Mercenaries and Assassins Returning Home, Not Reborn 雇佣兵、杀手回家非重生

1. 1 杀 After Three Years of Killing for Revenge, I Came Back to Date You 杀了三年仇，回来找你谈个恋爱 Alliance Noodles and Prawns盟面大虾Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knows that the young master of the Duan family keeps a canary and pampers him like the apple of his eye. A year later, the canary flies away. All he leaves behind is a note: “Duan Chengyun, just you wait.” The crowd gloats: So he’s been cast aside, huh? Three months later, the man returns and pins Duan Chengyun against the wall to kiss him in front of everyone. “I hear you’ve been saying I got dumped?” Duan Chengyun wraps an arm around his waist, his gaze dangerous. “You 4.7kReads8.4Score738Shelves

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   I've already read all the completed novels on Tomato magazine about modern assassins and mercenaries; these three are newly started and still ongoing. I think they're alright, not amazing, but quite enjoyable.

2. 2 什 What Do You Mean I Just Happen to Look Like a Wanted Criminal? 什么叫只是和通缉令撞脸啊？ Wealthy Chancellor发财丞相Two Male Leads269k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + 1v1 + devoted couple + secret identities] (The rating just came out, so it'll go up soon!) The second young master of the Rong family, an illegitimate son who had been studying abroad for years, has returned. Everyone thinks he's come back to make a futile grab for the family fortune. But then... Why is the Huo family's head treating him like a treasure? Wait a second. Then who is the person on this wanted poster? 18.5kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
3. 3 互 We Unmask Each Other: My Arranged Match Is in the Same Business 互扒马甲：我的联姻对象是同行 Yimu Xue伊慕雪Two Male Leads567k WordsCompleted [Just started, low rating for now and climbing] [Two male leads + Both powerful + Marriage before love + Double identities + Intense push and pull + Both faithful + HE] -- #PoliticalMarriage #DoubleLife #TestingEachOtherEveryDay Jiang Yuhuai, the second young master of the Jiang family, is widely regarded as a good-for-nothing pretty face. Liang Muchen, the head of the Liang family, is famous for putting profit above all else. A political marriage? Sure, as long as we both get what we want. Each 4.7kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
4. 4 分 Five Years After We Parted, the Big Shot Fights, Grabs, and Claims the Throne 分别五年后，大佬又争又抢又上位 Guobaorou Rice Bowl锅包肉盖饭Two Male Leads542k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Secret Identities Exposed + Pure Love + Unconditional Spoiling + Two Powerful Leads] The first thing the man does when he gets home from work every day is look for his young master. As soon as he sees him, his eyes are clouded by a loving filter: How can my darling be so sweet? And if the other so much as acts cute, he falls head over heels: My baby is the cutest person in the world. Nobody can convince me otherwise. Onlookers: Please, how do you cure the disease of seeing y 22.5kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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   It's good, I just finished watching it.

5. 5 别 Don’t Mess with the Fake Heiress! She’s a Max-Level Mercenary Boss 别惹假千金啊！她是满级佣兵大佬 Colony PCR菌落PCRModern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Feel-good, goofy comedy, secret identities, putting scumbags in their place, devoted one-on-one romance] [Overpowered, hilarious mercenary boss vs. an upright, sharp-tongued eldest brother] Jiang Shanhuan was at the very top of the world's mercenary rankings. She claimed the number-one spot at fourteen and held onto it until she was twenty, never once falling from grace. That made her unbearably arrogant and convinced she was untouchable. She believed anyone who could beat her had yet to be b 15kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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   This is such a classic! The first two books feature two male leads, the third leans towards a soul-transmigration theme, and the female lead is an adopted daughter who ends up with the older brother. The fourth and fifth books are by the same author and have a very similar style; the male leads are all equally powerful figures in their respective fields.

6. 6 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

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   Not a rebirth, not a time travel story.

7. 7 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
8. 8 裴 President Pei, Your Low-Quality Boyfriend Is Going Wild! 裴总，你的低质量男友杀疯了！ Jiang Wan江弯Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Both Pure] [Slightly Coercive] [Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic] [A black-hearted, vindictive, brilliantly cunning assassin] & [A cold-looking, secretly sulky CEO who’s a total simp] Ruan Jibai was an illegitimate son of the Ruan family, kept abroad for years and never favored. One day, he returned to China on a mission, putting on an innocent, harmless, but utterly useless pretty-boy act in public. With his impressive talent for vicious insults, he attacked everyone indiscrimina 24.5kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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   Have you ever seen someone go home just to survive?

