Any Stories Where Someone Fakes Their Death and Comes Crawling Back? Ideally, That Happens from the Start 有没有死遁后，又滚回来来的，最好一开始就是这样

1. 1 死EN After I Faked My Death, He Went Mad 死遁后，他发疯了 Shiqing Roasted Coconut石青烤椰Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + faked death + unhinged + wall-stalking + confinement + mutual devotion + System + entertainment industry] Tong Zhao went to a small world twice to complete missions involving Shu Sizhuo. The first time, twenty-one-year-old Tong Zhao rescued eleven-year-old Shu Sizhuo, and the two lived in a run-down rental. During the day, Tong Zhao took him from place to place, hiding from danger. At night, he soothed him to sleep and comforted his young, fragile heart. In the 10kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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   After faking her death, she couldn't stop worrying about the male protagonist of the mission. She finally came back to check on him, but was caught, locked up, and could no longer escape.

2. 2 逃 There's No Escape! The Yandere Male Lead Forces His Love on Me Again 逃不掉！又被黑化男主强制爱 Endless Days and Nights朝暮漫漫Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + quick transmigration + crazy, volatile love-triangle drama + fragmented top + one-on-one + both pure] [Full-cast audio drama now available] As an employee of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Yan Qing had taken blades for the male leads and shed blood for them, finally completing every mission of taking a hit in their place. Just as he was planning to retire and enjoy life, the Hit-Taking System informed him that every target he had won over had turned evil. He would have to go 20.3kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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   This is a fake death plot. The male lead turns evil, the small world collapses, and he goes back to lower his "evil value" to try and bring the male and female leads together. He ends up being captured by the male lead and taken back to the "little dark room" [laughs].

3. 3 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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   Baozi, this one is definitely a good choice. Meizi's books are all great 🤓 (Actually, you could put the "two male leads" part in the post title, otherwise some people won't see it.)

4. 4 死 After Faking My Death, I Became the Male Protagonist's White Moonlight 死遁后我成了男主白月光 Jiang Qing You江清柚Two Male Leads457k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + mutually devoted + 1v1 + crossing the line with one's superior] [The bottom is an unconventional heartthrob, with a strong found-family vibe] Originally titled After Faking My Death, I Became the Male Lead's White Moonlight Song Lianzhou transmigrated into a power-progression story about a domineering male lead. The original character was the sect's elegant, powerful eldest senior brother. But he lost to an outer-sect disciple, the male lead Ye Xisheng, at the cultivation world's 3.7kReads9.1Score646Shelves

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   Some failed at faking their deaths, while others were caught after their attempts to die failed. [Eating popcorn emoji]

5. 5 死 After Faking My Death Failed, the Whole Main Cast Went Mad! 死遁失败后，主角团全疯了！ Hmph Hmph Ji哼哼唧Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, a universally adored shou, romantic rivalry and chaos, identities exposed, everyone loves the one they can't forget] Gentle yet aloof beloved shou X cool, devoted junior gong. Younger gong, one-on-one, happy ending. After dying, Xie Ying transmigrates into an old-fashioned, melodramatic body-double novel as the beloved white moonlight who dies young. After the white moonlight dies, the protagonist shou, who looks five parts like him, will take his place as the true white moonlig 14.8kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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   I highly recommend book 45, especially the fifth one—it's incredibly sweet, a pure bedtime treat! The author's writing is also excellent; I absolutely love it.

