Female-Targeted Stories About a Powerful Mastermind Watching the Entire Game From Behind the Scenes, Read the Text Below 躲在背后纵观棋局的女频大佬文(下面字一定要看)

1. 1 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39kReads9.5Score6kShelves

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   The female lead is incredibly intelligent!! If it weren't for her father, she might have truly become a perfect criminal!! The forensic pathologist in the criminal investigation team wants to take her on as an apprentice, and when introducing her to the team, he proudly says, "She's a master killer!" (From *The Devil Reversed*)

2. 2 穿 Transmigrated as the Second Male Lead's Concubine, I Was Seized by the Third Male Lead to Bear His Child 穿成男二妾室，又被男三强夺生崽 A Life Rewritten被篡改的人生Ancient Romance250k WordsCompleted She uses her weakness to scheme for the throne. [Transmigrate into a book + performative personality + heroine is no saint + not a strong female lead] Blurb 1: Wu Xi is someone who has disguise ingrained in her very bones. She can make three parts affection look like twelve parts love. Born into a lowly position, she has to scheme at every turn, endure, compete, and seize every opportunity to turn everyone around her into a stepping stone. After transmigrating into the role of Xuan Zhi's concubi 3.5kReads8.9Score468Shelves

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   The female protagonist has been secretly scheming and developing her power behind the scenes, amassing a group of capable subordinates. However, no one knows this; she's very well hidden. Only at the very end, when the reborn woman discovers a clue (the female protagonist had already reached a high position before her rebirth, which led her to suspect something, but she never reveals her true strength), does she not kindly offer answers to her enemies when they die, fearing they might know too much and be reborn again.

3. 3 疯 The Maniac Opens an Inn: The Entire Martial World and Court Bow Before Her 疯批她开客栈：江湖全朝堂全跪了 Hidden Ink Carp鲤鱼墨隐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Strong heroine + invincible lead + a touch of ensemble cast + business management + no romance] Ling Zhizhi has just killed an entire family of scumbags. Before she can even escape the mental hospital, she's bound to an inn-management System?! The System thumps its chest: “Act like a powerful big shot! The more convincing you are, the better the rewards!” And so, deep in the woods of a martial arts world, an inn called “The Inn” suddenly appears. Ling Zh 10.6kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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   This book features a cunning protagonist and is purely enjoyable.

4. 4 大 The Official Has Been Demoted Again 大人又被贬官了 Li Hua璃华Ancient Romance926k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 25.9kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves

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   Both books share a common feature: a central storyline that connects them. There's a big surprise at the end! The female protagonists of these two books are respectively resourceful and skilled in martial arts.

5. 5 我 Opening a Little Restaurant in Shengjing 我在盛京开小馆 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Alternate world, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment novel, food + court intrigue + transmigration. Read with caution if that’s not your thing.] Miss Li’s Changhuan Eatery, tucked away on Qingxing Alley, serves delicious food at affordable prices. The officials who get up early for roll call tug at their increasingly tight uniforms, but still can’t help ordering another bowl of fresh pork wontons. Pei Hongzhi happened to eat there once and discovered that Miss Li didn’t just make excellent breakf 27.9kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
6. 6 别 Stop Looking, I’m the Mad Mastermind Villain 别找了，我就是幕后疯批大反派 Come Get Rich来发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A Touch of Mind Reading + System + Secret Identities + Ensemble Cast + Playing the Fool to Outsmart the Tiger + Villainess + A Hint of Fantasy] [She seems pure and innocent but is actually a beautiful lunatic vs. He seems world-weary but is actually a lovesick puppy] Hua Zhaozhao (zhao) inexplicably takes a tumble and somehow falls right into a novel about a real heiress and a fake heiress, becoming the villainous real heiress who envies the fake heiress heroine. Mischievous System: Ruin the m 3.4kReads9.2Score461Shelves

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   This one is very similar. The female protagonist is a goddess (trapped in the mortal realm). She transmigrates into a book and starts by manipulating and controlling the original male and female protagonists. At crucial moments, she gives them hints to guide them in the direction she envisions.

