A Female Lead Who’s a Top Assassin, Cold and Dark to the Core 女主顶尖杀手，冷漠黑暗到骨子里

1. 1 全 Watched by the Whole Internet: The Frail Junior Student Outwits a Top Criminal Investigator 全网围观，病弱学妹戏耍刑侦王牌 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery589k WordsCompleted Award-winning work in the Fifth Tomato Web Literature Competition Finals, Selected Mystery Case Award “I only ever kill people who deserve to die!” [High-Octane Dark Fantasy | Elite Mind Games | A Life-or-Death Battle Between Good and Evil | A Strong Heroine and an Even Stronger Heroine] [Shocking Twists | No Romance | Two Powerful, Unhinged Rivals Face Off] From the day Ling Zhi became a criminal police officer, he believed in only two things: evidence and procedural justice. Criminals were cri 83kReads9.5Score16.2kShelves

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   You absolutely must watch this!!!

2. 2 越 After Escaping Prison, the Mercenary Heiress Turns the Wealthy World Upside Down 越狱后，佣兵大小姐炸翻豪门 Beichuan Xinglan北川星蓝Modern Romance590k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + secret identities + campus life + not reborn] She is the mercenary queen feared around the world, a ruthless killer with a bloodthirsty nature. After escaping from prison, she becomes the heiress of a wealthy family. Her siblings can't stand her and accuse her of being kept by a rich man? Her classmates humiliate her in front of everyone? She's too weak to fight, so the campus beauty and heartthrob look down on her? Ye Xun sneers: “If anyone messes with me, I'll kill them!” 72.1kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves
3. 3 全 Wanted Worldwide! The Killer Queen Takes Over Campus 全球通缉！杀手女王玩转校园 Beichuan Xinglan北川星蓝Modern Romance241k WordsCompleted [Not reborn] She is the top-ranked ace assassin on the international wanted list, a ruthless killer, cold-blooded and brutal. After six years away from home, she returns to the country and retires from the life, disguising herself as an ordinary schoolgirl after a harrowing worldwide manhunt. Weak and easy to bully? The mother of her childhood friend, who once accused her of dating him and drove her to run away from home, only for her to be kidnapped? Now she’s come to pick a fight? Rebellious a 8.1kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
4. 4 扮 Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger, Then Lure Your Archenemy Home 扮猪吃虎，将死对头拐回家 His Highness Xuan Yin玄音殿下Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Secret Identities, Two Powerful Leads, Cunning, Double Lives, Sweet and Docile Yet Vicious] Qian Si is an ace assassin, codenamed Death, and the uncrowned king of the underworld. In public, she is a delicate heiress who can barely take care of herself. In secret, she can stir up the world all on her own. Yan Li’s influence reaches across both the underworld and the legitimate world. He has secretly crossed paths with Qian Si for years, and through a twist of fate, he snatched something she had 12.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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   Both are novels featuring powerful mercenaries or assassins. There are also two assassin novels by Wen Moyan that I absolutely love, but they're not recommended by Tomato.

