Novels like Summer Has Passed, and You Have Not Returned
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Summer Has Passed, and You Have Not Returned, best match first.
- 151 At Seventeen, He Told Me Love Means Letting Go 17岁的他告诉我，爱是放手 At seventeen, he told me that love means letting go. 340Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 I Lost My Chance to Become a Mother to Save Him, but He Had a Child with Someone Else 为了救他我失去当妈妈的机会，他却和别人有了孩子 I lost my chance to become a mother to save him, but he had a child with someone else 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Brother, I’m Done Getting Treatment 哥哥，我不治了 Big Brother, I’m Done with Treatment 1.5kReads—Score104Shelves
- 154 The CEO's Sunshine Is Covered in Wounds 总裁的骄阳遍体鳞伤 [Angst and abuse + chasing his wife + unhinged obsession + coercive love: possessive CEO and resilient ray of sunshine] She was Q University’s ray of sunshine, forever searching for the moonlight that would illuminate her life. At eighteen, she ran away from her wedding to take the college entrance exam, driving her grandfather, her only family, to his death. At twenty-five, she was framed for murder and tortured and imprisoned by Lin Chen for eight years. … She found her only sister, but every 289Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 155 No Such Person Exists 杳无此人 [Undercover Assassin vs. Narcotics Detective] “Jinchen, after I’m gone, I’m entrusting my sister to you.” “Don’t tell her what happened to me. She cries at the drop of a hat, and if she finds out, she’ll cry her head off.” “Yu Jinyan, you big liar! Now that you’re gone, who’s going to protect me? I have no family left…” The day after Yu Jinyan died, Yu Jinchu vanished without a trace, as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth. Jiang Jinchen searched for her like a madman. Seven years 346Reads—Score125Shelves
- 156 After He Called Off the Engagement, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Marry 退婚后，他成了我的高攀不起 After Our Engagement Was Called Off, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Reach —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 The Beauty at My Lodgings 落榻美人 I’m a maid in the Marquis’s household. After the eldest young master attended his fiancée’s coming-of-age ceremony, he fell from his horse on the way home and was left paralyzed. His fiancée broke off their engagement, and his former classmates stopped visiting. The young master lost the will to live. The old madam chose me to bring him good luck through marriage. My fellow maids pitied me, not knowing that I had loved him for a long time. This is a short story. 213Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 158 It's Snowing Again, Hold Me Tight 又下雪了，抱紧我吧 Completed [Secret crush] [Bad ending] Tang Nian was taken in by the Si family as a child, and spent more than a decade in love with Si Yanshen, the family's only heir. At eighteen, Tang Nian was confident and radiant, standing proudly onstage as she smiled sweetly at him. At twenty-four, Tang Nian was arrogant and spoiled, unable to get past the technical terminology of psychology. At twenty-seven, Tang Nian was mature and reserved, an outstanding business partner. Si Yanshen, meanwhile, had bee 224Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 159 On the Eve of Our Wedding, My Fiancee Went to Spend Her 婚礼前夜，未婚妻去陪前男友「最后一晚」 The Night Before the Wedding, My Fiancée Went to Spend One Last Night with Her Ex-Boyfriend 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 Blaspheming Buddha 渎佛 A bewitching woman who tempers her sharp edges and sinks into ruin alongside him x a Buddhist who casts off his cassock and descends into the mortal world The fateful entanglement between Gou Ting, a Buddhist disciple, and Bai Yue, a temptress from the Hehuan Sect, is utterly overturned when he is reborn. He returns to the past bearing memories etched into his bones, determined to sever their ill-fated bond. But she, her soul reborn across two lifetimes, quietly rewrites her destiny and keeps he 194Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 161 Chi Changqiu 池长秋 Two men, tragic ending A story about two people who love each other but refuse to love each other, only to love each other forever in the end. Tonight, the wind howls and the rain pours. There is no moonlight. A little flower by the roadside bends beneath the gale meant for it, its stem snapping as it is buried in the world around it. When it was born, it was colorful and bright. Then its edges were worn away, its values twisted, and its soul destroyed, along with its flesh and bones. 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 162 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 163 I Designed Your Bride's Wedding Dress with My Own Hands 我亲手为你的新娘设计了婚纱 Cover image source: XHS, Snowy Day Originally titled “Out of Focus” A secret crush is one person out of focus; loving someone you can’t have is two people on parallel lines. When you appeared, the whole world went out of focus. The first time we met, I tripped in front of you. From then on, I’ve always stumbled right where you are. Jian Lushun, goodbye forever. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 So Love Has an Expiration Date 原来爱有期限 Shao Ning: Everyone says love can overcome any obstacle. It’s not that I don’t believe in love, but love can change in an instant. The only thing that lasts is... a 15-year limit... Maybe Mom, you and Dad were right. In the end, a man and a man just can’t be together. 1.8kReads—Score214Shelves
