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. 301 快 Quick Transmigration: The ABB Heroine Goes on a Killing Spree 快穿：ABB女主杀疯了 Little Black and White小黑白白Modern Romance842k WordsOngoing [No CP + female awakening + love women, torment men + character growth + feminist fiction] (Special thanks to Si You Baobao for making this new cover for free 😘) “Why can I only be called Wen Nuannuan, while the male leads all get such varied and meaningful names?” “Who wants an A-B-B-style name, anyway?” Wen Nuannuan, the heroine, has been extraordinarily gifted since childhood, but the will of the world has constrained her in every way since birth. The richest person is a man, the strongest m 897Reads8.4Score186Shelves
2. 302 我 I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建 Chi Mitang池米唐Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be 4.4kReads9.1Score572Shelves

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   A woman transmigrates and disguises herself as a man to become the new county magistrate in place of her brother. She works tirelessly to build her career, unaware that she attracts a swarm of suitors, all wanting to marry her. To fend off these suitors, she opens a school and issues an order to focus on infrastructure development and not romance. But then everyone realizes that he was the one who started it all!

3. 303 哄 What a Display of Filial Piety! The Crazy Little Girl Is Addicted to Face-Slapping 哄堂大孝！疯批小姑娘她打脸上瘾 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Feel-good story + devoted couple + lighthearted comedy + contrasting personalities + secret identities + showbiz + no rebirth] A brazen, outrageous, sociable, sharp-tongued little mercenary girl VS an obedient, well-mannered, aloof princely heir, as untouchable as a flower on a high peak (Content warning: The male lead is breathtakingly beautiful and utterly useless at first, but there’s a twist later.) On the first day after returning to China, Jiang Wanxing runs into a man as beau 15.9kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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   This book is absolutely amazing! All those stepmothers and scumbag boyfriends are nothing compared to this. The female lead seems like an innocent and naive little rabbit, but she can send someone to the hospital with a single punch. She'll be pitifully begging the police to save her while simultaneously catching a bullet with her bare hands. What she can't stand the deceased, love-struck mother is the most. The female lead is incredibly clear-headed, and the male lead only has eyes for her face. She even has him completely under her thumb. It's a super satisfying read, highly recommended.

4. 304 万 Reborn as a Phoenix for Ten Thousand Lifetimes 万世为凰 Full Flush, Self-Draw混一色自摸Ancient Romance293k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Read + Court Intrigue] [No Rebirth, No Transmigration, No System] “Why is a woman called wicked just for wanting status, power, and wealth?” Xiao Qi remains silent. Song Shixu doesn't need his answer. She turns and walks away, and the two part ways. The palace, a symbol of supreme power, gleams in dazzling splendor. Song Shixu walks toward it up the jade steps, without a moment's hesitation. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It avoids the forced, wish-fulfillment tropes; every counterattack by the female protagonist is carefully foreshadowed. To deal with the show-off young lady from a prestigious family, she sets a trap at the Princess's Spring Banquet, drawing the protagonist in layers through her vanity and family entanglements. There's no unrealistic brilliance; the power struggles between the various factions are portrayed very reasonably.

5. 305 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 262.1kReads9.7Score30.8kShelves

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   High IQ female lead

6. 306 重 The Reborn Supporting Lady at Five and a Half 重生女配五岁半 Meng Qingqing萌清清Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fantasy + Past and Present Lives + Spatial Artifact + Supporting Female Character + Sword Cultivator + No Romance] In her previous life, A Xue was weak and helpless. Her dantian was destroyed, and she died a miserable death in a secret realm. She was reborn at just over five years old, on the eve of Xuantian Sect's disciple recruitment. There was still time to change everything. In this life, A Xue dumped the scumbag, trampled the heroine from her previous life, took her spatial artifact, and s 23.2kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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   🎈The female lead is in complete control, extremely clear-headed, and carves out a path to survival despite the Lady Hou's absolute control of the household, ensuring that every scheme they devise backfires.🥀 💫"Brother, why don't you swear a solemn oath?" Luo Ning said. "If I don't protect you in any way, may I die in this fire," Luo Yin said. Later, Luo Yin was burned to death in a dilapidated temple doused with kerosene.💫

7. 307 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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   High strategy, high intelligence, and complete control! [Please follow][Please follow][Please follow] ① The female lead manipulates three men to avenge her best friend! Watch them kill each other! A satisfying revenge! ② Suspenseful mystery; the female lead is incredibly clever with an extremely high IQ! She can kill without lifting a finger! ③ Ancient Chinese family intrigue; the female lead hides her talents for 15 years, strategizing and incredibly intelligent!!!

