Novels like The Foolish Girl Returns
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Foolish Girl Returns, best match first.
- 1 Quick Transmigration: I Have a Trial Experience Card 快穿：我有一张体验卡 [No angst + no romance + no rivalry between women + strong female lead + lighthearted + no love interests to win over + focused on experiencing life in other worlds] (The heroine is fair-minded, doesn’t talk much, and meets force with force.) If you don’t like it, feel free to scroll past. There’s no need to force yourself to leave your precious feedback. Thanks. * These days, you can win a prize just by ordering takeout, and she even won the grand prize: a ticket to experience another world. Ji 126Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 2 The Concubine's Bitter Marriage 庶女恨嫁 No CP | Strong Female Lead | Political Intrigue | Ensemble Cast | Satisfying Read Wen Guanhe, the illegitimate daughter of a sixth-rank official, was saddled with three terrible marriage prospects by her father when she came of age. Everyone said that a mere concubine-born daughter had ambitions higher than the heavens, but she refused to believe fate was set in stone. She rescued the Crown Prince from an assassination attempt, only to stumble upon a shocking secret: the Crown Prince was actuall 391Reads—Score102Shelves
- 3 My Entire Sect Thinks I'm Useless, So I Turn Around and Make a Pact with a Divine Beast 全师门嫌我废物，我转身契约神兽 [The heroine fires back whenever she's unhappy, a queen of clapbacks! + cultivation + strong female lead + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping + reborn + System + divine beast contracts] The entire sect is waiting for me, the good-for-nothing, to leave? Fine! I'm done serving you! Reborn into a new life, Bai Jianwei binds to a System and turns around to make a contract with a divine beast! The scheming junior sister, a green tea on the outside but seemingly sweet and harmless, whom the whole 149Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Spring Renewal Pharmacy 回春药铺 [Pure historical romance + no rebirth or transmigration + revenge + political intrigue] Every thrilling tale begins in a little apothecary. After a chance encounter, a master and apprentice who have both suffered the slaughter of their families and endured countless hardships find themselves facing powerful enemies. They have no choice but to assume secret identities and disappear into the bustling streets of the capital, plotting carefully and advancing step by step as they seek revenge, stirri 19kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
- 5 Wrongfully Married, I Stabbed My Husband to Death and Became Famous 被错嫁后，我捅死夫君名扬天下了 [No Romance] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Taking Down Scumbags] + [Villainess] After transmigrating, Li Shu became a pitiful woman who had been married off to the wrong man. Her deranged husband had just beaten her to death. Her mother-in-law said, “My son has no flaws except that he hits people. Can’t you just put up with it?!” The man said, “I wanted to marry A Ning, but I’m not good enough for her, so let’s just settle down and live our lives together!” Even her own father kept his head down and i 16.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
- 6 Eternal Immortal Emperor: Reborn to Prove the Dao and Become the Sovereign 永恒仙帝：重生证道主宰 Leng Xuan, the Eternal Immortal Emperor, wielded the Primordial Chaos Source! Betrayed by his beloved and his brother-in-arms, he died at the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor realm. Carrying three thousand years of imperial memories and the twin souls of Blue Star, he was reborn as a lowly servant of the Qingxuan Sect. A crippled spiritual root? Endless bullying? No matter! His twin souls merged, awakening the Eternal Dao Body. Wielding the supreme cultivation art, the Chaos Emperor Scripture, h 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn: From Rookie to World Champion 重生：从萌新到世界冠军 [No Romance + All-Female Main Cast + Feel-Good Read + Growing Heroine + Major Golden Finger] (The heroine will change her name. The story is expected to split evenly between tournament and everyday-life plotlines.) In her previous life, Ren Zhaodi’s family sold her to a village fool for a huge bride price, condemning her to a life of drudgery and misery. Heaven sent her back to the day she turned eighteen, when the fool’s family came to ask for her hand in marriage. In this new life, she would 558Reads9.2Score115Shelves
