Are There No Clear-Headed Female Leads? What Are These Awful Books? So Sanctimonious 就没有脑子清楚的女主？都什么破书啊 圣女心
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After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝
[Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The
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Transmigrated as a Graceful Maiden 穿越之静女其姝
He Jingshu is a working woman who has only recently started her career. In her sleep, she transmigrates to a fictional world, the Great Qian Dynasty. The moment she opens her eyes, her life is in danger, making her realize just how hard survival can be. To stay alive, she treads carefully at every turn and hides the fact that she came from another time, all just to scrape by. Little does she know that fate has other plans: beneath the seemingly peaceful life, danger lurks. He Jingshu gets caught
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The Princess’s Tactics Are Impeccable, but Her Little Slave Can’t Handle Her Flirting 长公主手段高，小奴隶他不经撩
[Master-servant romance + slight yandere elements + reborn revenge against scumbags + sweet romance + heroine spoils hero. A story about a princess who builds her power and takes revenge while doting on her little slave, then goes on to become emperor.] [Unhinged, dark princess vs. sweet, loyal puppy-like little slave] In her previous life, Gu Xun trusted the wrong people and watched her country fall and her family perish. Reborn, Gu Xun vows to protect her homeland and make the so-called destin
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The Emperor Awaits the Phoenix's Return 帝盼鸾归
Shen Mingluan commands an army of 300,000 and is the Northern Pacification General, a figure whose very name strikes terror into enemy forces. Handsome and elegant, he has the young noblewomen of the capital swooning over him. They fought tooth and nail for the chance to marry into the General's household, but none of them could compete with the aloof, powerful emperor! “Reporting to the general: His Majesty wishes to marry you. Will you accept?”
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The Man Family Has a Fierce Flower 满家有朵霸王花
The eldest Miss Man, who’s fond of handsome men, abducts the young master of the Qianji Pavilion and keeps him locked up at her home for three years. The young master complains to the emperor: “She imprisoned me and tried to have her way with me!” The emperor replies, “Well... under Great Qi law, a woman harassing a man isn’t a crime!” Furious, the young master seizes her entire family and forces her to admit her mistake! The young master asks, “Has she admitted she was wrong?” “Reporting to the
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The Female General Spoiled the Sickly, Obsessive Prince of an Enemy Nation 将军她娇养了敌国病娇皇子
[Yandere, two powerful leads, both leads are virgins, sweet romance] [Reborn yandere prince from an enemy kingdom x beautiful, ruthless female general] This is a slow-burn story. Su He was a female general of the Dayang Kingdom. She took in a prince from an enemy kingdom on the battlefield, adopted him as her younger brother, and raised and taught him. But the little wolf suddenly grew into a big bad wolf, and now he was always looking for a chance to devour her! When the emperor arranged a marr
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The Ice-Cold General Quits After Meeting the Hostage Prince 冷艳将军，遇见质子后她甩手不干
1v1, happy ending. The heir to the title of Prince Nanlie of Northern Yan, Zhou Chuyi, volunteers to go to Nanping as a hostage. He thinks life as a hostage will be dull and restrictive! Who could have guessed that after meeting An Ge, a great general of Nanping, and surviving several life-and-death ordeals together, the two would fall for each other? After that, he and the general are together day and night, inseparable. The perks of being a hostage are pretty great, and Zhou Chuyi is starting
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In a Matriarchy, Step by Step, You Dye My World 女尊之步步卿染
Orphaned young and oppressed by the family patriarch, the concubine-born son was gagged and bound by his legitimate elder brother, then forced to marry in place of someone else to the richest woman in Langzhong. He thought he was merely trading one den of wolves for another, but never expected this wife he had gained by chance to be the love of his life. At his mother's dying request, Gu Hengzhang married the young master of the Luo family of the capital. They had only met briefly once in the ca
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The Prince’s Darling: His Substitute Bride Is No Easy Target 王爷娇宠：替嫁丑妃不好惹
Born into a general’s household, she was raised by a female slave. Orphaned young and terribly ugly, she barely managed to survive in the vast general’s residence. Amid the palace’s treacherous intrigues, she had no choice but to take her legitimate elder sister’s place and marry the equally neglected Seventh Prince. One was ugly, the other cold and indifferent. It suited their plans and pleased them both. She had thought she would spend her whole life in obscurity, but the wheel of fate took an
