Two Male Leads! Are There Any Historical-Era Stories Where the Two Grow Up Together?!! 双楠！有没有男主年代文，两人从小到大的？！！

1. 1 落 After I Hit Rock Bottom, My Own Vicious Dog Forced Me to Keep It 落魄后，被自家恶犬强制饲养了 Shanzhu Stops Zhushan山竹止竹山Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out; a period romance) [Devoted, rugged, loyal top, Lu Yue x Sweet and spoiled but capable bottom, Gu Bufeng] In his previous life, Gu Bufeng thought he was too good for Lu Yue. He looked down on him for being a laborer hauling heavy loads at a wholesale market, all sweaty, taciturn, and good for nothing but hard work. So he ran off with their money to elope with a scumbag, only to die miserably on a street in a foreign land. As he was dying, he saw the man he had called “u 3.3kReads8.4Score572Shelves

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   This is great! I'm usually someone who loses interest quickly; I can only read a few chapters of a novel before giving up. But with this, I genuinely finished it. It's really good!

2. 2 1 1983: I Shared a Bed with a Straight-Talking Northeastern Guy 1983，我和东北直男睡一起 Jing Tang Zhi景堂之Two Male Leads248k WordsCompleted [Construction worker + student bottom + county town + 1980s + blunt, straight-guy flirting] Summer 1983, in a small county town in Zunyi, Guizhou. After taking the college entrance exam, Zhou Yizhou comes home to find someone new in the house. His father has taken on an apprentice from Northeast China named Luo Shilin. He's over six feet tall, tanned all over, and speaks in a thick northeastern accent that twists and turns. The worst part is that there's only one bed in the house, so the two of 466Reads8.0Score118Shelves

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   It's really beautiful [kissing emoji] and very unique.

3. 3 重 The Blunt Inner Thoughts of a Chongqing Lad Were Heard by a Beijing Gentleman 重庆崽的火爆心声，被京爷听到了 Jing Tang Zhi景堂之Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Period-Era Transmigration into a Book + Sweet Mind-Reading Romance + Powerful Leads Flirting] In a rainy alley in eastern Sichuan in 1977, an overworked architecture student transmigrates into a book as a disposable orphan. He acts meek and obedient on the outside, while raging in his head! But to his surprise, Zhou Li, the iron-willed son of the man his father once helped, can hear every one of his thoughts! Once his thoughts are laid bare, Zhou Li immediately goes into ful 2.5kReads8.2Score406Shelves
4. 4 君 A Gentleman Doesn't Throw Hands 君子勿动手 I Can Eat Anything and Enjoy It吃嘛嘛香啊Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted A refined, elegant elite lawyer and a rugged, straight-shooting convenience store owner get into a huge fight over a misunderstanding, and each looks down on the other. Zhou Yichen’s first impression of Xie Wei: uncultured, stupid, foul-mouthed, and built like a tank. Xie Wei’s first impression of Zhou Yichen: pretty boy, looks respectable, an utter bastard, and a show-off. After the tables turn, Zhou Yichen sees him as: broad-shouldered and trim-waisted, sincere and kindhearted, warm and helpfu 4.2kReads9.4Score594Shelves

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   These books are among the best of the best, truly exhilarating reads! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

