The Heroine Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside 女主白切黑

1. 1 诱 A Tempting Kiss from My Childhood Friend! The Rebellious Boy Bends Down to Coax Her 诱吻青梅！乖戾少年弯腰轻哄 Nan Xiaofei南小非Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [Troublemaking delinquent boy × aloof top student with a hidden dark side] [Rekindled romance] The new transfer student is pretty and frail, like a porcelain doll that might shatter at the slightest touch. Cool and reserved, obedient and well-behaved. Yet she can tame the most rebellious boy at Thirteenth High School. More than one person has seen the supposedly proud, unruly delinquent lower his head for her. - Ji Xuanxu is cold and intimidating, with a fearsome reputation. His icy expression k 7.3kReads9.1Score1k14d adds

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   Who understands? I stayed up all night to finish watching it, and it's the first time I've watched it all without skipping a single page.

2. 2 二 The Second Master's Little Darling Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside 二爷家的小祖宗，是个白切黑 Liu Liyue琉离玥Modern Romance233k WordsOngoing [Two Powerful Leads] [Perfectly Matched] [Female Lead Plays the Fool to Catch the Tiger] [Sweet and Obedient on the Outside, Rebellious at Heart] [Rivals Unmask Each Other] [Mutual Redemption] [Feel-Good, Satisfying Story] Sweet, flirtatious little black-hearted darling X cold, ruthless emperor of the night In Huajing, Second Master Beichen is ruthless and cold-blooded. He has a beloved girl, the little one he brought back from an underground auction. She is sweet and soft, obedient as a little 12kReads—Score2.4k14d adds

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   The female lead is seemingly innocent but actually ruthless. She pretends to be docile in front of the male lead but is actually vicious and cruel. She is the leader of an assassin organization with extremely high intelligence. The male lead is similarly powerful. Both are strong.

3. 3 归 The Heiress Returns as an Assassin, Taking Over the Underworld with Wild Abandon 归来千金是杀手，执掌黑道野翻了 You Yi悠逸Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted [Two top-tier killers with secret identities + unhinged heroine seduces and teases + obsessive hero dotes on her alone + face-slapping satisfaction] She kills and sets fires; he hands her the knife and fans the flames. Ye Mohui is a soft, harmless little rabbit in public, but behind closed doors she’s the number one assassin, feared by all. She’s a born psychopath who kills without mercy and loves humming while disposing of bodies. One day, a man stumbles upon her “recreational activities.” Dres 4.5kReads7.8Score61514d adds

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   The seemingly innocent but actually ruthless female protagonist is a cold-blooded killer.

4. 4 全 The All-Powerful Lady: Her Secret Identity Is Taking the World by Storm! 全能夫人：她马甲飒爆了！ You Yi悠逸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Secret identities + two equally formidable leads] (Fast-paced, satisfying comeuppance, a clever and capable heroine with impressive fighting skills, and no misunderstandings in the romance) Third Master Wei of the capital falls in love at first sight with a country girl and spoils her rotten. At first, everyone is unconvinced. She’s nothing but a pretty face, a useless ornament. How could a nobody like her rise to become a phoenix? But then... The world-famous pianist is her. The internationall 4.8kReads9.0Score69414d adds
5. 5 拥 She Fell into His Abyss 拥她入深渊 Ying Xi赢兮Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A seemingly fragile girl who’s secretly a ruthless schemer × a gentle, doting, fatherly tycoon] [Devoted husband, age gap, love at first sight, both leads are pure and devoted, romance across borders] Everyone knows Jiang Xu, head of the Jiang family in Southeast Asia, is refined and handsome, but also cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. But one night, as the tension between them grows without restraint, the girl, bullied until her eyes are red, uses the last of her strength to prop he 13.1kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
6. 6 要 Oh No! I Got Him Wrong! He's a Unhinged Villain 要完！认错了！他是疯批反派 Qiao Yiqian乔亦浅Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available] [One-on-one, devoted to each other + yandere + both leads are crazy + corruption + powerful male lead and powerful female lead + sweet on the outside, dark within + taking by force] Gu Xi transmigrated. On her first day in this world, the System pointed to the miserable young man being bullied by everyone on the ground and said, "See those three red exclamation marks above his head? With a warning that big, he must be the male lead!" Gu Xi: "Are you sure?" 12.8kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds

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   The female lead is seemingly innocent but actually ruthless, a bloodthirsty and cruel killer, cold and insane! A 1v1 story with two strong leads, both seemingly innocent but actually ruthless. The male lead becomes a bit of a yandere later in the story. On the first day after transmigrating, the system pointed to a boy being bullied miserably on the ground and said, "See those three red exclamation marks above his head? Such big exclamation marks indicate that this must be the male lead!" Gu Xi: "Are you sure?" The system patted its chest, extremely confident: "I guarantee it! The male lead is kind-hearted, compassionate, and wouldn't hurt anyone even if he were bullied. He wouldn't even step on an ant. It must be him!" - Later. The boy the system described as someone who wouldn't even step on an ant threw his dripping blood-soaked knife on the ground, grabbed Gu Xi's hand, and pinned her to the couch. Holding her ankle, he sneered close to her ear, "Your Highness, why are you trembling?" The system screamed in shock: "It's over! A mistake! The villain! That's the villain!"

7. 7 不 Oh No! The Young Miss Has Turned Against Us! 不好了！小小姐她翻脸了！ Flying Pig Yuba飞天猪羽巴Modern Romance208k WordsCompleted Chi Sang has panda blood. During a hospital stay, a doctor secretly tested her compatibility, making her a donor for Chi Wu, the eldest young lady of the Chi family. The Chi family arranged a car accident that killed Chi Sang's parents, erased her memories, and brought her into the family as an adopted daughter, turning her into Chi Wu's personal blood bank. Fortunately, because she was underage and couldn't donate organs, she lived to see eighteen. After accidentally overhearing the truth about 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist begins plotting revenge at the age of 18.

8. 8 和 On the Day of Her Divorce, the Tragic Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant 和离当天，虐文女主转身嫁暴君 Mu Xiaoyue木小玥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now online: [A laid-back, lie-flat, black-hearted legitimate daughter X a crazed, gloomy, pure-hearted tyrant] [The other man wins her over] [Original title: The Day We Divorced, the Tragic Novel's Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant] At the royal autumn hunt, Song Yaozhi argues with the woman her husband brought back from the borderlands. Song Yaozhi scolds her, saying she's nothing but a concubine. Just then, her husband, Xiao Ziqian, kicks the door open and points 43.1kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds

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   Not bad, not bad, not bad

9. 9 劣 Inferior Seduction 劣等勾引 Shi E 12释厄12Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Scheming Maid's Road to Revenge The first time Shen Luo met Han Shu, she was his friend's maid and pet, timid and meek. A little over half a month later, when he saw her again, she was his friend's father's companion, dressed to the nines at a gala and dazzling the entire room. By the third time they met, she had become his uncle's fiancée. She had leaped three ranks in status, rising from a live-in maid at the very bottom of society to the wife of a powerful multinational corporation's bos 5.6kReads9.4Score67814d adds

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   Rich family, revenge, two-faced, seemingly innocent but actually cunning female lead, various villainous CEOs, high-energy opening, explosive plot, addictive.

10. 10 一 I Accidentally Became a Popular Big Bad 一不小心成为了人气大反派 Loves Hawthorn in Cooling Tea爱吃凉茶山楂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse463k WordsCompleted A star employee from the comics department transmigrates into an unfinished, hot-blooded interstellar comic. For the huge bonus and six months of paid leave, she has to get the comic onto the popularity charts! [This work is complete and cannot be edited. Please bear with any typos or other mistakes you notice. Sorry (╥﹏╥)] [Things to note:] [The female lead has no romantic pairing. Everything she does is to complete her mission, and Sang Le remains independent of the comic world at all times.] 3.1kReads9.3Score35214d adds

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    This is absolutely amazing! A brand new book with a fresh theme—a must-read! A story within a story, interstellar, and a forced role-playing—it's incredibly captivating.

11. 11 病 The Obsessive Bodyguard's Beloved: The Young Lady Has Run Away Again 病娇保镖心尖宠，大小姐又又逃了 It's a Quack, Not a Frog是呱不是蛙Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [Over-the-Top Devotion + Sweet but Scheming Heroine + Obsessive, Possessive Male Lead] What do you do when your bodyguard suddenly transforms into the all-powerful ruler of the capital? Nan Jia looked at the family fortune stolen by her vicious stepmother and the fiancé stolen by her manipulative stepsister, then smiled faintly. Well, if you’ve got him, you might as well make use of him. So she clung to the powerful man’s coattails, took down her stepmother, and face-slapped her stepsister, acti 1.2kReads9.0Score11814d adds

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    [Extremely doting + female lead is seemingly innocent but actually cunning + obsessive and possessive] Young lady ✖️ Bodyguard (who transforms into the all-powerful ruler of the capital)

12. 12 先 Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 21.4kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds

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    The female lead is a dark beauty, seemingly innocent but actually cunning.

