Novels like Longing Takes More Than a Few Words
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Longing Takes More Than a Few Words, best match first.
- 101 The Day We Won the Championship, We Went Public 夺冠当天，我们官宣了 A spin-off of “After He Won Olympic Gold, He Asked Me, ‘Want to Date?’” The distance between her and her idol changed from the space between the podium and the audience to that between teammates fighting side by side. From unknowns to Olympic champions, the feelings of youth are always sincere and passionate. A lively puppy-like boy and a reserved sweetheart. The “Great General,” undefeated on the court, turns into a child again in front of Bai Qingqing. What do you do when you get carried away 227Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Your Unrestrained, Undivided Love 给你肆无忌惮的独宠 An athlete’s career is inherently grueling and monotonous, while competition in sports is all too real and ruthless. When Lan Shiyu’s dreams shattered along with her sweat, Zuo Chengyu picked up the pieces one by one and put them back together, helping her find the will to fight again. And so, these two kindred spirits came together. They encouraged each other to keep moving forward, each determined to fulfill their dream of standing at the top of the world! In the darkest of times, he gave her 176Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 103 Let's Meet at the Summit in Midsummer 相约在盛夏顶峰相见 This has nothing to do with real life. Please don't read anything into it about the people involved!!! This is a story about two passionate young people who understand and support each other, walking side by side. They bring out the best in each other and grow together. What I want to say is that people who are truly on the same wavelength won't drift apart. So let's meet at the summit in the height of summer. I hope that when that summer comes, we'll both be moved to tears by our happiness. 454Reads8.1Score11814d adds
- 104 Racket in My Left Hand, Fighting Against the Light 左手持拍，逆光阴而战 [System]+ [Parallel World]+ [Table Tennis]+ [World Champion] Lin Ran, a table tennis prodigy, suffered a severe injury to his right hand in an accident, ending his career. His family members also died one after another in accidents. Just as he began to regain hope, he was reborn in a parallel world as a twelve-year-old. Here, his parents were alive and well, and his little sister was lively and adorable. But Chinese table tennis had fallen into decline, sinking to the world’s third tier. Worse s 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Destined to Meet Again! 定重逢！ “You promised we'd be together for a lifetime. Don't leave me halfway through.” “You are where I belong.” Set in 2031. They parted because they didn't want to hold each other back, but after all their twists and turns, they still ended up together. Please don't conflate this with the real people!!! If you spot anything wrong, tell me and I'll fix it. Everyone is welcome to read. 5Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 106 You Landed Right in the Starlight of My Eyes 落点刚好是你眼底的星光 [Everyday interactions] + [Super sweet and loving] + [Building a life together] Filling in the missing pieces. He gets jealous, and she knows how to soothe him. Both are devoted only to each other, and they spoil each other. Pure sweetness, so enjoy without worry! 163Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 107 Winning You Is a Piece of Cake 拿下你，轻而易举 Can't win me over? Then I'll make you chase after me instead! A bickering couple on opposite sides, just going about their daily lives! A story that begins with mutual attraction (⚠️Purely fictional entertainment, unrelated to the real lives of any actual people. Please do not connect it to the people themselves. All content is artistic imagination. Read rationally.) 1.9kReads8.6Score10214d adds
- 108 This Is Our Most Beautiful Beginning 这是我们最美好的开始 They are both members of China’s national table tennis team. From being unknown to finding themselves in the spotlight, they have always been there for each other. I want to write about the beautiful years of their youth. (This is purely for entertainment, so please don’t take it seriously or read it as a claim about the real people. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.) 50Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 109 The Third Book by Baobao Cucu Sha 抱走脆脆莎的第3本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 27Reads—Score714d adds
