Looking for Good Historical Novels with Marry-First, Fall-in-Love-Later and Substitute-Bride Tropes, Featuring Two Male Leads! 求好看的古代的先婚后爱和替嫁，要双楠主！

1. 1 那 That Lunatic Ghost Does Nothing but Kiss and Cuddle All Day 那位疯批男鬼就知道整天亲亲抱抱 Shen Jing沈惊Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Two male leads, one-on-one, mutually devoted couple, sweet happy ending, fictional ancient setting] Gentle, refined noble-born bottom × ruthless, merciless regent top (P.S. The top is a little unhinged and twisted on the inside, and he's not a good person. At first, he's only interested in the bottom's looks, so don't expect him to be especially fond of or kind to him from the beginning. The top is the first to realize his feelings and confess. Later on, he's completely devoted to t 9.2kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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   Episodes 1-4 are about arranged marriages that blossom into love, while the later ones involve a substitute marriage. Just watch them; they're all rated 8 or higher. Highly recommended, my darlings!

2. 2 联 What’s So Bad About an Arranged Marriage? He’s Completely Devoted 联姻怎么啦，他超爱的 Lou Xiaozhou楼小舟Two Male Leads205k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, a world-weary, vulnerable bottom X a nurturing older top, nine-year age gap, marriage before love, healing] He Jinye knew he was an illegitimate child from the age of six. His very existence was a sin. So, during all those years he depended on the He family, he kept a low profile and lived like a ghost, able to see his whole life stretching bleakly before him. Then, when he turned twenty, the He family needed someone to serve as a marriage pawn. They sent someone to find him. “T 19.7kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
3. 3 甜 So Sweet! The Heterochromia Beauty Is Spoiled by Mr. Shang After Marriage 甜翻！异瞳美人婚后被商总宠上天 The Orange Has No Leg Hair橘子没腿毛Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted The rating has only just come in, and it’ll rise later. [ABO + two male leads + heterochromia + marriage before love + sweet and cheesy romance] [An Alpha who seems composed and aloof but puts his wife first, and a soft, gentle, clingy Omega who barely speaks] Sang Wan was once the pampered young master everyone adored. His naturally golden-pink eyes made him the object of covetous attention, but after his family set him up, he became a “rare lot” at an auction... To stay alive and avoid becomin 4.4kReads8.7Score81114d adds
4. 4 劣 After the Inferior Little Omega Became a Substitute Bride 劣等小o替嫁后 Shi Yulu时屿路Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, substitute bride, love going both ways] A pitiful, low-grade Omega bride in place of someone else × a seemingly cold, actually fiercely protective Alpha general As a low-grade Omega, Xia Shen stumbled through the first twenty-three years of his life. Whatever his younger brother wanted, he had to hand over. Whatever toys his younger brother didn’t want, he carefully picked up. And when his younger brother didn’t want to enter an arranged marriage, Xia Shen went in his place. Zh 3.2kReads9.1Score47014d adds
5. 5 穿 Book Transmigration: The Villain Is Flustered by the Little Nobody's Flirting Again 穿书：反派又被小炮灰给撩迷糊了 Qing Tao清桃Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, 1v1 + sweet romance + healing + transmigrate into a book + everyday life + real and fake young masters + bride substitution + happy ending] [Outwardly sunny and optimistic, inwardly sensitive and starved for affection, a gentle and composed beauty on the receiving end vs. a ruthless, slightly yandere big shot with overwhelming possessiveness who spoils his husband] Xue Jintang transmigrates into a book, landing in a brainless, everyone-loves-the-protagonist novel. The protagonis 6.5kReads8.9Score80614d adds
6. 6 替 I Became the Prince’s Foolish Bride in a Substitute Marriage 替嫁成为王爷的小傻妻 Cola Jun可乐君Two Male Leads476k WordsCompleted Chen Jinxiu was a thoroughly unscrupulous official, with a perverse and sinister temperament and a murderous nature. His favorite pastime was torturing people for fun. At the emperor’s command, Shen Yanzhi, the youngest daughter of the Duke’s household, was betrothed to Chen Jinxiu. There was no way Shen Yanzhi would marry him, so in the end, the Duke’s household sent out the foolish second young master to take her place. Everyone waited to laugh at the Duke’s household, convinced that the sec 687Reads7.3Score10014d adds
7. 7 病 After the Sickly Beauty Became a Substitute Bride to a Madman 病美人替嫁疯批后 Ye Yichen页依辰Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] Xia Zhenyun took his younger brother's place and married into the Song family, a place people regarded as a haunted house. That very night, Song Yicheng grabbed him by the throat and nearly killed him. Xia Zhenyun fled in a panic. He thought he would spend the rest of his life living in fear, but Song Yicheng never hurt him again. Xia Zhenyun even received a level of consideration he'd never experienced before. When Song Yicheng had an episode, he would try to smash Xia Zhenyun' 1.8kReads9.1Score24014d adds
8. 8 摄 The Regent’s Substitute Bride 摄政王的替嫁王妃 Bai Zhi白芷Two Male Leads321k WordsCompleted After years of scheming, the regent who held power over the entire court finally reclaimed his authority, only for the young emperor to break both his legs. From then on, he could only get around in a wheelchair. His original betrothed, the prime minister's legitimate daughter, refused to marry him once he had lost power and become disabled. So they forced an unloved concubine-born daughter of the household to take her place. Ling Qingshi woke up one day in the body of that concubine-born daught 581Reads8.6Score10014d adds
9. 9 穿 Transmigrated as the General's Beloved Substitute Bride 穿成将军的替嫁宠妻 Qian Shisan钱十三Two Male Leads294k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Tang Anle finds himself in the body of a man who was married off in someone else’s place. His new husband is a spy who plans to poison him on their wedding day. Tang Anle can’t even lift a hand or shoulder a burden. What’s he supposed to do?! Of course, he’ll pout, cling, and grab onto his husband’s leg! The barbarian general, famed for drinking blood and devouring flesh: Why is he clinging to me? Why is he kissing me? Never mind. He’s an empty-headed fool, so I 937Reads9.1Score12114d adds
10. 10 猫 What’s a Cat Like Me to Do After Being Spoiled Into a Brat? 猫猫我啊被惯成了作精怎么办 Shi Qingcc11时倾cc11Two Male Leads542k WordsOngoing Adorable, mischievous cat-boy bottom x scheming, wicked, fatherly regent top Wait, nobody told me a cat spirit could get eaten! He woke up to find himself stuffed into a bridal sedan and sent to the prince's manor, where his miserable life began. During the day, he was held and petted nonstop, kissed until he was breathless, and at night, he had to cook for the prince all evening. "You know, I was separated from my mother when I was little, and now I'm being treated this cruelly." The little cat 19.3kReads8.4Score3.2k14d adds

