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. 601 穿 After Becoming the Duke's Dowager, I Kicked Out Every Ungrateful Child and Grandchild 穿成国公老夫人后我把不孝儿孙全踢了 Li Sanye李三爷Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Qin Yun transmigrates into a book, and from the start, her whole family is being stripped of their possessions and exiled? Looking at this roomful of unfilial descendants, Qin Yun thinks the whole family has brought this on themselves. The eldest son's family is corrupt and lawless, and their servants commit acts of violence, bringing disaster upon the household. The second son's family is weak and hidebound, yet they pride themselves on being upright scholars. They presume to criticize the crow 2kReads9.1Score451Shelves

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   ① At the beginning of the game, the heroine turned the tide, took control of the overall situation, and was extremely sober. Since everyone stepped on the family when it collapsed and designed themselves, let them see what a high-end game is. No matter who you are, whether you are the wife of the country, the queen, the prince, or the chief minister, you will be killed!!!

2. 602 全 Survival for All: The Top-Ranked Girl Never Watches Where She’s Going 全民求生，榜一她总是不看路 Sigh of Fufeng扶风叹Sports701k WordsOngoing Humanity on Blue Star was dragged into a survival game, and everyone collectively lost their minds. Who can relate? It’s just some lousy game, but it expects us to figure out skills on our own. It gives us a blueprint and expects us to gather materials and make things ourselves. If I could do that, would I be earning just 3,500 a month?! It was supposed to be a road survival game, but now it’s forcing us to learn stuff! Where’s the one-click learning button? Where’s the one-click crafting button 16.3kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
3. 603 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 130.4kReads9.6Score14.2kShelves
4. 604 最 Greek Mythology: The Weakest Goddess Will Never Be a Slave! 【希腊神话】最弱女神永不为奴！ Shrimp and Pork Bun虾仁肉包子Eastern Fantasy535k WordsCompleted Reborn in the world of Greek mythology, she became the youngest daughter of Zeus and Hera, Hebe, goddess of youth. What? The weakest and most powerless of the gods of youth? The most dispensable cupbearer of the gods? A trophy for the great hero Heracles? Hebe says there's no way that's happening. She'll use the wisdom of China to carve out her own glory and trample anyone who tries to humiliate her beneath her feet! [Some myth-bending and original worldbuilding. She's focused on building her ca 23.4kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
5. 605 男 My Boyfriend Is Insecure and Cries Easily. How Could He Be the Villain? 男友自卑又爱哭，怎么可能是反派 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted and equally powerful couple + mildly scary infinite worlds + indulgent wish fulfillment] [They seem perfectly normal on the outside, but both are crazy inside. The heroine trains her man like a dog, while the hero is insecure and pitiful.] Yu Li and her boyfriend had known each other for four years and been together for three. They were deeply in love. Her boyfriend was gentle and considerate. Aside from being a little clingy and insecure sometimes, and always wanting her to watch horro 20.9kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves

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   Infinite flow, the female protagonist is super strong [learned], everything is under control, the male and female protagonists are both crazy and have low moral sense, please enter with caution

6. 606 末 Surviving the Apocalypse: Stock Up on Food and Weapons 末世降临不要慌，先囤粮食后囤枪 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse rebirth + stockpiling supplies + space + no romance + infrastructure building + ruthless heroine] Jiang You never dreamed that she would evade the zombies’ claws only to be betrayed by the very family she had protected. Years later, she destroyed the research center where she’d been imprisoned. Everyone who betrayed her? Dead! The base that turned against her? Wiped out! Who waits until the next life to get revenge?! With her revenge complete, Jiang You ran out of her supernatu 64.9kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves

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   The heroine is absolutely sane and indifferent! He smiles like a super villain. Not only is he a crazy person, but his subordinates are also suffering from a series of illnesses! He killed the men who bullied him and threw them into a chemical pool and pretended to be burned to death. He tortured the uncle's family who had taken over the house compensation slowly with a sack and a light bulb in their mouths. He made the girls who bullied him chop each other. The original heroine who was dangerous to him killed her in the second scene. It's no exaggeration. I stayed up two nights watching it.

