Novels like Countdown to the Wedding
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- 151 The Orange Tree Is Sprouting 橘子发芽了 A humid youth, a shining life. “Auntie’s biggest problem is that she got saddled with so many labels at such a young age. Uncle is usually very even-tempered, but when he realizes he’s not part of Auntie’s troubles, he gets all riled up too.” Excerpt from Tangerine’s memoir, "My Wise and Worn-Out Auntie and My Handsome, Brooding Uncle" Completed on August 25. Going premium. Theme: Live well. 33.3kFavorites40.1kClicks/ch22.6kGifts
- 152 21+ Green in the Mist 雾里青 300.8kFavorites408.8kClicks/ch133.5kGifts
- 153 Snowfall and Five O'Clock 雪意和五点钟 Liang Yan missed her chance at young love, but unexpectedly got a ticket to an early marriage. She thought she and Chen Zhihe were destined to get off halfway, but as it turned out, they stayed together forever. Chen Zhihe always had terrible luck at the gambling table and lost every time. Liang Yan was the “bargain wife” he drew by lot. His friends all said he had the worst luck, drawing the least desirable prize. Only he knew how fortunate he was to marry her. The people who wake at five in t 251.9kFavorites335.3kClicks/ch81.2kGifts
- 154 My Ears Say They Want to Meet You 耳朵说它想认识你 The print edition of this book will be released on September 24. See my Weibo @Qibao Su Feihuaduo for the link. Blurb Putao heard a voice that made her fall head over heels. She couldn't sleep at night. The next day, she secretly sent the owner of the voice a private message: I didn't mean to bother you. My ears said they wanted to get to know you. - Cheng Su met a girl with nerves of steel. She wouldn't take no for an answer until he gave her his WeChat, and then she wanted him to send her vo 242.9kFavorites558kClicks/ch26kGifts
- 155 Summer Solstice, Year Eleven 十一年夏至 [Carefully revised on July 7, 2023, with 25,000 new words. The additions aren’t in pirated copies. “I like his name. I love being alive, though I was born in this time.” · A former high school classmate got married, and that day everyone gathered for a reunion at a friend’s house. Somehow, they started talking about the foolish, romantic, secret things they’d done as students. When it was Xia Li’s turn, she said, “On his birthday, I abused my position at th 334.4kFavorites423.9kClicks/ch178.5kGifts
- 156 Avoiding Eye Contact Is Where Love Begins 视线回避是心动的开始 The print edition goes on sale at 7:30 p.m. on August 21, with 6,000 signed copies available. Ever since Zhou Meixi accidentally hit her boss's little birdie in the elevator, the atmosphere between them had turned a little strange. He kept deliberately avoiding her gaze, and to avoid awkwardness, she had no choice but to pretend she hadn't noticed. Later, Zhou Meixi brought it up with him and asked how it had felt at the time. Ling Yue said, “I almost called the police.” *Reader's guide ·The 136.6kFavorites181.5kClicks/ch75.2kGifts
- 157 Gardenia's Embrace 含栀 Lu Zhi was born with a sweet, well-behaved face, like a white gardenia beaded with dew at dawn, soft and utterly nonthreatening. But only those close to her knew how deceptive that fresh-faced look was. Every now and then, her sly little fox tail would peek out, revealing a mischievous streak that refused to be tamed. The year she graduated, an arranged marriage went awry. She ended up marrying the older brother of the man she was originally meant to wed: Fu Yanshang, the renowned heir of the F 121kFavorites185.2kClicks/ch33.5kGifts
- 158 Glass City 玻璃城 “Who can claim Mount Fuji as their own through love?” “Under Mount Fuji,” Eason “When you think of your school days, what comes to mind? Endless test papers, or the crisp ring of the bell? Sleepy afternoon classes, or the little notes you secretly passed to your deskmate?” Now working, Song Xi comes across these words while scrolling late at night, and Pei Weishu’s face inevitably rises in her mind. A secret-crush story Happy ending If you see update notifications at 119.6kFavorites176.1kClicks/ch32.5kGifts
