Novels like No Spring Affairs
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as No Spring Affairs, best match first.
- 1 The Whole Sect Thinks I've Lost My Memories 整个宗门都以为我失忆了 The Entire Sect Thinks I've Lost My Memory 95Reads—Score214d adds
- 2 If There Is Another Life, I Don’t Want to Return to This World 若有来生，不愿意再来人世间 “How could I possibly fall for a man? I was only playing around.” “I think he’s disgusting. I’ll dump him once I’ve had my fun.” At the banquet, Yu Zhen’s lips curled with mockery as he wantonly trampled on our relationship. Later, half his face gaunt, he gripped my wrist. His vicious expression softened into a desperate plea: “Mu Cheng, give me one more chance.” 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Descent 下坠 My parents died because of me. My brother hated me and tortured me for three years. Later, I ran away with his new assistant. He found me that very night. He locked me back in the bedroom and tugged at his tie. “You’ve already had one leg broken. Still haven’t learned your lesson, little brother?” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Big Brother, Will I Be Able to See You When I’m Dead? 哥，我死了就能看见你了吗？ Bro, if I die, will I be able to see you? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 My Immortal Venerable Husband Threw Me into the Demon Realm 仙尊夫君把我扔进魔族 After my husband ascended, he despised me for being infatuated with him and locked me away in the Land of Chaos, leaving me to be abused by anyone who pleased. “You dare, as a man, to covet this honored one? If you’re that desperate for men, then go be a cheap whore in the Land of Chaos!” At his word, I became a condemned prostitute, enduring every kind of torment from demons and monsters, unable to die no matter how much I begged. After five hundred years of brutal punishment, I finally lear —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Way He Looks 他的样子 Su Nian was a bird kept by Shen Du. Locked in a gray apartment, dressed in gray clothes, and taught to imitate someone else’s smile. Shen Du held his grandmother’s life in his hands, so Su Nian couldn’t fly, couldn’t call out, couldn’t say no. When Shen Du wanted him to be like Cheng Yanbai, he was. When Shen Du wanted him in bed, he went. When Shen Du wanted his body, he gave it. Afterward, Shen Du would turn his back and call out another name: Yanbai. Later, the white moonlight returned. 437Reads—Score10014d adds
- 7 After Breaking My Pride, He Said He’d Take Me Home 断我傲骨后，他说带我回家 After breaking my spirit, he said he’d take me home 1.7kReads—Score10314d adds
- 8 Stutterer, Hurry Up and Tell Me You Love Me 小结巴，快说你爱我 The honest, hardworking Lin Mo followed the young devil He Cheng around, tirelessly doing his bidding, never hitting back or talking back. In the end, He Cheng took everything from him and left him with nothing. He Cheng was a born flirt. He never imagined that his carefree days would come to an end because of such an unremarkable little stutterer. * Early on, He Cheng to Lin Mo: “You think you’re good enough to like me?” Later, He Cheng to Lin Mo: “Lin Mo, look at me again! Lin Mo, try running 183Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 9 All Right, I Love You Too 好啦，我也爱你 The sequel to “All Right, I Love You” This story is told from Song Qing’s perspective. You are my one and only. I love you, I really, really love you. I’ll love you in this life, and in the next one too. La la la, I can’t think of anything else to write~ 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Live, the Dead's Love Beating in My Chest 我活着，胸腔跳动着亡者的爱 I am alive, and the love of the dead beats in my chest. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 All Right, I Love You 好啦，爱你 A sequel to His Place to Return All right, love you. Do you love me too? Be with me. Let me stay by your side, hold you, and kiss you as someone else. I want to be with you forever, always and always, never to part. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 After Seven Years as a Substitute, I Turn to Ash 七年替身终成灰 Seven Years as a Stand-In, Reduced to Ashes 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 As Night Falls, Snow Draws Near 夜阑将雪 Nightfall Brings Snow 622Reads—Score3314d adds
- 14 How Did Things Come to This Between Us? 你我何至于此啊 How Did It Come to This Between Us? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Demon’s Handbook of Exploitation 恶魔压榨手册 The Demon’s Handbook of Exploitation 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 After the Strategist Died, the Princess Regretted It 军师死后，公主后悔不已 After the Strategist's Death, the Princess Was Filled with Regret 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Seizing the Throne to Become Empress 夺帝为后 Rong Cheng was once the supreme ruler. In a single night, he became a plaything for others’ amusement. The fallen emperor was sent to the Imperial Music Bureau to train in song and dance and entertain the current Son of Heaven. Rumors spread through the palace that the emperor was cruel by nature. Not only that, the ruthless emperor had all kinds of strange proclivities. Guan Hongfeng said, “I’ve heard of a technique for attaining immortality. You’d make the perfect ingredient. Get ready. I’ll s 498Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 18 Snow Falls on Yao Xi 雪落瑶夕 Everyone knows the emperor has an empress, but she has never been favored. “Yun, I don't want to leave. I'm all he has.” Later, after the man she loved hurt her once again, Lin Xichun finally lost hope. Weeping, she clutched Lu Nianyun's hand and said, “Yun, take me away. Take me away from this place.” Her already frail body could no longer withstand the chill she caught while fleeing. She died outside the palace, still holding Lu Nianyun's hand. “Yun, I still won't be able to go with you to Jia 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Hey, Our Love 嗨，我们的爱 A sequel to Hello, My Love Pure sweetness, no angst. The leads are hopeless romantics. If that's not your thing, please don't read. Thank you all for enjoying the story! Song Qing has lost his memory and forgotten who I am. He cares about me, but not because he loves me. He has forgotten everything about us, forgotten how he fell in love with me, and forgotten how to love me. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 My Master Regretted It After My Immortal Bones Were Stolen 我被挖去仙骨后师尊后悔了 I was the least valued disciple in the sect, yet shamefully, I fell in love with my own master. The most doted-on junior disciple falsely accused me of colluding with the demon race, and even exposed my secret crush to everyone. My master hated the demon race most of all. He stripped me of my immortal bones and gave them to my junior to increase his cultivation. Amid endless darkness and agony, I gradually stopped breathing. The master who had once been like a bright moon and a gentle breeze hel 8.3kReads—Score34314d adds
- 21 Mo Yan Returns 莫言归 [Bad ending + melodrama + devoted to each other] He forces her first, then chases after her. Mostly angst. Jiang Chu takes on his responsibilities and infiltrates a criminal organization. Betrayal, understanding, confusion, forgiveness, revenge... A jumble of complicated emotions fills his heart. He spends nearly his entire life walking the road ahead. "I could protect anyone else but you. You're the one person I can't protect." Another late autumn. The ginkgo leaves have turned yellow in great 166Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 22 As Minhua Fades, the Gentle Breeze Arrives 旻华渐暗，清风徐来 [Two male leads + childhood friends + angsty romance + mending a broken relationship + tragic ending] At first, Zhou Min was a bastard son in the Prince of Annan’s household, treated worse than a dog. Shen Qingfeng was a homeless boy who had survived by begging on the streets with his little sister. Later, the empress adopted Zhou Min, transforming him into the most honored eldest legitimate prince of the Great Zhou. Shen Qingfeng snuck into the palace to find his sister, only to be taken away b 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 After Falling for His Bodyguard, the Prince Learned the Truth 爱上暗卫后王爷真相了 Shen Qiuhong × Jing Yuan One moment of compassion brought disaster upon him. The spy Jing Yuan had let escape nearly killed Shen Qiuhong, earning him the prince's utter fury. Jing Yuan accepted every act of torment and humiliation, every demand that he surrender himself, and took his punishment willingly. But he couldn't understand why the prince, who had always been cold and ruthless, had suddenly begun to care for him in every way, tending to his every need, with unmistakable affection in h 840Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 25 After the Sickly Strategist and the Scumbag Emperor Were Both Exiled 病美人谋士和渣皇被双双流放后 [Evil, sickly schemer shou x deep-thinking, ambitious deposed emperor gong] [Two male leads + unrequited love + the gong is inexperienced, the shou isn’t + everyone’s favorite + chasing his love after losing him + an exceptionally, exceptionally evil shou + scum gong and evil shou + to reiterate, the shou is truly vicious] Shen Yu is the most venomous of schemers. He exhausts every dirty trick and stops at nothing for the Crown Prince, all in pursuit of wealth, glory, and power. He is the very p 759Reads8.5Score13014d adds
- 26 A Prisoner Beneath the Eastern Palace 东宫阶下囚 In the ninth year of the Qingli era, the Kingdom of Yunle fell. The crown prince of the enemy kingdom issued a threat: the young and beautiful emperor of Yunle must bow his head and submit, entering the court as a slave. Otherwise, a hundred thousand iron cavalry would trample Yunle into the dust. Emperor Luo Ange was about to uphold the noble tradition of dying with his fallen kingdom. Dressed in white, he was just about to climb the city wall and sacrifice himself when his own spy came tumblin 901Reads8.2Score13914d adds
- 27 After Prison, I Was Forced to Become His Caged Canary 出狱之后，被迫成了他的金丝雀 Three years ago, one fire, two people. Jin Dongyang sent him to prison without hesitation. Three years later, Shen Nian was released. Shen Nian was determined never to be Jin Dongyang’s lover again. All he wanted was to get away from him. But the man who stood above the clouds refused to let him go. A refined, rotten-to-the-core pursuer x a love interest who’d rather die than be anyone’s lover 323Reads8.2Score20614d adds
