Looking for a Historical Romance Where the Female Lead Seduces the Male Lead for Wealth and Status 想要女主为了荣华富贵勾引男主的那种古文

1. 101 东 The Eastern Palace Bedchamber Maid 东宫通房 Yu Nanting玉南廷Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted Yu Niang had once been sold as a courtesan and was left with a strange illness. By chance, she became the Crown Prince’s personal medicine woman, then his bedchamber attendant. But because of her low birth, she was never given a title. The Crown Prince was handsome and noble, but cold and unfeeling. He often warned his lowly bedchamber attendant not to covet what she could never have. Yu Niang could only meekly agree. One day, a fire broke out in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince’s leg was pi 35.3kReads9.2Score4.6k14d adds

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   Come on in! This book basically matches your title; the name alone is exciting! The female lead follows the male lead to survive, and the male lead is a prince! The synopsis is hilarious; the female lead is very resilient, like an unkillable cockroach, and there's a wife-chasing plot. Check it out!

2. 102 表 His Cousin Moves into the Estate, and After the Heir Rejects Her, He Pursues Her Relentlessly 表妹入府，世子嫌弃后狂追求 Zuì Lánshanshan醉阑珊珊Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted Scheming woman vs. sly man (The rating just came out and is still rising) Mu Qingyao was the stunning legitimate daughter of a distinguished Jiangnan family. After her parents died in a business accident, all she had left was a vast fortune and breathtaking beauty. Her greedy uncle coveted both her inheritance and her looks. He secretly conspired with local thugs, planning to force her into becoming someone's concubine and seize all her family's wealth. With nowhere else to turn, Mu Qingyao care 5.1kReads6.6Score43014d adds

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   The female lead seduces the male lead, but not to climb the social ladder. The male lead initiates the relationship, but the female lead senses his ulterior motives. They engage in a back-and-forth, testing each other, both playing the bait.

3. 103 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Keeps Running into Yandere Obsessives 快穿：炮灰她总遇到病娇偏执狂 Yu Wanwan虞婉婉Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + yandere + devoted couple + possessive love + delicate, soft-hearted, airheaded beauty heroine + one-on-one romance] Yun Wu is the Host of a Quick Transmigration Cannon-Fodder System. She becomes cannon fodder in the novels of various worlds, but then she suddenly realizes that the male lead in every world seems to be that same person... The orphaned cannon-fodder girl in an ancient romance, the villainous supporting character in a school story, the cannon-fodder wife in a 69.8kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds

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   In the final dimension, the female lead seduces the male lead for wealth and status, and the male lead falls for her. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

4. 104 裴 Mr. Pei, Don't Be Afraid. I Only Want Your Money, Not You 裴总别害怕，我只图财不图你的人 Autumn-Knowing Bird知秋鸟Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A money-loving, alluring schemer x a ruthless, arrogant corporate heir] (The heroine deliberately seduces him at first; later, the hero humbly begs for her love) [Marriage first, love later + both devoted to each other + mutual redemption + everyday parenting + a touch of sweetness] Zhou Fuxuan’s ambitions were sky-high, but her life was as fragile as paper. Still, she refused to believe in fate. So what if she had no parents and came from a lowly background? One day, she would trample underfoo 7.9kReads8.5Score64014d adds

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   A story where the female lead is incredibly good at acting, and both the male and female leads are well-developed, though it's a modern romance. It features a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, both leads are virgins, mutual redemption, everyday child-rearing, and a touch of sweetness and pampering. (The female lead is initially a greedy, charming, and scheming woman; the male lead later humbly begs for her love.) Zhou Fuxuan's ambitions are sky-high, but her fate is fragile. Yet, she refuses to accept her fate. Orphaned and of lowly birth, what does it matter? One day, she will crush those who trampled on her dignity. She forges an identity, meticulously plotting to seduce Pei Yanche, the president of the Pei Group. After a night with him, she becomes pregnant. She thought she could use her child to climb the social ladder. However, Pei Yanche throws a check in her face, mocking her for not being worthy of bearing his child. Soon after, Pei Yanche's helicopter crashes into the sea, and her unborn child becomes his only remaining offspring. So, pregnant, she goes to the Pei family and gives birth to her son. Three years later, Pei Yanche returned alive, with a younger sister who had saved his life by his side. However, Pei Yanche had amnesia and didn't remember that she had given birth to his child without his consent. For her son's sake, Zhou Fuxuan had to resort to her old tricks again, seducing him once more. Until one day, Pei Yanche suddenly regained his memory... Pei Yanche fiercely grabbed her neck, but couldn't bring himself to use force. "Zhou Fuxuan, well done, you actually treated me like a fool!" Zhou Fuxuan smiled, "Husband, we're legally married now. If we divorce, I can take a lot of your assets." "Money, money, money! All you care about is money. Have you ever loved me?" Zhou Fuxuan looked at him with seductive eyes, "Husband, of course I love you." The man kissed her lips angrily, not wanting to hear any more of her lies. Warning: Neither the male nor female lead is truly good or kind.

