Does Tomato Really Have No Real Strong Female-Led Novels?! 番茄真的不配有吗？真正的大女主！！！

1. 101 春 The Road Through Spring Mountain Fears No Deep Clouds 春山有路何惧云深 Crane Lad鹤郎Ancient Romance80k WordsCompleted A woman rises straight to the heavens amid the turmoil of the late Ming dynasty. You're welcome to discuss the story with the author. We can talk about the imperial examinations, a chaotic age, adventures, and more. Come support this heroine, who is wholeheartedly focused on building her career. Thank you, everyone! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I highly recommend this truly female-centric novel. It's a liberal arts version of Mulan, no romance, she focuses solely on her career, passing the imperial examinations, entering officialdom, and forging a path no one has walked before. Definitely worth reading!

2. 102 重 [Management] Reborn Before the War to Save the Nation 【经营】重生到战乱前拯救社稷 Han Gu汉姑Ancient Romance143k WordsOngoing The heroine is reborn endlessly, growing stronger as she saves her country. Her romance with the male lead is very, very limited. On the winter solstice, the ghost-men invaded, leaving corpses everywhere. Chaosheng watched her family and neighbors die before her eyes. When she was reborn for the first time, all she wanted was to take the villagers and her family somewhere peaceful and secluded. But the country fell and the land was shattered, leaving nowhere for them to take shelter. On 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist's infinite rebirth and leveling up

3. 103 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 38.4kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves
4. 104 御 Beast-Taming Adventure: The Wild Support Keeps Refusing to Behave 御兽冒险：狂野辅助又双叒不做人 Admiring Beauties Under the Moonlight月光下看美人Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No romance + beast taming + leveling up + adventure + competitions] In the Dark Era, the Adventuring Realm descended upon the world. Monsters ran rampant, and food, air, and water were all polluted. Humans were no longer at the top of the food chain. They now shared the planet with intelligent, specially gifted mutated beasts and plants. After slapping her eighth boss into the hospital, Sang Yang, nicknamed the workplace’s worst nightmare, transmigrated into this world. While everyone was striv 127.9kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
5. 105 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 19Reads9.2Score168Shelves

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   The sensational title is merely the outer shell; the core is a complex and fictional political intrigue story about a woman disguised as a man surviving and struggling to survive in the cracks of a patriarchal court.

6. 106 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 of this book is one of the first generation of only children. I wonder if she can be considered a female protagonist?

7. 107 烬 Ashes of a Frostbound Farewell 烬凛辞 Yue Shen Jiu Yin月沈旧音Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the cherished eldest princess of Tianqi. Her country fell, her family was destroyed, and her loved ones died horrific deaths. She took her own life in the Golden Hall, dying with bitter regrets! Reborn in an instant, she became Su Wanli, the timid legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household. Her stepmother mistreated her, her half-sister framed her, and even the estate her birth mother left behind was completely plundered! She opened her eyes to hell, re 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Definitely a leading lady

8. 108 重 Reborn: Outwitting a Scumbag to Find True Love 重生八零之算计渣男获得真爱 When the Peach Blossoms Bloom for You许你那年桃花开Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s: Outsmarting a Scumbag to Find True Love 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A scheming woman can also be a leading lady.

9. 109 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 337.3kReads9.8Score47.3kShelves
10. 110 我 I Level Up on My Own in an Old-School Romance Novel 我在古早言情文里独自升级 I Really Am About to Cry我真的要哭了Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Unconventional wish-fulfillment + woman disguised as a man + adored by men and women, with everyone harboring one-sided crushes, no romance + no System, progression through cultivation + ensemble cast] Shuo Li spent her whole life working for the Federation in an interstellar society, then died after eating too much cheap takeout. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she had arrived inside what might be a few-hundred-year-old fantasy romance novel for female readers. The heroine was kind 71.3kReads9.4Score7.8kShelves
11. 111 八 1980s Hong Kong: I Traded Marriages with a Madman, and He Coaxes Me Every Night 八零香江：换嫁疯批，他夜夜哄 Can Bears Even Bear It熊能不能熊Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing [1980s Hong Kong, both reborn and switched marriages, marriage first and love later, devoted to each other, one-on-one romance] In her previous life, Shi Manyun was the unwanted daughter married off on a whim. She struggled for most of her life before finally managing to turn things around. In this life, her adoptive younger sister got there first, stealing her place and even hoping to retrace the same path she had taken. Shi Manyun watched Shi Jiahui smugly marry into the He family instead, t 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In a farcical marriage swap in 1980s Hong Kong, a reborn adopted sister, believing she has the future in her grasp, insists on changing the marriage arrangements. The female protagonist is no longer at the mercy of others and marries a crazy tycoon whom everyone avoids. She seeks revenge, builds her career, and is even cared for and pampered by the tycoon every night.

