Where Dark Currents Swirl, Who Holds the Pieces of Fate? The Ultimate Game of Power and Human Nature! 暗潮涌动处，谁执沉浮棋？权利与人性的终极博弈！

1. 1 摄 Your Highness the Regent, Is Your Assassin Missing a Few Marbles? 摄政王殿下，你家杀手缺根筋！ Little Iron Leftover小铁剩Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted After Jiu Yue died, the System told her that once she completed her mission, she could return to the real world with a reward of ten billion. Jiu Yue, who had been grumbling about her identity as an assassin, smiled sweetly. “Who says transmigrating is a bad thing? This is amazing!” However, a time-space delay kept the System from transmigrating with her, and it hadn't had time to explain the mission in full. But Jiu Yue didn't think that mattered. She was an assassin, after all. How hard could 70.8kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves

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   Dark chess, open chess, the sword in your hand or someone else's chess

2. 2 大 Great Qin: My Frail and Delicate Worthy Minister 大秦：我那身娇体弱的贤臣 White Clouds, White Clouds白云朵朵白Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted Female transmigrates as a man + no romance + focused on building a career Zhang Yuanqing transmigrates into the body of a down-on-his-luck noble from the State of Chu during the Warring States period. “System for Great Ministers of the Ages activated. Host, work hard to become one of history's greatest ministers!” Wait, wait, wait. Having a System is a good thing, but what does it mean to become one of history's greatest ministers? It's a given that King Zheng of Qin will unite the six states. A 16.9kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
3. 3 陛 Your Majesty, Please Keep the Crown Prince in Line 陛下您快管管太子殿下吧 Your Dark Moonlight你的黑月光Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted A devoted son and a doting father keep each other company. Court officials: Your Majesty, please do something about the Crown Prince. His Highness is bullying the court officials again. Emperor Qianxi: Chen'er is in poor health. He's been frail and sickly since childhood. How could he possibly bully the court officials? Court officials: Your Majesty, you have an absurdly rosy view of the Crown Prince. Di Xichen: Father, I'm back. The ministers are so foolish. I asked them questions, and none of 6.1kReads8.4Score458Shelves
4. 4 进 I Came to the Capital to Find My Family, and My Brother’s Archrival Spoiled Me Rotten 进京寻亲，被哥哥死对头宠翻天 A Magnolia Blossom一朵辛夷花Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [Pure historical setting + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partners + lighthearted and sweet + direct communication, no misunderstandings + no transmigration or rebirth] [Airheaded, gentle heroine versus arrogant, ruthless minister] Jiang Yihuan’s older brother was an official in the capital, while she dug wild greens in the countryside and often went hungry. One day, her brother’s sworn enemy, Wei Zhao, captured her. “Your brother has been exiled. From now on, you’re coming 13.8kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Is the Villain, and the Plot Moves Fast 快穿：大佬是反派，剧情走的快 Water Dumpling水团子Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Male lead quick transmigration] + [Feel-good] + [No romance] Shi Jing, ruler of the river of time, was tricked and banished to three thousand worlds to stabilize their planes. Thus began his life as a villain. World One: The villainous uncle of the 1970s lucky star ✓ The lucky star’s uncle rebels against oppression and schemes against his own relatives, yet everyone praises him for founding a new branch of the family. World Two: The villainous marquis who sells his daughter for glory ✓ The prin 8.9kReads8.5Score589Shelves
6. 6 反 After the Villainous Big Shot's Quick Transmigration, the Scoundrels Weep Bitter Tears 反派大佬快穿后，人渣们痛哭流涕 Lord Bigheart心大爷Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + Male Supporting Characters Saving Themselves + Regretful Scumbag Heroines + Neither Self-Sacrificing nor Self-Righteous + Revenge Is Served + No Fixed Couple; the Male Lead Has a Villainous Background and Is Shameless and Vile, so proceed with caution] Scum gets what scum deserves, and evil gets what evil deserves. After spending a hundred lifetimes as a villainous scumbag and earning such an outstanding track record that he ruined countless male and female leads, Tang An 48.2kReads8.1Score3.2kShelves
7. 7 会 The Student Council President Has Been Plotting to Win Me Over for Ages 会长姐姐对我蓄谋已久 Time Is Gentle and Clear时光清浅Two Female Leads390k WordsCompleted (The final chapter’s bonus story takes a different turn. If you haven’t read it, feel free to take a look ✌︎' ֊') [Two female leads + devoted to each other + college campus + reunion years later + everyday life] [Being a woman gave me every advantage in getting close to you, yet it also gave me the greatest disadvantage: I couldn’t kiss you.] (Everyone’s playing matchmaker! Every couple gets together!) Jiang Ji’s story: Jiang Ji once thought she’d have a conventional arranged marriage, until she 9.6kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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   Super pretty

