Novels like The Flowers Aren’t Even Warm
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- 1 Not So Far Away 遥远不远 [Next up, I'm opening the neighboring book Jiangnan's Twelve Years of Spring. Physiological attraction x extreme push-and-pull Highly intelligent, rational heroine x mature, open-minded hero Hard-tech company technical co-founder x value investor Blurb 1: Yao Yuan used the research results from her doctoral studies as a technical contribution to found Boguang Technology, a hard-tech company focused on cutting-edge industries. Value investor Shang Ke took an 8.5kFavorites8.4kClicks/ch3.1kGifts
- 2 Bonus Side Stories 福利番外 I'll write it when I have time. I'll let you know when I post it. @RuiquYouYinPiao Theme: Chase the sun like a bullet 5.8kFavorites36.1kClicks/ch5.9kGifts
- 3 I'll Give You a Handful of Red Beans 送你一把赤小豆 [The next book, Autumn Encounter, is now available~] Wen Ling and Jiang Huainan had once been more than friends, but less than lovers. Everyone thought they would take things further. After graduating in their fifth year of university, they went their separate ways. One continued her studies at the provincial university of Chinese medicine, while the other went home to inherit the family business and sell herbal tea. They lived in the same city but apart, saw each other only rarely, and their re 9.3kFavorites16.8kClicks/ch10kGifts
- 4 The Kissing Trap 轻吻陷阱 Not long after returning to the country, Jin Chao is set up on a blind date by her mother. She yanks open the door of an SUV. The person in the driver's seat rests an elbow on the window, looking relaxed in a black windbreaker with the zipper half open, and regards her with cool indifference. Jin Chao: "Long time no see... Aren't you going to say hello?" Xi Xing: "Oh? How do you greet a deserter?" She tries to open the door and leave, but hears a faint click. The central control panel locks all 40.3kFavorites60.3kClicks/ch10.5kGifts
- 5 After Moving in with My Crush 和暗恋对象同居之后 * Slow-witted, sweet girl x cool, aloof guy * Advertising planner x game designer 1 Back in middle school, a tall, lean boy transferred into the class next door. He had monolid eyes and a chilly gaze, spoke little, and wore black whenever he wasn't in uniform. Most of the time, he slept with his head down on his desk. Like the other girls, Xue Yuening would pretend to go to the bathroom between classes, clutching her books and hurrying past his window with a flushed face. But she never dared to 3kFavorites4.6kClicks/ch603Gifts
- 6 Zhenzhen's Delicacies 珍珍佳肴 I've started a new story next door! I promise you won't regret giving it a try! It's a heartwarming and funny story!!! The Good Fortune of April Thirteenth Main story blurb: [Hardworking, brave goose braising apprentice with an accent X gentle, devoted, and devious dentist who returned from overseas] * Lu Xinzhen, daughter of a Chaoshan braised goose shop owner, is neither loved by her father nor cared for by her mother. People have laughed at her broken Mandarin since she was little. Insecu 1.1kFavorites1.9kClicks/ch546Gifts
- 7 Gradually Growing Closer 渐相容 [This novel is now available to subscribers. A hardworking, practical male lead in the style of CCTV + a straightforward, career-driven heroine in the style of TVB Two people from completely different backgrounds meet by chance, and their parallel lives begin to intersect and intertwine. Plot blurb: Qin Jian never imagined that at thirty-five, just when he was about to give up on love, the person he had secretly loved would confess to him. "They said you we 729Favorites1.7kClicks/ch375Gifts
- 8 Severe Convection [Childhood Friends] 强对流[青梅竹马] Qin Qixiang was born into a military family compound. She was an exemplary student from a young age, gentle and obedient, the "good little sister" everyone in the neighborhood adored. In private, however, she did something wildly out of character: by accident... she slept with her brilliant childhood friend, a man of impeccable character who was pure and restrained. When she woke up and saw his cool, sleeping face, her mind went blank and she ran away. She left behind half a bed's worth of warm 2.5kFavorites3.4kClicks/ch477Gifts
- 9 Gentle Winds, Calm Waves 风轻浪细 Shenzhen, 2005. Lin Kunhe was buying a drink when the young cashier kept pestering him for his number. If he didn’t write it down, she threatened to report him for using his phone to call the police. Lin Kunhe was annoyed. He wrote it down, tossed the pen aside, and left. Guangzhou, 2009. Lin Kunhe went to visit a friend in the urban village. The young cashier sat across from him with her newly dyed red hair, discussing with his friend their plans to build a house and get married in her hometow 33.3kFavorites47.2kClicks/ch70.2kGifts
