Secret Identity, Fake Self-Romance, Dihua-Style Power Fantasies 马甲/假水仙/迪化流爽文

1. 1 你 You Look Like You’re Drawing Me 你好像在画我 Little Snow on the Seventh Day of the Twelfth Month腊七小雪No CP1.4M WordsCompleted A story about a monster and a comic. Yuan Yuanyuan is a half-monster who came into being by accident after birth. Once human herself, she obeys the law and does everything she can to hide her identity. But her peaceful life ends that night. After disguising herself, she rescues someone from a monster. A week after returning home, Yuan Yuanyuan flips through the comic she's been enjoying lately and is stunned to find a scene that feels strangely familiar. A black-haired male monster... rescuing s 58.1kFavorites118.9kClicks/ch210.3kGifts

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   A story about disguise without clones, a Dihua-style story, with a touch of Narcissus atmosphere.

2. 2 新 The New Era Inn 新时代客栈 Little Snow on the Seventh Day of the Twelfth Month腊七小雪No CP919k WordsCompleted After graduating, Feng Qing became the proprietress of a guesthouse in Hengdian that was open to tourists. One day, she opened the door, ready to start work, and suddenly discovered that she had transmigrated. ...Of course, her transmigration was a little unusual, because she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated. The Hengdian guesthouse came along with her. It had running water, electricity, and internet, and you could even order takeout or shop on Taobao. Then Feng Qing discovered some ama 74.3kFavorites169.7kClicks/ch107.3kGifts

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   Cool

3. 3 角 I Played an Alpha So Convincingly, Everyone Thought I Was Strong 角色扮演Alpha后被误认为很强 Da Shi Ci大士慈Danmei (BL)282k WordsOngoing Ji Jin stares at himself in the mirror: sharp canine teeth, a gland at the back of his neck, and a faint, icy "pheromone" clinging to his body. How is he supposed to tell everyone that the teeth are dentures, the gland is a temporary tattoo, and that so-called top-tier pheromone is just expensive perfume he bought specifically to impress a wealthy woman?! Before transmigrating as an Alpha, Ji Jin was an ambitious pretty boy hoping to marry into a wealthy family and live off his looks. After tra 48.9kFavorites89.4kClicks/ch26.1kGifts

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   Dihua flow, refreshing

4. 4 穿 After Bringing Down the Everyone’s Darling, I Became the New Favorite 穿书后干掉那个万人迷的我成功上位了 Bright And Shining光炚炚Danmei (BL)779k WordsCompleted [New novel now underway: After the Demon Lord Is Reborn, Every Day Is a Shura Field] Coming soon: The Master Is Not What He Seems Chu Chao'an transmigrates into a book. Into a novel featuring a universally adored protagonist. The novel's protagonist is adored by everyone. He is cunning and calculating, and knows exactly how to play the innocent white lotus to win people's sympathy. He is the moonlight in the heart of the foremost immortal sect, the cinnabar mole of the Demon Lord, the apple o 26.2kFavorites63kClicks/ch14.1kGifts

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   This is a story about a protagonist who is a master of time management and uses multiple identities to travel around. He only falls in love with someone at the end. There's an extra chapter about having a child. It's not bad (if you don't read stories about having a child like me).

5. 5 我 I Have Fans All Across the Universe 我的迷弟遍布宇宙 Bian Xun边巡No CP327k WordsCompleted Ye Cang has a System: the Born to Be King System. After serving as king of all sorts of strange races, including humans, demons, dragons, and merfolk, he gathered enough energy and chose a world entering the interstellar age where he could retire with the System. Who could have guessed his fate would be so powerful that Ye Cang would be reborn as king of a race yet again? Looking at the pitiful little creatures before him, who could do nothing but squeak, he couldn’t help falling back into his 147.7kFavorites479.8kClicks/ch141.4kGifts

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   Awesome, a popular character with multiple identities, no narcissus, no clones.

