Novels like Crossing the Threshold
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Crossing the Threshold, best match first.
- 101 Han Shan’s Sword Unsheathed 剑出寒山 Zhenren Jixiao wielded godlike power, cleaving mountains and seas and reaching from heaven to earth. He was known as “Mount Hanshan's Greatest Swordsman.” His fellow cultivators respected him, his disciples admired him, and demonic cultivators feared him. If only he didn't have a partner who was lazy, useless, and heartless, he would have been almost perfect. Meng Xueli had only average cultivation talent. He lacked an elegant, otherworldly air and had never practiced any technique to bewitch pe 131.5kFavorites225.7kClicks/ch179.7kGifts
- 102 EN Run Wild: Sa Ye 撒野 Campus romance. Happy ending. Updates Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:40 p.m. The author, unable to write a blurb, is groveling here. Thanks to @Lingyu Qimeng for the cover lettering! Thanks to @Erxi Zaguoji for the little tip! Theme: With hope in your heart, nothing can stop you. 2MFavorites1.9MClicks/ch2.4MGifts
- 103 Through the Years 岁月间 That was the boy I loved, who stayed by my side through our green years and all the years of our youth. Ji Qinyang is the top, Xie Meng is the bottom. The top has to be beautiful and the bottom handsome: that's the assignment. This story is also known as The Legendary Dog-Food Distributor, The Suzhou Travel Guide, The Capital City Travel, Food, and Rental Guide, and A Guide to Promoting Every Kind of Sponsored Content. Buddhist scripture Weibo account: Theme: 153.2kFavorites146.5kClicks/ch25kGifts
- 104 What Lies Within 安知我意 The blurb for my new story, No Way Out, is up. Take a look if you’re interested. After changing jobs, Shen Duoyi meets his new boss, Qi Shi’an. It turns out the two of them had a brief entanglement and an unspoken spark when they were young. As misunderstandings are cleared up, they start over and draw closer, surrounded by growing flirtation, until it finally erupts into a sweet romance. Qi Shi’an is an all-round senior dealmaker skilled in martial arts, diving, and finance. Shen Duoyi is a han 196.6kFavorites313.9kClicks/ch95.4kGifts
- 105 Neither Strangers Nor Friends 不生不熟 He Lezhi had been in a relationship for eight years. Those years were happy and tender, and time seemed to stretch on forever. Then his passionate, devoted boyfriend shattered it all with his own words, and those eight years became little more than a dream. Ending a long-term relationship means separating yourself from a life you built together: finding a new place to live, changing accounts, and cutting ties with mutual friends. Han Fangchi and Zhou Muyao had been childhood friends. For years, 187.4kFavorites195.8kClicks/ch177.2kGifts
- 106 Hope You’ve Been Well 别来无恙 The bonus chapters are in the author’s collection under [Bonus Chapters] and don’t require a subscription. A blind date brings her face-to-face with her first love, only to discover his personality has completely changed. A second chance at love, with a hearty helping of getting back together. Three years ago, Gu Zhuoyan and Zhuang Fanxin bumped into each other, felt no spark, and went their separate ways. Three years later, Gu Zhuoyan and Zhuang Fanxin became neighbors and classmates, then fi 898.2kFavorites794.4kClicks/ch698.9kGifts
- 107 The Blade of the Galactic Empire 银河帝国之刃 Theme: 165.1kFavorites245.2kClicks/ch24.9kGifts
- 108 That Moonlight and You 那月光和你 Simplified Chinese edition title: That Moonlight and You Synopsis After graduating from college, Gu Yang became an intern at a shopping mall. Three years later, as a member of company management, he attended the launch of a new store with the CEO, Lu Jianghan. Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but trouble quietly crept in. In a high-rise apartment, Lu Jianghan carefully cut open a leather-bound notebook wrapped in tape, then gently placed it back in Gu Yang's hands. It held a dream that h 125.1kFavorites190.8kClicks/ch147.4kGifts
