Highly Rated Novels with Smart Female Leads, Rated 9.5 or Higher. Please Don't Recommend Randomly, Thanks 女主带脑子9.5以上高分小说 别瞎推谢

1. 751 开 A Dad from the Start: My Wife Betrayed Me, So I Fought Back 开局当奶爸，妻子背叛我强势逆袭 Qilin Beast麒麟兽Urban180k WordsOngoing Lin Chen is a devoted dad. He and his wife went from college sweethearts to a married couple, and she’s a venture-banking executive. They have a house and a car. But once their life improved, he discovered that his wife had been refusing to let him touch her for years. Whenever she returned from a business trip, her shirt often carried another man’s cigarette smell, and she would bring home a bottle of premium ginseng liquor, a supposed tonic for men. It all hinted that she was seeing someone el 3.4kReads5.9Score240Shelves

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   This 9.9-Rated novel! My cheeks are practically frozen from laughing so much 🤣, it's so good, so funny 😂, I was laughing the whole time I was reading it, I couldn't stop. Words can't express how much I love this novel 😍 [making a face]

2. 752 六 The 1960s: The Walk-On Character Made Her Fortune Through Divorce! 六零：路人甲她靠离婚发家了！ I Want to Be a Landlord我想当房东Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Period setting + satisfying revenge + strong heroine + transmigration + multiple male leads There’s a different male lead in every phase of her life, and the heroine won’t stay for anyone. She’s selfish. She has a pocket dimension, but she’ll have to steal to get it. Rather than deal with awful people, the heroine would rather make them furious. P.S. This story includes an unconventional romance. Please read with caution if that bothers you. After dying suddenly, the embittered office worker Zho 11.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
3. 753 综 Film and TV Crossover: Qing Wu's Transmigration Journey 综影视之青梧的穿越之旅 Gorgeous Mushroom绝色蘑菇Female-Channel Fanfiction3.3M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4.8kReads8.1Score222Shelves
4. 754 最 The Ultimate Cannon Fodder: The Quick Transmigration Heroine Is Beautiful and Knows How to Play the Game 最强炮灰：快穿女主人美路子野 Ghostly Moon鬼鬼月Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + farming + fantasy + fan fiction + a male lead who serves as a useful tool] Raised under the red flag, she fought through the apocalypse. After dying one day, she became a rookie in the cycle of reincarnation. Her endless cycle of reincarnation begins in a story set in a bygone era. In one sentence: In the cycle of reincarnation, if no one messes with me, I won't mess with them! 3.1kReads8.8Score230Shelves
5. 755 入 I Enter the Palace and Rise to High Rank: As His Majesty's Cousin, What Have I to Fear? 入宫即高位，我是陛下表妹我怕谁 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + faux cousins + push-and-pull romance + winning hearts + taming a man Spring, Year Ten of the Zhaoqi reign. Shen Jiayu was summoned to the palace and became one of the emperor’s consorts. On the surface, the imperial harem seemed calm and peaceful, but beneath it lay tangled interests and hidden currents. The consorts schemed and fought among themselves, while the newcomers trembled with fear, terrified that one careless mistake would cost them their lives. Only Shen Jiayu s 240kReads8.9Score41.6kShelves
6. 756 重 The Reborn Novel’s Cannon-Fodder, Nerdy Nobody 重生文里的炮灰学渣路人甲 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted The print edition, titled Better Than the Mountains and Seas, is now available, and a short drama under the original title is also out! The original title is The Cannon-Fodder Academic Loser and Background Character in a Rebirth Novel. Transmigrate into a book, one woman and two love interests, mildly comedic [Bright and sunny heroine Xue Jialuo] VS [passionate, straightforward puppy Liang Chong] VS [scheming, calculating cat Zhou Xubei] After commenting on a book, Xue Jialuo transmigrates into 25.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
7. 757 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 31.1kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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   This is one of my absolute favorites, a female protagonist's political career novel that I absolutely adore. I haven't found anything to replace it yet; it's truly amazing. Although there is a romantic pairing, it gets less prominent later on, and the author's writing brings the couple to life. I absolutely love it. The female protagonist rises from the bottom to the top, working tirelessly for women's welfare and contributing significantly to the local and national economies. I genuinely felt like crying while reading it. Seeing the women in the story climb from the bottom to the top, relying on their own efforts, really made me want to cry, I don't know why. 😢