8. 308 马 After My Secret Identity Is Exposed, I Become Beijing's Favorite 马甲被扒后，我成了京市团宠 Unfettered Garden不芜园Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Xiao Ruoling only wanted to be an ordinary high school student. But then... When the young master of the Xu family in Jing City was kidnapped, she helped the police solve the case on a whim. The Xu family wanted to thank her, but she wouldn’t see them. The Zhuang family wanted to invite her over, but she declined. All she really wanted was to study in peace. Until one day, someone exposed the truth: The top-tier star and music producer “Suyu,” who had taken the internet by storm, was her. “Ph 22.6kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves
9. 309 奇 A Strange Haha 奇怪的哈哈 Little Zuo Is at a Loss没招的小左Two Female Leads275k WordsOngoing In Wuyun Country, there’s this strange girl who’s always running into bizarre things in her everyday life. Yet in every one of these strange encounters, she somehow meets someone who loves her beyond measure. Isn’t that strange? 136Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's so beautiful and quite interesting.

10. 310 N After the NPC Awakens, the On-Screen Comments Call Her the Villainess NPC觉醒后，弹幕叫她恶毒女配 Shu Cha术茶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + bullet comments + livestreaming + villainess awakening + System + supremely satisfying] [A white-moonlight beauty on the surface, but a black-lotus schemer behind the scenes] (No male lead, completed) In the full-dive game Supreme Crown, Shi Jiao is a villainess NPC created by the screenwriters to make the actors playing the protagonists shine. In the campus CEO world, she's a highborn young lady, proud and beautiful, talented and accomplished, as well as the foil to the 6.1kReads9.3Score982Shelves

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    These books are really, really good; they're all my favorites. I'm currently following the second one, it's not finished yet. The others are all completed, so feel free to enjoy them.

11. 311 罪 Revenge: Just Desserts 【复仇】罪有应得 Chen Qiulai陈秋来Modern Romance411k 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 3.3kReads8.8Score365Shelves

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    There is no romantic subplot; the story revolves around revenge.

12. 312 除 Everyone on the Team Is a Villain Except Me 除我以外，全队反派 Ruan Qingruan阮清阮Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing An original fictional society with lots of personal worldbuilding and foreshadowing. Don’t come in with your own preconceptions and impose them on the author or the story. No suggestions, please. There is a couple, but the romance doesn’t take up much of the story. An alternate “what if” storyline will be written after the ending. Readers with strict moral sensibilities, please stay away. The protagonists aren’t perfect, so don’t judge them by universal standards of morality. If this isn’t to yo 24.7kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves

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    1. Why is the leftover bread different every day? Because the mermaid wants to eat different bread every day! 2. Lin Du has schemed her way into her next life; her plan is far more difficult to unravel than that formation.

13. 313 乖 Be Good, I'll Give You a Collar 乖，给你项圈 Nian Wuyou念无妖Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Super-satisfying Older Sister and Puppy Romance | Unhinged, Beautiful, Tragic Man × Scheming, Dominant Older Sister and Trainer | Battle of Equals | Political Marriage | Marriage Before Love | Both Pure | Happy Ending] On her wedding day, Ruan Zhi walked into the mansion where the little madman was kept, still wearing her wedding dress. The whole city knew the Ruan family had used her as a pawn, marrying her off to Jiang Jin, the Jiang family’s illegitimate son, who had been mad for three years 2.9kReads8.9Score248Shelves

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    😘Looking forward to it!

14. 314 毒 The Poison Queen Gives Up, but the Mad Dog Emperor Insists on Spoiling Her 毒后摆烂，疯狗暴君偏要宠 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue] [Mutual Exploitation] [Psycho Push and Pull] [Fall from Grace] [Psycho] [Powerful Figures] [Tyrant] [Imperial Court] [High-Level Hunt] [Schemes] [Power Couple] [Wits and Will] Meng Zhiyuan was a notorious poison empress. After Emperor Xiao Qi personally destroyed her family, she was banished to the cold palace, left to await her death. Xiao Qi brought his new favorite before her and flaunted his favor, hoping to see jealousy and pain in her eyes. But Meng Zhiyuan didn't even loo 171Reads—Score112Shelves
15. 315 可 Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！ What Did I Do Today今天我干嘛了Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident 49kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves

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    This is a super good-looking ancient romance novel with a clear female protagonist and multiple love interests. It's not finished yet, but it's full of witty jokes, funny, and lighthearted.

