The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, Both Leads Are Each Other's First, Sweet Romance 男二上位+双洁+甜宠

1. 1 心 My Heart Races! A Secret Crush! My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet-Voiced 心动！暗恋！小青梅她人美声甜 Moonfield Mountain Fox月野山狐Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Heart-Throbbing Secret Love: My Childhood Friend Is Beautiful and Sweet is now available] [Sweet Campus Romance | Childhood Friend Takes the Lead | Groveling to Win Her Back | Secret Love] Qiao Zhen dreamed of fragments of memories from her past life: "For seven years, she followed the aloof campus heartthrob Ji Xian, obedient and gentle, offering him her whole heart, only to be casually cast aside." After finally coming to her senses, Qiao Zhen was crushed and left without 32.9kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds

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   This book, a childhood sweetheart novel read by 500,000 people, features a cold and aloof school heartthrob who gets dumped, and his childhood sweetheart, the second male lead, who rises to the top. It's a sweet and romantic campus romance, and it has everything you'd expect. Friends, you'll have to experience it for yourselves.

2. 2 醉 A Drunken Nighttime Kiss! One Flirt from Her, and the Arrogant Big Shot’s Heart Races 醉吻夜！她一撩，桀骜大佬心狂跳 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Climbing the Capital’s Family Tree is now available on all platforms.] [Top Capital City Tycoon · Rebellious, Devoted Suit-Wearing Bad Boy vs. Ballet Princess · Radiant, Proud Little Swan] Li Zhi and Fu Yanze grew up together, but Li Zhi turned out to be the fake heiress. For the sake of his own interests, Fu Yanze chose to get engaged to the real heiress, a leading actress in the entertainment industry. He hoped Li Zhi would understand and said he would come back to marr 59.5kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds

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   The female lead is a ballet dancer who, upon reaching adulthood, is suddenly informed that she is not the family's biological daughter; the real heiress is a celebrity. The male lead, for the sake of his family's inheritance, secretly gets engaged to the real heiress behind the female lead's back. The female lead then gets into some turmoil with the second male lead, who returns home. 🤔The female lead and the second male lead were best friends in high school.🤔Actually, the second male lead has had a crush on the female lead for a long time.😄The female lead's real parents are very powerful; they and the second male lead's family are old friends.😄

3. 3 诱 Luring Her to Fall from the Clouds 诱她向云端沦陷 Sleepy Little Fish轻鱼鱼睡不醒Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted [No Reconciliation After the Breakup + He Chases Her, but She Never Turns Back + Second Male Lead Wins + Unrequited Love Comes True] Xie Weiyi thought she had married for love after dating Sheng Shuran since college and eventually walking down the aisle with him. But on their wedding anniversary, she received a photo of Sheng Shuran having dinner with another woman. When Xie Weiyi confronted him, all she got was a dismissive reply: “I married you, didn't I? Can you stop being so sensitive?” “If 7.3kReads9.0Score73614d adds
4. 4 执 Rose with a Blade 执刃玫瑰 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted Print edition on sale June 20 [The Second Male Lead Takes the Spotlight + Crime Mystery + Marriage Before Love + Age Gap] [Cool, aloof high-ranking official with a fatherly streak + elegant, reserved beauty who works as a mortician] After the Nan family went bankrupt, Nan Qing was raised in the Gu household for decades. She and Gu Zhun were childhood sweethearts, with their wedding date fast approaching. But on the eve of their engagement party, a scandal involving Gu Zhun broke. In a video, Gu 38.6kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds

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   It's so good that you won't say a word once you start watching. It's logical, has positive values, and the characters pamper each other. They're both very straightforward. You won't regret getting hooked. It's a long-planned unrequited love, with the characters spoiling each other to the core, and a slow and steady romance.

