A Levelheaded Heroine Who Won't Give Up on Herself for a Man, and Is Actually Smart! 女主清醒，不会为了男人放弃自己，智商在线！

1. 201 腹 The Cunning Tycoon: My Aloof Boss's Tender Trap 腹黑大佬：高冷领导的温柔陷阱 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Workplace drama in the public sector + age gap + forceful love that later becomes passionate devotion + secret crush turned real + romantic tension + career growth.] After graduating, Shiqing takes the civil service exam, never imagining she would end up working under Lu Tingyuan, her best friend's older brother. Even more surprisingly, the icy, imposing man who had intimidated her ever since their school days has apparently been watching her all along! After an accidental drunken encounter, he 14.8kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
2. 202 重 Reunited Beneath the Glittering Stars 重逢星光灿烂 Northern Mountain Code北山代码Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted When Zheng Yinyin was sixteen, she fell in love with a handsome young man. She poured her heart into the older brother who had rescued her like a hero. She planned to learn her craft properly, save up enough money, and then build a happy life with him as a family. But before she could even finish her training, he dumped her. Zheng Yinyin: ...I wasted my youth on a jerk. At a friend’s suggestion, Zheng Yinyin went to Hengdian to work as an extra. She then used a novel she had written to get her f 63Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 203 尤 The Bewitching Beauty Sets Hearts Ablaze 尤物美人她惹火上身 Thousand-Crossing Snow千渡雪Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Forbidden Romance, Sinfully Alluring Beauty with a Soft Waist and a Ruthless Heart, Flirtatious Tension, Substitute Love Triangle] She had waited so long for this moment. As for Xi Han, she would be his salvation, the one he could never forget, in life or death. Aloof men would lose their morals for her, and men who loved no one would take the blame for her. She wanted to drag them all into hell, but someone was willing to descend into it with her. “Stay by my side.” Today, let us 451Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is absolutely sober.

4. 204 误 Falling Into My Boss’s Favor: Qingzi’s Heartfelt Story 误入领导心尖：清姿叙心 Momo's Little Words墨墨小语Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted 19.9kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
5. 205 许 I’ll Let You Run Wild 许你妄野 Sweetheart甜姐儿Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [The Male Lead Will Stop at Nothing to Win Her, Reunion After Years Apart, Older Woman/Younger Man Romance, Devoted First Loves Only] [Cool and Reserved Rich Heiress vs. Wild, Streetwise Fake Poor Boy/Real Tycoon] At eighteen, Xu Jianxi left her small hometown and followed her mother into Beijing's wealthy elite, becoming the Liang family's eldest daughter. But she abandoned the boy she loved in the middle of a snowstorm. At twenty-eight, Xu Jianxi was betrayed by her fiancé. At her lowest poin 2.4kReads9.0Score29414d adds

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   🌼①The female lead is clear-headed! At eighteen, the female lead married into a wealthy family in Beijing, becoming the eldest daughter of the Liang family, and abandoned the male lead. When they met again, the female lead was engaged, but the male lead still loved her and begged her to break off the engagement. Xu Jianxi was very clear-headed; as long as she still held the titles of the eldest daughter of the Liang family and Xu Yizhou's fiancée, she and he could never be together.

6. 206 尽 Unleash Yourself 尽情撒野 Mi Xiaoxi咪小汐Modern Romance214k WordsCompleted [Second Chance at Love + Reunion After Years Apart + Sweet Youthful Romance + Bad-Boy Handsome, Sly and Cunning + Happy Ending + Both Leads Are Each Other's First] [A Truly Free-Spirited Romantic Who Loves Deeply x A Pretend Good Girl Who's Pure and Clingy] At Jinghe High School, everyone knew Xu Shihuan was Pei Yan's rule and bottom line. No one expected them to suddenly break up. Four years later, when they met again, Pei Yan treated Xu Shihuan like a stranger. The next time they crossed paths 9.9kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
7. 207 表 The Cousin Is Going on a Matchmaking Date, and the Heir Is Panicking 表姑娘要去相看，世子他慌了 Yu Yu禹予Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] [Happy Ending] [Both Leads Are Natives of the Era] [Gentle, Refined Heir Apparent × Cool, Elegant Cousin] Orphaned and without anyone to rely on, with wolves circling all around her, young Shi Jianli had no choice but to travel to the capital and seek refuge with her aunt. She became the second branch’s cousin, staying as a guest at the Duke of Anguo’s residence. When she came of age, her aunt found her a match. But the second branch’s concubin 33.8kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds

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   I think the female lead in this book is particularly clear-headed. It's a story about cousins, and the male and female leads are not related by blood. I say the female lead is clear-headed because she knows exactly what she wants and can extricate herself from a relationship in time!

