A Female Lead So Strong It Breaks Your Heart, Who Never Cries Out When She’s Hurt. Please! 女主很强，强到令人心疼，受伤了不喊痛。求求啦

1. 201 娇 Cherished by Him! The Business Tycoon Throws Himself into Love 娇宠！商总为爱自投罗网 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted The print edition of Beloved is now available. [Power Couple & Sweet Romance & Everyone's Darling + A Touch of Business Warfare and Military Life] [Retired, Proud Young Lady & Kyoto's Mastermind in Power] Jiang Yun is the youngest daughter of a prominent political family in Kyoto, a carefree retired soldier and an untouchable heiress in the capital's elite circles. She bows to no one and fears no one. Shang Yan is the head of Kyoto's foremost financial conglomerate, the Shang Group. Ruthless and 22.3kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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   The female lead never utters a sound no matter how much pain she's in, which makes the male lead feel sorry for her.

2. 202 总 The CEO Can’t Keep His Young Wife in Line Anymore 总裁镇不住少奶奶了 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted When Chu Mian was picked up from the slums by the powerful CEO Li, she had nothing. Later, he pampered her to the heavens. “That Chu Mian? She’s a foundling, and she looks so poor.” The speaker then ran into Chu Mian signing dozens of property agreements, nodding off as she went. “That Chu Mian? She has no connections. I don’t know what she’s so smug about.” The speaker then saw Li Tianque, the tycoon at the top of A Nation’s financial world, publicly announce that they were married. “That Chu M 48.6kReads9.4Score6.5kShelves

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   It's both heart-wrenching and sweet, absolutely amazing! The plot is so tightly woven, I've rewatched it several times.

3. 203 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, Young Master Si Is Desperate to Win Me Back! 退婚后，司少追妻火葬场！ Yan Su颜苏Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted After living with the Bai family for eighteen years, Ou Yan finally learned she was a fake heiress. The real heiress came back, and Ou Yan was cast aside, set to be sent back to some poor mountain village... But who would have guessed that this so-called poor mountain village was actually the most expensive luxury villa district in the country? Overnight, she went from being an ordinary rich family's fake heiress to the true heiress of a top-tier wealthy family! Her biological parents doted on h 15.2kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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   #The female lead is so strong it's heartbreaking!! 💥①The female lead's fate is full of twists and turns; she's cold-blooded and ruthless, while the male lead is indifferent to women and doesn't talk about love! Until they meet! A cold-blooded man who can't even get a fly within three meters of her is constantly hovering around the female lead! "Baby, please don't go racing anymore." "Baby, what mission do you want to do? I'll go with you, okay?" The male lead's love is truly admirable! Highly recommend this first book! It touched my heart!

4. 204 妄 Longing, Bright Moon 妄，明月 A Fleeting, Stunning Beauty一抹惊鸿意Fantastical Romance746k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + master-disciple romance, female master and male disciple + aloof beauty + possessive, clingy male lead + female lead is his white moonlight + long-planned scheme + happy ending] As the sole disciple of the head of Qianyuan Sect, Xie Hanyun could ascend to godhood if she took one more step, or inherit leadership of the foremost sect if she took one step back. The only divine artifact in the world, the Nine Heavens Divine Wood Bow, had chosen her as its master 2.9kReads—Score313Shelves

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   The female lead is strong yet gentle; she never cries out in pain and is very perceptive.

