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1. 201 陛 His Majesty’s Punishment: An Unruly Male Consort Gets Disciplined 陛下惩戒：男妃不乖就挨罚 Saving Up Four Pockets of Softness攒四兜软软Two Male Leads230k WordsOngoing The obsessive, ruthless, devoted Emperor, Xiao Jin Ci × the patient, gentle, affectionate and adorable young man, Xie Qingyan. They choose each other, a cold-hearted emperor lavishing one person alone with the utmost affection, and a gentle young man concealing a love both patient and ardent. Deep within the palace walls, they share the shade of orange trees. In this life, they have only each other, never parting through the passing years. 543Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 202 暗 My Secret Crush Keeps Me in Line 暗恋对象管教我 Saving Up Three Pockets of Softness攒三兜软软Two Male Leads293k WordsOngoing [Punishment] Shen Qinghe has had a crush on his dormmate, campus heartthrob Xie Linzhou, for two and a half years. Shy and sensitive, he doesn’t dare confess his feelings. All he can do is use the name “A-Zhi” on an anonymous forum, follow the rules he and Xie Linzhou agreed on, and be the only person to obey him. He hides all the love he can’t bring himself to voice in every act of submission. But the confession letter he finally musters the courage to send is stolen by his spoiled roommate, Ji 126Reads8.1Score—14d adds
3. 203 戒 Submission Beneath the Ruler 戒尺下的臣服 Saving Up a Pocketful of Softness攒一兜软软Two Male Leads343k WordsCompleted My new work 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! 4.4kReads6.8Score33314d adds
4. 204 抛 After Dumping My Ex, He Took Me in Hand 抛弃前男友后，被他管教了 Saving Up Three Pockets of Softness攒三兜软软Two Male Leads301k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 862Reads5.8Score10014d adds
5. 205 娇 The Sweet Sub Gets Thoroughly Disciplined 娇软受被狠狠管教了 Saving Up a Pocketful of Softness攒一兜软软Two Male Leads200k WordsOngoing [“Master”: Lu Zhi, an obsessive, fatherly domineering CEO, sees his sweet, delicate childhood sweetheart Wen Yubai as the most precious thing in his life. From their innocent school days to standing shoulder to shoulder at work, he uses rules of his own to rein in the boy’s carefree ways. Behind those seemingly non-negotiable restrictions lies an inexhaustible tenderness. Wen Yubai loves to act spoiled and get his way, always tugging at Lu Zhi’s sleeve with damp, pleading eyes. Even the strictes 1.4kReads—Score10014d adds
6. 206 男 School for Disciplining Boys 男子管教学校 Saving Up Three Pockets of Softness攒三兜软软Two Male Leads130k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 47Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 207 家 Disciplining My Husband with Family Rules 家法管教男妻 Saving Up Four Pockets of Softness攒四兜软软Two Male Leads167k WordsOngoing [Power imbalance] [Discipline] [Captivity] Ning An comes from a humble family. In a single stroke, she marries into the powerful Shen clan, becoming the talk of the capital. She thought she had found a good match and would finally live a peaceful life, but beneath the grand gates and within the deep courtyards, undercurrents were stirring... 636Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 208 咫 Resonance Within Reach 咫尺共振 Mingyu Mumu茗雨木木Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Pure Love + Reborn + Mind-Reading Watch + Mutual Secret Crush + Regrets from a Past Life + Rekindled Romance] Gu Yuzhou vs. Song Youning Cold and aloof, hiding his passion × Gentle ray of sunshine At first, Song Youning assumes Gu Yuzhou is naturally distant and aloof, and never lets anyone get close. Song Youning: “He seems to have it in for me…” … Then he happens to come across a mysterious old watch that lets him hear thoughts no one else can. Beneath the icy exterior, Gu 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I highly recommend it! [Flying kiss][flying kiss]

