The Heroine Uses a Child to Climb the Social Ladder: Gold-Digging and Ruthlessly Self-Serving 女主借子上位，嫌贫爱富，精致利己主义

1. 101 白 His White Moonlight Returns Home, and Mrs. Zhou Is Done! 白月光回国，这周太太她不当了！ E E Er E婀蛾尔厄Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Suave but wicked, sharp-tongued daddy-type CEO] x [Spoiled, dramatic clingy flower] [Both are each other's first] [Scheming to seize someone + a long, grueling pursuit to win her back + extreme push and pull + a war of love] Ever since Jiang Yue asked Zhou Songnian for a divorce, her life has gone completely off the rails. At first, she thought she'd be dealing with the reality of a dignified catfight among wealthy wives, a cheesy TVB primetime melodrama where two women fight over one man: "She 17.3kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds

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   1️⃣🫐The female lead is a rural migrant worker, uneducated and somewhat clumsy, but very cute and resilient. The male lead falls in love with her at first sight and marries her. She's obsessed with money, which infuriates him daily; he's always angry that she only cares about money and not him, and she's sharp-tongued and hypocritical. 2️⃣🌺The female lead meets the male lead at seventeen, who takes her away from her impoverished family, teaches her how to conduct herself and various skills, and gives her whatever she wants. Even when her male classmate cheats on her, he only says she's too young. It's a super good story, and the biggest highlight is the male lead's stubbornness; he brainwashes himself into believing he doesn't love her, and the two constantly put on an act. 3️⃣🍓The female lead is the male lead's secretary who schemes against him, getting pregnant after a one-night stand. The male lead wants her to abort, but he has an accident, and she seizes the opportunity to marry into a wealthy family with the child.

2. 102 快 Quick Transmigration: Seducing My Way to the Top, the Male Lead Loses Control Every Night 快穿：勾引上位，男主夜夜失控 The Cat Isn't Lazy小猫不懒Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + 1v1 + seduction to the top + love at first sight + sweet romance] One-line summary: Stay in character, seduce the male lead. Why are these male leads so easy to seduce? Why are they all throwing themselves at me? Shen Mianmian works for the Quick Transmigration Bureau. After being sent into a wholesome romance novel, she begins winning over its male lead. World One: The male lead of a secret-crush story World Two: The male lead of a period story World Three: The male lead 44.1kReads5.9Score2.2k14d adds
3. 103 快 Quick Transmigration: Historical Figures, She Is Always Taken by Force 快穿历史人物，她总是被强取豪夺 Leaning on the Rail凭阑人Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a doomed minor figure, whose tragic fate has already been sealed by history, she must scheme, struggle, and fight for every advantage if she wants to change her destiny and survive. Even if her methods are less than honorable and her actions morally questionable. Shushu figures she may not be a good person either. Once she transmigrates into these ill-fated historical figures, she naturally makes whatever choice benefits her most, turning her attention to th 8.5kReads6.8Score60214d adds

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   💦The female lead is a scheming woman who uses pregnancy to climb the social ladder! After becoming pregnant, she deliberately acts weak in front of the male lead, not only making her wealthy mother-in-law beg her to marry into the family, but also completely controlling her husband—after marriage, she can use his credit card freely, the child is taken care of by someone else, and she doesn't even bother to call him because he's often away on business. 🌿From the male lead's perspective: He thinks he's the prince who rescued Cinderella, but in reality, she only sees him as a long-term meal ticket.

4. 104 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Lotus Is Being Forcefully Taken Again 快穿：白莲花又被豪取强夺了 Xiaxia Does Nothing夏夏啥也不干Sci-Fi & Apocalypse472k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + happy ending + scheming white lotus + coercive pursuit + chaste male leads + forced love] She maintains an image of “purity and innocence” throughout, luring her targets into willingly becoming her prisoners. Born a white lotus spirit, she is obsessed with playing the prey and watching the hunter become consumed by desire. Pain is a medal, the cage is a stage, and the tale of coercive possession... Will ultimately end with the prey admitting defeat. World One: An aloof po 3.4kReads8.0Score22814d adds
5. 105 踪 Traces: I’m the Beloved of Every World 踪影我在各世界当万人迷 Ruan Fuzhao with All Limbs Intact有手有脚的阮福昭Female-Channel Fanfiction772k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! The heroine, Su Yao, is friends with Xiao Jiu, Agent No. 099, from the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Her mission is to enter film and TV worlds and fulfill the characters' wishes. She can also enter novels and play a role in them. The heroine has a different personality in each story: she has played a white lotus, a sweet-talking green tea 12Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 106 综 Film and TV Crossover: I Have a Quest Guide System 综影视之我有词条攻略系统 I'm Just a Little Sheep Who Loves to Write是只爱写作的小羊呀Female-Channel Fanfiction159k WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite] [All Routes Fully Explored] [Playing a Scheming Persona] [Fixed Traits: Bewitching Beauty + Exceptional Talent] Wu Yan is a bit-part actress with a dream of becoming a movie star. Sadly, she has an ordinary face and is destined never to play the lead. Then she dies after a broken stunt wire sends her plummeting. At last, her luck changes after death, and she's bound to a trait conquest System. Her mission is to conquer the important characters in each world according to her 1.8kReads8.0Score10214d adds
7. 107 我 In the Eighties, I Pretended to Be the Amnesiac Male Lead's Girlfriend 我在八零冒充失忆男主的对象 Ruan Xiaolou阮小楼Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Transported into the Story + Amnesiac Male Lead + Sweet Romance + Flirtatious Tension + Spatial Golden Finger + Winning Back His Wife] P.S. The female lead isn't a strong woman. A gorgeous, spoiled, lovable beauty VS a cold, stern, abstinent military officer After Wen Nian criticized a supporting female character in a period novel, she was transported straight into the book. The supporting character was an orphan of a fallen soldier, and by chance, the female lead's father had taken her in. Nin 2.5kReads8.7Score26614d adds

