Novels like Transmigrate to the Republican Era, Marry a Beautiful Wife, and from the Start, a Beauty Becomes My Undoing
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Transmigrate to the Republican Era, Marry a Beautiful Wife, and from the Start, a Beauty Becomes My Undoing, best match first.
- 51 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
- 52 After Awakening Mind Reading, My Aloof Wife Shows Her True Colors 觉醒读心术后，高冷老婆原形毕露 The new book has a low rating, so try reading the first two chapters before judging. [Sweet romance + pure love + a touch of whimsy + one heroine + mutual devotion] After two years of marriage, Lu Chuan still thought he’d married an unapproachable, icy female professor. They were strangers under the same roof, and he’d finally had enough and asked for a divorce. Just before they signed the papers, he unexpectedly awakened the ability to read minds! His wife, calmly handing him the agreement in p 76.9kReads7.0Score17.4k14d adds
- 53 The South-Facing Window 朝南的窗 He saved half a year’s worth of food money to buy a hard-seat train ticket for a three-day, three-night journey, setting off to keep a date that might never have a happy ending. One was a socially anxious young man who practiced his greeting over and over beneath the starry sky of the Gobi Desert. The other was a girl who used her composure to shut out the world in the humid south. Four thousand one hundred kilometers: the longest diagonal on a map, and the full distance between two people who d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 I'm Just a Delivery Guy, What Right Do I Have to Talk About Love? 我一个外卖仔，拿什么说爱？ A hardworking young delivery driver with no distinguishing features is suddenly accused by a beautiful teacher, right in front of her students, of having “bullied” her back in school. Come on, seriously! There’s no way to clear his name! His first love shows up at his door late at night, dressed head to toe in luxury brands, dazzling him until he can barely keep his eyes open. With a face as cold as frost, she points at him and says, “Just admit you were wrong, and I’ll give you anything you wan 35.6kReads8.2Score3.4k14d adds
- 55 The Delicate Shadow of Republican-Era China 民国娇影 You shouldn’t read spy novels. One careless moment, and you could end up inside one. Qiu Shan, a cutesy, melodramatic young woman, wakes up in the Shanghai of the Republican era. But what the heck? Why is she on all fours? And why has she turned into a cat? On top of that, she’s embarked on an entirely different kind of spy career as Miss Meow? 35Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 56 My Feisty Female Boss 我的刁蛮女上司 [An audiobook adaptation with the same title is now available on all major audiobook platforms. Search for the book title on any of them to listen!] A tree without bark is doomed, but a person without shame is invincible. The cutthroat world of business, shielding my shrewish female boss from all kinds of unspoken rules, dazzling nightlife, a meteoric career, bees and butterflies, come on over and take a look. Heh heh, here I come... 598Reads6.0Score10114d adds
- 57 You Asked for a Love Story, but I Wrote the Female Tenant 让你写爱情，你写女房客 [A note from the author: I’m a fan of My 26-Year-Old Female Roommate. I’ll introduce you to a different Zhaoyang and a different story in a new way.] Zhaoyang wakes up to find he has transmigrated to a parallel world and is competing in a novel-writing contest. The theme this time is love. Zhaoyang decides to write his own love story all over again: Jian Wei, entangled with him for half a lifetime before they finally part as strangers; Mi Cai, whose dance binds two hearts for life; Le Yao, you a 53Reads—Score314d adds
- 58 At Last, It’s My Turn to Rise to the Top 这次可算轮到我上位了 (The second male lead takes the top spot) At seventeen, I was lucky enough to meet Xia Han. He fulfilled every fantasy I had about love. But it was only love. At eighteen, I saved Song Yi'an on my way home. He was so pure, so untainted. But I was already mired in the mud. At twenty, I met He Dong. A truly, truly awful person. I told him everything about myself, thinking he would save me. But he was an abyss. So I kept moving forward, again and again. I was always searching for love, but only rea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Next Stop, Pengcheng Square 下一站，彭城广场 The Underground City Museum in downtown Pengcheng is a magical place. After visiting, some people find they can travel between the past and present. One ancient city, three historical eras, and a group of hardworking, kind people. Shaobing, rice noodles, and lamb kebabs; frog-fish soup and clay-pot chicken. 1.8kReads9.3Score29314d adds
