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- 51 The Young Lady's Seven Pure-Hearted Simps 大小姐的七个纯情舔狗 [Top-tier heartbreaker | A battlefield of men competing for her | Taming men | All male leads are virgins | Everyone’s favorite | Maximum thrills, no angst] ﹉ Lin Xi is the heiress everyone looks up to. She loves the thrill of conquest, and especially enjoys watching the cream of the crop go crazy over her. Shen Ang, CEO of the Shen Group and a business tycoon, gives up everything for her and is happy to marry into her family: “I’m the only one who gets to be your official partner.” Gu Wenyuan, 305Reads—Score12714d adds
- 52 Reborn: Stopping the Mad Top Scholar's Wife 重生之拦下疯批榜眼妻 [Female Disguise as a Man] [Two Strong Leads] [One-on-One Romance] [Love Grows Over Time] [Revenge] [Reborn] [Both Pure, Keep Them Pure in Both Their Past and Present Lives] In the twenty-third year of Yong'an, the spring imperial examination results are announced. Wei Shuo, the new second-place graduate, is from a poor family in Shu and has lost both parents. The world praises the poor for producing an outstanding child, unaware that from Wei Shutong to Wei Shuo, from a young lady confined 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Treacherous Minister Turned the Tyrant into a Love-Struck Fool 奸臣她把暴君哄成了恋爱脑 [Transmigration + System + golden finger + devoted couple] [Woman disguised as a man: scheming minister and national preceptor heroine × unhinged, calculating, love-struck king hero] Tang Sheng was sent to the Kingdom of Nanli by the Scheming Minister System. Disguised as a man, she entered the court as an official and charmed the reigning king, Shang Jiu'an, until he was utterly infatuated with her. She thus became his favored minister, second only to the king, The Outcast. In front of Shang Ji 3.3kReads8.9Score63514d adds
- 54 Quick Transmigration: Disguised as a Man, I Charm Three Thousand Worlds 快穿之女扮男装苏遍三千世界 The rating will go up as the book gets going. [Female lead disguised as a man + follows her whims and flirts with every beauty she meets + secret identities + almost all-capable + scheming, cold and captivating black lotus + somewhat of a lady-killer + all sexual orientations among women + no official pairing, ship whoever you like + slight female-lead power fantasy + steals hearts and steals lovers + leaves no strings attached + flirts with everyone, everywhere + romantic rival showdowns + mult 375Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 55 After Her Secret Identity Was Exposed, Every Suitor Started Showing Off 掉马后，招惹的桃花个个开屏 [Crown Prince Disguised as a Man + All Male Leads Are Virgins + Love Polygon + Absurd Comedy + One Woman, Multiple Men] When Chu Xi discovers she has transmigrated into the body of a crown prince disguised as a man, she figures she’ll be miserable every day from then on: a useless dad, a lovestruck mom, a chaotic palace, and ministers constantly filing complaints about her. To stay sane, she decides to go completely off the rails, but accidentally takes things too far The refined yet uptight tut 1.4kReads7.0Score20914d adds
- 56 Disguised as a Man: Second Young Master Shen Is Actually a Woman?! 女扮男装：沈二少竟然是女的？！ The Shen family is one of the most prominent clans in City A. After an accident left the second young master, Shen, paralyzed and useless, bodyguard Zhou Yi took a job as his nurse, moving into the Shen family home to care for his daily needs. But then, one day... "Your hemorrhoids burst?!" That was how the truth about Second Young Master Shen's gender came out in front of Zhou Yi... What had started as a job caring for him in public and protecting him in secret changed drastically when Zhou Yi 1.6kReads—Score21114d adds
- 57 Disguised as a Man: Has the Sickly One Kicked the Bucket Yet? 女扮男装：病秧子今天嗝屁了没 [Cool, sickly heroine vs. male lead who wins himself over with wild assumptions] Chu Chengye had always despised that sickly fellow, Ji Shuxun. His daily question: Did the sickly one kick the bucket today? One day, Ji Shuxun fell gravely ill. Thinking she was about to die, Chu Chengye went to visit her, only to stumble upon portraits of himself. A whole basket of them, hidden away in a corner. Chu Chengye froze. So the sickly one likes me! * After Ji Shuxun recovered, she grabbed him and dragged 601Reads6.8Score10514d adds
