Novels like Su Xi, the Female Physician
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- 101 Transmigrated into the Young Marshal's Wife 穿成少帅夫人 Mu Wanni transmigrates to the Republican era, sometimes playing the pig to eat the tiger and sometimes showing off her sharp tongue. She falls in love with the young marshal Meng Yichuan, and together they venture across the land. Cold on the outside but warm within, Meng Yichuan had only one impression of the real Mu Wanni before the transmigration: she was timid and meek, and he could barely be bothered to look at her. But the Mu Wanni who transmigrated into her body makes him feel that she is 936Reads8.9Score11414d adds
- 102 I’m a Male Secret Agent, and I Have Just a Few Too Many Secret Identities 我，男特务，马甲比情报多亿点 Strong heroine + Republican-era spy intrigue + multiple identities + System + no romance Nanzhi, a third-year college student, gets transported to the Republican era and unexpectedly awakens a System. Right from the start, she smoothly switches into a male body and impersonates Shen Zhiheng, a Huangpu Military Academy officer. Nanzhi thrives in the Republican era by killing Japanese spies and gathering intelligence. Cast of the comedy skit: I am Shen Zhiheng, an officer in the intelligence servi 1.8kReads8.8Score18014d adds
- 103 Beloved Wife: The Young Marshal Thinks I'm Always Sweet and Gentle 权宠暖妻：少帅总以为我乖巧柔弱 (A Republican-era young marshal + a mysterious healer, a formidable 1v1 pairing) Yun Nuan, who came from the apocalypse, only wants to live in peace in this chaotic world. But the original owner left behind a pile of messes, so she has no choice but to step in, punish scumbags, deal with wicked women, and build a career along the way. The man she once saved corners her at the mouth of an alley. “Ma Hong?” Yun Nuan: “My childhood nickname.” Fourth Young Master: “Li Xiaohua?” Yun Nuan: “My stage n 1.6kReads9.1Score16214d adds
- 104 The Spy Blade: 1933 谍刃1933 No transmigration + no System + no heroine + slow pace + strives to stay close to historical fact Li Mo, an orphan from a Shanghai lane, is taken to the Northeast by a guide working for the Communist Party and becomes a policeman in the puppet state of Manchukuo. Through a twist of fate, he earns the favor of senior Kwantung Army officers. Relying on his own abilities, he rises step by step from a low-ranking policeman in the puppet Manchukuo government to deputy director of the police departmen 87Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 105 I Want to Marry Miss Yan 想娶颜小姐为妻 There’s a saying in Jiangcheng: of the Yan family’s four beauties, Yan Xi is the ugliest. She isn’t just ugly. She’s also ruthless and cunning. People say her heart and liver are black, earning her the title of Witch. She single-handedly ruined the marriage arrangement between the Qin and Su families, stirring up a citywide scandal. People mocked her, saying she’d never get married in her life. At her engagement banquet, her fiancé rejected her, but he stood up in front of everyone and said, “I 269Reads8.9Score10514d adds
- 106 Parting Is Easy, Staying Together Is Hard, and Once Again Pear Blossoms Fall Like Snow at the Jade Tower 易相别，难相守，又是玉楼花似雪 A Republican-era warlord and a wealthy heiress: a love story between equals Set in 1925, this is the story of two couples, Gu Aoqing and He Yuchen, and Yun Shu and Sheng Lingzhou, and their extraordinary romances amid the chaos of war. Gu Aoqing is a wealthy heiress from a prominent family. Her family wields influence in politics, business, and the military, and is even highly regarded in education. After returning from Beiping, she becomes a teacher, educating the next generation. She meets He 1kReads8.7Score10014d adds
- 107 Reborn in Republican-Era China: I Devote Myself to My Country 重生之民国，我在报效祖国 A low rating doesn't mean a novel is bad. It just means too few people have reviewed it (≧▽≦) [Reborn in the Republican Era + Special Agent + Mission System + Secret Identities + No Romance] At just nineteen, Shi Yi graduated from the Huaxia Army Officer Academy. She then joined the country's top special forces unit, becoming its chief commander and a top agent in only three years. At twenty-three, she successfully completed a mission, but died in a plane crash on her way back. …Reborn in the 408Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 108 The Republic of China in My Pocket 民国空间 During the Republican era, the protagonist uses spatial powers to turn the tables, build up a small town, triumph in business battles in Qing'ao, make his name in Shanghai, dominate the foreign powers, and venture into distant lands overseas. He wipes out bandits and spies, takes on old monsters, and seizes rare treasures, with one twist following another. 698Reads9.1Score14114d adds
