Looking for Tragic Stories with Two Male Leads, the More Heartbreaking the Better, Preferably Short 求双男主be，越虐越好，最好是短篇

1. 1 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4k14d adds

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   The second book is based on true events.

2. 2 他 Where He Belongs 他的归处 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads22k WordsCompleted The internet was flooded with stories of Song Qing’s heroic deeds. I saw a video someone had taken: Song Qing leapt gracefully into the lake like a carp, then slowly disappeared, as if that had always been where he belonged. 3.9kReads8.1Score64414d adds

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   The first book is a tragic love story with two male leads, while the second book is a sweet sequel. They have another sequel that's still being serialized, so you can check it out on the author's page!

3. 3 嗨 Hey, Our Love 嗨，我们的爱 Worried Unicorn操心的独角兽Two Male Leads37k WordsCompleted A sequel to Hello, My Love Pure sweetness, no angst. The leads are hopeless romantics. If that's not your thing, please don't read. Thank you all for enjoying the story! Song Qing has lost his memory and forgotten who I am. He cares about me, but not because he loves me. He has forgotten everything about us, forgotten how he fell in love with me, and forgotten how to love me. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 4 周 Dr. Zhou's White Moonlight Is Dying 周医生的白月光快死了 Ten-Line Que十行阙Two Male Leads219k WordsCompleted [Fragile, ill bottom VS cold, aloof top] [Heart-wrenching angst + mutually exclusive devotion, 1v1 + bad ending + extreme bottom fans, beware] Wen Ci had terminal stomach cancer. The doctor said he had at most thirty days left, and Wen Ci could live those thirty days for Zhou Ying. But Wen Ci died on the twenty-seventh day. After his death, Wen Ci left behind twenty-seven unread letters, a rabbit, a book, and a crushed red maple leaf. 19.7kReads9.3Score3k14d adds

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   My ceiling

5. 5 我 I Won’t Fall for You 我不会喜欢你 Falling Blossoms and Flying Rain落花飞雨Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted Mo Qian spent six years trying to warm a cold, unyielding heart. But life is full of disappointments, and love is one of them. Even on the day he died, he never received the love he had yearned for. But he could never have imagined that after his death, the one he had loved in this world would finally awaken, overcome with grief. Day after day, they knelt before the tiny pile of ashes he had become, sobbing and weeping, until they died beneath those ashes. ***Content warnings: * A groveling ex a 953Reads8.8Score10314d adds
6. 6 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 34.7kReads9.6Score5k14d adds
7. 7 鸩 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Flowing Wind流风Two Male Leads60k WordsCompleted Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score12514d adds
8. 8 分 After the Breakup, the Boss Turns Dark and Obsessed: Wild Seduction and Spoiling 分手后大佬黑化变疯批，野撩诱宠 Lu Yin鹿吟Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Powerful CEO + Both Untouched + Possessive Takeover + Tension and Flirting + Reunion After Years Apart + Seductive Pursuit] [After He Wronged His Ex, the Big Shot Went Dark] Everyone knew the big shot was cool and dispassionate, but no one knew about the obsession hidden deep in his heart. After a carefully engineered reunion, he took the other man by force and made him move in. The darkened big shot's image crumbled: he turned wild and seductive, in 389Reads9.5Score83914d adds

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   The story of Shuangnan is quite heart-wrenching, so please don't cry. (Modern/Ancient)

9. 9 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 4.2kReads8.5Score59814d adds
10. 10 丑 Ugly Slave 丑奴儿 Shen Miaomiao沈淼淼3k WordsCompleted To become beautiful, Qing Luo secretly tried countless methods: drinking medicine, acupuncture, even crushing peach blossoms and applying them to her body. But… 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    - *Ugly Slave*: Cheng Huan, the head steward of the Heavenly Crippled Sect, loves Xuan Yuan Lin, but their love is fraught with hardship. Xuan Yuan Lin treats Cheng Huan poorly in the early stages, and although she later realizes her mistake, the process is heartbreaking. - *Ugly Slave*: Cheng Huan, the head steward of the Heavenly Crippled Sect, loves Xuan Yuan Lin, but their love is fraught with hardship. Xuan Yuan Lin treats Cheng Huan poorly in the early stages, and although she later realizes her mistake, the process is heartbreaking. - *No One Saves Me*: By You Lan, this is a BL (Boys' Love) novel with a tragic ending. The protagonist's only wish is to be loved, but ultimately, this wish is not fulfilled, conveying profound loneliness and despair.

