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1. 351 亡 The Fallen Crown Prince, a Prisoner in Chains 亡国太子阶下囚 Night Lanling Water夜兰陵水Two Male Leads237k WordsCompleted This is an angsty story: physical torment in the first half, emotional torment in the second, coercive love, imprisonment in a dark room, and revenge. Mo Jingxuan spent three years plotting the destruction of the Yu Kingdom and preparing to take revenge on its emperor. After finally fighting his way to the city walls, he discovered that the damned emperor had died just days before he could break through the gates. With nowhere else to direct his overwhelming hatred, he turned it on Lin Chen, the 710Reads6.5Score101Shelves
2. 352 小 Reborn: The Young Attendant and His Theatrical Prince Go on a Killing Spree 小侍郎重生后带着戏精王爷杀疯了 One Jin of Salted Fish, Five Jin of Salt一斤咸鱼五斤盐Two Male Leads608k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both reborn + happy ending + both devoted to one another + equally matched + doting on each other] [The gong is a dramatic little crybaby who plays weak while secretly being a tiger; the shou is gentle, reserved, and shy, but spoils the gong.] In his previous life, Yan Shiqing was a loyal subject who served his emperor and country faithfully, yet his entire family was executed. The new emperor tried to take him as a bedfellow. Without hesitation, Yan Shiqing chose to take his o 3.2kReads9.4Score580Shelves
3. 353 惊 Shock! The Enemy Alpha General Has Such a Soft Waist 惊！敌国Alpha将军的腰好软 Little Youngster稚子小Two Male Leads141k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Ancient-Era ABO + Flirtatious + Mutual Devotion + Equally Matched] An Omega Pretending to Be an Alpha Shen Shangzhi transmigrated into a book as a child and eventually differentiated as an Omega. By a twist of fate, he entered the academy, only to be pursued by the book's protagonist: the flirtatious heir of the Xiliang kingdom. . Shen Shangzhi: “My lord, could you stop sniffing around like a dog?” The heir: “Wait, why do you smell like a Kunze?” . Faced with the 12Reads7.7Score—Shelves
4. 354 无 No Phoenix, No Trouble 无凤不起浪 Gui Yin圭尹Two Male Leads104k WordsOngoing A carefree wanderer carrying the weight of a blood feud (Meng Lang) A scheming prince secretly plotting to reclaim the throne (Tantai Fenglin) Eighteen years ago, the two of them were switched at birth. Eighteen years later, they weather the chaos of the martial world and the struggles of the imperial court. Through countless clashes of steel and brushes with death, they grow ever closer... He charges straight ahead; the other lures his prey into the trap. After all, the best hunters always appe 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A revenge-themed story with a swapped fate, featuring a hot-blooded wandering swordsman and a fallen prince.

5. 355 重 Reborn into a Marriage Swap: The Sickly Crown Prince's Beloved 重生换亲，病娇太子心尖宠 Cloth-Clad Rice布衣米饭Two Male Leads476k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both chaste] + [Reborn] + [Power couple] + [Happy ending] Xi Ranzhi, the illegitimate son of the Chancellor’s household, and the scumbag who wronged him were both reborn. In his previous life, Xi Ranzhi got his wish and married the Seventh Prince, Baili Yue, only to discover that the whole thing had been a setup. After three years of imprisonment and torment, his mother and friends all died for him. Meanwhile, his legitimate elder brother, Xi Songlian, took up residence in the Easte 8.4kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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6. 356 帝 The Emperor’s Marriage: To Rule the World for You 帝王嫁：为君临天下 Cold Heart, Cold Feelings, Pretty Girl凉心凉情好姑凉Two Male Leads381k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] There was a beauty in the imperial palace, born delicate and precious. Everyone said he wouldn’t live to see ten more springs. For peace among the four kingdoms and stability throughout the realm, the ministers all urged the emperor to act. “Your Majesty, the Imperial Lord has been ill for many years. For the sake of peace throughout the realm, we hope Your Majesty will not…” Before he could finish, someone hurried in from outside the hall. “Grand Tutor, the latrine at the resid 5.3kReads9.2Score568Shelves

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   "I've advised you all, if you can't win against that mistress in the harem, then don't submit any advice to His Majesty to take a concubine!" "You can't afford to offend her."