5. 5 开 From the Start, It’s a Battle Royale: The Ice-Cold Boss Is an Absolute Queen 开局大逃杀：冷血大佬她A炸了 Fine Night良宵Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Cold-Blooded Female Assassin × Seductive Young Master] Top assassin Xu Feng was reborn, only to find herself forced into a deserted-island survival game. Only five out of a hundred can survive. Is this a guaranteed death trap? Not necessarily. People mock her? She says without expression, “You won’t get the chance to say your last words.” People surround her to kill her? With one strike, she cuts a throat. Calmly, she flicks the blood from her dagger. But when she meets a certain someone, the w 785Reads9.2Score121Shelves
6. 6 惊 Shocking! The Secret Identity Big Shot Takes the White Lotus Down From Every Angle 惊！马甲大佬她对白莲花横踢竖卷 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Publishing deal signed] [Satisfying revenge, lighthearted comedy, secret identities, putting scumbags in their place, a quirky and formidable mercenary boss VS a principled young heir from Beijing’s elite circles, devoted heroine] At their first meeting, Shu Lan shoots Lu Jinhan and leaves him badly wounded. She chases him all the way back to China, then becomes an ordinary university student. He runs, she chases; he has nowhere to hide. She’s the world’s number-one mercenary king! She’s a foun 56kReads9.5Score6.6kShelves
7. 7 全 All-Round Big Shot, Your Secret Identity Has Been Exposed Again 全能大佬，你马甲又掉了 Baby Ditou呆头宝宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment, secret identity, sweet romance, gorgeous and cool heroine, and villains getting what they deserve] The Chen family's eldest daughter, who was sent away to the mountains in Nancheng as a child, is coming home. Everyone calls her a country bumpkin. But the young lady arrives with flowing hair and stunning looks, gentle and reserved on the surface, yet unhinged and as ruthless as a beast in private. No one is more brazen than she is. They say she can't even lift a finger? Ever he 4.3kReads9.2Score824Shelves
8. 8 真 After the Real Heiress Ran Away, the Whole World Doted on Her 真千金出逃后，被全球团宠 Little Joy小小欢喜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Completed] [secret identities + devoted sweet romance between two equally committed leads + a touch of imagination + two powerful leads + alternate setting A swaggering, aloof powerhouse with overwhelming combat ability VS the Ninth Master of the Lu family, revered by everyone in Linqi] After being taken by a research institute and studied for three years, Jiang Yi'en learns that her mother’s death is shrouded in mystery. To discover the truth, she goes to Linqi to reclaim her family ties and b 1.7kReads9.0Score233Shelves
9. 9 我 I Was an Ace Assassin, Now I’m the Pathetic Girl at an Elite School 我，王牌杀手成了贵族学校小可怜 Honey Blue蜜蓝Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted She was the world's number-one ace assassin, elusive and able to kill without a trace. After an accident, she was reborn as an ordinary schoolgirl. Looked down on by teachers and classmates because of her terrible grades? Humiliated in front of the entire school when the campus heartthrob she'd secretly admired made her love letter public? Her father ruined and bankrupt, while a classmate borrowed money and refused to pay it back? Luo Ying sneered: “You're all dead. Not one of you is getting awa 12.1kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
10. 10 顶 The Top Assassin Is Reborn as a Fat Man, and Master Fu Flirts Him Slim 顶级杀手重生成胖子后，被傅爷撩瘦了 Bai Xiaohei Benhei白小黑本黑Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted Leng Xi, one of the world’s top assassins, is betrayed and killed, then reborn in the body of a fat, ugly fool. She may be a fool, but she’s the darling of the whole family. And she has help when it comes to taking down the scum. Fat and ugly? After losing 60 pounds in two months, she transforms into a rising goddess! Somehow, she becomes the fiancée of a powerful tycoon. Holding a knife, she confronts the man: “Fu Qiaochen, you’d better give me a reasonable explanation!” Master Fu: “Looks like 105Reads8.9Score—Shelves
11. 11 豪 The Heiress Returns: The Agent Queen Blows the Roof Off 豪门归来，特工女王，炸翻天！ Xingye星野Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted She was the world's most feared Queen of Spies, a ruthless killer with a thirst for blood. But when she awoke She had become a useless heiress, left to live alone as a deserted wife and nearly beaten to death by her in-laws?! Her husband cheats and openly brings his mistress home to provoke her? Her mother-in-law humiliates Gu Ling, treating her like a dog in the family? Her treacherous father schemes against her and seizes the Gu family's estate? Reborn, Gu Ling transforms into a female devil s 3kReads8.8Score489Shelves
12. 12 楚 Lord Chu, Your Wife Is Trending Again 楚爷，夫人又上热搜了 Ke Xi可汐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Secret Identities + Everyone’s Favorite + No Angst + Showbiz + Devoted Husband] Breaking news: The missing daughter of the Zhu family, one of Jingling’s six great families, has returned after fifteen years! Netizens go wild: “Ahhh... Who’s this fairy-like beauty? I’m in love!” “Wait... Is that even a human face?!” “The top scorer in the college entrance exam at thirteen? Seriously? Was I born just to make up the numbers?” She is the miracle doctor Wu, who has saved countless lives! She is also 15.6kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
13. 13 校 Campus Ace: The Big Shot Is Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger Again 校园王牌：大佬又在扮猪吃虎 Black Ink on White Paper白纸黑字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] She was the world's number one genius assassin, a name that struck terror into the hearts of all who heard it. Cold and ruthless, she killed without a trace, only to be deceived and used by her organization and brutally murdered. Then she was reborn as a fat, stupid, good-for-nothing female student? Fat? Once she slimmed down, she stunned everyone! Stupid? The president of Jing University personally came to recruit her! Good-for-nothing? A legendary hacker begged to call h 57.5kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
14. 14 团 The Beloved Heiress Is Strong and Sassy 团宠大小姐又强又飒 San Mu Wan Zi三木丸子Modern Romance884k WordsCompleted In Linjiang City, it was an utterly ordinary day. On the dark web, a help post shot to the top of the trending page, its click rate exploding. Urgent!! Rumor has it the assassin Mercury has come to China? Can someone tell me if it’s true or not?! Jiang Nianjia had no idea the dark web was in an uproar. All she knew was that she’d found herself a dining buddy with deep pockets. Luo Yu'an, the heir to the Luo family, one of the five great families in the capital, was rescued one day by a high sch 6.6kReads9.4Score822Shelves

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    These few books are awesome, are they a scam for Chinese buyers?

