A Female Lead Who Pretends to Be the Strongest Badass Everywhere, Not a Frustrating Story Masquerading as a Satisfying One 女主到处装b最强bking，不要披着爽文的憋屈文

1. 1 伪 Pretending to Be Pious Is Always Fun, and So Is Pretending Again 伪装信女一直爽，一直伪装一直爽 Ju Youyou桔悠悠Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [System + Mind Reading + Goddess and Her Devotees + Secret Identities Remain Hidden + Slice of Life] After Shen Qing died, she was bound to a System and taken to the Great Jing dynasty to complete a seduction mission. She was reborn as the overlooked second daughter of a minor official. But she's the legitimate daughter of a mere fifth-rank official, and she has to win over the emperor, empress, empress dowager, crown prince, princes, princesses, imperial relatives, officials of fourth rank and 1.7kReads7.4Score17414d adds

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   Both of these books feature female protagonists and systems putting on an act to let those around them hear their specific inner thoughts. 1. Shen Qing: The female protagonist, disguised as a goddess's heir, initially feigns weakness and timidity because she can't drastically change the original character's persona. She's very intelligent and doesn't treat ancient people like fools. 2. Yue Fuguang: The system disguises itself as a spirit bead. Their conversations are lighthearted and entertaining, presented as casual observations. The female protagonist doesn't exhibit any infatuation or other romantic entanglements.

2. 2 定 My Thoughts Are Leaked on Cue, So I Pretend to Be a God Undergoing Tribulation 定向泄露心声，我伪装历劫神明 Jade Uncarved翡玉不琢Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A short drama with the same title is now streaming on Hongguo. [Mind reading + eavesdropping on gossip + no romance + pretending becomes reality + no cultivation] Yue Fuguang died carelessly while trying to save someone. Then, while saving another person, she was bound to a Merit System, defective version, and restarted under a new identity. What? She's the real heiress who dies young in a story about a fake heiress and a real heiress? Now that Yue Fuguang is here, dying young is out of the ques 7.8kReads7.8Score1.2k14d adds
3. 3 跪 Begging for Forgiveness? I Just Want to Watch You Fight Over the Spoils 跪求原谅？我只想看你们分赃内讧 Durian Peel Stir-Fried with Ginger and Scallions姜葱炒榴莲壳Modern Romance256k WordsOngoing [No CP, strong female lead, satisfying revenge, entertainment industry, high IQ] Shen Ruoqing, a devoted fan, never imagined that her own father, Shen Jianguo, and her idol, Lu Ran, would join forces to seize her billion-dollar fortune by force. She is betrayed by both family and faith. Revenge. It is all that remains of her life. Zhou Xuan flipped through her passport. Every page was spotless, without a single flaw. “Will Shen Jianguo believe it?” “He won't.” Huo Chen's lips curled. 8Reads—Score114d adds

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   A fast-paced, revenge-driven urban novel featuring a female fangirl who embarks on a thrilling and satisfying journey of vengeance! After being swindled out of her fortune by her idol and her father, the protagonist sets out on a path of revenge, exposing how her idol and his studio are actually tools for money laundering, and how her father uses her celebrity status for various illegal activities. She bravely turns against her own family to uphold justice. Both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent throughout, the story is suspenseful, imaginative, and features a powerful plot device, but there is no romantic pairing, no flirting, and no ambiguity.

4. 4 G GB: He Takes His Favor for Granted? She Falls for That Every Time GB：他恃宠而骄？她就吃这一套 Just Call Me Big Candy就叫大糖Modern Romance348k WordsOngoing [Gender-Bender + 1v1 + Normal Anatomy + No Role Reversal + Later Chasing Her Husband to the Crematorium] [Clearheaded, Smoldering Tycoon | Sensitive, Stubborn, Spoiled Little Beauty] Xu Hengyu, early on: "Of all the people I love, you're my favorite." Xu Hengyu, later on: "You're all just jealous that Bai An likes me!" Bai An, early on: "We're just getting what we each want." Bai An, later on: "I only want Xu Hengyu! Even if she goes crazy, becomes stupid, gets crippled, or goes broke, I still 9.3kReads8.2Score1.2k14d adds

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   Strong woman, doting on man

5. 5 我 I'm Crazy, Don't Mess with Me. I Love Putting on an Act, Remember That 我神经，别惹我，就爱死装你记住 Chen Jiujiu沉酒九Modern Romance890k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + Happy Ending + Goofy + Completely Unhinged + Bonkers + Insane + Meme-filled] [Unhinged celebrity x domineering CEO who's not cold and aloof] Si Qian transmigrated into a book, becoming an unknown supporting actress in an old-fashioned novel. The System ordered her to redeem the second male lead, or it would wipe out all her assets. Si Qian looked at her remaining balance of two yuan and fifty cents, then gave the System a huge slap. Quit yelling! You're scaring away all my money! A 12.7kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds

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   The female lead learned a bunch of skills just to show off.