5. 105 心 The Cunning Beauty Is Sweet and Seductive, and She Charms Her Way to the Crown Prince’s Side 心机美人娇又媚，勾引太子上位 Nan Sisi南司司Ancient Romance150k WordsOngoing [Villainess + Scheming Beauty + Push and Pull + Green Tea + Stealing Someone’s Love] After her father doted on his concubine and neglected his wife, and her mother was killed by her half-sister, Xie Lingshu did everything she could to seduce the man her half-sister loved. They say Crown Prince Bei Moli is peerlessly handsome and the dream lover of every woman in the capital. Yet Bei Moli has eyes only for the youngest daughter of General Xie. Xie Qingyun, the youngest daughter of the Xie family, 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Su Yu gracefully walked to the desk with a cup of coffee, put it down, and then— "Aiya—" she leaned into the man's arms. Gu Yanqing didn't even look up, one arm around the woman, the other slowly flipping through the contract, letting her move however she pleased in his arms.

6. 106 贵 The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac 12.8kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
7. 107 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book and Become a Drama Queen and Man-Eater in the Seventies 穿书七零成了作精女海王 Yu Yan俞颜Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [Educated youth + sent to the countryside + period setting + System + pocket dimension + spoiled troublemaker + self-interest] It's the 1970s, and from the start, her whole family is forcing her to go to the countryside? Why should she be the one to lose out? She put her older sister's, younger brother's, and younger sister's names on the list, too. A family should all stick together. Her rich, handsome almost-boyfriend goes to the countryside with her to take care of her, but on the train, he 8kReads7.9Score67714d adds

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   Although it's a period drama, the female lead is incredibly clear-headed. She's not that in love with the male lead; she's completely materialistic and realistic. She's only after his family background and status, and she just wants to enjoy a good life.

8. 108 致 The Deadly Beauty Trap: A Top-Tier Green Tea Takes Down the Powerful 致命美人计：顶级绿茶杀穿权贵圈 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Selfish, calculating femme fatale with a sweet exterior + a face and figure that are second to none + seduction + schemes + multiple men] Shen Mingyue grew up in a remote mountain village. As a child, she watched her parents and relatives get beaten to a pulp, only to find that there was no one she could turn to for help. This glimpse of society's dark side taught her early on just how cold the rules of the world could be. Whoever holds power gets to decide what is right! To make sure no one co 102.7kReads8.9Score6.3k14d adds

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   Absolutely amazing, incredibly beautiful!

9. 109 劣 Inferior Seduction 劣等勾引 Shi E 12释厄12Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Scheming Maid's Road to Revenge The first time Shen Luo met Han Shu, she was his friend's maid and pet, timid and meek. A little over half a month later, when he saw her again, she was his friend's father's companion, dressed to the nines at a gala and dazzling the entire room. By the third time they met, she had become his uncle's fiancée. She had leaped three ranks in status, rising from a live-in maid at the very bottom of society to the wife of a powerful multinational corporation's bos 5.7kReads9.4Score67814d adds
10. 110 疯 Are You Crazy? Who Wants to Be a Virtuous Wife? 疯了吧！谁要当贤妻啊 Lionheart狮子心Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Scheming, villainous-lotus heroine + love after marriage + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only] Lin Rongwan was a lowly concubine-born daughter. Her stepmother treated her poorly, and despite her beauty and excellent character, her low status kept her from finding a good match. Just before she was to be married off to a violent widower, the heir to the Duke of Cheng's title came to ask for her hand, even though she was only a concubine-born daughter. Cheng Wangzhi wa 1.4kReads8.2Score13414d adds

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    To avoid marrying a tyrannical widower, the female lead deliberately falls into the male lead's arms to attract his attention. Initially, the male lead is indifferent to her because he still harbors feelings for his first love, but the cunning female lead gradually wins him over.

11. 111 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.8kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds

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    👇👇👇The stunningly beautiful protagonist planned to marry into a wealthy family from the start. Although the male lead wasn't her ideal type in terms of appearance, he held a high position and great power, so she wasn't afraid of hardship and worked hard to get closer to and attract him.

12. 112 心 The Gold-Digging Schemer Only Wants Wealth and Glory 心机拜金女，她只想荣华富贵 Honestly, Honestly港真真Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Female lead: stunningly beautiful + vain and money-hungry + self-serving to a fine art + willing to do anything to get what she wants + low moral standards + not a good person The female lead always loves herself most!!! One-line description: She just wants a comfortable life with no worries about food or clothing. What’s wrong with that? A quick transmigration series. Each story stands alone. The female lead’s personality varies slightly from story to story, but she’s always vain, money-hungry, 511Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    I have to recommend this book! The female lead is beautiful but scheming, selfish, vain and materialistic, extremely clear-headed, and only loves herself. She will never give her whole heart, and all her methods are for a better life. She is a complete bad woman. The male leads know that she only loves status and power, but they are still glad that they have the means to keep her. The plot is amazing!

