Novels like A Summer Encounter With No Promise of Return
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- 51 My Mortal Enemy Became My Betrothed Dao Companion? 死对头成了我的未婚道侣？ [Two male leads: a cool-headed on the outside, warm-hearted, proud Daoist Venerable with a cute, submissive side x a crazed, dramatic, scheming Demon Lord who's a shameless flirt.] One-on-one, both devoted and powerful. Past lives and present? They clash constantly but dote on each other too. A love full of hate and heartbreak, with plenty of comedy. Daily doses of madness. Best enjoyed with blood-pressure medication. Before Xie Zhi died and lost his memory, he was the strongest in the Three Rea 23Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 52 Rising Step by Step in Middle Age 人到中年：步步高升 Cheng Dawei has offended his beautiful boss and is constantly being targeted by her. He never expected that one good deed would turn his luck around and send him climbing the career ladder. From a nobody in the company whom everyone bullied, he rises to become the darling everyone fawns over and curries favor with... 823Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 53 Please Dump Me One More Time 求你再甩我一次 A complete short story featuring two male leads, an older CEO-type top and a puppy-like bottom. The puppy makes the first move! He floors it down the wildest road and chases the most complicated man! /Older man/ Sweet romance/ Rekindled love The young master of the Lu family has barely stepped out of the tutorial when he runs into Jiang Fu in his own living room, a rising business tycoon and an irresistible seducer. At thirty-three, Jiang Fu is mature and gentle, like a fine, full-bodied wine. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Qin’s Top-Tier Star 秦总的顶流星光 [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + secret crushes + healing each other + sweet romance + showbiz] Qin Zhaoyang clawed his way up from the abyss to become a top power broker in the business world, decisive and ruthless. By chance, he saved a star who had been forcibly dragged down into the mire. From then on, he protected that star as he steadily rose to the top and claimed his place in the spotlight. He brushed the dust from him and watched him shine brilliantly. Tonight, the stars are d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Is the Manga’s Heroine Her Girlfriend? 漫画女主是她对象？ Two female leads + mutual switching, no fixed roles + System + supernatural manga + fated nemeses + my take on yandere + invincible protagonist + unconventional power fantasy I’m already together with the heroine, so why is the System telling me to play the villain? ‘Chen Mian’ always thought she lived in an ordinary high-tech world. But behind the scenes, a struggle was raging between superpowered people and heretics. Then a System suddenly appeared and bound itself to her, telling her that her 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 I Was the Target of Rumors on My First Day at Work! 入职第一天，我就被造谣了! I Got Slandered on My First Day at Work! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Six Years of Obsession: My Deskmate Is a Cool-Headed Genius 六年偏执，同桌是清冷天才 Six Years of Obsession: My Deskmate Is a Cool, Brilliant Genius 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Foam Chronicles 泡沫编年史 Sharp-tongued, levelheaded financial fraud buster × Eight-pack abs, pure-hearted veteran who fiercely protects his wife Hardcore anti-fraud action + overwhelming physical force + sweet everyday romance grounded in ordinary life + pure, satisfying wish fulfillment Others enter the financial world to drive Ferraris and buy luxury apartments. Lin Xue is in it just to protect her principal, then head home to her Sham Shui Po rental after work and stew a fragrant pot of tomato beef brisket. On the su 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Spring Grows Warmer 春分渐热 [A once-famous singer, cold on the outside and warm within × a devoted, persistent game company founder] [Both leads are each other's only one + Younger man + Healing + Reunion after years apart] At twenty-two, Zhou Ni was taken hostage at a hospital by an obsessive fan who demanded her hand in marriage. At the last moment before the elevator doors closed, a hand with a worn-white cuff reached inside. Back then, Sheng Yanghe still had a tumor on his face. Years later, when they met again in Yunc 7Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 60 Where Mountains Meet the Sea 樾见山海 Everyone at the company thinks Ran Qingyue and Yu Jianshan are rivals. On her first day, he rejected her proposal, so she turned around and held on to every candidate he wanted. Later, they gave presentations together, conducted due diligence, ferreted out moles, and worked on projects. Everyone then decided they were, at most, work partners. Until he said at an industry awards ceremony, "The first person I have to thank for this project's success is her." Later