Any High-IQ Scheming Stories? Ideally with a Female Lead Disguised as a Man and Reborn in the Womb, but a Male Lead Is Fine Too 有没有高智商布局，最好是女扮男装胎穿，主男也可
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Quick Transmigration: The Truth Is Out, I'm the Scumbag Terminator 快穿：摊牌了，姐是渣男终结者
Cheng Qian was a carefree wandering immortal who had enjoyed life and seen more handsome men than she could count. After failing her tribulation, her soul was automatically bound to a scumbag-romance System. To pass her tribulation and succeed in ascending, Cheng Qian teamed up with the System and set out on a path of face-slapping and punishing scumbags. Looking at the men who were one worse than the next, Cheng Qian smiled with a curl of her lips. “No matter how awful you are, can you really b
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Warning! S-Rank Big Shots Are Forbidden from Coveting the Pretty Host 警告！禁止S级大佬觊觎漂亮宿主
[M/M + ABO + Happy Ending + Obsessive Villain + Redemption + Both Pure] Ruan Songyun transmigrates into a book, going from a promising trainee teacher to a disposable Omega in an ABO erotica novel, destined to be given away. The System arrives late. “Want to get rich overnight? Want to reach the pinnacle of life? Want to return to the normal world? The Villain Redemption System welcomes you aboard.” Shen Zhi is an SSS-level Alpha with top-tier mental strength, head of Star City’s most powerful
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After Picking Up a Mad Villain, the Cannon Fodder Keeps Trying to Save Himself 捡了疯批反派后，炮灰总想自救
[Dual Male Leads, Transmigrated into a Comic, Two Powerful Leads, A Little Funny, Villain] A scheming, unhinged yandere villain who seems sweet but is secretly dark, with a love-struck puppy-dog side, falls for a fiercely protective, doting, powerful, universally adored top. [Modern setting in an alternate world] Xu Chi transmigrates into a comic and, without really knowing what he’s doing, takes home an unbelievably pretty boy. Only when his memories come back does he realize that the boy he pi
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Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！
[Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes
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Heavens! The Male Lead Showed Up at My Wedding with a Bomb 惊呼，男主带着炸弹来我婚礼上
[A story of mutual redemption. The heroine is mentally ill, mentally ill, mentally ill. The important things must be said three times. Everyone is evil, though maybe there are some good people. The author writes on a whim, so don’t take it seriously. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.] What’s the most badass entrance you’ve ever seen a male lead make? Does he ride in on a seven-colored cloud to be your hero, or step out of a luxury car with a whole crew of underlings behind him, acting like
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Uncle, Stop Hiding. This Little Miss Really Knows Her Stuff 大叔别躲了，小丫头她真的好会
Both leads are virgins; the male lead is fifteen years older than the female lead. In everyone's eyes, Zuo Xingran was sweet and well-behaved. Only Yi Cheng knew she was a truly wicked child. She personally sent the people she hated plunging into the depths of the entertainment industry, schemed to get her crush's fiancée pregnant, and engineered the ruin of the closest relationships... Even so, he always favored her. She was his bottom line, and no one was allowed to cross it. Zuo Xingran had t
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White Robe Tower 白衣楼
What is the martial world? It is wandering the ends of the earth with a sword in hand, bold spirits beneath the open sky, young hearts ablaze and old hermits in seclusion. It is blades flashing and swords clashing, a jug of strong wine, and leaves drifting down. This is the martial world. After transmigrating as the young master of an assassin organization, how will he make his way through his own martial world? "Invincible Father + Alternate World + Low-Level Martial Arts + No Female Lead + No
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The Empress Reincarnates and Is So Upset She Gives Birth Prematurely 女帝转生：被气成了早产儿
(Invincible + Empress) Ye Tian transmigrated into the womb as an unborn baby, but to his surprise, there was also a reincarnated female emperor in there. The two often fought over resources, until their tussles finally led to trouble. Female Emperor: “This is so humiliating! I actually became a premature baby. I must teach that scoundrel a lesson!” Ye Tian: “My little sister, the female emperor, is a bit too proud. She needs a good talking-to!”
