BL, Preferably Something Angsty 双楠最好是虐的。

1. 301 快 Quick Transmigration: It’s Hard Being the Devoted Male Supporting Character 快穿之深情男配不好当 Holding a Lantern, Gazing at the Moon提灯望月Two Male Leads529k WordsCompleted [Sweet Main Story + Angsty Mini-Worlds + Over-the-Top Drama + Redemption + Mutual Devotion] Lin Yixiu transmigrates into mission worlds as the villainous male supporting character, as usual. However, after the System is infected by a virus, Lin Yixiu is forced to play the devoted male supporting character instead. Lin Yixiu thinks he’s following a tragic ending where patience and quiet devotion earn him points to go home. In reality, this quick transmigration has been Xu Qinian’s plan to save hi 391Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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   These two books are really heart-wrenching, but also very good! The plot doesn't drag. The story of the first book is very novel. Two people who say they will let go are actually stubborn and will do anything to keep each other.

2. 302 过 Archived Embrace, Past Its Expiration 过期拥抱存档 Money-Loving Wildcat爱财山猫Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted The score was just posted and will go up later. Don’t let it scare you away. Two male leads, frail protagonist, mutually devoted, a little unhinged, doted on by one person. Song Chengyi: “Don’t talk nonsense. You’re a little menace. It’s just a fever. Why would the King of Hell come for you?” … The thing Song Chengyi regretted most in his life was not believing Shen Tang when he came clean and said he was really ill, thinking he was just talking nonsense, until he saw Shen Tang coughing up bloo 1.3kReads6.5Score102Shelves

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   Both books are quite good, with a brisk pace. The first one has heart problems, and the second one has stomach issues.

3. 303 病 A Frail Body That Can’t Bear the Burden 病骨难承 Money-Loving Wildcat爱财山猫Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted Two Male Leads + Poor Health Wen Xiaoqi’s life is a fall from blazing warmth into desolation. When he is gravely ill, he sleeps with Dai Yichen, severs his attachment, and runs away. He returns to the “home” he had longed for, only to discover that this so-called home is not as simple as it appears; He fights his way out, with nowhere to go, and is taken in like a stray cat by the lover he once had. He thinks he has found salvation, but it turns out to be another abyss. His health is spent, his 2.2kReads6.3Score304Shelves
4. 304 畸 A Twisted Obsession! The Sinister Black Python's Sick, Possessive Love 畸欲难缠！阴湿黑蟒，病态强制爱 East Wind Rolls in the Money Bag东风卷钱袋儿Two Male Leads154k WordsCompleted A twisted, obsessive serpent demon top × a refined, elegant beauty bottom Two male leads | Human-snake forced relationship | Twisted love | Toxic romance | Both leads are each other’s first and only | One-on-one | Angst before a happy ending * Legend has it that a bloodthirsty, thousand-year-old serpent demon lives at the bottom of Mohu Lake. Every year, when the thunder of Jingzhe awakens the snakes and insects, the villagers sacrifice an eighteen-year-old girl in the middle of the lake to ensu 2.5kReads8.2Score240Shelves

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   This book is really good, a bit angsty, and quite crazy.

5. 305 被 After the Chosen One Fell for Me, I Refused to Put Up with His Cowardice 被天之骄子爱上后窝囊废不伺候了 Big Brother Orange Cat橘猫哥哥Two Male Leads218k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both virgins, happy ending, younger rich heir and wolf pup X warm, strong, married man] [Deliciously angsty, both heartbreak and sweetness, guaranteed quality, please give it a try!!] Zhang Fan met the young master of the Cheng family when he was a child. Back then, Cheng Yuanhang was haughty, but could never bring himself to bite Zhang Fan for real. He was the perfect little puppy. Years passed, and the little puppy grew up. The young master who used to hold his hand had suddenly b 547Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   The first book said, "When I grow up, I'll be taller and stronger than you. Come to my side, and I promise no one will dare bully you." More than ten years have passed, and Cheng Yuanhang is indeed taller and stronger than him. However, the person Yuanhang swore he would never let anyone bully him again, the person Yuanhang vowed to treat well in the future, is no longer him, and never was.

6. 306 重 Reborn: I Changed the Fate of My Past Life (Two Male Leads) 重生我改变上一世命运(双男主) Ling'an Xinghe灵安星河7k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Changed the Fate I Had in My Previous Life (Two Male Leads) 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short tales featuring two male protagonists, each with a tragic backstory; read in six minutes, listen in 20 minutes.

