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1. 151 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3kShelves
2. 152 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves

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   🍶🍶Erchui's mental state is amazing!! He's so cute, so smart and obedient—it's a real contrast. The early episodes were really fun, but the later episodes are full of suspense and mystery. Zheng Xun kicked open the old door, shouting, "Old thief, your soul-reaping messenger is here!" And swung his hammer. There are a lot of people in the live stream now, so he has to be reserved. "Is anyone here?"

3. 153 亲 Dear Housewife 亲爱的主妇 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is the story of four “desperate housewives” seeking redemption in their marriages. Four women living in a major city are each going through an emotional crisis: Zhu Tianlan’s nine-year marriage is shattered by a mysterious video of an affair. How will she save herself after uncovering the truth? Ji Lingyun, trapped in a sexless marriage, has a passionate encounter that stirs her heart. Will she give in, or find redemption? The domineering, mature beauty Mi Shu remains unmarried well into ad 7kReads9.4Score1kShelves
4. 154 婚 A Comeback After Divorce: Get Lost, You Scumbag Ex! 婚后逆袭：渣男前夫滚远点！ Yang Mao'er秧猫儿Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing After her wedding, Wang Miaomiao has to squeeze in with her husband’s entire family in a small three-bedroom apartment. His unmarried older sister has twins and keeps eating and living at her parents’ home, while Wang Miaomiao puts up with her time and again. Two years into the marriage, when Wang Miaomiao becomes pregnant, she unexpectedly discovers her sister-in-law’s true identity. Her marriage was built on a lie. How will she save herself? A story of love and marriage, everyday expenses, and 21.5kReads8.8Score642Shelves
5. 155 毛 The Little Housekeeper at Lawyer Mao's Home 毛律师家的小保姆 Sunflower Seeds, Peanuts, And Walnuts瓜子花生核桃仁Modern Romance567k WordsCompleted For the sake of the man she loves, who is ill, college student Lü Chenchen gives up her white-collar office job and chooses the better-paying work of a nanny. After a few twists and turns, she ends up in Mao Yuanning’s household. The Mao family has a complicated history. Mao Yuanning’s stepmother isn’t his biological mother, but his maternal aunt. His wife is the daughter of his stepmother’s first love, spoiled into a willful, delicate young woman. After more than ten years of marriage, the coup 4.8kReads9.5Score723Shelves
6. 156 魔 When the Demon Tide Rises: My Talents Are Tied to My Reputation 魔潮起时：我的天赋与声望挂钩 Xiao Ming's Cousin小明的表哥Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Apocalyptic Cataclysm + Racial War + Spiritual Qi Revival + High Martial Arts] People cannot choose their birth, but they can create one. But when Li Ming opened his eyes again, he found that every road led to a dead end. He wasn't even given the chance to create anything. So what was the point? He might as well flip the table and start a new game. Then the world said, “I'm with someone!!!” And chaos was a graveyard, but also a staircase. When worlds begin to collide, it means both destruction 45.5kReads7.0Score4.1kShelves
7. 157 宗EN Grandmaster: Smuggling from the End of Dharma to the Revival Era 宗师，从末法偷渡到复苏时代 The Pisces Isn't Romantic双鱼不浪漫Urban265k WordsOngoing [High Martial Arts + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Alternate World] In the Age of Declining Dharma, all laws and arts are empty. In this age of decline, at its lowest ebb, one man trains his body with terrifying talent until it can withstand missiles. His spirit is beyond mortal limits, like a god walking the earth! His name is Yuan Tianzong, a powerful man born in the wrong era. “No. I refuse to fade away in this age!” “The next age. The next age will have a vessel capable of carrying me!” “I 913Reads7.3Score105Shelves