- 58 Stealing the Third-Ranked Scholar 夺探花 Not a feel-good power fantasy with a female lead! [Disguised as a man + coercive seduction + born into a new life + groveling redemption + angst before romance + court politics] Cool, beautiful top scholar * dark, scheming prince Wen Zhiyu is from the respectable Wen family of Jiangnan, the eldest legitimate son of its main branch. He has lived in the capital since childhood and has always been remarkably bright. He began studying at three, sat the preliminary exams at eight and ranked first, pa 2.3kReads8.7Score5514d adds
- 59 The Princess Disguised as a Man Is Forced to Win Without Lifting a Finger and Become Emperor 女扮男装咸鱼公主被迫躺赢成帝了 [Hilarious comedy + woman disguised as a man + effortless invincibility + satisfying from start to finish] Modern-day master of slacking Shen Yu woke up to find herself in the body of an obscure prince in an ancient dynasty?! Wait, why is this prince actually a woman disguised as a man?! Faced with the bloody struggle among nine princes for the throne, Shen Yu brought out her greatest skills: lie flat, play dumb, and eat! Competing for favor? Not a chance! Her lifelong dream was to eat, sleep, a 4.7kReads6.8Score65014d adds
- 60 But Pei Xiang Is into Men! 可是裴相她好男风啊 [The Prime Minister Pei likes men, and his favorite is Si Jingzhou] [Female protagonist disguised as a man] [1v1] [Girls help girls] Everyone knows the renowned Prime Minister Pei is attracted to both men and women, but the person he likes best is the newly appointed Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Si Jingzhou. Si Jingzhou impeaches her before the emperor for carousing. Pei Ji: “Oh, Assistant Minister, you’re so upright and incorruptible. I like you so much.” Si Jingzhou brin 877Reads8.9Score11414d adds
- 61 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Became a Top-Tier Star in a Boy Band 穿书后，我成了男团顶流 In my previous life, I was an all-purpose stand-in. After transmigrating into a book, I gained a billionaire dad and thought I could coast through life from then on. Who knew I'd get bound to Star-Making 100, with the ultimate goal of becoming the entertainment industry's most controversial top-tier star? Waaah (┯_┯), but all I want is to be a lazy fish. [Warning, warning: Host, do not stray from the main mission, or you will be electrocuted for one minute.] So I cross-dressed as a man to join a 18Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 62 I Became a Female Top Scholar, and the Regent Fell Madly in Love With Me! 穿成女状元郎，摄政王为我痴狂！ [Gender disguise, irresistible to men and women, both leads are inexperienced, he falls for her on his own] Wen Shiqing fell while rock climbing and died, only to transmigrate into a book as a woman disguised as a man: the top scholar who went on to become an official. Being a man in a male-dominated society? Wonderful. But her smooth sailing came to an abrupt end when she refused a marriage proposal. With no other choice, Wen Shiqing confessed that she was impotent. As soon as those words left 671Reads8.7Score10614d adds
- 63 The Mad Emperor Claims the Chancellor's Wife 疯批皇帝霸占丞相妻 [Woman Disguised as a Man x Mad, Toxic Male Lead Who Is Seriously Unwell and Starts Losing It After Falling for the Heroine. Male Lead Gets a Bad Ending, Heroine Stands Alone] [Original Title: The Mad Emperor Takes the Chancellor’s Wife] Everyone says the current emperor is devoted to the chancellor’s wife. He even defied public opposition to force her into the palace as his consort. But no one knows that the young emperor has simply fallen in love with a man, and cannot have him... Baili Hongxu 158Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 64 Disguised as a Man to Go Undercover, She Gets Tangled Up with a Wild Tycoon 女扮男装当卧底被野性大佬缠上了 "The male lead operates in both the legitimate and underworld worlds ➕ takes what he wants by force ➕ ruthless and cruel" "The female lead is a rookie at the police station ➕ born with incredible luck ➕ lively and cheerful" Note: The book just started getting ratings, so they'll gradually go up... Can you believe it? Lin Lu is just a rookie special forces soldier and a criminal police intern. She goes to the border to pick up a document for her superior, so how does she end up caught in the midd 1.2kReads8.0Score15214d adds
