Any Books with a Male Lead Who's Really Sly and Pretends to Be Pitiful? 🍵📕 有没有男主特别茶🍵装可怜的📕

1. 1 孽 You Impudent Disciple! Why Did Your Affection Rating Drop Again? 孽徒！好感度怎么又降了？ Spring Comes Early早生春Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Dual Male Leads + System + Master and Disciple + Playful Bottom + Green Tea Top] A charming, theatrical master who pretends to be aloof but is really hot-tempered, and a flirtatious yet steady, easily appeased green tea disciple Shen Huai transmigrates into a book as the handsome but tragic male lead's beautiful, lazy master. He flirts with the male lead from the start, sending his affection rating plummeting to -100. What should he do? Shen Huai figures the answe 7.3kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
2. 2 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain: From the Start, I Kidnapped the Heroine! 穿书反派：开局，我绑架了女主！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Lovable scoundrel of a villain + tea-artistry + male heartthrob + stunning looks + scheming + wild card + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + witty comedy + no fixed couple] Also known as: “I play a tea-green guy, and the male and female leads spoil me rotten!” Su Qing transmigrates into a modern wish-fulfillment novel. He becomes the rich villain who kidnaps the heroine in chapter one, gets beaten up by the hero in chapter two, and lands in prison in chapter three. Luckily, he awakens the 75.5kReads8.3Score4.9k14d adds

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   This is the first time I've read a story with a scheming, manipulative male lead. The male lead's seemingly innocent yet ruthless nature is so appealing! [Heart emojis]

3. 3 我 After I Washed Off My Heavy Makeup, the Cold CEO Regretted Everything 我洗掉浓妆之后，高冷总裁后悔了 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse heroine and a husband who brings his wife good fortune] After transmigrating into a book, Gu Nian casually rescues a down-and-out young man. He raises his head from the mire. Bruises can’t conceal his refined features, and he hoarsely vows to repay her kindness. His gaze falls on her face, and his dull eyes light up for a moment. The young man works three jobs every day, saves up to buy a gold bracelet, then presents it to her like a precious treasure. Gu Nian gives it a gl 1kReads8.0Score10114d adds
4. 4 和 What’s It Like to Pretend to Be a Couple With Your Yandere Ex? 和病娇前任演情侣是种什么体验 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Yandere romance, showbiz, rekindled love, both leads are romantically inexperienced, sunny heroine and sharp-tongued hero] After three years as an extra, she finally lands a second female lead role. Excitedly, she opens the script and discovers that her new character is a woman who clings to a man at first, then toys with his feelings and abandons him. “Director, how can I make a terrible woman like this feel more natural?” she asks earnestly. Before the director can answer, the male lead besid 1kReads8.0Score—14d adds
5. 5 宁 Professor Ning Is Troubled: What Should He Do About His Socially Anxious Wife? 宁教授苦恼，太太是个社恐怎么办 Cang Lin藏琳Modern Romance292k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Marriage first, love later + two strangers + little white rabbit and big bad wolf] [Pretend-proper history professor × genuinely antisocial voice actor] Zi Su always thought Ning Shisui had entered a marriage of convenience with her because he couldn't be with the person he loved. Until one night, he got drunk and gently held her captive in his arms. Zi Su was so nervous she didn't dare move. Stammering, she asked, “Prof... Professor Ning, don't you like men?” His gaze burned as he 6.2kReads8.9Score75914d adds

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   The male lead tries to gain the female lead's sympathy by asking to sleep in the master bedroom, his tone teasing and sarcastic. "I'll just lie here for one night, it's not a big deal if I don't sleep." "It's okay, you can't possibly let me into the room, you might as well just let me lie here by myself..." "It's alright, it's not your fault, it's my problem, I haven't been a good enough husband, it's understandable that you're worried, it's my fault for not showing a noble character, I deserve to sleep on the sofa."