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   The first book perfectly fits the description of the female lead's materialistic roommate in the "pregnant woman running away" story. The female lead kicks out the original female lead, and this roommate is her college roommate. Even though the male lead had a one-night stand with her, she pretends to be her roommate. The male lead, of course, is initially attracted to her, but later falls in love with her, even though she's materialistic and malicious. The second book is about a female lead who transmigrates without a registered residence and pretends to be his girlfriend with marriage in mind.

8. 108 心 The Art of Scheming: A Perfect Performance by the Cannon Fodder 心机美学：炮灰的完美出演 Sleepy Island Diary眠岛日记Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + small worlds + pseudo-coercion + past and present lives + comeback) When the supporting heroines in a story dream of the endings already written for them, will they still willingly follow the paths fate laid out? One: The daughter of a minor official, married off to a young nobleman through a family alliance [Female lead’s perspective + extensive introspection + romantic push and pull + marriage before love + she falls for him first + pseudo-coercion] Two: An ordinary girl 2.4kReads8.2Score14614d adds

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   This book is amazing! The female lead's character is fantastic, so three-dimensional and complex. Her family background is truly heartbreaking; I cried while reading it. All her scheming actions are understandable. The male lead falls in love with her step by step through her schemes, and after they fall in love, he unconditionally tolerates her. The author writes exceptionally well; the text is very delicate, though it's a bit slow-paced, like a gentle stream. Each story is completely independent and three-dimensional!

9. 109 恶 The Villainess Keeps Getting Coerced and Plundered 恶毒女配又被强取豪夺了 Mountain Crane Moon山鹤月Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [No Fixed Couple + Semi-Immersive Quick Transmigration + Physical Relationships + Scheming Conquests + Childbearing + Love Rivals + Chaste Male Leads + Coercive Romance + Not a Strong Female Lead] Xi Chun, the last charm demon in the cultivation world, bound herself to a conquest System. The System declared that if she conquered the Child of Heaven, it would help her ascend. [The Legal Wife in a Concubine's Chambers Story] Completed [The Rich Young Lady in a Campus Story] Completed [The Merm 1.5kReads5.2Score—14d adds

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10. 110 美 The Gorgeous, Tough Wife Joins the Army with Her Child, Leaving the Big Shot in a Panic 美艳悍妻携崽随军，大佬心慌慌 Er Wu Tongtong迩乌彤彤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the era setting + pocket space + transmigrated into a book as a villain] Shi Zhiyan transmigrates into the former wife of the heroine’s younger cousin in an era-set novel. She is a cannon-fodder character who takes out her anger by blackening the heroine, and serves as a foil to the heroine, her younger female cousin. She is cast as a busty, foolish, delinquent second female lead, there to highlight the heroine’s virtue and kindness. In the end, her cousin joins the army wi 9.1kReads8.5Score76414d adds

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    After the protagonist awakens to his true nature and learns he's about to be sent to a labor camp, he quickly takes his child to the military region and demands marriage. He has a cheat-like advantage. Zhao Mei is incredibly cute, with the feel of a child prodigy. She's inherited her mother's excellent qualities. The mother and son have the male protagonist completely under their thumb. [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

11. 111 穿 After Becoming a Vicious, Fat Wife, I Help the Whole Family Thrive 穿成恶毒肥妻后，我带飞全家 Miss Fan范氏女子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in a past era + pocket dimension + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + cozy daily life] Su He wakes up one morning to find that she has transmigrated into a book as the villain's wicked mother. In the story, her villainous son eventually dies in a fire, while her villainous daughter is sold overseas. Both children meet tragic ends. Their mother, meanwhile, is a wicked woman whose name never even appears in the book. Looking at her current obese b 4.8kReads9.0Score42914d adds

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    These are all stories of using children to climb the social ladder. In the first book, the male lead didn't even know he had a child; the female lead only found out when she went to find him. Then it's a story of marriage of convenience turning into love and developing feelings over time.