16. 316 快 Quick Transmigration: Conquest of the Villain, the Wicked Woman Uses Her Beauty to Get Her Way 快穿：攻略反派，恶女恃美行凶 Shang Buyu商不予卿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP, powerful and wickedly charming schemer, male characters suffer, attracts both men and women] Sheng Wu, the Ghost King imprisoned in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Ghosts, was vicious and cruel. She wielded a fan made from a beauty’s bones and played a game of wits with the Heavenly Dao. She’d been content to lie flat, bullying evil spirits and enjoying an easy life, when an Evil Woman Redemption System suddenly showed up, offering to help her complete missions and then reincarnate as a human. 1.6kReads8.9Score165Shelves

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    This is undoubtedly the one. Every time I saw the various characters' words to Sheng Wu and her reactions, I thought Sheng Wu was falling for them. But in reality, Sheng Wu is a born villain who won't accept being redeemed. She used all 16 characters she was trying to win over. The one that impressed me the most was Gui Wu. He was so pitiful. Knowing that the female lead liked useful people, he used his abilities to get some kind of bone (I almost forgot which one was near the heart). Because he knew the female lead wanted to win over the male lead, he made the male lead's affection for her reach 100%. (The male lead with that board was so pitiful. He was just a child who lacked love from beginning to end. No one ever truly loved him.)

17. 317 乱 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 Lingering Fragrance and Faded Powder旧香残粉Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + No CP + Empress + Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + War + Power Struggles in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + No Spatial Storage or System + Slow-Burn Growth + Epic Length] Yun Huaijin suddenly became a "corpse" in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies, with only a child on the verge of starving to death beside her. In this world, nobles lived in drunken indulgence, powerful clans monopolized knowledge, bandits slaughtered withou 25.5kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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    It must be this one; the female lead is always very smart.

18. 318 樱 When the Cherry Blossoms Fall, the Evening Breeze Meets the River of Stars 樱花落时，晚风遇星河 Evening Breeze xuxu晚风xuxuModern Romance100k WordsCompleted Subtitle: An investment banker returns to her hometown and meets her robot boyfriend Investment banking star x gifted boyfriend with a weakness for some subjects x adorable, dim-witted robot Xiao Ben Part One: The Journey Home Through the Storm Small-town life, dreams of innovation, and love quietly stirring; They face the shadows of the past and join hands to brave the storms ahead; Amid the warmth of everyday life, they wait for an evening breeze and set off beneath a galaxy of stars. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are strong, intelligent, and clear-headed female protagonists, not blinded by love. Two books, two completely different female leads—which one do you prefer?

19. 319 女 Reborn in a Matriarchal World: The Cold Prince Consort Is a Mad Villain 女尊重生：清冷君后竟是疯批反派 Fireworks Marshland烟花沼泽Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted [Tyrannical, authoritarian empress ✖️ aloof and gentle/crazy villainous consort] [1v1 | fictional dynasty + reborn + women rule, men are subordinate] In her previous life, Feng Zhishang first met Xie Qingyu at the birthday banquet of Chancellor Xie. To put it poetically, it was love at first sight. To be more realistic, it was lust at first sight. The banquet hadn't begun yet. After putting on a show of affection between ruler and subject, she had nothing to do, so she left the main hall and wan 10.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    You can try this.

20. 320 栀 Poison Hidden in the Gardenia 栀子藏毒 Summer Cicada Song夏日鸣婵Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [A cast of madmen, none of them kindhearted · heroine’s revenge · melodrama · plenty of love-triangle clashes] Ning Zhi was the goddess of Saint St. Academy: kind and delicate, with breathtaking beauty. Every smile and frown seemed to come with a soft-focus glow. The academy’s three most sought-after guys all fought over her, each falling at her feet: Jiang Yuan, the fierce, arrogant school bully who used to avoid girls and had a violent temper, clutched her hand tight. “Xiao Zhi, I was wrong. C 4.9kReads9.2Score492Shelves

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    I'm very picky about the novels I read. If any plot doesn't suit my taste, I lose all motivation to continue and will abandon the book. But these three are the only three novels I've finished reading on Taobao. Good novels don't need much introduction; you'll discover their charm once you read them.

