Childhood Friends Who Grew Up Together from Birth!! 竹马竹马，从出生起就一起长大的竹马！！

1. 1 拯 Saving My Cannon-Fodder Childhood Friend: The Aloof Beauty Stakes Herself on the Game 拯救炮灰竹马，清冷美人以身入局 Purple Bauhinia Demon Moon紫荆妖月Two Male Leads691k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + 1v1, both pure + childhood friends + devoted to each other + super sweet] Cool, aloof beauty who knows how to reel them in on the receiving end × tall, handsome, straight-laced top In his second year studying abroad, Jiang Shaoli awakened to his own existence and discovered that he was living inside a danmei novel. His childhood friend, who had a one-track mind, was apparently a hopeless simp for the novel’s protagonist on the receiving end, destined to become a cannon fodder 53.6kReads9.2Score6.4k14d adds

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   Absolutely top-notch! They're all top-notch!!!

2. 2 直 The Straight Male Supporting Character Keeps Fighting for His Place 直男男配他又争又抢 Thirty Thousand Words a Day日淦三万字Two Male Leads231k WordsCompleted [The Rating Is a Little Low Since It Just Came Out, but It’ll Slowly Rise (Word of Mouth)] [Mind Reading + Secret Crush + Childhood Friends + Brooding Top (Thinks He’s a Pervert Bottom vs. Truly Twisted, Obsessive Bottom)] Shen Yun also took a fall, and inexplicably found himself with strange plot prompts in his head. According to the prompts, he was supposedly straight but secretly gay, while Wen Yi, his straight best friend and the object of his longtime crush, was actually a closeted gay man 2.2kReads8.7Score35414d adds

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   ① The first book is absolutely amazing! It's my favorite childhood sweetheart novel out of all the ones I've read [Sparrow's Masterpiece]. The only downside is that you can't listen to the audiobook. ② I find it unbelievable that the second book has such a low rating. The author's writing is very good. Trust my judgment; if you want to read childhood sweetheart novels again, you should definitely check it out. [Learned][Added to bookshelf][Added to bookshelf]

3. 3 穿EN Transmigrated Into a Book as a Baby: My Childhood Friend Is a Crybaby 穿书成奶娃：竹马是哭包 Squirrel, Run, Run, Run松鼠跑跑跑Two Male Leads384k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Transmigrate Into a Book + Childhood Friends + Mutual Firsts + HE] [Steady but tearful young heir × Lively but frail young master] Shen Xinde was a genius painter who had just read a novel. In it, the male supporting character, Gu Zhuoling, had been a loner since childhood, and the male lead was his only friend. Gu Zhuoling had always helped the male and female leads get together, but in the end, he took his own life by jumping into the sea after suffering from various mental 17.6kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds

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   This is absolutely gorgeous! Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people!

4. 4 沈 After President Shen Returned, the Stray Puppy Learned to Behave 沈总回来后，放养小狗学乖了 A Note Without a Staff音符离了五线谱Two Male Leads608k WordsCompleted The novel is complete. Please don’t apply the novel’s setting to real life, thank you. “Prove it to me.” Lu Lin’s voice was hoarse, yet unusually firm. “Prove that you’re Shen Qingci.” Shen Qingci looked at him and spoke calmly: “The first day you came to my place, when you were eight, you refused to bathe and hid in the wardrobe.” He spoke slowly, each word clear. “When I found you, you bit me and left tooth marks on the web of my right hand. The scar is still there.” Lu Lin stopped breathing. 19kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds

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   There are a few of them, but I especially recommend 1, 5, and 6 – they're incredibly sweet!