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    BL (Boys' Love) + Regent Prince (feudal overbearing father) as the seme (top) + Spoiled Little Cat as the uke (bottom). The seme is a forced bride, a typical feudal overbearing father, but a bit mean-spirited. He likes to coax the little cat in a childlike tone, making her completely spoiled and adorable. However, this same seme will discipline the little cat when she misbehaves, but also feels sorry for her. The little cat, after being scolded, doesn't think she's done anything wrong, only believing it's all the seme's fault. This seme doesn't know how to raise a little cat at all, only spoiling her. The uke is a little cat spirit.

11. 11 娇 Spoiling the Bridegroom I Married in Someone Else’s Place 娇养替嫁小夫郎 He Su禾宿Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted (An adorable little fool vs. a sharp-tongued but soft-hearted prince. Both pure, two male leads. If you don’t like it, don’t read!!!) Song Qi'an is a little fool, unloved by his father and despised by his stepmother. He can only spend his days cooped up in his little courtyard, and thought this was how his whole life would be. But then a marriage edict from Emperor An shattered his peaceful existence. The marriage had nothing to do with Song Qi'an at first, but Song Jinxian already had someone h 1.8kReads8.3Score27314d adds

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    The simple-minded girl was sent to marry in place of another, but her true identity was exposed by the prince on her wedding night. Originally, he only intended to keep her in the manor and raise her well, but as time went on, he fell in love with her.

12. 12 不 Isn't the Crown Prince Supposed to Be a Yandere? Why Is He Sneaking a Kiss from the Shy Girl! 不是病娇太子？怎么偷亲小社恐！ A Little Asheng一只小阿笙Two Male Leads602k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Mind Reading + Sweet Romance + Mutual Healing] [Cold, Possessive Top × Handsome, Socially Anxious Bottom] Su Jinyuan transmigrated into a sweet romance power fantasy. Unfortunately, he became a disposable character who didn’t survive past the first chapter. In the original story, the cannon-fodder character was sent in someone else’s place to marry the villainous Crown Prince and bring him good fortune. He met a horrific end on his wedding night, dren 15.3kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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    Trust me, family members, episode 1256 is incredibly beautiful.

