Novels like When the Swallows Return
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as When the Swallows Return, best match first.
- 151 Beauty with a Secret 美人为馅 In front of other people, Han Chen is always handsome and cold, keeping everyone at a distance. He is pure and aloof as a blanket of frost, yet as calm and captivating as water flowing through the night. To everyone, he is the unattainable ideal man. Only in front of Bai Jinxi does this celebrated senior police inspector reveal the rogue side he keeps so well hidden. “Come a little closer. I won’t eat you. At least, not right now.” “I’ve never touched another woman. Want to check?” “Bai Jinxi, n 0Votes28.7kRecs50.5kFans
- 152 A Treasure Before Your Eyes 珠玉在前 After transmigrating into a book, Meng Yue finds herself cast as the ex-girlfriend of the eighteenth-ranked male character. She thinks, “All right, this trope isn't too complicated.” That is, until she's forced to go to the capital and become the heroine's foil~ Meng Yue: Now that's heartbreaking. I want out of this script! Of course, bringing in powerful allies is an option too~ Well, life teaches us that even with a gem right in front of us, we should still let ourselves run wild. Please check 0Votes148.2kRecs56.8kFans
- 153 Reborn as a Farmer's Wife 重生娘子在种田 Mu Yangling was reborn into a family of hunters. She thought she could live a simple, happy life, but a war nearly destroyed her family. Her father was classified as a military farmer, and the whole family had to go with him to work the fields. The trouble was, they couldn’t even tell the seedlings of the five staple crops apart. Seeing her mother and little brother on the verge of tears, Mu Yangling puffed out her chest and said, “It’s all right. I have plenty of strength.” She also had some ag 0Votes27.7kRecs37.4kFans
- 154 Splendor in the Palm of Her Hand 覆手繁华 She was blind, and had lived in darkness for twenty years. In the end, she was framed for adultery and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a world full of color. With a turn of her hand, she could summon desolation; with another, she could bring forth splendor. Everything depended on a single thought. P.S. He knew that to marry that decisive woman, he would have to snatch her away, make a scene, and shamelessly refuse to take no for an answer. Still not enough? Then he could only pla 7Votes1.1MRecs620kFans
- 155 Heavenly Fragrance 天芳 They say that after hitting her head against a pillar and waking up, the notorious, idle Miss Chi suddenly became reasonable and considerate. Not only is she a master of the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, she's also outstanding in poetry, literature, etiquette, and decorum. 0Votes1.2MRecs266.5kFans
- 156 The Heiress's Grand Scheme 嫡谋 (The print edition of Schemes of the Di Daughter has been published in both simplified and traditional Chinese.) In her previous life, her so-called blood relatives told her that sacrificing herself for the family’s interests was the greatest honor a Ren family daughter could have. As a result, she became enemies with her older sister, her mother died young in tears, and her father fell beneath a rain of arrows... Reborn at the age when she was just beginning her education, she would no long 16Votes459kRecs630.2kFans
- 157 The Slow Passage of Time 韶光慢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese, and Thai) Qiao Zhao married one of the capital’s most distinguished young noblemen. But just after the wedding ceremony, her husband was ordered to war. When they met again, he pinned her to the city wall with an arrow. She opened her eyes in the body of a girl riding a donkey, racking her brains over how to get back to the capital. 0Votes1.2MRecs697.6kFans
- 158 The Fourth Prince's Beloved Concubine 四爷的心尖宠妃 The bitter truth is that transmigrating takes skill. And Ye Zao was clearly only average at it. Being tricked by her shady uncle into becoming a concubine in someone else’s household was bad enough, but why did it have to be the Fourth Prince’s household? And she was only a maidservant-concubine. How was she supposed to get by? Her starting point was too low, her background too poor, and she had too few advantages! The final boss had an absurd amount of health, and every mini-boss was deadly! If 1Votes139kRecs282.6kFans
