Two Male Leads! Heartbreaking! Bad Ending! Super Short!! 双男！巨虐！BE！巨短！！

1. 1 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 171.7kReads9.6Score38.4kShelves

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   A misunderstanding led him, in his youth, to do something he would regret for the rest of his life. Ten years later, he orchestrated a scheme to lure him into his territory, forcefully imprisoning him and punishing him until he was suffocating. Two madmen, a love-hate relationship! Super good!

2. 2 王 The Prince's Cold and Stern Little Shadow Guard 王爷的冷冽小暗卫 Zhuo Ling濯泠Two Male Leads266k WordsCompleted [Secret Love Turns to True Love, Happy Ending] [Warning: Extremely frequent physical abuse. If that's not your thing, do not read!] Shen Xi'an fell in love with his master many, many years ago, starting with a single unforgettable glimpse. But when they met again, their statuses were worlds apart, and there was no longer the slightest chance for them to be together. Before coming to Huo Ran's side, Shen Xi'an had already given up on his life, even on living itself. Huo Ran gave him a reason to l 3.4kReads9.0Score339Shelves

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   The first book was quite angsty at first, but got better later. The second book was extremely angsty at the beginning, and the protagonist also suffered a lot while pursuing the other. The third book was very angsty in the beginning, but the angst wasn't too intense, and it became sweet later. The fourth book was the only one that was angsty in the later stages! I highly recommend the last one!! It seems like all the books I've read were angsty in the beginning but sweet later.

3. 3 暗 The Shadow Guard Is Dying. Your Highness, Spare His Life 暗卫快死了，求王爷饶他一命 Song Mingyue宋鸣跃Two Male Leads411k WordsCompleted [Bottom is reborn + mild physical angst + angst first, sweetness later + happy ending] Cold and ruthless top Liang Yunxiao × carefree bottom Liu Mianjin, lovesick and all alone ★ The story of Liang Yunxiao, a prince of a different surname, and the hidden guard Nineteen, raised in his household~ ★ I was heartless, but then I met you. What could I do? ★ At the royal hunting festival, Hidden Guard Nineteen “accidentally” wandered into the sight of his ruthless prince. From then on, he was never aga 2.3kReads9.0Score238Shelves
4. 4 师 Master, Keep Punishing Me and I Might Just Turn the Tables 师父，您再罚，徒儿可就反攻了 Zhu Qing oO竹青oOTwo Male Leads252k WordsCompleted (Plot-focused! Two male leads!) Title: Nighttime Remonstrance Raised under his master's influence, Gu Wufeng grew into a ruthless, cold-blooded, and heartless man. After his master's death, he took over as leader of Wufeng Hall. Bereft of his master, Gu Wufeng felt that life had lost all meaning, until Leng Xue appeared. In his only disciple, Gu Wufeng saw a reflection of his younger self. One morning, he went to wake him, only to hear him calling for his master in his sleep. The past and presen 562Reads6.8Score100Shelves
5. 5 王 My Lord, This Secret Guard Knows He Was Wrong and Begs to Be Punished 王爷，暗卫知错了，主动求罚 Mu Chenze慕辰泽Two Male Leads405k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + prince and bodyguard + domineering top and loyal bottom + sweet romance + a little physical angst] A romance between two men: a prince and his young shadow guard. The domineering Prince Jun Yu, the top, versus Ying Mo, his loyal shadow guard, the bottom. In his previous life, Jun Yu spent ten years fighting on the battlefield, devoting himself to supporting his elder brother. He was the renowned Prince of Qin of the Dayan Kingdom, a young hero praised by the people. Yet when h 18.9kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
6. 6 他 He Loves My Heart 他爱的是我的心脏 Rule Breaker违例Two Male Leads228k WordsCompleted On the day of the interview, Lu Yanshen looked at me for three seconds. I thought it was love at first sight. Only later did I learn he was looking at my heart: an Rh-negative heart that could save the woman he loved. He said, “I'll use your heart to save her first, then find another heart to save you.” I thought he was joking. He wasn't. On the operating table, I asked him one last question: “Did you ever like me, even a little? Not my heart, but me.” He didn't answer. I closed my eyes 534Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These are all tragic endings.

7. 7 哥 Big Brother, Will I Be Able to See You When I’m Dead? 哥，我死了就能看见你了吗？ Lotus Who Loves Pears爱吃梨的莲花8k WordsCompleted Bro, if I die, will I be able to see you? 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   All of them are very angsty and very short.

