Looking for Completed, Angsty Romance Between Two Men That Isn't Cringey. I'm Tired of Sweet Romance Lately 有没有虐的双楠，完结的，不尴尬，最近看甜文腻了
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He Didn't Comfort Him 他没哄他
[Two male leads + campus + lighthearted + unrequited love + a touch of bittersweetness + BE + short story] (Soothing someone = comforting them = deceiving them) Gloomy top student [Mu Qi] × doomed delinquent [Ling Shu] Every relationship needs someone to make the first move. That's inevitable. So Ling Shu spent two years preparing before stepping back into Mu Qi's life. Liking someone doesn't guarantee you'll end up together, and love doesn't have to be earth-shattering. So Mu Qi kept watch ove
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The Top Streamer Is the CEO's Ex 榜一大哥是总载前任
Don't bother, it's not very good [BL / Sweet and Angsty / Reunion After Years Apart / Intense Push and Pull / Rekindled Love / Livestream Identity Reveal / Happy Ending] A shy, self-conscious, pure-hearted, loyal pretty top × a wild, lovesick, handsome bottom who's a master at romance Bai Jianran is a small-time fashion influencer who never shows his face. He wears a black mask in all his videos, and even his livestreams follow the same no-face rule. Then one day, the trolls nearly bring his liv
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The Fat Bear Boss’s Belt Strangled My Soul 胖熊上司的皮带，勒住了我的魂
Lin City’s business world has two famous chubby bear CEOs, Zhou Zhengyuan and Fang Guodong. Outwardly, they’ve been bitter rivals for twenty years; in private, they’re each other’s only weakness. Beneath their double-breasted and single-breasted suits are two hearts weathered by business battles, yet burning only for one another. Then Xia Mingyuan, a refined new star in private equity, makes a forceful entrance. He openly declares his love, presses them at every turn, and vows to “take one of th
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The Fat Bear’s Substitute Trap 胖熊的替身陷阱
The Chubby Bear’s Replacement Trap
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The Fat Bear Emperor Wants to Be Fed 胖熊帝君求投喂
There are two famously chubby immortals in the celestial realm. One is Emperor Xuancheng, who governs the laws of the Nine Heavens: solemn and imposing, yet devoted to candied fruit and pastries. Built like a mountain, he is known throughout the Three Realms as the “Iron Tower” Immortal Lord. The other is the little immortal Qingfeng, who tends the celestial herbs in the Jade Pool. Fair, plump, and endearingly goofy, he is nicknamed “Dumpling” by the other immortals for his round belly and absen
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A Bromance in the Great Tang 大唐基友记
In the Tianbao era, Chang’an was a city of dazzling splendor, with undercurrents churning beneath the surface. Forty-year-old Pei Yuanshao was a renowned spice merchant in the Eastern Market. He was tall and powerfully built, with a resolute face, silver at his temples, and a pair of broad, strong hands. His whole bearing spoke of a steady, bold man who had seen much of the world. Thirty-eight-year-old Qin Huaiyuan was a constable in Chang’an County. Broad-backed and burly, he had a square face,
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Forbidden Embrace 禁忌的拥抱
Forty-five-year-old Lu Zhenhai is the city’s quietest “giant”: weighing 320 jin, with a broad back and shoulders like a wall. Once a dockworker, he now runs an auto repair shop beside the secondhand market that nobody ever visits. His life is like a scrapped engine: heavy, greasy, and forgotten by everyone. Twenty-five-year-old Shen Du is the city’s brightest “lie.” A graduate of a prestigious university’s architecture program, he was disgraced by a plagiarism scandal and blacklisted by the enti
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Transmigrating Through the Crowd, Gazing at You 穿越人群凝视你
