Looking for Republican-Era Warlord Novels with a Female Lead Who Has a Secret Identity, Sweet Romance, and Maybe a Marriage of Convenience That Turns into Love 求民国，军阀文。想女主有马甲，甜宠，可先婚后爱

1. 201 年 Mrs. Nian, Your Secret Identity Has Been Exposed by the Young Master 年夫人，你的马甲被少爷扒了 Ode to the Sparrow Hairpin雀钗赋Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads have no romantic past, strong heroine and even stronger hero, doting husband, fictional world] Ye Zhixia never expected that she would end up getting herself tangled up in this when all she meant to do was complete a mission! Nian Jingxiao thought he would spend his whole life free of desire, but he never expected a young woman to ignite a heart he'd kept under control for nearly thirty years. Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest son of the Nian family is 23.5kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
2. 202 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Woke to the Prince Forcing a Kiss on Her, and Now She’s Pregnant 嫡女一睁眼被王爷强吻后，有喜了 Nanming Huohuo南明火火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + adorable babies] [Devoted couple + powerful heroine] [Satisfying read] The moment Lu Qingluan transmigrates, a certain deadbeat man forces three adorable babies on her. Then her stepmother torments her, and a scheming woman steals her wedding... Five years later, she returns with the babies to settle the score. Everyone who owes her will pay. As for the engagement, if you think that scumbag is such a catch, you can have him. Just as she's having the time of her life, a man with 6.3kReads9.2Score828Shelves
3. 203 重 Reborn on the Day the Dragon Clan Chooses Its Consorts 重生回到龙族选妃那日 A Su's Fish阿苏的鱼9k WordsCompleted On the day the Dragon Clan chose consorts, I saw Long Ze, who had chosen me in my previous life, choose my older sister instead. That was when I knew he had been reborn too. Three princes vied for the throne. The Dragon King declared that whoever gave him a dragon grandchild first would become the next Dragon King. I could never get pregnant with a dragon prince, while my sister gave birth to twins in one go. He lost terribly and, in a fit of rage, strangled me to death. But he didn't know that 2Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 捡 The Man I Picked Up Turned Out to Be a God of War 捡了个男人是战神 Liu Qian六浅Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Sweet romance + devoted couple + food + cozy vibes + comedy + supplies] Qiao Qi transmigrates to the mysterious Longling Mountains of the Great Shun Dynasty. As soon as she arrives, she rescues a cold, calculating war god suffering from a severe cold poison, with both legs crippled. When they first meet: Qiao Qi: “Are you human or a ghost?” Mo Chen: “Her words and behavior are quite strange, and her clothes are so revealing I can hardly bear to look. Who is she?” After they join for 13.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
5. 205 我 I’ll Ride Against the Wind 我要逆风去 Wei Zai未再Anime Fanfiction271k WordsCompleted [Urban Business Warfare + Mutual Redemption + Intense Push and Pull] The original novel behind the screen adaptation starring Gong Jun and Zhong Chuxi. A celebrated work by Wei Zai, author of Blame You for Being Too Beautiful and a writer of uplifting urban romances. The wind blows against us, and so the jianghu comes into being. Where the wind is strongest, the sun always rises. A fallen heiress × the favored son of heaven: from using each other to falling for each other, from matching wits to 477Reads9.4Score116Shelves
6. 206 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 17.5kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
7. 207 诱 The Bait Falls in Love 诱敌动了心 Time Is a Lonely Blade of Grass岁月是颗孤独草Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted She thought a man like Lu Zhizhan was only playing around on a whim. That day, beneath the dim lights, Jiang Kehua sat demurely at his side, willing to be his plaything. To learn the truth behind her father's imprisonment, she struck an intimate bargain with Lu Zhizhan. When both sides have gotten what they want, the last thing they should do is fall for each other. So she kept reminding herself to put away those feelings she shouldn't have. Until one night, when passion swept them away, the man 68.6kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves
8. 208 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: A Woman Entrepreneur Makes a Fortune in the 1980s 甜蜜军婚：女企业家在八零赚翻了 Jiang Nannan江南南Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage, 1980s, raising children, everyday life, marriage first and love later, husband chases wife to win her back Ruan Zimo is a successful businesswoman, but after a plane crash, she wakes up in the body of a notorious military wife. From the start, her soldier husband catches her trying to run away with another man, and she’s even planning to sell his son. In a fit of rage, he wants a divorce. Her son says he hates her, doesn’t want her, and wants a stepmother. Everyone in the mili 1.9kReads8.7Score291Shelves
9. 209 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 34.2kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
10. 210 都 Urban Asura Madman 都市修罗狂婿 Fan Jia凡加Urban3.4M WordsCompleted He is the Asura War God who guards the northern frontier, commands a million soldiers, and has protected the nation for eight years. Yet his fiancée has been bullied by a rich playboy! The War God flies into a rage and makes a powerful return. The four great wealthy families, the top clans: they're all insignificant insects he can crush with a flick of his finger. Anyone who dares hurt his fiancée will pay dearly... 21.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
11. 211 诛 Godslayer Hall 诛神殿⠀ Lone Wind, Blue Flame孤风苍焰Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [A completed masterpiece, no waiting required. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, with no dragging things out, filler, or frustration. The satisfaction never lets up.] Seven years ago, his entire family was wiped out overnight. Seven years later, on the day he was crowned king, he insisted on returning, all for the sake of revenge. I, Ye Bei, can kill even the gods. Those who killed my parents and humiliated my wife and daughter: I will wipe out your entire clan! 64kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
12. 212 首 The Tycoon Heir Is the Only Child in Three Generations, and She Has Triplets 首富大佬三代单传，她一胎三宝 Three Thousand Red Lotuses三千红莲Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Xu Xingwei was schemed against by her fiancé and stepsister, and after one wild night, she became pregnant. After calling off the engagement, she was disgraced and driven out of the Xu family by her father. Five years later, she returned in style with her three children. At the wedding of the scumbag man and his wicked lover, she linked arms with the scumbag's uncle and listened as they served tea and called her Auntie. They agreed it was just a business arrangement, but this supposedly powerles 185Reads7.0Score103Shelves
13. 213 一 One Night of Passion: Spoil Me, Mr. Huo 一夜情深：霍少放肆宠 Sweetheart Candy酥心糖糖Modern Romance7.3M WordsCompleted After getting drunk one night, she walked into the wrong room and caught the attention of a demon who could never get enough. Terrified, she fled at dawn, but he kept appearing everywhere, teasing her until she was at a loss. He said that one night together meant a hundred days of affection, that he thought of her every second, and that she had to take responsibility. When she suddenly threw up at a banquet, she kicked him furiously, but he only gave her a sly smile~ [Devoted husband, sweet roma 19.4kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
14. 214 重 Restarting in 2000: Hands Off My Wife 重启2000，别动我老婆 Clear Breeze Brushing Ink清风拂墨Urban473k WordsOngoing The tycoon Tang Hui returns to the year 2000! As he watches the scene unfold before him again and sees his wife and daughter being bullied right in front of him, he vows to make up for the twenty-two years he failed them. Years later, having conquered the business world and become the richest man in the world, he shrugs at a reporter's question and says, “I'm not interested in money. As long as the two of them are happy, that's all that matters.” 4Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 禁 No Divorce Allowed: Mr. Fu Kneels to Apologize Every Night 禁止离婚，傅总夜夜跪地忏悔 Yu Jian鱼简Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted After two years of keeping their marriage secret, he hands her divorce papers, saying his childhood sweetheart is pregnant and he has to give her a home. She obediently agrees, but after she signs, he regrets it... 8kReads8.6Score737Shelves
16. 216 重 Reborn: A Blessed Beauty in the 1980s 重生八零福运娇妻 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Her fiancé is stolen, her future snatched away, and as a relentless scheme closes in, Qiao Yuxi is framed until not even her bones remain. Reborn, she finds her father has a new love, her mother has a beloved of her own, and the whole family dotes on everyone else's precious little darlings. Qiao Yuxi spreads her hands. Love whoever you want. I'm done with this family! She gives the villains a cold tongue-lashing and rolls up her sleeves to smack the troublesome kids. She doesn't even want her p 6.5kReads9.2Score719Shelves
