Novels like My Years with Young Master Zhou
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- 1 A Duckweed Life 此生浮萍 As I write these words, I am already in the late stages of my illness. In the brief yet complicated years of my life, I have been through so much. I am like duckweed adrift, like withered grass. A few days ago, I came across a poem: “Though moss flowers are as tiny as grains of rice, they bloom like peonies.” I don't know if I can leave anything behind, and I don't care... I am writing this only to leave my husband with a little something to remember me by... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 No Snow in Jingzhou 京州无雪 Back when Jiao Lai and Meng Jingnan were together, everyone around him was betting on how long the nineteen-year-old Jiao Lai would last. The estimates ranged from a week to a month, until the bets among their circle could have kept ten failing factories afloat. But he said, “There’s no class divide between us. If my hands can defend the country, they can protect a home.” That year, the first snow came early to Jingzhou. Jiao Lai entered the bridal suite Meng Jingnan’s family had prepared for 11kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 3 If That Plane 如果那架飞机 [A Beijing elite-family romance] [Bad ending] [The male lead's story alternates between Beijing and Hong Kong; the female lead is from Guangdong] [Zhuo Qingheng, born into a powerful family, who built a Fortune Global 500 company from scratch | Wen Han, a resilient, sensitive young woman from an ordinary family who ultimately achieves great success] 1 In 2014, fresh out of school and just starting her career, Wen Han arrived in Beijing for the first time. With money tight, she could only afford 2kReads8.1Score33314d adds
- 4 Paris, Off Track 错轨巴黎 Family Heir vs. Project Director [Happy Ending | High-Ranking Family | Two Separate Journeys to Meet | Class Divide | Two People Escape Reality and Fall in Love] Shen Yanqi is a rising star in the tech world, sharp and ambitious at work. But just as her project reaches a critical point, her boss forces her to take leave, and with a rival closing in, she books a one-way flight to Paris. What KPI? What stupid project? I'm done with all of it! A sudden rain shower on Paris's Left Bank sends her das 167Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I’ll Wait for You in Guizhou 我在贵州等你 (Print edition signed) [Mutual healing + youth and school life + reunion after a long separation + small-town fiction] [Artistic, haughty girl and cold, gloomy boy] -Story Complete- During her second year of high school, Xia Yu transferred from bustling Shanghai to what seemed like backward Guizhou. By sheer coincidence, she met the neighbor who lived upstairs from her aunt’s home. The only problem was, he didn’t seem very “friendly”! The boy who tossed her luggage out of the van, the boy who 272Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Unbridled Man 纵厮 [Older man + female growth + powerful family + coming-of-age romance] An elegant, refined, scheming male lead × a clear-eyed, resilient heroine he helps grow When Chu Qinghe was eighteen and starting university, her father was seriously ill. Her family was poor, her mother worked alone to support them, and she also had a ten-year-old younger brother. At nineteen, watching her exhausted mother, Chu Qinghe went looking for work in the nightlife scene. There, she ran into Pei Yan, an old friend who 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 After the Breakup, the Powerful Boss Lost Control 分手后，高干大佬他失控了 [Second chance at love (maybe) · Powerful man humbles himself (and occasionally gets clingy)] Song Jiamu: “After we broke up... did you ever think about me?” Gu Nanfang: “I'm human, of course I did.” Song Jiamu: “Then why didn't you come looking for me?” Gu Nanfang grits his teeth. “Because I'm not pathetic.” As a teenager, Song Jiamu pursued Gu Nanfang relentlessly. Once she won him over, she discarded him like a worn-out shoe. As an adult, Gu Nanfang has transformed from a reserved top studen 247Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Repeating Life in Beijing 我与北京的周而复始 (Print edition signed) “Back then, all of us were lost in our cups. The more we tried to keep pace with the times, the more recklessly we gave ourselves over to pleasure.” “When my beauty fades and my youth is gone, will you still love me as you did at the start?” - Reading guide After Chapter 16, skip to Chapter 17 after the afterword. That is where the story continues correctly. 1.4kReads8.2Score17714d adds
