Senior Year 小透明在高三成了主角 High school campus life + ensemble cast + everyday moments + family + emotional entanglements There is far more to remember about senior year than the days we spent studying hard. It is ordinary, yet extraordinary. Their senior-year workbooks were filled with more than math, Chinese, English, physics, chemistry, and biology. They also held classmates becoming family, friends, life, dreams, and meaning... Simple and unassuming, Lin Yaozhi never imagined that in such a stressful and pressurized ti —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Nth Time She Bowed Her Head in the Bitter Wind 寒风下她低头的第N次 [Campus Romance | Love at First Sight | Heartbreaking Romance] I first saw him in the cafeteria. The moment he walked through the door, wearing a mask and a hat, he seemed distant and cool. Yet his eyes were dazzlingly bright as he quietly looked at me. Just one glance, one glance was all it took to trap me in years of clear-eyed infatuation and pain. Outside the dorm in the cold wind, I bowed my head again and again. I lost count of how many times we broke up and got back together. I often wond —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 When Midsummer Arrives 当盛夏降临 [A bold, unruly boy x a bright, sunny girl] [School life | Love grows over time | Sweet youth romance | Happy ending] In her second year of high school, Xu Nan transferred from the city to a small county town. Jiang Yu had a handsome face, a great physique, and a full head of hair. There were girls who liked him everywhere you looked. Yet he treated everyone with the same indifference, always wearing a cool expression. When they first met, he mistook Xu Nan for someone hitting on him and bluntly 243Reads—Score10014d adds
- 17 A Stolen Kiss in Midsummer 偷吻盛夏 [Complete] Gentle, cool-headed academic girl × sunny, cheerful boy [School life + mutual devotion + healing + straightforward pursuit] On the first day of school, Wen Qiye: “Fang Zhiwan, I like you...” Fang Zhiwan: “...” He doesn’t do secret crushes. His love for her is open and unwavering, filling his heart and mind. After the college entrance exams, Fang Zhiwan reached out to Wen Qiye. “Wen Qiye, I’ve decided to say yes. Want to hold my hand and run out of school with me?” Wen Qiye: “I’ve wait 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Beyond the Glimmer 微光之上 [Sweet and sassy female judge vs. refined, multifaceted special forces soldier] [School life + workplace + two strong leads + healing + mutual secret crushes + love given and returned] Literary version: A youthful crush, both bittersweet and sweet. Amid all the faces around me, you were the only one I saw. Ji Yunyou, her world in ruins, stepped into high school and tried to live by the rules. She never expected that fate would bring people together only to part them again, or that fortune would —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 After I Transmigrate into a Book, All I Think About Is Dating Handsome Guys and Making Money 穿书后每天都想怎么泡帅哥和赚钱 The Greedy, Handsome-Guy-Loving Junior × The Untouchable Senior Tong Keke transmigrates into a book and becomes the roommate of Song Mingyao, a wealthy young lady from the capital elite. She’s a minor character whose name barely appears. Good news: She got into Qing University. Bad news: In her old world, she graduated from an ordinary college. Tong Keke decides to settle into her role as a minor character, earn money to buy a car, and enjoy the view whenever she spots a handsome guy. But then 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Di Yaohua: The Emperor’s Wrath 帝瑶华：天子怒 When a brave man rages, his hair stands on end and his cap seems ready to burst. The wind howls over the cold waters of the Yi River. When a general rages, he storms through the gaps in the Helan Mountains and wins fame in life and after death, only to see his hair turn gray. When the Son of Heaven rages, misery spreads across the land, blood stains the rivers and mountains, and the world changes color. He is a renowned Grand Tutor, devoted to the realm and far-sighted. For the emperor, the king 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I Always Knew About Her Alt Account Filled with Secret Crushes for Me 她写满暗恋的小号，我一直都知道 I’ve always known about her secret account, filled with posts about her unrequited love for me. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Let It End Here 谢止于此 [Coming-of-age + secret school crush] She always put her grades above everything and her future before her life. “I'd walk eight blocks just to see you, and still call it a coincidence!” Confessing is just a way to express how I feel, not a demand for a relationship. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Seventeen and Young in Chang'an 十七岁的青春，稚然长安 Seventeen years of youth, a tender Chang'an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Deep in the Forest, I Find My Farewell: Ten Years of Silence 林深见辞，十年如默 [Contemporary sweet romance | Secret crush comes true | Reunited after years apart | Rational and restrained] Ten years ago, she and he were high school deskmates. She hid every flutter of her heart where he was concerned. Ten years later, fate brought them together again, and she realized those feelings had never faded. At a reunion, during a game, she was asked if there was someone she liked. “I used to like someone.” Four words, delivered casually, revealed the edge of her secret. When the tr 4.6kReads8.8Score27914d adds
