Novels like He Sinian’s Canary
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as He Sinian’s Canary, best match first.
- 151 Halfway Through the Rain 半程雨 Halfway Through the Rain 533Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 My Destined Love 命定爱人 My destined love 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Half Coaxed, Half Spoiled, I Fell into His Tender Trap 半哄半宠，落入他温柔陷阱 [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet romance] [Whirlwind marriage] [Powerful man lowers his head] [Overwhelming possessiveness] (Gentle, elegant beauty / slow to warm up) ✖ (Steady, powerful man) Meng Jingsi was forced to break up with her first love and marry the “perfect man” her parents had chosen. She always believed in treating each other with respect and courtesy, and fulfilled her “marital duties” to the letter, leaving no room for complaint. Zhou Zhengyan held a powerful position, and countle 4.9kReads8.4Score411Shelves
- 154 Rising Toward a Thousand Suns 京升千阳 [Married First, Love Later + Chasing His Wife + Scheming Hero + Sweet Romance] Xiang Lansheng was not yet ten when she was brought to Shengjing. Old Madam Zeng raised her as if she were her own granddaughter. Shi Yan was a carefree older brother. The marriage had originally been arranged by the older generation, but he insisted on treating little Lansheng like a biological younger sister. As the youngest member of the government offices in Shengjing, Shi Buyu was modest, scholarly, and rather 4kReads8.8Score361Shelves
- 155 Sweet Contract: CEO Chi’s Laid-Back Wife Becomes a Star 契约甜诱：迟总的咸鱼娇妻爆红啦 [One-on-one, both leads are each other’s first and only love + sweet romance and mutual teasing + entertainment-industry comeback + lighthearted daily life + growth-oriented heroine + guiding lover] [Wild but timid has-been actress × rational, principled business tycoon] After waking from a night of heavy drinking, Xu Lianqi was stunned. An ambiguous recording of her and the icy CEO Chi Zaichuan was going viral online, with everyone claiming she’d slept her way to the top! Even more explosive 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 156 Chenchen and Mu Ci 琛琛慕辞 He's a widely recognized heartthrob in the industry, with a bright future ahead of him! She's a darling little girl from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, doted on by both her parents. Yet she ends up taking a job in a small county town far from home! He falls for her adorably silly side and her sweet, girlish voice. Despite th 1.2kReads8.8Score103Shelves
- 157 After I Was Cheated On, My Aloof Boss Fell for Me at First Sight! 遭劈腿，高冷领导对我一见钟情！ The book has only just received its rating, so there aren't many reviews yet. That will change with time. I hope you'll show it lots of support! [Marriage + love at first sight + both leads are inexperienced] A powerful senior official × a pretty grassroots-level employee To everyone else, Su Ningyue, an unnoticed junior employee, and Gu Jingchuan, a high-ranking official, seem worlds apart. But an inexplicable bond keeps bringing them together again and again. The first time they meet: Su Ningy 7kReads8.9Score697Shelves
- 158 The Powerful He Family CEO Spoils His Stunning Young Wife 高门贺行长强宠绝色小娇妻 [Pretend gentleman President He & genuine seductress dance student] He falls for her after spoiling her + class divide + powerful family [kept woman + winning her back + both leads have no past relationships] Proud as an eagle at first, humble as a dog later [In a word: He’s at the top of the pyramid, so climb onto his shoulders and take in the view beside him] Rumor had it that Mr. He, the untouchable man who never got involved with women, was keeping a delicate little songbird. He Junyan doted 7.7kReads9.1Score745Shelves
- 159 There Really Was an Affair 确有私情 Original title: Secretary Shen, What Time Are You Coming Home Tonight? [Both leads work in the public sector + eight-year age gap + marriage before love from the heroine’s perspective + secret love comes true from the hero’s perspective + devoted leads + secret marriage + guiding lover] Tang Nian & Shen Que Sweet, gentle township official & suave, wicked county Party secretary The first time Tang Nian met her neighbor’s handsome son, he asked if she’d consider marrying him. She promptly turned h 4.6kReads8.9Score485Shelves
