Novels like A Dream of the Capital: Tales of Xiao Yun
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- 51 The Tyrant in My Mind 我脑子里的暴君 Shen Si, a top painter, never imagined that after dying, he would open his eyes to find himself trapped in the body of a painter with depression. One could not go on living; the other could not bring herself to die. Watching Xu Zhao nervously paint in safe colors, watching her apologize even after her coworkers humiliated her and drove her to the rooftop, he was so furious his soul nearly smoked. “Useless! Give me the brush!” When the bullying began again, he took control of her body and unleash 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 I Turned My Head and Saw You 偏过头，看见你 Lin Yue is a recent graduate just starting out in the workplace. Her boss turns out to be a college senior who once pursued her and is still secretly in love with her. But then Lin Yue discovers that the company's “Iron Lady” is dating him. Meanwhile, her best friend's boyfriend turns out to be her roommate, and her friend even accuses her of trying to steal him. Years of friendship go up in smoke over a man. Lin Yue thinks this world has gone completely mad. It's so absurd that even absurdity's 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Just a Cover for the Man He Loved Most 十二年婚姻，我只是他最爱男人的挡箭牌 Twelve Years of Marriage, and I Was Only a Shield for the Man He Loved Most 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 The Grand Justice of the Court of Justice, Courted by Every Brothel, Is a Woman 全青楼都在攻略的大理寺卿是女的 [Female-led + no romance + strong heroine + political intrigue + mystery solving] After the emperor decreed that their children were to be betrothed from birth, the Duchess of Zhenguo disguised her daughter as a boy. She kept up the act for over twenty years. As the Duke's “second son,” she could not inherit the title, so she took the imperial examinations and entered the court. Everyone said Lord Gu, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was a heaven-sent genius. No one knew that beneat 610Reads8.1Score104Shelves
- 55 This Love Has Become a Memory, Like a Pair of Mandarins Left Behind 此情已自成追忆，零落鸳鸯 (Not a mutually devoted couple, read with caution) BE aesthetics [Princess of Great Yan + Emperor of Great Chu] [Cool beauty + mad emperor] She was Mu Ziwan, the noble legitimate princess of Great Yan. He was Chu Junqian, the young emperor of Great Chu. That year, Chu Junqian was only thirteen. Great Chu and Great Yan went to war, and Great Chu was defeated. His own sister was sent to Great Yan to marry for peace, and it was through this that Chu Junqian first met Mu Ziwan. She was seven years o 696Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 56 You Are My Boundless Delusion 你是无边妄念 For three years of marriage, Shen Weisu had been content to live the pampered life of a wealthy wife by Zhou Yanhuai’s side. That was until one night, when the woman he had always longed for crashed her car into Shen Weisu’s. When her husband arrived at the hospital, he walked straight past her without so much as a glance, heading for someone else. 7.9kReads8.7Score608Shelves
- 57 My Boyfriend Was Ice-Cold, But He Fell Apart When I Broke Up With Him 男友冷冰冰，提分手他却破防了 [Mutual First Love / Living Together / Sweet Romance] Lin Wangxi discovers that she’s the wicked fake heiress in a melodramatic novel. The plot tells her that she has only half a year left before she dies for no apparent reason. When the real heiress returns, she has nowhere to go. Unexpectedly, it’s the down-and-out boyfriend she forced into the relationship who takes her in. Zhou Jinyuan, the novel’s major villain. His parents are both dead, his relatives have cast him out, and he and hi 21.3kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
- 58 Her Waist Is Soft and Her Lips Are Sweet! The Big Shot Loses Control and Falls for Her 她腰软唇甜！大佬失控沦陷 Short drama adaptation coming soon [Over-the-top Devotion | Powerful Man Bows His Head | Age Gap | Both Pure | Guiding Lover] Delicate, sweet-tempered inheritor of traditional crafts / Powerful, fatherly man The most outrageous thing Lin Wan ever did was spend that one night with Zhou Yanling. He was her ex-boyfriend’s boss, the powerful leader at the top, and the last person she should ever have gotten involved with. After that night, she did everything she could to draw a clear line between th 8.5kReads8.4Score846Shelves