- 109 Republican Era: The Shanghai Tycoon 民国：上海滩枭雄 1. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, with a sharp mind. 2. He starts out in the martial world, builds a business, establishes a base of operations, and saves the country and its people. Han Kaijia's soul travels back to old Shanghai in 1915. When others scheme against him, he seizes the opportunity and strikes back with razor-sharp precision. From then on, he understands one thing: When you're out in the world, you make your own name and status. The powerful figu 1.2kReads6.5Score—14d adds
- 110 Turbulent Times of the Republic: A Journey That Began With a Japanese Baron 民国风云：从日本男爵开始的征程 In 2025, overworked office drone Huo Dongting wakes up as the son of a wealthy Jinan merchant in 1900. From childhood, he studies under a high monk at Puzhao Temple, mastering profound internal arts and the Stele-Pushing Hand. In 1912, he travels east to Japan and shakes up Tokyo with modern business tactics: he amasses wealth through a pyramid scheme, wins over the Takahashi family, and even talks his way into the title of Japanese baron by fabricating an aristocratic lineage, making a vast for 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Exquisite Ninth Concubine 绝美九姨太 [Republican era + a system + transmigration into a book + the male lead pursues his wife to win her back + a dangerously obsessive male lead forces his love on her + everyone’s favorite + multiple male leads + the heroine goes from clearheaded to falling apart] I’ve transmigrated into a book!! I’ve transmigrated into a book! Yu Wanqiao, a top celebrity, accidentally transmigrates into an unfinished novel called Madly in Love in a Chaotic World, bringing her golden finger with her. The System te 265Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Republican-Era Book Transmigration: The Poppy Is Seductive and Savage 穿书民国：虞美人又撩又凶 [Both leads are each other’s only partner] One day, Yu Sheng transmigrated into the body of an early-doomed cannon-fodder character who shared her name. As soon as she got home, she fired three shots in front of everyone, then casually said, “How noisy.” No one could change her mind. Yu Sheng was determined to play the badass. At their first meeting, Yu Sheng was a delicate beauty, seemingly frail, helpless, and heartbroken. At their second meeting, Yu Sheng punched him twice. Don’t 382Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 113 Republican Era: From the Start, I Spoil the Warlord Showdown and Give the Commander a Headache 民国：开局剧透军阀混战大帅麻了 The rating has just come in, and it's going up! The Beiyang era. After transmigrating into the lowest of the low, a rickshaw puller, Chen Kai casually sent a shocking political essay to the Peking Gazette: “The Zhili clique's defeat is certain, and Feng's forces will surely switch sides!” When it came out, his fellow pullers laughed that he'd gone crazy from hauling rickshaws, his landlord sneered that he was daydreaming, and a famous Peking pundit even publicly wagered that he'd eat the newspap 359Reads7.1Score35114d adds
- 114 Espionage: A Forensic Doctor Reincarnates as the Republican Era's Top Spy 谍战：法医魂穿，成民国第一特务 [Crossover of Film and TV Worlds + Triple-Identity Agent + Vivid Characterization + No System] A year ago, he was an invisible nobody at work, a rookie forensic examiner! A year later, Gu Mingzhe transmigrates into a new body and becomes the Republican Era's most formidable agent! As for ruthlessness, Wang Manchun is no match for me! As for schemes, even the Viper Ming Lou is nothing special! As for presence, even Nanda Yoko has to bow and scrape before me! Codebreaking, reconnaissance, business 1.1kReads5.7Score—14d adds
- 115 Yizheng Sheng 亦筝笙 Who promised a young man the sweetness of love, leaving behind a memory etched into his heart? Who envied the beauty and the famous general, composing a song of joy and sorrow, of partings and reunions? War rages in the north. Smoke and flames engulf a troubled age. Who will hold whose hand and grow old together? And who will be whose one and only, for a lifetime? Yi Sheng: Dad always says that girls who love to smile are sure to have good luck someday. Turns out he 568Reads8.4Score10814d adds
- 116 My Days Guarding Japanese Prisoners of War on a Deserted Island 我在荒岛看押日本战俘的日子 At the height of the Pacific War, I was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, escorting a group of Japanese prisoners of war to headquarters. On the way, the transport ship we were aboard was attacked by the Japanese and sank. To survive, I had no choice but to take the prisoners with me to a deserted island in the South Pacific… 658Reads8.6Score15214d adds