- 160 I Want You 我渴望你 Sweet romance, both pure A sister who knows how to act cute The first time Leng Muchen met his friend's younger sister, he thought enviously, Having a sister who knows how to act cute must be pretty nice. Later, he thought, Having a girlfriend who knows how to act cute would be nice too. The first time Wen Jianing met Leng Muchen, she thought, No wonder his surname is Leng. He has the built-in freezing function of a refrigerator. She was genuinely curious whether a guy who was so cold and looked 277Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 161 Spring Dwells on the High Terrace 春栖高台 [Powerful Families | Female Growth | Bittersweet Romance | Older Man] (Clear-headed, beautiful college student vs. composed, powerful heir) People often say that those in power care only about their family’s interests. Even what passes for love is just another tool for profit. If you fall for someone like that, the best you can hope for is this: you remain on your high terrace, I retreat to my spring mountains, and from then on our paths never cross again. Everyone in Beijing’s inner circle know 497Reads—Score160Shelves
- 162 Sweet Romance: Falling in Love with a Scheming CEO 甜宠：和腹黑总裁恋爱了 [Sweet romance, no angst + face-slapping and regret + devoted couple, 1v1 + slow burn + fiercely protective husband + doting husband + happy ending] A cunning, aloof yet warmhearted and gentle CEO VS a kindhearted, sweet, innocent assistant When they first met, the refined and aristocratic CEO warned her not to entertain any improper thoughts about him. When he saw her getting close to another man, he said coldly, “Romance is not allowed in the office.” Later, he could hardly wait to proclaim 613Reads7.1Score103Shelves
- 163 Temptation and Addiction! Falling Into His Trap! His Reckless Possession! Her Trembling Kisses! 诱瘾陷落！肆意占有！吻颤她！ [Possessive, obsessive business tycoon * delicate, sweet-natured dancer] [Dream element: The leads do not share dreams. The heroine does not dream what the hero dreams.] Zhou Yuze likes watching girls dance, especially when they dance for him. And his girl has only one name: Luo Zhi. - She vanished into his dreams, like a snowflake falling into a fire. Even if he had to dig up the who 968Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 164 When the Coin Is Tossed 当硬币抛起 [Dual careers, a reunion after years apart, old flames rekindled, powerful families, a seventeen-year age gap, the powerful man lowering his head for love, the underdog bravely pursuing love, a guiding male leader x a growing female subordinate] Twelve years ago, they first met. She thought: Men really are at their best at forty. He smiled softly: A young girl who's never been through much, a blank sheet of paper. Twelve years later, they met again. She blushed, her heart racing: A Ferrari is st 741Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 A Beautiful, Sweet 70s Girl Makes the Diplomat Blush 七零娇女纯又美，外交官他红了脸 [Aloof, abstinent diplomat vs. charming, independent country girl in college, transmigrate into a book, both pure] Diplomat Chen Yichen is forced to bring a country girl who drugged him with an aphrodisiac back to the city. She catches thieves, knows her limits, and behaves with impeccable decorum. But to him, it is all just an act. Then Su Tang, exhausted, falls into Chen Yichen’s arms, and her fingertips accidentally brush against one of his sensitive spots… Her rosy lips part slightly, captiv 377Reads6.8Score104Shelves
- 166 Streetlights and the One Who Comes Home 长街灯火与归人 [Rekindled love + each other’s first love + both work in the public sector + reunion after years apart + intellectual romance] An unexpected breakup, followed by a reunion years in the making. From the flutter of their first meeting in college to standing side by side in their careers, Lu Beichuan and Shen Zhixia weather misunderstandings and emotional push and pull, witnessing each other’s growth and resolve. They missed their chance five years ago because of a sudden accident. Five years later 3.9kReads7.9Score337Shelves
