Why Are There So Many Romance Stories in Female-Oriented Fiction? Any High-Quality No-CP Novels? 女频怎么那么多谈恋爱的？有没有质量好的无CP小说

1. 101 星 Interstellar: The Ambitious Woman Is Delicate and Frail 星际之女野心家她身娇体弱 No Sugar for This Salty Fish咸鱼不加糖Modern Romance750k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Military Academy + Passion + Power Awakening and Advancement + Political Scheming] Her grandfather and cousin join forces to steal her powers, turning her from a dual-ability prodigy of the Imperial Capital Star into a useless healer. Her younger brother leaves her penniless, and while she's gravely injured, she's kidnapped and sold off to a frontier planet. After faking her death for seven years, Xie Jinxi finally sees the truth: If she has nothing left anyway, she might as well j 6.4kReads9.3Score738Shelves

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   As a seasoned bookworm with over 10 years of reading experience, I actually rarely read books without a romantic pairing. However, after just organizing my reading list, I realized that only a handful of books were truly readable and I wouldn't delete them from my bookshelf. All of them have a rating of four stars or higher. Don't be fooled by the small number of books; each one is a gem, at least top-tier on Tomato Books.

2. 102 游 Game Loading: Please Call Me Your Residency Doctor 游戏载入：请尊称我为规培生大人 After the Resident Ate Mushrooms规培生吃菌子后Sports342k WordsOngoing The ratings just came in, so please, dear readers, don't scroll past! [Strong female lead / No CP / Multiplayer survival game / Wilderness survival / No misogynistic terms (I'll revise any I missed if you point them out) / Male-to-female ratio 1:99] From “little girl” and “that nurse” to “Your Honor, Resident Doctor,” Zhou Huaijin's transformation took just one game. The department director said, “A resident doctor isn't qualified to talk to me.” A patient said, “Get your director.” A family m 2.3kReads8.5Score682Shelves

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   Highly recommended! Female protagonists are strong, female to male ratio is 99:1, the language is very pleasant, and it's an isekai (another world) survival story.

3. 103 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
4. 104 国 National Destiny Game: That's Right, I'm Cheating 国运游戏：没错，我开挂啦 E Tu讹菟Sports457k WordsOngoing [National Fortune]+ [Survival Game]+ [Livestreaming]+ [No Romance]+ [Golden Finger]+ [Strong Female Lead]+ [Infrastructure Building]+ [Lord]+ [Instances]+ [Historical Figures]+ [Late-Game Races at War] A turning point for survival, a new continent: is this the beginning of a new era for humanity, or its end? In October 2020, a game calling itself the Civilization and Wisdom Survival Game descended upon Earth. It selected 100 players from each country and sent them into the game world to bring re 2.1kReads8.4Score199Shelves

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   This one meets all the requirements! No romance! No mind-numbing moments! No troublesome celebrities! Each player has their own strengths! Grand background, ending in a war between all races. It's so rare to find this kind of story in a female-oriented novel! And it's so well-written! 2️⃣ In my opinion, this is a masterpiece of a no-romance female-oriented novel.

5. 105 快 Quick Transmigration: Buying Golden Fingers Like Crazy, Becoming a Scumbag Harvester 快穿：狂买金手指，做人渣收割机 Mo Sibei陌肆白Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, System, livestreaming, golden finger, feel-good fiction, strong female lead, no romance, plot and strategy focused] When people die, souls weighed down by deep resentment cannot be reclaimed. Chu Qiqi works in soul retrieval for the spirit realm. Her job is to travel back to the worlds where resentful spirits lived, purchase golden fingers, think outside the box, and help them live another life so they can let go of their grudges. A cheating husband kills his wife after ma 1.1kReads9.4Score211Shelves
6. 106 疯 Are You Crazy? Our Whole Family Transmigrated with a Supermarket 疯了吧！我们全家带着超市穿越了 Ke Luo可罗Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Would you believe it? Just because they complained about a novel, the whole family was transmigrated into a farming story, supplies and all! A useless father, a shrewish mother, and a selfish, nasty eldest daughter? They beat up the male lead’s father, scratched the female lead’s mother, and tore up the female lead’s new clothes? Everyone in the village knows the Ye family is so poor you can hear the wind whistling through their pockets. Even mice that wander into their house shake their heads 15.2kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
7. 107 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 63.9kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
8. 108 踹 After Kicking Over the Dragon Throne, the Entire Court Begged Her to Take the Crown 踹翻龙椅后，满朝文武跪求她登基 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted (The heroine focuses on her career, with no romantic pairing. She becomes somewhat cold-hearted and ruthless later on.) Born into the world as a princess, Yu Hui thinks that at last, an incredible fortune has fallen into her lap. She has a palace to live in, money to spend, and status to protect her, so she can enjoy a peaceful, happy life. But peace is out of the question. Calamities keep dropping out of the sky, and they’re heavy ones. Happiness? Not really. Someone is always ending up dead, s 8.6kReads8.8Score728Shelves

