Enemy General Becomes a Slave: Amazing! 《敌将为奴》爆！

1. 1 战 After Losing the War, I Became the Enemy Emperor's Canary 战败后我成了敌国皇帝的金丝雀 One Little Meow喵一声Two Male Leads411k WordsCompleted "I, Feng Qianxue, swear to Heaven that I willingly give myself to Ye Tingxiao, Emperor of the Gong Kingdom. From this day onward, Ye Tingxiao will be my master..." Feng Qianxue, a general of the Xuan Kingdom, was defeated and captured. To save his subordinates, he was forced to become the enemy emperor's caged songbird. To avenge the arrow Feng Qianxue had shot at him on the battlefield three years earlier, Ye Tingxiao toyed with and humiliated him in every way. Yet he couldn't break Feng Qianxu 3.6kReads7.9Score462Shelves

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   It's quite good, especially the first half, which is mostly angsty, but there's sweetness later on.

2. 2 敌 The Enemy General Becomes a Slave 敌将为奴 One Little Meow喵一声Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted “As long as you beg me, I'll spend the money to buy you. From now on, you'll belong to me alone. But... if you refuse, I won't be the only one you'll have to answer to...” “I choose them... Duanmu Li, let me make this perfectly clear: I choose them. I'd rather die than choose you!” A story of love and hate, sweetness and heartbreak. Now for the serious introduction: Zhan Tianbai was the Red Flame General of the Yao Kingdom, but the Southern Chu prince Duanmu Li orchestrated his execution by poi 1.5kReads8.2Score244Shelves
3. 3 刺 The Assassin Becomes a Servant 刺客为仆 One Little Meow喵一声Two Male Leads522k WordsCompleted A domineering younger seme prince × a beautiful, formidable assassin uke. Lovers who fight like enemies, two equally strong leads, forced romance, both chaste, one-on-one. Shen Qingfeng is an assassin. To save his younger sister, he is hired to assassinate Duan Hanrui. He takes the alias “A Qing” and serves at Duan Hanrui’s side, waiting for his chance. Duan Hanrui is a prince who prefers men. Naturally suspicious and starved of aff 210Reads6.3Score—Shelves
4. 4 帝 Interstellar: The Empire's Lieutenant General Is Forced into Love 【星际】帝国中将竟然被强制爱了 The Most Distinguished Doggo数一数二的狗子Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted 210Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   Let me give a quick recommendation! Books 3, 9, 11, and 12 are other works by the same author as "The Enemy General Becomes a Slave"! The other books are also good! They're all in the same genre!

