Two Male Leads, One as a Substitute, with a Groveling Chase to Win Back His Lover 双男主替身，追妻火葬场。

1. 1 替 Substitute Bride: The Willful Young Master Is the General's Silly Little Bunny 替嫁，任性少爷是将军的小呆兔 I Love Eating Huahua我爱吃花花Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Completed] The rating is low because it was just posted. [Two male leads + ABOE + EA romance + happy ending + military marriage + marriage before love + winning back his spouse + interstellar + adventure and growth + mystery and fluff] Ye Xunzhi, Blue Star's top Alpha, is being sent to some desolate planet to marry a general he's never even met? Just as he's about to ask his family to cancel this ridiculous marriage, he discovers that his father and older brother have both gone missing, their f 168Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   Crematoriums of all styles and forms

2. 2 绝 After My Terminal Diagnosis, My Contract Boyfriend Chased Me to the Crematorium in Tears 绝症后，契约男友哭着追进火葬场 Eighteen Bronze Walnuts十八铜核桃仁Two Male Leads291k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, Old-School Angsty Drama, A Real Pursuit After the Breakup, Scum Top Transformed into a Crying, Devoted Dog, Angst Before Affection, Both Reborn, Happy Ending] [Stoic Bottom with a Terminal Illness & Hard-Mouthed-at-First, Tender and Affectionate Top] Lin Shi'an was diagnosed with lung cancer, with only three months left to live. Seven years ago, when Li Feng's mother was gravely ill, Lin Shi'an paid two million to buy ten years of his time and personally made him a popular movie 5.4kReads8.9Score541Shelves
3. 3 替 After the Substitute Gave Up, the CEO's Knees Were Bruised from Kneeling 替身死心后，总裁膝盖都跪青了 A San Mei阿三每Two Male Leads518k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both reborn + entertainment industry + rekindled romance + substitute romance + revenge wish fulfillment + two equally strong leads + devoted one-on-one romance] Ji Yuchuan loved Sheng Yan for two lifetimes, yet still couldn't get a happy ending. When he saw the person Sheng Yan cherished most, he suddenly grew tired. After repaying the debt he owed Sheng Yan from his past life, he walked away. * After they split up, Sheng Yan saw Ji Yuchuan again. The obedient boy he'd once kn 4.6kReads9.0Score661Shelves
4. 4 谁 Who Still Cares Whether Their Ex Lives or Dies After a Breakup? 谁家分手后还管前男友死活啊 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + seductive, treacherous shou + devoted, fatherly gong + rekindled romance + a groveling pursuit] The biggest mistakes Song Qingyan ever made were acting on his own, making the first move, exposing their relationship, breaking up, and then trying to get back together without asking! He successfully drove himself to the brink of death over and over. The first time, his heart stopped for five minutes. The second time, his heart stopped for ten minutes. The third time, he nearly die 8.5kReads9.3Score671Shelves
5. 5 像 There Really Aren't Many Stand-Ins as Dedicated as Me 像我这样敬业的替身真的不多了 Fu Yin伏隐Two Male Leads290k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Lighthearted and ridiculous. As long as we're shameless enough, angst is none of our business.] Mr. Han said to Fu Ran with a cold expression, “Don't get any foolish ideas. You're nothing but a stand-in.” Fu Ran nodded, his expression earnest. “Don't worry, sugar daddy. I'm well-behaved, sensible, professional, and extremely dedicated.” Mr. Han scoffed, thinking that stand-ins these days were getting better and better at pretending. Later... “Baby, baby, I'm sorry! You're the one I 1.1kReads9.1Score166Shelves
6. 6 替 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 A Ladleful from the Weakwater River弱水一瓢Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 4.1kReads9.3Score786Shelves
7. 7 万 After the Most Hated Person Awakens 万人嫌觉醒后 White Kitty Tuan Tuan白喵团团Two Male Leads502k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + adored by everyone + immensely satisfying face-slapping] Fang Shixu was stolen as a child and beaten and abused. When he finally made it home, battered and bruised, he discovered that his parents, older brother, and childhood friend, all of whom had treasured him, had found him a replacement. They raised the replacement younger brother like a precious treasure: bird’s nest soup in the morning, donkey-hide gelatin at night, and even slightly rough fabric left his skin red. He to 1.5kReads8.5Score173Shelves
8. 8 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
9. 9 和 Reborn with My Husband, I Refuse to Marry Him 和老伴一起重生后，我拒绝结婚 Cuttlefish Bean墨鱼豆丁Two Male Leads336k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + from the start, a crematorium of regret + both reborn + two strong leads + a hell-level pursuit of the wife] When Han Ting was young, he gave Lin Su his whole heart. They loved each other passionately, but in the end, all he got in return was Lin Su saying they weren't right for each other. He let time heal a heart that had long since been shattered. Years later, when a small space finally opened up in his heart, he met the most important person in his life: Jiang Huaizhou. Han 1.7kReads6.7Score100Shelves
10. 10 被 After All That Abuse, the Amorous CEO Can't Have Me 被虐后，多情霸总对我爱而不得 I Don't Eat Carrots不吃胡萝卜Two Male Leads325k WordsCompleted After the younger brother of Lu Yan's beloved died at He Qingzhou's hands, Lu Yan completely lost his mind. Blinded by hatred, Lu Yan sent He Qingzhou into a den of wolves. After waking up, He Qingzhou was so traumatized that he became simple-minded. Eventually, Lu Yan discovered the truth: the person who caused his beloved's brother's death wasn't He Qingzhou, who had always loved him. Lu Yan regretted what he'd done and wanted to make it up to He Qingzhou, only to find that He Qingzhou's condi 89Reads6.2Score121Shelves