6. 6 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 94.8kReads8.7Score10.1k14d adds

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   These are the two books I recently read. One features a female protagonist who openly pretends, and the other features a female protagonist who unknowingly pretends. Both are quite good. I really want to find this type of book too; pretending is so satisfying!

7. 7 无 Infinite Flow: I Become a God After Giving Up 无限流：摆烂后我封神了 Chang Chang Chang Xiao长长长消Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing No CP + System + mass misinterpretation Luo Yuejian has always thought of herself as plain and ordinary, with a touch of social anxiety and a poker face. Someone like her would be utterly unremarkable in a crowd and completely ignored by everyone. After dying under bizarre circumstances, she is forced into a survival game. She knows her own limits and realizes she has no chance of coming back to life in a terrifying survival game. As she agonizes over whether to fight with all she has or give 35.6kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
8. 8 玛 The Ultimate Mary Sue? Not So Fast, Let’s Take Another Look! 玛丽苏天花板？不确定再看看！ Mu Beichuan沐北川Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted Strong heroine + everyone’s favorite + Mary Sue + dog-taming romance (The short drama of the same name is now streaming) [You are an innocent, kind, gentle little white flower of a heroine. As the housekeeper at the F4 residence in an elite academy, you win all four F4 members over with your goodness and sincerity.] Selfish, lecherous, and cold Feng Qianqian: “Wait… me? You’ve got the wrong person bound to you, haven’t you? (¬_¬)” The System, refusing to admit it made a mistake: “I didn’t! Don’t 25.9kReads9.4Score3.9k14d adds

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   The first two books both feature Qian Jie as the main character, she's absolutely the queen! 🥰🥰🥰 You absolutely must read the prison arc in the third book, the author is amazing, it's so sweet it made me cry! 😢 The fourth book has a female lead who understands the big picture, she's really smart, and the author writes it in great detail. ❤️

9. 9 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: I Monopolize the World's Top Talents 末世重生：我垄断全球天骄 Mu Beichuan沐北川Sci-Fi & Apocalypse324k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + high-energy power fantasy + taming a pack of men + wild imagination] When the apocalypse struck, Feng Qianyue fought her way up to become one of the leaders of the three major bases. Countless handsome men flocked around her, and even geniuses had to prove themselves just to meet her. When the world was destroyed, a System bound her to other time and space. Now she was back, reborn at the beginning of the apocalypse, just as chaos erupted across the globe. She wasn’t afraid of 12.7kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
10. 10 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds

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    The first two books both feature Qian Jie as the main character, she's absolutely the queen! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The third book's prison arc is a must-read, the author is amazing, it's so sweet it made me cry! [Crying] The fourth book's female lead is very insightful and intelligent, the author writes it in great detail! [Heart]

11. 11 末 Apocalyptic Disasters: I'm Frantically Making Money and Stockpiling Supplies 末世天灾，我疯狂搞钱囤货 Love Earth's Eight Tones爱地八音Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + reborn + spatial realm + stockpiling supplies + farming + infrastructure + strong heroine, with a couple, with a couple, with a couple, saying it three times: there is a couple] After struggling to survive for ten years in the apocalypse, she was reborn before the disasters began. Of course she was going to stockpile supplies like crazy… But where would she get the money? She was just an ordinary wage earner. She didn’t have tens of billions casually sitting in the bank, nor a huge 19.7kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
12. 12 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 22.7kReads8.6Score2.6k14d adds

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    The first book, I'd call the author the heroine's "mother"—it's basically a story of constant, overpowered growth, a satisfying female-oriented novel [kissing emojis]. The second book, while the heroine is a bit pretentious, has a very well-developed character. She's not a saint or a nanny; she has her own set of principles, and falling in love with her is incredibly easy.