15. 15 校EN Campus Ace: The Mercenary Queen Is Explosively Badass 校园王牌：雇佣兵女王A炸了 Tian Paopao田泡泡Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance, both leads are pure, mercenary, campus, not reborn, secret identities, sweet and satisfying, strong heroine) She was the world’s most feared elite mercenary queen. Cold and ruthless, she ruled the assassin world. After returning to her homeland to reunite with her family, she became the capital’s most eligible heiress. Grandfather: Ye Zhengtian, Asia’s richest man. Maternal grandfather: Jian Jingxuan, a high-ranking official in the capital. Mother: Jian Yan, hospital directo 3.1kReads9.1Score437Shelves
16. 16 七 The Seven Brothers’ Beloved Little Darling Is Actually a Master of Secret Identities 七哥哥的团宠小可怜竟是马甲大佬 Autumn Crane Returns South秋鹤归南Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted When Mu Ziqiu was three, she was kidnapped after her bodyguard betrayed the family. Her brothers scattered across different fields in their search for her. Fifteen years later, eighteen-year-old Mu Ziqiu contacted the Mu family herself. At first, her family thought she was a poor little orphan. But then… CEO eldest brother: “Ziqiu, you’re the CEO behind the QH Group!” Lawyer second brother: “Ziqiu, you’re the Jinqiu lawyer who never loses a case, where losing means death or life in prison!” Movi 6.1kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
17. 17 惊 Shocking! The Ninth Lord's Beloved Is a Mercenary Bigwig! 惊！九爷的心上人竟是佣兵大佬！ Sheng Xiaoli盛小哩Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Secret identities, feel-good power fantasy, powerful hero and even more powerful heroine, both devoted to one another] (Not a traditional story about humiliating scumbags and slapping faces. The heroine is more focused on building her career.) A rough, unruly mercenary boss vs. a lofty, stern powerbroker Mu Li has many identities. She ranks first on the World Mercenary Alliance's points list under the codename “Nyx.” She's also the heir to the alliance's commander-in-chief and commands a powerf 8.3kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
18. 18 认 After Reuniting with My Family, I Accidentally Joined a Mafia Clan and Became Their Darling 认亲后，误入黑道家族成团宠 His Highness Xuan Yin玄音殿下Modern Romance596k WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. [Fictional Elite Family + Strong Female Lead with Multiple Secret Identities + A Foot in Both the Criminal Underworld and the Lawful World + A Family of Scheming Heirs] Lu Zhifu, the eldest daughter of the Lu family who had been missing for years, was finally brought home. But an adopted daughter had long since taken her place. She expected a melodramatic battle between the real and fake heiresses, but her brothers didn’t favor Lu Jinya 29.4kReads9.0Score4.6kShelves
19. 19 大 The Young Lady Has Blown Her Cover Again and Again 大小姐又又又掉马啦 Catlike September猫系九月Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance + secret identities + feel-good elite-family story + pampered darling] The story is set in a fictional world. Rumor has it that the Yan family has a cherished young lady whom they protect fiercely. She went abroad to study as a child, and few people have seen her true face. Everyone knows only that she's the little princess the Yan family dotes on. Everyone assumes the Yan family's young lady is delicate, unable to lift a finger, and easy to push around, until one day.. 4.9kReads8.8Score732Shelves
20. 20 归 The Heiress Returns as an Assassin, Taking Over the Underworld with Wild Abandon 归来千金是杀手，执掌黑道野翻了 You Yi悠逸Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted [Two top-tier killers with secret identities + unhinged heroine seduces and teases + obsessive hero dotes on her alone + face-slapping satisfaction] She kills and sets fires; he hands her the knife and fans the flames. Ye Mohui is a soft, harmless little rabbit in public, but behind closed doors she’s the number one assassin, feared by all. She’s a born psychopath who kills without mercy and loves humming while disposing of bodies. One day, a man stumbles upon her “recreational activities.” Dres 4.5kReads7.8Score618Shelves

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    Assassin, seemingly innocent but actually cunning

