Novels like A Gardenia in Full Bloom
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- 151 I Never Forgot You, So I Made It Up to You 念念不忘，衍以为报 Never Forgetting, Repaying You with All I Have —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Mr. Pei, You’re Wonderful, but We’re Breaking Up 裴总，你很好，我们分手吧 [Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + domineering CEO + devoted love + equally matched] The male lead is two years younger than the female lead! Eight years ago, Han Meng found out that Pei Yanqin was born to shine. The enormous gap in their social status made her resolutely break up with him and fly to Country D. Eight years later, she was caught up in an accusation of plagiarism and struggled to secure financing. That's when he suddenly appeared with his fiancée... Pei Yanqin's hea 480Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 After All This Time Apart, Come Love Me Again 久别重逢，乖乖再爱我一次 1v1 + sweet romance + devoted husband People who are cherished always take it for granted. After Gu Xu enters the workforce, she reunites with Jiang Yu. Is it fate bringing them together again, or has someone arranged it all? The leads are each other’s first love, from high school to the workplace. This is simply a sweet little romance. 958Reads6.5Score13114d adds
- 154 A Heart Fluttering Again at Our Reunion 重逢的再一次心动 Xu Xin and Zhou Yang haven't seen each other in seven years. They meet again at Zhou Yang's awards ceremony. “Long time no see. Why didn't you come back then?” “I…” They let go of the past, and clear up their misunderstanding as they spend time together. “Zhou Yang, if you still remember what you said tomorrow, then let's be together!” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Turns Out the Chaste Forensic Doctor Is Clingy in Private 原来，禁欲法医私下是缠人精 [Reunion after years apart] + [Getting back together] + [Both virgins, happy ending] + [She is his cure] + [Possessive love] + [Tension and flirtation] [Sharp-tongued champion vs. secretly passionate ex] He was the one who ended things, and he was the first to regret it. Eight years ago, he made the resolute choice to go abroad, broke up with her, and disappeared without a trace. Eight years later, he tricked her into signing a marriage agreement. She refused? “I hear,” he said, pinning her agai 1.1kReads7.3Score11214d adds
- 156 My Lord, Your Wife Called You a Heartless Cad and Had Your Baby 爷，夫人骂你负心汉还生了你的崽 Adorable child + domineering CEO + modern romance + devoted husband + sweet romance Without Song Xiyuan's knowledge, her adoptive parents put her profile on a matchmaking site. Then the elderly Madam Fu suddenly sought her out and said she liked her very much. Just like that, Song Xiyuan became her grandson's wife. Only after they married did she understand that he hadn't married her out of love. He'd been forced into it by his grandmother, who had a heart condition and couldn't handle any shock 178Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 157 After We Broke Up, the Idol Came to My House 分手后，爱豆追到我家 After We Broke Up, the Idol Came to My House 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 You Definitely Like Me 你肯定是喜欢我 [Gloomy, devoted actor Jian Yizhou x glamorous, mature producer Qin Shi. Two seasoned adults flirt and tease each other, with a little angst and plenty of sweetness!] Qin Shi never imagined that a little-time producer like her had been on actor Jian Yizhou’s mind for three years. Betrayed by her best friend and her scumbag boyfriend, she lost both her money and her partner, while her career went off the rails. In the middle of the ensuing chaos, she grabbed Jian Yizhou as her lifeline. But now h 4Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 159 Six Years After Our Breakup, My Ex Asked Me to Plan His Wedding 分手六年，前任让我给他策划婚礼 Rekindled Romance | Reunion After Years Apart | Fast HE | Both Pure | Powerful CEO Six years ago, Su Wanyue disappeared. No explanation, no goodbye. She took only the little golden retriever they had raised together and a heart shattered into pieces. Six years later, she became a wedding planner. Her first big client was her ex-boyfriend's cousin, who was getting married. She designed the wedding, and the “time capsule” was a promise he had made to her back then. She thought she'd hidden her fee 4.1kReads6.5Score27114d adds
