Yu Xunge / Xu Yue / Bai Lan / Sheng An / Song Li / Zhu Wuyou / Xie Yizhen / Substitute Romance 虞寻歌/许玥/白澜/盛安/宋离/祝无邀/谢翊真/代餐

1. 551 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
2. 552 手 With a Plunder System in Hand, Your Talents Are All Mine 手握掠夺系统，你们天赋都是我的 I Want Pickled Fish想吃酸菜鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsOngoing [Interstellar + no romance + villainess protagonist + play the pig to eat the tiger] After transmigrating from the apocalypse to an interstellar era, Li Yuangreen received one good piece of news and one bad one. The good news was that she had brought her healing ability with her. The bad news was that her good-for-nothing younger brother had awakened a System and was determined to become a heavenly protagonist, with her in his harem... - “It’s fine.” Standing in a pool of blood, Li Yuangreen cra 2.5kReads8.3Score307Shelves

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   The female protagonist in this time-travel novel has a plundering system; she's brave and resourceful, and the writing is excellent, bringing the characters to life.

3. 553 直 Livestream: Healing the Underworld Day by Day, I'm the White Impermanence 直播：阴间治愈日常，我是白无常 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Live streaming from the underworld + ghost officer + heartwarming everyday life] Jiang Lin is a White Impermanence, guiding the dead to the afterlife and delivering messages in dreams. One day, he obtains an Underworld Live-Streaming System. He can earn rewards by promoting the culture of the Netherworld. From then on, a miraculous livestream appears in the human world, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. A typical day in the livestream: “Ghost: Stay away from me!” “This really is 22kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
4. 554 诡 The Strange Realm Descends, and I Rewrite My Fate in a Comic 诡域降临，我在漫画逆天改命 A Letter on Plain Silk尺素Mystery814k WordsCompleted [No CP + ensemble cast + supernatural phenomena descend + rule-based horror] On Jiang Xingni's sixteenth birthday, she became bound to a fate-altering System. The System told her that the world was actually a comic, and she was a nameless background character. In half an hour, a monster would suddenly appear and kill her. To survive, Jiang Xingni had to ride the main cast's popularity and change her doomed fate. Jiang Xingni pondered this. Then she boldly asked, “Why can't I just become the main 8.2kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   The first book goes without saying, it's good enough as you get tired of talking about it. The second book is okay, but the updates are a bit slow. The third book is just not enough, there's not enough of it, I didn't get enough. If I had to pick one that I'd consider a substitute for "Seeking Songs," it would only be Tan Fu from "Seven Cats."

5. 555 满 My Whole Family Cultivates the Great Dao, While I'm the Only One Stir-Frying 满门修大道，唯我在颠勺 Paper Tiger纸老虎Fantastical Romance693k WordsOngoing [Unconventional cultivation, plot-driven, ensemble cast] Jiang Yan was born into a cultivation family with a history of ten thousand years. Her mother died young, her father was a wicked cultivator, and she had no spiritual roots. She also bore the blame for an ominous curse. After requesting to leave her clan, she forcibly picked up a dilapidated sect. The Bridge of Helplessness lay at the foot of the mountain, a mass grave behind it, and a crumbling temple stood between them, its roof leaking 10.6kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
6. 556 太EN Has the Little Crown Prince Taken the Throne Yet? 太子崽崽今天登基了吗？ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Raising children + fortune + no romance. For content warnings, read the author’s note in Chapter 1. The synopsis has a word limit. In his previous life, Wu Junji spent sixteen years living among commoners before Emperor Zhou found him and named him Crown Prince. After five years on the throne, he died full of resentment. When he opens his eyes again, he is back at the moment Emperor Zhou sent him away from the palace. He swears that this time he’ll kill Emperor Zhou and avenge himself. But Hea 65.2kReads9.2Score9kShelves
7. 557 大 Ming Dynasty: My Years as Zhu Yuanzhang's Heckler 大明，我给老朱当喷子的那些年 Qing Suisui卿岁岁Historical1.4M WordsCompleted If there’s anything you think could be improved, please point it out gently. I’ll make changes. Thank you. The protagonist’s official career: Investigating Censor, Supervising Censor, County Magistrate, Inspecting Censor and Deputy Censor-in-Chief, Censor-in-Chief, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Grand Secretary of the Hall of Cautious Diligence and Minister of Personnel. Gu Chen opens his eyes and finds himself in the Hongwu era of the Ming dynasty, as a low-ranking remonstrance official. He ha 51.8kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves

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   The first book wasn't very long, and the writing was very good, though the pacing was fast. But I thought it was alright; the writing was quite good. The second book, on the other hand, is my favorite, "Yellow Hair Song," but it's not finished yet.

