The Female Lead Wants to Return to the Modern World, with a Little Angst 女主要回现代，微虐

1. 1 你 You Chose Your White Moonlight. I Returned to the Modern World, So Why Are You Crying? 你选白月光，我穿回现代你哭什么 Mu Shinian慕时念Ancient Romance567k WordsOngoing [No Getting Back Together After the Breakup + Transported to Another World + Pocket Dimension] [Male Lead Gets Put Through the Wringer + Regret and Groveling + Clear-Headed Female Lead] An Qing, the daughter of a tycoon, is kidnapped and thrown off a cliff, only to find herself transported to an alternate ancient world. She has loved a man for ten years, but they can never be together. Unsure if she'll ever make it back, she decides to let him go and start a new life. Then Prince Zhao, Mo Haoche 212Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   The female protagonist travels back to ancient times but is betrayed by the male protagonist, then travels back to the modern world. She never expected that her modern life would be witnessed by the people of the past. She is overjoyed to be back in the modern world and dreams of returning home. Meanwhile, the people of the past begin to belatedly regret their actions.

2. 2 直 I Never Expected to Be Live-Streaming After Returning to the Modern Era 直播想不到我竟然又穿回现代了 Breeze on My Face 123清风拂我面123Modern Romance145k WordsOngoing Lin Jiang, a pampered young heiress from a wealthy modern family, transmigrates to the Eastern Yue Kingdom and becomes the daughter of an unlucky butcher. After saving Qi Shen, the regent of the realm, she is taken under his wing. Later, she discovers she was only a stand-in. At the last moment, she returns to the modern world and begins a daily life that leaves the people of Eastern Yue dazzled. “Guards, kill her for me!” “Witch!” Meanwhile, in a modern private hospital, a woman slowly opens h 38Reads6.5Score—14d adds
3. 3 王 After Returning to the Modern World, the Princess Livestreams for the Ancients 王妃她回到现代后给古人直播 Years of Fine Silk琦纨之岁Modern Romance140k WordsCompleted [Just writing for fun; my writing is ⚠️⚠️⚠️] [Newbie here, this is my first time finishing a complete story] After transmigrating to Xiling for six years and completing the plot, Sang Yu set fire to the palace and returned to the modern world with her six-year-old little sister... What Sang Yu didn’t know was that after she left, screens of light appeared all across Xiling’s skies, broadcasting her life in the modern world to everyone in Xichu... Towering buildings everywhere, cars faster than 715Reads6.5Score10714d adds
4. 4 受 Tired of the Marquis's Manor's Catfights? Wake Up, Heroine 受够侯府雌竞的日子，觉醒吧女主 Emperor皇帝Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted [A counter to stories about the principal wife + independent heroine, no romance + rejecting competition between women] The marquis brings back a woman who has transmigrated from another world. She's foolish and arrogant, putting on a lingerie show in ancient times and proclaiming that everyone is equal, making a laughingstock of herself. Shen Wei is that woman. And today, she awakens. She realizes she is living in a book. In the story, her intelligence has been forcibly lowered, turning her int 376Reads7.9Score—14d adds
5. 5 闺 Best Friends Reborn Together: Marrying Princes, Then Faking Their Deaths 闺蜜同穿，嫁皇子，双双死遁 Jing Mo Yi京墨一Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Best-friend fiction + transmigration + System + faked death + travel between ancient and modern worlds + princes chase their wives in the modern world] Wen Yuan, eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household, and Ji Xingyao, youngest daughter of the great general who guards the border, are married on the same day: Wen Yuan to Crown Prince Li Zhao, and Ji Xingyao to Fifth Prince Li Heng. Both weddings are kept simple, with fewer than ten guests. That is because the maternal clan of the princes’ 2.4kReads7.3Score13714d adds
6. 6 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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   The first book's female lead's obsession with returning to the modern world is just too much. Both the male and female leads are incredibly intelligent and difficult to win over. It's a series that gets better the more you read it. (Day N: I'm looking forward to Tangtang jumping off the city wall!) The second book isn't about returning to the modern world, but rather the female lead transmigrating from the modern world. The second male lead will surprise you, the male lead's intelligence is frightening, and both the male and female leads are smart. I feel like everyone in the cast is highly intelligent. It's a series that gets better the more you read it.