6. 6 反 The Cannon Fodder Villain Faked His Death, and the Hero Regretted It Too Late 反派炮灰死遁后，男主悔不当初 Mad Top癫攻Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Transmigrate Into a Book + Twists + System + Mutual Redemption + Forced Love + Yandere + Everyone Loves Him] ⚠ Everyone loves him, the plot gets a little wild. 1v5 early on, 1v2 later, and 1v1 in the end. Contains forced-love plotlines, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing. ⚠ P.S. The male lead is the shifu. After complaining about a novel online, Yun Qinghe unexpectedly transmigrates into a power fantasy novel about a domineering protagonist, becoming the despicab 88Reads8.2Score—Shelves
7. 7 沈 After President Shen Returned, the Stray Puppy Learned to Behave 沈总回来后，放养小狗学乖了 A Note Without a Staff音符离了五线谱Two Male Leads608k WordsCompleted The novel is complete. Please don’t apply the novel’s setting to real life, thank you. “Prove it to me.” Lu Lin’s voice was hoarse, yet unusually firm. “Prove that you’re Shen Qingci.” Shen Qingci looked at him and spoke calmly: “The first day you came to my place, when you were eight, you refused to bathe and hid in the wardrobe.” He spoke slowly, each word clear. “When I found you, you bit me and left tooth marks on the web of my right hand. The scar is still there.” Lu Lin stopped breathing. 19kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
8. 8 那 The Brother Who Died Ten Years Ago Has Returned 那个死了十年的兄弟，他回来了 Squid Douding墨鱼豆玎Two Male Leads563k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + no romance in the main story + ensemble cast + everyone has a one-sided crush + absurd comedy + System + bonds of friendship + they all come around] Only after Jiang Che died did he learn that all his good friends were lunatics straight out of novels. Friend One: A lunatic from a groveling-ex story, who did every vile thing imaginable to the heroine, from removing her kidney to draining her blood, then came to regret it and died after being hit by a car while saving her. 20kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
9. 9 暗 The Shadow Guard Just Wants to Make Money and Retire, Not Become Everyone's Favorite 暗卫他只想搞钱退休不想当万人迷 The Scattered Layers of a Mountain一重山的错落Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Love triangle hell + everyone’s darling + faked death and a dramatic reckoning + everyone falling for him on their own + secret identity exposed + lighthearted comedy A lazy, money-loving, real prince, a beautiful undercover guard on the receiving end, versus an overthinking crown prince / unhinged chief minister / hot-tempered general / aloof monk / scheming doctor / sinister leader of the secret guards, all pursuing him Chu Yunshan, codename Shadow Seven, is the most capable secret guard in th 5.8kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
10. 10 死 After Faking My Death and Returning, I Found the Male Leads Had Been Reborn 死遁归来后，发现男主们重生了 Zhao Jiujiu昭九玖Two Male Leads424k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + sweet romance + male-male leads + gong is reborn + gong fans, proceed with caution] After Shi Yu died, he was bound to a quick transmigration System. The System told him that if he completed missions in five worlds, he could be reborn in the real world. But after he cleared all the worlds and happily started packing to return to reality, the System told him that all five worlds where he had completed his missions had collapsed, and his records had been deleted. If he want 12.5kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    It's really good, I highly recommend the second and third books.

11. 11 漂 The Lovely Cannon Fodder Beckons, and the Darkened Male Lead Goes Mad 漂亮炮灰勾勾手，黑化男主疯成狗 Yusan雨彡Two Male Leads2.2M WordsCompleted [Audiobook Available] [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + One-on-One Romance + Love Triangle Drama + Captivity Fiction + Vicious Cannon Fodder vs. Villainous Male Leads] Good news: After flirting with a bunch of male leads, Wen Ci finally passed the succubus exam. Bad news: His very first internship assignment is to go back and reduce the male leads' villainy levels. Wen Ci: “…” I have a bad feeling something's about to become permanently unusable. System 8848: “I know this one. It's the p 41.5kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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    In this quick transmigration novel, the male protagonist, having maxed out his popularity, fakes his death, causing the male protagonist in the new world to become corrupted. Since his corruption level is too high, the world risks collapsing, forcing the protagonist to return to that world to reduce his corruption level, accompanied by some minor punishments. [Shy]