13. 113 她 After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫，新夫不见旧夫哭 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc 17.1kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds

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    😁😁😁We don't know who the male lead is yet. But what we do know is that Nian Nian pursued Wei Fei relentlessly, using various methods like chance encounters, flirting, and even baiting her, and Nian Nian succeeded! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

14. 114 综 Across Film and Television: Mo Bu Ling Yi 综影视之莫不令仪 Old Snow at the Long Pavilion长亭旧雪Female-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Also known as The Emperor’s Strategy Notebook The heroine, Lingyi, is a newcomer in the Wish Fulfillment Department of the Time-Travel Bureau. Character: She’ll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. She’s not a good person. The story focuses on winning hearts. Fighting women never ends, while fighting men settles things once and for all. Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong (Complete) Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace: Suochuolun A’ruo (Complete) Story of Yanxi Palace: Hitara Erqing (Complet 21.3kReads8.3Score89414d adds

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    This book is definitely worth getting into.

15. 115 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet and Soft Female Lead 快穿：女配娇又软 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + beautiful and ruthless] Shen Xiantang was a wicked woman who wreaked havoc throughout the cultivation world. After failing her tribulation, she was captured by a System. To be reborn and change her fate, she decided to sign an agreement with the System, completing tasks in exchange for a chance to turn back time. She travels through various minor worlds, with just one task: survive. It sounds simple, but Shen Xiantang got stuck with an unreliable System. After delivering t 14.2kReads8.5Score85414d adds

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    The female protagonist is self-centered and not a saint.

16. 116 心 The Scheming Beauty's Conquest Notes 心机美人的攻略手札 Drink a Little Less Milk Tea少喝1点奶茶Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted Jiang Fu swore from a young age that she would climb the social ladder and marry into a powerful family. She was willing to use any means necessary. On the eve of the Jiang family’s legitimate daughter’s wedding, the groom’s side was rocked by a scandal of epic proportions. Jiang Ruyue, who had been pampered all her life, immediately refused to marry him. So the Jiang family secretly brought back Jiang Fu, the concubine-born daughter who had been raised far away. The Jiang family looked down on 4.6kReads9.3Score59814d adds

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    Hey everyone, check this out! 🙋 The female lead is a cunning, seductive beauty who loves to rate men [admiration][admiration]. She seduces powerful and wealthy men for wealth and status, but she's also very clever and level-headed [masterpiece][masterpiece]. I highly recommend you check it out!

17. 117 为 To Stay Alive, I Pretended to Be the Amnesiac Powerbroker's One True Love 为了苟命，我伪装失忆权臣白月光 Liu Qingwan柳清晚Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Comedy / Sweet Romance / Face-Slapping / Bickering Couple / Pretending Turns Real] Zhuang Wan transmigrated into a book and became the daughter of a disgraced official whose family was to be confiscated and executed. According to the plot, she would be sent to the Imperial Music Bureau and reduced to a plaything for the powerful, before meeting a tragic end. Zhuang Wan: What the hell did I do to offend the gods? TAT At that moment, her family was being stripped of its possessions, and she wa 7.9kReads8.9Score96614d adds

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    ① She transmigrated into a book only to find her family's home being raided. To survive, she lied to the male lead, saying they were secretly engaged. To gain his trust, she acted like she loved him every day, to the point of obsession. Just as she wanted to break up peacefully, the male lead regained his memories. ② A year ago, the male lead took in his impoverished cousin, the female lead, who came seeking refuge. In public, they appeared to be a loving brother and sister, but in private, the male lead pinned her down [shy]. The female lead seduced the male lead!

18. 118 美 The Beauty Is Hard to Tame: I Won't Cling to the Heir's Favor 美人难驯：世子的高枝不想攀 Fish Song, Bird Trill鱼音袅鸟Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted A scheming woman who clings to the powerful * A deep, cunning heir Coercive love + intense tension + an irresistible push and pull Her perspective: She seduced all the young masters in the capital, but never once thought to seduce him. She would marry anyone, just not him. He looked down on her and repeatedly thwarted her chances of marriage. His perspective: She seduced his brothers and friends, but acted as if he didn’t exist. He disliked her shameless flirting, hated her scheming and vanity, 23.1kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds

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    🍁① The female lead transmigrates into the body of a courtesan, and in order to leave the brothel, she seduce all the young masters in the capital, except for the male lead. The male lead, jealous, even asks the guard, "Didn't you say my name was on the list? Why hasn't she come to find me yet?" 🧀🧀② To find a good marriage, the female lead seduces all the young masters in the capital, but never considers seduce the male lead, who repeatedly ruins her plans...

