A Self-Interested Female Lead With a Brain: She Can Be Wicked, and Doesn't Have to Be Too Kind 女主利己主义者，带脑子，可以恶，也不用太善良

1. 1 万 The Charismatic Villainess Has Turned Over a New Leaf 万人迷反派她从良了 Green Sea Cong Ning绿海从凝Ancient Romance574k WordsOngoing Gu Wange is a villain: vindictive, attracted to both men and women, and responsible for hurting countless people. Even Heaven seems to favor her, giving her chance after chance to start over no matter how recklessly she brings trouble upon herself. Fine! If Heaven is determined to make her a good person, what choice does she have? She'll turn over a new leaf! ╰(⇀‸↼)╯ 2.4kReads9.2Score199Shelves

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   🔮✨① The female lead manipulates everything from behind the scenes, using everyone she can. Even knowing she's not a good person, she willingly pretends. 🔮✨② The female lead is inherently bad; she loves herself most and will only consider loving the male lead if she's doing well herself. 🔮✨③ A professional madwoman whose only concern is her mission; cold and ruthless. 🔮✨④ The female lead takes vengeful revenge on everyone who treats her badly.

2. 2 金 Golden Finger: A New System Every Month 金手指：一月一个新系统 The Month Is Not Yet Over月未末Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted “Ding-ding-dong! Your System is online. This month’s System is the Search Bar System...” Search for major news across the city: a murder linked to a divorce Search the wanted-person bounty list: earn a huge sum of money Search for someone carrying a 500,000-yuan bounty: catch them Next month: [Like System] Post videos and exchange the likes you receive for items in the store Tasty rice balls, bamboo-copter, see-through hoop, badge of courage... 4.7kReads8.4Score573Shelves

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   1. The female protagonist gains a new system every month, starting her own awesome life. 2. The female protagonist wins over the male protagonist and takes his cheat-like abilities. 3. The female protagonist steals the male protagonist, transforming herself from cannon fodder into the main character.

3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is a Drama Queen Who Loves to Act 快穿：戏精宿主她超爱演 Daodao Loves Eating Fish刀刀爱吃鱼Modern Romance734k WordsCompleted [Conquest] [The heroine may not always be faithful] [Strong Female Lead] [System] [Massive Golden Finger] [The heroine has no heart, but can keep acting for a lifetime] [No Fixed Couple] [The rating is low because it was just rated] The flowers bloom on the far shore, but flower and leaf can never meet. Manzhu is sick of all the female-oriented stories where the heroine is tortured in body and heart. The male lead mistakes someone else for his savior and tortures the heroine. The heroine mistake 764Reads6.9Score101Shelves
4. 4 疯 The Unhinged Host’s Online Quick Transmigration 疯批宿主在线快穿 Wanting It Late欲晚吖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no CP + may not be all that crazy] [The first three worlds weren't handled very well, and there are a few too many male characters. Sorry. If that bothers you, feel free to skip those worlds.] [This is my first book, and I'm still gaining experience. There are a lot of problems with it, so I'm sorry if they affect your reading experience.] Jiang Yu is bound to the Villain System in the quick transmigration department, and the character she's assigned to play is a total lu 651Reads8.9Score105Shelves
5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male Lead Has Fallen for Someone Else Again and Again 快穿：男主又又又移情别恋了 The Cat at Ali's House阿狸家的猫Modern Romance141k WordsCompleted Su Yue'er, a fallen god from the Primordial World, is bored, so she uses the Kunlun Mirror to open the boundaries between worlds and travel to one small world after another. For her own amusement, she brings along the Karma Stone and wantonly toys with the feelings of the chosen sons and daughters of destiny in every world. 2.1kReads8.6Score102Shelves
6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: The Wise Don't Fall in Love 快穿：智者不入爱河 Naming Is So Hard好难起名Ancient Romance762k WordsCompleted They treat you coldly and hurt you. What would you do? Some people would persevere, trying with all their heart to win them over. Others would quietly walk away... But An Qing chose to take everyone down with her! 946Reads7.4Score—Shelves
7. 7 漂 A Pretty, Demanding Princess Deserves to Be Cherished by the Powerful 漂亮作精就该被大佬们狠狠怜爱啊 Suzi夙仔Modern Romance235k WordsOngoing [Adored by all + one woman and many men, a battlefield of male rivalry + powerful heroine who takes what she wants] In her previous life, Shen Qiyuan was the biological daughter of the wealthy Jin family, lost to them as a child. Unfortunately, when the Jin family finally found her, they arrived just in time for her funeral. For years, she drifted around her family as a ghost. Shen Qiyuan watched everything that should have belonged to her fall into the hands of the fake heiress: her parents, br 75.1kReads7.3Score12.9kShelves
8. 8 恶 Am I the Villainess? But They All Love Me 恶女吗？可是他们都爱我呢 Little Fish Jerky o小鱼冻干oAncient Romance401k WordsCompleted [A Truly Wicked Villainess + Male Rivalry + Green Tea Seduction + A Viciously Beautiful Heroine!] Shen Ruozhu struck a deal with the System and transmigrated into the story as a highborn young lady who died early. In the original story, she was the legitimate daughter of the esteemed Chancellor. But after the heroine, the daughter of a minor fifth-rank official, arrived in the capital, she caught the eye of many men. Who would have thought that the heroine would later set her sights on Shen Ruoz 1.7kReads8.7Score231Shelves

