I Want to Read About a Scheming Woman Seducing the Male Lead and the Second Female Lead Taking the Top Spot 想看心机女勾引男主，女二上位的

1. 201 深 A Desire Too Deep to Escape 深欲难渡 You Gongyu尤宫羽Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book as a black-lotus heroine + everyone is emotionally and physically jaded + adult love, lust, and grudges + fighting to win her over] Shi Shuyi transmigrates into an old-fashioned tragic romance novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character. After the original male and female leads break up, the original Shi Shuyi steals three months of love meant for someone else, only to end up with her family destroyed. The man she once loved deeply, Fu Shiyan, watches coldly. 45.3kReads9.1Score4.9k14d adds

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   Just passing by and giving it a push

2. 202 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.6kReads9.5Score7k14d adds
3. 203 放 I Dumped the Cheating Princess and Chose the Noble Girl Next Door 放弃出轨长公主，改选青梅世家女 Yi Wanhou邑万户Historical636k WordsCompleted Alternate Wei-Jin setting + nested “chase your husband to the crematorium” plots + a transmigrated book character taking over the role of a living King of Hell + the second female lead rises to the top + the consort prince usurps the throne Chen Qian accidentally transmigrates into a third-rate historical romance novel, becoming a cuckolded consort prince whose wife, the woman he married, kills him by cutting out his heart and draining its blood. See how the protagonist, Chen Qian, escapes the o 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds

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   A matryoshka doll-like chase after a husband, a childhood sweetheart second female lead rises to power, usurps the throne, an alternate history of the Wei and Jin dynasties, born into a top-tier aristocratic family, a transmigrated character who becomes the living Yama, taking you on a first-person experience of the lives of Liu Yu, Xiao Daocheng, Xiao Yan, and Chen Baxian [thinking]

4. 204 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 4.7kReads7.2Score23914d adds
5. 205 趁 While Her Husband Is Still Green, the Young Wife Turns on the Charm 趁夫君青涩，娘子她花式开撩 Encounter遇见Ancient Romance662k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + married first, fall in love later + all kinds of flirting + knows how to keep her husband in line + says the sweetest things while striking with the sharpest knife] In her previous life, after marrying into the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, she was exhausted every day. She had to get up at three in the morning to serve her mother-in-law, constantly find ways to please her sister-in-law, and put up with her several sisters-in-law hitting her up fo 9.5kReads8.5Score83314d adds
6. 206 心 The Scheming Beauty's Tale of Climbing the Social Ladder 心机美人攀高枝记 Lionheart狮子心Ancient Romance490k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete; bonus chapters are being updated.) [Scheming beauty rises to power + Black lotus heroine + Male lead is an aloof paragon + Heroine stops at nothing + The male lead’s desperate pursuit] Su Wansi is an orphan living under the roof of the Duke of Xue’s residence. After losing both her parents, she endures cold stares, ridicule, and scorn, tasting all the bitterness of depending on others. It takes every ounce of her effort just to secure a foothold in the Duke of Xue’s 9kReads8.7Score85514d adds
7. 207 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.2kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds
8. 208 快 Quick Transmigration: The Beautiful Villainess's Happy Life 快穿：貌美女反派的幸福生活 Mr. Zhao@小赵先生@Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + pure-white jasmine + no fixed CP + masterful acting + contrast + the female lead is no good person] Jiaojiao has no idea what bad karma she accumulated. After gaining sentience and cultivating diligently for three hundred years, she finally took human form. Unexpectedly, for no reason at all, heavenly lightning struck her that very day, and Jiaojiao nearly perished without a trace. At the last possible moment, she grabbed a passing little System with her bare hands and na 8.5kReads8.1Score66514d adds

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   Others who transmigrate either gain incredible advantages and reach the pinnacle of life, or they find themselves happily married to the male lead. But when Wen Yao opened her eyes, the system informed her that she was a universally disliked, vicious female supporting character. Wen Yao: How can I possibly live like this? System: Don't panic. As long as you can rewrite the ending in the plot and allow the villain to have a happy life, you can return to your own world. Wen Yao: Okay then, watch me turn this bad hand into a winning one! Thus, the beautiful female villain began her journey of revenge.

