Novels like What Even Is Love?
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as What Even Is Love?, best match first.
- 1 Back to Youth: Wang Xiaoqiang's Rise 梦回青春：王小强逆袭记 Wang Xiaoqiang is 35 years old and owes two million yuan. He has elderly parents to care for and young children to raise. One day, while driving, he gets into an argument with his wife. At the brink of life and death, he turns the steering wheel to the right, giving his wife a chance to survive. He is severely injured and admitted to the intensive care unit, where he falls into a deep coma. A car accident sends him dreaming back to his college days, and a wonderful journey begins anew. He once d 12Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 2 Growing Old Together with My Ex-Husband 和前夫白头偕老 [Contemporary romance and marriage + inspirational heroine + personal growth + family of origin + second chances at love] Yuan Siqi is a plain-looking, poor, overweight bride who marries Chang Yi, the son of a wealthy family. But her husband has always carried a first love in his heart, her mother-in-law will stop at nothing to get her to bear a grandson, and her own parents only care about making money from her bride price. Yuan Siqi suffers one injustice after another in her marriage. Forced i 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Three Generations 叁代人 [Liu Haifeng's fourteenth novel] Three generations make up half of modern history. The story begins in 1938, the second year of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and tells the different fates of three generations of the Liu family from the perspective of grand historical and global visions. It closely links the twists and turns of individual lives with the development of the nation and the times, exploring the missions and limitations faced by each generation, from individuals to the nation a 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 4 Qianmo Xuan’s New Book 浅墨萱的新书 At 16, Xu Ling gave up taking the high school entrance exam after her mother slapped her. She met Chen Wen, her boyfriend, who was 12 years older than her, but her parents opposed their relationship too. During their ten-year romance, she wavered more than once. But neither the vibrant college student she had an emotional affair with, nor Lin Yiming, her classmate who had always loved her, nor the company executive introduced to her by others could make her leave Chen Wen. In the end, their love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Ten Years in Sales, and the Girls I Loved 销售十年，我爱过的姑娘 Shenzhen: paradise for the rich, hell for the poor. Hoping to make his dream come true, Yang Lin leaves his ordinary family behind and comes to this promising city. But after his girlfriend betrays him, he refuses to accept his lot and resolves to make serious money, taking a job at a sales company. Ten years in sales bring him money, but also a tangled love life he can’t escape… 48Reads6.3Score12014d adds
- 6 After Cutting Ties, Zhou Yuwei's Nails Grew Back 断亲后，周雨薇的指甲长出来了 [Memoir of My NPD Mother] I feel like I've been cursed. I think I'll only be okay once my mother is okay. But it took me a long time to realize that the best way to heal the pain buried inside isn't medication or therapy, nor putting up with everything, and certainly not praying and keeping a vegetarian diet. It's revenge. The best way to heal from being hurt isn't to let it go. It's to hurt them back. At 33, Zhou Yuwei told her mother over the phone, “I've finally accepted that you don't love 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I Am a Research Animal 我是研究牲 For most people, graduate school is about studying. For me, Zhao Linlin, it’s an immersive crash course in the many sides of human nature! Every day, I’m holed up in the lab battling centrifuges and pipettes, botching Western blots 800 times, losing my hair from my advisor hounding me for data, and revising my thesis until I question my very existence. It’s all standard fare for a research slave: exhausting, but bearable! But the lab group gossip is what really opened my eyes. Our supervisor w 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Scumbag Husband 渣男老公 New clothes are better than old, but old friends are better than new. Peng Chaoyang, you and I were in love, and I was even carrying your baby. But when your first love, who had been out of touch for years, returned from abroad to mourn, you were afraid of losing her again. Without a moment’s hesitation, you registered your marriage with her and transferred all your love to your lover. Luckily, I had a wealthy grandmother by my side, Mr. Peng’s