8. 208 误 She Stumbled Into a School for Nobles, but All She Wants Is to Make Money! 误入贵族学校，她只想搞钱！ Grape Milk Tea with Pearls芝芝葡萄加珍珠Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Sweet group-adored romance, a story of redemption, also known as: The Heroine Only Wants to Make Money] Santoria is a private aristocratic academy attended by the children of wealthy merchants, scholarly families, and politicians. While students at ordinary schools bury themselves in problem sets, hoping to get into a good college, these young masters and young ladies must learn how to expand their networks and uphold their families’ reputations. Power, money, connections, and resources are top 28.2kReads9.4Score4.1k14d adds

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   🌠🌹The female lead is intelligent and clear-headed, single-mindedly focused on making money. She has known since childhood that nothing can be done without money, so her goal is to make money, lots and lots of money, and to seize every opportunity that can help her rise to the next level...

9. 209 首 The Commander Broke Off Our Engagement for His White Moonlight. Reborn, I Won't Marry Him 首长为白月光悔婚，重生我不嫁了 Jiang Youchu江柚初Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted [Reborn + spatial storage + the regretful husband pursues her to the crematorium, then realizes she's wonderful and gets face-slapped + one-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only] In her previous life, Jiang Xiachu loved Lu Huaiyan for ten years. In return, she got three years of military marriage without seeing him. He didn't even come to see her after she gave birth to their daughter. Everyone said she had forced the marriage on him. His absence from their engagement banquet had ma 6kReads7.8Score26814d adds

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   This is a historical romance novel set in the 1980s. In her previous life, after marrying Lu Huaiyan, the female protagonist Jiang Xia only had eyes for his sister-in-law, neglecting his wife, whom he never truly loved. Consequently, he not only stayed away from home for years but also ignored his daughter, Sui Sui. Reborn, Jiang Xia decides to annul her engagement with Lu Huaiyan, severing all ties from now on!

10. 210 娇 The Beloved Lady 娇眷 Jiejiezi喈喈子Modern Romance799k WordsCompleted Shi Yingshang is a heartless, emotionless scientific monster, yet even she fears marriage. The world fears her, but it also covets her intelligence. Pressured by her parents to get married, Shi Yingshang has no choice but to resort to stealing sperm. She wants to put her parents’ minds at ease and leave herself an heir who can take care of her remains. She has never followed rules or shown any affection. Every word and smile is an act, because she is ill. She feels none of the seven emotions and 1.1kReads8.6Score10514d adds

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    Shi Yingshang, a heartless and ruthless scientific genius, relies on her acting skills to mimic human relationships. However, driven by her parents' pressure to marry and her desire to leave an heir to bury her dead, she sets her sights on Lin Ming, a blue-eyed tycoon. She lays a trap to secretly conceive a child, turning this powerful and feared man into a "discarded husband." When the scheming of a heartless person meets the obsession of someone who falls in love, this entanglement, which begins with exploitation, is destined to be anything but simple.

