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. 401 七 A Sweet Green-Tea Beauty Marries an Officer in the 1970s 七零年代绿茶娇美人嫁军官 Orange Loves Caramel橙子爱焦糖Modern Romance251k WordsOngoing Tian Xinyi transmigrated into a feel-good novel set in the 1970s. Unfortunately, she wasn't the heroine, but her invisible younger sister, who was going to be traded in a marriage swap. On the second day after arriving, Tian Xinyi burned the heroine's admission letter. If the heroine wanted her younger sister to spend her whole life stuck in Tianjia Village, then none of them were leaving. After burning the letter, Tian Xinyi went to help care for her sister-in-law during her confinement and s 44Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   Selfish female protagonist, not a saint! Tested and proven to be good.

2. 402 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Set in the 1970s, I Became the Cannon Fodder of a Crowded Courtyard 穿书七零，我成了大杂院的炮灰 Yao Jiang Keke姚姜可可Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented novel, male protagonist’s perspective + transmigrate into a book + 1970s + no rural relocation + food delivery System + farm space + everyday courtyard life + neither overly saintly nor self-sacrificing + lighthearted] Content warnings: 1. The male lead is stingy and protective of his money when it comes to outsiders, and a bit lazy, but he believes in equality. The female lead is self-serving and doesn’t honor her parents. They both also share a little of the other’s personalit 1.1kReads6.6Score—Shelves

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   A business tycoon transmigrates into a novel, becoming the daughter of a treacherous prime minister. Abusing her power and committing heinous crimes, the label of "vicious female supporting character" is practically glued to her. Unable to win the heart of the second young master of the Mu family? Xiao Wangshu simply turns around, casually teasing the silent, tough general behind her, watching with satisfaction as his face turns red with suppressed rage: "After much deliberation, I still prefer the general." Arrogant and domineering, only good for bullying? Xiao Wangshu smiles lightly, clapping her hands: "Get ready, I'm about to start bullying you!"

3. 403 潘 Pandora’s Revenge, Volume Two (Based on the Drama Her Feast, Starring He Hongshan) 潘多拉的复仇中册（何泓姗主演的影视剧《她的盛宴》原著） A Piece of Young Ginger一颗仔姜Modern Romance286k WordsCompleted The original novel for the screen adaptation Her Feast, starring He Hongshan, Xie Binbin, Lin Zehui, and Zheng Chunjing. Scheming heroine vs. cold, abstinent boss / prickly loyal puppy / secretly calculating fake younger brother [Modern urban setting + reborn revenge + secret crush + calculated pursuit + bickering couple] To get revenge, Lian Zhi plotted to pass herself off as the long-lost daughter of a top wealthy family. She never expected that her fake younger brother would be Shen Qiyang, t 1kReads9.6Score162Shelves

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   The female lead is a scheming beauty, seemingly innocent but actually ruthless, who uses men to climb the social ladder and seek revenge.

4. 404 快 Quick Transmigration: Do Ordinary People Get a Mary Sue Script Too? 快穿：普通人也会有玛丽苏剧本吗 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [Plain-Jane Everyone's Darling] Ke Xiaoxia lived an utterly ordinary life for eighteen years. But after helping an old woman cross the street, she suddenly became popular, and all sorts of Systems started coming to her, nearly convincing her she had some kind of multiple personality disorder. In the end, panicking and with nowhere else to turn, Ke Xiaoxia bound herself to the Bystander System. In a poor, bygone era where even a piece of candy was a luxury, a newly arrived educated youth unexpect 6kReads9.2Score515Shelves
5. 405 危 Dangerous Rose 危险的玫瑰 A Piece of Young Ginger一颗仔姜Modern Romance244k WordsCompleted 20Reads9.3Score—Shelves
6. 406 被 My Family Conspired to Kill Me, but I Was Reborn 被全家合谋杀害后，我重生了 Your Robe Lingers in My Heart子衿悠我心Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Luo Yue never married, spending most of her life working herself to the bone for her parents and younger brother. Her unmarried brother couldn’t find a wife, so he brought their parents to her home and demanded that she transfer the house and car to him. After years of serving them like a beast of burden, she finally stood up for herself for the first time. Luo Yaozu suddenly pulled a knife and stabbed her more than twenty times, every blow fatal. Her mother seized the chance to lock the fire es 12.7kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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   The female lead is a sophisticated egoist; there are multiple male leads; they are highly intelligent and emotionally intelligent, possess high combat skills, and are good at playing dumb to outsmart others. She's not a saint, and the story is hilarious 😏. She's career-driven; the ensemble cast features vividly portrayed characters; the writing is smooth and avoids writer's block.

