A Heroine Who Is Independent, Not Isolated; Clear-Headed, Not Cold; Smart, Not Arrogant 女主独立而不孤僻，清醒而不冷漠，聪明而不自负。

1. 201 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds

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   I highly recommend this; I'm planning a second viewing! It's simply not enough! There are far more than a hundred palace rules—it even reaches five hundred by the end! It also features a time-traveling female college student and the reborn female lead's cousin, which is hilarious.

2. 202 女 The Female CEO’s Super Soldier King 女总裁的超级兵王 Dream-Drunk and Lonely梦醉孤新Urban4.1M WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 163.6kReads9.2Score16.9k14d adds

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   Protecting is the destiny of a king of soldiers.

3. 203 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Whole Family Is Reborn 逃荒，我全家都是重生的 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Dreams of the Future + Whole Family Reborn + No Romance] In her previous life, Su Yin, her mother, and her aunt were brutally killed by rioters. In the blink of an eye, the three of them were reborn together. Before the rioters stormed their village, they took refuge in Xinghua Village, where their uncle lived, and fled in advance. On the road as refugees, they ran into Su Yin’s abandoned, blindly filial father. They thought he’d be dead weight, but it turned out he could see the future, and hi 68.5kReads9.4Score8.1k14d adds

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   The female lead isn't a saint at all. The scene that impressed me the most was when a girl threatened her, and she killed her immediately (that girl wasn't a good person). Also, the female lead is really smart; she knows how to clean up the traces she leaves behind.

4. 204 母 Becoming Empress of the Realm by Pretending to Be the Chancellor's Widowed Sister-in-Law 母仪天下，从冒充丞相寡嫂开始 Luo Chunshui洛春水Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Face-Slapping the Scum + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] When you’re out in the world, you can choose your own identity. To infiltrate high society and avenge the massacre of her sister’s family, Feng Qingsui decides to pose as the distant cousin of a prestigious household. But just as she’s about to seek their help, the household she picked is raided by the Imperial Guards. She tries another family. Raided. Then another. Raided again. At her wit’s end, she knocks on the door of the “Pr 23.9kReads9.4Score4k14d adds

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   It's really good, you won't regret watching it! The female lead is focused on causing trouble, while the male lead secretly helps her and cleans up the mess. This book teaches us that to win a woman's heart, you must first win her stomach 🤭

5. 205 替 The Stand-In Actress Has More Secret Identities Than You Can Count 替身影后她马甲多到爆 CS Chen YuCS晨羽Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted The Stand-In Actress Has More Secret Identities Than You Can Count —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   She's a stunt double, a movie queen, a perfumer, a top screenwriter, and the owner of all sorts of aliases—but what she wants most is to be herself. Category: Contemporary Romance · Entertainment Industry · Satisfying Comeback · Happy Ending Tags: Explosion of Illusions / Return of the True Heiress / All-Powerful Female Lead / No Feuds or Mary Sues / Trending Topics

6. 206 开 My Clan Was Wiped Out from the Start, and My Wife Is a Sword Immortal? 开局族灭，我的老婆是剑仙？ Fun-Loving Brother Ren爱玩的任哥Eastern Fantasy152k WordsCompleted Clan Cultivation + Alchemist + One Heroine + System The Wang clan suffered a disaster, and only Wang Lie and his child bride, Ren Qingcheng, survived. Wang Lie had just awakened his System when he was stunned by a young woman clad head to toe in blood, a sword in her right hand. He cried, “This girl has the makings of a Sword Immortal!” Then he saw her charging toward him with two heads in her left hand and fainted on the spot... A stunning female cultivator tried to seduce Wang Lie, the famed m 6Reads—Score214d adds

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   It fits the female lead's independence very well

7. 207 我 My Irresistible Boss Lady 我的心动老板娘 Firestorm火烧风Urban3.6M WordsCompleted Talk money with the poor, and feelings with the rich! I refused to believe it, and got hurt from head to toe! It wasn't until the boss's wife appeared that I realized I had fallen into a whirlpool of human nature. My name is Yu Nan. My story begins now! 6.6kReads9.0Score85314d adds

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   I want to become a dried flower specimen between the pages of your book, to steal a moment of eternal spring through the warmth of your words.

