Novels like Ten Years Behind the Mist
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Ten Years Behind the Mist, best match first.
- 1 A Gentle Pup by Day, a Vicious Wolf by Night 白日暖犬，夜里恶狼 [One-on-one romance, both leads are virgins, male lead has a deranged side that loves the heroine desperately and abjectly + redemption + confinement warning] Chen An was riding his bike home from school when he saw injustice and stepped in to help, rescuing Xu Jianxia from a gang of thugs who had cornered her on a street corner. But in the process, he accidentally stabbed someone. Three years later, he got out of prison, with no one there to claim him. Then she took him home. “Chen An, there's 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Tears Behind the Misty Veil 烟纱泪 [Transmigration + revenge] Li Yuyan married Lei Ye, the eldest son of a publicly listed conglomerate, but lost her husband in an accident. Later, she began to suspect that his family had something to do with his death. Overwhelmed by longing for him, she transmigrated through the power of her thoughts into the childhood of Qi Yunsha, the heiress who had grown up with her husband. Taking Qi Yunsha’s identity, she set out to solve the mystery, only to discover that another soul had transmigrated w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Andong Marquis's Estate 安东侯府 "Marry me, and your whole family will be safe. Your father will live." He took her delicate hand, without a trace of affection. From that day on, her family's lives were in her hands, and she bought her father a few more years. The marquis's estate was a maze, and people's hearts were impossible to fathom. On one side was An Shaoyun, the willful young lady of the marquis's household, who made things difficult for her at every turn; on the other was Huayan, the cousin who was determined to marry 80Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 4 The Lucky Carp Against the Light 逆光的锦鲤 She chased the light for eight years x He was one step too late | Angsty first, sweet later | Secret crush | Older man | The man chases her after losing her | Reunited after years apart | Female lead has no sexual experience, male lead does | A scoundrel with a sincere heart At eighteen, Li Jinyu's stepfather put a price tag of 88,000 yuan on her and sold her to a nouveau riche man in town. Jin Zhaoguang tore up the deal and saved her life. For the next eight years, she followed in his footste 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Fallen! After Lord Jin Kisses Her to Tears, She Runs Away Pregnant 沦陷！被靳爷亲哭后，她带球跑了 [Unhinged power player + caged songbird + narrow escape from death + fleeing while pregnant + wife-chasing crematorium + 1v2] After her mother died, her stepfather, Shen Jingnian, seized her ashes, leaving Lu Yao with nowhere to turn. She threw away her pride and stopped a Rolls-Royce. “Mr. Jin, Shen Jingnian told me to come and sleep with you.” The window slid down. The man sized up the prey before him and gave a cold laugh. “Interesting. Get in.” With that gamble, she became the caged songb 719Reads—Score10314d adds
- 6 Luo Seling 洛斯秢 Luo Siming lives in a villa near the Secret Garden Estate. The house belongs to her family. After giving birth and finishing her month of postpartum confinement, she returned to her family home with her son, and has been living there for a year now... She works at the Secret Garden Estate, which is just down the main road from her house! The owner is an extremely mysterious person of rather unusual status. Almost none of the employees, including the managers, have ever seen them in person. Even 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 So Heartbreakingly Cruel! All I Want Is for You to Love Me 超虐！我只要你爱我 A strong heroine and a weaker hero, with exceptionally detailed descriptions of the hero’s stomach pain. A story of personal growth. The male lead is a domineering CEO, while the female lead is emotionally independent. From high school through university and into working life, the male lead’s stomach pain grows increasingly severe. He loves the female lead humbly and deeply. After various misunderstandings, the two finally fall in love and end up together. 601Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Mr. He, Don’t Get Carried Away 贺先生别乱来 Two years ago, she was found guilty of deliberately injuring the leg of the woman he loved. So he sent her to prison, took one of her legs, and crushed all her pride. Two years later, she thought she had escaped hell and vowed never to have anything to do with him again. But it turns out the Devil of Hell would never let you go so easily. 50Reads7.9Score2314d adds
