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1. 201 娇 Pampering a Rose 娇养玫瑰 Meilv Beep Beep美绿哔哔Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] When Tang Li was sixteen, her Kunqu opera water-sleeve dance made her famous throughout the capital. She was hailed as the Little Goddess of Luo of Kunqu. Everyone said that no one could measure up to the Little Goddess of Luo, except for Ninth Master Fu, the jade-faced Buddhist lord known as the King of Hell. Unfortunately, Ninth Master Fu was cold and ruthless by nature. If sweet, gentle Tang Li ended up with him, she would surely suffer. After a sudden turn of events, 9.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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   🌷The female lead's family went bankrupt overnight, and she immediately set her sights on the male lead. Her deliberate approach and his intentional indulgence are incredibly sweet, truly incredibly sweet. 🌷The female lead is a beautiful woman in a cheongsam whose Kunqu opera performance resonates throughout Beijing. At their first meeting, she calls the male lead "Uncle" on behalf of her boyfriend. They then pretend to bump into each other by chance, and that's how they start communicating.

2. 202 贵 Noble Academy: What Should I Do About Being So Popular? 贵族学院：我太受欢迎该怎么办 Green and Harmony绿和Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [A heroine who charms both men and women, but no romance pairing + a heroine who isn’t good in the conventional sense + adored by everyone, top student, gaming genius] [Just for fun. Everyone has different tastes. If you can’t accept a protagonist using System rewards to get even with people, please don’t click. Let’s spare each other the trouble~] [Ensemble cast, with everyone harboring unrequited feelings for the heroine. A wish-fulfillment story, but not a conventional power fantasy, so pleas 3.2kReads9.2Score389Shelves
3. 203 心 A Scheming Beauty Is Born to Be Famous 心机美人就是要红 Tree Meow Meow树喵喵Modern Romance113k WordsOngoing Su Ruoruo is a scheming beauty who worked her way up step by step, from a village girl in a remote mountain village to the head of the Zhou Group. But she'd barely enjoyed her new life for two days when she slipped on the stairs and transmigrated. She found herself as the universally despised supporting female character in an entertainment-industry novel, the foil to the universally adored heroine. She was doomed to fail, and would become a laughingstock across the internet. In the novel, the —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 乖 Be Good! We Can Date, but Don't Tell Anyone 乖！处对象可以，别往外说 Hippo Gua Gua河马瓜瓜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, historical era, feel-good story, getting rich, sweet romance] The moment she opened her eyes, modern office worker Jiang Xiaosui had become a notorious woman expelled from a workers’, peasants’ and soldiers’ college in the 1970s. To make matters worse, she realized she had transmigrated into a rebirth novel, becoming the miserable contrast character whose suffering highlighted the heroine’s happy life. According to the plot, her grandfather would lose his position as t 21.7kReads8.6Score2.8kShelves

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   💃Book Recommendations, by Xiaoguai💃 🎈First Book🎈 The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s, without any cheat codes. The opening scene is an awkward moment when the original owner tries to seduce the deputy secretary of the commune! To change her family's tragic fate, she must outwit and outmaneuver the reborn original female protagonist. Making money, making money, and making money again—while incidentally, she manages to snatch the youngest and most handsome leader from the entire commune! 🎈Second Book🎈 The female protagonist transmigrates to the 1970s. An orphan in her previous life, she has no ties; in this life, she has both parents and a loving family! Regarding the possibility of becoming cannon fodder for the original female protagonist, she says, "The plot isn't unchangeable." 🎈Third Book🎈 The female protagonist accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s, without cheat codes, an identity, a letter of introduction, or any memories—basically a vagrant. Forced to assume someone else's identity, she navigates the new family with ease. As a cunning and beautiful woman, changing her fate through military marriage isn't out of the question.

