No Romance, No Romance, No Romance. A Super Badass Female Lead. Strongly Recommended! 无CP，无CP，无CP，女主超a，霸气女主，强推！

1. 201 大 The Tycoons' Beloved Moonlight 大佬们的团宠白月光 Little Niangniang小酿酿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Beloved, No Male Lead, Secret Identities, Pure and Satisfying from Start to Finish!] Gu Ruoxi was aloof and distant, yet the whole world went crazy for her. Her four older brothers doted on her: an actor with a split personality, an abstinent genius professor, an ill-tempered manga-style artist, and a flirtatious campus heartthrob. Her three younger brothers were hopelessly attached to her: a silver-haired school bully, a disabled boy, and a baby-faced puppy-like boy. In response, Gu 1.3kReads9.0Score142Shelves
2. 202 不 Didn't I Tell You? I'm Invincible 不是说了么，我是无敌的 A Plate Of Minced Pork And Eggplant一盘肉沫茄子Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Pure wish fulfillment + military academy competition + everyone’s favorite + everyone has a one-sided crush + love-triangle chaos + an eccentric female lead who lives for the laughs] Xun Feng’s three great desires: eating, sleeping, and showing off. Class is for sleeping, breaks are for eating, and life is for showing off. An utterly ordinary Grade A beast hunter, she’s always saying, “I’m invincible,” earning her the affectionate appraisal of her classmates: “Shameless.” No one actually thinks 1.2kReads8.7Score163Shelves
3. 203 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 13.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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   🍭The female lead is super cool and awesome! She and her best friend travel from the apocalypse to ancient times, living a happy and wonderful life. Then one day, she... Dies, a very tragic death. Without hesitation, the female lead takes revenge, making up for everything they did to her!!! It's exhilarating, mind-bending, and has a fresh premise. Highly recommended!!!

4. 204 我 Me, the King of Hell: What's Wrong with Having More Fans? 我，阎王，粉丝多点怎么啦？ Lychee Boba Tea荔枝啵啵茶Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + livestreaming + mysticism + satisfying revenge] The fourth season of the variety show A Trip with My Brother shot to fame again after a strange young woman named Yan Xiaoxiao joined the cast, claiming she could tell fortunes. Everyone treated it as a joke, until... “Judging by the mole on your face, you just remarried and gave birth to twins.” A popular actress was exposed for secretly marrying, and even marrying a second time. “Your love life is thriving. You must have two girlfriend 3.9kReads9.3Score695Shelves
5. 205 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Livestreams Ghost Hunting 玄学大佬在线直播抓鬼 The Rabbit Loves Buns兔子很爱吃包子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted No romance!!!! The heroine shines on her own. Tan Qi, a master of metaphysics, transmigrated into a book. She became a minor celebrity in a domineering CEO paranormal novel, universally hated online, cursed and abused, with photos edited to look like her memorial portrait. In the end, she could only take her own life... Looking at her bank balance, she had no choice but to keep filming livestream variety shows. She was playing with a spirit-writing pencil in an abandoned house when she fou 3.1kReads9.1Score403Shelves
6. 206 去 To Hell with the Real and Fake Heiresses, She's Humanity's Top Ace 去你的真假千金，她是人族首席 Revive a Little Angel复活一只小天使Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Spiritual qi revival + modern cultivation + female lead + ensemble cast) (HE, no rumors) Wen Chen was the Su family's real daughter, missing for seventeen years. She skipped school by climbing over the wall and gave up on the college entrance exam. After the Su family brought her back to the capital, they thought she was too uncouth to show off and refused to acknowledge her identity. The Huo family bullied her with their influence. The Lu family, to whom she had been betrothed since childhood, 120.4kReads9.2Score14.4kShelves

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   I highly recommend reading the first book. If you experience a plateau after finishing one book, I strongly suggest starting with the first one. You can choose to read the other two yourself. These three books are my top recommendations.