7. 607 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.9kReads9.0Score838Shelves

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   The first one is Lili! The second one is Song Zhao! I forgot about the third one but it's pretty good too

8. 608 傻 The Foolish Girl Returns 傻女归来 The Coldest Days Are Coming小寒将至Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead]+ [No CP]+ [Revenge]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Multiple secret identities]+ [Strong allies] Suffering can wear down a person’s resolve and break their backbone, but it can also awaken their potential and forge a new beginning. When Lian Hui was five, a sudden illness took both her parents. A high fever left her intellectually disabled, and her own relatives drove her out of the family home. Alone with a dog, she struggled to survive in the wilderness ne 17.8kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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   It's a high-flying novel with a fascinating plot. The same author as Huichun Pharmacy has decided to pay attention to it. Madam, madam, madam, it's wonderful, I love it😍

9. 609 权 The Power Hierarchy: The Young Lady Awakens at the Academy for Nobles 权力序列：大小姐在贵族学院觉醒 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [Not pure wish fulfillment] [Dramatic twists] [Alternate world] [Large ensemble cast] [No saints here] Jing Yuanxi was engaged to Han Shixu at the age of seventeen. Then he brought a commoner girl into their elite school. At their engagement banquet, he professed his love for her in front of everyone and demanded to end the engagement. During a kidnapping, he even abandoned his fiancée, who was supposed to be the one he rescued, and saved the commoner girl instead. “Yuanxi, the Jing family w 25.8kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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   The heroine has a high status and is very smart, but she is also unreachable in the eyes of others.

10. 610 我 I Slaughter My Way Through the Survival Game with an Evil Ghost on My Back 我背着恶鬼在生存游戏里大杀四方 Mo Sibei陌肆白Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + suspense + horror + ensemble cast + mysteries to solve + powerful male lead and strongest female lead couple] [Residents of Nameless City, greetings. The Cleaners Project is a mandatory undertaking for every citizen. Purifying the world is everyone’s responsibility. Please take part in the Cleaners Project. Your assessment results will determine your fate. Believe us, Eden is waiting for you.] Nan Yue came from Nameless City and was one of the lowest-ranked trash people. Like al 17kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
11. 611 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 38.3kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    The heroine always remembers what she wants, that is, she can be lazy, she can resist trouble, and she can handle relationships well. The protagonist who takes everything lightly.

12. 612 疯 The Maniac Opens an Inn: The Entire Martial World and Court Bow Before Her 疯批她开客栈：江湖全朝堂全跪了 Hidden Ink Carp鲤鱼墨隐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Strong heroine + invincible lead + a touch of ensemble cast + business management + no romance] Ling Zhizhi has just killed an entire family of scumbags. Before she can even escape the mental hospital, she's bound to an inn-management System?! The System thumps its chest: “Act like a powerful big shot! The more convincing you are, the better the rewards!” And so, deep in the woods of a martial arts world, an inn called “The Inn” suddenly appears. Ling Zh 15.3kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves

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    This! No cp, the heroine can stay awake anytime and anywhere, and everything is under control

13. 613 吾 Which of Us Is More of a Yandere, Me or the Male Lead? 吾与男主孰病娇 How Many Chapters Today, Baobao爆爆今天几更Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted [Revenge + regret and redemption. Everyone gets hurt except Fuguang] Fuguang is a Void task-taker who specializes in taking on the resentment of people who died unjustly despite being blessed with great fortune. Unlike other task-takers, she uses the original person’s identity, wisdom, and temperament to live their life again and give them the ending they deserved. At the request of the original Lin Yusan, she plays two roles at once. Without her disguise, she is a gentle, pure-hearted young wo 1kReads9.4Score130Shelves

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    For the sake of the country's justice and the safety of the people, he set up a trap and plotted against everyone, even the heroine's own death [crying] [crying]

14. 614 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 86.4kReads9.5Score13.4kShelves