13. 13 我 I Conquer the Entire Dynasty by Pretending to Be a Goddess 我靠伪装神女攻略整个皇朝 Yu Xiao虞笑Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [System + No Secret Identity Reveals + Divine Goddess Persona + No Romance] After Jiang Wu is bound to the System, money clouds her judgment. The System takes her to some obscure dynasty in the middle of nowhere to complete a mission. Only then does she learn that she is an ordinary commoner, while her targets include the emperor, empress, crown prince, princess, general, marquis, heir to a noble title... Great. Her targets include fathers and sons, husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. 20.2kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
14. 14 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

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    These are all incredibly enjoyable, especially the first and third ones. They're pure bliss, full of effortless fun, with all stats maxed out: strength, talent, and intelligence!

15. 15 修 She Rules the Cultivation World, While Her Disciple Turns into a Puppy 修仙界她横着走，徒弟养成哈巴狗 My Orange Cat Weighs Twelve Jin我家橘猫十二斤Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted As his master lay dying, he stroked Gu Gugu's head. “My life's ambition was to mend relations between humanity and the demon race.” “Legend has it that in ancient times, humanity lowered its flags to half-mast in mourning for a member of the demon race, the highest honor they could bestow.” “Gugu, I want you to become someone humanity will lower its flags to half-mast for.” After her master died, Gu Gugu charged alone into the human race's prodigy trial grounds and slaughtered 468 human prodigie 12.3kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
16. 16 综 Film and TV Crossover: Isn't This a Game? How Did It Become Real? 综影视：不是游戏吗？怎么成真了 The Moon Won't Wake, So I Won't Either月亮不醒我不醒Female-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing [The Most Beautiful and Powerful Female Lead + Games Invade Reality + Multiple Secret Identities and Pure Selfcest + Everyone's Favorite + Multiple Love Interests + Sweet Romance + Ship Whoever You Like] Having just finished her college entrance exams, Jiang Fushen decided to let loose in some full-dive games. They included: "Love in the Martial World 101: Experience a Different Kind of Wuxia Romance" "Red and Black Rivalry 102: Learn How to Brew the Lowest-Quality Liquor" "Superheroes 103: Rais 30.7kReads9.0Score2.2k14d adds

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    This book!!! The female lead isn't pretentious, but she doesn't need to be; she's inherently awesome. In any crossover or movie, she's destined for greatness, doing whatever she wants. Strength is paramount, beauty is paramount, and she's confident and flamboyant. There isn't a single flaw, not a single frustrating moment!!! Seriously, not one. She's an invincible player!!! What players want, players get!

17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person 快穿：所有人都知道我是好人 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing Across three thousand small worlds, there are countless wicked women. Shu Jiao’s task is to make things right for the people whose lives were ruined by all kinds of wicked women. From then on... [World One: I’m a spendthrift? The nation will support me.] She’s kind, generous, patriotic, and beautiful. So what if she likes spending a little money? Let her have it! [World Two: The marquis’s daughter who lies all the time.] Lies? What lies? She’s so gentle and kind. How could she possibly lie? [Wor 129.8kReads9.4Score5.7k14d adds

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    This is seriously amazing! Not at all frustrating. I've watched it for over 70 hours already, it's so good! [Heart emojis]

18. 18 显 What's Wrong with Being an Attention Seeker? Go Ahead, Try Cutting Me! 显眼包怎么了，有本事你砍我啊 Give Me a Little Star给我一颗小星星Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-led, no romance, transmigrated, pure power fantasy, fake System, no past life] She somehow transmigrates into a cultivation world. The good news: she’s back to age fifteen and has a golden finger. It looks like she’s about to reach the pinnacle of life! The bad news: her golden finger is a cultivation-world upgrade mashup of Pinduoduo and Beauty Cam: the Show-Off System. [Invite an opponent to take one more chop and you can level up!] [Take three more chops in total to unlock the “Bright 28.7kReads9.2Score4.2k14d adds

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    Highly recommend this! It's an incredibly satisfying read, with a female lead who's beautiful on her own without a romantic partner. Her attempts at being cool never back down; everything she tries to do ends up becoming real. Readers will just be blown away! [Laughing emoji]