- 8 Begging for Forgiveness? I Just Want to Watch You Fight Over the Spoils 跪求原谅？我只想看你们分赃内讧 [No CP, strong female lead, satisfying revenge, entertainment industry, high IQ] Shen Ruoqing, a devoted fan, never imagined that her own father, Shen Jianguo, and her idol, Lu Ran, would join forces to seize her billion-dollar fortune by force. She is betrayed by both family and faith. Revenge. It is all that remains of her life. Zhou Xuan flipped through her passport. Every page was spotless, without a single flaw. “Will Shen Jianguo believe it?” “He won't.” Huo Chen's lips curled. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I Am a Warrior 我是战士 Have you ever faced a setback? Have you ever endured a blow? Have you ever felt your life plunge into endless darkness, as if you were destined to sink into it forever? Faced with this overwhelming darkness, should I fall to my knees and beg for mercy? Or should I lie flat and let a thousand blades mercilessly tear me apart? No! I will always stand by my own fate! I will always be the master of my own soul! I am a warrior, and I never retreat! I am a warrior, and I fight to the death! 1.6kReads8.7Score188Shelves
- 10 To Stay Alive, I Have No Choice but to Kill Above My Level 为了苟活，我只好越级杀人 [Female-centered + pro-women + no romance + all-female world + strong female lead + infinite-flow + power fantasy + women get the spotlight + no misogynistic terms + games + leveling-up + funny and lighthearted + exam-room invasion + villains] Cen Lianzhen died, but then she came back to life. She stared at her own still-warm corpse in the room, the killer on the other side of the door deciding whether to kill a few more people, and the dangerous survival game she had just been bound to: Dead So 961Reads—Score242Shelves
- 11 The Prince’s Abandoned Consort: The Useless Brats’ Mother Teaches Military Strategy 王府弃妃：废崽他娘教兵法 Female-oriented: discarded consort / cast-off kids / System / a thousand-year-old destiny Su Wanqing, a company’s finance director, transmigrates into a discarded princess consort and binds herself to a past-and-present System. From the start, she has four hopeless children to raise. Her eldest son is an idiot, her youngest son is a good-for-nothing, and her two daughters are the laughingstock of the capital. Instead of teaching them poetry, she teaches them military strategy, political schem 47.6kReads8.4Score4.6kShelves
- 12 The First Day After I Was Reborn, My Whole Family Wanted Me Dead 重生后第一天，全家想让我死 On the First Day After I Was Reborn, My Family Wanted Me Dead 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The True Heiress Returns with Her Metaphysical Powers, and Her Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Stall 玄学真千金归来，豪门全家跪求别摆摊 The Metaphysical True Heiress Returns, and Her Entire Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Fortune-Telling Stall 644Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Reborn as a Little Mouse in the Cultivation World 穿成修仙界的小老鼠 Reborn as a Little Mouse in the Cultivation World 419Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 With a Warehouse Full of Weapons, I Built an Invincible Kingdom in Another World 满仓军火物资我在异世建无敌王国 [Transmigration + Spatial Storage + Strong Heroine + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scoundrels + Infrastructure Building + Golden Finger] The animated dramas "My Warehouse Is Full of Supplies, and I Become a Queen in Another World" and "The County Princess Who Defied Fate: My Warehouse Is Full of Supplies, and I Become a Queen in Another World" are now streaming. The special agent Ye Meiling transmigrates into another world and becomes Nangong Wu, a county princess of the Western Yan Kingdom. The o 120.6kReads8.6Score13.6kShelves
- 16 The Ugly Girl's Stunning Transformation: One Song, 'Love You,' Shocks the Entertainment World 丑女大变身，一首爱你震惊娱乐圈 The day Jiang Wan was publicly dumped by her fiance, she weighed two hundred jin and had a head full of songs from another world. At an open audition for ordinary contestants, she stunned the whole crowd with a single performance of "Love You." Black trending topics could be suppressed, but not the hearts of the people. They mocked her for being fat; she laughed at them for being deaf. The diva is back, and the song thieves and homewreckers won't get away! 1.1kReads—Score122Shelves
- 17 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 重生后我放弃保送，他慌了 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 406Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 重生回来，我故意清空了空间 When I Was Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 2.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Shocking! After I Transmigrated, the System Said It Bound the Wrong Person? 震惊！穿越后系统说它绑错了人？ [No CP + not a power fantasy + unorthodox cultivator (neither wholly good nor evil) + not invincible + slow burn + unconventional cultivation] Lang Yue transmigrated into the cultivation world and got a golden finger riddled with bugs. She almost died from the pain the moment she arrived. After barely being rescued, she thought she would finally get to see all the rare and wondrous creatures of the cultivation world. Instead, she was shocked to discover she had landed in a den of unorthodox cult 1.4kReads9.1Score185Shelves
