The Female Lead Is an Active-Duty Soldier Who Becomes an Instructor on a Variety Show 女主军人，没退役，在综艺当教官

1. 1 杀 From Assassin to Soldier 杀手转行入军营 My Love Is as Shallow as Starlight卿如星辉浅浅Modern Romance619k WordsCompleted Jiang Li was one of the top ten assassins in a Middle Eastern organization. In her fight for freedom, she joined forces with like-minded members to rebel. Badly wounded, she drifted with the current until her family found her, and she returned to her homeland. The special operations team's commander invited her: “You're incredibly skilled. How about joining us?” So she joined, bringing heavy weaponry into the military camp and winning the commander's heart along the way. Facing foreign hijackers 25.2kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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   In the second book, in order to save her younger brother, the heroine took advantage of her injury leave to go to a variety show to help her younger brother.

2. 2 亲 Someone Bullied My Little Brother? Did They Ask His Big Sister First?! 亲弟被人欺？问过他姐了吗！ Honest Person in This World在世老实人Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Family variety show livestream + face-slapping + sister-obsessed guy] The female lead is a super-short-haired powerhouse who hits the ground running. She’s now joined the entertainment industry’s deluxe package. After finishing a mission, Zhao Chongguang has a dream. She dreams that her younger brother, whom she raised herself, is drugged and photographed in a compromising state. Then he appears on a variety show, where he is ostracized and falsely accused of molesting a female castmate and bul 11kReads9.1Score892Shelves
3. 3 女 Female Special Forces Soldier Goes Viral After Joining a Survival Reality Show 女特种兵参加求生综艺后爆红 It's Wuwu, You Know是妩妩呀Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted Yuan Wu is a brilliant commander in her superiors' eyes, brave and resourceful, able to lead her team to complete every mission flawlessly even in the harshest conditions. To her fellow soldiers, she's an unshakable pillar of support. After retiring due to an injury, she enters the entertainment industry to fulfill her mother's dream. On a variety show, she meets someone who understands and dotes on her, someone she can relax around. It takes only one variety show to go from her sister's friend 6.4kReads9.3Score687Shelves

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   In the first book, the heroine works as an instructor in a variety show. In the second book, the heroine participates in a variety show with her sister and is a foodie. In the third book, the heroine participates in a variety show, but she is a killer and keeps losing her vest.

4. 4 团 The Beloved Heiress Is Strong and Sassy 团宠大小姐又强又飒 San Mu Wan Zi三木丸子Modern Romance884k WordsCompleted In Linjiang City, it was an utterly ordinary day. On the dark web, a help post shot to the top of the trending page, its click rate exploding. Urgent!! Rumor has it the assassin Mercury has come to China? Can someone tell me if it’s true or not?! Jiang Nianjia had no idea the dark web was in an uproar. All she knew was that she’d found herself a dining buddy with deep pockets. Luo Yu'an, the heir to the Luo family, one of the five great families in the capital, was rescued one day by a high sch 6.3kReads9.4Score911Shelves
5. 5 千 The Heiress Returns: My Vision Is as Grand as My Motherland 千金归来：我的格局是祖国 Lu Zhaoran路昭然Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Completed, Cool-Tempered Heroine + True Heiress of a Wealthy Family (The Family’s Real Darling) + The Main Story Is About Soldiers and Family Bonds + No Male Lead] Liao Xu, the long-lost heiress of the Su Group, one of the capital’s top wealthy families, returns after fourteen years. The upper crust is thrown into an uproar. Everyone assumes a prestigious family must care about appearances. This true heiress, they think, has nothing going for her but her stunning looks. How could she compare to 14.6kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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   Both female protagonists are at the level of the King of Soldiers.

