Female Leads Who Know How to Play People, 1vN 女主拿捏人心，1vN

1. 151 古 The Apocalypse in Ancient Times: From Farming to Ruling a Fiefdom 古代末世，从种田到一方领主 Overflowing with Peachy Charm桃气满满Fantastical Romance527k WordsOngoing [Rating Just Released] [One Woman, Multiple Men + Empowering Female Lead + Male Rivalry + Pocket Dimension + System + Zombies + Superpowers] Jiang Xianning struggled to survive for ten years in the apocalypse, yet still ended up being devoured by zombies. Reborn in ancient times, she thought she could finally live in peace, but the System informed her that the apocalypse was coming. With no other choice, she had to work hard to complete the System's conquest missions, claim blind-box rewards, an 9.4kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
2. 152 欺 The Love God's Deception: Every Tycoon Wants to Date Me 欺诈爱神：大佬都想和我谈恋爱 Fish from Mermaid Island人鱼岛的鱼Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing Female-Lead-Centric | The Real Deal: Everyone's Favorite | Full-Blown Male Rivalry | Over-the-Top Drama | Love at First Sight | Feel-Good Romance | All Male Leads Are Pure, 1vN [Main story complete, extras updating] Volume One is pure romance. Volume Two is romance in an infinite-flow setting. Before the apocalypse, Fang Tang bound herself to a romance System. Her mission: win over five top-tier men. She looked at the list: Huo Jiangyan: heir to a powerful Cantonese family, a sunny and cheer 4.7kReads9.0Score639Shelves
3. 153 综 Wuxia Crossover: I’ll Take Every Worthy Male Lead 综武侠：优质男配我一一收下 Tang Bulibobo汤卟哩啵啵Female-Channel Fanfiction255k WordsOngoing You transmigrate into the world of the game you played, Where Winds Meet, but receive no golden finger. Facing the many regrets yet to come, you have no idea how to defy fate and change your destiny. Fortunately, you transmigrate again. The Legendary Siblings, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber... And at last, you awaken a game System. The Divine Skill of the Wedding Dress? Learned by copying! The Nine Yin Manual? Learned by copying! The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth? 1.9kReads8.4Score174Shelves
4. 154 抢 After Seizing the Chosen Ones’ Luck, I Defied Fate and Changed My Destiny 抢夺天骄气运后，我逆天改命了 A Hu Brush湖笔一只Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Du Liangxiang, the eldest daughter of a family of diviners; Bai Qingxiang, the junior sister of Shennong Valley; Yu Zelan, the twenty-first in line to inherit the throne of the Great Xuan Immortal Dynasty; and Gu Xuehao, the last disciple of the Poison Lord: they are all the same person, different bodies sharing a single soul. Unfortunately, Du Liangxiang’s legs are disabled, leaving her unable to stand. Bai Qingxiang is blind and cannot see. Gu Xuehao’s meridians are blocked, causing her unbea 17.9kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
5. 155 普 Can an Average Girl Be the One on Top? 普女也能当攻吗？ Mu Ke Dao木可道Modern Romance328k WordsOngoing [Female-Led Romance + Older Woman/Younger Man + 1v2 + Male Leads Are Chaste] Zhi'an: Can an ordinary girl be the one in charge? More or less, it’s the story of an ordinary divorcée with a child discovering her sexual preferences. ⇩ Normal bodily functions, age gap of seven years or more. The heroine is clear-headed and self-interested, with a somewhat low sense of morality. She isn’t career-driven. The business plot is just background, and everything is there to serve the story. ⇩⇩ Shao Qi'an 197Reads8.2Score110Shelves