- 65 Disguised as a Man: I Play a Rhapsody in the Apocalypse 女扮男装：我在末世演奏狂想曲 [Two female leads + powerful heroine + apocalypse + zombies + superpowers + infrastructure-building + System] Who would believe that one bottle of soda could bring about the end of the world?! And the soda manufacturer's ad was actually displayed in the desert??? “This world has finally gone insane.” After the zombie outbreak, half a bottle of soda could awaken a superpower, while drinking a whole bottle could turn you into a zombie? Wait, high-level zombies even retain some human memories? They 117Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Deeply in Love: The Prince Is Acting Out Again Today 情根深种：殿下今天又不当人 Don't come for me, orz [Captivity, 1v1] [Unhinged Mad Dog] [Neither Lead Is a Good Person] [Female Lead Is Completely Insane] [Everyone Is Crazy] [Male Lead Is a Soft Husband at Home] The Crown Prince of Yanwei is violent and lawless, harms loyal officials, and is attracted to both men and women. He is a genuine villain. One day, while out on the street, she forcibly abducts a young woman and accidentally hears someone cursing her. Yan Ci immediately goes looking for the culprit, but finds no o 864Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 67 The Villain in Men's Clothes: Fighting to Survive Online 男装反派，在线求生 Fate: Dear transmigrator, would you like to become “the illegitimate child of an earl,” “a test subject in a scheme to create a god,” or “a great villain with countless secret identities”? Alvi (with Fate's hand clamped over her mouth): … Fate: Since you can't choose, I'll give you all those identities. Alvi: [Bleep!] (Profanity has been censored.) Alvi had never met her father. All she wanted from this brand-new life she'd gotten for free was to live it in peace. That simple wish came to an en 39Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 68 After I Disguised Myself as a Man, They All Thought I Was Turning Them Gay 女扮男装后他们都以为被我掰弯了 [Just started getting ratings, so they’ll go up later] 1v4 / Aristocratic F4 / Girl Disguised as a Boy / Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush on Her at First / Male Leads Win Themselves Over / A Touch of Harem Appeal / Rivalry Among the Men / Love Triangle Chaos / Everyone Is Pure / The Heroine Is Slow to Catch on to Romance / Stunning Beauty Jun Qing'an: Just breathing. The male leads: What a masterful move! But there’s no way I’d ever fall for a man! Jun Qing'an: Just wondering if the other person 4.8kReads8.7Score75714d adds
- 69 The Sweet, Delicate Emperor Is a Woman, and the Entire Court of Villains Falls for Her 娇软皇帝是女娥，满朝反派皆沦陷 [Transmigrate-into-a-book feel-good read + woman disguised as a man + romantic rivalry + multiple versions] Qin Ke transmigrates into a melodramatic historical romance novel, becoming a foolish emperor everyone despises, who is actually a woman disguised as a man. To get home, Qin Ke grits her teeth and decides to work hard with the System, despite the court being full of villains. Just as she’s about to complete her mission, escape back to the real world, and become a rich heiress… However… 519Reads8.7Score10514d adds
- 70 After Disguising Myself as a Boy, I Accidentally Won Over the School Hunk Who Sits Beside Me 女扮男装后，我意外攻略校草同桌 Lin Yusheng, the notorious young master of the Lin family in City A, has dressed as a boy since childhood and never wastes words on people who annoy her. A scheming woman comes to provoke her? The two old men of the Lin family treat her like dirt? She’s bullied and slandered? I’m waiting for my brother’s permission. What are you waiting for? After transferring to her brother’s school, she meets his friends and begins to see the world differently. The aloof top school heartthrob: “She’s already s 78Reads6.6Score10414d adds
- 71 A Touch of Jin, A Song of Love 触瑾情笙 [Transmigration] + [Two equally powerful leads] + [Revenge] + [Happy ending] Modern-day Jiang Nansheng was born into a family that favored boys over girls. She studied hard and got into university, and worked tirelessly, yet still couldn’t escape the family she was born into… By chance, she transmigrates to the Great Yan dynasty and becomes the eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yong’an’s household. For the sake of her family, she disguises herself as a man. What’s more, after she tran 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Disguised as a Man: Why Does the Crown Prince Suspect He's Gay Again? 