9. 209 快 Quick Transmigration: Seduce Him and Claim the Throne 快穿之勾他上位 Smiling Xin Yi浅笑欣怡Fantastical Romance168k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + sweet romance + seducing her way to the top + immersive + no moral standards + some male leads are virgins, some aren’t] The blurb isn’t very good. Just read the story! The heroine’s personality differs from one world to the next… World One: A desperate, impoverished student rises to the top World Two: The rise of the already-married Princess Consort of Prince Jing … Some worlds are long, and 3kReads—Score9614d adds

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   [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

10. 210 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Host Is Online, Wicked Girl, Run! 快穿：心机宿主已上线，恶女快逃 Yi Tian亿甜Modern Romance537k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One, Super Sweet, Male Lead’s Perspective + Fast Pacing and Extreme Tension + Both Leads Speak Their Minds + Pretentious Gentleman, Real Scoundrel Who Favors Bad Girls] Wen Li was a heartless playboy. After suddenly dropping dead, he was bound to a System and ordered to play the lovesick second male lead, acting as a foil. Wen Li scoffed. Did he look like the kind of guy people loved to hate? First World, Poor college student nursing a broken heart & 1.3kReads8.0Score10714d adds
11. 211 快 Quick Transmigration: The Infertile Old Man Coaxes a Young Widow into Having His Baby 快穿：绝嗣老男人哄着小寡妇生娃 Yi Tian亿甜Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + both leads' first love + incredibly sweet romance and everyday moments; fast-paced, told from the heroine's perspective. The heroine isn't strong, and focuses on being pampered by her man. If that's not your cup of tea, please don't flame the author. The author is very sensitive.] The hard-luck heroine is always on the road to bringing misfortune to her husbands, one after another. Pi Tian is the famous young widow in the neighborhood, with fair skin, stunning looks, and lo 993Reads6.2Score—14d adds
12. 212 快 Quick Transmigration: The Lovely Beauty Is Clung to by a Lovesick Crybaby 快穿：娇美人被恋爱脑哭包缠上了 Pixiu Pixiu Red Bean貔貅貔貅红豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + devoted couples + love-struck male leads + charming heroines + fertility and many children + sweet romance and happy endings + wealthy CEOs + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + multiple worlds] To save her child, Jiang Yun binds herself to a childbearing System. If she gives birth to children fathered by the chosen ones in each world, she can earn enough points to cure her child and gain eternal life and endless wealth. One child is worth 1,000 points. Jiang Yun 15.1kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
13. 213 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet, Soft Cannon Fodder and the Male Lead Get Their Happy Ending 快穿：娇软炮灰和男主he了 The Cat Isn't Lazy小猫不懒Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted [Immersive romance missions + brainless Mary Sue + the heroine is the most beautiful + don't flame me if you dislike this light read] World One: The disposable female best friend in a school story World Two: A green-tea livestreamer vs. her top donor World Three: The domineering CEO's long-suffering wife World Four: The best friend in a story about a best friend's boyfriend, a childhood friend World Five: The background younger sister in a period story about marriage first, love later (seducing 341Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Cannon fodder rises to power!

14. 214 偏 The Obsessive Powerbroker and the Ambitious Beauty 偏执权贵与野心美人 Pitter-Patter Rain咔咔咔的雨Modern Romance463k WordsOngoing [Everyone's a villain, scheming gold-digging heroine x refined scoundrel hero, coercive seduction, the powerful one bows his head, showbiz, intense push and pull] More than anything, Hua Chu hates poverty and loves to scheme. To climb the social ladder, she personally transforms her poor boyfriend, He Wen, into the perfect son-in-law and sends him into the Wang family's top-tier mansion. She stays behind the scenes as his strategist, carefully plotting to drain the Wang family's resources. She 13.1kReads8.1Score1.4k14d adds

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    This book is good; the female lead is very cunning.

