Novels like Captain Tan and I Ran Toward Each Other
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Captain Tan and I Ran Toward Each Other, best match first.
- 151 Four Seasons in the Mountain City 山城四季 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the Three Gorges Dam beginning to store water. The Three Gorges migrants of that time left their hometowns with reluctance and hope, and years later, some returned for one reason or another. Xiao Ying was born in the reservoir region and moved to another province with her family as a young child. After graduating from university, she worked in Beijing, but when a misdiagnosis led her fiancé’s family to look down on her, she angrily called off their engagement. 1.9kReads9.5Score19514d adds
- 152 The Powerful Family Had Three Generations of Only Sons, Until I Had Three Babies in Five Years 大佬家三代单传，我五年抱三打破 At thirty, Jiang Che is as handsome as any star, with bulging muscles and testosterone to spare. Yet rumors at work say he has no interest in women. As time goes by, Jiang Che's behavior grows increasingly strange. One day, his coworkers suddenly show up at his house and bang on the door. When it opens, they find Jiang Che bare-chested in a pink apron, spatula in hand. “Say what you came to say and get out. My wife’s waiting for dinner.” - Twenty-year-old Qiao Yuan had barely started working aft 11.9kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 153 A Love to Remember 倾程之恋 [Gentle Girl x Cool, Reserved Doctor] (They choose each other + sweet everyday romance + age gap + no angst) Because of one person, you fall in love with an entire city. A love that unfolds little by little is beautiful. No grand gestures, no endless arguments, just two people choosing each other and understanding one another. “Professor, do you have a girlfriend?” a pretty student asks boldly. “The professor doesn’t have a girlfriend. He has a fiancée,” Ye Huaizhi replies impassively, casting 409Reads7.8Score10114d adds
- 154 The Hidden Wife 隐妻 [The comic adaptation is now available! Tap “Adaptation Theater” in the lower-right corner of any page of this book to watch instantly. The original novel and short drama each have their own appeal. Share it with your friends!] No rebirth, no transmigration, and no System golden finger, just the true golden years of an entire generation! Having fled an arranged marriage, he joins the tide of migrant workers heading south. In a southern metropolis brimming with both opportunity and challenges, he 808Reads6.2Score10114d adds
- 155 Captain Lu, Stop Kissing Me! Aren’t You Afraid Our Coworkers Will See? 陆队别亲了，你不怕被同事看到吗 The animated series is now available to reserve. Title: She Gives Her Radiant Sunlight. The print edition is now available! Title: She Gives Her Radiant Sunlight. Love at first sight + a shotgun wedding after an unexpected pregnancy + both leads work in the public sector + both are virgins + doting husband and sweet married life; A resilient, aloof forensic doctor versus a deeply devoted police captain who knows exactly how to flirt; - On Valentine's Day, Shu Yan has a few drinks and ends up sle 15kReads8.0Score2k14d adds
- 156 An Ill-Matched Marriage 不般配的婚姻 After Cheng Ruojia, a small-town girl, married her boss, Tang Yixuan, she spent the next ten years as a housewife, looking after Tang Yixuan and their daughter, Tang Qi. But as Tang Yixuan's business grew and his handsome looks drew attention, a marital crisis crept closer and closer... 628Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 157 Aiming for the Heart 狙击心动 A cold-blooded special forces soldier meets a sweet college girl. Opposites-attract charm, an eight-year age gap, and a girl who pursues the guy. Heart-fluttering sweetness overload! When love's bullet is loaded, who can escape this shot straight to the heart? A tense, thrilling plot that draws you in! Delicate prose and sincere emotion take you on a heart-fluttering journey of love! She engineers chance encounters, but he ignores her. She bravely confesses, but he turns her down coldly. She kee 2.3kReads8.8Score25914d adds
