Looking for Angsty Romance: The Male Lead Carefully Tries to Please the Cold Female Lead 求虐男女主控，男主小心翼翼讨好女主，女主冷淡

1. 251 剑 The Sword Venerable Says: Let Him Be the Wife in the Next Life 剑尊说：下辈子换他当老婆 Three-Colored Ink Cat三色墨猫Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted [Gender Bender] [Women-Ruled Society] [Strong Female Lead] [Strong Male Lead] [Sweet and Angsty] [Male Lead Suffers Physically and Emotionally] [The Chase Is on After the Breakup] [She Chases, He Runs] [Spirit Pet Possession] [Gender-Swap Elements] [Lighthearted Elements] [Xianxia World] [Reincarnation] Chu Qing: "Xiao Chen, I've loved you for two lifetimes! I don't want to wait anymore." "Just pretend I've fallen under a demonic influence. You have to save me with your own body... Aren't you t 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The aloof male lead bows his head for love [shy]

2. 252 元 The Marshal Says: The Sword Venerable’s Husband Is Impossible to Keep 元帅说：剑尊正夫他超难养 Three-Colored Ink Cat三色墨猫Fantastical Romance612k WordsOngoing [GB / Female-Dominant World / Strong Female Lead / Strong Male Lead / Wife-Chasing Crematorium / Torture of the Male Lead in Body and Mind / Punishment in the Inner Court / Slave Training / Divine Consciousness Clones / Xianxia World / Reincarnation] Xiao Chen: "Chu Qing, don't tell me this is how you've been training your male soldiers all these years. What do you take men for?!" Chu Qing: "They're just playthings. And playthings... should naturally be put to full use." "Xiao Chen, if you can 90Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 253 被 My Former Fiancé, Whom I Tortured Body and Soul, Is Reborn 被我虐身虐心的前未婚夫重生了 Lazy Cat Who Doesn't Eat Fish不吃鱼的懒猫Ancient Romance279k WordsOngoing [Theatrical, sweet-on-the-outside scheming heroine x jealous, love-brained hero] (Mutual firsts + pure escapist fantasy in an alternate setting + unserious political intrigue + the hero gets hurt + a little chasing-the-heroine-after-losing-her + a touch of forced love + happy ending) On the second day after returning to the marquis’s manor disguised as his daughter, Wei Chenyu inexplicably gets a fiancé. Even more inexplicably, she receives a mission to win him over. Wei Chenyu looks at the miss 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Female lead-centric, male lead abused

4. 254 顾 Mrs. Gu, Stop Torturing Us. Mr. Gu and Your Son Are Trying to Run Away 顾夫人别虐了，顾总和儿子要逃跑了 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted Madam Gu, Stop Torturing Them! Mr. Gu and His Son Are Running Away 307Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The male lead tries carefully to please the female lead but is cold towards her. In her past life, the female lead fell in love with a scumbag second male lead and was tortured to death; the male lead then committed suicide for her. After being reborn, she only loves the male lead, and the second male lead fights and tries to take her away. He runs away with his child, and she can't believe it. She chases after him, only to face a nightmare.

5. 255 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.6kReads8.6Score10114d adds

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   Losing his beloved, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I was the one who met her first, we were the one who fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both their past and present lives, the longing and pain of those two lifetimes intertwined, forming a river of grief. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming sorrow, he wept uncontrollably, his sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He trudged through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, he seemed to merge with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it all. After leaving the mansion, he headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, An'nan silently following him from a short distance.

6. 256 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.4kReads8.6Score22014d adds
7. 257 爱 An Unruly Love Slave: Only the One Who Tied the Knot Can Untie It 爱奴难驯，解铃还须系怜人 Jiaojiao Cat蕉蕉猫Fantastical Romance264k WordsOngoing [Mad Master and Servant] [Mutual Domestication] [Ensemble Cast] [A Fateful Game] When her older sister disappeared, Ming Yin claimed her sister's slave for herself. She liked him, but she didn't know what kind of affection it was, so she tormented him again and again, then saved him again and again, tying an inescapable bell around his ankle. And Shen Bailian loved being possessed by her. He willingly offered her his ribs as a weapon, all just to make her smile. Until the Three Realms fell into 463Reads—Score2714d adds

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   The male protagonist in this fantasy romance novel is the female protagonist's slave, but there's a main storyline. The female protagonist is strong and wicked, but they mutually tame each other. I really like all the characters; it's somewhat like an ensemble piece, with everyone except the male protagonist who's obsessed with romance having their own lives. Many of the stories are quite unique 🤪

8. 258 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds

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   I couldn't resist sending brainwaves of missing you into the universe.

