Novels like Spring Has Yet to Come, but Summer Is Already Here
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Spring Has Yet to Come, but Summer Is Already Here, best match first.
- 1 My Performance Review Is Livestreamed to the Entire Internet 我的绩效面谈是全网直播 My performance review was livestreamed across the internet 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Everyone's Weaknesses 全员弱点 Lu Xinghe, a low-level IT guy, spent two years at his company as a nobody: working overtime until three in the morning, watching his boss take credit for his work, and not even getting his name mentioned. Then one day, a line of text appeared before his eyes: [Weakness Scan activated] He discovered that beneath everyone’s seemingly flawless exterior lay a crack they desperately wanted to hide. His boss was using company servers to mine cryptocurrency, the project manager was inflating expense 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 My Boss Loses It, I Just Smile 领导破防，我微笑 Deputy Section Chief Su Xiaotang has a section chief who does nothing but shift the blame: when the figures are falsified, she blames Su; when someone has to sign for them, she ducks responsibility; even when handing out assignments, she makes Su deliver the message. After putting up with it for half a year, Su Xiaotang finally understands that every time she gives way, her boss turns it into leverage. From the day she learns to say no and keep records, whenever her boss flies into a rage, Su si —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Who Says You’re Destined for an Ordinary Life? 谁说你此生注定平凡 [Younger man + healing + mutual secret crush] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + design industry + cozy everyday life] [Simple, straightforward older single woman × sincere, clear-eyed fresh graduate] [At the breaking point in her career, almost driven mad × spirited and boundless] [A perfect complement + helping each other succeed] Xu Shan may be getting on in years, but she’s simple and straightforward, not a schemer, a little goofy, and rather rough around the edges. Liang Yao is new to the worl 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Algorithm of Love 爱的求解算法 After a car accident, Liang Jingchuan loses five years of his memory. He remembers his first love, but forgets that she exists. Algorithm professor Yu Xiangwan designed her own “marriage of convenience” for the sake of resources. Step by step, she adjusts the “parameters” of his memories, hoping to make his heart “converge” on her again. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 The Company Said, 'Cut Pay to Save Jobs.' So I Counted Who Got Laid Off 公司说“降薪保岗位”，我统计了被裁的都是什么人 The company said, “We’re cutting pay to save jobs.” So I tallied up who got laid off 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Dan Shuyi's Office Werewolf Game: From Invisible to Queen of the Rules 单书意的职场狼人杀：从隐形人到规则女王 Shan Shuyi’s workplace game of Werewolf: from invisible nobody to queen of the rules 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Dan Shuyi: You Can't Afford My Name 单书意：我的名字，你们买不起 Shan Shuyi: You can’t afford my name —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 I Turned My Boss's Empty Talk into ASMR 我把领导的废话做成了ASMR I turned my boss’s empty blather into ASMR 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Summer Words, Autumn Harvest 夏言秋实 The main story is complete [Reunion After Years Apart + Secret Crush + Wealthy Family + Two Powerful Leads + Campus Romance] Both leads are each other's first and only love. Xu Xia thought a secret crush was just something that belonged to youth. Once the college entrance exams were over and everyone went their separate ways, love would be no more. She never imagined that the light of her secret crush would shine on her, as she sparkled in her own field. “Xu Xia, I like you. Would you be with 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Rise Up, Professional Rose! 逆袭吧！职业玫瑰 [A comeback! A workplace rose strikes back from the brink!] “Once I get into grad school, will my life finally be stable?” Lin Yue stared at her acceptance letter, feeling lost. Her best friend Su Yao fought her way into a major corporation, only to face harassment from her boss, have her proposal stolen, and become everyone's scapegoat! “New hires are supposed to drink with clients?” Su Yao sneered, recording evidence. One whistleblower letter went straight to the chairman's office! Lin Yue gav 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I'm the Only One at the Company Actually Following the Stupid Orders 全公司只有我在认真执行愚蠢命令 I’m the only one in the whole company actually following the stupid orders —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 I'm the Grand Prize at the Company Annual Gala 公司年会的特等奖是我 I won the grand prize at the company’s annual party 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Company Made Me the Fall Guy, So I Livestreamed a Law Lesson and Sent Them to Prison 公司拿我顶罪，我直播普法送他们坐牢 My Company Made Me Take the Fall, So I Livestreamed a Lesson in the Law and Sent Them to Prison 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The No-Overtime Association 不加班协会 The No Overtime Association —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 After I Quit, My Boss Regretted It Until His Eyes Were Red 辞职后，顶头上司悔红了眼 [Cool, reserved, secretly passionate