Novels like Radiance of Yi Yi
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Radiance of Yi Yi, best match first.
- 51 We Agreed I’d Be Your Little Sister, So Why Did the Abstinent Officer Lose Control? 说好当妹妹，禁欲军官怎就失控了 [Much of the story is based on tales from the author's rural hometown + transmigrate into a book + military romance set in a bygone era + mistaking someone for her brother + pretend siblings + age gap + a chaste military officer falls hard] Soon after moving into the military compound, Shen Wanxing mistakes the cold-faced regimental commander, Lu Lixiao, for someone else and calls him “Brother” without a second thought. She sees him only as a brother. But who could have guessed that this chas 2.2kReads—Score10314d adds
- 52 The Great Change of Heavenly Fate 天衍变局 Heavenly Evolution: A Changing World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Tribulation of Tianbao: The Cycle Begins 天宝残劫：轮回初临 The Tribulation of the Heavenly Treasure: Reincarnation Begins —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Chang’an in Shattered Order 裂序长安 In the late Tang, during the Tianfu era, heavy snow blanketed Chang'an. During the Yuanhe era, a great master of the Star Dao, concerned for all living beings, could not bear the flaws in the Heavenly Dao. He tried to mend the heavens through human effort, but a single thought tore apart the flow of time through the ages, leaving a rift between heaven and earth. A century passed, bringing disasters and strange omens in endless succession. Nightmares haunted the imperial palace, and dark currents —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The River Map and Luo Writing: Secrets Buried for Ten Thousand Years 河图洛书：万古秘藏 The River Map and Luo Scroll: An Ancient Secret Treasure —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Reserved Tycoon Keeps Me Up All Night 闪婚后，禁欲大佬夜夜缠宠 [One-on-one romance + devoted couple; his perspective: he planned it all along. Her perspective: married first, fell in love later] Wen Nian was weak all over from his kisses and could no longer hold back. Soft moans slipped unconsciously through her lips, mingling with her ragged breathing. “Nian, who are you with?” Dong Yu'an instantly sensed something was wrong on the other end of the phone, his voice suddenly turning urgent. Li Sinan lifted his eyes. Possessiveness and displeasure churned 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 A Love That Burns Beneath Restraint 隐忍的炽爱 Shen Qingdai, the cherished daughter of a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, has been doted on by her parents since childhood and never suffered the slightest grievance. Even her tears were carefully treasured. Her world should have been filled with the scent of herbs, ancient medical texts, and her parents' boundless affection, until Han Luosheng, a cheeky, swaggering boy, burst unexpectedly into this warm and gentle world like a blazing sun. Han Luosheng is the son of an ol 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Lucia by the Equator 赤道边的露西亚 Her name is Lucia. Half Fang from Africa and half Chinese, she has lived between two worlds as a bridge with no place to call home. His name is Yue Xingzhou, the rotating deputy general manager of a Chinese company stationed in Q Country, an idealist who believes that “understanding can resolve any conflict.” They meet on the equator, where life swirls in a rush of passion, grow close amid the roar of an engineering project, and come to understand, challenge, and shape each other through transla 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 After Rejecting Him Three Times, He Became My Boss! 被拒绝三次后他成为了我的老板！ [Both leads are romantically inexperienced + secret crush + long-planned romance + light comedy + bickering couple + emotionally supportive lovers] [Growth and transformation / self-redemption / domestic abuse / school bullying] If you're passing by, don't miss it! Four years ago, Ye Qingli confessed her feelings to Pei Zhibai three times. The first time, he said, “We aren't right for each other.” The second time, he sai 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Sky-Piercing Slaughter 冲天杀 Murder in the Heavens 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 I'm Having a Blast Tormenting the System, but the Top-Ranking Tycoon Shows Up in Person and Steals the Spotlight 我虐系统正爽，榜一霸总奔现抢戏 [System Showdown, Genius Female Comic Artist vs. Publisher] Jin Duoduo was kidnapped by a System that wanted her to have children! Having a baby counts as a quest?! What kind of twisted values are these? She fired back and cursed the System into being severely disabled. But then, in