Female Leads Who Are Calm and Unassuming 人淡如菊女主。

1. 1 入 Fifty Years in the Palace 入宫五十年 Herbal Shampoo草本香波Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted The emperor and I are the best of friends. Everyone else can only become a favored consort, but I managed to become the emperor’s buddy. A fake highbrow and a genuine good-for-nothing, bland as a chrysanthemum and spineless to the core, that’s me. I entered the palace at ten to fill a vacancy in the young emperor’s harem. I stayed by his side through years of hardship, and finally saw him turn the tables. The emperor doesn’t love me, and you can’t force these things. Luckily, I only think of him 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This heroine is really as light as a chrysanthemum, and I really like these books.

2. 2 拒 After Refusing to Redeem My Reputation, the Cultivation World Became Obsessed with Me 拒绝洗白后，修真界对我搞崇拜 Hua Mumu椛木木Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A satisfying takedown of trash men + no misunderstandings or substitute-lover tropes + an incredibly cool heroine later on + a classic coming-of-age story + no System!] In her previous life, she was betrayed by a scumbag, treated unfairly by her master, and hated by her fellow disciples, who called her a fake, a hypocrite. In the end, she was thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons and barely survived! Reborn into a new life, Su Lengyan decides to cut ties with everyone. She trains hard 35.8kReads9.3Score4kShelves
3. 3 草 A Pretty Airhead: Yongzheng Doesn't Play by the Rules 草包美人：雍正他不按套路出牌 Arrogant Wild Grass嚣张的野草Female-Channel Fanfiction312k WordsCompleted Fu Cha, a modern-day overworked office worker, transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace as the beautiful but foolish Noble Lady Fucha, Fucha Yixin. To get back to the real world, she has to have a son! Have a son! And have yet another son! Her goal is to give the Great Fat Orange a better choice when he picks his heir. But gradually, Fu Cha realizes that something is a little off... Emperor Yongzheng inexplicably arrives in a world that feels both familiar and strange, starting out at the sele 3.4kReads8.7Score281Shelves
4. 4 萤 Firefly Oath 萤火誓 The Fireflies of That Year那年的萤火虫Modern Romance38k WordsCompleted "What are we, then?" "A regret." 2007–2023, from West Lake at night to rain over West Lake From "husband and wife" to "this life ends here" A chronicle of an online game, and half a lifetime in the lives of two ordinary people —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a little sad urban short story. The more you read it, the more you want to read it. There are regrets and realities. Virtual can never replace reality

5. 5 入 Five Years After I Went to Prison, My Whole Family Begged Me to Forgive Them 入狱五年后，全家跪求我原谅 Rising Higher and Higher升升火火Modern Romance599k WordsCompleted [Angst before the payoff + real and fake heiresses + no forgiveness + the whole family pays dearly] Lin Qian is an orphan. Then one day, her wealthy parents find her and tell her she’s their biological daughter, the true heiress. She thinks she can finally enjoy a happy life with loving parents, but when she returns home, she discovers there’s also a fake heiress who is doted on by the family. To protect the fake heiress, her biological parents send Lin Qian to prison to take the blame. Five yea 29.7kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves

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   Chapter 1 Release from Prison In Haishi, the cold iron door of the prison slowly opened. The sun shone on Lin Qian's withered and yellowed face. The clothes he wore when he was imprisoned are now hanging loosely on his body. She spent five years in darkness, and today, she was finally released from prison. Lin Qian dragged her legs and limped slowly out of the prison. She walked very slowly, not because she didn't want to go fast, but because she couldn't walk fast at all. The window of the black Bentley parked on the roadside was rolled down, revealing the man's deep and sinister face. The man glanced across her legs and sneered coldly, the mockery in his eyes undisguised. "After five years in prison, you still like to pretend."

6. 6 先 Pregnant Before Marriage, the Abstinent Big Shot Keeps Stealing Kisses from His Pregnant Wife 先孕后婚，禁欲大佬又在偷吻孕妻 Sweet Xiaobei甜小贝Modern Romance996k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance between two virgins + married first, fall in love later + pregnancy; gentle, sweet-natured designer x abstinent, protective, powerful man] Ji Mingyan is a gentle, alluring jewelry designer who has just graduated from college. Jiang Ting wears prayer beads and is a sinister, volatile “devil” feared by countless people. Even his relatives avoid him like the plague. A marriage contract binds them together, and everyone advises Ji Mingyan to take what she can get and leave. But when h 84.3kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves

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   The male protagonist is rich, handsome and super crazy, but he is a love brain who likes the female protagonist. He moans and groans every day to please the female protagonist, which is unbelievable.

