The Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, with Lots of Sweet Romance!!! 男二上位，甜宠文！！！

1. 1 扑 Leaping Toward the Rose 扑向玫瑰 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance305k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Roses and Hymns is now available] [Princess x daddy type: a mixed-race, spirited heiress * an older, scheming Daddy] [Marriage first, love later + long-planned romance + devoted couple + happy ending] Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Lu Jingran, is obsessed with playing the hero to Cinderella. Shen Jinyi decides to break off their engagement and find someone else. After much deliberation, she gathers her courage and approaches Lu Jingran’s older brother, Lu Huishi, 31.5kReads9.5Score4k14d adds

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   The second male lead is incredibly sweet, scheming to climb the social ladder; he's like a father figure to the protagonist. Both the male and female leads are very rational, creating a complex and often conflicting dynamic. 😘

2. 2 甜 Sweet and Sizzling! Spoiled Rotten by My Ex's Uncle 甜撩！被前任小叔娇宠成瘾 Sui Shi You岁时柚Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted [Devoted to Each Other + Sweet Romance + Secret Crush Comes True + Marriage First, Love Later + Flirting and Playing Hard to Get] [Male Lead Bides His Time to Claim His Place + Second Male Lead Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] [Spoiled Heiress x Powerful, Protective Older Man] Pei Yuning, the youngest daughter of the prestigious Pei family, grew up adored by everyone, the recipient of boundless love. Shortly before her wedding, her fiancé, Shang Heng, was caught cheating with a celebrity, and 13.7kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds

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   This is absolutely amazing! It's the best book I've ever read, bar none. The main story is sweet, but the epilogue also touches on the bittersweetness of unrequited love. It's the only book I've read without children, which I really appreciate; it doesn't feel like a forced, unfulfilled ending. May Pei Yuning and Shang Yanci's love last forever! ❤️

3. 3 软 A Gentle Seduction 软诱 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 71.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

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   Trust me, this book is seriously amazing! 😘😘 Lou Ruan and Zhou Yuetian were childhood sweethearts, and she had always secretly loved him. Her eyes were always on him, oblivious to the fact that another exceptionally talented man had secretly loved her for years. After hearing a single sentence from Zhou Yuetian, she let go of her love for him, then had an affair with the male lead, married him, and fell in love with him as well. 🥰🥰 "A fleeting glance ten years ago, and he dreamt of her for ten years. Growing old together, supporting each other through thick and thin." 🥰🥰 You absolutely have to read it! 😘😘😘

4. 4 白 The Girl Who Was My Moonlight Is Done with This! 白月光她不干了！ Hai Ying海盈Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted “You are the beautiful, high-born second female lead, the childhood sweetheart who returns from abroad as everyone’s unattainable ideal. You marry the CEO of a multinational corporation for a business alliance. But you can’t help falling for the male lead, your childhood friend, and you constantly scheme against the innocent, sweet female lead. In the end, the leads live happily ever after, while your husband and family abandon you, and you die a horrible death.” After transmigrating into the an 74.1kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds

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   You could say it's a case of the second male lead winning over the female lead. The male lead respects the female lead and won't seduce her for his own selfish reasons; instead, he waits for her to be willing and guides her. He's a guiding boyfriend. The female lead isn't a naive or innocent girl; she's a stunning beauty. The two of them have a very tense and complicated relationship. 😘

5. 5 追 You Didn't Love Me After Eight Years of Pursuit, So Reborn, I Put the Second Male Lead on Top 追你八年不爱我，重生让男二上位 A Visit to the Human World来人间一趟Modern Romance143k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + reborn + one-on-one, both leads are inexperienced + the previous life's second male lead becomes the endgame + no making up after the groveling] In her past life, Su Qiaoqiao pursued Qi Shen for eight years, only to look back and find no one by her side. When his first love returned to the country, she realized that some people were stones that could never be warmed. Then she was unexpectedly reborn. This time, she would cut off this ill-fated relationship herself. But then a tra 332Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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   These three books are pretty good, very sweet, you can check them out.