7. 357 娇 Cherished to the Bone: The Journey of Lan Zhou 娇宠入骨之兰舟行 The Growing Piglet成长的小猪Ancient Romance658k WordsCompleted In her previous life, it was as if a ghost had clouded her mind. She humbly begged others to love her, forgetting to love herself. Reborn, her obsession gradually faded, and all she wanted was to live out the rest of her life in peace. The wheels of fate finally turned back into place. Before she could return to the Marquis of Huainan’s residence, she met him, and he filled every emptiness in her heart. A father who put profit first, a biased mother, a fake heiress taking over her nest… I’ll aba 586Reads8.9Score102Shelves
8. 358 疯 The Mad Vampire Lord and His Young General 疯批血族大佬和他的少将军 In Time, But Not Waiting终有时不待Two Male Leads348k WordsCompleted Two male leads, equally matched, cold-blooded, madman, coercive romance! Court intrigue! Obsessive, lustful, unhinged young lord ✖️ brave, upright young general Love at first sight * love growing over time. The gong is not chaste early on, but becomes chaste later. Aiski is the progenitor of vampires, alive since the days of ancient Rome! He was sleeping soundly in a stone coffin in his own castle when, somehow, his soul transmigrated into the body of an Eastern boy! Since he had taken Zhong W 242Reads8.2Score111Shelves

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   The romance is a forced love story, very sweet and not angsty [Note]. The plot involves two strong characters and court intrigue [Note]. I feel like it's almost over, but I still haven't guessed the ending. It's so good! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

9. 359 负 The Faithless Grand Tutor Is the Emperor’s Beloved 负心太傅是皇帝的白月光 Waving a Painted Fan摇画扇Two Male Leads468k WordsCompleted [A domineering emperor who protects his spouse × A gentle and devoted Imperial Tutor] Reborn with a possessive streak + Both pure + Healing + The emperor's long road to winning his spouse back + White Moonlight + Mutual devotion When Xiao Hongyi was young, he was forced to leave for his fief in Youzhou. He and his Imperial Tutor, Xie Chang'an, planned to elope, but all he received was a letter ending their relationship and a string of assassination attempts ordered by the emperor… Eight years 507Reads8.9Score—Shelves
10. 360 慕 I Have Long Admired You, May You Know Lasting Peace 慕君已久，愿君长宁 Fat Goose肥雁Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Note: Fictional setting, two male leads, one-on-one romance, both are each other's first and only, happy ending As an illegitimate son of the marquis's household with no one to rely on, he has neither a mother's affection nor a father's support. His stepmother despises and oppresses him, while his older siblings ignore and bully him. Fortunately, when he was young, he met someone warm, someone like a light that illuminated the pitch-black night. Sadly, that light disappeared too. But the warmth 1.3kReads8.7Score163Shelves

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    I've read five of the ten books that are most popular among book lovers (on another account), so the ones I'm recommending now are also quite good.

11. 361 震 Shocking! The Crown Prince and the Imperial Tutor Have Gotten Together! 震惊！太子跟太傅勾搭到一起了！ My Allergies Are Acting Up Again鼻炎又犯啦Two Male Leads190k WordsCompleted [Historical Court Intrigue + Two Male Leads + 1v1 + Sweet HE Romance + Equally Matched] [Mischievous Little Demon King Top × Self-Restrained, Proper Stick-in-the-Mud Bottom] [Xiao Zh nian × Shen Bijiang] Xiao Zh nian is Kyoto’s notorious little troublemaker. Unfortunately, he’s the emperor’s son. What can he do? There’s only one word for it: endure! The only person who can keep him in line is his tutor, Shen Bijiang. - Servant (looking terrified): “Lord Shen! His Highness the Crown Prince has co 934Reads—Score211Shelves

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    Here, here!

12. 362 综 In a World of TV Adaptations, Why Do I Love Villainous Supporting Characters? 综影视之配角反派怎么了，我就爱 Idly Turning Things Around闲余在翻身Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Two male leads + drama crossover + supporting characters + villains + original male lead + one-on-one romances in each world + no golden finger] They were all people who had never been cherished. They struggled through life, battered and bruised, with no choice but to keep fighting. But they had a right to be loved, too. And so, he came into their lives. The City of Youth: Lu Lu VS a born tycoon and investor. “I came only for you.” (Complete) Not a clean romance! Not a clean romance!! Not a cle 521Reads8.7Score143Shelves
13. 363 大 The Great Song Dynasty's Mind-Reading Detective: Ji Chong's Story 大宋读心神探疾冲传 mint Mint Candymint薄荷糖Two Male Leads430k WordsCompleted [System + mind reading] [Mystery solving + romance] [Everyday life in Kaifeng] [Set in an alternate world] [Not based on official history, so please don’t worry about the inconsistencies, dear readers. Sending love!] We’ll defend the realm together, then share a bed! Xin Jichong, the Great Song’s master detective, holds court in Kaifeng, with a powerful figure from the Eastern Depot backing him. From humble beginnings, he rises to become the most powerful person in the Great Song... in bed. Powe 2.7kReads9.0Score339Shelves

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    The male lead is a detective with a very cheerful personality.