15. 215 心 At Her Heart: She Plays Innocent but Has a Dark Side, and Insists on Stealing Someone's Man 心尖：她白切黑非要撬墙角 Shan Nuan Yue山煖月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. [Sweet, Spoiled Little Fox + Rich Daddy] [Not a Feel-Good Story + Forbidden Love + Revenge + Age Gap + Breaking Up a Couple + One-on-One Romance + Seduction to the Top] (This is my first book, and it's not very polished. Don't read it if you want a feel-good story. If you do read it, please stick with it to the end, because the male lead has his reasons for what he does.) In her previous life, Anni was an obedient heiress. When her father's company fell into debt, she 1.4kReads8.6Score19114d adds

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    The novel is written in a smooth and natural style, making it an enjoyable reading experience without any obstacles!

16. 216 恶 She's Vicious and Just a Supporting Character, Yet the Hero Insists on Being Her Dog 恶毒且女配，可男主偏要当她狗 Watermelon Juice西瓜西瓜汁Fantastical Romance87k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + villainess + stealing love by force + no moral compass + adored by everyone + semi-immersive] Song Qingxue is wicked, selfish, and can’t stand seeing anyone else doing better or being more talented than her! But it’s hard to resist when she’s stunningly beautiful and adored by everyone! ღ Worlds: 01. [The Arrogant Princess of the Entertainment Industry] 1V3 02. [The Sweet-Talking, Two-Faced Tomboy in the Friend Group] 03. [The Spoiled and Headstrong Youngest Daughter in a 5Reads—Score114d adds

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    A quick transmigration story about stealing the original female lead's man and breaking up couples; it's very good.

17. 217 千 The Trillionaire's Cherished Wife 千亿盛宠天价小娇妻 Xu Weixiao许微笑Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted An Xiaotu thought her husband, whom she married on a whim, was just an ordinary man. Who knew he would turn out to be the head of a fortune worth more than anyone could imagine? More importantly, this trillionaire CEO is utterly devoted to her, cherishing her with all his heart... 887Reads7.3Score10914d adds

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    This novel is incredibly sweet. The male lead is a domineering CEO, and the female lead is both cute and cunning. It's so addictive that you can't stop turning the pages!

