He Pursues Her, She's Stronger Than Him, and He's the One Who Suffers 男追女，女主比男主强，虐男主不虐女主

1. 1 玄 The Metaphysics Big Shot and Her Bankrupt CEO Darling Husband 玄学大佬和她的破产总裁小娇夫 He Yan鹤炎Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing [A sassy, powerful metaphysics expert heroine x a bankrupt CEO hero who is tsundere and acts sweet] [Light fantasy + marriage before love + scheming hero + strong heroine + both pure in love] Also known as: [Bankrupt CEO: He Had No Idea His Ex-Wife Was Crazy] [The heroine handles the plot, while the hero handles the romance] Metaphysics prodigy Yun Jiao was born wild and free. As a reckless young woman, she blew up a warehouse belonging to the Mu family while carrying out a mission. When she gr 116Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   Finally found a suitable post to promote books! It's completely consistent. The male and female protagonists get married first and then fall in love. The male protagonist is attracted first, but gets beaten when he confesses his love for the first time. The female protagonist is a career-oriented and full-level metaphysics boss who is stronger than the male protagonist. The male protagonist is green tea. In the early stage, the heroine is not enlightened and emotionally abuses the male protagonist. In the later stage, she dotes on her husband, and the heroine chases her husband to the crematorium.

2. 2 师 Master, One Glance at You Has Lasted a Thousand Years, and Will Last Forever 师父，徒儿对你一眼万年便是永生 Nine Grains九粒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Zun Jiuyuan is the supreme Creator God. She cultivates the Emotionless Dao and cannot fall for any man, but… She takes in a young disciple, never imagining that the little rascal has come prepared. He acts like an innocent, well-behaved disciple while secretly seducing his master, breaking her Dao heart and scheming to make her fall in love. His scheme works… But what if he accidentally schemes his master to death? All right! He’ll keep scheming… How about three lifetimes together? 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is what the female protagonist is like. She is a god and is stronger than the male protagonist. She abuses the male protagonist but not the female protagonist.

3. 3 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 118.2kReads9.3Score19.6kShelves

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   The heroine's rebirth strategy article, abuse men but not women

4. 4 神 The Principle of Divine Supremacy 神明至上原则 Sui Wu遂梧Modern Romance375k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it’s a little low) [Gorgeous, wicked goddess heroine & sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside human hero] Female-led romance + heroine-focused + women’s fiction + everyday life + sweet HE “Three in one, sun and moon shining together. Yun is the greatest of them all.” Li Yun, chief of the three supreme gods, was cold and unfeeling. She looked down on all creation, treated the mortal world as her playground, and was dazzlingly cruel. Until one day, the gods said she 550Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist was raised by the female protagonist, and everything he had was given to him by the female protagonist. He made humble courtships, fearing that the female protagonist would leave him.

5. 5 血 The Vampire Banquet: The Queen Returns 血族盛宴：女王归来 February Summer二月夏Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted A kidnapping leaves her on the brink of death, only for her to be reborn. From then on, the vampire race has a famous king whom even ghosts fear. A vampire hunter tries to assassinate her? She won’t let herself be bullied so easily. She’ll make you furious and leave you regretting everything. A vampire traitor? Her strength will teach you not to mess with someone above your station. She won’t spare you even if you’re a “ghost.” They meet at a banquet, and cold collides with cold. For the nth-plu 405Reads9.2Score104Shelves

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   The female protagonist is a vampire. She always wants to suck the male protagonist's blood, but she doesn't want to be responsible. No matter how the male protagonist tries to seduce her, she can't bear to do it.