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   ① Palace intrigue and power struggles, no romance. The female lead is a time traveler who initially didn't want to be empress. She was constantly challenged, and with the help of a wealthy person, she built up her power base. ② No romance. The female lead is a palace maid serving the emperor. She has been with him since childhood and holds a high position. She can fight against time travelers and is a gourmet food replicator. [Laughing]

9. 109 克 The Husband-Killing Old Lady Lives in Luxury and Is Doted On 克夫老太太，她吃香喝辣有人宠 Little String of Coins钱串儿Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted farming + Hilarious imperial exams + Single elderly woman + Sensible child-rearing] She transmigrates: Grandma farms, grandson takes the imperial exams. In her previous life, Xiufen was a little old lady enjoying her retirement, taking a stroll whenever she felt like it. The original Xiufen was a poor woman who had remarried four times. Just after transmigrating, Xiufen is faced with the death of her fourth elderly husband. Everyone says it was caused by that wicked old woman, he 1.9kReads9.2Score185Shelves
10. 110 穿 Transmigrated as an Elderly Woman in Exile: I Take My Family on the Run with My Space 穿成流放老妇：带着空间拖家逃荒 Firelight炉火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Older woman + flight from famine + adorable kids + pocket dimension + farming + not historically accurate] After being single for thirty years, a woman suddenly transmigrates into the body of a thirty-five-year-old widow, just as her whole family is being exiled. This from the start isn’t the worst part. It gets worse when they run into refugees fleeing famine who try to rob them! Luckily, she has a hospital pocket dimension stocked with supplies, and even the trash in its waste room can come i 3.1kReads9.2Score421Shelves
11. 111 哑 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 Pearl Pu'er Tea珍珠普洱茶Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted Maids! Maids! No Romance Bai Zhi was sold into the palace by her family when she was five. At ten, she was assigned to serve the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved his life during the spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne and became Emperor Zhaoxuan, while Bai Zhi became the head auntie of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because Bai Zhi was quiet and had once saved Emperor Zhaoxuan's life, she became a famous mute m 8.3kReads8.9Score461Shelves

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    This book absolutely meets your requirements. The female lead doesn't have any clichéd love-hate relationships and has a clear understanding of herself. It's definitely worth reading.

12. 112 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 428.2kReads9.4Score40.7kShelves

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    Coincidentally, ever since I started reading Tomato Novels, I've been reading non-CP novels [shy]. Let me introduce them: 1. Cultivation: The protagonist is very cunning and sly (in a good way). 2. Highway Survival: But 2 is more of a lone wolf story, and 4 focuses more on teamwork and life. 3. Rebirth through games and sports: My beloved, my eternal god, my white moonlight. The protagonist is incredibly perceptive, resolute, super smart and hardworking, leaning towards a lone wolf but with a pet in the later stages. The female supporting characters are also very well portrayed; most are family elites or racial leaders with different stances, but none are love-obsessed and have a strong sense of career. 5. Quick Transmigration: A fast-paced, imaginative story with a great plot, very enjoyable to read, but the wording isn't very refined, and the swearing is quite casual. Try it and judge for yourself. 6. On the contrary: I don't recall a single swear word, and they even correct some words, such as changing "jealousy" to "disgusting," which is very feminist. However, the first few worlds are formulaic, just about killing scum. If you get tired of that, you can skip to the later ones, which focus on the female characters themselves. I highly recommend the world of "Rules and Strange Tales." 7. Entertainment Industry System: A genius protagonist becomes an agent. 8. System-driven business management. 9. Strange Tales of Rules: An all-female team; the dungeons are quite novel. Highly recommended.