- 117 Reborn as a Young Landlord in Republican-Era China 重生民国小地主 Reborn in the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China. Bai Zhu had only one thought: keep the Bai family alive through these chaotic times. A severe drought, the Yellow River bursting its banks, waves of refugees, an invasion by the Japanese... A few brief lines in a history book meant the despair of people dying every day for him. He had a pocket dimension, but he couldn’t risk letting anyone find out. Outwardly unruly, he secretly used its water to fight the drought and save the fields, wh 3.7kReads6.2Score15614d adds
- 118 Espionage: The Thousand-Faced Agent, a One-Man Army 谍战：千面特工，我一人成团 Li Fei transmigrates to Shanghai in a parallel world and awakens the Many-Faced Agent System. Every time he completes a mission, he gains a new face. From then on, Shanghai has a new elusive Communist agent: Many Faces. Captured courier who turned traitor: Every time I meet him, Many Faces has a different face. Military Statistics Bureau: Many Faces is an organization, maybe even a whole regiment. Our bureau has been infiltrated like a sieve. There are Many Faces everywhere. Special Higher Polic 2.2kReads8.5Score19414d adds
- 119 Espionage: I Have a Double Possession, and You Want Me to Be an Informant? 谍战：我双重附体，让我做线人？ [Humorous and funny] [No romance, no do-gooder heroine] [Self-interest above all] [Feel free to dive in] Gou Dadan is timid and afraid of trouble. The chaos of wartime turns him into a fastidious egoist. From the start, he transmigrates to Shanghai in 1937, just before the nationwide resistance against Japan begins, and becomes an ordinary soldier. [Early story] Forced to become a secret agent for the Military Statistics Bureau, he brings along his blind younger sister. Military Statistics Burea 34Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 120 The Divine Tree Connects to Republican-Era China, Where I Pretend to Be a God 神树通民国之伪装成神 The old ginkgo tree in the yard has become a spirit and can connect to the modern world! By trading for food with people in the modern era, Li Youxing’s family made it through the Great Famine. Then, during the war, they used weapons and supplies from the modern world to bring the conflict to an early end, even capturing the island at the heart of the Pacific! In a small Republican-era village during the Great Famine of 1937, little Youxing’s bracelet helps everyone in the village live in safet 84Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 121 The God-Tier Village Doctor 神级村医 A young man from the countryside makes his way in the city. He possesses unparalleled medical skills and, through a twist of fate, becomes the fiancé of a wealthy woman… 323Reads9.0Score18814d adds
- 122 Blood and Intrigue 谍血风云 [Decisive and Ruthless] [Absolutely No Saintly Do-Gooder] [Fired with Passion] Returning to the war-torn Republic of China, the protagonist uses his slight head start to navigate between the various factions. On the secret front, every move is fraught with danger; between black and white, he repeatedly risks his life, earning achievements that no one will ever know about… 14Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 123 Republican Era: From the Slums to a Power Behind the Scenes! 民国：从贫民窟开始做幕后大佬！ Gu Xuan transmigrates to the Republic of China era and gains the ability to travel between two worlds! There’s no holding him back now! He becomes a middleman between worlds, and it’s a blast! Modern big-ticket goods and little trinkets alike are priceless treasures over there! Silver dollars come pouring into his pockets! But the Republic of China era is anything but peaceful. Warlords are everywhere, and chaos and upheaval reign, so he’ll have to keep his footing! Wouldn’t it be better to beco 909Reads5.2Score10214d adds
- 124 Republican-Era Espionage: The Secret Agents All Call Me Chief 民国谍战：特务都叫我处座 A righteous soul transmigrates to the twenty-second year of the Republic of China. By then, the Japanese were already preparing to invade China. Lu Yang, a Chinese student studying abroad, is recruited into their spy organization. A transmigrator takes advantage of the situation and embarks on a thrilling mission worthy of Mission: Impossible. He starts out as a low-ranking police officer in the Nationalist government, then gets recruited by both the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics and th 1.5kReads6.9Score10014d adds
