What's With Tomato? Every Heroine Is a Comedic Character. Give Us Something Different 番茄这是怎么了，女主都是搞笑女，给点别的吧

1. 151 课 Spring and Autumn in the Textbooks 课本春秋 Bo L Tang波l棠Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Seasons in the Textbook A Republican-era classroom, with one teacher and several students [Volume One] First School Year (Autumn 1932–Summer 1933): The Beginning of Learning Opening Note: In the autumn of 1932, the ancestral hall in Qingxi Town opened its doors as a school. Five children walked inside. Over the next six years, they would see the whole world from here. A Poem for the Opening The ancestral hall’s threshold stands three inches high. The children lift their feet to cross, unawar 25Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 回 Back Before You Became the Light 回到你成为光之前 Jiujiu Doesn't Want to Work 996酒酒不想996Modern Romance300k WordsOngoing [Qi Shengnan × Shen Yanzhou → one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first + fictional setting + mutual salvation + a touch of ensemble cast] When Qi Shengnan was six, she once met a very handsome person in the park near her home. Strangely, a red scarf was draped over his thigh. She gave him a strawberry-flavored candy and her umbrella too... When high school began, Qi Shengnan ended up in the same class as Shen Yanzhou, the top student in the city. She ran, he chased, and she wished s 34Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 知 After Learning the Plot, the Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 知道剧情后，修仙女配不当垫脚石 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Fantastical Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Two manhua adaptations of this book are now available. To watch, tap “Adaptation Theater” in the bottom-right corner of any chapter, or search Douyin or Hongguo for "The Cool Young Lady Has Two Cheats" and "The Cultivation Supporting Character Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone". Both have been adapted into manhua series. [Transmigrating into a book + secret identities + no romance + immensely satisfying power fantasy + no woman-against-woman rivalry + lightning-fast face-slapping and revenge + an o 63kReads8.4Score9.1kShelves
4. 154 假 The Fake Heiress Becomes the Villain Squad’s Beloved, So Of Course She Takes It Easy 假千金成反派团宠了当然要摆烂啊 Yi Sir易SirModern Romance287k WordsCompleted Yuan Luoyi thinks of herself as a little hamster in a nest of venomous snakes. Everyone in her family is a lunatic villain, while she, the fake heiress, is the only one focused on doing nothing. Her father is an arms mogul, and her mother is a top assassin. Her eldest brother is a business-world killing machine with factitious disorder imposed on another. Her second brother is a cold-blooded lawyer with no sense of morality. Her third brother is a born sociopath with a bloodlust. Her fourth brot 18.7kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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   Don't be misled by the book title.

5. 155 在 Love in Badminton Season 在羽毛球时节，恋爱 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance226k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, so there aren’t many votes yet) [One-on-one sweet romance + ordinary working-stiff life and love + reunion after a long separation + mutual devotion + slow and steady love] [Half everyday romance, half working-stiff life] The theme of this story: Love is just as important as work. Even if you’re a working stiff, you should find a sense of purpose in yourself through all the trials and tribulations. Working stiffs deserve love too!! People say the secret to a good re 112Reads8.0Score—Shelves
6. 156 血 The Blood-Red Wedding Dress: My Five-Hundred-Year-Old Ghost Girlfriend 血色嫁衣我的五百岁女鬼女友 Bo L Tang波l棠Mystery214k WordsCompleted A female ghost in a blood-red wedding dress! A sinister plot that extinguished all humanity! A meeting five hundred years in the making: she came back in this life for you! Young Gu Linchuan secluded himself in Jiangnan to prepare for his exams, only to encounter Rong Qianlu, a five-hundred-year-old female ghost dressed in a blood-red wedding gown. Her family was slaughtered when she was alive, turning her into a vengeful spirit, but Gu Linchuan’s gentleness brought out her vulnerable side. The 10Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 重 Reclaiming My Ambition to Rise to the Top 重拾青云之志 A Gentle Breeze Blows Past Me凉风习习吹过我Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted Period rural life | A young man’s rise | Farming and business | An inspiring tale of humble beginnings | Family, country, and kindred spirits | Reviving the family Rooted in the rural villages of southern Sichuan along the banks of the Mangxi River, the poor-born Shi Gensheng struggles to grow up amid the hardships of the era and upheavals in his family. Faced with a broken home and an interrupted education, he relies on patience and careful planning to establish himself in the countryside. He 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Read this book featuring the male protagonist; it's a tragic historical novel set in a bygone era.

