No Pairings, No Romance. A Strong Female Lead Focused on Her Career, Growing Better and Better 无cp无感情线，大女主走事业线，越变越好的

1. 1 一 After a Year of Playing 208 Minor Roles, She... 一年跑了208个龙套后她 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 19.7kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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   This time is really different! The heroine is not a virgin and her moral bottom line is a bit low, but it is all for her career and her acting career. The scripts that have appeared in the book are also amazing, such as "The Story of Qingyun", "Tianjun", "Anna"... I even think the scripts are better than the main plot of the novel. The author's writing is sophisticated and the description of the scenes is immersive. Can a director come up and make the scripts in the book come out? I really want to read them all. This heroine is also purely career-minded and not sloppy at all. It looks good! It looks good! It looks good! Li Dupi, you are a genius!

2. 2 万 The Beloved Senior Sister, Thanks to Her Disciples’ Brainwashing 万人迷大师姐，全靠师弟妹洗脑 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance596k WordsCompleted (No romance + genius sword cultivator + ensemble cast) Her master, who raised her from childhood, calls her irredeemably wicked. Her junior sister steals her position as the sect’s chief disciple, and the people of Sword Peak gang up on her, but she still defeats them all and becomes a god! But the old ancestor isn’t satisfied and kicks her down to start over! So from the start, she gets a master who has been reborn and becomes the eldest senior sister, powerful enough to outshine everyone in th 3.8kReads9.2Score523Shelves

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   "In this life, I not only want to reach the top of the fairy world, but also you are willing to pave the way for me - because from the beginning to the end, I am the only one who plays chess. The loyalty of the junior brothers and sisters is not blind, but the "two-way redemption" won by the heroine's strength and cunning. There is no mother's heart, only tooth for tooth; no love brain, only the ambition of the sword pointing to the sky. Even if all members are HE, the lost master and the memory of the past life still cast a shadow of reality on the victory. It's so beautiful, my friends, it's very touching.

3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fox Spirit Gets a Villainess Redemption Arc 快穿：当狐狸精拿了恶女洗白剧本 Sweet Peach Peach Peach甜桃桃桃Modern Romance3.9M 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 138.2kReads9.3Score6kShelves

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   This book basically has no emotional lines. There are several worlds that are super interesting (♥∀♥). I really like the one about the underground party in the Republic of China. It's super nice.

4. 4 第 The First Female Cultivator's Daily Life 第一女修的修仙日常 Fang Li坊狸Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [No romance + character growth + power progression + cultivation + no romantic entanglements] Zhou Manying, a modern Taoist who catches ghosts and exorcises demons, unexpectedly finds herself in the body of Lin Ruochen, a girl unloved by her parents and burdened with a blood feud. From the start, she's faced with a deadly situation: she must marry the mountain god in her younger sister's place. Zhou Manying yanks off her phoenix crown and hurls it at the vile mother and daughter. She'll take the 1.2kReads8.7Score144Shelves

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   In the book Thousand Years of Hell, as long as the heroine learns to drive, all the clips are skipped to make up the word count, and the rest can be read.