- 9 He Came Back Before the Wind Stopped 风停之前，他回来了 Seventeen years ago, Zhou Yubai left Lin Wan when he loved her most. He said, “Lin Wan, I don’t want you anymore.” Seventeen years later, Lin Wan is in charge of an urban renewal project in the old district. She personally signs the demolition order for Building Seventeen. It was their secret hideaway when they were seventeen. And the place where they last saw each other. On the day they reunite, Zhou Yubai returns as a documentary filmmaker to capture the old district’s final night. She h 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Useless Little Demon, Saved by Sheer Luck 废材小妖，全靠命大 [Past and present lives + love and hate + fantasy romance + trials and ascension + an ensemble of tragic human characters] A thousand years ago, the person Hua Yunran loved was convinced she had killed the High God Xingni. His love turned to hatred, and he slaughtered her entire clan. Someone she had considered a friend took her core, drained her magic, and threw her true form into a sea of fire to burn. Reborn through a phoenix-like resurrection, she took human form once more. With her maste 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 After Reuniting Years Later, I Thought We'd Be Together 久别重逢后，原以为我们会在一起 “Sensitive girl | Devoted boy” “Reunion after years apart | Mutual secret crushes | Bittersweet campus romance” The first time Ye An saw Ji Nian, he knew their paths would cross more than once. But so many hardships kept him from being there for her throughout her childhood. The girl became the only light in the boy’s darkest days. At last, after overcoming countless obstacles, he returned as a transfer student and saw her again. But she… She seemed different. Everything about her had changed. W 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Road Ahead Is One of Heartbreak 此去离殇 “You never deserved to be my wife.” Once, she had loved him with all her heart, only to be met with his cold rejection. Time passed, and she died before his eyes. All the love she had never gotten to confess became a sharp sword plunging into his heart… 238Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 13 The Emperor's Lament 帝王之殇 The Emperor's Tragedy 17Reads—Score114d adds
- 14 Parting from You in This Life 与君生别离 Parting from You in This Life 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Longing for Our Reunion Day After Day, Forgetting Each Other Year After Year 朝朝盼重逢，念念总相忘 [Angst, angst, angst! Extremely angsty, proceed with caution!] Five years ago The golden boy Ji Lingchuan knelt on the ground, desperately begging Xia Zhiyi not to leave him. But she coldly told him to get lost, then turned around and married someone else. Five years later The bar hostess Xia Zhiyi knelt before the untouchable Mr. Ji, fawning over him. He shoved her away, saying she was filthy. He hated her, bullied her, and was consumed by the desire to take revenge on her. But when he saw a li 710Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 16 The Girl Who Sat Beside Me at Seventeen 我的17岁同桌姑娘 "The Tenant"- "Youthful Bad Ending"- "Realistic Romance"- [Pure Love, Bad Ending] A down-on-his-luck young man whose life isn’t going well unexpectedly receives a wedding invitation from his first love. The moment he sees her name, the youth he thought long dead comes alive again in his memories. That summer, she suddenly burst into his lush, innocent youth, leaving behind a vivid, colorful scar and making the boy’s entire adolescence unforgettable. 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 A Small-Town Girl's Ten-Year Secret Crush 一个小镇女孩暗恋的十年 [Ten years of secret love × running away while pregnant × groveling to win her back × reunion after years apart × powerful man finally bows his head × both are each other’s first and only] This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story!! The heroine is not love-brained!!! This is not a pampered-wife story!! People will die, so if you only want happy endings, this isn’t for you! No rebirth, no golden finger, no evil female rival, no women competing against each other, and no putting the heroine th 4.4kReads8.2Score34214d adds
- 18 No More Fireworks Beneath the Stars 星辰下再无烟火 "Rekindled love + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + devoted 1v1 romance + angst" After Xu Yan was abandoned by her birth mother, she became Xiang Xingchen's adoptive sister, though they shared no blood. From then on, the seeds of his secret love for her began to sprout. The back seat of his bicycle was hers alone. While she slept, he secretly asked her, “You're the girl I liked at first sight. When we grow up, will you be a good girl and marry me?” He told her she had never bee 477Reads7.3Score10314d adds