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   [True Villainess + Rivalry + Green Tea Seduction + Female Lead a Femme Fatale!] Shen Ruozhu made a deal with the system and transmigrated into the body of a noblewoman who died young in a novel. In the original story, she was the legitimate daughter of a high-ranking official, but as the daughter of a fifth-rank official, she attracted the attention of many men after arriving in the capital. Unexpectedly, the female lead even fell for her own brother, and Shen Ruozhu used many vicious methods to stop her. Later, when the truth came out, her entire family met a tragic end. Shen Ruozhu slightly curled her lips, smiling faintly, "Does being a villain mean a bad end?" But she was indeed a truly wicked woman. The Crown Prince, second only to the Emperor, seemed only willing to bow to her. The brilliant and aloof scholar? But now his savior was her. The spirited young prince also seemed to be in love with her. She, Shen Ruozhu, was the most noblewoman in the capital, a woman of exceptional status. Anyone who dares to be disrespectful in her presence will have their life cut off and their escape route severed! Warnings: 1. Both the female lead and the system are genuinely evil (including but not limited to doing various bad things, stealing favors, etc.). The system has limited appearances and can basically be ignored! 2. A vicious, scheming, and manipulative female lead! 3. She pretends to be a manipulative woman to seduce men, and may have some intimate and ambiguous interactions with them. If you mind this, please do not read. Born to be everyone.

9. 9 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I'm a Heartbreaker, So What? 重生八零，我是渣女我怕谁 One Cat, One Leaf一猫一叶Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the 1980s] [Cunning Bad Girl] [Powerful Men Bow to Love] [Everyone's Favorite] [Men Are All Stepping Stones] [Ageless Youth Golden Finger] Power and money are a woman's best tonics, a real boost... Zhao Wenwen, a minor celebrity who got her start as an internet influencer, is a polished, self-serving opportunist who moves between men. By a twist of fate, her soul transmigrates to the 1980s. Reborn, she seizes the tailwind of the times and launches her entrepreneurial journey. 245Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   These are all stories featuring self-serving female protagonists in different eras. 1: In a historical setting, the female protagonist uses a prophet and powerful men to develop her own career. 2: In a quick transmigration story, the female protagonist in each world is sophisticated and self-serving. 3: In a historical quick transmigration story, the female protagonist acts entirely from her own perspective. 4: In a historical setting, the female protagonist is ruthless and taciturn.

10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: Love at First Sight 快穿：一见钟情 Hua Cheng华澄Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Green Tea + White Lotus + Scheming + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Everyone’s Darling + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance] Xin Miao is always either a vicious villainess or an utterly forgettable passerby, yet in the end, the male lead, supporting male characters, and villains all fall in love with her. [World One] The Half-Sister Who Stole Her Sister’s Credit After transmigrating into a book as the vicious half-sister who stole the legitimate daughter’s jade pendant and took credit for saving the ma 31.5kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

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    The first book is a collection of scheming female protagonists, especially the "scheming white moonlight" chapter, which is incredibly high-energy and thrilling from start to finish. The second book features a female protagonist with a vicious and selfish personality, yet she's also incredibly popular; the male protagonist, even knowing her wickedness, still protects her. The third book features a scheming white lotus; in the first world, she's a half-sister who falsely claims a life-saving debt, but the male protagonist later finds out and falls in love with her.

11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: In Period Novels, I Pursue Self-Interest with Style 快穿：拜金的我在年代文精致利己 Nannan's Cultivation Dream楠楠的修仙梦Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing Follow the happy lives of the gold-digging, shameless woman Li Na across stories set in different eras. (Li Na has a different personality in each era story and no memories of her other lives in other era stories. The protagonist is only named Li Na; they are not the same person. Some have a golden finger and some don't, and when they do, it's very minor. The heroine is just an utterly ordinary woman.) Content warning: The heroine is deeply flawed and extremely selfish. She only ever thinks of h 7.7kReads8.2Score351Shelves

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    These are definitely the ones! [Admiration] The female leads are all selfish, vicious, and scheming, but the male leads dote on them. [Kiss]