engineering guy VS bright, lively foodie + everyday workplace life + Gourmet] Gu Anlan had simply reached the age to marry and wanted to find a dependable man to build a life with. But on the eve of the wedding, her fiancé and his mother-to-be called the police, accusing her of demanding an exorbitant bride price. What? Sixty-eight thousand yuan, and she was supposed to take it back with her to his family, was an exorbitant bride price? Gu Anlan wasn't the lo 365Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 17 Joy Through the Long Days 长日欢喜 [Multinational company setting + sweet romance + mutual pursuit + chasing his wife to win her back] [Distinguished, composed China-region president of a luxury goods company] Xu Congning VS Jiang Yi [Adorable, sweet-natured beauty working for a multinational company] On Christmas Eve, Jiang Yi is alone in a foreign country when, on a whim, she invites the man sitting one seat away from her to dinner. She expects him to refuse, but to her surprise, he sits down across from her. Xu Congning merely 1.5kReads8.8Score11514d adds
- 18 I Give You the Deepest Love 予你无上情深 [One-on-One Romance + Both Leads Are Pure + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance + Children of Powerful Families] [A genius investor who graduated from MIT VS a young lady from an official family who has weathered family upheaval] When they first meet, he’s aloof and abstinent, while she’s determined to avoid worldly romance. Jiang Yanxi: “I didn’t like her before, I don’t like her now, and I won’t like her in the future.” Liang Qin: “I’m single and don’t believe in marriage. No one catches my eye.” 2kReads7.3Score26014d adds
- 19 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Made My Ex's Scumbag Uncle Mine 退婚后，我把渣男小叔占为己有 [Mutual Secret Crushes + Age Gap + Pursuit + Intense Push and Pull + The Hero Has Planned This for a Long Time + Nurturing Boyfriend] Three years into their engagement, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé chose a poor student over her. He was willing to take thirty lashes in the ancestral hall just to break off the engagement. Jiang Shuye didn't shed a single tear. She took the hundred million in breach-of-contract compensation and turned to the man in the corner, the one whose name struck fear 5.3kReads—Score66314d adds
- 20 Beijing Dust, Held Close 京尘入怀 [The Ambitious Beauty’s Guide to Climbing the Ladder] | Female growth|Rags-to-riches comeback|Adult push and pull | Campus | Workplace | Jingbei Academy of Fine Arts, a prestigious institution where fame and fortune intertwine. Its students come from wealthy families. Shen Qingchen is the only one who has to make her way in with nothing. Born in a small city, with no connections or support, she is treated like a pawn in a power game. But she was never prey for others to manipulate. She has a hun 1.2kReads8.1Score10214d adds
- 21 She Uses AI to Take Down Workplace Deadbeats 她靠AI：手撕职场老赖 Urban workplace + empowering female lead + AI golden finger + workplace comeback + taking down deadbeat debtors + working-class underdog makes good + light comedy + workplace survival guide Duan Xiaomo clutched her crumpled 500 yuan and stared at the expired pickled vegetables HR manager Wang Meili had thrown at her. She was close to tears with rage. After two years of overtime and taking the blame countless times, was this all her severance was worth? And they still wanted her to sign a trap of —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The End of Bad Luck 倒霉尽头 “Hi, I’m the man you slept with last night.” When Ji Yunyun saw the WeChat message, she nearly dropped her phone. Yesterday had been the worst day of her life: someone stole her project proposal, her boyfriend cheated on her, and her nemesis suddenly became her boss. That night, she went to a bar to drink her troubles away, then stumbled home in a haze. When she woke up the next morning, she found herself in the bed of a strange man. She thought she could keep the whole thing buried, until he me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Laid Off Just Before Getting a Permanent Job, I Meet a Mysterious Tycoon 临近转正被裁，却遇到神秘大佬 [Gentle Yet Strong, Well-Behaved Girl Who Comes Into Her Own × Older, Restrained, Scheming, Mysterious CEO] [Age Gap + Both Pure + Intense Push and Pull + Possessiveness + He Chases Her After She Leaves + Suspense + Unconventional CEO] Jiang Liwu was an honest office worker. Her biggest regret was believing her boss when he said, "You're doing great." She worked overtime and took the blame, only to get laid off anyway. When she met Chu Yanxu, he was on a blind date with another woman. A colleagu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Mo Family’s Female Artisan Rules the Cybersecurity World with Her Siegecraft 墨家女匠靠守城术称霸网安圈 Mo Wei wakes up in an ancient city of ingenious mechanisms from two thousand years ago and becomes the most mysterious intern at a modern cybersecurity company. Others look at code; she looks at the city gates. Others search for vulnerabilities; she first asks, “Who's guarding this gate?” The cold-faced CEO Shen Yan initially only wants to drive her away. Later, he becomes the one who takes her home in the rain, waits downstairs for her in the morning, and is the first to stand up for her when s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 An HR Diary HR日记 [A sharp and capable HR manager vs. a wise, deeply devoted CEO] [From a newcomer at a major corporation to a seasoned HR professional, this is a thoughtful look at how women can make their mark in the workplace! Career first, romance second, with a moving and realistic story free of melodrama. 1v1 + devoted to each other + workplace drama] What kind of people does the workplace need? Who can stay undefeated at work, and who will leave in disappointment? Su Yun and her husband, Xue Zhong, went fr 165Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 26 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