7. 407 来 The Bad Woman from Prison 来自监狱的坏女人 Who Could Be My Match谁与为偶Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: The Chaste Police Commissioner: I've Locked Away Your Heart Workplace romance + suspenseful romance + soul swapping + unhinged villainess forces her love + forbidden cop-and-criminal romance + the queen returns I'm Su Yu. The “Goddess of Finance” admired by everyone in the business world. A meticulously planned car accident sent me tumbling from the clouds into the mud. I became the “suspect” everyone cursed and was personally delivered to a detention center. My best friend betra 839Reads9.2Score114Shelves

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   Before going to prison, she was a successful female trader in the financial world. A car accident left her with various charges. Female suspect vs. Male police officer: at first, he was unapproachable and viewed her as a criminal. In order to escape imprisonment, she schemed step by step, transforming into a mystery-solving queen in the detention center. While deducing the truth and plotting her release and revenge, she also flirted with the aloof male police officer in the interrogation room, using everything she had.

8. 408 顶 The Ultimate Heartthrob Aura 顶级万人迷光环 5185Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted A top-tier everyone-loves-her aura should, of course, appeal to both men and women. An ordinary person with an everyone-loves-her aura: 80% of living things fall for the heroine. Anyone who doesn’t love her is a side character. Inspired by Everyone Who Doesn’t Love Her Will Die. After reading it, I realized how much I love an ordinary person with an everyone-loves-her aura!!! Content warnings: 1. There’s a lot of GL content, truly a whole lot. If that’s not your thing, please don’t click in, an 5.5kReads9.2Score477Shelves
9. 409 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 115.2kReads9.6Score16.6kShelves
10. 410 烽 Apricots Beneath the Flames of War 烽火栓杏 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted The 1930s: a turbulent and unsettled era. The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman, who weaves her own spectacular life. Join the author as we open the door to that tumultuous age through a unique perspective. 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is clear-headed, intelligent, and resourceful; the subject matter is novel!

11. 411 快 Quick Transmigration: The Phoenix-Fated One Wants Dragon Qi Again Today! 快穿：凤命今天也想要龙气！ Ghostly Moon鬼鬼月Modern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Overpowered golden finger + tool-like male lead + livestreaming + sinister phoenix fate + farming mindset] After Su Tianfeng dies, she is inexplicably conscripted and becomes a civil servant in the Underworld. The regal beauty on her left has “Peerless Supporting Actress” above her head, while the handsome young man on her right has “Stepping Stone for the Chosen One” above his... With “Born with the Fate of a Phoenix” above her head, Su Tianfeng panics. Wasn't she only supposed to go 1.4kReads8.5Score101Shelves
12. 412 天 The Apocalyptic Disaster: A Farm Girl Fends for Herself on the Run 天灾末世：农家孤女独自逃荒 Three-String Qianji三弦牵机Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Space + Natural disasters + Apocalypse + Turbulent times + Fleeing famine + No romance + Strongwoman + Lone wolf] Su Xia spent years struggling to survive in the apocalypse before a meteorite struck her. In an instant, she transmigrated to a turbulent era plagued by natural disasters. There had been no rain for a long time, and every household in the village was struggling to make ends meet. Her father worked himself to death, her mother remarried, and her granny made her work without letting h 13.7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
13. 413 快 Quick Transmigration: The Daily Life of a Villainess in Character 快穿之恶毒女配扮演日常 If Not for the Jade Maidens若非群玉Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted (The characters stay in character. The heroine is an unapologetically nasty, brainless villainess: spoiled, bratty, and bad. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) Ji Tang was a Host in the Villainess Department. She made wickedness her mission, followed the plot diligently, and considered staying in character a matter of professional pride. Who knew that despite her conscientious efforts to follow the plot, it would go so far off the rails that even its own mother wouldn’t recognize it? She was 7.7kReads8.9Score419Shelves
14. 414 烟 Love Amid the Fireworks of Life 烟火今生情 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted The story of a young woman studying biopharmaceuticals as she grows from an inexperienced college student into an adult making her way in the world, encounters a terrible man, and struggles through a thorny path. Along the way, she finds a close male friend and a soulmate, and grows through her independent efforts... 33Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 415 她 After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫，新夫不见旧夫哭 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc 17.2kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    She could watch him entertain guests and watch his building rise high, while she herself always had the means to withdraw, because guests came because of her, and the building grew because of her. She could plant a tree and nurture a forest. (Suddenly, I feel like I'm writing something really lofty, but this is my true thought.)

