Novels like Tempted by the Embers of Summer
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Tempted by the Embers of Summer, best match first.
- 151 The Joyful Union Palace and the Kingdom of Women 合欢宫与女儿国 The Acacia Palace and the Kingdom of Women —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Meeting You Was Fate 遇上你是我的缘 This is a novella-length romance the author wrote on a whim to commemorate and promote their second home, beautiful Xinjiang. Through the romantic encounter and passionate love between a couple separated by the distance between the frontier and the mainland, as well as the unforgettable entanglements of their relationship, the story explores contemporary young people's reflections on love and marriage and the choices they make in the face of grave danger. It mercilessly condemns fickle attitudes 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 After We Married, I Turned the CEO into the Top Producer 婚后，我把霸总卷成第一生产力 After We Got Married, I Turned My CEO Husband into the Ultimate Productivity Machine 78Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Can I Still See the Girl Who Lies in My Heart? 躺在心底的那个她，还能见到吗？ Will I ever see the one who lies deep in my heart again? 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The General Brought His New Love and Demanded a Divorce. I Took the Money and Left, and He Regretted It Too Late 将军带新欢逼我和离，我拿钱走人后他悔不当初 The General Brought His New Love and Forced Me to Divorce Him. I Took the Money and Left, and He Regretted It Bitterly 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 I Just Got Dumped, So What's Wrong with Forcing a Kiss on the Sharp-Tongued CEO? 我都失恋了，强吻毒舌总裁咋了？ [Talkative, slightly timid, blunt wedding planner x sharp-tongued, slightly stingy workaholic CEO] [Modern romance+CEO+sweet and funny+sharp-tongued banter+easygoing daily life+intense push and pull+secret love turned mutual] Wedding planner Gu Shi'an burst into tears! She'd received a wedding invitation from her former boss and happily gone to the banquet! But the moment she arrived, it was like being struck by lightning: the groom was the boyfriend she'd loved for ten years, and the mother-in- 1.9kReads8.4Score16714d adds
- 157 Back to the Top-Tier Star's Youth, Only to Find I Was His Moonlight 回到顶流年少时，原来白月光是我 [A calculating, overbearing, older-guy type x a cool, gentle campus beauty] [Closed-loop transmigration | Possessive male lead ✖️ intense flirtatious push-and-pull ✖️ goofy, sweet comedy ✖️ hugs and kisses every day ✖️ two people with eight hundred tricks up their sleeves] Chu Xia had been a fan of Yan Zhou for five years, but when Yan Zhou was exposed for insulting his fans, she immediately turned on him. An accident sent Chu Xia back to Yan Zhou’s college days, but she was reborn in the body 12kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds
- 158 Biting Xiatang 咬夏棠 The print edition of Biting Summer Begonia is now available. A short drama and a comic drama are also online. [Possessive top scholar and campus heartthrob vs. gorgeous, flirtatious ray of sunshine] [Super sweet, no angst, with secrets between the leads to be revealed] On the first day of her junior year, Yu Tang hears that the pharmacy school has a graduate student so handsome he could steal the spotlight from the horizon. She skips class to sneak a peek at the hottie. Inside a half-open changi 24.9kReads9.0Score2.9k14d adds
- 159 The Lame Prince Is Truly Ruthless 瘸腿王爷真狠啊 A decree of marriage bound Shen Qingyi, the legitimate daughter of a marquis and granddaughter of a Grand Princess, to Xiao Yan, a prince who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops. Thus began their marriage before love. Shen Qingyi was a gifted businesswoman who expanded her ventures across the land. Xiao Yan was ruthless and imposing outside the home, but in front of his wife, he could only obey. That was until his wife, wanting to strengthen the royal household, decided to find capable all 449Reads—Score12514d adds