14. 364 琴 The Music of the Zither Carries Me Through the Rest of My Life 琴音渡余生 Xin Xing訫杏Two Male Leads151k WordsCompleted The world of qin music is thrown into turmoil as Shen Yuan lays a series of plots, framing the Gu family and stirring up trouble. Shen Qingci and Gu Yanchen go from bitter rivals to partners in solving the crisis. Through freezing nights in the Gobi and deadly dangers in the Abyss, they entrust their lives to each other and gradually fall in love. Together, they expose the conspiracy and restore order to the world of qin music. At last, in the gentle warmth of the years that follow, they pledge 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing!!!! I found it at noon and finished it for him tonight. It's so good, so sweet, the plot is fast-paced and the logic is clear.

15. 365 重 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: The Prince Regent's Consort Is Bullying the Scum Again 重生嫡女：摄政王的王妃又在虐渣 Wan Li挽黎Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge on scum + sweet romance + feel-good fiction: both the main and secondary couples are monogamous and faithful to each other] With a grandfather who was the reigning dynasty's prime minister and an uncle who held the rank of great general, Gu Nanyin had plenty of powerful people in her corner. Yet in her previous life, she trusted the wrong people and met a miserable end. Reborn, she saw the true faces of the scum and wicked women around her. Everyone who had hurt her would pay a 4.6kReads9.2Score577Shelves
16. 366 以 I Offer Myself to You: My Dear, You’ve Run Away 30 Times. Try Again and I’ll Make You Cry 以身饲君：爱卿，逃30次了，再敢跑朕弄哭你 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy + Male-Male Romance + Short Stories + Imperial Court + Unhinged Characters + Grudges Between Ruler and Subject + Love and Hate] He chases, he runs, but he can't escape. Before the late emperor died, he entrusted the crown prince to the regent, asking him to guide the prince well. After the new emperor ascended the throne, the regent felt his task was complete and asked to resign and return to his hometown. But when he entered the emperor's bedchamber, his body suddenly went l 1.2kReads9.1Score129Shelves

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    All three are ancient-style political intrigue novels with two male leads and a love-hate relationship. They're full of dramatic twists and turns, sweet moments laced with heartbreak! Hurry and read them—you'll be lucky to get them! 💃🕺

17. 367 鸩 The Poisoned Beauty’s Scheme, the Tyrant’s Cherished Darling 鸩毒美人谋，暴君掌上宠 Wove a Meow Trick织了个喵招Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted The prince of Xinran disguises himself as an unparalleled beauty and sneaks into the enemy kingdom's imperial palace, setting a grand revenge plot in motion! But before he can get anywhere, he's thrown into a mass grave, only to be rescued by a mysterious prince and fed a “Seduction Pill.” It takes effect every ten days, unleashing a desire that only an inhuman act can relieve! Th-this is the price of revenge?! Either become a plaything and seduce the tyrant to help him seize power, or burn with 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male leads. 1. A bit exciting but both are virgins, mutually devoted, almost thought it was going to end badly, but it's very good (after all, I've been following it for a long time, waiting for the author to update every day). 2. I forgot about it because it's been so long, happy ending, the seme is pampered later, both are virgins. 3. So exciting, 1v4, of course there's a proper seme, the ending should be happy, I only found out it's a transmigration novel after reading the extra chapters.