12. 12 美 A Beautiful Bad Woman’s Quick Transmigration Journey Through the Eras 美丽坏女人的年代快穿之旅 Yaoyao Not Bewitching a夭夭不妖aModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + self-serving heroine + a touch of outlaw spirit + flower-soul dimension + Heavenly Secrets Mirror (damaged)] Note: The heroine is stunningly beautiful, but she is NOT universally adored! Xia Zhizhi comes from another world where men are beastmen whose true forms are wild animals, women are called Rui, and their souls take the form of flowers and trees. The Rui, who are responsible for reproduction in that world, are extremely rare and delicate, so b 34kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    Autumn 1965, a traditional courtyard house in Sanhe County. ... "Bang!" Xu Sui'an, unable to grab the sleeve of the person in front of her, fell to the ground, her unlucky head hitting the wall, immediately staining the ground with blood. "No, I... I didn't mean to..." The large patch of bright red blood shocked Xu Yingying's eyes. She looked at Xu Sui'an lying on the ground in horror, taking several steps back. She had only given her a light push, but she hadn't expected to knock her down. And, coincidentally, her cousin had hit the back of her head on a rock. Although she disliked that Xu Sui'an, who was the same age as her, was pampered by her fourth uncle and aunt, she hadn't intended to hurt her. Especially since it seemed like she was seriously injured! What should she do? Would her fourth uncle and aunt cause her trouble? In a panic, her mind went blank, and her instinctive reaction was to turn and run outside. "Don't... Go..." At least call someone to take me to the hospital! Xu Sui'an stretched out her hand with difficulty, looking in the direction Xu Yingying had run off to at the courtyard gate. Her vision grew increasingly blurry, and her head throbbed with dizziness. She could clearly feel her blood draining away, and the air around her smelled of blood. Her body seemed to grow cold. Thinking of the culprit running away without looking back, with no one noticing her, and perhaps she was about to die here, Xu Sui'an was filled with anger and panic. Would she bleed to death like this? No! She was still young, and hadn't yet lived a life of indulging in meat. If she were gone, her parents and siblings would probably be devastated. What was even more infuriating was that they might not know who had harmed her. If Xu Yingying wasn't punished, she would never be able to die in peace! "Help..." Even though her voice was weak, she refused to die with her eyes open! However, Xu Sui'an ultimately couldn't resist the overwhelming drowsiness. Her consciousness grew increasingly blurred, and she soon passed out completely. "Ah! My child!" Fang Qing, who had returned home early, happily prepared to hide the braised pork she'd brought from the factory canteen in the fourth room for a family feast that evening. But as soon as she entered, she saw her little girl lying on the floor, the cloth bag in her hand falling to the ground, screaming in terror. "Help! Someone come quick!" The Xu family was thrown into chaos because of Xu Sui'an's injury. ... Xu Sui'an was completely unaware of the commotion at home; she was sitting on the floor, looking around blankly. After fainting, she found herself in this white, misty space. She initially thought this was the underworld, preparing to wait for the ghost messengers to take her to see Yama, the King of Hell, so she could file a complaint before him and see if she could get Xu Yingying reborn as an animal to appease her resentment. However, the ghost messengers she imagined didn't arrive. Having processed her grief, Xu Sui'an then noticed a book floating silently in the distance. Everyone says that spirits can't exist after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but what's with this book? Out of curiosity, Xu Sui'an got up from the ground, moved his feet and slowly approached the book of astronomy, and then couldn't help but open it to read.

13. 13 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Female Supporting Character Is Ruthless and Sharp-Tongued 穿越六零：女配人狠话多 Flying and Stopping载飞载止Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A transmigration story set in a period drama: As long as I'm more of a piece of work than the worst people around me, no one can make me suffer!] [At home, she torments her parents; outside, she torments her friends; sent down to the countryside, she torments the neighbors. She treats everyone equally.] Xia Zhizhi is good at making empty promises and manipulating people. She loves acting, and she's equally talented in both the literary and martial arts. Not a traditional period drama. The heroi 4kReads9.2Score349Shelves
14. 14 和 What’s It Like to Pretend to Be a Couple With Your Yandere Ex? 和病娇前任演情侣是种什么体验 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Yandere romance, showbiz, rekindled love, both leads are romantically inexperienced, sunny heroine and sharp-tongued hero] After three years as an extra, she finally lands a second female lead role. Excitedly, she opens the script and discovers that her new character is a woman who clings to a man at first, then toys with his feelings and abandons him. “Director, how can I make a terrible woman like this feel more natural?” she asks earnestly. Before the director can answer, the male lead besid 1kReads8.0Score—Shelves
15. 15 我 After I Washed Off My Heavy Makeup, the Cold CEO Regretted Everything 我洗掉浓妆之后，高冷总裁后悔了 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse heroine and a husband who brings his wife good fortune] After transmigrating into a book, Gu Nian casually rescues a down-and-out young man. He raises his head from the mire. Bruises can’t conceal his refined features, and he hoarsely vows to repay her kindness. His gaze falls on her face, and his dull eyes light up for a moment. The young man works three jobs every day, saves up to buy a gold bracelet, then presents it to her like a precious treasure. Gu Nian gives it a gl 1kReads8.0Score101Shelves
16. 16 开 I Was Sent Flying from the Start, So I Support Myself by Robbing the Rich to Help the Poor 开局被拍飞，我靠劫富济贫养自己 Don't Mess with the Little Rabbit别惹小兔Fantastical Romance135k WordsOngoing [Villainess] [Mortal Cultivation] [Ruthless] [Lone Rogue Cultivator] [Selfish] [Fiercely Competitive and Grabby] At twelve, Shi Zheng was found to have a low-grade lightning spiritual root. The immortal said, "Slow cultivation, short life. I won't take you." Then flicked her two li away with a sleeve. She refused to accept it! She fought her way out of the mortal crowd, stealing cultivation manuals and opportunities, and selling out her teammates. While others worked, she robbed. While others t 612Reads—Score110Shelves

