A Scheming Female Lead Who Wants to Marry Up, Like the Story My Name Is Mary Fang 女主有心机，想攀高枝，类似我的名字叫玛丽方的文

1. 51 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess, but Bound to a Crime System 穿成恶毒女配，但绑定犯罪系统 Little Fish and Kitten鱼仔小猫Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted [1vN + dog training + male rivalry + all male leads are pure] //One-line summary: The heroine will shield you from the wind and rain, but don't ask where the wind and rain came from. //A little more: Yu Qing transmigrates as a vicious female supporting character, and gets bound to two Systems at once. One is the [Crime System], which pushes her to keep doing evil and drive the male leads to corruption. The other is the [Conquest System], which tells her to be gentle and win their hearts. Though 17.2kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
2. 52 外 The Illegitimate Daughter 外室女 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance808k WordsCompleted Before she transmigrated, Shen Yi had lived through one hardship after another. Then she was reborn as a baby into a happy family. What could be more carefree? She never imagined it was all a lie. Her father’s love for her mother was fake, and so was the marriage contract he gave her. He had merely come to the Duke’s household to experience life, while Shen Yi, her brother, and her mother were just byproducts of that experience. That would have been bad enough, but her scumbag father also had a 7.8kReads9.3Score851Shelves

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   ① The first world features a male lead who, after the original female lead became pregnant unexpectedly, pushed her down a mountain. She's truly vicious and doesn't deserve redemption; her goal is clear: the male lead's money and power. ② (This one isn't about climbing the social ladder but about stealing her sister's things, including men.) The male lead is pure; he's with the female lead's sister because he knows that's the only way she'll get close to him. They are each other's first love. After the male lead breaks his leg, the female lead goes abroad to dance, a kind of mutual redemption. They are both unloved children. ③ The female lead transmigrated and originally wanted a peaceful life, but her mother was deceived into becoming a mistress, and her brother was beaten to death. She climbs the social ladder step by step to seek revenge. She's cunning and doesn't pursue pure love. ④ Reborn, she has two men under her thumb.

3. 53 极 The Ruthless Social Climber’s Guide to Getting Ahead 极致美丽心机女的上位手册 Tan Hui谭徽Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted Everyone who has met Chen Shiyun is amazed by her beauty. Before her mother died, she entrusted her to Shi Yu, a young director just starting to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Later, Chen Shiyun's father in S City fell gravely ill. On his deathbed, he wanted to see her one last time. And so, at seventeen, Chen Shiyun left impoverished G City for bustling S City. This is the story of an incredibly beautiful, calculating woman who climbs step by step into high society and 1.5kReads8.7Score164Shelves

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   The female protagonists in the books I'm recommending are all very cunning. They want to climb the social ladder and will stop at nothing to seduce the male lead. They are also very beautiful and intelligent. Especially in the first book, the female lead is the type who rises from humble beginnings to achieve her goal.

4. 54 太 The Crown Prince Steals His Friend's Wife! The Sweetheart Is Trapped in a Jealousy Showdown 太子夺友妻！娇娇深陷争宠修罗场 I Love Sugarcane我爱吃甘蔗Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Rivals Fighting for Her + Sweet-Talk Face-Slapping + Forced Marriage and Possession + Faking Her Death + Devoted to Each Other + Female Lead in Control] After a tragic death, Meng Jinyue is given a chance and sent back three years. If she successfully wins over the Crown Prince within those three years, she will be allowed to keep living afterward. Meng Jinyue accepts without hesitation. After all, a man's no substitute for her life. But her status is too low, and she can barely get a 9.7kReads8.9Score921Shelves
5. 55 被 I Came to My Senses After the Male Leads Dumped Me 被男主们分手后我清醒了 Candy Jar糖果罐罐Modern Romance757k WordsCompleted [Sea-maid romance + no fixed couple + everyone acts out of character + wild System] It's fine that I got dumped from the start. I'll be okay after crying for a month. Jiang Ming looks wounded. “Sis, I regret it.” Pei Yuanxi pouts. “Aren't you playing favorites a little too much, Qingqing?” Yu Yu looks full of anticipation. “Sis, when do I get promoted to official boyfriend?” Gu Heng looks miserable. “We're breaking up before I even got promoted?” Ye He looks grim. “Ouyang said you're his ex-girl 1.5kReads9.0Score244Shelves
6. 56 六 After Six Big Shots Fell for Her, the Devoted Simp Ran Away! 六个大佬沦陷后，舔狗跑了！ Pihei痞黑Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + The Men Beg for Her Back + Romantic Rivalry Showdown + Comedy] Lin Qian was famous throughout the company because she was obsessed with Pei Linan, the arrogant young master who was set to inherit the business. Most people gave up a week after being rejected. She kept at it, unwavering. At first, everyone thought she was trying to marry into wealth. Later, they decided she was truly in love. Even Pei Linan thought so. Someone once asked whether she felt sad whenever she was 20.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
7. 57 变 A Guide to Becoming Beautiful: I Became a God by Catfishing Online 变美指南，我靠网骗成神 Fox Bai狐白啊Modern Romance185k WordsOngoing [No System; heroine grows more beautiful and becomes universally adored later on; online catfishing; multiple male love interests with no fixed couple; includes gaming and livestreaming] Tan He is average-looking and has an average figure. The only thing worth mentioning is her lovely voice. At first, she just wanted to find a boyfriend online who would spend money on her. So how did her fish-filled dating pond keep getting more and more crowded? And as the fish multiplied, she gradually became 98Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   The female lead is scheming and wants to climb the social ladder. 🍃🍃🍃 ①🍑 The female lead is a live streamer who fishes online every day, getting men to tip her. Originally an ordinary girl, she becomes more and more beautiful with each tip, her popularity soars, and she becomes an online goddess. ②🍊 A timid father, a weak mother, and a poor, broken family—the female lead's life starts off badly, but she gets into a prestigious university, defying fate. Later, she meets a wealthy young man, navigates social situations with ease, and gradually enters high society. Follow Sister G, no more worries about running out of books to read! 🍑🍑🍑

