Looking for Male-Male or No-CP Male-Oriented Novels with a Little Romantic Chemistry 求男频双男or无cp但又有点好磕

1. 1 高 High Martial: Bend Your Enemies and Grow Stronger 高武：把敌人掰弯就变强 Liu Tiezhu刘铁柱Modern Romance806k WordsOngoing [High Martial + Wild Imagination + Comedy + Absurdity] Xiao Miao transmigrates to a High Martial world and unexpectedly gets an incredibly absurd System... And then... He eventually becomes the Human Emperor. 29.6kReads8.7Score3.9kShelves

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   Haha, at the end of chapter 96, the author himself said that he originally wanted to write a male-oriented story, but he ended up getting carried away and manually turned it into a female-oriented story. The more bizarre it was in the beginning, the more enjoyable it became later. As expected of a straight man's work—it's terrifying!

2. 2 玩 It Was Just for Fun! The Crown Prince Is a Top-Tier Incubus 玩玩而已！太子爷可是顶级魅魔 Liu Chidun刘迟钝Two Male Leads198k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Instance-Based Stories + Supernatural Powers + Punishing Scumbags + Redemption] Immortals? Demons? Monsters? Evil spirits? NO!!! Young Master Lin makes a dazzling entrance. * Lin Zhi, heir to the Lin family, is twenty years old, a flower in his prime, with no parents but plenty of money to spend. He only has to stand there and breathe, and countless people fall secretly in love with him. He could have lived the easy life of a rich young master, but instead he clings obsessive 345Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommended!!! The theme is fresh and original, the male lead has superpowers and can resurrect infinitely, and he helps the second male lead solve cases. Every character is very three-dimensional and vivid!

3. 3 鬼 Ghost Curse 鬼咒 Angry Old Smoker愤怒的老烟Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Stars are people too. Let me tell you about the times I followed my master and helped some Chinese celebrities change their fate. Changing someone's fate, of course, starts with raising a little ghost. 3kReads—Score637Shelves

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   This is a suspenseful/supernatural novel with no romantic pairing. The main characters, Li Daxia and Wu Yingxiong (nicknamed "Stone" by the protagonist), have a brotherly relationship (their feelings are quite subtle), having slept and kissed. Even their friends ship them. There's no forced ambiguity or cloyingly sweet romance; it's a very comfortable and enjoyable brotherly bond. Stone appears in Chapter 7 of the first volume. Within the main group, Stone and the protagonist have known each other the longest and have always accompanied each other on their adventures. Just read it! ❤️❤️❤️ Male-oriented novel

4. 4 请 I Went on a Rampage After Summoning the Gods, but the State Wants Me on Its Roster 请神后杀疯了，国家却让我入编 The Great Man of Moyang漠阳大汉Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Mild horror + no System + not a power fantasy + folk supernatural tales + episodic stories + dark revenge in the middle and later arcs] [The later plot went in an unexpected direction, so straight men, beware. Sigh!] [It started as a story about brotherhood with no female lead, but later it seems to have shifted toward two male leads. Though not entirely. Sigh, I don't even know what I've written. Whatever!!!] Lin Fan was a dead-end wage slave. On the night he had nowhere else to turn, he knelt 20.5kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves

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   It's really delicious! The author is straight, and he originally wrote about brotherhood, but it went off-topic later [laughs]. Just reading the synopsis and reviews tells you how delicious it is [kissing emoji].

5. 5 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.3kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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   Recommended! No romantic pairing, but very enjoyable to watch.

6. 6 穿EN Reborn as the Firstborn of a Concubine: My Legitimate Brother Is an Immortal Emperor! 穿越庶长兄：嫡弟竟是仙帝转世！ Tonight, I'll Bask in the Moonlight今晚晒月亮Xianxia1.5M WordsOngoing [Signed for print publication | Brothers standing shoulder to shoulder, no romance, lighthearted and funny with a touch of ensemble cast, satisfying and never groveling, both brothers become top-tier powerhouses later on] After transmigrating, Yun Qing became the eldest son born of a concubine in one of the cultivation world's most powerful families. The good news: He possessed a Chaos Dao Embryo and an ancient double pupil. He could seize the sun and pluck the stars, with a boundless path to im 191.3kReads9.6Score15.6kShelves

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   What else is there to say? It's him.

