Who Gets the Gentle, Boyish Male Lead!!! (No Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Types) 温柔少年感男主谁懂！！！（拒绝黑芝麻汤圆）

1. 1 我 I Don’t Want to Like Him 我才不要喜欢他呢 Paint a Touch of Wood and Fire画点木火Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted [Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Reborn in School Days + Both Reborn + Healing and Redemption + Foreshadowing + A Little Melodramatic + Sweet Romance + Heartwarming] Everyone knows that the proud Jiang Yuan is hopelessly in love with Song Yanzhi. Only Song Yanzhi pretends not to notice. Childhood friends from middle school through university graduation, Jiang Yuan spent eleven whole years chasing after him. Then, one day in the future, Jiang Yuan's health began to fail. All she wanted was for 4kReads8.5Score29714d adds

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   I absolutely loved the first one! The male lead is gentle and refined, the female lead is free-spirited, easygoing, and incredibly clear-headed, and the second male lead takes her place 😽😽 The second one is an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, the male lead is mature and abstinent.

2. 2 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 134.8kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
3. 3 明 A Public Rivalry, a Secret Love 明争暗恋 Ji Zhi霁之Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends + Mutual Secret Crush] [Airheaded Sweetheart X Cold, Scheming Type] Student representative Xu Youjing is handsome and distinguished, with the poise of a pine or cypress bathed in sunlight. Arts committee president Lin Xiyang is sweet, radiant, and talented, one of the school’s brightest stars. They’ve attended the same school for two years, but have never interacted. They’re so unfamiliar that they wouldn’t even glance at each other when passing by. That changes when they end 14.2kReads8.9Score1.8k14d adds

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   Student representative Xu Youjing was exceptionally beautiful and possessed a refined and elegant demeanor, as steadfast as a pine tree. The arts and culture minister, Lin Xiyang, was sweet, bright, and exceptionally talented—a true star of the school. For two years, they attended the same school but had barely interacted, so unfamiliar that they wouldn't even exchange a glance if they passed each other… until they were assigned to the same class in their senior year. One day, Lin Xiyang was late for school. Unable to reach her, the teachers asked the class if anyone knew her home address. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xu Youjing raised her hand and calmly said, "Lin Xiyang had a slight fever this morning. Her mother had to go out urgently and may have forgotten to ask for leave. I'll go back to check on her at noon."

4. 4 神 Father, Kneel Down and Satisfy Me 神父，跪下，喂饱我 Wan Louyu万楼愈Two Male Leads390k WordsCompleted [Full Audiobook Now Available] [Both Pure + Intense Push and Pull + Flirtatious + Shou Imprisons Gong] [Yandere Vampire Shou Ji Wangxian × Priest Gong Wicher] Ji Wangxian, the first of the vampires, was sealed away for hundreds of years. After breaking free, he was weak and on the run from his pursuers, so he disguised himself as a woman and went to stay with the priest, Wicher. Wicher’s aim was to kill him, yet Ji Wangxian became intoxicated by Wicher’s sweet blood. The more Wicher resisted and 13.6kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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   Only those who have read it know how satisfying this setting is. I feel that the so-called abstinent, holy, and gentle seme characters in Tomato's works are generally not very well-developed, but this one is just too good. It portrays the seme's gentle and holy nature very well, like the kind of attribute that you like to see a man cry, that sense of heartbreak. I felt as fascinated as the uke.

5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: The Gentle Host Is Everyone's White Moonlight 快穿：温柔宿主在哪都是白月光 Master Jue 000310觉主000310Two Male Leads625k WordsCompleted The low rating is due to the small number of reviews. [Quick transmigration + two male leads + top’s perspective + mutual pampering + equally matched leads] After working conscientiously for years, Chang Feng finally retired and went to a small world for a vacation. Instead, a clueless System accidentally bound him and sent him off to do missions for the Rescue Department! Chang Feng, once the White Moonlight Department’s top agent, who had worked diligently, retired, and now found himself back 3.7kReads8.4Score43414d adds

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   This book is great, and it definitely lives up to the hype! Changfeng is so gentle, and her occasional displays of affection are incredibly cute! The mutual pampering between the couple is just too wonderful 🥰 Plus, the author's writing style is getting smoother and smoother; although I was immediately captivated by Changfeng's gentleness from the very first chapter, haha.