7. 307 强 Forced Devotion. Think It's Disgusting? I Could Die Without Loving You 强制痴情，嫌恶心？我不爱你会死 Moxibustion Love灸爱Two Male Leads274k WordsOngoing [One-on-one, mutually devoted, seme-focused, devoted and protective but cold seme, stubborn-on-the-outside and soft-on-the-inside regretful uke, uke chases seme to win him back, sweet and angsty, happy ending] “Lu He, I don’t love you. You’re a CEO, for crying out loud. Don’t you think it’s disgusting to cling to me day in and day out?” Lu He bound himself to a System and pursued Jiang Si, an obscure nobody from the bottom of the industry, spoiling him until he became a top-tier star. Lu He’s lo 10Reads6.1Score—Shelves
8. 308 金 The Immortal Lord Imprisoned in a Golden House with Iron Chains 金屋铁索囚仙君 I'm Really So Bored, Boohoo我真的好无聊呜呜Two Male Leads144k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Devoted to Each Other + Coercive Romance + Younger Man Raised by Older Man + Past and Present Lives + Chasing His Lover to the Crematorium] [Content warning: Coercive romance from the start. Their identities in each reincarnation: faux brothers → master and disciple → cultivation partners. The bottom hasn’t truly lost his memory. Mild angst.] Pei Wang hated Zhen An to the core. He believed Zhen An was the most heartless, faithless person in the world, pulling him out of the 2.9kReads8.4Score266Shelves
9. 309 下 Inferior Overflow 下等泛滥 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Heavy Angst] [Not for Bottom-Lovers] Content warning: The top isn't faithful. Huo Wenqing * Gu Yunzhi At eighteen, after an upheaval, Gu Yunzhi is brought back to the Shen family. His father then treats him like a pawn, using him to secure benefits for the family. Seven years of beatings teach him that obedience is the only way to get by. Long years of repression lead him to meet Huo Wenqing. Thinking at last that he has found love, Gu Yunzhi feels light enter his pitch-black 5.7kReads8.7Score399Shelves

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   These books are truly agonizing! Abusive! Abusive! Physically and emotionally torturous.

10. 310 临 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前，他要戒掉过敏源 Crimson Jiangnan江南绯色Two Male Leads429k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.1kReads6.6Score101Shelves

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    Nine years of deep affection were misplaced on a heartless person, ultimately draining her of her life force. She suffered from depression, even attempted suicide, and teetered on the brink of death, living in constant despair.

11. 311 替 The Substitute Toppled the White Moonlight 替身掀了白月光 You Have a Master君有主Two Male Leads427k WordsCompleted [Soul Painter × Heaven’s Favorite] [Two Powerhouses · Forbidden Redemption] A soul painter scarred by fate, with the twin personalities of a genius and a madman lurking beneath his refined exterior... Top galleries go wild bidding millions for his frenzied creations, while a spoiled heir from Beijing’s elite brands the label “ugly freak” onto his back. He Chen stands above the world with capital in hand. Everyone says an unforgettable first love still holds a place in his heart, yet no one kno 4.3kReads9.0Score390Shelves
12. 312 重 Reborn: My Junior Disciple Had His Fun Torturing His Wife, Now He's Chasing Her to the Grave 重生：师弟他虐妻一时爽，追妻乱葬岗 Ye Jingya夜静涯Two Male Leads627k WordsCompleted 1v1, both pure. A younger top who is blind, messed up in the head, and enjoys abusing his wife for a moment before chasing her to the graveyard × a pitiful bottom who is beautiful and kindhearted, but somehow always attracts trouble. He never picks fights, yet everyone picks on him. The eldest disciple of Hengsha was possessed by a demon. Mo Fuli had fallen to the dark side. And so began a tangled mess of absurd drama that made listeners lower their eyes and onlookers furrow their brows. The 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good read, a quick transmigration/angst novel I've added to my collection.