- 160 The Year She Never Existed 她不存在的那一年 [Cold-hearted business tycoon × missing genius wife × a long road to win her back] Everyone told Xu Yanshen: “Shen Li doesn't exist. There's no such person.” Every trace of evidence had been erased, but why did he remember the softness of her face as she slept, the faint redness at the corners of her eyes when she was angry, and the delicate fragrance she carried? Then, at an overseas conference, the face that had haunted his dreams appeared right before him. He chased after her, losing control, 7.8kReads8.4Score45714d adds
- 161 After His Marriage Partner Was Switched, President Bo Took a Devastating Blow 更换联姻对象后，薄总遭受了暴击 Bo Qing unilaterally announced that he was changing his marriage-alliance partner. A month later, a clever and capable Secretary Gu appeared by his side, while a dazzling, dashing beauty named Gigi showed up at a bar in Jing City. From then on, “accidents” kept cropping up in Bo Qing’s work and personal life. He thought he was imagining things. That was until he discovered that Secretary Gu, so respectful to him on the surface, had been secretly adding things to his meals, then cursing and beati 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 When I Turned Away, I Saw the Heir to a Wealthy Family Red-Eyed 我转身后，看见豪门继承人红了眼 [Wealthy CEO romance + one-on-one couple] When Lin Yixuan saw Liu Kelin again, it felt as though a crack had opened in his heart. Memories of their love, along with the regret of losing her, tore him apart. Liu Kelin's expression didn't change. The painful nights of the past had long since blown away on the wind. Unable to control his feelings, Lin Yixuan approached Liu Kelin again as he had when they'd first met. "I still love you. Will you be with me?" Could the heart Liu Kelin had once hurt r 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Whose Baby Is It? The Capital's Princeling Demands, Eyes Red 宝贝是谁的？京圈太子爷红眼追问 [A heroine devoted to her career VS her love-struck ex-husband] [She flees while pregnant + second chance at love + possessive pursuit + groveling chase + all-consuming devotion + both are each other’s only one] * He Mingzhu, one of the capital’s most elite socialites, believed in putting profit first, but made an exception for Shen Huan, the heir to the Shen family, one of the capital’s most powerful clans. She once risked her life to save him, becoming the moonlight he kept in his heart. Obses —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 One Hundred and Twenty Days to Win Back My Ex-Girlfriend 一百二十天追回前女友 [Reunion after years apart + unwavering devotion + misunderstandings + both pure-hearted] The hottest guy in town. The young master of a wealthy family. A notorious playboy who became famous after a fight. In high school, everyone knew Li Yicheng. And she was top of the class, the well-behaved girl everyone in town knew. Her eyes were clear as water, but whenever she looked at him, they turned cold as ice. Her surname was hidden in his name. Her name was Cheng Lisa. Later, their homeroom teacher 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 After the Palace Coup, the New Emperor Dragged Me Back to the Palace 宫变后，身为掌事宫女的我被新帝抓回了宫 After the Palace Coup, the New Emperor Dragged Me Back to the Palace, Though I Was Only a Senior Palace Maid 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Wind Whispers That I Miss You 听风说想你 Campus romance (mischievous girl and aloof boy) + urban romance (independent woman x devoted CEO) [reunion after years apart · rekindled love · he chases her after losing her · angsty romance · faithful to each other] Chu Yiyi pursued Gu Tiancheng for three years, persistently and without hiding it. But after he impatiently hung up on her during a phone call, she vanished without a trace. When they meet again, five years have passed. The ordinary girl has become an internationally renowned fashi 464Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 167 Penguins Can Confess Their Love, Too 冰封企鹅会告白 At my high school reunion, I ran into Gu Chengzhou, the campus heartthrob I’d rejected when we were young. “Had enough of hiding?” He cornered me in the restroom, his fingertips brushing my burning earlobe. I woke up after a drunken night to find his tie wrapped around my wrist, a reminder of our wild night together. When we met again at work, he was the client funding my project. “Miss Su’s proposal is good,” he said, flipping through the plan before