- 158 A Post-90s Mountain Girl's Starry Sky 90后，山里姑娘的星空 [Diary] [First person] [No contrived twists] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [No overpowered protagonist] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Countryside] [Hardship] [Marriage] [Family bonds] The 1990s were full of life and energy, but they were also a Period when weeds grew unchecked. Many people born in the 1970s and 1980s went to the cities in pursuit of their dreams. Some worked hard for everything they had, while others lost themselves in the glittering world around them. This is a story a 187Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 159 Qin Zheng 秦峥 He loves her. She is the eternal sun in his heart. For a long time, he was too insecure to look directly at her dazzling light. When the sun finally shone on him, he hesitated and wavered, but in the end, he couldn’t resist the love in his heart. He drew her into his arms. At last, she became the sun that shone for him alone. 3.2kReads9.3Score24614d adds
- 160 A Writer’s Brush Meets the Political Arena 笔尖遇政途 A promising 29-year-old district Party committee secretary-general × a freshly graduated intern reporter When they first meet, she looks at the man in the administrative jacket. He seems only twenty-five or twenty-six, young enough to be a generation below the bureau chiefs standing nearby. Yet his manner is perfectly composed, and he has a steadiness and wisdom beyond his years. With the air of someone accustomed to authority, he asks her supervisor, “What’s this young colleague’s name?” He tea 2.3kReads—Score23014d adds
- 161 The Special Forces Soldier's Dearest Love 特种兵的心尖宠 Chu Mucheng, an elite special forces captain, is unruly and fiercely wild. The bloodshed of the battlefield and painful memories have taught him to bury his feelings. That is, until he meets her, Ye Hui, a sweet and gentle elementary school teacher. After one chance encounter and a little time together, he falls helplessly in love with her. She is both his weakness and his armor, the remedy that saves him. When they meet again, Ye Hui asks through tears, “Who are you really? A bodyguard, a soldi 41Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 162 Wait for Me in the Wasteland, and Love Me 在荒芜里等你，爱我 The first time they met, Luo Yan was walking along a desolate highway when an unexpected downpour soaked her to the skin. A passing military vehicle gave her a ride to the base, where she was going to visit her younger brother, whom she hadn’t seen in two years. There were three people in the vehicle: the driver, an officer with two bars and one star, and another with two bars and two stars. They met again three years later, when she was transferred to a field army as a medic. It wasn’t raining, 604Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 163 Like a Gentle Breeze, You Come 你若清风徐来 Middle-school teacher Xu Qinghe lives with her grandmother, who runs a wonton shop in an old town, and Pingping, her older sister’s child, relying on one another for support. A routine physical unexpectedly reveals that Xu Qinghe has a spinal arteriovenous malformation, bringing her into contact with neurosurgeon Xu Zhi. One is a young teacher already raising a child and caring for an elderly relative; the other is a skilled, compassionate surgeon who is kind beneath his cool exterior. The warmt 4kReads9.3Score46514d adds
- 164 After My Divorce, I Became the Cold-Faced Mayor's Darling 离婚后，我成了冷脸镇长的掌心宠 [Office romance, sweet and doting, powerful man bows his head, guiding lover, push and pull, satisfying revenge] [Beautiful, fun, rebellious, a little toxic: a junior contract worker versus a department-level leader who says nothing but is secretly utterly smitten] Jiang Shasha married young. After her scumbag husband cheated on her time and again, she chose to go completely wild. She beat up her cheating husband, tore into her in-laws, then wiped her tears and walked away. On the road, she was 6.3kReads8.4Score56214d adds
- 165 Catch That Little Ray of Sunshine! 抓住那个小太阳！ Talkative, sunny reporter × guiding, icy detective | Orphan of a fallen hero × rich young master | Healing + devoted couple + happy ending Yu Nuan hated Chi Xian. The first time they met, she was investigating undercover and stumbled upon him working undercover. Yu Nuan nearly died at the hands of drug dealers. Every time they met after that, something unlucky happened. Yu Nuan was convinced their horoscopes clashed and Chi Xian brought her bad luck! Aside from being handsome, Officer Chi was pr 25.9kReads9.1Score4.3k14d adds