13. 113 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.6kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves

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    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!!! The later books are also generally super good.

14. 114 大 Great Ming: I Transmigrated into the Founder's Portrait 大明：我穿越成了太祖画像 Lazy Fish Never Turns Over咸鱼丶不翻身Historical1.4M WordsCompleted (History + Ming Dynasty + System + transmigration) After showing off on a whim, Li Chen transmigrated to the end of the Ming Dynasty. He became a portrait of the Great Ancestor, Zhu Yuanzhang, and was bound to the fate of the Great Ming! It was the first year of the Chongzhen reign, and Zhu Youjian had only recently ascended the throne. To stay alive, and to make up for the regrets of the Ming Dynasty’s final years, Li Chen decided to do everything he could to extend the Great Ming for another t 8kReads9.2Score590Shelves
15. 115 女 Matriarchy: Become Empress Just to Survive? 女尊：为了苟下去而当皇帝？ Little Meeda King小咪哒王Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted [Female-dominated world + Strong female lead + No romance + Wish fulfillment + Wild imagination + Light political scheming] A brief introduction: This is a world where women come first. Congratulations, player. Your starting identity is the second prince of the Great Liang Kingdom, the most beloved of the emperor's four sons. Unfortunately, you’ve been innocently caught up in a conspiracy. After weighing her options, your empress mother chooses to abandon you and sends you to the enemy kingdom a 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has no romantic pairings, no ambiguous relationships, and no female-male romance. The female lead truly becomes the empress in the end—what could be more satisfying than being an empress? Moreover, all the important characters—her friends, teachers, subordinates, and enemies—are women! Male characters are so few in number and have negligible screen time, and there are no derogatory terms used against women; it's a completely female-centric narrative!

16. 116 末EN Surviving the Apocalypse: Stock Up on Food and Weapons 末世降临不要慌，先囤粮食后囤枪 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse rebirth + stockpiling supplies + space + no romance + infrastructure building + ruthless heroine] Jiang You never dreamed that she would evade the zombies’ claws only to be betrayed by the very family she had protected. Years later, she destroyed the research center where she’d been imprisoned. Everyone who betrayed her? Dead! The base that turned against her? Wiped out! Who waits until the next life to get revenge?! With her revenge complete, Jiang You ran out of her supernatu 59.5kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves
17. 117 拍 Whatever She Stars In Becomes a Hit! She Takes the Entertainment World by Storm with Her Acting 拍啥戏都火！她靠演技杀穿娱乐圈 Song Shi Slow宋时慢Modern Romance500k WordsOngoing [Actress + Original Scripts + Strong Female Lead + Everyone's Favorite + Beauty and Talent + Career-Driven Brains + Climbs to Top-Tier Star and Best Actress + A Devoted System Under Her Thumb] Remember the lofty ambitions you held when young, when you vowed to be the best under heaven. Never say women are lesser beings. Every night, the sword Longquan rings against the wall. Song Shiman knows that in this industry, you need to be famous enough to have the power to choose. She wants both populari 958Reads8.9Score103Shelves

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    This is a fairly detailed novel about acting in the entertainment industry. The author says there's a high probability of no romantic pairing, and the female lead is incredibly popular. From what I've read so far, the focus is almost entirely on her career! It's quite enjoyable to read, and the author has included many details I haven't seen in other entertainment industry novels! This female lead is quite career-driven, single-mindedly focused on becoming famous and filming as many movies as she wants! She's even willing to gamble with her company to get a role in a movie!! It feels both realistic and fantastical! Realistic because it's genuinely difficult to become famous in the entertainment industry, except for the female lead! Fantasy because the female lead has only had one project aired so far, but through various strokes of luck, she's already landed the lead roles in two guaranteed blockbuster films!

