Novels like Clear Skies in Early Spring
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- 101 Dazzling 耀眼 [Physical edition reprint preorders open May 17, 2026, at 8:00 PM. A new bonus story has been added. Follow @Shi Jiuyuan for details.] [Audio edition available on Ximalaya] - After disaster strikes her family, Qing Ye shines like a dazzling meteor, leaving the capital for a tiny county town in the middle of nowhere. From then on, she brings light to this dreary place called Zhazating, and encounters the greatest surprise of her life. "Didn't you say you wouldn't date someone from your own neighb 296.8kFavorites329.6kClicks/ch117.1kGifts
- 102 21+ Green in the Mist 雾里青 300.8kFavorites408.8kClicks/ch133.5kGifts
- 103 A Gentle Blade 温柔刀 Tang Xicheng walked out of the dormitory and saw Liang Yuzhi leaning against the railing, talking on the phone. She heard three sentences. “Taking someone to school. “Mm... You could say she’s a kid from a relative’s family. “What feelings could I have?” He gave a faint, dismissive laugh. “She can’t even talk. How boring.” Age gap: six years. A story about a narcissistic male lead who assumes the sweet, naive heroine is madly in love with him, only to discover she isn’t. Note: The heroine is una 75.8kFavorites91.8kClicks/ch34.4kGifts
- 104 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
- 105 Eight Thousand Miles 八千里路 My new novel, The Boat on the Xijiang River, is being serialized now. Click “Author’s Works” to read it~ . Eight years apart, eight thousand li traveled: a boy’s deepest love for a girl. Blurb: Meng Yun is a little annoyed. She thinks Chen Yue doesn’t like her as much as she likes him. She doesn’t know that Chen Yue has been secretly in love with her for eight years. (A reunion between former classmates; heiress vs. poor boy.) They live on opposite sides of China, from Shanghai to Yunnan, eight 171.1kFavorites270.2kClicks/ch66kGifts
- 106 Calling the Rain 呼唤雨 Everyone thinks You Feng and Xia Deng broke up eight years ago. In fact, they've been regular fuck buddies all along. (If you want a heroine who isn't clingy or people-pleasing and always puts her own wishes first, and a hero who'd brave fire and climb a mountain of knives to put her wishes first, read Red Wine Green. If you want two clever, mature adults locked in an intense game of push and pull, read Calling for Rain. Both have heroes who love the heroines more, but you can read them as sepa 29.8kFavorites47.4kClicks/ch2.1kGifts
- 107 The Color in the Mirror 镜中色 [The print edition is now available] Ye Yun was brought into the city by the Bai family. She lived in an apartment building and wore new clothes, making everyone envious. The Bai family had two sons: the older one was carefree and unconventional, while the younger was handsome and aloof. Ye Yun was supposed to marry the younger son, but a few months later, news came from his workplace that he had died in an accident… Theme: The spring breeze of reform brings new life 150.2kFavorites197.8kClicks/ch62kGifts
- 108 You or Someone Like You 你或像你的人 Plenty of people were waiting to see Liao Qingyan make a fool of herself: Everyone knew her family had gone bankrupt years ago and that she no longer belonged in their social circle. She was only hanging around because she had been Zhou Jin's first love in high school, hoping to use their old feelings to climb the social ladder. But the Zhou family's status was far beyond the reach of an ordinary person. At one gathering, Zhou Jin planned to propose. Naturally, the woman he intended to marry wa 156.1kFavorites180.1kClicks/ch111.7kGifts
- 109 Crossing Ten Thousand Mountains 过万重山 [Originally titled She Isn’t Called Zhao Di. More bonus chapters can be found in the author’s collection, “Bonus Chapters.” Thank you for your support.] - Xiang Man once wrote a list of things she absolutely had to do before turning thirty · Change her name · Get a driver’s license · Try cosmetic procedures · Buy a home in a city she loved · Send money home to her family The final item was: Never, ever return to that mountain village. Shen Weiqing leaned against the headboard, a cigarette b 86.4kFavorites123.4kClicks/ch45.4kGifts
- 110 The Salt Branch of My Secret Crush 暗恋的盐树枝 [Signed for print publication. For updates, see Weibo @Lv Jinjiang Da Erduo Guai Jiaolv. The full text has been revised. Pirated copies are incomplete and should not be used as the basis for comparison.] [Unrequited love comes true / bittersweet to sweet / healing and redemption / older-brother-type boyfriend] -Resilient, cool-headed, naturally spacey poor girl x fake gentleman, scheming, aloof and taciturn rich young master Synopsis: After years of secretly loving him and never daring to confes 168.1kFavorites172.3kClicks/ch100.2kGifts
