Looking for a Novel with a Gentle, Aloof, and Perceptive Female Lead 有没有女主是温润且疏离通透的

1. 501 万 After My Beloved Best Friend Faked Her Death, Her Backup Suitor Showed Up at My Door 万人迷闺蜜死遁后，备胎敲响我家 Mouse to the Eighth Power鼠的八次方Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Her irresistible best friend fakes her death, and her admirers come knocking. What should she do?] [Good thing she used to be irresistible herself] Xu Chuci's irresistible best friend faked her death. Now Xu Chuci is the only person in the world who knows where she is. Her admirers start showing up one after another. “I'll get you promoted.” “I'll take you backstage to meet your idols.” “I'll pay five million for a video call.” Xu Chuci thinks these men are being so accommodating, threatening h 1.3kReads9.0Score142Shelves
2. 502 寒 A Cold Crow Nests in Your Heart 寒鸦栖君心 Wind and Sunset风夕阳Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone envies the Prince of Beian for loving his wife beyond all measure, with a love as deep as the sea. No one knows he won this perfect life by risking everything. Yan Junjue clawed his way out of a mountain of corpses in the Cold Palace. He was bloodthirsty and ruthless, a possessive, obsessive madman whose jealousy was carved into his bones. Everyone in the world feared him. Only Cui Yunqi was a little warmth in his endless darkness. She was the proud and steadfast lord of Hanya City, dev 9.8kReads8.8Score984Shelves

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   The female lead is incredibly steady, has integrity, sound values, a broad perspective, and isn't just blinded by romance.

3. 503 拒 After I Refused to Be My Brother's Doormat 拒绝舔狗哥哥之后 Seven Grapefruits七个西柚Modern Romance131k WordsCompleted [Stunning, gentle heroine + adored by everyone * domineering CEO male leads + idol competition + showbiz + unhinged characters * slow burn * a powerful sense of fate * an unpredictable ending] Both her parents died young, and the beautiful heroine Wen Yu’s family is cursed by the gods: those who fall in love are doomed to a tragic end. Her mother gave up the chance of another life to sever her ties to love. Amid confusion and hardship, Wen Yu finds her direction in life: scientific research. As 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 504 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 213.7kReads9.4Score28.6kShelves

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   The female lead is very clear-headed and doesn't force relationships. This is the second book I've read that features a strong female lead!

5. 505 恋 The Movie Emperor Starts Showering Me with Sweetness After the Dating Show 恋综后影帝他撒糖了 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted How do you deal with going on a dating show with your high school sweetheart... Unable to afford the astronomical cancellation fee, Su Qingyu agreed to the production team's arrangements and finished filming, determined to keep their lives separate. One dark, windy night, her high school sweetheart pinned her against the wall. His voice was low, choked with anger and resentment. “Why the hell did you break up with me?” Before Su Qingyu could finish answering, he kissed her like a madman. “You h 13.7kReads9.3Score1kShelves
6. 506 路 After the Walk-On Character Got an Everyone-Loves-Me Aura 路人甲拥有万人迷光环后 Sprinting Down the Road to Self-Destruction在作死的路上狂奔Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A quick transmigration story. The heroine is an ordinary person with an ordinary appearance and a mild personality. She really is ordinary! All the handsome guys fall in love with her at first sight. It’s the ultimate Mary Sue story! Everyone has a one-sided crush on her, so if that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Thanks for understanding. [A lot of readers couldn’t accept the first world. You can take a look at the settings revealed in the conversation with the System in Chapter 11, then s 10kReads9.1Score597Shelves
7. 507 我 After I Helped My Violent Husband Cheat the System, He Demanded Kisses Every Day 我带暴戾夫君开挂后，他日日索吻 Snooker斯洛克Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Woman Disguised as a Man + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Female Lead Joins the Army Early On and Enters Court Politics Later + A Little Household Drama + Country and Family + Winning Back the Wife + Love-Brained Male Lead + Romance] The general of the empire, Zhan Xunye, took up arms alongside his father at eighteen. A heroic young man, he was brave in battle and a military genius without equal. But he was also violent, quick-tempered, cruel, and bloodthirsty. People feared and hat 3.2kReads9.1Score479Shelves

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   The female lead in this book is exceptionally intelligent and takes the lead in relationships. She prefers obedient men, while the male lead, a general, is a love-struck fool who becomes docile for love.