5. 5 小 The Young Master Is Reborn in the Seventies, Please Let Me Touch You to Continue 小少爷重生七零，请让我摸一下续 Little Cat Maomao小猫毛毛Two Male Leads393k WordsCompleted The haughty, picky, but actually sweet and innocent bottom (An Chutang) × The mature, powerful, but actually scheming and cunning top (Li Yan) An Chutang, the only young master of the richest An family, had grown up adored by everyone. But the day before his twentieth birthday, his only grandfather suddenly died of a stroke. With enemies circling, An Chutang had no choice but to follow his grandfather's final instructions: conceal his death, quietly settle the family business, then take his vas 11.8kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
6. 6 家 A Husband at Home and a Busy Life of Farming 家有夫郎种田忙 Frost on Snow雪上霜Two Male Leads601k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + farming + supernatural ability + cuisine + devoted couple + one-on-one romance] Jiang Ziyao transmigrates with his wood-element ability. From the start, he is saddled with debt, a newlywed sickly young husband, and a few acres of barren farmland that nobody wants. But that's all right. His husband is the one he loves, farming is what he's good at, and as for the debt, that's no problem at all! With his ability in hand, he has nothing to worry about. A story about someone who tr 8.1kReads9.4Score982Shelves
7. 7 天 Born Guilty 天生罪过 Tang Li Bai唐李白Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, 1v1; both are pure in their past and present lives. Originally titled Born in Sin] [Obsessive, devoted younger seme X gentle, devoted CEO uke] [Reborn to win back his lover + mutual pampering + both hearts beating as one + made for each other + redemption] A lover who breaks into your home to rob you: the seme is reborn. Chu Li became Luo Wensheng’s kept lover for three years for money, then suggested they part on good terms just before graduating from college. He was certain he 302.2kReads9.5Score52.7kShelves
8. 8 契 I Went Viral After Signing a Contract with a Metaphysics Master 契约玄学大佬后我爆红了 Ting Peng听芃Two Male Leads644k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Both Untouched + A Flirtatious, Boldly Seductive Beauty as the Bottom x A Cold, Abstinent Taoist Master with Unmatched Combat Skills as the Top] Ming Yao, a top-tier beauty in the entertainment industry, woke up to find himself transmigrated into a supernatural danmei novel as a cannon-fodder character who shared his name. The good news: the first thing he saw was a total heartthrob who perfectly matched his tastes! The bad news: he’d arrived just in time to see 28.6kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
9. 9 东 The Northeast Top Is Fierce 东北top很凶猛 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads818k WordsCompleted [Age gap + Difference in experience + Both strong + Shameless top and scummy bottom] [No dumbing down / No stand-ins / The bottom is a bad guy / The top is a dog] [A vicious old man still in his prime + A smooth-brained young man who keeps courting disaster] Situ An never expected to meet his one true love at the ripe old age of thirty-six. Duan Wang never expected that his first romance would be with a dangerously unhinged beauty straight out of hell. "One last thing from your uncle: secondhand 61.4kReads9.3Score8.6kShelves
10. 10 笑 I'm Dying! Someone Got Himself an Ancestor 笑死，有人包了个祖宗 Big Niu Bao大牛宝Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted Zhang Zhaolin ran into the handsome young man he had once sent flying with his car again at a sleazy dinner party. The boy was frail and broken, a commodity on the table waiting to be sold to the highest bidder. In his eyes, fixed on Zhang Zhaolin, was an emotion he couldn’t quite name. Zhang Zhaolin was usually made of stone, but for once he softened and took the boy away. And then? You want to know what happened next? Then he was completely wrapped around the boy’s finger. Pampering him and co 18.7kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
11. 11 六 A Time-Traveling Merchant in the 1960s: I Spoil My Boss Rotten 六零时空商人，我把领导宠成宝 Diligently Tilling Two Mu of Land勤耕二亩田Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Dual male leads + period setting + devoted couple + two strong leads + government workplace + adorable children + cheat ability Qi Youyuan, a former gang strategist, transmigrates sixty years into the past. From the start, he’s forced to take in two boys and a girl. How is he supposed to feed a family of four during a famine? He’s in luck: he activates the Idle Fish System, and buying and selling goods on the sly keeps the whole family fed. With a decade of catastrophe on the horizon, Qi Youyu 14.5kReads7.7Score2.7kShelves

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    This is great! It's a really satisfying read. [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

12. 12 肉 A Little Chubby Kid Brings a Shopping Mall into a Period Novel 肉团子带着商场穿进年代文 Soft Words软語Two Male Leads682k WordsCompleted This is a danmei novel set in a bygone era, so make sure you’re reading the right one, cuties! When he wakes up, Lu Tang has become the adopted son who dies young in a period novel! From beginning to end, he only appears in a few chapters before being written out. But his death causes his adoptive parents’ family to turn evil. All four of his brothers become villains too, just to avenge him. The eldest brother breaks his leg, the second is kicked out of the army, and the third is abducted by hum 18.2kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    This one perfectly meets the requirements.

13. 13 误 I’ve Fallen Into a Toxic Romance Novel Set in the Past, But I’m Really Rich 误入年代渣贱文，但我真的很有钱 Flowers Made of Ginkgo Leaves银杏叶做的花Two Male Leads318k WordsCompleted [Funny Everyday Life + Two Male Leads + Tycoon System + 1990s] [Cool beauty top who keeps up a tough front x Straight-laced, sunny bottom] They dote on each other! Ai Liuyi got bound to a cashback System. Just as he was getting ready to splurge, he unexpectedly transmigrated into an old-school novel about two male leads, the kind where the bottom gets abused for eight hundred years and the scum top gets punished for a single day, with fake and real young masters, dramatic redemption arcs, an 6.9kReads9.0Score837Shelves

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    Does this one count? But it's really good, so sweet!

