Novels like He Sees Spring
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as He Sees Spring, best match first.
- 1 They Think I'm Easy to Manipulate, but They Don't Know I'm Just Putting on an Act 他们以为我任人拿捏，殊不知我只是在演戏 They think I’m easy to manipulate, but they don’t know I’m just putting on an act. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The South Wind Cannot Reach the Banquet of Old 南风不渡旧时宴 The south wind does not cross the old banquet. 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Back Then, the Grass Was Lush 彼年，芳草萋萋 A hand-crafted, traditional romance told in the first person, set in a school across the decades. It spans middle school through university. The most authentic youth, the most fated entanglements. It is one person's story, and the story of a whole group of people. I don't know if, in this fast-paced world of online fiction, anyone is still willing to listen to a story told slowly. But my heartfelt thanks to every reader willing to stay and savor a traditional tale with patience. We always thin 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 How Did Things Come to This Between Us? 你我何至于此啊 How Did It Come to This Between Us? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 When Day Breaks, You'll Come Back 天亮了，你就回来了 When the sun rises, you'll be back. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 I Couldn't Pay Rent and Got Kicked Out, So I Turned Around and Began My Tribulation 交不起房租被赶出门，我转身渡劫 Lin Zhe, the Profound Venerable of Lingxiao, is betrayed by his closest friend, the Immortal Emperor Haotian. His immortal body is shattered, and only a wisp of his soul falls into the mortal world, possessing a down-and-out office drone in Jiangcheng. He endures three years of secretly rebuilding his cultivation until he reaches the Great Ascension stage, only to be thrown out for failing to pay rent and publicly humiliated by his gold-digging ex-girlfriend and a rich playboy. At the height of 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Big Brother, Will I Be Able to See You When I’m Dead? 哥，我死了就能看见你了吗？ Bro, if I die, will I be able to see you? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 In the Twentieth Year of Loving Her, I Decided to Let Go 爱她的第二十年，我决定放下 In the twentieth year of loving her, I decided to let go. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Young Master Who Wouldn’t Let Me Touch Him for Ten Years of Living Together Is Actually Willing to Be My Third Wheel 同居十年不让碰的少爷，竟甘愿为我当三 The young master who wouldn’t let me touch him after ten years of living together was actually willing to be my third party. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The First Spring 第一个春天 Also known as "Xiaoyu’s Tattoo" [Double redemption × love that grows over time × angsty campus romance × ensemble cast] (Content warning: There is a BL secondary couple. They have no romantic scenes in the main story, but do have a separate bonus chapter. Please read with care if that bothers you! No regrets if you give it a try!] A well-rounded, atypical academic prodigy × a clear-headed, strong, justice-minded top student A boy with insomnia × a human sleeping pill * A transfer student arr 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 She Once Came into My World 她来过我的世界 Later, I asked Lin Yin, “Why did you come into my world?” Lin Yin gently stroked my head and smiled so warmly, like lavender fields drenched in sunlight on an early summer day. She said, “Because I came here to love you.” 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Nan Kang Bai Qi: Life Goes On, but I Won’t Live to See Thirty-Five 南康白起：浮生未歇，等不到三十五岁 Nan Kang Ba Qi: The Fleeting Years Never End, But He Won't Live to See Thirty-Five 161Reads—Score115Shelves
- 13 The Last Snowfall in Zurich 苏黎世的最后一场雪 Lin Xigu once believed that staying by Wen Anning's side could dispel the gloom hanging over her and save her from depression. They promised to travel to many places together, letting the world's beauty soothe the scars deep in her soul, and letting the winds atop the snow-capped mountains bear witness to their long-overdue confession. But the storm of fate struck without warning. The last snowfall in Zurich took Wen Anning away and crushed all of Lin Xigu's hopes. Only when Lin Xigu found the 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Summer Has Passed, and You Have Not Returned 夏去人不还 Summer is gone, but the one who left has not returned. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Pretended to Be Drunk and Kissed My One True Love 装醉后，我强吻了白月光 After Pretending to Be Drunk, I Kissed My Moonlight Crush —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Moonlight on the Southern Branch, Burdened by Deep Love 南枝月影负情深 She was framed by the woman he loved and explained herself countless times. But he never believed her. Years of companionship earned her not a shred of trust or pity. He severed the tendons in her hands and destroyed her martial arts abilities. Then he tried to kill her for the woman he loved. Later, with silver hair, she stood in the palace hall and drove a sword through her own chest. Blood stained her robes… 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Through the Summer 渡夏天 There was only one thing Lin Mumu kept from Chen Yusen in her whole life. She was like a little sun, warming him and slowly melting his cold exterior, teaching him how to smile and how to love. But the sun itself was quietly burning out. She would remain forever in that summer when she was eighteen. He said, “I only ever got married once. My bride was eighteen, wore a white dress, and had dimples when she smiled.” Later, he became the best doctor and saved countless people, but he could never sa 1.2kReads6.0Score277Shelves