- 125 Republican Era: As a Doctor, I Just Want to Stay Alive 民国：作为医生，我只想苟活 Female lead + no CP + no System + ensemble cast (Republican-era War of Resistance / a touch of espionage / medical fiction / slow pace / long realistic story!) [Synopsis] A promising young person from the modern era unexpectedly travels to a parallel version of Republican-era China, becoming the third daughter of the Yang family, a medical student who studied in France. As soon as she returns to China, the Battle of Shanghai breaks out. Amid the relentless shellfire: Everyone else: We will give 13.4kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
- 126 The Pocket Medical Canon: The Imperial Physician's Wife Rules the World 随身医典：医妃权倾天下 Before she transmigrated, Su Nian was a tireless doctor and the top surgeon at her hospital. After she transmigrates, she becomes Qi Qingran, a frail lovesick fool despised by everyone. She only wants to nurse her broken body back to health, but then she discovers she has a golden finger: a complete medical encyclopedia in her mind. 22.5kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
- 127 A Century-Old Clan: Pursuing Immortality Since the Republic of China 家族百年：从民国开启永生 Zhao Guang was reborn in the Republic of China era and obtained a Family Sign-In System. All he had to do was raise the System's level, and sign-ins would reward him with good things. From industry to martial arts, from literature to business, and even heavy industry and finance, as well as low-, mid-, and high-level martial arts and cultivation to immortality, he could obtain it all through sign-ins as his Family System leveled up. You are the owner of Huaxia's first factory producing canned 2.3kReads5.4Score16214d adds
- 128 Siheyuan: Starting from Sesame Alley 四合院从芝麻胡同开始 Courtyard houses, Sesame Lane, The New World, Glorious Times, A Woman Below Zhengyang Gate, Camel Grass, and more. Yan Kuan is the unlucky, lame man who becomes a son-in-law in Sesame Lane. Fortunately, there’s still time to change everything. He gradually discovers that this world is no ordinary place: characters from countless TV dramas and films can be found here, including Liu Rusi, Dao Meilan, Tian Dan, Qin Huairu, Mu Chunhua, Bai Ling, Liu Ying, Chen Xueru, and more. A happy life awaits Ya 5.2kReads7.2Score24414d adds
- 129 The Red Revolution: Copying Books to Exchange for a Million Supplies! 赤色革命：从抄书兑换百万物资！ [Parallel world + System + career-building + no romance] Qiao Nian grew up in an orphanage and had long since engraved “Study for the rise of China” into his bones. After dying while saving someone, he transmigrates to a parallel Republican-era China. The land is shattered, foreign powers trample it underfoot, and humiliating signs in the concessions sting the eye. Even worse, the timeless masterpieces that once roused the people have never been written! Qiao Nian grips his pen, determined to wi 6Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 130 The Lotus Spy 芙蓉谍 The moment the silver scissors pried open the dragon’s vulnerable scales, the fuse began to sputter and spark. Jiang Ruobing stared at the red words on the “Torch Dragon Project” map: “Level Rongcheng on the sixth day of the winter month.” Suddenly, her fingertip brushed half an embroidered hibiscus on the back! As the Military Statistics Bureau’s most ruthless ace, she could kill with a steel needle. But no one knew that inside her Shu embroidery frame, she was using three shades of blue threa 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 A Glamorous Waiter’s Rise to Power, Conquering Shanghai 纸醉金迷侍应生，逆袭横扫上海滩 Shanghai in a time of turmoil, with an unconventional tale of espionage and resistance against Japan. Wei Tianhao transmigrates to the Republic of China era with a billion rolls of toilet paper and takes a job as a waiter at the Jindongkai Song and Dance Hall in Shanghai. Before long, the dance hall manager seduces him and makes him her lover. Soon, female agents from foreign consulates are flocking to his side. Most outrageous of all, he actually trades toilet paper for a Japanese female spy~~ 229Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China and Fight Japan from Behind the Lines 穿越民国，我在后方抗日 Zhu Ze was an air-conditioning installer who fell from the 18th floor after a young delinquent girl cut his safety rope. His soul transmigrated to Shanghai in 1937. To his surprise, his new body belonged to a live-in son-in-law who had been kicked out of the family home. He had no money to his name and was also a drug addict. He had to kick the habit from the start, then begin building a new life in Republican-era China… 1.6kReads7.0Score—14d adds