14. 14 末 An Apocalypse Couple Transmigrate to the Sweet 1970s 末世夫夫穿越七零甜蜜蜜 Tender Lemon嫩柠檬Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [The rating is here!!!] [Two male leads + superpowers + pocket dimension + sent to the countryside + reunited after loss + not focused on career + some original worldbuilding!] [Rural assignment: Jin Province] Five years into the apocalypse, Jing An and Ye Mu went from childhood friends to inseparable companions in life and death. Ye Mu became a zombie while saving him. Jing An poured all his strength into feeding him crystal cores. Just as his beloved was about to regain full consciousness, a 5.3kReads8.4Score827Shelves

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    Childhood sweethearts travel back to the 1970s

15. 15 不 Wait, Since When Are the Cannon Fodder So Delicate? Do You Have a Death Wish? 不是，谁家炮灰这么娇，不要命了 Meow Doesn't Kiss Fish喵不亲鱼Two Male Leads2.8M WordsCompleted An abstinent, unhinged villainous brute versus a lucky young master who transmigrates into a book Song Chi has transmigrated into a book. The good news: he’s now the son of a wealthy family. The bad news: he’s a spoiled, arrogant cannon-fodder character who’s destined to die, and his biological parents have sent him to the countryside to work as an educated youth. “Ahhhhh, heavens! Why am I so unlucky?” Song Chi clutches his head and cries. He’s a pampered young master who can’t lift a fing 29.2kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

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    It's half a story; it's an 80s transmigration novel that later turns into a post-apocalyptic story. There are many couples, it's very good, very sweet, and it's a satisfying read that won't make you angry.

16. 16 漂 Pretty Fools Were Born to Be Spoiled by Their Husbands 漂亮蠢货天生就是要被老公宠坏的 De Wan德万Two Male Leads303k WordsCompleted Original title: Pretty Idiots Are Born to Be Their Husband's... [Reincarnated Shou + Awakening Gong + Romantic, Supernatural Mystery + Ages 27/19 + Heights 193/176 + Both Inexperienced + Semi-Period Setting] Stupid, “vicious,” bitter-melon sweetie shou X frustrated, scheming, dirty-talking, bad-dog, fatherly gong Gong's perspective: Zhou Gangxun has a dream in which his wife is the vicious shou in a novel, while he is the novel's villainous gong. His wife is only with him to latch onto a rich s 72.3kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves

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    This was originally from 2002; it's quite beautiful, though a bit supernatural.

17. 17 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, 16.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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    Except for 2️⃣, who are childhood sweethearts, the others are not.

18. 18 重 Back to 1985: I Lure a Business Tycoon Into Becoming My Protector 重回1985诱捕商界大佬当靠山 Hey, Baby呀宝贝Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + building wealth + devoted younger man + younger love interest + personal growth + possessive, devoted love + mutual salvation + obsessive, scheming top + childhood friends + sweet romance] Shen Xubai was curled up on a park bench. Just before closing his eyes, he saw an interview appear on the giant screen at the mall outside the park. The man being interviewed wore a crisp suit. With sharp features and an unmistakable air of authority, he was introduced by the host as the reno 3.8kReads8.8Score568Shelves

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    They're all beautiful!

