Female Lead Disguised as a Man, Cool and Aloof, with a Slow-Burn Identity Reveal 女扮男装女主清冷掉马一定要慢
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After Enlisting, She Became the Dream Lover of Noble Ladies 参军后，她成了贵女们的梦中情郎
[Invincible Style + Golden Finger + Transmigration and Rebirth + Female General Enfeoffed as a Marquis + No Romance] Shen Jiang was once the marquis’s eldest legitimate daughter, but when her mother was demoted from wife to concubine, Shen Jiang became an illegitimate daughter. Her innocent birth mother died unjustly. Driven to despair, Shen Jiang awakened memories of her past life. Only then did she notice something lodged in her mind. In her previous life, she was an exceptional special forces
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Sorry, Our Commander Is an All-Rounder 抱歉，我们指挥官她是六边形战士
(Please read the first page of the main text for content warnings.) [Apocalypse, Interstellar, Strong Female Lead, Face-Slapping, Everyone Loves Her] Apocalypse enforcer Xu Lingqu transmigrates and becomes an unpopular, sickly adopted daughter of a general. Despite a constitution that leaves her fainting every three steps and coughing up blood every five, she's sent to the command program at the Imperial Military Academy. Command is great, command is wonderful. Commanders can sit safely behind
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My Ancestors’ Graves Started Smoking from the Start: Disguised as a Man, I Take the Imperial Exams 开局祖坟冒青烟，女扮男装科举忙
Xie Yuheng transmigrates from the Apocalypse to a farming household, where a tyrant rules the land. With no other choice, she disguises herself as a boy. As she grows older, everyone in the surrounding villages comes to know that the Xie family's prodigy has an exceptionally clever mind. Too bad he's a sickly weakling who can't lift a finger or carry a load. Bystander: “You're so noble, so impressive! Your sickly family member just kicked someone through a wall!” The Xie family: “Does the head o
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The Disguised Dragon's Scheme: My Rogue Disciple Courts Me in His Dreams 女扮男装潜龙计，逆徒梦里泡为师
[Powerful undercover heroine + ensemble political intrigue + classic wuxia + clever mysteries and investigations, a female master disguised as a man VS a rebellious disciple who defies his master] Thirty years ago, a copied scroll of A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains turned the tide during a palace coup. From then on, the victor became king, the loser an outlaw, and the realm changed hands. Thirty years la
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Childhood Sweethearts to Lovers: Returning with a Jade in His Arms 青梅变竹马，朝阳抱玉归
[A Fierce Heiress Disguised as a Man × The Sixth Prince in Peril, Disguised as a Woman] [Historical fantasy | Pure historical fiction, no transmigration, no System | Includes war and court intrigue: the plot is fictional, so please don't scrutinize it] Xie Yu is the “only son” of the Dingyuan Marquis's household. She has disguised herself as a boy since childhood and is destined to take her father's place guarding the northwestern frontier. At fifteen, she personally rescues an “orphan girl” f
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The Whole Sect Is Sick, and My Junior Sister Keeps Summoning Yin Spirits 全宗病得不轻，师妹总在招阴
A ghost-attracting, evil-absorbing, fiercely protective heroine x a seemingly aloof and innocent, but actually obsessive, scheming drama king Fu Guang is a story-repair specialist who enters a xianxia novel whose plot has fallen apart. From the start, her spiritual roots are destroyed and she is thrown out of her sect. A Soul-Calming Pearl takes the place of her lost roots, and she promptly joins the sect where the future Demon Lord is supposed to be. The strange thing is, nobody matching that d
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After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜
[A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard
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Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张
[Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste
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Junior Sister, Stop Competing So Hard. The Sect Next Door Is About to Cry 小师妹别卷了，隔壁宗门要哭了
[This book has no male lead] Mu Qianzi transmigrates into a book and becomes the vicious supporting female character who constantly opposes the heroine and even tries to steal her love interest. In the end, the male lead drives her out of the sect, and she doesn't survive past the first episode! Mu Qianzi: ... No way. Stealing someone's love interest is out of the question, especially when it's the heroine. The halo over her head could blind my titanium-alloy dog eyes! Let the male leads, second
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The Rhythm of a Beating Heart 心动时常
[Emotionally clueless, aloof little moon X hopelessly lovestruck golden retriever] [Girl disguised as a boy, and the history of a tsundere puppy's secret crush] Lin Qinhe became the second male lead in a campus novel after completing her final transmigration mission. All she had to do was get the male and female leads together and give the story a happy ending, and she could go home. But the plot kept going off the rails, again and again. Female lead: “You were my beginning, my journey, and my d
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The Prince Consort Wears Women's Clothes 驸马本钗裙
Recently rated. GL romance with a touch of ensemble cast. [A new “female” top scholar, well-read and highly skilled in martial arts]* [The princess, seemingly harmless but full of surprises, and the Emperor’s favorite] An alternate ancient setting, no golden finger or fantasy elements. The story starts with the imperial examinations and moves on to political intrigue. No male lead; both leads are women!! She was once a beloved daughter, doted on by her father and brothers. Her elder brother cam
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The First Female Marshal Is Reborn: Disguised as a Man, She Captures the Emperor’s Heart 第一女帅重生，女扮男装惹君心
[Satisfying power plays + woman disguised as a man + palace intrigue and rebirth + powerful heroine adored by all + nation and home + heroine stands alone, with the ultimate tragic beauty] The greatest female marshal of the Li Dynasty gave her life for her country. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the frail ninth prince, struggling to walk and at the mercy of anyone who wished to humiliate her! She beats up her eighth brother, kills a ferocious tiger, and makes a name for herself.