6. 156 装 Making a Name for Myself in a Dating Sim by Playing the Good Guy 装老实人在攻略游戏扬名立万 Z Ren PingshengZ任平生Modern Romance200k WordsOngoing Strong female lead + master actress + main plot: rise to fame and fortune + minor romance routes + powerful heroine + plain-looking heroine + bad girl who won’t fall in love + no love interest picked at the end, no CP Gambler Qian Jin is pulled into a virtual dating-game world for its closed beta test. From the start, she becomes a third-year journalism student: unattractive, with no connections, and so ordinary she disappears in a crowd. Game rules: Complete a romance route and stay in a relat 650Reads8.2Score104Shelves
7. 157 春 Scheming for a Night of Passion 春宵谋幸 Glutinous Rice Cake江米糕Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [No Transmigration. Native-Born Heroine Develops Early On, Becomes Powerful Later.] [Everyone's Darling, Not a Submissive Wife. Political Intrigue, Coming-of-Age Female Lead, Multiple Male Leads, All Pure and All End Up with Her.] Shen Zhixing died a pathetic death in her previous life. As the only daughter of a marquis's household, she gave everything to help a man ascend the throne. In the end, her family was branded traitors plotting rebellion. When she begged him, all she got was a death tha 13.8kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
8. 158 体 Weight Exchange System: The Fat Man's Comeback Plan 体重兑换系统：胖子逆袭计划 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [An entertainment-industry story about the protagonist's struggle to make it in show business.] [No slacking off, no meltdowns, no dating shows, no livestreaming. She acts earnestly, works hard on set, and becomes a top-tier star through her skill and body of work.] In her previous life, Shang Ye was an out-and-out comic foil. She stumbled into the entertainment industry, but a congenital illness left her overweight, so all she could do was play chubby nobodies in low-budget comedies. After 16.3kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
9. 159 抠 The Frugal Rich Tycoon: The Female No. 1 Fan of a Male Streamer 抠门版神豪：男主播的榜一大姐 Earn Big Bucks赚大米子Modern Romance382k WordsOngoing [Readers, please read the content warnings first. This novel has a lot of potentially upsetting content.] Wishing everyone who has found this book good health and smooth sailing in the new year, with wealth rolling in during the Year of the Snake. Here is a list of possible deal-breakers. Pick and choose what you’re comfortable with: 1. The female lead is strong and the male leads are weaker. There are multiple male leads. The female lead is not sexually inexperienced, and some male leads aren’t 25.2kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
10. 160 绑 She Fell into a Love Triangle After Binding to the White Moonlight System 绑定白月光系统后她深陷修罗场 Die Qi Fei楪祈非Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The main story is complete, so read with confidence. It's currently being revised and polished. [Realistic setting + not a power fantasy + no love at first sight + 1Vn + no tormenting the heroine + System + reborn + love rivals + multiple male leads + men competing for the heroine + not all characters are sexually inexperienced + unhinged romance + a tenderhearted goddess] INTJ/ENTP/ISTP/INFJ/ENFJ] Content warning: Some male leads are sexually inexperienced, others aren't! The female lead isn't 3.8kReads8.6Score567Shelves
11. 161 前 My Ex Is My Advisor, and Four Powerful Men Pursue Me to the Point of Madness 前任是导师，四个大佬追我到疯魔 Yun Shuyan云舒颜Modern Romance953k WordsOngoing One heroine, multiple male leads + pure feel-good wish fulfillment + everyone's favorite + humorous style + romantic rivalries + campus setting. A youthful story of growing up and falling in love. Yun Shu never imagined that her aloof ex, whom she'd broken up with a year ago, would reappear as her doctoral advisor. All she wants is to quietly be the campus beauty and top student, and draw illustrations. But before she knows it, four big shots are fighting over her She's timid, argumentative, and 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm a mongrel, I love watching.