- 159 North, South, East, West 南北西东 The print edition is now available on all major platforms. Thank you for your support. In 2023, Wang Luxi got into her dream university in Beijing. She went a month early, planning to see every tourist attraction in the city. What could she do? As an ancient capital and the nation’s capital, Beijing had far too many things that interested her. The spring at Taoranting, summer at Shichahai, autumn at the Temple of Heaven, and winter snow swirling around the Forbidden City’s corner towers. Oh 100.9kFavorites113kClicks/ch72.7kGifts
- 160 When I Went to Walk a Dog and Found Out Its Owner Was a Total Hottie 当我上门遛狗发现狗主人是大帅比后 [Complete] Chi Zhiyu doesn’t like going out, but after he adopted a puppy and his housekeeper went on vacation, he had to order a dog-walking service to come to his home. The girl who took the job always arrived on time, and seemed to have a special interest in him. She invited him to meals, sent him photos, brought him breakfast, paid close attention to things he’d casually mentioned, and often stared at him without looking away. Chi Zhiyu thought, Living alone as a man really is dangerous, 170.7kFavorites183.7kClicks/ch180.6kGifts
- 161 21+ Devour 吞没 160.3kFavorites224.8kClicks/ch42.3kGifts
- 162 21+ Bailey 贝丽 62.8kFavorites67.8kClicks/ch74.2kGifts
- 163 My Ex and I Became the Nation's Favorite Couple 和前男友成了国民CP Liang Yixuan had harbored a crush on Bian Xu for years. After secretly dating him, she realized the man had no heart. Once her rose-colored glasses shattered, she dumped Bian Xu and let loose, joining a reality dating show for ordinary singles. After the mess she'd been through, all the accomplished male contestants on the show looked wonderful to her. She was just planning to take her time and choose carefully when, overnight, all the men who had eagerly approached her when they first met began 157.8kFavorites355.1kClicks/ch46.6kGifts
- 164 If Dreams Had an Expiration Date 假如梦有保质期 My next novel, Damp Fireworks, is coming soon. [Complete] A short story, free to read in full, with a happy ending. Shi Li won a ticket to the underworld lottery, giving her the chance to wake up as a ghost in the apartment she used to rent. To her surprise, her ex-boyfriend, whom she'd never been particularly close to, still lived there. Every day, he left looking polished and dapper in his suit, but came home a slob and treated the nice apartment like a 41.3kFavorites77.2kClicks/ch18.8kGifts
- 165 After Using My Crush's Photo to Ward Off Suitors 当我用crush照片挡桃花后 The print edition of When the Peach Blossoms Arrive is now on sale! It includes a new 7,000-word bonus story! For details, see @Anweileer ^ ^ In her twenty-sixth year of being single, Li Xia’s parents weren’t asking for much. They just wanted her to hurry up and start dating someone. Fed up with their nagging, Li Xia went straight to Instagram, found a photo of a handsome amateur account she’d recently followed, and set it as her phone wallpaper. Whenever anyone asked, she simply held up her p 116.8kFavorites113kClicks/ch94.4kGifts
- 166 The Mountain Lord's Daughter 山主之女 In the winter of Shengping Year Fourteen, Yue Zhiheng, a condemned official of the dynasty, was sentenced to the gruesome punishment of having his flesh carved away and his bones scraped clean. Beyond the black-iron prison cart, countless commoners came to watch the young minister, burdened with countless sins, go to his death. Zhan Yunwei was among them. She had traveled a great distance to see him off for the last time, but only to save someone else. She never imagined then that watching he 151kFavorites191.2kClicks/ch92.3kGifts
- 167 The Twentieth Year After My Death 我死后的第二十年 [This story has been expanded for print. Visit my author page to follow the upcoming release, Overdue] Twenty years after I died, my husband, Wei Min, was getting married. *Short story / first person / bad ending - Upcoming print edition, expanded: Overdue Blurb: When they got married, Wen Ci once asked Wei Min, “If we could live our lives over, and we didn’t meet at seventeen but crossed paths much later, would you still fall in love with me?” Wei Min didn’t hesitate. He said, “No matter h 174.9kFavorites1.3MClicks/ch3.3kGifts
