Novels like Leaves Fall in Autumn
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Leaves Fall in Autumn, best match first.
- 101 Spring Breeze Never Comes 春风不至 [Proud, privileged Li Chang’an] VS [Timid, insecure He Suiyu] [Bittersweet, tragic romance] They say the person you meet at sixteen is the hardest to forget. He Suiyu met that person in the bright days of March. The first time she saw him, the boy was giving a speech, bathed in sunlight, as if a god had descended. From then on, she could never take her eyes off him. The boy said he wanted to study medicine, and from then on, she dreamed of going to medical school, too. But their happiness did 471Reads—Score10214d adds
- 102 I Spied on You Ten Thousand Times 偷看了你一万次 Unrequited love, BE, campus romance. The heroine is a little too love-brained. Don't read if that's not your thing. There's also a short-story version. The year Shi Chu fell for Xu Xingze, she was twelve. The first time she saw him, she thought he didn't belong here at all, and yet he drew every eye. After years of secretly loving him, Shi Chu's feelings became an open secret. Everyone knew she liked Xu Xingze, but the saddest thing of all was that Shi Chu knew Xu Xingze didn't like her. Years a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Whispers Beneath the Honey Locust Tree 皂荚树下的密语 One is the class “invisible,” the other is the widely acclaimed “Chemistry Prince.” One exam turns them into rivals who can’t stop bickering. And so begins a story of youth... 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 A Winter’s Last Letter 冬日遗书 [Mutual Secret Crush + Angst + Youth and School Life + Both Leads Die | Slow-Burn Style | Hero's Secret-Crush Diary] When Fang Li was sixteen, her mother remarried, and she transferred to Nanshi No. 1 High School. There she met Jiang Zheng, the “bad boy” everyone talked about. As she got to know him, she realized this quiet boy wasn't as bad as everyone said. On the contrary, he was wonderful. So wonderful that Fang Li would never forget him for the rest of her life. The boy wasn't a savior, but 2.1kReads8.2Score54714d adds
- 105 Seeing Spring: Please Don’t Leave Me 见春天：求你别离开我 Du Siqiu, who has a blood disorder, transfers to Linjiang High School and meets Xia Zhiyu. They first meet at sixteen, and their story begins. The male lead seems like an aloof, untouchable heartthrob who dislikes girls, but is actually devoted, sensitive, and fragile. Xia Zhiyu x the female lead, Du Siqiu, seems delicate and frail but is actually resilient and prickly as a jasmine flower. The spring breeze was gentle and fresh, and Du Siqiu became Xia Zhiyu’s deskmate. At first, Xia Zhiyu paid 257Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 I've Secretly Loved Him, Year After Year 我偷偷喜欢他，一年又一年 Jiang Yuze will never know That a girl named Xiao Xi secretly loved him for seven years. Xiao Xi: a desolate hope. Just like her unrequited love, it would never see the light of day. She said, “I once loved someone with all my heart, too. But he never knew how I felt.” Reader's note: Based on a true story 2kReads8.6Score21414d adds
- 107 Waiting Half a Year for You 等你半年 [Campus Youth + Online Romance + Tragic Ending] [Cold, Distant Junior × Obsessive Senior] She spent her entire youth loving one person, only to lose herself waiting for him. When she was sixteen, Lu Xingchen told Lin Chuxia, “This star is called Chuxia.” She believed him. She waited three years and sent more than four hundred messages. He never replied to a single one. Later, he found someone else. He made their relationship public, flaunted his affection, and called someone else “baby.” He 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Late, but Not Yet Here 迟而未到 That summer, when he was fifteen, Chen Yu first met Liu Tianyin. He was dragging a woman toward the hospital stairwell, his face full of rage. Later, Chen Yu learned that the woman was the other woman who had broken up Liu Tianyin’s family, and the true culprit behind his mother’s death. A gentle, optimistic girl fell in love with a cold, lonely boy, driving the darkness from his world with her warm smile. Now, the person I met will find happiness in the end, and my story with him will fade away 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Mom, Can I Stop Being Human? 妈妈，我能不能不当人了？ Mom, can I stop being human? 