- 160 My Arranged Marriage Wife Is So Sweet, the Capital's Big Shot Can't Hold Back 联姻老婆好甜，京圈大佬节制不住 Marriage first, love later / A sweet, slow-burn romance / Older man / Both are each other’s one and only A cool, distant beauty x a steady, calculating, fatherly type At twenty-two, Jian Xi accidentally discovered that she was the biological daughter of a wealthy business tycoon. She gained a pair of rich parents, and a husband through an arranged marriage. Her husband was Zhou Boting, the current head of the Zhou family. Rumor had it that he was disciplined and reserved, and at twenty-six had n 20.5kReads6.7Score1.6k14d adds
- 161 Young Master Li, Your Seven Sons Are About to Take to the Skies 厉少，你七个儿子要上天了 [Secret Identity + Two Powerful Leads + Face-Slapping + Genius + Scheming + Top Student + Devoted Husband + Cherished by Everyone] [Audiobook with a full cast now available] Five years ago, Tang Xue was framed by her best friend and became pregnant. After she gave birth, her friend took the baby away, leaving Tang Xue with nothing and nearly costing her life. Five years later, Tang Xue returns in triumph, a force to be reckoned with at the top of the food chain. Her best friend? Of course Tang X 4.2kReads9.2Score59314d adds
- 162 Zhining’s Winter 芷宁的东天 At thirty, Zhining had long since stopped believing in love and decided to live alone, freely and on her own terms. Then a chance game of murder mystery brought the forceful, passionate Shao Dong into her quiet life. His overwhelming possessiveness and affection threw off her familiar rhythm. She had thought she would never fall in love again, but when faced with someone willing to do anything for her, The resolve she had held for years to never marry began to waver. At the halfway point of life 350Reads—Score10214d adds
- 163 King of Peach Blossom Island 桃花岛上我称王 Orphan Cao Jianping, a retired Marine, accidentally arrives on a deserted island while traveling. It is practically a paradise! From then on, his life is on easy mode, bringing him wealth and luxury! 13.5kReads7.9Score51814d adds
- 164 After the Female Lead Awakened, Her Hypocritical Husband Fell Completely for Her 女配觉醒后，伪善人夫彻底沦陷 The short dramas "Gentle Out of Control" and "The Cool Breeze Knows My Heart" are now available in multiple versions. (Being published) [Face-blind, spoiled heiress × Hypocritical, devoted-looking powerful man] [Marriage first, love later + Wife-adoring romantic + Dotes on her alone + Both inexperienced in love + Flirtation] After the novel's ending, An Ling regained control of her body. She was the vicious female supporting character in the novel, and her husband was the gentle second male lead 42.7kReads9.0Score4.6k14d adds
- 165 A Marriage Sweetened with Roses 宠婚诱玫 [Beautiful, resilient girl-next-door heroine vs. refined older power player] [Whirlwind marriage + sweet pampering + love after marriage + love at first sight + powerful man bows his head] - Li Jingmei was born poor but was stunningly beautiful and innocent-looking. To escape an arranged marriage, she fled from a remote backwater to the bustling city of Jing. That night, a driver in an unlicensed cab harassed her. As she fled, she deliberately crashed into a man and stumbled into his arms. “Plea 116.8kReads9.1Score12.8k14d adds
- 166 Going All In on Brutal Honesty 将直球进行到底 [Print edition releases September 19] [1v1/SC/HE] [Cool and aloof × devoted puppy] Original title: She Lured Me Ming Zhi was the dance department's campus beauty, while Yuan Xingyu was the music department's campus heartthrob. Although students often shipped this “beautiful couple” in the school's gossip forum, the two had never interacted. That is, until their sophomore year… * Ming Zhi was a cool, indifferent girl with no interest in romance. For the first time in her life, she faced a crisis 6.4kReads9.4Score80014d adds
- 167 Reborn and Rid of My Scumbag Ex, I’m Passionately Kissed by the Boy Next Door 重生甩掉渣男后，被邻居哥哥猛亲 The print edition of Summer Breeze Kisses a White Shirt is now available. [Rebirth + the second male lead's groveling redemption + the brother's best friend wins her heart + both leads are pure + secret crush] A gentle yet strong-willed honor student × a seemingly aloof, secretly scheming campus heartthrob Jiang Jin never dreamed that her husband, whom she'd known since childhood and been married to for three years, would cheat on her, especially when she was seven months pregnant. After a week 5.6kReads9.1Score75114d adds