6. 6 同 After I Agreed to Divorce, the Second Male Lead Cried, and the Villain Went Looking for a New Dad 同意离婚后男二哭红眼反派找后爸 A Scoundrel Who Just Eats and Drinks混吃混喝的小混子Modern Romance512k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + villain + regretful pursuit of his wife + second male lead takes the throne + clear-headed heroine never looks back + adored by everyone] Deng Qianli transmigrated into a book. From the start, she was handed a divorce agreement. She flipped through the thick stack of assets to be divided in the divorce and clicked her tongue twice. Well, he wasn't too stingy. She agreed, then happily waited for the divorce to go through. At first: “Let's get divorced.” The man pushed 2kReads9.1Score13714d adds
7. 7 放 After I Stopped Supporting My Ungrateful Childhood Friend 放弃资助白眼狼竹马后 White Kitty Tuan Tuan白喵团团Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted The day her childhood sweetheart achieved fame and success, he forced Qiao An Nian to drink an abortion potion. She died in a pool of blood, while the ambulance that came speeding to the scene took away only his beloved junior, who fainted at the sight of blood. Reborn, Qiao An Nian sits in the middle of the classroom, the center of everyone’s attention. She watches her slender childhood sweetheart, dressed in a shabby school uniform and carrying his paralyzed mother on his back, declare with de 1.1kReads6.8Score12414d adds
8. 8 小 The Poor Little One Is Hated by Everyone, but the Villains Help Her Run Wild 小可怜是万人嫌，反派们带她发疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An all-villain pampered heroine + regret and redemption + rebirth + mind-reading + mutual salvation] Yu Xi is a half-demon child who was abandoned. Just before she starves to death, a sect of immortals takes her in. She thinks she has found a home, unaware that everyone in the sect despises the lowly demon race. Her master hates her, her senior brothers don't care for her, and even the sword spirit runs off with someone else. No matter how hard she tries, she remains universally loathed for ove 18.6kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds

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   Family members, does anyone understand?! The reborn female lead has the ability to read minds, becomes the darling of everyone who's a villain, and redeems herself from the male lead. It's heartbreaking in the beginning but super sweet later on, and the "chasing after her" trope is incredibly satisfying!

9. 9 好 I'm Panicking! I Didn't Mean to Flirt That Much [Quick Transmigration] 好慌张，不小心撩过头了【快穿】 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Pretending-to-be-innocent seductress + Dark, scheming male lead + Best friend takes the place of the boyfriend + Sweet 1v1 romance] Hurting your wife feels good for a while, then comes the hellish chase to win her back. But if your buddy has his eye on your wife, he can scatter your ashes and step over your corpse to take your place. After accidentally binding to a win-back-your-wife System, Jiang Xin is forced to travel to different worlds, take the place of girls who have been hurt by scumbag 43kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds

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   Don't miss it!

10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Male Lead Is Hopelessly in Love 快穿：男二是个顶级恋爱脑 Pear Blossoms in Bloom梨花有华Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted (Complete, so enjoy!) [Quick transmigration + a new male lead in each world + sweet with a touch of angst + transmigrate into a book] The devoted second male leads in novels love in vain and die consumed by sorrow. Hua Yan enters these novels to give each second male lead the perfect ending. A clingy childhood friend, a beautiful older sister… From passerby to supporting female character to the girl of his dreams to heroine, the second male lead in every world falls helplessly in love with her. 7.5kReads8.9Score45214d adds
11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: Spoiling the Obsessive Male Supporting Character 快穿：在偏执男配心尖肆意撒娇 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Sweet, flirtatious goddess of the worlds + mad, lovesick male supporting characters + love at first sight + sweet 1v1 romance] They say the male lead belongs to the heroine, while the second male lead belongs to everyone. Wen Xin, cast as the heroine of a tragic romance, threw herself into the arms of the devoted second male lead without hesitation. “Male lead over there, don’t come any closer!” Who needs sweet love when only an idiot would go looking for heartbreak! * The domineering, loyal yo 26kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
12. 12 为 After Giving Up Going Back to the Modern World for Him, He Brought His Pregnant Wife Home 为他放弃回现代后，他携孕妻入府 Sang A桑阿Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted [The husband chases his wife after losing her + the second male lead takes the place of the first + devoted couple] Yu Chu fell in love with her assigned target and gave up the chance to return home, choosing to stay in the world of the mission. She thought they would grow old together, sharing a lifetime of love. But in their third year of marriage, he brought a young woman before her. “Qingtang is carrying my child.” “She is the youngest daughter of the Duke of Protecting the Nation. It would 3kReads8.9Score27514d adds

