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1. 151 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves

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2. 152 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.3kReads9.4Score784Shelves
3. 153 胖 The Fat Bear Boss’s Belt Strangled My Soul 胖熊上司的皮带，勒住了我的魂 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Urban581k WordsCompleted 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 447Reads—Score—Shelves

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4. 154 胖 The Fat Bear Emperor Wants to Be Fed 胖熊帝君求投喂 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Two Male Leads89k WordsCompleted 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 86Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 胖 The Fat Bear’s Substitute Trap 胖熊的替身陷阱 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱37k WordsCompleted The Chubby Bear’s Replacement Trap 88Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 禁 Forbidden Embrace 禁忌的拥抱 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Urban587k WordsCompleted 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 1.9kReads—Score102Shelves
7. 157 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 68.9kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves
8. 158 大 A Bromance in the Great Tang 大唐基友记 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Historical459k WordsCompleted 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, 48Reads—Score100Shelves
9. 159 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 116.7kReads9.5Score16.4kShelves
10. 160 穿 Transmigrating Through the Crowd, Gazing at You 穿越人群凝视你 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱12k WordsCompleted Gazing at You Through the Crowd 133Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 邪 The Evil God’s Obsession: A Sacrifice’s Rules for Survival 邪神痴缠：祭品的生存法则 Moon Between the Clouds渺渺云间月Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Possessive snake-demon top + Forced love + Both pure + Happy ending] A university student was lured into the mountains by his evil roommate and nearly had his heart and liver cut out. With nowhere else to turn, he struck a deal with the mountain’s evil god. Overnight, he became a sacrifice, and was devoured completely on the altar. He was alive, but his waist paid the price. After every kind of escape attempt failed, he realized... This evil god was pretty handsome, like a char 17kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves

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    Not a drug rehabilitation center. 1️⃣ A bit fantastical! I was tricked by my roommate into a remote mountain village called Gayao. I tried to escape but was caught, sacrificed to the mountain god, bullied and imprisoned by a giant snake 🐍, and my adopted brother came to rescue me but was knocked off a cliff (the mountain god is a black snake, and my adopted brother is half-human, half-demon...). 2️⃣ Nine out of ten stories from the Republican era are tragic. This story is about love during the Republican era (1930-1945) and the War of Resistance against Japan. Love is beautiful, "love arises without knowing its origin, and deepens with time." War is cruel. We had a tragic ending during the Republican era, but thankfully we ended up together [smirk] (It made me cry while watching).

12. 162 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
13. 163 硬 A Tough Man’s Weakness 硬汉的软肋 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Urban369k WordsCompleted 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 1.3kReads—Score112Shelves
14. 164 穿 Transmigrating Back to Republican-Era China to Raise My Little Brother 穿越回民国养弟弟 Lin Zhaojin林昭烬Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] Transmigration + two male leads + older top + mutually devoted + period setting + Republican era + history + patriotism + coming-of-age + historical storytelling Gentle, cultured top x naive, scatterbrained shut-in from the 21st century Transmigrate into a penniless life? Compulsory education saves my hide! The moment Lin Jin opens his eyes, the stench of a ramshackle hut nearly knocks him out. Would you look at that, he’s transmigrated straight into 1930 on hard mode! Wher 630Reads8.9Score110Shelves
15. 165 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
16. 166 被 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 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Two Male Leads311k WordsCompleted 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! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 167 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.4kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
18. 168 我 After I Was Made to Give Up Love, They Regretted It 我被戒爱后，他们后悔了 The Dog Ran Away狗子跑了7k WordsCompleted I confessed my love to my childhood friend, whom I had secretly loved for four years. He promised to take me far away when I turned twenty-four. But when I turned twenty-four, he got engaged to someone else. Waiting for me were my parents' slaps and the endless torment of the Love Renunciation Center. Later, my childhood friend came to get me out himself and treated me with even more tenderness and care, but I avoided him like the plague. I didn't dare love him anymore. I just wanted to die... 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨A story about abstinence from same-sex abuse ✨All things have feelings, but I am the only one with enduring affection [Attention][Attention] Back then, you were the one who provoked me first, so why did you get away so easily? If it weren't for you, my life would have been so prosperous. [Crying][Crying][Crying] I'm sorry, I've ruined you all. [Shocked][Shocked] Sir, in the next life, I will definitely stay far away from you...

