Novels like Twelve Years Overdue
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- 101 A Secret Addiction [Entertainment Industry] 暗瘾[娱乐圈] (Subscribe to the full novel to unlock bonus chapters) Cool, alluring classical dance goddess × quiet, reserved artifact conservator A-list star × water-town girl 1, Nan Xiaoxue is the classical dance goddess no one in the entertainment industry dares dream of. She became a principal dancer at eighteen, and has devoted herself entirely to the stage ever since, keeping to herself. An Chang is an unremarkable artifact conservator in 139.6kFavorites148.6kClicks/ch258.7kGifts
- 102 Chancellor Xie 谢相 [My next book: You Are My Forbidden Desire] More or less, it’s the story of a young emperor’s arduous pursuit of his powerful chancellor. Notes: 1. Happy ending. 2. Set in an alternate version of the Han dynasty. 3. This is not the same Xie Xiang from the story about the peaceful reign. Theme: 79.5kFavorites83.9kClicks/ch58kGifts
- 103 My Heart Beats for You 怦然为你 Shi Yi’s life went from being as straight as a lofty, untouchable flower to bending like a paper clip, all because of one Fu Sitian. Everyone thought Fu Sitian would be a thorn in Shi Yi’s heart. They never knew she was the cinnabar mole in the depths of her heart. Years later, they unexpectedly met again. After striking a business deal, they said their goodbyes. The front-of-house manager asked her, “Boss, were you and President Shi pretty close back then?” Fu Sitian stared absently in the dir 183.8kFavorites193.6kClicks/ch267.1kGifts
- 104 Spring Came All at Once 忽然而至的春天 *Please see the author’s note in Chapter One for reading information and content warnings. Blurb: Song Cheng and Wen Xiangyi have been together for ten years, and Song Cheng has always thought she was being forced into it. Wen Xiangyi only chose her because she was an athlete and looked decent enough! Reborn in high school, Song Cheng is determined to study hard and never again become a woman’s plaything. Most importantly, she must keep Wen Xiangyi from taking an interest in her. She’ll get rid 87.9kFavorites104.6kClicks/ch225.4kGifts
- 105 Hard to Handle 难缠 The audio drama adaptation of Nan Chan is complete on Fanjiao. Give it a listen! For updates on the print edition, follow the author on Weibo. After two years together, Lu Zhenqiu discovers that her girlfriend, Tang Yingxia, has been cheating on her. She doesn’t confront her or make a scene. Instead, she asks a friend to find her a new place that very night, then packs up and leaves. By sheer coincidence, her new landlady is Jin Shuilan, Tang Yingxia’s sworn enemy. Jin Shuilan is a well-known wr 127.1kFavorites146.3kClicks/ch180kGifts
- 106 Why Is the Moon So Bright? [Reborn] 明月为什么皎皎[重生] [The edits are just to fix typos, nothing to worry about~ PS: My new novel, Follow My Heart, has a cameo by Tong Mingyue~] 1. Their first meeting. In front of the teaching building, fourteen-year-old Xu Can sat on the steps, crying uncontrollably. Suddenly, a voice above her asked, "What's wrong?" Startled, she looked up, then was dazzled by the sight of her. With tears clouding her eyes, she sniffled and held back for a few seconds before deciding not to tell the truth. "Teacher, I... I did ba 94.5kFavorites141.9kClicks/ch67.5kGifts
- 107 The Alley Was Longer Than I Thought 小巷原来那么长 The blurb for my upcoming story, Sitting with Her to Count the Fireflies, is at the bottom. Former slacker / future jewelry designer × cool, aloof older woman / another genius designer One-on-one romance, happy ending!!! 1, As a total slacker, Cheng Xiang never expected her death to be so casual. One year and thirty-five days after breaking up with Tao Tianran, she was hit by a truck and killed on her way to buy liangpi at the market. Lying on her back in the crosswalk, watching the first snow 56.2kFavorites46.6kClicks/ch120.8kGifts
- 108 Enchanted 入迷 To get a male coworker to stop pestering her, Ji Xi declares, “Actually, I like women.” Her coworker doesn’t believe her. Drunk, Ji Xi blurts out, “I like President Qiao.” After getting rid of her coworker, Ji Xi turns around and finds her boss, Qiao Zhiyu, standing right behind her. Their eyes meet. Nothing is more terrifying than the sudden silence. Ji Xi gives an aw 155.6kFavorites214.3kClicks/ch93.2kGifts
