A Smart Female Lead and Smart Villains Who Don't Act Like Idiots. Please Don't Recommend Random Books. 女主有脑子，反派也有脑子不降智。希望不要乱推。

1. 1 系 The System's a Clown, I Make Things Worse: Rebellious to the Core 系统沙雕我添堵，一身反骨离大谱 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance9.1M WordsCompleted They came from distinguished families and were beautiful, talented, and exceptional. But whenever they crossed paths with the male and female leads, they became brainless cannon fodder, burning themselves up to make the leads’ romance flourish until their dying breath. And now Gu Mo has become all those women from countless novels. System: Boss, you can face-slap the villains and break up those couples! Go get ’em! Gu Mo: I’m awesome! I can do this! Much later, the System stares in bewilderment 36.9kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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   Story introduction: A cool story about a quick-travel heroine who tortures a scumbag. Character characteristics: The heroines are very strong and crazy. Protagonist relationship: system and tasker. Theme category: no CP. Recommended star rating: seven stars.

2. 2 快 Run! The Deranged Host Has No Heart 快跑，疯批宿主她没有心 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance729k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] Li Ku was once a piece of deadwood from the Primordial Realm, rootless and adrift in the abyss. Her daily routine was to watch countless great demons enter in perfect shape and leave missing limbs. One day, someone claiming to be a Tasker mistook her for a treasure and brought her back to the Time and Space Administration. No freeloaders were allowed there, so Li Ku, gathering dust, was kicked into a mission world. What was a mission? In t 6.2kReads9.3Score713Shelves
3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Tragic-Novel Heroine Gets a Unhinged Script 快穿：当虐文女主拿了疯批剧本后 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted In every tragic romance, the heroine is tormented by the hero until her heart is torn apart, and her heart, kidneys, and brain are cut out. Yet the heroine loves the hero without fail, devoting herself wholeheartedly to her career as his doormat. Now Jingsha has become the heroine of a tragic romance. She's obsessive, unstable, scummy, and downright crazy. She torments the male lead, then the male supporting character, then the female supporting character. In the end, they all love her but can n 8.5kReads9.3Score1kShelves
4. 4 江 Jade Terrace on the River 江中有瑶台 Yin Qiqi殷柒柒Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted Qin Yunyao is the granddaughter of Qin, the old man who manages the Qin family compound. The compound was built as a secret base to train elite counterintelligence agents. When she grew up, she joined the national secret organization, a counterintelligence agency. Qin Yunyao has always been preoccupied with what happened to her father, and over time, the flames of revenge in her heart have continued to burn. But she never imagined that during a raid, she would unexpectedly encounter Jiang Sheng, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Heroine and the Heroine are two strong characters. This is a book that requires careful reading. The male and female protagonists are both highly intelligent in their three views. They fight against espionage organizations and fall in love in a chaotic world.

5. 5 圣 Shengtong 圣同 A Hundred Years of Heartfelt Blue一百年心蓝Eastern Fantasy866k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, expansive setting, traditional fantasy + modern cultivation + otherworldly realms.] The Age of Dharma Decline arrives, the saints emerge, and a world of great unity is near. All living beings cycle endlessly through existence, and reincarnation continues without end. The development of civilizations in other worlds and realms holds the key to uncovering how to avert the coming calamity, while the faith of humankind determines whether all living beings can exist at all. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Take out the gunpowder from the fireworks, pour some gasoline on it, mix it with the gunpowder from the firecrackers, put it into the stainless steel pipe, and then block it, there will be unexpected results (remember, put it in an open place) [pick your nose] [pick your nose] [pick your nose]

6. 6 疯 She's Gone Mad! The Day She Transmigrated, the Sickly Young Lord Vowed to Give Himself to Her! 疯了!穿越当天，病娇世子爷他要以身相许! Han Mianmian韩绵绵Ancient Romance868k WordsCompleted Original title: After the Heir’s Consort Turns Dark, All the Gods Fall at Her Feet [Transmigration + two scheming minds locked in a battle of wits + obsession + political intrigue + bickering couple] Yun Jincheng transmigrates and, the moment she opens her eyes, strips the sickly heir of his clothes and stumbles upon a secret he has kept hidden for years. Rumor has it that the heir of the Prince of Zhennan, who has been frail for years and gasps for breath after just a few steps, isn’t sick at a 2.8kReads9.3Score652Shelves

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   The first one is really amazing about sisters. The male and female protagonists have super high IQs, and the villains don't forcefully reduce their intelligence. But the male and female protagonists just coax the villains into being stunned. The villains even help others count their money after being sold by them, hahaha.