- 166 A Marriage of Convenience with Extra-Sweet Romance 凑合夫妻，糖分超标 Originally titled The Secretary’s Little Lamb [Clearheaded, sensitive saleswoman X composed, divorced male official] [Heroine: 28, hero: 35, seven-year age gap, flash marriage, lightly sweet] Yang Mian & Xie You’an What is love? Yang Mian didn’t understand it, nor did she expect it. With thirty fast approaching, at an age when even friends, family, and dogs were sick of her, she hurriedly got married. Love was nothing at all. Xie You’an had seen through it. At an age when he still had ne 3.9kReads8.9Score36014d adds
- 167 My Beloved Has Waited So Long 良人久候 [Marriage before love + whirlwind marriage + sweet mutual devotion + everyday life + romance and marriage + love that grows over time] (The leads aren’t exceptional prodigies, princes, or princesses. They’re ordinary working stiffs: no wish fulfillment, no grand romance, just a realistic story.) A sweet romance that starts bitter and ends sweet. After setbacks at work leave Bai Zhanying physically and emotionally exhausted, she returns to her hometown, only to face her parents’ relentless pres 13.8kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 168 Panpan, I Love You. You Need to Know That 盼盼，我爱你，你要知道 Chang Panpan was born in 1989 in a village in northern China. She studied hard, but still couldn't escape having to retake the college entrance exam. After a year of preparation, she was admitted to a Project 211 university in Beijing, where she met Wu Xiaoyang and continued to grow... 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Wang Next Door Is a Good Man 隔壁王哥是好人 Childhood sweethearts marry, but more than a decade of affection cannot withstand two years of emotional exhaustion. When a marriage cannot be made to work, it becomes a source of wear and tear. This is a story about a young couple who find happiness separately after getting divorced. I’ve written a few books before, but none did well. This time, I started writing casually, just practicing whenever I felt like it. But as I went along, I thought it might be nice to try a different approach and wr 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Military Romance: The Ironclad Officer’s Uninhibited Love 军恋，铁汉军官的放肆宠爱 [Special forces soldier + cardiothoracic surgeon, told from both leads' perspectives. Both are inexperienced, she pursues him first, feelings grow over time, sweet romance] After a life-changing incident, Yan Yi became a different person. She later quit her job and moved to the deserts of the northwest. Half a year after arriving in Xicheng, she was still living a quiet, peaceful life. Then a handsome, stern-faced man moved into the apartment upstairs. Somehow, she got caught up in a storm of 643Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 171 Jin Nian Smiles 瑾年笑笑 [Government workplace, age gap, scheming, devoted to each other, powerful man lowers his head for love] Male lead: Fu Jinnian, 35, powerful and influential, refined and noble. Female lead: Tian Xiaoxiao, 23, newly passed the civil service exam, and a great beauty. They are both civil servants, and she is a fresh new face in government service. The cool, refined male lead falls in love with her at first sight, then creates all kinds of chances for them to spend time together. His passionate “camp 2.2kReads8.3Score19114d adds
- 172 When Fate Arrives, Love Is Just That Sweet 缘分到了，就是那么甜 /Modern Romance/ Sweet and Fluffy Daily Life/ Mutual Devotion/ The Warmth of Everyday Life/ /182 cm & 160 cm/ Height Difference/ Older Woman, Younger Man/ When Shen Yuyan was twenty-two, she had just started her teaching internship. A dating app romance turned into a real-life meeting (though the male lead had actually seen her before) that led her to land a college student boyfriend. They started with a long-distance relationship, then moved in together, and went from facing her family's oppos 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Mr. Qi Spoils Me Too Much: The Sweetness Is Off the Charts 祁先生太宠，甜度严重超标 Qi Jingci is renowned in government circles as an “iceberg”: efficient in everything he does and intimidating without ever raising his voice. There have never been so much as a hint of a romantic scandal around him, and everyone assumes he’ll spend his whole life married to his work. That is, until a recruitment drive brings him face-to-face with Xia Zhiyi, a new employee. The young woman stands in the sunlight, checking documents in a simple white blouse. A spot of ink stains her fingertip, and 65Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 174 Before Him, After You 在他之前，在你之后 “Maybe you think too highly of me,” she said. He looked into her eyes. “No one is loved because they’re that wonderful.” “Then why?” “Because they’re the right fit!” 1.5kReads9.2Score18014d adds