- 60 My Five Loves 我的五种爱情 A story about a tenant, one female lead, a tragic romance, and regrets. Ever since Mu Cheng took in a down-on-her-luck heiress, his life, once as still as dead water, began to burn with passion. A mature beauty, a domineering female CEO, a sweet little bunny, and a crazy girl all make their entrances one after another. In short, how could life get any more exhilarating? 925Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 61 Sister Meng of Guancheng 莞城孟姐 [Turn of the century + Dongguan City + multiple women] That year, I headed south to find work. My goal was to earn enough to build a house back home, marry a wife, and have a chubby little boy. Sister Meng said that a real man should make a name for himself, keep several women by his side, and return home in glory. So I moved from one wealthy woman to another, searching for a way to climb my way up in life. 2.5kReads7.4Score15214d adds
- 62 Reborn in 1929: A Low-Level Intelligence Agent 重生1929之小小情报员 The heroine transmigrates and has psychic powers and a pocket dimension. As an Esper in the age of spiritual qi revival, Yun Qingge had the misfortune of dying, only to be reborn into a wealthy family in the Republican era. Unfortunately, someone switched her at birth, then dumped her in a mass grave… Later, she got bound to a System, only to become its tool… P.S. 1.6kReads7.8Score16414d adds
- 63 My 27-Year-Old Landlady 我的27岁女租客 Jiang Xun, a documentary filmmaker, lost everything overnight: His girlfriend married someone else, his brother ran off, his grandfather passed away, and he was left with a debt of over a million yuan. His only remaining asset was an old Western-style house in Hangzhou inherited from his grandfather, but it came with a tenant who refused to leave. Chu Ran was 27, proud, stubborn, and exceptionally skilled at her work. She was a rich heiress, but refused to take over the family business, choosin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 My Beijing Girl 我的北京姑娘 If you love someone, take them to Beijing. It is the heart of the country, where they can see all the splendor the world has to offer... If you hate someone, leave them in Beijing. That city is cold enough for them to hide every burden in their heart… I reveled in the city's splendor at night, never understanding why anyone would stay in Beijing. After seven years, my relationship fell apart, and only then did I begin to see that I had nothing. Her arrival saved me. She was the kindest girl 524Reads7.7Score10114d adds
- 65 The Invincible God of War in the War Against Japan 抗日之无敌战神 [War of Resistance espionage + transmigrate + System + high-octane action + light comedy] Wang Yifan unexpectedly reborn into a world engulfed in war and awakens the Divine Weapon System. From the start, he is rewarded with a versatile Hanyang rifle, making him an invincible god of war. With nothing but a Hanyang rifle, he chases an entire North China division of Japanese troops over the mountains, his fearless courage shining through... 243Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 66 A Big Shot Becomes a Spy in the Republic of China 大佬在民国当间谍 She was Zero Nine, a formidable mercenary from the interstellar age. But during her final mission, she was betrayed and killed. Unexpectedly, her soul crossed into another world, where she became Zhou Wenjun, a refined young lady from a prominent family. Now the enemy runs rampant, but brave souls rise to strengthen the nation. Everyone bears the duty to restore the country, charging fearlessly through fire and blade. The land may fall, but the heroic spirit endures. In this chaotic and tragic e 104Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 67 Fighting the Japanese: I'm the God of Medicine in the Republic of China 抗日：我在民国当药神 [War of Resistance + Jianghu + Political Intrigue + Passion] Medicine can save lives. Zhang Wei firmly believes that enough medicine can also save a country and a people. So after transmigrating, he sets out to save the country through medicine, while matching wits with street thugs, Japanese spies, the Wang Jingwei regime, and corrupt officials. Before he knows it, he has become the Republic of China’s Medicine God. 227Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 My 26-Year-Old Tenant: Le Yao 我的26岁女房客之乐瑶 [Reborn] [Tenant] [Le Yao] [Mi Cai] [Jian Wei] My name is Zhao Yang. There's a silly girl by my side who dreams of becoming a star. She keeps shouting things like, “When I become a big star, you'll be the only one I love!” At first, I didn't take her seriously. I thought it was just a joke, until the moment I put a ring on her finger. Only then did I understand the weight of those words. And that silly girl was Le Yao. I kept calling her a silly girl, but the one who'd been kept in the dark all 1.6kReads7.1Score13714d adds