Gazing at You Through the Crowd
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A Tough Man’s Weakness 硬汉的软肋
On the rainy night I was scammed while trying to rent a room, I had nowhere else to go. I was shoved into an old alley, an aging house, and the life of a strange man. Xiong Yue was thirty-eight, built like a mountain, quiet, and as punctual as a clock. I thought living under someone else’s roof would be hard to bear. But he left a light on when I came home late from overtime, came to pick me up with his umbrella tilted against the rain, and would sigh alone in the middle of the night, silentl
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After I Was Bullied, the Gang Boss Treated Me Like His Own Child 被霸凌后黑社会大哥待我视如己出
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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Reborn as a Heartless Villain, I Make My Nemesis Fall for Me 穿成绝情反派，撩翻宿敌男主
[One-on-one romance + both leads are strong + transmigration into a game + fantasy + secret identities + both devoted to each other + sweet and angsty moments + happy ending] Lin Yao transmigrated into a fantasy game and became a villainous NPC who was destined to be imprisoned by the protagonist as his male lover. He couldn’t leave the game until the protagonist wiped out his entire clan. To get home, Lin Yao pretended to torment the protagonist and use him, while secretly treating his wounds,
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Our Shore: What If Fan Xiao Got Bound to a System 吾岸：假如樊霄绑定了系统
Fan Xiao, burdened by bitter hatred and deep-seated grudges, was bound to a System. From then on, he no longer had to walk the path of revenge alone. Though the System nagged him like an overbearing mother, it also helped him claw his way out of hell, one step at a time. He's still a little obsessive and awkward, but this time, he'll go a little easier on the person he loves. Fan Xiao: Director You, do you believe in fate? You Shulang: Get lost! Fan Xiao: You got it.
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The General’s Husband 将门男后
In Changping City, everyone knew the little ditty about the Xie family’s young marquis: even dogs couldn’t stand him. At five, he dared to provoke the emperor, tugging at His Majesty’s beard in front of the civil and military officials. At eight, he used the Second Prince as a horse at his birthday banquet. At ten, he was cockfighting and bird-walking around Changping City. By fourteen, he’d made a name for himself in every brothel and pleasure house. He lived a carefree, happy life. Yet few kne
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My Ex Regretted Our Arranged Marriage, While I Fell for His Cousin 联姻前男友悔哭，我和他表哥热恋了
My Ex-Boyfriend Regrets Our Arranged Marriage, but I’m Madly in Love with His Cousin
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The Prince I Married in Someone Else’s Place Is a Little Crazy 代嫁王爷有点疯
The Prince Consort by Proxy Is a Little Crazy
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Reunited Three Years Later 重逢在三年之后
Reunited Three Years Later
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The Elite CEO Gets Clingy with a “Puppy” 精英总裁粘上“修狗”
The Elite CEO Gets Attached to a Puppy
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A Cold Blade Meets Its Master 寒刃逢君
When the Cold Blade Meets You
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Eye Sacrifice 眼祭
Eye Sacrifice
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Plum Blossoms and Snow Should Never Meet, Yet We’ll Grow Old Together 梅雪不相逢，偏要共白头
Plum Blossoms and Snow Never Meet, Yet They Insist on Growing Old Together
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After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated! 儿子自杀后，我穿越了！
After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated!
