Male-Male Romance, No Side Couples. I Only Want to Read About One Couple 求双楠，无副CP，只想看一对CP啊

1. 1 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 169.3kReads9.6Score38.2kShelves

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   It's more reliable to recommend your own. The poster already said not to recommend secondary pairings. Why did you click on the recommendations for Town Hall 8 and Town Hall 6 with secondary pairings?

2. 2 嫌 You Find Me Annoying? Then Why Are You on Your Knees Crying Now That I’m Really Gone? 嫌麻烦？真死遁了你又跪着哭 From Courtesy to Punishment出礼入刑251k WordsCompleted [Male-male leads + reborn + marriage before love + older top + adored by all + both virgins + happy ending + family-reconciliation arc] In his previous life, Wen Qiaoying had something wrong with his head. Though he was the family's real son, he bent over backward to please the fake son. In the end, he died of illness in a rented room, with no one knowing what had happened. In this life, after getting his head on straight, the first thing he did upon waking was make life difficult for the fake s 6.1kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
3. 3 和 After I Married a Green-Tea Schemer 和绿茶结婚以后 Just Wants to Lie Around只想躺躺Two Male Leads56k WordsCompleted [Modern | Two male leads | A high-quality novel | Urban | Sweet romance | HE | Wacky | Amnesia | Cute, lighthearted comedy | Bedtime story] Lin Zhi had been unable to take his eyes off handsome men since he was little. People even called him a homewrecker for it. But Lin Zhi thought he was innocent. What was wrong with liking handsome men? Then Lin Zhi met Jiang Songnian, a devastatingly handsome man. He happily followed him around, only to realize too late that this was one man he shouldn’t hav 12.1kReads9.6Score1.5kShelves
4. 4 疯 The Unhinged Villain Always Sneaks in to Kiss Me at Midnight 疯批反派总在半夜偷亲我 Hmph Hmph Ji哼哼唧Two Male Leads380k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed; specific updates: Hmph Hmph Ji Cat] A beauty who gets away with murder, wicked emperor bottom × sharp-tongued, untamable rabid-dog top Xiao Fuyu transmigrated into a book. The good news: he became the emperor. The bad news: this emperor was incompetent, foolish, and hopelessly lovesick, devoting himself to the male lead top, and was about to be forced from the throne by a rebellious villain. Xiao Fuyu didn't panic in the slightest. It was only normal for the male lead's cr 28.3kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
5. 5 偷 My Boyfriend Caught Me Secretly Showing Off Our Love 偷偷秀恩爱被男友发现了 Yao Yao Yi Yan杳杳一言Two Male Leads58k WordsCompleted Question: Is there a secret you wouldn't want your partner to know? Anonymous user: I wish my boyfriend didn't like me quite so much. I'm afraid I won't be able to let go when we break up... Comments: You need to check out that other highly upvoted answer right now. I'm seriously starting to suspect it's your boyfriend!!! Also known as: “My Boyfriend Found the Question I Answered on Some Q&A Site” 3.5kReads9.5Score298Shelves
6. 6 绝 A Desperate Straight Man Gets Pursued, While Raising Five Twisted Kids 绝望直男被缠上，养五个变态的崽 Snow-Colored Moon After the Storm雪色月霁Two Male Leads348k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + The universally despised bottom becomes everyone's favorite + Split-soul top + Sweet romance + Mutual devotion and a happy ending + Face-slapping + Rivals in love] Yuan Yuqing transmigrates into a novel as a cannon-fodder top. The cannon-fodder top is a universally despised emperor who gets chopped to bits by the main character tops for taking the main character bottom into his harem. After arriving, Yuan Yuqing decides to protect his own life and promptly banishes the main cha 4.2kReads8.8Score843Shelves
7. 7 偏 My Possessive Childhood Friend Is So Clingy 偏执竹马太黏人 Wild Crossing West野渡西Two Male Leads125k WordsCompleted Gentle, slow-witted beauty on the bottom × younger, jealous, loyal guard-dog type on the top The top is three years younger than the bottom The first time Lin Qingyu met Chi Yue, the boy grabbed his hand. “I want this pretty big brother,” young Chi Yue said, turning to his mother. From then on, Lin Qingyu had a little shadow following him everywhere. The little shadow gradually grew taller and stronger than him, but stayed just as clingy as ever. He wanted to live and sleep with Lin Qingyu, 16.5kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
8. 8 大 Big Bad Wolf, Slow Down 大尾巴狼，慢一点 Hoodie Freak卫衣怪Two Male Leads20k WordsCompleted [Fox spirit & Big Bad Wolf, younger man, shamelessly sweet little romance.] Bai Chen'an: I'm a fox spirit! I just want to laze around! Yi Chuan: Bro! Take me with you when you become an immortal! 1.4kReads8.6Score152Shelves
9. 9 主 Stay Calm, Main Character! I’m Your Brother! 主角冷静！我是你哥啊！ Moonlight Silkie月光丝儿Two Male Leads351k WordsCompleted The rating has just come out, and it'll go up later~ [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + beautiful but tragic + comedy + younger love interest + slight raising-up dynamic + devoted couple + happy ending + 1v1] Scheming, goofy, and fiercely protective shou x beautiful, tragic gong who becomes a big shot After transmigrating, Jiang Yinian meets a gaunt, gloomy, sinister young man. He doesn't want to deal with someone like that, so he instinctively keeps his distance. But when he learn 23.5kReads9.0Score5.1kShelves