8. 158 耽 The Supporting Female Character in a Danmei Novel Refuses to Follow the Plot 耽美文女配拒绝走剧情 Bai Bai Bai Bai Bai Xiao Baibai白白白白白小白白Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [I'm sick of romance novels pandering to danmei and shipping men together, so I'm writing this to vent. If you're not the target audience, don't read it. If you get upset, so will I. There's no turning gay men straight: straight men are straight. All the classic quotes are things I've seen with my own eyes. Also, the original is an otome novel! If that's not your thing, please steer clear. And the uncle has psychological problems and isn't quite right in the head~] Su Ran was originally the hero 9.5kReads9.1Score1kShelves
9. 159 相 A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 相亲小甜文 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Sweet Little Blind Date Romance 448Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 重 Reborn in 1948: I Burned Down the Ancestral Home and Forced My Family to Become Poor Peasants 重生1948：一把火烧了祖宅，我逼全家当贫农 A Gentle Breeze Blows Past Me凉风习习吹过我Marriage & Romance18k WordsCompleted Reborn in 1948: I Burned Down the Ancestral Home and Forced My Whole Family to Become Poor Peasants 19Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 推 Push: The First Time I Got Pushed, I Hit Back! 推——第一次被推就打回去！ Bo L Tang波l棠64k WordsCompleted Push Back! The First Time Someone Pushes You, Hit Them Right Back! 16Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 162 我 I Got into a Top University, but My Parents Think I Got a Factory Job 我考上了985，爸妈以为我进了厂 Pear Many Fish梨多鱼9k WordsCompleted I got into a top-tier 985 university, but my parents thought I went to work in a factory 23kReads—Score120Shelves

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    In this book, the female lead isn't comedic; she's very resilient, and the plot is quite good.

13. 163 作 The Troublesome Female Side Character Wonders: Why Hasn’t the Male Lead Broken Up with Me Yet? 作精女配，男主怎么还不和我分手 La Lu La Lu啦噜啦噜Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Spoiled heiress + beloved by everyone + rekindled romance + sweet doting romance + going crazy for love + wealthy family] Ye Zhitang had a nightmare. In it, she was the troublesome first love who tormented the male lead, Gu Yanzhi. Because of her constant self-destructive antics, Gu Yanzhi was drawn to the gentle, considerate, kind female lead. Only belatedly did he realize that she was the one he loved! In the end, Gu Yanzhi succeeded in business and became a big shot. He and the female 8.3kReads7.8Score491Shelves

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    The female leads aren't funny. In the first book, the female lead is incredibly capable but also very spoiled, leading others to perceive her as pretentious, though the male lead adores her. The second book features a female lead who ends up with her brother's arch-enemy; it's super good. The third book has a female lead considered a jinx; the male lead goes to war, is betrayed, ambushed, and crippled. The female lead slowly heals him, and he heals her in return—a mutual journey. In the fourth book, the female lead wants a child, chooses the male lead, becomes pregnant, and then abandons him—unexpectedly, the male lead is the emperor's brother-in-law; the plot is quite engaging. The fourth book is about cultivation; the female lead manages to suppress the bad luck of her unlucky sect and diligently cultivates.