- 20 Zeng Guofan: A Distinguished Statesman Who Revived the Late Qing 曾国藩：晚清中兴名臣 Written in an accessible style, this book recounts the remarkable life of Zeng Guofan, the foremost statesman of the late Qing revival. It begins with a baby's cries in a farming household in Xiangxiang in 1811, then follows his grueling path through the imperial examinations. He fails four times but keeps studying until, at twenty-seven, he finally enters the Hanlin Academy. As a capital official, he adheres to the principles of self-cultivation and holds fast to his convictions amid court intr 8.5kReads7.9Score371Shelves
- 21 The Rebellious Daughter, Xu Yao 逆女许瑶 Transmigration, hunting, strong female lead, leveling up, ruthless and decisive. If you’re interested in this book, you can keep reading Against the Current: Xu Yao in the Cultivation World. The man set down his catch and sat across from Xu Yao as if they were old friends. “When did you learn to hunt? People in the village say you got over your idiocy and then went crazy. Is that true?” Xu Yao gritted her teeth. “Yes, I’m crazy. When I get really crazy, I eat people.” The man grinned. “Heh, I do 749Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Matriarchy: Become Empress Just to Survive? 女尊：为了苟下去而当皇帝？ [Female-dominated world + Strong female lead + No romance + Wish fulfillment + Wild imagination + Light political scheming] A brief introduction: This is a world where women come first. Congratulations, player. Your starting identity is the second prince of the Great Liang Kingdom, the most beloved of the emperor's four sons. Unfortunately, you’ve been innocently caught up in a conspiracy. After weighing her options, your empress mother chooses to abandon you and sends you to the enemy kingdom a 144Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 [Strong Female Lead + No CP + Empress + Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + War + Power Struggles in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + No Spatial Storage or System + Slow-Burn Growth + Epic Length] Yun Huaijin suddenly became a "corpse" in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies, with only a child on the verge of starving to death beside her. In this world, nobles lived in drunken indulgence, powerful clans monopolized knowledge, bandits slaughtered withou 24.2kReads8.9Score3kShelves
- 24 The Rebellious Xu Yao in the Cultivation World 逆女许瑶之修仙界 Cultivation | No Romance | Transmigrated, Powerful Female Lead | Decisive and Ruthless Ensemble Cast. This is the official sequel to The Rebellious Girl Xu Yao. It’s recommended that you read the original first. Xu Yao and her companions travel through more than a dozen realms, great and small. Starting from nothing, they save up spirit stones, temper their life-bound treasures, master the Sacred Demon Body Art, seize secret realms and formations, unite the Central Island, and are named the Dem 206Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Reborn Powerhouses Fight Among Themselves While I Scavenge for Gear in the Dark Zone 重生者内斗，我苟在暗区里捡装备 Grandma said I was destined for good fortune, that I'd have an extraordinary encounter and great opportunities, and that I'd get to see the prosperity of a new world and take part in its development. So, the day after Grandma's burial, sixteen-year-old Huang Que set off on the road to building a new world with a whopping inheritance of two hundred yuan. One step took her from 1999 to 2100 in a parallel world. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw two pretty girls arguing in front of her. Then 14.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves
- 26 After the Contract Ends, Mr. Zhou Loses Control 契约到期后，周先生失控了 [Strong-Willed College Student x Aloof, Sharp-Tongued CEO] [Contractual Relationship] [Mutual Healing] [He Chases Her After the Breakup] [Happy Ending] A desperate attempt to save herself in a bar late at night brings Cen Xi face-to-face with Zhou Jin, a powerful man at the top of society. He's seen his share of people sucking up to the powerful, but her pride and backbone leave him utterly captivated. When Cen Xi, with nowhere else to turn, sets aside her pride and asks him for help, he takes a 165Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Thunderous Crackdown on Black Crime in the Political Arena 官场之雷霆扫黑 The chessboard of power, every move calculated, every step taken on thin ice. No matter how cautious you are, you can never guard against everything. Li Yan, a community officer at a local police station, starts from the very bottom. He refuses to buckle under pressure and fears no powerful figures. With thunderous force, he uproots every criminal gang and underworld faction. Step by step, he rises to the pinnacle of power! 89.1kReads8.1Score6.7kShelves
