Novels like Rain Passes Before the River, Wind Ceases
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- 101 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
- 102 Return of the Monsoon 回南天 [From Partners to Lovers] [Completed. My next novel is "A Rainy Day"] Shi Zhi is a woman from northern China and has never been to the Guangdong region. But Fu Xiling once told her that the south has a kind of weather called “Return to the South,” when dampness seeps into every inch of the air. They were talking about this late at night when Fu Xiling asked Shi Zhi if she wanted to date him. Shi Zhi turned him down: I still have feelings for my ex-boyfriend. - My next novel is "A Rainy Day" 123.7kFavorites163.5kClicks/ch41kGifts
- 103 Midsummer 盛夏 Print edition preorder: [May 6 at 8 p.m.] One male lead, one female lead, happy ending. Upright young woman × jaded rich heir Fictional modern setting, rekindled romance Starts August 24, goes VIP on September 6. 70% anti-piracy ratio, 72-hour delay. Sheng Xia is an obscure streamer. Her streams aren’t about much: she logs on at the same time every day and uses her computer’s built-in camera to show herself studying with her head down. But even after she disappeared for 116.8kFavorites161.9kClicks/ch46kGifts
- 104 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
- 105 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
- 106 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
- 107 21+ When the Cicadas Sing in Summer 夏日蝉鸣时 64.4kFavorites119.4kClicks/ch13.3kGifts
- 108 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
- 109 Butterflies in the Fog 迷津蝴蝶 Old-school melodramatic angst | A whole basket of tired tropes | Read with caution “Lou Wenjin, let's get divorced.” “Ah Jiu, you've forgotten. We never registered our marriage in the first place, so we aren't technically husband and wife.” · They first met in July, six years ago. Just after she stepped out of the mansion, a young man emerged from beneath a tree. The cool green shade and dapples of sunlight swayed over his white short-sleeved shirt like rippling water. She stared, struck dumb, 53.7kFavorites72.2kClicks/ch24.6kGifts
- 110 Greener Than Spring, Brighter Than Summer 比春天更绿，比夏天还明媚 Xie Jingyu will always remember the first time he met Lin Su. He was trapped in a snare deep in the tea mountains, and she stood outside it and said, “I can find someone to get you out, as long as you promise to ask your father to sponsor my schooling.” After that, their relationship was just like that scene: he was inside the trap, and she was outside it. “Will things keep getting better for us?” “They will.” Like plants in spring, like the blazing sun in summer. An ordinary high school campu 47.2kFavorites59.4kClicks/ch24.2kGifts
- 111 A Night Stroll Through the Happy Tower 夜游喜塔 In 1997, Ye Ci dumped Liang Yanping when he loved her most, then turned and fell into someone else's arms. In 2002, Liang Yanping returned to China, successful in his career and with a new partner by his side. Ye Ci, meanwhile, was alone and still broke as ever. "Don't think I'll suddenly grow a conscience, Liang Yanping. I've never regretted my decision back then. If I could choose again, I'd still abandon you without hesitation." "Of course. Who would expect you to have a conscience?" They 58.9kFavorites72.9kClicks/ch24.1kGifts
- 112 What a Lovely Dodder Flower 好一朵菟丝花 CEO x clinging vine Updates whenever inspiration strikes! Theme: Face life's many challenges together, hand in hand. 33.6kFavorites46.6kClicks/ch19.9kGifts
- 113 Vanishing Point 消失点 Tu Qin and Xie Zhailing first met at the funeral of Tu Qin’s “ex-boyfriend.” He was the enemy of her “ex-boyfriend’s” family, and right in front of her, he went headfirst into the muddy ground. They met for the second time in the emergency room. His friend’s leg had a string of little hearts burned into it by a chain, while her friend had broken her leg after falling while trying to break up with her boyfriend. The third time they met, a nervous real estate agent s 24.4kFavorites22.4kClicks/ch26.3kGifts
- 114 Splendor on the Sea 海上华亭 Meng Lanting, granddaughter of a distinguished minister from the previous dynasty, falls on hard times and heads south to join her fiancé. Along the way, she happens to meet Feng Kezhi. Feng Kezhi is the ninth child in his family. The eight before him are all older sisters. After he was born, a fortune-teller said that with his broad forehead and well-defined philtrum, he had the kind of auspicious looks that drew good fortune without even seeking it. The Feng family set off firecrackers for th 102.6kFavorites245.2kClicks/ch91.5kGifts
