I’m a Human with Tear Ducts so Tough Even 188 Can’t Break Me. Please, Your Divine Sadist, Torment Me Until I Crack! 188都拿不下的高泪点人类，求本神虐来收了我

1. 1 等 Waiting for You to Turn Around and Say You Love Me 等你回头说爱我 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads151k WordsCompleted [Boys' love + emotional torment + physical torment + a perfect deception + innocent on the outside, dark within + obsessive and twisted + bad ending + strong characters + yandere] No one is simple. Please don't look at people too naively, especially those who seem harmless. Shen Yan is the child of a wealthy family. In other people's eyes, he's nothing but a commodity with a price tag, something to be passed around and bullied at will. He tries with all his might to learn how to love others and 881Reads9.2Score118Shelves

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   They're all very beautiful.

2. 2 攻 After My Plans Failed, I Gave Up 攻略失败后我开始摆烂 Mountains and Rivers Send Their Regards山河寄君Two Male Leads310k WordsCompleted [Everyone's favorite / seme-focused perspective / quick transmigration / redemption / angst] Li Mu is an unlucky transmigrator with a flawed personality. Trapped in a novel's world, he is told by someone claiming to be a System that he must complete ten devoted-lover missions to return home. No matter how hard he tries, every mission fails. After starting over one last time, Li Mu no longer wants to win anyone over. That's when he discovers the System has been deceiving him all along: the transm 546Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   If you're into angst-filled novels, you've come to the right place. I highly recommend the second book; I read it in one night and cried three times. I didn't cry when I read 188 back then. [Think about it carefully.]

3. 3 劣 Defective Omega 劣质omgea Sleepy Tangerine困桔了Two Male Leads246k WordsCompleted Their marriage was in name only, and it lasted four years. “Your pheromones disgust me.” Four years together couldn’t melt the ice between them. What was the point of desperately trying to save the relationship? The seeds of their separation had taken root long ago. Correction: The novel’s actual title is “Inferior Omega.” It can’t be changed after signing the contract, but feel free to dive into the story! 5.6kReads8.2Score543Shelves
4. 4 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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   You absolutely have to have this book. Seriously, beware of those who are addicted to this... The emotional intensity is indescribable. After finishing it, I wanted to punch myself for reading such a gruesome book 😭 I read it all night, and when my mom woke up this morning, she asked me why my eyes were so swollen, like I'd been punched 😭😭😭

5. 5 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves

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   I thought "The Blood on the Long Steps" was already pretty heartbreaking, but I didn't expect there to be even more heartbreaking parts later on [facepalm]. This is the first book that made me feel like it was going to be a sad ending even though I knew it was a happy ending. And every time I reread it, I can find hidden angst, even some parts that seem sweet actually have hidden daggers [sad][sad][sad]

6. 6 神 Divine Punishment Descends 神罚莅临 Witch's Evil Knight巫衣邪士Sci-Fi & Apocalypse213k WordsOngoing The virtuous suffer poverty and die young, while the wicked enjoy wealth and long lives. When you are oppressed by evil, have you ever wished, even for a moment, that the underworld existed? If it did, would you dare to peer into it for even one-millionth of a second? The year quantum computing underwent a revolution, Company R offered an answer: the Cyber Underworld. Professor Qi Yuan used computer simulations to resurrect sinners in a virtual world after death, where they would endure eternal 222Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Ethical dilemma + subtle philosophical reflection + subtle intrigue + intellectual battle + high-concept + strong emotion + dramatic twist. Imagine this: You wake up after death, your feet on burning coals, your flesh charred and regenerating. You scream, you wail, you beg for death but cannot. This is the cyber underworld. Professor Qi Yuan created it with a quantum computer, judging all sinners in the world. But right next to you, there is one person who doesn't cry out. She kneels on the coals, cups the face of a soul that has become a walking corpse, and kisses it. The soul calls out her name. With each kiss, she grows weaker. She is a prophet. This is the "Silent Stream." Pan Ye said: Once you enter the Silent Stream, everything from your past life remains in the river of blood. But some refuse to forget, refuse to cry out, refuse to become beasts. They do the cleanest things in the dirtiest place in the underworld. And the one who created this underworld is now standing on the opposite bank of the river of blood, watching her kiss each one. He uses a quantum computer to judge all evil in the world—but he himself cannot even afford the price of a single kiss.