19. 169 自 Are You Going to Kill Yourself? 自杀吗？ Su Yulin苏雨凛Mystery403k WordsCompleted This is the author's first attempt at writing a mystery novel, so please be patient if it's not very good. The story begins with a witness, who gradually becomes a temporary civil servant. From the workplace to crime scenes, Jiang Wanyin goes from being a witness to someone who seems to appear in every case. Lei Yuxi is a highly capable detective. He has a keenness others lack and an exceptionally sharp eye for crime scenes. He gets drawn into a mystery, going from an outsider to a pawn in the g 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 斯 The Butler's Chronicles at Steffelly Manor 斯特菲尔利庄园男仆记事 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉13k WordsCompleted A Butler’s Chronicle at the Steffelily Estate 971Reads—Score128Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A fresh experience unlike any other writing style. The plot is heart-wrenching but not childish, and it's a great read.

21. 171 我 I Love Him, But He Sent Me to Conversion Therapy 我爱他，他却将我送进戒同所 Lemon Moon Breeze柠月风9k WordsCompleted At my eighteenth birthday party, someone pulled out my diary and read it aloud. “He likes men? That's disgusting.” The feelings I'd kept hidden were dragged into the sunlight and exposed. I looked at him hopefully. He pulled the woman beside him close and kissed the corner of her mouth. “I already like someone. As for him, it's an illness. It needs to be treated.” With every word, he nailed me to a pillar of shame. After I left the conversion therapy center, he leaned close, his breath hot. “Isn —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
23. 173 堕 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉6k WordsCompleted Falling from the Azure Heavens 490Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 戒 You, My Irresistible Addiction 戒不掉的你 Summer Duck夏日鸭Completed "Two years ago, everyone knew I was obsessed with Bo Jinghan. Two years later, when we met again, I couldn't get away from him fast enough. Just as I was trying to stay far away, he started clinging to me. 'You were the one who came after me first!' he shouted, grabbing my hand. But I was trembling all over with fear. He had no idea what I'd been through during those two years at the conversion camp." —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 跪 Get on Your Knees! The Runaway Darling Is Forced to Love Him, Eyes Red from Crying 跪好！逃跑宝贝被强制爱，哭红眼 Pockets Full of Money钱兜装满Two Male Leads407k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + coercive love + mutually devoted + turning a straight man gay + reunited after heartbreak + regret and redemption + happy ending] [Possessive, controlling emperor-of-his-domain top x sweet yet spirited young beauty determined to escape bottom] Xiao Yun had been cherished and spoiled by Xiao Huaijin for fifteen years, but on the night of his birthday banquet, Xiao Huaijin locked him away. The man who had once indulged him without limits now tore him apart, devouring him body a 17.1kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    This is so heartbreaking, so incredibly heartbreaking. I can't get over it. [Crying][crying][crying]

26. 176 兰 Duke Lancaster's Sick Game 兰斯特公爵的恶心游戏 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉10k WordsCompleted The Duke of Lancer's Disgusting Game 174Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 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 174.6kReads9.6Score38.9kShelves
28. 178 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
29. 179 南 Old Tales of Nancy Manor 南希庄园旧事 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉13k WordsCompleted Old Stories of Nancy Manor 63Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 哑 The Mute Slave 哑奴 Qiangtang羌塘Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted The Prince of Zhenbei holds immense power, standing above all others. He is lustful, promiscuous, interested in both men and women, and utterly brutal. He has taken nine concubines, and not one has survived. Now the Prince of Zhenbei has set his sights on the prefect’s daughter. To escape a fate of being tortured to death by the prince, the household switches bride and groom: a mute servant is sent in her place beneath the bridal sedan. The mute servant is as beautiful as an immortal, but was bo 4.2kReads8.5Score598Shelves

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    Just you see, one person is speechless, cried all night and their eyes were swollen the next day.