8. 558 小 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 12.2kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
9. 559 初 Daily Life with the Army in the Early Tang Dynasty 初唐随军日常 Eight-Mao and Chubby Cub八毛和肥崽Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Completed, No Rebirth, No Special Powers, Slow Pace, Includes a Wife] As a woman who had transmigrated, Ming Luo arrived with lofty ambitions. Unfortunately, reality was stronger than she was. The feudal jewel she had once looked up to, the so-called Zhenguan Era, turned out in the end to be nothing more than a glorious age that devoured its people. 12.1kReads8.6Score960Shelves

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   After time travel, my mentor and I stared at each other in bewilderment.

10. 560 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 16.4kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    It's absolutely amazing! Who hasn't read it yet? I'm completely hooked! Both "Seeking Songs and Carrying Wine" are female-centric novels with no romantic pairings! ① Yu Xunge hummed a little tune as she returned to the villa. It's not that the game doesn't have spells to heal severed limbs; Su Yitong in her previous life knew such high-level spells, but that was three years after the game's invasion. At that time, the highest human level was already 25, and Su Yitong became famous because of this spell—she was the only one on the entire planet who knew it. No problem, Yu Xunge has plenty of ways to ensure she can never access it in this life.

11. 561 重 Reborn Powerhouses Fight Among Themselves While I Scavenge for Gear in the Dark Zone 重生者内斗，我苟在暗区里捡装备 Spring Water泉中水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse414k WordsCompleted Grandma said I was destined for good fortune, that I'd have an extraordinary encounter and great opportunities, and that I'd get to see the prosperity of a new world and take part in its development. So, the day after Grandma's burial, sixteen-year-old Huang Que set off on the road to building a new world with a whopping inheritance of two hundred yuan. One step took her from 1999 to 2100 in a parallel world. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw two pretty girls arguing in front of her. Then 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
12. 562 快 Happy Exam Week 快乐考试周 Fu Ma覆马Mystery837k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication; personalized bookplate campaign underway in the book's fan community. The published title is Happy Exam Week] - An exam? The kind where your head explodes if you fail~ Boom! - A group of people are forced to take one bizarre weeklong exam after another. They enter the settings depicted in the exam questions and answer them with their bodies, battling with both brains and brawn. They will die if they fail, come in last place, fail to hand in their papers within the 8.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    These books are all really good 😢 I finally saw someone mention Zhu Wuyao in the topic (the third book)! Wuyao is truly amazing!! The quality of Xun Ge and Bai Lan goes without saying. To the original poster, I recommend the second book; it's also fantastic 🍉 @EatALemonToCalmDown

13. 563 配 Worthy of a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple: I Disguised Myself as a Boy and Became a Treacherous Official 配享太庙，从女扮男装当奸臣开始 Jin Tuqiu金土秋Ancient Romance725k WordsOngoing [Court intrigue + no romance + backing a female emperor + woman disguised as a man + building a career + secret identity exposed] She transmigrated into a world where her father and brothers had died, and her clan was trying to seize the family estate. To protect the family fortune, Pei Shu disguised herself as a man, sought refuge with her maternal grandfather, and studied hard for the imperial examinations. After giving it everything she had for ten years, she finally passed... the lowest-leve 9.2kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    I'd like to recommend a novel where the woman disguises herself as a man, but later reveals she'll revert to her female persona. The writing is smooth with no glaring logical flaws. She has friends and a mother, no male lead, and the characters aren't exactly good. Currently, her boss is the Empress Dowager, but later it's said there will be an Empress. Overall, the career aspect is quite satisfying. I highly recommend it.