7. 7 第 Before the Seventh Sunset 第七次日落之前 Bright Moon Reflects the Heart明月映心Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted Before the Seventh Sunset —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Like it, recommend it

8. 8 在 Kiss Me Before the Rain Ends 在雨落尽前吻你 Bright Moon Reflects the Heart明月映心Modern Romance6k WordsCompleted Kiss You Before the Rain Stops —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 深 Possessed Completely 深度占有 Layers of Forests Dyed in Color层林尽染Modern Romance107k WordsCompleted [Clear-eyed, insecure college student vs. flirtatious playboy] [Sugar daddy + kept woman + reformed playboy + age gap + powerful family + one-on-one romance + happy ending] Li Chuyue knew that she and Chen Jinghuai were only in a mutually beneficial arrangement. She needed money, so she kept going back to him. When they first met, someone teased her, saying Chen Jinghuai would pluck the stars and moon from the sky for her if she asked. But she didn’t dare ask for either. When she no longer neede 15.7kReads9.3Score909Shelves
10. 10 什 What Immortal Path? What Heavenly Dao? Hah! I Cultivate the Path of Slaughter 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 213.1kReads9.4Score21.1kShelves

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    ### 🌸"I'm already number one in Kyushu, what's wrong with my bad points" - The number one wicked fairy in Kyushu and her iceberg guardian Taoist companion > **Seven swords pierced the heart in the past life, overturned the immortal sect in this life** > Ye Wanwan was once the little junior sister held in the palm of Qingyun Peak, but she was despoiled by the newcomer Ye Qian, her cultivation was completely ruined, and she became an abandoned son. > After returning from rebirth, she turned around with a sneer: "Zongmen? No more!" > In this life, she pointed her sword at the nine states, smoking with her wickedness, but she was promoted to the altar by Pei Xuan, the sword master who frost-frozen the fourteen states - --- **🔥Sweet Pet Daily·The iceberg only turned snow for her** - **"Her fire glass is my life"** Pei Xuan had been in seclusion for hundreds of years and was riddled with fire and poison. Ye Wanwan broke into the depths of the earth alone. As the magma surged, she tore open the restrictions with her bare hands and plundered all the tens of thousands of years of fire glass: "Master's injury is even less than half a piece!" Outside the water curtain, Pei Xuan's knuckles were clenched white, but he let her wander: "This is her battlefield, I trust her." - **"Thirty thousand year formation spirit? Give it to Wanwan as a betrothal gift"** The Xuantian Sect has coveted the volcano formation spirit for thirty thousand years, but Ye Wanwan handed over the psychic card with a smile: "Senior, the Tianyi Sect will provide food and accommodation!" The formation spirit offered the source of the spiritual vein as a gift, and Kyushu was in an uproar. Pei Xuan flicked his sleeves to stop the covetous ones: "Who dares to steal my disciple's things?" - **"Being immoral is a skill, pampering her is instinctive"** She emptied the opponent's magic treasure house, and he calmly said, "Wanwan is weak, what's the matter with some rags?" She contracted with the ancient dream spirit, and he set up a soul-protecting formation overnight: "Raise a few more, it will be lively." During the sect competition, Lu Qingxuan waved his fan to show off: "Routine operation! My child likes to pick up some secret realms and formation spirits as snacks~" ---> ** "The world scolded her for being immoral and smoking, but he burned the flames of Kyushu to pave a path to heaven for her." ** > Let's see the counterattack of Junior Sister Black Heart Lotus x Bingshan Short Guard Master Zongsheng, and they dance sweetly together! > # Villain##After rebirth, I rely on my bad virtues to become a god# > Jinjiang Literature City's popular ancient fairy tale, click to witness Kyushu's most "wicked" Taoist couple sweeping across the world🔥 > (The text is even sweeter: Pei Xuan combed Wanwan's hair to heal her injuries, drank peach blossom wine together, the ultimate contrast between Master Bingshan's fall from the mortal world!) --- > 💫 **Tweet Highlights** > - **"He gave her sword and courage, and she returned him light and heat"**: She cut the golden elixir to save his life, he broke the restrictions and protected her Taoist heart, and the two-way redemption was engraved into her soul. > - **Sweet and refreshing interweaving**: The heroine's blasphemy against heaven and earth has escalated, and the male protagonist's cold face and shortcomings have swept across Kyushu. The contrast is full of tension! > - **Highly Famous Scene**: Ye Wanwan came out with fifteen golden elixirs and cut off the 30,000-year-old ban with her sword; Pei Xuan froze the Xuantian Sect with one sword, just for her to say "Master, go home". ---> "Wanwan, what if Jiuzhou is your enemy?" He wiped away the blood on her cheek and chuckled, "Being a teacher is not lacking in virtue, I only lack you."

