Novels like My Heart Follows You Afar
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- 51 Scarlet Farewell 赤别 The signature youth BE romance by popular author Shi Qingyao. Sincere young Bei Jiang × cool, distant dream girl Nan Zhi. From the south to the north, one glance lasts a lifetime. Between her and her boy lie countless mountains they can never cross. When they first met, she smiled brightly. “My name is Nan Zhi. Nan as in south.” The boy looked up and gripped the hem of his shirt. “My name is Bei Jiang. Bei as in north.” They met for the first time in summer. The air was sultry, stirring the brig 2kReads9.4Score60114d adds
- 52 Old Dreams of 1913 旧梦1913 [Republican-era tragic romance + a love lost to regret + loving someone you cannot have] Three years in the Republic, and not a single rainstorm came. A whole lifetime, and not once did I hear you say, “I love you.” A sweet, spirited heiress × a devoted, restrained military officer. We lost each other in a time of turmoil, and after that brief farewell, we never met again. Repairing the roof with thatch for you and listening to the rain beside your bed were nothing but an old dream that could ne 2.9kReads9.4Score59514d adds
- 53 My Fiancé Tortured Me to Death, Then Wanted to Die for Me 未婚夫把我折磨至死，他却要殉情 My Fiancé Tormented Me to Death, Yet He Wants to Die for Love 441Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 I'm Dying, Can You Leave Me Alone? 我要死了，能别来打扰我吗？ (This story includes traditional mythology, mainly to set things up for the male and female leads. Let me say it again: the protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The protagonist does not cultivate immortality! The mythology doesn’t take up much of the story. For reference, see Fox Spirit Matchmaker. If you don’t like it, please don’t read.) As for why it’s listed under urban slice-of-life, the System assigned the category automatically.) [Regret + No Forgiveness + Angst] In the face of 2.1kReads9.1Score17014d adds
- 55 I Died on Mid-Autumn Night, and Mr. Lu Went Mad with Regret 我死在中秋夜，陆总悔疯了 I died on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and General Manager Lu went mad with regret. 515Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 I Died in the Year He Hated Me Most 我死在了他最恨我的那一年 I died the year he hated me most. Unable to bear his hatred any longer, I chose to take my own life. When the funeral home handed my ashes to Nan Heting, he patted the urn and smiled for the first time that day. “It's too dirty. She should have been reduced to dust!” He swept his hand, and the urn crashed to the floor. That's right. He thought I had caused the death of the woman he loved most. He had stayed by my side for years, all for this moment. He walked away, trampling my ashes, but before 20.8kReads—Score64114d adds
- 57 Snow-Buried Eyes, Love Reduced to Zero 雪葬双眸，爱意归零 Snow buries her eyes, and love fades to nothing 464Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Fragrance of Dust, Like the Days of Old 尘香如顾 The Scent of Dust, Like You 472Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Crown Princess Again 再为太子妃 Become the Crown Princess Again 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Perhaps There Was Once Light in the Deep Sea 也许深海曾有光 After an earthquake, young Jiang Ning began living with Song Ao, her younger brother by neither blood nor marriage, who had autism. In Song Ao’s world, Jiang Ning became his only splash of color. Years later, Jiang Ning was surprised to discover that her new boss was Shen Fang, the school heartthrob she had harbored innocent feelings for in her youth. At the same time, though, she sensed that her relationship with Song Ao was gradually changing, blurring the line between family love and romance. 534Reads9.3Score12814d adds
- 61 Daydreams Run Wild 泛滥白日梦 #He told me he loved me 365 times, but not a single one was true# Rekindled romance / loving and hurting each other / a balanced mix of sweet and angsty / HE / groveling to win her back / slight sci-fi Flirtatious, spoiled crown prince vs. cold, withdrawn patient Amnesiac, goofy at first, then a sickly, possessive puppy-like lover vs. aloof genius beauty I found a little dog in a garbage dump. Later, he became my boyfriend. The handsome guy hauling bricks at the construction site is my boyfrie 287Reads9.4Score5514d adds
- 62 Just Kidding 逗你玩儿 The sky that year. He was the dark cloud that lingered in Yu Ning’s heart, gloomy and oppressive, impossible to escape. Yu Ning was the gentle breeze he longed to chase, impossible to touch and impossible to hold on to. “Yu Ning, did you ever really like me, even just a little?” “Never.” He fell silent, smiling faintly, his heart pierced with pain. If only that summer, he hadn’t been so cruel and hateful, personally pushing her into the abyss and coldly watching her struggle with all her might. 8.6kReads9.0Score83714d adds
- 63 The Twelfth Second 第十二秒 Nine years ago, she vanished without a trace while pregnant, leaving him only one clue: an eleven-second phone call to his police station, and a longing she never got to express. Nine years later, a strange warning call and two photographs of her set ablaze the longing he had buried for so long. As the police investigate and he makes inquiries of his own, a flood of astonishing secrets and buried memories comes to light. Through layer upon layer of mist, her face gradually emerges... Once, t 4.8kReads9.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 64 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.3kReads9.4Score78414d adds
