The Female Lead Seems Well-Behaved, but She's a Killer Who Drinks, Fights, and Smokes 女主表面很乖，其实杀人喝酒、打架、抽烟样样不落

1. 1 他 His Strawberry-Scented Rose 他的草莓味玫瑰 Qi Cheng栖橙Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other + healing + mutual pursuit] [Theatrical, depressed girl and cold, wild school bully] Scene 1: Jiang Qiyu looked at the girl, who was much shorter than him, as she said into her phone, “This internet café is pretty laid-back. They’ve got a kid running the place.” The girl sucked on a strawberry lollipop and looked up at him. “Hey, buddy, I’m almost seventeen. Can’t you tell?” Scene 2: Lin Yunchu leaned over her desk and asked, “How much does y 5kReads9.5Score53414d adds

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   Ninth Sister is super cool, smoking, fighting, playing games, and the moment she puts on her smoky pink hat, she's ready to fight (the smoky pink hat is like a seal, haha). Yu Ge will proactively lower his head when Chu Jiu wants to pat her head, telling her, "Rose doesn't need to grow tall; its prisoners will willingly bend down." Yu Ge remembers every word Ninth Sister says and helps her achieve them (he remembers her wanting to open many flower shops, remembers her favorite flower is roses, remembers her wanting to study psychology, remembers her wanting to dye her hair blue or purple, remembers her wanting to get rid of her sores...). Ninth Sister is very impatient, yet she waited for Jiang Qiyu for three years. Lin Yun Chu doesn't quite understand what other people's love is like, but the boy before her, his love is passionate, premeditated, undisguised, and blatant. [It seems that from the day they met, his kindness and indulgence towards her have expanded infinitely. While she was enjoying her descent into darkness, he, with passionate and bold love, fell into her world.] "Ayu." I walked alone through the vast wilderness, and then you came. From then on, for the rest of my long life, all my resolute dreams were for you. The only thing I didn't like was that the three years we were apart were too painful. I used up half a roll of toilet paper; I really cried my eyes out.

2. 2 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 23.4kReads9.1Score3.2k14d adds

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   This book is super good!

3. 3 我 I'm Frail, I'm Faking It, I'm Sick, and That's for Real 我柔弱，我装的，我有病，是真的 W22W二二Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Face-Slapping the Scumbags + Strong Female Lead + Putting the Family in Order] The youngest daughter of the Nian family, Nian Xiaogao, has been frail and sickly since childhood, too weak to care for herself. After fifteen years away, she finally returns home. At first, everyone assumes Nian Xiaogao won’t live much longer. They’ve already prepared her coffin and started getting ready for the funeral banquet. But then She puts the family in order, knocks some sense into the love-stru 1.4kReads8.8Score17214d adds
4. 4 归 The Heiress Returns as an Assassin, Taking Over the Underworld with Wild Abandon 归来千金是杀手，执掌黑道野翻了 You Yi悠逸Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted [Two top-tier killers with secret identities + unhinged heroine seduces and teases + obsessive hero dotes on her alone + face-slapping satisfaction] She kills and sets fires; he hands her the knife and fans the flames. Ye Mohui is a soft, harmless little rabbit in public, but behind closed doors she’s the number one assassin, feared by all. She’s a born psychopath who kills without mercy and loves humming while disposing of bodies. One day, a man stumbles upon her “recreational activities.” Dres 4.5kReads7.8Score61514d adds

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5. 5 认 After Reuniting with My Family, I Accidentally Joined a Mafia Clan and Became Their Darling 认亲后，误入黑道家族成团宠 His Highness Xuan Yin玄音殿下Modern Romance596k WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. [Fictional Elite Family + Strong Female Lead with Multiple Secret Identities + A Foot in Both the Criminal Underworld and the Lawful World + A Family of Scheming Heirs] Lu Zhifu, the eldest daughter of the Lu family who had been missing for years, was finally brought home. But an adopted daughter had long since taken her place. She expected a melodramatic battle between the real and fake heiresses, but her brothers didn’t favor Lu Jinya 28.9kReads9.0Score4.5k14d adds

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   That's a good idea! Pretend to be well-behaved in front of your family!

6. 6 野 Wild Winds Stir the Flames 野风撩烈焰 Su Taotao Isn't a Peach苏桃桃不是桃子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating has only just opened and will rise later) [Two Strong Leads] + [Sweet Romance] + [Jianghu Intrigue] + [Passionate Youth] + [Multiple Identities] A brash young woman, descended from a jianghu big shot, flirts with every pretty girl she meets and even plans to snag a pure-hearted young master as her sidekick. One night, Jiang Qingyan catches Su Xiaofeng jumping out of a second-floor dorm window. “Did you get kicked out by the dorm supervisor for taking things too far?” Su Xiaofeng fire 222Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is both cool and wild; she looks very well-behaved but is actually super cool and arrogant!

