No Romance, a Cool-Headed Female Lead, and a Strong Moral Compass 无CP，女主冷漠，三观正

1. 51 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds
2. 52 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score37014d adds
3. 53 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
4. 54 规 Rule Horror Has Arrived? Sorry, I’m the Ancestor of Metaphysics 规则怪谈降临？抱歉我是玄学祖宗 I'm Little Ye我是小野吖Mystery87k WordsCompleted [Powerful Female Lead + No Romance] [Occult Livestreaming] [Eerie Folk Customs] [Rule Horror] [Feng Shui Secrets] Once, she was a much-mocked, infamously unpopular star, derided online as a fake fortune-teller and told to get out of show business. Now, an heir to a thousand-year-old Taoist temple has come down from the mountain with a fragment of the Book of Life and Death! Beneath her cool, otherworldly Taoist-priestess exterior lies a shameless obsession with money. Unfazed by the heckling of 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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5. 55 无 A Guide to Cultivating the Heartless Dao 无情道修炼攻略 Shrimp Doesn't Blink虾仁i不眨眼Fantastical Romance227k WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation]+ [No Romance]+ [Pure Ruthless Dao]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Five Spiritual Roots]+ [Five-Element Spellcaster]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] Wen He was besieged and killed in her previous life. An ancient jade carried her consciousness as she transmigrated to another world. This new world had richer spiritual energy and a more complete cultivation system, so Wen He set out on the path of cultivation once more… What? The ancient jade has a spirit inside it? And it has powerful trump 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a novel without romantic pairings, featuring a ruthless cultivator.

6. 56 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book as a Middle-Aged Woman, Just as the Heroine Tries to Steal My Golden Finger 穿书成大妈，女主正想抢夺金手指 Nian Lianqiu念莲秋Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book, Period Setting, Pocket Dimension, Punish the Scum, No Whitewashing, No Forgiveness! A Touch of Ensemble Cast, Domestic Life, Building a Career] [No CP: No divorce, only widowhood! Sisters, let's not give her another man later, okay? Men are poison, and old men are even less worth bothering with. Let's not let them mess with our Hua!] Liu Xiaohua, a woman past the usual age for marriage, was forcibly sent by the System into a period novel. In an instant, she became the 14.9kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
7. 57 穿 Transmigrated as Empress Dowager Lü, Emperor Wen of Han's First Wife 穿成汉文帝原配吕氏 Xu Lin Chengnuo旭林骋诺Ancient Romance394k WordsOngoing Lu Wenjun, a history graduate student, transmigrates into the body of Empress Lu, Emperor Wen of Han’s first wife. Just as Emperor Hui dies, Empress Dowager Lu is reborn in the mourning hall. After recalling the tragic fates that befell them in their previous lives, the aunt and niece decide to join forces and change their destinies! In the end, Empress Dowager Lu and Wenjun stand side by side at the highest point of Weiyang Palace, smiling. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 58 浮 Tales of the Mortal World in the Capital 浮世京华录 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿Ancient Romance565k WordsOngoing [No romance / Episodic short stories / Healing and heartbreaking / Whimsical fantasy] The Teahouse of Floating Life welcomes those bound by fate, but not the indifferent. Flowers are the enticement; obsessions become tea. A mysterious teahouse that wanders through time exists to help those with unfinished ties in the mortal world. My name is Su Yanyan, and I’m the proprietress of this teahouse. I’ve seen a general take off his armor and drink wine boiled with red plum blossoms, heard of a fl 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The first three books are all without any romantic pairings. You can give them a try if you're interested. 👀