8. 758 穿 Reborn as a Baby, I Was Taken In by a Big Brother Who Raised Me as His Little Bride 穿成幼崽被小哥哥捡去当小媳妇养 Qu Liyao曲梨瑶Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only Love + Pocket Dimension + Sweet Romance + Everyone’s Darling + Weak to Strong] In her previous life, Bai Qianmo’s parents were each other’s true love. She really was just an accident. More unexpectedly, after dying by accident, her soul transmigrated into the body of the three-year-old fourth daughter of a general’s household in the Southern Yan Kingdom. Oh well. Since she had become a three-year-old child, she might as well make up for the childhood she had mis 7.6kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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   She learned it in one go! Originally, the prince brought a little girl into the palace, and the emperor didn't think much of it! 🔥The prince gave her a lesson on the spot, the little girl learned immediately, and there was an on-the-spot test! ✨The emperor was stunned and even wanted to adopt this daughter.

9. 759 意 By Chance 意外之下 Liu Liu Liu Er六六六儿Mystery641k WordsCompleted When she discovered her husband was having an affair, she tracked down his mistress’s home. During their confrontation, an accident happened, and the young, beautiful, brazen mistress collapsed in a pool of blood... After an accidental killing, her life plunged into an endless abyss. But little by little, she realized that something about the accident didn’t add up... 16.6kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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   Overall, it's good. I highly recommend the second book. [Salute][Strike hard][Strike hard]

10. 760 和 After Getting Together with a Eunuch, the Real Princess Was Reborn 和阉贼在一起后，真公主重生了 You Lu由鹿Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted When Rong Yao was six, she was poisoned and her mind was damaged, leaving her an idiot. Everyone said she had the wits of a six-year-old. To survive, Rong Yao sneaked into the palace and became Princess Shengping's personal maid. She washed the princess's feet and rubbed her back every day, doing light chores. Grateful to Princess Shengping for not despising her as an idiot, Rong Yao secretly climbed into the bed of the powerful eunuch Qi Shen when the princess asked her to become his companio 226.6kReads9.2Score40.8kShelves

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    This is a truly satisfying novel whose title doesn't do it justice; this is what a strong female lead should be! When women stand at the top, they don't just speak for themselves. The female lead cares about the people and the world, becoming a role model for countless people. The main focus is on her career, with romance as a secondary element. Highly recommended!!!

11. 761 烟 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Little Sister-in-Law Huahua花花小嫂子Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 106.9kReads9.5Score19.5kShelves
12. 762 天 A Baby Falls from the Sky, and Daddy Says I'm a Dragon 天降奶包，爹爹说我是条龙 Cheng Cheng Qian橙橙千Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Darling + Adorable Baby + No Romance] Fu Jinli is a dragon, but his father is human. The emperor of the Great Qi had ruled for six years without an heir, and everyone at court was worried sick. Then one day, the stern emperor sat high upon his throne, cradling a three- or four-year-old toddler in his arms. The little girl wore fine silk clothes and smiled sweetly at everyone she met. The ministers: Wonderful! Heaven has blessed our Great Qi. The little princess beat the Left Chan 34.3kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first book; it's absolutely amazing. Aside from the two books by the author "Long Spear," the rest are all non-romantic and logically sound.

13. 763 三 Three Kingdoms: The Female Warlord of a Chaotic Age 三国：乱世女枭雄 Handsome Er You帅气的二油Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Female Overlord of a Chaotic Age) [Strong female lead + Three Kingdoms + no System + traditional empire-building + ensemble cast] Liu Yi, a female engineering PhD, transmigrates into the late Han dynasty during the Three Kingdoms era and grows up as a boy. She develops water conservancy, conducts research, and improves life for the people of her region. Just as the various factions are trying to win her over, she reveals herself as a woman and establishes her own power base, 60.4kReads9.3Score9.6kShelves

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    It's so beautiful!

