Looking for a Clear-Headed, Strong Female Lead Focused on Making Money and Building Her Career. Romance Is Fine 求清醒大女主文，专心搞钱搞事业，可以有cp

1. 51 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Turns Dark, Tears Down the Green Tea, and Dumps Her Jerk Husband 八零：真千金黑化，撕绿茶踹渣夫 Tang Dachui汤大锤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + sweet romance + love after marriage] The moment Ji Xiaoyue opened her eyes, she became the real daughter: timid and impossibly self-sacrificing. Her life as the real daughter was a miserable one: a biased father, a cheating scumbag, a shameless little green tea, and a lonely death with no one to claim her body. Ji Xiaoyue immediately made sure the scumbag and the little green tea were stuck with each other! Catch them in the act! I’ll get the 11.2kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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   It's great! The first book is already finished, the second one is about rebirth, the male lead dotes on his wife, the female lead is smart and clear-headed, the plot is crazy, there are many awful characters, it's insane!

2. 52 照 Taking Care of My Widowed Sister-in-Law While Staying Chaste? I Was Reborn and Married a Commander Instead 照顾寡嫂还守身？我重生改嫁首长 A Little Lucky Carp一只小锦鲤Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama Reborn in 1980: My New Bride Wants a Divorce In her previous life, Han Xinrui failed her college entrance exams, lost her job to someone else, and was separated from her parents. She even married a man who only knew how to raise his sister-in-law’s children! After fifty years of marriage, the stress and resentment gave her breast cancer. As she lay dying, her husband proudly showed off his sister-in-law, his arm around her. “I gave Qingqing your university admis 7.8kReads7.9Score85914d adds
3. 53 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 191.2kReads9.4Score24.1k14d adds
4. 54 穿 I Went Back to the 1970s to Teach, and Became Famous Through Comics 穿回七零教书，我靠漫画爆红 Zheng Weichi筝未迟Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing The rating is low because very few people have read it, so it’s rising slowly. [Transmigration + Period Setting + Homeroom Teacher + Light Ensemble Cast + Romance + Anime + Entrepreneur] After transmigrating back to the 1970s, Chen Yixiao finds herself a newly graduated temporary worker at a garment factory, rubbing clothes until the skin peels off her hands. No matter. She can draw. She turns her grandmother’s stories into comic strips and submits them to a newspaper, making her grandma famous 384Reads8.1Score11214d adds

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   The story primarily focuses on the career of the female protagonist, who becomes a teacher, educating and nurturing students, and drawing comics to promote Chinese values ​​while also helping Chinese comics reach a global audience.

5. 55 睡 Awakening to Find the Tycoon's Ex-Wife Reborn 睡醒，太子爷的炮灰前妻重生了 Golden Orange金满橙Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted [Radiant, delightful heiress × aloof, powerful tycoon] She came from a wealthy family and was Haicheng's most famous pampered darling. Since childhood, she had followed the celebrated heir to the Zhan family, always believing she would marry the bright and honorable man when they grew up. Until one day, someone played a prank on him and threw him off a yacht. She risked her life by diving into the sea to save him. But when he opened his eyes, he insisted that it was her friend who had saved him, 125.9kReads6.0Score10.6k14d adds

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   Super good! In her first life, the female lead was obsessed with love and chased after the male lead, neglecting her studies. She's reborn, studies hard, and focuses on building her career, saving her company. The male lead admires strength and awakens his memories. He forces his love on her. Both reborn women (who were bankrupted by the male lead in their previous lives) are no match for him.

6. 56 舞 The Dancing Queen Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 舞蹈皇后她爆红娱乐圈 Don't Ask About Lingxi莫问灵犀Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate world + rebirth + System + feel-good story + entertainment industry + focused on building a career + no romance] Song Manyue is the daughter of a top-tier wealthy family, famous around the world and the recipient of prestigious awards. She is the Song family's prized showpiece in Shanghai and a role model for the city's wealthy young women. News about Song Manyue winning a top-tier award floods the country, while a headline about her fiancé spending over a hundred million yuan on a pr 17kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds

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   [1] This novel is one of the better ones I found among those with an entertainment industry system and no romantic pairing. It doesn't involve much scheming or reliance on the system, and it clearly showcases the female lead's career path. 👌 There's also no drama or backstabbing between the girls. Initially, a character appears as a villainous supporting character, but it turns out she also has her own growth arc. She doesn't stand idly by when the female lead encounters danger in a foreign country, but chooses to help her – girls help ❤️ When I thought one of the characters was just cannon fodder, she actually works very hard and is very successful in her career. It fully demonstrates that girls are not appendages of boys, and that there isn't just scheming or beautiful feelings between girls. ｡◕‿◕｡🌹 [2] Very good. From the beginning, the female lead has a clear main storyline and knows exactly what she wants. The system is especially nice (✪▽✪). Moreover, the descriptions of women in this story are not stereotypical. 😇 Each character has unique characteristics. Give me a keyword, and I can guess which character it is. 😍 The supporting characters are not just there to add flavor to the story. It's very good. 🤩

7. 57 系 The System Sends Me Back to Sixteen 系统让我重返十六岁 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A rebirth story, a System story, a patriotic story, and a tale of striving for success. Top scorer in the national college entrance exam, Olympic champion, special forces soldier, diplomat. This isn't a romance. It's a female-led story, and the male lead barely appears until the final chapter. The moment Lu Xiaoxing opens her eyes, she's back at sixteen, in her senior year of high school. She's also bound to a Progress System. Walking or running each day is enough to complete her check-in tasks 16kReads9.5Score2k14d adds
8. 58 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Why Pretend to Be a Socialite? 都重生了，谁还当假名媛啊 I'm a Glutton饭桶就是我Modern Romance423k WordsOngoing [Feel free to jump in! The rating just came out and has risen by 15 points in a week. It will keep going up later.] [Reborn + college life + financial knowledge + ensemble cast + making money + no romance] Su Nian died once. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on the first day of her sophomore year. The first thing she did was delete every "fish" from her WeChat, leave all the socialite groups, and wipe the carefully curated posts from her Moments over the past year. The second was to a 40.2kReads8.2Score5k14d adds

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   It's super good, highly recommended!

9. 59 开 From the Start, a Background Actor? She’s Ambitious and Taking the Entertainment Industry by Storm 开局群演？她野心勃勃鲨疯内娱 Unaware of Spring Mountain不知春山Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up later~] [Showbiz + actress + no CP + ambitious heroine + schemer + lots of forum posts + background-character System] [A silly, fluffy story with a mountain of creative liberties] The let-loose version The entertainment industry? I’m already in, so of course I’m going to become a star! “Ding! The Background Actor Advancement Guide System has been activated!” Face fans? I’ll take them! Drama fans? I’ll take them! Career fans? I’ll take them! 5.3kReads9.0Score54614d adds

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   It's great! So far, the female lead is a clear-headed, ambitious, and career-oriented woman—a big thumbs up! Her interactions with fans are also very heartwarming, showing the author's understanding of fandom dynamics.

10. 60 普 The Plain Jane’s Comeback: Making Money and Getting Rich 普女逆袭：一心搞钱，一意暴富 Er Yu二愉Modern Romance867k WordsCompleted Ordinary heroine VS male lead adored by everyone (neither has been with anyone else) The heroine is born poor, clear-headed and patient. Step by step, she rises from the bottom to become a CEO. Rumor has it that Xu Ning, heir to Huayu, leads a wild private life, with countless lovers whom he treats lavishly, showering them with houses, cars, and gifts worth millions. Qi Xia is drowning in debt and loves money above all else. She thinks he's a gigolo who can make it rain cash. Unfortuna 33.7kReads9.0Score4.4k14d adds

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    The female lead is highly intelligent and career-oriented.

11. 61 黛 After a Lin Daiyu Superfan Transmigrates as Xue Baochai, She Goes on a Rampage 黛玉妈粉穿成薛宝钗后，她杀疯了 Su Mian夙眠Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Before transmigrating into a book, Xue Dai was a devoted fan of Lin Daiyu. But after waking up as Xue Baochai… Xue Dai decided… She’d arrived before the story began, so there was still time to change things! Well, she couldn’t meet her precious girl just yet, so first she’d straighten out Xue Pan, her new big brother! Once she made it to the capital… Anyone who bullied her girl was going to pay! And so Xue Dai’s life goals became… Make money! Straighten out Xue Pan! Raise her girl! Crush every s 229Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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    Focus on building a career.