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    A, never miss

15. 615 大 How Could the Delicate, Beautiful Young Lady Be a Wicked Supporting Character? 大小姐柔弱貌美，怎会是恶毒女配 Lu Chuqi陆初七Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted [One woman, multiple men + scheming beauty heroine + morally gray characters + clever leads + rivalry for her affection + intense romantic entanglements] Everyone in Shangjing knows that Wen Wanyi, the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, is gentle and gracious, clever and virtuous, a model among the capital's noblewomen. Even the Empress Dowager, who rarely leaves the palace, once praised her as a woman of both beauty and brains, the very embodiment of a refined young lady. But only Pei Lin 5.8kReads8.3Score654Shelves

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    🌸The heroine is a scheming and powerful lady. On the surface, she is kind and dignified, but in fact, her own methods have taken away everything from the time-traveling girl. She is everyone's favorite, and everyone feels that she needs to be protected. Under the deliberate training of the heroine, one by one has become the most ferocious vicious dog that protects her, and the time-traveling has been completely defeated.

16. 616 麻 A Book by Maladaxi Gua 麻辣大西瓜的一本书 Spicy Big Watermelon麻辣大西瓜Mystery581k WordsCompleted Jiang Ning transmigrates into a crime scene and becomes the scapegoat for the original victim. At the same time, she gets bound to a Crime System. Jiang Ning: Wait, is this right? She didn't kill anyone, so why should she go to prison? She's young and doesn't want to take a fifty-year shortcut to misery, so she has to pull out all the stops to make this look like a perfect crime and clear herself of suspicion. The System lends a hand, too. Not only does it tell her how to dispose of the body, it 15.2kReads8.6Score2kShelves

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    They're all very pretty.

17. 617 野 The Untamed Power Broker 野生权臣 Mr. Meow Meow Cat米斯特里喵喵猫Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted [New book, the score is just starting out and will go up!! Don't leave!!] [Two powerful leads + sweet romance + queen trains her dog + ambitious cast + historical court intrigue] [One-on-one + characters who speak their minds + alternate world + mutual flirting between two powerful leads + intense push and pull] [Rational, scheming female minister × rebellious, unrestrained hound] A modern office worker with brain cancer transmigrates into a frail orphan in Nanli. Her father is dead, s 15Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    The heroine's attack power is extremely powerful, both curly and powerful.

18. 618 种 What’s Wrong with Being the Supporting Lady in a Farming Novel? Respect Fate 种田文女配怎么了？要尊重命运 Green Lotus Catches the Eye青荷入眼Ancient Romance771k WordsCompleted [Farming Fiction + Reborn + Transmigrate into a Book in the Apocalypse + Foil Character] Who says a reborn supporting villainess has to turn over a new leaf? After transmigrating into the story, Lou Tanyue decides to respect fate and become a wicked supporting villainess, a steadfast stumbling block on the heroine’s path to growth. 3.7kReads7.0Score217Shelves

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    Good looking and smart

19. 619 综 Film and TV Crossover: I Dwell in Spring Mountain 综影视：我栖春山 Chunzhi Mu春枝暮Female-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Stunning heroine + protagonist's halo + Mary Sue + sweet romance + exclusive devotion + love at first sight + lovesick male lead + one-on-one] 1. Empresses in the Palace (original novel), pairing: Xuan Ling (completed) [The person before my eyes is the one in my heart] 2. Palace Lock Heart Jade, pairing: Kangxi (completed) [Question the Emperor, understand the Emperor, surpass the Emperor. At last, the First Prince of the Great Qing has arrived, though late.] 3. Custom commission: Liu Che (in 46.3kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    Tomato's masterpiece does not overwhelm your wits❗️✨, with a super strong female protagonist, the female protagonist is blessed!!! My highly intelligent and cool heroine Ceiling [The God of Sparrow Food] [Standard] is going crazy!!! I love reading it, and I highly recommend it to a 12-year-old bookworm. It's a great read. I'll stay up late and keep reading this series of great articles!!!

