He Came from 1937

[Republican-era anti-Japanese hero vs. modern-day police intern]

Lin Wan Feng, a police intern, finds a badly wounded man on her way home from work late one night.

She was going to mutter, "Best case, Li Chengyin; worst case, Fu Shixing," and walk away.

But he was dressed in a tattered military uniform and reeked of smoke and gunpowder, as if he'd just crawled off a battlefield.

Her heart softened, and she took him home.

The first thing he did when he woke was press a knife to her throat.

"Who are you?"

Lin Wan Feng flipped him onto the bed and pinned him down. Her voice was cold.

"Name."

"...Shen Du."

"Sex."

He gave a mocking laugh. "Do you really have to ask?"

She pressed down harder. "Answer the question!"

"Male."

"Date of birth."

"The 25th day of the sixth month, Year One of the Republic."

Lin Wan Feng froze.

Year One of the Republic? That was... 1912?

This is a story about reunion, protection, and a faith that waited eighty years.

On that rainy night, one person returned from the battlefield, and another was waiting for him to come home.

[Bonus Scene]

"I did save your life, you know. Just do me this one favor!"

He slowly closed his book, the corner of his mouth curling into an amused smile.

"Oh? Is Officer Lin trying to cash in on her good deed?"

She gritted her teeth and stamped her foot. "Yes!"

Casually, he asked, "Then does Officer Lin know how people in my time usually repaid a life-saving favor?"

"...How?"

"By giving themselves to their savior."

"???"

He suddenly caught her wrist and tugged, and she tumbled straight into his arms.

They were close enough for her to count the curve of his eyelashes.

He looked up at her, his voice low.

"So, Officer Lin, would you like me to give myself to you?"

[Reader's Guide]

1. Modern-day happy ending, both leads' first love. There will be rivalry between men, but no rivalry between women. The heroine is emotionally oblivious but sincere. The hero may as well be winking at a blind person, and he'll have plenty to be jealous about. (It's time to repay the debts from their past lives.)

2. Their past-life story in the Republican era has a tragic ending and is heartbreaking. The heroine suffered so much, which is why she and the hero reunite in this life. (The heroine personally experienced Nanjing in December 1937. This part deals with the heavy, bleak themes of national hatred and personal vengeance, so please don't read if you can't handle that.)

3. This isn't a wish-fulfillment story. It's slow-paced, grounded, plot-driven, and features a large ensemble cast. Best suited to mature readers with some depth of thought.

4. The plot is logically consistent, every clue will be resolved, and even the time displacement will be explained.

5. The antagonists aren't one-dimensional, and they retain memories of their past lives.

Theme: Love of country and family