6. 6 弹 Everyone in the Barrage Says I’m Part of the Script Team 弹幕都说我是剧本组 Want to Eat Fried Chicken and Drink Cola想吃炸鸡喝可乐No CP516k WordsCompleted Ever since he started seeing the comments floating in midair, the world-weary-looking Kiyohara Jun has spent his days being mistaken for a member of the Mastermind Group. At the inauguration ceremony for the new Port Mafia boss: Kiyohara Jun, a prospective executive, gets bored during the ceremony and passes the time by reading the comments overhead. Comments: [Judging by his expression, I bet Kiyohara Jun has figured out that Mori the Bastard killed the old boss.] [Kiyohara Jun, a veteran memb 142.3kFavorites319.7kClicks/ch262.4kGifts

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   The fake sword style Dihua (?) Is alright.

7. 7 人 Playing a Popular Character 人气角色扮演中 White Day Porridge, White白昼粥白No CP564k WordsCompleted [Original work, not a derivative; female lead has no romance] [Cross-dressing as a man, comic forums, layers of secret identities, readers imagining things and treating the protagonist as a tragic, beautiful, powerful figure] [The comments contain lots of spoilers. On your first read, you can stick to the long reviews and topics, which have tons of great fanworks and memes~] [80% anti-piracy protection, 10% paragraph comments] [Illustrations are now available. Gacha can be addictive, so spend re 112.9kFavorites175.8kClicks/ch182.5kGifts

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   It's a decent story about a character from the Dihua school with multiple identities, but no clones. The plot is a bit weak, though.

8. 8 今 I'm Still Getting Dragged on the Forums for Being a Beautiful, Strong Tragic Hero 今天也在论坛被动美强惨 Zi Mu Tao子木桃No CP960k WordsCompleted The Case Study of a Split-Personality Detective is now available ★ Complete, with occasional edits and typo fixes. ★ A similar fake-tragedy story, I Put Too Much Into Making My Comic Shine, is complete ★ Coming soon: How to Worship a Cute Deity [Mainly Detective Conan, chapters 18–24, 32–35, and 70 of Jujutsu Kaisen; chapters 45–54 of Bungo Stray Dogs. Not much content, 99.8kFavorites226.3kClicks/ch133.5kGifts

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   My absolute favorite Fake Knife, Fake Narcissus Dihua-style novel!! I've read it repeatedly. The main character, Narcissus, is delicious, has clones, and the main character's acting is very enjoyable. Note that the extra chapters contain parallel world real knife scenes.

9. 9 横 Yokohama Jujutsu High 横滨咒术高等专校 Qi He Mei You齐贺美优No CP317k WordsCompleted Despite his grand-sounding name, Tenjoin Toru is just an ordinary office worker. One day, this perfectly ordinary man was walking home from work along a perfectly ordinary route when he had an extraordinary encounter with an extraterrestrial being, QB (not). QB (allegedly) told him he had to build a school from scratch by hand. He had to do everything himself, from the facilities to the curriculum, even the students and teachers, playing every role in person and getting other people to wholehe 90.4kFavorites217.7kClicks/ch116.7kGifts

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   The alternate characters are from the original Bungo Stray Dogs manga, slightly adapted by Di Yi, and the writing is decent.

10. 10 柯 The Forensics Handbook for Split Personalities 柯学精分手册 Zi Mu Tao子木桃Multi-Orientation737k WordsCompleted Complete. There’s a free collection of bonus chapters next door. Check out my friend’s story, Forum Outbursts Come True, by Tuzi Dianzhang [Third playthrough from the start, with the death-faking playthrough told in interwoven flashbacks] Songjiang Shiyu is trapped in a game and must max out his experience points to return to reality. He focuses on provoking people, stirring up trouble, and boosting their favorability, dancing with danger while covered in DEBUFFs. In the first two game stages, 90kFavorites152.4kClicks/ch312.4kGifts

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    It's alright, it's a fake swordsman story, no clones.

11. 11 我 My Secret Identity Is Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic 我的马甲美强惨 Yan Xun颜荀No CP439k WordsCompleted [My next story, After I Bind Myself to a Three-Dimensional World Forum, is ready. To stay alive, Shi Wu begins the difficult path of drawing secret identities and impersonating other people. For various reasons, the secret identities he draws are always missing an arm or a leg, and come with a few little problems. But the dedicated Shi Wu doesn't mind and works very hard to hone his acting skills. And so A wheelchair-bound Dazai and a b 65.3kFavorites193.2kClicks/ch42.9kGifts

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    I skipped around while watching, so my evaluation might be inaccurate. All the alternate characters are from the original work, and some parts are a bit awkward. The main character's prototype seems to be Muichiro Tokito.

