Male-Male Romance, Extremely Angsty From Start to Finish, No Happy Ending, Pure BE Aesthetics 双男，特虐，不要前虐后甜，要从头虐到底，BE美学

1. 101 重 Reborn and Rejecting the Marriage, I Left the Scumbag and His Cousin Red-Faced 重生拒婚，我把渣男和他表妹的脸打肿了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Reborn and Refusing the Marriage, I Beat My Jerk Ex and His Cousin Black and Blue 223Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 102 系 The System Forces Me to Be a Villainous Ex-Wife, So My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 系统逼我当恶毒前妻，我和儿子靠演戏暴富了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The System Forces Me to Play the Wicked Ex-Wife, but My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 39Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 103 作 I Suddenly Stopped Being So Difficult, and My Movie Star Husband Went Crazy Instead 作精的我忽然不作了，影帝老公反而疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I suddenly stopped being so demanding, and my movie-star husband went crazy instead. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 104 心 His Inner Thoughts Turn to Sweet Talk, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endures Nightly Until He's Internally Injured 心声变情话，冷面权臣夜夜忍到内伤 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Her Inner Thoughts Turned into Love Confessions, and the Cold-Faced Minister Endured Night After Night Until He Nearly Broke 9Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 105 毒 After Three Days of Hallucinogenic Poisonous Mushrooms, I Summoned Every Handsome Man in the Prince's Estate 毒蘑菇致幻三天，我把王府的英俊男人全点了一遍 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After three days of hallucinations from poisonous mushrooms, I picked out every handsome man in the prince's manor. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 106 基 I Was the Strongest Fighter at the Base, but the Zombie Emperor Took Me Home to Raise Me 基地最强战力的我，被丧尸皇捡回去养了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I was the strongest fighter at the base, but the Zombie Emperor took me in and raised me. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 107 豪 My Wealthy Boyfriend Panicked: We Haven't Even Broken Up, and You're Looking for a Lover? 豪门男友急了：我们还没分手，你在找小情人？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚9k WordsCompleted My rich boyfriend panicked: "We haven't even broken up yet, and you're looking for a boy toy?" 17Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 108 太 Crown Prince, Stop Looking. The One Who Saved You Has Already Married a Handsome, Worthy Man 太子爷别找了，救你的人已经嫁了帅气良人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Crown Prince, stop looking. The person who saved you has already married a handsome, virtuous man. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 109 救 I Saved a Stranger, and the First Thing He Said Was: I'm Married. Don't Think About Sleeping with Me. 救了个陌生男人，他开口第一句：我已婚，别想睡我。 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I saved a stranger, and the first thing he said was, "I'm married. Don't think you can sleep with me." 54Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 110 傻 The Foolish Girl's Journey to the Capital to Find a Husband: Wrong City, Right Brother 傻妞进京找夫记，找错城市找对哥 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted A silly girl heads to the capital to find her husband: she goes to the wrong city but finds the right guy. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 111 报 The Best Way to Get Back at a Bad Neighbor Is to Woo His Wife 报复恶邻最好的办法，是追他娘子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Historical6k WordsCompleted The best way to get back at a nasty neighbor is to pursue his wife. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 112 不 Sorry, I Became the God of the Apocalypse First 不好意思，我先成了末日之神 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted Sorry, I Became the God of the Apocalypse First 11Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 113 一 Twins by Two Fathers: How Many Secrets Lie Within the Marquis’s Inner Quarters? 一胎双生两个爹，侯门深院藏了多少秘密？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted Twins with Two Fathers: How Many Secrets Lie Hidden in the Marquis's Mansion? —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 114 约 We Agreed Not to Fall in Love, Yet He Keeps Walking Around Half-Dressed 约好不谈情，他却天天不好好穿衣服 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted We Agreed Not to Talk About Love, Yet He Keeps Showing Up Every Day Barely Dressed 7Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 115 躺 Lie Flat Immortal Venerable 躺平仙尊 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Eastern Fantasy146k WordsCompleted [Rapid-fire laughs + lighthearted + no romance] Lin Xian transmigrates to a cultivation world gripped by cutthroat competition. His previous incarnation was the ultimate grind king, who worked himself to death from cultivating nonstop. Lin Xian binds himself to a System that rewards him with cultivation whenever he rests, lies flat, or slacks off, but punishes him if he cultivates seriously... 1.2kReads—Score10314d adds
16. 116 被 The Little Emperor Imprisoned by the Left and Right Chancellors 被左相右相囚禁的小皇帝 Liang Wang两汪Two Male Leads523k WordsCompleted After the Beijing Rebellion, the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty was handed over to the Northern Barbarians, who subjected them to every kind of humiliation. The only survivor was a ten-year-old prince. The capital was moved to Nanjing, and the boy ascended the throne at ten, with the two chief ministers doing their utmost to support him. But the young emperor was unable to have children. Little by little, he fell into another abyss. He said he loved him deeply, yet their struggle was a fight 9.4kReads6.4Score61714d adds

