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

1. 151 野 Wild Lilies Bloom in Spring Too 【野百合也有春天】 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Two Female Leads114k WordsCompleted Important note in advance: This is not a story with two female leads! The platform settings are wrong! The male and female leads are devoted to each other, with absolutely no divided loyalties! As Zhou Xiaoyu looked at the profound sorrow in Song Chuyu’s eyes, she realized with absolute clarity that he still hadn’t moved on. That girl, Cen Baihe, had long since taken root in the softest part of his heart like the most tenacious vine, bound to him by blood and impossible to tear away. At that mom 75Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 羿 Director Yi, Do You Have Any Candy? 羿董，您有糖吗？ Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance101k WordsOngoing [Exclusive Devotion] [Fake Heiress and Real Heiress] [Semi-Coerced Love] A sweet, perceptive cutie and a domineering, scheming big bad wolf She was an adopted daughter, a stand-in bride, with no say in her own fate. He was a powerful man who controlled the lifeblood of the business world: domineering, cold, and calculating. They met at a party. A story about a cute girl who caught the eye of a big bad wolf, and his forcing his love on her. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 小 Xiaoci Xian's Collection of Novellas About Love 小辞仙中篇爱情小说合集 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted I highly recommend the sixth story, "Who Does the Lilac Bloom For?" She said, “The Ding family was wrong to substitute a daughter born of a concubine for the legitimate heir to save face. Your Highness was wrong to accept this marriage under pressure. This mistake began in the capital and must end in Qianzhou. Now that Your Highness has reclaimed your rightful place, this mistake should come to an end as well.” Her gaze was clear and candid, without the slightest trace of resentment, only the lu 168Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 努 A Working Stiff Trying to Make a Living 努力生活的打工人 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male] [Soul transmigration] (A 28-year-old office drone transmigrates into the body of an 18-year-old college guy in another world, where he meets a familiar, scheming upperclassman, in a parallel world.) (The main story has a tragic ending in the transmigrated world. The extras have a happy ending when he returns to the present.) A female office drone wakes up after a car accident and finds herself in a man's body. How is that even possible? No System, no memories. Even the worst tra 215Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 修 The Cultivation World’s Most Precious Disciple 修仙界第一宝贝弟子 Encountering Fleeting Light遇流光Fantastical Romance628k WordsCompleted I had barely transmigrated when I successfully pulled off a theft. The victim came knocking, demanding an explanation. What explanation could I give? My head was pounding like it was about to split open. Maybe I should just let them kill me. Cultivation? Not a chance. Become a treasured darling? I wish. 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A hidden gem of an author, an author worthy of discovery, whose thoughts deserve to be seen. I hope more book lovers can enjoy this work together.

6. 156 谋 Scheming for This Life: You Can’t Really Be This Useless! 谋此生：人，你不能真的菜！ Encountering Fleeting Light遇流光Ancient Romance196k WordsCompleted A Life of Schemes: The story of a soul from another world finding a home in a new one. How to be chosen and sifted through, and how to choose and sift through others. Everyone needs a little sense to survive, believe, and love. Of course, naive and sweet characters deserve a beating. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 燕 Mr. Yan, Your Wife Only Wants Two Hundred Million, Not You 燕总，夫人只要两亿不要您 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Contract Marriage] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] [Devoted love] [Healing] Watch the leads fall sweetly in love, warm each other, and heal and save one another. They let go for love, wait for love, and strive toward the light as they learn how to love. Does the male lead fall in love at first sight, or does love grow over time? Was it carefully planned, or just a coincidence? The female lead is forced to marry as soon as she returns to the country. Even at a matc 23Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 穿 Transmigrated into the Interstellar Age: The Real Heiress Only Wants to Grow Flowers 穿进星际：真千金只想种花 Encountering Fleeting Light遇流光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse165k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a futuristic interstellar world, she wants nothing but to farm, but the people around her keep insisting she needs to stand up and start fighting. She runs, they chase. A brainless wish-fulfillment story about Lin Duo's melodramatic, outrageous, and almost unspeakable life. 179Reads5.9Score—Shelves
9. 159 综 Film and TV Crossover: Winning Hearts Is Everything 综影视：勾心为上 Banana Monkey香蕉猴猴Female-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing Quick transmigration, a sweet 1v1 romance!!! Pocket dimension, powerful heroine, tons of sweetness, love at first sight Strong heroine / lovesick hero Mu Yan travels through countless worlds with the divine artifact Tianyan Pearl. Mu Yan's earliest dream was to raise fish in the ponds of three thousand worlds. But she soon discovers that all the handsome men are played by the same person. If she wants to have fun, he splits into different versions of himself to keep her company. There may be som 8.3kReads8.9Score321Shelves