5. 205 行 With Whom Will the Clouds Finally Rest? 行云终与谁同 Different Paths, Common Ground道不同理相通Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms martial arts / two strong leads healing each other / ensemble of women / political intrigue and growth] She is Ma Yunlu, the wild rose of Xiliang. She draws her carved bow to its full moon, gallops thousands of miles across the yellow sands, yet her father and brothers promise her in marriage to a spoiled local tyrant. On the day she runs away from her wedding, she sheds her red bridal finery and dons armor. “A woman should be a sword, fighting on the battlefield and bringing pea 309Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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   [Three Kingdoms Fanfiction, No System, No Time Travel, No Cheat Codes] The female protagonist is purely biologically powerful, with an extremely stable core! Ma Yunlu: All crows are black, I won't marry anyone! Zhao Yun: Marriage in chaotic times will only lead to betrayal, I won't marry anyone! [Martial Arts Style, Traditional Ancient Romance, Three Kingdoms Fanfiction: The Love Story of Ma Yunlu and Zhao Yun] [1v1, No Time Travel, No Cheat Codes, No System, A Match Made in Heaven, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic X Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Single Female Protagonist, Mutual Redemption] Also known as: "The Legend of Yunlu in the Three Kingdoms", "The Unofficial Biography of Zhao Yun in the Three Kingdoms", etc. The lonely moon shines only because I haven't seen it. The dim starry river only because I haven't seen you. This book shows the journey of Ma Yunlu, daughter of Ma Teng, the governor of Tianshui, sister of Ma Chao, and wife of Zhao Yun, from a young girl to a female general, and tells her love story with Zhao Yun. (This story employs a dual narrative: the romance unfolds when the male and female protagonists are together, while their growth and development, along with the historical events and wars, unfold when they are apart.) Most historical figures are covered in this book, but its unique feature is its female perspective, offering more insights and perspectives from a female viewpoint… It provides a fresh interpretation of the well-known stories of the Three Kingdoms period from a new angle. (There may be instances where the plot deviates from the timeline of either the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or "historical records" for plot purposes; the overall direction is similar to the novel. Readers who are sensitive to this should proceed with caution.)

6. 206 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 969.1kReads9.5Score83.2kShelves

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   "All my achievements and honors are due to myself, as are the difficulties I have encountered!"

7. 207 金 A Noble Daughter? She'd Rather Seize the Desert with Her Blade 金枝玉叶？她偏要刀定龙沙 Chi Wu持吾Ancient Romance243k WordsCompleted Slow-burn, old-school romance · The imperial princess Shen Mianmian She was the most honored princess of the Great Sheng and the fiercest blade on the western frontier. Her father said she belonged among silks and brocades, counting stars, but she insisted on riding out with a blade in hand, scattering blossoms into the yellow sands. He was gentle as a teacher! A secret romance that grew into love? He was a scheming fox of a man! A love he would seize by force? He was determined to marry a princ 81Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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   To break free from existing rules and constraints and live a different life comes with obvious costs and obstacles. The pain is real, but there's no real solution, because there are few alternatives, let alone expecting anyone to empathize. You can only bear it yourself. Others say she's strong, but they don't know the countless wounds beneath her tough exterior...

8. 208 三 Warrior King Across Three Lifetimes: A Fated Love Rekindled 三世兵王，再续宿命之缘 Half-Ripe Strawberry半熟草莓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Secret Identities + Soul Transmigration + Faithful 1v1 Romance + No Angst + Fated Couple] When they first met at a banquet, Mu Yanshen, like everyone else, thought Bai Tangli was just a pretty ornament looking to latch onto a rich man. But before long, the top fifty global company Liwan Group made a powerful entrance into Haicheng, and the Zhao family, who had offended her, declared bankruptcy. The chairwoman of Liwan Group, a genius surgeon at the International Medical Research Institute, the 562Reads8.9Score106Shelves
9. 209 梅 Plum Blossoms Fade, Yet Their Secret Fragrance Returns 梅烬又有暗香来 Chi Wu持吾Ancient Romance312k WordsCompleted [Old-school flavor + slow-burn, richly layered romance] I said, “This is for the best. This way, you’ll remember how good I was to you forever...” He said, “This is not for the best. Just when you loved me most, I chose to let you go...” The bright moon over Shengjing shines upon my borderland armor... In the storybooks, she is the woman general who has renounced love and shed blood on the frontier; In the powerful chancellor’s eyes, she is a red plum that does not vie with peach or plum blossom 169Reads8.7Score—Shelves
10. 210 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 238.8kReads9.6Score24.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist in this book is incredibly strong; she has no rivals among her peers and can even fight across classes.

11. 211 星 The Weakest in the Galaxy? Nonsense! Even 3s Calls Her Big Sis 星际最废？有病！3S都管她叫姐 Lu Lu Wu鹿鹿巫Modern Romance690k WordsCompleted [Entirely original, lovingly handcrafted! The Federation's gorgeous, powerful Sword Venerable heroine VS the Empire's unhinged, love-struck darling hero. The heroine is the strongest, with battle power at the absolute peak. Both are virgins; the hero is more of a background character.] After the strongest fighter in the cultivation world, Sword Venerable Jiuling, transmigrates back to the interstellar age, she discovers that a fake heiress has stolen her place in the family. Not only that, but e 18.6kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

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    The female lead was beautiful, strong, and tragic in her childhood, but after growing up, she becomes the strongest fighter and no longer suffers mistreatment!