a careless moment, the beginner's gift pack fell into the reservoir at her farm. Every chicken on the farm went on a wild egg-laying spree, while the pigpens and fishponds were suddenly flooded with piglets and fish 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Every Romance of Mine Is a Power Play 我的桃花皆是权谋局 Su Wan, thirty-six, is a key staff member at a provincial government agency. Divorced for ten years, she wields the sharp blade of auditing and has become impervious to attack in the struggle between government and business. Her suitors are all rich and powerful. Some promise to help her climb the ladder, while others offer to pave the way for her. But she has long seen through people’s schemes. Holding fast to her principles, she navigates the space between government offices and capital. Unt 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The First Light of Africa 非洲的熹微 A true translator does not search for equivalent words in two languages. She finds the path between two destinies that can carry a current. She came to Africa with someone else’s children, but it was here that she put down roots of her own. Africa taught her that waiting can be translated into cables, and sorrow can be translated into light. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Changing of Eras: Born of the Ashen Heavens 纪元更替·烬天生人 The Changing of Eras: People Born Under the Ashen Sky 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 After a Mistake, My Best Friend's Uncle Won't Leave Me Alone 错惹后，闺蜜小舅赖上我 A clingy, love-struck CEO × a clearheaded, stubborn owner of a skincare clinic After a drunken night, Chi Yue walked into the wrong hotel room and spent the night with a strange man. When she woke up, she left six hundred yuan and sauntered away. Who could have guessed... The man would chase her every day, demanding she take responsibility. In public, he was Jiang Yan, the ruthless head of the Jiang family who could reshape the business world of Lin City with a single move. Around her, he was a 3.2kReads—Score25514d adds
- 66 Bestie, Your Boyfriend Likes Me 闺蜜你的男友喜欢我呢 [Story complete] [Villainous women + both leads are sexually experienced + both leads' best friends are awful too + B-de] Content warning: The heroine and her best friend have a genuine romance early on, with plenty of interaction. At a business dinner, Guan Xiyue received a breakup message from her boyfriend: “Xiyue, I'm sorry. I've hopelessly fallen in love with your best friend.” She had no time to grieve before her boss called. She rushed back to the dinner, where she was cornered with no wa 168.2kReads9.2Score19k14d adds
- 67 Hearts Adrift in the Night 湿心共夜 [Marriage first, love later + powerful man lowers his head + age gap + slow-paced, everyday sweetness + both leads are each other’s first and only love] Qiao Qingran was adopted by the Qiao family. She is a sweet, sensible, gentle, and beautiful planning designer. On the first anniversary of her relationship with her boyfriend, she discovered that both love and family ties were an illusion. A drunken night at a bar entangled her with the CEO of the Pei Group. She thought it was just a game betwe 9.8kReads8.0Score91214d adds
- 68 A Bite on the Shoulder 咬肩 Capital romance + older man + doting devotion + devoted to each other Lin Shuwan only wants to marry the man chosen for her in an arranged marriage to save the Lin family business from bankruptcy. But after a chance encounter outside a movie theater, she falls in love with Jiang Bingyu at first sight. When she learns that Jiang Bingyu is the uncle of the man she is supposed to marry, she feels as if thunder has struck. From then on, she can’t bring herself to face Jiang Bingyu and regards him as 5.2kReads—Score39214d adds
- 69 Xuanshuo Guixu: The Han Dynasty's Fallen Immortal 玄朔归墟：大汉谪仙 Xuanshuo Guixu: The Banished Immortal of the Han Dynasty —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Echoes of Red Rock 赤岩遗响 Echoes of Red Rock —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Younger Boy Pretends to Be a Sweet Puppy. Big Sister, Don’t Think You Can Escape 年下弟弟伪装奶狗，姐姐别想逃 [Younger man • five-year age gap • sweet romance • both virgins • face-slapping • taking down scumbags • long-planned pursuit • honest communication, no misunderstandings • seemingly obedient but secretly scheming younger man • bold older woman • second male lead acts like an idiot, then regrets it and pursues her • heiress] - Sang Sang had made plans to go to a concert with her boyfriend of eight years. On the night of the concert, she waited for him, only to learn that he'd cheated on her. “We 1.6kReads8.9Score23914d adds
