Novels like Sonnets for You, My Dear (Republican Era)
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- 1 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—14d adds
- 2 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! 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 The Blue-Robed Agent in the Smoke of War 硝烟里的青衣 A Blue-Clad Figure Amid the Smoke of War 21Reads—Score214d adds
- 5 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—14d adds
- 6 Warlord and Opera Singer: Yun Lou 军阀与戏子别名云楼 A brand-new, brand-new, brand-new work is here! A Republic-era warlord x a delicate opera singer! Older man and younger man! Love at first sight! Male Lead 1: Yun Feng. Before he arrived, Nancheng was a complete mess. After three years of swift, decisive crackdowns, he became Nancheng’s most powerful warlord. He’s 196 centimeters tall and 27 years old. Handsome as he is, he’s cold and aloof, and people hoping to curry favor with him could line up from Nancheng all the way to *guo. Plenty have ev 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Forbidden Love in Republican-Era China: The Master Begs Me to Love Him 民国禁恋：老爷跪求我爱他 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Gazing North at the Mountains and Rivers, I Fall Silent 北望山河凝不语 [Dominant POV, everyone is wicked, sweet romance, coming-of-age] Gentle, doting pursuer / beautiful, innocent beloved War turns boys into stinking corpses and girls into prostitutes at the mercy of anyone who wants them. Born in a time of chaos, born at the wrong time. They struggle to survive in a blood-soaked world, every step over thorns, every step leaving a trail of blood. Blood sprays through the air, and shattered glass reflects mottled light. They are already covered in wounds. To avoid 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 I Only Meant to Flirt a Little 明明只是想撩个欢啊 [Jin Huaiqian × Xie Sui] [Two Male Leads + Equally Strong + HE + 1v1 + Urban] Xie Sui had lived for over twenty years, arrogant and carefree, never believing in love. He always said that anyone who fell in love was a fool. People came and went from his life, and he never felt the slightest attachment. Until he ran into Jin Huaiqian. The man had refined features and a strong, cool demeanor. Every last detail about him was exactly to Xie Sui’s taste. Xie Sui set his sights on him, wanting only to 10.7kReads8.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 10 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 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Slaying the Worldly 杀风尘 [Since we’ve looked at the moon together, we have no regrets.] An opera performer × a warlord. A serious Republican-era story, with no silly, sweet heroine. The setting and time period are made up, so please treat it as a fictional world~ 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Son-in-Law’s Sins of the Republic Era 赘婿的民国孽债 The Republic-Era Debts of a Live-in Son-in-Law, Part One: A Marriage Shrouded in Mist In 1934, in Qingfeng Town, Zhou Wangshu became a live-in son-in-law at the Su residence, but fell in love with the young master of the Su family, Su Zhanhe. The two fell in love in a misty grove beside the tea fields, until one day their plan to elope was exposed... The Republic-Era Debts of a Live-in Son-in-Law, Part Two: The Mute Husband After overcoming countless hardships, Wangshu and Zhanhe finally married 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Bone Reader: Strange Tales and Eerie Records 骨相师：奇闻诡录 [New novel: After I Transmigrated, the Movie Emperor Did That to Me] Updated daily with 6,000 words. Thanks for your support 🙏🏻 [Power couple + two male leads + mystery and the supernatural + Republican era + redemption + mutual devotion + one-on-one] A sharp-tongued top, a poker-faced bottom, bound by fate. Guaranteed happy ending. In the twenty-fifth year of the Republic, strange incidents plague Tianjin. A celebrated opera performer goes mad the moment he steps onstage. A pawnshop owner hangs 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Stop! The Boyfriend from 2018 站住！2018来的男友 [Male-male romance + Transmigration + Both pure + Mutual devotion + Alternate world] A frail, food-loving bottom × a flamboyant, Western-educated top A serious illness in 2018 sent him, as he lay dying, transmigrating into Luo Ming’s body. Given a second chance at life after death, he changed completely, only to be mocked by the world as a crazy young master who had hit his head and gone mad. Yet among all those people, there was one person who never thought he was crazy. That person thought 20Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 15 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 1Reads—Score214d adds
