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The Bronze Sparrow Locks the Golden Hairpin 铜雀锁金钗
To love someone painfully is to wish you could lock them away with a golden lock. The first time Duan Yelin saw Xu Hang, he wanted to keep him locked up in a gilded cage, and that was exactly what he did. He took Xu Hang by force, the robber; Xu Hang was the helpless victim, enduring it in silence. Xu Hang was unwilling, but he wanted to live. There was still so much he hadn’t done, so in the end, he went into the Little Copper Pass. Years of entanglement. After fou
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- 2 The White Jade Tribulation in Blue Robes 青衣白玉劫 Complete. “In troubled times, the world is a furnace that burns away all devotion. Yet someone will always be willing to gather stars from the ashes.” [Republican-era setting + devoted couple + physical and emotional angst + happy ending] [Cool, devoted warlord Duan Wenyu (top) × resilient, breathtaking opera singer Si Jue (bottom)] “First meeting” “General, what do you think of the opera?” Lei Xinghai asked with a smile, pouring him a drink. Duan Wenyu toyed with his lighter, but his gaze reste 423Reads8.7Score106Shelves
- 3 A Dream of Love in the Lord's Heart 戏梦入君心 [Male-Male Romance + Republican Era + 1v1 + Mutual Fidelity + HE + Bittersweet Romance + Redemption + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Devotion + Spoiling Each Other] [Reserved, Icy Powerhouse x Alluring Performer with a Surprising Side] Pei Meng'an is an orphan, a rootless duckweed abandoned at birth. With no one to love him, he stumbles through life until he is fortunate enough to become an apprentice to a master and join the opera troupe. In this world, performers have low status. They can su 5.3kReads9.4Score888Shelves
- 4 Joy Blossoms in a Dark Alley 暗巷生欢 [Publication rights signed: @Youyu Ru Zhou] [Healing + Devoted Couple + Intense Push and Pull + Bittersweet, Over-the-Top Drama + Major Twists] [Cold-Blooded Big Shot × Frail Beauty, A Clawed Cat Toying with a Tiger] Xia Xunqian was sickly and had depended on others since childhood. Even as an adult, he still had nowhere of his own. When his father sent him to live with Feng Lin, Xia Xunqian chose to obey. He was docile and compliant, and knew every trick in the book when it came to staying aliv 15kReads9.6Score2kShelves
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Love Locked in the Pear Garden 梨园锁情深
[Forceful pursuit + Republican era + reunion after a long separation + 1v1 + both leads are faithful + tragic ending] Dominant, ruthless pursuer vs. cool, heartless pursued Everyone says Zhang Yichuan is the uncrowned king of Hanzhong, with power reaching the heavens and a status no one can touch. Ten years ago, he said, “You're the son of a concubine. Stay away from me.” Ten years later, he says, “Jian Shushu, why can't you love me a little more?” Onstage, he is Qin Jianshu, a dazzling dan-role
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- 6 The Republic's First Young Marshal's Wife 民国第一少帅夫人 [Male-Male Romance + Devoted Pairing + Warlord + Opera Performer + Happy Ending] A famous male dan performer unexpectedly transmigrates to Republican-era China as an opera singer. Penniless, he’s now being forced into prostitution? “Boss Bai, the Commander wants you to perform at his banquet. You’re going, whether you like it or not. And if you try to kill yourself again, don’t blame us if our guns aren’t steady!” “How much?” “What?” “How much are you paying?” “Ahem, this whole box of gold bars 1.6kReads9.3Score197Shelves
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The Yangyan Opera House 阳宴戏园
In North City stands a famous opera house called the Yangyan Theater. It is home to a man just as famous, known as Third Master. Third Master Yang Zhi is a sickly beauty. Though he is a man, he has an exceptionally handsome face. Even the slightest cough can make people’s hearts skip a beat. He has few interests: listening to opera, sampling the peach blossom pastries from the most famous shop on Dazhang Street, and, above all, snatching things away from the military governor’s son, Master He, o
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The Young Marshal’s Sweetheart Is Both Delicate and Alluring 少帅的心肝儿娇又媚
[Republican era, dual male leads, both virgins, no angst, sweet from beginning to end, beautiful and tempting bottom vs. obsessive top] Mu Huai grew up in a red-light district. His mother was a fallen noblewoman who was sold into a brothel after her family fell on hard times. Though he was a man, he was more beautiful than most women. He was frail from childhood and couldn't do heavy work, so the girls in the brothel raised him as one of their own. Despite growing up in such a place, he became p
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- 9 After Stumbling into the Eastern Palace, He Was Kissed Senseless by the Crown Prince 误入东宫后,他被太子亲懵了 [Both leads are each other’s first and only / two male leads / love at first sight / very fast-paced / sweet, doting romance] [A beautiful, flirtatious bottom who doesn’t realize it × a calculating, chaste Crown Prince top] Xie Yunshu is the illegitimate son of a declining branch of the Xie family. Caught in a power struggle within his clan, he is sent to the palace as a servant, where he works as an insignificant clerk in the Eastern Palace. Gentle and easygoing, he never competes for anything 4.7kReads8.4Score826Shelves
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Playing Along the Road to Ruin [Qi Hong] 戏于沦途【启红】