7. 7 全 Watched by the Whole Internet: The Frail Junior Student Outwits a Top Criminal Investigator 全网围观，病弱学妹戏耍刑侦王牌 Still Feeling Cold依然觉得寒冷Mystery589k WordsCompleted Award-winning work in the Fifth Tomato Web Literature Competition Finals, Selected Mystery Case Award “I only ever kill people who deserve to die!” [High-Octane Dark Fantasy | Elite Mind Games | A Life-or-Death Battle Between Good and Evil | A Strong Heroine and an Even Stronger Heroine] [Shocking Twists | No Romance | Two Powerful, Unhinged Rivals Face Off] From the day Ling Zhi became a criminal police officer, he believed in only two things: evidence and procedural justice. Criminals were cri 83kReads9.5Score16.2kShelves

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   "I only kill those who deserve to die." She has a perfect alibi. She understands all the logic of criminal investigation. She calculated his every move. But he doesn't know that he wasn't targeting just one killer. He was targeting a blood-soaked, deadly path to hell. — And at the end of that path stands Jiang Li. Stopping killing with killing, proving crime with crime! I never kill innocent people—Jiang Li

8. 8 大 The Big Shot Doesn't Follow the Plot 大佬不走剧情 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Transmigration, no romance, cultivation, period settings, apocalypse, famine flight, survival... A quick transmigration novel whose protagonist doesn't get involved in romance, though some worlds are longer stays. When Zhiyun was undergoing a tribulation in the cultivation world, a lightning bolt reduced her to ashes. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself embarking on endless transmigrations through the human realm, immortal realm, demon realm, and more. The worlds she transmigrated 9.6kReads8.6Score630Shelves

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   Transmigration, no romance, cultivation, historical setting, apocalypse, fleeing famine, survival… • A fast-paced transmigration novel where the protagonist doesn't engage in romance (sometimes also slow-paced). Zhiyun was struck by lightning and reduced to ashes while undergoing a tribulation in the cultivation world. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself embarking on an endless journey through the human realm, the immortal realm, the demon realm… The worlds she transmigrated to started simply, but gradually became more and more dangerous. Fortunately, during her transmigrations, she obtained many treasures in each otherworld, finally repairing her soul and returning to the cultivation world.

9. 9 野 Ambitious as Ever, I Treat the Male Lead Like a Monster to Grind 野心勃勃，我把男主当怪刷 Lie Flat Biscuit躺平小饼干Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Villainess] [爽文] [No Holds Barred] (The story includes forced romance scenes, with the woman forcing the man. Please proceed with caution if that's not your thing.) Modern-day top student Li Yang transmigrates into the body of a poor girl in ancient times. Her father is a drunken gambler, her mother was sold to pay off his debts, and she's in hell mode from the start? Don't worry, she's bound to a romance System! The System tells her to pursue a promising target? She uses a little tri 39kReads8.8Score6.3kShelves
10. 10 离 Ridiculous! The Sidekick Junior Sister Became the Male Lead of a Power Fantasy 离谱！炮灰师妹成了爽文男主 Sleepy Meow Meow睡不醒的喵喵酱Fantastical Romance658k WordsCompleted [Light Ensemble Cast] [Lighthearted] [Cautious Cultivation] [Many Twists] [No Transmigration or Rebirth] [Nontraditional Cultivation] Anyone who cultivates knows that the most powerful people in the cultivation world aren't the Demon Lord or the Immortal Lord. They're the junior sister and the senior brother. The junior sister can destroy heaven and earth with a single sword strike, while the senior brother would destroy heaven and earth for love. Even more formidable than the junior sister is t 18.2kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    Although the titles and covers here are rather dull and seem like the kind of melodramatic stories you'd expect, they're actually not melodramatic at all. The plot is fast-paced, logical, and well-developed; the villains are intelligent, and every character is fully fleshed out.

11. 11 公 The Princess Packs a Punch 公主她，战力爆表 11 Candies11颗糖Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted Yun Li, the seventh princess of Great Yan and its most “famous” royal, is described in the imperial records as “frail and sickly, unfit for any important role.” Her emperor father treats her as a tool for keeping the peace, the women of the harem see her as a poor wretch, and enemy nations consider her an easy target. So when the dynasty is beset by troubles at home and abroad, an imperial decree ordering her to marry into another kingdom hurls her straight into the eye of the storm. Everyone ex 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead manipulates everything from behind the scenes; many of her plans began long ago. She plans ten steps ahead for every one she takes.

12. 12 素 The Pure Maiden Seeks Immortality: Daily Intel Helps Me Ascend 素女寻仙：每日信息助我飞升 Beginner Writer of Wanhua万花初级写手Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After accidentally drowning, Li Suyue opens her eyes in an alternate ancient world. She thinks she has transmigrated and become an unloved true daughter. Who knew the golden finger she awakens would reveal that she had been born into this world from the womb, and what she thought was transmigration was really the recovery of memories from her past life? With her daily information golden finger, she deals with the aunt who bullies the weak and nearly gets her killed, evades her fiance's siniste 33kReads7.7Score5.1kShelves

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    Behind-the-scenes footage, I'm pretty sure, it's very good.