18. 118 权 The Power Hierarchy: The Young Lady Awakens at the Academy for Nobles 权力序列：大小姐在贵族学院觉醒 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [Not pure wish fulfillment] [Dramatic twists] [Alternate world] [Large ensemble cast] [No saints here] Jing Yuanxi was engaged to Han Shixu at the age of seventeen. Then he brought a commoner girl into their elite school. At their engagement banquet, he professed his love for her in front of everyone and demanded to end the engagement. During a kidnapping, he even abandoned his fiancée, who was supposed to be the one he rescued, and saved the commoner girl instead. “Yuanxi, the Jing family w 126.5kReads8.9Score22.5kShelves

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    The female lead is a wealthy and ambitious young lady; her arranged marriage is also for the sake of making her family more powerful.

19. 119 三 Legends of the Three Realms and the Dragon's Journey 三界传说与龙行 Xiao Yilian萧逸莲Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted Born a good-for-nothing, protected by a dragon prince, he bears Heaven’s will in an ordinary mortal body. United in purpose, they combine their strength to defend the light of the human world. Yan Runcheng had bundled himself up tightly and burrowed deep beneath a heap of quilts. All he wanted was to sleep until the end of time. But a resolute hand lifted the warm darkness that shielded his head from the light. “Sleepy master of the divine weapon,” Ao Shuo said, without a hint of reproach, as if 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All are without a partner.

20. 120 剑 When Sword Cultivation Failed Me, I Took Up Both Alchemy and Cultivation 剑修无望后，我丹法双修 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Cultivation + Reborn in the Womb + Alchemy + Coming of Age + Not a Sword Cultivator + No Romance Reborn in the womb as an ordinary village girl, I thought I’d live out my life according to plan. But who could have guessed that cultivating immortality was actually possible? From then on, I set foot in the world of cultivation. My spiritual roots and talent are pretty good, but there’s no shortage of people more gifted than me. I don’t have a top-tier cultivation background. I did meet an old ance 37.1kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    There's no romantic pairing, and the female lead is very principled. I'm really looking forward to her entering the next world (the immortal realm) and having a long story, but the author didn't write it very long. The earlier stories were really good.

21. 121 三 Legends of the Three Realms: The Hero’s Shadow and the Immortal’s Trail 三界传说侠影仙踪 Xiao Yilian萧逸莲Ancient Romance271k WordsOngoing The sealed witch breaks free, stirring the fortunes of the mortal world. The ancient foes, gods and demons, meet again in the human realm. As the Dao heart clashes with demonic nature at their limits, and gods and demons wreak havoc upon the world, who will prevail? Can the light of the righteous path drive away the darkness? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 重 Reborn and Cutting Ties: My Dogs and I Conquer the Mountains 重生断亲，我和狗子们闯山林 The Stranger Is as Beautiful as Jade陌上人如玉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s] [Northeastern Folk Customs] [Hunting in the Deep Mountains] [Hunting Dogs] [Reborn] [No Romance] Bai Dujuan has been reborn once more. In her first two lives, she died under mysterious circumstances because of so-called family ties. In her third life, she finally learned to let go. She cuts ties with her mother, follows her grandfather, who is over eighty, and heads into the deep mountains with her hunting dogs. Her grandfather is an old hunter of the mountains, armed with a rifle and a 16.4kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
23. 123 少 The Young Imperial Guard 少年金吾卫 Xiao Yilian萧逸莲Martial Arts715k WordsCompleted This is a martial arts novel set in an alternate history. A mysterious jade pendant leads to the founding of a brand-new princely residence. The protagonists are a group of sunny, cheerful young people. They have no blood feud over a father’s murder, nor any grudge over the destruction of their families. All they have is passionate conviction and the courage to root out traitors and drive away evil. After one drinking session, the heir sells himself to the crown prince. From then on, ruler and s 139Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 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 20.3kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
25. 125 醒 Awakening in 2550 醒于2550 Above Shouzhou City寿州城上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse116k WordsOngoing In 2050, Lin Ze chooses to go into hibernation because of stomach cancer. In 2550, his hibernation pod opens, but the world has changed beyond recognition. His cancer is still there, his money is gone, and he's met two strange people. Faced with unexpected troubles and a huge truth he has uncovered, what should he do? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A post-apocalyptic science fiction novel without a romantic pairing, not a leveling-up story or a system/cheat code, which might be different from most others.

