A Side Character or Cannon Fodder Awakens and Tries to Stay Away from the Main Cast (Two Male Leads) 路人甲或者炮灰觉醒，想远离主角团（双男主）

1. 51 炮 The Cannon Fodder Straight Guy Transmigrates to a Noble Academy, and Everyone Falls for Him 炮灰直男穿越贵族学院，全员真香 Lucky Carp大大锦鲤Two Male Leads439k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + incredibly strong, universally adored straight male shou + aristocratic academy + one-on-one romance + many unrequited crushes + rivalry over the love interest + both devoted only to each other] Lou Tingxue, a top-tier star in the martial arts world, gets transported into a novel written by a hater and becomes a universally despised extra whose family has gone bankrupt. To return to his own world, he has to change the extra’s fate and earn the approval of the heirs to four majo 3kReads9.0Score47214d adds
2. 52 在 Forcing My Way Through the Plot in a Love Triangle, Yet Becoming Everyone's White Moonlight 在修罗场强行走剧情却成白月光 Eats Meat, Doesn't Eat吃肉不吃Two Male Leads474k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Bickering couple + Dog-training romance + Rebirth + Maximum hatred] A gloomy, sinister top and a hot-tempered, prickly cat bottom Other people got a golden finger when they were reborn. Shen Che, from the start, was handed a script that guaranteed his death. And he couldn't just die: he had to die at the hands of the villain. To rack up hatred points, he retraced the plot of his previous life and bossed the villain, Pei Jin, around. They'd start cursing at each other over the s 4.1kReads9.0Score57714d adds
3. 53 我 I'm Really Just an Ordinary Bystander 我真的只是个普通路人 Wu Yiyi伍翊翊Two Male Leads425k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, so it will rise later) [Quick Transmigration] [No Couple at the End] [Two Male Leads] [From Hated by Everyone to Loved by Everyone] [The protagonist is a pure villain: two-faced, selfish, completely without morals, lustful, and irresponsible] Ling Qi successfully landed a job in the department with the best benefits: the Cannon Fodder Department. His job was to play an obnoxious cannon fodder in various small worlds. A dedicated worker, Ling Qi played the role to perfe 18kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds
4. 54 男 The Male Lead's Vanity-Obsessed Cannon Fodder Boyfriend Awakens 男主爱慕虚荣的炮灰男友觉醒了 Big Blood-Basin Face血盆大脸Two Male Leads461k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + universally adored protagonist + love-triangle showdown] The male lead in the book covets Shu Lin’s lover and personally sets a trap to deliberately seduce him. He only wants to drive a wedge between them and force him to break up with his lover. After becoming self-aware, Shu Lin discovers he’s nothing but a doomed cannon-fodder character in a novel. Under pressure from the world’s consciousness, Shu Lin, a vain cannon-fodder, diligently plays his assigned role. Who knew the m 1.2kReads7.3Score10714d adds
5. 55 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 78.3kReads9.6Score10.4k14d adds

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   Highly recommend! It's super good, featuring two male leads and a complete coming-of-age story with minimal plot holes.

6. 56 我 I Only Wanted to Save the World, So How Did I Become Everyone's Favorite? 我只是想拯救世界怎么成万人迷了 A Slice of Pork Belly一片五花肉子Two Male Leads2.2M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + straight male heartthrob + everyone has a one-sided crush on him + savior of the world + romantic battlefield + animal traits + character growth] Shen Luo had merely beaten a game. When he opened his eyes again, he had become Lorenz, a notorious count in the game who could die in any number of ways. The good news: he knew the walkthrough by heart. The bad news: the Saintess had become a Saint, the Witch had become a Warlock, and even the romance targets who were supposed t 6.2kReads8.9Score64114d adds

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   This is a time-travel story. The protagonist completes the game and achieves the ending, then is pulled into the game world. At first, the protagonist wants to stay away from the main character, but later begins to work for this world. It's a really good story, please go watch it!

7. 57 身EN Trapped in a CEO Romance, I Struggle to Protect His Unhinged Older Brother 身陷霸总文学，努力护住癫公他哥 It's kk是kkTwo Male Leads410k WordsCompleted [Complete + two male leads + workplace gossip + mind reading + one-on-one romance + comedy + unhinged men and women] [Assistant who falls apart every day × silent, gossip-loving CEO] Also known as: I Gossip About People and Bring Them All Down! Zhu Yu, who loves money, wakes up inside the CEO romance novel he’d been reading. That would be fine if it were just one book, but the problem is that every novel by this author is connected. Three pairs of unhinged men and women in one world!!! Luckily, 7.6kReads9.4Score1.1k14d adds

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   That's it!

