Novels like My Heart Follows You Afar
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- 101 I Completely Succumbed to the Gentle CEO's Advances 温柔女总裁攻势下，我彻底沦陷 Lin Mushi is a wealthy heiress, the very picture of beauty and privilege. Unfortunately, she is still single at twenty-five and dreams of finding a romantic love of her own. While moving, she finds a notebook and meets Zhaosheng, a kind and upright firefighter. While preparing an animated film, she also meets Yu Chenghua, a handsome, aloof artist. The two men have completely different personalities and give her two entirely different experiences. The thrill of dating them both is beyond most peo 14.6kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 102 Tomb Raiding: The Days of Being Everyone’s Favorite 盗墓：当团宠的日子 [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Series + Everyone's Darling + Heartthrob + No Female Lead + No System + Everyday-Life “Sweet Little Story”] Wu Yu is an orphan in name only. Why do I say that? Although he has no mom or dad, he was actually raised for over a decade by “two dads” and “an uncle.” All three men insisted on calling themselves his older brothers, and together they raised him until he was thirteen. One dad is Zhang Qiling, the other is Hei Xiazi, and the uncle is Xie Yuchen. Since these 4.7kReads9.3Score77914d adds
- 103 That Little Trouble-Maker Is Absolutely Unhinged 小作精他超疯的 [Male-male romance + rekindled love + entertainment industry + happy ending] A volatile, depressed, troublesome, sickly bottom in public and in private, A top who is emotionally impaired but an outstanding actor. Jiang Li is a madman. During a sugar-baby arrangement, he was the first to fall in love and become obsessed. He knew Yi Zhen didn't love him, yet he kept clinging to him, his body covered in wounds. He said, “I supported you for two years. Now it's your turn to support me for two years! 10.8kReads9.3Score84914d adds
- 104 The Secret in the Beautiful Woman’s Hands Made Me Stop Resisting 美妇手中的机密，让我停止了反抗 The Secret in the Hands of a Beautiful Woman Made Me Stop Resisting —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Beware the Mediocre 庸人小心 Realistic fiction · Unrequited love with a bad ending · Small-town life · Ordinary people · Coming-of-age · No golden finger Based on the true experiences of friends, this story is told from a male first-person perspective and follows Jiang Xin through the ups and downs of his youth in a small southern county town from 2005 to 2014. He was once an elementary-school prodigy admired by everyone. But from the moment he started middle school, his life quietly began to veer off course. As a boy, he 201Reads—Score10714d adds
- 106 Reborn: Escaping a Telecom Scam Compound in Northern Myanmar 缅北电诈园重生逃亡记 Reborn and Escaping a Telecom Fraud Compound in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 8.8kReads9.3Score75014d adds
- 108 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 皇后有仇当场报 The Empress Gets Her Revenge on the Spot 236Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 He Found My Suicide Note 496Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 He Killed Me, Then We Shared a Body 他杀了我，然后和我共用一具身体 He Killed Me, Then Shared My Body 74Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ 691Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 222Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Thief Stole Three Women and the Country 盗贼偷了三个女人和这个国家 The Thief Stole Three Women and This Country 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 734Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Tomb Raiding: The Walnut Seller 盗墓：那个卖核桃的 [Dual Male Leads] + [Angst] + [Severe Protagonist Suffering, Not for the Faint of Heart] 2026 editor’s note: Please read the author’s statement in the book’s discussion section. Thank you, everyone. The protagonist is completely love-struck, extremely so, and there will be no switching love interests. If you can’t accept that, feel free to leave using the top-right corner. Li Cu × Qian Heng After spending seven or eight years out in the dirt, Qian Heng had thoroughly wrecked his health. With now 2.9kReads9.3Score55814d adds
- 117 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 791Reads—Score414d adds
- 118 Fourteen Sentences 十四句 [The print edition of Fourteen Lines, bearing the same title, is now available on multiple platforms.] Life is like duckweed on the water, so why doubt that people will meet and part? Morality and ethics clash with matters of the heart. A realistic story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The greatest regret isn’t that people enter your life at different times, but that you’re meant to meet without being meant to be together. A remorseful husband tries to win back his wife. Written as realis 2.3kReads8.9Score22914d adds