13. 313 我 I'm Dying, Yet the Paranoid Young Marshal Begs Every God and Buddha with Red Eyes 我快死了，偏执少帅红眼求遍神佛 A Sword Drawn, Wind Rises引剑风生Two Male Leads293k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Warlord + Devoted Love + Angsty and Satisfying + Regret and Redemption + Both Pure] [Obsessive, Violent, Devoted Warlord Top x Resilient, Gentle, Kind Beggar Bottom] Jiang Yushu was a fraud who had carefully plotted his way into the governor’s mansion in disguise. Shen Changye had always known that the fraud pretending to be his younger brother was a lowly beggar. At first, he treated the beggar like a puppet on strings, tormenting him at will. But when Jiang Yushu truly gave u 4.9kReads9.4Score547Shelves
14. 314 无 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉6k WordsCompleted A Sparrow Without Blessings 601Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm even more drawn to these short, angsty stories featuring two male protagonists that I've been scrolling through since I've been using big data algorithms.

15. 315 快 Quick Transmigration: After Becoming the Protagonist of an Angsty Novel, I Slaughter My Way Through the World 快穿：穿成虐文主角后杀穿全世界 Windwatching King望风大王Two Male Leads523k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, no CP + lots of men with one-sided crushes + crowd favorite + physically unbeatable protagonist] Tang Lanqing, a victor in an infinite-flow world, accepts an invitation (or rather, gets tricked) by a romance System and enters tragic romance worlds as the protagonist… No matter. They may not understand plain speech, but he knows a thing or two about fighting (*^ー^) 1. Reborn as a devoted, long-suffering love interest looked down on by the scum gong and all his friends? He’l 4.9kReads9.3Score581Shelves
16. 316 枪 Gunfire in the Mountains 枪响于山林 Cherry Blossoms Fading Gently樱桃微谢Two Male Leads443k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + mystery + angst + bad ending] [A ruthless, cold-blooded undercover agent with a split personality, quick to change his tune and endlessly talkative versus a stoic, softhearted, highly intelligent narcotics officer who’s as wooden as they come] Wen Shan was once Lin Mo’s best friend, and his only one. But the 0612 narcotics case in Taizhou when they were fifteen suddenly made him the son of the man who had killed Lin Mo’s father. Sixteen years later, they meet again. Lin Mo, 876Reads8.1Score101Shelves
17. 317 兰 Duke Lancaster's Sick Game 兰斯特公爵的恶心游戏 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉10k WordsCompleted The Duke of Lancer's Disgusting Game 193Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 我 I'm Trying My Best to Die in This Torture Novel 我在虐文里努力求死 A Useless Woman一枚没用的女子Ancient Romance914k WordsCompleted A Lan is a newcomer to the White Moonlight Group for quick-transmigration angst novels. Her task each time is to die by the end of the story so the male and female leads can live happily together. She has always thought she did a great job, and every rating from her System, Qi Wu, has been above SSS rank. But maybe she did too good a job: after she dies, the male and female leads end up either strangers or acquaintances. That's not right. A Lan can't figure it out, but she still has to carry out 1.8kReads8.7Score109Shelves
19. 319 火 A Reconciliation Is Coming: After Losing His Memory, He Forgot How Much He Loved Me 火葬场预定：失忆后他忘了很爱我 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted Original title: The Deranged Little Taoist Leaves the Mountain, and Everyone Goes Wild for Him! Her boyfriend disappears without a trace right after proposing. To find him, Xie Fan, who has been a Taoist priest for eleven years, is forced to leave the mountain and return to the Xie family as their young master. At first His father is bedridden in the hospital. His stepmother, who rose to power as his father’s mistress, says, “I spent over twenty years scheming to take over the Xie Corporation. D 396Reads8.8Score108Shelves
20. 320 堕 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉6k WordsCompleted Falling from the Azure Heavens 490Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 虐 After Forcing a Happy Ending in a Tragic Romance 虐文强行he后 Live Boldly向生而肆Modern Romance128k WordsCompleted Readers are advised not to read this book. My first attempt at writing, rushed to an ending because something came up. It is not a complete book, so readers, please don't start it. [Advice from a novice author] 87Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 322 偏 After Her Possessive Substitute Was Cast Aside, Her True Identity Was Exposed 偏执替身被抛弃后掉马了 Frozen Mango Topping冰冻芒果盖Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted The renowned N2 emerged from a hail of bullets, washed the tattoo from the back of his neck, and willingly became Yan Ziming's kept lover for three years. Only later did he learn that he was merely a stand-in for a deceased first love. Throughout those three years with Yan Ziming, the man had never stopped searching for the one he loved. Later, when the first love returned, it was Qi Yu who went with him to meet them. At the harbor, Qi Yuhe leaned against the railing, a cigarette between his fin 1.5kReads8.7Score162Shelves
23. 323 斯 The Butler's Chronicles at Steffelly Manor 斯特菲尔利庄园男仆记事 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉13k WordsCompleted A Butler’s Chronicle at the Steffelily Estate 971Reads—Score128Shelves
24. 324 影 Shadow Guard 影卫 Yiyi祎祎Two Male Leads968k WordsCompleted Shadow Guards: Lord Sheng Huai is a master martial artist, straight as bamboo and handsome as jade, peerlessly good-looking, yet with a heart forged from ice and cold iron. Secret Guards: Sheng Huai is scheming and inscrutable, and shows no loyalty whatsoever to the prince. He must be watched. Palace Guards: He’s just a mere shad 1.6kReads8.0Score254Shelves
25. 325 厉 Mr. Li’s Little Darling Is Sweet and Seductive 厉总的小祖宗又甜又撩 Qing Yi清夷Two Male Leads572k WordsCompleted Whenever the young master’s depression flared up and he curled into a corner, Li Jing’s heart ached terribly. Holding him close, he would murmur soothing words over and over: “My sweet boy, your husband is here. You don’t have to be afraid...” 1v1 / Both pure / Sweet romance / The sweetest little confection Polite, wicked, sickly beauty and depressed CEO X devilishly charismatic, straight, sadistic CEO What does it feel like to wake up and find yourself in bed with your sworn enemy? Everyone in 1.3kReads8.4Score174Shelves
26. 326 无 The Affliction of Silence 无言之症 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe 14.9kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves

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    Of all the books I recommend, these two are the most appealing. I think they're the most enjoyable to read. Although they're melodramatic, the angst is very satisfying. The later ones are also very good.

27. 327 欲 Wild Desires 欲野肆望 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads222k WordsCompleted Already signed for print publication: The Handsome Neighbor and the Dark Pervert Are the Same Person An extremely twisted story! Extremely twisted! Coercive love + confinement + one-on-one romance + intense push and pull + yandere + time-space displacement Original title: Tonight, the Deity Kneels to Kiss Him A beautiful, dark, unhinged schemer with a sweet, innocent facade VS a gorgeous, depressed radio host who only pretends to be proper Chen Sizhuo had been stalked by a pervert for three m 27.1kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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    A collection of angst-filled stories, with plenty of heart-wrenching moments.

28. 328 眼 A Sea of Tears 眼泪微海 Tutu Who Loves Little Scoundrels爱吃小淘气的图图Two Male Leads237k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + pursuing and pampering his husband + mutual devotion + equally matched leads + happy ending] Ji Weichen is a workaholic. A fussy workaholic, prone to bad moods and afflicted with one ailment after another. He’s an acclaimed actor, a wealthy young master, and a sickly invalid. Then one day, he meets Chi Beihai. Chi Beihai is a celebrated director who rose from nothing to become a legendary, fearsome tyrant no one dares cross. Everyone thinks he’s cold and heartless, never gives a 3.8kReads9.2Score440Shelves
29. 329 折 Bending at the Waist 折腰 Qi Nian其念Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love. 30Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Both are quite angsty, but the second to last book is angsty at the beginning and super sweet at the end.