- 111 A Little Alley in Nancheng 南城小巷 [The physical book goes on sale Saturday, October 17, at 6:00 p.m. New bonus chapters included. Details about signed copies are available at @Shi Jiuyuan.] [She is the curse Heaven sent to torment him, and the ray of light Heaven bestowed upon him.] At seventeen, he stood by the riverbank with his future in ruins. Grandpa Nan grabbed his wrist and gave him a second chance at life. From then on, he shed the anger and sharp edges of his youth. He stayed at the teahouse, and his days flowed like 101.5kFavorites94kClicks/ch59.5kGifts
- 112 Summer Recess 夏歇 At Peking University’s welcome party, the senior beside Xia Yang pointed at the student union president giving a speech onstage, Duan Xiao: a notorious rich young man who got away with anything thanks to his looks. Looking at sweet, innocent Xia Yang, the senior gave her a serious warning. “You absolutely have to stay away from him!” Xia Yang obediently looked away and smiled. “Don’t worry. He’s not my type.” As she spoke, the audience erupted in applause at the end of the speech. But as soon 98.7kFavorites156.8kClicks/ch41.5kGifts
- 113 Who’s Afraid of Whom? 谁怕谁 Announcement: The print edition, titled Out of Control, includes a brand-new bonus chapter. Preorders open: March 25 at 7:30 p.m. Female photographer x male actor Synopsis: “Is Teacher Yin taking the photos today?” Xiao Yue: “Yeah.” “I heard she took liberties with you?” Xiao Yue: “...Does rolling up a sleeve count? She didn’t hug me or kiss me.” ??? Then why are you so unhappy? Older woman/younger man romance, two-year age gap Theme: 69.9kFavorites167.5kClicks/ch29.2kGifts
- 114 The Gale Kisses the Rose 疾风吻玫瑰 [Wild Racer vs. Sweet-and-Cool Mechanic] High-stakes competition | Rekindled love | Mutual salvation | Chasing dreams The Ye family of Jiangnan was a scholarly household with strict family traditions. Their only daughter, Ye Rou, was gentle and quiet, restrained and disciplined. She had never done anything outrageous. At nineteen, Ye Rou met a boy completely different from her: Jiang Yao. He was unruly, rebellious, carefree, mischievous, and brazenly obnoxious... Everyone said he was beyond savi 175.2kFavorites252.7kClicks/ch59.3kGifts
- 115 A Forbidden Secret Crush 越轨暗恋 On the day his ex-girlfriend got married, Zhou Wu drank too much and slipped off alone to smoke in the stairwell. Someone approached through the darkness. It was Wen Ci, a girl from high school with whom he’d barely spoken in three years. She smelled just as strongly of alcohol as he did. Gently, she asked him, “Are you in love with Duan Wei? What a coincidence. I’m in love with her groom.” Then Wen Ci rose onto her toes and kissed him. - Wen Ci had been well-behaved and sensible since child 140.4kFavorites192.5kClicks/ch57.5kGifts
- 116 Global Warming 全球升温 [Print edition signed with Dayu Literature and now on sale] Antique collector & woodcarving apprentice - On their hundredth-day anniversary, Wen Shi wore a shirt and trousers, dabbed on Terre d'Hermes aftershave, and had flowers, cake, and a plush toy ready. What he hadn't expected was for Fang Lian to take him home. Her place was small, with postmodern decor and a TV wall made of gray and red bricks. It had a free-spirited, almost wild feel. What he had expected was that Fang Lian would have 38.3kFavorites47.7kClicks/ch15kGifts
- 117 Ten Moments in Spring 春天的十个瞬间 You are not my knight, and I am not your princess. We are two trees rooted on rugged cliffs, our roots intertwined. · "My life isn't worth much." "To me, it's priceless." · Good student and bad girl. From campus to the workplace, from school uniforms to wedding gowns. Premise: 55.4kFavorites108.4kClicks/ch24.2kGifts
- 118 This Salt Tastes Sweet, Not Salty 这口盐是甜不是咸 The male lead’s name has been changed. Important: This story is entirely fictional and completely detached from reality. Although it borrows real-world place names, institution names (such as universities), and administrative titles (such as job positions), they are all fictional and made up, pure wishful thinking. Please don’t confuse this with reality! Reader’s guide: There are so many potential landmines that I can’t list them all. If any of them bother you, please, please, please don’t read 45.7kFavorites73.5kClicks/ch10.6kGifts