12. 212 琛 Master Chen, Your Little Darling Is Causing Trouble Again 琛爷你家小乖乖又野翻了 Icy-Sweet Orange Xi冰糖橙子汐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Mucheng was blinded by love and acted like a complete fool. She trusted a scumbag and caused Mo Yanchen, the man who loved her most, to die. Reborn, she was going to spoil him rotten! Every day, she was either flirting with him or on her way to flirt with him. “Honey, I love biting your Adam's apple, especially watching it roll as it struggles against me.” “Honey, I want kisses and hugs, and for you to lift me up high.” “Honey, I want to have your babies!” Mo Yanchen: “. 31.6kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves

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    It looks really good, and it comes with a vest.

13. 213 特 Special Forces: The Goddess of War 特种兵之巾帼战神 Yi Yanyan易嫣烟Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [War god]+ [Special Forces]+ [Military romance]+ [Mercenaries] This novel has no System, no golden finger, and no support. Every enemy is defeated through real skill alone. Chen Xi, a Special Forces sniper from A City, is sent on a mission. After taking out J, a sniper for the American mercenaries, she faces a series of battles against the mercenary leader Kester, who joins forces with terrorist groups from H Country to retaliate. 3kReads9.0Score578Shelves

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    This book is complete. It's a high-quality female soldier novel that will show you what a soldier is, what it means to remain strong even when wounded. The story is fresh and engaging, with a tight and exciting plot. It's a thrilling novel you can stay up all night reading. Don't miss it! I'm looking forward to your reading, my friend. Come on, I've already read it, and it's truly excellent. I'm not kidding, you should definitely check it out!!!

14. 214 校EN Campus Ace: The Mercenary Queen Is Explosively Badass 校园王牌：雇佣兵女王A炸了 Tian Paopao田泡泡Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance, both leads are pure, mercenary, campus, not reborn, secret identities, sweet and satisfying, strong heroine) She was the world’s most feared elite mercenary queen. Cold and ruthless, she ruled the assassin world. After returning to her homeland to reunite with her family, she became the capital’s most eligible heiress. Grandfather: Ye Zhengtian, Asia’s richest man. Maternal grandfather: Jian Jingxuan, a high-ranking official in the capital. Mother: Jian Yan, hospital directo 3.1kReads9.1Score428Shelves

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    These are all characters where the female lead is very strong, but I can't remember if there were any heartbreaking plot points like her getting lost or doing experiments, since it's been a while since I finished watching it. Overall, it was quite good.

15. 215 永 The Eternal Imprisonment of Sinful Souls 永锢罪魂 A World Apart, There Is今非昔比地边有Modern Romance194k WordsCompleted [BE] [Tough on the outside, gentle within; a humble, unloved heroine] [No CP] [Heartbreaking] She was the orphan of a hero. After transmigrating, she fell into the abyss, betrayed time and again. To save her companions, she willingly allowed herself to be imprisoned in hell forever, sentenced to two hundred million years. When the underworld trembled and sinful souls were deified, the tiny shackle around her wrist still seared her soul for eternity: the mark of her eternal sin. They owed her far 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is a perfect fit; the female lead's fighting skills are practically off the charts, and the inner monologue in the latest chapter is so gripping it's unsettling...

16. 216 误 Mistakenly Loved My Childhood Friend 误青梅 Angelsnow MiaoAngelsnow喵Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Mistaking My Childhood Friend —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is self-reliant and proves herself through her own abilities. She is independent and humble, and the story revolves around the bond between female friends who help each other.

17. 217 校 Campus Ace: The Big Shot Is Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger Again 校园王牌：大佬又在扮猪吃虎 Black Ink on White Paper白纸黑字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] She was the world's number one genius assassin, a name that struck terror into the hearts of all who heard it. Cold and ruthless, she killed without a trace, only to be deceived and used by her organization and brutally murdered. Then she was reborn as a fat, stupid, good-for-nothing female student? Fat? Once she slimmed down, she stunned everyone! Stupid? The president of Jing University personally came to recruit her! Good-for-nothing? A legendary hacker begged to call h 56.5kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
18. 218 她 Dancing on the Edge of a Blade [Criminal Investigation] 她于刀尖起舞【刑侦】 Elva Purple CatElva紫猫Mystery135k WordsCompleted “To revisit a place once dearly loved, yet find none of its former sights: not because the place has changed, but because time has passed. Returning to old haunts, one is no longer the person one once was.” Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time Lin Shu is the woman in control of the biggest nightclub in Nancheng. Everyone in the underworld calls her Sister Lin. Her life of luxury and power has never corrupted her heart. Time and again, she finds a way out of desperate situations, all for the sa 508Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    An undercover story, read in one go. The female lead is very strong, yet also has moments that evoke sympathy and highlight her strengths; very touching.