6. 6 最 The Strongest Mrs. Gu: The Beloved Max-Level Expert 最强夫人：团宠她是满级大佬 Little Sweet Brocade小甜锦Modern Romance513k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + adored by everyone + secret identities + sweet romance + weaker male lead; don’t read if that’s not your thing] Yun Jiuxi, the most powerful and mysterious ruler in the history of the Yun Kingdom, arrives in the Lan Kingdom on a mission that will determine the fate of her nation. On her first day in a place where she knows no one, she humiliates Xiao Zhanting, the business tycoon feared by everyone. On her second day, she humiliates Feng Mingguan, the fearsome demon of the army 1.5kReads9.1Score163Shelves

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   The female protagonist is very strong, the male protagonist pursues the female protagonist, and the female protagonist saved the male protagonist when she was a child.

7. 7 她 She Says Whoever Is the Male Lead Is the Male Lead 她说谁是男主，谁才是 The Moon Has No Eyebrows月亮没有眉毛Modern Romance437k WordsOngoing [Girl-boy romance, strong female lead and weaker male leads, episodic stories, devoted husbands, all male leads are virgins, female lead dotes on men, happy ending] The wealthy elite, showbiz, beastfolk, matriarchal worlds, Systems… No matter the world, only the man the heroine chooses gets to be the male lead. This is a multi-world romance about a strong woman and her devoted husbands. Each story stands alone, with no connection to the others. The heroine's personality changes, but her name sta 477Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Maybe you would like to read the article about strong women and weak men?

8. 8 开 From the Start, I Was the Cold and Aloof Ancestor 开局后我就是冷淡老祖 Xiao Zheng's Zheng小郑滴郑Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted Xiao Zi transmigrates into a book and becomes the mysterious, powerful founder of the Shending Sect, a figure never mentioned in the original cultivation novel. She is also bound to a System. In the original story, the male lead Lu Bo is the Demon King, yet he is so handsome that the heroine and supporting female characters, all disciples of the Shending Sect, compete for him in a fierce “battle.” As a modern-day “bookworm” who has arrived at the cultivation-focused Shending Sect, Xiao Zi only w 28Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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   This is quite possible. The female protagonist has a good character, is cold and indifferent, and is strong. It can be regarded as a man chasing a woman.

9. 9 当 After the Puppy-Like Heir Learned to Dote on His Wife 当奶狗世子学会宠妻后 Yue Gou月苟Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted The clingy young heir × the cold-faced but soft-hearted eldest princess The eldest princess has come of age to choose a husband. Everyone in the Kingdom of Qing debates who could possibly win the heart of this unattainable beauty. No one expects their own princess to be whisked away by a spoiled young heir just returned from Yanbei. The ministers shake their heads, convinced the princess and the young heir are a poor match: he is young, mischievous, and doesn’t know how to cherish anyone. They f 7kReads9.3Score717Shelves

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   It's not too cruel and there's no blood.

10. 10 这 This Big Shot Is Heartless 这个大佬很无情 Xue Lusen雪鹿森Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Brainless Feel-Good Read] Some say she has no heart. She chuckles. “That's right. A dog ate it.” Some say she's cruel, domineering, and unreasonable. She calmly replies, “That's right. I'd rather wrong the whole world than let the whole world wrong me. I am cruel, I am domineering, and I am unreasonable. What are you going to do about it?” The gods say she's a bloodthirsty, poisonous demon who brings calamity to the people. She laughs. “Well said. I like it.” From then on, she'll be a proper gr 696Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    The heroine is very strong

11. 11 重 Reborn: The Superpowered Wife Goes Wild 重生之异能狂妻 Jiangli将离Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted After being reborn, she went from the top commander of the Eastern Military District in the apocalypse to a timid, useless heiress. The first time they met, she was covered in blood. Calmly striking a deal, she helped him win a street-racing championship with god-tier skills, then walked away without a backward glance. The second time, at a lavish family banquet, she kicked the younger sister who tried to humiliate her straight into the pool, shocking Kyoto's entire elite circle. The third time 18.8kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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    In this book, the heroine is so cool. She was deceived by the male protagonist just to get married. The heroine is so handsome.