- 9 Hello, Oriental Pearl 你好，东方明珠 The story of my five-year relationship with Mr. Qin. At first, I was only with Mr. Qin for his money. But as time went on, I realized I had fallen for you too. Little by little, I found myself unable to live without you. But the gulf between our social classes was a bridge we could never cross. I asked if we would get married, but you always kept silent. Your silence told me the answer was no. Behind your back, I planned to use a child to tie you to me. I’m sorry, Mr. Qin. Go ahead and hate me o 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Woven Shadows 织影 Shadows Woven 391Reads—Score814d adds
- 11 Three Three, Scattered Apart 叁叁散散 [Powerful figure from Beijing's elite circles + popular actress x second chance after heartbreak x another round of push and pull] Everyone in their circle knew that Third Master Fu, Fu Jingxing, was someone you didn't want to cross. It took Qiao Zhiwei years to understand that some people could lift you to dazzling heights, only to send you plunging into hell. No matter how many times Qiao Zhiwei refused to accept it, she was only repeating the same mistakes. Could it be that even if two inters 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Plane Tree Leaves Falling on Chang'an Street 梧桐叶落长安街 [Scion of a powerful Beijing family]× [Jinling’s most beautiful woman] [Modern romance + wealthy-family intrigue + heartbreaking love + powerful-family drama + BE aesthetic] At seventeen, Song Yiru went to the Yihe Residence to pick up a blanket for a friend and met two men who would change her life. She thought their tender encounter was a gift from fate. Zhou Yuezhi was the first to fall in love at first sight, but Chen Xingshen got to her first. He used his devotion as a cage, taking advantag 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Winter's Distant Letter 寄冬遥 [Complete] [Bad ending. The rating is low because it was just launched.] **[Buddhist-minded Beijing tycoon x cunning, irresistible peach] [Reunion after years apart * intense push and pull * deadly love triangle]** At nineteen, Zhao Dongyao fell for Shen Tingshan at first sight in a dimly lit bar. His presence was icy and commanding. She threw herself into seducing him, inexperienced but bold. Only after they slept together did she learn he was one of the most powerful men in Beijing. Even 3.8kReads8.7Score41414d adds
- 14 Frost over the Capital 2 京霜不渡2 She had once been the proudest girl in the compound, sharp-edged and headstrong from birth. One accident sent her tumbling from the clouds into the mire. Under the shadow of prison bars, she buried her former glory with her own hands. Years later, she returned to the world. Everyone she once knew had risen to the top, while she was covered in scars. Trouble brewed beneath the surface, and the dreams of the past were beyond reach. She walked one step at a time along the edge of a blade, seeking o 4.4kReads7.7Score33814d adds
- 15 Late Autumn Breeze 深秋晚风 The day Luo Zhi left, Ouyang Ping asked Xu Yanqing, “The girl really left just like that?” The truth was, they'd known from the beginning that there could never be a future for her and Xu Yanqing. 80Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 16 Taming the Wild 驯野 Fifteen-year-old Cheng Yuan. She did terribly on her high school entrance exams. Afraid of being punished, she didn't dare go home. Then a torrential downpour forced her to take shelter in a convenience store. When Cheng Yuye found her, she was curled up on a chair, drenched from head to toe. She thought the man would scold her. Instead, he suddenly crouched down and took off her shoes and socks. She looked down at the hand covering her feet, and a wave of despair swept over her. Because at that 42Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 17 Never Return to the Capital 永不返京 [Capital Circle + Older Man/Younger Woman + BE + A Scoundrel’s Sincere Love] The year they met, Pei Runjin was nineteen and Li Chengchuan was twenty-seven. They met in the capital. On Pei Runjin’s birthday, Li Chengchuan asked her what she wished for. Looking at the treetops swaying in the night breeze outside the window, she said, “Right now, I just really miss you. I don’t wish for anything else.” Li Chengchuan suddenly felt the intense emotions surging from the twenty-year-old girl. The softn 3.7kReads—Score27214d adds
- 18 An Asymmetrical Relationship 不对称关系 [Powerful families / well-matched backgrounds / political and business power couple / exes trying to rekindle things] (The rating just opened, so it’s low) [Seemingly cold but secretly soft-hearted ruthless capitalist × seemingly proper but actually tsundere paternalistic high-ranking official] Fei Shengchi’s eccentric personality was common knowledge among Xu Huaijun’s friends. She was cold and distant, with no warmth for anyone. So when the two broke up, they received several times more congra 3.6kReads8.7Score44214d adds