- 109 The Land of Rest 栖息之陆 This sugar-daddy arrangement came about by accident after her ex’s scheming white-lotus lover got herself into trouble. Xia Qi is now being kept by the man she’s had a crush on for years. She works diligently, terrified she’ll get fired one day for not doing a good enough job. Her sugar daddy grows more and more flirtatious, leaving Xia Qi to wonder: Am I reading too much into this? A melodramatic, heartwarming novella about a sugar-daddy arrangement turning into true love, with plenty of sweet 90.1kFavorites387.8kClicks/ch6.2kGifts
- 110 21+ Feverish Heat 浮热 28.1kFavorites29.3kClicks/ch59.2kGifts
- 111 One Touch, and We’re on Fire 一触即燃 On the first day of school, the guy Yu Ran couldn’t stand ended up sleeping on top of him. [Reader’s Guide] 1v1, happy ending, sweet and silly coming-of-age romance. Please don’t relate it to real life. Just have fun. Sleepy, tsundere, pure-hearted top × sunny, chuuni, dense, straightforward bottom. Yu Ran is the bottom, so don’t get them mixed up. P.S. He’s not a girlboss top, a weak top, or a princess top. If that’s what you’re after, this one might not be for you! The bottom just likes to 114.1kFavorites167.5kClicks/ch84.3kGifts
- 112 Notice of Onboarding Training for Nationally Certified Exorcists 国家一级注册驱魔师上岗培训通知 A phoenix spread its wings and circled above the quiet mountains, scattering luminous dust over the world, circle after circle. Stars glittered throughout the vast universe. In Chi Xiaoduo's arms, Xiang Cheng slowly opened his eyes where he lay on a bamboo raft. “It's called Longing for Home,” Xiang Cheng said. “If you haven't seen the world, how can you long to return?” Heavy rain blanketed the city, the sky thick with dark clouds. Countless monsters ran through the endless night. Chen Zhen re 152.4kFavorites290.7kClicks/ch107.2kGifts
- 113 Lantern Light on Peach Blossoms 提灯映桃花 A modern urban danmei melodrama: intense angst and drama, possessive love, a painful romance, wealthy-family feuds, mutual destruction, and a conventional happy ending I once saw the Crown Prince of King Ling of Zhou, playing the flute beneath a peach tree in bloom. A modern urban story about exorcising demons. A seme with enough kingly charisma to wake up every day dazzled by his own good looks, and an indefatigable uke who just won't stay down no matter how many times he's beaten. Maxed-out 574.3kFavorites677.8kClicks/ch131.6kGifts
- 114 The Heavenly Path 步天纲 After finally landing a job at a government agency dedicated to fighting demons, Dongzhi dreamed of balancing work and romance, pursuing his aloof dream man and having a passionate love affair. But dreams were lovely, and his dream man was not so easy to win over. A train bound for spring marked the beginning of it all. Lonely snow among the mountains, the smoke of battle long since cleared. In the brilliant morning light, Dongzhi’s gaze fell on Long Shen’s back. A thousand words came down to a 188.8kFavorites293.2kClicks/ch370kGifts
- 115 Deskmate, Snap Out of It 同桌你清醒一点 Tong Tong has a dream. He dreams a new transfer student arrives. The transfer student is handsome, has a crush on him, and even forces a kiss on him. But in the end, the transfer student dumps him. The next day, The dream comes true. The transfer student shows up, and he really is handsome. And it seems like he really does have a crush on him... Tong Tong swallows hard, deciding he can’t let things go on like this. He has to stop the transfer student from falling for him. Step one: Confess fir 232.4kFavorites305.2kClicks/ch84.5kGifts
- 116 Don’t Mind My Business 别管我闲事 [Please add my upcoming story, “Don’t Put on an Act with Me,” to your reading list!] Sheng Yan is a rich second-generation kid with a good family, good looks, and parents who dote on him. He has three great loves in life: skipping class, surfing the internet, and standing up for others. Qin Zigui, another rich kid with a good family and good looks who lives next door to Sheng Yan, also has only three great loves in life: catching Sheng Yan skipping class, catching him surfing the internet, and 192.5kFavorites207.1kClicks/ch69.3kGifts