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    This is fine, but the pacing is a bit slow. It belongs to the traditional cultivation novel type where the female protagonist is a rogue cultivator. She is not a good person, but she is not resentful, does not meddle in other people's business, is decisive in killing, fights if she can win, and runs away if she can't. She never leaves any hidden dangers for herself!

17. 17 众 All Life Is Suffering, Except for That Scumbag: Quick Transmigration 众生皆苦，唯他人渣【快穿】 Only Eats Three Bowls只吃三碗Fantastical Romance636k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + feel-good power fantasy + comedy + technology + strengthening the nation] After retiring, the big shot of the quick-transmigration world, He Chang'an, grew bored and decided to return to work, saving people whose lives had been ruined by despicable scoundrels. A wicked son in the 1950s who framed his adoptive parents before sneaking overseas becomes a national hero. A cleaner at a prestigious foreign university in the 1950s A stingy old man who exploits orphans raises hi 17.7kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    These are all good. The female protagonists aren't pitiful girls who can be bullied; they all have their own methods.

18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration: Turning My Life Around 快穿：扭转人生 Fortune Strawberry福禄草莓Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + System + Realistic Themes + No Fixed Couple] As Tasker No. 1573, Xi Shi travels through different times and worlds, seeking out clients whose lives have gone wrong or who have died tragic deaths. In exchange for their souls, she fulfills their wishes and turns their lives around. First client: A desperate housewife whose husband doesn't love her and whose son resents her [Complete] Second client: A suicidal girl with dreams who is bullied at school [Complete] Third client 34kReads8.5Score3kShelves
19. 19 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    Jiang Tang admits she has never been a good person, resorting to any means to achieve her goals, with a completely rotten heart beneath her skin. She would ruin an unmarried man's chastity for two taels of silver, and after marrying her, she would beat and kick him at the slightest provocation. Two years later, she unexpectedly becomes connected to a sign-in system, and the unprecedented power and novelty of it fuels her boundless ambition.

20. 20 快 Quick Transmigration: Every Chapter Is a Face-Slapping Power Fantasy 快穿：每章都是打脸爽文 The National Server's Diao Chan, Rolling in Wealth国服貂蝉富得流油Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented quick transmigration, one chapter per completed story] [No fixed couples, the heroine never puts up with mistreatment or gets abused. The main story is complete, so enjoy!] In every world, Cui Lan is an unlucky, pitiful soul who gets utterly ruined by all kinds of awful people. But no matter, Cui Lan can be even more awful than they are! ① The fake heiress and the real heiress never got switched; ② Her wealthy parents are pretending to be poor; ③ Her beloved man is an awful spec 40.2kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
21. 21 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 65.4kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    The female lead is intelligent and rational, calm and collected, cautious and prudent, somewhat laid-back, and the story is a fast-paced, refreshing read in a different sense, with no fixed romantic partner. [Heart][heart]

22. 22 都 We’re All Reborn, So Who Still Cares About a Little Blood Relation? 都重生了，谁还在意那点血缘关系 A 1cm, 1kg Skinny Person1cm1kg的瘦子Ancient Romance227k WordsCompleted (Completed) In her previous life, her biological father, the Marquis of Zhenbei, lied to Lou Xinyue, telling her she was not his daughter so he could favor the child born to his childhood sweetheart, her cousin. He tricked her into handing over everything, feeding off her blood and labor and squeezing every last bit of value from her. That wasn't all. After she was tortured to death, he didn't even give her remains a proper burial. Her mother was treated as a tool, and so was she. Did that mean 1.2kReads8.4Score192Shelves
23. 23 在 Stealing the Heroine’s Fortunes in the 1970s, I Snag a Soldier and Marry Him 在七零抢女主机缘，拐个军官结婚 Drunk Bowl of Wind醉碗风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Six-year age gap + love at first sight + slow and steady + everyday life] Cheng Zhiyu woke up from a nap to discover she had transmigrated into a book, and not just any character: she had become a cannon-fodder character who was supposed to give the heroine golden fingers. All the original heroine’s golden fingers actually belonged to the cannon-fodder character. The original character was meant to hand them over, but Cheng Zhiyu wasn’t about to. She took the heroine’s golden fingers for hers 4.4kReads5.6Score474Shelves

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    🤭[Already hooked!]🥰💕🤭[Bump this post!]