- 10 Carnival 嘉年华 At a family banquet, a drunken elder mistook someone for another person and pointed at Jiang Ci. "You can be as wild as you like, but don't touch this one." The mistaken Bian Ce listened without taking it to heart. After the banquet, he decided to take Jiang Ci home. As she left the Bian residence, her father warned her, "You can play around all you want, but don't get involved with the two Bian brothers." Jiang Ci obediently agreed. The moment her father left, she climbed into Bian Ce's car. 26kFavorites32.2kClicks/ch9.2kGifts
- 11 Morning Dew 朝露 * [Story currently updating in 2022] - Professional Con Artists A wealthy business tycoon in a certain city had a marriage on the verge of collapse. His secretary recommended two renowned relationship experts, leaving him unable to choose between them. A few days later, he came up with a plan. He summoned Jinyun and said, "If you want to take my case, it's simple. I'll give you three months to win over a man." After Jinyun left, he went to Shen Chengjin and spoke mysteriously. "Three months. 41.1kFavorites102.9kClicks/ch20.7kGifts
- 12 21+ A Fierce Beauty 靓女生猛 51.3kFavorites83.5kClicks/ch60.2kGifts
- 13 Meeting You Again 再遇你 At the annual gala, backstage, Shen Hanjing was cornered by someone. "Who are you?" "Your ex-boyfriend. We ran away together, remember?" He gripped her chin hard. "Why would someone like you want to get married?" Coming soon: "The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be Me" Song Ying had known since childhood that Wen Chenlin wasn't his father's biological son. She had a kind heart. When Wen Chenlin was punished, she'd secretly bring him food. When he was sick, she'd fuss over him. She even shared s 13.2kFavorites29.1kClicks/ch4.1kGifts
- 14 Second-Rate Goods I: The Cold Shedding 二流货色I:寒蜕 The text has been revised, with changes to both the language and plot. For the best reading experience, please read the version on Jinjiang. We are not responsible for other versions. [Blurb One] He is a first-rate actor, and a second-rate piece of trash. She longs to love a first-rate man, but forgets that she herself is only a second-rate piece of trash. [Blurb Two] For the first sixteen years of Cong Lei's life, she was withdrawn, overweight, and utterly unremarkable. Her childhood was a tea 11.1kFavorites14.9kClicks/ch6.6kGifts
- 15 Spring Comes Late, but Clear Skies Come Early [Married First] 春迟早晴[先婚] [Marriage First, Love Later / Stern Boss X Sweet, Warm Employee] - Not long after Su Zaoqing started her new job, an elevator accident occurred. Fortunately, she knew first aid and saved a cleaning lady. The grateful woman introduced her to a potential date. So Su Zaoqing went out for a meal with a cold-faced man. He was refined and courteous, and they were worlds apart. Neither was interested, so they soon said goodbye. Just as Su Zaoqing was waiting for the news to report her heroic deed, she 16kFavorites22.3kClicks/ch3.6kGifts
- 16 A Passionate Romance on Guangdong Island 粤岛热恋 ■ Gorgeous, clear-headed actress x aloof, refined heir from Guangdong ■ He humbly pursues his wife after their breakup He Biqing's appearance on a livestock-farming variety show was purely accidental. When she met Jiang Youchen on the set, the whole internet was hating on her. Their interactions were far from pleasant. She thought Jiang Youchen was much too aloof and sharp-tongued, and seemed to have a conventional prejudice against her. Then one day, Jiang Youchen suddenly rang her hotel room 29.2kFavorites20kClicks/ch5.7kGifts
- 17 Born to Be Lustful 生来好色 Xu Xiao knows Chen Xia is his dad's spy. He wants to fire her, but he's too chicken. Chen Xia thinks Xu Xiao is Sheng'an's A Dou. She's putting up with him for the money. [Playful, sharp-tongued rich kid] & [Unyielding female assistant] A bickering couple falls in love amid endless squabbles. Warning: The romance develops very slowly. Really slowly. Theme: Embrace the better version of yourself 8.4kFavorites18.3kClicks/ch830Gifts
- 18 Fight Again 再战 Qin Yusong, a 35-year-old divorced man; Zhou Qiao, a 31-year-old divorced woman. Do they have the courage to try again? Readers under 25 are welcome to skip this one. Young people, build a solid financial foundation before thinking about anything else. This is just a novel. Please don't imitate it. Seriously, the views on life expressed here do not represent the author's own opinions. New story: Love in the Era of the Educated Youth: Theme: 11.2kFavorites79.8kClicks/ch238Gifts
