Only One Requirement: It Must Have A Single Female Lead! No Idiot-Proofing 🤡 只有一个要求，一定是单女主！别降智🤡

1. 401 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.7kReads9.3Score16.7kShelves
2. 402 我 I’m Just a Web Novelist, So How Did I Become a Literary Great? 我就一写网文的，怎么成文豪了 One Thousand and One千里零零一Urban787k WordsOngoing [Parallel World + Single Female Lead + Coming of Age] “Recently, Mr. Luo Ji, one of only two people in Hua Kingdom to win the world's highest honor in science fiction, released his memoir of his friendship with literary giant Gu Yuan. He admitted that it was the most legendary and controversial friendship of his life...” “Because Gu Yuan made him the protagonist of one of his books, the world remembers him as the sword-wielder who ushered in the Deterrence Era, rather than as a world-class maste 142kReads9.1Score12.2kShelves
3. 403 糟 Oh No! How Did My Little Sister Become a Yandere?! 糟糕！我妹妹怎么成病娇了！ Sleepy Little Dumpling呆呆好困Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [One Female Lead + Slightly Yandere Younger Sister + No Harem + Healing + 1v1 + Slow-Burn Pure Romance] When Li Yuming’s father remarries, he gains a younger stepsister, Gu Xiaomei, who is reserved and difficult to get along with. Even more frightening, the girl suffers from severe psychological problems and social anxiety! Li Yuming isn’t very good at looking after people, so he can only figure out how to care for her one step at a time. Gradually, the girl smiles more and more often. After 8.2kReads8.9Score1kShelves
4. 404 龙 The Dragon Lifts Its Head 龙抬头 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban5.9M WordsCompleted The goddess who used to look down on me is now applying for a job at my company… When the tiger returns to the mountain, the land will run red with blood; When the dragon rises, even the Yellow River will flow backward! 66.6kReads9.0Score8.2kShelves
5. 405 转 I Transferred to Tokyo and Met the One-Winged Girl 转学到东京，然后遇见单翼的她 Boiling Sweet Potatoes in the Shower淋浴煮地瓜Urban439k WordsCompleted [Light novel + one heroine + everyday life + heartwarming + sweet romance + personal growth] I'm Ye Bai, an ordinary international student. Because of my parents' work, I transferred to a school in Tokyo, where I met a beautiful classmate who loved anime and manga. “Trust me, let's join the anime club,” I said to her as she hesitated. “Ye, can you draw?” “Ye, I want to draw something people will genuinely love.” “Ye, are you really willing to join the anime club with me?” “Xiaobai... I'm a littl 11.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
6. 406 神 God-Tier Choices: From the Start, I Contracted the Raiden Shogun 神级选择：开局契约雷电将军 Little Ma's Hot and Sour Rice Noodles小马酸辣粉Urban4.4M WordsOngoing Urban fantasy + beast taming + original setting + academy + stress relief + no brainless plot + one heroine. Ye Ye, who spent all his time grinding maps at home, unexpectedly transmigrated to a parallel world full of beast tamers. A year later, just as Ye Ye seemed destined to fail the Awakening Ceremony, he unexpectedly awakened a System. What’s more, his very first contracted spirit turned out to be the legendary Electro Archon, Baal Zebul. As long as 6.6kReads9.3Score574Shelves

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   These are all highly rated, single-female-lead romance novels with perfect scores, all rated 9.0 Or higher. Highly recommended! The first book features a male protagonist, Li Mo, a seemingly upright gentleman, who awakens to a prenatal mystery, gaining memories of his past life on Earth and an investment system. He discovers his childhood sweetheart, Ying Bing, is destined for greatness and decides to invest, thus beginning his love story with the female lead. Ying Bing, the female lead, is a former empress and also has a system. Initially intending to return to a life of ruthlessness, she changes her mind because of Li Mo, and they grow together (super sweet!). The second book isn't based on the Genshin Impact universe; only the male lead's tamed beasts are Genshin Impact characters. The characters, Ying and the others, aren't the female lead; they're more like daughters. The male lead, Ye Ye, isn't brainless and possesses a touch of roguish charm, and his romance with the female lead is sweet. The third book features childhood sweethearts who both have systems and are geniuses in their academy. Similar to the first book but quite different, the male lead's lightning talent is incredibly cool, not to mention his ability to manipulate heaven and earth—it's exhilarating! The interactions with the female lead caused heartbreak among the students at school—it's incredibly sweet! The fourth book is about a junior brother pursuing a senior sister, and the aloof senior sister only has eyes for her junior brother—it's so sweet! Before his cheat-like abilities arrived, the male lead was a useless person who couldn't cultivate. He was discovered by a peak master and became his disciple. All the junior brothers and sisters thought he was very strong. Only after his cheat-like abilities arrived did he successfully embark on the path of cultivation and begin to move closer to Ying Zheng (the legendary emperor). (This is not the original history and has been modified.) In the fifth book, the male lead discovers he has transmigrated into a book as the villain. Awakening a system, he decides to love his comatose wife and sever ties with the villain's scumbag family. His comatose wife is actually conscious, but her body is beyond her control. The male lead gradually awakens his wife, and they begin a sweet life together. Want to know what will happen between a school beauty, a genius student, a rich woman, and a naturally naive girl, and a male lead who has been reborn and awakened a system? Super sweet novels await you!