19. 19 你 You Have a Golden Finger, but I Have an All-Powerful Mom! 你有金手指，我有全能妈妈！ Fish from Mermaid Island人鱼岛的鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + System + life-simulation golden finger + strong heroine + billionaire + brainless wish-fulfillment story Also known as: There Is a God in This World, and Her Name Is Mom Main story complete [The Hongguo comic adaptation is now online: Here Comes the All-Powerful Mom] [The heroine has no romantic pairing, though various characters develop one-sided crushes in some small worlds.] [The heroine is invincible] Fang Jun had finally made it through her probation and completed her 21.4kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
20. 20 反 The Villain's Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old: If Dad Won't Rebel, I'll Do It 反派幼崽三岁半，爹不造反我来干 The Moon Falls into a Dream月亮跌入梦Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Adored by everyone + feel-good power fantasy + gloomy antagonist gets remade into a doting dad + daughter sweet-talks her villain father into spoiling her + female supporting character has a System] Wen Ruan was an evil villain who dreamed of ruling the world. The good news: she transmigrated as the three-and-a-half-year-old biological daughter of Qin Jiuzhou, the ultimate villain. The bad news: she’d landed in the epilogue, where the gloomy villain who could crush the heavens and earth had los 33.4kReads8.9Score4k14d adds

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    Let me emphasize the first book. Don't be fooled by the little character. The seemingly eccentric child actually has her reasons, and she can even make the reader feel that her vocals are so convincing that they're practically queens in the rest of the books—it's incredibly satisfying.

21. 21 恶 The Evil Villainess Transforms into the Reaper, a Beloved by All 恶毒女反派爆改死神万人迷 5185Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [My take on mythology with a Western fantasy vibe + a reverse harem with a gradual power-up arc + one heroine and multiple male leads, all first-timers + a morally gray heroine; see content warnings for details] A world where every man is messed up: The gentle teacher says: “You’re a lovely child.” But what he really means is: “Put out my eyes, and I can still see you. Stop up my ears, and I can still hear you… If you set a fire in my mind, I will etch you into my blood.” The incubus twins sa 20.1kReads9.4Score3.5k14d adds
22. 22 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 5.3kReads9.3Score34714d adds
23. 23 权 The Power Hierarchy: The Young Lady Awakens at the Academy for Nobles 权力序列：大小姐在贵族学院觉醒 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [Not pure wish fulfillment] [Dramatic twists] [Alternate world] [Large ensemble cast] [No saints here] Jing Yuanxi was engaged to Han Shixu at the age of seventeen. Then he brought a commoner girl into their elite school. At their engagement banquet, he professed his love for her in front of everyone and demanded to end the engagement. During a kidnapping, he even abandoned his fiancée, who was supposed to be the one he rescued, and saved the commoner girl instead. “Yuanxi, the Jing family w 132.5kReads8.9Score23.3k14d adds
24. 24 御 Beast Taming: How Do I Deal with My Beast Pets Loving to Turn into Human Form? 御兽：兽宠喜欢化作人形怎么破？ Elevenfold Draw-and-Kill Rule十一抽杀律Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Harem-Like Setup + Everyone’s Favorite + All Female Characters Secretly Love the Female Lead] The main story is complete. Hu Shiqi transmigrates from a young woman about to enter the workforce into a soon-to-be middle schooler with an empty head and an empty wallet. The story starts with the high school entrance exams: a perfect 100 in all eight subjects, and a glorious last-place ranking. Luckily, she has top-tier cultivation talent and a golden finger System full of quest 2.2kReads9.4Score19814d adds
25. 25 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 34.9kReads9.1Score3.8k14d adds

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    The female lead's "pretending to be dead" scene was so good!!! My sister is amazing!

26. 26 开 I Transmigrated as an S-Rank Criminal? But I'm the Sweet and Innocent Type 开局穿成S级重犯？但傻白甜版 Hao Ran Ke浩然客Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Everyone has a one-sided crush on the heroine, but she only cares about herself :)] After an accident, Lin Nanshan transmigrates to an interstellar ABO world. On her first day after transmigrating, she loses control of her pheromones, injures an omega, and is arrested on the spot. On her second day, she's brought before a military tribunal. Because her predecessor had so few friends and so many enemies, her ten-year sentence becomes life imprisonment. On her third day, she's aboard a starshi 3kReads8.6Score39114d adds

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    Invincible BKing, no secrets revealed