14. 764 天 Peace Under Heaven 天下长安 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Princess Yiyang of Dazhao is breathtakingly beautiful, ruthless, and cruel. While the late emperor still lived, she kept male favorites, amassed private troops, purged the imperial harem, and schemed for an heir. She was more brazen and domineering than the few useless princes. After the emperor died, she seized power, purged the court, killed senior officials, and placed a new emperor on the throne. She ruled as a woman who usurped a man’s role, controlled the court, and held the Son of Heaven 1.3kReads9.0Score147Shelves

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    The first book's female lead, though ruthless, is courageous and resourceful—super cool. The second book's female lead possesses both beauty and ability, and unlike the first, she has a kind heart. Unlike typical empress novels, although it borrows modern knowledge, it doesn't involve reincarnation or time travel. The character development is excellent; some are persistent, some refined, some reckless, some loyal, and some ruthless. The third book is a transmigration story, but it's a rebirth with a system (not very useful). The female lead appears indifferent to fame and fortune to outsiders, but secretly harbors ambitions for high office and great power. She's not the kind who uses the imperial examination as a pretext for ambiguous relationships. The third female lead reminds me of Mei Changsu from *Nirvana in Fire*—calm, rational, and always calculating. Books 4, 5, and 6 are also very good. Typing is tiring, I'm not going to say anymore [almost crying].

15. 765 风 Where the Wind Leaves Its Trace, Beyond the White Line 风过留痕，白线之外 The Laws of the Stars星辰之理Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy, no System, realistic, action psychology, everyday mysteries] Bailing first met Chen Feng at a dinner her younger sister had arranged at the last minute. He was neat-looking and impeccably mannered, even keeping a carefully measured distance whenever he came close. But she soon realized this "temporary boyfriend" was no ordinary man. When she was hurt, he would pull his hand back. When she was wary, he would take half a step away. He always left every choice up to her, yet w 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The greatest joy of this book is discovering clues you missed on your fifth reread. In Chapter One, the male protagonist has two creases on his cuff that remain even after washing. Why? Because he tested the shower at the villa last night. In Chapter Two, the female protagonist uses the smart panel to check the time the lights were turned off last night, calculating that he left at 11:47 PM. In Chapter Three, she slightly curls her index finger while he massages her, but doesn't stop him. He says, "Silence doesn't equal agreement," and voluntarily stops. In Chapter Seventeen, she writes the real reason in his planner with a red pen, the tip pressing through the paper. From the white line to the wristband to the red pen, everything speaks for them.

16. 766 哥 After Her Brother Was Reborn and Turned Dark, the Adored Little Princess Melted His Heart! 哥哥重生黑化后，被团宠小公主萌翻了！ Baili Sha百里砂Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Everyone's favorite + adorable baby + daily life and family bonds at the heart of it + healing + supporting characters reborn + a real three-and-a-half-year-old] Zhu Zhu is widely considered the luckiest child in all the capital when it comes to being born into a good family. Her father wields immense political power, her mother is richer than the whole realm, her uncle is a brave and skilled warrior, and her many older cousins treasure her like a jewel. Even the emperor treats her like his own 40.3kReads9.5Score7.9kShelves
17. 767 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villain's Mom Tears Up the Script Before Your Eyes 快穿：反派亲妈，看我手撕剧本 Mu Nanxi木楠希Fantastical Romance567k WordsCompleted (The score just came out, so it’ll go up.) [Quick transmigration + tearing up the script + redemption + adorable kids + 1v1 romance] (The male lead is utterly pure and hopelessly devoted.) Villains usually have tragic childhoods. The System binds itself to their mothers and watches as they rewrite the script. World One: The villain’s father is a bankrupt CEO (completed) After his father goes bankrupt, the villain’s mother abandons her husband and child to latch onto a rich man, leaving the vill 8.2kReads8.7Score873Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly intelligent, or rather, everyone in the story is intelligent—it's truly amazing! The plot is captivating, the author's writing is superb, and the female lead's intelligence is on point. Some of the smaller worlds are truly stunning. The female lead is genuinely incredibly smart, visionary, intelligent, calm, and very charming. All the highlights and shining moments are centered around her! This is really great [thumbs up][thumbs up]. She's ambitious and capable (the one set in the Republican era is particularly good), has a strong core, and there are no idiotic plot points or particularly extreme characters that will make you feel resentful. The system only serves to awaken the female lead and doesn't have any other cheat-like functions; it only appears once in the first chapter of each smaller world, which is quite good. This is considered an episodic novel, with different male and female leads in each smaller world! Superb! Most importantly, the female lead is the original owner of the body, not someone who was possessed by a transmigrated woman to seduce or redeem her. I dislike those transmigrated women using the original owner's body to seduce the original owner's husband or other men. I especially love the author's writing style where the changes only occur after the original owner awakens or breaks free from the plot. It's truly fantastic!! Finally, it's not a transmigrated woman arriving, but the original owner directly awakening—it's wonderful! I find it incredibly disgusting to read too many stories where a transmigrated woman arrives, uses the original owner's body, and then... Well, you know, with the original husband, ending with a happy ending. This one is completely different; it's truly excellent! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