6. 6 美 Beautiful, Powerful, and Thriving: Back to Fifteen 美强爽之重回十五岁 Near the Jade Terrace近瑶台Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Campus + Sweet Romance + Personal Growth] [Hardworking, gentle heroine × aloof top scholar hero] Lin Tong never expected that one fall would send her from age twenty-five back to age fifteen. Since she was here, she decided to make the best of it. To make up for the regrets of her past life, she firmly set two goals: first, to study hard and get into her dream school, Peking University; second, to become beautiful. She never wanted to be the girl who spent more than a decade feeling in 10kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds

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   The first book was absolutely my number one campus romance novel, it was truly amazing (//∇//). Don't be fooled by the title, the female lead is a very strong female lead, and the romance develops gradually, without her immediately trying to win over the male lead. Her initial goal wasn't to conquer him, but to focus on her studies. If you're looking for a strong female lead novel with a romantic subplot, I highly recommend it. The male lead is a fantastic character, with impeccable looks and the best morals I've ever seen. As for the second book, the male lead's personality is also excellent, and his morals are truly top-notch (//∇//). This one vividly portrays the female lead's unrequited love for the male lead during her teenage years—a chaotic and intense experience. Anyone with experience of unrequited love will understand; it's super good. It's a short story, only about 90 chapters, and you can finish it in a few hours. The female lead in the third novel isn't a stunning beauty anymore; she's remarkably clear-headed, and the relaxed quality she exudes is rare. If you prefer a more understated writing style, these last two books are highly recommended. The romance in the third book develops gradually, giving it a very realistic and relatable feel, unlike some other novels that feel detached from reality. The fourth book is similar in reputation to the third (ヾ(*⌒㉨⌒*)ゞ). If you like a more understated style, this one is highly recommended, but if you prefer something a little less dramatic, the last two books are better—they offer a sweeter feel.

7. 7 路 The Supporting Nobody Keeps Taking Hits for the Main Cast 路人甲又在给主角团挡刀 Chicken Stewed with Fries小鸡炖薯条Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted A full-cast audio version is now available [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + xianxia + a touch of ensemble cast + slow burn + one-on-one, both pure] An ordinary, resilient, laid-back nobody bottom, Shen Liuchun, x a tsundere prodigy who means what he says, Xie Xiaohan The timid office drone Shen Liuchun died at his desk from overwork, only to transmigrate into a power-fantasy cultivation novel he had read in his second year of high school. At least other transmigrators get to be conne 13.5kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds

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   I really liked the first book, which had a gentle, flowing feel to it. The second book was also super good.

8. 8 风 The Kite and the Boy 风筝与少年 Fish in the Woods木林有鱼Modern Romance285k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush Comes True | 1v1, Pure Love | Sweet Romance] [Sensitive, Overthinking Top Student × Bold, Free-Spirited Golden Boy] A paper-kite airplane brought summer and Chen Yibai into Zhou Lili’s world. Zhou Lili remembered it clearly: the boy stood on the second-floor school corridor, looking down at the orange-yellow paper-kite airplane drifting by. Without warning, it fell at her heels. Their gazes met in midair, and the boy’s eyes sparkled with laughter. The summer breeze, paper-kite airp 872Reads8.7Score11714d adds
9. 9 拯 Saving the Senior Brother of the Righteous Sect 拯救正道大师兄 Qin Xiaoniang秦小娘Two Male Leads702k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + cultivation] Jiang Luwan transmigrates into a minor cannon-fodder character in his favorite novel, The Demon Lord's Beloved Immortal Wife. The original heroine and the villainous Demon Lord share a tragic romance spanning hundreds of chapters. Though the Demon Lord has killed countless people, she is determined to save him from the darkness. In the end, she reforms him, saves the world, and creates a celebrated love story. As for Jiang Luwan, he becom 9.5kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
10. 10 小 Xiao Yusu 小鱼酥酥 Easter33k WordsCompleted Xiaoyu Susu —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I really like this kind of food.

11. 11 穿 Transmigrated as the Villain? The Straight-Talking Big Shot Becomes Everyone's Favorite! 穿成反派？直男大佬竟成万人迷！ Hello, I'm Plain Water你好我是白开水Two Male Leads479k WordsOngoing [Everyone's crush, regardless of gender + Love triangle chaos + Unaware he's everyone's crush + Max-level combat skills, handsome straight male protagonist] Cheng Qiansheng was the most notorious villain in the cultivation world. After dying in a gang attack, he opened his eyes to find that he had ended up in a fanfic based on the cultivation novel The Righteous Path's Leader Is My Wife. The male lead was his nemesis, while Cheng Qiansheng had become a vile, useless male supporting character. 179.3kReads9.5Score43k14d adds

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    Uh… he's a black glutinous rice ball 🤓

