Angst-Filled Novel with Two Male Leads 双男主虐文

1. 151 被 After Being Dumped, the Regent King Turned Dark 被甩后，摄政王黑化了 Tomato Who Loves Tomatoes爱吃番番茄的西红柿Two Male Leads390k WordsOngoing (Just got its rating) [Two male leads + mutually faithful + two equally strong leads + tsundere, hopelessly devoted regent top + mischievous young marquis bottom + rekindled love + angst before sweetness] Seven years ago, on the day Shen Jinghan left the capital, he never looked back. Seven years later, he returned to the capital covered in wounds, and went to the Prince Regent's residence on his very first night back. He begged Xiao Che to save the Shen family and the supply route to the northe 3.1kReads8.2Score358Shelves

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   It brought tears to my eyes!

2. 152 不 Didn't You Say We Shouldn't Keep in Touch? Why Are You Crying When I Find Someone Else? 不是说以后不要联系吗？我找别人你怎么还哭了？ Special Edition Ji特辑冀7k WordsCompleted Didn't You Say We Shouldn't Keep in Touch Anymore? Why Are You Crying Now That I've Found Someone Else? 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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

3. 153 治 After I Cured Him, I Was Forced 治疗好他之后被强制了 Special Edition Ji特辑冀6k WordsCompleted He Forced Himself on Me After I Cured Him 16Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 囚 Eyes in the Cage: A Belated Regret 囚笼之眼：迟来的悔 Special Edition Ji特辑冀12k WordsCompleted The Eye of the Cage: Belated Regret 9Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 故 The Old Track 故辙 Drunk Beneath the Sky醉卧天水8k WordsCompleted The Old Road 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A angst-filled novel featuring two male leads, each with their own unique reasons for being heartbreaking.

6. 156 枫 Maple and Jade Resign 枫瑾辞 Drunk Beneath the Sky醉卧天水7k WordsCompleted Feng Jin Ci 8Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 雁 Snow over the Old Pass, as the Wild Geese Return 雁归故关雪 Drunk Beneath the Sky醉卧天水9k WordsCompleted The Geese Return to Their Old Pass in the Snow 4Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 158 锋 Though the Blade Lies Buried, a Hidden Fragrance Still Drifts 锋沉犹有暗香浮 Drunk Beneath the Sky醉卧天水10k WordsCompleted The Blade Lies Still, Yet a Faint Fragrance Drifts 7Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 回 Looking Back, Autumn Has Fallen Across the Land 回首山河已是秋 Drunk Beneath the Sky醉卧天水9k WordsCompleted When I Look Back, Autumn Has Fallen Across the Land 10Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 160 W WYLM Miao Aoo苗嗷嗷Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted Boy Band / Everyday Life / ABO / AA Romance / Idols / Friendship / Healing / Gender Swap / Happy Ending Synopsis: If love can't keep me alive, then hate can. But later, there was love, too. “Linlin, your big brother loves you.” “Jinglin, Tongtong will protect you.” “Cheng Jinglin! Look at me! Only look at me!” “Linlin is so pretty. I like you so much~” Ten years of protection, a warm embrace, a blazing fire, and a gentle deception. Do they love Cheng Jinglin, or just this beautiful body? On the 405Reads—Score—Shelves

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11. 161 他 He Left Me with Scars 他赐我伤痕 Shen Lu神禄Two Male Leads244k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Classic Angsty Melodrama + Captive Love + The Long Road to Winning Back His Lover + Turning a Straight Man Gay + Pure Love + Hypocritical, Unhinged Pursuer × Broken Straight Man + Happy Ending] The person who healed me was the one who destroyed me. In public, he was a handsome, wealthy, gentle young heir. In private, he was a sinister, unhinged obsessive. To get Wen Ci, he stopped at nothing, schemed at every turn, and plotted in secret. When his layers of disguise came crashin 146Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A story featuring two main characters, a sweet and angsty romance.