- 110 Ordinary, Yet Extraordinary 不平凡，也平凡 This story is entirely fictional. Please don't associate it with any real people! 2024 was an extraordinary year, filled with the ordinary daily lives of ordinary people, the youthful routines behind grueling training, and the funny lives of people in their twenties. Adapted from an original work by the author of Picked Up Phone! 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Reborn in Table Tennis: We Transmigrated on the Day of Our Divorce 重生乒乓：离婚当天我们穿越了 “Gao Shasha, the divorce cooling-off period isn’t over yet. How did you shrink yourself down to sixteen?” “Still better than some people who were busy managing their money at seventeen instead of playing ball, watching stocks all day!” Their farewell kiss tore through time and space. The two people who had once shoved a “walk away with nothing” agreement in each other’s faces found themselves back in the days of their youthful team uniforms. She wants to grow her hair long and chase after her id 292Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 112 Winter Is Coming, and Spring Will Never Return 寒冬将至，春不再来 Qin Nianyi × fzd This book has a tragic ending!!! Both leads are athletes. It was his encouragement and the words “Until we meet again” that led Qin Nianyi to take up table tennis. She went from an unknown little girl to one of the team’s key players... There are sweet and painful moments along the way, but the ending is heartbreaking. I hope you’ll enjoy it and support the story. This work is entirely fictional. Please don’t associate it with any real people. If it’s not for you, just move alon 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Not Too Soon, Not Too Late, Just Right 不早不晚，刚刚好 A beautiful TV host meets a cold, aloof CEO, and from the moment they meet, they know it is love at first sight. She is his little sunshine, and he is her little star. “I’ve loved you ever since the moment you crashed into my arms.” Because it was her, he fell in love, heart and soul. From then on, she was the most beautiful sight in his eyes. Loving her became a lesson he would spend his whole life learning. Flowers have always bloomed and faded in their time. If love has an expiration date, th 115Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 114 Passion: Forever in Our Prime 热爱，永远当打之年 This is my first piece of writing. You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. It's based on real people, so some details may not be entirely accurate. Please don't scrutinize them too closely. I hope you enjoy it. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Why Are You Messing With Him? He’s a Total Love Fool! 你惹他干嘛，他是顶级恋爱脑！ Yin Sha had heard Chu Yang’s name long ago. To everyone else, he was dazzling yet distant. She never imagined that one day their paths would truly cross. An unexpected incident brought the two strangers together at last. It turned out that some stirrings of the heart began long before the first meeting. Love at first sight, then falling even deeper the next time they met. For the rest of her life, it would be him. 386Reads—Score10514d adds
- 116 Book Transmigration: Beating Up the Little Tyrant Today 穿书：今天暴打小霸王 After watching the Paris Olympics, Baoxue was so furious that she decided to read a novel to calm down. She came across one with Qiu Siyue as the heroine. Its cringe-worthy scenes made Baoxue want to wash her eyes out, but she couldn’t stop scrolling, wanting to see just how outrageous it could get! It made her so angry that she passed out on the spot, without even getting the chance to give the book one star. When she woke up, she had somehow become eight years old. Who’s that? Wait, is that Qi 65Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 117 The Tree That Waited for a Bird 等鸟的树 “Misunderstandings, missed chances, mutual secret crushes, regrets, and finally finding their way to each other.” I can wait for you, but not forever. I can be gentle with you, but I can't be gentle with you alone. I can fall for you, and I can forget you… Meeting you made me believe in fate. But meeting you also made me believe that we were never meant to be. This is the story of how the thoughtful, gentle Lu Qin and the adorable, brilliant girl Yin Sha met, missed each other, misunderstood one 215Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 118 A Four-Person Share of Happiness 幸福额度四人份 [Rekindled Romance + Runaway While Pregnant + Extra Sweet] Ye Sha’s monologue: I fell in love with you at first sight, but seeing you again only broke my heart. Yet our dreams and fate brought us together, and we came to know, understand, and love each other. Though one thing after another kept going wrong, the four of us still made a happy, colorful life together... 246Reads7.6Score10714d adds