12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Moonlight Host Is Back to Clean Up the Mess! 快穿：白月光宿主又回去善后啦！ Broken Bones骨头被打断Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + quick transmigration + beloved white moonlight + secret identities + coercive romance + powerful leads] As the head of the quick transmigration department's beloved white moonlight division, Yun Qingzhou was always the type to finish winning someone over and then run. But he never expected that one day, all the worlds he had played a part in would collapse. His points and vacation days were confiscated, leaving him no choice but to put on another identity and return to those or 665Reads9.1Score101Shelves
13. 13 死 Ten Years After Her Death, the White Moonlight Became Her Own Substitute 死后十年，白月光成了自己替身 It's July是7月啊Two Male Leads253k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [Two male leads] [1v1] [Sunny, snarky bottom x corrupted, unhinged top] As a newcomer, Sang Fuguang landed a job and devoted himself to raising countless protagonists from childhood, working diligently and pouring his heart and soul into it. He punched villains and kicked aside cannon fodder, clearing every obstacle from the protagonists’ path before gracefully leaving each world. Every protagonist he raised went on to achieve great things, making him the organization’s mo 180Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The escaped death is back in this area again.

14. 14 恶 After His True Feelings Were Exposed, the Villainous Male Lead Was Forced Into Love 恶毒男配暴露心声后被强制爱了 Stars Fall in the Wilderness星落荒野Two Male Leads351k WordsCompleted [Light political intrigue + two male leads + raising a child + younger man + coming of age + sweet puppy + wild wolf + secret identity + faking his death + obsessive love] Xu Zhouye stays up late finishing work and gets hit by a truck on his way home. He transmigrates into a novel as the vicious male supporting character. To come back to life and return home, he has to win the male lead’s favor without acting out of character. He immediately refuses to do it! But who knew the damn System would t 269Reads7.1Score106Shelves
15. 15 快 Quick Transmigration: Where’s the Male Lead’s Ambition? Why Is He All About Romance? 快穿：男主事业心呢，怎么全是恋爱脑 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads587k WordsCompleted [A diligent troublemaking villain x a ruthless male lead who turns dark after being stabbed in the back] 1v1, and the male lead is the same person every time. - Ji Yang is a villain. His mission is to serve as the male lead's whetstone, putting him through trials until he becomes a proper male lead. But every male lead he encounters has something wrong with him, so Ji Yang changes tactics. He works hard to become close friends with each male lead, then, once he has earned his trust and affection 5.7kReads8.6Score977Shelves

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    Both books are already completed. They both feature two male protagonists. The first book is about a man who fakes his death and returns to his former state, having overcome his dark side. The second book is about a man who returns after stabbing various chosen ones of destiny.

16. 16 全 The Entire Cultivation World Is Hunting Me 全修真界都在追杀我 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads616k WordsCompleted [Story complete] (A Shura-style crematorium story, 80% angst. One-on-one, both leads are sexually inexperienced, no split personalities.) - Lin Ji was a Host on a male-protagonist storyline. His mission was to become the male lead's whetstone and help him grow. But there was a problem: the System sheepishly told him that it had only just been transferred to the male-protagonist division and didn't know the business well enough to tell who the male lead was. Lin Ji fell silent. But it didn't matt 6.4kReads8.7Score895Shelves
17. 17 这 This Host Is Something Else: Told to Die for the Villain, He Actually Did 这宿主绝了，让他替反派死他真死 Cheng Nezha城哪吒Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) Villain + Corruption + Master and Disciple + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One (the villains are all souls of the Main God) To come back to life, movie star Yu Tang binds himself to a quick transmigration System. His mission is to show the villains care and warmth, then die for them, driving them completely over the edge. But when he has finally earned enough points and wants to be revived, the System tells him: The worlds he visited have all collapsed. Yu Tang: ??? System: So you need to 27.4kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves
18. 18 初 First Love for Sale 初恋转让 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads316k WordsCompleted My First Love, Going Cheap: 100 Yuan, Free Shipping Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Forced Love + Confinement Fiction + ABOE + Two Strong Leads + One-on-One Romance + Romantic Rivals + Ultimate Love Triangle A black-bellied, virtuous Enigma beauty VS a steady, gentle Alpha gentleman Li Changxi transmigrates into a book and becomes a villain with the same name as himself. The moment he opens his eyes, he finds the useless male lead, Ning Wuyi, glaring at him with hatred, ready to d 11kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    Most of them are really good-looking.

