Stories With a Truly Free, Clear-Headed, and Rational Heroine 女主真正自由，清醒，理智的文章

1. 651 挖 You Want to Dig Out My Golden Core for the Heroine? I’ll Send the Whole Sect into My Imperial Banner 挖我金丹给女主？全宗进我人皇幡 That Mountain Far Away远方那座山Ancient Romance942k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [Morally Gray] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Self-Righteous] [No Romance] Jia Ying transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming the vicious villainess who serves as a foil to the heroine, Ruan Jiaojiao. After her golden core is ripped out, she looks at her mixed spiritual roots and damaged foundation, then resolutely embarks on the path of demonic cultivation! You dare rip out my golden core? Then the whole sect can go into my Human Emperor Banner! By day, she exudes the r 51.3kReads9.1Score7.3kShelves

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   Juejuezi [Add to bookshelf][Flying kiss]

2. 652 重 Reborn and Rejecting the Marriage, I Left the Scumbag and His Cousin Red-Faced 重生拒婚，我把渣男和他表妹的脸打肿了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Reborn and Refusing the Marriage, I Beat My Jerk Ex and His Cousin Black and Blue 205Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 653 快 Quick Transmigration: One Heartbreaking Story of Justice Served Per Chapter 快穿：一章一个虐渣小故事 Huai Lanying怀兰英Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qiao Ran binds herself to a quick-transmigration System and becomes the unfortunate women in countless little worlds who have been cheated and tormented by all manner of awful people. But Qiao Ran isn’t intimidated in the slightest. She’s nothing like the original host, who meekly endured every insult and blow. She has plenty of strength an 3.3kReads9.0Score281Shelves
4. 654 嫡 The Crippled Prince My Elder Sister Refused to Marry, I Helped Him to the Throne 嫡姐不愿嫁的残废王爷，被我扶上了龙椅 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted My Elder Sister Refused to Marry the Disabled Prince, So I Helped Him Take the Throne 23Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 655 我 I Drove the Cultivation World Mad by Writing Novels 我靠写小说逼疯修真界 Ying Zhouzhou赢舟舟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [This book has been signed for publication] [Strong female lead + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no CP + madcap story] Workaholic Ye Qingyan works herself to the bone until she gets her company listed on the stock market. Before she can enjoy her rich-lady lifestyle, a car accident sends her into a cultivation novel full of lunatics who are hopelessly obsessed with romance. As the cannon-fodder older sister of the original heroine, she gets abused while the male and female leads ar 36.3kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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   The female lead is very clear-headed and intelligent; she's also quite funny at times.

6. 656 七 The Seventies: A Half-Immortal's Everyday Life 七十年代，半仙日常 My Teeth Aren't White牙不白Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [1970s + mysticism + cute pets + food + strong heroine + heroine-focused; she never takes any abuse and always gets even, neither wholly good nor wholly evil] Ming Yi was born in July of 1957, right at the tail end of the Great Famine. She was a tiny, shivering baby, and everyone said she wouldn't survive. But she proved everyone wrong. Not only did she thrive, she also mastered uncanny skills that seemed to command ghosts and gods. Some people respected her, some feared her, and some loved her. 4.2kReads8.8Score478Shelves
7. 657 逃 Escape the Captivity! My Refined Older Brother Is a Total Psycho 逃离禁锢！我的斯文哥哥太疯批 Begonia Blossoms Swept by Wind and Ink海棠花横风墨染Modern Romance215k WordsOngoing Cold CEO + black lotus + growing-up romance + exclusive devotion + obsessive, possessive love + healing Shen Shishi clawed her way out of the mud of the orphanage and learned early how cruel the world could be. The Ling family is her only lifeline, but also the cage in which she clings to life. As lowly as dust, she considers dignity a luxury. Then he returns to the country: Ling Li, heir to the Ling family, restrained and noble, like a god. He offers her his hand, giving her protection and a di 70Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead always insists on walking a flowery path on her own.