5. 5 强 The Deposed Emperor, Spoiled Rotten 强宠废帝 Xuan Lan轩岚Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted [Complete, 1v1, both pure, groveling pursuit, both reborn] Before rebirth, it was all tragedy. After rebirth, it all ends happily. If you love tragic endings, you can read only the part before the rebirth. He was a young general in red, his cloak snapping as he made ruthless decisions on the battlefield. He was the dazzling, brilliant Crown Prince of the Mu Kingdom, the pride of the court. He was also a young emperor who could calm the realm with a stroke of his brush and secure it from horsebac 2.6kReads8.6Score345Shelves
6. 6 逍 The Carefree Marquis 逍遥侯 Drunk and Reclining in the Mortal World醉卧红尘Two Male Leads394k WordsCompleted Shang Jingnian, lord of the Demon Palace: “I’m the leader of the Demon Sect. Who am I supposed to be afraid of?” Prince Su, Li Rui, says tenderly, “Let’s hold hands... and I’ll pin you down.” Then he turns into a beast. Younger brother: “Big Brother, power comes with risks. Be careful when wielding it.” There’s a wolf in front, a tiger behind, and a younger brother constantly scheming to seize power. The Carefree Marquis grits his teeth. Is this life even worth living? 17Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 病 The Lovesick, Tyrannical Emperor Can't Have Her 病娇昏君求而不得 Ye Youmin叶游民Two Male Leads235k WordsCompleted [Unhinged / Tragic Romance / No Harem / Devoted Couple / Past and Present Lives / Amnesia and Forced Love / Bad Ending] (Unhinged, obsessive, and paranoid tyrant × Depressed, unlucky prince of a fallen kingdom) In the end, Zhuang Zhou dreamed he was a butterfly. Was it a blessing, or a calamity? They clearly loved each other, and neither was at fault. Yet the same dream repeated over and over, with different endings playing out countless times. The outcome seemed like nothing but a cruel joke. H 39Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 秋 Autumn Never Ends 秋不绝 A Snack Lover爱吃零食的人Two Male Leads213k WordsCompleted The Dog Emperor Only Knows How to Exploit Me Making a Living Under Two Emperors After My Family Was Wiped Out, I Took the Emperor After the emperor ordered his entire family exterminated, Lu Zisi risked everything to assassinate the current emperor, Chu Tingyan, and avenge his family. He failed, was taken prisoner, and sentenced to be executed in the street. When Lu Ziyi heard the news, he risked everything to stage a public jailbreak, only to fall into a trap. Chu Tingyan looked at him: dressed 4Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 皇 The Prince Is a Slave, General, Please Let Him Go 皇子为奴，将军求你放过 Slow Little Snail慢慢蜗牛丫Two Male Leads336k WordsCompleted A tragic story with nonstop angst. Don’t read if you don’t like that. [Two male leads + tragedy + revenge + redemption + treasure hunt] Driven by the hatred of his clan’s destruction, Yuwen Yao returned covered in blood and dragged into hell the person he had protected in his youth. The carefree prince Xiao Chengyu was used and kept at arm’s length by his father, and had borne the infamy of bringing ruin to the kingdom for years. Imprisoned by the secrets of his royal bloodline and the Yelan cla 468Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 喵 A Book That Goes Meow 喵一声的一本书 One Little Meow喵一声Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional angst] Cruel Regent × Deposed Emperor enduring humiliation, one-on-one, forced love, a long road to winning his lover back, love and mutual destruction He was a martial arts prodigy, a young hero, and the crown prince of a kingdom. After losing all his martial arts skills, he was deposed. Then, when an enemy nation invaded, he inherited the throne and became the ruler of a fallen country. “From now on, you’re the dog I keep.” With those words, Regent Gu Mingzhou gave the 43Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 败 After Becoming a Consort to the Defeated General, She Regretted It 败将成妃后，将军悔不当初 Green Vine lvy青藤lvyTwo Male Leads364k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other; younger seme] Yan Shaolan, prince of Huainan, spent six years plotting to make him his own. Once the undefeated “War Hawk” of Qi, he has now fallen into Yan Shaolan’s hands and become a prisoner. The words “Have you forgotten that I’m immune to all poisons?!” set the pair’s childhood connection in motion. What did the two feel for each other as boys? Nineteen years ago, the gentle, innocent “Little Swallow” became a great general of Huainan, yet Han Yuli st 124Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 代 Married Off to the Enemy General 代嫁敌将 One Little Meow喵一声Two Male Leads424k WordsCompleted “Turning a general with such overwhelming pride into one of my people would be a pleasure in itself. It would be the greatest humiliation I could inflict on you…” Su Qinghan, a great general, is forced to take his country's princess's place in a political marriage and become the enemy kingdom's crown prince consort, enduring one humiliation after another. The crown prince initially treats Su Qinghan as nothing more than a play 794Reads8.4Score106Shelves
13. 13 恨 I Hate That You Came Too Late 恨君迟 A Mouthful of Poison Apple一口毒苹果Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Resent You for Coming Too Late 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Novels I stay up all night to read