- 109 Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter 春夏秋冬 To chance upon each other on this planet is a kind of fate. To light up our fleeting lives too, how lucky we are. Shi Ci thought she first met Tang Zhou on the first floor of the cafeteria at Nancheng University. Her younger brother had pointed at Tang Zhou and said, “Sis! That’s the girl I’m going to pursue!” Tang Zhou thought she first met Shi Ci on a path on the Nancheng University campus. She had been coming back la 114.7kFavorites186.6kClicks/ch177.3kGifts
- 110 The Old Winds Have Vanished from the Southern Island 南岛不见旧时风 Nan Island is an island. Off the coast of Guangdong, south of Nancheng, separated from the city by a narrow stretch of sea. Nan Island Middle School is a boarding high school ranked first in the city. It’s known as “the island’s pride,” yet it is directly administered by the city’s education bureau, and 90% of its enrollment places go to children from the city across the water. The island is poor, and its schools are short on qualified teachers. That year, only two students from Fangkou Village, 46.3kFavorites30.3kClicks/ch49.9kGifts
- 111 Transported to the High School Days of an Iceberg Omega 穿到冰山O的高中时代 (This novel was completed on December 17, 2022.) [Chapter comments are open] Blurb: Jiang Shuyi is taking an extra year to graduate. The art student breaks down crying and declares that she hates her Omega advisor, Wen Yao. To drown her sorrows, Jiang Shuyi drinks herself senseless. When she opens her eyes, she has somehow traveled eighteen years into the past! After Jiang Shuyi wakes up in the body of a rich delinquent who used to rule her professor’s high school, eighteen-year-old Wen Yao 75kFavorites101.6kClicks/ch80kGifts
- 112 Fourteen Years of Time Difference 时差十四年 In 2019, Lin Zhi Que was 27. Single and beautiful, yet still stuck as a miserable wage slave. Burdened with the humiliating label of “illegitimate daughter,” she was like a bird that could not cry, crashing into a brick wall again and again. Her thorn-covered wings shielded the heart she called “dignity.” After her grandfather died, Lin Zhi Que was asked to go to her father’s hometown, Jincheng, to sell the old family house. She hadn’t been there in years. Everything was unfamiliar and worn, f 46.9kFavorites30.1kClicks/ch44kGifts
- 113 There's Always a Teacher Calling the Parents 总有老师要请家长 - The complete two-volume print edition is now available on all major platforms. - The audio drama is complete and can be heard on the Fanjiao app. That night, Qi Yan picked up an experienced woman at a bar. They spent the night together, and she never expected the woman to be the mother of one of her students. Their eyes met at the parent-teacher meeting. “Fancy seeing you here, Ms. Qi.” “...” One day, Qi Yan confiscated a girl’s phone. After class, the girl was in the office, crying pitif 259.5kFavorites377.1kClicks/ch200.5kGifts
- 114 She Belongs to Me 她属于我 [The complete novel costs only 4 yuan!] We've been married for three years. I didn't like her at first. But she's so cute. She seems aloof and hard to approach, but she's thoughtful, sincere, and has a mischievous streak. She knows exactly when to cheer me up. I've noticed it all, and no matter what, I have to make her mine. Make her belong to me, completely. Same-sex marriage is legal. A domine 175.5kFavorites290.6kClicks/ch119.1kGifts
- 115 My Mad, Beautiful Omega Wife Refuses to Divorce 疯美O老婆就是不离婚 ※ The complete story is available only on Jinjiang, including over 40,000 characters of bonus chapters. ※ New story, After Being Seduced by a Beautiful, Bad Woman O, is complete 🔥 - After transmigrating into the body of a notorious scoundrel, Tang Li grits her teeth and goes to meet her arranged marriage partner, hoping to avoid her tragic fate. Looking at the elegant and stunning Director Chu, she feels like she's hit the jackpot. Chu Chisi sits on the sofa, half her body swallowed by the dar 94.2kFavorites132kClicks/ch134.7kGifts