7. 7 惊 Jing Yu Xun Jin 惊予浔槿 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later | Older man | Sweet romance | 1v1, both leads are each other's only partner | Slow burn] [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] In Beijing's elite circles, everyone said the eldest daughter of the Luo family was cold and indifferent. Luo Jin thought so too, and figured she was perfectly suited to being a pawn in a marriage alliance. So when the “smiling King of Hell” proposed to her in front of everyone at a banquet, she asked only six words: “When are we r 11.8kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds

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   Look at this! You'll definitely love it!!

8. 8 别 Don’t Stand on Tiptoe! I’ll Bend Down 别踮脚！我低头 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Don’t Stand on Tiptoe, I’ll Bend Down is now available at major retailers] [Sickeningly sweet and lighthearted + devoted couple + healing romance + wild, doting love + campus life] Pampered, carefree heiress ✖️ wicked, arrogant bad-boy heir “Ow! Stop touching me…” Ji Shuyi glared through teary, pink-rimmed eyes at the “big bad wolf” looming over her. She sniffed reproachfully. “You’re always picking on me!” They say Jiang Cheng of Jing University’s Law School is arrogant 11.2kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds

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   Chapter 001 My Enemy: Your sudden attraction was unexpected, completely ensnaring me. —Jiang Cheng. The capital city, nearing September, was still sweltering, its nights bustling and vibrant with neon lights. "Intoxicating" Music and Wine Bar. The only entertainment venue in the capital requiring facial recognition and identity verification for entry. On the second floor, in the open booths near the railing with the best view, sat a group of energetic and beautiful young men and women, seemingly playing some card game, their laughter and chatter filling the air. "Haha…Shuyi, you lost! Quick, quick, choose Truth or Dare?" A pretty girl in a black mini-dress excitedly snatched the card from Ji Shuyi's hand, asking about the punishment. "Finally caught Shuyi once! Quickly choose Truth, only by prying into her heart can you..."

9. 9 她 She's the Best at Playing Innocent 她最会装乖 Jiang Yanyan姜言言Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted Good-Girl Act Girl vs. Aloof Boy [Two Top Students + Fake and Real Heiresses + Flirting Back + Saving Each Other + Devoted Couple] Yian, a down-and-out fake heiress, takes an overnight train from the big city to return to her biological mother's side. From now on, her surname is Xia. The title of the Xie family's little princess no longer has anything to do with her. There is no subway in this new city, and ride-hailing apps are useless. It's shabby and desolate, with nothing to look forward to. 682Reads9.0Score10314d adds

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   She appears to be a well-behaved, privileged young lady, but in reality, she's a spoiled, immature, and adorable girl who loves to act recklessly. She's a real fighter and a troublemaker, seeking thrills and adventurousness, but she'll act cute and charming in front of the seemingly aloof and indifferent Wen Yunmo.

10. 10 野 Wild Bones, Tempting Love: The Capital's Young Master Plays the Villain, She Plays Innocent! 野骨诱宠：京圈爷装坏，她装乖！ Li Chengzi黎橙紫Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Dominant Male Lead Takes Over x Second Male Lead Chases His Love in Vain] [Rebellious Good-Luck Charm Who Pretends to Be Well-Behaved VS Ruthless Heir to Beijing's Powerful Underworld] When Qin Ran was seven, a master read her fortune. She was destined to bring joy, but would bring misfortune to her family, so she could only be sent away to live with someone else. The frail Jiang Yu gently held out his hand to her. "Come with me. From now on, I'll be your big brother!" From that day on, Jiang Y 3Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 11 好 Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co 30.4kReads9.5Score4k14d adds
12. 12 醉 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.5kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds
13. 13 瘦 When the Sallow Courtesan Comes of Age 瘦马成熟时 Yi Dan颐淡Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted (The short drama Spring's Alluring Kiss is now streaming.) [Top-tier wealthy family + groveling pursuit + secret identity + angst and sweetness + revenge] A fallen heiress with a cool, vengeful heart versus a cold, ruthless, and calculating big shot Yan Miao is the most beautiful “thin horse” raised by a pear garden. Everyone thinks she follows the fourth master of the Si family, the most calculating of the brothers, because she loves him. Si Yancheng wants to take the heir's position from his e 1.2kReads9.1Score10114d adds

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    The most skilled hunters often appear as the prey. 🍃🍃 Highly recommended.