6. 6 兵 My Soldier-King Wife: Go Easy, the Movie Emperor Feels Pain 兵王老婆：轻下手，影帝他怕疼 De'er嘚儿Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted After a certain heartthrob becomes famous: Qin Qing: “My wife is my number-one fan!” Fans: “Our oppa is married? I don't believe it!” A video surfaces of a beautiful woman using military boxing moves to save the heartthrob. If you look closely, you can even see the police saluting her? Then a documentary about the military comes out, and the heartthrob's fans spot their sister-in-law in uniform, standing front and center! She's so cool! Fans: “Aaaaaah, sister-in-law, look at me! I'm available!” 2.1kReads9.3Score224Shelves

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   1. The heroine saves the beauty and becomes an instructor in a variety show. 2. After completing the task, she goes to school because she is young.

7. 7 沙 The Goofy Girl Is Both Gorgeous and Daring 沙雕女她又美又飒 No More Pretending to Be an Innocent Little White Flower不装清纯小白花Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Written on a whim, written on a whim, written on a whim. Read with caution, read with caution, read with caution. [Two strong leads, both sexually inexperienced, showbiz, wealthy families] [Totally fictional! Totally fictional! Totally fictional! We’re saying it three times because it’s important!] Jian Mingyue goes undercover in showbiz to carry out a mission and becomes a confirmed hot-search magnet! She trends after getting into a fight with a top-tier star in the middle of the night? She tel 395Reads9.1Score100Shelves
8. 8 顶 The Top-Tier Star's Wife Is a Special Forces Soldier 顶流的老婆是特种兵 Zheng Shiliu正十六Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted One is a top-tier star with countless fans in the entertainment industry, the other is an active-duty female special forces soldier. The two live in completely different worlds, until one day they suddenly meet. Su Xihe says to Lin Anran: “Anran, I’m so grateful that I was the one who met you that day, and so grateful that I got drunk and ended up in your room. Anran, will you marry me?” 10.2kReads8.6Score607Shelves

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   The heroine of this book is a soldier, it is very relaxing and warm. It starts with the encounter between the heroine and the hero. Slowly, they will become boyfriend and girlfriend, get married, and then have babies. The male protagonist is top notch because the female protagonist has a special job. He is the one taking care of the children. It wasn't until the kidnapping of the two children was broadcast live that everyone knew that the female protagonist was a soldier. Then the male protagonist participated in the recording of the variety show "Real Men" and the female protagonist was their instructor.

9. 9 绿 The Green-Tea Actor Flirts with Me Online Every Day 绿茶影帝每天在线撩我 Qing Ling青铃Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted Also known as: Young and Fruitful [Rising movie star Lu Yunzhou caught flirting on the street late at night, shattering his celibate image] A photo of Lu Yunzhou drunk in the arms of a stunning woman, along with an ambiguous caption, sent him straight to the top of the trending list. Lu Yunzhou, one of the people involved: You made my wife look so ugly in that picture. His manager roared: Lu Yunzhou, do you understand what's going on? The other person involved, Shen Yao, immediately posted a cla 6.6kReads8.7Score735Shelves

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   The first three heroines retired and the last four did not [smile] [learned]

10. 10 最 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 30.7kReads9.6Score4kShelves
11. 11 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. 3.1kReads9.0Score562Shelves
12. 12 开 From the Start, This Female Soldier Shocked the Entire Battalion 开局震惊全营，这个女兵有点强 Yi Yanyan易嫣烟Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage] + [Powerful CEO] + [Special Forces] + [Shadow] + [Strong Female Lead] + [Marriage Before Love] A classified document is leaked, bringing a conspiracy to light, and Special Forces soldier Xiao Bing is activated under the codename Nightingale. Xiao Bing moves into the Li household under the guise of marriage to provide close protection. Their sweet romance, which blossoms after marriage, makes the story all the more captivating. She is a Special Forces soldier, and he is a cold 408Reads8.0Score—Shelves
13. 13 千 The Heiress Returns: Serving My Country Is My Duty 千金归来：以报国为己任 Yan Qingcheng言倾城Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Fake and real heiresses, everyone speaks their mind, no romance for the female lead, revenge taken on the spot, a sharp tongue, incredibly powerful] (This story pairs the female lead’s parents together in a middle-aged romance. The writing isn’t great, so proceed with caution if that bothers you.) The youngest daughter of the Qin family, Qin Muge, went missing at the age of four, plunging the entire family into endless grief and gloom. Then, one day, everyone in the Qin family received a myster 1.8kReads7.0Score169Shelves