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    Second male lead!

13. 13 夫 After His Wife Miscarried and Divorced Him, the Unhinged CEO Panicked 夫人流产离婚后，疯批总裁他慌了 Rainbow Blossoms彩虹朵朵Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted [Ex-Wife Chase + Love Rivals + No Reconciliation After the Breakup] [Complete] [The short drama He Regretted It After They Lost Their Child is now streaming] After being forced to have an abortion, Shi Niannian resolutely asks for a divorce. The man scoffs, convinced she is playing hard to get, and agrees without hesitation. Everyone knows Shi Niannian loves Qin Jinchuan to death. No matter how he humiliates her or how much others mock her, she refuses to leave. Qin Jinchuan is certain that with 12.3kReads9.1Score81214d adds
14. 14 男 Why Does the Second Male Lead Get the Girl? Because He Fights for Her with Everything He's Got 男二凭什么上位？因为他又争又抢 Peach Mimi蜜桃咪Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance: A Story About Two Gentle People] Her boyfriend of two years suddenly started preparing a surprise for his ex-girlfriend. He even bought the flowers from You Qinghe's shop. You Qinghe: So the jerk my employee was talking about was my boyfriend. After she took the initiative to break up with him, he kept pestering her. Furious, he demanded over the phone, “Is it because Qi Huaixu is back that you want to break up with me?” You Qinghe: “Who?” - Before Qi Huaixu left the country, the 960Reads8.7Score10014d adds
15. 15 我 My Second Male Lead Can't Be This Miserable 我的男二不可能这么惨 Really Wish I Could Become a Salty Fish好想变成一条咸鱼啊Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted Jian Tao was a relatively obscure web novelist. After finally getting some traction with one of her stories, readers tore into her for writing the second male lead as nothing but a plot device, driving her to lash out. She ignored their complaints, killed him off, and hastily gave him an ending where he died in a car accident while saving the female lead. The very next second after she finished the book, she transmigrated into it, becoming a classmate who was little more than a background charac 13Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 女 After a Woman Turns into a Man, He Takes the Second Male Lead Away 女穿男后他抱走了男二 Unhearing of the Mountain Moon不闻山月Two Male Leads324k WordsCompleted A versatile actor skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting × a science whiz and research genius [Main story complete, bonus chapters updated whenever] [Two male leads (BL), seme protagonist, ancient-to-modern, transmigrates into a book with a System] In his previous life, Yan Fuxiao (whose surname was Liu in that life) was the daughter of the chief escort of an escort agency. She died suddenly and crossed a thousand years into the modern era. But transmigrating wasn't enough: she also 1.8kReads9.4Score15214d adds
17. 17 你 You Have Your White Moonlight, and I Have My Handsome Childhood Friend 你有白月光，我有俏竹马 Wusu Bubble Rice Cracker乌苏泡仙贝Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Physical edition signed and awaiting publication] [Second male lead takes the lead + childhood friend beats the newcomer + reunion after years apart] [Bright, passionate childhood sweetheart * devoted, slightly doglike childhood-friend big brother] Luo Weizhi * Jiang Yi Luo Weizhi is beautiful and good-natured, with lively catlike eyes. From the day she entered university, she was the undisputed beauty of the art department. Her admirers lined up from B University's south gate to its west gate, 5.3kReads9.2Score58414d adds