6. 6 老 Wifey, Wifey, This Snake Loves You: I Give You All I Have 老婆老婆蛇爱你，蛇的全部献给你 Big Northeastern Pear东北大鸭梨Modern Romance203k WordsCompleted A comic adaptation is out! (Check the author's reviews for content warnings!) Beautiful, independent florist × a young snake-shifter heir who pretends to be a stray and is hopelessly devoted to her [Mutual firsts | The male lead gets very jealous, so stay away if that's not your thing!] The night the snake Xu Yi had raised ran away from home, a handsome man stood at her door, his eyes red-rimmed. “Wife, please don't leave me.” Q: What's it like when the snake you raised turns into a gorgeous guy 7.7kReads8.9Score97714d adds

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   😘😘😏😘😏 He absolutely loves this adorable little dog! The male lead is a snake (with an alias) that the female lead picked up and took home. The female lead keeps the snake as a pet, while the male lead treats the female lead like his wife. 🤣 The male lead is such a drama queen, always imagining things. In the early episodes, he sneaks out, falls into a lake, and becomes mentally impaired, only remembering his wife. After losing his memory, he only dares to secretly ask for kisses from his wife and sleep in her bed. He regains his memory in chapter 23, and then he's all lovey-dovey, constantly vying for her affections and demanding recognition. His heart flies away the moment she appears. ⸜(* ॑꒳ˆ * )⋆*❤︎ During her heat cycle, he hangs on a tree to endure it, transforms into a black snake, and uses his tail to steal clothes from his wife. He even compares whose tail is smoother and more tactile with the kitten the female lead adopted. By the way, was he some kind of intelligent creature before he lost his memory? 😂😂

7. 7 重 Reborn and Awakened: This Time, I Won’t Be a Love-Struck Fool 重生觉醒，这次我不做恋爱脑 Xing Ci杏词Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + school life + gloomy, manipulative green-tea male lead + healing] Only after Lin Wu died did she learn that she was the villainess in a campus romance novel. Born into a wealthy family and blessed with a pretty face, she was still nothing more than a stepping stone in the sweet love story of the hero and heroine. Even though she and Xie Yanhui had grown up together and were engaged. Xie Yanhui only ever had eyes for the pure, poor Xia Ruoruo. Sadly, she was too obsessed to l 114.9kReads9.1Score23.2k14d adds

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   This is a must-read! It's incredibly good. I wait for its updates every night during self-study. It's very detailed and engaging. Anyone with a brain should read it!

8. 8 说 We Agreed to Divorce, So Why Is the Green Tea General Jealous Again? 说好和离，绿茶将军怎么又吃醋了 Huaxia Cat华夏猫Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only partners - sweet romance and everyday life - extra sweet, no angst - farming and healing - marriage before love - no pocket dimension, no System] Xia Qian transmigrates into a book. She becomes the wicked, disposable wife who beat and abandoned the male lead, and lands right when Xie Liang is at his lowest: crippled in both legs, cast aside as a pawn, abandoned by his family, and exiled by the court. There's no rice left in the house, and even their on 1.4kReads8.8Score15614d adds

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   The general, melancholic and taciturn, becomes a "tea" (a euphemism for a manipulative woman) for love 🍵. A story of mutual redemption. The prince, delicate and frail, loves to be a "green tea" (a manipulative woman), so what?! 😂😂😂 Male-oriented novel 🤭 When faced with a love triangle, one can only be innocently weak 🍉🍉