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    The Left Prime Minister was the first to be interested, and the Right Prime Minister followed closely behind.

17. 117 重 Reborn: The Puppet Little Emperor Tears the Regent Apart 重生：傀儡小皇帝，手撕摄政王 Foodie Suxin爱吃的素心Two Male Leads651k WordsCompleted Su Qing transmigrates and becomes a puppet emperor of a dynasty. He discovers that he is trapped in this era, and whenever he dies, everything starts over. He tries to fight back and turn the tables, but the regent is truly a big shot. Playing with him is like playing with an ant. He also tries to lie low for a while, thinking that if he can hold out long enough, he'll surely succeed. But then he realizes that the regent never lets his guard down and gives him no opportunities at all! Su Qing ha 594Reads8.6Score10314d adds

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    The second one wasn't fooled by the book title.

18. 118 恶 A Demon Whispers, Be Good, You Can't Escape 恶魔低语，乖，你逃不掉的 South Branch, North Born南枝北生Two Male Leads184k WordsCompleted Warning: the top is a real scumbag, an absolute scumbag. Pure-evil, unhinged top vs. clear-headed, kind-hearted bottom; coercive love; both are each other’s first; the top’s long road to winning back his wife Qin Baiqiao fell for the beautiful man at first sight. So he forced him into marriage, using threats and temptation to keep him locked by his side. He thought he had caged his prey, never realizing he had imprisoned his own heart. Qin Baiqiao: “Chen Qiye, I’ve started to love you. Could you 334Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Don't miss it if you're passing by! Take a look! I don't know if it's angsty or not, but it's definitely a bad ending.

19. 119 被 After a Transmigrator Took Over My Body, They Drove My Beloved Insane 被穿越者夺舍后，逼疯了我的爱人 Flameless Qin Mo无焰秦漠Two Male Leads354k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + extreme physical and emotional angst + proceed with caution + mutually exclusive first times + first life has a bad ending + second life has a happy ending + sweet romance in the second life + equally matched leads] Jiang Yuci is the leader of the Demonic Cult, a proud man who rules the world. He and a young Sword God fall in love and vow to spend their lives together. But their happiness doesn't last. A System claiming to be the fated ultimate villain brings a transmigrator w 279Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Just from the title, you can tell—it's extreme physical and emotional torture, full of knives. It really broke my nerves! [Crying][crying][crying]

20. 120 死 Still Waters, Cold as Death 死水薄凉 Frostblade Fish霜刀鱼Two Male Leads99k WordsCompleted [Scumbag Top x World-Weary Bottom] [Mad Dog x Mad Dog] [Forced Love] [Tragedy] The world had never been so dull. It all began when Xu Yanzhi picked up the countdown. Xu Yanzhi, a rich second-generation layabout who did nothing but coast through life and wait to die, encountered Li Yan after he returned to the country ten years later. Forced to tear open his wounds, Xu Yanzhi gradually let his true nature show. I’m done pretending. I actually hate this world. I set fires, hurt people, and framed 831Reads8.7Score11014d adds

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    Ahhh, I highly recommend this! I'm so excited I could cry! 😢

21. 121 雪 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance939k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.8kReads6.4Score29714d adds

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    If you want something really intense and grueling, just click here. Guaranteed to be intense and satisfying, you won't regret it.

