Highly Recommended: Strong Female Leads and Plot-Driven Feel-Good Stories, Part 1 【强推】女主剧情流女强爽文-1

1. 1 禁 The Forbidden Palace 禁庭 Liu Yuan Chang Ning流鸢长凝Baihe (GL)785k WordsCompleted ☆Special Notes☆ ① The Tang Dynasty in this story is not the historical Tang Dynasty; the story will later move in an alternate-history direction. This is entirely fictional, written to fulfill a dream. Please don’t mistake it for real history. The author is not a historian and has limited ability. The invented details exist solely to serve the plot. (The story ends in Chapters 221 and 222. Pirated versions are incomplete. Rumor-mongers, that’s enough!) ② Although this is an alternate history, it 69.8kFavorites71kClicks/ch93.9kGifts

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   Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er are reborn together in a political intrigue-themed yuri story, striving for a reasonable happy ending amidst treacherous circumstances. The Wu Zetian portrayed in this story is the most authentic emperor I've ever read, embodying both power and magnanimity. The interactions between the characters are also very moving. Even Li Longji, who has limited screen time and ultimately falls, is portrayed... Truly worthy of the author's skill.

2. 2 砸 Smash All Pots and Pans To Go to School 砸锅卖铁去上学 Red Thorn North红刺北Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The second volume’s physical edition goes on sale on June 24, 2023, at 6 p.m. The first two minutes come with a limited-time autograph! For details, follow the author on Weibo: Tiantian Chijiao.] [The audiobook of the same name is now available on Ximalaya. If you’re interested, go give it a listen!] Wei San, once a top engineer, transmigrates into an out-of-school child in the interstellar age. She makes a living by scavenging trash and turning junk into treasure. Just in time for the start o 965.2kFavorites1.6MClicks/ch4.6MGifts

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   An engineer transmigrates into the body of an orphaned garbage collector. He wants to continue being an engineer in the interstellar era, but poverty forces him to become a pilot. He's intelligent, resourceful, and strives for success. I haven't read such a comfortable space fiction in a long time. Warning: There is a male lead, a cold and pretentious guy. Although he doesn't have much presence, he's incredibly awkward. Every time he appears, I want to dig my toes into the ground.

3. 3 穿 After Entering a Cyberpunk Game, I Killed the Boss and Claimed the Throne 穿进赛博游戏后干掉BOSS成功上位 An Bai桉柏Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [I’ve been informed about the incident involving trolls in the comments, and I sincerely apologize to everyone. The inappropriate text in the blurb has been removed. A detailed announcement is in the author’s note for Chapter 1. 2026.04.05] [Updates on the simplified Chinese print edition: See Weibo @An Bai ANBAI. The second volume of the simplified Chinese edition was released on August 22, 2025.] The cyberpunk game with cosmic horror elements, Crimson Earth, is about to be released. Kui Xin 835.4kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch3.4MGifts

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   [Highly Recommended] A female-centric story with a plot-driven plot, set against the backdrop of the Fourth Natural Disaster and the revival of spiritual energy. It's an absolutely exhilarating story of leveling up and recruiting followers, and it's not simplistic. I declare that this is the most charismatic female lead I've read this year, bar none. She's so cool... There is a male lead, who is quite cute, and the romance is excellent.

4. 4 有 Bandits 有匪 priestRomance717k WordsCompleted “One day, you will cross the silent, tranquil Ximo River, leave the old Peach Blossom Spring encircled by mountains, and enter a night sky shrouded in endless gloom. You will witness countless unclimbable mountains collapse one after another, and impassable seas dry up into fields. Remember: your fate hangs on the tip of a blade, and that blade must always point forward.” “May you glimpse the light of day before the cold iron blade is blunted.” A birthday tribute for our beloved Empress Dowager 507.9kFavorites586.7kClicks/ch382.5kGifts

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   The writing is superb, and overall it's a top-tier read. My only personal regret is that the second half of the book shifted its focus to the male lead's injuries, leaving less room for the female lead's adventures in the martial arts world.

5. 5 这 I’ll Take That Knee! 这膝盖我收下了！ Jiangshan Canglan江山沧澜Romance803k WordsCompleted Blurb: After Song Juyao dies, she floats out of her computer and discovers that her life was nothing but a reality show, controlled and manipulated by others. A billion viewers watched the livestream, judging and mocking her life, while the production team did everything they could to set obstacles in her way and bring her down again and again. Later, Song Juyao is reborn, and this time her memories have not been suppressed. This is a crazy world. People are fed up 327.2kFavorites629.9kClicks/ch620.8kGifts

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   Since I've already subscribed to them all, I'll just add them to this book list... Warning: Mindless, overly satisfying, flat supporting characters, leans more towards Mary Sue/Mary Sue story, popular but the male lead's intensity suddenly increases towards the end. The female protagonist is reborn with her memories intact and acts all innocent and suave on live streams, winning the hearts of viewers. Her cheat-like abilities are so overpowered they're astounding: an eleven-year-old PhD, a competition champion, a powerful swordsman—she's a genius in every world. The vicious, brainless supporting characters who initially tried to harm her on the live streams are all thoroughly humiliated.

6. 6 桥 Upstairs by the Bridge 桥头楼上 priestNo CP118k WordsCompleted You stand on the bridge watching the scenery, while someone watching the scenery looks down at you from the tower; The bright moon turns the tall building into a painting, and hung at the bridgehead, the painting becomes part of the scenery. Adapted from Bian Zhilin's short poem “Fragment” Notes: 1. A short mystery, around 100,000 characters (that's the estimate, anyway; it might not be accurate). 2. I'll probably update 4–6 times a week, at 11 a.m. Jinjiang only allows VIP stories to post abs 258kFavorites248.7kClicks/ch433.5kGifts

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   [Niche Theme Bonus] P's recent works haven't been very much like online novels; they're mostly modern mystery/suspense stories. Would you consider them ensemble short stories? There's no single main character. The almost entirely female characters are a plus.