- 167 Made It: This Young Woman Just Wants to Get Ahead 成功上岸：小姑娘只想进步 The rating is new and will rise (both leads work in government + age gap + love at first sight + each other's only love + happy ending + sweet, no angst) (A newly hired, soft-spoken young woman × a promising young bureau chief) Yu Kexin is gentle and sweet-natured, with a soft, endearing face, but she comes from a poor family. After finally passing the exam to become a grassroots civil servant, all she wants is to do her job well. Instead, her colleague's cousin, a bureau chief, sets his sights 3.2kReads8.4Score287Shelves
- 168 The Adorable Princess Arrives, and the Chaste Prince Can't Resist 软萌王妃一来，禁欲王爷招架不住 [Sweet romance] + [devoted couple] + [Marriage Before Love] + [devoted husband] [Soft, adorable little rabbit] vs. [aloof, chaste big bad wolf] Want a wife? Just make a wish, and Heaven will grant it. Xu Xingwan is a hardworking modern office worker. After picking up a bracelet, she somehow transmigrates to an alternate world, the Beiming Kingdom. She even transmigrates in her own body! And lands right in the arms of a gorgeous man!! To save her own life, Xu Xingwan uses her space and wins the c 175Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 169 Secretly in Love with Heyuan 暗恋河源 A young woman returns to her hometown to heal × a young man returns to start a business [The heroine has an ex-boyfriend, both leads are virgins, funny Northeastern slice-of-life, a slow-burn romance, secret love becomes mutual, happy ending] The summer she was eight, she gave him an eraser marked “LL.” After that, he stopped crying~ The summer she was eighteen, he asked her, “Will you come back?” She told him, “I will~” The summer she was twenty-eight, she found the old eraser he'd kept all 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 Chasing My Wife After Our Breakup: Mr. Gu Won’t Let Anyone Else Have Her! 分手后追妻，顾总他又争又抢！ [Sweet Romance + Chasing Her After Losing Her + Rekindled Love + Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Runaway with a Baby + Adorable Child + One-on-One] At its heart, this is a sweet romance! A super-sweet story about a wife being cherished! With nothing to her name and nowhere else to turn, Su Tang used her beauty and cunning to stay with the Gu family, where she fell in love with Gu Yunshen, the heir to the family. This gentle, devoted man won her heart and cherished her like a treasure. She was alm 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 Transmigrated as a Villainess, I Go Wild Reporting Everyone in the Plot 穿成恶毒女配，我靠举报在剧情里发疯 Reborn as the Villainess, I Went Wild in the Story by Reporting Everyone 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Tales of Northern Beijing 京北往事 [Entertainment-industry socialite x top power player x ensemble cast of the capital’s elite x a touch of angst] On the first day Fang Ci arrived in Jingbei, a friend warned her not to get lost in Shengjing’s glittering, hedonistic world. The rich young heirs played rough, and no one could come away unscathed. Fang Ci had been clever from childhood and possessed a face capable of bringing kingdoms to ruin. She prized freedom and spontaneity, considered herself above it all, and had thought she an 2kReads6.8Score211Shelves
- 173 The CEO Ex-Husband Married Her for Revenge, but Fell for Her First 总裁前夫娶她只为报复，却先动了心 The CEO ex-husband married her just to get revenge, but he was the first to fall for her. 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 I Broke Off My Engagement to an Abusive Man and Married a Cool, Powerful Leader! 退婚家暴男，嫁给高冷大领导！ (Mutual first love, unequal status, nearly eight-year age gap, the aloof beauty falls from her pedestal) At 27, Qu Zhiyao has grown up in a blended family and is painfully shy and insecure. After years of hard work and saving, she finally buys a small apartment, only for her tenant to turn out to be Yuan Mingxi, a powerful man from the provincial capital who is 34. From then on, the apartment’s utilities and heating keep breaking down, and after a long day at work, she always gets a complaint ca 2.9kReads8.7Score419Shelves
- 175 Love Beyond the Capital 京谈不及情 [Powerful families of Beijing · Two formidable childhood friends · Intense push and pull · Heartbreaking forbidden romance] Everyone in Beijing’s elite circles knows: Song Qingzhu and Xu Nianzhi were born to be co-conspirators. He is the Song family’s heir apparent, advancing his position one careful step at a time. She is a ruthless, decisive star lawyer at a top-tier firm. Childhood friends from the same government compound for twenty years, from a small courtyard by Houhai to the top floors o 1.1kReads—Score100Shelves