7. 407 亲 Why Is the Little Sister I Raised So Fondly Looking at Me Like That? 亲手养大的妹妹，眼神怎么拉丝了 Stubborn Turtle倔强的乌龟Urban1.3M WordsOngoing A new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 53.3kReads8.4Score8.4kShelves
8. 408 穿 Reborn as the Demon King, I'm Bringing a Shockingly Wild Vibe to Another World 穿成魔王，给异世界来点整活震撼 Tasty Soda好喝的汽水Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing After transmigrating and becoming a Demon King, Li Wei set out to conquer the world, only to discover that his path to domination had gone a little astray. Why have my slimes grown tentacles?! Why are my skeleton soldiers glowing with holy light?! Why are all my minotaur warriors hopeless romantics?! Why has everything gone so off the rails?! Still, at least I have my dear companion. Look at her: she was once the Sword Hero, but now she’s a bandit, a thief, a shut-in, and a traitor to humanity.. 5.3kReads9.4Score450Shelves
9. 409 祖 After Two Hundred Years of Sign-Ins at the Ancestral Shrine, I Became the Royal Ancestor 祖祠签到两百年，我成了皇家老祖 Starlight Lumen星辉流明Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Qin Xuan transmigrates to a world where cultivators soar through the skies and burrow into the earth, while demons and monsters run rampant. He becomes a prince of the Great Qin Dynasty. At the same time, he gains a sign-in System. By signing in at different places, he can receive all kinds of rewards. Sign in at the Imperial Ancestral Temple and receive the “Black and Yellow Pill.” Sign in at the Ancestral Palace and receive the “Sage Dragon Cultivation Manual.” Sign in at the Temple of Heaven 19.3kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves

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   They're all single-female lead stories, and the male lead doesn't have any ambiguous relationships with other women.

10. 410 让 You Put Me on a Dating Show, So Why Am I Competing in the Peak Tournament? 让你上恋综，你搁那儿打巅峰赛？ Life Is Like Morning Dew and a Flashing Flower生如朝露昙花Urban698k WordsCompleted If you could live your life over, have you ever wondered what the most comfortable way to lie flat and give up would be? Lu Ming gets a second chance at life. After spending half his life as a wage slave, he now has a shortcut right in front of him, and he swears he’ll seize it. He copies songs, books, and scripts without a shred of guilt. He doesn’t have that ridiculous need to keep his hands clean while pretending to be morally superior. He’s just an ordinary person who wants to live a little 38.4kReads9.2Score3kShelves
11. 411 在 I Survive Endless Dungeons Thanks to My Wife 在无尽副本中我靠老婆活下来 Warmth in the World人间暖意Mystery812k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow, face-slapping, strong leads, BG, both leads are each other’s first and only, 1v1, happy ending, completed] (Warning: The author has broad tastes, so the story may contain GL and BL side couples. Read with caution if those are dealbreakers for you.) This is a new world where time stands still for everyone. No one can escape it or shatter it. Everyone here has a “Talent,” an ability that sets them apart from ordinary people. Talents are ranked by level, which determines their stren 1.1kReads8.4Score100Shelves

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    This is a single-female-lead side story! The male and female leads were childhood sweethearts in their previous lives, it's super good!