19. 19 蛊 The Gu-Obsessed Younger Boyfriend of a Male Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside 蛊爱下乡男知青的年下疯批男友 Not Very Satisfied不大满意Two Male Leads963k WordsCompleted [Period setting + feng shui, divination, and supernatural elements + showbiz + benefits of the times + immortality] Time period: 60s/70s/80s/90s/00s In 1968, Chen Zhihan was forced to leave school and go to the countryside because of his mother's class background. He Xiu is the young chief and high priest of the Sheng Miao village. Pure and innocent on the outside, he is possessive and obsessive within. He is an expert in Miao magic and traditional Miao medicine, and is quick and capable. After 253Reads—Score115Shelves
20. 20 七 The Cannon Fodder of the Seventies Lies Flat with Billions in Assets 七零炮灰带着亿万物资躺平 Found a Little Fish捡到一条小鱼Two Male Leads2.4M WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Bottom Protagonist + Male-Male Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Face-Slapping + Golden Finger + Spirit Spring Space + Billions in Supplies + Sent to the Countryside + Both Leads Devoted to Each Other + Cannon Fodder + Rise from the Bottom + Powerful Couple] Main Couple: Shen Yue and Jiang Ning Side Couple: He Yuan and Sun Lezhou Jiang Ning, a second- or third-tier actor, accidentally transmigrates into a period novel. He is the cannon-fodder character who gives his stepsist 15.1kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves
21. 21 谁 Who Taught You to Be a Brother Like That? 谁教你这么当兄弟的 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available, published under the title Planetary Effect] Chen Zhijuan is the top surgeon in the orthopedics department at Beicheng People's Hospital. He's usually cold and taciturn. Dr. Chen is strikingly handsome, and his crisp, slender figure in a white coat gives off an air of restraint. The girls chasing after him could circle the hospital three times. Too bad his heart belongs to someone else. He's been secretly in love with his best friend for nearly ten years. The 84.2kReads9.3Score12.5kShelves
22. 22 七 The 1970s: The Vicious Cannon Fodder Is Bound to the Good Person System 七零：恶毒炮灰绑定了好人系统 Cats Cuddling猫猫贴贴Two Male Leads318k WordsCompleted Note: 1. This is a farming novel with two male leads!!! 2. Both the top and bottom initially have feelings for the female lead, but they're not in love. They go from rivals to lovers, so if that's not your thing, don't read! Jiang Yanchuan likes the female lead, but she sees him as a younger brother. (P.S. He hates his love rival, Mr. Lu.) Lu Zhou likes the female lead, but she sees him as an older brother. (P.S. He doesn't like Young Master Jiang.) After being reborn, Jiang Yanchuan must not o 3.9kReads9.2Score567Shelves

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    The only one I've watched since childhood

23. 23 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1950s and Leaking My Inner Thoughts, I Got to Live Off My Wife 穿越五零心声泄漏后我吃上了软饭 Purple Flame Demon紫焱妖Two Male Leads537k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, powerful leads, transmigrate into a book. The first part is set in an earlier era; the outline may change depending on how well it does!] After Lu Mingyuan, who had wood-type powers in the apocalypse, was betrayed by his companion, he dragged that companion down to the underworld with him. At last, he was free. Finally free. Who could have guessed that when he opened his eyes, he’d arrived in the 1950s, an era of shortages and hardship? It wasn’t so bad here. Sure, clothes and f 1.4kReads7.9Score136Shelves

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    This is a historical romance novel with two male leads. One protagonist is a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic world who possesses a spatial ability and can reveal his inner thoughts, helping his family escape death. The other is a reborn character. The two grew up together and eventually get together.

24. 24 让 You Were Sent to the Countryside as an Educated Youth, So Why Are You Flirting with a Rugged Man? 让你下乡当知青，你撩糙汉去了？ Er Qiaoqiao二乔乔Two Male Leads861k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] [Period] [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] [Rural Setting] [Pure Love] [Pocket Dimension] Chu Han likes men, especially men with great physiques. After transmigrating to 1977 as an educated youth, he is instantly drawn to Zhou Shi, the eldest son of the brigade captain. Zhou Shi can shoulder a hundred kilos of fertilizer with his bare hands, and has sharp brows, bright eyes, and striking features. Chu Han's eyes light up, and he swears he'll win him over! To make Zhou Shi 33.9kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves

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    Although they weren't together since childhood

25. 25 痞 A Reborn Hoodlum Spoils the Gloomy Little Lame Next Door 痞子重生后宠坏隔壁阴郁小瘸子 Fifteenth Day of the Sun and Moon日月十五Two Male Leads310k WordsCompleted Two male leads Both reborn, one remembers his past life while the other slowly recalls it Mutual salvation, both pure, happy ending Lin Fenfen, male, age twenty, a penniless coal miner, a mother who died in childbirth, a little sister who died young, a gambling-addicted father, and a body packed with muscle. Jiang Huaizhi, male, age twenty-two, a leg broken when he was three, a grandmother who died when he was ten, and himself, trapped in the dark and powerless to struggle. He had hated someone, 9kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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    Come on, everyone, check this out! The protagonist (gong) was a miner in his past life, and the other protagonist (shou) was crippled after his leg was run over by a truck while saving the younger gong. However, the gong forgot about it as an adult. By a twist of fate, they slept together, and a few days later, as if by destiny, the other protagonist was hit and killed by a truck while saving the gong. The gong, holding the other's body, was also hit and killed by the same truck. Then they were reborn, back to the time when the male protagonist was born. The gong retains his memories, and the other protagonist repeatedly dreams about his past life as an adult. After his rebirth, the gong's mother also escapes that suffocating family. This is a very heartwarming and inspiring sweet story.