12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration System: The Villainous Boss Is No Push-over 快穿系统：反派大佬不好惹 Little May小五月Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted Ling Qingxuan, an elder of a top cultivation sect, died. Her death made no sense, and she was accidentally bound to a black-skinned pig claiming to be a System. “Dear Host, System ZZ is at your service. Complete your missions and you can come back to life!” Ling Qingxuan: “No.” She’d lived for over a thousand years and was sick of it. Couldn’t they just obliterate her completely? “Sure thing, Host. Let’s get started on your mission~” After a thousand years of severing worldly attachments, she wa 4.2kReads8.8Score592Shelves

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    ❤️ [❺⭐] The female protagonist is the king of a certain country. She meets the male protagonist when she first arrives in search of the national ring. The female protagonist, who is powerful but has not yet awakened, cannot understand the feelings in the male protagonist's eyes. She is humbled by her status, but cannot help but get close to the heroine. After awakening, the heroine is really good at it, and she dares to do whatever she dares to say. 🧡The female protagonist is a vampire boss. The male protagonist is attracted to her first. He is obsessed with her. He chases her and gets an arrow in his knee. 💛The thousand-year-old boss is already tired of life. He was dragged into the fast-traveling world before the female protagonist refused to complete the task and be resurrected. The female protagonist is very strong, but his emotional intelligence is not high. The male protagonist often (•︠ˍ•︡)🥺🥺

13. 13 穿 The Male Lead's Favorite Wife 穿成男配的心尖爱妻 Melon Leaves蜜瓜叶子Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted Shen Wanwan dreamed that she was a disposable supporting female character in a novel, the disposable ex-wife of a powerful supporting male character. After betraying him, she would be punished by him and eventually die at his hands. To keep herself alive, she tried every possible way to get a divorce. Later, she discovered that the story wasn't going according to plan. The powerful man was a possessive obsessive, and she couldn't handle him. And why was she pregnant? This wasn't how the story wa 443Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    They're all pretty good, I think they're good

14. 14 快 Quick Transmigration: Even Cannon Fodder Finds True Love 快穿：炮灰有真爱 Cash钞票Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted Bai Rumeng not only failed her tribulation, but had the misfortune of having her soul captured by the “System.” What? She has to enter a mission world and take on the role of a cannon-fodder character? No way! What? She also has to win over the cannon-fodder male side character from the story, give him love and happiness, and turn around both their tragic, miserable fates? Dream on! What? She can be reborn! Emmmmmm… I'll think about it… What? You can help me pass my tribulation? Now that's impre 723Reads9.0Score108Shelves
15. 15 入 Lost in the Role 入戏 June Whispers六月语Modern Romance871k WordsCompleted He told her, “You'll spend the rest of your life paying off the debt you owe.” And so she was thrown into the dirtiest part of the city. Just as she was about to lose everything, he appeared again. “No one but me gets to touch her.” He hated her. He hated her for causing the death of the younger sister who had been his only family, and for leaving without a word. He hated her with every fiber of his being. But that day, when she appeared before him covered in blood and said those words, Wen Heni 369Reads7.5Score106Shelves
16. 16 快 Quick Transmigration Strategy: The Tragic Novel’s Female Supporting Character Fights Back 快穿攻略：虐文女配要翻身 RichHModern Romance774k WordsCompleted Nan Xi is a goddess in the Red Matchmaking Hall on the Ninth Heaven. For neglecting her duties and doing things too much as she pleased, she was sent by her uncle, the God of Marriage, to countless small worlds to experience the life of a supporting female character and feel the eight hardships of mortal life. Nan Xi thought it sounded rather interesting. Until... The God of Marriage returned from a date on the Ninth Heaven and discovered that all the red threads under his care were in a tangled 18Reads8.5Score—Shelves
17. 17 逆 The Heaven-Defying, Heartless Woman: Gods, Immortals, and Demons All Beneath Her Feet 逆天无心女：神仙妖魔皆在脚下 Cowardly Mouse Cat怂鼠猫Ancient Romance620k WordsOngoing [Transmigration]+ [Divine Beasts]+ [Superpowers]+ [Empress]+ [Cult Leader] Chu Yuetong, the most terrifying superpowered empress of the new age, spent every day killing and robbing. After a string of assassinations targeting political leaders around the world, she was surrounded by a United Nations coalition. Three intercontinental missiles were deployed at once, sending her straight to a fantasy world. There, she was also named Yuetong. She should have been the royal family’s legitimate princes 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is strong, the female protagonist is stronger

