Clear-Headed Heroine, Not a Spring Bamboo, No Tragic Treatment of the Heroine 清醒女主，不是春竹，不虐女

1. 1 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 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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   This is a time-travel novel. Before her transmigration, the female lead was a relationship blogger who died from anger caused by her online followers. Upon waking, she finds herself transported to a cultivation world, tasked with changing the tragic fate of those obsessed with romance. The female lead is incredibly clear-headed, and the other disciples are very kind to her. Everyone should read it! Everyone should read it! 🥺🥺🥺

2. 2 我 After I Washed Off My Heavy Makeup, the Cold CEO Regretted Everything 我洗掉浓妆之后，高冷总裁后悔了 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse heroine and a husband who brings his wife good fortune] After transmigrating into a book, Gu Nian casually rescues a down-and-out young man. He raises his head from the mire. Bruises can’t conceal his refined features, and he hoarsely vows to repay her kindness. His gaze falls on her face, and his dull eyes light up for a moment. The young man works three jobs every day, saves up to buy a gold bracelet, then presents it to her like a precious treasure. Gu Nian gives it a gl 1kReads8.0Score101Shelves
3. 3 惹 Mess With Her? She’s an SSSSS-Rank Abnormality, the Real Deal 惹她？她SSSSS级异端真祖宗 The Peach Picker摘桃子的人Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The heroine and hero are both genuinely unhinged and murderous! Read the content warning at the end of Chapter One before starting!] [Fantasy setting, secret identities, wish fulfillment, powerful characters, face-slapping and punishing scum, fantasy and sci-fi, sweet romance] [The heroine is the strongest and unbeatable in this story. Both leads are violent, unhinged hard cases who would rather throw a punch than waste words, and are far from normal.] Ye Sang, the eldest daughter of the Ye fam 19.9kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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   Recommended novels featuring strong female protagonists.

4. 4 妹 Little Sister, You Can’t Handle This Crazy Man. Let Me Take Over 妹妹，这疯批你驾驭不了，换我来 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted Now published under the title Through the Years Like Jade, available on all platforms. The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Fei had transmigrated into the book as a scheming but hopelessly incompetent minor villainess. In the original story, the entire Jiang family was brutally killed. Even the old watchdog at the gate was spared nothing. And it was all thanks to Pei Jing, the power-mad, unhinged prince who held sway over the court. The System's task for her was simple: follow the original 51.1kReads9.1Score7kShelves

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   The female lead is intelligent, there's no angst throughout, it's a story of mutual redemption, and many details are cleverly crafted.

5. 5 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 79.5kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves

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   This book!!! The female lead is a stunning beauty with a Jiangnan (southern China) vibe, absolutely gorgeous! She's incredibly talented and has a strong sense of self and opinion. Highly recommended!!! It's a BL (Boys' Love) story 😘😘😘

6. 6 甜 Sweet, Sizzling Kisses! After We Get Our Marriage License, He Kisses Me Red Every Night 甜欲肆吻！领证后夜夜被亲红温 Qing Qing Ci轻卿辞Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted Jiang Jinnian, the current head of the Jiang family, is known for his self-discipline and propriety, and his cool temperament. Even though the Jiang and Shen families arranged a marriage long ago, no one ever connected him with Shen Nanzhi. For years, Shen Nanzhi thought the same. Jiang Jinnian spent most of his time abroad. He was cold by nature and rarely came home, so the two hardly ever had a chance to meet. Even when they did, Shen Nanzhi always kept her distance. She never imagined that, b 47.7kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves

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   Everyone said she was the object of the male lead's brother's arranged marriage, and she herself thought so too. However, after the college entrance examination, the male lead's brother did not want to be arranged by his family and began to distance himself from the female lead. The female lead did not hesitate or feel confused, and moved out to live on her own.