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    A super captivating story of a second male lead who wins over a long-lost love, a belated but ultimately satisfying romance, and a gentle second male lead who takes his place! A broken relationship can't be mended! A relentless pursuit of his wife is a nightmare! 🥰🥰🥰

18. 18 偷 Stealing the Springtime of Day 偷揽昼春 A Piece of Sticky Rice Cake一块糖粘糕Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only one + The second male lead takes the girl + Long-planned romance + Entertainment-industry dating show] [Rebellious, devoted wife-obsessed man x Cool-headed, rational beauty in a cheongsam] Yu Liao was Cen Chimo's ever-ready sidekick, docile and obedient, like a silent shadow. Cen Chimo shamelessly enjoyed her devotion and never imagined that one day she might leave. They met again on a dating show. Yu Liao wore a cheongsam, cool as snow, and didn't spare him 30.8kReads9.5Score4k14d adds

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    A cool and rational beauty in a cheongsam enters a dating reality show in the entertainment industry. What started as a casual affair unexpectedly attracts the attention of a proud and deeply affectionate second male lead. He's been plotting this for a long time, and their sweet, virginal romance is sure to turn heads!

19. 19 肆 A Wanton Kiss of Passion 肆意吻情 Heng Ye恒叶Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Love after marriage + the second male lead takes the lead + long-laid plans + devoted couple + three-year age gap + the second male lead and heroine reunite after a long separation] [A stunningly beautiful, sweet-natured heroine + a devoted, flirtatious young tea tycoon] (Note: this is not a strong-woman story, and the heroine does not dominate the narrative.) She used to hear her mother say that once she graduated from college, she and Jiang Wang would get engaged and then married. She waited 12.3kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds

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    1. She had heard her mother say that she would get engaged to Jiang Wang and then get married after graduating from university, but many years passed. Her company went bankrupt, her parents passed away, and she never received a marriage proposal from Jiang Wang. She only received invitations from him to go on blind dates. * Later, Wen Yanchu shed the shackles she had placed on him and became herself again. Wearing a refreshing white dress, she resembled a blooming snow lotus, her radiance captivating. The once unrestrained Jiang Wang pulled her tightly into his arms, his voice choked with emotion, as if pleading, "Chuchu, let's get married." The girl struggled out of his embrace, her expression composed, "I'm sorry, I..."

20. 20 沦 Falling Hard! A Kiss Out of Control 沦陷！失控诱吻 Branch and Sunflower枝与葵Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + the second male lead wins her heart + the ex chases her after the breakup, but she never looks back + both leads are inexperienced] Jiang Li found a revealing swimsuit photo on her boyfriend’s phone. A graceful figure, full of allure. It belonged to his female “best bud.” At the campground, Jiang Li watched coldly as they draped their arms around each other, acting like a couple. She gave a faint smile and turned to leave. “Jiang Mochen, you’re not my boyfriend any 26.5kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds
21. 21 玫 Roses Never Fade, and I Will Love Her Until I Die 玫瑰永不凋零，爱她至死不渝 Dawn Light清晨曙光Modern Romance484k WordsCompleted [Super Sweet, Both Chaste, Male Lead Loves to Act Cute, Lots of Kissing, They Communicate, Mutual Crush Becomes Real, Married First and Fall in Love Later, They Communicate, Male Lead Is Hopelessly Romantic, Ten-Year Crush, Sweet Flirting, Male Lead Is Very Clingy, Mutual Devotion] Right at the beginning, Xu Yuan dumped Tang Haoran, the neighbor boy who had been her best friend since childhood. Decisive and unwilling to look back, that very night she slept with the most aloof young heir in Beiji 33Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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