9. 9 退 After Retirement, I Became the Homeroom Teacher of a Problem Class 退役后，我成了问题班班主任 Kang Siter康斯特Urban1.2M WordsOngoing (There are male-male and male-female side couples.) (orz, I’m old-fashioned and didn’t know I needed to mention this in the blurb as a content warning.) (The story leans a little toward an ensemble cast.) My name is Guo Yan. I’m a retired intelligence officer, and now I’m the homeroom teacher at a private high school. The class I took over is famous throughout the school. Not because of their outstanding grades, but because every student is an “unwanted child” from a wealthy family. The girl who 8.2kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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   This book is very well-written. The main character is a former intelligence officer. It's currently being serialized, and it's super good. There's no system, and no romantic pairing. Highly recommended.

10. 10 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

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    The first three books feature female protagonists who are mercenaries, while the one with two male protagonists features Shen Qingyan who is also a mercenary. All four were taken in as apprentices by the ruler of the Gray Iron Triangle when they were young. The female protagonist of the fourth book has been by the ruler's side since she was one year old and is jokingly referred to as the Crown Princess of the Gray Iron Triangle. None of them are reborn; a childhood in the Gray Iron Triangle is unlikely to be happy. Moreover, all four have multiple identities, especially the Crown Princess, who has the most.

11. 11 极 Irresistibly Tempting! Master Shao’s White Moonlight Is Wild and Unhinged 极限撩惹！邵爷的白月光又疯又野 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Two Male Leads671k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, 1v1, Mutual Devotion, Both Strong] [Cold, world-weary, sharp-tongued beauty and mercenary powerhouse vs. the domineering, spoiled young heir of Beijing's elite] Shen Qingyan, the illegitimate son of Beijing's wealthy Shen family, looked delicate and soft, but was astonishingly skilled in a fight. After years abroad, his return sent Beijing's elite circles into a frenzy: “The Shao family's young heir's unattainable first love is back?!” Shen Qingyan opened a browser and silently 32.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
12. 12 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
13. 13 柔 A Delicate Little White Flower? Wrong! You’ve Messed With the Living King of Hell 柔弱小白花？错！你惹到活阎王了 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted One-on-one, devoted couple | Lighthearted comedy | Secret identities | Face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place Sharp-tongued, ruthless, freakishly brilliant, physically formidable genius mercenary girl VS a swaggering, confident, dazzlingly handsome but tragic playboy heir who shows up out of nowhere Everyone said the fake heiress adopted by the Chu family was mentally ill. She looked gloomy and cadaverously thin, and people thought she brought bad luck. Sure enough, once the real heir 27kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves
14. 14 退 Retired Mercenary: Claimed by a Powerful Family from the Start 退役佣兵：开局被红色家族认亲 Li Xuan, Crown Prince of the Great Qian大乾太子李玄Urban1.0M WordsCompleted He is a name forbidden in the mercenary world: Dragon Fang of Hellfire, a man with extraordinary skills and a heart of ice. After twenty years drenched in blood, he returns to his homeland under an assumed name, seeking the roots he lost and the mysteries of his childhood. A single DNA report thrusts him back to the pinnacle of power: he is the lost legitimate grandson of the top-tier Ye family, a powerful political dynasty! His grandfather is a national titan, his father wields enormous influen 23.5kReads8.0Score2.8kShelves

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    All three are non-romantic, and the main characters are all incredibly strong. The first and third are about mercenaries, and the second is about an assassin. All three are super good! (♥∀♥)[Admiration]

15. 15 直 Livestream: I Said I’d Never Killed Anyone, and the Lie Detector Went Off 直播：我说没杀过人，测谎仪响了 Naming Is Annoying取名烦人Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A new interview show took the country by storm. The host randomly picked people on the street and asked them questions. Answer, and you could win cash! That day, the host came across Jiang Feng. With a teasing smile, the host asked, “Jiang Feng, have you ever killed anyone?” Jiang Feng smiled faintly and said, “Life is precious. We should all cherish it.” After leaving him with those words, Jiang Feng walked away. But the moment he was out of sight, the lie detector in the host's hands let out a 31.5kReads8.4Score3.2kShelves