19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: Ding! Your Crematorium Has Arrived. Please Pick It Up 快穿，叮，火葬场到货请查收 Just Ink就墨Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Quick Transmigration + Putting scumbags in their place + Feel-good story + Regret and redemption] After finally avenging his great grudge, Gu Yao is left all alone. Cancer takes him naturally, and he becomes bound to a System. To keep the world's storylines running, he conscientiously fulfills his role as a supporting character. But why has he become the white moonlight of every Child of Fortune?! The emperor he admired as a boy uses him as a stepping stone to the throne. G 5.5kReads9.3Score509Shelves
20. 20 宿 The Host Has No Sense of Decency 宿主他不守男德 Hotpot Roast Duck火锅烧鸭Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Nan Xun is the top-performing employee in a System full of melodramatic romance scenarios. Before he can get a promotion or a raise, his career faces a crisis. He only had a little too much to drink at the celebration banquet, then kissed his cool, aloof boss in front of everyone. So Nan Xun gets thrown into the Punishment System. System: As a sinner whose crimes are beyond measure, the Host must gather enough hatred points to escape the punishment world. The Host must complete the mission witho 3.9kReads9.5Score391Shelves
21. 21 我 Stranded in the Mountains with the CEO, We Fight to Survive 我和霸总被绑深山后绝地求生 Baili Youyou百里悠悠Two Male Leads242k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, 1v1] Qin Huaizhi encountered three rays of light in his life. The first was the little dark-skinned kid who pulled him out of a human trafficker’s cellar. The second was the clownfish who fished him out of a trash can. The third was the delicate, helpless assistant, a poor little flower who needed someone to lean on. But one day, he suddenly gained the ability to read minds and learned that the dark-skinned kid, the clownfish, and the poor little flower were all the same person. 174Reads9.0Score104Shelves
22. 22 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.4kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
23. 23 病 Handbook for Collecting Lovesick Beauties 病娇收集手册 Making Money to Raise Cats赚钱养猫猫Two Male Leads307k WordsCompleted [Two male leads. Don’t accidentally eat this!] Jiang Yicheng never imagined that simply staying up late to read a novel would lead to his sudden death and send him to an unknown world. There, he has to become an evil villain and collect the full corruption scores of ten yanderes before he can return to his original world. Yandere No. 1: Chengcheng, who else could love you besides me? Jiang Yicheng: Have you not noticed the nine people around you?! Yandere No. 2: Wouldn’t it be nice to stay by my 259Reads9.0Score102Shelves
24. 24 我 I’m the Demon Lord, the Villain, Got It? 我，魔尊，反派，懂？ Biebie憋憋Two Male Leads568k WordsCompleted Completed | Dual male leads | One-on-one, both pure | Multiple secret identities | Transmigrate into a book + reborn | Intense, top-tier flirtatious tension | Sweet | Pretending to be a villain | Faking his death | He runs, the other chases, and he has nowhere to hide | After spending years as a cannon-fodder supporting character, transmigrator Shi Yang finally rolled a mission to play the Demon Lord. He was heading to the mission world, full of anticipation, when he learned that all the support 313Reads8.8Score106Shelves
25. 25 快 Quick Transmigration: Boohoo, Sickly, Unhinged Male Lead, Stay Away! 快穿：呜呜，病娇男主你别过来啊 A Leaf Thinking of You一叶思君Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, no female lead] Chu Xing travels between worlds to complete missions. He has always been cold and indifferent, until he gets entangled with an obsessive big shot. From then on, that man captures him in every world. A disgraced, D-list actor is cornered backstage after an awards ceremony by a possessive movie star: “Let me hold you. I’ll give you anything.” A cannon-fodder apprentice unexpectedly wins his master’s favor. The man, as ethereal as an immortal, speaks in a husky voic 1.5kReads9.1Score184Shelves
26. 26 死 After Faking My Death and Returning, the Darkened Male Lead Forces His Love on Me 死遁回来后，黑化男主对我强制爱 Just Write One写一篇吧Two Male Leads681k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Quick transmigration + System + corruption + unhinged romance + fragmented attack personas + mutual devotion + 1v1 + happy ending] What should I do when my husband forces me to love him in every world? Qin Shi is a quick transmigrator who completes his villain missions perfectly every time. Just as he is about to finish the mission in his final world, the villain System tells him that the male leads in every small world have turned evil. He must return and clear their c 21.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
27. 27 主 The Main God’s Fragments Fight Over Me Again, Each Wanting Me All to Themselves 主神切片又为独占我打起来了 Lu Erkoukou吕二口口Two Male Leads306k WordsCompleted Two male leads, equally matched + quick transmigration + tragic, beautiful villains + yandere characters + a later split-personality battle royale + devoted to each other + one-on-one romance + main character is the bottom The first three worlds are one-on-one redemption stories. The chaotic battle for the protagonist’s affections erupts in the fourth world. Also known as: “The Tragic Beauty Cries and Begs Me Not to Die,” “The Main God’s Quest to Win Back His Love, One Self-Inflicted Wound at 66Reads8.9Score—Shelves
28. 28 穿 After Faking My Death in a Book Transmigration, the Deranged Sword Venerable Imprisons Me 穿书死遁后，病态剑尊囚禁我 Chu Sandao楚三刀Two Male Leads577k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + no female lead + transmigrate into a book + reborn + both are each other’s only one] Couple guide: the obsessive, unhinged master who was his mortal enemy in their past life, attacking x the universally hated senior disciple in his past life, now the beloved disciple, receiving Keywords: [From universally hated to universally adored] [Regret and redemption] [Love and hate] [Mortal enemies] [Master-disciple romance] [Forced love] [Unhinged] Serious blurb: Gu Changle is a star em 9.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    They should all be [Already interested][Added to bookshelf]