own grandmother, who supported me with love and mon 16Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 9 Everyone Called Him a Cold-Blooded Scumbag, Then His Livestream Made the Whole Internet Cry 万人骂他冷血人渣，直播后全网哭了 Everyone called him a cold-blooded scumbag. After his livestream, the whole internet was in tears —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn, I Woke Up in My Best Friend's Body, a Rich Beauty 重生后，我魂穿白富美闺蜜 [Soul Transmigration Mystery] [Clash of Human Nature] [No Self-Sacrificing Saint] [A Woman's Growth] Qin Peipei dreamed of being born into a good family, with parents who doted on her and a perfect soulmate. But reality was the opposite. It was her best friend, Yin Yuer, who had all of that from birth. Qin Peipei was forever swinging between jealousy and friendship. Then a car accident gave fate the chance to reshuffle the deck for her. This time, she had money, love, and family, but the price w 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 When We Fell in Love at First Sight, My Boyfriend Had Just Turned Eighteen 一见钟情时，小男盆友刚成年 The day they met, Shaoding had just turned eighteen, and Shuinuo was twenty-five. Shaoding had skipped school, while Shuinuo had just been dumped... She called him “brat,” and he respectfully called her “big sis.” These two strangers, both down on their luck, somehow ended up living together for a week... They met again ten years later in their son’s principal’s office. Their son had stood up to a rich bully from an upper grade who picked on his classmates, so Shuinuo was called to school. Shao 38Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 12 Damn It, I Just Wanted to Write a Novel, and Now I'm Bound to a System 靠北了，写个小说还能绑定系统 Cui Dafu is a determined online novelist with a burning dream of writing, but reality is harsh. He has poured his heart into seven or eight novels, and every single one has flopped. His girlfriend, Ji Taimei, once joined him out of pure love and steadfastly supported his dream of becoming a novelist. Even when money was tight, she never complained about supporting him for two years. But time flew by, and a string of failures over those two years not only dealt Cui Dafu blow after blow, but also 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Our Little Journey to Find Love 我们的追爱小时光 [Childhood sweetheart and first love + sweet romance + flirtatious banter + intense push and pull + equally matched leads + helping each other succeed] [Devoted, scheming, and talented male lead + spirited, stubborn fashion designer female lead] She frantically lifted the covers and let out a startled cry. “Awake?” The handsome man slowly opened his eyes and smiled at her. “Who are you? Why am I here? You, you, you didn’t...” She clutched the covers tight and peppered him with questions. “Didn’t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Love in the Balance 情陷交易 This is more or less the second installment of Trial Marriage. The later chapters focus on bringing together and showing interactions between the characters from the first book and the younger generation. The earlier chapters tell the coming-of-age story of a brother and sister from a divorced family in a small town, as they grow up, study, live, and fall in love against the backdrop of a typical Chinese family. There are joys and sorrows, sweetness and bitterness. Who can truly understand all t 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Butterfly in His Heart 他心尖上的蝴蝶 Sold into the mountains by her own father, Hu Yidie finally escapes after narrowly surviving the night before she is to be forced to marry a fool. She has spent 15 years there. Full of hope, she sets out to find her family, only to discover that her birth parents have each started new families. Even worse, the money her father received for selling her was used as the betrothal gift when he married her stepmother. Determined to fight back, she tears away the veil concealing her cold-blooded par 1.3kReads7.8Score15114d adds