8. 208 傻 The Foolish Girl Returns 傻女归来 The Coldest Days Are Coming小寒将至Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead]+ [No CP]+ [Revenge]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Multiple secret identities]+ [Strong allies] Suffering can wear down a person’s resolve and break their backbone, but it can also awaken their potential and forge a new beginning. When Lian Hui was five, a sudden illness took both her parents. A high fever left her intellectually disabled, and her own relatives drove her out of the family home. Alone with a dog, she struggled to survive in the wilderness ne 12.9kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds

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   ✨Lian Hui was driven to mental disability by a high fever after her parents' death🏄🏻 and kicked out of her home by her closest relatives⚡️ She struggled to survive alone with her dog🍃 Six years later, she was unwittingly caught up in a conspiracy and was hunted down💫 When she was heartbroken and saddened, the mentally disabled girl woke up⚡️ She was taken to a mysterious place and became an assassin💖 She escaped from the deadly situation with a group of loyal brothers㊗️ and came to the capital to seek revenge🦋

9. 209 雀 A Sparrow Startles Spring 雀惊春 Little Grain of Sand小沙子Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted She is the third young lady of the ill-fated Xie family of Yunzhou. With a hard fate, a line across her palm said to bring misfortune to her family, she is despised by her father and shunned by her sisters. But fate has other plans. Reborn, she vows to secure a brilliant future and find herself an ideal husband. Her elder sister sneers. “You’re destined to bring your husband misfortune. Who would ever want you?” Xie Wan only smiles. In this life, she will bring good fortune to her husband, chang 2kReads8.9Score28114d adds
10. 210 姝 Radiant Beauty 姝色艳艳 Shen Jiayu沈嘉鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Revenge + satisfying read + mutual healing] In her previous life, Gu Mingyue was the Princess Consort of Prince Chen, an undefeated female general, and the peerless King of Xiangchu. Unfortunately, though ghosts roamed the night, the human heart was the most terrifying thing of all. Prince Chen betrayed her, shot her with his own hands, and wiped out her entire Gu family. Her closest friend climbed over her corpse to ascend the imperial phoenix throne. The boy she'd rescue 2.9kReads9.0Score33714d adds
11. 211 高 The Reborn Ice-Cold Campus Belle Is Relentlessly Pursuing Me 高冷校花重生了，疯狂倒追我 Little Bao, Go Go Go小包冲冲冲Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted daily life]+ [One heroine]+ [Sweet romance]+ [No System]+ [Mutual healing] … In a car accident, Lin Ran bravely risks his life to save his former high school deskmate, the school belle. When he wakes up reborn, Lin Ran is back in his high school classroom at eighteen. The next second, the school belle beside him rushes over with tear-filled, red eyes and hugs him tightly! School belle, choking back tears: “I found you!” Lin Ran: “?” … It turns out his school-belle deskmate has been 75.9kReads9.4Score8.8k14d adds
12. 212 第 The Fifth Princess Consort of the Prince of Han 第五任寒王妃 Flame Whispers焰语Ancient Romance284k WordsCompleted On his fifth marriage, he ended up marrying a force of nature: The brutal prince grudgingly welcomes his fifth princess consort, unaware that this woman, who plays the pig to eat the tiger, harbors a secret powerful enough to upend his world. Starting with the tests they put each other through on their wedding night, the two maneuver at every turn, until they are caught in a tangled web of love and hate. 59Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The plot flows smoothly and doesn't drag.

13. 213 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2k14d adds

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    The first book features a smart and capable female protagonist; both are very good.

14. 214 被 Abducted to a Remote Mountain Village, I Was Tricked into Having a Baby by a Scheming Soldier 被拐深山，腹黑兵王骗我生娃 Xinmiao's Mom鑫淼妈妈Modern Romance159k WordsCompleted Yangmei and I were kidnapped and taken deep into the mountains. We escaped into the wilderness, got lost, and ran into Bai Tianye, a decorated soldier who was searching for medicinal herbs in a cave. He took meticulous care of us. When I got sick and nearly died, he saved me, and then fell in love with me. I ran away from my wedding, and he searched for me frantically. To repay him for saving my life, I slept with him. He had someone bring my parents over, and they were very pleased with him. Af 51Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Try this one.