12. 112 七 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: The Villain's Brat and His Awful Mother 七零穿书：反派崽崽极品娘 Sweet Osmanthus苏合香Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Celebrity chef Xia Ming Shuang woke up to find herself inside a novel set in a bygone era. The original owner was an absolute nightmare, and her several children were all damaged in one way or another. Some would grow up to become ruthless villains, and every one of them was headed for a tragic end! With wolves in front and tigers behind, life was unbearable. Xia Ming Shuang: Don't worry. Just watch me whip them into shape! Her husband, a senior engineer, was the untouchable ideal man in the ori 2.1kReads8.4Score41114d adds
13. 113 藏 She Hid Her Pregnancy and Left the Child Behind; Reborn, I Won't Chase Him Again 藏起孕肚去父留子，重生我不追了 Wu Li Chouchou乌里丑丑Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) Reborn, one-on-one, both pure, aloof beauty goes mad for love, husband-chasing crematorium (A heartbroken heroine x a hero who wants to be her dog) A Shang stole the position of Xie Hengyu's wife. Everyone knows Xie Hengyu is a sword cultivator prodigy with a brilliant future in the cultivation world, while A Shang is merely a lowly half-demon who became his wife through underhanded means. In the end, she was falsely accused of colluding with the demon clan and died a t 43.2kReads9.1Score4k14d adds
14. 114 拜 After Marrying into a Powerful Family, the Gold-Digging Supporting Lady Is Both Stupid and Wicked 拜金女配嫁进豪门后她又蠢又坏 Bridge to Bridge, Qiao桥归桥桥Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted [Gold Digger + Adorable Child + The Male Lead Falls First + Marriage Before Love] Qiao Shuyu was a gold-digging beauty with skin like cream, a stunning figure, and countless admirers. After scheming her way into marriage with Lu Jichuan, she thought she'd enjoy the carefree, extravagant life of a rich wife. She never expected that Lu Jichuan wouldn't be nearly as cold and abstinent as he seemed. From then on, she was stuck with a miserable life: dragging her feet in bed while crying that she was 1.8kReads6.2Score10414d adds

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    ① The female lead uses her pregnancy to climb the social ladder, getting married because of the pregnancy [laughs]. She doesn't even care much about the child, only thinking about being a rich wife... The male lead is love-struck. ② The female lead is a gold digger [laughs]. She schemes for one night, gets pregnant, the male lead wants to take responsibility, and they get married...

15. 115 八 Married with a Baby in the ’80s: My Mortal Enemy Becomes a Henpecked Husband 八零奉子成婚，死对头成了妻管严 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance796k WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangyi woke up, she learned that she had transmigrated into a book, a period novel written by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine, and she was the vicious supporting character. Her father didn’t love her and her mother was gone. As if having to survive under the thumb of her wicked stepmother since childhood wasn’t enough, her scheming stepsister stole her fiancé and set up her nemesis, the street thug Xie Qingxiao, to ruin her virtue. She became pregnant by accident, and af 13kReads8.6Score1.3k14d adds

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    The story begins with the female lead telling the male lead she's pregnant and asking him to marry her. A ring is used as a symbol of their relationship, and the male lead is very wealthy. It's a tale of getting rich through success, and the male lead has always secretly loved the female lead.

16. 116 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Villain Is Head Over Heels for the Female Leads 快穿：大反派他超爱女配的 Go Pray to a God拜个神Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Su Yan used to be firmly against marriage and having children. But one day, she did something foolish and ran into the road to save a child, only to be hit by a car and killed. After her death, she encountered a strange System. It was only after binding to it that she learned it was a childbirth System. That’s right: someone who was against marriage and children had actually bound herself to a childbirth System! What a ridiculous twist. Even more ridiculous, if she refused to complete its missio 8.1kReads8.7Score59414d adds

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    🌿She was originally a staunch advocate of remaining single and childless, but after dying while saving someone, she suddenly found herself with a child-rearing system. 💫Forced to travel to different worlds, she ended up bearing the child of the main villain, only to be excessively pampered by him. It was through this pampering that she healed her childhood trauma.

17. 117 快 Quick Transmigration Conquest! The Host Gains Eternal Life by Having Children! 快穿攻略！宿主靠生子永生不灭！ Huan Liuli焕琉璃Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Animated series in production [Lighthearted comedy: plot-driven + children later in the story + ruthless pursuit of targets + heroine's growth + the first arc features an unfaithful male lead, all others are faithful + no fixed pairing, one-on-one romance.] 1. The Jealous Favorite Consort of an Emperor Without Heirs 2. The Princess Awakens the Captive Prince's Yandere Side 3. The Real Heiress Who Can Read Minds Specializes in Taming Cold CEOs 4. After Being Banished to the Mortal Realm, a Transm 25.6kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds

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    🌿Transmigrating to a small world, she bears children for the chosen one, starting by winning over the heirless first prince. 💫She creates dreams, giving the first prince a past life of unrequited love. When the first prince sees her, he dotes on her exclusively. The jealous little devil, spoiled by his favor, bears him seven children.

18. 118 藏 After Hiding My Pregnancy, the Capital's Powerful Men Begged on Their Knees 藏起孕肚后，京圈大佬们红眼下跪 Mr. Wuyin五音先生Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted A host interviewed four powerful men from Beijing’s elite circles. When asked what their exes were like, each man reacted differently. Sheng Jingshi stubbed out his cigarette with a hard press. “Her? A vulgar woman. I was the only one who could put up with her.” Shen S ren said expressionlessly, “No comment.” Jiang Suizhou smiled, but the amusement didn’t reach his eyes. “Whenever something happened, all she could do was cry. She can’t live without me.” Lou Fan spoke with confidence. “She wa 6.3kReads9.2Score90914d adds

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    💫First love #1: A precipitous breakup years ago, now relentlessly pursuing her. He's refined and aloof in public, but behind closed doors, he takes off his glasses, pins her against the door, and forcefully kisses her, setting her house on fire. Second sugar daddy #2: Initially feigning affection, he grooms her like a caged bird, but after she escapes his grasp, he starts fighting for her. Third domineering CEO #3: He provides her with a house, a car, and takes care of everything, yet arrogantly declares he'll give her anything except a title. However, upon learning she ran away before the wedding, his face twists with rage, and he drags her back, coldly sulking. Fourth playboy #4: A seemingly innocent scoundrel, treating her as a substitute. But after his first love returns, he loses interest, only wanting to be the father of her child. He says a reformed playboy is worthless, so he turns around and enrolls in a men's virtue training course.

