Female-Focused Transmigration, Hong Kong City Setting, Period Pieces 女频穿越，港城.香江背景，年代

1. 51 被 Kidnapped to Hong Kong, the Taoist Maiden Goes on a Killing Spree 被拐香江后，小道姑她杀疯了 Boss Egg蛋老板Modern Romance693k WordsCompleted [1980s + Hong Kong + metaphysics + supernatural + cultivation + romance + strongest female lead] Song Ruoyi, young mistress of the Wentian Palace, transmigrates into the body of a young Taoist nun at Qingyun Temple in the 1980s. Kidnapped and taken to Hong Kong from the start? What to do? Got a toddler of a junior fellow disciple to look after? What to do? Not a penny to her name? Oh well, she’ll make do! With a fortune-telling table, she solves Hong Kong’s cold cases! With a handful of yellow t 3.7kReads8.1Score49514d adds

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   These are all period novels set in Hong Kong, and they are all quite good. You can see the synopsis for details.

2. 52 九 The 1990s: A Beautiful Big Sister-in-Law Protects Hong Kong with Feng Shui 九零：漂亮大嫂靠玄学守护香江 Cheng Jingzhi程璟知Modern Romance427k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, but it'll gradually rise.) [Modern-day fantasy] Su Qingyun, a formally appointed exorcist from the Underworld, is reborn in Hong Kong and wakes up in the body of the daughter-in-law of the wealthiest man in 1990s Hong Kong. From the start, she and her new husband, Fu Yansheng, the tycoon's eldest son, are held hostage by pirates aboard a ship. Using her knowledge of the occult, Su Qingyun wins over one of the pirates, takes down the pirate leader, and impersonates him. 247Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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   Nine books on my bookshelf that I've already read and personally found quite good. [Bump][Bump]

3. 53 被 After Being Abandoned by a Man, I Took My Daughter to Hong Kong Island 被男人抛下后，带着女儿闯香江 Longing for a Girl盼妞Modern Romance230k WordsCompleted (Alternate History + Period Setting + Pocket Space + Stockpiling) Wu Xiangyun transmigrated into a book, becoming a concubine abandoned by a gang boss. In the novel, the heroine, An Qingzhu, was the eldest wife's daughter and the family's lucky star. She fled with her parents to Hong Kong to escape disaster, and because her family brought along gold, silver, and jewels, they went on to live in great wealth. After Wu Xiangyun, from the twenty-first century, transmigrated, the original owner was r 1.8kReads5.8Score10214d adds

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   1. *Transmigrated as a Gangster's Wife and Became Rich*, 🔥Reborn as the second wife, she runs away to Hong Kong with her daughter! 💰Stealing the master's trunk and defying fate, she returns to Beijing in the 80s to open a chain store, a savior of laid-off workers × a deeply affectionate tycoon who dotes on her for life! 💍A double harvest of career and love + growing old together in her nineties~ #Rebirth in the Era #HongKong Business War #Pampering Novel 2. *Raising a Child in Hong Kong with 34 Tons of Gold*, 💥A tycoon's daughter transmigrates to the 70s! Starting with a villa in Repulse Bay + luxury cars + an arms mall, her 34 tons of gold deposit certificate is dazzling! 🇺🇸She moves to the United States to buy oil fields and weapons, redeeming a prickly young man in a sibling romance~ System cheat × Beautiful, strong, tragic, and loyal dog #Transmigration Novel #Sibling Romance #Money Power 3. *Getting Rich in Hong Kong: A Space Counterattack*, 🌊Reborn with a terminal illness, living under someone else's roof? Her mother's Hong Kong remittance is swallowed! 🚢With a personal space at her fingertips, she decisively smuggled herself out, transforming from a gold-devouring aunt to a jewelry queen! 💎No rural visits × Zero tolerance for scumbags #HongKongStyleEntrepreneurship #PersonalSpaceCutoff #StrongFemaleLeaderRise