14. 564 重 Reborn in Tokyo: From a Noble Heiress to a World-Class Tycoon 重生东京：从华族千金到世界财阀 Chihaya Rinna千早凛奈Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Business Wars] [Conglomerates] [Economics] [The Bubble Era] [Political Intrigue] “Even a pig could take off if it stood in Tokyo's path of rising fortunes in 1985. And I will be the dragon that commands the winds and rain.” A Wall Street elite is reborn in Japan in 1985, only to face the imminent bankruptcy of her family? Saionji Satsuki says: This is like taking a max-level character to slaughter the beginner village! This is the year before the Plaza Accord is signed, with the yen on the verg 113.6kReads9.3Score11.8kShelves

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    A few more books on female-centric themes

15. 565 这 This Simulator Is Such Garbage 这个模拟器就是屑啦 Zhong Shanshui钟山水Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Complete! Supernatural simulator + no romance + ancient-style setting + a cast of beautiful women in troubled times] [“What are you eating?” The dumpling in the bowl split open a bloody maw and bit into a person's body. Human blood mixed with chili sprayed all over your face. “I'm eating a person. What are you eating?”] [“What are you listening to?” “Supernatural sounds.” “How can you hear them?” The stranger turned around. “Hee-hee, want to try [Whispered Speech]? When two people share a deep 1kReads9.0Score152Shelves

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    These books are all really good [crying] I finally saw someone mention Zhu Wuyao in the topic (the third book)! Wuyao is really amazing!! The quality of Xun Ge and Bai Lan goes without saying. To the original poster, I recommend the second book; it's also super good [eating melon emoji] @Eat a Lemon to Calm Down

16. 566 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 319.2kReads9.5Score43.7kShelves
17. 567 重 Reborn in the Hong Kong Entertainment Industry of the 1980s 重生八十年代在港娱乐圈 Leisurely March三月闲暇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yin Xiao was reborn in Hong Kong in the 1980s. To find a job, she entered the Miss Hong Kong pageant and won the crown, launching her career in show business. She attended training classes, took bit parts, and played cannon fodder, steadily rising to become the leading lady. In the end, she became famous across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, earning her place as an undisputed superstar. Even when Yin Xiao became the most influential film and television mogul of her era, people still call 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    Both are about strong female characters; the first is about a female protagonist in the entertainment industry with an extremely strong career drive, and the second is about a group of strange tales.

18. 568 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 185.1kReads9.4Score27.7kShelves

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    These two are alright. I really like the first one, but the second one is just so-so.

19. 569 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. 20.2kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
20. 570 末 Apocalypse: Reborn and Teaming Up with My Enemy to Play the Saint 末世：重生后和仇人组队当圣母 Yun Yun Yi Yun云云亦芸Sci-Fi & Apocalypse398k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No Romance + Scheming Female Lead + Support-Type Core + Growing Group + Powerful, Adorable Pet] Healing-type ability user Luo Yiyao devoted herself to supporting her boyfriend, Qi Heng, for six years during the apocalypse, only for him to kill her and use her blood to save his sister. After being reborn, she finds the Qi siblings already at her side, while she’s still a support with no ability to defend herself. She also discovers that her beloved pet, who died young in her previou 551Reads6.9Score104Shelves
21. 571 她 Her Years as a Big Shot in Q City 她在Q市当大佬那几年 Bai Mianmian白绵绵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Wealthy-family scheming + beloved by the whole family + satisfying revenge + face-slapping + 90% plot, 10% romance] [The transmigrate-into-a-book heroine takes on the golden-finger heroine of a wish-fulfillment novel] The moment Zhou Wangyou opened her eyes, she realized she had become the tragic supporting female character in a brainless wish-fulfillment novel, abused by the protagonist countless times and locked in a basement, where she was about to be left for dead. Zhou Wangyou: ...I think 6.1kReads9.2Score680Shelves
22. 572 重 Reborn: I Give the Nation a Cheat Code 重生之我给国家送外挂 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted [No romance + post-apocalyptic rebirth + ensemble cast + the nation steps in] (The first season of the animated series is out.) The Civilization Codices descended, devouring Blue Star in a dimensional attack and bringing the world to an end. Greed, envy, sloth... What secrets do the seven great Civilization Codices conceal? Yan Chu, a tomb keeper, was hit on the head by a brick and inexplicably reborn in the past. She decided to hand over what she had to the nation. With the Book of Fate and a b 29.9kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves

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    The ratings speak for themselves; a 10-year veteran reader highly recommends each book, each boasting a grand world-building. The only downside is that, except for the last two, the others are still being serialized.