Years later, Zhang Qishan heard someone say, “Er Yuehong has finally learned to act like a performer.” He thought he would be satisfied. After all, he had been the one to clip the wings of the Ninth Gate’s Second Master, bit by bit. But Zhang Qishan found that he couldn’t bring himself to feel happy. “Er Yuehong, you’ve built your reputation on mountains of gold, and you love your flamboyant red robes. But in the end, you’re still a man.” “So what?” Er Yuehong seemed to have already given up hop
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A Little Ancestor Was Forcefully Brought Back, and the Moment Her Eyes Opened, She Was Already Being Coaxed 强制回来个小祖宗两眼一睁就是哄
[Two male leads + possessive love + forced romance + groveling redemption + both devoted to each other] Note: An alternate-history Republican-era setting, forced love, melodramatic angst Possessive soldier with a rough edge (a firecracker who's easy to appease) VS sickly, aloof, down-on-his-luck young master (a gentle but stubborn soul) The first time Ye Jinyu saw Su Yian was at a funeral. Su Yian wore plain white mourning clothes as the ninth concubine. His piercing, cool demeanor caught Ye
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The Actress in the Flames of War 烽烟戏子
On the eve of the 1932 Battle of Shanghai, undercurrents churned beneath the surface of the French Concession. Lu Chengyan, an overseas Chinese returnee with a German doctorate in medicine and a mysterious mission, went undercover as a military doctor in the army of warlord Zhang Jingyao. Meanwhile, Xie Changan, a Kunqu opera star renowned throughout Jiangnan, secretly passed information to the underground resistance against Japan as the head of the Jinghong Society troupe. The two met during an
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- 13 The Fifth Master's Little Ancestor Has a Fiery Temper 五爷家的小祖宗脾气火爆 Xu Shuyan was born prematurely and was frail from the start. After his mother died of illness, his father remarried, and Xu Shuyan's fate began to change. His stepmother could not stand him and beat and berated him at every turn. Eventually, she threw him out of the house, while his father watched coldly from beginning to end. Kidnapped and sold from one place to another, he ended up in Beiping. Fortunately, his voice was clear and bright enough to catch the eye of the owner of the Jinxige opera 3.2kReads8.4Score431Shelves
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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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Commander, Your Brother's Widow Is a Man! 督军,你兄弟遗孀是男儿身!
[The abstinent marshal has his eye on my waist + this Pan Jinlian is not what he seems + warning: men are delicious] What do you do when you transmigrate into a Republican-era version of Pan Jinlian? Pan Lianzhi stares at the stunning beauty in the mirror, with her wasp waist and shapely hips, and nearly faints. In the original story, after poisoning her husband, he gets shot to death by Fu Zhengyan, the abstinent warlord! To stay alive, he resolves to be the most demure Pan Jinlian ever. He k
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- 16 A Play Like Autumn Longing 戏如怜秋 [Republican-era opera singer x warlord general] BE tragedy He sang out the lives of others, yet could never tell the story of Lian Qiu's past. He hated Cheng Lian Qiu, never knowing that when he was sixteen, she had pretended to go backstage for a drink because she wanted to take him home. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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Red and White Wedding 红白囍
[Republican-era nostalgia + supernatural + two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + pure-hearted madmen] [Brilliant and passionate young diviner Tian Suanzi, Mu Geshen X cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside heir to a family of physicians, the saintly doctor Chai Shuxin] A funeral is mournful, a wedding joyful, I travel from the world of the living to the Yellow Springs, Prepare incense, candles, paper horses, and a bridal sedan, Lady Meng offers us the nuptial wine. White paper, red rob
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Eyes Like Autumn Waters 秋水眸
Republican-era setting, older man and younger man, warlord falls in love. Qi Xi was his father's male lover. When his father died, the lover became his inheritance. A little fox pretending to be innocent and trying to seduce him? Then I'll play along. (He really is innocent and wasn't trying to seduce him!) [Cruel at first, devoted later!] Qi Xi was born in rainy Yangzhou. His father was a compulsive gambler, and he was sold by his own father into a brothel. The dashing You Mengde, who was seeki
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I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神
The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa
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Additional Inheritance 附加遗产
Yaya was gone. She had killed herself. Though they weren't related by blood, she had been his older sister for over ten years. Now she had vanished just like that, leaving him a sizable inheritance and... a child. He was only nineteen that year, still a child himself, yet somehow he had to look after a teenager. The kid wasn't difficult to care for. The moodiness and rebelliousness of adolescence were nowhere to be seen. He was brilliant, far more mature and levelheaded than his age suggested, a
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The Blue-Robed Agent in the Smoke of War 硝烟里的青衣
A Blue-Clad Figure Amid the Smoke of War
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A Final Act for the Land 一折戏终付山河
The rating was just posted, so it'll go up later~ [Possessive Love + Anguished Romance + Too Late for Regrets + The Aesthetics of a Bad Ending] Shen Le, the famed performer who had taken the capital by storm, caught the eye of the young Emperor Yin Junluo at first sight. The emperor had come to hear him sing while concealing his identity.