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    All three are non-romantic, and the main characters are all incredibly strong. The first and third are about mercenaries, and the second is about an assassin. All three are super good! (♥∀♥)🥰

16. 16 当 I've Been Captured as a Mercenary, and You Ask If I Can Join the Army? 当雇佣兵被抓过，你问我能当兵吗 Noodle Cat Hero面猫侠Urban245k WordsOngoing On the day third-year college student Qin Lang signed up to enlist, the whole city was thrown into an uproar. More than a hundred armed special police officers surrounded the recruitment office just to invite someone to the police station for a cup of tea? His classmate wept. “I only skipped class, failed exams, surfed the internet, and watched influencers. Can't the police just leave me alone?” Qin Lang remained calm. “They're here for me.” At the police station, an officer pointed to the file 2.7kReads7.6Score194Shelves
17. 17 顾 President Gu, Your Canary’s Cover Is Blown. Why Are You Still Kneeling? 顾总，金丝雀掉马了您还跪着呢 Seven Seven, Two Eight七七二八Two Male Leads432k WordsCompleted [Both Pure + Equally Powerful + Intense Push and Pull + Secret Identities + Sweet, Flirtatious Romance] [A proud, jealous, catlike pursuer × a master of secret identities, a captivating, flirtatious target Two Alphas flirting, pushing and pulling to the limit] Everyone in the capital knew that Gu Minghe, president of Tianhe Group, kept a stunning canary named Shi Qingzhi. His sweet, obedient manner as he tied Gu’s tie made everyone else unbearably jealous. With his arm around the beauty, Preside 15.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    There are male-male pairings and romance novels.

18. 18 当 Being an Assassin Isn't So Bad! 当杀手也没什么不好嘛！ Yi Bai祎白Two Male Leads310k WordsCompleted [BL / Assassin] (The pairing is with the aloof senior, Ke Lai Li.) Xian Yu was just an ordinary office worker living an unremarkable life. But after losing his job, he accidentally sent his resume to an underground assassin organization and became a cool, ruthless, and flashy professional killer. Xian Yu: Huh? An assassin? Me? At night, he's a cold-blooded killer who slaughters without batting an eye. By day, he's a sunny, cheerful pretty boy. He thought life would carry on just as uneventfully, 825Reads8.4Score145Shelves
19. 19 糊 Washed-Up Star? The Master of Disguise Has Arrived, and You’re in for a Thrill! 糊咖？千面杀手登场，包爽的！ Wind Emperor风之大帝Two Male Leads472k WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + secret identities + master of disguise + variety-show livestream + love and hate + pure romance with a happy ending + so much fun!] (The pure-hearted but possessive team-leader top ✗ the assassin who lights the fire but never puts it out) Few people knew that the washed-up actor Mu Zhao was the infamous master of disguise from the Alliance Nation: Blood Sparrow. The producer who abused his power, the uncle who stole things, the officer who smuggled arms: Mu Zhao killed 1.1kReads8.8Score242Shelves
20. 20 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
21. 21 重 Reborn as a Mercenary: The Ace Soldier Is Forced to Become Everyone’s Darling 重生之雇佣兵：王牌佣兵被迫团宠 Xia Moyan夏墨衍Urban802k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + One-on-One Romance + Both Pure + Mercenary + Happy Ending + Multiple Side Couples + Everyone's Darling] In his previous life, he was 007, a name that struck terror into the mercenary world. His solo assault success rate was one hundred percent, making him a legend everyone looked up to. Then he died, shot in the head by the partner he trusted most, in a dead-end alley on a rainy night. When he opened his eyes again, he was an eighteen-year-old boy who had lost everything, wit 57.1kReads9.6Score8kShelves

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    It's super good! Highly recommend it!

22. 22 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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    I won't allow anyone to not have read 1-4, all fanfiction written by Master Lou under different pseudonyms, set in the same fictional world. 5. The Real and Fake Heiress: The fake heiress is purely toxic, but her parents are reasonable. Li Ouyan, owner of a clothing brand, the legendary healer Bai He… 6. Jiang Nianjia, codenamed Mercury in the Planetary Corps, found a lunch buddy at school who later became her husband. She is the Jiang family's lost heiress from childhood; there is no fake heiress.