23. 573 兽 Beast World: Bet You Didn’t Expect Me to Turn Myself In 兽世：没想到吧，我把自己上交了 A Bowl of Lamb Offal Soup喝碗羊杂汤Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Beast World, farming, infrastructure building, interworld development, cooperation with the nation, turning everything over to the country, and an ambitious heroine (ambition is not a derogatory term) (National cooperation, with an overwhelmingly powerful cheat) What should you do if you become the absurdly pampered wife heroine in a beast-world conquest novel? Jiang Jiao turned around and handed herself over to the country, clinging to the leg of her motherland. Jiang Jiao: Mom, food, pleas 21.8kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    The first book, no romance, a true female protagonist, well-written, was my first road trip novel, and it was incredibly good. The female protagonist was a lone wolf in her past life who found an Emerald Heart in a snake pit. After dying, she was reborn because of this Emerald Heart. After being reborn, the female protagonist made friends and didn't follow the lone wolf path. Moreover, the female protagonist is intelligent, strong, and extremely hardworking. The second book, also no romance, is also a female protagonist, well-written. The system requires the female protagonist to conquer orcs, and the female protagonist, an ordinary female college student, directly stabs an orc in the eye, then joins the country, and with the country's help, kills the male protagonist and builds infrastructure in the orc world.

24. 574 女 Matriarchy: The Irresistible Charmer Loved by All 女尊：风光霁月的万人迷 lemon20Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted A heads-up: The male supporting character holds real power in the early stages, but falls from grace later. This is meant to show the empress’s growth. A gentle, kind heroine, as radiant as the moon * men and women (Early court politics, later traveling as a doctor + no-couple main story + bonus chapters pairing her with everyone + a few personal interpretations + the heroine cherishes her life, starts out weak and gradually grows stronger + career-focused + adored by all + slow burn + career-bu 1.2kReads8.6Score105Shelves

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    Contains no romance/strong female lead/sentinel/quick transmigration/rebirth/time travel/ancient and modern/unprecedented

25. 575 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 12.9kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    Yu Xunge, Xu Yue, Bai Lan, Sheng An—the rest are the ones I think are quite good.

26. 576 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.9kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves
27. 577 一 I Accidentally Became a Popular Big Bad 一不小心成为了人气大反派 Loves Hawthorn in Cooling Tea爱吃凉茶山楂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse463k WordsCompleted A star employee from the comics department transmigrates into an unfinished, hot-blooded interstellar comic. For the huge bonus and six months of paid leave, she has to get the comic onto the popularity charts! [This work is complete and cannot be edited. Please bear with any typos or other mistakes you notice. Sorry (╥﹏╥)] [Things to note:] [The female lead has no romantic pairing. Everything she does is to complete her mission, and Sang Le remains independent of the comic world at all times.] 3.1kReads9.3Score344Shelves
28. 578 身 Delicate and Beautiful, Yet the Dragon-Slaying Protagonist 身娇，貌美，但是龙傲天 Yin Yang因殃Two Male Leads533k WordsCompleted 1.1kReads8.1Score172Shelves
29. 579 陈 Aunt Chen Is Back from the Cultivation World 陈姨娘从修真界回来了 Yaya Learns to Fly芽芽学羽Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Satisfying Revenge] Chen Qingzhu, a prodigy of the Yuqing Sect, is struck back into her previous life by a lightning tribulation during her Golden Core breakthrough. She is now a long-neglected concubine in the Jingnan Marquis's household. The mistress she loyally serves wants to make her the scapegoat, while the husband who once swore eternal love makes no effort to learn the truth before ordering her beaten to death. Even her own son looks down on her servant 14.6kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    🌸This book is absolutely perfect! The female lead is incredibly powerful, she's unbelievably strong. She kicks everyone away with one kick, and no one can hinder her from increasing her cultivation. She's only focused on improving her cultivation and conquering the world, and no one can stop her from becoming the empress!