14. 14 咱 Our Prince He Has Fallen 咱们赫太子爷陷进去了 Matcha Milk Pudding抹茶奶冻冻Modern Romance209k WordsOngoing [Cool, poisonous rose × born-bad playboy] [High school and college / angsty push-and-pull / neither is sexually inexperienced / adversarial couple / genuine playboy turns over a new leaf / morally gray cast / plot twists] At this school, where even the principal had to bow to power, a group of transfer students arrived. These party-loving troublemakers stirred up an already chaotic school, causing one upheaval after another. Xiao Yun never imagined she would get involved with Xi Heling, much les 641Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a seemingly obedient girl

15. 15 幸 Happy Apartment 1: No Evidence of Death 幸福公寓1：死无对证 Liu Qichu刘起初Mystery80k WordsCompleted One rainy night five years ago, seventeen-year-old Yao Hui'er drove without a license after drinking and hit twenty-two-year-old Zhao Jinmo on a country road. Zhao had escaped from a psychiatric hospital and had been falsely diagnosed as mentally ill. To save her precious daughter and give Zhao, who had been driven to the brink, a chance to live, Yao Hui's mother, Yao Lan, used the organs of brain-dead Yao Hui to save Zhao, whose liver and kidneys were damaged. While arranging surgery to repair 50Reads—Score—14d adds

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    That silly girl from Old Yao's family, who runs an apartment in the village, drinks, drives without a license, gets into fights... Her mother says she can't control her... 😂

16. 16 幸 Happy Apartment 2: No Bones Left Behind 幸福公寓2：尸骨无存 Liu Qichu刘起初Mystery80k WordsCompleted The little landlady is fed up. There’s so much trouble in her apartment building! She thought life would return to normal after the cases in the first book were solved, but then trouble struck again! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 幸 Happy Apartment 3: Someday, Somehow 幸福公寓3：有生之年 Liu Qichu刘起初Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted One rainy night five years ago, seventeen-year-old Yao Hui'er drove without a license after drinking and hit twenty-two-year-old Zhao Jinmo on a country lane. Zhao had escaped from a psychiatric hospital and had been falsely declared mentally ill. Yao Lan, Hui'er's mother, wanted to save her daughter, her precious lifeline, and give Zhao Jinmo, who had been driven to desperation, a chance to live. So she used the organs of Yao Hui'er, who was brain-dead, to save Zhao, whose liver and kidneys had 5Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 夫 Madam Has Secret Identities Galore, and Rules Both Sides of the Law 夫人马甲多又多黑白两道任她行 Su Zihuan苏子欢Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [[A genuine heiress with secret identities, an outrageously cool and handsome all-rounder with formidable combat skills VS wealthy, handsome, calculating Master Xiao, who dotes on her from the start] [Comeback | Two powerful leads | Satisfying story | Max-level expert | Constantly face-slapping scumbags] Three years ago, a setup nearly cost Ye Qingyuan her life. Three years later, Ye Qingyuan suddenly appeared in the capital, revealing the first hint of her brilliance. Everyone said she was tale 420Reads7.5Score10414d adds

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    These three books have fresh and original plots, are truly excellent, feature strong and intelligent male and female leads, and even the supporting characters are exceptionally well-developed. I highly recommend [Sparrow's Delight].

19. 19 京 The Capital's Mr. Lu Has a Wildcat Who's Both Alluring and Well-Behaved 京圈陆总的小野猫又欲又乖 Qian Duoduo7钱多多7Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [The overbearing eldest Miss Xie vs. the capital’s dream man, the powerful Lu] Miss Xie’s favorite pastime is hitting the clubs and flirting with handsome men. President Lu can’t stand women like that, but, unfortunately, Miss Xie is his fiancée. Everyone thinks the powerful Lu would never fall for the brash, domineering Miss Xie. But later, President Lu, so refined and untouchable, is photographed holding Xie Yuwan against a car door and kissing her. “President Lu, should we take down the trend 154Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 末 After the Apocalypse, I Became the Big Shot’s Most Cherished Darling 末世后，成了大佬的心尖宠 Send Me Money钱发来Sci-Fi & Apocalypse413k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + transmigrate into a book + infinite storage space + special abilities + stockpiling supplies + base-building + strong female lead + strong male lead + face-slapping] Lin Miaoge never imagined that a single complaint while reading an apocalypse novel, “This author's an idiot, the plot makes no sense, and the protagonist has the most ridiculous plot armor,” would send her transmigrating into the book as a cannon-fodder female side character! Fortunately, she has a golden finger: a st 471Reads—Score10014d adds

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