Stories With a Strong-Willed Female Lead Who Always Loves Herself Most 女主自我意识非常强的文，永远最爱自己

1. 401 重 Reborn in the 1990s: Wanwan's Whimsical Ideas 重生九零：婉婉的奇思妙想 Blind Again又瞎Modern Romance743k WordsCompleted [Period setting + childhood friends + multiple male leads] Please give the novel a rating, thank you. On the eve of accepting her fate and marrying a blind date, thirty-five-year-old Lin Wan fell asleep and woke up at the age of five. The little girl in the mirror was as pretty as a doll. In her previous life, she had followed the path her parents laid out for her, studying hard, getting a secure government job, and taking life one step at a time. But after the boyfriend she had dated for five y 23Reads5.9Score—Shelves
2. 402 综 Film and TV Crossover: A Traveler Between Worlds 综影视之界面旅人 Blind Again又瞎Female-Channel Fanfiction842k WordsCompleted [Transmigrating into TV dramas + multiple male leads + everyone's favorite + the most beautiful and powerful heroine, with no romance-addled brain] The worlds featured so far include Avatar, The Walking Dead, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Soldiers Sortie, Divergent, The Hunger Games, The Vampire Diaries, and more. Synopsis: Loran Eriksson, a plane-hopping traveler with elven blood, draws her bow amid the gunfire of a zombie apocalypse, waves her wand beneath Hogwarts' candlelight, and cha 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 高 After the College Entrance Exams, I Was Accepted into an Alien Military Academy! 高考后，我被外星军校录取了！ Qi Xian戚弦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse184k WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no CP An interstellar military academy is still a military academy. Chu Qinglan never expected her life to take a sharp turn during the summer after the college entrance exams. At first, when Chu Qinglan and Qi Sui saw the official warning not to reply to aliens, they thought the official account had been hacked. They never imagined that an alien spacecraft would appear the very next second. After that, everything felt like a dream. The aliens came from the Origin Star Domain 293Reads—Score102Shelves

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   I recommend this book; I envy Siwon.

4. 404 偷 The Senior Sister Who Stole My Underpants Is Going to Cultivate Immortality and Change Her Fate! 偷裤衩的师姐，竟要修仙改命了！ Yan Lantian燕蓝天Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing The cultivation novel she'd been following went on hiatus right at the steamiest part. While cursing the author for being a terrible person, Qi Yunxiang somehow transmigrated! She'd barely arrived before she was ambushed, her meridians shattered and herself paralyzed! She cursed at the heavens in fury: I don't have to be the heroine or a great hero, but why did I transmigrate into a crazy cannon-fodder supporting female character obsessed with her junior brother?! She would tear up the romance-a 15.6kReads8.0Score2.4kShelves

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   This book [already added to my wishlist] – don't be fooled by the title: transmigrated into the bottom-tier female supporting character, she tears apart the script and defies fate! No self-destructive behavior, no brainless antics, she rises to power through strength and charm, a serious cultivation story with humor, clean plot and multiple couples! If you don't like it after reading one volume, feel free to throw a brick at me [staring emoji]. If you do like it, you can come back and leave a comment [kissing emoji].

5. 405 雪 Snow Falls on Youyan 雪落幽燕 Helian Chengcheng赫连澄澄Ancient Romance176k WordsCompleted Li Mei, courtesy name Shuyuan, is the legitimate daughter of Prince Yongping’s household. At seven, she was granted the title of County Lady Jing’an. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she nevertheless had an unreliable mother. Her mother was a fiery-tempered daughter of a military family, fiercely jealous by nature. In a fit of rage, she killed Su Su, Prince Yongping’s favorite concubine, and was stripped of her title, expelled from the household, and sent to live in seclusion on Mount Nan, 1.1kReads—Score102Shelves

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   The female protagonist is the legitimate daughter, but is disliked in the royal palace because of her mother; the illegitimate daughter is married but still favored. The illegitimate daughter gets into trouble, leading to her entire family's exile and her being divorced by her husband's family. The female protagonist is also jilted by her fiancé. She escapes in time and settles in Youzhou with her mother, where she finds love with a kind-hearted general. The illegitimate daughter is kidnapped during her exile and sold to Youzhou; the female protagonist's former fiancé is also kidnapped while returning to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors and sold to Youzhou as well. Coincidentally, the female protagonist's family needs a slave, so they become her servants.