- 19 Life Is a Vast Sea, I’ll Wait for Your Return 人生海海，等你归来 [Campus Romance + Powerful Family Background + Winning Her Back + Heartbreak + Devoted Couple + Modern Romance] They had known each other for seven years and been in love for four, but when she went abroad, she didn’t even say goodbye. Four years apart. When they met again, he couldn’t help asking, “Are you leaving again?” Far from home, she never expected to run into him again. She thought he had come for her, but he coldly told her, “It’s a company assignment.” From then on, she delibe 318Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Kiss on a Snowy Night 雪夜拥吻 A realistic, powerful-family melodrama with angst. The leads are not each other's firsts, so don't read if you dislike that!!! A carefree playboy and a cool, gloomy college student [Love and hate each other + stand-in + love grows over time + seven-year age gap] When she first met Qi Jingjing, Qing Yao thought he was frivolous and unreliable. “Need a ride?” Panicking inside, she shook her head and hurriedly dodged him. Later, she spent her whole life paying that exorbitant fare. He treate 1.8kReads8.2Score13114d adds
- 21 Ink-Washed Qiao Xin 墨染乔心 Just started, so the score will go up! (All characters are based on real people.) The male lead isn't very likable at first, but he gets better and better! [Second chance at love] [Childhood sweethearts] HE Seven years ago, after her family suffered a sudden upheaval, she received a “breakup payment” and a warning from his family. She had no choice but to sever their relationship and leave without a word. Seven years later, she is Shanghai's top wedding planner, dazzling and captivating. He, me 806Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 22 Secret Lover 地下情人 [Polished Scoundrel + Cheater + Morally Unhinged, Over-the-Top Angst] [Both Leads Are Non-Virgins] [Note: The male and female leads in this novel both have serious moral flaws. Read with caution if that bothers you. Please read the following synopsis carefully before starting.] Her younger sister is pregnant before marriage, and the father is a mysterious Hong Kong tycoon. Before Lu Sha can get a clear picture of the situation, she is dragged into negotiations over an extramarital affair. Lu Sh 5.5kReads8.9Score47514d adds
- 23 Love Beyond the Capital 京谈不及情 [Powerful families of Beijing · Two formidable childhood friends · Intense push and pull · Heartbreaking forbidden romance] Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles knows: Song Qingzhu and Xu Nianzhi were born to be co-conspirators. He is the Song family’s heir apparent, advancing his position one careful step at a time. She is a ruthless, decisive star lawyer at a top-tier firm. Childhood friends from the same government compound for twenty years, from a small courtyard by Houhai to the top floors o 1.1kReads—Score10014d adds
- 24 Snowfall on the High Peaks 高岭落雪 [Feel-Good School Romance at First, Angsty High-Level Officialdom Drama Later] [Love at First Sight vs. Love That Grows Over Time] [Powerful Family vs. Martyr’s Orphan] School’s been a real headache lately, but at least I heard that the taciturn school bully might have a crush on me... In the purest days of their love, Song Qiubai said they should break up, and Xu Chengche leaped off a building without hesitation. In the purest days of their love, Song Qiubai infiltrated a human trafficking ring 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Love's Ordeal in Jingzhou 京州情劫 The most elite heir to a powerful Beijing family × a young woman from a small southern city who moved north to Beijing. From a brief romance in Kunming to an unexpected reunion on a snowy night in Beijing, he thought he could move on from her, but the moment he saw her again, he completely lost control. She is Xu Anning, an ordinary graduate from a small southern city who moved to Beijing alone, just to get closer to the man who once gave her a brief taste of warmth in Kunming. He is Shen Jinnia 22kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 26 Splendor in Beijing and Hong Kong 京港风华 [Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted heroine x fallen scion of a prominent family, who later becomes a top-tier tycoon] Like the beginning of any love story, Gu Mingfei's first impression of Chen Yong was not a good one. In public, he was cold and kept everyone at a distance. When she ran into him late one night as a girl confessed her feelings to him, he brushed the whole thing off. From the very start, she wanted to take him down a peg. After several rounds of sparring, she got her wish every time. 5.5kReads8.7Score35814d adds
- 27 You Are the North of Beijing 你是北京的北 Even now, Wen Wen still remembered the day she left Beijing. It was the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. She left alone and without hesitation, yet carried a weight of a thousand pounds. Before boarding her flight, she gazed down at the city's nightscape from inside a skyscraper. The roads were still filled with traffic, and countless people rushed about, only to end up with nothing. This city had buried her winter, her summer, and her spring. By the time she left, all she felt for 1.1kReads8.1Score10914d adds