5. 5 诱 She Seduces Him, and the Hong Kong District's Little Tyrant Turns into a Lovable Goofball 诱她，港区小霸王秒变二哈 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance644k WordsCompleted [Secret crush x sweet romance x the second male lead wins] [Can be both cool and sweet x the little tyrant of Hong Kong] That July, Feng Wu climbed a tree to rescue a cat. Xu Xingchi happened to pass by and pulled up the hem of his T-shirt. “Awu, toss the cat down. Your big brother will catch it.” In the blink of an eye, Xu Xingchi had grown up. He gave her a cold smile. “Feng Wu, eat the mango for her, and I’ll agree to get engaged to you.” With everyone watching, Feng Wu ate the mango bite by 27kReads9.2Score3.6k14d adds

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   The male lead is a pure lover, super cute.

6. 6 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 15.6kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
7. 7 青 Green Hills Like Jade 青山似玉 Agate Squire玛瑙员外Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available) [Love after marriage, age gap, slow-burn everyday sweetness] *A gentle beauty from a family of scholars × a refined, fatherly man *A comic artist with a billion in assets × an influential Beijing aristocrat and chamber of commerce chairman Chu Shuang knew from childhood that she was promised to the Sheng family of the imperial capital, but she had never met her fiancé. Later, by a twist of fate, she moved into the Sheng residence and met her friend’s older br 134.8kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
8. 8 肆 A Wanton Kiss Beneath the Camellias 肆吻山茶 Liujin Mountain鎏金山Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [Married first, fall in love later + secret love + second male lead takes the lead + the heroine’s regretful ex gets no second chance] Shen Xingzhi is a noble young master from a prestigious family. Everyone in their social circle knows Jiang Wan has loved him for ten years, but it never crossed his mind to marry her. When they broke up, Shen Xingzhi laughed. “I’m just making her suffer a little. She can’t live without me anyway.” Later, Shen Xingzhi begged her to come back, eyes red with tears, 251Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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   🌷🌷The second male lead takes her place. She has loved him deeply for ten years, but he has never acknowledged her in public. During chaotic nights, he never worries about her safety and leaves her alone. Her grief is greater than her heartbreak, and at that moment, she finally gives up on him...

9. 9 男 The Second Male Lead Takes the Crown: The Stand-In's Wrap Party 男二上位：替身杀青宴 Ten Years of Soliloquy十年独白Modern Romance164k WordsCompleted [The path of death she chose for him / fulfilling a promise made in their youth] [What long-awaited reunions? They’re all just murder games.] [The male lead becomes a twisted pervert later on / proceed with caution] Many years ago, she and Xu Xiangbei lived in a dim little alley. When he was sick, she stayed by his bedside. One summer, a few unruly crickets slipped inside. The patient furrowed his brow slightly. So, to avoid waking him, she caught crickets in the hospital room, sweating profuse 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
10. 10 崩 The Plot’s Gone Off the Rails: The Obsessive Second Male Lead Loves the Despicable Supporting Actress 崩了：偏执男二爱的是恶心女配 In the Blink of an Eye一弹指顷Modern Romance276k WordsCompleted [Delusional, impoverished, miserable heroine who lives in her own head VS domineering, stubborn hero with a lovesick streak + goofy, sweet romance + adorable height difference] Hu Xingyu is obsessed with the campus heartthrob Lu Huaizhou, and everyone hates her for it. After she injures her head in a fall, she dreams she is the despicable supporting villainess in a novel. If she keeps pestering the aloof hero, Lu Huaizhou, the obsessive second male lead, Zhou Xu, will cruelly kill her. Once she 441Reads8.7Score11414d adds
11. 11 离 After the Divorce, I Became the Darling of a Sweet Puppy Boy 离婚后，我成了小奶狗的心尖尖 Purple Streets and Splendor紫陌铅华Modern Romance293k WordsCompleted [Older woman-younger man romance + sweet and doting, no angst] [High-IQ heiress from a wealthy Haicheng family vs. a school bully with a puppy-dog side from a wealthy Jingcheng family] Tang Wuling loved Li Chengyuan for ten years, but all she got in return was his repeated insults, calling her a malicious woman. He said she wasn’t even as good as Huo Yurou’s little toe. She had loved him and given it a try. Throwing herself at him again would only make her look pathetic. Tang Wuling turned aroun 1.1kReads8.8Score10114d adds

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