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    When Lu Yan discovers that He Qingzhou wasn't the one who killed his beloved younger brother, he regrets his actions and tries to make amends. However, He Qingzhou has already become severely mentally impaired and even mistakes Lu Yan for someone else. He Qingzhou, overjoyed, wants to give Lu Yan a coat, but instead sees him walking with his lover. Mistaking this for rejection, he goes home and breaks down in a shower, crying that he can't get clean enough.

11. 11 小 The CEO Regretted It After His Poor Little Darling Left 小可怜离开后总裁后悔了 Child with Autism自闭症儿童Two Male Leads386k WordsCompleted [Heartless, domineering scumbag top x gentle, down-on-his-luck young master and mute bottom] Si Jinhan thought the most humiliating thing in his life was that his family had found him a mute wife. The little mute had no idea how much he hated him and gave him his whole heart, while Si Jinhan went out of his way to bully him. “You think I'd marry you? I could have anyone at my side, anyone but a mute like you!” The little mute was foolish, but he had a good memory. He remembered every word Si Jin 1.1kReads5.8Score100Shelves
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
13. 13 小 The Little Stand-In Is Reborn: Mr. Huo, Please Don’t Expose My Secret Identity 小替身重生之霍总请不要扒我马甲 What Else Can I Do还能怎么办呢Two Male Leads240k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + male-male ABO + reborn under a secret identity + light substitute trope + rekindled love with a happy ending + angst first, sweetness later + doting romance as he wins back his love + lighthearted and funny] Brooding, scheming Alpha CEO x silly, lovesick Omega starlet Warning: This is a love story, and neither of them is perfect. Both the pursuer and the pursued make mistakes, and there are misunderstandings, which will all be clearly explained as the sto 1.8kReads8.9Score126Shelves
14. 14 替 After the Stand-In Faked Her Death, the Coldhearted Iceberg Wept a River 替身假死之后冷酷冰山泪流成河 Salty Fish and a Giant Watermelon咸鱼大西瓜Two Male Leads588k WordsCompleted Xu Chengyan spent five years by the side of the eldest young master of the He family, always at his beck and call and indulging him in everything. Even though He Yang was always cold toward him, Xu Chengyan was perfectly willing to put up with it. He thought that as long as he was the most special person to He Yang, he might melt that iceberg one day. Then one day, He Yang's one true love returned from abroad. Xu Chengyan saw with his own eyes how the man who was always distant with him became i 550Reads8.5Score137Shelves
15. 15 追 Chasing His Wife! The Capital's Crown Prince Is Way Too Wild! 追老婆！京圈太子爷过分野！ White Flower Snake Water白花蛇草水Two Male Leads260k WordsCompleted [If you can’t accept the top being a jerk early on, please, don’t click in and ruin the experience for both of us] [Two male leads + both virgins + younger top + forced love + groveling redemption + multiple couples + personal growth] Wang Xinghe found a handsome man outside his shop. The man was 189 centimeters tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and was ruggedly handsome. Unfortunately, he had amnesia. The amnesia was one thing, but his behavior was strange too. He always turned his 8.2kReads9.3Score689Shelves