- 115 21+ Wild Dog Bones 野狗骨头 385.3kFavorites480.8kClicks/ch127.3kGifts
- 116 Secret Office Marriage 办公室隐婚 Coming soon: my little disciple Tu's story, "Head Over Heels"; Geng Nianyi vs. Xia Mingrui in "A Chance Encounter with My Heart"; and the mature couple road-trip story "Professional Players." Tu Xiaoning had her fortune told as a child. The fortune-teller said her Five Elements belonged to Fire and would overcome Metal, so she'd make money in finance, with a benefactor to help her along the way. But after three years at a bank, no money came in, and what she had qui 350.7kFavorites506.8kClicks/ch179.2kGifts
- 117 21+ Ningfa Garden 宁法花园 45.2kFavorites92.1kClicks/ch37.9kGifts
- 118 You Are the Long Night, and the Light 你是长夜，也是灯火 [The collector’s edition of You Are the Long Night and the Light is now available in print at major online retailers.] “One day, Pujisi Temple suddenly announced it would close for renovations. It shut its doors for a day because his mother was going there to pray.” “His ID says his surname is Ye, his passport says Liang, and every document has a different name.” “She went to his friend’s place to find him. She had the address, but insisted that the street didn’t have a number 1599. Yang Qianna 223.5kFavorites320.8kClicks/ch80.3kGifts
- 119 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
- 120 Little Shimu 小师母 According to rumors, Qiao Leqiao pursued Jiang Yao twice in all. The first time, after going to great lengths and shamelessly winning Jiang Yao over, Xiao Qiao dumped him not long afterward. Her reason for breaking up was perfectly reasonable: "Who climbs Mount Everest and then stays there? They'd freeze to death, wouldn't they? Do you think I'm stupid?" Thousands of people have reached the summit of Mount Everest, but Jiang Yao has only ever had Qiao Leqiao. Associate professor of Greek his 48.6kFavorites97kClicks/ch18.2kGifts
- 121 The Trick of Memory 记忆的诡计 A razor-sharp detective policeman hero who solves cases in three sentences + a genius heroine with hyperthymesia and a cold heart There's always someone better Evil gets what it deserves 62.7kFavorites86.4kClicks/ch108kGifts
- 122 Discord 荒腔 [Published. Shen Fuzheng first saw Zhong Mi at the Yueju Opera House in Zhoushi. The performance hadn’t started, and the audience was bustling as the photographer adjusted the angle and called for Zhong Mi to look this way. Against a backdrop of green sleeves and pink robes, layers of flowers cast their shadows. She glanced over just like that. Someone beside him said, “That’s our boss’s daughter. She’s taking photos for a magazine today.” It was raining in Zhoushi the day She 129.5kFavorites243.7kClicks/ch62.7kGifts
- 123 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
- 124 What’s the Harm in Confessing One More Time? 再告白一次又如何 [A green young pursuit by the school's golden boy] From her very first day at her new high school, Qi Miaoxiang decides she will keep her head down and quietly coast through graduation. To that end, she makes herself into the class's invisible girl. She doesn't talk or make friends. Even her teachers sometimes forget she's in their class, let alone her classmates. Then one day, a student from the neighboring class tells her that their class's most popular boy, Ji Cen, has a crush on her. The 94.7kFavorites127.5kClicks/ch87.8kGifts
- 125 An Accident 意外 "How did you two meet?" "...Online dating." "Online dating?!" "We met on that app you recommended." "You two... don't really seem like the type to use an app like that." "Yeah, it was actually an accident." #SweetAndEveryday #SliceOfLife #TheAuthorDoesntHaveWeibo Theme: 49.8kFavorites107.1kClicks/ch9.9kGifts
- 126 Burned to Ashes 燃尽 [The similar friends-to-lovers taboo romance, The Label, has been updated. Find it in my author’s collection.] Ji Ting and Tan Yucheng sat together for two years. She liked him once, but the feeling was as fleeting as a night-blooming cereus. He had never once looked her way, so she knew they could never be together. They knew each other well, stayed in touch, and often met up. She knew he still couldn’t let go of his breakup with his ex-girlfriend. One day, they would get back together. But sh 189.4kFavorites267.1kClicks/ch135.1kGifts