4. 54 开 A Golden Finger from the Start: Ms. Ming Heads to Hong Kong with Her Suitcase 开局金手指，明女士提包去港城 Longing for a Girl盼妞Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted (Alternate setting + fiction + pocket dimension + System + ensemble cast) In the bitter winter of 2036, twenty-six-year-old Ming Lan stood outside her empty home, clutching her torn marriage certificate. The husband who had once sworn eternal devotion and the best friend she had trusted with her heart had taken all her savings. They had even put the marital home her parents left her up for sale. “We’re in love. Please let us be together,” her friend’s coquettish voice still rang in her ears. Her 148Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 55 香 Hong Kong: A Bowl of Wonton Noodles Sets My Life in Motion 香江：用一碗云吞面开启人生 Demon King Z魔人王ZModern Romance643k WordsCompleted 1990, Sham Shui Po. The Chen Family Dessert Shop. Sixteen-year-old Chen Nianqiao is reborn. In her previous life, she was alone. Only after her parents and siblings had all passed away did she find the yellowed Imperial Chef’s Notes tucked between the bricks of the old shop’s wall. The last page held just one line: “For wonton noodles, the broth is the soul, the noodles are the bones, and the wontons are the heart.” Drawing on the memory of that bowl of noodles, she went from a street stall to M 1.5kReads8.1Score24314d adds
6. 56 六 The 1960s: The Legendary Life of the Ninth Young Lady 六零：九小姐的传奇人生 Listen to the Wind and Glazed Moon且听风琉璃Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing The gentle, “kindhearted” Ninth Young Lady VS the refined English gentleman Shen Yuntang returns to the 1960s with her memories intact, determined to change the tragedy that befell the Shen family in her previous life. It is just after her mother’s death, and she and A Ying have not yet boarded that doomed cruise ship. There is still time to change everything! In her previous life, Shen Yuntang’s life was like fireworks, dazzling and brilliant, yet all too brief. Her husband died at thirty, and 8.6kReads7.9Score49314d adds
7. 57 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.1kReads8.9Score74014d adds

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   Not a period drama, but a highly realistic portrayal of life in Hong Kong's entertainment circle, featuring genuine power struggles within wealthy families.

8. 58 港 Hong Kong Crossover: I Make Movies to Support the Crows 港综：我靠拍电影养乌鸦 Huang Yujin黄玉锦Female-Channel Fanfiction632k WordsOngoing [Hong Kong Crime Drama + Literary Plagiarism + Filmmaker + 1v1, Mutual Firsts] Hung Hing, East Star, Wo Hop To: Hong Kong Island’s streets are crawling with gangsters, and slashings happen every day. In this situation, how do you pay off loan-shark debt? First, He Yongwei uses the memories in her head to write and film the classic works from her previous life! Next, she latches onto a powerful ally named Crow. A hundred years later, when people look back on Yongtian Film Company, aside from reme 60kReads9.3Score9.7k14d adds

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   This one perfectly meets your requirements.

9. 59 被 Sold to Harbor City: The Little Girl Takes on the Mob Boss 被卖港城：小萝莉逆袭黑老大 Mo Xun墨鲟Modern Romance431k WordsOngoing [1960s Hong Kong + Apocalypse Rebirth + Spatial Powers + Strong Female Lead + Multiple Male Leads Dote on Her + Face-Slapping and Scumbag-Bashing + Revenge and Business Warfare] Shu Yao, a top psychic powerhouse from the apocalypse, suddenly transmigrates into 1960s Hong Kong, becoming a sixteen-year-old girl sold off by her gambling-addict father. Beneath her sweet, delicate exterior lies a ruthless soul that acts decisively. From the start, trapped on a remote island by human traffickers, she 107Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Starting a business in the port city

10. 60 八 The 1980s: My Dad Lives Off His Wife, and I Return Home as a Tycoon 八零：我爸靠吃软饭我回国成神豪 Dragon Palace Gate龙宫殿门Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Tang Zhixia transmigrates to 1983, where she's just about to be fed to the fish. [Aww~ Bind yourself to me and I'll save you, but you have to take me home!] A Chinese dragon egg crashes into the space between her brows. Only after escaping certain death does Tang Zhixia discover that her “golden finger,” which saved her, can only hatch with the help of China's national fortune! And her legendary father, who made his fortune after four wealthy wives died, has just left her billions in assets and 36.2kReads8.3Score5.8k14d adds

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    This is pretty good, well written.

