Male-Male Pairing, Two Powerful Leads, Ensemble Cast, Apocalypse or Infinite Flow 求双楠 双强 群像 末世或者无限流

1. 1 末 Reborn in the Apocalypse, I Win by Raising a Powerful Ally 末世重生，靠养成大佬躺赢了 Coffee Aroma咖啡香Two Male Leads760k WordsCompleted Dual Male Leads + Two Powerhouses + Zombies + Superpowers + Pocket Dimension + Teamwork + Zero-Cost Looting and Stockpiling + Raising a Younger Love Interest In his previous life, Jian Cheng had a pocket dimension but no superpowers. On the day their base fell, he was mauled to death by a mutant zombie beast. Just before dying, he discovered the secret of his pocket dimension and was reborn with regrets still weighing on him. He returned to the day before the zombie outbreak and found a troubl 7.3kReads8.2Score97314d adds

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   All of them are completed and highly rated; you definitely won't be disappointed.

2. 2 惊 Horror Livestream: Don’t Make Me Fight Back in Style 惊悚直播：别逼我花式反杀 Two Shadows Over Qingxun双影照清浔Two Male Leads669k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + infinite-flow + supernatural horror + absurd comedy + happy ending] Before he died, Qiao Yu had a boyfriend. Their love was so tumultuous and famous that everyone knew about it, the kind of love that would endure even if the mountains crumbled and heaven and earth were no more. They made it through the seven-year itch. Just as they were about to meet the parents and head down the aisle, his boyfriend suddenly vanished without a trace! Literally vanished: no sign of him alive or 13.1kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
3. 3 当EN An Escape Game Boss Enters the Infinite Survival Game 当逃生boss穿进无限流后 Little Zhezi小折子Two Male Leads543k WordsCompleted [Max-Level Boss + Dual Male Leads + Infinite Horror Game + Escape + Powerful Leads] As a gatekeeper boss in an escape game, Ji Xun has been working for the main System for as long as he can remember. He works diligently every day, year-round, never shirking his duties. Yet the survival rate of players who make it past him ranks highest among all the bosses. Ji Xun: Is that my fault? Players: This boss is actually a pretty nice guy. So the main escape-game System waved a hand and fired this freel 11.1kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
4. 4 无 Infinite Flow: The Twisted Evil God Won't Stop Pursuing Me 无限流：疯批邪神对我穷追不舍 Little Walnut, Big Clip小胡桃大夹子Two Male Leads838k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + infinite horror game + powerful duo + livestream + 1v1] [Content warning: The dominant lead isn’t human!] (Mad evil god × hidden powerhouse) After losing his job, Ji Yu was swept into an infinite horror game world, filled with all kinds of dangerous monsters and certain things that could not be spoken of. In the crowd, Ji Yu seemed like an utterly inconspicuous nobody. Only later did everyone realize that Ji Yu was their last hope of survival. While all the players searched eve 1.8kReads9.3Score23314d adds
5. 5 成 Becoming a Character Who Doesn’t Exist in an Apocalypse Novel 成为末世小说里不存在的角色 Deer Calls鹿之呦呦Two Male Leads911k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Two Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Couples] (Note: Some chapters feature the secondary couples quite heavily, so please keep that in mind.) Wolfish, rugged powerhouse top VS timid but highly skilled transmigrator into a book bottom Luo Miao was a high school graduate-to-be who had finally escaped the misery of high school. With college life just around the corner, he never expected to be killed by a piece of trash on his way to buy something. Yes, actual trash. When he opene 12.5kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds

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   There are many supporting characters, and the author writes each couple very well. However, personally, I feel there's not much of a romantic subplot involving the main characters, as I'm very much a fan of the main characters. I've read more than half of it, and so far, it's a fantastic story.