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   The female lead is truly free; nothing can restrain her. She's very clear-headed, not a saint, and doesn't meddle in other people's business.

10. 160 惊 The Cry of a Startled Bird 惊鸟鸣 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted [Gang Heir] [Mutual Firsts] [Mysterious Identity] A powerful female lead who is decisive and ruthless, a gang heir whose strength is beyond compare and inspires submission. A hidden hand pulls the strings, launching assassination attempt after assassination attempt. She shoulders the responsibility, investigates the cases, and roots out the corruption. See how the female lead strikes back with commanding force. The male lead is a bartender, a cafe worker, a banquet server, a gang underling, a po 13Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 被 After I Used and Dumped Him, He Went More and More Insane 被我始乱终弃后，他日渐疯批 Ling Xiu铃岫Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + 1v1 romance + the hero’s long road to winning her back + a touch of dark yandere obsession + a strange but mutual pursuit + happy ending] [Cool, aloof genius cultivator × proud, poised young lady who has everything under control] Su Xi is the sort of person you’d expect to find as a villainess. Proud and domineering, wanton and willful, arrogant and accustomed to throwing her weight around. In her previous life, because she was a demonic cauldron, she ended up betraying her 3.6kReads9.2Score359Shelves

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    [Double purity + 1V1 + Wife-chasing crematorium + Slightly darkened yandere + Strange mutual pursuit + HE] [Cold and aloof genius cultivator × Noble and shrewd young lady] Su Xi is a villainous supporting character. Arrogant, domineering, willful, haughty, and bullying. She returned to the time when she first met Pei Xun, when he was still tied to the bed by her. She was still a famous and arrogant young lady in the cultivation world, and he was still an unknown mortal boy. This time, she did not let him go like she did in her previous life. At first, she hooked his chin and teased him, "So you're so fond of me?" Later, in the pouring rain, she looked at him and said softly with a smile, "Pei Xun, I don't want you anymore." Later still, he finally became a figure admired by everyone, looking at her expressionlessly as she took someone else back to her palace in front of him. Finally, he forcibly hid her deep within his palace. [Zhuo Yu observed Su Xi's expression for a while, but couldn't discern any emotional fluctuations in her.] It seems she's maintained this expression ever since she woke up today; no one can see what she's thinking. [Zhuoyu seems to have returned to the beginning of this life. Su Xi was like this then too; she walked through the Gate of Rebirth, and when she woke up, Zhuoyu couldn't see her expression either.] [Yuzhuo thought to himself, finding Su Xi incredibly terrifying. Every step seemed meticulously planned; she used him as a pawn in a well-played game.] [Yuzhuo pondered for a long time, realizing that if she made a wrong move, Su Xi would die. Fine, truly insane. A madwoman. Truly fearless.] [Zhuoyu has followed her for so many years, yet he can only guess her thoughts sometimes; most of the time, he doesn't know what Su Xi is thinking. It seems that at the beginning of this life, he couldn't figure out what Su tide was thinking, and at the end, he still can't.]