- 168 A Wildly Unreasonable Rain 雨意荒唐 [Marriage First, Love Later / Two Strangers Fall for Each Other / A Modern-Day Fairytale] Clearheaded and independent heroine x doting dom / Six-year age gap After two years as an overworked office drone, Xia Zhu found that nothing was going her way. Her parents kept calling to nag her about getting married, and she cried twice in three days. By chance, he happened to see her both times. The second time, the man got out of his car and held an umbrella over her. Zhou Siyang was the top boss at 139.3kFavorites171.5kClicks/ch36.2kGifts
- 169 The Cafe by the Clouds 云边咖啡馆 [Signed for a simplified Chinese print edition with Dayu Literature. An additional 40,000 words have been added to the continuation. Now available.] A game planner whose body is at her desk but whose heart wanders the martial world & a beautiful, world-weary cafe owner A new cafe opened downstairs from her office. Its main attraction wasn't the coffee or the cake, but the owner's good looks. Jiang Ying, a self-proclaimed creature of visual appeal, let her heart slip away before she knew it. Fr 130.5kFavorites190.8kClicks/ch61.1kGifts
- 170 Snow Over the Northern City 北城有雪 The third young master of the Tan family had a falling-out with his family, nearly severing ties with his father. The story spread like wildfire, and apparently the reason was utterly absurd: it was all over a “bird”? People speculated, “What kind of priceless bird could it be?” Tan Yanxi laughed. “You could say that. It won’t stay in its cage, and nothing I do can soothe it.” Zhou Mi silently rolled her eyes at him. · Snow fell beneath a gray sky. Tan Yanxi stood by the window, motionless for a 268.8kFavorites440.9kClicks/ch80.2kGifts
- 171 The White Rose Tower 玫瑰白塔 You are as aloof as a white tower, yet as passionate as a rose. - Older man/younger woman | Happy ending | Light on plot | Slow burn. - Content warnings: · 12-year age gap · The male lead has a girlfriend early on (please only read if you're okay with that. Read rationally, and keep your comments civil. Thank you.) Theme: Love is the greatest courage. 136.4kFavorites208.8kClicks/ch49.3kGifts
- 172 How Could He Possibly Like Me? 他怎么可能喜欢我 Meng Shuyu suspects she has “sexual aversion to reciprocated feelings.” When she has a crush, she treasures the person like the apple of her eye. But as soon as the feelings become mutual, she can’t help feeling repulsed and immediately pulls away. After years of being branded a heartless woman, Meng Shuyu thinks in despair: Why can’t there be a man who’s so handsome he makes her weak in the knees, but doesn’t care about her at all? At last, one day, Meng Shuyu’s dream comes true. * There are t 213.6kFavorites259.6kClicks/ch44.4kGifts
- 173 The Only Way to Beat an Older Man 打败年上男的唯一办法 When a typhoon passes through, it leaves nothing standing. A long, long crush, officially sealed. Nurturing boyfriend x genius girl Blurb: On the day she started at G University, Ji Yuewei finally saw Liang Yusheng again after a long time without contact. With a cold expression, he took her suitcase from her. He still looked angry. A friend asked what the two of them were to each other. Liang Yusheng glanced at Ji Yuewei and said they were relatives. Ji Yuewei stubbornly corrected him: “He’s m 36.1kFavorites25.2kClicks/ch50.6kGifts
- 174 The King Has Donkey Ears 国王长着驴耳朵 Every time Chun Zao did a spin, she found herself sneaking a glance at Yuan Ye. That was when she began to realize things were getting serious. Even more alarming, one day the boy stood right there, gazing at her with an unblinking smile. Liking you is like the donkey ears the king tries to hide. The wind will know, the trees will know, and one day, you will too. The title and blurb were inspired by the fairy tale The King with Donkey Ears. A story about two “good” students sharing a rental; 142.3kFavorites240.4kClicks/ch64.8kGifts