23. 23 团 The Beloved Tycoon Keeps Revealing Her Secret Identities Along the Way 团宠大佬一路都在掉马甲 Autumn in the Setting Sun落日序秋Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Female lead with many secret identities + not reborn + does not transmigrate + doted on by her family + no male lead in the main story] [The female lead is aloof and elegant around others, but more lively with her family and occasionally likes to act cute.] At Yun Shi'an's birth celebration, an expert told her parents that she would have to stay abroad until she turned eighteen, or she would suffer one calamity after another. The Yuns did not believe him at first, but before long, Yun Shi'an wa 3.3kReads9.1Score436Shelves
24. 24 全 The All-Powerful Tycoon Transmigrates: She Just Wants to Slack Off 全能大佬穿越：她只想摆烂 Competing with Pandas for Bamboo Shoots和熊猫夺笋Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Bo Xitong, a top assassin in another world, was racing planes against her sworn enemy when a bolt of lightning sent her transmigrating to the modern world. She was tired of living on the edge of a knife. Now that she had transmigrated, she could relax and lie flat, or as they put it here, become a couch potato. Her adoptive family was eccentric, but they doted on her, their adopted daughter, as if she might break if they held her too tightly. Little by little, they melted the heart that had been 6.3kReads9.2Score900Shelves
25. 25 真 Fake Heiress, Real Heiress: The Real One Is a True Big Shot 真假千金，真千金她是真大佬 Not a Lemon Spirit不是柠檬精Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When an all-around powerhouse is finally recognized by her wealthy family, everyone agrees that she's just a poor girl who was switched at birth, and that they should dote on her... But it turns out she's the legendary miracle doctor “Qingyu,” the world's number-one hacker “X,” the internationally renowned designer “Dew White,” and the mysterious arranger “Seven Notes” behind a pop superstar. Only then do they realize that she's the real powerhouse... As for his own wife having a “fiance,” a cer 2.4kReads7.6Score226Shelves
26. 26 我 I'm a Max-Level Big Shot, So What's Wrong with Showing Off? 我，满级大佬，爱装逼怎么了？ A Snowball一粒雪丸Modern Romance763k WordsOngoing Also known as: Me, the Mercenary Big Shot, What’s Wrong with Showing Off? [Secret identities, devoted couple, brainless power fantasy, lighthearted comedy, fictionalized reality, superhuman mercenary boss heroine vs. upright princely heir] One is listed as a key person of interest in counterterrorism investigations. The other is the man behind the scenes of an anti-terrorist organization. When they first met, he took an interest in her because of her looks. He thought she’d be just another passi 744Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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    This one's about mercenaries, and the female lead is hilarious, hahaha.

27. 27 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
28. 28 假 The Fake Heiress Is the Real Powerhouse: Big Sis, I'm Yours! 假千金她是真大佬，姐姐我可以！ Yue Yiya玥依呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Secret identities + both virgins + adored by everyone + face-slapping + powerful figures) On a mission, Qi Jiu came to Huaguo and became the Shen family’s adopted daughter. Outsiders sneered, “She’s just an adopted daughter. Would the Shen family really care about her?” The Shen family’s eldest daughter retorted, “Who says our family doesn’t care about Qiqi?” In the corporate world, people scoffed, “Does this little girl even understand a contract?” The Shen family’s eldest son smiled. “She dra 7.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
29. 29 豪 The Wealthy Family Is Still Pretending to Be Poor to Each Other Today 豪门大佬一家今天也在互相装穷 Qing Shenyu青神羽Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: The Girl Who Keeps Her Whole Family’s Secret Identities Under Wraps After being missing for more than a decade, Ye Ning returns home and discovers that her parents are dirt poor. So she hides her stash of black cards and plans to play the part of a poor but brilliant girl with exceptional academic talent who can easily win scholarships, giving her a legitimate excuse to improve her parents’ lives. That is, until the day before her birthday... Her father puts on a hard hat and says 128Reads8.7Score—Shelves
30. 30 认 Reunited With the Underworld Family, I Became the Beloved Little Ancestor 认回黑道家族，我成了团宠小祖宗 Luo Qianzhi洛芊栀Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted Main characters: Shen Muyuan, Pei Jingmo [Secret Identities, Beloved Heiress, Ruthless and Decisive, Multiple Identities] She is the fearsome Judge on the darknet's wanted list, a butterfly knife in her hand claiming countless lives. She is elusive, leaving no trace behind. No one knows that this queen of the night, who commands both the underworld and the respectable world, is actually Shen Muyuan, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, missing for eighteen years. When the truth about her orig 18.2kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves
31. 31 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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    A mix of disguises, real and fake heiresses, a beloved group, humor, a "fight back if you disagree" style, and a feel-good story set in a wealthy family. The female protagonist is a state-sponsored violence machine. Her superiors send her home to rediscover family and humanity, so on her first day back, she brutally beats her stepsister and berates her father. The protagonist and her friends are very united and have a close relationship.