8. 8 门 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 Sister Sister, I'm Xiao Qing姐姐姐姐我是小青19k WordsCompleted Front Tooth 1 102Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 我 After I Died, They All Started to Love Me 我死后，他们都开始爱我 Flowers Falling in Misty Rain烟雨花落Two Male Leads147k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Angsty, Tearjerking Romance + Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance] The person Shen Yanci envied most in this life was his twin brother, Shen Zhiheng. Everyone said Shen Zhiheng had been born frail because Yanci had taken nutrients from him in the womb. His biological parents demanded to know: Why was Yanci the one who could run and jump around? Why was he the one who got to live a healthy life? The man he had loved for ten years told him, “He’s your brother, your own flesh and bloo 4kReads7.1Score437Shelves
10. 10 门 Front Teeth 2. 门牙2. Sister Sister, I'm Xiao Qing姐姐姐姐我是小青9k WordsCompleted Front Teeth 2. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 两 The Two Substitutes 两个替身 Xin Jiu 0℃辛九0℃Two Male Leads149k WordsCompleted Four years ago, Mu Ning was forced abroad by Gu Xibei’s father. Four years later, Mu Ning returned, only to find that Gu Xibei already had a replacement by his side: Qi Ran. Driven by selfish desires, Mu Ning tried to break them apart, for the sake of his ailing mother and for himself. His own staged performance was finally exposed, making him realize that the person he had once loved no longer loved him. Mu Ning could only live for himself. But he later became indirectly responsible for Qi Ran’ 212Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 借 Moon-Lending Teahouse 借月茶馆 Shi Yi Onze拾一Onze22k WordsCompleted Moonlit Teahouse 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story, angst, with elements of the supernatural.

13. 13 他 The Way He Looks 他的样子 Rule Breaker违例Two Male Leads195k WordsCompleted Su Nian was a bird kept by Shen Du. Locked in a gray apartment, dressed in gray clothes, and taught to imitate someone else’s smile. Shen Du held his grandmother’s life in his hands, so Su Nian couldn’t fly, couldn’t call out, couldn’t say no. When Shen Du wanted him to be like Cheng Yanbai, he was. When Shen Du wanted him in bed, he went. When Shen Du wanted his body, he gave it. Afterward, Shen Du would turn his back and call out another name: Yanbai. Later, the white moonlight returned. 450Reads—Score100Shelves
14. 14 忠 Faithful Hound 忠犬 Qing Shisi卿十四Two Male Leads45k WordsCompleted Zhou Qi says he’ll be Qi Tingyao’s dog for the rest of his life, but he can’t bear to stop there. Through countless sleepless nights, he tears at his own soul and cries out with longing. The feelings he has buried deep in his heart for over a decade finally burst forth. Just how much does he love Qi Tingyao? Perhaps it’s shown in the way he finally finds the strength to let go as he lies dying. 3.6kReads8.6Score385Shelves

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    Go ahead and cry over these two books, baby 😢😢😢 They're so loyal, I can't sleep at night because I'm crying so much 😢😢😢😢

15. 15 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23kReads8.1Score4kShelves
16. 16 不 Was It Just for Fun? Why Are You Crying Now That I Have a Terminal Illness? 不是玩玩而已？我得绝症你哭什么 What a Big Cabbage好一颗大白菜Two Male Leads327k WordsCompleted Original title: Can You Leave a Sweet Orange by My Grave? Cool boxer bottom × seemingly nice-guy but actually wicked, flirtatious top (First person + chasing the spouse into the crematorium + melodrama + tragic ending) Li Feng is a coward. After learning he has a terminal illness, he decides to earn enough money and then die. Before then, a man named Qin Xiao suddenly barges into his life. Suddenly, he doesn’t want to die anymore. He wants to live. Just as he’s about to tell Qin Xiao ever 17.7kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    Watch this. It was destined to have a bad ending from the start. It made me cry so much; I couldn't get over it for days.

17. 17 全 After Everyone Got a Bad Ending, the Worlds Merged 全员be后，世界融合了 Courtyard of Still Water止水之庭Two Male Leads463k WordsCompleted The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium Blurb: Yan Mo, an ordinary young man, is whisked away by a conquest System and somehow becomes someone else's beloved wife. A complete novice who has never been in love, he diligently learns how to love someone. Other people rely on their acting skills to win someone over. He relies on sincerity. All his efforts and sacrifices, all his waiting and affection, earn him nothing but ruthless abandonment. At last, utterly disillusioned, Yan Mo loses his temper. He's do 3.3kReads8.1Score501Shelves

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    The first book had a relatively novel plot, the second was pure angst, and the third book left me feeling suffocated 🥺😭