- 175 New Year's Eve in a Blizzard 除夕夜，暴雪天 On New Year’s Eve, Zeng Buye set out. 100,000 words, not serialized for purchase, road-trip story Theme: A life in the wild 45.9kFavorites46.9kClicks/ch21.9kGifts
- 176 Don’t Come Over to My Place So Often 以后少来我家玩 [The print edition has been retitled “Like It or Not” and is now available on Taobao and other platforms. 1. Yu Yan has been dumped, and she thinks she’s been cheated on. There are two other women: one is a game called League of Legends, and the other is a man named Jiang Yujing who plays it. After the breakup, Yu Yan wipes her tears, turns on her computer, and starts downloading League of Legends. She wants to see what the hell is so fun about this stupid game. Half a month 164kFavorites356.8kClicks/ch48.6kGifts
- 177 Oh No, Miss Has Been Dumped Again! [Quick Transmigration] 不好，小姐又被退婚啦！[快穿] As everyone knows, the romance between a male lead and a female lead needs hardships and obstacles to heat up. And those obstacles often depend on another important role: the female supporting character. Female supporting characters can be good or bad, but they’re indispensable. Song Fu’s job is to play them. And every female supporting character she has to play shares one trait: the plot always includes a “broken engagement” subplot. * World One: High School Romance (beginner mission, all c 32.4kFavorites57.2kClicks/ch20.6kGifts
- 178 Little Year, Little Moon 小年小月 The print edition goes on presale at 7:00 p.m. on July 24. 1. After their college entrance exams, Li Yingqiao and Yu Jinyang headed north and south to study, both making the same bold declaration: they wouldn’t return home until they’d made something of themselves. Ten years passed in a flash. Both came home defeated and ran into each other at a barbershop in their hometown. Li Yingqiao saw her old rival and friend demanding compensation for his head of hair, which looked as though a dog had ch 241.1kFavorites119.2kClicks/ch275.4kGifts
- 179 21+ A Night Breeze Stirs 夜风惊扰 58kFavorites70.3kClicks/ch64.1kGifts
- 180 Marrying the Short-Lived Villain 偏偏好命 In her previous life, wealthy heiress Mu Wan worked herself to death. In this life, all she wants is to eat, drink, have fun, and enjoy herself; But as the daughter of a merchant, she has money but no power, making her an easy target. Fortunately, her far-sighted mother trained a top-scoring scholar for her from an early age. Then her mother died, and after observing three years of mourning, Mu Wan returned to find that the scholar looked down on her for being ignorant and extravagantly indulg 128.8kFavorites169.1kClicks/ch136.4kGifts
- 181 A Rainy Day 一个雨天 [My next story will be Butterfly.] Three in the morning. Xu Muzi wheeled her suitcase into the guesthouse. Someone was still awake, sitting by the window and watching the rain. He had a handsome profile. When she got a clear look at him, Xu Muzi took a deep breath. Of all people she could’ve run into, it had to be Deng Yun. One in the afternoon. Xu Muzi chatted and laughed with a newly arrived guy. He asked if she knew Deng Yun. She answered, “Not well, but he’s a good kisser.” Ten at night. 70.1kFavorites91.3kClicks/ch21kGifts
- 182 Miss Guan Is Writing Love Letters Again 关小姐又在写情书 [The story has been revised since completion, with over 40,000 additional words of bonus content. The campus heartthrob, Fu Shichuan, was the boy Guan Ying had secretly loved since high school. Every flutter and first stir of love from her youth was tied to him. Guan Ying turned her unrequited love into a novel. It was so heartfelt that it became an instant hit, then was adapted into a TV series and later 76.1kFavorites88.8kClicks/ch76.1kGifts