24. 24 在 Looking for a Long-Term Meal Ticket in the Sixties 在六零年代寻找长期饭票 Big Head, Big Head头大头大Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted A pampered young woman from the 21st century transmigrates into the body of Xu Mengting, an ordinary high school girl in the 1960s. Xu Mengting feels utterly hopeless. But life has to go on, and since laziness has become her life philosophy, she sets out to find a long-term meal ticket so she can live a carefree, comfortable life. Oh? Her aloof deskmate seems to have pretty good prospects. She'd better snatch him up quickly! (The heroine is a typical self-interested person with plenty of flaws. 2.7kReads8.1Score145Shelves

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    Refined egoism. The first book features a female protagonist who was already charming her high-IQ boyfriend in high school; it's a period drama. The second book is *The Mystic Nine*. The third book is highly recommended; the princess is the best in the world and always puts herself first. The female protagonist is the most beautiful.

25. 25 恶EN The Villainess Uses Her Beauty to Run Amok [Quick Transmigration] 恶女她恃美行凶【快穿】 Tao Xiaoju桃小橘Modern Romance655k WordsOngoing [Viciously Self-Serving + Irresistible to Everyone + Love at First Sight + Feel-Good + Immersive Quick Transmigration] The vicious supporting women in every world are bad in their own ways, and each meets a tragic end. After Jiang Xuefu arrives, she still walks all over the heroine and throws her weight around, causing trouble from beginning to end. Who would have thought her life would only get better and better... 1. The heroine is stunningly beautiful and a genuine villainess. The male leads 10.4kReads8.0Score553Shelves

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    The female lead is not kind; she's a bad woman, purely evil, with no morals or values. There's competition between males and females, which is unfriendly to the original female lead. All male characters are virgins. There are 1v1 or 1vN scenarios, depending on the plot of each sub-world. The above is a warning from the author regarding Volume 2. Volume 3 features multiple male leads (these are confirmed by the author after reading them). Volumes 5 through 10, except for Volume 9, all feature multiple male leads [this is the author's statement].

26. 26 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person 快穿：所有人都知道我是好人 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing Across three thousand small worlds, there are countless wicked women. Shu Jiao’s task is to make things right for the people whose lives were ruined by all kinds of wicked women. From then on... [World One: I’m a spendthrift? The nation will support me.] She’s kind, generous, patriotic, and beautiful. So what if she likes spending a little money? Let her have it! [World Two: The marquis’s daughter who lies all the time.] Lies? What lies? She’s so gentle and kind. How could she possibly lie? [Wor 129.7kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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    The female leads are all egoists, not good people, but vicious beauties.

27. 27 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: I Ran Into Chen Pi Setting Up a Stall from the Start 盗笔：开局撞见陈皮在摆摊 Lauwu Pigeon拉乌鸽子Mystery993k WordsOngoing [The author is a bit of a country bumpkin who adores Mary Sue stories. Many people will fall at the female lead's feet one after another.] [Female lead: face like Guanyin, heart like a viper (the viper side isn't too obvious yet; early on, she gets by on her social skills, keeping everyone happy for now. If she's unhappy, she'll just keep score). Extremely vindictive!] Yue Mingzhu is a self-serving person. Unfortunately, she's stuck with a useless System. Fortunately, her personal motto is flexi 29.5kReads9.1Score2kShelves
28. 28 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Princess Gives Up! 穿成恶毒女配后，公主她摆烂了！ Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Showbiz + CEO + Secret Crush + Married First, Love Later + Face-Slapping Everyone + Sweet and Satisfying] Jiang Yue transmigrated into a book. She became the villainess in a CEO romance novel. In the original story, she did every evil thing imaginable: drugging the male lead, abusing her biological son, who would grow up to become the villain, bullying the female lead, whom everyone adored, and tormenting the male supporting characters, who would all go on to become 37.8kReads9.2Score3kShelves
29. 29 年 A Commoner’s Road to Survival in the Era of Quick Transmigration 年代快穿凡人求生路 Springtime Deer Song鹿鸣春Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Read this first: The protagonist has no memories and no golden finger. She only has vague impressions of the skills she learned in other worlds, as if she were born knowing them. The pacing varies: some worlds last around ten chapters, while others take dozens. The protagonist can be male, female, or an animal. There is no fixed CP. Men don’t occupy her heart, but she’s rarely been without one nearby. The story is still ongoing, so a low rating is normal. It will gradually rise later on. Every w 34.2kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    These are all very good. I think the first one might not be suitable for people with particularly high moral standards. The second one's female protagonist's problem-solving methods are very worth learning.

30. 30 豪 Cast-Off Rich Wife? Sorry, She's a Beautiful Madwoman 豪门弃妇？抱歉，她是疯批美人 One Paycheck, One Hundred Trillion一薪一亿亿Modern Romance945k WordsOngoing [Pursuit of his wife + unhinged heroine + satisfying face-slapping + male rivals competing for her + revenge] This book is also known as Mr. Fu, Your Wife Is Acting Up Again. Three years into their marriage, Mo Lansheng suddenly discovered that her husband was keeping another woman on the side. An ex-girlfriend he still had a thing with, a first love he couldn't let go of, and a whole crowd of admirers. And she was nothing but a discarded rich man's wife in everyone else's eyes. But she wasn't d 23.3kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    A female-centric, fast-paced novel where the female lead is highly intelligent, cunning, ruthless, and relentlessly pursues her; multiple male leads vie for her affections in a fierce power struggle.

