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1. 1 恋 The Hopeless Romantic Is Reborn 恋爱脑他重生了 A Song to End All Songs一曲绝唱Romance238k WordsOngoing I'm a little busy these days, so there won't be updates for now. ★Content warnings★: A woman-loving woman story, with lots of the male lead's POV! The male lead is a true super-level Mary Sue. If that's not your thing, please don't read! I forgot the warnings. Sooo sorry, really! Synopsis: Yu Fan had been infatuated with Su Yue since childhood. Even after seeing through her materialistic, hypocritical nature early on, he still willingly bent over backward to make money for her to spend, and e 5.6kFavorites7.5kClicks/ch6.1kGifts

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   I also like "bad girls," but after reading this story so far, I haven't found any redeeming qualities in the female lead. Some stories feature "bad girls" who still have some admirable qualities that make them unbearable. However, the premise is genuinely interesting. The female lead is willing to prioritize money in relationships, but she's indecisive and constantly being pushed around. She's the kind of person who benefits from the status quo while portraying herself as a victim. She has ideas, but not many; she's thoughtful, but not much in the way of thinking. What makes her lovable? Only her pretty face.

2. 2 公21+ The Princess Returns 公主归来 Xiu Ce袖侧Romance691k WordsCompleted 84.7kFavorites220.1kClicks/ch222.3kGifts

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   Oh my god, the famous Doraemon is on the list! I almost added him to my reading list.

3. 3 穿 Transmigrated as the Ex-Girlfriend of Four Male Leads 穿成四个起点男主前女友 When the Great Dream Wakes大梦当觉Romance420k WordsCompleted One day, a rift in time and space appeared between the worlds of a wuxia novel, a xuanhuan novel, a xianxia novel, and a Western fantasy novel. The four male leads suddenly came face to face. Wuxia male lead: I'm the chosen one. Ever since the day I was born, I've been destined to be invincible. Xuanhuan male lead: What a coincidence. So am I. Xianxia male lead: So am I. Western fantasy male lead: Who isn't? Wuxia male lead: Unfortunately, my path of cultivation was full of hardships, and I 52.6kFavorites164.4kClicks/ch18.5kGifts

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   Female lead, are you even doing your mission properly?! Actually, everything else is fine, but I can't get into it now. The female lead is a glutton and a drunkard, and another thing is that she does other things while doing her mission and thinks it won't affect the plot or cause any changes.

4. 4 不 The Unmoved Moonlight (Transmigrate into a Book) 不动心的白月光（穿书） Xiao Xiaomo萧筱墨Romance520k WordsCompleted Jiaojiao first thought she had transmigrated, but later discovered she had transmigrated into a book: an old-school Mary Sue novel titled Calamity Across the Six Kingdoms: The Imperial Consort of Troubled Times. Unfortunately, she hadn't become the heroine, but the early-deceased white moonlight. Born into poverty and blessed with nothing but stunning beauty, Jiaojiao thinks it won't be easy to survive in these troubled times. Besides, she has a frail mother to support, so she decides to stay aw 17kFavorites27.6kClicks/ch6.3kGifts

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   When I read the first couple of chapters, I was puzzled by the synopsis. It's supposed to be a transmigration story, but the female lead's behavior was too childish. Then I saw that she transmigrated right after her college entrance exams, meaning she's at least eighteen. Even if she's immature, she shouldn't act like an eight-year-old. Her conversations with strangers made her seem like a kindergarten student. The female lead's character was too inconsistent.

5. 5 男 The White Moonlight in Male-Oriented Novels (Quick Transmigration) 男频文里的白月光（快穿） Are You Not Coming Home Tonight?今晚不回家吗Romance714k WordsOngoing [World Ten in Progress~] After He Ran accidentally died, she was inexplicably bound to a White Moonlight System, which sent her to small worlds to play the white moonlights in male-oriented novels. World One: Poor-born Chancellor X daughter of a renowned scholar In an imperial examination novel, the male lead is born into a poor family, passes the provincial exam at seventeen, places first in the palace exam at eighteen, becomes chancellor at twenty-five, rises to the very top of the court, and 97kFavorites96.3kClicks/ch101.9kGifts

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   The writing is alright, but it keeps giving the male lead a seductive aura while the female lead seems a bit like a hidden camera. The female lead is clearly the "white moonlight" (idealized male lead), so the focus should be on why she became the "white moonlight."

