Clear-Headed Heroines Who Don’t Suffer or Put Up with Hardship, and Know How to Look After Their Own Interests 女主头脑清醒，不吃苦，不受罪，精致利己注意着

1. 151 步 A Clear Breeze Carries Me Down an Open Road 步步清风迈坦途 Chu Youran初悠然Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book + no rebirth + no System + no spirit spring] She traded a meal of sweet potatoes for a new dad? No problem. Who says you can't win with a terrible hand... When it's time to be ruthless, who would dare go soft? Take her, for example: she became the “pack leader.” 869Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No rebirth, no cheat codes, always knew his goal

2. 152 水 A Night Raid at the Reservoir, and Now I’m Being Blamed for It 水库夜袭，被抓包后我被赖上了 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance229k WordsCompleted In the summer of 1979, Zhang Chaoyan did something that rocked Xiaojiaying Village: she stripped the battle hero Lu Ting of his entire uniform, right down to his underwear. It started when someone drugged Lu Ting at a fellow soldier's wedding banquet. In the middle of the night, he was soaking in the reservoir with his shirt off. To get back at him for harassing her, Zhang Chaoyan knocked him unconscious and took all his clothes. She thought the matter was over, but the very next morning, the n 477Reads—Score106Shelves

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   The female lead is incredibly clear-headed; she knows when to run and never holds anyone back. She's calm, wise, and doesn't suffer. In the first book, the female lead is a rich woman, and the male lead constantly begs to be her sugar daddy. In the second book, the female lead is greedy for money but not lustful, and the male lead showers her with money until he finally wins her over.

3. 153 革 The Revolutionary Committee Director's Wife Snatched Him Away Again 革委会主任又被媳妇抢了 Sisters Yiyi姐妹花一一Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On a bitter winter day in 1975, Jiang Yu, director of the Revolutionary Committee in Hancheng County, was knocked unconscious with a brick on his way to work. When he woke up, all his belongings had been stolen: his service pistol, wallet, watch, and belt. Not a thing was left. The robbers were two high school sophomores, Xu Aiguo and Xu Xiuyun. The cousins worked together: he carried Jiang Yu to the hospital, while she stripped him bare as he lay unconscious. Xu Xiuyun stuffed the pistol into 3.8kReads6.3Score290Shelves

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   The female lead is incredibly clear-headed; she knows when to show weakness and never confronts the male lead directly. Furthermore, she remains remarkably emotionally stable. Despite the male lead's numerous empty promises, she doesn't believe a word he says.

4. 154 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 57.5kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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   [A villainous woman who doesn't redeem herself + exquisite self-interest + dog training + a fierce battleground of rivals + revenge against scumbags + 1vN + all male characters are virgins] After being possessed by a transmigrated woman for seven years, Shi Sheng finally regained control of her ailing body. During those seven years, the transmigrated woman gradually won over the Crown Prince, married into the Eastern Palace, became Empress, and even gave birth to a chubby little prince. The Emperor, however, gradually grew tired of the idea of a lifelong monogamous relationship, and finally, during a clandestine visit, brought back a female physician and made her a concubine. Meanwhile, the powerful figures who had previously been flirted with by Shi Sheng and then offended by the transmigrated woman now held high positions of power. Shi Sheng laughed in exasperation. A seriously ill body, a fickle husband, a mad dog that devours its master, and a spoiled Crown Prince.