19. 119 真 The Real Young Master Is Happy to Be a Simp 真少爷他甘愿当舔狗 Can't Write a Thesis, So I Write Web Novels写不出论文写网文Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted [Dog Training + Mary Sue + Everyone Is Pure + Love at First Sight + The Male Lead Falls for Her on His Own + Wicked, Airheaded Heroine] [Female Lead's Perspective] Li Guican spent her whole life as a rich heiress, living extravagantly, until one day she discovered she was a fake heiress who had taken another girl's place. Get a job? As if she would ever get a job. So she decided to bully Lu Jinyang and take everything that should have belonged to him. But why was this man's gaze getting stranger 91Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist in this book is a gold digger. The first chapter features a fake heiress and a real young master, but the real young master is a hopeless romantic.

20. 120 她 So What If She’s Ordinary? She’ll Seduce Her Way to the Top 她是普通人又怎样？偏要引诱上位 Half a Blade of Grass半束草Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + Clear-eyed surrender + Mary Sue + Multiple male leads + Coercive possessiveness + Everyone is wicked; the heroine has limited perspective on her previous life, and all the male leads are sexually inexperienced] [Reader’s Guide] A self-serving, clear-headed heroine who seems like a sweet, innocent flower x ① a gentle-looking, dark-hearted little menace ② a spoiled, brutal heir to a truly wealthy family ③ a hypocritical, dark-hearted politician who scorns human rights ④ a no 25.1kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds

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    🌹Shi An always knew there were rumors circulating that she used her child to climb the social ladder, but she never clarified them because she knew it was true; she had indeed married into a wealthy family through her own means. 🌸However, she never cared what outsiders said about having someone to take care of the child, her mother-in-law not caring, her husband being away from home most of the time, her credit card having no spending limit, and her biggest worry being not knowing where to travel.

21. 121 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, the Princess Gives Up! 穿成恶毒女配后，公主她摆烂了！ Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] [Showbiz + CEO + Secret Crush + Married First, Love Later + Face-Slapping Everyone + Sweet and Satisfying] Jiang Yue transmigrated into a book. She became the villainess in a CEO romance novel. In the original story, she did every evil thing imaginable: drugging the male lead, abusing her biological son, who would grow up to become the villain, bullying the female lead, whom everyone adored, and tormenting the male supporting characters, who would all go on to become 37kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds

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    This book!!! The female lead is the spoiled little princess of Jiang Kingdom!!! She transmigrates into the body of a villainous supporting character who gains power through her son!!! The system tells her to please the male and female leads and their future villainous son, but as a princess, how could she possibly try to please them? Instead, she becomes even more spoiled!!! Unexpectedly, the male lead finds her adorable and falls for her even more, while the villainous son becomes increasingly clingy to her!!! I absolutely love this spoiled little princess character!!!

22. 122 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16.2kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    🌈The first time-travel novel! The female protagonist successfully seduced a top military and political second-generation man with her beauty. After his family fell from power, she immediately and decisively divorced him, severed all ties, and then hooked up with two rich and handsome men to ensure her a life of wealth!

23. 123 快 Quick Transmigration: I’m Clinging to a Big Shot in Period Novels 快穿之我在年代文里抱大腿 Rouge-Smiling Bookworm胭脂笑忘书生666k WordsCompleted Her lifestyle was far too extravagant. If she could sit, she never stood; if she could lie down, she never sat. She avoided hardship and enjoyed every comfort. Because Yu Niaoniao loved the good life too much, the Main God, who couldn’t stand the sight of her, banished her to a department that sent people into period novels to complete missions. She was sent to an era where everything was scarce, expected to suffer and toil to her heart’s content. But! If they wanted her to suffer, she would do 382Reads8.6Score10314d adds

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    These five books all feature sophisticated and self-serving female protagonists. They've been on my bookshelf for a while now, and I quite like them. See if they suit your taste.