18. 18 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.8kReads9.3Score3kShelves
19. 19 困 Trapped in a Cage 困于樊笼 Lemon Loves Apples柠檬爱苹果Two Male Leads270k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + old-school melodrama + deranged, sickly Alpha seme + forced love in a locked room + ABO + chasing his wife to the crematorium + elite heir and tycoon CEO] Deranged, possessive Alpha seme x unfortunate, pitiful beta uke P.S. This story involves a beta becoming an omega. Please take note if that isn’t your thing. Both leads remain faithful to each other. The seme’s issues are explained in chapters 50-something, and the problems that came up have since been corrected. “Pei Sichen, 6.3kReads8.3Score729Shelves

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    It's so heartbreaking to watch, it makes my liver hurt.

20. 20 受 The Tormented Beta 受尽折磨的beta Yu Wuqing雨误清Two Male Leads216k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Forced love, ex-wife-chasing crematorium warning ⚠️ Qin Chiye, alpha gong × Fang Xiaodou, beta shou Fang Xiaodou grew up with only his grandmother, and they were very close. To save her life, he sold himself to Qin Chiye, a devil of a man. He takes pleasure in watching Fang Xiaodou suffer and struggle, using mental control to dictate his every move and gradually reduce him to a possession. Any sign of resistance is violently suppressed and punished with particular cruelty. Driven to se 2.4kReads6.9Score149Shelves
21. 21 暗 After His Secret Guard Broke Down, the Crown Prince Regretted Everything 暗卫崩溃后，太子追悔莫及 Laughing at the Dreamers in This Fleeting Life浮生却笑梦中人Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + childhood friends + equally matched leads + a groveling pursuit] Free-spirited, unruly crown prince gong vs. cool, devoted shadow guard shou He was the crown prince's study companion, his personal bodyguard, the brother who had grown up by his side, and his most loyal subordinate. But when the crown prince's constitution unexpectedly changed, a bond formed between the shadow guard and his master. The shadow guard who had been at the crown prince's side since childhood act 4.4kReads9.1Score487Shelves

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    It's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly, incredibly, incredibly, incredibly, incredibly, incredibly angsty! So angsty it'll suffocate you!

22. 22 侯 Forbidden Love in the Marquis's Household 侯府孽情 I Came Riding on Shit我踏翔而来Two Male Leads73k WordsCompleted Lord Liu Chenyuan has taken a fourth wife into the Liu estate. Pity the principal wife, running herself ragged with all the household work while the lord hasn’t looked at him in ages. In the eyes of the servants at the Marquis of Liu’s residence, the new Fourth Lady seems to have claimed all of the lord’s affection. The servants can’t help wondering, “How is Madam doing now?” Han Fengyou is always so calm and gentle, helping others prepare for their weddings as he watches his husband take a new 1kReads6.1Score145Shelves
23. 23 被 The Mute Little Darling His Enemy Keeps as a Pet Is So Well-Behaved 被仇家圈养的失语小可怜乖透了 Mao Li Xiao Wu Niang毛利小五娘Two Male Leads521k WordsCompleted Jiang Yan discovers a mute beauty in the basement of his late father’s house. Years spent in a place without sunlight have damaged the beauty’s eyesight. He can’t speak, and even walking is difficult for him. Jiang Yan takes pity on him and saves him, only to discover that he is the mistress who broke up his family years ago. So Jiang Yan changes his mind. He keeps the beauty by his side, using every means at his disposal to torment and exact revenge on him. - In the seventh year of Shen Cishu’s 311Reads6.2Score100Shelves
24. 24 我 My Boyfriend Wants Me to Die 我的男友让我去死 Little Stone小石头9k WordsCompleted Five years after we broke up, my ex-boyfriend acquired the company I work for and became my direct superior overnight. I spent several sleepless nights on a project proposal, nearly working myself to death, only for him to hand it off to someone else with a single word. My team was split up, and I became his cautionary example for criticizing employees, a laughingstock among my colleagues. Lu Sheng said this was the price I had to pay for betraying him. I asked what it would take for him to 285Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 仙 My Immortal Venerable Husband Threw Me into the Demon Realm 仙尊夫君把我扔进魔族 I Said the Wind Would Come我说风来Completed After my husband ascended, he despised me for being infatuated with him and locked me away in the Land of Chaos, leaving me to be abused by anyone who pleased. “You dare, as a man, to covet this honored one? If you’re that desperate for men, then go be a cheap whore in the Land of Chaos!” At his word, I became a condemned prostitute, enduring every kind of torment from demons and monsters, unable to die no matter how much I begged. After five hundred years of brutal punishment, I finally lear —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 送 After I Was Sent Away for a Political Marriage, the Immortal Lord Went Mad 送我和亲后，仙君疯了 A Zimo阿子沫11k WordsCompleted I fell in love with my master. One night, drunk, I confessed my feelings to him, only to see the disgust in his eyes. “Defying all convention,” “shameless.” He kicked me down the steps and cursed me, saying that since I liked men, I could take my junior sister’s place and marry into the Wolf Clan disguised as a woman. Five hundred years later, he conquered the northern deserts and came back drenched in blood, carrying my husband’s beauty bone and saying he would take me home. I held my sword 7Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 若 If There Is Another Life, I Don’t Want to Return to This World 若有来生，不愿意再来人世间 Lemon Moon Breeze柠月风10k WordsCompleted “How could I possibly fall for a man? I was only playing around.” “I think he’s disgusting. I’ll dump him once I’ve had my fun.” At the banquet, Yu Zhen’s lips curled with mockery as he wantonly trampled on our relationship. Later, half his face gaunt, he gripped my wrist. His vicious expression softened into a desperate plea: “Mu Cheng, give me one more chance.” 27Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 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 4.3kReads8.9Score495Shelves