18. 368 当 The Imperial Tutor Cast Me Aside After Taking My Heart 当朝帝师他始乱终弃 One Seven Makes Seven壹七得七Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted The Emperor’s tutor, Su Wangzhen, was ambushed and left hovering between life and death. Unexpectedly, he lost his memory and became the concubine of Fu Yuanjin, the young lord of Xizhou, who doted on him night after night. With an inept emperor on the throne, the capital was thrown into turmoil. Ambitious men vied for power over the court, while influential ministers waited for a chance to switch sides. Just as the emperor lay near death, the Emperor’s tutor suddenly returned to court and set t 881Reads8.6Score100Shelves
19. 369 大 A Blessed Heir for the Ming Dynasty: The Empress Begs Every Day to Be Deposed 大明好孕：皇后娘娘她日日求被废 Qing Suisui卿岁岁Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted They are not mutually exclusive, and this book covers quite a lot of Ming dynasty history. Some details may not be accurate, so please bear with me. Thank you. Jing Shu transmigrated as Hu Shanxiang, the most useless empress in the Great Ming dynasty, and nearly fell apart. Sun was Zhu Zhanji’s childhood sweetheart. Jing Shu was at best a lucky charm her family had offered to the imperial household. How could she possibly compete with Sun? So, knowing how history would unfold, Jing Shu simply g 4.4kReads9.1Score290Shelves
20. 370 清 The Aloof Imperial Tutor Survives the Love Triangle on Looks Alone 清冷帝师在修罗场靠美貌求生 Turning into Drizzle转霏微Two Male Leads312k WordsCompleted [Darkening and Coercion / Confinement / Love Rivals] Deep within the imperial harem, a cool and aloof beauty is held captive. Soldiers stand guard all around, turning the courtyard where he lives into a sturdy cage. Every night, sorrowful cries ring out from within. The ravenous wolves covet the beauty's body and heart. They drag the moon that once hung in the heavens down into the mud, using cruel methods to conceal their longing for his love. The powerful head of the Pei family has always kept 957Reads8.7Score106Shelves
21. 371 另 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 24.1kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
22. 372 喻 Yu Rain 喻雨 Single-Minded Cilantro一根筋香菜Two Male Leads376k WordsCompleted “Knowing the Rain” / “Loving the Rain” Ning Zhiyu was the entertainment industry's most obscure nobody. The kind no one had ever heard of. With a month left on his contract, his manager sent him on a dating reality show for his final month. Fine, then. Time to lie flat. While everyone else frantically tried to win people over, he snuck snacks in a corner. While everyone else scrambled to get on the movie emperor's camera, he went back to his room to sleep. Fans: “Son, stop sleeping and get on th 2.2kReads9.2Score367Shelves
23. 373 清 A Qing Dynasty Rebirth: The Big Shot Helps Me Win Over Zhen 清穿复仇，大佬助我谋禛心 Jia Xiaoqi嘉小麒Ancient Romance672k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + historical setting + sweet romance + court intrigue + a little household and harem drama + brotherhood] (Completed) I crossed three hundred years of time just to meet you, while you endured three hundred lonely years, waiting in vain for my return... Jianing wakes up one morning to find that she has transmigrated, and is forced to inherit the tragic memories of the original owner's final moments. Bullied and abused! Her belly cut open to save someone else's unborn child! The or 736Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For those who ship Yongyi, this is a real historical couple. It's up to you whether you ship them as a couple or brothers [smirk]. Besides nurturing the female lead, Fourth Prince also works on his career with Thirteenth Prince.

24. 374 重 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 Baili Cha Cha百里茶茶Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 19.2kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
25. 375 穿 Reborn as a Farmer’s Son, I’m Doted on by an Apocalypse Tycoon 穿成农家子，末世大佬宠夫郎 Milk Mochi奶麻薯Two Male Leads919k WordsOngoing After two years in the apocalypse, Ji Zhenli had finally built a base of his own, only to be ambushed by an ordinary zombie and transmigrate into the body of a child in the Hua Dynasty. Fine! If he'd transmigrated, then so be it. But… to make life better, Ji Zhenli decided to show the people of the Hua Dynasty the power of an overachiever. With the mindset that if he wasn't worked to death, he could work even harder, Ji Zhenli passed all four imperial examinations in a row. In the capital, he me 1.6kReads9.2Score132Shelves

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    I've found an amazing ancient Chinese business and political intrigue novel featuring two protagonists, Shuang Nan. The intellectual superiority of each other is incredibly satisfying—simply amazing! After chapter 33, the romance between Shuang Nan and her husband is also very engaging, and the author is quite skilled at writing explicit content. [A masterpiece by Que Shi] #NoFemaleLead #BothSistersAreClean

26. 376 天EN OMG! What Nobody Actor Kisses the Unhinged Villain Right Away? 天！谁家糊咖上来就亲疯批反派 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 134kReads9.7Score15.5kShelves

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    Fixed reverse direction

27. 377 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: I Become a Young Master 穿越之我在古代当公子哥儿 Bring Me a Bowl of Melodrama来一碗狗血Two Male Leads276k WordsOngoing A love-interest competition story with an everyone-loves-him protagonist. He wakes up as a noble young master, cherished by his mother and grandmother and protected by his older brother. Watch as he lies flat, takes the ancient world by storm, and lives as a true wastrel. 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrated into the body of a noble family member, she is loved by her mother and grandmother and protected by her older brother, yet she cannot escape the fate of having to go to school.