8. 508 当 The Daily Life of a Government Official 当官日常 Sixteen Notes十六音Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing (I’m a novice writer, and writing is just a hobby for fun. Please read this for a laugh. My writing is average, and I write purely for enjoyment. If you don’t like it, feel free not to read it, but please be kind.) Xu Yanzhi: a woman who isn’t blinded by love and cares only about building her career. Xu Yanzhi has both brains and brawn. As the emperor’s trusted aide, she enters the imperial court disguised as a man by imperial decree. “Xu Yanzhi, would you become my consort?” Xu Yanzhi drops to 109Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   There must be a Yan Zhi, a noble and aloof man who enters the court with a sword in hand. Behind his virtuous and upright demeanor lies a landscape of devastation, and behind his gentleness lies indifference. A young powerful minister, a trusted advisor to the emperor, he is also a young man with a heart full of wounds beneath his drunken smile. May you overcome all dangers and return as a young man again. [Heart] (Woman disguised as a man, highly skilled in martial arts)

9. 509 权 A Woman in Power 权姝 Wind and Sunset风夕阳Ancient Romance628k WordsCompleted Legitimate daughter | Devoted hidden guard × Long-suffering childhood friend, the prince | Pure romance | Court intrigue | Strong female lead | Nation and family The court of the Great Qi dynasty is in turmoil, with the struggle for the throne brewing beneath the surface. The Molong cavalry bears down on Zhenmen Pass, where starving, freezing soldiers hold the border with their flesh and blood. On the battlefields of a troubled age, it is not only men who march to their deaths. Fu Ziyou brav 534Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 510 外 The Concubine 外室 Fishing Around Again Today今天也摸鱼Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted A sweet romance, devoted couple, one-on-one, no family or palace intrigue, simple and straightforward, no golden finger!!! Chun Xiao had all the food and comforts she could want in the modern world. She never expected to end up as a kept woman in ancient times, and her life was hellish from the start. Feeling the empty pockets that were cleaner than her face, she could only sigh and keep her head down for now! Once she saved enough money... then... 14kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
11. 511 刚 I Just Started Seeing Someone Else, and My Dead Husband Came Back 刚爬墙，死去的相公回来了 North and South Thoughts南北思Ancient Romance754k WordsCompleted [Feel-good story + comedy + household intrigue + strong female lead] On the first day after transmigrating, Tu Xiaojiao was forced by her parents to marry a man who was gravely ill and not expected to live much longer. Aside from his frail health, her sickly husband was surprisingly wonderful in every other way: handsome, kind-hearted, and a model husband. Just as Tu Xiaojiao was settling into married life and beginning to develop feelings for him, he suddenly died, taking a blow meant for her 16.5kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    The female lead isn't gentle but is insightful; the male lead is a regent who is reborn as an illegitimate son of a duke's family; the female lead is a transmigrator. She has good eloquence and quick wit, and can even make self-deprecating jokes to achieve her goals. It's a very enjoyable read.

12. 512 恶 The Wicked Heartthrob's Quick Transmigration: Trapped in a Shura Field 恶毒万人迷快穿之深陷修罗场 Wine Seller沽酒户Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Villain Harem] ✔ [Legend of the White Snake] ✔ [The Lotus Lantern] ✔ [The Sea's Son] Swear to the heavens, curse you to live forever ✔ [Trashy Female Alpha] ✔ [Undercover Senior Sister] Black turned white: the immortal sect's chief disciple, but a spy for the demonic path ✔ [The Investiture of the Gods] The defiant King of Shang, determined to take everyone down ✔ [Corpse of the King] She is an emperor, but she is not human ✔ [Sinking in the Deep Sea] A villainous researcher and a little mermai 4.5kReads8.9Score427Shelves
13. 513 季 Lord Ji Has Brought the Little Swan Home 季爷把小天鹅拐回家啦 Jiang Jianhuan江见欢Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted [Romantic pairings galore, told through variety-show vignettes] Everyone in the capital knew that the Ruan family's cousin, Ruan Wangshu, was coolly beautiful, extraordinarily talented, and had become a principal ballerina at just seventeen. She was also childhood friends with the young master of the Ji family. A transmigrator who worked hard for a living boldly declared, “She's probably just been made to seem better and better by all those memories. Let's see what she can actually do!” Before l 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is clear-headed and independent; she holds the dominant position in her relationship with the male lead.

