The Protagonist Pretends to Be a Rich Second-Generation Heir, Then Really Becomes One 主角假扮是富二代，后面真成富二代了

1. 1 我 Pretending to Be a Chaebol Heir at a Korean Elite High School 我在韩国贵族高中假装财阀二代 A Tree of Farewell Songs一树挽歌Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted [Newly Rated, Rating Expected to Rise] Korean-Style School Novel x Villainess Everyone Loves x Chaebol x All Heroines Chaste x One-on-One x Pure Romance [At Zeus International, Korea's famous elite high school, play the role of a chaebol heir. For every month you successfully keep your identity hidden, the System will materialize a reward, such as a luxury home, a fancy car, or money. But if your identity is exposed, all the rewards will be taken back, and the Host will be returned to their ori 339.1kReads8.7Score44.9kShelves

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   The second one is by Lu Chuan. I didn't have time because I only watched the comic series. There are two other books that are also very good. The first one is a romance, the second one is a BL (Boys' Love) novel, the fourth one I felt was pretty good, and the fifth and sixth ones are very good. Mingmei's talent is undeniable, and the fifth and sixth books are by the same author. Anyway, these are the ones I've read and really liked!

2. 2 都EN Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Still Pretends to Be a Rich Kid? 都重生了，谁还装富二代啊 Love and American Coffee爱和美式Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Campus + Ensemble Cast + Slice of Life + Misunderstandings] At thirty-one, Lu Chuan died in a car accident. As he lay dying, he was still wondering what those years spent desperately pretending to be a rich kid had even amounted to. When he opened his eyes again, he was eighteen, back before it had all begun. This time, he stayed away from those noisy drinking parties. He bought a quiet car and a quiet house, then began learning how to live a quiet life. He thought that would be enoug 558.7kReads8.9Score42.5kShelves
3. 3 装 I Pretended to Be Rich and Became the Most Popular Girl at the Elite Academy 装富后我成了贵族学院万人迷 Snow on Green青上雪Two Male Leads468k WordsOngoing [Pretending to be an aristocrat at an elite academy without getting exposed + Wish fulfillment + The protagonist always has everything under control and stays on top + The protagonist is a black-hearted-on-the-inside, flirtatious beauty who plays innocent + Harem-free everyone-loves-him story, ship whoever you want; bonus chapters explore alternate pairing routes + Dog training + Everyone's Favorite + Everyone Is Evil + Includes comment feeds and forums + Elite academy + The protagonist pretends 67.5kReads9.4Score8.9kShelves
4. 4 社 A Corporate Wage Slave? Pah, I'm a Billionaire Now! 社畜？呸，姐现在是首富！ A Glutton's Meal饭桶的饭Modern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Wealthy Protagonist + Spend-Money System + Strong Female Lead + Everyone’s Favorite + Befriending Wealthy Second-Generation Heirs + Handsome Men of Every Type + BG + All Male Leads Are Devoted + Face-Slapping + Feel-Good Story + She’s Always Showing Off] Tang Tang is an overworked corporate slave, stuck in the 996 work schedule. After finally slapping her sleazy boss a few times, she gets hit by a car and sent spiraling into the sky while saving a kitten. She dies, but not quite. The kitten tr 5.3kReads9.3Score347Shelves
5. 5 开 A Trillion in Spending Money from the Start: The Gorgeous Heiress Is a God of Wealth 开局万亿败家资金：神豪她美又飒 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance + spendthrift System + befriending rich heirs + multiple handsome men] Many years later, a reporter asked the richest woman in the country, Ming Mei: “May I ask what your secret was to becoming the richest person in the country?” Ming Mei pushed up her sunglasses and said, “Because I’m a spendthrift.” 77.6kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves
6. 6 开 Infinite Funds From the Start: The Mysterious Heiress Is Beautiful and Dazzling 开局无限余额：神秘千金她美又飒 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Unrestricted money-spending with an unlimited balance + girl-boy romance + universally adored heroine + System wish-fulfillment + the heroine never tolerates the slightest offense and repays every slight a hundredfold] Tang Anning came to this world with just three things to do. Spend money, spend money, and spend more money. (Everything you need to know about this book is in the author’s note in Chapter One.) (Heroine pursues men and is universally adored. Read carefully before diving in.) (Fo 20.7kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
7. 7 前 My Ex Hooked Up with a Rich Older Woman, So I Turned into a Rich Beauty! 前男友傍富婆我转身变白富美！ Just Like the Book on Your Pillow恰如枕上书Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted Would You Like to Have a Wish-Come-True App? Just turn your wish into an image and post it. Once you collect enough Dream Points, your wish will come true! The day my scumbag ex-boyfriend was dumped by his rich girlfriend and came crawling back to me, I was spending a fortune at an auction for my best friend... [Wish-Come-True App] [Slice of Life] [No Female Lead] [Friendship] [No Romance in the Main Story] 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The "Dreams Come True System" turns any wealth the female protagonist fabricates into reality. Anyone can flaunt their wealth, right?