7. 7 哑 The Mute Slave 哑奴 Qiangtang羌塘Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted The Prince of Zhenbei holds immense power, standing above all others. He is lustful, promiscuous, interested in both men and women, and utterly brutal. He has taken nine concubines, and not one has survived. Now the Prince of Zhenbei has set his sights on the prefect’s daughter. To escape a fate of being tortured to death by the prince, the household switches bride and groom: a mute servant is sent in her place beneath the bridal sedan. The mute servant is as beautiful as an immortal, but was bo 4.3kReads8.5Score589Shelves
8. 8 盗 The Tomb-Raiding Prisoner Still Wants to Kill the Evil Emperor Today 盗墓囚徒他今天还想杀了邪帝 Unrestrained不拘Two Male Leads240k WordsOngoing Contains original elements of my own, with almost none of the original plot. All the main characters have issues, serious ones. I can't guarantee they're crazy, but they definitely have issues. Wang Xinhua went by the alias Shen Jie. Starting when he was eighteen, he spent ten years getting close to Wu Xie. He was Wu Xie's close friend, his very best brother. But when the fog lifted, a letter that should never have existed arrived in Wu Xie's hands, carrying all the “truth.” Everything changed. 606Reads8.9Score100Shelves
9. 9 黑 The Corrupted Moon Was Redeemed After Her Rebirth 黑化月亮复生后，被救赎了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery241k WordsCompleted Fan Favorite / Pairing Undecided (Anything Is Possible) / Mutual Salvation / White Moonlight Returns from the Dead Qing Yan died in the Zhang Family Ancient Tower, in Black Glasses' arms. Years later, he returned and appeared before the Nine Gates once more, but everything had changed beyond recognition. Suspicion and heart palpitations, probing and cautiousness. After countless rescues and glimmers of hope, who, in the end, saved whom? Are you really him... Did you really come back...? Now tha 6.9kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
10. 10 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4kShelves

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    I cried buckets after reading it. Although it's a tragic ending, it's a happy ending for Yu An.

11. 11 清 The Cool Beauty Wants to Escape, but Gets a Gold Anklet Lock 清冷美人他想逃，喜提脚踝金锁 Tangtang's Little Fish唐唐的小鱼儿Two Male Leads242k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Two male leads + both virgins + ABO + obsessive coercive love + groveling chase + original settings] (Main story complete, bonus chapters currently updating!!!) Reader advisory: This is a deranged, melodramatic, obsessive-love story. If you’re not good at handling heavy themes, stay away! Stay away! Stay away!!! It’s crazy, twisted, and a little heartbreaking. Sometimes it might hurt so much you’ll feel it in your gut!!! [A beautiful madman driven crazy by love VS a cold beauty broug 1.4kReads8.9Score130Shelves
12. 12 不 Was It Just for Fun? Why Are You Crying Now That I Have a Terminal Illness? 不是玩玩而已？我得绝症你哭什么 What a Big Cabbage好一颗大白菜Two Male Leads327k WordsCompleted Original title: Can You Leave a Sweet Orange by My Grave? Cool boxer bottom × seemingly nice-guy but actually wicked, flirtatious top (First person + chasing the spouse into the crematorium + melodrama + tragic ending) Li Feng is a coward. After learning he has a terminal illness, he decides to earn enough money and then die. Before then, a man named Qin Xiao suddenly barges into his life. Suddenly, he doesn’t want to die anymore. He wants to live. Just as he’s about to tell Qin Xiao ever 17.7kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    My eyes are swollen from crying, I can't take it anymore, why do I feel so bad?

13. 13 危 Danger! Forced by a Cold-Blooded Madman 危！被冷冰冰的疯批大佬强制了 Little Cicada一只小蝉蝉Two Male Leads520k WordsCompleted When Tang Zhi fakes his death to escape, he is forced to bind himself to an Evil God System. If he wants to stay alive, he has to do his missions. There's no way he's doing them obediently. Tang Zhi kicks the Evil God and beats up the System. But when it comes to the male lead... Steal his plot, take his character, and leave me with nowhere to go. In the first life, when the heroine offers him a strawberry candy, Tang Zhi snatches it, pops it into his mouth, and says arrogantly, "Get lost, you b 322Reads9.3Score100Shelves
14. 14 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 20.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    Those who are easily moved to tears are advised not to watch this.