- 19 Bright Moon, Bright Moon 明月，明月 # Older woman-younger man romance, five-year age gap Premise: 10.6kFavorites31.5kClicks/ch3.3kGifts
- 20 Watching the Sunset on Hong Kong Island 港岛赏日落 A Hong Kong-style romance | Stunning Secretary x Handsome CEO - Crossing from Shenzhen to Hong Kong and heading up to the Peak to watch the sunset, Chen Jiami met Jiang Baitu and suddenly wanted to have a love affair with no questions asked about the future. Jiang Baitu felt the same way. Later, she learned he lived in a luxury home halfway up the mountain. She also learned that he came from a prominent family and held an exalted status. Chen Jiami knew all the more that she shouldn't take the 13.6kFavorites19.4kClicks/ch4.8kGifts
- 21 21+ A Guangzhou Love Story 广府爱情故事 108.9kFavorites175.7kClicks/ch93.9kGifts
- 22 Non-Litigation Partners 非诉搭档 [Preorders open for my next novels, Lost Star and Thorny Rose Sparrow] Overnight, Ye Zhizhi became a penniless little wretch. On a rainy day, she huddled in her cold rental apartment, shivering as she ordered a takeout meal that cost just over ten yuan. When she opened the door, her bankrupt archenemy stood outside holding the food, soaked through and looking utterly miserable. What should she do? By convention, she should bully him, humiliate him, mock him, and kick him while he was down. They 11.2kFavorites36.8kClicks/ch3.4kGifts
- 23 Floating Raft 浮槎 Chen Xun and Su Xinqi became a couple. Everyone was utterly shocked, then lamented, "Another little white flower is going to get trampled." What they didn't know was that in this relationship, Chen Xun was the one getting trampled. Later, Chen Xun got even for the emotional debt, and Su Xinqi became a Chen Xun supremacist. * "You always used to think you loved me more. Now that things have switched, I'm willing to be the one who loves more," Su Xinqi said. "I don't like seeing you act timid a 19kFavorites21.5kClicks/ch8kGifts
- 24 A Hong Kong-Style Romance 港式恋人 [Nanyang Series 1: The Little Sister Wins His Heart, and the Big Shot Cracks] Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City * The only daughter of the Su family and the youngest son of the Ye family were promised to each other as babies. But the little sister doesn't love the little brother. She's got her eye on the big brother. The Ye family's eldest son is already a grown man. He just laughs it off and doesn't take it to heart. * When Su Rui was nineteen, she made a pot o 7.8kFavorites14.2kClicks/ch2.3kGifts
- 25 Bright Red, Pale Green 鲜红淡绿 [Complete] At first glance, Li Qingyuan struck Feng Jingheng as an almost impossible contradiction. Call her foolish, and she had a sharp tongue; call her clever, and that went against his reasonably objective judgment. But one thing was certain: people with a modest opinion of themselves were often the hardest to persuade. Li Qingyuan’s first impression of Feng Jingheng was far less nuanced: tall and strapping, smug, good at putting on an act, and deeply calculating. In short, he fit every st 65kFavorites106.5kClicks/ch61kGifts
- 26 Rain Passes Before the River, Wind Ceases 川前雨过风止 My next novel is Starlit Shore. A lonely soul longs to reach her own starlit shore, even if people label her a gold digger. Interested readers are welcome to add it to their collections. Here’s the blurb for this novel: Lin Yuluo struggles to make ends meet and never wastes time fretting over the unattainable, including Gu Junchuan. Gu Junchuan is talented, arrogant, and treats life like a game. He never puts his heart into anything money can solve, including Lin Yuluo. To outsiders, it seems o 109kFavorites165kClicks/ch97kGifts
- 27 As the Winter Night Grows Warm 当冬夜渐暖 (This story was revised during serialization, so pirated copies differ from the official version. The whole book costs only about 3.5 yuan. Lin Zhiyu doesn't know how things began between her and Zhao Jingwei. It was all a blur. Just beyond the wall was Song Muyuan, the man she'd liked for years. Before her was Zhao Jingwei's face. They were in a cramped, dimly lit space, surrounded by haphazardly piled clutter. He leaned against the door behind 54.5kFavorites86.3kClicks/ch21.7kGifts
- 28 Beyond the Mundane 越俗 Completed story | Coercive pursuit | Eight-year age gap | Stealing someone’s love Hong Kong tycoon x impoverished college student | Polished gentleman with a wicked side x beautiful, resilient, honest girl A month after enrolling at the University of Hong Kong, He Cheng brought local specialties to a mansion on the Peak, where she met Zong Xubai, who had supported her for seven years. He was impossibly handsome, noble, refined, and impeccably courteous. He thoughtfully asked whether she had ad 60.6kFavorites53.2kClicks/ch22.8kGifts