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    Oh wow, I'm already here just from the smell of it. I'll make do with these few, they're alright ╮(￣▽￣)╭

16. 16 恶 After the Villainess's Heart Died, Everyone Faced Their Comeuppance 恶毒女配心死后，全员火葬场 A Scoundrel Who Just Eats and Drinks混吃混喝的小混子Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted [The brothers chase their sister after losing her and regret it + devoted couple + SC + beloved by the whole family + never forgiving them + face-slapping + finding a new family] The short drama is now streaming: The Moonlight That Ran Backward Yue Shengge is the youngest daughter of the Yue family, with four older brothers who dote on their little sister. All four are famous for spoiling their sister, but everyone in high society knows that the Yue family dotes not on Yue Shengge, but on anothe 6.8kReads9.2Score551Shelves
17. 17 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 57.3kReads9.5Score7.4kShelves
18. 18 被 My Ex-Boyfriend, Whom I Dumped, Came Back to Beg Me to Get Back Together 被我抛弃的前男友回国找我求复合 Big Brother Orange Cat橘猫哥哥Two Male Leads432k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, devoted to each other, happy ending: scheming, obsessive, indulgent CEO x sunny young man] Yang Jiali thinks he’s done for. His ex-boyfriend has returned to the country and is making his life hell. Yang Jiali fights tooth and nail for work opportunities, and his ex tells people not to give him any. Yang Jiali opens a shop, and his ex makes sure he loses a fortune. Yang Jiali tries to cross a river, and his ex tears down the bridge. Yang Jiali snaps: “Are you ever going to stop? If y 930Reads8.6Score128Shelves
19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainous Ex Is Forced to Reform 快穿：恶毒前任他被迫洗白 Luo Luo Ying洛洛嘤Two Male Leads471k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 9.2kReads8.8Score587Shelves

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    It's heartbreaking, not because of the stand-in, but because it's a genuine "wife-chasing-after-the-crisis" story that can really make you cry.

20. 20 被 Delusion of Being Loved 被爱妄想 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] Sister-in-law, open the door. It’s your brother-in-law Powerful coercion + unconventional happy ending + ultimate love triangle drama + unhinged characters + groveling redemption + melodrama galore + substitute romance A cruel, unhinged, sickly scumbag top VS a cool, ruthless bottom who delusionally believes he’s loved I catered to his every whim and granted his every request. He mocked and tormented me at every turn. But I stayed by his side, never leaving no 5.4kReads9.4Score699Shelves

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    Everyone thought I loved him so much that I lost my self-respect and was willing to do anything for him. But I was just using him as a window to see someone else. Later, he accidentally hurt his face, and I decisively left. Since he was no longer my ideal, there was nothing left for me to miss. But he grabbed my hand, pleading, "Please, let me be his substitute." (Actually, he is "him," and the one you love is him.) (I won't spoil too much for you.)