女扮男装：太子又在怀疑他是断袖 [Woman disguising herself as a man + a touch of jianghu + a touch of xuanhuan + two powerful leads + flamboyant male lead + 1v1] On the surface, the heroine is cold and taciturn. In truth, she simply cannot be bothered to talk, and keeps her snarky thoughts to herself. She's the quiet, get-things-done type~ A word of caution: The writing is so-so, so don't scrutinize it too closely... Person: Why did you agree to do the Crown Prince's dirty work? Li Gu, expressionless: He saved my life. I had n 21Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 73 Transmigrated as the Second Male Lead in a Cultivation Novel, Disguised as a Man 穿成女扮男装的修仙文男二 Yu Yue transmigrated into the cultivation world and became the junior senior brother of Lingyue Sect, diligently shouldering the responsibilities of the role. She lived peacefully in the sect for decades, until the final day of the new disciples’ trial, when the Heavenly Dao appeared as a little white tiger and threatened to erase her if she didn’t follow the plot. Wasn’t that just forcing her into it? What, this body had been bestowed on her by the Heavenly Dao? To stay alive and return to her 334Reads—Score13714d adds
- 74 The All-Round Spy Takes on Showbiz 全能细作勇闯娱乐圈 [Woman disguised as a man + entertainment industry + all-rounder with multiple secret identities + ancient soul in a modern world + wealthy family] [Woman disguised as a man, paired with a man / outwardly a gentle, refined young gentleman, inwardly a rakish libertine / he likes you, but wants you to make the first move] The spy Qingyi died. Bound to a System that claimed it couldn’t go home, she became Cheng Jin, the young master of the wealthy Cheng family who had been missing for eighteen ye 550Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 75 I Told You to Plant Trees, Not Flirt with Every Man 让你去种树，你把汉子全撩了 [Woman disguises herself as a man + men’s prison + fierce rivalry for her affections + comedy] Su Mei accidentally transmigrates into a men’s prison in the desert. The System tells her she can return to the real world only after turning the desert into an oasis, so she has no choice but to start living as a man. How is a woman supposed to survive here?! The handsome NPC, ruthless and taciturn in the novel: “Kid, you’re only after my looks, aren’t you?” The broad-shouldered, long-legged prison bo 84Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 76 Congratulations, Your Ladyship, You’re Expecting 恭喜大人，您有喜了 [Traditional historical romance + woman disguises herself as a man + running away while pregnant + solving cases + no transmigration into a book + no golden finger] Crime-solving + romance, with each case told as a standalone story. Born posthumously, Ye Nanfeng is raised as a boy by her mother from childhood so she can protect the family business. At sixteen, she passes the imperial examination and becomes an assistant magistrate in Qingyang County. Li Taichu, a young man from an aristocratic f 663Reads8.7Score11514d adds
- 77 The Sect's Junior Brother? She Cross-Dresses and Slays 宗门小师弟？女扮男装杀疯了 New rating just opened~ [No Romance + Female Disguised as a Man + Five-Element Spiritual Roots + Peerless in Alchemy and Crafting + Sword Cultivator + Cross-Plane Power Progression] She transmigrated into the cultivation world as a universally recognized laughingstock. Born with a useless body and unable to cultivate, she dressed as a man and liked men, earning the scorn of the entire cultivation world as a useless, gay freak. ? Shen Ke decided to teach them how to behave with her fists. Her sp 81Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 78 Quick Transmigration: Disguised as a Man, I Maxed Out the Male Lead's Affection 快穿：女扮男装后，满级攻略男主 [One-on-one romance, sweet and satisfying, scheming and theatrically gifted heroine, unattainable first love, female rivals] Ye Jia used to handle the brotherhood route and never lost. Then, for no apparent reason, she was transferred to the ex-girlfriend route, where every attempt ended with, “I only think of you as a brother.” She was completely at a loss... After much soul-searching, Ye Jia decided to disguise herself as a man and return to familiar territory, where she could grind her target 14Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 79 Isn't Cross-Dressing as a Boy at an Elite Academy Just Standard Practice? 贵族学院女扮男装不是基操吗？ 1v5 (actually 1vN) + Elite Academy + Rivalry Among Suitors + Disguised as a Boy + System + Everyone's Favorite On the night after the college entrance exams, Jiang Shirui stayed up late to finish one last novel, then dropped dead and transmigrated into a book. The good news: She had become the villainess who had just been killed off. The bad news: The 0762 System she was bound to was a beginner system for male-oriented novels, and it had wandered into a female-oriented one. "Host, you need to 12.2kReads8.3Score2.5k14d adds