9. 209 惊 What? The Cool, Aloof Starfolk Is Actually an S-Tier Omega 惊，清冷星际生竟然是顶级Omega Susu Ah愫愫啊Two Male Leads401k WordsCompleted A powerful duo, absolutely thrilling! * The interstellar academy is in an uproar. Word is, a frail and aloof student has joined the combat department. “He's probably a total weakling.” “He looks so fragile, I could take him out with two punches.” “Get this useless piece of trash out of the arena!” But on his very first day, the new student pilots a mech and sweeps through everyone, beating them so badly their own mothers wouldn't recognize them. The entire school is stunned: ...Who said he was u 1.6kReads9.1Score24414d adds
10. 210 明 An Honest Person Doesn't Keep a Secret Crush 明人不搞暗恋 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Print edition officially signed] Homeless, I Was Taken In and Raised by My Archrival Original title: No Secret Crushes for Honest People Campus romance + secret crush + happy ending + rivals to lovers + growing up together + third-person narration Benevolent, compassionate top VS unruly, stubborn, insecure bottom My father didn’t care for me, my mother didn’t love me, and somehow I got saddled with the blame. After my landlord kicked me out, I stood alone on the street and began to questio 23.7kReads9.5Score4.2k14d adds
11. 211 竹 My Childhood Friend Became My Ex: Where Can Yu Sheng Run? 竹马变前任，渝生哪里逃！ South Wind at Dawn南风兮晨Two Male Leads180k WordsCompleted Title: Mu Sheng [Possessive CEO × Down-and-Out Ex][Mutual Firsts × Bittersweet Romance × Forced Love × Reunion After Years Apart × Reconciliation × Dissociative Identity Disorder] “Song Yusheng, could you please not leave me?” “I’ve always been here.” “I mean, I like you. Could we be together?” “If you don’t want to...” Song Yusheng cut him off. “Sure.” Chi Mu: “What did you say?” Song Yusheng: “I said I like you too.” “Song Yusheng, you lied to me...” “Song Yusheng, you lied to me again 46Reads—Score—14d adds

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12. 212 互 Switch: A Mutual Training Game 互攻：互训游戏 Sleep Until I'm Not Mad睡到不气Two Male Leads383k WordsCompleted (Just released, so the rating is new) Mutual pursuit + gritty melodrama + regret and redemption + two equally strong leads + two playboys + a straight man turned gay + happy ending A dance student and Beijing princeling playboy × a seductive, world-weary playboy from Sichuan-Chongqing Zhao Qiyue is a Beijing princeling, nicknamed “the male fox.” When he first met Zuo Chi, the man offered him “sleeping wine,” immediately piquing his interest. Zhao Qiyue found that Zuo Chi was just as much of a pl 1kReads8.7Score12014d adds

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    Good-looking and worth recommending

13. 213 亭 Pure and Upright, Like the Wind 亭亭净植如风 Weiwai未未啊Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted Gu Tingzhi and Xiao Moze had known each other for over a decade, from high school to college and then into the working world. Their relationship had never been very good, because they both fell for the same person, Lu Jingchen. They were rivals in love, but unfortunately Lu Jingchen wasn’t interested in either of them. He liked someone else. The unexpected happened on the night they went to Lu Jingchen’s wedding. Xiao Moze had been drinking heavily when he suddenly found Gu Tingzhi’s beauty irre 3.7kReads8.4Score34514d adds

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    A modern urban novel with no special settings; rivals become lovers. It's a very good read.