18. 18 我 My Wife Is Actually the Demon Venerable 我老婆竟然是魔尊 Cowardly Mouse Cat怂鼠猫Urban200k WordsCompleted [Reverse transmigration + strong female lead + adorable child + comedy + passionate action] [Invincible heroine + growing hero] Mu Qingyan, supreme ruler of the Demon Realm, transmigrated to the modern world. Who knew that the moment she woke up, some brat would take advantage of her? And somehow, she ended up owing him a huge pile of debt. To pay him back, Mu Qingyan made a deal with him: she would be his girlfriend for 100 days. During that time, many immortals and demons transmigrated to the 7Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 我 The Sickly Man I Picked Up on a Whim Turned Out to Be the Empire's Richest Man 我随手捡的病秧子竟然是帝国首富 Su Manshu苏蔓殊Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, hidden identity revealed, ultra-A, equally matched leads, devoted heroine and adored hero, both loyal] Everyone in the Empire's elite circles knew that the ancient Gu dynasty had a beautiful, mentally disabled heiress named Gu Yanluo. But as soon as the heiress returned to the Empire, she crippled a pair of rotten scumbags and shot to fame. In the blink of an eye, she had become a venomous beauty with a heart of pure malice. Rumors were recently circulating that Gu Yanluo kept a 49kReads9.4Score6.4kShelves

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    The female protagonist is strong, and the male protagonist will break up the house if he cannot find the female protagonist.

20. 20 峤 Master Qiao, You've Spoiled Your Wife! 峤爷，夫人被你惯坏了！ Little Tower Laughs at the East Wind小楼笑东风Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn, she becomes the only daughter of one of the most powerful families in the imperial capital! Her father holds a high-ranking position, her mother controls a financial empire, and her grandfather is a legend in the capital. Cherished by her entire family, Leng Yunqi coolly looks at the ex-boyfriend who betrayed her in her past life. Ha! Even if you're a "god" in the business world, I'll trample you underfoot and crush you to pieces! Qiao Yumo: "Darling, don't get angry. Someone like that i 2.8kReads9.2Score309Shelves

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    Sisters is a book I have read for a long time and was reluctant to delete. The heroine in the second book is really funny. The heroine in the fourth book is very strong