- 165 Your Name Is Farther Away Than the Stars 你的名字比星星遥远 Angst! Angst! Angst! That's how important it is, so we're saying it three times! [Double top students × mutual salvation × tragic ending] A bright, fragile ray of sunshine suffering from a serious illness vs. a cold, merciless class monitor who can't feel pain “Xu Xingxia, you're crossing the line.” “Xu Xingxia, know your limits.” “Xu Xingxia, are you always like this?” “Xu Xingxia, Song Qichi is yours and yours alone.” “Xu Xingxia, without you, this life would be far too long...” Dying for 4kReads8.4Score871Shelves
- 166 Longing in the Lonely Night 此夜相思空寂寥 Legend has it that every princess of Chaolan is born with a heart of seven orifices, a heart that can bring the dead back to life and grant immortality… With the land in turmoil, Princess Shen Ruoqing of Chaolan marries into Nansang for the sake of her country and its people, becoming the crown prince of Nansang’s consort. She thought she could live out her final years in peace, but that was only wishful thinking. On the city wall, dressed in white fox fur, she gazed down at him. The warmth in h 158Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 167 Seven Years Apart 七年时分 I loved Lu Xiao for seven years. When I was kidnapped, though, he refused to pay the ransom, simply because his secretary suggested using the opportunity to teach me a lesson. I endured hellish torment. At last, I learned to stay away from Lu Xiao, but then he came crying and begged me to give him one more chance. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 168 My Godforsaken Life 爷这操蛋的人生 Yu Yan × Mu Siming Yu Yan thought his life was a complete fucking mess. When he was little, his mother abandoned him to become someone else's stepmother. His shameless old man married a woman only a few years older than Yu Yan and made her his stepmother. When he grew up, he finally managed to earn some money by writing a novel, only for the shitty platform to lock it. After going through hell to find a bridge with good feng shui, he planned to jump off and kill himself, hoping he wouldn't have 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 169 Six Years of Love, Reduced to Nothing 六年爱意成空 Six Years of Love, Gone to Nothing 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, A Cherry Blossom Promise 忘川河下，赴一场樱花之约 Beneath the River of Forgetfulness, keep an appointment beneath the cherry blossoms. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 After Becoming an Olympic Champion, I No Longer Had a Mom 成为奥运冠军以后，我没有妈妈了 After Becoming an Olympic Champion, I No Longer Had a Mother 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 Love That Came Too Late 迟来的痴爱 Yan Xizhi had always loved someone, keeping her feelings locked away in her heart. She didn't dare reveal them. She thought the two of them could never be together and would never cross paths, but she never expected one incident to bring them together and make her his wife. He was cold and indifferent toward her, and even resented her. Later, a checkup revealed that she had terminal cancer. His first love happened to return from abroad around the same time, so she chose to divorce him. After the 124Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 173 The Camellia Tree 山茶花树 “A Huai, the camellias on the mountain back home are blooming. I really wish you could go see them with me again.” “The camellias on the mountain bloom and wither, then bloom again, but the camellia in my heart will never fade.” 89Reads—Score—Shelves
- 174 Hello, My Love 你好，我的爱 The Place He Returns To: Sequel (Part Two) If you can’t handle an unresolved ending, don’t read this! Don’t read this! Don’t read this! It’ll turn your whole worldview upside down! This is meant to have a happy ending, though a few parts feel forced. The protagonist is a hopeless romantic. If you can’t accept that, stay away! Thank you for reading! Song Qing never left, but he said it was all just a competition. What is he hiding? I refuse to believe it. I search desperately. Will things ultimat 7Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 175 Mom, I'll Protect You from Now On 妈妈，以后儿子保护你 Mom, Your Son Will Protect You from Now On 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 Letting Go 割愛 [Short tragic ending + obsessive male lead] After my mother remarried, my stepbrother, who shared neither parent with me, was always finding new ways to bully me. But after our parents died, he changed completely. He stopped bullying me and instead stayed by my side, taking care of me without ever giving up on me. It was as if he’d become a different person. 70Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 177 The Phoenix’s Summer 不死鸟的夏 The gardenias bloomed, but the person watching them with me wasn't the boy who had dazzled my youth that summer long ago. He had gone to protect another girl for the rest of his life. I love white magnolias in summer. They usually bloom during the season, and their fragrance, like that of orchids, evokes an image of pure, jade-like beauty. After meeting Xu Yue, I fell in love with gardenias. They bloom every year around the summer solstice, their petals a pure white that symbolizes a promise to 31Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 178 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Destroyed 永安街恒昌当：那本从未销过的私账 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Written Off —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 I Played Coward for Half a Year, Then the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money 我装怂半年，隔壁花魁卷款跑了 I Played the Coward for Half a Year, and