Looking for Stories with a Female Lead Who Calls the Shots, Stays Razor-Sharp, and Is Always Scheming 求女主掌握全局，极致清醒，无时无刻不在设局文

1. 1 超 The Mighty Empress: The World Bows to Her 超强女帝，天下臣服 Red Leaves红叶Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xiao Chan, who possesses qi cultivation skills, transmigrates into the body of a baby girl. Because her father, the emperor, favors her, he raises her from childhood as his successor. One after another, her half-brothers appear in the harem, all vying for the one throne, but each is crushed by her, the legitimate eldest princess. Her talent and reputation become the greatest in the land. As schemes gather around her, men even volunteer to become her secret lovers. Commanding power and rising to 34.5kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves

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   The female protagonist, the Eldest Princess, was involved in a massacre at the age of four. She considers herself the future emperor and directly participates in politics; the emperor even allows her to sit on the dragon throne and read memorials. The court officials tacitly agree that they would rather offend the emperor than offend the Eldest Princess.

2. 2 老 The Plain Woman Who Forced the Top Power Broker 老实女人把顶级大佬强制了 Lu Mingyou鹿明幽Modern Romance338k WordsOngoing Reverse Forced Love | Bring the Untouchable Beauty Down from Her Pedestal | Loyal 1v1 Romance | Cross-Border Pursuit | No Escape An honest, unremarkable archaeologist heroine x a foreign powerhouse with irresistible looks and overflowing pheromones * The first time Yan Zaixi saw Xie Lin, she wanted to keep him all to herself until she got tired of him. So she acted on it, and successfully got a taste of a rare delicacy. * Xie Lin had never been in such a wretched state in his life. After an ambu 448.9kReads9.1Score75.5kShelves

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   This is exactly what it is, trust me, it's really good! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

3. 3 钓 The Seductive Sweetheart Struggles to Survive in a Deadly Love Triangle 钓系娇娇小美人在修罗场求生 Sparkling Little Gold闪闪小金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] All male leads are devoted to one woman | Ultimate love-triangle showdown | Flirtatious charmer trains men like dogs - [You are a foolish, shallow, and vicious supporting actress, jealous of the talented and universally adored heroine. You set out to target every man connected to her.] [You shoved the aloof villain onto a bed, and the brooding top student is kneeling in punishment in the bathroom.] [You drugged your proud peacock of a childhood friend and stuffed him in 48.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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   All four are super good! The first one has multiple male leads vying for attention in a chaotic love triangle; the female lead beckons them at the slightest touch, and the power struggles are incredible. The second one is truly exhilarating; it's so satisfying to read, it'll get your breasts pumping! The female lead is a total tyrant, completely insane, and men are nothing more than her playthings. In the second world, she's kidnapped and goes on a killing spree, slaughtering almost an entire village. The third is a live-streaming novel, a female lead's weight loss and growth diary, so far it's okay. The fourth one is really great; each world has multiple male leads, and it's not a lighthearted story.

4. 4 综 Film and TV Crossover: Bright Moonlight 综影视：明月皎皎 Spring Water Tea io春水煎茶ioFemale-Channel Fanfiction4.2M WordsOngoing An immortal descends into the mortal world, undergoing endless cycles of reincarnation in search of a chance to survive. Popular TV and film fan fiction. (There are lots of original interpretations, so you can read it as half original.) Currently updating: The Young Brewmaster's Adventure + The Blood of Youth, Mu Jiaojiao (wild and unrestrained fiction) 26.8kReads8.8Score700Shelves

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   This book, the Yuechan chapter. (I've probably reread this one ten times; I really, really love it.) The female lead, Shen Yuechan, is Su Changhe's younger sister, possessing an even stronger lust for power and ambition than her elder brother. She has a brilliant mind and is incredibly cunning. The female lead is intelligent, and the male lead, Xiao Yu, and her brother's secret alliance have exceptional execution capabilities, launching attacks instantly and decisively—it's exhilarating! The power struggles and succession plot are straightforward and clear, without any subtlety or ambiguity, allowing readers to witness the female lead's journey to the top. The male lead, Xiao Yu, is incredibly romantic, a pure-hearted warrior who attacks everyone around him equally, but gives all his love to his sister, Yuechan. While reading this chapter, I suddenly understood why Zhu Jianshen loved his sister, Wan. This other world chapter is also excellent; it's good from the Yuechan chapter onwards. Five-star recommendation.