24. 124 快 Quick Transmigration: The Viperous Beauty Is Ruthless 快穿：蛇蝎美人心狠手辣 Gu Gu Loves Killing顾顾爱嘎人Ancient Romance412k WordsOngoing [Ruthless and vicious + villainous female lead + selfish + treacherous, a true scoundrel + space for stockpiling supplies + refuses to support anyone in the period setting + refuses to save anyone + no fixed pairing] A true villainess, a true villainess, a true villainess. The important thing bears repeating three times. Jiang Yuyan No. 2. She really is treacherous. Sweetie, stop cursing her. She said she wasn’t going to act like a decent person. When you read other novels, you call their heroin —Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 125 快 Quick Transmigration: In Period Novels, I Pursue Self-Interest with Style 快穿：拜金的我在年代文精致利己 Nannan's Cultivation Dream楠楠的修仙梦Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing Follow the happy lives of the gold-digging, shameless woman Li Na across stories set in different eras. (Li Na has a different personality in each era story and no memories of her other lives in other era stories. The protagonist is only named Li Na; they are not the same person. Some have a golden finger and some don't, and when they do, it's very minor. The heroine is just an utterly ordinary woman.) Content warning: The heroine is deeply flawed and extremely selfish. She only ever thinks of h 7.6kReads8.2Score35214d adds
26. 126 快 Quick Transmigration to Bear Children: The Villain Spoils Me More, So Who Needs the Male Lead? 快穿生子，反派更宠谁还要男主啊 Nine Five Forty-Five九五四十五Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Childbearing] [Sweet Romance] [Mutual Devotion] [Age Gap] 1. The CEO Who Dotes on His Wife The spoiled, haughty heiress funds the poor heroine's education. But behind her back, the heroine becomes her husband's mistress, bears his illegitimate child, and steals the family fortune. From then on, their lives are turned upside down. 2. The Stepping-Stone Marchioness Remarries a Barren Emperor She is the stepping-stone marchioness in the mansion-intrigue novel The Rise of th 1.3kReads8.9Score14614d adds

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    The first quick transmigration novel features a female protagonist who uses her pregnancy to climb the social ladder. Her family is poor, so she becomes a wet nurse in a wealthy household. There, she meets the male protagonist, who has no heir. Initially, the male protagonist avoids her, but later, when she's feeding her baby, he offers to help her. [Facepalm] The second novel, in its first small world: The female protagonist is pregnant with the male protagonist's child. Her family's company is sabotaged, but she uses the black card given to her by the male protagonist to invest 3 billion yuan in the company under his identity. Instantly, the company's stock skyrockets, and she recovers her initial investment and gains profits.

27. 127 又 Pregnant Again, I'm the Apple of Commander Zhou's Eye 又怀上了，成为周大首长的心尖宠 Qiu Mei秋妹Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + arranged marriage to love + pocket dimension + sweet romance + lots of children + effortless success] Lin Ke, a modern woman past the usual marrying age, transmigrated into a book. The original heroine and a reborn supporting character were fighting to the death over a young educated youth sent to the countryside. One was stunningly beautiful, the other irresistibly charming. Lin Ke was just an extra in the story, barely worth mentioning. She was only there to watch t 23.8kReads8.5Score2.3k14d adds
28. 128 快 Quick Transmigration: A Self-Serving Heartthrob's Guide to the Era 快穿：利己万人迷的年代指南 Nan Feiyu楠蜚语Modern Romance350k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + calculating self-interest + slightly wicked but unaware of it + a touch of captivating charm + men competing for her] Taotao is a peach blossom fairy born of nature itself. Men are always fighting over her, so brawls break out every few days. Afraid she might get caught up in the chaos, her divine father sends her into the Reincarnation Mirror to escape her romantic entanglements. But Yueying, a fairy jealous of Taotao, secretly tampers wi 487Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's so good! I'm currently reading the second book and have already finished the third.

29. 129 欢 Huanhuan Is Here! 欢欢欢欢欢欢欢欢来了 Lan Chun兰春Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + sweet romance] After binding herself to a System, Yu Huan became the ex-girlfriend of the male lead in every world. But she was only a supporting character. As soon as the heroine appeared, she, the woman who wasn’t destined for him, would soon be written out. Transmigrating into the substitute for the man’s unrequited love, Yu Huan happily spent his money on food, drink, and fun, waiting for the heroine to return from abroad so she could take her breakup settlement and en 80.6kReads9.1Score6.1k14d adds

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    🍒Meets the requirements, wow! Although the female lead uses her child to climb the social ladder and is materialistic, I can understand her desire to change her fate. However, her methods are too mercenary; she loses herself in the pursuit of material wealth and may ultimately lose more than she gains.

30. 130 穿 I Became the Male Lead's Vicious Ex-Girlfriend 穿成男主的恶毒前女友 Milk Tea Drinks Fruit Tea奶茶喝果茶Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Angst, childhood sweethearts, physical and emotional torment, groveling for a second chance] Lin Zhizhi discovered that she had transmigrated into a romance novel called The Years of Secret Love. It was bad enough that she hadn’t become the heroine, but she’d ended up as the male lead’s beautiful yet wicked ex-girlfriend. At first, this ex-girlfriend put on a convincing act. At school, everyone adored her, though only the boys. She appeared just twice in the novel: first, when she suddenly show 20.4kReads8.7Score1k14d adds

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    🍒🍒The first book features a female protagonist who uses a child to climb the social ladder and is materialistic and snobbish. She's a scheming, fake heiress who, to avoid being sent to the countryside to suffer, goes to great lengths to win over her brother. This way, she can stay in the wealthy family and continue being a rich wife, 🫧🫧 without worrying about making a living. However, she didn't expect her brother to be so possessive. 🍉🍉 He directly gets her pregnant and forces her to marry him.