13. 13 王 The Prince Is Here: The Frail Young Duke Is Doted On 王爷在上：小郡公病弱得宠着 One Egg Yolk Pie一口蛋黄派Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [One-to-one romance + rebirth + sweet, satisfying romance] Chi Yu is the only legitimate son of the general's household, but he was born with a delicate constitution. Sickly since childhood, he wheezes after three steps and coughs after five. Among the young gentlemen of Kyoto's prominent families, he's famous for being frail and delicate. Reborn, the frail Chi Yu finally gets back on his feet! He had planned to take revenge and punish the villains step by step on his own, but unexpectedly, he c 11.2kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
14. 14 疯 The Unhinged Villain Always Sneaks in to Kiss Me at Midnight 疯批反派总在半夜偷亲我 Hmph Hmph Ji哼哼唧Two Male Leads380k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed; specific updates: Hmph Hmph Ji Cat] A beauty who gets away with murder, wicked emperor bottom × sharp-tongued, untamable rabid-dog top Xiao Fuyu transmigrated into a book. The good news: he became the emperor. The bad news: this emperor was incompetent, foolish, and hopelessly lovesick, devoting himself to the male lead top, and was about to be forced from the throne by a rebellious villain. Xiao Fuyu didn't panic in the slightest. It was only normal for the male lead's cr 28.1kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
15. 15 被 Forced into a Political Marriage, She Is Spoiled by the Enemy Emperor 被迫和亲后，被敌国暴君宠上天 Soft Little Rice Ball糯糯小丸Two Male Leads203k WordsCompleted Completed [Dark, domineering emperor gong × silly beauty shou who acts up a bit early on] Rong Chumian, the ninth prince of the Xiaoli Kingdom, was the least favored of them all and had grown up in the Cold Palace. His father naturally treated him like a pawn and sent him to marry into an enemy kingdom. Faced with Ling Jingmo, the enemy ruler infamous for his cruelty, Rong Chumian was initially cautious at every turn, afraid of offending him and losing his life. But once he was out of the Cold P 8.8kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
16. 16 娇 The Spoiled Beauty Is Doted on by a Tyrant 娇纵美人被暴君娇养了 Whispers Deep Within密语深深Two Male Leads599k WordsCompleted (Complete. Read with peace of mind.) Unhinged fatherly tyrant × spoiled, willful beauty [The flower I raised should naturally bloom on my branch] Fifteen years ago, when Han Yuansi first met Pei Xujue, the tyrant's sword was still dripping with blood. The child seized the bloodstained tassel, as if grasping the last lifeline in the world. The God of Slaughter softened for a moment and casually took him in. Fifteen years later, the child had grown into a peerlessly beautiful young man famed throu 11.3kReads8.4Score1.5k14d adds
17. 17 炮 The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Trains the Cold, Beautiful Protagonist into a Dog 炮灰觉醒，把冷艳主角训成狗了 Taro Lava芋泥熔岩Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted Main story complete [Two male leads + dog-training romance + forced possession + faked death + winning back his lover + mutually devoted + happy ending] A wicked beauty of an emperor, the bottom, × a heroic warlord who starts out an aloof mountain flower and later becomes a dark, crazed dog, the top Shen Chaoqing, Emperor of Jin, was tyrannical and cruel, a despot in the eyes of the world. He didn't care what people thought and devoted himself to pleasure, until one day he had a dream. He was li 3.2kReads8.9Score54414d adds
18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated into the Qin Prince’s Bride, Married to Bring Him Good Luck 穿成秦王的冲喜小王妃 Evening Pavilion Breeze晚亭风来Two Male Leads236k WordsOngoing Just rated [Dual male leads + transmigration + marriage before love + redemption + devoted couple + dominant gong and submissive shou] In his previous life, Lin Mu was a sickly man nobody wanted. Suffering from end-stage heart disease, he jumped to his death. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated into the body of a foolish prince consort, married off to bring the Empress Dowager good fortune. His betrothed was the Fourth Prince, Li Junyao, the Qin Prince, a ruthless, cold-faced god 747Reads8.8Score11014d adds

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    Okay, just read these three books. [Cool]

19. 19 病 The Frail Beauty Is Delicate and Soft, and the Regent Falls for Him Step by Step 病美人身娇体软，摄政王步步沦陷 It's Xi, Not Shi是西不是施Two Male Leads370k WordsCompleted (Main story complete, safe to start reading) [Two male leads & deliberate seduction & love at first sight & the gong is a hopeless romantic & happy ending] [Sickly beauty assassin shou & gentle, devoted prince regent gong] You haven’t been fooled; you just haven’t encountered the right scam Wei Junlin, the powerful prince regent who held sway over the court, fell into a tender trap carefully laid just for him. His beautiful wife, usually gentle, obedient, and sickly, suddenly turned on him at th 37.7kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
20. 20 给 After Marrying the Sickly Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune, I Was Spoiled Rotten 给病弱王爷冲喜后，被甜宠了 It's Xi, Not Shi是西不是施Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later & affection that grows over time & sweet romance & two male leads] [Optimistic, beautiful, devoted husband bottom & gentle, refined, two-faced top] Prince Ning, Ji Yanche, is gravely ill from a poison outbreak and has little time left. The Imperial Astrologer makes a prediction: there's someone in Changzhou County, Jiangnan, named Meng Qing, whose birth chart is compatible with Prince Ning's. If he marries the prince to bring him good fortune, the bride's auspicious s 5.4kReads8.9Score80914d adds

