Female Leads Who Aren't Goofballs: No Comedic Airheads, Just Smart Women 女主不是沙雕，不要搞笑女， 有脑子

1. 1 重 Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 134.2kReads9.7Score18.5kShelves

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   In the first book, the heroine fights every day. She is calm, smart, not confused, and decisive; in the second book, it is a Conan fanfic. The heroine is also super strong, with little comedy, and makes everyone laugh. In the third book, the heroine is not funny but she is a scroll god. She thinks about becoming stronger and changing her destiny every day, but the junior sister is funny. In the third book, the heroine is cold and strong.

2. 2 柯 The Conan World: I Do Whatever I Want at the Black Organization 柯南世界：我在酒厂随心浪 Lone Shadow Qi孤影柒Anime Fanfiction937k WordsCompleted [Canon couples remain intact + original heroine paired with Gin] [Includes magic and fantasy elements; the leads have no misunderstandings or love triangles, just a devoted love that goes both ways] [The story won’t crush the good guys too hard at first; it starts with testing the waters] [A true member of the Organization; no betrayal; major characters won’t die] While on vacation, a big shot from the Space-Time Administration has the misfortune of losing her System and accidentally ends up in 1.3kReads8.8Score153Shelves
3. 3 大 My Eldest Senior Sister Has Turned Evil. What's Wrong with Using a Cheat? 大师姐都黑化了，开个外挂怎么了 Southern Wind Mirror南风镜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Xinglan watched every one of her junior brothers and sisters die before her eyes, and Tianyan Sect was destroyed. The sect's eldest senior sister went straight into demonic cultivation and slaughtered her way through the cultivation world. But the Demon-Suppressing Seal guarded by her sect broke, and now the world needs its great demon to save it? Ye Xinglan says: Dream on, you bunch of trash! Let's all perish together! Wait... her sweet little junior sister is still ali 5.7kReads8.7Score656Shelves
4. 4 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 239.2kReads9.7Score27.2kShelves
5. 5 契 Contract Marriage: The CEO Is Taking His Role a Little Too Seriously 契约结婚，霸总营业太上头 Coffee Cat咖咖猫Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love]+ [Mutually Devoted Couple]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [No Romantic Rivalry Between Women] [Cold on the outside, warm-hearted, henpecked CEO × outgoing yet reserved, down-to-earth assistant] With her family pressuring her to marry and no luck at matchmaking, Ye Xingnan is suddenly handed a windfall: a big-shot CEO wants to marry her in a contract marriage? Five million and an apartment. He’s offering way too much to turn down! She’s determined to earn the money so she can bring her 132Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   The heroine of this book is a new type in 🍅. She is an anti-spoiled wife heroine with no love brain. She has a frame and a strong core. She is an invisible mind-controlling master who is even more crazy than crazy critics and more sinister than evil-minded.

6. 6 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book About the Hehuan Sect? Whatever, I'm a Catastrophe 穿书合欢宗？无所谓我是泥石流 A Pound of White Tea一斤白茶Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone stays pure, plus bonus chapters for the whole cast] Xu Tiaotiao, an unremarkable little artist, transmigrated into a book, becoming an insignificant cannon-fodder character in an indescribable story set in the Hehuan Sect. Her entire role in the book was already over the moment she opened her eyes. She should have meekly stepped aside for the heroine. But! She still wanted to live! Surviving in this godforsaken place, crowded with playboys and scheming beauties, was a real challenge. L 4.4kReads9.3Score684Shelves

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   These books are all super good-looking. The first two are about cultivating immortals, and the quick-travel ones are about strategy, not love at first sight, and nv1 is really good-looking.