31. 131 穿 I Transmigrated into a Villainess, So I Helped the Big Shot Rise Again 穿成恶毒女配，我陪大佬东山再起 Wu Yan五颜Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + marriage first, love later + adorable child + satisfying revenge + sweet romance + going off the rails + no-brainer fun + devoted couple Xu Yi transmigrates into a book as a vicious supporting character who is eight months pregnant. The original character cares only about money. To attach herself to a powerful man, she schemes to get pregnant by him. But when she learns he has gone bankrupt in her eighth month of pregnancy, she unhesitatingly aborts the baby, dumps h 3.6kReads7.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    Unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a villainous supporting character eight months pregnant, Xu Yi finds herself kneeling before a bankrupt tycoon begging for her child. She tears up the original script, determined to gamble everything and help him rise again, ultimately enjoying wealth and glory when he reigns supreme.

32. 132 我 I Became My Ex's Mother-in-Law 我给前任当丈母娘 August Witch八月女巫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama based on this novel, Uncle, I Only Want to Take Advantage of You, is now streaming. Starring Yu Long and Yang Mie Mie. [Older Man Romance] [Sweet Everyday Romance] [Powerful CEO] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Angst, No Saintly Heroine] [No Affair] [No Stand-In] I showed up dressed to the nines at my ex-boyfriend's engagement party. He thought I'd come to ruin the event, but I smiled kindly and said, "We're family from now on, so there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Auntie 13kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

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    This is a rare novel I've followed from beginning to end! It's incredibly good! I laughed and cried throughout, it was heartwarming and sweet! The author's writing is superb, with non-stop laughs that made me chuckle like a goose. The plot is high-energy throughout, the female lead's father has an illegitimate child, and her mother has an illegitimate daughter, creating a complex web of relationships within a wealthy family. The humorous and engaging writing style, with over 500 chapters packed with substance, makes it incredibly addictive!

33. 133 七 The Beloved Wife of the 1970s Gets Teased! The Black-Bellied Officer Sees Red and Loses Control 七零小妻被撩！腹黑军官红眼失控 Lost and Found失而Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: [The Dashing Courtyard Beauty and Her Aloof Husband Who Holds Her Close and Coaxes Her] After transmigrating, Yu Xiangnian becomes the shrew of a military compound in the 1970s. Her husband doesn’t love her, the children don’t care for her, and the neighbors can’t stand her... So what? She doesn’t care what any of them think! She’s educated, cultured, well-connected, and beautiful. Building a fortune and pursuing her career are what matter! But... Why is this ma 22.4kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds

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    To escape poverty, the female protagonist meticulously plans to use her child to climb the social ladder. She navigates high society, using her child as leverage to curry favor with the powerful. Driven by self-interest, she is ruthlessly selfish and will stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

34. 134 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.4kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
35. 135 八 On My Wedding Night in 1980, I Became the Cruel Woman Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child 八零新婚夜，我成了抛夫弃子的毒妇 Fortune and Gold富贵金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The sales director, Mu Yan, opened her eyes to find she had become a terrible woman who abandoned her husband and child in a melodramatic period novel. The terrible woman was infatuated with the male lead and repeatedly acted out scenes of shamelessly chasing after him. The husband she abandoned in the story wasn’t just a tough-as-nails soldier with an eight-pack, he was also the male lead’s younger brother? Worse still... He was the future tycoon, ruthless and rich enough to rival a nation, who 2.5kReads8.2Score21614d adds
36. 136 八 The Delicate Beauty of the 1980s Is Spoiled by a Rugged Man Until She Gets Morning Sickness 八零之娇软小美人被糙汉宠到孕吐 Wooden Branch木枝Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted Ye Ruanruan is a beautiful, delicate heiress who unexpectedly transmigrates to the backward 1980s. The moment she opens her eyes, it’s her wedding night. Her new husband is tall and burly, with a fierce-looking face. The timid Ye Ruanruan is so frightened that she faints on the spot. But she soon discovers that her husband may look like a rough, straight-talking man, but inside he’s a sulky, jealous grouch. At 27, Zhou Xiao has never been in a relationship. His way of treating his wife well is t 530Reads7.1Score—14d adds
37. 137 七 A Military Officer Was Forced to Marry a Village Woman, but Their Arranged Marriage Turned to Love 七零军官被迫娶村妇，先婚厚爱 Men Xiaoxie门小协Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted No transmigration + not reborn + no space + no golden finger + relies on her own abilities With nowhere left to turn, Shen Yining jumps into a river to kill herself, but the passing officer Ji Zhonglin pulls her out. She rolls her eyes and latches onto him, insisting he did something improper to her. Ji Zhonglin: “...” He must have gotten up too soon and pulled her out too soon. Before she jumped into the river, he pissed in the wrong place. Before they are forced to marry, Ji Zhonglin says 49.6kReads8.9Score6.1k14d adds

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    The plot is fast-paced, engaging, and funny :-D

38. 138 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 11.3kReads8.8Score43314d adds

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    🍁①World One: The female protagonist transmigrates to the world of Xiao Nai and Bei Weiwei after their marriage. Her mission is to break them up. She works at Xiao Nai's company, playing the role of a naive and innocent junior sister, subtly seducing Xiao Nai until he crosses the line and forces himself on her… 🍁②Chapters 143-210: The female protagonist transmigrates to the world of "Silent Separation." To get closer to the male protagonist, she seeks out He Yichen to file for divorce. Then, she pretends to be drunk and threatens to jump into a lake, making him think she's suicidal. She is then taken home by the male protagonist…