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    Okay, just read these three books. 😎

21. 21 宠 Darling [Xie Yan] 宠儿【谢宴】 Zhierba稚饵丷Two Male Leads516k WordsOngoing I went mad, craving the love of someone powerful and influential. [World-weary, gloomy, affection-starved bottom × aloof, proud crown prince top] With no father to care for me and no mother to raise me, I scraped by for over a decade before finally meeting the one who treated me well. Just when I thought everything would end happily, I was framed and forced to marry the crown prince. The prince’s heart belongs to my enemy. He despises me, ignores me, and keeps me imprisoned in the Eastern Palace 911Reads8.9Score10014d adds

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    These are all excellent, you won't regret investing in them. I highly recommend the first one; I've been following this book for months, from last winter until now!

22. 22 平 The Pingzhao Record 平昭录 The Seabed Is a Forest海底是森林Two Male Leads480k WordsCompleted Rebirth story (the shou is reborn), two male leads, both chaste!!! An old-school novel, with somewhat immature prose and plotting, so don’t overanalyze it!!! A bewitching, alluring empress shou × a devoted, clingy emperor gong In the winter of the fifteenth year of Pingzhao, Empress Xu passed away. The entire palace mourned and remembered her. The funeral bells rang again and again from the city tower, announcing the end of a virtuous empress’s reign. Rain and snow fell in torrents, washing away 2.4kReads9.1Score36114d adds
23. 23 柔 The Frail Young Husband Is Doted on by the Regent King 柔弱小夫郎被摄政王宠飘了 Bu Yu Cheng Shang不予程上Two Male Leads691k WordsCompleted Gu Tingwei transmigrated to an unknown dynasty, becoming a frail, unloved man and striking a deal with the regent. When Regent Lian Yinchi first met Gu Tingwei, he asked, "You're a man?" Gu Tingwei: ? Shouldn't he be asking whether I'm a man? He patted himself, then patted himself so hard he started coughing. "That's right, I am." Lian Yinchi: ... As a prince consort, Gu Tingwei had only three wishes. Get rich! Get even richer! Then take his money south and find a handsome young man to spend hi 13.3kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
24. 24 启 Your Majesty! The Empress Is Trying to Get Herself Killed Again! 启禀陛下！皇后娘娘又作死啦！ Snow Covers the Peach Blossoms桃花雪满Two Male Leads246k WordsCompleted 1v1, mutual firsts Gu Qi’an thought there was no point in living in this world, so he chose to jump off a building and end his life. But he survived, transmigrated to ancient times, and on top of that, got dragged back to the palace by the damn emperor, who was traveling incognito. Gu Qi’an: “Whatever. The damn emperor is so handsome, and I’ve never had a partner in all my years, so I’ll say yes.” The consorts are picking on me? Can you send me off to die? What? You can’t? Then you’re doomed. I’ 2.2kReads9.0Score25214d adds
25. 25 摄 The Regent Prince’s Sweet Little Consort 摄政王的小软妃 Though the Dishes Are Fine虽有佳肴Two Male Leads209k WordsCompleted Both are each other’s one and only. 1v1, with the top and bottom doting on each other. Shen Rong fell ill as a child, and the fever left him slow and clumsy. He went from being a child prodigy to a little fool, and became the abandoned son of the Shen family. Though Shen Rong was simple-minded, he had a handsome face. When his father was arrested and interrogated over a suspected corruption case, his family sent Shen Rong to He Yanchuan, the Regent. “Chuanchuan, would you like some plum bloss 1.7kReads8.9Score26014d adds
26. 26 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book and Became the Empress 穿书后我成了皇后 Xue Limo雪璃茉Two Male Leads298k WordsCompleted Wen Yan wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated into the body of a newlywed empress! Gentle yet domineering × laid-back slacker 1.5kReads9.2Score12114d adds

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    It doesn't have to be too pretty, hehe, marriage first, love later, that's awesome!

