Two Male Leads, Campus Youth, Tragic Ending. Make It Hurt! 双男（be文）校园青春，求虐！

1. 101 小 The Little Mute 小哑巴 Moon in a Can月亮罐头Two Male Leads68k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + quality novel + urban setting + happy ending + love at first sight + marriage before love + healing + redemption] I went on a business trip and unexpectedly brought a little mute home. The day after I brought him home, we got married. Zhou Ning: “Teach me sign language. How do you say, ‘I’m hungry’?” Lin Wan demonstrated carefully. Zhou Ning asked, “How do you say, ‘Let’s get married’?” Lin Wan signed it for him. Zhou Ning raised an eyebrow. “I didn’t get it.” Lin Wan taught hi 13.6kReads9.6Score2.5k14d adds
2. 102 夏 Summer Island 夏日岛屿 Qin Sanjian秦三见Two Male Leads89k WordsCompleted [Original novel for the audio drama starring Zhang Fuzheng and Gu Chen, originally titled Catching Butterflies] [Young writer Chen Xing x the scheming Ling Ye] [Top-quality novel + Two male leads + Healing + Happy ending + Mutual devotion + Comforting + Writers] Bestselling author Chen Xing hits a creative block and follows his fans’ suggestion to visit a small island in search of inspiration. At the island’s youth hostel, he meets a group of “strange” people and immediately clashes with one of 1.6kReads9.6Score45214d adds
3. 103 转 How Did My Desk Mate and I End Up with the Same Character on the First Day of Transfer? 转学第一天就和同桌撞人设了怎么 Snow on the Riverboat江舟带雪Two Male Leads279k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sweet romance and devoted love + both leads’ first relationship + role reversal + shou protagonist + college campus] [Theatrical, mischievous shou × cold, socially anxious gong] Xie Jingnian comes from a wealthy family and is ridiculously good-looking. In the eyes of his elders, he’s a well-behaved, pure college student. In the eyes of his classmates, uh… it’s complicated. A lively, cheerful little ray of sunshine. Check. An elegant, self-possessed young gentleman. Check. A lon 2.5kReads9.3Score53314d adds
4. 104 不 The Misfit Formula 不良方程式 Yu Xiaoqi邘小七Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Campus + Everyday Life] The school bully at Nancheng No. 3 Middle School (University), Qi Ye, is rumored to have a violent temper and be a total rebel. He's either arranging a fight or on his way to arrange one. Even crying kids stop crying when they see him. The rebellious, short-tempered school bully Qi Ye meets transfer student Xu Chen on a rainy-day bus. They clash at every turn and can't stand each other. When Xu Chen unexpectedly transfers into Qi Ye's class, the two are 89Reads8.7Score10014d adds
5. 105 听 I Heard You're Hard to Pursue 听说你很难追 Hua Lianlian花恋恋16k WordsCompleted I Heard You’re Hard to Win Over 232Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Both of these are absolutely gorgeous, really gorgeous.

6. 106 星 The Sunday Patient 星期天的病人 The Moon Bites Your Ear月亮咬耳朵Two Male Leads104k WordsCompleted [The Radio Drama Adaptation of the Same Name Is Now Airing] [Moody Bipolar Patient Chi Xun × Calm, Self-Possessed, Gentle Psychiatrist Xie Yi] [Premium Novel + Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Younger Man + Lighthearted + Faux Taboo] Xie Yi had worked as a psychiatrist for years and met all kinds of strange patients. In theory, no matter what sort of patient he encountered, he could maintain his professional composure. But Chi Xun was without a doubt the most unconventional patient he had seen i 1.1kReads9.3Score29914d adds
7. 107 别 [Mint Orange] Don’t Leave Me Again 【薄荷橘】别再离开我 NanxiNancy楠希NancyTwo Male Leads230k WordsCompleted [Warning: This ending is heartbreaking! If you can’t handle angst, don’t read this!!!] Two male leads + unrequited love + falling in love over time + mutual devotion + tragic ending “Do you know how much I miss you?” They hadn’t seen each other in five years. A baffling misunderstanding, a sudden stirring of the heart, feelings neither of them could explain: it was the first bloom of love. The story begins when they become classmates. Xu Mohan leaves twice along the way, leaving an empty space i 29Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is really good! 🥰🥰🥰

8. 108 你 You Are the Sunshine of My World 你是我世界的骄阳 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads89k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking + Bad Ending] Blurb One: Shi Fan was born on Children's Day, yet grew up in the mire. He longed for a glimmer of light, for someone to free him from the shackles of fate, for someone to heal his shattered heart. Blurb Two: Would you let me carve out the cinnabar mole in your heart and take its place? ----- Jiang Chenrui When a sunny school bully meets a boy whose heart is in pieces, can he lead him out of the abyss? 64Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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   Oh my god, it's so incredibly beautiful!