12. 112 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

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

13. 113 被 Driven to Death by a Cultivator’s Mistress? I’ll Raise My Sword to the Nine Heavens 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 79.4kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
14. 114 被 After My Fortune Was Stolen, I Lay Low and Became a God in the Cultivation World 被夺气运后，在修仙界苟成神 Wei Xun唯寻Fantastical Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Dual-blade sword cultivator + archer + cautious survival style + a touch of ensemble cast + growth-focused power fantasy] Rong Shu transmigrates to a cultivation world where mortals are mere ants, becoming the personal disciple of Tianyan Sect's Immortal Venerable. But who could have guessed that her new master, senior brother, and doted-on senior sister would all be idiots? For no reason at all, they belittle her, threaten her, and want to kill her! Rong Shu: “Mom, there's an idiot here!” If s 33.3kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
15. 115 九 The 1990s: Through Every Twist and Turn, the Scheming Bad Woman Gets It All! 九零沉浮，心机坏女人得到一切！ Crumb-Free Cookie曲奇不掉渣Modern Romance500k WordsOngoing [The 1990s + Villainess + Business and Making Money + Stock Market + Early Days of Shady Deals and Under-the-Table Hustles + Antagonists + Transmigrate into a Book + No-Brainer Power Fantasy + Flirty, Many-Loves Heroine + Romance + Adorable Kids] Ji Qingyu woke up in the body of a gold digger who had drugged a big shot, hoping to marry into a wealthy family by having his child. Before she’d even enjoyed a single day of the good life, the big shot had an accident and become a vegetable. She and t 4.8kReads8.3Score501Shelves
16. 116 不 Stop Fighting Over It! Leave Some Luck for the Chosen One 不要再抢了，给气运之子留点吧 Lotus Boat Crossing Calamities莲舟渡厄Fantastical Romance922k WordsOngoing [Strong heroine's growth + no romance + no female rivalry + never lets an insult go unanswered] Unlucky Yun Shuyao transmigrated into another world. She thought she would cultivate immortality and look down on everyone, but instead she was dragged off to a mine to dig ore. By chance, she became bound to a game System, setting off on a comeback journey where she used her knowledge of the plot to snatch every opportunity for herself. Rare treasures? Hand them over! Elixirs and panaceas? Hand them 253Reads5.2Score104Shelves

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    This looks great!

17. 117 宗 The Sect's Junior Sister Really Isn't a Villain 宗门小师妹她真的不是反派 User10551478用户10551478Fantastical Romance240k WordsCompleted [Leveling Interwoven with Adventure] [Five-Person Team] [Ensemble Cast of Other Important Characters] [Female Team Leader] [The Female Lead Has No Fixed CP, but There Will Be Romance to Help Develop the Characters] [The Female Lead Rises to Become the Leader of the Human Race] Zhu Mingjue transmigrates to another world. First, she escapes her twisted family and sets out on the path of cultivation. It seems she's a once-in-a-generation genius. Why not lead people in conquering the world? It's jus 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist keeps leveling up