- 69 Tibet: I Fell in Love with the Wind of Namcha Barwa 西藏：我爱上了南迦巴瓦的风 [Roommate-style story] + [Childhood Friends] + [Heiress] + [Beautiful Ex-Girlfriend] + [Love Rival Showdown] Male-oriented, male-oriented, male-oriented "Wang Dong, clear out your desk and go take care of your resignation paperwork." After working for five years, Wang Dong was fired by his unscrupulous boss. He had been praised by everyone to the highest heights, only to be hurled down hard. That night, he came across a video of Tibet. "Screw this company, I'm going to Tibet!" In Tibet, his chil 2.1kReads—Score23614d adds
- 70 The Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang 血战台儿庄 He unexpectedly returns to an era that is both despairing and full of promise. Chen Deliang foresees history, and takes part in shaping it. He strives to adapt to this age, both to survive and to bear witness. 1.3kReads7.4Score—14d adds
- 71 I Want So Badly to Love This World 好想爱这个世界 (The style of The Tenants + urban tragic romance + realism + multiple female love interests + ensemble cast + bad ending + open ending) Life and death to the left, parting to the right. Gu Bei met several girls in his life. One clutched a marble for eight years, then crouched by a barbecue stall and grinned at him. “I was afraid you’d be lonely.” One left him a book before the train pulled away and said, “If one day you don’t want to wait anymore, you can come find me.” One stayed by his sid 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 My 26-Year-Old Landlady: Dancing Again, Mochou 我的26岁女房客之再舞莫愁 My name is Mi Cai, and this is my story. In the first half of my life, I stood atop the high tower my father had built, wearing the dazzling yet heavy crown he left me as he lay dying. In the storms of life, that crown eventually lost its shine, swept away by one unseen chill wind after another. I could not forgive myself, and that turned into an almost pathological obsession in my heart. In the years that followed, I entered a broken city filled with stories. Many people had once stopped her 318Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 73 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant: A Meteor Passing Through 我的26岁女房客之流星过客 This is a story you know, or perhaps one you've never heard before. A meteor falls; the tide ebbs and flows. Zhaoyang, if the story ended here, would you still remember Jian Wei at nineteen? 2.1kReads8.4Score—14d adds
- 74 Reborn in Republican-Era China, and You Give Me a Farming Space? 胎穿民国，您给我种植空间？ Republican era + espionage and resistance + slow burn + pocket dimension + merit store + fantasy Li Xiuyun was born into the Republican era. Faced with a time of upheaval and danger, she couldn't help but ask herself: Could an ordinary person with little education survive here? Yet fate seemed to offer her a glimmer of hope: she acquired a mysterious “temporary farming space,” which became the key to establishing herself in this era. The space was useful, but she had to reach level ten before sh 1.7kReads—Score10014d adds
- 75 The Best Le Yao 最好的乐瑶 “Zhaoyang~ I can't walk anymore. Carry me~” “Zhaoyang, promise me that Zhaoyang and Le Yao will be together forever.” “Husband~ I'm sorry, okay?” The lonely railway tracks stretch toward the island. This time, I don't want to let down the girl I once wronged. “Zhaoyang, I'm pregnant.” As history repeats itself, Zhaoyang, now aware of his own feelings, will no longer hide them. 1.9kReads8.8Score21214d adds
- 76 The Chinese War Wolf of the Expeditionary Force 远征军之中华战狼 [Expeditionary Force + Reasonable Golden Finger + No System + Not Mindless, Fired by a heart full of passion, he fights on the battlefield, ready to die far from home, with no regrets even if it means nine deaths!] The Expeditionary Force, Southeast Asia, the Savage Mountain. Rally the scattered troops, fight the Japanese, uphold China's national dignity, and forge the soul of a nation! Veteran Chen Feng returns to the battlefield just as the Expeditionary Force suffers total defeat and falls in 8Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 77 Jiangzuo Has a Utopia 江左有个乌托邦 [Roommate-style romance] + [Heartwarming] + [Everyday urban life] + [Later twists] A young man returns home after military service, only to find a pampered young lady with a powerful background by the side of the road? His ex-girlfriend, who went overseas, returns at just this moment? Will he have to say goodbye to the exotic beauty he met by chance on the western Sichuan plateau? From the mountain city to western Sichuan, what words could possibly describe all the upheavals along the way? “I’m 858Reads7.2Score11014d adds
- 78 Huolan’s 73rd Book 火岚刀锋第73本书 In 1990s Shenzhen, money was everywhere, and so were temptations. But there was one thing you needed: You had to be bold... You needed a nerve and daring beyond anything ordinary people could muster. Otherwise, you were just another “nobody” everyone looked down on... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Ladies, Please Leave Me Alone! 女人们，放过我吧！ In a single day, I lost my job, got scammed, and went through a breakup. I was also kicked out of my home. At rock bottom, I was too ashamed to return to my hometown, so I could only look for a cheap place to rent. I tried to get back on my feet in this city. But I never expected to run into three women again. 1.5kReads8.4Score11514d adds