14. 514 美 Beauty Is the Deadliest Weapon 美色是最强杀器 He He Wuhui Zi合禾无卉子Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you I lov 613Reads—Score120Shelves
15. 515 偏 After Straying from the Script, the Male Lead Closes In on Me at Every Turn 偏离剧本后，男主他步步紧逼 Navigator of the Sea of Books书海导航员Modern Romance49k WordsOngoing After Lin Wanwan becomes the heiress of the Shen family, there are two people she fears most. The first is her father, Shen Yan, a scholar who spent his life devoted to love and spoils her without limits. The second is Lu Shiyan, her father's most valued student and the perfect male lead who, in the book, was supposed to belong to someone else. But Lu Shiyan's gaze always lingers on her with tender affection. He teaches her to dance, tutors her, and stands firmly before her whenever people mock —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this book is both gentle and resilient.

16. 516 她 She Drew the Gods Down from Heaven 她引神明坠落 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted Shen Daiyi comes from a prominent medical family in Jingbei. That year, her usually low-key mother suddenly holds a birthday banquet, drawing greetings from all the great families and landing Shen Daiyi a blind date. It’s snowing softly on the day of the date. The person she once had a crush on as a girl is seated beside her blind date. Like a snow-capped peak, like a god from the heavens, the man is just as he was back then: refined, extraordinary, and beyond reach, the sort no one would dare l 28.9kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves

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    "Falling for Him at His Fingertips" #ArrangedMarriageToLove #DrunkenTeasingHusband #UndercurrentsOfDesire "You look like Song Qingyan." "I am." Drunk, Shen Daiyi clung to her CEO husband's neck, her fingertips tracing his pale wrist. Unaware that Song Qingyan's eyes were dark and unfathomable, he let her crumple his custom-made shirt, indulging her alcohol-scented kiss on his Adam's apple. "Had enough touching?" He grasped her mischievous hand, pinning her to the silk bed. "It's my turn to demand compensation." Neon lights permeated the night, and the pearl earring he had personally removed rolled off the bed. When the businessman's shrewd man shed his ascetic shackles, his extreme pampering finally caused the proud rose to utterly succumb to his grasp. #TopHunter'sEntrapmentPlan #A Long-Planned Fall

17. 517 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16kReads8.6Score970Shelves
18. 518 七 The 1970s’ Divine Doctor Beauty Has the Devoted Officer Wrapped Around Her Finger 七零神医美人，纯情军官宠我上瘾 Miao A Miao苗阿妙啊Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Seventies setting + Miracle doctor + Military life + Everyday moments + Marriage first, love later] Chen Xi, a doctor from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners who worked with Doctors Without Borders, transmigrated to 1978. She became an unlucky educated youth whose university admission letter had been stolen! Her scummy phoenix man of a father and her stepmother, who’d disowned her, had also taken over her home and planned to have their illegitimate daughter steal her engagem 195Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is gentle and polite, but distant and emotionally detached. The male lead's entire family dotes on her, and she is a highly skilled doctor.