8. 58 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. 10.5kReads8.9Score799Shelves
9. 59 玩 Playing Him Like Putty 玩弄股掌 Little Cotton小棉棉Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted A sickly, unhinged black-lotus heroine + a noble, devoted male lead who is her beloved moonlight Lin Suihe appears before Pei Yan with a face that inspires pity, like a fragile dodder vine battered by wind and rain. He sits alone atop a high terrace, so she brings him crashing down into the dust. He is like a bright moon among the clouds, so she turns him into mud at the bottom of a pool… All of it is for revenge. At last, the untouchable Pei Yan is dragged from his pedestal and dotes on the le 1.5kReads8.8Score128Shelves
10. 60 欲 The Taking 欲夺 Fei Yiqi费轶祺Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Extreme push and pull + flirtatious games + BE, proceed with caution] Fei Yu had seen women try to seduce his good third brother, Fei Xiaochuan, before. But Xia Shu was the first one who’d also had a history with him. Fei Yu admitted that men were born bad, and that he had a bit of a cruel streak. He would even offer her pointers now and then on her grand plan. “He doesn’t like red.” “If you want to seduce Fei Xiaochuan, you’ll have to put in some effort to learn what he likes.” “He has his own 1.8kReads9.0Score164Shelves
11. 61 春 Entangled in Spring's Passion, Secretly Enchanted! 春色缠人，暗里着迷！ Diao Xiaofei刁笑非Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other] [1v1] [Gorgeous heroine] [Rich-family revenge] [Playing the fool to catch the tiger] [Happy ending] A brilliant, scheming little siren vs. a restrained, composed beauty on a high peak When Xiao Zhuo first meets her, he ignores her completely and treats her fake, pretentious older sister with tenderness instead. Su Tangchao sneers. She loves seeing a cool, noble, unattainable man go crazy for her. Later, Su Tangchao discovers he's hard to win over and even harder to shake 5.4kReads8.9Score400Shelves
12. 62 撩 After Flirting with the Wrong Big Shot, She Became the Top Lady of the Capital’s Elite Circle 撩错大佬后，她成京圈第一夫人了 In the Third Spring三春里Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted Fu Guidu, a giant in the medical world, was aloof by nature, like a lofty Buddhist saint. Cold and desireless, no one could drag him down to the mortal world. But Xu Ni refused to believe he was untouchable. She tried every trick in the book to tease him, stirring up trouble late at night in nothing but his white shirt. Fu Guidu simply tugged down the hem of her shirt. “Miss Xu, to me, your body is no different from a patient’s. I don’t see you as a woman.” But later... When Xu Ni was trapped in 22.9kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
13. 63 春 Spring’s Fiery Passion 春日艳火 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Sweet, Clingy Girl vs. Capitalist As the least favored daughter of the Jiang family of Jingbei, Jiang Man is a notorious femme fatale in high society. Stunningly beautiful, yet never considered respectable. Xie Yuzhou, the newly appointed head of the Xie family of Hong Kong, is the leader of the elite, a titan of capital. Mysterious and aloof, he keeps everyone at arm's length. He is the ideal man countless socialites dream of winning over. The two seemed to have nothing to do with each other, 26.7kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves
14. 64 明 Brazenly 明目张胆 Jie Jie Keeps Silent解解不语Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Wen Yan is the most notorious illegitimate daughter in Haicheng. Everyone says she’s daring, but no one expected her to be bold enough to set her sights on Zhou Yuncheng, the newly minted fiancé of the powerful Shu family. That man is aloof and untouchable, a god who could never be defiled. Wen Yan only wants to drag him down from his pedestal, keep him by her side, and make him hers. She wants him to lose control, to beg her for mercy. A possessive, abstinent male lead vs. a pitiful, lovesick y 413Reads8.4Score177Shelves
15. 65 诱 Seductive Pursuit 诱推 Cat for a While一时猫Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [Cheating, a crowd of admirers, revenge, addictive power-ups, and flirtatious romance] [Crimson Madness] In her previous life, her husband handed her over to Jiang Xingcan, S City’s most notorious playboy. Reborn to take revenge, Si Qi climbs into the wheelchair of his older brother, Xu Xi. A no-holds-barred revenge, a trap of peach blossoms with beauty as its weapon. Sorry, but everyone has to die! Si Qi swears to protect her family and take everything from that lofty princess! The loyal dog wh 761Reads9.2Score106Shelves
16. 66 赵 Mr. Zhao, Your Green Tea Is About to Run Off with Her True Love 赵总，你的绿茶要跟真爱跑了 Grumpy Puppy Saturday炸毛小狗周六Modern Romance494k WordsCompleted [Content warning: The heroine is a manipulative gold digger who is selfish and has little sense of morality!!! If that’s not for you, don’t read! Don’t read!! Both virgins + Yandere + Raising a child + Marriage First, Love Later + The Husband Chases His Wife to Win Her Back] - Ji Rou is a broke, low-class gold digger. To climb the social ladder, she decides to find a long-term meal ticket and sets her sights on Zhao Cichuan. She gets the man, but gets stabbed in the process. Still, it’s fine: sh 2.3kReads6.9Score106Shelves