12. 162 炮 The Blind Side Character Bound the Wrong System 炮灰盲女，错绑系统 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted This is one story in a series. [Marriage Before Love] [Good-for-Nothing System] [Strong Female Lead] A disposable, cold, blind woman and an award-winning actor who is a male supporting character. The blind woman was supposed to die young, but she survives after accidentally binding herself to the original heroine's System. Forced to follow the plot, she must keep the small world running. Her husband, a male supporting character, was supposed to be the original heroine's contract husband. After 129Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 浮 A Dream of Mortal Life: A Ghost Dragged Me Off to Farm 浮生梦之阿飘拉我去种田 Encountering Fleeting Light遇流光Ancient Romance99k WordsCompleted (Farming, clever protagonist, personal growth, independence, decisive and ruthless) The moment I open my eyes: make money, make money, make money; deal with people, deal with people, deal with people. I spread my hands. Have I finished today's tasks? I ask myself every day: when will this life ever end? Ah Piao, wanting more isn't a curse. It's just that all I want is... greed. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 我 My Best Friend and I Traveled to the Tang Dynasty, and She Blamed Everyone Along the Way 我和闺蜜穿到唐朝后，她一路甩锅 Here Comes Little Pen Duck笔鸭仔来Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted My Best Friend and I Transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, and She Kept Passing the Buck 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is truly clear-headed, rational, and intelligent, which is why she earned her freedom. She acted cautiously and discreetly, refraining from offering advice or schemes to curry favor with the powerful, and avoiding framing or implicating others. She went from being a slave to a law-abiding citizen, earning money to secure her future.

15. 165 他 After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Money and Sex 他腰椎间盘突出后，骗财骗色 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折10k WordsCompleted After His Herniated Disc, He Swindled People Out of Their Money and Their Virtue 305Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is truly free and clear-headed, not driven by love.

16. 166 寒 Cold Dew, Late Autumn 寒露惊秋晚 Black Chocolate Loves Sucking Black黑巧爱吸黑Modern Romance175k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance] [Everyday love] [Campus] Gentle, slow-to-warm heiress returning from abroad x proactive, protective, scheming upperclassman Fraternal twins must remain apart and never meet while they are young. Only after they each turn eighteen and meet their destined soulmate can their conflicting fates be fully reconciled. The congenital illnesses that have plagued them for eighteen years will be completely cured, and they will finally break free from the shackles of fate and enjoy peace year 2Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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    The Great Demon King transmigrated into the body of a fake heiress. He knew from a young age that he had been stolen. He enslaved his adoptive parents, teaching them to be independent and responsible. His younger brother was a spoiled brat who would report his biological parents to them. Even after being found, he wouldn't go home or argue with the fake heiress; instead, he directly attacked his biological parents' home.

18. 168 穿 I Transmigrated to the Zhou Dynasty, Helped Wu Zetian Summon Great Figures, and Built a Golden Age 穿越到武周朝代，我帮武则天召唤大佬们创盛世 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉8k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the Wu Zhou dynasty and helped Wu Zetian summon great talents to create a golden age. 517Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looks good, looks good 38

19. 169 我 I Saved the Grand Princess, and Now She Wants to Marry Me [Dual Female Leads] 我救了长公主，她要和我成亲【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉8k WordsCompleted I saved the Grand Princess, and now she wants to marry me [Two female leads] 309Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 女 The Female General Forces the Empress to Marry Her [Two Female Leads] 女将军逼迫女皇娶她【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted The Female General Forces the Empress to Marry Her [Two Female Leads] 689Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 小 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 25.1kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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    Everything depends on yourself; deal with things in a 30/70 split; I'll punch you three times, and someone's dead seven days later. (Little Seven Says)

22. 172 美 The Beautiful, Aloof Master Dotes on Her Little Disciple [Two Female Leads] 美丽清冷师尊宠爱小徒弟【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉8k WordsCompleted A Beautiful, Aloof Master Dotes on Her Little Disciple [Two Female Leads] 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 56.5kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves

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    The female lead is incredibly lucid; for the sake of her family and herself, she sets fire to the ancestral hall and fakes her death to escape.