31. 181 为 To Get the Ultimate Manual, I Married Har Zong 为了顶级功法，我和哈总拜堂成亲 Half and Half对半Two Male Leads256k WordsCompleted [A fated, gender-bending male power fantasy with two male leads!] [Both pure, 1v1!] [Sound values; keep reading and you’ll understand] [Married first, in love later!] [Spiritual qi revival!] [Beast-eared girls, beast-eared boys, and beast-eared hunks (sort of)] [A beautiful, domineering, protective spendthrift, the reincarnation of the Demon Emperor, Ye Lian.] [A tsundere, jealous miser who always caves, reborn as Ha Zong.] Ye Lian unexpectedly hears the thoughts of his pet husky, who has been r 460Reads8.4Score100Shelves
32. 182 无 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉6k WordsCompleted A Sparrow Without Blessings 525Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 学 After My School Shut Down, I Got into a Top High School 学校倒闭后，我上了重高 Holding It拿着Two Male Leads382k WordsCompleted [School Life + Comedy + Happy Ending] … A wonderful, ineffable fate brought us together. … A prestigious high school and a last-place school merge. Two boys meet and come to understand each other. At last, they step together into the future in this little story. 64Reads8.9Score102Shelves
34. 184 一 A Room with Dim Lights. 一屋暗灯。 Qin Music in the Night Rain夜雨秦声Modern Romance12k WordsCompleted A Room of Dark Lamps. 91Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.7kReads9.6Score5kShelves
36. 186 欲EN Boundless Utterance 欲言难止 What About the McChicken麦香鸡呢Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted Just as life was starting to get better, Xu Ze and Lu Heyang faced a new challenge. After graduating, Xu Ze became a doctor who saved lives, while Lu Heyang became a well-known figure in the Interstellar Federation. But misfortune struck Lu Heyang, and he lost his memory. During a crucial period in his treatment, circumstances forced the two apart, and Lu Heyang completely forgot Xu Ze and the friendship they had shared. Their friendship faced an enormous test. When fate brought them together ag 71.3kReads9.7Score16.1kShelves
37. 187 小 The Little Sweetheart Becomes a Clingy Baby After the Tycoon Takes Her In 小可爱被大佬带走后成了撒娇包 Thinking of the North from the South南落思北念Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + ABO + 1v1 + Sweet Romance + Older Top + Both Pure] Gentle, warmhearted, fatherly top vs. frail, sickly, pitiable bottom The poor thing's ambitious uncle seized the family fortune and deliberately framed him in front of his parents. They lost all faith in him and left him behind in China, all alone. After being abandoned, Ruan Zhiyan was locked up and abused in a dark, damp little room for fifteen years. Just as he was about to give up, a ray of light shone down on him in his p 5.2kReads8.7Score777Shelves
38. 188 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves

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    This is an incredibly sweet and romantic story. How could you say he didn't save you! How could you say he didn't save you?! If he heard you say that... How heartbroken he would be... You beast!! The blood on the long staircase hasn't dried yet; that's the path he took you home!! Go see it... Go see it... Brother, we no longer have a master... Your junior brother Xia, my master, is dead... He was exhausted of his spiritual power, unable to use the telepathic message or his sword, so he carried you on his back and climbed the three thousand long staircases... Later, he couldn't stand anymore, so he crawled and dragged... I couldn't believe it when he came up... It's so sweet, it made me cry. Go read it, yes!