11. 211 与 Together with Hua Yan'er 与婳燕尔 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available. Search the platform for A Pair of Swallows to purchase.) [Pure historical romance, not reborn + Marriage Before Love + One-Sided Salvation + Cherishing and Doting + Emotional Push and Pull] (Completed. Original title: A Pair of Swallows) [Sweet Romance, Both Leads Untainted: Gentle, Clever Noblewoman VS Dark, Ill-Tempered Prince] A marriage decree forced Yun Hua, the fourth daughter of the Yun family, to marry the Seventh Prince, Si Heng. The imperial edict c 25.8kReads9.3Score3.7k14d adds
12. 212 老 My Husband Cheated, and a Man Said He’d Loved Me for Ten Thousand Years 老公出轨，有个男人说爱我一万年 Dawn Wind Chime晓风铃Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted (May every scumbag and mistress end up dead, eating shit, eating maggots, in jail, or disfigured. You can't afford to go easy on people like that…) The heroine, Xiang Zhenzhu, is 29 and loves her husband Zheng Hao with all her heart, working herself to the bone for his family! Little does she know that for the past seven years, her husband and mother-in-law have treated her like a servant, while her husband has been a serial cheater. When she finally decides to divorce him, she discovers t 25Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 213 重 Reborn on My Way to College 重生在上大学的路上 The Red Carp Who Loves to Eat爱吃的红鲤鱼Modern Romance803k WordsCompleted [Thick-Skinned, No-Nonsense Engineering Woman vs. A Brilliant Male Lead Who Seems Cold but Is Actually Hopelessly Romantic] Newly promoted Zhang Xiaohan thinks her life is wonderful, with no regrets. But after dying suddenly from overwork, she returns to the time when she was just starting college. Zhang Xiaohan lifts her heavy bangs and feels the spare tire around her waist, deeply wondering if her memories have gone wrong. Had she really gone through such an awkward growing phase? Having no 1.2kReads8.2Score10614d adds

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    This is a female-centric career-oriented novel. In the beginning, she pursues the male lead but fails, so she turns to her career. The later parts about her career are incredibly engaging.

14. 214 入 Fitting Into Place 入扣 Clouds Drape the Sleeves云倾袖Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Sheng Weining is the canary Cheng Yanchi keeps, utterly obedient to him. Until one day, the canary escapes her cage and even pecks him. * In the past, she always bent herself to please him. Through the drifting smoke, Cheng Yanchi looks down at Sheng Weining from on high. “You can’t afford to have me.” Years later, they play at being lovers. Sheng Weining’s face is as lovely as a flowering crabapple. The man pins her by the waist, trapping her in his arms, his hoarse voice brushing her ear. “Try 338Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    The female lead in this book is really clear-headed and the story is very engaging. It's been a long time since I've read a novel I like.

15. 215 算 Jade Divination 算玉 Woke Up from a Dream, Still Clueless梦醒不知道Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Suan Yu —Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 216 退 On the Day They Broke Off My Engagement, I Flipped the Capital's Richest Man's Table 退婚当天我掀了京城首富的桌 Woke Up from a Dream, Still Clueless梦醒不知道Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted The Day My Engagement Was Broken, I Flipped the Table of the Capital's Richest Man —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 217 我 I Want to Call Off This Engagement 我要退了这桩婚事 Woke Up from a Dream, Still Clueless梦醒不知道Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I Want to End This Engagement —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 218 本 I Really Didn't Bring Calamity to the Nation 本宫真的没有祸国殃民 Woke Up from a Dream, Still Clueless梦醒不知道Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted I Really Didn't Bring Ruin to the Nation or Harm the People —Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 219 虎 The Tiger Wife 虎妻 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Great Qi Dynasty’s foremost God of War, the ruthless, hideous common-born general Yuchi Gui, was granted a marriage by the emperor to the capital’s greatest beauty, Princess Xu Xiyan. Then his high-born fiancée looked down on him, and the wedding was called off. Three years later, after suppressing a rebellion, the handsome and dashing general returned to the capital, becoming the hero every noblewoman in Great Qi wanted to marry. Then his former fiancée clung to him and forced him into marr 8.1kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
20. 220 大 Boss, Remember to Pretend We Don't Know Each Other When You Go Out 大佬，出门记得装不熟 Lu Xiaojiu卢小久Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted The short drama A Proper Match with Zhao Ran is now streaming [Upright, proper senior leader & beautiful, clear-eyed university lecturer] "Powerful man bows his head 11-year age gap Sweet romance Both leads are devoted to each other" With an uncaring father and mother, Xu Weizhao’s plan for her life was simple: stay unnoticed, buy a little house, and remain unmarried and childless for peace of mind. It was supposed to be an easy plan, but in a single night, everything was thrown into disarray. S 45.9kReads9.2Score3.9k14d adds

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    The story describes a female lead who is incredibly beautiful and a clear-headed female teacher who wouldn't give up her career for a man; she always maintains her own professional life. The female lead is a stunningly beautiful and intelligent teacher, while the male lead is a powerful official who works in the provincial government. This official is very influential and will use his power to protect the female lead.