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 The Heart's Track of Love 心动之心轨 [Wealthy-family tragedy + school romance + sweet doting love + bad ending] I hope that one day I can hold your hand and go with you to see the sights you want to see. You’re the only girl I’ll ever love. You were there at the beginning, you’re there throughout, and you’ll still be there at the end. Ye Qingyue, I love you. Could you love me too?, Gu Beichen I’m sorry I can’t stay by your side. Please live well in the days ahead, okay?, Ye Qingyue Ye Qingyue died in the very year Gu Beichen loved 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 After Getting Played, I Met My True Love 被钓后，我遇上了真命天女 [Single Heroine] + [True Love] + [No System] + [Relaxed Everyday Life] + [Sweet Romance, No Angst] + [Youthful Campus Romance] One lovestruck fool is going to lose badly. What about two? Happy puppy x sweet, adorably clueless girl "She's different from everyone else!" "Bai Rui? He's just looking to have some fun." After hearing what she really thought, the happy puppy drooped his ears. Then Lin Shiyao entered his life, like a beam of light shining into his heart. "Lin Shiyao, I've always 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Fern 蕨草 [Mutual Pining + School Life + Pure Love + Bittersweet + Delicate + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance] Fang Shiyang had always thought that after that summer, she and Meng Qiuwen would never see each other again. It wasn't until they reunited in their hometown that she realized some fates were written in the stars. Meeting again was only a matter of time. The shy awkwardness of being eighteen had kept them from voicing their love. Now, five years later, that love had resurfaced, and they could final 46Reads—Score13714d adds
- 113 Tenderness Missed Its Appointment 温柔失约了 Top student Wen Ran × gaming boy Jiang Che “I've liked that person for a very, very long time. I guess you could say that love begins without you knowing when, then grows deeper and deeper.” At first, she always felt constrained by the voices around her: “A top student should like another top student. Only a top student is good enough for Wen Ran… Wen Ran wouldn't like someone like him, would she…?” What kind of person was he? After Wen Ran did one small thing, her presence followed him in every 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 A Love That Came to Nothing, Part 1 无疾而终1 A Love That Came to Nothing 1 208Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Summer in Xiachuan Town 下川镇的夏天 Summer in Xiachuan Town was a passionate, heartfelt regret. I never had him, yet it felt as if I’d lost him a thousand times over. A bus approached from afar. Jiang Yihuan couldn’t tell if it was the right one. She looked up through the window and saw Li Chengze’s face. He was standing by the bus door. As soon as the bus stopped and the doors opened, he rushed down and pulled Jiang Yihuan into his arms. “Jiang Yihuan, I’ve missed you so much.” Li Chengze rested his head on her shoulder and spoke 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Evening Primrose and Daisies 月见草和小雏菊 Years later, someone asked Xie Yu'en, “Dance or Jiang Yan, which would you choose?” Xie Yu'en tightened her grip on the cup, her expression serious. After a moment's thought, she replied, “Both.” Years later, someone asked Jiang Yan, “What does it feel like to finally bring a five-year secret crush into the open?” Jiang Yan curled his lips and gave a scornful laugh before correcting them. “Six years.” [Considerate, warm, tsundere puppy-like boy × gentle, adorable dancer] [Mutual devotion, mutual 9Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 117 I Thought We’d Be Together Forever 我以为，我们会永远在一起 [Good girl × pure-hearted guy, sweet at first, then heartbreaking...] “Feng, I owe you a wedding. I'll make it up to you in our next life.” “My little wooden fish, I'm coming to find you.” They were each other's salvation, and the most precious gifts in their lives. Later, the heroine became terminally ill. Years after she died, the hero could no longer bear the longing and went to the bottom of the sea too. He went to find his little wooden fish. A friendly warning: The story follows a group 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 A White-Haired Handsome Guy Is Chasing Me 白毛帅哥后面追 [Omegaverse romance + slow burn + bad ending + devoted to each other] Xu Qi thinks there’s nothing in this world that can move him, whether it’s a person or an event. Even if a relative died, it wouldn’t mean much to him. After all, they were only relatives in name, and he felt nothing for them. They were like strangers, strangers who would only hold him back from his future. But if the day ever came when someone he cared about had to leave, he hoped they would come back to see him one last time 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 One-Man Show 独角戏 [Signed for simplified Chinese publication] I wish I were brave, but when it comes to loving you, I always feel so unworthy. 388Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 120 Waiting for the Next Clear Day 等不到下一个天晴 "Mutual secret crush + tragic ending + ensemble cast" [Cool and reserved He Wanqing] [Reckless and uninhibited Lin Zhifei] Her life was always drenched in the rainy season. She had seen a sunny day, but it had appeared only once in the drifting downpour of her youth. After Lin Zhifei left, she never saw a day like that again. He Wanqing could no longer wait for Lin Zhifei, nor could she wait for the skies to clear again. There was a rumor at Experimental High School: the beautiful top student He 273Reads—Score10614d adds