8. 8 都 I Told You There's Something Wrong with My Brain 都说了我脑子有病 No Rain for Years常年无雨Two Female Leads348k WordsCompleted [New book now available: Reborn and Still in a Contract Romance with My Ex-Girlfriend] [Two heroines + showbiz + livestreaming + goofy, sweet story + System golden finger] Blurb One: Four years of filming and no one knew her name. One day riding a pig, and the whole world knows her. Newly acclaimed actress Jiang Suiran returns to her alma mater for the graduation ceremony. A video of her riding a pig to rescue agricultural students shoots to the top of the trending charts, and things only get 4.1kReads9.2Score563Shelves
9. 9 为 To Marry the Prime Minister's Daughter, This Playboy Rose to the Highest Office 为娶丞相之女，纨绔她位极人臣了 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads742k WordsCompleted In Shengjing, he was a notorious playboy who, in both of his lives, forced himself on Wen Xiang’s daughter, a woman famed for her breathtaking beauty. A goddess had descended to earth, making everyone else seethe with envy. Before rebirth: Seeing Nan Xun constantly visit the Fragrant Blossoms Pavilion, Wen Sheng said considerately, “If you like them, you can bring any of them back to the manor.” Go to any woman you like. Just don’t come to me. After rebirth: Wen Sheng tugged at Nan Xun’s clothes 19.1kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
10. 10 温 Tender Moments of Joy 温存欢喜 Lin Jishu林寄书Two Female Leads300k WordsCompleted My new novel is out! You can find it 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! 4.9kReads9.4Score688Shelves
11. 11 穿 Transmigrated as a Short-Lived, Fainthearted Emperor, I Can't Resist the Wicked Beauty 穿成早死昏君，对恶毒美人真香了 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads704k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + transmigration + reborn + alternate history + a ruler steals his subject’s wife + original worldbuilding + devoted to one another] Other people transmigrate with a System at their side, free to bully men and take women, living lives with cheats enabled. But when Mi Yan transmigrates, a short blade pierces her heart, leaving her at death’s door. Mi Yan lowers her eyelids and looks at the blade lodged in her heart. Memories surge back like a tide. When she looks up, she sees a 10.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
12. 12 她 Her and Shen Chen 她和沈趁 1113701Two Female Leads429k WordsCompleted Shen Chen had never met a woman like her before. She was bold enough to leap from her bridal sedan and run away, yet blushed all over when teased. She was staying with the Xu family, dressed in fine clothes, poised and dignified, just like the fairy of so many people’s dreams. You might think she was a delicate beauty, but she gave up a vast estate and went alone to the capital to keep the family business afloat. You might think she was shy and timid, but she could hold a blade in her hand and k 1.8kReads9.3Score302Shelves