8. 658 满 Spring Over the City 满城春 A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [New Bonus Chapters] The Liu family of the capital is an illustrious noble house, so powerful that even the imperial clan treats them with deference. Liu Yan, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Liu family's second branch, is gifted and blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. When her stepmother joins the family as she turns five, Liu Yan expects a fierce battle. But her stepmother turns out to be quite unlike anyone expected. With her older brother looking out for her and her childhood s 15.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
9. 659 哥 After My Siblings Came Out, I Became My Family’s Only Hope 哥哥姐姐出柜后，我成了家里唯一的希望 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Older Brother and Sister Came Out, I Became the Family's Only Hope 26Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 660 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.5kReads9.6Score31.1kShelves
11. 661 在 Playing a Life Sim in an Otome Game 在乙女游戏里做生活玩家 5185Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Animated comic now available] [There are a thousand kinds of love] [Everyday cultivation + No CP + Cozy + Not a power fantasy] "Want to fall in love? Then come to [Die Without Romance]! Gentle, tsundere, alluring, aloof, gloomy, masters, senior and junior fellow disciples, half-demons... Whatever you like, we've got it! Come and win them over!" Su Tangxing: No, thank you. She'd rather live a good life and enjoy her cultivation. References: Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, Baopuzi, Classic o 19.5kReads9.5Score3kShelves
12. 662 快 Quick Transmigration Through Time and Space 快穿时空 Elegant Qingya of Ink Orchids墨兰清雅Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted To give herself a new lease on life, Qingya joined the Quick Transmigration Bureau and took on fifty missions. She traveled through different eras, fulfilling the Hosts' various wishes. Her assignments ranged from a three-year-old child to a sixty-year-old senior, and the bizarre situations kept even broad-minded Qingya on her toes. Still, she threw herself into every mission and did her best to complete it. At last, she finally returned to her original world. (Features a System and a personal s 5.7kReads8.1Score853Shelves

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    This is a quick transmigration novel. The female protagonist doesn't have many romantic relationships. Also, this novel has a live narrator. Friends who like audiobooks can give it a listen!

13. 663 别 Stay Away from Me, or You’ll Become a Simp 别靠近我，会变成舔狗 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted Don't Get Too Close to Me, or You'll Turn into a Hopeless Simp 30Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 664 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 156.4kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves
15. 665 独 Exclusively Spoiled: The CEO Is Addicted to Me 独家宠溺，总裁对我上了瘾 Luo Li Xixi落离夕夕Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Cool, Gorgeous Doctor vs. Powerful CEO Who Keeps Women at Arm’s Length] [Sweet Romance + Love at First Sight + Both Pure and Devoted] Without a moment’s hesitation, the man carried Lin Yueyue into a room next to the elevator and shut the door. Neon lights flickered outside the window. In the quiet, all they could hear was each other’s heartbeat, while the warmth between their bodies rose with every touch. “What is it? Can’t bring yourself to let go?” The man’s voice was utterly captivating, low 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of a clear-headed, beautiful, genius doctor and a domineering CEO; both from wealthy families, both powerful, with a strong sense of suspense; the supporting characters are also hilarious; it gets better and better as it goes on.

16. 666 世 The Prince Took a Concubine and I Climbed the Wall, and the Whole Family Regretted Chasing His Wife 世子纳妾我爬墙，全家追妻悔断肠 Talent From All Directions八方来才Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Original novel for the short drama "The Broken Mirror Cannot Be Mended: The Princess Divorces Her Husband, but Never Separates from Him" [Dotting a concubine and neglecting the wife + a husband’s desperate pursuit after the breakup + a broken mirror that cannot be mended + secret love + satisfying revenge] In her previous life, Sheng Zhiwan married beneath her station for love, poured her own wealth into the household, wrote military treatises to help him repel the enemy, and penned policy ess 733Reads8.7Score485Shelves
17. 667 我 My Years as the CEO's Daughter 我当总裁千金的这些年 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted CEO romance + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + youth + love + the worlds of politics, business, and the military + fierce battles A poor girl rises to become a wealthy beauty, taking on the worlds of politics and business in turn! The plot is thrilling: her secret crush confesses his feelings! A domineering CEO pursues her relentlessly! The political world treats her like a treasure! The business world holds her in awe! The heroine is clever, intelligent, emotionally savvy, and financiall 54Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Sober and independent, happy and free [Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Bookshelf added][Please follow][I also highly recommend][I also highly recommend][Good fortune is coming soon][I also highly recommend]