still, when he proposed, he ha 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Marriage Hunter: The Hunting Ground 金牌婚姻猎手：猎场 My name is Gu Shengnan. In the industry, they call me the “Marriage-Breaking Hunter”; my enemies call me the “Courtroom She-Devil.” My rules have always been simple and ruthless: I don’t care about justice. I care about winning. I’ve spent ten years specializing in divorce cases, and I’ve never lost. A housewife has been manipulated by her husband for eight years and left with nothing? I turn the tables for her and make the faithless man kneel as he signs away every last asset. A naive woman bel 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Top-Dom Stories: Loving Your Wife Is Only Human 主攻单元：喜欢老婆乃人之常情 New book* [Top, 1v1, Both Pure, Mutual Devotion, HE, Anthology] An anthology of standalone stories. Each story is complete on its own, so you can jump between volumes as you like. The entire book is told from the top's point of view. Every story guarantees a 1v1 pairing, both characters' romantic purity, and a happy ending: safe, steady happiness. A rich and ever-changing range of settings: modern cities, historical court intrigue, space fantasy, Republican-era taboos, supernatural mysteries, AB 592Reads—Score10214d adds
- 63 The Eighth Palace 第八宫 I'm Lin Ye, a mechanic who specializes in seducing rich wives. With my sexy looks and sharp wits, I get them to willingly funnel their husbands' dirty money into my pockets. My real target is Zhou Manqi, the only daughter of a business tycoon. Everything goes smoothly until her elite husband comes knocking. Jiang Xu, the industry's top risk-control expert, and my destined rival. He doesn't expose me. Instead, he hands me a stack of evidence against his father-in-law. “We split it fifty-fif 71Reads—Score13514d adds
- 64 The Detective Has No Idea the Two Male Leads Eloped 侦探死都不知道双男主其实私奔了 [Dual Male Leads · Multiple Perspectives · Ensemble Cast · Campus · Mystery] (Not a power fantasy, subverts expectations, demanding to read, plenty of foreshadowing, proceed with caution if that bothers you, and expect heartbreak) A detective only needs to explain why people die. A writer, however, has a responsibility to tell everyone why people should live. A cave, an elopement. They left behind an unidentified corpse, a utility knife, and an investigation steeped in heartbreak from beginning 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Rain in My Heart Hasn’t Let Up; Our Love Has No End 心有雨未停，爱有始无终 I fled to Tokyo for a whole year, thinking I could bury the love I’d left behind in Taipei deep in the past. Until one rainy night in Ginza, I met Hoshikawa Akira, whose features looked just like his. I yearned for his tenderness, but treated him as a shadow of someone from my past; I let him get close, but didn’t dare tell him that someone else still lived in my heart. I thought I was healing, but I was only deceiving myself in a different way. It wasn’t until Shen Zhiyu appeared again, as ol —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Trade Route 商路风云 Late at night, Chen Yifan brings his drunk female boss back to his place. Her arrival changes his future. A misunderstanding leads to a devastating revenge, but strangely enough, he uses that very revenge to rise to the pinnacle of life... 211Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 67 Her Second Game: A Future Full of Promise 她的二次博弈：遥遥可期 An older, guiding lover, by your side every step of the way. A ten-year age gap. Love is a journey of healing, and a lighthouse that guides us as we grow. The best kind of love isn't rescue when you're down and out. It's walking side by side and helping each other become better versions of ourselves. She had been through a failed marriage. When love quietly began to appear, she was confused, retreated, hesitated, afraid, and too scared to take the leap... Shen Qiyu said, “Being good to you was n 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 After I Transmigrated into a Book, Did I Somehow Manage to Redeem the Devoted Male Lead? 穿书后，我似乎成功救赎了深情男主？ After I transmigrated into a book, did I actually manage to save the devoted male lead? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 After I Asked to Break Up, My Abstinent Boyfriend Couldn't Hold Back 提分手后，禁欲男朋友不忍了 After He Asked to Break Up, His Abstinent Boyfriend Couldn’t Hold Back 117Reads—Score114d adds