6. 6 重 He Went Mad After Being Reborn 99 Times 重生99次后他疯了 Deer Calls鹿之呦呦Two Male Leads556k WordsOngoing Powerful Top × “Mad” Bottom (Apocalypse + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Couples) Jiang Tang's final mission as a System task-taker is to venture into the apocalypse and help the male lead resolve its crisis. But along the way, Jiang Tang keeps dying for one reason or another. By his ninety-ninth attempt, he doesn't even bother pretending anymore: a fifth-rank ability user gets killed by a little zombie? Before his hundredth loop, Jiang Tang refuses to go around again, no matter what. The Supreme God 184Reads8.4Score10114d adds

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   It's so good! I fell in love with ensemble dramas after watching it. 😘

7. 7 慌 I'm Freaking Out! Why Is the Big Shot Looking at Me Like That? 慌极了！大佬看我的眼神不对劲！ Mapo Stir-Fried Tofu麻婆炒豆腐Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted Also known as: “I'm Freaking Out! Why Is That Big Shot Looking at Me Like That?” [Two male leads] [A little zombie hiding his secret identity to survive VS a scheming big shot who sees through everything] [Infinite survival + leveling up + goofy comedy + equally powerful leads + a chaotic mashup of celebrities, spirits, monsters, and myths] After a sudden choice left Shi Yi abandoned, he woke up to find ten years had passed. The enemy of his past had already climbed halfway up the mountain known 1.2kReads9.4Score19314d adds

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   Highly recommended!

8. 8 厌 The World-Weary Zombie Emperor Is Reborn and Gets Kissed Until He Cries Every Day 厌世丧尸皇重生后，天天被亲哭 Beibei Doesn't Want to Draw不想画画的北北Two Male Leads437k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Top + Apocalypse + Superpowers + System + Zombies + Sweet Romance + Pampered Top] Su Qi'an is a researcher's private test subject. He has endured human experimentation since childhood and lived a fate worse than death, but it also gave him superpowers: immunity to the zombie virus and the ability to control zombies. He uses his powers to escape. To get him back, the lab publicly claims that he stole the antibodies. Hunted relentlessly, he ultimately controls the zombies and hum 4.8kReads9.2Score67314d adds
9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Villain Is Always Coveting the Host 快穿：病娇反派总在觊觎宿主 Yueye Zhou月野舟Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Delightfully unhinged beauty bottom X vicious, violent evil god top] [Two male leads + quick transmigration + two unhinged leads + satisfying power fantasy + one-on-one romance] The demon god Qin Sijiu lived for tens of thousands of years and had grown thoroughly sick of a tedious world. Eternal life had gradually become a torment to him. Then he struck a deal with the Heavenly Dao- In the end, the Heavenly Dao sent down heavenly punishment. But just as Qin Sijiu teetered on the brink of death, 16.2kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds
10. 10 末EN Reborn in the Apocalypse, Clinging to My Ex 末世重生抱紧前任大腿 Qing Fei卿非Two Male Leads569k WordsCompleted Two male leads, 1v1, both devoted to each other, sweet and satisfying romance. In his past life during the apocalypse, Jiang Nian was imprisoned in a basement. When a zombie horde arrived, his family abandoned him, and he died miserably in the arms of his ex, Cheng Jing, who had come to rescue him. When Jiang Nian opens his eyes again, he's reborn half a month before the apocalypse. To stay alive, he immediately decides to shamelessly get back together with his ex. First, he asks his ex for some 33.3kReads9.2Score4.2k14d adds

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    It might not be true, but I still think it looks pretty good.