13. 13 裙 The Minister Beneath Her Skirt 裙上臣 Gong Xi, May I Strike It Rich龚喜我发财Two Female Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Two female leads + reborn + one-on-one romance + no male lead + sweet romance + both heroines speak their minds and have their wits about them] (This story is set in a fictional world. If you insist on asking what era it’s based on, let’s say a little further on from the Jin dynasties. This Liang is not the historical Liang.) In her previous life, while serving as empress, Xie Fengyi repressed and restrained her deep love for Xiao Changning, the Grand Princess who safeguarded the nation. Years 5.2kReads9.5Score611Shelves
14. 14 孟 Meng Liujing, Peace Through All Four Seasons 孟流景，四时平安 1113701Two Female Leads406k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads] [Book Transmigration] [School Life and Growth] [A Gentle Girl and a prickly Girl Secretly in Love with Each Other] [Slow-Burn 1v1] Meng Liujing died in a dark underground cage. When she opened her eyes again, she had been given a chance at a new life. The price was helping the female lead of this world avoid the original plot. Every gain came with a loss, and Meng Liujing accepted readily. When she first met Wei Qingzhou, she spoke up to help her out, but Wei Qingzhou replied 4.3kReads9.5Score847Shelves
15. 15 千 Absolutely True 千真万确 Sad Little Penguin悲伤小企鹅Two Female Leads229k WordsCompleted [Two female leads, no male lead, campus story] Yu Que always quietly went about her own business alone. She didn’t like talking to other people, and her only hobby was drawing, until she met Shen Zi. Shen Zi was a girl with a bad temper who kept making her angry, but she was also like a stone tossed into a lake, stirring ripples. After the college entrance exams, their group went out for hot pot. Yu Que had a little to drink and was already tipsy. The hot pot restaurant’s warm yellow lights soft 2.6kReads9.3Score420Shelves
16. 16 杀 The Assassin’s Guide to Going Straight 杀手洗白手册 1113701Two Female Leads485k WordsCompleted Two female leads, happy ending, a sweet historical mystery in an imaginary ancient setting. A gorgeous, clever, quick-witted princess who loves to play the flirt X a devoted, easily tempted assassin who has spent ten years butchering fish. As the top assassin in Hushi, Lin Shanjuan is unmatched in both looks and skill. Her luck, however, is less impressive. Not only does a malfunctioning System send her to the State of Jing, she also has to fulfill the princess's wish before she can return to th 9.4kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
17. 17 靠 I Won the Heart of a Top Star with My Inner Voice 靠心声攻略了当红女星 A Tail Hard to Hide尾巴难藏Two Female Leads306k WordsCompleted [A socially anxious college girl with MAXed-out fighting skills later on and a knack for witty commentary × a cool-looking actress who’s secretly a seductive bottom. Both are each other’s only love; happy ending.] [She transmigrates into a book, no System, but she can hear people’s thoughts. This isn’t a mission to win someone over. The early writing is lighthearted, and the logic may not stand up to close scrutiny. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read.] Jiang Yi transmigrated into a nove 1.4kReads9.3Score210Shelves
18. 18 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 37.7kReads9.6Score5.6kShelves