7. 207 假 The Fake Heiress Livestreams Fortune-Telling, Exposing Every Sin 假千金直播算命，罪恶通通现形 Fallen Star星星落Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + fortune-telling livestreams + gossip + episodic stories + punishing evil and promoting good + powerful female lead] The former High God awakens in the body of Jiang Mizhi, the Jiang family’s fake heiress. In her previous life, she was not only dumped by her fiance, but also treated as the family’s punching bag. Would someone as powerful as her really let them bully her? She hits back and cuts ties with the Jiang family. With no job and no savings, Jiang Mizhi takes up fortune-telli 1.3kReads9.3Score184Shelves
8. 208 国 A Female Yama Arrives at the Imperial College: The Spoiled Young Masters Are in Tears 国子监来了个女阎王：纨绔们哭了 Shi Wanwan诗婉婉Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Tough, invincible, totally no-nonsense female drill instructor ✖️ the strongest spoiled young masters of every dynasty] [Strong heroine ✖️ chaotic mix of couples (ship whoever you like, no fixed pairings)] After Yu Sangluo awakened her System: Oh no! My whole family are villains! The country is about to fall because of those spoiled young masters! To protect her retirement plans, Yu Sangluo had no choice but to come out of retirement and train the unruly young masters, though it broke her heart 6.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
9. 209 惊 What a Shock! I Opened a Supermarket on the Long March 惊！我居然在长征路上开超市 One Zero一零Modern Romance246k WordsCompleted [No CP + Business-Building + Patriotism + Growth] After failing a job interview, Jiang Nan was walking home when a mango fell from a tree and hit her on the head. By sheer chance, she became bound to a supermarket System. Her mission is to run a supermarket along the Long March route, helping the troops reach their destination safely and improving their happiness levels. At first, she only wanted to earn enough money to return to the modern world and spend it. But eventually, she began using eve 4.4kReads9.0Score440Shelves

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   The first two are apocalyptic, so there's no need to talk about them; they're obviously no romance. The third and fourth are patriotic and super inspiring! In the third book, the female lead travels back to reality and there's a tiny bit of romance involved. The fourth book is about Jing Sha going crazy and torturing a brainless, domineering CEO (the kind where he's sentenced to a life without a wife).

10. 210 不 I Die If I Don’t Spend Money? Then I’ll Hand It Over to the State 不花钱就死？那我上交国家 Not Bad不孬Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted {Dear passenger, this is the female-oriented novel train. Please check your ticket before boarding. We wish you a pleasant journey~!} [Fake System + Passionate + Face-Slapping + No Romance + The Growth of an Imperfect Heroine] “What’s so hard about spending money?” “Making money is hard. Spending it is easy, right?” “If you gave me that money, I could blow through it all in no time!” Su Su was lying in bed, complaining about Wang Duoyu from a movie, who had money but couldn’t spend it. Then, out 23.4kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
11. 211 穿 Transmigrated into an Otome Game Villainess, the Unwanted King Wrecks the Plot 穿越乙游恶女，寡王杀崩剧情 Water-Dipped Rice水点饭Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted Strong heroine + scheming + System + villainous female warlord + chaotic times + conquest + otome game A villainess transmigrates into another villainess. The heroine is a true antagonist. Qi Yi accidentally transmigrates into the villainous supporting character of an otome game, a character who keeps dying. The original’s enemies are too numerous for her to know who’s trying to kill her. The land is in chaos, with warlords carving up the territory and heroes vying for supremacy. Qi Yi had plann 1.5kReads9.0Score230Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, villainous female lead. She kills the entire main character group in the first book, super powerful [shy][shy]. The others are also quite recommended.

