Angst, Two Male Leads, Tragic Ending! 虐文、双男、BE！

1. 51 何 What Brings Joy to Life 何生欢喜 Iron Fist Lin Daiyu铁拳林黛玉Two Male Leads136k WordsCompleted Two male leads + body-double romance + BE aesthetic “So, Xu Linxun, what am I to you? A tool you summon whenever you want and discard whenever you're done?” “Say something!” Xu Linxun's eyes were just as cold, their depths impossible to fathom, as if the feelings they had shared over the past three years had never meant a thing to him. “Say something... Tell me, even if you have to lie...” Yu Chensheng dug his fingernails into his palms, the pain cutting to the bone. Still, he forced a smile and 608Reads8.8Score10014d adds

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   They're all so heart-wrenching, I love them so much.

2. 52 得 Out of Reach 得不到 Soy Milk Auntie豆浆大妈Two Male Leads221k WordsCompleted “He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh 529Reads8.6Score—14d adds
3. 53 死 Still Waters, Cold as Death 死水薄凉 Frostblade Fish霜刀鱼Two Male Leads99k WordsCompleted [Scumbag Top x World-Weary Bottom] [Mad Dog x Mad Dog] [Forced Love] [Tragedy] The world had never been so dull. It all began when Xu Yanzhi picked up the countdown. Xu Yanzhi, a rich second-generation layabout who did nothing but coast through life and wait to die, encountered Li Yan after he returned to the country ten years later. Forced to tear open his wounds, Xu Yanzhi gradually let his true nature show. I’m done pretending. I actually hate this world. I set fires, hurt people, and framed 797Reads8.7Score11014d adds
4. 54 左 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 Young Master of the Zhu Family竹家少爷Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.8kReads9.2Score26014d adds
5. 55 池 Chi Changqiu 池长秋 Writing Without Borders秉笔无疆Two Male Leads23k WordsCompleted Two men, tragic ending A story about two people who love each other but refuse to love each other, only to love each other forever in the end. Tonight, the wind howls and the rain pours. There is no moonlight. A little flower by the roadside bends beneath the gale meant for it, its stem snapping as it is buried in the world around it. When it was born, it was colorful and bright. Then its edges were worn away, its values twisted, and its soul destroyed, along with its flesh and bones. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 56 柚 The Pomelo Tree and the Dog 柚子树和狗 Cale擦嘞Two Male Leads112k WordsOngoing [Angst + toxic top and masochistic bottom + Be ending + melodrama] Qiao Mu is just like his name: dull and wooden. Duan Nianqing has love in his very name, yet has never truly felt loved. A young master who treats life like a game starts playing games with people’s feelings to save face. When he can’t have the one he loves, he finds a fake to take their place. Qiao Mu takes it seriously, foolishly believing he’s finally found love. Two people longing to be loved come together, but instead o —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 57 王 Your Highness, the Shadow Guard Knows His Mistake and Begs for Punishment 王爷，影卫知错了，主动求罚 No Class Is Beyond Corruption有腐无类Two Male Leads303k WordsCompleted [Two male leads; prince as the pursuer, shadow guard as the pursued; cold-blooded, scheming pursuer; stoic, loyal-dog pursued; physical angst but no emotional angst] Ji Hanfeng: A domineering, cold-blooded prince who is ruthless in his heart, words, and actions. Shen Yi: A loyal, stoic shadow guard who can become unhinged when pushed too far. An orphan of the late emperor, a prince fallen on hard times. Shen Yi was sent into the imperial palace three times and finally ended up at Prince Beiping’ 111Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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   These books are all quite good.