5. 205 男 Quick Transmigration: The Male Lead Is a Hopeless Romantic 【快穿】男主是个恋爱脑 Bai Weizhi白微之Ancient Romance233k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + sweet romance + both leads are each other’s first + a touch of forced possession + delicate and soft heroine + one-on-one] The same person appears in every world, though their personality may vary. (The third world, about a dating show, isn’t well written. Read at your own risk.) [Beautiful, scheming white lotus × loyal, obedient puppy] After Hua Yue died, she unexpectedly became bound to the Supporting Female Character Comeback System. There were countless cannon-fodder 1kReads8.7Score101Shelves
6. 206 军 Military Marriage, Sugary Sweetness: The White Lotus Green Tea Girl Is Everyone's Darling in the 1970s 军婚爆糖：白莲绿茶在七零做团宠 Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance547k WordsCompleted “Fair-skinned beauty with a sweet, tea-like charm x outwardly cold, inwardly warm doting husband” After a plane crash, international superstar Jiang Qingrou transmigrated. An orphan in her previous life, she had somehow ended up in a big family in the 1970s. Her two older brothers spoiled her, and her parents treated her like a treasure. What’s more, in an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, everyone in her family had a steady job, and she herself was the star of the dan 6.5kReads8.9Score760Shelves
7. 207 心 Even a Scheming Green Tea Girl Wants to Be the Pure Heroine 心机绿茶女也要当清纯女主 Fast-Acting Lifesaving Pill速效救生丸Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other] [Scheming, sweet-talking woman & pure, proud man] Qin Man deliberately made herself look ugly for years, all to protect herself from her own mother, Qin Xue. Yet Qin Xue still plotted against her and sent her to Lu Sitan’s bed. The Lu family, to which Lu Sitan belongs, is one of the most prestigious families in the capital. Lu Sitan himself comes from a world completely different from hers. A single scheme brought the two of them togeth 23Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 急 Urgent! The Scheming Woman's Plan Has Backfired 急！心机女她翻车了 Mu Lizao木立早Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted A scheming heroine with depression ✖️ an insecure, short-tempered hero The calculating Cheng Xia plotted carefully, step by step, drawing Gu Fengchi, the student everyone at school feared, into her world. Because of her, Gu Fengchi thought he'd been lucky enough to find the warmest light in his life. Who could have guessed she was a poisonous black moonlight? In middle school, he was falsely accused of killing a kitten. With no one on his side, she boldly stood up for him. Oh, so she'd staged th 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 致 A Deadly Temptation: She Sets the World Ablaze in President Shen's Arms 致命招惹：她在沈总怀里肆意纵火 Autumn Firefly秋流萤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print publication rights acquired] The Xu family of Nancheng went bankrupt, and overnight, Xu Fuxi lost everything. Survival wasn’t easy. This pampered rose needed a gardener to care for her. Everyone said Shen Tinglan was the undisputed king of Nancheng’s business world, a deeply calculating man no one dared to cross lightly. Rumor had it he was set to marry the Song family’s daughter. Instead, photos of him kissing rising star Xu Fuxi in his car shot to the top of the trending list. Reporters 11.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   🍅In the first book, the female lead's family goes bankrupt, and she has to repay debts. When no one dares to hire her, she can only cling to the male lead, whom she perceives as someone using her, but he has actually fallen for her. 🍅In the second book, the female lead gets together with her boss, who initially thinks she's scheming and trying to climb the social ladder. Later, he also falls for her, but the female lead finds it meaningless and leaves.

10. 210 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cunning Green Tea Girl Climbs the Ranks One Step at a Time by Playing Up to Her Targets 快穿心机绿茶靠借位步步高升 Little Brat 99小破孩99Modern Romance131k WordsCompleted (1) School Arc (Complete) When a slacker, scheming girl wants to turn over a new leaf and become a top student, will she work hard at studying? No. Getting good grades takes more than hard work. You need a little help from outside, right? Word is, the top student in her class has held first place in the grade for years. He's handsome, gets great grades, and is sunny and gentle. The school bully in the class next door is cool and cocky, with excellent grades, but he's withdrawn, aloof, and famous 819Reads—Score107Shelves
11. 211 一 Love at First Sight: The Supporting Female Lead Is Graceful and Alluring 一见钟情：女配她婀娜多姿 Driven Crazy癫成牛马Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Villainess + no fixed pairing/one woman with multiple men + love at first sight + the first few arcs are fully immersive, while most arcs after the punishment world are semi-immersive.] [The heroine is somewhat selfish, mildly malicious, vain, self-serving, and morally dubious. The male leads are devoted romantics, while the heroine only loves them a little. Some arcs feature one woman with multiple men and a purely evil heroine.] Luo Jinhuan is a magical flower whose peerless beauty has earned 1.5kReads7.2Score106Shelves

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    Luo Jinhuan, a celestial flower revered throughout the myriad realms, possesses unparalleled beauty but a flawed personality; she is selfish, vicious, vain, and self-serving. The story is immersive in the first part, but becomes semi-immersive later on. There is no fixed romantic pairing, but there is a love-at-first-sight plot. The male lead has pure love, while the female lead has a slight affection. It's a sweet story about a villainous female supporting character; those who mind this should proceed with caution.