12. 162 天 A Disaster from the Start, and Now I’m an Evil Female? 天崩开局，我成恶毒雌性了？ Ding Xihe丁夕禾Fantastical Romance931k WordsOngoing [Beast World]+ [1VN]+ [male rivalry]+ [feel-good power fantasy] The moment Luo Yutang opened her eyes, she discovered that she had transmigrated to the Beast World after a car accident and become a wicked, utterly awful female? What a disastrous start: the original owner had done countless evil deeds, been exiled to the sinful star system, possessed only low-level psychic abilities, and abused her seven top-tier beast husbands so badly that they wanted to crush her to death. It was a truly disas 25.7kReads8.3Score2.9kShelves

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    She was misunderstood and despised by everyone in the early stages, but later she was thoroughly humiliated and her face was slapped in the face. The satisfying moments were perfectly timed, and I felt particularly relieved every time I watched the female lead clear her name.

13. 163 修 A Cultivation Murder Mystery? Sorry, I'm Flipping the Table 修仙剧本杀？抱歉，我直接掀桌 July Stars七月星辰Ancient Romance332k WordsOngoing [Madness, rebirth + Lovecraftian cultivation + Turning death into triumph] Lu Youyou transmigrated into a cultivation novel as its vicious female antagonist, and death was waiting from the start. Every time her master, senior brother, or junior brother realized she could “see” their inhuman true forms, she died instantly and the cycle began anew. After a hundred loops, she was driven to despair and madness. If the rules forbade her to “see,” then she would go completely “mad” for everyone to see 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one... The female lead pretends to be an innocent little rabbit, but she manages to manipulate every cunning and ruthless man.

14. 164 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 541Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Since you can't be a good person that everyone praises, then be the protagonist of your own life."

15. 165 离 After the Divorce, I Was Hounded by a Puppy Who Pretended to Be Sweet 离婚后，被装乖奶狗缠疯了 Jin Jinqiao金金桥Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 526Reads8.0Score100Shelves
16. 166 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I'm a Heartbreaker, So What? 重生八零，我是渣女我怕谁 One Cat, One Leaf一猫一叶Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the 1980s] [Cunning Bad Girl] [Powerful Men Bow to Love] [Everyone's Favorite] [Men Are All Stepping Stones] [Ageless Youth Golden Finger] Power and money are a woman's best tonics, a real boost... Zhao Wenwen, a minor celebrity who got her start as an internet influencer, is a polished, self-serving opportunist who moves between men. By a twist of fate, her soul transmigrates to the 1980s. Reborn, she seizes the tailwind of the times and launches her entrepreneurial journey. 264Reads8.9Score—Shelves
17. 167 兽 Taming Beast Husbands Is Hard: I Rise to the Top of the Beast World Again 兽夫难驭：我在兽世重登商巅 Just When Gentleness Arrived恰逢那时温柔Ancient Romance226k WordsOngoing [All characters are highly intelligent + scheming, strong female lead + female and male love interests + plot-driven] - [I'm terrible at writing blurbs, but the story is great] - . After dying, business tycoon Shen Zhao transmigrates into the world of beasts. Because she died with deep resentment, she is bound to a Healing System and forced to take over the mess left behind by the original owner, Feng Zhaozhao. Her beast husbands, with old and new scores to settle, pretend to cooperate while tes 977Reads—Score152Shelves

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    The female lead is highly intelligent and cunning, and she has the upper hand completely!

18. 168 此 Leaving the Palace for Good 此去辞宫阙 Mechanical Wang机械汪Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing [Female-Dominant World] [Strong Female Lead] [Everyone's Favorite] [Multiple Male Leads] [Political Intrigue] [Warning: The heroine refuses to put up with anyone. She does whatever makes her comfortable, so read at your own risk!] The princess thought she was into handsome faces, six-packs, and loyal puppy types! At last, the princess realized she was simply, completely, uncontrollably lustful… The princess was humiliated, and everyone was waiting to see her make a fool of herself. Instead 2.6kReads8.0Score231Shelves

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    I love it! The female lead is so smart and awesome!

19. 169 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
20. 170 星 Interstellar: The Female Doctor Isn't Looking for Love, So the Beastmen Better Behave 星际：雌医不恋爱，兽人自己乖 Exquisitely Clear玲笼剔透Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted Completed | Interstellar Beast World, 1vN The heroine is completely ordinary: no psychic power, no special abilities, no rank, no special physique, and not a single advantage. She doesn’t rely on a golden finger. It’s all down to her own charm, which makes all the beast-world male leads fall for her. Spoiler warning: the ending includes a male-male secondary couple. If that’s not your thing, proceed with caution! Lin Nan grew up in a family that favored boys over girls. Her family endlessly too 904Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story takes place on a beast-world planet, with a 1vN setting. There are no settings such as mental strength, superpowers, levels, special abilities, or special physiques. The female lead is just an ordinary person who relies entirely on her personal charm to make the male leads fall for her.

21. 171 每 Every Night, I Lose Control and Fall for the Fox Spirit Who Charms the Powerful of Every Realm 每晚失控沦陷狐狸精撩爆各界大佬 Koi Baby520锦鲤宝贝520Modern Romance3.9M WordsOngoing The little fox failed her tribulation. System mission: Win over the Heaven’s Chosen Male Gods and unlock their associated skills. Complete the missions to ascend to immortality and defy fate. The only problem was that her mission kept her pretty busy. The all-powerful CEO of a wealthy family: “Who dares touch my woman?” The cold, celibate marshal of the empire: “Only I can protect you.” The unruly top-tier star: “So what if the whole internet hates me? My Ye’er is on my side!” The obsessive, u 264Reads5.8Score112Shelves

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    I recommend this one. The female lead is incredibly beautiful, the most beautiful I've ever seen. It's full of love triangles, hilarious, and she's a master of flirting. It's addictive; you'll know how funny and seductive she is once you read it. There are many love triangles, and everyone involved is possessive.