27. 27 快 Quick Transmigration: She's a Delicate, Soft-Spoken Powerhouse of a Female Lead 快穿之她是身娇体软大女主 You Little Brat汝这逆子Modern Romance992k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Glamorous, Scheming, Face-slapping, Feel-Good Story, Delicate and Soft] Xi Heng has mastered manipulation. She is utterly unemotional, petty, and excellent at holding grudges, and all she wants is to cause trouble. By chance, she binds herself to a dress-up System in pursuit of eternal life and godhood. She travels through countless worlds, collecting emotional value to create all kinds of outfits for her collection. In a modern world where women run away while pregnant, Xi 2.8kReads8.9Score22114d adds

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    This world is so pretentious! Super arrogant! But the first world is still the most memorable; the female lead's behavior in that world even resonated with my girlish fantasies. [Eating melon seeds][Staring]

28. 28 去 To Hell with the Real and Fake Heiresses, She's Humanity's Top Ace 去你的真假千金，她是人族首席 Revive a Little Angel复活一只小天使Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Spiritual qi revival + modern cultivation + female lead + ensemble cast) (HE, no rumors) Wen Chen was the Su family's real daughter, missing for seventeen years. She skipped school by climbing over the wall and gave up on the college entrance exam. After the Su family brought her back to the capital, they thought she was too uncouth to show off and refused to acknowledge her identity. The Huo family bullied her with their influence. The Lu family, to whom she had been betrothed since childhood, 121.7kReads9.2Score14.6k14d adds

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    It was so satisfying! There were no scenes where the female lead was slandered or hurt by those around her just to get revenge at the end. The female lead is incredibly strong. You'll regret not watching it!

29. 29 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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    The first book was truly enjoyable; the female protagonist grows stronger without ever suffering any setbacks, given that all twelve of her "fathers" are god-king level beings, and her greatest skill is summoning them. The second book features an incredibly powerful female protagonist with a massive cheat system, including a "faith value" system, which she uses to flaunt her power globally.

30. 30 我 I, an Angel on Earth, Rule My Age with Word Magic 我，在世天使，以言灵横压时代 Plain Dust Condenses into Rain素尘凝雨Modern Romance443k WordsCompleted [Just rated, and the score is rising] [Angel, Word Spirit, genius heroine, pure exhilaration with no frustration, no romance] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Si Feixue awakens an Angel System. Already a genius, she begins to dominate her era… The Shangjing Academy holds two major events at the start of the school year. People watch in disbelief as Si Feixue, a freshman, claims the title of [Ace]. Then she takes on all the other freshmen and wins the position of [Top Student] in front o 8kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
31. 31 L League of Legends: I Transformed into a Beautiful Girl and Crushed the Whole World LOL：变身美少女，吊打全世界 Big Love Wolf Lordovo大爱狼尊ovoSports923k WordsCompleted Reborn in S5, transformed into a girl studying abroad. Jiang Li just wants to beat everyone here to a pulp~ [Don't talk to me about management. It's a game! Having fun is what matters most~] Basically, it's the story of a genius girl rampaging through the LCK~ Keywords: esports, gender transformation, no harem, no marriage, a straightforward male-oriented novel with no drama~ 34.2kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds

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    Both are female-led, with no romantic pairings. They may not be overly pretentious, but they are definitely very enjoyable reads, and their ratings are quite high.

32. 32 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 20.7kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
33. 33 快 Quick Transmigration: A Max-Level Expert Stumbles Into a Palace Intrigue Set 快穿，满级大佬误入宫斗片场 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Ever since 18888 was bound to its Host, it had felt that something wasn't quite right. But when it saw its Host looking like a delicate, weak beauty, it relaxed. Until... For its first mission, it had to win the emperor's favor. 18888 was very pleased with itself for snagging a palace-intrigue template. This would be a piece of cake. Who could have guessed that, in the great hall, a sinister wind would blow as the emperor and his ministers trembled in fear? Enter Ling Xiao, the emperor 20kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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    These two! Both by the same author! They're so good!

34. 34 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.” 77.6kReads9.3Score8.6k14d adds
35. 35 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tough-as-Nails Housekeeper Sets Overbearing CEOs Straight 快穿：硬核管家，专治霸总癫公 Give Me Some Golden Light给点金光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + satisfying power fantasy, with a heroine who is the strongest in every world] After clearing an endless series of dungeons, Zhu Yin changed jobs. The Quick Transmigration Department gained a sweet and harmless-looking new employee. The protagonists of every world were about to meet their toughest assistant and go-to helper, whose main goal was to make her boss’s wishes come true. CEO world. The domineering CEO roared, “Find her! Turn City A upside down if you have to, but 69.1kReads9.5Score9.9k14d adds

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    This is amazing! The female lead is the strongest in the entire book, a true powerhouse!

