🏆 A Scheming Woman Keeps Up Her Act for Life Without Getting Found Out, Has a Baby, and Secures the Top Spot in a Powerful Family! 🏆心机女硬装一辈子不翻车，生娃稳坐豪门C位！

1. 1 跟 After Marrying a Hopeless Romantic 跟恋爱脑结婚之后 Xixi Writes and Writes西西写写写Modern Romance207k WordsCompleted Female lead's perspective: Shi An has always known that rumors are going around that she used a baby to marry into a wealthy family, but she has never bothered to deny them. Because she knows they're true. She really did use her own methods to marry into a rich family. Still, she has never cared what people say. Someone else looks after the baby, her mother-in-law leaves her alone, her husband is away from home for long stretches, and her credit card has no limit. Her biggest problem is deciding 5.4kReads8.1Score31914d adds

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   Shi An married Fu Zeping while pregnant. Rumors circulated that she used her child to climb the social ladder, but she didn't care. After all, someone would take care of the child, her mother-in-law wouldn't interfere, her husband wasn't home, and her credit card had no spending limit. She spent her days agonizing over where to travel. Fu Zeping, however, felt that Shi An had given birth to his children at the best age and vowed to protect her for life.

2. 2 心 The Gold-Digging Schemer Only Wants Wealth and Glory 心机拜金女，她只想荣华富贵 Honestly, Honestly港真真Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Female lead: stunningly beautiful + vain and money-hungry + self-serving to a fine art + willing to do anything to get what she wants + low moral standards + not a good person The female lead always loves herself most!!! One-line description: She just wants a comfortable life with no worries about food or clothing. What’s wrong with that? A quick transmigration series. Each story stands alone. The female lead’s personality varies slightly from story to story, but she’s always vain, money-hungry, 511Reads6.6Score—14d adds
3. 3 心 Clever and Sweet, She Keeps the Chaste and Powerful Begging for Her Night After Night 心机乖媚，撩的禁欲权贵夜夜缠 MuziS木子SAncient Romance501k WordsCompleted [An alternate setting: A devoted couple, a clever and charming, flirtatious heroine, and a seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless hero with overwhelming possessiveness. The hero is utterly devoted to the heroine, and his love knows no bounds.] Wen Shuxiao, a concubine-born daughter of the Wen family and the most beautiful woman in Yongzhou, is dumped by her childhood sweetheart and fiancé on the eve of their wedding. He has fallen for a noblewoman from a prestigious family! Being gentle and ob 2.9kReads8.8Score27714d adds
4. 4 心 The Scheming Second Female Lead Takes the Top Spot 心机女二上位 Eggplant, That Should Do It茄子好了吧Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Second female lead + secret crush + winning the male lead over + sweet romance + love at first sight + comedy] At a school anniversary event, the second female lead fell for the man giving a speech onstage at first sight, beginning her secret crush. As she pursued him, her love for him sparked a passion for design, and through hard work she became an outstanding designer. When the man failed to win the first female lead’s exclusive love, he turned to the second female lead. Drawn to her, he fel 489Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 5 我 [Quick Transmigration] After I Died, the Male Lead Regretted Everything 【快穿】我死后男主追悔莫及 Fu Shu伏菽Modern Romance746k WordsCompleted [BE aesthetic | tearjerking and cathartic | no melodramatic angst | immersive slow transmigration | flirtatious White Moonlight x gentle, obsessive man | sweet and bittersweet | 1v1, both leads’ firsts | parallel-world happy-ending bonus chapters] World 1: Villainous fake heiress x loyal true young master World 2: Canary x owner World 3: Arrogant princess x future tyrant World 4: Bright, beautiful school bully and underachiever x poor, handsome top student World 5: Black-lotus stepmother x true 9.4kReads9.3Score81214d adds

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   Want to learn some cunning strategies? Then you absolutely can't miss these two books, especially the second one—highly recommended!! They're packed with high IQ and EQ readers, and incredibly enjoyable to read!

6. 6 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 58.2kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds
7. 7 勾 Seduce My Way to the Top: Your Boyfriend Is So in Love With Me 勾引上位：你男朋友好爱我呢 Cha Xirao2茶夕娆2Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A wild, imaginative story with a scheming female lead. She’s stunning, has no moral compass, and steals the male lead. Don’t take it as reality. If you curse me, you’re right to do so.] Jiang Youli is just like her name: beautiful and fragile, the kind of girl who makes people want to protect her at first sight. As a wandering spirit, she has seen how heartless people can be. Her favorite thing is breaking up couples who think their love is unshakable. You say your love is unbreakable? But your 7.1kReads5.2Score29114d adds

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   A scheming woman rises to power.