14. 164 今 A Little Rain Falls Tonight 今夜小雨降落 Li Zhiyuyu栗芝鱼鱼Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted [The score will rise after release] [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + both virgins + happy ending + a food blogger who is beautiful, aloof, and starved for warmth, Ju Yu, vs. CEO Tan He, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted at first, then a devoted puppy begging for affection] Ju Yu's life motto: “Anything's fine. Whatever works. No problem.” Her parents went abroad with her twin sister for treatment and arranged a marriage for Ju Yu. She nodded without a trace of emotion. “I'll do what y 15.3kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Not funny. The female lead in modern romance novels is rather aloof, while the female lead in historical romance novels is very cute.

15. 165 主 Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic? 主角祭天！法力无边？ Bo L Tang波l棠95k WordsCompleted Sacrifice the Protagonist to Heaven! Boundless Magic Power? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 被 Even After Being Cast Down to the Mortal Realm, I'm Still Everyone's Darling 被贬下凡之后我还是团宠 As Far as She Is Concerned于她而言Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted An innocent little fairy x a pure-hearted young man After being banished to the mortal realm, Tan Xi was immediately doted on by everyone. There, she met the gentle Sister Cheng, who cared for her deeply, as well as a seemingly silly young man who was always at her side. Together, they roamed the martial world and overcame one crisis after another. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This female lead is not a comedic actress.

17. 167 我 My Brother Is the Villain, and the Male Lead Has a Crush on Me 我哥是反派，男主暗恋我 Salted Fish Biscuit in a Tree树上的咸鱼饼干Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Transmigrate Into a Book + Sweet Romance + Overbearing CEO Beautiful socialite of the capital vs. aloof, chaste heir to a powerful family Set in an alternate world. Please don't scrutinize the details too much! Synopsis: In a male-oriented novel, the protagonist Chi Yu is the heir to a powerful family in the capital. Everything goes his way from childhood, he gathers countless underlings along the way, and eventually becomes the world's richest man. As the protagonist fights his way up, there a 21.7kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
18. 168 S The SSS Sentinel Is Actually a Guide SSS哨兵她竟然是个向导 The Years Are Like Our First Meeting岁月如初见Sci-Fi & Apocalypse498k WordsCompleted [Guide and Sentinel + Interstellar + Strong heroine + Animal and plant spirit forms + A hint of being adored by everyone] After An He is struck by lightning, she goes from the apocalypse to the interstellar era. Her formidable physical abilities lead everyone to believe she’s a Sentinel, and a 3S one at that. In this unfamiliar world of high technology, the demon cultivator who emerged from the deep mountains and forests goes from quietly observing and keeping a low profile to slaughtering enemi 11.7kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
19. 169 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Princess Arrives in the Modern World and Poisons the Author’s Mind 炮灰公主穿现，我把作家毒懵了 Trapped in a Cafe by the Rain大雨困在咖啡馆Modern Romance195k WordsOngoing [A cannon-fodder princess from the Western Regions X a bestselling author] Nan Huang, princess of Yaocheng, bears the heavy responsibility of her country and people. She resolves to marry into the Underworld and assassinate the infamous Underworld God. An unexpected storm pulls her out of the world of her own book and sends her to Jinghai City. When she first meets Ye Si, she mistakes him for her nemesis, the Underworld God, and poisons him on the spot. Much later, she realizes that the man she —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a time traveler from the novel who becomes an actress in the real world and marries a writer after an arranged marriage. There's a tiny bit of the entertainment industry involved, and she's incredibly unfunny!

