Looking for a Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Protagonist Who Pretends to Be Weak and Hides Their True Strength 白切黑，办猪吃老虎的，装弱的那种。

1. 51 豪 The Abandoned Heir to a Wealthy Family Keeps Wanting to Become a Monk and Tell Fortunes 豪门弃子总想出家算卦 Xiao Xiaoxiao肖小肖Two Male Leads358k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, Eastern supernatural folklore, powerful families] A deranged, neurotic powerhouse * a lazy, laid-back illegitimate son and fortune-teller Yan Jiu is the illegitimate son of the Bai family, a renowned clan of talisman masters. He is lazy, gluttonous, and content to waste his life away, with barely any spiritual power… The sort of person everyone looks down on most. But one day, Shang Jing, a heaven-blessed prodigy, starts following Yan Jiu everywhere, clinging to him like crazy. 3.2kReads9.4Score413Shelves

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   Come on... It's beautiful!

2. 52 警 Warning! Your Unhinged Darling Has Arrived on the Battlefield 警告！您的颠公宝贝已抵达战场 A Patch of Starlight一片星光Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted [Super-sweet male leads + two equally powerful leads + showbiz + dating reality show + outrageous face-slapping] [A manic Tianjin boy bottom × a stunningly composed top with a double identity] Shi Ye. Just like his name, he’s wild. His mental state is a hundred years ahead of the entertainment industry. While everyone else is full of energy every day, he has a full-blown mental breakdown every day. So what if he’s transmigrated into a trash novel that trashed him? Shi Ye gives a wicked smile! Wh 716Reads8.9Score133Shelves
3. 53 钓 The Alluring Beauty Crooks a Finger: Come Here, I'll Kill You 钓系美人勾手指，来呀，我弄死你 Xiao Xiaoxiao肖小肖Two Male Leads298k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads / Both Chaste / Secret Identities / Modern Alternate Universe] Flirtatious beauty and owner of an anything-goes shop * Proud, hot-tempered, devoted CEO With peach-blossom eyes and a tear mole, Fang Zhuo was born with a dangerously alluring face. Unfortunately, he has the looks of a heartthrob but the role of someone everyone loves to hate. Fang Zhuo loves wandering around in slippers, making a spectacle of himself. He’d even swindle a candy from a kid. More than anything, he love 1.7kReads9.4Score230Shelves
4. 54 我 I Was Reborn Just Once, So Why Has Everyone Gone Crazy? 我就重生一次，大家怎么都疯了？ Miao Qianqian喵千千Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, equally powerful, secretly flirtatious, aggressively pursuing each other] Shocking! That powerful big shot, so high-status that the capital’s elite tremble at his name, was cornered in his car in broad daylight? Who did it? Who would dare? Apparently, it was a young man in a hospital gown! Not only did he openly flirt with the big shot, he brazenly claimed the man was his devoted lapdog! Here’s what the young man said: “Five years from now, you’ll fall in love with me, head over 28kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
5. 55 女 A Girl Pursues a Guy, But His Brothers Get in the Way 女追男，隔兄弟 Rainbow Little Bee彩虹小BeeModern Romance302k WordsCompleted This is a female-targeted story, QAQ! [Girl pursues boy] + [groveling redemption] + [two troubled souls finding each other] Also known as “Sweet Summer in the Capital” and “The Daily Escapades of a Twisted Girl” Chen Jingtian was being harassed. And by his buddy's new girlfriend, no less. Whenever they went out to eat, she would casually sit between him and his friend. When reaching for something, she would somehow brush against the back of his hand, his arm, or his calf. Since she never went to 1.3kReads8.7Score220Shelves

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   Highly recommended!! The rating is a bit low right now, but it's really captivating. The female lead appears innocent but is actually a sickly, scheming person. She becomes the girlfriend of the male lead's friend to get closer to him. The male lead is also a bit of a psychopath, haha.

6. 56 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 110.5kReads9.3Score19kShelves

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   Want to give it a try? It's pretty cool.

7. 57 权 Crown of Power: Becoming His Majesty the Emperor's Elder Brother 权力王冠：成为皇帝陛下的兄长 5 Hundred Coins5百文Two Male Leads552k WordsOngoing [No-couple dog-training fiction + beloved protagonist who wins people over + protagonist-focused + innocent-looking but dark-hearted child + everyone falls for him + aristocratic academy + rise to power] Family Estate Arc | A scheming little cat's diary of survival in aristocratic society (wrapping up) [Family-focused + unrelated found family + gentle mother + father and son constantly at odds + ambition mixed with genuine affection] * Eleanor: Love me, Ersha. Even if I'm a bad child. I will lov 23.5kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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   He can feign weakness and innocence; he is ambitious.