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17. 67 黑 The Black Lotus Queen: My Ex-Husband Regrets It, and My Son's Surname Is Zhou 黑莲花女王：前夫悔恨我儿都姓周 Fang Wai, Who Loves Deep-Fried Prawns爱吃油煎大虾的方外Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A female-led story with little romance. The domineering CEO is the heroine. When the scandal that she had an “illegitimate son” broke, Bai Xiaoting had been waiting for that moment. Everyone laughed at her for not graduating high school and called her a parasitic vine clinging to a wealthy family. They had no idea that from the day she married into the Lin family to the day she left with her child, every move had been part of a carefully planned game. She had never forgotten her dream: to become 10.5kReads9.2Score76kShelves
18. 68 跟 After Marrying a Hopeless Romantic 跟恋爱脑结婚之后 Xixi Writes and Writes西西写写写Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Female lead's perspective: Shi An has always known that rumors are going around that she used a baby to marry into a wealthy family, but she has never bothered to deny them. Because she knows they're true. She really did use her own methods to marry into a rich family. Still, she has never cared what people say. Someone else looks after the baby, her mother-in-law leaves her alone, her husband is away from home for long stretches, and her credit card has no limit. Her biggest problem is deciding 5.8kReads8.1Score333Shelves
19. 69 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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    Scheming and ambitious, she became a fallen heiress, penniless. She resented her mother's meager earnings, insufficient to buy her a luxurious lifestyle, and envied the things the real heiress possessed. When the real heiress's fiancé proposed and abandoned her, she readily accepted. She pretended to love him, even if she didn't, as long as life improved, until she was exhausted and ran away pregnant. Years later, on the day they reunited, she embraced a male model, and he cried in despair, facing a nightmare of chasing after his wife. Could he win her back?

