Novels like The Flowers Aren’t Even Warm
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- 101 21+ Keeping Warm 取暖 65.8kFavorites117.3kClicks/ch30.7kGifts
- 102 Lost in Splendor (Adapted Drama: A Tapestry of Splendor) 误入浮华（改编剧：繁华似锦） “I only wish the past would leave with her, and let my heart grow quiet as still water...” This story is dark, vulgar, and full of all kinds of absurd, nonsensical assumptions. Minors, stay away; adults, enter at your own risk! Stories written by my friends: "Fleeting Splendor, Before the Curtain Falls," "Purple Chonglou," "Yesterday's Sin," "Fractured Acc 54.3kFavorites154.9kClicks/ch2.6kGifts
- 103 21+ We'll Break Up Today 我们今天就会分手 65.1kFavorites105.4kClicks/ch19.3kGifts
- 104 A Paper Marriage 纸婚 The print edition is now on sale at Taobao and Pinduoduo. Signed copies are available from several Weibo shops, including Xiangxue, Tianyu, Wangu, and Boku. For details, see the official Dayu Literature Weibo account. Blurb: The Yu family spent twenty years shaping their second daughter, Yu Zhi, into the model of a young lady from one of the capital's great families. But they couldn't help that her delicate ninety-pound frame housed eighty-nine pounds of defiance, with the remaining pound made 94.1kFavorites154.7kClicks/ch30kGifts
- 105 My Ex Caught Me Eating Hotpot Alone 被前任看见一个人吃火锅 *The print edition is now available at major online retailers. [Ye Yang's Version] Ye Yang had imagined running into her ex. At a cafe, at a movie theater, at a bookstore. In any place that felt artsy, like something out of a movie. She'd gracefully compliment him on how handsome he looked, then feel relieved as they brushed past each other, thinking, “How did he get so sleazy? Good thing we broke up back then.” But life rarely goes as planned. They actually ran into each other in a noisy ho 125.7kFavorites257.1kClicks/ch48.9kGifts
- 106 Love on the Rise 爱意上浮 As Shen Chengyuan’s close friend, Lu Xilin witnessed his romance with Tu Xuewei firsthand over the years. Whenever Tu Xuewei got sick, Shen Chengyuan would call Lu Xilin over to examine her. Lu Xilin thought his role would always be that of the doctor friend to a domineering CEO in some clichéd story. Until one day, Tu Xuewei asked if he would marry her. Lu Xilin said yes. The irresponsible version: One time after their wedding, Lu Xilin and Tu Xuewei got into an argument. He listed all the tim 27kFavorites31.7kClicks/ch10.8kGifts
- 107 Goodbye, Las Vegas [American Entertainment] 再见拉斯维加斯[美娱] She wants sixpence, and she wants the moon, too; so does he. * The first time Peng Yang met Yu Zixiang, he painted her a picture and she sang him a song. But before they ever met, Peng Yang had already met Yu Zixiang's older brother. And after they met, Peng Yang started dating Yu Zixiang's buddy. * Yu Zixiang: You're toxic. Peng Yang: And you aren't? * Note: This is mainly wish fulfillment. Please don't relate it to real life. The female lead is a rapper and international superstar; the m 13.2kFavorites24.8kClicks/ch21.2kGifts
- 108 21+ Shore's Edge 岸口 38.6kFavorites42.2kClicks/ch17.9kGifts
- 109 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
- 110 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
- 111 Wild Crabapple 野棠 “Do you like bad women?” “I like you.” * Ying Rujie has only ever looked back twice, both times for the same person. Love means knowingly doing wrong, clinging on through pain, and refusing to change. Just call, and I'll bow to you. [Reading Guide] ▲Happy ending / conventional romance / short story ▲Neither lead is a virgin / imperfect characters / heroine has an idealized former love / hero is a substitute / eight-year age gap The cover font and image are free resources that may be used comme 75.2kFavorites110.6kClicks/ch33.6kGifts
- 112 21+ Plans Have Changed 情况有变 11.1kFavorites14.3kClicks/ch12.8kGifts