5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Host Goes Wild 快穿：满级宿主在线发疯 Fishing Around Again Today今天也摸鱼Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + System + no fixed pairing + satisfying power fantasy + not a romance (the love interests are all just tools) + each world is unrelated] Zong Ke, heir to a top conglomerate, was enjoying the thrill of balancing on the edge of a rooftop when an unreliable System mistook her for a suicide risk and bound itself to her. After realizing it had bound the wrong person, the System tearfully offered her benefits to entice her into traveling to various parallel worlds, taking over messes, 20.9kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
6. 6 替 A Substitute Bride to the Eastern Palace: The Husband I Picked Up Is the Crown Prince 替嫁东宫：捡来的夫郎是太子 Guan Guan's Short Stories关关的短篇Ancient Romance221k WordsOngoing In the second year of the Taiqing era, Shen Qingci, the Marquis's legitimate daughter, took her younger sister's place in an arranged marriage to a wounded soldier of unknown origins. She had no idea that the husband she had taken in was the orphaned heir of Crown Prince Zhaoming, who had been hunted for years. What seemed like a marriage she was forced into was a fate written in the stars. There was understanding and misunderstanding, happiness and sorrow. Amid the tide of history, the two grad 16Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 被 After They Read His Mind, the Madman Wants to Kill Someone Every Day 被读心后，疯批变态天天都想杀人 Leisure Time时暇Modern Romance760k WordsCompleted [Looks like a little lamb on the outside, a true maniac on the inside; everyone is highly intelligent; angsty romance] Yu Ke transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder biological heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress. Not only is her whole family doomed to die, but she’s surrounded by cannon fodder who meet increasingly gruesome ends. She rolls up her sleeves and decides to save these poor souls, but... The first time, someone pushes her off a building and she dies. The sec 10.8kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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   The female lead transmigrates into a book and is reborn many times; her personality is seemingly innocent but actually cunning. It's really good!!! ✌︎˶╹ꇴ╹˶✌︎

8. 8 顶 The Ultimate Push and Pull: The Top-Ranking Lady Only Tips for Romance 顶级拉扯：榜一大姐她只刷爱情票 The Boss of Black Wind Mountain's Sister-in-Law黑风山老大的小姨子Modern Romance369k WordsOngoing Tycoon System + Female lead + Not romance-obsessed + Voice chat rooms + Group livestreams + Weight loss + Gift-based romance + Romantic tension [The author loves the heroine and won’t put her through heartbreak.] [This is a romance-focused story, not a face-slapping one. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.] After Ji Mingyue reached 200 jin, she died suddenly from staying up all night. After death, she became bound to an abandoned Tycoon System. “Host, quickly earn other people’s favor to upgrad 2.8kReads8.9Score220Shelves
9. 9 全 A Family Full of Hopeless Romantics? The Commandery Princess Slaps Them Awake One by One 全家恋爱脑？郡主抽醒一个又一个 Small Bridge by the Flat Shore平岸小桥Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Taking down scumbags and face-slapping + adored by the whole family + satisfying story + No CP] When Qi Zhiyu was brought back to the prince's manor, she had already prepared herself for her biological parents to favor their fake daughter. She never expected that she would not have to lift a finger. Her parents immediately threw the fake daughter out, and her two older brothers made sure she could never return to the manor. She was very pleased with how decisively they handled things. But someo 30.6kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves

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   The Demon Lord, after his death, was reincarnated as the true daughter of the Prince Rui's mansion. He was brought back to the mansion, and initially, it seemed like the usual scenario of parents favoring the fake daughter. However, the entire family simply kicked the fake daughter out, avoiding the agonizing mother-daughter conflicts within the household and saving a lot of misunderstandings. The whole family are cunning villains, all fiercely protective of their own, and intelligent enough not to betray the female lead – a rare example of a family-centric story. There's no romantic pairing; the female lead is calm, decisive, and ruthless. This "true devil" isn't swayed by romance; every move is a calculated, calculated move. The story focuses on punishing villains and slapping faces, with fast-paced action against hypocritical supporting characters and court rivals. It includes both palace intrigue and court politics, with the Prince of Wu as a key adversary, gradually expanding the plot's scope.

10. 10 满 With a Warehouse Full of Weapons, I Built an Invincible Kingdom in Another World 满仓军火物资我在异世建无敌王国 A Speck of Dust一粒微尘Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Spatial Storage + Strong Heroine + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scoundrels + Infrastructure Building + Golden Finger] The animated dramas "My Warehouse Is Full of Supplies, and I Become a Queen in Another World" and "The County Princess Who Defied Fate: My Warehouse Is Full of Supplies, and I Become a Queen in Another World" are now streaming. The special agent Ye Meiling transmigrates into another world and becomes Nangong Wu, a county princess of the Western Yan Kingdom. The o 118.3kReads8.6Score13.3kShelves

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    Absolutely fantastic! Absolutely fantastic! Absolutely fantastic! This is a new book, and it gets even better as you read on. It's simply amazing! Trust me, you won't regret reading it.