14. 214 快 Quick Transmigration: Does Even a Background Character Have to Act Out a Tragic Romance? 快穿：路人甲也要演苦情戏吗 A Summer with You伴你一夏Two Male Leads645k WordsOngoing [The love interest gets promoted from affair partner to official partner; a magnet for admirers] [The rating just came out. It’s going to be a long run.] [1: His Cousin’s Boyfriend (Complete)] [2: His Schoolmate’s Boyfriend (Complete)] [3: The Human Who Was Abducted (Complete)] [4: His Sister-in-Law’s Lover (Complete)] [5: The Spineless Husband (Complete)] [6: The CEO’s Irresistible White Moonlight (Complete)] [7: The Female Lead’s Cousin in an Apocalypse Novel (Complete)] [8: The Supporting Fem 575Reads6.5Score12814d adds
15. 215 他 His Powerful Men 他的权贵们 A Summer with You伴你一夏Two Male Leads474k WordsCompleted [See my profile for the completed novel: Beta Gets Hounded by a Rabid Alpha] [Ordinary guy] [Everyone’s favorite] [Love triangle chaos] [A straight guy gets turned gay] A guy who’s as straight as they come. And four... men. Shen Chuan was an ordinary man, so straight he couldn’t be any straighter. He’d had a secret high school romance once, but his adult life was uneventful, and he never dated another woman. He never imagined he’d become tangled up in four men from completely different walks of 4.1kReads6.8Score43414d adds
16. 216 B A Beta Gets Hounded by a Mad Dog Alpha Beta被疯狗Alpha缠上了 A Summer with You伴你一夏Two Male Leads283k WordsCompleted [Completed, Both Each Other's First] [New story on my homepage: The Straight Guy Surrounded by Powerful Men is being updated] [Coercion, mind control, AB literature, two male leads, the male lead is a real mad dog, a nasty dog! B-type, coercive romance, the third party takes the top spot, jealousy and rivalry] At university, Wen Cheng meets the high-and-mighty alpha Qi Si in his dorm. At their very first gathering, this alpha locks him in a room like a rabid dog. Qi Si isn't just a mad dog. He' 2.8kReads8.1Score21214d adds
17. 217 侍 The Guard Above 侍卫在上 Frostless Snow无霜雪Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted [Two male leads: a cold-blooded, ruthless guard as the pursuer and a gentle, considerate master as the pursued] What should a personal guard do when his master wants to leave him? Offer himself to keep him around! That’s exactly what Shen Siyan does, only to have his sincere heart trampled underfoot by Ling Ying. Ling Ying even sneaks away from him, leaving Shen Siyan to break his leg in an accident while on a business trip. From then on, he is confined to a wheelchair, and the Shen family gradu 257Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 218 陷 The Fallen Sea 陷落海域 Potato Hash Brown马铃薯脆薯饼Two Male Leads240k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious, guiding top] VS [naive, pure-hearted puppy bottom] 1v1 + mutual pining + HE + each other’s only partner To avoid the risks of inheriting the family business and keep living as a “lazy fish,” Cen Yuelin made a decisive escape from home under cover of night. The unfamiliar coastal city was idyllic in the spring, but… he was as lonely as a dog. Following directions from a kind passerby, he hired a local college guy to be his “tour guide.” He thought it would be a simple cash-for-compa 12Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 219 劣 Conquered by Cruelty 劣性征服 Potato Hash Brown马铃薯脆薯饼Two Male Leads270k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + younger man + coercive love + bittersweet angst + love and hate + melodrama] Do you love me? … I hate you. Ye Xingran is a hapless soul whom fate seems determined to spit on. After falling for a charlatan's lies, he stakes everything on a journey to defy fate and change his destiny. But the first step in changing his fate is his car breaking down. The one who shows up isn't a rescue crew, but his nemesis. Qi Xu is exactly as he seems: frivolous and careless to the bone. Ye Xin 1Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 220 许 Dear Mr. Bai, My Beloved, Let Us Fall in Love Again 许我最爱的白先生，再次相恋 Salty Fish Jiao咸鱼娇Two Male Leads290k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Reborn] [Sweet slice of life] [Both leads are chaste] [Each other's one and only] [Short story] [Sweet, innocent college student Su Zhou × powerful man with a controlling nature] Bai Chengjin, respectfully known in elite circles as Mr. Bai, is a man of power and wealth. To ordinary college student Su Zhou, he's someone he could only ever admire from afar in the news. A chance encounter leads Su Zhou into a luxurious castle estate. When he first meets Bai Chengjin, Su Zhou is bo 21.6kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
21. 221 本 We Were Supposed to Be Childhood Friends 本应是竹马竹马 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads390k WordsCompleted An intensely possessive, jealous, proud, stubborn tsundere gong x a resilient, mature, gentle shou with a strong career drive Han Juebai (gong) x Tong Huai (shou) One-sentence synopsis: Two childhood friends with a deep bond. Because the gong is so possessive he can’t stand his wife even glancing at someone else, he keeps throwing tantrums until the two grow apart. Then comes the wife-chasing crematorium, followed by rekindled love. Sweet overall, and both leads are wonderful. Note: If you’re v 91Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    Just finished, a bittersweet story with a touch of angst. A story of raising a child, a younger man/older woman relationship, strong leads, a bittersweet romance, unrequited love, obsessive and forceful relationships, reconciliation, and a happy ending. A young, eccentric man stumbles and falls as he pursues his wife!

