Looking for Rational Characters Without Love-Brain Syndrome or Insane Plotlines! 理性的没有恋爱脑和癫狂剧情人物！

1. 151 朱 A Vermilion Kiss 朱砂吻 Don't Call Me Beautiful别叫我美丽Modern Romance331k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Stars Falling into the Deep Sea is now available] [Devoted to each other | Mutual pining | Campus sweet romance] [Pure love at first | Love later] [Cool, cocky troublemaker] x [Sweet-tempered, gentle girl] At the beginning of the story, they fell for each other's cinnabar moles. By the end, they were kissing those same marks. Blurb: Tang Shi was a handsome, cocky troublemaker who did whatever he pleased. He had topped the entrance exam that year and was the “top dog” in the 18.1kReads9.5Score2.6k14d adds

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   The first book features very rational protagonists. During their first year of high school, the male lead chose science, but the female lead didn't follow suit just because she liked him. Her family initially wanted her to choose science, but the male lead encouraged her to choose whatever she wanted, as long as it would benefit her future. Even after she chose humanities, the male lead didn't switch to humanities for love; he was also thinking about his future, not just being overly emotional. Tang Shi (the male lead) wanted Song Ci (the female lead) to avoid being wronged, while Song Ci wanted Tang Shi to remain passionate and outgoing. Throughout their relationship, Song Ci, who often suffered, never experienced any hardship, while Tang Shi, who wasn't good at enduring hardship, constantly did (not in the sense of jealousy, but because she prioritized her studies and wanted to go to Peking University with the male lead). Initially, Tang Shi might seem a bit cheeky, but that was just to attract Song Ci's attention. Don't be surprised when Tang Shi falls for Song Ci later on; you'll understand later! The second book unfolds in the form of a murder mystery game. The female lead loves playing these games and, by accident, enters a special world of murder mystery games. The male lead happens to be a DM (similar to a game master). The female lead is incredibly skilled at deduction and is also very bold, which attracts the male lead's attention. The downside is that this book is unfinished, so there's simply not enough time to read it! 😢

2. 152 无 Infinite Scripted Murder: The DM's Fragile Beauty in the Palm of His Hand 无限剧本杀：DM掌心病美人 Robin in the Depths of Winter凛冬知更鸟Mystery453k WordsCompleted [Cool-headed, clever catlike beauty with a frail constitution × vicious, scheming snake-like game master] [BG + mild horror + infinite world + murder mystery games + a touch of everyone’s favorite + sweet 1v1 romance] Poker-faced cutie vs. smiling psychopath “Your name is XX. Last night, you witnessed a murder with your own eyes.” “As a suspect, find the real killer and survive until the game ends.” “Pay close attention to the molars in the can, the stillborn baby in the stone, the ashes beneath 33.8kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
3. 153 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 177.6kReads9.4Score27k14d adds
4. 154 都 I Married Him Before I Found Out He Had a Fox Tail 都成亲了才发现夫君有狐狸尾巴 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted Qiao Ying transmigrated into a book, but unfortunately, kidnappers injured her head and left her with amnesia. In a dark, damp dungeon, she met a young man. He wore blue robes, had snow-white hair and strikingly beautiful features, and his eyes were covered with white silk. Though he was physically impaired, he was remarkably cheerful and always smiling. That day, the amnesiac Qiao Ying escaped from the dungeon with the harmless young man. The young man was a good person. He was afraid of blood, 55.3kReads9.4Score8k14d adds