13. 13 裙 He Has Someone Else Kneeling at His Feet 裙下之臣他另有其人 Miss Lin Watches Movies观影林姑娘Ancient Romance231k WordsOngoing To uncover the truth behind her father and brother’s deaths in battle, she abandoned her life of finery and fine horses and spent five years plotting. She pointed her sword at his throat. “You were the only one I never doubted.” He smiled, running his fingers along the blade. “The road to kingship is paved with bones.” In that moment, she finally saw clearly: beyond the mist lay no truth, only the torture he had prepared for her with his own hands. The vast realm ran red as blood, but it could n 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Amidst intrigue and treacherous politics, her world is rife with conspiracies. Her father and brothers are brutally murdered, her fiancé disappears, and only the prince secretly protects her. But after falling in love, he marries another for power, and she uses business as a pretext to stir up trouble, the truth revealing a cruel and unbearable pain.

14. 14 野 The Untamed Power Broker 野生权臣 Mr. Meow Meow Cat米斯特里喵喵猫Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted [New book, the score is just starting out and will go up!! Don't leave!!] [Two powerful leads + sweet romance + queen trains her dog + ambitious cast + historical court intrigue] [One-on-one + characters who speak their minds + alternate world + mutual flirting between two powerful leads + intense push and pull] [Rational, scheming female minister × rebellious, unrestrained hound] A modern office worker with brain cancer transmigrates into a frail orphan in Nanli. Her father is dead, s 13Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This book? It manipulates the entire book's characters like a puppet!

15. 15 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 117.1kReads9.5Score16.4kShelves

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    You absolutely must read this, I highly recommend it. The female lead has a dual personality, and beneath each foreshadowing lies a shocking secret. The seemingly peaceful town hides secrets that everyone harbors. The female lead lives in a repressive family, it's a bit angsty, but every time her second personality emerges, it's so satisfying. It's not one of those mindless novels; it's the author's autobiography, *Human Cage*.

16. 16 谁 Who Gets Forced to Inherit the Young Master Position After Transmigrating? 谁家穿越被迫继承少主之位啊 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Interstellar] It all began when five burly men showed up at her house. “Miss Zhixin, we have been waiting for you!” Zhixin (not a text message!): What?! Overnight, she became the heir to East Xia’s foremost family, and discovered that this world didn’t seem quite right. Zhixin slapped her thigh. “We can talk about being the young mistress later. Looks like things are about to get interesting.” The principal set her up when she enrolled, so Zhixin 66.8kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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    Awesome!

17. 17 考 She Died Pursuing the Imperial Exams for Her Husband: Life Is Hard in a Man-Dominated World 考科举因夫掉命，男尊女贵挺难活 It's Never Too Late to Take the Plunge入坑不晚Ancient Romance564k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead] + [political scheming] + [one woman, multiple husbands] + [comedy] You somehow end up in a world where men are revered and women are prized. There are many men and few women. One woman marries three husbands, and women stay home to serve their husbands and raise children. But you’re rebellious to the core and insist on disguising yourself as a man to take the imperial exams. After years of hard study, you finally become the top scholar! You work hard to build a career, but e 823Reads9.0Score104Shelves

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    Revenge, from commoner to female prime minister. Reason.

18. 18 都 Kill Them All. There's No Need to Act Normal 都杀了，做人没必要太正常 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Now being published; a motion comic is out. The heroine is invincible, no romance, no nation-building, plot-focused, with male characters who may die.] Guan Zhiwei is forced to transmigrate. Countless Systems bind themselves to her, promising to send her home once she completes their missions. They all turn out to be liars. Our unlucky heroine decides to take down this world. Starting with killing the male lead. As she takes out one romantic male lead after another, she leads her neighbors 57kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    Taking a holistic view, I only recommend this [thinking].

19. 19 双 A Blood-Soaked Reckoning: Twin Sisters Return for Vengeance 【血色满门】双生姐妹踏血归来 Xiao Xiao Ran Zi萧萧然子Ancient Romance606k WordsOngoing An entire family of loyal officials is framed, and a century-old marquis’s estate is turned into a living hell. Twin sisters plunge from a cliff into the water, surviving against all odds. Once cherished young ladies who lived behind closed doors, they now tread a thorny path through the world. One struggles to survive on a sheer cliff, honing her edge; the other wanders in a foreign land, maneuvering at every turn. The court is rife with deceit and schemes, while the martial world flashes with 1.8kReads6.6Score189Shelves

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    Recommending a high-quality historical romance novel with a strong female protagonist seeking revenge—"Bloodstained Family" ✨ ✅ Engaging Characters: Twin sisters, ambitious, self-serving yet clear-headed, and intellectually superior. ✅ High-Energy Plot: A desperate counterattack after the annihilation of their entire family, with parallel storylines in the imperial court and the martial arts world, showcasing meticulous planning and strategic maneuvering. ✅ Warning: Brainless heroines, look away! This story features only a calm, rational, and ruthless queen of revenge. If you enjoy scheming beauties and political intrigue, skip this! The plot is fast-paced and incredibly satisfying!