8. 158 九 After Maxing Out the Nine Suns Divine Skill, I Became a Living Forbidden Spell 九阳神功满级后，我成了人形禁咒 Drinking Water Won't Make You Gain Weight喝水不长肉Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] [Ghost King Slayer] [Demon Meat Grinder] [Human-Shaped Forbidden Spell] Su Mo transmigrates to an era where the supernatural has returned, and from the start receives a love letter written by a female ghost! It’s unexpected, touching, and potentially deadly! Luckily, his Super Enhancement System awakens. A knockoff Nine Suns Divine Art? Enhance it! Nine Suns Devouring Heaven Art! Turn your body into a furnace, condense your blood and qi into a sun, and refine the evil g 108.7kReads8.6Score7.3kShelves
9. 159 无 Infinite Lifespan: I Get Stronger Just by Soaking in Water 无限寿命，我泡在水里就能变强 Peerless Giant Dragon无双巨龙Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (The rating has only just opened, so it'll go up later.) In a single night, heaven and earth changed drastically. Superpowers descended, and countless lucky people gained all kinds of powerful abilities. Some commanded divine kingdoms, summoning all Buddhas with a wave of their hands. Some could split into countless forms and be everywhere at once. And some peerless prodigies became immortals on the spot and ascended in broad daylight! The old order crumbled, and a brilliant yet brutal age of gr 60.2kReads7.0Score5.1kShelves
10. 160 人 In the Wasteland, Freshly Dropped Out of Fangcun Mountain 人在废土，刚从方寸山辍学 First Month, Eighth Day正月十仈Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Post-apocalyptic infinite-flow, book worlds across the heavens, lone-wolf protagonist, no joining organizations to do missions, no beautiful women throwing themselves at him, no do-gooder protagonist, relentlessly ruthless killing. Long-running instances include: [Journey to the West], [The Haunted Apartment], [The Immortal and the Mortal], [Investiture of the Gods], and more... Civilization has collapsed, and the wasteland has risen. Anything connected to the Old Calendar is taboo, even a singl 11.7kReads7.6Score1.4kShelves
11. 161 星 The Biggest Playboy in the Starry Sky 星空第一纨绔 Three Winds 11三风11Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Three-star mission issued: Go to Glimmer Star and mine ten thousand tons of starlight ore] Lu Xiaobai: “Dad, Mr. Councilor, give me some funding. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!” [Five-star mission issued: Capture the leader of the Bloodsky Star Pirates, who are operating throughout the Radiant Starfield. His crew is said to number over a hundred, so proceed with caution] Lu Xiaobai: “Dad, Mr. Councilor, lend me the hundred thousand soldiers of the Lu family army! 135.2kReads8.0Score12.4kShelves
12. 162 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
13. 163 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 173kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves
14. 164 美 The Beauty Is Hard to Tame: I Won't Cling to the Heir's Favor 美人难驯：世子的高枝不想攀 Fish Song, Bird Trill鱼音袅鸟Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted A scheming woman who clings to the powerful * A deep, cunning heir Coercive love + intense tension + an irresistible push and pull Her perspective: She seduced all the young masters in the capital, but never once thought to seduce him. She would marry anyone, just not him. He looked down on her and repeatedly thwarted her chances of marriage. His perspective: She seduced his brothers and friends, but acted as if he didn’t exist. He disliked her shameless flirting, hated her scheming and vanity, 23.1kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing, trust me, I highly recommend it!!!