8. 58 救 Help! The Divine Lord’s Sweet, Obedient Phoenix Master Is Losing It Again 救命！神君的乖软凤主又发疯了 Gu He Is a Little Flustered顾鹤有点慌Two Male Leads356k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + 1v1 + two powerful, devoted leads + modern fantasy + indulgent, feel-good romance + partial coming-of-age] Sharp-tongued, proud, clingy, obsessive bottom & cool, restrained, proper immortal lord top Jun Qi is a newly crowned Best Actor in Huaguo, with over a hundred million fans worldwide and top-notch acting skills. Rumor has it that he comes from a prominent family and is fabulously wealthy. But nobody knows that he is a divine lord who sacrificed himself for the Dao ten th 420Reads9.2Score105Shelves

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   It's so beautiful!!!

9. 59 等 Waiting for You to Take the Bait 等你上钩 The Virtue of a Gentleman君子德音Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted [ABO + devoted couple + love at first sight + forced love + happy ending] An entirely fictional setting. Everyone is an adult when they fall in love. On the first day after transferring schools, Shen Xingyan offended Gu Zhijin, whose family had powerful connections. From then on, Gu Zhijin kept making him furious, only to soothe him again. Life was frustrating, but never dull. · The Alpha appears noble and refined, but beneath the surface he is a controlling deviant. He can no longer stand th 521Reads8.4Score214Shelves

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   This is very beautiful.

10. 60 什 What? The Villain I’m Winning Over Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside! 什么！攻略的反派居然是白切黑！ Liu Liu Ye六六耶Ancient Romance444k WordsOngoing Transmigrate into a book + Villain + Past and Present Lives + Sweet Romance + Devoted Wolf + HE All it took was stepping out to pick up a food delivery, and Qu Qingci transmigrated into a book in spectacular fashion. Qu Qingci: You mean you want me to win over that ruthless, moody, unhinged Demon Venerable who tormented the original male and female leads for fun until they questioned their sanity? System: That's right! Qu Qingci: What if I refuse? QAQ The System threatened her: You don't want to 88Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's great! It's a fantasy/cultivation story, very engaging. The male lead is seemingly innocent but actually cunning, and the female lead is a time traveler.

11. 61 装 Keep Pretending, Even If It Kills You! This Two-Faced Couple Are Both Drama Queens 装，往死里装！白切黑夫妇全戏精 Sugar Hop糖跳跳Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Married first, fell in love later + two dramatic A-types acting sweet together: a master actor, scheming blind tycoon from Hong Kong City x a capable fool, black-sesame glutinous-rice-ball gang boss] Song Qiaoyi, a “little fool” with the mind of a five-year-old, was switched at birth with Jiang Mi. The Song family and her fiancé’s family, the GUs, insisted that the real heiress return to her family. The Jiang family insisted on keeping the fake heiress they had raised with such care. In the end 552Reads6.7Score102Shelves

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    This is amazing! The female lead pretends to be stupid and the male lead pretends to be blind, acting like a fool to fool the wolf in sheep's clothing! 🤭

12. 62 豪 A Grand Wedding in the Wealthy Family: Ninth Master’s Back Hurts, Hurts, Hurts, Hurts, Hurts! 豪门盛婚，九爷腰痛痛痛痛痛！！ The River Has a Shore江水有岸Two Male Leads485k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + both devoted to each other and each other’s first love + two strong leads + happy ending] [Tsundere, clingy, melts-for-him gong x wild, sweet-looking-but-dark, obsessive shou] [Fictional setting] Shen Qiyu had just finished dealing with a shootout at the north end of the city when his five-year-old brother, Shen Qishi, came over with a man. “Big brother! I found someone for you!” Shen Qishi gave Shen Qiyu a knowing look. “Big brother, he likes people who are sweet and well-beh 6.5kReads9.0Score939Shelves

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    The male lead, Shen Bai, is actually a cunning and ruthless madman. His younger brother finds him a girlfriend who likes obedient girls, so he pretends to be well-behaved and weak, but in reality, he's incredibly wild.

13. 63 哥 Hey, Give Me a Kiss 哥，亲我一下 Putao Suye葡萄苏耶Two Male Leads153k WordsCompleted Younger, scheming, unhinged, and darkly possessive top x older, gentle, doting, and level-headed bottom. Six years ago, Chen Qingxu personally sent back the child he'd taken in and raised for four years. Six years later, the young man he'd thought he'd never see again hugged him from behind and pinned him against the mirror, his voice tender and lingering. “It's been six years, Ge. Didn't you miss me?” … Chen Qingxu found that ever since Lin Yuan came back, he had become incredibly clingy and lo 14kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
14. 64 好 Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co 30.9kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves

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    The female lead seems very obedient on the surface, but she's actually quite shrewd and capable despite her age. 😍😍😍😍😍