- 159 Reborn with the Fragrance of Medicine 重生之药香 She had nothing left to live for, yet woke up ten years in the past. Her family is still alive, and she hasn’t yet been forced to depend on others. Her fate is at a turning point. Reborn with a burning hatred, can she rewrite her destiny? 0Votes142.9kRecs293.4kFans
- 160 The Evolution of My Zombie Girlfriend 丧尸女友进化论 Other people’s girlfriends may be ugly, but they’re still human. His girlfriend, on the other hand, is a zombie. But his goal is to raise his girlfriend until she’s plump and rosy. Whether she’s a zombie or not, well, that doesn’t matter. His doting leaves the zombie both very pleased and rather helpless. She can eat by herself! She can drink by herself! She can even get rid of those annoying people by herself! Still, if he wants to step in, she won’t stop him. Hmph. “No one can stand in our wa 0Votes39.8kRecs39.9kFans
- 161 Glory of China 盛华 The legend of My Family’s A-Nuan begins! Come on in! Empress Dowager Li had fought her way through every obstacle and governed the country on behalf of the emperor for over a decade. Then she suddenly found herself back in the body of her five-year-old self. Well, I suppose she’d just have to start over. The new book Warm Lord is now being serialized. 3Votes1.9MRecs295kFans
- 162 Reborn: A Comeback with a Pocket Dimension 重生逆袭有空间 In her previous life, she was consumed by guilt. Even after watching her enemies receive their punishment at the very end, she still could not heal the wounds buried deep in her heart. Reborn, she finally has a chance to turn everything around. With a legacy space and abundant supplies, watch her make up for her regrets and gain a happy, fulfilling life in an era of material scarcity… But why is the ic 0Votes93.5kRecs77.4kFans
- 163 Interstellar Headlines 星际大头条 [Official notice: This is not an entertainment-industry novel! Not an entertainment-industry novel! Not an entertainment-industry novel!] Lin Yi transmigrated to the interstellar era. She was dealt a terrible hand, but somehow played it like a champion (not really)! People thought she was showing off, only to be caught off guard when she slapped them in the face. People thought she was about to get face-slapped, but actually, she really was showing off. Her baffling, flamboyant antics keep landi 3Votes613.7kRecs155.1kFans
- 164 The Lord Has Returned 君归矣 This book began in May 2017 and was rewritten in April 2025. A note: This book has no romance pairing, no female emperor, a huge cast, and many long-running clues and plot threads. It's an unconventional, eclectic fantasy with a high barrier to entry...and all kinds of potentially frustrating elements rolled into one book. Also, the book is set against the backdrop of the Two Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties. The events and characters are all drawn from old records that Xiao Xian dug up. 25Votes705.6kRecs89.7kFans
- 165 A Good End 善终 The Du family had a daughter. Three months after their wedding, her husband received an imperial order, donned his armor, and set off for war. From then on, they spent more time apart than together. Five years after their marriage, her husband died on the battlefield, wrapped in his armor as his burial shroud. She wept away all her tears, adopted a clansman’s son, and devoted herself to the Buddha beneath a solitary lamp, earning a chastity 1Votes285kRecs274.8kFans
- 166 Reborn: The Panda’s Record of Immortal Cultivation 重生之熊猫修仙记 A funny, lighthearted level-up story set in a parallel world: After being pushed off a cliff by a friend at the end of the world, she is reborn in a parallel world as a starving panda. She loses her human body, but gains a mysterious bamboo tower space. From then on, she strives to become human again! The handsome guy who finds her saves her life and tends to her like a devoted dad. With no way to repay him... she can only stick by his side as they weather hardship together on the path of cultiv 0Votes84kRecs40.7kFans