8. 58 快 Quick Transmigration: They Said I Was Supposed to Be Cannon Fodder, So How Did I Become Everyone's Darling? 快穿：说好的炮灰，怎么变团宠了 You Are Not a Fish子非渔Two Male Leads258k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + snippets + quick transmigration + System + silly comedy + universally adored protagonist + strong leads + devoted pairing + pampered by everyone + no CP + Mary Sue] [Long-haired mixed-race beauty, villain and bottom] Yulin is the Antihero Department’s one and only 007 king, working nonstop all year round. After forty-nine years on the job, he finally gets to retire. System: Sorry, but the neighboring Cannon Fodder Department is desperately short-staffed, so you’ll have to put o 2.3kReads9.3Score21214d adds

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   These are all really good. I highly recommend the last one; it's quite funny, but the others are also very good.

9. 59 贵 The Aloof Campus Heartthrob Among the Noble F4 Is Coveted by a Psycho 贵族F4中的清冷校草被疯批觊觎 Listening to the Soundscape音景听然Two Male Leads248k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Modern + Elite Academy + F4 + Strong Leads + Soapy Drama] A slightly unhinged, sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-within pursuer × an aloof, refined campus heartthrob Dilan Academy was a famous elite school in the Federation. Its students were all from wealthy or influential families, heirs to powerful clans or rising stars in their industries. On the first day of school, someone took a photo of Shi Xu and posted it on the forum. Even the hazy outline in the blurry lighting couldn't 6.2kReads8.8Score95614d adds
10. 60 惊EN Shocking! Forced to Follow the Plot as an Extra at an Elite Academy 惊！贵族学院当路人甲被迫走剧情 Slurping Noodles at Midnight半夜嗦粉Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Harem Magnet + F4 Love Triangle] Jimo transmigrated into a book, becoming an ordinary person in a melodramatic, Mary Sue school romance set among the wealthy. To keep the plot on track and finish his mission, Jimo diligently played the part of a perfectly ordinary background character. So when the delicate, sweet male protagonist was bullied, Jimo sneaked in to rescue him. When the sweet boy showed off his body on social media, Jimo reported the post 15.5kReads8.9Score2.6k14d adds
11. 61 看 After Seeing the Comments, the Cool Beauty Has the F4 Wrapped Around Her Finger 看见弹幕后清冷美人钓系拿捏F4 Gu Yuque古玉阙Two Male Leads528k WordsOngoing [Dual male leads + sweet on the outside, dark within + secret identities + adored-by-all love interest + elite academy + romantic rivalry + speech bubbles + F4 rivalry later on, no secondary couples.] A year after a transmigrator took over Ling Wu’s body, he awakened a speech-bubble System and discovered that he was a cannon-fodder male supporting character in a Mary Sue comic. After he burned a cigarette scar into the villain’s collarbone, he saw the comments: “Could the male supporting charac 1.2kReads9.5Score17714d adds
12. 62 恋EN Dating Show Chaos: Going Unhinged Made Me a Star! 恋综修罗场，我让癫学成为顶流！ It's kk是kkTwo Male Leads292k WordsCompleted Complete [Two Male Leads + One-on-One Romance + Both Pure + Hilarious Dating Show + Comedy, Sweet Romance, Power Fantasy] Shen Ting wakes up to discover he’s transmigrated into a melodramatic entertainment-industry novel he’d just been reading before bed. He hasn’t become the male lead, either the top or the bottom, or even the third male lead. He’s the younger brother of the third male lead, a low-ranking cannon-fodder character. Shen Ting is at a loss. Watching his brother eagerly prepare to b 15.5kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
13. 63 惊 What?! I Transmigrated into a Noble Academy's Male Supporting Character, and Now They're After Me 惊！穿成贵族学院的男配被觊觎了 It's kk是kkTwo Male Leads288k WordsCompleted The main story is complete [Two Male Leads + Aristocratic Academy + 1v1 + Vampires + Funny Wish-Fulfillment] Lin Lu, a vampire, is on the verge of starving to death. Just before he dies, Lin Lu is taken by a System called Protect the Villain into a novel set at an aristocratic academy. His current identity is one of the F4. But unlike the usual group of four best friends, this F4 consists of the male lead, a villain, a playboy supporting character, and Lin Lu, the backup love interest! Lin Lu th 17kReads9.3Score3.1k14d adds
14. 64 穿 After Becoming the CEO's Assistant, I Was at a Loss 穿成总裁助理后，我麻了 Tang Bo唐泊Two Male Leads180k WordsOngoing CEO: You’re fired. Assistant: Mild spice, please. Jiang Song transmigrated into a book, landing in a melodramatic CEO romance as the CEO’s assistant, who had the same name as him. Same name, same corporate drone. Becoming a namesake supporting character was bad enough. Then the System 54088 forced a ridiculous mission on him: help the protagonists through their troubles and make their melodramatic, painful romance happen. The aloof CEO Li Tingyun never gets close to any Omega. In the entire boo 236Reads6.3Score—14d adds
15. 65 离 This Is Ridiculous! Why Are the Male Leads Fighting over a Nobody? 离谱！男主们为什么要争夺路人甲 Chubby Lefty肥嘟嘟左左门Two Male Leads307k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration across manga worlds + rivalry for a love interest + college campus + male lead is everyone’s dream guy] After accidentally hitting his head, Lu Renjia awakened to the truth: he was living in a manga world. The manga was about three campus heartthrobs at an elite university vying for the poor, delicate male protagonist, with one of them ultimately winning his heart. Lu Renjia was a bit character with so many different identities that no one could remember his face 804Reads8.4Score13614d adds