5. 155 恶 The Villainess Returns! Your Majesty? Kneel! 恶女归来！陛下？跪下！ Qing Yunzhi清云栀Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [Villainess Won't Reform + Refined Self-Interest + Taming Dogs + Harem Rivalry + Revenge on Scumbags + One Woman, Many Men + All Male Leads Are Chaste] After a transmigrator occupied her body for seven years, Shi Sheng finally regained control of her ailing body. Over those seven years, the transmigrator had gradually won over the Crown Prince, married into the Eastern Palace, become empress, and given birth to a chubby, adorable prince. But the emperor gradually grew tired of a lifelong, exclus 6.1kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
6. 156 裴 Mr. Pei, Don't Be Afraid. I Only Want Your Money, Not You 裴总别害怕，我只图财不图你的人 Autumn-Knowing Bird知秋鸟Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A money-loving, alluring schemer x a ruthless, arrogant corporate heir] (The heroine deliberately seduces him at first; later, the hero humbly begs for her love) [Marriage first, love later + both devoted to each other + mutual redemption + everyday parenting + a touch of sweetness] Zhou Fuxuan’s ambitions were sky-high, but her life was as fragile as paper. Still, she refused to believe in fate. So what if she had no parents and came from a lowly background? One day, she would trample underfoo 7.3kReads8.5Score603Shelves
7. 157 快 Quick Transmigration Stockpiling: Self-Serving Me Goes on a Killing Spree 快穿囤货：利已的我杀疯了 A Gu 6阿顾6Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + spatial storage + stockpiling + selfish and self-serving + lazy and gluttonous + villainous heroine with skewed morals + indiscriminate killing + living to a ripe old age + no fixed CP) My heroine kills without batting an eye and indiscriminately slaughters the innocent. Goody-two-shoes, stay away. If you like seeing men suffer, then sisters who feel sorry for men are in for a lifetime of bad luck. One day, Yan Qingmo suddenly became bound to a System that told her to li 16.1kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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   They're all pretty good.

8. 158 侯 The Marquess's Wife Wants to Die of Old Age in Peace 侯府主母要寿终正寝 Winter Melon Eats Pears冬瓜吃梨Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted A history major pulls an all-nighter and dies suddenly, only to become Chen Yuhu, the matriarch of an ancient household, with no golden finger whatsoever. But you have to learn to be content. As a modern, clear-eyed college student, Chen Yuhu wants to tell the original matriarch: don't be such a lovesick fool. Treasure your life of immense wealth and status. She certainly does. She sends her biased mother-in-law away to cultivate in seclusion, keeps the obedient and pretty concubine around to pl 34.1kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, where the ending is terrible. To rewrite the story and live a more comfortable life, she raises her children. Her husband's concubines are practically becoming hers, constantly calling her "Madam" and refusing to get close to the master. 😎😎😎

9. 159 白 The White Lotus’s Diary of Stealing Someone’s Man and Taking His Place 白莲花挖墙脚上位日记 Two Taels of Beef Soup二两牛肉汤Female-Channel Fanfiction675k WordsOngoing She was the only Chaos Lotus to bloom at the dawn of heaven and earth, born from the mingling of pure and turbid energies. She survived and grew by absorbing the turbid energy between heaven and earth. After ten million years, she finally took human form and entered the world to undergo a tribulation. But because of King You of Zhou, her tribulation failed, and the Heavenly Dao rejected her, leaving her unable to become a god. To attain godhood, she binds herself to a wicked System and begins br 11.7kReads8.8Score457Shelves
10. 160 六 The Sixties: We Agreed to Divorce, So Why Is the Tycoon Having Second Thoughts? 六零：说好离婚，大佬怎么后悔了 Yi Yi咿伊Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [1960s setting + pocket dimension + returning to the city as a dual-income couple + beautiful, ordinary orphan heroine × prickly educated youth + marriage before love + self-interest above all + devoted to each other] Gu Qingxu, a pampered young lady since childhood, transmigrates into a book! She becomes an ordinary orphan in a period novel, and opens her eyes on her wedding night. While she's still trying to make sense of things, the man beside her suddenly rolls over and grits out in her ear, 4.9kReads8.4Score316Shelves
11. 161 清 Qing Dynasty: Bewitching the Emperor 清穿之妖媚惑主 Li Yue A梨月阿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty setting + System + no romance] Xueli was a snake demon who had spent five hundred years cultivating deep in the mountains. When a tribulation thunderbolt left her barely clinging to life, she seized a passing System. She then sought to absorb imperial dragon energy and accrue merit in the Qing palace, hoping to transform from a serpent into a dragon. World One: Nala, mother of Wanfu World Two: Borjigit, principal consort of Yinzhen World Three: Niohuru, Empress Xiaozhao of Kangxi W 11.6kReads9.1Score784Shelves

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    You have to be good to yourself.

12. 162 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fox-Spirit Host Is Gorgeous and Irresistibly Alluring 快穿：狐狸精宿主又美又撩 Green Fish绿鱼鱼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, feel-good revenge + 1v1 romance + winning over villains + sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place] The nine-tailed fox Su Yao binds herself to the Quick Transmigration Supporting Female Character System. Her mission is to seduce aloof villains across different worlds. In every world, she’s the much-hated temptress, demoness, or wicked supporting female character. She’s flirtatious and bold, with an irresistible allure. People call her shameless, yet those cold, rut 3.3kReads9.3Score323Shelves

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    When you think you're winning over the villain, he's actually already head over heels for you and is plotting his own schemes.

