She Was Vicious, Selfish, and Materialistic... But I Still Loved Her ‘’她恶毒，自私，拜金.....但我仍然爱她”

1. 201 满 The Max-Level Boss Retires, Then His Sweetheart Makes Him Shine 满级大佬退休后被小娇妻带飞 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊20k WordsCompleted The Max-Level Big Shot Retires, Then His Adorable Wife Takes Him to New Heights 47Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 恶 The Right Way to Be a Villainess 恶女的正确打开方式 A Certain Advocate Ghost一只倡鬼Modern Romance269k WordsCompleted Lin Motong joins the Villainess Division of the quick transmigration Bureau. Her job is to make the people harmed by the villains happy. She thinks she’ll become the kind of heroine who beats up scumbags and tears into villainesses. But when she transmigrates into the first world, she finds herself as a rich young master abandoned by a wicked woman. Lin Motong starts thinking she’ll work hard and make something of herself. But who knew this rich young master would be so spoiled and fussy, and so 396Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   He knew she was vain, knew her bad temper, and knew her affectations, but he still loved her. [Eating popcorn]

3. 203 师 The Way of the Warrior-Teacher 师者，武也 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical11k WordsCompleted A teacher’s way is the way of martial arts 1Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 快 Quick Transmigration: Your Male Lead? I Just Beckon and He Comes Running 快穿：你男主？我勾勾手就过来了 Daydreams of Mountains and Seas白日梦山海Modern Romance688k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + all male leads are faithful + powerful men humbled + scheming green tea + slight everyone-loves-her vibe] After reading 10,086 novels, Ruan Nanzhi is in a car accident and wakes up as a cannon-fodder female supporting character in a novel. To survive, she must take the place of the female characters who were wronged in the original stories, fulfill their wishes, and win over the male leads. World One: Entertainment Industry. Professional Stand-In x Abstinent Movie Empero 93.4kReads9.1Score12.3kShelves

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   Bad women can do whatever they want, hehe. These are all feel-good stories, no abuse of the female lead.

5. 205 快 Quick Transmigration: Why Does the Heroine's Crush Like Me? 快穿：女主心上人怎么喜欢我 Xiang Yin香茵Modern Romance990k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration • Plunder • 1vN • Green Tea • Slightly Beloved by All] A viral online post asked: What's it really like to date a handsome guy? The comments were full of all kinds of photos. The handsomest guy among them caught someone's eye just like that. - The heroine sets her sights on handsome men, but never gets emotionally invested. - Yu Xu'an had just enjoyed a comfortable life from beginning to end when she was told that she was in a novel. By chance, she had changed the story's o 107.2kReads9.1Score11kShelves
6. 206 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16kReads8.6Score970Shelves

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   It's reassuring to be a little naughty.

7. 207 菟 The Parasitic Flower Is Both Foolish and Vicious 菟丝花她又蠢又毒 Four Boiled Eggs四个水煮蛋Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted A truly stupid, poisonous heroine vs. an arrogant hero who holds a grudge At school, Jian Xi hated Zhao Qingyu and He Lanting more than anyone. One was a teenage prodigy, beautiful, lively, and outgoing, adored by everyone around her. The other threw his family’s power around and acted like a tyrant wherever he went, as if everyone should bow down to him. By chance, Jian Xi happened to see He Lanting confess his feelings to Zhao Qingyu and get rejected. She took out her phone, recorded it, and p 3.5kReads8.8Score209Shelves

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   This must be it! The female lead is vicious and stupid. Who would have thought that she would send someone to kill the male lead, and even before he fell unconscious, he would help her destroy the evidence? [Laughs][laughs] Yes, and it wasn't just once. The male lead is madly in love with her.

8. 208 撞 After Crashing Into a Rolls-Royce, the Ultimate Green Tea Babe Starts Fishing for Men 撞到劳斯莱斯后，顶级绿茶开钓了 Zhuang Lingwei庄令薇Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Scheming green tea x expert at spotting fakes + flirtatious cat-and-mouse + celibate hero reaches his peak for love] Ruan Zhining is a gold-digging green tea who has her heart set on marrying into a wealthy family. After every trick in the book, she manages to hook a big fish: the shy, innocent young heir to the richest family in the country. She's feeling delighted, when something terrifying happens! The young master's uncle, an expert at spotting fake sweethearts and the real head of the rich 7.2kReads8.8Score868Shelves

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   The male lead immediately saw through the female lead's materialism. She had previously dated his nephew and a friend, and he had consistently sabotaged their relationships, believing he was trying to prevent them from being deceived. In reality, he was incredibly jealous. His unwavering determination to become the other woman was truly satisfying.