20. 620 和 On the Day We Divorced, a Mad Beauty Snatched Me Away 和离当天，我被疯批美人抢走了 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted Mutual devotion + a rival who gets his comeuppance + happy ending Synopsis One: Jiang Xueci transmigrated into a book, becoming the brainless heroine who still loved the male lead even after he slaughtered her entire family. Jiang Xueci: “Ha...” How is that any different from falling in love with the prime minister of Japan in the real world? Suffer for the male lead and then get back together with him? No way. I'll cling to the antagonist's leg instead. With the story in my hands, either I live 1.8kReads9.2Score241Shelves

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    It's really, really beautiful. I was even fooled by the heroine. She is actually Jiang Xuici! She fooled me!!!

21. 621 快 Quick Transmigration: The Seductive Queen Drives the Tycoons Mad 快穿：钓系女王把大佬撩黑化了 Dong Yuanyuan冬元元Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, a stunningly beautiful and ridiculously charming heroine, one male lead, and tons of sweetness.] Qin Su descends to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations, randomly choosing people’s wishes to fulfill. She is arrogant and domineering, uses her beauty to get whatever she wants, and excels at playing with people’s hearts. Others fall head over heels for her, loving her with reckless abandon, but she turns and walks away without a shred of mercy. * At long last, one day, a m 2.3kReads9.2Score199Shelves

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    In this book, the heroine is so sexy!!! The male protagonist is the kind of person who doesn't dare to be cruel even if he turns black, while the female protagonist only dares to glare at others [face covering]

22. 622 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male-Oriented Novel's Hero Loves Me Too Much 快穿：男频主角他太爱我了 Rabbit Wind Stops兔风止Modern Romance970k WordsOngoing No fixed CP, one-on-one romances in each small world, mutual devotion After transmigrating, Chu Qing is bound to a System called Hongyi. She sets out as a predator, traveling to three thousand worlds to win over the chosen sons of fortune from male-oriented stories. The role-playing male lead takes off his secret identity and begs through tears: “Please don't leave me.” The time-loop male lead desperately saves his wife: “Don't be afraid. You'll be okay.” The fanfic-writing male lead writes 18.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    This fast-traveling novel is amazing! The heroine is the "invincible" who leads the female supporting role. She is super funny even if she doesn't engage in female competition. The original heroine is cute but Golden Finger is not as good as her. The heroine is super cool ~ she still enjoys life. She goes to the countryside and doesn't work, and can eat and dress as she pleases. It's much more fun than the hidden period novels. It's super refreshing to watch! 😆

23. 623 毒 The Poison Consort Takes Power: I’ll Teach the Tyrant to Destroy His Kingdom 毒妃掌权：我教暴君灭故国 jlaylsAncient Romance282k WordsCompleted “Su Jinxiu, you know too many royal secrets. I can’t let you live. Consider this cup of wine a way to honor the bond we’ve shared as master and servant all these years.” Su Jinxiu looked at the man before her, the one she had personally helped ascend the throne, and drank the poisoned wine, full of hatred. All her life, she had taken knives meant for others, tested poison, and wielded power. She had raised three worthless princes and princesses to the highest heights, only to end up without even 4kReads8.7Score692Shelves

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    This Gaga is beautiful, the heroine is very scheming, revenge is always cool [cool]

24. 624 纵 So What If You’re Reborn? 纵你重生又如何 Yao Yaoya妖幺芽Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Two powerful leads + no point in being reborn as a concubine’s daughter + face-slapping and punishing scoundrels + the male lead has a secret crush] [A cool, composed beauty with overwhelming combat prowess vs. a mysterious, bewitching prince] [One-on-one romance + happy ending + single and chaste] Her mother was the most favored legitimate princess, her uncle was the reigning emperor, her maternal grandmother was empress dowager of the realm, and her older brother 2.7kReads8.9Score411Shelves

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    The first book: The female protagonist sets up a trap, and the male protagonist is the female protagonist's knife, killing wherever she points. In the second book, the heroine drives all the obsessives in the city crazy. Thirdly, the female protagonists in the four books also have the overall situation, and they are super cool and sassy.

25. 625 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 3.4kReads9.1Score359Shelves

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    They all have brains and more than a hundred clever minds. The third one has about 120 chapters, which is not as many as the first two. Relatively speaking, it is the least.

