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Love in Flames of War (Original Novel of the TV Drama Starring Dou Xiao and Chen Duling) 良辰好景知几何(窦骁、陈都灵主演同名影视剧原著)
[The namesake screen adaptation stars Dou Xiao and Chen Duling] At fifteen, Lin Hangjing leaves her father behind and heads north alone to seek help from his friend, Marshal Xiao. There, she meets Xiao Beichen for the first time. That journey becomes the beginning of her lifelong torment. She hates him. When she is nineteen, Xiao Beichen shoots and kills her first love, Mu Zizheng. Their feelings become tangled, and they turn against each other. Two years later, when she and Xiao Beichen meet ag
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- 2 A Quiet Romance in Chang'an 长安清欢 Thanks for reading. My name is Yu Qinghuan, and his name is Gu Changan. I was a singer, and he was an opera performer. The first time I met him, I was fifteen and he was twenty-four. He was nine years older than me. I entered his courtyard, and he entered my heart. Later, he jumped into the sea. I had someone save him and told him, “Your life belongs to me now. I won't let you die.” He smiled. “Why did you save me?” I didn't know, and I couldn't answer him. Later still, I told him, “Gu Chang 15Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 3 A Beauty in Republican-Era China, Captivating a City in Chaotic Times 民国有佳人，乱世倾人城 At twenty, Gu Qingwan returns from studying in Britain. The famed eldest daughter of the Gu family, she is married to Shen Bincheng, the young marshal of Jiangbei, in a political alliance. Her noble birth is also a shackle, but her longing for freedom has never faded. She longs to pursue freedom and her own beliefs, and to join her like-minded friends in bringing an end to these troubled times. What she never expected was to fall in love with him. In the end, romantic love cannot outweigh duty t 1.5kReads8.2Score10414d adds
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There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命
For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength...
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The Thirty-Second Letter 第三十二封信
The Thirty-Second Letter
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Returning to an Old Friend 与故人归
Shanghai in 1931 was a dazzling world of luxury and excess. The Kuomintang was split into factions, and the various warlords constantly clashed, yet bureaucratic capital in Shanghai was thriving. Song Ziwen’s personal wealth was said to rival the combined annual income of several provinces elsewhere. Qin Zheng is a well-known figure in Shanghai’s underworld. Under Old Huang’s guidance, he gradually goes legitimate. Then, one day, he looks back and meets an old acquaintance again. A highly educat
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New Verse: The Green Jade Case 新词·青玉案
Zhu Qingqing was born into a prominent family, but after her home was destroyed and her family killed, she was forced to wander far from home and became a servant in the wealthy Fang household. She was made the poetry tutor to Fang Tingyu, the family’s unruly second young master. Hoping to return to her former life, Zhu Qingqing asked the old madam of the Fang family to take her on as an apprentice, but unexpectedly, she was betrothed to Fang Tingyu. Both of them knew the engagement was a sham,
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- 8 Old Dreams of 1913 旧梦1913 [Republican-era tragic romance + a love lost to regret + loving someone you cannot have] Three years in the Republic, and not a single rainstorm came. A whole lifetime, and not once did I hear you say, “I love you.” A sweet, spirited heiress × a devoted, restrained military officer. We lost each other in a time of turmoil, and after that brief farewell, we never met again. Repairing the roof with thatch for you and listening to the rain beside your bed were nothing but an old dream that could ne 2.9kReads9.4Score59514d adds
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Marshal Mu’s Mysterious Wife 穆少帅的神秘夫人
Set in the Republican era, this is an alternate history with its own unique world. The plot revolves around three nations and their three warlord rulers in Jiangnan, Jiangzhong, and Jiangbei. The three great warlord families have guarded their respective territories for generations. The Mu family of Jiangzhong is the most powerful, and has long sought to annex Jiangnan and Jiangbei and unify the land. Between Mu Chengyu and Chen Jingshu, the gulf is more than a difference in status. It is also t
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An Old Dream of Two Beauties 双姝旧梦
The Ning family had two daughters: the elder, Wushuang, and the younger, Wuxia. The elder sister was plain-looking, but had exceptionally beautiful skin. The younger sister was breathtakingly beautiful, but her body was covered in unsightly red rashes. One day, a young and handsome governor took up his new post in the city...