21. 21 出 After Prison, I Was Forced into Love by a Mad Big Shot 出狱后，我被疯批大佬强制爱了 Liang Bei x良北xTwo Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Male-male romance + forced love + melodrama + groveling redemption + unhinged characters + physical and emotional torment + angst with a sweet payoff + confinement + happy ending The pursuer knows he’s a scumbag. He’s inhuman at first, then goes mad chasing his love, even stabbing himself. * To get revenge on Chen Jing, Duan Jinyan personally sent him to prison, leaving him disfigured, deaf, and covered in ugly scars. After his release, Chen Jing ran into Duan Jinyan again. He begged Duan to lea 3.3kReads6.3Score180Shelves

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    The protagonist is used as a substitute and is forced to endure it from beginning to end. It's incredibly melodramatic, with all sorts of clichéd plot points. The other protagonist is a scumbag and insane, and the protagonist is tortured to the point of death, suffering both physical and emotional abuse. The other protagonist is so obsessed with pursuing his wife that he even stabs himself in the back.

22. 22 万 The Scorned Cannon-Fodder Wants to Save Herself, but Her Entire Sect Is in the Crematorium 万人嫌炮灰想自救，全师门火葬场 Snow on Zhou Mountain周山有雪Two Male Leads506k WordsCompleted (Two male leads + cultivation + power progression + regret and redemption + bottom protagonist) One day, after an unexpected awakening, Lin Zhiyu discovers that he is the universally hated cannon fodder in a book, while his junior fellow disciple… is the universally adored protagonist?! His junior fellow disciple, Ji Chen, ascends to immortality, while Lin Zhiyu is driven to his death by the protagonist and his admirers, his body and soul destroyed. After seeing this ending, Lin Zhiyu says, “To 20.2kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
23. 23 小 After the Little Fool Dies, the Sinister Tycoon Sends Him to the Crematorium 小傻子死后，阴鸷大佬他火葬场了 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads402k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Both Reborn] Everyone said Yan Yanzhi was punching above his weight by marrying Wei Xingrui, because Yan Yanzhi was an idiot. But Yan Yanzhi didn't see it that way. He knew Wei Xingrui's eating habits better than anyone in the world, and he knew countless ways to cheer him up. Wei Xingrui had chosen him because he was clever and well-behaved, surely. It wasn't until Wei Xingrui brought home a man who looked seven or eight parts like him that Yan Yanzhi realized he was wrong. T 3.6kReads9.0Score406Shelves

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    All four books are very good.

24. 24 居 Wrongful Intentions 居心不轨 Riding a Pig on the Highway骑猪上高速Two Male Leads295k WordsCompleted [Hot-tempered husky-like top × beautiful, seductive bottom] Three years ago, after a car accident, Jin Siyang mercilessly sent him to prison to take the blame for his beloved. “Once you’re out, I’ll make it up to you.” Three years later, he was released, and Jin Siyang once again forced him to his knees for his beloved. “If you don’t want to go back inside, then please me.” Forced to flatter and fawn over the scumbag, he played along just to get a respectable job and survive like an ordinary per 8Reads8.7Score—Shelves
25. 25 替 Three Years as a Stand-In, Now I’m a Movie Emperor 替身三年，再见已成影帝 Stir-Fried Tender Corn清炒嫩玉米Two Male Leads231k WordsCompleted Wen Yan entered the entertainment industry for the money. He was quite clear about that: he was broke. For the same reason, he signed a sugar-baby agreement with his boss. Three years flew by, and then his boss’s one true love came back and forced Wen Yan to give up his place. When it rains, it pours. Scandals about Wen Yan piled up, and people dragged out his work from the past few years to criticize it. Bloggers across every major website tore into him, and one brand after another terminated t 855Reads8.2Score102Shelves
26. 26 我 After I Left, Mr. Lu Was Overcome with Grief 我走后陆先生悲痛欲绝 Child with Autism自闭症儿童Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted A groveling chase to win her back, with both sweet and angsty moments! Xu Zhuoyang loved Lu Beiye with all his heart for five years, only to discover that he was nothing more than a replaceable stand-in. He worked his way up from an extra to a Best Actor, only to hear Lu Beiye say, “You're ridiculous. You actually made that thing people use for amusement your goal.” He gave up everything to cook and devoted himself to caring for Lu Beiye every day. In return, he got nothing but scorn: “The serva 384Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 念 Longing Unanswered 念念不忘，再无回响 Yan Jiujing宴九京Two Male Leads605k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads \ ABO \ Angst Novel \ Substitute \ Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium] Important warning ❤️ The main love interest gets a bad ending; the second male lead ends up with him~ Yu Moyi had a white moonlight in his heart, but they couldn’t be together because their pheromones were naturally incompatible. So he found an Omega who looked a lot like his white moonlight: Jiang Yan. Jiang Yan was obedient and devoted to him. No matter how badly Yu Moyi treated him, he never got angry. Yu 5.9kReads9.2Score507Shelves