11. 11 疯 The Crazy Heiress Gets Spoiled by Everyone, Then Her Secret Identity Is Exposed Again 疯批大小姐被团宠后，又掉马甲啦 Yan Xiaoxia颜小兮啊Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted A devoted couple, a strong heroine, a genius, the darling of her family, fantasy powers. The long-lost eldest daughter of the Shi family has finally been found. Her brothers feel nothing but tenderness toward her and swear to spoil her like a little princess. Everyone in the capital assumes she’s a frail, pitiable girl. Until one day. The young lady casts off her former fragility and leads people in destroying the Shi family with her own hands. Her scumbag father demands furiously, “Are you tryi 6.6kReads9.4Score879Shelves

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    "As long as you live, you can turn the tide; those who dare not try are destined for mediocrity." This book is truly worth reading. The world, including the protagonist herself, describes her as indifferent and cold-hearted, but those who know her well know she is incredibly kind and compassionate. From beginning to end, she is the strategist in control. She played a grand game, the world as the chessboard, all living beings as pieces, and she... The one wielding the pieces. In this game, everyone entered, but in the end, only she was sacrificed. She saved everyone, but ultimately failed to save herself. She sacrificed herself for the sake of all living beings. —"Bright as the summer sun, yet fleeting like a shooting star, leaving only faint memories." She left, just as dramatically and brilliantly as she arrived. She came into this world on September 16th and left on September 16th. Beginning on 9.16, Ending on 9.16 ┭┮┭┮. 😭But in the end, it still ended in a bad relationship.

12. 12 心 [Quick Transmigration] The Scheming Beauty's Daily Art of Bewitchment 【快穿】心机美人下蛊日常 Thousand Moons' Song千千月歌Modern Romance662k WordsCompleted My new book is climbing the rankings, and I guarantee its quality. Enjoy! [Quick transmigration, a scheming heartbreaker with multiple love interests, a flirtatious femme fatale adored by all, indulgent romance, rivalry among men, no fixed pairing, all male leads are virgins, and they’ll fall for her on their own.] Yun Yi was forced to descend to the mortal realm. As a little fairy who had spent her whole life striving to rise in the ranks, she was far from happy about it, but she had no choice 8.6kReads9.4Score691Shelves
13. 13 第 The Top Genius Has a Sickness: Everyone Else Wants to Win, but She Wants to Lose 第一天骄她有病，别人求赢她求输 The Poem Says诗云Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + ensemble cast + team tournament + chuunibyou + feel-good power fantasy] “Doctor, there’s something wrong with me.” “What’s wrong?” “I’m so exceptional that it’s making me miserable!” Jiang Chao was sunk in sorrow, gazing up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. “From childhood to now, every competition I’ve entered and every exam I’ve taken, I’ve come in first…” “I’ve asked myself more than once: how can I be this exceptional?” “Ah, it’s so painful! Doctor, can you understand m 14.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    The female protagonists in these two books are amazing. They are incredibly smart and calculate every move perfectly. There are so many plot twists that it's impossible to guard against them!

14. 14 我 I'm Socially Anxious, and I Survive Thanks to Their Rose-Tinted Glasses 我，社恐，全靠他们的滤镜活着 The Poem Says诗云Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted Ji Sui transmigrated to an era of advanced technology. Everyone here undergoes genetic testing at birth. People are divided into three classes: superior genes, commoners, and inferior genes. As a result, the system of governance here is extremely strict. Anyone caught faking their genetic test results is put to death. And as soon as Ji Sui arrived in this world, she was hit with devastating news: the original owner had faked her genetic results. Ji Sui, upon hearing this: “...” The worst part wa 3.1kReads8.2Score369Shelves
15. 15 偷 Stealing a Kiss in the Moonlight 偷吻风月 Snow Chestnut Tea雪栗茶Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced + long-planned scheme + marriage before love + sweet, flirtatious provocation + revenge] [Sweet-looking but secretly calculating femme fatale VS seemingly proper, refined scoundrel] After three years of a marriage of convenience, Shen Yansheng and Yu Jin part on good terms, having treated each other with courtesy. He simply couldn’t muster any interest in a beauty as dull as a block of wood. Then he ran into her at a bar. The Yu Jin he remembered as utterly unremark 13.2kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    The female lead had an unhappy childhood and grew up determined to seek revenge. Even after marrying the male lead, she didn't forget her vengeance. She's not a saint; she's decisive when necessary. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight and has a wonderful personality. The author's writing is excellent, not childish or awkward. (Also, the female lead and male lead knew each other as children, and she always remembers him.) The female lead has a slightly yandere personality, and the novel includes some imprisonment scenes. If you're interested, go check it out—you won't regret it!