- 80 My Girlfriend Has a Mental Illness 我的精神病女朋友 [Based on a true story] [No System] [Realistic] [Tragedy] After being fired, Luo Yuan takes a job at an old psychiatric hospital, but a mute girl nearly costs him his life. The beautiful vice president of a top-tier hospital outside the city often comes looking for him and takes a special interest in him. A mysterious young woman appears out of nowhere, seemingly connected to his past. Three women from vastly different walks of life are all closely bound to him. In the end, everyone is trapped i 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 A Sleepless Night in Hangzhou 杭州夜未眠 After ten years of dating, seven years of marriage, and three years of failed IVF treatment, my wife, Lin Yue, took me to file for divorce on my thirtieth birthday. That day, I felt as though the whole world had abandoned me. But when I began to understand my ex-wife, Lin Yue, better, I realized things weren’t so simple. 1.7kReads8.9Score10814d adds
- 82 Lives Left Behind in Nanjing 那些离开南京的生活 Truthfully, I never thought of leaving this city. Those moments of unspeakable loneliness, the people who left, the girl with the high ponytail, all the memories have kept me trapped here. Perhaps I should live a different way. Hello, Nanjing. Goodbye, Nanjing. 1.3kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 83 The Heiress I Picked Up 捡来的大小姐 Feng Lanxi, the eldest daughter of a prominent Yanjing family and a CEO, falls off a cliff during an unexpected adventure trip... Shu Muyan, a fresh university graduate, saves this amnesiac beauty, known as the number one beauty of Yanjing... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Roommates and a Lucky Find: Beautiful Landlady, Don't Be Like This 合租捡漏：绝美房东别这样 The short drama is now online. Its title is Let You Pretend to Be My Girlfriend, Yet You Let Me Own a Sea of Clouds and Plains. The live-action audio adaptation is now online. Search for the same title on Fanqie Audiobooks. [Not Reborn] [No System] [Multiple Women] [Everyday Life] [Never Pursues, Never Refuses, Never Takes Responsibility] Forced cohabitation! I was penniless when a woman named Yu Yu "picked me up" and took me home. We agreed I would only stay temporarily, but now she tries to co 67.7kReads7.8Score5.7k14d adds
- 85 From Bar Singer to Godfather of Music! 从酒吧驻唱，我成了音乐教父！ [Heartbreaking + Comeback + Super Sweet + Entertainment Industry + Rich Beauty + Face-Slapping] A beautiful CEO who returned from overseas and a famous singer fall for me, a bar singer in Lanzhou? I write a legend with my music, creating music with “roots,” and eventually become the ultimate godfather of the music scene. See how I make my comeback, all in "From Bar Singer to Godfather of Music!" 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Returning to the Republic of China with a System 带着系统回民国 Synopsis [Republican era + espionage + System + War of Resistance] Zhao Manman is brought by the System to the Republic of China in 1933, to the region beyond the Great Wall already occupied by the Japanese. Her task is to complete the missions issued by the System and return to her own world. At first, she truly does work hard just to get back. But gradually, she realizes that the stories she once read about in history books and watched on television are unfolding right here. She no longer thin 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 I Was Putty in the Hands of a Stunning, Seven-Years-Older Tour Guide in Black Stockings 我被大七岁极品黑丝女导游拿捏了 (I ended this book early because it wasn't very popular, and I felt the writing wasn't very good and was too idealistic and unrealistic. I'm getting ready to write a new book. Please consider supporting it, thank you!) After Lu Yuan developed tuberculous pleurisy, the school worried it might be contagious and didn't let him take part in the senior-year internship it had arranged. He stayed at home for over half a year, barely going out at all. Finally, encouraged by his family, Lu Yuan decided t 6Reads—Score314d adds
- 88 The Promise Between Me and the Goddess 我和女神有个约定 Also known as: "My Number 14 Pet Shop" A stubborn woman barged into my life. She could have stayed a goddess, but instead she insisted on living under the same roof as me... I love listening to G.E.M.’s song “Bubble.” Whenever it comes on, I listen closely to every word she sings. Bubbles in the sunlight are colorful, just like how I was happy even as I was being deceived. Why dwell on right and wrong in your lies, when you still love me? Beautiful bubbles, though they flare up for only an insta 1.2kReads8.3Score10814d adds