15. 15 任 The Mission Starts Over a Hundred Times 任务重来一百次 milieModern Romance20k WordsCompleted “You came to save me, so why can’t you look only at me? Why do you have to give your attention to those one, two, three insignificant people?” “You seem so shy. You never take my hand first. Even just now, you only did it because of someone else.” “Now that you have me, you don’t treat me as well as you used to. There wasn’t any strawberry milk today either, was there?” 5.8kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    It's been several years already. The first two books need no introduction; thinking about them still breaks my heart [sad]. The third book is a short story, and the fourth is an extra chapter. I don't think they're particularly angsty, but there's always a lingering sadness after reading them. The fifth book is about two heartless villains tormenting each other, haha. Although "evil people always have their own evil backers," they're still quite endearing. However, by my standards, only the second book is a strictly tragic ending.

16. 16 炮 The Cannon Fodder Master's Struggle to Survive Today 炮灰师尊今天也在艰难求生存 Fei Lai非来Two Male Leads442k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a cool, aloof cannon-fodder master, Gu Qingyun picked up two abnormal disciples for free. One demon, one monster. Twice the abnormality! He worked diligently and nervously, making it his mission to escape his cannon-fodder fate. He thought his life was already miserable enough, but the System kept digging pits for him to fall into! System! You’re busted! Huh? Why was the story getting stranger and stranger...? The heroine was chatting and laughing wit 105Reads8.5Score—Shelves
17. 17 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2kShelves
18. 18 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    I almost cried while reading it, I highly recommend the second book!! A long and exciting read!

19. 19 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves

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    Don't cry, you can become a god!!!

20. 20 猎 Time to Hunt: The Tragic Novel's Heroine Awakens 猎杀时刻，虐文女主觉醒之后 Cat Eats Meat Buns猫吃肉包Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Green tea scheming + love-triangle chaos + punishing scumbags + genuine regret and redemption + strategy] There’s a pitiable creature in this world called the tragic-romance heroine. She’s abused in body and soul by scumbag men and wicked women, only to be forced into a happy ending in the end. Ever since Lin You took on commissions to help tragic-romance heroines escape their fates, she’d been running wild through one tragic romance after another. Some regretted everything: “I’m sorry. Please 886Reads9.0Score100Shelves
21. 21 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves

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    I think it's alright, I don't know why ❓ I just don't feel a single tear when reading angst-filled stories.

22. 22 攻 (Quick Transmigration) My Target Is a Scumbag （快穿）攻略对象是个渣 Bu Zhifujin不知芙锦Two Male Leads415k WordsCompleted As a new-century successor from the year 2200, acting student Chen Xuan has a little-known hobby: he loves angsty, heart-wrenching stories, and gets a thrill out of all kinds of toxic couples. One day, after claiming to have read every angsty story under the sun, he decides to “wash his hands of it” and leave the genre behind. The famous game company DF releases a game about getting revenge on toxic partners, The Scumbag’s Book of Repentance. Its slogan reads: “Choose from 108 scumbag lovers an 134Reads9.2Score—Shelves
23. 23 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 174.6kReads9.6Score38.9kShelves

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    It's so good!

24. 24 无 Rootless Strategy 无根攻略 Joy Before the Throne殿前欢Mystery244k WordsCompleted The case of the young man’s brain, the Yongchang silver robbery, the man struck by heavenly lightning… One bizarre case after another comes before the Dali Court. With a dazzling smile and unruffled ease, the investigator uncovers the truth. Who could have guessed that following these clues would lead to a plot capable of turning the world upside down? What is right, what is wrong? Ruan Shaoqing is indeed a man of exquisite insight, while the Marquis of Splendid Garments is a true paragon of int 347Reads9.3Score118Shelves

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    This one is by Dianqianhuan. I'm still going crazy after finishing her book, *A General Who Receives a Border*. Let's cry together, don't be the only one going crazy. Hahaha.

25. 25 大 A Powerful Figure Transmigrates to Ancient Times and Dotes Only on His Poor Little Husband 大佬穿越古代独宠可怜小夫郎 Chosen One23天选23Two Male Leads483k WordsCompleted (Transmigration, supernatural abilities, food, farming, devoted romance, 1v1, sweet romance) Han Mo transmigrates with supernatural abilities and starts from the bottom, with an empty house and just a few acres of poor farmland. His master has even arranged a poor husband for him. What can he do? He’ll take care of him! With his wood-type powers, he’ll make a fortune. Let them look down on us: we’ll show them how well we can thrive. 795Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hmm? You're in.