36. 36 惊 Shocking! The Secret Identity Big Shot Takes the White Lotus Down From Every Angle 惊！马甲大佬她对白莲花横踢竖卷 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Publishing deal signed] [Satisfying revenge, lighthearted comedy, secret identities, putting scumbags in their place, a quirky and formidable mercenary boss VS a principled young heir from Beijing’s elite circles, devoted heroine] At their first meeting, Shu Lan shoots Lu Jinhan and leaves him badly wounded. She chases him all the way back to China, then becomes an ordinary university student. He runs, she chases; he has nowhere to hide. She’s the world’s number-one mercenary king! She’s a foun 56kReads9.5Score6.6k14d adds

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    The first book features a female protagonist from a completely different world, a clear case of overwhelming power. The second book has a very powerful female protagonist, the Black Mamba, the head instructor of District 21, who declares herself "the best in the world"—even the Gray Iron character is incredibly powerful! The third book is a fast-paced transmigration story, with each world lasting about ten chapters, the shortest being only two or three. The female protagonist is a powerful demon who never compromises her principles. The fourth book features a female protagonist who doesn't compromise her principles, possesses countless rare treasures, and is never low-key; if she can't win, she clings to her father.

37. 37 小 The Tiny Boss Is Everyone's Favorite, and She Coddles Her Scumbag Dad Like He's Her Placenta 小小老子当团宠，把渣爹当胎盘哄 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition of A Boat in a Single Thought is now available on all platforms. [Comedy + raising kids + everyone’s favorite + 1v1 romance + devoted couple + the adult heroine’s love interest is Lu Jinghuai] [A funny, sunny heroine who actually has eight hundred tricks up her sleeve x a saintly beauty who is really a sinister, venomous schemer] Ji Nian transmigrates into a novel where the heroine is adored by everyone, becoming the universally disliked biological daughter of the heroine’s pow 89.8kReads9.6Score11.6k14d adds

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    The first book is a campus/urban 1v1 story where the female lead is more powerful than the male lead. The second book is a cultivation novel with no romance; the female lead is very powerful and can basically defeat anyone with a single strike. Both books are obviously satisfying, featuring various alternate identities for a fun experience. The third book is also a satisfying read, but with an ensemble cast and more romance.

38. 38 我 I Became the Moon Goddess in Ancient Times 我在古代当月神 Qing Mo轻陌Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Maxed Out from the Start] Please note: this is a female-oriented novel!! Xiyue is bound to a System and transmigrates to ancient times. She must accumulate enough faith points to return home. Using the skills granted by her beginner’s gift pack, she manifests before the people as the Moon Goddess. Paper-making, a focus on agriculture and commerce, imperial examinations, selecting female officials… At first, the people say: The Moon Goddess may be aloof, but she cares about the comm 4.9kReads9.2Score53014d adds

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    Xi Yue is bound to a system and transmigrates to ancient times, manifesting as the Moon Goddess thanks to skills from her beginner's gift pack. She needs to accumulate enough faith points to return home, which leads her to invent papermaking, promote agriculture and commerce, establish the imperial examination system, and select female officials. [No romance + max-level starting female-oriented novel]

39. 39 都 It's the Apocalypse, So Having a Few Extra Powers Is Only Reasonable 都末世了，有亿点异能很合理吧 Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleSci-Fi & Apocalypse912k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Powerful Protagonist + Satisfying Read with No Logic + No Romance + Word Spirit] Ling Ran, a powerful word-spirit master, unexpectedly transmigrated into a book set in an apocalypse, and she found the new world fascinating. When surrounded by zombies, Ling Ran: “God says I can fly.” The ability users watched as she rose into the air, despite having no wings, and slowly dropped their jaws. When they needed to retrieve research materials but the ability users were 26.8kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: The Demon King Wrecks the Plot 快穿之大魔王崩坏剧情 Mist Rising Through the Long Forest雾起长林Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish-fulfillment.) The heroine is an overbearing, chuuni, unhinged supervillain. She isn't human! She has no human morality and is rotten to the core. Anyone seeking justice or a saintly heroine should stay away. She takes the scumbag's path and leaves scumbags nowhere to go. If she can solve something with violence, she won't waste a word. She's a master of every kind of scheming green tea and black lotus trick: if you can imagine it, she can do it. A mama's boy ends up w 29.6kReads9.5Score3k14d adds
41. 41 震 Shocking Chinese Showbiz: The Godmother of Entertainment Is You! 震撼内娱，文娱教母竟是你！ Dawn Enters the Mortal World天明入红尘Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted [The rating just opened, so it will go up!] [Books, dramas, manga: I copy everything, from China and abroad. Whatever's needed, I copy it. I work behind the scenes. Low standards, 1Vn, ridiculously indulgent, pure wish fulfillment with no angst.] You transmigrate into a parallel world and begin a perfect, legendary life, like the heavens' favorite child! At eleven, you write “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,” stunning the literary world. At fourteen, you create “One Piece,” amazing ever 8kReads8.5Score88614d adds

