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Looking for Novels with Clear-Headed, Independent Female Leads

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GPT-6 Luna

I'd like to read books similar to Why Make Others Happy When You Can Make Yourself Happy? For example, Ruoxi from Scarlet Heart, Shangguan Qian from My Journey to You, or the female lead of Why Make Others Happy When You Can Make Yourself Happy? I'm not looking for a story that's purely about a career, nor one that's purely romance.

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251 Exiled After Her Family Is Seized, She Plans to Take Everything the Emperor Owns Anan BuheiAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 3.3kReads8.9Score386Shelves
252 I Cleared Out My Dad's Storeroom and Took My Stepmother to Flee the Famine! Ding Ding Candy Sticks to Your TeethAncient Romance983k WordsOngoing 17Reads7.4Score—Shelves
253 You Transmigrate, I’m Reborn! I’ll Hang a Lantern for You at Your Graves Si XiaohuaAncient Romance711k WordsCompleted 2.8kReads9.1Score293Shelves
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Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking
254 These Years When I Was the President's Daughter NonsenseModern Romance299k WordsCompleted 36Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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The heroine is not only sober and independent, but also very enterprising. In the end, HE
255 The Withered Lamp Is Rekindled, and the Rose from Prison Returns NonsenseModern Romance616k WordsCompleted 27Reads8.2Score—Shelves
256 Dressed as a Peasant Girl and Having Multiple Babies, She Was Chased and Doted on by the Prince Serene Heart, Inked WordsAncient Romance407k WordsCompleted 3.5kReads8.6Score229Shelves
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The heroine is capable of bending and stretching, has a clear mind and is independent, knows how to develop, and moves towards the peak of life step by step.
257 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem Cai WangwangAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 15.5kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
258 Why Mess with Her? She Cares About Money, Not People Little White Snake in the WavesModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 21.6kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
259 A Widow Is Reborn, but Her Proper-Minded Brother-in-Law Insists on Spoiling Her Yi Si Qi TongAncient Romance330k WordsCompleted 369Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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Independent and sober heroine
260 Wearing Books: Not Enough Is Not Enough The Largest Salted Fish in HistoryAncient Romance252k WordsCompleted 1.4kReads8.3Score158Shelves
261 The Evil Female Protagonist Awakens and Secretly Shorts the Male Protagonist's Business Empire. You Will Find a Job This Year8k WordsCompleted —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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Newcomers recommend short stories and will continue to work hard in the future!
262 Forced to Give Up the Throne, She Surrenders the Imperial Seal and Leaves the Court in Tears Fei XiAncient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted 26.1kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
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A sober and independent heroine who does not lower her IQ
263 The Wrongly Swapped Daughter Returns: The Supporting Female’s Family Is Exposed, and the Heroine Breaks Down Scenery Along the WayModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 4.8kReads9.2Score613Shelves
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The first book, the heroine, travels through time without CP and becomes the queen mother at her peak! ! ! The second book, time travel, has CP, metaphysics, and the heroine does whatever she wants. The third book is a true and false story of a thousand pieces of gold. The heroine dies and is reborn. She doesn't forgive and is slapped in the face. It's great! ! ! The fourth book, time travel helps Qin Shihuang unify the world.
264 My Husband Is Too Frail to Take Care of Himself Qieqie Rong'anAncient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted 21.5kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
265 After I Bound the Rich Heiress System, My Brothers Regretted Everything This Palace Wants to Pick a Consort TonightModern Romance247k WordsOngoing 226Reads9.1Score106Shelves
266 I Am a Professional in Quick Wearing Tools TeaAncient Romance395k WordsCompleted 152Reads8.1Score—Shelves
267 Disguised as a Man in the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng Treats Me Like a Brother Liu LantingAncient Romance582k WordsCompleted 3.9kReads9.3Score475Shelves
268 Reincarnated as the Sacrificial Princess After the Mary Sue Novel Ends Taro Sweet Potato BabyAncient Romance790k WordsOngoing 26kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
269 After I Died, My Ex-Husband's Younger Brother Went White-Haired Overnight for Me Startled MagpieAncient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted 13.9kReads9.0Score2kShelves
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She has been managing the house since she was a child, taking care of her father with her eldest brother. She is an independent and strong heroine. It was very touching to get along with the family
270 Merit Seal Green Robes in Misty RainAncient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted 196Reads5.8Score—Shelves