19. 519 他 His Beautiful Jin Cheng 他的似锦钱橙 Full August八月满Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted Hedge fund star He Mingchuan gets a new neighbor downstairs: tall and beautiful. He wonders which big shot's kept woman she is. She looks like a schemer. After graduating, Qian Cheng moves into a relative's house so she can live closer to her game company. There she meets a man who is exactly her type, but he doesn't seem interested in her. He Mingchuan later: You can cling to my thigh. *smiling face.jpeg* Qian Cheng: Making money. Don't bother me! P.S. The heroine is a little bit of a tease 11.6kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is clear-headed; highly recommended! 👍

20. 520 重 Reborn: The Easygoing Princess Only Wants to Become a Taoist Nun 重生之佛系王妃只想做道姑 Silu Honeysuckle肆绿忍冬Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Reborn + princess consort + soul transmigration + substitute marriage + doted on by one man] The disgraced daughter of the Lin family becomes the Prince of Li’s consort through a substitute marriage. She plans to take life easy, laze around, and become a Daoist nun. Who could have imagined that after ten years of being ignored and unknown, her first public appearance would be celebrated across the land? Xiao Linfeng was once a god of death on the battlefield. Now, afflicted with a vicious il 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The aloof and distant princess only wants to abandon her husband and run away to live a simple life in the countryside. No matter how the male lead tries to seduce her, she only gives him a faint look, but the male lead just falls for it!

21. 521 伪 The Impostor's Observation Log 伪装者的观测日志 Jiangbei, Searching for Meaning in Travel寻找旅行意义的江北Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Dark] Series 2 Jiang Wang is called the perfect test subject for “love.” Though she has the ability to make everyone fall in love with her, she can't understand how the purest human emotions come into being. By a twist of fate, during that great fire, a System named 012 came to her. Together, they embarked on a new journey, beginning an observer's tour of the world of pretenders... PS: Baby Jiang Wang is a master of disguise. She can imitate the appearance and emotions of people she has seen a 592Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 522 殿 Your Highness, Your White Moonlight Has Come Back from the Dead 殿下，你的白月光她诈尸了 Yesterday's Realm昨日之境Ancient Romance78k WordsOngoing I once disguised myself as a man and stayed by the Third Prince Yong Chi's side, becoming his most trusted “study companion, Su” and the “unattainable white moonlight” in his heart. But to stay alive, I had no choice but to meticulously stage my own “death.” From then on, Su Qingwu ceased to exist. I thought the vast world would offer me a peaceful life. Three years later, I was shocked to hear that the boy who once depended on me had turned into a demon, becoming the ruthless Prince of Yong. An —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book. The female lead disguises herself as a man to enter the palace, raises the male lead, and is then forced to fake her death, causing him to become a yandere and possessive character who then seeks her out. [Heart emoji]

23. 523 快 Quick Transmigration: The Ordinary Passerby in a World of Mary Sues' Guide to Slacking Off 快穿之万人迷路人甲摆烂攻略指南 Ze Le则乐Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite + A Useless College Student's Slacker-Style Conquest + Wild Imagination + No Fixed Male Lead + Love at First Sight] The hopeless Yu Qiao gets bound to a brand-new conquest System. Watching the System confidently tell her to conquer high-quality men in different worlds, Yu Qiao smiles. She thinks it's time to show the System what college students are really capable of. World One: She becomes a doomed palace consort who is bestowed upon a cuckolded man in a story about a ruler 95.1kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves

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    Norvia and Jojo

24. 524 师 Senior Sister, Drop the Act. You're the Tight-Lipped One in the Whole Sect 师姐别装了，整个宗门数你嘴严 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + ensemble cast + stronger woman/ weaker man + 1v1 + sweet romance] [Max-level reborn Nether Ancestor Soul Master × arrogant, cheeky young master of the Fox Clan] Everyone knows that the eldest direct disciple accepted by the master of Dragon Transformation Peak in the Lingxiao Sect is a peerless genius of this age, with terrifying talent. She is also respectful toward her master and devoted to her fellow disciples. Every disciple in the Lingxiao Sect admires her wholeheartedly and 34.2kReads9.5Score4.3kShelves

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    This female lead perfectly fits the description.

25. 525 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 563Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She dared to walk the line of danger, intersecting with men of opposing identities and different stances. This sense of taboo added extreme tension and attraction to the relationships.