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Quick Transmigration: My Scumbag Ex Cries as He Eats My Ashes 快穿修罗场：渣男哭着吃我骨灰
The comic adaptation is out! [Conquest + Shura Fields + No CP + Abusing Scum + Everyone's Favorite] Yu Ai is the best task-taker across all of time and space, a beauty blessed with both talent and looks. Hearing that men are always looking for trouble, she teams up with System 001 to teach them a lesson. She's the original green tea, a master of acting, and she's ready to fight back online. * The scheming CEO pins a woman beneath him. "Woman, behave. You're only allowed to be my caged bird." The
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Haunted by a Water Ghost 水鬼缠身
After the 1998 floodwaters of the Yangtze receded, strange bubbles began rising from the mud in Linjiang Town. Ten-year-old Shen Yiliang discovered a human silhouette crouching at the bottom of Jianjun's well, a red cord tied around its ankle. It matched the description of the drowned child in the town's missing-person notice. Soon afterward, Jianjun disappeared, but his slippers had been placed neatly beside the well. Children kept going missing around town, always near the water. Water stains
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- 13 Memories of Northern Myanmar 缅北的回忆 My name is Shen Mo. I’m an ex-convict who spent seven years in prison and delivered packages in the county town for three years, thinking I could return to an ordinary life. That was until I met Tang Nannan. On that rainy night, I saved her from a gang of thugs. The way she looked up at me made me think I’d found love. She said there were high-paying jobs in northern Myanmar, that it was easy to make money there, and that she’d bring me over once she was settled. I believed her. On the twenty-si 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Our Parents' Love Story 父母们的爱情故事 My father left me when I was going through my rebellious years. My mother was still young, yet she stayed in this home for my father all these years and never once thought of leaving. I’ve always wondered what kind of power love had in those days. I set a cup of hot water in my mother’s hands and listened to the stories of her youth... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
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Spring in Beiping 北平春
She is a poor young woman with her heart set on someone else, while he is high above everyone and has never been moved by love. A chance encounter, and her smile steals his heart. She is both his blessing and his undoing.
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- 16 Old Dreams: Longing for Spring's Return 旧梦·望春归 [Republican-Era Tragic Romance + BE Aesthetic + A Love That Goes Both Ways] Have you ever loved someone you could never grow old with? “A clear-eyed, independent female lawyer vs. a patriotic filmmaker chasing the light. Shen Yuzao’s Republican-era trilogy of old dreams! Their story begins with a meeting as beautiful as golden breezes and dewdrops, and ends with a longing that endures even when their hair has turned white with frost and snow. Love can bring death, but it can also give life. The 503Reads9.4Score12214d adds
- 17 Shen Yuzao's Old Dreams: Complete Collection 沈鱼藻旧梦系列合集 Thirteen songs of the mortal world, for you to hear. Spanning the years from the late Qing dynasty to the 1960s, this story follows more than a dozen women from different walks of life, including noble girls, wealthy heiresses, young women from scholarly families, Nyonya cooks, and actresses... Thirteen portraits of women, one scroll depicting the mortal world, every frame a sigh of its era. 148Reads9.7Score—14d adds
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Snow on the Pillow 枕上雪
One is a cold young man burdened by a blood feud, the other a bright young lady who knows nothing of the ways of the world. One is like a begonia in autumn, the other like an orchid in a secluded valley. Their lives should never have crossed, but an accident brought them together. In troubled times, loyalty and love cannot both be fulfilled. Who betrayed the beauty, and who grew old before they knew it? “If one day we meet again in the snow, at least we’ll have shared this lifetime’s snowfall, a
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The Ephemeral Blossoms in My Dreams, A Tribute to You 梦里昙花奠与卿
[A devoted, mute opera performer on the bottom × a short-tempered warlord with a possessive streak on top] Republican-era China / Tragedy / Male-Male Romance / Monogamous, devoted relationship / Happy ending (Love knows no gender; all that matters is whether two people understand each other. But in the end, they lose because they do not.) Shen Qing is a renowned opera performer. For the sake of a promise of deep love, he willingly takes off his costume and marries the warlord Nie Mingze. But
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- 20 Burning Heaven, Smite the Dao 焚天伐道 The heavens blanket the earth, the great Dao lies hidden, and embers burn through the ages. A young man defies the firmament. Cang Xuanjin, a prodigy of the Ancient Cangyan Clan, stunned the world in his youth, reaching the ninth stage of the Spirit Origin Realm at an early age. A cultivation genius rarely seen in countless ages, he had a future bright with promise. But envy and hatred festered among his clan. A scheming elder secretly plotted against him, forcibly stripping away his innate sour 22Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Proper Young Lady in the Republic of China 民国闺秀