- 29 The East Bank's Rise and Fall 东岸沉浮 The two-volume print edition is now available on all platforms, including exclusive bonus stories. “She stood by him through ten years of hardship, so he gave her an entire world in return.” * The East Coast, a symbol of power and wealth, is home to humanity’s most insatiable desires and ugliest nature. Yet it also nurtures the purest souls, the fiercest ambitions, and a secret one boy kept for ten years. Every story begins here. * “Once you’ve gone out and seen the world, if you still haven’t 36kFavorites75.1kClicks/ch25.8kGifts
- 30 Unknown Passage 未知段落 Updates whenever I can! There’s no fixed schedule, so please don’t wait for updates. Blurb: You Zhiying’s mother is getting married. She tried hard to ruin it, but things were not going well. Maybe she should find an ally? As she pondered the idea, You Zhiying was eating mung bean paste. Someone came down the stairs, went straight into the kitchen, and took a bottle of cola from the fridge. You Zhiying finished her last bite and looked up. He was putting ice in a glass, one cube, two, three. She 11.9kFavorites13.3kClicks/ch9.9kGifts
- 31 21+ Rainbow's End 倾虹 14kFavorites18.4kClicks/ch9.2kGifts
- 32 Letting Go 割舍 Yun Chu always thought she was a well-behaved fish in Li Haiwang's pond, perhaps the one he favored most, but she never imagined she'd wreck his whole pond. (To be revised.) Reading guide: 1: Mature writing, grown men and women, not a story where both leads have no prior romantic experience. 2: One update at 6 p.m.; two updates at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. 3: Just read the story. Don't drag the author or readers into it. Come chat with me on Weibo, ID: Fei Mu Fei Shi. Theme: The pain of love nee 40.3kFavorites108.7kClicks/ch22.3kGifts
- 33 After I Accidentally Opened My Ex-Boyfriend's Package 错拆前男友快递之后 After her startup failed, Zhou Wanli slunk back to her hometown. While job hunting at home, she also received the luggage she had shipped back. But one day, when she opened an exquisitely made box and found men's underwear inside, Zhou Wanli was dumbfounded. She checked the recipient information and realized it belonged to her ex-boyfriend, who had once lived at her place. With no other choice, she braced herself and contacted him. To her surprise, he simply sent a driver to pick it up and woul 26.5kFavorites62kClicks/ch10.3kGifts
- 34 21+ Come Aboard 上船 45.5kFavorites52kClicks/ch19.1kGifts
- 35 Passing Waters 逝水 [The pirated version differs significantly and has inconsistent character relationships. Please read the official version.] *Age gap / mix-up over the engagement / falling in love after all *A young lady who loves causing trouble x a cold man with strong boundaries [Synopsis] Before they got married. When Jing Yi met Wang Buyu for the first time, she was polite out of consideration for appearances. She asked what he wanted to eat, and he said anything. She asked what he was interested in, and h 39kFavorites36kClicks/ch64.4kGifts
- 36 Little River Mountain 小河山 "Er Ya was the fourth child in her family, with three older brothers. Theme: 38.7kFavorites122.7kClicks/ch22.4kGifts
- 37 When the Neon Lights Go Out 霓虹熄灭 [This is what happens when you don't write the whole novel in advance or put together an outline. Later on, I had no idea what I was writing.] After going from a delinquent girl to a respectable married woman. Oh, Officer Liang, if you don't like that, I'll be bad again. Theme: A cautionary tale. 21.7kFavorites49.8kClicks/ch12.6kGifts
- 38 Fuchun on April 13 四月十三日的福春 Just finished next door: Love Pearl, 1VN, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, fake siblings, motherly man, puppy-like boy, wicked virgin * Blurb Fuchun's real name is Tang Chunfu. Chen Yuemu deliberately reversed her name and called her Fuchun, and before long everyone else started calling her that too. The first time he saw Fuchun was outside the hair salon on his way home. On a busy street, Chen Yuemu spotted her at a glance. In the bright sunshine at the turn of spring and summer, her face seem 6kFavorites7.7kClicks/ch3.3kGifts
- 39 Meeting in Spring 春日相见 The print edition of Springtime Encounters is now available everywhere! You can find it on all platforms! The young man was disturbed by her footsteps and turned toward the sound. Behind him stood a vibrantly painted Buddha statue, half of its face missing. It bore no resemblance to the solemn, compassionate Buddhist images usually seen. The sculpture looked like an asura, while he sat cross-legged before it, like a devout worshipper. Just as Liao Liao looked at him, he raise 42.1kFavorites40.9kClicks/ch33.1kGifts