18. 668 贫 Just a Poor Rogue Cultivator. Why Are You Kneeling, Fellow Daoist? 贫穷散修一枚，道友何故下跪？ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast] [A goofy trio of wandering cultivators] [Female-led cultivation progression, few scenes involving children, skip if that bothers you] Song Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the evil female supporting character. After bullying the heroine, she is thrown by her own brother into the Abandoned Infant Pagoda, where she dies at the hands of countless vengeful infant spirits. Waking inside the pagoda, she looks at the crying spirits and says, “I can be your mother 32.3kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
19. 669 枯 The Dying Lamp Rekindled: The Prison Rose Returns 枯灯复燃，狱中玫瑰归来 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted Five years ago, she was the eldest daughter of the Qian family, admired by everyone. But she was framed over her family's reputation and charged with murder, falling from the clouds into the mire and ending up behind bars. Behind those high walls, she met Zhao Yi, a woman imprisoned for financial crimes who nevertheless wielded absolute power inside. In their sunless days, they became each other's light, enduring more than two thousand nights together. Five years later, Qian Xin walks out of p 28Reads8.2Score—Shelves
20. 670 G GB: No Cross-Dressing as a Man, No Way GB不女扮男装不舒服 I Could, But I Won't可以但我不Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing [Gender-bender quick transmigration · Female lead stays the aggressor · No fixed pairing · Woman in men's clothing · All male characters are virgins] - Tang Jin, a great demon who grew from wild grass, was bound to a quick transmigration System. Apparently, the System was originally designed for male task-takers, so Tang Jin could only play male cannon fodder, male villains, or male supporting characters in each story. [If you're lucky, you might even get to be the male lead~] Tang Jin: "Want th 35kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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    The female lead is practically invincible across all planes. The premise is novel; the male lead isn't the same person in each plane, and it's a 1v1 relationship in each plane, so there's no character mix-up. It's incredibly good!!!

21. 671 重 Reborn: The Underdog’s Comeback 重生以后包子的逆袭 Xufeng Niaoniao栩风袅袅Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Reborn + Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Campus Life + Strong Female and Male Leads + Top Student + Character Growth + Patriotism) The female lead, Mu Wan, is kind but not a pushover. She has principles and always gets even with those who wrong her. The male lead, Xiao Jinyu, is the son of a military compound family and a military-affiliated scientific researcher. Before she was reborn, Mu Wan accidentally stayed up too late and died of cardiac arrest. A family heirloom, a Merit Pearl, took 4.8kReads9.1Score589Shelves

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    Scientific research in the era, patriotic and inspirational.

22. 672 快 Going on a Rampage in a World of Ungrateful Wolves Through Quick Transmigration 快穿在白眼狼世界杀疯了 Tender Bamboo Shoots奶笋尖尖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] + [Reborn] + [Unfilial ingrate] + [One-chapter stories] + [Romance optional] Zhang Shan is a stepping stone for ungrateful wretches in various worlds, but this stepping stone is a little slippery. Watch your step, or you might fall! … 9.7kReads9.2Score510Shelves
23. 673 偏 Spoiling and the Hunt 偏宠与猎杀 Watching the Stars and Singing看繁星吟游Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [Revenge + status gap + height gap + age gap + powerful man bows his head + no saintly heroine + satisfying read + possessive pursuit + both untouched] Cool, aloof, ruthless heroine out for revenge VS powerful, devoted puppy-dog hero The most painful thing wasn’t learning that they had died. It was learning that they could have lived. How much pain must they have felt, watching the car hurtle toward them? The law couldn’t protect me. The law couldn’t punish the guilty. They shouldn’t have died. 154Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This cold, aloof, and stunningly beautiful woman is by the male lead's side solely to avenge her parents. She kills everyone who caused their deaths, one by one. Because of love, he trusts her time and time again, helping her clean up the mess. [Crying][crying]

24. 674 王 Your Highness, My Maid Is Actually a Robot 王爷，我的丫鬟其实是机器人 A Path Through Wind and Moonlight一蹊风月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into the past | Modern woman in ancient times | Pocket dimension | Treasure and family hunt | Many men fall for her | Powerful heroine, satisfying story | Equally powerful leads | Prince and princess consort | Comedy and absurd antics | No angst for the heroine | Sweet romance and political intrigue] Elite agent Wei Yiyi from a future organization has transmigrated! She even has an all-powerful robot maid with a golden finger by her side! Mission one: Collect precious ancient art 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She's not a naive and innocent female lead; she's strong and intelligent.

25. 675 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
26. 676 招 After I Provoked the Mad Heir 招惹疯批世子后 My Heart Is Like Water妾心如水Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted [An ancient-style one-night stand leads to a “bloodbath”] After transmigrating into the Zhou family as their child bride, Zhi Nuan worked tirelessly to help them grow rich and repay their kindness for saving her life. She even guided her future husband to become the top candidate in the palace examinations. But once he passed the exams, he changed his heart, and Zhi Nuan was about to go from child bride to his concubine on the side. The debt of gratitude was repaid, and the feelings settled. Zhi 1.9kReads8.9Score179Shelves

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    The female lead is always clear-headed and knows what she wants; she's a strong, independent female lead.