15. 215 杜 Du Yuesheng’s Art of Scheming with Women 杜月笙对女人的权谋艺术 Wu Xuehua吴学华Historical189k WordsCompleted Throughout history, accomplished men have rarely been numb or slow-witted. On the contrary, they have all possessed an intense desire to conquer. Du Yuesheng, once dismissed as a petty gangster, made his way alone in Shanghai. Rising from the streets, he moved freely in both the underworld and respectable society, navigating the worlds of business, the military, and politics until he became a legendary figure in Republican-era history. But what exactly enabled the formidable Du Yuesheng to achie 4.4kReads9.5Score61214d adds
16. 216 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Heroine Fights Back 快穿之炮灰女配要逆袭 Slightly Unwell微恙Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted Pei Wen, the cherished pearl of the Duke of Pei's household, had everything she wanted, until one day jealousy cost her her life. [Ding! Welcome to the Supporting Character Comeback System. Complete your mission successfully to earn one chance to be reborn.] From then on, Pei Wen traveled with the System's little white dumpling companion across worlds to complete missions, witnessing how cannon-fodder supporting characters turned their lives around and delivered face-slapping comeuppances to sco 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    The system is a mission-based upgrade story where the female protagonist evolves from a lowly cannon fodder into a queen who crushes scumbags. Each world is designed with ingenious plot twists, especially the "real and fake heiress world," which is high-energy throughout.

17. 217 穿 Transmigrate into a Book and Take It Easy: The Villainess Won’t Get Involved 穿书摆烂，反派女配不掺和 Lone Lamp Wandering in the Vastness孤灯茫行Modern Romance507k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Fake and Real Heiresses + Strong Heroine and Hero + Lighthearted + Transmigrate into a Book] The first time they met, Chu Jinyu experienced one mortifying social mishap after another in his presence. Awful adoptive parents, a dramatic change in identity? A scheming real heiress? Should she be afraid? As a bona fide slacker supporting character, she chooses to slack off and live like a couch potato, doing everything she can to save herself and escape her living hell. Fiance? Fine —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 218 离 After the Divorce, My Ex-Wife's Family Finally Realized I'm Richer Than a Nation 离婚后，前妻一家才知我富可敌国 Awaiting White Dew候白露Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Talented medical student Gu Chiyun saved Yun Wanwan in a car accident, while the Yun family covered his mother's medical expenses. Their paths should have run parallel, but circumstances forced them to cross. To repay the Yun family for caring for his mother, and because he couldn't resist Yun Wanwan's tears, they got married. Gu Chiyun and Yun Wanwan were married for five years, but spent four of them as strangers sharing a bed. Their marriage finally reached its end when her first love returne 7.7kReads5.3Score1.8k14d adds
19. 219 调 The Perfumer 调香师 Xiao Zeng小曾Ancient Romance4k WordsCompleted [Fantasy Historical Romance | Xianxia Romance | Whirlwind Romance | Handsome Men and Mystery] A fragrance-making version of The Eighth Pawnshop: What desire can touch the softest place deep in your heart? Chengxiang Court in Yongjing is the finest fragrance shop in the world. Legend has it that its fragrances can satisfy any customer's needs. Zisu is the owner of Chengxiang Court. Not only is he breathtakingly beautiful, he also possesses extraordinary abilities. Yet he keeps to himself, and asi 14Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    I think this book is great. The perfumery prodigy goes into hiding to find the truth behind her mother's death, maintaining her pure love for incense amidst the power struggles of the business world. The book uses imagery such as "cedarwood as a metaphor for clarity" and "citrus top notes as a disguise for indifference" to delicately portray the characters' layers, which is very evocative.