15. 65 哎 Huh? I’m Just a Background Character, Why Are You Locking Me Up, Second Male Lead? 哎？我是路人甲，男二你关我干嘛 Boss Wen Makes Baozi文总包包子Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted The rating has only just opened and will go up, so you won’t regret giving this a try!!! [Two male leads + forced love + younger male lead + reborn + two Systems + partial transmigration into a book + yandere + villain + unhinged + transmigrate; gentle, innocent, warm-hearted passerby-type bottom × yandere, sweet-looking, unhinged villainous second male lead top] Gu Luochen wakes up and finds himself transmigrated. Less than a minute after transmigrating into a book, he’s strangled to death by t 1.2kReads8.4Score116Shelves
16. 66 疯 The Psycho Pretends to Be Kind, and the Junior Sister Becomes the Righteous Path's Beacon 疯批装善良，小师妹演成正道曙光 Wei Si Rui卫斯瑞Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted [Villainess + Everyone’s Favorite + Secret Identity + Strong Female Lead + Wish Fulfillment + Romance] Yue Xi had her treasure stolen and died a tragic death at eighteen. After being reborn, she finally understood: the selfless saint had to become a deranged villainess! In secret, she practices forbidden arts and turns all her enemies into puppets. In public, she is gentle and kind, the beloved ideal of countless people. Later, Yue Xi kills someone in front of everyone. The villain she killed: “ 962Reads8.2Score173Shelves

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    On the surface, they are the hope for the future of the righteous path; in secret, they are members of a sorcerer guild who practice forbidden arts.

17. 67 已 Already Cold 已寒 Leaves, Rain, and Falling Flowers叶雨荨落Modern Romance133k WordsOngoing Also known as: After Transmigrating into a Book, the Unhinged Male Lead Proposed to Her [Death-fearing, laid-back transmigrated heroine VS unhinged, lovesick yandere; love at first sight + lovesick romance + unhinged + sweet on the outside, sinister underneath + pure love + transmigrate into a book + long-planned scheme] Xia Yihan transmigrates into a book and becomes the fiancée of the male lead, an unhinged, lovesick, ruthless man. What is she supposed to do? She doesn’t dare get close to him, 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is all bark and no bite; he appears weak, pitiful, and obedient in front of the female lead, but behind her back he's a crazy, yandere, and scheming bastard. 🧐😳

18. 68 别 Stop Looking, I’m the Mad Mastermind Villain 别找了，我就是幕后疯批大反派 Come Get Rich来发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A Touch of Mind Reading + System + Secret Identities + Ensemble Cast + Playing the Fool to Outsmart the Tiger + Villainess + A Hint of Fantasy] [She seems pure and innocent but is actually a beautiful lunatic vs. He seems world-weary but is actually a lovesick puppy] Hua Zhaozhao (zhao) inexplicably takes a tumble and somehow falls right into a novel about a real heiress and a fake heiress, becoming the villainous real heiress who envies the fake heiress heroine. Mischievous System: Ruin the m 3.4kReads9.2Score461Shelves
19. 69 笑 Hilarious! I Read the Prince Like a Book 笑疯，算卦拿捏王爷 A Lei Le啊蕾嘞Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted Gu Xun’s mother hauled him off to have his marriage prospects read. He had meant to expose the tricks of Wen the Half-Immortal, but ended up completely taken in. When Wen Zhi declared, “Your destined match is close at hand,” he rushed straight to the south of the city to check. He promptly ran into Wen Zhi, who was fishing a cat out of the water. He spoke to her first, fell for her trap, and then knocked himself unconscious, fulfilling her prediction of a bloody mishap on the spot. Just as he th 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. Others charge money for fortune telling, she charges for her life (the prince's life) - The arrogant prince outwardly disdains her, but secretly supports her. - "Only I can bully my people." - A prince with a tough exterior but a soft heart X a money-grubbing, cunning little fox - Sweet and hilarious, see how the heroine tames the aloof prince into a loyal dog! 2. A marriage contract binds these two drama queens together. Their first meeting is one of feigned flattery, their interactions a battle of acting skills, a daily mix of bickering and teasing, yet genuine feelings gradually develop amidst their playful interactions. Amidst court intrigue and a crisis in the noble household, they use acting as a shield and love as a weapon, joining hands to transform this grand political game into a sweet and romantic tale unique to each other.