12. 412 我 I, the White Ghost Emperor, Cultivate the Unorthodox Path. So What? 我，白鬼帝，修的诡道又如何 Tiancan Erdou天蚕二豆Eastern Fantasy517k WordsCompleted Shen Qingyu was once a true gentleman, but because he possessed the Jade of the Ghost Emperor, he spent years hated and hunted by the people of the Shen Kingdom. Others insulted him, hurt him, and abandoned him, but he always let it go with a smile, never holding it against them. Then one day, Shen Qingyu's temperament changed completely, and he began practicing forbidden arts to fight back. “White Ghost Emperor, help me...” “Heh. After all these years, you've finally remembered me? If you want 71Reads8.4Score—Shelves
13. 413 种 Farming Life: A Poor Scholar’s Devoted Wife 种田：寒门状元的宠妻生活 Little Sugar Cube一颗小白糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming + Joyful Power Fantasy] After transmigrating, he starts from the ground up in a house stripped bare. Watch as he and the woman he loves build something from nothing and lead their village to prosperity. Before long, the villagers realize that the young woman nobody wanted has been cherished like a treasure, becoming the envy of everyone. At first: “Have you heard? Qi Xiubai offered twenty taels of silver as the betrothal gift.” “Oh my gos 1.1kReads8.9Score106Shelves
14. 414 都 Everyone Looks Down on the Heroine for Being in a Vegetative State? Fine, I’ll Marry Her 都嫌弃女主是植物人？那我娶走了 Please Call Me Your Highness请叫我太子殿下Urban2.2M WordsOngoing Lin Xuan transmigrates into an urban novel as a short-tempered villain. From the start, his scumbag father, who favors his illegitimate son, forces him to take the place of a comatose supporting character with a fear of men in a marriage meant to bring her good luck. Fortunately, the [Crazy Cuddling] System comes online. As long as he makes physical contact with someone who has high fortune points, he can earn points to buy all kinds of products and skills. So Lin Xuan acts decisively and choose 5.5kReads8.9Score649Shelves

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    Single female lead, no harem, no character being intellectually challenged.

15. 415 我 My Senior Brother Is the Great Sword Immortal 我师兄是大剑仙 Mixing Rice Soup Requires a Slotted Spoon汤泡饭要用漏勺拌Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [One heroine] + [Immortal cultivation slice of life] + [Overpowered protagonist] + [Pure sweetness, no angst] A new author and a new story: a lighthearted, sweet tale of immortal cultivation. A carefree, invincible sword immortal × a soft and adorable junior sister. “Senior Brother, are you the greatest sword immortal in the world?” “So what if I am? My junior sister is going to be the future wife of a sword immortal!” Xu Qiu transmigrates to another world and cultivates into the strongest, in —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Book 1 is a romance novel; the protagonist is the strongest in the Nine Provinces and should remain invincible. Book 2 features a protagonist of average strength with a monster-like identity. Book 3 has an unidentified protagonist. All three books feature a single female lead, and there are no romantic relationships between the protagonist and other female supporting characters. Personally, I think they're alright.

16. 416 公 Is the Princess Too Vile? I Clung to Her and Now I Can't Get Enough! 公主太恶劣？抱紧她大腿后真香！ Tao Baibai Really Is White桃白白真的白Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Nasty, Wicked Woman]+ [Romance and Living Off a Woman]+ [Ruthless and Decisive]+ [Martial Arts Leveling]+ [Satisfying Battles!] “Your Highness, I hear Lingxi Temple is very effective. Won’t you make a wish?” “Make a wish? It should be making a wish to me.” “That’s true, but since Your Highness is already here...” “...” “Then send me a prince consort to play with.” “He must be obedient and well-behaved, and obsessed with my body, so obsessed he’ll kneel down and kiss my feet.” “Your Highness, th 46.5kReads7.6Score4.1kShelves
17. 417 大 How Could the Senior Brother Possibly Be the Villain? 大师兄怎么可能是反派？ Ling Mengchu凌梦初Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world, Feng Shao devoted himself to making his sect flourish. But little by little, he realized something was off. Why did some people have such terrifying luck? Why could some people win beautiful women over so easily? Why did treasures simply come looking for certain people whenever they took a stroll? And why were these guys always picking fights with him? Even his master, who had always favored him, had started looking down on him! Bearing the mysterious divin 3.8kReads7.1Score382Shelves
18. 418 十 Lights Out at 10:30, Anyone Who Makes a Sound Dies 十点半熄灯，出声者死 Sleeping on Rainy Days雨天睡觉Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing The one and only piece of advice. Do not! Break! The rules! [No System; One Female Lead; Global Anomalies; Awakened Powers; A Touch of Horror] Also known as “I Told You Not to Break the Rules,” “Breaking the Rules Really Does Get You Killed,” and “You Die If You Talk After Lights Out, Where’s the Justice?” Rule-based incidents descend upon the entire world. This is a world where rules can kill. From household rules to the laws of the land, rules are gradually taking on physical form. Whenever a 1.2kReads7.7Score148Shelves
19. 419 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 85.4kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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    I would call it the pinnacle that single-female-lead works cannot surpass.