- 25 South Branch Longs for the Sun 南枝独慕向阳生 (Complete) [College campus + unrequited love becomes mutual + cozy, slow-burn romance + healing and sweet] [Reserved, insecure, resilient good girl + refined, elegant golden boy] The first time Cheng Nanzhi saw Jiang Xiangyang, he stepped forward and stood in front of her. For the next six years, she filled her diaries with everything she felt about him. * In their seventh year, they meet again at university, and their parallel lines finally cross. He says, “I've realized you make me feel... so 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Meeting the Stars in Midsummer 盛夏遇见星星 [Secret crush + mutual devotion + flirting] On a park bench in her freshman year of high school, Zhu Yu was feeling utterly dejected. A boy who was usually carefree sat down beside her and talked nonstop, trying to comfort her. That night, Zhu Yu’s heart pounded. A star had entered her heart. Only later did she learn that back then, he didn’t even know her full name. In her junior year of college, she met Yu Yanxing again. Hearing her heart race, Zhu Yu knew she still had feelings for him. She t 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Do I Have a Crush on Him? 暗恋他，吗？ 1v1, mutual crush, youthful innocence “Shen, I really, really like you, even though you don't know me 🥺”, Ye Qingling “...Who? Who doesn't know you? Are you sure you're talking about me, Shen? 😊”, Shen Yan “Shen, a secret crush is a one-person whirlwind of chaos... 😭”, Ye Qingling “Ye, are you really secretly in love with me? 🤔 Then could you open the door? I can't get in at all 🥺”, Shen Yan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 May You Find Peace and Happiness 许君安好 Maybe one person becomes special to another because they appear at a one-of-a-kind moment in their life. No matter who comes along afterward, no one else can ever take their place. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 You Call That a Mortal Enemy? The School Bully Spoils the Top Student Rotten 管这叫死对头？校霸把学霸宠上天 By day, Lin Xiyue is the aloof, self-disciplined top student at Mingde High School. By night, she's "Moonshadow," a top-ten national esports player who dominates the entire server. When her scheming childhood friend exposes her secret identity to protect her mother and the person she loves, and a wealthy family patriarch threatens her future to force her to break up, the usually low-key academic star finally stops hiding! At the same time, Jiang Cheng, the handsome, rebellious school bully who a 259Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 A Snail's Secret-Crush Trail 蜗牛暗恋轨迹 [Campus romance + mutual pining becomes love + sweet affection + mutual devotion + first love for both + one-on-one romance + healing] Xia Youtian is a chubby girl who was mocked at school, leaving her with lasting scars. One day, after a misunderstanding, she finally learned his name: Sheng Huaiyu. He was the top student and a celebrated figure at school. The girls who liked him were as numerous as the bills in Chairman Mao's portrait. * On the bus, the girl was teary-eyed, rubbing her left han 620Reads6.8Score10914d adds
- 31 Blazing Anew 再度燎原 [Reunion after years apart × marriage before love × secret crush becomes reality] Yin Qingyin had secretly loved Mo Chenlan for seven years, then spent six years trying to move on. She never expected that when they met again, the heart she thought would remain calm would still catch fire. Her marriage to Mo Chenlan was an accident. She wanted to escape her family, while he wanted to fulfill his grandmother's dream. After the wedding, just as Yin Qingyin had expected, a marriage not founded on lo 400Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Echo of a Secret Crush 暗恋回旋 [An introverted, sensitive girl × a sunny, cheerful boy] [First love, devoted to each other, mutual pining becomes love, top students] Xia Yuanshuang had been secretly in love with someone since middle school. The boy was so wonderful that she couldn't forget him, and in their third year of middle school, she studied as hard as she could to get into the same high school as him. Hidden away in the corner of her drawer was a glass bottle filled with stars, holding the great secret of her girlhood. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 My Clock Hands Are Set to You 我的时针为你校准 [First love, secret crush, devoted affection, and a sweet HE! Childhood friends whose secret crush becomes mutual] At nine, whenever she was late, he always moved her stool into place ahead of time. At fourteen. “There’s a girl in our class who likes you.” “Who?” “Me.” “I like Cheng Man.” At eighteen, she went away to college. He could have applied to a better-ranked university in another province, but instead stayed in their city, where a train ride would let him see her. His reason: “It’s clos 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Before the Winter Snow Melts 冬雪未销 The heavy snow in her first year of high school, and the person who walked toward her through it, captured Shi Han’s heart. She couldn’t forget him for many years. But Jincheng rarely got snow, and Shi Han knew she might never see snowfall like that again. Just like the boy who had shared so many experiences with her, he would only drift farther and farther away. She never expected that not long after starting at a new school, she would see him once again in the crowd… 1.6kReads8.3Score21214d adds
- 35 Love Where the Waters Run Deep and Still 爱在静水流深处 Thirteen years ago, the boy she fell in love with at first sight at a family gathering turned out to be the famous top student at her high school. When the secret she'd kept deep in her heart was made public, she was bullied mercilessly at school, even dragged in front of the boy of her dreams and directly rejected by him. Helpless, she had no choice but to transfer schools and go abroad. Ten years later, she crosses oceans to return for her older sister's wedding, only to become her sister's st 1.5kReads8.5Score11114d adds
- 36 Reborn as a Chubby Girl, She Makes a Comeback and Becomes a Top Student 重生成小胖妹，她逆袭成学霸女神 [Campus + reborn + sweet romance + academic ace] In her previous life, she was the pitiful little girl her parents abandoned at an orphanage, only to be adopted by her grandmother. A bitter little melon can't grow into a sweet one; even after growing up, she was still bitter. She studied hard to change her fate and finally made it through, only for the grandmother who had raised her to pass away after she got into college. She muddled through university, then was hit by a car and killed while sa 2.4kReads8.1Score34514d adds
- 37 A Secret Sweet as Honey in the Fields 思藏田蜜 [Transmigrate into a book + reborn + sweet campus romance + career comeback + strong female lead + gentle second male lead takes center stage] In her previous life, she trusted the wrong man and fell headfirst into a trap disguised as tenderness. For love, she gave up her education and sacrificed herself, enduring until she was covered in scars. Then, in an instant, she was reborn and sent straight back ten years. He was a gentle, refined young man in the eyes of the world, but with her alone, h 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Person I Like Just Happens to Have a Crush on Me 喜欢的人恰好在暗恋我 There was a saying that had always circulated at No. 1 High School: There wasn't a girl who didn't envy An Ju. She was pretty and did well in school, and the grade's top student was her childhood friend, devoted to her alone. Lu Xiaoran, too, thought he and An Ju would never part. Feng Linxu figured... he didn't think being the other man for love was shameful... and it really wasn't as if he was the one who'd stolen her away over and over, or gotten in that deep. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Evening Breeze Carries Me to Sleep Beneath the Stars 晚风寄星眠 Modern Campus | Possessive male lead × Gentle, protective second male lead | The regretful pursuit of a lost love | Secret crush Shen Xingwan has had a crush on Gu Yechen for three whole years. Her love is hidden in the evening breeze, and her feelings never make it past her lips. The young man is kind to everyone else, but with her alone he is harsh, cold, and constantly misunderstanding her. She thinks he has always disliked her. She hides her feelings, and after one disappointment too many, w 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Hidden in the Autumn Rain 匿于秋雨 [Secret Crush + Bittersweet Push and Pull + Redemption + Ensemble Cast] A taciturn, secretly affectionate puppy of a man goes all out to win her back later on. Sweet, innocent girl vs. the golden boy The first time I saw Duan Siran was on a damp evening after it had rained for a whole month. I was just going about my routine, buying a bottle of water, when I stepped outside with my umbrella and “happened” to run into him. My heart skipped a beat. The second time we ran into each other, I boldly 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Dream of Nanke, You and Me 梦里南轲予你与我 Youthful campus romance + transmigration + shocking twists [Cold and aloof + insecure + devoted] Male lead: Pan Xiuyuan [Transmigrate + redemption + a ray of sunshine] Female lead: Shen Zhu The man I love most is getting married, and I’m not the bride? After taking a fall, I somehow transmigrate back to my carefree youth, all the way back to high school! Take down the conniving fake innocent, save the male lead, and win the heart of the campus heartthrob! Just as they’re about to live happily ev —Reads—Score214d adds