12. 212 暖 A Warm, Tangled Love 暖暧缠情 lingyungzsModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Ruan Ning left Yangcheng, she thought she was leaving all her troubles behind. But the moment she met Su Zheng, she learned that some people are unbearable in a way that only gets worse. “Name, address, phone number?” “What for?” “To file a complaint against you!” Su Zheng ground his back teeth and pulled out his police badge. After returning to Yangcheng, Ruan Ning kept feeling that someone was following her. Until… she was pinned against a wall. “What are you doing?” “I missed you.” “I di 65Reads9.2Score—Shelves
13. 213 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Woman, I Seduce the Emperor with My Beauty to Claim the Throne 穿成恶女，我靠美色诱君登凤位 Nan Yue Zi楠月子Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted [Ancient palace intrigue + best friends transmigrate together + take down the perfect first love + revenge + fight for favor and rise to the top] Su Wanyi and her best friend transmigrated at the same time, becoming the legitimate and secondary daughters of the Marquis of Dingyuan’s household. They had planned to stick together for comfort and lie flat, enjoying an early retirement. They never expected things to turn into a disaster from the start. Her best friend was killed by the Crown Prince’ 295Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is scheming and wants to climb the social ladder. In order to avenge her best friend, she uses her beauty to seduce the male lead with ulterior motives, but she doesn't like him and is very clear-headed. The male lead is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, who has a white moonlight. He is scheming step by step, and it is an addictive watch.

14. 214 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 30.1kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
15. 215 满 Max-Level Sweet Seduction! Enchanting in Lord Fu's Embrace 满级甜诱！在傅爷的怀里声色撩人 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication + comic adaptation] [Flirtatious chemistry and sizzling romance!] Jiang Yuyang is hailed as a peerless beauty, with a stunning face, a slender waist, and a soft, supple figure. To call off her arranged marriage, she pulls out all the stops to flirt with her intended. She never imagined she’d flirt with the wrong person! Rumor has it that Fu Wenshen, the head of the Fu family, is a self-disciplined, celibate man who avoids women. Little do people know that he looks refined 20.4kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    🌸🌟① Jiang Yuyang, hailed as a top-tier beauty, is stunningly beautiful, with a slender waist and a supple body. To cancel her arranged marriage, she uses every trick in the book to seduce her fiancé. Little did she know she'd seduced the wrong person! Rumor has it that Fu Wenshen, the head of the Fu family, is abstinent and celibate, uninterested in women. Little do people know that while he appears impeccably dressed in public, he is... 🌸🌟② Mu Xiaoxiao's boyfriend is dead. Pulled into a horror game, she discovers her deceased boyfriend has become the game's final boss. Teammate: Why are all the good loot from the levels with you? Mu Xiaoxiao: Thank you for the gift of nature!

16. 216 替 So What If My Substitute's Start Is Doomed? 替身的天崩开局又怎样 Mi Annei米安内Urban676k WordsCompleted Imaginative premise | Urban | Not a power fantasy | No System | No female lead Original title: What Does It Matter If the Substitute's Start Is a Total Disaster? [The content doesn't match the title! The setting is fictional! Not realistic!] [The plot moves slowly and is mildly oppressive. If you can't handle that, please close this now. Nitpickers and detail obsessives, stay away. Unreasonable comments that force your personal views on the story are not welcome. Please, let's have some normal p 1.6kReads9.4Score151Shelves

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    ✨The first book features a scheming female lead with clear goals, single-mindedly climbing the social ladder; no romantic pairing. ✨The second book explores how a substitute rises from a pool of candidates to become the perfect substitute. In the Sanshan Base, Zhu Xingdong lives in numerous detached houses like this one, all named "Zhu Xing." ✨The third book is a quick transmigration story featuring a max-level green tea (a manipulative and scheming woman) – a grueling process with a satisfying ending; no romantic pairing or fixed love lines.