- 119 Flowers Bloom in the Palm of My Hand 掌中生花 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 116Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 120 A Few Things About Youth and First Love 头莎青春二三事 A story set in another parallel universe~ Everyday high school life, with OOC characters Spacey athlete Shasha x laid-back top student Datou A funny, coming-of-age high school story~ What sparks will fly when these two meet through table tennis? Come and take a look~ 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Forced Love: The Ship You Ship Is Real 强制爱：你们磕的CP是真的 You say I'm a prodigy, a girl who dominates the court and crushes every opponent, but you don't know that I once dreamed of giving it all up to cook for you! You say I'm a golden left hand, striking ball after ball without ever giving up, but you don't know that all I want is to stand beside you on the highest podium. I know your dream is to win the Grand Slam, so I'll wait for you until you make it come true! I'll keep working hard, too, until the day we bow to the guests from all over beneath 240Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 122 Reading Between the Lines of Your Silence 读懂你的隐晦 Everyone knew they were in love. Everyone also knew they would never make it public. They both knew the responsibilities they carried were greater than their love. They also knew they had parted ways three years ago. After they separated, neither of them contacted the other. The first year apart: She went to his competition back home, but he didn't know. He went to her lecture abroad, but she didn't know. The second year apart: She came to his fan and supporter meet-and-greet back home. 195Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 123 Ping-Pong and the Sound of a Racing Heart 乒乓球与心跳声 The road to glory for a dream mixed-doubles team: a 16-year-old table tennis prodigy meets a left-handed player from the national team. From the training hall to the podium, they spend eight years as partners, perfectly in sync. (Please don't read this as referring to real people.) ○ “When we win someday, I’ll take you around for a victory lap too.” ○ “Stay confident and believe in yourself.” ○ “First of all, my partner is pretty cute too, right?” ○ “You’re so weird.” “You’re the weird one.” 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Side by Side in the Corner of My Eye 余光里的并肩 “We once stood side by side in the morning light of countless training halls. Later, we turned away from each other: one left for a distant shore, the other stayed behind. ‘Dreams’ were the hands we first clasped, and the paths that split along the way.” “But some convictions still burn deep inside. We can’t bear to let regret be the final chapter, or our dreams to stop halfway. So ‘coming back’ became the only way forward. After two and a half years of trials and hardship, we returned to the fa 31Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 125 Let’s Not Be Friends 别做朋友 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 38Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 126 The Gap in My Heartbeat 心跳的缺口 My new work is here! Feel free to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. This story is entirely fictional, so please don’t read anything into it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Thank you for your support. 460Reads8.2Score10014d adds
- 127 Hey! I’m the World Champion 嘿！我的世界冠军 Original female protagonist, self-insert romance, apologies for OOC. No particular preference, any pairing is fine. Shen Qingran has always felt like a lucky dumpling fell from the sky and hit her right on the head when she got a boyfriend like wcq. She has also always been a little jealous of wcq: jealous of his extraordinary talent, jealous of his rebellious nature, and jealous that he can still win competitions with ease. She can’t do that. The slightest slackening of her efforts, and there 223Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Transmigrated as a Sporting Prodigy, I Get to Ship My Favorite Couple Up Close 穿成体坛天才少女近距离嗑CP (Transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes a gifted young athlete.) (Everything is fictional, completely fictional, and set in a parallel universe. This is just for fun. If anything seems familiar, please be understanding. Just enjoy it.) I used to play drums in a band, loving the freedom of losing myself in the ocean of rhythm. We were all independent musicians who came together out of love for music. Just when we thought we’d finally made it and our hard work was paying off, it seemed fa 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Level the Mountains and Seas, and Keep Your Promise to Me 平山海，赴君约 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 23Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 130 My Partner Is Number One in the World 我的搭档世界第一 Rekindled Romance + Childhood Sweethearts + Raising Kids After Marriage After the Olympics, Mr. Perfect retired from the national team. The genius young woman competed in one more Olympic Games before leaving the national team too. After retirement, Su Shasha remained steadfast in her mission to promote table tennis, staying with the team and taking on the role of head coach of