11. 11 恶EN The Wicked Villain Is Too Hot, and the Passionate Young Master Loves Fiercely 恶毒反派太惹火，狂情霸少狠狠爱 Bian'er, Open the Door, It's Me, Quacklin Frog辩儿开门我呱林蛙啊Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Showbiz + Intense Push and Pull + 1v1] [Cool-headed, slow-on-the-uptake, hot-tempered straight guy vs. Unhinged, twisted heir of a powerful Beijing family] The rating is low because this is a new book and the score has only just opened. Don't let it put you off, folks! Shen Ranxin transmigrated into the body of a C-list celebrity who was notorious for endless scandals, and was also a villain. If he could just finish the plot, he'd inherit a fortune worth hundreds of billi 39.7kReads9.5Score7.1k14d adds

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    This is seriously amazing, I'm watching it now! 👍👍

12. 12 全 Full-Dive Game: I Became the Dawn of the Stars as a Support 全息游戏：我靠辅助成为星际曙光 Clear Little Pi清澈的小皮Two Male Leads499k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] [Interstellar Full-Dive] [Support] [Everyone's Favorite, All the Adoration] The national crisis has passed, entertainment has flourished, and the first full-dive game since the apocalypse has launched. The exceptionally gifted Chao Suihe transmigrates into the body of an idiot with a 2S constitution from the imperial Chao family, and from then on, things spiral out of control: The only hidden class in the starting village, The only support player among the fourteen hidden class 8.1kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    These books don't quite match your title; they are indeed very good. The fourth book is just a tiny bit angsty, and the seventh book is sweet with a younger man/older woman relationship.

13. 13 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 103.2kReads9.7Score14.5k14d adds

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    This is so beautiful!

14. 14 仙 After the Immortal Venerable Was Publicly Jilted, She Became the Emperor’s Wife 仙尊被当众退婚后，成了帝尊夫人 Nan Qilu南亓鹿Two Male Leads496k WordsCompleted Powerful Master of the Six Realms VS Beautiful, Cold Immortal Venerable 1: Su Wenqing was unlucky. He had just sealed the Demon Venerable and lost all his cultivation when his fiance publicly broke off their engagement. Su Wenqing was glad to be rid of the fuss. No one knew that beneath his cold heart, he had a cherished corner where, for thirty years, he had used his heart's blood and all his spiritual power to nourish a fragment of a soul. Then, on the very day his engagement was broken off, t 8.3kReads9.6Score1.1k14d adds
15. 15 重 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Spring Dawn at Mingtang明棠春晓Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.7kReads8.9Score76914d adds
16. 16 惊 Shocking! After My Stunning Beauty Was Revealed, a Yandere Forced Me into a Relationship 惊！暴露盛世美颜后被病娇强制了 Ying Liuhuo樱琉火Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Two male leads! Yinyue is stunningly beautiful! The goal: ultimate Mary Sue! The protagonist is so beautiful that just seeing his face makes people fall in love at first sight. He attracts creeps, inspires fierce competition among men, and is doted on to an absurd degree. He’s beautiful, delicate, alluring, and flirtatious. Yinyue is a moon demon who is accidentally bound to a System and sent to various worlds to play the role of a minor background character and follow the plot. World One: The c 8.8kReads9.3Score90014d adds
17. 17 惊 Shock! The Beloved Villainess Is Actually Long Aotian's Wife 惊！万人迷反派竟是龙傲天他老婆 Orange Sesame Snow Beauty橘芝雪艳Two Male Leads1.1M WordsOngoing [BL + Younger Man + Cultivation + Everyone's Favorite + Cheat Abilities + Causing Trouble] Gorgeous with a terrible temper · cultivation world's darling · true powerhouse · arrogant villain Gentle as jade · sweet on the outside, dark within, then scheming, jealous, and obsessive · cheat-powered protagonist “Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west. Never look down on a poor young man.” That's the classic line of a protagonist in an annulment-to-revenge story. And he is the villain whose 2.7kReads9.3Score37114d adds
18. 18 末 Reborn in the Apocalypse: What? The Big Shot Wants Me on His Side 末世重生，什么？大佬要抱我大腿 Deep in the Mist寻雾深处Two Male Leads526k WordsOngoing Dual male leads + post-apocalyptic ensemble After spending five years in the apocalypse, Wen Jing wakes up to find he's been reborn? But Wen Jing isn't exactly thrilled. Come on, he'd spent all that time earning experience points in his previous life. What do you mean, his account got deleted? Still, this life seems quite different from the last. In his previous life, he fought alone and was always on his own. This time, he meets plenty of great teammates, picking them up one by one. They even m 3kReads8.1Score50714d adds

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    This book perfectly fits the post-apocalyptic theme of the author. Although it's not explicitly labeled as featuring two strong characters, it definitely does. I've already finished it, but unfortunately, it's a newly released book and hasn't gained much attention yet. Come check it out!