16. 416 快 Quick Transmigration: The Beautiful, Vicious Cannon Fodder Is Everyone's Dream 快穿：恶毒貌美炮灰是万人迷 Springtime Snoozes春日眠眠Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning Beauty + Love at First Sight + Everyone’s Least Favorite Becomes Everyone’s Favorite + Mary Sue + Romantic Rivalry + Vicious, Spoiled Little Troublemaker] The gorgeous but dim-witted Yun Jiao is bound to a Vicious Cannon Fodder System. She transmigrates into each world as a hated and despised little villain, or a cannon-fodder character doomed to die horribly. But no matter how much trouble Jiao Jiao causes, every world’s obsessive, love-struck villainous men dote on her until she gets 7.8kReads8.0Score449Shelves
17. 417 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.6kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    Refined egoism, intelligent, not a saint, and the plot is unconventional.

18. 418 八 The 1980s: When an International Student Becomes Chinese 八零：当留子变成华裔 The King Is a Cat大王是只喵Modern Romance784k WordsCompleted [Post-2000s + No CP, Multiple Male Companions + Two-Faced Green Tea + Talks Nonsense + Invincible Jinx + Slight Supernatural Elements + MAX Luck] Most people who transmigrated were poor at worst. Duan Danqing nearly starved to death. To sum it up: a dad in prison, a sick mom, an edgy little brother, a sister with autism, and her, nearly starved to death. It doesn’t get much worse than that from the start. She already hated bland Western food, and now she had to eat it for the rest of her life. O 5.2kReads8.9Score427Shelves

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    The novel features a female protagonist who strives for a better life; the author's writing perspective is unique.

19. 419 恶 Reborn Evil Matriarch Swapped into a Marriage and Wreaks Havoc in the Marquis's Household 恶人主母重生被换婚在侯府杀疯了 Star Queen星辰QueenAncient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Palace and Household Intrigue + No Male Lead + Fictional Dynasty + Reborn to Crush Her Enemies + Bread, Not Romance] Chen Wu was the fake legitimate daughter, switched into the Chen family by mistake. When the real daughter, Chen Qingjiao, was brought home by their parents, she stole Chen Wu’s fiancé. Chen Wu didn’t fight back. She married a soldier and willingly followed him to the frontier. In the end, after her husband regained his true identity, he wanted her dead for the sake of his childh 503Reads8.9Score106Shelves

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    All three are egoists 🌸① The female lead, a ghost king, manipulates the male and female leads willingly: she doesn't compete with them or smear their storyline. 🌸② The aloof beauty's siblings are all targets for her to kill or exploit, maintaining her innocence. 🌸③ Her ex-husband strikes first, but she preemptively eliminates him, getting promoted, making money, and causing his death—a classic tale of revenge.

20. 420 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Villainess Has the Male Lead’s Favor 快穿：恶劣的女配，男主他偏爱 Sanar from Wuyi Mountain武夷山的萨纳尔Modern Romance621k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + The Wicked Female Supporting Character Doesn't Redeem Herself + A Touch of Obsessive, Yandere Romance + Devoted Couple] The rating has only just come out, so it's low. Gu Shutong was tricked by the System into signing a contract in her sleep and became a hypocritical, wicked female supporting character in various planes. So why does the male lead keep derailing the plot? She returns to her home country with her daughter and becomes a rich family's wife. At first, he loo 1.5kReads7.0Score100Shelves
21. 421 六 The Beloved Darling of a Remarkable Family in the 1960s 六零年代极品一家人的团宠 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Beloved by all in a period setting + shrewd self-interest + a whole family of eccentrics + ensemble cast + personal dimension] Jiang Yuan thought she was the heroine, since she got bound to a lousy System from the start. Well, the System was completely useless. All it did was make her sing “Little Messy” in front of her whole family in the middle of the night. It also turned her into a romance novelist, writing ridiculous, melodramatic stories that got her blacklisted throughout Hong Kong, forc 6.7kReads9.0Score438Shelves

