Novels like Strangers in Public! Why Is Lawyer Lu Addicted to Me in Private?
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Strangers in Public! Why Is Lawyer Lu Addicted to Me in Private?, best match first.
- 51 The Allure of Spring 春潮旖旎 [The print edition is now available] (The short dramas Fallen in Crimson and Starlight Sleepless Night are now streaming) [Rekindled Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Tough on the Outside, Soft on the Inside + Overwhelmingly Possessive + Sweet and Angsty + Both Leads Are Chaste] [Gentle, cool beauty and master colorist X sharp-tongued, roguish heir who loves her to pieces] Shen Yixiao was born into a prestigious family with a century of history in Nancheng. From the moment he was born, he was t 19.5kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds
- 52 Assistant Leng! President Ye Is Looking Everywhere for You! 冷助理！叶总到处找你！ Assistant Leng! President Ye is looking everywhere for you! Assistant Leng! President Ye can't find you and is getting angry! Assistant Leng! Hurry back and talk him down! Leng Yuchen: Can you all leave me alone for a minute? I'm done with this job! Ye Tianling: Where's Assistant Leng? I want him in my office, right now! Everyone else in the office: Have President Ye and Assistant Leng made up today? 2.7kReads—Score14814d adds
- 53 A Baby from Heaven Hugs the Tyrant CEO and Calls Him Daddy 天降萌宝，抱着霸总叫爹地 The short drama is now streaming: The Adorable Baby Brings His Parents Together, and the CEO Dad Makes It Official [Angsty Romance + Adorable Baby + Reunion After Years Apart + The Husband’s Road to Redemption] When she was ten, her family fell into decline, and she became the nominal “younger sister” of Han Bei, heir to the Han family. To her, Han Bei was her first love, the person she cherished most. But when she turned twenty, he got drunk and kissed her by force. Soon after, he announced his 4kReads8.3Score19114d adds
- 54 After We Reunited, My Ex-Boyfriend the Homicide Detective Became My Neighbor 重逢后，刑警前男友成了我邻居 [The print edition, “When Your Neighbor Is Your Ex, Our Reunion Feels Like Yesterday,” is now available] [Reunion After a Long Separation] [Mending a Broken Relationship] [Both Leads Have No Previous Relationships] [The Cold-Faced Male Lead Does the Laundry] [Happy Ending] What is it like to be summoned to the police station for writing steamy stories and run into your ex-boyfriend of five years? Li An never imagined she would see Qi Yan again under these circumstances. She was mortified! Even m 32.8kReads8.3Score3.9k14d adds
- 55 Mr. He Canceled Our Engagement for His White Moonlight, So I'm Not Marrying Him 贺总为白月光取消订婚，我不嫁了 [Devoted Couple + The Ex Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Sharp-Tongued Female Lead + Male Lead Turns Dark + Unhinged + Coercive Love] He Hansheng had a beloved first love whom he treasured like a jewel. On their anniversary, he had a candlelit dinner with her. On her birthday, he went for a walk with his first love. He even ditched the concert he’d promised to attend with her to spend time with his first love. Then, on the day of their engagement party, He Hansheng canceled it because of a 46.3kReads7.4Score2.6k14d adds
- 56 Don’t You Dare Ask to Remarry 有本事别复婚 [A sharp-tongued, proud has-been actress x a cunning, caustic new top-tier star of a director] [Reunion after years apart + rekindled romance + childhood sweethearts + devoted to each other + sweet everyday romance] The second year after her divorce, has-been award-winning actress Jian Jing joined a lowbrow, raunchy dating show just to earn enough to get by. Who would have guessed she’d run into her ex-husband on set? As a newly popular director, he was lowering himself to direct such a trashy d 26.6kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds
- 57 A Marriage Wave in Jinghai 京海婚潮 (The rating has only just opened, so it may rise later.) Li, heiress to Xiaonan Airlines, and Zhan Nanpei, heir to Yunting Airlines, entered a prestigious family marriage alliance, only for it to end in regret. He had his “white moonlight,” and she had a childhood sweetheart she’d loved for years. In a marriage alliance between two equally powerful families, neither could be the first to back down. * Shortly after the divorce Someone asked him, “You really got divorced just like that? Don’t you 12.1kReads7.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 58 City of Farewells 诀别之城 Three years ago, a devastating betrayal left Yang Jie heartbroken, and she called off the wedding she had looked forward to all her life. She thought she and Ye Mao would have nothing more to do with each other. Three years later, the man who had hurt her so deeply appeared before her again, quietly pleading for forgiveness. The real estate industry is a cutthroat world, and people are hard to read. Her former lover presses closer at every turn, and their old feelings refuse to fade. This time —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Summer Stars 夏之星辰 [One devoted couple][Obsessive CEO pursues the girl who used to follow him everywhere][A groveling pursuit, no limits to winning her back, a husband who spoils her rotten] “Don’t you like me even a little?” “I don’t like you. I don’t like you now, and I never will.” In the end, he still couldn’t win her heart... Only after she turned and walked away did he realize how terribly he’d been wrong... He loved her deeply without realizing it, and lost the girl who had stayed by his side for eighteen y 11.6kReads9.0Score62214d adds