21. 221 被 Imprisoned by the AI I Created 被自己创造的AI病态监禁 Not Feeling It Today今日无状态Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Coercion + yandere + captivity + overwhelming power imbalance + bad ending + mildly angsty (about 40%)] Content warning: If you're possessive of the heroine, this may not be for you. She is not a strong female lead, just an ordinary person. The hero is genuinely insane and will never repent. She suffers terribly early on and is almost completely powerless to fight back. If you can't handle that, please leave now. Unusual characters! Quite intense! Please proceed with caution! From beginning to 2.9kReads8.6Score33414d adds

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    An'an is quite clear-headed too; she's a money-grubber who's been targeted and tormented by a crazy person, but all she cares about is money.

22. 222 嫁 Marrying the Tyrant Male Lead to Become a Laid-Back Empress 嫁给暴君男主当咸鱼皇后 Dudu读读Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Dongli Hua has a little mishap and ends up in a novel for male readers, as an ugly woman with a birthmark on her face. But because of her good deeds, an imperial decree names her empress. The emperor ascended the throne at twenty, and is now thirty-two. He once had a beloved first empress who has since died; now he has two favored consorts, Shu and Li, as well as several powerful consorts with large families who have borne him princes and princesses. And soon, another large group of beauties wil 6.2kReads9.0Score52714d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrated into a book and became an empress, but ultimately chose to return to the modern world. [Heart emoji]

23. 223 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Said We’d Be Married in Name Only 新婚当晚，夫君说只做名义上的夫妻 Saint's Upper-Leaf Meiai圣塔的上叶美爱Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Said We'd Only Be Married in Name 79Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is very clear-headed; she knew what she wanted from the very beginning.

24. 224 再 After Being Abandoned One More Time, I Finally Stopped Hoping for My Parents' Love 再一次被抛下后，我终于不再期待爸妈的爱 Saint's Upper-Leaf Meiai圣塔的上叶美爱8k WordsCompleted After being abandoned once again, I finally stopped hoping for my parents' love 395Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 225 退 After Breaking Off My Engagement, I Embroidered Spring Into the Old Alley 退婚后，我把旧巷绣成了春天 LovlaceModern Romance538k WordsOngoing Before the engagement banquet began, Lin Jianzhi received a text demanding payment. Her fiancé had forged her signature and mortgaged Qinghe Embroidery House, which her grandmother had safeguarded for forty years. She broke off the engagement on the spot and returned to the old streets of Linxi with a debt in hand. Creditors hounded her, a tourism company pressured her to move, and the embroidery house faced the loss of its legacy, but she refused to wait for anyone to save her. Drawing on her b —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The engagement banquet exposes the fiancé's long-hidden massive debt scam, the family's embroidery workshop faces auction, and the grandmother suddenly falls seriously ill. After returning to her hometown, the female protagonist dedicates herself to the restoration of old clothes and Suzhou embroidery, resolves family conflicts, and joins hands with a designer to protect the original ecological old street from commercial demolition.

26. 226 危 Dangerous Entanglement 危情缠绕 Mu Liuliu沐六六Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Both Pure + Light Mystery + Revenge + The Wife-Chasing Crematorium] [I fell into the abyss for you, but you completely forgot me!] Gui Xin thought that leaving the past behind and spending the rest of her life under a new identity in a small town in southern Italy would be the best ending she could hope for. But fate wouldn't let her go. It made her run into Xie Jin'an, who had "died on the operating table" three years ago. He was still alive? Then hadn't her whole life become a jok 1.5kReads9.2Score17214d adds

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    This one has to be it. Absolutely flawless.

27. 227 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Young Officer Spoils Me Rotten 重生七零：我被军少宠上天 Tomato, Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋番茄Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing (The Ex-Wife Chase from Hell + Second Male Lead Takes the Prize + Badass Female Lead's Career Success) Xiao Chiyu always takes his late friend's widow's side. He even hands over his own job to her. Wen Qian is locked up for three days and nearly dies. Fortunately, as she teeters on the brink of death, memories of her previous life return. In this life, Wen Qian kicks her scumbag ex and his mistress to the curb. Step by step, she becomes someone they can only dream of reaching. 13.2kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds

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    🍒🍒Following a friend's dying wish, the husband gave the female lead her newly-secured job and even all the family savings to the friend's widow. He frequently stayed at the widow's house, acting like the head of the household, completely forgetting about the female lead. He even gave her laxatives and locked her up for three days... Reborn, the female lead immediately disrupts the widow's celebration party, goes to the factory to demand the return of the savings her husband lent her, and divorces him...