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   Babies, do you like sweet ancient romance novels? This one is really sweet! The male lead is named Shen Qingyu, and the female lead is named Qiao Ying. The male lead's nickname is "Yingying, you're so strange!" = He likes Yingying, and the female lead likes him, calling him "Yubao, my darling fish." The female lead transmigrates and discovers she's in a book, and her heart flutters! She ends up in a book but is tricked and loses her memory, encountering the little fox Shen Qingyu. During her journey to find her memories and return home, she experiences many stories. It's not long, but the content is adorable. Babies who like this kind of thing should check it out! (Poor little fox, Qingyu & little sun, unconditionally supporting the fox, Yingying!) There's one scene that really melted my heart with the author's writing style. The female lead is cursed with a love-reversing spell (a spell that transfers Yingying's love for Qingyu to another person). The villain forces Yingying to kill Qingyu, but Yingying keeps saying, "I'm sorry, I can't do it. I fell in love with him at first sight. I've fallen for someone else." Anyway, it's so sweet! @RunningPeach

5. 155 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 15.9kReads9.5Score2k14d adds

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   Both leads are virgins; the male lead is thoughtful and calculating, while the female lead is intelligent and kind. Among the princes, there's the seemingly weak but actually cunning Sixth Prince, Lu Huan. The plot is exciting (after events occur, the female lead analyzes the pros and cons, ultimately revealing it to be the male lead's scheme; both are very rational, avoiding any cheesy or scheming moments). Their love story is also touching, blossoming over time. Later, the female lead returns to the modern era, and the male lead, after a thousand years, finally arrives in her time. Read on to find out what happens next; typing is tiring.

6. 156 我 With My Proficiency Panel, I Grind for Experience and Live Forever 我靠熟练度面板，肝经验长生万古 Liu Shan, Who Loves Dried Cabbage爱吃干白菜的柳珊Ancient Romance946k WordsOngoing The rating has only just opened and is expected to rise. Proficiency panel + grinding for experience + no romance + power progression + personal growth Lou Xue has spent five years transmigrated in the Qingxuan Continent. She thought she'd landed the role of the leading lady in a farming story. After getting away from her awful relatives and starting a business with her own little skill, she realized she might actually be the real heiress in a fake-heiress story. Just as Lou Xue thinks she's in 2.1kReads6.3Score17514d adds

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   The real and fake heiresses, the female lead only cares about leveling up her own skills and doesn't care about anyone else.

7. 157 恋 A Hopeless Romantic? No, I'm a Career-Minded Empress 恋爱脑？不，我是事业型皇后 Yue Xuhuan悦许欢Ancient Romance322k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, and I’ve put all the content warnings after Chapter One. If it’s not for you, please swipe left and leave. Thanks, everyone. (orz)] Cui Zhiyu was born into the prestigious Qinghe Cui clan, one of the three pillars and five great families, and was undeniably a noblewoman of the Great Zhao. Her mother often said, “The only hardship our Ah Yu will ever have to endure in this life is the pain of love.” Years later, her mother’s words came true. Pei Zhuo, Prince Jingyi, was 672Reads8.5Score12414d adds

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   Rational and calm

8. 158 疯 The Crazy Tycoon's Beloved Has Awakened 疯批大佬的白月光苏醒了 Layers of Fireworks几重烟火Sci-Fi & Apocalypse255k WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalypse + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Strong-Growing Heroine] During the three years you were in hibernation, every day felt like a year. Only when you awoke and returned did my life finally feel warm again., Shi Yi We’re all fictional characters here to serve the plot. Everything we have is an illusion, including your feelings for me., Su Qinghe Su Qinghe is a beautiful, proud, carefree young lady of the Su family. She has been engaged to Lin Yanqing, the eldest son of the Lin fa 49Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These two books are extremely, extremely, extremely good.