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    True or false, how much did you hide from me, brother?

19. 19 本 I Only Wanted to Pass the Civil Service Exams, but They Forced Her to Seize the Throne 本想科举做官，非逼她谋朝篡位 Autumn Farewell and the Lantern's Song秋辞与灯鸣Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + strong female lead + female empowerment + imperial examinations, no woman disguising herself as a man + political intrigue + born into a new life as a fetus + a touch of ensemble cast] Yu Zhao transmigrates. In her previous life, she grew up in an orphanage and worked herself to the bone until she graduated with a bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree at age twenty. Just as she joined a research institute and was about to embark on a bright future, a stone suddenly struck her d 3.8kReads8.9Score562Shelves

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    The first one is a novel without CP. A woman takes part in the imperial examination. She senses that women are being suppressed in the officialdom and begins to plan for a change of dynasty. In the second book, the heroine travels to Kangxi's harem, where she has two sons and a daughter, and will later raise the fourth son of the emperor, Yinzhen.

20. 20 清 Qing Transmigration: After Raising Yongzheng, She Became the Winner of the Harem 清穿：抚养雍正后她成了后宫赢家 Yu Zhiwei予之微Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When she opened her eyes, she had become an utterly ordinary concubine in the Kangxi Emperor’s court. The one unusual thing was that she had a prince as soon as she transmigrated. With no status, no favor, and only a child to rely on, how could she survive in the murderous imperial harem? There is no decisive heroine obsessed with power, nor any sweet romance. This is simply a story about surviving and raising a child, with the goal of becoming a dowager consort and enjoying retirement. But 8.6kReads8.9Score615Shelves
21. 21 青 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Hard to Win Over 青梅难哄 Let Me Sleep a Little Longer再让我睡一会Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted The Third Prince and Pei, the young lady of the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, had been childhood friends since they were little, always open and honest with each other. That is, until one day... The Third Prince, who used to take injuries and hardships in stride, insisted on being carried into the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, where he called out to Second Miss Pei, looking half-dead: “Wanw an, I feel awful...” Bodyguard: Who are you? Where’s our cold, distant, icy Third Prince? The Empress wanted 13.7kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    Although this book is about love, I realized at the end that this story is a big chess game.

22. 22 癫 What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 88.4kReads9.5Score14kShelves

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    I don't know if this counts. The protagonist is the prince and there is no heroine. The prince controls the court. There is a system.

23. 23 权 The Power Hierarchy: The Young Lady Awakens at the Academy for Nobles 权力序列：大小姐在贵族学院觉醒 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [Not pure wish fulfillment] [Dramatic twists] [Alternate world] [Large ensemble cast] [No saints here] Jing Yuanxi was engaged to Han Shixu at the age of seventeen. Then he brought a commoner girl into their elite school. At their engagement banquet, he professed his love for her in front of everyone and demanded to end the engagement. During a kidnapping, he even abandoned his fiancée, who was supposed to be the one he rescued, and saved the commoner girl instead. “Yuanxi, the Jing family w 25.7kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    This book is very interesting. I suggest you read it without hesitation. There are many face-slapping scenes. It is very interesting. I highly recommend it.

24. 24 等 She Broke Up with Him a Long Time Ago 等她分手很久了 The Wandering Cormorant流浪的鸬鹚Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Airline Captain/CEO, Second Male Lead Takes the Crown, Gentle Persuasion, Seeking an Official Relationship] Everyone knew Doctor Nan had been in love with Zhou Jili for years. Until one day, she saw photos of him tangled up with his first love in a hotel. * Later, Zhou Jili, frantic with anxiety, appeared at the Nan family home bearing flowers and diamonds, pleading earnestly, “Uncle Nan, I'm here to propose to Zhizhi. Please let me see her.” Nan Lingyang was uncharacteristically cold. With bot 5.4kReads9.1Score584Shelves

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    Sweet darling, the second male lead takes the lead, the female protagonist is independent and decisive, and the second male lead is handsome and capable💰

25. 25 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 147.6kReads9.2Score19kShelves

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    This book writes about "grabbing by force" in a refreshing and poignant way. The male protagonist is a high-altitude flower type crazy person, and he is paranoid and possessive in the early stage; the female protagonist is not stupid and sweet, she pretends to be good and clever, she is sober that she would rather escape marriage and commit suicide than become a concubine, and the career-minded setting of running a drug store is a plus. In the later period, the male protagonist was sincere enough when he chased his wife at the crematorium. He was not just talking about it but actually seizing power to protect his wife, welding the "evenly matched" and "double purity" into the plot. The pace of the whole text is not sluggish, the plot of the house fight is not suffocating, and the extra story is extremely sweet - the crazy criticism of a powerful official falling to the altar for his sweetheart, the fall of this wave of flowers on the high mountain, the ancient saying goes with closed eyes! [Adoration][Adoration]

26. 26 花 The Secret Kingdom: Flowers Fade Late in the Misty Rain 【萌学园】花谢烟雨迟 Dusk Meets the Firmament暮遇天穹Anime Fanfiction328k WordsCompleted [Wu Kenana x Miyayasi] Mist hangs over the calm waters, and countless lights shine in the distance. Deep among lush green hills, the Quark people flourish, isolated from the world. It has been seven years since Wu Kenana left. The conflict between the Black Quark and the Quark people vanished with the defeat of the Dark Emperor. The glory of those days lives on. But the long river of time has always been good at concealing traces. The girl whose name once shone brightly in Quark history has also 718Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Super beautiful [adoration][adoration][adoration]