12. 212 机 A Mechanical Genius Reincarnates as a Science Whiz: Taking Off from the Start 机械大佬魂穿理科学霸：开局起飞 Math Is Too Hard数学太难Modern Romance989k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Career-focused] [National University of Defense Technology] [Creating a New World] Gu Yi, a mechanical engineering genius from the 25th century, transmigrates into the body of Zeng Li, a top science student in 1999. From then on, she lives each day planning two hundred steps ahead. She overcomes every obstacle and leaves her rivals in the dust, eventually becoming Huaxia's youngest general. Just as she leads Huaxia to become the world's leading power, she also happens to establish a new 1.2kReads9.3Score228Shelves
13. 213 弃 The Abandoned Daughter Is Fierce: The Scheming Poison Doctor Only Wants to Get Ahead! 弃女好凶：腹黑毒医只求上进！ Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted [No romance + a little System + transmigrate into a book + poison and medicine + genius scholar + female supporting character awakens] Only after Song Yin dies does she learn that she's merely a tool of a supporting character in a book. She has to endure a painful childhood and inhuman experiences, possess extraordinary talent, and be utterly alone and desireless, all so she can become the heroine's all-purpose companion and shine for her. She has to cure the male lead, pave the way for the h 21.9kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    If you're looking for books without a romantic pairing, I highly recommend Canlan's works. Every single one features a strong female protagonist without a romantic relationship, but these two are my absolute favorites. [Heart emoji]

14. 214 柔 Delicate Little White Flower? Actually, the World’s Number One Assassin 柔弱小白花？实则是国际第一杀神 Lu Wu Yan鹿无言Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [Play the pig to eat the tiger + powerful secret identities + female-oriented + wealthy family + punishing scum + face-slapping + doted-on-by-everyone + no romance + everyone's favorite + later cultivation fantasy crossover] The Jiang family's daughter, who went missing at the age of six, was found in a foreign slum. She became the “country girl” daughter whom her family cherished above all else. Behind the airheaded beauty act, Jiang Li crouched on her high school campus, 19.5kReads8.4Score3.9kShelves
15. 215 快 Quick Transmigration: This Heavenly Dao's Vacation 快穿：本天道的度假生活 Butterflies Circling the Other Shore蝶绕彼岸Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [No CP, strong female lead] World One: Reborn as the white-lotus older sister of the heroine in a secret identity story. Why is the heroine so obsessed with exposing my secret identity? World Two: I transmigrated with my classmates and was tested as having seven spiritual roots. The sect called me a good-for-nothing? You’re saying the person even the Demon Lord doesn’t dare offend is a good-for-nothing? World Three: Both parents dead from the start, with only a younger brother by my side? And no 4.2kReads8.5Score558Shelves
16. 216 我 I’m an Agent 我是经纪人 Use Your Brain When Reading Fiction看小说也要带脑子Modern Romance841k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [The System is not a golden finger, not a golden finger!] [No romance + entertainment industry + talent manager] [Plot-focused + no formulas] [A strong female lead who grows over time] The summer she was fourteen, that man hacked that woman to death and was sent to prison. Ye Chang Qing thought she had finally gained her freedom, but she never expected predatory lenders to come after her from every direction, right alongside it. She worked odd jobs, sold her blood, 8.8kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves

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    No romantic pairings, all featuring super strong, independent female protagonists; well-developed characters and tight plots.