9. 159 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 24.3kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds

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   Rational Romance, Ancient Couple with Two Strong Characters

10. 160 总 Mr. President, You’re So Fierce! But You Call Me Baby Every Night 总统先生好凶！可他夜夜喊我宝贝 Luo Yangyang洛央央Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Completed] Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + powerful man bows his head + age gap On the night of her graduation party, Lou Mian somehow ended up spending a wild night with a stranger. She thought they would never see each other again, but then she unexpectedly got pregnant. She had no intention of keeping the baby, but while she was waiting for her procedure at the hospital, a group of bodyguards in black whisked her away... OMG! The stranger was the president! He wanted to marry he 5.4kReads8.4Score67914d adds
11. 161 溯EN Letters Tracing the Rain 溯雨信笺 Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [The physical book is now available. Its published title is Letters in the Rain] [Small-Town Literature | Bittersweet Slow Burn | Mutual Healing | 1v1 | Happy Ending] [Gentle and Resilient x Jaded and World-Weary] When Pu Yu was seventeen, she transferred to a remote town in southern China. There, she met Yuan Su. He had once been the town's brightest star, a prodigy destined for greatness. Now he had fallen from grace, and everyone avoided him. Everyone except Pu Yu. - An old street. A repair s 253.2kReads9.6Score51k14d adds

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    Both are rational and redeem each other.

12. 162 母 A Son Makes Me Precious: The Crown Prince Begs Me to Marry into His Elite Family 母凭子贵：太子爷求着我嫁入豪门 Tao Bai陶白Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Everyone in Jiangcheng knows that Xie Changyan, head of the Xie family, is not to be crossed. He is decisive and ruthless, and never leaves room for anyone to fight back. Yet four years ago, someone managed to take him for a ride. Not only did he spend one wild night with a woman whose name he couldn’t even remember, but ten months later, she showed up with a newborn and demanded a hefty sum from him. Countless people wondered who this woman was, and how she’d dared to pull off something so outr 3.7kReads8.2Score64314d adds

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    This story is absolutely amazing!!! It's not crazy, but very rational, extremely rational, and not love-struck at all, hehe 😜 The female lead is very independent and has her own opinions 🤤. The male lead falls in love with the female lead first, but there's a big difference in their social status. The female lead is very self-aware and never oversteps the bounds. Over time, they develop feelings for each other and she accompanies the male lead through all difficulties for love. [Already hooked]

13. 163 嫁 After Marrying a Disabled Man, I Became the Chief Minister's Wife 嫁给残废后我成了首辅夫人 Tomato-Stewed Chestnuts番茄炖栗子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Ruoyan, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Chu’s household, is engaged to a man whose entire family has fallen in battle. Her fiancé survived, but was left disabled. Everyone assumes the engagement is doomed, but the Chu family’s daughter marries as planned, saying only two words: “I’ll marry him.” * No one knows that Chu Ruoyan had a nightmare. In the dream, she breaks off her engagement to Yan Zheng. Three years later, she meets the heir of the Marquis of Pingjing, only for rebels to l 21.5kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
14. 164 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 26.3kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds

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    Recommended by Moonfall: Good-looking and interesting.

15. 165 燕 A Love Song in Yantai: The Princess's Special Guardian 燕泰恋曲，格格的特别守护 Doudou Feeds Me Milk Candy兜兜喂奶糖Female-Channel Fanfiction267k WordsCompleted I'm a huge fan of the new My Fair Princess, and I wasn't happy with Xiaoyanzi's ending. Ever since she fell in love with Yongqi, their relationship has faced obstacle after obstacle. I want Xiaoyanzi to always be happy and stay with Emperor Ama and Ziwei, so I paired her with Ertai and wrote a fanfic. If you ship Yan-Tai, come check out my new book! 717Reads6.4Score10014d adds
16. 166 系 The Claiming the Throne Series: Historical Romance Collection 《夺嫡》系列古言套装 Moonset月落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Sweet Historical Romance + Mutual Devotion + Palace Intrigue] Popular author Yueluo's trilogy of sweet romances: lighthearted and hilarious, with sweetness turned up to the max! "The Fight for the Throne": A feisty young lady who always gets even × the scheming, lovesick Ninth Prince. A laugh-out-loud, sugar-sweet battle for the throne! "Joy with You": A venomous, calculating king × a clever and decisive queen. A perfect match who will conquer the world together! "A Fine Day Bestowed upon You": 59.5kReads9.7Score5.9k14d adds
17. 167 顾 The Gu Family Girl Is Hard to Woo 顾家姑娘不好撩 Spring Abounds春若满Ancient Romance930k WordsCompleted Gu Yan, daughter of General Gu, was peerlessly beautiful and skilled in medicine. She roamed the martial world with a sword at her side. But the emperor had long been wary of the Gu family, so Gu Yan had no choice but to enter the capital as a hostage. She maneuvered behind the scenes, plotting to marry into a powerful family so she could protect the Gu family from then on. The crown prince gritted his teeth in secret. Was he not powerful enough? Gu Yan smiled seductively. “Your Highness’s legs 701Reads6.9Score10314d adds