- 18 May the Lights Never Go Out 只愿灯火长明 May the Lights Never Go Out —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Like Spring Water 如春水 At sixteen, Ji An’an transmigrated. In Ningshui Town, she met He Linchao. They came to know each other, understand each other, and fall in love. Ji An’an gave the best three years of her youth to this one time and place. Time turned back. When she awoke again, Ji An’an had returned to 2022. Those three years had been like a dream. Everything around her made it clear that she was still only sixteen. Had those three missing years really been spent in a dream? But the pocket watch against her chest —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Prince Who Married Me by Proxy Wiped Out My Family, Then Begged Me to Cure His Poison 替嫁王爷灭我满门，跪求我解毒 The prince married me with an imperial decree, then personally wiped out my entire family and had me thrown into prison. Only after he sat on the throne did he lower his head to me, because only my blood could cure the deadly poison that was killing him! I am Shen Hanzhi, daughter of a military commander. At ten, I fell into an ice cavern, and all four of my limbs ache in the wind. I could never learn martial arts, but I mastered medical skills unrivaled in the world by studying a medical text. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Stealing the Empire: The Miaojiang Gu Sorceress Slays Her Beloved 窃江山，苗疆蛊女手刃心上人 Stealing the Empire: The Miaojiang Gu Poison Maiden Slays the One She Loves —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 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 2.8kReads8.1Score689Shelves
- 23 Hard to Placate: Wen Yifan and Sang Yan’s Married Life 难哄：温以凡和桑延的婚后生活 Hard to Placate: Wen Yifan and Sang Yan’s Married Life 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 A Flowering Season Worth Six Hundred Thousand 六十万的花期 A Flowering Season of Six Hundred Thousand 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Your Name Is Farther Away Than the Stars 你的名字比星星遥远 Angst! Angst! Angst! That's how important it is, so we're saying it three times! [Double top students × mutual salvation × tragic ending] A bright, fragile ray of sunshine suffering from a serious illness vs. a cold, merciless class monitor who can't feel pain “Xu Xingxia, you're crossing the line.” “Xu Xingxia, know your limits.” “Xu Xingxia, are you always like this?” “Xu Xingxia, Song Qichi is yours and yours alone.” “Xu Xingxia, without you, this life would be far too long...” Dying for 4kReads8.4Score851Shelves
- 26 Mountains and Seas, Different Schemes 山海不同谋 Dedicated to the memory of my friend. A heroine who seems strong but is actually sensitive and introverted x a hero who seems cold but is actually gentle. Tragic ending. “Why is Qingchuan called Qingchuan?” “I confessed to you long ago. In every glance I gave you.” Maybe we should all be a little braver in our youth. “Can we take a photo together?” “Wu Cangting, goodbye forever.” 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 If Only I Could See You Once More 若能再见你一面 Short angst novel + BE + Read with caution + Life isn’t always HE, so when a BE comes, face it bravely... [Goodbye, or goodbye forever?] An ending is both love and her fate... Jiang Yinsheng, I used to think I was the one who owned this heart, but then I realized it was you... Su Sheng, life goes on and all things grow. Just like her name, she represented growth and hope, but she broke her promise... 108Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 28 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—Score102Shelves
- 29 Kill Line: Escape from Paradise Island 斩杀线：逃出天堂岛 Kill Line: Escape from Paradise Island —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Day Before My Wedding, the Real Heiress Imprisoned Me 婚礼前一天，我被真千金囚禁了 The Day Before My Wedding, the Real Heiress Imprisoned Me 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Late to Return, Late to Return, Nowhere to Call Home 迟归迟归无家可归 Ground down in the imperial palace, Xiao Chigui spends his life enduring hardship and drifting from place to place, never receiving even the slightest warmth. Xie Wangyan, whose power holds sway over an entire region, exhausts himself with longing, hoping only that his beloved will return. In the end, the promised day of return means never coming back at all. 339Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Love Born of Hate 怀恨爱 A rainy day brought them together; a sunny day drove them apart. May I give you jasmine, and may you never leave. What is remembered always will one day be answered. Jiang Yi is brooding and possessive; Shen Yue refuses to