5. 5 凭 Why Should Latecomers Come Out on Top??? 凭什么后来者居上？？？ Su Zhong宿衷Two Male Leads475k WordsCompleted High-stakes push and pull · Showbiz · Equally matched leads · Face-slapping catharsis · Reuniting after a breakup · Secret identity · Both chaste, happy ending · Main story complete Why Should the Newcomer Come Out on Top? My Ex Is Fighting Tooth and Nail to Win Me Back [A fake obsessive, actually a devoted, doting husband of an attacker × a mad, seemingly innocent but secretly dark, flirtatious long-haired beauty of a recipient] “Have you heard? Jiang Ji, that nobody of an actor, is going on a 6.3kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
6. 6 清 The Cool Beauty Crooks a Finger, and Her Younger Green-Tea Boy Goes Wild 清冷美人勾勾手，年下绿茶爽成狗 Yun Aruo云阿若Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so it'll go up!) [Two male leads + both virgins + younger man + unrequited love becomes mutual + craving physical affection + campus] [Flirtatious, scheming green-tea top x cool, aloof beauty bottom] - Ji Lingchu is broke. The good news: his roommate is rich. The even better news: his roommate is not only rich, but sick. The best news of all: only Ji Lingchu can cure his roommate's illness. So, When his roommate has his first episode, he crawls into bed pitifully and say 11.6kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
7. 7 清 The Cool, Aloof Commander Has a Puppy-Like Adjutant Clinging to Her 清冷指挥官被小狗副官缠上了 Xiang Tao向桃Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + interstellar + ABO + younger seme + equally matched leads + both inexperienced] [Adjutant seme × Commander uke] After a mission, Imperial Commander Jing Zhan suffered the biggest mishap of his career. He was accidentally bitten by a brazen Alpha, who even left behind a note that seemed to taunt him: Baby, you're pretty good in bed. I'll book you again next time. (Blows a kiss.) Jing Zhan flew into a rage and ordered his people to search high and low until they found the culprit 5.4kReads9.1Score89514d adds
8. 8 白 A White-Haired Wolfdog with an Attitude? The Cool Rival Is Tamed in an Instant 白毛狼狗很拽？清冷对家一驯就乖 Wen Wei闻娓Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + younger man/older man + secret crush + cool, aloof bottom and flirtatious top + showbiz] [Bad-boy heartthrob with a mouth full of cheeky lines × noble, cold-hearted beauty and award-winning actor] A legend of the silver screen, Jiang Minxing is known throughout the industry as the snow atop a mountain: aloof and solitary. But every force has its match. His longtime rival, Shi Huang, has always been loud and flamboyant, dragging him into trending topics time and again. From luxu 46kReads9.5Score7.5k14d adds
9. 9 谁 Who Taught You to Be a Brother Like That? 谁教你这么当兄弟的 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available, published under the title Planetary Effect] Chen Zhijuan is the top surgeon in the orthopedics department at Beicheng People's Hospital. He's usually cold and taciturn. Dr. Chen is strikingly handsome, and his crisp, slender figure in a white coat gives off an air of restraint. The girls chasing after him could circle the hospital three times. Too bad his heart belongs to someone else. He's been secretly in love with his best friend for nearly ten years. The 83.9kReads9.3Score12.4k14d adds
10. 10 重 Reborn as a Shy Little Introvert with a Lovable Romantic Streak 重生小自闭，呆萌恋爱脑 Eating Beans Makes You Chubby吃豆豆长肉肉Two Male Leads559k WordsCompleted [Romance between two men] [Sweet romance] [Devoted to each other] [Reborn] [A reclusive genius, emotionally clueless bottom] VS [A gentle, doting, fiercely protective top] Yu Duo is a beautiful boy who has put every skill point he has into intelligence ever since birth. His mathematical talent is astonishing, but when it comes to emotional intelligence, he is a complete idiot. Yes, our Yu Duo is a little autistic. But even our little autistic boy has someone he likes. Though he cannot express it 14.7kReads9.5Score2k14d adds
11. 11 时 Now You See It, Now You Don't 时尹时现 Fish Fish Fish Roe Paddle鱼鱼鱼子桨Two Male Leads261k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends + friendship turns into something more + love after a crush + top’s perspective] Yin Chi went to his girlfriend’s school to surprise her, only to get a surprise in return: a green hat. After breaking up, Yin Chi drowned his sorrows in alcohol and passed out. When he woke up the next day, he saw his good buddy beside him and froze. - Question: The day after my breakup, my good buddy asked this straight guy to date him. What should I do? Answer: Obviously, keep 14kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
12. 12 团 The Beloved Little Ancestor Has No Worries, Except for a Sore Back 团宠小祖宗，除了费腰没烦恼 Qi Ranqi琪苒柒Two Male Leads364k WordsCompleted The story is complete. Please visit the author’s profile to read it. [Two male leads + modern setting + everyone’s darling + sweet romance + doting CEO top and beautiful, adored bottom] Wen Zhiyao was the pampered young master of the Wen family, cherished by his parents and protected by his six older brothers. Lu Shiyan loved him with all his heart. If anyone gave him trouble at school, he hit back; if others envied or resented him, they could just deal with it. But after getting together with L 6.8kReads8.7Score77414d adds

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    They met when they were three, confessed their feelings after the middle school entrance exam, and got engaged after the college entrance exam. It's super sweet, and the rating is initially high; it will increase later.