- 60 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
- 61 Half a City for Her 予她半城 [Currently being published] When Ying Xia pursued Lu Jinchuan, she chased after him so desperately she nearly crawled on her hands and knees. In the end, she became Mrs. Lu in name only. Everyone said Lu Jinchuan was ruthless and cared for no one. But later, everyone in Beicheng knew that Lu Jinchuan had someone he cherished above all else. No one was allowed to touch her or say a bad word about her. If anyone so much as laid a finger on her, he would turn Beicheng upside down. As Lu Jinchuan pu 17.8kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
- 62 A Childhood Friend's Kiss on the Corner of My Lips 青梅吻唇角 [Boyish, dependable He Jue × bright, “tearful” Wen Mi] [Both virgins ➕ college campus ➕ childhood friends and secret crushes ➕ childhood friend beats the new guy ➕ groveling for your wife ➕ sweet and flirty] Wen Mi got into Jiang Yanchen’s university for his sake. From then on, she wore white dresses and kept her long, straight black hair, all so she could become his pure and innocent girlfriend. Four years of loving him earned her one sentence: “Wen Mi? I find her pretty annoying.” Heartbroken, 25.5kReads8.5Score2.3k14d adds
- 63 Falling for You, Step by Step: I’m Done Being Your Substitute 步步沦陷，这替身我不当了 The Shen family’s heir is notorious for being picky about women, but Xiang Nuan got picked thanks to a face that bore a passing resemblance to his ideal woman. She played the sweet, sensible, innocent girl to perfection, doing her best to fulfill her role as a substitute. Shen Yanshi treated her generously, too. In the two years they were together, she landed plenty of great opportunities, going from an unknown extra to a fairly well-known second-tier actress. Then his one true love came back. X 36.5kReads9.1Score4k14d adds
- 64 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 129Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 After the Cicadas Sing Comes the Plum Rain 蝉鸣过后是梅雨 [Ensemble Cast at School | Slow-Burn Bittersweet Romance | Fated Bond | Gentle Girl, Troubled Boy | Realistic | Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Xia Shanshan's red-lacquered bicycle was stolen. She crouched beneath a camphor tree and cried. On the third floor, someone folded her orange candy wrapper in half, then in half again. Later, she met Fu Siyun. The boy leaned against the wall, looking carefree as he teased her softly: “Are you afraid of me, senior?” She ran from him for three y 3.5kReads9.3Score37514d adds
- 66 A Heartthrob Takes Over His Body, and the Timid Doormat Takes the Whole School by Storm 被男神魂穿，软糯受气包飒翻全校 The refined, scheming crown prince VS the soft, timid little bunny with an inferiority complex Healing | Unrequited Love Comes True | Soul Transmigration | Reborn and Pursuing His Wife Xie Yanci opens his eyes and finds that he has transmigrated into someone else’s body! He has ended up in the body of Song Qiwan, a girl who lets everyone walk all over her. The girl clutches a diary filled with his name as her bullies pin her down in the restroom and pour dirty water over her head. The school’s 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 67 His Bite Marks 他的咬痕 [Print edition signed and awaiting release] [Short drama now streaming] [Rekindled Romance + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Devotion + Mutual Salvation + Sweet Youthful Romance] In high school, Wen Shumiao had a passionate romance that ended in the most humiliating way possible. They meet again six years later. He's the owner of a tattoo shop, and she's become his employee. He treats her with the cold indifference of a stranger. But when Xie Jin sees Wen Shumiao carrying a suitcase, he final 61.6kReads9.5Score5.5k14d adds
- 68 Waiting for the Moon to Fall 等月亮坠落 (The physical book of the same title is now available.) [Sweet healing romance + reunion after a long separation + secret crush comes true + devoted couple with mutual fidelity] A gentle novelist with social anxiety VS a cocky, charming criminal police officer What's it like to see again the person you fell for when you were young? - Back in school, Su Sui had a huge crush on a boy. He was the shining star everyone adored, so she hid her little feelings deep in her heart. She secretly wrote him 22.4kReads9.4Score4k14d adds