22. 222 天 The Emperor’s Punishment 天子御刑 Zhang Tingquan张听劝Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [No female lead] [Crazed top] [Long-suffering bottom] [Coercive love] [Couple: Emperor x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Original title: The Emperor’s Punishment] When his name was announced among the successful candidates, he thought the darkness of his past was finally behind him. But at the end of his long journey through the imperial examinations, someone had already laid a trap for him. At Ganquan Palace, he saw again the man who had humiliated him at Qinglu Acad 6.7kReads9.4Score79714d adds
23. 223 疯 Mad Bones, Twisted Love: I Keep You Locked Up, Hate You, and Love You to Death 疯骸缱绻：锁着你恨着你也爱死你 Wan Yuanh绾鸢hTwo Male Leads259k WordsOngoing [Love Born from Hate + Both Pure + Captivity + Two Crazies + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Western Fantasy + Love and Hate + Rekindled Romance + Twists + Adversarial Couple + Fictional Setting] Qi Xubai was once the ruler of the Light realm. He constantly tormented and mistreated Mo Mingyuan, a fallen servant of the Dark realm, until Mo Mingyuan was driven to despair. Later, in the depths of desperation, Mo Mingyuan awakened devouring magic. He gathered his forces, seized power, and becam 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The psychological struggles are incredibly numerous, it's super bittersweet and absolutely gorgeous! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

24. 224 不 Where the Flowers Have No Scent 不闻花香 Easygoing Bean Bun轻松豆包Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted An ABO story, featuring an aloof, high-status Alpha and a miserable Beta who transmigrates into a book. Chu An, a rich second-generation heir who just wants to lie flat, transmigrates into a world with six genders. Before he can even figure out what's going on, he is cruelly ravaged amid a roomful of floral scents… A deep, icy voice murmurs in his ear, “Since this is what you wanted, you can take it.” The author's unhinged creation. All heat, no brains. Enter at your own risk. Enter at your own 116.5kReads9.3Score17.2k14d adds
25. 225 铜 The Bronze Sparrow Locks the Golden Hairpin 铜雀锁金钗 Brewing Tea with Life's Flavors世味煮茶Two Male Leads320k WordsCompleted To love someone painfully is to wish you could lock them away with a golden lock. The first time Duan Yelin saw Xu Hang, he wanted to keep him locked up in a gilded cage, and that was exactly what he did. He took Xu Hang by force, the robber; Xu Hang was the helpless victim, enduring it in silence. Xu Hang was unwilling, but he wanted to live. There was still so much he hadn’t done, so in the end, he went into the Little Copper Pass. Years of entanglement. After fou 42.3kReads9.7Score12k14d adds
26. 226 蚀 Corrosion Trap 蚀陷 Tidebornser潮生serTwo Male Leads370k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both virgins + bittersweet romance] (The rating just came out) [School setting early on, city life later] “I am a ruin destined to collapse, carefully maintaining the appearance of being whole. Fu Yun was the most violent landslide of all. The light and warmth he brought were so overwhelming that they eroded and shattered the foundations I relied on to survive, cracking my coldness and bringing down my self-worth. By the time I came to my senses, my whole heart had already fall 3.9kReads8.5Score57114d adds