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    A passerby awakens to the truth and is forced into love by the male protagonist.

16. 66 这 I'm Done Being This CEO's Family Doctor 这霸总的家庭医生我不做了 Ye Yichen页依辰Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] Every CEO romance has a doctor who gets called out in the middle of the night to treat someone. Xu Xinian transmigrates into the role of one such family doctor, and he can hear the inner thoughts of the four unhinged tops in the story. The crazy younger brother stares at Xu Xinian: [That waist is so slim.] Xu Xinian: ? The perverted investor who’s obsessed with finding a substitute reveals his thoughts when he sees Xu Xinian: [No substitute could ever be a tenth as much like you 3.1kReads9.0Score48114d adds

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    This is seriously amazing! The male lead transmigrates into the body of a family doctor in a CEO romance novel.

17. 67 我EN I'm an NPC at an Elite Academy 我在贵族学院当npc Jiang Shi Taoist江尸道士Two Male Leads510k WordsOngoing Transmigrating into a book + everyday life at an elite school + no romance in the main story!! + an apparent background character who is actually adored by everyone + straight male protagonist, in the receiving role + unconventional “everyone loves him” trope, read with caution This world is a fusion of different books. His job is to play a background character in them, an onlooker in the crowd... As long as the scene doesn't feature the protagonists alone, he'll be there. He's Classmate A passi 96.5kReads9.2Score12.6k14d adds

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    All of them, but they're really beautiful.

18. 68 穿 I Became the Villain's Cannon-Fodder Roommate 穿成反派的炮灰室友 Tender Branches and Young Leaves柔枝嫩叶Two Male Leads205k WordsCompleted A sweet romance about mutual devotion! Ji Mujin accidentally transmigrates into a book and becomes the villain’s expendable roommate. To win the villain over and complete her mission, Ji Mujin nearly pulls all her hair out and winds up giving him her heart and soul. Ji Mujin: “Gu Lianjun, why did you kiss me?” Gu Lianjun chuckled. “You still don’t get it? Because I like you!” Ji Mujin’s eyes widened in shock, and she stammered, “B-but… I like girls…” Hearing this, Gu Lianjun lifted Ji Mujin’s c 20Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    🌹!! These are all fanfictions written by minor characters; some are about finding beauty on their own far from the main character, while others have a happy ending with the villain. They're pretty good! 🌹