20. 220 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 151.8kReads9.6Score19.7k14d adds
21. 221 前 I Died Tragically in My Past Life, Then Was Jilted Again After Being Reborn 前世惨死，重生后又被退婚 Ye Chenhuo叶尘火Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] 1. This story focuses mainly on palace and household intrigue, with very little romance and not much screen time for the male lead. The leads support each other and join forces against their enemies, with no misunderstandings or love rivals. One man and one woman, both pure; a strong heroine and an even stronger hero. The male lead spoils the heroine. 2. This is a fictional setting with no connection to real history. Synopsis: Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of 9kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
22. 222 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 130.4kReads9.5Score53k14d adds

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    This one feels good.

23. 223 我 My Years as a Con Artist 我做老千的那些年 Ma Xiaohu马小虎Urban3.3M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time! 454kReads9.5Score47.1k14d adds

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    Wang Liuye of Guanzhong

24. 224 清 A Gentle Breeze Meets the White Dew 清风遇白露 Honey Baby哈尼宝宝Modern Romance453k WordsCompleted In their previous lives, three people laid the groundwork for an entanglement that would continue into the next... One defied the will of Heaven and feared no karmic retribution, forcibly changing her fate for her; One was destined to be bound to her, their names written side by side on the Three Lives Stone; And one, after her death, set up a memorial tablet for her and built a shrine in her honor, keeping her soul from dispersing and giving it a place to return to. In this life, all three are 259Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This novel is definitely worth reading!

25. 225 灼 A Brilliant and Graceful Life [Original Novel of the TV Series Starring Feng Shaofeng and Jing Tian] 灼灼风流【冯绍峰、景甜主演同名电视剧原著】 At Ease with the Universe随宇而安Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted The original novel for the TV series Blossoms in Adversity, starring Jing Tian and Feng Shaofeng, premiering on Tencent Video on August 19. A tale of remarkable heroes and exhilarating wish fulfillment. A sharp-witted female official meets a devoted prince: from a chaotic first encounter to a lifetime together. Mu Zhuohua learned one thing from a young age: once a woman gets married, her life is as good as over. Studying and taking the imperial exams are a woman's only way forward. Staying unmar 9.1kReads9.6Score1.5k14d adds

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    Mu Zhuohua is outwardly timid but inwardly strong. She clearly believes that studying and taking the imperial examinations is the only way out for women. She is determined to remain unmarried and childless to ensure her safety. With her exceptional medical skills and political acumen, she disguises herself as a man and passes the imperial examinations.

26. 226 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.3kReads9.6Score10.3k14d adds

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    A must-read! A female-oriented ensemble novel where the female protagonist is clear-headed and rational, knows what she wants to do, and grows alongside her teammates along the way. Highly recommended! I've reread the first book multiple times, and the second one is currently being serialized.

27. 227 六 The Six-Fingered Forensic Doctor 六指法医 The Cup Doesn't Keep Things Warm水杯不保温Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Heaven’s justice shines bright; the wronged shall be cleared of their names. Lin Ran, heir to a family of coroners and a top student at a forensic medicine college. Guided by his family’s eight-character ancestral motto and armed with a remarkable ability, Lin Ran joins the police force to clear the names of countless dead. Along the way, he embarks on one terrifying investigation after another. “The dead can’t speak, but their bodies can tell me who the killer is!” The world has lost a doctor, 3.3kReads8.4Score36714d adds

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    Who is the murderer? Let's wait and see.

28. 228 封 Mr. Feng, Your Wife Has Wanted a Divorce for a Long Time 封总，太太想跟你离婚很久了 Happy Century Egg快乐的皮蛋14k WordsCompleted Mr. Feng, your wife has wanted to divorce you for a long time. 564Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A very clear-headed female lead, neither humble nor arrogant.

29. 229 中 You Dumped Me After I Passed the Scholar Exam, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Rich? 中秀才就休妻，我暴富你又哭什么 Yaoyao Ruoshui妖妖若水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she found herself a divorced woman, with her sister-in-law back home sharpening a knife against her. It wasn't that her sister-in-law was unreasonable. The original owner of this body was simply too awful! How awful? Here, take a look: Whenever her husband's family needed to build a house, if there was even a single grain of surplus food at her parents' home, she'd come sniffing around like a mad dog and take it all. So her mother-in-law could eat meat ever 33kReads9.3Score4.9k14d adds

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    It's unstoppable, it just can't be stopped.