17. 217 当 When a Highborn Lady Becomes the Heroine of a Third-Rate Novel 当高门贵女穿成三流文学女主角 Apricot Tree Candy杏树糖Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + irresistible charm + feel-good story + wealthy families] Song Ciyin, the legitimate eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites, spent years bedridden before dying in the winter of her eighteenth year. When she wakes again, she has become the heroine of a novel who shares her name. A healthy body in a second life should be a blessing, but unfortunately, this is no respectable book. Her aunt enthusiastically recommends the male lead: bo 5.2kReads9.1Score739Shelves

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    The secretary rises to power through a dramatic turn of events, wielding immense influence over billions in box office revenue. She uses her advantages to become the stand-in for a powerful tycoon's unattainable love interest, then leverages his influence to become a fictional character in films, ultimately becoming the capital behind the scenes and controlling billions in box office profits.

18. 218 无 Infinite Flow: The Delicate Beauty in the Arms of a Sinister Monster 无限流：阴戾怪物怀里的娇软美人 Baili Huohuo百里火火Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Mu Xiaoxiao's boyfriend is dead. After being pulled into a horror game, she discovers that her late boyfriend has become one of the game's biggest bosses. ① In the castle, roses bloom for her, while unseen ghosts gently nibble her earlobe. ② A giant dragon transformed into human form kisses her in a cave piled high with treasures. ③ While everyone else frantically searches for water, the desert serpent coils its tail around her slender waist and feeds her sweet spring water. Mermaids give her pe 9.3kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
19. 219 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Actress Climbs to the Top with Her Sweet-Talking Ways 快穿：女配靠绿茶上位 Careful, Chubby Shrimp小心胖虾仁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Kindhearted heroines are all alike, but every ill-fated cannon-fodder character has her own misfortune. Ji Mian is a max-level green tea with off-the-charts combat skills and impeccable acting. She can hold her own among high-quality men. One day, she transmigrates into the tragic female leads of various stories, facing male leads who are handsome, come from prominent families, and yet have pitifully low emotional intelligence. They know how to fall in love, but forgot to bring their brains. Win 3kReads9.1Score275Shelves
20. 220 重 Reborn as Big Brother's Little Trouble-Maker 重生之哥哥的小作精 Suka Ka酥卡卡Modern Romance148k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.9kReads8.2Score126Shelves
21. 221 浮 A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云！ A Brief Taste, Then Gone浅尝辄逝Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into 226Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Floating Life Amidst Clouds," similar to a novel about climbing the social ladder, highly recommended!

22. 222 老 Honey, Someone's Picking on Me: Infinite Flow 老公有人欺负我【无限流】 A Li with Erotomania被爱妄想症阿离Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [A lovesick, unhinged male lead with multiple facets + he might not even be human in some instances + romance in horror scenarios] School scenario: The class monitor who only cares about studying ♥ the underachieving study committee member Before she knows her boyfriend is a ghost, the class monitor’s daily routine is studying and supervising her boyfriend as he tutors everyone in the class. After she finds out he’s a ghost, the class monitor thinks for a moment and says, “Ghosts don’t need to r 8.2kReads9.1Score847Shelves
23. 223 野 The Wildfire Never Dies Out 野火它烧不尽 Zhou Xuanjiu周旋酒Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted [A truly calculating heroine + 1VN + rival suitors in a battle royale + every man grovels to win her back + personal growth + all] Three years later, Zhou Yu returned to the city that had once made her shine, only to leave her covered in disgrace. Her brazen, reckless “scumbag” ex-boyfriend was sharp-tongued and still had the nerve to ask for another chance. Her gentle, attentive younger boyfriend turned out to be a liar who had planned everything from the start. Her cold, inhuman neighbor, a y 420Reads8.0Score103Shelves

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    After failing, the female protagonist starts over, climbing up the social ladder step by step by step over several men, displaying both clarity and strength.