26. 26 哥 Brother, Don’t Die. I’ll Collect Scrap to Keep You Alive 哥哥不要死，我捡破烂养你 Lin Xun林蕈Two Male Leads426k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + both inexperienced in love + mutual salvation + period setting, once cold and world-weary, now gentle, fatherly top × kind, pitiful, simple-minded bottom] Chen Lean is a fool who supposedly “caused” his parents’ deaths, and has no choice but to depend on others. At his uncle’s house, he works like an ox and gets treated as a punching bag, eating only two potatoes a day. He clearly doesn’t eat enough, yet his belly keeps growing, and it hurts terribly. He thinks he must be dying 8.5kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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    Are there any similar ones? They're nice.

27. 27 七 A Vicious Seventies-Era Man with a Mall System Goes to the Countryside and Meets a Rugged Hunk 七零恶毒男带商城下乡遇糙汉 Mid-Lane Mage King中单法王Two Male Leads751k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + period setting + contrasting builds + golden finger + slow-burn gourmet story + sweet romance] When her scumbag dad wants to stay with his mistress forever, Ning Xiangxing sells the house, submits a report exposing him, takes all the family’s savings, and heads to the countryside! He discovers that his fate seems designed to make him someone else’s foil. He fought back, but that only brought more suppression and torment. After countless attempts to defy the plot, he figures out 7.1kReads9.1Score950Shelves
28. 28 巧 What a Coincidence! I'm a Gift From Heaven Too 巧了！我也是天降 East Wind Lin Lin东风临临Two Male Leads523k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Period Setting] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Top] [Both Pure in Love] They say childhood sweethearts can never beat someone who arrives later. Is that true? Huo Sui died unexpectedly and transmigrated into a period novel as a hapless supporting male character who gave everything for the heroine. From the start, the heroine handed him a nice-guy rejection: "We're not right for each other." Still dazed, he got into a fight with the original male lead, who had stolen the heroine 16.5kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
29. 29 我 Making My Fortune in Hong Kong with My Boyfriend 我在香江靠男朋友发家致富 Life Killed Me生活杀了我Two Male Leads410k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + size difference + historical era] [Cantonese dialogue included, skip if that bothers you] [Entirely fictional setting!] [Good people are rewarded, and bad people are brought to justice!] [See the author’s note in Chapter One for the original blurb] [Please give it a chance and read the first ten chapters. If it’s not for you, then feel free to leave.] Three years after transmigrating, Lin Jinyan had ended up with a 5.2kReads9.3Score619Shelves
30. 30 年 Period: I Plucked This Aloof Beauty 年代：这支高岭之花我摘了 Zhen Xuan枕暄Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [A fierce top with a bad back × a tough, foul-mouthed bottom] [A powerful couple]+ [A roguish village bully bottom + an aloof, elegant educated youth top]+ [Bonus chapters written however the author pleases] Shu Xiu had hardly ever fallen for anyone in his life, but the newly arrived educated youth was the one who tripped him up. It wasn't that he lacked self-control. The truth was, this educated youth was just too handsome. Brother Xiu, ruthless in his ways and hard of heart, had only one weakn 2kReads9.4Score199Shelves
31. 31 他 The Musclebound Gym Bro Fell First 他一个健身猛男先动心了 Ji Yu姬雩Two Male Leads666k WordsCompleted Yang Shuheng has lived for eighteen years and has never doubted that he is straight as an arrow. He has had girlfriends, is obsessed with working out, and has built a nicely defined body with a layer of soft muscle. His life has always been mapped out: Go to college, date, graduate, get a job, and follow the usual path through life. That is, until the first day of school. Outside the dorm building, he runs into Bao Yuhuai, wearing a white tank top. Sunlight falls across his firm, graceful muscle 1.5kReads8.5Score157Shelves