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   This is super good-looking, sweet, and full of pure love! Plus, there's no side couple! [Drooling]

10. 10 暴 The Tyrant's Favorite Minister 暴君的宠臣 Tiger Cub Chewing Corn啃玉米的虎宝Two Male Leads351k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + The Top Is Reborn + HE + 1v1 + Both Pure in Their Past and Present Lives + Sweet Romance] [The Top: Scheming and Ruthless, Tender Only to His Bottom, Xuan Qiao vs. The Bottom: Yuan Jiabai, Who Only Wanted to Coast Through Life but Somehow Became Empress] After dying suddenly in his previous life, Yuan Jiabai only wants to be a pampered good-for-nothing in this life, living off his official family's wealth. His father may not hold a particularly high office, but he is still a fo 40.7kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves

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    None of them have any side couples, and I personally think they're all really good, especially the first one, which is quite interesting.

11. 11 英 A British Student Spoiled by Her Rich Daddy 英区留子被豪门daddy娇养了 Deliriumzw谵妄zwTwo Male Leads199k WordsCompleted Original title: The British Student Spoiled by an Old Money Daddy [Chaste British aristocrat × sweet, innocent Chinese student] [Both each other’s first / height difference / age gap / utterly pampered / pure sweetness, no angst] On a rainy night in late autumn in London, 21-year-old Shen Yu’an missed the last Tube and huddled alone on a street corner, like a tiny, rain-soaked kitten from the East. A black car with a private number plate slowly pulled up in front of him. The window rolled down, 73.7kReads8.7Score14.7kShelves
12. 12 替 After the Substitute Male Bride Fled, the Emperor Turned Dark 替嫁男妃跑路后，帝王黑化了 Fisherman Meets the Lantern渔逢灯Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + substitute marriage + man disguises himself as a woman + both are virgins + faked-death fiction] I had spent more than a decade living an ordinary life in a small town in Gusu when my father, a capital official, finally remembered I existed. I thought my hard days were over, but he told me to take my eloping sister's place, disguise myself as a woman, and enter the palace as a consort. So much for better days. It was the end of my life as I knew it. I planned to keep my head do 48.7kReads9.2Score11.7kShelves
13. 13 白 Acting Like Strangers By Day, The Regent Spoils Me And Puts Me On The Throne Every Night 白日装不熟，摄政王夜夜宠我登基 Sending Snow寄雪Two Male Leads308k WordsCompleted Yan Ning, the Ninth Prince banished to the Cold Palace, had no grand ambitions. All he wanted in this life was enough to eat and a good night's sleep. Who would have thought that Xiao Jue, the Prince of Zhenbei who held the court's power in his hands, would take a liking to him at first sight and climb over the wall into the Cold Palace at night? When he was wronged, Yan Ning never gritted his teeth and endured it. Instead, he'd lean over and whisper sweet nothings in Xiao Jue's ear. A few sof 1.4kReads8.2Score161Shelves
14. 14 和 After Our Divorce, My Ice-Cold Ex-Husband Can't Forget Me 和离后，高冷前夫对我念念不忘 Bright Galaxy银汉昭昭Two Male Leads535k WordsCompleted (Full-cast audio version now available) Two male leads + both virgins + happy ending + intense push and pull + no secondary couples + marriage first, love later [Cold, serious, celibate top × naturally flirtatious, sunny, beautiful bottom] After being framed by a schemer, Lin Qi was bound to a System and transmigrated into a novel, becoming the foolish cannon fodder who could never win the male lead’s love. The original plot made life difficult for him, and a scheming male tea acted like a bully 7.6kReads9.2Score1kShelves
15. 15 暗 My Secret Crush Offered to Keep Me, and I Fell for Him 暗恋对象竟提出包养，我沦陷了 Liang Qiqi凉柒柒Two Male Leads154k WordsCompleted To get through the difficulties before them, Su Nian and Lu Chenyuan make a one-year deal, and Su Nian moves into his home. Carrying years of secret affection, Su Nian keeps his distance, focuses on studying for his exams, and reminds himself that he has to leave in a year. But as they spend day after day together, Lu Chenyuan’s thoughtful care slowly shakes his resolve. Lu Chenyuan appears calm and composed, but at night, he lies awake, haunted by the feelings Su Nian keeps hidden, agonizing ov 1.4kReads—Score311Shelves

