A Female Lead Who’s Great at Scheming and Has Multiple Male Leads, But Doesn’t Depend on Them 那种女主很会算计，有多个男主，但是不会依附他们

1. 1 穿 A Survival Guide for a Cannon Fodder Supporting Heroine in a Sentinel-Guide World 穿成哨向世界炮灰女配的生存法则 The Slow-Flying Foolish Bird晚飞的笨鸟Modern Romance391k WordsOngoing [Plot-driven + Sentinel/Guide + missions + System + a little seduction + flirtatious, universally adored heroine + love and hate] After surviving for over twenty years in the apocalypse, Lu Nan transmigrates into a Sentinel/Guide world as the vicious supporting female character and gets bound to a 'plot mission System.' She has to complete the villainess's missions and stay alive in the hands of the male leads. Lu Nan: "No problem!" System: [Complete the missions: grab Male Lead One, slap Male L 210Reads6.0Score—14d adds

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   The first one is highly recommended; the female lead is incredibly shrewd! All three female leads start off in disastrous situations with multiple male leads, but they are independent and strong, gradually pulling themselves out of these predicaments! Super good!

2. 2 宗 Every Sect Wants to Kill Me, So I Just Reload After Death! 宗门都想噶我，我直接死亡回档！ Chao Lianyun巢怜云Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice 24.8kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds
3. 3 被 The S-Rank Guide Coveted in Secret by the Black Tower's Mad Dogs 被黑塔疯狗们阴暗觊觎的S级向导 Medicine Is Northern Myanmar医学是缅北Modern Romance776k WordsCompleted [Adapted into an animated comic] [One heroine, multiple love interests + unhinged Sentinels + somewhat dark + pure human + romance-focused + redemption + love triangle chaos + System + not a strong female lead + all male leads are virgins + rabid dogs fall for her on their own] “I have endless patience for you, endless love, and an uncontrollable desire for you.” Su Qiqian dies from overwork after staying up late, then wakes up in the body of an S-rank Guide with the same name in a dark Sentinel 60.1kReads9.0Score7.6k14d adds
4. 4 万 The Beloved Nanny Takes on the Rich, but She’s the Real Heiress 万人迷保姆斗豪门，她才是真千金 Mr. Wuyin五音先生Modern Romance513k WordsCompleted [Revenge + fake and real heiresses + a battleground of competing suitors] [The heroine is a seductive black lotus, hard-hearted to the end, with no morals and no limits] After getting her revenge, Jiang Wuxi looked back in surprise. She had thought no one would be left by her side, but somehow all the stepping stones and tools she had used in the past refused to leave her alone. They had once stood at the top of high society and looked down on her. Now they fought over each other for the chanc 22.1kReads9.3Score2.8k14d adds
5. 5 六 The Darkest Moonlight of the Six Realms 六界第一黑月光 Moon Dancing in the Cold Mist月舞寒烟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Untouchable beauty + love rivals + everyone's darling + strong heroine + secret identities + all male leads are devoted to one woman + yandere + adored by all] I, Ruan Qingwu, transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the doomed early-death true love, and from the start, the Demon King picked me up to use as a pawn. Sorry, I know this script. I'm tearing it up! I jumped into the Xuan River to defy fate, and the King of the Southern Domain took me home and cherished me like his most precious tre 1.4kReads8.3Score31014d adds
6. 6 郡 The Commandery Princess Had One Wild Night and Seduced the Powerful Men of the Entire Capital 郡主一夜荒唐，渣了满京城的权贵 Yu Shi Shan鱼十山Ancient Romance269k WordsCompleted Mu Chang'an had been a menace since childhood. Spoiled by the emperor and empress dowager, she refused to be disciplined, showed no respect for her teachers, defied etiquette and the law, and wasn't afraid of being reported. At sixteen, she dared to confess her feelings to the crown prince. At seventeen, she stole the Virtuous Prince's fiancée. At eighteen, she slapped the Number One Scholar's wife at the Qionglin Banquet. At nineteen, she even talked the heir of the Duke of Dingguo into eloping 109Reads7.3Score—14d adds
7. 7 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 132.5kReads8.9Score23.3k14d adds

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   Not a pure wish-fulfillment story | Extremely melodramatic | Fictional setting with political intrigue | Crowd battles | Everyone is a villain - The female protagonist, Jing Yuanxi, transforms from a "legitimate heir" abandoned by her fiancé into the dark ruler of the Black Triangle trade seas. - Rejecting emotional redemption, she uses marriage as a chessboard, using power to retaliate against betrayers, truly embodying the principle that "selling power is worse than selling marriage." > "If melodrama is strong liquor, this book is a poisoned vintage—Jing Yuanxi goes from a marriage sacrifice to a sea queen, Han Shixu from a deeply affectionate scumbag to a destitute beggar; in the gilded cage of the aristocratic academy, everyone is both hunter and prey. Want political intrigue? It gives you the bloody trade of the Black Triangle! Want a plot twist? It lets you see the price of 'true love'! The dull pain of 'not a wish-fulfillment story,' the real 'villains'—do you dare drink this poisoned wine?"