30. 230 甄 Zhen Huan Reborn: Joining Forces with Consort Hua to Upend the Harem 甄嬛重生：与华妃携手搅乱后宫 Yan Fengzi岩风子Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Zhen Huan and Prince Guo both reborn] [*two alphas seek revenge* *regicide couple* *enemies become allies*] On the eve of the selection, Zhen Huan is reborn. In her previous life, she gave her heart to the wrong person and watched the man she loved most die in her arms. This time, she decides not to enter the palace. But even when she gets her wish and marries Prince Guo, she still cannot escape her fate of entering the palace as a consort. Entering the palace with a heart full of hatred, Zhen 2.9kReads8.6Score27314d adds
31. 231 爽 The Female Lead Is Never a Doormat 爽文女主不圣母 What Should My Username Be要什么网名Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted My name is Lin Wanwan, the only daughter of Lin Zhengping, a famous real estate tycoon. Ever since I was little, I’ve been everyone’s precious darling, cherished and pampered beyond measure. They were afraid I’d get hurt if they held me too tightly, or melt away if they held me in their mouths. I grew up spoiled rotten, afraid of nothing and no one. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this female-centric novel; it's incredibly satisfying! I've personally read it and it's absolutely thrilling. The heroine's slap on the scumbag boyfriend is so satisfying! I highly recommend this book.

32. 232 前 My Ex Wanted Me to Take the Fall for His First Love, but Reborn, I Won't Marry Him 前夫要我替青梅坐牢，重生不嫁了 Yunyun Loves Carrots云云爱吃胡萝卜Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Everyone in the compound knew that the daughter the Shen family had brought home, Shen Qi, was hopelessly in love with Fang Yi. She spent three years lowering herself to chase after him, using the fact that she had saved his life to force him into signing a marriage agreement. But Fang Yi was in love with the fake heiress he had grown up with, and thought nothing of Shen Qi. Still, Shen Qi married him without a second thought. In the end, she took the blame for someone else and went to prison, w 7.1kReads8.1Score90214d adds

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    The female protagonist is reborn and respects everyone's choices, solely to ensure that those from her previous life receive the retribution they deserve.

33. 233 被EN Tricked Ten Thousand Times, Awakens the Never-Be-Tricked System 被骗一万次，觉醒永不被骗系统 Dao Mujun刀木君Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Multiple heroines + campus beauties + lighthearted comedy + System. Lu Fan, a foolish rich second-generation heir, is swindled out of all his wealth by everyone around him. After being cheated ten thousand times, he awakens the Never Get Cheated System and earns the title of World's Biggest Fool. Any lie he believes becomes true with the System's bug-like power. When a campus beauty tells him, “Lend me some money, and I'll be yours from now on,” Lu Fan takes her straight to his dorm that very da 14.3kReads8.1Score1.5k14d adds

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    The wind you stirred up as you passed by scattered my verses across the ground, each page bearing the inscription, "Spring once lingered here."

34. 234 魏 Wei Shao and Xiao Qiao 魏劭和小乔 Five Shidian People from Linghai City凌海市的五士典人Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted Wei Shao and Qiao 250Reads—Score—14d adds

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    If it weren't for what happened 14 years ago, the two might have already been childhood sweethearts and married. The female lead is very clear-headed and has a strong, independent woman vibe. Initially, they don't quite trust each other. After they confess their feelings, it's incredibly sweet and worth watching. It's a good watch, I love it!

35. 235 错 The Wrong Heiress Was Doted On: The Powerful Nobles of the Capital Crush the Marquis’s Estate 错宠假千金，全京城权贵暴虐侯府 Su Qiye苏七叶Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted [Everyone reborn + feel-good revenge + invincible regret + face-slapping] Shen Qingyang had five powerful brothers. In her previous life, after she was brought back to the marquis’s residence, the fake heiress couldn’t bear the shock and killed herself. Her death left her brothers grieving for half their lives! Later, when her brothers had all risen to the highest ranks and gained enormous power, they felt they had wronged the fake heiress, so they dragged Shen Qingyang down with them, determine 8.6kReads7.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    This novel, which turns the "rebirth trope" into a suspenseful battle royale thriller, is like a "The Story of Minglan" version of "The Beginning"! Every chapter is full of plot twists, so it's recommended to have some nitroglycerin pills on hand before reading!