26. 626 灰 Cinderella? More Like a Black-Hearted Schemer! The Macau Tycoon Is Completely Smitten 灰姑娘？黑心的！澳圈大佬被钓晕 Soft Sheng软笙Modern Romance253k WordsCompleted [Black-Bellied Cinderella vs. the Crown Prince of Aocheng: A Hypocrite and a True Power Player] Zhu Miaomiao came from a poor family. The only things she had going for her were her pretty face and her stunning dancing. Her grandmother was gravely ill, but her mother, who had married into a wealthy family, stood by and did nothing. At the words of one rich heiress, she even chose to give up on treatment. Zhu Miaomiao begged for help and got nowhere. Instead, she was humiliated, bullied, and tramp 8.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    The sober heroine coaxes the hero to achieve her goals. Although the male protagonist knows it, he can't bear the love brain and is willing to sink. At least I have value to be used.

27. 627 2 Twenty Perfect Comebacks: Shh! Don't Play Mind Games with the Villainess 20场完美反杀：嘘！别和恶女玩心机 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Episodic stories + wicked women + scheming women + revenge + twists + dark transformations and counterattacks + satisfying revenge] What is a high-level scheming green tea like when she's someone close to you? My best friend, Shen Zhouyi, is a born green tea: steady, precise, ruthless, and always one step ahead of her targets. With just a little scheming, she can make any man her prey. I knew full well... my boyfriend was exactly her type. At a party, I made a point of introducing him to her. W 1.3kReads8.7Score109Shelves

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    This one!!! Playing with people's hearts is what the heroine is best at. [Shy][Shy][Shy][Shy] The heroine is the kind who makes the highest-ranking scheming girl play around, and the scheming girl thinks she has won [Smirking][Smirking][Smirking][Smirking]

28. 628 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 311.1kReads8.9Score51.8kShelves

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    I don't know what to say, but it's very beautiful.

29. 629 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 20.7kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended, the heroine's ability to take one step and see three steps really makes my scalp numb, but I love watching it ✨ The heroine has become a saint in one of the four holy places. She has high talent, a good status, and a decent family background. However, with such a high configuration, she has become the eternal cannon fodder villain in countless stories of male and female protagonists. In order not to be attacked, not to be defeated, and to survive, she had to strike first. Ah, was it too heavy-handed? You made a mistake, go back and recuperate and try again. What? Is this baby yours? Will it agree to it if you call it? Opportunity? It belongs to the protagonist? Oh, but she is the villain, and what she robs is the protagonist. ⸝⸝⸝ ╸▵╺⸝⸝⸝

30. 630 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 41.2kReads9.4Score6.1kShelves

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    9.5 Points, Machiavellian plot + dual story. The male and female protagonists belong to the first staff of the two princes. They are rivals and do not want to be set up to hurt each other and die miserably. The female protagonist is reborn first. In order to save her life, she marries into the male protagonist's family and sets up a trap to seduce the male protagonist. The male protagonist is ruthless, but he is also pulled down from the altar later. It is particularly beautiful! Strong showdown!

31. 631 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 7.8kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
32. 632 血 Blood-Tinged Rose 血语玫瑰 Chasing the Moon and Flowers追月逐花Mystery84k WordsCompleted Every girl hopes her boyfriend will be young, handsome, rich, and well educated. The Devil ticks all those boxes, yet no one wants to date him. Mu Hanjun was being hounded by a demon from the human world. Her tormentor, Ming Yu, was as handsome and wealthy as the Devil. Ten years ago, he killed four people, then escaped punishment by claiming he had been mentally ill when he committed the crimes. Mu Hanjun accidentally fell into his clutches, and he forced her to date him. Sharing a bed with th 2.3kReads9.1Score340Shelves

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    The first book, the heroine takes revenge. The second book is the most amazing to me. I am not in a hurry to wait for the update. The third book, the heroine is a perverted murderer. The fourth book, IQ is online.