17. 217 重 Reborn in the 1990s: The Big Shot’s Wife Is Sweet and Alluring 重生九零：大佬娇妻又甜又撩 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Period Setting] [Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story] Ning Weiwei had fair skin and a slender waist. Reborn overnight, she became unstoppable, opening a restaurant and selling clothes with great success. Unfortunately, her family was a handful. With no other choice, she had to become the unfilial one, ruthlessly cutting ties with them one by one! One day, an arrogant young man moved in next door. With his high nose, phoenix eyes, straight brows, and bright gaze, he kept wandering around in f 10.3kReads9.3Score1kShelves
18. 218 凶 The Ferocious Young Taoist Nun Tears Through the Capital, While Disabled Princes Come Bearing Blades 凶狠小道姑手撕全京城残王来递刀 Sugar Warmth糖暖Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue, household intrigue, medicine, feel-good revenge, and a strong female lead] Two lotus blossoms grow from one stem, one yin and one yang, never meeting. Tang Zhaozhao grew up in a Taoist temple on Mount Yunwu. When she was sixteen, she received a letter from home: her twin sister, whom she had never met, was dead. Without hesitation, Tang Zhaozhao came down from the mountain. She not only opened the coffin to examine the body, but also turned the whole capital upside down. “My fa 23.2kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
19. 219 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 30.5kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
20. 220 七 The 1970s: Reclaiming My Luck, the Tycoon's Darling Wife Wins Without Lifting a Finger 七零：夺回气运，首富娇妻躺赢了 Azure Sea and Blue Sky碧海青天Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying, sweet, and feel-good + spatial powers] In her previous life, Lin Qianxue had her fortune stolen, and after her soul transmigrated, her family was destroyed within three years. When she opened her eyes again, she was back before everything had been taken from her. Refusing to be a sacrificial pawn, Lin Qianxue struck back and reclaimed it all. The rough-and-tough veteran Liu Zongzhen had a heavy fate, a fiery temper, and abundant vitality. He swiftly carried his petite wife home. Whe 26.7kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
21. 221 七 The 1970s: The Village Bully Brought the City-Educated Beauty Home in His Arms 七零：下乡知青被村霸糙汉抱回家 Ink-Dyed Desolation墨染苍凉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Devoted Husband + Guaranteed Sweetness + Everyday Life + Both Leads Have No Previous Partners + Pocket Space + Everyone's Favorite] Couple: feisty, beautiful, rich young educated woman × cultured, burly village ruffian In 1973, a pretty young educated woman arrived at the Jinyang Production Brigade. She was fair and soft, delicate and gentle, and so petite she looked easy to bully. But the moment she entered the village, the tall, broad-shouldered village ruffian, who looked especially fierce, 24.5kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
22. 222 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Young Thug of a Husband Is Surprisingly More Than Meets the Eye 穿越七零，小混混老公竟深藏不露 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Spatial Dimension + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life) Su Xieqiu grew up with a father who didn't care for her and a mother who didn't love her. Her grandparents, who raised her, passed away early, too. After working hard to buy a home in a big city, she wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated to the planned-economy era of the 1970s. The original owner was an educated youth sent to the countryside. She was timid and a little 40.5kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
23. 223 秋 On an Autumn Night, I Found My Way Home 秋夜知归途 Zhufeng珠风Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted In an age torn apart by war, she is sold into a warlord’s household at just seventeen. By a twist of fate, she meets the young marshal Pei Che... and is drawn into the heart of the maelstrom. When she learns that the people closest to her were responsible for selling her, she is devastated. She cuts ties with them and never looks back. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine was sold, her father died tragically, and she was the cold-hearted wife of the young marshal. She ran away from him and he chased her again... She couldn't fly without her wings! [Lick the screen][lick the screen]

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