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- 1 Smash the Soy Sauce Shop, Burn the Recipes, Send the Scumbag and His Father to the Execution Ground 砸酱园烧配方，送渣男渣爹上刑场 Also known as: “Died Miserably in Her Past Life, Now Her Ex-Husband and Scumbag Father Get Their Comeuppance!” [Alternate-history Republican era x rebirth and revenge x tender secret love x domineering warlord x the ex-husband’s whole family gets their comeuppance] In her previous life, Ruan Yilin thought she was the happiest woman in the world. She single-handedly shouldered the burden of the Ruan family’s soy sauce shop, paid off her father’s gambling debts, bought flowers and jewelry for her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 All Things Fade Away 万事浮休 Jinhui inherited her family's estate and became the wealthy princess everyone liked to tease her about. Suitors came calling one after another. In the eighth year of the Republic, Jinhui arrived in Shanghai and witnessed the old and new worlds colliding beneath the tide of a changing era. Every faction maneuvered for advantage, and people’s hearts were hard to fathom. Yi Xian, Shanghai’s youngest and most promising chamber of commerce president, was one of the men stirring up the storm. Their ch 1.5kReads8.7Score17514d adds
- 3 Book Transmigration: The Sickly Young Marshal Chases His Wife to the Crematorium 穿书：病娇少帅追妻火葬场 Wen Yao discovers she has become the heroine of a tragic romance novel. She studies hard, builds her career and gathers influence, all in an effort to get away from the male lead. But the male lead has been reborn. After losing the woman he loved in his previous life, he decides to take things slowly this time. Adjutant: Young Marshal, Miss Wen is going to marry her childhood sweetheart. Gu Jinyan: Don’t panic. Someone already stole her childhood sweetheart away. Let’s see who else dares to comp 61Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Bao Guowei: From Songhelou, I Bluff My Way to Godhood 包国维：从松鹤楼开始装逼成神 Protagonist: Bao Guowei Period + Republican Era + Siheyuan + Xuanhuan + One Female Lead The male lead transmigrates into Bao Guowei, the spineless fool who chokes to death on shark fin in Bao Father and Son. The rich heir Guo Chun pours abalone soup over my head and sneers, “Bark like a dog, or lose a hand?” At death’s door, the System appears to help me turn the tables and humiliate my foes: three more tables of dragon liver and phoenix marrow! A jar of huadiao wine for every beggar at the gate 335Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Adventures in the 1930s 三零年代历险记 I was born with talent, and even a born loser wants to lie flat. Gu Xiaoman, a university student from the 21st century, finds herself in the wrong body: Gu Yiman, a wealthy young lady in the eleventh year of the Republic of China. She thinks she can finally enjoy a life of luxury, with everything brought to her, but instead she has to stay relentlessly driven just to survive. Watch her protect her home and country amid the chaos of war and become a national role model. 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Transmigrating to Republican China: Stay Away from the Whampoa Military Academy 穿越之民国勿入黄埔军校 Su Mu transmigrates to 1926, during the Republican era. He has no memories of his host’s past, no pocket dimension, and no golden finger. The story is driven by historical events. He helps his host’s father raise pigs. Afraid his identity will be exposed, he decides to head south and go into business. On the way, he arrives in Nanchang. Watching his countrymen fight among themselves, he can only watch as Tengwang Pavilion is burned to the ground. As the flames roar, Su Mu cries out, “No!” His pl 188Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Transmigrating into Republican-Era China's Most Notorious Woman 穿越成民国第一女魔头 Hooligan Girl + Warlord's Young Marshal Hooligan Girl + Domineering Mob Boss + Sweet Romance Lin Qingyan is a 21st-century study fanatic and an expert at outworking everyone. She excels at everything: English, piano, dance, singing, mental arithmetic, and Muay Thai. After nearly drowning, she transmigrates to Republican-era Shanghai, into a family of undocumented residents. With her many talents, sharp mind, and fearless way of doing things, she slowly rises from a lowly maid! She seizes opium, 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 After I Transmigrated, I Was Forced to Be My Readers' Workhorse 穿越后被迫为读者当牛马 [Republican era + System + Lucky draws + Feel-good power fantasy + Strong female lead] “Author, what kind of garbage ending is this? The heroine has to end up with the second male lead!” When tens of thousands of angry comments flood the review section of her new book, Zhou Shan scoffs. She's a romance powerhouse, and the tumultuous love story between the cold-blooded young marshal and her resilient heroine has taken the country