- 113 Smoldering in Secret 暗燃 [Fully revised. The only original version is on Jinjiang.] [Adults / Long-planned romance / Evenly matched] Back when Yin Cheng was a student, she was an unattainable academic star in everyone's eyes. Liang Yanshang could only watch her from afar. They belonged to two different worlds. He couldn't get close to her, and she never once looked his way. Years passed, and Yin Cheng became an accomplished geological researcher. She had long since grown used to walking alone when it came to love, de 98.9kFavorites156.5kClicks/ch31.8kGifts
- 114 Glass 玻璃 A genius pretty boy who can't stop taking his meds V a cool, gorgeous girl “Sorry, I'm not a diamond.” “That's okay. I happen to like glass.” That night, Li Li asked, “Yan Yu, what would you want to be in your next life?” Yan Yu said, “Dust.” Li Li froze, unable to speak. After a long while, a faint smile tugged at her lips. “Then I might not recognize you,” she said. “If you were a little sea turtle, I could probably still tell.” Yan Yu lowered his eyes and took her hand, wanting to salvage s 32.3kFavorites57kClicks/ch34.9kGifts
- 115 Crown Pears Sold Out 皇冠梨售罄 Lu Li, 27, is the owner of Fushoutang and a professional funeral mourner. Since entering the trade, she has cried at over a thousand funerals. After meeting Huo Xuxi, she might finally get to hold a joyous occasion of her own. -- No one expected that one day Huo Xuxi would stop calling Lu Li "Big Sis Lu" and "female bandit" and start calling her "my darling." -- Unlucky heroine who runs a shroud shop x wild-dog hero who runs a car wash Older woman-younger man romance, with the woman three years 24.2kFavorites36.4kClicks/ch11.4kGifts
- 116 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
- 117 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
- 118 Withdrawal Symptoms 戒断后遗症 [Published under the title "The Camellia That Lost Its Warmth". Now available on all major platforms~] ◎Airhead vs. cold-hearted person / the powerful one finally gives in ◎Eight-year age gap When Chen Xirui first met him, she glanced at him from the corner of her eye. The man had striking bone structure, handsome, regular features, and the self-centered, emotionally detached air of a well-off man. The second time they met, Chen Xirui leaned over to his car window and asked with a grin, “What 74.7kFavorites76.7kClicks/ch36.5kGifts
- 119 A Joyful New Year 喜过年 Tao Fei's summary of her life: Mom is crazy, Dad is a heartless man, home is a mess, and I'm ordinary and unlikable. But she loves someone, and that makes her plain, unremarkable life extraordinary. Theme: A harmonious family brings success in everything 16.5kFavorites57.4kClicks/ch2.6kGifts
- 120 Once, the Clouds Returned 曾照云归 She’s cold as ice to other guys, but as gentle as water whenever she looks at him. Who’s bewitched by a ghost? 15.9kFavorites102.8kClicks/ch1.2kGifts
- 121 Orange at Dusk 昼日晚橙 [Complete] Please leave a five-star review, everyone~ | Soft yet resilient girl x sly, scheming capitalist *Stolen copies are incomplete. "This is Shawn, the youngest partner at Boyuan Capital. He's invested in quite a few high-profile projects. Do you know him?" When Lin Wancheng ran into Xi Zhun at a listing celebration, the tall man was surrounded by people offering him drinks. Amid the bustling crowd, he kept his eyes fixed on her, making her pointedly l 81.4kFavorites66.9kClicks/ch42.2kGifts
- 122 21+ How Well Done? 几分熟 13.3kFavorites20.9kClicks/ch13.6kGifts
- 123 You Come with a Built-In Rosy Filter 看你时自带滤镜 Blurb One: Tan Youjin was still single at thirty-one, and thought she would stay that way forever. One day, Yu Kan suddenly told her while drunk, "You're the prettiest woman I've ever met." No one had ever said that to her before, but Tan Youjin seemed as if she were used to hearing sweet talk. Smiling, she said, "Save that corny line for some young girl you want to sweet-talk." A woman being fooled by a man of twenty-three when she's twenty-one is understandable. Getting fooled at thirty-one is 19.8kFavorites35.8kClicks/ch20.6kGifts
