Novels like Leaves Fall in Autumn
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Leaves Fall in Autumn, best match first.
- 51 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Shimmering and Far Away 眴兮杳杳 [Youthful campus romance + bittersweet secret love + reunion after years apart + a groveling ex who begs to win her back] + [A woman who admires the strong and knows how to listen VS a dashing, roguish rich kid] “She and I are friends.” Before his mind could catch up, the explanation had already slipped out. “Mm, I know.” Fang Yaowan looked away, her eyes darkening. Then she added, “We’re friends too.” Sensing that something was wrong, Sheng Qionglang was about to speak, but she beat him to it. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Alley Number Seven 七号巷 Campus + BE + unrequited love Free-spirited, honest boy vs. well-behaved girl “May the free and honest sun never set. Someone will always take my place and keep loving you. Happy birthday, Jiang Si.” “She died on the day he turned eighteen. His coming-of-age day became her death anniversary.” “Jiang Si, don’t cry.” Beep The ECG line went flat. The room fell silent for a moment, then sobs swept through it. “I won’t cry anymore. Please, just look at me, okay?” The boy tried to hold back his sobs s 744Reads—Score19214d adds
- 54 A Youthful Plum-Rain Season in Midsummer 盛夏青涩的梅雨季 [School Romance + Secret Crush + Bittersweet] [Good Girl VS “Bad” Boy] The summer she was fifteen, a long spell of plum rains fell over Wen Yiyao's world. She was the good girl in the eyes of teachers and parents, and thought of herself as an unremarkable, dull person. He was a dazzling “bad” boy, a young man chasing the wind on the basketball court. He treated her like his best “bro,” asking her to pass along love letters and give him advice. She hid all her heartache and watched him fall 2.8kReads8.1Score68914d adds
- 55 No Regrets in This Life, I'll Love You Again in the Next 此生无悔，来世再爱 [Heartbreaking Romance + Mutual Redemption + BE Aesthetic + An Unforgettable Regret] Piano prodigy Xu Xiangxian VS swimming star Pei Yujing The north wind swept through the snowflakes in the cemetery. The young man held a bouquet and a medal he had carefully polished. He gently placed the flowers and medal before the gravestone. “Xiangxian, I've come to see you.” “Wait for me a little longer. We'll see each other soon.” He had once been a star admired by everyone, and she had been a dazzling you 751Reads—Score30014d adds
- 56 Time Will Prove How Much I Love You 时间会验证我多爱你呀 [A seemingly sweet girl who’s secretly cunning x a true golden boy who’s been plotting for a long time] [A genius surgeon who saves lives x an astrophysics researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories] [School life + pure romance + both virgins + a touch of ensemble cast + bittersweet ending] [The story begins from the heroine’s perspective, then later includes the hero’s perspective] Luo Xiayu’s motto in life is: “Dear me, don’t let the good-girl act slip!” Alas, things don’t go as pla 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 When a Secret Crush Starts Counting Down 当暗恋开始倒计时 [BE + flirtation + mutual secret crush] [Happy-ending extra] Zhou Si met Shu Yin when she was seventeen. When Shu Yin left, she was still seventeen. Shu Yin was Zhou Si’s wife forever. Their love was worth more than a thousand words, more than ten thousand. The dress she wore when she married him was made from the densest clouds in a deep blue sky. She was Shu Yin, Zhou Si’s wife. No one could deny it. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Living Alone 一个人过 Living alone 119Reads—Score414d adds
- 59 Ember Frequency 余烬频率 “The Nokia E71 vibrates 600 times per minute, while the fatal heart rate for someone with congenital heart disease is 300 beats per minute. And the odds of us meeting were a miracle: one in 1.7 billion.” In late autumn 2011, the gloomy mathematical prodigy Cheng Ye met transfer student Su Tang beneath the library's tin awning. Wisteria petals clung to the hem of her water-blue skirt. Half a fingernail was missing from her left pinky, yet a single grape-flavored hard candy was enough to stop his 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Maybe He Once Loved Me 或许他喜欢过我 [Gentle girl × calm, sharp-tongued guy] [secret crush · tragic ending] [Two super-sweet supporting couples]+ [A pair that leaves you wondering what might have been] Even though I knew a secret crush was a road with no return, I still walked down it without hesitation. At first sight, there was only one photograph. When they met again, she didn't know that the person at the stairwell corner was him. Zhao Jin posted her first ever social media update for him and tried all kinds of new things. Bu 647Reads8.1Score14114d adds