8. 8 可 Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！ What Did I Do Today今天我干嘛了Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident 47.6kReads9.5Score6.4k14d adds

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   After transmigrating into a novel, the seemingly useless and incompetent Princess Wen Yu awakens a "crazy" side. On the surface, she's ridiculed online as a "brainless beauty," but in reality, she wields a paintbrush and harbors hidden schemes. As a self-proclaimed "artist," she wreaks havoc on powerful officials like the Prime Minister, generals, and top scholars, luring men into her chambers under the guise of "artistic exploration." These men, disheveled and disoriented, remain devoted to her, while she calmly declares, "My relationship with them is purely artistic!" The plot is full of high-energy twists and turns, revealing a shocking past hidden beneath the seemingly indifferent female lead, and a power struggle among the handsome men that entangles her in a conspiracy of imperial power. The female lead is both "crazy and cowardly," possessing a sharp tongue and witty remarks that contrast sharply with traditional female leads in political intrigue novels, making the story both absurd and captivating. Every male character is brilliantly designed: the cunning prime minister playing hard to get, the cold-faced general bursting with jealousy, and the top scholar a seemingly innocent young man. The chaotic scenes are packed with laughs, making it impossible to stop watching! The early episodes are filled with hilarious moments of the female lead collecting handsome men, while the later episodes gradually reveal the truth about her time travel and the court intrigue. The show blends silliness and political intrigue in a well-paced manner. If you enjoy lighthearted comedy with a touch of political intrigue, go for it—you won't regret it!

9. 9 慢 Slow Transmigration: A Man You Snatch Is Always Better 慢穿之男人还是抢来的香 Little Zhifou小知否Ancient Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [Male-Status Society, Female-Status Society] [Ultra-Slow Quick Transmigration] [Spirit Spring Space] [Medicine] [Strong Female Lead] [Multiple Male Leads] [Single Male Lead] [No Romance] [Not a Doormat] Orphan Ruan Qi is bound to a System and transmigrates to a backward ancient world where women hold higher status than men, all to earn merit. In her previous life, cutthroat competition wore her down. This time, she just wants to live freely and on her own terms. Thanks to the spirit spring water 56.9kReads9.0Score5.7k14d adds

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   Slow-paced transmigration with a satisfying core, the female protagonist goes from lying down and giving up to becoming incredibly powerful, with new twists in every world, multiple male love triangles and a thriving career. You won't regret investing in this story!

10. 10 恶 The Villainess Becomes the Legitimate Daughter: I'm Just Pretending, Don't Get Too Attached 恶女成嫡：我装的，你们别太爱了 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted (Print edition goes on sale at 7 p.m. on September 19 / Several short animated adaptations are now streaming) [Wicked Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Total Control + “Training Dogs” Romance + Male Rivals in a Shura Field + Exes Begging for Her Back + Face-Slapping and Scumbag Punishment] [The heroine is a true villainess: a stunning, calculating temptress who never hesitates to manipulate others] Jiang Chuji, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was an ill-fated girl sent to a t 58.7kReads9.4Score7.8k14d adds

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    Except for 2️⃣, 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are all ancient Chinese romance novels featuring domestic intrigue, princess-like heroines who are extremely cunning, male protagonists in a love triangle, and overall control of the situation. They are all female-centric stories with multiple male leads. (Important reminder: multiple male leads!) The heroines are all scheming yet unmoved by love; their greatest love is themselves. Those with emotional purity issues should not click.