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The Phoenix of Destiny Defies Fate in Huadu 天命之凤逆华都
He was a wild boy from the Marquis’s household, a nuisance to everyone, doing as he pleased from heaven to earth. Everyone said the esteemed Marquis of Boling had raised a rebellious son! But at a literary gathering, a faint silhouette behind a folding screen captured the boy’s heart. From then on, he laid his whole heart before her, hoping to win even the smallest favor. He didn’t care if it meant offending the Crown Prince. Just as he began to believe she felt the same way, she cruelly humilia
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Has the Eldest Prince Been Slacking Off Today? [Infrastructure] 大皇子今天咸鱼了吗【基建】
The main story is complete; bonus chapters are being updated! [Political intrigue] + [Court politics] + [Woman disguised as a man] + [Empress takes the throne] The whole story is lighthearted and funny, with solid logic! What’s it like to have an emperor father who is determined to raise you to the throne? If An Hongcha ever gets the chance to post on Zhihu, she could probably write a ten-thousand-word essay about it. Thanks for asking. When your own father has your back, it’s absolutely fantast
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Confession and Farewell 告白与告别
Dear Zhou You, I hope this letter finds you well. These words are all the thoughts of you that have filled my days and nights. It is a confession two years overdue, and a farewell that has lasted two years.
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Be Good, Baby, I'll Give In. Proud Lord Sheng Falls for Me 宝贝乖我服软，傲娇盛爷沦陷了
[The print edition of Delayed Heartbeats is now available. You can buy it at the Little Tomato Books flagship store!] Rumor has it that Sheng Shi is hot-tempered and ruthless. His elders hope marriage will change him and make him more mild-mannered. When Sheng Shi first met Yu Weiyi, he laid down three rules: “Don't follow me. Don't tell anyone about our relationship. Don't interfere in my personal affairs.” Later, Sheng Shi introduced her to everyone he met: “This is Yu Weiyi, my wife.” Later s
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Crazy Flirting Is the Only Way to Make It Exciting 疯撩，才够带劲
[Both leads are faithful to each other + Equally matched + Intensely flirtatious + Extra sweet] [A billionaire family head with a max-level love brain] vs. [A dazzling, proud young lady who’s sharp-tongued but soft-hearted] Mo Zhenyue was born into the Mo family, the foremost of the four great families of Shengjing. Raised in luxury from childhood, she was the apple of everyone’s eye. She was also stunningly beautiful, as if favored by the heavens. Everyone thought that for a woman like her, lov
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After Being Reborn, My Five Brothers Beg Me in Tears to Return Home 重生后，五个哥哥哭着求我回府
[Currently being published] [She chases him after the breakup + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her previous life, Jiang You'an was a cannon-fodder side character in a novel where the whole family doted on the heroine. Her entire family favored her younger sister, and she was beaten to death with clubs. After being reborn, she refuses to repeat her past mistakes, only to discover that her family regrets everything and begs for her forgiveness. Everyone wants to make amends? Hah, I’m not int
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A Female Journalist in a Chaotic Era: You Are All My Backing 乱世女记者：诸君皆为我后盾
[This story is entirely fictional and has no basis in history.] [Republican-era transmigration + one woman, multiple male leads + a nation in turmoil + proud inspector × younger military academy cadet × reserved undercover agent × gentle doctor, all caught in a web of emotional tension] Su Wanqing, a former dynasty’s empress, transmigrates to the Republican era and becomes the legitimate daughter abandoned by her family. She takes a job as a field reporter at a newspaper, using pen and paper as
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She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反
[Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and
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The Marquis's Widow Raised a Household of Geniuses 侯夫人守寡，却养出满门天骄
Tang Shuyi transmigrated into the Great Qian dynasty, becoming the wife of the Marquis of Yongning. She was rich, powerful, and high-status, with no parents-in-law and a dead husband: she had it better than almost anyone else who had transmigrated. Just as she was about to enjoy a comfortable life as a wealthy noblewoman, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book, and was its biggest villain. She wasn’t just rich, powerful, and high-status. She also had three unruly children. The eld
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The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱
[This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo
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Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅
After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr
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I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建
[Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be
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Transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms: She Brings Unlimited Supplies to Build a Nation 穿越三国：她携无限物资搞基建
She transmigrated into the Three Kingdoms era and opened her eyes to find herself Gongsun Yan, daughter of the late Han warlord Gongsun Zan. From the start, she witnessed her father’s defeat, the city’s fall, and the horrific scene of him killing his wife and children before setting himself on fire. She had to flee a burning battlefield just to survive. After barely escaping, how was she supposed to survive in the late Han, where famine and war had left nine out of ten homes empty, while caring
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My Business Simulation Game 我的模拟经营游戏
No romance, female-led, wish fulfillment, farming, business, infrastructure development, troubled times, natural disasters, and conquest. The golden finger is incredibly powerful: a modern technology and infrastructure System. [Main story complete] [Extra chapters complete] If Fang Lan had known that opening this game would send her to another world, she wouldn't have wanted a game System, no matter what! In this world, there's drought, locust plagues, floods, epidemics, snowstorms, and earthqua
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The Vicious Villainess in a Matriarchal World Raises Her Fish Online 女尊恶獠在线养鱼
[Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes
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My Demon-Hunting Girl Next Door 我的狩魔女孩邻居
"Hey, do you think I seem like a reckless sort of person?" "Hmm... A little wild, I guess. Like... like someone who set a huge fire beneath the moon just to light a cigarette." An ordinary youthful fantasy novel, written in a dark, cool-toned literary style. The pacing starts slow, but the story will keep going. I'll do my best to make its world exquisite and... romantically rotten: addictive, ferocious, bewitching, with a demon's skin wrapped around a bouquet of blooming flowers. I'll try t
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I Opened a Weapon Shop on the War Continent 我在战争大陆开武器铺子
By a twist of fate, I ended up on a continent ravaged by war. The demon race, elves, humans, and cultivators wage endless wars for survival and profit. And I, Chen Feng, am an arms dealer who deals with them all! What, you want two machine guns?! Five hundred thousand demon gold coins? Sounds great! What! You want a flamethrower too? Sure, but the other side offered me five hundred thousand gold coins. What, you'll pay five million! Weapons Bro System, hurry, hurry... Also known as: Big Shot
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The Great Calamity Lord 灾厄大领主
As the great catastrophe of the Apocalypse swept across the world, order collapsed. The vast world shattered into darkness, and Hell sank into ruin. Monstrous fangs gleamed as saliva mingled with blood. Walls rose high into the sky, while mutated monsters and frenzied corpses raced across the wilderness and city streets, letting out the proud howls of their dominion. Humanity's hope of survival was slim. Where could anyone turn? I, Wang Lin, am just an ordinary man, yet I am destined to become t
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Reborn in 2000: My Childhood Sweetheart, the School Belle, Is 18 重生2000，青梅校花18岁
[Reborn + Childhood Friend and School Beauty + Everyday Romance + Sweet Couple Moments + One Heroine] Yi Feng, who is terminally ill, is reborn in the year 2000. That year, his childhood friend and school beauty, Gu Muxi, is eighteen. “Yi Feng, lend me a pen!” “...Didn’t you borrow one yesterday?” “Yesterday was yesterday, today is today. Things have changed, get it?” “...You win. Fine, here.” “Yi Feng, tear off a sheet of paper for me!” “...Why tear mine? Don’t you have your own?” “I do, but I
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The Official's Ladder: A Grassroots Civil Servant 官梯之【基层公务员】
There are ten rungs on the official career ladder. Wang Hongtao has the gift of foresight, starting from the very bottom and seizing every opportunity. Beginning at the section-chief level, he climbs one rung at a time, destined to forge his own glory! As he rises, he does all he can to benefit the people and improve the lives of those around him, while also settling an old score! See how an ordinary man makes waves in the world of officialdom! This is my first time writing, so please be underst
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City of Sin 罪恶之城
After enduring constant humiliation, Richard learned from childhood to keep his suffering to himself. It wasn’t until his tenth birthday that he discovered his astonishing talent and extraordinary potential. From the moment he watched his mother leave, Richard stepped into another world, one of sin and glory, holiness and filth. In the City of Sin, he struggles to survive. Will he rise from the ashes or fall into depravity?