- 119 Red Rose 红玫瑰 [The bittersweet secret-crush story Green Leaves has started updating. Find it in my author’s collection.] The print edition goes on pre-sale at 7 p.m. on June 14. For details, follow Weibo @HalfCabbageGirl. (Includes a 10,000-character bonus chapter about their family of three.) Fu Linyuan looks after his subordinates, especially his secretary. And she is that secretary. As his secretary, she knows better than anyone that all those women come and go from his life, and he’ll marry none of them 193.9kFavorites317.7kClicks/ch118.1kGifts
- 120 Fresh Lemon 鲜柠 The print edition goes up for preorder on March 23. Take a look if you're interested~ Tao Jing'an had always believed that doing the right thing mattered more than doing a good thing. Then she met Shen Xihuai. She had three impressions of her old classmate: he got good grades, his family was loaded, and he and his girlfriend made a perfect couple. One day, this old classmate asked if she wanted to get married. Tao Jing'an thought, To hell with it. Deep down, she didn't think it was th 117.5kFavorites168kClicks/ch54.2kGifts
- 121 Agrippa and the Princess Thief 阿格里巴和公主大盗 After living under someone else’s roof for years, Wen Lian graduated from high school and turned down the arrangement to study abroad with the young heiress. Zhao Xinghui demanded, “Why?” His refined face was full of cold mockery. “You just need a servant. Someone to study alongside you, do your laundry and cook your meals, drive you around and clean up after you, and come running whenever you call. Why should I agree?” She glared at him through gritted teeth. “Wen Lian, you ungrateful jerk. 58.4kFavorites73.2kClicks/ch42.9kGifts
- 122 Picking Red 采红 Zhou Honghong loves Cheng Yi, but she doesn't want to keep getting tangled up with him in this messy relationship. Cheng Yi doesn't know whether he loves Zhou Honghong, but he's decided she's the one for him for life. The print edition of 60.4kFavorites127.8kClicks/ch4.2kGifts
- 123 After Eating at a Conveyor Belt Hot Pot Place Beside My Ex 吃旋转火锅和前任邻座后 [The print edition of Mint Snow is now available. ■ Sharp-tongued, sensual rich handsome guy x goofy, dramatic, naturally adorable girl ■ Urban setting, with college flashbacks throughout | Reunited lovers | Bittersweet push and pull After coming alone to a big city to make a living, losing her job, and getting cheated on, Ming Que reached the darkest point in her life. On the day she got dumped, a blizzard hit. Short on money, she ducked into a conveyor-belt hot pot restau 62.1kFavorites82.8kClicks/ch19.6kGifts
- 124 Harbor Extra: Orange Blossoms at the Turn of Spring and Summer 有港番外-橘子花盛开在春夏之交 Bonus-story collection for Letters from the Harbor The complete story is free and finished Includes an alternate timeline and child-raising in the main storyline. Please leave a five-star review! · My next story will be Practicing Unrequited Love. The first time I met Chen Ningxiao was at the birthday party of a rich young lady. By the villa window, the white headlights of a car flashed past. A moment later, a man's languid figure emerged from behin 40.1kFavorites164kClicks/ch51.2kGifts
- 125 Fifteen Dusks 十五个黄昏 [Complete.] [Next book: Neon Blue.] This port city is best known for its cruises. The trip lasts fifteen days, with food and lodging provided on board, and the second passenger gets half off. Ruan Xi took the brochure to Cheng Daichuan. "Come with me, and we'll split the cost." Cheng Daichuan flipped to the last page of the brochure. The fine print marked with an asterisk read: The half-price offer is only available to guests sharing a double room... - - Theme: Work hard and stay positive. 51.5kFavorites49.9kClicks/ch25.3kGifts
- 126 Blank Page 空白页 [Published. During the summer after the high school entrance exams, an unfamiliar boy came to live at her uncle’s house. He wore a gray T-shirt washed nearly white and sat in the living room, his expression cold and distant. The housekeeper told Yun Jia that he was the son of the worker who had died, and that he would be living there from now on. The years passed in a hurry, and the one who loved in secret did not dare ask for more. | Happy ending | Unrequited love from the m 91.8kFavorites116.1kClicks/ch48.6kGifts
- 127 Rose Head 玫瑰头颅 /Temporarily unavailable due to copyright issues. Read on other platforms./ The print edition has been contracted and published under the title Listening to the South. - What is a rose? A head grown for the sake of being cut off., Adonis - Xia Tingnan starts a new job and takes the bus home every day. Each time, she sees Xu Bingran, who has pursued her for years, so she silently lifts the book in her hands to hide her face. Much later, she and Xu Bingran get together. When she sees how handsome 49.7kFavorites80.2kClicks/ch5.4kGifts