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    One is a historical romance, the other a period drama; both female leads are clear-headed and not love-struck, so you can read them without worry!

18. 168 首 The Commander-in-Chief's Protected Person Is His Wife, Missing for Four Years 首长的保护对象，是失踪四年的妻 Young Girl, Old Auntie少女老阿姨Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted Second chances at love + adorable child + two strong leads + military marriage in a bygone era + strengthening the nation through scientific research For four years, Gu Beichen’s wife has been gone with another man. He has turned himself into a human weapon, living only for his missions. Then he is assigned to protect Gu Yun, a female interpreter. He takes a bullet for her, only to hear her say, “Please show some restraint!” What restraint? His wife is about to leave him. Why should he have to r 1.8kReads7.0Score17714d adds
19. 169 小 That Flirty Little Minx Is Fickle and Wicked 小撩精她又渣又坏 Er Li二厘Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Two Yanderes + Scheming Heartbreaker + Sweet Romance + A Little Angst + Devoted to Each Other + Male Lead Starts Out as a Purehearted Brat and Later Goes Completely Crazy + The Bad Girl Turns Over a New Leaf] Rumor has it Jiang University has a ridiculously handsome campus bad boy who’s always all over the school forum. Too bad he never flirts with girls or dates. His eyes are only for games, not women. He’s the chaste bad boy everyone craves but no one can have. One day, an announcement came o 2.9kReads8.9Score21614d adds

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    The female protagonist is rational and clear-headed, especially in the third book; I learned a lot from it.

20. 170 致 The Deadly Beauty Trap: A Top-Tier Green Tea Takes Down the Powerful 致命美人计：顶级绿茶杀穿权贵圈 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Selfish, calculating femme fatale with a sweet exterior + a face and figure that are second to none + seduction + schemes + multiple men] Shen Mingyue grew up in a remote mountain village. As a child, she watched her parents and relatives get beaten to a pulp, only to find that there was no one she could turn to for help. This glimpse of society's dark side taught her early on just how cold the rules of the world could be. Whoever holds power gets to decide what is right! To make sure no one co 102.7kReads8.9Score6.3k14d adds
21. 171 另 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 24.1kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds

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    There are no time-travel, rebirth, or supernatural powers, but it's still very good. The plot is reasonable and doesn't drag, there are no misunderstandings, and no annoying toxic characters or misunderstandings. Each couple has their own characteristics, and ordinary people also have wisdom and strategy. The main character doesn't shine alone. The only downside is that the male lead is too chauvinistic, both sweet and domineering, with a lot of minor flaws. After watching it, some girls might find it hard to find a boyfriend 😳

22. 172 再 When We Meet Again, We Will Be Strangers No More 再见已是初识 Chen Bu Yu尘誧语Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted Cheng Yin thought she no longer cared, but when she saw that familiar face again, she couldn’t help thinking back to those irreplaceable days of her youth. They had parted without a word. Now that they’d met again, could there be a chance…? Or perhaps youth is simply dazzling and brief. Their lives had taken different paths, their circles of friends had changed, and all the ways they had grown had altered them. They began to doubt whether their feelings had ever been real. It turned out that tim —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The romance develops gradually, without any special advantages.