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    Short articles you can read before bed~

16. 16 你 Your Husband? Once I Win Him Over, He's Mine 你老公，追上就是我的了 Liang Qiqi凉柒柒Two Male Leads134k WordsCompleted In an Era When Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal Gu Hansheng was aloof and abstinent, never showing interest in women or men. Then one glance at Lin Yunzhou in the restroom was all it took for him to fall hard. He scoffed at himself: “I’ve been lonely too long. I must be acting on impulse because he’s good-looking.” The other man coolly turned him down: “I’m married.” Gu Hansheng parted his thin lips, each word domineering: “You can get divorced, even if you’re married.” Seven years ago, Lin Yunzhou f 546Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 直 When a Straight Guy Gets It: Darling, I'm Bringing You Your Wife 直男开窍：乖乖老婆我送上门 Liang Qiqi凉柒柒Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Straight-Appearing Top + Tension and Push-Pull + Mutual Support] A man who doesn’t realize he’s in love × a cool, well-behaved sweetheart This isn’t about turning anyone gay. Sheng Yixing is simply in love without realizing it!!! They’ve liked each other for years, but Sheng Yixing is slow to catch on. Meng Qingyuan keeps going on blind dates, and only later does Sheng Yixing realize he fell for him long ago. Sheng Yixing is straight. Even though he and Meng Qingyuan often help 575Reads—Score102Shelves
18. 18 怎 Help! My New Boyfriend Is a Kissing Monster 怎么办！新男友竟是个亲亲怪 Liang Qiqi凉柒柒Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [New love interest] [Secret crush] [Flirty tension] A top who acts like a harmless bunny but is really a big bad wolf × a gentle bottom Shen Yufeng remembered something a celebrity once said: The journey matters, because every ending is the same. As long as the time you spend in love is happy, the ending... the ending doesn't matter. That was what he thought during the seven days he spent moping after his breakup. Cheng Mubai never expected the person he loved to get drunk and t 129Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 漂 The Pretty System Doesn’t Want to Become Everyone’s Heartthrob 漂亮系统不想成为万人迷 Down This Cup of Rich Lady Soup干了这杯富婆汤Two Male Leads455k WordsCompleted My new story is here! You can read my works on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4.2kReads9.1Score432Shelves

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    These are all without side couples, so I'm relieved to see that so many people don't like side couples!