19. 69 穿EN Transmigrating into a Novel About the Real and Fake Young Masters, I Became a Dating Show Background Character 穿进真假少爷文，我成恋综背景板 The Canned Food Tastes Bad罐头不好吃Two Male Leads660k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Dating Show + Livestreaming + Wealthy Families + Melodrama + Slight Social Anxiety + Transmigrated from Ancient Times to the Modern Day + Sharp-Tongued] I became a background character on a dating show, then turned into the ultimate background character. Synopsis 1: After transmigrating from ancient times to the modern day, Xie Zhuzhou finds himself in the body of a doomed cannon-fodder character and is forced to become a background character on a dating show. In his previous 13kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
20. 70 穿 After Entering the Noble Academy 穿进贵族学院以后 He Ying涸映Two Male Leads408k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete, so read with confidence.) [Bottom Lead + Elite Academy + Beautiful but Tragic + Everyone’s Favorite + Over-the-Top Drama + A Touch of Mary Sue] [All Kinds of Crazy Tops × Clear-Headed, Reserved, Rational Bottom] Shi Yu transmigrates from the 27th century into an old-fashioned, melodramatic novel about an aristocratic school, which he happened to find at an antiques market. He becomes the story’s wicked cannon-fodder character. The protagonist, Song Jiale, comes from 2.3kReads9.0Score24614d adds
21. 71 魅 The Everyman with Maxed-Out Charm Was Forced into It from the Start 魅力值点满的路人开局被强制了 Ying Liuhuo樱琉火Two Male Leads582k WordsCompleted Male-male romance + beloved by all + devoted to each other + one-on-one Luo Yuan is a shy, antisocial homebody. After he dies, he gets bound to a System that sends him to various worlds to play disposable background characters. But why is a nobody like him forced into it from the start? World One: The gloomy childhood friend of a playboy protagonist [After spending years playing the field, the universally adored protagonist finally settles down. He plans a month-long romantic trip and invites al 7.5kReads9.0Score80414d adds

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    These books are alright; you can check them out if you're interested.

22. 72 我 I’m Just a Background Character, So Why Do You Like Me? 我只是背景板，你们喜欢我干啥？ Liu Xiaojin刘小锦Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted [Everyone Has a Crush on Him, Beloved by All + Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Feel-Good Revenge + Dating-Show Love Triangle + One-on-One Romance] Lu Linxing transmigrated into a book. A hopelessly unreliable System, nineteen years late, told him he’d landed in a story about the ultimate rich-kid dating show, where the three male leads were all top-tier in looks and wealth. Male Lead No. 1: Ji Zhongjiu, a roguishly handsome, wolfish bad boy, with an explosive temper to match his jaw- 3.9kReads9.0Score47014d adds
23. 73 这 Can Someone This Beautiful Really Be a Cannon Fodder? 这么漂亮也会是炮灰吗 Year After Year, a Thousand Times Over岁岁千千Two Male Leads697k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + beloved bottom adored by everyone + split-personality top + quick transmigration + intense romantic rivalries] Fang Shu has practically zero stamina but maxed-out beauty. A total weakling, he accidentally gets bound to the Villainous Cannon Fodder System. Fang Shu diligently plays the part of a wicked cannon-fodder character, but he's soft-hearted and has no idea how to bully anyone. That is, until a tall man corners him against the wall and bullies him until his eyes turn red 1.6kReads8.7Score27814d adds
24. 74 小 How Can My Junior Brother Be Everyone's Favorite?! 小师弟是万人迷怎么破！ Saigyouji Tsukiko西行寺月月子Two Male Leads730k WordsOngoing [Cultivation fantasy + male protagonist's perspective + no CP + ensemble cast + not a power fantasy] *Female-oriented, fond of writing love and heartbreak To secure a happy ending, the Ghost King [in the future] schemed at every turn until Heaven willingly restarted the world, sending everyone back to the beginning. - - - Chen Shishi, universally agreed to be thoroughly ordinary-looking, was an awkward, unmotivated sword cultivator at Qingshan Sect. One day, he read a storybook called "Tales o 492Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    Both are related to my major and look amazing, but I'm not sure if 7 counts.