39. 189 永 The Sin of Immortality 永生罪 Poetry Without Tea诗无茶Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [Proud, phoenix-like beauty Liao Yue x carefree, nonchalant Ji Wuyi] [Ancient setting + acclaimed novel + two male leads + equally matched leads + happy ending + Eastern fantasy + melodrama + plot-driven + supernatural beings] Ji Wuyi stays forever young, and forever loses his head over beautiful women. Ten thousand years ago, Ji Wuyi saved a young woman. The next day, her brother showed up, saying he wanted to repay Ji Wuyi on his sister's behalf. In a moment of impulse, Ji Wuyi married him. Te 3kReads9.5Score757Shelves

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    See? See? They're all silent. 😋

40. 190 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
41. 191 傅 Lawyer Fu, Stop Hurting Her. Dr. Wen Doesn't Want You Anymore 傅律师别虐了，温医生不要你了 Moonstone月光石Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Rebellious, wolfish lawyer x stern, devoted, beautiful but tragic doctor] [Two male leads + both are virgins + rekindled romance + groveling pursuit + younger man/older man + angsty romance + happy ending] [Two male leads! Two male leads! Two male leads!] When he ended things, Fu Zhiyue grabbed Wen Chuhuai by the throat and mocked him for being heartless and mercenary. “Every day I spent with you made me sick to my stomach.” “Wen Chuhuai, seeing you half-dead like this, do you know how satisf 4.3kReads8.9Score492Shelves

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    See? It's brutal!

42. 192 等 Waiting for Wind and Rain, But Never for You 等风等雨，等不到你 Xie Man谢漫Modern Romance53k WordsCompleted Xu Zhengxi believed that as long as she held on, love and marriage would eventually lead her to brighter days. She gave up studying abroad, threw away her future, and abandoned her dreams, all to be the person he could confide in. He called her cruel and coldhearted. She once smiled and replied, “Because I love you.” Later, when her life hung by a thread, he remained as indifferent as ever. She took off her ring and returned it to him, smiling faintly. “Let’s get divorced.” She had compassio 312Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    And then there are these bittersweet, regretful stories [almost crying][crying]

43. 193 清 The Aloof, Autistic Boy Kisses the Gloomy, Socially Anxious One Silly at Midnight 清冷自闭症少年半夜亲懵阴郁社恐 Hero A Fu大侠阿福Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete on July 1] [Spoiler-filled comments + aloof, reclusive top + socially anxious shut-in bottom] Qing Jiu is a wicked brother-obsessed villain who has done countless evil deeds. According to the plot, he will go mad with love and become a stepping stone on the leads’ path to romance. But before the story begins, Qing Jiu sees the comments. [Ahhh! Baby, don’t fall for that scumbag! He’s involved with the green tea!] [Look at the antagonist! He misses you so much he’s practically falling ap 13.2kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    Although it's supposed to be a happy ending, I think it's quite angsty.

44. 194 老 Wife, Where Can't I Touch You? 老婆，你哪里我不能碰？ Xun Gu荀故Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Gentle older professor pursuer x recipient who avoids physical contact + seven-year age gap] He Zhuqing runs a guesthouse. He's handsome and quiet, keeps to himself most of the time, and occasionally makes an appearance for guests. He never accepts confessions, flirtation, or intimacy, and is especially resistant to physical contact. Then one snowy night, a professor named Yan Qu arrived at the guesthouse. Yan Qu was gentle, refined, straightforward, passionate, and even proactive. After a brie 4.7kReads9.4Score651Shelves

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    It's so great that it had a happy ending! [Crying]

45. 195 泛 Daydreams Run Wild 泛滥白日梦 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads190k WordsCompleted #He told me he loved me 365 times, but not a single one was true# Rekindled romance / loving and hurting each other / a balanced mix of sweet and angsty / HE / groveling to win her back / slight sci-fi Flirtatious, spoiled crown prince vs. cold, withdrawn patient Amnesiac, goofy at first, then a sickly, possessive puppy-like lover vs. aloof genius beauty I found a little dog in a garbage dump. Later, he became my boyfriend. The handsome guy hauling bricks at the construction site is my boyfrie 269Reads9.4Score106Shelves

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    🔥Shuangnan, don't miss out! These are some books I've been strongly recommending. 🍒③ It was incredibly heart-wrenching, but thankfully I pulled through. A gifted but emotionally troubled boy living in a junkyard takes in an injured person and raises him like a pet. He gradually falls in love with him, but it all turns out to be a scheme and a revenge plot. "He said he loved me countless times, but not a single word was true."