- 124 New Year's Eve in a Blizzard 除夕夜，暴雪天 On New Year’s Eve, Zeng Buye set out. 100,000 words, not serialized for purchase, road-trip story Theme: A life in the wild 45.9kFavorites46.9kClicks/ch21.9kGifts
- 125 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
- 126 Raising the Flag 悬旗 It was a golden badge, decorated with an eagle's wings, the Great Wall, and a shield. At the top, a slightly raised five-pointed star sat within a wreath of olive leaves. For some reason, Liang Jingjing kept this little trinket for nearly ten years. A heartwarming, healing love story. [Unconventional female teacher + impossibly handsome pilot] Theme: 100.2kFavorites172.4kClicks/ch21.7kGifts
- 127 Miss Chatterbox 话痨小姐 Next book: Starlit Shore. A lonely soul wants to reach her own starlit shore, even if people label her a gold digger. Interested readers are welcome to add it to their reading lists. The story blurb: I grew up in the alleys. I sat in your arms. I carried a swordswoman's dream in my heart. I strayed into your peaceful martial world. The world criticizes you, slanders you, shuns you, and treats you like an outsider. But you will always be you. Live as your heart desires; you don't have to chang 331.7kFavorites341.6kClicks/ch162.4kGifts
- 128 Palace Schemes 宫略 As the old saying goes, being put through the wringer makes you capable. Aunt Su Yi of the Palace Ceremonial Bureau is the perfect example. She's skilled at managing people and has even handled the Duke of Cheng'en's funeral. Other than being a little face-blind, there's nothing she can't do. When you're just scraping by in the palace, a little hardship is nothing. Hardship brings blessings; grit your teeth and you'll get through it. She counted the days on her fingers, just waiting for the ti 54.4kFavorites213.8kClicks/ch13.6kGifts
- 129 My Andersen 我的安徒生 [Next Novel: The Snow and Wind Are Silent Here] "His love was a thread hidden in the grass, winding on for thousands of miles." · Sometimes, Liu Yubai signed his name with the English name "Andersen" afterward. Later, Liang Siyue secretly called him "Andersen": the author of her fairy tales, the maker of her dreams. · *Content warning: Readers who only want chaste romances, beware. This is a silly, fluffy, brainless Mary Sue story. *Low-key / slow burn / everyday life / sweet / fluffy *12-year a 73.3kFavorites136.3kClicks/ch53.9kGifts
- 130 A Love Letter in Thirty Thousand Words 三万行情书 Bestselling author Yu Li became embroiled in an accusation of plagiarism. After half a month of outrage and speculation, her reputation was ruined, and she quit writing and left the industry. - At the same time, Lu Cheng, a well-known literary agent, met a promising new writer with brilliant ideas and exquisite prose at a friend’s studio. Keen to poach her and launch the next legendary author, Lu Cheng asked, “Miss Xie, your work doesn’t seem like that of a newcomer. What pen name did you use be 19.3kFavorites48.6kClicks/ch25kGifts
- 131 What's Left Unsaid Is the Most Moving 欲言又止最动听 Blurb: It feels as if my youth began when I fell in love with you, from school days to the wider world. As the years pass, only winter and summer remain; I no longer ask about spring or autumn. . Childhood friends are "the right person, loved at the wrong time," the first memories and flutter of the heart. A chance encounter is "the wrong person, loved at the right time," a later love that cuts deep. People often argue over who is truly the right and best match. But love and being loved cannot b 15.9kFavorites27.6kClicks/ch11.1kGifts