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    The entire story is overly pretentious, set in a parallel world where many classic works are absent. The protagonist, "you," replicates these classic stories to become a god. Although it's a gimmick, the premise is cleverly crafted: second-person narration and non-subjective intent (these classic works naturally come to mind as creative ideas; you have no memories outside of the works). Furthermore, the protagonist's family background, looks, and talent are all top-notch. There's a romantic subplot where all the male supporting characters are devoted fans (including the female supporting character; there's a slight yuri element, but the female lead won't reciprocate).

42. 42 天 Natural Disasters: Reborn at the Dawn of the Apocalypse 天灾，重生回到末世初始 A Shu tn阿树tnSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Natural disasters and apocalypse + rebirth + spatial storage + hoarding supplies + decisive and unsentimental, not a saint + farming + no romance + lone wolf in the apocalypse] The disaster begins when heavy snow suddenly falls on a southern city where temperatures are high all year round. Just as everyone is basking in the delight of the moment, the snow grows heavier and heavier, gradually swallowing the entire city. Then come the power cuts, water shortages, and food shortages. The evil in p 36kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds

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    This, this, this, this 😭 I've been following this for three days already 😭 This, this, this, ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

43. 43 第 The Top Genius Has a Sickness: Everyone Else Wants to Win, but She Wants to Lose 第一天骄她有病，别人求赢她求输 The Poem Says诗云Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + ensemble cast + team tournament + chuunibyou + feel-good power fantasy] “Doctor, there’s something wrong with me.” “What’s wrong?” “I’m so exceptional that it’s making me miserable!” Jiang Chao was sunk in sorrow, gazing up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. “From childhood to now, every competition I’ve entered and every exam I’ve taken, I’ve come in first…” “I’ve asked myself more than once: how can I be this exceptional?” “Ah, it’s so painful! Doctor, can you understand m 14.4kReads8.9Score2k14d adds

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    Haha, you genius with a genius complex, what?! You say you don't want to win?! The genius with the genius complex says: Impossible! I definitely won't lose! [Thunderous punch]

44. 44 不 After Giving Up Achievement Points, I Became a God by Getting a Little Abstract 不当成就点后，稍微抽象就成神了 Over-the-Top CEO霸总超AAncient Romance650k WordsCompleted [Genius protagonist + absurd memes and jokes + ensemble cast + heroine cultivates both swordsmanship and formations + lighthearted power fantasy] Jiang Mingzhao caught the transmigration craze and opened her eyes in the cultivation world. She thought she’d landed the leading-lady role. Instead, she was told she’d transmigrated into a leveling-up novel where someone else was the protagonist. She was only a pitiful stepping stone, a source of achievement points for the male and female leads to fin 22kReads9.0Score4.2k14d adds

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    The female lead is particularly pretentious, and she can't stand anyone being more pretentious than her, hahaha.

45. 45 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

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    The first one, judging from the title, is arrogant from the start and has already ended. The protagonist is powerful, has a family, and is influential. This one has a romantic pairing. The second one has a smart female lead who doesn't turn against the original female lead; there's no romantic pairing. The third one has a very powerful female lead who can traverse heaven and earth; the chosen ones are no match for her, and she eventually ascends to immortality. There's no romantic pairing.