28. 378 九 The Ninth-Thousand-Year Eunuch, Frail as a Willow in the Wind 九千岁他，弱柳扶风 I Want a Handful of Gossip要吃一手瓜Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + 1v1 + both pure + two powerful leads + political intrigue + revenge + plot-driven] A dignified, beautiful, seemingly frail eunuch in power × a carefree young lord who is actually devoted and ruthless Shi Jin has met Lu Jiuqing three times. The first time, Lu was weak and in a sorry state. The second time, he shone brilliantly. The third time, he looked as frail as a willow in the wind. Lu Jiuqing has met Shi Jin three times. The first time, Shi was radiant. The second time, he 520Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely amazing!!!

29. 379 随 I Picked Up a Crown Prince and Took Him Home 随手捡了个太子回家 Ode Among the Clouds云间咏叹调Two Male Leads679k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy + male-male romance + secondary couple + both are each other’s only one] (Revenge-minded playboy top, He Chengjiang x ruthless, sickly bottom, Ji Yanchen) A fictional setting, not historically rigorous. The twenty-third year of Taihe. On his way south, Ji Yanchen, Crown Prince of Liangxia, was ambushed. All thirty-two people accompanying him were killed, and the Crown Prince vanished without a trace. The various factions searched high and low for half a year but still couldn 3.3kReads8.9Score481Shelves

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    He Suitang picked up half a piece of soft cake, her eyes like crescent moons, and stuffed it directly into He Chengjiang's mouth: "Now, it's not just A-Tang who's hungry." The young master swallowed, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, his fingertips brushing away the crumbs from her lips, his eyes filled with a gentle smile. In the entire Xiqi Marquis's mansion, only she dared to stuff her leftover pastries into his mouth like this. Yet today, he was supposed to be traveling to his post, but instead, he suddenly stood here. He Chengjiang's eyes suddenly turned icy cold as he grabbed her wrist. That wrist was slender, yet it concealed a silent thunderclap. "Huaixi, the massacre of the He family." His voice fell heavily, each word chilling, "Three years of being by your side, and you've come here for a blood feud?" The smile froze on He Suitang's lips, like ice shattering. The warm fragrance of the chamber instantly froze, the sound of the wind outside the window seemed to freeze, leaving only the raging storm that suddenly surged in their eyes. In the deep chamber of the mansion, the sweet fragrance still lingered on the tongue, but a cold blade was already hanging over their hearts. The innocent smile of the past shattered, and the tenderness in He Chengjiang's eyes froze, turning into towering ice—the crescent-shaped girl before him was the very person he had been searching for for three years, the one who had wiped out his entire family. The warmth of the pastry lingered, but the intimacy of the past instantly turned into poison. That half-eaten piece of pastry was both honey and a piercing blade; the mask of gentleness was suddenly torn away, finally revealing the stark white bones beneath.

30. 380 王 The Prince's Male Strategist Consort 王爷的军师男妃 Shiitake and Minced Pork香菇炒肉沫Two Male Leads840k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of the foolish Eighth Prince, I was married off to the celibate Prince Wenren Yi and nearly beheaded. I finally managed to escape, only to end up becoming the prince’s military strategist by pure chance. It’s hard to get by in troubled times. I have to serve my master and feed a whole crowd of hungry commoners. Just when I finally get them all fed, my master starts looking at me like a starving wolf. Xiao Wenxi backs into a corner. “Your Highness, can we talk t 583Reads8.6Score103Shelves

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    Beautiful! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

31. 381 绑 After Binding to a System, My Target Got Pregnant with My Baby 绑定系统后，目标揣上我的崽 Your Chef在下厨师长Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Top protagonist, 1v1 + sweet pampering romance + nonhuman love interests + quick transmigration] (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later.) Ren Feng has always thought of himself as an ordinary human. He just gets strange illnesses now and then, like having oddly colored blood or unusually strong regenerative abilities... Then, on the day his genes collapse, he gets bound to a System. [You have died in the real world] [Time remaining: 23 hours, 59 minutes] [Survive at any cost] Ren Feng 8.2kReads8.9Score826Shelves

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    It's packed with content! It's really great, I highly recommend watching it, I'm sure you'll like it too.