11. 11 无 No One Saved Me 无人救我 Chen Fugui'er陈富贵儿Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted Three years ago, my boyfriend rescued me from a fire, but the accident left me nearly disfigured. For the past three years, despite online criticism and pleas from family and friends, my boyfriend stayed by my side and cared for me devotedly. I thought that without him, I probably wouldn't have survived. Until the day I was discharged. He took my hand and led me out of the hospital. Beneath the reporters' blinding flashes, he looked as awkward as if he were holding a foul-smelling garbage bag wi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 穿 A Plan for the Cannon Fodder to Save Herself After Transmigrating into a Book 穿书之炮灰自救计划 Baishi Who Likes Sanmai喜欢三麦的白石Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads]+ [Cool, Aloof Cannon-Fodder Bottom & Villainous Beauty Top]+ [Redemption]+ [Fantasy Cultivation]+ [Slow-Burn]+ [Bottom’s POV (1v1, Both Pure, HE)] At sixteen, Yu Xiangwan drowned after slipping and falling into the water during an argument with his parents in the modern world. When he opened his eyes again, he had become the young son of the Prime Minister. With a beautiful mother and a sweet, well-behaved little sister, he planned to coast through life. Who could have guessed t 2.1kReads8.5Score26114d adds
13. 13 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.7kReads8.9Score76914d adds
14. 14 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Cannon-Fodder Tears Up the Script 穿书炮灰手撕剧本 Dazed Big Bunny迷离大兔Two Male Leads327k WordsCompleted Movie star Liang Lixuan accidentally transmigrates into an unfinished, old-fashioned Mary Sue novel and becomes a rich, spoiled young wastrel who is killed off before chapter 40. After transmigrating, Liang Lixuan is lucky enough to get an overindulgent CEO older brother who's completely devoted to him. To keep living happily with his brother for a long time, Liang Lixuan decides to rewrite the story. As the butterfly wings of Liang Lixuan's transmigration beat again and again, the whole story g 149Reads6.6Score—14d adds
15. 15 大 After the Senior Brother Was Reborn, His Junior Brother Pursued Him Relentlessly 大师兄重生后，师弟他疯狂追妻 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads556k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Master-brother who has lost all hope, the receiver x cold-hearted junior brother, the pursuer] - Love is the hardest thing to understand. Yan Jin used to think it was just an excuse made by people whose resolve in the Dao was weak. That was before he met his junior brother, Duan Weizhuo, a sword cultivator who followed the merciless path. They were entangled for years. Yan Jin even became obsessed, eventually falling into demonic cultivation. But in the end, it had all bee 7.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
16. 16 麻 I'm Done for: Transmigrated into the Villain's Self-Destructive Ex-Husband 麻了，穿成反派的作死前夫郎 Sarajevo萨拉热窝Two Male Leads240k WordsCompleted [Bottom’s perspective + transmigrate into a book + marriage first, love later + monogamous and faithful] After working overtime for thirty-six straight hours, Lan Cigui stumbled home in a daze. He woke up to find he’d transmigrated into a novel as the doomed husband of the villain. He avoided the first plot point and thought he’d escaped the fate of marrying the villain and becoming his doomed husband. But somehow, he still got married. In the original story, after this husband was tricked i 10.5kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
17. 17 逃 I Was Targeted by the Boss in an Escape Game 逃生游戏我被boss看上了 Xiang Nan Yimo向南以沫Two Male Leads601k WordsCompleted Completed [1v1, Equally Matched Leads, No Female Lead, Infinite Realms, System, Escape Game] After accidentally signing an escape game contract, Xia Xi was sold into the game by his utterly useless friend. He could only say, it was pretty frustrating. But frustrating or not, he still had to play. While everyone else risked their lives trying to escape the game, Xia Xi risked his life trying to get away from a certain boss. Forced to become a bride from the start? This is ridiculous! A certain bo 1.8kReads9.5Score29214d adds
18. 18 霸EN After the Domineering CEO Heard My Thoughts, He Started Craving Me 霸总读我心声后，馋上了我 Soft and Adorable Dumplings软萌饺子Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Mind Reading + Lighthearted Comedy + Awakening + 1v1 Romance + Sweet Everyday Moments + Both Pure] Song Shi'an had worked diligently as the CEO's assistant for five years when he suddenly awakened and realized he was inside an old-school CEO romance novel! In the first half, the CEO torments his wife over and over; in the second half, he chases her and suffers for it. And Song Shi'an, as the all-purpose assistant in the book, can do practically anything! But why has the plot g 34.5kReads9.1Score5.6k14d adds
19. 19 暗 The Retired Shadow Guard Goes Off to Farm 暗卫他退休去种田了 Lantern-Bearer燃灯儿Two Male Leads777k WordsCompleted A story about a secret guard who doesn't know he has a special constitution, accidentally retires early, and takes up farming... [Both are each other's only one! Both are each other's only one!] (Original title: The Secret Guard Retires to Farm) Content warnings: melodrama + running away while pregnant + an imaginary dynasty A maxed-out fighter who's a little goofy vs. a calculating, proud big shot who's a little narcissistic Both are each other's only one + raising a child + farming in the earl 10.1kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
20. 20 穿 Reborn as the Crown Prince of a Fallen Kingdom, I Throw Myself into the Enemy’s Arms 穿成亡国太子我直接投入敌军怀抱 Hu Yan.胡言.Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Completed. Search “Fanqie Listen” for the full-cast audiobook. [Manic, unhinged, vicious beauty vs. proper, restrained, aloof Buddha-like lord] [Two male leads + equally matched + mutual secret crush + both virgins] From the start, he was on an ancient battlefield, surrounded by soldiers and generals splattered with blood. He was the crown prince of a fallen kingdom. With a sworn enemy ahead, pursuers behind, and the burden of restoring his country on his shoulders, who could stay sane? While he 14kReads9.6Score2.2k14d adds