Shen Qingci thought she could spend her life in peace at her old family home in Suzhou, admiring flowers in spring, listening to the rain on autumn nights, and living out her days on the family estate. But in a time of turmoil, peace like that was impossible. At seventeen, she ended up in Shanghai, where the Qin family took her in. Mr. and Mrs. Qin treated her like their own daughter, and Qin Du, the infamous troublemaker of Shanghai, found himself falling for her. He promised to marry her onc
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Life Beneath the Moonlight 月光下的生活
Zhang Muyi is a modern young woman with forward-thinking ideas, who dares to love and hate. When she first met Pei Jiamu as a girl, she fell in love with him. Just as everything seemed to be going well, something unexpected happened! “A woman dresses to please the one she loves! Every time the Pei family visits, you dress yourself up. Have you taken a fancy to one of their young masters?” Mrs. Zhang said with a faint smile. “Muyi, will you be my wife?” Pei Jiamu cried out, his voice loud and h
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- 23 Republican Era: Xiao Yun's Romance 民国：萧云恋 [Republican era + Warlords + Peking Opera + BE] Sweet at first, then heartbreaking The thirty-fifth year of the Republic of China... Yun Lanqing, the most popular Peking Opera star in all of Beiping, meets Marshal Xiao Wentian, newly arrived in Beiping... She had thought he wanted her to become his stepfather’s wife, but it turns out he came for her. He adores her and has cleanly severed ties with his previous three wives. She has always admired him, a peerless hero. But rumors spread in every d 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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Listening to Zen Night After Night, Desire Awakens with Every Step 夜夜听禅，步步生欲
#Tomato's most tempting Buddhist-monk romance#Qipao beauty vs. unhinged monk#Captivity/stand-in/agonizing regret#From Buddha to demon 🩸 The night he snapped his prayer beads, I knew that this Buddha of mine was filthy through and through. 🩸 Everyone says Shen Tingchan is the cleanest man in Beiping. He devotes himself to meditation in the Buddhist hall and avoids women. Even the prayer beads around his wrist are steeped in sandalwood incense. Until that night of torrential rain, when he pinned
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Young Marshal Yue's Beloved Miss 岳少帅的卿卿小姐
(The animated series is now available) A love story between a military governor's son and a general's daughter~ He dotes on his wife without restraint in this sweet romance. In the turbulent Republican era, when warlords battled for power, Qin Qing only wanted a peaceful life: to protect her family and hold on to the family fortune. Young Marshal Yue lived for pleasure. He was a notorious playboy who treated women like clothes, always seeking someone new and never returning to an old flame. At t
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- 26 The Spy's Daily Life After the System Dumped Me in Republican-Era China 【被系统坑到民国的】间谍日常 An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 46.6kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds
- 27 Republican-Era Substitute: No Longer Obedient 民国之替身不乖 A Stand-In Who Won’t Behave in Republican-Era China 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Strange Man of the Republic 民国奇人 The Republic of China was an era of upheaval, teeming with extraordinary people. In those chaotic times, the martial world was vast. As the saying goes, “The heroes of our age emerge amid the world's turmoil; the seven extraordinary figures of the Republic are here.” But who were these seven? There was a Daoist priest who cried, “In prosperous times, Buddhist temples thrive on incense while Daoists hide away in mountain retreats. In troubled times, the Bodhisattvas turn a blind eye, so the Old L 15kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 29 Jinling Nights 金陵夜 He is the powerful and ambitious Commander of Jiangbei, with authority over all under Heaven. She is a lowly, illegitimate daughter from Jiangnan who has endured endless humiliation. One fleeting glimpse in the night of Jinling, and he took her to heart. Little did he know that once he did, it would be for a lifetime. 47Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 30 Pampered Heiress: My Wardrobe Leads to the Republic of China Era 名媛娇宠：我家衣柜通民国 "Complete" [Secret identity + strong heroine + patriotism + Republican era + pursuing a career] Lu Qingyu accidentally tumbled out of her wardrobe and landed directly in the Republican era. Not only was she mistaken for the only daughter of Commander Lu, she also acquired a young marshal as her fiancé. She thought that simply staying alive in an age of unending war and constant danger would be difficult, but it turned out she could even travel back and forth. Well, in that case, Lu Qingyu had no 982Reads9.1Score11214d adds
- 31 Late Rain and Fireworks 落雨烟花迟 The young policewoman Ding Nuo woke up one day as Fang Feiyan, wife of Yuan Bohuan, the military governor of Jiangbei. But the governor was cold toward his wife, and he also had a beloved confidante. So she decided to graciously let them be together. But was there something wrong with the governor’s head? He refused to let go, wouldn’t let her leave, and showered her with affection. Just as she began to fall for him, the governor decided to take a second wife and blew her up in the river. She su 3kReads8.8Score14414d adds
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Waiting Twenty Years 一等二十年
Waiting Twenty Years
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Fallen Blossoms Are Not Heartless 落红不是无情物。
Fallen blossoms are not heartless things.