- 117 The Days I Pretended to Be the School Heartthrob's Boyfriend 给校草当假男友的日子 [Liang Ruixi and Zhou Yan’s story "Love by Chance" starts February 1] [Qi Yu’s story "The Ultimate Showdown Between Two Scheming Minds" is complete] [The print edition of "His Mysterious Promise" is out, and both seasons of the audio drama of the same name on the Maoer app are complete] [Story introduction] When he was fifteen, Ling Ke realized he was gay, and fell for a handsome guy! He kept tabs on the other guy’s social media and followed his every move, secretly acting like a crazed fanboy. 316.7kFavorites539.7kClicks/ch139.4kGifts
- 118 The Fourteenth Year of Chenghua 成化十四年 In the fourteenth year of the Chenghua reign, the imperial harem had Noble Consort Wan, and the Western Depot had its own commander, Wang Zhi. Crown Prince Zhu Youcheng was only eight years old, and it was anyone's guess whether he would grow up safely. The emperor was ineffectual, the eunuchs deceived their superiors and concealed the truth, and court officials scrambled to plug the leaks. The wicked strutted about triumphantly, while the good could only sigh in resignation. If this was the sta 158.7kFavorites247.1kClicks/ch132.8kGifts
- 119 EN Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu 千秋 Yan Wushi had made his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He believed neither that human nature was good nor that anyone in this world could be truly benevolent or selfless, thinking of others without expecting anything in return. One day, Shen Qiao, leader of Xuandu Mountain, known as the greatest Taoist sect in the world, accepts a challenge but falls off a cliff due to unforeseen circumstances. Yan Wushi happens to be passing below. Seeing Shen Qiao gravely wounded and close 458.7kFavorites472.6kClicks/ch329kGifts
- 120 The Actor's Son 戏骨之子 [Unabridged Simplified Chinese edition signed with a North American publisher and now available to buy!] △ Upstairs bunk: popular star seme X downstairs bunk: son of a veteran actor uke Freshman year. Qi Lin: "I really want to play siblings with my goddess! My audition is coming up, top student, save me!" Jiang Jue: Then let me wish you a pleasant collaboration with my mom first... Sophomore year. Qi Lin: "Four more hours of extra practice! I'll give my life for a role 86kFavorites155kClicks/ch72.7kGifts
- 121 Gold Beneath the Rot 败絮藏金玉 The Demonic Sect collapsed overnight. The Venerable fled in disarray. The Marquis in White pursued him relentlessly, issuing a warrant across a thousand miles. … But life never goes exactly as planned. If you’re going to make it in this world, you’d better have a few tricks up your sleeve! Magic series: Celebrity novel: Ghost series: Playful Jianghu series: Theme: 61.7kFavorites114.8kClicks/ch22.7kGifts
- 122 Abnormal Waters 非正常海域 [The print edition of Abnormal Sea has been published. Abnormal Sea 2: Abyss is complete and available to read.] On the day the Crisis Response Office's Psychological Relief Division is officially established, staff member Xie Zijing decides to pull out all the stops to passionately pursue his possibly amnesiac ex-boyfriend, Qin Ge. Division chief Qin Ge also decides to pull out all the stops, starting by scrubbing all the excess dirty thoughts from Xie Zijing's brain. Come hold me cl 95kFavorites99.5kClicks/ch76.3kGifts
- 123 Toward the Sun 向阳 The sun in the sky An island in the water You light up my world I’ll be your island when you’re drowning Theme: Live toward the light, and be a good person 44.3kFavorites56.9kClicks/ch51.3kGifts
- 124 The Gentleman's Estate 绅士的庄园 Set in early eighteenth-century England, this is a story about a change of heirs to a manor. Also: Please read the preface before deciding whether to continue. The novel will go premium on October 1. New novel: The Gentleman’s Servant. Link: http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=1792635 Theme: 44.8kFavorites121.2kClicks/ch11.2kGifts
- 125 Crossover Actors 跨界演员 V Announcement: The story goes premium on December 26, with three chapters released that day. “I love music, but I became an actor, and I’m still damn well not famous.” Lu Wen is a minor actor, handsome and well-built, but socially clueless. He has a talent for acting but absolutely no tact, and he offends top screenwriter Qu Yanting on his very first day on set. Lu Wen: I really didn’t mean to. Later, he thinks Qu Yanting is abusing his power to get revenge, using an unfair arrangement to explo 565kFavorites640.8kClicks/ch789.6kGifts