19. 219 心 A Glimmer in the Heart: A Healer Who Can't Heal Herself 心隅微光：心医难自医 If the Stars Should Fall若有星落Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted A cool, reserved trauma therapist VS a cold-faced, obsessive criminal police captain Three years ago, his only sister died mysteriously, and she stood by with cold indifference. His former lover became his sworn enemy. He gave up medicine to join the police, and hated her for three whole years. Three years later, they cross paths again during a robbery case, and fate brings them together once more, tearing open a crack in their sealed memories. A scar comes to light. Is she a sinner who stood by —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a psychologist suffering from PTSD. She is highly skilled in her profession and endures being misunderstood by the male lead. They also have to work together on cases. During various psychological and mental control cases, her trauma relapses, and she is on the verge of collapse but still has to maintain her professionalism, which is heartbreaking. As her background is revealed and the truth of her original trauma emerges, it is even more heartbreaking. In the end, she completes self-healing and redemption.

20. 220 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 99.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves

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    In her past life, she longed for family and gave almost everything for those so-called family members. When the apocalypse came, she stood in front of them to protect them. In the end, those so-called family members abandoned her, leaving her to face the zombie horde alone. Finally, she fought her way out and faced the zombie siege with her teammates, but they pushed her out. This time, she is reborn and she will make everyone pay a thousand times the price!

21. 221 王 The Ace Returns: The Mercenary Heiress Takes the World by Storm 王牌归来，佣兵大小姐A爆全球 Day Eleven昼十一Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, powerful, and badass heroine + secret identities + mercenaries + campus life + taking down scum] She is the world’s number-one ace assassin, a woman whose name strikes fear into everyone. Cold and ruthless, she kills without hesitation. After successfully escaping prison, she assumes a new identity as an ordinary high school student at an elite academy. Her classmates humiliate her in public and accuse her of getting admitted by sleeping with an old man? Her family is bullied and ord 1.1kReads9.0Score145Shelves
22. 222 星 Interstellar Campus: The Five-Person Team Charges Ahead 星际校园：五人小队向前冲 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military academy + mecha + no romance + coming of age + ensemble cast + light humor + five-person team + strong team spirit] For the first seventeen years of her life, Jiang Lin's goal was to get into Mingde's mechanical engineering department and become a highly paid mecha engineer. But an unexpected turn of events sent her to Dawn Military Academy and set her on the path to becoming an elite solo fighter. Inter-academy tournaments, live-fire drills, interstellar battles... Years later, five s 63.5kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves
23. 223 顶 The Ultimate White Moonlight Goes All Out 顶级白月光她开大了 Xi Ju西桔Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted A short drama of the same name, Top-Tier White Moonlight Goes All Out, is available on Hongguo Short Drama. Watch Wang Yiyang. Meng Jie, a wealthy and powerful business magnate from Bingzhou, awakens in the body of a true heiress who has just been brought back by a rich family to take the place of their fake heiress in an arranged marriage. At home, everyone looks down on her and finds fault with everything she does. “She’s so tacky and provincial, with no sense of refinement. Taking her anywher 2kReads9.2Score260Shelves
24. 224 宠 So Doting! The Cross-Dressing Crown Prince Has Been Flirted Into Tears by a Madman Again 宠炸！男装太子爷她又被疯批撩哭 Meat-Loving Kiddo爱吃肉的崽Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Secret Identity + Disguised as a Man + Face-Slapping + Power Couple + Everyone's Favorite] Bai Yang never in her wildest dreams expected that she would wake up as the cool, noble, but sickly heir of the Bai family, a real estate powerhouse, even though before being reborn, she had been the internet's most popular soft-voiced female voice actor; that she would disguise herself as a man and attract three overseas warlords, all of them dangerously unhinged, even though she had been a peti 500Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    It must be this one. But it seems the female lead overcomes her inner demons later on; she's a cool and rebellious character, and her cross-dressing scenes are incredibly beautiful! [Drooling emojis]

