Novels like Plan to Save the Male Lead
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Plan to Save the Male Lead, best match first.
- 1 Eat Your Heart Out 吃心不换 A premeditated transmigration sends Tian Mi, a top pastry chef, back to ancient times. To her surprise, she wakes up as a bandit. Now she has to grab a weapon and follow the chief to rob an important figure... What? The Marquis of Anyuan, the man they robbed, claims he’s her husband. When did she get married? How come even she doesn’t know? The marquis is handsome and rich, but he’s already married. She can’t just go kissing him... 0Votes573Recs24Fans
- 2 Mastermind of the Realm from Behind the Scenes 袖手策江山 “I carved white bones with the years of my youth, but my youth has died, and the bones have withered…” She spent her life building an imperial city and palace for him, raising mighty fortresses across ten thousand miles, and paving his road to the throne. Yet she was branded a demoness who brought ruin to the nation, and her life ended with a cup of poisoned wine. She thought she would die, but instead she was reborn into the Luo family as Luo Chun, the unloved fifth daughter of General Luo. She 0Votes3.1kRecs599Fans
- 3 The Clever Young Lady's Scheme 娇女谋心 An orphan girl is sold into an official household as a servant. She thinks this is all life has in store for her, but when a long-sealed secret is revealed, everything is overturned in an instant. “Being bullied by everyone? I’ll help you! The young master is breaking off the engagement? Don’t regret it! And you, no matter how carefully you scheme, I’ll make sure you suffer the consequences and learn your lesson! But, Young Master, why are you looking at me like that? This princess is scared. P 0Votes170Recs68Fans
- 4 The Faith of an Advanced Drifter 高等游民的信仰 She scrimped and saved her whole life, only to close her eyes and open them again as a naked little child, before she’d even had a chance to enjoy her hard-earned money. In this life, Yao Jing just wants to enjoy herself. Her parents and older brothers are powerful and wealthy, and they spoil her anyway. As for making money, she’ll leave that to Baozi! Yao Jing picks her teeth. “Baozi, this business looks pretty good. You go run it!” Song Zimu says, “I’ve been at your beck and call for years. Do 0Votes329Recs882Fans
- 5 The Emperor and Empress’s Tragedy 顾盼君颜之帝后殇 “From now on, you go your way and I’ll go mine. We have nothing more to do with each other.” “Mumu, is there really no going back? I had no choice but to marry A Xue. Without you, what’s the point of living...?” “But what about the child? He’s innocent. Nan Muchen, I don’t blame you, but I can’t love you anymore. In the end, we were never meant to be.” She turned away. The vivid green of her clothes stood out beneath the setting sun. At last, she couldn’t hold back her tears, and they blurred he 0Votes426Recs49Fans
- 6 The Peasant Girl Princess: Your Highness, You’re So Handsome 农女王妃之王爷你好帅 After being betrayed, the heroine accidentally transmigrated into a poor farming family. It was such a clichéd plot that she couldn't believe it was really happening. Their home was completely bare, but life had to go on. She planned to use her cooking skills to make a fortune and lift the family out of poverty, but then she ran into two outrageously handsome princes, who also happened to be uncle and nephew. The warmhearted prince said, “Wuyou, I'll marry you with ten miles of wedding gifts and 0Votes239Recs68Fans
- 7 Glory and Commoners 荣庶 The Sang family has a daughter named Zi, peerlessly beautiful, with a nature as fierce as a tiger or wolf. Though slight of frame, she bears the weight of her clan’s destruction and swears to kill her enemies with her own hands. In the third year of Yongxi, she returns to the capital, stirring up a storm of bloodshed in the court as war once again engulfs the land... The world knows nothing of the truth, and all say she has a heart as venomous as a snake’s! Burn three sticks of incense to honor 0Votes6kRecs6.2kFans
- 8 The Imperial Consort Who Held the Seal 掌玺皇妃 A rich beauty transmigrates into the body of an ugly woman, who rises from the ashes to become a princess consort. She can heal, fight, and command troops, while Prince Jing dotes on her and showers readers with sweetness. A strong heroine and a strong hero, in a hilarious, indulgent transmigration romance. 1v1. 0Votes2.9kRecs794Fans