12. 12 等 I'll Talk to You Once I Put on My Secret Identity 等我披上马甲再和你讲话 Xiu Xi岫夕No CP464k WordsCompleted My name is... Sorry, I forgot. I only remember that I used to be an utterly ordinary high school boy, and that I died suddenly at home on x year, x month, x day, after staying up too late. Now, I'm a supermarket clerk. If I sell all the goods in my hands, I can come back to life and go home. But can someone tell me what these weird things on the shelves are? [Resurrection Water] [Miracle Elixir: Cures Every Illness] [Kill the Twins] Would anyone really buy these obvious scams that are just 62.6kFavorites117kClicks/ch44.9kGifts

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    There are clones. I like the crazy, powerful Cherry Liqueur clone. Personally, I think the twin clones aren't as satisfying; I love Gin too much. I still prefer clones that channel their intense emotions into their main body.

13. 13 白 Every White Moonlight Is One of My Secret Identities 白月光皆是我马甲 Shi Qu诗去No CP318k WordsCompleted [Check out my upcoming story, This Life Isn't Worth Living, in my profile →] Igarashi Kaede once played a role-playing game. After playing the frail, sickly heir to the Tsushima family, the strongest childhood friend in the world of jujutsu, the only male homunculus of the Einzberns, and the Cursed King's closest friend, Igarashi Kaede had to face his final exams. Determined to study hard and get good grades, he decided to uninstall the game. But on the day his exams ended, Igarashi Kaede disc 60.9kFavorites176.8kClicks/ch26.2kGifts

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    The pseudonym is a bit awkward, but it's alright.

14. 14 我 I Became the Lord of All Ghosts Through My Secret Identity 我靠马甲成为百鬼之主 Shenquanyuan神泉院No CP415k WordsCompleted Coming soon: After Binding Myself to an Evil God Chat Group: I thought my chat group friends were all chuuni, but it turns out they're actually evil gods. Huangquanchuan Jiuyuan is a poor high school boy who enters a talent show because he covets the prize money. He wins countless fans along the way. Unfortunately, he is eliminated in the final round due to a rigged result, missing out on the enormous prize. Just as he is about to be evicted for failing to pay rent, he binds himself to a parano 58kFavorites153.3kClicks/ch24.4kGifts

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    Vest text, not bad, kind of fun, forgot the rest.

15. 15 正 The Righteous Path’s Reputation Is Ruined 正道风评被害 Wu Shi雾十Danmei (BL)492k WordsCompleted Ning Zhi works in brand marketing and crisis PR. One day, a friend asked him, “You people in PR, do you get a lot of stress?” Ning Zhi: “How could you call it a lot? It’s only enough to make me dream at night that I’ve become a cultivator and have to handle crisis PR for the righteous sects. [smile]” “Want to resolve the scandal over your senior sister being slandered as someone who dumps her fiancé for being poor?” “Want to minimize the fallout from your greatest sword cultivator defecting and 54kFavorites125.9kClicks/ch43.9kGifts

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    A light novel, it could be considered a Dihua (a term referring to a popular Chinese fictional genre) novel.

16. 16 人 My Character Can't Break or My Secret Identity Will Be Exposed 人设马甲不能崩 Moon Crossing the Cold Pond月渡寒塘No CP700k WordsCompleted ☆ It may not matter, but my obsessive-compulsive self has to tell everyone right up front: I precisely controlled this book’s length to 700,000 characters. [To ensure a good reading experience for new readers, please don’t spoil things in the early chapters if you’re rereading for the second or third time. If you see spoilers, comment and summon Hantang to delete them~] Synopsis below After a mission for the Time-Space Administration is completed, NPC satisfaction in the world plummets. With a 47.8kFavorites116.8kClicks/ch18.8kGifts

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    Looks good, feels good, no daffodils, original content by Vest

17. 17 身 I Was Still in Cosplay When I Transmigrated 身为coser的我还没化完妆就穿越了 Ban Yan斑研No CP1.3M WordsCompleted The related series, My Life as a Coser: Scrounging Perks in Another Dimension, is available for pre-order. If you're interested, add it to your favorites and watch Coser head off to another dimension to recruit people to work for him! (Blurb at the very bottom.) A few of my other works: [Winchester and Noah] (Supernatural): If, after Dean was dragged into Hell, Sam had made a mistake while summoning a crossroads demon in his despair, what would happen? The time, place, and request were all extr 47.3kFavorites122.1kClicks/ch38.9kGifts

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    It looks good; it's one of the few cosplay outfits that isn't awkward.