- 16 The Cultured Young Master Pei: Republic-Era Detective 斯文裴少，民国探案 [Mystery + Republican-Era Cases + Two Male Leads + Both Powerful + 1v1 + Sweet Romance + Each Other's First + Light Ensemble Cast + Some Unconventional Elements] A ridiculous plot, a clueless, bewildered woman who transmigrates, A dark crime scene, severed fingers scattered without rhyme or reason, A dense forest, a naked young master from a wealthy family lying sprawled out, Behind these strange incidents, one after another, is the culprit human or ghost? Who will see through the eerie c 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After I Transmigrated, Everyone Around Me Started Revealing Their Secret Identities 穿越后，亲朋好友都在掉马甲 Second-generation rich kid Xia Xuanmu transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes an abandoned baby! Rescued by his biological father, he unexpectedly gains a pocket dimension. He thinks he'll get to live the farming life, build a fortune, and reach the pinnacle of success. But who could have guessed his story would be about leveling up? Everyone around him keeps revealing secret identities, and to stay alive, he has no choice but to keep moving forward. His biological father is a “traitor” 395Reads8.4Score5614d adds
- 18 The Demon Spoiled by the General 被将军宠坏的妖 Cold-blooded warlord general gong × sweet-looking but secretly ruthless, stubborn kingfisher shou. Forced love, human-demon romance, possessive gong who spoils shou rotten, sweet romance, happy ending, both leads’ first time. They are absolutely both pure. The concubines are just for show. Please read further before calling this impure; I’d really be wronged (sob). Ji Wenche caught a kingfisher. He had planned to trade its life for the life of his concubine, but discovered that the kingfisher, t 57Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 19 Sweet Romance: A Republican-Era Tycoon's Male Bride 【甜宠】民国豪门男媳妇儿 Li Baicao had always dreamed of marrying a gentle wife and spending his life in a devoted marriage, just like his parents. He never imagined that one day, he would become someone else’s wife. Even more surprising, the man known for being stern and aloof quickly turned into a devoted husband after they married. If Li Baicao wanted the stars, he would never give him the moon instead. This is the story of a sweet young couple in a Republican-era mansion, outsmarting their rivals while showering ev 358Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Bookshop Owner Who’s Easy to Please 很好哄的书店老板 [A seemingly aloof bookstore owner who is actually easy to please X a high school physics teacher who looks unapproachable but is considerate and gentle.] One reads and sells books, the other reads and teaches. Li Yi is the one who sells books. He sells whatever he reads, and if he doesn't read it or like it himself, there's simply no way he'll make room for it. His willful streak has people within a hundred miles gossiping about him: What a spoiled young master. The teacher is called Xiao Shi. 351Reads8.0Score5914d adds
- 21 The Aloof Professor and His Puppy-Like Boyfriend 高冷教授和他的小狼狗 [Age Gap] [Younger Man] [Sweet Romance] [Mutually Exclusive] Scheming yet gentle older man × short-tempered, loyal younger man Liu Zhenyi is a university lecturer, refined and mild-mannered. His life motto is, “It’s better not to make trouble where you don’t have to.” Until one day, he casually helped a girl who was being harassed. As it turned out, her pursuer was Lu Yin, the notorious “campus tyrant” of the sports department. Lu Yin was ruthless and taciturn, with fists faster than his tho 160Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 22 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 3.2kReads8.4Score43114d adds
- 23 Hmph! The Best Actor Always Thinks I'm Being Kept 哼！影帝总以为我在被人包养 [Evenly matched + tender tension + mutual protection + showbiz] Shen Yanqing: A legendary three-time Best Actor! Born to a family of scholars, he is the most handsome man in the city and has had no scandals in eight years since his debut. Yet he is as aloof as ice atop a mountain, someone people can only admire from afar, never dare to profane. Su Nian'an: A newly emerged top-tier star! Armed with incredible resources, he is graceful and striking, with bright phoenix eyes. But his sudden fame ha 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Transmigrate to the Republic of China: A Galaxy of Stars 穿越之民国星河 Shen Nanxing, a college student at a foreign studies university, transmigrates to the nation of Huaxia. Making money, acquiring weapons, wherever I'm needed, there I'll be. Young Marshal: Want to date? Big Brother: You're robbing the cradle. Have you no shame? P.S. The novel has been revised many times, so some changes may have been missed. Feel free to point them out. 15Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 25 Republican Era: The Handsome Young Marshal 民国：美人少帅 A Republican-era story with two male leads, two equally strong men: a mixed-blood duke and a young warlord marshal. They meet in these chaotic times and come to know each other, but can they take control of their own destinies amid all this turmoil? 