- 167 The Flourishing Fragrance of Medicine 盛世医香 She transmigrated into another world and got entangled with Kyoto's most notorious playboy. The whole experience was... impossible to put into words. P.S. Don't ask how much of a playboy he is. He's the genuine article, from a family that's been playboys for three generations! He's sick. He needs treatment! 0Votes193.2kRecs113.2kFans
- 168 The Stone Collectors 采石记 Mu Changning, a woman who has transmigrated, seems doomed to be cannon fodder from the moment she appears. After she finally fights back, the heavens open a window for her and mysteriously drop a stone into her hands. Well, then, she might as well cultivate immortality... 0Votes185.6kRecs100.1kFans
- 169 Master Has Gone Offline Again 师父又掉线了 Everyone says Yi Qing is the greatest sword cultivator in the world, with swordsmanship no one can rival. Whether he was cultivating in the lower realm or in the Ten Directions Heavenly Court of the upper realm, he was always invincible. Yi Qing smiled. “That’s because you don’t know my master. When it comes to cultivation, I’m nowhere near her level. Back when she was in the immortal realm, my master beat up nine of the ten Directional Heavenly Emperors. I was the tenth.” “Master? You actually 1Votes812.5kRecs271.5kFans
- 170 Her Left Eye Is No Ordinary Eye 她的左眼不寻常 The colors of the world depend on what kind of filter you put over it. Once she saw through the surface of modern scientific civilization and materialism, a profound and magnificent world slowly unfolded before her. Jiao Jiao's new novel, A Magic Cube Space at My Side An utterly ordinary boyfriend suddenly turns out to be the only son of a group chairman, yet he remains devoted to his Cinderella girlfriend, Mi Ajiu. Mi Ajiu feels that things cannot possibly be so simple. The immortality gene th 0Votes199.3kRecs74.6kFans
- 171 If Snails Fell in Love 如果蜗牛有爱情 One day, after they finished discussing work as usual, the man suddenly changed the subject. “I've been pursuing you for so long. What do you think about it?” Xu Xu was astonished. “You've been pursuing me?” The man patiently lit a cigarette, his dark eyes fixed on her. “I accompany you for your morning workouts every day, teach you to shoot hand in hand, and everyone in the police force calls you sister-in-law... What did you think I was doing?” Xu Xu was silent for a moment. “Oh... You don't n 1Votes8.9kRecs53.1kFans
- 172 Seeking Dan Zhu 问丹朱 Everyone wants to ask Chen Danzhu: Does your conscience ever hurt? [Not a female-centric power fantasy, romance] 3Votes2.8MRecs656kFans
- 173 The Phoenix Returns to Its Nest 凤回巢 Xiao Qing’s new book, Reunited with You, is underway. Readers, come on over! O(∩_∩)O~ Gu Wanning’s life was full of ups and downs. She experienced every hardship and enjoyed every luxury. At the moment she closed her eyes, exhausted in both body and mind, she finally found peace. Unexpectedly, when she opened them again... 0Votes601.2kRecs644.7kFans
- 174 The Lin Clan's Glory 林氏荣华 A deity told Lin Qingwan, “You don’t have long to live.” So Lin Qingwan agreed to work for him in another world, taking the place of his sister, who had died young, and raising his daughter. After the deity’s body passed away, his clan and enemies came knocking. Some became obstacles in her path, while others turned into stepping stones. This is the story of a young aunt raising her niece and striving for wealth and glory. Note: The female lead has no romantic pairing. Please think twice before 2Votes123.1kRecs64.7kFans
- 175 The Little Immortal Chef from Another World 异界小厨仙 Shi Yu transmigrates into a world where a male-lead novel faces off against a female-lead novel. She says, “You can have all the upheavals and drama you want. I just want to quietly make delicious food...” 0Votes185.6kRecs68.7kFans