20. 70 协 We're Just Contractual Bedmates, So Why Is Mr. Xie Begging on His Knees? 协议床伴而已，谢总怎么跪着求了 Fan Xiaofan樊小凡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, food-loving, affectionate canary x devoted, guiding benefactor with irresistible fatherly charm] Xie Rongjin kept a canary, and everyone in the capital's elite circle was waiting to laugh at her. She was just an obscure extra, a plaything the young heir had taken a passing fancy to. No one took it seriously. Gu Xingmang didn't take it seriously either. She dutifully did her job, met her benefactor's every need, and made sure not to cause him trouble. But he hired her the best acti 219.7kReads9.1Score33.6kShelves
21. 71 恶 The Wicked Female Side Character Is Too Adorable, and the Yandere Men Want to Spoil Her Rotten 恶毒女配过分可爱，病娇们想宠坏 Qi Mu其木Modern Romance733k WordsCompleted [Male rivals competing for her / regret and groveling / tangled romantic rivalries / a warning for those who fall hard after rejecting her] [Villainess fiction: a calculating, flirtatious femme fatale / a haughty, beautiful, deceitful villainess / a seductive fox spirit] Xie Shiyuan transmigrates into a novel about a heroine adored by all, becoming the villainess. After failing to seduce the heroine’s fiancé, she is about to be disgraced and cast out of her family. In the end, she is given to a 1.8kReads9.2Score246Shelves
22. 72 七 The 1970s: Every Man Who Schemed Against Me Got What Was Coming 七零年代：算计我的男人都栽了 A Gentle Breeze Blows By微风徐徐吹过Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted The ratings have just come in, and they're a little low! They'll gradually go up! Good women have a reputation. Bad women get everything! Xu Lanxin, a country girl in the 1970s, has a little pocket dimension she obtained by chance. She doesn't want to spend her whole life farming, so she marries her way into an urban household registration and finds herself a job! When everyone else mocks her for shamelessly getting divorced, she marries again and ends up living an even better life! 5.4kReads7.0Score397Shelves
23. 73 京 The Capital's Number One Green Tea 京城第一绿茶 There Are Fusu Mountains山有扶苏Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Satisfying court intrigue + woman disguised as a man + scheming ingenue + sweet on the outside, sinister within + indulgent romance + flirtatious + imaginative historical fantasy] Lan Yin, the top courtesan from a brothel, refuses to remain a plaything for others. To change her fate, she impersonates the cousin of the Duke of Wei's family and makes her way into the wealthy heart of the capital. At a birthday banquet, her dance captivates everyone. In the Jade Pool Gardens, she discusses state 736Reads8.4Score101Shelves
24. 74 看 After Seeing the On-Screen Comments, I Pretended to Be the Yandere Male Lead’s First Love 看到弹幕后，我冒充了病娇男主的白月光 Starlight Cream Puff星光泡芙Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, yandere, taming a dog, wild imagination and on-screen comments, an ordinary girl rising to the top] After coming back to life in a yandere novel, Su Xianyu had her dream of lazing around completely shattered when on-screen comments appeared. Feng Lin is cold and germophobic? Then she'll pretend to be his first love to get close to him! Attacked by the protagonist's fans? She'll check the spoilers in advance and dodge them perfectly! The original heroine wants to use a child to s 1.8kReads7.6Score195Shelves

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    The female lead is shrewd and calculating [kissing emoji] It just started airing and it's super good! The original female lead ran away because she disliked the yandere male lead's forced love. The female lead is resourceful and good at disguising herself, so you need to use your brain while watching. She's not the kind of heartthrob who falls in love at first sight. The female lead's methods and plot developments come one after another. She seems to suffer a lot for the male lead, but in reality, she's secretly deeply in love. In the end, the male lead realizes that the female lead might not be as innocent as she seems, but he still loves her deeply.

25. 75 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fiery Little Demon Has Caught a Big Shot's Eye Again 快穿：魔丸娇气包叒被大佬盯上了 Everlasting Prosperity and Joy长盛乐Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted *Please read the author's note at the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings before you start reading! [She won't be mistreated or suffer hardship] [Period setting + other] [The heroine is the most beautiful] [No fixed couple] [Love at first sight] [Everyone is chaste] Sui Huan is a well-connected girl raised by the System. Other people do their missions by winning favor, following the plot, and saving villains. Sui Huan does her missions by having fun, enjoying life, and being adored by everyone 35kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    ① No hardship! No resentment! Love at first sight! No fixed couple! The female lead is selfish, spoiled, willful, pleasure-seeking, and likes to take shortcuts and climb the social ladder to live a good life. The system, Da Bao, dotes on her immensely, having grown up with her and always calling her "Little Bao." He's considerate of her in everything he does, so heartwarming! The male leads are also fantastic: Fang Zhile, sunny and carefree, with shared interests, who can play and joke with the female lead; and Xie Tianyi, a mature, stable, and considerate older brother boyfriend… Each one is love-struck, so sweet! The female lead is very clear-headed: ["I'm not avenging the original owner." "It's that I'm the one locked in this room for the rest of my life."] ② Quick transmigration era! Self-serving and satisfying story! A spoiled educated youth sent to the countryside, a village beauty obsessed with climbing the social ladder, she's ruthless in her pursuit of work, blinded by money and prioritizing self-interest above all else. She's also incredibly lazy, refusing to do farm work… The female protagonist is selfish and self-serving, a combination of a parasitic vine and a domineering flower. Greedy and pleasure-seeking, she's determined to climb the social ladder, absorbing nutrients to live a good life. She's openly wicked, her calculations are crystal clear, yet she also possesses ambition and direction, knowing how to learn and improve herself!

