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1. 1 笼 The Crane in the Cage: Torture in the Name of Love 笼中鹤：以爱为名的凌迟 A Lazy Little Taba一只懒塔塔Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted [A tragic romance + a chase to win back his wife + love that imprisons and destroys] A deranged tycoon keeps a crane captive; a cool, aloof singer’s wings are clipped. To pay for his grandfather’s surgery, Shen He enters Longchao and becomes the club’s top star, cherished by its owner, Jin Yu. That is, until one night, when Xie Zhi singles him out: “Three months. Be with me.” From then on, snow falls around them, and the crane is trapped in a cage. Xie Zhi only wants to keep him as his own priva 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Sadistic love affair + Chasing wife in the crematorium + Imprisoned love becomes a tragedy] Crazy criticizes the big boss for imprisoning the crane, and the cool singer loses his wings.

2. 2 囚 Imprisoned in the Eastern Palace: My Darkened Childhood Friend Is Unhinged 囚东宫，黑化竹马太疯批 Moon Between the Clouds渺渺云间月Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted Because their love runs skin-deep, their hatred cuts to the bone. From childhood sweethearts to lovers who destroy each other, they bring about each other’s ruin. [Younger, devoted husband: doting, loyal, corrupted, and gone mad] [The untouchable beauty falls from the altar and becomes a prisoner] Qi Ying: “I went mad the day you gave up on me!” “We belong together in this hell, tangled up until we die!” Shen Xingyan: “I told you I’d never leave you in this life, but I’m tired. Let’s end it here 3.6kReads9.0Score377Shelves
3. 3 相 A Shattered Longing 相思碎 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads49k WordsCompleted One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a 889Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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   Cut off all his escape routes and break his pride. Finally, he wished His Majesty the endless solitude of being alone.

4. 4 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1.5kReads8.0Score175Shelves
5. 5 顾 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.5kReads8.4Score150Shelves

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   Two male protagonists! Highly abusive, short story with 16 chapters. But not quick wear. From the beginning to the end. A story about treating someone else as a substitute, but being tortured like crazy! Under the age of 10 + body double + chasing his wife in the crematorium + scumbag abuse.

6. 6 傅 Lawyer Fu, Stop Hurting Her. Dr. Wen Doesn't Want You Anymore 傅律师别虐了，温医生不要你了 Moonstone月光石Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Rebellious, wolfish lawyer x stern, devoted, beautiful but tragic doctor] [Two male leads + both are virgins + rekindled romance + groveling pursuit + younger man/older man + angsty romance + happy ending] [Two male leads! Two male leads! Two male leads!] When he ended things, Fu Zhiyue grabbed Wen Chuhuai by the throat and mocked him for being heartless and mercenary. “Every day I spent with you made me sick to my stomach.” “Wen Chuhuai, seeing you half-dead like this, do you know how satisf 4.7kReads8.9Score576Shelves
7. 7 你 You Said We'd Grow Old Together 你说与子偕老 Longing to the Bone&入骨相思&Two Male Leads123k WordsCompleted Heard that an ice-cold beauty had transferred to the class next door, Tong Kang started waiting on the way home from school every day, hoping to talk to him. Tong Kang: Hey, I'm from the class next door. My name's Tong Kang. What's yours? Huai Ci: ... Tong Kang: Hey, why won't you talk to me? Huai Ci: ... Tong Kang: You got bullied and wouldn't even call out for me to save you. Do you hate me that much? Tong Kang was so angry he stopped talking to him altogether. Huai Ci's thoughts: That' 87Reads8.1Score—Shelves
8. 8 囚 Captive Paper Cranes 囚禁千纸鹤 I, the Emperor, Don't Like Sweet Potatoes朕不爱吃番薯Modern Romance89k WordsOngoing Tearjerker, tearjerker, tearjerker!!! Important things should be said three times. If you don't like it, don't read! Lin He: “I once folded my whole heart into the wings of a paper crane, writing your name stroke by stroke, thinking that if I gathered enough longing, the wind would carry me to your side. But I forgot that you stood so high and so far away. My wings were too light to bear the weight of my love, and even my courage to approach you was slowly worn away by the wind. I could only sta 409Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This, this, this, babies 🥰