- 72 Angels Don't Fall in Love? Says Who? 天使不入爱河？呸，谁说的？ [Western Fantasy + Chaste Mixed-Blood Noble Descendant + Sweet, Naive Blonde Angel with Blue Eyes + Size Difference + Both Virgins + One-on-One Romance] - Vampires, werewolves, demons, and an original fantasy setting. At first, the various races conceal their identities and live among humans. - What will happen when a cool, chaste mixed-blood royal descendant meets a sweet, naive angel with blond hair and blue eyes, innocent of worldly affairs? Ten years ago. Si Ye Han should have died in a car 769Reads6.8Score14314d adds
- 73 My Sweet Little Sister's Tears, the Madman's Melting Poison 乖妹宝的小眼泪，疯批哥的化骨水 Mixed-blood heir | Brooding, dangerous madman | Early-stage tension and heart-fluttering chemistry | Later-stage obsessive love Cheerful, kind-hearted little white-flower girl x laid-back, scheming, ruthless young master Shi Luyu followed her parents abroad to attend university, where she began dating a boyfriend everyone envied. In her eyes, Xu Yuanjia was handsome and well-built, a genius mixed-blood campus heartthrob with an exceptionally high IQ. Even more perfect, he was cool and indiffer 20.2kReads7.7Score2.1k14d adds
- 74 Chaste by Day, Lost in Passion at Night 人前禁欲，夜里沉溺 (Both leads have only ever been with each other + one-on-one romance + mature man and woman, lust first, love later + seven-year age gap + older man takes the lead) [Enchanting Sweetheart X Passionate Rascal] After transmigrating into the heroine of an angst novel, she found herself with the male lead's engagement, his friend's affections, and a bed she had stolen. Her arranged-marriage partner wanted to appease a green tea schemer, so he turned around and sent her to be looked after by his cel 129.7kReads9.3Score17.7k14d adds
- 75 We're Divorced. So What If I Become Your Mother-in-Law? 离婚了，当你丈母娘怎么了？ Original title: What’s So Bad About Becoming Your Ex-Husband’s Mother-in-Law After the Divorce? Gu Beichen vs. Shen Qingci #Face-slapping the Ex #Feel-good Story #Divorce #Taking Down the Other Woman What you think is salvation is actually a hunt he’s been planning for a long time. On the day we divorced, I walked away with most of his fortune. I thought my life had hit rock bottom, until the other woman’s father pulled up in a Maybach and stopped in front of me. “Miss Shen, I’d like to apologiz 10.3kReads7.6Score80914d adds
- 76 After Sleeping with My Best Friend's Fiancé 睡了闺蜜未婚夫后 [Both leads are virgins | One-on-one romance | Deliberate seduction | Revenge on a scheming woman | Dangerous beauty | Powerful man bows to love | Mature romance | Lighthearted comedy] The day Shen Baihe got together with the only son of the Gu family, Lu Yanran's older brother, Lu Yuang, took his own life. After he was rescued, all he could do was stare at the ceiling and say, "She used to say she'd marry no one but me." Lu Yanran wiped the medicine from the corner of his mouth and smiled. An a 82.8kReads8.9Score7.3k14d adds
- 77 The Gloomy Older Brother’s Canary 阴湿哥哥的金丝雀 [Older, possessive man x pure, orphaned girl] [Both each other's first] [Forced love] [Redemption] Lin Bai Chen once had a younger sister named Lin Lu, but she fell into the sea and drowned when she was four. Later, he found an orphan girl on a mountain road who looked a lot like his sister. And later still, he lost the girl he'd taken in, too. From then on, he was consumed by endless guilt, which gradually twisted into a pathological need to possess! Fifteen years later, when he found her again 14.1kReads7.8Score67514d adds
- 78 The Path of Medicine in the Primordial Yellow World 玄黄医途 The Path of Medicine in the Xuanhuang Realm —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Great Derivation, Escape One 大衍遁一 The Great Derivation, the One Who Escaped 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Just My Brother-in-Law 姐夫而已 A domineering, cold-blooded CEO x a gentle, patient secretary Mutual first love | Brother-in-law romance | The powerful man bows to love | Sweet HE Yan Shuang was the disregarded second daughter of the Yan family. She was sent to Shang Qiuzhu to play the part of a docile secretary and keep an eye on her future brother-in-law for her older sister. But as she watched him, night after night, in Shang Qiuzhu’s bed, Yan Shuang was the woman pinned beneath him and taken at his whim. At first, he contr 5.3kReads8.9Score53514d adds