the women’s national team. Because of shoulder and leg injuries, Wang Qin’s body could no longer handle high-intensity 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 I Can Take On the Whole World Just by Pinching Your Cheek 捏你的脸我就可以打败全世界 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Starlight Turns to You 星星向融光 A national table tennis champion and a sports reporter meet in person after seven years of online romance Xixi, when I see you again, I've become a better version of myself. An Yi, when I see you again, I never expected you to have become the Demon King. We brought warmth to each other as children, and stood by each other as adults. I'll give it everything I've got. So will you. I'll give you the rest of my life, and you can give me yours. Xingxing will always love Zhu Rong. 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 People Come and Go, but Where Are We Headed? 人来人往，何去何从 The reason I like writing fanfiction is actually quite simple. When you love one or two characters, random ideas suddenly pop into your head. What if there were another place in this world, where you and that person were alive? How would you live? 15Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 134 Silver Balls Fly, Love Rises and Falls 银球纷飞，爱亦沉浮 My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Love at First Sight 初见即爱 This story is purely for entertainment, so don't take it seriously! The timeline begins with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics; everything that follows is fictional. The two had originally agreed to announce their relationship after the Los Angeles Olympics, but a series of obstacles forced them apart. Two years later, she finally returned to China. She thought they would mend their broken relationship after this separation, but she never expected their path to reconciliation to be so full of hardsh 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 The Rose's Frozen Season 玫瑰冰冻季 [A prodigy girl in table tennis vs. a prodigy boy, the era of twin stars.] They are both dazzling new stars in the table tennis world, using their talent and hard work to rise above the training courts. Behind every championship title, only they know how much blood and tears they’ve shed. The right hand and the left hand were always meant to be joined. On Tiantan East Road, where geniuses are everywhere, they are the only geniuses in each other’s eyes. He has seen her calm composure on the court 459Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 137 We're Each Other's True-Love Warriors 是对方的纯爱战神啊 How would you describe each other? She called him a “genius” when she was the “genius” girl on the East Road, full of geniuses, and he praised her as “really good” at the Asian Games! A good man helps me reach for my dreams; meeting him is the greatest blessing of all. These are just scenes I made up for fun. I hope you enjoy them! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 A Transmigrator’s Table Tennis Dream 穿越者的乒乓球梦想 Before the Paris Olympics, Su Beichen transmigrates and becomes a member of China’s national table tennis team. Faced with countless schemes and obstacles, from a Korean reporter breaking his main racket to ten drug tests in a single day, and even being deliberately injured by a Japanese anti-fan, he never gives up hope. In the decisive matches, Su Beichen defeats one formidable opponent after another with unparalleled skill, and in the final he pulls off an incredible comeback after falling nin 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Programmers Don’t Believe in Tears 程序员不相信眼泪 He had gone ten years without taking a single day off, was still fixing bugs at three in the morning, and on his birthday, HR called him into a meeting room “Anyone over 35 is expendable. That’s the industry rule.” A rule? He stared at the glaring “N” on the severance agreement and thought of the core system he had built, which supported the company’s hundred-billion-yuan market value. He thought of his daughter’s drawing on his desk: “Daddy is a superhero.” He thought of his wife saying last ni —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Table Tennis Godfather: I Control the Match-Winning Shot 乒乓教父：我在比赛掌控绝杀 [Table Tennis] [Golden Finger] [Urban Campus] Kang Jincheng is a “table tennis destroyer” who has transmigrated back in time, armed with every advanced playing style and piece of cutting-edge technology from the next fifty years. All he wants is to coast through university as a PE teacher and coach the school team on the side. Instead, one offhand tip turns the school’s worst team into the world’s best, while a piece of rubber he casually throws away sparks a global tech war among table tennis e 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 The Championship Is His, and So Is the Rose! 冠军是他的，玫瑰也是！ A purely fictional setting! Do not relate this to real life or real people! The competition rules in this story are completely different from those in the real world!!! A sweet little story about childhood sweethearts who meet again at the top and eventually end up together. Gu Lin and Lu Zhaozhao grew up together, played table tennis together, and stood atop the world together. In the end, Gu Lin finally plucked with his own hands the rose he had raised himself. Netizen 1: I feel like our prec 354Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Together After the Storm 雨过天晴在一起 Wang Fugui returns home in glory with his green-tea girlfriend, reuniting with the genius girl Xiao Doubao to revisit an old romance. Their tangled feelings are impossible to unravel. I can't explain why I love you, but I know you're the reason I can't love anyone else. 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Transmigrated into Chinese Table Tennis, Face-to-Face with My Idol 穿进国乒直面偶像 On a dark and stormy night, I was scrolling through Weibo and saw a bunch of nasty comments. I got so angry that I got angry, then rolled around on my bed. Suddenly, the TV went off with several loud bangs, and I transmigrated! I even landed on the national team, playing alongside my idol. Being face-to-face with my idol felt amazing. And I even had a cheat System. It couldn’t get any better! 186Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Ping-Pong Warriors 乒乓神兵 Table tennis, unmatched under heaven! A group of young table tennis players gathered at the General Administration of Sport of China, carrying their dreams and passion and hoping to make their mark in major competitions. How will they perform in the tournaments? Let's wait and see! 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Our Ping-Pong Days 乒乒乓乓的我们 “Is that your answer?” “Yes.” The moment the national flag was raised, it became the finest gift they could give their motherland. It all began when she was 17 and met him, the one she could trust to watch her back, the one who could stand beside her at the top of the rankings. This is their era of dominance over world table tennis! From then on, her life held more than just a little white ball. It also held Datou, who never once made her pick up a little white ball. Here's to a left-handed lege 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 That Summer, I Lost You 那年夏天，我弄丢了你 Back then, Su Yunsha left Wang Ziqing because of her health. A misunderstanding then led them both to believe the other no longer loved them. During that time, Su Yunsha lost her memory in a car accident and was sent back to China to recover her memories. She and Wang Ziqing cleared up all their misunderstandings and got back together... 172Reads7.1Score11114d adds
- 147 The Peak and the Place to Call Home 巅峰与归处 This book is entirely fictional. Please don’t read it as being about the real people! Just enjoy it as entertainment and a wish for their happiness! I feel like the Oatmeal fans have already read far too many stories with a perfectly happy timeline, so this one starts right after the Olympic gold medal win. It’s also my greatest wish! I don’t like angsty stories. Their table tennis careers have already been so difficult in the first half of their lives, so I hope everything from here on out is h 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 My Place in His Life 我的名分 In public: the strongest partners, an unbeatable mixed doubles team. In private: secretly falling for each other, showing their favoritism without shame. The court is a battlefield, and you are my source of confidence. Every swing of the racket says: With you by my side, I can do anything. He helps her reach the top and become world number one, yet can't even get the title of “boyfriend” he's been longing for. The gold medals are ours, the glory is ours. She stands by his side and wins every aw 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 His Uncharted Territory in My Heart 他在我心中的无人区 President. Hm? I want both my dream and her. … Long, long ago, the place in my heart that belonged to him had never belonged to anyone else. He has always lived in the desolate place within my heart. 75Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 150 Fighting Injustice in the Name of Love 以爱为名，对抗不公 Su Yunsha and Wang Ziqing met and fell in love when they were young. They pursued the career they loved together, becoming the table tennis world’s legendary couple. They had planned to make their relationship public after the competition and achieve their dream, but unfair treatment left them both aggrieved, and neither managed to reach the top and fulfill the dream they had pursued for years. Back in China, they were still subjected to injustice and humiliation. Their superiors even ordered th 936Reads7.5Score10214d adds