9. 209 钓 Luring the Crown Prince: The County Princess Is Both Cunning and Calculating 钓东宫，郡主她又茶又心机 Just Like This就酱籽Ancient Romance721k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Inexperienced + The Heroine Is a True Green Tea + Supporting Heroine Reborn + Some Regretful Pursuit of His Wife + The Hero Only Loves the Heroine, in Both Lives] Shi Lingyao was an orphan living in the empress’s palace. Her parents had died in the line of duty. Even after she was given the title of commandery princess, she was still subjected to cold stares and learned firsthand how harsh life in the imperial palace could be. For power, and so she would never again be trampled b 2.4kReads6.9Score257Shelves

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   Super good! [Shy][shy] The female lead is so gentle and never suffers any injustice, and the male lead dotes on her so sweetly! The villainous female supporting character gets really satisfyingly tortured. Highly recommended!!

10. 210 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 56.7kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    The male lead is a devoted, obsessive simp, while the female lead is a sophisticated, self-serving, and beautiful woman. It's a tug-of-war between a wicked woman and a pervert.

11. 211 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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    Help! This author understands the charm of contrast! The female lead does the wildest things with the most innocent face and says the harshest things with the softest tone. This extreme contrast is so addictive that you can't stop reading.

12. 212 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 8kReads8.5Score482Shelves

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    I remember it being quite good.

13. 213 陷 Fallen Rose: The Dark Moon and Her Counterattack 陷落玫瑰：黑月光与她的反杀局 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Revenge Against Scum] [Forced Possession] [Awakening to Her True Identity] [Rivalry for Her Affections] [One Woman, Four Men] [Sweet on the Outside, Dark and Scheming on the Inside, a Seductive Strategist × Her Possessive Adoptive Brother / Abstinent CEO / Gentle Young Nobleman / Capitalist Predator] ▲ Her true identity awakens, and a bloody revenge begins Abandoned at an orphanage as a child, she was later molded by the Song family into a tool for a marriage alliance. She bides her time, turni 315Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 月 The Moonlight Kissed the Wildly Growing Vines 月光吻过疯长的藤 Tong Si橦肆Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted The short drama is out: [Wolfish Younger Brother] vs. [Sweet, Gentle Older Sister] [Mad, Black-Bellied Crown Prince] [Older Sister-Younger Brother Romance, Obsessive Coercion, Long-Standing Scheme, Childhood Sweethearts] Sheng Shuran had always thought she was Chi Heng’s older sister. Until he said, “Sis, I feel awful. Help me.” That was when she realized she had raised a wolf. A cuddly little puppy? Not a chance! He never acts cute or begs for attention! He’s a madman with no humanity! [My brot 23.1kReads8.8Score2kShelves
15. 215 夺 Steal! I'm Stealing the Male Lead's Luck! 夺！夺的就是男主的气运！ Silver Shui Shui银水水Two Male Leads241k WordsCompleted [Male-male leads + system + interstellar + ABO + a little dog-training romance] Reborn in a single day, Xie Fengzhu became an imperial prince, with a barely functioning System along for the ride. The System was on its last breath. [Go take the protagonist's fortune for me.] Xie Fengzhu asked, “How?” The System said, [Humiliate him, abuse him, and stand in the way of his success.] Xie Fengzhu did as instructed. He slapped the protagonist, drugged him, and made him act like his dog. To save hi 1.1kReads8.7Score225Shelves

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    Aside from not being her, she's somehow related to everyone else [laughs].

16. 216 快 Quick Transmigration: The Daily Life of a Villainess in Character 快穿之恶毒女配扮演日常 If Not for the Jade Maidens若非群玉Modern Romance396k WordsCompleted (The characters stay in character. The heroine is an unapologetically nasty, brainless villainess: spoiled, bratty, and bad. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) Ji Tang was a Host in the Villainess Department. She made wickedness her mission, followed the plot diligently, and considered staying in character a matter of professional pride. Who knew that despite her conscientious efforts to follow the plot, it would go so far off the rails that even its own mother wouldn’t recognize it? She was 7.8kReads8.9Score414Shelves

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    Ji Tang, as a professional villainous supporting character, earnestly plays the villain in every world, yet she is always pampered by the male leads. A rich and beautiful college girl, a best friend in the apocalypse, a fake heiress... She can conjure up all sorts of villainous personas with ease, but the male leads just love her spoiled and pretentious nature.