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A Gambling Dad, a Sick Mom, and a Broken Him 赌博的爹，生病的妈，破碎的他
[Male-Male Romance]+ [The Pursuit After Losing Her]+ [Substitute Romance]+ [Substitute Marriage]+ [Love Triangle Showdown]+ [Age Gap]+ [Size Difference] A gambling father, a sick mother, a useless first love, a broken-hearted him, a husband who bullies him, and now he has to be the stepmother to a younger brat. Life for Li Yuanjin is a constant struggle: he can neither live nor die. Born after his father’s death, he moved with his mother into his stepfather’s home, where he endured years of beat
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After Our Divorce, My Scumbag Ex-Husband Won't Leave Me Alone 和离后，渣前夫他对我纠缠不休
[Two Male Leads: Qin Mu vs. Xiao Junmo] Qin Mu and Xiao Junmo had known each other since childhood. On the first night after they got together, they fell out over who would take the top, and went their separate ways. Through one twist of fate after another, they kept running into each other, trading insults and getting into all kinds of trouble. As their quarrels escalated, they became more and more certain of each other’s feelings, yet they still couldn’t agree on who would take the top. It was
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Until We Meet Again: A Thousand-Year Promise 待到重逢之千年之约
[One-on-one, two male leads, both devoted to each other; doting CEO top x wilderness rescue team captain bottom + different time and space + multiple couples + happy ending] The times, characters, and places in this story are all fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Our love runs as deep as the sea, our bond is etched in the Three Lives Stone. Fate binds us across the world, and we will never part. To find the one I love and stay together until our hair turns white. If there is
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Reborn: My Sovereign 重生：我的君主大人
Two male leads: the devoted general Beiming Han as the pursuer × the sweet, gentle prince Mu Yichen as the pursued This story takes place in a fictional setting. Any resemblance to actual events is purely coincidental. In his previous life, Mu Yichen was willing to sacrifice everything for Beiming Han: the throne, his martial arts, his dignity, and even his life. Until his final moment, he was still worrying about Beiming Han. He left behind only one sentence: “If there is another life, let us n
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A Heart-Eroding Crisis 蚀心危情
[Dual male leads + multiple side couples + wealthy CEO] If I died just like this, would I finally be free? It all began with that conspiracy. He was convicted and sent to prison, enduring a long sentence, losing his closest friend, and suffering the betrayal of his lover. In an instant, the whole world turned against him. To stay alive, he had no choice but to abandon his kind heart, fight fate, and make enemies of everyone. When he got a second chance at life, all he wanted was to leave the con
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When the Dawn Sets 曙光落幕时
Dominant CEO gong × designer shou. Both have secret identities. Dual male leads. The shou switched places with someone else, changing the course of both their lives. Yet somehow, he eventually returned to his birth family and found the love that had been meant for him all along. He thought the door to happiness was finally about to open for him, but an unexpected illness brought him to a halt. As he battled his illness, the gong stayed by his side, quietly and unwaveringly. After weathering ever
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At First Sight 第一眼
[Two male leads] [Sweet and doting, both pure] [Sweet and doting, no angst] [Cold, taciturn CEO × innocent young master] They met at an auction. Just one glance was enough for them to know they were meant for each other. Love at first sight isn’t impossible, just rare and hard to come by! Wei Bo’an, I, Xiao Tianqi, want to stay by your side forever, and love you for all eternity. We still have a long life ahead, so don’t worry. Believe me: no matter how you change, I’ll always love you just the
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Reborn: Please Love Me Again 【重生】请你再爱一次
[Sweet romance + domineering CEO and rising star + multiple side couples] No mistaken love, and everyone gets a happy ending, so read without worry. In his previous life, after accumulating enough disappointment, Feng Lin decided to part amicably with Wan Yi. But Wan Yi did not want to end their relationship. When the two left the civil affairs bureau, Wan Yi stared at the green divorce certificate in his hand, unable to accept it. “I’ll take you home.” “Fine. Let’s say this is our last goodbye.
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I Survive a Torture Novel by Being Ridiculously Absurd 穿进虐文的我靠沙雕苟命
[Transmigrate-into-a-book System + forced romance, one-on-one] Lin Zhen transmigrates into a melodramatic angst novel, and from the start, because he knows the heroine, the sickly male lead is about to chop off his fingers. To stay alive, Lin Zhen has no choice but to abandon all dignity and shout, “I’m here to seduce you!” Lu Yan: ??? To make matters worse, he’s also bound to a thoroughly unreliable top heartthrob System and draws a pile of ridiculous items like a “Perky Butt Card” and “Capt
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Out of Reach 得不到
“He’s just a sickly weakling. Wouldn’t it be better if he died? Was I, Yuchi Mu, born to donate bone marrow to some sickly weakling? Why should I give you what you want?” “You deserved to die young. Even if you died, I wouldn’t cry at your funeral.” “The living can’t compete with the dead? What a joke!” Yuchi Mu had waited so long for the news of Lin Xi’s death to finally arrive. But before he could feel any happiness, Xiao An’s attitude toward him grew even harsher. “Yuchi Mu, you’re the one wh
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Run Again, and I'll Break Your Legs 再跑，朕打断你的腿
[Two Male Leads!!! Exotic, Frail Beauty x Dominant, Possessive Emperor] Li Yan is a treasure Chu Dijin discovered on the grasslands. But before he can make a move, someone has already sent Li Yan to him, so he naturally takes him back to the imperial palace. But he never expected this little thing would dare to run away. And not only that, he dares to seduce the brother Chu Dijin grew up with. A disobedient little thing like this deserves to be punished!