28. 228 貌 After the Beautiful Ex-Wife Was Reborn and Married the Commander, He Went Crazy with Worry 貌美前妻重生嫁首长后，他急疯了 Guoguo Is a Little Naughty果果有点皮Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [1960s + reborn + revenge on scumbags + marriage first, love later + everyday family life + sweet romance] In her past life, Lin Yiwan lost her mother as a child and mistook the kindness of her neighbor, Song Huaiqing, for salvation. She thought he would be her safe haven, but she never expected that for decades to come, he would be the one bringing every storm into her life. “Yirou is afraid of the dark. You’re her older sister, so you should give her the sunny room.” “Yirou only finished m 3.7kReads8.6Score33914d adds
29. 229 左 Mrs. Song's Dilemma 左右为难的宋太太 I Alone Pity the Quiet Grass独怜幽幽草Modern Romance302k WordsOngoing [Elite Families + Adorable Kids + Workplace + A Long Road Out of a Wealthy Family + Daily Life Seamlessly Switching Between Rich Wife and Corporate Drone] [An engineering PhD who married into a wealthy family by luck but can't live the wealthy life * The youngest son of a wealthy family, who became the heir through his own merits but can't keep his marriage together] [Being Mrs. Song is a fine title. The only person it lets down is herself.] In their eighth year of marriage, Cheng Zhi mailed the 101Reads—Score11014d adds

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    Whether she married into a wealthy family or left one, she never gave up on her ideals.

30. 230 程 Miss Cheng, Do You Plan to Stay Single Forever? 程小姐，你打算一直单身吗？ I Alone Pity the Quiet Grass独怜幽幽草Modern Romance387k WordsCompleted [Elite Family] [Cute Child] [Workplace] [My Life Is on the Line, and My Rich Boyfriend Has a Secret Identity] [Stay Single or Become a Rich Wife? That's the Question] [Clearheaded, well-behaved female engineer * sharp-tongued, flirtatious heir cast out by a wealthy family] [He nearly cost her life back then. For the rest of his life, all he wants is her.] Volume One, Seven Days of Grace: The leads reunite overseas because a piece of equipment needs servicing. Over the course of just seven days, 274Reads8.7Score—14d adds
31. 231 恶 After the Wicked First Wife's Fate Was Sealed 恶毒原配尘埃落定后 Pipa Without Strings琵琶没有弦Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted Shen Zhaozhao thought she was a princess, and that she and Jiang Chen were childhood sweethearts in a fairytale romance that would lead from school straight to the altar. But reality told her she was merely the wicked, disposable wife in the original story. When the prince and princess found their happy ending amid everyone's blessings, the story was already over, and the wicked wife's fate seemed sealed. After facing that miserable ending, Shen Zhaozhao had never imagined that even a love built 1.1kReads8.0Score—14d adds
32. 232 抄 After the Confiscation, the Most Beautiful Woman Is Seized by a Powerful Minister 抄家后，第一美人被权臣强取豪夺 Yang Si Si杨姒姒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue + Romance + Coercive Love + Powerful Male Lead and Vulnerable Female Lead + Obsessively Possessive Hero] A resilient, beautiful heroine versus a calculating, ruthless hero An imperial edict sends Chancellor Qing Heng to prison, where he dies by suicide, supposedly out of guilt. His entire family is executed, and his only daughter, Qing Yan, is forced into servitude and sent to the Entertainment Bureau. Those of servile status are made to serve and entertain others, as prostit 32.4kReads8.8Score4.3k14d adds

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    🔥🔥The female lead is very clear-headed. On the surface, she's a well-behaved girl, but she's always looking for opportunities. From the very beginning, she's using the male lead, yet he willingly becomes her weapon! ✨✨Her entire family is raided, and he secretly takes her into his mansion, forcibly taking what he wants from her, but she never loses herself. Although the female lead is weak and helpless, she remains steadfastly clear-headed...