13. 13 快 Quick Transmigration: The Childhood Friend Beats the Newcomer and Wins the Girl 快穿：竹马打败天降成功上位了 Mei Qing美清Two Male Leads439k WordsCompleted Why does the childhood sweetheart always lose to the guy who shows up later? After countless late-arriving male leads beat childhood-sweetheart rivals, the childhood sweethearts who were treated as mere tools have had enough! He was the one who stayed with her through every tear and laugh as she grew up. He was the one who secretly guarded her and comforted her when she was down. He was even the so-called male supporting character who started out as her first love and later clung to her desperat 21.7kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds

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    Childhood sweethearts [flying kiss]

14. 14 快 Quick Transmigration: The Childhood Friend Conquest Plan 快穿之竹马攻略计划 Mu Yangyang慕杨杨杨Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2.4kReads8.6Score16814d adds
15. 15 他 He Was Born to Be His Wife’s Dog 他生来就是要给老婆当狗的 Cai Cai Wants to Get Rich菜菜要发财Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Everyone's Favorite + Coming of Age + Childhood Friends] Sunny, cheerful, adorable, and pampered boy × Cold-faced, sharp-tongued, laundry-doing, motherly top In his previous life, Tao Leyang's partner of three years cheated on him, and Tao Leyang died by accident during an argument. His soul had not yet disappeared. He never expected the first person to rush over and gather his remains to be Fu Mian, the young master of the Fu family, who had long since cut off all contact wit 18.5kReads8.7Score2.5k14d adds

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    Wow, this has to be it! The development of the story from childhood was so natural and adorable. I'm very particular about logic when choosing books, and this one had no problems at all. It's also super sweet. When the uke expresses his feelings for the guy, the seme says he can't be the bottom, but later, after realizing they like each other, he says he can only be his bottom, hahaha.

16. 16 京 The Capital's Beloved Is Actually the Sickly Brother of the Secret Identity Heroine 京城白月光竟是马甲女主病弱哥哥 Perched in the Clouds, Facing the Wilds栖云向野Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted [A frail, aloof white moonlight who pulls the strings behind the scenes x a scheming childhood friend and devoted loyalist | Two Systems + younger sister with a secret identity] Xie Ziyan, the capital’s most mysterious white moonlight, was frail and cool, like a piece of white porcelain that would shatter at the slightest touch. But at seven, he went abroad for medical treatment, becoming the one person everyone regretted losing. After coughing up blood and falling unconscious, he was bound to t 7.6kReads8.9Score95314d adds

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    Childhood sweethearts, the joy of being evenly matched, it's so sweet! ૮₍♡♡₎ა

17. 17 阴 A Brooding Childhood Friend? Cuddle Him Long Enough and He'll Cling to You! 阴郁竹马？抱久了就黏人啦！ Squirrel, Run, Run, Run松鼠跑跑跑Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted Just rated~ [Two male leads + reborn + childhood sweethearts + happy ending + both virgins] [Once-gloomy, now clingy wolfish top × once-slow-witted, now straightforward and adorably clueless bottom] In his previous life, the naive Xie Wangshu was taken along with the kidnappers who abducted Qi Jinsui. When the Qi family came to rescue them, he was left behind. With no parents of his own, Xie Wangshu was taken in by the Qi family, who hoped that their good deed would persuade heaven to bring Qi J 3.8kReads8.5Score56614d adds

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    This book is super sweet! Every little detail is filled with adorable characters, and the two characters are incredibly clingy to each other.

18. 18 病 The Frail Beauty Pants After Three Steps, and Her Childhood Friend Carries Her Home 病美人三步一喘！竹马摇尾抱回家 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends growing up together + brotherly affection turns into something more + wooing a big puppy] [Cool, aloof, long-haired beauty with a sickly constitution who knows how to reel them in × silver-haired, handsome, wolfish athlete who turns into a loyal puppy; genius painter × archer; sweet romance, one-on-one!] Yun Wulian had been sickly since childhood. He was out of breath after three steps and coughing after five, and would suddenly faint or come down with a fever 33.7kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds

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    Childhood sweethearts!!! Except for the first book which is a bit angsty, they're all super sweet~ Go for it!