17. 217 娱 Showbiz: I Transmigrated a Thousand Times and Returned Invincible 娱乐圈：穿越一千次，归来已无敌 Floating Life Clover浮笙三叶草Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted [Invincible heroine + entertainment industry + no romance] Su Wan has transmigrated a thousand times and returned invincible. But no matter how invincible you are, you can't withstand the pressure of your mother nagging you to get married. To avoid blind dates, Su Wan gets a job and starts as an extra, showing off her countless max-level skills as she gradually rises to stardom. Sometimes, though, acting too convincingly causes a little trouble. For instance, in her first scene, she plays a 4.5kReads8.8Score951Shelves
18. 218 黑 There’s a Bone Spirit in Black Wind Stronghold, and Her Fearsome Reputation Precedes Her! 黑风寨有只白骨精，她凶名在外！ Zhuozhuo着着Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No Romance + System + Farming + Absurd Comedy] When Shen Tao transmigrated, her father, Old Shen, had just kicked the bucket. Shen Tao took over as the boss of Blackwind Stronghold. Worried she might get herself killed, Shen Tao tried desperately to put these newly recruited bandits on the straight and narrow. The people of Blackwind Stronghold were so uneducated that they watched Shen Tao call a promissory note an extortion letter and nodded along in agreement. Only magic can defeat magic. To 9.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
19. 219 我 I Have 6 Systems, So What's Wrong with Being a Little Arrogant? 我，6个系统，嚣张一点怎么了 Stop Rushing Me, Can't I Just Write别催码字行不行Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted [No romance + strong female lead + System + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place] On New Year's Eve, Tang Tingyu gets fired in the most miserable fashion. She tells herself she can get by on her savings for a while, only to receive a call from the police saying her apartment has been burglarized. The thief didn't leave her a single coin. Furious and heartbroken, she climbs onto the rooftop and gives the heavens the middle finger. A bolt of lightning strikes 11.4kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
20. 220 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
21. 221 娱 Queen of Showbiz: The Top-Tier Goddess Takes the World by Storm 娱乐圈女王：顶流女神A翻全世界 Not Bad不孬Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Secret identities + taking down scumbags + absurd comedy + patriotic fervor + no romance] Yan Yaoyao, an employee of the Time and Space Administration, was set up and became mentally unstable. She never did things the usual way. Her AI assistant, Guigui, reassured itself: At least the Host is a big shot. She can do whatever she wants and still pull it off. When she joined a talent show, her fans shouted: “Sister Yao, take center stage and walk the road to glory!” After the show, her fans were s 1.6kReads9.4Score204Shelves

    Reader note

    Come on, let's go with all the ones without any romantic pairings, I promise. I'll laugh myself to death. I simply won't read any of the ones with VP pairings (although there are a few I haven't read before).

22. 222 女 The Lady of the House 女家主 Nine Rivers Above the Clouds云上九川Ancient Romance500k WordsOngoing (No romance, not a wish-fulfillment story) Lin Zhiyi was born into this life thirteen years ago and spent all thirteen years in a foolish stupor. (Note: She was reborn with her memories, became foolish after birth, and has been the same person all along.) Then one day, she comes to her senses, facing the deaths of her father and uncle in battle, the emergence of hidden enemies, and an emperor who dislikes her from the start. Lin Zhiyi thinks it over and decides: retreat. So, after making thoroug 768Reads9.1Score134Shelves

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    Once, I was just an ordinary librarian. Until one night, as the stars shifted, I awoke to find myself on an ancient battlefield, burdened with the hatred of family and country, my father and brothers fallen, and the emperor indifferent. At that moment, I knew it was time to make a choice. I chose to leave the capital, carrying the hopes of my entire family, and return to my homeland. But who says librarians can only guard ancient books? The ocean of knowledge within me was enough to ignite a revolution in this era! From the fields to the bustling markets, I used ancient wisdom to rebuild my home step by step. The world mocked our decline, but what they didn't know was that true power lies in the will of the people, not in confrontation. Within a few years, the Lin family not only did not sink, but rose from the ashes like a phoenix, regaining its former glory.

23. 223 别 Don't Beg for Mercy! The Real and Fake Heiresses Team Up to Take Down the Whole Family 别求饶！真假千金联手虐翻全家 Yun Luo, That's Me云洛本洛Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping + punishing scumbags + real and fake heiresses + both reborn + secret identities + the sisters become everyone's darlings later on] Su Qianyu refused to believe until the day she died that the people who wanted her dead were none other than her own older brothers. Reborn into a new life, she wouldn't spare anyone who had ever hurt her. Everyone would pay for her death, including her fake-heiress sister. But the story took an unexpected turn. The fake heiress knelt before her and a 498Reads7.0Score109Shelves
24. 224 团 The Beloved Tycoon Keeps Revealing Her Secret Identities Along the Way 团宠大佬一路都在掉马甲 Autumn in the Setting Sun落日序秋Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Female lead with many secret identities + not reborn + does not transmigrate + doted on by her family + no male lead in the main story] [The female lead is aloof and elegant around others, but more lively with her family and occasionally likes to act cute.] At Yun Shi'an's birth celebration, an expert told her parents that she would have to stay abroad until she turned eighteen, or she would suffer one calamity after another. The Yuns did not believe him at first, but before long, Yun Shi'an wa 3.2kReads9.1Score446Shelves

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    No romance, but super good!

