Books Where the Original Female Lead Has No Special Treatment and the Protagonist Isn't Dumbed Down 有没有原女主没光环，主角不降智的书

1. 1 被 After They Heard My Thoughts, the Fake Heiress Became Everyone’s Favorite 被读心之后，假千金成团宠了 Xiao Yuanxiao小圆潇Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance in a wealthy family + CEO + doted on by everyone + entertainment industry] Jing Yi transmigrated into a sweet romance novel about a wealthy family's real and fake heiresses. The good news was that she could enjoy a life of luxury at a young age! The bad news was that she was the wicked fake heiress who would eventually face retribution... In the original story, Jing Yi was adopted by the Jing family as a child. But consumed by jealousy of 11kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   Time travel has become a real cannon fodder. I originally wanted to be a happy, wealthy and idle person abroad, but I couldn't resist my conscience.

2. 2 穿 Reborn as a Sickly Cannon Fodder, I Just Want to Wait for Death 穿成病弱炮灰后只想等死 Ling Yuan菱垣Modern Romance782k WordsCompleted After Gu Nanzhi died suddenly, she transmigrated into a book, a Mary Sue story where everyone adored the heroine, and became the frail, disposable wife of the villainous tycoon. In the original story, the villain was a brilliant business prodigy who always had everything under control and showed no mercy. But a car accident left him unable to walk, twisting his personality and making him moody and unpredictable. Only the heroine could offer him a little warmth. The villain loved the heroine but 3.9kReads—Score216Shelves

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   The heroine dies unexpectedly and travels back in time to become the cannon-fodder and sickly wife of the villain in a heartthrob Mary Sue novel. After lying flat and broken, she discovers that the plot has deviated.

3. 3 穿 Reborn as the Wicked Heiress's Cannon Fodder Lackey 穿成恶毒千金的炮灰狗腿子 Wen Gugu温菇咕Modern Romance848k WordsCompleted [Sunny, cheerful, money-loving cannon fodder girl × cold System at first, warm and doting villain later] [An optimistic ray of sunshine saves characters from old-school tragic romances, changes everyone’s bad endings, and turns cannon fodder into the apple of everyone’s eye] (Everyday-life pacing + main plot. Not a power fantasy with a strong female lead. Characters controlled by the plot will awaken. If you think this is a redemption story, please take note!) Su Xingyu transmigrates into an old 4.1kReads9.2Score546Shelves

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   A group portrait, the heroine is a sunny and cheerful little golden retriever, who warms everyone, the original heroine is not negative, the heroine's character is really good

4. 4 惊 What?! The Beautiful Girl Woke Up to Find Her Child Was Three! 惊！美少女一觉醒来孩子三岁！ Yu Yier余宜尔Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Published print edition: Nian Nian Xiang Xu] [Both leads' first love + adorable child + CEO + sweet romance + healing + villain] Original title: What?! A Beautiful Young Woman Woke Up to Find Her Child Was Three! At eighteen, Xu Chuniann confessed her feelings to her crush. After a night of drinking, she woke up six years in the future. From what she could tell, her twenty-four-year-old self was difficult and capricious. Her husband, whom she had secretly loved for years, had given up on her, a 47.2kReads9.2Score6.5kShelves

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   This book is really good. I don't know how to describe it. It probably means that everyone is not controlled by the original plot and lives their own lives. [Sending Hearts]

5. 5 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 132.2kReads9.5Score16.7kShelves

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   Yes, yes, the heroine is super beautiful, but the original heroine has no aura.

6. 6 穿 Reborn as the Abusive Novel’s Male Lead’s Mother 穿成虐文男主他妈 The Little Cat Fell Asleep小猫睡了Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted [Short story contest] [Foodie fiction] [A sweet little treat] Overnight, she transmigrates into a book with a baby in her belly whose father is unknown. On closer inspection, the baby turns out to be the male lead from the tragic novel she read before. He's a poor little thing whose father doesn't care for him and whose mother doesn't love him. Penniless, Ding Sha relies on her excellent cooking skills to become the food goddess of a construction site. Spicy diced chicken, cured pork with garlic 32.1kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
7. 7 抱 Sorry, Sis is the NPC You Can’t Catch Up With 抱歉啦，姐是你们追不上的npc Cilantro Is Delicious香菜很好吃Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A completely brainless comedy from start to finish) When Yun Youyou opened her eyes, she found herself inexplicably turned into an NPC in a horror game. Cheapskate game: no wages, no benefits. As long as you don't work yourself to death, they'll work you to death. Yun Youyou: Then I have no choice but to pretend I'm a pile of crap. If I can't create any value, it's the same as not working. With nothing but her silver tongue, Yun Youyou somehow turned a horror game into a comedy. The haunted hot 28.2kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
8. 8 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 127.7kReads9.6Score14.9kShelves
9. 9 别 Don’t Mess with Her! After Leaving Her Sect in a Fury, She Awakens a God-Tier Talent 别惹！发癫弃宗后她觉醒神级天赋 Yingxi映希Ancient Romance889k WordsCompleted Clear-headed heroine × dual-personality hero (being clear-headed doesn’t mean the heroine is invincible) Main plot Transmigrate into a book; the villainess changes her fate and grows. Kongsang Li transmigrated into a book, becoming the wicked senior sister who competes with the heroine for the male lead in a story about a good-for-nothing rising to greatness. Reform her image? No, she did nothing wrong! Why can the heroine kill her, but she can’t kill the heroine? Why is Kongsang Li merely a too 1.9kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
10. 10 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 301.2kReads9.6Score32kShelves

