Novels like A Rose's Kiss
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Rose's Kiss, best match first.
- 151 After Becoming Relatives with the CEO 和总裁成为亲戚后 (Proximity breeds opportunity + long-planned pursuit + possessive male lead + beautiful but insecure female lead) Gu Heng, an employee at Zhizhan Technology, somehow became related to the company’s CEO, Jiang Chi. Ever since they became relatives, Gu Heng seemed to run into the CEO more and more often. She bumped into him while visiting her teacher’s home, while dining at a restaurant, and even while picking up groceries at the supermarket by her residential complex. She figured it was all coinc 317Reads7.2Score10614d adds
- 152 Couple for a Week 一周情侣 [Sweet Romance] After a breakup, her roommate forced her to sign up for “Couples for a Week.” Tong Xinyue went with an I-don't-care attitude, never expecting her assigned “boyfriend” to be her archenemy. He looked down at her, using his height to his advantage. “If we want the prize money, we're going to have to work together... really, really well.” 97Reads9.0Score1714d adds
- 153 For Some Reason, I Only Fall for You 偏偏只对你动情 [Campus romance + sweet pampering] [Happy ending] [A cool, alluring-looking heroine who’s girly on the inside x a calm, devoted hero] On the first day of school, this handsome man volunteers to help Tang Mo carry her luggage. Shen Yichen is famous at S University: student council president, top student, campus heartthrob, and the object of countless girls’ affections. Tang Mo thought they’d never cross paths again. She never expected their parents to know each other, or that the person she’d bee 819Reads8.8Score11014d adds
- 154 A Summer Obsession 热夏迷恋 [Cultured and aloof x slow-to-warm, sweet and gentle] [Two top students x sweet romance x devoted couple, both each other's first] [He falls for her in secret x college life] Qin Wanqiao has been single for eighteen years. Just one month into college, rumors are already spreading around campus that the school's heartthrob is pursuing her. Flustered and at a loss, she tries to avoid him, but somehow she runs into him everywhere. One day, she can't help asking, “Jiang Xu, do you like me?” Jiang Xu 329Reads7.9Score10214d adds
- 155 Reborn in the 1980s: I Support My Family by Selling Pickled Cabbage 重生八零：我靠卖酸菜养全家 Reborn in the 1980s: I Support My Whole Family by Selling Pickled Cabbage 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 I Discovered My Childhood Friend Has a Crush on Me Through the Comments 我靠弹幕发现竹马暗恋我 I Found Out My Childhood Friend Had a Crush on Me Through the Comments 1kReads—Score3814d adds
- 157 My Dream Guy's Ex-Girlfriend Got Divorced 男神的前女友离婚了 [Sweet romance] Shen Shumei stood at the door, her makeup impeccable. She looked at me, then at the man beside me. “Geng Yao, about what we talked about yesterday, I’d still like to discuss it with you in person...” “Oh.” Geng Yao cut her off immediately, then turned to me and said, “Yueyue, why don’t you head home first?” ??? Didn’t Geng Yao say he had plans to play ball with someone last night? Where’s my twenty-six-foot machete?! 50Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 158 A Prince Charming Really Fell from the Sky 天上真的掉下了白马王子 A Prince Charming really did fall from the sky. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Abstinent Handsome Man Is Smitten with Me 禁欲帅哥被我撩得神魂颠倒 [Complete + Marriage first, love later + Sweet romance + Flirting + Devoted husband + Love at first sight + Both leads are each other's first] [The love story of a powerful business tycoon and a sweet, soft-hearted young woman, starting with a marriage of convenience] In public, Chen Xing always looked refined, aloof, and impossible to approach. He was a business tycoon who could command the winds and clouds. But the moment he was around Man Bantang, he was always chasing after her and calling 591Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 160 Mr. Ye and Me 我和叶先生 First person / shifts in perspective / slice-of-life diary format Who gets married at such a young age? Me? Well, then, no problem. Disclaimer: This story isn’t based on real people. Anyone who sees themselves in it is asking for trouble. P.S. This story was written in August 2021 and completed in September 2022. I dedicate it to the people I love. 290Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 161 My Boyfriend Cheated with a College Student, So I Fell into the Arms of a Wealthy Mogul 男友劈腿大学生，我转身投入豪门大佬怀抱 My boyfriend of four years cheated on me with a bright, fun-loving college student. When I flung the evidence in his face, he decided to stop