- 19 Loving You Is a Calamity 我爱你，是一场劫 Mo Xiaoruan said, “I want to see this world only because I want to see you.” But Su Zheyu replied, “I will never love you, not in this lifetime...” Fine, then I choose to stop seeing this world, and stop seeing you... After five years of marriage, she used a method that destroyed herself, hoping to make him suffer unbearably... 101Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 20 White Feathers Stained with Rouge 白羽染胭脂 The tangled love between Chen Jun, the young son of a great general, and his young book attendant, Bai Yu. In a time of chaos, heroes vie for supremacy. The victor becomes king, and the players come and go in turn. A yellow hound at his side, a falcon on his arm, a thousand horsemen sweeping across the hills. At last he claims the throne. Looking back, he speaks of the desolation left behind, still remembering that year in the little courtyard: lazily waving a white-feather fan, bare-chested amo 258Reads8.8Score10614d adds
- 21 Drowning in Starlight 溺星入骨 (Just got a rating, it’ll rise later) [Rekindled romance × reunion after years apart × both virgins × relationship-focused × angst first, sweetness later] [Cool-headed, stubborn, ordinary heroine × aloof, celibate heir to a powerful family] In high school, Jiang Nanxing was the envy of the whole school. Because Fu Siyan, the top student, was completely devoted to her. He tutored her every day and even planned to study abroad with her, laying out her entire future. But she didn’t cherish him and 3kReads6.6Score26514d adds
- 22 Waiting for the Whales to Fall Again 等再次鲸落 (No cultivation, harem, formulaic tropes, wish fulfillment, or System. Focused on prose and detail.) Disaster and human nature, a tragic ensemble cast, literary style, oppressed resistance, slow burn, foreshadowing-driven plot, and an alternate world. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 After He Died, I Made a Fortune Working at a Nightclub 他死后，我在夜场上班挣大钱 After He Died, I Made Big Money Working at Nightclubs 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Spoiled and Swayed: I’m Determined to Win Over My Bankrupt Ex-Wife! 豢养诱哄：破产前妻我宠定你了！ [Cool-Tempered, Wealthy-Heir Surgeon × Sweet, Down-and-Out Heiress from a Bankrupt Family] + [Both Chaste + Mild Angst + Second-Chance Romance + Intense Push and Pull + The Ex-Husband's Regret Comes Too Late] Yin Xi Yan never imagined that on the very first day she returned to China, she would be abducted and forced to repay her bankrupt father's debts after he took his own life, delivered straight to her ex-husband Jin Yan Lun's bed. “Since I've bought you, do your duty tonight.” She trembled a 962Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 25 After Mr. Zhou Spoiled His Canary Rotten 金丝雀被周先生惯坏以后 [Bittersweet Pursuit | Love Amidst Hatred | Angst Before Love | The Powerful One Gets on His Knees] At eighteen, Ye Yutang knocked on Zhou Zhenglin’s car window to pay off gambling debts. The craziest man in Hong Kong City became her sugar daddy. He gave her money and crushed every bit of defiance in her. She eloped with the driver, but their train was stopped as soon as it left Hong Kong City. Right in front of her, he broke two of the driver’s fingers, then wiped away her tears with a bloodsta 1.1kReads—Score11514d adds
- 26 Disciple, Your Master Cultivates the Path of Unfeeling 徒儿，为师修的是无情道 [Female teacher, male student + angsty romance + power struggles + corruption + devoted to each other] (The Demon Realm's princess who cultivates the heartless path & the Celestial prince who descends to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation) Shocking! The brooding male supporting characters want to steal the spotlight, but the male lead is a hopeless romantic! She is the Demon Realm's princess, a Western Regions dancer, and the much-revered Immortal of a Thousand Faces. Aloof and proud, she i 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 All for Life 尽予生 [Cool-Headed, Resilient Journalist × Devoted, Aristocratic Young Master] [Mending a Broken Relationship + Long-Awaited Reunion + Mutual Healing + Sweet Romance, Happy Ending] In 2007, at the freshman welcome party, Shen Jinwan sang “Fuji Mountain” in a lilting voice. The spotlight fell on her lovely profile, bright and captivating. Amid the dazzling night, he crushed the cool moonlight beneath his feet, but all he managed to catch in the darkness was a trace of gardenia fragrance. Across the noi 175Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 28 Love Broken at Quicksand River 情断流沙河 Love Ends at Quicksand River 