29. 29 快 Quick Transmigration: The Deranged Dragon-Aotian Forces Me to Love Him 快穿：被疯批龙傲天强制爱了 Sai Tu Yun赛兔云Two Male Leads333k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Two Male Leads + No Female Lead + Deranged, Obsessive Love Triangle + One-on-One, Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Quick Transmigration] After dutifully completing his missions to assist the Dragon-Aspiring protagonists, You Li planned to retire and go home. But the System told him that every one of those protagonists had gone mad and was killing everyone in sight. Even the heroines were about to die by their swords! Since he had once cared for them sincerely, You Li could only re 9.7kReads9.0Score738Shelves

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    They all faked their deaths, and there were also some forced plot points.

30. 30 摄 The Emperor Went Mad After the Regent Faked His Death 摄政王死遁后，皇帝他疯了 Dried Konjac a魔芋干aTwo Male Leads312k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Unrequited Love + Younger Man + Faked Death + Imprisonment + Happy Ending] Scheming Top VS Sunny, Cheerful Bottom [Both Pure] Ten years ago, Shang Yuan'an took on a mission from System 001 to stay alive: help Si Zhiyuan ascend the throne. One simple “Come with me” meant Si Zhiyuan would never be lonely again. But when Si Zhiyuan realized his feelings for Shang Yuan'an were impure, he began tempting him at every turn. Then Shang Yuan'an died protecting him, and Si Zhiyuan went m 23Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 被 I'm Terrified of Being Forced by a Psycho. Just Kidding, I Put on an Act 被疯批强制了好害怕，我装的嘻嘻 Grape and Blueberry Juice葡萄蓝莓汁Two Male Leads491k WordsCompleted The ratings just came in, but they'll go up later [The bottom pretends to be a sickly beauty but is really a powerful tycoon; the top pretends to be violent and savage but is truly a romantic; both fight to claim the other] In his previous life, Chu Nian was the heir to a top-tier family, a flawless champion in both combat and business battles. Eventually, he got bored and managed to kill himself. Then he got bound to a System and transmigrated into the body of a sickly beauty, with a mission to 6.6kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
32. 32 死 After Faking My Death, the Powerhouses of All Three Realms Want Me Dead 死遁后，三界大佬都要我命 Xiaofei Wu晓非雾Two Male Leads286k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + faking his death from the start + epic rivalry and regret + male-on-male competition + some coercion] Shen Che transmigrated into a brainless, melodramatic novel where all the deranged male leads loved the gentle protagonist bottom. Shen Che only wanted to quietly complete his System's missions. Who knew he'd accidentally provoke three male leads and be hunted by the Three Realms? He chose to fake his death. Reborn, he declared that he would stay far away from those three lunat 7.7kReads9.2Score709Shelves

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    I'm begging you on my knees to read this book. The plot is compelling. The characters are compelling.