11. 11 花 When the Bridal Sedan Arrived, She Refused the Marriage, Driving the Feigning-Sick Heir Mad 花轿临门她拒嫁，装病的世子气疯 Xian Tan闲檀Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Revenge on Scumbags + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Payback] Shen Tang only learned on her deathbed that her elder legitimate sister, the empress, was not their parents’ daughter, but the murderer who had killed her entire family. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her. After dying, she was reborn on the day before her sister was to marry a man as a good-luck bride. In her previous life, her sister feared being widowed and schemed to make Shen Tang take her place. Then, after the marriage b 33.5kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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    The plot twist is so refreshing. The story is reasonable and the IQ is online.

12. 12 人 Gentleness in This World: A Pure Heart Honors the Moon Above the Mountains and Rivers 人间温婉：素心已敬山河月 Kuan Dongzi款冬子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Workplace romance in government circles + powerful officials + a senior leader and his sweet young wife + two equally strong leads + both romantically inexperienced + devoted love + rebirth Heroine: She is warmhearted and compassionate, neither meek nor domineering. She has ideals and convictions, but she isn't all-powerful. She and the hero are evenly matched, sharing the sweetness of romance as well as supporting each other as they work side by side to realize their ideals. They respect and lo 30.2kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    The heroine is simply a beautiful flower among thousands of flowers. She has been shining brightly for her friends and colleagues since she came out of the mountains. The heroine is gentle and kind (not stupid) and considers others attentively. She is simply the most beautiful working woman in the new era. She can solve any problem independently without looking at people's faces. Those who like the heroine's story can read it without thinking, it is super touching [angry] [angry]

13. 13 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 43.9kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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    The heroine appears to be non-competitive and as light as a chrysanthemum, but she has an above-average IQ and is sane.

14. 14 茶 The Tea-Playing Little White Flower Is Sweet and Obedient 茶艺小白花，她又乖又软 Grapes Are Quite Sweet葡萄挺甜的Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.8kReads8.9Score117Shelves
15. 15 娘 The Empress Refuses Love, While the Tyrant Goes Mad and Turns to the Dark Side 娘娘不入爱河，暴君疯批入魔 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 29.1kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
16. 16 红 Dream of the Red Chamber Reborn: Wang Xifeng Has a Complete Family 红楼重生：王熙凤她儿女双全了 A Mi阿幂Ancient Romance736k WordsCompleted Wang Xifeng is reborn at the beginning of her marriage into the Jia family. Reflecting on her past mistakes and drawing on her experience, she deftly navigates between the calculating Old Madam Jia and the honey-tongued, venom-hearted Lady Wang, revealing them for who they really are. The grudges of her previous life will be repaid in kind: vengeance for vengeance, and a debt for a debt. But wait, why has Jia Min come back? This means Sister Lin won’t end up in the Jia household this time. Wonde 1.8kReads9.0Score205Shelves

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    After Wang Xifeng was reborn, her character became restrained yet sharp! No loss in investment

17. 17 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 141.7kReads9.4Score15.8kShelves

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    Well, the heroine has no ambitions

18. 18 长 A Long-Lived Wanderer’s Cultivation Journal 长生路人修仙记事 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted [No romance + everyday life + slow burn + years passing like days + technological cultivation, boundless magic] He Tao has spent a full thousand years since transmigrating into a book. It isn't until three years after the female lead destroys the demon clan that she remembers her plan from when she transmigrated: follow the female lead around, enjoying the gossip and watching the show. The female lead ascended to immortality three years ago. He Tao doesn't know if she's still in time. Anyway, sh 12.4kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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