8. 58 七 Seventh Master, Your Secret Identity Has Been Exposed 七爷，您的马甲掉了 Frolicking Mountain Breeze撒欢的山风Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted The seventh young master of the Mo family is, in everyone's eyes, nothing but a spoiled wastrel: mediocre at martial arts, good for nothing, and lacking any ambition. In the complicated world of the Mo family, he carefully tries to survive... Yet he keeps stumbling into fortunate opportunities, taking on one secret identity after another, and blundering into all sorts of adventures... There'll be plenty of angst, so come on in if that's your thing. 4.9kReads7.1Score29214d adds
9. 59 又 Running Away Again? I Dragged Him Back and Loved Him Until He Behaved 又逃？抓回来狠狠强制爱，老实了 Pockets Full of Money钱兜装满Two Male Leads473k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Forced Love + A Touch of the Supernatural + Mutual Redemption + Love at First Sight + Both Pure] [Sadistic, Paranoid Mad-Dog CEO Who Loves Private Punishments, Top x Pretty Bottom Who Curses People Out but Is Timid and Always Trying to Escape] Lin Yuan came down from the mountain to search for his family, only to be struck by a sinister poison that very night. To get the antidote, he forcefully kissed Shen Yanzhou in a car. From then on, the gears of his fate went off course. 8.5kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
10. 60 被 At the Mercy of a Demon 被恶魔玩弄于股掌之中 Liu Yao六妖Two Male Leads527k WordsCompleted Twenty-nine-year-old mercenary Xu Chi and his companions got lost in a swamp in a no-man’s-land. At the brink of life and death, a vast town suddenly appeared out of nowhere before them, filled with towering buildings yet utterly deserted. To Xu Chi’s shock, this was the place where he had grown up. The streets and shops were familiar, and he could even make out the windows of his own home in the distance. The city’s sudden appearance in the wilderness sent chills through everyone. Then a handso 7.2kReads9.2Score98614d adds
11. 61 被 The Ferocious Canary Doted on by Her Lovecraftian Boyfriend 被克系男友偏宠的强悍金丝雀 Liu Yao六妖Two Male Leads224k WordsCompleted Chen Shu thought he had the most perfect boyfriend in the world: handsome, tall, gentle, and elegant. His only flaw was that he was too clingy, always asking him all sorts of silly questions. Cyril: Darling, would you still love me if I weren't handsome? Chen Shu: Of course! Inner beauty matters more than looks. Cyril: What if I weren't beautiful on the inside, either? Would you still love me? Chen Shu: Of course I would. As long as you're handsome, that's enough. Cyril: What if I grew more than 16.9kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds
12. 62 挨 Getting Beaten Up 挨揍 Jiangnan Is Far Away江南在远方6k WordsCompleted Take a Beating 16Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 63 双 Two Emperors: Willingly Submitting 双帝：甘愿臣服 Madam Green Mountain青山太太Two Male Leads80k WordsCompleted This place is barren. Please leave. Thank you. This place is barren. Please leave. Thank you. This place is barren. Please leave. Thank you. 174Reads7.0Score—14d adds
14. 64 亡 The Fallen Crown Prince, a Prisoner in Chains 亡国太子阶下囚 Night Lanling Water夜兰陵水Two Male Leads237k WordsCompleted This is an angsty story: physical torment in the first half, emotional torment in the second, coercive love, imprisonment in a dark room, and revenge. Mo Jingxuan spent three years plotting the destruction of the Yu Kingdom and preparing to take revenge on its emperor. After finally fighting his way to the city walls, he discovered that the damned emperor had died just days before he could break through the gates. With nowhere else to direct his overwhelming hatred, he turned it on Lin Chen, the 667Reads6.5Score10114d adds
15. 65 徒 My Disciple Lied to Me, Master, I Was Wrong! 徒弟欺瞒，师父知错！ Half a Life Left Blank留白半生Two Male Leads199k WordsCompleted (Two male leads + master and disciple + affection and punishment) He accidentally took in a disciple, only to devote the rest of his life to him. He gave up his position as sect leader for him, and whenever his disciple caused trouble, he cleaned up the mess. But debts always have to be repaid... When he learned that the little disciple he had so carefully cherished had been deliberately placed by his side, Shen Yuchen finally admitted that this time, he was the one who had been wrong... He had 285Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 66 血 Blood Pact 血契， Embers Bright Moon jt烬明月jtTwo Male Leads425k WordsCompleted [Male-Male Romance] Tags: Vampires | Coercion Early On | Master and Disciple, Growing Together | Vampire Clan Power Struggles | Saving the World “Your life belongs to me. Until the trial, no one gets to take it.” Medical student Cheng Jin took a job as the CEO's assistant at Mu Group to pay his tuition. On the day of his interview, he pushed open the heavy door and met a pair of dark red eyes Mu Cheng, a legend in the business world, the youngest “King of the Night” among the thirteen clans, 1.3kReads8.1Score12714d adds
