Novels like Beyond the Mundane
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Beyond the Mundane, best match first.
- 1 Tempting Qing 诱青 Next up: In the Palm of Snow. Blurb at the bottom. Please add it to your reading list~ #Blurb Antique Porcelain Restorer × Distinguished Young Master of the Capital Possessive pursuit / He chases, she runs / The powerful one bows his head Everyone in their circle knew that whatever the Jin family’s heir wanted, people would place it in his hands. That was, until he met Xu Youqing, the woman who wouldn’t even spare him a glance. The sky was dark and overcast that day. After paying respects to h 12.4kFavorites13.1kClicks/ch2.5kGifts
- 2 A Wedding Kiss for My Childhood Sweetheart 婚吻青梅 [Childhood friends + marriage first, love later] [Possessive pursuit | She runs, he chases | Taming the dog] After her parents died in a plane crash, Ming Zhi was taken in by the Chi family. In their lavish villa, she met Chi Yanchuan. The third son of the Chi family, Chi Yanchuan had two older brothers looking out for him and grew up the center of attention, developing a proud, unruly nature. Mr. Chi told Ming Zhi, “Zhizhi, from now on, he’ll be your third brother.” Meeting the deep, unread 21.4kFavorites26.8kClicks/ch12.2kGifts
- 3 A Fake Relationship [Forced Possession] 虚假关系[强取豪夺] 5kFavorites4.5kClicks/ch603Gifts
- 4 The Nightingale Won’t Cross 夜莺不渡 The main story is complete~ Mean, refined scum x sweet girl who's always trying to keep everyone happy Foster-care romance | Crazy wallpaper | Wolf-and-rabbit size difference | Male rivalry and a battle royale Wen Yao was well-behaved and sensible from a young age. In high school, she stayed with a friend of her grandfather's and went to school with Chen Yu, a mischievous rebel. One day, their driver called in at the last minute, leaving the two of them stranded in a downpour. Just when they di 43kFavorites43.2kClicks/ch12.1kGifts
- 5 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
- 6 Biting Green 咬绿 [Soft, fragile wallflower vs. suave, unhinged troublemaker] Nine-year age gap | Powerful man lowers his head | A touch of forced love | Taking by force | Size difference When Chi Lu went to university, she saw her uncle again. He had become the untouchable head of a powerful conglomerate. Afraid he might take out the grudges between their elders on her, and knowing they belonged to different worlds, she deliberately kept her distance whenever they met. Eyes lowered, she would timidly call him, 60kFavorites61.2kClicks/ch13.3kGifts
- 7 Plucking the Forbidden Fruit 摘禁果 Complete The entire book costs no more than a cup of milk tea~ The pirated version is often revised and incomplete. [Please add my next books, Troubled Lives and After My Secret Crush Gets Married, to your favorites] Possessive pursuit | powerful older man | age gap | Hong Kong style | SC Older, dominant man x sweet, innocent ray of sunshine Hong Kong tycoon x actress When people talk about the entertainment industry's darling, Cen Yingshuang is second to none. With a powerful mother who was a 41.2kFavorites51.6kClicks/ch27.6kGifts
- 8 Diary of the Forbidden Zone 禁区日记 [Complete] The neighboring novel, Deep Oxygen Deprivation, is the same type of story!! So good! 🥰 . Roguish, bad-boy young master x sweet, wild, wickedly flirtatious girl 🩷🖤🤍 Faux siblings, second chances, primarily urban romance, angsty and bittersweet . When Jing Xiamo had nothing left, a guy came along to take her in as his little sister. Her first impression: a gloomy rich kid, cocky, a little roguish, with an incredible physique, like a boy straight out of a comic. . Countless people had a 36.2kFavorites56kClicks/ch17.8kGifts
- 9 21+ Domination (Hong Kong Style) 支配[港风] 35.4kFavorites36.4kClicks/ch11.9kGifts
- 10 Love at the Wrong Time 爱不逢时 Publication title: The One I Long For · Liang Jingxing, you're already twelve years older than me. Do you still want me to wait? Theme: Love is the ultimate courage 21.2kFavorites68.2kClicks/ch3.5kGifts
- 11 Unforgettable 念念不忘 Publication title: Waiting at the Airport for a Ship, Unrequited Love · If you never forget, you will get a response. A story about two reserved former classmates meeting again. A little selfishness, lots of wish fulfillment, and melodrama galore. One-on-one romance, happy ending. Please don't check my ranking. Theme: 27.1kFavorites123.3kClicks/ch5.8kGifts