11. 11 钓 The Seductive Sweetheart Struggles to Survive in a Deadly Love Triangle 钓系娇娇小美人在修罗场求生 Sparkling Little Gold闪闪小金Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] All male leads are devoted to one woman | Ultimate love-triangle showdown | Flirtatious charmer trains men like dogs - [You are a foolish, shallow, and vicious supporting actress, jealous of the talented and universally adored heroine. You set out to target every man connected to her.] [You shoved the aloof villain onto a bed, and the brooding top student is kneeling in punishment in the bathroom.] [You drugged your proud peacock of a childhood friend and stuffed him in 47.2kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
12. 12 穿 Transmigrated as a Wicked Mother-in-Law, She Only Wants to Win Over the Powerful 穿成恶婆婆，她只想攻略众权臣 Gentle Golden Wind金风细细Ancient Romance840k WordsCompleted [Multiple Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + Not a Strong Female Lead + The Original Leads Are Villains] Xia Weiyi transmigrated into a book and became the eldest granddaughter of the Great Yu dynasty's emperor, the esteemed Princess Pingyang. At twenty-six, she was stunningly beautiful, had children of her own, was widowed and unable to bear more children. Her in-laws were practically invisible, and she could do whatever she pleased throughout the entire Duke's mansion. She was quite satisfied with b 5.6kReads8.7Score64514d adds
13. 13 男 There Are Too Many Men: Every Day at the Princess's Residence Is a Shura Field 男人太多，公主府日日都是修罗场 Big Rice Ball大饭子Ancient Romance374k WordsCompleted Synopsis [All male leads are virgins + 1vN + male rivalry + love-triangle drama + multiple male leads + losing sight of the original goal + master of keeping everyone happy + sweet romance + female-led] Overnight, Su Tang transmigrates and becomes the regent princess of the Great Zhao Kingdom. The Outcast, she stands above all but one and commands the respect of countless people, yet the original owner was a hopeless romantic who was thoroughly used and discarded by a scumbag. Su Tang: ? So she’ 1.1kReads8.4Score13814d adds
14. 14 异 The Gifted Empress Reigns Above, Her Ministers Kneel Below 异能女皇在上，众臣在下 Good Days, Safe Home良辰安宅Ancient Romance806k WordsCompleted The State of Mu enjoys favorable weather and bountiful harvests, while its old emperor indulges in wine and women, lives a life of excess, and has few heirs. The court is controlled by powerful factions. By the 327th year of Mu, the kingdom has been divided among four of them. The foolish Princess Mu Nanzhi is pushed onto the throne as an easily controlled pawn. But on the first morning court, the one who opens her eyes is an empress from another world. 1.9kReads8.9Score16914d adds
15. 15 公 The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Harem Is Full 公主权倾朝野，鱼塘挤不下了 Old Yellow Rabbit老黄兔Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Original title: The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Fish Pond Is Full [Historical Romance + Scheming + Everyone’s Darling + Reincarnation Before Birth + Favorite Concubine + Harem Intrigue + Wish Fulfillment + Alluring Heroine + System + Rise to Power] One day, after transmigrating, Liang Yue became the apple of her favorite concubine mother’s eye. The three thousand imperial consorts could not match her mother’s radiance, and the entire Great Xia treasury could not rival her uncle’s 21.6kReads7.4Score6.1k14d adds
16. 16 穿 I Became the Junior Sister of the Seven Deadly Sins and Gave Up Trying 穿成七大罪的小师妹后我摆烂了 Flower Roll Rice花卷饭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + Strong heroine + Everyone has a one-sided crush + Seven Deadly Sins theme + Not a cultivation novel] Puran was a spiritual stone in a temple, but her tribulation ended in failure. A thunderbolt shattered her to pieces, and she transmigrated. Puran: “...Buddha, am I allowed to swear?” The good news: She gained seven senior brothers after transmigrating. The bad news: Every one of them is handsome, powerful, and tragic. But don't worry, your savior is here! The aloof and fallen Pride 7.3kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    A reflection in the mirror, a scar on the heart. She is a flowing mirror, reflecting the goodness hidden in your eyes, and also the evil buried in your bones. You offer roses, and she brings the fragrance of spring; you raise a butcher's knife, and boundless coldness fills her eyes. Cause and effect are an invisible thread, one end tied to your thoughts at this moment, the other to her appearance at that time. "Song Zhao, have you ever regretted raising the whip?" Her voice fell into the air like a pebble thrown into an icy lake. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out—she had personally silenced him. She frowned, with a childlike stubbornness: "Why don't you answer?" No one knew that what surged in his chest was not regret. It was hatred. Hatred that the sunlight and moonlight were too dim, unable to see the shadows hidden in the darkness; hatred that the whip in his hand was too light, unable to sever the entangled roots. The reflection in the mirror flickered, the scar on his heart burned. The deepest pain wasn't the evil reflected in the mirror, but the itch of knowing it was evil yet failing to eradicate it completely. She suddenly laughed, her fingertips lightly tracing his throat, like teasing a bound beast: "Forgot? I told you not to speak." Before she finished speaking, the crisp sound of shattering porcelain came from outside the door. It was Aruo—the junior sister who always waited for him to come home with a bowl of medicine—leaning against the doorframe, her face as white as paper, the medicine dripping from her fingers onto the bluestone slab, leaving dark stains. "Senior... Senior Sister," Aruo's voice trembled like leaves in the autumn wind, "You said you wouldn't hurt Senior Brother..." When she turned her head, the mockery in her eyes instantly froze into ice: "Little girl, who allowed you to come in?" Song Zhao struggled violently, the iron chains clanging against the pillar. He saw the faint scar on Aruo's neck—the knife she took to protect him last year, now slightly reddening with her trembling. Suddenly, she leaned down, her breath sweet as orchids in Song Zhao's ear, but her voice was laced with venom: "Guess what she'd do if she knew that I was the one who arranged that knife attack back then?" Song Zhao's pupils contracted sharply. A'Ruo suddenly lunged forward, clinging tightly to her leg: "Senior sister, please, let senior brother go! I'll give you anything you want, including... Including my life!" She raised her foot to kick, but Song Zhao blocked it with his shoulder. His speech acupoints were still open, so he could only utter hoarse sounds, his eyes bloodshot like spiderwebs. "Life?" She laughed even more maniacally, "Your life is nothing compared to his! Back then, he pushed me into the poisonous swamp with his own hands to save you..." These words struck A'Ruo like a thunderbolt. She looked up sharply at Song Zhao, her trust shattering into stars: "Senior brother... Is what she said true?" Song Zhao kept his eyes tightly shut, his Adam's apple bobbing. Suddenly, she released his pressure point, raising her voice high as if to let the whole world hear: "Speak, Song Zhao! Tell me how you watched me being devoured by the insects in the poisonous swamp, yet you carried your junior sister and ran away without looking back!" "No!" Aruo suddenly screamed, grabbing a shard of broken porcelain from the ground and slashing her wrist. "It's my fault! It's all my fault! Stop arguing—" Blood had barely formed when Song Zhao grabbed her wrist. His voice was hoarse, like sandpaper scraping wood: "Don't move." Then he looked at her, his eyes devoid of hatred, only a deathly gray: "If you want to kill or torture me, come at me." She suddenly covered her face and laughed through her tears, which mingled with the scars left from the poisonous swamp, winding down her face like an eerie river: "Come at you? Song Zhao, I won't. I want to watch the person you love most, little by little, learn your true colors... Just like back then, when I watched you carry her and throw me into hell." At that moment, footsteps sounded outside the door again. It was her master, leaning on his cane, clutching the torn blood-written letter—a tearful plea for help written after she crawled out of the poisonous swamp years ago. "You wretched child…" Her master slammed his cane heavily on the ground. "Do you know she's your long-lost sister?" Song Zhao abruptly looked up, as if recognizing the person before her for the first time. Suddenly, she vomited blood, staining the jade pendant on her chest—a keepsake left to him by their mother, which he later gave to her as a token when she was "lost." "Brother…" her voice was as soft as a feather, "Look at this karma, how ridiculous…"

