Novels like Crossing the Threshold
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Crossing the Threshold, best match first.
- 51 The God-Tier Player's Training Plan 大神养成计划 A lighthearted comedy, easygoing, with no angst and a happy ending. A story about a sharp-tongued, sardonic, secretly flirtatious director who turns the loyal puppy he'd seduced into a superstar. This story sprang from a long-standing grievance of the author's: Why are the ones being seduced always the bottoms? Couldn't we have a sharp-tongued, haughty beauty of a bottom seducing a hardworking, loyal puppy of a top? Then, even after the top becomes a superstar, he's just like he was before he 52.1kFavorites134.7kClicks/ch7.7kGifts
- 52 Wandering Wolves Form a Pair 狼行成双 A story about two ridiculous people who can’t stand each other but fall in love while constantly bickering. Happy ending. Updates are scheduled for 7:40 p.m. If I occasionally post at other times to fix typos, please ignore it. Theme: 248.3kFavorites312.7kClicks/ch87kGifts
- 53 Unfading Youth 还潮 “I'm a wanderer forever bound for distant shores, alone/ And in this vast sea of people, you are my woman.” Chen Chao spent three years living in his hometown during middle school. He never managed to love that land, with its earthy soil and grassy scents. On the first day he returned, his family's belongings were piled onto a truck, which drove past a cotton field. A little girl stood in the field, her half-length hair tousled by the wind and her hands covered in dirt. He was wearing a white, 185.3kFavorites157.7kClicks/ch200kGifts
- 54 The White Colt Between Heaven and Earth 天地白驹 Nothing in heaven or earth ever stands still. All things flow on without end. A lifetime passes like a white colt glimpsed through a crack, gone in an instant. Theme: 188kFavorites236.8kClicks/ch224.1kGifts
- 55 Melting City 熔城 To the edge of the world. The words on the billboard were clear through the scope. Much of the paint had peeled away, and the sign was upside down. Let the sunlight of the Main City wake you every morning. It was an advertisement for a housing development. When Lian Chuan first passed by, the billboard had already been hanging like that for who knew how long, as if to prove that being woken by the sunlight each morning was nothing but a collapsing dream. The Main City had long since run out of 277kFavorites216.6kClicks/ch305.3kGifts
- 56 Peter Pan and Cinderella 彼得·潘与辛德瑞拉 Two Gary Stus: a pain in the neck and a schemer. The silly, sweet one isn’t necessarily sweet. Theme: 175.7kFavorites220.1kClicks/ch85kGifts
- 57 Shrewdness 心眼 Liang Cheng: Is there anything in this world you don’t like to eat? Qiao Yuanlin thought for a moment. “Taking a loss.” Then Qiao Yuanlin, who hated taking losses, suffered the biggest one of his life at Liang Cheng’s hands. Years later, Qiao Yuanlin saw Liang Cheng again at his father’s second wedding banquet. The man had somehow become his older brother. Qiao’s father: “You’re brothers now. Get along.” Liang Cheng: “...Fine.” Qiao Yuanlin: “Get along with this!” Older man, one-on-one, happy e 385.2kFavorites367.7kClicks/ch350.8kGifts
- 58 Another Spring 又一春 My name is Ma Xiaodong, a young man who transmigrated. Theme: 44.4kFavorites344.6kClicks/ch4.1kGifts
- 59 Grass Grows 草生 “A lifetime is like a season of grass and trees.” -What should I do if my childhood friend has a crush on me? -For fairness, I’ll have a crush on him too. A very gay straight guy X a very straight gay guy A mutual crush between two sunny, cheerful boys Cover art courtesy of @WarmheartedReader Story begins spring 2024 Theme: Make the most of your youth 59.1kFavorites68.4kClicks/ch39.9kGifts
- 60 Big Dipper 北斗 Overnight, everything turned upside down. Ling Shu went from a lazy little cop who was content to coast through life to a criminal suspect condemned by everyone. With no other choice, he had to fight to survive and clear his name. Yue Ding Tang couldn’t stand Ling Shu’s habit of taking it easy and never lifting a finger if he could avoid it. Then one day, he suddenly realized that the person he’d been trying to criticize and reform might not be a useless, lazy pig after all, but a ferocious bea 127.8kFavorites174.6kClicks/ch189.9kGifts