26. 126 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 96kReads9.4Score14kShelves
27. 127 当 When a Young Taoist Nun Became a Big Shot's Great-Great-Aunt 当小道姑成了京圈大佬的世祖姑后 Twisting Open a Skull with One Hand单手拧开天灵盖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted No Romance + Metaphysics + Ancient Times to the Modern Era + Ghost and Demon Hunting + Lighthearted + Cute Pets + A Touch of Ensemble Cast (Who cares about the rating? Come on in!) At nineteen, Xuan Qing became the second living being in the mortal realm to escape the constraints of the Book of Life and Death. The laws of Heaven would not allow an anomaly like her to exist. But the laws of the Great Dao insisted on protecting her. One day, Xuan Qing transmigrated to Hua Country several hundred 13.1kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
28. 128 开 From the Start, I Get Everything for Free, Adopt Adorable Beasts, and Make the Apocalypse Cozy 开局零元购，收萌兽，温馨度末世 Ripples in the Deep Sea深海微澜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalypse + Rebirth + Adorable Beasts + Space + Decisive and Ruthless + Strong Female Lead with No Romance + Beast Speech] Surviving the apocalypse was no easy feat. Over ten years, Ning Ke suffered countless setbacks and injuries, only to be betrayed just as she was about to make it through. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the early days of the apocalypse, and her space and supplies from her previous life had come back with her. Using her memories of her past life, sh 8.3kReads9.3Score1kShelves
29. 129 绝 A Sliver of Hope in Desperate Straits 绝境方寸 Peaceful Blessing Anfo平安福AnfoSci-Fi & Apocalypse507k WordsOngoing Adult content! Not suitable for younger readers! [Not a power fantasy] [Dark and oppressive] [Realistic drama] [Serious literature] [A woman's growth] [Modern political scene] [No male lead] [Flight from famine] [Patriotism] [Political intrigue] [Career in government] [Anti-corruption] When natural disasters strike, the country urgently launches the "Westward Migration Plan," and the entire nation embarks on a long journey to flee their homes. Guided by a prophetic dream, the female lead stockpi 266Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a female-oriented novel with no romantic pairing, featuring a female protagonist who goes into politics. On a side note [facepalm], there are many romance novels in the female-oriented genre because many people enjoy reading about love stories; those purely focused on careers don't attract as many readers. While feminism is a strong voice, it's still a minority compared to readers who prefer wife-centric stories (including mothers and grandmothers in their fifties and sixties, housewives, stay-at-home moms, and women solely supported by their husbands). After all, there are too many women in this world who are obsessed with romance, and not so many who are interested in careers. It's too difficult for average writers to make money writing in this genre.

30. 130 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves

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    Both books are non-romantic. I've read the first one twice, and what I remember most clearly is the female lead's name—I can't even remember the senior brother's name. The second book's female lead is Ning Ruan.

31. 131 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.5kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves
32. 132 我 I Rule the Heavenly Dao in My Dreams 我在梦境执掌天道 Sister Feng Zheng凤筝姐Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Eighteen-year-old Xue Xixi's whole thing was lying flat, but she never imagined she was actually the Heavenly Dao, ruler of countless worlds! She lost her memories after descending to the mortal realm to undergo a trial, and for three years was plagued by bizarre nightmares. Every time she awoke, her head throbbed as if it would explode. Little did she know that the cool, imposing powerhouse who tore into scumbags and judged evildoers in her dreams was none other than herself. The little Heaven 430Reads—Score103Shelves

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    No CP, no CP, the heroine is the way of heaven traveling through all walks of life to process prayers and capture the system