15. 165 同 Class Reunion: Shut Up, All of You, and Stop Bragging 同学聚会：闭嘴吧，都别吹牛了 Be My Little Pig做我的小猪Urban618k WordsCompleted [Urban + tycoon + showing off + invincible lead] Chu Yang, who never boasts, attends a university reunion and unexpectedly binds to the [Strongest Boasts Come True System]. Whenever someone boasts in front of him, the System can make their boast come true for Chu Yang. Rich second-generation Wang Yu: “My dad just bought me a Koenigsegg One:1. I’m looking for a full-time driver, with great pay. You should think about it!” System: “Wang Yu has been detected boasting. The Host is hereby awarded one 14kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    Chu Yang, who never boasts, unexpectedly becomes bound to the [Strongest Boasting Come True System] at his university reunion. A rich kid flaunts his luxury car, and the next second, Chu Yang owns it; the class monitor talks a big game, and all the resources and connections fall into Chu Yang's lap. Whenever someone boasts, the benefits go to Chu Yang! Chu Yang just wants a quiet gathering, but he's constantly being slapped in the face, and can only roar, "Shut up, all of you! Can't you live without boasting?" A tale of unexpected revenge is about to unfold.

16. 166 洪 Honghuang: I Became a Saint Through Sign-In, and Now the Heavenly Dao Begs Me to Stop 洪荒：我签到成圣，天道求我别签 Cloud-Listening Daoist听云道人Eastern Fantasy180k WordsOngoing [Sign-in progression + Primordial World + laid-back power fantasy + Heaven's Dao breaking down + comedic contrast] Jiang Que transmigrates into the Primordial World and awakens a sign-in System. He can sign in anywhere, and cultivation and spiritual treasures pour in. The more he signs in, the faster his power grows. Others spend billions of years seeking enlightenment. He signs in for seven days in his thatched hut and becomes a Golden Immortal. If he keeps signing in, Heaven's Dao will be plun 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is so easy to read, you'll find yourself transmigrating eight hundred times, always ending up as a penniless rogue cultivator in the Eastern Wilderness. He unexpectedly awakens a daily login system and starts fleecing the heavens, leaving them helpless against him. Hahaha, it's super funny!

17. 167 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] A Hundred Years After I Kept My Elf Girlfriend Waiting 【男频短篇】我让精灵女友空等百年后 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛15k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Kept My Elven Girlfriend Waiting for a Hundred Years 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a rarer "male-oriented" short story _(:з"∠)_, and it's an adaptation of a tabletop role-playing game (tabletop role-playing games involve writing your own script and having a moderator control the plot, preventing the protagonist from feeling frustrated; plus, the moderator says that reality is already tiring, dark, and cruel enough, so since everyone's playing a normal tabletop game, having fun is the most important thing, and it ends up having a happy ending). Note: Some parts are diary entries.

