Novels like The Little Garden
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Little Garden, best match first.
- 51 Best Friends Can't Fall in Love 好朋友不能谈恋爱 [See Weibo for publication updates. New novel, The Truth Is You, now underway] * “We’re good friends… We can’t date.” “Then let’s get married.” - [Plot version] 1. Jiang Xing slapped the table and sprang to her feet. “I’ve said this a million times! I’m not his girlfriend, we’re just good friends. Anyone who says otherwise is a dog!” Zhang Xueqi didn’t even look up. “I don’t want to be a dog.” At midnight, Zhang Xueqi posted a photo of his border collie on his Moments. Caption: Woof. Their chi 68.4kFavorites97.5kClicks/ch14.3kGifts
- 52 Neon Weather 霓虹天气 [The print edition goes on sale at 7:30 p.m. on the 4th and 5th. Link on Weibo: @Yan Xuejie] - “How could anyone be content with being just your friend?” “Either we become strangers or we become lovers. You choose.” * A chance encounter versus a childhood sweetheart Theme: Growing up means continually seeing your own heart more clearly 84.9kFavorites107.9kClicks/ch38.7kGifts
- 53 Lemon Soda Candy 柠檬汽水糖 [Both volumes of the print edition are now available. For details, visit Weibo @Su A Su Shi Wu. The next book will be Do You Know or Secret] In high school, the second boldest thing Zhou Anran ever did was secretly slip two lemon soda candies into Chen Luobai’s desk on a day when he looked particularly unhappy. Back then, he was a favored prodigy, admired by everyone. She was an ordinary classmate whose name he couldn’t even remember. When they met again in college, Zhou Anran, who had fought 453.6kFavorites461.6kClicks/ch234kGifts
- 54 Dreaming Mayfly 发梦蜉蝣 [Publication updates: @Yao Zhilv] Fu Yipei was a well-known figure at Nan'an High School. Even years after graduation, the girls in his year still praised his impeccable manners and gentle nature. Lin Jinci thought back. He really had been just like that. She had been the least sociable girl in class, but Fu Yipei had still looked after her just as he did everyone else. Warming a “heart of stone.” |He secretly has a crush on her |Not a school story: an urban reunion told through flashbacks to 57.8kFavorites78.4kClicks/ch33kGifts
- 55 21+ A Story 一个故事 73.1kFavorites115.7kClicks/ch33kGifts
- 56 Taking Shelter from the Rain 躲雨 🌦️ For publication updates, see Weibo @Zi Zi Ting “Who do you think of on rainy days?” At Christmas in 2018, the evening study session at Tingnan No. 1 High School was unexpectedly interrupted by a power outage. In the dimness, the classroom suddenly erupted in cheers. The boys in the back row fell into chaos. Someone tossed a paper airplane folded from an exam sheet, taking the chance to cause trouble. Figures crowded together, their outlines blurred. As Lin Shuyu reached the classroom door, 125.2kFavorites109.8kClicks/ch53kGifts
- 57 The Right Way to Get Close to a Goddess 接近女神的正确方法 [The short story collection True Love Never Crosses has been published. It includes this story, an added ending, and an exclusive bonus chapter. See @Yueduji for details.] A sweet little campus romance, like a caramel pudding. Question: I'm helping my buddy pursue his crush, but the way she looks at me seems a little off. It's finished, it's finished, it's finished. It wasn't contracted, so I won't make money from it. I simply wrote the story I wanted to read but couldn't find. I write for fun 80.2kFavorites234.8kClicks/ch14.1kGifts
- 58 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
- 59 The Noble Man Is Open and Forthright; the Petty Man Whines and Pouts 君子坦荡荡 小人长嘤嘤 0.6 school romance + 0.2 coming-of-age story + 0.05 bittersweet angst + 0.15 ensemble cast = Junzi and Xiaoren Happy ending * Tan Junzi is an upright, righteous girl who has been raised under military-style discipline by her family. She stands straight as a pine and sits upright as a bell. Her daily hobby is getting up at six in the morning to run and practice tai chi. At a young age, she has already grown into an old Red Army veteran. She does everything swiftly and decisively, never dragging h 44.7kFavorites87.8kClicks/ch7.7kGifts
- 60 21+ The Season of Cherries and Bamboo Shoots 樱笋时 41.9kFavorites39.2kClicks/ch28.4kGifts
- 61 Dreaming of Winter 梦见冬日 |Chasing-her-to-the-crematorium trope|Second male lead wins|Living-under-the-same-roof trope|Angsty romance| Everyone around Jiang Jun knew she had a brother just a few months older than her. They weren’t related by blood, but they were close, practically inseparable, and their bond was even stronger than that of real siblings. But Jiang Jun never called Wen Li’ang “big brother.” She always addressed him by name: Wen Li’ang, all three syllables, never missing one. When people asked why, she s 30.3kFavorites30.4kClicks/ch13.9kGifts