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Old Tales of Qianzhou: The Young Marshal's Kept Man 黔州旧事，少帅禁脔
In the chaotic Republic of China, warlords fought one another for power. Born a boy and considered an ill omen, he struggled to survive, unwanted by both his adoptive family and his birth parents. When he was fifteen, he found a two-year-old girl, and she became his only glimmer of warmth in those turbulent times. What they thought was a meeting that would save them both ultimately became a shackle and a cage. He nurtured her, helping her grow strong and giving her wings to fly, yet refused to l
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After Divorcing His Political Marriage Bride, the Warlord Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 和亲夫人离婚后，督军哭红眼
[Marriage Before Love + Nurturing Romance + Age Gap] [Overbearing, Brooding Young Marshal VS Spoiled Young Madam] After her elder sister dies unexpectedly, Shen Ruowei, the youngest daughter of the Southeastern Marshal, is forced to marry Feng Hezhi, the Southwestern Young Marshal, as a bride in a political alliance. The empire he wants to conquer is the homeland she wants to protect. As warlords battle and flames of war spread, which matters more: the land or the woman he loves? Shen Ruowei: “I
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The Peony's Final Whisper 牡丹的最后低语
The Peony’s Final Whisper
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Tears of a Republican Era Hero, Half for the People and Half for a Beauty 民国英雄泪，半为苍生半美人
I hear the flute’s plaintive tune and the xiao’s clear notes, but cannot quite make them out. Old companions from the jianghu scatter like dust. In all my life, I have shed only two lines of tears: half for the people, half for a beauty. Zheng Xiao is a brilliant military staff officer. In Jingxi City, he meets the charming and lively Yao Yudi. The daughter of a commander, Yao Yudi has been imprisoned and abused by her father for years, all while searching for a slim chance to survive. She delib
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All I Wanted Was Revenge, and I Used Him to the Fullest. I Never Expected Him to Love Me So Deeply 我眼中只有复仇，对他极尽利用，没想到他爱我入骨
Revenge was all I cared about, and I used him to the fullest. I never expected him to love me so deeply.
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Bamboo Congratulations 竹贺
Mutual devotion + slow burn + secret crush + strong heroine + strong hero + one-on-one romance They first meet one morning, when Song Wanzhu saves He Jingzhi. After that, their fates become intertwined. Each of them has their own ideals and ambitions. But they do not belong to the same side. Song Wanzhu saves He Jingzhi's life, but she also kills him with her own hands. He Jingzhi returned from studying abroad. He is also a patriot who wants to save his broken, battered country, the land that ra
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Republican Era: The Young Marshal's Wife Is Dangerous and Alluring 民国：少帅夫人危险又迷人
There’s no such thing as a chance encounter or love at first sight. It’s all the result of someone’s carefully laid plans... [Marriage First, Love Later + Two Strong Leads + Each with Their Own Agenda + Both Inexperienced in Love + One-on-One] Also known as: “After My Childhood Sweetheart Broke Off Our Engagement, I Turned Around and Married the Young Marshal” [The author is letting loose and writing whatever comes to mind. Feel free to read it casually. Having fun is what matters most, so don’t
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Republican Era: The Last Glimmer of the Needle's Edge 民国：针芒烬
Republican Era: Needlepoint Embers
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- 42 Butterfly Shadows in the Republican Era: No Return for the Green Bamboo 民国蝶影：青竹无归期 Shadows of Butterflies in the Republican Era: Green Bamboo, No Return Date 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Silken Robes and Dreams of Home 罗衣锦绣故园梦 During the Republican era, the young Luo Yi is sold by her father to the Deng residence for fifty silver dollars to work as a servant. As time passes, she and the third young master, Deng Zilun, fall in love. Amid family vendettas and national turmoil, they stand by each other through thick and thin, creating a love story for the ages. 789Reads9.1Score12514d adds
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Tales of Jincheng 晋城往事
Tales of Jincheng
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