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1. 101 女 Disguised as a Man to Become a Powerful Minister [Imperial Exams, Male Rivals] 女扮男装当权臣【科举，雄竞】 Little Chubby Chirper, Birds Roosting in the Clouds小肥啾啾栖鸟过Ancient Romance158k WordsOngoing [The heroine is stunningly beautiful. She's killed people, burned corpses, and led rebellions. She has no morals.] A poem says: "Her hands are soft as young shoots, her skin smooth as cream, her brow like a moth's wing. When she smiles, she is utterly charming." Yu Han is a born beauty, a goddess among mortals. No one could suit the title of Goddess of the Luo River better. But she is also greedy, vain, lazy, cowardly, and utterly self-serving. She is also a time traveler who has been through 48Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   Female dancer disguised as male in Xiong Jing Chang

2. 102 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.5kReads8.9Score109Shelves

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   Reborn in 1994, she starts her business from selling porridge and milk tea, building her fortune. A female-centric historical romance novel with no romantic pairing...

3. 103 烽 Apricots Beneath the Flames of War 烽火栓杏 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted The 1930s: a turbulent and unsettled era. The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman, who weaves her own spectacular life. Join the author as we open the door to that tumultuous age through a unique perspective. 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist is clear-headed and focused on her career – a novel theme!

4. 104 烟 Love Amid the Fireworks of Life 烟火今生情 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted The story of a young woman studying biopharmaceuticals as she grows from an inexperienced college student into an adult making her way in the world, encounters a terrible man, and struggles through a thorny path. Along the way, she finds a close male friend and a soulmate, and grows through her independent efforts... 33Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 不 I'm Done Being a Doormat: Reborn, I Marry a Rough-He​​wn Military Officer 不做冤种了，重生后转嫁糙汉军官 Yue Huasheng月桦笙Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Reborn face-slapping + military marriage + no golden finger + ensemble cast + sweet romance] [Delicate yet resilient sweetheart vs. devoted, lovesick warrior] After being reborn, the first thing she did was retrieve her marriage application, get the IOU from “Third Sister,” then go to the Lu family to break off her engagement with the scumbag. In her previous life, she married a scumbag and lived as if she were a servant in his family. She bore the entire burden of caring for her sickly fath 11kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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   Amidst the chaos of war and tangled emotions, the novel "You're Taking Your Widowed Sister-in-Law to Join the Army? Fine! I'll Remarry the Military Officer" is packed with tension from the very beginning! When love is betrayed, the heroine doesn't compromise but instead boldly turns around and marries the military officer. In a turbulent era, they face life-or-death trials together, their love, hate, and passion intertwined, making for a thrilling and captivating read that you won't be able to put down! 🍉

6. 106 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 111.3kReads9.2Score14.6kShelves
7. 107 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
8. 108 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 32.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
9. 109 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.4kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves
10. 110 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 20.1kReads9.2Score2kShelves
11. 111 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Her approach to making money is essentially an alchemy of energy. She transforms the pressure of challenges into motivation, the frustration of failure into wisdom, and the doubts of the outside world into composure. Ultimately, she transforms all her experiences into higher-dimensional spiritual and material wealth.

12. 112 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 24.5kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
13. 113 重 Back at 18, I Got Rich by Spending Money 重回18岁，我靠花钱暴富了 Yu Qiao喻乔Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted If your life were ordinary, uneventful, and spent settling for less, would you feel it had all been for nothing? If you had the chance to start over, what would you change? Return to age eighteen, have unlimited money, and become a better version of yourself. 4.6kReads9.0Score441Shelves
14. 114 重 Reborn for Another Life, Another Sheng 重生之又一世又一笙 Jiang Yanyan姜言言Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Sweet, adorable campus beauty and top student vs. rebellious, unruly rich-kid bully] In her previous life, Chu Zhi fell for Meng Yisheng, only to end up losing her legs and being cheated on. This time, Chu Zhi was reborn in her star-studded high school days. She decided to stay away from Meng Yisheng, but unexpectedly fell into the clutches of the school bully, Sheng Yi. Would Chu Zhi repeat the same mistakes in this life? Would she suffer that accident and lose both her legs again? Or would sh 192Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    The greatest advantage of being reborn is her precocious maturity. She possesses a perspective beyond her years that allows her to see the essence of human nature and interests. This generational gap in understanding allows her to navigate interpersonal relationships and business battles with ease.

15. 115 重 Reborn in the 1990s to Welcome Good Fortune 重生九零接好运 A Glutton饭桶一个Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Rebirth and comeback, fantasy romance) Cheng Sui is fair-skinned and beautiful, but her life has always been ordinary. Then, out of nowhere, luck comes her way. She is reborn and gains a pocket dimension. Watch her defy fate and change her life. She'll even become a top student and a miracle-working doctor, making a fortune in this lifetime. She'll press on along the road to transforming her life and building her wealth. But who could have guessed that, in this life full of cheat codes, she'd l 3.3kReads9.2Score293Shelves
16. 116 开 Breaking Off the Engagement from the Start! My Former Fiancé Can't Handle It 开局退婚！前未婚夫他玩不起 Galloping Through Blossoms纵花踏马Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted For those whose ratings have just appeared, they’ll rise later. [1980s + mutual devotion + the husband chases his wife to the crematorium + taming a dog] [Profit-driven, flirtatious beauty × unhinged, cunning man who clings to her relentlessly] After a helicopter crash, Song Tinghe wakes up in 1983 and is immediately sold off by her uncle to a wife-beater. Her stepbrother is still lurking outside, watching her like a hawk! In her moment of crisis, she remembers the devastatingly handsome fiancé 762Reads6.8Score102Shelves

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    "Rules? I am the rules."