19. 119 豪 The Rules of Climbing to the Top in a Wealthy Family 豪门的上位法则 A Little Butt一只屁屁Modern Romance732k WordsCompleted [Powerful pair locked in a battle of wits × top-tier wealthy family × ambitious seductress] x [She pursues him + intense push and pull + family power struggles] Mu Wanqing was a meticulously crafted gift, every smile and frown able to captivate. Her goal from childhood was to marry into a top-tier wealthy family. Treated as a “bargaining chip in a business deal,” she was sent to the yacht of Lu Chengyuan, head of Yongji Group. Lu Chengyuan was refined and abstinent, with an overpowering need f 3.2kReads8.4Score39414d adds

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    The Rise of a Wealthy Family in Modern Literature

20. 120 美 Beauty’s Bones 美人骨 Gongsun Xuan公孙萱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A hero's tender embrace, a beauty's burial place. Even if she has to crawl, she'll survive in this merciless place and make him her devoted admirer! 258Reads8.0Score10014d adds

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    The 18-year-old female protagonist transmigrates from the modern world into the body of a child in ancient times. She accidentally enters a brothel and struggles to survive, overcoming numerous obstacles to find peace. Come and read!

21. 121 快 Quick Transmigration: The Female Lead's Beloved Is Mine Now 快穿：女主心上人是我的了 Shi Jiu是玖Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing (The new book's rating has just been posted and is still climbing) [Quick transmigration + villainess + irresistible charm + stealing love + stealing the male lead + both leads have complicated romantic pasts] Good women earn a reputation. Bad women get everything. Liuyue understood this from an early age. After failing her tribulation, she possessed the body of a young female disciple from a minor sect to survive, only to accidentally bind herself to a quick transmigration System. System: “Beep 28.6kReads7.7Score4.9k14d adds

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    It should be counted.

22. 122 你 You and I Were Never Meant to Be, But the Prince Is Willing to Spend 你我本无缘，全靠王爷肯花钱 Ye Lian Yi叶怜衣Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + irresistible, teasing beauty × a man whose mouth says no but whose actions say yes + sweet wife × tough guy + size difference] Shen Qingqing was having a bit of bad luck. She’d transmigrated into the body of a courtesan who was about to leave the brothel. She’d heard the madam planned to sell her as a concubine to a lecher in his fifties. So Shen Qingqing had to find another way out and get herself “married” within a month... She paid a hefty sum to a matchmaker for a list of el 2.6kReads9.3Score45114d adds
23. 123 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cunning Beauty Bears Children and Seduces Her Way to the Top Again 快穿生子：心机美人又勾引上位了 Meng You萌又Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + childbirth System + palace intrigue + stunning heroine + multiple babies in one pregnancy + villainess rises to power] Jiang Wu was dazzlingly beautiful, but a rich heiress suspected she was trying to seduce her boyfriend and shoved her off a cliff, killing her. After death, she binds to a childbirth System. If she can change the childless fate of powerful men in various worlds, she can return to the real world and take revenge. Everyone says she is a calamity who ruins k 517Reads5.0Score—14d adds

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    🌈🍀Who hasn't had 12,000 hours of screen time?🤓 The female lead is only after power; she's a pure, seductive beauty. Actually, she doesn't need to do much; just show off her beauty, and men will flock to her. The female lead doesn't love the male lead at all; she's only after her own desires.

24. 124 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 10.2kReads7.9Score61414d adds

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    🎊✨This is the book! The female protagonist, born in the countryside, longs to one day marry into a city family🫧✨ and receive a government-supplied food ration. So when she first meets Yang Jingsheng, she knows her chance has arrived, and she decisively seduces him to marry him. Yang Jingsheng knows from the first glance that this girl has ulterior motives towards him, but it doesn't matter, he's also attracted to her. The two hit it off immediately, forming a loving young couple, striving to make their life prosperous and happy.

25. 125 六 The 1960s: A Fair-skinned Beauty, Self-Interest Is Her Nature 六零凝脂美人，心机利己是本色 Kuo Luo De He Bing阔洛得喝冰Modern Romance473k WordsOngoing Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes a nine-year-old little girl. There are four children in the family: her ten-year-old elder sister and brother, twins, and eight-year-old Yaozong, who cries and throws tantrums. The original owner is stuck awkwardly in the middle, unloved and ignored. Fortunately, the transmigration deity from Tomato gives her a golden finger: dew gathers at her fingertips, restoring her beauty. And with her arsenal of green-tea lines, she shines just as brightly 9.5kReads8.6Score55514d adds
26. 126 好 I'm Panicking! I Didn't Mean to Flirt That Much [Quick Transmigration] 好慌张，不小心撩过头了【快穿】 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Pretending-to-be-innocent seductress + Dark, scheming male lead + Best friend takes the place of the boyfriend + Sweet 1v1 romance] Hurting your wife feels good for a while, then comes the hellish chase to win her back. But if your buddy has his eye on your wife, he can scatter your ashes and step over your corpse to take your place. After accidentally binding to a win-back-your-wife System, Jiang Xin is forced to travel to different worlds, take the place of girls who have been hurt by scumbag 43.4kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds

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    🌈[Facepalm]🌿[Frustrated]①This book is absolutely [heartbroken]! The world's number one [heart], the female lead, for wealth and glory and to bring retribution to the male lead, [frustrated]√drank the male lead's roommate, the [laughing] prince of the Beijing entertainment circle. When the male lead embraced the female lead and went out together [smirking][almost crying] [laughing and crying], the male lead simply [cool] couldn't believe his eyes! [Shocked][laughing]