23. 173 末 Building an F-22 by Hand in the Apocalypse, the Empress Begs Me to Stay 末世手搓F22，女帝求我别走了 Son-in-Law of the Cai Family财家姑爷Eastern Fantasy314k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to a matriarchal world full of women, where I'm the only man. How do I choose a wife? There's also a bug in my brain: every time I get intimate with a woman, my brain's development increases. Fight monsters, choose a wife, build planes, have kids: I'm so busy my feet are practically kicking the back of my head. Just when things finally settle down, an alien fleet arrives. They say my daughter is the savior of the world, and now she has to die? Fine. 109% brain development. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is the book you were looking for; the characters are so well-developed.

24. 174 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 178.3kReads9.6Score27.8k14d adds

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    There's no melodramatic plot twist in this intellectual romance film; the male and female leads are incredibly compatible, and it's a coming-of-age story about redemption!

25. 175 假 The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script and Lazily Gives Up 假千金手撕剧本，沙雕摆烂躺麻了 Li Yaoyao梨窈窈Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama, The Fake Heiress Tears Up the Script, is now streaming [Showbiz + absurd humor and memes + everyone’s favorite + wild imagination + gossip + going off the rails] Chi Qian failed her tribulation and returned to the real world, only to discover she was the villainous fake heiress in a novel! The plot had already reached the point where the real heiress came back, and Chi Qian was about to be kicked out of the family home. A broken engagement, a wave of online hate, and a grueso 125.9kReads9.6Score13.5k14d adds

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    This book is really great! 🥰🥰 All six uncles dote on their little sister, and she's very humorous. There are even some "palace intrigue" elements mixed in. Grandpa also goes from initially disliking her to showering her with affection! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 I personally really like the four characters in Grandpa's poem, "The Pool Light is Shallow." 😳😳

26. 176 双 Bound Together Across Two Lifetimes, We’ll Grow Old Together 双世缱绻，与君共白头 Dreamer Dadao爱做梦的大道Ancient Romance727k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads who rise to greatness | Complete souls | Extreme contrast | Love across two lifetimes | Sweet romance and court intrigue] A modern married couple are reborn as babies in the Tianqi Dynasty. He becomes an iron-fisted Crown Prince, commands the Xuanhuo Army, and plots to industrialize the realm. She becomes a queen of commerce, controls trade routes along three borders, and holds the lifeblood of the people in her hands! Toward their enemies, he presides over the execution of t 5.8kReads8.1Score70714d adds

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    Intellectual dualism

27. 177 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 162.8kReads9.6Score22.7k14d adds

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    The political intrigue is so satisfying; without considering the comments section, you'd really think the female lead is a naive and innocent character.

28. 178 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 106.8kReads9.5Score12.4k14d adds

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    ❤️These are the ones I've watched. The main characters are all intelligent, so I highly recommend them! 👍

29. 179 温 A Stain on Wen Ye 温夜有染 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted The live-action mini-series and animated drama are now available on Red Apple. [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending, modern-day sweet romance.] Wen Yu, twenty-two, is rich, beautiful, and well-connected, with a fiancé she is perfectly happy with. Her future is dazzling. Then one day, a five-year-old child appears and claims to be her son. When the paternity test results come back, Wen Yu is stunned. The little guy really is her son! Can anyone tell her how she co 23.7kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds

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    Super, super good! The first book is a very heartwarming novel, it feels so wonderful. The second book is hilarious, with lots of funny jokes, but it's not idiotic or just trying to be funny for the sake of being funny; it's a logical and enjoyable read. The third book is an ancient romance, and it's also quite normal, not the idiotic kind. The fourth book is similar to a prodigal son returning home story; you can learn a lot from reading it, including correct views on love.