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    Book 1: Autumn always arrives early in Yuecheng, and the weather is always unpredictable. Today was particularly gloomy all day, before a sudden downpour in the evening. Jiang Yan sat at his desk, organizing materials and inspiration he might need. Recently, the company had partnered with a game company, outsourcing a game promotional poster to them. This wasn't a difficult task; usually, one person could handle it.

28. 28 替 After the Stand-In Left, the Tycoon Panicked! 替身走后大佬他慌了！ Xiao Wang Has No Pen Name小王没笔名Two Male Leads226k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + a substitute for the beloved + a long road to winning back his love, hot-tempered alpha scum pursuer, cool, gentle beta beloved] ABO [No one in this world loves me anymore] Lin Mu fell in love at first sight with the man who took him away. Later, he went to live with Li Yuanjing, and stayed with him for three years. Throughout those three years, he knew perfectly well that he was only a substitute for Li Yuanjing’s beloved, yet Lin Mu still knowingly lost himself in those deep 3.5kReads9.0Score256Shelves

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    🍀This is so good! Click on these two novels featuring stand-ins and two male leads📚 and read straight to the end! The stand-in doesn't love anymore [sad face]. I couldn't stop watching all night! The authors understand everyone; this is a huge win!

29. 29 清 The Cool Substitute Leaves the Stage, and Mr. Qi Drops to His Knees 清冷替身一退场，祁总立马跪地上 Winter Snow, Summer Sun冬雪夏阳Two Male Leads277k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it's normal for it to be low. It'll go up later~) (Two male leads + no female lead + regretful pursuit + both leads sexually and romantically inexperienced + a messy pile of melodrama + initially awful, later devoted top + cool and reserved bottom who keeps enduring until he finally snaps + older top, eight-year age gap + happy ending + not a wish-fulfillment story, but an angst-filled one) Lin Yi'an was Qi Yan's contract lover for four years. At first, he thought Q 3.1kReads8.8Score343Shelves
30. 30 情 After His Lover Was Abandoned, the Mad Mr. Lu Pursues His Wife by Force 情人被抛弃后，疯批陆总强制追妻 Nineteen Ninety-Seven一九九七Two Male Leads362k WordsCompleted [Double male leads, the scum pursues his wife to the crematorium, mad scum seme, mildly coercive, mildly adored by everyone, one-on-one] Lu Jin whispered into Qi Zhan's right ear, “I love you.” Qi Zhan couldn't hear him. Lu Jin's tears suddenly began to fall... Qi Zhan was a B-list celebrity. When he was young, he became Lu Jin's lover to make a name for himself. He was with Lu Jin for four years and loved him for four years, but in the end, he couldn't compete with the arrival of Lu Jin's “firs 6.9kReads8.3Score550Shelves
31. 31 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
32. 32 闹 Are You Kidding Me? I Was Your Stand-In for Three Years, and Now You Say I'm Your One True Love? 闹呢！替身三年你说我是白月光？ Let's Say Goodnight Tonight今晚说晚安Two Male Leads263k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Groveling Chase + Rekindled Love + Both Pure + Mutual Secret Crush] [A rational bottom who falls for looks at first sight but stays clearheaded to the end vs. a powerful top who only wanted a fling but accidentally got in over his head] Chen Wei fell helplessly in love with Zhou Sijin's outrageously handsome face the moment he saw him. For the sake of that face, he did everything he could to get close to Zhou Sijin. After being with Zhou Sijin for three years without a name or 2.4kReads8.8Score282Shelves
33. 33 替 The Substitute Tries to Escape, and the Obsessive CEO Regrets Everything 替身要逃跑，病娇总裁他悔不当初 Long Wind Sings长风则吟Two Male Leads215k WordsCompleted [Completed in 2022] [Obsessive madman X ray of sunshine] [Read carefully: HE! If you want BE, stop at Chapter 85! No female lead, groveling redemption, angsty substitute trope, scumbag gets redeemed] Five years ago, because of his resemblance to someone else, Chi Teng did everything he could to get close to Qu Ningming. Qu Ningming mistook the trap for a fated connection. He thought it was a gift from heaven. “Big Brother, you’re so good to me. Thank you for loving me.” But he had no idea how ri 266Reads8.3Score—Shelves