25. 225 大 Senior Sister Says None of You Are Allowed to Die 大师姐说你们一个都不能死 Six-Yuan Coupon Inflation神券膨胀六元Ancient Romance366k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Slow Pace + Healing + Female Lead Starts at the Peak of Martial Strength + Secret Identities + One Person Is a Whole Clan + Nontraditional Xianxia] (The female lead has no romance, but others may have one-sided crushes.) After perishing alongside the Zombie King, Jiang Yanqing was reborn in the Age of Declining Magic. A self-proclaimed redemption System bound itself to her. Jiang Yanqing had only wanted to take it easy, but once again she was entrusted with the heavy responsibil 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is very strong and can heal herself; her blood can save lives. "Wherever there is life on the Xuanling Continent, there will be my eyes, my nose, my hands, and my legs. Fool, I am everywhere if I want to."

26. 226 诛 Sparrow Slayer 诛雀 Ten Thousand Blades千万刃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Fated Goddess + Strong Female Lead + Female-Centered Story + Cold-Hearted + Pursuing Her Comes at a Price + Coming of Age + Power Progression + Decisive and Ruthless] The Ji family had twin daughters. The elder was named Ji Feng, and the younger Ji Que. Everyone knew the Ji family had only one daughter: their eldest young lady, Ji Feng. From the moment Ji Que was born, her existence was destined to remain unknown. When she turned fifteen, she would be offered in a fiery sacrifi 29kReads8.9Score4.9kShelves

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    The female lead is incredibly strong; she grows stronger the more she sparrs. She's both pitiful and hilarious, the darling of everyone in Que'er City. She protects Que'er City, and everyone protects her in return.

27. 227 七 The Seven Brothers’ Beloved Little Darling Is Actually a Master of Secret Identities 七哥哥的团宠小可怜竟是马甲大佬 Autumn Crane Returns South秋鹤归南Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted When Mu Ziqiu was three, she was kidnapped after her bodyguard betrayed the family. Her brothers scattered across different fields in their search for her. Fifteen years later, eighteen-year-old Mu Ziqiu contacted the Mu family herself. At first, her family thought she was a poor little orphan. But then… CEO eldest brother: “Ziqiu, you’re the CEO behind the QH Group!” Lawyer second brother: “Ziqiu, you’re the Jinqiu lawyer who never loses a case, where losing means death or life in prison!” Movi 6.1kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
28. 228 嫡 The Eldest Daughter's Long Hairpin 嫡女簪长缨 Shi Siyan十四晏Ancient Romance4.5M WordsOngoing [Strong heroine + national hatred and family vengeance + reborn male lead] “Report! On the fourteenth day of the eighth month, eighty thousand soldiers of Dongling were trapped on Yin Mountain and completely wiped out!” A bloodstained letter from home. Every one of the eleven Bai family men is dead. That day, Bai Mingwei, eldest daughter of the Bai family, removed her hairpins and jewelry, wiped off her bridal makeup, donned armor, and set out with a coffin on her back. The battlefield ahead off 9.3kReads9.2Score915Shelves
29. 229 真 The Real Heiress Takes on the World and Shines on Her Own 真千金怼天怼地，要独自美丽 Moonlight Fades as Crows Cry月晞乌啼Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Original title: Don’t Mess with Jiujiu, She’s the Beloved of Eight Psychos] [Secret identity + real and fake heiresses + everyone’s favorite + comedy + if you don’t like it, fight + wealthy-family power fantasy] The national weapon of mass violence known to her enemies as “Number Nine” is home. Her superiors told her to reconnect with her family and rediscover her humanity, so on her very first day, Jiujiu beat up her stepsister and lashed into her father. Her family stared at the violent littl 1.5kReads9.1Score251Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly powerful, but she's been deprived of the ability to feel pain. She's always covered in wounds but feels no pain; it's so heartbreaking [almost crying].

30. 230 女 Disguised as a Man: The Crown Prince Only Wants to Escape 女扮男装：太子殿下只想逃 Nan Sheng南生Ancient Romance662k WordsOngoing Updated irregularly. Updated irregularly. Updated irregularly. Important things are said three times. I won’t abandon this story. I’ll definitely write it to the end. Was it fate or misfortune? In the end, did Zhuang Zhou dream he was a butterfly? Is it a past life, or the present? Returned to her first life, the crown prince, disguised as a man, refuses to accept her fate of dying a tragic death. How will she turn the tide? Meanwhile, the crown prince’s sudden change in temperament catches the 199Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a crown prince disguised as a man, but Ge'er isn't as glamorous as she seems. She's unloved by her parents, poisoned, and coughs up blood whenever she has any emotional outburst. Her beloved half-brother wants to be emperor, her childhood sweetheart cousin is violated by his men, and her uncle is controlled and self-harms… Ge'er is highly skilled in martial arts and exceptionally intelligent, but her suffering is heartbreaking [almost crying][almost crying]. Everyone, prepare tissues while watching, wipe your own tears and also wipe away Ge'er's blood and tears [frustrated][frustrated]