7. 7 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 34.7kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
8. 8 回 Come Home, Transmigrator! 回家吧！穿越女！ Yue Qinghao越青蒿Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted Completed [This story projects a sky screen into a fictional dynasty. It does not cover real history or depict how dynasties such as the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, and Ming would react. If you want a real historical retrospective, this story will disappoint you.] This is the story of a woman who transmigrates, loses her memories, and finds her way home. Xu Ruofei transmigrates into the Great Yong dynasty as the wife of Prince Qi. A sky screen System mistakenly binds itself to the entire world. Thro 868Reads—Score10214d adds

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   In this book, the female protagonist transmigrates to an ancient noble family, but suffers amnesia and forgets everything about modern life. However, her family, husband, and friends treat her very well. A screen appears in the sky showing her modern life, and she slowly regains her memories of modern relatives and friends, her studies, work, ideals, and love. In the end, she resolutely gives up everything in the ancient world and returns to her modern family.

9. 9 带 I Transmigrated with My Phone and Scroll Douyin in the Emperor's Arms 带手机穿越，我躺皇帝怀里刷抖音 Sleepy Cat猫沉沉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only + 100% sweet romance + scheming, celibate puppy-like emperor vs. clever, bold older sister] [Ancient and modern worlds connect + transmigrate with her best friend] Qin Wan was once a dazzling heiress. After accidentally transmigrating to an unknown dynasty through an ancient painting, she found herself as an abandoned concubine in the cold palace, only to be summoned by the emperor. Well, to protect her virtue, she cracked the emperor's head open right 4.1kReads9.0Score73814d adds

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   🌈🌈The female lead returns to the modern era; the story is slightly angsty. The male lead is an emperor. Later, a princess from another country wants to marry him, offering ten cities as her dowry. The male lead tries hard for a long time, but due to pressure from the people and ministers, he breaks his promise to the female lead, who then decides to leave. (Chapter around 86)

10. 10 穿 The Transmigrated Villainess Is the Beloved of a Powerful Family 穿书女配她是豪门大佬白月光 Li MuMU李木MUModern Romance348k WordsCompleted (Beloved by all, everyone’s favorite, sweet romance, mutual salvation, adorable child, ancient times to modern day) After transmigrating into a book, Jiang Man had to complete the tasks assigned by the System if she wanted to return to the modern world. In the book, she was a vicious cannon-fodder character: jealous, arrogant, and snobbish, willing to do anything for power. At a banquet, she drugged the upright scholar Song Han, and after spending the night together, she got her wish and married 4kReads8.5Score25214d adds
11. 11 嫁 Marrying the Tyrant Male Lead to Become a Laid-Back Empress 嫁给暴君男主当咸鱼皇后 Dudu读读Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Dongli Hua has a little mishap and ends up in a novel for male readers, as an ugly woman with a birthmark on her face. But because of her good deeds, an imperial decree names her empress. The emperor ascended the throne at twenty, and is now thirty-two. He once had a beloved first empress who has since died; now he has two favored consorts, Shu and Li, as well as several powerful consorts with large families who have borne him princes and princesses. And soon, another large group of beauties wil 6.2kReads9.0Score52714d adds

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    1️⃣ The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times and becomes an empress with a birthmark on her face, lacking beauty. The emperor, older than her, raises her like a daughter. As he raises her, he is captivated by her character and conduct, showering her with affection. However, the female protagonist remains very clear-headed and always wants to return to the modern world. Later, the emperor, in a fit of pique, deliberately seeks out other concubines. The next day, the female protagonist dies (returns to the modern world), and her unborn child also returns. The male protagonist loses his beloved overnight—a truly heart-wrenching tragedy.

12. 12 攻 Conquest Failed: Livestreaming the Prosperous Present to the Ancients 攻略失败：给古人直播当今盛世 Emperor皇帝Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance + Awakening of Women in Ancient Times + Passionate Sense of Justice + No Female Rivalry] After failing to win over the emperor, the System punishes me by making me livestream modern life to people of the past. The man I personally helped ascend the throne sees me in a sleeveless crop top and miniskirt, dancing at a lavish party full of lights and drink. He flies into a rage and scolds me for being unchaste. I smile calmly, point the camera at a modern street, and 8.7kReads8.8Score78514d adds
13. 13 杀 After Killing Me Three Times, the Yandere Male Supporting Character Went Completely Dark 杀我三次后，病娇男配彻底黑化了 Throwing Bricks扔板砖Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted Shi Zhiyan transmigrated into a book and was bound to a Seven-Day Survival System. Her mission was to survive for seven days beside the male supporting character, after which she could go home. Looking at the handsome, sickly male supporting character, who was as gentle and polite as he was devastatingly good-looking, Shi Zhiyan was delighted. This would be easy. But on the day she transmigrated, she was killed by his merciless blade before she even made it through the night. No problem. She wou 921Reads8.9Score10014d adds

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    The female lead eventually returns to the modern world, and the male lead follows her. I recommend starting with the epilogue, otherwise you won't understand it; it's a bit mind-bending. Also, be warned, the male lead is somewhat twisted.