13. 163 离 This Is Ridiculous! I Transmigrated into a Villainess and Got Forcefully Taken 离谱！穿成恶毒女配被强取豪夺了 Wooden Raisin木提子Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [A Wicked Female Supporting Character’s Wild Reunion with the Madmen] [Everyone Is Pure, Everyone Is Evil, Top-Tier Wealthy Families, Awakening to Their Dark Sides, Reunited After a Separation, Coercive Possession, Intense Push and Pull, A Battle Among Men] [Beautiful Black-Hearted Lotus × Mad, Unhinged CEOs (n)] With her delicate, graceful looks and clear, melodious voice, Yu Xian was a hypocritical green-tea type: a fool at heart, worth less than a penny. Beautiful on the outside but cold and 10.5kReads9.1Score948Shelves
14. 164 被 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35.1kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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    A highly-rated film where the protagonists go from being enemies to falling in love.

15. 165 年 Period-Piece Quick Transmigration: This Supporting Lady Won’t Play Along 年代文快穿：女配恕不奉陪 You Are the Lake in My Eyes你是我眸中的湖Modern Romance734k WordsCompleted The rating just opened, so it's a little low for now. It'll go up later! [Strong female lead + period drama + quick transmigration + wish fulfillment + a merit System bound to a menace] [Punishing scumbags + tearing up the script + born with unbelievable luck + a supporting woman who awakens] [Both leads are each other's first and only love + one-on-one romance] Her name is An Ran, a newly recruited agent at the Time and Space Administration. Her specialty is tearing up scripts; her side gig is 3.3kReads8.4Score164Shelves

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    It looks so good, haha

16. 166 我 I Changed Gender to Take the Civil Service Exam 我换性别考科举 Dwarf Lettuce矮脚生菜Ancient Romance889k WordsCompleted This novel has no CP, and the protagonist does not inherit the original owner's marriage or bratty stepchild; Disguised as a man + no CP + strong female lead + satisfying revenge + pocket dimension + treacherous official Cui Yu wakes up as a hapless woman whose stepson has bashed her over the head, while her in-laws are plotting to strip her of everything... Cui Yu: Soft on the outside, twisted on the inside, an enthusiast of violent aesthetics who loves watching blood spray over dinner and c 730Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    I love all of these, I've already finished watching them, they're worth buying, they're super good.