24. 174 兵 The War King Can Read Minds, and His Beautiful Stepmom Wife Gets Pampered Despite Doing Nothing 兵王会读心，漂亮后妈摆烂被宠哭 Tea Fragrance茶叶香Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + historical era + widowed sister-in-law + raising a child + bickering couple + space + everyday life as a military wife] In her past life, her husband Yang Shengjun defended his comrade's widow and accused Xu Zijin of being petty, unreasonable, and unkind. Xu Zijin spent her whole life blaming herself and had a head full of white hair before she turned fifty. Her son said she wasn't generous enough, and that she got jealous even though she knew his father had a responsibility 25.6kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist in this novel is very clear-headed. After being reborn, she immediately cuts ties with her ex-husband and marries his mortal enemy due to a mission. She possesses a special ability, allowing the male protagonist to hear her thoughts. He initially believes she's a spy and repeatedly tests her. It's a strong female lead story, a long novel, focusing on everyday family life, revenge, and avoiding internal strife.

25. 175 姐 Sister, You Smell So Good? [Two Female Leads] 姐姐，你好香啊？【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉9k WordsCompleted Sis, you smell so good? [Two Female Leads] 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 爱 Falling for My Blind Date's Beautiful Younger Sister [Two Female Leads] 爱上相亲对象的漂亮妹妹【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉6k WordsCompleted Falling for the Beautiful Younger Sister of My Blind Date [Two Female Leads] 469Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 漂 The Beautiful Older Woman Chases Me Until She Wants Me Back [Two Female Leads] 漂亮姐姐对我追妻火葬场【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉9k WordsCompleted The beautiful older sister is chasing me like crazy after I dumped her [Two Female Leads] 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 末EN Surviving the Apocalypse: Stock Up on Food and Weapons 末世降临不要慌，先囤粮食后囤枪 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse rebirth + stockpiling supplies + space + no romance + infrastructure building + ruthless heroine] Jiang You never dreamed that she would evade the zombies’ claws only to be betrayed by the very family she had protected. Years later, she destroyed the research center where she’d been imprisoned. Everyone who betrayed her? Dead! The base that turned against her? Wiped out! Who waits until the next life to get revenge?! With her revenge complete, Jiang You ran out of her supernatu 60kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves

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    A highly-rated masterpiece!! A clear-headed female protagonist!! For the country! A group of immortal cultivators! Morality wiped out in the apocalypse!

29. 179 真 The Real Heiress Forces Her Love on the Fake Heiress [Two Female Leads] 真千金对假千金强制爱【双女主】 Bring Me a Vat of Luosifen来一缸螺蛳粉8k WordsCompleted The Real Heiress Forces Her Love on the Fake Heiress [Two Female Leads] 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 重 Reborn in the New Millennium: How Do I Return to the Mountains from the Start? 重生千禧年，开局重返大山怎么破 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Before she was reborn, Shen Xuewei was over thirty. She had been estranged from her family for seven years, and after years of hard work, she had finally built a little home of her own. After being reborn, Shen Xuewei was only six years old, with tiny arms and legs. Her father was taking her to her maternal grandparents’ home in the mountains. Her childhood memories were already hazy, and she had never imagined she would be reborn. Standing outside her grandparents’ home, she watched her father 15kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist is lucid; there is no romantic partner. It's a small ensemble piece where the protagonist is reborn back in the past, works hard to earn money, and takes good care of herself.