16. 16 穿 Transmigrated into an Otome Game Villainess, the Unwanted King Wrecks the Plot 穿越乙游恶女，寡王杀崩剧情 Water-Dipped Rice水点饭Modern Romance692k WordsCompleted Strong heroine + scheming + System + villainous female warlord + chaotic times + conquest + otome game A villainess transmigrates into another villainess. The heroine is a true antagonist. Qi Yi accidentally transmigrates into the villainous supporting character of an otome game, a character who keeps dying. The original’s enemies are too numerous for her to know who’s trying to kill her. The land is in chaos, with warlords carving up the territory and heroes vying for supremacy. Qi Yi had plann 1.5kReads9.0Score230Shelves

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    "In control of the overall situation," "extremely clear-headed," "constantly setting traps" [laughing and crying emoji] It's rare to find an entry that perfectly meets all the requirements.

17. 17 白 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 Yuanzi Eats Mulberries元子吃桑葚Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted (Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate 24.3kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    It's a very good read. The female lead was the male lead's ideal woman in her youth. Both the male and female leads in this palace intrigue novel are rational and charismatic. The male lead is decisive and ruthless, able to see through the concubines' schemes. The female lead loves no one, but rises to become empress through palace intrigue. The emperor and empress are a very compatible and intelligent couple.

18. 18 反 The Villainess Studies Hard at the Aristocratic Academy 反派大小姐在贵族学院狠狠学习 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [The male lead is Chi. The romance develops slowly, and until anyone confesses, it's just friendship.] He Ying regains her memories in an old-school campus novel and is horrified to realize she's the vicious rich young lady. Instead of inheriting a fortune worth trillions, she's been chasing men and bullying the sweet, innocent heroine. What a ridiculous way to live. After learning that inheriting the family fortune depends on her academic performance, He Ying declares, “If I don't earn this mon 8.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    The first three will absolutely not betray us. We love stories with female protagonists who are incredibly intelligent, mastering everything and relying solely on their wisdom without men. We hate stories that use the guise of a female protagonist's emotional awakening, only to feel betrayed halfway through. The last two can be enjoyed as lighthearted and funny stories.

19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Wins Hearts After Becoming a Green Tea Beauty 快穿白月光：变身绿茶后撩拨人心 Wei Zhi谓止Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [White moonlight, adored by everyone, love rivals, strong heroine with a satisfying rise, no fixed pairing, actress heroine, revenge-driven conquest, enter at your own risk if this isn't your thing] (The Host is gorgeous, bold, and a master of playing along and flirting / I make the male leads suffer a thousand times over, yet they treat me like their first love.) They were all white moonlights with impeccable family backgrounds and beauty, yet they ultimately met tragic deaths aft 9.9kReads9.3Score821Shelves

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    Qin Jiu is truly insightful. I especially love the two little worlds: the Demon Consort and Egypt. After reading them, I felt like I needed a brain boost. In the Demon Consort's world, she manipulated the kings of four kingdoms at will—it was so captivating.

20. 20 春 A Long Spring Night 春夜阑珊 Fluffy Winter Hibernation绒绒冬眠期Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted They had been classmates since childhood, sharing poetry and wine while they were young. The four families joined forces and eventually put the Fourth Prince, a gentle and long-suffering man hidden away in the academy, on the throne. The new emperor ascended, and power was divided among the four families. Those who once traveled arm in arm became adversaries facing off before the throne. There were no old friends left on the chessboard, only a fierce struggle of interests and ambition. Chen Yuan 161.3kReads9.3Score28.9kShelves

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    I just finished reading a political intrigue novel. The female protagonist is very clever and proactively sets up a web of schemes, and her opponents are also clever.

21. 21 入 Entering the Imperial Harem 入春宫 Kun Yuan坤垣Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + villainess with a career-driven mind + fluffy mind-reading + men competing for her] Su Fuqu was the legitimate youngest daughter of the Grand Preceptor. She and the Crown Prince, Qin Zhaolin, grew up together and were deeply in love. But after she came of age, Qin Zhaolin abandoned her, chose her cousin as his wife, and asked Su Fuqu to become his concubine. She turned around and schemed her way into the emperor's bed, sowing discord between father and son and throwing the pal 64.7kReads8.9Score8kShelves

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    [Palace Intrigue + Villainess with a Career-Driven Devil + Furry Mind-Reading Ability + Rivalry] Su Fuqu, the youngest daughter of the Grand Tutor, was childhood sweethearts with Crown Prince Qin Zhaolin. However, after their coming-of-age ceremony, Qin Zhaolin abandoned her, choosing his cousin as his wife and making her his concubine. She then schemed to climb into the Emperor's bed, sowing discord between father and son and causing chaos in the palace. Later, Qin Zhaolin knelt at her feet, his eyes red, and stubbornly asked, "Did you ever love me?" Su Fuqu smiled sweetly and turned to Qin Shen, throwing herself into his arms, pouting, "Your Majesty, look at him, he's trying to seduce me again." Qin Shen gently embraced her waist, his eyes full of affection, and kissed her hair: "You're pregnant, slow down." The female lead is in control, very clear-headed, using the Emperor...