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    Two highly recommended books

21. 21 少 Cut the Crap! I’m Begging You, Take Off Your Armor and Kiss Me! 少废话，我求你脱了战袍亲亲我！ Hu Yan.胡言.Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, and absolutely fantastic! [Flirtatious, brazen beauty top vs. sharp-tongued, honest-hearted cool-guy bottom; childhood rivals who hated each other, then fell in love while fighting] [Two male leads + two strong leads + intense chemistry and push-pull + mutual coercion + both are pure + happy ending] Ji Qinghuan had been born into another world and lived there for nineteen years, always appearing to outsiders as a gentle, refined young master. A heaven-blessed prodigy with impeccable c 10kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
22. 22 程 The Man Captain Cheng Wants to Pursue: Tough, Cold, and Impossible to Win Over 程队要追的男人：又刚又冷超难追 Tea Piker茶派克Two Male Leads567k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, both strong + extremely angsty at the start, sweet romance in the middle and later parts] Ten years of obsession without awakening, always staying true to his original intentions. After ten years of devotion, he finally got what he had always wanted. For him, he could give up everything, even his life: “You don’t want to?” Che Chenfeng felt a chill run down his back. “I don’t!” Cheng Feiyang smiled happily. He could do anything, as long as it made him happy. “I do. For you, I’d 43Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    A fanatical lover forcibly bends the cold and tough captain, following him for ten years, finally winning over the iron-willed straight man. Very heart-wrenching.

23. 23 偏 I’m Taking It Anyway 偏要抢 The Sky Can't Be Blue天难蓝Modern Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Mingzhu set aside her pride and used every trick in the book to seduce Zhou Li. All she got in return was news of his engagement to someone else. Zhou Li: “You’ve had plenty of lovers. Why go after mine? Have you no shame?” Later, Jiang Mingzhu married his brother, and Zhou Li showed up to steal the bride. Jiang Mingzhu: “You didn’t want me when I was with you, but now you want to steal me. Are you a masochist?” * Scheming vixen × cold, celibate, utterly unhinged man 120Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    The plot deepens and is intricately linked.

24. 24 易 Easily Broken 易断 Xie Bai谢白49k WordsCompleted Fragile —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Ah Yan, you must be happy in your next life.

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