9. 59 今 The Divine Maiden Is Vacationing in the Mortal World Again Today 今天神女也在人间度假 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿Modern Romance185k WordsOngoing A feel-good power fantasy with an overwhelmingly strong heroine, a charming contrast, and a lighthearted, comedic tone. The Primordial Goddess, Xuan Xi, awakens in the modern world. She opens her eyes and discovers that just because she took a nap, the world has changed again! “Metal boxes” race along the roads, while “birds without legs” fly through the sky, and there are actually people inside them! Xuan Xi is fascinated by everything around her! On her way down the mountain, she comes across 107Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 60 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Incredibly Strong 快穿：宿主她力大无穷 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿Fantastical Romance345k WordsCompleted No romance + punishing scumbags + feel-good revenge + wild imagination, with the occasional joke and bout of madness ૮(˶ᵔᵕᵔ˶)ა Jiang Yi is a conscientious office worker. Just after finishing work, she gets bound to a grudge-collecting System and begins traveling through different worlds to gather resentment... System 886 thought it had found a beautiful, kindhearted, good-tempered Host. But who can tell it who just punched the scumbag's teeth out? Jiang Yi: Life and death don't matter. If you do 212Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 重 Reborn, I Married My Childhood Sweetheart and Face-Slapped the Entire Capital 重生后我嫁给竹马打脸全京城 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿11k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Married My Childhood Friend and Face-Slapped the Entire Capital 14Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 62 我 A Daily Record of Life in the Marquis’s Household 我在侯府生活日录 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿14k WordsCompleted A Day-by-Day Record of Life in the Marquis's Manor 5Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 63 隔 I Think the Guy Next Door Likes Me 隔壁那家伙好像喜欢我 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿24k WordsCompleted The Guy Next Door Seems to Like Me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 64 渡 After Failing My Tribulation, I Got Together with My Mortal Enemy 渡劫失败后我和死对头在一起了 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿13k WordsCompleted After Failing My Tribulation, I Got Together with My Mortal Enemy 11Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 假 The Fake Heiress Uses Family Ties to Provoke Me, but I’m a Robot 假千金利用亲情挑衅我，可我是机器人。 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Fake Heiress Uses Family Ties to Provoke Me, but I’m a Robot. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 66 全 Are They All Villains? Sorry, I’m the Ultimate Boss 全员恶人？抱歉，我才是终极BOSS White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿20k WordsCompleted Everyone’s Evil? Sorry, I’m the Ultimate Boss 7Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 67 代 Code Zero: Shadow Hunter 代号零：影子猎人 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿26k WordsCompleted Codename Zero: Shadow Hunter 2Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 68 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Thought I Was Just a Background Character 穿越后我以为自己是路人甲 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿14k WordsCompleted After Transmigrating, I Thought I Was Just a Background Character 2Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 69 互 After We Switched Lives, the Heiress Took My Side and Tore Into My Toxic Family 互换人生后，豪门千金替我手撕极品全家 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿17k WordsCompleted After We Switched Lives, the Heiress of a Wealthy Family Tore My Toxic Family to Shreds for Me 3Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 70 新 We Discussed a Deal on Our Wedding Night, but Prince Jing Made It Real 新婚夜谈合作，靖王他假戏真做了 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿30k WordsCompleted Discussing a Deal on Our Wedding Night, Prince Jing Takes the Pretend Romance for Real 1Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 两 Two Cats Secretly Went Online and Set Me Up with a CEO 两只猫偷偷联网，给我牵了个总裁红线 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿13k WordsCompleted Two Cats Secretly Went Online and Set Me Up with a CEO 2Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 72 人 A Martial World Madman’s Guide to Becoming Number One 人在武林，靠发疯成为天下第一 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿23k WordsCompleted In the Martial World, I Became the Greatest Under Heaven by Going Crazy —Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 73 蓉 Empress Rong 蓉皇后 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿17k WordsCompleted Empress Rong —Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 重 Reborn, I Tore Apart the Scumbag and Trampled My Vicious Mother-in-Law on My Way to the Top 重生后我手撕渣男脚踩恶婆婆走上人生巅峰 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Tore the Scumbag to Shreds and Trampled My Evil Mother-in-Law on My Way to the Top 1Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 75 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Princess of a Fallen Kingdom, I Killed My Own Father 穿成亡国公主后，我手刃了亲爹 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted After Reincarnating as a Princess of a Fallen Kingdom, I Killed My Own Father 1Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 76 错 Wrongfully Married to the Cold-Faced Heir 错嫁冷面世子 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿20k WordsCompleted Wrongly Married to the Cold-Faced Heir 1Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 77 带 Fleeing Famine with My Child: My Storage Space Is Packed with Food and Meat 带子逃荒：空间粮肉爆满仓 A Commoner's Life草根人生Ancient Romance971k WordsOngoing The rating is low because this just came out. It’ll go up. (Entirely fictional setting + lone wolf + no romance + selfish heroine + no saintly kindness + no handouts + pocket dimension + ... daily life + ... survival guide...) Dai Zi, who dealt with zombies every day, was betrayed by a friend and died. She transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty, where disasters, human calamities, and military rebellions are constantly breaking out. Her new body’s name is Liu Daizi. She ranks fourth in the family 2.7kReads6.3Score22614d adds