33. 233 凉 Cool Lips 凉唇 Gui Yu归虞Modern Romance100k WordsCompleted [Don't scroll away when you see the rating. There was a problem with the rating system just after launch; it actually deserves five stars across the board. Please give it a rating, and thank you.] [Beautifully written, with plenty of substance. Recommended for readers 30 and up.] [Realistic urban workplace + reunion after years apart + secret love becomes mutual] [Sapiosexual romance + two equally matched leads + strong female lead] For five years, they stood side by side as investment-world ris 4.6kReads6.1Score36014d adds

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    It's so good!

34. 234 乡 The Real Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor 乡下来的真千金，竟是封建老祖宗 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted Originally titled The True Heiress from the Countryside Is Actually a Feudal Ancestor When Sang Ning opened her eyes again, she found herself the real heiress who had been left behind in the countryside by a wealthy family. She had been born the legitimate eldest daughter of a distinguished family, raised from childhood to become its matriarch. But when she opened her eyes, she had arrived in a strange new era. Fortunately, she was still the legitimate eldest daughter. Her fake sister thought 30.5kReads9.3Score3.6k14d adds

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    [Top Post][Top Post][Top Post] The female lead is smart and resourceful, she's ambitious and seizes her family fortune, and the male lead is domineering yet deeply affectionate. [Masterpiece by Que Shi][Masterpiece by Que Shi][Masterpiece by Que Shi]

35. 235 救 Help! I Really Don't Want to Play the Devoted Female Supporting Role! 救命！我是真的不想演深情女配！ Unable to Tell Jade from Stone玉石不分Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [Complete + devoted to each other + happy ending] Qin Zhiwan transmigrates into a melodramatic novel as the male lead’s secret wife. To the outside world, she is a wicked supporting character who causes trouble and frames the heroine; in private, she is a devoted supporting character who loves the male lead to the point of madness. By the end of the book, scandal surrounds her, and after divorcing the male lead, she dies after being hit by a car. The male lead in the book, Fu Beiji, is ruthles 858Reads8.9Score10414d adds
36. 236 双 Chronicle of the Twin Bracelets 双镯记 Cloud Book and Shadow云朵书影Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to Another World] [Powerful CEO] [Women's Growth] [Mutual Devotion] A wealthy heiress and a princess from another world transmigrate and switch places. How will the rich young heir handle it? Told across two timelines, ancient and modern, this story focuses on women's growth and a love that brings two people together to save each other. Family, friendship, career: she wants it all! In the modern world, there's a wealthy young heir who has been her childhood sweetheart. In the anc 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I've read it so many times! The female lead prioritizes self-growth above all else! She doesn't contemplate suicide for a man. [Full of joy] A high-quality time-travel novel with a tight pace, lots of foreshadowing, and a very sophisticated plot! 🤩🤩🤩 Of all the waters in the world, he only takes one sip! The deep affection of a wealthy young master transcends life and death, and transcends time and space, protecting his only obedient daughter.

37. 237 手 After Getting the Black Moonlight Script, I Won Him Over 手拿黑月光剧本后，我攻略成功了 Bu Zhifujin不知芙锦Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [Game-focused + hammy heroine + unscrupulous methods + torturing the male lead] [A happy-ever-after ending for herself alone] Want to get rich? Yes! The overworked corporate drone Zhou Linyu dreams of it! For the sake of a happy future, she enters a gaming challenge developed by Huanyu Games. If she can clear the final boss, [Pei Yu], she’ll win five million yuan! Zhou Linyu enters the game full of confidence: The first time, she’s Pei Yu’s childhood sweetheart, and she’s poisoned to death. 19.2kReads9.1Score3k14d adds