by storm. Who are her readers to tell her how to write? Then the 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Reborn: Back to My Teenage Years 重生之重回少年吋 Li Yu somehow got reborn! She planned to make up for the regrets of her past life, earn enough money, and then lie flat. Who knew that on a bright summer day, she’d meet a handsome soldier? This dashing, slightly scheming soldier cherished her and kept her in the palm of his hand for the rest of her life! 483Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 10 The Poppy Has No Tears 虞美人没有眼泪 A young lady in Republican-era China: no CP, no golden finger, no transmigration, but plenty of money and brains. The heroine is the daughter of a Huizhou merchant, a mental arithmetic prodigy fluent in four languages. She excels at lightning-fast connections across fields (smell perfume → chemical formula → business conspiracy), has a gift for languages (six dialects and four foreign languages), and possesses keen powers of observation (she can tell someone's profession from the wear on their 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Transmigrating to the Republican Era as an Ordinary Bystander 穿越民国之我是路人甲 Overworked college student VS loyal, reliable adjutant She transmigrates to the Republic of China era. What is she supposed to do? Don't panic, her benefactor has just arrived! Right, little adjutant? “Xia Mei, Red lotuses gleam in the rain, and Xia Mei looks even lovelier after the shower. That's a beautiful name,” Li Shiqi praised. She hadn't found a surprise, but there were mosquitoes everywhere. Xia Mei thought to herself, then slapped another mosquito dead. Ever since Xia Mei accepte 185Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Hong Kong: A Bowl of Wonton Noodles Sets My Life in Motion 香江：用一碗云吞面开启人生 1990, Sham Shui Po. The Chen Family Dessert Shop. Sixteen-year-old Chen Nianqiao is reborn. In her previous life, she was alone. Only after her parents and siblings had all passed away did she find the yellowed Imperial Chef’s Notes tucked between the bricks of the old shop’s wall. The last page held just one line: “For wonton noodles, the broth is the soul, the noodles are the bones, and the wontons are the heart.” Drawing on the memory of that bowl of noodles, she went from a street stall to M 1.5kReads8.1Score24314d adds
- 13 Mistakenly Transported to the Republic of China as a Young Master 误入民国当少爷 Beneath a rickety old footbridge, a ragged young man was fast asleep, looking utterly carefree. Suddenly, a gale swept in. Before him stood an old man with a graying beard, a horsetail whisk in his right hand, muttering, “Long Xiao, Long Xiao! Come with me at once. Go fulfill the wish you never managed to fulfill in your previous life.” The young man kept his eyes shut and mumbled along with him. Then the old man heard him say, “Lulu, don't go! Don't go!...” In an instant, thick green smoke shot 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 In the Famine Years: From Runaway Factory Girl to Maid in a Gilded Cage 饥荒年，从逃厂女工到金屋丫鬟 Set in 1920. (Escape and hardship / growing up / love blossoming over time / period setting / farming) “Poor little girls like her die by the dozen every day in the slums. She isn’t fit to even shine the shoes of a young master as precious and noble as you.” And yet someone just like her became the young master’s most cherished person. During the famine, she goes from an abusive factory where she is tormented, to serving as a young lady’s companion, and then to life in a grand mansion. Not a fee 116Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 15 The Republic's Most Unhinged Taoist Nun: Cross Me and I'll Send You Packing 民国第一疯批道姑，惹我就送走你 Everyone thought the heiress brought back by the Shen family was a country bumpkin they could push around. Little did they know, Shen Qingning’s state of mind was a hundred years ahead of the Republic of China era! Her rule for going down the mountain: If I have no morals, no one can guilt-trip me! Fortune-telling is her side hustle; going off the rails and slacking off are the norm. In this life, other people turn their frustrations inward. She takes hers out on them! Is this really a wife they 2.4kReads7.2Score16014d adds
- 16 I Transmigrated to the Republic of China and Woke Up Sold 穿越民国一睁眼就被卖了 The heroine looks gentle, delicate, and refined, but her combat skills are off the charts. The hero looks warm and polished, but inside he’s cold and scheming. Song Yu: “Fifth Master, Miss Mu ran into some robbers on her way home from work yesterday.” Song Huaian looked worried. “Is she all right? Was she frightened?” Song Yu looked a little strange as he replied, “Uh, Miss Mu is fine. She got home safely.” Song Huaian relaxed. As long as she was safe, that was what mattered. “What happened to t 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Transmigrating as a Cannon-Fodder Woman in Republican-Era China 穿越之民国女炮灰 Ai Shutong not only transmigrates into the body of a foolish young noblewoman in the Republican era, but also becomes a cannon-fodder heroine in a novel. To avoid the tragic fate of the novel’s cannon-fodder heroine, Ai Shutong decides to make money and run away. Step by step, she grows from a foolish girl into a genius young woman. In this era of warlord conflicts and clashing old and new ideas, life is hard for everyone. At first, the heroine is somewhat selfish. Although she cares about the 1.2kReads8.4Score10414d adds