- 62 Summer in Your Name 以你为名的夏天 [Print edition now available] Blurb [My First Love, Yours] On the last night of their graduation trip, a group of people lay drunk on the beach. Woken by the summer sea breeze, Sheng Xia did the bravest thing she had done in her eighteen years: she stole a kiss from Zhang Shu. A fleeting touch, careful and tentative. But someone saw that night, the boy was the first to steal a kiss from the girl. Restrained and cautious, careful and tentative. [Everyone only gets one summer in their life. T 627.7kFavorites590.1kClicks/ch301.8kGifts
- 63 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
- 64 Daily Romance Forecast 恋爱每日预报 On September 1, 2009, Ji Zaoyuan received a text from an unknown number: “If I could go back to 2009, I definitely wouldn’t date Xie Xiayan. He’s fussy and picky, watches horror movies in the middle of the night, and even plays basketball with our son by using him to block shots. He’s so annoying!” Ji Zaoyuan looked at his handsome, aloof deskmate and fell silent. On June 24, 2010, after the college entrance exams, Xie Xiayan frowned. “What did I do wrong? Tell me, and I’ll change.” Ji Zaoyua 39.2kFavorites82.2kClicks/ch12.4kGifts
- 65 Fake Tiger 菲克老虎 Reading link: Not on Jinjiang, search for it Complete at 300,000 words 2021.07.22-2021.09.29 Qin Su is delighted. "Hey! Shi Mo! You aren't secretly in love with me, are you?" Shi Mo turns and walks away without even giving her a glance. Qin Su quickly grabs him. "I was just joking! You can say, 'Yeah, I'm secretly in love with you,' if you want." "Why would that be okay?" "Because it's perfectly normal for Daddy to love Mommy." #KangarooMomPregnancyDiary #Print edition published on 2023.06.22 71.6kFavorites76.8kClicks/ch29.1kGifts
- 66 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
- 67 21+ Starstruck 撞星 112.7kFavorites129.3kClicks/ch108.8kGifts
- 68 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
- 69 Helan Jue and Liao Minzhi 贺兰诀与廖敏之 Blurb: [Family edition] Liao Minzhi has hearing loss. To take care of him, his mother opened a small grocery store downstairs from their home, and the two of them run it together. If nothing else, she figured it would give her son a way to earn a living early. He’d at least be able to support himself. Later, she noticed that Liao Minzhi took a bag of snacks to school every day. Those snacks led him to a little girl with a bit of a sweet tooth. [School edition] Liao Minzhi was fed up. “Why are 50.9kFavorites52.4kClicks/ch18.5kGifts
- 70 Spring and Moonlight 春与月光 The print edition is now available on Taobao, JD.com, and Pinduoduo. - Adonis, your gift is my love letter. - The heroine isn't melodramatic. The hero is sweet on the surface, with a darker side underneath (?) - This story includes a man secretly in love with a woman, childhood friends, a cohabitation trope, a school setting, and an older woman-younger man romance. There isn't much angst. It's just a short, sweet story. I couldn't find anything I wanted to read, so I decided to write something m 102.1kFavorites219.8kClicks/ch9.9kGifts
- 71 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
- 72 When God Said, Let There Be Light 神说有光时 The print edition of the same title is now available After taking one extra look at a wildly popular fictional couple, someone woke up ten years in the past and became Nie Qingzhou, the male lead of the pairing his cousin shipped. How had a refined, mild-mannered office drone turned into a sixteen-year-old troublemaker? “Nie Qingzhou” looked at the other female lead in the pairing, Xia Yi, a musical prodigy still in high school and not yet famous, and fell into deep thought. So the couple my c 21.3kFavorites22.3kClicks/ch19.6kGifts
- 73 Youth, Puppy! 青春啦小狗 Theme: Handle interpersonal relationships appropriately 21kFavorites26.8kClicks/ch8.7kGifts
- 74 Lime Green Daydream 青柠狂想 [Story complete! The full book costs less than 2 yuan to subscribe to. We worked in the same office building, waited for the same elevator, and took shelter from the same rain. I didn’t know his name. X stood for the unknown, so I decided to call him X. · In the eighth month of my secret crush on X, fate finally beat its wings for the first time. - Mu Ning: “Have you heard the saying that whoever first asks, ‘What are we now?’ is the one who loses?” “Never 127.5kFavorites140.9kClicks/ch126.2kGifts