14. 14 交 A Game of Deals: He Falls First 交易游戏，他先沉沦 A Piece of Young Ginger一颗仔姜Modern Romance532k WordsCompleted [Brothers competing for her + possessive pursuit + layered secret identities + love and hate + revenge] [Seemingly sweet but secretly ruthless × playboy Crown Prince who only pretends not to care] 1. What does it feel like to watch the person you have a crush on fall for someone else? Years ago, Meng Jiuyi confessed her feelings to Xu Yanzhi. He politely turned her down, and later word got out that he had a girlfriend. Meng Jiuyi quietly wished him well and made up her mind to move on. Years 10.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
15. 15 无 Boundless 无疆 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted As the Eastern Depot’s second-in-command, Su Mu has crawled out of a mountain of corpses. She’s brimming with bloodlust, sees nothing but the dead, is ruthless in her methods, and has never lost. Until she meets her sworn enemy, Shen Dongzhan, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. They fight over account books, storm bandit dens, hunt for tribute goods, and quell rebellions. Neither is willing to yield. A broken silver hairpin brings to light a miscarriage of justice from more than twe 960Reads9.0Score121Shelves
16. 16 脱 Unbridled 脱缰 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] [Fake Death Story] [Manga Adaptation and Publishing Rights Signed; Print Edition Now Available] In Qi Zhen's eyes, Lin Shouyan is a silly little colt who has broken free of his reins, utterly sincere and devoted to him with all his heart. Qi Zhen falls for him quickly. But in Lin Shouyan's eyes, Qi Zhen is a fool playing the part Lin Shouyan made up for him, dragged down from his lofty pedestal and forced to teach himself, while Lin Shouyan has to personally teach his wife all 43.9kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves

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    It's a really good show, a bit angsty, but thankfully it has a happy ending. The person who truly loves you can see your soul in a crowd, not just your physical appearance.

17. 17 亡 After My Kingdom Fell, the Enemy Prince Took Me Away 亡国后我被敌国王爷带走了 Feng Wu风芜Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted “I love that look in your eyes, when you hate me to the point of madness but can't kill me. It makes me want to spoil you rotten.” The darkly cunning prince pinched his delicate chin and spoke with contempt. [A possessive, controlling, and cunning prince x A beautiful, loyal general who endures humiliation] The Li Kingdom fell, and Ning Haitang, its young general, was captured by Duan Yiwei, the very man who had destroyed his country. Duan Yiwei was the seventh prince of the Yun Kingdom, a duke 239Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    There are some similarities, and several of them are written by the same author.

18. 18 强 Forced to Submit 强制承欢 Silent Haimo海默无声Two Male Leads570k WordsCompleted A tragic period romance of power struggles and tangled love and hate. (Both leads’ first love.) At seventeen, the Mongolian prince Wu Sumoo traveled to the Jin Kingdom as an envoy to wish its emperor a happy birthday. In a garden full of drifting snow-white blossoms, he encountered the Jin Kingdom’s second prince, Yan Jinchen, practicing his swordsmanship. One look was enough to capture his attention! The wolf beyond the frontier has hunted down the phoenix of the Central Plains. How do you impr 2kReads8.3Score156Shelves
19. 19 谁 Whose Prisoner Gets Cuddled and Coaxed by a Mad General? 谁家囚奴被疯批将军抱在怀里哄啊 Yangyang Loves Porridge羊羊爱吃粥Two Male Leads538k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + seductive pursuit + coercive love + rekindled romance after heartbreak] [Audiobook now available] [Fragile, weepy, down-and-out, universally adored young master × scheming, devoted, dangerously obsessive great general] Su Yuqing was so good-looking, but with his elder brother's influence in the capital, no one dared make a move on him. But life is unpredictable. The Su family was arrested, and Su Yuqing was exiled to a bitterly cold place a thousand miles away. The once-arrog 8.5kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
20. 20 再 Run Again, and I'll Break Your Legs 再跑，朕打断你的腿 Little Wolf Has No Fangs小狼不长牙Two Male Leads674k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads!!! Exotic, Frail Beauty x Dominant, Possessive Emperor] Li Yan is a treasure Chu Dijin discovered on the grasslands. But before he can make a move, someone has already sent Li Yan to him, so he naturally takes him back to the imperial palace. But he never expected this little thing would dare to run away. And not only that, he dares to seduce the brother Chu Dijin grew up with. A disobedient little thing like this deserves to be punished! 2.3kReads8.4Score262Shelves