21. 21 身 As a Housekeeper, What's Wrong with Having a Few More Secret Identities? 身为家政，马甲多亿点怎么了？ Dream of Getting Rich Overnight一夜抱富的梦想Modern Romance600k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + exceptionally strong heroine] Han Shuangjin, the underground queen of Osh Continent, wakes up after a plane crash in the body of a socially anxious fresh graduate in Huaguo who can't even pass a job interview. Everyone expects her to suffer through a dead-end job, until she follows in her mother's footsteps and goes into housekeeping. On her first whole-house cleaning job, she finds 13 hidden cameras in an hour, then turns around and hands the mistress irrefutable proof of her scumbag 2.5kReads—Score334Shelves

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    Notes: Book recommendations are based on time, with a bias towards alternate identities and strong female leads. Early on, the strong female lead alternate identity novels were quite good; books 6-8 are all novels that were completed a long time ago. As for the fifth book, well, it's good, but I've been waiting for it to finish for three years [facepalm]. Books 2-4 were read in the middle of the series; they offer different perspectives and are quite enjoyable, except for the third book which has a bit of a melodramatic plot. The first book is a new book I'm currently reading, and the early parts are decent.

22. 22 污 Pollution Descends: She Comes from the Future 污染降临：她来自未来 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the Modern Era + Sweet Romance + Special Abilities + Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment + Strong Female Lead + CEO] Interstellar healer heroine × modern wealthy CEO hero After Ye Qing, a Class B interstellar healer, dies in a war, she transmigrates to the modern year 2036. In this era, where science and technology lag far behind the interstellar age, she looks at the few hundred yuan in her pocket and thinks it over. She can only go back to her old line of work. First, she’ll set hers 603Reads8.7Score127Shelves
23. 23 被 Drugged and Framed? The Top Assassin Is Here to Set This Rich Family Straight 被下药陷害？顶级杀手整顿豪门啦 Wu Yuzi伍玉子Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Xue Yuan woke up in a hospital bed, only to find herself the true heiress recently brought back into a wealthy family. The day she was found, the story stayed on the trending list for seven days. Every headline and news post hyped how smooth Chen Zui's life would be from then on, and everyone, including the onlookers online, envied her. But within a few months, public opinion had turned against her. Everyone mocked the humiliating video of her falling into a pond after trying to seduce her siste 157Reads6.6Score111Shelves
24. 24 九 Lord Jiuzhou, Sister Jing Owes the Moguls Money Again 九洲爷，景姐又欠大佬们钱了 Gui Qi规七Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted Yi Jing was a cool, beautiful woman with fair skin, a gorgeous face, long legs, and strikingly sharp features. She was the leader of the Dark Realm, a behind-the-scenes elder of the Octagon Cage, and one of the Golden Triangle's founding members. She had taught herself medicine at fifteen, ranked second nationwide in high-tech expertise, and, thanks to her unusual constitution, possessed spiritual abilities. When she returned to China to reunite with her family, she wanted to live an ordinary li 403Reads8.7Score100Shelves
25. 25 当 When an Infinite-Flow Powerhouse Enters a Campus Novel 当无限流大佬穿进校园文后 The Flying Kettle会飞的开水壶Modern Romance726k WordsOngoing Fang Jian is revered as the God of Jian in the infinite worlds, but people prefer to call her a lunatic behind her back. Her strength is matched only by her unpredictable temper and habit of going berserk at any moment. Even her followers are fearless fanatics. But the mad always die by their own madness. Just as Fang Jian was about to clear a high-level instance, she suddenly wondered what would happen if she slaughtered everyone in the city. She did exactly that. As a result, her rampage cause 26.2kReads8.3Score2.7kShelves
26. 26 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 98.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
27. 27 重 Reborn Powerhouse, Secret Identities Across the Globe 重生大佬，马甲遍布全球 Silver Brocade银锦Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Rebirth + Sweet Romance + Genius] She was raised by the International Hacker Alliance. In her previous life, she died with regrets. In this life, she returned, reborn. People in Nancheng said: “That mountain hollow is barren and uninhabited. Lan Xi came out of there with no education or experience. The Ye family must be blind to take her in.” Later, as one secret identity after another came to light, an international police officer couldn't help digging deeper. What the hel 6.4kReads9.2Score755Shelves
28. 28 豪 The Tycoon's Wife Has Many Secret Identities 豪门夫人马甲多 Luo Zhi洛枝Modern Romance2.9M WordsCompleted (A fictional setting, feel-good wish fulfillment, online face-slapping, and the female lead has tons of secret identities!) The eldest daughter of the Qin family, missing for years, has finally been found. Everyone says she is talentless and immoral, with no money or power, and that a pheasant can never become a phoenix. The leader of a gang in M Continent calls her his ancestor. A mysterious piano master? A poison doctor whom everyone pursues, yet who is impossible to find? The top-ranked elite 70.6kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves
29. 29 她 She Came From Hell to Prove Their Guilt 她从地狱来，证罪 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery860k WordsOngoing [Unhinged Assassin Heroine x Coolheaded Criminal Investigation Captain] [Powerful Rivals] [Clashing Ideas of Justice] [Mutual Redemption] [Reborn] [Happy Ending] Procedural justice versus killing to stop killing. Should evil be punished through vigilante justice, or should one submit to the law? One pursues, the other lures. Will anyone win this game? In her previous life, Jiang Li was a top assassin, wild and brazen, fearing nothing and believing in killing to stop killing. Ling Zhi was a crimi 33.5kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves

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    The female lead is incredibly strong, but also suffers a lot. [Crying][crying]

30. 30 七 Seventh Master! The Second Miss Keeps Blowing Her Secret Identity 七爷！二小姐的马甲掉不停 Awakening at Ten夢醒十分Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Short drama now available) [Double-Clean, Both Powerful + Secret Identities + Everyone's Darling + Face-Slapping + Illogical Wish-Fulfillment + Fictional Modern Setting] The Second Miss of the Ye family, missing for ten years, has returned. Everyone laughs at her, saying that despite her pretty face, she's an uneducated nobody who never even finished elementary school. Until one day, everyone discovers that... She's the world's top hacker. She's the mysterious miracle doctor. She's the king of 21.7kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves

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    Both leads are strong and both are virgins. The female lead has multiple identities but keeps a low profile. She is found by her family and doted on. The first time the male and female leads meet, they shoot each other, both concealing their identities and unaware of each other's true identities. Highly recommended!!!

31. 31 战 The God of War Returns, and the Big Shot’s Secret Identity Is Stunning 战神归来，大佬马甲飒爆了 Xia Xiaoxi夏小惜Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [The heroine is decisive and ruthless. The male lead is cold and domineering toward everyone else, but an arrogant little white lotus around her] She joined the War Department at fourteen and became Xia Kingdom’s God of War at nineteen. Today, she returned in glory! But the moment she got off the plane, she learned that a domineering CEO had been manipulated by a white lotus and planned to kill her six-year-old brother? Fine! She’d make that CEO learn what happened when he crossed her! What?! Th 7.7kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
32. 32 满 The Max-Level Killer Is Reborn! Don’t Mess with Her, She’s the Real Deal 满级杀手重生！别惹，她是真大佬 Miao Xiao妙肖Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + lots of secret identities + play the pig to eat the tiger + stronger heroine] She was the ruthless, iron-fisted leader of the world’s most feared assassin organization, until her trusted subordinate betrayed and murdered her. Once reborn, she became an ugly, timid, good-for-nothing schoolgirl. In her previous life, she was queen of the underworld. In this one, she was the laughingstock of the school. Her father didn’t love her, he 14.8kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
33. 33 夫 Madam, the CEO Doesn't Deserve to Die 夫人，总裁他罪不至死 A Moment of Indulgence一晌贪欢Modern Romance936k WordsCompleted [No Set Couple, Silly Comedy + Showbiz + Strong, Reckless Heroine + Super Mary Sue] Wen Youyi, a thousand-year-old vampire, transmigrates into the heroine of an old-school, angsty Mary Sue novel she has read tens of thousands of times. In the original story, the heroine is beautiful, weak, and tragic. She has a heart condition, yet serves as a walking blood bank for the hero, his beloved white moonlight. In the end, after one of her kidneys is removed, she is humiliated by the hero and his white 78Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    Several of these books were my gateway to Tomato (a popular Taiwanese music book series), and I've read them at least 10 times each.