18. 768 重 Reborn in the Third Year of Marriage 重生到结婚的第三年 Little Peach.小小桃.Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted Married life + baby Capital tycoon from Jiugang × glamorous heiress While her husband was alive, Jiang Ruo thought he was rigid and controlling, ruthless and cold, and viciously brutal in everything he did. A car accident took his life. But after he died, Jiang Ruo couldn't sleep. Night after night, she remembered the good in him: his tall figure, and the care he had shown her as her husband. On the tenth anniversary of his death, Jiang Ruo was unexpectedly reborn in the third year of their marr 370.6kReads9.2Score57.9kShelves

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    It's beautiful and the more you look at it, the more beautiful it becomes.

19. 769 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.3kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
20. 770 快 Quick Transmigration: Winning While Pampered by the Villain Again 快穿：又在反派偏宠下躺赢 Sea-Sleep Bubbles海眠泡泡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Over-the-top wife-protector X frail, alluring beauty who knows how to reel them in] [Female-lead-focused, one-on-one romance, both leads’ first love, unconventional sweet romance] [Warning!!! The plot of every story exists only to serve the setup. If the male lead is set up as a villain, he will do bad things. Please don’t judge the story by real-world morality. You can think of all the worlds as data created to serve the male and female leads. Once the female lead completes her mission, the wo 8.1kReads8.6Score603Shelves

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    World No. 1: A frail and blind woman [The murderer standing in front of her is her target] tightly hugs the murderer, saying, "Honey, I'm so scared." The murderer falls in love with her at first sight, takes her home, and even helps her clean up the crime scene.

21. 771 荒 I Rule the Desert Island Variety Show, Top-Tier Star. You’re Strong as a Wild Boar 荒岛综艺我称王，顶流野猪你的强 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance296k WordsCompleted Jian Xun is a wild boar. Right now, she’s being forced to serve as a laborer in this world. With an alcoholic father, a mother who favors her son, a hard life, and a broken family. The little wild boar sneered: “You don’t know when you’ve got it good. You people are beyond saving!” To her son-obsessed adoptive mother, she smiled and suggested: “Why not just marry your son? You can be his wife and his mother. Everyone will praise you for managing the household!” To the arrogant male lead whose be 8.7kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
22. 772 满 Spring Over the City 满城春 A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [New Bonus Chapters] The Liu family of the capital is an illustrious noble house, so powerful that even the imperial clan treats them with deference. Liu Yan, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Liu family's second branch, is gifted and blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. When her stepmother joins the family as she turns five, Liu Yan expects a fierce battle. But her stepmother turns out to be quite unlike anyone expected. With her older brother looking out for her and her childhood s 15.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
23. 773 饥 In the Famine Years, My Vast Space Sustains an Ancient General 饥荒年，超大空间养活古代大将军 A Creek in Misty Rain一溪烟雨Ancient Romance95k WordsCompleted Before the apocalypse arrived, Su Wan spent every last bit of her savings stocking her Red Lotus Space with towering piles of food, medicine, and winter clothes. But an accident sent her to the Great Jing dynasty, in the midst of a famine the likes of which hadn't been seen in a century. The land was littered with corpses. Even tree bark and grass roots had been stripped bare. Her predecessor's parents had starved to death, leaving her alone in a rundown thatched hut, on the verge of perishing i 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead always acts with her brain.