- 65 Where the Hills Are Green, the General Has a Heart 山有扶苏，将军有情 There Are Fusu Trees on the Mountain, and a General with a Heart 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Waiting for You to Turn Around and Say You Love Me 等你回头说爱我 [Boys' love + emotional torment + physical torment + a perfect deception + innocent on the outside, dark within + obsessive and twisted + bad ending + strong characters + yandere] No one is simple. Please don't look at people too naively, especially those who seem harmless. Shen Yan is the child of a wealthy family. In other people's eyes, he's nothing but a commodity with a price tag, something to be passed around and bullied at will. He tries with all his might to learn how to love others and 854Reads9.2Score11414d adds
- 67 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score12514d adds
- 68 The Eunuch 阉人 Shuangjiang stood by Li Yue’s side as he went from a prince walking on thin ice to the throne, watching him marry one beautiful woman after another. Ten years ago, Shuangjiang said to the powerless Li Yue, “I’m only a eunuch. I wouldn’t dare eat this osmanthus cake.” Li Yue said, “Shuangjiang is my favorite person. From now on, I’ll bring you as much osmanthus cake as you want.” Ten years later, Shuangjiang was frail and ill, longing for a piece of osmanthus cake. Li Yue said, “You’re only a eun 2.7kReads8.4Score25314d adds
- 69 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 936Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Where He Belongs 他的归处 The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 3.9kReads8.1Score64414d adds
- 71 If Only You'd Let Me Be Young Again 假如许我再少年 Ye Qingchen’s despair: She didn’t dare tell him she loved him. Zhou Shi’s grief: He didn’t have time to tell her he loved her. The phrase “if only” describes the overwhelming regret one feels over something that has already happened, and the futile fantasy of trying to change it. [The first time they met, he was twenty-five and she was twenty. He didn’t trust her and missed his chance to save her from despair, sealing her fate. The second time they met, he was thirty and she was twenty-five. The 5.1kReads9.1Score36114d adds
- 72 Simple Storm: It Started with a Peep 简单风暴：从一次偷窥开始 “You gave yourself to me just to protect that man?” A storm of fury rose in the man's eyes as he stared at the silent girl. “Do you think I'll still marry you? Get out!” On a stormy night, the coldhearted man mercilessly drove her out of the villa... 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂 I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 113Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇，无关风月 A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Shattered Reversed Scale 219Reads—Score714d adds
- 76 Kept as a Fox Concubine, I Ran Away 囚狐为妾，我直接逃了 I Was Kept as a Fox Concubine, So I Ran Away 394Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 When They Wanted to Turn Back, I Was Already Gone 当她们想回头时，我却早已不在 In his previous life, he was the youngest son of the prestigious Jiang family, lost as a child. After they found him, they never accepted him. No matter how hard Jiang He tried to please them, nothing worked. During a fire, his three older sisters abandoned him without hesitation, anxiously taking the fake young master away and leaving him to burn alive... In this life, Jiang He stops debasing himself by begging for the ridiculous, biased love of that family. He simply waits quietly until he com 10.8kReads8.6Score93414d adds
- 78 Seeing Through 窥破 [The print edition of Farewell Ceremony is now available on all major platforms.] [Reclusive, cold, troubled girl × possessive, hot-tempered young rogue] Wan Li pressed her fingerprints ten times, and from then on, lost her heart. “Tsk, it's not like you're signing a contract. Don't be nervous.” The young man raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile tugging at his lips. Everyone said Ji Lanzhuo was a dissolute playboy no one could control. Wan Li wasn't afraid. She threw herself in headfirst and fell 2.4kReads9.3Score36014d adds
- 79 I Request Permanent Account Deletion 我申请永久注销账号 There isn't much of a synopsis. This is simply the story of a life born on the wrong track, reset to zero... Shen Shi'an: "The world is so vast, yet when I look around, there's not a single person who loves me!" There are bonus chapters, so check out the author's notes in Chapter One! #The tags don't match the story. The author didn't choose them (breaks down)# My new work is here! Welcome to read my story. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell 2.8kReads8.1Score39114d adds
- 80 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 844Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 A True Account of Starting a Business at a Demon Realm Resort 魔界度假村创业实录 A True Account of Starting a Business at a Resort in the Demon Realm 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 608Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 597Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 617Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Delusion of Being Loved 被爱妄想 [Signed for print publication] Sister-in-law, open the door. It’s your brother-in-law Powerful coercion + unconventional happy ending + ultimate love triangle drama + unhinged characters + groveling redemption + melodrama galore + substitute romance A cruel, unhinged, sickly scumbag top VS a cool, ruthless bottom who delusionally believes he’s loved I catered to his every whim and granted his every request. He mocked and tormented me at every turn. But I stayed by his side, never leaving no 5.3kReads9.4Score69414d adds