11. 61 左 A Contrarian Chatterbox Lives in My Left Ear and Wants to Ruin Me 左耳住了反话唠，想将我往死里坑 Lucky Little Ladle福气小汤勺Modern Romance132k WordsOngoing [Handmade crafting + Reverse-talk System + Fake and real heiresses + Working hard to build a career] For most people, their ears contain nothing but earwax, earwax, and more earwax. Liu Youyou’s ears contain something else as well: a voice. The first time she followed its directions, she walked a few extra steps, and a disposable diaper landed on her head. After causing trouble, it still tried to fool her into confronting the family with a disposable diaper and a hyper-aggressive son. Fortunatel 3Reads—Score12714d adds

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    Explosion! A system that speaks sarcasm has appeared in her left ear. It wants to ruin her, but she cleverly uses sarcasm to win the lottery, buy stocks, and make a fortune. [Smirk]

12. 62 妹 Little Sis and Big Bro Take Hong Kong by Storm, Spoiled by Eight Uncles 妹宝带哥闯香江，被八个舅舅团宠 My Little Chubby Girl侬家有个月半妞Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Nineties + Metaphysics + Five-Year-Old Little Money Lover + Fortune-Telling and Ghost-Busting + Search for Family in Hong Kong + Everyone's Favorite + Playing the Fool While Holding All the Cards + Scheming + Everyday Life + Highly Satisfying] Mu Junyao, the founder of the metaphysical world who was trapped in a desolate wasteland for over five hundred years, has finally returned to life in someone else's body! She's been reborn in the body of a five-year-old girl! Her original body's fooli 553Reads6.4Score11014d adds

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    A metaphysical master transmigrates into the body of a pitiful five-year-old, searches for his relatives in Hong Kong, and is doted on by eight uncles. Recommended reading.

13. 63 六 The Sixties’ Hong Kong Heiress 六零香江女富豪 Forever a Blossoming Beauty永远的人间富贵花Modern Romance413k WordsOngoing Also known as The Wealthy Hong Kong Businesswoman of the 1960s No CP, no domestic squabbles, just a pure career-focused story. The author is terrible at naming things 😭 Please don't give up on the book just because of the title, thank you. Han Shuying is reborn in the 1960s, only to discover that she is living inside two novels. In one, she is a vicious cannon-fodder character who dies horribly in the mountains. In the other, she is the protagonist, armed with a child-raising cashback System, wh 807Reads8.1Score10314d adds

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    Hong Kong rich woman, no romantic partner

14. 64 港 A Little One from Harbor City Turns Their Gangster Parents' Lives Around! 港城幼崽，带古惑仔爹妈逆袭了！ San Lang Just Wants to Sleep三浪只想睡觉Modern Romance250k WordsOngoing [Reborn + 1980s + Hong Kong style + entertainment industry + triad life + raising a family] She opens her eyes and finds herself a tiny girl in Hong Kong, with parents who are both triad members? Her dad, Sang Dong, is hounded by debt collectors every day. He’s useless in a fight but the undisputed champion of bragging. Her mom, Ah Feng from Temple Street, has a sharp tongue and a hard fist, and has never lost an argument. Little Le Yi declares: I’ll turn my parents into stars, starting while th 53Reads—Score18814d adds
15. 65 快 Quick Transmigration: Turns Out I’m the Darling of the Cultivation World 快穿：原来我是修仙界的崽 Tu Tu You图图呦Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [No Fixed Pairing] [Has a Pocket Dimension] [Multiple Male Leads] After transmigrating to the 1960s, Hu Xue, a foodie, works hard and diligently to build her career and make money. Just as she starts thriving, she transmigrates again, and has to start all over... World 1: The 1960s (Complete) World 2: A Woman's Realm: Seizing the Throne (Complete) World 3: Women Rule the Stars (Complete) World 4: The Orphaned Girl from the Taoist Temple (Complete) World 5: The Beast World 3.5kReads7.0Score25714d adds

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    The first world is about the female protagonist running away from the mainland to Hong Kong and starting from scratch...