34. 34 傅 Mr. Fu’s Obedient Little Substitute 傅先生的替身小O有点乖 Lingering Warmth of Green Summer绿夏余暖Two Male Leads162k WordsCompleted Both are each other's only partners | Substitute romance | Sweet and angsty | The gong grovels to win back his love | The secondary couple also has a groveling pursuit after the breakup~ Fu Qinghan gets together with his first love, Shen Yi. He refuses to give Cheng Nuo his pheromones but won't let him leave either, even using the baby to threaten him into staying. Later, Cheng Nuo's mental state deteriorates badly, and Fu Qinghan finally panics, rushing him to the hospital. Fu Qinghan asks tent 653Reads8.0Score109Shelves
35. 35 替 After His Stand-In Ran Away, CEO Gu Cried and Begged to Get Back Together 替身跑路后，顾总他哭着求复合 Northern Crown m北冕mTwo Male Leads322k WordsCompleted [Possessive, Tsundere Top × Tormented, Sweet Bottom] [The Chase Is On After the Breakup] [Substitute Romance] [Gu Rencheng × Su Xin] Every time I reach for your love, I fall into even deeper despair. When I want to leave you, you refuse to set me free. Just when I stop hoping, you regret everything. When I'm already drowning in despair, why show me a glimmer of hope? One chance encounter brought our lives together. Every moment we spent together felt like a knife cutting into my chest. He hated 47Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 豪 The Wealthy Family’s Substitute Ex-Husband 豪门替身前夫 Bebe the Cow奶牛贝贝Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted For three years, Yun Xiao kept reminding Tang Ling in different ways just how important Lu Mintang was, and that he was nothing but a substitute. “We only got married for the alliance. When Mintang comes back, we'll get divorced.” Tang Ling wasn't even worthy of saying Lu Mintang's name. He did everything expected of him as a husband, obedient and sensible, never talking back. He thought he could change Yun Xiao's mind, but all he got was a divorce agreement. After ending his endless, one-sid 257Reads8.2Score102Shelves
37. 37 万 The Straight Man Everyone Loves Crashes Into a Tragic Romance 万人迷直男闪击虐文 Spicy Strips with Rice辣条泡饭Two Male Leads589k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite, No Romance, More Men Have One-Sided Crushes on Him Than Women, Stunning Beauty, Ridiculously Overpowered Charm, Slow-Paced World Hopping] Xie Shu was an ordinary male college student, a straight man straighter than a steel girder. One rainy afternoon, while saving his younger sister, he was bound to a System that observed angsty romances between scumbag tops and pathetic bottoms. From then on, he embarked on a long and arduous road with no return. 1001: Host, you have only 21.7kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    They all remained silent.

38. 38 心 Unquenchable Passion: The Big Shot's Trap 心火难熄：大佬的圈套 Girl in the Wheat Field麦田里的女孩Two Male Leads343k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads / Powerful Heir to a Prestigious Beijing Family x Taciturn, Obsessive Lawyer / 1v1 / Second Chance Romance / Sweet Romance / Both Pure / Happy Ending] As children, he made him a promise: he would come back for him. But day after day, he waited, and that promise was never fulfilled. Years later, the two met again, but the Lin family's influence forced Xiao En to leave the country. They were apart for three whole years. Three years passed in the blink of an eye. Amid the crowds at 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male leads, multiple couples, reconciliation after a breakup, a "chasing husband" scenario, sweet romance, strong protagonists, not mindless, not repressed, not a scheming, not effeminate, a satisfying read, revenge is a must, fast-paced.