20. 170 霁 Clear Skies, Abundant Joy 霁色逢盈 Li Zhiyuyu栗芝鱼鱼Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Both Leads Are Virgins + Happy Ending + Heroine Truly Falls for His Looks ✖ Male Lead Pretends to Be Vengeful] After her first marriage fell apart, Qian Fengying got drunk and spent one night with Shen Jichun, a poor scholar. When she woke, she tossed him some gold as payment and left without a backward glance, never realizing the debt she had left behind. Shen Ji rose through the ranks at court and took charge of the Court of Judicial Review, his vermilion brush deciding who lived 158Reads—Score100Shelves
21. 171 情 Record of the Illusory Sea of Love: The Great Void Livestream 情天幻海录太虚直播间 Bo L Tang波l棠Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted The Illusory Realm of the Great Void, by the shores of the Sea of Love. Fairy Jing Huan had been staring blankly into a water mirror for three days. What it reflected was not her peerless beauty, but the countless scenes of the mortal world: office workers scrolling through their phones on the subway, middle-aged men and women haggling at matchmaking corners, livestreamers crying, “Brother, love me!”, and exhausted wage slaves staying up late making PowerPoints until they went bald... “Such mudd 2Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 卿 You and the Sun and Moon 卿与日月 Mo Huan陌缓Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Originally titled My Love, the Sun and Moon. Everyday life in an ancient setting + mutual salvation + seemingly delicate but inwardly strong heroine who grows over time + hero who still holds on to kindness and honor after falling from his position as a favored son of heaven] Wen Shining, the legitimate daughter of the Wen family, was confined to her home for sixteen years because of a curse claiming she would bring death to her parents and disaster upon her family. Fu Wenzhou, the second son o 54.3kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves
23. 173 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves

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    This female lead is not naive, does not admire strength, is not funny, is not moody, and does not possess any of the qualities described.

24. 174 全 A Phantom Thief in a VR Game: Steal from Him, Then Steal from You 全息游戏当神偷，偷完他的偷你的 Wei Si Rui卫斯瑞Sports231k WordsOngoing Genesis has launched. Shi Xi was raring to go, ready to dive into the game and make a name for herself. As soon as she logged in, the System announced: [Congratulations! You have drawn a hidden class with a 0.00001% chance of appearing.] Shi Xi was ecstatic. What class had she drawn? Was she about to get some insanely powerful status, punch mages, kick warriors, and rise straight to the top? The System announced: [Congratulations! You have become a great,] [Thief.] Shi Xi: “???” From then on... 38.4kReads8.7Score7.9kShelves

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    These books are all good.

25. 175 兽 The Beast World's Favorite: Training to the Max with My Male Gods 兽世万人迷：男神伴我修炼满级 Seven Treasures Rice Ball Lemon七宝饭柠萌Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing [Beast World + Strong Male Lead, Even Stronger Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Heroine + Leveling Up + Multiple Male Leads + Everyone’s Favorite] The Federation’s top fighter, with a perfect score, transmigrates into a good-for-nothing female with only 3% of the Beast World’s combat strength? An Yipeng: No problem. Seventy-two hours is plenty of time for me to get back to my peak. While others struggle to survive in the Beast World, she builds an intelligence network, stirs up trouble, and turns t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this female-centric novel set in a beast world; the female lead is aloof and powerful.

26. 176 饕 Gluttony’s Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 饕餮刑场——食物链底层的罪与罚 Bo L Tang波l棠60k WordsCompleted The Gluttonous Execution Ground: Crime and Punishment at the Bottom of the Food Chain 2Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Wicked Beastwoman Finally Gets to Eat Well 穿书兽世：恶雌她终于吃上好的了 Scallion-Fried Tofu小香葱煎豆腐Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Beast World]+ [rival males, chaotic love triangle]+ [world-building] Shen Mei transmigrates into a story about a female lead in an interstellar Beast World, as the cannon-fodder villainess who serves as a foil to the heroine, Ning Xue. In the book, she comes from a prestigious family, is adored by her father and brothers, and has astonishing talent. Her only flaw is her ordinary looks; otherwise, she's excellent in every way. The Central Brain has just matched her with a beast husband, and her 305kReads9.0Score41.9kShelves
28. 178 瞎 My Blind Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic. I Can Lie to Him and Deceive Him, but He Won’t Leave 瞎子夫君恋爱脑，欺他骗他都不跑 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixi only wanted to have a child with Song Lianzhou, not take responsibility for him. Men were all worthless and could never be relied on. Their only use was helping women get pregnant. Her own father taught her the first lesson in hating men. She had never met her biological father. He got her mother pregnant out of wedlock, then abandoned them, leaving mother and daughter to endure everyone’s scorn. Later, her childhood sweetheart betrayed and set her up, making her give up on men for g 7.4kReads9.1Score882Shelves
29. 179 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 16.5kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

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    They're all great! The first three are incredibly moving; I was completely immersed in them and cried while reading them. Highly recommended! Each female lead has her own distinct personality—some are gentle, some are spoiled, and some are calm, brave, and resourceful! (Personally, I don't really like comedic female leads.)