39. 139 快 Quick Transmigration Through Film and TV: The Bewitching Peach Blossom Beauty 快穿影综：桃花美人煞 Sour Plum Candy Is Super Salty话梅超咸Female-Channel Fanfiction461k WordsOngoing A quick-transmigration journey through film and TV worlds, following Zhuohua, a peach blossom yao who feeds on love, as she seeks the affection of people blessed with great fortune to nourish herself. Empresses in the Palace: Huanbi, Guarjia Wenyuan, An Lingrong, Yu Ying'er... Schemes of a Beauty: Nie Shen'er, Empress Zhang, Jin Se... Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Gao Xiyue, Bai Ruiji, Jin Yuyan... Wei Zifu, The Legend of Xishi, My Fair Princess, Love O2O, Scarlet Heart, The Palace, Story of 6kReads8.4Score20314d adds
40. 140 综 Film and TV Crossover: I’m a Pro at Breaking Up Couples 综影视之拆cp我很专业 Youyou's Mom柚柚妈妈Female-Channel Fanfiction2.7M WordsOngoing Among countless little worlds, there will always be someone who makes Fu Yao stay for love. Note: I only use the characters as portrayed in the dramas, though the plots may change. 1. Love O2O, pairing: Xiao Nai 2. Lost You Forever, pairing: Xiang Liu 3. Fireworks of My Heart, pairing: Meng Yanchen 4. Eternal Love, pairing: Dong Hua 5. You Are My Glory, pairing: Yu Tu 6. Empresses in the Palace, pairing: Xuan Ling 7. Hidden Love, pairing: Duan Jiaxu 8. Heart Signal 7, pairing: Peng Gao 9. One an 8.4kReads6.2Score21514d adds
41. 141 进 I Came to the Capital to Find My Family, and My Brother’s Archrival Spoiled Me Rotten 进京寻亲，被哥哥死对头宠翻天 A Magnolia Blossom一朵辛夷花Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [Pure historical setting + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partners + lighthearted and sweet + direct communication, no misunderstandings + no transmigration or rebirth] [Airheaded, gentle heroine versus arrogant, ruthless minister] Jiang Yihuan’s older brother was an official in the capital, while she dug wild greens in the countryside and often went hungry. One day, her brother’s sworn enemy, Wei Zhao, captured her. “Your brother has been exiled. From now on, you’re coming 12.2kReads9.0Score2.2k14d adds
42. 142 综 Film and TV Crossover: Qing Wu's Diary of Scheming Conquests 综影视：青芜的心机攻略日记 Wang Xiyin望汐音Female-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted [The female lead transmigrates into TV dramas or novels to seduce the original male lead, sometimes with multiple male partners. No moral compass.] I recommend starting further in. The early chapters were poorly written because I was a beginner. Qingwu was the world's first succubus. She had lived for thousands of years and seen every side of human life, and had grown bored of it all. Then one day, something called the System came to her and asked her to help their System world acquire energy. Q 5.3kReads6.8Score14114d adds
43. 143 综 A Passive Approach to Conquering the World of TV Dramas 综影视之被动式攻略 Goose Goose Goose333鹅鹅鹅333Female-Channel Fanfiction692k WordsOngoing The finest hunters often appear in the guise of their prey. In world after world from film and television, Wurou puts this into practice, becoming the moon forever hanging just out of reach in the male leads' hearts. (The heroine won't be put through angst. If there's any, it's something she's deliberately engineered~ This story favors pseudo-coercive romance, where the heroine appears to refuse but actually wants it, relationships with men and women alike, and love triangles.) 4.4kReads8.0Score10614d adds
44. 144 七 The 1970s' Adored Couch Potato: She Really Isn't Bragging! 七零娇宠咸鱼之她真没在凡尔赛！ Cheerful, Sunny, Lucky Goose开朗阳光幸运鹅Modern Romance773k WordsOngoing *A lazy, well-fed cutie vs. a secretary who acts abstinent in public but is a devoted pervert in private, with a fatherly streak [Powerful man lowers his head + age gap + love at first sight + sweet and satisfying] [The heroine is a native with a refined, self-serving streak and a strong sense that she deserves the best. She won’t lose weight, move to the countryside, or go to the black market.] Baozhu, a precious little treasure. Everyone who sees Xue Baozhu can’t help but marvel at how lucky 10.1kReads7.1Score55614d adds

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    🔥A refined, self-centered, plump, and delicate beauty VS a cunning and scheming high-ranking official who falls in love at first sight. Xue Baozhu's life is one that everyone would envy as incredibly fortunate. As the youngest daughter whom the Xue family had eagerly awaited, she was protected by her eccentric mother, doted on by her brothers, and had a docile sister-in-law. Xue Baozhu never lifted a finger at home, received special tutoring, went to school, and read her beloved poetry—her life was undeniably comfortable for eighteen years. As a child, her family did their best to fulfill her every wish, showering her with affection. And when her needs grew, an older man eagerly offered his sincere love...