17. 67 职 Professional Assassin: The Top E's Exclusive A 职业杀手：顶级E的专属A K Xiao MoK小陌Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + EA + professional assassins + mortal enemies + love and hate + intense push and pull + equally strong leads + happy ending] This is an EABO world. Qin You is an S-rank alpha and a professional assassin. Lu Jingyan is a top-tier Enigma and a professional assassin. They work for two opposing organizations. During one mission, both organizations sent them to steal a list of undercover agents hidden inside the same exhibit at an auction. Neither would back down in their clash of eq 767Reads8.9Score12314d adds
18. 68 王 My Lord, This Secret Guard Knows He Was Wrong and Begs to Be Punished 王爷，暗卫知错了，主动求罚 Mu Chenze慕辰泽Two Male Leads405k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + prince and bodyguard + domineering top and loyal bottom + sweet romance + a little physical angst] A romance between two men: a prince and his young shadow guard. The domineering Prince Jun Yu, the top, versus Ying Mo, his loyal shadow guard, the bottom. In his previous life, Jun Yu spent ten years fighting on the battlefield, devoting himself to supporting his elder brother. He was the renowned Prince of Qin of the Dayan Kingdom, a young hero praised by the people. Yet when h 18.7kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds
19. 69 无 Nowhere to Run! The Blood Slave He Bullied Wants Only Revenge 无处可逃！被欺过的血仆纯恨了 Midnight Heartbreak Rose午夜心碎玫瑰Two Male Leads320k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Male-male leads, pure hatred, two unhinged characters, both strong and devoted, forced villain romance, confinement, mutual salvation] [Brooding, ghostlike, utterly deranged blood-servant top x a deranged, masterfully disguised, purely evil vampire bottom] * A chase of taming and being tamed. * The first time. The vampire laughed wildly in front of him. “Filthy humans must learn to kneel and thank the Almighty for granting them grace.” He was forced to kneel before the vampire who h 1.8kReads8.2Score23214d adds
20. 70 终 At Last, I Realize What I Owe You 终觉亏欠 Not-Bitter Bitter Melon不苦苦瓜Two Male Leads144k WordsCompleted Young Liang Anxian will never forgive the person he becomes as an adult. Cheating scum-gong story! Enter at your own risk! Bad ending! Bad ending! Bad ending! Realistic setting, no rebirth, and no golden finger. 929Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 71 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
22. 72 予 You Gave Me Deep Love and Turned My Life Upside Down 予你情深，乱我一生 Su Ziyao苏子遥Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Eighteen years ago, Wen Ziyu was the person He Jingyang promised to stay with forever. Eighteen years later, Wen Ziyu was locked in an attic by He Jingyang and cruelly abused. He Jingyang always said Wen Ziyu owed him and that he'd make him pay little by little. But in the end, it was He Jingyang who owed Wen Ziyu a pair of eyes, a life, and a lifetime of love and devotion. 287Reads6.8Score10014d adds
23. 73 赝 The Counterfeit 赝品 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Song Cheng had been with Qin Minghua for five years. He always thought that even if he couldn’t win Qin Minghua’s love, at least he was someone special to him. But when that person appeared, he finally understood that both his feelings and his life were nothing more than tools Qin Minghua used to protect them. Out of love, Song Cheng resigned himself to giving up everything he had, but everything slowly began to move in a different direction. A fierce love and hatred, like an endless b 53Reads6.3Score1014d adds
24. 74 相 A Shattered Longing 相思碎 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a 704Reads8.6Score10114d adds
25. 75 鲛 The Merman Has Lost All Hope 鲛人他心灰意冷 Hua Xi花溪Two Male Leads32k WordsCompleted The merman Chen Xiao was lured to the human world by Murong Jing's promises of love, never imagining that a trap had been laid for him long ago! He was imprisoned in the imperial dungeon and tortured day after day. It was all because Murong Jing wanted to take his most precious merman pearl and use it to save his seriously ill first love! After learning the truth, Chen Xiao died in despair. But Murong Jing had always said Chen Xiao disgusted him. So why did he go mad and try to bring him back to 791Reads8.0Score10114d adds
26. 76 男 The Male Lead Gets Knifed Every Day 男主每天都在挨刀子 Apple Dipped in Salt苹果蘸盐Two Male Leads321k WordsCompleted An accident sent Gu Yu plummeting from the heights of a prominent wealthy family into the depths of poverty! After enduring abuse at the hands of his adoptive parents and going through countless hardships to return to his birth family, he was ambushed by the family’s adopted son! His family was cold and uncaring. His parents showed him no affection, his classmates shunned him, and online users hurled insults at him. Even the marriage that was supposed to unite two wealthy families was stolen by 274Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Everyone should watch it! It's a super heart-wrenching story with two male leads; the male lead suffers from beginning to end—the ultimate tragic ending aesthetic.