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    ☘️Everyone's IQ is online, the whole family is amazing! There are so many plot points from other books in it, it's like I've traveled through so many books! The "golden finger" is the ability to know the plot of the books. The female lead's search for a boyfriend is hilarious; she uses her "golden finger" to scan the entire province or something, then filters him step by step – so awesome! [Heart emoji] ☘️The kind of story where everyone is pampered. The female lead is a little clever, and then thinks she's amazing and knows everything – so cute! [Full emoji] The female lead thinks she just transmigrated, but actually she has amnesia. When she was little, her sister locked her up because of her jealousy. I think her sister was kind to her out of guilt. There are two male leads: one is a reincarnated character, her ex-boyfriend from her previous life, and the other awakens later, her ex-husband from her previous life. Both of them change their ways for the female lead, and I think they're both great. Once you start reading, you won't want to leave! 🌸 ☘️This book is seriously selfish and morally bankrupt, and even a little wicked🎃 It's pretty explosive, hahaha. She has a bit of a charmer quality, after all, the female lead is super pretty, the kind of girl even childhood rivals fall for when they grow up [smirk]. The whole family puts her first, and no one can hurt her. There's a little bit of cultivation element, and she and the male lead are childhood sweethearts. Even at a young age, the male lead knows he should manage the money for his wife and even asks her for pocket money—it's hilarious! Definitely worth reading! [Laughs]

22. 422 开 From the Start of the Apocalypse: Snatch Space and Find a Powerful Ally 开局末世：抢空间抱大腿两不误 Meng Bayue孟八月Fantastical Romance960k WordsOngoing A black-hearted, sweet-faced heroine who transmigrates into a book vs. a male lead who seems gentle but is a lunatic underneath. The original female and male leads will be portrayed negatively! The heroine has a few tricks of her own and puts herself first. Han Cheng had just achieved financial freedom and hadn’t even had a chance to enjoy life when she inexplicably transmigrated into two apocalypse novels by the same author. Through a twist of fate, she became the male lead’s lifesaver. To stay 22.3kReads8.1Score2.4kShelves

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    The female lead transmigrates into a book, and the male lead is reborn. The female lead is selfish, but not bad; she's kind to her friends. Neither of them is love-struck. The female lead follows the male lead to survive, and the male lead keeps her around because she's useful. Both are ruthless towards their enemies and act decisively.

23. 423 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heavenly Dao Is Always Fighting the System for Its Host 快穿：天道总是跟统抢宿主 Green as Clouds绿如云Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + everyone’s favorite + no fixed male lead + all male characters are devoted only to the heroine] I am Tao Yuqing, a peach tree spirit. I was born in an age of war. After my true form was destroyed, I lodged my soul in a thousand-year-old peachwood sword. I once wielded it to kill people and curse criminals to death. I am also irresistible to everyone. Any man with a beautiful soul will fall for me. Later, I met the Soul-Swap System, which lifted the veil on a hidden truth: 1.7kReads8.8Score153Shelves
24. 424 六 The Supply and Marketing Cooperative in the 1960s: A Lazybones Lands a Government Job 六十年代供销社，懒虫端上公家饭 Love Daydreaming~爱做白日梦～Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Lai Jiaxin dropped dead from overwork. But then she came back to life. The price was: Six scrawny, big-headed children who needed raising; A sickly, malnourished body that needed nursing back to health; A poor, broken family she had to hold together all by herself. Lai Jiaxin: “...I don’t want to do this for another minute. How am I supposed to survive?” ‘Ding! Your golden finger, Kitchen Game (stripped-down version), is now online!’ Lai Jiaxin’s eyes lit up. Flour √ Sweet potatoes √ Pork √ Gras 4.3kReads8.2Score331Shelves

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    In 1965, in Dayang Village, Chen Cuie patted her husband, who had just lain down to sleep, and said worriedly, "Old man, what are we going to do about Xiaolan's marriage? She's already nineteen, and we've introduced her to several suitable suitors, but she just won't accept any of them. It's making me so worried, my hair is falling out in clumps!" Hearing his wife's words, Jiang Youtian sat up in bed, frowning, and asked, "What? She didn't like the guy her third aunt introduced the other day either?" "That's right, she said he's ugly. What does it matter if a man is ugly? A woman marries a man, she'll have food and clothing, as long as he's capable. The young man her third aunt introduced is very hardworking, and his family has many able-bodied men. Xiaolan won't have to worry about food and clothing if she marries him, isn't that great?" Chen Cuie felt that her fifth daughter was somewhat ungrateful. Don't think she didn't know; a country girl wanting to marry into the city, her ambitions were too high, but she dared not say this to her husband. Jiang Youtian lay back down, muttering, "Talk to her nicely. She can still choose for herself now. If this continues, I'll just arrange it for her. She'll have no choice but to marry him." "Sigh..."