36. 236 年 The Reborn Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law in a Period-Era Lucky Charm Novel 年代锦鲤文的炮灰大嫂重生了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 42.5kReads8.5Score4.2k14d adds
37. 237 嫡 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter: I'm the True Heiress 嫡女重生，我才是真千金 Fuli Strawberry芙力草莓Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn + Taking Down Scumbags + Revenge + Sweet Romance She was the real heiress, yet the fake heiress, a scheming white lotus, kept her cowed and meek, forcing her to grovel while she endured cold looks and ridicule. She thought marriage would finally set her free. Instead, her husband despised her and her mother-in-law made her life difficult. Her wholehearted love was trampled into the dirt, leaving her with nothing but schemes. Reborn into a new life, she finally breaks free of her shackles. 5.2kReads8.9Score72314d adds
38. 238 假 The Fake Heiress Stole My Fate, So After I Was Reborn, I Took Her Out 假千金夺我命格，重生后我嘎了她 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + punishing scumbags + satisfying wish fulfillment] Ren Ran had an easy life for her first eighteen years, then spent the next eight plagued by bad luck. Her maternal grandparents, mother, and younger brother died one after another. Her scumbag father took over the company, and she was thrown out of the house to live on the streets. She’d be robbed just walking down the road, and flowerpots would fall from the sky when she approached a building. Whenever she got a job at a company, it w 48.8kReads9.5Score6.5k14d adds
39. 239 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 97.4kReads9.4Score8.6k14d adds
40. 240 赌 I Married My Crush's Cousin Out of Spite, and Had Triplets 赌气嫁给心上人的堂哥，我一胎生三宝 Thirty Moons叁拾月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After the man she loved got married, Lin Nuo married his cousin in a fit of anger. She obsessively monitored the couple's life until his wife became pregnant. Then Lin Nuo shoved her over, nearly causing a terrible accident. Reborn in the 1990s and faced with the same script, Lin Nuo only wants to gouge her eyes out. Her parents dote on her, her in-laws indulge her, and her older brother, a folksy tycoon, treats her like a princess. Even her college-student husband, who seemed to fade into the b 7.9kReads9.3Score97414d adds
41. 241 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 68.1kReads9.4Score7.6k14d adds

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42. 242 闪 After Our Whirlwind Wedding, My Crazy War God Won’t Stop Pestering Me to Have His Baby 闪婚后，疯批战少每天缠哄我生崽 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Secret identities + adored by all + marriage first, love later + strong male and female leads] Seventeen years ago, Jiang Ruoyan was robbed of her inheritance by her biological father and stepmother, then thrown out into the wilderness. Seventeen years later, she rode a donkey straight into the wedding of her fiancé and stepsister. She ripped off the bride's veil, put on her own red bridal veil, and made the groom bow to her three times. From then on, she became the Fourth Young Madam of the Zh 18kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
43. 243 骨 Flowers from Bone 骨生花 Qian Mo浅墨Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted Bone-Born Flower The most poisonous poison is a lover's heart; the best antidote is the bone-born flower of a beloved. She watched with her own eyes as Princess Zhaohua had her mother’s limbs cut off, turned her into a human swine, and tortured her to death. Imprisoned in a dungeon for years, she was drained of blood every ten days to save the life of Princess Zhaohua's daughter, Commandery Princess Yi Ning. She swore that she would collect every last drop of blood debt with her own hands wh 1.7kReads8.9Score23214d adds