22. 122 他 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫37k WordsCompleted He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 617Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 123 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 844Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 124 碎 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Shattered Reversed Scale 219Reads—Score714d adds
25. 125 九 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 597Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 126 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 608Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 127 暗 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇，无关风月 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 136Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 128 剑 Sword Dance for the Demon-Subduing Consort 剑舞镇妖妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Sword-Dancing Demon Queen 24Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 129 我 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 113Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 130 他 He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 他爱我，却娶了她 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 18Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 131 玩 It Was Just for Fun, But He Took It Seriously 玩玩而已，他却当真了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted It Was Just for Fun, But He Took It Seriously 26Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 132 他 He Said I Was Too Loud, So I Fell Completely Silent 他嫌我太吵，我彻底安静了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫12k WordsCompleted He Said I Was Too Noisy, So I Went Completely Quiet 73Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 133 七 A Seven-Year Dream, Ending Here 七年一梦，到此为止 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance15k WordsCompleted Seven Years, a Dream, Now at an End 20Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 134 脱 Out of Control 脱离掌控 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫17k WordsCompleted Breaking free from control 16Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 135 背 The Price of Betrayal 背刺的代价 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance66k WordsCompleted The Price of Betrayal 50Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 136 去 Go Find Your White Moonlight. I Don't Want You Anymore 去找你的白月光吧，我不要你了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫7k WordsCompleted Go Find Your Moonlight, I Don't Want You Anymore 15Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 137 死 Having Died Once, I Am Reborn 死过一次，便是重生 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫24k WordsCompleted Having died once means being reborn. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 138 他 He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 他跟“哥们”好上了，我选择退出 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫9k WordsCompleted He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 38Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 139 飞 The Canary That Flew Away 飞走的金丝雀 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫18k WordsCompleted The Canary That Flew Away 145Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 140 宠 He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Pushed Her into Hell with His Own Hands 宠她十年，却亲手将她推进地狱 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫27k WordsCompleted He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Personally Pushed Her Into Hell 14Reads—Score—14d adds
41. 141 他 The Musclebound Gym Bro Fell First 他一个健身猛男先动心了 Ji Yu姬雩Two Male Leads666k WordsCompleted Yang Shuheng has lived for eighteen years and has never doubted that he is straight as an arrow. He has had girlfriends, is obsessed with working out, and has built a nicely defined body with a layer of soft muscle. His life has always been mapped out: Go to college, date, graduate, get a job, and follow the usual path through life. That is, until the first day of school. Outside the dorm building, he runs into Bao Yuhuai, wearing a white tank top. Sunlight falls across his firm, graceful muscle 1.5kReads8.5Score16314d adds

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    Sweet at first, then heartbreaking?

42. 142 一 I Accidentally Became the Tsundere Employer's White Moonlight 一不小心成了傲娇雇主的白月光 Little Words, No Worries小字无忧Two Male Leads602k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + tragic romance + the one who was left behind pursues his lover through hell + equally matched leads] [Two male leads + warmth] [Dark imprisonment, brutal torture, memory control, stealing someone's lover] Volume One: First Meeting in the Jungle focuses on daily life as they struggle to survive in the jungle, with scenes of being shot, poisoned, treated for injuries, and fed. It's a bittersweet but lighthearted read. Volume Two: The Ordeal of Captivity includes deception, dark i 1.5kReads8.1Score11014d adds