12. 12 听 Listen to the South 听南 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance196k WordsCompleted Ten years ago, Xia Tingnan was in her third year of middle school, while her next-door neighbor Xu Bingran was a sophomore in high school. Both the Xia and Xu parents were busy, so Xia Tingnan, who loved sleeping in, was put in Xu Bingran's care. Xu Bingran was disciplined, sensible, a good student with dreams, and known as “Xu Bingran of No. 1 High School.” Xia Tingnan was lazy, scatterbrained, a happy slacker with decent grades, and everyone's beloved “cutie.” And so began a four-year routine: 29.2kReads9.6Score4.3k14d adds
13. 13 警 Warning! The Male Lead Is About to Turn Evil. Host, Hurry and Clear Your Name! 警告！男主要黑化，宿主快洗白！ Chubby Lefty肥嘟嘟左左门Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + quick transmigration + top + yandere + obsessive madness + 1v1] Xu Muzhe is a professional villain in the Quick Transmigration Bureau. His job is to enter each world and make the protagonist’s life difficult. So Xu Muzhe takes his job very seriously, courting death in every possible way and raising each protagonist’s corruption score to 100%. He has just finished his final world and is rubbing his hands together, ready to return to the real world. But then he’s told that the ma 9.1kReads9.0Score54414d adds

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    This is a story told from the perspective of the dominant character, who returns from a plane collapse and dotes on the submissive character. The submissive character initially forces the dominant character to be with him to humiliate him, but actually loves him. Some planes feature a tsundere/yandere submissive character in a dark room. It's super good! (. ω.ο)/

14. 14 小 The Little Fool Was Sent Off to Marry, but Became Her Husband's Beloved 小傻子被丢联姻，反成老公心尖宠 Thinking of the South Wind Kite念南风鸢Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Original title: The Little Fool Was Dumped into an Arranged Marriage, but Became Her Husband's Beloved Main story + extra-long bonus chapters! Naturally goofy, spoiled, airheaded beauty × youthful, fatherly, scheming CEO Little white rabbit × big bad wolf Shen Xianshi is a promising young man from a distinguished family, a born star who commands attention wherever he goes. Yet he is forced to marry Ruan Zhi. A fool. Everyone talks, convinced the marriage won't work. The two are incompatible in e 13.5kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds

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    The female lead's grandmother had been kind to the male lead's grandfather, who arranged their marriage. The female lead isn't stupid, just a little slow to react and doesn't understand subtle hints. All her emotions are written on her face; she tells the male lead when she's angry, expecting him to comfort her. She's also a bit of a crybaby. From their first meeting to falling in love, the male lead is always afraid of her crying. Luckily, they're both good at talking, minimizing misunderstandings. The male lead is truly a good person. Even though the marriage was reluctant, he didn't mistreat the female lead. He gave her a black card upon their first meeting. His only mistake was telling his wife he couldn't give her what she wanted, but from day one, he was attracted to her and teased her daily. He comforted her when she cried, and he even wore work pants and accompanied her to get her ears pierced. Unlike the traditional CEO, his personality is more like a twenty-something-year-old boy, very youthful. The two have a sweet, campus romance feel to them.

15. 15 成 I Became the Dark Best Friend of a Righteous Protagonist 成为伟光正主角的阴暗挚友了 Bind Spring's Ear缚春耳Fantastical Romance296k WordsOngoing [Proud, aloof dragon with a forceful personality x righteous, gentle family man | Nontraditional Japanese-style fantasy | A touch of dark themes | A hint of Lovecraftian horror | Adventure | A little avoidant | The System is nasty, but barely appears later on] After inexplicably transmigrating into an anime she hates, she tries to run away and gets electrocuted? Xilin: You say I can influence the protagonist's future? Just watch me ruin his life! After being mocked by her System supervisor and r 380Reads—Score11114d adds

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    Wait, what do you mean by "the righteous protagonist only treats me as a friend"? Xilin: If you're so righteous, shouldn't you be friends with everyone? Xilin then angrily retorted: If you want to be the protagonist, then be one properly! —Before transmigrating into the old-fashioned work, Xilin was just a vicious parasite, spending her days either calling her brother for money or verbally attacking her family. After transmigrating, Xilin still considered it a two-dimensional world. Even though the characters in the two-dimensional world showed a flesh-and-blood side, she still firmly wanted to return to what she believed to be reality. But not only did her parents abandon her, and her brother despise her, even the world she desperately wanted to return to threw her into this strange, alien world like a burden. Xilin couldn't help but wonder, was that really the world she wanted to return to?

16. 16 穿 Book Transmigration: The Rise of an Unremarkable Extra 穿书：路人甲的进阶之旅 Fourteen O'Clock十四时Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [A gloomy girl forced to put on a show x a gentle boy with a sharp tongue on the surface] [One-on-one sweet romance, school life, youth, ridiculous comedy, doting romance, heartwarming] What’s it like to become a random extra in a story about top students? Sang Yu found out firsthand. In this story where everyone is a top student, Sang Yu has to get first place or die. How can she come out on top? First, she has to become the hardest-working student in school, claim the title of top student, the 2.4kReads9.1Score22814d adds

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    This is so good! Sang Yu: Everyone has their own destiny, for example, being number one in the grade will never be mine. Shen Chan: It's okay, being number one in the grade will always be yours. It's really good, and a bit silly too. At the beginning, the male and female leads copied the same speech, and the female lead read it first, accidentally tricking the male lead.