26. 26 三 Three Realms Middleman: Raising a Husband in Ancient Times 三界倒爷：古代养夫郎 Chosen One23天选23Two Male Leads176k WordsCompleted (Starting from Scratch: Farming and Raising a Husband) He Xiao is a mercenary feared throughout the rainforest at Dalian Pass, the infamous Lord Xiao of the lawless borderlands, and the ruler of diamond and jade mines. One day, his cultivation-obsessed father gives him an ancient jade, and he becomes bound to the [Three Realms Space System]. He can not only see through everything, but also travel bodily at will between the modern world, another world, and ancient times! The very first time he st 1.4kReads—Score367Shelves
27. 27 初 First Love, Delayed 初恋延迟 Sunny Xin晴天欣Two Male Leads97k WordsCompleted [Over-the-Top Drama × Substitute Romance × Reunited with an Old Flame] Ning Nianchu spent ten years secretly in love with someone whose heart belonged to another. Only after that person died did he become the other's substitute... 2.2kReads9.2Score130Shelves

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    Extremely angsty, my first book on substitute literature.

28. 28 忠 Faithful Hound 忠犬 Qing Shisi卿十四Two Male Leads45k WordsCompleted Zhou Qi says he’ll be Qi Tingyao’s dog for the rest of his life, but he can’t bear to stop there. Through countless sleepless nights, he tears at his own soul and cries out with longing. The feelings he has buried deep in his heart for over a decade finally burst forth. Just how much does he love Qi Tingyao? Perhaps it’s shown in the way he finally finds the strength to let go as he lies dying. 3.6kReads8.6Score385Shelves
29. 29 针 Locked in a Deadly Match 针锋对决 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted Yuan Yang is forced by his father to learn business management under Gu Qingpei, a newly hired commercial star. One is a wild, unruly rich young master, while the other is a cautious, shrewd industry leader. They take an instant dislike to each other, and whenever they meet, sparks fly as neither is willing to back down. By chance, Yuan Yang discovers Gu Qingpei’s secret and sets a scheme in motion against him. He never expects strange feelings to gradually take root in his heart. With their cla 33.6kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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    You didn't cry while watching episode 188, so I'll reward you by letting you watch it again [laughs].

30. 30 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves

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    The first book was quite sweet at the beginning, but I cried every chapter after the second one [crying][crying][crying]. The third and fourth books, both 188 yuan, were definitely [thumbs up][thumbs up][thumbs up]. The fifth book [crying][crying][crying]. In short, one result: Go for it!!! [Angry][angry][angry]