- 80 My Online Dating Ex Is an Esports Legend 网恋渣了的对象是电竞大佬 Cold on the outside, warm on the inside, sharp-tongued gaming big shot × reborn girl who disguises herself as a boy In her previous life, Pei Qi, the worst player on the internet, fell in love online with someone who was great at gaming. Only later did she learn that her online sweetheart was her sworn enemy, Qin Feng. After being reborn, Qin Feng joins her team out of nowhere. Luckily, he still doesn’t know she’s the person he fell for online. Offline, her sworn enemy ignores her and acts aloof 125Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 81 Astonishing! I Became Everyone's Dream Girl After Disguising Myself as a Man 惊，女扮男装后我成万人迷了 [Woman disguised as a man + harem rivalry + everybody’s favorite + cherished by all + play the pig to eat the tiger + alternate universe] Liu Yu has transmigrated again! This time, she’s a poor beggar woman disguised as a man. Luckily, her beggar identity is no ordinary one: she can carry four sacks at once, and she has a bizarre System, too. What? She has to raise the major villain’s Affinity and save the world? You idiot System, are you out of your mind? Liu Yu rubs her growling stomach, utter 114Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 82 The General Wears Red: The Sly Emperor Can’t Stop Flirting with Her 将军是红妆：腹黑帝王撩上瘾 Gu Junqing disguised herself as a man, fighting her way through countless battles until she became famous at a young age. She was undefeated, and by the time she came of age, she was already Great Qi’s God of War! Though utterly devoted to her country, she was suspected by the emperor and framed by the great clans. One careless move later, her entire family was sentenced to death, and all her loved ones perished! Luckily, she was reborn. In this life, Gu Junqing hides a blade behind her smile an 32Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 83 Disguised as a Man, I Let the Prince Teach Me How to Seduce Him 女扮男装后，王爷手把手教我如何撩他 Cang Yu concealed that she was a girl for eighteen years to escape the rotten cage of the Cang family. She certainly didn’t do it just to become a princess’s consort overnight and trade one cage for another! Besides, the noble Princess Shengning was as beautiful as a celestial maiden, but she was born with a husband-dooming fate. Countless men who were to become her consorts had died, and anyone who dared marry the princess had no idea how they’d die the next day! Yet her own family forced Cang 268Reads8.9Score10014d adds
- 84 The Starry River Without Her 星河无她 [Male-Dominated Interstellar Empire] [Disguised as a Man] [Power-Up] [Slow Burn] [Plot-Driven] The heroine is an emotionally clueless workaholic whose mind is full of survival and keeping up her disguise. She is no lovesick fool. After dying in the apocalypse, Yi Yi transmigrates to an interstellar empire where men vastly outnumber women. She becomes what men call "a walking fifty billion": a female, one of the endangered species regulated by the highest laws in the galaxy. Being a rare species 179Reads—Score1714d adds
- 85 I Transmigrated Into a School Story and Became My Brothers' Moonlight 穿越校园，我成了兄弟们的白月光 [Transmigration + Cross-Dressing as a Man + Gradual Growth + Not a Fully Strong Female Lead + Later Turns into Forcible Possessiveness] Gu Li is a quick transmigration task-taker who travels through three thousand worlds. A bug sent her into one of those worlds when she was supposed to be on vacation. From the start, someone was cutting out her heart and liver. I haven't even enjoyed my vacation yet. I can't die! To escape this world, Gu Li diligently completes missions and saves up points. But 5.2kReads7.5Score76714d adds
