BL with a Slow-Burning Relationship 双男，进度慢

1. 51 大 Great Han: Captured from the Start, Huo Qubing Wants Me Dead 大汉：开局被俘虏，霍去病要杀我 Want to Be a Leader想当领导Historical156k WordsOngoing [Transmigrates to the Western Han] + [Captured from the start] + [Xiongnu] + [Founding a state beyond Han] A modern-day office drone wakes up to find his soul in the body of a Xiongnu prisoner. “General, what should we do with these prisoners?” “Ah, handle it yourselves!” “By the general's order, kill them all!” “Pfft!” “Pfft!” Wang Er's eyes fly open, and he blurts out, “Huo Qubing, I'm Wei Qing's illegitimate son!” “What?! Hold your blades!” Wei Qing: “The boy may be lying, but I truly wis 56Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Shuangnan, not happy

2. 52 雪 Snowfall Over the Ashes of War 雪烬烽烟 Little Xiaozi小肖梓Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing A gripping story led by two male protagonists! Republican-era espionage, fiery resistance against the Japanese, and multiple emotional storylines: sweetness amid the heartbreak, passion beneath the pain. Every character is sharp, and every chapter brings a major twist. From young scholars returning from overseas to battle-hardened soldiers, they’re all vividly drawn, staking their lives to defend their beliefs. Shanghai in the Republican era: war spreads like wildfire. The neon lights of the fo 58Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I can't see it myself.

3. 53 回 After Returning to the County, I Met an Older Man Who Renovates Houses 回县城后，认识了个修房子的年上 Suzhou and Hangzhou Below下有苏杭Urban216k WordsCompleted [Slow-burn realism | Personal growth | Workplace | Business management | Older love interest] Just before graduation, Xu Zhiyuan suddenly lost the job he had secured. He returned to his county town, hiding his unemployment from his parents while starting out as a temporary warehouse worker. Little by little, he turned what he had learned at school into skills he could actually make a living with. Starting in a logistics warehouse, a graduate with no idea what the future held slowly found his di 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The story is a slow-burn romance, with the focus on career in the early stages, balancing career and romance in the middle stages, and gradually incorporating family and personal life in the later stages.

4. 54 穿 I Developed a Split Personality After Becoming Hades 穿成哈迪斯之后我精分了 YvnaTwo Male Leads874k WordsCompleted Zhou Ziyu never imagined he would transmigrate, let alone into Greek mythology, where every other story warped your sense of right and wrong, and become Hades, the insignificant King of the Underworld… Could the transmigration gods hate him any more than this?! But the gods told him: They could. He gets swallowed by his scumbag father the moment he transmigrates. No need for a test: Yep, that's definitely his real dad. The hero who rescues him turns out to be his younger brother? And a total air 1kReads8.1Score10414d adds

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   I'd like to recommend myself. The main character in this fantasy genre hasn't even started dating yet.

5. 55 E E's Golden Cage: A Love Prison for a Broken Old Beta E的黄金笼囚爱老Beta残鸟 Shuizezhou水泽州Two Male Leads614k WordsCompleted [Complete] The groveling pursuit begins in earnest from Chapter 61 [Entertainment industry | EABO | Younger man | Status gap | Rivals in love | Raising a child] Main story, EB | Qin Jian × Mu Yansheng (amnesiac, cold-hearted, crazy, controlling top-tier star enigma seme | honest, domestic older beta uke, disfigured) At nineteen, Mu Yansheng was disfigured in a fire while saving Qin Jian. His dream of becoming an actor was shattered, so he could only do odd jobs and work as a script supervisor on 3kReads—Score20014d adds

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   The side story is equally moving. Mu Yansheng wants to say goodbye to the past completely and makes a fake marriage agreement with Shen Yuqing. In their time together, their feigned affection turns into genuine affection. Shen Yuqing patiently heals his wounds, and the two stand side by side, returning to the stage of the entertainment industry.