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Two Hearts, Three Minds 两意三心 [Pure historical tragedy + no golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth + 1v3, female lead is not a virgin] Neither the male nor the female lead is perfect. One is unruly and arrogant, the other insecure and timid, and both have their own character arcs. The cast is richly developed, with distinct personalities. She was nothing but the unloved daughter of a low-ranking sixth-grade official. Her father showed her no affection, her mother did not love her, and her younger sister bullied her 656Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 30 If There Is Love in Heaven 如果天堂有爱情 Even though falling in love with Gu Yu was a disaster, Xia Yisheng never regretted it. 33Reads5.5Score414d adds
- 31 Meeting You at the End of the World 在世界尽头遇见你 If life is a fleeting bloom, if it is destined to be scattered by the wind, I still won't regret the moment it blossomed. If this flowing air is the measure of your love for me, then let it bury me. To You, Who Have a Story in Your Heart, from Meeting You at the End of the World If every encounter in this world is a reunion after a long separation, then she must have followed fate's design to meet him at the end of the world. At their first meeting, he said, “I won't let a face as breathtaking a 618Reads9.2Score8914d adds
- 32 Deep Love, Fated to Part: I Turned Around to Find Everything Changed 情深缘浅，转身已是物是人非 [An intensely angsty tearjerker + the aesthetics of a tragic ending + love and hate intertwined + the second male lead wins + a devoted male lead who doesn’t understand love] “Mo, why are you taking her as your concubine?” “Rou’er is the one I love most. You’re nothing but a plaything to amuse me!” So it had all been a lie! But he didn’t know she was already carrying his child. In her previous life, she was Lin Jingxi, the noble princess of the peerless Wushuang Kingdom. When a treacherous minis 88Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Divine Mage of Another World 异世法神 The protagonist's soul transmigrates into a world of magic and battle qi, only to find himself possessing a corpse that has been dead for three days… Many people know that the body is dead, so someone immediately informs on him… News that the dead body of the Farah family's genius young master has come back to life quickly spreads across the world… The protagonist, possessing this corpse, must keep the truth hidden. Otherwise, his family, his country, and the Church will all burn him alive as a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Drinking Addiction, Like a Carp 饮瘾如鲤 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 After the Fake Heiress Died by Suicide, I Lived as Her Replacement 假千金自杀后，我活成了她替身 After the Fake Heiress Killed Herself, I Became Her Substitute 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 He Knows He Was Wrong 他知道错了 [Bullying + tragic ending + coercive love + mutual devotion] That year, at the park, she found a place in Jiang Ye's heart. But in Su Yin's heart, he was a demon, a nightmare. When they first met in the classroom, Jiang Ye said to Su Yin, “I don't want anything in particular. I just think my dull, boring life might finally get a little more interesting. We have plenty of time!” He had no idea those words would mark the beginning of Su Yin's nightmare, pushing her into an endless abyss! . 1.5kReads8.1Score10314d adds
- 37 A Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Madam Has Taken Her Own Life 蚀骨虐情，夫人已自尽 [Angst and heartbreak + no reconciliation after the breakup + the male lead gets a tragic ending] If there is a next life, I never want to fall in love with you again... Lin Shuyue married the man she loved most in this life, but on their wedding night, a basin of cold water drenched her from head to toe: he loved her older sister. He hated scheming people more than anything. So he tormented her, imprisoned her, and hated her. Again and again, he hurt her. Until, in the end, she lost their child 3.5kReads—Score12814d adds
- 38 The White Moonlight Has Left, So Why Are Your Eyes Red Now? 白月光退场，再见怎么红了眼 [Rekindled Romance | The Ex Wins Her Back at Any Cost | The Male Lead Fights for Her and Won’t Let Go | Both Pure | She Leaves While Pregnant | Happy Ending] [A seemingly gentle, refined heir who is actually an obsessive, unhinged prince] & [A gentle, cultured female artist] When he loses it, he’s a little rabid puppy. When he behaves, he’s a little lapdog. Lu Qian, Yun City’s golden boy, went to Chaoyin Temple every week to pray for his beloved Su to wake up. The wishing tree at Chaoyin Temple 225Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 39 A Lovesick Playboy Meets a Heartless Good Girl 痴情浪子遇见绝情乖乖女 A Lovestruck Rogue Meets an Ice-Cold Good Girl 3.9kReads—Score7914d adds