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27. 227 老 My Wife Lost Her Memory and Insists She Transmigrated. What Do I Do? 老婆失忆后非说自己穿越了，咋办 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads302k WordsCompleted [Book 4] [Two male leads / no transmigration / amnesia] [Sharp-tongued domineering CEO, fatherly top vs. chuunibyou, stingy, adorable bottom] When he woke up, fourteen-year-old Ruan Tang had transmigrated. Not only was he now twenty-three, he also had a handsome, wealthy boyfriend, Mr. Lin. Faced with this mature, domineering “stranger” who controlled his every move, Ruan Tang, who’d always been wild and free, had just one thought: Go home! So he spent his days researching online how to get back 2.8kReads8.8Score54214d adds
28. 228 用 I Risked My Life to Transmigrate into a Book, and the Whole Internet Begged Me Not to Die 用命穿书后，全网发弹幕求我别死 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted On-screen comments + System + true young master + sweet on the outside, dark on the inside + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite + intense push and pull + seductive beauty A frail, ill, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside true young master VS the obsessive, volatile heir to a powerful Beijing family Xiao Qingye was a powerful young master with a terrible reputation. Almost nobody liked him, and his parents treated him like a thorn in their side. Everyone told him to be kind, but 12kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
29. 229 金 After the Canary Lost Her Memory 金丝雀失忆后 Moon in a Can月亮罐头Two Male Leads71k WordsCompleted [Arrogant CEO He Zhaoyu VS Adorable Canary Chi Yuan] [Top-Tier Novel + Male-Male Romance + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending + Urban] Before I lost my memory, I was timid and cautious. Afterward, I became the most carefree person in the world. Once a gentle, fearful little canary, I completely let loose after losing my memory. When Chi Yuan woke up after a car accident, he saw He Zhaoyu keeping watch beside his hospital bed. He had forgotten that he was merely He Zhaoyu’s kept canary and believed the 12.4kReads9.6Score2.1k14d adds
30. 230 全 The Whole Internet Is Shipping Them! But I Photoshopped the Marriage Certificate 全网磕爆！但结婚证是我P的 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads616k WordsCompleted [Book 2 of the Series] [Two Male Leads / Older-Man Pampering / Marriage First, Love Later / Variety Show Livestream] [Top-Tier Star Bottom x Powerful Beijing Circle Top] He debuted as a genius singer at nineteen, but was completely blacklisted at twenty for offending the wrong people. Shi Ming gave a cold laugh. “I’m tired. Let’s burn it all down.” Then he took the whole company down with him At a banquet, he sank his teeth into Gu Jiujing, the living King of Hell whom nobody in all of Beijing d 12.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
31. 231 被 After Being Abandoned, I Got My Happy Ending with the Perfect Man 被抛弃后我跟天花板HE了 Nan Qilu南亓鹿Two Male Leads334k WordsCompleted A scheming, doting seme who spoils his beloved (Qin Zhao) vs. a gentle, insecure, sensible, kind uke (Shen Heqing) A sweet romance. The seme is only sharp-tongued in the opening scene; he's a devoted wife-slave, and this story is so sweet. Come on! Open wide and enjoy some sugar! Synopsis: 1. Shen Heqing has had a rough life since childhood, always being the one left behind. His friend said, “You're so capable. Missing one opportunity won't hurt you. Just let him have it.” His biological parents 37.8kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds
32. 232 恶EN The Wicked Villain Is Too Hot, and the Passionate Young Master Loves Fiercely 恶毒反派太惹火，狂情霸少狠狠爱 Bian'er, Open the Door, It's Me, Quacklin Frog辩儿开门我呱林蛙啊Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Showbiz + Intense Push and Pull + 1v1] [Cool-headed, slow-on-the-uptake, hot-tempered straight guy vs. Unhinged, twisted heir of a powerful Beijing family] The rating is low because this is a new book and the score has only just opened. Don't let it put you off, folks! Shen Ranxin transmigrated into the body of a C-list celebrity who was notorious for endless scandals, and was also a villain. If he could just finish the plot, he'd inherit a fortune worth hundreds of billi 39.7kReads9.5Score7.1k14d adds
33. 233 你 After You Left, Time Stopped for Me 你走后，我的时间就再也没动过 Qian Xian纤闲Two Male Leads101k WordsCompleted One winter when he was seventeen, Jian Bozhou gave his only coat to Shen Chi, who was crouched in an alley, shivering. Shen Chi clutched the sleeve as if it were a lifeline. Later, that lifeline turned into a knife, and he drove it into Jian Bozhou again and again. “Jian Bozhou, have you no shame?” “I know.” “Then why are you still good to me?” “...I'm used to it.” Ten years later, Shen Chi got blackout drunk at Jian Bozhou's wedding, smashed a wineglass, and knelt among the shards of glass as h 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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34. 234 缠 Entwined and Teasing! My White-Moonlight Beauty Lures the Top-Tier Star into Begging for Affection 缠撩！白月光欲诱！顶流开屏求宠 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + intense push and pull + locked-room confinement + coercive love + cross-dressing livestreams] [Lazy, gorgeous, and unbothered streamer + flirtatious, rebellious, unhinged top-tier star] Bai Linxi was once a sexy idol who took the internet by storm with his seductive dancing. After being reborn, he becomes a cross-dressing streamer who looks almost exactly like his former self. The moment he opens his eyes, his old nemesis lifts his chin with a smug, roguish smile and announces 1.4kReads9.5Score26314d adds
35. 235 你 You're a Guy Wearing a Skirt? Oh, You're Hiding a Gun 你男的穿裙子？哦，藏枪 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads594k WordsCompleted [Part Three of the Series] [Cross-dressing as a woman / Amnesia / Secret identity / Faked death / Turning a straight man gay] [Pretty pink-haired cross-dressing assassin bottom Ning Yan VS gentle, refined, sweet and clueless rich top Yu Chengbai] [Top's] POV: Two months after their wedding, Yu Chengbai discovers that his wife, who loves him deeply, has lost her memory. And not only has she lost her memory, her personality has completely changed. The person who used to be gentle and shy now curse 9.8kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
36. 236 豪 My Wealthy Nemesis Lost His Memory, and I Took Over the Entertainment Industry 豪门死对头失忆后，我躺赢娱乐圈 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted [Book 1 of 4] [Two male leads / Entertainment industry / Mutual pining and illness / A story of redemption] [A frail beauty who can kick someone three miles away × an aloof and untouchable heartthrob turned master of the green tea act] Back in school, Yu Li was the little tyrant of the capital's elite circle. He loved picking on the cold-faced young master, but never once got a kind word in return. Refusing to give up, he kept provoking and flirting with him... until he successfully gained a swo 11.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
37. 237 小 Violin and Roses 小提琴与玫瑰 Song Guanhu宋观画Two Male Leads180k WordsCompleted Do you know what “meta” means? Meta means self-reference. In a sentence, meta describes its subject in a way that goes beyond its original limits, treating the subject itself as an object of reflection. In other words, everything described in this entire passage is describing “meta” itself. So this isn’t just a quick transmigration story. It isn’t even a novel. It’s about this work’s “description” of itself. It’s about the story of the protagonists, Yan and Yan. Perhaps there aren’t even an 179Reads8.9Score10514d adds
38. 238 屈 Bowing as a Subject 屈身为臣 Koala233考拉233Two Male Leads338k WordsCompleted In public, he is a ruthless business tycoon, feared like the King of Hell. In private, he is the most obedient dog at his feet. In public, he is the sweet, harmless national little brother. In private, he is the only god above his head. Jiang Ci and Lu Zhi are lovers whose public and private personas are worlds apart. Then Lu Zhi takes an interest in an unfinished script, To Serve as a Subject. On the first day of filming, a car accident strikes. When Jiang Ci opens his eyes again, he is in the 556Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 239 未 Without You, My Heart Is Filled with Worry 未见君子忧心钦钦 Hidden at the Bottom of the Trunk压箱底Two Male Leads102k WordsCompleted [Mutual secret crush + reunion after years apart + gentle neighbor + online romance + adorable pets + programmer × doctor + a story about a dog dad and dog mom] One day, Fu Beilin suddenly discovers that his dog, Xiaohei, has gone viral on a short-video platform. It turns out the neighbor next door has been interacting with Xiaohei through the gap between their balconies. The story gets picked up by all the major marketing accounts, and Fu Beilin's own notifications light up red. The problem is, 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Looks good! [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