- 16 Peace and Happiness Within and Beyond the Walled City: A Family's Journey Through Life 围城里外平安一家漫步人生路 This is the story of three generations. Beginning in childhood, it follows a journey through family, friendship, and love, all the way into married life. Lu Jiahe was never favored growing up. After entering the workforce, she worked in an electronics factory and as a waitress, steadily climbing to the pinnacle of success. After marriage, she finds herself stuck with an awful husband, mother-in-law, and younger brother-in-law. Inside and outside the walls of marriage, the smoke of battle never c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Woman at Forty Is in Full Bloom 四十女人一朵花 The story begins with the childhood of its protagonist, Lin Yuling. It follows her struggles with school as a child and how the college entrance exam changed her life, from workplace grudges to the ups and downs of the business world, from the comforts of ordinary life to working as a nanny during the pandemic... Beginning in the 1980s, the story spans rural urbanization, the rise and fall of the real estate industry, and the conflicts triggered by reform of state-owned enterprises. It covers ma 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 I'm a Female Programmer 我是程序媛 Yuan Chunxiao loves programming and is determined to become the best programmer in China. But the world of code ultimately belongs to men. She stumbles her way into the workplace, facing suspicion, betrayal, and having her work credited to others. Even after repeated disappointments, she never loses sight of her original dream. In the end, she grows into an accomplished professional woman and finds a love that is her equal. 110Reads9.2Score1214d adds
- 19 That Winter, Frost Was Deep and Dew Was Heavy 那年寒冬霜深露重 The first half of her life was bleak and miserable, leaving her utterly disillusioned, with everything in shambles... Heartbroken and desperate, she chose to end her life and put an end to her wretched existence! Fortunately, she survived and met three outstanding men who changed her outlook on life. Through her own tireless efforts, she became the person she wanted to be. Once overlooked by her husband, she now found herself showered with declarations of love from three remarkable men. In the 1Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 20 Liao Ji’s Half a Lifetime 廖几半生 [Nonfiction + Life at the Bottom + Military Service in Xinjiang + Academic Comeback + Serious Illness + Heartbreaking Romance + Self-Cultivation + Reborn] A young man born in 1998 into a rural working-class family. Left behind as a child, he ranked last in his middle school class and dropped out. At fifteen, he entered the workforce as a child laborer. After two years of military service in Xinjiang, he went from vocational school to junior college, then transferred to a bachelor's program in Sh 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I’m Reborn, So I’m Going to GHS 都重生了我就是要GHS [Romance] [Entrepreneurship] [Gaming] [Animation] [Literary] [Slow Burn] Shen Yu, an animator who had been single for ages, was reborn and awakened a System called an AI girlfriend, ChatGHS. He originally wanted to use GHS to find love and fulfill a wish from his previous life, but... he gradually realized that this System might be capable of much bigger things. He would become the most powerful entrepreneur in Xia Country and use his success to help the world! What he didn't know was that every 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Pampered to the Heavens in My Second Marriage 二婚也被宠上天 This is a book about life. . The protagonist has no golden finger and no extraordinary talents. She is simply an ordinary woman who loves life and longs for love. . I'd like to call this book “An Adult's Fairy Tale of Love.” This million-word story includes the real-life experiences of many of my friends. So most of it is realistic, with a little artistic embellishment and invention. . Before you open this book, I want you to know that this isn't the kind of wish-fulfillment story that's popular 15Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 23 Everyone Knows Captain Hang Likes Doctor Lin 全世界都知道航队长喜欢林博士 A genius in behavioral trace analysis VS a stubborn special police officer who hates evil Before the match Duan Muhang: “You’re just a little girl. Don’t go telling me what to do!” Lin Wei: “You can’t even beat a little girl. Why are you acting like such a big shot?” After the match Duan Muhang: “Wei, what do you think of this case?” Lin Wei: “How would a little girl like me dare tell you what to do?” 40Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 24 Being Alive 在活着 Ordinary people's lives unfold amid little sorrows and joys. This is the story of a working-class family: how a country woman carves out her own path through the muck of life, and how her four children quietly stretch their branches toward adulthood amid poverty and an oppressive atmosphere. The weight of single parenthood bears down on them, and time slowly changes each person's character, like paper kneaded by the wind, creased in ways no one can see. 11Reads—Score114d adds