- 9 Joy in the Brocade Palace 锦宫欢 Her new book, Wind Dances Over Nanzhao, has been signed. Welcome to give it a read! In her previous life, she died a brutal sacrificial death. Reborn, she finds herself behind the palace walls, scheming at every turn and proceeding with care. She battles the queen, plots against powerful ministers, destroys aristocratic clans, and turns the tide with a delicate hand. To avenge herself, she cuts through every obstacle and shows no mercy, transforming into a venomous beauty! What does fate matter? 0Votes34.5kRecs9.4kFans
- 10 Admired Joy 慕悦 A devastating landslide in Sichuan and Chongqing turned Yu Changyue's life upside down. In the twenty-second year of Jingkang, natural disasters and human calamities abound, the political winds shift, murderous schemes lurk everywhere, and enemies close in from all sides. How can she seize the peaceful life she deserves in this lifetime? To wear the crown, one must bear its weight. Reborn, she will carve out a bright future for herself, secure an era of prosperity and peace for the Yu family, an 0Votes3.1kRecs59Fans
- 11 The Heroic Oriole 莺雄 “My name is Feng Jingting. You must remember it forever.” The faint smile in his eyes and the smugness hidden beneath his narrow brows made her regret it so much that, for countless nights afterward, she wanted to bang her head against a wall. That smile clearly belonged to a weasel looking at a chicken, as if he were about to taste it and then declare, “Not bad.” Guo Wenying thought indignantly that she could do things those pampered young ladies couldn’t. Those so-called noblewomen couldn’t ho 0Votes42.8kRecs39.3kFans
- 12 The Emperor's Favor, Won by Your Schemes 君谋帝宠 Ten years ago, Gu Ting died a gruesome death in Southern Xinjiang. Over the next ten years, she conquered the world and became an emperor. They say the imperial aura of the four corners of the realm can bring the dead back to life, and she believed it. After more than two hundred years of division, she reunited the realm and gathered the imperial aura from all four corners, hoping to use it to bring Gu Ting back to life. Gu Ting was finally resurrected, but returned to fifteen years earli 0Votes2.8kRecs1.5kFans
- 13 A Young Lady of the Ming Dynasty 明朝小娘子 P.S. Liu Tao said to his mother, “I only want you to treat me with genuine love. All you want is for me to die. Aside from giving me life and raising me like a dog, what have you ever given me? All I want is for you to treat me sincerely. You can't, but that woman can. Even if she can't give me all of herself, she's willing to share life and death with me and stand by my side against our enemies. The 0Votes2.6kRecs6.8kFans
- 14 Tycoon's Wife 壕妻 (New book: "With You, Every Day of My Life Is Romantic", a modern romance with plenty of sweet doting.) After transmigrating into the body of an abandoned princess consort, she becomes the most sought-after woman around, with everyone wanting to be her child's father. In my world, I make the rules. Abandoned princess consort? What nonsense. Getting my freedom back is what matters! Onlookers gossip eagerly: “Miss Ming has so many admirers. Who are you going to marry?” “Obviously…” Ming Fei beckon 0Votes58.1kRecs13.1kFans
- 15 A Sweet Girl Seeks a Suitor 萌妹以逑 “Are you out of your mind?” “No, I'm selling swords.” On the day of the martial arts tournament, she poisoned her master, leaving the eccentric physician of the martial world bedridden for a whole month. She took her little yellow chick to watch the festivities, only to get hit by an embroidered ball and nearly end up with a beautiful bride in her arms. On her wedding day, she caught a cold but still tried to escape over the wall. She turned a corner and crashed straight into her husband. So... 0Votes237.1kRecs37.5kFans
- 16 The Glories of the Later Dynasty 后华 [Early work, proceed with caution!!!] They say an empress can enjoy a lifetime of wealth and glory. But after Su Qingcheng gave up everything, her family was destroyed and her loved ones died. And life offers no second chances. After becoming a deposed empress, she steps onto another battlefield in the imperial harem. 0Votes152.2kRecs27.3kFans