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    YYDS Double

21. 21 爱 Prison of Love and Hate: The Tyrant Kneels as His Realm Crumbles 爱恨囚笼：暴君跪碎河山 Yi Wuyu Yu衣乌淤淤Two Male Leads318k WordsCompleted Tyrant top X assassin bottom + disguising himself as a woman to become a favored consort + betrayal and abuse + faking his death to win back his love + imprisonment and forced love + atonement I am Qisha, an assassin who has disguised myself as a woman to infiltrate the tyrant's harem. He never touches his consorts, but every night he has me attend him and grind his ink. As candlelight flickers, he bites my earlobe and chuckles, "My beloved consort's hands... why do they have calluses from gripp 176Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Hehe, they're all in traditional Chinese style, they're all so pretty! (*¯¯*)

22. 22 被 The Sickly Beauty Forced to Love Only Wants to Escape 被强制爱的病美人只想逃 Mo Yun Yaoyao墨云妖妖Two Male Leads260k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it'll go up) [Dual male leads + coercive love + melodrama + groveling redemption + he runs, he chases + everyone loves him] Yun Han once kept a little slave named Duan Xuecheng, beating and scolding him at the drop of a hat. Who knew the little slave was the emperor's illegitimate son, and had such feelings for him? He was captured and subjected to intense “love.” He couldn't take it, so he ran away. Behind Duan Xuecheng stood a golden cage. His phoenix eyes nar 5.5kReads8.3Score405Shelves
23. 23 什 What? His Majesty’s Shadow Guard Faked His Death! 什么？朕的暗卫死遁了！ Ink Marks Gradually墨迹冉冉Two Male Leads305k WordsCompleted M/M leads + transmigration + shadow guard + faking his death + imprisonment + both pure + happy ending Modern office worker Mu Zhi works himself to death from overtime. When he opens his eyes, he has become Seventeen, a shadow guard serving an ancient tyrant. Blood is warm, swords are cold, and the emperor’s gaze is a bottomless pool of icy water. Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, and this tiger crushes bones on a whim and treats human lives like weeds. Feeling the slave brand on his 6.6kReads8.6Score981Shelves
24. 24 被 The Imprisoned Immortal Lord, Captured in War 被囚禁的战俘仙君 Falling in a Frenzy疯疯疯落Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted The story of an imprisoned captive Immortal Lord, held by his archenemy Demon Lord for the sake of all living beings. “Two male leads / forced hatred / imprisonment / humiliation / abuse / coercion / draw-a-bead game” The Immortal Lord and the Demon Lord fought each other for ten thousand years. In their final battle, the Immortal Lord was captured. His archenemy brought the captive Immortal Lord back to the Demon Palace and locked him up. “Kill you?” The Demon Lord gave him a half-smile. “That 7.1kReads8.5Score761Shelves
25. 25 阶 The Consort in Chains 阶下妃 In the April Breeze四月风中Two Male Leads237k WordsCompleted Ruan Xiuheng chuckled softly and asked, “Does it hurt that much?” Cheng Huan looked at him with timid, dark eyes and answered in a trembling voice, “It hurts.” The smile in his lazy eyes deepened. In a gentle voice, he said, “I think you’re lying. If it hurts, why aren’t you crying?” Cheng Huan, who was humble as dirt, is taken back to the prince’s residence by the noble prince. From then on, he lives without an ounce of dignity. No matter how much the other man despises, humiliates, and hu 410Reads5.9Score—Shelves
26. 26 病 The Frail Regent Struggles to Survive 病弱摄政王他艰难求生 Never See Alanruo Again不见阿兰若Two Male Leads167k WordsCompleted Xie Ze is a legendary God of War and the regent of Great Yan. When the imperial throne was rocked by turmoil, he accepted a mission at a time of crisis, taking the young ruler into his care from the late emperor. He upheld the state and turned the tide, rendering outstanding service to Great Yan. Xie Ze supported the young ruler all the way, giving up his martial arts and ruining his health. He watched him grow from a soft, pudgy child into a merciless emperor, then finally nodded in satisfactio 1.1kReads6.0Score119Shelves
27. 27 病 After My Kingdom Fell, the Sickly Beauty Survived the Tyrant’s Wrath with His Face 病美人亡国后，靠脸在暴君手下续命 Just Call Me That就叫这个名Two Male Leads312k WordsCompleted [Completed]“I love hearing you cry and beg me.” Ruthless, merciless mad tyrant ✖ sickly young king of a fallen nation, enduring humiliation [Forced love / groveling redemption / fake substitute / one-on-one, both devoted to each other] At first, Yan Yu was treated like a plaything, his every shred of dignity crushed. Later, he was made into a substitute and forced to satisfy the other's every desire. Then he discovered that the person the man he hated most had kept hidden in his heart was none o 1.1kReads8.5Score111Shelves
28. 28 双 Two Emperors: Willingly Submitting 双帝：甘愿臣服 Madam Green Mountain青山太太Two Male Leads80k WordsCompleted This place is barren. Please leave. Thank you. This place is barren. Please leave. Thank you. This place is barren. Please leave. Thank you. 174Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Actually, all of the author Miao Yisheng's books are quite angsty.