- 132 A Nan and A Man 阿南和阿蛮 A Nan and A Man Preorder begins at 7:30 p.m. on November 10, 2022 The new story "She, He" will follow this one. They say that the madman Jian Nan once argued with a professor, flew into a rage, and burned down the entire laboratory. They say that the madman Jian Nan was sent to Mexico and went missing. They say that the madman Jian Nan fell ill again and burned the Feili Animal Hospital to the ground. Then one day, all the rumors stopped. Because t 26.2kFavorites42.4kClicks/ch24kGifts
- 133 After Midnight 十二点过后 Are you really interested in my utterly failed life? Theme: Life is full of surprises. 12.3kFavorites22.6kClicks/ch6kGifts
- 134 Goji 苟杞 Dazai Osamu wrote this passage in No Longer Human: "I had planned to die this winter, but recently I got a gray, pinstriped hemp kimono, the kind you wear in summer, so I think I'll stay alive until summer." When Gou Qi had drained the bottle of mineral water, she desperately wanted to escape it all. But when Yuan Zhen scooped her into his arms in the bone-chilling wind, and when she vaguely felt someone wiping her face and neck with warm water as she drifted in and out of consciousness, she th 12.1kFavorites18.2kClicks/ch8.7kGifts
- 135 I Moved in with Someone Who Craves Skinship 和那个渴肤症同居了 [The male lead has touch starvation, and only with the female lead] [Sweet romance at its core] [Mutual healing] Touch-starved young master x sweet girl who's like a power bank A gloomy, strange male lead with mental health issues x a female lead with issues of her own and a people-pleasing personality In the second semester of her senior year of high school, Li Yang is forced to stay for a semester at the home of her father's super-rich friend. The friend's son, Chi Jingzhao, is gloomy and v 32.1kFavorites46.7kClicks/ch10.1kGifts
- 136 A Match Made in Misfortune 怨偶天成 What happens after marrying your dream guy. The first time she fell in love, she received everyone's blessing. The second time, she was caught in a storm. A word of caution: If you define the ending as happy or tragic based on whether the leads are still together, then it's a happy ending: they haven't split up by the end. But if you judge by whether their relationship is fulfilling, then it's a tragic ending. They're an ill-matched couple, after all. Theme: Someone who falls in love twice in a 23.9kFavorites34.4kClicks/ch12.8kGifts
- 137 You Are More Beautiful Than Beijing 你比北京美丽 My new novel, The Boats of Xijiang, is currently updating. Click “Author’s Column” to read it~ . The print edition of You Are as Beautiful as Beijing is now available at major online retailers. This is a story about reason and emotion. Blurb: Everyone talks endlessly about dreams; when it comes to love, everyone falls silent. Synopsis: I love you, but I love myself more. Started on January 1, 2018. Entered VIP status on January 19. Other completed works by the author: The White Olive Tree, Eigh 283.6kFavorites445.7kClicks/ch205.4kGifts
- 138 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
- 139 When I Truly Began to Love Myself 当我真正开始爱自己 The print edition has been renamed "The Empty Window Game" and is now available. See Weibo for details~ Blurb: In this utterly ordinary year, Xiao Yu finds herself at a crossroads in life, reconnecting with an old flame and stumbling into a new romance. The cicadas from that summer in her school days buzz in her ears once more, along with the screams she let out when a caterpillar fell onto her clothes, and the laughter of the boy who flicked it away. In a daze, Xiao Yu thinks she has returne 10.2kFavorites27.4kClicks/ch6.1kGifts
- 140 Mrs. Xu Is a Graduate Student 徐太太在读研究生 Lu Xianqin, a graduate student at Qinghe University’s School of Economics and Management, was pregnant. Everyone grabbed their knives, determined to find the scumbag and cut him to pieces to avenge the school belle. Then someone found out that the person who had accompanied the school belle to the obstetrics and gynecology department was Xu, a lecturer at the School of Journalism. Everyone: Um… That elegant, refined Professor Xu was the scumbag himself! And he’d slept with his own student! He wa 79.1kFavorites231.4kClicks/ch32.1kGifts
