Why Do You Get to Be the Male Lead? [Quick Transmigration]

A cool, composed big shot who’s great at putting on an act x a pampered girl gradually turned into a gloomy female ghost Ling Yi x Chu Lingyu (both virgins, one-on-one romance) Blurb: Ling Yi is an outstanding employee in the career division of the quick transmigration bureau. Bored with her job, she decides to switch to the romance division and gets assigned a mission to rewrite a “chase-your-wife-to-the-crematorium” plot. In countless chase-your-wife stories, the male lead misunderstands and grows distant from the heroine, only to realize his mistake later and chase after her. Readers find the male lead unbearably frustrating and say he might as well be buried. Ling Yi’s job is to help the heroine get over her romantic obsession and send the male lead who comes running after her packing. The good news is, the male lead really does die. The bad news is... the heroine’s love interest turns out to be Ling Yi. First story: A princess and her consort fall in love after marrying first. Because a powerful neighboring kingdom wants a political marriage, the heroine’s empress mother hastily marries her off to the male lead, a newly appointed top scholar. But the marriage is in name only, and the two continue to interact as ruler and subject. The heroine accidentally discovers that the male lead was the person who saved her as a child. As they spend time together, she secretly falls for him, and he develops feelings for her too. But he mistakenly believes the heroine’s mother is responsible for his father’s death, so he forces himself to treat the heroine coldly. He even gets drunk at a brothel, committing one of the seven grounds for divorce. Ling Yi is the heroine’s shadow guard. When the heroine kneels outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation to plead for the male lead, Ling Yi says, “Your Highness, you are a princess of noble birth. You shouldn’t kneel for anyone.” When the heroine deliberately makes her help her undress and bathe, Ling Yi remains cool and expressionless, fixing her with a deep, clinging gaze until the heroine blushes and snaps, “Get out.” After the heroine grows pleased with Ling Yi’s obedience and loyalty, she starts wanting more than just “obedience.” The male lead is eventually sentenced to immediate execution for attempting to assassinate the empress, and the mission succeeds. Ling Yi chooses a role for herself: the “moonlight who dies young,” who gives her life for the heroine. The System asks her, “Isn’t that too cruel?” Ling Yi answers without changing her expression, “Isn’t completing the mission enough?” Pretend-loyal shadow guard x proud, haughty princess (a role-reversal dog-training story) Second story: Cross-dressing leads to cohabitation and mistaken love. The heroine enters a school dressed as a man to investigate clues about her mother. After becoming roommates with the male lead, she’s charmed by his wide learning and begins to develop feelings for him. The male lead falls for her too, but thinks she’s a man and refuses to believe he could be gay. He deliberately keeps his distance and hastily agrees to a family-arranged engagement, leaving the heroine heartbroken and in tears. Ling Yi is a martial arts instructor hired by the academy for a hefty fee. One night, when the heroine is bathing, Ling Yi comes to expose her identity as a woman and calmly says, “If you don’t want me to tell anyone, do what I say.” The heroine expects Ling Yi to threaten her life, but instead Ling Yi simply asks her to move into her courtyard so she won’t have to sneak around to bathe. Ling Yi also privately teaches her horseback riding and archery, remarking, “You’re far too frail compared to a man.” The heroine is deeply grateful and asks why Ling Yi is so kind to her. Ling Yi gives a lonely smile. “This world is too unfair to women, to you and to me alike.” Could it be that Ling Yi is a woman too? Later, the heroine discovers another one of Ling Yi’s secrets: Ling Yi likes women, especially beautiful women. After the academy opens a women’s division, the heroine happens to catch Ling Yi holding the hand of the woman said to be the most beautiful in the capital during archery practice. The confused ache in her heart makes her realize she doesn’t want the instructor looking at anyone else. That night, the heroine digs out the dress hidden at the very bottom of her wardrobe. She thinks it must be because Ling Yi has never seen her dressed as a woman. She’ll make herself the only thing Ling Yi can see. Gentle, courteous instructor x resilient, unloved student (the instructor knows she’s a woman when she falls for her) Third story: Childhood sweethearts after a family’s fall from grace. The heroine and the male lead grew up together, but after her family’s business fell on hard times, they meet again as tutor and young master. The male lead has also forgotten their past because of childhood trauma. The heroine asks if he remembers her. He mistakes her for a social climber and repeatedly insults her, leaving her deeply hurt. Ling Yi is the male lead’s half-sister. When he loses his temper again, she barges in and leads the heroine away. Seeing that the heroine doesn’t even make a sound as she cries, Ling Yi sighs. “Why don’t you tutor me instead, sis? How much does my brother pay per lesson? I’ll pay double.” The heroine is flattered and stops dwelling on the past. They hold the tutoring sessions at the heroine’s home, and every time Ling Yi visits, she