6. 6 攻 Capture the Jade 攻玉 Ning Long凝陇Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Announcement: This novel was first published in 2020. It underwent its first full revision in April 2022 and its second in August 2026, mainly to correct typos and awkward phrasing. Returning readers don't need to reread it; you can ignore the update notices. New readers should read the official version. Pirated versions outside Jinjiang have nothing to do with this novel or its author.] A fantasy demon-hunting story set in an alternate Tang Dynasty. “Use the stones of other mountains to poli 644.4kFavorites864.2kClicks/ch988.3kGifts

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   After reading a few chapters, I found the female lead's character to be contradictory and disjointed. Rereading my book review, I still don't understand why I wrote it that way. Upon revisiting, I realized the contradiction lies in the female lead's contradictory nature: sometimes she seems mature, sometimes childish, sometimes intelligent, and sometimes... Well, you know.

7. 7 公 Princess Yongjia 公主永嘉 Xing Qiyi行期一Romance560k WordsCompleted When Emperor Jiahe arranged her marriage, Lingyi thought she would marry Xie Yu. Qin Lie wanted nothing less than to marry Princess Yongjia. Later, She lost the one she loved. He gained his cinnabar mole. A warlord in troubled times x a fallen princess. A story about a dependent flower. A groveling-after-the-breakup romance. Marriage first, love later, a sea of hatred and sorrow, over-the-top melodrama. If these tropes bother you, don’t read. No transmigration or transmigration into a book, n 32kFavorites30kClicks/ch20.6kGifts

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   I can understand not doing anything for the sake of peace because the war has been going on for too long, but I can't understand killing someone who was so good to you with your own hands. The male and female leads are both disgusting; the male lead has a wife and children, and the female lead is cowardly. It's such a disgusting story.

8. 8 只 A Meeting of Minds 只此意会 The Young Master Has No Fish公子无鱼Romance234k WordsCompleted The neighboring novel, One Hand Clapping, is currently being serialized. This book was originally titled No Wonder. I changed the name because it couldn't be found in searches. Six-hour, 60% anti-piracy delay. The male lead has a secret crush; includes a possessive relationship and a third-party takeover. At fifteen, Lu Qing married up, becoming the wife of Beicheng businessman Zhang Peiming. A year later, at a Lu family banquet, Zhang Peiming's only son, Zhang 28.7kFavorites35.1kClicks/ch10.4kGifts

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   The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight. I haven't finished reading it yet, but from what I've read, it feels like the female lead's resistance in this forced marriage/possession scenario isn't strong enough. More importantly, while the female lead is clearly very intelligent and capable of getting into a good university, she's incredibly naive, excessively so. She needs to refuse, refuse, refuse; she needs to find a way to resist. It's actually a very good premise, so why? Why was the female lead's character written with such contradictions?

9. 9 末 After the Apocalypse Romance Hero Turns Dark [Book Transmigration] 末世虐恋男主黑化后[穿书] Returning Mountain Jade归山玉Romance280k WordsCompleted Xue Xiao transmigrated into a melodramatic apocalypse romance novel and became a cannon-fodder female supporting character tasked with leveling up through a System. Before the apocalypse, Xue Xiao confessed her true feelings to the male lead: “You and I are the best in the whole world! I like you more than anyone else!” When the apocalypse came, Xue Xiao followed the plot as written and shoved the boy who was the male lead into a horde of zombies so she could escape alone. The male lead surviv 61.9kFavorites173.4kClicks/ch18.4kGifts

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   Actually, the writing style and logic of this article are quite good, but the plot is a bit hard to accept. I've read it three times, and each time I stop at the same point. For stories about completing tasks, I prefer the female lead focusing on completing the tasks and following the plot, rather than having her take initiative and the plot going off-track. For example, in this story, the female lead transmigrates into the body of the male lead's ex-girlfriend who pushes him out of the apocalypse. The plot then gets angsty later on. After the female lead completes the first half of the plot, there's an eight-year gap with no plot development. Then, in the fourth year, the female lead meets the male lead again, and she immediately says she's fallen for him, and then she completes the tasks... When it comes to tasks, she's not so ruthless, and the storyline starts to veer off course. The original female lead's storyline is actually the standard 1v0 plot I like, but the setting where the female lead complains about the original plot and feels sorry for all the male supporting characters and the male lead revolving around the original female lead is a bit hard to accept. That's one point. Secondly, I prefer the female lead to honestly complete her tasks instead of nitpicking and finding loopholes. A happy ending with the male lead would actually be more satisfying if the male lead had more initiative. For example, in one book, the female supporting character pushes the male lead into a horde of zombies in the apocalypse, and the ending is believable and can be considered a happy ending. It was very good. I dropped it because of the character settings, so I'm only giving it three stars.