31. 31 1 The Sissy of the 188 Club 188男团娘娘腔 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted Li Chengxiu was timid and taciturn, and ostracized throughout his school years. Shao Qun’s passing whim gave him the only warmth he had ever known, but it also pushed him, while still young, into even deeper darkness. More than a decade later, they meet again. To Shao Qun, Li Chengxiu is a sweet treat he never dared taste back then, so he deliberately draws close. Will this be a chance to redeem the past, or the beginning of another disaster? 28.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
32. 32 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 85.3kReads9.4Score15.8kShelves
33. 33 小 Little White Poplar 小白杨 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted Bai Xinyu, a rich second-generation kid, is thrown into the army by his family for "reform." Young Master Bai tearfully accepts his fate, and, as luck would have it, runs into Yu Fengcheng, who makes trouble for him at every turn. As Bai Xinyu struggles through army life alongside Yu Fengcheng, he gradually grows into a sturdy, resilient "little white poplar." 21.5kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
34. 34 该 That Damn Scumbag Flower 该死的渣渣花 Hua Shixian花拾闲Urban96k WordsCompleted Huahua is an ordinary office worker earning just 3,000 yuan a month. Overnight, the whole internet starts spreading rumors that she’s a mysterious tycoon worth 400 million yuan. Relatives show up to curry favor, netizens line up to ride her coattails, and even a 200,000-yuan red envelope from her first love’s son is thrust upon her. Amid the chaotic, down-to-earth antics, at least Qingqing is by her side. And so begins a hilarious urban life filled with family squabbles and everyday comedy. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 附 Additional Inheritance 附加遗产 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Yaya was gone. She had killed herself. Though they weren't related by blood, she had been his older sister for over ten years. Now she had vanished just like that, leaving him a sizable inheritance and... a child. He was only nineteen that year, still a child himself, yet somehow he had to look after a teenager. The kid wasn't difficult to care for. The moodiness and rebelliousness of adolescence were nowhere to be seen. He was brilliant, far more mature and levelheaded than his age suggested, a 56.5kReads9.5Score16.7kShelves
36. 36 灰 The Gray-Haired Uncle and the Mixed-Race Prince 灰大叔与混血王子 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads210k WordsCompleted Ding Xiaowei is a single father who works himself to the bone to give his daughter a better life. One moment of greed leads him to bring home an injured, seemingly wealthy unlucky guy he found by the sea, hoping for a classic tale of a rich man falling on hard times and rewarding his rescuer with a fortune. Who knew the unlucky guy would be handsome, considerate, a great cook, and good with kids? Apart from not being a woman, he seems pretty much perfect. Their peaceful days look as though they 6.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
37. 37 谁 Who Takes Whom Seriously? 谁把谁当真 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted One is a fickle playboy who lives life as he pleases. The other has been through countless trials and puts reason before emotion. A relationship that began with “living in the moment” gradually turned into a bloodless battle of wits, where each tried to win the other’s heart. They distrust each other, yet feel drawn to one another, constantly testing each other’s limits with suspicion and probing. They knowingly fall into the trap, surrendering to feelings in confusion, until they’re caught in a 39.1kReads9.5Score8kShelves
38. 38 一 Drunk for a Hundred Years 一醉经年 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted A secret crush is like a flask of strong liquor. You know that drinking it will leave you dizzy, make you lose control, and bring you pain, yet you still throw yourself into it like a moth to a flame, all too happy to suffer. You only take a sip, while I drink until I’m drunk. But everyone who drinks has to sober up one day. A calm, aloof engineer bottom VS a selfish, cold-hearted celebrity top 20.4kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
39. 39 1 The 188 Club’s Apex Predator 188男团顶级掠食者 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads385k WordsCompleted An Alpha CEO top × a Grade B Omega engineer bottom A marriage contract: each gets what they need. A true apex predator takes the best resources for survival and hunts the most elite prey. Qu Moyu, Alpha. Pheromones: black ebony. Shen Dai, Omega. Pheromones: night-blooming cereus. 8.9kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
40. 40 听 Songs of the Listening Wind Tower 听风楼歌 Splashing Water from the Far Bank隔岸拍水Urban186k WordsOngoing Why does Xiangju run a business that only loses money and never makes a profit? She treats relationships just as carelessly, elbowing her way to the top of the airport’s Twelve Most Beautiful Women. She has Hong Zhi and Brother Gen fighting over her in a jealous brawl, and instead of being ashamed, she’s proud of it. After her eldest daughter gets into a prestigious university, she works hard and becomes independent. She tutors and models cars in her spare time, and accompanies her professor to 790Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Heart-wrenching pain, a bittersweet laughter through tears. Everyone in Tingfeng Tower stood behind others, while behind him, there was no one. Everything was regrettable, yet everything was worthwhile.

41. 41 丧 Stray Dog 丧家犬 A Bite of Coconut Jelly吃一口椰冻Two Male Leads317k WordsCompleted [Reader advisory: A cruel lover faces retribution in this angst-heavy story. First person, bad ending.] [Contracted for publication] [Cold, elite, callous top x rough, middle-aged bottom] Zhou Xian was reborn. In his previous life, he died like a stray dog on the day his former lover Shen Wen married the man he had always loved. This time, he was reborn three months before his death. To get revenge, he asked Shen Wen to date him for one last three months. * Successful in his career, Shen Wen had 494Reads9.3Score105Shelves

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    These two books... Are really good... 😭 Just thinking about them makes me feel so sad...

42. 42 渣 Dump Him and Run: The Big Shot Turns Dark 渣完就跑：大佬他黑化了 Don't Eat Sugar不要吃糖Two Male Leads645k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Younger Pursuer + Reunited Lovers + Intense Push and Pull + Happy Ending] [Debauched Rich Second-Generation Bottom × Poor, Scheming Top] Xie Xun was handsome, rich, and a player. Wherever he went, he was the center of attention, but he got nowhere with poor top student Shen Yinan. Annoyed, he used every underhanded trick to win Shen Yinan over, then dumped him once he’d had his fill. Five years later. The poor top student of the past had become a rising business tycoon whom eve 17.6kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    I consider myself to have a high tear threshold because I've read many books that people say make them cry their eyes out, but I didn't feel that way. I just finished these two books, especially the first one, which was incredibly emotionally intense in the beginning.