suddenly looking up. “But I’d rather invest 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 I Ran Away From His Proposal, and After We Reunited, the Tycoon Lured Me In and Claimed Me 求婚逃跑，重逢后大佬他诱捕占有 [Second chance romance | Reunion after years apart | Obsessive possessiveness | Pursuit of his wife | Mutual firsts] [Cool, brilliant psychiatrist × Obsessive, ruthless business tycoon] Ruan Tingyu is invited to treat a severely depressed patient whose identity is confidential. The moment she opens the door, her breath catches The pale, ailing man before her is none other than business magnate Lou Shang, and the former lover whose memories she erased and whom she cruelly abandoned five years 1.6kReads8.2Score12614d adds
- 169 Inelastic Collision 非弹性碰撞 [Redemption x Rekindled Love x Reunion After Years Apart x Mutual Obsession] Content warnings: The heroine is a yandere with a weak moral compass. Neither lead remains faithful later in the story, and the hero acts like a jerk for much of the middle. Please don't read if this bothers you. At a New York party when she was fourteen, Song Jinyue met Ling Yuchen for the first time. Her mother called her "useless," and she was huddled in a corner. Yet he insisted on approaching her, offered her hot c 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Flash Marriage Contract: The Ice-Cold Heartthrob Is Hard to Handle 闪婚协议：高岭之花好难缠 [Please note: This story moves at a very fast pace.] Yu Jian was dazzled when she first met Shen Xuyan, but a second later, he doused her enthusiasm with a bucket of cold water. “I don’t need your services, thank you.” She was so angry that she tripped and fell straight into him. As fate would have it, he later became her lawyer. One day, the refined, distinguished man pulled out a marriage agreement. “Miss Yu, you’re the woman I want to marry.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Reborn: The White Moonlight Is the Ultimate Best 重生之白月光就是最D的 Reborn: The Moonlight of Everyone Has Become Everyone’s Moonlight Multiple male leads. My dears, the heroine is Qiao Mi, a very restless sort of woman. The male leads are Meng Ye, Zhou Ranjun, and Jiang Ci. There are plenty of top-quality men for you to choose from. 65Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 172 Divorce! Watch the Movie Emperor Chase His Ex-Wife to the Crematorium 离婚，看影帝追妻火葬场 [A devoted couple, a groveling chase to win her back, angst first and affection later] Shen Jun has the looks and the talent. He is the youngest actor ever to win the Venice Film Festival’s Best Actor award, not to mention the dream man of millions of young women. Born to stand in the spotlight, he nevertheless has a wife who can never be shown in public. Xu Li knows Shen Jun can’t stand her, and she can’t blame him. In his eyes, she is a scheming woman who used underhanded tactics to marry into 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 My Heart Remembers the Old Parasol Tree 心识旧梧桐 [One-on-one, both leads’ first love and only love; dignified, devoted CEO × cool medical graduate student; frail, obsessive, dark-hearted second male lead] [Uncle steals his nephew’s wife + simmering tension + wealthy-family power struggles + amnesia and reunion after years apart] When his fiancée Rong Sui vanished without a trace, Xie Jiyu offered a reward of over a hundred million to find her. He destroyed every fake who tried to pass themselves off as her, consumed by an obsession bordering 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Letters from the Rising Tide 潮生信简 Cool, stunning jewelry designer VS elegant, scheming corporate powerhouse At fifteen, Sheng Yanchu secretly fell for someone. At twenty-five, he sat in a teahouse and asked her in the same tone he used to discuss business, “Would you marry me?” She said yes. Not because they were a well-matched couple, but because she had waited ten years to hear those words. But three years of marriage brought her his hot-and-cold treatment, his keeping her at arm’s length, and his calling her “a business pa 1.7kReads—Score14014d adds
- 175 The CEO's Seduction: Welcome Back, Assistant Tang 总裁撩人：别来无恙，唐助理 [Overbearing CEO + secretary + rekindled love + sweet romance + bittersweet] President Su is going all out to win back his first love. He is the heir to Jingtian Group, and he has pined for his first love for ten long years. “I never liked you.” Those words sent him into exile, and he hid overseas for a decade. Ten years later, Su Mufan inherited the family business and returned to China. Only to discover that she had been hiding right there in his company. “Assistant Tang, long time no see.” “T 3Reads—Score314d adds