7. 7 哨 [Interstellar] The Sentinel's Handbook 【星际】哨兵使用手册 5185Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted Space-age Sentinels and Guides + Beloved by Everyone, with all the arrows pointing one way + No official couple, but plenty of romantic tension + No BL, but a little GL + Growth-oriented female lead, not a power fantasy from the start + Dark, villainous protagonist (not a sweet, kind heroine or a traditional strong female lead; don't read if that's not your thing) "When my rank was low and I had nothing, they looked down on me. They saw my pheromones and my mental companion, which could be used 17.6kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves

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   ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Strong female lead, dog-training literature, no abuse of the female protagonist

8. 8 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Joined Forces with the Villainess to Take Down the Tyrant 穿书后，我拉恶毒女配一起干翻霸 Yao Shiqi曜拾柒Modern Romance132k WordsOngoing [No CP, no female rivalry] After dying suddenly from working 996, Lin Xiaxia transmigrated into the CEO romance novel she had spent three days ranting about. Other people transmigrated into books as heiresses or the CEO’s beloved first love. She, on the other hand, became a CEO… company nobody, without even a name! From the start, CEO Gu Yanzhi splashed her with coffee and snapped, “Hey, you! Fix this proposal!” Lin Xiaxia slammed the table on the spot. “I can fix it, but overtime pay is extra. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After transmigrating into the body of an ordinary passerby, she becomes obsessed with making money and swindling the domineering CEO. There is no romantic relationship or female rivalry; all the female characters are career-oriented.

9. 9 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.2kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves

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   In this book, the men the female protagonist has are not unmarried or lovers; they are the path she takes to become an empress or empress dowager, a throne of absolute power and absolute authority. Hahaha!!! Absolutely clear-headed; what she pursues is not love, but eternal power!

10. 10 重 Reborn and Awakened: This Time, I Won’t Be a Love-Struck Fool 重生觉醒，这次我不做恋爱脑 Xing Ci杏词Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + school life + gloomy, manipulative green-tea male lead + healing] Only after Lin Wu died did she learn that she was the villainess in a campus romance novel. Born into a wealthy family and blessed with a pretty face, she was still nothing more than a stepping stone in the sweet love story of the hero and heroine. Even though she and Xie Yanhui had grown up together and were engaged. Xie Yanhui only ever had eyes for the pure, poor Xia Ruoruo. Sadly, she was too obsessed to l 114.9kReads9.1Score23.2kShelves

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    Sweetie, no melodrama.

11. 11 刺 What a Thrill! The Real Heiress Goes Wild with a Gossip System 刺激！真千金带吃瓜系统发大疯 Pihei痞黑Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + mind reading + gossip + unhinged, no-brain fun] Jiang Qiyu transmigrates into a showbiz novel as a washed-up starlet, and she's the foil to the fake heiress heroine. In the end, the heroine will sell her overseas to the black market, where she will die a horrible death after causing trouble again and again! Gossip System: [Host, all you need to do is quietly enjoy the gossip and rack up explosive points to rewrite your ending!] Jiang Qiyu sneers: “No way! Dead sooner or later, so I mi 25.2kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    [Entertainment Industry + Mind Reading + Gossip + Brainless Madness] Jiang Qiyu transmigrates into a minor celebrity in an entertainment novel, serving as a foil to the seemingly wealthy female lead. Ultimately, she'll be sold to the black market abroad and die a gruesome death due to her constant antics! The Gossip System: [Host only needs to silently eat gossip and accumulate explosive points to rewrite the ending!] Jiang Qiyu sneers: I won't! Dying sooner or later is the same as dying, I'm going to go crazy!

12. 12 攻 Winning Over the Young Lord of Miaojiang 攻略苗疆少主 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Chu He transmigrates into a book. [The villain will kill the male lead, cripple the female lead, and then commit suicide out of hatred for the world. This world is about to collapse, and your mission is to save it.] The lousy System vanishes after assigning the mission. Before Chu He can even figure out what to do, she is kidnapped to Miaojiang, where she becomes the perfect mother Gu for the medicine people to cultivate their Gu. Medicine people aren’t human and have no memories of their past. 142kReads9.5Score14.6kShelves

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    When faced with a life-or-death choice between a lover and family/friends, the female lead is smart and won't be led by the nose by the villain! She and the male lead are kindred spirits; they can be silly together and do big things together.