26. 76 壹 A Book by One Million I 壹仟万i的一本书 One Thousand Wan i壹仟万iModern Romance591k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 82Reads8.5Score—Shelves
27. 77 恶 The Villainess Runs Wild in the Quick Transmigration Worlds 恶女在快穿世界为非作歹 Meow Loves To Eat喵喵爱吃Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted The rating has just come out and is rather low, so don't take it as a guide. [Quick Transmigration + Scheming Heroine + Feel-Good Story + No Fixed Couple + The Male Leads Will Be Punished in the End] Chosen by the System, Liang Qiuli accepts a mission to survive: she must stand up for the minor characters in various small worlds! First world: The tea-serving palace maid by the emperor's side in a story about an emperor stealing his minister's wife. Since the second wife, now empress, is jealous 245Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    ✨These are all!✨ ① Transmigration into a book: The female lead uses tricks to make the male lead fall in love with her, but she loves power more than the male lead. She gets close to the crown prince simply to become the most noble person in the world. What a clear-headed female lead! [Exploring] ② The female lead is beautiful and cunning. As a concubine's daughter, she knows very well that what she wants is wealth and status. Then, she spends three years carefully scheming to rise from a lowly concubine to a noble consort. [Eating melon seeds]

28. 78 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Vicious Female Lead Is Everyone's Favorite 快穿年代恶毒女配她是万人迷 Knitted Candy1针织糖1Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted (Content warning: The heroine really is selfish and self-serving, though she has ambition. The author is totally on the heroine’s side. There is no male lead in this book, though some worlds may have couples.) Male-baby moms, please turn back!!!!!! Xu Tang is an outstanding employee in the Quick Transmigration Department’s Villainess Fate-Changing Division. Unfortunately, Heaven favors the division for sweet, innocent heroines, and the villainesses and innocent heroines have long held grudges ag 795Reads5.9Score100Shelves
29. 79 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Delicate Black Lotus 综影视：娇弱黑莲花 Hiding Behind a secret identity背着小马甲Ancient Romance5.0M WordsOngoing In the eyes of the world, she is kind, lovely, and sacred, a goddess who walks among mortals without a speck of dust on her. No words of praise for beauty could describe even a fraction of her. Yet only her enemies know that if you cut out Su Mian's heart, it is black! Villainess fiction, not a strong female lead. Fully immersive in each small world, with role-play from an omniscient perspective (clear-minded yet falling into corruption). Don't read if that's not your thing! 12.5kReads7.9Score323Shelves

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    This is a romance novel where the female protagonist uses her beauty and cunning to seduce the male protagonist in each world, making him fall in love at first sight and actively pursue her. During this process, she becomes ruthless and creates chaotic situations, forcefully taking advantage of him. The male protagonist initially mistakes her for an innocent rabbit, showering her with affection and care, but in reality, it's all a result of her scheming. Reading this novel from the female protagonist's perspective is incredibly satisfying.

30. 80 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 3.2kReads8.4Score405Shelves
31. 81 八 The Eighties Cannon Fodder Charms the Male Lead and Climbs to the Top 八零小炮灰，撩爆男主要上位 Cheng Yiqi橙以七Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical setting + devoted couple + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + everyday military life + rugged husband who dotes on his wife + older man + falling in love day after day Xu Zhouzhou transmigrates into the body of a stunningly beautiful minor character in an 1980s novel. The minor character is a background extra who gets killed off from the start. But she happens to have a breathtaking face, and as the village’s last educated youth unable to return to the city, she lives alone 10.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    The female lead is scheming and wants to climb the social ladder. To escape her predicament, she chooses the male lead, a third-generation official, and uses both seduction and flirting to get his help.