- 42 Holding You Close in the Snowbound Depths of Winter 隆冬风雪里拥你入良辰 [Both Each Other’s First Love + Devoted to Each Other + Two Top Students + Happy Ending + Feisty Girl × Cunning, Sweet-Talking Boy (Boyfriend Material) + Bickering Couple + Sunny and Outgoing] A boy born and raised in Northeast China first met Liang Chen in the depths of winter. He thought a soft-spoken girl from Jiangnan would surely be gentle, sweet, and adorable, and decided to tease her. They were desk mates by day, neighbors by night, and on weekends they were teacher and student, as well 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Pencil Marks 铅笔痕 With nothing but her own courage to rely on, small-town girl Su Nian gets into Mingde High School, the top school in the city. Quiet and reserved, she isn't good with words and feels completely out of place at the prestigious school, with all its polished glamour and lively crowds. She never tells anyone how poor and desperate her circumstances are. Used to enduring every humiliation alone, she finds her only confidence in books and endless practice problems. She thinks her high school years wi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Young Love Hidden in the Wind 稚爱藏于风 [Secret Crush] [Love Triangle] [Hilarious Gags] [Multiple Storylines] [Top Student Childhood Friend vs. Transfer Student School Bully] Boisterous Xia Qing is like a ray of sunshine, bringing comfort to everyone around her. Shen Shunan is exceptionally gifted, but trapped by the insecurity caused by his family background. He likes her, but doesn’t dare say so. Lan Ze enters the picture halfway through. Everyone knows he’s the school bully. His family is powerful, but he never flaunts it. Sincere 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 I Secretly Had a Crush on Him in High School 我在高中偷偷喜欢他 That evening, Shen Zhiyi dragged her exhausted body home and, as usual, collapsed onto the sofa. Her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up absentmindedly, but the moment she saw the message on the screen, her whole body froze. It was from Fang Yichen. It read: “I'm back to be your director again.” Shen Zhiyi's eyes widened as she stared at the screen in disbelief. Tears blurred her vision once more. She was just about to reply when the world suddenly spun around her. When she opened her eyes aga 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 So You Liked Me Too, All Along for Twelve Years 原来你也喜欢我，整整十二年 So You Like Me Too, After All These Twelve Years 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 At First Sight, You’re My Forever 一眼认定，余生皆是你 [Cool, aloof, fragile ice beauty × impossibly handsome street tough] She struggles in the abyss, beautiful yet broken, cold as ice. He risks his life in the boxing ring, devastatingly handsome, carefree and uninhibited. On the first day of high school, Xu Muxin collapsed into Lin Yitian's arms after feeling unwell. One glance was all it took for him to fall completely. He drew close to her without a care, like a raging blaze crashing into her frozen world. Xu Muxin's heart had long been froze 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 A Teenage Draft: Wen Xia’s Hidden Feelings 青春草稿：温夏的心事 A bittersweet romance of sweetness and angst [Secret Crush Turns Real] [The Second Male Lead Wins] [Happy Ending] A cool, gentle golden boy vs. an insecure, sensitive girl vs. a stoic boy with a warm heart Back then, Wen Xia was an inconspicuous line on a sheet of rough paper, while Chen Yu was a gentle glow printed on the cover. A golden boy from a privileged family, with top grades and striking looks, Chen Yu had been the center of attention all his life. He was not only gentle, humble, and po 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Reunion: Years Later, My Secret Crush Is Pursuing Me 重逢：多年后，暗恋对象追我了 Most people have probably had a secret crush at some point. Yan You was no exception, though her crush began a little earlier than most. “Xie Huaizhi, I like you.” In the pouring rain, Yan You watched Xie Huaizhi's retreating figure and voiced the secret she had kept in her heart. He couldn't hear her, and this crush deserved to end. Sometimes fate really is a strange thing. Yan You couldn't believe she ran into Xie Huaizhi again on her very first day of college, and he was the volunteer assigne 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 May Your Every Wish Come True, With Him by Your Side Year After Year 昭昭如愿，岁岁有他 A sweet, gentle girl transfers to First High School and immediately knocks Xie Qingchuan off his pedestal, taking the top spot that used to be his. Xie Qingchuan is the school’s academic prodigy, cool and aloof, as if nothing interests him. After they keep running into each other, Xie Qingchuan realizes the girl is deliberately trying to get close to him. Curious about her motives, he agrees when her sister asks him to walk her home after school. Xie Qingchuan thinks that is all their relationsh 226Reads—Score—14d adds
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