7. 7 满 Everyone in My Sect Is a Prodigy, but I Really Don't Want to Be a Succubus 满门都是天骄，我真不想当魅魔啊 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy752k WordsOngoing Su Yi, a top-tier gamer, transmigrates into the cultivation world of Immortal Journey, the game he knows best. But he transmigrates into the game's very first expansion pack. In the first era of the Luoxia Sect, six prodigies rose to prominence, earning the title of the Six Suns in the Sky of the Cultivation World! These six prodigies are part of the story from beginning to end. And Su Yi transmigrates on the very day they join the sect. From then on, the six prodigies become seven. The prodigie 171kReads8.5Score21.3kShelves

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   Wow, that's amazing! (∩˃O˂∩)

8. 8 人 In a World of High Martial Arts, My System Switches Sides from the Start! 人在高武，开局系统就跳槽！ Metamorphosed into a Moth破茧成蛾Urban565k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted, so it’ll go up later!) [Two Male Leads + Both Powerful + Dote on Each Other + No Angsty Misery + Lighthearted Comedy] [Enemies to Lovers at First + Devoted to Each Other Later] Li Ao broke through the womb’s confusion one day and realized he was in a world of high martial arts. Fortunately, he awakened a money-spending System. But then! [Ding! System malfunction... Incorrect binding... Ding!... Ding...] [Ding! Correcting error... System detaching...] Li Ao: “Wait, co 21.2kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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   1. The text doesn't explicitly state that "in the days to come, their youth was stitched together, their happiness was stitched together, their sorrow was stitched together, and they were never separated again." Who wouldn't say they're a couple after reading this? 2. Initially, they were mortal enemies, a love-hate relationship, but later they realized their feelings and their relationship became incredibly sweet.

9. 9 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 43.3kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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   1: Male-oriented, no CP, Bai Xun ambiguous relationship. 2: Male-oriented, female CP, Gui Mian Chuang ambiguous relationship. 3, 4, 5: Recommended reading order: Snail Rain first, Hail Rain second, Beast Taming last (Important!!!! Be sure to read the synopsis and tags carefully before opening; recommended for those with strong minds!!! The plot is explosive!!!) All three books feature Qi Xu as the protagonist. The relationship between the three books is like a parallel world: the protagonist of Snail Rain is with Xu Hongwen in the side story, as is Hail Rain. Beast Taming is currently still being updated.

10. 10 小 Survival in the Residential Complex, but I Was Pulled into the Management Group 小区求生，但我被拉入了管理群 Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery784k WordsCompleted [Infinite horror + no female lead + cold-blooded male lead + split personality + author’s mental state is questionable + kill, kill, kill!] When everyone is unexpectedly dragged into a survival game, Cheng Xu discovers that his name appears in the administrators’ group. By day, the survivors search for resources and strengthen themselves and their shelters. At night, ghosts run rampant and disasters erupt. Only those who rely on their shelters can survive. One deadly trial follows another, and b 6.1kReads9.2Score837Shelves

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    The first book features a great pairing of the main characters, Kazami Tsuru and Igarashi Yo, but there's no romantic pairing between them. The second book focuses solely on the main characters and also doesn't have a romantic pairing.

11. 11 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves

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    "Do you want that Heavenly Star Position of Spades or not? If you do, I'll snatch it for you."

12. 12 从 Starting with a Dormitory Manhunt, I Slay Every Ghostly Evil God 从宿舍逃杀开始斩尽幽诡邪神 Peace Throughout the Land天下长安Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Communicate with the Future] [Monsters Lurking] [Rules That Kill] [Power-Up System] [Supernatural Sequences] [Everyone Has a System] [No Female Lead] "Chu Xuan, if you're awake, don't speak. Don't make a sound... You'll be the next one to die!" "These are the rules of the day-and-night killing game. If you want to get out alive, you have to find and kill the monster!" After transmigrating back to his college days, Chu Xuan planned to use his foresight to make money and lie flat. But he never ex 248kReads8.8Score31.1kShelves

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    This book is a must-have! The male lead and his brother, Tang Zhengtai, are so adorable!! Plus, they have top-tier wit and strategic skills.