25. 225 假 The Fake Heiress Is Still Putting on an Act, While I Focus on Science 假千金还在演，我一心搞科研 This Land Is So Enchanting江山如此多娇Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Reborn + Period Setting + Academic Prodigy + Real and Fake Heiresses + Advancing the Nation Through Science] Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Zhiyao looked at the face in the mirror, so similar to the wife of a military district commander, and smiled. In her previous life, she believed in “the bonds of blood.” After rejoining her birth family, she became a stepping stone for the fake heiress, Lin Weiwei, who drained her of everything she was worth before leaving her to die miserab 190.7kReads8.9Score42.8kShelves

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    You can try this.

26. 226 云 Cloud Mountain, Slow and Gentle 云山缓 Ye Mingruo叶明若Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP! No Romance! No CP! The Heartless Way + Heroine Is Neither Righteous Nor Villainous + Body Cultivation. Don't judge her by human morality. She's powerful from the start. Not a traditional cultivation story about fighting monsters and leveling up, but the heroine's travelogue and everyday musings.] Today, guests fill the hall at Yunshan. From this day on, may we never break our pact to return to Yunshan. Where is Yunshan? Its bony peaks shatter through the rain, a hazy dragon-like mountain 1.6kReads8.4Score212Shelves
27. 227 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: The Female Ghost Is Anxious About Her Looks 直播算命：女鬼她容貌焦虑了 Hua Qingqing华卿卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Live Fortune-Telling: Your Dad’s Been Running Around Naked Down There for Three Years [No romance, livestreaming, fortune-telling, episodic stories] Lin Qingwan transmigrates into a book while attending a metaphysics lecture and reading a tearjerker. She becomes the poor, lovesick heroine who loses a kidney, a leg, and her sight, goes bald, yet stubbornly survives to get a happy ending with the male lead. After waking up to find her home completely bare, Lin Qingwan returns to her 5.2kReads9.2Score738Shelves

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    All of them are non-romance (no romantic pairing). The first one, just from the title, I knew it was going to be interesting, and it certainly lived up to its positive values, was very enjoyable, and had a fresh premise. The second one had a gripping, dramatic plot. The third one had a female lead who wasn't a saint and was decisive in killing her rivals. The fourth one, this post-apocalyptic novel, was really good.

