Some Levelheaded, Ambitious, Capable Female Leads 一些理智/有野心/有能力的女主

1. 1 女21+ The Heroine Doesn’t Think So [Quick Transmigration] 女主并不觉得[快穿] Chu Yun Xiu'er初云秀儿No CP998k WordsCompleted 143kFavorites181.7kClicks/ch488.8kGifts

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   Serialized novel! But multiple worlds have already been completed. Excellent writing! It opened up new avenues of thought for me, and some of the viewpoints were truly thought-provoking. Highly recommended!

2. 2 白 The Poor, Beautiful Girl Wants to Climb the Ladder 白穷美想往上爬 Looking North from the South Tower南楼北望Romance1.3M WordsOngoing At twenty-five, Sun Lingxue had lost everything. With her sharp mind and pretty face, she had once secured a place at a top university, a wealthy boyfriend, and an impressive résumé. Her future had looked bright. Her classmates and friends called her calculating and opportunistic behind her back, but to her face they fawned over her, hoping she would help them. Gossip and a bad reputation? Sun Lingxue didn't care. She just wanted to climb higher. She wanted to escape her fate, break through t 41.2kFavorites60.9kClicks/ch33.8kGifts

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   Haven't watched it yet, but I like the synopsis, so I'll save it.

3. 3 当 Playing the Villain Is Addictive! [Infinite] 当反派是会上瘾的！[无限] Lone Corner孤隅Romance943k WordsCompleted Blurb: Xia Tianqing transmigrates into an infinite-game novel and proudly takes up a villain role, only for the treacherous transmigration System to abandon her and run off. She has to follow the rules and become the vicious villain who trips up the male and female leads as they clear their rounds and gets in the way when they fall in love. Only by making the players feel negative emotions toward her can she collect “villain points” and earn a chance to exchange them for survival items. Xia Ti 30.5kFavorites35.3kClicks/ch74.7kGifts

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   [To be revisited] It captivated me after just a few chapters! Turns out it's by the author of "The Disguised System Turns Tragic Novels into Thrilling ones"! I'm so happy! It's quite obvious from the plot that Sister Qing is calm, decisive, and meticulous—not one of those empty characters who only have a title. Push!

4. 4 我 I Disguised Myself as a System and Broke the Entire Tragic Romance Novel 我伪装成系统，崩坏整本虐文 Lone Corner孤隅Romance561k WordsCompleted Ning Xiaoyu transmigrated into an old-fashioned tragic romance with a bad ending, becoming the heroine's useless younger sister and binding herself to the [Bad-End Story Repair Program]. Her mother was a hopeless romantic who would have the family fortune stolen by her scumbag of a phoenix-man husband before he abandoned her. Unable to bear the blow, she would leap from a rooftop. Her older sister was a 23.1kFavorites44.5kClicks/ch21.7kGifts

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   [To be revisited]

5. 5 从 From Now On, the Male Lead Follows the Green Tea Script 从此男主改拿绿茶剧本 Silver-Haired Dead Fish Eyes银发死鱼眼Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Pei Liang is bound to a Cannon Fodder Striving System. Her mission is to push the heroine aside, take her place, and win over all the men who were supposed to fall for the heroine. But every time Pei Liang enters a mission world, she focuses on making money, and ends up rolling in it. System: Warning, you have deviated 20% from your mission; deviation at 50%; deviation at 90%. The plot is about to end. Your chance of failing to win your targets is 99%. Preparing to eliminate you, wait, how did y 227.5kFavorites614.7kClicks/ch521.3kGifts

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   This is a light read, good for killing time. Pure romance fans beware!

6. 6 魔 The Demon Seeds Descend 魔种降临 Gong Xinwen龚心文Romance455k WordsCompleted [Print edition] A print edition with the same title is available on major platforms. See Weibo for details. [Blurb] After being reborn, an evil archvillain accidentally turns into a loyal, pitiful little puppy. Chu Qianxun was reborn at the beginning of the apocalypse. She vowed to live a better, longer life this time around, far away from dangerous people and situations. One day, she accidentally saved an immortal man. After cleaning him up, Chu Qianxun was horrified to realize he was the infa 171.1kFavorites387.1kClicks/ch148.8kGifts

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   [To be revisited] It's very well written; the sense of urgency really lingered in my mind. Unfortunately, the ending felt rushed due to some reasons (possibly due to JJ restrictions) and did not meet expectations. It belongs to the "feel-good" genre.