13. 13 我 Thirteen Years in the Shady Business 我捞偏门十三年 Shellfire Blade壳火刀Mystery305k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, but it'll go up later] I entered the business in 2008 and retired in 2021. People usually call those of us in this line of work "readers of the unseen." In thirteen years on the job, only about eighty percent of the strange cases I handled ended well. All I can say is that ghosts aren't the most sinister things out there. Some things don't even have names you can call them by. 56.8kReads8.9Score10kShelves

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    The first book begins with the male protagonist and his senior brother being bound by a sibling fate. The second book's male protagonist and his friend Zhou Yibai are always together because the protagonist doesn't consult divination.

14. 14 开 Opening the Road to the Underworld 开冥路 Smoke and People Along the Qin Frontier秦塞人烟Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, no female lead, not much of a power fantasy, first-person narration, a slightly slow start. If you don't mind, please be patient. My new book, "Nine Divinations Out of Ten Are Wrong", is the second installment of this story.] My name is Sui Xiaotian. I'm a guide. But I only guide those who die unnatural deaths. An unnatural death is a bitter consequence brought about by bad karma. After death, the great temples won't accept you, and the small temples won't keep you. You become a lon 13kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
15. 15 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery718k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score590.8kShelves

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    Male-oriented novels feature brothers; those afraid of ghosts should not read them.

16. 16 成 I Became a Food-Delivery Detective, Starting with a Fried Chicken Order 成为外卖神探，从一份炸鸡开始 Zhang's Feeding Time张大嘴投喂Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Laid-back delivery sleuth + stone-faced criminal police captain] This story features two male leads, mystery-solving and deduction, and plenty of twists. No female lead, no System, no romance, and no CP. Please read with caution if that's not your thing. Ye Xuan, a double PhD from Huqing, grows tired of the constraints of office life and takes to the streets, calling himself a “human survival-supplies courier.” Lin Chengfeng, a criminal police captain who served in the military for ten years, i 23.5kReads8.4Score2.5kShelves

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    This is a crime-solving novel. The male lead is a high-IQ food delivery guy with a bit of a death-dealing personality. He and the criminal investigation captain have a great on-screen chemistry. It's labeled as a dual-male lead story, but it's really just about brotherly love. Both are single, so highly recommended! [Winking face]

17. 17 都EN Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Still Pretends to Be a Rich Kid? 都重生了，谁还装富二代啊 Love and American Coffee爱和美式Urban2.3M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Campus + Ensemble Cast + Slice of Life + Misunderstandings] At thirty-one, Lu Chuan died in a car accident. As he lay dying, he was still wondering what those years spent desperately pretending to be a rich kid had even amounted to. When he opened his eyes again, he was eighteen, back before it had all begun. This time, he stayed away from those noisy drinking parties. He bought a quiet car and a quiet house, then began learning how to live a quiet life. He thought that would be enoug 558.4kReads8.9Score42.6kShelves

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    This one!! No romance but it's so cute! [Crying emoji]

18. 18 大 Great Qin: Who Upset My Frail, Ailing Worthy Minister? 大秦：谁惹我那体弱多病的贤卿了 Leisurely Clouds Borrow Rain Ink闲云借雨墨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Transmigration + no romance + mostly daily life + a System (but it doesn’t feature much) Zhou Wenqing unexpectedly transmigrated into the chaotic Warring States period. That was bad enough, but when she opened her eyes, she discovered she was gravely wounded. A moment later, she remembered that her original self had been sent by the state of Han to Qin as a “spy,” and she was completely at a loss. Zhou Wenqing had no intention of flapping her little butterfly wings. Time and again, she tried to 25.5kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    I remember these books were all pretty good, but none of them had a romantic pairing. The first one was especially good, great, no need to say more. The second one's mother, Potato Chips, was also very good, great, no need to say more. Everyone who's read the third one is a fan; it's really great, great, no need to say more.