12. 162 甜 The Sweet, Soft Crybaby Omega Is the Boss 甜软的哭包小O他才是老大 Shen Lu神禄9k WordsCompleted The Sweet, Softhearted Crybaby Little O Is the Boss 241Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 主 Was the Supreme God System Forcefully Loved by a Subordinate? 主神系统被下属强制爱了？ Shen Lu神禄10k WordsCompleted Was the Supreme God System Forced into a Love Affair by Its Subordinate? 57Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 纨 The Spoiled Heir Was Forced to Become a Concubine! 纨绔世子被逼当妾后！ Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted The Spoiled Young Lord Is Forced to Become a Concubine! 541Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 165 京 The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Princeling 京圈太子爷的落跑人鱼 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露13k WordsCompleted The Runaway Mermaid of the Capital's Elite Circle 197Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 他 He Died in the Seventh Year He Loved Me 他死了，死在了他爱我的第七年 Lin Qingyang林清扬6k WordsCompleted He died in the seventh year of loving me. 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are modern perspectives; I recommend reading them together. They're both short, each taking about ten minutes to read.

17. 167 我 My Name Is Chunsheng. This Is My Life. I Fell into the Arms of the One I Love 我叫春生，这是我的一生，我坠入了爱人的怀抱 Lin Qingyang林清扬8k WordsCompleted My name is Chunsheng. This is my life, and I fell into the arms of the one I love. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 168 攻 The Attack's Substitute: An Illusion of the White Moonlight 攻替身：白月光幻象 Shuizezhou水泽州Two Male Leads291k WordsCompleted The top dotes on the bottom, and he loves him to pieces both before and after the groveling begins [Two male leads + size difference + eight-year age gap + younger man + secret crush becomes mutual + powerful, wealthy families in the capital + angsty push and pull + contract relationship + groveling to win back a lover + jealous, possessive love + getting back together + raising a child + both inexperienced + happy ending] A sci-fi ABO story about having a baby in an artificial womb. Pheromones 352Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so beautiful! 🔪🔪🔪 [Sad][sad][sad][crying][crying][crying]

19. 169 良 The Worthy Minister Never Returns 良臣不归 Yicheng's Notes熠承随笔16k WordsCompleted A Worthy Minister Never Returns 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, angsty story, so painful to read.

20. 170 予 I Offer You a Prison: Part One, Diary 予你为牢·上：日记 Junior Sister123师妹12311k WordsCompleted I Make You My Prisoner, Part One: Diary 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend the first one

21. 171 他 The Night He Applied Medicine to Me [Two Male Leads] 他给我上药的那天晚上【双男主】 Junior Sister123师妹12312k WordsCompleted The Night He Applied Medicine to Me [Two Male Leads] 9Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 我 I'm Done Trying to Please You [Two Male Leads] 我不讨好你了【双男主】 Junior Sister123师妹1236k WordsCompleted I'm Not Going to Win You Over Anymore [Two Male Leads] —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 听 I Heard You're Getting Married [Two Male Leads] 听说你要结婚了【双男主】 Junior Sister123师妹12311k WordsCompleted I Heard You're Getting Married [Two Male Leads] 144Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 江 Jiang Chi's Guide to Winning Over His Husband [BL] 江驰的追夫手册【双男主】 Junior Sister123师妹1236k WordsCompleted Jiang Chi's Guide to Winning Over His Man [Two Male Leads] 3Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 糙 The Rough Man Fell in Love [Two Male Leads] 糙汉动了心（双男主） Junior Sister123师妹12316k WordsCompleted The Rough Man Fell in Love [Two Male Leads] 9Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 刃 Blade and Heart 刃与心 Faint Moonlight暗月微光Two Male Leads814k WordsOngoing An affection-starved, possessive young master × a long-suffering bodyguard and undercover spy Shen Yan is the eldest legitimate son of the Shen family. On the day he takes power, his father personally sends him an informant. Xie Xun, a handsome, stern personal bodyguard, is nothing but the old master’s most obedient dog in everyone else’s eyes. “I don’t keep dogs in my home.” He makes Xie Xun stand in the rain all night and sleep by the door, humiliating and tormenting him in every way, all to 755Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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    Take a look at this book, it's very good.