27. 127 茶 The Flirty Little Sister Weeps, While Her Sister-in-Law Is So Fierce 茶媚小妹哭唧唧嫂嫂好凶啊 The Cat That Smells Like Mangoes芒果香的猫Ancient Romance234k WordsOngoing (The male and female leads are both each other’s one and only. So why does the male lead have a principal wife and children? There’s definitely a secret story behind it~ Hehe~) In the Xiao residence in the capital, under its carved beams and painted rafters, undercurrents run deep. She, Lin Rushuang, is a lonely orphan whom the old madam cherishes most. Frail and pitiful on the surface, she hides a wealth of talent. He, Xiao Yu, is the master of the household, whose word is law. Refined and prop 40Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Teachers, I beg you, you absolutely must watch this! The female lead seduces the male lead for wealth and status, and the male lead is actually her older brother. They're not blood relatives.

28. 128 通 The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟 Snow on the Cold River寒江雪Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted As a bedchamber maid, Hua Rong has always remembered her place. She mustn't fall in love with her master, let him become addicted to women, or compete with his future young madam for his affections. After finally enduring until age and fading looks let her buy back her freedom, Hua Rong sets her sights on an honest, decent widower and plans to share a simple life with him. But her highborn master pins her to the wall, eyes red, and asks, “You'd rather have that old man than me?” Hua Rong: “...” 2.6kReads9.2Score67414d adds
29. 129 为 A Life of Servitude 为婢 Qiaoqiao the Loach桥桥小泥鳅Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted Xiao Lu was held hostage for ten years. I stayed by his side, living as if we were husband and wife. When he was rescued and returned to the State of Zhao, I became the most shameful kind of person at his side: a slave from the State of Chu. A maid, insignificant and easily overlooked. I watched him marry a beautiful woman, watched him host banquets for his guests. I watched him become a prince, watched him bask in glory. Later, on the eve of my wedding, I heard that he had burned his boats and 5.1kReads8.7Score53514d adds
30. 130 快 Quick Transmigration: Those Pitiful Female Supporting Characters 快穿：那些楚楚可怜的女配们 The Ancient Dragon Clan in Shades of Green and Purple青青紫紫的荒古龙族Fantastical Romance598k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + cannon-fodder female supporting characters + male leads with no romantic history + powerful men bowing their heads + one-on-one romance] Jiang Si was alluring yet seemingly harmless, born with a bewitching charm. After accidentally binding to a System, she had just one mission: soothe the resentment of unlucky cannon fodder. Facing a cold CEO, the crown prince of the capital’s elite, or a possessive minister, she would crook a finger, and the male leads’ possessiveness 36.9kReads6.0Score2.9k14d adds
31. 131 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.2kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds

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    The wicked, charming woman only loves wealth and status, and is single-mindedly focused on climbing the social ladder! The female lead is "beautiful on the outside, but a heart of a serpent." She is ambitious, cunning, and single-mindedly climbs the social ladder by attaching herself to those in power. She tries her best to get close to and conquer those who are useful, while ignoring those who are not. She is good at pretending and acting, changing her attitude in an instant, and is quick to resort to violence. She is extremely clear-headed, loves no one, and will not give her heart away. Moreover, because of her high status, she has few constraints and is fawned over wherever she goes. She lives a very comfortable life! Each male lead has his own unique charm: the insecure Crown Prince He Zhiyu, attracted to her but unwilling to admit his change of heart; the fearless and resilient wolf cub Lu Jinye; the dull and clueless divine physician Yun Heng; the flamboyant and arrogant young marquis who is unaware of his own love; and the one he loves most is Prince Jing, He Yanli, her childhood sweetheart. His words are like poison, each one sharp and incisive, yet he claims to hate her, but he's the first to rush to her aid when she's in danger, unable to bring himself to be harsh with her, instinctively protecting her, and indiscriminately attacking those who oppose her. He understands what kind of person she is yet still loves her—a perfect match, a heavenly couple! The female lead's maternal grandfather and parents are incredibly kind, knowing her ambition and fully supporting her—full of warmth and affection! The writing is excellent, the plot thrilling—a masterpiece! I especially love the female lead's character: ["Greed for power and vanity—what's wrong with that? It shows she's ambitious."] [If a woman cannot wield power, then let those who wield power be controlled by her.] [Money is a good thing. Power is something she desperately desires.] ["Retribution is nothing but psychological comfort for the weak."] [Whenever something happens, she immediately blames the other person, naturally believing that she is more important than the rest of the world, and that the whole world must be trampled under her feet.] [This apology is completely insincere; it's just a way to muddle through the present and lay the groundwork for future offenses. She never feels she has done anything wrong.] [Tears can solve many unnecessary troubles, as well as necessary ones.] [Qiao Wanyan still doesn't feel she has done anything wrong; she's just become better at disguising herself.] [Those who can be used will be squeezed dry before being discarded.] ['May the Flower Goddess bless this believer, not seeking tender affection, but only power, wealth, and the admiration of all!']

