No Romance! No Romance! Secret Identity, Modern Setting, Female Lead. Thanks 无CP！无CP！马甲，现代文，女主。谢谢

1. 1 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 22.6kReads9.1Score3k14d adds

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   I personally think this is really good and there's no romance, it's just a bit short 😢

2. 2 我 I Pledged Myself to a Slacker, and the Metaphysics Master’s Secret Identity Was Exposed 我与咸鱼画押，玄学大佬马甲被扒 Oolong Milk Cap Tea奶盖乌龙茶Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + a cast of lovable goofballs + spiritual qi revival + a little wish fulfillment + secret identities + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite] Gu Juanyan transmigrates into a novel about secret identities as a fake heiress side character with her brain in her backside. All she does is court death and give the heroine chances to face-slap her. After learning her situation, Gu Juanyan decides to keep out of trouble and live like a lazy fish. She had hoped to coast t 14.6kReads9.5Score1.7k14d adds

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   It's a modern story, but it incorporates elements of metaphysics. It's not about real and fake heiresses vying for a man's affections; it's super good! [Got it]

3. 3 穿 Book Transmigration: I Broke Free of the Original Character and Took the Internet by Storm 穿书：摆脱原著人设后我火爆全网 Mo Shijin莫时衿Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No CP + System + strong female lead + face-slapping + showbiz + no romance] Qiao Xi transmigrates into a Mary Sue novel full of men obsessed with the heroine. Of course, she doesn't become the adored heroine. She becomes Jian Tingnuan, an ugly, fat, rich, lovesick cannon-fodder girl who appears in fewer than ten chapters before dying by accident. Becoming a lovesick cannon-fodder character isn't the worst part. The worst part is that in those few short chapters, she's already died over and over 227Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   There is no male lead; some of them may have fewer aliases.