- 28 He Shielded Her from Every Storm, Yet Never Once Said He Loved Her 他替她挡尽风雪，独没说过一句爱 He shielded her from every storm, but never once told her he loved her 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Tales of Northern Beijing 京北往事 [Entertainment-industry socialite x top power player x ensemble cast of the capital’s elite x a touch of angst] On the first day Fang Ci arrived in Jingbei, a friend warned her not to get lost in Shengjing’s glittering, hedonistic world. The rich young heirs played rough, and no one could come away unscathed. Fang Ci had been clever from childhood and possessed a face capable of bringing kingdoms to ruin. She prized freedom and spontaneity, considered herself above it all, and had thought she an 1.9kReads6.8Score20914d adds
- 30 Spring Dwells on the High Terrace 春栖高台 [Powerful Families | Female Growth | Bittersweet Romance | Older Man] (Clear-headed, beautiful college student vs. composed, powerful heir) People often say that those in power care only about their family’s interests. Even what passes for love is just another tool for profit. If you fall for someone like that, the best you can hope for is this: you remain on your high terrace, I retreat to my spring mountains, and from then on our paths never cross again. Everyone in Beijing’s inner circle know 606Reads—Score16014d adds
- 31 Streetlights and the One Who Comes Home 长街灯火与归人 [Rekindled love + each other’s first love + both work in the public sector + reunion after years apart + intellectual romance] An unexpected breakup, followed by a reunion years in the making. From the flutter of their first meeting in college to standing side by side in their careers, Lu Beichuan and Shen Zhixia weather misunderstandings and emotional push and pull, witnessing each other’s growth and resolve. They missed their chance five years ago because of a sudden accident. Five years later 3.9kReads7.9Score33714d adds
- 32 Withdrawal 戒断反应 When Jiang Shan was sixteen, she made a wish to be with Jiang Ye and marry him someday. When Jiang Ye was twenty-six, he made a wish to be with Jiang Shan and marry her someday. Heaven answers the prayers of the faithful, so both Jiang Shan’s and Jiang Ye’s wishes came true. The only thing was, Heaven missed the part about how long it was supposed to last and forgot they wanted it to be forever. 7.5kReads8.9Score75814d adds
- 33 Halfway Through the Rain 半程雨 Halfway Through the Rain 533Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Autumn Leaves Fall in the Capital 京秋叶落 [Beijing socialite × Rising Art-World Star + Devoted Love + Misunderstandings + Happily Ever After] A story set in Beijing, inspired by real life... He said, “Do you think you’ve got me wrapped around your little finger?” He said, “Ye Zhiqiu, there’s really nothing I can do about you.” She said, “Beijing is huge, so huge you can’t take it all in at a glance. But it’s also small, small enough that one look was all it took for me to meet the person I want to spend my life with.” Mu Chi, a Beijing 1.3kReads8.2Score9514d adds
- 35 The Golden Canary in a Cage 笼中金雀儿 [The story uses flashbacks] [The aloof male lead falls from his pedestal] [Orphan × Scion of the powerful] [Happy ending] The He family grew up under the red flag, and their grandfather wielded considerable influence. He Junqing, the third son of the He family, went into business. The He family has produced two powerhouses in politics and business in this generation, and they're riding high. Lin Ge graduated from Kyoto University. She wasn't exactly outstanding, and ended up working as a junior 438Reads—Score2314d adds
- 36 Three Years After Their Breakup, the Capital's Power Broker Waits Beneath Her Window Every Night 分手三年，京圈大佬夜夜守在她楼下 Three years after their breakup, the powerful Beijing socialite keeps watch outside her apartment every night 81Reads—Score214d adds
- 37 A Love Letter from the Twenty-Fifth Time Zone 第二十五时区的情书 [Print edition now available] The love they felt as teenagers was buried in the sound of the wind on the day their hearts first stirred. By the time it crossed mountain after mountain to reach their hearts, the wind had died, leaving only unresolved longing. - Zhou Jingni's unrequited love wasn't like that of other girls left to act out a one-sided romance. She and Shen Yi were childhood friends, born into the same Beijing compound. They grew up and went to school together, and as teenagers they 18.3kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 38 I Am His Vermilion Mole for All Eternity 我是他永生永世的朱砂痣 [Age gap | Devastating BE | Fate across two lifetimes | Realistic angsty romance | Ye-Tai relationship | Male Ye, female Tai | Love grows over time | School life | Former girlfriends] Falling in love with someone you can't spend your life with is perfectly ordinary in this world. If you've fallen for someone like that too, leave the ending to fate. What belongs to you won't escape you, and reaching for what isn't yours is needless. I, Wu Xile, am eighteen and grew up in a broken single-parent f 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 May You Be Safe, Year After Year: No Snow, No Spring 岁岁佑安：不听雪来不见春 May the Years Keep You Safe: No Snowfall, No Spring 344Reads—Score514d adds