22. 172 穿 Transmigrated into the Cultivation World, Coveted by Everyone 穿越修真界，她被万人觊觎 Listening to the Stove Crackle听炉声Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted When Xia Zhi woke up, she had transmigrated into a world of immortals and martial heroes. Unfortunately, she hadn't gotten the pampered heroine's script. Her circumstances were a disaster from the start. She was only six, and her whole family had been sacrificed from the start. Her unusual constitution and bewitching aura were a mystery. Others cultivated immortality through talent and fortuitous encounters. She survived by clinging to life in the narrowest gaps between a crowd of powerful figur 42Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    A charming female protagonist drives everyone mad with infatuation vs. A group of powerful cultivators who fall for her.

23. 173 假 The Fake Heiress Doesn't Want to Pretend Anymore 假千金她不想装了 Nanxuan Cappuccino南轩卡布Modern Romance234k WordsOngoing Modern wealthy family · Angsty substitute romance · Multiple male leads · Female lead’s growth When you were nineteen, the Shen family brought you from a small town in Jiangnan to the capital. They said you were their real daughter, the one who had been lost. But you know that isn’t true. The real Shen heiress died years ago. And you are the “substitute” the Shen family carefully selected. Your music, chess, calligraphy, painting, manners, and speech were all fashioned after hers. Even the cin 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is really good at manipulating people's hearts, and she's also good at pretending.

24. 174 兽 Beast World Lord: I Build a City in the Wilderness and Raise Powerhouses 兽世领主：我在蛮荒建城养大佬 Tan Tong2333谭瞳2333Ancient Romance354k WordsCompleted Please follow, add to your bookshelf, and leave a comment. One-click triple support 🥰🥰🥰. The heroine, Lin Xi (Xi), goes from an apocalypse survivor to the founder of beast-world civilization. Her six partners go from powerful figures in their respective fields to guardians of an entire era. Their love deepens through survival, rebuilding, and war, ultimately coming together in a legend that transcends personal romance and concerns the fate of an entire people. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is 1v6, where the female protagonist transmigrates to a beast world and leads six male protagonists to build a city-state. The second book is 1v3, where the female protagonist and the male protagonists fight monsters and level up together.

25. 175 从 Starting as an NPC, I Bided My Time to Become Lord of All Worlds 从NPC开始，苟成万界之主 Tan Tong2333谭瞳2333Ancient Romance913k WordsCompleted Female lead Su Qinghe: A transmigrated game NPC with dual Water and Wood spiritual roots, healing and Water-element attacks, and a near-death health lock for drawn-out battles. She only fights when victory is guaranteed, always gets monster drops, and earns double experience. Three male leads: aloof Sword Sovereign Ling Xuanjin, who attacks hard and clears the battlefield; mad Demon Lord Ye Cangming, who keeps everyone in li 9Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 穿 I Became a Tigress in the Beast World 穿成兽世母老虎 Old Qinggan老青柑Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted She had transmigrated into this world only a few days ago when she noticed something strange on the soles of her feet. Bending down to look, she saw three beast seals branded on her soles, quietly inscribed and vividly lifelike: A green, vine-like taipan snake A deep, dusky blue Black Tortoise, as if formed from condensed water A bird that seemed born from fire, wreathed in leaping flames that scorched the heavens Every line pulsed with mysterious power, as if telling of an ancient pact. 4.1kReads9.1Score278Shelves

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    Multiple couples, super sweet and romantic, it's really good!

27. 177 恶 The Villainess's Handbook to Becoming Irresistible 恶女万人迷修炼手册 My Surname Is Luo我姓罗Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ruan Xinxuan. A peaceful heart, a graceful presence that blooms on its own. Different men call for different ways of getting along. There will be 1v1 pairings at different stages. An alluring villainess adored by everyone, with a certain... recurring guest. If it's not for you, please click away. Thanks for your support!! 37Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Intelligent, balanced, and featuring multiple male leads. This book is worth keeping by every girl's bedside for repeated reading. It teaches girls all sorts of lessons, and is packed with blush-inducing and heart-pounding moments.