- 175 Everyone Knows Captain Jing Is in Love with Doctor Lu 全世界都知道，景队长喜欢陆医生 “Love After Marriage” + “One-on-One, Both Pure” + “Whirlwind Marriage” + “Sweet Romance” Aloof, handsome special police officer × Gentle, kind-hearted surgeon Lu Xingchen thought that without love in their marriage, they would simply treat each other with respect. She never expected that Jing Jiamu had fallen for her at first sight long ago. He respected her and supported whatever she did. He even told her he liked her... After the man's gentle pursuit, Lu Xingchen finally fell for him. She said 1.2kReads9.4Score20214d adds
- 176 I Set Up a Blind Date With a Soldier 相亲相到了一个兵哥哥 All her friends and besties were coupled up, while the twenty-three-year-old Su He was perfectly content on her own. Worried about her future, her mom would drop hints every time she called, mentioning which neighbor had gotten married or who had given birth to a girl. She had an excuse for everything. Su He always replied, “What do their marriages and babies have to do with me? I'm in no hurry!” Eventually, her mom gave up nagging her. So when she later heard that Su He had a boyfriend, she wen 950Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 177 Love Is Mutual 爱是彼此 Male lead: Can I just say that I’m not a good person in the traditional sense? Female lead: I’m a university lecturer, just an ordinary woman. I don’t care about the darkness in your past. I just want to be in love with the person you are now. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 An Ordinary Person's Unordinary Journey Through Life 平凡人不甘平凡的人生路 An ordinary person’s life has its occasional ups and downs, but where does a life without guidance lead? After three years working in a factory, a twist of fate sends him into real estate brokerage! He grows immensely proud after enjoying some of the real estate boom. But after the tide goes out, how will he face the decline and deal with family, love, and friendship? This is your story, and it’s mine too. So I’ve heard... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Dazzling Dance Steps, A Badge Held Dear 灼灼舞步，念念警徽 The score has just come out and will gradually rise [Cold-Faced Detective × Sweet, Gentle Dancer | Jealous, Devoted Love] A terrifying late-night rideshare ride. She presses the emergency button, and the man who breaks down the door to save her is her childhood friend, whom she hasn’t seen in ten years, now the city’s coldest police captain. Radiating menace, he pins the criminal to the ground, then takes off his uniform and wraps it around her trembling shoulders. “You can cry now.” * The “cold 2.9kReads8.2Score23514d adds
- 180 Love with All Your Heart 尽情去爱吧 Based on a true story, newly rated. A literary gem, finely written, not a web novel. When desire and morality collide, human weakness becomes a blade that wounds others. The Peking University campus is merely the story’s starting point. The Beijing financial world is where the real story unfolds. The author graduated with an undergraduate degree from Peking University’s Department of Physics. 18.5kReads8.7Score75214d adds
- 181 The Bad Girl Won't Redeem Herself 渣女不洗白 Whose youth is free of scars? Who hasn’t smiled while crying inside? But flowers bloom beyond the mountain, and beautiful scenery stretches beyond every hurdle! Life is precious, so don’t waste it! To those of us who never got to be young properly back then! “Why are you here?” “Because I know my girl wants to try flying. And I want her to know that I’ve never been a cage keeping her from spreading her wings. I’m the tree she can always come home to, the safe harbor where she can rest, and the p 162Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 182 Sweet-Talking: Mr. Yu's Openly Obvious Favoritism 诱哄：郁先生的偏爱明目张胆 A powerful-family romance about winning back a wife: a cool, fragile little flower and a rigid old-fashioned man who always keeps himself in check Rekindled love + the powerful one learning to bow his head + both untouched + ten-year age gap When Ruan Xitang was young, she fell in love with Yu Zheng. Later, Yu Zheng was expected to marry for an alliance, so she left him. Only afterward did she learn that Yu Zheng had thought she was dead. Three years later, she arrived at the airport in Jing Cit 5.2kReads8.6Score39414d adds