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Mecha: Full Metal Storm 机战：全金属风暴
[Apocalypse + Giant Beasts + Mecha] Giant beasts invade, and the apocalypse descends! Luo Yan, a surface survivor, awakens a mysterious eye technique, pilots a mecha, and takes on the giant beasts. Metal clashes against metal! Humanity's final roar! A legend of heroes...
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Clan Cultivation: I Am the Clan's Guardian Spirit Beast 家族修仙：我为镇族灵兽
[Mythical beast story, no human transformation, no romance, ensemble family saga] Reborn as a Blackwater Mystic Serpent named Mo Xuan, he gains a Clan Guardian Spirit Beast System and forms a bond with the Zhou family patriarch. He becomes the Zhou family's guardian spirit beast, and from then on, their fortunes rise and fall together. As the family gradually grows stronger, Mo Xuan also becomes one of the most powerful beings, and the name of the Zhou beast-taming family eventually resounds thr
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The Dead Rise on Campus 尸起校园
No System. An ordinary person from the start. No fighting monsters and leveling up. If you like realistic portrayals of human nature in the apocalypse, come on in! Please note: this is not a brainless, lightweight novel. Human nature is portrayed realistically, and conflicts are shrouded in mystery. It follows an ordinary student from the lowest rung of society as he experiences despair during the apocalypse, searches for shelter, and gradually grows. There are no rigid moral standards here. No
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Back to 1988 重返1988
Lu Feng had become a billionaire and achieved great success when he unexpectedly returned to the 1990s. Looking at his adorable daughter, he was completely bewildered. Even more bewildering was the question of who this beautiful wife of his was. With a second chance at life, making money was a piece of cake. He would not only reach the pinnacle of wealth, but also teach business tycoons how to make money, give the future richest man a few pointers on starting a business, and then casually stand
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Back to Dawn 回到黎明
A pure zombie novel: no System, no supernatural powers, no evolution. One day in July, a strange virus breaks out simultaneously in several places around the world. The virus spreads through the air. Three days after infection, people turn into zombies and attack humans in a frenzy. A week later, the virus quietly mutates, shortening the infection process from three days to just three hours. People still have no idea... The curtain officially rises on the catastrophe. In a world overrun by horde
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Wasteland Employment Guide 废土就业指南
The protagonist is a washed-up action star. Alongside him are a procrastinating young woman with severe chronic procrastination, a boxer between fights, an arrogant and aloof medical student, and an exhausted rich kid who could drop dead at any moment. They band together to eliminate the side effects of their superpowers, fight zombies, protect the city, and pursue their personal dreams in this uplifting, inspiring story!
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Villains? We're Just an Ordinary Couple 反派？我们只是平平无奇小夫妻
(Leans toward traditional fantasy. The pace is a little slow in the first few chapters. A career-focused female protagonist, with a little romance on the side. One-on-one romance.) Oh no, something huge has happened! The memoirs left behind by the venerable Yan Jin before his ascension have surfaced, and may reveal the great secret behind how he dominated an entire realm. The news sent the Canglan Realm into an uproar. Everyone wanted to know how this legendary figure had gone from being a humbl
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She Only Wants to Get Stronger 她只想变强
[A true villain + ruthless and decisive + mastermind behind the scenes] Su Yu only wants to grow stronger, then stand above the heavens and look down on all living things. Anything that gets in the way of her becoming stronger must die! ※The protagonist loves disguising herself, enjoys manipulating people, is a gleeful troublemaker and an agent of chaos, pretends to be a white lotus, always keeps her cool, and calculates everything. Everyone thinks she is a kind and gentle angel. In reality, she
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The Peerlessly Beautiful and Flirtatious Empress 绝美风流女帝
[Absurd + humorous + top-tier star 'beauty scene' + scheming + political intrigue + female ruler] Zheng Rong transmigrates and finds himself transformed. After unexpectedly obtaining the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, he sets off on a freewheeling tour of the top-tier star beauty scene. Sweet, sensual romance hides countless schemes, while delicate fingers stir up undercurrents. Beneath the sweetness and obedience lurk deception and intrigue. Watch as he sees through right and wrong and wins with unex
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