- 86 Disguised as a Man, She Becomes a Dean, and the Mad Heir Clings to Her Every Night 女扮男装当司业，疯批世子夜夜缠 [Completed] A cool, sickly beauty disguised as a man, serving as an Assistant Director of the Imperial Academy × a hot-tempered, jealous soldier who grows increasingly twisted Shen Yan transmigrates into the “only son” of the Shen family, places third in the palace examination, and becomes the youngest Assistant Director of the Imperial Academy. She expects to be teaching Jiang Yan, the legitimate son of the Marquis of Dingyuan, nothing more than a spoiled young master Who could have known he wa 240Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 87 A Powerful Minister in a Male-Oriented Novel: The Disguised Lady Jiang 男频文里当权臣，女扮男装江大人 A strong heroine with no romance, brainy battles, and a lightly ensemble cast, mostly women “My name is Jiang Zong. ‘Zong’ as in a heaven-sent genius.” After transmigrating, Jiang Zong found herself in a nightmarish situation from the start: a father who had died young, a gravely ill mother, vicious relatives, and herself, still a child. Jiang Zong said, “No need to panic.” Her vicious relatives have a fortune? First learn martial arts, then go into business. Their family wealth will become my g 554Reads8.9Score11614d adds
- 88 Disguised as a Man, I Raised the Foolish Emperor as My Empress 女扮男装后，我把昏君当皇后养了 Shen Qingci transmigrates from the start into the body of an undocumented, underfed boy. As she clings to life, she binds to a Dynasty-Saving System! Her only mission: pass the imperial examinations and enter government service within twelve years, changing her fate and saving the dynasty. To seize power, she forms factions, monopolizes trade routes, keeps a private army of assassins, and builds a private arsenal... At court, she takes on the officials and stirs up trouble. Beyond the palace hal 5kReads8.8Score92414d adds
- 89 A Woman Disguised as a Man Marries a Capitalist's Daughter and Turns Her Brother-in-Law Gay 女扮男装娶资本家小姐，掰弯舅哥 Original title: "A Woman Disguised as a Man Marries a Capitalist's Daughter and Turns Her Brother-in-Law Gay" [Woman Disguised as a Man + Has a System + Devoted Couple + Golden Finger + Domestic Life + Wife-Chasing Redemption] Medical PhD Shen Muyan dies suddenly and is reborn as Shen Muyan, a spineless woman disguised as a man in the 1970s. After binding to the System's store, she learns that she has transmigrated into a book. To survive, Shen Muyan goes ahead and marries the male lead's younge 7.2kReads8.4Score1k14d adds
- 90 The System Ran Off From the Start, but the Cannon Fodder Survived and Became Everyone’s Favorite 开局系统跑路，小炮灰苟成万人迷 [Transmigrate into a Book + No Romance + Disguised as a Man + Unconventional Reverse Harem + Character Growth] (Completed, currently being revised) ★ Bai Luoluo is a minor cannon-fodder character whose job is to push the plot back on track when it goes off course. When she pushes the male lead off the Reincarnation Cliff, her System 003 makes a run for it! To stay alive, she has no choice but to cling to the heroine. As she keeps her head down, the way people look at her gradually starts to chan 84Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 91 She Hooked a Powerful Man, Then Ditched Her Disguise and Ran 撩惹大佬上钩，她脱了男装跑路 After an accident, Ruan Cheng sleeps with her immediate superior, and feels like the sky has fallen! She disguises herself in men's clothes and treads carefully, terrified that her identity will be exposed. She only wants to uncover the truth about what happened back then, so why does she have to face an extra challenge, and a hell-level one at that? She nervously keeps up her act, but why does it seem like her boss is looking at her more and more strangely? With her identity about to be exposed 1.6kReads8.7Score23014d adds
- 92 The Top Scholar Disguises Herself as a Man to Survive Under a Tyrant 状元郎女扮男装在暴君手下苟活 [1v1 / Both Pure / Identities Revealed] Shen Yu woke up one morning to find she had transmigrated into a book. She had become the top scholar in the story, a woman who had disguised herself as a man to take the imperial exam. She knew that deceiving the emperor was a grave crime, and her status as the top scholar was already set in stone. If the emperor discovered she was a woman pretending to be a man, she would be beheaded. She also knew that the current emperor, Jun Si, was a tyrant who would 2.5kReads8.1Score36814d adds