- 183 Waiting for Summer Kisses and Watermelon 期待夏天热吻西瓜 [A story about a soldier and a screenwriter, mutually devoted + each other’s first love, childhood sweethearts who end up married] This book doesn’t follow the timeline of the previous novel, so please treat it as a new story! Youthful synopsis: Meng Xuanhe had loved following Lu Jingze around ever since she was little. His friends all called her his little shadow. One day, Lu Jingze went to meet some friends. When they saw him, they asked, “Hey, where’s your little shadow?” “She had something t 68Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 184 Lemons in Winter 柠檬入冬 One-on-one romance + love at first sight + sweet romance + sweetness + happy ending + devoted couple + scheming hero + slow-burn love [Handsome, refined senior official VS beautiful, accomplished graduate student] First meeting: Love at first sight. Second meeting: Deeply in love. A year ago, Ou Ning had shone like an angel onstage, quietly taking up residence in He Chi's heart. Time passed, and a year later, they met again. He was a powerful, high-ranking official, stern and aloof. She was a gr 2.2kReads8.8Score23414d adds
- 185 A Soldier Moved In Upstairs 楼上来了个兵哥哥 She was full of energy, and got into an argument with an unreasonable old woman. He stood to one side and watched the whole thing. He laughed, saying he hadn't known she could apologize as well as yell at people. She called him a woman, good for nothing but watching the show. He was the first to fall for her and wanted to get closer, but she was afraid of being hurt again and put up her defenses… 2kReads8.4Score21714d adds
- 186 Mrs. Zhou Has Powerful Backing in the Government 体制内，周太太她自有靠山 [Clear-headed, timid kitten × gentle hunter of a powerful man | devoted couple + eight-year age gap] The day Song Tang ran out of options, her boss handed her a hotel key card. Then Song Tang did two daring things: she knocked on Zhou Yushen’s door and tugged open his tie. In the car on a stormy night, he kissed her rain-damp lashes. “Tangtang, will you marry me?” She clutched his soaked shirt with her fingertips, her lashes fluttering as she turned her face away. “Boss… you’re the one who sa 4.1kReads8.2Score76714d adds
- 187 The Actress Li’s Boyfriend Works for the Government 黎影后的体制内男友 A Best Actress with no formal acting training, whose career peaked as soon as she debuted, and a young military officer who earned his honors through merit. They met by chance in a remote town, testing and flirting with each other in turn. As they grew closer, they came to understand and support each other's careers. Best Actress Li dazzled beneath the spotlights, while Fu Shiyu quietly watched over her behind the scenes. Best Actress Li: Why didn't you date anyone in all your thirty-plus ye 2.3kReads8.9Score19714d adds
- 188 You Came to Me on a Sunny Day 你从晴天来 4kReads9.2Score31914d adds
- 189 Fate Is a Sunny Day 缘是晴天 Memories of youth, growing up, and heartbreak, buried by time and kept close to the heart. May the love shared by Xie Qiyuan and Jiang Ziqing touch your heart. Because they loved each other so deeply back then, their love turned into countless tears. Even so, at a fork in the road with no hope in sight, they would keep waiting for him to come. 19Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 190 A Good Match Has Yet to Be Found 良辰未许人 On her thirty-second birthday, Liang Chen met Chen Qian in person after chatting online for three days. She expected another case of someone looking better in photos, but her ideal type was sitting right across from her: a year younger, tall and handsome, romantic and funny. Even the curve of his smile was exactly to her taste. They fell passionately in love in no time. But amid all the sweetness, they both found themselves wondering: One of us is beautiful and clever, the other is gentle and ha 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Chinese Bodyguard 国产保镖 54Reads6.3Score87714d adds
