Any Dual Male Lead Stories That Will Break Your Heart? 有没有虐到心肝疼的那种双男主文？

1. 201 变 A Twisted, Tormenting Love 变态虐恋 Wang Weihan王微涵Two Male Leads125k WordsCompleted A twisted, sadistic top × a gentle, kind-hearted bottom [Two male leads + twisted and sadistic + groveling redemption + HE] Angst! Lots of angst! Read with caution! (The author has a very sound moral compass, so you can rest assured.) Because of his family circumstances, Shao Wenyu's personality grows more and more twisted. He hates anything he can't control. Yet he can reserve all his tenderness for the one person he loves, his white moonlight. But he never expected that one day he would be re 4.2kReads8.2Score251Shelves

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   [Crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying][crying]

2. 202 情 A Love Wound That Cannot Heal 情殇难续 Wang Weihan王微涵Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Gu Yi × Xu An (BL) Gu Yi always treated Xu An as his plaything. When this plaything said a single bad word about the person he loved, Gu Yi beat him so badly he ended up in the hospital. When that beloved person brought his company to ruin, Gu Yi humiliated Xu An without asking what had happened and handed him over to someone else. In the end, the company went bankrupt. Only Xu An helped him, and the two of them lived together in a shabby rental apartment. Gu Yi finally understood his own heart, 221Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 快 Quick Transmigration: Don't Mess with the Villain, or He'll Really Die 快穿：别惹反派，惹急了他真死 Feasting with the Bears 666大宴群熊666Two Male Leads891k WordsOngoing [Angst and catharsis, with a bleak start and an uplifting finish; includes faked deaths and happy endings. The gong's personality determines the story: soul fragments, scumbag gongs, jokester gongs, devoted gongs, wooden gongs…] (The first six instances are complete. Dive in without worry.) On a replay of the instance, an all-powerful villain falls into the protagonist's hands, reduced to a prisoner. The once aloof villain is now at death's door. "Let me go." "Want to die?" "Yes." "Hah. Dream on 5.2kReads9.3Score589Shelves
4. 204 十 Red Roses in December 十二月的红玫瑰 Iron Fist Lin Daiyu铁拳林黛玉Two Male Leads85k WordsCompleted (Dual male leads, angsty 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other, bad ending, power couple, mutual salvation, pure love with plenty of heartbreak.) My dear Mr. Mo: I’m sorry. In the end, I failed to keep my promise to you and became a coward who fled this world. If you can forgive my selfishness and weakness, then when spring returns next year, please leave a bouquet of red roses at my grave. Choose the most beautiful one in the flower shop. I think I’ll be able to smell its fragrance. [Nei 66Reads8.6Score—Shelves
5. 205 你EN You Go Crazy, I Go Crazier, Side by Side on a Dating Show 你发癫，我更癫，恋综上面肩并肩 Six-Six Fruit六六果Two Male Leads640k WordsCompleted [Audio drama now available~~~] [Dual Male Leads + One-on-One Romance + Dating Reality Show, Hilarious, Sweet, and Satisfying] [Unhinged Young Heartthrob VS Even More Unhinged CEO] He transmigrates into a book and immediately gets pressured by a scumbag into breaking off their engagement? Shen Yan goes berserk on the spot: “If you want to save face, you have to give some too. Having a mistress doesn’t make you right. Pay me four million, or I’ll see you outside the proctology clinic!” Early i 25.4kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
6. 206 七 Seven Days, Seven Years 七天七年 Sweet Persimmon柿子甜Two Male Leads551k WordsCompleted Sheng Man VS Duo An Seven days of deliberate revenge, seven years of heart-wrenching regret. Seven days of feigned affection, seven years of wishing he could take it all back. Duo An finally won the heart of the man he idolized, and the two began dating. But he never imagined their relationship would last only seven days. After those seven days came seven years of heartache. Sheng Man thought he didn’t love him, that he was only trying to vent his anger. It took seven years of loving him without 99Reads8.6Score—Shelves
7. 207 穿EN Trapped in a Novel: The Stunning Villain and the Darkened Hero's Obsessive Love 穿书：绝美反派被黑化男主强制爱 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads471k WordsCompleted (Complete) BL + both leads are chaste + transmigrate into a book + cultivation + confinement Straight man Ning Ke wakes up one day inside the cultivation novel written by his younger sister. From the start, he’s destined to be the villain, tortured and killed by the male lead! Fortunately, a System appears at the crucial moment and binds itself to him. It turns back time and sends him to the male lead’s past to fix plot holes and keep himself alive! So Ning Ke dons secret identities and, one aft 10.9kReads9.6Score1.7kShelves
8. 208 等 Waiting for You to Join Me 等你一起 Waiting for Godot等待戈多Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing First loves who reunite after years apart, finding their way back to each other Chen Jingshen: If you couldn’t see how much I loved you when we were young, then let’s try again. I’ll reach out my hand and wait for you to turn around and take it. Lin Xian: I thought we’d both moved on, but somehow we found each other again. This time, I’ll be brave enough to take your hand. We have a long future ahead of us. 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   After six years apart, they reunited.