- 75 Radiant Sun 灼灼烈日 For publication updates, follow my Weibo account @JinjiangTuige. [Born in the mire, heart turned toward the sun.] Before getting to know Fang Zhuo, Yan Lie thought she was poor, ill-tempered, gloomy, and so sensitive that no one could get close to her. She seemed like a shadow. After getting to know Fang Zhuo, Yan Lie discovered that she was meticulous to a fault, steadfast and never willing to turn back, and so hardworking she never stopped. She was a little sun, radiating vitality at every mom 182.4kFavorites319.3kClicks/ch194.3kGifts
- 76 Snowflakes Falling on the Car Roof 小雪落在车顶上 [Main story complete] After her company lays off staff, Jian Xuelin travels to Hokkaido alone to clear her head and plans to visit the real-life locations from “Love Letter” and Detective Conan. When she arrives at New Chitose Airport, a strange young man stops her, holding a handwritten sign that says “Welcome, Miss Jian Xuelin” On WeChat, her childhood friend sends an apologetic message, sounding sick: “I’m bedridden with the flu, so I asked my roommate to pick you up. His Chinese is pretty 26.7kFavorites31.6kClicks/ch18.5kGifts
- 77 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
- 78 A Kiss on a Spring Day 于春日热吻 [Both volumes of the print edition are now available, including a new married-life extra.] What Jiang Zhe was like, according to her roommate: the golden boy everyone adored, carefree and wild, the kind of guy anyone could get hooked on. Chen Ni listened quietly and said nothing. At the swimming pool, she thought he was drowning and reached out to help. Instead, he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her under with him. Water splashed everywhere. The boy raised an eyebrow, leaned close t 185.4kFavorites220.6kClicks/ch40.4kGifts
- 79 Cold Fire at the Aquarium 水族馆冷艳火 A long-running battle for the right to use the swimming pool. Note: Days off on Wednesdays and Saturdays Theme: 55.7kFavorites87.4kClicks/ch9.9kGifts
- 80 Tomorrow as Bright as Day 明日如昼 Also known as... The Road That Made a Rich Woman - Ming Xi felt her life perfectly matched Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. When she had only a few coins in her pocket, all she wanted was enough to eat. When she had a few hundred yuan, she learned about love and sharing. When she had tens of thousands, she started thinking about how to use money to make even more. When she had hundreds of thousands... she learned how to look rich on the outside, too! When she had several million, tens of millions, e 132.9kFavorites141.6kClicks/ch147.6kGifts
- 81 There's Something Strange About My Childhood Friend 我竹马有点奇怪 [This novel has been signed for publication in simplified Chinese.] Liang Youmu and Chu Xian are known far and wide as sworn enemies. From childhood onward, they competed over grades, test scores, perseverance, and who could turn in their exam first. As adults, they entered the same industry and competed over whose salary went up more and who worked less overtime. They butted heads eight hundred times a year, and every clash was earth-shaking. Of course, other people might call them “childhoo 27.4kFavorites47.1kClicks/ch16.6kGifts
- 82 Burning Wild 肆火 *The print edition goes on presale at 7:30 p.m. on May 1. Rich, reckless young master x cool, aloof girl Cocky guy vs. schemer | Childhood friends | Both are top dogs Blurb: Competition at Nancheng No. 1 High School was fierce. A few days after the college entrance exams ended, Chi Wu returned to her grandmother's home to relax. Then, at dusk, a sleek black supercar turned in from the intersection ahead and stopped right in front of her. The Chi and Tan families were close friends, and their h 139.6kFavorites200.7kClicks/ch35kGifts
- 83 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
- 84 21+ Flushed Red 涨红 128.9kFavorites150.9kClicks/ch148.7kGifts
- 85 Hidden Summer 藏夏 The print edition has been published and is now available. [New novel, You Should Be Hidden in My Heart: a campus story of mutual secret crushes. “What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of summer?” Xiang Nuan: “Luo Xia.” 1) At seventeen, Xiang Nuan transferred to Shencheng and was reunited with Luo Xia, her childhood friend whom she had been separated from for eleven years. She recognized him at first sight, but he had long sin 163.2kFavorites162.4kClicks/ch25.1kGifts
- 86 Roommates with a Frigid Succubus 和性冷淡魅魔成了室友 [A sex-averse succubus devoted to pure love × a reality-worn office worker] A flirtatious succubus, but a devoted puppy. Guaranteed sweet. Ordinary office worker Su Rui comes home and finds a succubus in her living room. She meant to firmly resist temptation, but... “I’ll become a male streamer and give you everything I earn, as rent.” Looking at his face and figure, which couldn’t be improved any further, Su Rui felt she was seeing a chance to retire early. * An office worker radiating a 18.2kFavorites18.7kClicks/ch8.8kGifts