7. 7 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Cannon Fodder Princess Consort Defied Fate 穿书后，炮灰王妃她逆天改命了 Feile斐乐Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted Possessive, both leads sexually inexperienced, doted-on heroine, 1v1, yandere, happy ending, mutual devotion “He really is that wonderful?” Wen Yu coldly interrupted Su Nuan's thoughts. “You'd go so far as to fall out with Wen Li over him?” He knew that even when Su Nuan divorced Wen Li, she hadn't cried or made a scene. Even after suffering such a terrible injustice, she'd still remained composed. But now she was making such a fuss over a mere junior guard. How was he supposed to keep fooling h 371Reads9.1Score—Shelves
8. 8 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Cruel Husband Heard My Thoughts 新婚夜，残虐王爷听到我心声 Shen Zhichu Ya沈之初吖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Healing + Both Pure] She transmigrates into the body of an ugly girl whose father doesn’t care for her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and whose five older brothers despise her. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s married off to the cruel, wicked prince everyone fears. What she doesn’t know is that he can read minds! The wicked prince, usually unruffled and indifferent to women, finally falls for her! He wraps an arm around Wushuang’s slender waist and pins her firmly against t 1.1kReads9.2Score267Shelves
9. 9 女 The Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality, While the Protagonist Is Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天 Long-Tailed Tit长尾山雀呀Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing 8.2kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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   After reading it, I felt like I was going to have a brain. [Blowing a kiss] In the first book, the heroine works hard to practice. The villain appeared early on, but I could never guess who it was. The identity of the villain was reversed, reversed, and reversed again, which is super brain-burning. In the second book, the villain is the male protagonist's emperor father. Because of suspicion, the male protagonist's grandfather's family was destroyed. Only later did the male protagonist realize that it was his father who had been targeting him. In the third book, the villain is a setting higher than the original plot, which is super awesome. You won't lose money if you invest in shares [Blow a kiss]

10. 10 玉 The Jade Abyss Misstep: The Eldest Daughter’s Joyful Life 玉渊错:嫡女的快意人生 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Screen Adaptation Rights Sold] Xie Yuyuan had suffered a life so wretched it could move heaven and earth and make the gods weep. After she died, even the underworld refused to take her in. Now she was back. Those who had bullied her before would be repaid in kind, whether with gratitude or vengeance. No one was getting away. She never expected to lose her heart to a blind man. Blind or not, she accepted him! But who could have guessed that the blind man would suddenly transform into a handsome, 3kReads9.0Score771Shelves
11. 11 反 The Villainess Is Reborn: The Supporting Female Lead Refuses to Play Along 反派重生 : 女配她不干了 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yin Susu opened her eyes and, wow, she had been reborn for the second time. The plot was exactly the same, and so were all the awful problems. She had planned to spend this life eating her fill and waiting to die, just coasting along until the supporting female character reached the end of her life and this whole existence was over. But she still wasn’t willing to accept her fate! If the heroine had a golden finger, then she’d just have to break it. 15.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
12. 12 傲 Proud Against the Heavens, Defiant to the Bone 傲世逆骨 Everyday Little Town天天小城Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Order has crumbled, and the Heavenly Dao is unjust. In this world of Origin Qi, where strength rules, those without power or influence are always pushed aside. The hardships Mo Yongcheng suffered as a child forged a rebellious spirit in him. Why should the nobility trample on the dignity of commoners? 1Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists of this fantasy novel are very clever, and their battle of wits and courage is also very interesting.

13. 13 逆 Against Heaven: The Poisonous Consort Is Fierce 逆天萌兽：毒妃飒爆了 Big Ear of Wheat大麦穗儿Ancient Romance837k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous Ghost Empress & Ascetic Demon Emperor, Sweet Romance, Two Powerful Leads] 1v1, male lead Zhan Jiuyin, the most beautiful woman in the Beast World, was the illegitimate daughter of her mother and an unknown man. Cursed as a child, she was destined to die at eighteen. Her cousin Ji Xuelian, who had a crush on the Crown Prince, disfigured her, took her phoenix blood and stole her fated divine beast, then replaced her as the saintess. Zhan Jiuyin, a war goddess with supernatural abiliti 295Reads9.1Score113Shelves

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    These two books are both great novels. There are many fantasy beasts, the heroine has layers of vests, and the male protagonist has piles of beautiful vests. I highly recommend them.