9. 9 习 I’m Useless at Martial Arts, But I Cultivate Immortality 习武是废物，但我修仙 The Tangyuan Isn't White汤圆不白Ancient Romance443k WordsOngoing [Loves playing the green tea type + survival mode + no official couple, ship whoever you like] Zhou Jue transmigrated into a book, a male-oriented story about warlords battling for supremacy, and was bound to an Emperor System. As long as he completed his missions, he could keep living. Overjoyed, Zhou Jue was sure he was the destined hero of a passionate male-oriented novel. Then he learned he had transmigrated into an early-death cannon-fodder character in the hottest book on the platform, and 1.1kReads8.7Score12014d adds
10. 10 完 Oh No! A Handsome Fool Won't Leave Me Alone 完啦！被笨蛋帅哥缠上了 King Potato大洋芋王Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted A haughty, adorable heiress X a dumb, scheming little bad dog [Identity revealed + puppy romance + playing dumb to catch the tiger + sweet devotion + both leads are pure + 1v1] The heiress, Jiang Yunian, accidentally tied herself to the wrong fiancé. Yu Heng, the stray she took in, is actually the young master of the Yu family, newly returned from abroad. Once the heiress realizes something is off, she tries to get rid of him, but it's already too late. The silly, scheming puppy has already latc 354Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Silly puppy romance! A haughty, beautiful, and adorable young lady × a silly, manipulative puppy. The male lead usually acts cute and spoiled, but when truly hurt, he'll secretly hug his owner's clothes and shed tears. 💧

11. 11 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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    I'm sincerely looking for a substitute for a romance novel. I've been searching for half a month, and this is the most captivating contemporary romance novel I've ever read. It's so addictive! This is truly a story of two highly intelligent and charismatic individuals. The business intrigue and romance are phenomenal, and there's no substitute for anything else. The author's background and writing style are superb; you can never predict the plot. I'm looking for someone like me. Anyone have anything similar?

12. 12 师 My Master Mistook Me for Another Disciple Again Today 师尊今日又认错徒弟了 Chen Xiaoqi嗔小七Two Male Leads281k WordsCompleted (Main story complete) [Reborn, obsessive green-tea disciple x face-blind, aloof master] He Yumian transmigrates into a book, into the body of a cannon-fodder master from the novel The Supreme Demon Emperor. The System says that if he completes his mission, it will send him back to the real world. His mission is to use love to heal the psychologically twisted protagonist, Chi Yuan, and stop him from destroying the world. So he carefully tends to the little one he brought home. After raising the c 912Reads8.6Score16914d adds

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    🌑 "Master's Daily Life of Face Blindness: I mistook another disciple today!" He Yu Mian (helpless version): "What happened to the promise of reforming the protagonist? How did it turn into me being fought over by my disciples?!" Chi Yuan (darkened version): "Master, you said you loved me the most yesterday, why the change of heart today?" From aloof and unapproachable to the center of a battleground— ✨He coldly reprimanded: "You unfilial disciple! I'll break your legs if you come any closer!" ✨He tried to escape through the window in the middle of the night, only to be cornered by his disciples: "Master, if you run away once, I'll lock you up for a day." (Cultivation world gossip: Shocking! The aloof master not only didn't kill his disciples, but was also hugged and coaxed by them??) "Regarding the matter of me treating my disciples as mission targets, but they treating me like their wives—"

13. 13 我 My Boyfriend Is the Second Male Lead 我的男友是男二 Big Mouth Cao Caozi大口草草子Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted Everyone says Fang Ning's boss, Cheng Jingsi, is the ultimate eligible bachelor. But to her, he's just an arrogant, rude man who disrespects women: picky and impossible to deal with. Fang Ning managed to dodge her elders' matchmaking schemes, but she can't escape Xu Liyan, famously known as the perennial runner-up. So nobody wants this perfect second male lead? Well, she does! She wants him, wants him, wants him!!! 788Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    The latest chapter will make you understand that tea is a calculated strategy.