8. 8 神 Tycoon: From the Start, I Took the College Entrance Exam and Set Out to Reach the Pinnacle of Life 神豪：开局高考，走向人生巅峰 I Love Tomatoes,我爱吃番茄，Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday-life story, don’t read if that’s not your thing!] After the college entrance exams, Qin Mo is on vacation and watching Love Apartment 3 in his hotel room when he’s suddenly chosen by the System and becomes the chosen one. Qin Mo: “What? A System? Are you seriously kidding me?” System: “Of course not. This System is dedicated to making you the perfect tycoon. It can help its Host reach the pinnacle of life and become a winner!” Qin Mo: “…” Decades later, as one corporate giant af 40.4kReads8.6Score2kShelves

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   Everyone thought he was a rich second-generation, but he became a self-made rich person because of the Godly Rich System. Does that count?

9. 9 开 From the Start, I Was a Con Artist, and the Empire Runs on Card Draws 开局成骗子，帝国靠抽卡 Candied Lemon Candy蜜饯柠檬糖果Two Male Leads376k WordsCompleted [Bottom-focused; equally matched leads; mutually devoted couple] [Rating just released] [Completely fictional setting] The story contains a small amount of livestreaming. Ji Zhou'an, an ordinary hardcore gamer, was sitting on the toilet when he pulled an SSSR card and got so excited he died of a heart attack. When he opened his eyes again, he'd landed inside the game world. He became a fake emperor. He'd just finished bragging that he was the ruler of a powerful nation, traveling incognito, wh 3.1kReads8.5Score446Shelves

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   Good heavens, it's so good! Especially the first book, which I've read so many times. It's a shame it's still being serialized! Xiao Ci pretends to be a nobleman and trains everyone who bullied him in his past life like dogs! The fourth book is also very good. After the female lead is resurrected by a demon, she doesn't let go of the villainous male lead just because she's with him. He dies later on.

10. 10 在 Posing as a Returnee Tycoon in the 1980s 在八零伪装归国神豪 San Yao He三爻禾Urban887k WordsCompleted [80s Era] [Feel-Good] [Big Shot] [Tycoon] [No Female Lead] [Building a Career] [Everyday Life] The story of a fake tycoon with nothing to his name who becomes a real tycoon worth billions. Good news: After transmigrating into the 1980s, his heart condition is gone and his body is healthy. He also gets a Reputation System, which lets him exchange reputation points for assets. Bad news: He transmigrated with his whole body, so he has no official identity. And right now, he’s flat broke, with poc 32.8kReads8.2Score2.7kShelves
11. 11 复 Flower of Revenge [Noble Academy] 复仇之花【贵族学院】 I'm the King of Ghosting我是鸽王Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted [Elite School] [Conglomerates] [Revenge] [Perfect Disguise] Her father died of acute leukemia, and she was bullied by the son of the very person responsible for his death. Unable to fight back and despairing of everything, Xu Enshan leaped off Mapo Bridge without much hesitation. The cold river water covered her nose and mouth. It was agonizing, but she was finally free. But a bored demon brought her back to life, hoping to watch a good show. It would grant Xu Enshan three wishes. Reader’s 76kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves
12. 12 伪 Pretending to Be a Rich Second-Generation Heir 伪装富二代 A Beauty's Smile佳人笑Modern Romance456k WordsOngoing After Tang Tang died suddenly, she woke up in a parallel world as a prospective college student with the same name. By chance, she became bound to the [Dreams Come True System] and began posing as the heiress of a top-tier wealthy family. The more people envy her, the richer she gets. The more convincing her persona, the greater her fortune. [No CP, System wish-fulfillment, posing as a rich heiress and turning her life around, immersive harvesting of emotional value, dreams come true, total domi 17.4kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves

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    These books are all great, especially Yunxi's! [Heart emoji]