30. 580 疯 My Unhinged Persona Can't Crack [Infinite Flow] 疯批人设不能崩［无限流］ Da Yao大夭Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Infinite quick transmigration + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + no romance. The heroine acts like a lunatic, but she's absolutely sane! Slow-paced! Slow-paced! Slow-paced!] After the S-rank felon Ye Li is forcibly bound to a Punishment and Rehabilitation System, she's exiled to countless perilous worlds created in virtual reality to serve her sentence and undergo punishment. The more she suffers while serving her time, the more of her sin points are deducted. During her sentence, Ye L 4.5kReads9.5Score628Shelves
31. 581 无 The Theater of Endless Torment: I Run Ancient-Era Instances in a Ghost City 无间戏台：我在鬼城开古代副本 Nan Tao南桃Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [No romance + ancient-era infinite-level challenges + Chinese horror] Shi Jing lowered her head and saw the bright red bridal gown she was wearing. Beneath her veil, she held up a bronze mirror and aimed it outside. The mirror offered a blurry reflection of the scene beyond the bed. A stooped old woman stood ramrod straight outside the canopy bed She wore a crimson floral dress and a crooked velvet flower in her hair. Her face was as pale as paper, two garish patches of rouge on her cheeks, her 22.2kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

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    Yin Nian, Suning, and Shi Jing are also incredibly strong! 😍😍

32. 582 万 The Beloved One Is Still the Apple of Everyone’s Eye Today [Quick Transmigration] 万人迷今天也在被偏爱【快穿】 Jian Yan茧闫Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Everyone is obsessed with her + quick transmigration + no romance] "Warning": The heroine has a universally adored persona and is extremely captivating. Almost everyone falls in love at first sight and favors her without question, regardless of gender... Read with caution if this bothers you. "Synopsis": To Shu Li, an ancient god born from an unknown divine tree, time is merely a word, and all things are just passing travelers. If They wish to know something, nothing can remain a secret. But a 7kReads9.0Score357Shelves
33. 583 反 The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person 4.2kReads9.4Score493Shelves
34. 584 快 Quick Transmigration: Today, I'm Once Again Fighting for Survival in the Supporting Actress's Womb 快穿：今日又在女配肚子里求生存 Win-Win双赢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After Cheng Shuhan wakes up, she’s told that she slept herself to death and must complete quick transmigration missions to come back to life. She assumes quick transmigration missions are either about winning someone’s heart or punishing scumbags. As it turns out, she’s far too naive! A quick transmigration mission can also be: make sure the baby is born safely! The discarded empress in the cold palace: “As long as my baby is safe, who cares if I turn evil and rebel?” The CEO’s one true love: “P 2.9kReads9.1Score270Shelves
35. 585 我 I, the Tragic-Novel Heroine, Hold the Cards to Cultivate Immortality 我，虐文女主，手握卡牌修仙 Mala Fragrant Hot Pot麻辣香香锅Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Unrivaled Aptitude + Exceptional Insight + Superb Constitution + Not a Sword Cultivator + No Romance) Fu Xia is a village child who diligently grows up to the age of seven, only for her parents to sell her to the Spring Pavilion. She senses the danger in advance and escapes. Fortune favors those who help themselves, and she obtains a card-based golden finger, learning that she is the heroine of a tragic romance in a storybook. Fu Xia only wants to cultivate, not be some heroine, so she does eve 1.1kReads8.3Score134Shelves
36. 586 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves
37. 587 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead, I Speed-Married an Army Representative 穿成炮灰女配后和军代表闪婚了 Half Wood, Half Fire半木半火Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Original Title: Factory Affairs in the Sixties, from State-Owned Factory to...] [Current Title: The Road to Success in the Sixties: She Just Wants to Get Ahead] [No Golden Finger + Serving the Nation and Its People Through Public Service + A Strong Male Lead and an Even Stronger Female Lead] [No Rural Relocation, No Black Market, No Supporting a Man, No Female Lead Suffering, No Doormat Wife] Xia Baozhu, a woman with a secure state-sector job, was reborn in 1963. To get back t 31.1kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    Every single one features a strong female protagonist!