27. 27 穿 Transmigrated as the Prince's Tool of a Princess Consort 穿成王爷的工具人王妃 Qin Fengmo秦风陌Two Male Leads231k WordsCompleted They say that Prince Liu has an unusual fate and must marry a princess consort whose destiny matches his, or else he will die young. As luck would have it, the moment Luo Yanshu transmigrates, he becomes the expendable tool meant to keep Bai Junye alive. Luo Yanshu is completely unwilling, because this world is the setting of a political intrigue novel he read not long ago. The so-called matching destinies are just an excuse made by the Sixth Prince. In the end, the original character is brutall 61Reads8.2Score—14d adds
28. 28 戏 The Theatrical, Scheming Host Has the Tyrannical Prince Wrapped Around His Finger 戏精宿主绿茶，霸道王爷很宠他 Auntie Sansan三三大婶Two Male Leads386k WordsCompleted Two male leads + devoted couples + powerful leads + sweet romance + transmigration + flirting + lighthearted comedy. Cold, domineering, and secretly passionate top + tsundere, drama-loving bottom! Main pairing: Li Yue vs. Luo Beixuan Side pairings: The Crown Prince vs. his bodyguard; the Third Prince vs. Lu Chengfeng Li Yue transmigrates into the body of a young lord in Prince Luo’s household, with a nagging System in his head. The System keeps egging him on: “If you want to win a man’s heart, y 40Reads8.7Score—14d adds
29. 29 我 I’m Straight! You Want Me to Compete for Favor in the Harem? 我直男！你让我去后宫争宠？ The Taste of April四月的味道Two Male Leads399k WordsCompleted 1.9kReads8.7Score26414d adds
30. 30 我 I'm a Pure-Hearted College Guy, and I'm Falling in Love After a Marriage of Convenience with a Crazy Villain 我清纯男大，和疯批反派先婚后爱 A Cat Is a Cat Head猫是猫猫头Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted 37.2kReads9.4Score4.9k14d adds

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    Both books feature two male leads, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, a henpecked husband, and a father figure. They're seriously amazing! Trust me! [Kissing emojis]

31. 31 惊 What?! The Innocent Young Heir Was Sent as a Bride, and the Prince Tempted Him Day and Night 惊！清澈世子和亲，王爷日夜诱引 Pure Love Has No Answer纯爱无解Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted Full audio version available. Complete. [Male-male romance + beloved by all + devoted to each other + marriage first, love later + political intrigue] [Bright, lively, straightforward bottom × older, powerful, fatherly top] Zhaonan opened his eyes and found himself transmigrated into a noble heir sent by an enemy kingdom to die in a political marriage. By day, he read books and amused himself with birds, carefree and happy. At night, he boldly invited the prince to share his bed, utterly at ease 24.6kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
32. 32 嫁 After Marrying the Enemy Nation’s Crown Prince, I Turned the Tables 嫁给敌国太子后，我逆风翻盘了 Young Master Guiyuan归远少爷Two Male Leads351k WordsCompleted New novel: After Becoming the Tragic, Powerful Villain Rong Se transmigrates into a book and becomes the sinister, ruthless villain in a political intrigue novel, a man who murders his father and brothers and covets the throne. But he is nothing more than a tool and a backdrop for the main couple’s flirtation. He repeatedly gives his all to help their romance, only for them to live happily ever after in the imperial palace while he dies alone, abandoned by everyone and without a whole body. Rong 16.6kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds

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    All three of these are stories of arranged marriages that blossom into love!!! They're incredibly good!!! Highly recommended!!!

33. 33 契 I Went Viral After Signing a Contract with a Metaphysics Master 契约玄学大佬后我爆红了 Ting Peng听芃Two Male Leads644k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Sweet Romance + Both Untouched + A Flirtatious, Boldly Seductive Beauty as the Bottom x A Cold, Abstinent Taoist Master with Unmatched Combat Skills as the Top] Ming Yao, a top-tier beauty in the entertainment industry, woke up to find himself transmigrated into a supernatural danmei novel as a cannon-fodder character who shared his name. The good news: the first thing he saw was a total heartthrob who perfectly matched his tastes! The bad news: he’d arrived just in time to see 29.1kReads9.3Score5.7k14d adds
34. 34 九 The Ice-Cold, Arrogant Eunuch! He Made the Little Drama Queen Cry! 九千岁冰山又傲娇！气哭小作精！ Xie Kefeng谢客风Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted [Completed][Two Male Leads + Mutual Devotion, One-on-One + Rebirth + Sweet Romance and Court Intrigue] A cup of poisoned wine sent Yan Shuche and Yun Zhuyuan to their deaths beneath a rain of arrows. Only before he died did Yan Shuche learn that the icy, taciturn chief eunuch of the Western Depot had loved him for years. Given another life, Yan Shuche decides to focus on his career! And flirt with him, spoil him, and love him along the way! * Yan Shuche: “Do you want to hold me?” Yun Zhuyuan: “N 3.2kReads9.4Score43514d adds