29. 29 摄 The Regent Imprisons the Emperor in the Cold Palace and Dotes on Him 摄政王把皇帝囚进冷宫宠 One Little Meow喵一声Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted “Your Highness, if you give yourself to me, I’ll help you escape this cold palace. I’ll even help you ascend the throne and become the supreme ruler. Are you willing?” On the day Ye Fenghua was banished to the cold palace, Prince Duan Mu Jinran, the man who held all the power in Great Yan, leaned close to his ear and said those words. To escape the cold palace, to survive, to save the eldest prince he loved most, and to become ruler of Great Yan, Ye Fenghua agreed to Mu Jinran’s bargain. Ye Feng 453Reads8.2Score103Shelves
30. 30 皇 The Emperor Goes Too Far 皇上太过分 Ink Moon Fades with Time墨月荏苒Two Male Leads201k WordsCompleted I... had actually transmigrated. How should I put it? I’d landed straight in a situation as... twisted as being imprisoned. The reason? The body’s original owner had offended the emperor... As the imperial preceptor, ending up in this state was infuriating. Let’s see how Gong Chenxiu turns things around. Cold-blooded, scheming emperor: Ye Yinhan Bewitchingly sinister imperial preceptor: Gong Chenxiu 1.3kReads9.2Score179Shelves
31. 31 帝 The Emperor's Marriage: I Would Conquer the World for You 帝王嫁：为君倾天下 Cold Heart, Cold Feelings, Pretty Girl凉心凉情好姑凉Two Male Leads943k WordsCompleted [No female lead + Two male leads + Two emperors] Domineering, devoted emperor VS aloof, proud hostage prince “You and I are twins. I'll take your place and go to the Northern Kingdom. But you must help me protect the Southern Kingdom. Remember, protect it.” The realm's supreme authority is divided between the Southern and Northern Kingdoms. The Southern Kingdom favors peace, while the Northern Kingdom favors war. To foster friendly relations, the Southern Kingdom sends a prince to the Northern K 4.9kReads9.3Score537Shelves
32. 32 天 The Emperor’s Punishment 天子御刑 Zhang Tingquan张听劝Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [No female lead] [Crazed top] [Long-suffering bottom] [Coercive love] [Couple: Emperor x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Original title: The Emperor’s Punishment] When his name was announced among the successful candidates, he thought the darkness of his past was finally behind him. But at the end of his long journey through the imperial examinations, someone had already laid a trap for him. At Ganquan Palace, he saw again the man who had humiliated him at Qinglu Acad 6.8kReads9.4Score807Shelves
33. 33 黑 After Turning Dark, I Added the Deposed Emperor to My Harem 黑化后我把废帝纳入后宫 I Want to Get My Driver's License我要拿驾照Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted A scheming young general turns dark and rises to become a mad emperor x a stoic, long-suffering emperor reduced to a frail wife The tyrant fell in love at first sight with the young son of a general and forcibly brought him into the harem. Little did he know he was making himself a caged bird. (The proper synopsis begins below.) Jiang Qingyan was the general’s only son. He had ridden across battlefields alongside his father since childhood, and should have had a glorious future. But at a court b 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves
34. 34 囚 Captive Bliss: Forced to Become Empress 囚欢：强制为后 Begonia Soothes the Wine海棠慰酒Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one + equally matched power couple + both pure + forced love] After the powerful minister was brought down, Zhou Zeti went from a refined young nobleman to a prisoner overnight, then was sent into the palace as a substitute bride. Burdened by a deep blood feud, he fought desperately to escape, but the new emperor pursued him relentlessly, consumed by obsession. One wanted to break free of his chains; the other wanted to possess him by force. An unusual affection quietly 1.2kReads—Score101Shelves
35. 35 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 4.2kReads8.5Score598Shelves
36. 36 娈 The Favored Male Concubine 娈宠 Luo Aiqing洛艾卿Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + mutually devoted + scheming gong + sickly shou + possessiveness + forced love + imprisonment + sweet and angsty + happy ending] An emperor's affection is the most unpredictable thing in the world. One moment, you're in heaven; the next, he can cast you into the deepest hell. In this life, what he thought would be salvation turned out to be the cage that trapped Ye Yuchen for all his days. Heng Yue gave Ye Yuchen the most intense love, but also pain that cut to the bone. The 375Reads6.4Score—Shelves