- 12 Lovers of the White Night 白夜恋人 Yang Jing has only ever loved one man in her life. He was the one who lit up the darkness for her and set her sailing on her journey. Theme: 29.1kFavorites108.7kClicks/ch8.4kGifts
- 13 Cicada 蝉 His world was utterly silent, until he heard love. It sounded like cicadas singing. One-on-one, happy ending. Theme: One person, for a lifetime. 21.9kFavorites76.7kClicks/ch7.6kGifts
- 14 Monologue 独白 Blurb One During Fu Xi’s first month working at Jiang University’s convenience store, the name she heard most often was Wei Shu. A Jiang University legend, a favored son of heaven, and an IMO gold medalist. Of course, what drew the most attention was his handsome, defiant face, so breathtakingly good-looking it made people’s hearts stop. One day, in the school restroom, Fu Xi accidentally overheard two girls complaining that Wei Shu was too aloof. He refused to accept anyone’s WeChat friend re 105.9kFavorites110.4kClicks/ch53.1kGifts
- 15 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
- 16 Amid the Dust 于尘埃处 When she saw him, she became very, very small, shrinking until she was no more than dust. But joy filled her heart, and flowers bloomed from the dust. Zhang Ailing Theme: 37.3kFavorites122.4kClicks/ch5.4kGifts
- 17 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
- 18 Where Blossoms Fall into the Sea [Meng Xiubai and Qin Jiaxi] 逢花落海[孟修白·秦佳茜] This story has all kinds of angst, but it's incredibly good! Everyone who's read it loves it~ Song Zhiyi's parents~ A side couple from Deep Abyss Butterfly / Free to read, not locked / Sweet and angsty / Please be kind to my darlings Ruthless, restrained big shot x confident, silly little troublemaker He is a ferocious beast that walks in darkness, living only to tear others apart. She is a flower growing in the shadows, yet reaching boldly toward the sun. "Mr. Meng, could you try to like me? 11kFavorites32.4kClicks/ch3.4kGifts
- 19 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
- 20 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
- 21 Your Wife Doesn’t Want You Anymore 你老婆不要你了喔 After her boyfriend broke up with her for being too clingy, Jian Nian stormed out of the house and walked straight into a truck. When she woke up again, seven years had passed. Penniless and starving, she crouched by the roadside late at night, barely able to see straight. The fallen young heiress had no choice but to swallow her pride and call her ex-boyfriend. She would pretend to be an old classmate and borrow money from him. Luckily, her ex was an old-fashioned engineering type who hadn't 139.9kFavorites139.8kClicks/ch66kGifts
- 22 When I Look at the Green Hills 我见青山 With the nation’s trust on his shoulders and the woman he loves in his arms, those shoulders and arms hold his whole world. · I love the youthful, reckless spirit you had in your younger days. And I love the iron resolve with which you now defend the country and protect its people. Every grand and stirring story in my life has something to do with you. · Armed Police. Rekindled love, happy ending. · The title comes from Xin Qiji’s poem 91kFavorites224.5kClicks/ch25kGifts
- 23 Cruel Possession 恶劣占有 The main story is complete, bonus chapters coming~ A mischievous, silly little bird who loves to act cute x A very gentle but possessive mixed-race daddy who can also go off the rails Mr. Helheide found a Chinese girl with no memory. She had fallen into his private hunting grounds and was unconscious, barely clinging to life. Unable to bear leaving her there, he thought it over and decided to take in the homeless little bird and care for her himself. The girl was sweet and obedient, and her oc 97.9kFavorites96.7kClicks/ch109.2kGifts
- 24 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
- 25 The Gentleman’s Code 绅士法则 My next-generation story, Before the Curtain Falls in Hong Kong and Macau, is in my author page. [From campus to the city | Hong Kong and Guangdong atmosphere | coercive romance | Male lead goes mad for love] Campus: a black-hearted, possessive gentleman from Hong Kong x a dazzling, silly southern beauty City: a suave, roguish tycoon from Hong Kong x a Latin dancer like a human Barbie 1. At the start of their second year of high school, a tall, slender transfer 121.7kFavorites164.4kClicks/ch48.7kGifts