33. 633 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 44.5kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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    It seems that the heroine has fallen into your trap, but in fact it is you who have fallen into her trap. The most attractive point of this book to me is that the person the heroine loves most is herself. If the hero wants to kill her, she can adopt the method of abandoning her father and keeping her son, and she is very clear-headed.

34. 634 杀 You Killed Me and Stole My Marriage? Reborn, I Tore the Marquis's Estate Apart 杀我夺亲？重生后我把侯府扬了 Qing Yu青与Ancient Romance407k WordsCompleted [Legitimate Daughter vs. Powerful Minister] Bonus chapters complete Between the two of them, they have 3,600 schemes and wiles / Household and palace intrigue, political machinations Meng Zheng died a bloody, brutal death in her previous life, without ever understanding what had happened. Over a marriage alliance, the woman she thought was her own mother locked her up, poisoned her until she was mute, and broke her arms and legs. Given another chance, she knew how to read the situation and plan 3.8kReads8.0Score514Shelves

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    This heroine is extremely smart. One step counts as a hundred steps. She never suffers a loss. Any enemy must be avenged.

35. 635 女 The Heroine Is a Yandere Villain 女主她是个病娇反派 Baldy Monster Needs to Sleep Early秃头怪要早睡Modern Romance617k WordsCompleted She was back. This time, everyone who had wronged her could go to hell after tasting every last ounce of pain, eager for death. She thought that if he ever learned about her dark side, he’d run as fast as he could. How could he dare say something so brazen as, “You don’t have to force yourself to be gentle. I’ll love you no matter how willful you are”? But when he really saw through her darkness, he only grew more passionate. “Perfect. Looks like no one could be a better match for us.” A twisted 1.6kReads9.2Score164Shelves
36. 636 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 63.6kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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    Trust me, even though the name is so long, the novel is actually quite good! This is the first novel in Tomato that I stayed up all night to finish! And it fully meets your requirements.

37. 637 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is a Big Shot 快穿：宿主她是个大佬 A Clear, Fleeting Dream一梦清浮Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + satisfying read + no romance] The little System thought it had bound itself to an utterly ordinary heiress left orphaned by a wealthy family. It had no idea it had bound the mysterious powerhouse Mo Miao instead. The original heroine who was framed? The cultivation heroine's medicinal primer? The powerhouse whose golden finger was stolen? The top beauty who was jilted? The scum in each quick transmigration world eagerly followed the original plot, never realizing that the p 17.4kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    ①The heroine really controls the overall situation, and watching several business and economic wars really made my blood boil. I admire myself. I have watched it for nearly 90 hours. Is there anyone who hasn't watched Lu Songli, the number one heroine of Tomato!! The first true masterpiece! The male protagonist's whole family was exiled, and the female protagonist accompanied him to overcome difficulties. I don't know how many escape routes were arranged along the way, so that many members of the male protagonist's family went to the exile. Later, one side of the separatist regime became a generation of queens...

38. 638 乖 Step Right into the Trap, the Arrogant Big Shot Bows His Head Everywhere 乖乖入局，骄肆大佬无处不低头 Little Tyrant Can Knock You Flying小霸王会击飞Modern Romance520k WordsCompleted [Several short-drama adaptations now available] [One-on-one romance, healing love, deliberate seduction] [A little fraud who’s very good at playing dumb & a crown prince who takes the bait as soon as she casts her line] Jiang Yu grew up in Yangcheng, a city plagued by endless rain. Though she inherited all her grandfather’s property, the Song family locked her away in a wooden house, where she pretended to be insane and lived like a stray, left to rot in neglect. To get revenge and escape the 31.7kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves

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    1️⃣🌿 A little liar who is very good at pretending to be stupid & a prince who catches a fish and bites the hook. In order to escape from the old house where she was imprisoned and to avenge her mother, the female protagonist deliberately seduces the male protagonist. The male protagonist rushes to bite the hook. This book is super good-looking. The heroine is chased by poisonous tongue brothers and stupid nephews. Super funny 2️⃣🌸The heroine is reincarnated and pretends to be innocent and pitiful. In order to get close to the hero, she deliberately seduces the hero's good brother. The second hero goes to war and entrusts the heroine to the hero. The heroine pretends to have amnesia to seduce the hero. The good brothers turn against each other and fight to the death. The heroine controls every step. In the midst of a calculation 😉3️⃣☔The female protagonist seduces the male protagonist who already has someone she likes, and makes people fall into her trap step by step, calculating people's hearts, and successfully becomes the queen😊4️⃣🌈The female protagonist deceives everyone at the beginning with a humble and pitiful but well-behaved appearance after being abandoned by the male protagonist. She calculated everyone step by step, successfully avenged her father, and used the child she secretly gave birth to as a bargaining chip to put the male protagonist's father in jail. The female protagonist went from having nothing to becoming the chairman of the company. It seemed that the female protagonist was in a disadvantageous position. In fact, the female protagonist was reversing her plans and was always in control of the situation.

39. 639 言 The Romance Heroine Turns Dark After Becoming a Tool for Boys’ Love 言情女主成卖腐工具人后黑化了 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Live comments + includes some gay-to-straight storylines + multiple male leads] Mo Fengchun discovers that Lin Jingyao, her childhood sweetheart and husband, has been cheating on her and plans to come clean tonight. His lover, Jiang Chenhe, is waiting right outside the door. Live comments flood past, wildly cheering on the pair's love while cursing her with the most vicious words and telling her to hurry up and die. She does die, but she takes both scumbags down with her. Just before her consci 22.2kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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    Believe that my family will have spring

40. 640 负 Negative Emotion Collection System: I’m Going to Be the Best Actress 负面情绪收集系统之我要当影后 Ham and Eggs火腿炒蛋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A new book climbing the rankings... Also known as Reborn: Making Waves in the Entertainment Industry [Reborn + System + entertainment industry + no CP ending + everything in the world serves the female lead + female growth] Reborn in a single moment, she is bound to the Negative Emotions Collection System. The System’s mission is to become an international film queen… To collect negative emotion points, Jiang Yuebai first becomes a marketing blogger and reports celebrities who break the law 27.3kReads9.0Score6.3kShelves
41. 641 她 She Played at Being a Divine Being in the Late Eastern Han Dynasty 她在东汉末年装神弄鬼 First-Rate Red Chamber一品红楼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Career-minded heroine + domineering, dashing hero] [Please note: This is a novel, not an academic paper. It has flaws and mistakes. If that bothers you, don't read it.] [The heroine is fifteen when she first transmigrates.] She thought transmigrating would let her live an easy, wonderful life. Instead, Heaven hit her with a harsh reality: she had landed in the late Eastern Han dynasty, with chaos about to engulf the land. To stay alive and protect her family, she has no choice but to embark on 11.5kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    Two books on strong women that I have collected, 1 is a particularly well-written book about power and strategy. During the Three Kingdoms period, the heroine stirred up troubles with her brilliant tongue and achieved her own future. ②The heroine Su He, I would like to call her a sifter, a thief who plays with nothing but a white wolf.

42. 642 瘦 When the Sallow Courtesan Comes of Age 瘦马成熟时 Yi Dan颐淡Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted (The short drama Spring's Alluring Kiss is now streaming.) [Top-tier wealthy family + groveling pursuit + secret identity + angst and sweetness + revenge] A fallen heiress with a cool, vengeful heart versus a cold, ruthless, and calculating big shot Yan Miao is the most beautiful “thin horse” raised by a pear garden. Everyone thinks she follows the fourth master of the Si family, the most calculating of the brothers, because she loves him. Si Yancheng wants to take the heir's position from his e 2.1kReads9.1Score172Shelves

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    The heroine is really setting up traps all the time and taking advantage of her all the time.