- 40 The Longer the Marriage, the Better the Match 婚久必合 Published under the title Once We Meet, We Are No Longer Strangers · Tan Ruyi finally became certain that all these years of fighting against the many constraints imposed on her, smiling in the face of sorrow, continuing to believe in kindness, and keeping a gentle disposition, had all been for this day to meet the best Shen Zizhuo as the best version of herself. Theme: Be the best version of yourself 32.3kFavorites88.8kClicks/ch9.9kGifts
- 41 Spring Tides on the Wild Crossing 春潮野渡 [My next novel, One Kiss, Three Rounds, is now available: a story of having a child first, then falling in love] [Complete | Pampered rich heiress x untamed island keeper] 1. Everyone in their circle knew that the spoiled heiress Bai Li had a crush on Zhou Mujue. But one day, after watching the star of the Zhou family, who had been adored since childhood, spend a fortune for the sake of his white moonlight, Bai Li sulked and ran off to the seaside to clear her head. Over drinks, their friends u 65.2kFavorites104.9kClicks/ch14.8kGifts
- 42 Want to Have Dinner Together Tonight? 今晚一起吃饭吗 [The new novel next door, A Small Thing, is now being updated. Open the author's page to read it.] ☆Blurb: At the company's annual party, office drone Cheng Xinyu won the grand prize: Dinner with the head of the group, Jin Enting. That night, they went to dinner together. One put on a fake smile, with not a trace of sincerity. The other went through the motions, just to get it over with. They both thought it would end once dinner was over. They didn't expect the meal to get them into trouble. - 31kFavorites76.7kClicks/ch5.1kGifts
- 43 Springtime Train 春野列车 * My next book, "Forbidden Butterfly," will be released soon. * Road trip + urban setting / men and women drawn to pleasure / hidden identities / flirtatious tension * Astrophotographer x investor in an AI company developing tools to identify supernovae Blurb: On the train from Xining to Lhasa, Liang Xitong wheeled her suitcase into a soft-sleeper compartment, only to find someone had arrived before her. The man's profile was sharply defined. One cufflink on his wh 28.7kFavorites35.7kClicks/ch5.1kGifts
- 44 21+ A Familiar Stranger 暗熟 54.9kFavorites66kClicks/ch30.2kGifts
- 45 The Poplar Boy 白杨少年 “Why did you finally agree to him?” “I was afraid he’d go crazy again. He’s such a handful, he’ll shave years off my life.” Lu Mingtong heard their conversation and raised an eyebrow, taking it as a compliment. · From then on, Be my tears, and be my lake, too. The Locust Blossom Girl · Older woman-younger man romance, four-year age gap. A gentle, everyday story, very slow burn, happy ending. The female lead has no sexual experience; the male lead does. Recommended: my friend’s silly, lightheart 52.5kFavorites112.6kClicks/ch18.4kGifts
- 46 Cinnabar Red 朱砂红 At first, I thought that person was just a smear of mosquito blood. But they had already become a red cinnabar mark in my heart, one that dug in and hurt. - A second-chance romance. Happy ending. Theme: Break through prejudice and overcome setbacks. 57kFavorites158.1kClicks/ch17.9kGifts
- 47 21+ No Man's Land 无人之境 26kFavorites32.2kClicks/ch33.1kGifts
- 48 21+ The Time Ladder 时间梯 32.4kFavorites54kClicks/ch18.3kGifts
- 49 Yise 一色 Every story about chasing money quotes that famous line from Zweig: Every gift fate bestows has already had its price marked in secret. Zhuang Li knew this from the start, because the God of Wealth told her that fruit had a very short shelf life and spoiled easily. *Age gap / Neither lead is a good person *The meaning of "fruit" is explained in the story. Theme: Hard work is what really matters. 19.8kFavorites17.5kClicks/ch8.1kGifts
- 50 I Wish to Wander Through Blossoms in Search of a Path 我欲穿花寻路 [New Novel: Waiting for a Spring Rain in Winter, now open for preorders. Men and women of Harbor City, playing at life A stingy heiress fallen on hard times vs. a wealthy old man who loves throwing money around The Feng family patriarch is gravely ill, and the three wives of the third branch each show off their skills. Feng Yingxi is studying and working inland when she is urgently summoned back. Everyone says Feng Yingxi is lucky. She was born to Old Master 21.7kFavorites34.2kClicks/ch6.4kGifts
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