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44. 244 拾 A Record of Picking Up Chopsticks 拾箸记 Green Cucumber青瓜Ancient Romance711k WordsCompleted The Marquis of Yongning’s household is suddenly destroyed, and Wen Qingyuan dies of illness, alone and helpless in prison. But after waking from a long dream, she finds that four years have passed and two dynasties have come and gone! Once a pampered young lady, she has fallen to become a lowly kitchen girl in the residence of the current chief minister. All she can do is work hard in the small kitchen to secure a place for herself. But… is this chief minister a sweets addict? 217Reads8.7Score—14d adds
45. 245 闺 Murder in the Inner Quarters 闺中煞 Jian Ye简也Ancient Romance843k WordsCompleted The Jiang family's third branch had a daughter, radiant and resplendent. With a single essay on the strategies of statecraft, she stunned the entire land of Qibei. In her early years, she was forced to marry a widower, and her mother wept herself to an early grave. Later, she fell into the hands of a eunuch. Her father went to the capital again and again for her, only to meet a horrific end, torn apart by five horses. What does it mean for a family to be ruined? What does it mean for everyone t 395Reads8.7Score10314d adds
46. 246 我 I Wish Us Joy Forever 我愿常欢喜 Wang Erqiao汪二峤Marriage & Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Women’s Growth + Romance and Marriage + Workplace + Relationships] Girls from different family backgrounds will all find their own happiness! A rose raised in a greenhouse will weather life’s storms, while a girl who grows like a weed will find her own spring. She is a rich girl from a big city, yet she falls prey to a gold-digging boyfriend, sexual harassment at work, and exclusion by her colleagues... She is a small-town academic who gets extorted by a fellow villager and drained by parents w 46.7kReads9.7Score5.9k14d adds

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    A must-read for women! Sisters who are still looking for something to read after finishing a deeply relatable female-centric novel are in luck! Today, I'm recommending two gems of novels focusing on female growth, showcasing women's resilience, struggles, and transformation from different perspectives. The characters are well-developed, the plots are captivating, and the impact is powerful! 📖 *I Wish to Always Be Happy* by Wang Erqiao: This is a masterpiece depicting the myriad aspects of life and the transformation of women. The story revolves around several girls from vastly different family backgrounds, each experiencing a life story that feels like a true reflection of reality: - Shu Wan: A wealthy girl from Beijing, she is schemed against by a man from a humble background who achieves success, and faces sexual harassment and exclusion from colleagues at work. However, relying on the support of her family and her own strong inner strength, she overcomes all obstacles. - Lianlian: Born into a poor mountain village, her parents are patriarchal and lazy. Despite this, she works hard to escape poverty through education, not only changing her own destiny but also helping her younger siblings escape hardship, radiating an indomitable spirit. - Ding Xiang: Born into a single-parent family, she entered marriage immediately after graduation, only to face challenges such as her husband's entanglement with his ex-wife and her stepdaughter's rejection. She relied on her wisdom and practical considerations to strive for a balance between family and career. The author portrays their experiences in marriage and the workplace with delicate realism, from the helplessness in the face of family conflicts and the anger at workplace injustices, to the joy of finally achieving self-worth. The plot is full of twists and turns, brimming with life, making the reader both heartbroken and relieved. 📖 *Women's Victory* by Yu Hua: Yu Hua uses his unique, detached style to tell the story of women in marriage. Using the plot of Lin Hong discovering her husband Li Hanlin's infidelity as a starting point, he vividly portrays Lin Hong's psychological changes from shock and anger to struggle and reconciliation. Lin Hong was originally a traditional woman who devoted herself to her family. After discovering her husband's betrayal, she did not immediately divorce him, but tried every means to punish him. However, her husband's indifference and apathy plunged her into deeper pain. In this marital crisis, Lin Hong's helplessness, resentment, and stubbornness vividly portray the complex psychology of women facing marital difficulties. This book is not only an analysis of marriage but also explores women's status, value, and self-awakening within it. The writing is sharp, and while the plot is brutal, it is thought-provoking. Both books—one focusing on women's growth in daily life, and the other delving into the dilemmas women face in marriage—feature well-developed characters, compelling storylines, and tight logic. Reading them offers a fresh perspective on women's power. Highly recommended!