24. 224 太 Crown Princess, You’ve Been Faking Your Love for Two Lifetimes! 太子妃，她骗宠了两辈子！ Encounter遇见Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [A villainess takes the legal wife's place + faithful to each other + stopping at nothing to achieve her goals + ensemble cast of powerful women + both reborn] Merchants prize profit and are skilled at scheming. As for me, Qian Yueshu, I'm among the very best at it all. In my previous life, I was a concubine, yet I schemed to make the Crown Prince lose his virginity to me. I entered his household five years before the Crown Princess. After that, I fought and clawed my way forward, bearing his 4.6kReads7.2Score226Shelves
25. 225 他 He's Refined, Yet He's Scum 他斯文又败类 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance266k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Flirting + bewitching hearts + an intense push and pull, mutually devoted 1v1] A refined yet wicked doctor ✖️ a stunning, materialistic supermodel The Tang family of the capital wields influence across every field, commanding awe and respect. Rumor has it that the ninth young master of the Tang family is graceful and noble, as refined as an immortal descended to earth, and impossible to profane. Yet in a spacious room, a stunning woman, too exhausted to speak, acc 18.8kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    "Wild Desire! Step by Step Temptation" takes the "gold-digging woman climbing the social ladder only to be bewitched" trope to a whole new level! 🔥 Stunning supermodel Shen Yan sets her sights on the powerful and influential Ninth Young Master of the Tang family, openly stating she's "looking for a backer" and "for money," her calculations crystal clear. However, the seemingly refined but actually wicked Tang Shiqing has already seen through her and is now relentlessly pursuing her, forcefully pulling her waist on a yacht: "Admit it, you like me to death!" From "climbing the social ladder" to "falling into it," the extreme tug-of-war is both seductive and alluring. A pure 1v1 love-hunting battlefield, you won't be able to stop reading! ‼️ #UrbanLoveHunting #ExtremeTugofWar #Pure1v1 #GoldDiggerBewitched #RefinedWick

26. 226 美 The Beauty Is Adored by All [Quick Transmigration] 美人她受绝世宠爱【快穿】 Sweet Shark甜甜鲨呀Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted "The second book in the same genre, My Unreasonably Beautiful Darling, is now available. Click the author’s profile picture to read it." "Not many ratings yet, so the score is low. Please leave a good rating!" Beauty is a gift from heaven, but when someone is too beautiful, everyone wants to claim them. Without the power to protect such a treasure, beauty can only become a burden… Qing Wu says that if she’s going to find someone, they have to be the very best, someone who can protect her beauty. 9.5kReads7.6Score592Shelves

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    This prey is the hunter.

27. 227 周 Mr. Zhou, You Lost This Round 周先生，这局你输了 One Bite to Eat the Fool's Crisp一口吃掉傻瓜酥Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [Fake sweet-and-innocent heiress + silly, loyal heir] [She pursues him + she schemes to make him fall for her step by step + secret crush + marriage first, love later + love grows over time + sweet romance + possessive heroine + heroine is no saint] The woman gazed at the sleeping man, her eyes brimming with an overwhelming love she could barely restrain. She raised a hand and gently caressed his sleeping face, then bent down and placed a soft kiss on him. Her voice was a murmur. “A Cen, I wish 165Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is shrewd and calculating. She steals the male protagonist's first love and even imprisons him, loving him to the point of obsession. She schemes to make him fall madly in love with her.

28. 228 万 The Irresistibly Beautiful Heartthrob [Quick Transmigration] 万人迷她过分美丽【快穿】 Sweet Shark甜甜鲨呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Beauty 2] Please leave a five-star review! My author page is full of novels about women adored by everyone! [Multiple male leads, all devoted + immersive + scheming, delicate beauty + sweet doting, no angst + Mary Sue, adored by everyone + love at first sight] A peerless beauty is destined to live a happy life. A secretary is surrounded by men, a frail mortal cultivates immortality and becomes a god, a little princess reclaims her family fortune. No matter what happens, she will be crowned empr 8.5kReads8.8Score536Shelves
29. 229 娇 Delicate 娇气 Cute Little Porridge萌粥粥Modern Romance912k WordsCompleted Qiao Yue thought Guo Yizhou would love her someday, only to discover in the end that it was all a ridiculous fantasy. Five years together earned her nothing but a cold divorce agreement. Disappointed beyond words, she left alone. Guo Yizhou himself probably never imagined that after Qiao Yue left, she would become the one he longed for day and night. When they meet again, Guo Yizhou sees the ring on her left ring finger. His eyes turn bloodshot as he grabs her wrist. “You think you can run after 222Reads8.2Score113Shelves

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    The female lead is very cunning, but she looks like a naive little rabbit.