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Salvation in the Deep 救赎深陷
[Anthology + BL + pure love + possessiveness + angst + mental illness + healing + protagonists with psychological disorders] An anthology of four stories Story One: A repressed, obsessive, manic puppy-like top VS a gentle, slow-to-realize bunny-like bottom (Li Zize and Shen Luochen). Complete. First the top suffers, then the bottom. A calculating man edges closer step by step, driving away everyone around him so he can keep his love all to himself. Story Two: A bottom with severe mental illness
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My Ex Is Back for Another Shot! 前男友，他吃回头草了！
My Ex-Boyfriend Is Back for Another Shot!
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Sin and Love [Reborn] 罪与爱【重生】
In his previous life, Wei Wangshu could not bear to see Shang Yan with someone else. He resorted to any means necessary to imprison him at his side, ultimately causing Shang Yan to die at sea. One day, he opens his eyes and finds himself back in the past. He and Shang Yan have yet to meet, and none of it has happened. Wei Wangshu decides to stay away from Shang Yan, but feelings are not so easy to control. The harder he tries to keep his distance, the more everything seems to drift toward an unk
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Officer Lin, Please Be Cruel to Me! 林警官，求虐！
[Male-male romance + mystery + angst + bad ending] [A ruthless, cold-blooded undercover agent with a split personality, quick to change his tune and endlessly talkative versus a stoic, softhearted, highly intelligent narcotics officer who’s as wooden as they come] Wen Shan was once Lin Mo’s best friend, and his only one. But the 0612 narcotics case in Taizhou when they were fifteen suddenly made him the son of the man who had killed Lin Mo’s father. Sixteen years later, they meet again. Lin Mo,
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No More Than Four Seasons 不过四季
On the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, at Qili Ferry, an ugly black lantern drifting upstream shattered Lu Shi's centuries-old, still-as-dead-water heart. The lantern broke, and a man appeared. His eyes were blank as those of a newborn beast. The first thing he said was, "Mine." He was a lantern spirit with only a year to live. He had long since forgotten his obsession, yet he insisted on sticking by Lu Shi, the ferryman whose tongue was sharp but whose heart was softer than anyone's. But wh
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Book Transmigration: Becoming an Evil Senior Brother 穿书：做个邪恶的大师兄
This novel has two male leads!!! They're both men! Make sure you know that before you start reading! [Cultivation + transmigrate into a book + reborn + unhinged + a husband chasing his spouse to the crematorium] When Su Qingbei discovers that he has transmigrated into a book as a villainous cannon-fodder character, he doesn't panic. As a man who knows the plot, he believes he can prevent the male lead from turning evil. When he senses that the male lead's feelings for him have changed, he still
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The Villainous Master’s Redemption Plan 反派师尊的洗白计划
After his own disciple killed him in two consecutive lives, Xiao Yanmo, a great villain, finally learned his lesson and resolved to reform himself. In his first life, Xiao Yanmo had looked after Shi Changfeng with great care, tending to his every need. But after a villain stirred up trouble between them, they became enemies. In his second life, he decided to nip the problem in the bud and avoided Shi Changfeng for sixteen years. In the end, Shi Changfeng still caught him. After mentally yelling
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Reborn: The Puppet Little Emperor Tears the Regent Apart 重生：傀儡小皇帝，手撕摄政王
Su Qing transmigrates and becomes a puppet emperor of a dynasty. He discovers that he is trapped in this era, and whenever he dies, everything starts over. He tries to fight back and turn the tables, but the regent is truly a big shot. Playing with him is like playing with an ant. He also tries to lie low for a while, thinking that if he can hold out long enough, he'll surely succeed. But then he realizes that the regent never lets his guard down and gives him no opportunities at all! Su Qing ha
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The Phoenix God Tomb 凤凰神墓