22. 22 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 337.3kReads9.8Score47.3kShelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Female Supporting Character Is Ruthless and Sharp-Tongued 穿越六零：女配人狠话多 Flying and Stopping载飞载止Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A transmigration story set in a period drama: As long as I'm more of a piece of work than the worst people around me, no one can make me suffer!] [At home, she torments her parents; outside, she torments her friends; sent down to the countryside, she torments the neighbors. She treats everyone equally.] Xia Zhizhi is good at making empty promises and manipulating people. She loves acting, and she's equally talented in both the literary and martial arts. Not a traditional period drama. The heroi 4kReads9.2Score350Shelves

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    I mostly read female protagonist novels, especially those featuring strong female leads. I dislike novels about spoiled wives or those with no substance. So logically, even if others don't consider the novels I read high-quality, they're probably not bad either. Feel free to choose what you're looking for. The spy novel here is actually quite average, but there aren't many decent spy novels on Tomato Bookstore, so this is a good read to pass the time. I use it to help me fall asleep before bed. There's also the one about the Underworld Livestream, which is the only male protagonist novel I read. I often clear out my bookshelf, so many of the novels I've read are gone. "Cherishing Flowers," "Best Lyricist," and "Quick Transmigration Fiancée" are also good. Some readers might not understand the quick transmigration part and think it's all plot holes, but it's not. So, if you're interested, you can check it out. Readers who don't think critically while reading shouldn't bother. Okay, that's all.

24. 24 快 Quick Transmigration Through Film and TV: The Bewitching Peach Blossom Beauty 快穿影综：桃花美人煞 Sour Plum Candy Is Super Salty话梅超咸Female-Channel Fanfiction461k WordsOngoing A quick-transmigration journey through film and TV worlds, following Zhuohua, a peach blossom yao who feeds on love, as she seeks the affection of people blessed with great fortune to nourish herself. Empresses in the Palace: Huanbi, Guarjia Wenyuan, An Lingrong, Yu Ying'er... Schemes of a Beauty: Nie Shen'er, Empress Zhang, Jin Se... Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Gao Xiyue, Bai Ruiji, Jin Yuyan... Wei Zifu, The Legend of Xishi, My Fair Princess, Love O2O, Scarlet Heart, The Palace, Story of 6.2kReads8.4Score206Shelves

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    Don't make me beg you to watch!!! Who understands this?! The female lead creates a unique persona for herself in each world!!! She seduces the male lead into actively pursuing her!!! She's very reserved while being pursued! [Licking screen][licking screen][licking screen] Seemingly passive! But actually, she's in complete control! In the second world, the female lead pretends to be a delicate, weak, helpless, withdrawn, and depressed innocent girl! She seduces the aloof Qian Sanyi!!!

25. 25 日 Drunk on the Road Home at Dusk 日暮醉归途 Mu Qiqi暮萋萋Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The cool, intelligent beauty Shui Qiaoyou, a general of the former dynasty, and the pure-hearted, reserved prince Chu Moli, a prince of the current dynasty Historical romance, no transmigration, no palace intrigue, no household drama, one-on-one romance, strong female lead. Shui Qiaoyou felt as though she’d merely fallen asleep. When she opened her eyes again, a hundred years had passed. Her homeland, family, and friends were like smoke, long since vanished into the river of time. Fate had left 13.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    This is a rare gem of a novel. The heroine has slept for 100 years; her era has vanished. All that remains are her martial arts skills and wisdom. But the heroine is exceptionally clever, strategizing with limited resources at every turn. Watch as she conquers the male lead with her intelligence.

26. 26 身 You Can Steal My Identity, But What About My Mental Illness? 身份可以偷走，那我的精神病呢？ Flickering Candle Stub残烛跳荡Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed ✚ Absurd memes ✚ Chaotic variety show ✚ Animal mind reading] Ming Li wakes up in the body of a celebrity who was sent to a psychiatric hospital by her family. From the start, she’s mocked by the entire internet, saddled with a family that leeches off her, and called mentally ill! Ming Li: Whatever. The things that don’t kill her will only make her even crazier! When a sharp-tongued entertainment reporter comes after her, she says, “A tadpole with a frog tattoo, and you 56kReads9.6Score7.7kShelves
27. 27 全 Watched by the Whole Internet: The Frail Junior Student Outwits a Top Criminal Investigator 全网围观，病弱学妹戏耍刑侦王牌 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery589k WordsCompleted Award-winning work in the Fifth Tomato Web Literature Competition Finals, Selected Mystery Case Award “I only ever kill people who deserve to die!” [High-Octane Dark Fantasy | Elite Mind Games | A Life-or-Death Battle Between Good and Evil | A Strong Heroine and an Even Stronger Heroine] [Shocking Twists | No Romance | Two Powerful, Unhinged Rivals Face Off] From the day Ling Zhi became a criminal police officer, he believed in only two things: evidence and procedural justice. Criminals were cri 78.9kReads9.5Score14.9kShelves