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    Highly recommended! The female lead is a refugee, and her only advantage is her spatial ability. There's no male lead or romantic partner. The female lead is ruthless and decisive, and she's always alone.

28. 78 和 After the Divorce, the Villainous Stepmother Brings Blessings to the World! 和离后，反派后娘福载天下！ Mo Yi Mo Jia莫乙莫甲Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Su Xin peered into the secrets of fate and discovered that her terrible luck in this life was because someone had stolen her fortune and the merit she'd accumulated over a hundred lifetimes in her previous one! As she was pondering how to fix it, a bolt of lightning sent her back to her previous life. From the start, her stepfather had already packed her off to become someone else's stepmother. A wild System suddenly bound itself to her, too. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven troublesome k 37.1kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds

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    This book is very suitable

29. 79 穿 Transmigrated into a Torment Novel, I Make a Living by the Sea 穿到虐文里，我在赶海 Sleeping in a Coconut Shell椰壳里睡觉Modern Romance545k WordsOngoing [Period setting + mountain and sea foraging + treasure hunting + food + background character + pocket dimension] The novel's a mess, and the author keeps patching it up. There's family affection and friendship, but no romance! They forage in the mountains and at the seaside, but don't chase people away! Just give it a read! 152Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is only enthusiastic about her love of beachcombing; she's rather aloof towards others, has no romantic partner, and while she says she wants a man, she doesn't actually interact with any of them.

30. 80 傻 The Foolish Girl Returns 傻女归来 The Coldest Days Are Coming小寒将至Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead]+ [No CP]+ [Revenge]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Multiple secret identities]+ [Strong allies] Suffering can wear down a person’s resolve and break their backbone, but it can also awaken their potential and forge a new beginning. When Lian Hui was five, a sudden illness took both her parents. A high fever left her intellectually disabled, and her own relatives drove her out of the family home. Alone with a dog, she struggled to survive in the wilderness ne 12.9kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds

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    No romance, no romance, no romance. These are all books without romance. Absolutely fantastic, absolutely fantastic, absolutely fantastic. Trust me, I'm not wrong, Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people.