- 93 I Just Want to Stay Alive 朕要苟命 Nan Qi transmigrated. The good news was that she was the emperor. The bad news was that she was a murderous, incompetent tyrant. The even worse news was that she was a woman missing those two crucial bits. Every day, Nan Qi lived in fear. While keeping her secret identity under wraps, she also had to rack her brains to deal with the scheming, devious Grand General who could find eight hundred hidden meanings in a single sentence. What? Rumor had it the Grand General was plotting to seize the thr 727Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 94 After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Became the Male Lead’s Bro 女扮男装后我成了男主兄弟 [Female-led cultivation fantasy, progression, slow burn, woman disguised as a man, genius] The road to immortality is long and fraught with obstacles. Forced to flee because of infighting within her family, Ling Qi entered the continent’s top cultivation academy, beginning a remarkable life of cultivation. To conceal her identity, she disguised herself as a man. On the first day of school, she met a mysterious, aloof roommate. Her roommate was cool on the outside but warmhearted underneath. Afte 600Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 95 They All Want to Turn Me Gay, but I Was Born a Woman 他们都想掰弯我，可我本就女儿身 [Ambitious female scholar disguised as a man × obsessive, scheming, sharp-tongued chief minister | A lovesick, quarrelsome, possessive young man from a fallen kingdom | A powerful crown prince as the rightful husband] I’m not a flirt. It’s just that no one person can meet my standards, so I put several together, taking the best and leaving out the worst. I’ve been a perfectionist since I was little! The drunken top scholar hooked an arm around her shoulder. “We get along so well. Why don’t we ta 98Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 After Faking My Death, My Devoted Husband Turned into a Mad, Ruthless Powerbroker 死遁后，纯情夫君黑化成疯批权臣 [Cunning Rich Heiress x Purehearted Tragic Beauty, 1v1, Both Chaste, Healing, Bittersweet, HE, Best Friends Transmigrate Together, Not the Usual Fake-Death Plot, No Angsty Female Lead] Wei Ruowan transmigrates into the body of a wealthy merchant's only daughter in ancient times. To protect her family's fortune, she buys the freedom of a badly injured, down-on-his-luck scholar and takes him as her husband. The scholar is proud and unyielding, and will agree only to a contract: he'll play the part 18.7kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds
- 97 I Took My Brother’s Place at Court, I’m Really Not Into Men! 替兄入朝，我真不是断袖！ One devoted couple | Forced marriage | Power struggles | Unhinged characters | A man in power bows to love | Secret identity To uncover the truth behind her father's death, Liu Lingxi disguises herself as a man and takes her brother's place at court. She treads carefully and tries to avoid trouble at every turn, but still draws the attention of Pei Yan of the Hedong Pei clan, the youngest powerful minister in the Great Zhao dynasty. He is shrewd and ruthless, and everyone fears him. But the way 146Reads—Score10714d adds
- 98 After I Transmigrate into a Book, My Love Life Exists Only in My Villainous Roommate’s Imagination 穿书后，感情线全靠反派室友脑补 [Girl Disguised as a Boy + Pretending to Turn Him Gay + Transmigrate into a Book + System + Villain Falls for Her] After Li Zhou dies suddenly from a heart attack, she transmigrates into a book and becomes the villain's roommate. Her mission is to guide him toward kindness and virtue and turn him into a law-abiding citizen. After putting in tireless effort, she finally becomes the villain's good buddy. Racking up health points is a breeze: touching, holding hands, hugging, and… k-kissing?! Help! 1.7kReads8.7Score18814d adds
- 99 I Disguised Myself as a Man and Bent the Prince 我女扮男装，把王爷掰弯 The night her identity as a woman was exposed, Qin Shi’an pinned her hard against the wall. The usually haughty prince had a frighteningly bloodshot look in his eyes... “Do you know how crazy you’ve been driving me all this time?” Lu Huaixi blinked her almond-shaped eyes, her mind consumed by panic over her identity being revealed. She stammered, “Then, Your Highness... what are you going to do with me?” “What am I going to do with you?” Qin Shi’an suddenly thought of something. The hostili 1.2kReads8.7Score11414d adds
- 100 All I Ask Is That the Prince Live to a Hundred 只求王爷长命百岁 (This is a lighthearted straight romance. If you’re looking for a story without a male lead, check out the author’s other book.) (The secondary couple is same-sex, but doesn’t get much page time. Skip it if that’s not your thing.) (The author’s writing isn’t the best, and writes purely for fun. If it’s not to your taste, feel free to move on, but please be kind in the comments.) Shen Lingshu was forcibly “changed” to male at birth. She inherited a marquisate at eight, and spent decades disguised 450Reads8.7Score10114d adds