27. 677 只 I Just Want to Lie Flat and Be an All-Rounder, but the Nine-Tailed Fox Insists I Become Emperor 只想全能躺平，九尾狐非要我称帝 A Path Through Wind and Moonlight一蹊风月Fantastical Romance206k WordsOngoing #Historical Court Intrigue #Nine-Tailed Fox Male Lead #Lazy Fallen Princess #Powerful Duo Who Keep Tripping Each Other Up #Both Have Their Own Schemes #Unconventional Restoration of the Kingdom #Xianxia Fantasy #All-Around Female Lead Yan Hujiu, young lord of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, begins a Heavenly Book quest to save his people. He failed the quests in his first eight cycles. This is his ninth and final chance. Ninth Heavenly Book Quest: Help the last surviving heir of Nan Jing ascend the t 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 678 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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    This, this, this!!!

29. 679 杨 Ms. Yang Doesn’t Want to Be Mrs. Lin 杨女士她不想当林太太 Che Xiaoxiao车哓哓Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Yang Jie regrets it. They say lust is a knife over your head. She never should have been tempted by Lin Ye's looks and gotten involved with him... Now she's paying for it. She wants to end things once and for all, but she can't. Lin Ye is frustrated. Yang Jie is great in every way, except she's far too headstrong. She says she loves him, but never wants to compromise for his sake... And now she wants to break up? Not a chance. A mature couple's romantic clashes and everyday adjustments: the ente 977Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    This is a book I've read. The female protagonist is truly clear-headed and rational, yet also capable of assessing situations accurately.

30. 680 白 I Take Down Trashy Men by Day, and Mr. Zhang Won't Leave Me Alone at Night 白天虐渣，晚上张总他缠不休 Mo Xia Li Xin莫夏离心Modern Romance167k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Traditional Chinese Medicine + Inherited Legacy + Career Comeback + Face-Slapping Reversals + Wealthy-Family Intrigue + Young Miracle Doctor + Interstellar Crisis + Love of Country and Family] After Mu Xingyu was killed by her cheating boyfriend and stepsister, she unexpectedly came back reborn. She returned to the day she was pushed down the stairs. In this life, she is a guqin prodigy, an heir to a line of miracle doctors, and a tech tycoon.. 3Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is amazing! The female protagonist is truly free, clear-headed, and rational.

31. 681 重 Reunited Beneath the Glittering Stars 重逢星光灿烂 Northern Mountain Code北山代码Modern Romance166k WordsCompleted When Zheng Yinyin was sixteen, she fell in love with a handsome young man. She poured her heart into the older brother who had rescued her like a hero. She planned to learn her craft properly, save up enough money, and then build a happy life with him as a family. But before she could even finish her training, he dumped her. Zheng Yinyin: ...I wasted my youth on a jerk. At a friend’s suggestion, Zheng Yinyin went to Hengdian to work as an extra. She then used a novel she had written to get her f 39Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 682 拒 Refusing to Marry Into a Rich Family: CEO Daddy, Let Me Go 拒当豪门媳：总裁爹地请放手 Shuang Xiaoshi双小十Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Slow-burn romance] + [Love grows over time] + [Workplace romance] No characters lose their intelligence, and no one lets love cloud their judgment. They stay rational and clear-headed, but they must learn to endure loneliness. The heroine is a senior executive at a company. Helping the chairman's heir is one of her key performance targets. If he works hard and strives to improve, her career takes off. If he spends his time chasing cats and dogs, she ends up destitute. But just when she has made 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this book is wonderful; she's rational and insightful, not intellectually impaired, and not love-struck. She knows what she wants from beginning to end.

33. 683 去 Keep the Child, Get Rid of the Father: The Blind Matriarch Grows More Ruthless by the Day 去父留子，瞎眼主母越来越凶残 A 1cm, 1kg Skinny Person1cm1kg的瘦子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After being blind for fourteen years, Duanmu Jingshu, the matriarch of the Xuanping Marquis household, saves a fox spirit at a temple and makes a wish. When she opens her eyes, she realizes that the maid who stayed by her side doesn’t act the way she speaks. After their carriage enters through the north gate, it arrives at a residence in the south of the city, even though the Xuanping Marquis household is in the north... The man who greets her has a voice just like her husband, Wei Jin’an, the M 5kReads8.9Score402Shelves