20. 420 我 My Roommate Is Actually My Rival, the Phantom Thief?! 我的合租室友竟是冤家怪盗？！ Grade-A Fish甲级鱼种Urban745k WordsCompleted [Urban + One Female Lead + Shared Rental + Falling for Each Other + Phantom Thieves] Two phantom thieves with completely opposite styles, each other’s sworn rivals: “Night Raven,” who strives for the most dazzling performances, and “Phantom Butterfly,” who believes in perfect concealment. By chance, they end up as roommates, living under their ordinary identities as Xie Lin and Shen Yin. At first sight, they inexplicably can’t stand each other. “He’s good-looking, but he’s a total robot.” “She h 1.4kReads8.9Score250Shelves

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    The first five books are all completed. The first three have ratings of 9 or higher, which I personally think are quite good. I read the fourth book a long time ago, so I don't remember it very well, but since I followed it to the end, it must have been good too. The fifth book was just so-so, barely acceptable to me. Books 6, 7, and 8 are all ongoing. Books 6 and 8 have already progressed to sweet campus romance. Book 7 is still a long way off.

21. 421 谁 Who Let Him Fall from Grace? He's Sexy, Strong, and a Total Freak 谁让他塌房的！又骚又强还变态 I'm Famous, I'm Going Viral我火啦爆火啦Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Negative Emotion Value System + Sharp Tongue + One Heroine + Meme Humor] Chen Fang transmigrates into the body of a top-tier starlet with a devoted-dog persona, only to have his reputation just implode. And that’s… great news! To hell with morality. Time to be myself! As soon as he makes up his mind, he gets a Negative Emotion Value System. Now he’s got the perfect boost to unleash his full power! He joins a variety show, and the guests get to choose the program. Then he’ll go on a co 27.1kReads8.9Score3kShelves
22. 422 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 711.1kReads9.6Score100.9kShelves

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    Oops, that's so rude of me! We're just having a pure love story! [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][OK]

23. 423 神 Outsider of Shenzhou 神州方外人 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Superpowers] [One Female Lead] [Not a Power Fantasy] On an ordinary day, all the people of Huaxia were dropped onto an unfamiliar planet seemingly stuck in the Stone Age. The alien atmosphere gave rise to the "Outlanders," people with supernatural abilities. As Huaxia rebuilt its civilization and fought bloody wars against other races, it eventually came to dominate the Shenzhou Continent. A strange Outlander named Qin Wuyang was said by everyone to have seven personalities. He hi 12.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    The first book is a single female lead + urban martial arts, not a wish-fulfillment novel. The second book is a single female lead + urban martial arts + wish-fulfillment novel + Bai Ye Tomato's first "forgetting one's roots" novel. The third book is an urban martial arts novel + time travel + completed + single female lead + rebirth (spoilers [smirk]). The fourth book is a single female lead + a cheeky male lead + urban martial arts. The fifth book is a single female lead + rebirth + the male lead is the world's only celestial master. Books 1, 3, and 4 are complete and safe to read.

24. 424 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 75.6kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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    The first book is a single female lead + urban martial arts, not a wish-fulfillment novel. The second book is a single female lead + urban martial arts + wish-fulfillment novel + Bai Ye Tomato's first "forgetting one's roots" novel. The third book is urban martial arts + time travel + completed + single female lead + rebirth (spoilers 😏). The fourth book is a single female lead + a cheeky male lead + urban martial arts. The fifth book is a single female lead + rebirth + the male lead is the world's only celestial master. Books 1, 3, and 4 are complete, so feel free to read them.