33. 133 救 Help! My Five Cyber Sugar Daddies Are Going Crazy Again 救命！我的五个赛博金主又在发疯 Qingchuan Gazing at the Southern Branch青川望南枝Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Female lead, no romance + cyberpunk gig work + making a fortune from gossip + two male supporting characters as a couple + clashes between powerhouses] At 22, Jiang Li was so broke she couldn't pay rent. She woke up in the year 2050 as an “emotional experience tester.” Her KPI: act out all kinds of scenarios, romance, meltdowns, and thrills for five cyberpunk big shots. Her pay depended on the quality of her emotional performance. If her balance dropped below zero, she'd be erased on the spot. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After transmigrating, the female protagonist is bound to a deadly system. Tears and fear can be exchanged for credit points, and she has five wealthy patrons with all sorts of peculiar tastes. The powerful figures engage in a chaotic love triangle, while the female protagonist starts writing fanfiction to earn rewards. She rejects romance and relies on her cleverness to survive in the cruel cyber world.

34. 134 小 The Little Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Bun Makes His Dad's Head Split in Two with Anger 小小包子五岁半，气得老爹头两瓣 Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The manhua adaptation is now online. Enjoy! [Period setting + coming-of-age + a touch of ensemble cast. This little girl is just an ordinary child, with no superhuman strength or instant cheats. Her personality and background mean she will never let anyone push her around.] Li Tian, an overworked office drone, catches the latest trend and transmigrates into a book! The good news: she becomes a third-generation military family kid, with an impressive background! The bad news: she transmigrates in 321.3kReads8.6Score3.2kShelves

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    One is still a little dumpling, the other is reborn and uniquely beautiful.

35. 135 元 A Nascent Soul Cultivator's Modern Survival Guide 元婴修士现代求生记 Sister Feng Zheng凤筝姐Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted A Max-Level Bigshot Is Mistaken for Someone Who Can't Take Care of Himself After failing his tribulation, I transmigrated to the modern world and discovered I was the only Nascent Soul cultivator on Earth. I wanted to keep a low profile, but modern society officially diagnosed me with "severe delusional disorder." The neighborhood committee auntie came by every day to check on me: "Young man, you have to believe in science!" Then one day, a gigantic demon appeared. As the world's armies stood he 28Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 我 I’m Reborn, So Why Would I Go to the Countryside? 我都重生了，谁还下乡！ Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Period] + [Reborn] + [Strong Female Lead's Growth] + [Passionate Youth] Xiang Hong is reborn at the crossroads of her life in 1968. Go to the countryside or join the army? Join the army! In her previous life, she went to the countryside and suffered through all kinds of hardships... before dying miserably in a shack. In this life, her heartless family and worthless men are nothing but stepping-stones beneath her feet! When Xiang Hong is reborn, she also gets a small pocket dimension, a modest g 3.4kReads8.8Score310Shelves
37. 137 老 Granny Returns to the ’80s: Dumping Her Scumbag Husband and Making a Fortune Selling Pickles 老太重回八零：踹翻渣男咸菜发家 Calm Winds and Still Waves风瓶浪静Modern Romance710k WordsCompleted (No romance + divorce + street vending + making money + no golden finger) She’s reborn, and her younger daughter is about to be thrown into a living hell! Qin Sui’an was a timid old woman who had lived a miserable life. When she opens her eyes, she’s back in the 1980s, right at the scene where her younger daughter is being tricked into a marriage! This old woman has had enough! After exposing the scoundrel who arranged the fraudulent marriage and kicking her useless husband to the curb, Qin Sui’ 6.1kReads9.1Score968Shelves

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    I recently read a historical romance novel without a romantic pairing, and it was pretty good. (Because I've forgotten most of what I read before 🤣)

38. 138 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 26.8kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    The first book is a period drama about friendship without any negative portrayal of the original female lead, who has a significant advantage. The second is a transmigration novel with no romance, humor, and melodrama, but staying true to the original story. The third is a post-apocalyptic novel with a fresh and slice-of-life theme, also without romance.