- 128 The Flower-Belief Wind 花信风 [The print edition is now available on all major platforms.] [Pirated copies are incomplete and make the character relationships hard to follow. Blurb: For two years, almost everyone knew that Mr. Shen, a man of immense power and status, had acquired a young girlfriend. Shen Zongliang doted on her endlessly, only for her to dump him in the end. When she graduated, Zhong Qiehui left him a letter, sincerely thanking President Shen for looking after her ove 101.9kFavorites121.4kClicks/ch44.1kGifts
- 129 First Wisdom Tooth 初智齿 [The print edition is now available from major retailers.] 🦷 School life and city life | Unrequited love becomes mutual When Su Yu saw the topic “What's it like to have a secret crush?”, the first person she thought of was Xie Zhuo. “He's my brother's best friend, like the summer breeze on the day we first met: beautiful and distant, someone I could never reach, no matter what.” In the dim pool hall, he showed her how to play. Before he even touched her, her fingertips burned, and she instinctiv 78.8kFavorites81.6kClicks/ch39.5kGifts
- 130 Low-Level Player 低端玩家 Reading: Not on Jinjiang. Available on any platform; search for it. Complete at 250,000 characters 2020.08.08–2020.10.13 Urban men and women, playing a game of seduction. A light comedy about punching wildly and taking down a master. A non-player accidentally enters a game meant for players. Let the game begin! #VR, first-person POV, plainspoken narration #Readers with any “triggers” should proceed with caution Theme: . 77.6kFavorites75.2kClicks/ch22.8kGifts
- 131 The Art of Being a Wife 太太经 First published in December 2018. The relationship between the leads in this novel is not something anyone should imitate. Please read critically. Blurb 1: On the day the two of them divorced, the stock price of Lu’s company stayed in the green all day. Zhong Ting looked at the red booklet in her hand. Even divorce certificates were red now. It was almost like a prophecy. After Lu Xiaowei divorced her, his net worth would not hit the limit-down price. Instead, his prospects on the marriage mark 68.3kFavorites142.9kClicks/ch22.2kGifts
- 132 Little Spring Day 小春日和 “Why did you fire me?” “I don’t work with ex-girlfriends.” A world-weary, lazy layabout who’s given up on life VS a nitpicking, ambitious go-getter Shunju Biyori: A spell of mild springlike weather from late autumn to early winter. Theme: Live well. 55.4kFavorites91.5kClicks/ch13.4kGifts
- 133 Winter of Year Sixty-Two 六十二年冬 [The simplified Chinese print edition went on sale July 4, 2026] [NetEase Cloud has a perfectly matched playlist called “Winter of Sixty-Two Years”] [A revised edition was released on September 23, 2025. Some sensitive scenes have been slightly edited, and new storylines have been added about Song Mo’s relationship with her mother and her efforts to save herself. The diary conversations between Song Qingping and Song Mo, th 128.1kFavorites218.1kClicks/ch31kGifts
- 134 Waiting for Three Meals 静候三餐 "On the surface, getting our marriage license after dating for two months makes it a whirlwind marriage. In reality, we've known each other for eleven years." "Have you ever had a fight?" "I don't think so. We've only given each other the silent treatment." "For how long?" "A year." "..." #Gentle and slightly sweet Theme: 57.5kFavorites156.6kClicks/ch5kGifts
- 135 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
- 136 Burning Incense, Gazing at Spring 焚香望春 [Thank you all for supporting the official release. If you can, please leave a five-star review!] [Blurb] Once you've experienced unconditional love, you'll never forget how it felt. The wasteland is barren. If flowers begin to grow there and fill it with color, then barrenness is no longer her fate. Being loved is. Wuji Jiang was a perfume Jiang Yanci created when he was seventeen. After meeting Gu Zhixu, he added a magnolia note to it. The finished perfume was never released, but it did have 142.1kFavorites134.8kClicks/ch36.1kGifts
- 137 The Equator Kisses the Arctic 赤道热吻北极 [The story may be revised from time to time, with bonus chapters added. Thank you for respecting the author’s copyright and refusing to read pirated copies.] Deep in the rainforest, the relentless rainy season brought filming to a standstill. Song Yu, brimming with irritation, walked to the riverbank and openly stared at the handsome man in the water. She raised an eyebrow and gave a flirtatious whistle, mimicking the local tribe’s courtship call. The man narrowed his eyes, grabbed her ankle wi 146.4kFavorites190.9kClicks/ch65.8kGifts