25. 425 猎 Miss Witcher, I'm Really Not a Vampire 猎魔人小姐，我真不是血族 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban490k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead + Villain Protagonist + Action-Packed Battles] After transmigrating as a vampire, Lu Zhou discovered he was different from his fellow vampires. He wasn’t afraid of sunlight, silver weapons, or holy water. He was truly immortal and indestructible. Growing overconfident, he made a vow: “One day, I’ll unite the vampire race.” “One day, the Blood Moon will hang in the sky forever!” “One day, the vampire race will be great again!” But that could all wait. First, he had to figure o 517.6kReads8.5Score84.9kShelves
26. 426 校 What If the Campus Belle Turns Into a Zombie? No Worries, I'm the Perfect Person for the Job 校花尸变咋办？不怕！我专业对口 Backend Engineer后端工程师Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + horror + urban legends + ghost stories + invincible protagonist + one heroine] What should you do if your school-beauty deskmate turns into a corpse during class? She’s probably faking it. Just give her a kiss. Huh? She’s not faking it??? Lu Jiuyang was utterly baffled. One moment, he was the last Celestial Master of Maoshan, battling a tide of countless ghosts and sealing the demons with his own body. The next, he had been reborn as an ordinary high school freshman. This 190.3kReads8.4Score26.2kShelves
27. 427 线 We Traded Insults Online for Three Years, Then the Unexpected Campus Belle Chased Me to College 线上对骂三年，反差校花追到大学 Tigris Mountain Goat底格里斯大山羊Urban685k WordsOngoing (Campus life + romantic comedy + bickering couple + one heroine + no System, no rebirth) Shen Lan has been arguing with one reader for three years. He’s convinced the person on the other end is some hairy guy. Then she sends him a photo of her legs in black stockings: “Nice legs, right? Got something to dream about now?” Shen Lan scoffs: “You think heavy editing will fool me? The background’s warped. Are you a Battle Venerable or something?” From then on, their conversations get increasingly biz 51.4kReads8.9Score6.5kShelves
28. 428 神 Immortal Lord Shennong 神农仙君 Ye Fei Ye叶非叶Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing This book has been signed for print publication, so enjoy without worry. [Ordinary Person + Cultivation + No System + One Female Lead] All I wanted was to farm a little in this cultivation world, enjoy a quiet retirement, and cultivate while I was at it. Who could have guessed that right after I transmigrated, my cheap wife would slash at me with a knife and shout, "You're not my husband! Tell me, where is he?!" 32.5kReads8.4Score3kShelves

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    This fantasy novel with a single female lead is quite good. The female lead appears from the very beginning and has a significant role, not just a background character. It's a humorous slice-of-life cultivation story.

29. 429 太 The Abyss of Space 太空深渊 Master Rui睿爷Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The Abyss engulfed the planet, and countless abyssal beasts took over its surface. Humanity was forced to develop space technology and establish orbital survival outposts, but the Abyss’s spread showed no sign of stopping… 44Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    1. The male lead is invincible in combat and has a cold personality. The female lead, Dongfang Li, has a lot of screen time. It's an ensemble piece. 2. The female lead, Chen Jintong, doesn't have much screen time in the early stages, appearing only once every few dozen chapters. The early stages mainly focus on the protagonist's growth in strength. There's a second female lead who likes the male lead, but he only sees her as a younger sister, and there's basically no romantic relationship between them, so it doesn't affect the single female lead. 3. An ensemble piece with Zhu Yuetong as the female lead. There are twelve main characters. The writing is very good. There aren't many romance plots; the focus is mainly on combat. The female lead's screen time only decreases in the middle. The relationship between the male and female leads isn't the kind where ambiguity leads to a warming up of feelings. Neither of them says they like the other; they just naturally get together after experiencing many life-and-death battles. 4. A supernatural novel with Su Xiyao as the female lead. The author writes the romance plot quite well. I won't go into the main plot, but it's also well-written. I finished it even though I never read supernatural novels. The female lead has a lot of screen time. 5. The female lead, Ji Qing, is a strong female lead who isn't just a pretty face. She appears from the beginning. If you're interested, you can check it out. I think it's quite good. There are many slice-of-life scenes, cultivation scenes, and combat scenes.

30. 430 异 The Otherworldly Phantom Guest 异乡诡客 Pumpkin and Millet Congee南瓜小米粥Mystery654k WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy] + [Horror and the supernatural] + [One heroine] + [A small ensemble cast] + [Light novel] + [No System] (This story is entirely fictional. Permission has been obtained for the content. Please do not plagiarize any character descriptions or events. Trust science and reject feudal superstition.) “Darling, do you have faith?” After rising from the dead, I find myself in a world that’s not the least bit cutthroat and has no smoke of war. To survive, I become a priest and coast 7.8kReads8.9Score935Shelves
31. 431 捡 After I Picked Up a Female Assassin, She Refused to Leave My Side 捡到女刺客后，她赖上我不走了 Hall Master Ku苦堂主Urban172k WordsOngoing [A revenge requiem for a fallen family] [A mad girl’s obsessive attachment] Nangong Ye is the last remnant of a fallen family. His sole reason for living is to uncover the truth behind the massacre of the Nangong family seventeen years ago and find the assassins who wore poker masks and killed his parents. Then, one late night, while investigating, he encounters a red-haired girl on the street, Vivian, codename “King of Clubs,” who is being pursued by the police. Nangong Ye: “Heh, looks like I 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super sweet single-female lead novel, the male lead is powerful and dotes on his wife, the female lead is beautiful, clingy and loves to be pampered.