7. 7 开 The Beginning 开端 Pray Lord祈祷君Romance258k WordsCompleted I'm trapped on a bus. I have to do my best to survive. Infinite flow + confined space + mystery-solving. The author's completed historical novels: Transmigrating as the Old Madam of a Duke's Mansion: Rejuvenated in My Old Age Transmigrating as Mulan, the Female Heroine Who Retired from the Army: Mulan Has No Elder Brother A king who can see the players: The King Is in Perfect Health Transmigrating as Ma Wencai, the antagonist in The Butterfly Lovers: Everyone Loves Ma Wencai Modern novels: S 245.5kFavorites307.9kClicks/ch70.5kGifts

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   I read this before it was adapted into a film or television series; it was a pretty good book.

8. 8 四 Four-Hospital Patient Discussion Forum [Infinite] 四院病友交流论坛[无限] Colorful Rice炫彩大米Romance823k WordsCompleted Yu Xiao had a terminal illness with almost no hope of recovery, and she'd long since made peace with it. Every day, she calmly waited to die. One day, an app automatically downloaded onto her phone: Fourth Hospital Patient Forum. Fourth Hospital? Wasn't the local Fourth Hospital a psychiatric hospital? She opened it and saw the first post: [Guide to the Morgue] Yu Xiao: ??? The second post: [A roundup of all the ghosts and monsters I've encountered over the years] Yu Xiao: No wonder it's a 221.8kFavorites314.4kClicks/ch232.9kGifts

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   The main characters are all female, and the story is absurdly imaginative. A positive aspect is that, besides the female lead, her teammates and other female supporting characters are also depicted. Basically, they're a group of female college students who like to swear. I felt the excessive flirting between the female lead and the attending physician got a bit tiresome (is that why this story is categorized as romance?). The plot is somewhat rough, feeling like repetitive content; if you're not too demanding about logic, it's still worth reading.

9. 9 剑 After the Sword Cultivator's Reputation Was Ruined 剑修风评被害后 Xiong Ye熊也Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [This novel has been licensed for print publication in simplified Chinese. Preorders open May 30, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.] Short blurb: After receiving a storybook that foretells the future, Yun Xian decides to leave the mountain and revive the Sword Pavilion. The sect leader strokes his beard, deeply gratified. My girl has finally grown up. One year later. “Yun Xian, could you tell us how you managed, in just one year, to turn everyone’s stereotype of sword cultivators from ‘aloof, good at fightin 201.6kFavorites280.1kClicks/ch240.4kGifts

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   A female lead who's just like Big Mom, a variety of adorable female supporting characters, and a main group with a perfectly balanced gender ratio that's incredibly cute! It follows a plot-driven storyline, and while the female lead isn't the strongest, the friendship among the main group is absolutely amazing. This is truly a rare story where the author gives each member of the main character group, besides the main characters, their own separate storylines. The main character group has a male-to-female ratio of 2:3, and both female supporting characters have their own individual stories. It's absolutely fantastic! The male protagonist is an overpowered character with top-tier combat abilities.

10. 10 无 Infinite Bankruptcy Crisis 无限破产危机 Light Clouds, Faint轻云淡Romance208k WordsCompleted [The author has COVID again... Resting without internet.] [No plans to start a new novel anytime soon. Whenever I start serializing, my emotions go haywire and I get sick easily. If I get COVID or sick again, I'm done for.] Financial tycoon Yun Luo is here to give online guidance, helping bankrupt people escape poverty, build wealth, and turn their lives around. [The heroine is the System, not the Host.] [The author has no alternate accounts, Weibo, or QQ group. Remember: don't believe rumors 193.1kFavorites252.5kClicks/ch268.2kGifts

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    [Recommendation] I recommend everyone read this article to learn some financial management knowledge.

11. 11 谋 [Three Kingdoms] Can Strategists Not Ascend the Throne? [三国]谋士不可以登基吗？ River Wind a Thousand Miles Away千里江风No CP2.9M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms power struggle. The heroine isn't a strategist, she's a ruler.] [Complete. Anti-piracy measures cover 50% of the text. The full story is being polished and proofread. I take no responsibility for pirated versions.] The seventh year of Guanghe. The Yellow Turban Rebellion. Qiao Yan is bound to Strategist System No. 068 and awakens in the body of a dying little girl amid the starving dead. The System tells her that her goal is to become the greatest strategist under heaven. Sitting 189.2kFavorites328.2kClicks/ch829.9kGifts

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    The female lead's plot is heavily focused, with virtually no romantic pairings (the author hopes readers will focus more on the story and less on speculating about spouses and heirs in the comments). It's a Three Kingdoms fanfiction, a logically sound and satisfying read. The female lead is portrayed as very strategic and intelligent; even I, a rather dim-witted reader, find the schemes exceptionally well-written. The villains aren't unintelligent either.

12. 12 食 A Feast for Every Taste 食全食美 Little Sweet Potato少地瓜Romance944k WordsCompleted [Negative reviews from jealous haters. Comments are closed.] Shi Yanxing, queen of the food service industry, transmigrated. A leaky, dilapidated house. Broken windows letting in the wind. Old folks and little kids. Their entire fortune amounted to eighteen copper coins. What to do? Go back to her old line of work! From the Great Lu dynasty's first boxed lunch to her hundredth chain restaurant, Shi Yanxing created another food-service legend! A career-minded straight woman who has no interest i 154.1kFavorites310.8kClicks/ch340.1kGifts

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    I preferred the part where the female lead cooked delicious food in the early stages and gradually built relationships with high-ranking officials and nobles.

13. 13 末 The Tenth Year of the Apocalypse 末世第十年 Fu Hua扶华Romance298k WordsCompleted It's the tenth year of the apocalypse. I'm still alive, but somehow, for no apparent reason, I've given birth to a little monster. [A woman surviving in the wasteland after the apocalypse. First-person narration, proceed with caution.] [Not dark. The main point isn't to expose the dark side of human nature, either. It's probably children's literature.] Theme: 138.6kFavorites324.6kClicks/ch95.4kGifts

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    A simple and heartwarming post-apocalyptic daily life, no romantic pairing.