25. 75 拯 Saving the Humiliated Male Lead 拯救受辱男主角 The Gorgeous Warrior Never Returns美少女壮士不复返Two Male Leads1.8M WordsOngoing (The work’s rating was unfairly suppressed, but that doesn’t matter anymore. Rate it yourselves. The main story is complete!) This is a story about following the Heartless Path among the crabapple blossoms and becoming a beacon of righteousness. Two male leads, both are each other's first, primarily follows the bottom (the original novel’s bottom, Liu Jiqian, later takes the top role) The romance moves incredibly slowly! A long, gentle trickle! (They don’t hold hands until around chapter 100!) T 7.7kReads9.2Score90314d adds
26. 76 万 The Scorned Cannon-Fodder Wants to Save Herself, but Her Entire Sect Is in the Crematorium 万人嫌炮灰想自救，全师门火葬场 Snow on Zhou Mountain周山有雪Two Male Leads506k WordsCompleted (Two male leads + cultivation + power progression + regret and redemption + bottom protagonist) One day, after an unexpected awakening, Lin Zhiyu discovers that he is the universally hated cannon fodder in a book, while his junior fellow disciple… is the universally adored protagonist?! His junior fellow disciple, Ji Chen, ascends to immortality, while Lin Zhiyu is driven to his death by the protagonist and his admirers, his body and soul destroyed. After seeing this ending, Lin Zhiyu says, “To 19.6kReads9.2Score3k14d adds
27. 77 当 The Ghost King Transmigrates into a Scumbag in a Supernatural Novel 当鬼王穿成灵异文里的渣男 Waiting for Kitties等猫猫Two Male Leads903k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + heartthrob + transmigrate into a book + school life + mild horror + supernatural + mysticism + ghost king] A nontraditional heartthrob story: every change of heart and every affection has a clear cause. Xu Chao was the Ghost King for eight hundred years. Humans and ghosts alike feared him, and he had grown tired of living that way. One day, on a whim, he willingly entered the cycle of reincarnation. Who could have known that after drinking Granny Meng's soup and losing all his 17.9kReads9.4Score3k14d adds
28. 78 美 The Tragic, Powerful Villainess Refuses to Follow the Plot 美惨强反派拒绝走剧情 The Moment Parallel Lines Intersect平行线交汇的瞬间Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-oriented, dual male leads + entertainment industry + plot clashes / face-slapping revenge + band / fanfiction + ensemble cast] In his previous life, Jiang Donglin followed his father's orders and brought home his adoptive younger sister, Jiang Yunduo, from the countryside. He learned that Jiang Yunduo was the heroine of a harem-style entertainment-industry novel, adored by everyone, while he was the perverted adoptive brother who lavished resources on her, loved her without reciprocation 19.8kReads9.5Score2.4k14d adds
29. 79 炮 The Beloved Cannon Fodder: Retirement Is Nowhere in Sight 炮灰万人迷，归隐遥无期 May Everything Go Smoothly and Surprises Keep Coming诸事顺遂惊喜不断Two Male Leads269k WordsCompleted After dying, Xie Nanzhi transmigrates into the body of a cannon-fodder character who shares his name. In the original story, this character ends up dying a gruesome death on the street. Xie Nanzhi stares at Jiang Yushu, his mind going completely blank. Before he can explain, his older brother, Xie Wendi, walks in. Xie Nanzhi says, “Bro, hear me out. Jiang Yushu, say something!” To save his own skin, Xie Nanzhi immediately declares that he no longer likes Jiang Yushu. Planning to use his advan 37Reads6.3Score—14d adds
30. 80 顶 Top-Tier Idol, Dating Within the Group 顶流偶像，队内恋爱中 Ying Cheng应程Two Male Leads306k WordsCompleted [Reborn + boy band + sweet romance] In his previous life, He Ran debuted with a major company. He had both the looks and the talent, yet became a scapegoat because of backroom dealings among the executives. He was plagued by rumors of unspoken rules and had countless haters. Reborn overnight, he wastes no time packing up and switching agencies, joining a small company on the verge of bankruptcy. Everyone is ready to laugh at him, but only He Ran knows the company is about to be acquired by a maj 2.7kReads9.4Score34814d adds
31. 81 偏 The Obsessed Cannon Fodder Stole the Protagonist’s Spotlight and Got Mind-Read 偏执炮灰抢了主角戏份后被读心了 Three-Second Memory三秒心忆Two Male Leads248k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one, both virgins + mind reading + a cannon-fodder villain awakens] After accidentally hitting his head, Chi Yang suddenly finds a book in his mind. It says he's a brooding cannon-fodder villain who falls for the beloved protagonist and tries to die with him, only to end up burning to death alone. At first, Chi Yang doesn't take it seriously. But then he accidentally saves someone and receives a million yuan in gratitude from that person's older brother. That's when he r 85Reads8.5Score—14d adds
32. 82 穿EN Transmigrated as the Protagonists' Bit-Part Roommate 穿成主角们的打酱油室友 Tu Tu Li兔兔狸Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Absurd, Sharp-Tongued Humor + Obsession + Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book] [One-on-One] An elegant, devoted, scheming male lead # A clearheaded botanist transmigrates into a book as the male lead. What do you do when you inexplicably become a nameless background character? Lie low and coast through life, become cannon fodder, or switch dorm rooms? In 90 percent of Mary Sue novels, there’s a certain plotline: a powerful, rich, and impossibly cool protagonist falls for 2.2kReads9.0Score19914d adds