- 27 The Perfect Lover 最合适的爱人 At first, Qiao’s father seems like he’s not very bright, but he’s actually the real hidden powerhouse, the mastermind behind every event. People call him the modern-day Yue Buqun. Many readers wonder why a tycoon worth hundreds of billions seems so clueless. It’s all foreshadowing for later in the story. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 The Microexpression Queen 微表情女王 The protagonist is Lin Hui, a young woman from the countryside. She has the innate ability to read microexpressions, and her frank, optimistic nature is sure to make you laugh. Follow her journey from a migrant worker in Shanghai to founding a company and taking it public. She uses her microexpression-reading ability to power her way to success at work, while navigating hilarious life as a migrant in Shanghai, a push-and-pull romance with an aloof CEO, and the challenges of founding her own comp —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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
- 30 Tipsy in His Palm 在他掌心微醺 Equally matched power couple | One-on-one romance Li Jin, the man who ruled the Li empire, was ruthless and decisive in both the legitimate and underworld worlds, with enemies everywhere. After he entered Shen Nianqing’s world, his desire to use her turned into a fanatical need to protect her. Shen Nianqing, a high-IQ beauty with two Oxford doctorates, was fluent in six languages and adept at navigating the world of finance. Cool-headed and calculating, she was unwillingly swept into a deadly ma 217Reads—Score10114d adds
- 31 The Little Rose Who Escaped the Lab 逃出实验室的小玫瑰 Experiment subject + Age gap + Everyone’s darling + Older brother + Revenge + Military marriage When they first met, the girl was wearing a prison uniform marked with a number. Wenren Jin thought a prisoner must have escaped. The moment they met, the girl helped Wenren Jin take down a number of formidable opponents. Her methods were so vicious and brutal that even the battle-hardened subordinates at Wenren Jin’s side were terrified. After the killing was done, Wenren Jin realized there was somet 2.2kReads8.7Score31914d adds
- 32 A Golden Quest: Beauty and Empire 金色征程：红颜与江山 My first attempt at writing an online novel! It’s been quite an experience! After putting my pen down for decades, I’ve finally picked it up again. For that alone, I have to thank Tomato! Goodbye, Tomato! 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 33 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
- 34 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
- 35 Sis, Your Husband Can't Perform? Divorce Him and Let Me Support You 姐姐，你老公不行？离了你养我呗 [She Escapes a Hellish Marriage, While Her Devoted, Unhinged Love Rival Turns Up the Heat and Steals Her Away] (A Clear-Eyed Comic Artist vs. a Hong Kong-Style Heartthrob and top-tier star of short dramas) [Both Pure] Dai Qing is a gifted art student who gave up the chance to study abroad after graduating from art school. To win over Huo Xiu, the heir to a powerful Beijing family, whom she had secretly loved for four years, she signed a sexless marriage contract. Six years of marriage, shattered 13Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 36 Stories from the Ground Up: Wellness, Livelihoods, and Human Nature at a Foot Spa 脚底下的故事——足疗店里养生、饭碗与人心 Stories Beneath Your Feet: Wellness, Livelihoods, and Human Nature at a Foot Massage Shop 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Day When the Days Were Long and the Nights Short 昼长夜短的那天 Completed · [Scheming Approach to a Spoiled Rich Second-Generation Heir VS A Rational, Restrained Female Investment Manager] [CEO + Business Warfare + Push and Pull + Devoted to His Wife + HE] A new hire showed up in Antai’s investment and financing department. To everyone’s surprise, it was Shan Jialin, the notorious spoiled young master of the Shan family. To his face, everyone called him Mr. Shan; behind his back, they complained that he had a pile of scandals and knew nothing about real est 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Consultation After Dark 咨询夜不眠 After graduating from Harvard with an MBA, Song Qiaoyi returns to Main, one of the world's top strategic consulting firms. There, he endures workplace bullying, being framed with nude photos, and being deliberately sidelined. He turns the tide in a crisis, only to take someone else's piece of the pie, and leads his team into a head-on clash with a competitor. Through it all, he and his colleagues and mentors hold fast to their professional principles. He rises from strategic consultant to partne 365Reads9.4Score10314d adds