- 126 Attached Life 附生 The wealthy district of U City was like a magnificent deep-sea pearl oyster. Inside its shell were rare delicacies, glittering jewels, and also filth and mud. The shantytown where Zhu Weixing lived was the most glaring bit of filth. They were only one street apart, yet they belonged to different worlds. Born poor and beautiful, Zhu Weixing was willful, selfish, materialistic, and vain. He schemed relentlessly and stopped at nothing to climb into the good graces of the wealthy. But he never made 166.1kFavorites189.1kClicks/ch203.4kGifts
- 127 The Film Emperor 影帝 An actor on top and a young rising star on the bottom A story of mutual pursuit ^^ Sweetness level: ++++++ Recommended: Qianhe’s new novel, A cocky, show-off baby bird on top x a petty, vengeful, silver-tongued schemer on the bottom -> Containing Peaches Theme: 536.7kFavorites790.7kClicks/ch312.6kGifts
- 128 I Hear You’re Hard to Pursue 听说你很难追 [Revising the text. The passages before and after may not connect smoothly, so I recommend waiting until all the revisions are done before reading. I've revised up to Chapter 16 so far. The revised text differs greatly from pirated versions, and I am not responsible for inaccuracies in those versions. Please support the official release.] [For publication updates in simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, and English, follow vb@Juechu Jue.] [Be warned: read at your own risk! The extra story is a happy e 186.7kFavorites184.7kClicks/ch105.6kGifts
- 129 A Young Man's Journey in Chang'an 长安少年游 The story of a young master from a fallen marquis's household who enters the palace as a study companion. There will be angst. A young boy's pride will be crushed, and his passionate efforts will come to nothing, but the ending will probably be good. Scheming gong, young marquis shou. - There's no substitute trope, and no “white moonlight,” so don't worry about it. This style is an experiment. My first story, so I hope you'll show it lots of support. Complete. Theme: A young study companion vent 86.7kFavorites57.4kClicks/ch41.2kGifts
- 130 The Medical Records 病案本 A crazed, impeccably dressed beast of a seme, and a cold, divorced, fatherly uke. A story about a unique case: a mentally ill boy and his aloof doctor. Younger seme. A friendly reminder: This is a slow-burn story set in an imaginary modern city, with melodrama, unsolved cases, suspected crimes, and unusual illnesses. There will be plenty of relationship drama. The illnesses, medical system, and various social organizations all include elements of fantasy and have nothing to do with reality. So p 513.1kFavorites134.7kClicks/ch430.7kGifts
- 131 Rainbow-Colored Secret Crush 彩虹色暗恋 Shu Ci had been secretly in love with Ye Xun for a year. At the end-of-term mixer in their first year of college, both Shu Ci and Ye Xun drank too much. When Shu Ci woke up, he thought he was a horrible person for forcing a kiss on Ye Xun the night before. But he couldn't help secretly thinking that the night had been well worth it. He never expected that some time later, Ye Xun would need someone to enter a fake marriage with him for certain reasons. And the person he chose was Shu Ci. Six mont 166.7kFavorites287.1kClicks/ch79.8kGifts
- 132 The Cat's Rose [Interstellar] 猫咪的玫瑰[星际] “We have been sailing for hundreds of years, losing our home planet, losing our way, and losing the love symbolized by the rose.” As the apocalypse began, the “Voyager” left Earth behind. Lin Si was the Voyager’s top biologist. The only failure in his life was an experimental subject who never woke up during the “Limitless” genetic modification project. After a black hole accident, the experimental subject woke up with an unknown mutation caused by radiation. Wasn’t this supposed to be the st 193.3kFavorites187.1kClicks/ch76.3kGifts