9. 259 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.5kReads8.9Score77514d adds
10. 260 打 I Lost a Fight, So I Deserved to Become a Peerless Fairy Monster 打架输了活该穿成绝世大妖精 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted [Male-to-female transformation, gender-bender, exclusive romance, brainless fun, thrilling throughout with a touch of angst.] [Fantasy immortal-demon world meets ancient reality] [forced love + sweet romance + no saintly heroine] [Insight + bewitching charm + dazzling beauty + demonic physician + lightning-fast makeovers] Before transmigrating, he was a ruthless demon lord. Afterward, she became an ordinary young woman. The original owner was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's house 488Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I asked my best friend to come eat spicy hot pot with me, but she refused; she stayed home writing a book.

11. 261 我 My Best Friend Is Such a Stud, and She Hits So Hard 我闺蜜超man，她打人老疼了 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Urban619k WordsOngoing [Man transmigrates into a woman] [Strong heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Gender-bending romance] An ace agent's soul transmigrates into a young girl. She doesn't shrink back or lose heart, but calmly accepts reality. Let's stick to one principle: The strong never complain about their circumstances. Even if I've become a woman, I'm going to be the female lead of a male-oriented power fantasy! When it's time to be decisive, she's decisive. When it's time to take down scum, she does so without me 290Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 262 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Supporting Actress Builds Warplanes and Defies Her Fate 七零军婚：女配造战机撕碎炮灰命 Jin Xilan金汐澜Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Side Character Awakening] [Power Couple] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Military Marriage] [Both Leads Are Loyal in Body and Heart] Lan Huan accidentally took a fall and passed out. She had a dream and discovered that they were living inside a military romance novel. And she was nothing more than a nameless, doomed side character, brought in to make the male and female leads reunite, while also causing the second male lead to fall in love with the heroine at first sight. To stay alive, 2.3kReads—Score20414d adds

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    The female lead slapped the male lead twice at the beginning, and afterwards the male lead kept changing to please her.

13. 263 重 Reborn: His Highness Prince Rui Has a Secret Crush on Me 重生之瑞王殿下暗恋我 Yan Qing宴晴Ancient Romance320k WordsOngoing [An aloof, fallen noblewoman + an ambitious man madly in love] [Devoted to each other + simmering romantic tension + equally matched leads + court intrigue + happy ending + a powerful man humbles himself for love] Xu Lingyi is the eldest daughter of the Ningyuan Earl’s household, raised in the countryside. In her previous life, after her mother supposedly took her own life, she clung to the Earl’s household as her last hope of survival. But on the road back to the capital, she was ambushed and 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead has a crush on the female lead, but she only sees him as an ally. To please her, he even goes to great lengths to save her fiancé (who belongs to the male lead's opposing faction). Later, the female lead's engagement is broken off, and the male lead starts showing off his affections in various ways.

14. 264 豪 Cast-Off Rich Wife? Sorry, She's a Beautiful Madwoman 豪门弃妇？抱歉，她是疯批美人 One Paycheck, One Hundred Trillion一薪一亿亿Modern Romance949k WordsOngoing [Pursuit of his wife + unhinged heroine + satisfying face-slapping + male rivals competing for her + revenge] This book is also known as Mr. Fu, Your Wife Is Acting Up Again. Three years into their marriage, Mo Lansheng suddenly discovered that her husband was keeping another woman on the side. An ex-girlfriend he still had a thing with, a first love he couldn't let go of, and a whole crowd of admirers. And she was nothing but a discarded rich man's wife in everyone else's eyes. But she wasn't d 23.1kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds

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    The story revolves around a wife-chasing frenzy, a madwoman who is cunning, ruthless, highly intelligent, and relentlessly competitive—a true battleground of rivals.