- 39 There Was No Underworld in the Nineties 九十年代没有江湖 Years later, workers renovating Qinghe's old town unearthed a moldy ledger beneath an abandoned factory housing complex. The ledger listed laid-off workers, families of miners killed in accidents, women from dance halls, and several lines of numbers blurred by water. On the last page, there were only three words: Chen Qingshan. Some said he was the most loyal man in Qinghe. Some said he was the man who most deserved to die. Others said that if not for the times he lived in, Chen Qingshan mig 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I Met You the Day We Divorced 离婚那天遇见你 After five years of marriage to Tang Mingyuan, Song Xinzhu quit her job to try for a baby and embarked on the grueling road of IVF. In just two years, she suffered three missed miscarriages. She couldn’t take any more of it. She didn’t want to keep trying for a baby and wanted a divorce. Just when she was at her most lost and helpless, she met Qin Bozhang. She felt an irresistible physical attraction to him. Whenever she saw him, her heart raced, her cheeks flushed, and she couldn’t stop hers 4.3kReads8.2Score36314d adds
- 41 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
- 42 I Only Learned After We Married That My Crazy Husband Had Secretly Loved Me for Ten Years 婚后才知，疯批老公暗恋我十年 [Domineering CEO + Devoted to One Person] Jiang Nian is a once-famous actress, now dismissed as a washed-up pretty face. With a single contract, she marries Xie Lin, a rising star in the business world, and becomes his most exquisite ornament. For two years after their wedding, they treat each other with icy politeness. Then one night, she discovers his long-buried secret in the basement: an entire sketchbook, filled from his youth to adulthood, depicting the parts of her past no one else knew —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 Winning 50 Million from the Start, I Crush Gold Diggers 开局中奖五千万，虐翻捞女 That day, he bought the sugar-roasted chestnuts and baked sweet potatoes his girlfriend loved. The moment he opened the door, two naked bodies were rolling around in the bedroom: her top donor. Chen Mo quietly closed the door and tossed the food into the trash. Late that night, he stood on Phoenix Bridge, ready to jump. A bankrupt tycoon stopped him. “Kid, is a lousy woman really worth killing yourself over?” That very night, the lottery ticket he'd bought faithfully for seven years won him fift 363Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 From Involution to Lying Flat: A Corporate Drone’s Path to Enlightenment 从内卷到躺平：大厂社畜修行记 This is a story with a healing touch. From overwork to lying flat: A tale of a corporate drone’s journey at a major internet company, chronicling the endless grind of modern laid-off tech workers! Will you choose a cat-like approach to finding a job, a dog-like approach to working, or a Buddhist approach and lie flat? Between striving to get ahead and simply showing up to work, what will you choose? Join the cool and aloof Chi Mai as she explores modern city life and the path to healing yourself 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Gentle as Twilight, I Only Want You 暮色温柔，偏爱你 One chance collision at dusk brings Su Wanxing into Shen Zhiyan's world, completely disrupting his unchanging life. He is a cold, aloof business tycoon who controls everything, a rule-maker everyone fears. She is an insignificant, ordinary girl, a glimmer of starlight that unexpectedly enters his sight. Everyone knows Mr. Shen is detached and ascetic, and never makes exceptions for anyone. But when he meets Su Wanxing, every boundary gives way again and again, and every bit of tenderness is re 25Reads—Score314d adds
- 47 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
- 48 Mr. Ji, I Look Forward to Learning from You 季先生，请多多指教 (One-on-one romance) (Both are chaste) (A guiding lover) (Carefully laid plans) (Sweet romance) (Mutual redemption) Lin Wan is a pawn on his chessboard, a sharp blade in his business empire. He is the only person Lin Wan can rely on as she takes revenge on her ex-boyfriend for cheating. He is her weapon. She completes her revenge and fulfills his mission. The deal is over. They owe each other nothing. Later, he tells Lin Wan, “You still haven’t paid me back. I can’t get away from you, so I’ll ke 221Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Perfectly Complementary 极致互补 [Short drama now streaming] [Emotion-led brand strategist Zhang Xinbei × rational investor Gao Jiawei] Modern romance / cerebral love / workplace maneuvering / mature push and pull A power couple who complement each other · One-on-one · Mutual salvation · (Those who mind a non-virgin heroine should proceed with caution. No rivalry between women, just a normal romance with sound values.) * She is a top-tier brand strategist who breaks through by understanding human nature; he is a capital markets 3.1kReads8.7Score32814d adds
- 50 When Will I See Lin Shen? 何时见林深 [Radiant university lecturer × aloof tech mogul] [Reunion after years apart from the start + campus romance + rekindled love + both devoted to each other + romantic tension] "All right, then." Just two words, and Lin Shen and Shi Jianqing’s love was sealed away for years. Lin Shen never expected to run into Shi Jianqing again at the university sports meet. He was a high-profile company CEO, while she was an ordinary university lecturer. Somehow, he ended up becoming her "benefactor." Time had do 92Reads—Score—14d adds