18. 218 娇 My Wife Is Too Alluring: Coax Her Home and Spoil Her Without Restraint 娇妻太撩人，诱哄回家放肆宠 So Funny好好笑Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted [Cruel, Cold, and Scheming CEO × Delicate, Charming Young Wife] [Sweet Romance + No Angst + Devoted Couple + Happy Ending] The first time, Nan Yiyi is set up by her family and ends up drunk in a bar with a stranger. The second time, her fiancé betrays her at a banquet, and in a fit of anger, Nan Yiyi once again chooses to throw herself into a man's arms. Si Yuzhou: “Miss Nan, I've helped you twice. To be fair, shouldn't you let me collect twice?” Nan Yiyi nods, still confused. The little white r 5.7kReads9.3Score52514d adds
19. 219 亿 The Billionaire's One and Only Beloved Wife 亿万富豪独宠小娇妻 Wen Lan文嵐Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted He was a billionaire, while she had fallen from the only little princess of the Yun family to the lowest and most wretched position after her family’s fortunes declined. A twist of fate made her his savior. Everyone said he liked men. Then he said, “I’m missing a woman by my side.” From then on, his world had one person who could order him around, and she was the only one! 398Reads8.9Score10014d adds
20. 220 亿 The Billionaire CEO's Addicted Wife 亿万首席宠妻成瘾 Xiaoxiao Yu潇潇雨Modern Romance3.6M WordsCompleted After her cruel best friend set her up, she went looking for a man to take her mind off things. Who could have known he was Jiangcheng’s biggest power player? A windfall dropped out of the sky and knocked Mo Wanxi senseless. She used to be a poor little nobody whose father didn’t care about her and who was bullied everywhere. Now she had a powerful backer, and she could swagger through all of Jiangcheng. 233Reads6.8Score—14d adds
21. 221 豪 Glamorous Tycoon Family: The CEO’s Beloved Sweetheart 豪门璀璨：首席的盛宠甜妻 Moonlight in Splendor月光旖旎Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Sign it, get divorced, and get out of the Gu family!” Gu Yanjue hurled a divorce agreement right at her face and nearly tortured her to death that very night. All the while, he was calling another woman’s name. Two years later, the pitiful adopted daughter of the Gu family, Gu Xiaoluo, had transformed into a dazzling new star with a brilliant future, so radiant that she could only be admired from afar. “Mr. Gu, please behave yourself. We’re divorced.” “I forgot to tell you, the divorce papers a 4Reads6.2Score—14d adds
22. 222 亿 Spoiled Beyond Measure: How Can the CEO’s Darling Wife Stop Trying to Run Away? 亿万盛宠：总裁的小娇妻总想逃怎么办 Stars on the Pillow枕上星Modern Romance924k WordsCompleted Zhai Luobei approached with a wicked smile. “Do you really want to leave that badly?” She held back her sorrow. “Yes!” “Fine. I hope you always feel that way!” Years later. He's a powerful CEO, the dream man of every woman in the city. Yet the only woman he dotes on is one with a little tail! She runs, he chases. He swears, “I'll find the woman who haunts my dreams, even if I have to search to the ends of the earth!” When she finally appears, she hands him a wedding invitation. “I'm getting marr 52Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 223 小 The Little Succubus's Mission Is to Steal Someone's Lover 小魅魔的任务是横刀夺爱 Lucky Underpants招财裤头Fantastical Romance147k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration · taking what others want · male rivals competing for her · 1vN battlefield · succubus · everyone loves her] Yunai is a rookie succubus with no sense of morality. To level up, she binds herself to a Cannon Fodder System and sets her sights on stealing the heroine's crushes. She's all about coming between lovers and taking someone else's beloved. - [All male leads are completely pure, in body and mind! The female leads are the only ones with unrequited feelings!] - World One 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is it, of course!! A scheming woman who's both charming and wicked, rising from cannon fodder to power, a dog-training romance ✔️ A battleground of heroes ✔️

24. 224 快 Quick Transmigration: So What If I Stole Your Boyfriend? 快穿：我抢了你的男朋友算什么 Happy Soda, Extra Sweet快乐汽水要全糖Fantastical Romance398k WordsCompleted (No moral compass + scheming + irresistible charm + wish fulfillment + no fixed couple) What should you do if you accidentally get stuck doing someone else’s tribulation? Watch Xu Rao, the red camellia flower spirit, manipulate people’s hearts as if they were in the palm of her hand. [World One]: A female teacher uses her gentle, considerate ways to easily capture the heart of a billionaire. (One woman, two men; not pure) [World Two]: With a top-tier family background and top-tier looks, you sai 75Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    It's good~ The female lead is scheming.

25. 225 女 The Supporting Actress Takes Charge, and the Hero Begs for Mercy 女配翻身做主，男主摇尾乞怜 Half a Step from Peach Blossoms半步桃夭Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [No fixed couple, powerful and resourceful heroine, wicked woman, female-centric, dog-training fiction] Bound to the “Supporting Character's Rise” System, Shen Qingci must transmigrate into worlds formed from the obsessions of female supporting characters and take from them the male leads they could never have. She'll show them that men aren't worth chasing. Become powerful enough, and even the male lead will have to submit to you. She can be anyone, all for the sake of carrying out the ultimate 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Female supporting character rises to power; strong female lead; male lead is tamed.

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