20. 70 本 The Dynasty’s Number One Drama Queen Couple 本朝第一戏精夫妻 A Lei Le啊蕾嘞Ancient Romance161k WordsOngoing In the eighteenth year of peace under the Great Zhou, Lin Yanqing, heir to the Marquis of Yong’an in the capital, hides his brilliance behind a sickly façade, putting on an act to protect himself and avoid trouble. At Qingquan Convent, Su Jingshu uses her devotions as a pretext to practice her acting, outwit the inner household, and find a way to escape. A marriage contract binds these two drama queens together as husband and wife. They begin by pretending to be courteous. As they spend time tog —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 卷EN The Workaholic Best Actor Refuses to Be a White Lotus Cannon Fodder 卷王影帝拒绝当白莲炮灰 Wild Geese in the Northern Sea北冥有雁Two Male Leads603k WordsCompleted A sophisticated, charmingly ruthless top attacks VS a capable, narcissistic bottom Si You: A legendary figure in the entertainment industry, nicknamed “King of Overwork.” One day, he opens his eyes and finds himself inhabiting a pitiful white-lotus side character who's about to become a has-been and knows nothing but how to play the victim. After going through the plot, Si You sits in front of his computer and declares, “Now this is high-level gameplay.” Looking to blow off steam, he turns a hor 47.9kReads9.6Score8.1kShelves

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    A high-class, seemingly innocent yet cunning seme versus a narcissistic, talented uke! Si You, the "King of Curves" who reigns supreme in the entertainment industry, wakes up one day to find himself a white lotus cannon fodder destined for oblivion 😏! To relieve stress, he livestreams a horror game and turns the tide against all odds, then teams up with legendary actor Jiang Tingxu on a dating reality show, only to be criticized and trend on social media before starting his face-slapping mode 💥! Wilderness survival, physics exams, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting—there's nothing Si You can't do 👏! Fans go from wanting to tear him apart to saying "Brother, I'm in!", Haters are also thoroughly humiliated, and finally, Jiang Tingxu publicly confesses his love 🥳!

22. 72 万 The Beloved White Moonlight and the Stand-In Get Their Happy Ending 万人迷白月光和替身HE了 Wealth and Glory荣华富贵Two Male Leads338k WordsCompleted [Faux-charming, green-tea, cherished-white-moonlight loyal dog × stand-in queen who only wants to make money and build her career] Everyone in their circle knew Su Yichen was just a substitute kept at home by Gu Hanzhou, like a pet canary. Su Yichen had been Gu’s stand-in for over a year, quietly enduring everything and swallowing his grievances. But in Gu Hanzhou’s eyes, he would never be worth even a fraction of the man’s beloved white moonlight. Pei Suyue was the white moonlight and darling o 3.3kReads8.7Score649Shelves

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    That has to be this one! The white moonlight returns to the country for the sake of the substitute. In order to pursue the substitute, she moves into the domineering CEO's house and often lies on the substitute's bed. The white moonlight is particularly humble in front of the substitute, even treating herself as the substitute's dog. Although the plot is a bit cliché, it doesn't stop it from being all sweet and without any angst (only the domineering CEO is angsty).

23. 73 没 Surprise! I Invented My Own Immortal Arts and Wreaked Havoc Across the Cultivation World 没想到吧！我自创仙法乱杀修仙界 Laughing Immortal Who Doesn't Cultivate Immortality笑仙不修仙Eastern Fantasy973k WordsOngoing [Wits and strategy] [Secret identities] [Unconventional money-making schemes] [Unorthodox cultivation] [Opening note] This story focuses on clever schemes and subverting conventions. The opening pace is a little slow, but once the protagonist starts impersonating a sect disciple, the story stays exciting and never drags! Two and a half years after transmigrating, Qin Ming has seen through the hypocrisy and cruelty of the cultivation world. The sect treats him like dirt, the powerful want him dea 368Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, bro, yes! This novel's protagonist hides his true strength, constantly slapping people in the face with unexpected twists and turns. He loves to play dumb to outsmart others. Trust me, just read the opening chapters that set the stage. The rest is all like that. It's satisfying, and the plot is mostly lighthearted and funny. Add it to your bookshelf and check it out, you won't regret it! 🤭 [Add to bookshelf]

24. 74 开 A Sacred Land's Daoist Heir from the Start, and You Want Me to Follow the Trash Talent Route? 开局圣地道子，你让我走废材流？ The Boss of East Street东大街一霸Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted (Cultivation prodigy, decisive and ruthless, lighthearted, System, play the pig to eat the tiger, master of bullying the weak, fishing expert, multiple women) After transmigrating to a xianxia world, Qi Yuan never awakened a golden finger, but everything still went smoothly for him. He established his foundation in one year and formed his core in three. His peerless talent caused a sensation at the Taixuan Sacred Land, and he became its Daoist Heir at a young age, enjoying lofty status and unpar 91.9kReads8.6Score10kShelves

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    [A Golden Core cultivator is forced to stomp on weaker opponents, System: I'm not taking the blame for this!] 🏖🏖🏖 Qi Yuan is an "atypical genius" in the cultivation world, born with a Heavenly Spiritual Root and an Innate Pure Yang Dao Body, yet the system mistakenly judges him as a "trash-to-riches template." He appears gentle and refined, but is actually cunning and ruthless, adept at crushing lower-level opponents with his superior cultivation, euphemistically calling it "helping the system achieve its KPIs." Faced with bizarre tasks issued by the system (such as helping a village girl find her lost chicken), he always manages to find creative solutions—using sword control to herd chickens, using pills to accelerate the growth of spiritual plants, and even transforming the Demon Sect patriarch's cave into a farmhouse inn. The cultivation world nicknames him "Fish-Frying Celestial," to which he chuckles, stroking his chin: "I call this rational resource utilization."