13. 13 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 78.3kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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    A story featuring a highly intelligent female protagonist – a truly satisfying read!

14. 14 太 The Crown Prince's Moonlight Pretends to Be Aloof, but the Villainess Steals Her Love 太子白月光装高冷，恶女横刀夺爱 Xiang Siyu相斯予Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious femme fatale adored by all, 1vN + love rivals + emotional manipulation + political intrigue + sweet romance] “Useless! You have a face like a fox spirit, and that's all!” In her dream, Su Jinhuan was a sacrificial pawn who paved the way for her father's career, took the blame for her legitimate elder sister, and witnessed the Crown Prince's love story with his unattainable sweetheart. A year after returning to the capital, she was beaten to death in the snow on the Crown Princess's 776Reads8.6Score112Shelves

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    The female protagonists are all very clear-headed and only love themselves.

15. 15 神 The Tycoon System: The Host Is Far Too Stingy 神豪系统：宿主过于抠搜 Mama Mina米娜麻麻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Slice of Life] [Growth] [Travel] [Shopping] A heroine who grows over time. She will fall in love, but if they are not right for each other, she will break up. She always puts herself first. The heroine will never seek out men from hostess clubs or male streamers. Just after finishing the college entrance exam, she was about to become an orphan. That night, while scraping together enough money to calculate her tuition, she got bound to a cashback System that claimed to be for tycoons. It gave he 9.9kReads6.5Score1.1kShelves

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    There's no abuse of women; everyone here is intelligent.

16. 16 言 The Romance Heroine Turns Dark After Becoming a Tool for Boys’ Love 言情女主成卖腐工具人后黑化了 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Live comments + includes some gay-to-straight storylines + multiple male leads] Mo Fengchun discovers that Lin Jingyao, her childhood sweetheart and husband, has been cheating on her and plans to come clean tonight. His lover, Jiang Chenhe, is waiting right outside the door. Live comments flood past, wildly cheering on the pair's love while cursing her with the most vicious words and telling her to hurry up and die. She does die, but she takes both scumbags down with her. Just before her consci 18.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
17. 17 被 Forced to Play Out Six Different Plots 被迫走六种剧情 Roar, Roar, Garlic啸一啸蒜了Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Nontraditional, fast-paced cathartic revenge + taming the dog + groveling exes + battlefield of romantic rivals + everyone secretly in love with her + everyone turning into dark, obsessive madmen] Xie An was a professional supporting actress in the modern quick transmigration division. She’d just finished her last assignment when she was told a bug had occurred. Six small worlds had merged, and she had to reload and replay them, completing all six storylines at once in this new plane. She thoug 2.8kReads8.8Score255Shelves
18. 18 深 Devoted Male Leads All Love the Villainess 深情男主都爱恶毒女配 Yun Xuchuan云叙川Modern Romance928k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + capricious, beautiful heroine who's both mean and spoiled + deeply devoted, lovesick hero + sweet, indulgent, satisfying romance, 1v1 + both leads are each other's first and only] The villainess is the most common obstacle on the leads' path to love, and her ending is usually no different: She loses the hero's sincere love, then spends the rest of her lonely life in a cold mansion, surrounded by mountains of wealth. Jiang Ciwan is more than happy to play the villainess. “ 23.1kReads8.0Score933Shelves

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    The female lead is spoiled, the male lead is deeply affectionate, there are many love triangles, it's a sweet and doting story, and the female lead will never mistreat herself.