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    🫧First Book: During the Jiangdong rebellion, when rebels surrounded and suppressed the enemy, Fu Juezhi personally led the campaign, protecting him behind him with his sword. When his old illness flared up and he lost his hearing, Fu Juezhi stayed by his side day and night, never leaving his side. Until the emperor became suspicious, Zhao Nan followed him north and suffered a lot. He also learned about Fu Juezhi's wolfish ambition. This Prince of Zhenbei disregarded morality and ethics, pointing his sword at the imperial power. On the night of the palace coup, his robes were stained with blood, yet he knelt before Zhao Nan, holding the imperial seal, biting the earring dangling from his neck. Fu Juezhi chuckled, an irresistible temptation. "Tuantuan, let's have another wedding." 🫧Second Book: Yan Shuche: "Do you want to hug me?" Yun Zhuyuan: "No." Yan Shuche: "I won't listen! You just want to, hurry up and hug me!" Yun Zhuyuan's ears turned suspiciously red, and he obediently hugged the person into his arms. 🫧Third book: The Emperor bestowed a marriage upon Wei Shuangge and Gu Chibai in court. Wei Shuangge lay down on the ground: "I will not marry!" She kicked her legs and spun around on the ground: "I swear I will never marry!" Adding hand gestures: "Even if a knife is held to my neck, I will not marry!" Gu Chibai: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

35. 35 清 The Cool, Scheming Secretary: The Commander Can’t Get Away 清冷侍郎芝麻馅，指挥使他跑不掉 One Jin of Salted Fish, Five Jin of Salt一斤咸鱼五斤盐Two Male Leads651k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + pure sweetness, no angst + happy ending + long-planned scheming + two strong leads + multiple couples + both are pure] In the eyes of the world, Wei Shuangge was the dreaded and despised commander of the Imperial Guard, while Gu Chibai, born into the Jiangnan Gu family, was an upright official with an unblemished reputation. The emperor decreed that Wei Shuangge and Gu Chibai should marry. Wei Shuangge immediately flopped onto the floor. “I refuse to marry!” He kicked his legs 16.2kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds
36. 36 重 Reborn: The Prince Spoiled Him Rotten 重生后，他被王爷宠上了天 A Big Little Orange一颗大橘子啊Two Male Leads397k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + marriage first, love later) Sweet, with virtually no misunderstandings In his previous life, Gu Yuemo wanted nothing more than to find someone who would stay by his side for a lifetime, with no one else between them. He was even willing to defy the emperor's orders for it. Eventually, he met that person, only for the man he had trusted to bring ruin to his family and kill him with his own sword. Reborn into a new life, he chose to obey the emperor's command and let things take their c 1.6kReads9.3Score20114d adds

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    Both are stories of marriage before love, but I prefer the first two.

37. 37 被 After I Was Forced to Marry the Prince 被逼娶了王爷之后 Cang Yansu苍岩素Two Male Leads305k WordsCompleted General Gu Baiji has won a great victory, only to find himself besieged on both sides at the final moment and fighting for his life. After barely holding out until reinforcements arrived and securing victory, he returns to the capital, where he is greeted by a piece of “wonderful” news that nearly knocks him off his feet: the Emperor has decreed that he marry Prince Ke, Chu Wu. Prince Ke is breathtakingly beautiful, with long hair that trails to the floor, and he is also a highly skilled physici 2.7kReads9.4Score38214d adds
38. 38 公 Young Master, Don't Run! The Prince Is Really Into You! 公子别跑，王爷他真香了！ Healing愈伤Two Male Leads511k WordsCompleted CP: The aloof-but-scheming gong who dislikes his wife at first, then falls hard (Rong Xu) × The lively, carefree shou who can spread any rumor with nothing but his mouth and is an expert at talking his way out of anything (Shen Mu) Shen Mu, a brilliant surgeon in the 21st century, dies suddenly after performing ten surgeries in a row. He transmigrates into a novel he never finished reading in his previous life, becoming the cannon-fodder male wife of its beloved male protagonist. 1.1kReads8.7Score17214d adds
39. 39 穿 Reincarnated as the Protagonist's Precious Treasure 穿成主角手中宝 Yu Shining郁诗柠Two Male Leads502k WordsCompleted [Sickly + beauty + silly beauty + innocent and lively + historical romance] [Devoted couple + sweet romance + pampered by everyone + lighthearted] No angst throughout + a mind full of bashful thoughts The self-restrained, courteous, gentle First Prince versus the spoiled, tearful, arrogant, sickly young master. Xu Gujin transmigrated into a book, becoming the youngest son of Chen's greatest general. He was a cannon-fodder character in a melodramatic novel. In the original story, because the cann 1.8kReads9.1Score15114d adds

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    Books 1 and 4 are about arranged marriages that lead to love; book 2 is about being engaged and then falling in love; and book 3 is about meeting first and then falling in love. All four are very good, so go check them out!