25. 75 失 After Losing My Memory, I Dream That My Husband Is So Gentle Every Night 失忆后，梦见夫君他夜夜都很温柔 Anna Doesn't Sleep安娜不睡觉Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted [One woman, two male leads, twin brothers competing for her] [Forced love] [Everyday life] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Dark, calculating immortal with a fatherly vibe + wicked, flirtatious demon lord x soft, delicate white lotus] Jiang Li has lost her memory and been taken in by a handsome man who looks like an immortal descended from heaven. He tells her he is her husband. She believes him. After all, apart from being poor, he treats her very well. It’s just that he’s far too forceful at night, 5.4kReads8.7Score605Shelves

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    [Bookmark this] It fits perfectly! The male lead is a seemingly innocent but actually cunning character! I don't understand why such a good book hasn't become a huge hit! 🌈🌈 The plot is novel, the writing is smooth, and the immersion is excellent. These three points alone put it ahead of most books. Read with confidence, you'll definitely be satisfied.

26. 76 寒 Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来 Tu Wan兔宛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di 67.9kReads9.4Score11kShelves

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    The female lead is the most observant, a character who pretends to be weak to outsmart others.

27. 77 啥 What? I Have a Split Personality? Why the Hell Didn't You Tell Me Sooner! 啥，我有双重人格我去你不早说！ An Mo'er安墨儿Urban184k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Lighthearted and Witty] [No System] [Corruption] [Villain] [Dual Personality] [Undercover] [High IQ] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Two Endings] [Ensemble Cast] [Multiple One-Sided Crushes] (Note: At first, the protagonist is a somewhat kind and aloof character. After his corruption, he becomes an elegant, fun-loving villain through and through.) Human? Bearer of Light? Or Darkseed? Yun Jin is a Bearer of Light, yet for some reason, he is also a "Darkseed." He becomes a member of the Lightbea 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the title. The protagonist initially appears to be a perpetually smiling, high-IQ academic genius, but in reality, he's a ruthless and decisive leader of an evil organization with many aliases. There's no romantic pairing; it's purely for enjoyment.

28. 78 穿 After Transmigrating into a Yandere Obsessive, My Persona Falls Apart 穿成病娇偏执狂后，我人设崩了 Mu Nanci慕楠辞Two Male Leads431k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Protagonist Pursues the Love Interest + Ancient-Era ABO + Equally Matched Leads + Sweet Romance] Good news: Xie Junze, the Demon Venerable hated by everyone in the cultivation world, is dead. Bad news: Xie Junze didn’t stay dead. He’s been transported into a melodramatic tragedy novel, and he’s brought a System with him. He’s a disposable imperial uncle who gives the male lead experience points from the start, the kind who doesn’t survive three chapters. In the original story, 1.2kReads8.7Score162Shelves

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    Shocking! 😲😲😲 The Demon Lord transmigrated into a melodramatic novel, where he was immediately showered with kindness. However, the Demon Lord has his own principles and must uphold his bottom line. 🤭🤭🤭

29. 79 嫁 After Marrying a Disabled Man, I Became the Chief Minister's Wife 嫁给残废后我成了首辅夫人 Tomato-Stewed Chestnuts番茄炖栗子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Ruoyan, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Chu’s household, is engaged to a man whose entire family has fallen in battle. Her fiancé survived, but was left disabled. Everyone assumes the engagement is doomed, but the Chu family’s daughter marries as planned, saying only two words: “I’ll marry him.” * No one knows that Chu Ruoyan had a nightmare. In the dream, she breaks off her engagement to Yan Zheng. Three years later, she meets the heir of the Marquis of Pingjing, only for rebels to l 21.7kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
30. 80 钓 A Bewitching Beauty Tames Demons, Only to Be Forced Into a Love Affair by a Yandere 钓系美人驯妖鬼，被病娇强制爱了 Sipping the Moon酌酌不月Ancient Romance746k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + one-on-one + obsessive love + madman + bickering couple + forced love] Scheming flower demon with a sweet face vs. a deranged, obsessive demon spirit Bai Ling transmigrates into a jade hairpin flower demon. After cultivating for a hundred years, she has only just entered the mortal world when she obtains a book of fate. The book tells her that she is the wicked, white-lotus third female lead in a male-oriented monster-hunting novel called The World Wit 3.5kReads9.0Score503Shelves

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    This is a good book; it's my first time following a serialized novel. "The Correct Way to Conquer a Yandere Villain: Transmigration" is the book that made me a huge fan of the seemingly innocent but actually cunning character.