17. 167 七 Trading Lives in the Seventies: The Occult Master Tears the Fake Heiress Apart 七零换命：玄学大佬手撕假千金 Sword Sect Mango剑宗mangoModern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it was just released.) Period setting X revenge X pocket dimension X feel-good story X fake and real heiresses X putting villains in their place X mystery X fantasy. “Shen Qingshuang, your worthless life is meant to take the fall for me!” Shen Bailu sneered as Auntie Zhou placed a snake parasite against her heart. Reborn just half a month before the turning point in her fate, Shen Qingshuang had her pocket dimension at her fingertips and the plot in her head. When the 6.4kReads8.4Score833Shelves
18. 168 冻 Frozen to Death Under a Bridge, I Was Reborn and Cut Off My Entire Family 冻毙桥洞重生后，我六亲不认 Sword Sect Mango剑宗mangoModern Romance755k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’s relatively low.) [Fierce, stylish reborn old woman × a cast of villains × face-slapping × historical era × revenge × no romance × pocket dimension] “Smack!” She’d just been reborn when her husband’s slap, along with a spray of spit, struck her face. In her previous life, she froze to death under a bridge, with no one to claim her body. This time, armed with a pocket dimension, she won’t spare even her closest relatives! Her husband faked his death and ran off w 4.9kReads7.5Score381Shelves
19. 169 星 A Starfaring Big Shot Cultivates Immortality in a Period Novel 星际大佬在年代文里修仙 Dwarf Lettuce矮脚生菜Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted Song Song, a notorious troublemaker among the stars, was poisoned by her subordinates while injured and unconscious. The poison had no cure and would destroy her mental powers. Desperate to ease the pain, she accidentally overdosed. Her soul transmigrated into the body of a dying young woman named Song Song in Blue Star's 1960s. She was dead, but her revenge was unfinished. Song Song swore she would return to the stars one day and kill her enemies with her own hands. Now that she'd taken over th 1kReads8.7Score101Shelves
20. 170 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book as a Middle-Aged Woman, Just as the Heroine Tries to Steal My Golden Finger 穿书成大妈，女主正想抢夺金手指 Nian Lianqiu念莲秋Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book, Period Setting, Pocket Dimension, Punish the Scum, No Whitewashing, No Forgiveness! A Touch of Ensemble Cast, Domestic Life, Building a Career] [No CP: No divorce, only widowhood! Sisters, let's not give her another man later, okay? Men are poison, and old men are even less worth bothering with. Let's not let them mess with our Hua!] Liu Xiaohua, a woman past the usual age for marriage, was forcibly sent by the System into a period novel. In an instant, she became the 15.3kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves
21. 171 快 Quick Transmigration: Everyone Knows I'm a Good Person 快穿：所有人都知道我是好人 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing Across three thousand small worlds, there are countless wicked women. Shu Jiao’s task is to make things right for the people whose lives were ruined by all kinds of wicked women. From then on... [World One: I’m a spendthrift? The nation will support me.] She’s kind, generous, patriotic, and beautiful. So what if she likes spending a little money? Let her have it! [World Two: The marquis’s daughter who lies all the time.] Lies? What lies? She’s so gentle and kind. How could she possibly lie? [Wor 129.7kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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    Shu Jiao opened her eyes and, just as she raised her hand, heard a clear, slightly ingratiating voice beside her. "Miss Gu, what do you think of this outfit? Is it pleasing to the eye?" Shu Jiao lazily looked up. A beautiful girl, about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, wearing a classic white long dress and a brown trench coat, stood before her. Several pairs of eyes were fixed on her. And in this large clothing store, she was the only customer. Clearly, the original owner of this body was a wealthy young lady. "San'er, is this what you meant by…worldly experience? Experiencing the myriad aspects of life?" Shu Jiao didn't answer the sales assistant's question, but instead mentally inquired about her newly signed business partner—003. It was quite a coincidence. She was originally a ten-thousand-year-old fox spirit from the cultivation world, disguised as a mortal to cultivate in the mortal realm. Who knew that 003 would actually mistake her for a mortal and sign her up on the spot?

22. 172 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Quits 快穿之炮灰她罢工了 The Wind Blows, Snow Falls, and I Drift Freely风吹雪落我飘逸Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing (Superpowers + space + System + huge golden finger + cannon fodder + face-slapping + no fixed couple + punishing scumbags + never tormenting the heroine + family life) Lin Xiyue, an interstellar alchemist with supernatural powers, died when her pill furnace exploded while she was making medicine. Her soul was captured by a newly activated System from the Quick Transmigration Bureau, and she became a quick transmigration mission-taker. She traveled through many small worlds, helping those who mad 17.7kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
23. 173 快 Quick Transmigration: The Gossip-Loving Big Shot Gets a Black Lotus Script 快穿：吃瓜大佬拿了黑莲花剧本 Lingxi菱溪Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Black Lotus + Violence + Drama Queen + Taking Down Scumbags + Gossip + Period Setting + No Romance] Luo An cultivated immortality for more than three hundred years, only to be struck by a bolt of tribulation lightning that blasted her soul from her body and left her charred all over. Just then, 001, which had been observing her for a long time, bound itself to her. To enjoy the gossip and drama while taking down scumbags, this powerful cultivator decided to visit the myri 7.5kReads9.0Score800Shelves
24. 174 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Ultimate Winner 综影视：最终赢家 YoubiLee悠比LeeFemale-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing It's all right. I'll be the final winner. Main fandoms: Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. First world: Ulanara Yixiu (complete) Second world: Fucha Langhua (complete) 22.6kReads9.3Score727Shelves
25. 175 快 After Waking Up from My Love-Brain Delusion in Quick Transmigration, I Give Up 快穿恋爱脑清醒后摆烂了 Moonlight Asks for Wine明月问酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: After Waking Up from Her Love-Brained Quick Transmigration, She Gives Up and Takes It Easy Shi An, an overachieving finance graduate, dies from overwork and unexpectedly binds herself to the half-broken novice System 007. When the two first meet, Shi An uses threats to reach an understanding with 007, then begins a laid-back quick transmigration career, slacking off at work. From the start, 007 laments its miserable fate, but eventually falls completely for its Host, becoming 7.6kReads8.6Score485Shelves
26. 176 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 56.1kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves

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    ☘️☘️☘️① After wreaking havoc in her hometown, the female lead is sent by her grandmother to Kyoto to wreak havoc on her in-laws' family. She and the male lead form a mischievous duo, helping the male lead deal with his scumbag father, stepmother, and stepsister—their methods are incredibly clever. ② The female lead's family are all selfish and self-serving, always looking lazy, but they're very good at putting on a show. They manage to live a prosperous life in the 1960s. The female lead's sister is particularly cunning, using her beauty to directly marry the mayor's secretary in the capital. ③ A bit of a madcap story, featuring selfish, stingy, and self-centered characters. Worth reading.

27. 177 综 Crossover: After the Cannon Fodder Awakens, She Devotes Herself to Seeing the Heroine Off 综穿：炮灰觉醒后，专给女主送终 Short-Tailed Mud Cat短尾泥猫Female-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsOngoing {Fresh new story: After transmigrating as a scumbag, he wants to be a good person. Hope you'll show it lots of support, everyone~ Thank you~~~} [Multi-fandom crossover + transmigration + System + underdog rising to power + villainess + sisterhood in the harem + childbirth] Qing Lan is an orchid spirit. By chance, she obtains the Myriad Worlds Pearl, which lets her enter all kinds of film and television dramas. There, she helps cannon fodder and supporting characters turn their fates around. She 13.5kReads7.8Score307Shelves
28. 178 六 The Beloved Darling of a Remarkable Family in the 1960s 六零年代极品一家人的团宠 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted [Beloved by all in a period setting + shrewd self-interest + a whole family of eccentrics + ensemble cast + personal dimension] Jiang Yuan thought she was the heroine, since she got bound to a lousy System from the start. Well, the System was completely useless. All it did was make her sing “Little Messy” in front of her whole family in the middle of the night. It also turned her into a romance novelist, writing ridiculous, melodramatic stories that got her blacklisted throughout Hong Kong, forc 6.7kReads9.0Score438Shelves
29. 179 快 Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Host Tears Up the Original Plot and Goes on a Rampage 快穿炮灰宿主手撕原剧情杀疯了 3578Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + System + personal space + changing pairings + initially weak heroine who gradually grows stronger + historical eras + farming + cultivation + interstellar + beast world + apocalypse] She thought it was the beginning of a new life, never realizing that the end of this journey would lead to yet another conspiracy! 1. The pitiful girl who went to the countryside in the 1970s in place of her stepbrother 2. The stepping stone for the heroine in a period novel 3. The wealth 7.2kReads8.5Score676Shelves
30. 180 穿 After Becoming the Old Scoundrel in a Famine-Escape Novel, I Give Up 穿成逃荒文极品老头后，我摆烂了 Sweet Mangosteen山竹甜甜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (The rating just came in, so it's a little low. Please don't let it put you off, dear readers.) [Transmigration + the protagonist is a real piece of work + flight from famine + System + reforming the worst of the bunch + ensemble cast + feel-good power fantasy + family squabbles] Xu Mu was sent flying by a check from the domineering CEO's mother. When she opens her eyes again, she's transmigrated into the body of a thoroughly awful old man in an old-fashioned farming-and-famine novel. Not only h 6.6kReads8.0Score446Shelves

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    Exquisitely selfish, extremely self-serving, woman dressed as a man