8. 8 你 You Don’t Want That Yandere Male Lead? I’ll Take Him! 你不要的病娇男主？归我了！ Cha Xirao茶夕娆Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The rating was just posted, and it will rise later. [Quick Transmigration, Stunning Female Lead, Yandere, Evil Original Female Lead, Original Female Lead Regrets Her Choices] In certain small worlds, the yandere, obsessive male lead gradually drives the world to collapse when he fails to win the female lead's love. To keep the worlds from falling apart because of these yandere male leads, Xia Yinhe accepts a mission to save them. World One: The brilliant top student with skin hunger just wants h 17.9kReads6.7Score1.6k14d adds
9. 9 抱 Sorry, I’m Stealing Your Male Lead 抱歉，你的男主我抢走了 Yin Xiaoxia银晓夏Modern Romance106k WordsOngoing [Steal the love interest, break up couples, no moral compass, villainess takes the lead] As a fox spirit, Jiang Yuyao was best at playing with people's hearts. When the Couple-Breaking System bound itself to her, they hit it off at once. Break up the male and female leads? That's right up my alley. World One: The male lead is your great hero? Sorry, but there's nothing wrong with me getting together with my own fiancé, is there? After all, the male lead is my fiancé. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: The First Love's Guide to Playing Her Role 快穿之初恋扮演守则 Mango Without Sauce芒果不加酱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In each little world, the heroine shines while the employees assigned to the White Moonlight and Ex-Girlfriend groups gradually fall from favor. But Wen He, from the Scheming First Love group, succeeds time and time again... 1. The scheming cousin in a historical romance In her previous life, the heroine met a tragic end. Reborn, she carefully planned everything, only to find that nothing had changed. If anything, this life was even worse than the last. 2. The supporting female character at an 20kReads7.2Score2.3k14d adds
11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villain's Daddy's Little One Is in My Belly 快穿：女儿奴反派的崽崽在我肚里 Little Egg Tart Crust小蛋挞皮Modern Romance186k WordsOngoing System + No Fixed Male Lead + Multiple Births + Redemption + Scheming Beauty Gu Qingluo is the white-lotus supporting character in an upgrade-style zombie novel, as well as the male lead’s unrequited first love and ex-girlfriend. She is supposed to die at the hands of zombies after the heroine exposes her disguise. But for some reason, the male lead disappears after her death, and the entire world sinks into endless darkness. After Gu Qingluo dies, she encounters a System that is about to be dec 355Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    It's alright, a story about having babies.

12. 12 快 A Scheming Beauty's Quick Transmigration 快穿之心机美人 Pretty Girl Wants to Get Rich靓女要发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Scheming beauty + seduction by a green-tea temptress + love-triangle hell + no moral boundaries + non-virgin heroine] Qingtang belongs to a realm beyond the Six Realms, and survives by devouring love and hate. Once she has absorbed the overwhelming resentment, she will fulfill the women’s wishes. 1: Steal the love of the men in an army-compound romance 2: Steal her roommate’s fiancé’s love 3: Steal the love of the arrogant heiress’s older brother 4: Steal the love of the twin heroine’s younger 15kReads8.2Score95014d adds

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    They're all quite cunning.

13. 13 快 Quick Transmigration: Seducing My Way to the Top 快穿之勾引上位 Fatty Loves Lamb肥肥爱吃羊Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty + calculated seduction + scheming green tea + stealing someone’s love + interconnected stories] There are always delicate, innocent beauties in this world. They are the incarnations of spirits, naive and ignorant when they first enter the mortal realm, yet irresistibly captivating. Every glance and smile can ensnare the heart and soul. To survive in this world, they act helpless and cling to the most powerful men like parasitic vines. Even if those men already belong to someone 14.2kReads8.9Score69614d adds
14. 14 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 37kReads9.5Score5.6k14d adds

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    These two books [smirk] are cunning and resourceful, not naive or overly virtuous, and can be considered satisfying reads.

15. 15 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 42.4kReads5.9Score2.1k14d adds

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    A scheming woman who transmigrates quickly.

16. 16 总 There Are Always Sleazy Dogs Coveting My Wife 总有贱狗觊觎我老婆 Huai Si怀姒Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted 4.1kReads8.8Score36714d adds

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    Hehe, this is good, this is good!