- 192 Just Come into My Arms 就来我怀里 Originally titled Come Into My Arms You protect the lights of countless homes; I save lives. That day, Yan Ci was wearing a hospital gown when he pushed open the door to the detention room at the police station. The moment he said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here,” Su Qiaomu’s heart had already gone with him. It didn’t matter who he was, how dangerous his job was, or what the future held. Seeing the blood from his wound stain his hospital gown, knowing he had risked his life to come find her at the f 2kReads9.3Score25014d adds
- 193 A Beautiful, Sweet 70s Girl Makes the Diplomat Blush 七零娇女纯又美，外交官他红了脸 [Aloof, abstinent diplomat vs. charming, independent country girl in college, transmigrate into a book, both pure] Diplomat Chen Yichen is forced to bring a country girl who drugged him with an aphrodisiac back to the city. She catches thieves, knows her limits, and behaves with impeccable decorum. But to him, it is all just an act. Then Su Tang, exhausted, falls into Chen Yichen’s arms, and her fingertips accidentally brush against one of his sensitive spots… Her rosy lips part slightly, captiv 399Reads6.8Score10414d adds
- 194 That’s Cheating! My Ex, the Criminal Cop, Is Too Good at This 他犯规！刑警前任太会了 [Second chance at love] + [Reunion after years apart] + [Mutually devoted] + [Happy ending] + [Healing each other] [Cool-headed criminal investigator × genius suspense writer] Not long after Ren Huanhuan returned to the country, her ex-boyfriend, whom she had broken up with seven years ago, pulled her over. He was even more stern than before, with a straight-backed posture and a piercing gaze. The first thing he said was, in a strictly businesslike tone, “You’ve really improved! Driving without 4.2kReads8.6Score49314d adds
- 195 After Faking a Pregnancy to Force a Divorce, My In-Laws Beg Me to Forgive Them 假孕逼离后，婆家跪求我原谅 After faking a pregnancy to force a divorce, my in-laws beg me to forgive them 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 His Insatiable Desire, Her Ordeal 他的欲壑，她的劫难 Shen Yu risked her life to give birth to a son. Seven years later, Qiao Feng still cheated on her. Shen Yu’s best friend, Du Xiaoyun, had gradually found peace of mind in her sexless marriage. She asked Shen Yu, who had decisively divorced: If that woman hadn’t seduced him, would he have betrayed your marriage? He would. Why? Because he has no principles… A person with no principles when it comes to marriage will never be faithful to it. Does marriage require fidelity? It does. Getting married 2.2kReads8.1Score17014d adds
- 197 Bird of the Sleeping Wind 眠风之鸟 [Male lead’s perspective + lighthearted comedy + long-laid plans + sizzling chemistry + mutual flirting + salvation] [A gentle police officer pursues her heart X an innocent top student who doesn’t resist, but won’t commit] He burns with passion. She’s cool and detached. Police officer Zhou Yan, medical student Lin Qi. His ex-girlfriend gets married, leaving him with mixed feelings. In an unfamiliar city, he meets a lively, funny woman and enjoys an anonymous night of pleasure. The wheels o 37Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 198 She Flirts with Me in My Dreams Every Night, and Beijing’s Powerful Tycoon Can’t Keep His Hands Off Her 每晚梦里被她撩，京圈大佬掐腰宠 [Cool-headed, calculating beauty in a qipao VS an ascetic, powerful heir to a top-tier wealthy family] [Deliberate seduction + dreams + Suzhou embroidery, an intangible cultural heritage + regretful pursuit + both are each other’s only one, 1v1] Jin Yanli, the young heir of the capital’s elite, was as cool and aloof as a Buddha, looking down on everyone. Su Mei was a gentle, cool beauty like a white plum blossom. An orphan dependent on others, she was cautious at every turn. When they first met, 327Reads—Score11414d adds
- 199 I Escaped the Mountains 我逃出了大山 I Escaped the Mountains 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 The Sky-High Bride Price Stumps Officer Li, So If You Won't Marry Me, I Will 天价彩礼为难黎警官，你不嫁我嫁 [Gorgeous, sweet heiress + handsome, tough yet tender man = pure sweetness, no angst] At her lavish wedding, a woman shows up with her lover’s illegitimate child and makes a scene. Under the sympathetic gazes of the guests, Qin Yue turns around and walks away with her head held high. Li Yan has worked the most dangerous job imaginable and witnessed humanity at its darkest and most evil. He fulfills his mission and makes it back alive, but is left with aftereffects that are difficult to heal. Jus 4kReads9.0Score66014d adds