- 59 You Still Haven't Confessed to Me 你还没跟我告白 [Hot-tempered, possessive troubled boy & sweet, gentle girl] A tragic ending, an angsty campus romance. When they first met, Chi Wen was an exemplary student at No. 16 High School, excelling in both academics and conduct. Bian Qingye, meanwhile, was the fearsome “Ye-ge” from the vocational school next door. Everyone said he was exactly what his name suggested: wild, and wild in everything he did. He changed girlfriends faster than he changed clothes. At that age, what girl wouldn’t want to leav 63Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 60 The Shanhai Relic Scroll and the Moonlit Eyes 山海遗卷惊月瞳 Long ago, Yu the Great tamed the floods and traveled the world, creating the eighteen volumes of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which recorded every treasure under heaven, along with spirits and strange beasts. People longed to see them, but few could find a way. Recently, rumors suddenly spread that Yu the Great had hidden another volume outside the collection. Whoever found it could enter the secret realm of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Before long, merchants, bandits, and poachers a 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 The Campus Heartthrob Is Flawed, but He's Not for Sale 校草全瑕，但不出 [A fragile little flower who's actually a female ghost + a handsome but puppy-like campus heartthrob + reborn + college + high summer] [A painful coming-of-age campus romance: it's time to make the male lead suffer] Jian Wuxia is the heroine of a painful coming-of-age campus romance. She goes through it all: a car accident, dropping out of school, rumors, bullying, and the death of a friend. She doesn't care. As long as the male lead loves her, that's enough. Her love moves the heavens, and Jian 2.3kReads9.4Score400Shelves
- 62 A Love Letter from the Twenty-Fifth Time Zone 第二十五时区的情书 [Print edition now available] The love they felt as teenagers was buried in the sound of the wind on the day their hearts first stirred. By the time it crossed mountain after mountain to reach their hearts, the wind had died, leaving only unresolved longing. - Zhou Jingni's unrequited love wasn't like that of other girls left to act out a one-sided romance. She and Shen Yi were childhood friends, born into the same Beijing compound. They grew up and went to school together, and as teenagers they 18.6kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
- 63 First Frost in Beijing and Hong Kong 京港逢霜降 A rotten man with a real heart × a prickly little white rabbit Class gap + substitute romance + reunion after years apart + the pursuit of a runaway wife The first time Wen Shuangjiang met Liang Jingxu, she knew they were from different worlds. They crossed paths on a film set. His car splashed mud all over her, and he drove off without a word of apology. She lost her chance at the job. When they met again, she was flinging her room key at a producer’s face. He had a curvy woman in his arms, 505Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 The CEO Ex-Husband Married Her for Revenge, but Fell for Her First 总裁前夫娶她只为报复，却先动了心 The CEO ex-husband married her just to get revenge, but he was the first to fall for her. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Captive Beauty of the Capital 京锁娇色 1v2: Flirty fox VS powerful high-ranking official + first love from her days studying Chinese medicine (Revenge + intense push and pull) The heroine has a dual personality [In a nutshell] A powerful man humbly begs for love, while his unattainable first love is always ready to run. Two men patiently help a rose deprived of love find salvation. The capital's beauty had skin like jade, a figure soft as mist, and a rare, seductive allure. Her name was Bai An. Bai An was once the little princess of 1.4kReads8.4Score152Shelves
- 66 To the Souls in Beijing Searching for a Safe Harbor for the Rest of Their Lives 致那些在北京，用余生去寻找避风港的灵魂 To the souls who came to Beijing and will spend the rest of their lives searching for a safe haven 371Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Notes from the Pastoral Dream 牧梦札记 Also known as The Shepherd's Dream Notes: A Comprehensive Guide to TV Dramas Also known as Those Years of Endless Complaints and Unsaid Words Also known as That Ghostly Couple Who Never Run Out of Things to Say, Now Writing Reading Journals The original works featured are tentatively Empresses in the Palace, My Fair Princess, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Dream of the Red Chamber, The Three-Body Problem, and others. (Note: Life is 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 The Road Ahead Is Hard 荨路难 “Emperor and consort” “Angst” “Daughter of a great clan” “Young emperor” “Childhood sweethearts” “Both pure” In all my life, the most naive thing I ever did was believe that there could be a way for both sides to win on the chessboard. 3.5kReads8.1Score218Shelves