17. 17 宿 The Host Keeps Getting Happy Endings with the Protagonist [Quick Transmigration] 宿主又和主角HE了【快穿】 Winter Tree冬天的树Two Male Leads808k WordsCompleted [Xu Ran is the top, Pei Zhuojue is the bottom. Their roles are fixed.] A one-on-one romance throughout. Extreme character loyalists, please keep your distance. Xu Ran’s mission targets are the protagonists of their respective small worlds. Their lives are full of hardship and suffering. It seems they have to lose their families and homes to deserve the title of protagonist. But they were meant to shine. Xu Ran accepted the mission, ready to follow his seniors’ advice to the letter: become the pr 21.6kReads9.6Score2.4k14d adds

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    Why is no one recommending this book?! I can't allow this book to be missing from the list of gentle young lovers! The world's most tender and soft-hearted couple, Xu and Pei! You all need to read it!

18. 18 他 The Moonlight in His Heart 他心尖上的白月光 The Cat at the Fairy's Home仙女家的猫Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Secret Crush + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Wen Xi was reborn at eighteen. In her previous life, Wen Xi had been a nobody. Given another chance, she secretly vowed to cherish life, study hard, and repay those who had helped her. She never expected that the butterfly effect would take hold this time around. Her biological parents came looking for her, it turned out her family was the richest in the country, and she even gained three brothers devastatingly handsome enough to take your brea 1.1kReads8.4Score10414d adds

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    This book is truly excellent, but it's never been popular. I guarantee it with my five years of reading experience—it's amazing! The female lead has a heart condition, which is cured through a heart transplant. It's really good! So good! So good! I'm saying it three times because it's important. Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people!

19. 19 肆 Tease You to My Heart's Content 肆意撩你 Peachy Zhizhi桃气知知Modern Romance251k WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Flirting with You, is now available. [Love at first sight from the heroine's perspective, love that grows over time from the hero's perspective + sweet romance + both each other's first and only + food blogger x orthopedic surgeon] After moving to City A, Lin Nianyao got a recommendation from the local video platform's algorithm. For some reason, she watched one clip at least a hundred times before screenshotting the man's enlarged face and sending it to a frien 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds

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    The male lead is a doctor, very gentle, and doesn't engage in flirting. The female lead falls in love at first sight, but initially, he doesn't reciprocate her feelings. He's adorable—a gentle doctor who loves to sleep, enjoys good food, and is a bit of a kissing freak.

20. 20 谁 Who Says I Don't Like You? 谁说我讨厌你啦？ Like a Scene, Like Brocade似景似锦Modern Romance110k WordsOngoing "I like him more than anyone, and I hate him more than anyone." -[Sweet and angsty, high school romance, healing, two top students Content warning: The female lead has suicidal tendencies, depression, and anxiety] At first, they couldn't stand each other. Until her deliberate efforts to keep her distance started getting under his skin, so he deliberately kept making his presence felt around her. Through his efforts, he succeeded in falling for her. And she became unable to live without him. But 32Reads—Score10914d adds

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    A unique and special affection [sending a heart]

21. 21 非 No Time Limit on Oleander 非限时钩吻 Tea An茶安Two Male Leads526k WordsCompleted [Three lifetimes + both pure and devoted, 1v1 + redemption + mutual devotion + sweet and angsty + happy ending] First life: [Fraill beauty bottom × young general top] Second life: [Clever, sickly beauty bottom × noble, powerful top] Third life: [Clever, sickly archaeologist × scheming, devoted hunter who knows exactly how to win over his wife] Original title: Non-Limited-Time Gelsemium Alternate title: When the Boat Is Startled Wen Jingzhu is frail and sickly, a delicate invalid who could lose h 820Reads9.2Score12314d adds

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    The first book: A gentle and refined young gentleman and a spirited young general are a perfect match. The second book: The whole thing is gentle and sweet. It starts with a couple who have been married for five years separating for more than half a year due to a small problem in their relationship (the bottom feels that he doesn't love the top). They then reunite...