6. 406 我 I Raised My Clingy, Beautiful Host into My Possession 我把粘着系美貌牛郎豢养成所有物 Electric White Orchid电气白蘭Modern Romance204k WordsOngoing "Omegas aren't allowed on ships." She says: "Shut up. That's bullshit. Even a fart makes a noise." "Women shouldn't go out to sea." She says: "I'll go if I want to." She boards the ship to find her mother. And on the way, she picks up a handsome male escort who was supposed to go undercover, but accidentally became the top star. The deep sea is vast, Night City is small. Welcome aboard. (A clingy man: someone infatuated and impossible to shake off. He sticks closely to a particular person 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Love yourself and love your mother

7. 407 本 I'm the Princess, and I Can Do Whatever I Want. What Are You Going to Do About It? 本公主就是嚣张跋扈，你能奈我何？ Bamboo Scenery and Refined Pleasures竹景雅趣Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted This Princess Is Just Arrogant and Overbearing. What Can You Do About It? 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommend this refreshing female-centric novel; it's satisfying from beginning to end.

8. 408 女 Gender Equality: Eloping with the Pure-Hearted Girl and the Villainess 女男平等：拐走小白花与恶毒女配 Chexin Has a Shovel澈心有把铲子Modern Romance207k WordsOngoing Transmigration + a world where women and men are equal + no romance pairing at the end + female awakening + female friendship + growth A pure, kind, sunny, cheerful, clever, resilient, petite, adorable, innocent-flower heroine from a traditional romance novel joins forces with a spoiled, haughty, forceful, clever, ambitious, wicked rival from a traditional romance novel. Together, they travel to a world where women and men are equal, and experience a different culture and customs. “Hello, we’r 86Reads—Score—Shelves

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   One of the smaller myths: The creator goddess awoke from chaos, when the world was a vast expanse of white, devoid of any life. Feeling lonely, she used a drop of her own blood to create her daughter: the mother goddess Nüzhou. Nüzhou was human in form, but as a goddess, she possessed magnificent wings, a free-flowing serpent tail, and hair that danced and blossomed on her head. [Directory 17]

9. 409 我 I Rule the Heavenly Dao in My Dreams 我在梦境执掌天道 Sister Feng Zheng凤筝姐Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Eighteen-year-old Xue Xixi's whole thing was lying flat, but she never imagined she was actually the Heavenly Dao, ruler of countless worlds! She lost her memories after descending to the mortal realm to undergo a trial, and for three years was plagued by bizarre nightmares. Every time she awoke, her head throbbed as if it would explode. Little did she know that the cool, imposing powerhouse who tore into scumbags and judged evildoers in her dreams was none other than herself. The little Heaven 598Reads—Score103Shelves

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   A quick transmigration novel where the female protagonist is the Heavenly Dao who travels through various realms to handle prayers and incidentally capture systems. Completed after one million words.

10. 410 元 A Nascent Soul Cultivator's Modern Survival Guide 元婴修士现代求生记 Sister Feng Zheng凤筝姐Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted A Max-Level Bigshot Is Mistaken for Someone Who Can't Take Care of Himself After failing his tribulation, I transmigrated to the modern world and discovered I was the only Nascent Soul cultivator on Earth. I wanted to keep a low profile, but modern society officially diagnosed me with "severe delusional disorder." The neighborhood committee auntie came by every day to check on me: "Young man, you have to believe in science!" Then one day, a gigantic demon appeared. As the world's armies stood he 101Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 411 离 After the Divorce, the Stand-In Wife Goes on a Rampage 离婚后，替身太太杀疯了 Happy King Guo开心郭大王Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Modern wealthy-family angst]+ [The ex regrets it too late]+ [A career comeback led by a strong female lead]+ [Sweet romance with the second male lead]+ [The beloved first love faces payback]+ [The male lead’s lifelong regret] Shen Zhiyi loved Fu Chenzhou for three years. She wore white dresses for him, grew her hair long, and gave up her dream of becoming a designer, content to be a quiet, understanding Mrs. Fu. It wasn’t until his beloved first love returned from abroad that she learned she ha 41Reads—Score113Shelves

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    A strong female lead! Wake up!