33. 33 穿 I Faked My Death Twice After Transmigrating Into a Book, and the Villain Seems Even Crazier 穿书死遁两次，反派好像更疯了 Wading South涉水南Two Male Leads185k WordsCompleted The rating just came out (it took forever!) If you’re passing by, don’t miss it. Please rate ●﹏● [Two male leads + 1v1 + transmigrate into a book + fake your death twice + coercion + confinement + both are pure + System] Question: You cursed out the author and transmigrated into a novel as a doomed minor character, only to be hunted from the start. What do you do? Wen Tu: Thanks for asking. I got bound to a System, with MAX danger alerts! Question: You feel too sorry for a character in a novel. 771Reads8.2Score121Shelves

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    Come quickly!! All requirements apply!

34. 34 替 After My Cover Was Blown, I Drove My Crazy Ex-Husband Wild with Flirtation 替身掉马后，我把疯批前夫撩疯了 This User Is Writing该用户正在码字Two Male Leads620k WordsCompleted The main story is complete. Extras are updated from time to time. [Two male leads + one-on-one romance + both untouched + transmigrate into a book and fake one’s death + substitute romance + identity revealed + goofy comedy + an older man’s long-dormant heart catches fire] [Abstinent, domineering, unhinged top vs. lazy, laid-back, theatrical bottom] Jian Yu dutifully played the demanding brat for three years. At last, when their contract expired, he successfully faked his death in a plane crash! 4.7kReads8.7Score594Shelves
35. 35 高 My Cold and Aloof Master Is Stolen Away for Secret Kisses Every Night by a Paranoid Villain 高冷师尊夜夜被偏执反派偷亲 Wandering the Mortal World游红尘Two Male Leads672k WordsCompleted Complete [Dual Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Teacher-Disciple Romance, Younger Top + Both Pure + Faked Death + Redemption + Coercion (Read with Caution if You Dislike This)] A sharp-tongued but secretly doting, genuinely straight master on the bottom × a seemingly obedient but inwardly dark and obsessive villainous younger top After staying up all night and dying suddenly, Wen Shiqing transmigrated into a cultivation novel. The System told him that if he played his assigned role we 62.5kReads9.2Score11.9kShelves

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    I love stories about faking death. The first one was a perfect substitute for "Scum Villain's Self-Saving System," and it was especially delicious. I love the 10,000-word extra chapter. The second one is earlier. The third one seems to be a bit later on; the part about faking death was the most painful for me to read. I kept crying.