20. 20 万 A Straight Man Surrounded by S-Class Alphas 万人迷top Reject Pure Water拒清水Two Male Leads198k WordsCompleted [Print edition contracted] [Transmigrates into a book + Warmhearted, straightforward, handsome bottom x Sick, deranged, S-rank gorgeous top + Custom ABO setting + Coercive romance + Everyone’s darling + Over-the-top melodrama + Tense romantic push and pull] Jiang Chaoyang suddenly became self-aware and discovered that he was actually a character in a novel. In the real world, there was no such thing as ABO genders! Just then, the protagonist arrived in this world with a System. To come back to 33.4kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
21. 21 知 The First Book by Zhi Chun Mian 55 知春眠55的第1本书 Knowing Spring, Sleeping Late 555知春眠555Two Male Leads217k WordsOngoing (The score just came out. Hopefully it’ll go up later ◑.◑) [BL ABO + everyone’s favorite + all pairings + male rivalry showdown (brothers/uncle and nephew/friends/master and servant/twins) + all male characters are pure + handsome bottom] Zuo Jin is a hardworking wage slave, but he’s lucky enough to be dating a rich, handsome Omega boyfriend who’s gentle, caring, and affectionate. He’s just a little tall, and sometimes a bit too intimidating. He thought his life would be perfect from then on, bu 519Reads8.9Score101Shelves
22. 22 救 After Saving the Madmen, I Became Their Prey 救赎疯子们后我沦为猎物 Reject Pure Water拒清水Two Male Leads197k WordsCompleted Sui Yuye's life motto: Help them, sure, but don't let them cling to you. Everyone says he's tough, can take a beating, and can sense danger before it strikes. He also can't help reaching out to people who look broken. Then he got burned by saving someone he shouldn't have. Sui Yuye: "I work as a bodyguard, after all!" When he sees someone being bullied, Sui Yuye says, "I'll protect them." When he meets someone with a pitiful look, Sui Yuye says, "I'll take care of it." When he catches someone sp 14.9kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
23. 23 少 Even a Young Master Who’s Everyone’s Type Can’t Flirt With Just Anyone 少爷就算是万人迷也不能随便撩人 Hua He Ni花禾你Two Male Leads454k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted, absurd comedy, irresistible to everyone, all pairings. Everyone is each other’s first and only, fluffy romance, love triangle drama, wealthy family, everyone dotes on the protagonist, no secondary pairing, fictional modern city] Jiang Qing: Second Young Master of the Jiang family. He used to get up at six every morning to go driving, then head to karaoke at seven every evening. One day, he suddenly awakened to the truth and realized he was the vicious supporting character in a nov 6.4kReads8.6Score831Shelves
24. 24 弃 Abandoning the Blackened Dragon-Prince, Only to Be Brutally... 弃养黑化龙傲天，死遁是要被狠狠 Chicken Stewed with Fries小鸡炖薯条Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + transmigrate into a book + Cultivation + younger love interest + a touch of ensemble cast + devoted to each other + two powerful leads] Evil black-and-white cat villain bottom Ning Henshui, with questionable mental health, x prickly, leveling-up-school overpowered male lead top Xie Zhizui In his hundredth year of struggling his way through the cultivation world and rising to the top of the demon realm, Ning Henshui transmigrated into a book, and the long-offline Villain Comeba 38.8kReads9.3Score6.4kShelves

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    I think these are all without side couples. If there are any, please point them out.

25. 25 信 Esports: Pheromones Say We Were Made for Each Other 【电竞】信息素说我们天生一对 Yes, Yes, Yes, You're Right对对对你说的对Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted Thick-skinned, secretly passionate top vs. cold-faced, all-talk bottom [1v1] [Esports] [ABO] Chi Feifan caught his scumbag boyfriend cheating. Furious, he kicked open the door to a private karaoke room and beat the man up without a word. He never imagined that this trip would somehow end with him passing out and waking up in the hospital. The good news was that he was fine, apart from having undergone a second differentiation and become an Omega. The bad news was that his glands had not develope 17.2kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    There are no side couples. I personally verify this. Although books two and three are still being serialized, the author of book two stated that there would be no side couples. As for book three, I've read hundreds of chapters and I don't think there are any. I haven't seen a single hint of a side couple. I've read all the other books and there are no side couples.