12. 412 强 After He Took Me by Force, the Dark Overlord Became Addicted 强制侵占后！暗黑大佬他上瘾了 A Shallow Cup on a Boat舟上浅盏Modern Romance713k WordsCompleted Just got the rating, it’ll go up [1VN + unhinged power players + self-serving heroine + no saintly heroine + no melodrama + holds back at first, then slaps back hard + equally formidable leads] The leads are enemies. Her mother is dead; his younger brother is dead. They’re at each other’s throats in public, but sickeningly sweet in private. Their secret relationship is exposed. People say that if someone had a daughter like her, even her mother wouldn’t rest easy in the afterlife. At one person 1.2kReads9.4Score127Shelves

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    The female lead usually takes revenge on the spot, never letting it linger overnight. You can tell from the synopsis.

13. 413 穿 After Becoming a Female Chieftain, I Led the Frontier Out of Poverty 穿成女土司后，我带边疆脱贫致富 Likes the Trombone喜欢乐器长号Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted Lu Mingyu, an agricultural science student, transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of a chieftain's estate in Dayan. Her father died young, and her mother took over his duties and holds all the power. But the next day, she discovers that the estate lies in a remote border region, cut off from news, impoverished, and underdeveloped. So she gets to work, visiting the locals and conducting surveys herself, determined to help everyone escape poverty and prosper. But just as this young chieftain' 51Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 414 我 My Years as the CEO's Daughter 我当总裁千金的这些年 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted CEO romance + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + youth + love + the worlds of politics, business, and the military + fierce battles A poor girl rises to become a wealthy beauty, taking on the worlds of politics and business in turn! The plot is thrilling: her secret crush confesses his feelings! A domineering CEO pursues her relentlessly! The political world treats her like a treasure! The business world holds her in awe! The heroine is clever, intelligent, emotionally savvy, and financiall 54Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    You must love yourself first, and then love others.

15. 415 枯 The Dying Lamp Rekindled: The Prison Rose Returns 枯灯复燃，狱中玫瑰归来 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted Five years ago, she was the eldest daughter of the Qian family, admired by everyone. But she was framed over her family's reputation and charged with murder, falling from the clouds into the mire and ending up behind bars. Behind those high walls, she met Zhao Yi, a woman imprisoned for financial crimes who nevertheless wielded absolute power inside. In their sunless days, they became each other's light, enduring more than two thousand nights together. Five years later, Qian Xin walks out of p 28Reads8.2Score—Shelves
16. 416 喉 The Secret of the Adam’s Apple Cover 喉结罩的秘密 Scholar of Bianjing汴京书生Modern Romance222k WordsOngoing In 2149, a strange nightmare virus swept across the country, infecting only men. The afflicted became trapped in nightmares where they turned into coquettish, delicate young men or alluring young wives, wearing Adam’s apple covers and acting sweet and docile, utterly charming to women. The nightmares struck back with devastating force, and many men died of terror. Shuiqiu fell into chaos. Jiang Yue was selected as a dream monitor and witnessed all kinds of bizarre dreams. The crisis caused by th 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-promoted, currently updating.

17. 417 女 The Powerful Female Physician: After the Legitimate Daughter Refused Foot Binding, I Founded a Sect 女医权倾天下：嫡女拒裹脚后，我开宗立派了 Jie Ma介麻34k WordsCompleted The Female Physician Rules the World: After the Legitimate Daughter Refuses Foot Binding, I Found a Sect 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist remains conscious throughout, living a life on easy mode.

18. 418 欺 Bullying Me? You're Still Wet Behind the Ears! Your Punches Aren't Hard Enough! 欺凌？对我？还是嫩了点！你的拳头不够硬！ Jie Ma介麻47k WordsCompleted Bullying me? You’re a little too green for that! Your fists aren’t hard enough! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 满 You Reek of Fish! Get Lost! This Princess Won’t Put Up With It 满身鱼腥味？滚！本公主不吃压力 Jie Ma介麻16k WordsCompleted Smell like fish? Get out! This princess doesn't eat stress. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 为 Drifting North for Love? Holding Someone Else’s Hand? Turning Around to Say Goodbye? 为爱北漂？牵别人的手？转身说再见？ Jie Ma介麻44k WordsCompleted Drift north for love? Take someone else's hand? Turn around and say goodbye? —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 421 天 A Baby from Heaven: A Fierce Beauty Arrives in the 1970s 天降萌娃：七零来了一朵霸王花 Hair Loss or No Hair Loss脱发不脱发Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing An alternate era + adorable kid + System + family life + building wealth + everyday minutiae + no romance + father-daughter love and growing up A monster daughter who only knows how to eat? A stingy, single, lazy deadbeat dad? After getting struck by lightning for hundreds of years, the showy flower finally received the guiding heavenly lightning she had been waiting for. But does receiving the guiding heavenly lightning mean you’ll definitely become an immortal? The showy flower didn’t become 18.6kReads7.7Score1.5kShelves