32. 432 他 He Goes Wild, She Sells Swords, and Their Dating Show Goes Off the Rails 他发癫，她贩剑，恋综画风被带偏 Zhang Xianhe张显赫Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Goofy comedy + memes + one heroine + sweet romance + entertainment industry + dating show + System] In a parallel world, Ji Feng was assigned by his company to appear on the dating show Love Loading on Toilet TV. At the same time, his System activated! A dating show? Even a dog wouldn't... film one! But this is a high-traffic "sweet romance" show, so of course I'll do it! He was paired with Shen Xiazhi, a Sichuan-Chongqing actress who had been blacklisted and was known as the production team's 52kReads8.9Score7.1kShelves

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    Single female lead!! [Cool][Laughing and crying][Laughing and crying] Ji Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and is dragged by his company to participate in Hunan TV's dating reality show "Love Loading," while his system is activated! A dating reality show? Even dogs wouldn't film that! They're filming a high-traffic, "sweet" dating reality show! He's paired with Shen Xiazhi, a Sichuan-Chongqing actress who's been sidelined, and they're known as the show's worst nightmare. Other guest couples force their personas, act coy, feign sweetness, and have scripted romances. Ji Feng and Shen Xiazhi, on the other hand, give up easily, quit halfway, argue with everyone, and stay up all night!

33. 433 邻 Reba Is My Neighbor? I Have a Bold Idea! 邻居是热芭？我有个大胆的想法！ Grace Bestowed恩予赐Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Showbiz] + [Variety Shows] + [Actor] + [One Female Lead: Reba] + [Slow-Paced Slice of Life] Chen Chen transmigrates and is reborn in a parallel world, where he discovers that his neighbor is a famous actress. But he never imagined that this celebrity would be... An untouchable top-tier star! A fashion queen! A beauty with exotic features! The adorably ditzy, sexy, cute, alluring, and playful Reba!!! Chen Chen was a male fan of Reba in his previous life! And now, he suddenly has a 10.1kReads8.6Score453Shelves
34. 434 反 Villain: I Really Didn’t Mean to Raise an Invincible Female Lead 反派：我真没想养成无敌女主 liuhvcEastern Fantasy543k WordsOngoing [One heroine | Light ensemble cast] Gu Yanqing transmigrates into a book called Treading Through Snow. The good news: He’s become the young master of the most powerful family in the city, with money, influence, and powerful backers. The bad news: He’s transmigrated as a cannon-fodder villain. In the original story, he steals the heroine’s spirit stone, bullies her, and mocks her. Then the heroine finds her fortune, masters a peerless martial art, and returns to offer him up as a sacrifice first. 18.9kReads7.6Score2.1kShelves

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    It's good, has a single female lead, isn't intellectually challenged, and the female lead has a lot of screen time.

35. 435 刚 I'm Only a High School Senior, and the System Wants Me to Defeat the Demon King? 刚上高三，系统让我去讨伐魔王？ Little Demon King小小魔王Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Campus] [Everyday life] [Comedy] [Romance] [Lighthearted] [No hostility] [No supernatural powers] [Prologue: The beginning of everything. Use holy water to treat the saintess affected by demonic energy, then talk to her.] Shen Nian looks at his older sister, who’s drinking yogurt, and falls into deep thought. “Are you saying my sister is the saintess, and the yogurt is holy water?” [Main Quest 1: Brave young man, become an adventurer! Reward: Novice Adventurer.] [Side Quest 1: Find a cute kitty 43.2kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
36. 436 邪 The Evil God’s Devouring Record: The Wheelchair-Bound Demon Doctor Noble 邪神吞噬录：轮椅上的魔医贵族 The Pen That Loves Scribbling爱胡写的笔Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Slow-Burning and Richly Layered | Racial Destiny | Clashing Faiths] Just wondering: what's it like to be the most miserable transmigrator in history? The boy carries royal blood, but his own mother cruelly sacrifices his legs, right arm, left eye... and even a demonic pill, all to get money for her lavish lifestyle. With little time left, how will this “outsider from another world” survive? As time goes on, he is shocked to discover that the world's dark truth goes far beyond what 28.2kReads7.9Score2kShelves

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    A rare top-tier Western fantasy novel with a single female lead; seeking popularity.

37. 437 我 I Don't Like My Idiot Deskmate 我才不喜欢笨蛋同桌 Likes Cats, Bottoms Up喜欢猫牢底Urban249k WordsOngoing (Campus slice of life + one female lead + multiple couples + airheaded heroine + pure love) “My deskmate is an idiot.” After doing poorly on his high school entrance exams, Lu Yihan reluctantly enrolls in an ordinary high school, where he meets an idiot for a deskmate: Qi Yufei. She is always chattering away and has no sense of personal boundaries. Lu Yihan finds this idiot deskmate annoying, but before he knows it, he feels something changing inside him… 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is an ensemble piece, give it a try. The second book is by a lesser-known author but is very good (read it all!). The third book is incredibly sweet [thinking]. The fourth book is just tolerable. The fifth book is fast-paced (you know what I mean 😊). The sixth book is delicious (highly recommended).