17. 217 阴 Even a Gloomy Plain Jane Wants to Win Over the Elite 阴暗普女也要攻略天之骄子们 Spring Snow, Winter Cicada春雪寒蝉Modern Romance484k WordsOngoing Even a Dark, Average-Looking Girl Can Win Over the Chosen Ones [Quick Transmigration] Synopsis: [System + Multiple Male Leads + Dark, Average-Looking Girl with Almost No Moral Scruples] Li Qing never imagined that someone like her would one day get the chance to live an extraordinary life. A thing called the “System” found her and sent her to various worlds to seize the female leads' auras and win over the chosen ones. If she succeeded, she would have everything she wanted in the real world. Wor 676Reads8.8Score—Shelves
18. 218 快 Quick Transmigration: After Transmigrating into a Wicked Female Side Character, She Died Trying to Get Herself Killed 快穿之穿到恶毒女配作死后 ApathyModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no fixed CP + devoted to winning over villains + strong and beautiful + feel-good story] When Jiang Ruo has been imprisoned in the void for five hundred years, she picks up a nearly decommissioned System from a junkyard. The little System stammers that it is designed to help people win over villains. Jiang Ruo thinks the missions will be easy. Who could have guessed that the little System would keep dropping her into the story right after the supporting female character h 12.8kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn] World Two: [A peasant girl obsessed with climbing the social ladder and seeking wealth and status VS a prince disguised as a woman lurking in her life, wanting to reclaim his identity jade pendant] Jiang Ruo married the young marquis because her father had risked his life to save the old marquis. Everyone who saw this secretly cursed her for being ungrateful and demanding repayment for a debt of gratitude. The villain also despised this greedy woman. Later, in the middle of the night, the villain climbed into Jiang Ruo's bed and pleaded in a low voice: "Ruo Ruo, don't you like wealth and status? What's so good about being the wife of a young marquis? Marry me, okay? I'm a prince, I can give you more."

19. 219 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Turns the Gentle Supporting Male Lead into a Yandere Villain 恶毒女配把温柔男配调成病娇反派 Tomorrow's Sorrows Can Wait Until Tomorrow明日愁来明日愁Modern Romance255k WordsOngoing [Both Reborn | Wicked Female Supporting Character | Gentle, Humble Male Supporting Character | Both Pure | Transmigrate into a Book] Wen Song × Xi Yu In high school, Wen Song caught sight of the refined, handsome Xi Yu in the corridor from afar. At the time, she was in a wretched state, exposed for her viciousness. One contemptuous glance from him stirred up malice in her. She wanted to drag him down from his pedestal and make him submit at her feet. And later, Xi Yu really did clutch her sleeve 229Reads—Score133Shelves

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    Highly recommended! Extremely recommended! Extremely recommended!

20. 220 假 The Fake Heiress Thinks the Real One Is Stupid Enough to Die 假千金觉得真千金蠢死了 White Dew as Rain白露为雨Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jin Xin is a beneficiary of the “original sin.” Everything she enjoys was never meant to be hers. On one side are blood ties, guilt, and a sense of responsibility toward the real daughter, Xu Beibei. On the other are the affection and familiarity built over twenty-five years of living together, and the love the Jin family feels for Jin Xin. Who will the Jin family choose??? Jin Xin keeps wavering between being guilty and being innocent. She's an imperfect victim, not a villain, but a fake heires 103.6kReads8.3Score9.4kShelves

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    Both of these books are great!

21. 221 乖 The Good Girl Took Dog Training Too Far: She Slapped Him and Made Him Lick Her Palm 乖乖女驯狗过火了，扇他舔我手心 Blue Wisteria蓝紫荆Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Two-faced, self-serving woman × gloomy, obsessive, withdrawn man] Xun Mi left the countryside for university and moved into the Zhong family home with her aunt, who had married a billionaire. Her aunt’s exact words were: “How much you can get out of this is up to you.” But when Xun Mi met the Zhong family’s only son, for the first time in her life she wanted to run away before she even began. Because the young master of the Zhong family, sitting in a wheelchair, had lost the use of h 5.9kReads8.8Score724Shelves

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    The female lead is selfish, putting herself first and loving money. She breaks the male lead's leg on their first meeting. The male lead is initially withdrawn and has a low pain tolerance; he doesn't feel anything when the female lead bullies him. The female lead develops bipolar disorder due to the turbulence of her life.