- 168 The Allure of Wild Roses 乡野蔷薇的诱惑 The country rose is so real, the domineering CEO falls for her by force! I am a wild rose growing in the mountains. My roots have sunk deep into that barren yet free land. I’m used to growing in the wind and stubbornly blooming through storms. What Gu Yanchen offers me is a gilded cage with the richest soil and the gentlest sunlight, but it lacks the one thing I need to survive: freedom. He has met all kinds of women: sweet and innocent, alluring, sophisticated, passionate... They approach him l 5.1kReads6.3Score15614d adds
- 169 Secretly Stolen Summer 偷藏湿夏 The print edition of Stealing Away the Damp Summer is now available. The short drama and comic adaptation are also online. [Arrogant, flirtatious young heir from a distinguished family vs. sweet, high-achieving girl] [Two top students + once met in middle school + the male lead falls first] Just as her freshman year begins, Song Qian manages to offend Jiang University’s most famous figure. First, she knocks Xie Yanchi’s coffee flying. Then, the underwear she hung out to dry falls right onto his 32.8kReads9.0Score3.4k14d adds
- 170 Kiss Her in the Height of Summer 趁盛夏吻她 Roguish, cocky, secretly passionate × radiant, sensitive [Campus romance | Both virgins, one-on-one | Secret love becomes mutual | Reunited after parting | Some ensemble cast | Happy ending] Xu Qing Ye is the rich young heir everyone at the affiliated high school knows. He’s handsome, gets good grades, and has a great physique. Countless girls have crushes on him, whether they keep them secret or confess openly. The first time Chi Xia met Xu Qing Ye, she kicked him. When they crossed paths again 6.9kReads9.0Score86714d adds
- 171 It Was Just Pretend Dating That Turned Real, So What If I’m Addicted? 不就是假戏真做，上瘾怎么了 (Rating just posted, it'll go up) Brooding, obsessive man x resilient innocent girl [Forced Marriage | Obsessive Love | Substitute | Chasing Her to the Crematorium | Saving Each Other | Reunion After Years Apart] Ji Cheng died in the inheritance murder plot he'd set up to take the fortune from his twin brother, Ji Hang. When Ji Hang rose from the pool of blood, he discovered that the bride about to marry his brother was Wen Zhi, the woman he'd secretly loved for years. A mad idea took root in hi 4.6kReads8.6Score30514d adds
- 172 I Put My Childhood Bride Through College, and Now She Wants to Dump Me 供童养媳上大学，毕业就想甩夫君 [Completed] [Loves Family, Loves Country, Teochew, 1988] "I want to break off the engagement!" he said. "Fine. Then let's consummate the marriage." The rugged country boy from Chaozhou spent one night with a beautiful bride, only for her to run away the next morning! He chased her to a Guangzhou newspaper office, the Technical University of Munich in Germany, the Xi'an Mecha Research Institute, the Jiangmen Mecha Experimental Base, and the Dahao Undersea Tunnel Mecha Experimental Base! Human-mac 2.2kReads8.1Score10314d adds
- 173 Young Master, Madam Says She'd Rather Go to Work! 少爷，夫人说她更想上班！ [Marriage first, love later] [Long-planned romance] [Both strong and devoted] Diplomat x CEO When she was four, her mother died before her eyes, and her father fell in love with someone else. From then on, Liu Ling'er learned one thing: tears were useless, and so was love. At twenty-five, Shen Yuci bound her to his side with a marriage contract. She thought it was a five-year arrangement, never knowing that this man had been waiting for her for twenty-one years. She also had no idea that for t 1.4kReads—Score12614d adds
- 174 He's Hard to Tame 他难驯 (Mending a broken relationship · Reunion at the start · Saving each other · Each other’s first love, both faithful* not a playboy) Bad-boy troublemaker x clear-headed and resilient Chen Jin had the looks, a gifted mind for math and science, and a talent for air-rifle shooting that made him famous while still young. Born into a prominent family, he was bold and uninhibited. No one could have imagined that someone so blessed would have his wild spirit tamed by Wen Ying, once the most unremarkable, 13.2kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