31. 181 快 Quick Transmigration: Who Says the White Moonlight Is a Wicked Supporting Character? 快穿：谁说白月光是恶毒女配 A Big White一大白Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Quick Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Unattainable First Love + Serving the Motherland] As the male lead's early-deceased unattainable first love, Jin Ning watches the leads twist themselves into knots over her later on. She refuses to take the blame and tears up their tragic romance script instead! Sorry, even a dog wouldn't play the unattainable first love! Given another chance, Jin Ning first teaches the heroine to stand on her own two feet and reject every form of psychol 16kReads9.3Score2kShelves
32. 182 权 The Powerful Minister Pursues His Wife: He Says He'd Even Accept Being Her Lover! 权臣追妻，他说外室他也愿意！ I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted The rating has just come in, so it’ll go up later~ The male lead starts out on top, then turns into a devoted lapdog later. There’s a little political scheming and domestic drama. The satisfying face-slapping comes later. This isn’t a strong-female-lead story either, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing. "Beautiful, fair-skinned, voluptuous, innocent heroine vs. a man who doesn’t realize he’s in love until he’s on his knees pursuing his wife" "Powerful minister pursues his wife ➕ both leads 2.3kReads8.1Score223Shelves

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    The female lead has her own ideas, and the story culminates in a happy ending after she wins him back. The logic is sound, and the male lead doesn't make any major mistakes, so a happy reunion is acceptable. From the beginning, the relationship was unequal; Song Zhao, after losing his memory, gradually gets his revenge for all the grievances he suffered in the past, which is very compelling.

33. 183 真 The True Heiress's Fiancé Begged Me to Marry Him, So I Ran Away Pregnant 真千金未婚夫求着我嫁，我带球跑了 Tangerine Sand桔沙Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The real heiress's fiance begged me to marry him, so I ran off with his baby 111Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is truly free, clear-headed, and rational. She becomes a fallen heiress, penniless. She resents that her mother's meager earnings aren't enough for her to buy her a luxurious makeover. She also resents that the real heiress has everything she can't have. When the real heiress's fiancé proposes and abandons her, she readily agrees. She doesn't love him, but as long as life gets better, she can pretend to love him. Until she's exhausted, she regains her senses and runs away with her father's child, pregnant. Years later, on the day they reunite, she's embracing a male model. He cries in despair, facing a nightmare of chasing after his wife. Can he win her back?

34. 184 蓄 Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 蓄谋已久：首辅大人的宠妻日常 I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted “The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later.” Sweet, delicate beauty × scheming powerful official. A marriage that turns into tooth-achingly sweet love! “The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal of her own accord.” A spring palace painting leads to “bedroom lessons,” and the heart-fluttering moments just won’t stop! Reading guide: Both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance with no angst, sugar from beginning to end! Qin Nuan married Shen Yanqing, the Chief Minister who was the 31.3kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
35. 185 快 Quick Transmigration Notes 快穿记事薄 Lightly Tipsy White Tea白茶微熏Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [No romance]+ [No System]+ [Slow transmigration] After an accident, Xie Ning is swept into the torrent of countless worlds. In an age torn by war, she gives everything she has learned to her country. In a world controlled by conglomerates, she climbs to the top one step at a time. In a feudal dynasty, she opens a new path for women like herself. In worlds where the barriers are thin, she roams the gray areas between the living and the dead… The heroine has a consistent personality. No matt 6.5kReads9.1Score666Shelves
36. 186 徐 Xu Xue’er 徐雪儿 My Little Warm Jackets我的小棉袄们Modern Romance210k WordsOngoing The everyday work life of Xu Xue'er, an ordinary office drone and medical student, and the sweet romance that blossoms between her and engineer Zhou Dongyang... A warm, down-to-earth story filled with delicious food and all kinds of sweet, thoughtful interactions!!! 18Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two books; you won't regret getting into this genre! [Cool][cool][cool]

37. 187 水 A Night Raid at the Reservoir, and Now I’m Being Blamed for It 水库夜袭，被抓包后我被赖上了 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted In the summer of 1979, Zhang Chaoyan did something that rocked Xiaojiaying Village: she stripped the battle hero Lu Ting of his entire uniform, right down to his underwear. It started when someone drugged Lu Ting at a fellow soldier's wedding banquet. In the middle of the night, he was soaking in the reservoir with his shirt off. To get back at him for harassing her, Zhang Chaoyan knocked him unconscious and took all his clothes. She thought the matter was over, but the very next morning, the n 450Reads—Score106Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly clear-headed; she knows when to run and never holds anyone back. She's calm and wise in the face of adversity. In the first book, the female lead is a rich woman, and the male lead constantly begs to be her sugar daddy. In the second book, the female lead is greedy for money but not lustful, and the male lead showers her with money until he finally wins her over.