7. 7 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 297.1kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves
8. 8 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 20kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves
9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: The Irresistible Beauty Is Alluring and Flirtatious 快穿：万人迷她又欲又撩 Silver Terrace and Golden Palace银台金阙Ancient Romance473k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious, alluring heroine + multiple male leads, all devoted to her + a sweet, satisfying, and angst-filled mix] Lu Xiqiao unexpectedly gains the power to create worlds, and all the male leads she ever imagined become real! They’ve even turned dark in their own little worlds, waiting for her to save them. As a big shot at the Space-Time Administration, she keeps her cool. What’s the big deal about winning over all kinds of handsome men? System: Satisfy a male lead’s desire for love, and you 8kReads9.3Score662Shelves
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: She's a Delicate, Soft-Spoken Powerhouse of a Female Lead 快穿之她是身娇体软大女主 You Little Brat汝这逆子Modern Romance992k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Glamorous, Scheming, Face-slapping, Feel-Good Story, Delicate and Soft] Xi Heng has mastered manipulation. She is utterly unemotional, petty, and excellent at holding grudges, and all she wants is to cause trouble. By chance, she binds herself to a dress-up System in pursuit of eternal life and godhood. She travels through countless worlds, collecting emotional value to create all kinds of outfits for her collection. In a modern world where women run away while pregnant, Xi 3.3kReads8.9Score248Shelves
11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly, Delicate Beauty Just Wants a Kiss! 快穿病娇要亲亲！身娇体弱易推倒 The Moon Ran Away月亮逃跑了Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance & quick transmigration & both leads are inexperienced & male lead split into fragments & feel-good story] Gu Yanjun is a phoenix soaring above the heavens, traveling through countless worlds in her single-minded pursuit of godhood. Yet in every world, she runs into some little yandere, little psycho, or little obsessive? For example: Her scheming younger brother clutches her sleeve and looks up at her pleadingly. “Sis, you have to take responsibility for me.” The otherworldly 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine in this book is not a funny girl, but a real strong one! Welcome to the pit~

12. 12 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 85.7kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves

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    Very good looking, the heroine is very strong

13. 13 破 Solving Cases Takes Someone Like Me [Criminal Investigation] 破案需要我这样的人才【刑侦】 Never Imagined未曾设想Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted When it comes to Ling Wuyou, even an ant passing by would turn to its companion and say, “Don't mess with that lunatic!” Say a couple of words to her and she'll blow up like a firecracker. She doesn't care one bit about acting like a respectable adult. While she was studying at the police academy, she taught quite a few classmates a lesson more than once. It's because she's not very strong, but her dirty tricks are endless. Later, the lunatic became a proud police officer. She'd say, “Who wants 97.6kReads9.4Score15.7kShelves

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    High quality heroine, highly recommended.

14. 14 老 My Old Home Connects to the Modern World: A Village Girl's 1970s Office-Worker Life 老宅通现代：七零村花的社畜日常 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [From the 1970s to the modern day] Chen Qiaoyu, born and raised in the 1970s, has been feeling a little panicked lately. She and her younger brother were driven out by their father and stepmother, sent to live in the dilapidated old Chen family home with only two threadbare quilts. Who could have guessed that the crumbling old house hid a passage to another era? [From then on, Chen Qiaoyu begins traveling back and forth between the 1970s and the modern day every day] The villagers of Yaojia Vil 12.2kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
15. 15 和 After Switching Lives with a Tycoon, She Turned the Ultra-Luxury Socialite World Upside Down 和大佬互换后她炸翻了顶奢豪门 Shen Nanxin沈南辛Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [Also known as: The Overbearing CEO and the Celebrity Who Swapped Bodies and Reformed the Entertainment Industry] Third-rate actress Zhong Ruanxing has faced endless controversy over her sexy figure ever since her debut, with scandalous rumors constantly swirling around her. She is suppressed by industry bigwigs and dragged down by rivals, while smear campaigns come one after another. For years, she has been unable to shake her image as a sexy star, and her career has been severely hampered. Son 67.7kReads9.6Score10.6kShelves
16. 16 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 126.7kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: The Grudge Eradicator 快穿之灭怨师 Free Proof自由心证Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Clear-headed heroine + no cheap thrills + useless System + no fixed couple] ✓ (School arc) Has a couple (romance with a top student) ✓ (Wartime arc) No couple (empress reborn) ✓ (Apocalypse arc) No couple (unhinged siblings) ✓ (Period arc) Has a couple (the teacher is awesome) ✓ (Cultivation arc) No couple (the light of Sunset Valley) ✓ (Imperial court arc) Has a couple (the fated empress) ✓ (Showbiz arc) No couple (born to turn heads) ✓ (Republican era arc) No couple (fiery female general) ✓ ( 8.4kReads9.3Score925Shelves