22. 22 回 Back Before You Became the Light 回到你成为光之前 Jiujiu Doesn't Want to Work 996酒酒不想996Modern Romance300k WordsOngoing [Qi Shengnan × Shen Yanzhou → one-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first + fictional setting + mutual salvation + a touch of ensemble cast] When Qi Shengnan was six, she once met a very handsome person in the park near her home. Strangely, a red scarf was draped over his thigh. She gave him a strawberry-flavored candy and her umbrella too... When high school began, Qi Shengnan ended up in the same class as Shen Yanzhou, the top student in the city. She ran, he chased, and she wished s 33Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

23. 23 他 He Is My Husband 他是我先生 Moss Blossoms, Silken Threads苔花丝丝Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted Two male leads + reunion after years apart + divorce reality show + happy ending + one-on-one Refined, scholarly top with a wicked streak, Jiang Yuchen × gentle, easygoing art student bottom, Qi Xin “Is that medicine… something you brought especially for Xiao Qi?” Jiang Yuchen: “I didn’t know he had a cold when I left.” 5.6kReads9.3Score52614d adds
24. 24 嘴 The Stubborn Childhood Friend: Brother Lu Was the One Who Fell First 嘴硬青梅：是陆哥他先动的心 Ye Shuangshuang from the Shallows of the Clouds云浅处的叶霜霜Modern Romance178k WordsCompleted [A new author and a new novel. Not a wish-fulfillment story, no System, no one reborn.] [Both leads are inexperienced in love; one-on-one romance, a little angst and lots of sweetness, with a focus on everyday life.] [Everyday life, Chinese-style school setting.] When Lin Jing starts at Experimental Middle School, she has two wishes. First, she hopes no one finds out that the aloof heartthrob Lin Yi is her older brother! Second, she wants to stay far away from Lu Yun. She manages to keep her fir 67Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A young man as radiant as the sun, gentleness hidden in his actions, a bit cheeky, but overflowing with affection for the female lead.

25. 25 T Their Delayed Confession TA的延迟告白 Zhou Dai舟黛Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Clear-headed, driven, and resolute heroine x cool, rational, and devoted hero] [Transmigrate into a book + campus setting + breaking prejudice + slow-burn romance + reunion after years apart + happy ending] * Yu Ran transmigrated into an old-school campus Mary Sue novel and became the vicious female character's lackey. She went along with things on the surface but slacked off completely. Desperate to return to reality, she treated the characters as tools, and finally succeeded in offending ever 6.7kReads9.2Score77714d adds

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    Absolutely amazing! The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a villainous female supporting character's henchman. He saves the protagonist and then just wants to live a quiet, unremarkable life, but falls for the female supporting character's stepbrother. This guy is incredibly kind—he's genuinely wonderful. Highly recommended. My description isn't perfect, but the book is fantastic.

26. 26 明 An Honest Person Doesn't Keep a Secret Crush 明人不搞暗恋 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Print edition officially signed] Homeless, I Was Taken In and Raised by My Archrival Original title: No Secret Crushes for Honest People Campus romance + secret crush + happy ending + rivals to lovers + growing up together + third-person narration Benevolent, compassionate top VS unruly, stubborn, insecure bottom My father didn’t care for me, my mother didn’t love me, and somehow I got saddled with the blame. After my landlord kicked me out, I stood alone on the street and began to questio 23.7kReads9.5Score4.2k14d adds

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    Bao is so gentle.

27. 27 蝉 After the Cicadas Sing Comes the Plum Rain 蝉鸣过后是梅雨 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance152k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast at School | Slow-Burn Bittersweet Romance | Fated Bond | Gentle Girl, Troubled Boy | Realistic | Happy Ending] On the first day of school, Xia Shanshan's red-lacquered bicycle was stolen. She crouched beneath a camphor tree and cried. On the third floor, someone folded her orange candy wrapper in half, then in half again. Later, she met Fu Siyun. The boy leaned against the wall, looking carefree as he teased her softly: “Are you afraid of me, senior?” She ran from him for three y 3.5kReads9.3Score37514d adds

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    It looks beautiful on campus.

28. 28 死 My Archrival Is So Arrogant? One Kiss and They Blush! 死对头很狂？这不一亲就脸红吗？ Boozy Little Bread Roll酒心小面包Two Male Leads711k WordsCompleted [Rebirth / sweet romance / sworn rivals / mutual flirting / push and pull] In his previous life, Shen Yu always treated his arranged-marriage partner, Xie Yanzhou, as his sworn enemy. But when everyone turned against him, only Xie Yanzhou cared for him tirelessly and cherished him like the most precious thing in the world. After Shen Yu died, Xie Yanzhou avenged him and perished in a sea of flames. * He returned to the day he and his sworn enemy confirmed their engagement. Shen Yu kicked the sch 65.8kReads9.4Score9.3k14d adds
29. 29 迹 Let the Past Be the Past 迹往不咎 Bu Erzhi不二之Modern Romance185k WordsCompleted The well-behaved left-behind girl Teng Jinqing VS the orphaned bad boy Cheng Ji Blurb 1: Teng Jinqing always remembered what a boy told her when she was ten: “The only way out is through studying.” Later, she really did make it out. Far, far away. Across the ocean, all the way to a PhD. But she never forgot the road back. Because at the end of that road, someone was waiting for her. An ordinary man who went from genius to delinquent, from delinquent to prisoner, and from prisoner to cripple. H 196Reads—Score3014d adds

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    A teenage god! Absolutely amazing!!!