- 17 The Tough Wife’s Guide 悍妻攻略 Li Hengqing is a celebrated scholar in Tongzhou and the ideal husband in every woman's eyes. Unfortunately, not a single woman is willing to marry him now. His beautiful, delicate fiancée was snatched away and replaced with a wild girl from the mountains. He can only accept it in silence. After all, he can't even stand. But this girl seems very different from the others? In her previous life, Rong Bai died carrying her younger brother on her back as she blew herself up. Her greatest dream was to 0Votes28.5kRecs36.5kFans
- 18 The Gentleman’s Stratagem 君子之谋 One is a soul from another world, in control of the vast Li Sect; the other, a fallen king, quiet and patient, with ambitions to rule the realm. One searches all across the Nine Provinces, hoping only to return to the past; the other carefully plots to claim the countless mountains and rivers. But then he meets “him,” and love and hate become entangled, conspiracies unfold, and brothers clash, all for what they desire. After ten years of trials and turmoil, when they look back at last, who has g 0Votes11.6kRecs3.6kFans
- 19 The Young Master with the Fan 怀扇公子 Gentle and generous have nothing to do with her, and she has no connection whatsoever to brilliance and talent. She is big-breasted and brainless, saying and doing whatever she pleases. Spoiled by his favor and relying on his protection, she does not even take the current emperor seriously. She has no lofty ambitions. Her only dream is to win him over. What troubles her greatly is that the man she yearns for is nothing but a blockhead. To win him over, she brought every trick she had learned in 0Votes82.3kRecs11.7kFans
- 20 Quick Transmigration: The Face-Slapping Plan 快穿之打脸计划 Lu Xin says the world has long been in turmoil, with transmigrators running rampant and stealing the fate that was originally theirs. Shi Qi doesn't understand what a transmigrator is, but she has certainly suffered at their hands. Her body has been destroyed, and her soul has scattered. Now she's nothing more than a fragment of a soul wandering the mortal world. How can she even think of revenge? Lu Xin says they each get what they need: he'll restore her body and soul, and all he wants is to k 0Votes46kRecs29.1kFans
- 21 Warmth Behind the Lin Family Gates 林门闺暖 The moon shines bright, and lovely is the beauty. Within the Lin household lives a charming young lady, whose warm smile is deft and bright. This is a story about a young lady determined to live for food. Ahem, a beautiful young lady who admires the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties and aspires to Tao Qian's ideals, as she sweeps away every “harmful pest.” Please read the author's note in the book's dis 0Votes146.2kRecs32.9kFans
- 22 A Worthy Wife, Indeed 卿本贤妻 Family life may be full of trivial matters, but in those little things, we find things and lose them! Su Jinlou spent forty years watching from the sidelines, until a late-in-life pregnancy changed everything. As family matters unfold, she sets off on a lively journey of snarky commentary and wild imaginings... 0Votes67.6kRecs63.5kFans
- 23 The Pearl Lady 明珠娘子 No one expected Gu Mingzhu, the eldest daughter of the Cavalry General's household, to lose her imperial marriage decree at the Qujiang Banquet. Everyone knew how hard she had worked and what schemes she had employed to win this chance, yet she managed to lose it herself. Everyone guessed that, given her temperament, Miss Gu would surely cry, make a scene, and threaten to hang herself... The female lead is extremely ruthless, extremely ruthless, extremely ruthless. High-stakes warning ahead... 0Votes99.7kRecs81.9kFans
- 24 Ning Xiaoxian’s Record of Taming Gods 宁小闲御神录 (The new novel, Protect the National Preceptor, is currently being serialized. Ning Xiaoxian is being adapted into a comic, TV series, and game. Stay tuned.) Heaven: The God Lord Who Shakes Heaven is trapped in the Prison of Gods and Demons. Go rescue him. Ning Xiaoxian: All right, I'll save him! Heaven: An unprecedented evil creature is wreaking havoc among humanity. Go deal with it. Ning Xiaoxian: All right, I'll handle it! Heaven: The barbarian tribes have returned to the Southern 3Votes4.5MRecs2.1MFans