34. 34 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Big Shot Gets Flirted With, Then Dumped 快穿:病娇大佬被她撩完就丢 Sleeping by the Zither眠琴Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted [Strong, universally adored female lead, romantic rivalry, male leads suffer, female lead faces no angst, beautiful and flirtatious, cold-hearted and indifferent. Split personalities, 1v1, both inexperienced] The lovesick, powerful man can never get what he wants. He’s losing it! The now-darkened, lovesick powerhouse locks her up. “Luo Xi, have you ever liked me, even a little?” He clutches the chains, his gaze obsessive and crazed. “Sorry. I’m just a mission machine with no feelings.” She snaps 349Reads9.1Score—Shelves
35. 35 惊 Shocking! The Top-Ranked Assassin Is a Cute Kid 惊！杀手榜第一是个萌娃 Hericium Biscuits with Mushrooms猴菇饼干伴菌子Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Modern City + Everyone’s Favorite + Adorable Kid + Secret Identity + Two-Faced Contrast + Scheming + Face-Slapping the Wealthy + Not Only Incredibly Satisfying, but Packed with Fight Scenes! After waking up, the number-one ranked, cold-blooded and ruthless assassin “Night Owl” finds himself betrayed and ambushed, then reborn in the body of Gu Qiqi, a pitiful four-and-a-half-year-old on the brink of death! A catastrophic start: her tiny body is covered in wounds. This is true hell mode! When face 2.5kReads8.8Score351Shelves

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    Highly recommend this book!!! The fight scenes are very clear and rarely ambiguous. The female lead isn't born with any special advantages; she relies entirely on her own efforts and doesn't weaken anyone. Synopsis (just skim through it; I won't elaborate on how to make the story vivid): Night Owl, ranked number one on the Abyss Throne assassin list, is a poison maker and hacker. As a child, he was test subject number 0, unable to cry, and even comforted other test subjects. During a mission, he was killed by his apprentice, Che, and unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a four-and-a-half-year-old girl, Qi Qi, who had been abused to death by her adoptive mother. Night Owl avenges Qi Qi and also unexpectedly learns that this body belongs to the youngest daughter of the Gu family. Night Owl re-logs into the Abyss Throne, codenamed: Milk Bottle, and becomes his communicator? His intelligence agent? Or something else I can't remember—the ghost reconnected. Later, Night Owl was both the cold-blooded, ruthless, and powerful Night Owl, and Gu Qiqi, who had fallen in love with her family. Gu Qiqi wiped out several assassin groups that had offended her. The experimental subjects she had comforted all recognized Gu Qiqi as Night Owl, but Che was the last to recognize that this was the woman who had called him A-Che and whom he called older sister...

36. 36 特 The Edge of a Special Forceswoman 特种女兵之锋芒 Purple Qilin麟之紫Modern Romance799k WordsCompleted Gun-toting beauties and violent female generals: who says women can't go wild? Clad in military uniforms and armed with deadly weapons, female soldiers can show their edge too! 36.6kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
37. 37 囤EN Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies: An Assassin Squad Clears the Apocalypse 囤百亿物资，杀手小队通关末世 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Female-led story, zombies, team-based, decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart) Bai Yaoyao, ranked number one on the assassin leaderboard, awakened a spatial ability after the apocalypse began. She led her brothers from the organization to carve out a path through the carnage and reach the top of the apocalypse's Ten Strongest list. Yet, in the end, she still died in the apocalypse's tenth year, cut to pieces by an Emperor-rank spatial zombie. She thought her life was over. But when she ope 114.7kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
38. 38 别 Don't Mess with Her: The Princess May Lie Flat, but She'll Still Crush the Scum 别惹她，长公主虽躺平，但狠虐渣 Flying Like Clouds如云飞扬Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Transmigration, past and present lives, woman disguised as a man, political intrigue, sweet and satisfying] Yun Qing was a princess born of the emperor's elder sister. On the day she was born, she was switched, poisoned, and hunted down, ending up in the common world as a discarded daughter of the family who had to disguise herself as a man. Her heartless father, her vicious concubine stepmother, and all manner of monsters and demons wanted her dead. When she opened her eyes again, she had s 1.4kReads9.3Score173Shelves

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    The female lead is the mastermind behind the number one assassin, with a bunch of men chasing after her. But I'm just a cat-like assassin, indifferent to romance and heartbreak. I only love to take down scumbags! Fast-paced, thrilling plot, a must-watch!

39. 39 哄 What a Display of Filial Piety! The Crazy Little Girl Is Addicted to Face-Slapping 哄堂大孝！疯批小姑娘她打脸上瘾 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Feel-good story + devoted couple + lighthearted comedy + contrasting personalities + secret identities + showbiz + no rebirth] A brazen, outrageous, sociable, sharp-tongued little mercenary girl VS an obedient, well-mannered, aloof princely heir, as untouchable as a flower on a high peak (Content warning: The male lead is breathtakingly beautiful and utterly useless at first, but there’s a twist later.) On the first day after returning to China, Jiang Wanxing runs into a man as beau 15.9kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    Lou Laoshi's books are a no-brainer; they all feature strong female protagonists with multiple identities, and you can even see crossover events.