38. 438 不 I Spoiled My Undying Corpse Wife Rotten 不朽尸妻被我宠上天 How Do You Explain This?这怎解呢Eastern Fantasy815k WordsCompleted (Slow-paced, not invincible, one heroine, no harem) Updates are sporadic and it hasn’t been promoted, so if you love pure romance, give it a try (*ꈍꙒꈍ*) The male lead has a pure-yang constitution from the start, while the female lead has a fate that devours fortune. A pure-yang constitution. A constitution that should have brought him a crowd of women and heaven-defying luck was instead completely drained by a tiny corpse puppet, leaving him plagued by bad luck. “What a disaster!” See how the ma 170Reads6.1Score102Shelves
39. 439 我 I Left My Sect to Become a Rogue Cultivator, One Frost-Cold Sword Shakes the Nine Provinces 我已弃宗当散修，一剑霜寒动九州 The God Is Here上神在此Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Genius protagonist + white-robed sword cultivator + multiple identities + heavenly taboo + one heroine, no romantic ambiguity + two powerful leads saving each other + sweet on the outside, dark within + ensemble cast + no System "The Heavenly Dao wants us to kill each other for nine lifetimes?" "Then in this life, we’ll do the opposite: slay the heavens together!" He was once Lord Han Yuan, as pristine as moonlight and wind, with both divine and demonic nature and chaos within him. She was the 610Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    These are all books I've personally tested and they're all great! 💕 They all feature a single female lead, and the storylines and the romance between the male and female leads are very well written. I personally prefer novels with a single female lead, so I looked for those. 🥰 You guys should check them out!

40. 440 不 After Quitting Assassination, I Take Up My Sword and Roam the Martial World 不做刺客后我要仗剑江湖 Unhearing of Distant Mountains不闻远山Eastern Fantasy504k WordsCompleted An amnesiac youth from Jiangcheng, a town that shares its name with Jiangcheng, makes a living selling pirated martial arts manuals, but secretly, he is an assassin. Though this is the youth's first time working as an assassin, he has an extraordinary talent for it for some unknown reason. His mysterious origins and profound inner power have long troubled him. At last, after a mission, the truth about his past begins to emerge, and soon forces from all sides gather in Jiangcheng... 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are all great, I've personally tested them! [Sending Hearts] They all feature a single female lead, and the storylines and the romance between the male and female leads are very well written. I personally prefer single-female lead novels, so I looked for those. [Admiration] You guys can check them out.

41. 441 武 The Martial World Has Been Peaceful Too Long, So I Came with Twin Blades 武林平静太久，我持双刀而来 Xia Dong, Who Loves Pearl Rice Balls爱吃珍珠汤圆的夏东Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, one heroine, not brainless, humorous style) Also known as Double Blades Six years ago, a swordsman appeared out of nowhere and swept through the martial world with a single blade. His final strike cleaved the signboard of Heavenly Sword Manor in two. At just nineteen, he challenged Baili Chengfeng, the manor's master, for the title of the greatest under heaven. No outcome was ever announced, but the swordsman vanished from the martial world soon afterward. The martial world buzzed wi 293Reads5.9Score—Shelves
42. 442 邻 The Girl Next Door Is Sweet, Clingy, and Sneaks Kisses from Me 邻家青梅甜又黏又偷亲我了 Ye Yu Lu Ming夜宇麓鸣Urban200k WordsCompleted (Mutual devotion, no angst and no business drama, one hundred percent sugar) “Yan Chiyu! Why are you in my bed?” Xu Guyuan shouted as he woke up. Xu Guyuan and Yan Chiyu were childhood friends, as close as two people could be. He promised to protect her forever, and she wanted to stay by his side forever. They'd been inseparable since kindergarten, always at each other's side as brother and sister. At least, that's what Xu Guyuan thought. But neither he nor Yan Chiyu wanted their relationship to 370Reads9.1Score—Shelves
43. 443 我 My Days as an Assassin in the Great Yu 我在大虞当杀手那些年 Drunk, Asleep Beneath the Moon醉酒月下眠Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (Traditional fantasy, no System, one heroine, taciturn protagonist, wuxia style) Note: Don’t be fooled by the title. This isn’t about an assassin constantly taking on missions. Being an assassin is just one part of his identity, so proceed with caution if that bothers you! You’ve been warned! The protagonist transmigrates, so don’t go in expecting otherwise. Pei Li was born in Lucky Star Village, but everyone treated him like an ill omen. By sheer chance, he was taken in as a disciple by an assa 1.2kReads7.5Score100Shelves
44. 444 我 I Really Never Meant to Become a Savior 我真的没想成为救世主啊 Drowning in the Water泛在水中淹Eastern Fantasy259k WordsOngoing [One Female Lead, Mostly Comedic, Does Everyone Survive? I Hate It When the Main Cast Gets Smaller 😏] The world is full of absurd things. The sudden terrorist attack on Huaxia is one of them, but to Yun Yi, the most absurd thing of all was being chosen as the Hero and becoming the savior of billions... Just when he thought his life was about to end, Yun Yi began his journey to save the world. Fortunately, he wouldn't be making the trip alone. Pass the Hero's trials, find the legendary miraculou 2kReads—Score797Shelves