30. 180 蛮 The Savage Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 蛮荒纪元：棠焱传奇 Bo L Tang波l棠Historical87k WordsCompleted The Wilds Era: The Legend of Tang Yan 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 那EN Lord Jiang is the Demon! 那妖魔是姜大人！ Eight-Tentacled Monster八爪触手怪Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing (The rating has just been released) [Gender Swap] + [Single] + [Slaying demons and exorcising evil] + [Wish-fulfillment story] Using the blood of demons as ink and the Hundred Demons Manual as paper, one can copy their forms and seize their supernatural abilities. When Jiang Yuechu awoke one day, she had become an ordinary young woman in the flourishing Great Tang. Beneath the moon over Chang’an, prosperity and decay coexist, immortals and Buddhas have vanished, and demons run rampant. Fortunate 380.2kReads9.3Score28.6kShelves
32. 182 全 The Whole Sect Is Unlucky, but the Lucky Carp Junior Sister Is Spoiled by Everyone and Makes It Through 全宗倒霉蛋，锦鲤小师妹团宠上岸 Little Ink Bell墨铃小铛Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Rong Yi discovered that she had become the world's biggest fool, helping the heroine achieve success. No matter what opportunities came her way, whether rare spirit herbs, ancient swords, or ancient divine beast eggs, all it took was a few words from the heroine, her senior sister, or her senior brothers and master, and she'd naively hand them over. In the end, she died taking a fatal blow from an evil fiend meant for the heroine. Then, after just a couple of wo 25.9kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
33. 183 授 Hand Him the Reins 授他以柄 Zhou Fuyao周扶妖Ancient Romance96k WordsCompleted With the city about to fall and the kingdom on the brink of ruin, Pei Qing wrote a letter asking that man for help. For seven whole days, there was no reply. But just when all hope seemed lost, he arrived. His peerlessly handsome face was full of disdain and contempt. Xiao Yuan walked into the imperial bedchamber with blood dripping from his blade and lazily called out, “Elder Brother.” Having earned merit by rushing to the emperor’s defense, he naturally expected a reward. “I have plenty of gol 24.9kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves
34. 184 杀 Slaughter Kindergarten: Killergarten 杀戮幼儿园——Killergarten Bo L Tang波l棠78k WordsCompleted Killergarten 2Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 反 The Villainess Studies Hard at the Aristocratic Academy 反派大小姐在贵族学院狠狠学习 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [The male lead is Chi. The romance develops slowly, and until anyone confesses, it's just friendship.] He Ying regains her memories in an old-school campus novel and is horrified to realize she's the vicious rich young lady. Instead of inheriting a fortune worth trillions, she's been chasing men and bullying the sweet, innocent heroine. What a ridiculous way to live. After learning that inheriting the family fortune depends on her academic performance, He Ying declares, “If I don't earn this mon 8.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
36. 186 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 100.8kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves
37. 187 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 56.5kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves
38. 188 假 The Fake Heiress Fears Nothing: This Taotie Just Keeps Eating 假千金无所畏惧，本饕餮哐哐干饭 Seafood Treasure by the Shore海边蟹黄宝Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted A baby's cry rings out in the delivery room, and a cold breeze brushes Tao Cici's face. Pixiu and Bixie are fighting when one of them kicks the little Taotie, quietly enjoying her meal nearby, straight into a human woman's belly. Thankfully, after she's born, her parents dote on her and her older brother spoils her. Aside from eating and drinking every day, the little Taotie has never done anything useful. She only goes home to pick up some homework she forgot, but overhears a shocking truth com 13.1kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    💗Perfectly fitting. The female lead, the fake heiress, is a glutton. Even when the real heiress is coming back, all she worries about is whether she'll have enough to eat in the future. Not only do her brothers say she's stupid, but even the real heiress thinks she's too foolish to care for.