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Reborn: I Become a Sensation on a Boy Band Survival Show 重生后我在男团选秀综艺爆火了
[Reborn / Top-tier star / Sweet romance / Two strong leads] Genius music producer Song Nanxing is reborn in the body of a newcomer covered in scandals before he has even debuted. The original owner entered a boy-band competition as a male contestant. Dead last in ability and ostracized by everyone, he became the target of ridicule across the internet! Then Song Nanxing arrived. The nobody who used to sing terribly and seemed good for nothing opened his mouth again, and his singing was breathtaki
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Aren't You Supposed to Tell Me Your Gender Before We Start Dating? 不知道谈恋爱之前要先报性别的吗
[High-IQ rebellious girl disguised as a boy] VS [Handsome, clueless, low-EQ attention seeker] From the start, Ji Jin was kicked out by her wealthy biological father and sent off to boarding school. Then her half-brother cut off her allowance. Ji Jin didn't care one bit. She'd take care of herself, even if it meant getting into trouble. So she went with her deskmate to sell herself at a night market, only to end up in the lockup after getting drunk and starting a fight. Jiang Cuo never imagin
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She Streams in Men's Clothes, and Her Wolfdog Roommate Is Straight Again 她男装做主播，狼狗室友他又直了
[Sweet romance + woman disguised as a man + one-on-one, both leads inexperienced + turning a straight woman gay + modern romance + love at first sight + chasing his wife] Yun Lian: Maxed-out combat prowess, seemingly aloof and untouchable, but a completely different person before and after drinking. ① Life goal: Take care of her grandparents in their old age. ② Unexpected twist: Getting hounded by a certain “dog” who shows up at her place for a free meal and to win her over every week, right on
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After Being Reborn and Winning the Succession Struggle, I Spoiled the Sweet Young Heir 重生夺嫡后，我把奶乖世子宠上天
[Female disguise as a man + scheming, sharp-tongued heroine determined to ascend the throne + lovesick, clingy, tsundere hero + sweet and angsty, beware if you can't handle angst + happy ending, one-on-one romance, heroine must become empress] In her previous life, Chu Shitong used Si Jingli and then refused to see him ever again. Back then, she was His Highness Prince Qi, a woman wielding great power at court, while he was a young lord whose family had fallen from grace and who had lost his fat
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The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃
One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she
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Wen Shen Wants to Go Public with His Relationship Every Day 闻神每天都想公开恋情
[Esports + Male Disguise + Sweet Romance] TG got a new mid-laner. At first, God Wen found fault with everything about him: too short, too feminine-looking, too weak, and too fond of sweets. He was such a girly guy. But then God Wen was won over. He realized that although the little mid-laner was short, he was easy to hold in his arms. He was soft and cute, and God Wen loved the sweet scent he gave off. So God Wen “fell in love.” Every day, he wanted to tell the world he liked his little mid-lane
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Five Years After Her Death, the Sickly Heir Still Wants to Marry Her 死后五年！病娇世子仍要以身相许
[Strong heroine + devoted couple + revenge on scoundrels + sweet romance; less romance in the early chapters] She was well-read, strategic, and beautiful. She could ride in white with a red horse, spear in hand, and take on enemy generals. She could also command from behind the scenes and secure victory from a thousand miles away. After being reborn, all she wanted was revenge, then to live a peaceful, prosperous life with her family. But no one had warned her what to do when a talkative man kep
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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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If You Don't Understand Redemption, I Know a Thing or Two About Going Mad 如果你不懂救赎发疯我也略知一二
Cultivation, no CP, ensemble cast, everyone loves the protagonist, and a woman disguises herself as a man. She presents as male in the early stages and female later, and will reveal her secret identity. The heroine's descent into darkness: an innocent young man as pure as the breeze and bright as the moon -> a brash, arrogant heaven-blessed prodigy -> a beautiful, unhinged figure who is neither wholly good nor evil -> an unattainable, heartbreakingly perfect beloved who is stronger than everyon