9. 9 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 642Reads—Score102Shelves
10. 10 终 At Last, I Realize What I Owe You 终觉亏欠 Not-Bitter Bitter Melon不苦苦瓜Two Male Leads144k WordsCompleted Young Liang Anxian will never forgive the person he becomes as an adult. Cheating scum-gong story! Enter at your own risk! Bad ending! Bad ending! Bad ending! Realistic setting, no rebirth, and no golden finger. 888Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Coming, coming, coming

11. 11 小 The Foolish Boy Died, and He Went Mad 小傻子死了，他疯了 Hong Ao弘骜Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted The Little Fool Died, and He Went Mad 6.2kReads—Score108Shelves
12. 12 气 Fate Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 气运转移，他却以为是我薄情 Hong Ao弘骜10k WordsCompleted My Luck Was Transferred, Yet He Thought I Was Heartless 1kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 小 After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 小傻子重生后，我成了他的狗 Hong Ao弘骜8k WordsCompleted After the Little Fool Was Reborn, I Became His Dog 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 奴 Just a Slave. So What If He Dies? Why Are You Crying? 奴隶而已，死就死了，为什么哭 Hong Ao弘骜15k WordsCompleted Just a Slave. So What If They Die? Why Are You Crying? 2.2kReads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 我 I Don't Know. He's Dead 我不知道，他死了 Hong Ao弘骜Two Male Leads187k WordsCompleted [Calm and composed top]+ [A timid little bunny at first, then a dark, unhinged, smiling tiger]+ [Angst]+ [Ghosts and lovers beyond death]+ [Supernatural]+ [Reborn]+ [Workplace]+ [Business rivalry]+ [Xuanhuan]+ [Mutually devoted]+ [Rekindled romance] When he dumped me, he said he was tired of playing with me. He deleted every message we’d shared, sold our home, and erased all our memories. It took me two years to find out that he’d spent four years preparing that villa. One entire wall was line 353Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 重 Reborn: I Don't Want You This Time, So Why Are You Panicking? 重生，这次我不要你了，你急什么 Hong Ao弘骜9k WordsCompleted Reborn: This Time, I Don't Want You Anymore. Why Are You in Such a Hurry? 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 银 When the Ginkgo Leaves Fall 银杏落下时 Wanyan Yuning完颜雨凝Two Male Leads62k WordsCompleted [If you enjoy this, please leave lots of comments and ratings. Love you!] #BoysLove #Angst #Tragedy #BEAesthetic #Realistic #MutualDevotion #UnforgettableRegret #ConversionTherapy #DoubleDeath At nineteen, Cheng Ye and Lu Ming thought love could conquer everything. A ginkgo-leaf bookmark, two handmade rings, and a promise to go south. They ran away together on a rainy night and kissed beneath a bridge, believing that if they went far enough, they could reach a future of their own. But their pa 274Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Love is right, they are right, what is wrong is the secular world and prejudice. They obviously go in both directions and trust them wholeheartedly, but they still cannot change the ending of BE.

18. 18 胖 The Fat Bear Boss’s Belt Strangled My Soul 胖熊上司的皮带，勒住了我的魂 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Urban581k WordsCompleted Lin City’s business world has two famous chubby bear CEOs, Zhou Zhengyuan and Fang Guodong. Outwardly, they’ve been bitter rivals for twenty years; in private, they’re each other’s only weakness. Beneath their double-breasted and single-breasted suits are two hearts weathered by business battles, yet burning only for one another. Then Xia Mingyuan, a refined new star in private equity, makes a forceful entrance. He openly declares his love, presses them at every turn, and vows to “take one of th 399Reads—Score—Shelves