14. 14 制 Conquering Hollywood 制霸好莱坞 Yu Jing Peng Xiang御井烹香Romance3.1M WordsCompleted I was reborn. Want to go back? First, help me conquer Hollywood! * The author's knowledge of the entertainment industry at home and abroad comes entirely from reading various reports. In other words, this is mostly wish fulfillment, so please don't take it seriously. * For the sake of the plot, the female lead will of course date someone, but this isn't a [redacted] novel, and her romantic interests will mostly be original characters. * As the title suggests, there will be plenty of scheming 136.8kFavorites267.2kClicks/ch84.1kGifts

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    [Highly Recommended] What can I say? This is simply divine! A transmigration novel set in the American entertainment industry, the protagonist transmigrates into the body of a waitress in 2001 Hollywood. His cheat ability is knowing which movies are good, and a system helps him improve his acting skills. All characters connected to the female lead are original creations, not explicit content. There are many original plays within plays, all very entertaining.

15. 15 为 For the Throne 为皇 Old Liver Mom老肝妈Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Blurb: When she wakes, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world… She can’t read the writing or understand the language. A group of people dressed in bizarre clothes, “barbarians” by her standards, are talking among themselves, some in fear and others in excitement. When the divine voice sounds in her mind once more, and the limitless gate opens before her, she faces countless possibilities, from life to death. For the first time, Li Yundan discovers a way of life more thrilling than power str 133.1kFavorites167.6kClicks/ch584.7kGifts

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    [Recommendation] The most enjoyable female protagonist infinite flow novel I've read recently. Every world is wonderful, and the ending is simply divine. The female lead is exceptionally strong and has a queenly demeanor. I really enjoy the plot where she strives to master new skills and enrich herself in each world. The main characters are all adorable, and there's also a cute female supporting character.

16. 16 姜 Ginger Princess 姜姬 Duo Mu Mu Duo多木木多Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Anti-Piracy Notice: The Jinjiang website has anti-piracy measures. This story uses the following system: readers who purchase at least 50% of the VIP chapters can read new chapters right away, while readers who have purchased less than 50% can read them after 12 hours. So if you’ve bought a new chapter but can’t see it yet, don’t worry. You’ll be able to read it after 12 hours. PS: Buying VIP chapters through the Android Jinjiang app gives you premium VIP rates and costs much less than buying th 113.5kFavorites233.8kClicks/ch412.5kGifts

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    [Recommendation] The story is reminiscent of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a time before feudalism, when etiquette and morality were not yet established, and the atmosphere was wild and untamed. The author captures this feeling beautifully and uniquely. The entire text is written in vernacular Chinese, yet it's more readable than many works that force a "classical" style. What also attracted me was the vividness of the supporting characters, regardless of age, gender, or social status.

17. 17 人 Playing a Popular Character 人气角色扮演中 White Day Porridge, White白昼粥白No CP564k WordsCompleted [Original work, not a derivative; female lead has no romance] [Cross-dressing as a man, comic forums, layers of secret identities, readers imagining things and treating the protagonist as a tragic, beautiful, powerful figure] [The comments contain lots of spoilers. On your first read, you can stick to the long reviews and topics, which have tons of great fanworks and memes~] [80% anti-piracy protection, 10% paragraph comments] [Illustrations are now available. Gacha can be addictive, so spend re 112.9kFavorites175.8kClicks/ch182.5kGifts

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    Is this the first story in this genre? The protagonist transmigrates into a comic book and needs to play a popular NPC, surviving by showing off, growing stronger with each act, and eventually becoming a god. I don't particularly like the male alter ego and the BL (Boys' Love) elements, but otherwise it's pretty good, and the side stories are quite cute.

18. 18 跟 Falling in Love with the Tech Tree [Three Kingdoms] 跟科技树谈恋爱[三国] Rock Candy Squirrel冰糖松鼠No CP729k WordsCompleted (For the author’s Weibo account, search “Bingtang Songshu on Jinjiang.”) New story: Childhood Friend Wants to Compete in Esports. Please save and follow! This story is exclusively licensed to Jinjiang Literature City. The top student A Sheng was very unhappy with the transmigration story she’d been given: Her father was a liberal arts scholar. Her father’s three wives and concubines were practically illiterate. Ninety-nine percent of the servants in her hou 106.6kFavorites262kClicks/ch151.7kGifts

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    A lighthearted and satisfying read, featuring a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of Cao Cao's sister. The tech-driven progression is incredibly enjoyable! The female lead's ideals are incredibly advanced and scientific. However, I must offer some criticism or warnings: 1. The female lead's ideals are against aristocratic families and support for equality for all. As a result, her family (more accurately, Cao Cao's descendants) has thrived for a thousand years, still benefiting from her influence in modern times – truly embodying the Duke of Yansheng. 2. The female lead's ideals are that the rule of law is superior to the rule of man. Her reason for assassinating Liu Bei was that Liu Bei's charisma would give hope to those who believe in the rule of man. However, she treated Cao Cao very well and never mentioned any problems with his rule of man. Then, her nephew became emperor. In short, all of the female lead's principles crumble when faced with her brother Cao Cao. She considers herself a great thinker, but her brother's ideals outweigh her own.

19. 19 带 Entering a Game with Cheat Codes 带着作弊码穿游戏 Tianze Shiruò天泽时若Romance837k WordsCompleted Meng Jintang transmigrates into the wuxia single-player game Jianghu Qingyun Road, which she bought only a few days ago. The moment she confirms her situation, Meng Jintang wants to close her eyes again and peacefully drift off. If she can’t go back to reality, she might as well daydream for a while. Although the road ahead is uncertain, Meng Jintang finds some comfort in the fact that her transmigration also came with the game’s System. Jianghu Qingyun Road is famous for its complicated control 103.1kFavorites204.5kClicks/ch223.6kGifts

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    Purely a lighthearted, enjoyable story with few twists and turns; it's simply pure fun.