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    Anyway, it belongs to the military

14. 14 假 The Fake Agent and the Real Heiress of a Powerful Family 假面特工豪门真千金 Yan Qingcheng言倾城Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Family Bonds] [No Romance] [Secret Identities] [Fake and Real Heiress] [Everyone's Favorite] [Patriotic] (If you're unhappy with the mother in the story, please read the author's replies in the comments on later chapters. The heroine's parents have a romance subplot, so please steer clear if that bothers you. Thanks.) "Reviews are certainly important, but you have to experience it for yourself to know." The Luo family, the richest in Huaguo, found the younger daughter who had been 1kReads8.4Score235Shelves
15. 15 王 Ace Female Agent: Her Secret Identity Is So Badass, She Slays the Whole Scene! 王牌女特工，马甲A爆杀疯全场！ Chili Pepper Fried with Garlic辣椒炒蒜Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted A satisfying secret-identity story, with thrilling, patriotic action. Multiple secret identities: female special agent (special forces sniper) × powerful Beijing big shot (Female-led! Super cool! Sweet romance! Face-slapping!! Beloved by all!) “She’s a country girl who couldn’t even finish school. What could she possibly amount to? It’s a waste of food to keep feeding her! She should just get married already!” When country girl Wen Ni returns home after three years away, she’s burdened with a mo 21.9kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
16. 16 女 The Queen’s Rise to the Top 女王从顶流做起 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open September 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.] From the start, she transmigrates and nearly kills her younger brother. If she doesn't complete the System's missions, she'll be punished with electric shocks. Following the System's instructions, Nan Xiangwan joins a survival show for aspiring idols. While the other young women sing and dance... Nan Xiangwan: “I'll perform a brick-breaking trick with my bare hands!” 40.4kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves

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    Both of these are beautiful

17. 17 校 The School Bully Is Forced to Do Practice Problems Every Day 校霸他每天被迫刷题 Nine-Tailed Ya九尾吖Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion + goofy comedy] On the first day at her new school, Jiang Zhi ends up sitting next to the school bully. He looks kind of familiar... During math class The soft, adorable girl slaps Shen Ci'an awake. “Get up and pay attention!” Rubbing the back of his head where she hit him, Shen Ci'an grits his teeth. “Jiang Yaya!” As the whole class waits to see what happens, the girl snaps back in an adorably fierce voice, “What are you glari 7.3kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
18. 18 她 She Goes Crazy, He Has Her Back: No One Dares Cross Them on the Dating Show 她发疯，他兜底，恋综谁都惹不起 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1v1, ultra-sweet + hilarious + showbiz + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping] [Hilarious sweetie celebrity vs. all-around movie star who plays the pig to eat the tiger] Right after transmigrating into a book, Shi Er'er is ordered by a scumbag to pole dance on a livestream watched by a million people. Shi Er'er yanks the pole out of the ground and performs a whole staff routine, then knocks the scumbag out with two hard blows. The comments go wild: "That's badass!!!" When the scumbag tries 37.2kReads9.5Score6kShelves
19. 19 把 This Recruit Treats His Female SWAT Instructor Like His Girlfriend, and He's Quite Something 把特警教官当女朋友，这个新兵很 Coming Up with a Good Name Is So Hard起个好名字实在难Urban280k WordsCompleted “Report! I went on a blind date with the instructor!” Cheng Ye, the notorious troublemaker of the new recruits, suffered public humiliation on his very first day in the army: he recognized the SWAT instructor, Lu Zhao, as the devilish woman he'd complained was “as fierce as a female King of Hell” during their blind date! Lu Zhao sneered. “Two hundred push-ups. Now.” Cheng Ye grinned roguishly. “Instructor, if I can't finish them, can I trade them for a kiss from you?” From then on, he became her 456Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    🌈🌈💐🍂Gu Linfeng came from time to time, but the awakening system was required: he must retire from the army and go to college, otherwise he will be forcibly erased! In order to survive, he came to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music where his girlfriend was. On the first day of reporting, my girlfriend cheated on me! Gu Linfeng angrily dumped the scumbag, beat the adulterer and the adulterer, and suddenly woke up. It was even more exciting during military training - when the instructor saw him, he stood at attention and saluted! The classmates were talking a lot, but Gu Linfeng just smiled faintly: "They are all soldiers I brought out!" The retired soldier came to the campus and tore up the famous scene of scumbag men and scumbags + military training.