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19. 19 胖 The Fat Bear Emperor Wants to Be Fed 胖熊帝君求投喂 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Two Male Leads89k WordsCompleted There are two famously chubby immortals in the celestial realm. One is Emperor Xuancheng, who governs the laws of the Nine Heavens: solemn and imposing, yet devoted to candied fruit and pastries. Built like a mountain, he is known throughout the Three Realms as the “Iron Tower” Immortal Lord. The other is the little immortal Qingfeng, who tends the celestial herbs in the Jade Pool. Fair, plump, and endearingly goofy, he is nicknamed “Dumpling” by the other immortals for his round belly and absen 82Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 胖 The Fat Bear’s Substitute Trap 胖熊的替身陷阱 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱37k WordsCompleted The Chubby Bear’s Replacement Trap 88Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 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 1.2kReads—Score102Shelves
22. 22 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, 63Reads—Score100Shelves
23. 23 穿 Transmigrating Through the Crowd, Gazing at You 穿越人群凝视你 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱12k WordsCompleted Gazing at You Through the Crowd 104Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 硬 A Tough Man’s Weakness 硬汉的软肋 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Urban369k WordsCompleted On the rainy night I was scammed while trying to rent a room, I had nowhere else to go. I was shoved into an old alley, an aging house, and the life of a strange man. Xiong Yue was thirty-eight, built like a mountain, quiet, and as punctual as a clock. I thought living under someone else’s roof would be hard to bear. But he left a light on when I came home late from overtime, came to pick me up with his umbrella tilted against the rain, and would sigh alone in the middle of the night, silentl 1.2kReads—Score125Shelves
25. 25 被 After I Was Bullied, the Gang Boss Treated Me Like His Own Child 被霸凌后黑社会大哥待我视如己出 Love for Jin Dui喜欢金兑上的爱Two Male Leads311k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 前 My Ex Is Back for Another Shot! 前男友，他吃回头草了！ Stirring the Years惊起流年13k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend Is Back for Another Shot! 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Two men, short sad stories

27. 27 锋 Though the Blade Lies Buried, a Hidden Fragrance Still Drifts 锋沉犹有暗香浮 Drunk Beneath the Sky醉卧天水10k WordsCompleted The Blade Lies Still, Yet a Faint Fragrance Drifts 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The hurt it brings to you is real, but all the love is also real [crying] [crying] [crying] In order to save the one you love, you will not hesitate to die for him, but also take his position [crying] [crying] [crying]

28. 28 良 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 Yicheng's Notes熠承随笔16k WordsCompleted A Worthy Minister Never Returns 48Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two men, sadistic writing, be

29. 29 择 Choosing a Worthy Match 择膏粱 Insomnia Sundae with Extra Crispy Coconut失眠圣代添加脆脆椰椰Two Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing [Xianxia + Remarriage + Young Married Couple + Rekindled Love + Scumbag Chases His Wife to the Crematorium + Younger Pursuer] This is the story of a bad boy who tries every trick in the book to remarry his wife. Wei Zhi, the bad boy, looks down on the wife his parents “carefully chose” for him. Not only does she come from a poor family, she’s also delicate. The moment anyone picks on her, she bursts into tears. Just looking at her annoys him. Wei Zhi tries everything, from beating and berating h 464Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Marriage is destined + my wife loves her to death + the third party is automatically eliminated + my childhood sweetheart + my parents' support. That's it, and you force your wife to divorce. Orange, you are the best.

30. 30 囚 Imprisoned: The Lingering Hatred That Eats at My Bones 囚禁：蚀骨余恨 Little Jiuhong小九红15k WordsCompleted Imprisoned: The Lingering Pain That Eats Away at the Bones 194Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 赌 A Gambling Dad, a Sick Mom, and a Broken Him 赌博的爹，生病的妈，破碎的他 Insomnia Sundae with Extra Crispy Coconut失眠圣代添加脆脆椰椰Two Male Leads810k WordsOngoing [Male-Male Romance]+ [The Pursuit After Losing Her]+ [Substitute Romance]+ [Substitute Marriage]+ [Love Triangle Showdown]+ [Age Gap]+ [Size Difference] A gambling father, a sick mother, a useless first love, a broken-hearted him, a husband who bullies him, and now he has to be the stepmother to a younger brat. Life for Li Yuanjin is a constant struggle: he can neither live nor die. Born after his father’s death, he moved with his mother into his stepfather’s home, where he endured years of beat 364Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Both books are huge and cruel. If you don't dare to watch cruelty, don't read it. They're just Gudan's.

32. 32 回 Looking Back, Autumn Has Fallen Across the Land 回首山河已是秋 Drunk Beneath the Sky醉卧天水9k WordsCompleted When I Look Back, Autumn Has Fallen Across the Land 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sad setting, single rebirth. Every time I revisit my old place, it's like trying to find a sword... I look at you, but I'm not looking at you...