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    My favorite side story featuring two male leads is here! Don't worry, you won't regret watching!

33. 83 穿 After Becoming a BL Novel's Cannon Fodder, I Turned the Male Lead Straight 穿成耽美炮灰后我掰直了男主 Chen Tiantian Is a Fairy陈甜甜是仙女呀Two Male Leads298k WordsCompleted **[Transmigrate into a book + underdog side character fights back + turn the male lead straight + satisfying face-slapping]** Wu Youyou transmigrates into a novel she once read, becoming a cannon-fodder female supporting character with the same name. Her role is to bring the male lead and his love interest together, before she dies in prison. Original Cheng Ye: Takes anyone who comes along, and is unapologetically scummy. Original Wei Shen: Would bend into a pretzel for money. Wu Youyou: What ro 20Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 84 男 The Original Heroine Returned, and the Crybaby Extra Ran Away 男主官配回来后哭包路人跑了 Spicy Tomorrow明日辣Two Male Leads276k WordsCompleted What do you do when you transmigrate into an ordinary side character in the original novel, get together with the male lead, and then his destined partner shows up? * Gentle, considerate, wolf-in-sheep's-clothing, possessive x adorable crybaby, snarky little angel * Qiao Xi transmigrated into a book as a side character who only appeared in dialogue, yet somehow became the original male lead's boyfriend. He had only himself to blame: Lu Chengxing was just too handsome. The original story was stil 19.6kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds
35. 85 炮 After Transmigrating into a Book as a Cannon Fodder, I Found My Happy Ending with a Nobody 炮灰穿书后和路人甲HE了 Su Se苏瑟Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, where he becomes a cannon-fodder character in a melodramatic novel, Wei Wu neither courts death nor has a System. Instead, he quickly cuts ties with the story's male lead and stays away from him. That way, there's no chance of him becoming cannon fodder. After peacefully ending his engagement to Ji Qingyan, Wei Wu rushes to find a match and lands himself a thoroughly satisfactory boyfriend, an ordinary side character who won't get caught up in the leads' melodra 3.6kReads8.6Score48414d adds
36. 86 穿 After Transmigrating as a Nobody, the Top-Tier Star Fell for Me 穿成路人甲后，顶流他心动了 Bai Yun Yinzi白芸银子Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + showbiz + devoted to one another + sweet romance, 1v1] [A sweet girl who's more than a little sweet × a top-tier star who's more than a little biased] Due to a data glitch, Zhou Mian transmigrates into a novel where the second male lead takes center stage. She becomes an unimportant passerby with no role in the plot, and her mission is to change the male lead's ending. When Xie Wennian first meets Zhou Mian, he thinks she's a sasaeng and speaks to her coldly. “Are you 5.1kReads9.2Score48714d adds
37. 87 觉 After Awakening, I Just Want to Be an Extra 觉醒意识后我想当个路人甲 Snow Falls on Wushan白雪落乌山Two Male Leads130k WordsCompleted Two male leads, one-on-one romance World One: Domineering CEO Male Supporting Character x Cannon-Fodder Drama Queen Yan Guiqi was supposed to be a domineering CEO, but he suddenly gets into a car accident. He doesn't lose an arm or a leg; instead, he awakens to his own consciousness. He learns that he's the devoted male supporting character in The CEO: My Wife Has Run Away with the Baby Again, the tragic figure who repeatedly helps the female lead run away while pregnant, only to end up crushe 17Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 88 撮 I Tried to Get the Protagonists Together, but the Male Lead Forced His Love on Me 撮合主角不成，我被男主强制爱了 Qia Rui Rui Rui Rui Rui恰瑞瑞瑞瑞瑞Two Male Leads332k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, absurd comedy, unhinged antics, quick transmigration, lots of tropes, 1v1, both virgins, happy ending] A laid-back office drone bottom × a yandere top hiding beneath a charming facade The top is the same person in every world. Song Ci transmigrates into different worlds with one mission: make the male and female leads fall in love and get their happy ending. In a campus romance, he diligently does homework for three people just so the leads can spend more time together. In a 5.1kReads9.3Score57714d adds
39. 89 普 An Ordinary College Guy Transmigrates into a Book and Turns from Cannon Fodder into Everyone's Crush 普通男大穿书后，炮灰成了万人迷 Clouds Blue, Jade Feathers云青青兮玉羽Two Male Leads345k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + bottom protagonist + universally adored + romantic rivalry + unrequited feelings everywhere + possessive pursuit + all top protagonists are virgins + handsome, tough, straight male bottom + no CP in the main story, open ending + one-on-one alternate ending in the extras] After his roommate felt up his abs, Yu Yue found himself in another world. He was told that he had to complete a supporting male character's role before he could return to his origina 11.7kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds
40. 90 穿 After Entering a Horror Novel, I Became a Background Extra 穿进恐怖小说后我变成了路人甲 Gobbling Away咔咔乱吃Two Male Leads510k WordsCompleted [Infinite-instance story + cross-dressing scenes + two male leads] (!!! I'm writing this for myself, so the romance may develop quickly and feature quite a lot.) Yang Guang is an antisocial, broke college guy. Just when he thinks he's headed for a dull, uneventful life, he transmigrates. Good news: He's landed inside a novel he's read. Bad news: It's a horror infinite-instance novel, and he's become a nameless NPC extra... But Yang Guang discovers that playing an NPC is like wearing a costume. H 11.2kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
41. 91 死 After Faking My Death, Everyone Who Called Me Useless Regretted It 死遁后，骂我废物的都后悔了 Never Tire of the Flowers of Chang'an看不尽长安花Two Male Leads212k WordsOngoing Song Xiaopo was infamous in Qingfeng Sect as the most universally loathed person around. Song Xiaopo was only average in talent, supposedly antisocial and always causing trouble. Everyone despised him wherever he went, even his own master and fellow disciples, who thought he was useless. Song Xiaopo: I’m tired. Let’s start over. As luck would have it, a Laid-Back Life System dropped from the heavens. He carefully staged an accidental death, packed his bags, and prepared to hide away in some remo 41Reads5.7Score—14d adds
42. 92 不 Where the Flowers Have No Scent 不闻花香 Easygoing Bean Bun轻松豆包Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted An ABO story, featuring an aloof, high-status Alpha and a miserable Beta who transmigrates into a book. Chu An, a rich second-generation heir who just wants to lie flat, transmigrates into a world with six genders. Before he can even figure out what's going on, he is cruelly ravaged amid a roomful of floral scents… A deep, icy voice murmurs in his ear, “Since this is what you wanted, you can take it.” The author's unhinged creation. All heat, no brains. Enter at your own risk. Enter at your own 126.6kReads9.3Score18.7k14d adds