32. 82 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves

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    All the female leads are cunning. The first book is not cliché; she finds a male lead who is a good match for her through her own efforts (amazing!). In the second book, the male lead sees through her cunning, but still manages to win her over (climbing the social ladder). In the third book, the female lead is clear-headed and decisive, climbing to a higher social status. (Personally, I think the female lead in the first book won't choose the male lead in the third book and will likely remain single, while the female lead in the second book will probably choose the second male lead who is considered a high-status partner. The personalities of the female leads in each book are different.)

33. 83 恶 The Villainess Tames Her Dogs, Bringing the Capital’s Princes to Their Knees 恶女训狗，让京圈太子们都跪下 Zhu Dongyao祝冬遥Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Villainess + 1vN + Taming Men + A Battlefield of Rival Suitors] After Zhang Yidong lost his memory, a girl appeared by his side. He had once loved Chen You'en with all his heart. Now he personally took away her scholarship, her recommendation for direct admission, and her lead spot onstage, giving them all to that girl. The girl played the victim and acted innocent, never mentioning the truth about his amnesia. Chen You'en swallowed every humiliation, smiling with satisfaction. Go ahead and tak 64.3kReads9.1Score8.7kShelves

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34. 84 姨 The Bewitching Concubine Is Alluring, Yet Unwilling to Stay Faithful 姨娘妩媚多姿，却不安于室 Zi Qing Bo子青伯Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted Not a strong-woman power fantasy + possessive coercion + neither lead is chaste. The story of a beautiful, helpless young woman fought over by numerous powerful men... No superpowers, no pocket dimension. The heroine’s only golden finger is her beauty. 4kReads8.6Score281Shelves

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    These statues are all very beautiful.

35. 85 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 10.4kReads8.6Score607Shelves

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    The novel, "The Charming Era," tells the story of a woman who rises from humble beginnings to great heights by leveraging external resources. The female lead is very shrewd; she knows what she wants and knows how to achieve it—she's someone I aspire to be. So far, she's met two male leads in politics and the military, as well as several well-off supporting men, all of whom are very charming. [Admiration] "A woman's true independence is not merely about breaking free from dependence on others. It's about learning to leverage external resources and confidently utilizing all available resources." [Heart] This is the female lead's philosophy, and I couldn't agree more.

36. 86 娘 One Tear from the Empress, and She Acts Her Way to the Emperor's Throne 娘娘一滴泪，演到帝王送凤位 Little Peeled Egg剥壳的小蛋蛋Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Story complete; easy to get around] Shen Qingfu transmigrated into a rebirth novel. The reborn heroine, Chu Can, had grown up with the crown prince, Ning Xuanli, as his childhood sweetheart. Given a second chance at life, she wanted no love, only power and riches. To become the most special person in the crown prince’s heart, she played hard to get. She had schemes, but no feelings. Shen Qingfu was nothing more than the most insignificant cannon fodder in the rebirth novel. Shen Qingfu gave a s 306Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a transmigrated woman who is self-serving and scheming. She eliminates the original female lead who has been reborn, pursues power, and completely seduces the male lead. The male lead initially believes she is an innocent and naive girl, but later discovers her true nature and begins to manipulate himself. The female lead does this because she loves him. [Sending hearts]

37. 87 网 After Scamming Ten Million Online, I Blurted Out My Identity Right Under My Creditor’s Nose 网骗千万后，我在债主眼皮下掉马 A Walnut in Every Bite一口一核桃Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted Chu Yiran transmigrates into the role of a wealthy heiress’s sidekick. For money, the original owner secretly took photos of a top-tier rich beauty and used them to bait people online. She never imagined the sucker who took the bait would be the family’s greatest enemy: Shen Yu, the famously ruthless tyrant of the business world! Staring at the ten million yuan Shen Yu had sent as dating money in their chat history, Chu Yiran nearly blacked out. On one side was the brutal male lead, who could cr 4.2kReads6.4Score390Shelves

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    It's good; the remaining serials on my bookshelf...