14. 14 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 8.4kReads9.3Score73414d adds

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    In the first book, the female protagonist, wanting better food in the palace, unknowingly attracts the emperor's attention and gains his exclusive favor. However, she still longs to return home. The male protagonist, too clever for his own good, schemes against her, imprisoning her after discovering her thoughts. He even finds someone who looks exactly like her to impersonate her in front of others. Fortunately, the female protagonist successfully returns home in the end, and the male protagonist follows her to the modern era. In the second book, the male protagonist is chaste. He has a princess and concubines, but he doesn't harm them; they are only there to appease his elders. They will be dismissed later. The female protagonist returns home using a bracelet.

15. 15 掠 Captive Love: The Possessive Prince’s Beloved 掠夺囚爱：偏执王爷心尖宠 Hua Yuzan花欲簪Ancient Romance470k WordsCompleted [Completed + devoted 1v1 + transmigration + possessive romance + powerful man and vulnerable woman + sweet and angsty + happy ending] One day, with no warning, Si Yao transmigrated to another world and found herself collapsed in a wilderness, still wearing her dress. She’d stumbled into a melodramatic TV plot: she rescued an injured man, and from then on was pursued by a sinister, ruthless viper. Coercion, yearning, a horrifying love and desire, and terrifying possessiveness. Si Yao had given in 5.3kReads8.7Score44614d adds
16. 16 病 The Obsessive Jerk Is Too Much: His Green-Tea Canary Quits 病娇太疯批，绿茶金丝雀她不干了 Liu Yuyu柳鱼鱼Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + yandere + mutual flirting + System + conquest + one true pairing] A coy, alluring beauty versus a possessive, abstinent CEO After the Time Management Bureau director was cheated on by their partner, they happened to pick up a sugary romance novel full of lovey-dovey scenes between the leads. Displeased, they flew into a rage and sent an unlucky soul to wreak havoc. Chi Li was that unlucky soul. She transmigrated into the novel The CEO's One and Only Wh 16.4kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    🎉The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times, but she desperately wants to go home. Although she has been married for three years and has a husband and child, once she learns she can return home, she immediately abandons her husband and child and rushes back to the modern world.🥳Her husband and child try to keep her, but she can't.

17. 17 贵 The Imperial Consort’s Everyday Life: Epilogue 贵妃的番外日常 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + no harem scheming + not each other’s firsts + a somewhat sweet little romance] [Content warning! This is not a strong female lead story! There’s no catfighting or harem scheming. The leads’ relationship isn’t entirely romantic, and the female lead is determined to go home.] They say His Majesty had a late, beloved first love whom no one dared mention. Yet one Consort kept talking about nothing but His Majesty’s beloved first love. 1.8kReads9.0Score11814d adds

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    The female lead remains clear-headed throughout; her goal is to return to the modern world, refusing to be assimilated by that era. She's a stunningly beautiful and well-developed character. There's a touch of sadness and a hint of angst!

18. 18 昭 Zhaohua's Chaotic Flirtation 昭华撩乱 Sea Green Takes the Swan海青拿天鹅Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted One pool, two worlds. Film star Yu Yanhong is at the peak of her fame, with the whole internet singing her praises. Then she wakes up as the Princess Consort of Guangling, married to Xiao Huan, the dazzling and formidable Prince of Guangling. Unfortunately, her powerful father has fallen from grace, and she has been dim-witted since childhood. Everyone in the land wants Prince Guangling to divorce her. Yu Yan: I really did come here from another world. Xiao Huan sneers: Another world? The underw 810Reads8.9Score10514d adds

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    ☘️The first book is a cross-cultural story. The female lead falls into a lotus pond on her birthday and unexpectedly travels to ancient times, where she is mistaken for a princess. She later discovers she has to return to the modern world, but the male lead discovers she's there and follows her. ☘️The second book: The female lead travels to ancient times, unexpectedly encounters an assassin, and returns to the modern world with her benefactor's daughter. To repay her travel expenses, she starts a live stream, beginning her modern-day life of raising a child.