6. 56 足 Tiptoe 足尖 Cloudy Bluebird云朵青鸟Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted Main Couple: Hua Qinghe x Yu Xiaozhou Modern city life. A cheerful, funny principal dancer whom everyone inexplicably thinks is aloof, and a somewhat oblivious, quick-tempered newcomer who bravely pursues his dreams for the idol in his heart. [Modern Setting, Older Top, Everyday Life] [Two Male Leads, HE, 1v1] -- Hua Qinghe is Yu Xiaozhou's idol. For his sake, Yu Xiaozhou got into his alma mater. For his sake, he splurged on a front-row ticket to one of his performances. For his sake, he went th 935Reads—Score62114d adds

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   Slow-burner, lots of stretching, check it out if you're interested.

7. 57 花 Blossom 花路Blossom Cloudy Bluebird云朵青鸟Two Male Leads670k WordsCompleted Main CP: Xu Junyan x Ji Xingzhi Set in the entertainment industry. An all-around ace who looks cold but is sensitive inside, paired with a hard-working pseudo-royal who has only average talent. [Entertainment industry, daily life, forum posts] [Two male leads, 1v1, happy ending] -- "Boys 5%" is the most popular idol survival show of the year. The five highest-ranked contestants will form the limited-time boy group FLY5. On the night of the final lineup announcement, Ji Xingzhi, the “silly sweeth 62Reads8.1Score214d adds
8. 58 逆 Shelter on a Journey 逆旅Shelter Cloudy Bluebird云朵青鸟Two Male Leads247k WordsOngoing Main couple: Yao Wangxing x Bai Yihan A school setting, with a brave, straightforward ray of sunshine and a reserved, perceptive boy in need of care. [Modern · School · Everyday Life] [Two Male Leads · HE · 1v1] -- To Bai Yihan, home is a suffocating prison. His mother's obsessive need for control leaves him no freedom at all, and every day he lives in the shadows. He thought his whole life would be shackled to his family. Then, after that nightmare, Bai Yihan met Yao Wangxing. To Yao Wangxing, 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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9. 59 关 About My Reincarnation as a Cat 关于我转生成猫这件事 Four Treasures, Given Name Riches四宝儿大名富贵儿Eastern Fantasy732k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + a touch of ensemble cast + lengthy setup in the early chapters, making for a slow burn] “Xin Yi, do you really think your reincarnation was a coincidence?” Those were the words Bai Ze, master of Sparrow God Mountain, said to Xin Yi. Then he added, “If you don't want Fu Ruhui to die, I'll need the blood from your heart.” On a stormy day, Fu Ruhui found a stray cat on the brink of death. He never expected the cat to be Xin Yi, the Ninth Yama of the Hall of Yama. Fu Ruhui risked h 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Two male leads. Slow burn. A stuttering, low-level cultivator finds a little black cat on a rainy day. Who would have thought that they have such a complicated story behind them?

10. 60 恶 After the Wicked Cannon Fodder Stopped Fawning, the Plot Went Off the Rails 恶毒炮灰不舔后，剧情魔改了 Huahua Wants to Get Rich华华要暴富Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Both Virgins] [Bottom's POV] [Sweet Romance] [Quest Completion] [Happy Ending] The rating only came out recently, so don't overthink things while reading, okay? (Nom.) Ji Yang is a little spirit cat born of nature. Just as he had cultivated a spirit form, System 678 dragged him into small worlds to complete missions and collect all kinds of energy, keeping those worlds stable. World 1: ABO [Vicious Young Master * Scheming Imperial Crown Prince] (Complete) World 2: Modern World 141Reads6.8Score14314d adds

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    Each story has 40/50 chapters, it's great! 👀😳

11. 61 不 The Man Who Refused to Be Empress 不做女帝的男人 Brother Song哥歌Two Male Leads240k WordsOngoing Pei Yingshao transmigrated into the body of the young master of the Pei family, a man blessed with striking looks and a refined bearing. The problem was, the moment he arrived, he was sentenced to beheading. The reason? He had refused the female emperor. Ha! The female emperor was over sixty. As if he would have accepted! But he couldn’t die, either. As long as he was alive, there was hope. In his previous life, he had been a genius doctor in the twenty-first century. He hadn’t forgotten his old 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The pacing is slow and natural; a male doctor transmigrates into the body of the empress's male concubine. (Dual male leads)

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