7. 7 完 Perfect Compatibility [Male Alpha, Female Omega] 完美耦合[男A女O] Nine-Level Magic Square九阶幻方Romance681k WordsCompleted The complete two-volume print edition is available on all major platforms. For publication details, visit Weibo @Ma Zi De Jiu Jie Huan Fang~ The text has been revised and expanded several times during serialization and after completion. Unlike pirated copies, the latest complete version is only available on Jinjiang. Please add my ongoing novel, In His Domain [Guide and Sentinel], to your reading list. Blurb: Lin Zhi transmigrates to the interstellar age and becomes a female Omega. The origina 154.8kFavorites239.8kClicks/ch187.4kGifts

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   [To be revisited] It's so beautiful!

8. 8 给 After Becoming the Crown Prince’s Underling, He Fell for Men 给太子当小弟后他弯了 Just a Typewriter是个打字机Romance477k WordsCompleted [The bonus chapter for Chapter 115 has been replaced. You may want to reread it~ Lu Guyu’s bonus chapter is just a little treat. I’ll release it later. 030] Chen Jiao transmigrated into a political power-struggle novel and became a powerful background character. Her mother was the Princess Royal’s biological daughter, her father was a marquis at court, and her grandparents were famous figures in Chang’an. But the Chen family had only one child in each generation. With outsiders eyeing the fami 135.8kFavorites251.3kClicks/ch94.6kGifts

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   [To be revisited] In my memory, the female lead was both cowardly and pathetic (in a good way). Not a typical female lead, but she has her own career storyline.

9. 9 想 Everyone Who Tries to Flirt With Me Gets So Mad They Could Die 想撩我的都被气死了 Shang Li上黎Romance648k WordsCompleted A ridiculous interstellar military-competition story, with over-the-top, silly, self-indulgent fun and a domineering female protagonist who rules the whole scene! If you want to laugh out loud, come on in. Trust me, I'm serious about making you happy. \(≧▽≦)/ Alliance Leader: I need a First Lady of the Alliance. Saint Lian's Empress: What a coincidence! I need a queen for the Holy Empire too. Alliance Leader: ... Later, they fought because they couldn't agree. And later still... the Allianc 56.6kFavorites148kClicks/ch62.7kGifts

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   [To be revisited]

10. 10 穿 The Villainous Stepmother of a Dragon-Pride Prodigy 穿成龙傲天幼崽的反派继母 Curly Cat卷卷猫Romance509k WordsCompleted Mu Li transmigrates into a dragon-princess novel and is carried into Lingyun Immortal Manor in a bridal sedan chair, to bring good fortune to the Heavenly Venerable. The day after the wedding, the Heavenly Venerable goes into seclusion because of his severe injuries, leaving behind the three-year-old male protagonist, a dragon-princess prodigy with no one to rely on, and a group of concubines scheming to seize power and his inheritance. In the original story, Mu Li is the villain with the sharp 49.9kFavorites110.4kClicks/ch86kGifts

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    [To be revisited] It primarily focuses on family relationships, but also includes romantic love; it's written with great sensitivity. I suspect the author actually studied psychology.

11. 11 太 The Crown Princess Keeps Tricking People into Working for Her 太子她又在骗人打工 Chasing the Moon, Chasing the Moon逐逐逐月Romance622k WordsCompleted Complete. Former title: My Fiancee Became Emperor Behind My Back. Next story: On the Compatibility of a Magic System and Cultivation Blurb: When Xiao Yun transmigrated into the body of a prince who was actually a woman in disguise, she was overjoyed. When she discovered she was the doomed crown prince of a former dynasty who dies horribly in the novel, she gathered up her valuables and raced out as fast as she could, only to find the city walls in ruins and the fires still burning. She wanted 28.4kFavorites33.4kClicks/ch21.1kGifts

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    [To be revisited] The female lead is a good prince

12. 12 窈 [Pride and Prejudice] A Lovely Lady [傲慢与偏见]窈窕淑女 Autumn Waters Clear秋水晴Romance417k WordsCompleted [My new story next door, "[Dream of the Red Chamber] Mrs. Lin's Farming Days," is now underway. Thanks for your support.] As Mr. Bingley's good friend, Mr. Darcy is handsome, mature, calm, and proud. At a ball, Mr. Bingley falls in love with Jane at first sight and invites Jane, who has caught a chill, to stay at Netherfield Park. Mary, the least noticed member of her family, is sent by Mrs. Bennet to Netherfield Park to look after her sister. The transmigrated Mary arrives at Netherfield Park 26.9kFavorites62.9kClicks/ch25.1kGifts

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    [To be revisited] The female lead, Mary, is very cute, in a natural way.