31. 81 被 Wrongfully Married, I Stabbed My Husband to Death and Became Famous 被错嫁后，我捅死夫君名扬天下了 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted [No Romance] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Taking Down Scumbags] + [Villainess] After transmigrating, Li Shu became a pitiful woman who had been married off to the wrong man. Her deranged husband had just beaten her to death. Her mother-in-law said, “My son has no flaws except that he hits people. Can’t you just put up with it?!” The man said, “I wanted to marry A Ning, but I’m not good enough for her, so let’s just settle down and live our lives together!” Even her own father kept his head down and i 16.1kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
32. 82 血 Bloodstained Kyoto 血色京都 The Times Are Everlasting时代久久Ancient Romance814k WordsCompleted Li Nanle and Huo Yunxia were companions in the apocalypse who could trust each other with their lives. They survived together for ten years. Then one day, they transmigrated together, changing from peers into sisters eight years apart in age. Huo Yunxia had a cheerful disposition. After leaving the apocalypse, a world of daily bloodshed, and arriving in the feudal past, she had just one dream: to win a man's heart, have three or five children, and grow old together. Huo Yunxia got married and mo 14.8kReads8.8Score1.3k14d adds
33. 83 修 The Asura God Lord Reigns Above, and the Six Realms Kneel 修罗神主在上，六界皆跪服 Yaoyao Cinnabar妖妖朱砂Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Severing emotional ties · Killing gods · Cold to the core · Noble and refined · Peerless beauty] [No romance | Strong heroine | Ruthless] Jing Hua lazily smiles, rolling between her fingertips the bloodstained thread of love she has just torn from her own heart. “This thing is more useful for killing than for loving.” Unwilling to be a mere vessel, she kills the gods. The day the Upper Realm’s Nine Provinces Immortal Court runs red with blood will be the day she returns. Once, when s 480Reads6.0Score—14d adds

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    No romantic pairing, female protagonist, aloof and indifferent, surrounded by red spider lilies, with a strong moral compass.