31. 181 上 After Turning In the Script, the Useless 1980s Female Supporting Character Wins by Doing Nothing 上交剧本后，八零废物女配躺赢了 What a Huge Melon好大的瓜Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixia finds a script inexplicably appearing in her mind as soon as she is born. In the script, she is the foil to the heroine of a period novel. The heroine Li Zhidong’s parents are hardworking, kind, honest, and down-to-earth. Everyone for miles around knows them as good, honest people. Shen Zhixia’s parents are mean, lazy, greedy, and shameless. Everyone for miles around knows them as the worst kind of people. Li Zhidong will make many influential connections and have countless admirers. 12.3kReads8.3Score934Shelves
32. 182 前 The Former Crown Prince Is Now My Husband 前朝公子今朝婿 Raising Ink养墨Ancient Romance496k WordsCompleted [Heiress] + [Martial Arts Alliance Leader] + [Imperial Preceptor] VS [Nobleman from the Previous Dynasty] + [Son-in-law of the Current Dynasty] The daughter of the Lu family, Lu Zhimo, carries a mysterious sacred body, bestowed on her after smoke seeped into her while she was still in the womb. Along with the nobleman from the previous dynasty whom her father prayed for and brought home as a son-in-law, she sets out to help him recover his past. They become caught up in a struggle between powerf —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.2kReads9.1Score4kShelves

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    Highly recommended 😍😍 [High-ranking official romance] [You Reside on the High Platform, I'll Be By Your Side] Charming and seductive female lead & powerful high-ranking official male lead. I grew up by the water town, I sit in your lap, I harbor a beautiful dream, I accidentally entered your peaceful world [Intentional seduction + the superior bows down for love] Lin Yiqiao arrives in the capital, charming and gentle, yet cunning and manipulative, determined to climb the social ladder. Qi Jun is tall and handsome, with a bright future, and Lin Yiqiao falls for him at first sight. Qi Jun has already planned his life path, not allowing any mistakes. Lin Yiqiao is too flamboyant and unrestrained, completely not meeting his criteria for choosing a partner. But her sweet words, like honey, relentlessly pursue him until he gives in. Originally a pitiful girl from the water town, she thrives in the capital.

34. 184 内 The Entertainment Industry Is Saved! The Heiress Goes Wild and Tears Apart Variety Shows 内娱有救了！大小姐发癫手撕综艺 Qi Yi Zi七一子Modern Romance111k WordsOngoing [Unhinged showbiz, no romance, no-brain power fantasy, hilarious, flaunting wealth, national fortune] [The heroine is the pampered heiress of Beijing’s elite] Sheng Ning transmigrated into a book as the heiress of a wealthy Beijing family. The original owner had a dream start, but her love-addled brain ruined everything. From the start, a trashy man and woman tried to humiliate her. Sheng Ning slapped the woman without hesitation, then slapped the man three times. The trashy man declared, “I’ll 11Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    These are mostly novels without a romantic pairing. The female leads are beautiful, clear-headed, and strong on their own, and they're all the type who only care about their own interests and don't care about the lives of others. They're super good, I highly recommend the third and fourth books.

35. 185 你 Why Mess With Him? Rule Horror Is Practically His Grandchild 你惹他干嘛，规则怪谈是他孙子辈 Flying Cat崩飞猫Mystery484k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + comedy + swagger + master schemer + national fate + invincibility + undercover visits] My name is Dong Qing, nicknamed the Azure Emperor. I was born in ancient times. I was fortunate enough to subdue a Nian beast and refine it, becoming an ancient entity in a small world. Ten thousand years passed. My baleful aura turned inward, and my power reached its peak. Because my strength was too outrageous, the laws of the plane categorized me as a horror entity. In modern terms, I’d 1.4kReads9.0Score154Shelves
36. 186 让 You Asked Me to Be a Concubine, So I Killed the Lord? 让你当小妾，你把主君杀了？ Jiang Yu Is Very Lazy江鱼很懒Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (A full-cast audio drama has been produced) (The short drama adaptation, A Kiss Beneath the Spring Moon, is now online) [Quick transmigration + femme fatale + palace and household intrigue + revenge for every grudge + villainess fiction + no fixed male lead + growth-focused heroine] As a newly created System, Erdan only wanted to choose a gentle, charming Host who knew how to humble herself, so they could complete the concubine survival missions. But it turned out Erdan had misjudged her. A low- 17.1kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves
37. 187 N After the NPC Awakens, the On-Screen Comments Call Her the Villainess NPC觉醒后，弹幕叫她恶毒女配 Shu Cha术茶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + bullet comments + livestreaming + villainess awakening + System + supremely satisfying] [A white-moonlight beauty on the surface, but a black-lotus schemer behind the scenes] (No male lead, completed) In the full-dive game Supreme Crown, Shi Jiao is a villainess NPC created by the screenwriters to make the actors playing the protagonists shine. In the campus CEO world, she's a highborn young lady, proud and beautiful, talented and accomplished, as well as the foil to the 6kReads9.3Score958Shelves
38. 188 冥 The Lord of the Underworld Doesn't Want to Work Today Either 冥主今天也不想上班 Three Little Chickens三只小鸡Female-Channel Fanfiction413k WordsCompleted [Female-Dominated World + Strong Female Lead + Infinite-Flow + Fantasy + Wild Imagination + Historical Romance + Apocalypse: Cultivation] Doctor: Miss Man, do you ever hear strange voices? Man Tong: Does the Great Emperor of Fengdu constantly nagging in my ear count? The doctor nodded and checked a box on the paper: “Auditory hallucinations!” Doctor: And what do you think makes you different from ordinary people? Man Tong: I am the ruler of the Underworld. The doctor checked another box: “Delusi 337Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is incredibly powerful and doesn't hide it! The male lead is just a background character and disappears after chapter 40! A hilarious and satisfying story featuring a strong female lead!