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    Only like money

38. 238 老 When His Wife Really Leaves, the Commander Finally Panics 老婆真走，首长他知道急了 Falling Leaves on the Trees乔木落Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Steadfast, reserved soldier * independent, carefree female photographer] [Marriage first, divorce, then love + both virgins + later, the husband's redemption arc + rekindled romance] Lu Li married Luan Shiyan on her own terms, but she also hoped they might have a future together. Only later did she learn that he had been using her too. Throughout their three-year marriage, they did everything married couples do in the dead of night. In the end, she still took off her wedding ring and left witho 13.8kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    After the divorce, Luan Shiyan often thought of Lu Li. One day, he saw her attending a banquet with another man: "Lu Li, I regret it. Let's remarry and start over, okay?" "Luan Shiyan, I loved you," Lu Li laughed at his naivety. Later, he ran into Lu Li, who was heavily pregnant, at the hospital entrance. He rushed up to her, "Whose is it? It's not mine! I'll write my name backwards!" Lu Li scolded him for being crazy and tried to leave. But he pulled her into the car. She frowned, "What?" "To get our marriage certificate." Luan Shiyan said firmly, "Remarry!"

39. 239 周 Mr. Zhou Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 周总他蓄谋已久 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + hero has been plotting for a long time + stealing her away] [Protective, husband-like CEO × outwardly gentle but inwardly strong livestreamer] Shen Yiqiao and Zhou Chen were widely regarded as a match made in heaven. From the day he learned that Shen Yiqiao’s first love was coming back to the country, the usually composed and self-controlled Zhou Chen became restless. His friends teased him: “You two are so loving. What’s there to worry about?” Zhou Chen smiled bitt 12.8kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
40. 240 穿 The More She Acts Out After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Braver the Villainess Gets 穿书后女配越作越勇 Fish That Doesn't Eat Cats不吃猫的鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Su Huan had always believed that knowledge could change her fate, until she found herself inside a book... While everyone else was a protagonist, she became the domineering CEO's plaything! Thinking about her fate, being driven to her death and madness by the CEO, the heroine, and the male supporting character, made Su Huan's heart tremble! Fortunately, it was all just beginning, so she could still try to turn things around! Ruin his business, cling to him and make his life miserable, and scatte 41Reads5.4Score—14d adds
41. 241 揣 Pregnant on a Dating Show: Is It Really Wrong to Find a Few Backups? 揣孕肚上恋综，找点备胎正常吧 Mountain Moon山月Modern Romance908k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Dating show + Raising a child + Secret identity + The ex-wife comes back for revenge] Lu Wanxing never expected that after losing her memory, she would end up as someone's kept woman! Still, her sugar daddy was handsome and fit. Apart from having a bit of a nasty temper, he wasn't so bad. Who knew he had a first love in his heart and would get engaged as soon as she returned to the country? What kind of ridiculous drama was this? Lu Wanxing tore up the script and ran away that very da 76Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 242 女 The Empress Became a Wealthy Heiress’s Wife, and Mr. Fu Fell for Her 女帝成了豪门太太，傅总他沦陷了 It's A Lan是阿岚阿Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted [Ancient woman in the modern era + maxed-out heroine + both devoted to each other + equally powerful] [Brilliant, cool and beautiful physician-empress & ruthless, scheming head of a wealthy family] She was once the empress who ruled the land, but after years of illness, she left the world she had lived in for nineteen years. Just as she thought her life had reached its end, she opened her eyes again and found herself the mistress of a powerful family in the capital. Unfortunately, her husband ha 661Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is incredibly strong and intelligent; men can just step aside.

43. 243 外 The Diplomat Left with a Child and Raised an Heir for Her Country 外交官她去父留子，给国家养了个继承人 Yi Shanshui奕山水11k WordsCompleted The diplomat had a child and left the father behind, raising an heir for the nation 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds

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    This series is all very beautiful.

44. 244 买 Buying Sperm Beats Buying Pleasure? Her Life Doesn't Need Anyone's Disses 买精不如买欢？她的人生不需要任何人diss Yi Shanshui奕山水Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Better to buy pleasure than sperm? Her life doesn’t need anyone’s disapproval. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 245 土 The Native Matriarch Makes a Bold Entrance and Takes on Everyone 土著主母霸气侧漏，单挑全场 First-Rate Red Chamber一品红楼Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted [A strong heroine at heart + mature adults building their careers] He Fangting was the quintessential noblewoman, with no flaw beyond being despised by her imperial uncle, the emperor. After marrying, she became a capable lady of the house, using her generous dowry to support her husband's family and finally give them a solid foundation. One day, her husband returned from disaster relief with a female physician who had received the emperor's commendation. He Fangting admired the woman and prepar 19.8kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds

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    [Top post][Top post][Top post] The female protagonist will not give up herself for a man, and even if she is in a quagmire, she will try her best to save herself.