21. 321 天 Peace Under Heaven 天下长安 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Princess Yiyang of Dazhao is breathtakingly beautiful, ruthless, and cruel. While the late emperor still lived, she kept male favorites, amassed private troops, purged the imperial harem, and schemed for an heir. She was more brazen and domineering than the few useless princes. After the emperor died, she seized power, purged the court, killed senior officials, and placed a new emperor on the throne. She ruled as a woman who usurped a man’s role, controlled the court, and held the Son of Heaven 1.3kReads9.0Score147Shelves

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    The World of Chang'an is truly a great read. Don't be fooled by the low rating; it's a genuine female-centric political intrigue novel. The second and third books are also excellent. They're all great!

22. 322 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39.3kReads9.5Score6kShelves
23. 323 重 Reborn for a Comeback: The Young Lady’s Style Is All Wrong 重生逆袭：大小姐画风不对 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place + an exceptionally bold heroine + feel-good power fantasy] In her previous life, she died with deep resentment. In this one, she rises from the ashes and tears the scumbags to shreds. Who could have guessed that Feng Xing, the formidable financial tycoon; Feng Bai, the world-renowned genius doctor; and Feng Jing, the top-tier star who captivates countless women, would turn out to be her own biological brothers? In her previous life, no one cared f 35.9kReads9.3Score6.5kShelves
24. 324 中 Lu Xueqi, Vocational School Student 中专生陆雪琪 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Marriage & Romance81k WordsCompleted Lu Xueqi, the Vocational School Student 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who, in the mid-1990s, graduated from a teachers' college but gave up her assigned job to move south, as did the male protagonist, who also gave up his job in his hometown. The two of them build their future together.

25. 325 假 The Fake Heiress Stole My Fate, So After I Was Reborn, I Took Her Out 假千金夺我命格，重生后我嘎了她 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + punishing scumbags + satisfying wish fulfillment] Ren Ran had an easy life for her first eighteen years, then spent the next eight plagued by bad luck. Her maternal grandparents, mother, and younger brother died one after another. Her scumbag father took over the company, and she was thrown out of the house to live on the streets. She’d be robbed just walking down the road, and flowerpots would fall from the sky when she approached a building. Whenever she got a job at a company, it w 49.1kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves
26. 326 无 Infinite Script M*rder: The DM’s Sickly Beauty in His Palm 无限剧本杀：DM掌心病美人 Robin in the Depths of Winter凛冬知更鸟Mystery453k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, clever catlike beauty with a frail constitution × vicious, scheming snake-like game master] [BG + mild horror + infinite world + murder mystery games + a touch of everyone’s favorite + sweet 1v1 romance] Poker-faced cutie vs. smiling psychopath “Your name is XX. Last night, you witnessed a murder with your own eyes.” “As a suspect, find the real killer and survive until the game ends.” “Pay close attention to the molars in the can, the stillborn baby in the stone, the ashes beneath 33.5kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves
27. 327 叶 Ye Luoli: I Opened a Shop Next to the Doll Shop 叶罗丽：在娃娃店旁开了家店 ATLANTHELOTTwo Female Leads295k WordsCompleted “A god from another world looks down on the world, coldly watching desire quietly take root.” “Welcome to the abyss.” (Under contract. No plagiarism or reposting.) At some point, an unmarked little shop appeared next to the mysterious Ye Luoli Doll Shop... “Welcome, customer.” “Here, you can buy anything, as long as you can afford the price...” “Wealth, fame, fairies, magic, elixirs, even life... and the future.” The protagonist has quite a few secret identities (three). In the first few chapter 4.9kReads8.7Score741Shelves

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    That's awesome!