45. 145 哄 Comfort 哄慰 Otherbank Fruit彼岸果Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + devoted to each other + abstinent male lead + plenty of doting, a little angst] “Shen Yu, if I ever get tired of playing with you, I’ll find the most remote house I can and lock you up there. I’ll have people keep watch day and night until you die of old age!” Everyone knows that the lofty Mr. Gu has always been detached from worldly desires. Around women, he is forever cold and abstinent, keeping them at arm’s length. Who could have guessed that in private, once he sheds 11.1kReads9.2Score77614d adds

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    🦋① The female lead deliberately approaches the male lead. Originally an obscure actress, she becomes pregnant to gain resources and rise in status through her son. 🦋② After using her child to climb the social ladder and become a wealthy wife, she neglects her own son. When she believes her CEO husband has gone bankrupt, she becomes even more materialistic and greedy, abandoning her husband and child and running away with the money! However, she transmigrates...

46. 146 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: The Sweet, Alluring Pregnant Wife Is So Clingy 八零年代军婚，娇媚小孕妻太黏人 A Million Sips of Milk Tea亿口奶茶Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted Ratings have only just opened and will rise over time. [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + love at first sight + the husband wins back his wife + bratty, capricious young wife vs. obsessive, brooding military officer] Yun Zhi gets a second life and only then learns that the world she lives in is a period novel. She has become the vicious ex-wife who dies young, leaving the male lead behind. To highlight the transmigrator Lin Wan'er's kind and virtuous nature, Yun 2.4kReads7.2Score20714d adds

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    🍒🍒Yun Zhi was reborn, only to discover she was the villainous female supporting character and cannon fodder ex-wife of the male lead in a historical romance novel who died young. To highlight the kindness and beauty of the transmigrated female lead, Lin Wan'er, Yun Zhi acted capriciously, snobbish, and greedy, using her pregnancy to climb the social ladder. She used every trick in the book to marry into the Lu family, but when she was exiled, she listened to Lin Wan'er's instigation, ignoring Lu Jingnian's pleas, 🤰🏻 and had an abortion, divorced, and ran away with the money. In the end, she was completely deceived by the transmigrated female lead and died tragically on the street 🙈🙈. Reborn, Yun Zhi vowed to cling to Lu Jingnian's coattails this time, striving to be a submissive and pampered wife. She planned to wait until the Lu family was exonerated before divorcing Lu Jingnian, dividing their assets, and living her own life 🌞🌞. Several years passed, and seeing Lu Jingnian becoming increasingly clingy, Yun Zhi lost interest and initiated the divorce.

47. 147 快 Quick Transmigration: The Daily Life of a Villainess in Character 快穿之恶毒女配扮演日常 If Not for the Jade Maidens若非群玉Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted (The characters stay in character. The heroine is an unapologetically nasty, brainless villainess: spoiled, bratty, and bad. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) Ji Tang was a Host in the Villainess Department. She made wickedness her mission, followed the plot diligently, and considered staying in character a matter of professional pride. Who knew that despite her conscientious efforts to follow the plot, it would go so far off the rails that even its own mother wouldn’t recognize it? She was 7.3kReads8.9Score41614d adds

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    🎀The first book features a female protagonist who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, using her unborn child to climb into a wealthy family and abandoning her true lover. She prioritizes self-interest over emotions, shrewdly managing her life with calculating cunning, revealing the complexities of human nature and the cruelty of reality.

48. 148 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 27.3kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds

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    ✌First book🍀The female lead is an absolutely sophisticated egoist, and the male lead is innocent and adorable.

49. 149 七 The Lazy, Difficult Village Girl of the 1970s Can't Get Enough Kisses from Her Army Officer Husband 七零村姑懒又作，军婚大佬亲不够 Xie Qingyin谢清音Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Transmigration + Spoiled Princess + Sweet Romance] Zhou Baozhu was a pretty useless rich girl who’d made it to twenty thanks to sheer luck. Well, what can she say? She was born into the right family. Who could’ve imagined that one day Zhou Baozhu would transmigrate to the 1970s? The rich beauty had turned into a country girl. She had no food or drink, and now she even had to work in the fields to earn work points. What a shock! Zhou Baozhu wanted to cry every 1kReads7.0Score13414d adds

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    🌈① The female lead is a spoiled beauty, both capricious and wicked, and a selfish individual. √ A beautiful nanny who climbs the social ladder. The charming nanny takes advantage of the tycoon's drunkenness to deliberately climb into his bed. The gold-digging girlfriend of a wealthy young man from Beijing's elite circle, she firmly establishes her "little devil" persona, hooking the male lead until he's completely smitten, willing to give her all his money.

50. 150 年 Era-Hopping Quick Transmigration: Vain and Selfish, Beautiful and Wicked 年代快穿虚荣且自私，漂亮且恶毒 Qiu Yiwan邱意晚Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through different eras + a touch of being adored by everyone + love at first sight + selfish and self-serving + a truly wicked heroine] Bai Chuchu is the only fire fox in the fox clan. She is selfish, vain, never lifts a finger without a benefit, throws things away when she’s done with them, and is vicious and materialistic. Her personality is absolutely awful! But she possesses peerless beauty, a face that could outshine the world, drawing crowds who flock to her and prost 6.1kReads7.5Score31114d adds

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    She had consumed many elixirs, and her cultivation had increased, but she still couldn't withstand the tribulation lightning. Thinking of this, Bai Chuchu was extremely angry. Others' tribulation lightning was merely a few ordinary bolts of lightning. Why should she, a newly formed fox spirit, have to endure the earth-shattering Purple Heaven Divine Lightning?! And a full eighty-one bolts of lightning at that!

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