- 40 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Strangers on the Road to Marriage 49Reads—Score714d adds
- 41 His Love Is Fierce Yet Tender 他的爱，是铁血柔情 His love is tender as steel. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Bright Moon Shines on a Warm Homecoming: A Boy's Lifelong Promise to Protect 朗月照暖归：少年一生的守护 The Luoyang Olympics ended with a haul of honors, but the two of them never got the happy ending they deserved. Their story was never meant to follow the familiar script. She slipped away quietly in the year they loved each other most, then reappeared without a sound when they hated and hurt the most. Yet no matter how much their memories were stripped away, their hearts always raced the moment they saw each other. It was an instinct etched into their very bones. 529Reads—Score10614d adds
- 43 The Adorable Baby Is Here: CEO Daddy, You’re Such a Handful 萌宝来袭：总裁爹地太难缠 “Woman, you spent five years in prison. Why are you still so ruthless?” Bo Ye grips her by the throat. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Tang Shi smiles, her eyes reddening. “If I weren’t ruthless, how would I have survived those five years in prison?” Only later does he realize that he owes her an apology. But she is already gone… 3Reads8.8Score10714d adds
- 44 Above the Abyss [Crime] 深渊之上【犯罪】 [Just started getting rated, score will rise!] [Dark + pretend siblings + physical and emotional torment + yandere + redemption] [Original title: Above the Abyss] “Brother, let's play hide-and-seek.” “Okay.” “Brother, you can't open your eyes until you've counted to a hundred!” “Okay.” An accident forced the siblings apart for sixteen years. When Shen Nanfeng infiltrated a criminal organization undercover, he discovered that the younger sister he had longed for all those years, Chi Yu, played a 8kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 45 Mrs. Gu Is Gone, Mr. Gu, Please Accept My Condolences 夫人不在了，顾先生请节哀 Gu Heng, the second young master of the Gu family, hated Gu Wan for scheming her way into becoming his second young mistress. He saw her only as a younger sister. He wouldn’t let Gu Wan alter the course of his life as she pleased. But when Gu Wan really disappeared from his world, he panicked. Like a madman, he searched everywhere and found no trace of her. So day after day, he knelt devoutly before the Buddha, praying only for one more glimpse of her... 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 I'd Rather Not Be the Regent's Concubine. I'll Take the Baby and Run! 不给摄政王做小妾，有球带着跑呗 [Both leads are romantically inexperienced; medical space; sweet, sharp-tongued, or angsty; face-slapping; ruthless possessive love] Modern surgeon Tian Xiaotang transmigrates to ancient times with a medical-space chip, only to find that the country she is in has been conquered by an enemy state. The princess of the Yushang Kingdom flees to her home, and Tian Xiaotang’s father actually hands his own daughter over to the enemy Regent, claiming she is Princess Mingyue. Tian Xiaotang is dragged off 3.4kReads9.0Score30414d adds
- 47 I Heard You're Getting Married [Two Male Leads] 听说你要结婚了【双男主】 I Heard You're Getting Married [Two Male Leads] 144Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Loving You, I Will Never Let You Down 爱你不负情深 Gu Nuan is Lu Tingchen's mistress, kept on the side, but she's not like his other women. He found her by the roadside after a car accident. She has no memories at all, and aside from Lu Tingchen, she wants nothing else. But Lu Tingchen has only ever treated her as a cheap stand-in for the woman he truly loves. "Lu Tingchen, if I died, would you regret it?" "Then go die!" ... After losing her memory, Gu Nuan is kept at home like a fool, controlled by Lu Tingchen, who treats her as a substitute an 4.2kReads6.8Score31414d adds
- 49 May You Be Safe, Year After Year: No Snow, No Spring 岁岁佑安：不听雪来不见春 May the Years Keep You Safe: No Snowfall, No Spring 344Reads—Score514d adds
- 50 After Prison, the Empire’s Richest Man Won’t Stop Tormenting Me 出狱后，被帝国首富追着虐 She had been a model student since childhood. Then she hit someone in a car accident. After spending three years in prison, she thought the past was finally behind her. Just when she believed a bright future lay ahead, a new nightmare began! The impeccably dressed man gripped her chin, his touch gentle but his voice cold to the bone. “Give me an heir, and I’ll let you go.” “You’ll spend the rest of your life atoning for your sins.” 134Reads8.4Score—14d adds
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