17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heroine's Ex Comes Knocking! The Male Lead Turns Into a Madman 快穿前任女配来袭！男主变疯批了 Yue Jinshu月瑾书Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + variable 1v1 pairings + sweet romance + most beautiful heroine + immersive + heroine grows over time + not an overpowered heroine + love at first sight + childbirth] The rating is low because it only just opened for ratings. 1. Rich-family sweet romance, ex-wife in a story about a cute kid: taciturn, steady CEO VS dazzling, laid-back heroine [✓] (The first arc has lots of commentary. Feel free to skip it.) 2. Historical romance, the tyrant’s doomed young empress: arrogant 2kReads7.4Score10414d adds

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    Look at my [admiration][admiration][admiration]

18. 18 在 I Found a Dad to Transmigrate with Me in the Tomb-Raiding World 在盗墓世界拐了一个爹陪我穿越 The Studious and Ambitious Prince An好学上进的安亲王Mystery457k WordsCompleted Zhang Pingping transmigrates and becomes a little girl who never grows up. From the start, she lands in the world of Grave Robbers’ Chronicles and, to survive, immediately clings to the big-shot Xiao Ge, asking him to be her dad. Before long, she’s completely won over, and this dad stays by her side as she makes her way into the future. 3.4kReads9.1Score24114d adds
19. 19 求 Survival Game: From the Start, I Get an SSS-Rank Talent 求生游戏，开局获得SSS天赋 Lun Who Moves Bricks Every Day每日搬砖的伦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse557k WordsCompleted [Growing heroine + no romance + natural disasters + survival for all + plant-based supernatural ability + infinite flow + rule-based horror] Without warning, ten billion people around the world are dragged into a survival game. From the start, Ye Hangxia relies on the lightning-fast reflexes she honed by competing for class registrations, and hits the jackpot. She draws an SSS-rank talent: plant-based supernatural abilities, a perfect fit for her background as an agricultural student. Islands co 2.4kReads5.0Score20514d adds

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    A very good novel.

20. 20 浴 Rising from the Flames: The Real Heiress Takes the World by Storm 浴火归来：真千金她飒爆全球 Feng Ou冯藕6k WordsCompleted Reborn from the Flames: The Real Heiress Takes the World by Storm 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one, this one

21. 21 大 The Powerful Man's Ex-Wife Was Reborn and Decided to Take Down the White Lotus 大佬的前妻重生了，决定打倒白莲花 Feng Ou冯藕Marriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted The Big Shot’s Ex-Wife Is Reborn and Decides to Take Down the White Lotus 17Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 学 After Studying Infidelity, I Finally Understood My Husband 学习出轨后我终于理解了丈夫 Feng Ou冯藕Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted After Learning to Cheat, I Finally Understood My Husband —Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 回 After Returning Home, I Found My Family Had Adopted a New Heiress 回国后，发现家人领养了新千金 Feng Ou冯藕13k WordsCompleted After Returning Home, I Found Out My Family Had Adopted a New Daughter 25Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Innocent Drives the Hero to Despair 快穿：心机小白花让男主痛不欲生 Xi Zhuochen希濯尘Fantastical Romance227k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [Scheming Female Lead] [Substitute] [Feel-Good Story] [Seduction] She came to make the male leads fall hopelessly in love with her. In her previous life, Liu Xinci was a top investment banking executive. Her career was thriving, and she enjoyed men as casually as she enjoyed clothes. One day, she opened her eyes to find herself bound to something called the "Male Lead Conquest System." The System told her: Go to different worlds and conquer the male leads. Make them fall 29Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend it; the female lead is scheming, but the male lead becomes increasingly sycophantic later on. It's a very good watch.

25. 25 心 The Scheming Woman Rises to the Top: I Became Everyone's White Moonlight 心机女上位：我洗白成白月光 No More Chubby Moon不做月半半Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Scheming Siren (Who Might Backfire) vs. Noble Young Master (Who Might Turn Dark)] Everyone knows that real estate tycoon Xiao Yunchen has a cherished first love: his wife, Shen Shuyue. It’s equally well known that he and his wife don’t get along. The old madam couldn’t change her stubborn son’s mind, so she decided to find someone to seduce him. She set her sights on Bai Yunyun, the nanny’s daughter who lived with them. That very night, Bai Yunyun, burdened with debt, knocked on his door. With 790Reads6.4Score10014d adds

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    This book is highly recommended. The female lead is a cunning and manipulative woman who manages to become the most beloved character, though she occasionally stumbles. It's a really good read. The male lead sometimes turns evil, and the tug-of-war between the two is very interesting.

26. 26 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cunning Beauty Bears Children and Seduces Her Way to the Top Again 快穿生子：心机美人又勾引上位了 Meng You萌又Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + childbirth System + palace intrigue + stunning heroine + multiple babies in one pregnancy + villainess rises to power] Jiang Wu was dazzlingly beautiful, but a rich heiress suspected she was trying to seduce her boyfriend and shoved her off a cliff, killing her. After death, she binds to a childbirth System. If she can change the childless fate of powerful men in various worlds, she can return to the real world and take revenge. Everyone says she is a calamity who ruins k 517Reads5.0Score—14d adds

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    🌈❶ The female lead's strategy to seduce the male lead: The imperial concubine accuses her of scheming to seduce the emperor, so she openly seduces him, bearing him a son for the childless emperor. Through her son, she rises in status and ascends to the throne.