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    Clear-headed, resourceful, not a saint, not resentful, possessing high combat skills, he crushes his enemies, leaving none alive. (Completed) [smile]

34. 684 进 The Rising Foodie 进击的美食达人 Golden Jade, Long Song金玉长歌Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush Turns Real + Sweet Romance + Workplace + Everyday Life + Inspirational] Her classmates mocked her as “petty and hopeless,” saying she was only fit to scrape by at a small company. But through her own efforts, she created the hugely popular food channel “Feast on Fire.” One day, she accidentally let her true identity slip, leaving everyone stunned! Fans: “I always thought you were a huge fatty. I never imagined you’d be such a beauty! You love eating so much, yet you’re still that s 262Reads8.9Score—Shelves
35. 685 残 Blood-Red Sunset 残阳似血 Yao Qingxue妖清雪Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted [Female special forces soldier vs. heir to a financial empire] [Love and hate] [Suspenseful tragic romance] [Tragic ending] He commanded a vast business empire, and money and women were the things he had most of. They were also the things he loved most. He loved lots and lots of money, and women who were very, very special. She was the strongest special forces soldier, bar none. She had no desires and stood alone in the world. Watching her, he couldn’t help saying, “I think I’ve really fallen in 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book, regardless of whether it's a contemporary romance...

36. 686 一 A Heartbroken Scene Too Painful to Paint 一片伤心画不成 User11112391用户11112391Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted Jian Xin first met Hua Sheng in a cemetery. It was raining that day. Jian Xin wore a bright red dress and three-inch heels, with exquisite makeup and a clear umbrella in hand. She stood before a gravestone, swaying gracefully. Through the curtain of rain, he watched a well-defined hand reach out from a black Maybach and take an umbrella from an attendant. Then came a sharply defined, strikingly handsome face. 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is both an observer and a participant in the play!

37. 687 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves

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    Speaking of clarity, freedom, and rationality, I think I have to mention Junior Uncle 😎

38. 688 向 To Zhouzhou 向周舟 Yu Yezao俞叶早Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Gentle, composed top student VS warm, devoted tech expert] Some people are like rainbows: you only know they exist once you meet them. After a family upheaval, Zhou Zhou ends her overseas posting and returns to City H. The news reaches Cheng Yanran, now a partner at a high-tech company. After several sleepless nights, Cheng decides to take a chance and adds her on WeChat, using selling a car as an excuse! A decade-long unrequited love finally bears fruit in a story t 14.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
39. 689 穿 She Transmigrates to the 1970s as a Martyr's Orphan and Has a Golden Finger 穿越七零烈士遗孤她有金手指 Brown Sugar and Crisp Pear红糖酥梨Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted He Suyue transmigrates to 1970. Her father is a martyr, and her mother has just passed away. She thinks she'll have no choice but to live with her grandmother after graduating from high school and spend her days earning work points. Fortunately, she has a golden finger. Perhaps when the college entrance exams are reinstated, she can go to university like all the other women who transmigrate. Who knew that an unexpected incident would reveal she has another golden finger, one that means her futur 11.2kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    💓💓💓💓Free, clear-headed, not greedy, and not easily misled① She transmigrated. Although her parents were gone, they still had some savings. She didn't tell anyone that she could live a good life with that money. Who knew she was so capable!

40. 690 前 Ex-Husband, Stay Out of My Way and Don't Ruin My Career 前夫请靠边，别耽误我仕途 Three Wonders, Auspicious Gathering Pattern三奇嘉会格Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [A Powerful Female Lead in Government] Her husband had an affair. Zhang Huiyan wasted no time turning him into her ex-husband. Isn’t a handsome government official five years younger than her and a big shot in the system four years older than her more appealing than her ex? But no man is as appealing as a career. When it comes to climbing the career ladder, they can only play supporting roles. I’m going to climb to the top. Nobody is going to stop me! People say women in government have to slee 6.8kReads9.2Score776Shelves

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    Dating can interfere with your career.

41. 691 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 432.1kReads9.4Score41.5kShelves
42. 692 平 Me from a Parallel World, You from the Future 平行世界的我，来自未来的你 Ling Hao泠颢Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Devoted, rich, handsome man × proud white rose. Soul transmigration + winning her back + an intense push and pull. Sweet campus romance + workplace and marriage.] 1. His beloved wife died in the line of duty, and his soul unexpectedly returned to ten years earlier. 2. This time, he decides to keep his distance from the woman he loves, but the two of them meet again all the same. 3. Yet beneath her exterior lies the soul of someone from another world... Can they fall in love again? [“Loving you —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is deeply affectionate, devoted, and gentle, while the female lead is clear-headed, independent, and adorable. To break free from control, the female lead doesn't take shortcuts but diligently passes the civil service exam. Both are ordinary people who meet and fall in love from their university days to their early careers.