- 133 The Rouge Calamity of War: Cao Feiyan, the Warlord 烽火胭脂劫：枭帅曹飞燕 She was born and her mother died because of it. At seven, her father sold her into a brothel. On the night she was forced to entertain her first customer at fourteen, Cao Feiyan drove a red-hot candlestick through the madam's throat. She fled into a ravine of the dead. When she was down to her last breath, the bandit chief lifted her chin. “Girl, can you handle a gun?” Five years later, the old chieftain died suddenly, and the three leaders were drenched in blood in the Hall of Brotherhood. No o 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Broken Thorn 断刺 When the Japanese invaders strike, a rebellious young man runs away from home and is swept by the tides of history from one perilous situation to another. He maneuvers between military intelligence agents, underworld gangs, and Japanese spies; makes choices between conflicting beliefs; sacrifices love and friendship; and transforms as he grows through loneliness... 131Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 135 Reborn in Shanghai: I Am Xu Wenqiang 重生上海滩之我是许文强 Reborn in Shanghai, I became Xu Wenqiang, the man doomed to tragedy. In my previous life, I was a blade of the nation, shedding blood on the frontier. In this life, I've returned with the [Legendary Life Achievement System], swearing to rewrite every regret. Ding Li won't be my sidekick anymore. He'll be my brother, someone I'd trust with my life! There will be no more regrets with Feng Chengcheng. I'll give her a whole new life! Feng Jingyao is nothing but a stepping stone on my path to power. 896Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 I'm Going to Fight the Japanese 老娘要抗日 Note: This is not a historical novel, so please don't compare it to real history! After transmigrating to another world in a chaotic age, a woman with a child must fight back against the Japanese invaders just to survive. Fortunately, she receives help from a System... —Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 137 Back to the 1940s: Fleeing Famine to Shanghai 穿回四十年代逃荒去上海 In 1942, Wang Li woke up in a cellar and discovered she had transmigrated into the body of a landowner’s wife. From the start, she was fleeing famine, and along the way she got separated from her companions. Well, if she had to flee, she had to flee! Life hadn’t been great in the modern world either. Now it was just her and a simple-minded girl. After enduring all kinds of hardships, they finally made it to Shanghai and bought a house. In her spare time, she even helped herself to the belongings 2.8kReads8.2Score13714d adds
- 138 Transmigrating to 1940: The Eight-Year-Old Farm Girl Goes on a Rampage 穿越四零，八岁农女杀疯了 Li Xue had fallen asleep in her dreams. When she woke up, she had become an eight-year-old girl. The girl had witnessed her entire family being killed, and in her terror, she had died too. From the girl's memories, Li Xue learned that it was now the year 1942. She wanted to cry but had no tears left. Wiping them away, she resolved to take revenge on those who had wronged her and settle every score. 7.4kReads8.9Score47014d adds
- 139 The Fifth Book by Chu He Jian Jian 初荷尖尖的第5本书 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! 331Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 140 Transmigrating as a Republican-Era Supporting Actress: I Forge a Legendary Life 穿成民国女配：我开启传奇人生 Huang Wanzhen, a woman from the 21st century, is in a car accident and transmigrates into the novel The Beautiful Women of the Republic of China as a supporting female character. The original character is a woman with bound feet. Thanks to a marriage contract arranged by her grandfather, she marries Zheng Yusang, who despises her. After returning from studying abroad, he marries Lin Qingrou, a modern woman, leaving the original character with a tragic fate. Just after transmigrating, Huang Wanzh 3.7kReads8.6Score32614d adds
- 141 I Transmigrated to a War-Torn Era, and I'm No Easy Target 穿越到战乱年代，我也不是好惹的 Transmigration + Republican era + spies + System + parallel worlds + no CP Who would’ve thought that someone who wouldn’t even step on a tiny bug would suddenly transmigrate? Fine, she could deal with being poor and having a hard life, but of all the places to end up, she landed right in the middle of a mission. Before she could figure out what was going on, she was facing the prospect of being killed all over again. Still, she didn’t want to live in the original owner’s body either. But when th 1.3kReads8.7Score10114d adds