19. 19 古 Ancients Watch a Modern Girl Being Raised, Shocking the Old Traditionalist 古人观看现代养女娃，震惊老封建 Meow Words and Meow Talk喵语喵言Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted A look at how modern education can raise girls from ancient times: a clash between modern and ancient education. Before watching the livestream: Ancient girls are timid and submissive. After watching the livestream: Ancient girls strike back with their fists. Just how expensive is it to raise a child from ancient times? An Ran returns to the modern world with a little tagalong from another world. She has to correct the child’s feudal worldview, while also facing pressure from the child’s ancien 4.1kReads6.8Score15114d adds
20. 20 回 Back in the Modern World, a Top-Tier Star Livestreams to the Ancients as They Build a Strong Nation and Face-Slap Their Critics 回现代后顶流向古人直播强国打脸 Wood Wine Milk木酒介么奶Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + livestream across time and space + no romance + no brains] (Warning: The logic is flimsy and doesn't hold up to scrutiny, QAQ. This is a beginner's work, a simple amateur novel. It contains a male-male couple, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Jiang Zhi, the general's second daughter, was ruthless, vicious, shameless, and guilty of countless crimes. Her father didn't love her, her mother didn't care for her, and the general's household treated her like a blight, casting 789Reads7.6Score10214d adds
21. 21 美 Three Escapes by a Beauty 美人三逃 Summer Cicada Song夏日鸣婵Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted (Possessive love + unhinged male lead + transmigrated female lead) Mad dog male lead × female lead he gradually drives mad Jiang Yuan ran away three times. The first time was when she learned that Pei Jing only intended to take her as a concubine. The second was after she pretended to be docile and obedient, successfully earning Pei Jing’s trust. The third was on the eve of their wedding. Unfortunately, fate played cruel tricks on her. She failed all three times, and Pei Jing grew more and more 9.2kReads8.2Score49314d adds

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    The male lead repeatedly shatters the female lead's hopes of returning home.

22. 22 囚 The Caged Oriole 囚莺 Free Cat自由的猫Ancient Romance127k WordsCompleted [Trash Male Lead] [Warlord in a Chaotic Era] [Manipulation and Exploitation] [Fair-Skinned Heroine] [Unyielding] [Self-Redemption] In the eyes of outsiders, Qiu Wanying was lucky to have won the marquis's favor. They thought her ancestors' graves must be glowing with good fortune, but no one knew the suffering in her heart. She had come from a peaceful era to a feudal dynasty. Under the rule of male patriarchy, women of this age were like dough for anyone to knead as they pleased. She resent 4.3kReads8.6Score24814d adds
23. 23 我 I Livestream for the Ancients from the Modern World 我在现代给古人直播 Mulan Star木兰星Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted I'm not dead. I haven't passed away. Don't believe the rumors. The Prince Su, who once swore he'd marry no one but her, changed his heart. As Tao Yaoyao watched herself slowly become a lonely wife, with new women about to enter the household, the devastating blow finally restored her memories. It turned out she came from Blue Star. A voice asked if she wanted to go back, and Tao Yaoyao chose to leave. But she never imagined that her everyday life in the modern world would be livestreamed, or tha 119Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    The female lead was kidnapped and thrown off a cliff, landing in the arms of an ancient prince. The Crescent Moon Jade could only save her once. She was thrown off the cliff, and it seems that at the moment of impact, the Crescent Moon Jade protected her, opening a time tunnel. "The phone can even talk to my modern brother..."

24. 24 回 After Returning to the Modern World, I Turned Myself In to the Nation 回到现代后，我把自己上交给国家 Xisen Meow西森喵Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Modern-Day Fantasy + Ancients Livestreaming + Everyday Life After Transmigration + System + Face-Slapping and Putting Scumbags in Their Place + The Scumbag Begs for Her Back] Su Yiyi, a former palace maid, is about to be named empress! The lowly servant from the embroidery workshop has risen overnight to become mistress of the imperial harem. The palace women grind their teeth in envy, the court scholars cry that it violates the ancestral laws, and the common people proclaim: “May every daughte 586Reads8.8Score10214d adds
25. 25 双 After We Both Transmigrate, I Throw My Weight Around in My Hometown’s Harem 双穿后我在老乡后宫作威作福 No Morning Court不早朝Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted “Don't you understand? It's not because we're alike that I can't live without you!” “I'm the one who can't live without you!” Xiao Shuhan x Shi Shi “Have you not seen the waters of the Yellow River descending from the heavens...” When Shi Shi heard those words, the coarse bran she was chewing suddenly tasted delicious. It was the most comforting thing she'd heard since she transmigrated! Just as Shi Shi was carefully planning a joyful reunion, a major blunder unfolded one night in the imperi 881Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    The story features a male and female protagonist who transmigrate into the body of a palace maid and the male protagonist who transmigrates into the body of an emperor. It's packed with plot holes, including a scene where they exchange the wrong secret code at the beginning, and the female protagonist gets kicked into the water by the emperor after exclaiming "Holy crap!"

26. 26 我 After I Returned Home, He Regretted It 我穿回家后，他后悔了 Toward the Stars朝星Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted Happy ending (important notice) After Ling Chen traveled back to ancient times with a smartwatch, she made a habit of calling her best friend to complain about Jiang Jin's latest antics. Ling Chen: “That bastard poisoned me to control me!” Ling Chen: “That bastard won't even let me talk to cute guys!” Ling Chen: “That bastard's been looking at me in a disgustingly mushy way lately. Is he up to no good?” Her best friend: … Jiang Jin realized that he might have fallen for a little maid. But she wa 2.7kReads8.2Score10314d adds

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    💥💥When the male lead realizes he's fallen for the female lead, he still doesn't care and insists on marrying the daughter of a powerful minister. The female lead then travels back to the modern world and abandons him. The male lead is devastated and cries out, "Don't leave me!"... The male lead will suffer terribly later on, experiencing both physical and emotional torment.