19. 19 老 A Wife Should Be Raised from Childhood 老婆就要从小养 Go Study Computer Science广告去学计算机Two Male Leads141k WordsCompleted Chu Mian is a pitiful little thing kicked out of the country by his imperial father. He's slow-witted and rather dull. As a hostage, even staying alive is difficult. Luckily, the kindhearted crown prince is willing to take him in, and Chu Mian, slow and dull as he is, thinks the crown prince is a wonderful person. When he grows up, he racks his brains trying to figure out how to repay him, unaware that the man has had his eye on him for a long time. Xie Xun has taken in a little beauty, spoilin 10.2kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
20. 20 小 Little Cripple, Open the Door. Your Husband Has Arrived 小瘸子开门，你的老公已送达 Thoughts Deepen at First Arrival思深初至Two Male Leads375k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, so it’s rather low, but it’ll go up later, I promise! [Reborn seme + two male leads + mutual healing + heartwarming sweet romance + doting love] [Sunny, mischievous crybaby uke × dutiful, dependable fatherly seme] In his previous life, Ji Lingtai leapt to his death. In a world without Ji Lingtai, Zhuo Zhichuan saw no point in living. After being reborn, Ji Lingtai is still a little cripple. The little cripple is great in every way, just a bit of a nuisance. A timid litt 6.2kReads9.4Score94114d adds
21. 21 甜 Sweet and Sultry! The Cool, Alluring Beauty Gets Close with Her Childhood Friend 甜欲！钓系清冷美人和竹马贴贴 Chestnut Blossoms Catch Fire栗花燃火Two Male Leads278k WordsCompleted [Complete! Come grab this sweet little treat~] [Two men + charming beauty + touch-starved bottom + loyal, pure-hearted, clueless top + both virgins + happy ending] A charming, touch-starved beauty bottom × a silly, hopelessly clueless, pure-hearted top Lu Chenxue is S University’s untouchable beauty, cool and gorgeous, the gay community’s ultimate dream guy. He has countless admirers, all eager to get a taste of him. Yet no one has ever managed to win him over. That’s because there’s a fierce, 5kReads9.3Score59514d adds
22. 22 重 After Being Reborn, My Childhood Friend Came Right to My Door 重生后竹马自己送上门了 Pillowing by the Stream, Nine-Spindle Song枕流九张机Two Male Leads306k WordsCompleted A Reborn Childhood Sweetheart-Raising Story Shen Yichen, the sole heir to the Shen family’s electronics empire, was born a star. He had never known what it was like to want something he couldn’t have. That is, until he met Lu Zhinan. That boy with the eyes that curved when he smiled had his girlfriend in his heart, and saw no one else. Even after breaking up with her, Lu Zhinan chose to leave his hometown. Shen Yichen kept his unrequited love secret for three years, until one night, drunk, he sh 1.5kReads8.1Score14414d adds

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    A rebirth, childhood sweetheart story, spanning from age four to adulthood, the characters remain largely inseparable. It's not the cloyingly sweet kind, but rather a gentle, subtle sweetness. From picking him up from kindergarten, accompanying him through elementary school, to the innocent crushes of adolescence, every chapter oscillates between "older brother" and "boyfriend." Shen Yichen uses the deep affection of two lifetimes to pamper a child who doesn't even know what love is, with only one thought in his mind: Lu Zhinan, hurry up and realize it! Suitable for: · Those who enjoy childhood sweetheart/growing-up stories.

23. 23 白 Team Leader Bai, Hands Off. That’s All I’ve Got 白队，别摸了，就这么点家底 A Guest Who Awakens the World醒世客Two Male Leads483k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + Push and Pull + Unrequited Love Comes True + Secret Identity + Sweet and Angsty + Younger Man] A calculating pursuer who plans every move VS a slow-to-catch-on childhood friend who thinks of him as a brother Lan Fei was nineteen when he left. To protect Bai Yuqian, he tore himself out of Bai Yuqian’s life in the most ruthless way possible. Everyone said Bai Yuqian hated him. Lan Fei thought so too. Until he returned ten years later and discovered that the aloof Bai Y 62.7kReads9.1Score11.7k14d adds

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    It's so beautiful!!!

24. 24 天 Born Bad, She Charms the Sickly Genius Scholar 天生坏种撩到病娇学神后 Xi Yu戏榆Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted The mantis stalks the cicada, only to be devoured by the “cicada.” [One-on-one, both leads’ first relationship + campus romance + a rotten-to-the-core guy and a yandere + confinement and forced love (IMPORTANT: read only if you’re okay with this) + HE] Song Yi is rotten to the core. A sociopath fresh out of a psychiatric hospital, he’s always been happy to hurt others for his own gain. One day, a handsome, cold-faced guy shows up at the bar. As it happens, he’s the top student and academic geniu 19.4kReads9.2Score4k14d adds
25. 25 闻 The Wen Family Boy Was Born to Be His Wife’s Dog 闻家小子从小就要给老婆当狗 Clouds Press Down on Little Rain云压小雨Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted Spoiled young master bottom x devoted, dad-like childhood friend; the main couple dotes on each other, while the side couple has a touch of coercion The precious child of the Sang family was born, and everyone was overjoyed. With his tender little cheeks, round eyes, bouncy lips, and tiny hands waving as he babbled, no one could look at him without finding him adorable. The Wen family's boy poked the little dumpling's cheek. "Are you a princess?" he asked, staring intently. Little children said 4.3kReads9.0Score49814d adds

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    The Wen family boy has been Yueyue's puppy since he was little, it's sweet and reassuring. Zun Du is very handsome. Watching the little ones grow up day by day is like growing up with them.