13. 13 伪 Posing as a Tycoon: System, Don't Spoil Me Too Much 伪装财阀：系统别太宠我 Di Wang棣王Modern Romance176k WordsCompleted [System + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Fiction + play the pig to eat the tiger + Korean Conglomerate + Campus + Heiress] Li Nian, an unlucky office worker who was sprayed to death by a coffee machine after working overtime for 72 straight hours. When she opened her eyes again, she had become An Yimo, the second daughter of the An Group, Korea's top conglomerate, and a virtual AI character. The System said, "Pretend for two years, and you'll become a real, living heiress! No more being a virtual AI 5.6kReads—Score673Shelves
14. 14 冒 Impersonating a Beijing Elite, I Control Global Capital 冒充京圈子弟，操纵全球资本 May Ice City五月冰城Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Reborn + Magnate + Making Money + Politics and Business + Ruthless + Period Piece + Tycoon + High IQ] A fresh take with no substitutes. Sixty million dropped into my lap from the start. If you were me, how would you spend it? Chen Hao gave himself a suitably flashy identity and set out to make his mark across the globe. As long as your identity is mysterious enough, money from all over the world will flow into your pockets. "Young Master Chen, should we buy this plot of land?" "Buy it." "Young 93.8kReads8.7Score15.7kShelves

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    This one is good. There's also another one called "Everyone's Reborn, Who Still Pretends to Be a Rich Second Generation?" Actually, I accidentally pretended to be one.

15. 15 穿 Reborn as a Pauper, I Soar by Pretending to Be a Wealthy Heir’s Illegitimate Child 穿成穷鬼，靠装豪门私生子起飞了 I'll Write for a Hundred Years Before I Stop写一百年再停笔Modern Romance754k WordsCompleted [Girls Are the Strongest, No CP] Lin Xi transmigrates into the body of a poor girl who can attend an elite school but can't afford food. To survive, she has no choice but to go to various wealthy families and pose as their illegitimate daughter, “struggling to get by.” She thinks such a clumsy lie will be exposed in no time, but not only does nobody suspect her, every family fights to claim her as their illegitimate daughter. All she wanted was to escape being poor, but who knew she'd end up liv 3.3kReads8.8Score574Shelves

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    The first book (ratings just started, will rise) is a Korean campus novel x a charming but wicked girl x a chaebol x a completely virgin x 1V1 x pure love. [At the prestigious Zeus International High School in Korea, you play the role of a second-generation chaebol. For every month you successfully hide your identity, the system will materialize a reward, such as a mansion, luxury car, or money. But once your identity is revealed, all rewards will be taken back, and you will be reduced to your original form. Do you accept this challenge? My name is Bai Yunxi, and I'm very unhappy to meet you.] The second book is [The Strongest Female Character Without CP]. Lin Xi transmigrated into the body of a poor girl who could attend a prestigious school but couldn't afford food. To survive, she had no choice but to become an illegitimate daughter in various wealthy families, 'living a difficult life'. She thought her clumsy lie would be exposed quickly, but not only did no one suspect her, but every family vied to accept her as their illegitimate daughter. She only wanted to escape her poor status, but who knew… she would start living a life of great success!] The third book is about making a deal with the devil. It's in Chapter 96. [Women's anger is not a storm, it's a tsunami! What we want is not sympathy, but equality! We want dignity! We want every girl to be able to walk safely in the sunlight, without fear of the eyes in the darkness, without succumbing to the bullying of power!] Highly recommended!!! The fourth book is about a heroine who is adopted.

16. 16 重 Reborn, I Was Adopted by an Upper-Class Family Abroad 重来一世，我被国外上流家庭收养 Joy In This World人间有欢喜Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted From a remote mountain village where she had never owned a pair of shoes, she walked barefoot all the way to the city. By chance, a foreign couple adopted her. Through hard work, she got into a prestigious elite school and found the value of her life anew. Standing on the high awards podium, facing questions from reporters from around the world, she answered: “I’m Vera Wilson. No matter what my nationality is, Chinese blood will always run through my veins. And I’m also happy that you call me Zh 10kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
17. 17 在 Life as a Fake Heiress at an Elite Academy 在贵族学院，伪装豪门千金日常 Dream Chaser of the Galaxy星河追梦人Modern Romance154k WordsOngoing [System + Fake Socialite + Old-Money Families of Europe and America + Money-Making Wish Fulfillment] Lin Shuhe was vain and obsessed with money. She'd grown tired of being poor and had had enough. Her only goal in life was to claw her way to the top, by any means necessary. One day, she woke up in a parallel world, where she was bound to a System. Mission: Pose as the daughter of an elite family and enroll in a prestigious Swiss academy. Fool everyone. One year's tuition there could buy an o 1.4kReads7.4Score132Shelves

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    1, 2, And 3 are all tied now, and I'm watching 4. It's so good I'm about to cry! [Almost crying][Almost crying][Almost crying][Almost crying]