31. 231 和 The Princess Sent Away for a Political Marriage Returns as an Assassin 和亲公主，归来已是杀手身 White Lantern in the Night Rain夜雨白灯Ancient Romance217k WordsOngoing [Matched opponents + intense push and pull + healing] She was once the most honored woman in the imperial palace, and she gave her heart to the young man in white. But she never imagined that he would personally cast her into an abyss where no light could reach. Branded with the name of a wanton woman, she was sent beyond the frontier to marry, vanished along the way, and became an abandoned wife among the Uyghurs, a laughingstock to the world. Seven years later, she returned, carrying the wi 123Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 校 The Campus Bully's One-and-Only Heiress in Black 校霸的独宠黑千金 Little Langlang Will Coo Coo小浪浪会咕咕Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quirky, all-around, fallen-and-blackened heiress] × [Domineering, roguishly handsome, fiercely loyal young master from Beijing's elite circle] [Mutual devotion / happy ending / reunion after years apart / healing each other] (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later.) Three years ago, she was Jin Mu. After her family was wiped out, she scraped by in a tiny classroom, hoping to use her martial arts skills to help the school’s troublemakers turn over a new leaf. She never expected to cross 138Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    She's so strong... She wants to shoulder everything herself, whether it's fighting in gang wars to protect the male lead's future, or wandering alone after her family is wiped out, or even feeling like a burden to the male lead despite her illness [almost crying].

33. 233 乡 The Country Heiress Returns, and She's a Max-Level Powerhouse! 乡下千金归来，她竟是满级大佬！ Little Peach Branch桃枝儿Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted [World-weary, unhinged white-lotus heroine VS scheming, chaste fox-spirit hero] [Both devoted to each other + equally powerful + both from wealthy families + revenge on the wicked + twists] Wen Luoshi, the eldest daughter of the Wen family who had been abandoned in the countryside, returned. Everyone assumed she was just a pretty vase who knew nothing, relying on the backing of the Lu family, the most powerful of the Four Great Families, to enter high society. But no one knew she had a host of s 1.3kReads7.0Score107Shelves

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    Both of these novels feature very strong female protagonists and are stories with multiple identities.

34. 234 惊 Breaking News! The Wife Lord Ci Picked Up Is Actually a Big Shot 惊爆！辞爷捡的娇妻居然是大佬 Little Peach Branch桃枝儿Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance, both untouched, strong heroine and hero] [Complete] [New book updating now!] Everyone in the capital was saying that Second Young Master Shen had found a little amnesiac girl and cherished her above all else. Anyone who touched her would be asking for trouble. But the girl was useless, nothing but a dependent living off the Shen family, and everyone was waiting for Si Nian'an to be dumped by Shen Ci. Instead, they saw a powerhouse with secret identities everywhere, and 1.7kReads9.1Score177Shelves
35. 235 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves

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    1. "My name is Lin Du, the 'Du' in 'ferrying others and ferrying oneself.'" 2. "The Xuan Tian Sect has a genius, Chi Yu, and a 'Scroll King,' Qin Shu." 3. "I will become the strongest in the world. Only the strongest can win the hearts of heaven and earth, and decide life and death!" 4. "Everyone says Xie Chenzhou is crazy. Only Xie Chenzhou knows that he just wants to find someone's wife, his... Nian Nian." 5. "I still say the same thing: no matter how strong you are, Ye Qiao will be the king of comebacks." 6. "The wind howls through the clouds, the youth is full of vigor."

36. 236 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 25.2kReads9.5Score4kShelves
37. 237 惹 Mess With Her? You Must Be Crazy! The Madam Is Putting the Capital’s Elite in Their Place Again 惹她？疯了！夫人又在整顿京圈了 The Evening Breeze Is Like Fire晚风似火Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted The short drama She Is Loved by the Whole World (Come to Me) is now available. [Sweet Romance + Empowering Revenge] The notorious daughter of the Si family has returned from the countryside. When people hear the news, they all sneer at her! A useless rich girl, a coarse country bumpkin, a vicious demon... Until one day The renowned savior and master healer? That's her. The mysterious ace forensic pathologist? That's her. The world-famous hacker everyone's searching for? That's her too. As t 40.7kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    These are the best ones ever! I feel so sorry for the female lead; she's beautiful and strong. But I don't have many good childhood memories of hers. It's heartbreaking [almost crying].