27. 77 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 80.8kReads9.7Score14.1k14d adds

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    I mostly read the physical books and watched the dramas. I'm still catching up on the last book. I read it because of Ju Jingyi; I wanted to see what Han Yunxi was like in the original novel.

28. 78 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8k14d adds
29. 79 天 Poison Genius Consort 天才小毒妃 Jie Mo芥沫Ancient Romance4.3M WordsCompleted She is a master of both medicine and poison, disdainful of everyone. Yet on her wedding day, she is turned away at the door and becomes the laughingstock of the entire capital. She sneers. “Prince Qin? Who does he think he is? If he won’t appreciate what he’s got, let’s wait and see!” She rubs her hands together, ready for action, but the moment she sees a handsome man, she loses her nerve and can barely stand straight. “Wow! Where did this immortal face come from? That figure is all curves, sli 30.8kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
30. 80 婚 Cheating During Marriage! I Got Involved with a Top Warlord 婚内越轨！我招惹了顶级军阀大佬 Liu Qingci柳清辞Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] She’s been married to the capital’s young master for three years under a contract. He’s remained chaste for the woman he’s always loved, yet demands she give him a child to make his grandfather happy. He threatens her: “I don’t care what it takes. If you can’t get pregnant within three months, I’ll arrange a different man for you every day until you do!” But when she really does get pregnant by another man, he regrets it and insists, “Get rid of the baby. We can start over. 12.4kReads8.6Score1.9k14d adds
31. 81 王 The Prince's Cold and Stern Little Shadow Guard 王爷的冷冽小暗卫 Zhuo Ling濯泠Two Male Leads266k WordsCompleted [Secret Love Turns to True Love, Happy Ending] [Warning: Extremely frequent physical abuse. If that's not your thing, do not read!] Shen Xi'an fell in love with his master many, many years ago, starting with a single unforgettable glimpse. But when they met again, their statuses were worlds apart, and there was no longer the slightest chance for them to be together. Before coming to Huo Ran's side, Shen Xi'an had already given up on his life, even on living itself. Huo Ran gave him a reason to l 3.4kReads9.0Score33414d adds
32. 82 宿 The Host Has No Sense of Decency 宿主他不守男德 Hotpot Roast Duck火锅烧鸭Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Nan Xun is the top-performing employee in a System full of melodramatic romance scenarios. Before he can get a promotion or a raise, his career faces a crisis. He only had a little too much to drink at the celebration banquet, then kissed his cool, aloof boss in front of everyone. So Nan Xun gets thrown into the Punishment System. System: As a sinner whose crimes are beyond measure, the Host must gather enough hatred points to escape the punishment world. The Host must complete the mission witho 3.9kReads9.5Score39114d adds