40. 40 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book, Don’t Think You Can Stop This Lazy Fish from Rewriting the Plot! 穿书，别想阻止本咸鱼改剧本呐！ Time时光大大Two Male Leads265k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Transmigrate Into a Book + Devoted to Each Other + Sweet Romance] Chu Yubai, who was born with a heart condition, stayed up all night reading a novel. He got so worked up that he accidentally kicked the bucket! After transmigrating into the very novel he'd spent the whole night complaining about, he discovers that he's become the young son of a marquis, who shares his name and surname and is destined to be dismembered by five horses?! No, no way! Chu Yubai decides to change hi 1.6kReads8.7Score20414d adds
41. 41 嫁 After Marrying a Vicious God, the Beautiful Young Husband Is Doted On 嫁给凶神后，貌美小夫郎被宠上天 Unknown Rivers and Mountains不知山河Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Yin Dynasty series: two male leads | husband and husband | sweet romance | 1v1 | both pure, happy ending] [Looks fierce but is a lovesick fool on top x pretends to be an aloof beauty but is really a sweet girl on the bottom] Rumor has it that the fearsome Prince Yin Cheng fell in love at first sight with Lin Nian, the only young master of the Lin family, and seized him by force. They say that after marrying the fearsome prince, young Lin Nian cried every day, his face full of sorrow. But in Pri 13.7kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
42. 42 给 The Script Was for My Stepmother, So How Did I End Up Playing Her Part? 给嫡母的剧本，怎么演到我身上了 Xiao Lou7788小楼7788Two Male Leads666k WordsCompleted [A deranged, sadistic tyrant top VS a deceptively aloof, seemingly obedient black-lotus bottom] [Two male leads + both virgins + palace intrigue among the emperor's male consorts + sweet, satisfying face-slapping + he is utterly devoted] The novel is complete. Enjoy! As the Qi family falls into decline, the legitimate matriarch schemes to offer a concubine-born daughter to the imperial palace in hopes of securing a title. To save his older sister, Qi Jue turns the tables and sets a trap, only to 4kReads8.6Score60114d adds

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    These are all books about arranged marriages that blossom into love; they're really good! [Salute]

43. 43 替 After the Substitute Male Bride Fled, the Emperor Turned Dark 替嫁男妃跑路后，帝王黑化了 Fisherman Meets the Lantern渔逢灯Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + substitute marriage + man disguises himself as a woman + both are virgins + faked-death fiction] I had spent more than a decade living an ordinary life in a small town in Gusu when my father, a capital official, finally remembered I existed. I thought my hard days were over, but he told me to take my eloping sister's place, disguise myself as a woman, and enter the palace as a consort. So much for better days. It was the end of my life as I knew it. I planned to keep my head do 46.4kReads9.2Score10.9k14d adds

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    It looks so good! 😍

44. 44 阴 The Brooding Ghost Regent: Jealous, Possessive, and Easily Rattled 阴湿男鬼摄政王，又争又抢又破防 Squeezed Peach Juice榨桃汁Two Male Leads509k WordsCompleted [Complete · Two Male Leads · Bottom · Marriage First, Love Later · Both Pure · Sweet Romance] [Sweet-talking, soft-hearted, pretty-face-loving bottom × Sick, mad, and starved for love top] Lin Hanshu transmigrates and becomes a calamity-bringing jinx. The emperor arranges his marriage to Xiao Jingqi, the sickly regent who is on death's door, hoping the wedding will bring him good luck. Lin Hanshu expects the wedding to finish Xiao Jingqi off, but somehow two negatives make a positive, and he bri 27.8kReads9.4Score5.5k14d adds

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    This book is highly recommended!!! It's practically a family of seven: the clever little mouse, the cunning 77, the poisonous little doctor, the silly little Zhao, the adorable Ruyi, and even the male mother, Deputy General Yang. I really love this kind of ensemble piece.