- 40 The CEO Ex-Husband Married Her for Revenge, but Fell for Her First 总裁前夫娶她只为报复，却先动了心 The CEO ex-husband married her just to get revenge, but he was the first to fall for her. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 To the Souls in Beijing Searching for a Safe Harbor for the Rest of Their Lives 致那些在北京，用余生去寻找避风港的灵魂 To the souls who came to Beijing and will spend the rest of their lives searching for a safe haven 347Reads—Score314d adds
- 42 Are the Begonias Blooming in Beijing? 北京的海棠花开了吗 Are the Begonias in Beijing Blooming Yet? 552Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 My Brother's Rose Was Forcefully Stolen 哥哥的玫瑰被强势掠夺 [Romance and political intrigue / Love seized by force / Coercive romance / Angsty with a little sweetness / Obsessive hero ★ Extreme possessiveness ★ Devoted love] P.S. The hero is strong, the heroine is weak. Lu Nianchen gets into Beiwudance Academy, the school of her dreams. On the night she arrives, her older brother, Lu Chengyou, brings her to a glittering, illusory banquet. Amid the dazzling lights, the girl catches a glimpse of a tall man with sharp, penetrating features as he walks into 2.2kReads8.4Score10714d adds
- 44 Taking the Vows 受戒 From the very first day she met Pei Zhi, she wanted to dirty him. Every inch of him, inside and out. “A story about a serial heartbreaker who decides to go straight” 2.2kReads8.6Score11414d adds
- 45 First Frost in Beijing and Hong Kong 京港逢霜降 A rotten man with a real heart × a prickly little white rabbit Class gap + substitute romance + reunion after years apart + the pursuit of a runaway wife The first time Wen Shuangjiang met Liang Jingxu, she knew they were from different worlds. They crossed paths on a film set. His car splashed mud all over her, and he drove off without a word of apology. She lost her chance at the job. When they met again, she was flinging her room key at a producer’s face. He had a curvy woman in his arms, 434Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Fall of Swan Lake 天鹅湖的坠落 [Harbor City's Elegant, Wealthy Ballerina vs. Capital City's Tycoon] Xiang Lichu, Harbor City's leading ballerina, married her first love, never expecting their marriage to become a gilded cage. Then, on a stormy night, she met Jiang Junheng, a man from the capital, and fell into his unfathomable gaze. He was the most distinguished tycoon in the capital, wielding immense power. Everyone said he was heartless, unaware that he had coveted that "flower of worldly luxury" for five whole years. Her 1.5kReads8.0Score12414d adds
- 47 No Match for Tenderness 不敌温柔 [Clear-Headed Model and Gentle Tycoon] He did not believe in gods or Buddha. He believed in her. He prayed to them only for her. After Qiu Yiwan left, Huai Yuan'an, who had never liked going to temples, made an unprecedented trip there all by himself. - Later, she asked for nothing and wished for nothing. She breathed in the temple's sandalwood incense and listened to its bells, finding peace in her heart. She was willing to believe that the gods and Buddha had favored her that year, and that H 1.3kReads9.2Score14414d adds
- 48 The White Moonlight’s Ultimate Power to Wound 白月光的顶级杀伤力 Complete (alternate title: Snowflakes and the Moon) [Powerful playboy × college student] [Both leads are inexperienced in love + wealthy families + rekindled romance + remorseful pursuit + sweet romance + six-year age gap] Ying Xia and Lin Zhiyu had been together for years, and everyone said they were destined to fail. People said that men from his background could never love anyone sincerely. Ying Xia didn’t believe them. She loved him without hesitation. Until the day he married, when she watc 4.4kReads8.8Score23814d adds
- 49 After the Divorce, I'll Live My Life Well 离婚后，我好好过日子 After the divorce, I'm living my life well 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Star Brocade Chronicles 锦星录 [Modern Setting + Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Unforgettable Love + Angst + The Love of a Lifetime + Bad Ending] This is just a practice story. I don’t know what I’m doing, so I’ll look things up as I go. It’s purely for practice, and I’m writing it all over the place. Two boys meet and begin to support each other and grow together. One is bright and sunny, playful and adorable; the other is composed, reserved, and courteous. One burns like the blazing sun, the other is gentle as moonlight. 28Reads—Score—14d adds