- 176 Yun Xi Will Not Leave 云曦不辞 Yun Xi Does Not Resign 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Mending a Broken Relationship: He Fell for Me Again, Eyes Red 破镜重圆，他红眼再次沦陷 [Rekindled romance + not a strong-female-lead story + child + powerful man who bows to love to win her over + happy ending] Content warning: There is a BL storyline. In Gu Shiye’s world, Lin Zhaozhao is the girlfriend with a “checkered past” who left without a word. When they meet again, he fixes his gaze on her like an evil spirit. A prenuptial agreement. A transaction. He keeps her by his side in the name of revenge, then proudly shows off his ring and announces that he’s married. Late at nigh 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 Taming the Wild! The Capital’s Big Shot Spoils His Sweetheart Day and Night 训野！京圈大佬日夜强宠小心肝儿 [Rekindled Romance + Hopelessly Devoted Male Lead + Intense Push and Pull + Winning His Wife Back + Both Leads Devoted Only to Each Other] Sweet-voiced, beautiful voice actress x brooding, unhinged big shot Everyone in Beijing's elite circles knew that the powerful Shen Mochi had been deceived by his first love when he was young. She took his body and his heart, used him, then tossed him aside and ran off with another man. From then on, the name Su Xingran became taboo for Shen Mochi. Years late —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Wind Has Carried My Longing for You for Seven Years 想你的风吹了七年 [Angst with Sweet Moments + Reunion After Years Apart + Tension and Teasing + Revenge and Devotion] Seven years later, Xu Nianxia is released from prison, and Sang Huai, the capital’s golden boy, returns from overseas. But everything has changed! Their long-awaited reunion is tangled with hatred and misunderstandings, yet neither can let go of their devotion or the affection they can’t bring themselves to admit. His love and hatred are both so intense, but after her time in prison, she feels too 7.9kReads9.1Score52814d adds
- 180 A Lie 一个谎 [Male and Female Leads + Both Devoted to Each Other + Male Lead Has a Secret Identity + Reunion After Years Apart + Second Chance at Love + Healing] [School life in the first half, clinical doctor vs. renowned photographer in the second] [New chapters daily at 11 p.m.] Su Qingye: Your mother died when you were five, and you were forced to grow up alone. At sixteen, you started high school, only to endure three years of being ostracized by your classmates. At twenty, your stepbrother forced 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 After I Got Married, My Aloof Junior Went Crazy 我结婚后，清冷学弟疯了 After I got married, my aloof junior went mad. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Dumped by a Scumbag, I Become the Heiress's Beloved 被渣男踢，我被豪门太子宠上天 Ye Fan, the kindhearted, soft-hearted daughter of a small martial arts school owner, is patient, yet brave enough to fight for what she wants and carve her own path. Xiao Zechen is lively and witty, mysterious and powerful, deeply devoted and faithful, with the aura of a king and a sense of destiny. Deep down, he has a stubborn streak. When an accident presses the button that controls time, Ye Fan loses the person who made her heart flutter with her own hands. On a rainy night, Ye Fan's father a 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Mr. Pei, The Moonlight You Dumped Is Back With Your Daughter 裴总，你甩的白月光带女儿回来了 Both virgins + rekindled love + the male lead pursues his ex at all costs + an aloof beauty goes mad with love After they finish, Pei Lu gets off her and walks naked into the bathroom. Gu Yining lies on the bed for a while before slowly getting her strength back. Doing this first thing in the morning is exactly the sort of thing only he would do... He was the one who insisted on breaking up back then, and now he’s the one clinging to her like a madman. Two years ago, she complained to her best f 4.6kReads6.3Score32014d adds