pretending. “Since you already know, I won't hide it from you anymore.” “Be the bigger person and don't make a scene. I'll still keep you around.” I asked to break up. He sneered contemptuously. “Who else would want you if you left me?” He thought that because I had no parents or family, and came from a humble background, I wouldn't dare leave him. But he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 My Ex Became My Boss When We Reunited, and He Still Can't Forget Me 重逢前任变上司，他对我念念不忘 When a new CEO was parachuted into the company, Gu Chunxiao froze the moment she saw him. The new CEO was her ex-boyfriend, whom she had broken up with six years ago. Thinking he never wanted to see her again, she handed in her resignation. But he said, “Stay in your current position. Your salary is going up by 20%, effective this month.” Gu Chunxiao: “Deal.” No one knew she wasn't doing it for the raise. She just couldn't forget him. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Back to the Seventies: Letting My Rough-Hewn Husband and Sister Be Together 重回七零，成全糙汉老公和妹妹 In my previous life, a young intellectual sent to our village fell in love with me at first sight and pursued me for three years. But everyone kept telling me that city people were promiscuous. They said that once he returned to the city, he'd dump me. He was only playing around. My parents married me off to a rough-hewn but wealthy villager, saying he was honest and would surely treat me well. The young intellectual soon married my younger sister. It turned out my rough-hewn husband had actuall 2.4kReads—Score1314d adds
- 164 Dumped on My Honeymoon, I Turned Around and Fell for a Top-Tier Star 蜜月旅行被甩，我转身和娱乐圈顶流恋爱 Bored, I picked up my phone and scrolled through Weibo. A sensational trending topic filled the screen: “Top-tier star Zhou Yichen embroiled in another dating rumor” I tapped the photo, and the female lead was none other than me... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 After Swapping Bodies with the Male Lead, He Only Wants Me 和男主互换身体后，男主非我不可了 I’m the wicked female supporting character in a novel. To win the male lead, I’ll stop at nothing. When I finally lock him up at home, just as I’m about to force him into a life of sex and hate, our bodies switch. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Person I Fell for at First Sight Told Me He Was an Alien 一见钟情的对象告诉我，他是外星人 What’s it like to date an alien? Thanks for asking. I fell in love at first sight with one of this year’s freshmen. He was handsome and mysterious. When I confessed to him, he told me he was an alien. Wait, are excuses for turning someone down really this ridiculous these days? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Person I Fell for at First Sight Turned Out to Be My Advisor 我一见钟情的对象竟然是导师 On her first day working in the lab, Tao Muxi fell in love at first sight with a guy in the elevator. She teased him, “You’re handsome and kind, classmate. How about we add each other on WeChat?” Without even looking at her, he coldly turned her down. Five minutes later, he sent her a friend request on WeChat. His note read: “Your research supervisor.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 My Best Friend or My Boyfriend 闺蜜和男友二选一 Xu Jie has been my best friend since we were little. But after I started dating the perfect boyfriend, she began finding fault with him at every turn and even threatened to end our friendship. “You have to choose between him and me! If you have him, you can’t have me. If you have me, you can’t have him!” As I cried my eyes out over it, my boyfriend showed me the suggestive invitation my best friend had sent him. After we fell out, I married my boyfriend soon afterward. After our wedding, my husb 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 After My Parents Kicked Me Out, My Next-Door Nemesis and I Fell for Each Other 被爸妈扫地出门后，我和隔壁死对头看对眼了 My parents said that if I dared bring my cat home for New Year, they’d throw both of us out. I didn’t believe them. But on the twenty-ninth day of the New Year, my cat and I were kicked out and left huddling by the front door. My archenemy, who was heading home for the holidays, happened to pass by and laughed at me, pointing his finger. Ten minutes later, my archenemy was huddled by his front door with his dog. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 I Pretended to Be an AI, and My Dad Sent Me to Live with the Man I'd Secretly Loved for Ten Years 我假装成AI，被我爸送到暗恋十年的对象家 The AI robot wasn’t ready to launch on schedule. My dad sent me to stay at a client’s home. The client turned out to be Hao Yichen, my high school classmate, whom I’d had a crush on for ten years. I hid my feelings and pretended we were strangers, but my rival in love gave me away with a single remark. I gave up pretending and timidly apologized to Hao Yichen. He promptly dropped to his knees on the keyboard and handed me a notebook titled “How to Stay Alive.” “I’ll stop pretending too.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Bound to a Sarcasm System, I Tear into the Capital's Rich Heir 绑定反话系统，我爆怼京圈太子爷 I only wanted to keep a low profile on a blind date, but my best friend bound me to a “Contradiction System.” Every time I opened my mouth, I blurted out domineering, unhinged lines, and things spiraled out of control in an instant… I’m a spineless coward, pathetic on the inside, but a domineering control freak on the outside. When it came to the heir of a wealthy family, I meant to apologize, but instead I announced that we were getting our marriage license today! When his childhood sweetheart —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Shocking! A Paparazzo and a Top-Tier Star Took Their Fake Romance for Real 惊！狗仔和顶流假戏真做了 “Top-tier star Jiang Wanyi’s career is in ruins! Rumored to be living with an ordinary person!” Why does that ordinary person’s photo look more and more like me? I’m a veteran paparazzo, so how did I end up being exposed by someone else?! And that top-tier star lives right next door to me! After discussing it with him, we decided to confirm the false rumor and pretend to be a couple. But… how did we end up turning this fake romance into the real thing! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 As Promised, You Arrived: The Tycoon’s Son-in-Law Breaks In to Steal Love 如期迩至：豪门女婿入室打劫爱情 [Love at first sight + sweet romance + modern-day imaginative setting + devoted monogamy + transmigration + healing and redemption + fate + dual perspectives] → Heroine: After nearly drowning at the seaside, Ren Ruxi gains the ability to read minds whenever she gazes into someone’s eyes. → Hero: After a car accident, Jiang Erzhi gains the ability to travel back in time. He is the heroine’s light. [Story Overview] Ren Ruxi and Jiang Erzhi fall in love at first sight. They save and heal each other 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Became the Apple of a Beijing Tycoon's Eye 退婚后我成了京城大佬的心尖宠 Everyone thought the Xu family’s eldest daughter, Jing Se, who had come from the countryside, was shamelessly meeting a mysterious man in secret. The Gu family’s young master announced that he was engaged to Xu Manqing, the Xu family’s second daughter, and everyone waited to laugh at the eldest daughter. Instead, they found her sitting in the arms of Fu Yanci, the capital’s most sought-after young master. “Honey, I want this.” The young master smiled and slipped a diamond ring onto her finger. “ 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 Look at That Little Dummy 你看那个小呆子 Momo: “You’re so tall. Is the air fresher up there?” Han Cun: “...Why don’t you find out?” Momo nodded like a pecking chick. “Okay, okay! Pick me up.” 1.4kReads8.9Score12614d adds
- 176 Play the Flute for Me 长笛为予吹 When they first met, she wore white and smiled like a flower beneath the pear blossoms. From that moment on, he was captivated for a lifetime. When she turned around, she saw a young man in black. She knew they could never be together, yet she still couldn't stop thinking of him. On the night of her political marriage, he lifted her veil. She thought, “It's over. There's no escaping now.” But she hadn't wanted to escape anyway... HE Alternate History A devoted couple Happy ending A devoted coupl 58Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 177 A Socially Anxious Girl Chases Love and Keeps Embarrassing Herself 社恐追爱，反复社死 [Sweet romance] Su Xiao is a homebody author who writes fluffy, feel-good wish-fulfillment stories. When she added her editor on WeChat, she didn’t think much of it. She just muttered, “Lian Yi? Isn’t that the male lead in my story? That’s quite a coincidence.” Revising her manuscript had left her dizzy and exhausted, and she had no time to dwell on it. She sent off the story and fell straight asleep. The next day. Lian Yi: “Su Xiao, just how many times have you fantasized about me?” 94Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 178 After Falling in Love at First Sight With My Crush 对crush一见钟情后 The main story is complete. After falling in love with Wen Yu at first sight, Pei Yi can't help stopping in his tracks whenever he sees her. Blushing and a racing heart are all part of his everyday life around her. Hoping to make an impression, he goes to great lengths to get her class schedule and often arranges to bump into her wherever she's likely to pass. * Wen Yu thinks she and Pei Yi share some inexplicable bond, since they keep running into each other in every corner of campus. She has n 223Reads—Score14314d adds