- 61 Shh, Don't Say a Word 嘘别说话 The third installment in the Jiangcheng universe Yu Xiaowen is a criminal police officer. He’s broke, a low-grade O, and has a disabled gland, so he can’t be marked and can’t find a partner. He’s all alone, with both parents dead, and now he’s terminally ill, too. His own account: Looking back on my life, there’s not much I’m especially attached to. I did fall head over heels for an S-class Alpha in middle school, but he put the love letter I gave him on the school bulletin board. He thought w 47.8kFavorites25.6kClicks/ch56.8kGifts
- 62 Baby, Who Are You? 宝贝你是谁 ***> Theme: 44.3kFavorites76.5kClicks/ch8.3kGifts
- 63 A Lucky Coin 一个钢镚儿 I've got this little stutterer. Happy ending. Thanks to @Lingyu Qimeng for the cover lettering! Thanks to @Erxi Zha Guoji for the little informant! Theme: 552.1kFavorites490.4kClicks/ch504.1kGifts
- 64 King of a Chaotic World 乱世为王 King of Troubled Times Theme: 71.9kFavorites52.5kClicks/ch15.9kGifts
- 65 Chaos in the Martial World 霍乱江湖 Huo Linfeng x Rong Luoyun Ruling the world through the winds and clouds! (Not really.) Masters come and go, winning amid the chaos. Both a Gary Stu and a Mary Sue. The “Huo” in the title has nothing to do with the Huo in Huo Linfeng. This novel has nothing to do with any historical figures or events. In short, nothing to do with them. Huo Linfeng, son of the Marquis of Dingbei, falls victim to a treacherous minister’s scheme. His military career is cut short, and he is sent to serve as an offic 122kFavorites142.6kClicks/ch115kGifts
- 66 Deep in the Night 夜色深处 177.4kFavorites333.8kClicks/ch36.1kGifts
- 67 A Vicious Old Hound 陈年烈苟 Tao Huainan is blind, and Chi Cheng is a wild dog he picked up. Ten years of growing up. In those ten years with Chi Cheng, Tao Huainan went from a little blind boy to a blind adult. When they were young and innocent, they held hands and promised, "I'll always stay with you. I won't let you feel as sad as I do now." But in the end, it became nothing more than something they'd said as children. Many years later, one night at three in the morning, Tao Huainan is still awake. His phone is open to 461kFavorites337.9kClicks/ch536.2kGifts
- 68 Star Assistant 金牌助理 Xiao Yi always thought his idol Lu Zhou was a pure-hearted beauty: handsome, gentle, adored by men and women alike, and loved by young and old. Then one day, he became his idol's assistant. Amid his excitement... Huh? Something doesn't seem right. Rabid-dog top X snarky bottom, one-on-one romance, happy ending. High-intensity scenes ahead. Take care while eating or drinking, and keep a few tissues handy just in case. P.S. This story is also known as "This Is Not the Entert 163.4kFavorites393.2kClicks/ch46.1kGifts
- 69 Childhood Friends Without a Care 两小无嫌猜 Nie Weishan x Yin Qianyang Nie Weishan is modest and unassuming, but astonishingly capable in a fight, and a top-tier tech geek. Yin Qianyang is a sunny, scatterbrained young man. He's a terrible fighter but extremely confident and considerate. Childhood friends turned lovers, with a sweet, heartwarming story and no angst. The site seems to have added a point-of-view tag. I don't know how to define 171.2kFavorites182.7kClicks/ch52kGifts
- 70 Sword Raised to the Sky 仗剑当空 The entire story has been revised, including changes to some controversial plotlines. For specific content warnings, see the author's note in Chapter One. To prevent the comments from turning into an ongoing argument, the comment section has been closed. If you mind, don't read. There are landmines ahead, so please consider carefully before starting. Theme: No matter what your circumstances are, your fate is in your own hands 43.6kFavorites30.5kClicks/ch30.9kGifts
- 71 The Designer 设计师 An engineer has his own way of being gentle. When Qian Xinyi turned thirty-five, Chen Xi'an secretly built him a house, following the strictest standards in the industry. Earthquake resistance: magnitude 9. Fire resistance: Class 1. Lightning protection: Class 1. Heat transfer coefficient: 2.0. It won't collapse in an earthquake or get struck by lightning, stays warm in winter and cool in summer, and saves energy while protecting the environment. After the final inspection of the fully furnish 86.2kFavorites129.1kClicks/ch23.8kGifts