40. 240 臣 Surrender to the Light 臣服于光 Koala233考拉233Two Male Leads294k WordsCompleted “If you were a commoner, I would be the dust beneath your feet.” “If you were a star, I would be the fool who gazed up at you until I died.” “My love is a sin, but my devotion to you will never waver, even in death.” 1.2kReads8.2Score—14d adds
41. 241 主 An Unequal Master-Slave Relationship 主奴不对等关系 Koala233考拉233Two Male Leads413k WordsCompleted We stand on opposite sides of an uncrossable chasm, one bending down in compassion, the other looking up in gratitude. We turn the distance between life and death into the deepest bond. This is a newly started modern-day master-and-servant story. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing. 1.8kReads8.2Score10114d adds
42. 242 哈 Haha, the Young Master's Secrets Are All Exposed 哈哈纨绔少爷的隐私都被曝光了 Little Yiranlily小怡然lilyTwo Male Leads326k WordsCompleted A thousand years ago, a locust tree was planted by Gu Zhen’s predecessor. A thousand years later, it cultivated itself into an immortal. To repay Gu Zhen’s kindness, it secretly became his guardian, granting him the power to turn invisible in times of danger and helping him become a hugely popular singer. But when the locust tree immortal tried to find Gu Zhen a match, it accidentally tied the red thread of fate to his sworn enemy, Xu Muchen. Thus began the delightful story of two sworn enemies 57Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 243 人 A World Out of Balance 人间失度 Liang LiangLiang两两LiangTwo Male Leads222k WordsCompleted [A story of healing] [Emotion-focused] [Police officer x forensic pathologist] [Reunion with an old acquaintance] At first, Song Yanxiu can’t stand Lin Jingshu. But after repeatedly clashing and then working together to solve cases, Song Yanxiu gradually changes his opinion of Lin Jingshu, only to accidentally catch a glimpse of his pain. So Song Yanxiu casts aside all his former prejudices and rushes headlong into Lin Jingshu’s world, awkwardly offering him all the love he has. Then, without wa 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one is good.