37. 37 帝 The Emperor's Obsessive Love: The Defeated General Becomes His Prisoner 帝王强宠：战败将军成了阶下囚 Bai Keyou白可悠Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted After a single defeat, Lu Qingyu, the undefeated general, became a prisoner of the emperor of Xizhou. A plaything in the emperor’s hands, someone everyone could trample on. “Still refusing to kneel?” “I won’t kneel. You are not my emperor.” “But Dongwan has been defeated. I am your emperor now.” “Dongwan has not fallen.” Through endless quarrels, they gradually fell for each other. But that is how the world works: not everything goes as you wish. With battles breaking out one after another, Yu H 219Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 东 A Prisoner Beneath the Eastern Palace 东宫阶下囚 Liu Yao六妖Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted In the ninth year of the Qingli era, the Kingdom of Yunle fell. The crown prince of the enemy kingdom issued a threat: the young and beautiful emperor of Yunle must bow his head and submit, entering the court as a slave. Otherwise, a hundred thousand iron cavalry would trample Yunle into the dust. Emperor Luo Ange was about to uphold the noble tradition of dying with his fallen kingdom. Dressed in white, he was just about to climb the city wall and sacrifice himself when his own spy came tumblin 901Reads8.2Score139Shelves
39. 39 说 You Said You Wanted Me Dead, but Now You’re Upset That I’m Really Dead 说想让我死，真死了你又不高兴 Moonstone月光石Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted [A principled, magnanimous hero of a crown prince × a ruthless, scheming crown princess] [Two male leads + both virgins + love after an arranged marriage + the husband’s desperate pursuit + older man + tragic romance + happy ending] [Two male leads!! Two male leads!! Two male leads!!] The day Xiao Junyi learned that he was to marry Jiang Qingyan, he was disgusted. He cut off the medicinal herbs Jiang Qingyan needed, leaving him to cling to life in misery. It was the least he deserved for his s 1.2kReads8.0Score100Shelves
40. 40 太 After the Crown Prince Became a Prisoner, the Prince Claimed Him for Himself 太子沦为阶下囚后，被王爷独占了 Gurgle Gurgle咕噜噜噜Two Male Leads127k WordsCompleted They say the victor becomes king and the defeated become outlaws. Yu Qingxuan, the Crown Prince of the previous dynasty, lost both the empire and his heart. The person he once considered a kindred spirit and loved deeply only sneered and made him a prisoner. The one who occupied that person's thoughts was always the imperial younger brother who had fought him for everything. Perhaps their fated, tangled love had already been written into a chaotic, tragic song when they met by chance as children 51Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 囚 Prisoner Slave: Your Highness, Please Go Easy on the Punishment 囚奴：求殿下轻点罚 Only Wushan唯巫山Two Male Leads422k WordsCompleted (Just rated, no negative reviews so far) [Physical Abuse + Emotional Abuse + Every Kind of Suffering + Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Two Powerful Leads + Happy Ending] There will be sweet moments, but there's more suffering. Their statuses are worlds apart, and the bottom is very lowly. [Suspicious, Sadistic, and Ruthless Top × Unhinged, Scheming, and Humble Bottom] The empress sends the spy A Yan (the bottom) to the residence of the third prince, Xiao Jue. Suspicious by nature, Xiao Jue (the t 2.2kReads8.8Score225Shelves
42. 42 糟 Oh No! The Emperor Has Claimed the Top Scholar for Himself 糟了！状元郎被皇上强取豪夺了 Nobody818无人818Two Male Leads248k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads] [Both Powerful] [Mutual Firsts] [Forced Love] [Some Angst Early On, Sweet Romance Later] [Regretful Chase] [Court Politics] [Bottom-Turns-Top] [Switch] [Multiple Couples] [Happy Ending] [Dual POV] An Jinxian was the newly appointed top scholar of the Great Yan Dynasty. When the emperor summoned him to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for a private audience, he thought the emperor wanted to give him an important position. He never expected the emperor simply lusted after his body. H 1.2kReads6.3Score136Shelves