39. 139 都 The Apocalypse Is Here, So Why Bother Competing? Stockpile Supplies! 都末日了还内卷啥呢？囤物资啊 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse563k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + space + reborn + frantically stockpiling supplies + no romance] (No male lead, so feel free to ship anyone you like.) Qin Sheng survived for three years in the Apocalypse, finally outlasting the boss and taking over as second-in-command. But before she could enjoy her new life, she woke up to find herself reborn two months before the Apocalypse! She had worked so hard to claw her way up to become the big boss! Before she could even throw her weight around, the heavens sent her back 40.7kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    In this post-apocalyptic world with no romantic pairing, the female lead never compromises herself, always seeks revenge, has two or three close friends, a funny bear, and a cute but ferocious peach.

40. 140 位 Quick Transmigration Across Planes: I Own a Little General Store 位面快穿，我有一间小杂货店 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing [No romance + no male lead + general store + ensemble cast + doing business in various novel worlds, including storylines where the heroine gets help] [Main characters: Su Ling + a calico cat] After waking up one day, Su Ling finds that her general store has bonded with a planar trade System, and she transmigrates into a book. First book world: a lucky heroine in a story set during the era of rationing. A general store suddenly appears on the hill behind Dawang Village. It has more goods tha 52.7kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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    This one! No romantic pairing! A story about a girl's love! The female characters are all great! There's no female rivalry. My favorite part is the story of the real and fake heiresses and the monster world. The focus isn't on the "real and fake heiresses" but on the "monster." Everyone's mental state is a bit crazy, which is reassuring. 😌

41. 141 全 Survival for All: The Top-Ranked Girl Never Watches Where She’s Going 全民求生，榜一她总是不看路 Sigh of Fufeng扶风叹Sports701k WordsOngoing Humanity on Blue Star was dragged into a survival game, and everyone collectively lost their minds. Who can relate? It’s just some lousy game, but it expects us to figure out skills on our own. It gives us a blueprint and expects us to gather materials and make things ourselves. If I could do that, would I be earning just 3,500 a month?! It was supposed to be a road survival game, but now it’s forcing us to learn stuff! Where’s the one-click learning button? Where’s the one-click crafting button 15.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, a road trip survival scenario, the female lead is very smart.

42. 142 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    Absolutely no romance, but it's really good!

43. 143 开 From the Start, I Transmigrated into a Deity Statue and Was Worshipped as a Goddess in a Year of Famine 开局穿成神像，我在荒年被奉神女 Frostlight of the Strange Moon异月霜华Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Mountain God] [Infrastructure Building] [Transmigrators Helping Each Other] From the start, she transmigrates into the statue of a god in a ruined temple on a barren mountain. No problem: she’s also bound to a Godhood System! When Yu Luo gives a roasted chicken to a mother and daughter who have long been bullied, they become incredibly strong and turn the tables on their tormentors. The black soil she gives them makes crops grow at astonishing speed. Cotton, sweet potatoes, and potatoes 4.1kReads8.9Score371Shelves

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    A novel where the female protagonist transmigrates into a deity statue at the beginning and becomes the behind-the-scenes god; no romantic partner.

44. 144 灵 Whales Sing in the Spirit Abyss: Cultivation at the End of the World 灵渊鲸鸣，末日修行 It's a Whale是鲸哇Sports378k WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Survival Game + Female Lead Cultivates as a Demon + Varied Instances + Lone Wolf with No Fixed Team + No Romance] The roar of a supervolcano beneath the sea tore apart the peaceful order of the old world. An unprecedented earthquake and the vast spiritual qi that surged back to life plunged human civilization into an unknown era. Amid the chaos, a “Trial Pearl” that flew up from deep within the Earth's crust accidentally entered the body of a pregnant orca. Her unborn chi 219Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Not much to say. No romance, well-written, strong female leads – those are my favorites. As for romance novels? Not to criticize, but it's just that wonderful men who are practically nonexistent or rare in reality are rampant in female-oriented fiction 🤪. Looking at the top female-oriented lists, 7 or 8 out of 10 are romance novels. The opposite is true for male-oriented fiction. Is female-oriented fiction just a flood of self-indulgent fantasies about men? Let's focus more on careers, dreams, humanity, and all sorts of other complex topics. Stop fantasizing about men. I'm tired of it!