38. 238 摄 Your Highness the Regent, Is Your Assassin Missing a Few Marbles? 摄政王殿下，你家杀手缺根筋！ Little Iron Leftover小铁剩Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted After Jiu Yue died, the System told her that once she completed her mission, she could return to the real world with a reward of ten billion. Jiu Yue, who had been grumbling about her identity as an assassin, smiled sweetly. “Who says transmigrating is a bad thing? This is amazing!” However, a time-space delay kept the System from transmigrating with her, and it hadn't had time to explain the mission in full. But Jiu Yue didn't think that mattered. She was an assassin, after all. How hard could 38.2kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves

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    Both are strong women, ① which perfectly fits.

39. 239 全 Causing Trouble Around the World? Keep It Up and You'll Inherit Billions 全球惹事？再闹就去继承亿万家产 The Fox Who Loves Cats爱吃猫的狐狸Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong male and female leads, 1v1 devoted couple, secret identities, doted on by everyone] Word has it that Mu Wan, the youngest daughter of the Mu family, was kicked out because she wouldn’t follow the rules, was useless at everything, and was a champion fighter. Everyone in the Mu family is a big shot, but none of them can keep Mu Wan under control. The heir to the Ye Group, Ye Yanche, is said to be aloof and ruthless. Even the most unruly children become perfectly obedient in his presence, s 7.7kReads9.1Score945Shelves

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    This is a sweet romance novel. The female lead was lost as a child and suffered so much to her near death. She has many aliases.

40. 240 顾 Fourth Master Gu, Your Little Menace Is in Jail Again! 顾四爷，你的小祖宗又进局子了！ Little Red Maple Leaf红色小枫叶Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing “When did you get a boyfriend?” Gu Tingxiao turned to look at Gu Nuan, narrowing his eyes. Gu Nuan instinctively shivered. “I... just started dating him the day before yesterday. He cheated on me yesterday, and today I came to catch him in the act.” Gu Nuan looked into Gu Tingxiao’s eyes. She didn’t dare lie, so she told him the truth. “Didn’t waste a single day. You’ve certainly been keeping busy,” Pei Yanzhou said, shaking his head helplessly. “You... weren’t you defending your doctoral the 25.4kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
41. 241 逃 There's No Escape! The Unhinged Tycoon Keeps His Sweetheart Locked Up 逃不掉！疯批大佬强制囚养小乖宝 Su Qingchi苏卿池Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [A soft, sweet crybaby ✘ a crazed, possessive business tycoon] [One-on-one romance + both untouched + possessive love + height difference + top power player] After the Jiang family goes bankrupt, Jiang Wanyin is taken in by the Li family, one of Haicheng’s most powerful families. Everyone in Haicheng knows that Li Yanhan, heir to the Li family, is ruthless and vicious, yet treats the fallen young heiress with great tenderness. But no one knows that behind closed doors, the man can barely cont 38.4kReads8.6Score3.2kShelves
42. 242 聿 Master Yu, Your Little Ancestor Is a Big Shot 聿爷，你家小祖宗是大佬 Huazhizhi花枝枝Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + everyone’s favorite + two powerful leads + uncovering each other’s secret identities + mindless, satisfying face-slapping] Rumor has it that the Bai family’s precious daughter, the aloof beauty they raised for twenty years, is a fake. Her adoptive father doesn’t care for her, her adoptive mother doesn’t love her, and now she’s about to be kicked out. Sheng Qi leaves without hesitation and returns to A Country’s most prominent family, where her brothers and younger siblings 757Reads8.7Score108Shelves
43. 243 黑 The Hacker Queen Runs Wild in a Tycoon’s Embrace 黑客女王在财阀怀里野翻天 A Thousand Years of Peace一安万年Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted Alternate World · Power Couple · Hacking Prodigy · Class Conflict · Two Alpha Leads with Sharp Minds A fierce, dazzling heroine and a ruthless, devoted hero. A battle of wits between two equally powerful people. She is the wildest cat in Rust Harbor. He is the deadliest snake in the Empire. In the dirtiest corner of the Sairens Empire, Rust Harbor, twenty-year-old Jiang Li is the feared “Butterfly Blade.” She has survived by stealing, cheating, and robbing, yet possesses the hacking skills to 4.9kReads8.8Score752Shelves