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- 23 I'm Dying, Yet the Paranoid Young Marshal Begs Every God and Buddha with Red Eyes 我快死了,偏执少帅红眼求遍神佛 [Two Male Leads + Warlord + Devoted Love + Angsty and Satisfying + Regret and Redemption + Both Pure] [Obsessive, Violent, Devoted Warlord Top x Resilient, Gentle, Kind Beggar Bottom] Jiang Yushu was a fraud who had carefully plotted his way into the governor’s mansion in disguise. Shen Changye had always known that the fraud pretending to be his younger brother was a lowly beggar. At first, he treated the beggar like a puppet on strings, tormenting him at will. But when Jiang Yushu truly gave u 4.9kReads9.4Score547Shelves
- 24 Spring Has Come to Beicheng 北城已春 In the Republic of China era, Tang Yuan escaped from a male brothel in the Eight Great Hutongs and was trying to shake off the thugs chasing him when he ran smack into Gu Jinyan, a warlord with money and power to spare! To get away, Tang Yuan swiped the valuable pocket watch Gu Jinyan was carrying. Gu Jinyan assumed Tang Yuan was just a pickpocket with a cheap trick or two. But after driving the thief into a dead end, he discovered that the boy was not only a terrible runner, he was kind of ador 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Young Master Throws a Tantrum, and the Warlord Kneels to Soothe Him 小少爷一怒,大帅跪着哄 [Two male leads, alternate universe, unconventional fake-death trope, indulgently sweet romance, love at first sight, a touch of caretaking] [Domineering, restrained, secretly passionate, doting warlord gong x spoiled, resilient, sensitive, fallen young master shou] This is my first attempt at a long-form novel, written for practice. A bedtime read with little plot: some romance and some lovely everyday moments. The year Ye Jinlin caught a fleeting glimpse of him, the image of the young master 1kReads9.2Score150Shelves
- 26 Sonnets for You, My Dear (Republican Era) 写给先生的十四行诗(民国) [Republican era, teacher and student, younger man, monogamous couple, happy ending, wolfish younger top × refined gentleman] Professor Lin, a learned and brilliant scholar in the Department of Foreign Languages at Y University, was asked by the principal to take on a very unusual student. The student was exceptionally handsome but aloof and willful, immensely talented but world-weary and despondent, famous at a young age but quietly miserable. Through their many encounters as teacher and friend, 17Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 27 The Republic-Era Diva Runs Wild in Showbiz 民国名伶杀疯娱乐圈 New book, and the rating just came out, so it’s still pretty low~ (No CP + national treasures descend to earth + secret identity revealed + honoring the past and carrying on its legacy) In his previous life, he was a peerless opera star of the Republic of China era and an underground Party member known as “Dan Xin.” At the dazzling age of twenty-seven, he gave his life for the cause, using his final performance to complete his mission. In this life, he is the youngest principal at the National O 184Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 28 Lost in the Night 不夜沉沦 [Alternate-history Republican era + both leads reborn + bittersweet romance + rekindled love] (You won’t regret picking this up!) Gu Yuan was a notorious playboy actor in Lian Gang City. By sheer chance, he spent one passionate night with the city’s commander-in-chief. The innocent commander, Xiao Yanqing, swore that after that night, he would take responsibility for Gu Yuan for the rest of his life! Their love in their previous life had been beautiful, but it ended with Xiao Yanqing killing Gu 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Aloof Opera Singer Is Forcefully Imprisoned and Loved by the Tyrannical Young Marshal 清冷戏子被霸道少帅强势囚爱 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 148Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Gardenias Fall on Her Dress: A Double-Lifetime Romance Between an Actor and a Warlord 栀子落衫:戏子军阀的双世爱情 You absolutely must read Chapter 0 first!!! It has the backstory!!! In “Gardenia on a White Robe,” the wealthy young master Gu Qinglian is unexpectedly obsessed with Peking opera. He enlists and goes undercover in Beiping, then accidentally sells himself to an opera house and becomes an opera performer. Is he lucky, or unlucky? Yin Zhilian finally becomes the star performer, only to be forced to sell himself to a rival’s commanding officer. Can a strapping, iron-blooded man like him really give 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 I Became Everyone's Favorite After Arriving in Republican-Era China 穿到民国后我成了万人迷 What would you do if one day you accidentally transmigrated to the Republic of China era... And met a cold, scheming, powerful fiancé to whom you were engaged, An elegant, melancholic, gentle and considerate future brother-in-law, A tycoon who welcomed business from all sides, sought to strengthen the nation through industry, and invested