- 176 Reborn as a Down-and-Out Country Bride 重生落魄农村媳 Li Xiuying was dark-skinned and gained weight just from drinking water, while her husband was unreliable every single day! As the reborn Li Xiuying tried to deal with her scumbag husband and her white-lotus younger sister, she also had to plant her hands on her hips and loudly stop outsiders: Boss, please don't interfere in a little nanny's life under the pretext of caring about her. In the new book, The Eighties: A Blessed Farmer's Wife, Li Ying is reborn and returns with one thing on her mind: 0Votes177.3kRecs60.4kFans
- 177 The Story of Ding Wei 丁薇记事 Synopsis: Ding Wei, a thirty-two-year-old woman who had just gained a younger brother, was reborn one day and discovered that she had returned to her university's military training in 2005. She felt the six yuan and fifty cents in her pocket and quickly decided to escape her impoverished life. Using her foresight, she would write and publish a book, becoming a legend with a single work! But then a question arose: before 0Votes908.9kRecs226kFans
- 178 Noble Lady Doctor 名门医女 Qi Yue stumbles into a strange era. Her hair is styled like a married woman’s, but her husband is nowhere to be seen. She lives alone in a separate courtyard, with cold pots, cold stoves, and cold stares. What kind of joke is this? Since I’m the principal wife of this household, then what I say goes. Good food, comfortable lodging, and we’ll all mind our own business. Keep picking fights with me, just you try. I’m a master surgeon. I’ll scare you out of your wits! 4Votes381.9kRecs367.2kFans
- 179 Protect the Imperial Preceptor 保卫国师大人 [All three volumes of the print edition of Protect the National Preceptor are now available on Tmall, JD.com, Dangdang, and other platforms.] Synopsis: If they had social media... Demon King: “Our forces have turned to ash and smoke. In the end, the world will be just as I wish.” [A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains.jpg] Feng Miaojun: “Daily mission ‘Stop My Nemesis from Conquering the World’ complete (1/1). I've had another lovely day of staying alive! ^0^ Tomorrow I'll keep doing my best 0Votes767.2kRecs213kFans
- 180 The Young Master with the Fan 怀扇公子 Gentle and generous have nothing to do with her, and she has no connection whatsoever to brilliance and talent. She is big-breasted and brainless, saying and doing whatever she pleases. Spoiled by his favor and relying on his protection, she does not even take the current emperor seriously. She has no lofty ambitions. Her only dream is to win him over. What troubles her greatly is that the man she yearns for is nothing but a blockhead. To win him over, she brought every trick she had learned in 0Votes82.3kRecs11.7kFans
- 181 A Bond Forged by Medicine 药结同心 Shen Liumei, an unemployed herbal pharmacist, wakes up in ancient times after a fatal accident. She has become the daughter of a disgraced official, fallen on hard times. In this second life, can she fulfill her wishes and find a happy, beautiful life? 0Votes224.3kRecs242.6kFans
- 182 The Immortal’s Edict 摘仙令 A person walks the path, and the path lives in the heart! Lock away the fortune of a land, cut off its spiritual energy. When the Dao returns, where will its people be? (In short, my family has a few too many ancestors. ┏┛Tomb┗┓...(((m-__-)m) 1Votes2.3MRecs821.8kFans
- 183 A Flourishing Age of Enchanting Beauty 盛世妖颜 Sheng Siyan, reborn in the Great Xia Dynasty, looks like a harmless little white rabbit. Who could have guessed that underneath, she is a cunning, intelligent little fox who never lets herself suffer a loss? Naturally, when a little fox chooses a husband, she has an exceptional eye for men. And so Sheng Siyan discovers that after carefully selecting from countless possibilities, she has picked up a husband with an innate aura of invincibility in household rivalry... O(∩_∩)O Haha~ Life is going t 2Votes639.5kRecs288.9kFans
- 184 The Brocade Spring 折锦春 Qin faces spring, but spring turns away from Qin. In her previous life, the entire Qin family was executed. Qin Su was covered in filth and endured humiliation for half her life. She always believed that was fate. Only after being reborn did she understand: it wasn’t fate, but a trap. Can she break free and survive, turning the spring she has broken into a tapestry of beauty? In a nutshell: This is a story about redemption. A special note: This is a 3Votes241.4kRecs137.1kFans