22. 222 演 I Took the Act Too Far, and the CEO Really Thinks I’m Madly in Love with Him 演过头了，霸总真以为我爱惨了他 Luo Zi落梓Modern Romance131k WordsOngoing Also known as The Gold Digger's Guide to the Top The heroine is a gold digger, polished and self-serving. A fake-sweet, money-hungry woman vs. the heir to a top conglomerate. As soon as Shi Weixu graduated, she used the money she'd saved over the years to enroll in a finishing school for socialites. It even came with aftercare. After graduating successfully, she used the school's invitation to attend all kinds of banquets, where a series of chance encounters introduced her to the elite of every —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a gold digger who came from a socialite training class.

23. 223 快 Quick Transmigration: Scheming Seduction 快穿：心机勾引 Pluck a Star摘下星星Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Possessive Male Leads + Alluring Beauty] Although Lin Zhi was at the very bottom of society, her beauty put everyone else to shame. Relying on her looks, she refused to accept that she would spend her whole life trapped in obscurity deep in the mountains. She wanted to rise above the rest and escape her lowly status. Just as she was on the verge of despair, something called the System suddenly came looking for her. It promised to give her everything she wanted once s 5.8kReads8.0Score292Shelves

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    Although Lin Zhi was from the lowest rungs of society, she possessed a beauty that would eclipse many. Relying on her looks, she refused to accept a life of mediocrity, trapped deep in the mountains. She wanted to rise above others, to escape her lowly status. Just as she was on the verge of despair, something called a system approached her, promising to give her everything she wanted after completing a task. She agreed almost without hesitation. Since signing the agreement with the system, she began to fully utilize her stunning beauty. She meticulously cultivated relationships with those at the top of the social hierarchy in those small worlds, maneuvering among powerful men, trying to seduce them into becoming her boyfriends, coldly observing their journey from lucidity to madness and depravity. To achieve her goals, Lin Zhi would stop at nothing!

24. 224 捞 A Gold-Digging Supporting Actress Awakens and Is Spoiled by the Crown Prince 捞金女配觉醒，被太子爷娇养了 Moon Rabbit兔魄Modern Romance299k WordsCompleted Qu Xingran awakened to the truth! She was the vicious female supporting character in a book. She was vain and money-hungry, and used every trick she could to snare the capital’s golden boy, the male lead, Pei Linzhi. She thought she would finally rise to become a phoenix among the branches. But the Pei family would never accept a gold digger with such a rotten character. They gave Pei Linzhi two choices: break up with her, or be cast out of the family. Pei Linzhi chose to stay with Qu Xingran, l 8.8kReads7.9Score632Shelves

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    The female lead is vicious; she makes him sleep on the floor during arguments, yet he still loves her.

25. 225 父 A Son Brings Honor! The Reborn Tyrant Dotes on His Villainous Concubine 父凭子贵！暴君重生娇宠反派姨娘 Snow and Wind Keep Us Apart风雪不相依Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Complete story + her son brings her status + male lead is a reborn hopeless romantic + obsessive and controlling + sweet romance + not a strong female lead, nor a good person + wins without lifting a finger + timid, but good at pushing her luck with the male lead] (The male lead isn't chaste, but he dotes on her alone from the very beginning.) (The male lead is extremely biased and holds her to a different standard. He thinks she can do no wrong.) Overnight, Song Yao goes from a lowly maid boug 44.9kReads8.5Score4.1kShelves

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    Although the male protagonist in this book is impure, he never lets the female protagonist suffer the slightest grievance. He's practically the epitome of a love-obsessed man. He has a child with the female protagonist solely to keep her; the child's only purpose to him is to keep her. Later, when the female protagonist is in a coma for a month, she wakes up during her first child's (Liu Li's) wedding. The male protagonist immediately attributes this to Liu Li, believing he's done a good deed by marrying into the family to ward off bad luck, and thus makes him (Liu Li) the crown prince. The male protagonist is truly obsessed with love, never letting the female protagonist suffer even the slightest grievance. The female protagonist is very selfish; she doesn't care much about her child, nor about the male protagonist.