5. 5 千 A Thousand Years as a Demon in Hell, Back Among the Living in a Single Day 千年地狱恶鬼，一朝重回人间 Happy Duobao爱笑的多宝Modern Romance612k WordsCompleted Liu Cuicui committed countless atrocities in life, with more than a hundred lives on her hands. After death, she became an evil spirit and endured the Eighteen Levels of Hell. On the Ghost Festival, when the gates of the underworld swung open, she stole the Flower-Offering World newly acquired by Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha and fled to the human realm, possessing Su Xiaoxiao, who had just died. Su Xiaoxiao was born in the yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour. With Liu Cuicui’s evil spirit inha 128Reads7.0Score—Shelves
6. 6 十 Seventeen's Temperamental Journey to Take Down the Scum 十七的暴躁虐渣之旅 Pumpkin kl353南瓜kl353Modern Romance136k WordsCompleted (No romance, quick transmigration, wish-fulfillment) 999 had just rolled off the production line when it accidentally awakened the sleeping Shiqi. After learning what 999 could do, Shiqi eagerly bound herself to it and began a legitimate journey of both punishing scumbags and having fun. (Each story is no more than ten chapters.) The domineering CEO's fiancée The beloved darling's sister-in-law The educated youth who got caught in someone else's crossfire The stepping stone for a man who married 1.1kReads8.9Score100Shelves
7. 7 杨 The Little Chef of Willowbank 杨柳岸小厨娘 Unnecessary Longing多余想念Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted [No CP, fictional era, opening a restaurant, cooking whatever people love to eat] Most people marveled at the protagonist’s success, but Jiang Xia couldn’t help feeling sorry for all the supporting women who’d been toyed with by fate. After a quick transmigration, she got the chance to take a supporting woman’s place and keep living. So she decided that since she’d never get what she wanted, she might as well want nothing at all. She would live well and eat well… When a minor figure in the ma 494Reads8.5Score—Shelves
8. 8 先 I Turned Evil, Then Was Reborn: I Ring the Death Knell for My Enemies 先黑化，后重生，我给仇人敲丧钟 Running Toward the Sun向阳光奔跑Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Xueji's body was taken over by a mission-taker and a rotten System. Her soul was suppressed in a corner of her own body as she watched helplessly while the mission-taker killed her entire family, driving her completely to the dark side. After turning evil, she broke free and died with the mission-taker. She thought her soul would surely be destroyed, but when she opened her eyes, she was back at the moment the mission-taker had taken over her body. Reborn and consumed by 683Reads8.6Score100Shelves
9. 9 和 Why Divorce? Isn’t Being a Widow Better? 和离作甚？丧夫不香么 Xiang Fei湘斐Ancient Romance236k WordsCompleted (No CP, heroine focused on her career) Xiao Jinyuan was used as a pawn in a marriage alliance and married off by her scumbag father as the second wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei. But her scumbag husband only had eyes for the unattainable woman he loved, dreaming of running away with her and living happily ever after. Xiao Jinyuan had planned to divorce him and leave the couple of scoundrels behind. Little did she know that her husband would suddenly come crawling back, refusing a divorce and want 96Reads6.8Score—Shelves
10. 10 末 She Came from the Apocalypse and Cultivated into an Empress 末世穿来，修成一代女帝 Style式样Ancient Romance391k WordsCompleted [No pairing + strong heroine + spatial powers + alternate world + rebellion and conquest] Being reborn doesn't make you all-powerful. Even with the script in hand, she realized she still wasn't capable of protecting her family, let alone avenging herself. Li Yunluo, who had fought alone to survive in the apocalypse, accepted a deal and left that hopeless world. In exchange, she had to fulfill the original owner's request: protect her family and clan, and avenge her. At first, she only wanted to 105Reads8.0Score—Shelves
11. 11 棒 The Wicked Matriarch Who Tore Lovers Apart Is Reborn and Chooses to Do Nothing 棒打鸳鸯的恶人主母，重生摆烂了 Crow Blue鸦青Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ruan Yunluo, the eldest daughter-in-law and head of the household, cared for her mother-in-law during her confinement and raised her younger siblings-in-law. But because she broke up one “true love” couple after another, she was despised and died with regrets. Her brother-in-law resented her. Her sister-in-law hated her. Even her husband abandoned her for his true love. Reborn, she learned her lesson and decided to stop trying. Her brother-in-law wants to be a lovesick door 7.7kReads8.5Score891Shelves
12. 12 我 I Made It Big in Ancient Times 我在古代fire成功 Da Kaibao大开宝Ancient Romance375k WordsCompleted I like stories about pocket dimensions, but I don't like it when the space is full of flashy, ridiculously overpowered stuff. And I especially don't like it when the characters stockpile a mountain of supplies and never get to enjoy them. That's why I wrote this story. I promise the female lead will make good use of everything in her space and soon settle into a comfortable life with plenty of money and free time! 960Reads7.7Score102Shelves
13. 13 逼 You Forced Me to Raise My Cultivation, So Why Are You Crying Now That I Did? 逼我涨修为，我修为涨了你哭什么 Willow Shade Bright柳暗明Ancient Romance596k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + revenge + taking down scumbags + face-slapping] Ever since a demon insect bit her at the age of eight, Shen Qingshuang has been kept chained by the feet in a basement. Day after day, she endures the torment of poison coursing through her body. If not for her biological sister, she would never have held on so long. The darkness would have swallowed her up long ago. Her sister is gentle, strong, and considerate, the very best person in the world. When they are sixteen, her sister awaken 5.6kReads8.7Score581Shelves
14. 14 逃 Don't Panic During the Famine! The Wicked Stepmother Leads the Kids to Good Food and Drink 逃荒不慌！恶毒后娘一路带崽吃香喝辣 Spring Is Half Gone别来春半Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Natural disasters + fleeing famine + raising kids + play the pig to eat the tiger] Song Wanqing stayed up late reading a serial and transmigrated into a book as the villainous wife of a powerful man. From the start, with a flood about to hit, she was supposed to abandon her three children and run away with her lover. Remembering the tragic ending she met in the book after abandoning the kids, Song Wanqing rolled up her sleeves, dealt with the scumbag, and took the children into the mountains to 21.4kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

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    ⭕- Heroine setting: All have the heroine as the core character. The heroine occupies a dominant position in the story and is the key force to promote the development of the plot. ⭕- Outstanding career line: The female protagonists all focus on the development of their own careers. Whether they are protecting their families during escape, revenge, building infrastructure in the game, or seizing power in the palace, it all revolves around their careers, and they achieve progress and achievements through continuous efforts. ⭕- Growth-oriented character: The heroine has experienced an obvious growth process in the story, from facing various difficulties and challenges at the beginning to gradually overcoming difficulties and realizing the improvement of self-worth with her own wisdom, courage and hard work. ⭕- No CP love line: They do not use love as the main plot line, but focus on the heroine's personal growth and career development, avoiding too many love lines from interfering with the main story line.