- 175 The Diary of Nothingness 乌有日记 Signed for print publication [Sensitive and gentle × carefree and aloof] Wu Chun had secretly loved Si Xianghuai for three years at high school. Apart from her best friend, nobody knew. He was dazzling and confident, so radiant that even the sun seemed three shades dimmer beside him. At the attached high school, there were countless girls with a crush on Si Xianghuai. She was the quietest of them all. She never confessed, never disturbed him, and even avoided getting close to him. But later, th 11.4kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds
- 176 The Neighbor Is Wicked and Wild, Luring Her into His Trap 邻居又坏又野，诱她入局 [Sweet-natured Chinese translator vs. Italian mafia heir] + [Autistic genius girl vs. emotionally vivid, lovesick young master] + devoted to each other + cross-cultural romance + intense push and pull + willing to give in for love He is a wild, untamed Italian mafia heir who has never known freedom since birth. She is a well-behaved girl from an ordinary family, a foreign-language translator who is gentle on the outside but strong within. He is a foxlike young man whose emotions and conscience w 4.2kReads—Score15614d adds
- 177 Be Good. No Cheating. 你乖点，不许耍赖 [Campus romance + sweet love + a secret crush comes true] Stories often begin with an ill-timed encounter that catches you completely off guard. That day, she accidentally lost her phone, and ended up finding herself a clingy, sweet-talking puppy. After class on Friday, a young man blocked Lin Qingwei’s way. He wore black from head to toe, his hair was messy, and his face was somber. He looked as though he’d just woken up. His lips pressed tightly together, his eyes gradually reddening, and his 6.8kReads9.1Score57614d adds
- 178 My Lady! Your Tenderness Is So Overpowering 娘子！你的温柔好霸道 My Lady, Your Tenderness Is So Overbearing 116Reads—Score714d adds
- 179 After Marriage, I Finally Let Myself Go 婚后，我终于开启身体的放纵 After We Married, I Finally Let My Body Run Wild 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Back to 2019: The Physics Genius Is My Junior Schoolmate 回到2019，物理天才是我学弟 When office worker Jiang Xiao Yu returned to her alma mater for its seventieth-anniversary celebration, she felt a dusty physics book tucked into a crack in a wall in a corner of the library. On a whim, she took it home. She fell asleep, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a boy’s dormitory in 2019, lying on a bed and staring into a pair of eyes filled with shock and restrained anger. Wen Ci Yan, a genius in the physics department, was tearing his hair out over a crucial pro 4kReads8.4Score50114d adds
- 181 She Stands Exposed to the World, While You Shield Her from It 她露天下，你遮人间 She bares herself to the world; you shield her from it 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 After Offering Herself to Settle His Debt, the Celibate Heir Can't Stop Kissing Her 以身抵债后，禁欲太子爷吻她上瘾 [Love after marriage + powerful man bows to love + age gap + both pure + steady, slow-burn romance] Fang Ran got drunk and spent a night in passionate embraces with a stranger in a hotel bed. The next morning, she slipped away while he was still asleep. Later, Fang Ran crashed into a globally limited-edition luxury car. She went to discuss compensation with the owner, only to discover he was the stranger from that night. His true identity was Han Yanzhou, the prince of Haicheng. He demanded 13.1 9.2kReads—Score1k14d adds
- 183 The Wolf Takes Over: Baby, You Belong Only to Me 狼性入侵宝宝你只属于我 The live-action comic adaptation is now streaming One-on-one, both leads inexperienced × campus romance × secret crush × sweet and doting × mild coercion Down-on-her-luck heiress and good girl × ill-tempered, rebellious young master The first time they met, he rescued her from the rumors and gossip. Bian Yutong looked up at him, panic still lingering in her eyes. She answered earnestly and softly, “Thank you.” Leaning against the wall, he curled his lips carelessly. His tone was teasing. “How ar 20.2kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 184 My Childhood Friend Is a B-King 我的竹马是Bking [Proud, energetic kitten × aloof, cool puppy] [Childhood friends + university campus + sweet everyday moments] An Ning and Sheng Yao go to the same university, only to find their classmates looking at them with oddly excited expressions. An Ning hesitates. “I think they're shipping us.” Sheng Yao frowns. “Yeah.” An Ning asks nervously, “Should we clear things up?” Sheng Yao lowers his eyes. “No need.” An Ning stares at him in surprise. “?” Sheng Yao's lips curl. “...I think we're pretty shippabl 6.5kReads9.1Score88914d adds