- 26 Butterfly in the Abyss 深渊蝴蝶 Complete, currently revising. The gorgeous cover is commissioned character art. Babies, use it as a reference for the male and female leads! "Sleepless Spring Tide": A coy charmer vs. a powerful daddy (the love story of this novel's male lead's parents). Visit my author page to read it! [High and Mighty x Delicate, Alluring Charmer] Qin Jiaran knows that she and Xie Congyue come from completely different worlds. He is the heir to an untouchable, top-tier wealthy fam 141.7kFavorites188.8kClicks/ch68.3kGifts
- 27 Ten Moments in Spring 春天的十个瞬间 You are not my knight, and I am not your princess. We are two trees rooted on rugged cliffs, our roots intertwined. · "My life isn't worth much." "To me, it's priceless." · Good student and bad girl. From campus to the workplace, from school uniforms to wedding gowns. Premise: 55.4kFavorites108.4kClicks/ch24.2kGifts
- 28 The Rhythm of a Secret Crush 暗恋节拍 [Main story complete. The version outside Jinjiang differs considerably, so pirated copies are not recommended.] Cool, delicate beauty × gifted heir who guides her The first time Shao We saw Chen Ningxiao was at a rich young lady's birthday party. By the villa window, the white headlights of a car flashed past. A moment later, a man's languid figure emerged from behind a black lacquer screen trimmed with gold. He wore black from head to toe, making his skin look even paler. His right hand, hold 74kFavorites55.8kClicks/ch81.1kGifts
- 29 21+ Nightfall on the Celestial Steps 天阶夜色 240.3kFavorites297.6kClicks/ch171.1kGifts
- 30 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
- 31 Mingbao Feiran 明宝斐然 [New novel, Butterflies Far Away, now updating: Beijing social scene x college student and celebrity] A botanist, a flower atop a lofty peak x the heiress of a Hong Kong tycoon, emotionally steady x a little spoiled Reunited after years apart / mutual pining / male lead is five years older - During summer camp that year, Shang Mingbao stayed for a while at a teammate’s home. On her first day there, she learned that her teammate had an uncle who was a fickle, shameless womanizer. That night, una 98.5kFavorites117.3kClicks/ch169.5kGifts
- 32 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
- 33 Harbor Extra: Orange Blossoms at the Turn of Spring and Summer 有港番外-橘子花盛开在春夏之交 Bonus-story collection for Letters from the Harbor The complete story is free and finished Includes an alternate timeline and child-raising in the main storyline. Please leave a five-star review! · My next story will be Practicing Unrequited Love. The first time I met Chen Ningxiao was at the birthday party of a rich young lady. By the villa window, the white headlights of a car flashed past. A moment later, a man's languid figure emerged from behin 40.1kFavorites164kClicks/ch51.2kGifts
- 34 Silence Amid the Snowstorm 此处风雪寂静 [The print edition goes on sale March 19, 2022] "Where you are, the snow and wind fall silent." · "I don't need you to change a thing. You're already good enough. I love you just as you are. I only want you to take care of your health. I want you to live a long life. I want you to stay by my side, always." · Are you ready to love me? If you like strange people, then I'm actually beautiful. Eason Chan, "Shapeshifting" · *I'm not good at writing blurbs. This is a story about two ordinary people 45.9kFavorites85.5kClicks/ch30.2kGifts
- 35 I Come from the East 我来自东 Congyu had suspected Chen Ji was no saint, but she never imagined he was involved in such shady business. Still, she stayed. Because her mother once told her that some people have the ability to kill, but also the compassion to save. She wanted to take a chance. "I wield a blade that cuts through iron, wandering between corruption and righteousness. When I return at night, I see no dawn, yet when the sun rises, I see both day and night. I know black and white are confined to a single thought; my 69.8kFavorites70.1kClicks/ch9.6kGifts
- 36 The Butterfly Effect 蝴蝶效应 The print rights are still available. If interested, please contact Jinjiang~ [The story of the leads’ son, Forbidden Fruit, is complete] [New novel, Chaotic Floating Life, set in Beijing’s elite circles, now underway] The full text has been revised and expanded. No pirated copies. A refined, calculating Hong Kong tycoon x an innocent, lovely white swan Happy ending | Single-couple romance | Power imbalance | Coercion and stolen love | Ten-year age gap He Jing Sheng took a liking to a girl. It 134.6kFavorites209.8kClicks/ch92.2kGifts