27. 27 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Holds the Female Lead's Script 快穿：炮灰女配，手握女主剧本 Chinese Cabbage Is the Cutest大白菜最可爱Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [No Fixed Male Lead + Satisfying Revenge + Comeback + Punishing Scumbags + Irresistible Charmer] Every story has all kinds of cannon-fodder female characters who meet tragic ends and are forgotten by everyone. Song Weiran, a nine-tailed fox who has lived for countless eons, helps those wronged women fulfill their wishes. The men who once abandoned them eventually find themselves longing for them in vain. They remain bright moons in the heavens forever. [1] My Gold-Digging Girlfriend [2] The Hero 8kReads8.8Score36314d adds

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    In this book, there's a world where I returned to the modern era after the prince had second thoughts. The female lead is very clear-headed, and the story is very engaging. She also later found a boyfriend who loves her very much.

28. 28 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40kReads9.7Score6.1k14d adds

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    🌸The female protagonist, Qin Jianjian, transmigrates into the body of a palace maid and longs to return to the modern world. In the end, the male and female protagonists return to the modern world together. 🌸After transmigrating, the female protagonist discovers that the emperor has also transmigrated. The two join forces, gradually fall in love, and finally meet again in the modern world.

29. 29 死 After Faking My Death, the Male Lead I Raised Turned Dark 死遁后，亲手养大的男主黑化了 Wilderness Siren荒野塞壬Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Sweet romance + devoted couple + healing + light political scheming + a touch of possessive romance + serious tone + two heroines) After a car accident, Wen Zhiyu transmigrates into a book. To get home, she accepts a mission: raise Xiao Ji, a future powerful minister who is currently a little beggar fighting wild dogs for scraps. Wen Zhiyu raises Xiao Ji with great care until he grows into a refined and elegant young man. Once he places first in the imperial exam and reunites with his birth fam 11.2kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
30. 30 晋 Jinnan Spring 晋南春 Feng He楓和Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted The heroine is a 21st-century office worker who accidentally transmigrates by soul into ancient times. Unfortunately, she catches the hero's eye, and he sets his sights on her. She is then forced to marry him. But in this era, she has always believed she should be free. With the mindset of someone from the 21st century, she refuses to be his caged bird. She tries to escape again and again, only to be caught and brought back each time. He forces her to submit and uses every means at his disposal 1.9kReads6.7Score10814d adds

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    The female lead finds the male lead dirty... The female lead is a modern person who travels back to ancient times, where she is forcibly taken by the male lead and becomes pregnant. However, she doesn't like him at all; she has a phobia of physical cleanliness. She refuses to be assimilated by the ancient culture and insists on returning home, which is commendable. In the end, they don't end up together, and the female lead finally returns to the modern world.

31. 31 皇 Under Imperial Rule, She Was Forced to Become the Crown Prince's Concubine 皇权之下，她被太子强纳为妾 Stars Like Dust星若尘埃Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [Possessive Love + Political Scheming + Every Cliche Under the Sun (Character Growth for Both Leads) + Both Chaste] (The rating was just opened, so it's low. It will rise. Every book starts out like this.) She is a lone soul from another world, struggling to survive in a strange land. She and a young man fall in love, but then he forcibly takes her as a concubine, trapping her in the Eastern Palace. He is the crown prince of the realm. He desires her for her looks and takes her by force, but h 4.2kReads8.5Score20614d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times and lives in the countryside. She is sexually assaulted by the crown prince, who takes advantage of her beauty. She tries to resist, escape, and eventually compromises, but ultimately chooses to return to the modern world.

32. 32 爆 Spoiled Rotten: The Green Tea Chancellor's Beloved Comes Back to Life 爆宠，绿茶丞相的心上人复活后 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted [Clever, kind, and resilient heroine VS proud, refined hero who's a humble, fake-sweet puppy] [One-on-one sweet romance, the hero suffers, time gap, raising a child] Xu Zhaozhao once transmigrated three thousand years into the past, to the Jin Dynasty, to complete a mission. But the mission failed, and she was forced to marry Xie Zhen, the eldest son of the Xie family. They had a daughter, Xie Yunlu. At last, her organization came to retrieve her and send her back to the modern world. Then she r 3.1kReads7.6Score20914d adds