27. 177 救 Salvation in the Deep 救赎深陷 Moonlight Overflow0月月盈0Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Anthology + BL + pure love + possessiveness + angst + mental illness + healing + protagonists with psychological disorders] An anthology of four stories Story One: A repressed, obsessive, manic puppy-like top VS a gentle, slow-to-realize bunny-like bottom (Li Zize and Shen Luochen). Complete. First the top suffers, then the bottom. A calculating man edges closer step by step, driving away everyone around him so he can keep his love all to himself. Story Two: A bottom with severe mental illness 52Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 爱 Loving You Was No Passing Fancy 爱你非一时兴起 Moonlight Overflow0月月盈0Two Male Leads402k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + vulnerable bottom + coercive love + unhinged + physical and emotional abuse] A mentally ill, unhinged top and a pitiful bottom University and the working world Some angst, second male lead gets the love interest [Hypocritical, cold, pretends to be dominant top; timid, insecure, obedient bottom] Coercion begins after chapter 100 Lu Yuanming's family was very wealthy, but his parents paid him no attention and sent him to school near his grandmother's home. Yun Zhou had seen Lu Yu 28Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 179 长 The Long Dream's Command 长梦令 Little Bao Is So Nice小宝很奈斯Two Male Leads384k WordsCompleted [Historical romance※two male leads※brilliant minds※court intrigue※bad ending] During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, the child prodigy Li Chang'an from the capital and the Huizhou scholar Cheng Menghui both served at the Hanlin Academy. Both were exceptionally gifted and brilliant. They felt an instant kinship upon meeting and became close friends. Menghui's outstanding talent caught the attention of Grand Secretary Gu Xian, who chose him as his son-in-law. But Menghui's heart was wholly d 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A first-person narrative masterpiece by a top-tier literature PhD from a 985 university. A historical romance with two male protagonists, two child prodigies. A character relationship chart and references are included at the end. This was written with great care.

30. 180 梦 The Ephemeral Blossoms in My Dreams, A Tribute to You 梦里昙花奠与卿 Green as Snow青青如雪Two Male Leads101k WordsCompleted [A devoted, mute opera performer on the bottom × a short-tempered warlord with a possessive streak on top] Republican-era China / Tragedy / Male-Male Romance / Monogamous, devoted relationship / Happy ending (Love knows no gender; all that matters is whether two people understand each other. But in the end, they lose because they do not.) Shen Qing is a renowned opera performer. For the sake of a promise of deep love, he willingly takes off his costume and marries the warlord Nie Mingze. But 275Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Crying][crying]

31. 181 番 The Tomato's Gone Bad, But That's Okay 番茄烂了，没关系 Qijiang Has a Cat七酱有只猫Two Male Leads278k WordsOngoing At the very top of a prestigious law firm’s hierarchy, Xiao Jue is an untouchable iceberg, the embodiment of the rules. Cool-headed and flawless, he keeps everyone at arm’s length and is widely hailed as a “legal icon.” Qiao Yansheng is exceptionally talented, but his unconventional methods have earned him a mixed reputation. To everyone else, he is a formidable opponent. To Xiao Jue alone, he is a secret pilgrim. For years, Qiao Yansheng gazed at the moon... His close friend couldn’t understand 7Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 沉 Lost in Your Allure 沉迷慕色 Qijiang Has a Cat七酱有只猫Two Male Leads398k WordsCompleted League of Legends Global League Dawn narrowly lost to South Korea's TenG by a single point, missing out on the World Championship. It was the year Chinese League of Legends fans thought they had the best chance of winning it all. That year, five spirited young men fell from the mountaintop into the abyss. As online abuse poured in from every direction, investors pulled out, and the team's beloved gaming base was put up for sale in public. With no support staff or tactical analysts, and their tea 275Reads8.3Score—Shelves
33. 183 北 Sunshine in the North, Tang Blossoms in the South 北方有阳，南方有棠 Qijiang Has a Cat七酱有只猫Two Male Leads521k WordsCompleted Song Xi died, in Paris, in an ordinary apartment. But Song Xi came back to life, on a stormy night, in Paris, about 9,200 kilometers from Shanghai... 40Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 酒 I Accidentally Kissed the Aloof School Bully While Drunk, and Now He Won't Stop Spoiling Me 酒后误亲高冷校霸后，被他缠上宠 Mo Nan Seventh Uncle漠南七舅Two Male Leads98k WordsCompleted [Wang Mo, the aloof campus bully and top student, vs. Yang Mingming, the shy, invisible art student] [Two male leads + modern romance + campus + devoted to each other + straightforward pursuit of love] After an unexpected mishap while drinking, Yang Mingming, an invisible art student, accidentally kissed Wang Mo, the famously cold-faced campus bully. He thought they would never cross paths again, but how could their connection possibly end there... After that, Wang Mo’s world gained someone he —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look.