15. 15 小 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 30.6kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves
16. 16 纨 The Playboy Heir Dresses as a Woman, and the General Falls for Him 纨绔世子穿上女装：将军沦陷了 Yi Yuan亿圆Ancient Romance342k WordsCompleted [Completed, woman disguised as a man + mutual devotion + sweet romance + lighthearted + general] Everyone in Zhaodu knew that Song Wuyou, heir to the Duke of Song’s estate, looked like a gentleman but was rotten to the core. It was bad enough that this young devil wreaked havoc on his own. He even had the nerve to lust after Pei Qingyun, the only scholar-warrior top scorer in all of Great Zhao, every woman’s dream man, and an undefeated, cold-faced general! At first, whenever Song Wuyou and Pei 10.2kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
17. 17 女 She's Disguised as a Boy! All Her Male Dormmates Want to Turn Her Gay 女扮男装！男寝室友们都想掰歪她 Spring Breeze Blows, and Life Springs Anew春风吹又生Modern Romance702k WordsCompleted (Secret Identities / No Fixed Pairing / Everyone's Favorite / Regret and Redemption) To change her own fate and that of her twin brother, Qin Mu disguises herself as a man and moves back into the boys' dormitory her brother fears. Bystanders: That sissy's got some nerve, moving back into the male idol's dorm! Onlookers: Just you wait. That sissy will run away with his tail between his legs again! When her secret identities are exposed, all five god-tier roommates are dumbfounded!!! The business 2.2kReads9.2Score431Shelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrated into an Ancient Apocalypse, I Use My Family Fortune to Build Infrastructure 穿进古代末世，靠着家底搞基建 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine + Natural Disasters + Zombies + Infrastructure Building + No Superpowers + No CP] Wei Xiyin transmigrates, born into a noble family as its legitimate daughter. She thought she'd been handed the script for a family power struggle, but who could have expected a zombie outbreak on the way back to her hometown? Then plants and animals begin to mutate, and extreme weather sets in. Her entire worldview collapses in an instant. There are no cars, no canned food, no high-tech weapons, an 13.7kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
19. 19 女 A Woman Transmigrates as a Man: A Farmer’s Road to the Imperial Exams 女穿男：农家子的科举青云路 Shang Xinghe裳星河Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration + imperial examinations + romance later on + remembered in history + founding the family tree] In her previous life, Qin Huan grew up in an orphanage and worked her way into a university degree. She landed a job at a major company and was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of success. Her only regret was never having much family to speak of. When she opened her eyes again, she had traveled from modern times to the past, and from a woman to a man. She had become 13.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    They are all heroines who focus on their careers while men stand aside.

20. 20 三 Three Sentences Made My Fans Spend Ten Billion on Me 三句话，让粉丝给我花了一百个亿 Writing Books for Meal Money写书赚饭钱Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Entertainment Industry + Copycat Author + Female-Oriented + Director + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Ying Jia transmigrates to a parallel world with a hundred-billion-yuan movie System and sets her sights on becoming the first female director to join the hundred-billion box-office club. But the damn System only gives her scripts, not money. She gets a movie script, but has no way to pay for production! Ying Jia slaps her forehead. Then she’ll make some cheesy short dramas to e 9.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
21. 21 笔 A Writer’s Pen Turns Toward Politics: A Bright Career in Public Service 笔锋转政星辰仕途 Zhu Ji诸己Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete. Gender-swap transformation, female protagonist + System + workplace + light entertainment-industry elements + no marriage] [The “Wen Zheng” program has ended] In her previous life, an ordinary office worker was sent to another world by a dump truck. She transmigrated into the body of a graduating college student who had attempted suicide in her rented apartment after failing the civil service exam. She was saddled with student loans, and had less than ten yuan to her name. Things coul 7.7kReads9.3Score848Shelves
22. 22 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 181.5kReads9.5Score22.5kShelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrated as Cao Cao's Daughter: From Farming to Empress 穿成曹操女儿，从种地到女帝 The Classic of Mountain Journeys山游经Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Cao Sui, a graduate student in agricultural science, has just finished slogging through her thesis when she jolts awake and opens her eyes to a woman gazing at her with tender affection. After spending over half a year recovering in bed, she finally gets up and learns that her father has gone off to fight the Yellow Turbans. The Yellow Turbans? What a historically specific term. Cao Sui is devastated. Why on earth did she have to end up in the Three Kingdoms? With disasters and war stacked aga 18.9kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
24. 24 叮 Ding! With an Immortal Achievement, the Cousin Miss Starts Reading 叮，成就流芳百世，表小姐开卷了 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 216.9kReads9.6Score27.5kShelves

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