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    From university to work

32. 32 论 How to Protect Your White Moonlight in a Period Novel After Awakening 论觉醒后如何在年代文护住白月光 East Wind Lin Lin东风临临Two Male Leads779k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads, Set in a Bygone Era] [Scheming, Possessive, Protective Top x Sweet, Soft Bottom with a Black Sesame Filling] [Top's Perspective, Both Pure] [Dotting and Devoted] The person he'd always longed for killed himself in despair. Everything had become a stepping stone for someone else to rise to the top. What could he do? He Yu smiled with chilling calm. Facing He Yu, who had gone completely mad, the other man offered a pale excuse. "If I'd known you cared about him so much, I would 5kReads8.9Score919Shelves
33. 33 你 You're Saying My Wife Is a Yandere Villain? 你说我老婆是病娇反派？ Luo Zi落梓Two Male Leads403k WordsCompleted Top-dom POV | Episodic story Both are each other's only partner, 1v1 The villains in the small worlds have such high corruption levels and overwhelming power that directly confronting the protagonists causes their worlds to collapse. To keep the worlds running normally, the Space-Time Administration sends System 001 to find the source of the villains' corruption and lower their corruption levels. World 1: The Golden Son of a Period Drama Cool and aloof golden-son gong X vengeful educated-youth s 7.2kReads8.1Score649Shelves

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    Yes, yes, the first world is a historical fiction.

34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Won't Be a Fool Raising Another Man's Child, I'll Be a Big Shot 重生六零，不当接盘侠当大佬 Smash the Scale把秤砸了Two Male Leads607k WordsCompleted Two male leads, with the bottom as the protagonist + powerful couple + both are virgins + pocket dimension + building a career Parallel world, fictional setting, not a sweet romance Mutual salvation [A carefree-looking bottom with a soft heart who aches for love VS a cold, distant, obsessive top] In his previous life, Shao Jinnian was tricked into marrying Zhao Chunfang and forced to raise another man’s child. He never touched her or fell for anyone else. When she ran away, he raised the boy alo 7.3kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    The first book is a period drama with two male leads, but it doesn't follow a childhood-to-adult storyline. The plot might be a little messy at the beginning, but it gets really good later on. It's a bit bittersweet and funny at the same time, so I highly recommend it. The second book is my personal favorite, and I hope everyone will check it out! [Kissing emojis]٩(*´◒`*)۶ It's okay if you don't click on it ( ๑ŏ ŏ๑ )

35. 35 对 The Rival Lane? My Stone-Faced Junior Brother Won't Stop Pouting 对抗路？臭脸师弟他不停不哄 Spring Comes Early早生春Two Male Leads808k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Two male leads + younger seme + aloof uke + shameless seme + bickering enemies-to-lovers] A shameless, unruly junior disciple who knows no bounds vs. his aloof, solitary beauty of a senior disciple The Seal Keeper of the Mingdao Sect has two gifted disciples. His senior disciple, Song Mingxue, is the most outstanding disciple of his generation: aloof and proud, like a distant mountain covered in snow. His junior disciple, Xie Qi, is the last surviving scion of the 98kReads8.4Score9.2kShelves
36. 36 重 Reborn: You Can't Guard Against a Thief in Your Own Home 重生之家贼难防 Tender Gaze怜惜凝眸Two Male Leads317k WordsCompleted “Zhang, I think I’ve fallen for Wang Rui.” “What!” Zhang Yan stared at him in shock. After a long pause, he suddenly asked, “Y-You’re the same surname?” Pfft! Wang Yue spat out what was in his mouth and gave him a speechless look. “Who cares about that these days? He’s handsome.” “Am I not more handsome than him?” What kind of taste do you have? “He’s got a nice build.” “I’m in better shape,” Zhang Yan said. “He treats me well. Last time I got sick, he even took me to the hospital.” Expressionle 178Reads9.2Score109Shelves

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    The two of them had an accident and were transported back in time to become children, and grew up together.

37. 37 倒 A Jinx Transmigrates into a Period Novel and Becomes Lucky 倒霉鬼穿越年代文变幸运 A Gentleman Who Loves Books君子好书Two Male Leads658k WordsCompleted [A Hapless Transmigrator in the Famine Years + Doing Good Deeds to Change His Luck] The God of Misfortune transmigrates into a bygone era, where good deeds bring good luck. Lin Xing is the unluckiest transmigrator in history, a man with misfortune etched into his DNA. Even the way he died was a bizarre piece of performance art. In his previous life, bad luck clung to him. Before he died, he wished he could come back as a dog, if nothing else. Instead, the God of Misfortune really did make him tr 251Reads—Score105Shelves

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    Book 5 is quite funny. Books 1 and 2 have a slower pace, which I personally prefer. I like slow-paced stories with a human touch. Book 2 might not suit everyone's taste. The protagonist does his best to help those he can within his means, which is different from the mainstream "feel-good" novels. He has some saintly qualities, but I like that. It makes the protagonist feel three-dimensional. Of course, if you're just looking for a feel-good story and don't want to help your family and relatives, you don't need to read this. I personally prefer the family and friendship storylines. I haven't finished reading Book 1 either. From the excerpts I've read so far, the protagonist lives a repressed life, but it feels real. If you're looking for a feel-good story, this one isn't for you. However, it's more grounded in the historical setting.