35. 185 城 The City Nomad and the Watcher in the Rye 城市自由者与麦田守望者 Mo Nan Seventh Uncle漠南七舅11k WordsCompleted The City Free Spirit and the Rye Field Watcher 15Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 城 The City Nomad and the Watcher in the Rye 2 城市自由者与麦田守望者2 Mo Nan Seventh Uncle漠南七舅18k WordsCompleted The City Free Spirit and the Rye Field Watcher 2 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 君 Junshan: Seven Seals to Bind the Corruption 君山盼之七印缚浊 Mo Nan Seventh Uncle漠南七舅Eastern Fantasy325k WordsCompleted Two male leads + fanfiction + xianxia + reborn + puppy-like younger man ⚠️ This is a two-male-lead fanfic!!! The stern and cold teacher Yang Xizhong took in an orphan named Song Mu and raised him with fourteen years of strict instruction, never realizing his disciple had already fallen deeply in love with him. When the world-destroying miasma known as “Zhuo” swept across the Four Realms, Yang Xizhong's Yin-Yang Immortal Seal split apart to protect Song Mu. The Yang Seal entered his disciple's bo 3Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 重 Back to the Moment We Met 重回我们的相遇 Durian Peel Stir-Fried with Ginger and Scallions姜葱炒榴莲壳Two Male Leads176k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads, 1v1] [Scheming, Masked Top × Love-Struck Superstar Bottom] [Interwoven Memories + Mutual Redemption + Showbiz + Bittersweet Romance + Unrequited Love + Rekindled Romance] Li Yushi had been a top-tier star in T Nation for half his life, unmatched in his career. But he was hopelessly in love, unable to forget his first love from college, Fang Zhongjin. Li Yushi remembered Fang Zhongjin’s confession at the music festival for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, Fang Zhongjin wa 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this one [heart emoji]

39. 189 死 Mr. Grim Reaper, Is It My Turn Today? 死神先生，今天轮到我了吗？ Shi Yi Onze拾一Onze24k WordsCompleted Mr. Reaper, is it my turn today? 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out this book [heart] recommendation

40. 190 矫 The Boy I Met at the Correctional Center 矫正中心，我遇到的少年 Ji Qinglan季晴岚7k WordsCompleted The Boy I Met at the Rehabilitation Center 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm begging someone to read this book.

41. 191 囚 Captive Love, Ashes of the Past: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 囚宠归烬：偏执总裁追妻无门 Cheng Tan Meixuan橙檀美萱49k WordsCompleted Prisoner, Returned to Ashes: The Obsessive CEO Has No Way to Win Back His Wife 910Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 不 No More Than Four Seasons 不过四季 Shi Yi Onze拾一OnzeTwo Male Leads172k WordsCompleted On the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, at Qili Ferry, an ugly black lantern drifting upstream shattered Lu Shi's centuries-old, still-as-dead-water heart. The lantern broke, and a man appeared. His eyes were blank as those of a newborn beast. The first thing he said was, "Mine." He was a lantern spirit with only a year to live. He had long since forgotten his obsession, yet he insisted on sticking by Lu Shi, the ferryman whose tongue was sharp but whose heart was softer than anyone's. But wh 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A general becomes a lamp spirit, a scholar becomes a ferryman, and they reunite three hundred years later at Qili Ferry. A supernatural tale, recommended.

43. 193 当 Where Does Angelica Return? 当归知何处 Above The Sea Of Clouds海云上Two Male Leads251k WordsCompleted [Transmigration | Push and Pull | Mutual Healing | False Replacement] [Transmigrated Impostor Physician vs. Cold-Faced General] A modern-day chef unexpectedly transmigrates and finds himself appointed by imperial decree as the physician to a great general in the northern frontier. With no System or golden finger to help him, he still manages to quietly win the cold-faced general's heart. But the court is in turmoil and danger lurks everywhere: spies sow discord, his achievements threaten the thr 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet experience with a touch of angst!

