Novels like Zhiye Listens to the Forest
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Zhiye Listens to the Forest, best match first.
- 1 Military Romance: You're on the Hill Where the Breeze Blows 军恋：你在微风吹过的山岗 Military Romance: You on the Hillside Where the Breeze Blows 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Ultimate Bait! Has the Top-Tier Star Wrapped Filming Yet? 顶级诱捕！顶流今天杀青了没 Cool, unhinged, black-bellied top-tier star VS sweet, gentle, healing nutritionist [White Moonlight romance + sweet first, angst later + no stand-in + entertainment industry and wealthy families + acting genius and madman + emotional and physical abuse of the heroine + groveling for his wife] A supreme tug-of-war between obsession and healing Yun Miaoci is just a lazy nutritionist who loves making desserts. One day, however, she catches the eye of Sheng Yichi, the crown prince of the capital’ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Last Red Star 最后的红色星辰 [Warm, capable female lawyer x thoughtful disabled manga artist] Gu Xingyu x Zhao Yichen Six-year age gap, with the male lead being quadriplegic and having albinism. Two highly intelligent people fall in love. Warning: contains angst. “Big Sister, you can have this drawing.” “Big Sister, I can finally earn money.” “Big Sister, your ringtone is so pretty.” “Big Sister, these candied hawthorns are delicious.” “Big Sister, you look so beautiful when you smile.” “Big Sister, I like you.” His white 233Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Did My Junior Sister Get Rejected When Giving a Gift Today? 小师妹今天送礼被拒了吗 [Two female leads + cultivation + System + 1v1 + both pure + happy ending + a mix of comedy, sweetness, and angst] I am Yun Chu, a top-tier star in the jewelry world in my previous life. After an airplane disaster, I unexpectedly transmigrated into the cultivation world as a spoiled junior sister! I even got bound to a useless System that only hands out embarrassing missions. On the very first day, it made me give a sword tassel to the icy senior sister. That was Lu Nian, the cultivation world 213Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 All Things Return to Dust 零落归尘 [Fantasy Romance / Tearjerker / Fate / Light Ensemble Cast] This is not a power fantasy, nor does it follow the usual tropes. There is no harem and no mindless heroine. A long-form mystery, with a light ensemble cast in the early chapters and the main plot taking center stage later. The setup takes its time, and the main story is heartbreaking, so reader discretion is advised. When sorrow congeals into an eternal night, and fate is ground to dust by the passage of time, can you still pick up th 58Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 6 Wishing on the Stars 愿星星 [Love at first sight × redemption × mutual devotion × age gap × modern romance] [Stories always begin like this: the right place, the right time, completely unexpected.] Jiang Ling never imagined he’d become such a “beast,” falling for an underage girl, a little mute at that. The girl was timid, like a little rabbit, and couldn’t handle the slightest fright. Ever since Jiang Ling met this “little rabbit,” he hadn’t dared raise his voice. The old Jiang Ling: “Me, fall for some fresh little melon? 3.5kReads8.9Score47414d adds
- 7 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 319Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After Being Forced to Win Over the Unhinged Demon Lord, I Turned the Whole Story Into a Happy Ending 被迫攻略疯批魔尊后，全书HE了 Wen Ruan transmigrated into a cultivation novel as an insignificant cannon-fodder character. The moment the original character appeared, the villainous Demon Lord snapped her neck. Wen Ruan: No way. I have to run! System: No way. There’s a villainous Demon Lord here who needs you to win him over. Do your best to make him fall in love with you~ Wen Ruan: In your dreams. Mu Zhe: In your dreams. And yet On her 101st day undercover in the demon realm, she carried the gravely wounded, dying young Dem 13.2kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 9 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds
- 10 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds