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    A, never misses a shot

28. 28 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 11.7kReads8.1Score682Shelves
29. 29 做 Become a Top-Tier Star, Starting by Overhauling Entertainment Contracts 做顶流，从整顿娱乐圈合同开始 A Kite in the Cold Night寒夜中的鸢鸟Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Elite lawyer Qiao Ling is reborn as a doctor with the same name, who was killed by a patient's family in a medical dispute. When the culprit's family tries to settle the matter for 300,000 yuan, she recites the Criminal Law on the spot, leaving them speechless. Disillusioned, she puts her qualifications to work again and steps straight into the chaotic entertainment industry. An award-winning actor offers her a shady dual contract? She hits back with a full breakdown of the Labor Law and Crimi 3.1kReads9.1Score434Shelves

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    They're all intelligent, with over a hundred cunning schemes. The third one has read over 120 chapters, not as many as the first two, making him the least prolific.

30. 30 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 182.2kReads9.5Score23.4kShelves
31. 31 假 The Fake Heiress Is Still Putting on an Act, While I Focus on Science 假千金还在演，我一心搞科研 This Land Is So Enchanting江山如此多娇Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Reborn + Period Setting + Academic Prodigy + Real and Fake Heiresses + Advancing the Nation Through Science] Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Zhiyao looked at the face in the mirror, so similar to the wife of a military district commander, and smiled. In her previous life, she believed in “the bonds of blood.” After rejoining her birth family, she became a stepping stone for the fake heiress, Lin Weiwei, who drained her of everything she was worth before leaving her to die miserab 190.7kReads8.9Score42.8kShelves
32. 32 快 Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Only Wants to Desecrate the Gods 快穿：疯批美人只想亵渎神明 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + psycho vs. yandere + genuine groveling and reconciliation + all the scumbag men die] They are gods, high above all others. They trample on the women’s sincere feelings at will, treating them as nothing more than ants. So she came. She dragged them down from their pedestals, watched them fall into ruin, and made them kneel before her, begging her to come back again and again. [1] The monk called her a princess who would bring ruin to the kingdom, and said she must be sac 2.3kReads9.3Score250Shelves

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    If this is about the female lead controlling everything, then this book, which I finished in three days, is truly amazing. The female lead meticulously plans and controls the entire situation.

33. 33 我 I’m an Agent 我是经纪人 Use Your Brain When Reading Fiction看小说也要带脑子Modern Romance841k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [The System is not a golden finger, not a golden finger!] [No romance + entertainment industry + talent manager] [Plot-focused + no formulas] [A strong female lead who grows over time] The summer she was fourteen, that man hacked that woman to death and was sent to prison. Ye Chang Qing thought she had finally gained her freedom, but she never expected predatory lenders to come after her from every direction, right alongside it. She worked odd jobs, sold her blood, 8.8kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
34. 34 团 The Beloved Real Heiress: Her Research for the Nation Stuns the World! 团宠真千金，科研报国惊呆全球！ Moon in a Can月亮罐头Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1980s + No Romance + Beloved by All + Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology + Major National Projects + High-Dimensional Defense] (No body snatching! No body snatching! No body snatching! The heroine and the original owner are the same person!) Qiu Suining, a galactic scavenger kicked to death over a mouthful of food, opens her eyes again to find herself the youngest daughter of a family in the 1980s, cherished by everyone. Her parents pile braised pork into her bowl, her two 7.8kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
35. 35 重 A Comfortable Life for Shu Xin in the 1960s 重生六零的舒心日子 Qing Wu卿妩Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Super Strength + Soldier] [A powerful, domineering, and wealthy heroine + a beautiful, delicate, scheming male lead] Shu Xin is a powerful woman born in the apocalypse. Armed with an overpowered cheat, she is reborn in the 1960s of a parallel world. Here, she finds a loving family, and achieves success in both her career and her love life. The male lead, Luo Yue, is a delicate young gentleman who transmigrated from an ancient matriarchal so 11.6kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
36. 36 装 The Possessed Cannon-Fodder Is Just Too Powerful and Beautiful 装货炮灰她实在强大又美丽 Brilliant Galaxy璀璨的星河Modern Romance822k WordsOngoing On the surface, Nan He was the aloof, noble goddess of Imperial Capital Star's Imperial Academy, an S-rank esper. In reality, she was a nobody from a remote trash planet with only D-rank mental power. One day, she suddenly awakened to the plot and learned that she was merely a cannon-fodder side character, the main villain's maternal aunt, in an interstellar Mary Sue novel about love after marriage. According to the plot, Nan He would be instantly defeated by Yun Shengjing, an S-rank esper, in a 35.3kReads9.1Score3.9kShelves