28. 228 病 The Sickly Real Heiress Spat Blood, and the Whole Internet Burst into Tears 病弱真千金一吐血，全网都飙泪了 Martian Rabbit火星兔子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When the mysterious arts grandmaster Shi Miao opens her eyes, she has become the foil to a falsely adored fake heiress. The fake heiress uses her fragile appearance and her talent for bursting into tears at any moment to ruin Shi Miao’s reputation and bring about her death. Shi Miao decides to use the fake heiress’s own methods against her, leaving her nowhere to turn. She picks up a cultivation technique that consumes its practitioner’s life force: the more blood she spits up, the stronger she 7.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
29. 229 当 When the Top Gaokao Scorer Is Reborn as a Notorious Actress 当高考状元穿成娱乐圈黑红女星 Qi Zhouzhou祈舟舟Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Top-tier succubus and top-tier jealous boyfriend] [Top-tier starlet in the entertainment industry x lovesick CEO from the capital's elite circles] [Power fantasy + entertainment industry + transmigration into a book + face-slapping + variety shows + two equally strong leads + ultra-sweet romance] Xu Tingyu, the top scorer in the national college entrance exams, was struck by a large truck on her way to the celebration banquet. When she woke up, she had become the wicked side character in an ear 36.5kReads8.9Score4.9kShelves
30. 230 魂 Reborn in the Modern World, She's Defiant to the Core 魂穿现代，大佬她一身反骨 Clear and Melodious Dream清越的梦Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Ming Yue was a powerful psychic who had spent her life in a world shrouded in toxic gas. Adopted by a genius doctor, she grew up inside a protective barrier, spending every day fending off enemies. When the doctor finally developed an energy source capable of purifying the toxic gas, he was hunted for refusing to let the technology be monopolized. With his dying breath, he entrusted the vital energy source to her and told her to distribute it among the common people so everyone could survive. Mi 13.4kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
31. 231 开 Awakening the First Taboo From the Start: I Battle Across the Heavens 开局觉醒第一禁忌：我战遍诸天 Coral of Blood's Sorrow血殇之珊瑚Ancient Romance343k WordsOngoing [Passionate cultivation + heroine flirts with girls everywhere + no male lead + a wild mix of protagonists + high-octane battles + ambitious heroine + decisive and ruthless + perfectionist + vivid scenes + multiple secret identities] This book is addictive, and there are already plenty of chapters, so dive right in! Across the Myriad Worlds, who rules supreme? Who decides the fate of all? The Nine Hells Ice Phoenix is the greatest terror in the universe! It embodies nine-tenths of all evil in th 26Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    This book has just started, the female lead is incredibly powerful, there's no romantic partner, and she's only six years old but already a master at flirting with girls, hahaha!

32. 232 万 The Charismatic Villainess Has Turned Over a New Leaf 万人迷反派她从良了 Green Sea Cong Ning绿海从凝Ancient Romance574k WordsOngoing Gu Wange is a villain: vindictive, attracted to both men and women, and responsible for hurting countless people. Even Heaven seems to favor her, giving her chance after chance to start over no matter how recklessly she brings trouble upon herself. Fine! If Heaven is determined to make her a good person, what choice does she have? She'll turn over a new leaf! ╰(⇀‸↼)╯ 2.4kReads9.2Score213Shelves

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    I absolutely love both of these books. The first one features a really cunning and intelligent female lead; the only downside is the author's slow updates. The second one features a ruthless and emotionally detached female lead who's quite insane.

33. 233 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 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves
34. 234 末 Apocalypse Survival Begins in the Dormitory 末世从宿舍开始艰难求生 Luo Heng Guan Yu落衡观隅Sci-Fi & Apocalypse144k WordsOngoing [No System, No Supernatural Powers, A Blood-Cross-like World, Ruthless and Decisive] After an earthquake, a dense fog rolled in. Three days after Jiang Zhaoyue fell unconscious, she woke to find the world had ended. Everyone had gone mad. They were cruel and brutal, and most importantly, they were intelligent. All she could do was struggle to survive with her roommates!!! This was a one-way journey with no return. No one knew what awaited them at the end of the road. 224Reads—Score101Shelves
35. 235 你 Hello, Creepy Boss. I'm Here to Work 你好诡异Boss，我是来打工的 Qi Yi Zi七一子Fantastical Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Female-oriented, no romance, infinite-flow + plot-driven + mildly horror] On the first day after losing her job, a mysterious app appeared on Li Wu's phone. The jobs listed were simple and paid well. They were obviously a scam. Li Wu: “I'm in! A scam is exactly what I'm looking for.” Her job duties were simple: [Little Girl's Nanny: 5,000 yuan/day] [Plastic Surgery Clinic Nurse: 10,000 yuan/day] [Village Watcher: 30,000 yuan/day] The work was clearly described and 116.9kReads9.2Score17.5kShelves

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    These books are so good!! No romance, the female lead is incredibly strong, and the pacing is amazing. I couldn't stop reading them! I highly recommend them! [Kissing emoji]