26. 226 尤 I Stopped Chasing the Gorgeous Maid, but She Put a Love Curse on Me 尤物女佣不追了，却被病娇种情蛊 Early to Bed早眠Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [A Couple Who Are Adversaries + Love Gu That Forces Them Together + The Powerful One Bows His Head + The Male Lead Becomes the Other Man for Love Later + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] [Crazy, Obsessive Zhan Mingxiu × Sweet-Talking, Feigned-Innocent Lin Xi] To avenge her sister, Lin Xi takes a job as a maid in a wealthy household and seduces her enemy’s fiancé, Zhan Mingxiu. But the man doesn’t fall for it at all. He even calls her a homewrecker. Lin Xi gives up on him and switches targets, tryin 1.7kReads8.0Score138Shelves

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    These two are a good match and look great.

27. 227 撩 Teasing a Mad Dog! The Capital’s Crown Prince Is So Well-Behaved 撩惹疯犬！京圈太子爷他超乖 False Bone伪骨Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [The Mad Prince of the Capital × His Runaway White Moonlight] [Forced love + obsessive possessiveness + older man + rekindled romance + one-on-one, both pure] Everyone says Bo Jinhe, the Crown Prince of the capital’s elite circle, is refined and aloof, cold-hearted and arrogant, a living King of Hell whom no one dares cross. But they don’t know what happened the night she dumped him three years ago. He pinned her hard against the cold floor-to-ceiling window, blood filling their mouths as his ey 4.6kReads7.7Score367Shelves

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    Most of them are about reconciliation after a breakup. The first one was especially satisfying, but the female lead was very obedient.

28. 228 潜 Hidden Affection 潜藏爱意 Mountain Scenery山景Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted [Reunion After a Breakup / Reunited After Years Apart / School Romance First, City Romance Later / Happy Ending / Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced] [Devoted, Possessive, Privileged Young Man vs. Resilient Small-Town Girl] The first time Jiang Tingwu met Qi Shen was one morning after the start of her second year of high school. The boy had sharply defined features and a tall, straight figure, with an air of distant coolness about him. In the 0.1 seconds their eyes met, Jiang Tingwu hurriedly 13kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
29. 229 春 Lingering Warmth on a Spring Night 春夜余温 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Multiple short drama adaptations are now available. The story features a reunion after years apart, rekindled love, a devoted couple, and sweet married life. A beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress x a powerful man who loves her deeply but keeps his feelings buried. In high school: a proud rich girl x a cool, poor boy. Wen Yu reunited with Song Qingshu at the lowest point in her life. The poor boy she'd once dumped had become the chairman of a publicly listed group worth tens of billions. Wearing 69.5kReads9.3Score8.8kShelves
30. 230 骗 After Miss Liar Returned, the CEO Started Acting Up Again 骗子小姐回来后，总裁他又闹了 The Paper Is Transforming白纸在蜕变Modern Romance439k WordsCompleted The short drama The Liar Miss Is Back is now streaming. Reunited After Years Apart + Faithful to Each Other + Lighthearted Two years ago, Ji Qian Ning faked her own death and tricked her boyfriend at the time. She never expected to run into him at an important business dinner with one of her company's clients. Even more surprising, her ex turned out to be Lu Yan Xiu, CEO of Hongyao Group. “Miss Ji, is it?” “You look a lot like my ex-girlfriend. She was a Ji, too.” A chill glinted in his eyes, an 1.1kReads8.7Score103Shelves
31. 231 七 A Military Officer Was Forced to Marry a Village Woman, but Their Arranged Marriage Turned to Love 七零军官被迫娶村妇，先婚厚爱 Men Xiaoxie门小协Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted No transmigration + not reborn + no space + no golden finger + relies on her own abilities With nowhere left to turn, Shen Yining jumps into a river to kill herself, but the passing officer Ji Zhonglin pulls her out. She rolls her eyes and latches onto him, insisting he did something improper to her. Ji Zhonglin: “...” He must have gotten up too soon and pulled her out too soon. Before she jumped into the river, he pissed in the wrong place. Before they are forced to marry, Ji Zhonglin says 49.7kReads8.9Score6.1kShelves

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    The question sounds a lot like some of Somerset Maugham's books, like *The Painted Veil*. The first one is a little off-topic but still good—lots of content, haha! The second one has a materialistic but adorable female lead, and a conflicted male lead who falls in love with her first, so he keeps backing away, haha. The third one—I can only say they were meant to be together; after finishing it, I felt a sense of loss. The female lead always seems to hit the male lead (who's just deceiving himself...). The fourth one—I haven't finished it but it fits the theme; the downside is that it's not fully updated.