- 185 Baby, One More Kiss 宝宝，再亲一下 [Gentle, sweet girl × proud, sharp-tongued guy] [Starts in college / she has a secret crush / sweet romance / college guy pursues girl / devoted to each other, 1v1] Everyone knew that Chen Jiangbai was Lincheng No. 1 High School’s star student: brilliant, handsome, and the object of countless girls’ affections. Lin Weiyue gazed quietly at the dazzling boy, hiding her girlish feelings in the height of summer. On the night of their high school graduation, Class Three, Grade Twelve went wild. Durin 11.9kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
- 186 Baby, Will You Choose Me? 宝宝，选我好不好 [Print edition under contract] [Forced romance + school days to city life + secret crush + both are each other’s only one] [Troublemaker heir x sweet, well-behaved girl] Shen Wumian’s younger brother rear-ends a luxury car by accident and is hit with a two-million-yuan bill. The creditor is Ke Ran. Ke Ran is a rich young master who has returned from Britain. Born into a wealthy family, he has a bold, carefree face and is a favored son of heaven at the very top of the social pyramid. Shen Wumian 88.8kReads9.1Score9.3k14d adds
- 187 Springtime in My Arms 春意入我怀 [The print edition of Springtime in My Arms is now available] [College campus + a prodigal turns over a new leaf + he pursues her + one-sided redemption] [Roguish, bad-boy swagger vs. cool, pure-hearted girl] At university, Yu Xi encounters the biggest obstacle of her life: Jin Zhuoxiao, a playboy with a notorious reputation. Jin Zhuoxiao comes from a good family and is handsome. His only two flaws are probably his terrible personality and his boundless womanizing. As his direct victim, Yu Xi 60.7kReads9.3Score8.8k14d adds
- 188 Behave, Baby: Sit Still, and Your Bad Husband Will Kiss You to Tears 宝贝乖乖坐好，坏坏老公亲哭你 Late-Night Short Story Collection The female leads are delicate and soft, while the male leads are domineering and fierce. 1. [Little Erotic Fiction Writer × Hormonal Neighbor] 2. [Cool and Aloof Senior Disciple × Obsessive, Overpowered Dragon-Ao Protagonist] 3. [Confused, Clueless D-Lister × Beast in Fine Clothing Movie Emperor] 4. [娇软 Reborn Noblewoman × Scheming Regent] 5. [Timid on the Outside, Lecherous on the Inside Childhood Friend × Cold-Faced, Fatherly Childhood Friend] 6. [娇气 Mute Fema 349.8kReads8.1Score28.6k14d adds
- 189 Sinking Into Love Past the Deadline 逾期沉溺 Tang Yiming and Sun Jia first met three years ago, when they signed a prenuptial agreement. She thought their marriage was nothing more than a deal that suited them both. But he loved her and was afraid to reveal his true feelings, so he hid them behind a facade of absurdity. She didn't love him, but was grateful that he'd helped her when she was down. Then she happened to find him keeping silent vigil by her grandmother's sickbed. She accidentally caught him tearing up the suggestive invitation 2.5kReads—Score16214d adds
- 190 I Flirted with the Wrong Jerk's Uncle! The Chaste Master Fu Races to Marry Me 错撩渣男小叔！禁欲傅爷抢着联姻 [Marriage first, love later + long-planned seduction + stealing someone else's partner + eight-year age gap + both leads are inexperienced + explosive sexual tension + possessive] Naive, affection-starved, scheming little white rabbit × abstinent, restrained, flirtatious uncle Jiang Zhi was drugged and stumbled around looking for her fiancé. As she passed the Fu family study, a pair of large, well-defined hands pulled her inside. It was her fiancé's uncle, Fu Yanzhou. Rumor had it he was abstine 25.6kReads7.7Score1.9k14d adds
- 191 Unleash Yourself 尽情撒野 [Second Chance at Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Youthful Romance + Bad-Boy Handsome, Sly and Cunning + Happy Ending + Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [A Truly Free-Spirited Romantic Who Loves Deeply x A Pretend Good Girl Who's Pure and Clingy] At Jinghe High School, everyone knew Xu Shihuan was Pei Yan's rule and bottom line. No one expected them to suddenly break up. Four years later, when they met again, Pei Yan treated Xu Shihuan like a stranger. The next time they crossed paths 9.9kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