39. 189 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 185.1kReads9.4Score27.7kShelves
40. 190 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 38.2kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    Trust me, you won't regret it. Check out my homepage. I'm Tomato Old Man. My first book, "Ancient to Modern Princess," is so languidly beautiful. My second book has perfect stories and plots you won't believe—it's so satisfying, I can't recover after reading it. The female lead is incredibly strong, and a bit funny. My third book has an amazing plot; I haven't recovered since finishing it. The female lead travels through time, makes everyone regret their actions, climbs to the highest position, completes her mission, goes home, and then jumps off a building to commit suicide. It's really good.

41. 191 昂 A Life Full of Vigor 昂扬的生命 Pomegranate Blossoms in May榴花映五月Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the first generation of only children, and to the teachers’ college graduates who devoted themselves to education in this land. Each person has only one life. How should we live this one and only life? Looking across history and around the world, many inspiring books have explored this theme. I, an unknown nobody, hope to join their ranks and have chosen the same theme. I hope my work won’t be lost among the masterpieces of celebrated writers. This work will focus on Ji 218Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this book isn't funny; she lives life with clarity and acts ruthlessly. These are qualities she's honed through countless trials and tribulations in life!

42. 192 快 Quick Transmigration: The Demon King Wrecks the Plot 快穿之大魔王崩坏剧情 Mist Rising Through the Long Forest雾起长林Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish-fulfillment.) The heroine is an overbearing, chuuni, unhinged supervillain. She isn't human! She has no human morality and is rotten to the core. Anyone seeking justice or a saintly heroine should stay away. She takes the scumbag's path and leaves scumbags nowhere to go. If she can solve something with violence, she won't waste a word. She's a master of every kind of scheming green tea and black lotus trick: if you can imagine it, she can do it. A mama's boy ends up w 29.3kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves
43. 193 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 22kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
44. 194 我 We Will Meet Again in the Light 我们终将在光里重逢 Peach Ice Mist桃冰霧Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted He is a distant, cold deity standing above the clouds, yet he is willing to descend to earth and be her one and only devoted follower. In everyone's eyes, Xu Jiaxing and Gu Chengling belong to two different worlds. One is a beautiful loner who consistently ranks near the bottom in science subjects and has never passed math, but possesses a singular artistic talent; the other is a brilliant scholar, composed and self-disciplined, who always ranks first in the grade and seems both untouchable and 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've recently become wary of some of the female lead characters 😂 So when I saw "We Will Eventually Meet Again in the Light," I was actually a bit surprised. Xu Jiaxing isn't the kind of female lead who waits for the male lead to save her the whole time and only cries when things go wrong. When she was eighteen, she genuinely liked Gu Chengling. But then her life suddenly took a turn for the worse, and the first thing she did wasn't to beg him to stay, but to forcefully push away the person she loved most. She told him, "Gu Chengling, I don't love you anymore." He believed her. And that belief lasted for six years. Six years later, when they met again, Gu Chengling was no longer the boy in his school uniform who chased after her. He had become someone everyone called "President Gu." The worst part was—he still hated her. I initially thought it would be another "domineering CEO abusing his wife + female lead crying and explaining" trope. But it wasn't. She didn't chase after him begging for forgiveness, and he didn't immediately forgive her just because he still loved her. They were both pretending. One pretended to have already let go. The other pretended not to care at all. Until Gu Chengling finally learned what had truly happened six years ago. Only then did he realize: the person he had hated for six years was precisely the one he couldn't bear to hurt him back then. What touched me most about this book wasn't the "CEO chasing his wife" trope, but rather whether two people who had already missed their chance had the courage to gamble again. And rest assured—it's not just angst for the sake of angst; it has a happy ending. If you want to read a story about a campus romance turning into a modern city romance, a long-awaited reunion, and a broken relationship mended, and where the female lead isn't a naive and innocent type, you should give it a try. 📖 "We Will Eventually Meet Again in the Light" ✍️ Peach Ice Mist's 373,000-word long novel, a completed youth campus and modern romance novel.

