Looking for a Modern Tragedy with Two Male Leads and an Unhappy Ending 求双男主+虐+现代+be

1. 51 老 Honey, Pay Attention to Me! 老婆，你理理我啊 The Sheep Won't Baa羊羊不咩Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted (Audio version featuring real actors now available) [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Younger Top + Hopeless Romantic + Trilogy, Book Two] Hopelessly devoted, clingy, jealous wife-slave top x Refined, noble, seductive beauty bottom Ji Qingyan falls in love with Lu Qi at first sight. Only after they start dating does he realize that they’re both tops. Ji Qingyan: I thought I’d found a wife, but it turns out I’ve got a little husband. Lu Qi: My wife thinks I’m her wife? Lu Qi is the heir to the Lu Gro 60.3kReads9.5Score7.8k14d adds
2. 52 银 When the Ginkgo Leaves Fall 银杏落下时 Wanyan Yuning完颜雨凝Two Male Leads62k WordsCompleted [If you enjoy this, please leave lots of comments and ratings. Love you!] #BoysLove #Angst #Tragedy #BEAesthetic #Realistic #MutualDevotion #UnforgettableRegret #ConversionTherapy #DoubleDeath At nineteen, Cheng Ye and Lu Ming thought love could conquer everything. A ginkgo-leaf bookmark, two handmade rings, and a promise to go south. They ran away together on a rainy night and kissed beneath a bridge, believing that if they went far enough, they could reach a future of their own. But their pa 358Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Short story! Bad ending! Emotionally nuanced! It's not the kind of angst you forget after crying; it's the kind that makes you wonder, "Why?"! Two male leads! Modern setting!

3. 53 重 Reborn: Swearing to Win Over an Older Lover 重生之誓要攻略年长者 Old Dream of Ruoye若耶故梦Two Male Leads1.1M WordsOngoing Lu Mian was the most legendary chief designer in Zhongxin’s history and the quintessential example of a poor family producing a distinguished son. In the tragic first half of his life, Jiang Yunli was his guiding light, saving him from a life of darkness. But in the second half, when he was covered in honors, Jiang Yunli became the greatest regret of his life... Though he later spent his whole life trying to make amends, the time they had lost remained lodged in his heart like a torn photograph. 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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   All of them feature two male leads. Episodes 1, 3, 4, and 5 are set in modern times, while episode 2 is set in ancient times. In all of them, one male lead is sickly. There are misunderstandings in the beginning, but they are resolved later, and the later episodes are super sweet, giving off a sense of peaceful bliss. 😘😘😘😘

4. 54 摄 Is the Regent Retiring Today? 摄政王今天退休了吗 Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads736k WordsCompleted In the first year of Jinghe, ten-year-old Xiao Yunhao ascended the throne with the support of Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan had originally been a prince with a different surname, but was later granted the imperial surname for his outstanding military achievements. The late emperor's final decree appointed Xiao Yan as regent to assist the young emperor until he could rule in his own right. In the seventh year of Jinghe, the Tartars invaded the border. Ignoring Xiao Yan's steadily declining health over the p 4kReads8.6Score36614d adds
5. 55 莫 Mr. Mo Is Irresistible 莫总真香 Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads699k WordsCompleted When Mo Yuhui first met Chu Qing, the boy was still a chubby little toddler who wanted to be carried. Ten years younger, he wrapped his arms around Mo Yuhui’s neck and said he wanted to marry him. Mo Yuhui cherished those childish words and protected the little guy as he grew up, devoting all his love to looking after him. But all he got in return was Chu Qing’s cruel words and hatred. To get away from him, Chu Qing even went to East Africa to work as a doctor with Doctors Without Borders. In th 2.5kReads9.0Score21414d adds
6. 56 谁 Who Says the Poor Can't Raise a Distinguished Son Anymore? 谁说寒门再难出贵子？ Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads509k WordsCompleted To Lu Mian, Jiang Yunli was the light of his life and his salvation. Poverty is the greatest affliction. When Lu Mian had an acceptance letter from MIT but could only keep working in a coal mine to help support his family, he met Jiang Yunli. The other man gently brushed the coal dust from his face. “You don’t belong buried here. I’ll sponsor you to study at MIT. I have just one condition: once you finish your studies, come back to China if circumstances allow.” “Okay.” The emails Jiang Yunli se 857Reads9.0Score10514d adds
7. 57 前 The Ex Returns 前任归来 Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted “Ye Group's investment fails” “Ye Group CEO Ye Zhenyan seriously ill” One sensational headline after another appears online, while every competitor waits for the Ye Group to fall from grace. The Ye Group is now openly recruiting a professional manager, but anyone with sense wouldn't touch this hot potato. A week later, Leng Ge, ranked number one in the professional management industry yet so low-profile that barely any photos of him can be found, announces that he is taking over as CEO of the Ye 7.2kReads9.1Score65414d adds
8. 58 爱 Loving You Was No Passing Fancy 爱你非一时兴起 Moonlight Overflow0月月盈0Two Male Leads402k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + vulnerable bottom + coercive love + unhinged + physical and emotional abuse] A mentally ill, unhinged top and a pitiful bottom University and the working world Some angst, second male lead gets the love interest [Hypocritical, cold, pretends to be dominant top; timid, insecure, obedient bottom] Coercion begins after chapter 100 Lu Yuanming's family was very wealthy, but his parents paid him no attention and sent him to school near his grandmother's home. Yun Zhou had seen Lu Yu 31Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 59 救 Salvation in the Deep 救赎深陷 Moonlight Overflow0月月盈0Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Anthology + BL + pure love + possessiveness + angst + mental illness + healing + protagonists with psychological disorders] An anthology of four stories Story One: A repressed, obsessive, manic puppy-like top VS a gentle, slow-to-realize bunny-like bottom (Li Zize and Shen Luochen). Complete. First the top suffers, then the bottom. A calculating man edges closer step by step, driving away everyone around him so he can keep his love all to himself. Story Two: A bottom with severe mental illness 52Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 60 顾 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.5kReads8.4Score14014d adds