30. 180 装 I Kept Up the Act for Two Years, Then They Suddenly Read My Mind 装了两年突然被读心了 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in print] Also known as When My Billionaire Husband Started Coughing [Brooding, secretly snarky CEO X quirky, 'fake' innocent flower] Qi Weiran was a CEO worth billions. Because he carried a rare gene, he had a body that never got sick. But he could only live to the age of fifty. After he died, half his estate would go to his contract wife. One day, Qi Weiran's body, which had never shown a single sign of illness, suddenly began to cough. His adoring young wife, who loved 28.9kReads9.5Score3.6k14d adds
31. 181 疯 The Maniac Opens an Inn: The Entire Martial World and Court Bow Before Her 疯批她开客栈：江湖全朝堂全跪了 Hidden Ink Carp鲤鱼墨隐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Strong heroine + invincible lead + a touch of ensemble cast + business management + no romance] Ling Zhizhi has just killed an entire family of scumbags. Before she can even escape the mental hospital, she's bound to an inn-management System?! The System thumps its chest: “Act like a powerful big shot! The more convincing you are, the better the rewards!” And so, deep in the woods of a martial arts world, an inn called “The Inn” suddenly appears. Ling Zh 10.5kReads8.4Score1.4k14d adds

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    Very rational, and especially good-looking 😘

32. 182 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39kReads9.5Score6k14d adds

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    This book is good.

33. 183 长 Elder Sister, Your Emperor Is Mine Now 长姐，你的陛下是我的了 Yi Yi咿伊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: Tell Me, Your Majesty, Exactly How Many Men Have You Had Children With? [Palace intrigue + the male lead’s redemption arc + neither lead is chaste + three sons and one daughter + physician consort + scheming, delicate beauty] Yun Yan’s death was the unanimous decision of her entire family, made solely to use her child to pave the way for her elder sister, the empress. Five years later. Defying death, Yun Yan returns with a new face and takes the name Shen Zhiyi. On the surface, s 10.3kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds

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    Don't be misled by the title; the female protagonist remains clear-headed and decisive in her pursuit of revenge. It's worth a read.

34. 184 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 21.2kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
35. 185 穿 After Becoming Consort De: Raising Children to Win at the Qing Court 穿成德妃后：我靠养崽，躺赢清宫 Tea Beneath the Pomelo Tree柚子树茶Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty transmigration + raising children] Main characters: Consort De, Fourth Prince, Sixth Prince One moment she was a modern office worker, the next she had transmigrated into Consort De, Uya Shulan, who had just given birth to the Sixth Prince. Staring at the wrinkly little baby in her arms, she was completely dumbfounded. As a modern woman who had read the history books, she knew how cold and hard-hearted the Fourth Prince was, and that the Sixth Prince would die young. This time, she 12.8kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds
36. 186 我 I Started by Devouring Gods and Rose Against the Current 我从吃神开始反向晋升 Cool Isn't Cool酷是不酷Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts] [Ensemble cast] [No System] The gods descended upon the world, and the Ascenders appeared. At the age of eighteen, everyone can choose a unique path to godhood within the Ascension Tower. But Jiang Qi’s left eye is connected to a forbidden zone. Within the forbidden zone, he embarked on a strange path: he can ascend as long as he eats monsters. The world obtains everything from the Ascension Tower. And my ability is... [When I write the first sentence, the universe coll 234.1kReads9.1Score22.3k14d adds
37. 187 甄 Empresses in the Palace: The Childbearing System Makes Me Soar 甄嬛传之生子系统带我飞 Bunny Who Loves Carrots喜欢红萝卜的兔叽Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted A modern young woman carries a System as she repeatedly transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace. If you like Zhen Huan or Shen Meizhuang, beware: they're both pretty miserable in this story. There is a golden finger, but not much of one. At first, the story focuses on having children. Whether it goes off track later is anyone's guess. I'm writing this just for fun, and I'll try to use my head while doing it. Readers, feel free to turn yours off. If you think I've done something badly, please 21.3kReads8.0Score1.6k14d adds
38. 188 收 Get a Grip, and I’ll Make You Reach for the Stars! 收收心，爷让你高攀！ Yu Susu雨酥酥Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted Not a strong-female-lead story, and not a power fantasy! [Romance-focused + transmigration in infancy + possessive pursuit + intense push and pull + angst and sweetness + sex before love + a husband chasing his wife to the crematorium + taming a dog] Deliberate seduction X clear-eyed surrender. A disastrous start from the moment she transmigrates, when she is nearly drowned in a chamber pot, combined with traditional son preference, a feudal society where the law does not reach the countryside, 33.9kReads9.1Score4k14d adds