43. 693 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 42.1kReads9.6Score6kShelves

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    This is really good! The female lead is a pure ancient person, not reincarnated. She's a natural counter-surveillance genius, the terminator of palace intrigue, and the pinnacle of her peers among the concubines. The concubines: "Your Majesty, live on! Who can outlive you?" In the end, she directly becomes the emperor's partner. Isn't that amazing?

44. 694 满 A Max-Level Expert Is Reborn as an Extreme Sports Athlete 满级大佬重生后成为极限运动员 Favoritism Candy偏心糖Modern Romance186k WordsOngoing Li Zhejin woke from a deep sleep and found herself back at sixteen, in her first life. A System appeared and told her that the world she lived in was actually a power fantasy aimed at male readers. The novel’s protagonist was Zhao Chengxu, an incredibly powerful villain who started out cheerful and kind, then spiraled into darkness and ruin. In the story, she was the perennial second-place nobody, a cannon-fodder classmate who existed to show just how outstanding the chosen hero was, always fall 257Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This means that the heroine is very sober and does not fall for love. Although it has just been updated, I think the heroine is very good.

45. 695 京 Splendor in Beijing and Hong Kong 京港风华 A Bricklaying Taoist Taking It Easy搬砖道士在摸鱼Modern Romance583k WordsOngoing [Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Girl × Fallen Scion, Later a Capitalist] When Gu Mingfei first went to Hong Kong to study, she didn't have a good impression of Chen Yong. He had the spoiled temperament of a pampered young master, along with a cold demeanor that kept everyone at arm's length. One night, she caught a girl confessing to him, and he brushed her off casually. From the very beginning, she'd wanted to take him down a peg. After several clashes, she got exactly what she wanted. Until on 5.7kReads8.7Score382Shelves

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    The female lead is independent and strong, while the male lead is a down-on-his-luck playboy; the premise is quite novel.

46. 696 穿 Transmigrate, Sister; Reborn, Sister: Slaughter Through the Marquis's Household and Claim the Empress's Throne 穿越姐，重生妹，杀穿侯府登后位 Lady of the Clouds云端女公子Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted Miao Miaomiao transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character with the same name. Miao Qiqi was reborn, returning to the time before she was married. In their previous lives, both met tragic ends. The Miao family, rich enough to rival a kingdom, was framed by the marquis's household and stripped of its wealth, until the entire family was sentenced to death. One transmigrated from another world; the other returned reborn. The twin blossoms of the richest family join forces to take reve 15Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is clear-headed, courageous, resourceful, intelligent, and not blinded by love. The author's writing is superb.

47. 697 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 319.2kReads9.5Score43.7kShelves

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    The female supporting character awakens, and the female lead is both funny and gentle yet resolute. The character design is quite novel, and the female lead's way of handling things is unconventional. The story's logic is quite good. It's a good read.

48. 698 重 Reborn: Phoenix’s Vengeance 重生：凰杀 Lady of the Clouds云端女公子Ancient Romance235k WordsCompleted Who says women don’t understand power games or deserve to rule? In her previous life, Wu Anle gave her heart to the wrong man and married the unloved, powerless Third Prince. He used the Wu family’s influence to seize the throne. After years of plotting, the once-glorious Wu clan, which had flourished for over seven centuries, came crashing down. More than seven hundred Wu family heads were piled into a monument meant to intimidate the great clans. Her grandmother, nearly a hundred years old, wa 4Reads7.0Score—Shelves
49. 699 好 Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co 31.7kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves

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    The female lead is very clear-headed and always knows what she wants. Both the male and female leads are very strong!

50. 700 惊 Jing Yu Xun Jin 惊予浔槿 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later | Older man | Sweet romance | 1v1, both leads are each other's only partner | Slow burn] [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] In Beijing's elite circles, everyone said the eldest daughter of the Luo family was cold and indifferent. Luo Jin thought so too, and figured she was perfectly suited to being a pawn in a marriage alliance. So when the “smiling King of Hell” proposed to her in front of everyone at a banquet, she asked only six words: “When are we r 11kReads8.4Score993Shelves

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    I love it so much!! It's so addictive!

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