- 142 Deep Love and Heavy Rain: I’ve Taken the Spy Chief 情深深雨蒙蒙之特务头子我收了 The new book has just received its first rating, so the score will rise over time. This is a fanfiction crossover between the TV dramas The Right Way of the World and Romance in the Rain. It focuses on romance rather than politics, telling the sweet-and-sour love story of a secret service chief and a charming young lady. Yang Liren is the intelligence chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation's Shanghai office. Lu Mengping is the Lu family's youngest daughter, a spoiled, sharp-tongued girl wh 1.3kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 143 Life in a Spy War 在谍战世界生活 A spy thriller set in the Republic of China era. Volume One: Infiltration Volume Two: The Disguiser, pairing with A Cheng Volume Three: The Kite, pairing with Sixth Brother Volume Four: The Rebel, pairing with Chen Moqun Volume Five: Before Dawn Volume Six: The Fifth Special Operations Group Volume Seven: Sparrow, pairing with Tang Shanhai Volume Eight: Dancing with Wolves, pairing with Shang Mingshuo A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. 3.2kReads8.4Score13314d adds
- 144 Reborn in 1939: I Empty the Enemy's Warehouses 重生1939，搬空敌人的库房 [Transmigrate + transmigrate into a book + parallel world + pocket dimension + spy + Republican era] Li Ziyan, a woman from the apocalypse, transmigrates to the Republican era with a psychic ability. She buys large quantities of scarce supplies overseas, then returns home and begins her career as a spy. Without holding anything back, she donates all her supplies in batches to the forces fighting the Japanese invaders. To obtain more intelligence, she applies for a job inside the enemy organizati 4.8kReads9.0Score34514d adds
- 145 Espionage: Code Name Big Dipper 谍战：红色特工代号北斗星 In 1936, an era of turbulent waves! There was a group of people feeling their way through the darkness, using the flame of their faith to light up the pitch-black night sky. Jiang Huo, code-named Polaris, went undercover in the Special Service Office, walking on thin ice and teetering on the edge of a cliff! In the narrowest of spaces, the struggle was cruel and merciless! In the dark of night, it was a tale of hardship and greatness! Their names may have been forgotten amid the years of raging 567Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 146 The Fragrant Herb Beauty 药香美人 A wisp of a wandering soul, carrying the finest medical knowledge refined through generations of modern practice. She makes her fortune through medicine, changing the miserable poverty of her current life. After learning her lesson the hard way, Fang Xiuyun decided that money was the most reliable thing of all! She was going to make money, lots and lots of money, spend half of it, and throw the other half away! Oh? This body's identity actually has quite a story behind it? Go back? Sure, but do 780Reads9.2Score14014d adds
- 147 The Shanghai Thief 上海大盗 In the early years of the Republic of China, Yuan Boss died, and Lu Wang, governor and provincial governor of Zhejiang, openly called for the overthrow of Yuan. Warlord forces rose again across the country, and the political situation grew turbulent. Large numbers of refugees from Hangzhou poured into Shanghai. The protagonist transmigrates into Qi Liujin, and the four of them flee to Shanghai with their families. A new life begins. 1.6kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 148 The Righteous Path of the World Is One of Vicissitudes: Adrift Across the Four Seas 人间正道是沧桑之四海飘零 Meng Jia wakes up one day in the body of a young student from a century ago, who opposed an arranged marriage and starved herself to death. To keep escaping marriage, she follows her cousin to Guangzhou to study. By chance, she meets Chu Cai, a secretary in the principal's office at the Whampoa Military Academy. He is a shadow operative behind the KMT's Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, a powerful division chief who pulls the strings. Cold, calculating, obsessive, and willing to do 20.9kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 149 Rose of the Battlefield: Yiping Enlists to Serve Her Country 战地玫瑰，依萍投军报国 [Military academy + devoted to one another + restrained romantic tension + Sparrow + Romance in the Rain + The Disguiser] Lu Yiping was once a piano prodigy at a music conservatory. Her hands were meant to dance across the black and white keys. But with the country in ruins, she resolutely cut off her long hair, donned a rough military uniform, and entered Whampoa Military Academy. “An indulged young lady can’t take hardship. I bet she’ll be crying to drop out within three days!” Facing the whol 1kReads—Score11414d adds
- 150 Secrets of the Spy War: The Japanese Translator 谍海秘事之鬼子翻译官 From the start, Liu Dongyang worked as an interpreter for the Japanese army, matching wits with the enemy and treading carefully at every turn. He also faced constant threats from collaborators and traitors, with danger lurking everywhere. Yet he always managed to escape trouble and obtain vital intelligence for his side. 4Reads—Score114d adds