16. 66 七 Everyday Life in the 1970s: Starting by Sending My Scumbag Dad to the Farm 七零日常：从送渣爹去农场开始 Dongfang Miaomiao东方渺渺Modern Romance168k WordsOngoing Era + old silver dollars + space + Hong Kong entertainment Lin Wei, a modern-day true heiress turned dark, opens her eyes to find herself in the 1970s, inhabiting the body of a namesake who has always been pitifully powerless. Her biological father, stepmother, and younger step-siblings want to kill her, then flee to Hong Kong with the family money... Lin Wei sneers. "Ha, steal the money and run? That's my specialty!" P.S. 1. This story is entirely fictional and set in an alternate world. 2. A 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This female lead is highly intelligent, possesses exceptional fighting skills, and is ruthless. (Hong Kong)

17. 67 港 Pearl of Hong Kong: The Xu Family's Miss Is Everyone's Dream Girl 港岛明珠：许家小姐是万人迷 Zero-Sugar Cola Is Still Cola零糖可乐也是可乐Modern Romance185k WordsOngoing Rebirth in a bygone era | A prodigy who skips grades | A wish-fulfillment novel about investing with foresight | Changing countries and settings | Multiple couples Xu Mingzhu wakes up as a sixteen-year-old heiress to a Hong Kong business family in 1986. No need to fight a vicious impostor for her place in the family: she's the most cherished young lady herself. She loves money, beauty, and the good life, and of course she loves men, too. From Hong Kong to Tokyo, from Tokyo to America. While ever 900Reads—Score10214d adds
18. 68 和 After Breaking Off My Engagement to Hong Kong’s Richest Man, I Became His Eldest Sister-in-Law 和香江首富退婚后，我成了他长嫂 Gu Ci故辞Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted A feel-good elite romance, 1v1, both leads are pure, strong leads. Everyone knows being the original wife in a wealthy family is a high-risk job. The moment a man makes it big, he dumps the wife who stood by him through thick and thin! Gu Mingzhen returned from the apocalypse only to transmigrate into the original wife of an 1980s Hong Kong tycoon, the sort of character who wouldn’t survive past three episodes. Looking at the delicate, pitiful heroine standing beside her fiancé, Gu Mingzhen wave 4.4kReads9.0Score49314d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to Hong Kong and becomes its top socialite. She has a distinct personality and possesses a special ability to see the destiny of others. There is also a male protagonist, making it a story of two strong characters.

19. 69 八 1980s Hong Kong: I Traded Marriages with a Madman, and He Coaxes Me Every Night 八零香江：换嫁疯批，他夜夜哄 Can Bears Even Bear It熊能不能熊Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing [1980s Hong Kong, both reborn and switched marriages, marriage first and love later, devoted to each other, one-on-one romance] In her previous life, Shi Manyun was the unwanted daughter married off on a whim. She struggled for most of her life before finally managing to turn things around. In this life, her adoptive younger sister got there first, stealing her place and even hoping to retrace the same path she had taken. Shi Manyun watched Shi Jiahui smugly marry into the He family instead, t 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The villain's adopted daughter, well-versed in future events, desperately tries to snatch up a promising prospect, pushing a doomed marriage onto the female lead. The female lead sees through the conspiracy and accepts it without hesitation, marrying a mad and ruthless tycoon. While the tycoon is ruthless and merciless towards others, he is endlessly indulgent towards her, creating a highly agonizing power struggle.