- 176 A Rose Drenched in Desire, the Capital's Big Shot Falls in Love at First Sight 欲染玫瑰，京圈大佬一次成瘾 [Redemption + Secret Crush + Both Pure + Sweet Romance + Long-Planned] [Down-and-out, aloof beauty + Powerful, fatherly big shot with a refined air] [Age Gap + Uncle-and-Nephew Love Triangle] To pay for her mother's treatment, Jiang Liyang sells her virtue despite her pride. That night, the strange man treats her with endless tenderness. But the memory becomes a thorn in her heart. She has no idea that the man has been planning this for a long time. Powerful and shrewd, he advances step by 2.1kReads9.1Score238Shelves
- 177 His Galaxy Came Crashing Down 他的星河倾落 A laid-back little reporter accidentally crosses paths with a cold, powerful bureau chief, but he treats her like a queen. Together, they take the political and business worlds by storm. Lin Xingluo’s life motto: live the most carefree life possible! That is, until she’s ordered to interview rising political star Shen Yanzhou. The man is impeccably dressed, as cold as snow. With the face of an earth-sign heartthrob, he sees right through her secret identity at their very first meeting, then dang 647Reads6.7Score101Shelves
- 178 Under a Powerful Family Alliance, I Became the CEO's White Moonlight 豪门联姻下，我成了霸总的白月光 Under a marriage alliance between our wealthy families, I became the CEO’s white moonlight 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 The Abstinent Tycoon Asks Me for a Title Every Night 禁欲系大佬夜夜问我要名分 Important announcement, important announcement, important announcement!!! Volume One is complete. The story about the uncle you’ve all been asking to read has been updated in Volume Two. [Powerful Male Lead + Older Man/Younger Woman + Sweet Romance] [Mutual Healing, Two-Way Devotion] She grew up dependent on others, enduring their cold stares. Her stepfather treated her like a pawn, manipulating her at will. Her mother saw her as a burden and ignored her for years. Her husband treated her like a 15.4kReads9.0Score1kShelves
- 180 A Reply to the Snowfall in the Capital 京雪回信 [Older man | Guiding lover | Mutually faithful | Reunion after a long separation | Marriage first, love later] [New prosecutor × Former prosecutor (now a forensic consulting partner)] When Xie Weizhen was seventeen, she and Fu Qisheng were in a car accident. The doctors said she might never wake up. Fu Qisheng promised to care for her for the rest of her life as her husband. And so, the two families arranged their marriage. A year later, Xie Weizhen woke up. Outside a teahouse, she heard someon 569Reads8.9Score105Shelves
- 181 The Big Boss at Miss Lin's Workplace Is a Love-Struck Fool 林小姐家的大领导是个恋爱脑 Just received a rating, and it’ll slowly go up. Age gap / influential family and ordinary family / clever and scatterbrained Lin Shu is already 29 and has spent two years working in the civil service, yet she still hasn’t earned her leaders’ appreciation. She was ready to settle into an easy, uneventful life, but then she unexpectedly met the mentor she’d been waiting for. Zhang Jie never imagined that a man as sharp and accomplished as he was, someone who could handle himself in any situation, 398Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 182 I Met You in Winter 在冬时遇见你 [Sweet romance, no angst] [They choose each other] [A slow-burning love] [Gourmet] After Lin Xiaoxi moved to Qingcheng, a small coastal city, she discovered on the night she got her tooth filled that her next-door neighbor was Xie Jingzhi, the dentist who had treated her. Gentle and reassuring when he smiled, Dr. Xie shattered her preconceptions about dentists. It turned out that some of them didn't look intimidating after all. As they spent one day after another together, she learned that some 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 183 Yang Gonggong's 2nd Book 羊拱拱的第2本书 [Both leads are each other’s only love + mutual devotion] A nine-year age gap. His name contains “river,” and evokes mountains. Her name contains “water.” Mountains and rivers form a picture, yet they cannot coexist. Tong Yang is an ambitious and idealistic couch potato. Her ideal is to retire