32. 382 成 Getting Married Is the First Order of Business After Being Reborn 成亲乃重生第一要事 Is Not Contending是不争Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted Scheming yet devoted prince x hot-tempered, straightforward general After reigning as emperor for twenty years, Gu Mingxi died alone, only to find himself reborn! In his previous life, he chose the throne over Su Huai. As a result, Su Huai was left disabled. The young general who had once galloped on horseback with sword in hand became a cripple confined to a wheelchair. After Gu Mingxi ascended the throne, Su Huai became his empress. But their bond had run its course: on their wedding night, l 284Reads9.0Score102Shelves

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    A sweet and heartwarming rebirth story. "I know you feel guilty for not coming to save me, but I've never held a grudge against you... I love you."

33. 383 万 My Irresistible Charm Strikes Again, Turning Everyone Into Yanderes 万人迷体质又惹祸，全员变疯批 Can I Have Some Grapes?想吃葡萄可以吗Two Male Leads194k WordsCompleted [BL] [Gentle, slow-witted, universally adored protagonist] #The author’s coming clean: I’m committed to melodrama until the very end# #Content warning# The shou has no particular talents and is frail and sickly Song Qing is a walking heartthrob, an unparalleled beauty produced by the Shangshu household. Passive skill: Unintentionally wins over every chosen one of heaven and automatically triggers their descent into darkness. Crown Prince Wen Yue: “A-Qing, I love you. I won’t force you, but if yo 6.7kReads8.8Score947Shelves

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    The logic of this novel featuring two male leads and a popular character is truly impeccable. The plot is seamlessly connected, with even the smallest details potentially becoming crucial later on. You can't afford to miss a single word while reading. The premise is so novel and refreshing, and the scope grows increasingly grand as you progress. Plus, the updates are incredibly consistent, making it very reassuring to follow – you don't have to worry about it being interrupted!

34. 384 权 Power Over All Under Heaven: One 权倾天下：壹 Wen Shu闻恕Two Male Leads213k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast] | [Multiple couples] | [Younger love interest] | [Political intrigue] | [Serious tone] Multiple storylines | Alternate world | Political maneuvering | Rising to power | Satisfying comeback | Heart-wrenching romance ◇ What the world sees: He plays people like a game, deftly navigating every situation; He rules with an iron fist, cruel and unpredictable. ◇ What the historians never wrote: He schemed for the sake of all, yet never once sought a way to save himself; Alone at night, h 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male leads, ancient Chinese setting, political intrigue, large ensemble cast. Here's a self-recommendation: 👇 Two male leads | Serious drama | Ensemble cast with multiple couples | Slow-paced political intrigue and character development, a gradual, enduring story. Lots of foreshadowing and detail, lots of setup. The beginning might be a little dry—no cheat codes, not a wish-fulfillment story. Every step is taken by the protagonists themselves, unfolding step by step. Thank you for walking this path with them 🙏🙏🙏

35. 385 殿 Your Highness, Your Beloved White Moonlight Is Both Badass and Wild 殿下，你的白月光又A又野 love Xiao Qilove小柒Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted Two male leads, both each other's first and only love. A libertine prince versus a cool and aloof Hanlin Academy scholar. [Flirtatious prince seme + cool scholar uke + winning back his love + comeback + role reversal] “Your Highness, there's a beauty…” “Kidnap them.” “The scholar is even prettier!” “Kidnap him too!” Nangong Jin, the notorious playboy Third Prince famed throughout the capital, unexpectedly abducts a stunningly beautiful, cool-headed scholar and keeps him imprisoned in his manor. 337Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a good read, recommended, but please be aware of potential triggers... It's a slightly funny and sweet story.

36. 386 杀 The Assassin Huajin and the Deranged Crown Prince 杀手花烬和疯批太子殿下 Fairy Footprints妖精的脚印Two Male Leads641k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + twins + coercive love + madmen] The flames burned through the long night; snow fell to bury the great river. The crown prince disguised himself as Xiao Xuehe and forced himself on Hua Jin. If Hua Jin still couldn't tell the two of them apart, had he ever wondered whether the boy he'd met in the snow as a child might have been him? Had he gotten used to giving his younger brother's name whenever he went out? After all, who would be foolish enough to give his real name? Could it 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