25. 425 炮 I'm Just Cannon Fodder, So Why Are the Leads Fighting Over Me? 炮灰，但主角都为我打起来了？ Nightfall Lanterns华灯初上头Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted [No romance + ensemble cast + Mary Sue] What do you do when you end up in an elementary-school version of a Mary Sue school story?! Lin Xi was a modern-day teacher. After stepping in to help someone, she transmigrated into a Mary Sue school novel. Lin Xi: “All right… what role do I have?” The System replied shyly, “Dear Host, you’re the evil female supporting character.” And not just any evil supporting character: she disappears right after her first appearance. The male lead kicks her overseas, 3kReads9.0Score249Shelves

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    Looks great! [Got it]

26. 426 明 A Secret Marriage? Goodbye! Take Your Divorce Papers 明招暗娶？再见吧！离婚本请拿好 Listening to the Wind in Chang'an长安听风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The female lead pursues a career in government, and the two leads each have their own stories. Don’t worry about their romance! Blurb: Everyone says Ning Qing was born lucky. She was an unwanted child with no one to care for, yet someone adopted her. It’s just that her marriage prospects aren’t great. Her adoptive mother tries every trick in the book to match Ning Qing with her second son! Too bad the two of them can’t stand each other! The brave get to enjoy life first. She secretly sets he 2.9kReads8.2Score231Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a politician with a clear mind; she eventually rises to the position of mayor. This is the kind of book we strong, independent women should read.

27. 427 重 After Being Reborn, the Villainess Goes on a Killing Spree 重生后，恶毒女配杀疯了 Lucky Little Pocket幸运小兜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Villainess + Reborn + Men Competing for Her + Abusing Scumbags and Face-Slapping + Everyone Sees Her in a New Light] [Warning: The heroine is a refined egoist who takes selfish self-love to the extreme. Please proceed with caution if this bothers you.] Gu Zhaohua, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Anguo's household, is peerlessly beautiful and talented. Yet she loses to her plain cousin, Gu Nianxi, and ends up with her family destroyed and her own head severed from her body. The guard she 27.9kReads8.1Score3.6kShelves

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    The female lead is vicious, selfish, and intelligent; the key is that she's openly evil and acts swiftly and ruthlessly. The plot is incredibly satisfying! [Sparrow's Delight] [Sparrow's Delight] [Sparrow's Delight]

28. 428 穿 After I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Married a Bully, I Decided to Lie Flat 穿越七零嫁给恶霸后我摆烂了 Chen Fengche宸风澈Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sweet romance + golden finger + gruff hero + play the pig to eat the tiger] Why have I transmigrated again?! After having her good fortune snatched away twice in a row, Xi Qingqing has transmigrated yet again. This time, she's made up her mind! She's going to lie flat! A nightmare of a mother-in-law? No problem, as long as she treats me well. Married to a bully? Whatever, I'll reform him. A picky, demanding sister-in-law? Hmph! She needs a good dose of reality! See how the sha 6.7kReads9.2Score604Shelves
29. 429 豪 The Heiress: The Villainous Younger Sister of the Female Lead Awakens 豪门：女主的恶毒妹妹她觉醒了 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted Wealthy-family transmigration into a book + marriage first, love later + rebirth Ji Mingyu suddenly came to her senses on the eve of a matchmaking banquet. She had actually transmigrated into a book! She was the female lead’s wicked younger sister, and her mother was the female lead’s wicked stepmother. And the male lead standing before her was still caught up in a flirtatious push and pull with the female lead, yet had agreed to marry her for the sake of an alliance between their families. Of c 6.3kReads7.0Score607Shelves
30. 430 快 Quick Transmigration: She Turned the Plot into Egg Drop Soup 快穿：剧情被她搅成蛋花汤了 Yue Zhan越盏Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Supporting Female Characters + Self-Interest + Face-Slapping + No Fixed CP] After being sacrificed by the plot for the 99th time, Liuli finally awakens and flips the table in a fit of rage. Whoever wants to follow this ridiculous plot can do it. She's done playing along! Why should only the heroine be protected by the plot and get everything she wants, while no matter how hard Liuli struggles, she's still doomed to be cannon fodder? To placate this outstanding cannon-fodd 1.9kReads6.6Score111Shelves