14. 14 御 The Beast-Taming Queen's Secret Identity Is Exposed Again 御兽狂妃马甲又掉了 Big Ear of Wheat大麦穗儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Bai Qian Ge, a descendant of the Xuan Clan from the twenty-first century, is a peerless medical genius, poison expert, and all-around mercenary queen. Overnight, she transmigrates into the body of the Bai family’s fourth daughter, a good-for-nothing fool. She has lost both parents, her grandmother dotes on her not at all, her fiancé breaks off their engagement, and her older sister steals the man she loves! No matter. Watch her serve up some face-slapping to scumbags and fake sweethearts. She ta 282Reads9.1Score—Shelves
15. 15 嫁 I Married the Male Lead of a Period Novel and Became a Factory Director 嫁给年代文男神，逆袭一汽女厂长 Mumuzi Who Can Ride a Pig会骑猪的沐沐子Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted (This book is complete) [Frugal System + PhD + Transmigrates into a TV drama + Beloved by the Whole Family + Childhood Betrothal and Flash Marriage + Powerful Military Officer + Top Scientist] Meng Qiuyu, a PhD and a lifelong single at twenty-six, transmigrates into her favorite military movie as its sole heroine, a character with only two lines. Luckily, she hasn't called off her engagement to the tough male lead yet, and her father hasn't been sabotaged by her wicked stepmother into a lifetime 403Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is super smart, and the male protagonist is also unambiguous.

16. 16 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: The True Heiress Is Spoiled by the Coldhearted Soldier King 军婚超甜：真千金被高冷兵王宠哭 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Pocket-Space Farm + Marriage Before Love + Wife-Chasing Funeral + Triplets + Transmigrate Into a Book] [The leads divorce and then remarry. They really do get divorced.] Yu Beibei transmigrated into the real heiress and troublesome supporting female character in a period novel about a real and fake heiress. Yu Beibei existed solely to make the “heroine,” the fake heiress, look kind and virtuous. Yu Beibei: “...” Whoever wants this j 11.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
17. 17 惊 What?! I Reincarnated as the Vicious Stepsister of a Villain in a Period Novel 惊！穿成年代文反派的恶毒继妹 Tea Tea Lemon茶茶柠檬Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted [Set in the 1980s + devoted couple + everyone dotes on the heroine + male lead is a factory director + female lead becomes a superstar later] Wen Jiaojiao transmigrates into a new body, and, as luck would have it, she looks exactly like the stepdaughter of Wen Xiao-jian of Dashitou Village, who ran off with a wild man after taking the family’s money two years ago. Ever since she took over the girl’s identity, the village gossips have been stabbing her in the back eight hundred times a day. Fortu 27Reads8.0Score—Shelves
18. 18 炮 The Charming Villainess Captures the Sickly Tyrant’s Heart 炮灰女配迷人眼，病娇暴君红了脸 Little Wen Cub文崽仔Ancient Romance442k WordsCompleted [Easygoing slacker × obsessive tyrant, a romance that grows over time, sweet on the outside but dark within] [The leads are not closely related! The early chapters have some shortcomings, so please bear with them. If you really can't get into it, don't force yourself.] One day, she transmigrates and becomes the vicious cannon-fodder female lead. Zhao Qingning: Thanks for asking. I'm in a book, and scared out of my wits. To secure herself a happy ending, she sets her sights on the villainous tyra 8.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
19. 19 惊 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 Still as the Sun静似骄阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 32.8kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
20. 20 没 Who Would’ve Thought I’d Be the One Everyone Falls For? 没想到万人迷竟然是我自己 Running Zhaozhao奔跑的昭昭Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [A cultivation ensemble, told mainly from the perspective of the heroine, Gu Lan. The protagonist’s affections are one-sided, and side characters have pairings. Don’t trust the explanations of the book’s mysteries until the very last moment, because no one has all the information. You have to piece together what everyone involved knows.] Gu Lan, a modern office worker, transmigrates into a harem novel as a disposable female side character, and even keeps the same name. In the original story, the 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both the heroine and the villain have brains [laughs]

21. 21 狂 The Arrogant Tyrant's Beloved Wife 狂傲暴君的小娇妻 Mingwu Xingkong明悟行空Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Batu Weng Tasha and Yang Jin both transmigrated from another world into new lives. In her previous life, Batu Weng Tasha was forced to become Yang Jin's concubine. In this life, she only wants to leave the past behind and stay far away from him... (The male and female leads change partway through the novel. If you don't like that, don't read it (ಡωಡ)hiahiahia) Batu Weng Tasha and Yang Jin are the new male and female leads. (ಡωಡ)hiahiahia Note: This novel is entirely fictional. Please don't confu 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone was a fool in the early stage, and we are all fools in the later stage [face covering]