46. 246 冒 The Fake Mrs. Sheng Ran Off, Abandoning Her Husband and Child? 冒牌盛太太抛夫弃子跑了？ Wang Bingsen炳森王Modern Romance541k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love + True and Fake Heiresses + Substitute Bride + Making Money + The Powerful One Falls for Her / The Underdog Tames Him + Heroine Runs Away + Hero Goes Mad and Turns Dark + Chasing His Wife + Devoted Husband Waiting Like a Stone Statue / Single Father + Happy Ending] [Reading tips: The hero loves only the heroine from beginning to end. One-on-one romance, both are virgins. Aloof and elegant * Second Young Master Sheng VS rags-to-riches heroine * Fake Mrs. Sheng] Also known as 203Reads8.9Score—14d adds
47. 247 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 59.8kReads9.1Score5.1k14d adds
48. 248 穿 After Becoming a Substitute, She Stayed Up All Night Studying the Nanny Handbook 穿替身后，她连夜攻读月嫂手册 Little White Snake in the Waves浪里小白蛇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After overworked office drone Ye Qingqing transmigrated into the role of a stand-in for someone’s one true love, all she wanted was to make money. When the domineering CEO told her to dance, she put on a white dress and started doing the hand dance. When he told her to sing, she shocked the bar with a song called “My Surname Is Shi.” When the woman he truly loved framed her, she handed over a job application, complete with an advanced nanny certificate. When a rich young lady tried to humiliate 16.7kReads9.0Score2k14d adds
49. 249 人 I'm in an Infinite Flow World, Yet I'm Bound to a Romance System 人在无限流，我却绑定了恋爱系统 Qingyu Case, Maybe Not青玉案否Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [No CP] + [Infinite Flow] + [Goofy Drama Queen] + [Strong Female Lead] + [Everyone's Favorite] + [System] + [Livestream] Qin Fufeng accidentally binds herself to a romance System. It claims it will take her to the interstellar age to experience all kinds of love, but instead, it drags her into an escape game. Romance System: This [Bite Toast and Turn a Corner into Love] card will help you get close to your target. Qin Fufeng simply uses the item card on two ghosts. Ghost One: Xiao Shu, I think I 3.2kReads9.5Score55814d adds

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    Every female protagonist in these books is very clear-headed. Qin Fufeng: "Then you can distinguish," Qin Fufeng thought, considering the other person's 100% favorability rating, "how much of your affection for me is due to my appearance, how much is due to overcoming difficulties together, and how much is due to gratitude? In the end, how much is left for pure romantic feelings, pure love?" The 100% favorability rating was too heavily influenced by physical attraction and gratitude; she believed this kind of feeling wouldn't last long. Beauty fades, gratitude diminishes, and in the return to reality, how much pure love remains? She's truly clear-headed; I love her character. Chen Yan: "An emperor exists for his country, and should die for his country! This journey is unavoidable." The Prime Minister spoke tremulously, "What if you don't return?" "Then you don't return." This dialogue really struck me deeply. I spent the longest time reading Chu Sui; I don't remember the specific details, but the only thing that impressed me was the protagonist's system, which loved turning the female protagonist's photos into memes. The female protagonist became famous in the system world because of these memes.

50. 250 身 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger 身穿年代文：被心机腹黑男拿捏了 Du Huancheng渡浣辰Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [The protagonist has no System or golden finger; transmigrates into a book in her own body; a touch of ensemble cast; sweet romance; both are each other’s first and only; love at first sight; imperfect characters, each with their own flaws] [Fair-skinned, beautiful heiress VS deep-thinking, calculating man] Most likely, it’s a story about two people who look like a perfect match but aren’t in sync at heart: he’s after a man with a great body and impressive abilities, while she’s after a man with 15.5kReads8.4Score94114d adds

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    This is a historical romance novel. The male lead has a powerful background; his family are all influential figures in Beijing, and he's working his way up through the ranks. The female lead is a time traveler, which the male lead immediately recognizes, falling in love with her at first sight and showering her with affection. 🏓

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