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Disguised as a Man: I Was Forced to Become the Heir to a Conglomerate 女扮男装：我被迫成了集团继承人
[Wealthy families + school life + girl disguises herself as a boy + substitute + technology + showbiz + gaming + adventure] Cool, high-IQ tech beauty vs. roguishly handsome, carefree, cunning heartthrob Li Xingran, who grew up in a small town, dresses as a boy to take her younger brother’s place. She accepted having to take the college entrance exam for him. She even accepted becoming a popular singer and winning major music awards in his place. But more than anything, she wants to work on her o
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She's Disguised as a Boy! All Her Male Dormmates Want to Turn Her Gay 女扮男装！男寝室友们都想掰歪她
(Secret Identities / No Fixed Pairing / Everyone's Favorite / Regret and Redemption) To change her own fate and that of her twin brother, Qin Mu disguises herself as a man and moves back into the boys' dormitory her brother fears. Bystanders: That sissy's got some nerve, moving back into the male idol's dorm! Onlookers: Just you wait. That sissy will run away with his tail between his legs again! When her secret identities are exposed, all five god-tier roommates are dumbfounded!!! The business
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Transmigrate Into a Book as a Woman Disguised as a Man and Win Over My Brother's Archenemy 穿书之女扮男装掰折了我哥死对头
She pretended to be a man and tricked my brother's sworn enemy. In the end, she got tied to him for life. (Cold, aloof, skilled streamer X pure-hearted, domineering CEO with loyal-dog energy) Gu Wanxing turned down her senior's confession and was killed with a single stab. With no other choice, she bound herself to a System and transmigrated into a novel. Her role was the male lead's half-sister, a cannon-fodder character who disguised herself as a man to fight him for the family fortune. Her m
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I Became the Top-Tier Star Boy Band's Darling by Disguising Myself as a Man 我靠女扮男装成为顶流男团的掌中
[A doted-on heroine, over-the-top drama, sweet romance, and satisfying revenge] After being reborn, Tang Yue somehow ended up disguising herself as a man to compete in a nationwide boy-band makeover show. There, she met Mu Yixu, the future superstar. Reborn once more, she decided to cling tightly to this golden ticket. So she deliberately got close to him, but she tried a little too hard... Every time Mu Yixu saw Tang Yue gazing at him with deep affection, he couldn’t help shuddering with revuls
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After My Possessive Emperor Learned to Read Minds, I Ran Away in the Middle of the Night 病娇皇帝会读心后，我连夜跑路
[A Treacherous Minister Disguised as a Man ✘ An Emperor Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger] After transmigrating into the body of a lecherous, treacherous minister, and unable to break character, Lou Tingwan chooses to go completely off the rails while putting her talents to use. Being lecherous? Easy! She sneaks into the palace every few days to harass the young emperor. Seeing his face grow darker by the day, she figures she’s not far from an early grave, so she decides to go all the way and b
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GB: No Cross-Dressing as a Man, No Way GB不女扮男装不舒服
[Gender-bender quick transmigration · Female lead stays the aggressor · No fixed pairing · Woman in men's clothing · All male characters are virgins] - Tang Jin, a great demon who grew from wild grass, was bound to a quick transmigration System. Apparently, the System was originally designed for male task-takers, so Tang Jin could only play male cannon fodder, male villains, or male supporting characters in each story. [If you're lucky, you might even get to be the male lead~] Tang Jin: "Want th
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Disguised as a Boy, I'll Be the Campus Heartthrob 女扮男装，校园万人迷我来当
[Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Secret Identity + Many Suitors + Two Equally Matched Leads + Plenty of Laughs + School] Reborn into the body of a notorious good-for-nothing “young master,” the sharp-tongued queen opens her eyes to a chorus of mockery. Want to throw a punch? Then I’ll break your arm. Want to run your mouth? Then I’ll leave you speechless. And in the end? You’ll all bow at my feet. When it comes to computers, you’re still a rookie. When it comes to academics, you’re way too lame. W
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After Being Kidnapped, She Disguised Herself as a Man and Shocked the World 被拐后，她女扮男装震惊全世界