- 184 Married for Three Years, Met Twice: The Tycoon Regrets It 联姻三年见面两次，大佬他后悔了 The rating just came in and will rise [Married first, fell in love later + six-year age gap + powerful man lowering his head + a long road to winning his wife back, unconventional version + one-on-one, both leads sexually inexperienced] [Ice-cold, stern CEO with a wolfish edge x clearheaded, self-reliant heiress fallen on hard times] Bei Mengtian and Zhang Jiuxuan had been married for three years, but had met only once, when they went to register their marriage. Even though she was a daughter of 1.7kReads8.2Score13714d adds
- 185 Our Meeting Among Billions of Stars 我们的相遇是亿万星辰 [Pure romance... slow-paced. If nobody reads it... I'll read it myself, haha. Yay~ (σ≧∀≦)σ] Our meeting was a miracle, both accidental and inevitable, amid the turning of billions of stars. In this vast universe, it was a unique, silent yet grand expression of love. - Losing someone is heart-wrenching, of course. It leaves a hard-to-heal crack in your life and ushers in a long rainy season. But falling in love with you, that itself is the one rose blooming on my barren wasteland, never to wit —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 A Wisp of Misty Rain Slips Into My Embrace 一丝烟雨闯入怀 [Devoted, domineering CEO ✘ innocent newcomer to the working world] [Sweet romance] [Emotional entanglements] [Growing together] Born into a wealthy family, Wang Yuheng still can’t fully control the group. This is the story of a domineering CEO’s rise. Zhu Qianqian is just starting her career when she meets a man she will love and hate for the rest of her life. A marriage built on lies? True love? Growing together hand in hand... Two chapters every day before noon; three chapters on Sundays and —Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 187 I Returned Home with My Child on the Eve of My First Love’s Engagement 我带孩子回国，在初恋订婚的前夕 I Return to China with My Child on the Eve of My First Love's Engagement 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 A Sweet Reunion with My First Love Before the Wedding 婚前遇初恋，重逢那年的清甜味道 Reunited with My First Love Before the Wedding: The Sweet Taste of That Year 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Ink-Washed Qiao Xin 墨染乔心 Just started, so the score will go up! (All characters are based on real people.) The male lead isn't very likable at first, but he gets better and better! [Second chance at love] [Childhood sweethearts] HE Seven years ago, after her family suffered a sudden upheaval, she received a “breakup payment” and a warning from his family. She had no choice but to sever their relationship and leave without a word. Seven years later, she is Shanghai's top wedding planner, dazzling and captivating. He, me 806Reads6.6Score10014d adds
- 190 I Became a Top-Tier Star by Faking a Couple Image, but This Time It Backfired 靠炒CP成顶流，这次竟然翻车了 [Clear-headed female PhD × top-tier star with an unexpectedly sweet puppy-like side × controlling CEO heir] [Showbiz / male lead has no past romantic relationships / happy ending / strong heroine / comedic contrast / sweet romance] Shi Yuchen fled back to her home country after a disastrous relationship, hoping only to focus on her academic work in peace. That is, until top-tier star Wei Muxi set his sights on her while she was working as a consultant on a film set. For thirteen years, Wei Muxi 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 Qiu Yi's Homecoming 秋一的归期 A Brutal Breakup ✖️ The Top Student Bows to Love Reunited After Years Apart | Mending a Broken Relationship | Nine Years of Waiting | Intense Push and Pull 1. On the first day of their freshman year of high school, he took the stage as the new students' representative. She stood below, her heart pounding like a drum. Back in the classroom, she sat behind him, with just one hallway between them. Afterward, through her repeated attempts to get closer, he finally let himself be drawn into her wor 1.6kReads—Score22714d adds