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    ❤️❤️❤️A story featuring two male leads, humorous, lighthearted, and slightly angsty. As the top-performing employee in a system-driven, melodramatic conquest script, Nanxun faces a major career crisis before even getting a promotion or raise. 🌈🌈🌈 He simply drank too much at a celebration party and kissed his aloof boss in front of everyone. As a result, Nanxun is thrown into a punishment system. System: As a sinner with a long list of evil deeds, the host must collect enough hatred points to escape the punishment world. The host needs to complete the task without compromising their character; if necessary, they must also offer their body. Nanxun rubs his hands: Is this for real? ❤️❤️❤️System: …. I'm asking you to sacrifice yourself, not to mess around with the protagonist!

33. 83 念 Longing Unanswered 念念不忘，再无回响 Yan Jiujing宴九京Two Male Leads605k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads \ ABO \ Angst Novel \ Substitute \ Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Important warning ❤️ The main love interest gets a bad ending; the second male lead ends up with him~ Yu Moyi had a white moonlight in his heart, but they couldn’t be together because their pheromones were naturally incompatible. So he found an Omega who looked a lot like his white moonlight: Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan was obedient and devoted to him. No matter how badly Yu Moyi treated him, he never got angry. Yu 5.9kReads9.2Score50114d adds

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    The first BE, the second one, the second male lead, sadistic novel

34. 84 小 The Young Master Is Reborn and Wants Nothing but to Wait for Death 小少爷重生后一心等死 Startled Bird Enters a Dream惊鸟入梦Two Male Leads485k WordsCompleted [Reborn + one-on-one romance + sweet and doting + happy ending][Goofy, fatherly big shot x sickly young master] When Wen Yinuo was five, he got lost while out on a family trip. He wasn’t found until he was sixteen. But in the second year after he went missing, his family had adopted another child to take his place. Even after Wen Yinuo returned, his parents and relatives gave all their tenderness and love to the adopted child, without sparing a bit for him. Everything Wen Yinuo did was even bran 16.9kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
35. 85 万 The Universally Hated Young Master Reborn 万人嫌小少爷重生以后 Known to All众知Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted Gu Xingqiao is a little simple-minded. He was born after a difficult labor that cost Lady Gu her life, and a few years later, his older brother and father abandoned him. The unwanted Gu Xingqiao met the powerful, gentle Lin Xiujin. Lin Xiujin was a ray of light in his miserable childhood, and as time passed, that light reached into his heart. Lin Xiujin came across a little bundle of misery with nowhere to go. He took him home, doted on him, and protected him. But he never expected the little on 7.4kReads8.1Score41114d adds
36. 86 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 26.4kReads9.1Score4.7k14d adds
37. 87 老 An Honest Man Wants to Live, but He's Tired to the Bone 老实人想活，老实人心累 Li Jiao荔骄Two Male Leads216k WordsOngoing Song Yang transmigrates into a cannon-fodder character in a novel who shares his name. A simple, honest man, all he can think to do is stay far away from the protagonists and keep his head down to survive. ① The two protagonists were together before, but nothing happened! ② The honest man transmigrated, while the two protagonists were reborn. ③ The honest man doesn't have much of an attachment to the protagonists. ④ BE, BE, BE 273Reads8.7Score12314d adds

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    The writing is good, but it's still being serialized.

38. 88 不 You're Not Spoiling Me Anymore? Hmph! 不惯我了？哼！ Under a Hundred不过百Two Male Leads139k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Realistic Worldview + Mutual Salvation + Secret Crush + Equally Strong Leads] Gloomy, Fake-Cold Top x Crybaby, Fake-Fierce Bottom They’ve both had pretty rough lives, and neither has a happy family (jb) 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm out of ideas [sad][sad][smile] @not100

39. 89 宋 Mr. Song, It's Hard to Hate You 宋先生，与你难生恨 Ning Chun宁淳Two Male Leads20k WordsCompleted When we kissed, our sticky saliva clung between us like a dying fish struggling for life. It had long since foretold the worst. Mr. Song, only you and I can know this hatred. | Words for Mr. Song, a whisper in the same hue as my beloved. Our memories flashed by like scenes from a film, and I remember every detail with perfect clarity. I hate that my feelings can’t be taken back, making it hard for you to choose and driving me to torment myself. 453Reads—Score10714d adds

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    Adapted from a true story of one person passing away and the other getting married.