30. 30 乖 Be Good, Don't Cry 乖一点，不哭了 Xi Yu戏榆Two Male Leads213k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 678Reads9.3Score11414d adds

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    It should be considered a campus romance novel. The main characters in the first and second books both appear cold on the surface but are actually very gentle inside! The second main character also displays gentleness!

31. 31 年 The Top Student Is Pretending to Be a Struggling Student Again 年级第一他又在装学渣 Crane Shepherd of the Nine Provinces鹤牧九州Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted Jiang Fengyan, a new student in Huada’s finance department, was known to most of the university for topping the provincial college entrance exam and for his striking good looks. He was utterly indifferent toward people and everything around him, turning away everyone who tried to get close. People assumed he was above worldly concerns, but... “Are you following a streamer?” his roommate asked in surprise, discovering that Jiang Fengyan, hailed as the aloof campus heartthrob, was watching a liv 7.6kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
32. 32 分 After the Breakup, I Became the CEO Living Above My Ex 分手后，我成了前男友楼上的总裁 Zi Qiu Yi Shan淄丘忆山Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [Independent, clear-headed beauty translator × restrained, proper, abstinent CEO] [Rekindled romance + guiding lover + women’s growth + sweet romance] Eight years ago, at Capital Airport. Chen Chaoyan lost her recommendation for graduate school to someone else, failed the entrance exam, and was slandered during her graduation internship as someone who had “slept her way to the top.” Her love life was in ruins, and when they broke up, she was insulted: “You’re still just a penniless student. The 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead is a self-disciplined, gentle, restrained, polite, and respectful CEO-type lover who guides women.

33. 33 别 Don’t Cry. Come Here and Let Me Hold You 别哭了，过来抱抱 Qi Yi Zai七一仔Two Male Leads278k WordsCompleted The rating just came in, don’t mind the low score~ Puppies and their big brothers are the best! [Rekindled Romance + Mutual Firsts + Age Gap + Younger Man + Sweet Romance] [Younger Crybaby Puppy Top x Guiding, Supportive Bottom] On the first day back in the country at age thirty-three, Wen Haoxing unexpectedly runs into the scruffy puppy he took in six years ago. The puppy has grown up. He’s a little troubled, a little crazy, and still cries easily! … At twenty-five, Jiang Yan gazes up at Wen H 10kReads9.2Score88814d adds

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    Seven's writing is always so gentle [crying][crying][crying] It even makes the corpses feel warm [crying][crying][crying]

34. 34 H Hi, Neighbor. Hi, Husband Hi，邻居Hi，老公 Qi Yi Zai七一仔Two Male Leads214k WordsCompleted ⭐️ The rating just came in, don’t leave yet, folks! It’s super sweet~~ [Two male leads + long-planned romance, mutual pining comes true + pure sweetness + devoted couple] Main couple: imaginative, adorable bottom × scheming, devious top Si Xiaoxing is a devoted cat lover. When he accidentally learns that his neighbor, just one wall away, has a cat, he starts finding every excuse to get close. Closer and closer, until it’s no longer the cat getting close to him, but the neighbor. You can’t blame 2.9kReads9.2Score31514d adds
35. 35 她 Her Heart's Door Is Hard to Open 她心门难开 The Pen Name I Want Is Already Taken我想用的笔名已存在Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted [Happy Ending + Both Pure + Light Ensemble Cast + School Days to City Life + He Pursues Her + 1v1 + Bittersweet Push and Pull + No Evil Female Supporting Characters + No Catfighting Between Women] School Days: [Smiling, Hardhearted Girl Who Loves to Eat x Cold-Faced, Pure and Gentle Boy] City Life: [Hardworking English Translator x Brooding, Obsessive Aircraft Engineer] Unlike most passionate youth romances, their story began in the dead of winter. * Fang Yu's affection was a gentle, carefully l 99Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Gentle? Does it refer to Fang Yu, who silently watches over the female lead even after being rejected, maintaining a measured approach and patiently nurturing her like a gentle boil? Does it refer to this obedient and pitiful Fang Yu, who respects the female lead's career and wishes no matter how painful his situation is? [Sending heart]