18. 118 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves
19. 119 变EN The Transformed Girl: I Have a Game Panel 变身少女：我有游戏面板 wuyiuKEastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The rating is low because the book just launched, but it’ll gradually rise. Gender Swap + Single + Leveling Progression + Wish Fulfillment Fran transmigrates to another world and becomes a black-haired girl, as well as a mage apprentice at an academy. Why is the academy sending apprentices who can’t cast spells to the battlefield just as I arrive? Why didn’t I inherit my predecessor’s spellcasting progress? Now I have to learn magic from scratch. How am I supposed to learn it in just a quarter o 54.2kReads8.7Score6.3kShelves
20. 120 七 The High-Ranking Cadre's Daughter in the 1970s: Help the Poor? Not Even a Dog Would! 七零高干女：扶贫？狗都不扶！ The Fan Won't Open扇子打不开Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted Completed [Strong Female Lead] Original title: [Seventies-Era Cadre’s Daughter: Poverty Relief? Not Even a Dog Would Do It!] When a woman gains the power to speak, she won’t speak only for herself! [Sent to the Countryside in Northern Shaanxi + Local Woman Awakens, Along with the Women Around Her + Pocket Dimension and Spirit Spring + Mind Reading + True Female Protagonist + Romance Later, Male Lead Marries into Her Family] She was a genuine child of a prominent compound, the beloved youngest d 22kReads8.4Score3.2kShelves
21. 121 豢 After Keeping an Actor, the Cool and Upright Courtier Couldn't Keep It Together 豢养戏子后，清冷纯臣绷不住了 Crispy Fragrant Pear香酥脆黎Ancient Romance118k WordsOngoing When she was young and confined to the Cold Palace, Yang Qianxi met Shao Yanzhi by chance. He gave her a piece of candy, and from then on, she couldn't stop thinking about him. Yang Qianxi chased after Shao Yanzhi, ignoring everyone who said it was beneath the dignity of the royal family. She fussed over him and looked after him, but Shao Yanzhi was cold by nature and would only say, “I am not worthy of you, Your Highness. Please find someone who can truly cherish you.” Later, Yang Qianxi gradua —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommending some books by the author Bitter Gourd

22. 122 游 When Games Invade: Starting with the Insect Mother 游戏入侵之从虫母开始 Dreams and Fantasies梦和幻想Sports938k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + 1vN + All Male Love Interests Are Devoted + Insect Mother Protagonist Above All + City Building + Career First] The first thing Zhao Xihe did after being reborn was send the senior who was pursuing her to the hospital and steal his ring, making him miss the game's closed beta. After that, she logged into the game, and from then on the sole queen of the hive mind, the Insect Mother, the object of faith, the Lord of Calamity, the source of all evil, the world boss, and the players 30.5kReads7.3Score6.8kShelves
23. 123 妇 When the Women's Director Steps In, All the Eccentrics of the 1970s Flee in Terror 妇女主任一出手，七零极品全吓走 Wan Xi.晚兮。Modern Romance999k WordsOngoing 💥 Wen Wanning, a human weapon from the apocalypse, opens her eyes to find herself a helpless, foolish orphan in the 1970s, someone everyone can bully. ✅ They scheme to send her to the countryside? She breaks her scumbag father's hand! ✅ A wife-beater hits his wife every day? She beats him to a pulp! ✅ A nightmare of a mother-in-law torments her daughter-in-law? She beats the shrew at her own game! ✅ A stingy father-in-law schemes against his son? She empties every last bit of his hidden savin 52.2kReads8.6Score6kShelves
24. 124 新 Newlyweds, Growing Closer 新婚渐浓 Dan Jian丹笺Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Marriage before love / Adult romance / A slow, steady relationship / Sweet romance Cool, rational neurosurgeon vs. attentive, service-oriented head of a corporate group The marriage between Shen Mingyue and Bo Yi began with a drunken joke between their grandfathers. Out of gratitude for an old kindness, Shen Mingyue agreed to marry him to help her family out of a difficult situation. On the first day of their marriage, she was called back to the hospital for an emergency surgery and didn’t come 28.7kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    This isn't exactly a female-centric story, but it's worth reading if you're a fan of female protagonists. The rating is a bit of a letdown; this book definitely deserves a 9 or higher. In particular, the way some things are handled in the story is really worth learning from. At first glance, the female lead seems cold, but if you read on patiently, it's really hard not to be drawn to her. Many times, I fell in love with her even before the male lead. I love this kind of highly educated and intelligent female lead. I hope it can be made into a short drama.