17. 117 制 Taking Over the Entertainment Industry and Becoming Everyone's Favorite? Easy! 制霸演艺圈，万人迷？顺手的事！ Xiao Zhiyue萧执月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + ambitious heroine + revenge + serious acting career + romantic tension with multiple men] - Complete, with plenty to read - When Shen Beiqiao opens her eyes again, she's in the car on her way back to the Shen family to be acknowledged as one of their own. In her previous life, she believed the lies of her “pure and refined” older sister. It wasn't until her sister's fans stabbed her clean through that she understood: in a wealthy family and the fame-hungry entertainme 4.9kReads9.0Score754Shelves
18. 118 美 A Beauty's Journey Through the Apocalypse 美人的末日之旅 Yang Xi羊喜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse885k WordsCompleted The protagonist is a shameless scoundrel with no principles or self-respect: selfish, greedy, and terrified of dying. She uses other people’s feelings and has no genuine affection for anyone. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. Don’t blame the author. The protagonist is responsible for her own actions; they don’t reflect the author’s values. A college student who lives off her parents accidentally binds herself to a Doomsday Travel System and has to survive in one apocalypse after another. But 3.1kReads8.8Score334Shelves

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    🔥The female protagonist is a shameless scoundrel, without any bottom line, morals, selfishness, or a cowardly desire for survival. She exploits others' feelings and has no genuine emotions whatsoever. A college student who lives off her parents accidentally gets bound to a post-apocalyptic travel system and needs to survive in various apocalyptic worlds. However, this college student is utterly shameless; instead of striving for success, she spends all her time clinging to powerful figures and becoming a parasite! She doesn't discriminate based on gender, age, or even whether she's into men or women; she'll do anything, no matter how shameless, to get close to someone. What should be a protagonist's struggle game has been turned into a "finding a father" game by her! Even after gaining the ability to survive independently, she still clings to powerful figures whenever possible, resolutely refusing to work hard herself.🌷🌷🌷🌷

19. 119 重 Back to the Nineties: My Wife Is a Little Fierce 重返九零：娇妻有点狠 Leisurely悠悠哉Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Tao Rong wants nothing to do with fake, malicious relatives, a husband whose heart belongs to his first love, or friends who stab her in the back. All she wants is the daughter she most wronged in her previous life. She can take her revenge slowly, but she needs to hurry up and have her daughter… So why won’t her husband let her leave in the end? 71Reads9.0Score110Shelves

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    In an era that values speed, she dares to believe in the fundamental logic that "slow is fast." She endures loneliness, resists temptations, and focuses on building core competencies that require time to develop, ultimately achieving overwhelming growth through accumulated experience.

20. 120 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves
21. 121 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I’m Here to Outwork You All! 重生九零：我是来卷死你们的！ Wisping Mist and Gardenia雾栀袅袅Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn + top student + making money + outgoing social butterfly + sweet romance] At thirty-five, Jiang Xiaoli went backcountry skiing with friends and got herself killed in an avalanche. When she woke up, she discovered she was sixteen again, and her loving mother was still alive! With a second chance, she was determined to have it all: family, friendship, and love. In this golden age, she’d focus on both making money and studying. She started out selling spicy strips at a street stall and beca 2.4kReads8.8Score221Shelves

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    She applied agile development methodologies to her personal growth: setting minimum achievable goals, acting quickly, gathering feedback, and iterating continuously. This small-step, rapid-response approach allowed her to experiment at minimal cost and stay at the forefront of evolution.

22. 122 重 Reborn in 1990, I Traded My Ex-Husband for Eight Houses 重生九零，我用前夫换了八套房 Autumn Colors Crimson秋色绯绯Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong leads x no pocket dimension x no System x loving family x building wealth x career first, romance later] Bai Zhenzhu is reborn on the very day she divorces her scumbag husband. The mistress pulls out a stack of cash and asks her: “How much do you want to agree to the divorce?” Bai Zhenzhu replies, “One hundred thousand. Not a cent less.” One hundred thousand to get rid of the scumbag, twenty thousand in divorce compensation, and twenty-four thousand in child support. Bai Zhenzhu takes t 20.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
23. 123 七 In the Seventies, the Factory Director Pulled Out All the Stops to Spoil His Wife 七零，厂长宠妻用尽心机 The Butterfly from 1982八二年的蝴蝶Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted (I’m no good at writing blurbs. Just read the story.) (This is a new book and has no ratings yet. Dieyi is a beginner, and my writing still needs work, but I’ll improve with time. The story will be updated every day. If it’s not for you, feel free to move on; there are plenty of great authors out there.) Transported to the 1970s, all she wants is to keep her head down, settle somewhere in peace, and live an easy life. At their first meeting, she’s instantly captivated by him. But a man isn’t wor 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really not bad.

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