- 133 Woke up and Heard I Was Married 一觉醒来听说我结婚了 [Next novel: Fake Academic Rivals. Find it in my author page =3= Muah] This might be a fake showbiz novel, or maybe the blurb is fake too. Shao Si was sickly from childhood. He only lived to this day because he accidentally got bound to a life-extending System that was like a ghost. After he set foot in the entertainment industry, things got even more life-threatening. System: We are the Black Curtain Duo. Our goal is to clean up the entertainment industry and expose all its shady dealings. 544.2kFavorites715.9kClicks/ch187.5kGifts
- 134 21+ It’ll Rain Heavily Tomorrow 明天雨很大 125.2kFavorites120.2kClicks/ch95kGifts
- 135 It’s Hard to Guess What Your Childhood Friend Is Thinking 竹马难猜 "The first volume of the print edition is now on sale under the title Hard to Guess" Shen Yan had no idea what he’d done to deserve suddenly awakening such an embarrassing superpower. He could see the names of the people others fantasized about. Socially dead, but not quite all the way. When he was falling apart and wanted to confide in his best buddy about this bizarre situation, he was horrified to discover that t 256.3kFavorites368.4kClicks/ch239kGifts
- 136 2013: Dawn of the Apocalypse 二零一三（末日曙光） Theme: 120.3kFavorites178.8kClicks/ch36.4kGifts
- 137 Behold the World 见江山 The print edition is now available at Hanlian Books: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=616693443771 In the final years of the Xingling era, the aging emperor had grown muddleheaded. He loved taking strolls through the palace after dinner and chatting with people. Without fail, he would bare his heart to them at the end: “After I pass away, you shall inherit the throne.” From his most trusted ministers to eunuchs and maids, he had taken them all by the hand. As time went by, the young nobles 97.6kFavorites91.7kClicks/ch99.7kGifts
- 138 Royal Uncle 皇叔 I’m an imperial uncle, the emperor’s uncle. Not his actual uncle, though. There’s a generation between us, so I’m his cousin-uncle. The simplified Chinese paperback edition of Imperial Uncle is now on sale. Planned by Memory Workshop Culture and published by New World Press, it costs 29.8 yuan and is available at major bookstores nationwide, including Xinhua Bookstores. It’s also sold by online retailers such as Dangdang. Online ordering links: Memory Workshop’s official Taobao shop (exclusiv 74.5kFavorites309.9kClicks/ch9.2kGifts
- 139 Those Years In Quest Of Honour Mine 当年万里觅封侯 +++ [Paranoid, sinister, unhinged top × optimistic, delusional bottom]++ Genuine one-sided love, fake getting-back-together-after-a-breakup, and an absurd fictional setting. ++ Yu Ziyou and Zhong Wan serve different masters. They once admired each other, and they have both openly and secretly fought for power. ++ After a failed bid for the throne, Zhong Wan flees to the borderlands with his young master. To survive, he relies on the scraps of friendship he shared with Yu Ziyou in their youth, us 1.1MFavorites1.1MClicks/ch1.1MGifts
- 140 Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源 They were born for humanity, and once stood side by side as friends. When an unknown disaster struck, however, some chose to turn away. After the slaughter between humans and bio-engineered beings, the survivors took refuge in isolated settlements, establishing outposts and struggling to survive alone in a ravaged world. Then people began disappearing from the human settlements that should have been safe and untouched, and the wheels of fate began to turn. It seemed that everything they wished t 152.7kFavorites141.3kClicks/ch211.9kGifts
- 141 You’re My Wonderwall 七芒星 [Music novel, a little experiment, with a change in writing style] Lu Yan, the pride of the Lower District, lead singer of a well-known underground band, and a musical genius. He looks like the leader of some “X cult.” His new neighbor, Xiao Heng, thinks he's nothing but a rotten, lousy guitarist and a… punk with an awful haircut. Also known as: The Broke Brothers. A realistic slice-of-life story. A rich second-generation top and the lead singer of an underground rock band as the bottom. X 486.4kFavorites268.8kClicks/ch159.2kGifts
- 142 Dropped into the Trending Searches: Showbiz 空降热搜[娱乐圈] A romance in the entertainment industry that begins with a trending topic on Weibo. 1. Daily updates, happy ending. New chapters go up at 7:00 p.m. every evening. If anything comes up, I'll be sure to post a notice. Mwah! 2. All characters are fictional. Please don't associate them with real-life celebrities. Respect all artists and fans. Sending love (づ￣ 3￣)づ Theme: 444.5kFavorites900.6kClicks/ch625.9kGifts