46. 196 醉 I Got Drunk and Force-Kissed My Roommate, and He Taught Me a Harsh Lesson 醉酒强吻室友，被他狠狠收拾 His Highness the Bottle酒瓶子殿下Two Male Leads13k WordsCompleted [A scheming, flirtatious, shameless top × a stubborn, money-loving, adorable bottom] My roommate of two years suddenly told me he was gay, then asked me to pretend to be his boyfriend at his ex’s wedding. After a lot of sweet-talking, I agreed. It wasn’t until he got drunk and kissed me by force that I realized What ex-boyfriend? He’d been after me from the very beginning! 9kReads9.1Score700Shelves

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    Peek secretly, but don't get caught!

47. 197 奶 My Puppy-Like Little Brother Has Me Hooked 奶狗弟弟撩上瘾 Miss Fried Chicken炸鸡小姐Modern Romance197k WordsCompleted [Sweet on the Outside, Obsessive Younger Brother + Gentle, Refined Older Woman] [Older Woman/Younger Man Romance + One-to-One Romance + Long-Standing Scheme] Xie Xingyuan had a sweet, pretty face, but a tragic background. His stepmother beat him, and his relatives abandoned him. Shi Yu had just graduated when she took pity on him and brought him home. On the first day, Xie Xingyuan forgot to bring his underwear into the shower and asked Shi Yu to buy him some. He was afraid of thunder, so he ask 1.5kReads9.1Score230Shelves
48. 198 打 I Lost a Fight, So I Deserved to Become a Peerless Fairy Monster 打架输了活该穿成绝世大妖精 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted [Male-to-female transformation, gender-bender, exclusive romance, brainless fun, thrilling throughout with a touch of angst.] [Fantasy immortal-demon world meets ancient reality] [forced love + sweet romance + no saintly heroine] [Insight + bewitching charm + dazzling beauty + demonic physician + lightning-fast makeovers] Before transmigrating, he was a ruthless demon lord. Afterward, she became an ordinary young woman. The original owner was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's house 488Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can torment heaven and earth, you can torment the past and present, but you can't torment yourself.

49. 199 她 She Is Like the Deep Sea 她似深海 The Strange One at Midnight夜半的诡Modern Romance632k WordsOngoing [A love story about growing up.] She was like the deep sea. After knowing Su Nian for twenty years, and loving her, then hating her, that was the most accurate way I could describe her. My name is Lu Chen. Ten years ago, she left me and returned to another man. I built a company and a respectable life without her. Ten years later, she sent her resume to my company. A contract full of schemes bound us together once again. This time, was she here to come ashore, or to sink with the ship? 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She is like the deep sea—a reunion that begins with revenge, a story of substitution, misunderstanding, and a love as deep as the ocean, with an ultimate twist. When ten years of hatred collide with ten years of silent protection, when the hunter believes he has everything under control, little does he know that he has already stepped into that seemingly calm but deep sea that can swallow up everything in the past.

50. 200 欠 I Owe You an Apology 欠君句抱歉 Mo Wu默浯Urban39k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one true love + heart-wrenching + mutual devotion + tragic ending] (Sorry, I used the wrong tags!) A Nian, two years ago, I promised to give you a sea of flowers. I opened a flower shop. When will you come by... It was my fault. I lost you. The call had lasted a full minute. Mu Chixing stared at it for a long time, as if making sure it was real. Then, with fingertips trembling slightly, he pressed answer. His voice was almost too hoarse to make a sound as he spoke: “ 87Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Thus end my life, I have renounced the mortal world.

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