- 138 Tender Longing Is Utterly Useless 百无一用是缱绻 Extra chapters updated: 10/07/2025 $$$The print edition of A Hundred Uses for Nothing but Tenderness is priced at 45 yuan.$$$ [Two excellent students from impoverished families, both priding themselves on their rationality, both resolute, and both refusing to pin their hopes on fortune. That is why it is so hard for them to know how far they must go before they can make up again. Tenderness: qiǎn quǎn] Theme: “Keep the roads smooth; take up no other pursuits,” and the Beatles' song “Str 44.6kFavorites73.1kClicks/ch24.4kGifts
- 139 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
- 140 Naughty 不乖 [Publication rights expired, awaiting revision] Rookie PR agent x rising tech tycoon I hope to share with you all the splendor of this life, lived in fine clothes and on horseback. Theme: 215.3kFavorites420.9kClicks/ch73.1kGifts
- 141 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
- 142 A Darling in the Palm of Your Hand 掌中娇 [Contract romance / The ex chases after his wife / Reunited after a breakup / A genuinely sweet romance] Refined bad-boy, suave CEO × fair-skinned, beautiful little peacock [One] When Chen Die was sixteen, she first met Wen Liang on the street. The young man toyed with a hat in his hand, his eyes dark, standing over her. After a moment, he leaned down, his black eyes meeting hers. "Want to come with me? 375.6kFavorites626.2kClicks/ch107.9kGifts
- 143 Dote on Me a Little More 多宠着我点 ※The print edition is out and available on all platforms =v= The first time An Nuos met Chen Baifan, the man stood beneath a bright examination light, wearing a pale blue surgical mask. His visible eyes were long and slightly upturned, bright yet gentle. He lowered his gaze and carefully examined the patient’s mouth with an instrument. The next moment, the man spoke. His voice was a little languid, but full of reassurance. “Don’t be afraid.” An Nuo fell in love with Chen Baifan at first sight. 140.9kFavorites253.3kClicks/ch30.4kGifts
- 144 Never Want to Forget 念念不想忘 "Do you remember that line from Gossip Girl? If two people are meant to be together, they'll always find their way back to relive their old romance." Keywords: Rekindled Romance / Sweet Romance Theme: 57.8kFavorites732.2kClicks/ch2.4kGifts
- 145 An Inch of Sunshine 一厘米的阳光 They met too early and shared too many memories, until everything became blurred. All she knew was that she had once loved him with all her heart, but he had left her. Later, his best friend died in the brutal flames of war. Physically and emotionally exhausted, he could no longer work as a war correspondent, so he returned to his homeland. Sometimes God is stingy, giving you only a single centimeter of faint sunlight, whether for her, for him, or for those who long for peace. "You are the memo 69.8kFavorites136.9kClicks/ch3.7kGifts
- 146 Typhoon Signal No. 3 三号风球 Proud, glamorous, and secretly a puppy x dominant, possessive daddy #The daily push and pull of a fake marriage to a wealthy husband# Marriage first, love later | wealthy-family life | charged tension | equally matched Chen Weiqi and Zhuang Shaozhou first met five months before their wedding. She wasn’t one to beat around the bush, so she treated the marriage as a business deal. “Mr. Zhuang, you know I broke up with my ex just a month ago, right?” “It was quite a scene.” The man across from h 145.4kFavorites172.1kClicks/ch170.4kGifts
- 147 Miss Meng 孟大小姐 "This novel has been revised many times. Pirated copies are incomplete." Blurb: Meng Jia had heard plenty of people talk about Mr. Zhong. What she heard most often was that Mr. Zhong was terribly high-handed, impossible to reason with, fabulously wealthy and powerful, and not to be crossed. If he gave his word, he never went back on it. But Meng Jia crossed him anyway. All those confident rumors faded into the background. Her first thought was surprise that he was so good-looking. That year, sur 229.8kFavorites299.4kClicks/ch128.8kGifts
- 148 Tales of the West City 西城往事 Blurb 1: From now on, we go our separate ways, north and south. Theme: 198.4kFavorites303.8kClicks/ch57kGifts
- 149 A Thing in the Pond 池中物 Print copies are available for immediate purchase on all major platforms. (Complete) A greedy girl willingly plays the substitute, plotting an autumn encounter. Readers who are sensitive to any sort of trigger, enter at your own risk. Theme: Study hard and improve every day 58.3kFavorites95.1kClicks/ch25.1kGifts
- 150 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