the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Soft Candy Locks the Edge 软糖锁锋 Soft Candy Locks the Blade —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 181 It’s Hard to Forget You 忘记你很难 Zhou Zhou came from Yuncheng to study in City C, where she met a boy who made her heart flutter with the excitement of youth. She liked to secretly follow him, and he never noticed her. The only time she ever found the courage to act was when he was sad: she quietly gave him a peach-flavored candy. To her surprise, they got into the same university. Not long after the semester began, a post on the campus forum went viral. After that, the heroine went abroad, and the two never crossed paths again 10Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 182 I've Always Loved You 一直很爱你 I've Always Loved You 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 183 Say No to 996: It Starts with You and Me 拒绝996从你我做起 Say no to 996, starting with you and me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 184 My Youth, Your Stories 我的青春，你们的故事 A collection of several stories that will make your heart ache for the characters’ helplessness and despair. Time is the gentlest executioner. It takes away the ardor of youth, but leaves stories etched in wrinkles, so that every aging pupil holds a starry sky. The stories aren’t long, but they belong to our youth. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 185 I Saved the Company, Then They Threw Me Away. So I Turned the Whole Company Upside Down 力挽狂澜却遭卸磨杀驴，我反手掀翻整个公司 I turned the tide, only to be discarded once I was no longer useful. So I turned around and brought down the whole company. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 186 After Everyone Betrayed Me, I Ruled the City 全员背叛后，我君临都市 After everyone betrayed me, I ruled the city. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 187 I Spent 2.8 Million of My Own Money on Bonuses and Got Reported, So I Cleaned House and Reached the Top 自掏280万发奖被举报后，我反手清空蛀虫登顶巅峰 After I Spent 2.8 Million of My Own Money on Awards and Got Reported, I Turned Around, Purged the Leeches, and Rose to the Top 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 A Marriage at a Crossroads 婚途陌路 Strangers on the Road to Marriage 73Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 One-Man Show 独角戏 [Signed for simplified Chinese publication] I wish I were brave, but when it comes to loving you, I always feel so unworthy. 415Reads8.8Score109Shelves
- 190 The Eighth Winter 第八年雪 The Eighth Year of Snow —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 191 Your Fox Across Past and Present Lives 前世今生你的狐 (Two male leads + angst + tragic ending + unforgettable heartbreak. I was crying as I wrote this T﹏T. This is my first story, so please share your thoughts!) What is the pain of longing? It is nothing but a thousand years of devoted love. Parted in their past lives, they meet again a thousand years later. Reborn, Qing Mojiao walks all the way from Nanyue to Beiping. After five years, he finally finds his king, only to be repeatedly deceived by the one he loves and humiliated like a plaything. On 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Life Flows Away with the Years, Love Endures Forever 生命随岁月流去，爱的永恒 Life slips away with the years; love is eternal. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 Once Unfaithful, Never to Marry Again 一次不忠，终身不娶 Once Unfaithful, Never to Marry Again 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 After I Gave Up Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 我放弃爱他后，总裁老公后悔了 After I Gave Up on Loving Him, My CEO Husband Regretted It 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 195 If There Is Love in Heaven 如果天堂有爱情 Even though falling in love with Gu Yu was a disaster, Xia Yisheng never regretted it. 36Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 196 She Found Out She Was Having Quintuplets, but Her Billionaire Husband Wanted a Divorce 得知怀五胞胎，富豪老公却要离婚～ She Found Out She Was Having Quintuplets, but Her Billionaire Husband Wants a Divorce~ 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 Summer, Nowhere to Be Seen 【夏不见】 [Sweet at first, angsty later + Beautiful tragedy] [Main couple: Mutual salvation Cold boy × Somber girl] [Side couple: Bickering rivals] They met in the leafy green of summer. After one chance encounter after another, the cold boy and the somber girl discovered that each shone at school, yet suffered in homes painfully barren of warmth. Slowly, their young feelings grew wild, but in the end, they couldn’t withstand the twists of fate. - “Jiang Leng, it’s snowing. Another winter has come,” “But 1.2kReads8.2Score355Shelves
- 198 My Sky Turned Black 我的天空成了黑色 Gu Zhi spent eight years loving someone, just as stubbornly and humbly as her name suggested. Zhi Zhuo thought life would be wonderful without her. Later, he realized it was a complete mess! But by the time he came to his senses, all she had left him was a cold, resolute silhouette walking away… 18Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 199 A Secret Crush Comes True 暗恋成实 A Secret Crush Comes True 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 200 Gu Nian's Deep Love 顾念情深 He said, “Gu Nian, wait for me a little longer. I promise I’ll make you happy.” She remembered what he had said so many years ago. Four years later, he came back. He returned as Jiangcheng’s most powerful man. Pinning her against the cold wall, he gritted his teeth and said, “Love me? You’re not worthy!” “Why don’t you just die?” And she really was going to die. 101Reads6.0Score—Shelves