18. 18 百 Chronology of a Hundred Herbs 百草记年 Little Snow on the Seventh Day of the Twelfth Month腊七小雪No CP2.1M WordsCompleted The female lead has no romantic pairing No one has ever seen Yi Ling Long's face, and no one knows their gender. But according to rumors in the martial world, this is a man with a woman's beauty. He is highly skilled in martial arts and as cold as ice. His dagger seems capable of killing every living thing under heaven. He can kill a man every ten steps and leave no trace after a thousand miles, yet he has a fiercely independent streak unlike anyone else in the martial world. There are enough s 46.6kFavorites99.7kClicks/ch190.6kGifts

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    It's too long... But the female lead, Narcissus, is delicious. It's one of my top Dihua-style novels, so satisfying! (This author writes mostly Dihua-style novels; aside from being a bit long and padded, they're flawless.)

19. 19 全 The Whole Universe Is Singing the Praises of My Secret Identity 全宇宙都在传颂我的马甲 Lighting the Lamp灼灯No CP876k WordsCompleted An He transmigrated into a novel about a group of people who all transmigrated, and had to find every other transmigrator to get home. But the point in the timeline where he arrived was... more than ten thousand years before the story began. From then on, the whole universe passed down tales of An He. “In a barren corner of the universe, a god of disease was born. As the people waited in despair for destruction, the god made flowers bloom there. When the god died, every living being mourned. Fa 39.9kFavorites78.6kClicks/ch37.8kGifts

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    Both the alternate identity and the real body are incredibly strong, handsome, and popular. The protagonist's favorite characters are elves and vampires. This is probably a Dihua (a fictionalized version of the novel).

20. 20 马 When Can My Secret Identities Have a Tea Party? 马甲们何时能开茶话会 A River of Wine Arrives一江酒来Romance417k WordsCompleted [The entire story costs just one cup of Mixue Ice Cream & Tea. Thanks to all the lovely readers supporting the official release.] At first, she simply wanted to find a seaside home to retire in. So Mikawa Nao frantically created secret identities, trying to save her original self from disaster. But she wasn’t very good at it: Her first secret identity was created a thousand years in the past, and she was offered up as a sacrifice to the King of Curses from the start. Her second secret identity w 28.9kFavorites81.6kClicks/ch11.2kGifts

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    It's alright, it's a pseudonym story, no clones, no narcissus.

21. 21 天 The Heavenly Dao Fears Nothing 天道无所畏惧 Big Leaf Wine大叶子酒No CP645k WordsCompleted The Great Dao has three thousand paths. Humans, ghosts, demons, monsters, shamans, immortals, and Buddhas each follow their own way. The Record of the Renowned says: Beneath the Great Dao are countless ancient peoples and countless forms of magical arts. The leaders of each path are favored by the Heavenly Dao. The ruler of humanity protects the human path. Beneath his sovereign power, millions bow their heads. In the Pure Land, on the lotus throne of the Buddha’s realm, a monk in plain robes ga 26.2kFavorites40kClicks/ch16.5kGifts

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    Awesome!!! I love every single one of these accounts!! From fake narcissism to my own love-hate relationship, it has it all!

22. 22 我 I Made a Fortune with My Secret Identities 我靠马甲家财万贯 Zi Qingmo紫青墨Danmei (BL)519k WordsCompleted [New story now updating: Bound by the Hero and Villain Systems at the Same Time] “Do you want to become a tycoon worth a fortune? Do you want fancy cars and handsome men all around you?” Yuan Yi kept a blank expression and unhesitatingly clicked no. Sorry, he preferred beautiful women. The world spun. That crappy pop-up ad transmigrated him to another world. A System called “Martin Morning” gave him the task of becoming “the world's number one tycoon” and granted him the ability to assume all 25.2kFavorites61.9kClicks/ch5.4kGifts

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    The character with the pseudonym "Ma Jia" is from the original anime/manga series, but doesn't appear in the original world. The writing is decent, and the main character is cute.