9. 209 愿 May You Be Safe Year After Year. May We Never Meet Again, Alive or Dead 愿君岁岁平安，你我生死不见 Tea Tea the Little Salty Fish茶茶小咸鱼25k WordsCompleted May you be safe and sound year after year. May we never meet again, in life or death. 706Reads—Score104Shelves
10. 210 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.6kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
11. 211 搞 Who Can Cultivate Immortality Without Going Crazy? 搞修仙的谁不疯呢 Zhou Guifeng周圭寸Two Male Leads612k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and they’ll go up, so enjoy without worry] [Two male leads + both powerful + transmigration into a book + comedy + one-on-one, both pure] [Sharp-tongued king who’s also genuinely strong, the bottom x a refined gentleman on the surface, but actually possessive and obsessive, the top] Yan Yangsheng transmigrates into a book and discovers he has become the male protagonist. Terrified, he quickly finds an upright, powerful man to cling to. When Yan Yangsheng’s identity 28.3kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
12. 212 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 164.3kReads9.8Score18.9kShelves
13. 213 偏 The Price of Favoritism 偏爱的代价 IWonderTwo Male Leads1.1M WordsOngoing In the fifth year of his escape, Shi Fengyu returned to the country. He knew the price he would pay for coming back, but for that person, he had no choice. Two male leads, modern fantasy, powerful leads, plot twists, and a touch of angst. 1.3kReads6.7Score106Shelves

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    The protagonist is the young master of an ancient organization; it's a good read.

14. 214 凤 The Phoenix God Tomb 凤凰神墓 The Babbling Stream溪水潺潺Two Male Leads202k WordsCompleted [Devoted affection + obsessive + yandere + love-triangle drama + utterly cruel] [Naive + obedient + stunningly beautiful + deeply devoted + unwavering to the death] On Qin Yu’s birthday, two wishes were made. The first was for him to be supremely noble and untouched by the world. The second was for her to stay by his side for a long, long time. He also promised that she would be happy all her life, never knowing sorrow. But later, that blessing became a curse she could never escape. And the rest 143Reads9.2Score—Shelves
15. 215 第 Our Thirteenth Reunion 第13次重逢 King Chun Jin瑃瑾大王Two Male Leads151k WordsCompleted They missed each other 13 times. Every moment of care, sadness, and happiness was beyond the other's reach, until Wen Shixu said, “Can we please stop missing each other?” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You could check out this book. I personally found it quite heart-wrenching, and although the author is a newcomer, I thought it was a very good read.

16. 216 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Went Through Hell to Win Back My Wife 穿越后我追妻火葬场了 When the Flirting Fades暧昧散尽Two Male Leads137k WordsCompleted [Amnesiac Li Yu, a master of every skill × cool-headed, rational, and gentle Ji Xingchen] [Modern romance + high-quality novel + two male leads + rekindled love + healing + melodrama + pure love + lighthearted + transmigrate + happy ending + first person] At nineteen, I transmigrated six years into the future and became my twenty-five-year-old self. I’m very happy with my life now, except that I’ve lost the person I love. To find out the truth behind my breakup with my first love, I begin invest 1.2kReads9.3Score129Shelves

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    See? They're all silent, crying until their eyes are swollen. [Crying][crying][crying]