32. 232 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 25.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
33. 233 一 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Diving into the Sea to Dodge Fish跳海躲鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 483Reads8.7Score163Shelves

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    It's so good! I've watched it three times.

34. 234 快 Quick Transmigration: The Devoted Male Leads Keep Coveting the Villainess 快穿：深情男主非要觊觎恶毒女配 Yu Chen于嗔Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing The rating has just been posted, and it’s pretty low. [Love at first sight + not a self-sacrificing saint + sweet romance + not a strong female lead + no fixed pairing + male leads are virgins] Jiang Yingxue was bound to a System, but strangely, no matter what role she was given, the male lead always fell in love with her. 1. The CEO’s gold-digging first love As a gold digger, all she had to do was ask for money. But can someone tell her why the male lead gives her everything she asks for, yet r 1.4kReads7.0Score102Shelves

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    The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight [smirk], a real drama queen; in the second world, the female lead falsely claims to have saved his life.

35. 235 快 Quick Transmigration: There's No Couple This Little Succubus Can't Break Up 快穿：没有小魅魔拆不散的CP Xiang Yin香茵Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling, Quick Transmigration, Dog Training, Immersive, Multiple Male Leads] Jiang Xian is an ancient succubus who survives by feeding on life essence. One day, she is caught and bound by a System, then sent into small worlds with all her memories erased. With her pure, heartbreakingly lovely face, she drags the favored children of heaven from their pedestals like a devil, making them fall into depravity alongside her. The male leads are pure in both body and mind. An immersive qu 11.9kReads8.7Score1kShelves

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    1⃣️World Five: Transmigrated into the body of an unloved twin sister. The older sister was showered with love and married the crown prince under the guise of pure kindness, while she was orphaned at a young age and was not welcomed even after being brought back. Since that was the case, she had no choice but to imprison her older sister, take her place, become her, and enjoy the life she deserved...

36. 236 综 Film and TV Crossover: Qing Wu's Diary of Scheming Conquests 综影视：青芜的心机攻略日记 Wang Xiyin望汐音Female-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted [The female lead transmigrates into TV dramas or novels to seduce the original male lead, sometimes with multiple male partners. No moral compass.] I recommend starting further in. The early chapters were poorly written because I was a beginner. Qingwu was the world's first succubus. She had lived for thousands of years and seen every side of human life, and had grown bored of it all. Then one day, something called the System came to her and asked her to help their System world acquire energy. Q 5.5kReads6.8Score135Shelves
37. 237 离 This Is Ridiculous! I Transmigrated into a Villainess and Got Forcefully Taken 离谱！穿成恶毒女配被强取豪夺了 Wooden Raisin木提子Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [A Wicked Female Supporting Character’s Wild Reunion with the Madmen] [Everyone Is Pure, Everyone Is Evil, Top-Tier Wealthy Families, Awakening to Their Dark Sides, Reunited After a Separation, Coercive Possession, Intense Push and Pull, A Battle Among Men] [Beautiful Black-Hearted Lotus × Mad, Unhinged CEOs (n)] With her delicate, graceful looks and clear, melodious voice, Yu Xian was a hypocritical green-tea type: a fool at heart, worth less than a penny. Beautiful on the outside but cold and 10.8kReads9.1Score964Shelves

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    The female lead is vicious, scheming, selfish, materialistic, and only loves money, but the male lead, knowing this, loves her even more, believing that her cheating him out of money is a way of showing his appreciation. It's a very good story.