26. 526 穿 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Daughter with Many Babies, She Is Spoiled by the Crown Prince 穿成农女多胎了，她被太子追着宠 Serene Heart, Inked Words清心墨言Ancient Romance407k WordsCompleted [Hopelessly lovestruck Crown Prince VS clearheaded woman who transmigrated] After receiving her university acceptance letter, Wen Wanyan went on a graduation trip to the south with her best friend. But while burning incense at a famous temple, she suddenly fainted. When she woke up, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a body before birth! An eighteen-year-old soul in a newborn's body: unable to walk or speak, and forced to drink breast milk! Wen Wanyan nearly passed out on the spot!!! 1.4kReads8.6Score132Shelves

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    They're all clear-headed heroines from ancient Chinese romance novels! They know all too well that life in ancient times is far less glamorous than they imagine in modern times. Staying safe and discreet is the key!

27. 527 江 The Realm as My Dowry: I Nearly Died from the Start 江山为聘之开局差点没了命 Curtain in the Wind风吹帘Ancient Romance466k WordsCompleted A scheming, ruthless emperor VS a goddess doctor with incredible martial skills. A story of a powerful, strategic heroine. At first, the hero knows nothing of love. Once he realizes his feelings, they run deep: the pursuit of his beloved by a wicked dragon. “Teacher, what is love?” Pei Jianshen asks, playing the part of a well-behaved student. “She is the sun and moon, she is the stars. When you finally understand, the sun, moon, and stars are all worth less than her,” Wan Sansu thinks for a mo 228Reads8.4Score106Shelves

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    Watch without hesitation, the female lead is incredibly insightful, and it's super good.

28. 528 如 These Rules Are Like the Laws of Immortals 如此规则，如听仙律 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Ancient Romance106k WordsOngoing [No Romance, Female-Led Story] Shen Buyan is the illegitimate daughter of a marquis’s household. After a serious illness, the world around her shed its splendor, leaving only cold, inexorable rules and logic. Domestic power struggles? She uses airtight reasoning to render her stepmother’s rules nothing but empty words. Court intrigue? Her uncompromising rationality makes the idle officials break out in a cold sweat. No transmigration, no System, no romance! Watch a heroine born and raised in 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's beautiful and I love watching it 😆

29. 529 除 Everyone on the Team Is a Villain Except Me 除我以外，全队反派 Ruan Qingruan阮清阮Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing An original fictional society with lots of personal worldbuilding and foreshadowing. Don’t come in with your own preconceptions and impose them on the author or the story. No suggestions, please. There is a couple, but the romance doesn’t take up much of the story. An alternate “what if” storyline will be written after the ending. Readers with strict moral sensibilities, please stay away. The protagonists aren’t perfect, so don’t judge them by universal standards of morality. If this isn’t to yo 24.7kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
30. 530 势 A Marriage of Equals 势均婚敌 Xiao Erduo Tutu晓耳朵图图Modern Romance233k WordsOngoing [Two equally formidable leads, married first and fell in love later, long-planned romance, both pure, intertwined with campus life] Wen Ying and Lu Yishu are married. They were once deskmates, the top two students in their grade at Elite High School, and alumni and outstanding graduates of Jinghua University. Now they’ve paired off with each other and begun a secret married life. Because of her mother’s insistence, Wen Ying feels she has no choice. Fine, she’ll get married. After all, this sworn 410Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is gentle, upright, cheerful, competitive, and always strives to be number one. She was the top student in her grade in school and is the fastest promoted employee in her company, climbing the corporate ladder step by step through her own efforts.