32. 132 八 The 1980s: The Crazy Villain Is Always Plotting Against Me 八零：疯批反派他总对我图谋不轨 Pineapple Blowing Rain菠萝吹雨Modern Romance318k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Skin-to-Skin Contact to Stay Alive + Both Leads Have No Other Partners + Sweet Romance] Jiang Yumian transmigrated into a book and became a vicious supporting character who had nothing going for her but her beauty. Want to stay alive? Then she had to find the male lead and touch him to replenish her life force! One day, the System pointed at a man with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, his expression cool and detached, and cried out in delight, “No doubt a 928Reads8.4Score10014d adds

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    These two are different [shy]. The female lead isn't after the male lead for wealth and status; she only gains life points by interacting with him [laughing and crying]. So she's constantly trying to get closer to him, and since he's handsome, from a good family, and wealthy, she's even more willing…

33. 133 风 Willows in the Wind 风中柳 Yu Ling雨泠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless heroine➕female-lead power fantasy➕light ensemble-style palace intrigue➕face-slapping and scum-bashing➕primarily focused on building her career] (Female lead is a virgin; male lead is not) Jiang Fu, the Jiang family’s fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter, was lovely and graceful. Unfortunately, her stepmother was cruel and her father was heartless. As an illegitimate daughter, she had no say even in the marriage that mattered most to a woman. Her family could manipulate her as they p 2.1kReads8.8Score29214d adds

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    Palace intrigue novels, the ones I read were so good, I got hooked before I even finished them!

34. 134 八 An Eighties Military Marriage: A Kiss from the Chaste Commander Keeps Me Alive 八零军婚，和禁欲首长亲亲续命 Pineapple Blowing Rain菠萝吹雨Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + alluring, delicate young heiress × a stern yet warm-hearted, ascetic senior officer + kisses keep him alive + devoted to each other + sweet romance + satisfying revenge] (Entirely fictional! Entirely fictional!) What should you do after transmigrating into the role of a villainess? Naturally, do your very best to make the heroine shine! Jiang Zhinian was a genius interpreter from the 21st century, with fair skin, breathtaking beauty, a soft voice, and a delicate figure. Aft 2kReads8.8Score22214d adds
35. 135 皇 Your Majesty, I Think Your Palace Maid Is Cursing You Again 皇上，你家宫女好像又在骂你 Six Yuan六元钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The irresistible appeal of what you once rejected + powerful men bowing their heads + a double-standard male lead + raising her before a story of power and statecraft + romantic push and pull + he truly doesn’t love her at first, but gives his all once he does] Su Nanchu is unruly. Shen Jingzhi has always known that. But life in the palace is dull, and he doesn’t mind having a little plaything who can kick and scream. She becomes his daily amusement: reading memorials, practicing calligraphy, a 11.6kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds

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    This is somewhat similar, but the female lead seduces the emperor to save her life. The emperor sees through her little schemes, but when they are harmless, he simply ignores them and occasionally gives her a few words of advice.

36. 136 快 Quick Transmigration Villainess: Seducing the Powerful, Making Them Fall Hard 快穿恶女：勾引大佬凶猛沦陷 Jiu Xiao九箫Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Villainess + sweet one-on-one romance + a touch of being adored by everyone + childbirth + not a strong female lead + stunning heroine] The seductress Su Wanrou ascends to immortality, only to eat the one and only Enchantment Fruit in all of heaven and earth. The Jade Emperor banishes her to the mortal realm and orders her to help tragic women whose souls have turned dark and can no longer enter the cycle of reincarnation. Mission World One: Seduce her ex-husband’s younger brother, the top scho 5.4kReads8.7Score46714d adds

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    The strategy guide: The female lead is stunningly beautiful and cunning.

37. 137 穿 I Transmigrated as a Delicate Concubine, and Drove the Chaste Heir Mad with Desire 穿成娇软外室，把禁欲世子撩疯了 Sweet Romance Darling甜文小宝贝Ancient Romance475k WordsCompleted [Ex-wife-chasing redemption arc + silly comedy + food + adorable baby] Keep being a simp, and in the end you'll get everything! After working late into the night, office worker Su Mulan opens her eyes to find herself a woman whose family has been confiscated and who has been exiled to a brothel. Just as Su Mulan learns the brothel's eighty-one techniques for pleasing men, the eldest legitimate son of the Xie family takes an interest in her. Her golden finger lets her turn mountains into gold, bu 587Reads8.5Score10114d adds

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to another world, pursuing a happy life. She loves money and becomes the male protagonist's mistress, trying to please him [crying emojis]. The male protagonist gradually falls in love with her, but the poor guy doesn't know she doesn't love him and only sees him as someone to please [crying emojis]. However, the book so far is very sweet, with almost no angst, and it's a 1v1, clean romance!