- 127 The Young Master Takes a Bride by Force 公子强娶 Jinse is a monster who was sealed away for tens of thousands of years. How many exactly? She can’t remember. It’s been far too long... The ghosts inside and outside her tomb all call her their Ancestor. There isn’t much for her to do in the tomb. Every day, she sleeps in her coffin, and when she wakes, she patches up the only old, tattered outfit she owns. Then one day, disaster strikes out of nowhere. Her grave is inexplicably blown up, and someone strolls in. “Have you made up your mind? Will 119.8kFavorites301.8kClicks/ch46.3kGifts
- 128 Red Beans Bloom in the Republic of China 红豆生民国 The title is Red Beans Grow in the Republic of China, not Red Beans Grow in the South ^_^ [The print edition is now available. The published title has been changed back to Red Beans Grow in the South. Signed copies are available on Taobao and Dangdang.] While investigating an unsolved case, He Yunqin, the heir to a Shanghai textile fortune, has a chance encounter with Yu Hongdou, a student at St. John's University. Before they marry, He Yunqin schemes to win his wife's heart, protects her, and 97.7kFavorites235.1kClicks/ch83.1kGifts
- 129 The Pick 物色 Lin Koukou was a well-known name in the headhunting world, but after four years of working herself to the bone for her company, she was fired. On the very day she left, she swore: “To hell with ideals, and to hell with passion. If I ever work as a headhunter for even one more day, may I be a dog!” Lin Koukou decided to study Buddhism. Buddhism sounded great. She could become a couch potato, cast off worldly desires, and find inner peace. Except... A year later, the kindest monk in the temple c 71.5kFavorites78.2kClicks/ch71.2kGifts
- 130 White Peacock 白孔雀 True love must be hard to believe, right? Theme: 34.8kFavorites107.9kClicks/ch4.8kGifts
- 131 Goose Palm 鹅掌 The print edition of The Goose Palm is priced at 45 yuan. One originally wanted to marry into a rich family, while the other wanted a wife and a free wallet. Everyone thinks he forced himself on her and that theirs is a tragic, passionate romance. But the truth is, one of them has been terribly wronged. Really, truly wronged. Feng Jian gazed calmly at his wife. She was always like a swan gliding across the water, graceful and elegant, coquettish and willful, yet aloof and heartless. After all 58.3kFavorites117.6kClicks/ch10.5kGifts
- 132 Three Years on This Little Boat, Then Three More 小船三年又三年 “This is the seventh year I've loved him. I want to marry him.” In the turbulent summer after the college entrance exams, when she was nineteen, Lin Yiran lost everything. Then she met Qiu Xing, who was also trapped in the depths. Again and again, Qiu Xing pulled her out of despair, even though he was quiet and always seemed cold. The truck sped down the road as if fleeing, driving toward the distant horizon with no end in sight. In its boxy metal cargo bed, Lin Yiran found a safe place to cal 236.3kFavorites385.3kClicks/ch81.3kGifts
- 133 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
- 134 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
- 135 996 Doesn't Believe in Mermaids 996不相信美人鱼 At the company retreat, my coworker and I drank too much and clung to each other while talking nonsense. I said, "We've been coworkers for so long, so I'll tell you something from the heart: I want to marry you." His eyes bleary with drink, he lowered his voice with great solemnity. "Then I'll tell you something from the heart too. I'm a mermaid. Humans and fish can't be together." I called him an idiot. "If you really are a mermaid, then I really do want to marry you." We both burst out laughin 23.5kFavorites24.7kClicks/ch14.8kGifts
- 136 Beyond the Shampoo 香波之外 [The print edition will be released on 2026.4.25. For details, see Weibo @Zhe Shi He Tao.] Lost in a deep blue sea of people, reunited beyond the scent of perfume. Intense push and pull × reunion after a long separation At three in the morning, Yang Zhi had spent half the night tangled up with her boyfriend, whom she hadn’t seen in over six months. She wanted to go to the kitchen for a drink of water. She crept out of the bedroom, only to see someone sitting on the living-room sofa. The faint li 91.8kFavorites94.6kClicks/ch40.3kGifts
- 137 The Hedgehog’s Dilemma 刺猬法则 The print edition of The Hedgehog Principle is now available on all major platforms. Blurb That winter was bitterly cold. Two hedgehogs huddled together for warmth. When they got too close, their quills pierced each other, leaving them covered in wounds. When they moved too far apart, they felt cold again. The Hedgehog Principle says: You must find a suitable distance, one that keeps you warm without hurting each other. The male hedgehog said to the female hedgehog, "No! If I prick you, pu 76.1kFavorites119kClicks/ch79.3kGifts