18. 18 神 Tycoon System: I Pretended to Be Rich and Struck It Big 神豪系统：伪装有钱人我暴富啦 Dream Chaser of the Galaxy星河追梦人Modern Romance323k WordsOngoing [No romance + all-female cast + spends money only on herself + lighthearted everyday shopping + travels around the world + no awful characters] Li Meng is reborn in a parallel world and bound to a System that turns trust into wealth. Starting as an ordinary worker with only a few thousand yuan to her name, she pretends to be a wealthy heiress to earn trust points, buying designer clothes, living in mansions, driving sports cars, and flying on private jets along the way. She's invited to exclusi 23.5kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: I Pretend to Be a Returnee Heiress by Spending Big 穿书，我靠氪金伪装归国富豪 Shuang Ershu双尔曙Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [Romantic Rivalry + A Love Triangle From Hell + All Male Leads Are Pure + Everyone's Dream Girl + Gorgeous, Powerful, and Thrilling] Shen Zhao transmigrated bodily into a Republican-era novel that had been abandoned before its ending. She went from a princess who died for her country to an undocumented nobody with no identity. The good news: she was bound to a System. On the surface, the System seemed omnipotent. It could give her money, houses, factories, businesses, medicine, and weapons, enou 1.1kReads—Score109Shelves
20. 20 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, I Used Money to Pose as a Hidden Goddess 穿书后，我靠氪金伪装隐世神女 Archangel Gabriel大天使伽百列Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Powerful heroine + making a dazzling impression + keeping her secret identity hidden + female-led story + everyone has an unrequited crush + two powerful women + no male pairing] Also known as: After Transmigrating into a Book as a Cannon-Fodder, I Pretended to Be a Hidden Goddess and Terrified the Entire Cultivation World; I Pretend to Have an Unfathomable Background by Spending Money on Gacha Draws Mu Wanyin: Thanks for asking. I'm in a cultivation world from a male-oriented novel, and I've j 28.4kReads8.5Score3kShelves
21. 21 氪 Cash-Shop System: I Use Card Draws to Pose as a Hidden Clan 氪金系统：我靠抽卡伪装隐世家族 A Lotus in a Fleeting Dream浮生梦莲真Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted No CP + feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + no identity reveal throughout Overnight, Song Xunzhen transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character. Out of jealousy, she repeatedly framed the heroine, only to be sentenced to death by the hero and sent to the disciplinary hall. Question: “What do you do when the disciplinary hall is right in front of you the moment you look up?” Song Xunzhen: “...Nice...” At her most desperate, her pay-to-draw-card Syste 23.1kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves
22. 22 1 1929: A Mysterious Mogul in America 1929在美丽国当神秘大佬 Get Rich Quick来钱暴富Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Female-oriented feel-good story + no romance + transmigration + System + building a business and getting rich + set in America during the last century + please see the end of the blurb for content warnings] In 2025, thirty-year-old Yang Lin died in a plane crash. In January 1929, a ten-year-old Chinese-American girl named Irene, who had frozen to death on the streets of New York, opened her eyes. “Ding! Hello, Host. Congratulations on binding to the Entrepreneurship System. We’re 5.4kReads8.8Score760Shelves

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    This book perfectly matches the title.

23. 23 拼 Pinduoduo System: I Pretend to Be a Tycoon by Making the Fake Real 拼夕夕系统：我靠变假为真装财阀 BanqueModern Romance287k WordsOngoing [Fake heiress + poor girl’s comeback + System + secret identity stays hidden + satisfying read + 1vN + later love-triangle chaos] [Just started getting ratings] [Not a strong female lead, not a heroine who relies on her own strength; she’ll use other people] Jiang Zhi has just gotten into college when her own mother kicks her out with only 2,000 yuan. With nowhere else to turn, she binds herself to the System’s bargain-shopping platform, which can turn any false advertising, counterfeit, or knoc 39.5kReads8.1Score6.9kShelves
24. 24 漂 Beautiful Villainess: Reaching the Top by Pretending to Be a Tycoon's Daughter 漂亮恶女，靠伪装财阀千金登顶 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Modern Romance294k WordsOngoing (An imaginary Korea | No System | Chaebol | Villainess, universally adored | Immersive | From the bottom to the top: a game of climbing the social ladder) (The journey is 1vN, the ending is all in | Taming men | A battlefield of male rivals | All male leads are virgins) - [You were born in a poor slum, painfully insecure and insatiably greedy. You gave it your all and got into Seonglan Academy, a training ground for the upper class, through a special admissions program. Your only goal is to sedu 228.7kReads9.3Score46.8kShelves

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    This book is super good!