20. 70 八 The 1980s in Hong Kong: Pregnant with the Gangster's Baby 八零香江：怀了那个古惑仔的崽 Qingcheng Xiaoxiaosheng青城笑笑生Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted Su Man transmigrates into 1982 Hong Kong, becoming a destitute woman burdened with debt in Kowloon Walled City, and unexpectedly finds herself pregnant. To secure residency and survive, she takes her pregnancy test results and corners Jiang Yichen, the small-time hoodlum rumored to be “handsome but good for nothing.” “Marry me. The baby can take your surname, I’ll pay the rent, and once I’ve made enough money, we’ll divorce.” With a cigarette between his lips, Jiang Yichen looks at the curvy wom 2.1kReads—Score19514d adds

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    This is it.

21. 71 重 Reborn in 1985: I'm Focused on Making Money, but Young Master Lu Is Chasing Me 重生八五：一心搞钱，陆少追疯了 Easygoing Fish悠忧鱼Modern Romance418k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Period Setting + No Golden Finger + Comeback + Business Battles + Mystery of Her Origins + Power Couple] In her previous life, Su Hanxue gave everything for her family, only to be forced into a marriage that served their interests. She suffered abuse after the wedding, until her husband pushed her into the freezing river and drowned her. He then used the payout from her accident insurance to live it up with his mistress. In this life, she fights with all her strength to refuse the mar 72Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is focused on making money and getting rid of everything from her past life. She and the male lead find redemption in each other; the romance develops slowly.

22. 72 野 Wildfire Sweeps the Harbor 野火燎港 Jing Nuo景诺Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Daddy-type powerhouse + forbidden romance + older man + mutual firsts + powerful man bows his head] As the illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Wu married into the top-tier Pei family of Hong Kong City. On the very first day, she was already branded with shame. Her husband, Pei Muye, the Pei family's unruly second son, had a sordid past before marriage and partied night after night afterward. On her birthday, he even brought his illegitimate child before her, letting the second bran 32.4kReads8.4Score2.4k14d adds

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    Don't let the age difference bother you! Pei Jingchen's gentleness completely makes the age gap a sweet spot!

23. 73 重 Reborn in the 1980s, I Take My Mom With Me to Get a Divorce 重生八零，我带着妈妈一起离婚 A Little Tree Sprout一点小树芽Modern Romance104k WordsOngoing Period setting + face-slapping + multiple male leads + building wealth + size difference Zhou Xiaoya transmigrates to 1985. In three days, she’s supposed to marry her aunt’s dim-witted son. She chooses to call off the engagement, but his father won’t let her. He beats her, and he beats her mother, too. Then we’re done with this family. Mom, I’ll take care of you! 363Reads—Score10914d adds

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    It's quite good, highly recommended. The book is generally well-written and detailed. It's a bit short, but the author updates frequently. I'll add it to my bookshelf first and then read it. Good!

24. 74 九 Hong Kong, 1990: The Disowned Heiress Is a Police Force Powerhouse 九零港岛，豪门弃妇是警界大佬 Lamb Soup, Hotpot Fish, and Tofu羊汤涮鱼豆腐Modern Romance327k WordsOngoing [Hong Kong Circle + Period Novel + Criminal Investigation + Power Fantasy + Wealthy Families + The Ex's Road to Redemption] Metaphysical crime investigation, set on a fictional Hong Kong Island. Synopsis: Policewoman He Zhihua transmigrates to Hong Kong Island in 1995. The original owner of her body married into an elite family and appeared in the papers every few days because of some scandal. Her husband disliked her, her in-laws couldn't stand her, and her sister-in-law made life difficult fo 2.2kReads—Score25714d adds

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    A Hong Kong detective novel from the 1990s: A discarded heiress from a wealthy family makes a stunning comeback and slaps people in the face.