26. 26 学 There’s No End to Learning, but First This Fox Is Going Pro in Esports 学习永无止境，狐狸先打电竞 Parting Words离诀词Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Completed. Some mistakes can’t be fixed, so follow the later chapters. Some details are author’s inventions.] Flirty, sly, black-sesame-filled tangyuan top x absentminded, aloof bottom who turns shy when he zones out Zhou Xinglan x Qi Suishi A former powerhouse esports team returned for the new season with a star-studded roster. Two players stood out the most: Zhou Xinglan, a veteran making a comeback who had once been the top jungler on the Chinese server, and a rookie. The first time the rook 8.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
27. 27 对 After My Rival Streamer’s Identity Was Exposed, I Fell for Them 对家主播掉马后我真香了 FawnsTwo Male Leads278k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + One-on-one + Gaming + Livestreaming + Younger man + Two strong leads + Both pure] [Quiet, sultry, ruthless pro gamer and jungler, Gong: Ling Yu/LING × Gentle senior in person, venomous trash-talking mage online, Shou: Lu You/You Yi] The game is Honor of Kings. Both leads are streamers, not esports pros. The setting is fictional, with no real-life counterparts. - Ling Yu and Lu You are both top streamers in the Honor of Kings category. Last year, a match left them at odds, and t 28.6kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves
28. 28 直 Does the Straight Male Dragon-Pride Hero Have to Be Dominated by a Sweet Little Flower, Too?! 直男龙傲天也要被小白花压么？！ Chicken Stewed with Fries小鸡炖薯条Two Male Leads559k WordsCompleted [World-weary, emotionally detached, give-up-and-do-nothing dragon-pride bottom x cold-faced, hard-hearted, sharp-tongued-but-honest fake innocent-flower top] [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + lover who breaks in and robs you + healing + a little onscreen commentary] After blowing himself up, he transmigrated into an old-school angst novel as the cannon-fodder fake young master. A controlling mom, a live-in son-in-law dad, a hypermasculine older brother, a scheming younger brother… and 27.2kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
29. 29 不 Aren't You the Mad Dog of a Villain? Why Do You Cry Whenever I Kiss You? 不是疯狗大反派吗？怎么一亲就哭 Jiang Qingsi江清汜Two Male Leads342k WordsCompleted [The rating was just posted, so it should go up] [Two male leads, both powerful, both devoted, fictional modern city, master and servant, younger love interest] [Brooding, obsessive, loyal puppy top x seductive, beautiful, unhinged bottom] Ji Feng transmigrates into a book. The good news: he knows the entire plot and has a System he can ask for help. The bad news: he's a minor cannon-fodder character who will be killed by the villain, the rabid dog Jin Yuan, in six months. The even worse news: n 22.3kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    There are no side couples.

30. 30 主 After His Master Was Reborn, the Puppy Stayed by His Side Every Day 主人重生后，小狗日日跟在身边 Jiang Qingsi江清汜Two Male Leads136k WordsCompleted [Just got its rating, so it should go up] [Two male leads + equally powerful couple + both pure + fictional modern setting + rebirth + younger love interest + both villains] [Gloomy, devoted, loyal dog Top × reborn, ruthless big shot Bottom] Good dog × cool guy Sheng Zui was reborn. He had been the leader of the Tiansheng Society in Xiamen City, but after being ambushed, he was reborn as a special exchange student at Anlaite Noble Academy in Xiamen City. The original owner had suffered terribly 5.1kReads8.8Score808Shelves

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    These are all books I've read and really enjoyed. The third one has a side couple, but I didn't feel it affected anything, because the author mentioned it in the synopsis. Also, there are no extra chapters. If you can't handle even a little bit of a side couple, then you should probably avoid reading the third one.