13. 13 绿 Green Tea System: Everyone’s Being Conquered 绿茶系统：全员攻略中 Tu Matou图码透Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + green-tea System + no golden finger + love-triangle warning] [Siren-like beauty (sweet on the outside, pitch-black within, nuclear-level dangerous) × a cast of master deceivers (corruption levels maxed out)] "First, a heart-pounding game of winning them over; later, quick transmigration and making amends with each of them" #The school setting is fictional, and everyone is an adult (college-age) When a miserable little white flower is forced to bind herself to a green-tea 204Reads—Score1214d adds

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    The ultimate level of a manipulative, scheming woman: making everyone think you can't live without her, only to find out in the end that she can't live without you! Xie Yu mastered this tactic to the extreme, with powerful figures going from protecting her to scrambling for her – pure bliss!

14. 14 苏 Young Master Su, Your Wife Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside 苏少，夫人她是白切黑 Shao Shao绍邵Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted [Completed] [1v1, both leads have only each other; no rivalry between women. The world, historical, and social settings are all fictional and unrelated to reality.] [Love at first sight, with feelings escalating fast; no slow-burn romance.] [Female lead: sweet on the outside, dark within + love at first sight + mutual devotion + both leads are hopeless romantics.] [Deliberate seduction × falling for her through his own assumptions.] [Both leads see each other through heavily rose-tinted glasses, 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is seemingly innocent but actually cunning, falls in love at first sight, and is mutually devoted to her. Su Chenyi returns from a mission to find not only a young proprietress but also a flower? The proprietress, seemingly weak and helpless, has actually set a trap for him, leading him step by step without him realizing it? How could that be? Qiao Xi is clearly so innocent! "Brother Yi, we think we saw Boss Qiao at the black market!" "Impossible, she's timid, she hasn't been there in a long time." "Little Yi, the leader who robbed our goods this time looks like Qiao Xi." "Impossible, she's weak, how could she have that kind of ability?" "I'll say it again, Qiao Xi is timid, don't scare her." Until one day, Su Chenyi watched his target fall before his eyes, and upon leaving cover, he saw Qiao Xi directing the operation. "A timid, helpless little pampered brat?" Qiao Xi smiled guiltily. "Well... She was right in front of you."

15. 15 交 A Game of Deals: He Falls First 交易游戏，他先沉沦 A Piece of Young Ginger一颗仔姜Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Brothers competing for her + possessive pursuit + layered secret identities + love and hate + revenge] [Seemingly sweet but secretly ruthless × playboy Crown Prince who only pretends not to care] 1. What does it feel like to watch the person you have a crush on fall for someone else? Years ago, Meng Jiuyi confessed her feelings to Xu Yanzhi. He politely turned her down, and later word got out that he had a girlfriend. Meng Jiuyi quietly wished him well and made up her mind to move on. Years 9.9kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds

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    ① A seemingly obedient but actually cunning female lead × A seemingly carefree and irresponsible young master × A love-hate relationship. ② A seemingly innocent but actually cunning Cinderella × A wealthy young master from the Australian entertainment circle, a battle between a seemingly virtuous woman and a true ruler. ③ A seemingly innocent but actually cunning young lady × A male Daji (a notorious womanizer) happily seducing her husband × Mutual redemption. ④ A seemingly innocent but actually cunning and rebellious pseudo-virtuous girl × A "retired" big shot x Mutual redemption x Extreme tug-of-war.