25. 125 娱 Showbiz: A Modern Playboy and an Ancient One Blow Up Two Worlds! 娱乐圈：我和古代纨绔炸穿两界！ Swinging a Dreamcatcher挥动捕梦网Modern Romance71k WordsOngoing The gorgeous but talentless actress Ying Huanhuan landed a role in a drama that was supposedly tailor-made for her by a famous screenwriter, but she could never quite figure it out. That is, until she was kidnapped by the System and transported into the book as its heroine, with a mission to reform the playboy male lead! When reality and dreams converge, which version of you is the real one? ...So the other end of the red string was tied to you all along~ —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Entertainment Industry] + [Acting Skills] + [Space] + [Knowledge of the Past and Present] + [Stockpiling] + [Mutual Devotion] + [1V1] + [Both are Clean] A story about a seemingly gentle but actually strong female lead and her CP: ❤️ A soft and cute female lead with a strong inner core + ❤️ A chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and naive male lead – a new book with a 20,000-word outline, complete and well-developed. We sincerely invite you to come and judge its flavor.

26. 126 致 The Deadly Beauty Trap: A Top-Tier Green Tea Takes Down the Powerful 致命美人计：顶级绿茶杀穿权贵圈 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Selfish, calculating femme fatale with a sweet exterior + a face and figure that are second to none + seduction + schemes + multiple men] Shen Mingyue grew up in a remote mountain village. As a child, she watched her parents and relatives get beaten to a pulp, only to find that there was no one she could turn to for help. This glimpse of society's dark side taught her early on just how cold the rules of the world could be. Whoever holds power gets to decide what is right! To make sure no one co 111.2kReads8.9Score7kShelves

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    It's so good, you guys really have to check this out. Si Qing is a true female lead, and her speech as the freshman representative was amazing. Did you have someone you particularly admired when you were little? I really feel like the female lead is the person I was when I was a kid.

27. 127 求 Survival Instance: The Beauty Only Wants to Stay Alive 求生副本：美人她一心苟命 Yi Xiao已晓Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing One day, the world suddenly plunges into survival dungeons. The dungeon is an ocean survival challenge from the start, but Jiang Changning doesn’t even have a fishing rod... Fortunately, she gets bound to the Impostor System. To survive, the delicate, unlucky, yet stunningly beautiful Jiang Changning quietly sets her sights on clinging to powerful players. Dungeon bosses, elite players... She impersonates dungeon natives, says what people want to hear and what ghosts want to hear, and makes up r 123.3kReads9.0Score17.9kShelves
28. 128 全 Global Horror: Are You Sure You Want to Pick a Fight With Me? 全球惊悚局：你确定向我动手？ Quan Chen圈辰Mystery28k WordsCompleted [Invasion by higher-level planets + cultivation transmigration + female-led + no romance (no canon pairing) + eerie Classic of Mountains and Seas creatures + livestreaming] After transmigrating, Chu Jingyuan becomes the vicious, scheming female character in a novel who has just been assassinated. As soon as her consciousness finishes merging with the body, a cold mechanical voice rings out in her mind. [Ding! The Host’s soul has taken its place. Please adhere to the original character setting, p 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Author's self-recommendation, haha. [Kiss][Admiration][Crying] [High-level planet invasion + cultivation transmigration + strong female lead + no CP (no official pairing) + bizarre Classic of Mountains and Seas + live stream] In a single moment, Chu Jingyuan transmigrated, becoming the vicious, green-tea female supporting character in a book who had just been assassinated. As soon as her consciousness fully merged, a cold, mechanical voice boomed in her mind. [Ding—Host's soul detected. Please adhere to the original character's persona, play the role of the vicious, green-tea female supporting character, and complete the plot tasks, otherwise you will be punished…] "System? You—are you worthy!" Only an invisible cracking sound was heard. Everyone wanted this stunting green-tea to die, but she—facing the bizarre monsters and ghosts, scoffed. "A mere little monster, so rebellious, then let it be my fertilizer." She slightly raised her fingertips, and the immense divine soul pressure belonging to the heir of the Chu family of the Cloud Dome Realm spread out with a bang. Looking at those who were mind-controlled, a smirk played on her lips: "Stupidity is tantamount to death." Until she realized that this world was a play being watched from above. Everyone was a pawn, even "resistance" was a pre-written script. Chu Jingyuan stood by the window and uttered four words to the void: "If it were up to me." —Very well, I'll play this game myself. Dominating all heroes in the secret realm, tearing apart the mechanical script with her bare hands, resisting extraterrestrial infiltration, and single-handedly elevating the fate of the Great Xia Dynasty!