In the interstellar age, Fu Ning’s greatest wish is to be a happy-go-lucky slacker, but she was born with a knack for hard work. As the interstellar commander, she dies alongside the insect queen. Just as she breathes her last, she is bound to a System and reborn in ancient times. She agrees with the System that once she completes her mission, she can return to the interstellar age and enjoy her retirement. But after completing the mission, she ends up in the modern era instead. Fu Ning rubs her
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After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Spoiled the Young Prince of the Capital 女扮男装后，我娇养了京城小王爷
A cheating, betraying scumbag couple? Lin Shi: Burn them alive! She transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a “young” general? Lin Shi: This emperor is useless. Kill him! An enemy nation invades, and the emperor wants to arrange a marriage, sending his own sister? Lin Shi: I’ll wipe them out myself. I’ll fight them for three days and nights and seize ten cities. A useless young prince is desperately courting her? Lin Shi: Can you take a beating? The young prince: If it’s you beating me, absol
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I Went Viral on a Talent Show While Disguised as a Man 女扮男装的我选秀火了
Su Lingfei was forcibly bound to a domineering System after suffering a horrific car accident. An unknown life-form called itself a divine creation, its tone brimming with persuasion. As long as you take the place of a supporting character and complete the plot, you can make any wish come true. Later, when the unruly “boy” idol on the dazzling stage thrust his hips provocatively, making countless girls scream and cheer below, the pitiful spirit cried out from the depths of its soul. I told you t
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Disguised as a Boy: I’m Just a Nobody at the Elite Academy 女扮男装：我在贵族学院当路人甲
No shipping gay couples!!! [The heroine disguises herself as a man early on and resumes her female identity in the middle and later parts, but her disguise is never exposed! Everyone has one-sided crushes, regardless of gender. The heroine has no pairing.] Zhou Yisen was an actress who played supporting cannon fodder across countless worlds. When she finally got a chance to take a vacation, she decided to make the most of it. Even though a transmission error meant she still had to act out severa
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After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Stole My Sister's Harem 女扮男装后，我抢了姐姐的鱼塘
[Female Lead Everyone Loves + Disguised as a Man + Mind Reading + Dating Sim + Western Fantasy + Light Comedy + A Little Absurd + Love Rivals + Yandere Characters] For five million, Xie Luo entered a dating sim and became the heroine's scumbag younger brother. The System said that if Xie Luo helped the heroine complete missions to win over the various male leads, they could go home for the New Year. But in the end: God of Light: “For you, I fell from my divine throne.” Mermaid King: “You are my
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I Disguised Myself as a Man to Live in the Dorm, and My Roommates Dressed as Women for Me 女扮男装混男寝，室友为我女装了
[Girl Disguised as a Boy + Everyone’s Favorite + Career-Oriented + Boys’ Dorm + Strong Male and Female Leads] Everyone knows that the current young lord of Mecha City is a rare, hopeless idiot. Being an idiot would be bad enough, but she even makes advances on men, prompting her classmates to jointly petition for the young lord to be sent home to recuperate. But less than a day after returning home, the young lord strides back with a suitcase and moves into the school’s most terrifying dormitory
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She Disguised Herself as a Man, Then Her Secret Identity Was Exposed in the Dorm 女扮男装后她在宿舍掉马甲
[Woman Disguised as a Man + Secret Identity + No Fixed Couple] To protect the inheritance left by her late parents, Xia Shu had no choice but to disguise herself as a boy and transfer to Stardale High. There, in the dormitory, she met: The aloof campus heartthrob: “What's the point of being the heartthrob? You still can't help me.” The top student: “If you're number one, I'm happy to come in second.” The gentle, handsome boy: “Just say the word. Whenever you need me, I'll come straight to you.”
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Longing for the Remaining Snow 望余雪
[The audio drama is now available~ Come give it a listen!] Cui Jinzhi was a member of the Time Administration, and she had one final mission. She had to uncover why a small world had fallen into chaos and why its plot had collapsed. After observing it for a long time, she discovered only that the people were suffering because of their ruler's incompetence. So she disguised herself as a man and worked her way up to become the world's prime minister. Using her own efforts, she stabilized the chaot
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