- 28 Reborn, I Won’t Let Anyone Bully My Guard 重生后，谁都不能欺负我的侍卫 After Being Reborn, No One Can Bully My Guard 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Cat-Cat Star from Above 天降喵喵星 A Cat Star Falls from the Sky —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Record of Raising an Otherworldly Supreme 异界至尊养成记录 In another world, with cards that blot out the sky, speak my true name and my magic knows no bounds. This is the story of a young man from Blue Star who transmigrates to another world, using summoning cards to earn money, raise a child, and stir up all kinds of trouble. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 The Capital’s Young Master Is at Her Feet 京圈太子爷是她的裙下之臣 The Capital’s Crown Prince Is Her Devoted Suitor 97Reads—Score107Shelves
- 32 Severing Worldly Ties 斩尘缘 The sister novel to The Xie Family’s Short-Lived Ghost Has a Long Life, the second book in the Duology of Death. [Film and television rights sold] Wei Dongjun’s uncle left behind a letter of denunciation, then suddenly hanged himself. Because of that letter, the illustrious Wei family fell from the heights to the depths. Everyone else accepted their fate. Wei Dongjun alone refused. She would search the heavens above and the underworld below to ask her uncle one question: Why? On the seventh day 29kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
- 33 The Secret Histories of the Four Great Beauties 四大美人秘史 [The Four Beauties, classical historical romances, complete uncensored public-domain editions, stories of celebrated women in history, ancient tales] This complete collection contains the original, unabridged texts of The Romance of Xishi, The Romance of Wang Zhaojun, The Romance of Yang Guifei, and The Romance of Diaochan. It recounts the turbulent lives of the Four Beauties, whose beauty was said to make fish forget to swim, geese forget to fly, the moon hide, and flowers blush. Together, thes 476Reads9.2Score100Shelves
- 34 The Gods Bow Low, While the Wind God Shines Alone 诸神折腰，风神独美 The Gods Bow, but the Wind God Stands Alone 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Li Hongzhang: The Plasterer of the Qing Empire 李鸿章：大清帝国的裱糊匠 This is a sweeping historical portrait of Li Hongzhang's life, built around the metaphor of “learning to steer on a broken ship.” Beginning with a newborn's cries in the Li family home in Luzhou in 1823 and ending with his lonely final days at Xianliang Temple in 1901, the book follows the course of time to recreate the turbulent life of this high-ranking official of the late Qing. He was an ambitious scholar pursuing success in the imperial examinations, who honed his character under Zeng Guofa 3.4kReads7.9Score217Shelves
- 36 Transmigrated Into Cyberpunk: Starting as the Gang's Big Sister 穿越赛博：从帮派大姐大开始 [Cyberpunk Transmigration + No Romance + No System + Business and Development + Light Ensemble Cast + Imagination] Wan Ning transmigrates into a cyberpunk world and becomes the leader of a small-time gang destined to be cannon fodder. Help, how am I supposed to keep up this act? To stay alive, she has no choice but to grit her teeth and play along. After taking out a traitor with a single shot, Wan Ning appears calm and composed, as if everything is under control. In reality, her legs are tremb 20.6kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
- 37 Horror Game Jester! The Big-Game Player Turns the Tables on Everyone 恐游乐子人！比格玩家掀翻全场 [No CP, Infinite-Flow, Over-the-Top Brain-Off Power Fantasy, Table-Flipping Big-Dog Villain, Emperor-Type Fun-Lover (Not the Typical Kind)] · 'Ding! You have been loaded into the cozy live-stream game of the Inner World. This round is an asymmetric match. Your role is: undercover (if caught, you'll be beaten to death).' Jiang, the short-lived brain-tumor patient, Xiu: "..." Great, great. The absurd System is holding an online funeral, and here comes a match where two survivors face off against e 19kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
- 38 Bloodstained Kyoto 血色京都 Li Nanle and Huo Yunxia were companions in the apocalypse who could trust each other with their lives. They survived together for ten years. Then one day, they transmigrated together, changing from peers into sisters eight years apart in age. Huo Yunxia had a cheerful disposition. After leaving the apocalypse, a world of daily bloodshed, and arriving in the feudal past, she had just one dream: to win a man's heart, have three or five children, and grow old together. Huo Yunxia got married and mo 14.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 39 The Lanterns Shone Like Day on Last Year's Lantern Festival 去年元夜灯如昼 [Amnesiac Grand Princess × Cold-Faced Court Official | Escape from the Imperial Mausoleum | Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming | Mutual Redemption] A great fire turns her from the most honored princess of the Li Song dynasty into a palace maid assigned to guard the Yanyang Imperial Mausoleum, someone everyone avoids. She has forgotten who she is and everything she once had. Her greatest wish each day is to make it out of the mausoleum alive. But its rules are strict, and the first one is nev 23Reads8.5Score200Shelves