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    I recently stumbled upon a niche isekai (another world) novel, and after reading a few chapters, I felt it was quite different. The protagonist doesn't actively seek to save the world; he's directly summoned by a goddess. Over twenty Earthlings are dragged to this other world, and everyone's first reaction is to go home. The early chapters provide a lot of background information, but once you get through it, the characters and plot gradually unfold, and the everyday banter feels incredibly realistic.

45. 445 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.2kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves

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    Each genre has three excellently written novels that lean towards realism; two ancient-themed novels in the middle, one focusing on the battlefield and the other on daily life; and the last few are Tomato's famous romance novels.

46. 446 什 What! The Depressed CEO Wants to Hire Me as Her Secretary 什么！抑郁女总裁要聘我当秘书 Red House红房Urban536k WordsCompleted [One heroine]+ [Pure romance]+ [Bickering couple]+ [Mutual healing]+ [Lighthearted, humorous daily life] The first time Li Wen met Lin Yao, she was jumping into a river. He pulled her out, then casually asked, “Would you like to go to a hotel with a stranger who happens to be a good person?” When they met for the second time, Li Wen asked, “Now that you see water, do you still feel like getting close to nature?” By the third time they met, Li Wen had become the woman’s secretary. Years later, af 7.3kReads9.3Score751Shelves
47. 447 醉 After Getting Drunk, the Cool and Aloof Senior Won’t Stop Clinging to Me 醉酒后，冷御学姐竟粘我不走了 Prince Yeye耶耶王子Urban574k WordsCompleted [Not reborn] + [No System] + [Everyday Romance] + [A heroine with skin hunger] + [Possessive] + [Sweet Romance] For three years, Fang Yanzhou supported his childhood friend, a heartless ingrate, never missing a transfer or a gift. In return, all he got was: “We just slept together once. Nothing happened.” Fang Yanzhou immediately let go of the matter. After a night of heavy drinking, he woke up to find himself in the bed of the aloof campus beauty. Even more unbelievable, that very night, the ca 20.2kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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    Both are single female lead

48. 448 帅 The Handsome Young Man 帅小伙 A Dao阿刀Urban1.8M WordsCompleted The Wang and Hai families had been neighbors and friends, but a dispute over building a house turned them into sworn enemies. Wang Xiaoshuai, a third-generation member of the Wang family, became a thorn in Haitang’s side. Every day after school, Haitang would block his way and beat him to a pulp, never tiring of it. Desperate to escape Haitang’s shadow, Wang Xiaoshuai racked his brains, and Haitang became the goal he was determined to surpass. 38.7kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
49. 449 反 Villain: I Marry My Blind Fiancée and Dote on Her Like Crazy 反派：迎娶盲人未婚妻，疯狂恩爱 Minotaur Warrior牛头人战士Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Gu Yan transmigrates into a novel and becomes a top-tier rich playboy and villain. The problem is, this villain is the number-one simp for the novel’s leading lady, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the protagonist’s face-slapping antics, and ultimately loses his family and fortune. Just then, he awakens the [Cosmic True Love System]. He can earn points by performing acts of true love. To change his ending, Gu Yan immediately decides to team up with the novel’s biggest villai 33.4kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves
50. 450 年 Young and Promising 年少有为 A Dao阿刀Urban2.1M WordsCompleted How deeply does one's family shape them? Some grow up insecure, timid, and lacking confidence; others become violent and end up behind bars; still others see their marriages torn apart, losing their spouses and children. After countless heartbreaking realizations, some people spend their whole lives healing from childhood, while others are healed for life by their childhood. 20.8kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

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