- 69 An Yu's Wall 安屿的墙 (Slow-burn romance / Secret Crush + Regret + Modern Romance + Long-Distance Love + Youth) Tang Yu'an and Su Yan, a love that missed its chance for four years. When Su Yan had a secret crush on Tang Yu'an, another man entered her life, and Tang Yu'an learned how to use people through that man. In the end, fate gave them another chance, only for everything to fall apart again the morning after a tender night together. Will Su Yan and Tang Yu'an ever make it to the end together? No one knows. 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 70 Are the Begonias Blooming in Beijing? 北京的海棠花开了吗 Are the Begonias in Beijing Blooming Yet? 528Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 Herding AI Dreams 牧AI梦 This book is also known as The Yuanbao Qingqing Universe On the Human-Ghost Couple in the 21st Century Who Took Their Thoughts from Playing in the Mud to Muskets, Cannons, and Missiles, and Straight to Nuclear Weapons ♡(*´∀`*)人(*´∀`*)♡💞 [PS: This book contains large quantities of undiluted radioactive thought. Consume at your own discretion, and have a cognitive-reconstruction toolkit ready.] [PS: This book is also known as The Two of Us.] [PS: This book is also known as The Everyday Romance of 224Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 A Noble Lady’s Survival Guide: Taking Down Every Suitor Who Tries to Win Me Over 贵女生存法则：反杀所有攻略男 [Danmaku Teamwork] [Two Worlds Running in Parallel] [Multiple Characters] [Romance: One-Sided Love from the Male Lead] [An Engaging Read] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [Blended Genres: Light Infinite-Flow, Transmigration and Face-Slapping, Mystery and Sci-Fi, Deduction and Puzzle-Solving, Ancient Court Intrigue] Unofficial historical records of the Great Zhou say: A remarkable man from a humble family married two noble daughters from prestigious clans, one of them the daughter of the top aris 813Reads9.2Score102Shelves
- 73 Moonlight Within the Pass, Radiance Beyond the Frontier 关内明月塞外光 381Reads9.3Score101Shelves
- 74 Reborn, I’m No Longer My Twin Brother’s Stepping Stone 重生后，我不再是双胞胎弟弟的垫脚石 After being reborn, I will no longer be the stepping stone for my twin brother 234Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Wolf and the Tuberose 狼与荼蘼 There's a scam in this world called Shen Muyan loving Su Qianyang. When the deception is exposed, he gradually closes in on her, baring his vicious fangs. His voice is gentle yet cruel. “A Yang, do you know a wolf's nature? Once its loyalty has been killed, all that remains is hatred!” When a wolf turns back, it's either to repay a kindness or to take revenge! Shen Muyan says he will repay Su Qianyang a hundredfold for the trap she laid for him! So he tortures her until she is utterly broken. * 419Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 76 The Wicked Real Heiress Gets a Marriage License with a Beijing Power Player! 恶毒真千金和京圈大佬领证了！ Height difference + double virgins + sweet romance + wealthy families + transmigrate into a book + a little showbiz A dominant, carnivorous CEO with mixed heritage vs. a stunning heroine who can be sweet or sassy An 11-year age gap. No angst in the romance, no ridiculous misunderstandings. The male lead is powerful and adores her, and will solve every problem for her. - Han Xiao went to sleep and woke up as a martial arts student who had become the real heiress, abandoned in the countryside. Jus 18.3kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
- 77 Jinnan Spring 晋南春 The heroine is a 21st-century office worker who accidentally transmigrates by soul into ancient times. Unfortunately, she catches the hero's eye, and he sets his sights on her. She is then forced to marry him. But in this era, she has always believed she should be free. With the mindset of someone from the 21st century, she refuses to be his caged bird. She tries to escape again and again, only to be caught and brought back each time. He forces her to submit and uses every means at his disposal 2kReads6.7Score108Shelves
- 78 Keep Moving Forward, Don't Look Back 向前走，别回头 At 18, Zhao Xingyang fell in love with someone. To her, the boy was a ray of light in her life, the best gift heaven had ever given her. He was brilliant and flamboyant, carefree and unrestrained. Unfortunately, he didn't know she existed, and she was too much of a coward... Perhaps because she'd met someone so dazzling in her youth, it took her a full ten years to let go. At 28, Zhao Xingyang told herself: “Keep moving forward. Don't look back.” 146Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 79 After I Dumped the Merman Demon King, I Faked My Death 渣了鲛人魔王后我死遁了 This is a BG romance! The rating has just come out, so it’ll rise! [Love and hatred, adversarial chemistry, jealous hero, romantic rivalry, yandere] In the cultivation novel Sealing the Heavens, Wen Guanlan is just an unlucky cannon-fodder character who gets wiped out along with the immortal sect when the domineering heroine destroys it with a single sword strike. The System promises that if she wins over the “venomous beauty heroine” and steals her most precious treasure, she can go home. Wen G 10kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
- 80 The Day the Wind Blew 风吹过的那天 He Lin, congratulations on your wedding. On the day you got married, the wind blew. I thought I was finally ready to let go. 205Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 81 Beneath the High Walls, I Bow Only to Her 高墙之下，只为她折腰 A powerful-family romance where he lowers his head for love. Love at first sight, rekindled romance, and sweet everyday pampering A poised, principled diplomat × a dazzling actress Somewhere in the world, there is always one person who makes everyone else feel like settling. When Shen Yan first meets Su Qinghe, she is an innocent, delicate girl whose luggage has been stolen. He catches a fleeting glimpse of her at the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and falls in love at first sight. On their 2.7kReads7.1Score188Shelves