31. 31 年 [Quick Transmigration] Playing a Fake White Lotus in a Period Novel 【快穿】年代文里当虚伪黑莲花 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted (Complete!) (Please consider adapting this into a short drama!) [Vicious and self-serving + universally adored villainess + dog-training romance + selfish and self-centered + immersive multiple-male-lead romance] [Original title: The Villainess of the Era, with Skin Like Ice and Bones Like Jade] Ye Qiutang is the most beautiful flower of wealth in the mortal world. The ability to bewitch people is innate to her, and her beauty is a weapon that always gets her way. But beneath her pure, saintly f 14.3kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    These novels all feature sophisticated egoists as female protagonists, who are quite intelligent. It's incredibly satisfying to immerse yourself in their stories. The first book features a female protagonist whose entire family are villains, making for an incredibly thrilling plot. The second book boasts excellent writing from the author. The third book features incredibly compelling characters in each of the smaller worlds.

32. 32 六 Military Marriage in the 1960s: That Couple Has Sharp Tongues 六零军婚：那两口子嘴都挺毒 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period + military marriage + System + two sharp tongues + love and hate + refuses to take abuse] Luo Xinxin has a tongue more poisonous than arsenic. After cursing out her heartless boss, she earned herself a five-year prison sentence. Then, after insulting the prison bully's mother, one punch sent her to the 1960s, where she became a timid, pretty young woman about to be sent to the Northwest for labor reform. She also has a useless System. It was supposed to help her navigate tricky situation 13kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
33. 33 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet and Soft Female Lead 快穿：女配娇又软 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + beautiful and ruthless] Shen Xiantang was a wicked woman who wreaked havoc throughout the cultivation world. After failing her tribulation, she was captured by a System. To be reborn and change her fate, she decided to sign an agreement with the System, completing tasks in exchange for a chance to turn back time. She travels through various minor worlds, with just one task: survive. It sounds simple, but Shen Xiantang got stuck with an unreliable System. After delivering t 14.2kReads8.5Score854Shelves

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    These books are super good; the female leads are all selfish and fall in love at first sight. [Admiration]

34. 34 快 Quick Transmigration: The Bad Woman's Redemption 快穿：坏女人洗白日常 Day Job: Slacking Off主业摸鱼Modern Romance527k WordsOngoing By chance, Lu Jiao is bound to the Bad Woman Redemption System. She thought it would be a journey of redemption, but every day turns into a battlefield. What should she do about the domineering CEO she treated with cold indifference, the boyfriend she used as a stand-in, and the husband she abandoned? Lu Jiao: Obviously, flirt with him, flirt with him, and flirt with him some more! 23.5kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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    These books are super good! They feature sophisticated egoists who are initially bad, but later undergo a transformation, using manipulation and manipulation to overcome romantically obsessed male leads and ultimately becoming the best version of themselves.

35. 35 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 10kReads8.6Score599Shelves

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    The female lead is a sophisticated egoist.

36. 36 疯 The Mad Dark Moonlight Becomes Everyone's Darling, and the Powerful Men Fight Over Her 疯批黑月光成团宠，大佬们抢疯了 Sweet and Sour Lychee Pork酸甜荔枝肉肉Modern Romance398k WordsOngoing [Career-obsessed, unhinged black-moonlight heroine] [Self-interest above all] [Everyone's favorite] [Rivalry among men] [Feel-good entertainment-industry story] In her first month in prison, Jiang Yue met a man who said, "Want your freedom? Pretend to be my younger sister and help me get revenge." The Jiang family's long-lost biological daughter had been bullied to death, and Jiang Jin wasn't willing to let it go. The next day, Jiang Jin signed a settlement agreement and took her home to the Jia 319Reads—Score109Shelves

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    The female lead isn't love-struck; she's genuinely clear-headed. She approaches the male lead not to marry him, but to take advantage of his connections in the entertainment industry. Even their first meeting was a setup, designed to make him remember her and develop an interest in her, not a one-off transaction. This calculated, career-driven approach is far more engaging than mindless, sweet romance.

37. 37 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 11.8kReads8.1Score708Shelves

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    These historical fiction pieces are alright! I highly recommend Xu Jing'an.

38. 38 慢 Slow Transmigration: Clear My Name? The Great Scholars Will Argue My Case 慢穿：洗白？自有大儒为我辩经 Tanxi Qiqi檀溪七七Ancient Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Strong Heroine + No Fixed Pairing + Self-Serving + Profit-Minded + 1vN] The villainous supporting character Shangguan Xi was sent to the quick transmigration bureau for killing the male and female leads. But in recent years, as people have awakened to the truth, many have realized that the villains are the ones who think like normal people. The male and female leads are just a pair of lunatics. So Shangguan Xi returned to a job perfectly suited to her: redeeming villainous supporting characters 5.8kReads7.4Score453Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly shrewd and prioritizes her own interests. The contrasting elements in the currently updated livestream episodes are also quite interesting and unique, suggesting she's forged a new path. She's a succubus. She treats her top fan as a resource; if you're her number one fan, you're her everything. However, her relationships are likely to be phased, involving several phases (this girl is so good at this, I want to have a few episodes of her life too!!!).