36. 36 心 A Soft-Hearted Straight Guy Is Bound to Be Brutally Corrupted by a Dark, Obsessive Snake 心软直男是要被阴湿蛇黑化狠狠的 Eighteen Bronze Walnuts十八铜核桃仁Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted "Two male leads, cultivation, younger love interest, raising a child in the early arc + tea-art scheming in the middle arc + confinement in the late arc, groveling after the breakup" Softhearted, straightforward male kindergarten teacher bottom x Pretending-to-be-obedient, gloomy snake demon top Xu Wuhuai transmigrates into a book and becomes a bit-part character in "Eight Hundred Rounds of the Immortal-Demon War". System mission: Stop the demon lord from becoming too corrupted. But the story is 13.7kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
37. 37 暴 After Faking His Death, the Tyrant Sneaks Back Every Day to See His Kid 暴君死遁后，天天偷跑回来看崽 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted Historical danmei / light court intrigue / angst first, sweetness later / faked death / has a child / groveling redemption / melodramatic / older top / equally matched / both inexperienced / married couple who are always at odds / happy ending / slight horror and supernatural elements At first, a beautiful tyrant who clings to his lover, bottom; later, he cuts off all feelings and only wants his child vs. at first, a cold-faced top who says one thing but does another and secretly washes his love 6.6kReads8.3Score578Shelves
38. 38 死 After Faking My Death, My Mortal Enemy Took Me by Force 死遁后，我被死对头强取豪夺 A Camptotheca Tree on the Mountain山有椿树Two Male Leads149k WordsOngoing Reborn beautiful-but-tragic protagonist + unhinged characters + groveling pursuit + romantic rivalry. He climbed ninety thousand steps to the heavens and braved countless dangers in secret realms, all to become that person’s disciple. A century as master and disciple, and the words “not bad” were the greatest praise he ever received. Until his master brought home another boy and lavished him with tenderness. Only then did he understand: it wasn’t that his master was heartless. He simply wasn’t t 22Reads5.7Score101Shelves
39. 39 死 After I Faked My Death, the Obsessive Villain Threatened Our Daughter’s Life to Make Me Show Myself 死遁后，病娇反派用拔女儿氧气管逼我现身 Little Golden Cicada小金蝉Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted In the year she loved Qi Siyan most, she told me she wanted to have a child with me. I said yes, but that very night I faked my death and became the beloved who died young. Six years later, the System came to me in a panic. “Host, your original target wants me to ask you: Your daughter is in the operating room. Will you go see her?” I stayed as calm as ever. “She never had a child for me.” The System panicked even more. “The night you faked your death, she suddenly broke down and went mad. To ke 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 弃 Abandoning the Blackened Dragon-Prince, Only to Be Brutally... 弃养黑化龙傲天，死遁是要被狠狠 Chicken Stewed with Fries小鸡炖薯条Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + transmigrate into a book + Cultivation + younger love interest + a touch of ensemble cast + devoted to each other + two powerful leads] Evil black-and-white cat villain bottom Ning Henshui, with questionable mental health, x prickly, leveling-up-school overpowered male lead top Xie Zhizui In his hundredth year of struggling his way through the cultivation world and rising to the top of the demon realm, Ning Henshui transmigrated into a book, and the long-offline Villain Comeba 39.2kReads9.3Score6.5kShelves

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41. 41 被 The Frail Husband Everyone Fights Over 被万人争抢的病弱人夫 Feng Liao Liao风辽辽Two Male Leads258k WordsOngoing A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 239Reads8.9Score117Shelves
42. 42 每 After Faking Their Deaths in Every World, the Male Leads Went Mad 每个世界死遁后，男主都疯了 Yu Yu'an屿煜安Two Male Leads940k WordsOngoing (It was just rated, so the score is low) [Two male leads + a little sweetness and angst + the shou fakes his death and leaves; the smaller worlds have bad endings, but the overall ending is happy] Shi Yan died and accidentally became bound to a System. To stay alive, he had no choice but to complete one mission after another. 1. Blind CEO vs. real young master Shi Yan used his influence to force the CEO into marriage. The CEO despised him: “You’re only relying on your family background. You’ll n 336Reads6.3Score103Shelves
43. 43 原 Genshin Impact: I Faked My Death, Only to Be Captured Again 原神：死遁后，又被捉回来了 Jiu Er Yu玖儿瑜Two Male Leads558k WordsCompleted Complete [Plot / Two Male Leads / White Moonlight / Capture the Heart / Faking His Death / Venti x Friend / Bottom] When he first met Venti: “Lord Anemo Archon, I am your most devoted follower…” “My Lord Anemo Archon, I’m honored to become your dear friend…” At the end: “I’m sorry, Venti. I don’t think I can stay with you much longer…” [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have completed the mission perfectly. Progress: 100%.] Venti watched helplessly as his friend died before his eyes again. A 6.1kReads9.2Score702Shelves
44. 44 披 He's Back Again, Wearing a Secret Identity 披着马甲的他又回来了 Pithy Radish糠心萝卜Ancient Romance806k WordsCompleted [Secret identity trope]+ [Loves faking his own death]+ [Ensemble cast]+ [No heroine]+ [Main story complete, extras in progress] As a demonic cultivator, he is far too low-key. He neither kills nor sets fires, yet other people think he's a famous madman. As a demonic cultivator, he follows the Path of Ruthlessness. He once played a folk doctor who lusted after beauty. Flowers served as betrothal gifts, a blade as the matchmaker, and blood and tears filled their nuptial cups. He died in the arms o 1.2kReads9.2Score192Shelves
45. 45 快 Quick Transmigration: Every Male Lead I Hurt Has Turned Dark 快穿：渣过的男主全都黑化了 Mai Mai Mai Land迈迈迈兰德Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration, 1v1 + pseudo-nonconsensual + yandere gong + dramatic shou] As a top-ranked agent for the Space-Time Administration, Ling Yao has always stuck to one principle: once he completes a conquest, he runs off to court disaster, leaving the male lead gnashing his teeth in hatred while he keeps his own contribution under wraps. As he puts it: “A real man never looks back at an explosion.” Until the System informs him that his spectacular death-seeking stunts have pushed every male 7.5kReads9.2Score303Shelves
46. 46 死 After Faking My Death Failed, the Villain Protagonist Forced Me Into His Arms and Coaxed Me 死遁失败后被反派男主强制掐腰哄 An Wang Yun Gui桉妄云归Two Male Leads277k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + younger top + yandere + one-on-one + sweet romance] Goofy, softhearted, gentle bottom × scheming, yandere, green-tea top Shen Yanzhou was a model young man in the real world. One day, while walking along the road, he was suddenly hit by a car and sent flying into the sea. Since he couldn’t swim, he unsurprisingly drowned. Before he even had time to reflect on the twists and turns of his life, something calling itself a “System” suddenly appeared and brought him 2.3kReads8.8Score338Shelves