25. 75 伪 Pretending to Be a Mystic! The Fake Heiress Gets Rich Through Her Interface 伪装神棍！八零假千金靠面板暴富 Suimu随牧Modern Romance163k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into an 80s Book] [Pretending to Be a Fortune-Teller] [Fake and Real Heiresses] [Face-Slapping and Villain Crushing] [Love Grows Over Time] Jiang Suiqing transmigrates into 1980s Hong Kong, becoming the vicious fake heiress who is about to be kicked out of her home. Her golden finger malfunctions, hurriedly disconnecting after dropping the line, "You're a villain." All she has left is an information-packed status panel. Jiang Suiqing gathers her thoughts. "So I'm a villainous fake 23.4kReads—Score4.1k14d adds

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    The system runs away at the start, and the female protagonist uses the strategy panel as an information panel to pretend to be a charlatan. It's hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

26. 76 娇 The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Is Spoiled Rotten in a Period Novel 娇软美人在年代文里被宠翻了 Ran Ning1冉宁1Modern Romance94k WordsOngoing [Radiant, clearheaded heiress from a distinguished family × cold, fierce, unruly military commander] [Devoted couple, 1v1, happy ending; could also be a Republican-era romance] Lu Qingyan, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Lu family in the capital, is strikingly beautiful, clearheaded, and decisive. She is the brightest star in Beijing’s elite circles, a precious jewel doted on by everyone. All hope she will find a suitable match, but a sudden turn of events forces her family to move to a mi 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This novel is truly excellent, highly recommended!

27. 77 淬 Tempered in Fire: The Heiress Who Followed the Army in the 1980s 淬火骄阳：八零随军千金 Joyful Yin Kan欢欣鼓舞的尹勘Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted #Period Novel #Transmigrate into a Book #Military Marriage #Marriage First, Love Later #Two Strong Leads #Career-Focused #Building Wealth #Face-Slapping Wish Fulfillment Shen Jiaoyang transmigrates into a period novel as a rich young woman destined to become a scapegoat when her family is raided. According to the original plot, she will be pushed forward to take the blame and die a miserable death in a cowshed. Shen Jiaoyang closes the script and knocks on the door of the military housing compou 15Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Who likes to watch this?

28. 78 港 Hong Kong Entertainment: The Years of Love and War with the Shameless Tabloids 港娱：与缺德港媒相爱相杀那些年 Tan Yixue檀忆雪Modern Romance417k WordsOngoing Set in a partially fictionalized Hong Kong. Hong Kong entertainment industry + showbiz + irresistible heroine + Mary Sue + female protagonist who dominates everyone. Everyone loves the heroine. If they say they don't, it just means they can't bring themselves to admit it! There is a male lead, but he's not important. Male-lead fans, stay away. One-on-one romance, both leads are devoted only to each other. In 1982, eighteen-year-old Lin Jingshu arrived at the Hong Kong pier with a suitcase in ha 766Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    Female-oriented Hong Kong entertainment articles

29. 79 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Its unconventional design elevates the charm of fishing to the level of a "rule-maker."

30. 80 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 318Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 81 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 44.4kReads9.5Score5k14d adds
32. 82 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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    Catching ghosts and fighting zombies, making a fortune among capitalists.

33. 83 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 611Reads7.0Score—14d adds
34. 84 六 The Violent Woman of the Sixties Takes on Everyone 六零暴力女干翻全场 Ying Jinchuan, Who Loves He Tang Red Cranes喜欢鹤塘红的应金川Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Keywords: Strong Female Lead, Feel-Good Revenge, Rise to Success in the 1960s After a starship explosion sent her from a monster-infested interstellar world, Jiang Sidong opened her eyes in the body of a young girl in 1959. Her original self had been literally tormented to death by her paternal aunt’s family, and the three years of famine had only just begun. She looked at the cracked earth, and at people driven to sell their sons and daughters for a piece of tree bark... As she cultivated her p 8.6kReads8.4Score85214d adds

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    A fantasy novel set in the modern era, where a young ghost-hunting master goes to the city to live a good life.