- 70 Flirting with the Wrong Man: Kept by a Madman in a Parallel Universe 错撩，在平行时空被疯批大佬圈养 She thought her boyfriend had finally agreed to play along with her “domineering boss” role-play, so she kept flirting until she was thoroughly swept up in it. But he wasn’t acting. He really was dangerous, really did control everything, and was also a corporate heir who had suffered from insomnia for years. Worse still, the lingering smell of oil paint on her was the only cure that let him sleep. When “playful misunderstanding” collides with “real possessiveness,” will she save him from hell, o 1Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 71 A Premeditated Crime of 'Dopamine' Love “多巴胺”的爱情预谋犯罪 A Premeditated Love Crime Fueled by “Dopamine” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 After Stealing a Kiss from My Rugged Uncle 偷亲糙汉小叔之后 A clever, straightforward sweetheart × her doting, fatherly young uncle [Both leads are each other’s only partners × small town to big city × happy ending] When Qi Huan was eight, her father handed her over to Jiang Lin as collateral for a debt. Jiang Lin hated her crying and thought she was a nuisance, but he wouldn’t let anyone bully her. They relied on each other for ten years. She secretly wrote him into her diary and etched him into her youth. When she confessed at eighteen, Jiang Lin turne 1.1kReads8.3Score13714d adds
- 73 A History of the Death of Idealism 理想主义消亡史 [No transmigration], [No cheats or System], [Realistic], [No feel-good wish fulfillment], [Deep-dive into the inside story], [Scheming] Medical investment is an obscure industry with a lot of hidden complexities. Yan Hui is a professional in the field, as well as an idealist. But as time goes by and circumstances change, his life and work gradually slip beyond his control. (A song will be included in the author’s notes for each chapter. It will relate to the chapter, directly or indirectly, obje 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Bad Dog: Moral Decay 坏狗：道德沦丧 [Younger Man, Two Strong Leads + Angsty Romance + Over-the-Top Urban Drama + The Ex-Chasing Crematorium] Fake-sweet, scheming, unhinged dog-type gong x short-tempered, sharp-tongued, beautiful, strong, tragic queen-type shou In a nutshell: The stray dog I've raised for eleven years suddenly says he loves me. I call him insane, only to find myself... getting screwed and ending up on the bottom??? Yan Chuan grew up without a mother, and his father died when he was eight. Jun Dui took rough care of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Ten Miles of Red Finery: Not a Single Sedan Chair Can Be Left Behind 十里红妆：一抬都不能少 "Three million. Sign it." She replied with four words: "The shop is not for sale." Her grandmother had passed away, leaving behind a bridal finery shop, twelve volumes of manuscripts, and a grand sedan chair for a wedding procession, its gold leaf only half applied. Everyone urged her to take the money and leave. Only the lawyer told her, "The will says the shop goes to you. If you don't claim it within sixty days, it goes to someone else." So she went to claim it. When buying the shop didn't wo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My Door 年终奖取消后，老板在我家门口跪下了 After the Year-End Bonus Was Canceled, My Boss Knelt Outside My House 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 My Perfect Attendance Bonus Became a Project Bonus, and I Was Slammed on the Headlines 全勤奖改项目奖金，我被骂上头条 They Replaced Perfect Attendance Bonuses with Project Bonuses, and I Got Blasted All Over the Headlines —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 After My Credit Was Stolen, I Slacked Off, and My Toxic Coworkers All Lost It 功劳被抢后我摆烂了，极品同事集体破防 After My Achievements Were Stolen, I Started Slacking Off and My Toxic Coworkers Totally Lost It 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 The Accounting Game 账目游戏 A transfer of 400,000 yuan dragged me into the dirtiest power struggle of a wealthy family. Gu Wan said, “You belong to me.” Gu Chengye said, “If you don't help me, I'll destroy you.” He Man said, “All you need to do is obey.” Only Shen Yu said, “Don't die.” They weren't fighting over me, but over that ledger. And all I wanted was to get my life back. A double agent, carefully plotting every step. No golden finger, just an information advantage. She isn't anyone's pawn. She's the one who flips —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 How to Escape After Being Imprisoned by My Demonized Disciple 被入魔徒弟囚禁后该如何自救 [Two male leads + older master and younger disciple + immortal cultivation + captivity + faked death + devoted shou, pampered gong + gong-centric] A flexible, prickly, celibate master gong x a deranged, possessive, lustful disciple shou who falls into demonic cultivation Liu Junhe was the strongest immortal in the Three Realms, just one step away from godhood. But he vanished on the eve of his ascension. His disciple Qin Yan, who was on the verge of falling into demonic cultivation, disappeared 712Reads—Score10514d adds