17. 217 假 After Faking My Death, the Scumbag Movie Emperor Spoils Me Relentlessly 假死后，被渣男影帝强势宠爱 Late Spring Day迟日Two Male Leads712k WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete]“Lu Yichao, if you want to save the Lu family, you have to marry me.” He used every means at his disposal to marry the alpha he had secretly loved for seven years. Qi Yanqing knew that Lu Yichao’s heart belonged to someone else: his twin brother, Qi Chuxing. Whether through force or deception, he still made Lu Yichao marry him. In public, they were a loving, sweet couple. Behind closed doors, they could barely stand the sight of each other. After three years together, Qi Yan 3.7kReads8.6Score389Shelves
18. 218 把 Giving Up Depression Along With Love 把抑郁症和爱一起戒掉 Among Half a Cup of Clouds半盏云里Two Male Leads148k WordsCompleted Tags: BE | Tragic Romance | Two Male Leads | Campus | Mutual Salvation Note: The main story is about 20 chapters, with the rest consisting of extras. [Cold and aloof Lu Yu] x [Insecure Lin Qi] Lin Qi's world is a deep blue that cannot be mixed away on a painter's palette. Lu Yu's world is a desolate place, forever weightless between the lines. Two boys, trapped for years in the depths of their emotions, secretly build a spiritual utopia just for each other in a glass room in an old building. 260Reads8.8Score182Shelves

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    I just love watching angst.

19. 219 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 77.1kReads9.7Score13.5kShelves
20. 220 分 After Six Years Apart, President Wen Volunteers to Be the Backup 分开六年，闻总他主动做备胎 Wu Miao巫喵Two Male Leads338k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally matched + coercive relationship + winning back his love at any cost + rekindled romance] Two people who never spoke during their three years as high school classmates began a four-year forced relationship after the college entrance exams, all for 300,000 yuan. At the time, Wen Ye smiled at Li Yang and said, “Come with me to university in the capital. I'll take care of everything.” Li Yang thought that someone with no one to rely on had finally found a safe harbor. But.. 13kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    It's not the overt kind of abuse, it's the kind of abuse where you're aware of it yourself.

21. 221 授 Hand Him the Reins 授他以柄 Zhou Fuyao周扶妖Ancient Romance96k WordsCompleted With the city about to fall and the kingdom on the brink of ruin, Pei Qing wrote a letter asking that man for help. For seven whole days, there was no reply. But just when all hope seemed lost, he arrived. His peerlessly handsome face was full of disdain and contempt. Xiao Yuan walked into the imperial bedchamber with blood dripping from his blade and lazily called out, “Elder Brother.” Having earned merit by rushing to the emperor’s defense, he naturally expected a reward. “I have plenty of gol 24.9kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    She was forced to marry her brother-in-law, and when he returned in triumph, he found her already married... It's so heartbreaking! Why didn't the female lead just say it outright?

22. 222 别 Don't Be So Heartless 别那么狠心 Lou Xiaozhou楼小舟Two Male Leads241k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, Rekindled Love, Each Other's First Love, HE] Si Mo and Zhou Chuyu were schoolmates for six years and lovers for five. Whether he was a schoolmate or a boyfriend, Si Mo was always spoiled and demanding, making a scene over everything. Zhou Chuyu wasn't exactly good-tempered, but the harshest thing he ever said to Si Mo was the line he uttered when they broke up: "Si Mo, don't be so cruel." After that, Si Mo suffered nightmares for years. Then, in the sixth year after their breaku 14.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
23. 223 他 He Kept Summer Hidden 他藏了夏天 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance210k WordsCompleted That night, the young man slowly bent down, bracing his hands on his thighs so he could look her in the eye. It was as if he were declaring that they stood as equals in matters of the heart. Keeping his voice low, he asked, “Senior, I like you. Do you like me?” Ji An raised her hand to stroke Xu Linxi’s cheek and softly ordered him, “Close your eyes.” Xu Linxi trembled, then obediently lowered his lashes. Ji An’s lips curved into a smile. She placed both hands on either side of his face, rose on 8.7kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
24. 224 针 Locked in a Deadly Match 针锋对决 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted Yuan Yang is forced by his father to learn business management under Gu Qingpei, a newly hired commercial star. One is a wild, unruly rich young master, while the other is a cautious, shrewd industry leader. They take an instant dislike to each other, and whenever they meet, sparks fly as neither is willing to back down. By chance, Yuan Yang discovers Gu Qingpei’s secret and sets a scheme in motion against him. He never expects strange feelings to gradually take root in his heart. With their cla 33.6kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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    It's going to be tough, sisters.

25. 225 一 Drunk for a Hundred Years 一醉经年 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted A secret crush is like a flask of strong liquor. You know that drinking it will leave you dizzy, make you lose control, and bring you pain, yet you still throw yourself into it like a moth to a flame, all too happy to suffer. You only take a sip, while I drink until I’m drunk. But everyone who drinks has to sober up one day. A calm, aloof engineer bottom VS a selfish, cold-hearted celebrity top 20.4kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
26. 226 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 88.6kReads9.4Score16.5kShelves

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    They're all so sweet! ૧(●´৺`●)૭ Trust me!