38. 88 心 The Rise of a Scheming White Lotus 心机白莲的上位史 Wool Cake羊毛糕糕Ancient Romance130k WordsOngoing [Reader note: The tags were selected incorrectly and cannot be changed. This is neither a farming novel nor a quick transmigration novel.] [About whether the male leads in this baby-themed story are chaste, the author would like to make one thing clear: all the male leads are chaste!] Yurou was beautiful from childhood. As she grew up, she became graceful and delicate, with a beauty that could outshine an entire city. Her childhood sweetheart, a scholar, was going to marry someone else, and the 23Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 太 The Young Master Kisses Hard, Talks Sweet, and Never Stops 太子爷猛猛亲，会哄但不停 Mu Beichuan沐北川Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Half a Hush is now available. Search for it on any platform! [No angst, no catfights over men, a light and sweet romance, devoted one-on-one couple] [Sweet-talking, desperately short on cash, an alluring and flirtatious heroine] [Sharp-tongued, rolling in money, cool and arrogant male lead] - Jiang Wan, the campus belle of S University, takes on a special assignment. A rich heiress hires her to pursue the heir of a powerful family in Haicheng and start an online romance w 79.1kReads9.2Score12.2kShelves
40. 90 心 The Scheming Beauty's Tale of Climbing the Social Ladder 心机美人攀高枝记 Lionheart狮子心Ancient Romance490k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete; bonus chapters are being updated.) [Scheming beauty rises to power + Black lotus heroine + Male lead is an aloof paragon + Heroine stops at nothing + The male lead’s desperate pursuit] Su Wansi is an orphan living under the roof of the Duke of Xue’s residence. After losing both her parents, she endures cold stares, ridicule, and scorn, tasting all the bitterness of depending on others. It takes every ounce of her effort just to secure a foothold in the Duke of Xue’s 9.4kReads8.7Score854Shelves

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    Both books, one set in ancient times and the other in modern times, feature powerless and vulnerable female protagonists who rely on their intelligence and cunning to reach the heights they desire!

41. 91 整 The Scheming Plastic Surgery Heiress: A Careful Climb into High Society 整容心机女步步为营嫁入豪门 I Love Pomelos1995我爱吃柚子1995Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, but it’ll go up! Scheming social climber + self-interest above all + villainess + money-loving fiction + gold digger rises to the top] Follow my new book: [A Scheming Villainess of the Nineties: Her Rise Among Hong Kong’s Elite] A vain, money-obsessed, calculating actress VS a cold, abstinent man on the outside, but secretly possessive and jealous. The aloof heartthrob falls from grace. Everyone said President Qiao’s kept secretary, a replacement for someone else, was 626Reads8.1Score101Shelves

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    Both of these books feature scheming female protagonists who aspire to marry into wealth and power. They are undeniably realistic and materialistic, only seeking advancement and not true love.

42. 92 混 The Gang Boss and His Green Tea Wife 混混头子绿茶妻 No Emo Today今天不emoModern Romance500k WordsCompleted 2.7kReads8.8Score183Shelves

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    The female lead is very beautiful. After being reborn, she takes revenge on her scumbag boyfriend. She's clear-headed, a little cunning, and wants to marry a wealthy man. She dumps the male lead, but is then harassed by her first love, a gangster. The male lead is a rough, unrefined man who has liked the female lead since childhood. He's a hopeless romantic. In the end, the female lead and the gangster male lead become a couple.

43. 93 攀 Climbing the Social Ladder, She Becomes the Disabled Big Shot’s Beloved 攀高枝，她成了残疾大佬的心尖宠 Yu Suibian余随便Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Just rated: pathological control × clear-eyed prisoner] [An ambitious schemer pretending to be docile × a controller who knows she's acting but can't bear to call her out] When He Zhiyi was fifteen, the He family sent her to Tan Garden. Everyone felt sorry for her. An adopted daughter, given as a gift to look after an amputee. This was to be her whole life. But she knew the truth. She wasn't a bird trapped in a gilded cage. She had walked in of her own accord. Because she knew that this cage he 27.8kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves

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    Actively clinging to a girl × A wheelchair-bound morbid controller

44. 94 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Scumbag Awakens 快穿：人渣觉醒后 Qiao Huohuo俏火火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Villains] [Yandere] [Regret and redemption] [One-on-one romance] [Quick Transmigration] [Supporting heroines] [Reborn] [Melodrama] World 1: Gold digger vs. lovestruck young heir to a wealthy family Cui Shang was born in a poor mountain village, but she had a stunning face. After taking part in a childhood reality show where she switched lives with a rich girl and got a taste of life among the wealthy, she could no longer accept an ordinary life. She worked hard to get into the best 985 universi 357Reads5.7Score103Shelves

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    Cui Shang climbed out of a remote mountain village, worked her way into a top-tier university, and finally won the heart of a wealthy young master. Just when she was about to defy fate, she suddenly awakened her memories: She was actually destined to be a tragic cannon fodder character abandoned in the future?! No spoilers, but I have to say this book is amazing! A gold-digging woman suddenly becomes shrewd and turns the tables, completely outmaneuvering the love-struck young master. Every twist and turn had me rolling around in bed with excitement! Go read it right now, or you can come and hit me if you don't like it!