31. 31 绿 The Sweet, Adorable Puppy Is So Well-Behaved, Who Says He’s Fierce? 绿茶小狗乖又萌，谁在说他凶？ Xiao Xiao Lan萧萧岚Two Male Leads252k WordsCompleted A word of caution: The side couple only serves to advance the main plot, with no romance in the main story. [BL + entertainment industry + face-slapping + cold and ruthless yet fiercely protective and biased bottom VS clingy, tea-green, and cunning top] Everyone in the entertainment industry knew that Leng Fuxin, CEO of a top entertainment company, had gotten himself a little puppy. No one dared criticize it, and no one dared cross him. Someone mocked behind his back, “He’s just a pretty face. W 1.3kReads8.5Score159Shelves
32. 32 变 Pervert, Come Here 变态，过来 Cottonwood Fish棉木鱼Two Male Leads622k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Both Pure + Dark, Twisted Obsession + Brainless Wish Fulfillment + Two Powerful Leads] Lazy Queen Sub x Deranged Stalker Dom Original Title: Freak, Get Over Here Shen Wangzhou only wanted to kill his scumbag father, but instead he ran into a mad dog he couldn't shake off. He kicked the dog in the leg, and the mad dog's breathing turned ragged. Shen Wangzhou: ? "Asthma?" . Shen Wangzhou had only meant to teach the mad dog a lesson, but the dog took his attention 91.1kReads9.3Score24.5kShelves
33. 33 彼 The Other Shore in Daylight 彼岸如昼 Yu Ting欲汀Two Male Leads445k WordsCompleted [Completed] [A perverted Alpha who woos himself × a hotheaded, gay-hating straight guy bottom + both are pure + each other’s first love] [Formerly titled ‘The Other Shore at Daybreak’] On the way home from school, Shen Anchao pinned Bai Zhou against a wall and warned him, “Try stalking and harassing me again. Go on.” Bai Zhou looked shocked. “You freak! I’m gay-hating. I don’t do guys.” Shen Anchao raised an eyebrow. “Trying the hard-to-get routine now?” Bai Zhou: ??? Then he realized he had 57.4kReads9.4Score11.6kShelves

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    These are all incredibly good! I haven't finished the first two books yet, but they're quite enjoyable. I wonder if there are any side couples. The third book definitely won't be as good. Super super super super! ^ω^

34. 34 反 Countdown to the Villain Boss’s Corruption: Host, Hurry and Save Him 反派大佬黑化倒计时，宿主快拯救 Lin Dongye林冬也Two Male Leads912k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + One-on-One Romance + Sweet, Satisfying Romance + Kink-Focused + Love Through Coercion] Qi Sui was once the supreme god, revered by all ten thousand years ago. Now he is a sinner, condemned by everyone and abandoned by those closest to him. One day, he binds himself to the “Save the Villain” System. 681: “Your mission is to stop the villain from turning evil and destroying the world.” He assumed the villain would carry out a crazed campaign of revenge. Who 16.9kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
35. 35 在 I Ran Into the Straight, Poor Student I Used to Keep at a Club: This Time, He Sits While I Kneel 在会所遇到曾经包过的直男穷学生，这次他坐着我跪着 A Qi E阿奇鹅11k WordsCompleted At the club, I ran into the straight, broke student I used to keep. This time, he sat while I knelt. 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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36. 36 训 A Trainer's Journey Begins with Stat Points 训练家从加点开始 Edwin Who Loves Osmanthus Wine爱吃桂花泡酒的埃德温Two Male Leads691k WordsOngoing [Pokemon + monster taming + succubus-like charmer adored by all + leveling up + Viridian Force + status panel + academy + adventure + Steven pairing + powerful leads and satisfying wish fulfillment + Charmander from the start + cute pets] When Luo Xing opened his eyes, he had traveled to the Pokemon world. But there was no need to panic. He had read at least ten Pokemon fanfics. Wait, no. Was this even the Pokemon world? Why had Mega Evolution and the Fairy type already been discovered? Why 3.5kReads9.3Score274Shelves

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    I'm begging you, I've already said no side couples! What's the point of recommending books with side couples or those with minor side couple scenes in the comments? I've read more than half of these two books, and they probably don't have side couples.

37. 37 西 Western Fantasy: The Straight-Laced Knight Can’t Stay Away from Me 西幻：直男骑士对我流连忘返 Four Treasures, Given Name Riches四宝儿大名富贵儿Two Male Leads1.8M WordsCompleted [Also known as: I’m a Skeleton Undead, and I Contract the Silverglow Saint from the Start] [Also known as: Western Fantasy: The Straight Knight Can’t Stay Away from Me] [Potential warnings: A slow-paced, pure-love story, told from two perspectives rather than one. It’s a story about personal growth, not wish fulfillment. The protagonist isn’t a bloodthirsty killer. One part early on wasn’t written very well and made him come across as a caretaker, though the intention was for their relationship 16.4kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves
38. 38 穿 After Transmigrating into the Villain, I Got a HE with the Female Lead’s Older Brother 穿成反派后，我跟女主她哥HE了 Yes, Yes, Yes, You're Right对对对你说的对Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted Cool, commanding CEO top × clever transmigrator-in-a-book bottom [Transmigrate into a book + one-on-one romance + devoted to each other + sweet doting romance] Song Wan suffers from a serious illness and dies after resuscitation fails. When he opens his eyes again, he's inside a melodramatic romance novel, as a villainous troublemaker with the same name who keeps trying to break up the male and female leads. To avoid suffering the same tragic fate as the villain in the book, Song Wan decides to 26kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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    This one is really great! It has only one main couple, and the whole storyline is very original. It's my favorite book to read.