12. 62 坏 Oh No! I Transmigrated into the Sister of the Heroine in an Angsty Romance 坏了！我穿成虐文女主的姐姐 Xu Xun蓿寻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Zhi had only wanted to find a brainless sweet romance to relax with, but she never expected to be duped by an angst-ridden story disguised as a sweet romance! In this novel, the male lead drives the female lead's family into bankruptcy, gets her whole family killed, and then locks her up, subjecting her to every kind of physical and emotional abuse. Yet after a series of melodramatic events, the male lead apologizes and gives in, and the female lead has already forgotten the deep blood feud b 6kReads9.3Score59814d adds
13. 63 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.4kReads8.9Score11514d adds

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    A completed novel featuring a female protagonist reborn in the 1990s who focuses on her career! No romantic pairing.

14. 64 权 The Wicked Daughter of a Powerful Family: My Nemesis Insists on Marrying Me 权门恶女：死对头非要娶我 Marie of Burgundy勃艮第的玛丽Modern Romance117k WordsOngoing I got carried away writing this: very much for readers who enjoy romance with both men and women! A feast for the senses! Read on while you can. [Modern]+ [Noblewoman]+ [Officialdom]+ [Business warfare]+ [Marriage first, love later (sort of)]+ [Love and hate]+ [Political intrigue] A villainous heroine!!! No saintly goody-two-shoes! Serious synopsis: Beneath the gleam of a grand mansion, Lin Jianwei, reborn as the daughter of a powerful regional official, vows to rise to the very top. Lighthearte —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is the daughter of a high-ranking official and is a businesswoman, while the male lead is a politician.

15. 65 霍 Lord Huo's Dearest, Tangtang Is Even More Beautiful Today 霍爷的小心肝，糖糖今天又变美了 The Cultured Little Bear小熊有文化Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Audiobook now available) [Period drama comeback + everyone loves the heroine + powerful men bow to love + several men first despise her, then fall for her + groveling exes + romantic rivalry + adapting popular works + entertainment world in the early 2000s] “Tang Ying, are you really that desperate for a man? You shameless thing.” “Even if every other woman in the world died, I still wouldn't look at you.” Tang Ying, a superstar of her generation, transmigrates into a tragic female side charact 12.9kReads8.6Score1.4k14d adds

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    The writing is superb! Creating reputation points to make oneself more beautiful! The inherently powerful cheat ability is only an auxiliary one! Worth 9.8 Points!

16. 66 金 My Golden Finger Is Seriously Powerful: I’m the Best at Cleaning Up the Entertainment Industry 金手指超给力，整顿内娱我最行 Kasyapa迦叶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP + Golden Finger + Purely Satisfying Growth] An ambitious top student at a film academy wakes up in the body of a washed-up, scandal-ridden actress ranked among the industry's nobodies. What should she do? Obviously, redeem a golden finger with her online reputation score and smash every scandal and rumor! Watch the fallen entertainment industry get whipped into shape by a star destined to shine! What? My fave became the center of attention on a variety show where top-tier stars are regula 16.4kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds

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    Entertainment industry fantasy novel, no romantic pairing.

17. 67 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 661Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Dangerous yet alluring, she is the ultimate challenge everyone wants to conquer.