- 138 21+ A Dewy Night 露水的夜 116.3kFavorites179.6kClicks/ch49.3kGifts
- 139 If You Were a Southern Breeze 你若南风 Next up: Love in the Name of Love Blurb: When she was twenty, her parents discovered she wasn’t their biological daughter because her blood type didn’t match. Overnight, Xu Zhiyi’s world was turned upside down. A paternity test revealed that she was the daughter of the richest man in the country. As a result, she came into closer contact with Jiang Sixun. He went from being her boss to an older brother from a prominent family. On a business trip, she learned that he was enga 151.4kFavorites233.3kClicks/ch78.2kGifts
- 140 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
- 141 21+ LIKE 77kFavorites63.6kClicks/ch127.5kGifts
- 142 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
- 143 Words from the Heart 同心词 [Complete] -Cold, aloof female assassin x sweet, honest gentleman- When Yingshi was ten, her father was convicted of a crime and her entire family was sentenced to execution. Though she narrowly escaped, she became an assassin forced to live in the shadows. Years later, she returns to Tingzhou, ordered to assassinate the newly appointed prefect. Beneath the Mandarin Duck Tower, a fine drizzle falls. When the dark blue curtain of the sedan chair below is lifted, she sees a face that is still 86.4kFavorites78.1kClicks/ch41kGifts
- 144 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
- 145 Cannot Sell Out the Little Kitty 不能出卖小猫咪 Next novel: Vanishing Point Blurb On a celebrity treasure-hunt show, the elegant and composed actress An Ye followed the instructions and chose to call someone outside the studio for help. In her earpiece, the director was screaming in a panic: “The number An Ye's assistant gave us won't go through! Give me An Ye's phone! An Ye, I'll have the assistant hand you a phone. Call anyone you want!” With her mind completely blank, An Ye kept smiling and gave a subtle nod with the microphone pressed to 78kFavorites99.7kClicks/ch91kGifts
- 146 In the Name of Love 以爱为名 [Shi Wenli’s book, April’s Clear Skies, is available to follow in my author profile] [Blurb]: Shi Miao and Min Ting moved in together only seven months after registering their marriage. By then, they still weren’t particularly close. Her coworkers were curious. How had a woman from an ordinary family married into Beijing’s elite, and how had she made Min Ting insist on marrying her? There was no insistence on marrying her. They had married because it was conven 245.4kFavorites304.9kClicks/ch224.9kGifts
- 147 21+ Treasure 珍宝 27.6kFavorites70.3kClicks/ch10.5kGifts
- 148 The Unsolved Mystery of the Hot, Rainy Season 潮热雨季未解之谜 A simplified Chinese edition under the same title has been published. For details, follow the author on Weibo: @Fan Da Wang [Have you ever made a vow? Do you believe vows come true?] Back here once again, in the rainy season of my seventeenth year. Rain pours outside the windows of the old school. Looking out, the trees and houses seem to float across a vast ocean. The girl by the window twirled the hem of her school uniform around her fingers and murmured gloomily, “Stop liking her. Like me i 43.7kFavorites35.7kClicks/ch20.2kGifts
- 149 A Love Letter to Wei Lai 给卫莱的一封情书 [Female Lead Synopsis]: The latest gossip in Jiangcheng’s high society is that Wei Lai was dumped by her ex, watched her dream of marrying into a wealthy family fall apart, and then started dating a big shot from the capital’s inner circle. One day, Wei Lai was summoned at the last minute to a dinner party. She was the last to enter the private room, and to her surprise, her ex-boyfriend was there too. She was a nobody, hardly important enough for the host to introduce everyone at the table to h 258.3kFavorites399.1kClicks/ch121.9kGifts
- 150 The Villain Marries the Dragon-Slaying Protagonist Himself 反派亲自嫁给龙傲天 Lin Yueqiao is a spoiled, willful villainess in a power fantasy about a destined hero. The male lead, Chu Zhan, is destined to become the supreme sword sect master with power over all. He is also her betrothed since birth, the childhood friend next door. As a young child, Chu Zhan was unlike other kids. Even at three, he could barely speak, managing only survival words like “hungry,” “water,” and “more food.” His parents were terrified. Lin Yueqiao's birth was like a godsend. With this born ch 37kFavorites56.5kClicks/ch27.9kGifts