29. 129 关 The Female Medium of Guandong 关东女先生 Sun Xian'er孙仙儿Mystery407k WordsCompleted [Completed Novel Recommendation] Northeast Chinese Folk Customs, Mystery, and the Supernatural! Break the rules of the Northeast, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. The yin energy can no longer be contained. My name is Ren Xue. I'm a director who makes supernatural dramas. Fate brought me back to Changbai Mountain, where I became a Guandong woman who understands yin-yang and feng shui. I thought I was simply carrying on my ancestors' legacy. Who knew I was the key to unlocking the "Dragon-Loc 481Reads—Score104Shelves

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    Suspenseful and supernatural genre with a strong female lead, the kind that gets better the more you watch, Xikang

30. 130 携 Fleeing with the Summer Breeze 携夏风出逃 What Tree Grows Peanuts?花生什么树Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted [From secret crush to mutual love + both pursue each other + healing and redemption + slow-burn romance + light ensemble cast] When she was fifteen, a boy swept into Si Qing’s world without warning, carried on the orange-gold summer breeze. Qi Fang came from one of the most illustrious families in the capital. With the carefree air of a playboy, he seemed to never let his gaze linger on anyone. When she started university, a video of Si Qing speaking as the freshman representative was posted to 29.6kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
31. 131 炮 The Cannon Fodder Witch Is Passing the Buck Online 炮灰女巫在线甩锅中 Fan Fan Fan风风风扇Fantastical Romance483k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out; it'll go up later (probably)] [Content warning: Not pure wish fulfillment; more conspiracy theories, and the heroine has no golden finger] [Western fantasy, no CP. The heroine is no heartthrob (more like universally disliked (ｰ̀εｰ́)); she has one or two bad friends and no one else] Original title: Hush, Be Quiet, the Evil Witch Is Speaking Liberty, a second-year student at Helder School, firmly believes she is (going to be) the most powerful and (going to be) the great 3kReads8.9Score397Shelves
32. 132 拒 I Refuse to Be Love-Struck. Boss, Stop Distracting Me From Making Money! 拒做恋爱脑，大佬别耽误我搞钱！ Let's Have a Snowball Fight打雪仗呀Modern Romance718k WordsOngoing The rating has just been released, and it will rise later. [Rebirth | 1v1 | No System | Clear-Headed Female Lead] The day Han Zhi was cast out of the Han family of Jiangnan and treated as a discarded pawn, her life fell apart completely. She trusted the wrong man and squandered her opportunities. By the time she came to her senses, everything lay in ruins, leaving her with a lifetime of regret. Given another chance at life, she no longer lets romance wear her down. Stepping out of love's laby 31.4kReads8.5Score3kShelves

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    Does this count?

33. 133 我 I Conquer the Entire Dynasty by Pretending to Be a Goddess 我靠伪装神女攻略整个皇朝 Yu Xiao虞笑Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [System + No Secret Identity Reveals + Divine Goddess Persona + No Romance] After Jiang Wu is bound to the System, money clouds her judgment. The System takes her to some obscure dynasty in the middle of nowhere to complete a mission. Only then does she learn that she is an ordinary commoner, while her targets include the emperor, empress, crown prince, princess, general, marquis, heir to a noble title... Great. Her targets include fathers and sons, husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. 20.2kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    I'll tell you in the simplest, most straightforward, and most direct way that these are absolutely great reads. Not a single one is a story of suffering; they're all satisfying and enjoyable reads, and they're not mindless fluff.

34. 134 魔 The Witch's Farm: Build a Home in a Survival Game 魔女的农场：生存游戏建造家园 Nanbei Yuan南北鸳Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [No Romance] [Everyone Survives in a Western Fantasy World] [Building and Farming] [Lone Wolf] Su Mo opened her eyes and found herself in a massive Western fantasy survival game. From the start, she had a 2x2 patch of soil, an axe, and a fishing rod. She needed to obtain building blueprints and establish her own territory. With a Strength stat of 1, even carrying a crate of water was exhausting. It was a nightmare start to a survival game. After killing a slime, she obtained a s 99.1kReads8.5Score13.9kShelves
35. 135 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 Romance2.0M 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, 2.2kReads—Score184Shelves

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    The female lead is truly moving step by step towards the place she wants to go! Love is just the icing on the cake; she values ​​her family and herself even more.