28. 178 网 Online Dating the Cold, Handsome Campus Hunk: The Scheming Gold Digger Takes the Crown 网恋清冷校草，恶毒捞女配上位 Tangerine Sand桔沙8k WordsCompleted Online Dating the Cool, Distant Campus Hunk: The Scheming Gold Digger Claims Her Place 501Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead manipulates people's hearts in a 1vN situation. In the early stages, to fulfill her father's mission of arranging a marriage between two powerful men, she uses online dating to win over the school's most popular guy. The school's most beloved guy is also vying for her affections. After the marriage, the two brothers experience a chaotic chase to win her back, but she escapes while they search for her.

29. 179 炮 The Cannon Fodder Is Reborn: Harvesting the Immortal Sects' Backup Lovers 炮灰重生后：收割仙门备胎 Inkstone Frost Poetry砚霜辞赋Fantastical Romance272k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + romantic rivalry + ensemble cast + multiple unrequited crushes] From the day Yu Qingyao entered the Qingyun Immortal Sect, her life’s script was set in stone! She worked hard at cultivation for a hundred years and finally survived her tribulation to ascend. But not only did the lightning tribulation vanish for no reason, the Chosen Heroine ran her through with a single sword thrust! Her aloof master stood by and did nothing, the young lord of Canghai kicked her while she wa 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Immortal Venerable of the Northern Desert falling in love, the Young Master of the Vast Ocean betraying his sect, and the Buddhist disciple breaking his vows—all these become stepping stones for the female protagonist's ascension. And the female protagonist isn't driven by love; it's a very enjoyable and satisfying novel.

30. 180 穿 After Becoming a Sickly Beauty, I Kept Myself Alive with System Missions 穿成病美人后，我靠系统任务续命 Mystery Case谜桉Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted [Sickly beauty + darkening love triangle + everyone is unhinged + morally messy] Yu Wansha transmigrated into a book. When she opened her eyes, she had become the sickly legitimate daughter of the Duke of Cheng’en’s household. The woman in the mirror had skin like ice and jade, with limpid eyes. She was breathtakingly beautiful. Her parents doted on her, servants were everywhere, and even the handkerchief she used when she coughed was embroidered with gold thread. Unfortunately, she was doomed t 32.2kReads7.1Score1.9kShelves

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    The female lead is a cunning and beautiful woman who can manipulate people's hearts.

31. 181 许 I Promise You, Jiang Lai 许你姜涞 Tian Xiaomi94田小米94Modern Romance68k WordsOngoing [Black lotus heroine × powerful men of all kinds] Award-worthy acting, training men like dogs, sex without feelings, one woman with multiple men. Some male leads are virgins, others are not. From the eldest daughter of the Jiang family and a star architect to being betrayed by her lover, losing her family, and having her life destroyed. Jiang Lai will never again believe a man's promises. For two years, Jiang Lai restores ancient buildings in the wilderness. She restores bracket sets and roof or 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Black Lotus Heroine X Various Powerful Men] Actress-level acting skills in training dogs, lustful but not emotional, 1vN, the male leads are both pure and impure, all love affairs without true feelings, the powerful are all just customers.

32. 182 穿 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Married Five Handsome Men 穿越古代，我娶了五个美男 Little Bingbing from Shanghai上海小冰冰Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented historical romance, one woman with multiple husbands, decisive heroine, sweet romance, political intrigue, wish fulfillment, strong female lead, smart characters, multiple husbands welcome] Day one: arsenic. Day two: steal the money, slap them in the face. Day three: take back the marquis’s estate. Five husbands? No time for that. First, she had to survive. [Transmigration · Household intrigue · Heroine who isn’t love-struck] 3.7kReads—Score329Shelves

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    Mine, mine, mine.