- 40 I Rule the Archives of Life and Death on the Other Shore 我在彼岸执掌生死档案 "Chen Mo, would you be willing to work for the Underworld?" "That lousy place? Not even a dog would go!" "A monthly salary of fifty thousand." "If even dogs won't go, then I'll go!" "Triple overtime pay, and if anything goes wrong on a mission, we'll make sure you get a good next life." "Big Brothers Hei and Bai Wuchang, you can count me as clocked in today." "Lord Yama, you're paying me so much, it's got me worried." 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Grab It! If You Don’t Snatch the Golden Finger, Who Will? 抢啊！金手指都不抢，要留给谁？ She is Daipa, the strongest shaman of the Black Miao tribe. She can divine the future and is skilled in poisons and gu magic. Her moods are unpredictable, and a pure black kitten is always at her side. She is Gu Qingcheng, a timid educated youth sent to the countryside after being set up. Someone schemed to make her take another woman’s place as a bride, and she lost her life as a result. She is Ma Xiaotiao, an older single woman whom her relatives think will never get married. She has been stuc 343Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Be Good, Sit on My Lap and Kiss Me 乖，坐腿上亲 Obsessive, cold-hearted heir × clear-headed, stunning heiress [instinctive attraction + forced love + groveling pursuit + simmering tension + extra-sweet, satisfying romance] In a corner, Jiang Youyou was caught by a man and roughly pulled into his arms. How could Li Muyan be so unapologetic! He kissed her by the ear. She struggled, but he only held her tighter. This was his engagement party, and her best friend had stolen the man she loved most! - Jiang Youyou's family fell into decline. Though 2.2kReads—Score124Shelves
- 43 Born to Make Them Laugh 转笑生 Turn to Laughter —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Five Corpses in the Cellar 地窖里的五具尸体 Five Bodies in the Cellar 911Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Mad Heiress Is Back: She Takes Everyone Down Equally 疯癫千金归来：平等创飞所有人 [Strong heroine + lighthearted comedy + no romance + wish fulfillment + wild imagination + formidable fighting skills] The first thing Qin Zhaoyue did after transmigrating to ancient times was try to kill herself. What’s the point if I don’t get a cheat? They promised me a relaxing vacation. Why did I still draw such a miserable identity? Was the original owner born under a cursed star? What kind of tragic life is this? Abandoned by her grandmother, despised by her parents, robbed of her life an 2.4kReads6.6Score146Shelves
- 46 My Best Friend Couldn't Stand Her Dull, Boring Childhood Friend, So She Introduced Him to Me, a Woman Who'd Never Dated 闺蜜看不上她呆板无趣的竹马，便介绍给了母单的我 My best friend thought her childhood sweetheart was too stiff and boring, so she introduced him to me, a woman who'd never dated anyone. 740Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Zuo Zongtang: The Late Qing Dynasty's Last Hawk 左宗棠：晚清最后的鹰派 At its heart, this book is about a practical-minded reformer amid the upheavals of the late Qing dynasty. Spanning the years from 1812 to 1885, it vividly portrays the extraordinary life of Zuo Zongtang, from a poor scholar in Xiangyin to a high-ranking provincial official. The book recounts his early studies of statecraft and his years of obscurity after failing the metropolitan examination three times. It also details his military career: raising the Chu Army to suppress the Taiping Rebellion 14.6kReads8.6Score817Shelves
- 48 Restarting in the Wasteland, I Can Purify Radiation 重开废土，我能净化辐射 From the start, gathering and scavenging; a little purification in the middle; interstellar adventures in the later part. Strong female lead, no romance. Added note: Based on feedback from some readers, here’s a heads-up: scavenging and gathering only happen in the early part. They don’t continue later. I tried several titles, and the System’s tests showed that Scavenger was the best, so I went with that in the end. To save her homeworld, Jiuzhou, and her older sister, Luo Xi pilots a spaces 4.5kReads9.1Score531Shelves
- 49 My Brother Is Calling for Help, but Grandpa Says Never to Look Back 弟弟在求救，祖父却说千万别回头 My younger brother was calling for help, but Grandfather said, "Whatever you do, don't look back." 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Reborn in the Glory of a Golden Age 重生之盛世年华 (Rebirth + space + possessiveness + devoted couple + family life + slow-burn romance) She won the lottery for the first time, but one sentence from her own mother made her die of anger. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had been reborn at eighteen, in the college entrance exam hall, holding the exam papers her mother had forced her to fill out for four years. If you were reborn at eighteen, what would you do? Would you seize the opportunity and use your memories to become a self 1.1kReads—Score110Shelves