18. 68 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I'm a Heartbreaker, So What? 重生八零，我是渣女我怕谁 One Cat, One Leaf一猫一叶Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the 1980s] [Cunning Bad Girl] [Powerful Men Bow to Love] [Everyone's Favorite] [Men Are All Stepping Stones] [Ageless Youth Golden Finger] Power and money are a woman's best tonics, a real boost... Zhao Wenwen, a minor celebrity who got her start as an internet influencer, is a polished, self-serving opportunist who moves between men. By a twist of fate, her soul transmigrates to the 1980s. Reborn, she seizes the tailwind of the times and launches her entrepreneurial journey. 245Reads8.9Score—14d adds
19. 69 上 The Manual to Climbing the Ladder: The Top Schemes of a Green Tea Beauty 上位手册：绿茶美人的顶级心机 Baldy the Bunny兔兔秃秃啦Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Beijing Elite Circle] [Powerful Families] [A Battle Royale for One Woman] [Scheming Green Tea] [Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic] [Rise from the Bottom] [Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment] Shen Yao clawed her way out of the mire and never once dreamed of becoming anyone's canary. What she wanted was to turn the entire Beijing elite circle into her personal pond. At eighteen, Shen Yao's biological father put a price on her and sold her to an old bachelor. On a rainy night, she knocked her father unconsci 31.2kReads8.9Score5k14d adds
20. 70 重 Reborn, the Young Lady Goes Wild 重生后，大小姐飒飒飒疯了 Chubby Moon胖月半儿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Power Fantasy + Female Lead’s Revenge + Dark Redemption + Secrets of the Wealthy, with a face-slapping scene right from the start) #Sweet on the outside, ruthless underneath, and serving face-slaps# #Unhinged# In her previous life, Jian Yue was framed by Ruan Yinyin for bullying her, leaving her ostracized by the entire school and stealing her recommendation for early admission. Ruan Yinyin goaded Jian Yue’s brother into shaving off all her hair, and even hired someone to throw acid on her at t 4.6kReads7.6Score35314d adds

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    A reborn, revenge-driven female protagonist's satisfying story! The ruthless heroine wreaks havoc on scumbags online, delivering a thrilling experience! Jian Yue is reborn, tearing apart the scheming Ruan Yinyin, kicking her scumbag childhood friend, and beating her sexist father and brother! When acid attacks again, she grabs Ruan Yinyin and makes her reap what she sows! Dark revenge, ruthless and merciless!

21. 71 睡 After Sleeping with My Mortal Enemy, He Insisted We Get a Marriage License 睡了死对头后，他非要领证 West Wind at the Little Tower小楼西风Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted On the surface, she’s a fickle, cold-hearted heartbreaker. Underneath, he’s a super-jealous possessive type. Everyone in Hong Kong envies Cheng Wei’s dazzling life, as if she were living out the story of the Shao family heir’s one true love. But Miss Cheng has always thought he’s an arrogant lunatic, a stumbling block in her love life and an obstacle to her career. It never crossed her mind that this was just his bizarre way of expressing his love… Miss Cheng gritted her teeth. “If you’re sick, 414Reads7.9Score10214d adds

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    Money is worse than men (series)

22. 72 救 Help! After Being Reborn, My Husband Wants to Kill Me Every Day 救命，重生后夫君天天都想弄死我 West Wind at the Little Tower小楼西风Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted [Reborn, adorable child, household power struggles, face-slapping, a husband chasing his wife to win her back] By a twist of fate, wealthy merchant Xu Liantai was reborn as the wife of powerful minister Cheng Yanqing. The moment she opened her eyes, she discovered that her mighty husband was bent on killing her! Xu Liantai had always believed that if a problem could be settled, settle it; if it couldn't, then clear it out by force. But killing a powerful minister seemed like a rather serious 177Reads8.5Score—14d adds
23. 73 花 When the Flowers Bloom 花若盛开 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + Farming + Business + Food + Growth-Oriented Career-Driven Female Lead + Growth-Oriented Male Lead + Not a Goody-Two-Shoes + One-on-One Romance] She transmigrates into the twelve-year-old granddaughter of a rural scholar. Her grandmother is long dead, her parents have vanished without a trace, and her grandfather has just died. To escape the unreasonable harassment of unscrupulous clan members, she leaves her hometown with her seven-year- 14.1kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds

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    Focusing on making money, this is a well-written time-travel business and administration novel. There are no overly powerful plot devices; everyone grows and improves step by step. Nothing in life, marriage, or work can be achieved overnight. Only when the right people work together, learn from each other, are considerate, support each other, and strive for mutual growth can they all improve together.