38. 588 三 Three Kingdoms: The Female Warlord of a Chaotic Age 三国：乱世女枭雄 Handsome Er You帅气的二油Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Female Overlord of a Chaotic Age) [Strong female lead + Three Kingdoms + no System + traditional empire-building + ensemble cast] Liu Yi, a female engineering PhD, transmigrates into the late Han dynasty during the Three Kingdoms era and grows up as a boy. She develops water conservancy, conducts research, and improves life for the people of her region. Just as the various factions are trying to win her over, she reveals herself as a woman and establishes her own power base, 60.4kReads9.3Score9.6kShelves
39. 589 星 Interstellar: The Ambitious Woman Is Delicate and Frail 星际之女野心家她身娇体弱 No Sugar for This Salty Fish咸鱼不加糖Modern Romance750k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Military Academy + Passion + Power Awakening and Advancement + Political Scheming] Her grandfather and cousin join forces to steal her powers, turning her from a dual-ability prodigy of the Imperial Capital Star into a useless healer. Her younger brother leaves her penniless, and while she's gravely injured, she's kidnapped and sold off to a frontier planet. After faking her death for seven years, Xie Jinxi finally sees the truth: If she has nothing left anyway, she might as well j 6.4kReads9.3Score742Shelves
40. 590 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 23.8kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
41. 591 世 The Birth of the World's First Reptile Petting Zoo 世界第一爬宠馆诞生记 Riding the Wind, Cleaving the Waves御风斩浪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled The Amazing Reptile House. Slice of life + semi-fictional setting + 1v1 snake couple + a little golden finger (The protagonist is based on a real person, with some fictional details. See the end of Chapter 1 for content warnings.) Lin Ai has loved fluffy animals since she was little, but every pet she got would run away. Then, after her family went bankrupt, someone gave her a “little pet” that wouldn’t run off. Her great-aunt’s aunt’s sworn elder sister gave her a long, smooth 13kReads9.6Score1.7kShelves

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    The female lead is definitely a powerhouse! ✨ Her character is also quite unique—a "villainous" look with incredible strength! On the verge of bankruptcy, she receives a windfall of ten million dollars and a huge plot of land, with the only condition being that she shelters homeless "little cuties." Thus, she opens a massive reptile petting zoo, becoming world-famous! You can learn a lot of animal facts while reading, and there are even pictures of rats in the comments section! 🐍

42. 592 逃 Fleeing Famine and Farming: The Eldest Daughter of the Farmhouse Keeps the Family Fed 逃荒种田，农门长姐养家忙 Clouds Above the Clouds云上之云Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has no space, is not a feel-good power fantasy, and its famine-flight scenes are adapted from historical accounts of ordinary people fleeing famine in different periods. The heroine is only eight years old, so escaping with her whole family in tow is very hard, incredibly hard. If you’re looking for a feel-good power fantasy, please move on. Don’t read to the end, decide the main characters have suffered too much, feel bad, and then leave a negative review. Writing is hard, so please 33.9kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    Every single one of these is a masterpiece!!! You absolutely must read them!!!!! 1 Is a female-centric novel, although it features a twisted cultivation theme, it's like an air purifier 😂 Highly recommended (just look at my reading time to tell). 2 Is an ancient famine relief novel. Without any special abilities, can you lead your family through droughts, wars, snowstorms, etc.? The writing is excellent, the logic is tight, and the world-building is vast. A must-read!!!!! 3. Everyone in the female protagonist's family is the protagonist of their own story, especially the female protagonist's family members, each with their own highlights. 4. This is a sweet slice-of-life story about the protagonist's family getting rich by growing mushrooms and raising chickens. 5. A period drama; the author's writing is delicate, portraying each character very well, even the supporting characters are outstanding. I read it a long time ago, and I still remember Minmin and Zhuzhu. 6. It starts as a story about raising a child, but later a male lead appears. It's very well written; it's not about time travel or anything, just a story about a smart child making their family's life better. It starts like a variety show. 7. "Seeking Songs with Wine" needs no introduction, everyone should read it. 8. Infinite Flow, Unusual. 9. A new genre, telling the story of two strangers being captured and raised as a child destined to destroy the world. Very interesting, a red-haired thug versus a "refined lady." 10. Too lazy to introduce further. 11. Good.