33. 183 念 Longing for Spring’s Late Return 念念春归晚 An Ruo Guo Guo安若国国Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted A modern college student transmigrates into the family of a wealthy merchant in ancient times. She already has a handsome childhood friend to whom she is engaged, but after he passes the palace examination and rides through the streets, the Prince’s younger sister takes a fancy to him. Lin Wanqing is forced to marry the Prince. Because his sister is jealous, the Prince treats her harshly, never realizing that he is slowly falling for her as they spend time together. When Lin Wanqing saves the Pr 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Beautiful ancient Chinese romance novels

34. 184 恶 After Her Thoughts Were Read, the Wicked Fake Heiress Became Everyone's Beloved 恶毒假千金被读心后，成团宠了 Peach Yogurt蜜桃酸牛奶Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Original title: After Her Inner Thoughts Were Heard, the Vicious Fake Heiress Became Everyone’s Darling Multiple male leads / beloved by all / changing fate / all love interests are virgins Wen Yang, a quick transmigration expert, has traveled through eighty small worlds. If she completes the vicious supporting female character’s mission in the final world, she can trade all her points for fifty billion in cash and retire in style. Everything has gone smoothly for eight years. She only needs to 3.3kReads8.9Score410Shelves

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    The female lead has a very modern view on relationships. She is clear about her goals, not pretentious or affected, and takes absolute control in her romantic relationships, which is very satisfying to watch.

35. 185 心 The Scheming Beauty's Conquest Notes 心机美人的攻略手札 Drink a Little Less Milk Tea少喝1点奶茶Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted Jiang Fu swore from a young age that she would climb the social ladder and marry into a powerful family. She was willing to use any means necessary. On the eve of the Jiang family’s legitimate daughter’s wedding, the groom’s side was rocked by a scandal of epic proportions. Jiang Ruyue, who had been pampered all her life, immediately refused to marry him. So the Jiang family secretly brought back Jiang Fu, the concubine-born daughter who had been raised far away. The Jiang family looked down on 4.9kReads9.3Score637Shelves
36. 186 得 Whoever Gets Me Gets the World, So What About Me? 得我者得天下，那我呢？ Don't Ask Me My Name别问我名字吧Ancient Romance180k WordsOngoing [Everyone's darling, classic old-school flavor, play the pig to eat the tiger, secret identity revealed, men competing for her, feel-good power fantasy, female emperor] “He who wins the phoenix wins the realm.” When Yu Haoxi heard those words, she smiled. “If whoever wins me wins the realm, then why can’t I claim it myself? I’m the key, aren’t I?” To claim the realm, she concealed her identity as a Phoenix Woman for twenty years. At the Divine Sword Tournament, she stunned the world and revealed —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this: Empress, a satisfying story, 1v3, the protagonist pretends to be weak while actually being strong, her true identity is revealed, she gets slapped in the face, and she's incredibly popular.

37. 187 末 Apocalypse: Huh? I'm Being Targeted by Another Obsessive, Brooding Man 末世：啊？我又被阴湿男给盯上了 Green Water Sleeves绿水袖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse188k WordsOngoing [Apocalyptic Superpowers] [Everyone’s Favorite] [Rivalry Between Men] [Female Lead Is Not Chaste; Male Leads Are] Flirtatious, Thorny Rose: Yu Xiangzhen × Jealous, Brooding Mute (gets better later): Xing Quanbo Yu Xiangzhen swore she would live the best life possible. Even in the apocalypse, she’d eat the best food, sleep the best sleep, and hook up with the hottest men. As for the cost? Whatever. Who needs so many rules? So, after scraping by until the second year of the apocalypse, she realize 467Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Manipulate the popular female lead with your bare hands

38. 188 我 My Girlfriend Is a Mafia Boss 我的女友是黑道大佬 Female Jiaolong女姣龙Modern Romance271k WordsOngoing Strong female lead, men chasing her, taming, love rivals, the man chasing his wife after losing her, female lead is not a virgin, male leads are all virgins. Top star Qiao Li has a hidden identity: she is the underworld boss who rules Nation N. Her loyal bodyguard, older and younger brothers, and a younger man she once saved all come looking for her, one after another. Qiao Li is always in control when it comes to love, but then she meets a sweet young man determined to marry her. They break 267Reads—Score105Shelves

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    This book, The Huntress

39. 189 野 The Wild Sparrow Becomes Queen: The Power Minister’s Deadly Trap 野雀为凰：权臣的致命诱捕 Fragrance of Sin罪之香Ancient Romance70k WordsOngoing Everyone thought Mu Wan, the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household brought back to the capital from the countryside, was a wild bird anyone could trample on. Until she used her beauty as a lure and her weakness as bait, turning herself from prey into predator... The gentle, jade-like only son of the Chancellor bowed to her, while the unruly young general submitted to her... Until she crossed paths with the most fearsome living devil of them all: Pei Wen, a prince of a different surname. S 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High school seniors are recommending ancient Chinese romance novels: If you like cunning and intelligent heroines, power struggles, revenge and slapping faces, and domestic intrigue, bookmark this! The heroine is both manipulative and genuinely kind.