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Transmigrated into an Otome Game Villainess, the Unwanted King Wrecks the Plot 穿越乙游恶女，寡王杀崩剧情
Strong heroine + scheming + System + villainous female warlord + chaotic times + conquest + otome game A villainess transmigrates into another villainess. The heroine is a true antagonist. Qi Yi accidentally transmigrates into the villainous supporting character of an otome game, a character who keeps dying. The original’s enemies are too numerous for her to know who’s trying to kill her. The land is in chaos, with warlords carving up the territory and heroes vying for supremacy. Qi Yi had plann
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Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批
The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou
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Great Qin: Brother Zheng, I Don’t Want to Learn English 大秦：政哥我不想学英语了
“What? The First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, wasn’t just the first emperor of the Chinese nation, but also a scientific giant and the supreme leader of the Mohists?” “Haha, that’s not all! Our handsome and charming ancestor was also the world’s first overlord!” “Exactly! My handsome and charming ancestor was also the first emperor to live to a hundred!” In a parallel world, more than two thousand years later, the descendants of Huaxia were filled with pride whenever they spoke of their ancestor, Qin
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Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂
[Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and
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I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】
[Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast
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Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: The Beloved Prodigy's Mentor System 重生千禧，团宠小学霸的名师系统
“No male lead! A male supporting character appears later, and there are side couples to root for too.” Qin Zhaozhao, a doctoral student struggling with her studies and taking extra time to graduate, wakes up one day to find she’s traveled back from 2022 to the year 2000. For some inexplicable reason, she’s also acquired a System. In this life, she not only has a golden finger that gives her one-on-one lessons from renowned teachers, but also the ability to help the people around her choose bette
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With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装
Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to
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Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼
“Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos
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I, Houtu, Command the Earthly Dao and Build the Supreme Wu Sect 我，后土，掌地道，打造至高巫门
Reborn as a shaman, and as Houtu, one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Fully aware of Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s schemes, Houtu refuses to meekly wait for her body to become the cycle of reincarnation and for Pingxin to become something other than a witch. She takes charge of the Earthly Way and builds the supreme Witch Sect. Houtu wants to save not only herself, but also ensure that the witches’ will to stand tall between heaven and earth resounds throughout the prehistoric world!
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Reborn as a Man: Feng Qiansui Rules the Court 重生女扮男装：凤千岁权倾朝野
Completed. Villainess + woman disguising herself as a man + reborn + strong heroine + no romance The heroine is a true villain: greedy, ruthless, highly skilled in martial arts, and sharp-tongued! Scene One: Asking the Emperor for money Emperor: “I appoint you imperial inspector for the south. Investigate the affairs in Xuzhou thoroughly. If you find anyone committing crimes and undermining the state, and verify the evidence, punish them according to the law! I grant you this golden badge. Whoev
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Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演
[Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the
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After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝
[Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The
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Disguised as a Man: The Tyrant Charms with Her Beauty 女扮男装：暴君她美色撩人
[Woman disguised as a man + no romance + strong heroine + gradually becomes everyone’s favorite] Jun Lin was born into the modern world and then reborn in another era. After disguising herself as a man, she finally managed to ascend the throne, only to be poisoned by her childhood friend and turned into a puppet under his control. Her memories became jumbled and her personality changed drastically. After five years of tyranny, she died in court. Jun Lin: “Thanks for asking. I woke up in a mass g
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The Vicious Villainess in a Matriarchal World Raises Her Fish Online 女尊恶獠在线养鱼
[Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes
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Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸
She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea
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Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅
After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr
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I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚
Jing Bao has three wishes: First, protect the family estate of the main branch; second, enter the Imperial College, place third in the palace examinations, and bring honor to the family; third, keep living as a man in disguise until the end. Lord Gu has three wishes too: First, help someone protect their family estate; second, help that someone place third in the palace examinations; third, bring the disguised top scorer home and make her the mistress of the household.
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A Thousand Years Later, I Fell from a Legendary Female General to a Stunt Double 千年后我从女将星沦落成武替
As the Grand General Who Guards the Nation, whose very name commanded the entire court of the Great Qin Dynasty, Ji Mo lived a life of boundless glory. She donned her armor, slew the enemy, assisted the emperor, and rose to become regent. Her legendary life reached a perfect conclusion in her twilight years. But when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a strange and fantastical world, inhabiting a young body. Here, people could fly through the sky, and cars needed no horses to pull t
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