15. 265 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] This is the only alternate-history novel anywhere to feature a protagonist who fulfills the ideals of "establishing a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, securing the lives of the people, carrying on the lost teachings of the sages of the past, and bringing peace to all generations." From the start, he is caught in a dead-end situation: Zhangsun Wuji has already begun laying the groundwork to frame him, and fewer than six y 5.6kReads—Score50614d adds

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    High quality! A historical romance, a serious drama! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" guarantees it gets more and more addictive as you read on! Intelligent and logically sound! Quality absolutely guaranteed! A nearly one-million-word novel completed in September, all foreshadowing resolved, all plot holes filled, and no disappointing ending. The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military battles, and court intrigue are all top-notch. Grand in scope, lofty in its themes, profound in its thought, and rich in cultural depth. If you don't like it after reading it, you can slap me in the face!

16. 266 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 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Everyone should read this book! The female protagonist goes from ordinary to dazzling, smiling throughout her journey of triumph.

17. 267 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 337Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 268 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3k14d adds
19. 269 浪 The Waves Trust the Clouds’ Whiteness 浪花信任云的白 Qinghe Qinghe清和清和Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Two souls fall into a campus dream; reunited on a Middle Eastern battlefield | Doctors Without Borders × frontier defense hero | unhinged yet restrained, healing regret | sweet, bittersweet tension | rekindled romance | devoted to each other, happy ending A three-day romance in their youth, followed by twelve years apart across mountains and seas · Mature adults wearing the guise of high schoolers, falling into the most heart-wrenching romance in a dream · Each other's cure and salvation; a god 129Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is straightforward, and the male lead is reserved and secretly passionate… the climax comes right from the start. Both are soldiers. The male lead, wounded and on the verge of death, believes he has been reborn; the female lead suffers from mental illness and enters her dreams with medication. The male lead is a crybaby, a clingy puppy; the female lead is a guiding, gentle, and kind lover. A soldier guarding the motherland's borders vs. A battlefield medic in the Middle East. Hemorrhagic shock vs. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Two patients find redemption in each other. A cunning and obsessive man vs. A lively and devoted woman. Dual character settings. Dual identities. The innocent daily life of high school, switching between dreams and reality. Battlefield experiences, rebirth-related thoughts, time-space connections, and a rich and layered emotional experience.

20. 270 去 I Went Looking for My Family and Mistook the Wrong Guy for My Brother, While My Amnesiac Ex Loses His Cool Every Night 去寻亲认错哥，失忆前任夜夜红温 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + spatial powers + adorable baby + military marriage + rekindled love + reunion after years apart + supernatural abilities] In the third year after Jiang Xuxue retired from the Supernatural Abilities Bureau and returned to the village to farm, her biological parents came looking for her. “Darling, someone deliberately switched you back then. We never abandoned you!” Unfortunately, just after finding her, her biological parents were sent to the far northwest. Her mother press 12.5kReads6.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    🌞Barbie Q is here! The cold-faced chief meticulously prepared his wedding room for three months, only to be told he'd mistaken the bride for someone else! His subordinate cautiously asked if they wanted to switch back, but he glanced at the girl feeding horses outside the window: "No." Subordinate: "Huh?" He: "This is the one I've got my eye on. Whoever wants the other fiancée can have her." So domineering!

21. 271 路 The Side Character Awakens 路人甲意识觉醒 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite] [Female POV] [The Cutest Height Difference: 187 cm vs. 160 cm] A fake playboy who's really just a sharp-tongued bad-boy charmer & a stubborn, clear-headed, stone-faced cutie who's just an ordinary passerby She discovers that she's in a book, and that she's only a passerby. She wants to live a good life, so she works as hard as she can. But life keeps playing tricks on her. He notices the strange girl and finds himself drawn to her. Little by little, he falls for her and wan 470Reads—Score—14d adds