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    These books fit the bill perfectly, they're super good! 👀

43. 43 疯 The Mad Emperor and the Spineless Regent 疯批皇帝窝囊摄政王 Chen Yue Jiu Zui辰月酒醉Two Male Leads213k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + yandere + 1v1 + unhinged + forced relationship + sweet romance + equally matched leads] Unhinged, calculating, obsessive little emperor × timid, aloof regent with unevenly developed skills At some point, Qi Yi, who had once been so small that he only came up to Li Muyuan’s chest, had grown taller than him. As regent, Li Muyuan knew the emperor had always been wary of him. So one dark and stormy night, he happily crawled into a tunnel to fake his death and escape, dreaming of be 1.1kReads8.3Score120Shelves
44. 44 亡 The Fallen Crown Prince, a Prisoner in Chains 亡国太子阶下囚 Night Lanling Water夜兰陵水Two Male Leads237k WordsCompleted This is an angsty story: physical torment in the first half, emotional torment in the second, coercive love, imprisonment in a dark room, and revenge. Mo Jingxuan spent three years plotting the destruction of the Yu Kingdom and preparing to take revenge on its emperor. After finally fighting his way to the city walls, he discovered that the damned emperor had died just days before he could break through the gates. With nowhere else to direct his overwhelming hatred, he turned it on Lin Chen, the 667Reads6.5Score101Shelves
45. 45 穿 After Transmigrating, I Am Forced into Love by the Sickly City Lord 穿越后，被病娇城主强制爱 Mu Wanqiu木晚秋Two Male Leads407k WordsCompleted Ye Shi transmigrated and became a spy planted in Yun City by the lord of Ye City. The job was far too dangerous, and Ye Shi wanted out. But Ye City was under siege, and Ye Shi was forced to ask Ji Jingyu, the lord of Yun City, for help. Ji Jingyu fell in love with Ye Shi at first sight and used every means at his disposal to keep him by his side. As the lord of Yun City, the foremost of the Four Cities, Ji Jingyu had met countless men and women, but none had caught his eye. He believed he 2.8kReads8.8Score299Shelves