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    Does anyone understand? It's so heartbreaking! [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying] The third book is really so moving! [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

29. 29 三 We Reunited Three Years Later, But He Hated Me to the Bone 三年后重逢，他却恨我入骨 Spring Breeze, Fusu, and the Last Snow春风扶苏残雪Two Male Leads166k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Younger Top + Rekindled Romance + Shadow Guard] Ruthless, love-hating Emperor Luo Mingchuan, Top × Patient Shadow Guard Pei Xuan, devoted to one man, Bottom “Pei Xuan, I hate you so much.” “Want to live? Do you think you deserve to…” “Three years, and this is how you’ve let yourself end up…” Luo Mingchuan met Pei Xuan when he was fifteen. Back then, everyone in the realm knew that the Third Prince loved his own shadow guard. He was even willing to give up his chance at the th 4.9kReads8.9Score546Shelves

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    The fourth book is incredibly heart-wrenching! You absolutely have to read it!

30. 30 误 Imprisoned by a Mistaken Favor 误恩囚 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Mutual Devotion + Angsty Romance + Physical Abuse + Alternate World + Unequal Status + Happy Ending] [Not for Bottom-Leading Fans] Synopsis: After an accident, Ning Huairu, the young lady of Wangyue Manor, saves Wen Jinchuan, who has been poisoned. When he wakes, however, he mistakenly believes that Shiqi (Ning Huaizhi) saved him. And so he begins to indulge and favor Shiqi. He forgives Shiqi's methods, his cruelty, and his selfishness. Having never received such affection befo 4.8kReads9.1Score319Shelves
31. 31 强 Forced into a Torturous Love 强制虐爱 Jiu Jiu Ziqi酒酒子琪Two Male Leads269k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional torment + sickly protagonist + obsessive love + unhinged behavior + movie star + groveling redemption + mutually exclusive romance] Proud, sickly beauty on the receiving end + extremely controlling, possessive pursuer Mo Jingrui was born without feelings. He only likes being in control and stamping on other people’s dignity, tormenting their minds until they submit to him completely. He drives Song Huaizhi’s father to his death, brings down the Song family, and forces 8kReads8.6Score683Shelves
32. 32 全 Everyone in This Story Is Crazy. Please, Won't You Kill Me? 全文疯批，请杀了我好吗 Jiu Jiu Ziqi酒酒子琪Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Power couple + Mutually faithful] [Angst early on, more angst in the middle, the male lead turns into a lovesick puppy later; tragic ending, but with rebirth] The pursuer thinks the pursued betrayed him. The pursued spends two years hiding away, then gets caught and brought back. The pursuer starts beating and tormenting him in every way, and even brings his fiancée to see him. She'll stop at nothing and wants to kill him every day. After enduring endless humiliation, Bai Feiying tries to escap 2.1kReads9.0Score270Shelves
33. 33 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves

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    These two 🥺😢

34. 34 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 27.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves

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    See? They're all completely silent. 🤦

35. 35 他 Where He Belongs 他的归处 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 4kReads8.1Score650Shelves

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    These books are all quite heart-wrenching, especially the first and third ones, which are incredibly agonizing. I lost three pounds after reading the first and third ones; I cried every single chapter! They're so incredibly painful!