35. 85 八 Eighties Elopement: The Blacklisted Sisters Went on a Rampage 八零逃婚：黑户姐妹花杀疯了 An Ran荌嘫Modern Romance252k WordsOngoing [Period setting, punishing scumbags, women's growth, two heroines] Li Zhaodi was born into a family that favored boys over girls and was sold to a butcher in his fifties. Zhaodi refused to accept her fate and risked her life to escape that hellhole. But just as she escaped the wolf's den, she fell into the tiger's jaws. While being trafficked, she met Zhao Xiaocao, who shared her plight, and the two relied on each other to survive. They refused to be doddering vines at the mercy of others. In th 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A historical fiction set in Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen, featuring a female entrepreneur who is not a saint but decisive and ruthless.

36. 86 渡 I Became a God After Surviving the Trial of Love 渡情劫后成功封神 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yan, the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, came down from the mountains after mastering her art so she could return to her home in the capital and overcome her romantic tribulation. At the city gate, the emperor stopped her and ordered her burned as a sacrifice to Heaven and Earth. She also learned that her birth parents had abandoned her because of rumors calling her an ill-fated poison maiden. To clear her name, Bai Yan took responsibility for treating the plague and 155Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 87 灵 Spirit Spring Space: In a Year of Famine, I Take the Kids to Find Their Commander Father and Reunite 灵泉空间，荒年带娃找首长爹认亲 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [1960s + military marriage and joining the army + spiritual spring space + devoted couple + transmigration and rebirth, turning the tables + punishing scoundrels + marriage first, love later + becoming beautiful and strong + cooking and raising children + real heiress + medical skills] Her adoptive mother pushed her into the water, and she played along with the act, swindling a military officer into becoming her husband. After they married, she lived at her parents' home for years and gave all t 107.1kReads8.5Score9.4k14d adds
38. 88 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 308.4kReads9.4Score27.5k14d adds
39. 89 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era While Pregnant, I Rise to the Top 穿越年代挺着孕肚走上人生巅峰 Years White, Years White岁白岁白Modern Romance36k WordsOngoing [Female Lead Transmigrates, Male Lead Is Reborn, Married First and Falling in Love Later, Multiple Babies, Both Leads' First Love, Domestic Life, Farming and Building a Fortune, Delicious Food] Zhou Qin, an older single woman, woke up one day to find she had transmigrated into a period novel as a cannon-fodder supporting female character, and was pregnant, to boot. In the book, the original owner was Qin Feng's awful wife. Thinking him too cold, she ran off with a blond-haired man, turning Qin F —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Arranged marriage, love blossoms over time

40. 90 八 Hong Kong Island in the 1980s: From Mistress to Tycoon 八零港岛：从外室到豪门 Qingqing Jiu青青玖Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, she climbed across the Shenzhen River into Hong Kong, soaked to the skin and teeth chattering. At that moment, she swore she would never be poor again. Ten years later, she's the mistress kept on the side by the second young master of the Huo family. Everyone expects her to cry, but late at night she opens the books and turns the man's money into stocks, real estate, and milk tea shops. No crying, no tantrums, no fighting for his favor. Better to fight for money. In 1983, her n 166Reads5.3Score16914d adds

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    A Hong Kong-era novel with a clear-headed female protagonist. If you're looking for something to read and are bored, you can check it out.

41. 91 灯 Before the Lanterns Were Lit: Su Xiong's Treasured Life 灯笼未亮时：苏雄的一世珍宝 Wu Xiaogui乌小桂Mystery280k WordsCompleted [Hong Kong in the 1950s, before the events of The Skin Lantern] A Su Xiong fanfiction, happy ending, one-on-one romance, original heroine. The original plot is explained, so even those who haven’t read it can jump right in. [The story takes place before the original events of The Skin Lantern, so you could call it a prequel. The story is told mostly from Su Xiong’s perspective. Xiao Gui has tried hard to make everything fit the original plot and avoid writing the characters out of character as m 720Reads8.2Score12314d adds

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    Does it have to be a time-travel story? [Crying][crying] This one has a male protagonist who is reborn. Everything else fits the bill, it's super good!! Really!! I still can't help but recommend it.

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