as soon as possible. Her ambition is to earn and save money, become a wealthy couch potato, and enjoy a more comfortable life of lying flat. But ever since she met Lei Lichuan, she’s gone from being a swee 82Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 184 The Sweetness Overload Handbook: A Collection of Fluffy, Angst-Free Short Stories 甜份超标手册：无虐高甜短篇合集 A scheming, unhinged CEO showers his sweet, gentle wife with love! All 25 chapters are packed with sugar and zero angst, with kisses and cuddles in every chapter and irresistibly intense flirtation. Their passionate nights are filled with tender, bashful moments. He’s addicted to spoiling his wife, and his possessiveness is off the charts! Packed with satisfying moments and high emotions, this heart-fluttering sweetness will leave you breathless. The perfect cure for a reading slump: sweet-roman 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 My Heart Will Lead Me to You 心会带我找到你 My Heart Will Lead Me to You —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 The Fake Fiancée Is the Apple of His Eye 假未婚妻是他心尖宠 Study-Abroad Student Brings a Powerful Man Back Home | Fake Identity | Mistaken Love and Sweet Marriage | A Deliberate Scheme | Rekindled Romance | Bickering Couple A sweet-on-the-outside, cool-on-the-inside Cinderella × a scheming bad boy Stranded in America with her family cutting off her support, Ye Yingying is pushed to the brink. She works several jobs a day and is five figures in debt. With nowhere else to turn, she takes a job as a “study companion.” The employer smiles and says, “You’ll 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 Love Affairs in Haicheng 海城情事 [Government workplace romance] + [Love at first sight] + [Both leads are each other's first and only] + [Happy ending] A love story between a deputy director and a young woman still on probation. One fleeting glimpse in the talent recruitment building was enough for Sun Feilin to fall for Shao Chen at first sight. And one backward glance by the Pujiang River left Shao Chen with a lasting impression of Sun Feilin. He is the most handsome man in the administrative complex, a genius with a high-ran 2.7kReads9.0Score325Shelves
- 188 Sand in the Palm 掌间砂 [Elegant, handsome bureau director] VS [Landlady with hidden depths] [Second chance romance] [Each other’s first love] I could give up the whole world. You alone are the cinnabar mark in the palm of my hand. When he returned, he was no longer the young office director who had once written her an entire guide to the civil service exams. After years of rising steadily through the ranks, he had become a bureau director who helped bring peace and prosperity to the land. But an unexpected turn of e 1.5kReads9.2Score188Shelves
- 189 My Secret Crush Started with a Background Check 暗恋从背调开始 Wen Xinyue always thought she had taken advantage of Chu Huaizhi after their drunken marriage. It wasn't until she discovered that the photo locked away in his office was of her receiving an award in college, and that the encrypted photo in his phone album was one she had secretly taken of him from the audience at a lecture three years ago, that she began to wonder. "Chu Huaizhi, how long have you been plotting this?" He pinned her between the desk and his chest, winding his tie around her wrist 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Three Years After Their Breakup, the Capital's Power Broker Waits Beneath Her Window Every Night 分手三年，京圈大佬夜夜守在她楼下 Three years after their breakup, the powerful Beijing socialite keeps watch outside her apartment every night 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 The Jade Fox 玉狐狸 The third book in the trilogy Chai Zhenchuan is parachuted into Yancheng. Liang Jin is a township-level section chief, striving to overcome the trauma of her family of origin. By the time Chai Zhenchuan discovers that Liang Jin is Lin Xing'er, Liang Jin already has a boyfriend. Liang Jin: Don't become dependent on anyone. Stand firm and rely on yourself. Chai Zhenchuan: Love means acceptance and helping someone rise. 209Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 192 The Scheming Younger Man Keeps Clinging to Her, Jealous and Begging for Kisses 腹黑的年下醋王又缠着她要亲亲 [Supernatural powers, suspenseful romance, solving cases, reunited after