43. 643 重 The Empress Is Reborn, and She's on a Killing Spree 重生皇后，她杀疯了 Young Master Mao毛家大少Ancient Romance226k WordsCompleted (A satisfying revenge story with a strong female lead, no romance, and a heroine focused on military power and becoming Empress Dowager Regent) In her previous life, Ye Qingcheng helped Qian Kun ascend the throne as emperor, earning the enmity of the entire court for the Ye family. But once Qian Kun became emperor, he first plotted against the Ye family, condemning them all to execution! Then Qian Kun’s childhood sweetheart, Liu Ruyan, personally brought Ye Qingcheng poisoned wine and forced her 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No cp, plotting the world

44. 644 踹 Dump the Romance Hero, Seduce the Emperor from a Male-Oriented Novel 踹掉言情男主，勾搭男频帝王 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 19.7kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    The heroine is awake throughout the whole process + her acting skills + design from beginning to end + Gong Dou + Bai Yueguang

45. 645 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 86.4kReads9.6Score9.4kShelves
46. 646 公 The Princess Is Spoiled and Willful, and the Cold-Faced General Defies His Station 公主娇纵，冷面将军以下犯上 Jiang Baofu江宝芙Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only love + intense push and pull + over-the-top pampering + fiercely possessive] [Willful, scheming little princess X cold, ruthless, calculating young general] Shen Ran didn't want to be sent off in a political marriage. On the journey back to the capital under Xie Yanli's escort, she thought up a hundred ways to make him let her go. Play the victim: No. Pretend to be sick: No. Act obedient: No. Seduce him: Yes. She realized Xie Yanli wasn't impossi 10.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    The heroine uses a small notebook to calculate everyone, she is very clever.

47. 647 罪 Revenge: Just Desserts 【复仇】罪有应得 Chen Qiulai陈秋来Modern Romance400k WordsOngoing A pure revenge story. The heroine will never fall in love with anyone. The two things Xiang Yuxiao hates most are money and power. The former is built on greed and bloodshed; the latter is gained when a few oppress the many. But for the sake of revenge, she spends ten years working her way into the circles of the richest and most powerful people in the country. She's not there to demand justice from them. She intends to claim fairness on her own terms. Xiang Yuxiao doesn't believe in the law. Sh 3.8kReads8.8Score437Shelves

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    No emotional lines, homogenous revenge.

48. 648 哦 Oh No! After Going on a Killing Spree, She Becomes the Villain’s Dark Moonlight! 哦豁！杀疯后她成了反派黑月光！ Shan Qianqiu山千秋Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Two strong leads + love and hate + a groveling chase to win her back + woman disguised as a man] Ye Xingshu never imagined she'd transmigrate into a book one day, let alone become a deranged female villain. She arrived right in the middle of a killing spree. She looked at the male villain's beloved white moonlight in her hands, then at the sinister, terrifying villain, and immediately decided to keep killing! The plot had her and the male villain meeting gruesome ends: the hero would cut out hi 8kReads8.9Score850Shelves

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    The heroine disguises herself as a man and is both strong. Women are stronger than men. The male and female protagonists fall in love and kill each other. The heroine makes flirtatious remarks about her career. The female protagonist is career-minded, while the male protagonist is jealous and crazy and wants to get his status. The first few dozen chapters are not exciting enough. The female protagonist can do things without making any noise. Later, it becomes more and more exciting. The main character in the following chapters uses both brains and actions. The female protagonist's career will not be affected by the male protagonist.

49. 649 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 456Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She views the social scene as a "narrative physics experiment" where every encounter is a collision designed to test the fundamental particles of human nature. The enemy is just a yardstick for her to detect the truth of the world, and its failure is just the inevitable verification result of a certain constant.

50. 650 女 The Goddess Compendium 女神图鉴 Little Prickly Flower小丫么小刺花Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing During an interview with an entertainment reporter, a certain top-tier star was asked about his love life. The hottest name in show business said he would never forget his ex-girlfriend. Asked why they broke up, he said it was because he bought her a matcha-flavored ice cream. During an interview with a financial journalist, the chairman of a multinational corporation was teased for being one of the country’s most eligible bachelors. The bachelor said tenderly that he was waiting for his ex-girl 1.4kReads9.2Score115Shelves

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    The heroines of these books are very sober and have high IQs. They won't give up their careers or other things just because they have a male protagonist. These books are all carefully selected by me, and the author's views are also quite good. I've been a bookworm for seven years. Trust me, it's not a loss to get into this trap.

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