- 28 Quick Transmigration: How to Save a Helpless, Self-Reliant Villain 快穿：论拯救柔弱不能自理反派 [Top, 1v1, mutually faithful] Fang Wanyu, one of the world's top assassins, failed an assassination and was abandoned by his organization. While fleeing, he happened to take one extra glance at a gorgeous man passing by, and the people sent after him shot him dead. His body hadn't even gone cold when he was forcibly bound to some ridiculous System. He still hadn't met anyone who could make him obedient. Fang Wanyu: I'd rather jump off a cliff and die than blindly do a damn thing you say! 008: Co 324Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 29 Imprisoned: The Lingering Hatred That Eats at My Bones 囚禁：蚀骨余恨 Imprisoned: The Lingering Pain That Eats Away at the Bones 122Reads—Score414d adds
- 30 Heaven, Please Give Me a Way Out 请上天给我生路 At seventeen, my mother sold me to Northern Myanmar for 400 yuan... I picked up a fruit knife and slashed my wrist. The blade was ice-cold, just like my heart. As I slipped toward unconsciousness, someone picked me up. Warm liquid dripped onto my face, and I heard a familiar voice speak beside me, at once near and far: “Since you’re in so much pain, I won’t save you...” Angst be 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Forbidden Love in the Marquis's Household 侯府孽情 Lord Liu Chenyuan has taken a fourth wife into the Liu estate. Pity the principal wife, running herself ragged with all the household work while the lord hasn’t looked at him in ages. In the eyes of the servants at the Marquis of Liu’s residence, the new Fourth Lady seems to have claimed all of the lord’s affection. The servants can’t help wondering, “How is Madam doing now?” Han Fengyou is always so calm and gentle, helping others prepare for their weddings as he watches his husband take a new 1kReads6.1Score14514d adds
- 32 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score19314d adds
- 33 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, A Cherry Blossom Promise 忘川河下，赴一场樱花之约 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, keep an appointment beneath the cherry blossoms. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Day Thirteen at Conversion Therapy 在戒同所的第十三天 My mother killed me, my father ate me, and my brothers and sisters sat at the table, gathering up my remains before burying them beneath the cold marble. Lin Wan grew up starved of love. When she met Zhou Yang, she thought she had found her own sun. Instead, he was a ticket to hell. One-way trip to a conversion camp~ Please read with an open mind, and go easy on me (இωஇ) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Broken String 断掉的弦 Content warning: Extremely melodramatic, with a plot that goes wherever it wants. Reconciliation after a breakup, the ex’s desperate pursuit, angst for angst’s sake, and lots of descriptions of the love interest’s frail health. Avoid if that’s not for you… Lin Xian was once the purest note in Lu Yanshen’s dazzling youth, a light he pursued with all his talent and fervor. When they reunite five years later, Lu Yanshen has achieved both fame and fortune, while Lin Xian is a destitute pianist ravag 1kReads8.1Score10714d adds
- 36 Gu Nian's Deep Love 顾念情深 He said, “Gu Nian, wait for me a little longer. I promise I’ll make you happy.” She remembered what he had said so many years ago. Four years later, he came back. He returned as Jiangcheng’s most powerful man. Pinning her against the cold wall, he gritted his teeth and said, “Love me? You’re not worthy!” “Why don’t you just die?” And she really was going to die. 109Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 37 The One Who Never Came Home Turned Out to Be My Boyfriend 得不到的归人，竟是我的男友 The Person I Could Never Have Turned Out to Be My Boyfriend 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 After I Gave Up Hope of Surviving My Terminal Illness, They Begged Me to Live 绝症死心后，他们求我活下去 [Two male leads + angst + groveling pursuit + ancient-style ABO] A love-starved, suspicious scum gong vs. a cold, heartbroken, frail shou The Chu family had two sons: the elder was stunningly handsome, while the younger knew both the past and the present. Rong Yong once thought he would grow old hand in hand with the elder Chu son, and become a peerless ruler and subject with the younger. But a marriage substitution shattered everything. The one he loved most became his younger brother’s fiancée 2.3kReads8.5Score25014d adds
- 39 May You Be Safe Year After Year. May We Never Meet Again, Alive or Dead 愿君岁岁平安，你我生死不见 May you be safe and sound year after year. May we never meet again, in life or death. 641Reads—Score4114d adds
- 40 After Being Forced to Become a Caged Canary 被迫沦为金丝雀后 [ABO + Groveling Chase to Win Back His Love + Dual Male Leads + Coercive Love + Older Top + Mutual Firsts + Fictional Setting + Two Endings] [Sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, ruthless top × resilient, steady, kind bottom] Fang Shining was the Fang family’s heir, but a villain framed him, accusing him of causing his fiancée’s younger brother’s death just before the wedding. His longtime lover unilaterally called off their engagement. No matter how much Fang Shining tried to explain, the man coldly th 513Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 41 Married Off to the Enemy General 代嫁敌将 “Turning a general with such overwhelming pride into one of my people would be a pleasure in itself. It would be the greatest humiliation I could inflict on you…” Su Qinghan, a great general, is forced to take his country's princess's place in a political marriage and become the enemy kingdom's crown prince consort, enduring one humiliation after another. The crown prince initially treats Su Qinghan as nothing more than a play 743Reads8.4Score10614d adds