30. 330 替 After His Stand-In Gave Up, the Movie Emperor Went Mad 替身死心后，影帝他疯了 Fishy Goose鱼鱼鹅Two Male Leads290k WordsCompleted [One-on-one / toxic relationship / entertainment industry / groveling redemption] The hugely popular award-winning actor suddenly announced his retirement from show business to take over a fortune worth billions. A week after his press conference, he made his relationship public. Netizens said, “So he retired for love.” Rumor had it that he spoiled his partner rotten and wouldn’t even let them appear in public. But Bai Yanfei knew it was all an illusion. He was nothing more than a stand-in. Just 98Reads8.3Score—Shelves
31. 331 皇 The Prince Is a Slave, General, Please Let Him Go 皇子为奴，将军求你放过 Slow Little Snail慢慢蜗牛丫Two Male Leads336k WordsCompleted A tragic story with nonstop angst. Don’t read if you don’t like that. [Two male leads + tragedy + revenge + redemption + treasure hunt] Driven by the hatred of his clan’s destruction, Yuwen Yao returned covered in blood and dragged into hell the person he had protected in his youth. The carefree prince Xiao Chengyu was used and kept at arm’s length by his father, and had borne the infamy of bringing ruin to the kingdom for years. Imprisoned by the secrets of his royal bloodline and the Yelan cla 468Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 332 陛 Your Majesty, the Frail Beauty Deserves to Be Cherished 陛下，病弱美人得娇养 Little Highness小殿下Two Male Leads763k WordsCompleted [Yandere + Mutual Devotion + Redemption] The young official of the Court of Judicial Review, a sickly beauty who pants with every step, is actually a treacherous minister despised by everyone. Mo Yanyu: “Everyone in this world wants to be a gentleman. Since that’s the case, I’ll be the villain.” He is ruthless and merciless, and everyone steers clear of him. One day, Mo Yanyu says, “I think we could work together.” A haughty prince raises an eyebrow. “That depends on how sincere you are.” Mo Yan 2.6kReads9.5Score454Shelves
33. 333 稚 Puppy 稚犬 Potato Noodles with Egg土豆粉加鸡蛋Two Male Leads23k WordsCompleted Xu Tian x Shen Ying Xu Tian kept an obedient dog, and that dog was me. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 334 温 A Gentle Boyfriend, Pretty and Tearful, Yet a Brooding Ghost 温柔男友，貌美爱哭，但阴湿男鬼 Bring on the Good Fortune and Money招财进宝钱你快来Two Male Leads552k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, working hard on the story) [Two male leads + gloomy beauty top + younger bottom + mildly terrifying and twisted + forced love + black-hearted beneath a sweet exterior + groveling ex’s redemption arc + bittersweet + happy ending] Jiang Ling finally returns to the tribe with Qi Mo. On the eve of their wedding, he discovers that his husband is a monster! Jiang Ling runs away from the wedding in the middle of the night. The young man who has lost his wife pleads in a hoarse 8.3kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    Both books are quite angsty and have already been completed.

35. 335 氓 Rogue: Han Cishen, I Won’t Bother You Anymore 氓：韩辞深，我不打扰你了 The Banquet Is Over宴散场Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted [The bottom has congenital heart disease VS the cold and ruthless top] Shang Qingli had been with Han Cishen for ten years. He thought they would really grow old together, but the man who rose to power eventually grew tired of him. A watch deliberately set too fast, a fake ring, and one betrayal after another finally broke Shang Qingli. In the end, he went abroad, just as Han Cishen wanted, and never appeared before him again. P.S. This was an early practice work, so please bear with any parts t 307Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 336 直 A Straight Guy? Marry Him First, Chase Him Later 直男？先娶了，追妻以后再说 Bring on the Good Fortune and Money招财进宝钱你快来Two Male Leads253k WordsCompleted (Just started posting, currently in progress) [Two male leads + everyone is secretly ruthless + sinister, snake-like beauty top + younger long-haired lover + training a dog + forced love + regretful pursuit + happy ending] College student Jiang Ning joined the Cloud Snake stronghold for money. Pretending to be gentle, he tricked a young man into handing over a statue of a deity. But on the mountain road back to the city, the young man took him back to the stronghold and forced him into marriage! 1.5kReads8.4Score141Shelves
37. 337 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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    You should definitely read the works of these two authors; once you start reading, you won't be able to say a word—they are absolutely, positively, positively, positively good!

38. 338 暗 The Shadow Guard Is Dying. Your Highness, Spare His Life 暗卫快死了，求王爷饶他一命 Song Mingyue宋鸣跃Two Male Leads411k WordsCompleted [Bottom is reborn + mild physical angst + angst first, sweetness later + happy ending] Cold and ruthless top Liang Yunxiao × carefree bottom Liu Mianjin, lovesick and all alone ★ The story of Liang Yunxiao, a prince of a different surname, and the hidden guard Nineteen, raised in his household~ ★ I was heartless, but then I met you. What could I do? ★ At the royal hunting festival, Hidden Guard Nineteen “accidentally” wandered into the sight of his ruthless prince. From then on, he was never aga 2.3kReads9.0Score238Shelves

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    The third and fourth books are the most heart-wrenching.