19. 19 我 Wasn't I Just a Substitute? Why Did All Four of You Fall for Me? 我不是替身吗？你们四个真爱上了 Crispy Brick脆皮大砖头Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted [Stand-in + revenge on scumbags + competing suitors + tangled love triangle + melodrama + comedy + feel-good money-making!] Shen Ran, a former product manager, transmigrated into a book as a stand-in. The System told her she had to earn enough “life-saving money” to come back to life and return to her original world. Before long, a stand-in who knew user profiles inside out and could adapt to anyone was born! [Cool, aloof, narcissistic movie star] She gives him all the admiration he could wan 2.7kReads9.2Score376Shelves

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    Highly recommended. The female lead is very clear-headed, and there's no abuse directed at her.

20. 20 疯 Crazy Male Lead, Don't Be Afraid. I'm Just a Plain Old Pervert 疯批男主别害怕，我只是单纯变态 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [A print edition has been signed for publication] [Pure-hearted yet truly deranged male lead x fake psychopath female lead who does everything to survive] [From universally hated to universally adored * brothers’ road to redemption * both are virgins] Xiang Fengyu transmigrates into a book as the short-lived fiancée of a deranged male lead. From the start, she’s in danger of being killed after spotting a bloodstained shirt under his bed. She plans to use her golden finger, her knowledge of the p 21.2kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
21. 21 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 120.1kReads9.5Score11.3kShelves

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    Who understands?! This novel about a smart woman that I've been following lately is so incredibly satisfying! There are absolutely no naive and innocent heroines that make you anxious and frustrated. The heroine is clear-headed and quick-witted throughout, and her brain works faster than anyone else's. Whether she encounters a trap or confronts a scheming woman, she can easily overcome any obstacle with her intelligence. Every step she takes is unexpected and incredibly satisfying!

22. 22 恶 The Wicked Woman Has Trained Countless Men! She Climbs the Social Ladder and Sparks a Rivalry 恶女训狗无数！攀高枝！引雄竞 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Now publishing / The short drama Hong Luan Yin is streaming] [The villainess won't reform + unapologetically self-serving + taming men + a battlefield of men competing for her] Yun Qi is transported into a storybook that deliberately paints her as ugly and wicked. Once a powerful princess who ruled the court and kept countless male lovers, she now finds herself reduced to a disgraced fake heiress of the Marquis's household. The real heiress, meanwhile, is the family's precious jewel, destined t 135.4kReads9.4Score19kShelves
23. 23 通 After His Bedchamber Maid Faked Her Death, the Chaste Heir Searched for Her for Three Years 通房假死后，禁欲世子苦寻三年 Return Feast Wine归宴酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Powerful Man Bows His Head] [The Regret-and-Redemption Arc] [Both Leads Are Inexperienced] At first, in Zhao Xuanyou’s eyes, Yu Ying was nothing more than an ordinary bedchamber maid. She was pretty, she knew how to flatter him, and she was just a plaything. Watching Yu Ying scheme her way up the ranks and bask in her success, he treated it all as a diversion. It wasn’t until she faked her death and ran away that Zhao Xuanyou realized he didn’t just covet her charms. He wanted all of her, inclu 15.5kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
24. 24 郡 The Commandery Princess Returns to the Capital, So Why Is the Entire Marquis’s Household Dead? 郡主一回京，侯府怎么死光了？ Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Satisfying family-intrigue story + ruthless heroine + face-slapping the villains] Qu Ling was framed by her stepmother and left the Marquis's residence for six years. When she returned to the capital, happiness wasn't waiting for her. Instead, she was driven step by step to the brink of madness. In the end, she went mad and killed everyone in the marquis's household, paying for it with her own life. After coming back to life, Qu Ling took up her knife. She no longer needed to go mad to slaughte 33.5kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
25. 25 我 I Conquer the Entire Dynasty by Pretending to Be a Goddess 我靠伪装神女攻略整个皇朝 Yu Xiao虞笑Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [System + No Secret Identity Reveals + Divine Goddess Persona + No Romance] After Jiang Wu is bound to the System, money clouds her judgment. The System takes her to some obscure dynasty in the middle of nowhere to complete a mission. Only then does she learn that she is an ordinary commoner, while her targets include the emperor, empress, crown prince, princess, general, marquis, heir to a noble title... Great. Her targets include fathers and sons, husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. 20.2kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    I think the reason the female protagonist is so powerful is because the author's core message is strong. This book shows that women should be written about women; that's what makes a great female protagonist story.