- 185 Destined to Be a Queen 天命为凰 Lu Mingshu has never believed in fate. Not when her father remarried and her family fell apart, nor when she was abandoned in a mountain valley to fend for herself. Not when she lacked the resources to cultivate, and even less when everyone turned against her. She clawed her way up from the dust, and in a single day soared to the clouds, drawing the world’s attention! If justice won’t come to me, I’ll take it for myself. If fate won’t grant me a way forward, I’ll carve one out. So what if fate h 0Votes1.3MRecs821.6kFans
- 186 The Lovely Luan 娇鸾 (Also known as My Childhood Friend Is the Male Lead) A hundred years ago, the Imperial Preceptor prophesied that if the Great Liang realm was to remain intact, a daughter of the Cheng family had to be made Crown Princess. She, who had endured the cold shoulder of her family, never knew she was the one destined for the role. As far as Cheng Che was concerned, if she was destined to be Crown Princess, then he would claim the realm for her. 0Votes320.4kRecs193.9kFans
- 187 The Phoenix Imprisoned by the Phoenix 凤囚凰 It was an age of tall hats and broad sashes, flowing robes and wide sleeves, and singing with abandon. A faint fragrance drifted through the air, mingling with the music of mountains and streams. The world was a chessboard. Who was the player moving the pieces? Though she had transmigrated as a princess, Chu Yu’s version of the role was unlike anything anyone had ever seen, and utterly astonishing. The completed novels Dragon Dragon Dragon and Lady Floating Fist, and the new no 2Votes281.1kRecs706.6kFans
- 188 The Seventies Are a Little Sweet 七零年有点甜 He Tiantian had always treated the people around her with a grateful heart. But in middle age, she discovered that her entire life had been a web of lies. Returning to the past with the help of a little silver snake, He Tiantian began a new life. Look at it from another angle, and the truth turns out to be completely different! In this life, she would never again be blind to the truth. In this life, she would never again miss out on or betray her childhood sweetheart, who had always treated her 0Votes244.6kRecs170.2kFans
- 189 Immortal Stew 仙炖 This is not a stir-fry novel, not a steamed-dish novel, not a stew novel. It really is not a cooking novel, ah! What should a woman who fears dirt and pain, bugs and ghosts do after she transmigrates into a cultivation world filled with brutal competition and monsters everywhere?! Lin Qing: “The immortal path is long. Let’s see how I grow stronger and carve out a different path as a gossip-loving supporting female character!... But Wu Si, do I really not have the bloodline that gathers we 5Votes185.6kRecs103.6kFans
- 190 The Legitimate Daughter Comes First 以嫡为贵 In her previous life, she married another man's husband, only to make a wedding dress for someone else. When she opened her eyes again, she swore to live a completely different and brilliant life. She protects her loved ones, destroys her enemies, torments scoundrels, and trips people up along the way. Life is already busy enough, so Prince Xiao, please stop joining in the fun. This girl is not marrying a man surnamed Xiao in this lifetime! A certain lord: You didn't know my mother got divorced 0Votes292.1kRecs209.4kFans
- 191 Someone Always Wants to Lead My Grand-Disciple Astray 总有人想带坏我徒孙 They say the Qingyang lineage, the most mysterious branch of the mystic sects, has suddenly produced a prodigy. Rumors keep coming one after another. Yun Jiao turned to glance at the real powerhouse beside her. “…” No, no, it’s all fake. I can’t do anything, and I’m panicking. Yun Jiao: “Grandmaster, can we make a deal? Next time we run into a demon, could we stay calm? It’s a real pain to treat you afterward!” Ye Yuan: “…” 0Votes499.6kRecs191.2kFans