- 81 An Anti-PUA Guide to Dangerous Relationships 危险关系的反PUA指南 A Guide to Fighting Back Against PUA in a Dangerous Relationship 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Begonias Still Bloom, Though the Green Thickens and the Red Fades 海棠依旧绿肥红瘦 Reborn + Pure Love + High-Stakes from Start to Finish In the end, he became the richest man in the world, and she bore him two children. Some people are reborn to seek revenge. He wasn't. He was reborn for love. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 An Apocalypse Grandma Returns to the Modern World: One Song Makes Her a Legend and Supports the Whole Family 末世老太回现代，一曲封神养全家 [Two Worlds + An Older Woman’s Comeback + Modern Entertainment Industry Fame + Stockpiling Supplies to Support Her Family in the Apocalypse] After struggling to survive in the wasteland for half her life, 62-year-old Su Wanniang is on the brink of death when she unexpectedly transmigrates back to a peaceful modern world. Penniless, she keeps a low profile as a cleaner at an influencer agency, hoping only to stockpile supplies and send them to her family, who are barely hanging on in the apocalyp —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 After I Was Made Redundant, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fire 被优化后，前司跪求我回去救火 After I Was Laid Off, My Former Company Begged Me to Return and Put Out the Fires 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Return Against the Light: The Financial Queen's Game 逆光归来：财阀女王的棋局 [Lone, aloof hidden-capital queen × sharp-witted master of the abyss, fatal attraction as two powerhouses go head-to-head, purge internal enemies before romance, secret identities + alliance + corporate warfare and revenge, happy ending] Three years ago, Lin Qiuwen was sent overseas by her father as a sacrificial pawn. As her family tore itself apart from within, the shadow of her mother's early death never lifted. Since then, she had grown accustomed to hearing sneers like “useless legitimate d 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 86 A Younger Man and Me: A Romance in Skirts 我与裙臣年下恋 A younger-man romance between Su Jin, a PR queen and CEO, and Jiang Yezhou, a scheming top-tier star. As the entertainment industry’s number-one PR ace, she can turn a losing hand into a royal flush. But on the eve of taking the entertainment empire she helped her scumbag boss build, after three years together, public, she is betrayed and cheated on. Burdened with a staggering tens of millions in breach-of-contract penalties and facing an industry-wide blacklist, everyone waits to see this forme 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Blind Cat I Picked Up Is Actually a Big-Time CEO 捡到的瞎猫，居然是个大总裁 [Sweet romance (with the “pet” in pampering meaning an actual pet) + slow-burn love + both pure in body and heart + equally strong leads + mystery] [Down-and-out tycoon who grows into his power vs. an overlooked office worker who becomes a leading woman] [Focused on workplace life, with no golden finger] [When he possesses a blind cat and glimpses her shattered workaday life, and a jewelry case worth tens of billions tears away the Lu family's wealthy facade, this symbiotic bond that began in a 219Reads8.6Score10514d adds
- 88 High-Pressure Forbidden Zone 高压禁域 Electrical engineer Lin Shen is accidentally drawn into a mysterious underground forbidden zone, where he discovers a startling connection between modern electrical engineering and ancient tomb mechanisms: behind every high-voltage engineering accident lies an ancient mystery deliberately buried. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Designing Love: My Dream Guy Insists We Get Married 设计爱情！男神非要跟我结婚 [A designer's workplace romance and daily life + women's workplace story + escaping a small town] [Sweet romance + one-on-one pairing + no angst + no misunderstandings + no golden finger + no face-slapping] [Scheming architectural designer + naive newcomer to the workplace] Architectural designer Lu Yuan is known in the industry as an irresistible dreamboat of a designer. Every project he designs becomes a hit, and people never stop talking about his work. But nobody could have guessed that behi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The Rules of Falling in Love as an Adult 成年人的心动准则 (The rating was just posted and is gradually rising.) [Two strong leads + workplace romance + romantic push and pull + bittersweet happy ending] Hotheaded heir to a wealthy family × sharp-tongued elite lawyer Pei Jingnian: “You don't know who I am?” He Baichuan: “Didn't your parents tell you? Go ask them who you are instead of asking me.” Pei Jingnian: “...” Pei Jingnian: “He Baichuan, I love you.” He Baichuan: “Got it.” Pei Jingnian: “Why don't you ever say you love me?” He Baichuan: “Listeni 4.8kReads8.8Score58314d adds