20. 20 从 Starting with Board Games: Infinite 从桌游开始[无限] Tianze Shiruò天泽时若Romance605k WordsCompleted No update on July 14. No need to wait, mwah. The title is for reference only. Gu Jingsheng used to think falling meteorites were something that only happened in badly concluded novels. She never imagined she'd experience it herself one day. A huge rock came hurtling down from the sky with a burning debuff, leaving her just enough time to shout, “I wasn't the one who abandoned the novel!” before her HP hit zero. Perhaps because she'd still managed to make a joke at the end, Gu Jingsheng didn't qu 95.6kFavorites164.3kClicks/ch117.3kGifts

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    It's a fantastic infinite flow novel. It was the first story by Tianze Shiruo that I followed, and I've been a loyal reader ever since.

21. 21 地 Dungeon Growth Log 地下城生长日志 Black Sugar Simmered with Sour Plums黑糖煮酸梅Romance875k WordsCompleted Complete! Thanks to all the lovely readers who supported the official release! Follow Weibo user Heitang Zhu Suanmei for my next book. Other people grow crops; she grows dungeon imps. Other people level up by defeating monsters and earning fame; she levels up by raising monsters and earning hatred. Other people fall in love with heroes, sages, kings, and demon lords… Hey, would you like to fall in love with an illegal building? Ta Sha transmigrates into a dungeon, a half-dead one at that. Yes, 92.1kFavorites148.7kClicks/ch102.3kGifts

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    It's a Western fantasy novel where the protagonist transmigrates into a dungeon and changes the world; the plot is somewhat like playing a management game. As a Western fantasy novel, the setting and logic are sound, and the otherworldly atmosphere is very appealing, which is a plus. The presence of a male lead is not important. It's a rare story where the protagonist can be described as a "great leader" rather than a "strongman" or "ambitious person."

22. 22 恶 The Villainess Has No Choice but to Take the Throne 恶女只好登基 Nanke Thirteen Halls南柯十三殿Romance818k WordsCompleted The day the princess who had been lost among the common people was brought back to the palace, no one imagined she would become the Empire’s new ruler. · Li Li transmigrated into the vicious female side character of the melodramatic novel The Interstellar Darling: the real princess who had gone missing from the Interstellar Empire. According to the original plot, her family would love the fake princess more sincerely, driving Li Li to become twisted and set her on a path of no return as a hated 81.1kFavorites166.6kClicks/ch105.7kGifts

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    The romance is practically nonexistent. The early episodes, where the female lead builds her power, are engaging, but the subsequent royal family drama and secrets are poorly written. The transmigrated female protagonist is friendly to the original "female" protagonist, helping her find herself and gain power. She decides to stop being weak and become a powerful warrior, thus deciding to revert to her male form (her race is mermaid, so she can choose her gender) because women's power is inferior to men's (her own words). I support transmigration, but this "feeling" is written in a way that makes me feel incredibly uncomfortable...

23. 23 百 A Century of Letters 百年家书 Crazy Diuzi疯丢子Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Flowers bloom and wither; spring passes and autumn comes. The moment they fell, they had already become eternal. Excerpt from Every Inch of Our Land Stained with Blood She still remembered her grandfather’s cloudy eyes gazing at the bustling traffic outside. Through the window and the high-rises, his eyes reflected not the city, but a small boat on a river in an ancient town and a ray of sunset on the water. Behind that peaceful scene lay darkness and bloodshed. Everyone’s smiles were bitter, an 80.1kFavorites61.3kClicks/ch29.7kGifts

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    [Niche Theme Bonus] The protagonist travels back to the Republic of China era to become a war correspondent. His biggest advantage is knowing where the key battles are and rushing there. The protagonist is a witness to history, a passerby in time, and the thread that connects the entire War of Resistance against Japan. This story transcends the protagonist's narrative, while also depicting his growth, rather than simply using him as a plot device. The male lead doesn't appear much, but he's not unlikeable.

24. 24 红 Red Sleeves Run Wild [Infinite] 红袖凶猛[无限] Loves Spicy Chicken Powder爱吃辣鸡粉No CP890k WordsCompleted [A note before you read] 1. Readers who only enjoy stories where max-level veterans steamroll the beginner village and god-tier newcomers steal the show probably shouldn't open this one. 2. I haven't taken a cent from any cosmetic surgery clinic, and I have no obligation to promote the beauty industry or the looks-obsessed economy. The protagonist doesn't make a living off their looks. Their looks score below zero. [Synopsis] A poor girl from an ancient rural village becomes a trial-taker, trav 78.1kFavorites118.7kClicks/ch257.2kGifts

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    The protagonist is a rare example of a character who grows up in a story, an ancient indigenous girl, and the author specifically describes her muscles. While her facial features are plain, she has a very muscular physique, which I really appreciate. One point was deducted because the author's handling of clan and social hierarchy issues was rather weak and appeasing; it's sometimes hard to imagine that this was written by someone who loves spicy chicken powder.

25. 25 小 Mr. Little Bennet 小班纳特“先生” Jinsu仅溯Romance890k WordsCompleted [If you love it, give it a five-star review in the app, sweetie =3=~] Because her mother was obsessed with the inheritance and desperate for a son, Chris became Mr. Bennet. She can't wear pretty dresses or dance with the person she loves. But the world of possibilities before her has grown wider. “I'm in love with Chris Bennet. After crawling out of that tomb in the Chateau d'If, I resolved never to touch anything too beautiful in this world again. I decided to hide away this selfish, petty fan 70.2kFavorites158.4kClicks/ch133.1kGifts

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    A classic novel. The female protagonist is the youngest sister of the Bennet family, and the male protagonist is the Count of Monte Cristo. The female protagonist disguises herself as a boy from a young age, initially getting involved in the smuggling industry to conceal her identity, and later becoming the apprentice of the Secretary of State, with a future political career in mind. Warning: The female lead's career development feels a bit rushed; the later plot focuses more on the interactions between the male and female leads.