- 143 Picking Up Stars 捡星星 Qin Fang is widely recognized as the campus heartthrob at C University's School of International Studies. His looks are undeniable, but he gets into trouble constantly, has a hair-trigger temper, and is one hell of a fighter. Xing Yan is a top student in the chemistry department, introverted and aloof, and rarely talks to anyone. The first time he and Qin Fang met, they accidentally slammed shoulders. Their eyes met. Neither of them looked like a good person. Qin Fang raised his eyes to look at 206kFavorites263kClicks/ch93.3kGifts
- 144 Marriage Agreement 婚约 Modern alternate universe, where same-sex marriage is legal. To take his career to the next level, Han Cheng marries Xia Tian, who is more than ten years younger and has only just come of age. To avoid leading the kid astray, he settles into a married life of abstinence, giving up gambling, prostitution, and casual hookups. Xia Tian marries Uncle Han, whom he has always respected, to secure his admission to school. As time passes, Xia Tian realizes his beloved Uncle Han isn’t quite as upright a 203.9kFavorites412.7kClicks/ch101.8kGifts
- 145 Assistant Architect 助理建筑师 Blurb Zhang Siyi, an architecture graduate returning to China to look for work, gets into an argument with his ex-girlfriend at a cafe. In a fit of anger, she throws a cup of coffee at him. He dodges nimbly, but the coffee hits a handsome man at the next table just as he gets up to leave. The next day, Zhang Siyi goes to interview at a company, only to discover that the man interviewing him is the handsome guy who took the coffee for him! Certain he’s blown his chances, Zhang Siyi is devastated 165.3kFavorites276.7kClicks/ch208.6kGifts
- 146 Criminal Psychology 犯罪心理 One day, while Lin Chen was reading, Xing Conglian asked him: “You’re a psychologist. Can you help me figure out what kind of person I’d be suited to marry?” Lin Chen remembered telling him that love was the most impossible thing in the world to quantify. Even a psychologist couldn’t predict it, because the process of two people falling in love was full of countless variables. Xing Conglian asked, “What are variables?” Lin Chen thought at the time: A variable is that I thought you were just an o 802.2kFavorites610.5kClicks/ch727.5kGifts
- 147 The Mountain Has Its Trees 山有木兮 The mountain has trees, and the trees have branches. Theme: By depicting the era of peace and unity that followed the end of ancient warfare, this story celebrates the wisdom of the working people. 197.9kFavorites174.4kClicks/ch320.9kGifts
- 148 Eternal Boy Syndrome 永恒少年综合征 [The published edition has been retitled Summer in Full Bloom. Preorders open at 7 p.m. on August 29, 2026. Follow @Shi Meimei Gongzhu on Weibo for updates.] [Please add my next book, Pheromone Guidance, to your reading list! Blurb at the end!] - Chen Zhuo had been with his boyfriend for years, but they eventually broke up over the other man’s casual remark, “We’re not right for each other.” The very next day, Chen Zhuo saw his ex holding hands with a girl on the street. The girl even invited Ch 74.2kFavorites57kClicks/ch73.1kGifts
- 149 Everlasting 经久 A young boxer and a young ballet dancer Passion and tenderness, dreams and growing up, life and love A small-town romance from the fringes of the industry Weibo: 194.9kFavorites258.7kClicks/ch39.7kGifts
- 150 The Remaining Filth 余污 One-line summary: The wildest captive hooks the finest commander. Spiky-tempered top x shaggy bottom Setting: Low-magic cultivation, an alternate dynasty Long-winded blurb: The traitorous general Gu Mang has returned to his homeland. Everyone wants him dead, and they say the person who hates him most is his once-best friend, the aloof and ascetic Young Master Mo. Rumor has it that Young Master Mo has prepared 365 different methods of torture to try out on Gu Mang, with enough variety to kee 337.9kFavorites121.1kClicks/ch188.9kGifts
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