31. 531 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 317Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 532 法 Outlaw Simulator 法外狂徒模拟器 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Ancient Romance35k WordsCompleted Outlaw Simulator 3Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 533 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 45.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves
34. 534 垂 I’m Coveting My Short-Lived Husband’s Inheritance, but What If He Won’t Die? 垂涎短命夫君遗产，可他不死咋办 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance547k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + mutually devoted one-on-one couple] The first time Jiang Yunshao laid eyes on the handsome, sickly man who looked destined to die young, her eyes lit up. A short life? Perfect! Flirt with him! Marry him! Then inherit his estate when he dies and spend it however she likes! Later, her supposedly short-lived husband dotes on her as if she were the most precious thing in the world. When morning sickness strikes, she drops her act as a delicate little rabbit and declares with fierce 127.2kReads9.0Score13.6kShelves
35. 535 修 A Powerful Cultivator Transmigrates to the Apocalypse and Opens a General Store 修仙大佬她穿到末世开杂货铺 Roses the Next Day次日玫瑰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse317k WordsCompleted [Doomsday Shop | System | Ancient-to-Modern Transmigration | Saving the World | Cool, aloof heroine, a divine seer × Male lead sidekick, an alluring Demon Lord] Baili Xingci was a powerful cultivator in the world of cultivation. She was just one step away from ascending to godhood, yet she remained unable to break through. Then... she was bound to a System. As it happened, she knew a little about divination and deduced that this might be her chance to ascend. So Baili Xingci gave up struggling a 2kReads8.8Score240Shelves

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    This book features a cool and aloof female lead who is incredibly powerful; it's a good read.

36. 536 她 She Knows How to Be Content 她知足常乐 Yan Ji颜祭Modern Romance101k WordsCompleted This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. He called her name: “Luo!” Perhaps they had been just a little short of fate. If she had met Jiang Jingjia first, instead of Chi Jingwei, would things have ended differently? That year, what happened by the sea had never once crossed her mind, until he appeared. Then those memories came rushing back, like wave after wave sweeping toward her. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 537 庶 The Concubine Daughter Gave Up After Burning Down the Ancestral Hall 庶女烧祠堂后摆烂了 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Ancient Romance23k WordsCompleted The Concubine-Born Daughter Burned Down the Ancestral Hall and Then Gave Up 2Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 129.8kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    An orphaned girl, suddenly kidnapped on a foreign street, is on the verge of death due to the language barrier, but a mysterious man seizes her life. He makes a deal for her survival: "Spend one night with me, and I'll take you home." What she thought was a life-saving deal turns into an inescapable prison. When she finally embarks on her journey home, she finds herself imprisoned in a gentle cage more cruel than a battlefield—her closest friends and family are tied to the execution ground, and her entire world has become a prison in his hands.

39. 539 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 10.4kReads9.6Score1.6kShelves

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    This one is somewhat similar, but it's really, really good! Highly recommend it! [Admiration][Admiration]

40. 540 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 2.4kReads9.2Score240Shelves

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    I love all three of the female protagonists! They are all gentle and aloof.

41. 541 病 The Yandere Villainous Young Lady Is Bewitched by Her Mad Dog of a Younger Brother 病娇反派大小姐被疯犬弟弟撩坏了 Cola and French Fries可乐炸薯条Modern Romance818k WordsOngoing [Yandere Mad Dog Younger Man + Aloof Villainess Heroine + Green-Tea, Frail Prince]“You have two choices: try to kill me, or kiss me.” The yandere villainess lifts the young man’s chin and threatens him sweetly. Reincarnated as a villainess who will soon die in the battle over her family’s succession. Is her only purpose in life to be a stumbling block on the original male lead’s road to success? Yandere younger man: “Take me in. Let me be yours~” Why did her gloomy, yandere little brother become 318Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is the eldest daughter of a top mercenary family. She has a yandere younger brother and a scheming younger brother, neither of whom are her biological siblings. It's a Western fantasy story, and the series is nearing its end.

42. 542 与 Playing Chess with You: The Phoenix's Power 与君奕：凰权 Jiang Tanluoyue江潭落月Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted (The rating has only just opened and will rise later) “Political intrigue + evenly matched leads + marriage before love + traditional war for supremacy in a chaotic age + ensemble cast + powerful female lead + nation and family” In these chaotic times, even a monarch can hardly hope for a lifetime of peace. Crowned heir to the throne at six, named crown prince at eight, and enthroned at twelve, Yan Xi was the “future savior of the Yan Kingdom” foretold by an astrologer, blessed with the Purple 211Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    A political intrigue novel featuring two strong characters, all with high intelligence, a wise and decisive female lead, and an exciting plot.