19. 19 公 Highway Survival: Why Is the Boss Inspecting Monster Supplies? 公路求生：大佬咋在验收怪物物资 Icebreaking Sledgehammer破冰大锤子Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Road Survival raft + Infinite Dungeon Progression + Stockpiling] [Not an ensemble story, with a lone-wolf focus. Team battles only begin much later, after around chapter 450. Not a war-between-nations story, and not a rebirth story.] The early chapters borrow general elements from road-survival stories, such as vehicles, professions, and service stations. The story gradually opens up around chapter 100, combining an infinite-dungeon format with a road-survival setting. Current dungeons include 87.4kReads9.2Score8.4kShelves
20. 20 你 You're a Sword Immortal, and You're Not Just Strong, You're Ridiculously Handsome! 你这剑仙，强的同时又过分帅气！ Dirt Dog Egg土狗蛋儿Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Class Change for Everyone + Passionate Battles + Ridiculous Comedy + Multiple Classes + Leveling Up + Defend Our Homeland + An Absurdly Handsome Protagonist] After transmigrating to a world where everyone changes class, Lu Sheng discovers that his quest panel often glitches, assigning him all sorts of bizarre missions. By completing them, he keeps earning Charm rewards and becomes the handsomest guy in school. At the pep rally held a hundred days before the college entrance exams, Qiu He, the s 62.9kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    No couple, everyone's a teammate

21. 21 我 My Imagination Can Slay Gods 我的想象力能屠神 Following the Falling Maple枫落随行Two Male Leads2.0M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [No System] [Apocalypse] [Overpowered Protagonist] [Two Male Leads] A blood moon hangs overhead as two worlds merge! When disaster strikes, what path can humanity take? The sky above Azure Star tears apart, and Evil Demon Star descends with an endless horde of monsters, merging with Azure Star. In this world of deadly dangers, civilization edges toward collapse beneath the monsters' iron hooves. Leng Yuezhe was once an ordinary man, no different from anyone else. Then he awakens 2kReads7.0Score317Shelves

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    I didn't initially plan to write a romance, but since readers wanted to, I gradually started writing about the ambiguous relationship between the two, which is very engaging. It's an estimated three to four million word post-apocalyptic novel with two male leads. It was rated when it reached one million words and is slowly climbing, currently at 6.8. The male lead's ability is to materialize his imagination, making it a post-apocalyptic novel with two male leads and superpowers. The male lead, Gu Yanshu, was adopted by Leng Yueze's parents. They grew up together, inseparable, practically bathing and sleeping together—their bond is incredibly strong. To use anime analogies, it's like Yuichiro and Mika, Lan Zhan and Wei Wuxian, Killua and Gon, and Gu Yanshu's feelings for Leng Yueze are like Mika's for Yuichiro.

22. 22 兄 Brother and Sister Bound to the Wrong System! My Brother Competes for Favor While I Give Away Fortune and Go Viral 兄妹绑错系统！哥争宠我散财爆红 Did the Wind Blow This Here?大风刮来的啊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now streaming] This story has dual male and female leads, and everyone is focused on building their careers. [Delusional misunderstandings + adored by everyone + siblings get each other's Systems + reverse wealth-building + female lead has no romance] [The brother has a close confidant and best friend + fanfiction extras, please check the warnings first] Gu Mingyue, a female CEO, and her older brother Gu Mingli transmigrate into the children of the Great Yong dynasty's n 201.8kReads9.3Score21.7kShelves

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    So cute, I love it!

23. 23 转 Reborn as a Silly Roe Deer: Bro, You Smell Delicious! 转生傻狍子，兄弟，你好香啊！ Metamorphosed into a Moth破茧成蛾Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No heroine] [No contrived drama] [No angst] [Lighthearted power fantasy] Lu Changge transmigrates to the Spirit Martial Continent and is reborn as a silly roe deer. Bound to the [Healing System], he earns healing points by healing others, which he can use to raise his cultivation and bloodline and evolve his innate abilities. The higher the target's fortune and the more severe their injuries, the more healing points he earns. Then he meets a beautiful, powerful, tragic child of fortune. And the 20.3kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves

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    It's a male-oriented novel with two male leads, and it's super addictive. In my opinion, it's exactly what the questioner described. It's so good that you'll keep reading. I'm currently reading the first book, and I've already finished the second one (and watched it until the end).