17. 17 女 Disguised as a Man: The Tyrant Charms with Her Beauty 女扮男装：暴君她美色撩人 Flower Roll Rice花卷饭Ancient Romance750k WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + no romance + strong heroine + gradually becomes everyone’s favorite] Jun Lin was born into the modern world and then reborn in another era. After disguising herself as a man, she finally managed to ascend the throne, only to be poisoned by her childhood friend and turned into a puppet under his control. Her memories became jumbled and her personality changed drastically. After five years of tyranny, she died in court. Jun Lin: “Thanks for asking. I woke up in a mass g 2.9kReads9.5Score48214d adds
18. 18 拜 Please! Becoming the Only Human Has Everyone Going Crazy for Me! 拜托！穿成唯一人类香疯了好吗！ Flower Roll Rice花卷饭Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [Everyone's darling + irresistible charm + no-cp, everyone has a one-sided crush + wild imagination, don't overanalyze + half absurd comedy] Hua Qiuqiu transmigrates into a world where angels, demons, and humans coexist, only to discover, to her dismay, that she's the only pure-blooded human in the world, and the enemy of everyone. Hua Qiuqiu: brave_smile.jpg She'd already prepared to keep her secret identity under wraps, quietly build up her strength, and survive until the very end. But somehow 5.6kReads9.5Score61214d adds
19. 19 寒 Spring Comes Across the Cold Branches 寒枝渡春来 Tu Wan兔宛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Max-level alchemy grandmaster enters the beginner village + slice of life + family bonds + a touch of ensemble cast] (There is a male lead: Shen Zhuochuan) What should you do when you transmigrate into the body of the frail, doomed-to-die-early older sister of a heroine? Everyone knows that protagonists like Long Aotian and Feng Aotian tend to have tragic backstories. Their families are wiped out, or their parents die. After reading the original story and learning that she was destined to di 69kReads9.4Score11.5k14d adds

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