9. 109 春 Prisoner of Spring 春日俘虏 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads242k WordsCompleted How do you ask an aloof heartthrob for a divorce? Marriage before love + HE + Mutual secret crushes + Bittersweet push and pull + Both pure + Taking what you want by force Scheming, doting, fiercely possessive husband-type seme x Sweet, naturally airheaded celebrity uke Rumor has it that Qin Yanqing married into the Qu family for money. After marrying into the family, he seized its fortune, locked up Young Master Qu, and tormented him day and night. Then Qin Yanqing publicly boosted a young 3.6kReads9.3Score50114d adds

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   Nice!!!!!!

10. 110 寻 Seeking Pain 寻痛 Seven Blue Tears七颗蓝眼泪Two Male Leads476k WordsCompleted [The rating will rise once the novel gets more reviews] Yandere ghost seme & frail beauty uke Young master & male escort Pei Yunji has no desire to rescue a fallen man. He keeps Lan Liu simply because the young man’s features remind him a little of his ex. Lan Liu was born sickly and saddled with debt. To save up for his mother’s surgery, he swallows humiliation time and time again. One is driven by lust, the other by money. But their act turns real, and their passion blazes into a storm that t 996Reads8.7Score13614d adds
11. 111 心 Heart's Remedy 心药 Sunny Xin晴天欣Two Male Leads112k WordsCompleted [Mutual Devotion × Healing] A troubled heart is hard to heal. Only you are the cure. Song Liusheng has two secrets. The second is that he has secretly been in love with You Jingxing for a long time. 916Reads9.2Score8014d adds
12. 112 青 Song of the Bluebird 青鸟歌 I'm Sixteen Strokes我是十六划Two Male Leads225k WordsCompleted A neurotic, performatively aloof gong who wins himself over & a gifted, taciturn shou who knows when to yield and when to stand firm When Jiang Qingniao was three, he lost the ability to distinguish colors. For seventeen years, his world was a black-and-white film playing day and night. At the age of twenty, Jiang Qingniao met Lai Ning in a car accident, and color returned to his world. So, in an attempt to cure himself, Jiang Qingniao tried to get close to Lai Ning, who mistook his intention 4Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 113 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 27.5kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
14. 114 狗 The Dog-Hair Duster 狗毛掸子 hoxyokayTwo Male Leads183k WordsCompleted [Two male leads | spoiled young master × foul-mouthed roughneck] Everyday life in the neighborhood | bickering | healing and growth | happy ending Chi You is a pampered young master from a wealthy family. After running away from home, he ends up by chance in a rundown little house, where his landlord is Yang Zhian, a poor, sharp-tongued “problem youth.” One is picky, the other laid-back; one is delicate, while the other would rather throw a punch than waste words. At first, Chi You thinks he' 43Reads6.6Score—14d adds
15. 115 稚 Tender Blaze 稚灼 Pen Crazy, Sharp Edge笔疯锋利Two Male Leads146k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads] [Ensemble Cast] [Finding Joy in Hardship] [Almost Everyone Gets a Bad Ending] [Ethics and Morality] [Rental Apartment Fiction] [One After Another] [Rekindled Love] [Suffering Fiction] [Bittersweet Fiction] [Depressing] [Unchaste] —Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 116 读 A Mind Reader’s Guide to Caring for Dr. Lu, the Sickly Beauty 读心后，病美人陆医生的养护指南 Tata Zi沓沓紫Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later / Sweet Romance / Guiding Lover / Both Pure / Healing] [An innocent, sensitive bottom whose inner thoughts are full of outrageous remarks] x [A sunny, gentle painter with an emotional disorder] To treat his emotional recognition disorder, genius painter Liang Tingqiu was set up on a blind date by his mother. His date was a young doctor who seemed sweet, aloof, and serious on the surface, but had a very lively inner voice. Curse those damn human traffickers! I've final 8.5kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
17. 117 落 Sunset Mountains 落日山脉 Twelve Thirteen十二三Two Male Leads119k WordsCompleted [The original novel of the radio drama of the same name, starring Zhang Fuzheng and Liu Sicen!!!] [Teacher Wei Chi, sent to teach in the countryside VS wanderer Xiao Yanwei] [Dual male leads + premium novel + healing + redemption + rural teaching + literary + mutual devotion + happy ending + devoted love] Before meeting Xiao Yanwei, Wei Chi had never wanted anyone to stay. The place where he lived was the shortest stave in the barrel, the most overlooked corner of China's 9.6 million square kilo 3.6kReads9.6Score69714d adds
18. 118 茶 The Tea Stall 茶摊 Village Chief Who Drinks Fake Milk喝假奶的村长Two Male Leads322k WordsCompleted [No domineering CEO, no melodrama + slice of life + two male leads + first love + both are each other's first] A closeted programmer meets an unusual boss on an otherwise ordinary day. Over a bowl of wontons, the two gradually get to know each other, harboring secret crushes and feeling each other out. They sat by the door for a long time. The sun was nearly setting, its dusky light barely embracing the earth. Even the unruly weeds looked beautiful in the sunset, veiled in a thin haze like one 1.4kReads9.3Score22714d adds
19. 119 差 Three Years Apart 差三岁 Luo Says Again罗再说Two Male Leads181k WordsCompleted [The original novel of the radio drama of the same name, starring Hu Liangwei and Jiang Qiu!] [Flashy, unstoppable, wolfish underachiever Xing Cheng VS cool, aloof, secretly passionate top student Ning Xi, who knows how to put every troublemaker in their place] [Modern setting + two male leads + premium novel + equally matched leads + youth + healing + campus + coming of age + dreams] This is a coming-of-age school story about the old and new captains of Shizhong High’s basketball team workin 1.6kReads9.5Score33214d adds
20. 120 捕 Catching Butterflies 捕蝴蝶 Qin Sanjian秦三见Modern Romance85k WordsCompleted [Original novel for the audio drama starring Zhang Fuzheng and Gu Chen] At a youth hostel by the sea, the scenery was beautiful, but the place was remote and quiet. The people staying there were all “strange.” Like Chen Xing, I had initially thought they were there for performance art, or to pursue themselves, retreating into seclusion far from the clamor of the world. It was like feeling the lovely summer sea breeze, watching the waves roll in, seeing the fine white sand and the rocks along the 1.1kReads9.5Score29414d adds
21. 121 老 The Old Man 老男人 Night Dreams in Cold Zhou夜梦寒州8k WordsCompleted The Old Man 45Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A love so intense it's almost painful, a love that lasts until death.