39. 339 努 I Work Hard to Support My Family, Only to Be Forced Into a Twisted Romance 努力养家，反被变态强制爱 A Head of Cabbage一卷白菜Two Male Leads431k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + coercive love + imprisonment + faked death + groveling redemption] Domineering, unhinged patron gong × ordinary, dull-witted, miserable shou In Qi Yan’s eyes, Lin Qiao was a toy he could control with ease. A gambling-addicted father, a paralyzed mother, a younger sister in school, and a broken family. Lin Qiao could only survive by living at his mercy. But why couldn’t Qi Yan bear to let this dull goose leave him? He couldn’t figure it out. To Lin Qiao, Qi Yan was a madman, a 1.3kReads8.6Score106Shelves

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    A sweet romance story featuring two protagonists, an age gap, a power imbalance, coercion, and an inability to resist—a story of being forced to submit. What is love? Shen Shiyuan says love is possession, a treasure held tightly in the palm of your hand. He has power and wealth, and he guards his treasure. Nan Ke was born a sparrow, and he naively believed that with hard work, he would one day become an eagle and create a brilliant life. Unfortunately, he met Shen Shiyuan, and before he could become an eagle, he was forced by absolute power to have his feathers replaced with dazzling ones, and was forcibly locked in a precious cage, unable to escape. Years later, Nan Ke is tired and can only obediently lie in his master's palm, becoming a caged bird that can never fly away again.

40. 340 这 This Is a Forced-Love Story 这是一篇强制爱文 Cold Embroidered Spring Blade绣春刀寒Two Male Leads409k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, so it'll gradually rise] The appeal of forced-love stories lies in seeing those who hold high status in society bow down to those beneath them. Even the most powerful person becomes lowly when they fall in love. The cold, composed Emperor Zhu Zaiji never imagined that one day he would bow down and submit to a little eunuch. 17.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    1️⃣ A handsome young eunuch caught the emperor's eye at first sight. The emperor then plotted to make the eunuch his man. In the emperor's bedchamber, the eunuch pleaded, "This servant is of lowly status... Please spare this servant... I beg you." However, the emperor saw through his inability to assess the situation and forcibly took him. 2️⃣ The top scholar was forcibly taken by the crown prince.

41. 341 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.8kReads8.9Score780Shelves

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    The greatest tragedy in life is to desire something but not obtain it, to give it up but not be able to, and to obtain something but not cherish it.

42. 342 十 Spring Returns After Eleven Years 十一年逢春 Red Bull Sweet Potato红牛地瓜Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted Yin Li said, “Flowers bloom for only one season. There’s no point wasting your time.” Fu Qingyun had never loved flowers, but seven years later he raised a sea of red spider lilies and buried himself in the flower field Yin Li loved most. Fu Qingyun said, “Yin Li, I won’t love you in my next life.” Yin Li’s hair turned white overnight as he knelt before Fu Qingyun’s coffin, begging forgiveness. He rushed into the flames and became a vegetable, trapping himself in a dream for three whole years 1.6kReads9.2Score183Shelves

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    The first and second books were really heart-wrenching. The second book is quite short, only 52 chapters, but I started crying from chapter 40 onwards; I read it while feeling incredibly sad.

43. 343 天 The Emperor’s Punishment 天子御刑 Zhang Tingquan张听劝Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [No female lead] [Crazed top] [Long-suffering bottom] [Coercive love] [Couple: Emperor x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Original title: The Emperor’s Punishment] When his name was announced among the successful candidates, he thought the darkness of his past was finally behind him. But at the end of his long journey through the imperial examinations, someone had already laid a trap for him. At Ganquan Palace, he saw again the man who had humiliated him at Qinglu Acad 6.8kReads9.4Score807Shelves
44. 344 哥 Bro, Don't Run! I'm Just a Pervert, I Won't Bite 哥，别跑！我只是变态不咬人的 An Old Pervert's Love老变态的爱Two Male Leads466k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration Livestream + Two Powerful Yandere Leads + Forced Love + Mutual Madness + The Pursuer’s Redemption + Younger Man and Older Man, Both Devoted] (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise. Don’t worry.) After transmigrating into a book, Jiang You read through the original story. The System told him to bring the protagonist and the antagonist together, but instead, he brought the protagonist to himself. In the original novel, the protagonist was weak and fragile, bullied by everyo 327Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The first book is sweet at the beginning, but becomes angsty later on. The second book isn't sweet at all; it's basically all about being angsty.