39. 189 手 Quick Transmigration with Truth in Hand! One Word: Unstoppable 手握真理快穿！一个字：就是横 A nomi阿nomiFantastical Romance301k WordsCompleted 👉Quick transmigration (ancient, period, and modern settings) 👉Soul transmigration. 👉A slightly unhinged, satisfying read. 👉If you don't like the first story, give the second one a try. If you don't like that one either, try the third~ The heroine is a charming, adorable powerhouse from the apocalypse. To be more specific, she's a little fun, a little beautiful, a little rebellious, a little crazy, a little free-spirited, and a little quirky. She's also great at giving people a taste of their own 191Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Thinking][Thinking]

40. 190 外 The Diplomat Left with a Child and Raised an Heir for Her Country 外交官她去父留子，给国家养了个继承人 Yi Shanshui奕山水11k WordsCompleted The diplomat had a child and left the father behind, raising an heir for the nation 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A very clear-headed and calm female lead

41. 191 六 The Sixties Villainess Wants a New Husband, and Her Rugged Army Officer Is Getting Anxious 六零女配要改嫁，糙汉军官他急了 Little Cat Doesn't Eat Lychees小猫不吃荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Rural army-family third generation + dazzling beauty of a painter + no pocket dimension + slow-burn romance + both are each other's first and only love + ensemble cast in the latter half] Jiang Xizhu stays up all night painting, then opens her eyes to find herself in a period novel as the country fiancée of the male lead, who dies young. Her former fiancé is already married. By a twist of fate, she also ends up marrying a grubby, scruffy husband. They say she's shameless, 77.6kReads9.0Score10kShelves

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    Go see it, it's super good!

42. 192 快 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked Female Supporting Character Is Slacking Off Again 快穿之恶毒女配又在犯懒 Bamboo Runs Deep竹有深Ancient Romance451k WordsOngoing (Quick transmigration + game golden finger + no fixed CP + self-interest above all + money-obsessed) Qi Yue has three principles: follow her heart, follow the money, and follow her desires. She loves wealth and good looks above all else. After binding with a System, she becomes a wicked supporting woman who is either vain or mercenary and money-hungry. Qi Yue, however, is always even more vain, more selfish, and more self-serving than they are. World One: The vain, mercenary reborn woman in a m 3.4kReads8.1Score227Shelves

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    All three female protagonists are sophisticated and self-interested; those who enjoy this type of story might want to check them out. The first two are quick transmigration historical novels, while the third includes historical elements.

43. 193 倚 Leaning on the Perilous Pavilion 倚危庭 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Just how hard is it to raise an outstanding young woman? That depends on who’s raising her. If an entire clan, or even a whole country, throws its support behind her, that’s another matter entirely. Ye Qingjiu is a woman with all sorts of jumbled memories and a knack for baffling people with her behavior. She thinks she’s clever, until she somehow gets married and finally realizes Li Tingye has been playing her all along... 6kReads9.4Score597Shelves

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    Interesting everyday family matters