- 116 Players, Please Take Your Places [Infinite] 玩家请就位［无限］ Player, Please Take Your Seats, Volume Three is in production Player, Please Take Your Seats, Volume Two paperback went on sale on June 28, 2025. Player, Please Take Your Seats, Volume One paperback went on sale on May 18, 2024. The first and second seasons of the audio drama Player, Please Take Your Seats, based on the novel of the same name, are available on Fanjiao. A cool, aloof genius who doesn’t care for anyone VS a “specter of dread” with overwhelming combat power After an unexpected 147.2kFavorites122.5kClicks/ch324.3kGifts
- 117 Withered Bones [Wasteland] 枯骨[废土] [Don’t read pirated copies. They aren’t the same as the original.] [Two powerful heroines | Supernatural abilities | Love and hate] A lost lamb X a bewitching bone demon. [Part One] Ever since she turned twenty, An He has dreamed the same dream every night. In the dream, a skeleton stands amid the mist and softly calls her name. “An He, come here. Come here...” The nightmare tormented her for three years, nearly driving her mad. Frequent blackouts came with the nightmares, until on her birthday 41.4kFavorites23.3kClicks/ch108.7kGifts
- 118 When the Glacier Begins to Warm 冰川渐暖 [A radio drama of the same name is now available on the Fanjiao app] As Lin Zhiyang's lover, she is forbidden from getting too close. After knowing the professor for a year, all she knows is the exact location of a few moles on her body. She tries to melt a glacier, only to have the woman walk right past her as if she doesn't exist on the day she carefully prepared to confess. So when Lin Zhiyang says, “Let's break up,” Yu Che's deathly pale face makes those words seem strangely sweet, as though 110.9kFavorites138.4kClicks/ch65.4kGifts
- 119 Exploring the Void Mausoleum 探虚陵 [Complete! New bonus chapters: Where the Bamboo Grove Leads / Country Living / Catastrophe / Two Birthday Stories / Pear Blossoms by the Table / Love for Eternity / A Long-Standing Scheme] An expedition sparked by several unearthed pieces of gold foil, strange and eerie, with mysteries unfolding like smoke. What grand conspiracy will be revealed as the explorers delve deeper? An astonishing truth, A heart-pounding adventure, A love that spans history. Join us on a perilous journey into a strang 234.2kFavorites179.4kClicks/ch301.2kGifts
- 120 A Pair of Leading Ladies [Entertainment Industry] 影后成双[娱乐圈] [The mainland simplified Chinese edition has been retitled Chasing the Light. The print edition is now available on all platforms!] The comic of the same name is serialized on Bilibili. The audio drama of the same name is available on the Fanjiao app. Lu Yinbing won the Golden Cong Award for Best Actress with her performance in Breaking Through the Snow. Rising star Xia Yitong lost out and broke down on the spot, sobbing in front of the cameras. Their fans started a massive war of insults on Wei 195.2kFavorites244.8kClicks/ch380.2kGifts
- 121 A Rose Veiled in Snow 玫瑰含雪 Follow publication updates on Weibo: @XiaotanyiMu Blurb: Song Yingshi is transported into a melodramatic romance novel built around choosing among multiple love interests. The heroine, Huai Xu, is breathtakingly beautiful and is fought over by several powerful men. Before Song Yingshi has even met Huai Xu, she receives a mission: kiss Huai Xu passionately. Song Yingshi, a straight woman, is dumbfounded: ??? - When the male lead brings a contract to threaten Huai Xu, Song Yingshi cuts him off ha 99kFavorites150.2kClicks/ch191kGifts
- 122 The CEO Regrets It All 总裁悔不当初 [No bonus chapters. See you in my next book, Kiss You When I Jump~~] There was a rumor in the circle of wealthy second-generation heirs in Beishi: Shen Jiao, the young heiress of a prestigious family, and actress Lin Yixin were involved. Everyone said Lin Yixin was beautiful, and Shen Jiao only had to provide a few opportunities and some money in exchange for a lovely woman in her arms. It was a great deal. Shen Jiao thought so too, which was why she was especially generous with her money. She 21.4kFavorites53.3kClicks/ch12.1kGifts