44. 244 予 A Toast to the East Wind, Just for You 予你把酒祝东风 Xiao Yibei小妖亦北Two Male Leads268k WordsCompleted Raise a cup to the east wind: life is unpredictable. His love is dazzling, whoever he gives it to... Story setup: An older, gentle and refined top who guides his lover, paired with a younger, academically gifted bottom who dotes on him. Content warnings: 1. No groveling or redemption arc! 2. The top is not a virgin, and the bottom changes. 3. A realistic story with no intense emotional highs and lows. The early part is bittersweet and repressed, while the later part is sweet. 4. Age gap: 1 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I've brought my treasured wife's book!

45. 245 我 I Don't Eat Spicy Food 我不吃辣 Fish Roe Grass鱼子草Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted Mu Qi VS Shi Yi: [They take turns as the pursuer.] Two men, two men, two men! A newcomer writer's work about two lonely souls coming together, gradually growing closer, and eventually getting into the same university they both dreamed of attending. Both are top students, and neither is much good at expressing themselves. The relationship develops slowly. A wholesome, modern campus romance between two men. [Warnings] Brain recycling center: [The author has already deposited theirs.] Basically, it 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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46. 246 绿 The Green Tea CEO's Long Road to Winning Her Husband Back 绿茶总裁的漫漫追夫路 Xiao Yibei小妖亦北Two Male Leads290k WordsOngoing In a nutshell: People who aren’t good with words have a whole world within their hearts. Someone who truly likes you won’t care that you’re already in a relationship. Warning: He’ll have to go through hell to win her back! 13Reads—Score—14d adds
47. 247 太 The Crown Prince Reincarnates into Showbiz and Debuts at Center Stage 太子殿下魂穿娱乐圈C位出道 Glowing Koi发光锦鲤Two Male Leads381k WordsCompleted (Showbiz + Everyone’s Favorite + Past and Present Lives + The Pursuit After Losing Her) After Crown Prince Yu Jiuxiao died defending his country, his soul transmigrated into the body of a modern actor with the same name, a pretty face with little else to recommend him. What was he supposed to do? How could a dignified crown prince become a mere entertainer, looked down on by everyone? His competitive spirit was thoroughly roused. If he could no longer fight for his kingdom, then he would fight 173Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    Sweet and sour is me

48. 248 给 Be Good for Me 给我乖 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted He came from the depths of the rainbow, and wherever he went, it was summer. Reborn + happy ending + moderate sweetness and angst + one-on-one romance + over-the-top drama galore + a real-life fairy tale A rebirth story! An ensemble cast! A coming-of-age tale! No trigger warnings, because there are land mines everywhere! A sharp-tongued, obnoxious, promising, straightforward pursuer versus a pliable, money-loving, pitiful love interest My childhood sweetheart’s father told me, “Here’s five m 1.6kReads9.4Score27714d adds

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49. 249 权 The Powerful Keep Fighting Over Him, but Imperial Physician Zhang Just Wants to Retire 权贵们又争又抢，张太医只想退休 Glowing Koi发光锦鲤Two Male Leads303k WordsCompleted Guys, does anyone get it?! I transmigrated into the body of a cannon-fodder imperial physician, and now I’m the most sought-after man in the capital! Cast: Zhang Yunzheng, an overworked imperial physician who just wants to retire, x a group of powerful men with overactive imaginations and hearts full of love No. 1: The domineering, flashy crown prince, a spoiled brat of a man who rules the court; No. 2: The third prince, gentle and refined on the surface but a dark, sinister ghost underneath; No 6.5kReads8.5Score93414d adds
50. 250 春 Prisoner of Spring 春日俘虏 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads242k WordsCompleted How do you ask an aloof heartthrob for a divorce? Marriage before love + HE + Mutual secret crushes + Bittersweet push and pull + Both pure + Taking what you want by force Scheming, doting, fiercely possessive husband-type seme x Sweet, naturally airheaded celebrity uke Rumor has it that Qin Yanqing married into the Qu family for money. After marrying into the family, he seized its fortune, locked up Young Master Qu, and tormented him day and night. Then Qin Yanqing publicly boosted a young 3.6kReads9.3Score50114d adds

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