40. 190 第 Reborn for the Third Time, I Turned the Tables Through a Gold-Digger Livestream 第三次重生，我靠捞女直播间逆袭 Tomatoes Without Ice西红柿不加冰Modern Romance145k WordsOngoing [Vicious gold digger] vs. [Fated heroine adored by everyone] vs. [Third time reborn] vs. [Gold Digger Livestream] After two lifetimes, Xu Le has lost everything. In her first life, her parents were brutally killed. She struggled to survive, only to be tortured to death in the end. In her second life, she suffered more than death itself, and even the right to end her own life was forcibly taken away. Only after dying did she learn the truth. She was supposed to be this world’s adored-by-everyon 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [What][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh]

41. 191 神 Goddess of the Divine Realm: The Knights of Seven Kingdoms Serve Me 神域神女：七国骑士皆为臣 Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp Meow Chirp Meow啾啾啾啾咪啾咪Fantastical Romance239k WordsCompleted [Contrasting Character Types + Heart-Fluttering Moments + Thrilling Payoffs + Female-Oriented] Who would have thought that the legendary goddess who turned the tide and saved the world was really just an ordinary, timid, introverted girl? And who could have guessed that the seven strongest figures under heaven would willingly lay down all their pride and fall for her, body and soul? The cool, restrained Prince Lu Chenyuan reins in his vicious streak to protect her with unshakable devotion. The 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male leads are all completely under their control. Highly recommended!

42. 192 重 Reborn to Sever All Ties and Forsake Love 重生之断情绝爱 Like a Fish in Water, Like a Flame如鱼得火Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + reborn + supernatural abilities + beast taming + queen in control + morally gray + multiple male leads + twists + emotional tension + smart characters] Leng Fengmei is reborn, waking up the day after the meteorite falls, at the pivotal moment when humans, animals, and plants begin to mutate. She doesn’t know how she died, and her memories of her previous life are fading over time. So she writes down everything she knows in a notebook, never imagining that one day... The pe 50Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A complete exposé of human nature! Watch now!

43. 193 纳 Take Ten Husbands and Torment the Scum Who Ruined My Past Life 纳十夫虐前世渣夫 Northern Snow Hut北方雪屋Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Tian Mei and her betraying husband, Ma Mingyang, fall together into a bottomless mountain gorge. Their souls travel into the bodies of a young couple in another world where men greatly outnumber women. The female lead is still called Tian Mei, while Ma Mingyang ends up in the body of Li Dashan, a man with a broken leg. From then on, Li Dashan’s life of misery begins. Tian Mei keeps bringing home more husbands, and Li Dashan has to cook for the whole family, wash Tian Mei’s clothes and those of 3.4kReads—Score303Shelves

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    It's a very interesting book, and it's great for relieving stress.

44. 194 他 He Ended Up at a Widow's House 他穿到了寡妇家 Northern Snow Hut北方雪屋Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted Because of the wicked eldest uncle’s scheme, the original Wen Liang inexplicably died in a widow’s bed. Wen Liang from the apocalypse happened to transmigrate into his body, beat up the widow, then went back and gave the Wen family a thorough beating. But the people at the Wen family’s old home were like vampires, setting their sights on Wen Liang’s family. Later, the original’s younger sister, Wen Yu, was also framed by the eldest uncle and the widow, forced to become someone’s concubine, and d 2.9kReads—Score174Shelves
45. 195 快 Quick Transmigration: The Irresistibly Beautiful Heartthrob 快穿修罗场：万人迷她美颜盛世 Xi Xuner希寻儿Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + everyone falls for her + men compete in a love triangle from hell + multiple male leads + possessive, obsessive love] The sweet and delicate beauty Youwei wants to recover her lost memories, so she binds herself to the Cannon Fodder System and transmigrates into different worlds as a pitiful girl with the same name. Everyone falls for her at first sight. In a campus romance, heirs to powerful families fight over her behind the scenes. In a dating show, the contestants, me 713Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    This quick transmigration novel features a stunningly beautiful female protagonist who is irresistible to both men and women, a true heartthrob. There's no fixed romantic partner; it's 1vN! Each world's ending includes side stories for each character, with tons of love triangles! Several worlds are already completed, so it's ready to be devoured!