34. 84 开 From the Start, I Turn the Tables While Fleeing Famine 开局逃荒直接掀桌 Yu Mu Xuan雨沐渲Ancient Romance4.8M WordsCompleted Su Xiaoya transmigrated. Well, that was fairly normal! At least she was still human. And she had a spiritual spring space, a System... Farming? She could cultivate immortality all the same. But why did the whole story seem to be getting more and more warped? Never mind the old men and women leaping over rooftops. Why had even the little kids become strongmen? And sure, they were fleeing famine, but why had all kinds of monsters and demons shown up too? Luckily, the Su family ancestor was impress 132Reads7.6Score13014d adds
35. 85 万 With Ten Thousand Clans Ruling the World, Humanity Rises by Fleeing, Fighting Monsters, and Surviving 万族林立人族一路逃荒打怪崛起 Yu Mu Xuan雨沐渲Xianxia238k WordsCompleted [Chi You] [Floods Ravage the Land] [Flight from Famine] [The Shadowless Shou Ren Tribe] [Gong Gong Builds Levees to Control the Flood] Demons ran rampant and floodwaters engulfed the land. The human tribes were driven from their homes, scattered and fleeing, struggling to survive. Chi You invented smelting and led the human tribes in forging divine weapons. Together with Yin Lingzi, who had cultivated from a firefly, and the Great Shaman Jiu Feng, he exterminated demons. He also worked with Gong 8Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 流 On the Road to Exile, My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts and Plans a Rebellion 流放路上全家读我心声要造反 Yu Mu Xuan雨沐渲Ancient Romance655k WordsCompleted Cast aside once their usefulness is over, then exiled? Hua, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Fu family, gives birth to its only legitimate daughter. Uh! The King of Hell lied to me? If I die, I’ll go back to his palace and settle the score! The whole family is stunned. The Black and White Impermanence are my uncles? And they want to pamper me? The whole family trembles in fear. What? The dog emperor wants to wipe us out, too? Then let’s rebel! A swamp full of crocodiles? I’ll take them. A w 22Reads6.7Score—14d adds
37. 87 恶 Wicked Aunt, the Whole Family Has to Listen to Me 恶毒姑姑，全家都得听我的 Lost Wei迷路的薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing She wakes up to find herself an evil younger sister-in-law in ancient times. Everyone in the family fears the woman whose body she’s taken over, except for her mother. Given a new lease on life, Lin Xiaoyue begins her struggle to survive in this unfamiliar world. After many twists and turns, she discovers that the family around her is the most precious gift in the world. 30kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
38. 88 重 Reborn in a Famine Year, I Stole the Heroine’s Golden Finger and Started a Rebellion 重生荒年，抢了女主金手指去造反 Jiang Shangxun江上鲟Ancient Romance299k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Pocket Dimension + Flight from Famine + War + Depending on Each Other] [Stubborn, Unhinged Reborn Woman VS Loyal Man Raised by Beasts, with a Mysterious Past] Revenge, stockpiling supplies, and fleeing famine in the early story; development, reuniting with family, and rebellion later on. Only as she lay dying did Jiang Sheng learn that she was the villainess in a lucky-star novel. Everyone adored the blessed girl. Her cold father returned to the family for her, and the marquess's wi 3.1kReads8.5Score62714d adds
39. 89 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder Maid and Escaped the Main Plot 穿书成炮灰小丫头，逃离主线剧情 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted (This isn't a melodramatic power fantasy, and it doesn't follow the usual tropes. The heroine can't change the world, and her clever tricks can't outsmart the people in power.) Weng Xiaoxiao was so engrossed in a historical romance novel that she couldn't get over the fate of a minor girl who had nothing but a name, not even a description of her appearance, and died as part of a plot to frame the protagonists. While reading the book for the third time, Weng Xiaoxiao transmigrated into it as the 751Reads8.9Score10014d adds
40. 90 皇 The Emperor Confiscated My Family’s Estate, So I Emptied His Treasury 皇帝抄我家充公，我把他国库搬空 Watermelon Who Loves Meat爱吃肉肉的西瓜Ancient Romance266k WordsCompleted [Exile + spatial realm + comedy + plot twists + one-on-one romance] The moment she opens her eyes, a handsome man is trying to take liberties with her? What a joke. She's the one who takes liberties with handsome men, not the other way around! Gu Wanwan punches him straight away… Then Gu Wanwan is stunned. She's the fearsome flower of the cultivation world, so how did her soul transmigrate into the body of a helpless parasite in the mortal realm? She was in the middle of fighting that bastard fr 264Reads7.6Score—14d adds
41. 91 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Cannon-Fodder Villainess Goes on a Classy Rampage 穿书后，炮灰女配优雅的发疯了 Ye Ange叶安歌Ancient Romance619k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + System + Unhinged Heroine + No Romance Early On + Male Lead as a Mere Background Character] Shi Lिडie transmigrated into a book. The good news: she knew the plot by heart. The bad news: she had transmigrated into three books at once. Some shameless author had written three books set in the same world, and every cannon-fodder supporting female character shared her exact name In the farming novel, she was an unlucky village girl, there to highlight the beloved heroine’s 1.4kReads8.9Score12614d adds
42. 92 穿 After Transmigrating, She’ll Do Anything to Stay Alive 穿越后，女主为了活命，她拼了！ The Lost Cat走丢了的猫Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic heroine transmigrates + strong female lead + golden finger] Before the apocalypse, she was an orphan. After it came, she was still alone. She’d had enough of living that way, and after blowing herself up, she somehow didn’t die. Instead, she became a scholar’s daughter. In this life, she has a gentle, beautiful mother and an adorable little brother. Her father, though, is quite a handful. She only wanted to live a peaceful life, but her troublesome father got the whole family exiled 2.2kReads8.8Score14814d adds
43. 93 侯 The Marquis’s Fake Heiress Returned to the Village and Struck It Rich 侯府假千金回村后，她暴富了 Picking a Bowlful of Stars摘碗星星Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + Transmigration + Food + Farming + Fake and real heiresses + Devoted husband + Beloved by all + Alternate history) This is the story of a fake heiress from a marquis’s household who, after being cast out, leads her blood relatives to wealth and the pinnacle of success. This story is entirely fictional. Please enjoy it kindly, and thank you. Song Danru, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Changping, was born with the destiny of a phoenix. The emperor arranged for her to marry the 980Reads8.7Score10614d adds
44. 94 何 Who Will Walk Beside Me Through the Night? 何人伴我夜间行 Raindrops Falling on the Eaves水滴落在屋檐上Ancient Romance880k WordsOngoing [Courtly schemes + wits and courage + fictional late Qing setting] Would you call her a ruthless, calculating schemer, or a refined young lady, educated and well-mannered? The unforgettable steward Jiao swears brotherhood with twelve heroes and establishes a stronghold. Hardship breeds hardship, but a chance encounter with spring can transform a fish into a dragon. Why did “Ji Liuniang” cast aside the “Liu” in her name, and what carried her to success? A shrewd and far-sighted minister of the co 9Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    With its unpretentious passion, straightforward political intrigue, and genuine family bonds, "Who Will Accompany Me Through the Night" is truly addictive!