24. 774 我 My Wife Is the Ming Dynasty's Number One Netherworld Mistress 我老婆是大明第一幽冥主 Qianjia Reads at Night谦甲夜读Historical102k WordsOngoing After pulling an all-nighter revising his thesis, modern history graduate student Lin Yan died suddenly and transmigrated into the Ming dynasty as a poor scholar. The moment he opened his eyes, his gambling-addict father had him bound and sent to the Jing'an Marquis Household to bring good luck to the family through marriage. His bride was none other than Shen Qingning, the so-called “Great Ming’s First Netherworld Master,” rumored to have caused the deaths of her three previous fiancés. He thou —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's all about the female lead.

25. 775 九 The 90s: Ever Since I Stopped Being Filial, I've Had the Sweetest Smile 九零，自从不孝后我笑的可甜嘞 Ten Steps, Ten Steps十步十步Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Li Xingjian’s reputation was ruined before she could return home. Her biased mother demanded that she give her childhood sweetheart and fiancé to her younger sister, then forced her to sacrifice herself to secure her sister’s future. “You weren’t pure to begin with. Even if I let you marry, who would want you? Once your sister makes something of herself, she’ll spare you a bite to eat. I’m only doing this for your own good, aren’t I?” Her useless father turned a blind eye t 45.2kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves

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    Oh my god, what an amazing book! It's so refreshing to read. I love Xingjian so much; he's the perfect mouth double. I definitely have to keep this one to learn how to roast and insult people... If everyone knew Xingjian, life would be so much more interesting! [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

26. 776 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 19Reads9.2Score168Shelves

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    The female protagonist evades the risk of her identity being exposed while simultaneously advancing her grand plans, with two parallel storylines running in parallel, creating a fast-paced plot.

27. 777 宫 Beyond the Palace Walls: Ruoxi's Journey Through Time 宫墙之外：若溪的时空之旅 A Creek in Misty Rain一溪烟雨Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Beyond the Palace Walls: Ruoxi’s Journey Through Time and Space 5Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 778 冰 Ice Soul Plot: The Legitimate Daughter's Scheme Shakes the Nine Heavens 冰魄谋：嫡女谋断九重天 Qianjia Reads at Night谦甲夜读Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Ice-Soul Scheme: The Legitimate Daughter’s Plans Reach the Heavens —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 779 丈 After My Husband Passed Off His Younger Brother as His Dead Brother 丈夫冒认已世小叔子后 A Creek in Misty Rain一溪烟雨Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After her husband claimed to be his late younger brother 30Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 780 投 Queen of Investment Banking: Marriage for the Sake of Her Career 投行女王：联姻只为搞事业 Qianjia Reads at Night谦甲夜读13k WordsCompleted Investment Banking Queen: Marriage Alliance for the Sake of My Career —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 781 金 The Golden Butterfly's Call 金蝶引 Nian Yunqi廿云起Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Historical Romance] [Metaphysics] [Ghost Hunting] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Overlapping Timelines] [One-on-One Romance] Lin Qiao is the junior-most disciple of Changqing Temple. Born with golden eyes, she can see ghosts and glimpse the past and future. Using golden butterflies as a guide, she seeks out the obsessions of the dead and helps them pass on. When the death calamity awaiting her sixteenth birthday draws near, her master, Xie Canglan, suddenly disappears in Shengjing. Her fir 4.7kReads8.9Score790Shelves

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    The list is in no particular order; all are classic novels with excellent plots and writing. Some of the female protagonists are incredibly intelligent, planning three steps ahead for every one they take, while others, though not exceptionally clever, possess great wisdom. I admire all the female protagonists in these stories. [Kissing emojis]