38. 138 羞 How Embarrassing! The Male Lead’s Mind Is Wandering Again 羞！不可描述，男主又在想入非非 Meat Sauce Eater吃肉酱Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [System + multiple targets + beloved by all + green tea + love rivals at daggers drawn + men competing for her] Ji Ruan is a female-lead NPC chosen by the System. After gaining self-awareness, her mission is to win over the male lead, but there's more than one male lead! To stay alive, Ji Ruan diligently studies her tactics and manages her time carefully. But just as she's about to complete the mission, everything goes disastrously wrong! * The business tycoon pulls out his gleaming, unlimited b 1.2kReads8.6Score10014d adds
39. 139 贵 The Delicate Noble Consort, the Cold Emperor Can't Get Enough 贵妃娇软，薄情帝王轻点宠 When Fuyao Rises当扶摇上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A widowed woman who remarries and becomes a pampered consort VS a dignified emperor (harem intrigue + romantic push and pull + devoted love + slow-blooming romance + raising a child)] At her infant's one-month celebration, news arrived that her husband had died in battle. Sheng Xiyan was plunged into despair. The Prince's manor bullied a helpless widow and orphan, assuming she'd simply accept her fate. But was she supposed to give up? Only the Son of Heaven could help her protect her son. So sh 1.1kReads7.2Score10014d adds

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    In this book, after the female protagonist's husband dies on the battlefield, she seduces the emperor for her own sake and that of her child. The emperor gradually falls for her, and the story unfolds amidst palace intrigue and the return of her ex-husband, who is not dead, creating a thrilling and chaotic situation. [Admiration]

40. 140 夫 My Husband Gives Me Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Month 夫君每月给我二十万两 Having Met the Young Master既见公子Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 29.1kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds

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    The female lead is nice to the male lead for money~ The male lead is a sensitive, sickly, and delicate man. Whenever the female lead is nice to him, he tries to win her over. He even cries when he's jealous. It's so sweet!!!

41. 141 古 The Female Side Character in an Old-School Romance Wakes Up 古早言情文女配觉醒了 Zhu You1竹由1Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + villainess + no golden finger] Rumors in the capital said that the Heqin Prince's heir had gone south to Jiangnan and been bewitched by a village girl. He was so besotted that he wanted to marry her as his legal wife, despite the rules and their difference in status. Even the emperor indulged his recklessness instead of stopping him, issuing an imperial decree to help him get his way. Everyone couldn't help wondering what kind of breathtaking beauty the girl must be to have the heir s 446Reads9.0Score10214d adds

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    No book fits the theme better than this one. The female lead is so clear-headed and intelligent; wealth and status are far more reliable than love. The male lead isn't stupid either; his attraction to her is the result of careful consideration from multiple perspectives. These two clever people are locked in a battle of wits—it's incredibly impressive!

42. 142 心 The Art of Scheming: A Perfect Performance by the Cannon Fodder 心机美学：炮灰的完美出演 Sleepy Island Diary眠岛日记Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + small worlds + pseudo-coercion + past and present lives + comeback) When the supporting heroines in a story dream of the endings already written for them, will they still willingly follow the paths fate laid out? One: The daughter of a minor official, married off to a young nobleman through a family alliance [Female lead’s perspective + extensive introspection + romantic push and pull + marriage before love + she falls for him first + pseudo-coercion] Two: An ordinary girl 2.3kReads8.2Score14614d adds

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    This book is of extremely high quality; each section is so independent it could stand alone. I think the female lead's character is fantastic—very three-dimensional and complex. Her family background is truly painful; it brought tears to my eyes while reading. All her scheming actions are understandable. The male lead falls in love with her step by step through her schemes, and after they fall in love, he unconditionally tolerates her. The author writes exceptionally well; the text is very delicate, though it's a bit slow-paced, like a gentle stream. Each story is completely independent and three-dimensional!

43. 143 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.6kReads9.5Score7k14d adds

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    Entering the palace is like entering a deep sea; one must never fall in love! The female lead is both charming and a skilled actress; she climbs from the bottom to the top in three years, dangerously seducing the emperor's heart.

44. 144 万 Quick Transmigration: The Beloved Host Crashes the Plot 【快穿】万人迷宿主创飞剧情 Big-Eyed Stitch大眼史迪奇Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration x Everyone’s Favorite x Multiple Male Leads] Yue Cheng is caught up in a medical dispute and stabbed to death by a patient’s family member. To get a chance at staying alive, she has no choice but to enter all kinds of small worlds and take the place of the cannon fodder who fled, carrying the plot forward. [The Discarded White Moonlight]: You were supposed to be the mosquito blood the male lead despised, but after returning home, you find yourself caught in a battlefield 318Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    ❤️First Book: Jiang Xinbai, born in the countryside, longs to one day marry into a city family and receive government-supplied food. The moment she first met Yang Jingsheng, she knew her chance had come; Yang Jingsheng's eyes lit up at first sight. The two hit it off immediately, forming a loving young couple, striving to make their lives prosperous. Second Book: Lin Ranqiu transmigrates to the 1960s, becoming a nine-year-old girl with plain looks. Fortunately, she has a golden finger—a fingertip dew that makes people beautiful.