- 183 Drifting 浮游 (Please don’t buy the whole book all at once! I feel the plot is rather poorly written, and I’m currently sorting out the plotlines. I’ll gradually revise and improve the story. If you don’t like the plot, you can skip Chapters 55–69!) Half a month after falling out with his girlfriend of seven years, Chu Hui received two pieces of news that would turn his life upside down. The first came from the hospital’s medical examination center. The Omega who called him had an exceptionally warm voice a 18kFavorites19.2kClicks/ch45.4kGifts
- 184 So This Is How You're Supposed to Play the Game 原来游戏是这样玩的啊 Ming Yi got into a multiplayer online game called Swordsong. As a casual player, her favorite thing was collecting outfits and taking pretty pictures of her character. She even married someone in the game to earn the outfit awarded for reaching a certain romance level, and diligently completed quests every day. But just before she was about to claim the reward, the other person suddenly ended their relationship without a word and married someone else from their guild. The next day, they turned 11.4kFavorites12kClicks/ch16.1kGifts
- 185 Name Withheld 知名不具 * Zong Chi has been single for years and never sets foot in S City for negotiations or social engagements. The rumor is that the top student who pursued him back then ended up dumping him brutally. Young Master Zong avoids doctors because he's afraid of finding out what's wrong with him. Oh, and his first love, the one who got away, is a surgeon. - 78.6kFavorites107kClicks/ch80.2kGifts
- 186 Tangerine Tangle 绊橙 Xu Huicheng is in love with a man. Or rather, it wouldn’t be right to say “a man.” She’s only in love with one of the personalities split off from a single original person. A very important note: This is a story about two people who shouldn’t fall in love, but do. If it’s not for you, click the X in the upper right. Especially if you’re particular about this sort of thing, please be very, very, very cautious. If you haven’t clicked the X, then welcome to this special, innocent world. The pr 124.8kFavorites232.4kClicks/ch36.8kGifts
- 187 Who Moved My Stethoscope? 谁动了我的听诊器 [This book is now available in print under the new title I Want to Live in Your Heart. It's available from Taobao, Dangdang, and JD.com. The author-signed edition is available from Dangdang.] [Revised edition.] On the day Shu Qin started her clinical rotation, she met the fierce "chief resident," Yu Ming. When Yu Ming learned Shu Qin was his junior fellow student, he gave her a mocking look. "Teaching? Whoever wants to teach her can do it. I don't have time for that." But the department dire 149.1kFavorites276.9kClicks/ch114.8kGifts
- 188 Night Voyage on the Dream River 梦河夜航 The print edition is now available. For details, follow @Yan Xuejie. - Once we’ve reached the finish line, the two kings never meet. Theme: People have to learn to look ahead 181.1kFavorites201.8kClicks/ch107.4kGifts
- 189 21+ Feathers Tip the Boat 有羽倾舟 50.3kFavorites46.2kClicks/ch18.8kGifts
- 190 Luring the Tiger Into the Trap 请君入瓮 He eventually discovered that she had stolen his sleeping robe. The cool, refined man held the damp robe and stared at her coldly for a long moment. Yuan Qianshui hid under the covers with her bare legs exposed. In a small voice, she offered to wash it and give it back, but he only looked at her with disgust and icily told her to throw it away. Yuan Qianshui was devastated. She understood that now he knew she was a lustful fiend, she would never be able to get close to him again. Desperate t 63.2kFavorites49.8kClicks/ch51.6kGifts
- 191 21+ Night in Lu City 栌城之夜 49.4kFavorites65.2kClicks/ch50.2kGifts
- 192 Miss Tang Is Married but Has No Children 唐小姐已婚未育 At 8:00 p.m. on May 23, 2026, the first volume of the print edition goes on presale under its new title, Miss Tang's Secret Marriage Diary. Copies with special and author signatures will be available. Interested readers, please follow Weibo @Author Han Yan for details, which will be posted there. Thank you for your support! Blurb: During the years Tang Yining was infatuated with Jiang Ke, she did whatever he said and believed everything he told her. Jiang Ke said, "The Ke in my name means hardw 81.7kFavorites125.2kClicks/ch70.1kGifts