25. 25 刚 Just Arrived in Republican-Era China, I Have Nothing but Money 刚到民国，除了钱，一无所有 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrated into a series of novels set in the Republic of China era. The good news: she had a System. Better yet, the System's reward pool held a full ten billion. Once she spent it all, Su Ning could return to the modern era and live happily as a billionaire. The bad news: the System was called "The Rich Are Heartless"... In the turbulent Republic of China, she had to play a villain who was rotten to the core. Determined to stay alive, Su Ning racked her brains to become relatives wi 96.3kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves

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    Book 1: The female protagonist, seriously ill, encounters a system and pretends to be a tycoon to survive. Her initial identity is the fiancée of another tycoon's heir. She must ensure that no one at the prestigious high school suspects her tycoon status. However, the female protagonist doesn't actually possess someone else's identity or have an identity appear out of thin air; she seems to have always been this tycoon's heir, but has returned in a different form. Book 2: The female protagonist transmigrates and receives a reward upon returning home to complete a mission. She then impersonates a wealthy woman. The setting is that she is a very rich heiress who grew up abroad and returns to her roots after her father's death.

26. 26 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Magic Academy for Nobles, the F4 Went Wild Fighting Over Me 穿进魔法贵族学院后，F4抢疯了 Notes from the Medicine Gourd悬壶记事Two Male Leads381k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + magical aristocratic academy + everyone is wicked + a battle for the love interest] Xi An transmigrates into an old-school, melodramatic Mary Sue novel set at a magical academy for nobles, becoming an ordinary extra with no connections, despite being a top student. Mission: Survive for seven days at the rigidly class-stratified aristocratic academy in his current role, then collect his retirement pay and leave. But unexpected trouble strikes on the very first day of school. To 6.8kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    They're all pretty good, the first one is super good!!!

27. 27 神 A Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book: She Dominates the Ultimate Game of Power 神豪穿书：她在顶级权力游戏通吃 Three Peppercorns三两花椒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A non-formulaic tycoon story + power struggles + strong female lead + multiple male leads + sex-focused relationships + BG] Question: What’s it like to get bound to a tycoon System that rewards you for spending money on love, only to be focused on gaining power? Thanks for asking. I just got off the plane, and the System is clinging to my leg, crying and begging me to stop. I transmigrated into a world stitched together from several melodramatic novels. In this chaotic script, where pr 12.6kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Come see my goddess...

28. 28 我 I'm Just a Fake Rich Heir, So Why Are You Throwing Yourself at Me? 我一假富二代，姑娘你干嘛倒贴？ I Forget the Chapter When I Pick Up My Pen提笔忘章节Urban376k WordsCompleted Lin Zhe came to the imperial capital to find work. He only pretended to be a rich second-generation heir, but never expected things to get completely out of hand. With his rich-heir persona, beautiful women were more than willing to throw themselves at him. Some even offered to pay for everything. And Lin Zhe seemed to have found a path to the pinnacle of life. Lin Zhe: I’m not some damn rich heir. I’m just a poor kid. Even though Lin Zhe explained who he was time and again, the beautiful women 1.7kReads8.9Score101Shelves

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    The beginning was quite enjoyable. Although I knew it was a typical "feel-good" novel and the tropes were obvious, it was still very satisfying to read. The ending felt rushed, perhaps due to the limitations of the genre, but the process of the protagonist transforming from a fake rich kid into a genuine self-made millionaire was still quite enjoyable. As a "feel-good" novel, it's worth reading.

29. 29 装 The Possessed Cannon-Fodder Is Just Too Powerful and Beautiful 装货炮灰她实在强大又美丽 Brilliant Galaxy璀璨的星河Modern Romance825k WordsOngoing On the surface, Nan He was the aloof, noble goddess of Imperial Capital Star's Imperial Academy, an S-rank esper. In reality, she was a nobody from a remote trash planet with only D-rank mental power. One day, she suddenly awakened to the plot and learned that she was merely a cannon-fodder side character, the main villain's maternal aunt, in an interstellar Mary Sue novel about love after marriage. According to the plot, Nan He would be instantly defeated by Yun Shengjing, an S-rank esper, in a 35.2kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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    These three books are all very well-written and have great plots.

30. 30 重 Reborn: I Really Am a Rich Third-Generation Heir 重生之我真是富三代 Demons Have Tears妖邪有泪Urban6.9M WordsCompleted Reborn, he finds himself transformed into the grandson of a wealthy family. From then on, a broad road to success slowly unfolds before Lin Yi. 5.7kReads8.0Score360Shelves

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    Looks energetic, I like it.