32. 32 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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    Books 4-7 are highly recommended. The Gray Iron Delta is a timeless classic. Book 8 is also a personal favorite; I followed it for a long time, and the first and second books were also very good. However, I feel the plots are quite similar.

33. 33 爷 My Lord, Just Admit Defeat! Your Wife Has Secret Identities on Both Sides of the Law 爷！认输吧，夫人黑白两道皆马甲 Wake Up Three Times一觉三醒Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [A sharp-tongued heroine with countless secret identities × a devoted, husband-material hero] [Print edition signed] Wen Li’s birth supposedly killed her mother. Her father considered her ill-omened and sent her to live with her maternal grandmother in the countryside. The young heiress became a country girl, while the blessed daughter her father adopted went from orphan to celebrated socialite in the capital. Seventeen years later, Wen Li is brought back to her wealthy family. Everyone waits to 17.9kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
34. 34 禁 An Ascetic Man in Power? The Frail Heiress Has Him Wrapped Around Her Finger 禁欲掌权人？病弱大小姐手拿把掐 Qing Zheng箐筝Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + play the pig to eat the tiger + Sweet and Satisfying + Two Powerful Leads + secret identities + One-on-One, Both Chaste] [A Sickly Young Lady Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger vs. A Distinguished, Abstinent Man in Power] Jiang Yi, the heiress of a top conglomerate in M Country, attended a banquet in the capital for the first time and fell for the Yan family's head, Yan Yunqin, at first sight. They had been engaged for a year, yet had never met. With a few clever tr 26kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves
35. 35 你 You're a Guy Wearing a Skirt? Oh, You're Hiding a Gun 你男的穿裙子？哦，藏枪 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads594k WordsCompleted [Part Three of the Series] [Cross-dressing as a woman / Amnesia / Secret identity / Faked death / Turning a straight man gay] [Pretty pink-haired cross-dressing assassin bottom Ning Yan VS gentle, refined, sweet and clueless rich top Yu Chengbai] [Top's] POV: Two months after their wedding, Yu Chengbai discovers that his wife, who loves him deeply, has lost her memory. And not only has she lost her memory, her personality has completely changed. The person who used to be gentle and shy now curse 10kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
36. 36 卧 After My Undercover Identity Was Exposed, a Powerful Man Imprisoned Me in His Love 卧底身份暴露后，被大佬强势囚爱 Salted Fish Strike咸鱼冲击Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + evenly matched leads + mutually exclusive devotion + love-hate relationship + HE] Cen Che is a foxlike beauty, sly and lazy, with a naturally gorgeous face. Zhou Youqi raised him like a younger brother. Cen Che secretly fell for Zhou Youqi, who cared for him in every way, and followed his orders to go undercover for Qin Muye. Cen Che went to prison alongside Qin Muye, stood by him through life and death, and carried him out of a raging inferno. The cunning, domineering tycoon, 5kReads9.4Score511Shelves
37. 37 偷 I Died After Getting Caught Stealing a Kiss From the Big Shot 偷亲大佬被发现后，我死了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads329k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, Extra Sweet!!] A ruthless, deadly bodyguard who can take on a hundred men, but sneaks kisses from his boss in private and gets incredibly jealous, as the bottom. A very rich, unbelievably rich, No. 1-ranked tycoon as the top. Jian Xingyi fell in love with Li Tingshen at first sight. He spent five years quietly working his way into the man's life, becoming his personal bodyguard and lifestyle assistant. Every night, while his boss slept, he would sneak through the window into hi 6.9kReads9.1Score684Shelves
38. 38 总 The CEO's Sweetheart Keeps Pretending to Be Innocent 总裁的白切黑小可爱又在装了 Wing on the Wind s随风之翼sTwo Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Both Faithful and Devoted + Two Strong Leads + Sweet Romance + Showbiz + Mystic Arts Expert + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within] Steady, doting, fatherly top x beautiful powerhouse bottom who seems sweet but is secretly dark Age gap: 15 years!!! Nan Xing was the most beautiful person in the cultivation world, and his strength was second to none. Countless people adored and pursued him. But when he woke up again, he discovered he had transmigrated into the body of a pitiful youn 102Reads7.0Score—Shelves