in factories, A refined, scholarly, aloof university professor, A trendy, playful, willful rich young man of mixed heritage... Shi Yao’s goal is to latch onto 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Gentle Warlord’s Mad Young Master 温柔督军的疯批大少爷 [Two male leads + alternate Republic-era setting + evenly matched leads + redemption] A young master who only pretends to be a spoiled playboy but is really an assassin VS a gentle, devout yet ruthless warlord Flirtatious VS restrained, with an older man who spoils him rotten He was the infamous spoiled madman; the other was a newly arrived, iron-fisted division commander. Two madmen, each taking a different path to the same destination. P.S. The bonus chapters are in the featured posts in the b 1.3kReads8.4Score180Shelves
- 33 The Republic-Era Male Heartthrob 民国的男万人迷 My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Shocking! The Voice-Acting Star's Secret Identity Is a Republican-Era Opera Performer 惊!CV大佬的马甲是民国戏子 The whole internet ships the voice actor and the streamer, unaware that they’re truly reborn. Also known as Winter Light on Begonias “He wandered through a hundred years of reincarnation, just to hear ‘I’m here’ one more time.” #In their previous lives, he was a famous opera performer in Jiangnan. On the day the city fell, he took an arrow meant for the young marshal and died. With his last breath, he smiled and asked, “A Lin, in our next lives… will I still get to hear you sing opera?” The yo 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Forbidden Love in Republican-Era China: The Master Begs Me to Love Him 民国禁恋:老爷跪求我爱他 [Dual male leads + Republican era + tragic ending + irresistible beauty + angst + no one saves him] In a turbulent age, deep within a grand mansion, he became the General’s “Third Madam” despite being a man. Cool and aloof as the moon, he spoke little, yet captivated the powerful guests gathered around him. The young marshal’s burning possessiveness and the old marshal’s secretive need for control trapped him in a prison of illusory love. Once, in his loneliness, he yearned for genuine affect 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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Sweet and Sensual! The Aloof God of the Main System Knows How to Flirt, Comfort, and Act Cute 甜欲!冷舔主神他会撩会哄会撒娇
[Print edition published under contract] [Comic adaptation now available] [Quick transmigration, two male leads, satisfying and sweet] [Both powerful and devoted, exclusive 1v1 romance] Si Jin, Heaven's No. 001 prisoner, is sentenced to live through all kinds of tragic lives across three thousand worlds because his sin score is far too high. The supervising System trembles with fear: “Please behave, boss. Follow the plot properly, or the main System will punish you...” Si Jin wiggles a finger an
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- 37 The Prince I Married in Someone Else’s Place Is a Little Crazy 代嫁王爷有点疯 The Prince Consort by Proxy Is a Little Crazy 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 38 My Ex Regretted Our Arranged Marriage, While I Fell for His Cousin 联姻前男友悔哭,我和他表哥热恋了 My Ex-Boyfriend Regrets Our Arranged Marriage, but I’m Madly in Love with His Cousin 862Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Reunited Three Years Later 重逢在三年之后 Reunited Three Years Later 3.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Elite CEO Gets Clingy with a “Puppy” 精英总裁粘上“修狗” The Elite CEO Gets Attached to a Puppy 1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 41 My Lord, Don't Be Difficult... 主上,别闹…… My Lord, don't mess around... 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Doctor and the Boxer 医生与拳手 The Doctor and the Boxer 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Little Secrets of Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters 顾总制造偶遇的那些小秘密 The Little Secrets Behind Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters 279Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 A Cold Blade Meets Its Master 寒刃逢君 When the Cold Blade Meets You 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Eye Sacrifice 眼祭 Eye Sacrifice 93Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Plum Blossoms and Snow Should Never Meet, Yet We’ll Grow Old Together 梅雪不相逢,偏要共白头 Plum Blossoms and Snow Never Meet, Yet They Insist on Growing Old Together 509Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Daily Life at the Baozi Shop 包子铺的日常生活 Daily Life at the Baozi Shop 612Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 A Distant Place I Can't Reach, a Home I Can't Return To 到不了的远方,回不去的家 A Distant Place I Can Never Reach, a Home I Can Never Return To 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Return to the Harbor 归·港 Return to the Harbor 191Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Azure Mist Before Nightfall 青岚未晚 Qing Lan, Not Too Late 65Reads—Score—Shelves
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