24. 24 高 After the College Entrance Exam, I Was Classified as a Top-Secret National Secret 高考后，我竟被国家SSS级加密 The Crab Who Eats Ice Cream吃雪糕的螃蟹Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead] Wang Jing'an transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Classic of Mountains and Seas System. He can draw the abilities of all kinds of gods, including Pangu, Nuwa, Qinglong, Houyi, Zhulong, Xingtian, and Qiongqi, with no limit. He discovers that the powers of these gods can surpass even SSS-rank supernatural talents in this parallel world. Pangu’s Primordial Chaos, beyond SSS rank. Houyi’s Divine Arrows that Shoot Down the Suns, beyond SSS rank. Qinglong’s Thunderous Mig 23.4kReads8.0Score2kShelves

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    Wang Jing'an and Li Qingyi, don't let their rustic names or the early date of their writing fool you, it's really good! [Almost crying]

25. 25 弹 The Comments Say I'm Deeply Devoted, So I Use My Secret Identity to Level Up 弹幕说我情深义重，我靠马甲加点 A Few Strokes of Ink几两笔墨Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [The rating has just opened and will rise] [No female lead, mass misunderstandings, forums, bullet comments, stat allocation, ensemble cast, unconventional plot, not invincible, immortal body, transmigration, System, power progression, academy setting, third-person narration] [Also known as: Transmigrated into a High Martial World and Read the Bullet Comments, Love You, Old Self. See You Tomorrow] Bad news: I transmigrated into a terrifying High Martial world, and my weakling body immediately fe 61.8kReads8.3Score6.3kShelves

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    I love you, my old man 😭

26. 26 庞 Mr. Pang Is from the Republic of China: Restraint Can't Keep Him at Arm's Length 庞先生他来自民国，禁欲又难撩 One-Battle Combo一战组合Two Male Leads424k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads | Republican-Era Soul Transmigration to the Modern Day | Refined Merchant Bottom x Powerful Top | Cultural Artifact Appraisal | Business Rivalry and Suspense | Equally Matched | Fake Regretful Chase | Mutual Devotion | Happy Ending] Old-fashioned bottom · Younger brother's turnaround · Both Each Other's First Pang Yanchen, the finest refined merchant of the Republican era and a master of calligraphy and painting, opened his eyes to find himself in the modern world as a bankrupt 37.2kReads8.9Score10kShelves

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    That's quite interesting.

27. 27 无 Infinite Reincarnation: I Have a Death Save File 无限轮回，我有一个死亡存档 Gathering Autumn, Knowing Quiet Joy拾秋知清欢Mystery417k WordsOngoing [Highly Open-Ended Earth Online + Everyone's a Villain + Good People Save the World + Neutral Faction] [The ratings have just come in and will rise in the future. I'm a new writer, so please be kind.] After setting fire to both his bullies and himself, Bai Zhu, a psychiatric patient, thought he would end up in hell. Instead, he woke up on a scrapped bus. No one knew where the bus was headed. Just then, a System calling itself the [God's Game] approached him and said it could grant any wish. Bai 8.6kReads8.1Score1.9kShelves

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    A male-centric, no-romance novel with a satisfying male protagonist. It's delicious! The protagonist has an older, feudal-style older brother, the renowned Lord Xianyu, a carefree and playful companion, a cold and arrogant heir to divine power, and a race car driver who suppresses his suffering through death and madness in desperate situations. It's delicious! The key plot is also good, as the author is building a very large world view.

28. 28 重 Reborn: The Deranged Serial Killer Becomes My Deskmate 重生后，变态杀人魔成了我同桌 Xiaomei Isn't That Pretty小美不太美Two Male Leads309k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery + shocking twists + criminal investigation + two male leads + lighthearted comedy + everyday school life] I have a desk mate. He’s a really good person. He gives his whole heart to everyone. 16.8kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
29. 29 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Open a General Store to Get By 灵气复苏：开个杂货铺混日子 Xia Tiao虲条Urban750k WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + System + urban + comedy + no female lead] Tang Bai's three great loves: eating, getting himself into trouble, and making a little pocket money. An unexpected transmigration brings him a general store and sets him on a very different path in life. 16.4kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    Tang Bai and his bodyguard are such a perfect couple!! The viewing time proves everything. [Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food][Masterpiece of Sparrow Food]