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    My handsome husband! [Shy][shy]

43. 93 我 I'm a Mute in the Apocalypse [Book Transmigration] 我在末世当哑巴【穿书】 So Sleepy from Staying Up to Cultivate Immortality熬夜修仙好困Two Male Leads893k WordsOngoing [Younger love interest, beautiful and strong but tragic, turning a straight man gay, fake death, a love-chasing crematorium, System, every kind of superpower you could want. You won't regret getting invested!] (The love interest acts black-hearted while pretending to be innocent early on. Don't be fooled by his sweet facade, everyone!) What should you do if you transmigrate into a novel as a cannon-fodder character? Obviously, cling to the male lead! “Ding-dong! You are now bound to the twiste 39.3kReads9.2Score5.3k14d adds
44. 94 穿EN Trapped in a Dating Show Love Triangle, I Found My Happy Ending with the Obsessive Second Male Lead 穿进恋综修罗场和偏执男二he了 Little Pear Immortal Snacks on Pastries小梨仙恰饼Two Male Leads508k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + sweet romance + devoted couple + feel-good power fantasy + mutual pining] A refined, abstinent, possessive CEO who talks himself into love × a long-haired, cool-looking beauty writer with a soft, adorable heart Jiang Yumiao transmigrates into an ABO dating-show story with a reverse harem and a romantic battlefield, becoming a background contestant who shares his name. His main purpose is to serve as a foil for the beloved protagonist, and the System orders him to win over 41kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
45. 95 再 No Matter How Beautiful He Is, He’s Still a Vicious Villain 再漂亮他也是恶毒反派啊 Gu Gedeng顾咯噔Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + entertainment industry + transmigration into a book + dating reality show + villain + everyone’s favorite] [A tough-talking but insecure, affection-starved and conflicted bottom × a gentle yet dominant top who shows his love through action] After accidentally drowning and suffering brain death, Su Linqing transmigrated into a book and became a vicious villain. In public, he competed with the protagonist for men. Behind the scenes, he frantically paired everyone up, making a poi 10kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
46. 96 是 Yes, I Have a System, but I'm Not Trying to Win the Male Lead Over, Okay? 是，我有系统，但没攻略男主啊？ Dawn Breaks over Green Mountains青山日晓Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Youyou grew up following the path most parents would call that of a well-behaved girl. She studied hard and never dated in school. She majored in law, a humanities subject, and after earning her master's degree, joined a law firm as a diligent office worker. Nothing out of the ordinary ever happened. Then, purely by a stroke of luck, she won the lottery and transmigrated into a campus romance novel she had once read to pass the time, becoming the male lead's ordinary classmate. As an NPC wi 11.1kReads8.2Score98314d adds
47. 97 武 Wuxia Game: The Villain Is the Era’s Beloved White Moonlight 武侠游戏：恶毒反派是时代白月光 Congratulations, You've Been Congratulated by Me恭喜你被我恭喜到了Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, all male leads + villain redemption System + court intrigue + jianghu adventures + martial arts sects + villains become the cherished beloved + perfect for multishippers, ship whoever you like] Qin Yu awakens to the truth: he's a wicked villain in a martial arts MMO from the future. Though he's a classmate of the protagonist's group at Bailu Academy, he becomes a high-ranking official in the separatist state of Northern Yan. He hunts down the protagonist's group and, under the 9.1kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds

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    You've found the right person!

48. 98 误 I Accidentally Entered a Manga and Kept Dying in Front of the Protagonist 误穿漫画，在主角面前反复去世 Natural Wind Chestnut自然风板栗Mystery643k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented friendship, male lead, no romance + comic transmigration + ensemble cast + fake angst + a little forum content, plot-focused, traveling between two worlds] (Warning: The forum and some supporting characters discuss shipping couples. Skip if that is not your thing.) An accident sends Jiang Taiyan, an ordinary sophomore, tumbling into the comic world drawn by his roommate, He Luochuan. There, he gets saddled with a teary-eyed world consciousness and becomes what it calls an “Obse 19.2kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds
49. 99 滴 Ding! A Taste of the Tycoon Life 滴！豪门体验卡 Carrot Terminator胡萝贝终结者Two Male Leads416k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + healing + everyone dotes on him + mutual devotion] Two male leads! Two male leads! Gentle, mature CEO top × sunny on the outside, depressed on the inside bottom I got rich overnight, but I'm no country bumpkin! Zhou Mo was a poor little cabbage with no parents. His only asset was his good looks, and he had to haul bricks at construction sites every day just to scrape together his college tuition. Then one day, while happily hauling bricks, he got hit on the head with 14.5kReads9.5Score2.4k14d adds

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    I've been watching for a while now, so it might not be an awakened being, but it should pretty much meet the later requirement, right? [Smile]

50. 100 炮 How Did the Cannon Fodder Become Everyone's Dream Girl? 炮灰怎么成了万人迷 Yunzhong Jiujiu云中酒酒Two Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Everyone’s Favorite Sui Yuan transmigrated into an interstellar novel that was full of suggestive scenes that never quite went all the way. Just as expected, he became the fifth cannon-fodder male lead, who shared his name with the original character. In the original, the fifth male lead was a total creep and an obsessive simp. As expected, he was eventually killed off by one of the other male leads. But now: Sui Yuan: Simping is on pause. I’m going to be the number-one spectator for the protag 3.1kReads9.1Score45814d adds

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