brings something tasty or a simple flower. Whenever the heroine refuses, Ling Yi smiles and wheedles, “You’ve helped my grades improve so much, sis. I want to thank you.” The heroine finds it a little strange. Then she hears a debt collector say, “You should’ve told us you were connected to the Ling family sooner.” She knows that Ling Yi is the only person in the Ling family who can protect her. At their last tutoring session before the college entrance exams, the heroine suppresses her trembling and forces a smile. “Xiao Yi, if you get into my university, I’ll give you a reward. How about it?” What reward? It’s all just selfishness. No matter what Ling Yi wants, the heroine would give up everything she has in exchange, as long as Ling Yi stays by her side. Gorgeous, sweet-voiced, cute girl x gentle, timid, flirtatious older sister Fourth story: Forbidden romance between master and disciple, human and demon. The heroine is a half-demon born of a human and a demon. She’s been imprisoned on a sacred mountain since childhood, watched over by the male lead, head of the righteous sects, who teaches her how to suppress her demonic power. The heroine develops special feelings for the only person she can interact with. But when her demonic power runs wild, the male lead accidentally kills her with a single sword strike. He keeps her demon core and secretly sends it to a town in the human world, helping her rebuild her demon body. They’re supposed to go through three lifetimes of tragic romance, but Ling Yi finds the dying cat first. It bites her hard while she’s bandaging it. Ling Yi is a love-matchmaker from the lower realm on a mission. She forms a spirit-pet contract with the heroine, uses her immortal power to nourish the damaged meridians, and tells her that all living things are equal, and that her birth was never her fault. But the more Ling Yi tries, the more heartbreaking it gets. She only spent a day with the big sister next door as part of her matchmaking mission, but when she came back, the cat greeted her with a full course of bared teeth and angry hissing. Later, when the mission is complete, Ling Yi has to return to the Celestial Court. The usually haughty kitten, who won’t even let anyone touch her head, catches Ling Yi’s clothes in her teeth, eyes brimming with tears as she mews in a high-pitched voice, as if saying, “Don’t go.” An apprentice immortal who can’t resist fluffy creatures x possessive, haughty, jealous cat Fifth story: The canary becomes the moonlight. As a child, the heroine saves the male lead from drowning. When they grow up, the male lead uses his power to make her his canary because her features resemble the woman he loves. After a series of deranged “You’ll never measure up to her” scenes, the male lead finally realizes the heroine is his moonlight and comes to his senses. Ling Yi is the male lead’s fiancée, equipped with everything you’d expect from a vicious second female lead, including a family background far more powerful than the male lead’s. So without much resistance, she brings the heroine home. When the heroine, pale-faced, explains that she has nothing going on with the male lead, Ling Yi smiles brightly. “Don’t be scared. I’m your fan.” The heroine is stunned, but Ling Yi keeps praising her original songs, the picture of a devoted fan. Later, Ling Yi gets her the best agent, prepares the latest recording equipment, and arranges for her to work with a renowned producer, helping her achieve her dream of becoming a singer step by step. The heroine thinks Ling Yi likes her and is nearly ready to accept her feelings. Then she accidentally finds Ling Yi’s private social media account. Ling Yi calls her “daughter” there, but calls another female celebrity “wife.” At that moment, the heroine completely panics. Spend-a-fortune fan-mom x love interest with an overactive imagination who wins herself over Sixth story: Beta turns into an omega adored by everyone. The heroine and male lead were promised to each other as children, but she never presents as an adult. The male lead breaks off the engagement, saying he needs an omega wife to carry on his bloodline, humiliating her in the process. Ling Yi is an extremely rare enigma. Rumor has it an enigma’s marking can stimulate a second growth phase in the glands, so she makes an agreement with the heroine to mark her once a week. Before each marking, the heroine’s expression is cold and her voice as clear as celadon, crystalline and cool. “Don’t get any ideas.” After the temporary marking, her pale face is tinged with pink, her eyes are dewy, and her voice turns as sweet as water. “That’s enough. You’re not allowed to bite me again.” At first, in the heroine’s eyes, Ling Yi is merely a cash-strapped college student with a pretty face, a gentle manner, and a personality she happens to like. Then separation anxiety sets in. The heroine thinks she must have successfully presented as an omega, which is why she instinctively depends on the person who marked her. But her medical report still lists her as a beta. She realizes that she simply likes Ling Yi. Other worlds to be decided. Guide: 1. One-on-one romance, both virgins; the men are all cannon fodder. 2. Not every world will have a happy ending, but there will be happy-ending bonus chapters. 3. The love interest falls in love much more slowly than the protagonist. Don’t read if you dislike that. 4. Stay or leave as you like. No need to tell me if you drop the story. Theme: Love yourself first, then love others