- 179 Falling in Love with the Ice-Cold CEO After a Wedding First 和冰山CEO先婚后爱了 [A true marriage-first, love-later romance + sweet indulgence + older male lead + everyday life] [Powerful, high-ranking, celibate CEO x cool, aloof financial news anchor] Their grandfathers arrange a match, and the two get married after just one meeting and a week of knowing each other. They both think of it as nothing more than a marriage of convenience. Then comes the classic “I didn’t know I’d like it this much” moment... After they marry, they share a bed. The next morning, Wen Yan wakes up 31.5kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
- 180 Lili Is So Sweet and Well-Behaved, While Master Jin Plots Every Step 哩哩太软太乖，靳爷步步为营 After eighteen years as an orphan, Lili saw a photo of the top scorer in the college entrance exam and learned that she was actually the real daughter of the Chu family of the capital, who had been missing for eighteen years. Jin Yechen was the undisputed king of the capital, wielding immense power. Yet the very first time he saw Lili, he understood what love at first sight meant. He was obsessive, twisted... He wanted only her and loved only her. Lili was afraid of him. Her parents and olde 2.8kReads7.8Score19214d adds
- 181 Instructor, Stop Hiding. We've All Figured It Out 教官别藏了，我们都发现了 Instructor, stop hiding. We’ve all figured it out. 190Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 The Preschool Teacher and Her Army Officer Husband 女幼师和士官老公 Xin Yue was born in 1995 and was still in college, but her family’s doorstep was practically being kicked in by people eager to set her up with a boyfriend. She always ignored them, never imagining that she would later meet Mu Hao, a man born in 1989 who served as a noncommissioned officer in the military. From then on, the two began a long-distance relationship. 481Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 My Childhood Friend Lures Me In Every Day 竹马每天钓我上钩 My Childhood Friend Lures Me In Every Day 544Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Spoiled and Adored: Kisses for the Beloved Little Wife 独宠示爱：亲亲团宠小娇妻 [One-on-one, devoted couple, mutual firsts, maximum sweetness] Soft, clingy sweetheart × clingy, lovesick CEO / love at first sight + two children after marriage After an accident, Fu Xinyan saves the most sought-after man in Lucheng. When they meet again, she agrees to Fang Siyans's proposal just to escape her family's interference. She thinks he's only repaying her kindness! She never expects to see that unmistakable possessiveness in his eyes. He wraps an arm around her slender waist and pu 862Reads7.7Score10014d adds
- 185 When His White Moonlight Came Back, She Married His Archrival 白月光回国，她转身嫁给他死对头 Hao Youyou spent nine whole years by Chen Zixu’s side. But on the day they were finally supposed to be together, he stood her up. Furious, Hao Youyou ran into Chen Zixu’s nemesis, Huo Shiyan, and impulsively married him. She thought married life would mean making all kinds of compromises, but Huo Shiyan spoiled her rotten instead. She used to be the one giving everything. Now she was cherished and cared for every day. It was a strange feeling, and she was starting to get hooked. Only later did s 302Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 186 After Leaving the Person Who Didn't Love Me, I Became a Success 离开不爱的人后，我功成名就。 After Leaving the Person Who Didn't Love Me, I Achieved Great Success. 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 I Thought You Were My Bro, but You Want Me to Be Your Wife 我把你当兄弟，你却想把我当老婆 I Thought of You as a Brother, but You Want to Make Me Your Wife 7Reads—Score114d adds
- 188 On the Third Day My Childhood Friend Moved In, the Neighbor Lost It 竹马入住第三天，邻居破防了 The neighbor lost it on the third day after my childhood friend moved in 873Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 My Online Dating Partner Is Actually My Boss 网恋对象竟是我老板 My Online Romance Turns Out to Be My Boss 301Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Little Piggy, Little Piggy, Round and Chubby 小猪小猪，胖乎乎 [Sweet Romance + 1v1 + Cute Pet + Raising a Child + Healing + Everyday Sweet Romance] [The piglet appears for 30 chapters, then becomes a little baby for 40 chapters, then turns into a young woman] [She will fall in love with the male lead!] The piglet is a little pig spirit who transmigrated from another world to modern times. As soon as she arrived, she sprained her leg. Luckily, she met a kind big brother who rescued her, gave her delicious food, and gave her a home. Piglet: Big Brother is so 3.9kReads8.9Score56214d adds