- 192 I Failed to Win Them Over, and My Crush Blocked Me 求爱不成，反被crush拉黑了 [Getting Back Together After a Breakup] [The Ex-Husband-Chasing Crematorium] [Happy Ending] [Passionate, Straightforward Heroine x Gentle, Bashful Hero] During a boring summer break in her freshman year, the heiress toyed with people's feelings for fun and accidentally fell for her own game. When the other person found out and wanted to break up, what was she supposed to do? Beg him to stay? He wouldn't. Make it up to him? He wouldn't accept it. Whatever, whatever. They could just break up. Y 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 My Ex-Husband Loses Control Again 前夫他再次失控 Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + both leads inexperienced in love + emotional push and pull + sweet indulgence When Shen Qianyu was ten, her father entrusted her to the Fu family and then took his own life. From then on, she lived under someone else’s roof. The moment she arrived, she thought Fu Jinchuan was incredibly handsome. During the first stirrings of love, she finally won Fu Jinchuan over through her own efforts. They got married as soon as they graduated from college. Onl 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Secretly in Love: You’re Beyond My Reach 暗恋，你是我的遥不可及 [Both leads have no exes + Partly set in the entertainment industry + Wealthy CEO + Reunion after years apart + Secret love comes true] Yan Xuan had a crush on Lu Xiaoye back in high school. One thing he said robbed her of the courage to confess. In college, Lu Xiaoye told her he had a girlfriend, and they lost touch after that. She never expected to meet him again years later through work. But fate had other plans: after one mistaken night, Yan Xuan fled. When they met again, she was a rising s 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Divorced but Still Sharing a Bed: President, Show Some Restraint 婚离了，还同床，总裁前夫禁欲点 Wen Wanyu’s first husband, Leng Yuheng, has three great qualities: he’s a good man, he has a great body, and he has incredible stamina! Even when she asked for a divorce, this perfect husband made sure she had a wonderful time in bed, then obediently went to his study to write up the divorce agreement and leave with nothing. She got the villa, the cars, all their remaining savings, and even the baby in her belly. He was the only one she left behind. That woman is heartless! Five years later... H 880Reads6.2Score10314d adds
- 196 After Bumping Into My Ex's Arms, He Refused to Let Me Go 撞进前任怀里后，他赖上我了 He fell into his ex's arms, and now his ex won't let him go. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 He Didn't Do It on Purpose 他才不是无意的 [Long-suffering devotion | Obsessive powerful man | Mutual secret crush | Reunion after years apart | Power struggles among the wealthy] She is a cool, proud heiress whose birth family has wrung every last bit of value from her. She has an unbending spirit and has endured countless hardships. He is a powerful figure who controls the lifeblood of Beijing's elite circles. He is sharp-edged and fiercely devoted. A secret romance in their youth ended without a future, and they were apart for four ye 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Reunited After Years Apart: Mr. Xu's One Exception 久别重逢：许先生的底线例外 Blazing Heat Dr. Xu’s One Exception to His Principles | His Unrivaled Devotion {Cool, fastidious, and refined gentleman X unruly, free-spirited heroine.} {Reunion after years apart + married first, love later + rekindled romance + male lead with a powerful hidden background + healing + female friendship + lighthearted crime-solving} {The male lead comes from a powerful family.} Xu Qingyan was disciplined and gentle as jade. He seemed distant and restrained, but concealed an intense devotion and 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 199 Stars Keeping Watch Over the Mist 守望雾霭的星辰 Su Nianman was sent to an orphanage by her mother, who had no choice but to give her up. She was the only ray of light in the life of Huo Chenyu, a lonely boy. But fate tore them apart. Fifteen years later, she was a top-tier star, dazzling in the spotlight, while he had become a business magnate with immense power. A contract brought them together again. Amid misunderstandings and mutual testing, he forcefully tried to win her back, while she kept her distance. It was only when Su Nianman insis 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 After Returning Home, Dr. Jiang Won Back His First Love 回国后，江医生追回了他的初恋 Blurb 1: Five years ago, Jiang Yuchen left without a word, breaking Shen Mo’s heart. Five years later, when they meet again, he’s a surgeon at Lincheng First People’s Hospital, while she’s a dazzling A-list singer in the entertainment industry. “Mo Mo, I’ve missed you so much.” … Jiang Yuchen: “Friends?” “Then let’s be friends for just one day.” Shen Mo: “I’ll think about it.” Jiang Yuchen suddenly leans closer. “Hmm?” Shen Mo: “What are you doing?” Jiang Yuchen: “Give me a proper answer.” … “Al 729Reads6.3Score—14d adds