38. 188 惹 Why Provoke Him? He's into Forced Love! 惹他干嘛！他玩强制爱的！ Yang Zhi Ganlu杨吱甘露Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet, pure romance + the powerful one gives in + SC + 1V1] Also known as: “Scandalous! The CEO Forced Me to Love Him” and “Why Pick a Fight with Him? He’s All About Forced Love!” - To complete her mission, Jiang Xunmo did everything she could to break up the original heroine's doomed romance and save her beloved over and over again. Who could have guessed that the original heroine would escape the CEO's forced-love ordeal, only for Jiang Xunmo to end up suffering thr 7.3kReads9.4Score729Shelves

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    This is a story about redemption and growth. The guiding female lead uses "forced love" to heal the anxieties of a love-starved male lead, teaching him a healthy view of love. The male lead goes from being insecure to learning to let go for love, while the female lead steadfastly chooses him. The epilogue, a "what if" scenario, shows the characters switching, revealing that the female lead also experiences insecurity, ultimately leading to the two overcoming misunderstandings and moving forward together. In love, they both become reflections of each other.

39. 189 有 There Was a Girl Named Xiaohua 有个女孩叫小花 My Little Warm Jackets我的小棉袄们Modern Romance420k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! This book captures some of the culture and food of rural northern Fujian in the 1980s and 1990s. Follow Xiaohua and her family as they work hard and lead warm, ordinary lives. No exaggeration, melodrama, or foolish antics. It’s not a feel-good power fantasy, and there’s no rebirth or transmigration. There’s no golden finger, just 30Reads8.9Score—Shelves
40. 190 先 Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 21.7kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    The female lead hides her abilities from her parents, but her older siblings and the male lead are aware of them. Initially, she doesn't know the male lead well, but after discovering that he knows her secret, she stops pretending and confronts him directly.

41. 191 革 The Revolutionary Committee Director's Wife Snatched Him Away Again 革委会主任又被媳妇抢了 Sisters Yiyi姐妹花一一Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On a bitter winter day in 1975, Jiang Yu, director of the Revolutionary Committee in Hancheng County, was knocked unconscious with a brick on his way to work. When he woke up, all his belongings had been stolen: his service pistol, wallet, watch, and belt. Not a thing was left. The robbers were two high school sophomores, Xu Aiguo and Xu Xiuyun. The cousins worked together: he carried Jiang Yu to the hospital, while she stripped him bare as he lay unconscious. Xu Xiuyun stuffed the pistol into 3.5kReads6.3Score278Shelves
42. 192 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 32.4kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    The female protagonist is very clear about the price she has to pay to live in a feudal dynasty. She is aware of her own strengths and weaknesses and is not blinded by love.

43. 193 听 I Hear the Study Abroad Crowd Is a Mess 听说留学圈很乱 Light Sleeper11浅眠11Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [The leads are not each other’s firsts] While studying abroad, Fu Fan and Jing An were worlds apart, two people who should never have crossed paths. He was the campus king, adored by everyone; she was an unassuming girl, quiet and independent. Jing An accidentally caught Fu Fan flirting with someone else, and had also witnessed his reckless affairs with women. She looked down on him, but he was determined to have her. In the end, she fell into his arms, and together they spent a period of wild, 9.4kReads8.9Score747Shelves

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    In this book, the male protagonist gradually becomes obsessed, pushing the female protagonist to the limit in their emotional turmoil. However, the female protagonist remains clear-headed, independent, and handles her relationships with remarkable grace. I think the female protagonist has a very strong personal charm. Her journey from naive and innocent to mature, sexy, and beautiful is a growth experience that we can all learn from.