31. 31 神 A Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book, Becomes Everyone's Dream Man, and Spends Money Freely 神豪，穿书后一边成男神一边花钱 Candied Lemon Candy蜜饯柠檬糖果Two Male Leads747k WordsCompleted [Male-Male Romance + Devoted Couple + System + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1v1 + Shou POV + Cultivating a Male God + Tycoon + Slow-Burn + Mutual Spoiling + Everyday Life] (No melodrama, no misunderstandings) (Cool and composed in public, indulgent and flirtatious beauty shou X aloof and cold in public, clingy little-green-tea gong) Xie Yunqian only cursed a stalled novel, saying, “May the author’s butt rot,” and opened his eyes to find himself as cannon fodder in that very unfini 53kReads8.8Score10.2kShelves
32. 32 无 Unlimited Black Card! The Mysterious Heiress! 无限黑卡！神秘神豪大小姐！ Shi Yi释已Modern Romance327k WordsCompleted It all starts on a plane! As soon as she lands, she gets the No. 1 Tan Palace and an unlimited black card! And then... One System mission after another, but, well... how do I put this? Why are they all so easy? Next, custom-made bodyguards! Shares, properties, luxury cars, all kinds of skills! Step by step, she enters the highest circles of society. And finally... Cell regeneration injections! Coagulant glue! Ms. Jiang, thank you for your tremendous contributions to the nation! Of course, I’m ma 11.6kReads7.5Score1.5kShelves

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    These are all super good, no romance, strong female leads. I actually have many more on my bookshelf, so follow me and find them yourself if you're interested.

33. 33 不 Don't Like the Straight-Ace Campus Heartthrob? Try Being Stubborn Again! 不喜欢直男校草，再嘴硬试试？ Ascending to the Azure Clouds青云高至Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [A cool, straight-acting guy who pretends not to care, paired with four male leads from a noble academy; a group of villains bound by pure hatred; a battlefield of rivals competing for one man] Shen Qingci is the campus heartthrob at a noble academy. In everyone’s eyes, he is aloof and proud, his family background shrouded in mystery. He disdains keeping company with anyone and is hailed alongside the campus F4 as a “flower on a high peak.” But the truth is… Shen Qingci is all pretence: vain, ar 33.7kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves

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    The class is also incredibly well-written.

34. 34 空 Practicing Calligraphy in an Air-Conditioned Room, but the System Insists I’m in Ancient Times 空调房练毛笔，系统非说我在古代 A 1cm, 1kg Skinny Person1cm1kg的瘦子Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted System malfunction + cultivating a talented woman + deceiving the System Who would have thought that Su Qingwu, wearing a mamian skirt and practicing calligraphy in an air-conditioned room set to 26 degrees, would get bound to a System that couldn’t see straight? The System claimed to be an ancient-era talent cultivation System. Its goal was to train her into a proper talented woman and marry her off to a war god of a prince. First quest: practice calligraphy with a brush for an hour, demonstrat 1.5kReads—Score100Shelves

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    The system malfunctioned, mistaking Su Qingwu from 2026 for someone from ancient times. The system was even being incredibly generous, showering her with gold. For the sake of the gold, Su Qingwu had no choice but to deceive the system. [What?]

35. 35 只 I Just Want to Redeem Myself, but I Keep Gaining More Lackeys 只想洗白，奈何小弟越洗越多 Year After Year, Thoughts Upon Thoughts岁岁念念吖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The short dramas [Boss, Your Brothers Are All Outside] and [Righteous to the End: Hongxing] are now available to watch. [Reborn + Underworld Boss + Ensemble Cast + Making Money Legally + Passion and Loyalty + Comedy] In his previous life, underworld boss Xiang Yue was sentenced to ten years in prison. His men were either arrested or killed. In this life, Xiang Yue leads his men down the straight and narrow, rising to the top. “Xiang Yue's here! Run!” “Stop crying, or I'll have Xiang Yue come tak 19.4kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
36. 36 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 140.4kReads9.3Score14.2kShelves
37. 37 白 The White, Rich, and Beautiful Development System: I Define My Own Brilliant Life 白富美养成系统：精彩人生我定义 Yonghua勇花Modern Romance771k WordsOngoing [Personal growth + Wealthy tycoon + Everyday life + Face-slapping + All-around talented heroine + Strong values] Su Xiaoqiu has been alive for eighteen years, and her first eighteen years can be summed up in two words: miserable fate. With no parents, she grew up in an orphanage, wearing other people's hand-me-downs, using the oldest textbooks, and enduring the most scornful looks. She thought that at best, she would find an ordinary job and just muddle through life. But on her eighteenth birthd 7.9kReads6.6Score672Shelves

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    These three books are really good.