28. 328 绝 The Peerless Young Master: You Were Always So Cold 绝世公子:卿本凉薄 Clear Heart清心Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Three lives had made her cold to the core. Just a moment ago, everyone thought her heart was beginning to soften. In the blink of an eye, she walked away without a hint of regret. 515Reads8.5Score101Shelves
29. 329 等 The Happiness We Waited For 等来的幸福 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted In this blended family, the male and female leads grow up calling each other brother and sister. After her mother dies, the heroine goes abroad with her biological father. While overseas, she and the male lead begin a relationship. 761Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 330 渣 The Heartbreaker’s Guide: Scheming Women and the Men at Their Feet! 渣女图鉴：心机女的裙下之臣！ Farmer's Spring Water农夫的山泉Modern Romance158k WordsOngoing [Scheming heroine + multiple male leads (all virgins) + flirtatious seduction + fierce rivalry among men + System golden finger] [If you don't like the slow-burn approach, feel free to skip it. It won't affect the later plot!] Lin Xiao: a delicate rose, carefully raised by the Zhou family? No! She's a top-tier hunter certified by the System! - The scheming instincts she honed in the orphanage let her pass herself off flawlessly among the wealthy. Tears? A pitiful look? Sweet, clingy dependence? 158Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨At dawn, she applies a beauty mark before the mirror, a look that's three parts delicate and seven parts alluring. She posts on social media: "Allergic reaction, looks awful..." She adds three backup options to her friend list. At lunchtime, she bumps into her director in the break room, brushing her hand against his cufflinks: "Oh, they're the same as your wife's..." While he's distracted, she smears coffee stains on his documents, then exclaims and repeatedly wipes his fingertips with a wet wipe. Late at night, she sends her ex a moonlit photo: "I haven't been sleeping well lately." After deleting it, she adds, "Sent to the wrong person," but deliberately shows off half of the Cartier bracelet her new boyfriend gave her. The most hilarious moment is at her birthday party, when everyone is showering her with attention, she suddenly bows her head and chokes up: "Actually, I don't deserve everyone's kindness..." Sure enough, someone publicly confesses their love with champagne.

31. 331 我 I Play the Good Guy in Three Thousand Worlds 我在三千世界里装好人 October and the Moon十月与月亮Modern Romance510k WordsOngoing [Thanks to everyone who was kind enough to click in and read!!] [The heroine is beloved by everyone throughout this story! It features several kinds of romance, including BG, BL, and GL!! BG and GL are the main focus!!] [If you dislike BG, GL, BL, or stories where everyone falls for the heroine, please steer clear.] [The writing in the first world is a little ornate. I had some trouble writing the second world, so I'm revising as I go. The third world is currently underway!] One day, the beautif —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at the child, the female lead is a villain to the very end, selfish, self-serving, and in control of the whole situation. She plans ten steps ahead for every step she takes, exploiting every emotion she can, but there's no romantic partner for her.

32. 332 太 The Crown Prince Steals His Friend's Wife! The Sweetheart Is Trapped in a Jealousy Showdown 太子夺友妻！娇娇深陷争宠修罗场 I Love Sugarcane我爱吃甘蔗Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Rivals Fighting for Her + Sweet-Talk Face-Slapping + Forced Marriage and Possession + Faking Her Death + Devoted to Each Other + Female Lead in Control] After a tragic death, Meng Jinyue is given a chance and sent back three years. If she successfully wins over the Crown Prince within those three years, she will be allowed to keep living afterward. Meng Jinyue accepts without hesitation. After all, a man's no substitute for her life. But her status is too low, and she can barely get a 9.7kReads8.9Score921Shelves

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    💥💥 [Rebirth + Power Struggle + True Love Slap in the Face + Fake Forced Marriage + Death Feigned + Both Characters are Pure + Female Lead Controls the Whole Situation] After a tragic death, Meng Jinyue is given a chance. She is sent back three years. If she can successfully win over the Crown Prince within three years, she can continue to live. Meng Jinyue accepts without hesitation, after all, what man is more important than life? However, her status is too low, and she can hardly even see the Crown Prince. In order to win over the Crown Prince, Meng Jinyue has no choice but to seduce his good brother first. 🔥🔥

33. 333 快 Quick Transmigration Villainess: Seducing the Powerful, Making Them Fall Hard 快穿恶女：勾引大佬凶猛沦陷 Jiu Xiao九箫Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Villainess + sweet one-on-one romance + a touch of being adored by everyone + childbirth + not a strong female lead + stunning heroine] The seductress Su Wanrou ascends to immortality, only to eat the one and only Enchantment Fruit in all of heaven and earth. The Jade Emperor banishes her to the mortal realm and orders her to help tragic women whose souls have turned dark and can no longer enter the cycle of reincarnation. Mission World One: Seduce her ex-husband’s younger brother, the top scho 5.6kReads8.7Score474Shelves
34. 334 桃 A Garden of Students, Growing Old Together in Love 桃李满天下恩爱共白头 Bright Sunny Day灿烂晴天Modern Romance42k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaomin was a country girl, born and raised in the countryside, but she had always been a good student and was naturally beautiful. Unfortunately, after she started high school, her surroundings changed dramatically, leaving her confused and lost. In her sophomore year, she met a new homeroom teacher who helped her find her way again. After graduating from college, Wu Xiaomin gave up a job placement back in her hometown and introduced a female college classmate to her former high school teach 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
35. 335 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 23.3kReads9.0Score5kShelves
36. 336 重 Reborn, the Eldest Senior Sister Gets Rich Beyond Measure 重生后，大师姐她凭亿近人 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted Originally titled Reborn, the Senior Sister Is Worth Billions Su Chanyi never claimed to be a good person, but neither was she a vicious villain. Yet in the end, her entire family was wiped out, and her bones were ground to dust. Reborn, she cultivates both spiritual and demonic arts, masters both swordsmanship and formations, and proves the Dao through the Taiji. Her family is powerful, her status exalted, and her talent defies the heavens. With a phoenix and a Bai Ze at her side, she is the on 7.1kReads9.4Score943Shelves