26. 26 坏 My Bad-Dog Uncle Has No Restraint, and His Spoiled Beauty Weeps Until Her Eyes Are Red 坏狗叔叔不节制，娇纵美人哭红眼 Cloud Crane Crossing云鹤渡Two Male Leads140k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple + twelve-year age gap + older man raises younger man + no blood relation + happy ending] [Spoiled beauty on the bottom × fatherly, possessive general on top] Jiang Mingyu loved Xiao Feng, who had raised him. But Xiao Feng didn’t love him. Taking a cue from the romance stories he’d read, Jiang Mingyu clumsily drugged Xiao Feng. After one passionate night, instead of the responsibility promised in the stories, he got a cold voice from above him: “Yu’er, is thi 4.7kReads8.8Score46614d adds

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    I mean, it's absolutely gorgeous, believe me.

27. 27 情 My Heart Belongs to Guiyan, I Draw You Into My Embrace 情寄归晏，揽遇入怀 Beiyinl北音lTwo Male Leads383k WordsCompleted The rating has just come out and will rise! [Extra: The shou takes the initiative] Original title: What Emperor Goes Around Calling Someone “Big Brother” All Day? [Two male leads, equally powerful, devoted to each other, younger gong] (An emperor who is fiercely protective in public but sweet and coy in private, gong x a cold in public but gentle in private regent, shou) Yun Shuhan, an abandoned son of the royal family, survived for ten years in the imperial palace before the Emperor poisoned hi 2.6kReads8.4Score30114d adds
28. 28 清 Give Me a Hand This Morning, My Childhood Friend Has Lost It 清早帮帮忙，竹马他疯了 Every Pen Name Seems to Be Taken什么笔名都有一样的Two Male Leads357k WordsCompleted [The rating just opened, so it’ll go up. Enjoy without worry.] [Two male leads + campus + coming-of-age romance + exclusive couple, both inexperienced] [Delicate, sweet-natured beauty on the receiving end x pure-hearted, easily unhinged athlete on the pursuing end] [After his childhood friend saw everything, he climbed into my bed in the middle of the night] Lin Qingxu has a secret: his childhood friend, Chen Yi, has taken care of everything for him, from his underwear to his whole life. He alw 10.7kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
29. 29 初 First Falling in Love with Ji 初沦陷于霁 Xiao Lier潇璃儿Two Male Leads404k WordsCompleted [The main story and all extras are complete] Male-male romance + Two powerful leads, devoted to each other + Sweet romance, no angst + Double standards + Unrestrained indulgence ⚠ Both the main and secondary couples feature younger partners. There is also a small amount of GL romance in a secondary storyline, with little page time. Please skip if that’s not for you. ⚠ If you like pure, sweet, satisfying romance, feel free to dive in. [The aloof, noble heir of the capital’s elite, the one being p 9.2kReads9.2Score96914d adds
30. 30 竹 My Childhood Friend Loves Me Too Much. What Should I Do? Date Him! 竹马太爱我了怎么办？谈！ Cheng Guishan程归山Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + double Alphas + childhood friends + extra sweet] An extremely possessive, handsome Alpha x a gentle, scheming beauty Alpha Have you heard? The two heartthrobs in the Management Department grew up together! Have you heard? The Sports Department president tore up another love letter addressed to the student council president! Have you heard? We spotted our favorite CP at the library again today! Have you heard? ... Chen Qingyao: Yeah, that's right. We're dating. Lu Zezhou: 749Reads8.2Score10414d adds
31. 31 总 The CEO's Darling: The Childhood Sweetheart He Took In at Seven 总裁的掌心娇：七岁捡回的小竹马 Green Branch on South Mountain南山青柯Two Male Leads171k WordsCompleted At the age of seven, Zhou Yunshuo witnessed his parents kill each other. Orphaned overnight, he was carried out of hell by Shen Zhiheng, who doted on him for seventeen years. Everyone says Shen Zhiheng is a ruthless businessman who can turn the whole business world upside down. But only Zhou Yunshuo knows that this man peels shrimp for him himself, warms milk for him while he stays up late working on his thesis, and spoils him absolutely rotten. What no one knows is that the sweet, cuddly coll 42Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 这 This Is My Alpha! [AO] 这是我的Alpha！【AO】 Rong Ming绒茗Two Male Leads201k WordsCompleted Su Yu: A Yuan, be good. I’ll buy you your favorite yogurt later, okay? Su Yuan: Big brother, no, no! Come sleep with me! Looking at the Alpha throwing a tantrum in front of him, Su Yu could only give in helplessly. In everyone else’s eyes, Su Yuan was arrogant, unruly, and utterly lawless. But to Su Yu, he couldn’t have been more well-behaved. Su Yu had always spoiled Su Yuan rotten. He never imagined that the one time he spoke harshly to him would nearly leave him regretting it for the rest of 1.3kReads9.1Score12414d adds
33. 33 暗 My Childhood Friend, Whom I Secretly Love, Has Been Plotting to Win Me Over 暗恋的竹马对我蓄谋已久 Ling Lingzi灵灵子Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted [A Longtime Schemer with an Overwhelming Need to Possess × Fair-Skinned, Beautiful, Hot-Tempered Cutie] Lin Fei had a secret he couldn't tell anyone. He was in love with his childhood friend Ji Ji, whom he'd grown up with and been inseparable from. Unfortunately, Ji Ji was as straight as they come. To protect their friendship, Lin Fei could only keep his distance from Ji Ji. Ji Ji offered to share his food with him. Lin Fei: “No!” Ji Ji invited him to go out together. Lin Fei: “I'm not g 1.1kReads7.5Score12714d adds
34. 34 拯 Saving the World Starts with Reforming My Villainous Husband 拯救世界从改造反派老攻开始 Words Left Unspoken无言欲语Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted The main story is complete [Two Male Leads + System + Both Pure + Perfect Match + Both Reborn + Childhood Sweethearts + Sincere Sweet Romance] Unhinged, villainous, love-struck gong x cheerful, healing little-sun shou Gu Jingming, who died young of leukemia, bonded with the Good Kid System and got a second chance at life. His mission: set his future husband, the world-ending supervillain, back on the right path. [Our goal is to learn from Lei Feng! We absolutely must turn Song Qi into a model y 3.1kReads8.9Score50114d adds