38. 38 伪EN Reborn: The Fake Socialite's Guide to Getting Rich 伪名媛重生致富指南 Peaceful as a Distant Mountain安如远山Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a gold digger, racking her brains to secure what she thought would be a big payoff. She even took out loans to attend an etiquette course for aspiring socialites, doing whatever it took to get ahead! At her engagement banquet, her fiance Lu Mingchuan ran off, turning her into a laughingstock among the capital's elite... Debt collectors drove her to the rooftop... At that moment, Jin Xia finally came to her senses! She realized that no matter how she disguised hersel 2kReads5.5Score146Shelves
39. 39 重 Reborn, I Became the World's Richest Man Through Bitcoin 重生后我靠比特币成为世界首富 Reborn at Daybreak重生是破晓Urban220k WordsCompleted In 2026, Lin Beichen was 1.47 million yuan in debt. His wife had left him for his best friend, and his daughter called someone else Dad. Standing on the rooftop of a 32-story building, he took one step forward. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 2008. A freshman in college, eighteen years old, with just 1,200 yuan in his pocket. And he remembered clearly: three months later, something called Bitcoin would be born. No one knew it would eventually reach $100,000 a coin. He knew the date 474Reads6.1Score104Shelves
40. 40 重EN Reborn: Shorting My Father's Company to Become the Richest Man 重生：从做空父亲公司开始成首富 Missed Longing错过相思Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Reborn + no System + multiple female leads + sound logic throughout + business warfare] After Zhao Chen is reborn, he does one thing: short-sell his father's company. Everyone thinks this is the end. No one imagines it's only the beginning. Bitcoin doubles, Tesla stock soars, and he buys the dip in the hog cycle... When his father watches news about the richest man on TV from inside prison, he finally understands: The son he drove out of the house has already reached a place beyond his grasp. 14.7kReads7.2Score1.2kShelves
41. 41 2 2010: From Fake Tycoon to Trillionaire Mogul 2010：从伪装神豪到万亿枭雄 The Regrets of Those Years那些年的遗憾Urban733k WordsOngoing Tags: #UrbanRebirth #TycoonSystem #RuthlessDecisiveness #BusinessDimensionalCrush #MisunderstandingsAndWildAssumptions #DiabolicallyScheming Shen Du, who at thirty was crushed by enormous debt and completely wrung dry by the times, returns to his college days in 2010. Starting from rock bottom, he binds to the heaven-defying “Heretical Tycoon System.” The System hands him one million in cash from the start, then hits him with a life-or-death challenge as precarious as walking a tightrope: He mus 117Reads5.6Score108Shelves
42. 42 都 Reborn, Why Bother Pretending to Be a Fake Heiress with Plastic Surgery? 都重生了，谁还整容装假千金啊 Blade Crow刃鸦Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because this just came out, but it’ll rise. Dear readers, please don’t give up on me.] [Reborn + school life + multiple male leads + daily life + healing, sweet romance] In one moment, Xu Luoyin closes her eyes forever on the operating table. In the next, she wakes up in her own bed. She feels her natural face and her slightly chubby but clean arms, and smiles. Reborn, she has returned to the age of eighteen, before anything has begun. This time, she isn’t led by her “best fri 10.9kReads7.4Score1.7kShelves
43. 43 八 The 1980s: My Dad Lives Off His Wife, and I Return Home as a Tycoon 八零：我爸靠吃软饭我回国成神豪 Dragon Palace Gate龙宫殿门Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Tang Zhixia transmigrates to 1983, where she's just about to be fed to the fish. [Aww~ Bind yourself to me and I'll save you, but you have to take me home!] A Chinese dragon egg crashes into the space between her brows. Only after escaping certain death does Tang Zhixia discover that her “golden finger,” which saved her, can only hatch with the help of China's national fortune! And her legendary father, who made his fortune after four wealthy wives died, has just left her billions in assets and 38.8kReads8.3Score6.3kShelves

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    They're really rich; business wars of the era.