39. 39 救 The Down-and-Out Second Male Lead in a Redemption Romance 救赎言情文里的落魄反派男二 A Loves Grilled SkewersA爱吃炸串串Two Male Leads405k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + healing + two strong leads + devoted to each other] [Easygoing, straight-laced bottom x gentle, dark, and calculating top] [The top is frail early on and mentally unstable] Xu Wen transmigrates into an early-era domineering CEO novel, as the assistant to the doomed second male lead. An unreliable System tells him he can only survive by redeeming the villainous second male lead. Unfortunately, the story is already near its end. The sweet, innocent heroine and the scandal-ridden 19.1kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! The plot is fresh, the characters are well-developed, and there are no side couples. It's simply irresistible!

40. 40 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Villain Is Always Coveting the Host 快穿：病娇反派总在觊觎宿主 Yueye Zhou月野舟Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Delightfully unhinged beauty bottom X vicious, violent evil god top] [Two male leads + quick transmigration + two unhinged leads + satisfying power fantasy + one-on-one romance] The demon god Qin Sijiu lived for tens of thousands of years and had grown thoroughly sick of a tedious world. Eternal life had gradually become a torment to him. Then he struck a deal with the Heavenly Dao- In the end, the Heavenly Dao sent down heavenly punishment. But just as Qin Sijiu teetered on the brink of death, 16.3kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

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    These are mostly stories without secondary pairings; they should all feature two strong characters. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