- 191 A Startling Beauty in Turmoil: The Young General Is Fighting for Her Again 惊鸿乱：少将军又争又抢 [A shameless young general versus a softhearted female assassin, a lighthearted, funny, sweet romance.] Shen Jinghong was born in Cloud Temple, the most famous pleasure house in Lan Capital. Her mother, Shen Qingcheng, was Cloud Temple’s top courtesan, renowned throughout Lan Capital for her stunning Honghong Dance. Shen Jinghong never knew who her father was. She asked many times, but her mother refused to tell her. When Shen Jinghong was five, Shen Qingcheng died, and she became a kitchen hand 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Bright Candles Reflecting on Snow 明烛映雪 Before I married Song Mingzhu, the Ghost General, I imagined what he looked like countless times. But when I finally saw him, all I felt was heartache. 66Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 193 Director: Stop Making a Scene. Me: Sure, I've Filed a Real-Name Report with the Police 总监：别闹了。我：好的，已实名举报警方 The Director: “Cut it out.” Me: “Sure. I’ve already filed a real-name report against the police.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Lovers Through Time 时光恋人 A few days before our engagement, I happened to hear Cheng Yue request a song for a girl on the radio. I got a little excited and secretly tried to hide my smile. “Is it for your fiancée?” the host asked. “No!” “Marriage has nothing to do with love! I want to dedicate ‘The Brightest Star in the Night Sky’ to my first love. No matter whether it’s the past, the present, or the future, you shine in my heart like starlight. I will always adore you!” As the music played, I began to have second though 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Doctor Gu, Your Heartbeat’s All Over the Place! 顾医生，你的心跳乱了哦！ [The ultimate doting, fatherly boyfriend + age gap + growing-up romance + both leads are inexperienced, all the sweetness!] [A guiding, fatherly boyfriend who’s a breast surgeon + a cute, sweet kindergarten teacher] A sweet everyday romance with no melodrama. I went to the hospital to see a breast specialist and ended up with the doctor I’d been set up with last week. Awkward. Dr. Gu, always so serious, spends every day flirting with Little Yu’er. My best friend kissed my cheek, and he looked un 273Reads—Score10414d adds
- 196 Sweet Long-Distance Love, Our Hearts Never Wander 甜蜜异地恋，爱不分心 Sweet Long-Distance Love, Our Hearts Never Wander 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 My Husband Fell for a Female Livestreamer 老公恋上女主播 My Husband Has Fallen for a Female Streamer 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 The Fox Spirit Is Flirtatious and Seductive 狐狸精他又撩又骚 All sweetness, no angst. So sugary you’ll be sick, and then we’ll pile on even more. No reunion after a long separation, no misunderstandings, no conflict. The male lead has plenty of energy and plenty of ways to get what he wants. [Slow-to-warm, reserved porcelain doll VS. charming, flirtatious fox] [First Love for Both × Love at First Sight × Open Affection That’s Hard to Resist × Straight-Shooting Ace] After transferring schools, she finds herself in an awkward relationship with her unreliabl 645Reads8.7Score10414d adds
- 199 Springtime Glaze 春日琉璃色 [Completed] [Professor x student + 10-year age gap + both leads' first and only love + 1v1 + devoted husband + the gentle rhythms of married life + sweeter as it goes] Male lead: Lin Hanzhou. Occupation: University professor, proper and meticulous, with the air of a refined young gentleman. Female lead: Yu Xia. Occupation: College student, mischievous, lively, and a crybaby. Synopsis: After Yu Xia gets into trouble at school, Lin Hanzhou gives her three strokes of the ruler. Yu Xia vows to get a 1kReads8.3Score10114d adds
- 200 The Night My Ex Spat Blood, I Kissed the Crown Prince Senseless 前任吐血那晚，我跟太子爷吻疯了 (The heroine fakes amnesia; the second male lead takes the lead + comments on screen + taming the dog) At the scene of a car accident, Shen Ying was covered in blood as she called Xiao He. He hung up, then picked up another woman at the accident scene. Lying beneath the car, Shen Ying wept tears of blood. When she woke up in the hospital, Shen Ying gained the ability to see comments on screen. [Just wait. After the accident, Xiao He will want one of her kidneys too.] [Not just that, he’ll ta 6.1kReads6.4Score52114d adds