44. 194 孤 Guardian of the Lonely Isle 孤屿守护者 Listening to the Wind on the Plains原上听风Two Male Leads620k WordsCompleted After running into danger during a mountain patrol and vanishing, Fang Yu miraculously returned on the seventh day. But was he truly himself, or an "avatar" assimilated by some ancient, frigid ecological consciousness deep in the Greater Khingan Mountains? Did he return to protect them, or did his return herald the beginning of a far greater and more merciless natural process? The many strange developments left his partner, Ye Zhihan, deeply suspicious. Caught between the scientific understandin 26Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The two male leads are in a modern setting, and the story is so tragic that they seem to die and then come back to life.

45. 195 时 Secrets in the Folds of Time 时间褶皱里的秘密 Listening to the Wind on the Plains原上听风Two Male Leads128k WordsCompleted At midnight, the hands of an old clock turned backward. The cold gleam of the badge worn by 30-year-old Shen Yanzhe caught the sight of 26-year-old Shi Mingyu murmuring to empty air. The streets folded in the torrential rain, and his partner, missing for three years, crawled out of a mirror, clutching a bloodstained list of artifacts. A silver glow seeped from the wound on Shi Mingyu’s arm, reflecting Shen Yanzhe’s final glimpse of him disappearing in a blaze of light. When the studio’s wind chi 16Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 196 雾 Deep in Mist Harbor 雾港深处 Wen Xia Crosses the Wilds闻夏渡野Two Male Leads317k WordsOngoing Genius, emotionally detached engineering student x Mad, beautiful military commander [Two Male Leads + Rekindled Love + Plot-Driven + Cyberpunk + Intense Push and Pull + Fated Connection] In a futuristic city, humanity has created astonishing technology, and the efficient services provided by androids are woven into everyday life. Xiao Li is a genius in bionic engineering. After graduating, he starts a studio specializing in mecha development. Even the pinnacle of success never made Xiao Li arro 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A top-tier literary work featuring two strong protagonists: a highly intelligent and aloof engineering student and a mad and beautiful female commander. The story begins with a broken mirror mended, half seawater and half fireworks, an extreme sense of destiny, sexual tension, ensemble cast, plot-driven narrative, extreme tension, and love amidst war.

47. 197 我 Can I Love You? No 我可以爱你吗？不可以 Not Good at Growing Flowers不擅长养花Two Male Leads164k WordsOngoing Bad ending Two male leads + melodramatic angst + groveling to win back his wife + loving without knowing it Xie Xinyu was truly exhausted. He had loved Zhou Heng for six years and given him everything, but Zhou Heng never appreciated it. He asked Zhou Heng, “What are we to each other?” But Zhou Heng replied, “You don’t know what we are? How could I ever like you? I’m a normal person, and you’re a bona fide pervert...” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A melodramatic and angsty novel

48. 198 戏 The Play Tells of Him and His Story 戏文说他和他的事 Northern Sacred Emperor北圣皇Historical577k WordsCompleted Two male leads, heartbreaking romance, political intrigue Gu Mingshu is a peerless opera star, a man whose beauty is the envy of all. He moves through a dazzling, complicated world of fame and fortune, caught in a vortex of political intrigue. Li Moning, young master of the Heishuimen, is domineering yet deeply devoted. He treats Gu Mingshu as his personal possession, using confinement to assert his control. Then there's Xiao Changyu, a battle-hardened general who goes from a passing interest to —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book; it's worth reading.

49. 199 误 Mistakenly Killed My Beloved: I Travel Through Ten Thousand Worlds to Break His Death Calamity 误杀挚爱：我穿梭万界为他破死劫 Saturn's Rings土星环中环Two Male Leads167k WordsOngoing No System. Angsty romance. A groveling chase to win back the beloved. Settings include urban supernatural powers, cyberpunk, and ancient political intrigue. A car accident leaves Wang Sheng disabled. His girlfriend leaves, and the culprit goes unpunished. His life plunges into an abyss. At his most desperate, an ancient book called The Book Beyond Redemption chooses him. It can read the fates of all living beings and even rewrite their lifespans. Revenge tastes so sweet. Yet a greater conspiracy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend Volume 2, starting from Chapter 35, which is a cyberpunk story featuring high technology, darkness, and superpowers.

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