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    All of these are great books, they won't make you stupid, and the female characters running away with the male characters chasing after them are incredibly addictive 🍉🍉

39. 189 马 Ma Jia Shi Reborn: The Splendid Consort Rong's Path to Victory 马佳氏重生，锦绣荣妃之步步为赢 Three One Three叁壹叁Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A woman who does not fight will be crushed; one who does will weave a life of splendor. Reborn in the fourth year of the Kangxi era, Ma Jia Ningxi once again faced the prospect of entering the imperial palace. Looking back on her life, she had borne five sons and one daughter, yet lost four of her sons in infancy. Only the third prince, Yinzhi, and her daughter, Princess Gurun Rongxian, survived. It took her ten years in the palace to be made a consort. She spent her later years in loneliness an 17.4kReads8.2Score2.2k14d adds
40. 190 被 The General I Used and Abandoned Has Returned to Court 被我始乱终弃的将军回朝了 Puffpaw噗爪Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted Xie Chuizhu, reborn, puts on an acting performance every day. Fleeing home at night and worried about the dangers of a long journey? She tricks a great general into escorting her. Arriving in Jiankang with no way to make a living? She disguises herself as a man and takes a job at a male brothel. Having trouble investigating her father’s murder? She changes her name and identity, then ventures into danger as a man. After a long journey through a second life, Xie Chuizhu finally gets what she want 2.2kReads9.1Score25714d adds

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    The female lead was clear-headed, and I finished watching it too. It was just so moving, but I didn't expect the core love to be so pure.

41. 191 荒 Red Dead Redemption: Summoning a Spirited Young Woman from the Start 荒野大镖客开局召唤精神小妹 Teapot Loves Gaming茶壶爱游戏Anime Fanfiction378k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Wild West of 1899, Lin Hao activated a Summoning System from the start. While others summoned gunslingers, ferocious beasts, and powerful fighters, he summoned a bunch of girls! They could fight, stand their ground, and put on a show. By changing the story, he changed everyone's fate! Micah? Let him hang in Strawberry and sway in the breeze! While others struggled to survive in the West, he raced across the land with his girls: claiming territory, crushing gangs, tak 9Reads—Score114d adds

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    This book is pretty good! It's not mindless, doesn't contain filler, has no cheat codes, the protagonist is calm and intelligent, and the story faithfully recreates the game's scenes.

42. 192 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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    I think volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4 are all fantastic! The last one is one I wrote myself; it's actually just so-so, but I'll sneak in a little something.

43. 193 欢 Welcome Home, Contract Husband 欢迎回家，合约丈夫 Lady Jinxi金喜娘Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Stealing the love of another + clear-eyed heroine + revenge and face-slapping + constant clashes + powerful couple working together + marriage before love + an unconventional contract marriage + off-the-charts sweetness] [An actually aloof, naturally clueless CEO who pretends to be composed + a wild duck who acts as if nothing is wrong and sees the world clearly] Ye Xuan is a wild duck. Her father died, her mother ran off, and she had no one to rely on. Through her own hard work, she made a lif 2.6kReads9.3Score35214d adds

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    This book is very good.