- 81 Flowers Bloom in the Capital 花开京港 Fu Wuwang, a top capitalist in Beijing’s elite circle who holds the title of duke, is the embodiment of rules and law. Qin Wan, a wealthy heiress from Hong Kong, set out to win him over, carefully and deliberately. At first, he was incredibly hard to charm! Until... after they slept together... he began introducing himself. “I’m thirty-two years old. I’ve been in charge of the Fu Group for seven years, and the mergers and acquisitions I’ve handled during that time total more than a trillion. I’v 2.7kReads8.7Score30714d adds
- 82 A Proposal in Desperate Times: His Wife Is the One He’s Always Longed For 绝境求婚：夫人是顶级白月光 One act of kindness in their youth made Xie Yutong the object of Ye Xiaoran’s obsession for ten years... A shocking incident at a banquet left them both betrayed! With no way out, he proposed on the spot: “Marry me. I’ll protect you, and we’ll get revenge.” A contract marriage on a whim turned the “stalker” of old into a powerful man who doted on his wife. As the mysteries of her past and the feuds between wealthy families slowly came to light, she became his one and only source of light. From a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 A Bride in Her Place: The Abandoned Village Girl Makes a Fortune in the 1980s 八零替嫁：被弃村姑把日子过红火 Hongqi Village in the 1980s. Su Jinxiu, the eldest sister, had already set her wedding date. But to run away with the young man she was seeing, she packed up and eloped in the middle of the night. To repay the enormous bride price and save face, her parents, who favored sons over daughters, pushed out their second daughter, Su Wanhe, who had always worked like an ox and endured every beating and insult, to take her elder sister’s place. Her fiancé, Lu Jingchuan, was cold and formidable, with rut 123Reads—Score10914d adds
- 84 A Trap Within a Trap, a Lie Within a Lie 局中局，骗中骗 Greed grows in people’s hearts, and scams can find their way through any opening. No one is born lucky or immune to being deceived. The only reason you haven’t fallen into a trap is that you haven’t yet encountered one designed specifically for you. Desire is the bait, weakness is the opening. As long as greed remains, there will always be a scam waiting to draw you in. 2.2kReads8.3Score25714d adds
- 85 The Early Years of the Late Tang 残唐初土 The Early Years of the Late Tang 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Your Majesty the Empress, This Eunuch Wants to Marry You 女皇陛下，奴才要娶你 Zhao Zilong transmigrates to the Great Yan Empire and, by a twist of fate, becomes a fake eunuch. Murong Wushuang of Great Yan follows the late emperor's decree and disguises herself as a man to become emperor. What will happen when a fake emperor meets a fake eunuch? See how Zhao Zilong rises above all others in ancient society and lives as a carefree hero. In the end, he not only unifies the realm, but also wins the beauty's heart, reaching the pinnacle of life! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Pear Blossoms Fried in Snow 堂梨煎雪 Other people transmigrate and become princesses or young ladies. Xue Li transmigrates as a young lady too, but hers is a hellish start. What good is being beautiful? She’s still forced to entertain clients. Luckily, her very first client buys her and takes her to a military camp. But before long, an even more powerful bastard steals her away. Then she’s taken by someone who looks like a good man but turns out to be an even bigger bastard. Why would a prostitute be afraid of men? Why let them pus 698Reads8.7Score10714d adds
- 88 Don’t Mess with the Mad Big Shot. He Might Be a Hopeless Romantic 别惹疯批大佬他可能是个恋爱脑 [Mad gangster boss × flirtatious heroine | love at first sight | forced bond | romance abroad | obsessive boss falls hopelessly in love | powerful man bows his head | she flees, he chases | intense push and pull | mutual salvation] At twenty-seven, the ruthless gangster boss Jiang Chenyan met Murong Yu at the coming-of-age ceremony arranged by his family. Her bold flirtation broke through his icy defenses, awakening a possessive obsession in the cold-blooded kingpin. The heroine grew afraid an 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Chronicles of the Balance Between Humanity and Heaven 人天衡纪 The Chronicles of Human and Heaven —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 An Unplugged Relationship 不插电关系 [Sharp-tongued, clear-eyed engineer × restrained, secretly passionate tycoon. First physical, then emotional.] A battle of wills between two mature adults!!! The first time they met, Lin Xuan was in her living room, taking off her bra in front of a strange man. The man, Bai Xingyuan, was impeccably mannered and restrained, keeping his eyes averted as propriety demanded. But his gaze remained fixed on her, burning her for a moment. The second time they met, he was dropping off slippers for a fri 777Reads8.1Score10214d adds