41. 41 阴 The Brooding Ghost Regent: Jealous, Possessive, and Easily Rattled 阴湿男鬼摄政王，又争又抢又破防 Squeezed Peach Juice榨桃汁Two Male Leads509k WordsCompleted [Complete · Two Male Leads · Bottom · Marriage First, Love Later · Both Pure · Sweet Romance] [Sweet-talking, soft-hearted, pretty-face-loving bottom × Sick, mad, and starved for love top] Lin Hanshu transmigrates and becomes a calamity-bringing jinx. The emperor arranges his marriage to Xiao Jingqi, the sickly regent who is on death's door, hoping the wedding will bring him good luck. Lin Hanshu expects the wedding to finish Xiao Jingqi off, but somehow two negatives make a positive, and he bri 27.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
42. 42 疯 The Mad Beauty's Flower Language Is: Act Fast or Miss Out 疯批美人的花语是手慢无 Jin Xunxue今寻雪Two Male Leads701k WordsCompleted [World-weary beauty bottom x fragmented top] + [Quick Transmigration] + [face-slapping] + [bottom-focused] + [mutual firsts] Shen Weijue is the most dangerous Host in “Corridor,” known by the code name “Undertaker.” His job is simple: harvest the purest hatred of those on the verge of death and, in exchange, carry out their final revenge. World 1 [Killer Husbands: When a Killer Meets a Wolf Disguised as a Little White Rabbit] Dark City’s most unhinged killer and an agent from the International S 10.4kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
43. 43 老 My Husband Is a Retired Official in the Underworld 老公在地府当退休领导 Song Song's Tea淞淞的茶Two Male Leads610k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Supernatural and Ghostly Encounters + All Walks of Life + Happy Ending] Shen Yinqing lost both his parents as a child. His uncle and aunt “married” him off to the Heng family, where he entered into a ghost marriage with his deceased husband, Heng Yan. After graduating, he became unemployed. To kill time, he watched fortune-telling livestreams for fun, but through a stroke of ill fortune, he ended up at the Nanyuan City Branch of the Supernatural Incident Management Bureau... 3.4kReads8.6Score457Shelves
44. 44 说 Weren't You Supposed to Be a Cool Beauty? Why Do You Blush Whenever I Tease You? 说好的清冷美人，怎么一逗就脸红 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads577k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance with two male leads, both each other’s only partners; a dirty-talking, devoted top and a cool, beautiful bottom; reborn pursuit of his wife + showbiz + ridiculous comedy + everyone’s favorite + healing + intense push and pull + face-slapping feel-good story + mostly everyday life, and once you get through the first chapter, it’s sweet romance] After his beloved dies, Young Master Zhou is consumed by despair. By a twist of fate, he is reborn and wastes no time setting out to w 62.2kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
45. 45 不 How Can I Cultivate Without Cheats? 不开挂我修什么仙 Zhaozhao Is Not Zhaozhao朝朝不是找找Two Male Leads566k WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] [Two male leads + cultivation + ensemble cast + equally matched leads + transmigrate into a book + hilarious, passionate wish-fulfillment story] A goofy, flashy show-off who always has a trick up his sleeve, 0 × the cultivation world's number-one prodigy, a cold-faced, adorable natural-born airhead, 1 Unconventionally handsome 0 and beautiful 1, mutual devotion, powerful leads, and a protagonist team with cheat abilities who never have to suffer Xie Weixing was an FPS ( 319kReads9.5Score42.7kShelves
46. 46 说 Didn't You Say You Were Retiring? Officer, Why Are You Back? 说好退休呢？执法官你怎么回来了 Huo Fei惑非Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Enforcer Bottom x Player Top] [Infinite Survival / Horror Game / Supernatural Entities Descend / Global Open Beta / Leveling] Jiang Xun was the chief enforcer in a horror game, tasked with maintaining order in the System's dungeons. He had enemies throughout the entire game. After working for the System for two hundred years, Jiang Xun finally retired. On the day he left, the whole horror game celebrated as if it were New Year's, thrilled to be rid of the old menace at last. But barely had Jian 353.5kReads9.5Score68.5kShelves
47. 47 清 A Cool Beauty? No, He's a Top-Tier Charm Demon 清冷美人？不，他是顶级魅魔 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads395k WordsCompleted [1V1, Both Leads Are Virgins + Rekindled Romance + Cool and Well-Behaved x Sharp-Tongued Bad Boy + Happy Ending] (Main story complete) Four years ago, Sheng Yiguang learned from the on-screen comments that he was a villain in a novel, doomed to love someone who would never love him back. His only purpose was to show how deep and true the official couple's love was. So he broke up with Pei Du, said every cruel thing he could think of, and prepared for them to become enemies and never see each oth 53kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
48. 48 傲 Proud Little Cat, See You Tomorrow 傲娇猫，明天见 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads457k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Tsundere Cat, See You Tomorrow is now available on all platforms] What should you do when an abandoned tsundere cat becomes clingy? Sweet romance + one-on-one couple + happy ending + transmigration + mutual devotion + healing fairy-tale vibes Tsundere, sharp-tongued beauty cat top VS gentle, cheerful hero bottom Ling Qingjue was just like his name: aloof and solitary, taciturn, and so gifted that he stood above all things. He looked at everyone as if they were dogs. His 44.5kReads9.5Score8.8kShelves
49. 49 伏 Vodka and Mantenin 伏特加与曼特宁 Yu Daoqiao于刀鞘Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted [Zheng Xi and Ma Yang star in the leading roles. The radio drama adaptation of the novel of the same name, Vodka and Coffee, is now airing] [A new exclusive bonus chapter~~~] [Reserved, icy café owner Bai Qinglin VS flirtatious bar owner Zhu Jingru] [Premium fiction + two male leads + modern city life + happy ending + healing + redemption + older love interest + simmering tension + sweet romance + love at first sight] Zhu Jingru didn't know what love at first sight felt like until he was thirty- 25.1kReads9.7Score5.5kShelves
50. 50 不 Don't You Hate Me to the Core? Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Dead? 不是厌恶至极？我死你哭什么 One Drink to Banish a Hundred Sorrows一醉解百忧Two Male Leads257k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out. It'll go up.) Male-male romance / reborn and awakened / everyone gets their comeuppance / from universally hated to universally adored / real and fake young masters The real young master, Wen Shuran, is reborn. In his previous life, he did everything he could to win his family's affection. But because of one thing the fake young master said, he became the family's hated "villain" and "troublemaker." Wen Hengshu took everything from him: his parents, his identity, e 7kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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