39. 39 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Vicious Female Supporting Character Becomes a Bewitching Beauty 快穿：当恶毒女配是娇媚尤物后 Retirement Dream退休的梦Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Selfish, Vicious Female Lead + Beloved by All + Love at First Sight + No Fixed Couple + Immersive Roleplay] Ye Jiaoyue is a succubus who feeds on love, and beauty is her natural gift. After an accident binds her to a System, she begins traveling between worlds and playing the villainess. From then on, the favored sons of heaven in every world fall at her feet, eyes burning with desire. They become lovesick and obsessed with her! ① The gold-digging roommate of the female lead in a runaway-with-t 15.2kReads8.2Score654Shelves

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    The female lead is vicious, selfish, and cunning, a heartthrob for many, and all the male leads fall in love with her at first sight! [Under construction] The female lead is not stupid; she values ​​her own interests highly. Immersive quick transmigration.

40. 40 年 The Villainous Male Supporting Character in a Period Novel Uses Food Coupons to Win His Wife 年代文里的恶毒男配用饭票钓媳妇 Puppy with Flowers小狗捧花Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted A beautiful cannon-fodder heroine was planning to use and abandon the sucker who had secretly supported her for two years after the famine. Then she awakened and saw the comments. Afraid for her life, she tried to buy time, but she was no good at it and instead found herself pushed step by step into meeting his family, getting engaged, and getting married. “Idiot, go suck up to the big shot and cling to him!” “If you just give in, he'd give you his life.” Zhu Qing'an flew into a rage. “You creep 5.9kReads6.6Score516Shelves

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    These are all books where the female lead is intelligent and completely self-serving. I highly recommend the last one, which is about a noblewoman in ancient times. Even with the help of modern people, the original female lead couldn't defeat the new heroine, and she ended up giving up in the end...

41. 41 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Woman's Comeback Handbook 快穿：心机婊逆袭手册 Ling Shijiu零施酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no moral compass + self-serving heroine + semi-immersive + no fixed pairing + Mary Sue stories + inexplicable love at first sight] Content warnings are in the author's notes. In countless fictional worlds, there is always a “scheming bitch” side character. She loves the male lead, opposes the heroine, and tries every trick in the book, yet still fails to win the male lead's favor. All she can do is watch the leads end up together. They refuse to accept it. They won't give 22.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
42. 42 抱 Sorry, Heroine, Your Male Lead Has Turned into My Dog 抱歉女主，男主变成我的狗了 Call Me Lord Dangdang叫我当当大人Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, no fixed CP, green tea, a hint of everyone falling for the heroine, breaking up CPs] Qi grows stronger by granting other people's wishes and receiving their souls, freely offered in return. There will always be women in the world whose love goes unreturned. In stories, they are the supporting female characters who exist to highlight the romance between the hero and heroine. But supporting female characters have their own obsessions, too. And Qi is here to help them ful 51kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    It's super good, you should give it a try! I'd advise against watching the second world, saying it's not very friendly to the female lead. The first world is really captivating!

43. 43 真 The True Heiress's Fiancé Begged Me to Marry Him, So I Ran Away Pregnant 真千金未婚夫求着我嫁，我带球跑了 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The real heiress's fiance begged me to marry him, so I ran off with his baby 129Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is an egoist, cunning, malicious, selfish, and materialistic woman. She becomes a fallen heiress, penniless and resentful that her mother's meager earnings aren't enough for her to buy her a luxurious makeover. She also resents that the real heiress has everything she can't have. When the real heiress's fiancé proposes and then abandons her, she readily agrees. She doesn't love him, but as long as life gets better, she can pretend to love him. Until she's exhausted, she runs away pregnant. Years later, they meet again. She's embracing a male model, and he cries in despair, facing a grueling pursuit of his wife. Will he be able to win her back?

44. 44 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.5kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves

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    Egoists, they have an exceptionally strong sense of self-interest. They act swiftly and decisively, leaving no room for future trouble.

45. 45 穿 Transported to the 1980s, I Was Kept by a Madman 穿到八零年代，我被疯批包养了 A Stroke of Light and Shadow一笔光影Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi, who has traveled back to 1988, looks at her impoverished home, her parents who favor sons over daughters, and her broken self. As the old saying goes: knowledge changes your fate, and beauty changes your family. Shen Zhiyi sets her sights on the wealthy Jiang Xiubai at first glance. Using her stunning looks, she sets out to catch him. She lands her catch, but never expected it to be a great white shark that eats people. Shen Zhiyi gets in over her head and can only keep dating him th 70Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    📖: The female protagonist is selfish and will do anything to live a good life.