36. 36 青 Moss Never Meets the Stars 青苔不逢星 Shu Shujia舒舒佳Modern Romance244k WordsOngoing [Male unrequited-love perspective + younger crybaby + insecure male lead + light ensemble cast + college campus + universally adored heroine] [Gifted heiress × insecure, loyal puppy] Lu Wangyu's youth was a quiet, damp patch of moss. He came from a modest, loving family, had an unremarkable personality, average grades, and was the most ordinary boy in any crowd. He loved someone far beyond his reach... Xia Muzhi, a girl blessed by heaven, lived a life entirely different from his. She was the sol 233Reads—Score10214d adds
37. 37 病 The Sickly Wife Is Doted on by the Dragon-Proud Hero 病弱老婆被龙傲天娇养了 Qin Xiaoniang秦小娘Two Male Leads284k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Two Male Leads] [Cold on the Outside, Warm on the Inside, Beautiful and Frail Bottom × Warm on the Outside, Cold on the Inside, Tyrannical Mad-Dog Top] Qin Yi is a domineering urban protagonist from a broken-engagement story. In his previous life, the Qin family went bankrupt overnight. His parents grabbed all the money in their accounts and fled, leaving Qin Yi to be expelled from school, dumped by his fiancée, and harassed daily by debt collectors. He struggled his way u 9.2kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    The little seedling really resonated with me.

38. 38 快 Quick Transmigration: Passerby A Goes with the Flow in an Angsty Novel 快穿之路人甲在虐文里随遇而安 A Little Rabbit Who Loves to Daydream喜欢幻想的小兔子Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing + a touch of harem-protagonist vibes] Top’s perspective The homeless Lin Qing was bound to System Xiao Ba just as he died of illness on a bright spring morning. “Host, I’m Interstellar Transmigration-into-a-Book System 008. Our mission is to enter angsty danmei novels as a passerby, record the story from a close-up perspective, and upload the footage to enrich the reading experience of interstellar readers.” Lin Qing had no idea what Xiao Ba meant, but he obediently replied, 9.5kReads9.2Score71314d adds

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    It's so gentle it's almost painful to watch. It's finished, but the two male leads are left with a lingering sense of unease!

39. 39 今 You’re So Cute Today, Too 今天的你也很可爱 Xing Chou星楱Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted (Mutual healing · first love for both · both pure and devoted) A bold, hard-to-mess-with schoolyard king × a deaf genius girl who writes novels From the moment I first met you, I wanted to know you, to get closer and learn more about you, because I liked you. * Chen Jiayu, a genius horror novelist, enters the full-dive game “NPCs in My World” to find inspiration for her new book. There, she makes her very first friend, Yan Tianqin, who is incredibly adorable. “No kid could dislike an amusement p 10Reads—Score114d adds

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    He absolutely adores the female lead. She's of average appearance and background, with a rather aloof personality, and falls in love at first sight with a pure romance novel. "I wanted to get to know you the first time we met." His feelings for her are genuine.

40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: Amid Wind and Snow, She Is the Moon in His Heart 快穿：缠绵风与雪，她是心上月 Yu Yu禹予Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead’s POV] [The male lead is the original owner] [Both are each other’s one and only] + A ditzy little helper joins in halfway through At first, the Myriad Worlds Pearl begged one person to do missions, but he refused every time. Later, the pearl, which had been fast asleep, suddenly sprang to life, utterly bewildered. “You lousy Host! You’ve hooked another mission target!” [World One: Skilled Divine Physician × Prime Minister’s Legitimate Daughter] √ “I’ll trade everything I’ve learned 9kReads9.3Score83014d adds

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    A quick transmigration story told from the male protagonist's perspective. The male protagonist is gentle and has strong moral values. It also has plenty of side stories and other content. It's super good! \(//∇//)\

41. 41 不 Aren’t You Supposed to Be a Cool Beauty? Why Do You Sneak Kisses Every Night? 不是清冷美人吗，怎么每晚偷亲我 No Honey for Me不吃蜜糖Two Male Leads430k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + focus on the pursuer + interstellar ABO + fake enemies + devoted couple + cheerful puppy-like pursuer x gloomy, aloof pursued] Ji Laili transmigrates into a minor character in a novel. The System orders him to save the protagonist after he turns evil. If he succeeds, he can come back to life. Ji Laili clenches his fist. “Okay!” But this is a revenge story. Anyone who tries to humiliate the male lead, Shen Yu, ends up humiliated by him instead. He's aloof and beautiful, and one 14.9kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
42. 42 快 Quick Transmigration: The Charismatic Flirt Gets Outplayed by the Male Lead 快穿：万人迷钓系被男主反攻略了 Gu Yue咕月Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + two male leads + top pursuing bottom + no fixed couple + mild love-triangle drama On his first day at work, Xie Xingchen was transferred from the Romance Department to the Scumbag Top and Doormat Bottom Department. He was a random cannon-fodder character, the sort who only appeared for a few episodes. For the sake of the job, straight man Xie Xingchen took the position with tears in his eyes. His mission was to reform the bottoms in the small worlds and cure them of their 14.4kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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    I absolutely love Xingxing; he's so gentle.