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    [Increasingly brutal] Ji Ying, a top assassin, is betrayed and, after the torture in Volume Two, becomes a helpless cripple. Volume Two: Imprisoned in a secret room, tortured to the brink of death; imprisoned in a manor, humiliated and sexually assaulted (attempted), framed, and forced to drown until he has no breath or pulse; imprisoned elsewhere, driven to madness… Wei Yihang is determined to die, but Li Yin only thinks it's a ploy, when in reality Wei Yihang has been tortured to the point of no return… Volume One is slow-paced, with sweet and sour moments in daily life. Shot in the jungle, he still has to scout ahead, find food, and take care of his employer… In the end, he almost dies from being treated by a quack doctor, falling into a coma, feverish, vomiting blood, and even drinking water and taking medicine becomes a problem…

43. 143 被 After Canglan's Boss Set His Sights on Me, I Relied on the Comments to Survive 被沧澜老大盯上后，我靠弹幕保命 Yan Heqing晏鶴傾Two Male Leads269k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + a game fanfic based on Justice Online + Canglan × Chaoguang + heavily out-of-character + major plot changes + male-player POV + Luo Xishou × protagonist + Canglan and Chaoguang + silly comedy] When Luo Mingxiu found himself inside Justice Online, he thought he'd landed in a power fantasy: White hair from the premium gacha? Check! Top-tier martial arts? Mastered! Illegitimate royal offspring? Maybe?! Then the System hit him with a bombshell: [Hey, if you don't find your true 80Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I think I've only written four books.

44. 144 冬 Stealing Flowers in Winter 冬窃花息 Yan Heqing晏鶴傾8k WordsCompleted Winter Steals the Flower's Breath 82Reads—Score114d adds
45. 145 青 Swallows’ Song Falls on the Green Mound 青冢落燕声 Yan Heqing晏鶴傾11k WordsCompleted The Swallows' Song Falls on the Green Mound —Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 146 巴 Paris Is Not Happy 巴黎不快乐 Yan Heqing晏鶴傾Two Male Leads36k WordsCompleted Blurb: When twenty-four-year-old Yan Qi stumbled beneath He Xusheng's black umbrella, he had no idea the rain would last six years. From the lecture hall at S University to a hospital bed in a Paris sanatorium, from falling asleep in each other's arms to being parted by death. Some love is like snow: seemingly pure and flawless, yet it becomes a shackle the moment it touches the ground. Professor He, thirty-six, had three secrets: 1. The photo frame turned facedown in his office held a pictu 9Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 147 疯 Are You Crazy, Young Master Yun? 疯了吧！云少 Two-Person Bun双人小面包Two Male Leads218k WordsCompleted This is a side pairing from my first long novel, spun off into a short story of its own. It mixes sweetness with angst. My writing used to be rough, and I wasn't good at controlling the pacing, so I recommend starting from Chapter Four and jumping straight into the main story. Shi Ziqing had been Yun Xuan's canary for three years. Yun Xuan had only meant to leave him alone for a while, just loosen his grip a little, but Shi Ziqing actually dared to fly away and pursue grand ambitions. How could 72Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A business empire collapsed overnight, and the man who had always been in control went mad. He rose from humble beginnings to become a movie star, only to be left penniless and forced to work as a caregiver in a mental hospital. When asked if it was worth it, he looked at the little fool chasing butterflies and thought, "Seeing flowers in hell isn't so bad." Is it a tragic ending or a happy ending (no recovery later)? It didn't feel particularly angsty; the sweet parts were all the more heartbreaking.

48. 148 用 I’d Rather Die So You Can Follow Me in Death 用死换你殉情也好 I, the Emperor, Don't Like Sweet Potatoes朕不爱吃番薯Two Male Leads27k WordsCompleted He was once the Supreme Emperor, yet he personally killed the only person he ever loved. There were no bones left at the mass grave. In the inner palace, he dreamed of her more than two thousand times over six years. His empire fell, and all its splendor came to nothing. He gave his life to atone, hoping only to reunite with her in another life. Dynasties changed and years passed. The world had long since become a different place. On a bustling street, two little children came hand in hand. The 772Reads—Score10214d adds

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    True angst stories even have titles that are angsty.

49. 149 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—Score10014d adds

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    These are good books, I recommend them.

50. 150 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—Score10214d adds

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