- 61 If After the Bitter Comes the Sweet 如果苦尽甘来 [Mutual pining + love that grows over time + school life] One day, He Shulan discovered that there really was someone who loved every unworthy part of her with such sincere passion, carefully protecting her sensitivity and vulnerability. She thought that maybe her time in this world hadn't been for nothing. Theme: The effects of childhood experiences often stay with us for life. A happy childhood can heal us for a lifetime, while those who had an unhappy one spend their lives healing from it. 9Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 62 Youth and Midsummer 2 青春与盛夏2 Youth is... a sweltering summer evening study hall; the glances you carefully pretended were accidental; the endless whispers between desk mates during study period; that summer when someone in the dorm was always calling the residence supervisor to turn on the fan. We were chatting during evening study hall when the classroom suddenly fell quiet. Everyone instinctively looked toward the door, and when we saw no teacher there, we exchanged smiles and went right back to talking. These little, eve 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 A Lonely Secret Joy 《一个人的窃囍》 Theft of Joy, Alone 34Reads—Score214d adds
- 64 Thoughts and Longing 念与望 Campus | Mutual pining | BE A gloomy boy plagued by misfortune | A sensitive girl always afraid of losing what she has The breeze swept past the window, lifting an orange-yellow journal that shimmered in the sunlight. On the first page, someone had written: “If you can't forget, your feelings will be answered.” Jiang Wang, the name that ran through Shen Nian's teenage years. Her first crush, at eight. Then, at fourteen, she saw him again. She stayed by Jiang Wang's side in silence. She didn't da 35Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 65 Fallen Leaves Gardenia 落叶Gardenia [Jiang Yi, gentle and thoughtful & Ye Shuang, sunny and handsome] A secret crush at school They knew each other for twelve years. Though their love was mutual, their story always ended in tragedy. She was always there with the scent of gardenias. She passed away with the scent of gardenias. And the scent of gardenias was gone from his side forever... “Ye Shuang, I'm sorry.” 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 A Little Cloud 一片小云朵 [Sunny boy Xu Ji × sensitive, overthinking Qiao Tong] [Bad ending] When they first meet, midsummer sunlight falls across the boy’s clothes, and Xu Ji’s smile catches Qiao Tong completely off guard. Bit by bit, Xu Ji brings light to Qiao Tong’s dark world. After the college entrance exams, Xu Ji gathers the courage to reveal the secret he has kept in his heart for so long. “Qiao Tong, will you give me the chance to walk beside you?” “I like you.” Waves pound against the shore. Xu Ji’s words crash 42Reads—Score914d adds
- 67 Runaway Parabola 失控抛物线 Shen Wu, warm on the outside and wild at heart, fiercely independent, a heroine who grows over time. Cheng Yuanzhou, a top student who seems icy on the surface but is gentle in private. Shen Wu has transferred back, and she has only three things to do. The first is to pursue Cheng Yuanzhou. The second is also to pursue Cheng Yuanzhou. And the third… is still to pursue Cheng Yuanzhou. To win him over, she comes up with the perfect plan: First, work hard to improve herself and become just as outs —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 A Coward's Secret Crush 胆小鬼的暗恋故事 The insecure and sensitive An Lan secretly loves Chen Yu, a dazzling boy who shines like a beacon. “Because he shines, I want to do my best to get closer to him.” Throughout her three years of middle school, An Lan struggled forward through pain and hope. At fifteen, Chen Yu was so outstanding that he earned an early admission to the Beiqing class at Qingnan Affiliated High School. But fifteen-year-old An Lan defied her parents, shouting, “I don’t want to go to City No. 1 High School. I want to 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 White Pear Blossoms, Green Olives 梨花白，橄榄青 People dream of coming top in the imperial examinations and seeing true lovers end up together. But in this world, a poor scholar can work himself to the bone and still fail the exams, while lovers can be torn apart and go their separate ways! Behind the hills, pear blossoms are as white as snow! The school building has the same style as something from a romance drama. A touch of pale purple set against the white pear blossoms makes for a scene of utter romance. Inside the building is a group of 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Blank Space and Paper Pages 空白与纸页 In the bloom of youth, unrequited love is both rare and commonplace. A few remain unrequited, while most succeed. Unrequited love is a pain you can't put into words. Only you know how hard it is to love someone in secret, and how much harder it is to let go. Do you, with your blank slate, know? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Chronicles of Jiangcheng 江城纪事 [Realistic + Ensemble Cast + Tragic Ending] Because of her family circumstances, Lin Xiaoxi comes to Linchuan High School, where she befriends Qin Ling and Zhu Chengjing. By chance, she sees a little poem that He Linjiang wrote for his unrequited love, Ding Jingshu, and is drawn to his talent... 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Until Winter 【止于冬】 Qu You has a childhood sweetheart named Xu Nanshan. Xu Nanshan has someone he likes: Qu You. “I'm Xu Nanshan. The ‘Nan Shan’ in ‘Leisurely, I gaze at the southern mountain.’” “I forgot to mention, she's Qu You. The ‘Qu You’ in ‘Leisurely, I gaze at the southern mountain.’” 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Peach Oolong Only Wants to Love You 蜜桃乌龙只想喜欢你 Meigui and Xu Xiangyang grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Meigui came from a troubled family and was sent to the countryside as a child, where she was raised by her mother. When she started middle school, she became Xu Xiangyang's neighbor. In her third year of middle school, with her parents away, she stayed at his home. Sensitive and insecure, Meigui was eventually helped out of her shell by Xu Xiangyang. Her parents came home when she started high school. After they abused her, Meigu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Girl I Helped Turned Out to Be My New Transfer-Classmate 出手帮助的女孩子竟是转校新同桌 Years after graduating, Luo Yuying found an old, yellowed diary. Its pages told her story from another person's point of view. “Ying, do you know I've liked you for a long time?” “Do you know how happy I was when I ran into you at the barbecue place that day? “As I got to know you, I found out what a thoughtful, warmhearted boy you are. “I don't know when I first fell for you. Your wounds made my heart ache, and your words stirred my emotions. “We shared difficult yet tender times. We liste 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Sound of Fine Rain on the Bridge 桥绵细雨声 [Depressed girl Qiao Mian x gentle doctor Wen Rouyu] Qiao Mian wanted to throw herself into the river, but Wen Rouyu pulled her out. Suddenly, she wasn't sure she wanted to die. Was it fate? Tugging timidly at Wen Rouyu's clothes, she asked, “Can you love me?” “I do. I love you so, so much. I like you more than anything.” Qiao Mian's depression was caused by her family. To help Qiao Mian break free from her birth family, Wen Rouyu secretly made a plan. Qiao Mian's parents beat her until both 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Her Youthful Years 她的豆蔻年华 Her Sweet Sixteen 218Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Ninth Autumn 第九个秋 [Innocent and carefree Mi Yicheng vs. taciturn Shen Jingjun] Everyone talks about meeting again in the next life, but he is a firm materialist. Love may bring partings and reunions, but there is no next life. On a rainy autumn day, Mi Yicheng waits beneath her office building for the rain to stop. As she gazes at the curtain of rain before her, an image of Shen Jingjun comes to mind. The dashing young man in a dark blue jacket stands across the road, smiling at her. He waves, the corners of hi 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Rainy Days in Tongnian 桐年雨声 “Rich Heir’s Beloved” ✖️ “Handsome, Pitiful First Love” ✖️ “Secret Crush” ✖️ “Missed Chances” ✖️ “Based on Real Events” This is a story about missed chances. Seven years ago, he was her first love, but neither of them could bring themselves to confess. Seven years later, he became the one she could never forget, but their love could not exist in the same timeline. When things don’t work out, you always hope to make peace with them. But who knew that letting go would be even harder, leaving nothi 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Dream I Can Never Return To 再也回不去的梦 “A guitar, a white shirt, and my boy” Lu Huai, my love is pure. Lu Huai, you are like my shelter from the storm. Lu Huai, you are the only person I want to love for the rest of my life. “Then, goodbye.” The boy woke from his dream, and I disappeared too. 