22. 22 他 He Came from a Distant Planet 他来自遥远的星球 Meme Tea jj么么茶jjModern Romance155k WordsCompleted Yi Xiaoliu is a self-conscious, sensitive girl who grew up starved of affection. By chance, a time machine takes her to an unknown planet, where she meets Yun Beichen, the man who changes her life. Little by little, she grows more confident. Later, she meets Ou Yichen and Xu Ye, who both fall for her. But her heart belongs only to her domineering alien CEO. What an incredible story awaits them... —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 前 I Died Tragically in My Past Life, Then Was Jilted Again After Being Reborn 前世惨死，重生后又被退婚 Ye Chenhuo叶尘火Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] 1. This story focuses mainly on palace and household intrigue, with very little romance and not much screen time for the male lead. The leads support each other and join forces against their enemies, with no misunderstandings or love rivals. One man and one woman, both pure; a strong heroine and an even stronger hero. The male lead spoils the heroine. 2. This is a fictional setting with no connection to real history. Synopsis: Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of 12.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    It's a very interesting conclusion, and you won't lose money if you invest in it.

24. 24 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
25. 25 疯 My Unhinged Persona Can't Crack [Infinite Flow] 疯批人设不能崩［无限流］ Da Yao大夭Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Infinite quick transmigration + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + no romance. The heroine acts like a lunatic, but she's absolutely sane! Slow-paced! Slow-paced! Slow-paced!] After the S-rank felon Ye Li is forcibly bound to a Punishment and Rehabilitation System, she's exiled to countless perilous worlds created in virtual reality to serve her sentence and undergo punishment. The more she suffers while serving her time, the more of her sin points are deducted. During her sentence, Ye L 5kReads9.5Score717Shelves
26. 26 假 The Fake Heiress Is Reborn and Embraces the Grind, Rising to the Top and Serving Up Face-Slapping 假千金重生搞内卷，一路逆袭打脸 Chubby Moon胖月半儿Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn + taking down scumbags and scheming rivals + revenge and face-slapping + sweet romance A calculating, scheming male lead VS an independent, self-reliant female lead In her previous life, Lin Qingmeng was set up by her scumbag fiancé and her dear younger sister. She lost her virginity, was disfigured, and became lame, turning into a hideous laughingstock whom everyone in the capital called useless. In the end, she was sent back to the countryside, where she was framed and died a tragic de 34Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Smart, slap in the face, king of rolls, good-looking

27. 27 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [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 149.2kReads9.5Score19.2kShelves

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    You can take a look, these articles are wonderfully written, the content is exciting, the content of each story is exciting, and the plot is compact and not procrastinating. The heroine has a strong character, has very upright views, is smart and wise, and is not stupid and sweet. Be decisive and not sloppy in doing things, and live a wonderful life in every world.

28. 28 穿 Book Transmigration: The Cruel, Possessive Villain Reads My Mind 穿书：我被残暴病娇反派读心了 Dai Yan黛砚Ancient Romance587k WordsCompleted (Mutually devoted couple + silly comedy + hilarious) She transmigrates into a tragic female supporting character in a cultivation novel. Every day, she tests the limits of getting herself killed, longing to have the male lead or a male supporting character finish her off quickly so she can complete her mission. Little does she know that the lovesick, villainous Demon Lord can read her mind! As she tearfully begs for mercy, the Demon Lord wants to run her through with his sword, but then he hears 382Reads9.1Score100Shelves
29. 29 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Shamelessly Fawned Over the Yandere Villain 穿书后在病娇反派怀里肆意撒娇 Peach Boba黄桃啵啵Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Heroine transmigrates into a book + hero is reborn, sweet romance, comedy, possessive domineering CEO, top student, mutual pursuit] Xie Anyun transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder female supporting character who doesn't even survive the first chapter. Luckily, the villain hasn't turned evil yet! To make it past the opening theme, she has no choice but to become the big shot's devoted admirer and desperately raise his affection level! Little does she know that the big shot has been reborn 73Reads9.2Score—Shelves
30. 30 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 241.5kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    All the articles written by Kong Liu are very interesting. I highly recommend them.

31. 31 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 282.9kReads9.7Score34.5kShelves
32. 32 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 20.3kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
33. 33 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
34. 34 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 20.3kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves

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