- 37 Snow in the Misty Crossing 迷津雪 [The print edition of Lost in the Snow is now available nationwide at all major retailers.] Fake siblings | Rekindled romance | Opens in a modern city When Shen Qingyang was thirteen, her father was assigned to work abroad, so she was sent to stay with a family friend. On the way there, her father told her about Xu Xingzhi, the second son of the Xu family. He was refined, accomplished, gentle, and courteous, the sort of person everyone considered a rare find. They first met in the Xu family’s 138.5kFavorites186kClicks/ch45.2kGifts
- 38 21+ Devour 吞没 160.3kFavorites224.8kClicks/ch42.3kGifts
- 39 A Rain-Soaked Summer Night 淋湿夏夜 During her graduation trip on a beach in a foreign country, Xi Tang meets Hutton Lambert. He's quiet and modest, and doesn't like drawing attention to himself. The good news: Hutton is a college football player. The bad news: Unfortunately, he's a backup no one knows about. At a party, all the girls have their eyes on the handsome, charming starting player, Diggins. No one likes Hutton or pays him any attention. If he hadn't been sitting in a corner secretly watching her, she probably would have 32.5kFavorites48kClicks/ch27.6kGifts
- 40 The White Rose Tower 玫瑰白塔 You are as aloof as a white tower, yet as passionate as a rose. - Older man/younger woman | Happy ending | Light on plot | Slow burn. - Content warnings: · 12-year age gap · The male lead has a girlfriend early on (please only read if you're okay with that. Read rationally, and keep your comments civil. Thank you.) Theme: Love is the greatest courage. 136.4kFavorites208.8kClicks/ch49.3kGifts
- 41 Snow Blankets the Southern Mountains 落雪满南山 [The revised print edition goes on preorder October 2. Your support is much appreciated~] Fine wine reflects the lamplight; falling snow blankets the southern hills. - On December 15, 2022, the complete revised edition was released. Message: The central struggle of a person's life is to avoid becoming someone they hate. 124.3kFavorites245.1kClicks/ch27kGifts
- 42 The Fake Gentleman 假绅士 Not biologically related / Strangers in public / A powerful man who willingly bows his head At eighteen, Jiang Peiyu was brought by her mother to a palatial estate as magnificent as Versailles. Her mother told her to greet everyone. With a timid voice, she called the man in front of her, who was over fifty, “Daddy.” Then she glanced at the second-floor terrace, where a young man lounged with one arm on the railing, smoking. His cold, striking looks and refined, gentlemanly air made her jump. 65.5kFavorites72.3kClicks/ch44.5kGifts
- 43 21+ A Dewy Night 露水的夜 116.3kFavorites179.6kClicks/ch49.3kGifts
- 44 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
- 45 Perhaps Spring Knows 或许春天知道 [Slow burn / slice of life / happy ending] He fell for him earlier than he thought. Maybe spring knew. / Three years ago, on a spring day washed by a sudden downpour, Meng Jingnian drove Lin Ping home. He opened the back door and held up an umbrella, only to unexpectedly meet a pair of tearful eyes. When he asked what was wrong, she said, “I think I’ve fallen for someone I can never be with.” · Three years later, it’s raining again. Lin Ping writes on the fogged-up window, and Meng Jingnian sudd 103.1kFavorites111.4kClicks/ch58.8kGifts
- 46 The One I Love 我爱的人 The person I love isn't all that upright or kind, and has never been a hero. Yet amid the turmoil of this mortal world, they are the shore where I come to rest. The person I love is my beloved. Theme: Live well 27.6kFavorites71.3kClicks/ch7.6kGifts
- 47 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
- 48 You or Someone Like You 你或像你的人 Plenty of people were waiting to see Liao Qingyan make a fool of herself: Everyone knew her family had gone bankrupt years ago and that she no longer belonged in their social circle. She was only hanging around because she had been Zhou Jin's first love in high school, hoping to use their old feelings to climb the social ladder. But the Zhou family's status was far beyond the reach of an ordinary person. At one gathering, Zhou Jin planned to propose. Naturally, the woman he intended to marry wa 156.1kFavorites180.1kClicks/ch111.7kGifts
- 49 21+ A Night Breeze Stirs 夜风惊扰 58kFavorites70.3kClicks/ch64.1kGifts
- 50 21+ The Flowers Aren’t Even Warm 花都不热气 81.1kFavorites98.5kClicks/ch73.3kGifts
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