- 87 After I Set My AI Instructions to the Cold-Faced Boss AI指令调到冷脸上司后 The print edition is signed. Follow progress on Weibo: @Bai Tao Bu Du Chuan OvO Cover hand-drawn by Li Bao Master. Please do not plagiarize the concept. Character designs by @Zhi Wu Yao Yao (many thanks!) My upcoming book, After Finding My Top-Tier Star Classmate in the Yearbook, is now open. Check it out in my author profile~ DOU🎵: Bai Tao Bu Du Chuan. I delete comments from people who read pirated copies, so don’t bother~ “A stubborn lover needs truth serum.” 1. Shu Yun is very happy with her 145.3kFavorites132.9kClicks/ch71kGifts
- 88 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
- 89 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
- 90 Back to My Boss’s Youth 重回老板年少时 When Zhang Yunyi woke up, she had returned to the year she was seventeen. She went to class weighed down by her memories, only to run into her class monitor, Chen Kuo, in the hallway outside the classroom. She nearly blurted out, “Boss!” At this point, Chen Kuo was still an awkward young man, with none of the steady presence of the tech mogul he would become ten years later. Zhang Yunyi rubbed her hands together eagerly: Starting now, I’ll stick with the boss and save myself ten years of detou 245.1kFavorites313.9kClicks/ch348.7kGifts
- 91 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
- 92 The Lonely Whale 寂寞的鲸鱼 The print edition of Lonely Whale is now available. -- Blurb: Zhan Xi's requirements for a partner had always been simple: he didn't need to be tall or handsome, just healthy and steadily employed. Most importantly, he had to be interesting enough to make her laugh with his wit and eloquence. After all, she was a pretty dull person. But after looking and looking, she found someone who didn't meet a single one of her requirements. He was tall and handsome, made a living crafting handmade accessor 131.6kFavorites170.8kClicks/ch123.6kGifts
- 93 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
- 94 Before Sunset 在落日之前 That summer, Chen Xian decided to “run away alone” for a week, as a birthday present to herself for turning twenty-five. Then she met Meng Di, and their elopement began. Crush romance / novella / not updated daily The male lead’s name is pronounced “Di,” and means “beautiful.” Theme: Hard to say. I haven’t figured it out, and can’t think of anything. 47.8kFavorites108.4kClicks/ch10.7kGifts
- 95 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
- 96 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
- 97 I Want Her and the Top Student in Our Grade 她和年级第一我都要 [Print edition reissue. The full text is currently being polished. I am not responsible for any other pirated versions. The print edition will include a birthday bonus story for Gu Yi'er. Thank you for your support ^^, 2026] After starting their first year of high school, this year's top two scorers in the city's high school entrance exams, tied for first place, were assigned to the same class. The boys and girls were fifteen. He was handsome and tall, an untouchable flower atop a high peak; sh 157.6kFavorites291.2kClicks/ch55.6kGifts
- 98 21+ Flowers in the Gentle Weather 惜花天气 95.1kFavorites139.4kClicks/ch68.4kGifts
- 99 A Lifetime Upon Hearing This 闻此一生 [Typos and updates: please ignore.] Wen Tingli said nonchalantly, “My goals have never changed, not for a single day: fame, mountains of money, and a handsome, obedient man...” “Has Lu Shicheng heard you say that?” Meng Qiguang asked with a sneer. “Would the young master of the Lu family, the Hongye family of Nanyang, be happy knowing that in your eyes he’s just a ‘handsome, obedient man’?” Wen Tingli raised an eyebrow. “He doesn’t care about that. He’s not like you.” “Is that so? If he unde 96.1kFavorites103.4kClicks/ch134.6kGifts
- 100 Before the Bustle of a Summer Night 在夏夜熙攘之前 [The two-volume print edition is now available. Search music platforms for the theme song of the same name 🌟 | Coming soon: The Snow Is Clear Here~] *The pride of the heavens x a well-behaved girl with a rebellious streak *Youth and school life | Mutual pining | A touch of ensemble cast Ning Sui had a secret. Back in that disastrous sophomore year of high school, when she couldn't solve a single problem and cried her eyes out, she met a pen pal. They told her, [Choosing your destination and dec 132.8kFavorites175.9kClicks/ch58.9kGifts