- 18 A Drifter in a Period Drama 年代剧里的漂流者 I want to tell the story of an ordinary little man surviving and defending his country amid the flames of war in the Republican era, living through an age of passion, building wealth in golden years, and finding his way through confusion. There is no System. Knowing the broad sweep of history and remembering some of the plot details is my golden finger. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Republican Era: Beginning as a Disciple of Kong Yiji 民国：从拜师孔乙己开始 [Not a wish-fulfillment story, slow-paced from the start] [A tragic core] [No System] [Everyday life] [Not a goody-two-shoes hero] [Partially omniscient point of view] [Kong Yiji] [The True Story of Ah Q] [Teahouse] [Rickshaw Boy] [...] Fan Senxi was a college student in the twenty-first century who had chosen to lie flat. One day, while delivering takeout, he ran a red light and had an unexpected accident. He transmigrated into Lu Xun’s novel Kong Yiji, becoming the child of a poor laborer. Thu 385Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 20 Transmigrated to Republican-Era China, I Just Want to Raise My Child in Peace 穿民国，我只想好好养崽儿 Hua Xixi is sick of the sandstorms in City B, and even more annoyed with herself for going out in weather so thick with blowing sand. Who could have guessed that one impulsive decision would change the whole world in the blink of an eye? She transmigrates into a small world derived from a book, and when she opens her eyes, she even has a husband... To save her life, Hua Xixi swallows the blood rising in her throat and grits her teeth as she accepts her fate. She thought she could keep her head d 449Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I'm Dating a Future High-Ranking Government Official 我和未来国府高官谈恋爱 She had thought she had simply transmigrated to the Republic of China era. It was only after she met Chu Cai that she realized she had stepped into an ending that had already been written. He was the man behind the Central Bureau of Investigation, a blade of power, a shadow cast by his time. In the fate originally laid out for him, he died a martyr. But in this life, she was determined to make sure he survived. From studying in America to navigating the turbulent waters of Nanjing; from the 4.1kReads7.5Score35314d adds
- 22 Flowers Bloom in Splendor in Republican-Era China 民国之花开锦绣 Her husband, Zhang Shengcheng, said, “In my eyes, you're nothing but a lowly, ignorant, uneducated idiot.” But Ke Mulan said, “Believe me. Once you've flown through the depths, you'll become a butterfly soaring through the clouds, shining brilliantly.” Mulan is a medicinal herb that cools the blood, stops bleeding, clears heat, and detoxifies. Ke Mulan was Kang Yurong's “medicine.” With his company and encouragement, she gradually shed the layers of cowardice and inferiority wrapped around her. 519Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 23 Like a Dream, Ling 如梦泠 An alternate-history story set in the early Republican era, when warlords carved up the land and chaos reigned. There is little concern for the greater good of the nation, only love and hate, romance, and transmigration. A woman, raised in comfort by her parents, is swept helplessly into the turmoil of her era. How can she turn her fate around? 410Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 24 A Misstep into the Republic of China 一脚踩空到民国 This was the most chaotic and dazzling of eras. War raged, yet remarkable figures emerged one after another. Countless classics came from this time, recording several of the most extraordinary years in Chinese history. In a world torn by chaos, people were adrift like duckweed, everything was unpredictable, and time was more precious than gold. Yet Young Marshal Zhang was willing to spend a lifetime asking Xiong Min one question. “If I were a warlord, would you love me?” Put simply, of course, i 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Reborn in Hong Kong in the 1970s 魂穿七零闯香江 Xiao Huaxing is an utterly ordinary transmigrator! He thought transmigrating would let him defy fate and live a brilliant life! But what a disastrous start: his parents are sent away for reeducation, his younger sister is sent to the countryside, and he too is assigned to a labor camp. To make matters worse, his girlfriend betrays him