43. 43 不 I Will Never Leave the Green Mountains 不与青山辞 A Crescent Moon, Bright and Clear一弯皎皎Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted [Marry First, Love Later + Older Man + Guiding Lover + Both Pure] "A gentle, fatherly boyfriend and a bright little ray of sunshine" One moment, Jiang Tang thought she had finally made it through every hardship. The next, she was doing a full backflip and crashing into an iceberg. By a series of mishaps, she had managed to get involved with Mu Zhiqing. He was a mysterious businessman who stood alone atop a high tower, as unfathomable as a deep abyss. Rumor had it that he was upright and proper, 27.2kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds

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    No gentle boyish charm, but how about a gentle, fatherly type?! This is the gentlest male lead I've ever read, bar none!

44. 44 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.5kReads9.4Score12.5k14d adds

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    This guy has both youthful charm and gentleness. I truly envy those rebellious kids for having such a senior brother.

45. 45 癫EN What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 53.5kReads9.5Score6.9k14d adds

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    His Highness the Crown Prince, with a refined and gentle demeanor.

46. 46 空 I Landed on the Trending List: The Film Queen Is My Internet Mouthpiece 空降热搜，影后是我的互联网嘴替 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance457k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lu Qing was framed step by step, going from a popular young actress with a huge fanbase to a talentless actress hated by the entire internet. Given a second life, she swore to change everything. She honed her acting skills, chose her scripts carefully, and tore apart every fake do-gooder. Step by step, Lu Qing climbed from an obscure minor star to a top-tier star. Her only headache was the sheer number of bizarre trending topics about her. #Lu Qing has a little bit of ma 945Reads9.3Score11914d adds

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    The male leads in both of these books are truly gentle; they are always the female leads' light. The first book features a female lead who is reborn, and it's incredibly sweet. The second book is also genuinely sweet. Highly recommended!

47. 47 顶 The Top-Tier Star Insists on Faking a Couple with His Wife's Biggest Fan 顶流影帝他非要和老婆粉炒cp A Doe Named She一只佘鹿Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted [Starstruck girl × top-tier star and movie emperor. A sweet story about personal growth, told from the heroine’s perspective] Sheng Xi debuted as the center of a girl group and took the internet by storm. Then she disappeared from the spotlight. Though she became a nobody, she still had something to strive for: she was a devoted fan of the top-tier star and movie emperor she had a crush on. Only she and her best friend knew her secret. One day, she was invited to appear on a variety show, and by 13.3kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
48. 48 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 203.8kReads9.7Score25.2k14d adds

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    The first one is truly exceptional; the author's writing is excellent and meticulous. The male lead is chivalrous and spirited, not expressionless, but rather has a gentle, cat-like demeanor, showing remarkable tact. The female lead is a well-rounded, intelligent, and capable fighter who doesn't just stand around waiting for the male lead to rescue her; she's self-reliant and a truly shining example of a female lead. Undoubtedly, the male lead is a young man at heart.

49. 49 胡 Nonsense! How Could the Little One I Raised Be a Villain? 胡说！我养的崽怎么可能是反派 The Moon Behind Spring Mountains春山负月Two Male Leads1.8M WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate with a golden finger to protect them, becoming invincible dragons among men without lifting a finger. Xu Lingguang transmigrates badly injured, with creditors everywhere and danger waiting the moment he steps outside. Xu Lingguang: I might as well find a rope and hang myself! But dying is out of the question. All he can do is somehow muddle through. To escape his enemies, Xu Lingguang hides in Ailao Mountain. They say the Chenghuang clan lives in Ailao Mountain. The Ch 14.8kReads9.4Score2k14d adds

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    Personally, I think this book perfectly fits the bill; seeing it is a real treat, a true gem. Those who love fluffy things are in for a treat—it's incredibly cute! You can check out the synopsis before reading.

50. 50 美 The Tragic, Powerful Villainess Refuses to Follow the Plot 美惨强反派拒绝走剧情 The Moment Parallel Lines Intersect平行线交汇的瞬间Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented, dual male leads + entertainment industry + plot clashes / face-slapping revenge + band / fanfiction + ensemble cast] In his previous life, Jiang Donglin followed his father's orders and brought home his adoptive younger sister, Jiang Yunduo, from the countryside. He learned that Jiang Yunduo was the heroine of a harem-style entertainment-industry novel, adored by everyone, while he was the perverted adoptive brother who lavished resources on her, loved her without reciprocation 19.7kReads9.5Score2.4k14d adds

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    I highly recommend this book, "The True Young Master." It has an ensemble cast aspect, and the main character is quite talented and not at all weak. I really love it!

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