- 25 After Failing the Entrance Exams in the 1990s, She Got Rich by Opening a Factory 九零落榜后她开工厂暴富啦 Qi Miao and Fang Hao had spent half their lives tangled up together, as if they were struggling to swim through an endless sea. Qi Miao said to Fang Hao, “All these years, I thought I'd lose you and never see you again.” Fang Hao rolled his eyes at her. “You heartless woman! You want to leave me behind and enjoy yourself? Not a chance!” 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 26 Trial Marriage 试婚男女 Jiang Chunhua, a budget officer at a construction company, meets Xu Qiushi, an administrative secretary at a private enterprise, on a blind date arranged by their families. But Qiushi never quite falls in love with him. After experiencing her first love, Fang Yuan, as well as Qu Xianghuai and Cheng Ziwei, she starts to feel that falling for someone is difficult. Meanwhile, her younger sister, Qiuhe, unexpectedly meets police officer Zhou Tianmu. Neither of them expects much at first, thinking it 697Reads8.4Score13114d adds
- 27 A Comeback: The Most Thrilling Lives Belong to Those Who Never Give Up! 逆袭，不服输的人生最精彩！ Hua Feng was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of his life. But overnight, not only did his beautiful wife run off with a pretty boy, the woman also made off with the millions he had scraped together through countless hardships, leaving nothing but a complete mess... Life’s dramatic ups and downs came far too quickly. He could only start over from scratch! Want to laugh at me? Get lost! What, you want me to back down? Who do you think you are? Keep dreaming! Watch as a man who has hit rock b 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Longer Than Love: My Nurse Boyfriend 比爱更漫长：我的护士男友 [The main story is complete, so read with confidence] The life of novelist Zhuang Yifei suddenly spins out of control, and she returns to Baoping, the place where she was born. Here she faces not only the orphan her mother left behind, but also the mundane life that has become completely severed from her glamorous past. Yan Dong is known around town as a devoted son, and seen by others as someone dealt a hard hand. His work as an on-call nurse and his disabled adoptive father keep him firmly mir 461Reads8.6Score11914d adds
- 29 Repayment Countdown 还款倒计时 Countdown to Repayment tells the story of Chen Yizhou, an ordinary man struggling between desire and reality. Chen Yizhou is an average office worker in Jiangcheng, working hard to make ends meet. He and his wife and son squeeze into an old rental apartment, living a simple but warm life. At a class reunion, Zhao Yu, the class heartthrob, paints a startup dream so alluring that Chen Yizhou is drawn in. Trying to raise the investment money, he plunges into the world of online loans. Then Zhao Yu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Wang Xiaomi’s Springtime 王小米也有春天 Wang Xiaomi, the protagonist, is an ordinary college graduate. Unlike traditional heroines, she's completely unremarkable, and it is through her ordinary perspective that we follow her rise in the workplace. She brings warmth to those around her with her kindness, and her outgoing, carefree personality leads her through all the sweet and bitter ups and downs of life. Through her own hard work, Wang Xiaomi finally reaps the rewards of a decade's effort, becoming a workplace winner and finding bot 22Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 31 The Troubles of Marriage 婚姻之困 Fang Wei and Yang Jia are best friends. Both are deeply troubled by their families, so they rush headlong into marriage, only to find that their marriages are bombs wrapped in sugar: sweet on the surface, but ready to explode at the slightest touch. The married life they thought would make them happy can’t withstand the endless grind of daily necessities, mutual suspicion, or a meddlesome mother-in-law... With their marriages in tatters, watch how they find a way to save themselves. 1.8kReads7.6Score18514d adds
- 32 Truck Driver 卡车司机 [No System, no formulaic tropes, no mindless plot, ensemble cast, realistic style] At eighteen, Li Jianguo took the wheel. Over thirty bumpy years on the road, he witnessed the rough-and-tumble world of freight transport, its warmth and kindness, the glory and decline of state-owned enterprises, and life's triumphs and sorrows. Everyone around him lived through each turn of the times, together forming an epic of ordinary people. People from every class and every walk of life became unlikely lege 7kReads8.6Score52814d adds