38. 238 六 After Six Big Shots Fell for Her, the Devoted Simp Ran Away! 六个大佬沦陷后，舔狗跑了！ Pihei痞黑Modern Romance440k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + The Men Beg for Her Back + Romantic Rivalry Showdown + Comedy] Lin Qian was famous throughout the company because she was obsessed with Pei Linan, the arrogant young master who was set to inherit the business. Most people gave up a week after being rejected. She kept at it, unwavering. At first, everyone thought she was trying to marry into wealth. Later, they decided she was truly in love. Even Pei Linan thought so. Someone once asked whether she felt sad whenever she was 20.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
39. 239 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 61.9kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves
40. 240 综 Film and TV Crossover: Just an Extra, but Everyone's Infatuated with Me! 综影视：路人甲但万人迷！ A Guitar一把吉他Female-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsOngoing 44.2kReads7.1Score1.5kShelves

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    🍒✨The female lead is just a background character in various TV dramas, greedy, narcissistic, and immoral! She's like a maid in the protagonist's house, a cultivator watching a duel, or a cannon fodder cheering... But with her stunning beauty, why should she be just a background character? Men flock to her, hug her, rub her, and pet her like cats. A passing gentleman finds her adorable and gives her a souvenir storage bag. The female lead smiles obediently at whoever is nice to her, which makes a group of men extremely jealous, leading to a fight.

41. 241 极 The Ruthless Social Climber’s Guide to Getting Ahead 极致美丽心机女的上位手册 Tan Hui谭徽Modern Romance668k WordsCompleted Everyone who has met Chen Shiyun is amazed by her beauty. Before her mother died, she entrusted her to Shi Yu, a young director just starting to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Later, Chen Shiyun's father in S City fell gravely ill. On his deathbed, he wanted to see her one last time. And so, at seventeen, Chen Shiyun left impoverished G City for bustling S City. This is the story of an incredibly beautiful, calculating woman who climbs step by step into high society and 1.5kReads8.7Score164Shelves
42. 242 深 A Desire Too Deep to Escape 深欲难渡 You Gongyu尤宫羽Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book as a black-lotus heroine + everyone is emotionally and physically jaded + adult love, lust, and grudges + fighting to win her over] Shi Shuyi transmigrates into an old-fashioned tragic romance novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character. After the original male and female leads break up, the original Shi Shuyi steals three months of love meant for someone else, only to end up with her family destroyed. The man she once loved deeply, Fu Shiyan, watches coldly. 44.6kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves

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    Their actions and words were merely attempts to ascertain whether the female lead truly loved them. Her repeated seductions and scheming kept me hooked, to the point that I begged her to stop watching—I discovered I could watch it even while kneeling!

43. 243 明 Brazenly 明目张胆 Jie Jie Keeps Silent解解不语Modern Romance382k WordsCompleted Wen Yan is the most notorious illegitimate daughter in Haicheng. Everyone says she’s daring, but no one expected her to be bold enough to set her sights on Zhou Yuncheng, the newly minted fiancé of the powerful Shu family. That man is aloof and untouchable, a god who could never be defiled. Wen Yan only wants to drag him down from his pedestal, keep him by her side, and make him hers. She wants him to lose control, to beg her for mercy. A possessive, abstinent male lead vs. a pitiful, lovesick y 413Reads8.4Score177Shelves
44. 244 过 Dangerously Addictive 过分上瘾 Lan Sheng澜笙Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Top-tier wealthy family + rekindled love + romantic rivalry + alluring, arrogant black-hearted beauty + CEO who goes mad for love + male lead with no romantic past] When Pei Jinghua first met Bo Jin, he was her sister's prey. She was going to steal him away. She forced her way into his life, watching him push her away in disgust time and time again. In a soft voice, she pleaded, "A Jin, don't like her, okay? Like me instead." Until the reckless, pampered young man wrapped his arms tightly aroun 3.2kReads8.4Score428Shelves
45. 245 上 The Manual to Climbing the Ladder: The Top Schemes of a Green Tea Beauty 上位手册：绿茶美人的顶级心机 Baldy the Bunny兔兔秃秃啦Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Beijing Elite Circle] [Powerful Families] [A Battle Royale for One Woman] [Scheming Green Tea] [Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic] [Rise from the Bottom] [Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment] Shen Yao clawed her way out of the mire and never once dreamed of becoming anyone's canary. What she wanted was to turn the entire Beijing elite circle into her personal pond. At eighteen, Shen Yao's biological father put a price on her and sold her to an old bachelor. On a rainy night, she knocked her father unconsci 31.3kReads8.9Score5kShelves
46. 246 貌 The Beautiful White Moonlight Was Possessed 貌美白月光她被夺舍了 Berryless Star无莓星Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Just rated! Evil heiress with a million admirers + unhinged heroine + men competing for her + romantic rivalry + evil-spirit game] When Jiang Minxi leapt from the roof of Hangang International High School, no one noticed that an evil spirit who had wandered for a thousand years had seized her perfect body. “Congratulations on binding the Vengeance Goddess System,” a mechanical voice rang out in the evil spirit's mind. “Task one: Make those hypocrites pay. Task two: Get close to the chosen one.” 3.8kReads8.1Score347Shelves