- 91 I Became the Short-Lived Ex-Girlfriend of an Amnesiac Young Master 穿成失忆太子爷的短命前女友 Xu Shuyao wakes up in the body of Fu Yanci’s short-lived, universally hated ex-girlfriend. The male lead was kidnapped at ten and lost his memory. Later, while working away from home, he was in a car accident, and the original owner took credit for saving his life. Taking over the mess, Xu Shuyao just wants to stay alive and run, far away from the plot’s whirlpool. But why is the male lead’s gaze getting stranger and stranger? It’s almost like he’s trying to seduce her. At her convenience-store —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Keep It Down, Xiao Hanjun 收敛点吧萧韩君 [Chaste, fatherly CEO | Outspoken heroine | One night of passion leads to surrender | Lust before love | Both virgins, happy ending | Evenly matched | Mutual devotion | CEO pursues his wife] The heroine boldly flirts with Gu Mochen, a business tycoon known for his ascetic ways and his utter lack of interest in women. She thinks it’s just a fleeting affair and plans to leave at dawn. But after one night of passion, the cool, self-controlled CEO completely loses his composure and falls hard. The 6.5kReads8.4Score40514d adds
- 93 An Empty Fate, A Player at the Board 空命执棋 Playing the Game with an Empty Fate —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 She Said It Was Just a Flutter of the Heart, But I Can No Longer Bear to Look at the Mountains 她说只是心动，我却见山不得 Younger man with an obsessive streak | Forbidden sparks | Push and pull | Love in the real world | Loving someone you can’t have | A little angst | Atmospheric Synopsis The first time Cheng Zhiming heard Lin Jianshan’s name, he said: “Your name is beautiful.” It took him years to understand Some people are like mountains. You can see them, but you can never have them. She said it was just a crush. It didn’t mean anything. But in his world, love was binary. It was either zero or one. One moment 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 The Splendor of the Kingdom: Making a Visit to the King 观国之光：利用宾于王 Behold the Splendor of the Land: A Guest at the King's Court 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 His Forceful Possession After Dark 入夜强势占有 A heart-wrenching, satisfying, sweet original novel [Both are virgins + possessive hero + reunion after years apart + sexual tension + obsessive pursuit] She reunites with her boyfriend, whom she broke up with three years ago, when she’s arrested in a prostitution raid. The man questioning her is her ex-boyfriend, Police Officer Shen Yanzhou. He curled his lip in a mocking smile. “Three years apart, and you’re still making money with your body?” At first, he mistakenly thought she was clinging 3.1kReads5.7Score14914d adds
- 97 Reborn in a Desperate World, I Save Lives with Medicine! 胎穿绝境求生，我靠医术济苍生！ [Reborn in the womb] [Master physician] [Ancient setting] [Slow burn] In his previous life, Tang Wenxu was an unfulfilled veteran of traditional Chinese medicine. Handsome and talented, with superb medical skills, he refused to curry favor with the powerful and was always generous to others, yet lived in poverty all his life. His mother and younger brother died of tuberculosis. Though he had the medical skills to help them, he was powerless to save them. At the age of eighty-six, he closed his e 275Reads9.1Score14814d adds
- 98 Don't Tease Me, My Back Can't Take It 别撩我腰会断 [A 28-year-old crime boss turns businessman|Roguishly handsome male lead|Male lead has no romantic past|Mistaken seduction|Sex before love|Forced love|Wild, flirtatious, and sensual|A mix of sweetness and angst|Pursuing his wife|Happy ending] After four years together, Lin Chuxi's boyfriend fell for someone else and decisively dumped her. Heartbroken, Lin Chuxi barged into a private room, gripped a man's chin, and kissed him forcefully. That soft, scorching kiss left Lu Zixi tingling all over. 41Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 99 The Qipao's Willow Waist 旗袍柳腰 A cheongsam and a willow-slim waist 2.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 100 The Wicked Girlfriend’s Transformation: An Heir to a Powerful Family 豪门继承人的恶毒女友蜕变记 A sweet, airheaded beauty with a wicked streak x a cool, lovesick heir to a wealthy family Qiao Yu had a nightmare. She dreamed that her boyfriend, Ji Yancheng, was actually the heir to the wealthy Zhao family, who had taken him back. Suddenly rich and powerful, Ji Yancheng sent Qiao Yu back to her poor, remote hometown in the mountains. Qiao Yu ran back to find him and clung to him in every way she could, but he showed no regard for their past and sent her back to the mountains again. Qiao Yu 635Reads—Score—14d adds