30. 230 表 My Cousin Wants to Land a Rich Husband, but There Are Too Many to Choose From 表妹想钓金龟婿，目标太多挑花眼 Wan WanAmanda菀绾AmandaAncient Romance361k WordsOngoing [Irresistible beauty adored by all + cousins-to-lovers trope + driving the aloof beauty to the brink + powerful men bowing to love + romantic rivalry + Taoist girl who hunts demons and ghosts + landing a wealthy husband] Cui Lingtang is the pampered daughter of the richest family in the Wu-Yue region. She grew up surrounded by wealth, doted on by her father and brothers. Secretly, she's also a young Taoist priestess. Her main business is commerce, and her side gig is monster hunting. But mercha 42Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    The female lead wants to marry into a wealthy family, snag a rich husband, and attract a stunningly beautiful woman.

31. 231 软 Soft Bones 软骨 Cute Little Porridge萌粥粥Modern Romance409k WordsOngoing [Pseudo-taboo + possessiveness + long-planned scheme + ten-year age gap + older man/younger woman romance + revenge + sweet romance + equally matched leads] [Falsely obedient black-lotus heiress VS aloof, refined, secretly passionate mogul] When Shi Qian was five, someone locked her in a dilapidated house as a cruel prank, nearly costing her life. Yan Chi rescued her. The boy in a white shirt bent down toward her. “Big brother’s here to take you home.” Later, after an accident, Yan Chi grew to h 211Reads6.4Score—Shelves
32. 232 错 A Game of Mistaken Identities: I Actually Fell for Your Brother 错位游戏，其实我爱上的是你哥 Cola in a Durian Shell榴莲壳装可乐Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted [Illegitimate son of a top tycoon + fallen heiress] [Unhinged + dark + brooding + spoiled playboy] [Materialistic + pragmatic + money-loving + fallen heiress] [Brothers fighting over the same woman, possessiveness, coercion, twisted love, both inexperienced] “Su Yuwen, don't you think we're made for each other?” “Don't say something so disgusting.” “Guess how tomorrow's headlines will read: ‘Fu Family's Illegitimate Son and Su Family's Bankrupt Heiress Plunge to Their Deaths Together in the Dead 292Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    These books are all so good! 😍😍😍 Highly recommended!

33. 233 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, 22.7kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
34. 234 乍 Love at First Sight 乍见欢 Travel Light轻装Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Beijing Elite Circle + Age Gap + Realistic + Female Growth + Powerful Man Bows for Love] [Emotionally Steady, Cold-Hearted Young Master vs. Clear-Eyed, Obedient Beauty] Everyone knows Shen Yanzhi is disciplined, proper, and virtuous. Only Wen Xi knows how uninhibited and voracious he is when they’re alone together in private. Wen Xi moved into the Shen family home with her mother as a child. Living under someone else’s roof, she learned to be quiet and well-behaved. She guarded her body and hea 70.3kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves
35. 235 病 A Guide to Winning Over the Scheming, Obsessive Beauty 病娇心机美人攻略指南 Jasmine Meets Milk茉莉遇奶Modern Romance575k WordsCompleted #Everyone I Try to Win Over Ends Up Winning Me Over# Bai Yaoran died infamous and despised by all. Even her corpse was left to be gnawed on by bugs and ants. More absurdly, she learned that she was nothing but a string of cold computer data. In a grand carnival of entertainment and excess, countless people controlled and manipulated her life, freely passing judgment on her every move. When the torment had left her numb, when death had become routine, this time she awakened to self-awareness. In 50Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend these five books! They all feature cunning and intelligent female protagonists who are quick thinkers. Reading them really taught me a lot, quite similar to the novel "Mary Fong." [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