33. 33 他 He Cast Me into Hell 他将我扔向地狱 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉15k WordsCompleted He Threw Me Into Hell 257Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He threw me to hell [Two male protagonists + sadistic story + coercion + revenge + be] [Cruel revenge attack [Two male protagonists + fairy background + sadistic novel] Wuyouzhizhi [Two male protagonists + ancient style] [Cold and arrogant ancestor Phoenix attack x bold Kunlun demon tits] Notes of the valet of Steffelli Manor [Two male protagonists + European style background] [Top aristocrats are indifferent and mad attack v humble civilians are innocent and beautiful]

34. 34 南 Old Tales of Nancy Manor 南希庄园旧事 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉13k WordsCompleted Old Stories of Nancy Manor 78Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 斯 The Butler's Chronicles at Steffelly Manor 斯特菲尔利庄园男仆记事 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉13k WordsCompleted A Butler’s Chronicle at the Steffelily Estate 1.8kReads—Score128Shelves
36. 36 兰 Duke Lancaster's Sick Game 兰斯特公爵的恶心游戏 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉10k WordsCompleted The Duke of Lancer's Disgusting Game 245Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 无 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉6k WordsCompleted A Sparrow Without Blessings 816Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 堕 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 My Desk Has Drawers我的桌子有抽屉6k WordsCompleted Falling from the Azure Heavens 643Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 世 The Young Lord Planted a Night-Pleasure Gu, and the General Wept 世子种下夜欢蛊后，将军哭了 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生17k WordsCompleted The Heir Apparent Wept After the General Planted the Night-Pleasure Gu 476Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The abuse is coming. .

40. 40 太 The Crown Prince Returned, but His Shadow Guard Never Came Back 太子归来，却再也等不回他的暗卫 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生21k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince returns, but can never again wait for his secret guard 126Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 暗 After His Shadow Guard Betrayed Him, the Crown Prince Hated Me to the Bone 暗卫背叛之后：太子他恨我入骨 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生18k WordsCompleted After the Secret Guard’s Betrayal: The Crown Prince Hates Me to the Bone 287Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 千 A Thousand Years of Waiting: I'd Become a Tree for You 千年守候，我愿为你化作一棵树 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生21k WordsCompleted After a thousand years of waiting, I would become a tree for you. 55Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 民 The Unfinished Romance of a Republican-Era Major General and an Opera Singer Who Transmigrated Through Time 民国少将与戏子穿越时光的未了情缘 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生13k WordsCompleted An Unfinished Romance Across Time Between a Republic-Era Major General and an Opera Performer 116Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 我 Have We Met in a Past Life? 我们是不是前世见过 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生17k WordsCompleted Have we met in a past life? 19Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 强 Forced Love: From Shadow Guard to the Prince’s Most Cherished One 强制索爱：从暗卫成为王爷的心尖宠 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生14k WordsCompleted Forced to Love: From Hidden Guard to the Prince's Cherished One 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 他 He Didn't Comfort Him 他没哄他 Nine Leaves九叶叶叶Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + campus + lighthearted + unrequited love + a touch of bittersweetness + BE + short story] (Soothing someone = comforting them = deceiving them) Gloomy top student [Mu Qi] × doomed delinquent [Ling Shu] Every relationship needs someone to make the first move. That's inevitable. So Ling Shu spent two years preparing before stepping back into Mu Qi's life. Liking someone doesn't guarantee you'll end up together, and love doesn't have to be earth-shattering. So Mu Qi kept watch ove 157Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you want to try the short story that is slightly sweet at the front and slightly cruel at the back?

47. 47 蓝 The Handsome Hostage Prince 蓝颜质子 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱Historical16k WordsCompleted The Blue-Eyed Young Hostage 900Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 囚 Captive Love, Ashes of the Past: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 囚宠归烬：偏执总裁追妻无门 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱49k WordsCompleted Prisoner, Returned to Ashes: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 735Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 求 Please Don’t Leave Me 求你别丢下我 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱15k WordsCompleted Please, don't leave me behind. 309Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 替 After His Substitute Endured Endless Torment, the Regent Went Mad 替身受尽折磨后，摄政王疯了 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱32k WordsCompleted After the Substitute Suffered Endless Torment, the Regent Prince Went Mad 4.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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