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    The first book is a slice-of-life comedy about a cute little lamb-patterned girl who arrives in the 1970s and has a system. The second book tells the story of a female protagonist who transmigrates to a cultivation world and is bound to a system, experiencing her daily shopping adventures. The existence of shopping systems in this world is rare and quite good; you won't regret reading it. The third book tells the story of a female protagonist who transmigrates to an underground sewer and lives a life of poverty you wouldn't believe. (The closing ceremony was also impoverished!)

22. 422 徒 Stay Put, Disciples! Your Master’s Making a Quick Getaway 徒弟们苟住了，为师先遁亿步 Yaya Loves Lemon Tea伢伢爱喝柠檬茶Ancient Romance744k WordsCompleted [No romance + cultivation + master-disciple System + villain training ground] (Villains are the focus!) (The rating was just released. This is a dark cultivation story where people are eaten.) Xu Yi transmigrated into the world of cultivation, but the place she ended up in was so desolate there wasn’t even a soul around. She had a System and was in a cultivation world, yet after ten years she was still an ordinary person. The System even reminded her every year to go out and take on disciples... 3.2kReads8.3Score324Shelves
23. 423 下 The Sewers: A Scrap-Picking Life for Plastic Siblings 下水道：塑料兄妹的捡破烂人生 Little Mistress Is Blessed小主超有福Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Not a wish-fulfillment story: ordinary people struggling to survive in extreme conditions, young ones helping one another, and tiny glimmers of hope amid hardship A slow-burn survival story about the everyday struggle to stay alive in the sewers On the surface, the gambling city glitters in gold all night long. Neon weaves an endless night where revelry never stops. Fine dining is whisked away as soon as it reaches the silver platter. A tomahawk steak with barely a few cuts taken from it is toss 19.5kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
24. 424 雾 The Misty Isle Equation 雾屿方程式 Victoria YaVictoria呀Mystery852k WordsCompleted The book just finished, so the rating is low for now. It’ll gradually go up. Please don’t let that scare you off, dear readers! The Equation of Misty Isle [High-Stakes Version] When a model student who steals exam questions meets a fallen genius, fate has already written the only solution to this game played in the name of mathematics. Wu Wu wants to break free from the gilded cage her mother built. Jiang Yu wants to bury the bloody truth behind his father’s death. They fall in love amid the 35Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A very clear-headed female protagonist ┴┴~(≧▽≦)/~┴┴And it's not a mindless wish-fulfillment story.

25. 425 雾 Clear Skies Over Misty Isle 雾屿晴明 Victoria YaVictoria呀Modern Romance36k WordsOngoing Eightieth consecutive-win champion of the Black Panther underground fight club + key point guard for the national men’s basketball team + gold-medal CMO + savage math genius + undercover cop in Jingbo City + high school bully who never smoked, drank, or picked on classmates + untamed, rebellious heartthrob = Jiang Yu (Zeta) Scheming, talented actress and top student + clear-eyed porcelain doll + stubborn, rational striver + master of psychological games + a madwoman who never gives up + psychol 6Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 惊 Jing Yu Xun Jin 惊予浔槿 The Rabbit's Corner兔子的角落Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later | Older man | Sweet romance | 1v1, both leads are each other's only partner | Slow burn] [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] In Beijing's elite circles, everyone said the eldest daughter of the Luo family was cold and indifferent. Luo Jin thought so too, and figured she was perfectly suited to being a pawn in a marriage alliance. So when the “smiling King of Hell” proposed to her in front of everyone at a banquet, she asked only six words: “When are we r 11kReads8.4Score993Shelves

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    Love yourself a little more! The female lead is super cool!

27. 427 一 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Diving into the Sea to Dodge Fish跳海躲鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 483Reads8.7Score163Shelves

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    The female lead has a strong sense of self but still loves the male lead; I want to slap her for being love-struck.