- 91 His Mint-Scented Breath 他的薄荷味呼吸 His Mint-Scented Breath 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 A Heartbeat Beyond Calculation 算不尽心动 [A battle of equals + reunion after a long separation + love that goes unrequited] Lin Zhixu is a cool, beautiful, and brilliant quantitative trader who has made her own place in the highest echelons of finance. She spends her days navigating high-pressure rivalries and contests for fame and fortune, living with sharp clarity and never showing a weakness. Focused entirely on reaching the top of her career, she keeps her ambition hidden and shoulders every burden and lonely moment alone. Her pr 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Spring on the Silk Road, Riding in a Boat 倚舟丝路春 Someone once asked, “What is the new Silk Road?” Lin Dieyi replied, “Code, trust, and a digital Great Wall built with the lives of China’s young people.” It all began with a university innovation project called “Silk Road Post.” The turning point came amid the windswept sands of Central Asia. She thought Shen Yanzhou, the campus prodigy who had once turned her down, would eventually become the most familiar stranger on the Digital Silk Road. But she never expected the two of them to become comr 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Boy Next Door Is Relentlessly Pursuing Me: Bro, You Can’t Get Away! 邻家弟弟猛猛追：哥你跑不掉啦 [Dual Male Leads] [Mutual Firsts] [Younger Top] [Six-Year Age Gap] [Childhood Friends] [School Life in the Early Arc + Showbiz in the Later Arc] Xiao Shuyan never imagined that Wang Qi'an, whom he'd raised like a younger brother since childhood, had secretly fallen for him. But if he was going to confess, why walk away after setting an alarm without even waiting for an answer? It wasn't until the two of them secretly started dating that Xiao Shuyan realized just how possessive Wang Qi'an was. He 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Reborn Electrical Engineer: Starting as a Project Assistant 重生电气师：从项目助理开始 Carrying the painful memories of being framed and disgraced in his previous life, Lin Chen is reborn at the moment he joins Hengxin Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd. at the age of 23. Once a disposable pawn in the workplace, he is now a quiet player with ten years of project management and electrical engineering experience. Starting at the very bottom as a project assistant, he catches mistakes, identifies hidden hazards on site, and solves problems involving low-voltage systems and high-voltage 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 My Secret Crush Asked Me to Marry Him on Paper 暗恋对象向我提出协议结婚 [Marriage first, love later + both faithful + secret crush comes true + romantic tension + mature workplace romance] Jealous cardiothoracic surgeon × kindhearted, naive teacher In high school, Lin Xi was an unremarkable girl in the class next door, while Lu Chen was the popular heartthrob everyone admired. She kept her crush hidden in countless fleeting moments when they passed each other, never daring to hope they would ever have anything to do with each other. Years later, a blind date arrang 534Reads—Score10714d adds
- 97 My Fierce Little Husband Is Incredibly Protective 霸气小夫郎超护短 [Two male leads + married first, fall in love later, mutual devotion + farming + raising a child + no transmigration or rebirth] The matchmaker said he was the son of a refined, elegant scholar, but the man at the wedding was a towering, eight-and-a-half-foot-tall brute? The gap between the listing and the actual product was absurd! Wang Di, a sharp-tongued young man whose parents died early, was targeted by his clan for his family’s property. Then a matchmaker tricked him into marrying Lin Ziti 385Reads6.5Score10114d adds
- 98 When the Phoenix Blossoms: The Phoenix's Rebirth 凤凰花开之凤凰涅槃 She once believed her entire life consisted of her husband's coldness, her mother-in-law's scorn, and the silent world of her daughter, who had cerebral palsy. Then the “pig-butchering scam” struck, and their 800,000 yuan in savings vanished in an instant. Her long-silent husband, Long Qishang, dropped his final mask: a divorce agreement that left her with nothing, while even their daughter became a burden he was eager to cast off. The city left her with nothing but debt and despair. Dragging a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Sinking Trap 沉没陷阱 Ji Heng’s biggest regret is giving in to lust and having a wild one-night stand with Lu Yunzhou, who looks gentle but is ruthless beneath his handsome face. He pays for that night of passion for years afterward. Before meeting Ji Heng, Lu Yunzhou believed that winning someone over or getting something done came down to having the harder methods and the deeper schemes. But when it came to Ji Heng, every rule that the celebrated, powerful Lu Yunzhou knew from the cutthroat business world failed hi 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 I've Had My Eye on This Deskmate for Ages 这个同桌，我盯好久了 [Cool, aloof medical student x straightforward transfer student] On the first day Lin Xingran transferred into Clinical Class Three, the classmate at his desk drew a line down the middle. Jiang Yubai was the department's undisputed genius, always keeping to himself and willing to lend Lin only half an inch of his textbook. No one knew why Lin Xingran insisted on sitting beside him, or what the date engraved on the old silver ring on his left hand meant: it was the day Jiang Yubai first spoke to 5Reads—Score—14d adds