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    I highly recommend this book. The female lead returns to the modern world and brings her child back with her; it's very heart-wrenching. 💦💦

33. 33 王 The Princess Wants to Escape 王妃想要逃 Yue Li月厘Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Secret Identity + Substitute Bride + Woman Disguised as a Man + Both Leads Are Virgins, Happy Ending] After being tricked into tomb-raiding and drawn into a scheme, Ji Ruoxi and her senior fellow disciple accidentally used a spirit stone to activate a mechanism in an ancient tomb, fell into a wormhole, and transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty. She took the place of the Marquis’s legitimate daughter and married into the Prince’s residence. On their wedding night, a rebellion broke 91Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is determined to return to the modern world. The story is fresh and not melodramatic. It's a different kind of time-travel story. You can guess the beginning, but you won't be able to guess the ending. The plot is not clichéd. A fake heiress becomes a real princess. You won't regret watching it.

34. 34 假 After His Fake Wife Ran Off Pregnant, the Aloof Demon Lord Panicked 假夫人揣蛋跑后，高冷妖尊他急了 Amidst Misty Rain on the Terrace楼台烟雨中Ancient Romance342k WordsCompleted A dark, obsessive, ten-thousand-year-old snake demon × a quirky, goofy ray of sunshine [Romance-focused | Devoted to Each Other + Groveling Chase + Flees While Pregnant + Happy Ending] Fu Yue transmigrated into a xianxia novel and was bound to a Kissing System. The System told her that if she wanted to return to her original world, she had to kiss Xuan Lin, the cold and heartless snake demon. To get home, Fu Yue tried every trick she could think of to get close and snuggle up to Xuan Lin. But Xu 5kReads9.3Score55714d adds

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    💥Slightly angsty👋 The male lead is a ten-thousand-year-old snake demon. The female lead only approached him to return home. Later, when the female lead returned to the modern world, the male lead sensed her location through the egg inside her stomach and even went to the modern world.

35. 35 王 The Princess Faked Her Death After Jumping Off a Cliff, and the Prince Went Mad 王妃跳崖假死后，王爷疯了 Little Demon of the Big Dipper北斗小妖Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Complete. No golden finger, no System, no pocket dimension.] Also known as The Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So His Reborn Princess Consort Runs Away She Fought to the Death with the White Lotus in the Prince's Mansion, While the Moonlight in Her Husband's Heart Smiled [Domestic and palace intrigue + medical skills + power struggles over the throne + she suffers first, then the villains get what's coming to them + no rekindling old flames + a relentless pursuit of his wif 712Reads8.7Score10214d adds

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    No cheat codes, no system, no spatial abilities. Also known as "The Prince's Pampered Concubine Destroys His Wife, the Reborn Princess Escapes." She was originally a transmigrated woman who arrived in this alternate world without any 21st-century memories. She met the incomparably handsome, aloof, and noble Third Prince, and her heart was completely devoted to him, becoming a devoted, simp princess, ultimately ending up as a cannon fodder female supporting character. After being reborn, she awakened her 21st-century soul and no longer tried to get close to him. Let whoever wants to be the simp princess be; she chooses to give up, watching him and his concubine's affections without a ripple in her heart. The female lead's seven stars align, and she must return to the modern world. --------------------- If you don't like this, please read the synopsis and the first paragraph of Chapter One to avoid potential triggers.

36. 36 小 The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 14.7kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    These two books are a must-read! [Flying kiss] The male lead is head over heels in love with the female lead and can't be apart from her for a moment, but she's a time traveler, and everything about her is in the modern world [almost crying]. They're very sensible and try every possible method to get home. Don't worry, there's only a little bit of angst towards the end; the whole story is super sweet!!! [Heart]

37. 37 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.9kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds

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    ✨①The female lead is a gentle, beloved queen who feigns infatuation with the male lead, employing various strategies to win him over, all she wants is to return to the modern world once the progress bar is full. She successfully fakes her death, leading to a tyrannical husband's desperate pursuit and a slightly angsty ending.✨②The female lead is determined to die, wanting only to return to the modern world. Even being misunderstood by everyone cannot stop her resolve to go home. Upon returning, her past actions are revealed.

38. 38 死 After Faking My Death, I Found True Love 死遁后我遇到了真爱 Lie Xu列叙Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted [New male lead, sweet and satisfying, doting romance, older woman/younger man, heroine has experience while hero is inexperienced] [Before faking her death, the heroine had a son with her ex-husband. Afterward, she and the male lead are both romantically inexperienced. They fall in love first, then deal with the scumbags. This is not a story about an invincible heroine. She does get clingy and affectionate, so please steer clear if that’s not for you. Thank you.] A deceptively clever pastry chef 2.4kReads8.9Score15514d adds

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    🧨🧨The female protagonist returns to the modern world. From the moment she abandoned her husband and son, her pain not only ended but she also completely let go. However, her ex-husband and son's pain and despair have only just begun. 🎉🎉 What can she do? She's so happy, it's a pity she can only watch helplessly as her ex-husband's life spirals out of control.