45. 45 穿 I Became the Handsome Male Consort, a Disposable Pawn to a Mad Tyrant 穿成疯批暴君的漂亮炮灰男后 Xie Kefeng谢客风Two Male Leads860k WordsCompleted [Pure Romance, Slow-Building Love, Slow Burn, Simple and Heartwarming.] Two male leads + Silly, Sweet Romance, Bittersweet but No Angst, 1v1, Both Pure, Transmigrate into a Book + A Touch of Redemption + Pretty, Silly, Clumsy Coward X A Scheming, Vicious, Unhinged Tyrant] * Chi Miao, a pure-hearted college boy from the 2X century, wakes up as an ill-fated cannon-fodder character in an abandoned novel. From the start, he’s forced to elope and then framed for it. Furious, he swears: “You framed me 6.3kReads9.4Score75614d adds

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    That's all. They set a goal early on, but then spoiled me rotten later. [Admiration]

46. 46 宿 Host! Run! The Villain’s Come to Grab You Again! 宿主！快跑！反派又抓你来了！ A Little Rice Ball一颗团子呀Two Male Leads203k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + funny and lighthearted + System + marriage first, love later] [Cool, loyal villain gong x impulsive, unhinged cannon-fodder shou] Transmigrate into a book as an idiot? See the villain undergoing surgery from the start? Get bound to a junk System too? Shen Yan: “I don’t care. We’re doing everything my way (*`ω´).” System 54188: [Host (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`), stop messing around! You’re supposed to save the villain, not bully him!!!] Shen Yan: “^_−☆ With me here, do 956Reads8.9Score15114d adds

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    Two male leads + ancient setting + arranged marriage + both protagonists are virgins. 1. [Cold and loyal villainous top X quirky and crazy cannon fodder bottom] [Kiss] The bottom transmigrates into a fool at the beginning and can't be out of character, which is very funny. He has a system, and the top is the main villain who can see the system. Arranged marriage to fall in love [shy][shy]

47. 47 穿 I Became the Villainous Husband and Survive by Spoiling My Wife! 穿成反派夫君，我靠宠老婆苟命！ Spanish Fried Egg西班牙De荷包蛋Two Male Leads427k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Men Who Can Bear Children + Marriage First, Love Later + Mutual Pampering + Younger Man, Both Pure] Xie Jiyuan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into an old-school melodramatic romance novel he had just complained about. His original character shares his name and is a disposable cannon-fodder character, while the story's biggest villain is none other than the legal spouse he was forced to marry. As Xie Jiyuan looks at the bridal chamber befo 19.9kReads8.5Score3.3k14d adds

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    These are all top-quality products, my darlings! If you miss this step, you'll be missing out on a treasure trove, you know?

48. 48 高 A Record of Feeding Sugar to the Ice-Cold Beauty 高岭之花喂糖实录 Bid Farewell to the Old and Enter a Dream辞旧入梦Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + 1v1 Romance + Sweet Fluff] Before the blind date: We’ll meet once, and that’ll be that. After the blind date: My darling is so soft and sweet. I want to see him every day. Cool, composed law professor Lu Zeyan × sweet, gentle pastry chef Shen Zhiyu A blind date arranged by their parents brings two people with no connection to one another together, filling the story with sweetness. From dinner at the blind date to the evening breeze on a street corner, from polite small talk to 1.6kReads8.2Score35614d adds
49. 49 自 The Autistic Young Master Was Carried Home to Be Someone's Wife 自闭症小少爷被扛回家当人老婆啦 Si Ba Jiu肆捌玖Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted, so it’ll go up.) Autistic young master bottom VS rugged retired mercenary top [One-on-one, both pure + love at first sight + healing + sweet romance] The luckiest thing that ever happened to Qin Ye was saving his young master that day and bringing him home. The young master was beautiful and spoiled, and only ever wanted to cling to him. He liked his young master that way. But beneath that fondness lay even deeper heartache. When Lu Zhixing was nine, he witnessed his 26.3kReads9.1Score4.1k14d adds
50. 50 丧 After Transmigrating, the Adorable Little Zombie Is Doted on by a Powerful Tycoon 丧尸小可爱穿越后，被大佬宠上天 Awoo, One Little Slacker Cub嗷呜一只咸鱼崽Two Male Leads235k WordsCompleted Custom cover. Anyone who steals the image gives me all their good fortune, with no side effects! [Two Men + Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Pure Love] An overthinking top × a naive, adorable bottom Little zombie Cen Miao transmigrates into a human body and opens his eyes in the middle of a blind date. “Marry me. After the wedding, we only need to maintain the appearance of a relationship. We'll divorce in a year, and I'll compensate you financially.” Cen Miao, utterly absorbed in human food, he 22.2kReads9.4Score3.6k14d adds

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