- 123 Leaving Port Today 今日离港 Lu Shiyao, top of her criminal investigation program, was sent to Hong Kong on an exchange program at the police academy for a year. Her physical training scores at the academy fell short, turning the top student into a bottom-of-the-class student. Her off-campus roommate bullied her, and she got soaked like a drowned puppy in a typhoon. Police Superintendent Xue Tong took her home, helped her recover, and trained with her. When Lu Shiyao finally returned to the top of her class, Xue Tong had ma 392.9kFavorites418.8kClicks/ch769.5kGifts
- 124 Her Mountains, Her Seas 她的山，她的海 “A pond is a pool of stagnant water. Would a fish choose to live in it?” “Yes.” (You Yu × Chi Tang, campus romance) Theme: Love knows no bounds of status or gender 570.3kFavorites461.3kClicks/ch287.1kGifts
- 125 Unrestrained [Entertainment Industry] 放肆[娱乐圈] [Published in simplified Chinese under the new title "True Colors". The print edition is now available on various platforms!] At only 22, Tang Ruoyao wins the Best Actress award and has a bright future ahead. The next day, media outlets flood the internet with press releases hailing her as “the next Qin Yinong.” Tang Ruoyao’s fans are furious. Qin Yinong has a face that could topple kingdoms and a terrible rep 349.8kFavorites565.3kClicks/ch1.4MGifts
- 126 Feelings That Remain [Reborn] 余情可待[重生] As actress Jing Xiu’s wedding was underway, Weibo was flooded with the explosive news that “newly crowned actress Ji Youyan has died after drinking herself into a stupor.” Then another headline suddenly broke: the wedding had been canceled for some reason. Ji Youyan woke from a deep sleep and was shocked to discover she had returned to three years earlier. That was the second year after she and Jing Xiu broke up. This time, she swore she would never lose her again. Through all the years we mis 259.3kFavorites376.7kClicks/ch488.1kGifts
- 127 Master Is Such a Handful 师父他太难了 Xin Xiu: “My master is a panda!” Premise: Live a carefree life, and enjoy the path to immortality. 230.2kFavorites607.7kClicks/ch304.5kGifts
- 128 What Do I Do After I Transmigrate Forty Years into the Future and My Lover Has Become an Old Man? 穿越到四十年后爱人变成了老头怎么办 [The physical book is now available for preorder! Published under the title The Lover from Forty Years in the Future. You can buy it from Dangdang or the Yue Du Ji flagship store on Taobao.] On their first wedding anniversary, Yu Yao steps out to buy some vegetables and, in the blink of an eye, transmigrates forty years into the future. Still holding his groceries and utterly bewildered, Yu Yao is taken to the Citizen Service Center, where his husband, now an old man, comes to bring him home. 232.5kFavorites540.9kClicks/ch151.4kGifts
- 129 A Drama Queen Enters a Tragic Romance 戏精穿进苦情剧 A misery drama: A story in which the heroine receives a happy ending as long as she is tolerant and kind enough to forgive, gives selflessly without regret, and keeps yielding and enduring until even the villains who bullied her grow old and can no longer make trouble. When Shuiyin transmigrates into the heroines of one misery drama after another… endure it? My foot. A life-threatening heroine, changing her fate online. Theme: 268kFavorites693.2kClicks/ch299.2kGifts
- 130 I Clean Up Garbage in a Wasteland World 我在废土世界扫垃圾 Zhu Ning, who was leading the charge against zombies in the apocalypse, transmigrates, this time into a wasteland world. Eighty percent of this world’s land has been contaminated. Humanity is divided into five classes. She ends up in the lowest, a fifth-class citizen, which is just another way of saying she’s a defective good-for-nothing. Penniless and with nothing to her name, Zhu Ning has no choice but to become a cleaner and sweep up garbage. She’s heard that cleaning up trash in the wastelan 828.3kFavorites957.5kClicks/ch3.3MGifts
- 131 Strange Gentlemen 奇怪的先生们 The original seven-part horror series consisted of The Haunted Mansion, The Swamp Monster, The Polar Beast, The Castle Ghost, The Deep-Sea Descent, The Mechanical Killer, and The Zombie Resurrection. But because of the heroines who appeared in these stories, in the end… all the horror stories turned into love stories. Theme: Embrace love with a more open and accepting heart 443.4kFavorites730.4kClicks/ch908.2kGifts
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