13. 13 不 I Accidentally Killed the Spoiled Wife System 不小心创亖了娇妻系统 Xing Chuanyu星川渝Romance264k WordsCompleted [80% piracy protection ratio, 72-hour protection period] [The main story is complete and will be extensively revised over time. The revised version may differ greatly from the original, so please support the official release. One or two bonus stories may appear at random, depending on how things go.] [Blurb] You transmigrated. You transmi 2.2kFavorites2.3kClicks/ch1.3kGifts

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    [To be revisited] The main story is finished, but the side stories seem far off; it appears the story is currently being revised. Some of the viewpoints are quite interesting.

14. 14 攻21+ The Man I Could Never Win Over [Quick Transmigration] 攻略不下来的男人[快穿] Xiu Ce袖侧Romance512k WordsCompleted 257.7kFavorites689kClicks/ch222.6kGifts

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    [To be revisited] It was wonderful; I almost missed it because of the title. The foreshadowing is deep, but there are always clues to follow. It's not a wish-fulfillment story; the character development is very clear, and there's no romantic pairing in the ending.

15. 15 回 Back Before My Husband Castrated Himself 回到老公自宫前 Orchid Boat at Dusk暮兰舟Romance851k WordsCompleted In the lonely, treacherous Forbidden City, when a palace maid and a eunuch become husband and wife, their arrangement is called a "fooding marriage." Wei Caiwei married a eunuch who had been castrated to avenge herself. The couple married first and fell in love later. Together, they weathered every storm in the palace, always supporting one another and never giving up. In the end, the eunuch became the head of the Eastern Depot, wielding immense power at court. He helped her get revenge, then re 93.7kFavorites193.5kClicks/ch113.3kGifts

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    [To be revisited] As I recall, the female protagonist is reborn and kills her enemies from her past life within three chapters.

16. 16 能 With Infinite Save-Loading, of Course I Should Be a Savior 能无限回档了当然要做救世主 Eat the Pumpkin吃掉南瓜Romance349k WordsCompleted Tao Wei accidentally bought a horror-mystery VR game online called [Bizarre Scripts]. The game was made up of a series of absurd, bizarre standalone stories. A woman who absolutely must not be seen, but loves living inside your eyelids / parasitic mold that cannot be touched, yet grows and matures inside your body until it finally bursts out / a deformed cranial worm that moves at a normal speed and can ignore any obstacle, all to kill you... You can't choose your own character class in this g 18.5kFavorites19.6kClicks/ch11.7kGifts

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    [The serial I followed back then, I'll reread it later] Very good! The plot is tight, the language is concise, and the main storyline is engaging. Both the protagonist and the antagonist are intelligent, without any forced descent into stupidity, and their confrontations are exciting. The only drawback is that the romance feels somewhat unnatural, and the ending didn't quite meet my expectations (in my opinion). If you enjoy intricately plotted stories and don't have high expectations for romance, give it a try!

17. 17 炮 A Cannon Fodder Fish, but I Blow Up the Pond 炮灰鱼，但炸鱼塘 Zhao Yao昭垚Romance1.1M WordsCompleted **Coming next: The Whole Cultivation World Became My Stalker Fans. Wen Yu transmigrates into an old-school xianxia harem novel, becoming a noble young master in the cultivation world who is actually a woman in disguise, and one of the fish the sea-queen heroine intends to keep in her pond. That very night, after Wen Yu refuses the heroine's advances, the humiliated and furious heroine sets her up. Her entire family is brutally killed, their souls destroyed. Wen Y 13.1kFavorites30.3kClicks/ch20kGifts

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    I'll give a more detailed review after I rewatch it. The writing is excellent, and the plot is intricately woven. I really like female protagonists like Wen Yu.

18. 18 敢 If You Show Me Your Health Bar, I’ll Kill You 敢亮血条就杀给你看 Wei Wo Wu Jiu薇我无酒No CP1.1M WordsCompleted [Signed for a print edition. For updates on the exact progress, follow @WeiWoJiu59] Xue Wuyi is transported into a wasteland world rife with contamination. Humanity must venture into contaminated zones to deal with all kinds of bizarre entities. Xue Wuyi: I’ve seen this episode before. As long as I awaken an ability, I can become the protagonist who slaughters everyone in my path. So she struggled for seven years and finally got into the First Military Academy. Just like every protagonist, she 131.2kFavorites115.7kClicks/ch430.7kGifts

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    Serialized novel! It features an all-female worldview, focuses on ensemble casts, has a good pace, and boasts a very engaging plot. Highly recommended!

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