4. 4 我 I Made a Comeback on a Horror Variety Show 我在恐怖综艺里完成了逆袭 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Funny Supernatural + Sharp-Tongued Heroine + Showbiz + No Romance] She was a bottom-rung actress, blacklisted across the internet after being framed. Just when she was at the end of her rope, a System appeared inside her. The System told her that if she kept acting arrogant and maintained her haughty persona, she could reach the pinnacle of success. But the day after it finished speaking, it disappeared. She believed what it had told her. After signing up for a horror livestream variety show, h 1.1kReads9.1Score16914d adds
5. 5 女 The Heroine Goes All In and Smashes Bricks on a Reality Show 女主豁出去了，在真人秀里碎大石 Northeast China's All-Nighter Champion东北熬夜冠军Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [The occult + Feel-good revenge + Transmigrate into a book + No romance] Luo Qianyi secretly reads novels behind her masters' backs. After criticizing the heroine, Yin Rou, as a fake innocent and a scheming green tea, she transmigrates into a book as the ill-fated supporting character with the same name, a punching bag whose father doesn't love her, whose mother doesn't care for her, and who's hated by the whole internet… She dies not long after her first appearance. After transmigrating into th 108Reads8.8Score—14d adds
6. 6 疯 Are You Crazy? The Tycoon System Is Begging Me to Bind It 疯了吧！神豪系统求着让我绑定 This Taoist Is Tingting Jianghuai Ting贫道汀汀江淮汀Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Wealthy Tycoon + No Romance + Beloved by All] (The story starts a little slowly. If that bothers you, read with caution. The female lead focuses on making money early on, then builds up her power later.) Jiang Yanzhen was an innocent bystander when a ruthless entrepreneur went on a random stabbing spree and killed her. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself reborn two years in the past, bound to a wealth-building System that kept showing up to give her money! Her f 602Reads8.6Score10014d adds
7. 7 团 The Beloved Little Sister's Brother-Obsessed Brothers Keep Exposing Her Secret Identity 团宠妹控：哥哥们又扒我的小马甲 Wen Ting温听Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Everyone thought she was a pitiful little thing, but the Jiang family spoiled her rotten. The violent young master bowed his head and became her devoted follower. Her second older brother's hands, worth hundreds of millions, actually peeled shrimp, cooked for her, and put little white socks on her! The iron-faced, impartial eldest young master Jiang was so biased in her favor it was practically the Pacific Ocean. Her white-lotus older sister: "Little sister is spoiled and willful." Her straight- 674Reads9.1Score10414d adds
8. 8 炸 Entertainment World Rocked! This Heroine Is Seriously Unhinged 炸翻娱乐！这个女主有大病 Ben Zhijie本止戒Two Female Leads765k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Unhinged Heroine + Secret Identities + No Male Lead + Girls’ Love] Yu Jianing, a patient whose dissociative identities were both a treatment failure and a success, dies after overdosing on medication. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in a parallel world, at the auditions for a talent show called Go! Idol! Comment 1: She’s so alluring… She’s not even doing anything… How can she be so… Comment 2: Don’t let her fool you, people above! She’s a bad person! Comment 3: Good t 4.8kReads9.6Score71514d adds
9. 9 穿 After Reincarnating as a Fake Heiress, She Conquered Showbiz 穿成假千金后，她问鼎娱乐圈 All Four Are M四大皆mModern Romance388k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Strong Female Lead + Metaphysics + No Male Lead] After transmigrating as a fake heiress, she becomes a sensation in showbiz. The Ancestor of the Azure Fish, who had slept for tens of thousands of years, wakes one day to find herself the fake heiress who was switched at birth. The original owner was a pitiful girl whose father didn’t care for her and whose mother didn’t love her. Her younger siblings schemed against her, and even her fiancé said she was rotten to the core. After she is 121Reads8.4Score—14d adds
10. 10 被 Surrounded by Powerful Bigwigs, All I Want Is to Study and Love My Country 被大佬们包围的我只想学习和爱国 Monkey Reaching for the Moon猴儿捞月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xi Shi went to the riverside to wash silk as usual, but got knocked into the water by a mischievous child. When she woke up, she found that the world around her was completely different from the one she remembered! Everything was strange to her, from the food and clothing to the towering buildings and bustling traffic. She was at a loss. Would the silver in her purse be enough to pay for a meal? This place seems awfully advanced. It seems there are no Three Obediences and Four Virtues here, no b 253Reads9.3Score—14d adds
11. 11 还 Thank Goodness I'm Seriously Ill 还好我病得不轻 Jiang Jiang Jiang江僵姜Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted [No romance + entertainment industry top-tier star + powerful female lead and satisfying triumphs + all kinds of art and craft] A dark story about a sociopathic, psychopathic personality in the entertainment industry, featuring a beautiful, fragile, sickly girl with a crazed persona! Li Yao transmigrates into the body of a minor celebrity named Li Yao in a parallel world. Facing a company-imposed blacklist and bullying from her seniors, the notorious Li Yao promptly terminates her contract. Feng 179Reads9.4Score4014d adds
12. 12 娱 Queen of Showbiz: The Top-Tier Goddess Takes the World by Storm 娱乐圈女王：顶流女神A翻全世界 Not Bad不孬Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Secret identities + taking down scumbags + absurd comedy + patriotic fervor + no romance] Yan Yaoyao, an employee of the Time and Space Administration, was set up and became mentally unstable. She never did things the usual way. Her AI assistant, Guigui, reassured itself: At least the Host is a big shot. She can do whatever she wants and still pull it off. When she joined a talent show, her fans shouted: “Sister Yao, take center stage and walk the road to glory!” After the show, her fans were s 1.6kReads9.4Score20214d adds
13. 13 千 The Heiress Returns: Serving My Country Is My Duty 千金归来：以报国为己任 Yan Qingcheng言倾城Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Fake and real heiresses, everyone speaks their mind, no romance for the female lead, revenge taken on the spot, a sharp tongue, incredibly powerful] (This story pairs the female lead’s parents together in a middle-aged romance. The writing isn’t great, so proceed with caution if that bothers you.) The youngest daughter of the Qin family, Qin Muge, went missing at the age of four, plunging the entire family into endless grief and gloom. Then, one day, everyone in the Qin family received a myster 1.4kReads7.0Score13514d adds

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    No romantic pairing, but the group's darling.

14. 14 假 The Fake Agent and the Real Heiress of a Powerful Family 假面特工豪门真千金 Yan Qingcheng言倾城Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Family Bonds] [No Romance] [Secret Identities] [Fake and Real Heiress] [Everyone's Favorite] [Patriotic] (If you're unhappy with the mother in the story, please read the author's replies in the comments on later chapters. The heroine's parents have a romance subplot, so please steer clear if that bothers you. Thanks.) "Reviews are certainly important, but you have to experience it for yourself to know." The Luo family, the richest in Huaguo, found the younger daughter who had been 713Reads8.4Score10014d adds
15. 15 穿 Transmigrated into the Top-Tier Star's Little Darling 穿成顶流哥哥家的小奶包 Nine-Tailed Ya九尾吖Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhi transmigrates into a domineering-CEO novel about a couple who marry first, fall in love later, and run away with a baby. The plot is awkward enough, but from the start she runs into the original owner's top-tier star brother. Jiang Zhi looks at the villain in front of her, the character she feels the most sorry for in the whole book, and says, “Don't worry, baby. Mommy will protect you!” To clear up rumors that he has an illegitimate child, Jiang Yu has no choice but to follow the comp 3.9kReads9.3Score46714d adds

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    All of these are novels without a romantic pairing. The first one is super funny, and the main characters are all goofy.