44. 194 月 The Moon Has Something on Its Mind 月亮有心事 Stockpiling Rice囤米米Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [She Pursues Him + Secret Love Turns Mutual + Youthful Campus Romance] The summer before Wen Run started high school, she went out to buy fruit, took a tumble, and somehow fell head over heels for someone. He didn't remember her, so she became his deskmate and friend, and walked home with him after school. Just as she thought she could take things one step at a time and win him over gradually, her secret was suddenly exposed. What do you do when the person you're secretly in love with finds out? 5.8kReads9.2Score88614d adds

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    So many 😢 Some of them are really heart-wrenching, I highly recommend listening to music while reading them.

45. 195 离 The Night I Divorced, My Fortune-Making System Activated 离婚那晚，我的发财系统激活了 Gossip Little Xin八卦小新Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Strong Female Lead + No CP + No Men to Raise + Entrepreneurship + Rural Housewife + Raising a Child He kicked over a stool and cursed me for being a freeloader, never knowing that every penny I had saved over five years went to supporting his parents and child. He forced me to leave with nothing, simply because he couldn't pay the twenty thousand needed for his own father's surgery. The night I was driven out in a torrential downpour, my fortune was activated: [Today's task: Sell a bowl of liang 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recommend it; it seems pretty normal overall.

46. 196 集 We All Transmigrated? The Powerful Families of the Capital Beg Me for Help 集体穿越？京圈勋贵哭着抱我大腿 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhen, a top academic prodigy and the rock her elders rely on, is a specialist at whipping underachievers into shape. Then she transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the discarded wife of a poor scholar who passed the highest imperial exam. But the underachievers who used to give her headaches have become influential figures in the capital. The shut-in: Transmigrated as a spoiled young wastrel, he’s forced to eat, drink, and visit brothels, wearing an expression of pure misery every day 111.5kReads8.8Score11.7k14d adds
47. 197 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5k14d adds
48. 198 全EN Highway Survival for All: My RV Evolves Without Limits 全民公路求生：我的房车无限进化 Orange Juice with Salt橙汁加盐Sports2.1M WordsOngoing [Global Survival]+ [Doomsday]+ [Vehicle Upgrades]+ [Golden Traits]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Zombies]+ [Cthulhu]+ [Overpowered Protagonist]+ [Multiple Female Leads] When they wake up, billions of people find themselves in a highway survival game. Everyone starts with a vehicle. Others get scooters, bicycles, and tractors, while Lin Hui starts with a motorhome! Even a Level 1 zombie has 20 points of Strength, while humans have only 5? And Cthulhu monsters are watching from all around? It's a mas 407.6kReads8.2Score39.3k14d adds
49. 199 顶 Obsessively Pursued: After Faking My Death, I Rented a Place from My Ex 顶级疯缠，死遁后租到前夫哥的房 Don't Touch My Soft Persimmon别碰我的软柿子Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [Complete novel] A timid heroine with plenty of schemes (though none of them are any use) | I’ll just sit back and watch you perform (everything my wife does is adorable), a dangerously obsessive hero Theatrical heroine | Winning her back | Coercion | Eight-year age gap - Wanyi is disobedient. Feng Huanjing wants to lock her up until she learns to behave. But every time he locks her up, Wanyi cries, and every time she cries, Feng Huanjing’s heart softens. After this happens two or three times, h 31.9kReads8.3Score4.5k14d adds

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    Trust me, you won't regret it! Really!

50. 200 五 The 1950s Village Girl Is a Little Crazy: From the Start, She Smashes Her Scumbag Father's Wedding 五零村姑有点疯，开局砸渣爹婚礼 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ni Chuichui had just gotten out of a mental hospital when she had the misfortune to transmigrate into the body of a girl with the same name in the 1950s. Her mother was dead, and her father didn’t care about her. Wearing the standard smile of a villain, Ni Chuichui waved her hand and said, “You think you can just decide you don’t want me? That’s not how it works.” She took her younger brother to the military district, crashed a wedding, drove her stepmother into a faint, and extorted a huge sum 48.9kReads8.7Score6k14d adds

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    This is somewhat accurate, but it is indeed quite beautiful.

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