27. 227 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.3kReads9.4Score773Shelves
28. 228 最 The Ten Years I Loved You Most: Loving You Until Death 最爱你的那十年之至死不瑜 Epilogue Embraces a Tree尾声抱木Two Male Leads145k WordsCompleted A reborn story, He Zhishu x Ai Ziyu I want to give Zhishu a bright future. Jiang Wenxu fans, stay away! Seriously, stay away! I have an absolutely enormous grudge against Jiang Wenxu. I’ll assume the worst of him and show no mercy, so Jiang Wenxu fans, please don’t come here. Don’t come to the comments to whitewash Jiang. It’s really annoying. Wasn’t my description clear enough? If you want to say that you feel sorry for Jiang or that he knew he was wrong, there are plenty of other places for th 3.7kReads9.1Score684Shelves
29. 229 无 No One Came to Save Her from the Deep 无人救她于深海 Liang Shiqi梁拾柒Modern Romance135k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Youthful unrequited love + prodigal son turns over a new leaf + bittersweet romance + plenty of unresolved heartbreak + tragic ending (The male lead is hard to like at first. It's not exactly a tearjerker, but sensitive readers should proceed with caution.)] Youth is a foolish thing: foolishly falling for someone. At the beginning of the story, Xu Nuo falls in love with Zhou Yiming at first sight, as if sinking into the deep sea. At the end, Xu Nuo holds the box contai 19.2kReads8.9Score3.8kShelves
30. 230 墨 Mo Sikalin 墨司卡林 A Tree by the Qingjiang River青江一树Two Male Leads352k WordsCompleted [Modern + high-quality novel + two male leads + doctors + rekindled love + melodrama + frail protagonist + urban + tragic romance + devotion] I believe in the universe. I believe in thermodynamics. I believe in gods and Buddhas, and in the next life. The universe says entropy cannot be reversed. Thermodynamics says nothing is absolute, though you can get infinitely close. The gods don’t love the world, and the Buddha doesn’t love mortals. I do. In my heart, there is no mountain I cannot climb or 299Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    The content of "Double Death" isn't cliché; it's quite entertaining.

31. 231 破 After My Bankruptcy, My Ex-Boyfriend Became My Boss 破产后前男友成了我老板 Little Future Predictor预言小未来Two Male Leads625k WordsCompleted [Alternate Universe | Two Male Leads | Reunited After a Breakup | Redemption, Sweet and Angsty] The day Cheng Xi went bankrupt, he finally learned what it meant to have everyone turn against him. His parents and older brother fled overseas overnight and vanished without a trace. His fair-weather friends blocked him. And Gu Yun, the poor student he had once “forced” to live with him, was laughing and chatting at a café with a younger schoolmate. Cheng Xi quietly left the city. Three years later, 2.9kReads6.5Score179Shelves

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    So pretty, so pretty, they don't even have mouths! [Almost crying]

32. 232 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.9kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves
33. 233 死 My Down-and-Out Nemesis Became a Stutterer 死对头落魄后成了小结巴 Let’s Have a Sweet Dream做一场美梦叭Two Male Leads192k WordsCompleted After Song Er went bankrupt, he not only lost his memory but also became a pitiful little stutterer who wasn't very bright. When the young master of the Shen family saw his once-proud wealthy rival reduced to this state, his first instinct was to rush over and kick him while he was down. But then he saw Song Er being bullied by others, looking utterly pathetic, and Shen Zhuchen decided to take him home so he could be the only one to bully him. Song Er was afraid of heights, so he bought a new ap 476Reads6.7Score—Shelves
34. 234 与 Never to Meet Again 与君不相逢 Blue Feathers羽之蓝Two Male Leads232k WordsCompleted Fang Ziyan was a famous star. After an accident, he transmigrated into Liu Jin'er, the Sixth Prince. That night, a sudden beam of light shone into Jingyang Palace. As everyone murmured among themselves, Liu Jin'er, who had been unconscious for a long time, woke up. Meanwhile, after calculating the celestial signs with his fingers, the court astronomer looked deeply worried. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male leads, tragic ending (BE) story