39. 39 穿 After I Transmigrated, the Crown Prince Fell for Me at First Sight 穿越后被太子一见钟情了 Tao Tao Tao Tao陶淘桃討Ancient Romance244k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Welcome to read my work on Tomato Novels. I hope you will enjoy it. Your support is my motivation for writing, and I will strive to tell every story well! 675Reads8.1Score10114d adds

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    The female protagonist accidentally finds herself in an unfamiliar place and encounters the male protagonist. He forces her to be with him, but she only wants to return to the modern world. She tries to escape but is caught by the male protagonist and ultimately returns to the modern world.

40. 40 我 The System Punished Me by Making Me Bleed. Why Are You Crying? 我被系统惩罚流血，你们哭什么 Jie Ni Bai杰尼白Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted The Villainess System had never encountered such a difficult tasker. Every time, she chose to reject the task and accept the punishment of bleeding. But can someone explain why this woman has maxed out the male lead’s affection by bleeding from all sorts of places? System: Host, please choose whether to accept the Level Two task: [Steal the original heroine’s scenes]. Failure will result in coughing up blood. Lin Zhumian: I choose to refuse. Then, while acting, she spat out a mouthful of blood. 10.8kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
41. 41 惊 What! I Woke Up in Ancient Times and the Prince Dotes on Me Like Crazy! 惊！身穿古代，被王爷爆宠啦！ A Ladle of Wine酒一瓢Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted (An alternate-history setting, so please don’t take it too seriously. If you’re wary of excessive sweetness, read at your own risk!) Both leads are each other’s first and only + transmigration with the body + doting romance + no melodrama + no awful characters + kind but principled heroine The heroine isn’t a strong woman. The story focuses mostly on sweet everyday interactions between the leads, while political intrigue and the like are only briefly touched on! Life is hard enough. I don’t w 2.2kReads9.1Score12714d adds

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    The female lead saved the male lead, and in the end, she traveled back to the modern era.

42. 42 论 A Hundred and Eight Ways for a Villain to Slack Off 论反派摆烂的一百零八种方式 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The comic is now available on Tomato Novel. Search for "The 108 Ways a Villain Can Give Up" to read it] [This is a slow-burn story with a couple. The male lead, Yu He, arrives late. The female lead is incredibly powerful, but she just gives up! This is not a conventional power fantasy, so fans of power fantasies should steer clear! Note: This story has lots of original worldbuilding. Please don't compare it to other works!] [A solemn announcement: Actually, never mind. Just make do with it! If 12.2kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
43. 43 穿 Book Transmigration: How Did the Pure-Hearted Male Supporting Lead Go Astray? 穿书：纯情男配怎么长歪了？ Xiang Huaji厢花几Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Both Leads Are Each Other's First + Happy Ending] [A heroine who wants to save him but accidentally makes things worse vs. a love-starved male lead who starts out as a sweet puppy and later becomes obsessive and dangerously possessive] By a twist of fate, Wu Jiao transmigrates into a book and meets Xu Zhicen, a supporting male character whose entire life is summed up in just a few lines. The first time she sees him, he's a miserable little boy lying on a broken wooden 227Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    She accidentally traveled to ancient times when the male protagonist was a child. Later, when he was 16, she traveled to ancient times again, but when he finished the imperial examination, her sister disappeared again... Along with him, a man also disappeared... Later, everyone forgot about her, except for that boy.

44. 44 脱 After Leaving the Mission World, I Got a Door to Anywhere 脱离任务世界后，我有了任意门 Cream Cake Frosting奶油蛋糕酱Ancient Romance329k WordsOngoing Jiang Zhiyi spent four years doing backbreaking labor in the Great Jing Dynasty. She made it back with 100 million Xia Nation coins and... an embryo?! Well, having money, looks, a home, and a child, but no husband, doesn’t seem so bad. But can someone tell her why he’s back for another round? Her bargain husband seems to be in a bit of trouble. For the sake of that handsome face, Jiang Zhiyi grits her teeth and agrees to help! Using her Any-Door, she delivers medicine, food, and warmth, becoming 212Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    The first book features two female protagonists who lose their hearts during a romance simulation, only to end up in despair [crying], paying a price to return to the modern world [almost crying]. The second book features a female protagonist who successfully chooses to return to the present, luckily obtaining a medium that allows her to travel back to that world.