26. 26 杀 You Killed Me and Stole My Marriage? Reborn, I Tore the Marquis's Estate Apart 杀我夺亲？重生后我把侯府扬了 Qing Yu青与Ancient Romance407k WordsCompleted [Legitimate Daughter vs. Powerful Minister] Bonus chapters complete Between the two of them, they have 3,600 schemes and wiles / Household and palace intrigue, political machinations Meng Zheng died a bloody, brutal death in her previous life, without ever understanding what had happened. Over a marriage alliance, the woman she thought was her own mother locked her up, poisoned her until she was mute, and broke her arms and legs. Given another chance, she knew how to read the situation and plan 1.8kReads8.0Score216Shelves

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    These are two historical romance novels I've been reading recently. The female leads are both very clear-headed and strategic, and the plots are fast-paced and engaging. 😘

27. 27 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 177.6kReads9.4Score27kShelves
28. 28 祁 Professor Qi, May I Borrow a Marriage? 祁教授，借个婚 Fu Long伏珑Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted Just as Wen Zhixian is about to register her marriage to Gu Yuchen, she accidentally breaks a mug his ex gave him. Gu Yuchen’s slap shatters the affection they once shared. Mr. Qi always seems to appear when she’s at her most miserable. Her parents are unhappy that she broke up with Gu Yuchen, and, overwhelmed by heartbreak and their undeserved blame, she impulsively asks the first person she sees, Qi Yanjing, “Mr. Qi, would you marry me?” Qi Yanjing not only refuses, but gives her a long lectur 49.6kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves
29. 29 绑 After Binding to a Black Tech System, I Beat the Male Lead to a Pulp 绑定黑科技系统后我打爆了男主 Snowfall In Winter岁冬下雪了Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic genius + Cutting-edge technology + Real and fake heiresses + Wish fulfillment] After being reborn, Jiang Huaining discovers that she is the vicious supporting female character in a story about a real and fake heiress. According to the plot, the fake heiress is supposed to envy the real one, scheme against her family, and seize the company, only to be left with her family in ruins by the male lead. “What vicious supporting character? Being a tycoon is more my style.” So... She t 28.5kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves

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    The female lead is incredibly strong, it was so satisfying to watch, she completely crushed everyone! 🥰

30. 30 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves
31. 31 社 A Corporate Wage Slave? Pah, I'm a Billionaire Now! 社畜？呸，姐现在是首富！ A Glutton's Meal饭桶的饭Modern Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Wealthy Protagonist + Spend-Money System + Strong Female Lead + Everyone’s Favorite + Befriending Wealthy Second-Generation Heirs + Handsome Men of Every Type + BG + All Male Leads Are Devoted + Face-Slapping + Feel-Good Story + She’s Always Showing Off] Tang Tang is an overworked corporate slave, stuck in the 996 work schedule. After finally slapping her sleazy boss a few times, she gets hit by a car and sent spiraling into the sky while saving a kitten. She dies, but not quite. The kitten tr 5.3kReads9.3Score347Shelves
32. 32 普 How Did an Ordinary Person Like Me End Up at the National Academy of Sciences? 普通的我，怎么进了国家科学院 Snowfall In Winter岁冬下雪了Modern Romance266k WordsOngoing [Studying + competitions + System + no CP] A country girl arrives at the Qin household, and all the servants watch from the sidelines, eager to see what happens. Their young master is a medical genius. How long before this country bumpkin falls for him? But who would have guessed that instead of chasing after the young master, she spends all day studying? The Qin family: What’s going on? How can anyone not love the young master? The nation: What’s so great about men? Studying is what really matt 497Reads8.7Score—Shelves
33. 33 兽 Beast World: Bet You Didn’t Expect Me to Turn Myself In 兽世：没想到吧，我把自己上交了 A Bowl of Lamb Offal Soup喝碗羊杂汤Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Beast World, farming, infrastructure building, interworld development, cooperation with the nation, turning everything over to the country, and an ambitious heroine (ambition is not a derogatory term) (National cooperation, with an overwhelmingly powerful cheat) What should you do if you become the absurdly pampered wife heroine in a beast-world conquest novel? Jiang Jiao turned around and handed herself over to the country, clinging to the leg of her motherland. Jiang Jiao: Mom, food, pleas 21.7kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
34. 34 重 Reborn: Tremble, You Scumbag and Homewrecker 重生后，渣男贱女颤抖吧 Heng Xinxin珩欣欣Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The novel’s short drama adaptation is now streaming: Love-Brained Is Just an Act, but the Brooding CEO Really Is Chasing His Wife [Reborn + Revenge Fantasy + Punishing Scum and Face-Slapping + Wealthy Family Intrigue + Jaw-Dropping Twists] The male lead is her childhood sweetheart. In her previous life, the heroine was blinded by love; after being reborn, she becomes clever and decisive. Shen Jiaojiao was once a wealthy heiress adored by everyone. But after trusting in love, she was schemed agai 21.9kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves

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    A "feel-good" novel, where the female protagonist is reborn and goes to kill—well, not exactly kill, but rather take revenge on those two scumbags—it's incredibly satisfying. It's a rebirth story where the female protagonist gets revenge on those two despicable people. It's extremely satisfying and worth watching.

35. 35 她 She Finds It Tiresome 她对此感到厌烦 Feihe妚鹤Anime Fanfiction315k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Romance + Western Fantasy + Female Awakening + Strong Female Lead] At a friend’s recommendation, player 6237486 bought a dating sim called The Goddess Chronicle. But she never expected to transmigrate into the game and become its heroine, Lilith. Even after successfully winning over the male lead, Lilith didn’t return to reality. To escape the game, she had no choice but to complete every route. Round after round, she replayed the game, winning over all the male leads and re 46.8kReads9.7Score7.6kShelves

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    This is truly a gem, so incredibly good! It's a female-centric fantasy novel with no romantic pairing. At first, I thought the male lead would be a priest or knight, but there's absolutely no romance. I found the female lead's relationships with the other girls, especially the princess, quite endearing. Their friendships are so sweet. Both the female lead and the princess are very intelligent. The story revolves around a gamer who transmigrates into a game world, becoming Lily, the duke's daughter. From Lily's perspective, the fairytale-like facade is torn away, revealing the harsh reality. The story also includes the female lead and the princess establishing a girls' school and undertaking initiatives beneficial to women. Anyway, it's so good I can't give away any more spoilers.

36. 36 快 Quick Transmigration: Every World Starts in Hell 快穿：每次都是地狱开局 Yin Binger音冰儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance pairings / alternate history / nation and family] [Please don't use AI to generate the heroine. The author commissioned the illustrations at personal expense.] Yin Lingyu is one unlucky girl. In her quick transmigration missions, she always gets the most hellish start and has to roll up her sleeves and climb her way up, becoming the beautiful, tragic woman everyone admires. World One: The top scholar's younger sister, sold into a brothel. (Setting: Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty) Worl 20.4kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    The female lead is clear-headed, intelligent, goal-oriented, kind-hearted but not a saint. Even with a romantic partner, she doesn't abuse the female lead or wallow in self-pity; she strives for self-improvement. The first one is self-explanatory from the title. The second one, my favorite is the Crown Prince of Qin, who, as the heir to the Qin throne, became crown prince at the age of five and contributed to the unification of the six kingdoms. The third one is "Heavenly Dao's Journey to Another World," where the female lead is the strongest. The fourth one is a sister story to "Forgetful," where Si Qing is "Forgetful," yet not "Forgetful," and there's no romantic pairing. The fifth one is "Narcissus's Alias," very good, I want to urge for more updates. The sixth one features a hedonistic, sophisticated, self-serving, clear-headed, and insightful female lead. Others know the plot—invest in others—and enjoy; the female lead holds the script—invests in herself—and enjoys. The seventh one isn't a spoiled wife who burps; rather, she's an undefined, powerful female lead who craves love without shame, sees herself as her world, and uses resources for her own benefit.