- 72 King of Hell 阎王 It’s about a rich, handsome guy nicknamed the “King of Hell” falling for the new bookish boy in his class. He thinks the guy is, at most, a gloomy, frail-looking White Impermanence, but little does he know that the new boy is the true King of Hell: cold-faced and cold-hearted. One-line blurb: The King of Hell meets the living King of Hell Traits: a domineering top who acts like a devoted lackey around his bottom × a gloomy, sharp-tongued bottom who is fierce toward his top Updates every one or 145.7kFavorites205.7kClicks/ch22.1kGifts
- 73 Looking at the Setting Sun Along the Old Road 原路看斜阳 Angsty, ridiculous, and full of outrageous drama Dominant top x troublemaking bottom Theme: 155.2kFavorites237.4kClicks/ch26.2kGifts
- 74 Bonded Mate 契子 On the distant planet Tiansu lives a special kind of intelligent being. They have neither childhood nor old age, neither birth nor true death. They arrive in the world in an extremely unusual way, and through generations of reincarnation they retain the most primordial memories of survival. They are the Tiansu people. When a Tiansu person finds someone they love and wishes to become their partner, they must undergo a coming-of-age ritual that is a contest to the death. The victor becomes the abs 62.1kFavorites119.4kClicks/ch28.9kGifts
- 75 Autumn Dryness 秋燥 A tourist town on the verge of bankruptcy, and an already-closed guesthouse. A guesthouse owner who takes over a “haunted house,” and an assistant forced to work for money. Many thanks to @Magic Shiba 2 Song for the chibi character designs! Message: There is true kindness in this world 241.9kFavorites240.4kClicks/ch575.2kGifts
- 76 The Dog Days 三伏 Campus novel. Happy ending. I’ve been trying to come up with a blurb, but I just can’t… and yet I really have been trying… (Maybe I’ll never manage it. 10/17) Cover art courtesy of @Su Tu Theme: Love and warmth 438.8kFavorites430.1kClicks/ch806.9kGifts
- 77 Violets and the Thorn Bird 紫罗兰和荆棘鸟 [Any revision notes are just for fixing errors or unlocking chapters] A cliff in full bloom, a burning abyss. A fallen knight sets out to defeat the Demon King. Demon King: Stop it! Knight seme x chuunibyou, talkative Demon King uke “I don’t have any car illustrations here either w” Happy ending, one-on-one romance. Updated daily at 7 p.m. Thanks for reading w Theme: 45.9kFavorites42.6kClicks/ch16.8kGifts
- 78 Blazing Across the Plains 燎原 Tao Xiaodong has a blind younger brother, and Tang Suoyan is the doctor's favorite. He's gentle and steady, so Tao Xiaodong loves him for his brother's sake. People don't know how to treasure things when they come too easily. Tang Ning had been spoiled by Tang Suoyan for years. He didn't realize what a rare and coveted treasure he was, and threw him away without a second thought. Then he wanted to go back and pick him up again. But it was already too late. Tao Xiaodong had made his move. Lookin 357.5kFavorites399.1kClicks/ch324.9kGifts
- 79 Arrogance 嚣张 Campus romance. HE. Cover art thanks to @Lian Xiaozhu! Theme: 871.7kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch1MGifts
- 80 Antidote 解药 You're my cure. I'm sick, so give me a lick. Happy ending. Theme: 771.2kFavorites735.2kClicks/ch811.5kGifts
- 81 The Future Is Long 来日方长 *The main story is told in third person - Blurb - They say a story about an unrequited crush is more interesting when told by the person being crushed on. I thought about it later. So anyone can tell the story of Li Chishu and me. - Fake cool guy, secretly a puppy x cold-faced ninja Happy ending Theme: Love is a bridge between two lifetimes 233.5kFavorites190.8kClicks/ch180.3kGifts
- 82 Broken Jade, Cast Pearls 碎玉投珠 Nobody in the antiques trade is a fool. Both the top and the bottom are particular about everything. Take one step back, and they're brothers in all but blood. Take one step forward, and they're the one for each other. One more step, and they spend the rest of their lives together. A happy ending, growing old side by side. Ding Hanbai: “The thing I love most in this business is jade. Stones come in all grades, and people too, from dragons and phoenixes to ants and vermin. With a name like Hanba 913kFavorites733.7kClicks/ch367.2kGifts