32. 782 冷 Cold Flame, Burning Heart 冷焰灼心. Qianjia Reads at Night谦甲夜读28k WordsCompleted Cold Flame Burns the Heart. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 783 穿 I Transmigrated Into Death Row and Clung to Powerful Men, Now the Villains Are Killing for Me 穿进死牢抱大腿，恶人们为我杀疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance585k WordsCompleted [Villain-Focused + All Characters Are Villains + Mutual Healing + Male Leads Are Devoted + Happy Ending] Yun Ji transmigrates. Other people transmigrate into princesses, noblewomen, or junior sisters of immortal sects. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s a death-row prisoner, locked in a cell and poisoned. Supposedly, in three months she’ll be subjected to a heavenly lightning execution, struck dead by eight hundred bolts. Yun Ji: “Cool.” * She has four cellmates. None of them are doing well. O 16.9kReads9.1Score3kShelves
34. 784 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Apocalypse: I Refuse to Be a Cannon-Fodder Heroine 穿书末世，拒绝当炮灰女配 Dreamers in Guatian's Writing瓜田笔下梦中人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse281k WordsCompleted [Zombies + romance + strong female lead + both leads are each other’s first + no angst + apocalypse] While everyone else transmigrates into a book as the heroine, she transmigrates as a cannon-fodder villainess. Being a villainess doesn’t matter. There’s no way she’s going to be cannon fodder. With the golden finger Heaven has granted her, she’s determined to make her way in this apocalyptic world! If she isn’t strong enough, she’ll keep her head down and build herself up. Once she’s capable, 58.7kReads9.0Score6.3kShelves

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    The first one is almost finished; it's a female-centric novel where the heroine fights monsters, levels up, and finds her family in the apocalypse. Although there's a romantic pairing, the plot is delicate and heartwarming, developing naturally so that even I, a seasoned reader who doesn't usually enjoy romance novels, didn't find it offensive. The second one is a post-apocalyptic novel without a romantic pairing. The heroine is very strong, and it's been quite enjoyable so far; it's still ongoing. The third one is a historical novel; those who like historical fiction should check it out—it's quite exciting and worth reading. The last one is about fleeing famine in ancient times. Although the rating isn't high, the heroine is decisive and intelligent, and the plot is quite good; I just don't know why the rating is so low.

35. 785 盲 The Blind Prince Keeps Fighting, Snatching, and Playing the Victim 盲眼王爷他又争又抢又茶 April Friend四月友人Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted (Slow-Burn Romance / Love Grows Over Time / Mutual Healing / Young Love / HE) Fleeing famine northward, Su Ying was so weak with hunger that she nearly died in the blizzard. The blind young master Pei Xiu of the Minister's residence saved her and took her in. Two years later, power changed hands, and the Pei family fell overnight. The night the family was arrested and their home confiscated, Su Ying rescued the little blind boy amid the chaos. · That year, Su Ying was sixteen, hiding from place 72.9kReads9.3Score14.5kShelves

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    One thumbs up after hearing it

36. 786 穿 Transmigrate as a Master Chef: One Bite from a Divine Wok to Freshen Up the Great Jing 穿越厨神：一口神锅鲜炸大靖 Qianjia Reads at Night谦甲夜读46k WordsCompleted Transmigrated Chef: A Bite from the Divine Pot, Fresh and Sizzling in Great Jing 7Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 787 穿 Transmigrated to the Apocalypse, the Big Shot Hoards Supplies Like Crazy 穿到末世，大佬一路疯狂囤货 Huang Xiaobai黄小白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + satisfying read + no romance + natural disasters and apocalypse + transmigrate into a book + reborn + space + stockpiling + infrastructure building + companions] [Content warning] There is no romance, but an excellent female lead will attract admirers. Skip this if that bothers you. [Content warning] The female lead has companions. She isn’t a lone wolf. [Content warning] The female lead is the strongest fighter, and her golden finger is outrageously powerful. [Content 18.7kReads9.2Score2kShelves
38. 788 鸿 The Female Bandit of the Court of State Ceremonial 鸿胪寺女悍匪 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance808k WordsCompleted Manzhu, a tribal princess, brought a team of spies full of glaring flaws and married Su Dingyue, a general of the Southern Dynasty, under the pretext of a diplomatic marriage. Her ultimate goal was to secure a successful peace treaty and prevent the two nations from going to war. But there were traitors inside framing her, a scheming minister outside plotting against her, and a bumbling spy team holding her back... She touched the dagger in her hair. She wasn't afraid. A murder case? Cut them op 3.5kReads9.2Score600Shelves
39. 789 出 After Prison: The Movie Star's Wife Became the Haters' Number One 出狱后：影帝夫人成了黑粉头头 Silver Brocade银锦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After spending thirteen years in prison, she was reborn. When she opened her eyes, she was back at the time when the entire internet hated her. If you can’t beat them, join them. Before she knew it, she’d become the head of the antis. Antis Group One: “Boss, Yu Yuan’s causing trouble again. Should we go after her?” Yu Yuan: “Go after her for what? Did we get paid this time? Even antis have professional standards. We’re not working for free!” Antis Group Two: “Boss, the CP fans are shipping Yu Yu 14.6kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    The first book was hilarious! Highly recommended! The second farming novel is good too.