47. 247 霸 The Domineering CEO Falls for Me 霸道总裁爱上我 Luo Xuan洛轩Modern Romance831k WordsOngoing Her entire family is brutally murdered, and her wedding night becomes a living hell. The person she loves turns out to be a ruthless executioner. Three years later, she returns in a blaze of glory, unleashing a storm of blood and vengeance. She'll reclaim everything she was owed and make them suffer a hundredfold for every humiliation they inflicted on her. Blinded by hatred, she no longer knows what genuine love is. Watch him try to win her heart… 253Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The domineering CEO falls in love with me

48. 248 重 Reborn, I Chose a Playboy to Be My Father! Somehow, I Raised an Emperor 重生选纨绔当爹！结果养成皇帝了 Happy StellaLou快乐星黛露Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + a touch of ensemble cast + regret and redemption + turning a wastrel dad into a lovestruck fool] Song Shihuan was reborn. In her previous life, she was the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter, but spent ten years living away from home. After being brought back, she tried to please everyone, groveling for the tiniest scraps of family affection. But what did she get in return? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were ashamed of her, her three legitimate brothers treated her wi 21.8kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds

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    "Reborn and Choosing a Playboy as Father! Turns Out He Became an Emperor" — A bird in a golden cage insists on tearing apart the brocade palace. The blood in her heart is still warm. Song Shihuan is reborn at a family reunion banquet. In her past life, she knelt until her knees were broken, begging for even a glance of pity from the Crown Princess. In this life, however, she tore her silk handkerchief to shreds in front of a hall full of nobles, pointing her jade finger directly at the capital's number one playboy: "Grandfather, I want him to be my father!" Amidst the uproar of the court, Xiao Zhi, the heir of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, who was fond of cockfighting and horse racing, chuckled and caught the jade pendant she threw at him: "My dear daughter, from now on, your father will show you how the world changes hands." He taught her to ride horses and crush rumors, and she brewed medicine for him to heal his old wounds; he wrapped himself in a fox fur coat and accompanied her to break into the ancestral temple at night to obtain evidence, and she held a silver needle to his throat and scolded him angrily: "If you dare to drink cold wine again, I'll make you a widower tomorrow!" The world only saw the playboy father living a dissolute life with his pampered daughter, but they did not know that in the dead of night, Xiao Zhi stroked the girl's head and sighed softly: "The world that Huan'er wants, your father will earn for you." When the dragon throne was stained with blood and the new emperor ascended the throne, Xiao Zhi shed his playboy facade and placed the phoenix seal in her palm: "We agreed to be father and daughter for life, why do you insist on making me your husband?" Song Shihuan bit the grape between his fingers: "When Your Majesty took in the orphan, you didn't say you'd have to sacrifice yourself." "Reborn, I don't want charity." "If you want to overturn the heavens, I will be your sharpest blade." A story of mutual pampering after double rebirth × a political intrigue novel × a cunning emperor's exclusive favor. Watch how the cunning and ruthless eldest daughter tames the playboy emperor and together they rule the land!

49. 249 娇 Cherished by Him! The Business Tycoon Throws Himself into Love 娇宠！商总为爱自投罗网 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted The print edition of Beloved is now available. [Power Couple & Sweet Romance & Everyone's Darling + A Touch of Business Warfare and Military Life] [Retired, Proud Young Lady & Kyoto's Mastermind in Power] Jiang Yun is the youngest daughter of a prominent political family in Kyoto, a carefree retired soldier and an untouchable heiress in the capital's elite circles. She bows to no one and fears no one. Shang Yan is the head of Kyoto's foremost financial conglomerate, the Shang Group. Ruthless and 22.1kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds

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    Independent yet not aloof and clear-headed, a powerful alliance

50. 250 江 Master Jiang's White Moonlight Has Arrived, Setting the Capital's Elite Circle Ablaze 江爷的白月光驾到，京圈炸燃了 Bamboo Brings Peace竹报平安Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted [Both Pure + Equally Matched] [Cool-headed but warmhearted all-around heiress Shen Qinghuan + CEO Jiang Huai, who has been plotting to win her over for years] Everyone knew that the Shen family of the capital had two beautiful daughters. The younger sister was both talented and beautiful, and scored a perfect mark on the college entrance exam. When older sister Shen Qinghuan was young, her gangster grandfather took her to Nancheng after an accident. She was hopelessly uncultured and illiterate. 30.2kReads9.3Score4k14d adds

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