40. 40 重 Reborn: The Superpowered Wife Goes Wild 重生之异能狂妻 Jiangli将离Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted After being reborn, she went from the top commander of the Eastern Military District in the apocalypse to a timid, useless heiress. The first time they met, she was covered in blood. Calmly striking a deal, she helped him win a street-racing championship with god-tier skills, then walked away without a backward glance. The second time, at a lavish family banquet, she kicked the younger sister who tried to humiliate her straight into the pool, shocking Kyoto's entire elite circle. The third time 16.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    Both of these books are incredibly good! Don't be put off by the title of the first one—it's absolutely amazing! I really love Lan Xiu (I feel so sorry for him [crying]), you wouldn't believe it! [Admiration][admiration][admiration] The second one needs no introduction; it's super popular and incredibly good! [Heart][heart][heart]

41. 41 惊 The Mercenary Heiress Has Gone Wild! Master Mo, I'll Hand You the Knife 惊佣兵大小姐杀疯了墨爷：我递刀 Blue Gum Lemonade蓝桉可乐Modern Romance989k WordsCompleted Reborn + two powerful leads + one-on-one romance + everyone’s favorite + face-slapping + lots of super-sweet couples [Quiet and reserved VS hot-tempered] [Mercenary King VS Buddhist-minded King of Hell] [Past and present lives] Reborn overnight, the mercenary queen Leng Yan finds herself in the body of a dim-witted girl with slow reactions, and becomes the laughingstock of everyone in the imperial capital. “Did she kill her stepsister and seduce her brother-in-law?” What a joke. Leng Yan calmly 3.4kReads9.2Score444Shelves

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    I strongly object to the fact that I really love Xun Jie's second book, which features Qiao Ying with many different identities—it's a pure, enjoyable read. Her third book, featuring Leng Yan and Shang Mo, is a really sweet and satisfying story, and it's also a story about multiple identities.

42. 42 惹 Mess With Her? The Fake Heiress Is an All-Rounder and Impossible to Kill 惹她？假千金是全能大佬，超难杀 The Evening Breeze Is Like Fire晚风似火Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Real and fake heiresses + secret identities + adored by a whole family + punishing scum and face-slapping + pure, unconditional doting] Rumor has it that the fake heiress adopted by the Shen family is a good-for-nothing who skips class, gets into fights, and does every kind of wicked thing. When she was kicked back to the slums, everyone applauded. But who could have guessed The aloof movie emperor is her eldest brother, a legend in the medical world is her second brother, and the world-famous 73.5kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves

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    The sixth female assassin is from the manga adaptation of Yan Zishu. The first is Su Mo, the second Pei Jinwu, the third Mu Ziqiu, the fourth Ye Xun, the fifth Luo Ying, and the sixth Xie Mi.

43. 43 回 After Returning Home, the Underworld Boss Became Everyone’s Favorite 回国后，黑道大佬成团宠 His Highness Xuan Yin玄音殿下Modern Romance723k WordsCompleted The short drama “No Heirloom Jewelry, But I've Got a Fist the Size of a Cooking Pot” is now streaming. [Beloved by a wealthy family + two powerful leads with secret identities + sweet-tempered yet volatile heroine + devoted hero + influence in both the underworld and the legitimate world] Lin Qingye, head of the most feared assassin organization in the underworld, finally destroys the second-largest assassin organization and obtains clues about her origins. She immediately decides to return home 23.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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    It's so beautiful, does anyone understand why?