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    There's nothing more to say, because the authority is so great that there's nothing more to say.

35. 35 蓄 Deliberately Doting on My Archenemy: My Handsome Childhood Friend Knows Just How to Flirt 蓄意偏爱，死对头竹马他美色撩人 Tu Xiaoli涂小璃Modern Romance192k WordsCompleted [Childhood Sweethearts + One Couple Only + Sweet Romance + Long-Standing Schemes] Xu Xin He suddenly realized that Luo Ning's gaze held something beyond friendship. With a little clever maneuvering, he got his childhood sweetheart to throw herself on top of him. Just as he was getting a taste for it, she turned around and ran off with someone else. - Question: I've liked my childhood sweetheart for years, but she only cares about my looks. What should I do? Top comment: Then make her pay up! Xu 7.3kReads9.2Score67614d adds

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    They're childhood sweethearts who share the same birthday, and they got married as soon as they reached the legal age.

36. 36 别 Stop Crying, I'll Be Your Boyfriend 别哭了，哥当你对象 Little Wan Ning小小的晚宁Two Male Leads239k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + school life + double Alphas + childhood friends] Lu Xiaoyu, a roguishly handsome, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted Alpha and president of the Omega Protection Association (nickname: Lu Xiaoyu), X Xiao Yang, a sweet-faced, harmless-looking, stubborn little Alpha genius (nickname: Little Ocean Wave) When they were little, Lu Xiaoyu leaned over Little Ocean Wave's cradle and giggled foolishly. “Little Ocean Wave, I'm your big brother~” When they grew up, compared with Xiao Yang, wh 305Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 37 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is the Obsessive Male Lead's Darling 快穿：疯批宿主是偏执狂的掌中娇 Cottonwood Fish棉木鱼Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Yandere and Obsessive Love + Mutual Salvation + Absurd Comedy + Forced Love] [Cold, aloof, loveless, and ruthless bottom × A top who adores his wife and would die for him, a devoted puppy who excels at self-gaslighting (and is sometimes a little twisted)] Ji Bai can take it no longer. He kills the great evil who has imprisoned him for a hundred years with a single sword thrust. This throws the balance of good and evil across the three thou 18kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds

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    The fourth little world is childhood sweethearts.