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22. 272 兄 Bro, Who Are You? 兄弟，你是谁？ Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Campus] [Sweet romance] [Intense push and pull] [Girl disguises herself as a boy] The aloof, calculating top student and the sunny, goofy underachiever have been close friends since middle school. But just before they graduate from senior year, the underachiever starts acting strangely, arousing the top student's suspicions. He demands, “Your tastes, your habits, everything about you is different from that person. Don't tell me that person is you.” 35Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 273 炮 The Blind Side Character Bound the Wrong System 炮灰盲女，错绑系统 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted This is one story in a series. [Marriage Before Love] [Good-for-Nothing System] [Strong Female Lead] A disposable, cold, blind woman and an award-winning actor who is a male supporting character. The blind woman was supposed to die young, but she survives after accidentally binding herself to the original heroine's System. Forced to follow the plot, she must keep the small world running. Her husband, a male supporting character, was supposed to be the original heroine's contract husband. After 129Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 274 团 The Orphan Everyone Dotes On: With Big Brother Away, I Can Stop Pretending 团宠孤女，哥哥不在不装了 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted The heroine loves to show off and stir up trouble. She’s no saint, and she always gets even. A satisfying revenge story, doted on by everyone, one-on-one romance, six older brothers, and an indulgent adoptive father. Her father is an international oil tycoon. Her eldest brother is the CEO of a multinational corporation. Her second brother is a medical genius. Her third brother commands a special forces unit that carries out missions across borders. Her fourth brother is a top lawyer specializing 183Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 275 燕 Mr. Yan, Your Wife Only Wants Two Hundred Million, Not You 燕总，夫人只要两亿不要您 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Contract Marriage] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [Devoted love] [Healing] Watch the leads fall sweetly in love, warm each other, and heal and save one another. They let go for love, wait for love, and strive toward the light as they learn how to love. Does the male lead fall in love at first sight, or does love grow over time? Was it carefully planned, or just a coincidence? The female lead is forced to marry as soon as she returns to the country. Even at a matc 29Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 276 惊 The Cry of a Startled Bird 惊鸟鸣 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Gang Heir] [Mutual Firsts] [Mysterious Identity] A powerful female lead who is decisive and ruthless, a gang heir whose strength is beyond compare and inspires submission. A hidden hand pulls the strings, launching assassination attempt after assassination attempt. She shoulders the responsibility, investigates the cases, and roots out the corruption. See how the female lead strikes back with commanding force. The male lead is a bartender, a cafe worker, a banquet server, a gang underling, a po 10Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 277 肆 Reckless Indulgence 肆意纵容 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance154k WordsCompleted New book: The Blind Cannon Fodder, Bound to the Wrong System This is my first book, and I’m inexperienced, so the formatting isn’t very good. I hope readers will bear with me. A story that grows alongside its protagonist: tender, healing, warm, and best savored slowly. Thank you so much! An aloof, high-achieving mute girl & her roguish, sister-obsessed neighbor and older brother figure (doting devotion, cherished by everyone, mutual affection, warm companionship, childhood sweethearts) They lear 40Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 278 努 A Working Stiff Trying to Make a Living 努力生活的打工人 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male] [Soul transmigration] (A 28-year-old office drone transmigrates into the body of an 18-year-old college guy in another world, where he meets a familiar, scheming upperclassman, in a parallel world.) (The main story has a tragic ending in the transmigrated world. The extras have a happy ending when he returns to the present.) A female office drone wakes up after a car accident and finds herself in a man's body. How is that even possible? No System, no memories. Even the worst tra 241Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 279 演 I Took the Act Too Far, and the CEO Really Thinks I’m Madly in Love with Him 演过头了，霸总真以为我爱惨了他 Luo Zi落梓Modern Romance131k WordsOngoing Also known as The Gold Digger's Guide to the Top The heroine is a gold digger, polished and self-serving. A fake-sweet, money-hungry woman vs. the heir to a top conglomerate. As soon as Shi Weixu graduated, she used the money she'd saved over the years to enroll in a finishing school for socialites. It even came with aftercare. After graduating successfully, she used the school's invitation to attend all kinds of banquets, where a series of chance encounters introduced her to the elite of every —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is terrible, the male lead is tortured.

30. 280 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Stabbed the Male Lead 穿书后，给了男主一刀 Indigo Lamp木蓝灯Modern Romance216k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Redemption + Heroine's Growth + Sweet, Satisfying Romance] The heroine is insecure at first, then becomes a total attention-seeker. Jin An is the unluckiest author in web fiction. Her million-word business-war masterpiece went viral overnight, only to be banned the next night, leaving her buried in debt. At her most desperate, she suddenly transmigrated into the world of her own novel. Of all people, she had to become the vicious supporting female character in the m —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead has a built-in system that allows him to get close to the female lead; it's all part of his long-planned scheme, an opportunity he obtains through a series of suicide attempts.