45. 345 肆 Siye Zhu 肆野竹 Yun Niancheng云念成Two Male Leads120k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + campus + childhood friends and unexpected newcomer + bad ending + one-sided love for a straight man] Dark, self-loathing, and with a hidden side, the top; “sunny,” melancholic, and emotionally tangled, the bottom At eighteen, he gouged out one eye, and the other fell into a deep, endless sleep. * When Xi Xu was young, the new nanny his family hired had a bright, adorable son named Ji Yan. Xi Xu already had an extreme temperament. All he knew was that he needed Ji Yan, saw him a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The final outcome was a separation by death.

46. 346 莫 Do No Harm 莫伤 God Says We're Strangers神说陌路Two Male Leads308k WordsCompleted Deception + hypocrisy + BE Happy memories, his parents’ affection, and his older brother’s care had all been nothing but a dream, a delusion. “After you get married, I don’t want to see him live a happy life. He doesn’t deserve it.” Those were the words Mo Shang’s father said to Lu Yancheng in person on their wedding day. Because he looked like his maternal grandparents, his own mother despised him, his older brother bullied him, and neither of his parents loved him. “What kind of person do you 229Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Haha, after all, it didn't say it couldn't be a romance/angst story, so I highly recommend 1 and 4!

47. 347 快 Quick Transmigration: Back Off, You’re Asking for Trouble 快穿：别过来，你在找虐 A Little Morning and Evening一只朝夕Two Male Leads900k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Fake Coercion + Frail Health + Faking His Death + A Melodramatic Grab Bag] The small worlds all end badly. As a member of the Torture Fiction Team with exceptional professional skills, Xu Bai travels with the System, Xiao Liu, conquering one challenge after another until they reach a Grade B world. He is determined to max out the affection ratings, reach Grade A as soon as possible, and get promoted with a pay raise! There are two targets to win over in each world. The title h 6.4kReads9.1Score545Shelves

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    Xuexue is currently reading two angst-filled novels: ① A career-driven host and his little system that tries to understand human minds. She feels sorry for the male lead being deceived every day. Xu Bai's inner monologue: "He's just a scumbag, feeling sorry for him will cost you money [smile]". ② A cannon fodder character in a deeply affectionate yet tragic love story. Whenever the protagonist returns, the antagonist mysteriously disappears, becoming their background. He Ye's inner monologue: "How is that possible? I hooked them all [cool][cool]".

48. 348 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Host Follows the Plot, the World Falls Apart Again 快穿：宿主走剧情后世界又崩溃了 A Moon一颗月球Two Male Leads338k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Male Leads] [Faked Death] [BE in Small Worlds] [Immersive Role-Playing] This world had long since lost its appeal for Tang Ci. Then System 007 suddenly barged in, completely out of place, and Tang Ci coaxed it into signing a contract with him by putting on an innocent act. Complete the missions? Sure. But why isn’t the world following the original plot? How would I know? Tang Ci smiled innocently. That’s the male lead’s fault. What does it have to do with me, Tang Ci? Wor 667Reads8.0Score103Shelves

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    Quick transmigration, twin protagonists, bad ending, and a fake death fit your requirements [kissing emoji]

49. 349 快 Quick Transmigration: Who Says Being a Substitute Is Bad? 快穿：谁说替身不好当 Salted Fish Who Doesn't Eat Celery不吃芹菜的咸鱼Two Male Leads639k WordsOngoing [1v1, two male leads, quick transmigration, sweet and angsty, a seemingly innocent but secretly wild bottom] The individual worlds have bad endings, but the overall story has a happy ending. Content warning: The top is a scumbag, and the bottom gets split into multiple versions of him. Some worlds involve the bottom being abused, and in a few worlds there are several versions of the scumbag top. He Ye begins playing the cannon-fodder substitute in each small world. He must stay in character and 90Reads9.1Score—Shelves
50. 350 反 The Villainous Chancellor’s Survival Guide 反派丞相生存准则 Wealth and Glory荣华富贵Two Male Leads346k WordsCompleted [Complete] In her previous life, Qin Lingyi was a treacherous minister who controlled the emperor, wielded power, and committed every kind of evil. In the end, she died after being forced to drink poison by the emperor, while all her followers were wiped out. Qin Lingyi returns to three years earlier, determined to be a good minister and devote herself to the state of Chu until her dying breath. But the young emperor has already been reborn, laying a trap to make her fall in love with him step b 2kReads8.3Score266Shelves

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    This is truly heart-wrenching, an emperor versus his subject; the beginning is truly agonizing, but the ending is sweet.

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