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    This book is very beautiful

18. 18 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!” 39.5kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves

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    The heroine in the first book is sweet and sassy. She is a female general [Send Heart] who traveled through ancient times and has a super powder-attracting physique. In the second book, the heroine is a little rabbit, a little scheming, but very sweet [laughs] In the third book,... . . . . Jutian [send heart] [send heart] [send heart] [send heart] Go and watch, don't want me to say more, just watch it, little cookie [lick the screen]

19. 19 不 Don't Touch My Rabbit Tail 不要碰我的兔尾巴 Crow Sitting on a Bear's Back乌鸦坐在熊背上Ancient Romance117k WordsCompleted Sweet romance + comedy + healing + a woodland fairy-tale love story + rabbit × wolf Annie the rabbit is the real deal. The male lead is someone she’d genuinely dare to boil in a pot. After her poison plot, assassination plan, and shameless plan all failed, Annie decided to give up on turning the wolf into a potion. But the wolf refused to leave her house and even tried to become her mate. Hmph! She was the strongest witch in the Black Forest. How could she possibly agree? Arthur, king of the jun 311Reads9.3Score—Shelves
20. 20 女 The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 79kReads9.4Score10.3kShelves

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    Want to join our sect? Then hand over a piece of your soul first

21. 21 不 If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the 79.6kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves

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    The heroine in every novel is not a funny woman, she is not embarrassed, and she is very beautiful.

22. 22 求 Begging for Love 求娇 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine and Hero] [Love-Hate Relationship] [Defying Fate] [Print edition signed with a publisher] Gu Miaoyin always thought she was the pampered darling her emperor treasured most, until the Great Jin fell and the Northern Hu cavalry smashed through the palace gates. Only then did she realize how tragic her life was. Ten years of the emperor's favor could not withstand a sudden change of heart. In the end, she and her mother were trapped in the imperial city and burned alive. Reborn into 63.4kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves
23. 23 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. 30.6kReads9.6Score4kShelves
24. 24 少 The Young Marshal Rules His Wife: Even If the Forced-Melon's Not Sweet, It Has to Be 少帅霸妻，强扭的瓜不甜也得甜 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Traditional household intrigue + revenge on scoundrels + fictional Republic-era setting + coercive pursuit + reborn heroine] Young Marshal Jing Yuanzhao is captivated by Yan Xin’s striking beauty and wants to keep her in a private residence, even though she is already married. “Stay with me for three months, and I’ll give you all the luxury and wealth you want. Your husband’s career will take off, too.” Yan Xin slapped him across the face. After he went to every length to get her, he asked with 38.9kReads9.5Score5kShelves
25. 25 夫 After His Wife Divorces Him, the Warlord Goes Gray Overnight 夫人离婚后，军阀大佬一夜白头 Chu Diandian初点点Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, “Qi Mi,” is available by searching on Tomato. Ning Zhen is forced to marry the warlord Sheng Changyu. Sheng Changyu has a beloved first love, as well as two concubines, and the Sheng household is rife with danger. Ning Zhen is a young heiress who has returned from studying abroad. She can’t adapt to the infighting in the household, and everyone is waiting to see her make a fool of herself. Less than three years later, just as everyone predicted, Ning Zhen wants 96kReads9.5Score10.8kShelves
26. 26 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 39.5kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves
27. 27 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
28. 28 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 63.6kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
29. 29 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 108.9kReads9.5Score15.5kShelves
30. 30 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 152.1kReads9.7Score60.5kShelves
31. 31 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 27.5kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
32. 32 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 112.6kReads9.6Score15.7kShelves
33. 33 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 10.6kReads9.6Score1.7kShelves
34. 34 重 Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠：影帝夫人又穷又凶 Not Dim-Witted After Waking Up睡醒不呆Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 143.6kReads9.6Score16.5kShelves

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    Sisters, can you just close your eyes and read these books? The heroine has IQ, strategy, and brains. It smells great. The heroine in the first book is particularly showy and attractive. In the third book, the heroine directly changes the monopoly of the chaebol. She is strategic and smart.