believe that even an iceberg can't melt. When she first met him, he was rebellious and defiant. The last time she saw him, they were separated by death. He always listened to her. Even that iceberg would melt, watering his little jasmine. Before leaving on a mission, he asked 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Letters Beneath the Moss 苔痕信札 Anti-narcotics officer × doctor | Realistic tragic romance | Sweetness with a hidden sting The snowy mountains can't hear the world's whispered secrets, and the sea breeze can't hear the promises that were never kept. The gods can hear promises made at the edge of the world, but they won't grant them. “If we ever fight, give me a mint.” “What do you mean?” “It means I've forgiven you.” “What if you're the one in the wrong?” “Give me one, too,” Song Qingye said with a smile. “Then I'll know to a 1.9kReads8.8Score519Shelves
- 34 Buried 【沉埋】 Dance student Yu Jia × high school girl Chen Qing. I watched with my own eyes as Yu Jia put on her wedding dress, took that person's arm, and walked toward someone else. I saw Yu Jia glance at me during the wedding. Standing among the crowd, I quietly wished her a happy life together. 170Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Brother, I’m Done Getting Treatment 哥哥，我不治了 Big Brother, I’m Done with Treatment 1.5kReads—Score104Shelves
- 36 See You Tomorrow, Monday 周一，明天见 [A short bad-ending story. Readers who can't handle angst, beware.] Xu Qingze was Zhou Yi’s boyfriend. He was in a car accident abroad. Everyone told Zhou Yi he was dead, but she stubbornly refused to believe it. She cried herself blind, ruined her health, and clung to life by a thread. Just as Zhou Yi was about to die, Xu Qingze came back. With a warm smile, he held out his hand to Zhou Yi. “Hello, my name is Xu Qingze.” Zhou Yi: Xu Qingze, how dare you forget me. But I’m glad you forgot me. ( 2.2kReads8.1Score426Shelves
- 37 Consumed to the Bone 沉溺入骨 They agreed it would be a “business arrangement”: he would help her pay off fifty million in debt, and she would play along with his act. But Bo Nian couldn’t resist his good looks. She became addicted to him, only to discover that he was hiding a girl and protecting her fiercely. He even went so far as to take her bone marrow for that girl. Only then did Bo Nian face reality: she would never be able to warm his heart. He said, “I can’t be responsible for what happens to other people. Life and 666Reads8.2Score103Shelves
- 38 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score193Shelves
- 39 It's Snowing Again, Hold Me Tight 又下雪了，抱紧我吧 Completed [Secret crush] [Bad ending] Tang Nian was taken in by the Si family as a child, and spent more than a decade in love with Si Yanshen, the family's only heir. At eighteen, Tang Nian was confident and radiant, standing proudly onstage as she smiled sweetly at him. At twenty-four, Tang Nian was arrogant and spoiled, unable to get past the technical terminology of psychology. At twenty-seven, Tang Nian was mature and reserved, an outstanding business partner. Si Yanshen, meanwhile, had bee 213Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 40 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, A Cherry Blossom Promise 忘川河下，赴一场樱花之约 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, keep an appointment beneath the cherry blossoms. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 When We Meet Again, We’ll Be Worlds Apart 再见已是天上人间 While Nan Sheng was still alive, she climbed the ninety-nine stone steps behind the Chenghuang Temple and prayed devoutly for Mo Beichen to return safely. But the day before she died, she fulfilled her vow. She said, “In my next life, I don’t want to meet him again.” After Nan Sheng died, Mo Beichen retraced the path she had taken, kneeling three times at every nine steps as he begged the gods to return his wife to him… He said, “If there is another life, may she live a carefree life, free from 205Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 42 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—Shelves
- 43 The Spring My Lover Left in My Eyes 眼睛是爱人留下的春 The eyes are the spring left behind by a lover 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 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—Shelves
- 45 Prejudice and Love 偏见与宠爱 Prejudice and Devotion —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Peace Across the Land 海晏河清 Peace and Prosperity 113Reads—Score161Shelves
- 47 The Three-Coin Tea Grows Cold, While Hatred Burns 三文茶凉，恨字滚烫 The Tea Has Gone Cold, but the Word 'Hate' Still Burns 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Awaited Came Back 清汤滚尽，她等的死人回来了 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Was Waiting for Came Back 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 She Wielded a Blade for Ten Years, Then Drove It into His Heart 她打了十年刀，最后一把捅进了他心口 She wielded a blade for ten years, then plunged it into his heart. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 158,000: The Most Expensive Lesson My Daughter Will Ever Learn 十五万八，是我女儿这辈子最贵的一堂课 158,000 yuan: the most expensive lesson my daughter will ever learn. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