27. 27 深 Above the Abyss [Crime] 深渊之上【犯罪】 Zhang Depang张嘚胖Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Just started getting rated, score will rise!] [Dark + pretend siblings + physical and emotional torment + yandere + redemption] [Original title: Above the Abyss] “Brother, let's play hide-and-seek.” “Okay.” “Brother, you can't open your eyes until you've counted to a hundred!” “Okay.” An accident forced the siblings apart for sixteen years. When Shen Nanfeng infiltrated a criminal organization undercover, he discovered that the younger sister he had longed for all those years, Chi Yu, played a 8.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
28. 28 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 282.9kReads9.7Score34.5kShelves

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    It's a really good, Machiavellian novel. The heroine Shi Fuyu and the hero Yan Shi'an join forces to strategize. The novel is written in a delicate style. It seems to be a straightforward narrative, but in fact it is interlocking and fascinating. Every detail and character description is polished to perfection. Recommended

29. 29 娇 The Sweet, Beloved Consort Who Bewitches Hearts 娇娇宠妃惑人心 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq 35.8kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist traveled through time, fought wits and courage in the harem, and successfully captured the male protagonist's heart, [shy][shy][shy][shy]

30. 30 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 115.2kReads8.7Score12.6kShelves

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    Not sure, but they all look good

31. 31 游 Game Invasion: Awakening a God-Tier Talent at the Start 游戏入侵：开局直接觉醒神级天赋 Real-Life Cat猫咪真人Sports1.2M WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + No Romance + Roleplay + Leveling Up + Power Fantasy + Secret Identities + Unhinged Strong Female Lead] In her previous life, Qi Mingyue was controlled by an item, had her luck drained by a scumbag, and was imprisoned. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to a year before the game’s invasion. Don’t like the talent you drew? Just switch to another one! From the start, she awakens the god-tier talent, Fate’s Jester! The instance is too hard? No problem. She breezes t 9.5kReads9.1Score471Shelves
32. 32 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 549.7kReads9.1Score42.7kShelves
33. 33 我 I Act Like a Big Shot After Watching Crime Movies, and the Tycoon Begs Me to Save His Life 我看警匪片装大佬，首富求我救命 Big Shot Yu大佬俞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever mind games + No simping + Pure satisfaction] [Takes off after ten chapters] One day, the bookshelf of ordinary office worker Lu Ping suddenly refreshed with its first intelligence report. He carefully opened it and read every word. Excitement and nerves hit him as he discovered that it contained all the secrets of a cold, high-and-mighty female CEO... So Lu Ping watched police dramas and copied the words and mannerisms of the big shots. He practiced a detached, bloodthirsty gaze in the m 13.2kReads9.1Score984Shelves
34. 34 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 300.7kReads9.6Score36.5kShelves

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    [Send heart][Send heart][Send heart]

35. 35 储 Storing Charm 储媚色 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Li You transmigrated into a book, becoming the delicate, flowerlike heroine of a historical romance about political intrigue and tragic love, a heroine the male lead would torment in body, heart, and soul from beginning to end. But the moment she arrived, Li You discovered that her cousin, the story's wicked second female lead, had been reborn. So she was about to be demoted to a mere cannon-fodder character? Li You: "..." Fine, let me lie down for a while. On her wedding day, her cousin didn't 10.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    The male protagonist is very powerful and plays a big game of chess, and the female protagonist is also intelligent and does not hold back.

36. 36 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 241.5kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    This is really the ultimate game of chess, a plan within a plan, and the glass will purify the world.