271 The Princess Wears the Imperial Robe! The Court and All the Realm Bow Down Fei XiAncient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted 14.7kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
272 Escaping from That Bunch of Crazies Clouds Follow CloudsModern Romance197k WordsCompleted 3.4kReads8.4Score168Shelves
273 Reborn: The Tool-Woman Side Character Quits Bright BlueAncient Romance518k WordsCompleted 33.2kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves
274 Everyone Wears Books, I Am the Only Native Zisang FeiAncient Romance143k WordsCompleted 563Reads7.0Score—Shelves
275 I Stir Up Trouble in the Cultivation World Cong YueAncient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted 186.9kReads9.5Score25.4kShelves
276 She's Tired of It Yao He315k WordsCompleted 54.9kReads9.7Score9.1kShelves
277 Teacher Chang Mao Beyond the MountainsModern Romance677k WordsCompleted 156.4kReads9.7Score18.6kShelves
278 Becoming Number One in the World Requires Several Dreams Fleas That Cannot Be KilledAncient Romance455k WordsCompleted 36Reads8.8Score—Shelves
279 Cherishing the Blossoms Kong LiuAncient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted 35.5kReads5.8Score6kShelves
280 The Marquis's Widow Raised a Household of Geniuses Yu FuAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 85kReads9.4Score12.7kShelves
281 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life Every Inch Is GoldAncient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted 52.3kReads9.4Score6.8kShelves
282 When I Return from Cultivating Immortality and Encounter the Apocalypse, I Choose My Country Heard of NaSci-Fi & Apocalypse198k WordsOngoing —Reads5.8Score—Shelves
283 The Young Man with a Flower in His Hair Kong LiuAncient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted 20.2kReads5.8Score2.6kShelves
284 The Cold Swordsman and Her Money-Obsessed Taoist Couple Noisy on the CloudsAncient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 7.5kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
285 I Find the Top Scholar So Captivating Yi RanAncient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted 11.1kReads5.8Score1.5kShelves
286 After Mistaking Him for Her Husband, the Mad Eunuch Steals Her Away Scallion AhAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 17.1kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
287 I Give Up! She’s Crazy and Brilliant, and Nobody Dares Mess with Her Fei XiAncient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted 22.3kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
288 Sixties Hong Kong: From Mistaken Kinship to a Misfired Cheat Today's Big TangerineModern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing 55.1kReads8.8Score6.8kShelves
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These books are really top choices. They all have independent and smart heroines.
289 In 1960, I Stole Away to Hong Kong and Rose to the Top by Selling Fish Lychee, Lychee, Loves Lychee MostModern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing 137.1kReads9.3Score11.9kShelves
290 Transmigrated as the Eldest Brother’s Wife: Taming a Wealthy Family in 1990S Hong Kong Beauty Plucking StarsModern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted 49.4kReads9.1Score8.1kShelves
291 The Grand Mansion of Red Dreams: The Top Maid and Number One Accountant Storyteller from Shu1.0M WordsCompleted 21.7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
292 Born to Bewitch: Reborn in the 1980S as Hong Kong’s Queen of Entertainment Leisurely MarchModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 14.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
293 How to Be Decent: Two Volumes (Original Work of the Popular Film and Television Series Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) Seven Handsome314k WordsCompleted 37.2kReads9.7Score5.8kShelves
294 The Spoiled Yet Wise Empress DuduAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 12.8kReads9.0Score993Shelves
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Highly recommend this book!
295 My Husband Held a Knife to My Neck on Our Wedding Anniversary Wise or FoolishModern Romance142k WordsCompleted 3Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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Sober and independent heroine
296 Auntie's Joyful and Happy Life Original XiaoyueModern Romance527k WordsCompleted 1.5kReads9.1Score147Shelves
297 My Lord, Are You a Woman? Nan WanxuAncient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted 78kReads9.4Score11.9kShelves
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The first two major heroine novels, the first one is mainly about the female protagonist who dominates in troubled times, the second one is about the imperial examination and infrastructure construction; the last one is about a strong female character in the late post-apocalyptic period, which is more fantasy-like.
298 Bough of the Phoenix Perch Lu ShiqiAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 42.1kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
299 Ding! With an Immortal Achievement, the Cousin Miss Starts Reading Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat DumplingsAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 268.8kReads9.6Score37.7kShelves
300 She Was Going to Kill Me, but I’m Still Alive, Aren’t I? Little White PileAncient Romance311k WordsCompleted 3kReads9.2Score351Shelves
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It's really good-looking. The heroine has been clearing her head since childhood and knows who her enemy is.