43. 43 变 A Twisted, Tormenting Love 变态虐恋 Wang Weihan王微涵Two Male Leads125k WordsCompleted A twisted, sadistic top × a gentle, kind-hearted bottom [Two male leads + twisted and sadistic + groveling redemption + HE] Angst! Lots of angst! Read with caution! (The author has a very sound moral compass, so you can rest assured.) Because of his family circumstances, Shao Wenyu's personality grows more and more twisted. He hates anything he can't control. Yet he can reserve all his tenderness for the one person he loves, his white moonlight. But he never expected that one day he would be re 4.3kReads8.2Score259Shelves
44. 44 小 Violin and Roses 小提琴与玫瑰 Song Guanhu宋观画Two Male Leads180k WordsCompleted Do you know what “meta” means? Meta means self-reference. In a sentence, meta describes its subject in a way that goes beyond its original limits, treating the subject itself as an object of reflection. In other words, everything described in this entire passage is describing “meta” itself. So this isn’t just a quick transmigration story. It isn’t even a novel. It’s about this work’s “description” of itself. It’s about the story of the protagonists, Yan and Yan. Perhaps there aren’t even an 191Reads8.9Score105Shelves

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    These books brought tears to my eyes [crying][almost crying]. I dared not read the first one a second time [almost crying]. The writing style is not what one would expect from a book, and because few people read it, the rating is low.

45. 45 团 The Beloved One: After Transmigrating, I Was Raised by an Endless Stream of NPCs 团宠：穿越后被无限NPC养大了 The Mouse Who Doesn't Eat Tangerines老鼠不吃橘子Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted [If you have questions about Xie Ji, please turn to Chapter 99. There's also a discussion thread, and it's easy to find since it's been pinned.] [(I don't know why the tags say romance, ahhhhh!! It's two male leads, two male leads, two male leads! I'm saying it three times because it's important!) Also known as The Daily Life of an Infinite-World Boss Raising Kids in a Dungeon. Content warnings: This isn't an infinite-flow story in the traditional sense. It has two male leads, but the romance co 5.4kReads9.3Score637Shelves
46. 46 我 My Beautiful Boy 我的美丽少年 Lu Xi'an芦西安Two Male Leads533k WordsCompleted [A cool philosophy major × an older, untouchable musician] A story about a straight male college student who loses his mind over a beautiful musician. What do you do when someone of the same sex outs you on the school forum? Xu Junle thinks he's been having terrible luck lately. A male student he's never met keeps confessing to him and stalking him; the girl he'd been flirting with on WeChat suddenly starts calling him "sis"; even the people who approach him to chat are all guys... But... That 312Reads8.8Score157Shelves
47. 47 漂 The Beautiful Young Master Is Targeted by a Mad Dog 漂亮小少爷被疯批恶狗盯上了 The Moon Is No Match月不如Two Male Leads124k WordsCompleted (Dual male leads + faking his death + a harem of male admirers fighting over him) With a father who runs a publicly traded company worth hundreds of billions, a mother who is the eldest daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon, and five exceptionally gifted older brothers who dote on him, Yun Liang was born with the role of the family darling. He thought he could coast through life without a care. Who could have guessed that one day a madman would kidnap him, blindfold him, chain his ankles, and lock him 14.2kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves
48. 48 他 Where He Belongs 他的归处 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 4kReads8.1Score650Shelves

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    The knife is numb!

49. 49 小 A Puppy Never Turns Back, and Chasing Your Wife as a Dog Won't Help 小狗不回头，追妻当狗也没用 The Unforgettable Mei Yuji忘不掉的梅禹季Two Male Leads216k WordsCompleted [Master and Servant + Love and Hatred + Redemption + Hidden Schemer + Powerful Leads + Coercive] Beautiful, strong, tragic, loyal bottom who hides his true nature x gloomy, violent, affection-starved top Jiang Yuxue vs. Pei Duan Jiang Yuxue was a dog Pei Duan kept by his side: obedient, clever, loyal, and endlessly patient and forgiving. But in the end, he swallowed poison without a change in expression and said he wanted to be free. 14.2kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
50. 50 想 After I Wanted to Die, Everyone Started Loving Me 想死后，所有人都开始爱我 Not a Common Name非俗名Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Yandere + regret and redemption] Shi Chuyi is an orphan. He dreams of having a family more than anything. In his previous life, after going through hell to return home, he found a fake young master already living there. The fake young master was gentle and refined, perfect in every way, and everyone loved him. But it was all an act. He showed his vicious true colors only to Shi Chuyi, framing and slandering him at every turn and turning everyone around him against him. His four biological broth 3.4kReads8.6Score229Shelves

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    This book, which leans towards family relationships, felt rather angsty to me personally; it's still being serialized.

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