36. 36 死 The One Thing I Wanted to Record Before I Died 死前，我唯一想记录的 He Yuyi鹤羽依Two Male Leads25k WordsCompleted I fell in love with my non-blood-related older brother, but he found me disgusting and sent me to a conversion therapy center. After I got out, my mental state deteriorated day by day, and in the end, before I died, I wrote this 3.1kReads8.1Score656Shelves

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    They were so sweet, I almost died watching them in the middle of the night, you know... They're all such good babies... I hope they'll be happy in their next life... [Crying][crying][crying]

37. 37 劣 Defective Omega 劣质omgea Sleepy Tangerine困桔了Two Male Leads246k WordsCompleted Their marriage was in name only, and it lasted four years. “Your pheromones disgust me.” Four years together couldn’t melt the ice between them. What was the point of desperately trying to save the relationship? The seeds of their separation had taken root long ago. Correction: The novel’s actual title is “Inferior Omega.” It can’t be changed after signing the contract, but feel free to dive into the story! 5.6kReads8.2Score543Shelves

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    These books are really heart-wrenching. I personally think Whale Fall is very good.

38. 38 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 6kReads—Score101Shelves
39. 39 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 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 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? 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 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 314Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 我 I Won’t Fall for You 我不会喜欢你 Falling Blossoms and Flying Rain落花飞雨Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted Mo Qian spent six years trying to warm a cold, unyielding heart. But life is full of disappointments, and love is one of them. Even on the day he died, he never received the love he had yearned for. But he could never have imagined that after his death, the one he had loved in this world would finally awaken, overcome with grief. Day after day, they knelt before the tiny pile of ashes he had become, sobbing and weeping, until they died beneath those ashes. ***Content warnings: * A groveling ex a 989Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    They're all angst-filled novels. The first one is 29,000 words, the shortest. The second one is 39,000 words, also quite short. The third one is 110,000 words. The fourth one might not be that short, maybe around 200,000 words, but it's very angsty; I feel it's the most angsty one. As for the last one, I recommend it everywhere I go—it's truly excellent!

43. 43 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves

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    It's so good, come and see!

44. 44 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 1.6kReads8.4Score146Shelves

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    Short and angsty novels featuring two male protagonists

45. 45 废 The Discarded Stand-In Has Had Enough 废弃替身想开了 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Two Male Leads215k WordsCompleted [No female lead, 1v1, seriously angsty drama + stand-in for the unattainable first love + winning him back at any cost + mutual healing + rekindled romance + 80% angst, 20% sweetness + happy ending] Cen Yu had known Gu Yanting for ten years. For the first five, he was Gu Yanting's sidekick, his underling. In the sixth year, Gu Yanting said, “Your profile looks like Qi Anyi's,” and Cen Yu became a stand-in for Gu Yanting's unattainable first love. In the tenth year, Qi Anyi came back. Gu Yanting 5.3kReads8.8Score321Shelves
46. 46 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 708Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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47. 47 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
48. 48 万 Everyone Hated Her, Then She Showed Her Face and Took the Internet by Storm 万人嫌露脸后全网爆火 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] A sickly, universally despised bottom; A seemingly cold and heartless top who has fallen deeply in love. A year ago, Xu Mian was rumored to have thrown matches, and was boycotted by the entire internet. He retired early. With his mother seriously ill and his right hand partially disabled, he became the target of abuse from everyone in the esports scene, like a rat crossing the street, and endured it for an entire year. Caught between life and death, he struggled to stay alive: 12.6kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
49. 49 小 That Little Trouble-Maker Is Absolutely Unhinged 小作精他超疯的 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + rekindled love + entertainment industry + happy ending] A volatile, depressed, troublesome, sickly bottom in public and in private, A top who is emotionally impaired but an outstanding actor. Jiang Li is a madman. During a sugar-baby arrangement, he was the first to fall in love and become obsessed. He knew Yi Zhen didn't love him, yet he kept clinging to him, his body covered in wounds. He said, “I supported you for two years. Now it's your turn to support me for two years! 10.9kReads9.3Score847Shelves
50. 50 爆 An Upset Victory: A Top-Tier Star Gets Swept Away by a Nobody 爆冷：顶流被小糊咖拐跑了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + showbiz + happy ending] A doting, top-tier-star seme, A little-known, sickly uke. Lu Qing lost Gu Zhiyan, the person who loved him most, so he nearly gave his life for another chance to meet him. But the Gu Zhiyan he meets again is no longer the poor kid he was a year ago. He has transformed into a top-tier star with tens of millions of fans and the sole heir to the Gu family, the foremost clan in Beijing’s elite circles. Gu Zhiyan shuts Lu Qing out completely. 8.9kReads9.3Score745Shelves

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