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37. 37 穿 Reborn as a Tragic Wife, She Uses Modern Technology to Turn the Tables 穿成悲情原配，她凭现代技术杀疯 The World Over, This Moment涯共此时Ancient Romance55k WordsOngoing As an ordinary office worker who stays late every night, Su Wanqing’s greatest pleasure is lying in bed and reading novels after work. Until one night, she sees the heroine being emotionally abused by her scumbag fiancé and framed by a villainous heir. Her blood pressure spikes with rage, and she knocks over her glass in a fit of anger... Then she dies of “emotional shock” and wakes up as Su Wanqing, the mistreated legitimate daughter in the book. Looking at Shen Yanzhi, the scumbag trying to gu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Niche genre, but incredibly easy to read. The female lead initially takes revenge on the villains, then focuses on building her career and scheming for power later on—it's absolutely captivating!

38. 38 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
39. 39 凭 Rich Enough to Win Anyone Over, the Real Heiress Serves Everyone a Face-Slapping 凭亿近人，真千金她打脸所有人 Seven Four One七四一Modern Romance522k WordsOngoing Xu Yuran keeps reliving a nightmare in which she is doomed to die. Three years from now, she will be reunited with the Gu family and become the perfect foil for the fake heiress Gu Jiaojiao. Framed, slandered, disgraced, and abandoned by everyone, she will eventually die miserably in the street, nothing but a stepping stone for the rest of them. But here's the good news: this expendable character has finally arrived with a face-slapping System. The hypocritical heroine who was adored in her past 723Reads—Score110Shelves
40. 40 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 238.8kReads9.6Score24.6kShelves
41. 41 万 What If Uncle Is Platonic Toward the Fake Heiress? 万一小叔对假千金是柏拉图呢？ Ye Buhong叶不鸿Modern Romance451k WordsCompleted (The untouchable beauty falls from her pedestal + deliberate seduction + seven-year age gap + uncle) [Scheming, well-behaved fake heiress × powerful political heavyweight] Song Ci had a dream. In it, she was a fake heiress who had been switched at birth, while her fiancé's beloved, a poor but brilliant country girl, was the real heiress. Later, her fiancé teamed up with the real heiress, exposed Song Ci's identity, and sent her to a psychiatric hospital. Unable to bear the humiliation, she slit 197.4kReads9.4Score39.5kShelves

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    This is a must-read!! Actually, I just finished reading it. The female lead is the kind of girl who seems innocent on the surface but actually has a sharp mind and is quite mischievous [shy]. The male lead is a political and business figure, very capable (I'm at a loss for words). Later on, even though he knows that everything between them is orchestrated by the female lead, he still willingly lets her rely on him [shy]. Without further ado, let's start reading!

42. 42 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves

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    Lin Du's authority needs no further explanation. 😋

43. 43 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.2kReads9.2Score635Shelves
44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration: The Seductive Dodder Vine's Conquest Handbook 快穿之娇媚菟丝子攻略手册 Green Seedling青色的禾苗Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Stunning Heroine + Sweet Romance + Seducing Powerful Men + Immersive + No Moral Standards] Qing He, a dodder vine who has cultivated for a thousand years, faces her final lightning tribulation, but her frail true form leaves her unable to survive it. As she lies on the brink of death, a snow ferret carrying a heavenly book comes to her with a System: “To survive the tribulation, you must win over the fated men of three thousand small worlds and share their fortune through 19.8kReads8.1Score927Shelves

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    The female lead is cunning and intelligent, in control of the situation. She appears as prey, luring the male lead step by step into their plan. The author's writing is quite good, and the plot is very engaging. Highly recommended!