36. 236 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves
37. 237 震 Shocking! After I Transmigrated, the System Said It Bound the Wrong Person? 震惊！穿越后系统说它绑错了人？ Liu Qian六迁Ancient Romance779k WordsCompleted [No CP + not a power fantasy + unorthodox cultivator (neither wholly good nor evil) + not invincible + slow burn + unconventional cultivation] Lang Yue transmigrated into the cultivation world and got a golden finger riddled with bugs. She almost died from the pain the moment she arrived. After barely being rescued, she thought she would finally get to see all the rare and wondrous creatures of the cultivation world. Instead, she was shocked to discover she had landed in a den of unorthodox cult 1.4kReads9.1Score201Shelves
38. 238 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 432.1kReads9.4Score41.5kShelves

    Reader note

    These are all ensemble novels featuring female characters, no romantic pairings, and they're all incredibly good, especially the first one. The author, Zai Jiu Xun Ge, is practically Tomato's number one succubus; I absolutely love her! Highly recommended!!! I stayed up all night reading these books; they're so good!!

39. 239 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 754.6kReads9.4Score44.4kShelves
40. 240 道 The Taoist Returns to His Village and Begins His Revenge as a Street Vendor 道士回村，从摆摊开始复仇 Entertaining Through Words以文娱人Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + feng shui + talismans + ghost hunting + demon slaying + folk customs + no System + no livestreaming + no cultivation] When his grandfather was young, he gathered herbs in the mountains and once saved a young Taoist priest who had been badly injured. To repay him for saving his life, the young Taoist chose a feng shui site known as “Golden Rooster Brooding Over an Egg” and told his grandfather to build the family home there. Once the house was complete, the Lin family grew rich a 22.2kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
41. 241 沙 Desert Survival: I Entered a Month Early 沙漠求生，当我提前一个月进入 A Nuyo阿奴哟Modern Romance762k WordsCompleted Strong female lead, no romance, a level-up story with a slice-of-life focus. A System bug sent Feng Chan into a survival game called Lost Civilization a month before it was supposed to begin. Starting in the desert, she struggles to get by each day by opening three to five chests. Beneath the eerily quiet surface, danger lurks everywhere, and one careless move could cost her life. A month later, when the game officially begins and the first three billion players enter, she finally realizes she i 6.3kReads8.8Score839Shelves

    Reader note

    All are non-romanced. The first three are more ensemble pieces, and the fourth is a lone wolf story. Judging from the ratings, they're all good. The first book is finished, so you can read the others. I suggest you give it a rest, especially the second book, where the author's thoughts are quite profound. It addresses political issues from the perspective of ordinary people, giving you a fresh perspective on the book.

42. 242 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 278.5kReads9.4Score24.3kShelves
43. 243 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
44. 244 求 Survival Game: I Grind My Way to Greatness in Another World 求生游戏，我在异世卷成大佬 047 Is 47047是47Sports3.5M WordsOngoing (The novel is complete) (No romance, infrastructure, survival, strong female lead) Wu Jinyue had just returned from studying abroad and hadn’t even started her wonderful vacation yet. Blue Star underwent a cataclysm, and all of humanity was sent to another world to explore and survive. Monstrous beasts invaded, supplies were hard to find, disasters struck one after another, and no one knew if they would make it through the day. Humanity was swallowed up like dust in the wind. From the start, pen 20.7kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
45. 245 星 Interstellar Campus: The Five-Person Team Charges Ahead 星际校园：五人小队向前冲 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military academy + mecha + no romance + coming of age + ensemble cast + light humor + five-person team + strong team spirit] For the first seventeen years of her life, Jiang Lin's goal was to get into Mingde's mechanical engineering department and become a highly paid mecha engineer. But an unexpected turn of events sent her to Dawn Military Academy and set her on the path to becoming an elite solo fighter. Inter-academy tournaments, live-fire drills, interstellar battles... Years later, five s 63.5kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves

    Reader note

    All three books are non-romantic. The protagonists in all three are very decisive and never drag things out. I've forgotten a bit about the second book, but the characters in the first two are very well-developed, unlike some flat characters. They constantly make you realize what kind of person they are, and you'll feel their unique charm. They're all great, go read them!