- 86 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Huachao Luo Yan 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Changye Wuyue 长烨无月 [A princess sent away for a political marriage × an obsessive crown prince and emperor] [Tragic romance] (The comic adaptation is now available.) A general dies in battle, and a princess is sent far away to marry for peace. The young man who had been her childhood sweetheart remained forever on the battlefield in the desert. As a princess of her nation, she was sent far away to Great Jin for a political marriage. The desert battlefield claimed the young General Zhou, while the bright and spiri 29.3kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 88 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.8kReads6.4Score29714d adds
- 89 Mu Sinan 暮思南 Blurb drafted on 2022.10.6. [At last, dawn arrives, and she lies buried in the earth as it breaks.] On her barren, cracked land, he planted sunflowers for her with his own hands. She had been in the dark for so long that she had forgotten what it felt like to be bathed in light. Then one day, she finally found the sun. It shone on her for so long that she foolishly began to think she could make it her own. But she forgot: the sun and she belonged to different worlds. When she was eighteen, s 1.2kReads9.3Score31414d adds
- 90 Memory Judgment: She Doesn't Want You Anymore 记忆审判：她不要你们了 [Everyone's redemption arc + lightning-fast face-slapping + no forgiveness + satisfying angst] After an attempted murder, Jiang Liuying goes viral across every major platform. In the end, everyone votes her onto the national list of the most evil people of the 22nd century. Rumor has it that when she was four, she abandoned her eldest brother, ran off, and left him in a kidnapper's car. After returning to the Jiang family, she framed the adoptive parents who had raised her for ten years and show 4.4kReads8.7Score57014d adds
- 91 A Secret Crush Hidden in Spring 春日藏欢喜 [Reunion after a long separation + slow-burn romance + sweet little moments + entirely fictional + a story within a story within a story + pure fiction, with no real-life inspiration] Aloof, taciturn, and sexually frigid (gong) ☆ Lu Xingheng × emotionally steady and always cold (shou) ☆ Jiang Wan This story is set in a fictional world, and every chapter is entirely made up and unrelated to real life. It is a work of pure fiction based on hearsay, written in an irrational state and containing 238.3kReads8.0Score5.4k14d adds
- 92 The Sect Tournament: I Won First Place with My Thesis 宗门大比，我靠论文拿了第一 I Took First Place in the Sect Tournament with My Paper 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Ode to White Hair 白头赋 In a daze, she seemed to see that young man again, standing in the spring sunshine as he asked her: “Do you have feelings for me?” 123Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 94 The Black Moonlight in the Abyss 深渊中的黑月光 [Gentle, steadfast little white flower × obsessive, lovesick madman] Su Mianmian liked a boy for five years, and was bullied for those same five years. What helped her endure those difficult days was a ray of light shining into her dark life. Only when they finally met in person did she learn that the boy she had loved for five years was the very person who had dragged her into the abyss. Seeing his demonic face, she ran. She deleted every way to contact her bully, thinking that once she made it 9.3kReads8.8Score65814d adds
- 95 Faithful Hound 忠犬 Zhou Qi says he’ll be Qi Tingyao’s dog for the rest of his life, but he can’t bear to stop there. Through countless sleepless nights, he tears at his own soul and cries out with longing. The feelings he has buried deep in his heart for over a decade finally burst forth. Just how much does he love Qi Tingyao? Perhaps it’s shown in the way he finally finds the strength to let go as he lies dying. 3.6kReads8.6Score39314d adds
- 96 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My White Moonlight Said She Knew All Along 装瞎三年，白月光却说她早就知道了 I Pretended to Be Blind for Three Years, but My Dream Girl Said She Knew All Along 3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 97 A Guide to Sweet Talk 情话指南 A flirtatious green-tea beauty who barely speaks vs. a slightly dim-witted, spoiled puppy The serious blurb: My beloved is perfect in every way. His only flaw is that he doesn’t love me. As a veteran simp, I spent ten thousand yuan to bring my beloved home and keep him. I have to pamper him and give him his allowance on time, or he’ll stage a dramatic runaway. One day, I really ran out of money and couldn’t give him his allowance. Would he still stay by my side? As it turned out, he had more mo 7.2kReads9.2Score77514d adds
- 98 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 Nine Bestowments 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 With a Terminal Illness, I Heal the Whole World with My Songs 身患绝症的我，用歌治愈全世界 [Slice of life + entertainment + System + healing + livestreaming + redemption + one heroine] At just eighteen, Wen He is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A System descends and binds itself to him: “Set Sail for Your Dream.” Even though he grew up in a cold and unfeeling family, and even as illness ravages his body, Wen He still heals everyone with his songs. Having been caught in the rain himself, he wants to hold an umbrella over others. His song “The Good Things of This World Are Intertwi 8.6kReads9.3Score94514d adds
- 100 Mr. Lu, Are You Satisfied Now That She’s Dead? 陆先生，她死了你可满意 “Mr. Lu, are you satisfied now that she's dead?” Sang Yuwan looked at him coldly. She truly wished she could kill the despicable man standing before her with her own hands. “Who are you trying to fool? You think putting her photo on some random urn makes it her? Ridiculous!” Lu Cichuan's eyes were faintly red as he stared fixedly at Sang Yuwan, as if he could still brazenly torment Li Mo as long as Sang Yuwan said she wasn't dead. But... Sang Yuwan was gone. That was true. 3.2kReads6.6Score29814d adds