18. 168 能 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Can Understand Animals, Yet Somehow Became the Su Family's Idle Live-In Son-in-Law 【男频短篇】能听懂动物说话的我竟咸鱼成了苏家赘婿 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Can Understand Animals, Yet Somehow Ended Up as the Su Family's Good-for-Nothing Son-in-Law 2Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Spoiled My Vampire Senior Until She Became My Girlfriend 【男频短篇】我把吸血鬼学姐宠成了女友 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛12k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Spoiled My Vampire Senior Until She Became My Girlfriend 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Punched the Demon King Flying, She Insisted on Moving In with Me 【男频短篇】我一拳锤飞魔王后，她直接赖着跟我同居了 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Punched the Demon King Flying, She Clung to Me and Moved In —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 永 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Permanently Hypnotizing the Top Female Assassin, I Regretted It 【男频短篇】永久催眠顶级女刺客后，我却后悔了 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛11k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Permanently Hypnotizing a Top Female Assassin, I Regretted It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 咸 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Lazy Store Clerk: The Sloppy Manager Turns Out to Be the Red Ranger 【男频短篇】咸鱼店员：邋遢女店长竟是战队红战士 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛10k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Slacker Shop Clerk: The Sloppy Female Manager Is Actually the Red Ranger of a Sentai Team 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 无 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Invincible Homebody's Rabbit-Eared Heroine Wife 【男频短篇】无敌宅的兔耳勇者老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Invincible Shut-In's Rabbit-Eared Heroine Wife 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 替 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Diary of a Substitute Doll: I Married Two Su Xiaoxues 【男频短篇】替身人偶日记：娶了两个苏小雪 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Substitute Doll Diary: I Married Two Su Xiaoxues 1Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 雪 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After the Snow Maiden Teacher Carried Me Back to the Dorm, I Married Her 【男频短篇】雪女老师背我回寝后，我娶了她做老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Snow Woman Teacher Carried Me Back to the Dorm, I Married Her 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 青 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me into the Hospital with a Stick! 【男频短篇】青梅叫我主人后，一棍把我打进了医院！ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After My Childhood Friend Called Me Master, She Beat Me Into the Hospital with a Stick! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 画 [Male-Oriented Short Story] Wife in the Painting: The Day She Stepped Out of the Canvas, I Reached the Golden Core Realm 【男频短篇】画中妻：她踏出画卷那天，我直接金丹大成 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛19k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] Wife in the Painting: The Day She Stepped Out of the Painting, I Reached Great Perfection in the Golden Core Realm —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 一 [Male-Oriented Short Story] After I Injured the Goddess with One Palm, I Refused to Inherit the Estate and Went Down the Mountain to Open a Tavern 【男频短篇】一掌打伤女神后，我拒绝继承人下山开酒馆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛16k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] After Injuring the Goddess with One Palm, I Refused to Become the Heir and Went Down the Mountain to Open a Tavern —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 179 鬼 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Ghost Bride Forced Me to Marry Her, So I Held Someone's Hand in Public and Fled, Becoming the Ghost King 【男频短篇】鬼新娘逼婚，我当众牵手跑路成鬼王 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛Marriage & Romance17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Ghost Bride Forced Me to Marry Her, So I Took Her Hand and Fled in Front of Everyone, Becoming the Ghost King 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Used a Cultivation Technique Modification System to Optimize a One-Armed Sword Cultivator into My Wife 【男频短篇】我用功法修改系统把独臂女剑修优化成老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛21k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Used a Cultivation Technique Modification System to Upgrade the One-Armed Sword Cultivator into My Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Picked Up a Crybaby Incubus and Made Him My Wife 【男频短篇】我捡了个哭包魅魔当老婆 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛18k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] I Picked Up a Crybaby Succubus and Made Her My Wife —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 我 [Male-Oriented Short Story] My Medusa Wife Can Only Turn Other People to Stone 【男频短篇】我的美杜莎老婆只会石化别人 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛17k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] My Medusa Wife Can Only Turn Other People to Stone —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 狼 [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Werewolf Campus Belle's Relentless Survival Pact 【男频短篇】狼人校花的死缠生存协议 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛20k WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Short Story] The Wolfgirl Campus Belle's Relentless Survival Pact —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 让 You Were Supposed to Play the Villain and Ruin the Protagonist, Not Ruin Him Like This! 让你演反派废掉主角，不是这样“废掉”主角！ This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛30k WordsCompleted You Were Told to Play the Villain and Ruin the Protagonist, Not Ruin Him Like This! —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 天 Diary of a Celestial Mechanism Tower Disciple: The Spirit-Gathering Formation 天机楼弟子日记之聚灵阵 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛9k WordsCompleted A Disciple of the Heavenly Secrets Tower's Diary: The Spirit Gathering Array —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 天 Diary of a Tianji Tower Disciple: The Three Names of the Storyteller Scandal 天机楼弟子日记之说书的3个人名风波 This Is the Second Eye这是第二颗眼睛9k WordsCompleted Disciples of the Heavenly Secrets Tower: The Three Storytellers and the Name Controversy —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 不 No Need to Say Goodbye 不须辞 Poetry Without Tea诗无茶Two Male Leads261k WordsCompleted [Sweet-faced schemer who cries easily x icy beauty] [Ancient setting + acclaimed novel + two male leads + fantasy + alternate world + equally matched leads + happy ending + younger love interest] Thirty thousand years ago, Chang Shu found a little black dragon and brought it back to his chambers to nurse it carefully. Once its wounds had healed, he tried to send it away. The little black dragon took human form, tears in its eyes. It walked up to him, tugged at his sleeve, and showed him the woun 14.1kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves

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    It depends on the type. [Sending heart]