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    The first book is a gem I recently discovered; it's incredibly good. It has that Korean chaebol feel, and the female lead is constantly seeking revenge from beginning to end—and she's a truly wicked woman.

47. 247 心 The Gold-Digging Schemer Only Wants Wealth and Glory 心机拜金女，她只想荣华富贵 Honestly, Honestly港真真Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted Female lead: stunningly beautiful + vain and money-hungry + self-serving to a fine art + willing to do anything to get what she wants + low moral standards + not a good person The female lead always loves herself most!!! One-line description: She just wants a comfortable life with no worries about food or clothing. What’s wrong with that? A quick transmigration series. Each story stands alone. The female lead’s personality varies slightly from story to story, but she’s always vain, money-hungry, 521Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    1⃣️World One: The female protagonist is selfish and self-serving. After her family's fortunes declined, she moved to a small third- or fourth-tier city. In order to return to the big city, she flirted with a top student in high school to help her with her studies. After receiving her acceptance letter from Kyoto University, she broke up with him. After entering university, she fell for a handsome, well-off, and kind senior, but immediately changed her target after seeing his privileged cousin. She just wanted to live a better life, what's wrong with that...?

48. 248 重 Reborn in the 1980s: I Picked Up a Hong Kong Tycoon Heir and Took Everything He Had 重生八零：捡个港城太子爷吃绝户 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted Xia Qingtian transmigrates into a book as the villainess who has already reached the ending and been kicked out of her home. She originally planned to seize the opportunities of the times and make a fortune, but she let a handsome man cloud her judgment and brought him home. Once the guy recovered from his injuries, he immediately broke up with her and left. Later, he even became the backer of the original heroine, her sworn enemy, and helped that woman kill her. Reborn again to the moment she p 1.4kReads6.4Score144Shelves

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    The female lead pretends to be an older woman to "bully" the male lead, planning to inherit his estate when he dies. The pace is fast; she's already dumped him, taken the "breakup fee," and is currently causing trouble...

49. 249 综 Film and TV Crossover: Seducing the Devoted Male Lead 综影视：勾引深情男主 Qiao Qiao Qiao Qiao乔侨桥峤Female-Channel Fanfiction837k WordsCompleted [Stunning heroine + no moral compass + tormenting the original heroine + seducing her way to the top + sweet romance + quick transmigration + mountains of author-created lore + not a virgin] [If you can't handle this, don't read it. Don't put yourself through it.] [I'm writing this for fun, so don't read too much into the author's personal views.] Si Yuan was born from the world's accumulated evil desires. Naturally aloof, she nevertheless had a particular fondness for the evil desires humans p 1.3kReads8.7Score—Shelves

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    1️⃣ The female protagonist was born in a remote mountainous area. She witnessed her parents and relatives being bullied but had no way to seek help. She understood the dark side of society at an early age. In order to escape her oppressed fate, she used her beauty to maneuver among the powerful and wealthy, and gradually became their ideal woman. Even when her lies were exposed, she remained calm and composed.

50. 250 嘘 Shh, She’s the Girlfriend You Can’t Talk About: A Demon Lover! 嘘，不能说的女朋友：恶魔恋人！ Hidden in the Snow雪上隐Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ❤️Bring the refined, well-mannered, celibate heir of a prestigious family down from his pedestal! The withdrawn, lovesick girl steals her sister’s top-tier boyfriend! Adapted into the short drama The Lingering Warmth of Ashes, also known as At Night, the Top-Tier Brother Walks Into My Room. The print edition is coming soon! ❤️Sweet, innocent girl with a hidden dark side tempts the aloof heartthrob + both leads are virgins + guiding, daddy-type older-brother husband + intense push and pull + all- 11.1kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    The male lead in this book is very suitable.

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