Green Tea Bitch

A trope female character type popularized in Chinese internet novels, a Green Tea Bitch is a female character who appears calm, kind, innocent, or charming on the surface, but is actually intelligent, cunning, and calculating underneath, usually for the purposes of manipulating others into giving them gain. Some common traits include: Revenge as a primary motive for the manipulative behavior Often uses their skill to win over difficult or villainous characters Presenting themselves as wronged in order to garner sympathy, or purposefully allowing their enemies to harm them, in order to make the enemy lose ground An ability to flip arguments and intelligently talk their way out of accusations or repercussions Usually the main character Often has special or secret knowledge (such as in an isekai or rebirth novel), or else has a very high EQ allowing her to read people. Common for 'villainess-turned-good' characters If she has/had a job, it is most commonly as an actress Usually written to be likable to readers Related to the White Lotus Flower/White Lotus Bitch, which is a similar female character type, in that an innocent face is presented to the world while hiding bad intentions. The distinguishing trait between the two tends to be the level of intelligent calculation, with Green Tea Bitches seen as the more smart and scheming of the two.