37. 387 魔 The Demon Lord's Imperial Tutor 魔君帝师 Fairy Footprints妖精的脚印Two Male Leads118k WordsOngoing The System ordered Leng Qingfeng to help the Demon Lord’s crown prince, Di Ting, become the Demon Lord. Di Ting had no interest in power struggles, but after Leng Qingfeng unexpectedly died, he turned ruthless to uncover the mastermind behind it all and eventually became a Demon Lord of his era. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 388 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: Spoiled by the Handsome Cannon Fodder in the 1970s 穿书七零之独宠漂亮小炮灰 The Moon Sets in the West Again月复西斜Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + System + pocket dimension + transmigrating into a book as the pursuer + reborn love interest + sweet romance] [Content warning: This isn’t a wish-fulfillment story, and the pacing is very slow. There is a golden finger, but it’s only a minor assist; the protagonist mostly has to work hard on his own. If you only like stories with wildly overpowered golden fingers, this may not be for you. See the final chapter for specific content warnings.] After Chen Yanchu was in a car acci 68Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Ahhh, I also like reading this kind of thing, but I only read this one on Taobao. It's a farming novel with some domestic power struggles, it's pretty good, hahaha.

39. 389 变 After Turning Into a Cat, I Was Kissed Senseless by My Archenemy, the Crown Prince! 变成猫后，被死对头太子吸晕了！ Drunk, Gazing at the Moon over Chang'an醉看长安月Two Male Leads521k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + adorable pet + devoted to each other in body and soul + sworn enemies turned lovers + a hot-tempered general as the bottom x an obsessive crown prince as the top] Lu Zhiwan was a proud, unruly young general. One day, he was ambushed and fell off a cliff… The good news: he was still alive. The bad news: he had turned into a little kitten. The even worse news: the little kitten had fallen into the hands of his sworn enemy, the crown prince. Now that he was a cat, Lu Zhiwan ran wi 7.6kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    A political intrigue drama with two intelligent and strong male leads, I couldn't put it down. I watched it late at night, laughing the whole time. The protagonists are all cunning and ruthless.

40. 390 灵 Soul Swap: From the Start, I Ordered the Emperor's Execution 灵魂互换，开局赐死皇帝 Xue Da雪大Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted (This story is set in a fictional world. It borrows palace names and official titles from various dynasties, but please don't try to match them to real history.) Li Qingyue transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking concubine in the harem of a tyrannical emperor. And not just any concubine: she's been sentenced to die by poisoned wine. Having already died once, Li Qingyue scoffs. It's only a little poison. Is she scared? She is... Luckily, she awakens a wish-granting System at just that moment 256Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The woman transforms into a man, becomes the emperor, and takes charge of the affairs.

41. 391 穿 Reborn as a Hunter's Husband, I Spoiled an Emperor into Being 穿成猎户哥儿，包养出个皇帝来 Third Master Boils Wine三爷煮酒Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + devoted to each other + mutual pampering + food and farming + recovering lost memories + helping his husband take revenge] After being doted on by the Zombie King, Gu Jingpeng, a low-level ability user with a fifth-rank power, dies horribly in the Zombie King’s jaws. His soul transmigrates into the body of another Gu Jingpeng, a man in a different world with the same name. He is frail and impoverished, and now, out of nowhere, he has a husband who is tall and incredibly handsom 244Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Two books linked, Shuangnan time travel

42. 392 逆 The Rebellious Minister Is Hard to Tame: He Usurped the Throne and Demanded a Title 逆臣难驯，篡了皇位强索名分 It's Doudou, You Know是逗逗呀Two Male Leads462k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Two powerful leads who dote on each other + mutual devotion + proud, seductive bottom in a position of power vs. younger, fatherly, scheming top] * Fire consumed the palace, the lords breached the imperial city, and the land descended into chaos. Xuan Yuanxian knelt before the new emperor and, in the blink of an eye, became the new emperor’s tutor. Six years passed in a flash. Seven men took the throne, and the court officials changed again and again. Only he remained firmly in his p 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story of two powerful figures scheming against each other, and a love that is equally matched and fiercely competitive.