28. 428 猎 The Heart-Hunting Game: The CEO's Contract Sweetheart 猎心游戏：总裁的契约甜妻 Mountain Ranger of the Galaxy Realm星河境的山岭女侠Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Headhunters: Are they hunting for your talent, or for your heart? If that day had never come, would our lives have turned out differently? Maybe time will give us the answer. Why worry ourselves over it? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I love myself so much. I won't be fooled by the male lead. [Kissing emojis]

29. 429 我 The Tyrant in My Mind 我脑子里的暴君 Xiang Er襄儿Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted Shen Si, a top painter, never imagined that after dying, he would open his eyes to find himself trapped in the body of a painter with depression. One could not go on living; the other could not bring herself to die. Watching Xu Zhao nervously paint in safe colors, watching her apologize even after her coworkers humiliated her and drove her to the rooftop, he was so furious his soul nearly smoked. “Useless! Give me the brush!” When the bullying began again, he took control of her body and unleash 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist awakens her consciousness

30. 430 哪 Forget Who Came First. It Has to Be You! 哪来的先来后到，只有非你不可！ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Modern Romance385k WordsOngoing [Mutual devotion + redemption + reunion after years apart + a broken relationship put back together] [Male lead: Possessive, obsessive, the sort who breaks into your home Female lead: Clear-headed, aloof beauty who neither fights nor fusses] Four years ago, Meng Qingying: “I’m sorry, I don’t like you!” Ye Mufeng: “That’s okay. I have all the patience in the world.” Four years later, Meng Qingying: “Why is it you again? I told you it could never happen.” Ye Mufeng: “Playing hard to get? I like it 108Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 431 讨 After My Spirit-Sealing Ritual Went Wrong, the Yellow Weasel Insists on Being My Boyfriend 讨封翻车后，黄仙非要当我男朋友 Thunderbolt Gengshen霹雳庚申Mystery326k WordsOngoing Also known as: All Things Bring Joy Urban Fantasy | Episodic Story | Strong 1v1 Couple, Mutual Redemption A timid, softhearted heroine who still dares to stand up for others × a scheming, drama-loving, fun-seeking Huang Immortal hero who always protects his wife Office worker Tu Yile goes on a team-building trip in the mountains, where she runs into a weasel seeking a divine title. One glitched reply from her ruins a century of the weasel's cultivation. She thinks it was just a bizarre hallucina 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a character who grows and develops; she is eloquent, intelligent, and proactive, and she is also the one who breaks the deadlock in the situation.

32. 432 灯 When the Lanterns Fade, the Calamity Ends 灯明劫尽 Rui Xuan睿暄Ancient Romance857k WordsOngoing [Two strong leads, brilliant strategists, devoted only to each other, revenge, dual identities, dual personalities, an alternate world not based on any historical dynasty, plenty of witty flirting] She is the eldest princess, rumored to be cherished by all, yet she witnessed her mother spend her life being manipulated by the man she loved. Gentle and composed on the surface, she excels at reading people and understands human nature. To stir up the court, she will stop at nothing. She will destro 1.9kReads9.3Score271Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese political intrigue, two strong individuals, clear-headed and thoughtful.