35. 35 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on your favorite platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, heart-fluttering and indulgent, with no limits to his devotion.] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation squad, was unruly, untamed, and hated being pestered. He had no patience for coaxing anyone, either. But after one assignment, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was gossiping: Would the young woman get y 37.3kReads9.6Score5.6kShelves
36. 36 总 The CEO Can’t Keep His Young Wife in Line Anymore 总裁镇不住少奶奶了 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted When Chu Mian was picked up from the slums by the powerful CEO Li, she had nothing. Later, he pampered her to the heavens. “That Chu Mian? She’s a foundling, and she looks so poor.” The speaker then ran into Chu Mian signing dozens of property agreements, nodding off as she went. “That Chu Mian? She has no connections. I don’t know what she’s so smug about.” The speaker then saw Li Tianque, the tycoon at the top of A Nation’s financial world, publicly announce that they were married. “That Chu M 163.3kReads9.4Score27.7kShelves
37. 37 影 The Movie Emperor Keeps Trying to Make a Move on Me 影帝他总想对我图谋不轨 An Suiyu安随遇Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted Shen Yi, stage name Wei Long, was an actor of superstar caliber who took the world by storm in the 1970s. But after he disappeared one day, he vanished from history without a trace, as if he had never existed. One day, Rong Qian spotted a photo of herself with Shen Yi, taken more than thirty years ago... This incredible discovery sent her on journey after journey through time, transmigrating into the past to save him! For Rong Qian, only a few days passed between each trip to the past. But for S 39.8kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves
38. 38 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 73.3kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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    [On how many mornings/I braved the cold alone/went to the frost-covered woods/to listen to the birds/to look forward to the morning sun/to look for flowers and plants that were gradually awakening in the soil/but the letter of spring never came/the letter of spring never came... I leaned against the moss on the stone fence to warm the moss/the moss cooled my heart/but the nightingale did not come/the nightingale did not come]