- 121 Sacrifice to Spring 祭春天 In the first spring after the college entrance exams, Yu Xiaoxiao is sitting in the library at Peking University when it suddenly dawns on her: that pitch-black night when he laughed until he couldn’t breathe, he was crying. [Love at first sight + mutual healing + angsty campus romance, tragic ending] Gentle boy who pretends to be a school bully × girl who pretends to be aloof but is really a top student [Boy pursues girl + devoted one-on-one romance + the clear-headed one falls hard + equal par 937Reads8.9Score19014d adds
- 122 The Light of the Thirteenth Month 第十三月的光明 Hello, my name is Ji Xiaochuan! Hello, my name is Su Li! From now on, I'll call you Su Pear, sweet and juicy! Ji Xiaochuan, look! The light is here. My light is here! Little Pear, if there's another life, I'll spend it making it up to you! Ji Xiaochuan, if I could do it all over again, maybe I'd choose never to meet you! I walked through a dark abyss, and seemed to smell something rotten. Instinctively, I looked back. Countless wolves and tigers charged toward me, their sharp fangs 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 Yi He Knows Xia 一禾知夏 Sharp-tongued, theatrical underachiever vs. aloof, proud top student. The heroine has aphasia. His arrival is when her summer truly begins! Everyone knows Pei Jinghe of Class 138, Grade 11: tall, long-legged, handsome, and great at basketball. Whenever there's a school tournament, his fangirls fill the court. But the guy is so sharp-tongued he takes on everyone. When the school beauty shyly handed him a love letter on the court, he casually tossed it aside, saying, “What a show-off.” One day, a 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 I’ve Never Forgotten Our Love 恋恋不曾忘 [Sweet campus romance + modern-day angst] Petite girl Li Hui has a crush on handsome campus heartthrob Lin Xun. While pursuing him, she accidentally ends up working two jobs at once. During college, the two share one heart-fluttering moment after another. Just as they are about to get together, Lin Xun suddenly announces his relationship on social media, and they go their separate ways. This unrequited love began in summer and ended in winter. Years later, after facing setback after setback, a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Twenty Years Side by Side: A Memoir of Youth 二十年并肩：青春备忘录 [A must-read for anyone born in the 2000s: a yearbook of youth for our generation] [Realistic youth + ensemble cast + growing up + regrets + period piece] Twenty years in the lives of five boys and girls, from youth to middle age. An unspoken crush, ideals crushed by reality, friendships that slowly drift apart. No over-the-top comeback stories, only the pain and warmth of growing up for real. We once thought youth would last forever, but in the blink of an eye, it was all over. This is the echo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 He's Always So Good at Sweet-Talking Her 他惯会哄她 [Two Top Students x Childhood Friends x Mutual Devotion x Tragedy] Sunny ray of sunshine x Double-Standard Top Student Jiang Shiyuan was the brightest sun in Pei Zhiheng's world. They made many promises at seventeen, but the words "I'll be with you forever" were buried along with her in late autumn. The plane tree leaves had yet to fall from the branches in late autumn when Jiang Shiyuan's life came to an end. [My name is Jiang Shiyuan. Shi, as in time, and Yuan, as in wish. Pei Zhiheng.] [J 806Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 127 I Know Sorrow and Autumn 我知悲与秋 [College campus + youthful angst + reunion after years apart + sweet at first, then heartbreaking + BE ending + realistic + female coming-of-age] (The main story is complete. The latest bonus chapter has been posted in the Stories section on the homepage.) One autumn, Jiang Nian saw her eighteen-year-old self at the other end of the road. She held the eighteen-year-old girl tight, as if she had returned to that autumn five years ago. That day, nineteen-year-old Jiang Yiming stood amid the crowd 35Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 128 She Won't Comfort Me Anymore 她不哄我了 [Signed, awaiting publication] Inspired by the author's own experience of secretly loving someone for six years, even though he already loves someone else. Xu Ci is outwardly a cool, gifted young man, but inwardly sensitive. Wanyue is outwardly sunny and cheerful, but inwardly sensitive and insecure, a sweet, well-behaved girl. One summer, amid the buzzing cicadas, Xu Ci and Wanyue fell in love at first sight. Xu Ci had to leave early for something, and Wanyue thought she'd never see him again. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 She Will Always Belong to the Light of June 她永远属于六月里的光 “The wind I met in September blew for nine months, but never reached the height of summer in June. I hadn’t told you enough times that I loved you. How could you leave yourself behind in that bright June?” Su Wanning died. In June 2025, Lin Yan leaped into the river with Su Wanning’s ashes, clutching his 725-point score report and his admission letter from Qingbei. This was the ending Su Wanning saw after her death. But she suddenly woke up, reborn in September 2024, on her first d 34Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 130 Is It a Crime to Love Shen Tingzhou? 