38. 38 你 Why Are You Pretending to Be So Well-Behaved? 你装什么乖 Can't Say No辞不下Two Male Leads165k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + campus romance + sweet fluff + childhood friends] [Delicate little ray of sunshine vs. aloof, secretly affectionate young master] (The rating is new and will rise later.) People who say one thing and mean another usually get what they deserve. Lin Ting is the exception. When Lin Ting was seven, he was brought to the Gu family. From the start, he could clearly tell that the young master of the Gu family didn't like him, or rather, couldn't be bothered with him. Lin Ting tried ag 2.7kReads8.6Score44414d adds

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    These are really good, sweet and fluffy novels. I can't stand angst, hehe... ꈍ◡ꈍ These are really good. Just look around my bookshelf and you'll find these books. Finally, I've found some normal brotherly love stories... Hhhhhhhhhhh

39. 39 谈 Date a Dad-Type Boyfriend, Live a Laid-Back Life 谈爹系男友，享咸鱼人生 Fan Si Le La梵四乐啦Two Male Leads344k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 5.2kReads9.0Score48414d adds
40. 40 原 Turns Out I’m the Marquis’s Fake Young Master 原来我是侯府假少爷 Gazing at the Moon Through Bamboo竹中窥月Two Male Leads477k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, transmigrate into a book, little ones, love, friendship, and family affection, everyone’s favorite] Gu Zhiwang was born into a marquis’s household and grew up surrounded by flowers and affection, the family’s little darling. His father indulged him, his mother doted on him, and his older brother looked out for him. At seven, Gu Zhiwang only had to worry about what to eat and what to play. He knew nothing of sorrow. Until he discovered he was the fake young master and a sacrifici 21.7kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds
41. 41 小 The Sweetheart Is Completely Wrapped Around Her Fatherly Childhood Friend 小可爱被爹系竹马狠狠拿捏了 Dusk in Yancheng雁城黄昏Two Male Leads382k WordsCompleted Sharp-tongued, ruthless, older top × clingy, spoiled, adorable tattletale [Two male leads + both pure + childhood friends + sweet romance + a little groveling + powerful families + light discipline + two-year age gap] Original title: The Adorable Boy Is Thoroughly Dominated by His Daddy-Like Childhood Friend There isn’t much childhood content. One is mature and steady but also forceful, domineering, and possessive; the other is obedient, gentle, and highly dependent. When Jian Cong was five, 10.6kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
42. 42 学 Top Student, Your Clingy Little Cat Is Being Affectionate Again 学神，你的娇气小猫又在撒娇啦 Spicy Wangzi麻辣汪子Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + college campus + one-sided crush + ABO + sweet romance + flirtation] [Gentle, fatherly Alpha x seemingly obedient, lovestruck kitten Alpha] [Xie Shiyun is the top, Jiang Yi is the bottom] At a KTV, Xie Shiyun meets a red-haired Alpha. He looks pure and innocent, but he’s dead drunk and kisses anyone he sees. One moment he’s snuggling into Xie Shiyun’s arms and acting coquettish, the next he’s shedding tears. When he’s happy, he even lets Xie Shiyun rub his ears. Xie Shiyun thin 11.7kReads9.5Score2k14d adds
43. 43 竹 After My Childhood Friend Went Abroad, He Came Back and Spoiled Me Rotten 竹马出国后，回来把我宠上天 Strawberry Milk Crumble草莓奶酥Two Male Leads302k WordsCompleted [Secret Crush + Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Happy Ending] Shen Yanci had a dream. In it, his entire family was targeted and killed. His parents’ plane crash had been deliberately arranged, and so had his older brother’s car accident. He was kidnapped too, and died in an abandoned factory where no one would ever find him. When Lu Zhihan learned of his death in the dream, he went completely mad. After ruthlessly avenging him, he killed himself at home. Lu Zhihan, the eldest son of the Lu Group, w 5.5kReads7.0Score61114d adds
44. 44 白 After My White Moonlight Returned from Abroad, His Vibe Seemed a Little Off 白月光他回国后，画风好像不太对 Youyou Makes a Move幽幽落子Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted As a child, Yu Chu was obedient, well-behaved, and unbelievably beautiful. Among the families of the powerful, he was the kind of little brother every young master and young lady wished they had. When he was seven, his happy family fell apart. His mother took him and ran away. From then on, the quiet, obedient, beautiful boy became the cherished ideal of every young master and young lady in the circle of power. Thirteen years later, his father remarried, and Yu Chu returned to the country. But w 9.2kReads9.1Score75114d adds
45. 45 爱 What Should I Do If I Fall for My Brother's Friend? Obviously, Run! 爱上兄弟怎么办？当然是跑咯！ Big Niu Bao大牛宝Two Male Leads172k WordsCompleted Qin Yuanjing ran away on his twenty-fifth birthday. More precisely, he fled. He left without warning and vanished without a trace. Because he suddenly realized that he had always harbored feelings for Li Chongge that went beyond friendship. Li was his best friend. He shouldn't feel this way, and he couldn't. But after hiding away for two years, he still came back. The long distance hadn't worn away his foolish desire. Instead, it had given rise to a heart-wrenching, bone-deep longing. He thought 37.5kReads9.3Score5.7k14d adds