23. 23 马 After Every Secret Identity Got a Bad Ending, I Was Forced to Mourn Myself 马甲全员be后我被迫吊唁自己 Falling Waterfall落瀑Danmei (BL)459k WordsCompleted [Completed. Extra chapters are collected in the author's column.] [Blurb] Just as Nishinomiya Tsukishiro, a graduate of the secret identity System, is about to retire after a job well done, the System suddenly disappears. One after another, the secret identities he used to play the roles of friends and family are exposed, then die unexpectedly. And he has to take on the role of a “friend” and arrange their funerals himself. Faced with countless sympathetic and affectionate gazes... Nishinomiya 24.9kFavorites54.8kClicks/ch5.9kGifts

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    It has clones. It's a family-themed story with multiple identities, but the later parts get a bit stale.

24. 24 我 I Have the Tragic Yet Beautiful Protagonist Script 我手握美强惨剧本 Li Zhu骊逐No CP702k WordsCompleted Related secret-identity novels in my column: My Hands Hold the Tragic Beauty-and-Tragedy Script and After I Became Seriously Ill, I Got Five Bodies. Feel free to click and read~ Zhou Jiao may be the protagonist with the most scripts in hand in the entire world. She has the scripts of a wealthy family's adopted son, a domineering CEO, an ambitious heroine striving to succeed, and a universally adored heartthrob... She was even forced to take on a script where she plays both sides of a relations 22.3kFavorites71.3kClicks/ch21.4kGifts

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    Awesome!! A heartthrob, a fake daffodil, with a clone, sweet, the daffodil atmosphere is fantastic.

25. 25 身 After Becoming Seriously Ill, I Got Five Bodies 身患重症后我有了五具身体 Li Zhu骊逐Romance566k WordsCompleted [A secret identity novel, one soul in multiple bodies. The official version is on Jinjiang Literature City. The main story has been revised many times; pirated versions are not the final edition.] Qin Chi is the fake daughter in a true-and-fake heiress story. After the Qin family recognizes their real daughter, she finds herself in an extremely awkward position. Worse still, caught in the whirlpool of a wealthy family, she is gravely ill and on the brink of death. The Qin family can't even come 21.1kFavorites53.8kClicks/ch13.8kGifts

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    Vest writing, fake narcissus, has clones, sweet, but a little awkward in some parts.

26. 26 大 The Powerful Boss Is Cool and Stunning 大佬他冷艳无双 Li Zhu骊逐No CP477k WordsCompleted Other secret-identity novels in this column: "I Hold the Strong, Beautiful, and Tragic Script" and "After Becoming Gravely Ill, I Gained Five Bodies". Come check them out~ [Secret-identity novel] The male lead: A non-Haitang, Jinjiang-localized intersex CEO. Official blurb: Chao Juan is known as an unparalleled beauty, “as cold as frost and snow, as gorgeous as peach blossoms.” Countless men pursue and adore her, while countless women resent and envy her. Even her mysterious disappearance sparks 19.8kFavorites51.2kClicks/ch10.4kGifts

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    A novel featuring a fake narcissus character with multiple identities; no split personalities, the male (and female) protagonist switches between two genders. It's a good read.

27. 27 游 My Game Character Became My Secret Identity 游戏角色成了我的马甲 Winter Bear Embracing Plum Blossoms冬熊抱梅Danmei (BL)603k WordsCompleted [Announcement: The story is complete, and the ending is in the afterword. Thank you all for your continued support! Prompt-request bonus chapters will be posted gradually. Visit the author’s profile to find them. Thank you.] Blurb: Mi An found an old disc for a character-raising game. As he played, he gave his demon a stunning face and planned to max out all his skill points! He diligently raised his character and leveled him up, only to suddenly wake up inside t 17.5kFavorites56.2kClicks/ch16.9kGifts

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    Vest text, no narcissus, not very satisfying.