31. 81 惊 Jing Yu Xun Jin 惊予浔槿 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later | Older man | Sweet romance | 1v1, both leads are each other's only partner | Slow burn] [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] In Beijing's elite circles, everyone said the eldest daughter of the Luo family was cold and indifferent. Luo Jin thought so too, and figured she was perfectly suited to being a pawn in a marriage alliance. So when the “smiling King of Hell” proposed to her in front of everyone at a banquet, she asked only six words: “When are we r 11.3kReads8.4Score1kShelves

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    I absolutely love the female lead! 😆

32. 82 乖 Sweet, Obedient Cannon Fodder? It's an Act. She's a Villainess in Private 乖软炮灰？装的，私下恶女来着 Watermelon Plays DJ西瓜打DJModern Romance152k WordsOngoing Transmigration into a book / unhinged characters / coercive love / gloomy obsession / everyone is wicked / chaste characters / mind games A madwoman trying hard not to go out of character x a weak, sickly, gloomy man putting on an act [A battle of acting skills] - Wu Nian transmigrated into a power fantasy novel where the second male lead rises to the top, becoming a cannon-fodder character who shared her name. In the original story, she was written out before the end of chapter two. After she t 224Reads—Score111Shelves
33. 83 绿 Green Tea System: Everyone’s Being Conquered 绿茶系统：全员攻略中 Tu Matou图码透Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted [Soul transmigration + green-tea System + no golden finger + love-triangle warning] [Siren-like beauty (sweet on the outside, pitch-black within, nuclear-level dangerous) × a cast of master deceivers (corruption levels maxed out)] "First, a heart-pounding game of winning them over; later, quick transmigration and making amends with each of them" #The school setting is fictional, and everyone is an adult (college-age) When a miserable little white flower is forced to bind herself to a green-tea 198Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rebirth + System + A seemingly innocent but actually cunning woman who's actually manipulating others – a chaotic scene of everyone going crazy! Xie Yu pretends to be weak and seduces all the big shots, only to crush them in the end – the reversal is incredibly satisfying!

34. 84 转 Reincarnated as the Sacrificial Princess After the Mary Sue Novel Ends 转生成玛丽苏文完结后的替死公主 Taro Sweet Potato Baby芋薯小宝Ancient Romance793k WordsOngoing [play the pig to eat the tiger + sweet on the outside, dark within + ensemble cast + happy ending] Mo Shu transmigrates into a book, landing in a Mary Sue cultivation novel. The good news: Her mother is the heroine of the first generation, and her older sister is the second-generation heroine. The bad news: Her mother and three powerful fathers sacrifice her for the greater good, using her as a vessel to eliminate an evil spirit and protect peace across the continent. As the price, she is sent a 2.4kReads9.2Score246Shelves

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    The female lead disguises herself as a man, and the male lead has always raised her as a boy. One day, he discovers that the boy he's raised is pregnant, making him question his own judgment. But what angers him even more is that the child's biological father is nowhere to be found; they've practically turned the place upside down. Later: He's angry at himself.

35. 85 钓 The Seductive Green Tea: Do Not Try This at Home 钓系绿茶：切勿模仿 A Passing Guest in the Flow of Time往事流年稍作客Modern Romance142k WordsOngoing [A true hunter often enters the scene as prey.] Lu Yan, the crown prince of the capital's elite circle, was cold, ruthless, and world-weary. His methods were merciless, and he never let anyone get close. Everyone said the two things he hated most were women's tears and women. Until a woman named Jiang You appeared. On a rainy night, she stumbled into his arms in a white dress, her voice trembling. “Mr. Lu, I have nowhere to go.” In a single night, the cold-blooded devil broke his rules and took 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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36. 86 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 58.8kReads9.2Score7.8kShelves

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    In her second life, Shen Tangning married the good-for-nothing playboy of the second wife. On their wedding night, tears streamed down Shen Tangning's face as she cried out, "I should have been the wife of the heir apparent. Marrying you has ruined my life!" Chi Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he was at a loss for what to do.