- 83 The Turing Code 图灵密码 Wen Tianhe always thought he was going to become a domineering CEO. Unexpectedly, he ended up becoming the domineering CEO's man. It is hard to get past the edge of a blade, which is why the wise say that the path to enlightenment is difficult. W. Somerset Maugham, "The Razor's Edge" A blade's edge is hard to cross. It has no friends, because whoever it tries to embrace, it accidentally cuts in two. Yue · Domineering-CEO-ski Guan, "Silence Is Golden" Theme: 475.4kFavorites600.7kClicks/ch490.2kGifts
- 84 Right Before My Eyes 眼前 He always appeared before me when I least expected it, as if he had stepped out of a dream. Kaizhuo. A short story, not serialized for payment. Theme: Love the world well. 144.8kFavorites296kClicks/ch46.5kGifts
- 85 A Sword Like Life 剑似生平 My sword is a poisoned blade, coated in venom (lick) The underdog bottom fights back √ The scum top comes crawling back √ Over-the-top angst, nonstop √ Explicit and filthy √ A happy ending after all that torment is the most satisfying √ Theme: 27.4kFavorites27.4kClicks/ch3.6kGifts
- 86 The Unicorn's Hoofprints 麟趾 Everyone says He Rong is wonderful in every way, with just one small imperfection. Ever since the day he fell from his horse and was left disabled, his life seems to have been fated to be as arduous as it is remarkable. Though I have seen the vastness of the world, I still cherish the green of grass and trees. No CP, no CP, no CP. Thanks to Yunu Tongxue for the cover~ Theme: 55.6kFavorites86.3kClicks/ch67.7kGifts
- 87 Craftsmanship 匠心 While discussing business at a bar, Lu Shang casually rescued a filthy young man. It was an impulsive act, but then he saw the gunshot wound on the boy's back, and memories from ten years ago rose to the surface. Lu Shang asked him, "What's your name?" "Xiao Li... My surname is Li. They all call me Xiao Li." "Don't you have a name?" "I don't remember." Lu Shang said, "Then your name will be Li Sui. From now on, you'll stay with me." From that day on, Lu Shang had a young lover named Li Sui 93.5kFavorites199kClicks/ch10kGifts
- 88 Southern Zen 南禅 [Any revision notices are for chapters currently being unlocked] I have tasted all eight worldly sufferings. I seek no Buddha, only you. Wild, unruly monster gong x cool, desireless, childish immortal shou One-on-one, happy ending. The koi fish is the gong, the gong, the gong. Not younger, not younger, not younger. The point of view is hard to pin down; both characters have one. [One-quarter is flashbacks and one-quarter is case details. Proceed with caution.] Theme: 245.1kFavorites209.9kClicks/ch129.2kGifts
- 89 Azure Dragon Totem 青龙图腾 A gong who begins as a righteous, austere, resolute monk, later learns the truth of his background, returns to secular life, and finally ascends the throne & a shou whose style is ruthless and whose vibe is rather sinister. All history here is fictional. An old-fashioned, melodramatic, angsty romp, written for readers who don’t want anything too complicated. Theme: 187.2kFavorites268.3kClicks/ch72.2kGifts
- 90 Records of Exorcising Demons in the Tianbao Era 天宝伏妖录 The phoenix led millions of birds from the edge of the sky, a sea of rolling clouds like flames behind it, as it swept past Chang'an. The golden-winged roc perched high atop Xingqing Palace, its eyes reflecting all the people of this flourishing realm. In the silence, countless fortunes rose and fell, like tides ebbing and flowing. Li Jinglong dragged his battered body forward, a brilliant light shining from his hand as he kept moving toward Hongjun. “The living… are travelers passing through… 419.6kFavorites352.1kClicks/ch408.7kGifts
- 91 Do You Remember My Name Yet? 想起我叫什么了吗 Haixiu has mild social anxiety. After transferring schools, his new homeroom teacher assigns him the task of handing out and collecting homework to help him work through it. Despite his communication difficulties, Haixiu does his best, stumbling along, but he can never remember his classmates' names and struggles to hand out the assignments. One time, he accidentally gives a worksheet to Feng Fei, the “bad student,” when it was meant for someone else... And so begins a story about childhood fri 329.5kFavorites544.2kClicks/ch98kGifts