46. 46 绑 After Binding to a Black Tech System, I Beat the Male Lead to a Pulp 绑定黑科技系统后我打爆了男主 Snowfall In Winter岁冬下雪了Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic genius + Cutting-edge technology + Real and fake heiresses + Wish fulfillment] After being reborn, Jiang Huaining discovers that she is the vicious supporting female character in a story about a real and fake heiress. According to the plot, the fake heiress is supposed to envy the real one, scheme against her family, and seize the company, only to be left with her family in ruins by the male lead. “What vicious supporting character? Being a tycoon is more my style.” So... She t 28.5kReads9.3Score3.8k14d adds
47. 47 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 26.2kReads8.5Score2.9k14d adds

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    A strong female lead novel, highly recommended! I beg you all to read it, it's really good!

48. 48 游 Game Invasion: From the Start, I Randomly Draw a System 游戏入侵：开局随机抽取一个系统 Sleepless Deer鹿不眠Sports772k WordsCompleted [No romance + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping + invincible leveling + steamrolling everything] 179 years after games invaded the world, every boy and girl on Planet M34 who turns eighteen can awaken a game talent and enter their first game instance through the college entrance examination. Her S-rank talent, [Record Modification], is also known as the Mini Copier. It can record other talents and generate a weakened, one-use version when she enters a game. Looking at the dozens of Syste 18.3kReads9.1Score3k14d adds

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    1. Needless to say, with 12 incredibly powerful fathers, an exceptionally strong talent with five spiritual roots, countless inexhaustible rare treasures, and the ability to challenge opponents of higher levels, the female lead's strength is undeniable. She can kill anyone she dislikes without any restraint. [Laughs] 2. An extremely pretentious novel. The female lead uses a system to draw cards and gives herself an identity that no one can afford to offend, and fabricates a family that no one can afford to mess with. Her background is gradually revealed through the wild imaginations of passersby. Later, in order to draw cards, she simply gives herself a villainous disguise. The female lead acts all pretentious wherever she goes. 3. A growth-oriented, boastful novel where the female lead randomly draws a system when she goes to a dungeon. This system is perfectly suited for the current dungeon, and while others are still struggling at the bottom, she has already cleared it. [Laughing] 4. This one is a bit awkward at first. The female lead is bound to a "domineering CEO quotes system" and has to speak in the tone of a domineering CEO. However, true to her CEO persona, her words are almost law. Wherever she is, there are bound to be domineering CEO quotes. When she utters a domineering CEO quote, something unbelievable always happens. 5. This is a massive boastful novel. The female lead initially uses magic as a cover for her spellcasting, but later she stops pretending altogether and travels through worlds live with her companions from another world. It's incredibly enjoyable to read at first, but it gets a bit tiresome later on. It's suitable for people who like mindless boastful and satisfying novels. 6. This is a fast-paced, plot-driven novel with a strong female lead who undergoes significant growth. Every appearance she makes is a sensation. She uses various aliases to build a powerful force, and each member's arrival causes a huge uproar. In my opinion, this is the pinnacle of overpowered protagonist stories. However, note that while the female lead is a character who grows stronger, she will face many powerful opponents and won't be able to easily defeat them from the start. But she will successfully demonstrate her power every time. The female lead is exceptionally eccentric and arrogant. If you enjoy stories with eccentric and arrogant protagonists, this is a must-read! (Note: This is a reborn female lead story.)

49. 49 我 I Became a God by Posting CEO Catchphrases in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界靠刷霸总语录成神 Chu Chu Wa初初哇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Pocket Dimension + No Romance + Comedy + Absolutely Massive Golden Finger] Protagonist: Nan Zhi I transmigrated into the cultivation world. While everyone else cultivates using their spiritual roots, I boost my cultivation by reciting domineering CEO quotes! I also take advantage of the cultivation world whenever I can. Who cares about the Chosen One? Never heard of them! Long Zhentian: “!!!!” “Man, you’re worthy of being my master. I’ll grant y 6.2kReads7.7Score1.2k14d adds
50. 50 我 My Host! The Path to Godhood Through Magic, Cleared in One Year 我宿主！魔法成神路，一年速通 Mao Yuyu猫渔渔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No male lead + another world + livestreaming + strong female lead] Also known as: She Becomes a Legend at the Welcome Party, and the Top-Tier Star of Magic Is Actually a Mage! Fa Liyue, a first-year voice acting major, is picked to perform at the welcome party. She thinks she's about to embarrass herself, but then a shocking System suddenly appears, and she draws a magic skill. As long as she performs magic in front of people and earns shock points, she can get all kinds of rewards. From then o 4kReads8.6Score53314d adds

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