45. 95 快 Quick Transmigration: Love at First Sight 快穿：一见钟情 Hua Cheng华澄Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Green Tea + White Lotus + Scheming + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Everyone’s Darling + Love at First Sight + Sweet Romance] Xin Miao is always either a vicious villainess or an utterly forgettable passerby, yet in the end, the male lead, supporting male characters, and villains all fall in love with her. [World One] The Half-Sister Who Stole Her Sister’s Credit After transmigrating into a book as the vicious half-sister who stole the legitimate daughter’s jade pendant and took credit for saving the ma 31.5kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    Scheming, not a saint, and charming to everyone. She transmigrates into the body of her wicked half-sister who stole her elder sister's jade pendant and impersonated a childhood friend. Even after the truth is revealed, the male lead still refuses to let go! The elder sister: "I'm your savior! She's impersonating me!" Male lead: "I know. But I love her."

46. 96 撩 After Flirting with the Chaste Crown Prince, I Packed Up and Ran 撩完禁欲太子后，我卷铺盖跑了 Jin Cheng今橙Ancient Romance374k WordsCompleted Yu Yin was impersonating a princess. Her goal in entering the palace was the crown prince, Pei Yu. But Pei Yu was utterly uninterested in women. He devoted himself to Buddha and treated every woman with the same cool indifference. In the quiet of the Buddhist hall, the low murmur of Pei Yu reciting scriptures reached her ears. “Crown Prince, you’re not nearly so monk-like when we’re in bed.” In the face of her subtle teasing, Pei Yu remained composed and unmoved. “Buddha teaches us to avoid gazi 302Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    A cunning female assassin x a cold and aloof Buddhist prince. 🌈 The female lead impersonates a princess (the male lead's younger sister). The male lead always believes she is his sister. To save her life, the female lead seduces him. Initially, the male lead tries to restrain himself, but the female lead is very skilled, and he falls for her. Later, when he discovers she isn't his sister, his first reaction is surprisingly a little happy?!

47. 97 重 Reborn for the College Entrance Exam: The Green Tea Girl Studies Her Way to Beauty and a Rich Husband 重生高考：绿茶刷题变美攀高枝 Cloud River Orchid-Seeking Guest云川访兰客Modern Romance614k WordsOngoing The animated series adaptation, "Summer Blossoms Bloom at the Tip of the Pen," is now out. [System + Beauty Transformation + Powerful Figures + Coercive Possession + The Powerful Bow Their Heads] At her tenth-year reunion, Su Wanning watched her former classmates, each successful and full of confidence, while she alone was down on her luck and utterly ordinary. She couldn't accept it. Just as Su Wanning finally decided to use technology to transform her appearance, she was struck by a car. When 75.5kReads8.2Score11.5kShelves

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    This one is good!

48. 98 表 The Cousin’s Pregnant Bride Fled, and the Cold Young Lord Went Mad 表姑娘挺孕肚逃走，清冷世子气疯 Xi Rou习柔Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted [Reborn + seduction and climbing the social ladder + the male lead falls first and clears every obstacle for the heroine] Jiang Fu was the stepdaughter brought into the family by the Third Madam of the Duke of Wei's household. She was born alluring and soft, with skin as pale as ice and bones as graceful as jade, captivating every young man in the duke's household. In her previous life, her mother tried to secure a marriage for her stepsister by sending Jiang Fu to an old man over fifty. When th 6.7kReads8.9Score807Shelves

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    Who wouldn't want to climb the highest branch?

49. 99 柔 Delicate Yet Fertile: The Cool Crown Prince Dotes on Her Without Restraint 柔弱但能生，清冷太子肆意宠 Little Zhe小哲子Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted A sweet, fertile young woman vs. a cool and aloof heir 1.3kReads8.8Score101Shelves
50. 100 女 The Goddess Compendium 女神图鉴 Little Prickly Flower小丫么小刺花Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing During an interview with an entertainment reporter, a certain top-tier star was asked about his love life. The hottest name in show business said he would never forget his ex-girlfriend. Asked why they broke up, he said it was because he bought her a matcha-flavored ice cream. During an interview with a financial journalist, the chairman of a multinational corporation was teased for being one of the country’s most eligible bachelors. The bachelor said tenderly that he was waiting for his ex-girl 1.5kReads9.2Score115Shelves

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    These three books are very similar to Mary Fang's, and the first one is complete, so you can read it to your heart's content. The female lead is a stunning beauty who uses various men to climb the social ladder in order to enter high society. The female lead is truly amazing in terms of ability and methods!

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