26. 26 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s and Become an Educated Youth 穿越七零做知青 Hu Tu湖涂Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Su Qingyu, who was preparing to become a university graduate village official, transmigrates back to the 1970s. Her biological parents are both in second marriages, and they favor their children from before, leaving her completely neglected. Even the supposedly great opportunity to go to the countryside falls only to her, the youngest child. Su Qingyu slings her bag over her shoulder. So what if she’s going to be a sent-down youth? If she does well, she can become a village official! 69.2kFavorites230.5kClicks/ch223.8kGifts

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    A solid and well-written article, a rare find in period fiction focusing on a cadre's poverty alleviation efforts. The protagonist is ambitious and dedicated to going wherever poverty is most severe. The poverty alleviation details are meticulously crafted, and the story gets better as it progresses. Warning: The first chapters are filled with awful relatives and mundane family drama, but that stops later. There is a male lead, who is extremely unpleasant when he first appears; I almost dropped the story. It gets much better later when the female lead gets down to practical matters.

27. 27 这 Is This Really Not a Fishing Game? [Full-Dive Online Game] 这不是钓鱼游戏吗[全息网游] Sa Wu萨巫Romance880k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Next novel: [Full-Dive VR] So, the Game’s Coming to Reality, Right?] Blurb: After accidentally entering the martial-arts-themed full-dive VR game The Wandering Hero, Ye Jinyin only wanted to fish and enjoy a peaceful retirement. A hidden quest item appeared on her hook, but she didn’t care. A whale of a player practically shoved a sect initiation item into her hands, but she politely declined. The chance to be the first to clear a dungeon was right in front of her, and she paid it n 64.3kFavorites107.7kClicks/ch171.4kGifts

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    This might be the first full-immersion online game novel I've read in the last two or three years that I could actually finish. The female lead is incredibly strong, her interactions with her friends are adorable, and the plot is fantastic.

28. 28 亡 The Undead Tavern Keeper's Log 亡灵酒馆经营日志 Bai Jiu百玖Romance347k WordsCompleted Run a tavern and get more new products through gacha draws. Decorate your tavern, build farms and pastures, and harvest all kinds of produce. Make more money from your customers! Develop and expand your town, pave roads, and build parks, libraries, and other community buildings to give your town its own distinctive, lively character. Ready to save the world? Let's get started! Su Xi: ??? She looks at her farm: one succulent pot. Then her pasture: one hamster cage. And her shelf: one bottle of gr 60.9kFavorites148.8kClicks/ch51.4kGifts

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    It's been a long time since I've read a female protagonist farming and developing a business. This one portrays the game system's grind and pay-to-win elements so realistically, and the management process is incredibly satisfying. Warning: The male protagonist appears at the beginning, likely as the female protagonist's initial SSR character. He starts at max level, has incredibly high looks, unparalleled combat power, and is very familiar with other NPCs, which to some extent sidelines the female protagonist. He's the kind of male protagonist who says, "Your noble master, leave everything to me; you just need to be a beautiful princess." Of course, the female protagonist has a system that prevents her from collapsing, and later her cheat abilities resolve the issue, making her the master of everything. But it's a bit unsettling.

29. 29 最 [Harry Potter] The Last Dark Lord [HP]最后的魔王 Lady Pizza匹萨娘子Romance476k WordsCompleted The path of a glamorous, high-class heroine to becoming the Dark Lord. (Main plot) The love story of a mute girl from a Death Eater family and a haughty prince. (Side plot) Pairing: Draco. I won't whitewash or romanticize him. The only person in this story who gets the full beauty-filter treatment is the heroine. If you want a hero who's as strong as the heroine, click the X in the top right. If you want a hero stronger than Voldemort, Dumbledore, Snape, or Grindelwald, click the X. Draco is t 59.4kFavorites135.4kClicks/ch4.8kGifts

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    I love seeing chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) villainous female protagonists in Hope stories.

30. 30 老 This Old Woman Still Has a Young Heart 老身聊发少年狂 Pray Lord祈祷君Romance1.6M WordsCompleted An old woman still feels young: cures kidney deficiency, sugar-free. A thriving 26-year-old female doctor transmigrates into the body of a woman in her fifties, the matriarch of a duke's household. Gu Qing is feeling the pressure. Though Gu Qing has also inherited the memories of Old Madam Qiu, this matriarch is the perfect example of a countrywoman suddenly becoming a wealthy noblewoman. There isn't much she can learn from or follow in her footsteps on. This eccentric old woman can barely eve 56.1kFavorites269.5kClicks/ch58.7kGifts

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    I read it a long time ago; back then, it was rare to see someone write about dressing up as an old woman.

31. 31 佳 A Beauty at My Side 佳人在侧 I Want to Eat Meat我想吃肉Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Fifteen years after the founding of the dynasty, the rivers ran clear and the seas were calm. Gongsun Jia was born into a newly risen noble family and could get everything just by keeping her head down. Until one day, her father died, her mother remarried, and someone threatened to wipe out her family line. Yuan Zheng's whole family was done for, and while fleeing for his life, he was mistaken for a girl. Luckily, he met a mistress willing to take in a girl as a maid: Gongsun Jia. He became one 52.5kFavorites98.6kClicks/ch135.2kGifts

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    The female protagonist becomes empress and is the heir to the throne. The male protagonist is a retainer under her command who marries into her family. It's rare to see a character rise to power through political maneuvering. The ending is a bit rushed, but still quite good.