39. 39 替 After the Substitute Left, CEO Fu Recreated Temptation to Come Home 替身走后，傅总上演回家的诱惑 Xue Huohuo薛火火Two Male Leads565k WordsCompleted Lin Yu never imagined he was just a stand-in. He cooked a whole table of dishes himself, but when Bai Yueguang called, Fu Shiwen got up and left. Fu Shiwen said, “An Cheng isn’t well, so I’m going to see him. Be good and don’t make a fuss.” Lin Yu nodded. He thought that if he behaved, he could stay by Fu Shiwen’s side. When Fu Shiwen’s friends called Bai Yueguang “sister-in-law” right in front of him, Lin Yu pretended not to hear. When Fu Shiwen brought Bai Yueguang home for a family gathering, 672Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Substitute, angst

40. 40 小 After My Substitute Faked His Death and Disappeared, the CEO Broke Down in Tears 小替身死遁后，总裁哭惨了 Caramel Sea Salt焦糖海盐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted On their third wedding anniversary, Qin Shizhun was overjoyed as he prepared the most romantic candlelit dinner, hoping to celebrate with the man he loved when he came home. But instead, he received divorce papers from him. “Let's get divorced!” “Why?” Qin Shizhun was stunned. “Xiaoyu is back. We agreed from the beginning that you were just a substitute bride. We'd get divorced when he came back.” The man's icy voice pierced Qin Shizhun's heart like a knife. It was true. He had only married into 803Reads6.1Score—Shelves
41. 41 快 Quick Transmigration: The Substitute Is His Dearest Love 快穿：替身才是心尖宝 Huang Niu凰妞Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Male-top story, both pure, one-on-one, sweet romance, two male leads!!!] Gu Suiyuan had always done missions in the male supporting character department of the Quick Transmigration Bureau. Sick of the frustration of being a supporting character, he saved up enough points and promptly applied to transfer departments. He'd originally hoped to try being the male lead for a change, but the System sent him straight into an old-school body-double romance novel as the male lead. After being tormented 38.4kReads8.9Score669Shelves
42. 42 小 The Little Troublemaker Doesn't Have Long to Live 小坏蛋他命不久矣 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + the pursuit of a former lover + happy ending] School bully, sickly bottom Academic superstar, top On Xiao Yu's birthday, his father locked him up in a conversion camp. From that day on, he lost Fu Zechen, the person who loved him most. By the time he escaped that living hell, battered and bruised, Fu Zechen had discarded him without a moment's hesitation. When they met again, his eyes held no trace of affection, only indifference and estrangement. “You're not w 15.9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    Each book is delightful, with exceptionally delicate emotional descriptions. Some parts are truly tear-jerking, but the endings are all quite happy.