20. 20 特 Special Forces: The Military’s Female Grim Reaper 特种兵：军中女阎王 The Sika Deer Smiles梅花鹿中笑Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing Best friend: “Xiao Weiwei, have you lost your mind? You're the daughter of the richest man in the country, and you're enlisting, even joining the special forces. Are you sure?” Family: “Weiwei, don't do anything rash. This isn't a game. Hurry up and leave the army. Your aunt will find you a handsome blind date. I'm sure you'll like him.” Top soldier: “What? Of all people, you had to mess with our captain? Are you looking to get yourself killed?” Xiao Weiwei transmigrates into another worl 34.4kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
21. 21 大 At University Orientation, the Drill Instructor Sees Me and Snaps to Attention 大学报道，军训教官见我立正敬礼 En Baiheran Who Loves Vegetable Soup爱吃菜汤的恩白鹤染Urban4.4M WordsOngoing This book is also known as “The Simp Finally Wakes Up, and the Black-Stocking Campus Beauty Is Extremely Fertile!” After transmigrating, Gu Linfeng awakens a System. But for the System to awaken, he has to leave the army and enroll in college. Otherwise, he’ll be forcibly erased. To save his own life, Gu Linfeng enrolls at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where his girlfriend studies. On registration day, he catches his girlfriend cheating. Finally seeing the truth, Gu Linfeng tears into the 28.5kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
22. 22 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: Swept into the Arms of a Fierce Commander 六零军婚：被邪肆首长拥入怀 Mu Kezhi木柯枝Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [System + military marriage + adored by everyone + scientific research to strengthen the nation + two equally powerful leads + devoted one-on-one romance] Song Nanqing was a mad scientist, a “mentally ill” woman in a wonderfully strange state of mind. Every day, the first thing she did after waking up was come up with a new way to blow up the psychiatric hospital. Unexpectedly, she was bound to a villain System and her soul transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl who had been sold by her a 230Reads7.1Score—Shelves
23. 23 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 19.5kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
24. 24 带 I Brought My Kid into the Army, and the Entire Military District Fears My Daughter 带娃进部队，全军区都怕我女儿 Seven-Pound Chubby Kid七斤大胖孩Urban152k WordsCompleted Yan Zixuan was once a soldier, secretly serving as both the commander of the White Wolf special operations unit and the king of mercenaries. To give his daughter, Yan An'an, a better place to grow up, he takes her away from their run-down hometown and heads for the plains. When they arrive, the father and daughter go looking for his old comrades, but get caught up in a conflict and taken to the police station. His files are classified, so the incident draws the attention of the Southeast Mili 92Reads6.7Score—Shelves
25. 25 明 365 Days of Celebrity Boot Camp: The Top-Tier Stars Are Losing It 明星特训365，顶流们麻了 Old Shuoyu Cat老朔羽猫Urban143k WordsCompleted [Livestream + top-tier star + intensive training + no female lead + positive energy] While top-tier stars are still trending over tears shed for a chipped artificial nail, the government issues an order to create the variety show 365 Days of Celebrity Boot Camp! Elite soldier Chu Feng is given the urgent task of training the celebrities. Chu Feng: “Either train until you look like real people, or go home and get blacklisted across the entire internet!” On the first day, the top-tier stars still 147Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 封 Mrs. Feng Pouts, and the Cold-Faced Instructor Falls for Her in a Second 封太太一撒娇，冷面教官一秒沦陷 Shao Hua 17邵华十七Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (A gentle, slow-burn everyday sweet romance, a seven-year age gap, a veteran, a rugged man, the family darling, and a fatherly type) Mu Qingci never dreamed she would run into Feng Lie again seven years later. He had been the drill instructor who trained her during military training. Feng Lie's brutal training had been Mu Qingci's worst nightmare. Now, the iron-blooded instructor had hung up his uniform and was sitting in a suit on a blind date. The woman soon fled, driven away by Feng Lie's 32kReads9.4Score3kShelves
27. 27 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? 144.8kReads9.6Score16.8kShelves