32. 32 青 Beyond the Azure Clouds 青云之上 Lotus Langmian莲花郎面Romance915k WordsCompleted Completed. My new ongoing novel: The Last Royal Clan. Author's page: Hanling Wushi Survive a boundless catastrophe and attain immortal, sacred power. Above the blue clouds, she alone stands. [Please Note] *If I had to choose between becoming powerful and being adored by someone powerful, I would definitely choose to become powerful. This novel grew out of that very feeling. *Plot-driven, not a romance. See the tags for details. *The heroine follows the demonic path, cold and heartless. If that' 50.4kFavorites57.3kClicks/ch13.7kGifts

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    This is a unique cultivation novel with no romantic pairing. Rather than focusing on character progression, the author prioritized a grand world-building, ultimately leading the protagonist to become the Heavenly Dao. The protagonist is genuinely ruthless, not a saint, and lives a solitary life; all his companions are dead, but his ruthlessness is endearing. I'm deducting one star because the ending reveals the female lead's success was due to her former Heavenly Dao (male) falling in love with her and being unable to harm her… instantly making the story lose its appeal.

33. 33 神 God Doesn't Care 神不在乎 Sa Wu萨巫No CP80k WordsCompleted 48.6kFavorites50.6kClicks/ch30.9kGifts

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    Free novel, short, cute, and invincible story. The female lead is a giant.

34. 34 名 Detective Xia Guifei 名侦探夏贵妃 Snow on the Belt衣带雪Romance517k WordsCompleted Dang li ge dang, dang li ge dang There's a King Yama of the Dali Temple, beloved by the people and brilliant at solving cases. Her true face comes to light, shocking the emperor: the upright magistrate is actually a beautiful woman. Corrupt officials scramble to kick her while she's down, while she waits in prison to be exiled. An imperial edict rings out, and from then on, Magistrate Xia becomes a palace consort. Former Dali Temple Minister Xia Luodi got into an argument with her politica 46.8kFavorites78.2kClicks/ch34.9kGifts

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    [Romance + Plot] The opening scene is a tragic ending: a high-ranking official is revealed to be a woman, stripped of her post and thrown into the harem, a scene that makes the reader frown. The female lead encounters another murder case in the harem, continuing to solve the case as a concubine, while also developing a romance with the emperor. Initially, it seems illogical for such a capable woman to be vying for favor in the harem, but the logic becomes clear later on. However, the romance with the emperor also intensifies, making the romance quite strong. The strength lies in the genuinely interesting crime-solving parts; I still remember the case involving the princess and Buddhist scriptures.

35. 35 同 The Classmate Is Two Hundred Million Years Old 同学两亿岁 Crazy Diuzi疯丢子Romance403k WordsCompleted I once stood shoulder to shoulder with your ancestors. I have also lived through two hundred million years of shifting tectonic plates. My physical form has already faded into nothingness. My spirit... will do its best to remain with you... General Abe Duorui An alien soldier sleeps for two hundred million years, then awakens beside a girl who tried to take her own life. He lives on in her place, and for himself, too... It looks like this will go premium on Tuesday, November 9. This is a heart 46.8kFavorites70.9kClicks/ch12.3kGifts

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    A lighthearted modern story, a bit old-fashioned, but the nostalgia factor adds to its appeal. The protagonist is an alien who has been asleep on Earth for 200 million years, awakening in the body of a high school girl who attempted suicide after a breakup. It involves learning and fighting monsters; there's not much of a main plot, but it's very enjoyable and has no major flaws.

36. 36 新 The New Age of Spiritual Energy 新灵气时代 Loves Spicy Chicken Powder爱吃辣鸡粉No CP871k WordsCompleted [Important Notice] Readers who hold female-lead, no-romance stories to moral and writing standards far higher than those of ordinary web novels, cannot tolerate any less-than-perfect expression in them, or refuse to accept any flaws at all, please read with caution. Let's spare each other the trouble. [Synopsis] In 20XX, the Age of Dharma Decline ended. After lying dormant for five hundred years, spiritual energy gradually began to recover, and Earth entered a brand-new age of spiritual energy. 45.7kFavorites77.7kClicks/ch230.2kGifts

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    The female protagonist has no romantic partner, and the story leans towards an ensemble cast. Set against the backdrop of a spiritual resurgence in the Neo-Chinese setting, the author clearly favors the institutionalized system. In short, it's about an ordinary working girl who awakens her spiritual power and is recruited into a government-run workforce to cope with the escalating spiritual resurgence. Specifically, the spiritual resurgence is characterized by the reopening of the underworld and the reappearance of powerful demons from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, while the order of the human world remains largely unaffected.

37. 37 唯 A Materialist Warrior Invades the World of Jujutsu 唯物主义战士入侵咒术界 That Person Is Me那个人就是我No CP715k WordsCompleted The main story is complete, so feel free to dive in. If a chapter is occasionally locked, it's because I'm editing it. The ordinary version: Former tunnel engineer and horror-story explainer uploader, now a second-year middle school student and president of the Medical Knowledge Research Club, Yamada Reiko has drawn the attention of the jujutsu world after an "exorcism." "If you don't enroll, the jujutsu world may hunt you down. Your family could get into trouble, too." So says a white-haired, 37.2kFavorites25.9kClicks/ch21.3kGifts

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    My number 1 Curse Return fanfiction, bar none. I just love materialistic warriors changing the world! Those who lack patience can start reading from chapter 69. "Are astrophysicists' eyes telescopes? Do microbiologists have microscopes in their eyes? Schwarzschild was able to predict the existence of black holes through calculations in 1916, but it wasn't until this April that humanity observed a black hole through a telescope for the first time. So what if we can't see cursed spirits, so what if we can't sense cursed power? As long as cursed spirits and cursed power interact with other matter, they must be observable. As long as there are recurring phenomena, they must be summarizable and analyzable. Billions of neutrinos pass through our eyes every second, have you seen them, Xia Youjie? But Pauli predicted its existence in 1930, and humanity caught its traces four years ago."