43. 393 死 Love Me to Death, Little General. You’re Not Allowed to Leave 死命宠，小将军不准离开我 It's Doudou, You Know是逗逗呀Two Male Leads520k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Two powerful leads + Reborn + Mutual devotion + Mutual pampering + Redemption + Happy ending] [Loyal dog of a general vs. seductive emperor] In their previous life, Wang Bo died a tragic death on the battlefields of Mobei because of a conspiracy. Xiao Cong raised an uprising and overthrew the Great Chu dynasty. After conquering Mobei, he had no will to fight on and followed Wang Bo in death. Heaven takes pity on him. Reborn at nineteen, Xiao Cong returns to the year Wang Bo was a 154Reads9.0Score—Shelves
44. 394 穿 Transmigrated as a Male Courtesan to Seduce a Crippled Prince, the Actor Is Wild and Flirtatious 穿成男倌勾残王，影帝又野又撩 Third Master Boils Wine三爷煮酒Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted The second installment of "Transmigrated as a Hunter's Husband, I Spoiled a Prince into Becoming Emperor", and the second main storyline. A top-tier star and movie emperor from the modern zombie apocalypse awakens as a ridiculously powerful Zombie Emperor. After devouring a fifth-tier ability user, they both transmigrate into other bodies. The star wakes up as a male courtesan in a brothel, with a disabled prince as his fiancé. The top-tier star is at a complete loss. To escape his life as a cou 83Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 反 Reverse Conquest: Your Highness, the Imperial Preceptor Is Unavailable Today 反向攻略：太子殿下国师今日不见 A Mad Laugh一笑癫狂Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [Two male leads; one-on-one; both are each other’s first; historical; System; sweet romance; happy ending] A silly, beautiful imperial preceptor × a gloomy, unhinged crown prince [A note for readers] The beautiful fool is not stupid. He’s not the type who talks with a lisp, either. A fluffy, brain-off sweet romance. Leave your brain here → When Gongyi Zhuo transmigrates, the System tells him that if he helps the crown prince, Li Yingtang, become a great ruler, he can return to his original w 5.6kReads9.4Score908Shelves
46. 396 将 The General's Control 将军的控制 Liang Wang两汪Two Male Leads234k WordsCompleted * [An older man guiding and supporting a younger one, control and dominance, love and rivalry, historical BL] (A proud, fiery, rebellious beauty of a general × a great general who knows just how to deal with all his nonsense) (the one in the lower position pursues the one in the higher position, with a torturously intense push and pull) In public, he is the great general who strikes fear into the Northern Barbarians, a once-in-a-century military talent of the Southern Kingdom, honored by the peo 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This, this, this

47. 397 伴 At the Emperor's Side 伴君侧 A Cloud in the Northwestern Sky西北玄天一朵云Two Male Leads260k WordsCompleted [Both Reborn] A deranged, unhinged emperor x a gentle chancellor who worries himself sick over everything Anyone with eyes could see that the chancellor had changed. He used to toil day and night for the court. If not for several of his new policies being so favorable to the common people that they hurt the aristocratic clans' interests, even those old men would have had to praise his talent. So the clans panicked and moved against him. But then this devoted chancellor, who had worked himself to 409Reads8.1Score105Shelves

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    The author is good at writing characters and emotions. I really like it. The writing style is also very good.

48. 398 丞 The Chancellor Is Delicate and Frail 丞相他身娇体软 Clothes Fluttering in the Wind衣且纷飞Two Male Leads265k WordsCompleted Everyone in Lin’an knows that the heir to Prince Cheng’an’s estate, Xiao Heng, has a particular fondness for extraordinary beauty. As it happens, Chancellor Yan Qing has a face that could topple kingdoms. Wang Xuan said, “If Chancellor Yan were a woman, anyone who saw him would lose their mind.” Xiao Heng thought, He doesn’t need to be a woman. He can make a man lose his mind just as easily. Xiao Heng has a private collection of treasures from across the world. Yet the most precious and beautifu 131Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    I only recommend five books at a time, all of them are palace intrigue stories with two male protagonists.

49. 399 病 After the Sickly Beauty's Wrongful Conviction Was Overturned 病美人沉冤昭雪后 Three Flying Birds三只飞鸟Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both devoted to each other + poor health + bittersweet romance + equally powerful + a touch of political intrigue + happy ending] [Devoted, gentle, powerful emperor (top) Lu Yuanju * cold, sickly marquis with little will to live (bottom) Xiao Ming] 1. No one knew Lu Yuanju had lost his memory. Xiao Ming knew, because Lu Yuanju had forgotten only him. Even so, Lu Yuanju would still climb through his window in the middle of the night. Xiao Ming: “Your Majesty, you're going to bre 1kReads8.9Score149Shelves
50. 400 拒 I Refuse to Be the Emperor's Consort 拒做皇妃 Mo Yehe墨叶荷Two Male Leads529k WordsCompleted Ian loved so fiercely that he was left covered in wounds, so he decided to leave. But when he withdrew from worldly life, what was going on with the person in front of him? Unable to withstand the relentless pleas, he went back to the palace with them. But just because his men could accept him didn't mean everyone else could. To defend his own happiness, he fought one person after another. He's a man, so he can't be bothered to stoop to women's level. But he lets it go, and these crazy women jus 20Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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