36. 136 错 I Picked Up a Secret Admirer’s Script by Mistake and Flirted with the Venture Capital Tycoon, Every Day 错拿暗恋剧本强撩，风投大佬每天 YYR05311Modern Romance343k WordsOngoing Only 120 days remain before Shen Nianwei loses the 30 million yuan trust fund her late mother left her. Then, as if things weren’t bad enough, her original investor pulls out and disappears, leaving her workshop with its funding cut off. Driven to desperation, Shen Nianwei takes her investment proposal to Gu Shixing, senior partner at Obsidian Capital. He gives her a cold look and sends her packing with a single line: “Obsidian doesn’t invest in sentiment or slapdash operations.” That is, until 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥 [A recently found novel featuring two strong female protagonists] The plot is truly amazing. The writing style and foreshadowing are both excellent, making it a very enjoyable read and an ideal bedtime story.

37. 137 术 Legend of the Adepts 术者传说 Three Zero One叁凌零壹Urban151k WordsOngoing (A gathering of images) This is a bold experiment. Anime and web novels have a lot in common... And no one says stories aimed at men can't have female leads, so... let's get weird! There are four legends about the Artificers: 1. Years of peace followed a great war. A group of young Artificers, along with young people who aren't Artificers, appeared among the public. The world, already rolling forward, began rolling faster and faster. The newborn children were leaving their colors behind like rip 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My family is the best under the moon.

38. 138 逼 After the Interrogation, the Army Doctor Princess Gets the Good-for-Nothing Prince Back on His Feet 逼供后，军医妃扶烂泥王爷上墙 Liu Shu Cooks Up Jianghu刘输煮江湖Ancient Romance113k WordsOngoing Wei Sining, a frontline medic in the Wild Leopard Brigade, dies while carrying out an infiltration mission and transmigrates to the unfamiliar Great Jin Dynasty. With no memories at all, she encounters the Sixth Prince, Xiao Yun'an, who is being hunted. Through rain-soaked jungles and rustic thatched huts, the group struggles onward and builds a team. With her formidable military training and professional medical skills, Wei Sining helps Xiao Yun'an rise step by step from the mire, reclaim lost 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the first time I've watched a female-centric drama without palace intrigue or domestic drama. She spends a lot of time fighting in the wild, with the imperial court just a backdrop, haha! Sweet girls beware, the romance is too intense.

39. 139 被 Kidnapped? But I'm a Martial Arts Master 被拐了？但我武艺高强 Hey0嘿06k WordsCompleted Kidnapped? Too Bad I'm a Martial Arts Expert 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story featuring a strong female protagonist.

40. 140 快 Quick Transmigration: A Max-Level Expert Stumbles Into a Palace Intrigue Set 快穿，满级大佬误入宫斗片场 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Ever since 18888 was bound to its Host, it had felt that something wasn't quite right. But when it saw its Host looking like a delicate, weak beauty, it relaxed. Until... For its first mission, it had to win the emperor's favor. 18888 was very pleased with itself for snagging a palace-intrigue template. This would be a piece of cake. Who could have guessed that, in the great hall, a sinister wind would blow as the emperor and his ministers trembled in fear? Enter Ling Xiao, the emperor 20kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
41. 141 舔 Become a God by Tasting Blood: The Unhinged Junior Sister Lays Low in the Villain Sect 舔血成神：疯批师妹苟在反派宗门 Good Fortune欧气Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An entire sect of villains + cultivation + a scheming little rascal of a disciple on the Path of Love vs. a sinister master on the Path of Ruthlessness] From the start, she tricks a god in a demon lair. Faced with a whole cast of wicked people, Li Yueyin decides to become the most devious of them all! To survive long enough to become a god, she poses as a top genius while being tested, despite her useless talent. Tough people don’t complain about their circumstances. With a sweet face and a vil 26.3kReads9.0Score3.9kShelves
42. 142 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical716k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.5kReads8.8Score165Shelves

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    The female lead in this book is very strong.