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    This is a newly released book. The female protagonist is self-centered but intelligent; it's so good, especially good! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

31. 431 只 Give Me a Few Spineless Losers, and I Don't Care Whose Lapdog I Am 只要给点窝囊废，当谁舔狗无所谓 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Modern Romance752k WordsCompleted You and I were never meant to be. It was all thanks to your money. “The money’s been transferred to your account. That’s the end of our deal.” “Thank you, boss!” Qin Yan counted the balance in her account, smiling as she watched her employer leave. Everyone knew Qin Yan was a shameless doormat. She was hopelessly in love with the wild, unruly campus king and would abase herself to the core just for the tiniest chance to get close to him. She was the biggest simp of them all. Then one day, sh 5kReads9.0Score690Shelves

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    This book perfectly fits the requirements. The female lead is an absolute egoist with high emotional and intellectual intelligence, adept at navigating relationships with both men and women, and earns 20 million yuan in just one high school year.

32. 432 七 In the Seventies, I Awakened to a Copy Space 七零之觉醒后我有个复制空间 Misty Rain, Misty Rain烟雨朦胧朦胧烟雨Modern Romance671k WordsCompleted An Ran had a dream: everyone around her was a male or female lead, while she and her child were nothing but stepping stones for them all. But now, what man? What nieces and nephews? They could all get lost. With her Copying Space, she could get whatever she wanted. Even without a man, she could raise her child just fine. Only later did she discover that those three books had been written by an author who must have drunk an unbelievable amount of fake liquor. 3.4kReads7.2Score155Shelves
33. 433 六 The Wicked Mind-Reader of the Sixties Plays Her Cards Carefully 六零读心恶女步步为营 Tang Ying瑭璎Modern Romance242k WordsOngoing [1960s + mind-reading + selfish, vicious heroine + calculated at every step] [She'll stop at nothing to get what she wants + steals other people's opportunities] [Selfish, vicious farm girl VS domineering, overbearing fake hunter] Liu Miaomiao knew from childhood that she was different from everyone else. She could hear people's innermost thoughts, and every good deed earned her another use of this ability. Everyone in the village said the Liu family had raised a kindhearted girl with a heart of 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super delicious.

34. 434 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 42.6kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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    This is a book I recently read. It's about an egoist with a brain; he's kind to people, but not the kind who's completely devoid of his own self. Anyway, it's quite a good read.

35. 435 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Forced to navigate between multiple targets, survival is the only rule. She transforms a seemingly impossible task into a spectacular personal show, dancing on the edge of a knife and holding water on a tightrope.

36. 436 制 Taking Over the Entertainment Industry and Becoming Everyone's Favorite? Easy! 制霸演艺圈，万人迷？顺手的事！ Xiao Zhiyue萧执月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry + ambitious heroine + revenge + serious acting career + romantic tension with multiple men] - Complete, with plenty to read - When Shen Beiqiao opens her eyes again, she's in the car on her way back to the Shen family to be acknowledged as one of their own. In her previous life, she believed the lies of her “pure and refined” older sister. It wasn't until her sister's fans stabbed her clean through that she understood: in a wealthy family and the fame-hungry entertainme 4.9kReads9.0Score754Shelves
37. 437 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Villainess Lives Off Men and Loves It 年代快穿：坏女人她软饭硬吃 Liu Suqin流苏覃Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Period-Era Quick Transmigration] + [Everyone’s Favorite] + [Selfish and Self-Serving] Pu Mingyue is a climbing vine. Once she latches onto a man, she finds every way to siphon off the nourishment she needs, wringing out the last drop of his worth before ruthlessly strangling him and casting him aside. 1. Educated youth sent to the countryside in the 1970s vs. a taciturn, rugged man + a lovesick male educated youth + an elegant professor 2. Pretty widow fleeing famine in the 1950s vs. an ungrate 831Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    These are all, super pretty

38. 438 全 Survival for All: The Top-Ranked Girl Never Watches Where She’s Going 全民求生，榜一她总是不看路 Sigh of Fufeng扶风叹Sports701k WordsOngoing Humanity on Blue Star was dragged into a survival game, and everyone collectively lost their minds. Who can relate? It’s just some lousy game, but it expects us to figure out skills on our own. It gives us a blueprint and expects us to gather materials and make things ourselves. If I could do that, would I be earning just 3,500 a month?! It was supposed to be a road survival game, but now it’s forcing us to learn stuff! Where’s the one-click learning button? Where’s the one-click crafting button 15.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    The female lead is incredibly rational and has a brilliant mind. I really admire her. Xia Sanfu, this female lead is truly wonderful.