27. 27 穿 Reborn as a Useless Beauty, I Took on a Secret Identity and Took Down the Elite 穿成废物美人，我身披马甲炸翻顶级豪门 Milk Tea Pudding奶茶布丁Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone said the Qin family’s eldest daughter was all looks and no brains, lazy, foolish, and easy to bully! After waking up in a new body, Qin Mingyue said, “That’s right, I’m easy to bully. Come on, all of you, one at a time. Dealing with you individually takes too long.” Before long, a crowd of scheming social climbers, fake sweethearts, and innocent-looking manipulators fled in tears. “Who the hell started that rumor? I’m suing her!” The three brothers grinned. “Little princess, you must be 2kReads8.8Score26614d adds
28. 28 重 Reborn in the 1970s as a Replacement Bride: I Won't Marry a Professor, I'll Marry an Officer 重生七零替嫁：不嫁教授，嫁军官 Er Xi耳夕Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage, marriage by substitution, spatial powers, face-slapping, punishing scoundrels, plenty of outrageous characters, building wealth, two strong leads] In her previous life, Qiao Wanyue and her younger sister, Qiao Shanshan, married at the same time. She married a wife-beater, while her sister married an officer everyone envied. After marrying the wife-beater, he went with the times and sat the college entrance exam. He got into university and enjoyed a smooth rise to become a pro 4.4kReads8.2Score52114d adds
29. 29 快 The Scheming Side Character's Daily Guide to Winning Over Powerful Men in Quick Transmigration 快穿之心机女配攻略大佬日常 February Daydreams二月想想Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Scheming Beauty + Villainess + Romantic Rivalry + Sweet Romance] 1v1, both leads are each other's first and only In a nutshell: A scheming villainess's journey to cling to powerful men World One: Cold, celibate uncle × delicate, pitiful orphan girl (The first arc is a bit rough around the edges, with a cheesy sweetness to it. If this setup isn't really your thing, you can start with the second arc.) World Two: Gentle, refined student council president × arrogant, sharp-to 1kReads8.7Score10414d adds
30. 30 穿 What Do I Do After Becoming the Scheming Younger Sister of the Heroine? 穿成女主的心机妹妹怎么办 Cha Chawa茶茶哇Ancient Romance227k WordsCompleted Su Tiantian was a frail, sickly child from the time she was little. As far back as she could remember, her life consisted of nothing but studying and books. Her family was a reclusive clan of great standing, but even they couldn’t cure her illness. Finally, when she was twenty, her illness took her life. Yet she woke up inside a novel she had once read, as the scheming younger sister of the story’s heroine… 1kReads8.1Score10114d adds
31. 31 我 Leveling Up in a Game 我在游戏里升级 Fushan Library斧山图书馆Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Global Awakening]+ [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger]+ [Humor]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Game-Like Leveling] This is the age of Global Awakening. Before turning eighteen, anyone can turn whatever they imagine into an awakened object. Some awaken the Xuanyuan Sword, which can split open the gates of heaven with a single strike. Some awaken a demonic blade that wreaks havoc across the world. Some awaken stockings that automatically mend themselves when torn. Some awaken a hat that 6.4kReads8.3Score62614d adds
32. 32 我 I'm the CEO's Little Sister 我是霸总他亲妹 Xi Gua西刮Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted Born into a melodramatic CEO novel as the CEO’s younger sister, little Si feels utterly doomed. Why? She’s a cannon-fodder character, frail from birth and out of breath after every few steps. Her parents don’t get along, and her ten-year-old brother is becoming more and more withdrawn. And this world is a mash-up of several novels, full of every kind of oddball. Little Si: ...It’s fine, I can tough it out! In the end, little Si toughs it out and becomes everyone’s darling, leaving her a little c 6.9kReads8.7Score43014d adds
33. 33 嘘 Psst, Keep It Low-Key! The Three-Year-Old Cutie Has a Family of Powerful Experts 嘘，低调！三岁萌宝全家大佬 Three Hundred三百Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling, Adorable Child, Variety Show, Sweet Romance, No CP] The Ye family’s only little granddaughter has been found. The old master gives the order: Spoil her! Spoil her rotten! The low-key genius artist eldest brother: “This painting isn’t worth much. Tangtang, paint whatever you like.” The finance whiz second brother: “Tangtang, buy whatever you want.” The popular idol third brother: “Other than music and the stage, the only thing I love is my little sister.” The genius jungler f 1.2kReads9.3Score17614d adds
34. 34 满 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 122.5kReads9.7Score13.8k14d adds

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