39. 39 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 35.7kReads9.6Score4.4kShelves
40. 40 我 I Roam the Jianghu in Ancient Times 我在古代混江湖 Free Ash Gray自由的烟灰色Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted Luo Li was a special forces soldier in the 21st century, skilled in sniping and infiltration. After transmigrating, she becomes an abandoned illegitimate daughter. She refuses to compromise or give in, determined to grow stronger. By a twist of fate, the male lead learns of her and secretly arranges for her to study under a renowned master. From then on, she ventures into the martial world and builds a life of her own with a cheat! 384Reads7.4Score—Shelves
41. 41 来 In the Next Life, I'll Protect You 来生，我守护你 Free Ash Gray自由的烟灰色Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted A Lan somehow ended up in ancient times, only to be fated to die young. This miserable fate was all Black and White's fault. Fortunately, she got the chance to try again, and this time, everything ended happily! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 V The VIP Heroine’s Soap Opera Life VIP女主的狗血日常 How Come the Food Never Runs Out?咋吃不完呀Modern Romance542k WordsCompleted Gou Xue was born with yin-yang eyes and has been able to see what others can't since she was little. She often suffers from sleep paralysis... Our hardworking heroine, who was constantly on the front lines of the supernatural and never dated once in school, is forced to face blind dates and having children after a bolt from the blue. By a twist of fate, she meets Dai Richang, a yin-yang feng shui master... After a chance encounter with the Matchmaking Boy at the Moon God Shrine, she unexpectedly 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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43. 43 末 Apocalypse Fairy Tale: Tsundere Kitty Vs. Loyal Dog 末世童话：傲娇喵VS忠诚旺 How Come the Food Never Runs Out?咋吃不完呀Modern Romance493k WordsCompleted [Female elf + male beast demon + cultivation in a world created from scratch + no cliches + no invincible protagonist + no System + no brainless characters + not a wish-fulfillment novel + no atheism...] An old folk saying goes: a chicken becomes a spirit after six years, a dog after eight, and a cat after ten. Can animals really no longer become spirits after the founding of the nation?! In the apocalypse: a Singles’ Day shopper reborn into the body of a cat who is almost ready to become a spir 3Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 夭 Good Grief! I Woke Up as the Traitorous Official's Wife, Destined to Die Young 夭寿啦！一睁眼穿成奸臣早死原配 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted Shen Heng transmigrates into an alternate history as the secret first wife of Xie Jian, the most notorious corrupt chancellor of all time, and finds herself on the way to elope with someone. She doesn't even know where to begin complaining. This is what the Record of True Chancellors says about Xie Jian: Xie Jian, courtesy name Zixuan, was the last chancellor of the Great Cong Dynasty. Through his own efforts, he brought down the dynasty, which had stood for over six hundred years. His life: He 20.2kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
45. 45 傻 Foolish Husband 傻相公 Little Demon Breeze小小妖风Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted She found a fool and fell in love with him. He got a wife for nothing, but in a moment of confusion, he lost her. She discovered that his foolishness was only a disguise to get close to her, so she… 27Reads8.0Score—Shelves
46. 46 请 Kindly Grant Me a Sedan Chair 请君赐轿 Far Away远在Modern Romance189k WordsCompleted The original novel behind the hit iQIYI drama Jun Jun, starring Li Qin and Ren Jialun. This long novel tells the love story of Du Wang, the handsome and mysterious owner of Guangji Sedan Chair Service, and Xie Xiaojuan, a young woman recently returned from studying abroad. They meet through a clash of wills. Using sedan-chair plaques with different functions as a thread, the story also weaves together the deeply moving romances of Zhang Bingmei and Yuesheng, Qi Fengxu and Lingzi, Shen Juhuan and 12Reads9.3Score—Shelves
47. 47 重 Reborn: I Become a Sensation on a Boy Band Survival Show 重生后我在男团选秀综艺爆火了 Seven-Character Coin七言钱Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Reborn / Top-tier star / Sweet romance / Two strong leads] Genius music producer Song Nanxing is reborn in the body of a newcomer covered in scandals before he has even debuted. The original owner entered a boy-band competition as a male contestant. Dead last in ability and ostracized by everyone, he became the target of ridicule across the internet! Then Song Nanxing arrived. The nobody who used to sing terribly and seemed good for nothing opened his mouth again, and his singing was breathtaki 18.8kReads9.5Score2.7kShelves

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48. 48 国 The Duke Became the Regent’s Little Darling 国公大人成了摄政王的小娇包 Cat Bean Rice猫豆米Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The spoiled young heir gained the memories of a young general and discovered an obsession in his hands: whenever he saw Young Lord Jing, he wanted to touch him! But Young Lord Jing was aloof and untouchable. If you have no feelings for me, then I’ll let you go! Sheng Changge turned around and headed for the battlefield. Love had gone badly, so she would make a name for herself on the battlefield. Who says a woman can’t live without a man? Later, Young Lord Jing became regent. Sheng Changge retur 1.5kReads9.1Score227Shelves
49. 49 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 8.1kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
50. 50 团 The Three-Year-Old Princess, Doted on by All 团宠公主三岁半 March Evening Primrose三月夕颜Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Gu Hui, heir to a family of renowned acupuncturists, accidentally transmigrated as a tiny princess and discovered that she could read people’s minds. Her father was the emperor, and her mother was a scheming imperial consort. Using her superpower, she became the apple of the emperor’s eye, the crown prince’s darling, and a thorn in the side of countless people. Gu Hui: “I want to rule the world, with no one daring to mess with me. I love seeing them hate me but be powerless to do anything about 11.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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