43. 543 斗 Fight! The Concubine Who Transmigrated into a Book Is a Master of Household Battles! 斗！穿书庶女竟是宅斗大佬！ Fragrant White Apricot香白杏Ancient Romance413k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + strong female lead + healer + household intrigue + power struggles + satisfying revenge] [Clear-headed, alluring beauty vs. a devastatingly handsome chancellor as clever as a demon] Ruan Suqing transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder supporting female character with the same name in The Golden Branch and Fair Face. The daughter of a concubine and an outsider, she is falsely accused of seducing her brother-in-law. She and her mother are left to die, wrapp 248Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Baozi, I highly recommend this book! A beautiful woman with a soothing, refreshing scent × a handsome, almost demonic, intelligent prime minister. The female lead is aloof and insightful, and the male lead is absolutely adorable! It's full of political intrigue and unexpected surprises! You definitely won't regret investing in it! [Sending heart]

44. 544 青 The Green Paulownia Sets the Plains Ablaze 青梧燎原 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Green Wutong Sets the Prairie Ablaze 7Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 545 诡 The Bizarre Apocalypse: I'll Protect This Corrupted World 诡异末世：这个污染世界我罩了 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland + Mutants + Sentinels and Guides + Ensemble Cast + Contaminated Zones] The dark apocalypse ends, and the age of the wasteland begins. Countless mutants and bizarre contaminated zones devour humanity’s homes. When a remote town is swallowed by a contaminated zone, Yun Zhao, who has only recently awakened her powers, is forced to lead the entire town on a migration. Her origins are a mystery, and her strength is terrifying. Yet she can barely lift a thing, cannot carry 165.8kReads9.4Score30.5kShelves

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    The plot is not clichéd

46. 546 冷 The Ice-Cold Sword Cultivator and Her Money-Grubbing Little Daoist Partner 冷冰冰的剑修和她那财迷小道侣 Clamor in the Clouds云上喧嚣Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The Duke of Leng was framed, and his family was destroyed. His only legitimate daughter was rescued and ended up serving as a bodyguard to the playboy heir of the wealthiest family, at his every beck and call. One day, they transmigrated together to another world, arriving in the cultivation realm. They had both gone from twenty years old to twelve, and she decided to get away from the playboy. Who could have guessed that he would willingly become her bodyguard, helping her argue and fight, givi 3.1kReads7.7Score424Shelves
47. 547 诰 The Lady with the Noble Title Is a Formidable Fighter 诰命夫人她武力超群 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The Lady of the Household Is a Martial Arts Powerhouse 8Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 548 女 Female Lead, Stop Kissing Your Childhood Friend! The Male Lead Is Still Here! 女配和发小别亲了，男主还在呢！ A Purple Palace一方紫台Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted # The cultivation world has two famous figures. One is Wu Ti, a sword prodigy whose blade sends a chill across fourteen provinces, famous for her skill. The other is Yue Luo, a mediocrity who has cultivated for years yet remains at the Qi Refining stage, famous for being useless. The two should have had nothing to do with each other. Few know that in private, they were childhood friends with a close bond, once even called the twin geniuses of their generation. But everything changed after Yue Lu 3kReads8.7Score458Shelves
49. 549 三 I'm the Strongest in the Three Realms, but Clocking In Is Pretty Great 三界我最强，但打卡上班香 Collecting Tenderness收藏温柔18k WordsCompleted I'm the Strongest in the Three Realms, but Clocking In for Work Is Pretty Nice —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 550 梅 Plum Blossoms Fade, Yet Their Secret Fragrance Returns 梅烬又有暗香来 Chi Wu持吾Ancient Romance312k WordsCompleted [Old-school flavor + slow-burn, richly layered romance] I said, “This is for the best. This way, you’ll remember how good I was to you forever...” He said, “This is not for the best. Just when you loved me most, I chose to let you go...” The bright moon over Shengjing shines upon my borderland armor... In the storybooks, she is the woman general who has renounced love and shed blood on the frontier; In the powerful chancellor’s eyes, she is a red plum that does not vie with peach or plum blossom 169Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    I think Shen Qiao and her daughter Shen Mianmian are both this type.

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