45. 145 美 The Gorgeous, Flirtatious Maid Who Ran After Seducing the Heir 美艳通房茶又娇，撩完世子她就跑 Sugar-Free Pineapple Milk Pudding菠萝奶冻不加糖Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted One-on-one romance, happy ending, sweet and doting, ridiculously sweet, both steamy and heartfelt. Everything you want, I've got. Beautiful, scheming, down-on-her-luck heiress X cold on the outside, warm on the inside, intensely possessive heir to a marquis The whole capital thinks Young Lord Jin has gone mad! The aloof and proud Young Lord Jin actually defied an imperial decree and rejected his betrothal, leaving the daughter of the powerful chancellor in the lurch! Rumor has it that it's all 8.7kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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    The writing is fluent, the plot is fast-paced, the powerful man bows down to love, he enjoys forcibly taking what he wants, she escapes and he chases, straight to the point.

46. 146 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainess Takes the Lead, and Every Male Lead Loves Her Like His Life Depends on It 快穿之恶女上位，男主都爱她如命 Su Yu Qiqi酥予柒柒Ancient Romance142k WordsOngoing [The quick-transmigration heroine is a scheming green tea. Her main strategy is to steal the spotlight. This is not a story about a strong female lead, there is no fixed male lead, and the original couples will be broken up.] Su Qian was dissatisfied with being ordinary, yet she remained ordinary. By a twist of fate, she became bound to a System. In one alternate world after another, she went on to live very different lives. As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a 286Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    These books feature scheming female protagonists.

47. 147 甜 Sweet Temptation! She's the Cherished Darling of the Capital's Crown Prince 甜诱！她竟是京圈太子爷的心尖宠 Wanting Three Years想三年Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted [Wealthy CEO + Sweet Seduction + The Powerful One Bows His Head + The Ex-Wife Chase] After marrying Zhou Jin, Guan Mingxi got the luxurious life among the wealthy she had always wanted. Then she awoke from a dream and realized she was merely the villainous ex-wife of a powerful man in a CEO romance novel. After marrying into one of the capital's elite families, she became arrogant and domineering, using her influence to bully others. She ignored her own child and treated her CEO husband with ind 26.2kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds

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    The female lead is a rural migrant worker, uneducated, narrow-minded, vain, and materialistic, but incredibly cute, brave, and full of life—a bit clumsy and dramatic. The male lead falls in love at first sight with her looks and gradually develops feelings for her resilience and charm. He's sharp-tongued and knows how to talk because he knows she only cares about money, not him. He finds all her materialistic behaviors endearing. It's really a fantastic story!

48. 148 归 The Return 归来 Yu Lili御梨梨Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted At the age of ten, Qin Zhi took credit for her older sister’s achievement. From then on, she became the apple of Pei Jiyan’s eye. He was the heir to the immensely powerful Pei family. Pei Jiyan spoiled her rotten. Watching her sister’s face fall, Qin Zhi pressed her lips together and smiled. Anything her sister liked, she would take for herself. * The year Qin Zhi went abroad, Young Master Pei, usually so untouchably proud, sat in a wheelchair with reddened eyes, clutching the hem of her skirt. 10kReads8.9Score72814d adds
49. 149 快 Quick Transmigration: Conquering Male Leads, the Older Supporting Character Keeps Getting Pregnant 快穿攻略男主，大龄女配好孕连连 Wen Tianjiu温甜酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Scheming seduction + age gap + seducing her way to the top + torturing scumbags and face-slapping + fertile beauty] Shen Yan is the legendary femme fatale said to have brought a kingdom to ruin. But when she is suddenly bound to a Female Supporting Character System, she has to transmigrate into a series of older, disposable female characters. The concubine-in-waiting sold off in a doting-romance novel, the contract-romance heroine’s tool of an aunt, the stern female secretary in a domineering 6.9kReads8.8Score35214d adds

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    Quick Transmigration Guide to Winning Over the Male Lead [Thumbs Up][Attention][Thumbs Up][Kiss] Shen Yan is a legendary femme fatale who brought ruin to the country, but she is suddenly bound to a female supporting character system. She needs to transmigrate into various older female supporting characters who are essentially just tools.

50. 150 穿 Want to Transmigrate? The Kind Where You Get a Beast Husband from the Start 穿越吗？开局送兽夫的那种 Tangerine Peel Candy陳皮糖Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated to the Beast World + Sweet Romance + No Rivalry Between Women + No Abuse of the Female Lead + One Woman, Multiple Men + Happy Ending] Ling Yan, an overworked office girl, accidentally fell into the water while traveling. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a completely unfamiliar primitive world. Transmigrating was one thing, but what was worse was that a priestess matched her with six fated husbands as soon as she arrived. At first, Ling Yan was timid and anxious 18.2kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds

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