- 82 Autumn Leaves Fall in the Capital 京秋叶落 [Beijing socialite × Rising Art-World Star + Devoted Love + Misunderstandings + Happily Ever After] A story set in Beijing, inspired by real life... He said, “Do you think you’ve got me wrapped around your little finger?” He said, “Ye Zhiqiu, there’s really nothing I can do about you.” She said, “Beijing is huge, so huge you can’t take it all in at a glance. But it’s also small, small enough that one look was all it took for me to meet the person I want to spend my life with.” Mu Chi, a Beijing 1.4kReads8.2Score108Shelves
- 83 Meeting He at Summer's End 暮夏逢禾 [A restrained, gentle power player in Beijing’s elite circles × a cool, resilient fashion student] [Reunion after years apart + six-year age gap + mutual devotion + devoted husband + happy ending] A serious illness at the age of seven left Xu Heqiu with gaps in her childhood memories. After eleven years apart, they meet again in the height of summer, and one glance throws their lives into disarray. Xu Heqiu returns to China and gets into Jing University, where she meets Gu Shuo, the aloof, dista 75Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Taming Desire 豢情 [A steady yet unhinged political heavyweight VS a hapless, fun-loving sweetheart] Sang Yu's special skill: doing the wildest things with the sweetest face! The day after the college entrance exam, she knocked Xu Peinan out with a glass of spiked orange juice. Afterward, threatened by Madam Xu, she fled in tears. Five years later, she returns with a child. Xu Peinan looks at the little one, whose face is identical to his own, his gaze turning dangerous. “A-Yu, you’d better explain yourself.” Sang 351Reads6.3Score101Shelves
- 85 Half Ginkgo, Half First Snow 一半银杏一半初雪 [Two top students + school life + everyday moments + sweet at first, then bittersweet] [Arrogant, headstrong girl vs. cold genius] That summer, she escaped the abyss and met him. * That autumn marked the beginning of their happiness. She asked, “Do you know why I like ginkgo leaves and the first snowfall?” He said, “Someday, I'll take you to different places to see the ginkgo trees and the first snow.” Beneath the ginkgo tree, the boy looked serious as the wind sent leaves swirling across th 176Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 When the City Fell 城破之时 Angst + Pure Love + One-on-One Romance + Logic Comes Before Wish Fulfillment Even an unparalleled great demon cannot stay untouched by the whirlpool of power and ambition. The many factions scheme against one another, and every move is part of the game. Angst! Angst! Angst! If life has been painful lately, read with caution! The pain you’re feeling now is only a minor trial in your glorious life. You’ll surely see the clouds part and rise to great heights! Come support your humble author then! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 The Weepy Minister Fakes His Death, and the Emperor Goes Mad 哭包尚书死遁，皇帝疯了 The Weepy Minister Faked His Death, and the Emperor Went Mad 577Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Fragrance Amid the Sound of Pines 松涛声处闻清香 [Powerful Official × Divorced Goddess | Long-Prepared Pursuit & Bone-Deep Tenderness] Known in the capital as the “Black-Faced King of Hell,” Shen Tingtao is the most unapproachable man in government circles: a proud pine on a snow-covered mountain, cool and chaste. The one exception in his life began with a glimpse through a car window after an accident: the gentle profile of Shi Feng. At the time, she was trapped in a marriage engineered against her. After decisively divorcing, she kept her di 1.7kReads7.3Score136Shelves
- 89 Chronicles of Crossing the Sea of Suffering 渡苦纪 A true-life autobiography, a firsthand account. Born deep in the mountains, raised by a single parent, with a lonely and difficult childhood. A widow and her six children, dropping out of school, sleeping in a pigsty. I left home at fourteen. At fifteen, I was tricked and nearly married off to a deaf-mute man of appalling character. After marriage, I raised two children while living with my twins in a rabbit hutch. I met a devil of an ex-husband and endured every kind of suffering over the cours 163Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 Relax and Hum a Tune 放松哼首歌 A white-collar employee working in the back office of a Hong Kong-funded bank encounters all sorts of things every day. Some make her happy, others don’t. Different moods call for different songs, and humming to herself helps her relax and deal with all kinds of problems. 41Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 91 After the CEO Broke Off Our Engagement, the Government Recruited Me 霸总退婚后，我被国家征招了 Shen Yue reaches Foundation Establishment, then descends into the mortal world, burdened with enormous debts and betrayed by her fiancé. Fiancé: “My true love is back, and she has a three-year-old child. I have to take responsibility. Sorry.” Warning: Brain-storage area. This novel has no logic, no logic, no logic. Don’t take it seriously, don’t take it seriously, don’t take it seriously. 110.6kReads9.3Score17.8kShelves