45. 45 崩 After the Plot Falls Apart, the Carefree Beauty Is Spoiled Until She Cries 崩剧情后，摆烂美人被宠哭了 Queen Julian朱莉安女王Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] In a romance novel, the heroine is the one who overcomes countless hardships and ends up with the hero. The vicious supporting heroine is the one who overcomes countless hardships to keep the hero and heroine apart. And the female cannon-fodder who shows up just to make a spectacular mess of things before being written out three episodes later is... Gu Ningning is a professional female cannon-fodder. After years of slacking off, her performance fell short, so she had to c 11.6kReads8.8Score75714d adds

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    🌺The female lead wanted to finish the story and return to the modern world, which was slightly angsty, but later she traveled back in time to accompany the male lead for the rest of his life. 😭✨"There is no misunderstanding between us." His voice was soft and strained. "She simply—gave up on me."

46. 46 明 The Bright Moon Keeps You Company 明月伴君 The Tranquil Young Master公子寂然Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted One day, high school student Si Yue suddenly finds herself in a cultivation world, where she becomes a good-for-nothing who can't cultivate. She has a crush on the chosen genius Xie Jing, but their difference in status makes her too shy to confess. She thinks that if she stays by his side, her young hero will eventually accept her. But things don't go as she hoped: Xie Jing's childhood dream girl, Jing Huan, appears. The dream girl is a heaven-blessed beauty, exceptionally talented and stunningl 261Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist loves the male protagonist but cannot have him; she always wants to go home, and is ultimately killed by him.

47. 47 皇 The Empress in the Modern World: I'm from a Powerful Family 皇后在现代：本宫是豪门 The Dead Leaf Butterfly枯叶蝶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After serving as the model empress for twenty years in ancient times, Su Manjin opened her eyes to find herself a modern, unloved wife in a wealthy family! Ha! They say she’s uncouth? Who can match an empress for grace, poise, and dignity? They say she’s ignorant? Who can match an empress for knowledge, refinement, and intelligence? They say she has no talents? Who can match an empress who excels at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting? They say she’s a country bumpkin? Who can set the trends 100Reads5.1Score—14d adds

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    🌿An ancient empress transmigrates to the modern world, instantly becoming an unloved wife in a wealthy family. She tears apart the mistress, builds her fortune, and throws out the divorce papers. The man, shameless and persistent, transforms into a devoted husband, saying he'll only divorce her if he dies! 😂 The empress is mighty! Modern-day wealthy life is crazy too! 🌸

48. 48 穿 Everyone Gets a Bad Ending After I Transmigrate Into a Book 穿书后全员be A Yiyiyiyi阿艺艺艺艺Ancient Romance34k WordsCompleted Pei Yuqing unexpectedly found herself in ancient times while shopping. She rescued the handsome Jiang Nianxue, and the two weathered hardships together, helped each other, and began a life of farming. She thought she was the chosen one, the person destined to spend her life with Jiang Nianxue. But when the true heroine appeared, she finally came to her senses and realized how foolish she had been. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Everyone gets a bad ending. The heroine doesn't know at first t —Reads—Score—14d adds
49. 49 失 After Losing Her Memory, She Falls into Another Man’s Arms, and the Crown Prince Goes Mad with Jealousy 失忆改投他人怀，太子疯魔红了眼 I Draw, You Know是画画呦Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [The wife-pursuing crematorium turns to ashes + the second male lead takes the crown.] [Warning!! One-on-one romance, both leads are chaste, but the heroine has kissed the first male lead many times!] An Qi transmigrated to a feudal dynasty and fell in love with the crown prince. For his sake, she gave up her only chance to return to modern times. … “An Qi, what more do you want? I’m the crown prince of a nation. How could I possibly have only one woman? This idea of being together for a lifetim 1.5kReads8.1Score14214d adds
50. 50 穿 I Became a Goddess in Another World, and the Mad Prince Yan Is Obsessed with Me 穿成异世神女，疯批燕王嗜她如命 Mei Nian Da美年哒Ancient Romance705k WordsCompleted (Completed) Beautiful transmigrated heroine + deranged, corrupted hero vs. a seemingly innocent but calculating second male lead Corruption + madness + villain + obsessive love + scheming + love triangle + confinement After transmigrating, Su Qian is tasked by the System with helping Lu Huan defend the Central Plains. But Lu Huan is convinced she's a demoness. The first time they meet, he shoots her dead with an arrow. The next time, he even presents her as a “gift” to Yan Xuanye, a barbarian f 194Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    In order to travel back to the modern era, the female lead has to navigate a complex web of relationships between two men, feigning compliance while causing immense emotional turmoil for both the male lead and the second male lead. Both are deeply entangled in a love triangle, but the female lead calmly extricates herself, leading the male lead to become consumed by unrequited love and ultimately drive him to madness.

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