37. 87 重 Reborn into Sweet Love: The Young Lady Was Hiding Her True Power 重生甜宠，大小姐她是隐藏了大佬 Zi Qian子茜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Rebirth + sweet romance + mutual devotion + two powerful leads + sweet and fluffy + playing dumb to outwit the enemy) Betrayed and left with a failed mission, Xu Qinghuan was gravely wounded. As she lay dying, she saw a face so handsome it seemed to defy the heavens. But as her body grew cold, her eyes could no longer open. “She was a ruler in her own right. What a tragic way to die. What a pity. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure you’re laid to rest properly.” As he spoke, the man wiped the blood fro 18.8kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
38. 88 扮 Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger, Then Lure Your Archenemy Home 扮猪吃虎，将死对头拐回家 His Highness Xuan Yin玄音殿下Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Secret Identities, Two Powerful Leads, Cunning, Double Lives, Sweet and Docile Yet Vicious] Qian Si is an ace assassin, codenamed Death, and the uncrowned king of the underworld. In public, she is a delicate heiress who can barely take care of herself. In secret, she can stir up the world all on her own. Yan Li’s influence reaches across both the underworld and the legitimate world. He has secretly crossed paths with Qian Si for years, and through a twist of fate, he snatched something she had 12.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
39. 89 权 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠：狂傲王妃野又撩 Green Plums and Bamboo Wine青梅竹酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 16.4kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
40. 90 替 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 A Ladleful from the Weakwater River弱水一瓢Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 4.1kReads9.3Score786Shelves
41. 91 重 Reborn on a Night of Drunken Kisses! Seduce and Spoil My Archenemy into Marrying Me 重生醉吻夜！撩宠诱哄死对头结婚 Lai Qianqian莱芊芊Modern Romance751k WordsCompleted [A rebellious, sharp-tongued young master and a proud, adorable heiress; she chases, flirts with, coaxes, and spoils him; devoted to each other, sweet romance, and intense romantic tension] Lin Qingyou and Yin Hanyu had been childhood sweethearts, but a flirtatious second male lead turned them into sworn enemies who fought whenever they met. Yin Hanyu’s little mouth, practically smeared with poison, often drove Lin Qingyou into a rage. She wanted to spray him with a mouthful of salty soda and be 10.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
42. 92 被 After Playing Five Different Personas, the Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside One Finally Snaps 被迫演五种人设后白切黑终于颠了 Can't Live Without Fire Chicken Noodles不能没有火鸡面Two Male Leads138k WordsCompleted [Unhinged antics + brainless fun + face-slapping revenge + irresistible charmer + harem drama + ultimately one-on-one romance] Main story complete [Seemingly fragile, airheaded beauty; actually a dramatic, flirtatious, sweet-on-the-outside, calculating-on-the-inside uke] After Wen Yu was reborn, the System told him that he was the protagonist uke of a melodramatic wealthy-family novel. But a cannon-fodder male supporting character had used a quick transmigration System to alter the plot and stea 102Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    He has to play five different characters right from the start, and each one has a similar basic setup. I would have cried my eyes out if I hadn't watched it.

43. 93 小 The Junior Sister Is Still So Delicate Today 小师妹今天也很娇气 Yu Qing Gu Zong昱情故纵Fantastical Romance121k WordsCompleted Delicate, willful junior sister × Cunning, reserved, and emotionally intelligent senior brother The story of a handsome senior brother who refused to admit he cared in his past life, regretted it too late, and ended up giving his heart away after being reborn. Jiang Shibai, a junior sister from the immortal sect, is beautiful and refined, but notorious for being pampered and difficult. She hates getting tired while practicing swordsmanship, complains that medicine is bitter, and will cry for hal 154Reads—Score352Shelves

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    A sweet and bittersweet fantasy romance novel about rebirth, featuring a spoiled junior sister and a cunning senior brother. Regretful in their past lives, they are reborn and devotedly protect each other, creating a tug-of-war between them.

44. 94 折 The Moon-Folding Journey 折月行 Drunken Delight醉欢儿Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted Shen Yuexi, a descendant of the previous dynasty and an heir to the art of mechanical devices, sneaks into the Western Regions in search of her family’s keepsake, only to accidentally cross paths with Mo Jue, the Western Regions’ powerful governor, whose beauty is peerless and whose heart is ruthless. She intends to leave as soon as her business is done, but by a twist of fate, she “kidnaps” him back to Dongchen. From then on, one races ahead in pursuit of the mystery of her origins and the path 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead pretends to be weak at the beginning to outsmart the enemy.