- 89 A Hundred Days After the Divorce, My Daughter Exposes My Chef's Certificate 离婚百日，厨师证竟被女儿曝光 Lin Chen has been divorced from his wife of eight years for just a hundred days when his daughter suddenly shows up at his door. “Daddy, Mommy found a new daddy. It makes me so sad.” Hearing this, Lin Chen is instantly furious. After eight years together, he walked away with nothing. And in the end, his wife had already found a rich man and had even stopped caring about their daughter. “Daddy will definitely give you a future!” Lin Chen vows. Just as he makes up his mind, he obtains the Life Win 786Reads8.0Score10214d adds
- 90 Mi Cai, the Best Person in the World 世界上最好的人米彩 My name is Zhaoyang, an ordinary name. But behind that ordinary name lies a past no one knows about. The story begins on a rainy night in Suzhou... I met the three most important women in my life... The first was Jian Wei, who taught me how to love someone... The second was Le Yao, someone who loved me... The third was Mi Cai, a love we both chose and pursued... (Note: This is a wish-fulfillment story, similar to a rebooted extra.) 1kReads6.4Score10114d adds
- 91 Reborn: The Master Detective 重生之破案大师 When Su Mufan, a master of the Tong Eye art, was pushed off a cliff by his sect leader’s junior sister, a hundred years later, in a prison in Qin City, the brilliant detective of the past, “Su the Hell King,” Su Chen, was just finishing a five-year prison sentence. He was about to be released… As Su the Hell King walked out of the prison gates, a thunderclap exploded right above his head… When he woke up, Su Mufan had been reborn. Now two fascinating souls shared one body… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 A Love Story in Bincheng 滨城的爱情故事 (Urban) + (romance) + (multiple male leads) + (a little sweet) + (one heroine)... “Let's break up!” Ling Lei was already numb. Cheng Wenxi's figure slumped as he disappeared into the sunset. Through tear-blurred eyes, she remembered the past, then turned to see her sleeping child and her ordinary husband, Wang Keyan, scrolling through short videos. She put on her headphones in the dark. In the window's reflection, she smiled. A forty-year-old woman listening to music really is beautiful. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 My Widowed Sister-in-Law Is the Greatest Fox Immortal 寡妇嫂子乃第一狐仙 His sister-in-law, Linghu Yanyu, became a widow before she had even married into the family. After his elder brother passed away, his younger brother, Feng Shisan, lived with his widowed sister-in-law, the two of them relying on each other. But one night, they were caught in a once-in-a-century cold snap. Feng Shisan and his widowed sister-in-law clung to each other for warmth. When they woke, they discovered that they had both cultivated into immortals in the mountains, possessed by the Six 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 My 28-Year-Old Landlady 我的28岁女房东 Xu Dong was a hopeless romantic until he stumbled upon a “Love Manual” and transformed into a dating expert. He knows women’s weaknesses inside and out, so winning them over by giving them what they want is a piece of cake. Don’t even think about claiming you know how to charm women better than I do. 346Reads7.6Score13414d adds
- 95 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
- 96 Unrequited Love Is a Poem That Never Ends 暗恋是一首写不尽的诗 Shen Qianqian is a new first-year high school student, gentle and lovely, youthful and beautiful, and an undisputed top student and goddess of the school. She befriends Meng Xiaotian, a girl with a strong artistic streak who is quirky, lively, and warmhearted. One chance encounter brings her face-to-face with the handsome, sunny Fu Su, and she begins a long journey of secret admiration. Like cherry blossoms drifting through the school, her feelings reach every corner of campus. A secret crush is —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 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 261Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 My 26-Year-Old Landlady: A Brilliant Romance 我的26岁女房客之昭彩斑斓 So sweet it'll make your head explode!!! Fans of Jian Wei and Le Yao, proceed with caution!!!! Making up for some of the characters' regrets in the original story. In the end, I hope Mi Cai can live happily forever!… 27Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 99 Dongguan: A Dusty Romance 东莞尘缘 Dongguan is a city full of memories, holding the youth and stories of countless young men and women. You’re only young once, so do you still remember the women who appeared in your youth? 4.6kReads7.8Score38314d adds
- 100 Chongqing, the Youth I Left Behind 重庆，我留下的青春 Five years of love shattered like porcelain, and my career plummeted along with it. Just when my life was at its darkest, a ray of light shone in, dazzling beyond belief. In this harsh, realistic world, can I still stay true to myself?… 1.7kReads8.7Score12014d adds