40. 790 缠 Entwined Pearl 缠明珠 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [A seemingly sweet-faced, emotionally detached woman vs. a gloomy, love-starved, clingy human flytrap] Shen Yuanzhu, who loves money more than life itself, gives the only bit of sincerity she has to Xie Xuchuan, only for him to turn around and have a child with someone else. He says, “Yuanzhu, you can raise the child. He can have the family fortune. I’ll make it up to you in other ways.” Shen Yuanzhu thinks he’s lost his mind. Their marriage contract, bound by mutual interests, can’t be dissolve 42.8kReads8.5Score5.4kShelves
41. 791 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Heads to the Countryside with a Pocket Dimension 重生七零：下乡知青有空间 En Tao'er恩桃儿Modern Romance635k WordsOngoing [Historical era + reborn + pocket dimension + hoarding supplies + two strong, affectionate educated youths + inspirational + the original heroine and the female lead get along peacefully, both with golden fingers; the original heroine is reborn, while the current female lead transmigrates into a book] Shen Qingshu, a rich and beautiful young woman, woke up one day to find she had a pocket dimension. Following the emergency-preparedness advice of Teacher Luo, she decided to stockpile supplies and 2kReads9.1Score179Shelves
42. 792 舔 Become a God by Tasting Blood: The Unhinged Junior Sister Lays Low in the Villain Sect 舔血成神：疯批师妹苟在反派宗门 Good Fortune欧气Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An entire sect of villains + cultivation + a scheming little rascal of a disciple on the Path of Love vs. a sinister master on the Path of Ruthlessness] From the start, she tricks a god in a demon lair. Faced with a whole cast of wicked people, Li Yueyin decides to become the most devious of them all! To survive long enough to become a god, she poses as a top genius while being tested, despite her useless talent. Tough people don’t complain about their circumstances. With a sweet face and a vil 26.3kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves

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    I watched it all in one go, it was really good.

43. 793 一 Before I Knew It, His Majesty Was Helping Me Fight My Household Battles 一不小心，陛下他下场帮我宅斗了 A Touch Of Green On Junshan君山一点青Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted An accident causes Cui Lingyao and the reigning emperor, Pei Jie, to swap souls. On the fifteenth of every month, each must spend a day in the other's body. One side is the chaotic Earl's residence, with a reborn younger cousin, an aunt harboring dark intentions, an uncle shrouded in secrets, and a grandmother who loves to smooth things over. The other is the imperial court, where the empress dowager holds power, Prince Xin is ambitious, the emperor's personal attendant has already defected, an 11.2kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
44. 794 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took My Whole Family to Flee the Famine and Farm 穿书后，我带着全家逃荒种田 I Want to Eat Pomelo我想吃柚子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension] + [Superpowers] + [Fleeing Famine] + [Farming] Reincarnated into a book as a disposable cannon-fodder character, Xie Jingqiu resolves the crisis in front of her and then steers clear of the male lead. Unfortunately, a peaceful life remains out of reach. Natural disasters and military unrest follow one after another. Xie Jingqiu has no choice but to roll up her sleeves and lead her whole family north to flee famine. Who would have guessed that on the way, she'd find an adorable 1.1kReads8.8Score103Shelves
45. 795 烛 The Candlelight Pavilion 烛幽台 At Ease with the Universe随宇而安Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy + parallel worlds + soul swapping + endless loops + Mobius strip. After "A Thousand Peach Blossoms Bloom in One Lifetime", acclaimed author Sui Yu Er An returns with another fantasy hit! Jiang Hui × Qi Huan: three lifetimes of entanglement across parallel worlds, as they seek the essence of love in intersecting timelines.] At nineteen, Jiang Hui set out to avenge her father’s murder. On her wedding night, she and Qi Huan died together. But though she was gravely wounded, she 4.7kReads9.5Score716Shelves
46. 796 农 The Fragrance of Farm-Grown Fruit 农家果儿香 Light Rain, Clear Wind雨淡风清Ancient Romance937k WordsCompleted In her previous life, her father didn't dote on her and her mother didn't love her. Then, with one transmigration, she suddenly found herself with a whole extended family of grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters. There were no awful relatives, because her branch of the family was the biggest bunch of troublemakers around. What else could she do? The little girl could only accept her fate. With no golden finger, she relied on the skills she had learned in her previous life to lead th 11Reads8.9Score—Shelves
47. 797 母 Becoming Empress of the Realm by Pretending to Be the Chancellor's Widowed Sister-in-Law 母仪天下，从冒充丞相寡嫂开始 Luo Chunshui洛春水Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Face-Slapping the Scum + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] When you’re out in the world, you can choose your own identity. To infiltrate high society and avenge the massacre of her sister’s family, Feng Qingsui decides to pose as the distant cousin of a prestigious household. But just as she’s about to seek their help, the household she picked is raided by the Imperial Guards. She tries another family. Raided. Then another. Raided again. At her wit’s end, she knocks on the door of the “Pr 24.2kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    The list is in no particular order; all are classic novels with excellent plots and writing. Some of the female protagonists are incredibly intelligent, planning ahead meticulously, while others, though not exceptionally clever, possess great wisdom. I admire and love all the female protagonists in these stories! 😘😘😘