24. 74 穿 Transmigrated as a Rich Young Lady, I Enjoy Life While Working Hard 穿成富家小姐，边享受边奋斗 In an Old Friend's Heart故人心上Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Pocket Dimension + No Golden Finger + One-on-One Romance A cozy slice-of-life story about building a fortune Meng Nanxi goes from being a “triple-nothing” nobody with no home, no car, and no job to the wealthy daughter of an ancient-era merchant. She thinks she's hit the jackpot: goodbye, 996 workdays! Goodbye, taking the bus everywhere! Goodbye, that urban village rental where the plumbing springs a leak or gets clogged every other day! But before she can finish celebrating, 2.1kReads8.2Score20114d adds
25. 75 八 The 1980s: You Tore Up My Admission Letter? I’ll Marry a Country Boy and Go to College 八零：撕我通知书？嫁糙汉上大学 District Twenty-Nine二十九区Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Translator Wife of a Future Real Estate Tycoon In the autumn of 1982, Shen Nian got into university. But her aunt held the admission letter in her hand and said, “Either you get married, or I tear this up. You’re not going to school.” The whole village chased after her. She couldn’t escape the mountains. Then a man stood in their way. His name was Lu Jiang. They said he was the boy her father had promised her to marry. She thought she was going to have to marry him. But he sai 12.8kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds

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    It's really different from the title. You should check it out. The female lead is very determined to leave the mountains and won't stay for the male lead. The male lead works very hard to earn money and acquire knowledge to keep up with her, and the female lead becomes successful in her career.

26. 76 拒 Refusing to Marry Into a Rich Family: CEO Daddy, Let Me Go 拒当豪门媳：总裁爹地请放手 Shuang Xiaoshi双小十Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Slow-burn romance] + [Love grows over time] + [Workplace romance] No characters lose their intelligence, and no one lets love cloud their judgment. They stay rational and clear-headed, but they must learn to endure loneliness. The heroine is a senior executive at a company. Helping the chairman's heir is one of her key performance targets. If he works hard and strives to improve, her career takes off. If he spends his time chasing cats and dogs, she ends up destitute. But just when she has made 96Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A clear-headed and rational corporate executive, faced with temptation, decisively gave up the title of "Crown Princess." It wasn't enough for her to forgo the opportunity to make money! Ultimately, through her own efforts, she earned a voice in the business!

27. 77 听 I Heard You Have to Become a Top-Ranked Comic Character to Come Back to Life 听说成为漫画人气top才能复活 Snowflake Head飘雪脑袋Modern Romance412k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate Into a Comic] [Forum] [Secret Identities] [Female Lead, No Romance] [Supernatural Powers] [Male and Female Characters Have One-Sided Crushes] Qu Jin died, and her death was utterly miserable. After dying, she was bound to a Popularity System and transmigrated into a comic called Journey into the Abyss. To be revived and reincarnated into a higher-dimensional world, she had to become the comic's number-one most popular character. Qu Jin: ... Fine. Journey into the Abyss is a comic 53.4kReads9.1Score12.5k14d adds

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    Highly recommended! 1. Purely hardcore, single-mindedly aiming to become the most popular character. 2, 3, And 4 are hilarious, so I won't go into details. In short, highly recommended!

28. 78 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
29. 79 惊 Shocking! The Holy Sons and Daughters Are All So Awful 惊！圣子圣女们竟然都缺德 Angry Hippo愤怒的河马Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Absurd humor and memes + no romance + laugh-out-loud comedy + ensemble cast] With a loud crash from the heavens, Chun Jin met her end on the spot. Dying was bad enough, but then she transmigrated into a book, and not only that, she became a character everyone hated! As the saying goes, a doting older brother spoils his little sister. In the original story, Chun Hanwen was the unluckiest guy around. Even a dog would have left its mark on him. But a joke should never be made at a person's expe 56.4kReads9.3Score9k14d adds
30. 80 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 251.1kReads9.6Score25.1k14d adds
31. 81 我 Building a Base in the Southern Dynasty 我在南朝建基地 Su Guo Who Loves Ham Porridge爱吃火腿粥的苏果Ancient Romance210k WordsOngoing A pure political-strategy story! No romance! The setting is the era it is, so please keep that in mind! The Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties: absurd and beautiful. The men are steamed, the women stir-fried, and the old and young are all on the barbecue! From a transmigrator who wants nothing more than to die to the one who holds the pieces and sets the rules for the world. Become emperor? No, she doesn't want to. But someone wants to carve them up and eat them like meat. Well, too b 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead focuses on her career