- 192 Good Little Puppy 小狗乖乖 The physical edition of Summer Comes Around Again goes on sale July 18. [Cool, quietly unhinged, and headstrong girl × Love-struck, devoted, and cool guy] Fanqing No. 1 High has a famous top student named Wen Yao. She's famous for her pretty face and bold ways. At the awards ceremony, the dean canceled her chance to give a speech at the last minute because of her dazzling green hair. But when everyone started egging her on, she climbed onto her chair and gave an impromptu speech anyway. What a l 9.3kReads9.4Score1.4k14d adds
- 193 What If I Were a Parasitic Vine? 假如我是菟丝花 Signed for a print edition, publication pending | Instinctive attraction | Pure love in the early stages | Passionate love in the later stages | When they first met, Su Yunluo never dared imagine that Xie Chen would actually seduce her. After all, back then he was the teacher's pride and joy, the top student admired by the whole school, the God of Xie. Everyone said that this God of Xie was aloof and chaste, untouchable, and above worldly concerns. Only Su Yunluo quietly saw through it. It was a 75.2kReads9.4Score10.3k14d adds
- 194 Master Si Won’t Leave Me Alone Night After Night 司爷夜夜缠宠 Marriage First, Love Later · The Sweetest Devotion | Spoiled to the Death Jiang Wanwan was forced to marry the second young master of the Si family, Si Mohan, who was supposedly lame, blind, and impotent. She had already resigned herself to spending her whole life as a wife in name only. But after they married, the man turned out to be neither lame nor blind. Every night, he teased her until her cheeks burned and her heart raced. “Be good, darling. Give me your waist, and I’ll give you my life.” 55.5kReads6.9Score3.7k14d adds
- 195 The Younger Puppy Has a Wild Side 年下小奶狗，心思有点野 A younger puppy boy with a bit of a wild side. 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Live Street Interviews to Boost Employment Rates 为了提高就业率，直播街头采访 Street Interviews Livestreamed to Boost Employment Rates 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Wait, What? My Best Friend's Gift Turned Out to Be Her Uncle! 搞错了！闺蜜送的礼物竟是她小叔 (Just started getting ratings, and they’ll rise later) Hong Kong finance tycoon × rebellious Beijing heiress pretending to be a good girl Marriage first, love later|Long-planned romance|Ten-year age gap|Powerful man bows to love|Devoted, mutually faithful couple|Beijing and Hong Kong elite families On the night of her coming-of-age ceremony, Feng Xiaxi awakened memories of her past life. Bound by traditional expectations all her life, she was known in Beijing as the perfect good girl. She never 556Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 198 Reborn to Wait in Hiding and Win Her Heart 重生后蹲守追爱 Su Nian was reborn. She was back in 2009, at twenty-one, just starting her junior year of college. She had lived for thirty-eight years in her previous life without ever living for herself. This time, she decided to go big: she would pursue Shen Xizhou, the guy every girl on campus had her eye on. She wouldn’t send flowers or confess her feelings. She chose the clumsiest approach of all: waiting outside his dorm every day… 7.4kReads8.6Score65314d adds
- 199 Secret Office Marriage: Boss, Pretend We’re Strangers at Work 办公室隐婚，老板人前请装不熟 [Marriage First, Love Later / Both Pure / Guiding Lover / Two Doctors / Healing] [Reserved, Repressed Male Superior X Hardworking, Resilient Female Subordinate] The day after Xu Wu entered a flash marriage, she discovered that she had married the wrong man! The other party was indeed Doctor Song, but he was not the Doctor Song mentioned by the matchmaker. [?] After learning the truth, Xu Wu sent him a message while on her way to a consultation. The very next second, her phone chimed behind 100.4kReads9.5Score14.4k14d adds
- 200 My Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 停电时我被同事偷亲了 A Coworker Stole a Kiss from Me During a Power Outage 875Reads—Score1814d adds