30. 30 开 From the Start, I Could Repel the Supernatural, Yet I Don't Even Have Spiritual Power 开局劝退诡异，可我连灵力都没有 Like a Summer Tide如夏之潮Urban681k WordsOngoing [Academic Setting + Misunderstandings + Forum Posts + Ensemble Cast + No Romance] Chen Yimo scored 280 on the college entrance exam and faced risks of inherited heart disease and mental illness. The most valuable thing he owned was an acceptance letter that came with an unexpected 100,000-yuan grant. He accidentally entered an extraordinary academy and only wanted to keep his head down until graduation. But everything went wrong on his first day. When the train came under a bizarre attack, every 65.1kReads8.9Score11.7kShelves

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    This is really good. It's probably a male-oriented novel, with a focus on ensemble casts and a slightly eclectic feel. The five main characters are all wonderful, and Momo is practically the group's darling and little sun [shy]. It's called "Cheese Snow Leopard" (by Gu Xilou), around chapter 200, I think. It directly takes Momo to the three big shots in the Rebirth Ruins for a team-building activity [laughs]. I found this book during a reading slump, and it's really good. I love the relationship between each character and Momo, hehe [kissing emoji].

31. 31 诊 After a Misdiagnosis, the CEO Gets Licked by a Mad Dog 诊断失误后，总裁他被疯狗舔上了 Spicy Little Steamed Bun热辣辣的小馒头Two Male Leads410k WordsCompleted [Handsome, mature CEO shou × outwardly obedient, wicked mad-dog straight male young master gong] [Two male leads × younger top × simmering tension × age gap × sweet and angsty × rekindled love × top’s groveling pursuit × dog training × both virgins × turning a straight man gay × melodramatic hodgepodge] On his 28th birthday, Shen Jinchuan received a diagnosis of terminal illness. The doctor told him he had only three to six months left to live. He decided to leave everything behind and take a tr 19.7kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves

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    The first book was super good, very engaging. The second book was quite dramatic, but also very good. The third book featured a best friend who turned into a guy and then went on a talent show; the middle part was incredibly good and very engaging.

32. 32 性 After a Gender Swap, My Bestie and I Went All In on Fanservice to Become Top-Tier Stars 性转后我和闺蜜硬核卖腐做顶流 Two Five Eight Seven二五八七Two Male Leads306k WordsOngoing [Gender-Swap x Straight-A Woman x Diehard Fujoshi x Ridiculous Showbiz Comedy x No CP] Ling Tinglan is a 24-karat steel-straight woman. Her three great loves in life are looking at handsome men, looking at abs, and looking at handsome men's abs. Jiao Wangshu is the ultimate shipper. Her life motto: If handsome men don't get together, then heaven itself is intolerable. One day, they woke up after a night of heavy drinking. Ling Tinglan: "Holy crap, an Adam's apple?!" Jiao Wangshu: "Holy crap, a d 25.5kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
33. 33 邪 Even Evil Spirits Offer Me Cigarettes: I’m a Northeast Chinese Shaman 邪祟见我都递烟，我是东北出马仙 China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery525k WordsOngoing [Supernatural] + [Comedy] + [Ghost Hunting] + [No Female Lead] + [Folk Taboos] + [Not Invincible] + [No Cultivation] No specialist knowledge required; a collection of standalone stories. To support the temperamental Willow Immortal he worships at home, the spirit medium Zhao Dashun has scrubbed people’s backs at a bathhouse and set up a stall on an overpass. After capturing the Cat-Faced Granny, Zhao Dashun makes a name for himself in a single battle and sets out on the straight and narrow path 7.3kReads8.4Score768Shelves

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    These two books without a romantic pairing are quite funny.