22. 122 疯 After the Mad Young Master Fell, I Spent the Rest of My Life Repaying Him 疯批少爷跌落后，我用余生还债 Night Dreams in Cold Zhou夜梦寒州6k WordsCompleted After the spoiled young master fell from grace, I spent the rest of my life paying him back 21Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 123 寒 Cold Lapel 寒衿 Yu Qiu於犰Two Male Leads163k WordsCompleted On the day of freshman orientation, Yu Chen, shy and timid, and starved of love since childhood, hurries around looking for his classroom, and crashes straight into a warm embrace. He immediately bows his head to apologize, ears burning red, too afraid even to look up at the other person. He’s used to being disliked and yelled at, and is already bracing himself to be scolded. But the boy he bumps into, Xu Ziyang, just smiles and ruffles his hair, his voice gentle and warm: “It’s okay. That did 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Mild abuse [smirk]

24. 124 全 The Whole School Thinks He's Ugly, but the School Bully Spoils Him Rotten (Part 1) 全校嫌他丑，校霸偏要把他宠上天（上） Secret Thoughts菁菁心事14k WordsCompleted The Whole School Thinks He’s Ugly, but the School Bully Insists on Spoiling Him Rotten (Part One) 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is a short story okay? The first part is about spending time together and developing feelings during their youth, while the second part is more of a crime investigation, but they are independent and you can understand the second part even if you don't read the first.

25. 125 剥 The Skinning Killer Has Hunted Me for Four Years and Wants to Turn Me Into a Specimen (Part 2) 剥皮凶手追我四年，要把我做成标本（下） Secret Thoughts菁菁心事10k WordsCompleted A Skinning Murderer Has Been Hunting Me for Four Years, Planning to Turn Me into a Specimen (Part Two) —Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 126 柠 The Lemon Rule 柠檬守则 Qiao Luochuan乔洛川Modern Romance227k WordsOngoing [Vibrant, wealthy young lady VS devoted, loyal puppy-like man] School life + older woman/younger man romance + healing + childhood friends + reunion + mutual pining becomes love An Suisui was an ordinary first-year student at Suiwan High School. She thought the high school life ahead of her would be uneventful and ordinary, but then she ran into Sheng Chaojin, her "little childhood friend," whom she hadn't seen in years. To everyone else, he seemed like a gentle, kind, untouchable campus heartth 182Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is truly my absolute favorite campus romance novel, and the author is a newly discovered gem! It feels like more than just a simple campus romance; it's like an ensemble piece, with even the minor supporting characters being fully fleshed out. The plot is also incredibly engaging; the more you read, the more you love it!!! Don't miss it! [Shy]

27. 127 锦 The Star Brocade Chronicles 锦星录 Xun Bai荀柏Urban351k WordsCompleted [Modern Setting + Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Unforgettable Love + Angst + The Love of a Lifetime + Bad Ending] This is just a practice story. I don’t know what I’m doing, so I’ll look things up as I go. It’s purely for practice, and I’m writing it all over the place. Two boys meet and begin to support each other and grow together. One is bright and sunny, playful and adorable; the other is composed, reserved, and courteous. One burns like the blazing sun, the other is gentle as moonlight. 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I really don't want them to die.