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    Two male leads! Modern setting. Extremely angsty, tragic ending, short story of 16 chapters. A story of relentless torment from beginning to end. A tale of someone who uses another as a substitute, only to be brutally abused in return! Younger man/older woman relationship + substitute + wife-chasing drama + revenge against scumbags!

11. 61 偏 The Price of Favoritism 偏爱的代价 IWonderTwo Male Leads1.1M WordsOngoing In the fifth year of his escape, Shi Fengyu returned to the country. He knew the price he would pay for coming back, but for that person, he had no choice. Two male leads, modern fantasy, powerful leads, plot twists, and a touch of angst. 1.2kReads6.7Score10614d adds

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    Two male leads, the protagonist is the young master of an ancient organization, modern setting, angst.

12. 62 前 My Ex Is Back for Another Shot! 前男友，他吃回头草了！ Stirring the Years惊起流年13k WordsCompleted My Ex-Boyfriend Is Back for Another Shot! 3.1kReads—Score—14d adds

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    Short story, two male characters, slightly angsty

13. 63 愿 May the Bright Moon Shine Upon Us 愿明月高照 Thinking of the Rising Storm思风云起Two Male Leads217k WordsCompleted A love triangle, a heartbreaking romance: two people fighting over one person's love. One wants to preserve everything about him, while the other wants to possess him completely. Will he choose his lover or his childhood friend? One is He Bai, a genius painter. The other is Fu Yan, a business tycoon. He Bai gives up his life for Lian Yiran, while Fu Yan is driven mad for him. Lian Yiran, meanwhile, lies in a hospital bed, reduced to a vegetative state. The love and hate entangling the three of t 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Abuse-inducing bad ending

14. 64 白 White Bird, Chen Spear 白鸟陈枪 Chun Shengjing春生景10k WordsCompleted White Bird Chen Spear —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Be-text, 😢😢😢

15. 65 终 At Last, I Realize What I Owe You 终觉亏欠 Not-Bitter Bitter Melon不苦苦瓜Two Male Leads144k WordsCompleted Young Liang Anxian will never forgive the person he becomes as an adult. Cheating scum-gong story! Enter at your own risk! Bad ending! Bad ending! Bad ending! Realistic setting, no rebirth, and no golden finger. 929Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This, this, this 😢😢😢

16. 66 梦 The Ephemeral Blossoms in My Dreams, A Tribute to You 梦里昙花奠与卿 Green as Snow青青如雪Two Male Leads101k WordsCompleted [A devoted, mute opera performer on the bottom × a short-tempered warlord with a possessive streak on top] Republican-era China / Tragedy / Male-Male Romance / Monogamous, devoted relationship / Happy ending (Love knows no gender; all that matters is whether two people understand each other. But in the end, they lose because they do not.) Shen Qing is a renowned opera performer. For the sake of a promise of deep love, he willingly takes off his costume and marries the warlord Nie Mingze. But 275Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is 😢😢

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