43. 43 替 After Becoming a Substitute Bride, the Mute Is the Mogul's Cherished Treasure 替嫁后，小哑巴是大佬掌心宝 Xiao Wang Has No Pen Name小王没笔名Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted [A sharp-tongued, possessive powerhouse X a frail, beautiful mute] Two male leads + ABO + flirtation and pampering + a little angst Nan Yi is mute. He's also a low-quality Omega. That's why he's been invisible in his family since childhood. On the day he turns twenty, the same birthday as his high-quality Omega twin brother, he takes his brother's place. The man is called He Yushen. Nan Yi knows that He Yushen is in love with his younger brother, Nan Zhi. He Yushen: “He's just a low-grade Omega 7.8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
44. 44 哑 The Mute Slave 哑奴 Qiangtang羌塘Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted The Prince of Zhenbei holds immense power, standing above all others. He is lustful, promiscuous, interested in both men and women, and utterly brutal. He has taken nine concubines, and not one has survived. Now the Prince of Zhenbei has set his sights on the prefect’s daughter. To escape a fate of being tortured to death by the prince, the household switches bride and groom: a mute servant is sent in her place beneath the bridal sedan. The mute servant is as beautiful as an immortal, but was bo 4.3kReads8.5Score589Shelves
45. 45 要 Go Find Your White Moonlight, I'm Out of Here 要你的白月光去吧，替身跑咯 Am I Cute?朕可爱嘛Two Male Leads338k WordsCompleted Shen Jixing and Pei Yu were together for two years. He was sweet, sensible, thoughtful, and considerate, but their relationship had to stay in the shadows. Pei Yu was the young master of the Pei family, the dazzling heir to the Pei Group. A man like him was never going to have a happy ending with another man. More importantly, Shen Jixing owed his relationship with Pei Yu to his resemblance to Pei Yu’s unattainable first love, and to his own careful scheming. Shen Jixing knew better than anyone 721Reads5.3Score106Shelves
46. 46 替 The Substitute’s Acting Is Explosive, and Mr. Song Stumbles into a Trap 替身演技炸裂，宋总阴沟里翻船 Frosty Maples in Late Autumn霜枫晚秋Two Male Leads530k WordsCompleted The person Mr. Song loved went abroad, so he kept a poor student, Chu Yanyi, by his side as a stand-in for two whole years. Mr. Song knew Chu Yanyi was hopelessly in love with him. Those eyes full of affection alone gave him away. When the real thing returned, Mr. Song prepared to send the stand-in away, but the stand-in killed himself. Just as Mr. Song thought Chu Yanyi was dead, he discovered that the man’s parents had been paid to pretend to be his parents, and the urn supposedly holding his 8.5kReads9.2Score989Shelves
47. 47 系 The System Reconnected: Was My Simp Life, Driven by Lust at First Sight, All a Misunderstanding? 系统重连，我那见色起意的舔狗人生竟是场误会？ Mu Shenye牧神野21k WordsCompleted The System Reconnected, and It Turns Out My Simp Life, Driven by Love at First Sight, Was All a Misunderstanding? 3.8kReads—Score103Shelves

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    I highly recommend it!

48. 48 无 Whatever, I Have Three Chances to Fake My Death 无所谓，我有三次死遁机会 Mu Shenye牧神野73k WordsCompleted Whatever, I Have Three Chances to Fake My Death 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 千 Chasing My Wife with a Thousand Faces: Yu Chao's Complete Guide to the Ashes-of-Love Gauntlet 千面追妻：逾朝的火葬场通关实录 Mei Qiuqiu霉球球儿Two Male Leads955k WordsOngoing The moment Jiang Yuchao opened his eyes, he was thrown into one “win back your lover” story after another. He was the lover left utterly shattered, while the person who had once treated him like trash would meet him again in a different role, hurt him all over again, and finally suffer for him all over again. “Who are you? You think you’re worthy of touching him?” The movie star coldly swatted away the water Jiang Yuchao offered beneath the flashing cameras. “Jiang Yuchao, don’t push your luck. 632Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Quickly check out this book in a reading slump! A crazy, satisfying novel with two male leads and a "wife-chasing-after-the-wives" plot!] Two male leads! The seme chases the uke! Extreme contrast and a "cremation of the uke's" personality! The uke is cold, clear-headed, and full of vengeful spirit. Watch the scumbag seme go from arrogant to humble in his pursuit of his wife. Packed with satisfying moments and no uke abuse. Read it now!

50. 50 快 Quick Transmigration: My Wild and Devoted Boyfriend from the Crematorium Is Back 快穿：我的火葬场男友又野又乖 Mei Qiuqiu霉球球儿Two Male Leads450k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration+System+Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium+Mutual Devotion+Sweet and Satisfying+Mending a Broken Relationship+Bottom Protagonist+HE] Shen Yutan did something absurd: he bound himself to a System called Cremation Kid and was forced to travel through a hundred worlds, playing the same person’s “ex” in every one. In the real world, that person was Fu Chengye, the race-car driver Shen Yutan had a crush on. In each new world, his name changed, but that same unruly streak remaine —Reads—Score—Shelves

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