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    Both books are by the same author and are somewhat related, but not closely. There's no romantic pairing, and the female lead is both clear-headed and powerful. I haven't read the first one yet; the second one is very good. The female lead is a true villain, powerful, manipulative, stealing opportunities from the chosen ones, and orchestrating schemes to make them and powerful figures from all walks of life submit to her. She's clear-headed and knows what she wants…

37. 337 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book and Return, the Fake Heiress Becomes the Beloved of a Powerful Family 穿书归来后，假千金成了豪门团宠 Paper Tiger纸老虎Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Early Work] [Versatile, Cool, Alluring Heiress × Yandere, Obsessive, Loyal Dog Gone Dark, Mutual Salvation Between Two Yanderes, Modern Setting, Rekindled Romance] Song Lingyin found herself inside a tragic romance novel as the cannon-fodder ex-fiancée: publicly jilted, kidnapped by the heroine, and ultimately killed by the hero's order to be shot full of arrows. After spending sixteen years training the hero into a loyal dog, the heroine appeared, and the plot still followed its original cours 6.4kReads9.2Score792Shelves

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    I won't say much about Lin Du's first book; the other two are by the same author. The second book is related to Lin Du's. They're basically both about strong, independent female protagonists. They're career-oriented and good with men (not really).

38. 338 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 116.2kReads9.6Score16.7kShelves

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    This is an exceptionally strong female lead novel. The author's writing is excellent, and each character is vivid and three-dimensional. Xiangjun's life was filled with wrongdoing by some and wrongdoing by many. However, she was true to the people she ruled and to the choices she made, and that is enough. Those who enjoy shipping can enjoy it without worry, and those who don't will still enjoy the story. The male lead never hinders the female lead; he is always her helper. He has his moments of glory, but it never diminishes the fact that the female lead is the sole protagonist.

39. 339 小 The Little Secretary’s Rise to the Top: She Controls a Hundred Billion in Box Office Revenue 小秘书逆袭上位，手握千亿票房 Tasty Tangerine2024好吃的橘子2024Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted Xu Siyan is a secretary working for the overbearing CEO Ye Muchuan. Because she looks like the unattainable woman CEO Chen Yiheng has always longed for, the two of them each use their charms to win the other over, falling in love while both keeping secrets. Xu Siyan is delighted to go from a lowly secretary to a stand-in for his ideal woman. She wants Chen Yiheng’s money, his body, and his power! After all, money and power are the best supplements for a relationship. They’re incredibly nouri 16.4kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    🌿I love this book. The female lead is outstanding and resourceful. Originally a junior secretary, she uses her talent to become the stand-in for the CEO's unattainable love. Then, leveraging the CEO's power, she establishes her own company and becomes a successful businesswoman admired by everyone. The female lead is clear-headed about her career and knows how to capitalize on opportunities.