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 80 Jiadou's Little Red Flower 嘉朵小红花 Jiadou's Little Red Flower 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Cure for a Secret Crush 暗恋解药 Though those four words are hard to say, everything I do says, “I like you.” A campus romance about mutual secret crushes, told from both perspectives. Two people scarred by their families of origin save each other. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 That Little Alley 那条小巷子 [Redemption + mutual pining + school life + angst + tragic ending] [One longs for the warmth of a home × one hopes to escape the control of her family] In the autumn of 2010, Xu Mo dragged her suitcase into that narrow alley. It was long and deep, and that year she was lost in its shadows. In the alley, she met Jiang Jiahe feeding the cats. That day, Jiang Jiahe helped her find a home. Secret love is a privilege reserved for cowards, and Xu Mo was a coward! She clung to that privilege until th 838Reads8.5Score19914d adds
- 83 Listen, the Sound of the Wind 铃听，风的声音 Qingqing is deaf and mute. A promise brought them together, and he became her voice. In his eyes, she was the exception. The character “Ting” in Xia Ting’s name sounds like “you can hear.” He spent a week learning sign language for her. He captured the sound of the wind for her, hoping to grant her wish. He gave her his voice, but wasn’t satisfied with it, and wanted to give her the best gift of all. A sensitive, insecure girl x Xia Ting, who promised to stay by her side He treated her well in k 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 The Rainy Season Is a Secret Signal 雨季是潮湿的暗号 [Mutual first love | Campus | Bad ending] “I hope your wish comes true, that everything in the world becomes the backdrop to your life. May you go anywhere you want and become the bravest person of all.” “Qi means a prayer, and Zhao means light. It’s a beautiful name.” The rainy season at seventeen is long enough to leave an indelible mark. The boy who leapt down carried mud all over him, but angels would catch them and cleanse their purest souls. “Zhaoqi, you idiot.” “I love you.” “May the ligh 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 I Loved Him in Secret for Six Years. The Day We Divorced, I Was Diagnosed with Leukemia 暗恋他六年，离婚那天我确诊白血病 I Had a Crush on Him for Six Years. On the Day We Divorced, I Was Diagnosed with Leukemia 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 A Solo Performance in My Youth 青春里的独角戏 [Reunion after a long separation + from schooldays to the wedding aisle + secret crush + mutual devotion] Transfer student Ye Yiyi meets Xi Chenhao on a spring outing, setting off a series of sparks between them. Nothing ever goes as it should: he goes abroad, he loses contact, and then… he gets a girlfriend. She always thought her secret crush was a one-sided story, but then a miracle happens… Life is full of setbacks. He dies, but unbelievably, he comes back to life? Their long-awaited reunion —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 No One Loves Him 没有人爱他 No One Loves Him 459Reads—Score1314d adds
- 88 A Dream of the Millennium 千禧一梦 At 28, Lu Wenyi, a young woman with an artistic temperament, accidentally transmigrates to 2010 while going about her usual rehearsal routine. On the very day she arrives, she runs into her long-lost first love, the science-track class ace Zhou Jiaran, in a most unexpected way. Back in the new millennium, facing her childhood friend once more in the days of their student youth, will Lu Wenyi dare to make the same choice again? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Half Ginkgo, Half First Snow 一半银杏一半初雪 [Two top students + school life + everyday moments + sweet at first, then bittersweet] [Arrogant, headstrong girl vs. cold genius] That summer, she escaped the abyss and met him. * That autumn marked the beginning of their happiness. She asked, “Do you know why I like ginkgo leaves and the first snowfall?” He said, “Someday, I'll take you to different places to see the ginkgo trees and the first snow.” Beneath the ginkgo tree, the boy looked serious as the wind sent leaves swirling across th 165Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 A Confession Hidden Away 告白难藏 [Redemption + healing + tragic ending + unrequited love + reunion after a long separation + lingering heartbreak + slice of life] A gloomy, aloof girl x a brash, sunny boy They first met when Chi Zhiyu mistakenly thought she was about to kill herself and saved her. He said a lot of things. She wasn’t wearing her hearing aids then, so she couldn’t hear him. From Qing Yi’s perspective, that was their first meeting. The second time they met, she smelled smoke in the alley on her way to school. She 80Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 An Imperfect