34. 34 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 30.6kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
35. 35 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves

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    The first book: the protagonist and Tingzhu (Bai Yueguang), Qiu Fengtian (the last supporter in times of trouble), Yao Ge (who trusts the protagonist unconditionally), Bai Pizi (a constant companion in the early stage, and now on call in the later stage)... The second volume: Two men? The master is clear, official cp

36. 36 飞 Falling Stars Seal My Fate 飞星入命 The Great Dream Hasn't Come to Naught大梦未成空Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [True villain] [Dark] [Ensemble cast] [Narcissistic romance (the CP is with himself)] [Pseudo-System] [Male lead with a thing for men] A shooting star descended upon Blue Star, bringing the age of order and civilization to an end. Superpowers awakened, spiritual qi revived... A chaotic age was upon them! Wen Daoyuan could finally tear off his mask of hypocrisy and make his mark in this brave new world. He would offer living beings as sacrifices and embark on his own path to becoming a “Demon Kin 2.4kReads7.3Score372Shelves
37. 37 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 52.2kReads9.4Score6kShelves

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    There's no reason not to recommend Yang Po; besides Lao Miao, who else would write about brotherhood for me? But I have a daughter, and all the girls around me ship them to please me.

38. 38 开 One Plus One from the Start? Are You Stupid, or Am I? 开局一加一？是你傻还是我傻？ Li Li Duck黎璃鸭Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Secret Identities + Partly Behind the Scenes + No CP + Thriller + Role-Playing + Organization] Yu Chen was an ordinary high school student on Blue Star. His greatest hobby was playing cards with his friends, until one day in class he nearly met the King of Hell and realized he was in danger. Math teacher: “What is one plus one?” Yu Chen: ? Classmate A: “Are you joking, teacher? Isn't one plus one two?” Math teacher: “Wrong answer.” Classmate A's head exploded. Yu Chen: ?! Classmates: ?!!! Driv 33.7kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves

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    The main character and his brother are such a great couple!

39. 39 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves

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    The first book has both BL and GL elements that are very appealing, allowing you to find the bonds between each character. It's just that the couple I was shipping appeared a bit late in the story. The second book has a great main character and senior student pairing, but the male mother is a good match, and the two teachers are also quite gay. The third book has a lot of emotional depth. The fourth book didn't find one I wanted to ship, but the main character is very cute… well, not really. The Chen-Zhang couple is somewhat appealing, but their limited screen time is understandable.

40. 40 污 Pollution Has Arrived? I Studied to Purify the World! 污染降临？我学的就是净化世界！ Yu Siyuan余四元Urban702k WordsCompleted [No romance, no System, delusions of grandeur, comedy, invincible, ensemble cast] “I’m here because I’m sick, not because I’m stupid.” Strange dreams descend, and the door to a new world slowly opens for Zhang Fan. A wealthy academy that comes knocking on its own is brimming with an air of unreliability. Your first lesson as a new student: this is offense, this is defense. Got it? Great, you're ready to take on strange pollution all by yourself. Go defeat them! Stone figures awaken at a manor de 11.8kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
41. 41 怎 How Could You Mistake Me for the Villain? Then I’ll Truly Take on the Role 怎么误会我是反派？那我真上岗了 Yuan Li原李Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Coming-of-age] [Warning: triple-identity spy ⚠️] [The three identities come after four instances] [Lone Wolf, no male-gaze content] [The protagonist is pursued early on, extreme protagonist stans, back off!] [Fictional setting with a realistic feel] The “Carnival Paradise” arrives and gradually devours the real world in the form of a game. Zhu Yan unexpectedly awakens the talent “Impersonation” and becomes one of the first closed-beta players. He thought he could safely build up his strength, 98.9kReads9.4Score13kShelves
42. 42 我 I Contain Hauntings in the Dark World 我在暗世界里收容诡物 I Am Different我则异於是Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Hypnotically Charming Male Lead With a Harem of Admirers + No Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Overwhelming Combat Power + Recklessly Courting Death] After Xie Wudao dies, he finds himself in a dark world full of filth and strange creatures. Here, the only hope of staying alive is himself. Every instance contains a strange creature. Contain one, and he gains its supernatural ability, allowing him to command it in battle. The more strange creatures a player has, the more limitless t 22.7kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves

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    It's great, I love it!