and even tries to kill him. With no choice, he strikes back and begins a life on the run! But he cannot stop worrying about his parents and sister, so he has to li 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Spring Ashes on the Jade Steps 玉阶春烬 [Warlord’s young marshal X beautiful aristocratic heiress, equally strong couple, love grows over time] He is a newly appointed young marshal, cold-blooded and ruthless. She is a charming, delicate beauty with a cool and distant air. The two had nothing to do with each other, until a wedding brought them together and bound them in love. At their first meeting, he mistakes her for Marshal Yang’s seventh concubine. The next time they meet, she witnesses his cruel side. One day, a little maid comes 266Reads—Score10914d adds
- 27 Golden Light, It’s Flickering, Flickering, Flickering Its Way Here 金光，它一闪一闪一闪地来啦 No wish-fulfillment fantasy + slower pacing + warm and healing + devoted male lead + one-on-one romance. The heroine has a golden finger, but her abilities develop slowly over time as she accumulates good fortune. It doesn’t appear often in the early chapters. The romance sweetens in the middle and later parts, with all the sweetness found in the little details. In the turmoil of the Republican era, when human lives were worth less than grass, she was determined to make flowers bloom amid the r 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 A Bound-Foot Woman's Struggle in Republican-Era China 民国小脚女人奋斗记 In the 21st century, Ning Huimin was betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend and pushed off a balcony by her best friend, who was also his mistress. She died with a heart full of hatred. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into a Republican-era novel, as a supporting character with the same name. According to the plot, she would dance at a ballroom on bound feet, selling herself to support her scumbag father, his wife, and their children! Then, on the day their darling younger daught 339Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn as a Warlord's Fifth Concubine, I Conquered Republican-Era China with My Writing 穿成军阀五姨太，靠写文杀穿民国 When Shen Yanqing wakes up, she’s become the least remarkable of the governor’s five concubines in the Republic of China era. The original owner was timid and bullied, her family was destitute, and the governor’s residence was rife with hidden schemes. Everyone expected her to meet an untimely end. From the start, she’s bound to a cross-time love System and given permission to copy any text on the internet. With words flowing from her pen, she bursts onto the scene under the pen name Qing Yan! 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Transmigrated into a Slave: Watch Me Rise to Become the Female Lead 穿越为奴看我如何翻身成女主 A white-collar worker on a trip gets into a car accident. She thinks she’s had all the bad luck she can take, then wakes up after a nap to find she’s transmigrated through time and turned into a child. And that’s not all: she’s sold straight to a pleasure boat. She figures she should focus on staying alive, but then she’s sold again to bandits. This is way too intense! Fortunately, she’s rescued and taken into the wealthy Song family. They say entering a rich household is like plunging into a se 711Reads8.1Score11314d adds
- 31 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China to Stir Up Trouble 穿越民国去作妖 A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 32Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 32 Golden Flower Fragrance 金花香 This is the story of the Zhao and Liu families, makers of Jingyang Fu tea during the Republic of China era. Warlords brutally extort protection money, while the Zhao and Liu families scheme against each other. Zhiqiang and Yasi go through countless hardships as they transport Fu tea to Dihua, encountering one exciting adventure after another. Later, when the Japanese arrive, they donate money and supplies to support the war of resistance. 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I See the Spring Breeze 我见春风 The elders of the Shen family arranged a fiancée for Shen Heli. They said Miss Song had studied abroad, and that she was a woman of unmatched beauty and talent. But Shen Heli only found it troublesome. If she'd studied abroad, why would she agree to an arranged marriage? After he finally met her, he had only one thought: He really was lucky after all. 264Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 34 I Refuse to Be Caged 岂肯困樊笼 (Republican era + dual female leads + wealthy families amid a turbulent age + young warlord marshal) A sudden upheaval turned the Lu family’s peaceful, uneventful life upside down. To keep themselves safe, the two stunning sisters each found their way into the home of the richest man in the country. By a twist of fate, one became the elder of the person she loved. Between social