28. 28 大 All the Big Shots Are My Secret Identities 大佬都是我马甲 The Year Is Waning岁既晏兮Romance311k WordsCompleted They say there is a demoness in the cultivation world, one who is most skilled at toying with people's hearts. All the cultivation world's prodigies are wrapped around her little finger, utterly infatuated with her. The Sword Immortal refuses reincarnation, staying by her side as a wisp of soul to protect her peace for a lifetime. The Demon Emperor gives her his bloodline to save her, suffering severe injuries. The Demon Lord cuts out his own heart's blood, all to keep her by his side... Despi 16.7kFavorites35.6kClicks/ch4.5kGifts

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    Fake Narcissus, pseudonym, has clones, the clones are powerful, awesome! I love reading it.

29. 29 静 Jingjusi, You’ve Done Nothing but Evil 静居寺你坏事做尽 Ye Yaoyi夜妖仪No CP297k WordsCompleted Jingju Temple Arisu is a utility man. That is not self-deprecation. He really is. He knows perfectly well that this is an Anime Crossover world. Because he came from another world. The only drawback of a crossover world is its lack of stability. But since the world needs them, utility men like Jingju Temple Arisu exist. A death-row candidate, he merely smiles when th 9.3kFavorites18.8kClicks/ch4.2kGifts

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    Each world has its own pseudonym, and there are so many of them it's like they're being wholesaled. The writing is alright, but the main character doesn't develop any deep bonds with the other characters; they're all just background characters.

30. 30 我 Me and My Handsome Boy Secret Identities 我与我的美少年马甲们 Li Zhu骊逐Romance225k WordsCompleted ▲ Official blurb: After meeting the many people who shared her secret identities, Ding Mian faced an impossible question: How could she and her other selves enjoy a comfortable, prosperous life without getting caught up in scandalous rumors that other people made up out of thin air? These included, but weren’t limited to, her becoming the “benefactor in the entertainment industry,” “pretty, rich 7.6kFavorites13.4kClicks/ch3.9kGifts

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    Fake daffodils, I like them, they're alright.

31. 31 佛 The Laid-Back Female Demon Lord (Transmigrate into a Book) 佛系女魔头（穿书） Han Xue You寒雪悠Romance670k WordsCompleted After failing her final exams, Ai Xiaoxiu of the Alliance Military Academy was banished to a small world inside a harem novel for male readers called The White Lotus Emperor as punishment. Thanks to the high-tech medical station she smuggled in, she accidentally embarked on the path of a lazy, effortlessly triumphant female demon. The name of the female demon is heard everywhere throughout the martial world. They say she rarely makes a move, but when she does, she disembowels people, then save 5.6kFavorites17.3kClicks/ch4.6kGifts

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    Dihua style, the female lead is very strong, and it's also good.

32. 32 嫁 I Lost My Cover After Marrying the Regent 嫁给摄政王后我掉马了 Canghaitianyan沧海天炎Romance688k WordsCompleted [Writer's block today, update will be a little late] Lian Yuanyuan has many secret identities. Zhong Shenxiu, the Solitary Palace Master, who has three thousand beauties in his harem yet wants to spend his life alone. Bu Pingfan, the passionate young man who still believes he can succeed after a thousand failures. Li Sharen, the number-one assassin who strides through an endless world of blades and shadows. Xiang Huanhuan, blessed with stunning beauty, who gazes at herself in the mirror and lame 5.2kFavorites11.7kClicks/ch4.5kGifts

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    The female lead has several aliases; I forgot if she has any clones, but it's quite sweet.

33. 33 穿 After Reincarnating as a Beta, Everyone Thinks I'm an Alpha 穿成Beta后，人人都以为我是Alpha Xie Shan解山No CP56k WordsOngoing Zhu Pei was an utterly ordinary office worker on Earth. After transmigrating into an ABO world, she became one of countless betas. But why does everyone who sees her think she's an alpha?! On the first day of school, a photo of a new female alpha student started making the rounds. In the picture, the girl had a cool expression and her head slightly lowered as she spoke to an alpha upperclassman from the mecha combat program. Beside her height and commanding presence, the tall, burly upperclass 3.8kFavorites12.3kClicks/ch4.5kGifts

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    It's a very enjoyable and natural Dihua style, but unfortunately, it's more about fate.

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