36. 236 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
37. 237 好 Affection Exchange: Reborn and Winning Over My Bully's Brother 好感兑换：重生钓上霸凌者的哥哥 See You a Little Later那晚点见Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Beauty Transformation + System + Reborn + Conquest + Age Gap + Revenge + Rising to the Top + Semi-Immersive + Both Pure + Happy Ending Extra (The short drama is now streaming) A sweet-on-the-outside, ruthless-on-the-inside high school girl vs. a man who only pretends to be abstinent Tang Yuan lived a miserable life in her previous life. Bullied for over a decade, she never even considered fighting back. Reborn one day, she suddenly saw things clearly. Within a single day, she met two people bles 3.5kReads8.8Score388Shelves
38. 238 恶 After the Villainess Awakens, Every Male Lead Falls at Her Feet 恶毒女配觉醒后，男主皆为裙下臣 Mu Beichuan沐北川Modern Romance339k WordsCompleted Elite romantic rivalry | Push-and-pull to the limit | You’ll regret it when you fall for them | Everyone’s playing the game After the Li family went bankrupt, several suitors suddenly appeared around Li Luo. Every one of them was a swoon-worthy catch from a prominent family. A rebellious, cold-blooded tycoon; a charming, scheming elite doctor; a noble, elegant, aloof professor; and a sunny, handsome top-tier star and lead singer Li Luo was both blissfully happy and troubled, sinking helplessly 5.6kReads9.0Score691Shelves
39. 239 心 The Scheming Woman Rises to the Top: I Became Everyone's White Moonlight 心机女上位：我洗白成白月光 No More Chubby Moon不做月半半Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Scheming Siren (Who Might Backfire) vs. Noble Young Master (Who Might Turn Dark)] Everyone knows that real estate tycoon Xiao Yunchen has a cherished first love: his wife, Shen Shuyue. It’s equally well known that he and his wife don’t get along. The old madam couldn’t change her stubborn son’s mind, so she decided to find someone to seduce him. She set her sights on Bai Yunyun, the nanny’s daughter who lived with them. That very night, Bai Yunyun, burdened with debt, knocked on his door. With 990Reads6.4Score100Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended. The female lead is a cunning and manipulative woman who manages to become the most beloved character, though she occasionally stumbles. It's very engaging. The male lead sometimes turns evil, and the tug-of-war between the two is very interesting.

40. 240 进 Enter the Compound, Flirt with the Officer, and Make the Cold Commander Lose His Cool 进大院，撩军官，禁欲首长心慌慌 Spring Returns to the Wood入木归春Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted [Set in the 1980s + military marriage + romantic tension + groveling pursuit + age gap + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + everyone falls for the heroine + later rivalry among suitors, a chaotic one-to-many romance] A high-ranking, iron-fisted, dangerously obsessive military officer VS a dazzling, headstrong, ruthless wild rose VS a sinister and ruthless man who thrives in both the underworld and the legitimate world When Jiang Ye opened her eyes, she had become the book's va 3.4kReads8.5Score308Shelves

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    The female lead is very strong; she plans step by step to climb the social ladder.

41. 241 共 The Birds That Die Together 共死鸟 Chu Yunxiu, Whose Heart Deserves Punishment其心可诛的楚云秀Modern Romance810k WordsOngoing High-IQ villainess + aloof older man + obsessive, lovesick crown prince He Tingwan wants revenge and a place at the top. She plans every step carefully and stops at nothing, using everyone as a stepping stone. To achieve her goals, He Tingwan doesn't care whether she lives or dies, or whether anyone else does. As for love... He Tingwan went to every length to win Shen Zhaoxu's heart, only to turn around and get engaged to another man. After the engagement, He Tingwan tells Shen Zhaoxu to be 2kReads—Score178Shelves

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    Since a founding emperor's desire to become emperor wasn't considered "marrying up," then a woman's ruthless pursuit of power isn't also considered "marrying up." Everyone is striving to build their own empire.

42. 242 拆 Breaking Up the CP: After the CEO Who Supported Me Got a Girlfriend 拆CP：资助我的总裁有女友后 Xiang Yin香茵Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [A scheming, irresistible charmer • a rise-to-the-top romance • stealing someone else's lover • no moral limits] There's a type of story where the male lead abandons the heroine for the poor student he sponsors and takes the student's side, while the heroine refuses to break up with him, infuriating countless readers waiting for him to grovel and win her back. But what if the beautiful, poor student with a sugary-sweet act is the heroine? 1. Multiple male leads; everyone is faithful in body and 7.9kReads8.9Score798Shelves

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    This is true kingship!!!

43. 243 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 25.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    The female lead is such a scheming girl. She was completely evasive when she didn't know the male lead's family background, and even tried to seduce his younger brother, only to be caught red-handed by him. [Facepalm][facepalm][facepalm]

44. 244 你 You Won’t Be a Caged Canary? Then I Will! 你不当金丝雀？我当！ Liu Xiezhi柳撷枝Modern Romance354k WordsCompleted Just launched! [The most beautiful canary in the book + spoiled brat + both inexperienced + highly intelligent] [Face-slapping + pampering + a hundred clever money-making schemes] - A top-notch actress heroine vs. a top-notch cook, unconventional-thinking hero There is a woman he can't forget, but the heroine takes them all down* - Xin Yun has three rules for being a kept woman: 1. Two days off a week 2. Double rates on holidays 3. No obligation to be nice to the other women 4. If the money's ri 73.7kReads8.7Score10.5kShelves

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    Are there similar stories where the female lead, though a kept woman, also improves her skills and doesn't just sit around waiting to die, but constantly strives forward?