conventions and the truest yearning in her heart, which should she follow? The other stumbled into the home of her ene 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Fallen Camellia 那跌落的山茶花 In her previous life, she was a wage slave. In this life, she is one again. A working soul has lived two lifetimes as an overworked beast of burden, but along the way, the little sprouts growing between the bricks and the snapped, withered branches have all blossomed without her noticing. Sigh, she can spend a little less on herself. How could she help it when the flowers were so beautiful when they bloomed? (I have no idea how this got tagged as romance, but the author doesn’t consider it roman 280Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 36 Espionage: My Second Life in the Republic of China 谍战之我在民国做二代 [Spy Warfare + Political Intrigue + Trading Supplies + Ultimate Wish-Fulfillment: Not to Be Missed] Zhao Zhilin is a well-connected young scion and a legendary spy who has returned through time, determined to resist the Japanese. Whether he’s dealing with the Special Service Office or No. 76, he fits right in. “I know who the ‘Hu Qin’ you’ve been looking for is.” This is the confession offered by a turncoat at No. 76 who could no longer endure torture. “It’s time Zhao Zhilin got promoted.” These 991Reads5.9Score10514d adds
- 37 The Demon Bride, Lady Meng 妖妻孟氏 [Madwoman Yanluo × Clearheaded Detective | Two Souls Split Apart | High Suspense | Extreme Push and Pull] The wedding banquet was in full swing, red silk draped across the entire courtyard. Just before the ceremony, Zhan Yan, son of the police chief, was handed a shriveled heart by a man named Liang Sheng. Liang Sheng said, "Your fiancée, Meng Rusi, has the Yellow Springs sealed inside her. She's the Ghostworld's female Yanluo. This heart is her other half. It must be destroyed if she is to ret 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Fleeting Life Before the Snow Falls 浮生未雪 On a rainy plum-blossom night in the Jiangnan region in 1924, Lin Xuetang, daughter of the Su family, first meets Shen Yanzhou, son of the commander of Beiping, by the lotus pond at a country estate. A family heirloom jade pendant engraved with a dragon brings them together, sparking a romance that spans the north and south. She is graceful and poetic; he is bold and spirited like a soldier. From protecting each other at school to exploring an ancient temple, from fishing lights on a night lake 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Warlord’s Wife Knows Just How to Flirt 督军夫人好会撩 Lin Wan, a top-tier star in the modern era, transmigrates into the Republican era as the spoiled, vulgar, gambling-addicted wife of Governor-General Huo Hengxu. From the start, the governor-general wants a divorce. The once-reckless, good-for-nothing wife transforms in spectacular fashion, becoming clever and perceptive and astonishing everyone. She wins the handsome man’s heart. After an accident sends her back to the modern era, she is torn between two worlds: her modern homeland on one side 623Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 From the Start, the Number One Beauty in Jiangcheng Blows My Head Off 开局被江城第一美女爆头 [Republican Era] + [Alternate history] + [System] + [War of Resistance against Japan] + [Ruthless and decisive] After transmigrating to the Republican Era, he becomes Jiangcheng's biggest playboy, a young marshal! From the start, Jiangcheng's number-one beauty knocks him out with an ashtray, activating the [God-Tier Sign-In System]! On the surface, I'm still the same Jiangcheng playboy, spending my days in dance halls and throwing money around. Behind the scenes, I quietly sign in, build weapons 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Web of Intrigue in Republican-Era China! I'm Not Becoming a Warlord's Wife 民国谍影重重！我才不做军阀太太 [Republican-era romance + espionage + tragic ending + spy-versus-spy + multiple identities] Su Zhiyan received a letter from home and hurried back. But as soon as she arrived, her parents tried to force her to marry a local warlord. Su Zhiyan would rather die than agree. She thought she was as good as dead, but fortune was on her side and Heaven spared her. As she spent time with Xiao Chuqin, she began to feel that he was a decent man. But those good days did not last long... The situation at ho 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Hong Kong in the 1970s: I Make a Fortune by Gossiping 七零港城：我靠吃瓜发家致富 [Period setting + Hong Kong City + gossip System + career + wealthy families + devoted couple + light ensemble cast] The good news: she awakened memories of her past life. The bad news: her family of five was crammed into an old tenement flat measuring just 400 square feet, and even buying a decent set of clothes was a luxury. The good news: she bonded with a gossip System and discovered money-making opportunities through it. The bad news: she had no starting capital. With her superb acting and 28.1kReads8.1Score3.2k14d adds