39. 439 综 The Female Leads of Film and TV Don't Need to Redeem Themselves 综影视之女配不洗白 I’ll Sell You Some Candy卖糖给你吃Female-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing The villainess has no moral compass, and the female lead usually takes the villain’s path. Sweet romance. In Empresses in the Palace, a scheming concubine fears nothing. In Love O2O, when the campus belle turns into a green tea girl, she deceives everyone. In The Legend of Xue Pinggui and Wang Baochuan, after killing the male lead and his mother, Consort Yu becomes even more wicked and leaves them completely isolated. Schemes of a Beauty, The Proud Twins, and more: coercive love. And so on. 9.2kReads5.9Score311Shelves
40. 440 快 Quick Transmigration: A Self-Serving Heartthrob's Guide to the Era 快穿：利己万人迷的年代指南 Nan Feiyu楠蜚语Modern Romance350k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + calculating self-interest + slightly wicked but unaware of it + a touch of captivating charm + men competing for her] Taotao is a peach blossom fairy born of nature itself. Men are always fighting over her, so brawls break out every few days. Afraid she might get caught up in the chaos, her divine father sends her into the Reincarnation Mirror to escape her romantic entanglements. But Yueying, a fairy jealous of Taotao, secretly tampers wi 474Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all great, they're super beautiful!

41. 441 开 Breaking Off the Engagement from the Start! My Former Fiancé Can't Handle It 开局退婚！前未婚夫他玩不起 Galloping Through Blossoms纵花踏马Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted For those whose ratings have just appeared, they’ll rise later. [1980s + mutual devotion + the husband chases his wife to the crematorium + taming a dog] [Profit-driven, flirtatious beauty × unhinged, cunning man who clings to her relentlessly] After a helicopter crash, Song Tinghe wakes up in 1983 and is immediately sold off by her uncle to a wife-beater. Her stepbrother is still lurking outside, watching her like a hawk! In her moment of crisis, she remembers the devastatingly handsome fiancé 762Reads6.8Score102Shelves
42. 442 九 The Scheming Bad Girl of the 1990s: Climbing the Ranks of Hong Kong's Elite 九零心机恶女，香江豪门上位路 I Love Pomelos1995我爱吃柚子1995Modern Romance767k WordsCompleted [A scheming, widowed, middle-aged tycoon from Hong Kong vs. a beautiful, materialistic, twice-married older woman from the mainland, with a 14-year age gap] The heroine has a growth arc. She is no saint, never loses her wits, and can be ruthless and cruel. Jiang Qingli’s life motto is simple: If you’re going to play, go all in. When her first husband dies, she finds someone richer. So she pretends to be down on her luck, acts kind, and risks her life until she finally manages to latch onto Shen 1.4kReads—Score149Shelves

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    This book is very good.

43. 443 末 The Apocalypse: Win on Both Fronts 末日之两手都要抓，两手都要赢 Please Watch the Streetlights请看路灯Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead in the Apocalypse + Revenge on Scumbags + No Saintly Do-Gooder + Reborn + Pocket Dimension + Special Abilities + Multiple Handsome Men] A power fantasy about a strong heroine leveling up. No beating around the bush, she gets things done! In her previous life, Shi Baiwei trusted the wrong people and was reduced to nothing. Who could have guessed she’d transmigrate back five years, with the chance to start over? This time, she has two golden fingers: a pocket dimension and spec 19Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    This book is amazing! The female lead is strong, not at all a saint, and always seeks revenge! There's no fixed love interest, but there are lots of handsome guys! The female lead currently only loves herself! She has dual superpowers, including spatial abilities!

44. 444 综 A Comeback for the Ultimate Mary Sue Across the Worlds of Film and TV 综影视之顶级小白花的逆袭 That Bookworm Surnamed Duo姓朵的那个书虫Female-Channel Fanfiction199k WordsOngoing [A heads-up: This isn’t a brainless, Mary Sue power fantasy. The heroine isn’t a selfless saint. She’s extremely self-serving, though she values emotional fulfillment more than practical gain. She won’t go out of her way to avenge the original host. What happens to characters from the original story depends on her mood and whether they get in the way of her life. She only cares about how she feels. She can think things through, but not very well, and prefers to throw her weight around. The autho 28Reads5.4Score—Shelves
45. 445 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Character Gets the Everyone-Loves-Her Script 快穿：女配拿了万人迷剧本 I Just Won't Eat Carrots就是不吃胡萝卜Ancient Romance280k WordsOngoing [Femme fatale Fujiang heroine + everyone has a one-sided crush on her + no fixed pairing + endless romantic rivalries + maximum Mary Sue] Lin Jiang, a villainous department head at the Quick Transmigration Bureau who was about to retire after completing her work, received a transfer order to the Supporting Female Department. What! They want a great villain like her, who has spent ten thousand years plotting coups and murdering her husbands and emperors, to play a supporting female character? Sys 26Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Vixen Enjoys Life Every Day 年代文快穿：狐狸精天天在享福 Chen Lingyun陈凌云Modern Romance578k WordsCompleted [1v1 sweet romance] On the second day after Li Jiaojiao became a spirit, a thunderbolt from the Heavenly Dao knocked her soul out of her body. That's when something called the “System” came looking for her. “Pretty fox spirit, would you like to visit other worlds?” Li Jiaojiao looked at her own “corpse.” Sure, why not? It wasn't like this place was any good to live in. As a ghost, she couldn't find a man, and Li Jiaojiao had been alive far too long. She had risked cultivating into a human for no 3.4kReads5.9Score206Shelves
47. 447 失 Before I Lost My Memory, the Heiress Took the Family Fortune and Ran 失忆前，资本大小姐卷家产跑路了 Bells Ring Across the Nine Provinces铃动九洲Modern Romance584k WordsCompleted Alternate history + military marriage + ancient-to-modern transmigration + a straight-laced fox spirit who flirts with fearless intensity Fox spirit Su Wanyuan failed her tribulation. Not only did a lightning strike send her to the unfamiliar 1960s, she was also arrested as an accomplice of enemy spies. After finally clearing her name, Su Wanyuan discovered that, with no identity papers, household registration, or travel permit, she was an undocumented drifter who could barely get by in this 1kReads7.5Score103Shelves
48. 448 救 Help! The Big Shot Is Being Harassed by a Spoiled Brat 救命！大佬被作精女碰瓷了 Little Lazy Sloth小树懒懒Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Period setting + transmigrate into a book + self-interest above all + ordinary timespace + no going to the countryside Respect hardship, understand hardship, but don't suffer through it! Lin Ran transmigrated into a period novel as the vicious younger sister of the reborn heroine. Faced with the heroine's overwhelming plot armor, she chose to cling to a powerful patron rather than keep her head down or go completely off the rails. (And this patron wasn't the original heroine.) Oh! A car is comin 9.3kReads8.4Score704Shelves

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    Selfishness, a period drama. To get a job, he tore down the job posting as soon as he saw it, preventing others from seeing it, and ultimately lost his job because of it, despite his excellent acting skills. "Help! Secretary Shi has been framed by that pretentious woman!"

49. 449 快 Quick Transmigration: The Carefree Life of a Villainess 快穿年代：恶毒女配的逍遥人生 Moonshadow Letian月影乐天Modern Romance726k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Period] [feel-good novel] [pocket dimension] [overpowered protagonist] [Parallel worlds] [No fixed CP] Name: Yan Shu Department: Period Villainess Team Weapon: A black brick Points: 500 Merit points: 30,000 They stand in the way of the female lead's happiness. They're either bullying her or plotting against her... The world calls them vicious supporting female characters. Born beautiful beyond compare, they are the envy of everyone and the darlings of heaven. But the mome 5.4kReads9.0Score309Shelves
50. 450 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1950s: The Green Tea Mother Marries Three Times, and the Supporting Female Lead Turns Her Life Around 穿书五零绿茶母亲三嫁女配翻身 A Promise with Wu Nianzhi伍念之约Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Like those stories about transmigrating to the 1950s and awakening to the truth, Qian Jinjin and her green-tea mother, Qian Duoduo, are both villainesses. They’re sent to a labor camp and die miserably. Qian Jinjin grumbles to herself: “Why am I so unlucky? I’ve transmigrated into the body of a six-year-old. At least I brought along her farm space. Oh, no, Mom and I are both doomed villainesses!” Qian Duoduo also thinks to herself: “Hmph, I’ve awakened. I can’t let us keep suffering like this. I 2.9kReads8.6Score217Shelves

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