44. 44 惹 Mess With Her? You Must Be Crazy! The Madam Is Putting the Capital’s Elite in Their Place Again 惹她？疯了！夫人又在整顿京圈了 The Evening Breeze Is Like Fire晚风似火Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted The short drama She Is Loved by the Whole World (Come to Me) is now available. [Sweet Romance + Empowering Revenge] The notorious daughter of the Si family has returned from the countryside. When people hear the news, they all sneer at her! A useless rich girl, a coarse country bumpkin, a vicious demon... Until one day The renowned savior and master healer? That's her. The mysterious ace forensic pathologist? That's her. The world-famous hacker everyone's searching for? That's her too. As t 40.4kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
45. 45 假 Fake Heiress? She Has Countless Secret Identities and Will Crush You All 假千金？她马甲无数拉爆你们 Su Nianli苏念离Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted She is the strongest queen of the world's top mercenary corps, a legend who has dominated the world of assassins! After returning home, she transforms into the brightest star in the capital's elite social circles. Representing China at an international Go tournament, she claims the world's top spot, crushes competitors from other countries, and becomes the youngest world champion, famous at home and abroad! At the world's top shooting competitions, she is an unstoppable force, utterly trouncing 4.9kReads9.0Score696Shelves
46. 46 先 Sir, Your Wife Is So Mysterious 先生你的夫人好神秘 Lü Zhizhi吕知知Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Adorable baby + secret identities + strong heroine and hero + face-slapping wish fulfillment] Before they officially meet: “Find that woman and tear her to pieces!” “Don't let her give birth to my child under any circumstances. Find her, and leave neither her nor the baby alive!” After they officially meet: “My wife is just a poor thing abandoned by her heartless parents. Don't you dare bully her.” “My wife may be beautiful, but she doesn't know anything else. No one is allowed to laugh at her! 6.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    After five years of relentless pursuit, a tycoon turns around and dotes on his wife! One second he's threatening to "tear her to pieces, leave no one alive," the next he's a devoted husband, pleading, "My wife is a poor thing, no one can bully her!" Everyone: Boss, are you even speaking human language?! Adorable baby + multiple identities + strong female and strong male leads—a top-tier revenge story! Watch how a ruthless tycoon turns a five-year manhunt into a gentle pursuit, begging his wife for forgiveness!

47. 47 紫 The Purple Garment Apocalypse 紫衫启示录 Raising a Little Dinosaur in My Pocket裤兜里养小恐龙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Readers, don't worry. I know what you're resisting deep down, and I'll smash every last bit of it to pieces. “World, we hate each other.” “Without lies, there can be no civilization.” “Organized crime is a stain on society, and you are a stain on organized crime.” “I can break down your moves because you've used those same moves on me.” “Rat race culture is the inflation of hard work.” “You kidnapped me, and now you're asking me about the meaning of life!?” “Hmph! Namo Amitabha!” “Tch! Jesus Chr 1.5kReads—Score219Shelves

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    "She was wearing white canvas shoes. She stepped through the other person's body, and when she pulled her foot out, the canvas shoe had turned blood red."

48. 48 杀 A Killer Transmigrates to Ancient Times and Lies Flat, Starting by Taming the Family 杀手穿越古代躺平从驯服家族开始 Country Farmer乡下种田人Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing The short drama is out! [Space + Revenge on Scumbags + Natural Disasters + Massive Infrastructure Projects + Warfare + Empress] As long as I have no morals, no one can use morality to blackmail me. After transmigrating, Jiang Xue first threatens her father-in-law and mother-in-law, then beats up her eldest and second-eldest brothers, along with the entire village. Even the county magistrate has to pay up to save his own skin. Watch Jiang Xue unleash her power in ancient times... 21.7kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves

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    An assassin who transmigrates, with no male lead. He initially recruits his family members, making them work like slaves. He's ruthless and merciless when necessary; in Chenjia Village, his word is law, in the town, and even in the county seat. Two seasons of the manga have been released so far; check it out if you're interested.

49. 49 捡 The Assassin Bride I Found Isn't Cold, She's Just Socially Awkward? 捡到的杀手娘子不是高冷是社恐？ Wind and Forest Wings风与林翼Xianxia576k WordsOngoing [One female lead + alternate mid-level martial arts setting + all-around male lead + invincible female lead + pocket dimension + fantasy + no wanton killing or saintly do-gooding, with plenty of romance between the leads] (The rating just came in, folks. It should go up later... right?) Li Mochen came to an unfamiliar world for a special reason. At last, on the day he came of age, he found his first wife. Later, however, he discovered that his wife seemed a little... socially anxious? Watching Q 11.2kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    It's really a great book!

50. 50 真 The Real Heiress Takes on the World and Shines on Her Own 真千金怼天怼地，要独自美丽 Moonlight Fades as Crows Cry月晞乌啼Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Original title: Don’t Mess with Jiujiu, She’s the Beloved of Eight Psychos] [Secret identity + real and fake heiresses + everyone’s favorite + comedy + if you don’t like it, fight + wealthy-family power fantasy] The national weapon of mass violence known to her enemies as “Number Nine” is home. Her superiors told her to reconnect with her family and rediscover her humanity, so on her very first day, Jiujiu beat up her stepsister and lashed into her father. Her family stared at the violent littl 1.5kReads9.1Score247Shelves

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    It's so good! The female lead is Number Nine, and Numbers One through Eight all dote on her. In her eyes, only she and they are her kind. She and they are the 'national violence robots' that make the enemy tremble with fear!

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