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    The first one is pretty good at the beginning. The plot is compact and not draggy, but it drags a bit in the middle. One thing said that it took a long time and the pitfalls were all filled up in the end. Overall, it's good. The second heroine's facial control is quite interesting. You can watch it.

11. 11 我 I Quit My Internet Addiction at the Sword Sect 我在剑宗戒网瘾 Shen Zhanxing沈占星Ancient Romance824k WordsCompleted The animated drama for Season One is now out. Come check it out~ [Ridiculous and satisfying comedy, both leads are devoted to each other, and the heroine becomes even stronger than the hero later on] Assassin senior brother X junior sister who treats cultivation like a game [Warnings: There is a male-male side pairing, so don't go in unprepared!!! This is a silly comedy with exaggerated, amateurish humor. If that's not your thing, don't read. The pacing is fast, including the romance, so proceed 17.5kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
12. 12 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 132.8kReads9.6Score15.2kShelves

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    Hey, just watch, I'm an old man

13. 13 娇 The Sweet, Beloved Consort Who Bewitches Hearts 娇娇宠妃惑人心 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq 35.8kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
14. 14 反 Is the Villainous Stepmother Having a Headache Again Today? 反派继母今天又头疼了吗！ yoo Qingjinyoo青衿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book, Adorable Kids, Lighthearted, Feel-Good] At a critical moment in a corporate acquisition, Ruan Tao, who had been working through the night for several days, suddenly died. When she opens her eyes, she finds she’s transmigrated into a book and become the vicious stepmother villain. In the end, she’ll turn into a stumbling block in the romance between the male and female leads, and successfully get herself killed! Ruan Tao lazily crosses her legs and leisurely flips throu 4.1kReads9.2Score414Shelves

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    The original female protagonist and the original male protagonist both died in the battle. The cubs were raised in the early stage, and the theme was sublimated in the later stage. The story about the righteousness of family and country was very moving.

15. 15 摆 After Escaping Her Maidservant Status, She Became Obsessed with Making Money 摆脱通房丫鬟身份后，她沉迷搞钱 Behave Yourself好好当当Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted [Complete + no transmigration or rebirth + winning back his wife + slow-burn romance + political intrigue and business rivalry + pure-love devotees] She was a farmer’s daughter. After her father died, she was sold and became a kitchen maid in a marquis’s household. By a twist of fate, she was forced to follow the marquis’s family into exile for a heinous crime. She endured countless hardships and suffered many injuries to keep the whole family fed, all because the young marquis had made a solemn 60.1kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves

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    The heroine's IQ is online, there is no protagonist halo, no time travel, no golden finger

16. 16 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 40kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    The original heroines in these two books have no halo, but the protagonists have brains

17. 17 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 129.9kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves
18. 18 杀 On the Run for Murder, I Go on a Killing Spree After Reuniting with My Wealthy Family! 杀人逃亡，被豪门认回后杀疯了！ Kiss My Eyes吻我之眸Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The heroine is a man-eating flower! + Three thousand family rules! + Unhinged! + Strong female lead! + Character growth!] The Jian family has three thousand rules. On the day Jian Jinge was brought home by her biological third brother, she was told to memorize all three thousand rules. At the time, Jian Jinge had just escaped a pirate pursuit and gone hungry for three whole days!!! Jian Jinge: ... The Jian family’s twentieth rule says that when the elders leave the table, the meal is over. 16.9kReads9.0Score2kShelves

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    This one is super good-looking. The heroine is a little crazy but also very strong. She only relies on her own strength to rewrite her destiny and become the master of her own destiny.

19. 19 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book: No One Understands Arrogance Better Than Me 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 57kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves

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    It's really good. The last one doesn't have the original heroine, but she wakes up.