48. 798 玄 The Metaphysics Master Shakes the World After Coming Down from the Mountain 玄学大佬下山后轰动全世界 Gathering the Galaxy一揽星河Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + satisfying read + sweet romance] Everyone in the industry says the newly reunited eldest daughter of the Su family is a menace. One sentence from her can break up a marriage, shatter a family, drive someone into bankruptcy, or land them in jail, so people steer clear of her. What’s more, she has opened a Taoist temple and does fortune-telling, face-reading, feng shui, sells talismans, and catches ghosts. She’s done every sort of scam imaginable! Later, word gets around that the elde 86.6kReads9.5Score13.7kShelves

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    🍒🍒This is a high-quality novel that truly amazed me. It's the only novel I've ever read that features a pure female protagonist. Most of the female characters are devoted to Taoism, doing good, hating evil, building temples to exorcise ghosts, and helping people avoid disasters. They only get engaged to the male protagonist later on, and everyone has a happy ending. It's a very good novel and worth reading. Highly recommended!

49. 799 婉 No Tortured Romance for Me. This Heroine Cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness! 婉拒虐恋，女主我修无情道的！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted In pursuit of the Great Dao, Shi Ran accepted a trial involving endless cycles of tragic romance. They said that those who followed the ruthless path must first experience love, then be hurt to the depths of their hearts. Only after suffering the utmost torment could they see through love and passion, undergo life and death, and achieve true enlightenment! But Shi Ran thought, if he dies and I live, haven't we both experienced life and death? If I torment the male lead to the limit, can't I see 2.9kReads9.2Score342Shelves

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    🌈This story is beyond words; the Tomato platform doesn't do justice to its beauty!!! 💘The female lead is highly intelligent, unburdened by love, and cunning in her schemes against everyone, ascending to high positions in different worlds under different identities! 🌿Especially the world where she disguises herself as a man, using that identity to push her wife, the princess, to the throne, directly training her into an empress—it's truly captivating! 💘💘Trust me, it's absolutely fantastic!

50. 800 噩 A Nightmare’s Warning: The Love-Struck Empress Awakens 噩梦示警，恋爱脑皇后觉醒 Xiao Tianyi小甜一Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted Chu Na had a dream. In it, her illustrious and mighty emperor husband had a beloved savior he had yearned for over many years, his moonlight. He had kept her like a precious treasure at a villa outside the capital, and the moment she recovered, he brought her into the palace and made her a Noble Consort, showering her with boundless favor. Meanwhile, she, his original wife and empress, was deposed and banished to the Cold Palace for competing with his beloved and plotting against her out of jeal 46.9kReads8.7Score7.2kShelves

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