32. 82 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Publication pending] [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + sect life + everyone’s a little crazy] [The main cast are unhinged and shameless. The heroine is fiercely independent, loyal, and more than a little mad] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character and finds herself struggling to survive in a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will set the whole cultivation world straight. She encourages her world-weary 38.1kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
33. 83 离 After My Divorce, I Became a Top-Tier Star Screenwriter 离婚后我成了顶流编剧 Lingzhi Leaves灵芝树叶Modern Romance624k WordsOngoing After five years as a full-time housewife, Su Wan has become the "washed-up old woman who can only cook and do laundry" in Gu Mingzhe's eyes. With a divorce agreement in hand, she leaves with nothing but a box full of torn-up script drafts. Everyone is waiting to laugh at her. Without Gu Mingzhe, she's nothing. But no one knows that Su Wan, reborn, is no longer the delicate vine who lived her life circling the stove. She takes up her long-buried dream of screenwriting, stays up all night revisin —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Betrayed but not lingering, she focuses on her screenwriting career, rising from obscurity to stardom. Her storylines, slapping her ex-husband and the mistress in the face, are incredibly satisfying and addictive.

34. 84 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
35. 85 我 I Level Up on My Own in an Old-School Romance Novel 我在古早言情文里独自升级 I Really Am About to Cry我真的要哭了Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Unconventional wish-fulfillment + woman disguised as a man + adored by men and women, with everyone harboring one-sided crushes, no romance + no System, progression through cultivation + ensemble cast] Shuo Li spent her whole life working for the Federation in an interstellar society, then died after eating too much cheap takeout. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she had arrived inside what might be a few-hundred-year-old fantasy romance novel for female readers. The heroine was kind 72.2kReads9.4Score7.9k14d adds
36. 86 别 Don’t Delay My Restoration: Future Husbands, Line Up 别耽误我复国，王夫自己排队 Tao Jingjing桃净净Ancient Romance49k WordsOngoing The Zhao Kingdom has fallen, and Zhao Xi escapes to a deserted island with three hundred of her former soldiers. There is no fresh water, no food, and no weapons. She is busy smelting iron, building ships, and laying the groundwork for a new settlement, focused solely on restoring her kingdom. Then a sobbing college student washes ashore. He can draw blueprints, but is afraid of the dark and ghosts. Next comes a pirate king, covered in wounds, who says he is leaving but refuses to budge. Later, —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A princess from a fallen kingdom rebuilds her nation from an island; the author is Niu, who writes 8000 words a day.

37. 87 穿 After Becoming the Junior Sister of an Immortal Sect, the Cultivation World Went Crazy for Me 穿成仙门小师妹后修真界为我疯狂 Embroidered Spring Tower绣春楼Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted Ning Yue died and transmigrated into a cultivation world. Terrified, she immediately stripped off her clothes. Only when she saw the familiar flame-shaped birthmark on her shoulder did she finally relax. At least it was still her own body! To survive, Ning Yue threw herself into cultivation and earned a place at one of the five great sects. True to the principle of being a jack of all trades and master of none: Alchemy? Easy! Her cooking skills in her previous life were top-notch! Talisman-makin 23.3kReads9.2Score3.9k14d adds
38. 88 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds
39. 89 小 My Junior Sister Takes Down Every Young Prodigy with Cheesy Pick-Up Lines 小师妹用土味情话干翻各路天骄 Catch the Stars抓住星星Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing (The short drama My Junior Sister’s Cheesy Pickup Lines is now available.) After gaming for three days and two nights without sleep, internet-addicted girl Xu Wu, unsurprisingly, had an unexpected outcome: she died suddenly. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she’d transmigrated into a book and become the female lead’s foil? The female lead cultivates the heartless path, while the original Xu Wu was a lovesick fool. The female lead is loved, openly or secretly, by countless pr 21.8kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
40. 90 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 998kReads9.5Score85.8k14d adds

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    That has to be our "Game Invasion"!