- 92 Reckless 轻狂 A campus novel. Happy ending. Theme: 874.8kFavorites777.4kClicks/ch859.9kGifts
- 93 A Joyful Reunion 相见欢 The spring blossoms have faded, too swiftly; The morning brings cold rain, the evening wind. Happy Qixi Festival, everyone. Theme: 216.6kFavorites286.9kClicks/ch119.8kGifts
- 94 Spirit Master 灵师 Ren Yin year, the eleventh year I've been looking for you. Chi Zheng A deeply devoted shou with bad luck who can't take it anymore and calls it quits, but loses his memory (Qian Tu) x a younger gong who won't take no for an answer, and keeps chasing him even after he's been dumped (Chi Zheng) Modern paranormal, second-chance romance Thanks to Xixi Shuiba Studio for proofreading support Theme: All that came before is but a prelude 193.3kFavorites134.7kClicks/ch209.4kGifts
- 95 Tattoo 刺青 On the night of Xiao Ke’s thirtieth birthday, he shared a table and drinks with a cool guy who hit every one of his aesthetic preferences. The guy looked very much to his taste. He was thirty now, past the age for acting coy like someone barely twenty. If he liked someone, he should pursue them without hesitation. No need to say more. “I want you to give me a tattoo. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.” [A cozy romance, and a sweet one. A cool tattoo-artist top x a handsome, carefree 444.2kFavorites616.4kClicks/ch293.2kGifts
- 96 Dream Stealer 夺梦 In the dream of the dreamer, the one being dreamed of awoke. Borges “I am in the sunlight, I am in the wind, I am between heaven and earth, and I am in your dreams too.” One night, the desperate college student Yu Hao encounters a mysterious visitor called “General,” who travels through dreams. Together, they unravel the layers of mist clouding the world of consciousness and ignite the beacon fires winding along the Great Wall. The darkness recedes. The sun rises and lights up the long night, 249.1kFavorites271.6kClicks/ch477.4kGifts
- 97 So-So 泛泛 An acting-savvy college guy in ancient-style cosplay and his half-deaf, AI-like boyfriend, whom he met after challenging him to a performance duel. Switch pairing. Happy ending. Thanks to @Su Tu for the cover lettering. Thanks to @Shi Qianfan Ya for the chibi character designs. Theme: With love in your life, every road is smooth. 214.2kFavorites187.3kClicks/ch1MGifts
- 98 Gray Tower Notebook (Cipher War) 灰塔笔记（密码战） [This story takes place on Mars. Everything in it is fabricated, and not a single word is true. Please, comrades of the censorship bureau, look elsewhere.] Mathematics is the domain of geniuses. Only those whose minds have outgrown mathematics would venture into cryptography. Some say cryptographers made victory in the Second World War possible. They were oddballs among geniuses, cracking enemy messages from radio waves and reaching for the Nazis’ vulnerable throats. They worked in obscurity, 50kFavorites45.1kClicks/ch10.4kGifts
- 99 After Our Divorce, I Still Wear Your Coat 离婚之后我还穿着你的外套 Yuan Ye and the best actor Fang Shaoyi were married for ten years. One stamp at the civil affairs bureau and they were divorced, their red marriage booklet replaced by a green divorce certificate. Their wedding had been a grand affair announced to the whole world, but after the divorce, they kept it hidden. Neither dared say a word. Actor top × writer bottom. A story about companionship, about staying together, and about all the things left unsaid and the bonds that cannot be broken in a relati 395.5kFavorites516.1kClicks/ch181.7kGifts
- 100 Not Close 不熟 Fang Huaining: the star of A University’s Computer Science Department, beautiful, intelligent, disciplined, and aloof. Good at both theory and programming, with plenty of admirers. Li Ting: a student at a third-rate university who skips class and works so many jobs he’s taken over all twelve streets around campus. Combative, antisocial, stingy, and gloomy. Fluent in several foreign languages, and widely disliked. A classmate asked, “Star, that handsome delivery guy who always brings us eel rice 181.7kFavorites247.9kClicks/ch141.2kGifts