- 42 The Central Palace 中宫 He was an emperor in his youth, and the boy who had always stayed by her side. She was the daughter of the emperor’s wet nurse, and the first girl to stir his heart. When he indulged and spared the person who had killed his wet nurse, their youthful bond meant nothing to the young emperor on his lonely throne. Returning to the palace with vengeance in her heart, she cut off all feeling and swore to make the woman he protected pay for her crimes in blood. She thought that all the two of them coul 2.8kReads6.9Score17114d adds
- 43 Calculating the Day of Return 算归期 The Gu family of Jiangnan, a silk-trading dynasty of three generations, fell overnight. Gu Wantang was the useless young master everyone in the city knew, spending his days amusing himself with birds and listening to stories. His greatest dream was to leave with his sworn elder brother, Xie Yanting, once Xie took over the family business. On the night his father died suddenly, a cup of “poisoned tea” sent Xie Yanting down the doomed road to exile three thousand li away. Gu Wantang crawled out of 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Forced into a Political Marriage, She Becomes the Enemy Emperor's Cherished Favorite 被逼和亲，敌国帝王日日独宠 Two male leads + equally matched + kings + enemy-country general + opposing sides + a little angst early on + devoted husband pursues his wife A general tasked with defending his city is forced to marry into an enemy nation. Unheard of and utterly absurd! The humiliation is unbearable! How could Mu Qianchen not hate it? Yet Ye Xiaoxian had seen him only once, from afar, years ago, and had held him in his heart for six years without ever forgetting him. For that one glance, he was willing to wait 532Reads8.9Score10314d adds
- 45 May You Know Peace for All Your Days 愿汝长安 [Male-male romance] [Emperor shou] [Both leads are each other’s first and only] Jiang Hongyu never expected to accomplish anything during his reign. Just staying alive would be enough; even being a puppet emperor would be fine. But things rarely go as planned. Kidnapping, the death of a friend, and the turmoil of war leave him struggling to breathe. But He Chang’an is like a ray of light, keeping him going. As long as they’re together, Jiang Hongyu feels he can do anything. But what will he d 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Moon-Lending Teahouse 借月茶馆 Moonlit Teahouse 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Tyrannosaur’s White Moonlight Is So Pitiful 暴龙的白月光惨兮兮 In his previous life, Yun Chi stole Ning Changsheng's body to save the one he loved and crushed his soul. Reborn, Changsheng saved Yun Chi with the blood from his heart, but Yun Chi knew nothing of it and wished Changsheng would die. Changsheng used his blood to help Yun Chi recover his cultivation and took a sword for him with his own body. Only then did Yun Chi realize that the person who had always treated him well was Changsheng, and that he had been blind and mistaken someone else for him. 38Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 48 Forever Lost in the Dark River 永坠暗河 [Two male leads + bittersweet angst + reunion after years apart + pure love + love and hate intertwined + BE] I brought you home. I gave you your life and chose your name, so you'll belong to me for the rest of your life. We were two maggots in a heap of rotten mud. We should have rotted together in the mire of the dark river, locked in an endless struggle. But I love you... 461Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 49 A Cage That Eats Away at the Soul 蚀骨囚笼 [Obsessive CEO + maximum angst + vengeful, powerful heroine + no getting back together] A word of warning: this book is extremely angsty. If you can’t handle that, don’t read it. The rest of the story follows the heroine as she is reborn, fights her way to the top, and mercilessly takes revenge on the hero. If you love angst, dive in! Who doesn’t know how terrifying the Mu family prison is? Anyone who goes in comes out barely alive. Yet Bai Shu survived there for five years, enduring an abdomina 1.9kReads8.0Score10114d adds
- 50 After My Kingdom Fell, the Sickly Beauty Survived the Tyrant’s Wrath with His Face 病美人亡国后，靠脸在暴君手下续命 [Completed]“I love hearing you cry and beg me.” Ruthless, merciless mad tyrant ✖ sickly young king of a fallen nation, enduring humiliation [Forced love / groveling redemption / fake substitute / one-on-one, both devoted to each other] At first, Yan Yu was treated like a plaything, his every shred of dignity crushed. Later, he was made into a substitute and forced to satisfy the other's every desire. Then he discovered that the person the man he hated most had kept hidden in his heart was none o 1.1kReads8.5Score11114d adds