33. 433 登 Even an Average Woman with Boomer Vibes Dreams of a Devoted Husband 登味普女也有贤夫梦 A Boat in the Deep Mountains深山一舟Modern Romance287k WordsOngoing [Realistic setting | No genderbend | Charming ordinary woman | Many male love interests, all sexually pure, competing fiercely] [The heroine is the sole focus | Growth and daily life | Strong character development] Zhang Shouning's lifelong dream is to find a devoted husband and loving father who will kneel in the entryway to change her shoes, while she keeps her marriage respectable on the surface and enjoys a colorful love life on the side. Unfortunately, her current candidates are either susp 7.2kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
34. 434 女 Disguised as a Man, I Cultivate in the Anime World and Take on Disciples 女扮男装，我在动漫修真带徒弟 Little Dimple小梨涡Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man] [No Romance] [Supernatural Powers] [Ghosts and Monsters] After waking up in an anime world, Lou Li discovers that it is completely different from the world she used to live in. In this world, both the supernatural and special abilities exist, along with all kinds of ghosts and monsters. Lou Li has received no memories from the original host, and the character doesn't appear in any anime she's watched. It's as if she appeared out of nowhere. By chance, Lou Li saves 167Reads8.9Score128Shelves
35. 435 上 Last Season's Palace Intrigue Champion Is Now Ruling from Behind the Curtain 上一届宫斗冠军，现在垂帘听政了 The Visitor Sings of Yantai来者歌燕台Ancient Romance322k WordsOngoing [No System] [Political Intrigue with an Ensemble Cast] [Ascends the Throne] [Serious Drama] Xie Jin transmigrates, and before she can even celebrate becoming the champion of palace intrigue, she realizes she's become the previous champion! With his dying breath, the young emperor personally places the Imperial Seal in her arms. Xie Jin looks down at herself. The three-year-old crown prince is hugging her leg, drooling all over her sleeve. Good news: No more serving in the emperor's bed! Bad new 1.9kReads—Score157Shelves
36. 436 亡 After the Fall of Her Kingdom, the Crown Princess Can No Longer Hide Her Secret Identity 亡国后，太子她马甲藏不住了 A Book Born from a Whale Fall鲸落成书Ancient Romance647k WordsCompleted After the Kingdom of Liang fell, people lamented that its famous young crown prince would suffer a miserable fate. Instead, they discovered that Ruan Feng was thriving in the Kingdom of Sheng! Everyone: “Don’t you have even a shred of awareness that you’re a crown prince of a fallen kingdom!?” Ruan Feng smiled faintly. “No.” … Lu Xuan was ambitious. At first, he went to every length to recruit this young genius into his service. Somewhere along the way, he ended up becoming her devoted admi 2kReads9.1Score257Shelves
37. 437 谁 Who Knew I Was the Savior! 谁知我是救世主！ Chen Yutou Who Wants to Lie Flat想躺平的陈芋头Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented urban high-martial fantasy] + [No romance] + [Strong female lead] + [Female-centered story] This isn't a mindless power fantasy, and there's no System. It's an urban high-martial esper story, except the protagonist is a woman. At its core, though, it's the same kind of urban high-martial esper story you'd find in male-oriented fiction. No romance! This isn't a romance novel! The heroine is powerful and focused on her career. Male characters appear, mostly as partners or people s 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No romance without a couple; the Thunder Queen's passionate battles.

38. 438 杀 After Slaying My Husband to Prove the Dao, My Former Prodigy Lovers Are Reborn 杀夫证道后，天骄前任们重生了 Eating Lotus Root, Yaoji吃藕幺鸡Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + adored by all + mind reading + leveling up] Ye Shu transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a supporting female character. The character cultivates the Heartless Dao. On her path to proving her Dao by killing her husband, she slaughters countless prodigies and steals their resources, eventually growing bold enough to target the heroine’s older brother. Ye Shu transmigrates when the character is still a mortal. She has no spiritual roots and can’t cultivate. Despite her be 128Reads8.4Score—Shelves
39. 439 并 Twin Blooms Burn the Immortals 并蒂焚仙 Happy Shen Hai快乐的神海Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Two Female Leads, No Romance | Traditional Cultivation | Redemption Through Fate | The World Opens Up Later] Fifteen thousand years ago, an ancient bloodbath was deliberately erased from history, burying countless hidden dangers deep in the continent’s ley lines. Fifteen thousand years later, Yun Tingxue and Su Qingyan stumbled into Burning Heaven Valley while fleeing for their lives, and accidentally exposed a shocking conspiracy that had been unfolding for millennia. Rifts in space tore ope 225Reads8.9Score173Shelves

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    Aren't these two books examples?

40. 440 浮 Adrift in This World, I Still Make My Way Home 浮沉世路间，终赴一场归途 Happy Shen Hai快乐的神海Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted In the first half of her life, she was the perfect pawn in the power struggles of the imperial court. The Crown Prince, her childhood sweetheart, sacrificed her for the throne. An imperial decree married her off to the frail Third Prince. She accepted her fate, but under his tender and sincere care, she experienced the sweetness of being cherished for the first time. But fate was cruel. Their love was deep, yet their time together was short. Her beloved died of illness, and she was plunged into 56Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 441 疯 Mad Emperor: From Human Sovereign to Lord of All Worlds 疯帝：从人皇到万界之主 Shen Lishu沈黎殊Fantastical Romance22k WordsOngoing Female-led, no romance, everyone’s favorite, a touch of ensemble cast; my take on political intrigue and fantasy, with a classic fantasy feel and fresh, trope-defying twists. No melodrama, nuanced characters, deep foreshadowing, and a vast world. “Mad Emperor!” the feudal lords called her. Liu Ying smiled instead of getting angry. “Mad? Ha! I sit upon the throne, receiving the worship of the Myriad Worlds and enjoying eternal life! But do you think this lofty imperial throne is easy to hold?” Th 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss][I'm almost crying]