45. 45 快 Quick Transmigration’s Beloved: Forcing the Male Lead to Go Off the Deep End 快穿万人迷：逼着男主变疯批 Leisurely Squid闲闲墨鱼Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted (Abduction and domination! The man forces himself on the woman! Don't read if that bothers you, thank you. This isn't a strong female lead's face-slapping power fantasy, and every world sticks closely to its character settings.) Li Mo is a stunning beauty, shrewd, alluring, and capable. Known throughout the martial world as the Thousand-Faced Witch, she excels at taking on endless appearances and personas to share romantic adventures with others. By chance, she becomes bound to a System from ano 14.1kReads8.3Score825Shelves
46. 46 满 A Max-Level Black Lotus: Don't Mess with Her Unless You Want to Die! 满级黑莲花，不想死的别惹她！ Give It a Persimmon Try柿柿就试试Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Wish-fulfillment] [Transmigrated top-tier female tactician VS sickly, ruthless, two-faced male lead] [Farming] [Gourmet] [Household intrigue] In her previous life, Mu Shining was a wealthy heiress. She barely had time to enjoy the good life before two useless scumbags, one recklessly using drugs in the west and the other dumping wastewater in the east, joined forces to bring about a zombie siege. Struggling to survive in the apocalypse, Mu Shining relied on her brilliant strategies to become a 1.2kReads8.8Score140Shelves

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    A great read, definitely a strong female lead story. Although the male lead is initially scheming, he falls for the female lead during their time together and automatically identifies with her as a loving and supportive husband. It gets better and better as you read on.

47. 47 快 Quick Transmigration: The Top Scholar Goes Online to Face-Slap 快穿：最强学神在线打脸 Pot of Glutinous Rice Chicken锅仔糯米鸡Modern Romance410k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + Academic genius + No romance + One-sided crushes + Building a career + Feel-good power fantasy] The academic genius Yun Qing's mission is to change the tragic endings of the original owners in different worlds and fulfill their lingering wishes. Plenty of male supporting characters, everyone loves the academic genius, but she only loves science. So sweet, so satisfying! World One: The female mentor on a boy band talent show: a so-called beauty with no talent becomes the m 168Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Don't let the low rating fool you, it's really good! [Drooling emojis] The female lead is intelligent and in control, especially in the second world where she rises from a commoner to president – ​​she's incredibly capable. There's no romantic pairing, but there's a one-sided crush; it's a satisfying and enjoyable read.

48. 48 神 A Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book: She Dominates the Ultimate Game of Power 神豪穿书：她在顶级权力游戏通吃 Three Peppercorns三两花椒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A non-formulaic tycoon story + power struggles + strong female lead + multiple male leads + sex-focused relationships + BG] Question: What’s it like to get bound to a tycoon System that rewards you for spending money on love, only to be focused on gaining power? Thanks for asking. I just got off the plane, and the System is clinging to my leg, crying and begging me to stop. I transmigrated into a world stitched together from several melodramatic novels. In this chaotic script, where pr 12.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    The third book can only be understood after reading up to volume two.

49. 49 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person 快穿：所有人都知道我是好人 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing Across three thousand small worlds, there are countless wicked women. Shu Jiao’s task is to make things right for the people whose lives were ruined by all kinds of wicked women. From then on... [World One: I’m a spendthrift? The nation will support me.] She’s kind, generous, patriotic, and beautiful. So what if she likes spending a little money? Let her have it! [World Two: The marquis’s daughter who lies all the time.] Lies? What lies? She’s so gentle and kind. How could she possibly lie? [Wor 130.2kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
50. 50 我 My Years as a Benevolent Mother in the Qing Palace 我在清宫做圣母的那些年 Tsukimino E月见里绘Female-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing [A vengeful ghost from a mass grave × a scheming palace-conquering beauty × a golden finger bigger than the sky] Shanyue, a ghost from a mass grave, is reborn in the worlds of Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace as a “living bodhisattva,” carrying a body full of resentment. Save the consorts? Soothe the children? She turns the consorts against one another and uses others to assassinate royal heirs. Beneath the compassionate guise of Guanyin lurks a demon from the depths o 32.2kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    The female lead in "My Years as a Saintly Mother in the Qing Palace" is a behind-the-scenes mastermind type, possessing extraordinary abilities, cunning, and ruthless methods. She manipulates the entire situation from behind the scenes, fueling the palace intrigue. The first story is a fanfiction about Empress Yixiu. The female lead is exceptionally cunning; everyone believes the Empress is virtuous and kind, but she manipulates everything from behind the scenes. She cuckolds the Emperor and torments Zhen Huan. The second story is set in Chen Wanyin's world. The Emperor ascends the throne without children or family background, relying on favor to bestow titles upon his concubines. She elevates them to the rank of Imperial Noble Consort during festivals, and one becomes a pregnant Imperial Noble Consort. The female lead simply gives everyone a pill that grants both sons and daughters, causing complete chaos and elevating the palace intrigue to a whole new level. In the end, everyone dies, except for Tianjiao, who dies fighting for her country. The story also includes "My First Son," who enjoys exclusive favor and torments Ruyi.

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