43. 43 高 Aloof, Masked Assassin? No, a Softhearted Savior 高冷覆面刺客？不，是心软救世主 anzawaModern Romance588k WordsOngoing [Starts with a leveling-up arc, then becomes invincible][Straight-laced male protagonist, a little like a male power fantasy, often speechless at the gay men around him, no romance] “Hello, Mr. Xie Qing. As one of China's six S-rank Hunters and the world's only White Dragon Druid, you're a powerhouse who also serves as a bard, assassin, swordsman, berserker, priest, and more...” Time was precious. The reporter flipped through the interview outline and had to skip the lengthy introduction to get 11kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    Beautiful and adorable.

44. 44 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 102.6kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves

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    Want to see a bickering couple? There's the main character and Qianmian in some. Want to see childhood sweethearts? There's the main character and Xiao Qi in some. If you're particular about your preferred pairings, trust me, I can adapt to the situation; whatever you want to ship, there's something for you. Want some angst? There's some too. Because the author is definitely straight, our male lead won't develop any romantic storylines, and female characters are relatively few, so don't worry about any female abuse. And you absolutely must trust me. Straight men can be a bit ruthless when they're writing, but the overall plot is well-paced, the writing is quite good, and there are some funny and angsty moments.

45. 45 弃 The Abandoned Young Master Cultivates Immortality 弃少修仙 Yin Ya尹琊Two Male Leads2.5M WordsCompleted Gao Han dies unexpectedly while carrying out a mission, and his soul transmigrates to Earth in the Age of Dharma Decline. Not only has he shrunk in height and become a short, poor nobody, he is also an abandoned son of the family, ready to throw his life away at any moment. Even the air can kill him. It seems there’s no point in living, so why not just kill himself? 7.1kReads9.1Score913Shelves

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    Both have relatively rich storylines. Especially the first two.

46. 46 大 Age of Exploration: I Conquer Europe with Food 大航海时代：我用美食征服欧洲 Shali纱荔Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + food + infrastructure building + Age of Exploration + mutual pampering + 1v1] Min Xi has the bad luck to transmigrate to the Ming dynasty, and even worse, he isn't in the Ming Empire at all. He's in Europe. At this time, the Industrial Revolution hasn't begun. Europe is still in a primitive state of plunder and ruthless expansion, with chaos everywhere and might making right. Luckily, he's not alone: Yun Ji, a young master who can really fight and happens to be 4.4kReads9.1Score758Shelves
47. 47 双 Two-Person Survival: My Archenemy Force-Kissed Me from the Start! 双人求生：开局被死对头强吻了！ Zhou Fengfeng周疯疯Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Survival for all + base building + two strong leads + stockpiling supplies + happy ending (1 million words, plenty to binge) Blunt, rough-around-the-edges sweetheart × cold-faced drama queen Aimed more at male readers. Not a power fantasy, though you don’t need to overthink it. Ruthless, but not a self-righteous do-gooder. A survival story. Players will face all kinds of special instances and missions. High stakes from beginning to end, with thrills at every turn. In a harsh environment and forc 6.3kReads8.2Score745Shelves
48. 48 两 The Farming Tycoon of Two Worlds 两界种田大亨 Ye Yiluo叶忆落Rural Life4.9M WordsCompleted Build a fortune by farming across two worlds. This story features transmigration between two worlds, farming in a Western fantasy setting, magical beasts, elves, battle qi, supernatural abilities, and more… 11.4kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
49. 49 出 The Day I Left My Master, I Banged My Head and Killed My Entire Family 出师当天，我一头磕死满院亲人 Spicy Beef Offal Pot香辣牛杂煲Mystery507k WordsCompleted A yellow weasel weeps at a grave, a dead woman gives birth. A sinister, uncanny world of curse magic unfolds... 2.5kReads8.9Score329Shelves

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    See? I think any story without a romantic pairing that's worth watching twice is definitely worth a second viewing.

50. 50 诸 The Gods Must Keep Their Distance 诸神回避 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery406k WordsCompleted On the very day I completed my training, my patriarch refused to let me through the door. By the rules, I was supposed to fend for myself. I never expected that someone destined to meet me three times and save me three times had been waiting for me at the crossroads all along. He led me into a world beyond the reach of ordinary people. On the banks of the River of the Dead, beyond the boundary between yin and yang, atop Cloudpeak, at the bottom of the abyss, wherever he goes, his first words are 375Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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