20. 20 重 Reborn, She Forces the God of War of the Northern Desert to Marry Her! 重生后，她逼婚了漠北战神！ Tu Yiyi兔依依Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted She was the only legitimate daughter of the Grand General, yet she lived worse than a dog. She had always been proud of her father, never imagining that, to him, she was nothing more than a blood supply that could cure her half-sister. And he was Xuan Cang, the War God of Mobei, revered by all. Back then, he was a hostage, and she was set up to spend one wild night with him. But he was also the one who cut open her wrist with his own hand to save the woman he loved. After witnessing the vilest s 204Reads7.4Score—Shelves
21. 21 公 The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Harem Is Full 公主权倾朝野，鱼塘挤不下了 Old Yellow Rabbit老黄兔Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Original title: The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Fish Pond Is Full [Historical Romance + Scheming + Everyone’s Darling + Reincarnation Before Birth + Favorite Concubine + Harem Intrigue + Wish Fulfillment + Alluring Heroine + System + Rise to Power] One day, after transmigrating, Liang Yue became the apple of her favorite concubine mother’s eye. The three thousand imperial consorts could not match her mother’s radiance, and the entire Great Xia treasury could not rival her uncle’s 22.1kReads7.4Score6kShelves
22. 22 权 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score435Shelves
23. 23 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 Romance945k 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 23.3kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    The story revolves around a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario, featuring a crazy, highly intelligent, cunning, and ruthless female lead in a fierce and competitive arena.

24. 24 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I urge the big data analytics team to push this to all the sisters who need happiness! This book uses the most wonderful stories to tell you: true charm is not based on pretense, but on a humorous mind and a sincere personality.

25. 25 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 318Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 安 Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸 A Tree Makes Shade一木成荫Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea 138Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A woman of unparalleled beauty and wisdom, disguised as a man, navigating the imperial court and the martial world, amidst the clash of swords and the tender bonds of love—experience a unique take on historical romance novels of power struggles.

27. 27 少 Girl, I Fused with a Ghost Immortal, and No One Is More Eerie Than Me 少女，融合成鬼仙没人比我更诡异 Ruo Xiaomeng若小萌Eastern Fantasy817k WordsOngoing [System + Transmigration + Xuanhuan + Transmigration to a Post-Apocalyptic World + Decisive and Ruthless + Card Draws + Strange World + Invincible + Constant Leveling Up] After finally becoming a big shot in the post-apocalyptic world, Ruo Xiaomeng thought she had saved the world. But she soon discovered that this was merely the world's surface, and it shattered before her eyes. At the brink of death, the System activated transmigration automatically. An accident during the journey sent her to t 370Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Single female protagonist cultivation novel

28. 28 他 He's a Fool, She's Loaded. What's It to You? 他人傻，她钱多，关你什么事 Mianmian Gao绵绵羔Ancient Romance206k WordsOngoing (A sickly but absurdly powerful heroine x a clingy, loyal, green-tea schemer of a hero who goes insane for her; two strong leads, both devoted only to each other, and plenty of sweet romance) Content warning: The story starts slow, then features a lot of political intrigue later on, so proceed with caution! The hero is genuinely an idiot at first, but he gets better. If that's not your thing, don't read. - She gets caught in a last-minute marriage swap, and the concubine still has her eye on the 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Completely female-dominant! The female lead is a master strategist! Ruthless in her methods! A story of mutual affection and strength, with both the male and female leads being even stronger!! A must-watch! [I highly recommend it!]

29. 29 水 The Unlucky Girl's Runaway Marriage 水逆少女逃嫁记 Loves Hand-Peeled Pecans爱吃手剥小核桃Ancient Romance91k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Marriage First, Love Later + Fantasy + Over-the-Top Drama + The Pursuit of a Wife After Losing Her] By imperial decree, Guanguan is forced to marry into the Eastern Palace, becoming, in Crown Prince Shen Yi's eyes, a woman who will stop at nothing to climb the social ladder. On their wedding night, she is left alone in an empty room, becoming the laughingstock of the whole city. Everyone sees her as a caged bird, unaware that the weapon hidden in her sleeve isn't embroidery, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I can't just give up... It's over... Ugh, I need some peace and quiet.

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