40. 90 旻 As Minhua Fades, the Gentle Breeze Arrives 旻华渐暗，清风徐来 A Psyduck一只可达嘎Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends + angsty romance + mending a broken relationship + tragic ending] At first, Zhou Min was a bastard son in the Prince of Annan’s household, treated worse than a dog. Shen Qingfeng was a homeless boy who had survived by begging on the streets with his little sister. Later, the empress adopted Zhou Min, transforming him into the most honored eldest legitimate prince of the Great Zhou. Shen Qingfeng snuck into the palace to find his sister, only to be taken away b 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You can check this out; it's a traditional Chinese romance novel about rulers and their subjects.

41. 91 一 A Forced-Love Angsty Romance 一篇强制爱狗血虐文 Liang Bei x良北xTwo Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 2.9kReads6.3Score16714d adds

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    It's incredibly angsty; the protagonist is forced into anything from beginning to end, and it's extremely melodramatic, like a complete soap opera, with every cliché imaginable. The seme is a scumbag and insane, and the protagonist is tortured to the point of near death, suffering both physical and emotional abuse. The seme's pursuit of his wife is so intense that he even stabs himself in the back...

42. 92 最 The Final Seventy Days 最后七十天 Everlasting Peace and Joy长乐永安Two Male Leads57k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + tragic ending + unrequited love + healing + quiet everyday life] [Gentle older brother Shen Qingzhou & Huang Yixing, who has albinism] After growing up wild and free in the countryside for twelve years, he was suddenly told he was an illegitimate child. Less than two days after his mother died, Shen Qingzhou was taken to live in the city by his biological father. Six years later, he was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. His final wish in life was to return to the pla 220Reads8.1Score10014d adds

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    Each one has its own way of torturing.

43. 93 强 Forced Love: From Shadow Guard to the Prince’s Most Cherished One 强制索爱：从暗卫成为王爷的心尖宠 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生14k WordsCompleted Forced to Love: From Hidden Guard to the Prince's Cherished One 455Reads—Score2014d adds

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44. 94 太 The Crown Prince Returned, but His Shadow Guard Never Came Back 太子归来，却再也等不回他的暗卫 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生21k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince returns, but can never again wait for his secret guard 207Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 95 暗 After His Shadow Guard Betrayed Him, the Crown Prince Hated Me to the Bone 暗卫背叛之后：太子他恨我入骨 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生18k WordsCompleted After the Secret Guard’s Betrayal: The Crown Prince Hates Me to the Bone 551Reads—Score1314d adds
46. 96 千 A Thousand Years of Waiting: I'd Become a Tree for You 千年守候，我愿为你化作一棵树 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生21k WordsCompleted After a thousand years of waiting, I would become a tree for you. 88Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 97 世 The Young Lord Planted a Night-Pleasure Gu, and the General Wept 世子种下夜欢蛊后，将军哭了 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生17k WordsCompleted The Heir Apparent Wept After the General Planted the Night-Pleasure Gu 275Reads—Score914d adds
48. 98 他 His Deadly Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 他的致命温柔，把我困在无尽轮回里 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生21k WordsCompleted His Lethal Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 27Reads—Score314d adds
49. 99 都 They All Say the Immortal Lord Has Gone Mad, Yet He Insists on Spoiling That Demon Lord 都说仙君疯了，偏要宠那个魔君 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生24k WordsCompleted Everyone Says the Immortal Lord Has Gone Mad, Yet He Insists on Spoiling That Demon Lord 104Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 100 王 Your Highness, How About a Male Consort? 王爷，男妃了解一下？ Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生19k WordsCompleted Your Highness, How About a Male Consort? 66Reads—Score314d adds

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