43. 143 被 After My Talent Was Stolen, I Was Reborn Before My Home Planet Exploded 被窃取天赋后我重生回母星爆炸前 Sweet-and-Sour Pork Balls Are Delicious糖醋小排好吃球Sci-Fi & Apocalypse661k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Sci-Fi Apocalypse + Interstellar + Human Awakening + Strong Female Lead, No Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] In her previous life, Xia Zhaoning lived to the age of 190. She didn't die of old age. She simply didn't want to live anymore. Her home planet exploded. She ascended to the stars, only to find that people were still using marriage alliances to extract genes. Who could put up with that? She might as well have turned to ash along with her home planet. Fed up with this world steeped 1.7kReads8.4Score208Shelves

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    Highly recommended! Space-time, post-apocalyptic, strong female lead, a true female protagonist! [Cool]

44. 144 京 Why Are All the Young Masters of the Capital Lining Up to Go to the Psychiatric Hospital? 京城少爷怎么都排队来精神病院？ Inside and Out里外里外26k WordsCompleted Why are all the young masters in the capital lining up to visit the psychiatric hospital? 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I find it quite interesting.

45. 145 女 Matriarchy: Playing the Possessive Lover, the Big Shot Dotes on Her Husband Without Restraint 女尊：扮演病娇，大姥宠夫无度 Qingchun Er清春儿Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + matriarchal world/gender equality + gender-swapped sweet romance + female-centered + semi-immersive obsessive-character roleplay + one-on-one romance, pairings vary] In the small worlds, there are always male leads who hate the female leads' suffocating love and keep trying to escape them. The Heaven that loves women is furious and wants these men, who want it all, to regret their choices. So Ming Xi arrived with the Obsessive Character Roleplay System. The original male 9.7kReads8.9Score872Shelves
46. 146 京 The Capital’s Young Master Is at Her Feet 京圈太子爷是她的裙下之臣 Author Little Koi作家小锦鲤10k WordsCompleted The Capital’s Crown Prince Is Her Devoted Suitor 97Reads—Score107Shelves

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    This book is excellent, with a thrilling plot; it's a high-quality "cool" novel, but it's been overlooked. I highly recommend it; everyone should check it out.

47. 147 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 97.7kReads8.7Score10.7kShelves
48. 148 被 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen, the Villainous Group Took Me In 被挖灵根后，我被反派团捡走了 Flowers on Stage台上花Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate-into-a-book body double + no romance + satisfying growth story + sect regrets too late] After transmigrating into a book, Sang Yao learns she's a disposable stand-in in a story about the unattainable ideal beauty. The ideal beauty is adored by everyone; Sang Yao is hated by everyone. The ideal beauty has countless admirers; Sang Yao has countless people hunting her. The ideal beauty is sweet and gentle; Sang Yao is just herself. To make matters worse, as soon as she transmigrated i 27.2kReads8.7Score4.4kShelves

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    I watched the drama first and then read the book. It's an incredibly satisfying story of a female protagonist cultivating immortality without any romantic pairing, and the sect's chaotic and tragic plot is absolutely amazing!

49. 149 重 Reborn: The Lone Heiress Strikes Back to Collect Her Debts 重生之孤女逆袭，她来讨债了 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生Modern Romance51k WordsCompleted Xia Lin died a horrific and absurd death. In her previous life, she was an orphan adopted by the wealthy Xiao family. Obedient and grateful, she had no idea she was merely a commodity waiting to be sold to the highest bidder. Her gentle older brother's sweet words and her loving adoptive parents' careful upbringing were all poison wrapped in sugar. In the end, they used her as a pawn and married her off to a playboy. She was tormented to death, carrying twins. Even after death, her spirit linger 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After her father's tragic death and her mother's passing, the orphaned girl was taken in and adopted by a wealthy family. However, behind this kindness lay nothing but scheming. In her previous life, she only saw through the truth at the moment of her death. Reborn, she will no longer be at the mercy of others. She silently accumulates strength, lays down numerous traps, and finally exposes irrefutable evidence in a live broadcast to tear her enemies apart.

50. 150 流 Exiled to the Frontier: The Farmer's Eldest Sister Transmigrates to Reclaim the Wasteland 流放边关：农家长姐穿越开荒 Equatorial Tree赤道树Ancient Romance337k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + farming + satisfying read + infrastructure building] Shen Qingwu, a modern woman with master's degrees in both agriculture and water conservancy, transmigrates overnight into the body of the eldest sister in the poorest military household in Danshan County. Her father died in battle, her mother succumbed to illness, and her aunt arrives with tax collectors to block the door, seize the compensation money, and sell her ten-year-old sister to a procurer to pay the taxes. Blood run 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Then I have to talk about it!

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