37. 37 综 Film and TV Crossover: I Dwell in Spring Mountain 综影视：我栖春山 Chunzhi Mu春枝暮Female-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Stunning heroine + protagonist's halo + Mary Sue + sweet romance + exclusive devotion + love at first sight + lovesick male lead + one-on-one] 1. Empresses in the Palace (original novel), pairing: Xuan Ling (completed) [The person before my eyes is the one in my heart] 2. Palace Lock Heart Jade, pairing: Kangxi (completed) [Question the Emperor, understand the Emperor, surpass the Emperor. At last, the First Prince of the Great Qing has arrived, though late.] 3. Custom commission: Liu Che (in 43.2kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
38. 38 快 Quick Transmigration: This Heavenly Dao's Vacation 快穿：本天道的度假生活 Butterflies Circling the Other Shore蝶绕彼岸Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [No CP, strong female lead] World One: Reborn as the white-lotus older sister of the heroine in a secret identity story. Why is the heroine so obsessed with exposing my secret identity? World Two: I transmigrated with my classmates and was tested as having seven spiritual roots. The sect called me a good-for-nothing? You’re saying the person even the Demon Lord doesn’t dare offend is a good-for-nothing? World Three: Both parents dead from the start, with only a younger brother by my side? And no 4.1kReads8.5Score564Shelves
39. 39 快 Quick Transmigration: I Keep Forgetting to Lie Low 快穿：一不小心就忘了摆烂 The Girl Who Loves Candied Hawthorn爱吃冰糖葫芦的女孩Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + strong female lead + feel-good story + space + stunning heroine + no male lead] As the head of an ancient martial arts clan, Si Qing should have worked diligently and governed wisely, making her family flourish. But she had an untamed soul. While helping her country complete a mission, she was blown to pieces. After drifting for many years, her soul was bound to a cautious, equally aimless System, and she began wandering through three thousand worlds. First world: You don 4.3kReads8.0Score334Shelves
40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: Secret Identity, Mountains of Fine Jade and Gold 快穿马甲宜苏之山，多金玉也 Little Bamboo Firefly小小竹荧Ancient Romance276k WordsOngoing [Secret identities + System + a touch of delusion + slow transmigration] Jiang Yisu had just graduated and become unemployed. Before she even had time to mourn, she transmigrated into a world of immortal cultivation, where she became a cannon-fodder character destined for a miserable end. Jiang Yisu: (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ) Then System A01 bound itself to her. As long as she awakened her secret identities, she could change her fate of being reduced to cannon fodder. As for the System’s missions, her secret ide 931Reads8.2Score104Shelves
41. 41 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 63.9kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
42. 42 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Sweetheart Specializes in Fixing Obsessive Men 快穿：满级娇妻专治偏执大佬 The Moon Sets in Three Parts三分明月落Modern Romance741k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Yandere + 1v1 + Mutual Pampering and Flirting + Willing Surrender + Mutual Salvation] Content warning: This story uses plenty of “pampered wife” tropes. The characters aren't perfect, and the heroine isn't the soft and delicate type. She's capable, but openly wants to be loved, and willingly stays by the side of a yandere mad dog. Workaholic Rui Fu worked herself to death at a young age, then was selected by the Quick Transmigration Bureau to carry out missions in various 6kReads8.7Score452Shelves
43. 43 团 The Jiang Family's Beloved Little Daughter Can Work Immortal Magic 团宠之蒋家小女会仙法 March in Fragrant Bloom三月含芳菲Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Space + Cultivation + Farming + Beloved by the whole family + Medicine Big news! Big news! The people of Qingzhou spread the word far and wide. The Jiang clan of Xijindu, where no girl had been born in two hundred years, had welcomed a baby girl. They say the little girl was born blessed with tremendous good fortune. On the day she was born, rain fell from the heavens upon the land, which had suffered a prolonged drought. A few days after her birth, the family elders went hunting in the mountain 54.4kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    This is a story of a "daughter of destiny descending to earth, bringing her whole family to great heights, and incidentally winning the heart of the crown prince." If you want to see how a "fairy daughter" uses her magic to navigate ancient times and is doted on by her entire family (and the whole capital), this is definitely the dark horse of recent sweet romance novels!