42. 442 心 The Scheming Woman Trains Men Like Dogs, and They’re All Kissing Her 心机女训狗，男人们都吻上来了 Banana Green Ovaltine蕉青阿华田Modern Romance110k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + fierce rivalry between the men + Mary Sue + multiple male leads trained like dogs + all male leads are sexually inexperienced + the heroine isn’t a strong woman, but the story centers on women + every male lead falls for her on his own] Synopsis: After college, Shi Wanji uses her connections to open an agency that handles requests from the wealthy elite. Not only does the puppy-like young master from her college days return with a vengeance, but the possessive professor an 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You should check it out; the female lead has a very strong sense of self.

43. 443 以 Training Men Like Dogs in the Name of Gold Digging 以捞女之名训狗 Banana Green Ovaltine蕉青阿华田25k WordsCompleted Training Men Like Dogs Under the Guise of Being a Gold Digger —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 444 承 After a Hundred Cane Beatings, I Chose to Stay 承受百次杖刑后，我选择留下 A World Apart, There Is今非昔比地边有Historical32k WordsCompleted After Enduring a Hundred Canings, I Chose to Stay 185Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. The female protagonist has a very grand vision; after establishing herself, she promotes modernization and paves the way for women everywhere. There is a romantic partner, but almost no love story. The author includes a historical biography of her at the end.

45. 445 狂 The Arrogant Farm Girl Will Turn the Tables 狂妄农女要翻天 Yang Tianchou杨天臭Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted Farming with a pocket dimension, cultivating immortality amid chaos. The heroine rises from a farmer’s daughter to become the empress of the world. She’s wild, truly wild. Known as the Little Tyrant of Qianlan, she never lets a corpse grow cold. Because her pocket dimension likes its corpses fresh. After arriving in ancient times, she accidentally activates a pocket dimension, but it needs corpses to level up. Anyone who betrays her becomes fertilizer for the pocket dimension. The same goes for 453Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Space farming, strong female lead.

46. 446 你 Why Should Your Momentary Nicotine Craving Make Everyone Suffer? 你一时的烟瘾，凭什么让所有人受罪 I Meow-Meow King LI喵喵大王L7k WordsCompleted Why Should Everyone Suffer for Your Momentary Nicotine Craving? —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 447 规 Rule Horror: Change One Character, Change Your Fate 规则怪谈：一字改命 Super Duper Fruit Pie超级无敌水果派Mystery270k WordsOngoing [No Male Lead] [Rule Horror] [Infinite Flow] [No Romance, Focused on Platonic Relationships] [No Mindless Steamrolling] [Growing Female Lead] [Rule-Based Instances] Original rule: "Do not look directly into its eyes." She picked up her pen and changed it: "Do look directly into its eyes." One word changed, and the boundary between life and death was instantly reversed! It began as an experiment in an instance. Chi Feng gained a unique exclusive ability: [Change Fate with One Word]. In a world wh 140Reads—Score105Shelves
48. 448 七 The 1970s: Skipping Every Heartbreak, I Cheat My Way to the Top 七零：跳过所有虐点，我一路开挂 Lucky Little Ladle福气小汤勺Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted One second, Tang Liqing was fighting zombies in a brutal battle. The next, someone smacked her hard across the face. She was not the sort to let a grudge go unanswered, so she hit back on the spot. When she came to, she received the original host's memories and learned that the woman before her was her adoptive younger aunt, who planned to marry her off to a bachelor in the village named Da Niu. She also planned to take all of Tang Liqing's property. Enough was enough. She would not only fight b 879Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I transmigrated into a post-apocalyptic novel, taking over the original owner's life as she was about to be framed. I'll swallow her money and then spit it out. Those who harmed her will be repaid tenfold. No more suffering, no more resentment, no more internal strife! [Kissing emoji]

49. 449 心 Mirrorheart Town and the Pawnshop of Lost Memories 心镜小镇与遗忘当铺 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘9k WordsCompleted Heartmirror Town and the Pawnshop of Forgotten Things 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

50. 450 梦 The Dreamstitch Walker and the Imperfect Agency 梦缝行者与不完美事务所 Yuan Hong, Who Loves Crisp Vegetables爱吃爽口菜笋的袁弘9k WordsCompleted The Dream-Seam Walker and the Imperfect Affairs Agency —Reads—Score—Shelves

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