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    Personally, I think so, but every single one is quite good.

46. 46 东 The Eastern Palace Is Full of Beasts, Let the Lowly Slave Go 东宫是禽兽，请对贱奴放手 A Few Volumes几卷Two Male Leads345k WordsCompleted [System story, Two Male Leads, Angst Before Sweetness, Read with Caution] “How dare you run away! Then I'll have the palace physician sever the tendons in your hands and feet. Let's see how you escape then! Su Ruo, remember this: once a slave, always a slave!” The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is a vile, irredeemable beast. Su Ruo smiled faintly. “I refuse!” Blood poured from the corners of Su Ruo's mouth. “Did you poison yourself? Su Ruo! You can't die without my permission! Call the imper 92Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 阉 The Eunuch 阉人 So It Is Said笑之曰Two Male Leads193k WordsCompleted Shuangjiang stood by Li Yue’s side as he went from a prince walking on thin ice to the throne, watching him marry one beautiful woman after another. Ten years ago, Shuangjiang said to the powerless Li Yue, “I’m only a eunuch. I wouldn’t dare eat this osmanthus cake.” Li Yue said, “Shuangjiang is my favorite person. From now on, I’ll bring you as much osmanthus cake as you want.” Ten years later, Shuangjiang was frail and ill, longing for a piece of osmanthus cake. Li Yue said, “You’re only a eun 2.8kReads8.4Score257Shelves
48. 48 病 The Lovesick Prince Can Read Minds 病娇王爷会读心 The Scholar's Deadly Sword书生夺命剑Two Male Leads374k WordsCompleted 1. Fu Zhiyan transmigrates into an ongoing romance novel. If he can help the male lead seize the throne and reach the pinnacle of success, he’ll get to return home in glory! But something’s not right. Why isn’t the male lead interested in a single woman? 2. Sickly, scheming love interest × protective, devoted spouse Both pure, devoted to each other 3. Warning 1: This story focuses mainly on the romance and is full of lovestruck characters. Political intrigue and the like won’t take up much space 656Reads9.2Score103Shelves
49. 49 太 Big Brother Crown Prince, Behave Yourself. Don't Push the Sickly Young Lord into Darkness 太子哥哥听话，别惹病娇世子黑化 Dot Seven Nine丶七九Two Male Leads235k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + possessive, lovesick yandere + coercive romance + sweet and doting, no angst] [Food-loving, emotionally detached bottom Su Zhi × secretly possessive yandere top Luo Yunchen] After Su Zhi dies, a System binds him and sends his soul into the crown prince of the Great Yin dynasty. His mission is to reduce the male lead’s corruption value and repair the original world. The crown prince brings a wounded, pitiful young lord back to his room. He dresses his wounds, tends to him with c 6kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
50. 50 病 Sickly Obsession 病态诱捕 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book + proceed with caution: possessive, unstable love interest. Manga adaptation and publication rights have been signed; the print edition is now available. Other people who transmigrate into a book get a golden finger, a powerful System, and a huge protagonist halo. Li Dezhuang transmigrates into a book as a minor character: a disposable side character who’s good for nothing but his looks, with a ridiculously old-fashioned name to boot. To survive, Li Dezhuang resolves t 26.4kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves

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