45. 145 赌 They Bet My Rough Jade Was Worthless: I Unearthed Top-Grade Jadeite, and My Jerk Ex Regretted Everything 赌我原石不值钱：开出极品翡翠，渣男追悔莫及 Urban Mysteries and Fun都市神秘乐趣10k WordsCompleted He Bet My Rough Jade Was Worthless: It Turned Out to Be Top-Grade Jadeite, and My Scumbag Ex Regretted Everything 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just finished reading these books, they were pretty good! 🍷 If you like the no-romance, female-centric, face-slapping genre, you should check them out! 👀

46. 146 破 After Hatching, I Became a Short-Armed Tyrannosaurus! 破壳后，成为短手霸王龙！ Glittering Princess闪光皇女Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Adorable Baby + Adorable Pets + No Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + Beast World + Kindergarten + Heartwarming and Healing + Friendship + Six-Year-Old Girl + Fairy Tales] Sunflower Kindergarten has a notorious little troublemaker. She’s the youngest, yet she’s always getting into fights, calling parents in, and making her classmates’ moms and dads switch places. The scariest part is that the teachers and parents never punish her. They even praise her for being a good girl. The gods love her most, 792Reads9.4Score128Shelves
47. 147 绑 After Binding to a Black Tech System, I Beat the Male Lead to a Pulp 绑定黑科技系统后我打爆了男主 Snowfall In Winter岁冬下雪了Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic genius + Cutting-edge technology + Real and fake heiresses + Wish fulfillment] After being reborn, Jiang Huaining discovers that she is the vicious supporting female character in a story about a real and fake heiress. According to the plot, the fake heiress is supposed to envy the real one, scheme against her family, and seize the company, only to be left with her family in ruins by the male lead. “What vicious supporting character? Being a tycoon is more my style.” So... She t 28.1kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    The ultimate ceiling of love for daughters is a blessing

48. 148 大 After the Poor Suckers Heard My Thoughts, They All Awakened 大冤种们听我心声后，全员觉醒了 Little Klee一只小可莉Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [No romance + Transmigrate into a book + Inner thoughts + System + Absurd comedy + Bystander gossip] [All the protagonists are from the same world] Good news: Lin Huixing transmigrated, and even came with a System. Bad news: Lin Huixing transmigrated into the hourly maid in all sorts of protagonists' homes. Every story has these marginal characters. They may seem insignificant, but they always stand right beside the protagonists, on the front lines of the gossip. The domineering CEO argues with 42.6kReads9.4Score6.5kShelves

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    No romance in the first book; the second book has some ambiguity; the first is a comedy where the female lead listens to her inner thoughts and transmigrates into the body of a royal mother who curses and swears, which the original male and female leads can hear; the second book features a female lead who enters the imperial court and is somewhat popular, with some ambiguity; the third is a quick transmigration novel where the female lead is incredibly powerful, and each small world is very original.

49. 149 巫 The Witch's Cultivation Journey 巫女修仙传 Zhao Zhao A Mu Mu昭昭阿木木Fantastical Romance483k WordsCompleted Sword Cultivator! As the meridians inside her were pulled out inch by inch, she made no sound. She simply counted silently to herself: three left... When she counted down to zero, Qin Tianba found herself still sitting cross-legged where she had been. She lowered her head and glanced at her shattered dantian. It was completely empty. So her spiritual root was gone! Next came her bones, picked out one by one until her flesh, left without anything to support it, collapsed in a heap. Qin Tianba tho 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on, the post-production is absolutely stunning!

50. 150 谈 Explosives Under the Negotiation Table: The Young Lady Storms the Imperial Court 谈判桌下埋火药，大小姐入朝杀疯 Yu Fu余弗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The heroine’s creed: Power and money are what let a woman live freely and boldly!] [Strong heroine + satisfying story + vying for the finest men in the realm] Jiang Yu thought she’d be content with a modestly comfortable life. But when she turned eighteen, one ridiculous twist after another came her way. First, the husband she had supported with her own money for years passed the imperial exams at the top of his class, then demanded a divorce so he could marry a noblewoman. Then the Duke’s mans 37kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves

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