38. 38 应 A Recent Graduate's Daily Struggle After Being Assigned to the 1960s 应届牲被调剂到六零的奋斗日常 Number One, Can't Get Up in the Morning起床困难户一号Two Male Leads639k WordsOngoing [Daily Life + A Little Golden Finger + Hard Work + Two Male Leads] Wen Yanshi was a lowly fresh graduate trying to juggle civil service exams, public-sector job exams, and graduate school entrance exams. After staying up all night and dying suddenly, he was reborn in 1955, but his memories were hazy. At six, he fell out of a tree and hit his head, awakening his memories of his past life. Born in an era where you couldn't lie flat, Wen Yanshi works hard at his studies in pursuit of his dreams. So 1.3kReads8.8Score116Shelves
39. 39 重EN Rebirth in the 1980s: An Investment Life 重回八零年代之投资人生 Bunny Who Sells Buns卖包子的兔子君Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [No female lead + 1v1 + two male leads + male lead grows over time] [Straight men, stay away] Xue Chen never imagined that his second uncle's family, whom he had sincerely treated as his own, would conspire with the woman he loved most to kill him. They even planned to seize his wealth. And just before he died, he learned that they had also caused his parents' deaths with their own hands... Given another life, he would repay every debt and settle every grievance. He would show no mercy to anyone 311Reads6.7Score—Shelves
40. 40 八 The 1980s: A Future Without Limits 八零年代之鹏程万里 Alluring Bone媚骨Two Male Leads1.8M WordsCompleted [Historical Era Series + Food + Building a Business] [Main character is the receiving partner] Everyone says the early reform era of the 1980s was a time of booming opportunities and gold on every street corner. When Gu Mingyan returned to 1983, he followed the trend of the times and gave up his assigned job to go into business. [Main characters: Gu Mingyan x Zhou Cheng. Supporting characters: Gu Mingzhan, Su Qinghe, and others.] [This is a modern alternate-universe story. Don't expect everythin 1.5kReads6.8Score139Shelves
41. 41 当 An Omega Lands in the Seventies and Meets a Rugged Man 当Omega穿到七零遇上糙汉后 I'm Li Li, Rich Lady and Lucky Emperor我黎黎富婆欧皇Two Male Leads673k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [Turning a straight man gay + period setting + transmigration + age and build gap + face-slapping + flirtatious cat-and-mouse + happy ending + both leads inexperienced] Sweet, spoiled Omega bottom with a hidden dark side & secretly powerful, straight, rugged top Xie Yutang was set up by his stepmother, bundled up, and thrown into the sea as shark bait. He never expected that, just as he was about to suffocate, someone would fish him out... Wait, fish him out? Gu Yanting pul 10.4kReads9.0Score856Shelves

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    I really love these books!!! Highly recommend them!

42. 42 诱 Temptation! The Little Beauty Becomes the Rough-Hewn Boss's Pampered Darling 诱欲！小美人成了糙汉大佬掌心娇 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads623k WordsCompleted A scheming, hot-tempered, taciturn, rugged top (dismissive at first, then wildly possessive and a little crazy, all bark but secretly devoted) vs. an innocent, naive beauty bottom (a soft and sweet little fool) Turn-of-the-millennium setting / sweet romance (with angst) / married first, fall in love later / older man / size difference / both virgins / rural life / entrepreneurship / shuang'er / happy ending On the very first day Lu Sui returns home, his second uncle gets him a wife. He paid five 7.4kReads9.3Score1kShelves
43. 43 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Villainous Roughneck Isn't Acting Right 穿书七零：反派糙汉他不对劲 Ember Feather Kindling Branch烬羽燃柯Two Male Leads607k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + slightly scheming bottom x rugged top + happy ending + period romance + sweet indulgence + one-on-one + both pure] Su Yanqing never expected that after reading a period novel, he would transmigrate into the body of a cannon-fodder male side character who shared his name and lived in the 1970s. The original owner, because of his sexual orientation, admired the male lead and constantly tried to please him, while sabotaging the female lea 3.5kReads8.0Score595Shelves

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    Pure sweetness, no angst, a coming-of-age story, and a bit funny.