44. 44 穿 I Woke Up in a Beloved-by-All Novel, So I Make Money Through Online Dating to Stay Alive 穿进团宠文，我靠网恋捞钱续命 Niu Baibai牛白白Modern Romance741k WordsOngoing [A money-loving heroine + secret identities + the heroine is the most beautiful + low morals + low self-esteem] Li You transmigrated into a campus romance novel where everyone doted on the heroine, but she wasn't the adored heroine herself. She was the heroine's sidekick best friend, a mere tool. The original owner had followed the heroine around since childhood, always playing second fiddle. She ran errands for the heroine, took the blame for her, brought her an umbrella in the rain and held on 32.2kReads8.6Score5.5kShelves
45. 45 断 After Cutting Ties with My Family, I Activated the Wealthy Heiress System and Became the Ultimate Rich Beauty 断亲后激活神豪系统成顶级白富美 Xuan Huohuo萱火火Modern Romance486k WordsOngoing [Super-Rich System + Spend-Money System + Befriending the Children of the Ultra-Wealthy + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Building a Hidden Family + The Female Lead Stands Alone + Maximum Satisfaction] Su Li was drained by her birth family for five years. A biased mother, a gambling-addicted father, a younger brother treated like the family heir, and her, who wants nothing but to live for herself! On the day she decided to cut ties with them, the Super-Rich System gave her life a cheat code. The Syst 34.9kReads8.9Score6.1kShelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrated Into the Supporting Female Who Pretends to Be a Rich Heiress and Seduces the Male Lead 穿成冒充富家千金勾引男主的女配 MISS XiaoxiaojieMISS小小姐Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [One-on-One Romance] [Mutual First Love] [Online Romance] [Face-Slapping Feel-Good Story] Wen Dai transmigrates into a novel as a materialistic, vain, and wicked supporting character. While the heroine is away immigrating, the original Wen Dai impersonates her and swindles the wealthy elite, racking up enormous debts. To find someone to pay them off, she seduces the male lead, Lan Yu, who has left his family and is working his way through school. She starts an online r 1.4kReads8.0Score194Shelves
47. 47 贫 I Wake from My Poverty Nightmare: Turns Out I'm the Billionaire 贫困梦中惊坐起，神豪竟是我自己 Loves Eating Crucian Carp爱吃鲫鱼儿Modern Romance720k WordsOngoing The rating is low because the novel just started getting votes. It will go up later. GB + mindless spending + multiple handsome men This story gets pretty wild at times. Read the warnings first. There are so many landmines, the whole novel is practically built on them! Warnings: 1. Multiple male leads, and not all of them are virgins! The heroine has a white-knight complex! Some male leads are virgins and some aren't, and the heroine isn't a virgin. 2. The heroine has both romance and career sto 26.1kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
48. 48 听 I Get Rich Just by Listening to People Brag, and It Feels Amazing 听别人装逼就能暴富，爽翻了 The Moon Shines Bright Tonight今夜月明Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted Lin Zhixia was a rookie in the workplace. Two months into her career in real estate sales, she still hadn’t sold a single home and was on the verge of starving. The top salesperson bragged to her, “You’re not cut out for this. I sold five homes in my first month!” [Ding! Congratulations, Host! You’ve received five chances to close a real estate deal!] A colleague mocked her bargain-bin clothes. “What kind of bag is that? Did you buy it for a few dozen yuan at a street stall? Look at mine, it cos 5.7kReads8.7Score662Shelves
49. 49 退 After Leaving Showbiz, I Spend Every Day Inheriting Trillions in Assets 退圈后每天都在继承千亿资产 Fresh Asparagus and Scallops芦笋鲜子贝Modern Romance921k WordsCompleted Ji Cheng transmigrated into a book, becoming the brainless, vicious villainess in a feel-good story about an entertainment-industry comeback. She also got an Inheritance Wealth System. Staring at a balance big enough to make her the richest person in the world, Ji Cheng declared, “I’m just going to lie flat.” Today, she inherits a commercial property; tomorrow, a mansion worth tens of millions; the day after, a luxury yacht. She reaches the pinnacle of life and becomes the world’s richest person 2.3kReads8.3Score271Shelves
50. 50 偷 Caught Sneaking a Bite? I Bind the Tycoon System Instead! 偷吃被抓？我反手绑定神豪系统！ Ren Xue任雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Livestream Donations + Heartless Woman + Feel-Good Story + A Little Male Suffering Jian Xing secretly watched male streamers, and when her boyfriend found out, he angrily broke up with her. Just as Jian Xing was feeling lost, she unexpectedly got a Wealthy Tycoon System. A boyfriend? Who cares! Pure-hearted college boy? Love him. Busty male-mom type? Love him! A deep-voiced hunk overflowing with hormones? Love him!!! Content warnings: The heroine has no morals or limits. She's a show-off with an 16.2kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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