[Devoted affection + obsessive + yandere + love-triangle drama + utterly cruel] [Naive + obedient + stunningly beautiful + deeply devoted + unwavering to the death] On Qin Yu’s birthday, two wishes were made. The first was for him to be supremely noble and untouched by the world. The second was for her to stay by his side for a long, long time. He also promised that she would be happy all her life, never knowing sorrow. But later, that blessing became a curse she could never escape. And the rest
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I'd Rather Fall into the Ninth Hell Than Long for You 宁坠九幽不思君
I'd Rather Fall into the Nine Hells Than Long for You
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The Attack's Substitute: An Illusion of the White Moonlight 攻替身：白月光幻象
The top dotes on the bottom, and he loves him to pieces both before and after the groveling begins [Two male leads + size difference + eight-year age gap + younger man + secret crush becomes mutual + powerful, wealthy families in the capital + angsty push and pull + contract relationship + groveling to win back a lover + jealous, possessive love + getting back together + raising a child + both inexperienced + happy ending] A sci-fi ABO story about having a baby in an artificial womb. Pheromones
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What?! Ancient Artifacts Are Making Deals with Me 惊！上古文物于我做交易
What a shock! On his eighteenth birthday, Tan Yan unexpectedly obtains a System: the Ancient Text Society, which helps people reunite with their destined partners. He witnesses the tragic, passionate love stories of the relics in every society devoted to ancient texts. He witnesses every joy and sorrow, every parting and reunion, and even discovers that he himself has a past life no one knows about. Along the way, he also acquires an adorable little goat, which he takes with him wherever he goes
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The Emperor's Possession 陛下囊中之物
When trouble strikes, it can come out of nowhere. Shen Qianying was a perfect example. He was sitting at home watching a melodramatic TV series from a few years ago and making fun of the acting when he suddenly found himself inside the show, as the scheming, vicious Regent who was destined to die the most horribly. Damn it, did the universe really have to do this to him? Of course, the most important thing was to stay alive. The Emperor gave him a meaningful look but said nothing. After that, Sh
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Mr. Grim Reaper, Is It My Turn Today? 死神先生，今天轮到我了吗？
Mr. Reaper, is it my turn today?
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The God King's Elegance 神君风华录
Don't click. Don't read. My writing is still rough, and I'm still learning. I'll revise the plot later on…
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Chronicles of Fishing Fires 渔火纪年
[Two male leads + equally powerful leads + mutual healing + happy ending] One Gu called Lovesick to the Bone, and you can only love him. One is the Regent of the Great Jing Dynasty. The Regent Ji Jiufang’s name hangs over the entire Great Jing like a shadow. The emperor is young and has been on the throne for years, but the true ruler is the regent. Ji Jiufang is not yet thirty, yet in the eyes of the world he is like the King of Hell. At seventeen, he fought bloody battles on the frontier, quel
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Master of His Bed, Light of His Chongli 他的枕席之主，他的重黎之光
[One-on-one romance, both leads sexually inexperienced, physical and emotional angst, uniforms, a light sci-fi space setting, slight coercion, false replacement] Nan Li looked up at Lu Lin, a tear rolling down her cheek. “Lu Lin, please let me go...” A few bolts of lightning flashed across the horizon. The tear caught their light as it fell into Lu Lin's heart, shattering his memories. “Kill me, and I'll let you go!” A short story with a short blurb.
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Love in Casablanca 情迷卡萨布兰卡
[Two Male Leads + One-on-One Romance + Intense Push and Pull + The Older One Is Eight Years Older + Everyone's Favorite + Both Have Sexual History + Happy Ending] [Flamboyant Elite Heir / Alluring, Versatile Little Charmer / Devoted, Dominant Top / Depressed, Tempting Bottom] Mu Bai fell for a lunatic. One afternoon, the tides of passion swept over them out of nowhere. But Mu Bai was the only one swallowed by that spring tide. The lunatic's name was Wen Yi. He could be a super-scholar at a top-t
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