16. 16 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Sponsored Grandpa's Underworld Startup 直播算命：开局赞助爷爷地府创业 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 44kReads9.3Score7.8k14d adds
17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Side Character Only Wants to Serve Her Country 快穿之女配只想报效国家 Cloud Realm云境Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted When Zhang Xu died in battle, she was a little delighted. At last, she could retire! Her happiness lasted less than three seconds before an intelligent entity bound itself to her, forcing her to wander through one small world after another! In these small worlds, she was always the cannon-fodder supporting heroine in some melodramatic plot, there to give the male and female leads experience, equipment, and even a free kill. World Spirit: Our mission is to face-slap villains and help the supporti 1.6kReads9.0Score12314d adds

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    No romantic pairing, multiple identities, female lead, perfect! 😏

18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration: This Big Shot Has a One-of-a-Kind Style 快穿：这个大佬画风清奇 Si Liang司凉Modern Romance895k WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Strong Female Lead] Ever since binding to the top-ranked powerhouse on the System’s forbidden list, 099 has felt that it might have misunderstood what “powerhouse” means. Other people’s powerhouses have glorious records and are admired by the world. Its powerhouse’s profile is blank apart from her name. Even her bio is cleaner than her face. Other people’s powerhouses take on missions as a side gig. For its powerhouse, everything except the missions is jus 4.2kReads9.2Score36514d adds
19. 19 系 The System's a Clown, I Make Things Worse: Rebellious to the Core 系统沙雕我添堵，一身反骨离大谱 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance9.1M WordsCompleted They came from distinguished families and were beautiful, talented, and exceptional. But whenever they crossed paths with the male and female leads, they became brainless cannon fodder, burning themselves up to make the leads’ romance flourish until their dying breath. And now Gu Mo has become all those women from countless novels. System: Boss, you can face-slap the villains and break up those couples! Go get ’em! Gu Mo: I’m awesome! I can do this! Much later, the System stares in bewilderment 36.8kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
20. 20 满 The Max-Level Big Shot Becomes the Beloved of Seven Brothers 满级大佬成了七个哥哥的团宠 Riding a Little Pig Around骑着小猪溜溜Modern Romance987k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Satisfying and Sweet + Super Romantic] This is the story of a top powerhouse who suddenly woke up to find that every big shot in the world had become her older brother. One day, Yun Kongliu suddenly woke up. She took a look at her secret identities and had a sudden realization. Why should she put up with her stepmother and scummy older brothers? Why waste so much effort trying to please that fake-sweet best friend? So she decided to go out and have fun under her secret ide 723Reads9.1Score10414d adds

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    No romantic pairing, but there are multiple characters with different identities. Don't be fooled by the name suggesting seven brothers; there are actually more than seven brothers, and they're incredibly doting on the female lead.

21. 21 女 Disguised as a Man, I Debut in the Center Position of a Top-Tier Boy Band 女扮男装，我在顶流男团C位出道 Yun Tian Ge云婖歌Modern Romance784k WordsCompleted [Completed] Question: What’s it like to transmigrate into the behind-the-scenes villainous mastermind and secret-identity master you designed yourself? Tang Li: Thanks for asking. It was a pretty good experience, but I don’t want to do it again. Life was just too exhausting. Not only did I have to disguise myself as a man, but I also had to rush between all my secret identities around the clock. One moment I was a boy-band member, the next I was a girl-group leader. I was constantly going t 1.4kReads9.3Score23714d adds

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    The first book: The female protagonist mistakenly believes she has transmigrated into a game she designed, where she is a female disguised as a male master. In the early stages, the player can hear the female protagonist's thoughts. No romantic pairing. The second book is similar to the first, by the same author. The third book follows a similar formula.