16. 16 灰 Cinderella? More Like a Black-Hearted Schemer! The Macau Tycoon Is Completely Smitten 灰姑娘？黑心的！澳圈大佬被钓晕 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Black-Bellied Cinderella vs. the Crown Prince of Aocheng: A Hypocrite and a True Power Player] Zhu Miaomiao came from a poor family. The only things she had going for her were her pretty face and her stunning dancing. Her grandmother was gravely ill, but her mother, who had married into a wealthy family, stood by and did nothing. At the words of one rich heiress, she even chose to give up on treatment. Zhu Miaomiao begged for help and got nowhere. Instead, she was humiliated, bullied, and tramp 6.3kReads9.2Score78914d adds
17. 17 栖 The God Who Dwells in the Wild 栖野神明 The Dramatic Genius Girl天才少女抓马Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside True Heiress × Charming Male Siren, Happy Puppy] [Campus Ensemble Cast | Healing Each Other | About More Than Romance] [Two Endings | Check the Content Warnings | The Extra Chapters and Main Story Complement Each Other] - Zhou Qiye first saw Chen Suiyi when they brushed past each other at the elevator. At first glance, he thought she was beautiful. At second glance, she looked like a little nun. Everyone noticed the string of prayer beads on her left han 5.2kReads9.3Score66514d adds
18. 18 非 Irrational Love 非理性热恋 Er Shui i二水iModern Romance382k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed|Rebellious, sweet-faced girl who’s secretly a ruthless big shot VS former big shot who’s turned over a new leaf] [Mutual salvation + two strong leads + intense push and pull with a sweet payoff] Seems obedient, secretly a big shot On the podium by day, in a shady internet cafe by night. The sweet and innocent-looking girl huddles in front of a computer in the corner, ruthlessly killing in the world of games, her wild confidence on full display. The top scholar, number one f 13.3kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
19. 19 嫁 After Marrying the Sickly, Powerful Minister, the Sweetheart Cries Every Day 嫁给病娇权臣后，娇娇每天哭唧唧 Eight-Treasure Cake八宝糕Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted [Black-hearted Miao beauty vs. ruthless, lovesick power minister] On her first night after transmigrating into a book, Wen Ranyan was sent to the great villain’s couch. Rumor had it that Feng Qiw Wu, the great villain, was ruthless and bloodthirsty. Anyone who crossed him either died or wished they had. He was a certifiable lunatic. But Wen Ranyan wasn’t afraid. Instead, she set her sights on the villain’s good looks. In public, she was the villain’s only wife: gentle, graceful, and delicate. In 3kReads9.2Score38214d adds

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20. 20 越 After Escaping Prison, the Mercenary Heiress Turns the Wealthy World Upside Down 越狱后，佣兵大小姐炸翻豪门 Beichuan Xinglan北川星蓝Modern Romance590k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + secret identities + campus life + not reborn] She is the mercenary queen feared around the world, a ruthless killer with a bloodthirsty nature. After escaping from prison, she becomes the heiress of a wealthy family. Her siblings can't stand her and accuse her of being kept by a rich man? Her classmates humiliate her in front of everyone? She's too weak to fight, so the campus beauty and heartthrob look down on her? Ye Xun sneers: “If anyone messes with me, I'll kill them!” 74.7kReads9.4Score10.9k14d adds
21. 21 女 A Girl Pursues a Guy, But His Brothers Get in the Way 女追男，隔兄弟 Rainbow Little Bee彩虹小BeeModern Romance302k WordsCompleted This is a female-targeted story, QAQ! [Girl pursues boy] + [groveling redemption] + [two troubled souls finding each other] Also known as “Sweet Summer in the Capital” and “The Daily Escapades of a Twisted Girl” Chen Jingtian was being harassed. And by his buddy's new girlfriend, no less. Whenever they went out to eat, she would casually sit between him and his friend. When reaching for something, she would somehow brush against the back of his hand, his arm, or his calf. Since she never went to 1.3kReads8.7Score21814d adds

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    🎂The female lead, nicknamed "Sesame Dumplings," is a seemingly innocent but actually cunning woman who pursues the male lead by becoming his brother's girlfriend in order to get closer to him. She has a slightly yandere and effeminate vibe, which is quite captivating! The low rating is because it's a very good ongoing series.

22. 22 薾 The Season of Er’er 薾薾时节 Lala from the Corner旮旯角的拉拉Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted CEO × College Student | Age Gap | Foster Care | Secret Crush | Older Man, Younger Wife He is twelve years older than her, the feared “Mr. Jie” of Yancheng’s business world: cold, sharp-tongued, and heartless. She is just a little ray of sunshine living under his roof. She doesn’t dare tell him that the moment they reunited during her high school entrance exams, a little tree began to sprout in her heart. A wily older fox raises a younger one, and the younger fox sets out to win his heart. He lay 3.5kReads8.8Score28714d adds

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    It's so good! I watched it while eating, and before I knew it, a lot of time had passed.

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