10. 10 她 She’s the Villainess at the Elite Academy 她是贵族学院的女配 Jiang Shuishuo江水朔Romance686k WordsCompleted She is the daughter of a nouveau riche family, an unnoticed nobody at an elite academy. She was supposed to be nothing more than an insignificant cannon-fodder character, but after she accidentally saves the heroine from bullying, she gets caught up in trouble she can't escape. Blurb Two: After countless loops, Jin Lin realizes that the way they look at her has changed. Wait, do their affection points stack??? Theme: Be yourself 154.3kFavorites284.3kClicks/ch150.9kGifts

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    This story was my gateway into the genre after multiple readings. Honestly, I couldn't stand the female lead's conflicted personality on my first read. I couldn't continue on the second. The female lead actually had many opportunities to change the plot, but she couldn't seem to decide what the best choice was, giving off a slightly two-faced vibe. Despite being portrayed as a very intelligent person, some of her choices are incomprehensible unless you have an omniscient perspective. It's fair to say that many times the story's development and the outcome of events are due to the female lead's own choices. She bears half the responsibility for her suffering. Many things could have been avoided, but she always felt she could have the best of both worlds and thus chose the wrong path. However, the original female lead was quite well-developed.

11. 11 请 [Ouran High School Host Club] Could You Please Treat the Maid with Respect? [樱兰]请正直的看待女仆好吗 Hua Mu Rou花木柔Romance89k WordsCompleted My name is Harada Etsu. My mother is the head maid of the Ootori family. My dream is to grow up alongside the two young masters, take over my mother's job, and continue working for the Ootori family. Then I'll find a gentle man and spend the rest of my life in quiet happiness. But, young master... Being a maid is just a job! It's an honest profession! It doesn't include body services! The twins are the couple~ The sidebar image is my absolute favorite, made by Congcong! It's super beautiful! W 11.1kFavorites94.7kClicks/ch431Gifts

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    I just want to say, why did the female lead fall for the male leads? She liked the Gemini from the beginning, but after how they treated her, how could she still fall in love? In short, the female lead, under the Gemini's pranks and contempt, fell in love with them without any self-respect. I also want to ask, was Natsume also part of your plot?

12. 12 皇 The Emperor’s Younger Brother 皇弟 Ze Mu则慕Romance504k WordsCompleted Rong Changxi had a younger imperial brother, and from childhood onward, he was the person she hated most, bar none. Until one day, this adopted little brother became emperor. And so Rong Changxi was duly sentenced to death. The male and female leads sincerely want to kill each other. There's only hatred, no love... P.S. They aren't actually siblings! P.P.S. The heroine is especially unlikeable at first, so read with caution~ Theme: 21.1kFavorites16.2kClicks/ch10.2kGifts

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    I came here because of its reputation, but I still can't accept the spoiled female lead. To be honest, she's really stupid. She hasn't gained any intelligence even after being reborn several times. I don't understand her behavior at all. I can accept her being spoiled but smart, but her stupidity is baffling.

13. 13 人 After the Life Save File Failed: The Beloved One 【万人迷】人生存盘失效后 A Bastard一个王八蛋Romance135k WordsOngoing Chu Shanhui has a secret: she has a save point that lets her reload her life. She cheats with the power to reload, crushing everyone she hates or envies beneath her feet and gradually attaining the perfect life she designed for herself. And yet, she still can’t feel happy... On her final reload, she returns from the age of twenty-seven to seventeen. Just as she prepares to start over, she discovers... her save point no longer works... The man she had used her save-point power to erase from her l 14kFavorites13.7kClicks/ch7.2kGifts

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    The logic is flawed, the writing is poor, and the female lead is weak-willed. I can accept that the female lead has flaws, but she needs to be more decisive in certain situations. After discovering the CG, her first reaction, whether facing her mother or herself, was to run away.

14. 14 耽 Danmei Supporting Lady Character Development System (Quick Transmigration) 耽美女配养成系统（快穿） Luoluo Wuxing落落无行Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Emphasis: A universally adored Mary Sue story. The heroine is an indifferent, slacker office worker. Don't come in with high moral expectations for her. This is a Mary Sue story! Male rivalry!] [Where to put your brain before reading: --. World One is a chaotic mess because of period-specific limitations and rule changes. It's a dark past, read with caution.] Before she died, Shi Nanxu, an easygoing person recovering from illness, was bound to a BL Villainess Development System. All she had to 56.1kFavorites122.9kClicks/ch25.7kGifts

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    I got hooked on the book because the female lead followed the plot but was still incredibly popular. The first story was quite verbose, so I skipped through it. The second story had a premise that the female lead would die at a certain point in the plot, but she didn't follow the plot and showed a lot of initiative. The story's logic wasn't strong, but the writing was okay and the premise was interesting. However, the story itself was poorly written, and the female lead's words and actions didn't fit her character or the maturity she should have.

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