- 119 Quick Transmigration: Playing the Beloved Character 快穿：万人迷人设扮演中 “The Host’s mission is to play various roles and transmigrate into different novels to collect [emotional points] from their readers.” Gu Jinyang looked as if she understood, but wasn’t quite sure. “What are emotional points?” The System replied, “There are many kinds, and the emotions you need to collect vary each time. Anger, guilt, affection, disgust…” “Got it!” - - In World 1, Gu Jinyang transmigrated into the younger sister of the female lead in a historical romance novel. [The emotion you 12.3kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 120 The Mad Emperor Imprisoned Me in a Shrine and Made Me His “Bodhisattva” 疯批皇帝把我囚在佛堂，让我当他的“菩萨”。 The mad emperor imprisoned me in the Buddhist temple and made me his “Bodhisattva.” 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Light Shattered in Glass Candy Wrappers 碎在玻璃糖纸里的光 [Campus × Mutual Pining × Sweet Romance • Flirting × Older Male Lead] At twenty, Lin Yinuann tucked all her feelings into transparent candy wrappers, living quietly, with thorns beneath the surface. That was until Wen Muyang collided with her world. Only then did she realize that even barren places could be touched by the warmth of sunlight. At first, Wen Muyang was simply curious. Why had a girl who once been so lively and dazzling grown so quiet and cautious? Once her disguise was seen through 1.1kReads—Score11614d adds
- 122 The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 仙尊说我生了颗蛋 The Immortal Venerable Says I Laid an Egg 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 I Read the Actress’s Fate 319Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 125 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Male Lead Has Turned Dark Again 快穿之病娇男主又黑化了 [Two male leads + crematorium chase + happy ending] “Make him fall in love with you, then abandon him without mercy. Get your corruption points, then make him regret everything.” The System issued the mission in a flat, emotionless voice. Luo Shi'an: “???” First world. The male lead gradually broke Luo Shi'an's pride, trampling all over his self-respect. Yet after Luo Shi'an died, the man went mad clutching his corpse, repeating over and over that he loved him and wanted to marry him. Second wor 2.8kReads9.4Score31714d adds
- 126 I Transmigrated into a Eunuch and Met a Prince in the Cold Palace 穿成真太监后遇到一个冷宫皇子 [Two Male Leads, No Female Lead!!! CP: Eunuch and Cold Palace Prince] Who would have thought my girlfriend's curse would actually come true? What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a real eunuch? I feel like crying three times a day. But then I ran into a lame prince confined to the cold palace, and happened to witness this seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless kid in the middle of killing someone. Without even realizing it, I somehow flirted with him and got him acting strange. 14kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 127 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 822Reads8.6Score15914d adds
- 128 I'll Never Love You Again 再也不要爱你 A short, heart-wrenching story. Extremely heartbreaking! So much melodrama and angst! Read with caution! Please ignore the extra chapter. The author wrote it while losing their mind, and sincerely apologizes! Jian Meng is dying, and Ji Jing’an doesn’t know. He’s busy worrying about his wedding to someone else, indifferent to the poor woman at home. He has always believed Jian Meng would wait for him forever, just as she has for the past ten years. It was the last winter, and Jian Meng’s last bir 17.8kReads8.2Score96514d adds
- 129 Back to Field: Ten Suicide Notes Revealed, Leaving the Entire Internet in Tears 蘑菇屋：十封遗书曝光，泪崩全网 Season 6 of Yearning for Life premiered. As soon as everyone arrived, they were stunned by the beautiful scenery. Before long, they discovered a strange little cabin. Inside, they found ten letters. The first read: “Nuan Nuan, the flowers on the island have bloomed. That means I’ve come to see you…” Lin Feng The whole internet buzzed: Had Lin Feng come to the island to pursue Nuan Nuan? Who was this Lin Feng? They read the second letter, then the third… all the way to the tenth. Only then did th 2.7kReads9.1Score31814d adds
- 130 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.2kReads9.1Score50414d adds
- 131 The Memory Trial: The Moment the Nation Wept for Him 记忆审判：那一刻，全国为他痛哭 [Narcotics Police] [Anti-Drug Campaign] [Narcotics Officer] [Sacrifice] A scarecrow stands in the wilderness, shielding the endless expanse behind it. In early autumn, ten years after he left home, he asked someone to place his final wish in your hands. The fire he lit never went out. Only the one who kept watch has gone. The national emblem on his cap is like his name: “Please bury it with me.” Birds sweep across the blank spaces of time, like a long story waking from beneath the dust. His eyes 5kReads9.2Score70114d adds
- 132 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Character, the Whole World Is Enchanted by Me 穿成炮灰后全世界为我神魂颠倒 [Male leads] [Stunning protagonist] [Quick transmigration] [Fragmented personalities] [Everyone loves him, with rivals battling for his attention] A gorgeous, sleepy dimwit with a wildly unconventional way of thinking. After Qiao Yu died, the System recruited him into the Quick Transmigration Department as a member of the cannon-fodder team. Faced with plots full of face-slapping and physical and emotional abuse, Qiao Yu, who was too sick to go on living, flatly refused: “No.” System: “Stick clo 15.9kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 133 The Empress Only Wants to Be Empress Dowager 皇后娘娘她只想当太后 Her Majesty the Empress Only Wants to Become the Empress Dowager 297Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 The True Story of My Love with Mr. Shen 我和沈先生的恋爱实录 Pei Ran: I met, understood, and fell in love with Mr. Shen when we were young. From then on, we held hands and stayed together until our hair turned white. Shen Zhixing: I liked Pei Ran. It was a secret I kept when I was young, one I never told anyone. I love Pei Ran. That is a truth that will never change, from now into forever, and I'm willing to tell the whole world. 41.5kReads9.6Score4.6k14d adds