31. 281 六 A Six-Winged Seraph, Pampered by Humans into a Top-Tier Star 六翼炽天使，被人类宠成人间顶流 Who Could Be My Match谁与为偶Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Six-Winged Seraph? Everyone's favorite? Savior? She's all of them! Not one-on-one | Absolutely divine daddy | Angelic brute's wall-to-wall love | Jealous king | Abstinent angel | Tech tycoon plays third wheel | Contract-bound hottie | Loves one person to death | Beloved by all, building her career | Livestreams herself tearing into gods and demons | Cyber tech versus Western fantasy magic I was once Heaven's top-tier star priest, known as Heaven's biggest bug: a rebellious six-winged seraph. 63Reads9.2Score11314d adds

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    She was the god's most beloved creation, a six-winged seraphim. Yet he personally judged her; she no longer loved him, and she fell from grace. [The male lead is aloof and powerful, but the ascetic god has gone mad.] A wife-chasing saga unfolds.

32. 282 忆 Remembering My Reckless Youth, I Regret It All 忆起年少轻狂时，悔不当初 Ximen Xue, Who Likes Snake Gourds喜欢瓜蒌的西门雪Ancient Romance274k WordsOngoing Not every woman who transmigrates gets a cheat. For her, every step is like walking on thin ice. No pocket dimension, no System, no golden finger. Her only advantage is having lived one lifetime more than the people of ancient times. Her mother told her to disguise herself as a boy, so she did for fifteen years. When her older brother died of illness, she lived on in his place. At sixteen, she borrowed seed to bear a child. She arranged for her deceased older brother to marry her sworn brother 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    At eight, she lifted a young master's skirt; at twenty, she made the emperor cry out in distress. Framed for colluding with bandits? She turned the tables and pinned the blame on the troublemaking sect. The emperor demanded a debt of three million? She used a promise of a silver certificate to raise the money in three days. The money exchange was monopolized? She won over merchants, creating a three-way power balance. The female lead suffers initially, but the male leads become increasingly miserable later on. #FierceFemaleLead #Intelligent #RefreshingRead

33. 283 女 Matriarchy: What, I Got the Female-Focused Novel's Male Lead Role? 女尊：啥我拿了女频男主的戏份 You Kan尤栞Modern Romance97k WordsCompleted [Female-centered + transmigrate into a book + System + comedy + wish fulfillment + matriarchy + gender equality + adored by all + multiple male leads + possessive love + men throwing themselves at her + reborn + secretly admired] What! What do you mean I got the role of the male lead in a female-oriented novel? And there’s more than one of them?! Xing Li: Exactly how many are we talking about??? System 007: Only 99~ * Everyone says the male leads in female-oriented novels have it great. They’re 76Reads—Score13514d adds

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    This one.

34. 284 恶 The Villainess Awakens, and Her Wealthy Husband Is Out of Her League 恶毒女配觉醒，豪门老公要不起 Xing Yi行壹Modern Romance161k WordsOngoing [Clever, kind, genuine biological heiress × devoted, obsessive, scheming madman] (One true pairing / face-slapping / secret crush / marriage before love / groveling / happy ending) At their wedding, her wealthy tycoon husband walked away with his first love. Cen Qingwan was left behind as a laughingstock. She wanted a divorce, but the System wouldn’t leave her alone. It claimed she was merely the villainess in a melodramatic novel?! Forced to strike a deal with the System, she had to help her n 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Female protagonist supporters please!

35. 285 女 The Female Lead Is the Big Villain 女主她是大反派 Nanoscale Monatomic Arsenic纳米单原子砷Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Collection of short stories about gender equality + villainous female leads + a touch of ensemble cast + hugely satisfying stories + no male lead] There are tens of thousands of female protagonists in this world, and some of them take a rather unusual path: sacrifice your cultivation partner to heaven, and your magic will know no bounds. If things don’t go your way, send the whole family to hell. Make a splash and turn the Three Realms upside down. No law of heaven, no rul 95Reads8.1Score19414d adds

    Reader note

    This is worth a try; it's very good.

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