40. 340 末 I Turned the Cool, Gentle Male Lead of the Apocalypse into a Yandere 末世清冷温柔男主，被我调成病娇 Muzi You Tian木子柚甜Fantastical Romance482k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple + Pretends to Be a Little White Rabbit, Innocent Yet Cruel Heroine + Powerful and Tolerant Male Lead Who Later Becomes Insecure and Jealous in Love, Black-Bellied Male Lead] Eleven years into the Apocalypse, order has collapsed, zombies run rampant, and ordinary people are worth less than grass. Yun Hua is unlucky enough to transmigrate into this world. She has beauty but no special abilities to protect her. As she teeters on the brink of death, Zhou Q 8.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
41. 341 只 I Only Wanted to Be a Nobody, but Became the Sword Ancestor's First Disciple 只想当个路人甲却成为剑祖首徒 Brilliant Sunlight赫日流辉Ancient Romance569k WordsCompleted Lanzhou was a young corporate drone who had just been battered by the realities of society and was still in her “lie flat and let them mock me” phase. Her rough edges had been worn away, and her adolescent chuunibyou was long gone. At last, she had achieved the dream she'd had as a teenager: transmigrate. She had even transmigrated to a world of cultivation. So what? Lanzhou had long since lost interest in being the protagonist who declared, “My fate is mine to control, not heaven's.” “Anyone ca 2kReads8.7Score307Shelves

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    This, don't let its low rating fool you, it's genuinely good. The female lead is constantly setting up a scheme, incredibly rational, almost to the point of madness. She's set up the chessboard so everyone, including herself, is a pawn, not even her own—it's incredibly satisfying! And…!

42. 342 卷 Back for Another Chance at Love 卷土重来再爱一次 Lin Tangjin林棠锦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Zongning, CEO of Jinghai Group, called off his engagement to his celebrity girlfriend and quietly married an unknown woman named Xu Wen. What looks like an improper romance in which the newcomer steals someone else’s place gradually reveals its true story. Life is so long that it took me twenty years to find you! Life is so short that when I look back, my youth is already gone... 24.7kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    The female lead, Xu Wen, is beautiful, strong, and tragic; she seeks revenge and remains rational and clear-headed.

43. 343 都 Kill Them All. There's No Need to Act Normal 都杀了，做人没必要太正常 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Now being published; a motion comic is out. The heroine is invincible, no romance, no nation-building, plot-focused, with male characters who may die.] Guan Zhiwei is forced to transmigrate. Countless Systems bind themselves to her, promising to send her home once she completes their missions. They all turn out to be liars. Our unlucky heroine decides to take down this world. Starting with killing the male lead. As she takes out one romantic male lead after another, she leads her neighbors 56.9kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    The author's writing is excellent, and there's a major plot twist at the end.

44. 344 吾 My Phoenix Returns 吾凰归来 Li Er'er李尔尔Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A classic rebirth story, political intrigue and revenge, with a heroine focused on building her own career] The empress of the Kingdom of Nanyue, a legitimate daughter of a military family. She was the Prince of Yu's consort for two years and a benevolent empress for four, yet when she went into labor one day, the man she loved cut open her belly and killed their child. His reason was that she was a demon empress who would bring ruin to the nation, and that the child she bore would surely kill 2kReads9.1Score244Shelves

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    I must say, both of these books feature exceptionally strategic and clear-headed female protagonists. The first one, in particular, boasts a remarkably novel subject matter, with the female lead holding the reins and it's a true female-centric drama. Reading it, I deeply understood what ancient literature truly meant; modern people simply can't compete with the ancients.

45. 345 菟 A Parasitic Vine? That’s a Compliment! 菟丝花？这是夸赞！ Richi Clothing Ritual日寸衣礼Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [A sweet-faced but cold-hearted heroine + multiple male leads + male rivalry + love triangles + powerful men lowering their heads + stealing someone’s love + a push-and-pull romance] No one who has spent time with Chi Feiwan has a bad word to say about her. She is considerate and tactful, kind and thoughtful. She seems so nice that you’d think she didn’t have a temper. Apart from her family background, she has no flaws. And every man around her is a man of distinction. Those who can’t stand her 517Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this series with multiple male leads. The female lead only loves herself and uses all the male leads, treating them like dogs! Men are vying to be her mistress!

46. 346 宁 Ning Yan: When Women Rule the Roost 宁兖，牝鸡司晨 Books Bring True Wealth有书真富贵Historical167k WordsOngoing [Ensemble political intrigue + entrusted heir + factional strife + expansion of the realm + redressing an old injustice] [Wronged powerful minister male lead x emperor female lead disguised as a man] Also known as "After I Blundered into the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Was the Imperial Family" On a winter night in the seventh year of Chengxu, Emperor Zhao Ning Fu suddenly went mad. Wearing the robes of his favorite consort, Yan, he climbed the bell tower and rang the funeral bell before fall 173Reads—Score104Shelves

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    A complex ensemble drama about power struggles, featuring intelligent male and female leads. It includes elements of entrusting a child to a powerful family, factional infighting, territorial expansion, seeking justice for old cases, and counter-espionage. There is no time travel, and the supporting characters are not unintelligent. Alternative title: "After Accidentally Entering the Imperial Family, I Discovered I Am the Imperial Family."