46. 46 农 The Farm Girl Is Lazy and Loves Good Food, So She Can Only Marry a Layabout 农女她好吃懒做，只能嫁给街溜子 Beautiful Jade in the Sea海里有美玉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Lazy, food-loving woman vs. notorious man] [Historical + farming + lie flat + taking down villains + self-interest + devoted couple] [Tips: The heroine is sweet-tongued but wicked at heart, ruthless, and coldhearted. Anyone who crosses her will have a miserable time. The male lead is hopelessly lovestruck and changes for her. If that's not your thing, please skip this one...] Out of gratitude for her older sister's hard work, the lazy Fang Yutong gives her the Chen family's excellent marriage 9.5kReads8.4Score973Shelves

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    The female protagonists are all self-interested. They use their beauty to eat and dress well, and they also use sweet talk to gain status in their families. Their parents favor sons over daughters, but the female protagonists can still make their parents see their value by being sweet-talking, thereby gaining resources.

47. 47 恶 Is the Villainess Still Causing Trouble Today? 恶毒女配今天也在作恶吗 Qi Guang祁光Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [She is a hypocritical liar, a cunning villain. And I am her accomplice, her believer.] (yandere, unhinged heroine + devoted, loyal hero + a remorseful husband’s road to redemption) Wen Tang transmigrated into an old-fashioned romance as the villainous supporting female character. The original owner was wicked in every way, short of murder and arson. She bullied and framed the heroine, forcing the hero to marry her and becoming a massive obstacle in the couple’s path to love. Wen Tang: What a co 5.8kReads9.2Score417Shelves

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    The first book features a truly wicked female protagonist. To survive in ancient times, she kills without blinking an eye, unafraid of skinning and dismembering—truly ruthless! She's also highly intelligent and inspiring! The second book features a female protagonist with high intelligence who is already corrupted from the start, embroiled in political intrigue! This one is highly recommended! I've recommended it countless times, so I won't go into details. The third book also features a very wicked and insane female protagonist who manipulates her prey, torturing them repeatedly—very impressive. The male protagonist willingly submits to her. The fourth book is by the author Die Yu (or Hu Yu), an early work. It's also very good; the title perfectly captures the essence of the story. The last book features a female protagonist with her own sense of right and wrong, her own goals, and nothing can stop her progress. It's very addictive and highly recommended.

48. 48 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves

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    Having read up to chapter 110, I'm saying the rating is too low; it has to be above 9. The female lead is smart and doesn't suffer losses [thumbs up]. Right from the start, she discusses separating the family property with her in-laws, threatening divorce if they don't. She tells the male lead these are the only two options, asks him to consider them carefully, and then calmly turns and leaves. Leaving her in-laws, the male lead, and his younger brother and sister-in-law (the original male and female leads) staring at each other at the table [already hooked].

49. 49 年 Era-Hopping Quick Transmigration: Vain and Selfish, Beautiful and Wicked 年代快穿虚荣且自私，漂亮且恶毒 Qiu Yiwan邱意晚Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + a touch of being adored by everyone + love at first sight + selfish and self-serving + a truly wicked heroine] Bai Chuchu is the only fire fox in the fox clan. She is selfish, vain, never lifts a finger without a benefit, throws things away when she’s done with them, and is vicious and materialistic. Her personality is absolutely awful! But she possesses peerless beauty, a face that could outshine the world, drawing crowds who flock to her and prost 6.3kReads7.5Score321Shelves

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    This book is [drool-worthy]. Chapter 41. The female lead is selfish. She's the third of twelve sisters, and she married the regimental commander early to escape her miserable life. She takes her mother, who is honest and hardworking, with her to help raise her children. Later, the female lead learns that the original female lead has transmigrated, so she steals all her spatial abilities…

50. 50 系 The System Wants Me to Be Kind in the 1970s. Are You Sure? 系统让我在七零向善，你确定？ Gourd Tree葫芦树Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical Era · Strong Female Lead · System · Spatial Dimension · Romance Near the End] [PS: The early part is a fairly traditional period drama. Later on, there are storylines abroad and in Hong Kong. The female lead really does kill people!] Host: Today, we’re honored to interview Ms. Shi Qiyu, who was an orphan in her previous life and is unloved by both parents in this one! Let’s give her a round of applause! Shi Qiyu (calm and elegant): Hello, dear readers. I’m Shi Qiyu, the female lead o 8.7kReads8.6Score749Shelves

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    These three books are really good. I'm currently reading the first one; the female lead is quick-witted and incredibly skilled in combat. She's currently in Hong Kong and seems poised to become rich—I'm so excited! The second one is also quite good, but I don't like female-to-male transmigration stories; I usually skip those. The female lead doesn't have any special abilities, so it's not the mindless, wish-fulfillment type. As for the third one, you can rest assured about this author's work—it's genuinely enjoyable. However, some of the smaller world plots are both disgusting and exhilarating.

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