38. 38 我 I Have Four Superstar Exes 我有四个巨星前任 Lang Yan琅俨Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The Stars Here Are Football Stars!] Have you ever tried being the girlfriend of a man like that? Millions upon millions of men and women around the world adore him. Every week, countless people scream, roar, cry, and lose themselves over him. I have. And I’ve had four boyfriends like that. Yes, had. They’re all my ex-boyfriends. Basically, this is the story of a sweet, gentle girl who does everything her man asks and gives up her studies and job for him, only to be dumped by four boyfriends in 34kFavorites131.5kClicks/ch20.7kGifts

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    This is my top pick for novels featuring female coaches of men's soccer teams. It's more than enough to fool a casual soccer fan like me. The female lead's personality is to my liking, and several plot points, such as the handling of her players who were caught using pornography and the subsequent punishments, are well done. The premise that the protagonist's ex-boyfriend always loses when his team is involved is also quite amusing. Warning: The romance plot in the ending is a flaw; excluding the romance, it's a five-star rating.

39. 39 这 I Like This Dream! 这个梦我喜欢！ Black Sugar Simmered with Sour Plums黑糖煮酸梅Romance635k WordsCompleted An Xu opened her eyes and discovered that she was in a world with both ABO and supernatural powers. She pinched her face hard, but it didn't hurt at all. So this female alpha with lightning powers thought excitedly, What a rare and interesting dream. I'll make the most of it. (=￣ω￣=) What do you do when the world is broken? No problem. The heroine says, You can't beat me when it comes to being chuunibyou! This is the story of a geek with nerves of steel who transmigrates into the body of an ari 29.6kFavorites85.8kClicks/ch11.9kGifts

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    Overall, the plot is five stars, very enjoyable, and I love the female lead who's a big villain. I'm deducting one star for the male lead and the related plot (mainly the female lead's attitude towards the male lead and AO equality). I just want to read a lighthearted story and don't want to read about AO equality for no reason. Isn't the specifics of ABO determined by the author? Is it fun to set up a target for yourself to attack?

40. 40 铁 Cooking a Heavenly Tribulation in an Iron Pot 铁锅炖天劫 Jue Ge绝歌Romance901k WordsCompleted Blurb, Version One: A Cantonese cuisine apprentice, not yet trained, dies of illness first. I open my eyes and become a wild fox, with three tails and four legs. Dad doesn't care, Mom doesn't love me. I grow up to be an ugly freak. I find a pot, set it over the fire, learn to cook, and become the toughest fox on the road to cultivation. Immortal-sect disciples arrive on a mission to exterminate demons: Look, look! There's an ugly fox cooking stew over there. Blurb, Version Two: I tra 29.5kFavorites77.7kClicks/ch127.6kGifts

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    This is not a traditional cultivation novel, nor a traditional leveling-up novel. If you are very particular about power systems or the mystical feeling of cultivation, you will find it very frustrating. This novel is more like a comedic comedy, with a plot that runs wild. Apart from the female lead, the other characters seem a bit dim-witted, which can only be explained by the fact that they are foxes, not humans.

41. 41 我EN I Synthesize Everything in the Wasteland 我在废土合成万物 Long Qi龙柒No CP519k WordsCompleted In a world devastated by a great catastrophe, supplies are desperately scarce. Song Xiaozhu wields an item synthesizer, turning trash into treasure beneath a mountain of garbage, and accidentally becomes richer than a nation. What, the lumber mill needs axes? Synthesizer recipe: [Raw Wood] + [Raw Stone] = Simple Axe. Song Xiaozhu: "I've got 3,000. Everyone can use these for now." What, a beast tide is coming and we need weapons? Synthesizer recipe: [Raw Wood] + [Raw Iron] = Simple Steel Saber. 28.9kFavorites50.9kClicks/ch39.5kGifts

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    The female lead has no romantic partner; it's a post-apocalyptic story about leveling up and building infrastructure—simple, straightforward, and satisfying, but lacking in depth and feeling somewhat rushed at the end.

42. 42 纸 The Person on the Page 纸上人 Fat Granules脂肪颗粒Romance410k WordsCompleted Synopsis: This is mainly about the female lead ‘writing books,’ and it’s a satisfying power fantasy. At first, the female lead isn’t very likable. She has the kind of ‘selfishness’ you’d expect from a modern person, but please don’t drop the novel because of that. Zhifei has looked up a lot of material, so the content won’t be too shallow. In this unusual era, the female lead will gradually mature. She’s a writer, and though her influence may not shake the heavens and earth, she will bring a bre 26.1kFavorites112.9kClicks/ch17kGifts

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    [Recommendation] Time travel to the Republic of China era, write novels, and become a literary giant. At first, it's just to make a living, but gradually you begin to critique current events and guide people's spirits, and later you use your international influence to help your motherland… Warning: This work involves plagiarism, misappropriation of numerous literary works by predecessors, and drastic alterations.

43. 43 太 Primordial Simplicity 太素 Watching Springs and Listening to the Wind看泉听风Romance1.6M WordsCompleted A chaotic age is about to begin. All living things suffer. Heaven and earth are the furnace, creation the artisan, yin and yang the fuel, and all things the raw metal. Ask the vast land below: who will rule its rise and fall? The emperor's grace reaches all eight directions, and the phoenix arrives as an honored guest. She is an ordinary transmigrator, carrying a fortuitous opportunity as she enters the immortal sect. Of the three thousand great paths, she begins in the mortal world and climbs 25.4kFavorites82.8kClicks/ch25.6kGifts

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    To be honest, I read it a long time ago and have forgotten a bit. The synopsis is a bit misleading; it says he ascends to immortality from the mortal realm, but in reality, he's a second-generation cultivator with abundant resources from his parents and is pampered by everyone. It's definitely satisfying to watch, with a huge cheat system. Warning: The romantic relationship between the protagonist and her senior is strange.

44. 44 满 The Max-Level Expert's Fantasy Otherworld Game 满级大佬的奇幻异世游戏 Li Xiao荔箫Romance622k WordsCompleted After working overtime on a 996 schedule, Ye Miao died suddenly and found herself inside a game she'd left untouched for ages. The game was set in another world where order had collapsed and supplies were scarce, while all sorts of fantasy elements had been added, including every kind of ancient divine beast, demon, and monster. Ye Miao looked at her stats: Beast Taming: Lv. 100 Healing: Lv. 100 Building: Lv. 100 Farming: Lv. 100 Combat: Lv. 100 Then she looked at her inventory: Money: 0 Equipm 25.2kFavorites47.1kClicks/ch144.3kGifts

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    A story of an invincible heroine who starts off strong and unassuming. In short, the heroine is invincible from the beginning, while everyone else struggles to survive, she's peacefully farming. The farming aspect itself is quite simple, but the heroine's strength is made even stronger by the contrast with the half-dead supporting characters.