years apart, rekindling an old flame] Also known as: Captain Gong, please stop being lovey-dovey at crime scenes! Also known as: I can read memories. Is it really so strange that solving cases is a breeze? The younger male lead is aloof and celibate before marriage, then turns into a flirtatious puppy after they tie the knot. This story features multiple cases in an episodic format. It is set in the early days of the spiri 18Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 193 The Coldhearted CEO's Favorite Chubby Little Wife 冷酷霸总偏爱肉肉小娇妻 A curvy girl vs. a cold CEO, a sweet romance Su Qianyu has a chance encounter with the cold and aloof President Mu. A chatty sweetheart meets a taciturn older man. Su Qianyu has always been independent, but after meeting Mu Hanting, the man she’ll spend her life with, she’s spoiled into a helpless little thing. He won’t let her do a thing, but when it comes to her, he handles everything himself. “You’re my precious girl. How could I let you do something like that?” “Sweetheart, what do you wa 197Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 Reborn as a Jealous Little Sweetheart: Six Years of Keeping Chi Cheng to Myself 穿成小醋包：独占池骋六年 Transmigrated as a Jealous Little Sweetheart: Six Years as Chi Cheng’s One and Only 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 How a Legitimate Daughter Survives on a Desolate Road 论嫡女如何在荒路上生存下去 How a Legitimate Daughter Survives on the Desolate Road —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Love's Ordeal in Jingzhou 京州情劫 The most elite heir to a powerful Beijing family × a young woman from a small southern city who moved north to Beijing. From a brief romance in Kunming to an unexpected reunion on a snowy night in Beijing, he thought he could move on from her, but the moment he saw her again, he completely lost control. She is Xu Anning, an ordinary graduate from a small southern city who moved to Beijing alone, just to get closer to the man who once gave her a brief taste of warmth in Kunming. He is Shen Jinnia 22.3kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
- 197 He Descended Like Starlight 他似星光降落 [Male lead saves female lead, both are each other's first love, no misunderstandings, and both speak their minds] A young champion racer vs. a female star He has secretly loved her for seven years, carefully plotting to win her over and lure the little white rabbit into his arms. The first time they met, he helped her out of a bind. The next time they met, he was the third brother of her best friend. She knew perfectly well that he was a gifted young man far beyond her reach, yet she still fell 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 I’ve Got Your Back 小爷我罩着你 #Transmigration #RaisingHim #OlderWomanYoungerMan #YoungerWolfishBoy #PretendingToLikeMenButActuallyConfessing #MaximumSweetness #NonstopLaughs #One-on-One, Both Pure, Happy Ending I’m Jiang Xiaoyu. I worked myself to death from overtime in my last life, and all I want in this one is to eat my fill and wait to die. Then I picked up a prince and raised him as my younger brother. He complained that my porridge tasted awful, yet got up before dawn every day to make me breakfast. He said the straw b 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 The Baby's Father Isn't Dead! He's the Mastermind of a Wealthy Dynasty 崽他爹没死！竟是豪门掌权人 [One-on-one romance / reunion in another world / mutual first love / sweet romance / adorable child / cozy tone / not a strong female lead] Zhou Jingning was once the envy of everyone in Jing'an City, living a comfortable, luxurious life as the wife of a handsome military governor and enjoying everyone's respect. When A Yuan was three, Shen Zhaolan led his troops south, only to die unexpectedly on the battlefield. Then, after an accident of her own, Zhou Jingning arrived in the strange and dazzl 1.6kReads8.4Score102Shelves
- 200 I Am His Peach 我是他的水蜜桃 She was innocent and had loved her boyfriend for six years. They agreed to spend that night at a hotel to celebrate their true love, never suspecting it was all a trap he had laid. To win over his boss, her boyfriend got her drunk and sent her to the equally drunk man… She thought everything would happen naturally, but to her surprise, she was sent back untouched… 1.9kReads9.1Score263Shelves