45. 95 国 A Fallen Kingdom, a Peach Blossom Misstep 国破山河•桃花错 Raindrops Falling on the Eaves水滴落在屋檐上Modern Romance22k WordsCompleted A Fallen Kingdom, a Shattered Landscape, and a Peach Blossom Mistake 9Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 96 三 Three Years of Marriage, One Letter of Divorce Ends It All in the Capital 三年婚姻，一纸休书断京华 Raindrops Falling on the Eaves水滴落在屋檐上Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Three Years of Marriage, One Divorce Decree Shatters the Capital 553Reads—Score10314d adds
47. 97 渣 My Scumbag Husband Sold Our Daughter for Glory, So I Sent Him Straight to Hell 渣夫卖女求荣，我当场送他归西 Clouds Part, River Flows云开江水Ancient Romance179k WordsOngoing Historical romance, household scheming, a revenge story led by a strong heroine, scumbag punishment, protecting her daughter, ruthless and satisfying, with no saintly heroine The novel alternates between the past and the present. Synopsis: Chen Huaishan endured humiliation for seventeen years, believing it was her penance for the sins of her past. But her scumbag husband, eager to curry favor with the powerful, intends to marry off her fifteen-year-old daughter to a sixty-three-year-old eunuch! 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story begins with the female lead killing her husband; there's no romantic partner; she's a ruthless character.

48. 98 为 Just for a Paltry Ten Billion, My Best Friend Actually!!! 为了区区百亿，闺蜜居然！！！ Ying Fang英访Mystery219k WordsCompleted [Mystery and horror + strong female lead + urban oddities + satisfying twists + impostors] My best friend stole my face and inherited my hundred-billion fortune. I became a wanted criminal, forced to watch as she killed my father. I plunged a knife into her throat. The blood that spilled was green. It turned out my best friend wasn't human. She was an “impostor.” The Federation says I can identify them. They sent me to stand guard at the border at night. Every night, “people” come knockin 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is calm and rational, everyone is intelligent, and the author's imagination is explosive—read with confidence!

49. 99 地 Five Corpses in the Cellar 地窖里的五具尸体 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折7k WordsCompleted Five Bodies in the Cellar 911Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book has no romantic pairing and is quite good.

50. 100 凌 Lingyun's Journey: Rising from Humble Beginnings 凌云行之起于微末 Gan Que甘鹊Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Beyond the Three Realms lie hidden worlds; within the Six Paths dwell countless peoples. There is no absolute opposition, only a world of myriad wonders. An ordinary mortal sets out on the journey! She breaks through desperate situations, changes her fate, seizes opportunities, and sees through people's hearts. With sheer grit and resilience, she shatters the heavens and defies immortality! After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a poor little girl about to be sold. After finally 3.5kReads9.1Score45914d adds

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    No romantic pairing, strong moral compass, humble beginnings, and an unwavering determination to defy fate! He kills without regard for morality, solely for personal gain. He knows when to quit while ahead and runs when things get tough, but once resources and profits are involved, he instantly transforms into a ruthless and cold-blooded hunter, determined to forge his own legendary path!

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