- 43 Autumn, 1929 民国十八年秋 Alternate-history Republican era + a little angst + sweet romance. A love story that goes from conspiracy to fairy tale. When they first met, he was the young marshal of the Mu Army, a brilliant military strategist. She was living under someone else’s roof, a child of unknown parentage belonging to the fourth concubine of the Mu household. He was cold and aloof, never once giving her a second glance. She kept a low profile, hoping only to leave the household as soon as possible. An accidental k 1.7kReads8.7Score21914d adds
- 44 Spring Blossoms, Yearning to Bloom 春棠欲染 [Sick, unhinged younger brother X gentle, refined fallen heiress] [Alternate-history Republican Era + Coercive Romance + The Pursuer's Road to Redemption + The Less Powerful Partner in Love + Both Pure in Love, Happy Ending] When Wantang was eleven, her father arranged for her to be betrothed to Li Zongming, the eldest son of the Li family. But she never imagined that ten years later, the man who would share her wedding bed would be Li Hecheng, the younger brother she'd watched grow up. Everythi 58Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 45 Black and White Harbor 黑白港 Devoted, scheming gang enforcer vs. brilliant, stunning woman who transmigrates Both devoted to one another + forced marriage + scheming and obsessive + turns the tables and tames her husband + happy ending Song Qizhen transmigrates to Hong Kong in the 1950s, becoming the only daughter of the boss who leads the underworld society Chao Xing Yi. Beneath her face, hailed as “the most beautiful woman in Hong Kong,” lies fierce ambition. But fate has other plans. She never dreams that after a singl 2kReads8.6Score25814d adds
- 46 Shanghai Legend: Rising from the Concessions 沪上传奇：从租界崛起 [A Passionate, Growth-Oriented Hero]+ [The Marshal's Young Lady]+ [Tomato's Best-Ever Fight Scenes]+ [Republican-Era Martial Arts]+ [Warlord Rivalries] The foreign concessions are a paradise built atop hell! The Gambler, the Judge, the Golden Lion Dog, the Advisor, the Pockmarked Man, Little Yujiao, the Actor, the Coachman, the Male and Female Bandits, the Snake, Rat, and Cat, the Thirteen Guardians of Shanghai. The emergence of the Supreme Peace Treasure Record and seven strange powers held wit 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I Become a Literary Giant in Republican-Era China 我在民国当文豪 Qi Wang, from the twenty-first century, transmigrates back to 1925 in another timeline. Just as he thinks he is the chosen one, destined to change the course of an entire era, he discovers what he really has to face: parents pressuring him into marriage, a depressed and timid cousin who is his fiancée, a willful and spoiled younger sister, a stepmother who tears the family apart, and a half-brother born out of wedlock... In the end: His parents, who had pressured him to marry: “Qi Wang is our ho 89Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Love in the Turmoil of the Republic, a Red-Haired Beauty's Tribulation in the Thousand Gates 民国乱世情，千门红颜劫 (The rating has only just opened and will rise. If you like it, leave a review; if you don't, please don't flame me.) [New-style Republican-era setting + Tortured Romance + Revenge + Suspense + Qianmen's Eight Roles + Schemes + Gangs + Espionage + War of Resistance] (Not a power fantasy, not mindless, no rebirth, no transmigration, no formulaic tropes, no invincible protagonist, no System. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Volume One: Heroines (1929–1932), tortured romance/revenge/b 22Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 49 Ye Tinglan 夜听澜 Mu Wanting asked Jiang Yu what kind of partner she hoped to find. Jiang Yu thought it over carefully, picturing a vague silhouette in her mind. She couldn’t quite put into words what that person would be like. After meeting Yi Shiheng, she thought, it must be someone like him. Ten years later, they met again, but he stood on the other side. They had once held fast to the belief that ideals mattered more than anything, even each other, yet neither had imagined they would one day become strangers 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Transmigrating to the Republic of China: I Have a System, So What Could I Fear? 穿越民国：我有系统，我怕谁 [System + cheeky heroine + jerk hero + heroine's dog-training journey + informal writing style] Summary: Li Nanhe is a newbie who has just graduated from high school. By a twist of fate, she transmigrates into a world resembling the Republican era, with a System that comes along for the ride. While completing missions, she encounters an arrogant, self-important man. Men are usually so full of themselves because they've been spoiled. One beating should set him straight, and if it doesn't, give h 1.1kReads8.1Score10014d adds