44. 194 绝 The Peerless Little Princess Consort 绝世小俏妃 Dog Thirteen狗十三Ancient Romance575k WordsCompleted [A funny, charming princess consort + a scheming prince who fiercely protects his own + a manipulative woman + a wickedly seductive and mysterious Holy Lord, and more...] [Sweet romance + comedy + from scum to love + perfect ending] What does it feel like to fall in love with your enemy? The day he led his troops to invade her country, the sun shone brightly. The seventh prince of Beijiang, Mu Beiming, cut an imposing figure in his black armor. Even with a fearsome mask hiding his face, his shar 5.6kReads9.5Score668Shelves
45. 195 亲 In-Law, You're Not Up to the Job 亲家公，你不行啊 Wada Xida娃达兮哒Modern Romance43k WordsCompleted Their child gets caught in a puppy-love romance, and the parents are summoned to school. When they arrive at the teacher’s office, they discover that the other child’s parent is the long-lost love they have never been able to forget. A misunderstanding leads to a long, arduous attempt to win back their spouse. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm clear-headed; I will never get married, and I will never bow down to my future mother-in-law.

46. 196 我 My Years as a Benevolent Mother in the Qing Palace 我在清宫做圣母的那些年 Tsukimino E月见里绘Female-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing [A vengeful ghost from a mass grave × a scheming palace-conquering beauty × a golden finger bigger than the sky] Shanyue, a ghost from a mass grave, is reborn in the worlds of Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace as a “living bodhisattva,” carrying a body full of resentment. Save the consorts? Soothe the children? She turns the consorts against one another and uses others to assassinate royal heirs. Beneath the compassionate guise of Guanyin lurks a demon from the depths o 31.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    These few books are perfect fit.

47. 197 在 A Ghost Working in Empresses in the Palace 在甄嬛传里打工的鬼 Zhouzhou Loves Congee舟舟爱喝粥Female-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsCompleted After wandering the world for many years, a young ghost bride dodges the ghost-catching business one day and enters the underworld, only to find herself in another workplace. The story revolves around Empresses in the Palace, with An Lingrong as the starting point as she tries to get by in the imperial harem. There’s just the right amount of a golden finger, and just the right amount of brains. A heads-up for friends who love Huanhuan. 30.3kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
48. 198 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: A Concubine Blessed with Many Children 清穿之福妾多子 Jing Fulai景福来Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Fourth Prince's household + enjoying the good life without hardship + a System that only provides support, with the heroine in control + slice of life, eventually becoming Empress Dowager] Workplace warrior Song Man transmigrates to the Qing dynasty with a half-broken little System and becomes a concubine in the Fourth Prince’s household, having just lost her daughter. From the start, the servants bully their mistress, and she nearly can’t get a meal. The Fourth Prince has all but forgotten her 25.5kReads9.2Score3kShelves
49. 199 公 The Beautiful, Arrogant Princess and Her Sly, Flirtatious Consort 公主美又骄，钓系驸马茶艺高 Fragrant Wood Terrace木香台Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted [Flirting with each other + Sweet romance, both are virgins + Taking down scumbags] [Arrogant princess + Scheming, sickly, beautiful prince consort] Yun Chaorong’s transmigration into a book went wrong, and she became the heroine of a tragic romance. She learned she was destined to be disfigured and humiliated, lose her entire family, then be imprisoned and tortured to death by the male lead, Xie Nanzhu. What the hell! Yun Chaorong wasn’t having it. She kicked the original male lead and the supp 12kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    🐦Transmigrated into the body of a tragic heroine in a novel? Yun Chaorong kicks the original plot aside! The sickly but handsome man she rescued willingly offers himself to her, only to discover that the prince consort is a ruthless character with a hidden agenda. Amidst their flirting and relentless revenge, this sweet and pampering tale of an arrogant princess and a scheming prince consort is sure to be a hit!

50. 200 悟 Wutong 悟桐 Big Boss Norma诺玛大大Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted A refined, dignified young man from a distinguished family and his wild little niece (no blood relation). When Shen Tong was little, a big yellow dog carried her to Old Master Shen. Before he died, Old Master Shen entrusted her to the Tang family. Third Master Tang is aloof, cold, and indifferent to women, yet he finds himself drawn to her again and again. Tang San: The girl in my family is young. Don't scare her! Bang! Shen Tong kicked her romantic rival to the ground. Tang San: Good girl. It's 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shen Tong was entrusted to the Tang family by Old Master Shen. Third Master Tang planned to embezzle her money, showering her with gifts like cars, houses, and affection, but Shen Tong suddenly announced she wanted to become a nun! Third Master Tang was going crazy.

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