35. 235 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 5.4kReads9.4Score707Shelves
36. 236 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
37. 237 清 Qingqing: The Aesthetics of Unrequited Love Tragedies, Part 3 清清（暗恋BE美学三部曲03） Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Urban125k WordsCompleted Back in middle school, Xie Zeyang met Shen Bingqing. Their names were almost the opposite of their natures: he was as cold as ice, while she burned bright as the sun. He could still vaguely recall every time they parted when they were young. At thirteen, beneath the lights at the entrance to an alley. She waved with a radiant smile and said to him, “See you tomorrow, class monitor!” At seventeen, on the beach on a midsummer night. She poked her head out of the tent, eyes crinkling as she called 23.3kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
38. 238 爱 Love Is Not Redemption 爱不是救赎 Blue Feathers羽之蓝Two Male Leads171k WordsCompleted Lin Wenjing and Lu Yan met at a bar. After weathering emotional turmoil, Lu Yan married someone else, while Lin Wenjing chose to let go. Years later, Lu Yan met Lin Wenjing again, mistaking Lin Wenjing for Lin Wenjing. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 无 The Affliction of Silence 无言之症 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe 14.4kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves

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    I'm recommending mostly male-male romance novels. If you don't like that kind of thing, feel free to avoid them. The first one seems like a forced love story on the surface, but it's actually a redemption story. You'll see how much the seme loves the uke as you read on. I don't want to spoil it, so I won't elaborate further. The second one is a pure hate couple. These two are such a bittersweet couple! The third one is self-explanatory. I won't comment on it too much.

40. 240 失 Beloved by Mr. He After Losing My Memory 失忆后被贺先生偏爱了 Mr. Silly范二先森Two Male Leads302k WordsCompleted ✨A car accident left He Yuchuan unconscious for a year. When he woke, he found that his lover had left a breakup note and disappeared. ✨Two years later, his vanished lover, Li Zhao, appeared before him in a wretched state and pretended not to know him. He Yuchuan, full of resentment, made things difficult for him at every turn, only to discover that... ✨Li Zhao had also been seriously injured in the accident. Bleeding in his brain caused a clot to press against his nerves, leading to dementia. H 190Reads5.7Score—Shelves
41. 241 霸 The CEO Falls Hard: Where Can His Sweet Canary Run? 霸总沦陷，软萌金丝雀哪里逃 Bai Qingzhuo白清酌Two Male Leads548k WordsOngoing On a stormy, freezing night, Lu Linyuan, a man of immense power, found Shen Zhiyu beneath the Lu Group building. The boy was wandering like a dying sparrow, burning with fever and gravely ill. Lu Linyuan built a cage of obsessive, suffocating love around him, cutting off the boy's freedom to socialize. Only when Shen Zhiyu began coughing up blood and his condition worsened did Lu Linyuan finally come to his senses, but by then it was too late to undo the damage. Misunderstandings and the crushin 168Reads7.0Score130Shelves

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    Not bad, I like it.

42. 242 求 A Guide to Getting Your Husband Killed 求丈夫去世教程 Poisoned by a Devil Mushroom魔鬼蘑菇中毒Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + tragic love and bitter hatred + adversaries turned lovers + happy ending + imprisonment and coercion + both reborn + both villains + both devoted to each other] Original title: The Barren Sea of Happiness In the year when their hatred was at its fiercest, Li Quegui floored the accelerator and sent his husband and sworn enemy to his death, then took his own life. When he opened his eyes again, Lin Xianqiu was sitting by the bed, looking at him with concern. He was seven years y 10.1kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
43. 243 天 Fire in the Dark 天黑着火 Budf0Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted An angsty ABO story. Gentle, beautiful, sickly bottom, who later becomes mute × formerly scummy top, who is forced into it for a time, then becomes a devoted loyal dog. During his heat, the beautiful assistant gets together with the womanizing top. Then the young assistant is diagnosed with leukemia. The top says, “You’ll cause the company losses, so I have to keep you under watch by my side,” but in truth, he just wants the bottom to live with him. The top’s father tells him to get married, and —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Old Lin once said that if he died, his ashes should be scattered in Lake Baikal. The surface of Lake Baikal is like a secret realm, hiding the love that Old Lin could never express.

44. 244 舔 The Devoted Omega Comes to His Senses, and the Alpha Panics! 舔狗O醒悟后，A他急了！ Ming Yuan zsq茗鸢zsqTwo Male Leads359k WordsCompleted The Devoted Omega Comes to His Senses, and Now the Alpha Is Panicking! [Two Male Leads + Regretful Pursuit + ABO + Mutual Devotion] Wen Yuluo fell for Qi You the first time he saw him. He stayed in love for six years: two years of unrequited love, four years of being *ed, and 16,800 confessions. Qi You's answer was always, “I don't like you.” After being rejected for the 16,801st time and treated with nothing but coldness, Wen Yuluo finally resolved to leave Qi You. Without a word, he dragged hi 2.9kReads8.6Score269Shelves

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    This book is angsty, but it has a happy ending.