21. 21 女 The Queen’s Rise to the Top 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 40.4kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves
22. 22 天 The Pricey Marriage: The Powerful Young Master Won't Let Go 天价婚宠：权少赖上瘾 Green Radish绿萝Modern Romance6.7M WordsCompleted Rong Mo, the handsome and refined young master of a powerful capital family, wielded immense influence, yet was almost thirty and had never been with a woman. After one chance encounter, he couldn't get enough of her and wanted to keep her by his side day and night. 330Reads8.8Score—Shelves
23. 23 这 This Princess Consort Is a Force to Be Reckoned With, and She Deserves to Be Spoiled! 这个王妃路子野，得宠！ Noble Title for a Meal封侯拜饭Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The Prince Regent says, “My princess consort is of royal blood, a delicate flower who can't lift a finger.” Meanwhile, the Prince Regent's consort, a whip in her left hand and a blade in her right, beats a gang of rebels until they flee in terror. The Prince Regent says again, “My consort only knows how to sew. How would she know anything about the occult?” A century-old ghost, sewn up like a kite by the Prince Regent's consort, weeps as it flies through the sky. The Prince Regent sighs again. “ 8.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
24. 24 贵 The Cast-Off Daughter of a Noble House: The Evil Lord’s Beloved 贵门弃女：邪君的心尖宠 Fu Yu扶玉Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, the modern world's most powerful special-ability agent finds herself a pitiful little thing whose parents don't care for her, whose husband doesn't love her, and who's bullied by her husband's concubines? The big shot says: “Do you know how to spell ‘death’?” Since fate has given her the chance to be reborn, she'll go along with it. She'll take revenge on the scumbag man and that shameless woman, crush her heartless parents underfoot, and even bring home a mighty prince, a 337Reads8.7Score—Shelves
25. 25 阿 A Lan Defies Fate to Become Empress 阿岚逆命当女皇 Saga LonglongSaga隆隆Ancient Romance536k WordsCompleted [Main story complete + sweet and bittersweet romance + strong female lead + a touch of ensemble cast] The bonus chapters are even better! Highly recommend the bonus story, "The Phoenix Cries Across the Starry River in Search of an Old Friend." She is the princess with the purest divine bloodline, but no one knows she is also a tool the Divine Emperor intends to use in his pursuit of eternal life. At the Celestial Academy, she assumes the name Qingshan to escape her fate. Instead, she unexpectedl 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy romance, the female protagonist has always been stronger than the male protagonist, the male protagonist truly accompanied the female protagonist when she needed it, and finally the two were together, but they were very abusive in the later stages, not only the male protagonist, but also the female protagonist

26. 26 癫 Crazy, All Crazy, A Little Madness Is Good 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 369.6kReads9.8Score54.8kShelves

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    Not bad, not bad, really good

27. 27 青 Childhood Sweethearts Turned Foes: The Mad Heiress of Harbor City 青梅竹马反目港城疯批千金大小姐 Full Moon Su满月苏Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Setting: Hong Kong during the detective era, the 1960s Career-driven heroine + several men with unrequited feelings for her. Everyone is chaste. [Everyone’s Favorite + Childhood Friends + The Ex’s Road to Redemption + Wealthy Families + Cherished by All + Gangsters + Tension and Flirting + Ensemble Cast in Hong Kong + Unhinged Men in Anguish + Love Rival Showdowns + Strong Heroine + Period Story] Everyone says Hong Kong is a glittering paradise of indulgence, where gold lies everywhere. But in t 1.1kReads—Score108Shelves

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    This one! Super pretty!

28. 28 女 A Woman's Kingdom: Transmigrating into a Book as the Most Adored Husband-Spoiler 女尊穿书成为宠夫第一人 Pi Er Mi皮尔米Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted Hua Ruyue was bound to a cannon-fodder rescue System. In the book, she was an unappreciated tool who wouldn't survive twenty chapters. With such a tragic fate, how was she supposed to save the cannon-fodder male supporting character? System: Just win him over. I'll take care of everything else. Cannon-fodder male supporting character: Wife, I truly mean it. Hua Ruyue: I know you're sincere about lying to me, but I don't mind. I'm only completing a mission. Later, someone, eyes brimming with tear 100Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are several pairs of cps in this book, all of which are women chasing men.

29. 29 团 The Beloved Princess Reveals Another Secret Identity 团宠王妃马甲又掉了 Jin Zi Mu金子木Ancient Romance548k WordsCompleted Yuxianxian, the legitimate daughter of the Yu family, was betrothed to the crown prince as a child. But he thought her timid, weak, and unfit for high society, so he broke off the engagement. After the engagement was called off, her stepmother sent her away to the Yu family’s country estate. Eight years later, Yuxianxian returned to the Yu residence. It didn’t take long for everyone to realize that something about her reputation didn’t add up. When she came of age, the richest man in the capital 96Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    This seems to be

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