20. 20 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 212.7kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
21. 21 师 My Junior Sister Switches to the Heartless Dao, and the Whole Sect Kneels to Beg Her to Stay 师妹改修无情道 ，全师门跪地挽留 Want to See Drawings想看画画Ancient Romance466k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Xiao had a people-pleasing personality. She cared for her senior and junior fellow disciples in every way and held her master in the highest regard. Desperate to win their attention, she constantly clashed with Bai Yingying, until everyone hated her and her reputation was in tatters. Then she was killed by someone close to her! This time, Jiang Xiao is reborn. She turns and walks away, choosing the path of ruthless cultivation! Who could have guessed that the senior a 1.1kReads5.4Score103Shelves
22. 22 穿 Book Transmigration: The Little Junior Sister Goes Viral in the Cultivation World With Her Fortune-Telling! 穿书：小师妹算命爆红修真界！ Miao Fufu喵芙芙Ancient Romance467k WordsCompleted [Fortune-Telling + Cultivation + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Face-Slapping + Beloved by All + Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium] Ling Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The eldest senior sister was an obsessive maniac, the second senior sister was a deviant, the third senior brother was completely unhinged, and her beloved master would eventually kill them all! Her entire sect was full of lunatics, so Ling Xiuxiu fled in the middle of the night! She had a Heavenly Eye cheat, so she went down the mountain 394Reads8.9Score114Shelves
23. 23 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 108.1kReads9.5Score15.2kShelves

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    The heroine's name is Chi Miao. "Don't underestimate the bond of our genius group." [Tiandao Foundation, Peerless Genius] "The whole sect of Tantric Buddhism is loyal to everyone." "I am his new disciple. My name is Chi Miao. There will be no hindrance, and Miaomiao will return to Chi Miao." "Chi Miao will definitely live up to her mission!" "I will carry this name for all eternity... Defy heaven and change my destiny!" "Our era has ended. Please bring the inheritance and traces of Wei Shu and shine in the era that belongs to Chi Miao." "Master Li You, I will go on, I will find the truth, and I will be the last life to bear the curse of Yama." "Everything is me, immortal!" "Secretly seize the sky to kill the way of heaven!" "Pave the way for all generations, change destiny against the sky...

24. 24 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 125.1kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves

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    The heroine is super sober, has a rich worldview, and the writing is very good. The article is finished! The husband in the previous life cheated and betrayed, but in the next life the male protagonist was changed. The male and female protagonists are both powerful, and their businesses are online, and they create a new dynasty together.

25. 25 你 You Go Crazy, I’m the Jerk. Let Me Cling to You and Take It Easy 你发疯，我混蛋，抱个大腿好摆烂 Meditating at the Hour of the Pig亥时入定Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Funny everyday life in the cultivation world] [Lighthearted gossip] [No CP] Word has it that the North Court of the Ethereal Sect is a little weird. After a certain someone joined, the whole group went from wicked to downright ridiculous. A senior sister who pretends to be an expert, a second senior brother who's broke but loves looking good, a beautiful and stupid third senior brother, and a little junior sister with no spiritual power at all. What kind of team is this? Are you here to make pe 652Reads8.8Score103Shelves
26. 26 长 The Grand Princess Knocked the Transmigrator's Head Clean Off 长公主把穿越女头都打飞了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Her younger brother brought home a woman who had transmigrated, and from then on he became a lovesick fool... The transmigrator could recite poetry, knew military strategy, and could make explosives. Her brother loved her to the point of obsession. The younger brother who had always respected her poisoned himself, surrendered his power, and even gave up the throne for that woman. Reborn, she thought, a lovesick fool? No problem. I'll make sure you two are stuck together forever. An ungrateful, i 1.8kReads8.5Score270Shelves

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    I am the eldest princess. What is your identity?

27. 27 癫 Crazy, All Crazy, A Little Madness Is Good 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 369.6kReads9.8Score54.8kShelves
28. 28 小 Junior Sister, We Really Can’t Keep Competing Anymore 小师妹，我们真的卷不动了 A Learned Cat一只博学多识的猫Ancient Romance4.6M WordsCompleted Lingyun Sect has welcomed a sweet, adorable little junior sister, and everyone is thrilled. Pamper her! We have to pamper her to the moon and back! So they shower her with every kind of spiritual fruit, storage ring, pill, and defensive artifact... without even asking for a single spirit stone in return. But when they see what the little junior sister gives them in return, they're all stunned. This junior sister is loaded! Their excitement lasts only a few days before they realize that she's eit 4.6kReads8.7Score682Shelves

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