41. 91 你 You Say Music Cultivators Are Frail, So How Did Junior Sister Become Invincible?! 你说乐修柔弱，师妹怎么无敌了！ Yue Man月漫Ancient Romance981k WordsOngoing [Genius protagonist, practically invincible] Shen Lingsu had planned to focus on her cultivation at her sect's music peak, but her rival suddenly gave up and sent her to the main peak as a personal disciple. Her fellow disciples took Shen Lingsu on a wild ride through the world of personal disciples. They never expected the “gentle and adorable” junior sister to defeat everyone in the cultivation world and turn the Spirit Realm upside down. At first, her rivals were most afraid of her taking out 20.8kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds
42. 92 追 A Starstruck Fan Transmigrates Into a Talent Show, but All She Wants Is to Make Money 追星女穿到选秀节目后她只想赚钱 Zhujing竹京Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted (System + No Male Lead + Golden Finger + The Heroine Is Great at Marketing Herself) (Heroine Takes Center Stage + Acting + Variety Shows + Livestreaming + Award-Winning Actress) (Friendship + Ensemble Cast Early On, This Story's Motto Is: Idols Mustn't Date) (After seeing too many careers crash over scandals, she writes a fictional character for herself to pursue) Other people transmigrate and become rich heiresses with money to spare. Yin Li transmigrates and becomes an orphan, a dirt-poor nobo 1.7kReads9.3Score18314d adds

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    No romantic partner, focused solely on career.

43. 93 宗 Our Sect Is Full of Geniuses, and So Is the Wanted List 宗门天骄如云，通缉榜上人才济济 Fishy Wants to Get Rich鱼鱼要暴富Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Ning Shu transmigrated as the eldest senior sister of a sect. Unfortunately, the protagonist was her junior sister, who had talent, beauty, and good fortune all in one. As the first cannon-fodder character destined to be sacrificed for the protagonist, Ning Shu knew her place. On day one, she slapped the junior brother who sucked up to the powerful and looked down on the weak. Ning Shu: “Eat something nutritious. The way you're groveling, even if you ate shit, you wouldn't get it while it's stil 1.4kReads8.4Score32114d adds
44. 94 被 After a Thousand Swords Pierced Her Heart, Her Junior Sister Slays Her Way to Immortality 被万剑穿心后，师妹她靠杀戮成仙 Luo Shi罗什Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Defying Fate + Everyone’s Darling + Revenge + Thunder Spirit Root + Greatest Prodigy] Yan Lang is an ordinary mortal woman and the heroine of an inspirational cultivation novel. She should have soared through the heavens, but after stepping onto the path of cultivation, she was manipulated and framed for half her life. In the end, she dies a brutal death beneath the swords of the immortal sect. Only after her death does she learn that her senior sister is a transmigrator into a boo 27.6kReads9.0Score5.1k14d adds
45. 95 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than I Do 穿书之没人能比我更懂嚣张 Chenchen Little Darling晨晨小宝贝Ancient Romance984k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] –– Fu Zhu died suddenly after staying up all night watching shows and reading novels. She still remembers that just before she died, she was reading a novel called The Useless Girl Warrior Who Defies Heaven. –– Then she became Bai Li Fu Zhu, the female villain who opposes the novel's hero and heroine. –– This villain is different: she isn't jealous of the heroine or interested in the hero. She simply can't stand the two of them acting more arrogant than her and ste 47.2kReads9.3Score6.6k14d adds
46. 96 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 106.8kReads9.5Score12.4k14d adds

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    This book is amazing! It features a strong female lead who focuses solely on her career!

47. 97 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 155.8kReads9.4Score12.5k14d adds
48. 98 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.2kReads9.4Score9.9k14d adds
49. 99 穿EN A Guide to Saving Yourself After Becoming Cannon Fodder in the Cultivation World 穿成修真界炮灰自救指南 Knowing the Mountain Forest知山林Ancient Romance855k WordsOngoing [No CP, Multiple Secret Identities, Golden Finger, Woman Disguised as a Man, Cute Pets, Silly Comedy] Tang Yao transmigrates into a book. As a doomed gay man? As a minor cannon-fodder character with few appearances, his only job is to target the heroine in every way possible. In the end, he falls into demonic cultivation and the heroine runs him through the heart with a single sword strike. His whole life is wrapped up in just a few rushed lines. Thinking of the gay character's fate in the book, 67.6kReads9.2Score13.6k14d adds
50. 100 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.2kReads9.5Score17.7k14d adds

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