22. 22 她 After Disguising Herself as a Man, She Becomes the Beloved of the Immortal Sect’s Powerhouses 她女扮男装后，被仙门大佬团宠了 Yun Tian Ge云婖歌Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted "Main story complete" "No romance + secret identities revealed + woman disguises herself as a man + family affection + close-knit sect + every sect member has a secret identity" After the Beiyuan Sect found and repaired Qiyu, a damaged spirit artifact, she always thought her master, master's wife, senior brothers and sisters, and junior brothers were all ordinary people. Only after several unexpected incidents did she discover... The usually gentle and kind sect leader, her master, was the Sacre 274Reads9.1Score10114d adds
23. 23 栓 Screw This! She Only Wants to Be a Fake Little Brother, Not Everyone’s Darling 栓Q，她只想当假弟弟拒当团宠 Adorably Short-Legged短腿萌萌哒呀Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted [Doted-on by the whole family + Secret identities + Face-slapping + Wish fulfillment + Revenge + No CP + Campus] The Qin family welcomed their eighth heir, a sickly beauty who looked as if a stiff breeze could knock her over. Her seven older brothers were unimpressed. What good were siblings? Could you eat them? As the heroine gradually revealed her true self, everyone quickly learned to eat their words. The fake younger brother who had been disguised as a boy transformed into the big shots' mos 64Reads8.4Score—14d adds
24. 24 墨 President Mo, Stop Chasing Me: Your Runaway Young Wife Is Back 墨总别追了，逃走的少夫人回来了 Li Xingran黎星冉Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Rebirth + scum-bashing + face-slapping power fantasy + sweet pampering + secret identities + obsessive CEO vs. flirtatious temptress] In her previous life, Luo Nuanyan was a fool and was framed into a horrible death... Now reborn from the ashes, she oversleeps on the beach. The obsessive CEO, Second Master Mo, grabs her and pulls her close. “Run again, you little minx, and I'll break your legs! Then I'll make you give me a whole litter of monkeys!” She acts sweet and obedient in publi 4.2kReads9.3Score52514d adds

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    Overall, this book is quite good.

25. 25 全 National Idol: The Queen Is God’s Child 全民偶像：女王是神的孩子 Water-Dipped Rice水点饭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + System + No Romance + Livestreamed Idol Survival Show + Entertainment Industry + Interstellar + Superpowers] Weichu’s dream was to build a spaceship and sail for the stars, but she accidentally got bound to the National Idol System. “Ha! I’m too busy studying to get enough of it. System, go find someone else.” “What? I can earn reputation by completing missions, then buy items from the System shop and commission my very own space fortress?!” She starts by joining an idol su 1.2kReads9.4Score18214d adds

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    Ladies, this is a super good no-romance story! Come on, ladies! The female lead will grow from a young girl with dreams (although she's already a big shot) into a powerful figure!

26. 26 男 The Boys' Dorm Is in Chaos! The Whole School Dotes on Him, but He's a Girl in Disguise 男寝炸了！全校团宠他是女扮男装 Taro Dumpling芋团子Modern Romance539k WordsOngoing [A woman disguised as a man + everyone’s favorite + no fixed pairing + logic-free wish fulfillment + adored by everyone + secret identities + strong male and female leads] [Sweet romance, super sweet, doted on like there’s no tomorrow~] Rumor had it that the Lin family had suddenly welcomed a young master who had been raised in the countryside. Getting into fights, skipping class, and coming in last on every exam were all routine for him. Yet this good-for-nothing young master, whom everyone els 961Reads9.5Score18814d adds

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    I highly recommend everyone to read this book.

27. 27 无 A No-CP Period Piece 无CP的年代文 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted No CP + Period Setting + Transmigrate + Reborn + System + Cultivation + Revenge Multiple worlds, different protagonists, different lives, different personalities, and stories set in different eras. These are all short stories. The stories are unrelated to one another, and this is not quick transmigration. 1.9kReads8.9Score11114d adds

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    Story Summary: I recommend the following three books. These recommendations are based solely on my personal opinion; if you don't like them, just ignore them. I have many other well-categorized novels on my bookshelf that you can check out if you're looking for something to read.

28. 28 杀 After the Assassin Squad Returned to Their Wealthy Family, Their Secret Identities Were Exposed 杀手小队回归豪门后，马甲曝光了 Grumpy Snow Mountain Rabbit雪山暴躁兔Modern Romance277k WordsOngoing [No romance + strong female lead + a touch of ensemble cast + showbiz + livestream variety shows] After taking control of the Ghost Organization, Gu Xibei returns to the home she left more than a decade ago and reunites with her loving parents. But everyone else looks down on the sudden return of the Gu family's eldest daughter. She's some country bumpkin from who-knows-where, completely out of her depth, and she's even getting into showbiz just to entertain the public. Just as everyone is waiti 42Reads6.1Score—14d adds
29. 29 少 Girl, I Fused with a Ghost Immortal, and No One Is More Eerie Than Me 少女，融合成鬼仙没人比我更诡异 Ruo Xiaomeng若小萌Eastern Fantasy817k WordsOngoing [System + Transmigration + Xuanhuan + Transmigration to a Post-Apocalyptic World + Decisive and Ruthless + Card Draws + Strange World + Invincible + Constant Leveling Up] After finally becoming a big shot in the post-apocalyptic world, Ruo Xiaomeng thought she had saved the world. But she soon discovered that this was merely the world's surface, and it shattered before her eyes. At the brink of death, the System activated transmigration automatically. An accident during the journey sent her to t 372Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    A female-centric cultivation novel.

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