47. 347 谁 Who Still Uses Cash?! 谁还在用现金啊！ Realm of the Void太虚之境1.0M WordsCompleted Told from the unique perspective of a one-hundred-yuan banknote, this book follows the extraordinary journey of its protagonist, who is accidentally trapped inside the bill as it passes from hand to hand. Each person who holds it has a story of their own: a street vendor, an office worker, an elderly person, a student... Lives from different professions unfold one by one during their brief time with the banknote. With the calm eye of an observer, the author sketches the bustle of everyday life a 3Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Fresh, refreshing, and light-hearted

48. 348 重 Reborn: Stopping the Mad Top Scholar's Wife 重生之拦下疯批榜眼妻 He Ya Gui禾牙鬼Ancient Romance52k WordsOngoing [Female Disguise as a Man] [Two Strong Leads] [One-on-One Romance] [Love Grows Over Time] [Revenge] [Reborn] [Both Pure, Keep Them Pure in Both Their Past and Present Lives] In the twenty-third year of Yong'an, the spring imperial examination results are announced. Wei Shuo, the new second-place graduate, is from a poor family in Shu and has lost both parents. The world praises the poor for producing an outstanding child, unaware that from Wei Shutong to Wei Shuo, from a young lady confined 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are both political intrigue novels and are quite good. The first one features a female protagonist who disguises herself as a man to enter the court as an official and seek revenge. She's constantly scheming, and everyone in the story is very calculating. The female lead is intelligent, brave, resourceful, and highly skilled in martial arts; she seems to know everything. The male lead is a reincarnation from a previous life. The second book also features a very capable female lead who meticulously plans her way to killing her enemy, the emperor, and ultimately becoming empress. The female lead has a likable personality and is very intelligent, and the emotional entanglement between her and the male lead is very engaging. Both are highly recommended.

49. 349 管 Call Me a Fake Heiress If You Want, I'm Born Lucky as a Koi 管你真假千金，我天生锦鲤好命 Grape Milk Tea with Pearls芝芝葡萄加珍珠Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite + Fake and Real Heiress + Secret Identity + Childhood Friends + Satisfying + Admiring the Strong + No Angst, Extra Sweet] After living for seventeen years as the Tang family's heiress, Meng Wan very sensibly left with a million yuan when the real heiress showed up. Her family was simply too poor? No problem, she happened to have a teeny-tiny bit of social connections~ Her parents were unemployed layabouts? Her younger brother with autism was an artistic genius? Her second br 84.5kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    After being returned to her foster family, I relied on my "tiny connections" to ensure my entire family enjoyed a comfortable life as the Tang family's heiress for 17 years. Meng Wan left with millions, leaving only the real heiress secretly gloating. Who would have thought the Meng family would be penniless? With parents unemployed, a withdrawn younger brother, and brothers facing numerous crises, Meng Wan casually mentioned, "I have a friend," and powerful figures mobilized. The "Rose Pampering Rules" were revealed, and the sickly young master vied to protect her, while her childhood sweetheart, Yan Nian, showered her with money and influence. Until the real heiress revealed her "background," the whole class cheered: "Finally, someone poor!" Meng Wan: ???

50. 350 无 Infinite: Don't Mess with the Vicious Female Lead, She'll Go Crazy! 无限：别惹恶毒女配，她会发疯！ Three Thousand or So三千几许Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted "Choose the dungeon you're interested in by volume" ★★★ The heroine shines on her own, infinite-flow + no romance ★★★ If you want a purely evil heroine, please skip this one, thanks ★★★ I ate the logic ★★★ You can't please everyone, so if you don't like it, please skip it, thanks She transmigrates into a campus novel as its villainous female lead, only to discover that the world has gone off the rails. From the start, she's dragged into an infinite game where she can only survive by clearing dun 1.3kReads8.9Score192Shelves

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    The first book features a beautiful, independent female protagonist in an infinite flow novel with no romantic pairing. The female lead isn't purely evil; she transmigrates into the book and gets caught up in the infinite game. I especially love the fifth and sixth instances. I recommend you check it out. The second book features a gentle, charming, and irresistible female lead who is madly loved by all the players and monsters. It's all one-sided love from everyone, and every step she takes is planned and an act.

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