Ancient history meets modern life
For readers who enjoy watching a figure from the past make sense of an unfamiliar present.
Baihe Novels in English
Read official baihe novels in English on Baiheverse, with clear completion status, free previews, and direct links to every available format.
Begin with The Clouds of Past Millennia, a completed 29-entry romance about an emperor who wakes as a ghost in the modern world. The first three entries are free, and the story is available as an audiobook. Prefer visual stories? Continue into officially licensed Chinese GL manhua.
Baihe (百合, “lily”) is a Chinese publishing and fandom term for stories centred on romantic or intimate relationships between women. In English, the category is often described as Chinese GL.
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A QUICK DEFINITION
What Is a Baihe Novel?
Baihe novels are Chinese women-loving-women stories rooted in Chinese-language publishing and fandom.
The word baihe (百合, “lily”) identifies the tradition; GL is the broader shelf label used for discovery. It describes the relationship rather than one fixed genre, so a baihe novel may be historical, fantastical, or contemporary.
Both labels point readers toward the same works without erasing where the category comes from.
FEATURED BAIHE NOVEL
The Clouds of Past Millennia
An emperor wakes as a ghost more than a thousand years after her death—and only one woman can see her.
Wei Zai has the confidence of someone who once ruled well and knows it. She reads what later generations wrote about her with vanity and occasional offence, then turns to the present with the same sharp curiosity. Change does not frighten her. The people missing from it do.
Xu Jianyou has no memory of the history Wei Zai sees in her. One woman is sure this meeting matters; the other is still deciding whether to believe in ghosts. Their romance begins in that mismatch, as old certainty makes room for the person standing in front of her now.
INSIDE THE STORY
A Ghost Wakes a Thousand Years Later
THE MAUSOLEUM
Wei Zai dies in the world she ruled and remains bound to the tomb built for her, surrounded by the names of people she once loved and governed beside.
A THOUSAND YEARS LATER
She wakes to find the walls gone, her dynasty reduced to history, and the Hui Mausoleum folded into a public park beside a university.
MODERN LIFE
Square dancers, students, and evening crowds move through a place she still thinks of as her own, giving the ghost story its warmth and quiet comedy.
THE ONE WHO LOOKS BACK
Among everyone who passes through, one woman can see her—and carries a familiarity Wei Zai cannot dismiss.
Is This Your Kind of Story?
A relationship that develops quietly
For readers who prefer intimacy built through attention and trust rather than nonstop melodrama.
Cultural dislocation with warmth
For readers drawn to cultural contrast, gentle humour, and close character observation.
A complete story with a free beginning
For readers who want to try the first three entries free before deciding whether to continue the completed story.
Prefer to Listen?
Audio
The Clouds of Past Millennia Audio Book
Experience the same complete story in audiobook form. The edition includes 13 episodes, four free episodes, and English subtitles.
- 13 episodes
- 4 episodes free
- English subtitles
Want a Chinese GL World You Can See?
Have No Fear, Shijie's Here!
Lan Qinghe is a modern doctor who wakes inside a cultivation novel in the role of its supposed villainess. A system orders her to protect Ji Linxue, the story’s formidable heroine, and promises the kind of cheat-code help that always seems to fail when danger arrives.
Ji Linxue is cold-faced, immensely capable, and usually the one doing the rescuing. Their early chapters turn the protection mission inside out through unreliable system advice, dangerous sect assignments, and a slow-burn shijie–shimei bond built through action long before either woman is ready to name it.
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More Chinese GL to Read
Manhua
Straight Girl Trap
A young professional and her formidable boss begin to realise that the so-called “straight girl trap” between them may be mutual attraction.
- Completed
- 17 chapters free
Manhua
I Got Blackmailed by the Green Tea Bitch in Class
A model student and her seemingly scheming classmate move from suspicion and provocation towards an attraction neither expected.
- Ongoing
- 6 chapters free
Manhua
The Mermaid I Met by Getting Fired
At the lowest point of her life, a woman meets someone she becomes convinced might be a mermaid.
- Completed
- 2 chapters free
FAQ
Common Questions About Baihe Novels
01 /What is a baihe novel?
A baihe novel is a Chinese women-loving-women story. The term baihe comes from Chinese-language publishing and fandom; GL is a broader English-facing label that can help readers find the category.
02 /Are Baiheverse’s English baihe releases official?
Yes. Baiheverse publishes licensed and authorized baihe and GL works in English with credited translation and production work. Learn more on About Baiheverse →.
03 /Is The Clouds of Past Millennia complete, and how much can I read free?
Yes. The English novel is complete with 29 entries, and the first three entries are free to read.
04 /Is the audiobook a separate story?
No. It is another way to experience the same complete story. The audiobook has 13 episodes, four free episodes, and English subtitles.
05 /How does paid reading work after the free entries?
The first three entries are free. Before any paid unlock, Baiheverse shows the exact coin price; unlocked content stays linked to your account. For coins, payment security, purchases, and support, see the Paid Reading FAQ
Continue Browsing
01 / Guide
Completed Baihe Manhua
Pick a finished official English series: a long office slow burn, a mystery, a seaside romance, or a free short read.
02 / Guide
Villainess Yuri
See how the story’s female rival becomes the heroine’s central romance—and how Shijie rewrites the role.
03 / Guide
Why Straight Girl Trap Works So Well
A spoiler-light guide to the office slow burn, its sixteen free opening chapters, and the ensemble around Zhan Ying.
04 / Guide
Ancient Chinese GL
Continue through historical, cultivation, and ancient-setting Chinese GL.