- 92 To Our Youth That Will Fade Away 致我们终将逝去的青春 At eighteen, Zheng Wei told Ruan Ruan, “Who am I? I’m the unrivaled Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon. What could I possibly fail to get?” At twenty-two, she stood on a mountaintop and shouted, “America, you evil capitalist country! I hate you! Give me my man back!” At twenty-six, slightly tipsy, she looked at him and said, “I can’t keep believing you, again and again. I can’t…” Zheng Wei, who calls herself the “Jade-Faced Little Flying Dragon,” is brimming with youthful energy and deeply in love 2.7kReads9.6Score549Shelves
- 93 Beautiful Years 景年 [Angst! Angst! Angst! Angst!] My name is Jiang Nian. I was born in the height of summer and died in the depths of winter. Fate was always fleeting, and even meeting you was a blessing. We were destined to meet in this life, but not to be together. May we continue our bond in the next. The debts of this life must be repaid in this life. On the road to the afterlife, don’t look back. May we have a better fate and grow old together in the next life! I still remember the words Lin Anjing said to 507Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 94 After We Broke Up, He Was a Million in Debt and I Made a Million a Year 分手后，他欠债百万，我年薪百万 After the Breakup, He Owes a Million, and I Earn a Million a Year 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 95 The Abandoned Heiress Moved Next Door to the Police Station 豪门弃妇搬到了派出所隔壁 [Signed for Print Publication] In a sentence: “Guarding Xingfuli, living in Xingfuli.” [Modern Sweet Romance | Gentle, Clear-Headed Heroine × Sunny, Sincere Police Officer Hero | Hero Is a Virgin] At eighteen, Shen Deyin was engaged. At twenty-two, she married into the Si family. Her life had been arranged for her from an early age. The “model marriage” in everyone's eyes trapped both her and Si Heng. So on the day, five years later, that Si Heng took full control of the Si family, the first thi 12.4kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
- 96 A Spring Night Too Hard to Get Through 春夜难渡 [Signed for Print] Bright and spirited heiress x ruthless fake gentleman Beijing elite circle | Powerful man lowers his head | Possessive | Both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending Song Li first met Liang Jinnian in Aocheng. He was strikingly handsome and came from a noble family. At the gambling table, he didn't even turn over his hole cards. With perfect gentlemanly composure, he said calmly, "Miss Song wins." He had let her win on purpose. It was only a few days later that Son 67.7kReads9.2Score10.1kShelves
- 97 The Tale of Si He 思合传 She was born to an ordinary family amid the bustle of Jiangnan, spending her carefree childhood in the rhythms of everyday life. The older brother and sister who watched over her as she grew up were, in fact, lost royal descendants living incognito among the common folk. Once their origins were revealed, the family's fate was changed forever. She, too, was swept into the deep waters of the imperial palace. In the golden hall, candlelight flickered as she smiled sweetly. Every glance she cast lef 1.8kReads8.1Score143Shelves
- 98 Inkbound to the Dust of the Capital 墨赴京尘 #Marriage Before Love #Secretly Planned for Years #Powerful Capital Elite #Mutual Devotion #Power Couple #Sweet Romance Everyone in the capital’s elite circles said the Zhao family’s cold-blooded King of Hell had been forced into an arranged marriage with a gentle beauty from Jiangnan. But no one knew Before their engagement, he had anonymously funded the restoration of an ancient painting for her. After their engagement, he signed an agreement to “treat each other with courtesy,” yet that very 3.9kReads6.9Score329Shelves
- 99 After He Threw Me Off a Cliff, I Became the Progenitor Vampire He Could Never Have 被他扔下悬崖后，我成了他求而不得的始祖血族 After he threw me off a cliff, I became the Progenitor Vampire he could never have 783Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 The Echo of a Secret Crush, and Then It Ends Badly 暗恋回声又be [A reckless, carefree young man vs. a sensitive, insecure girl] (Bad ending) One woman remains unmarried, trapped in the past. The other has a happy marriage and shines brightly. Zhao Huaili is a notorious playboy in Beicheng. He has an impossibly upright-looking face, yet lives a wild life. He may not be the darling of heaven, but he is surrounded by admirers. Lu Zhinan is the Lu family’s shameful illegitimate daughter. Bright-eyed and kind, she always gives people the impression of a girl with 700Reads8.7Score129Shelves