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The King Is Always Kneeling on a Durian 大王他总在跪榴莲 [Completed] Sweet romance, devoted couple, happy ending, a shower of sweetness, no angst at all. You won’t regret giving it a try! A violent, ruthless grassland king X a scheming, beautiful prince Xia Xihe transmigrated. He became the least favored of the Xia Kingdom’s seven princes and was forced to take his elder sister’s place in a political marriage on the grasslands. He had assumed the grassland king would be a brutish, cruel man with a big beard. Instead, the king spoiled him rotten! Xia X 728Reads8.1Score11714d adds
- 27 My Young Master and Me: Smoke and Fireworks Beyond the Pass 少爷和我：关外烟火共朝夕 In the tenth year of the Republic, on a rainy night in Hangzhou, the Long family, which had once held the city in the palm of its hand, fell from power overnight. The head of the family died a gruesome death beneath the rain, and the Long family's ten-year-old eldest son, Long Aotian, and eight-year-old second son, Aoyun, vanished without a trace. Ten years later, a butler named Long Aotian joined the Liu household in Anshan, Liaoning. The young master, Liu Bo, often spent time with the butler. 15Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 28 Smoke, Liquor, and Sweet Talk 烟酒情话 In this vast sea of people, we’re fortunate to have met. I hope every time we meet or reunite, it will be in the best years of our lives. Ji Yang came home and found his boyfriend cheating on him. In that instant, Ji Yang felt as though the world were one enormous absurdist comedy, with him as the clown onstage. He stayed silent, bearing the loneliness closing in from every direction. Until one snowy night, when he looked into a pair of eyes as deep as the universe. Qin Zhao stood at the head of 571Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 29 When the Siberian Wind Stood Still 当西伯利亚风停驻 [A cool, beautiful photographer with a busy inner monologue × a sunny, golden-retriever-like younger Russian-Chinese mixed-race man whose Chinese is hilariously mangled] [Height difference | Hilarious everyday language barriers | Direct affection melts the ice | A passionate romance at the peak of their sporting careers] After a heartbreak, photographer Lin Yan flees to the snowy mountains. He seems aloof as ice, but his inner monologue never stops. Andrei, a 193-centimeter Russian-Chinese mixe 45Reads7.3Score514d adds
- 30 Fresh Green Between the Branches 枝间新绿 [Marriage first, love later, a Republican Era marriage to bring good fortune] [Such a fragrant wife turned out to be a man] [Noble, cool beauty receiving] [Republican Era] [Steady, dark top] [The cool beauty sent as a good-luck bride is a man] [Warlord x beauty] [Both sexually inexperienced, first love] Please let love come slowly, like spring, until new green shoots appear between the branches and begonias bloom on the boughs... Second Young Master Li is so proud! Though he has fallen for the s 2.3kReads8.9Score40514d adds
- 31 Thirteen Years Apart: The Closeted CEO Falls at First Sight 年龄差十三，深柜总裁一眼沦陷 Complete. An old flame catches fire again. [Closeted 32-year-old CEO x 19-year-old young man from the bottom of society] [Sweet romance + stealing someone else's boyfriend + older top + mutual devotion + touches of realism + both have past relationships] Includes a secondary couple, an older top and two people with no past relationships, featured mainly in the bonus chapters. Meng Yi is past thirty, successful in his career, and deeply closeted. Then he meets Ye Ran, who is struggling at the bot 35.9kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 32 The Little Master Is One Hundred Years Old 小先生一百岁 From the Republican era to the modern day, Qing Huan has long since transformed like a caterpillar into a butterfly. Inside the beautiful body of a young man lives a soul from the Republican era... A hundred-year-old young master changes identities to make a living, leading to one extraordinary encounter after another. He takes the lead in other people's stories... His immortal body lets him witness the passage of time, yet his mystery and uniqueness draw people to pursue him, one after another. 52Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 33 The Eighteen Ravines of Jiuxi 九溪十八涧 [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + political intrigue and revenge + Republican era + healing + redemption] A great fire changes Jiang Qingnian’s appearance and temperament. Under the assumed name Meng Yuhuai, he becomes the gang’s sharpest, coldest blade. After lying low for ten years, he returns with a blade in hand to uncover the truth behind the massacre of his family... He had thought there was nothing left in this world worth holding on to besides revenge, but he never imagined that —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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 2.6kReads8.6Score42614d adds
- 35 My Lord, Look Upon Me 君为相顾 [Republican era, sweet romance, two male leads, HE] Pure-hearted young general × long-suffering servant; young master returning from studying abroad × violinist; business prodigy × younger wolf-dog type The Wan family’s presence made this prime piece of land in Beicheng shine all the brighter. Wan Chen: Second young master of the Wan family, a young general, brave and skilled in battle, full of patriotic fervor. He seems cold and calculating, but he dotes on his beloved. Du Wanqiao: Sold from 55Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 36 Marrying into the Family 入赘 They were like a tiger and a wolf locked in combat: a young wolf against a seasoned tiger, one biting while the other held its ground. Neither would give way. Over these twelve years, they had accumulated old grudges, bonds with old friends, and the responsibilities of an elder brother. It was all too complicated to put into words. 59Reads9.3Score1714d adds
- 37 My Father's Legacy [1939] 父亲的遗产【1939】 A sickly, stubborn, tearful sniper and a narcissistic, towering, awkward major general. Coercion + Republican-era setting In an era torn apart by war, Zhou Fengmian is consumed by hatred for his country and family. To complete an assassination mission, he pays the price with his frail body. When he is isolated and helpless, Sheng Shilin reaches out to save him. But that helping hand is steeped in possessiveness and deprivation, and Sheng forces him to become a concubine. As storms rage around 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Demon with a Rebellious Streak: The Priest Who Turned Against His Faith Is Dazzling 逆骨恶魔：神父他叛教后飒爆了 The Demon with a Rebellious Streak: The Priest Became a Sensation After Leaving the Church 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 My Archenemy Has Had a Crush on Me for Three Thousand Years 死对头暗恋我三千年 My Archenemy Has Had a Secret Crush on Me for Three Thousand Years 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Mutual Prey 双向猎物 Mutual Prey 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 My Client Is My Ex-Boyfriend 我的甲方爸爸是前男友 My Client Is My Ex-Boyfriend 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 He's Not Ordering Me Around 他不是在命令我 He Isn't Ordering Me Around 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Villainous Male Supporting Character Refuses to Play Along 恶毒男配拒绝营业 The Villainous Male Supporting Character Refuses to Play Along 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 When Our Contract Ended, the CEO Said I Wasn't a Stand-In 合约到期，霸总说我不是替身 The Contract Is Up, and the CEO Says I'm Not a Substitute 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Silent Sentinel Is Always Secretly Favoring Me 沉默哨兵总在悄悄偏爱我 The Silent Sentinel Is Always Secretly Favoring Me 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Oh No, I've Fallen in Love with My Robot 糟糕，我爱上了我的机器人 Oh No, I've Fallen in Love with My Robot 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 After the Aloof Painter Discovered My Secret 秘密被高冷画家发现之后 After the Aloof Painter Discovered My Secret —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The System Chose the Wrong Conquest Target, and I Turned Out to Be the Male Lead's White Moonlight 系统弄错攻略对象，结果我是男主白月光 The System Got the Conquest Target Wrong, and I Turned Out to Be the Male Lead's White Moonlight 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 49 About This Thing: 'We've Been Married for Three Years, but My Wife Still Calls Me by My Full Name' 关于“结婚三年，我老婆对我的称呼还是全名”这件事 About the Fact That My Wife Still Calls Me by My Full Name After Three Years of Marriage 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Amnesiac Beauty I Picked Up Came to Collect a Debt 捡到的失忆美人是来讨债的 The Amnesiac Beauty I Picked Up Came to Collect a Debt 5Reads—Score—14d adds
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