I’m Still Everyone’s Favorite Even in Disguise as a Man

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In her previous life, Liu Ruyun was born beautiful, with a delicate, graceful figure and a subtle fragrance about her. Amid the turmoil of the Three Kingdoms, someone murdered her elder brother, then abducted her and kept her in their household, showering her with affection while deceiving her.

After being reborn, she was determined not to repeat her fate. She darkened her face, bound her chest, disguised herself as a man, and became an apprentice to learn martial arts.

But her master's gaze grew stranger by the day.

Her master lifted her and weighed her in his hands. "You're too light. Eat more."

"Why do you smell so good?"

"How come you never get a tan?"

Her master's questions made Liu Ruyun's heart race and her legs go weak. She forced herself to stay calm. "Master, your disciple has an illness. I can't... perform as a man."

Once she'd finally mastered her martial arts and set out into the jianghu, she discovered that she attracted even more attention than in her previous life.

It was one thing for men to like her, but why were even the young ladies falling for her?

"Young Master Liu, I have no way to repay you. I can only..." The first young lady gave her a scented sachet and cast her a sidelong glance.

"Young Master Liu, my family has a fortune. Would you be my husband?" The second young lady threw herself into her arms.

She managed to evade the young ladies' affections, but then the general who had imprisoned her in her previous life came to seize her by force again. Her martial arts had improved greatly. She unleashed a move with the force of a landslide and sent him flying with one punch.

"Huh? How did I get so strong?" She stared at her little fist, marveling to herself.

When she turned around, her master was standing behind her, just lowering his hand. His handsome face was black as charcoal.

Liu Ruyun took a step back, her heart in a panic.

Why did it seem like her master also thought she smelled so good...?

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Chu Yingying took a tumble, and the moment she saw the unconscious young man in the field, she fell for him.

"Father, this boy's a fine-looking fellow. Let's bring him home to be my child-bridegroom."

"Mother, the papayas in the field look ripe. Hurry and pick them so I can eat them. That'll help me grow up nicely."

She'd been working away, even getting a wedding dress ready. But her child-bridegroom actually wanted to run away!

She chased after him, grabbed him in a big hug, and gave him a loud kiss. The young boy was dumbfounded to be molested in broad daylight.

Chu Yingying: "See? He still likes it when I make the first move."

*

Ever since the day she brought the young boy home,

Chu Yingying had taken good care of him, hoping they would grow up together as childhood sweethearts.

The boy had no name, said little, and rarely showed any emotion.

Chu Yingying cherished her child-bridegroom, raising him like a pigeon that would lay eggs.

"How about I call you Dog Egg? My mother says a lowly name helps a child thrive."

The boy's stern expression cracked. He was silent for a moment, but said nothing.

Chu Yingying: "All right, Dog Egg. You need to eat more. The taller and stronger you get, the more I'll like you."

Chu Yingying fed the boy an egg every day, switching between chicken, duck, and quail eggs to build him up. His gaze grew gentler by the day.

But one day, Chu Yingying woke up and couldn't find her child-bridegroom. The boy had left without a word.

Chu Yingying was heartbroken.

She'd treated him so well, and he still ran away. What a heartless guy.

After getting over her grief, she decided child-bridegrooms couldn't be trusted.

Two years later, when she came of age, Chu Yingying decided to marry a scholar from her village.

But on her wedding day, thousands of soldiers stormed into the village.

A handsome man with the bearing of an emperor, his face cold, abducted her bridal sedan.

Clutching the hem of her dress, Chu Yingying sobbed bitterly.

Why was her life so miserable? She hadn't even gotten married, and she'd already been kidnapped by bandits.

"Yingying."

The well-dressed man, who commanded countless soldiers, poked his head into the bridal sedan. He looked at the tearful beauty, paused, then coaxed her carefully.

"...It's me, Dog Egg."

The generals and soldiers outside the sedan burst into laughter, their faces twitching.

And so the whole capital learned that the fearsome Crown Prince had brought back a beauty who was always trying to run away from the wedding.

"You're not my Dog Egg! I don't want you!" Chu Yingying clutched her bundle and tried to climb over the wall.

The Crown Prince had his pride to think of, too. He glanced around, then lowered his voice.

"Yingying, I am."

A cute, fluffy romance.

Theme: Don't let gender limit your abilities. Embrace life, practice martial arts, and grow stronger.