14. 14 不 If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the 67.4kReads9.5Score6.2k14d adds

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    The female lead is smart, witty, and funny; I love watching her roast people. The male lead calls her "sister" this and "sister" that, and their banter is hilarious! 🤔 The quick transmigration stories are all so original, haha, I really didn't expect Plants vs. Zombies to be one of them. 🙂

15. 15 姐 Why Didn't You Tell Me You Had a Boyfriend, Sis? 姐姐有男朋友怎么不告诉我 Xu Shanqing序山青Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted (Complete) Gentle, clear-eyed older sister × obsessive puppy with a love-addled brain [Sis-and-puppy romance + mutual salvation + obsessive, sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-inside love addict + secret crush comes true + stealing someone else's partner] In the second month of Su Yan's relationship, Jiang Yuan came to Beicheng. From the moment he appeared, the tension between her and Zhou Yi'an was like a taut string. Su Yan couldn't understand why gentle Yi'an was always so aggressive toward Jiang 799Reads—Score12814d adds

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    💐💐 [This is exactly the book I've been looking for!] The story unfolds logically, with constant plot twists and well-developed characters. I really like the main character. You won't be able to put it down once you start reading, and you'll want more.

16. 16 拯 Saving the Blind Supporting Male Character 拯救那个失明男配 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The male lead is a psychological counselor, and blind people can do the job too! The female lead isn’t the clever, strong-willed type, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. The male lead will recover later. Both leads are virgins, and it has a happy ending.] [A warm and sweet little story about an ordinary person stumbling through the effort to save someone else. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment rescue story or a tightly plotted, logic-heavy novel, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] After 16kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds

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    The male lead is incredibly gentle. He's a blind psychologist who was initially comforted by the original female lead, only to be exploited and abandoned. The female lead redeems him. He's a seemingly innocent but actually cunning character, sometimes even a bit sly. It's a very good watch. His eyesight will eventually return to normal. [Full][Full]

17. 17 我 I Became Everyone's Darling in a Romance About Ruthless Possession 我在强取豪夺文里当万人迷 Yun Wanshang云挽裳Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted [Abduction and possessive love + everyone falls for her + scheming green tea + innocent white lotus + male rivalry + love triangle chaos + palace intrigue + power struggles + imaginative historical romance + satisfying thrills] A strange change in flower petals during a bath reveals a fate of imprisonment. A mechanism in the golden cage is triggered, sending down a rain of blood-red petals. A parrot shrieks that she can't escape. Hua Qianyue was born with the body of a flower spirit. She can com 766Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a charming but manipulative woman; the male lead imprisons her at the beginning.

18. 18 穿 Reborn as the Villainess, I Keep the Male Lead for Myself from the Start 穿成恶毒女配，开局我先圈养男主 Hu Yu蝴俞Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted Does a girl transmigrated into the role of a villainess have to cling to the male lead to survive? Faced with the male lead, covered in wounds and brutally humiliated, Yu Tai smiled faintly and showed everyone how to sleep with the male lead from the start. Worried about getting caught in a romantic rivalry with the original heroine? She glanced at the demon beast she'd raised like a daughter. Yu Tai sighed. How about meeting the heroine who insists on taking a male form? After her identity as a 10kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    The male lead is all bark and no bite, the female lead is pure black. Facing the wounded and humiliated male lead, Yu Tai smiles slightly, ready to give everyone a performance of sleeping with him right from the start. The original female lead? A female lead who insists on transforming into a boy, you know? Looking at the demon beast she raised as her daughter, Yu Tai sighs. After her demonic cultivator identity is exposed, the seemingly weak male lead destroys half the cultivation world with a wave of his hand?! Yu Tai: Is there something wrong with her transmigration into this book? 🍬🍬

19. 19 养 The Pretty Boy I Took In Is Hell-Bent on Killing Me 养的小白脸一心想取我的狗命 Zhuo Hua琢华Ancient Romance67k WordsOngoing [Cool, Justice-Minded Female Constable Disguised as a Man VS Seemingly Innocent but Scheming, Sickly Little Thief] [Historical Romance + Love and Hate + Forced Love + Pure Romance + Sweet-Talking Boyfriend] “Whether we’re headed the same way or not, just walk with me and we will be.” Chu Ranzhu goes through countless hardships to escape an arranged marriage at the general’s residence. Using her superb disguise skills, she poses as a man and becomes a constable in Huaizhou City. Her days are most —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead especially likes to act pitiful in front of the female lead.

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