39. 39 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, the Charming Mogul's Secret Identity Is No Longer Safe 闪婚后，钓系大佬的马甲藏不住了 Xuan Yi Yue玄伊月Two Male Leads307k WordsCompleted Also known as The Stars Hang Low Over the Vast Plains [A marriage long in the making is his deepest trap.] This is a story about a hunter and their prey, each thinking they’re the hunter, only for both to become captives of love. Shi An: I’m putting on an act. He hasn’t noticed. Jiang Xinghuai: I know she’s acting, but I don’t mind. Shi An: I’m only using him. I won’t fall for him. Jiang Xinghuai: She’ll be mine sooner or later. No rush. Later Shi An’s eyes reddened at the corners in his arms. “ 84Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 震 Shocking! The Real Young Master Is Actually the Ninth Marshal 震惊！真少爷竟是第九元帅 Wen Youlinxiabb文悠林曦abbTwo Male Leads124k WordsCompleted The white-haired Omega young master the Wen family had just brought home knocked the strongest Alpha instructor at school flat with his bare hands on his very first day of class. The whole internet went wild: #WhoIsThisOmega His family fretted: “He must have suffered a lot before, to have learned all those self-defense techniques.” His classmates speculated: “He’s so beautiful, but he fights so fiercely. Could he be some kind of secret weapon for the military?” Luo Weny You smiled and said n 797Reads—Score171Shelves
41. 41 我 I'm Frail! I'm Faking It! 我柔弱！我装的！ Listening to the Wind 1听风等1Two Male Leads591k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + secret identities + powerful figures + equally matched leads + wealthy CEO + 1v1, devoted sweet romance] A scheming, wealthy CEO top x a seemingly weak and pitiful bottom who is actually a master of secret identities, ruthless beneath the surface, and an incredible actor. Shen Sinian always thought the wife he'd coaxed into marrying him was a frail, pitiful soul: her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and her family had cast her aside. So he kept finding 630Reads8.1Score103Shelves
42. 42 甜EN Sweet and Sultry! This Seductive Bigshot Knows How to Flirt, Soothe, and Put an Arm Around Your Waist 甜欲！钓系大佬他会撩会哄会搂腰 Listening to the Wind 1听风等1Two Male Leads615k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + love at first sight + long-planned romance + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + secret identities + equally matched + receiver as the main protagonist] A side couple from the completed novel Ninth Master Fu, in a crossover of dreams. A cool, well-behaved, seemingly frail (it's an act) mercenary big shot receiver x a domineering, scheming, delusional-to-the-max, doting-to-no-end old *flow* refugee top. What you think is love at first sight is actually something I've plan 19.7kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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43. 43 没 I Never Expected My Yandere Little Friend to Be a Gangland Boss 没想到病娇的小朋友是黑帮大佬 Qian Duoduo Yi An钱多多衣安Two Male Leads468k WordsCompleted [Boys’ Love + Secret Identities + Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives + Sweet Entertainment-Industry Romance] Unhinged, all-powerful seme Qi Xiaoran VS black-sesame-tangyuan uke Su Runan After returning from forty-nine little worlds, Su Runan seems as obedient and adorable as ever. In truth, he’s a big shot with all kinds of skills, and being a celebrity is just one of his secret identities. Everyone is abuzz with rumors: “I heard Su Runan is the one who united all the gangs. He’s the legenda 2.3kReads9.1Score285Shelves
44. 44 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, Young Master Si Is Desperate to Win Me Back! 退婚后，司少追妻火葬场！ Yan Su颜苏Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted After living with the Bai family for eighteen years, Ou Yan finally learned she was a fake heiress. The real heiress came back, and Ou Yan was cast aside, set to be sent back to some poor mountain village... But who would have guessed that this so-called poor mountain village was actually the most expensive luxury villa district in the country? Overnight, she went from being an ordinary rich family's fake heiress to the true heiress of a top-tier wealthy family! Her biological parents doted on h 15kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