- 141 Springtime in the Old House 老房子的春天 Note: I’ll be editing and proofreading the novel starting May 10. The plot won’t change, so please ignore this if you’ve already read it. At twenty-eight, Cheng Nuo went through a marital breakdown. In a single night, she lost both her husband and her friend. With nothing left to keep her there, she moved far away, where fate led her to buy an old house. She fixed up the house, grew vegetables, raised chickens and ducks, chopped wood, and cooked. Life returned to its most basic state, but it b 38.8kFavorites91.3kClicks/ch20.9kGifts
- 142 White Whistle 白色口哨 The collector’s edition print book goes on sale February 18, 2026. The group chat mentioned in the story has been disbanded. Please don’t join. Railway worker & art teacher On New Year’s Eve, they meet again. Pei Yekun pins her against the wall in the backyard. Li Man looks up, her gaze wandering. There are tall poplars and bamboo groves, a shallow river, and a small hill rising nearby. And then there is his brazen teasing. “Well, look at you, bare legs in the middle of winter. Aren’t you col 60.9kFavorites179.9kClicks/ch14.1kGifts
- 143 21+ Led by Feelings 感情用事 13.2kFavorites10.8kClicks/ch13.8kGifts
- 144 The Unattainable Jiang Yuan 追不到的江原 After a great deal of effort, Feng Chang finally won Jiang Yuan over. She thought her feelings were deep, but Jiang Yuan only gave her a cold laugh. Theme: The tangled affairs between men and women 28.7kFavorites79.8kClicks/ch5.1kGifts
- 145 The Destroyers 破坏者们 “Love existed before it was given a name. It makes no distinction between rich and poor, and it is a treasure anyone can have.” “Anyone who believes that is a fool.” Theme: Loving yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. 10.9kFavorites16.3kClicks/ch4.2kGifts
- 146 Midsummer Ice Pops 盛夏绵绵冰 Blurb 1: Hu Muyuan's childhood memories begin with a train bound for Tangcheng. Blurb 2: On her twentieth birthday, Hu Muyuan cried in front of Zhang Chi. When she finished, she asked him if he pitied her. Zhang Chi: "Why don't you pity me first?" Theme: Young hearts, so many troubles. 15.2kFavorites33.6kClicks/ch2.8kGifts
- 147 Will It Snow This Winter? 今年冬天下雪吗 Wen Dongyi was a distant relative of hers, yet he became the person closest to her, closer than anyone else. - *Weibo: @StillLittleIsland *There are no plotlines that encourage the female lead to be a mistress or any other improper behavior. Theme: 69.5kFavorites169.9kClicks/ch19.6kGifts
- 148 Raising the Bar 拔份 This novel has been revised. Please make sure you are reading the only official version on Jinjiang. Blurb One In the 1990s, Gu Qiao ran into Luo Peiyin again in the lobby of a five-star hotel. By then, she had earned an amount she could never have imagined at eighteen and was preparing to expand her business even further. She sat across from Peter, drinking coffee. Peter worked for LC Company in the city and, like most foreign employees, lived at the hotel. He was a little disappointed becaus 52.7kFavorites56.7kClicks/ch75.8kGifts
- 149 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
- 150 No Entry in Spring 春天禁止入内 /Print edition published, @Yespear This is a spring that never ends. Chi Chun spent eighteen years as a good girl who did nothing but bury herself in books. Only after getting into one of China’s top two universities did she realize she had no idea how to write about romance. She thought, If I’m going to date, I should date the best. And so, along with the spring breeze, her mischievous thoughts drifted over and landed on You Xu, the “Most Handsome Freshman” at the university next door, accor 31.5kFavorites32kClicks/ch8.8kGifts
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