- 33 A Double Wedding 双婚 My best friend seduced my husband, so I gave him to her! My best friend ingratiated herself with my mother-in-law, so I gave her to her! My best friend wanted my marriage, so I gave it to her! Zong Zeyu waited for her for seven years, only to see her hurt by a scumbag and cheated out of everything she owned. He quietly stayed by her side, hoping that when she needed him, she would look back and see him there. “Tong Le, just take one step toward me. I’ll handle everything else.” 1.9kReads8.9Score26314d adds
- 34 Don't Pity Those Who Sell Their Own Fate for a Pittance 不要同情那个贱卖自己命运的人 This is a tragedy caused by a dysfunctional family. If nothing had changed, Wang Chengcai would most likely have spent his whole life under his mother’s thumb, reduced to a study machine born to pass the civil service exam. Even his awkward, old-fashioned name was chosen for that purpose. By chance, he meets the love of his life, Lin Man, in the one place where he can find refuge. When the childhood friends become lovers, Lin Man vows to protect the boy who has suffered at the hands of his famil —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Mining Safety for All 矿安天下 A realistic story with no power-trip thrills, a niche tale of miners’ everyday lives. A coal-mining story with no mysteries, about ordinary people caught in the tides of their era. A mining disaster claims the life of Wang Teng’s father. Following in his footsteps, Wang Teng becomes a third-generation coal miner, determined to fulfill his grand ambition of ending mining accidents everywhere. Starting as a miner on the front lines, he works step by step toward his dream... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 After I Stopped Being a Blood Bag and Stepping Stone, My Jerk Husband Regretted Everything 不做血包垫脚石后，渣夫悔不当初 Tang Shu made three mistakes in her previous life: First, when she was framed, set up to be caught in bed with another man, and smeared by the Qin family as a shameless woman, she shouldn’t have backed down. She should have called the police and used the law to defend her dignity and clear her name. Because in the face of truly formidable strength, every scheme and conspiracy is exposed. She hadn’t done anything indecent, so what did she have to fear? Second, even if she wanted a divorce, she sh 82Reads—Score11514d adds
- 37 Jian Xin’s Choice 简馨的选择 Jian Xin, an employee at an accounting firm, is delayed by a flight and lands on a rainy night in Ancheng. Mistaking Cheng Geng for a driver of an unlicensed car, she meets him again through work, and they become a couple. Later, work brings her unexpectedly back into contact with Xiang Haichao, whom she met once five years earlier. With his dogged, competitive nature, Xiang Haichao keeps fighting for her, leaving Jian Xin emotionally conflicted time and again. The contrasting personalities of t 391Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The In-Laws' Web of Schemes 婆家局中局 Tang Guo, the heroine, and Lu Ziming, the hero, marry just three months after meeting. Not long after the wedding, it comes to light that Lu Ziming owes 500,000 yuan in online loans. When his mother learns what happened, her first response is to demand that Tang Guo divorce Lu Ziming and to take their property deed. Everyone else reacts differently, each with their own agenda. It turns out that behind the facade of a loving family lie nothing but schemes and calculations. Tang Guo stands by Lu Z 999Reads—Score10114d adds
- 39 One, Two, Three, Take Your Seats 一二三儿，请对号入座 In this world where values had gone mad, Xu Yiyi was like so many women in marriages today, trapped in a miserable, abnormal relationship that was like being widowed while still married: she left home but didn't divorce. Her turning point came after she greedily enjoyed the pleasures of being with Luan Han, a college student in his early twenties. Then she unexpectedly ran into her first love, Song Ning, who had “come back from the dead,” and paid a price for it. The appearance of her first love 126Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 40 I Want to Marry a Beautiful Wife in Shenzhen 我想在深圳娶个美娇妻 In 2009, Zhou Yuewen took a train south to Guangdong and arrived in Shenzhen. In Shenzhen, a saying has always been popular: Once you're here, you're one of us. Like so many others, Zhou Yuewen arrived in this vibrant, bustling city with dreams in his heart. Through the twists and turns of his working life, he experienced every facet of life, including its strangest and most dazzling sides. There were vows of eternal love between domineering CEOs and gentle, refined women, as well as ordinary pe 293Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Desperate Wife 绝望的妻子 Housewife Li Wenqing had been living a comfortable, affluent life. She had an adorable son and got along well