- 135 He Kept Summer Hidden 他藏了夏天 That night, the young man slowly bent down, bracing his hands on his thighs so he could look her in the eye. It was as if he were declaring that they stood as equals in matters of the heart. Keeping his voice low, he asked, “Senior, I like you. Do you like me?” Ji An raised her hand to stroke Xu Linxi’s cheek and softly ordered him, “Close your eyes.” Xu Linxi trembled, then obediently lowered his lashes. Ji An’s lips curved into a smile. She placed both hands on either side of his face, rose on 8.7kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 136 The Desolate Seafloor 绝望海底 [Entertainment + Singing + Sickly Hero + Healing + Tearjerker + Positive Energy + Redemption] Bai Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, only to discover that he has cancer and needs a huge sum of money for treatment. A singing contest hosted by pdd is underway, drawing a massive audience and offering a huge cash prize! So Bai Chen joins to earn money for his medical bills. In the preliminaries, Bai Chen sings “Under the Sea,” and the entire livestream falls silent, lost in thought. In the knoc 28.9kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
- 137 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.7kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 138 The Corrupted Moon Was Redeemed After Her Rebirth 黑化月亮复生后，被救赎了 Fan Favorite / Pairing Undecided (Anything Is Possible) / Mutual Salvation / White Moonlight Returns from the Dead Qing Yan died in the Zhang Family Ancient Tower, in Black Glasses' arms. Years later, he returned and appeared before the Nine Gates once more, but everything had changed beyond recognition. Suspicion and heart palpitations, probing and cautiousness. After countless rescues and glimmers of hope, who, in the end, saved whom? Are you really him... Did you really come back...? Now tha 6.9kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 139 I Am a Scout: Zhan De 我是侦察兵一一湛德 I’m a Scout: Zhan De —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 I Once Promised You a Golden Age of Joy 我曾许你盛世欢颜 Ye Chen waits for his Mrs. Ye, from the days when youth was like a dream until her hair turns white as snow. But he will never know that his Mrs. Ye was buried long ago in that rotten, muddy grave... 1.6kReads6.6Score27214d adds
- 141 Divine-Grade 神品 Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 366Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4k14d adds
- 143 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 144 Fallen 堕 That year, I was twenty-nine, and Mo Huai was thirteen. When I, someone who no longer wanted to live, met him, someone else who no longer wanted to live, we somehow found the strength to keep going, at least for a little while. So we decided to rely on each other and make it through together. 43.9kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds
- 145 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.7kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
- 146 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 147 I Became the Beloved Child Who Died Young 穿成早夭的团宠 [No main CP, side CPs + everyone’s darling + doomed early-death white moonlight] At the Main God’s request, the System Zhaozhao travels to different worlds as a quick transmigrator, completing missions. His journey through life begins, and one legend after another unfolds. He is the exceptionally gifted divine son of the solemn God Realm. He is the beloved little prince of the lonely Underworld. He is the Black-Bellied Immortal Venerable’s one and only sword spirit. He is the Buddhist son, older 24.5kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
- 148 I Transmigrated into The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and They All Fell Apart After I Faked My Death 穿越盗笔，假死后他们都崩溃了 Qing Yan transmigrated into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles twenty years ago, and Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi raised him like a pig for all those years. Then, forced by a Corpse Beetle Pill to become a player in the game, Qing Yan accidentally uncovered a shocking secret about himself. From then on, the Nine Houses had another lunatic... No, that's not right. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother Xiao Hei! I didn't mean to! Hei Xiazi: Kid, you sure put on a good act. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother X 10.9kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 149 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.7kReads9.6Score5k14d adds
- 150 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.3kReads8.9Score3.8k14d adds