28. 128 穿 I Transmigrated into The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, and They All Fell Apart After I Faked My Death 穿越盗笔，假死后他们都崩溃了 Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Mystery151k WordsCompleted Qing Yan transmigrated into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles twenty years ago, and Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi raised him like a pig for all those years. Then, forced by a Corpse Beetle Pill to become a player in the game, Qing Yan accidentally uncovered a shocking secret about himself. From then on, the Nine Houses had another lunatic... No, that's not right. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother Xiao Hei! I didn't mean to! Hei Xiazi: Kid, you sure put on a good act. Qing Yan: Sorry, Brother X 10.9kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds

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    The second book is a sequel to the first. If you can still laugh after reading them (meaning a genuinely happy laugh), I'll eat my hat.

29. 129 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 6.9kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
30. 130 他 He and His Little One 他和他的小朋友 Pu Li Si普利丝Two Male Leads552k WordsCompleted Ongoing [Two Male Leads | Both Strong | Happy Ending | School Life | Sweet Romance] [Cool, depressed top student Ji Huai'an (bottom) X Provocative school bully Chi Wangye (top), who has bipolar disorder] [Both Strong + 1v1 + School Life + Bittersweet Romance + No Getting Back Together After a Breakup] Two days into the new school year, Ji Huai'an had been infuriated by the same person three times. First, he failed to buy cigarettes. Then he embarrassed himself during a speech. Third, that person 46Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    A sweet romance novel, purely sweet.

31. 131 她 She Is Like the Deep Sea 她似深海 The Strange One at Midnight夜半的诡Modern Romance632k WordsOngoing [A love story about growing up.] She was like the deep sea. After knowing Su Nian for twenty years, and loving her, then hating her, that was the most accurate way I could describe her. My name is Lu Chen. Ten years ago, she left me and returned to another man. I built a company and a respectable life without her. Ten years later, she sent her resume to my company. A contract full of schemes bound us together once again. This time, was she here to come ashore, or to sink with the ship? 27Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "She Is Like the Deep Sea" is a reunion that begins with revenge, and an ultimate reversal about substitutes, misunderstandings, and a love as deep as the sea. When ten years of hatred collide with ten years of silent protection, when the hunter thinks he has everything under control, little does he know that he has stepped into that seemingly calm but deep sea that can swallow up everything in the past.

32. 132 似 Like Lacquer 似漆 Rainbow King Kong彩虹金刚Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + campus life + comedy] Set on a modern university campus, this story is told in a lively, absurdly funny style. It follows five boys with very different personalities: Lin Jianxing, Lin Jiadong, Xia Gengming, Rizhao, and Yueshuo. As they make different choices in matters of family, love, and friendship, a series of moving emotional stories unfold amid the joys and sorrows of their passionate youth. [Written for love, so please be kind if it's not to your taste.] 298Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 133 我 My Younger Days 我的年少时 Xun Bai荀柏Modern Romance144k WordsCompleted I dedicate this book to the youth I had only once, and which I regret so deeply losing! [Redemption + Unrequited Love + Mutual Devotion + Bad Ending] When you aren't brave enough as a teenager, you grow up with regrets. All these years, fate has always been like this: it has given me so much, but it has also made me lose so much. Sometimes I think, let it be. Life is long, with more sorrow than joy. It's not one particular thing that leaves you gasping for breath. It's the slow realization 43Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Two male leads, male and female leads

34. 134 我 I'm a Coder, I'm the Universe 我是码农，我是宇宙 Writer 5TTPWu作家5TTPWuUrban2.5M WordsOngoing This is a high-concept novel that combines realism, business, science fiction, and the intellectual thrill of a power fantasy. It’s a new kind of web fiction, unlike traditional stories that rely on emotional wish fulfillment! Zhang Wei uses SAP as his System to cultivate immortality and attain the Dao! Yes, you read that right! The same SAP as the German ERP system! Zhang Wei’s System! This sly guy actually built a cultivation path around SAP, from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, Na 117Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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    I stayed up all night to finish this "new type of satisfying novel," and it was absolutely thirst-quenching! It was incredibly satisfying. While previous satisfying novels focused on the invincible martial arts, this one leans towards the literary aspect. It's especially enjoyable for those who don't understand programming, because even though they don't know it, the protagonist seems incredibly awesome. It mainly portrays invincibility in two ways: one is an imaginable invincibility, and the other is an invincibility I could relate to. In the literary aspect, this invincibility is based on knowledge.

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