with her stepdaughter. But on the eve of their seventh wedding anniversary, Li Wenqing discovered that her husband was having an affair. Longing for a whole and happy family, she endured a painful inner struggle and hoped her husband would see the error of his ways and return to the family. Instead, he went down a path of no return. Betrayed by her husband and stabbed in the back by her 167Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 42 A Fairy Tale for Myself 给自己的童话 A car accident unexpectedly sends me transmigrating back eleven years, and I immediately get to work on my money-making plans: e-commerce, wedding planning, real estate speculation, beauty reviews... I also want to make short videos and sell products through livestreams. I'm going to reclaim all the love and career opportunities I lost over the years. This time, can I give myself a fairy-tale ending? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Slightly Downcast: Deleting My Love-Brain 轻颓：删除恋爱脑 [Period Novel] [Realistic Fiction] [Women’s Growth] [Family Life] [Literary] Northeast China at the end of the last century. Su Qing (Qing), a 26-year-old cashier at a state-owned enterprise, is burned badly by her obsession with romance: blind dates bring one oddball after another, and her husband cheats on her. Her in-laws find fault with everything she does, the state-owned enterprise undergoes restructuring and offers buyouts of years of service, and she faces constant trouble at work. In th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Her Game 她的局 She left Beijing with her child and began living apart from her husband. She thought her in-laws back in their hometown would lend a hand, but her overbearing father-in-law pressured her to have another baby because he wanted a grandson. Her mother-in-law had spent her whole life obeying him and hardly dared to resist. After living apart for so long, her husband became infatuated with his beautiful boss. What was she supposed to do... Her parents were disabled. Her mother had risked her life to 354Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Courtroom's Chaotic Cases 法院鸡飞狗跳那些事 [Adapted from real events. The ups and downs, chaos, and comedy I experienced while working at the courthouse.] [Reality + episodic stories + civil disputes + all walks of society + human nature + marriage and family] After raising a boy for eight years, you discover he isn't your biological son. How can you give him up? A car accident leaves a beautiful young woman unable to feel her lips. Can she claim damages for the loss of her right to kiss? Two months into their marriage, a husband asks fo 585Reads9.4Score10814d adds
- 46 My Neighbor Is a Young, Wealthy Woman 邻居是个年轻富婆 My Neighbor Is a Young, Wealthy Woman 23Reads—Score814d adds
- 47 They All Call Me a Fool 他们都叫我傻子 [Childhood, school, love, memories, partings and deaths, reflections on life] When I was young, I thought that if I stuck with something, I could surely make it happen. Only later did I understand that everything ultimately comes down to fate. When Cao Lina and I hooked pinkies and made our promise, I was sure I could keep it. In the end, though, nothing went as I had hoped. When Han Jiayi told me, “I’ll wait for you at university,” all that awaited us in the end was a curtain call and a crowd d 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Old Military Factory 老军工厂 Factory 103 has a long history, dating back to the 1950s. Its first director took a hand-cranked sewing machine to the front lines to serve the soldiers fighting in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. Decades later, what began as a clothing factory became a subsidiary of a state-owned central enterprise and a publicly listed company, before gradually moving toward... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Who Is the Murderer? 谁是谋杀者 A body is discovered in an abandoned chemical plant in Jiangcheng. At the same time, Lin Beiqiao is searching day and night for her missing brother, Lin Beican. Is the body her brother's? Follow Officer Song Zhen's investigation as it uncovers the truth about a troubled family, layer by layer. 249Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Who Hasn’t Dated a Jerk or Two? Growing Up 谁不经历几个渣男：长大成人 Who doesn’t have to go through a few jerks on the way to growing up? This book explores women’s emotional growth. Drawing mostly on the author’s own experiences and reflections on love, and shaped with literary embellishment, it presents five stages of women’s emotional growth in the hope of offering a little guidance to women who feel lost. 124Reads—Score—14d adds