46. 196 九 Ninth Prince, Can I See Your Abs? 九王爷能看看腹肌吗？ Duanmu Youzhi端木有枝Ancient Romance232k WordsOngoing [Ancient setting: 1v6, all six male leads are pure, heroine is a succubus] [Back in the modern world: 1v1, both leads are pure, hero switches between six personalities and begs for cuddles] After an encounter with a spirit beast, and a bowl of noodles later. In her dream, Duanmu Youzhi became the empress of the Nanming Kingdom. She gathered six devastatingly handsome, immensely powerful men, all hopeless romantics, into her harem. She ruled with diligence, worked for her people, unified the Jiuy 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It looks great, thank you baby, you're such a good baby.

47. 197 全 Everyone's Gone Crazy! The Villainized, Beloved Flirt Takes Control of the Love Triangle 全员疯批！黑红钓系拿捏修罗场 Shi Jiu是玖Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [Dating Show | Transmigrate into a Book | Entertainment Industry | Villainess | Everyone Loves Her] (The rating is low because it just came out.) Good news: After being hit by a car and killed outright, she was reborn in the body of a beautiful twenty-year-old. Bad news: Her new body belonged to Yun Queqi, the villainess in an entertainment-industry novel. Jealous of the heroine, Fu Nuanyi, she bought black trending topics about her while appearing on a dating show, only to make things worse fo 2.7kReads8.6Score420Shelves

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    Her revenge ultimately becomes a "meta-narrative that transcends revenge." When her enemy falls, she does not display the pleasure of victory, but rather a reflection on and transcendence of the ancient formula of "revenge," opening up new ethical possibilities.

48. 198 攻 After My Conquest Failed and I Switched Targets, He Turned Dark and Fell in Love with Me 攻略失败切换目标后，他黑化了，爱我了 Rao Yue娆月13k WordsCompleted After My Conquest Failed, I Switched Targets. He Went Dark and Fell in Love with Me 5.3kReads—Score100Shelves

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    Top-tier yandere/obsessive male ghost story! The first book features multiple male leads; the three of us living well is more important than anything else! A fantasy romance with a wife-chasing climax, incredibly captivating! A battleground of male rivals! The pinnacle of yandere! Both male leads are incredibly charismatic! The male lead also has various alluring facets! Both male leads are jealous and manipulative! The main wife's identity belies her mistress's behavior! A cold, aloof immortal falls from grace for love; a demon lord is beautiful, powerful, tragically insane! A top-tier fantasy novel! The second book features a horror-themed dungeon where the male lead is a younger, seemingly innocent but actually cunning wolf-dog, the dungeon boss, who transforms into various facets of the female lead, yes, to seduce her and force himself on her. In reality, it's all premeditated; a skilled hunter often appears as the prey.

49. 199 误 I Wandered into a Horror Instance, but Insisted It Was an Otome Game 误入恐怖副本，我却坚称这是乙游 Rao Yue娆月17k WordsCompleted I Got Trapped in a Horror Game, but I Insisted It Was a Dating Sim 1.7kReads—Score100Shelves
50. 200 穿 Reborn as the Villainess, I Take the Heroine Cultivating Immortals and Winning Handsome Men 穿成恶毒女配，带女主修仙收美男 Demon Lord Descends Upon the Heavens魔君临天Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads, Strong Women, 1v2, Transmigrate Into a Book, Villainess, Take the Female Lead Cultivating Immortality and Finding Handsome Men, Mystery and Deduction] Chu Yunxi was the original story's villainess. For some inexplicable reason, Yunxi transmigrated into the book and took her place. A fragment of the Heavenly Dao's consciousness took the form of a book spirit and gave her a mission: change the tragic fate of the original story's female lead, Murong Ling, and stop her from fallin 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The villainous female supporting character's counterattack: No palace intrigue or catfights, she joins forces with the female lead to solve cases, cultivate immortality, and collect handsome men!

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