45. 245 以 A Life Offered in Sacrifice 以身唯祭 Raise a Toast from Afar遥敬一杯酒Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted Severe physical torment | Severe heartbreak | Possessive love | Happy ending | A love born of hatred | He’ll regret losing him | One-on-one | True love | Love rekindled after heartbreak | Political scheming and misunderstandings | Both leads are each other’s first Only then did Xiao Jingyan finally understand: he had taught Jing Heng the art of war, but Jing Heng had learned how to offer himself as a sacrifice for love. Xiao Jingyan had once believed that Jing Heng’s betrayal was the greatest sh 7.6kReads8.5Score716Shelves

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    My first book, my absolute favorite, is both heartbreaking and unforgettable! Seventeen years of love, and it all ends like this—the jade pendant shattered. His heart died too. He spent seventeen years loving this person, and now, looking back, it was nothing but a beautiful dream. Only with the shattering of the jade did he awaken, his pillow empty.

46. 246 君 Your Grace Is a Prison 君恩如狱 Raise a Toast from Afar遥敬一杯酒Two Male Leads605k WordsOngoing Sorry the rating is a little low right after it came out 🥰 Forced love | Taking by force | Emperor gong | Gentle general gong | Strategist shou | Deeply angsty romance | Physical and emotional trauma | Rekindled romance | Ancient political intrigue | Extreme push and pull | Three male leads | All for the shou | Beautiful, strong, and tragic To save his mother, the once brilliant top scholar was branded a traitor for colluding with the enemy and personally reduced by the emperor to a plaything fo 3.3kReads8.6Score245Shelves
47. 247 木 The Wooden Man's Tail 木头的尾巴 Du Zeyan杜则言Two Male Leads121k WordsCompleted “Mu Chen vs. Wei Yanwan” “Wherever you go from now on, I'll follow you. It doesn't matter where I am, anyway. I'll be your little shadow.” “I think... this is as far as I can go with you.” 139Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A little bit of torture

48. 248 痴 After the Foolish Emperor Turned Evil, the Prince Was Forced into Love 痴傻皇帝黑化后，王爷被强制爱了 Su Mu Yijin苏木一槿Two Male Leads391k WordsOngoing [Two male leads # equally matched powerhouses # physical and emotional angst # love and hate # imprisonment # groveling redemption # mutually unhinged] A gloomy, unhinged emperor top × a cunning, patient prince bottom He was once a regent who held power over the entire court, feared and respected for his iron fist. Later, he became the new emperor’s hidden captive, kept on his bed and out of sight. His legs were broken and he was shackled. The regent who once looked down upon the world became 5.2kReads8.7Score395Shelves
49. 249 咬 Bite the Scales 咬鳞 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads708k WordsCompleted [Pink little mermaid x high-ranking commander] [Gentle, cunning, and devoted x resilient, ferocious, and cruel little darling + corruption + melodrama + sweet and angsty romance + 1v1 + devoted couple, happy ending] Xing Nan is a rare pink mermaid, so rare that everyone covets him. Everything around him is dangerous. The first person he meets after escaping from the laboratory is Pei Wenyang. He begs Pei Wenyang to save him. Pei Wenyang is the gentlest human he's ever met. He dries Xing Nan's 19.2kReads9.6Score3kShelves

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    The mermaid (Xing Nan) and the high-ranking commander (Pei Wenyang) meet for the first time. Xing Nan begs him for help. After the crisis is averted, Xing Nan is captivated by Pei Wenyang's gentleness. Xing Nan looks at him with joy, but the next second, a gun is pressed against her forehead. Xing Nan is afraid of Pei Wenyang but cannot leave him. Pei Wenyang saved her but will also kill her.

50. 250 他 He’s Straight, So Can I Be the One Who Likes You? 他是直男，那换我喜欢你可以吗？ Bai Sanqianqian白三千千Two Male Leads395k WordsCompleted [Possessive, obsessive younger seme × Uke afraid to face his own feelings] [Mutual firsts + Secret crush comes true] Shen Yize never wanted to fight or compete for anything. His life of going along with whatever came his way seemed destined to remain dull, stifling, and full of compromise. Then, the moment he met Qi Siyuan, it felt as if sunlight had entered his life. He wanted to hold on to that smile. Qi Siyuan had always thought of Shen Yize as the younger brother of the person he secretly lo 2kReads—Score157Shelves

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