- 69 The Feudal Tycoon Goes Wild Across the City After His Divorce 封建大佬离婚后，发疯全城 Older, uptight, powerful man with a high sex drive + delicate beauty in poor health + both are inexperienced Jiang Qingwu was born with a special constitution. After marrying Gu Yunzhou, she was gentle and obedient, but she was the one thing she could never bring herself to do: share a bed with him. The great military, political, and business tycoon had married a young wife, yet the two could only treat each other with icy politeness. So, at the end of his tether, Gu Yunzhou arranged for his w 25.7kReads5.6Score1.2k14d adds
- 70 Don't Be Afraid, Honey. I Have a Redemption System to Help Me Win You Back 老婆别怕，我有赎罪系统换我追你 “Runaway Heiress x Possessive New Money Peacock” “Mind Reading + Both Reborn + Wife-Chasing System” * In her previous life, Song Yi was an untouchable heiress who treated Jiang Lin like a plaything. She took him by force, abandoned him, then left the country without a second thought. Later, when the Song family went bankrupt, he was the only person who could save her. He trapped her in a five-year marriage, holding her captive. Everyone said Jiang Lin was a distant, untouchable flower: cold, ele 3.1kReads—Score12614d adds
- 71 The Time I Spent in Love With Her 和她相恋的时光 [Love at first sight + devoted one-on-one romance + rekindled love + healing with a touch of angst] A grounded, everyday story with smart characters. Gao Yuchen, an isolated orphan, happens to meet her next-door neighbor, Mu Yang. Mu Yang pursues her passionately, and they soon fall in love. She thinks they’ll be happy together, only to discover that their happiness was built on a lie, albeit one told with good intentions by the male lead. She coldly tells him she never wants to see him again. I 843Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 72 After All These Years, We Finally Meet Again 岁月流转终相见 [Reunion After Years Apart + Rekindled Love + Healing Through Family + Realistic Happy Ending] After drifting apart like clouds, ten years passed like flowing water. When we met again, my heart recognized you before I did. A summer romance came to an abrupt end because of an unfortunate misunderstanding. More than ten years later, thirty-five-year-old Gu Yan discovered by chance that he had a daughter in high school, and was reunited with the girl he had loved when he was young. Long-buried memo 5.5kReads7.4Score21314d adds
- 73 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 3.9kReads6.5Score21514d adds
- 74 A Long Road to Reunion 重逢路漫漫 [The right people will find their way back to each other, no matter how many twists and turns it takes.] [One true pairing, both leads are each other's only ones + reunion after a long separation + winning back his wife and claiming his child + adorable kids playing matchmaker] Zhou Yuan met Qin Yue by chance and fell in love at first sight. After one passionate night together, an urgent assignment sent him overseas. Before leaving, he thought he'd arranged everything properly, never imagining t 5.4kReads8.9Score29014d adds
- 75 So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄 [Print edition available] The deeply devoted, dangerously unhinged scion of a powerful family × the cool, fallen heiress [Originally titled "A Night of Desire in the Capital"] A pure-hearted socialite from Beijing's elite circle + a rekindled romance + an ex who will do anything to win her back + an older lover who takes the lead + falling for him all over again Jiang Wanzhi comes from a prestigious family and is known throughout the capital as a pure, well-behaved young woman. Few people know 117.8kReads9.4Score124.7k14d adds
- 76 You Watch Her Perform, I’ll Announce Our Divorce 你看她表演，我公告离婚 Tomatoes are the most satisfying! The hero and second male lead get divorced The male lead watches the green tea put on a show, while the heroine goes straight to the newspapers and announces their divorce! A powerful financial magnate * a young lady whose family has fallen on hard times Married first, love later * both leads are sexually inexperienced Every male character in the story is a virgin, whether he's the second or third male lead... Xu Qing'an married Shen Yuanyuan simply because he t 11.5kReads7.1Score34414d adds
- 77 A Deeply Devoted Temptation 深情诱引 A novel in the Niaosongmi Universe: Deep Affection and Allure. The short drama The Height of Summer, a special story about the eldest brother and sister-in-law, is now online. [Love after an arranged marriage, a regretful husband’s pursuit of his wife, one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other] [Gentle, cool-headed ophthalmologist vs. devoted, wayward young master] Lin Yuxi used to think Zhou Yanjing was a carefree playboy with a fickle heart. Only after they married did she learn just 90.9kReads9.2Score7.8k14d adds
- 78 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
