Novels like Imaginary Rival
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Imaginary Rival, best match first.
- 1 Words Belied by the Heart 言不由衷 [Completed. The story is long and full of twists, so I don't recommend buying the whole thing with one click.] Second Chance Romance | Campus to City Fang Lihan likes Jian Shuyi. But if you ranked all the men who like her by how much they do, Fang Lihan would be the least impressive of them all. Still, she chose to begin this relationship without much thought. Because Jian Shuyi doesn't like simps. She likes turning the favored sons of heaven into dogs. - On a date one day, he suddenly got a lit 25.7kFavorites23.9kClicks/ch39.4kGifts
- 2 Holiday Romance, Slow and Easy 假日恋悠悠 [Complete] Please leave a five-star review! There’s also a free bonus chapter of over ten thousand words. Updates on the print edition: @Falali- Down-to-earth title: "I Accidentally Kissed My Cold-Faced Neighbor and Now He Won't Leave Me Alone" 😋 Spirited, mischievous girl × arrogant, sharp-tongued man|A chaste, fiery man who says one thing and does another, then gets face-slapped and falls hard|The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal After quitting her job, Ren Jinyou was finally enjoyin 36.4kFavorites29.1kClicks/ch35.9kGifts
- 3 The Wild Geese Bring the Moon 雁来月 [Publication deal signed, updates coordinated by Yicun Zhou] [Pirated versions are incomplete and have inconsistent character relationships. Gentle dragon-slayer x seemingly composed madman Age gap / coercive possessiveness / desperate groveling to win her back Blurb: Lin Xiyue worked her way out of a small town and into university. She knew she wouldn't be able to study at R University without the Zheng family's support. She had always been grateful, and 109.2kFavorites122.5kClicks/ch64.2kGifts
- 4 Countdown to the Wedding 新婚倒计时 Back in high school, everyone knew that You Jue's best friend, Fang Jialin, liked Ni Xia. Later, Fang Jialin confessed and was rejected. Watching his best friend spend every day heartbroken, You Jue could only think: What a loser. Was it really worth it over a woman who was so two-faced and toyed with people's feelings? Years later, their class held a reunion. Fang Jialin traveled a thousand miles to attend, his gaze fixed on Ni Xia the whole time, his feelings for her plain to see. Their class 217.1kFavorites222.9kClicks/ch116.7kGifts
- 5 A Vulgar Fairy Tale 庸俗童话 At first, Zhou Mi thought Zhang Lian was a fairy-tale excerpt in her life. She never expected him to become a work of realistic fiction that made her scoff three times over. At first, Zhang Lian thought Zhou Mi was gentle, docile, and wonderfully easy to deal with. He never expected her to become a troublesome woman no one but him could handle. A story about a refined self-interester mending her ways for love. Also known as: The First Day on the Job, When I Discovered I Had an Unspoken Relatio 148.3kFavorites301.1kClicks/ch88.8kGifts
- 6 Perhaps Spring Knows 或许春天知道 [Slow burn / slice of life / happy ending] He fell for him earlier than he thought. Maybe spring knew. / Three years ago, on a spring day washed by a sudden downpour, Meng Jingnian drove Lin Ping home. He opened the back door and held up an umbrella, only to unexpectedly meet a pair of tearful eyes. When he asked what was wrong, she said, “I think I’ve fallen for someone I can never be with.” · Three years later, it’s raining again. Lin Ping writes on the fogged-up window, and Meng Jingnian sudd 103.1kFavorites111.4kClicks/ch58.8kGifts
- 7 An Endless Honeymoon 循环热恋 Print edition progress: @Li Ye Li. My next book is "Insensate"! - Zhou Die has always been a "good kid," following the rules and studying hard. Growing up in a highly repressive household, she was never allowed to rebel during her teenage years. So, from the options available to her, she chose He Xicheng, the one who dressed most expensively and loved to have fun the most. In the third year of their marriage, she started considering divorce. -"The feeling of fal 81.3kFavorites96.1kClicks/ch46.1kGifts
- 8 Sweet Oxygen 甜氧 He has a tattoo studio called Oxygen. The name carries the despair of struggling through life, making do as best you can. Later, the studio gets a new lady boss. The shabby old sign comes down, replaced by a new one with elegant lettering: Sweet Oxygen. #Everyone suffers, but you are sweet# [Next novel: Night Mist] Theme: Keep growing through life's struggles, and stay positive. 339kFavorites347.7kClicks/ch91.8kGifts
- 9 Long Street 长街 [He Was Like an Endless Street in a Dream] The first time Xiang Yu met Jin Fubai, he took off his expensive shirt, casually balled it up, and handed it to her as she sat on the ground. “Sit on this. The ground’s cold.” The second time she saw him was in an unfamiliar city battered by one rainstorm after another. Her flight was delayed, the trains were running late and not departing, and a hotel employee politely told Xiang Yu, “Sorry, we’re fully booked.” Jin Fubai leaned nearby and asked her 713.5kFavorites943.2kClicks/ch213.2kGifts