44. 44 回 Back in ’90: Getting Rich with the Gourmet Cooking Contestant 回到90搞美食对照组的暴富人生 Little Tangerine 2065小橘2065Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Just started, the score will go up later] [Two male leads + bygone era + food + building wealth + creative talent] The day Gu Liunian transmigrates into a book, he learns that he is destined to be the original male lead Gu Zhaohui's lifelong foil. In the original story, he is timid and spineless, drops out of high school, and spends his life caught up in the male and female leads' affairs, only to lose his job and end up miserable and destitute. But he refuses to follow the script! Clear-heade 274Reads8.3Score101Shelves

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    I highly recommend these two! They're both so beautiful! [Kissing emoji][Kissing emoji]

45. 45 七 The 1970s: Life Under the Watch of a Rough Village Bully 七零：被糙汉村霸看管的日子 I’m a Chubby Little Dumpling我是一只圆滚滚Two Male Leads765k WordsCompleted Three days after Xie Suizhi was sent down to Dayu Village, he was driven into a dilapidated warehouse at the west end of the village. His luggage was confiscated, he had a high fever, and he nearly froze to death in the warehouse. Then a local thug came to his door to harass him. He Chen was the village militia captain. He arrived just in time and rescued Xie Suizhi. Xie Suizhi said, “I don’t want to drag you into this.” He Chen said, “From now on, you’re under my protection in this Dayu Vil 2.1kReads9.4Score184Shelves
46. 46 沉 Fallen Stars, Rising Dawn 沉星启明 Boss, Two Bowls of Scallion Oil Noodles老板两碗葱油拌面Two Male Leads227k WordsOngoing [Highly acclaimed novel + two male leads + the tides of an era + hard-core technology + business warfare + happy ending] A special forces tech expert accidentally transmigrates to the 1980s, where he witnesses and takes part in the development of the times, and finds mutual salvation with his captain. Xiao Yiyang refuses to give up, until a miracle arrives… 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is exactly what you wanted: a special forces soldier and a captain both transmigrated into high school students.

47. 47 丧 A Zombie Transmigrates into a Sent-Down Youth and Gets Lured Away by a Village Hunk 丧尸穿知青，被村里的汉子勾着走 The Cat That Can't Breathe不能呼吸的猫Two Male Leads428k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Period Setting] [Both Strong] [Devoted to Each Other] [This story is entirely fictional and set in an imaginary world. The characters do not correspond to real historical figures, so please do not overanalyze the history.] When Qi Jinzhou opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to a parallel world and become an educated youth sent to the countryside. He was also a young master with an unbelievably powerful family background, who had gone to the countryside for love. Huh? The team 11.6kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    These three books are really good; you won't regret getting into them.

48. 48 穿 I Found Love After Transmigrating to the 1970s 穿越七零后我脱单了 Four Bayberries四颗杨梅Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [Two male leads (gentle, long-haired beauty top x straightforward, pitiful bottom) + period setting + sweet romance + a slow and steady love (Important: this is not a power fantasy, and there are no golden fingers)] After transmigrating to the 1970s, Shen Tang finds himself with a healthy body and a loving family. He works hard to turn around the original owner’s reputation, determined to maintain his gentle, considerate image for the long haul. One small act of kindness, given on a whim, leaves 1.8kReads9.1Score209Shelves
49. 49 坏 Bad News: I Transmigrated into a Book! Good News: I Can Cultivate Immortality 坏消息，穿书了！好消息，可修仙 Remembering the West Wind忆西风Two Male Leads938k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + golden finger + immortal cultivation + two powerful leads + happy ending] [Free-spirited, sunny Xie Yunzhi VS Zhou Chengze, who gets hooked without realizing he’s been reeled in] Xie Yunzhi transmigrated into a mindless, feel-good novel set in a bygone era, where he became a cannon-fodder stepping stone who would eventually be bled dry by his fake little brother. The fake little brother was the novel’s beloved male lead. Using his gol 4.3kReads7.5Score704Shelves
50. 50 火EN In the Red-Hot Era, Love Burns Even Brighter 火红年代，爱情更为炙热 Dried Fish with Cat Biscuits小鱼干配猫饼Two Male Leads603k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sent-down youth in the 1970s + an absurdly powerful golden finger + bottom’s perspective + rich, handsome, and ruthless] Cold and ruthless top ✘ bottom who never lets a grudge go Bai Yao transmigrates to 1973, where from the start he finds himself a pitiful kid with an uncaring father and an abusive stepmother. He can’t live as meekly as the original did, so with the System at his side, he brings this family to ruin. He thinks life in the countryside will be a little more p 6kReads7.9Score703Shelves

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