45. 45 警 Warning! The Delicate Young Master Is Actually a Hidden Powerhouse 警告！娇弱小少爷竟然是隐藏大佬 Lu Zhifan路知帆Two Male Leads246k WordsCompleted New novel: My Childhood Friend Is Way Too Devoted in the Apocalypse (also features two male leads. Please show the new novel lots of support, everyone...) [Two Male Leads, Face-Slapping, Feel-Good, One-on-One Romance] Delicate, cunning, and ruthless mercenary bottom VS aloof, brooding, and possessive CEO top “Xiaobai, you’re the older brother. Give your heart to your younger brother for a transplant!” his scumbag father said, as if it were only natural. “Big brother, just help me this once. I pr 2.8kReads9.1Score415Shelves
46. 46 昱 Master Yu, Your Wife Has a Ton of Secret Identities 昱爷，你夫人马甲有亿点多 Little Black Fan小黑粉Two Male Leads236k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + devoted to each other + feel-good story + powerful couple + doting on each other + 1v1] They fell for each other the first time they met in a bar. One wanted to bring the other home, while the other only wanted to go home with him. Only after spending some time together did he learn that his wife had a lot of identities: a famous novelist, the youngest member of the Mei Shen Luo family from the island nation, the underground fighting arena’s Sacred Lion, owner of the Leo Bar in 5.4kReads9.1Score843Shelves
47. 47 惊 Shock! The Crown Prince's Canary's Secret Identity Has Been Exposed Again! 惊！太子爷的金丝雀马甲又掉了！ Seven Wilds Isn't Wild七野不是野Two Male Leads445k WordsCompleted Synopsis [Two equally powerful leads + Both pure + Secret identities + A reveal that makes them fall even harder + 1v1 + Two male leads + Older man/younger man] From a canary to the king of Dark Island, from all alone to a home filled with lamplight. Rong Qi deliberately engineered his first meeting with Fu Yuchuan, but everything that followed had been part of Fu Yuchuan's long-laid plans... Now that every truth has been revealed, every disguise cast aside, and every wait has found its destinat 2.3kReads8.0Score346Shelves
48. 48 傅 Master Fu: Madam's Secret Identity Has Been Exposed Again 傅爷：夫人马甲又掉了 Sleeping Rain沉睡雨Two Male Leads251k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger + Two Powerful Leads] Monogamous 1v1 [A Black-Sesame-Filled S vs. A Man with Overwhelming Power] Xu Moyang: “Damn it, all I did was carry out one assassination mission!” “How did I end up getting involved with a lunatic like that?” After one wild night, Xu Moyang immediately left behind a note and a unique bullet. “Kid, say a word about this and you'll lose your life!” Fu Xiao: “Interesting!” Xu Moyang was a top assassin in “Dark Night.” He n 1.1kReads8.2Score174Shelves
49. 49 隐 After Hiding My True Strength, I Accidentally Revealed Myself on Livestream 隐藏实力后直播掉马了 The Deer Calls OVO呦呦鹿鸣OVOTwo Male Leads206k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + livestreaming + secret identities exposed + sweet fluff + satisfying revenge + variety show] If it isn't your thing, just leave. Please don't leave a bad review! This story is sweet and satisfying, and every time a secret identity is exposed is a blast! Livestreaming in the early chapters, variety shows later on, and overwhelming talent throughout! After the first secret identity is exposed: Holy crap, Rong-jie turns out to be Uncle Rong! After the second secret identity is exp 1kReads8.1Score108Shelves
50. 50 网 Online Romance Unmasked: My Partner Is My Mortal Enemy 网恋掉马指南：情缘竟是死对头 Luo Zai螺仔Two Male Leads167k WordsCompleted [Science student x art student + online romance goes wrong and identities are revealed + childhood friend returns + rivals + sweet university romance + MMO keyboard game setting] An outgoing art student online but awful in real life, the uke x a scheming, dark-hearted science student, the seme How did my online crush turn into my archenemy? Shi Wen had a pretend in-game partner. At first, they barely chatted. Then one day, Shi Wen happened to see a photo his in-game partner had posted on Moments 437Reads8.0Score100Shelves

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