38. 188 不 Before Daybreak 不终朝 Leisurely Rain闲雨Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted [Two Generals + Love of Country and Home + Long-Suffering Romance + Mystery and Investigation + Mutual Pining + Commander Couple] [A decisive, resilient, loyal and strategic female general vs. the steady, patient and far-sighted commander of the Yinchi Army] Shen Xun and Xie Jin are sworn enemies, bitter rivals whose relationship is common knowledge. They rose to fame in their youth and spent ten years at war, yet in the end, they could not escape becoming pawns. A single imperial decree marryin 2.1kReads9.5Score331Shelves
39. 189 豪 My Wealthy Nemesis Lost His Memory, and I Took Over the Entertainment Industry 豪门死对头失忆后，我躺赢娱乐圈 Yan Ze颜泽Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted [Book 1 of 4] [Two male leads / Entertainment industry / Mutual pining and illness / A story of redemption] [A frail beauty who can kick someone three miles away × an aloof and untouchable heartthrob turned master of the green tea act] Back in school, Yu Li was the little tyrant of the capital's elite circle. He loved picking on the cold-faced young master, but never once got a kind word in return. Refusing to give up, he kept provoking and flirting with him... until he successfully gained a swo 11.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
40. 190 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 25.2kReads9.7Score4.8kShelves
41. 191 我 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 Zhi Jiu枝玖Anime Fanfiction188k WordsCompleted During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
42. 192 被 Years After Being Forced to Love 被强制爱多年以后 Green Mountain Smiles青山见笑Two Male Leads413k WordsCompleted [Complete and ready to read, with bonus chapters in progress] Like the beginning of every Q-style BDSM romance, Xie Wenyi falls in love with Liu Shan at first sight. They’ve fought and ended up in the hospital. Liu Shan has worn a collar and lived in a basement and a dark room. Six years have passed, and they get along like an ordinary married couple... Not a chance! A stubborn but timid runaway bottom x an older, controlling, fatherly top [Everyday Life + Long-Married Couple Dynamics + Testing 32.8kReads9.4Score3kShelves
43. 193 爱 Love Like an Abyss, Suffocating 爱如深渊，窒息 Liang Hong of Cannes戛纳的梁红Two Male Leads570k WordsCompleted A sweet story about two men, an age gap, a difference in status, coercion, and being unable to resist, so you’re forced to lie flat? What is love? Shen Shiyuan says love means possession, a treasure held tightly in your hand. He has the power and wealth to protect what’s his. Nan Ke was born a sparrow. He once naively believed that if he worked hard enough, one day he would become an eagle and make a brilliant life for himself. Unfortunately, he met Shen Shiyuan. Before he could become an eagle, 23.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
44. 194 谁EN Who Says I Have It All? Forced to Love a Top E from the Start 谁有哥带派！开局就被顶E强制爱 Glutinous Rice and Pineapple Rice糯米菠萝饭Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance / Enigma-Alpha romance / forced love / both leads are devoted and powerful] [Wild, fiery, stuttering beauty of an Alpha ✖️ cruel, hard-of-hearing rich Enigma with a bad-dog streak] [Content warning: The receiving partner stutters; the pursuing partner has hearing loss and wears hearing aids every day] [No moral compass! No moral compass! No moral compass! Don't apply real-world values to this story. Readers with strong moral convictions should proceed with caution] Li Mao wil 27.2kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves
45. 195 喜 The Female Streamer I Like Is Actually My Best Buddy 喜欢的女主播竟然是我好兄弟 Seven-Character Coin七言钱Two Male Leads367k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, brotherhood turning into something more, intense romantic tension] Yu Yue is a man, but he became a “female” streamer. It started when his father was diagnosed with kidney failure. The exorbitant medical bills nearly crushed him, a male college student. With nowhere else to turn, Yu Yue registered an account on a short-video platform and became a cross-dressing cosplay streamer. But his personality was too cold, and he lost every PK match. His results were utterly dismal. Then a 50.2kReads9.6Score7.3kShelves
46. 196 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 81.1kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
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49. 199 欲EN Boundless Utterance 欲言难止 What About the McChicken麦香鸡呢Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted Just as life was starting to get better, Xu Ze and Lu Heyang faced a new challenge. After graduating, Xu Ze became a doctor who saved lives, while Lu Heyang became a well-known figure in the Interstellar Federation. But misfortune struck Lu Heyang, and he lost his memory. During a crucial period in his treatment, circumstances forced the two apart, and Lu Heyang completely forgot Xu Ze and the friendship they had shared. Their friendship faced an enormous test. When fate brought them together ag 71.3kReads9.7Score16.1kShelves
50. 200 余 Embers (Also Known as The World Lost Its Guard) 余烬（又名《人间失守》） Mottled Garment斑衣Two Male Leads790k WordsCompleted [Seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums] [Two powerful male leads + Criminal investigation + Mystery + Case-solving + Happy ending] A seasoned, calculating, hot-blooded detective VS. an enigmatic, morally ambiguous young nobleman from the slums. The world is a city, and even when its walls crumble, you can still see the light from atop the ruins. Wei Heng: “This world is strange. People only care about when you’ll die; no on 24.8kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves

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