Summer 夏天不尽人意 ◎ Avoidant personality × guiding personality ◎ Youthful campus romance / coming-of-age heartbreak / mutual devotion / secret crushes ◎ Cool and headstrong Ying Suiyu × roguishly handsome and free-spirited Tan Fang When Ying Suiyu was four, she was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. The complexity of her condition drained her family’s savings. Whenever the villagers saw her, they would say, “That child looks like she was born under an unlucky star. Even if she gets well, she probably won’t 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Love Blossoms Under the Perfect Moonlight 心动恰逢好月光 [Devoted love on both sides + high school romance + tragic love] [Resilient, melancholic heroine × gentle, moonlike hero] [Li Mo met Chi Ze when she was little, on a night when the moon was very, very round… The warm breeze of youth swept through the three years they spent in high school together, like gardenias ringing with laughter. Li Mo thought that sitting beside him was like savoring a bittersweet candy, intoxicating. Youth was a crowd of people facing the wind, striving, chasing the light —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Blaspheming Buddha 渎佛 A bewitching woman who tempers her sharp edges and sinks into ruin alongside him x a Buddhist who casts off his cassock and descends into the mortal world The fateful entanglement between Gou Ting, a Buddhist disciple, and Bai Yue, a temptress from the Hehuan Sect, is utterly overturned when he is reborn. He returns to the past bearing memories etched into his bones, determined to sever their ill-fated bond. But she, her soul reborn across two lifetimes, quietly rewrites her destiny and keeps he 201Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 94 Rose and Lychee Candy 玫瑰荔枝糖 [Love at First Sight, Two Academic Stars] [Tsundere Demon King x Tough Little Airhead] [If They Both Die, It’s a Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Lu Ziyao fell in love with Shi Nian at first sight. All Lu Ziyao remembered was that the weather was beautiful that day, so beautiful he couldn’t remember it clearly, because he had met her. The boy approached her cautiously, afraid of frightening the girl he liked. He just didn’t know that once you get close to some things, they can stay with 61Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 95 Quiet Campus Youth: The Quiet One in the School Hunk's Eyes 安静的校园青春：校草眼中的安静 Quiet Campus Youth: The Quiet One in the School Heartthrob's Eyes —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Quiet Campus Youth 1: That Summer, Serenity Ran Deep 安静的校园青春1：那年夏天，宁静如渊 Quiet Campus Youth 1: That Summer, Serenity Like an Abyss —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Quiet Campus Youth 2: Courage Looks Like Starlight 安静的校园青春2：勇敢是星光的样子 Quiet Campus Youth 2: Courage Shines Like Starlight —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 You Are the Summer Solstice I Can't Leave Behind 你是我走不出的那年夏至 [Pure love + college campus + secret crush + inspired by real life] "A rich second-generation heir and hopeless romantic hero x an unromantic small-town exam ace heroine" He had a crush on her for eight months and had her to himself for fifteen hours. Then he spent the next eight years alone, unable to forget her. To get closer to Jiang Zhenyu, Tang Chenzhou said he needed to study for finals and brought her and her best friend to a suite at the Hilton. She spent the whole night studying calculu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 A Jinx’s Survival Guide to a Secret Crush 倒霉蛋的暗恋生存守则 [No rebirth, no System, youthful unrequited love, everyday school life, light comedy, no harem, rich ensemble cast] [A slow burn! The rating just went up, and it’ll rise as the story continues.] Question: How can a good-for-nothing, chuunibyou, shut-in with a crush and terrible luck survive school? Answer: You can’t be helped. Euthanasia is recommended. But Ma Shaming doesn’t want to die. So he sets three rules for himself: 1. Don’t confess. 2. Don’t make the first move. 3. Make absolutely sur 889Reads8.1Score10814d adds
- 100 A Little Regret in Three Words 三个字的小遗憾 A sensitive, overthinking girl versus a sunny, oblivious boy When Shen Xiaoxu is sixteen, she happens to catch sight of Lu Qingyang, who had been about to head home despite the rain, suddenly slowing down. He gently crouches to feed a kitten soaked through by the downpour. Though his shoulders are already drenched, he casually glances up a few times, seemingly not bothered at all. What an utterly hopeless idiot! Watching from the side, Shen Xiaoxu can’t help whispering under her breath. But even 36Reads—Score—14d adds