46. 246 系 The System Sends Me Back to Sixteen 系统让我重返十六岁 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A rebirth story, a System story, a patriotic story, and a tale of striving for success. Top scorer in the national college entrance exam, Olympic champion, special forces soldier, diplomat. This isn't a romance. It's a female-led story, and the male lead barely appears until the final chapter. The moment Lu Xiaoxing opens her eyes, she's back at sixteen, in her senior year of high school. She's also bound to a Progress System. Walking or running each day is enough to complete her check-in tasks 15.8kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

    Reader note

    Neither of these books has a romantic pairing. First book: 98/100 (I personally think the ending isn't very complete). Second book: 99/100 (I was a little hungry at midnight and ate some [shy]).

47. 247 我 I'm the Female Lead's Foil, Playing Three Male Foils at Once 我，女配，同时扮演三个男配 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scum + Irresistible Female Lead + Gossip + Disguised as a Man] I'm a woman, but I'm playing male supporting characters in three different books at once? Zhao Ruoming died, and the System told her to play three roles across three books. If she completed the missions, she could come back to life. Zhao Ruoming: “Oh, quick transmigration? Aren't three worlds a bit too few?” System: “Not three worlds. There's only one world. You have to 8.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

    Reader note

    All are romance-free and mostly involve intelligent characters. The first is a rebirth story, the second is a transmigration to a Western fantasy world where the female lead transforms from a fake noblewoman into the true princess of Wuyuan, gradually embarking on the path to godhood, and the third is a transmigration story with a system.

48. 248 我 I'm Such a Delicate Girl, So Why Does Everyone Call Me the God of Ghost Slaying? 我娇滴滴的，怎么都说我灭诡之神 Chao Lianyun巢怜云Fantastical Romance362k WordsCompleted [Genuinely terrifying horror game + heroine who absolutely cannot see the supernatural horrors + lighthearted comedy] A horror game descends upon the world. People must face not only terrifying supernatural entities and all kinds of rules, but also severe mental corruption. Just as everyone is about to reach their breaking point, a magical paper-offering shop appears. Everything from the paper-offering shop is top quality. A safety talisman can instantly clear away all mental corruption. A ghost 23.6kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

    Reader note

    These books all have no romantic pairing! No romantic pairing!

49. 249 星 On the Interstellar Battlefield, I Fly on a Sword! 星际战场，我！御剑飞行！ Fang Xiangpi方响屁Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Cultivation + Mecha + Military Academy + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance] The animated series is out, and it's pretty good Ensemble cast! Ensemble cast! An absolutely massive ensemble cast! In the Renwu year of the Immortal Calendar, Shi An, sect master of Xuanqing Sect, the greatest sect in the cultivation world, attempted to overcome the tribulation. He encountered the rarest divine-annihilating lightning tribulation in ten thousand years and perished, 109.4kReads9.1Score23kShelves
50. 250 囤 A Crazy Female Lead with a Roomful of Supplies Is Absolutely Killing It 囤了一空间物资的疯批女主A爆了 Luo Yunxi落云曦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Natural Disaster Apocalypse + Rebirth + Huge Spatial Cheat + Stockpiling + Ruthless + No Saintly Behavior + Pet Cat + No Romance] Solar storms, geomagnetic explosions, torrential rain, floods, insect plagues, tornadoes, extreme heat, locust plagues, extreme cold, hail, gales, ice storms, epidemics, polar nights, polar days, asteroid impacts, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, acid rain, massive continental collisions... Luo Yunxi struggles to survive in the apocalypse for five years, only to be 5.6kReads8.0Score633Shelves

    Reader note

    All three are non-romanced. The first one is a post-apocalyptic novel with a beautiful and fierce female lead who fights anyone who dares to challenge her—it's incredibly good. The second and third ones are both quick transmigration novels, and they're also fantastic. Highly recommended, everyone!!!

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