37. 37 太 Has the Little Crown Prince Taken the Throne Yet? 太子崽崽今天登基了吗？ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Raising children + fortune + no romance. For content warnings, read the author’s note in Chapter 1. The synopsis has a word limit. In his previous life, Wu Junji spent sixteen years living among commoners before Emperor Zhou found him and named him Crown Prince. After five years on the throne, he died full of resentment. When he opens his eyes again, he is back at the moment Emperor Zhou sent him away from the palace. He swears that this time he’ll kill Emperor Zhou and avenge himself. But Hea 170.9kReads9.2Score27.4kShelves

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    "Did Prince Zaizai ascend the throne today?"" Raising cubs+infrastructure+strategy" Crazy! I'm surrounded by lunatics!" The strategy of raising cubs "There is a crazy princess in Zhenbei Palace" No cp strategy and pure evil girl

38. 38 纨 The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常 Zhao Pian赵骗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Signed for publication. The print edition is expected to be available by the end of the year. No! This! Is! Not! A! Romance! No CP! No rebirth, no transmigration, a thoroughly evil heroine, a power-struggle story A truly wicked heroine, vying for power over the realm, genuinely unhinged, ruthless, and rotten to the core Questions that come up while reading can only be answered by reading on. The willful, overbearing young princess of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household takes a fancy to Pei Jinnian 60.2kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
39. 39 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 150kReads9.6Score20.5kShelves

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    The twists and turns one after another and the eloquent stories are the key to attracting people to read.

40. 40 报 Report: The Noble Consort Eloped with the Empress, Guidebook in Hand 报告，贵妃带着攻略和皇后私奔了 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads479k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + No Male Lead + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Two female leads, both devoted, with mutual trust and a love that goes both ways. Neither heroine is a saint. If you like silly, sweet heroines, this isn't for you. There are scenes involving manipulation, so if you can't stand that, move along. A calculating empress who hides her dark side versus a tea-talking consort on quick-transmigration missions When Jiang Qingwu first transmigrated into a book, she thought she could rely on her gol 7.2kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    They are all about double heroines.

41. 41 皇 Your Majesty the Empress, Forgive My Offense 皇后娘娘，臣妾冒犯 Jingjing Doesn't Want to Eat静静不想吃饭Two Female Leads502k WordsCompleted [Dual female leads + palace intrigue + ensemble cast with multiple couples + mutually devoted] Dignified, imposing, powerful Empress × scheming, beautiful, flirtatious palace consort who loves putting on an act At their first meeting, the Empress was dignified and solemn, elegant and refined. Her eyes were sharp and cold whenever she looked at anyone. Qu Yan pretended to be weak and pitiful, putting on a tearful act to make the Empress worry for her and feel sorry for her, so the Empress would s 10.6kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
42. 42 王 My Lord, Miss Shen Wants to Break Off the Engagement 王爷，沈小姐要退婚 Lan Mengtingzi蓝梦婷子Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted After a marriage was arranged by imperial decree, the so-called bandits wiped out the Ning’an Marquis’s household. Fortunately, Shen Xiaoyun, the marquis’s legitimate daughter, was away making offerings at a temple and survived. Since Shen Xiaoyun’s grandmother was the empress dowager’s younger sister, the empress dowager took her into the palace. The empress dowager hopes to bring Shen Xiaoyun and Prince Su, Yang Chenyi, together. But Yang Chenyi is not as frail and sickly as the rumors claim. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 腹 The Scheming Prince's One and Only: The Princess Consort Can Do It All 腹黑王爷独宠妃之王妃啥都会 Lan Mengtingzi蓝梦婷子Ancient Romance179k WordsCompleted Shen Xiaoyun, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, rejected the royal princes' marriage proposals again and again, yet still ended up marrying into the imperial family. She became the wife of Prince Jin, Yang Chenyi, who had wanted to marry only her his entire life. "My princess consort, are you already planning to fill my household with women right after our wedding?" Shen Xiaoyun stared at him in shock. "When did I ever think so little of myself that I'd find someone to share you with?" 5Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 救 Help! My Chaste Husband Has Me Blushing and Breathless 救命，被禁欲老公撩得脸红耳赤 Tea Brewed with Autumn Water秋水煎茶Modern Romance740k WordsCompleted "The print edition of Love You, Until I See the Light has been published, and a short drama adaptation is now available" [Married first, love later + long-planned scheme + covert flirting + off-the-charts chemistry] [Cool, elegant agent in a qipao (little bunny) vs. abstinent, secretly flirtatious Beijing big shot (big bad wolf)] Jiang Qinian is a movie star, and Jiang Zhi is his agent. Jiang Zhi thought he was her salvation, never realizing he was her nightmare. On his birthday, she planned to 26.9kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves

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    This, this, the male protagonist has been planning for a long time, so sweet, rush, rush

45. 45 宠 Favoring a Concubine and Neglecting the Wife? I Won't Be the Marquess's Principal Wife! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 82.1kReads9.3Score10.7kShelves
46. 46 开 How Do I Survive After Becoming the Villain in a Formulaic Novel from the Start? 开局穿成了套路文的反派怎么破 Meow Nineteen喵十九Eastern Fantasy627k WordsCompleted The sequel is underway and can be found in the author’s works. This leans toward the female-audience genre. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Lighthearted and funny, an irreverent fantasy story. The protagonist is adored by everyone, men and women alike. All flirtation, no CP. After transmigrating, Cang Yu finds himself cast as the villain in three different books! Even though he’s the villain, he’s stuck with the job of saving the world! He decides he’d better save himself first. 007 3.8kReads9.2Score361Shelves

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    Quite calculating

47. 47 理 A Top Science Student Takes the Imperial Exams? His Majesty Is Stunned by His Brilliance 理科状元考科举？强到朕傻眼 Lucky Lin招财林Historical2.1M WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + court politics + farming + alternate history + daily life + lighthearted + no romance] Li Su had barely had time to savor becoming the top scorer in the national college entrance exam when he transmigrated as the youngest son of the Li family. His whole family doted on him, even though they lived on coarse grain and vegetables, and supported his studies. The original owner had been led astray by his classmates. Selfish and only interested in having fun, he had ruined him 124kReads8.9Score15.7kShelves
48. 48 穿 The Easy-Win Life After Transmigrating 穿越后的躺赢人生 Confused Idler糊涂闲人Ancient Romance391k WordsCompleted An orphan from the modern world transmigrates overnight and becomes a noble young lady from an illustrious family, cherished by both her parents. Xie Xinyi only wants to treasure this hard-won family affection. All those monsters and demons, stay away! Want to lie flat in ancient times? All you need is the good fortune to be born into it. Life is hard enough already, so let's read something sweet to beat the heat. 3.9kReads8.2Score452Shelves
49. 49 娘 The Empress Is So Sweet and Charming, Who Still Cares About a Lost Love? 娘娘又娇又媚，谁还稀罕白月光 Half a Month and the Fifteenth月半和十五Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Top-Grade White Lotus + Winning Hearts and Minds + Not Both Leads' First Love] [The heroine looks like a pure, sweet little bunny, but she's actually a scheming temptress who knows how to play her cards.] When Xu Zhuohua is named crown princess, Crown Prince Qi Hecang and his secondary consort Lu Wanning are at the height of their love. As the hero of a male-oriented novel, Qi Hecang only cares about building his career, and his heart belongs solely to Lu 22.3kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves
50. 50 高 The Road to Glory for a Noble Lady 高门贵女的荣华之路 Jingzhou Chronicles景州记Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping's household, Lin Chuyue married the Fourth Imperial Grandson, Zhou Xiao, as his principal wife at sixteen. At nineteen, she became a princess consort, and at twenty-six, she rose to become the most powerful woman in the Great An Dynasty: the empress. Who hasn't exclaimed that Lin Chuyue was born under a lucky star? Yet the hardships she endured are too painful to speak of. Zhou Xiao's childhood sweetheart of a cousin, a concubine reborn, and a ma 7kReads8.8Score486Shelves

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