45. 45 总 The Steward's Real Name Is Grace 总管原名格蕾丝 Pure Offering清供Romance974k WordsCompleted One spring day in 1842, Grace awoke in the poverty-stricken East End of London. The more than twenty years she had lived in the modern world and the decade she had spent in the Regency era felt like Zhuangzi’s dream of being a butterfly, leaving her unable to tell reality from illusion. At that moment, Grace was in dire straits. Her mother had just given birth to twins and was weak, while her father had broken his leg in an accident at work. Without a job, they had no way to make ends meet. 25.1kFavorites40.4kClicks/ch36kGifts

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    It's a fictional story. It's alright, a detective novel disguised as a Cinderella story. The 19th-century commoner heroine receives the memories of a 21st-century modern girl in a dream, so she disguises herself as a man to work and support her family, becoming the head steward of the Duke's household. That's the background. What follows is the Duke and the heroine's daily lives solving cases; they interact quite a bit, I read it as if they were colleagues. I'm giving it four stars because the author really put a lot of effort into researching the historical details.

46. 46 穿 Becoming an Imperial Princess After the Jingkang Humiliation 穿成靖康之耻后的帝姬 Reflected in the Moonlight映在月光里Romance709k WordsCompleted Upcoming: The Funeral Shop's Jinx, Curing Anyone Who Won't Behave, and After Becoming a Strategist for My Peasant Father. Blurbs at the very end. Please add them to your reading list. Blurb: Zhao Huan transmigrates into the body of Song Huizong's twenty-first daughter, Princess Roufu. Once a princess of the imperial family, she is now in the Washing Court of the Jin Kingdom, following the Jingkang Humiliation. The Washing Court is nothing but a den of filth disguised as something respectable. T 24.3kFavorites57.8kClicks/ch39.5kGifts

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    Five stars for the subject matter, and I especially love the female lead's values! At the beginning, when another princess complains about how she's suffered despite her privileged background, she says that palace maids used to do all that work. When her sister is raped, she clearly states that it's not her fault; those who forced her are the ones who are corrupt. The show's tolerance towards different ethnic groups is commendable. The near absence of a male lead is also commendable (the monk isn't the male lead). The Southern Song regent empress dowager's ascension to the throne is commendable. The female heir is commendable.

47. 47 女 The Queen’s Choice [Football] 女王的抉择[足球] Gu Ji顾几Romance2.3M WordsCompleted A Female Coach’s Road to the Top Notes: 1. Set in a highly fictionalized version of the real world. Football plays a substantial role, and there’s a bit of everything. 2. The romance is complicated and turbulent, with plenty of melodrama. 3. The follow-up, World Cup Special, is complete. 4. This is a self-indulgent fantasy. It’s very long and hasn’t been revised, so there may be plot holes. Please bear with me. [Series One] Theme: 23.3kFavorites23kClicks/ch43.3kGifts

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    The plot is quite exciting; it's a story about a male soccer player and a female coach. Warning: This story contains a lot of melodramatic plot twists. The male lead has a strong presence, and I might skip chapters later on due to the romance. Excluding the romance, it's a 4-star rating.

48. 48 全 The All-Women Team Is the Strongest in the World 全女战队世界最强 Pengpeng Caichun蓬蓬采春Romance485k WordsCompleted Upcoming novel: She Reigns Supreme in Esports Yu Qing, the league's top jungler, is pushed out of the World Championship and reborn four years in the past, on the day a wealthy club rejects her for a tryout: [Sorry, our team isn't considering female players for now.] In that case, this time she'll build her own team and start over. Let's reach the top together with her female teammates. Theme: We are born women, and we have limitless glory. 21.8kFavorites24kClicks/ch41.2kGifts

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    Another very enjoyable read. As the title suggests, it's about five girls winning a world e-sports championship. The author strikes a good balance between plausibility and satisfying gameplay. The main advantage is that the female lead's older cousin is a super-rich heiress who provides the money to buy the e-sports club and unconditionally supports her as a hands-off owner.

49. 49 重 Reborn on the Track 重生在跑道上 Flying Crispy Fish飞天酥鱼Romance658k WordsCompleted A story about Chen Huanzhi, a paralyzed woman who is reborn as a healthy young girl, gains a Character Attribute System, races around the track, and ultimately reaches the pinnacle of success. Theme: 21kFavorites67.6kClicks/ch56.6kGifts

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    [Highly Recommended] I'd give it five stars even though it had a terrible ending. I reread it every time I come back from the Olympics... It's the pinnacle of sports fiction in my heart, without a doubt, an absolute masterpiece...

50. 50 我 I Opened a Hotel in Another World 我在异界开酒店 Zhu Jun Qingdai竹君青黛No CP424k WordsCompleted Feng Yuanning acquires a hotel System and transmigrates to a mid-level martial arts world, where she opens a modern hotel with a European style. Cultural exports, modern cuisine, live-action instances, a new cultivation system… It has everything. When a hotel suddenly appears overnight, At first, the martial artists say, “A monster?!” Later, they say, “Worship the immortal!” - Things to know before reading: 1. Many original settings; the world is loosely constructed, neither scientific nor tradi 20.7kFavorites57.3kClicks/ch15.5kGifts

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    There's not much to say, just pure, unadulterated enjoyment, a smooth and satisfying experience. It truly lives up to its game-themed reputation. Reading this is like clicking on a game ad on a WeChat mini-program, then playing all night without being able to stop. As dawn breaks, you try to recall what you did last night, but your mind is blank; you can't remember anything except the exhausting yet exhilarating feeling.

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