- 193 Red Wine and Green 红酒绿 A quiet, low-key campus romance. You Feng has been in love with Xia Deng for eight years in his own unconventional way, which is practically an entire book of love letters. (If you want a heroine who isn't dependent or ingratiating and always puts her own wishes first, and a hero who would brave any danger but always puts her wishes first, read Red Wine and Green. If you want to watch two clever, mature adults push and pull each other to their limits, read Calling for Rain. Both have the same c 100.3kFavorites117.4kClicks/ch5.9kGifts
- 194 Who Says the Supporting Couple Can’t Turn the Tables! 谁说副CP不能掀桌的！ [Blunt heiress x scheming, secretly smitten student council president] Question: If you transmigrated into an old-school, melodramatic aristocratic school manga and became the villainess readers hate most, how would you change your image, going from a hated villainess to everyone’s beloved white moonlight? A. Let them hate me. It won’t cost me a thing. I’ve transmigrated into the life of a rich and beautiful heiress. Isn’t it great to just lie flat? B. Turn over a new leaf and become the prot 58kFavorites64.5kClicks/ch136.7kGifts
- 195 Washed by the Branches 濯枝 [Published. As she rode away from Shoutasi Temple, she secretly took his lighter right under his nose. Half a month later, tired of the bright lights and nightlife, Cheng Zhuo called Meng Tingzhi. “Miss Meng, I’m the owner of the lighter.” Born into a family of wealth and prestige, Young Master Cheng was a devoted lover. He liked Meng Tingzhi, but that was as far as it went. Meng Tingzhi didn’t take the car or the house. She left with only one of Cheng Zhuo’s broken watches. 173.5kFavorites195.4kClicks/ch53.6kGifts
- 196 The Trajectory of Neon Star 霓虹星的轨迹 * A romantic little story about how Xu’s tiny mistake when transferring schools led her to meet an absolute beauty, and the two of them went on to live happily ever after together. * # When you don’t know what you’re looking for, just keep taking steady steps forward. Theme: Serve the people 98.8kFavorites128.7kClicks/ch88.9kGifts
- 197 Bad Blood 坏血 A light mystery with crime elements. (Please don’t read too much into the themes based on the blurb or opening. The whole story has the same positive values as my previous novels. Enjoy!) The police point to Ding Ke’s photo and ask the suspect, Li Mujin, “Do you remember how she died?” The devil, Li Mujin, smiles calmly. “I only remember how she cried out.” Not scary, not horrifying, not hard to understand. There’s no lengthy forensic-investigation section, so it’s easy to read in one sitting. 61.7kFavorites82.6kClicks/ch6.1kGifts
- 198 Your Mustache, My Scarf 你的胡子我的围巾 Your Beard, My Scarf Physical edition preorders open August 20, 2022, at 7 p.m. “Lu Yixin.” Fang Yongnian finally speaks. “Here!” Lu Yixin answers brightly. “I turned thirty-two this year.” Fang Yongnian's expression is usually blank when he speaks slowly, making it hard to guess what he's going to say next. “Mm...” Lu Yixin has a feeling Fang Yongnian is about to drop a bombshell, so she answers cautiously. “When you're grown up, I'll be almost forty.” Fang Yongnian still speaks slowly, but som 57.9kFavorites105.1kClicks/ch44.7kGifts
- 199 The Moon Travels West 月向西行 [This novel is complete. I’ll open a preorder for the next one once I’ve figured it all out.] Blurb: Chen Xi’s parents were deaf, and they hoped she would be able to speak. Xi was a particle meaning “ah,” and they gave her their very best wishes. The first time Fang Yue saw Chen Xi, whom his father had brought home, he coldly warned her, “Stay away from me.” Chen Xi: “Sure thing!” Fang Yue: “...” Later, Fang Yue asked with a blank expression, “Does my family not feed you?” He frowned at Chen X 138.9kFavorites219.5kClicks/ch87.8kGifts
- 200 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
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