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    A friendship that has lasted since childhood [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

46. 46 兄 What's Wrong with a Little Kiss Between Brothers? 兄弟亲一下怎么了 Nothing but Cowardice仅有怯懦Two Male Leads208k WordsCompleted A domineering, possessive, scheming, fiercely loyal top x a gentle, alluring, secretly dark, lovesick beauty bottom Strong leads, older man/younger man, System, school-to-city, rekindled love, imprisonment, mutual devotion, happy ending What’s wrong with a brother giving another brother a kiss? The way Xue Zhanxiao treated him was just brotherly affection. If his brother wanted a hug, he obediently opened his arms. If his brother wanted a kiss, he obediently puckered his lips. He thought the oth 37Reads—Score11114d adds

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    It began in childhood and ended in love; may you be with me every year.

47. 47 顶 The Top-Tier Star Coos to Her Every Night, and the Asexual Doctor Loses Control and Spoils Her 顶流夜夜哄，禁欲医生失控宠 Moonlight Is Like Salt月光似盐Two Male Leads678k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + equally matched strength + both devoted to each other + a touch of bittersweet angst + push and pull + happy ending] A scrappy, lovesick bottom who stands his ground but turns timid and sweet VS a cool, authoritative, tender-hearted top The main story is complete. On graduation day, Lu Er, the bottom-ranked student at A University's medical school, got drunk and lost his sense of propriety, mistaking top student Song Jingmo for a girl and sleeping with him. When he woke up, he 31.9kReads9.0Score5.6k14d adds

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    He loved her without realizing it; everything he did was an expression of his love. It brought me to tears.

48. 48 美 The Tragic, Powerful Villainess Refuses to Follow the Plot 美惨强反派拒绝走剧情 The Moment Parallel Lines Intersect平行线交汇的瞬间Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented, dual male leads + entertainment industry + plot clashes / face-slapping revenge + band / fanfiction + ensemble cast] In his previous life, Jiang Donglin followed his father's orders and brought home his adoptive younger sister, Jiang Yunduo, from the countryside. He learned that Jiang Yunduo was the heroine of a harem-style entertainment-industry novel, adored by everyone, while he was the perverted adoptive brother who lavished resources on her, loved her without reciprocation 19.8kReads9.5Score2.4k14d adds

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    They're all good, and they're all a little angsty, but... Could you guys recommend some good ones? (It's not that your recommendations are bad, it's just that I've seen your recommendations over and over again, and I've either already read them or dropped them.) I'd like recommendations that aren't too mainstream (because I feel like I've read all the mainstream ones). Any good ones would be great! [Kissing emojis][kissing emojis]

49. 49 拯 After Saving My Childhood Friend, the Chosen One, He Started Treating Me Like His Wife 拯救龙傲天竹马后，他拿我当老婆 Qinling琴岭Two Male Leads587k WordsCompleted (Audio drama released, complete) [Two Male Leads] [Childhood Friends] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Cultivation] [Mutual Devotion, HE] [An Overpowered Hero in Public, a Mature and Devoted Guard Dog in Private: Top × A Stunning Beauty to Others, Actually a Funny and Carefree Bottom] You Yu transmigrated into a book, a cultivation novel about an overpowered hero, and got a three-piece starter kit: He arrived at the wrong point in the timeline, got assigned the wrong character card, and even had his 56.9kReads9.5Score9.6k14d adds
50. 50 漂 A Handsome Straight Man Crooks a Finger, and the Violent Beast King Follows 漂亮直男勾勾手，暴戾兽王跟着走 Xiao Qi ovo晓柒ovoTwo Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 5.9kReads9.1Score54014d adds

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    Lion childhood friend counts too, super cute.

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