喜欢沈庭洲，有罪吗？ Come take a look! Don’t pass by without stopping! Immerse yourself in the pain of failing the high school entrance exam and ending up at a different school from the person you secretly love. A heads-up: The male lead appears only as an illusion throughout the story. He shows up only in the heroine’s memories, in other people’s words, and on her phone. To all you lovely readers who enjoy bittersweet unrequited-love stories, I’m sorry ꒦ິ^꒦ິ This is a genuinely heart-wrenching story of unrequited l —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 Favorite or Exception 偏爱还是例外 When she was five, she met a boy who would change her life, but fate played one cruel joke after another on her. The moment Mu Qiqi watched Du Ze jump down with her... “Maybe he’s the reason I’m alive in this world?” Her birth mother abandoned her. The orphanage caught fire, and the director who had cared for her like a mother died. Her adoptive parents died in a car accident on the first day of school. All the love she had ever been shown vanished overnight. In the end, even the person she love —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Two Negatives Make a Positive 负负可得正 [Downcast top student × disillusioned sprinter] Qin Zhiwan and Jiang Yicheng did not get off to a friendly start. The first time they met, Jiang Yicheng mistook Qin Zhiwan for a stalker fan and tore into her without warning. Qin Zhiwan was no less “friendly” in the way she greeted Jiang Yicheng in her thoughts. _ Their first impressions of each other: Qin Zhiwan: “Delusional, narcissistic, and arrogant.” Jiang Yicheng: “My friend’s stepmother’s daughter.” _ But after getting to know each other b 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Xing, Your Brother’s Drunk Again 星姐，你弟又喝醉了 One-on-one romance, the heroine is a virgin and the hero is not, childhood sweethearts with a two-year age gap, older woman and younger man. An older sister who doesn’t want to take responsibility × a younger man who begs her to make their relationship official Song Xunxing never expected to meet such a bizarre roommate while pursuing her master’s degree. Luckily, her younger childhood friend, Zhu Xianyun, had an apartment near campus. On a rainy day after they moved in together, a restrained ye 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 She Once Stole a Kiss from Summer 她曾偷吻过夏天 [Angst #Bad Ending #Unrequited Love #Campus] Everyone says she’s blinded by love, yet no one saves her from the deep sea. With an evil smile on his face, Jiang Tao walked toward her step by step. Every step filled her with fear. “Wen Wan, you can’t escape.” He stopped beside Wen Wan as casually as if he were taking a stroll. With a cruel smile, he pulled out his phone and showed it to her. “Your brother’s life is in your hands. Whether you’ll be my girlfriend is up to you.” Wen Wan was terrified 174Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Longing for the North, Holding the South 恋北怀南 [Destined love + younger man + she’s not his first, he’s never been with anyone + devoted to each other] [Objective, levelheaded designer vs. steady, struggling college student] [Three times the age gap] [No unexpected twists] [Genuine diagnosis] Note: [Bad ending] [Not written for fans of the male lead] [A fleeting romance] That young man was just like her when she was young. Stubborn and determined, convinced that youth meant following your heart. It all began with an unintentional gesture on 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 A Damp Late Autumn 潮湿深秋 [Angst] [Two Top Students] [Mutual Pining] Proud heiress × sunny boy with soft curls At seventeen, everyone was talking about their crushes. Yun Shuang was the only one working through problems. In everyone's eyes, she was a cool, quiet top student whose only focus was studying. No one noticed that when someone asked if anyone liked Nian Song, Yun Shuang's writing hand paused and the tips of her ears turned red. Liking Nian Song was the secret she had kept buried in her heart throughout her scho 1.6kReads8.5Score19514d adds
- 137 Unrequited Love: A Grand, Silent Collapse 暗恋，是一场盛大的无声溃败 Some feelings are destined to remain unspoken, hidden away by the passing years. Like fireworks no one came to see, they burst into brilliant life and faded into lonely silence. We are destined to lose the people we love. Otherwise, how would we know how much they matter? The insecure and sensitive Jiang Wanyue × the bright and accomplished He Jinsheng Adapted from real personal experiences. [The psychology book Love Yourself More, Live Better is expected to be released in November] 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 From South City to North, Safe in His Heart 南城向北，安于心尖 [Sweet youth romance + tragic love + bittersweet ending] Whose youth isn't filled with confusion? Whose youth has no regrets? From the primordial chaos came yin and yang; hatred is love pushed to its extreme. These years have felt like a long journey through storms. I've drifted for half my life, going around in circles. I wish that every time, you could be by my side. They didn't get a good life together this time. If there's a next life, I hope they never meet. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 I'm Sorry, I... Love... 对不起，我……爱…… I'm sorry, I... love... 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 To the Youth That Never Looks Back 致永不回头的青春 A new work is here! You’re welcome to read Youth That Never Looks Back. It tells the story of four eloquent high school sophomores with dreams in their hearts. From their first meeting to becoming close friends, they live out the story of youth through their studies and everyday lives. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 A Prayer for Spring 春的祷告 Sui Xiran’s life was marked by uncertainty from the very beginning. Her parents divorced, and her world was confined for years to the pale walls of hospital rooms. On sheets of paper, she drew the sea she had never seen, again and again. Then one day, a boy as warm as sunlight opened the door and entered the silent remainder of her life, bringing light and warmth with him. They met in a hospital room where the smell of disinfectant mingled with the light of spring, and fell for each other amid 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Her Ninth Year 她的第九年 The rating has just come in, but it’ll go up later~ ❤️ [Quiet and reserved Li Wu × gifted Chen Yi] In the splendor of youth, she once loved someone. When she saw him win an award, she felt proud; when she saw him smile, she was happy. She kept a little star hidden away for year after year. At the freshman welcome ceremony in late August, he wore a simple white T-shirt and black track pants. His eyes crinkled with a smile, and his clear, cool voice rang in her ears. In an instant, her cheeks flu 703Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 143 Half a Letter in Winter 冬天的半封信 They met in winter, grew close, parted ways, and found each other again. “See you in winter.” I’ll see you in winter. It turned out to mean goodbye until winter comes again. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 You Won’t Remember Me 你不会记得我 [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] Chen Yuanwang can seem gentle even when he isn’t smiling. But he shows no one any special warmth. Qin Qiu’s unrequited love ends in regret. She never gets to taste the candied hawthorn Chen Yuanwang promised to treat her to, and he never remembers her. In her youth, he will forever be the male lead whose name fills her diary and whose initials cover her scratch paper. But she will never become his leading lady. 215Reads8.8Score5214d adds
- 145 One Letter Left Behind 剩下一封信 [Main story complete] [Angst] [School-life tragedy] [Two top students] [One-on-one + childhood sweethearts] [Slight ensemble cast] Golden boy Shen Yuchuan vs. gentle girl Qiu Suian [Suisi, will you stay with me forever?] [I will.] . [Qiu Suian, may you live a long life.] [Shen Yuchuan, may you be safe and well year after year.] That summer was as lively as ever. Cicadas buzzed noisily, and the summer breeze brought nothing but heat. But to Shen Yuchuan, it felt like the depths of winter. He sta 697Reads6.6Score19314d adds
- 146 I Can’t Help Falling for You 喜欢你我身不由己 A new work is here! You’re welcome to 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! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 The Psychotic, Obsessive Female Boss and the Undercover Cop 疯批病娇女老大和卧底警察 A Crazy, Possessive Female Crime Boss and an Undercover Cop —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 After Our Divorce, the Heir Who Hated Me to the Bone Went Mad 和离后，厌我入骨的世子疯了 I was betrothed to the Duke’s household from childhood. When I came of age, I married Shen Yan, who suffered from a mental disability. For the three years of our marriage, he hated me to the bone. He wouldn’t even let me touch him, let alone share his bed. That is, until he met my cousin. In her presence, he was as docile as a puppy and gave her all his affection. Again and again, he shoved me away in annoyance. I understood: he loved her. And I was tired, too. I no longer wanted to look after h 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Heaven, Please Give Me a Way Out 请上天给我生路 At seventeen, my mother sold me to Northern Myanmar for 400 yuan... I picked up a fruit knife and slashed my wrist. The blade was ice-cold, just like my heart. As I slipped toward unconsciousness, someone picked me up. Warm liquid dripped onto my face, and I heard a familiar voice speak beside me, at once near and far: “Since you’re in so much pain, I won’t save you...” Angst be 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 When I Become Us 等我变成我们 “In the year I loved you most purely, I fell for you without meaning to.”, Qiu “In the year I gave it the least thought, my eyes kept following you without me even realizing it.”, Chun 3Reads—Score—14d adds