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    Absolutely gorgeous, stunning! [Sparrow's Masterpiece] Skill maxed out. (Tap tap tap)

44. 244 小 The Little Heiress Returns: I'm His Most Precious Treasure 小祖宗千金归来，我是他的掌中娇 Xia Xingzhou夏行舟Modern Romance382k WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + beloved by everyone + real and fake heiress + secret identities + face-slapping] “Your eldest brother is one of the most outstanding members of the business world’s younger generation.” “Your second brother is a top student from an Ivy League university.” “Your third brother is a promising young star in academia.” “Tianxin is even more exceptional. Even though she isn’t our biological daughter, you’ll never be fit to stand beside her. Don’t dream 1.8kReads8.8Score301Shelves
45. 245 重 Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠：影帝夫人又穷又凶 Not Dim-Witted After Waking Up睡醒不呆Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 137.5kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves
46. 246 真 The Real Heiress Really Isn’t a Pitiful Little Thing 真千金她真不是小可怜 Ling Yuan菱垣Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted She was kidnapped as a child. The moment her parents handed over the ransom to save her, she learned that the people she had thought were her parents weren’t her biological parents, and that they had never intended to save her. More than ten years later, her biological parents found her and brought her home. The whole family went to great lengths to dote on and love her. Her CEO eldest brother slipped her money in every way imaginable, just so she could spend it. Her second brother, a movie star 2.4kReads8.9Score260Shelves
47. 247 京 The Kyoto Big Shot Hunts Down His Runaway Darling Across the Globe 京都大佬全球缉拿出逃小娇妻 Young Master Ke公子珂Modern Romance256k WordsCompleted Power couple, sweet romance, and an ultra-dominant heroine. One shocking story swept through the capital: the terrifying young master Gu, who had the city in the palm of his hand, had brought home the least favored young lady of the Qin family to work as his bodyguard. But everyone had it wrong. She was going home to become Mrs. Gu. Ace agent Qin Qi defected from her organization and accidentally ended up aboard a cruise ship. From then on, she couldn't shake him. At their first meeting, she smi 292Reads8.4Score—Shelves
48. 248 重 Reborn, the Little Darling Is Spoiled Until Her Voice Turns Sweet 重生后，小祖宗被宠到腰软声甜 Xing Yiyi星旖旖Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [The Red Fruit comic series is now available] [Reborn sweet romance + secret identity power fantasy + bold and badass heroine] In her past life, Shi Xun was the very definition of a walking disaster, deceived and manipulated until everything was arranged against her! After being reborn, she has only one goal: marry Fu Sinian! Love him, flirt with him, and always treat him better than anyone else in the world! Every day, she loses herself in his good looks and can't help it! Rumor has it that the 10.1kReads9.3Score830Shelves
49. 249 病 Yandere Psycho! The Good Girl Gets Punished with Wall-Facing After Breaking the House Rules 病娇疯批！乖宝犯家法后被罚面壁 Eating Meat Every Day每天吃肉肉Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [Mad, possessive male lead + love-brained man who wins himself over + sweet and gentle heroine + age gap + doting romance] When the Jiang family went bankrupt, Jiang You was taken in by Huo Hechen and brought to the Huo family. The most powerful man in the entire capital, he was cruel and ruthless, the fearsome Mr. Huo everyone dreaded. Yet he was especially attentive to Jiang You. He laid down strict rules for her from childhood and kept her under tight control. Jiang You was afraid of him, lik 16kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
50. 250 温 A Tender Rose Becomes His Cherished Favorite in the Apocalypse 温软玫瑰沦为他心尖偏宠【末世】 Fallen Today落今朝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse360k WordsCompleted [A post-apocalyptic setting + a trash man’s regret + the arch-enemy villain takes the lead + love triangle drama + mutual salvation + swoony romance + romantic aesthetics + both leads are devoted to each other] [Gentle, steadfast beacon of righteousness x refined, unhinged smiling schemer (irresistibly wicked)] Even as she lay dying, Wen Yao couldn’t understand what she had ever liked about Shen Yichuan. Was it his coldheartedness, or his selfishness? As his partner, she had risked her life for 44.4kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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