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47. 47 死 After Faking My Death, I Went Head-to-Head with the Male Lead in an Acting Duel 死遁后我和男主飚演技 Moonlit Leisurely Wanderer月满闲客Two Male Leads358k WordsCompleted Two male leads + devoted to each other + transmigrate into a book + cultivation Song Ci was a gaming addict who suddenly died and transmigrated into a book written by his best friend. He landed right at the ending. Talk about thrilling! Afraid he’d be reduced to ash, Song Ci jumped off a cliff, but before he could even finish the leap, the male lead pierced him through the heart with ten thousand swords. He slowly fell toward the bottom of the cliff… Suddenly, a System appeared and said it could 445Reads8.7Score103Shelves
48. 48 穿 After Reincarnating as an Average Guy, the Protagonists Fought Over Me 穿成普信男后，主角们为我打疯了 Cai Song采松Two Male Leads477k WordsCompleted [Not quick transmigration + one-on-one romance] Sheng Cai is a rookie in the cannon-fodder department of the Space-Time Bureau. His mission is to play a minor cannon-fodder character who bullies the protagonist and eventually gets trampled underfoot by him. The first role he plays is an overconfident, greasy man who’s always spouting sleazy lines and harassing the protagonist’s love interest. In the end, the love interest’s devoted pursuer drives him to a mental breakdown, and he kills himself. 3.2kReads9.2Score451Shelves
49. 49 黑 Locked-Room Warning! The Charismatic Villain Is Actually Me 黑屋警告！万人迷反派竟是我自己 Mint-Flavored Ribbit薄荷味的咕呱Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + fake death escape + unhinged snake-like master] One day, Xie Huai transmigrated into a book. In tears, he was just about to diligently complete his missions, get close to his target, and steer the runaway plot back on course. Who could have guessed the story had already become a complete mess? Xie Huai spread his hands and put them on his hips. “Heh. I’m done. I’m out of here.” But who could have guessed that his usually aloof master would come after him to kill him? 14.2kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
50. 50 我 How Did I, a Revered Ancestor, Become a Short-Lived Cannon Fodder? 我堂堂老祖竟成了短命炮灰？ Ruan Yuyu阮郁郁Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + cultivation + transmigrate into a book + supernatural powers + one-on-one, both pure + an aloof beauty of a master who’s adored by everyone but doesn’t know it + a split-up love interest (they don’t merge back together by the end)] Shen Qiu is the cultivation world’s undisputed champion in both looks and strength. One day, after waking up from a drunken stupor, he discovers that he’s transmigrated into a book and landed in a different world where supernatural powers reign supre 99Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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