45. 245 快 Quick Transmigration: The Little Widow Is Being Ruthlessly Pursued 快穿小寡妇，被强取豪夺了 123 Xiaodai123小黛Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads5.7Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a scheming white lotus [already hooked] Her younger brother's wife is weak and helpless [admiration] Bandit leader VS beautiful and delicate widow sister-in-law → Ancient/Modern 🍑 The elder sister-in-law is pitiful and ruthless wolf cub VS beautiful and voluptuous widow elder sister-in-law → Historical 🍍 Emperor forcibly takes the wife of his minister 🤷 A monarch who is not interested in women VS beautiful and delicate widow wife of his minister → Ancient

46. 246 重 Reborn: I Won Over My Crush's Mortal Enemy 重生后我攻略了男神的死对头 Mountain Breeze Doesn't Light Fires山风不点火Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Rebirth and redemption + from school days to the wedding aisle + a story of a rabbit and a wolf] Kind, sweet girl × gloomy, obsessive boy Lin An died in the wilderness on her birthday, in the year of her zodiac sign. Fortunately, she had done good deeds while alive and unexpectedly bought a rebirth package! But the rebirth package required her to complete monthly missions to renew it. Otherwise, she would die! But the target of her missions was actually Fang Yao, the rival of the god she had se 4.2kReads9.4Score612Shelves

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    🍁①: Lin An dies on her birthday in her birth year, but is fortunately given a rebirth package due to an act of kindness. However, she needs to complete monthly tasks to extend her life, and the task is none other than her nemesis and crush, Fang Yao. 😅 In her previous life, he was a powerful businessman, but in high school, he was a pushover. Lin An took meticulous care of him to extend her life. 💕 Later, she discovers that he was just pretending to be weak while actually being strong. One day, Fang Yao forces Lin An to call him "brother," and when she does, he kisses her tightly. 💝

47. 247 不 If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the 67.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
48. 248 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 70.9kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
49. 249 七 Sweet as Honey in the 1970s: A Local Green Tea Girl’s Pampered Life 七零甜蜜蜜：绿茶土著的娇宠日常 Another Road另路Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [Green tea heroine vs. roguishly handsome hero / polished self-interest / slice of life] Wan Xia could be called an “unusual” sort of person. While everyone else fought tooth and nail for a piece of Dacron fabric, she preferred wearing pure cotton and dressing like an elegant little white lotus. Many people in the village thought she’d been calculating and scheming since childhood. She thought so too. In an era when sons were favored over daughters, she managed to win all the special affection 5.7kReads8.5Score393Shelves
50. 250 惊 A Shocking Swan Amid Ashen Snow 惊鸿烬雪 On the Moss青苔上Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Jiangnan Kunqu Opera Star × Cold-Blooded Tycoon Heir] On a stage veiled in Jiangnan's misty rain, Fu Yinong wears a plain brocade qipao. A vivid red beauty mark rests between her brows as her water sleeves flutter and her lilting Kunqu voice sings of love and longing. She is a renowned Kunqu opera star, and also a carefully honed pawn in a plan for revenge. Chang Xun, heir to a powerful financial empire, is cool and inscrutable, and has never believed in romance. But one glimpse of that fragile 48Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Bao recommends a novel to you 🍅 Novel title: *The Frost of a Fallen Beauty* [A Renowned Kunqu Opera Performer from Jiangnan × A Cold-Faced Top Tycoon] Fu Yinong, a renowned Kunqu Opera performer from Jiangnan, captivates everyone with her melodious singing, and the red mole on her forehead becomes a fatal attraction; Chang Xun, a cold and aloof tycoon heir, dominates the business world and controls everything, but his heart is thrown into turmoil after meeting her. She is a meticulously planned pawn in a revenge scheme, and he, knowing the danger, still falls deeply into it. Running away pregnant, a mystery surrounding her identity, a reunion and confrontation—as layers of lies are unveiled, what will be the ending of this emotional game that began with desire? A story intertwined with love and hate awaits your exploration.

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