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    I have been chasing these books for a long time. Let me give you my very precious book (heartache)

28. 28 头 She’s All Over the Headlines! The Old Lady Takes Down Entertainment’s Top-Tier Stars 头条都是她！老太秒杀娱乐圈顶流 Chao Ge朝戈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilarious showbiz + satisfying revenge + no male lead in the main story + sisterly bonds in a girl group] Yun Li, a cool yet kindhearted seventy-three-year-old woman, suddenly transmigrates into the center of a girl group that has just debuted. It takes her a while to adjust, and she earns the title of “Mom Idol” on the group’s variety show. Who wouldn’t love a gentle, considerate big sister who knows how to take care of people? Who wouldn’t like a dependable, reassuring, and hilarious big sist 664Reads9.4Score123Shelves
29. 29 夜 Nightwalker 夜行者 Drunk in Chang'an醉长安Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet and Adorable Yet Highly Skilled Fighter Ruan Chuxia VS Aloof Older Brother Leng Bing] [Cases First, Romance Second, A Powerful Team with Flawless Coordination!] When working cases, they are a perfectly synchronized pair: one excels at criminal investigations, while the other is an expert in autopsies and the art of divination. A case involving a corpse hidden in a scarecrow exposes the ugliness of human nature and the bond between people and animals. The Sister Drum case is one of torment 132Reads6.5Score—Shelves
30. 30 重 Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: The All-Rounder Favorite Is Strong and Dazzling 重生娱乐圈：全能团宠又强又飒 Qingming Meow清明喵Modern Romance576k WordsCompleted [Strong leads + pure power fantasy, no logic, and villain-crushing + extra sweet] Yan Qiao is reborn in the days when she was a famous actress. She tears her scumbag ex to shreds and crushes every scheming fake sweetheart and two-faced flirt! An internationally acclaimed actor dotes on her, and her ridiculously powerful family spoils her rotten. But the most terrifying part is... before being reborn, Yan Qiao was the toughest female soldier in the military region! In this new life, she’s going t 376Reads9.0Score102Shelves

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    Very nice, especially the first one

31. 31 玄 Heavenly Mystery, Yellow Earth 玄天黄土 Fortune and Blessings福禄善庆Modern Romance427k WordsOngoing Workplace romance and marriage + love between a special forces soldier and a military doctor + unrequited love + politics + workplace drama. He Ju enlisted while attending university to serve his country. With his heart set on his homeland, he was a true patriot. He looked up at the clear blue sky and walked with his feet on the earth. Whether serving in high office and worrying for the nation and its people, or living far from the halls of power and cultivating himself amid the ordinary world, 6Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    [The masterpiece of bird food][The masterpiece of bird food]

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