45. 95 你 Hello, My Husband Is Kind of Dead 你好，我老公有点死了 Zhaozhao Is Not Zhaozhao朝朝不是找找Two Male Leads244k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] A ruthless, fake-innocent, yandere beauty bottom x the Alliance's top commander, a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted daddy-type top Two male leads, 1v1, both pure, both strong, yandere bottom, a touch of everyone-loves-him, mutual heartbreak A story about an upright commander who plays both dad and mom in instances, raising a seemingly obedient and fragile bottom who can actually kill with one punch and has a twisted moral compass Foxes and wolves are made for each other. * 1.9kReads9.1Score343Shelves

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    Little Peach is such a perfect match! This is Chaochao's newest work, it's super good~😳😳

46. 96 城 A Diary of Renting in an Urban Village 城中村租房日记 Fellow Daoist, Wait Up, I'm Broke道友留步我没钱Urban324k WordsCompleted Goofy comedy + Buddhist and Taoist teammates + episodic mysteries + an overarching mystery. Eat, sleep, and save the world on the side. Shen Wuyou moved from a shabby little apartment with 1,200 yuan rent to an even shabbier, tinier place that cost 600 yuan. He only cared about one thing: it was cheap. People online said the place was unlucky and anyone who moved in would have bad luck. He didn't care. Unemployment, a breakup, and illness? He didn't have a job, a partner, or a weak constitution, 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's been a long time since I've encountered a book that kept me engrossed until 1 or 2 AM. It's hilarious, and the plot doesn't drag. Excellent.

47. 97 薾 The Season of Er’er 薾薾时节 Lala from the Corner旮旯角的拉拉Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted CEO × College Student | Age Gap | Foster Care | Secret Crush | Older Man, Younger Wife He is twelve years older than her, the feared “Mr. Jie” of Yancheng’s business world: cold, sharp-tongued, and heartless. She is just a little ray of sunshine living under his roof. She doesn’t dare tell him that the moment they reunited during her high school entrance exams, a little tree began to sprout in her heart. A wily older fox raises a younger one, and the younger fox sets out to win his heart. He lay 3kReads8.8Score233Shelves

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    I recommend this book to everyone. The plot is exciting, the characters are vividly portrayed, and the content is fresh and original, unlike any other novel.

48. 98 我 My Daughter Is My Ancestress 我的女儿是祖宗 Luo Qinghou洛轻侯Eastern Fantasy43k WordsOngoing I'm Chen Chang'an, thirty-six years old, and the most beautiful person in the Five Realms. The woman hailed as the most beautiful in all the realms begged me to be her father. I thought she had something wrong with her head, but then gods and buddhas across the heavens all dropped to their knees and called me Ancestor. My daughter munches on immortal swords for snacks and pouts that she's hungry, so I have to bring her braised pork. She says, “Dad, if anyone bullies you, I'll make them kneel 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I, Chen Chang'an, thirty-six years old, am begging the most beautiful woman in the Five Realms to be my father. I thought she was out of her mind, but then all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens knelt down and called me their ancestor. My daughter, munching on a celestial sword as a snack, pouted and said she was hungry, so I had to bring her some braised pork. She said, "Dad, if anyone bullies you, I'll make them kneel and sing 'Conquer'." I thought this daughter was an unparalleled powerhouse, until the Heavenly Dao issued a kill order, and all the heavens and myriad realms trembled. My daughter turned to look at me: "Dad, how long are you going to hide?" I smiled and broke the seal. Those fighting and killing guys will all have to call me... Ancestor.

49. 99 姐 Why Didn't You Tell Me You Had a Boyfriend, Sis? 姐姐有男朋友怎么不告诉我 Xu Shanqing序山青Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted (Complete) Gentle, clear-eyed older sister × obsessive puppy with a love-addled brain [Sis-and-puppy romance + mutual salvation + obsessive, sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-inside love addict + secret crush comes true + stealing someone else's partner] In the second month of Su Yan's relationship, Jiang Yuan came to Beicheng. From the moment he appeared, the tension between her and Zhou Yi'an was like a taut string. Su Yan couldn't understand why gentle Yi'an was always so aggressive toward Jiang 816Reads—Score134Shelves

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    [I also highly recommend it][I also highly recommend it] The male lead is perfect! This contemporary romance novel is super, super, super good, the plot and atmosphere are amazing ε=ε=(>Д<)ノノ!! 🌈 Fast-paced, novel plot, immersive, a must-read.

50. 100 以 I Thought She Was a Pitiful Little Thing, but She Turned Around and Became a Big Shot’s Little Ancestor 以为是小可怜，转身成大佬小祖宗 Little Wanyu小挽鱼Modern Romance182k WordsOngoing [Vengeful femme fatale heroine VS outwardly harmless but secretly ruthless, all-powerful tycoon] [Six-year age gap, both leads have no prior relationships] Wan Sheng suffered through a lot as a child, and when she grew up, she decided to make everyone pay for it. A lovesick puppy, a playboy heir, and powerful figures in business and politics all became stepping stones on her path to revenge. Until one day, she picked a fight with someone she couldn't beat. She slept with the benefactor who had s 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is a seemingly innocent but actually cunning and ruthless scoundrel. He's gentle, considerate, and understanding towards the female lead, putting on an act, but in reality, he knows all her whereabouts and nipps any thoughts of escape in the bud. He's secretly and madly in love with her.

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