- 192 Second to None 不二臣 The daughter of a madman and a sycophant. Qi Taiwei fled an arranged marriage, set fires, killed people, and died alone in a foreign land, with nowhere to call home. The person she had loved with all her heart was nothing more than a beautiful dream. Now that she has woken from that dream and gotten a second chance, she wants no more of these men who bow at her feet. “Take my hand, and you can live.” “Like hell I will.” There’s just no damn point in being alive… 0Votes238.8kRecs125.3kFans
- 193 A Match Made in Heaven 妙偶天成 (Published in both simplified and traditional Chinese editions.) The Fourth Miss of the Zhen family was competitive, selfish, and vain, and she went to great lengths to scheme her way into falling into the water alongside the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's family. Then, after Fourth Miss Zhen fell into the water, a clueless little foodie transmigrated into her body… This is not a traditional tale of household power struggles. The heroine i 3Votes280.4kRecs330.8kFans
- 194 Pearl in the Palm 掌珠 Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of the Lian family's second branch has severe face blindness. If you wear a falling-horse bun today, she recognizes you, but if you wear a different hairstyle tomorrow, she will not remember you at all. Yet there is one person whom she can always recognize at a glance, even if he is wrapped up like a bear. Because they first met at their most wretched, miserable moments, yet reunited in the finest years of their lives... 0Votes187.2kRecs156.8kFans
- 195 Selling Gear All Over the Martial World 江湖遍地卖装备 A top Song dynasty assassin accidentally transmigrates into a wuxia-style full-dive online game. Everything in the game world leaves her bewildered, while the ancient assassin’s habits and way of speaking drive the players and NPCs crazy… Amid the virtual world’s bloodshed and turmoil, love quietly finds its way to her… 0Votes194.9kRecs175.2kFans
- 196 Seizing Joy 掌欢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Third Miss Luo relies on her father’s immense power at court to bully the weak and has a terrible reputation. Whenever she’s bored, she takes a pack of lackeys into the streets to harass respectable young men. To Qingyang Junzhu, anyone who dared act up in front of her could be made to disappear with a flick of her finger, until she opened her eyes and discovered she was called Luo Sheng. 0Votes1.4MRecs565.9kFans
- 197 Half-Zombie Farming 半个丧尸来种田 Captain Hua Yun, the zombie terminator, died while leading humanity's great migration into space, but her spirit lived on. She awoke in another world as a silly country girl living amid mountains and fields. Surrounded by the worst sorts of people and helpless fools, with both human and zombie nature within her, how will the captain rebuild her strength, put her household in order, and set the world right along the way? 0Votes105.5kRecs63.2kFans
- 198 The World of Kong Fang 孔方世界 Synopsis: A slow journey through small worlds, taking a portable dimension to the apocalypse, the interstellar age, and the cultivation world… Then she comes back to help her dad run a noodle shop. Zhou Shuangshuang always thought this was what her life would be like. She never expected the apocalypse to strike her own world one day. As usual, no romance, no awful characters, and no catfights. Warning: Open ending. 0Votes377.7kRecs167.7kFans
- 199 I Wish You a Thousand Radiant Lights 许你万丈光芒好 “You saved me, so I’ll have my daddy repay you with his whole self!” Ning Xi accidentally rescued a little dumpling, only to have a big dumpling thrown in as a bonus. After they married, Lu Tingxiao doted on his wife and did everything she said. When it came to making single people jealous, he didn’t even spare his own son. “Boss, you’re really letting Madam take the company and play with it? What if she wants to sell it? You won’t stop her?” “Is she selling your company?” “Young Master, somethi 0Votes130.9kRecs451.9kFans
- 200 Reborn in the Apocalypse: Doted on by Two 重生末世之双宠 She wakes up to find a handsome man beside her, and apparently the world has ended... She wakes up to find herself back three years in the past, with a fiancée by her side... Since fate has brought them together, they might as well kill zombies, level up, and enjoy a little romance along the way... 0Votes67.7kRecs61.7kFans