45. 195 快 Quick Transmigration: The Background Character Is a Beauty Everyone Adores 快穿：背景板是万人迷美人 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [The heroine is incredibly charming, with a tendency to attract everyone] Yin Yi is a newcomer in the background-character department of the Quick Transmigration Bureau. She has no other advantages, but her beauty is unparalleled. She is supposed to play a background character and follow the plot, a role that should be a piece of cake. Unexpectedly, the stories in each world start veering further and further off course. Looking at the plot unfolding so differently from the original, System 007 i 4.5kReads8.9Score248Shelves

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    The first book isn't a comedy; the female lead's beauty is stunning throughout the entire book. The synopsis alone is enough. The world-building is fast-paced, so you can try the first world to see if it suits your taste [eating melon emoji]. The second book is a lighthearted slice-of-life story, but the protagonist is adorable, just like her name suggests. The third book features a career-driven female lead, no need to say more. The fourth book's motherly female lead left me dizzy... Her personal charm is incredible [kiss emoji]. However, I heard the first world is a fan-made story called "River Flows to the Sea of ​​Sorrow." Although I haven't seen the original drama, it sounds very tragic... Highly recommended!!

46. 196 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Little Green Tea Is Spoiled by Five Villains 穿书后小绿茶被五个反派团宠了 Wen Ting温听Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + The Whole Cast Is Evil + The Villain’s Redemption Comes Too Late] Song Yingying transmigrated into a book as the heroine of an old-fashioned novel, where she was tormented to death by a cast of evil characters. But after being evil for long enough, they changed and took to spoiling their little sister. Her smiling-tiger older brother: “I’ll work hard to make money for my sister! Nobody else gets to be the family ATM!” Her beastly cousin: “The family ATM? Little brother, yo 787Reads9.4Score157Shelves
47. 197 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 24.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
48. 198 体 Weight Exchange System: The Fat Man's Comeback Plan 体重兑换系统：胖子逆袭计划 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 16.3kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
49. 199 你 You Have a Golden Finger, but I Have an All-Powerful Mom! 你有金手指，我有全能妈妈！ Fish from Mermaid Island人鱼岛的鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + System + life-simulation golden finger + strong heroine + billionaire + brainless wish-fulfillment story Also known as: There Is a God in This World, and Her Name Is Mom Main story complete [The Hongguo comic adaptation is now online: Here Comes the All-Powerful Mom] [The heroine has no romantic pairing, though various characters develop one-sided crushes in some small worlds.] [The heroine is invincible] Fang Jun had finally made it through her probation and completed her 21.5kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
50. 200 救 Redemption? No! The Unhinged Heroine Only Wants Credit for Helping the Dragon Throne 救赎？不！疯批女主只要从龙功 Yu Jiudeng虞九灯Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted Features a narrated audiobook version. [Female Disguise + Career-Focused Heroine + Reborn Romance-Focused Male Lead + Ancient-to-Ancient] The Calamity Emperor tells the story of a young man whose legs are broken, taking him from limitless glory to a life of abuse at everyone’s hands. Through endless hardship, he murders his father and younger brother and unifies a land torn apart by chaos in a tale of revenge. The story was nothing new, but Wen Muci loved it. She loved the proud, bright, gentle 7.2kReads9.3Score988Shelves

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    The first book features an incredibly capable female lead, even more so than the male lead, and with a very high IQ. It's a time-travel story set in ancient times, and I've already read it twice—it's super good! [Heart emoji] The second book features a reborn female lead who's not exactly virtuous. There's no male lead yet, and it's also very good, but it's currently being updated. [Crying emoji]

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