44. 44 寡 The Emperor Has a Certain Affliction 寡人有疾 At Ease with the Universe随宇而安Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted They say I’m a lecherous ruler. I ascended the throne at thirteen. That year, I held special imperial examinations to recruit scholars. At the Qionglin Banquet, the third-place graduate leaped into Taiqing Pool in grief and anger just because I had looked at him twice, declaring that he would rather die than suffer such humiliation. By the next day, rumors of my debauchery had spread throughout the court. By the time I was eighteen, no ambitious young talent in the realm dared share a room with 2.2kReads9.3Score314Shelves

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    The first book features an empress as the female lead and a prime minister as the male lead. The male lead has a crush on the female lead, and the story is told from her perspective. The whole book is lighthearted and humorous. The second book features two time travelers, but the male lead arrives several years before the female lead. He's a master actor, incredibly good at deceiving people, and the ending almost brings tears to my eyes.

45. 45 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves
46. 46 贵 A Background Extra at the Noble Academy, Yet Everyone's Favorite 贵族学院路人甲，但万人迷 Tata Temple塔塔寺Modern Romance546k WordsOngoing [Unconventional elite academy + irresistible charmer + the academy's F4] From the moment students enroll, this academy assigns them rankings based on their personal worth. The new D-rank student attracts the attention of the S-ranks with her stubborn, unyielding nature. Her C-rank roommate uses every opportunity within reach to claw her way up. The B-rank students, already settled into their factions, form cliques, scheme against one another, and use any means necessary to keep lower-ranked stud 29.8kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
47. 47 无 The Theater of Endless Torment: I Run Ancient-Era Instances in a Ghost City 无间戏台：我在鬼城开古代副本 Nan Tao南桃Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [No romance + ancient-era infinite-level challenges + Chinese horror] Shi Jing lowered her head and saw the bright red bridal gown she was wearing. Beneath her veil, she held up a bronze mirror and aimed it outside. The mirror offered a blurry reflection of the scene beyond the bed. A stooped old woman stood ramrod straight outside the canopy bed She wore a crimson floral dress and a crooked velvet flower in her hair. Her face was as pale as paper, two garish patches of rouge on her cheeks, her 21.2kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
48. 48 你 Not One of You Gets to Be Reborn 你们一个都别想重生 Hua Maobai花毛白Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Everyday school life + sunny heroine + no reincarnation or transmigration + warm and healing] [Special notice: The heroine won't have a romance. Other characters may have romantic storylines.] After narrowly escaping death, Gu Qinghuan partnered with the System and enrolled in Class Three, Year One, at a private high school. [Someday in the future, your classmates may be reborn.] [Before then, they will be deceived, hated, attacked, and destroyed,] [Your mission is to stop them from being rebor 26.8kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
49. 49 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 212.2kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves

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    The female protagonist in this fantasy novel is incredibly satisfying!

50. 50 女EN The Supporting Female Character Cultivates, the Protagonists Are Sacrificed to Heaven 女配修仙，主角祭天 Long-Tailed Tit长尾山雀呀Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted On the night before becoming the disciple of Immortal Venerable Yanchen, Sang Ying discovered that she was the villainess in a cultivation novel about a master and his disciple! She was the foil to the pure and kind heroine, a delicate white lotus. Not only did she force the male lead to take her as his disciple, she also tried to steal what belonged to the heroine. In the end, she died at the hands of one of the heroine's admirers, and her pure ice spirit root became the catalyst for repairing 7.7kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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