44. 194 不 An Unreliable System Forces Me to Complete Three Godawful Missions 不靠谱系统逼我完成三个坑爹任务 User Revolution Rebuilds Youth用户革命重塑年少Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted After getting a System, Yu Yuan expected to be dazzlingly powerful like everyone else who transmigrated to another world. Instead, she was forced to cultivate. Ever since she accidentally transmigrated to the Yuanming Realm, met Awu and her mother, and possessed a body born with a bewitching constitution, Yu Yuan has been dodging Yue Renge's pursuit, leveling up and fighting monsters in the Misty Forest, crossing the Spirit Beast Kingdom through one ordeal after another, and finally stumbling in 131Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist's halo; try this fantasy cultivation novel—a straightforward, anti-cliché system.

45. 195 雪 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 353Reads—Score152Shelves

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    Completed, handwritten novel, strong female lead, the female lead disguises herself as a man, works in the government and navigates the political arena, patriotism, martial arts detective work, suspense and political intrigue, female mutual assistance, the female lead has super strong fighting ability, no romance brain.

46. 196 焚 Burning Heart, Shining Light 焚心以光 Lemons Aren't Sour柠檬不酸啊6k WordsCompleted Burning Heart, Guided by Light —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How long can love last after encountering a bad person?

47. 197 伯 The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事 Cai Yun采云Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro 31.8kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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    The first book is my recent favorite. The female lead is calm and wise, decisive, and her counterattacks hit the nail on the head. It's a fantastic historical romance novel about career advancement! [Laughing emoji][laughing emoji] The second book features a very clear-headed family, not driven by romance. The whole family works together towards a common goal, and the relationship between the legitimate and illegitimate children is very harmonious. [Thumbs up emoji][thumbs up emoji] Follow Feifei, so you won't get lost when you're looking for something to read! [Shy emoji][shy emoji][shy emoji]

48. 198 重 Reborn in the Nineties: A Golden Canary in Love 重生九零，情场金丝雀 Zhen Huan from Jade Island玉岛的甄嬛Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A strong female lead. The romance was added later. Though it starts from a dance hall and includes things like keeping a canary, the story is quite serious, so please don't read too much into that. The plot comes first. It mainly follows the rough-and-tumble rise of a first-generation entrepreneur thirty years ago. All the characters are adults with brains, and they know and obey the law. If you're looking for an intense love story where the characters disregard the law and basic decency just to 3.2kReads9.1Score262Shelves

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    The female protagonist's greatest strength in this book is her clear-headedness.

49. 199 快 Quick Transmigration: Starting by Staying Away from the Plot 快穿：从远离剧情开始 Moonflower No. 1月见一号Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Original title: The Quick-Transmigration Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Doesn’t Follow the Plot [Quick transmigration + fictional worlds + some stories conclude in one chapter + varied lengths + doesn’t follow the original plot + absolutely no helping the poor + all male leads are virgins + personal space] [No fixed couple, but the male leads must be pure] The cannon-fodder female characters in the plot suddenly awaken. After growing a brain, Luo Yang refuses to follow the sucker’s script anymore. Sh 19.1kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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    I especially like being sober.

50. 200 王 Wang Mingzhen Reborn in 1997 王明贞重生一九九七 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted (The rating has only just come out and will rise, so please ignore it.) The heroine is reborn and resolves to become the person she wants to be. Who knew an unexpected turn would bring her face-to-face with the big shot from her previous life? He’s volatile, clingy, and always on the verge of tears. She has no choice but to take him along as she rises to the top. When Wang Mingzhen learns she can’t have children, she wants to break up. She tells Gu Xizhou, “Gu Xizhou, I want you to be happy. Do 182Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is lucid, the male protagonist is intelligent, they grow together, it's a satisfying read.

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