43. 593 穿 After Becoming the Youngest Junior Sister of an Immortal Sect the Cultivation World Went Crazy for Me 穿成仙门小师妹后修真界为我疯狂 Embroidered Spring Tower绣春楼Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted Ning Yue died and transmigrated into a cultivation world. Terrified, she immediately stripped off her clothes. Only when she saw the familiar flame-shaped birthmark on her shoulder did she finally relax. At least it was still her own body! To survive, Ning Yue threw herself into cultivation and earned a place at one of the five great sects. True to the principle of being a jack of all trades and master of none: Alchemy? Easy! Her cooking skills in her previous life were top-notch! Talisman-makin 23.4kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves

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    In my opinion, these books are on par with Yu Xunge's.

44. 594 快 Quick Transmigration Notes 快穿记事薄 Lightly Tipsy White Tea白茶微熏Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [No romance]+ [No System]+ [Slow transmigration] After an accident, Xie Ning is swept into the torrent of countless worlds. In an age torn by war, she gives everything she has learned to her country. In a world controlled by conglomerates, she climbs to the top one step at a time. In a feudal dynasty, she opens a new path for women like herself. In worlds where the barriers are thin, she roams the gray areas between the living and the dead… The heroine has a consistent personality. No matt 6.5kReads9.1Score666Shelves
45. 595 游 Game Invasion: I Unlocked the Power of Spoken Laws from the Start 游戏入侵：我开局点亮言出法随 A String of Copper Coins铜钱一串Sports260k WordsOngoing [No CP + strong female lead + lone wolf + words become law + not overpowered from the start + leveling up + ruthless + self-serving + unscrupulous] (The rating has just come out and will rise later. Please don't be scared off, darlings!) Warnings: 1. Early on, the heroine's mind is at war with itself because of a plot setup. 2. There are temporary allies. 3. The authorities get involved. 4. The heroine is psychologically twisted after being reborn. She's no saint. (If that bothers you, please do 114Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Drinking and singing as a meal replacement

46. 596 女 Disguised as a Man: The Tyrant Charms with Her Beauty 女扮男装：暴君她美色撩人 Flower Roll Rice花卷饭Ancient Romance750k WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + no romance + strong heroine + gradually becomes everyone’s favorite] Jun Lin was born into the modern world and then reborn in another era. After disguising herself as a man, she finally managed to ascend the throne, only to be poisoned by her childhood friend and turned into a puppet under his control. Her memories became jumbled and her personality changed drastically. After five years of tyranny, she died in court. Jun Lin: “Thanks for asking. I woke up in a mass g 2.8kReads9.5Score454Shelves
47. 597 绝 The Unparalleled Little Scapegoat 绝世小冤种 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Pay, You Risk Your Life, and We Both Go Crazy; The Ultimate Scapegoat; Power Over All, Sword to the Heavens Someone has set a trap to make everyone turn against me. "It's fine. I have a System..." Luo Yinyou comforted herself. "Even if the System is a total troll!" The world order had changed drastically, and the flow of destiny had been redistributed. Countless geniuses emerged, but the most dazzling of them all was the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island, hailed as the greatest 32.4kReads9.6Score4.5kShelves
48. 598 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.8kReads9.2Score563Shelves
49. 599 快 Quick Transmigration: I Don’t Want to Be This Bad Either 快穿：我也不想这么坏啊 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] + [No Romance] In her previous life, Pei Ling passed the civil service exams and worked diligently her way up from the grassroots to a senior provincial position, sweeping out organized crime and cracking down on every kind of illegal activity. She was upright to the core. Then she entered a Quick Transmigration world and was handed the script of a villainess: a born bad seed who did every evil under the sun, so terrifyingly powerful that the protagonists could only scrape 32.9kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves

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    Maybe you'll like these books. The first one is just like the title suggests. The second one is a sweet romance novel with a female protagonist who pretends to be weak while actually being strong. The third and fourth ones are novels with a strong female protagonist. Yeah, that's it.

50. 600 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 14.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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