19. 19 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 66kReads9.6Score8.7k14d adds

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    The bag is beautiful, highly recommended.

20. 20 规 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈：他们说我有多重人格 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy, lighthearted, invincible, bizarre, ever-changing personality] This is the second year of the showdown between humanity and bizarre creatures, and the situation is growing increasingly tense... Bi Yi transmigrates into the body of a man who had jumped to his death. The moment he opens his eyes, he is chosen as a contestant. But his head was damaged in the fall, so he is always getting into trouble. Every day, he loses his memory, goes crazy, then turns around and becomes incredibly obedi 30.7kReads9.2Score3.3k14d adds
21. 21 奶EN Apocalypse: The Fierce Little Bunny Is Pummeling Zombies Again 【末世】奶凶小兔子又在爆锤丧尸 Little Youngster稚子小Two Male Leads385k WordsCompleted An early work. The writing is decent, though the characters and plot have some flaws. If it's not for you, please leave. [Apocalypse + Both Pure + Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside + One-on-One] Sweet romance. Soft and adorable beauty bunny on the outside = Ye Ruan Shameless flirt who never runs out of dirty jokes = Gu Cheng Ye Ruan, a lop-eared rabbit, falls into H City, overrun by zombies. The place is crawling with horrifying, disgusting Level Three mutated zombies. Ye Ruan escapes dan 2.6kReads9.5Score40514d adds

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    Each one has a different feel; they're not just formulaic stories. They're all unforgettable at first glance, especially the last one.

22. 22 疯 A Mad Beauty? He Stuns the Evil God with a Kiss from the Start 疯批美人？就他开局把邪神亲懵啊 Yaoyao Is on Fire瑶瑶火爆了Two Male Leads283k WordsCompleted Dual male leads + supernatural tales + livestreaming + a beautiful madman + evil god + hopeless romantic + sweet, satisfying romance + each other's first and only love Hopelessly romantic evil god x beautiful, invincible madman Supernatural horrors descend on the world, and strange entities run rampant. Appearing alongside them is a silver-haired, heterochromatic... human? He speedruns dungeons and takes on strange entities one-on-one. A long saber in one hand, a memorial tablet in the other, lo 5.1kReads9.3Score98214d adds
23. 23 少 The Young Lord Rescued a Deranged Omega 少尊主捡回了个疯批Omega Watermelon Cloud西瓜云Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing Content warnings [Two male leads, ABO, both sexually pure, multiple couples, the author’s personal worldbuilding is extensive. No writing advice, and trolls, stay away.] [Looks-obsessed, pampered, capricious, unhinged, and absurdly strong bottom x wild, seductive, scheming, double-standard, impossibly handsome top] Love makes the haughty bow their heads and the timid find their courage. The young lord of Lingjiang brings an Omega back from the Arctic ice fields. Like his name, Xue Tang is beauti 3.2kReads9.3Score24214d adds
24. 24 装 The Boss Pretends to Be Sweet and Weak, Goes on a Killing Spree in the Secret Realm, and Gets Cuddles 装乖装弱的大佬秘境杀疯后被抱抱 A Thousand Flutes, A Thousand Inks千笛千墨Two Male Leads283k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented + no female lead + two male leads, equally matched powerhouses + spiritual qi revival + superpowers + secret identities + sweetness] Xiong Ning transmigrated here through a wormhole, and his hibernation pod crashed into the ancestral graves of Zhi Jinjun's family. Xiong Ning whimpered, "I didn't mean to!" Seeing how small and soft he was, Zhi Jinjun figured this alien couldn't be much of a threat. At most, he was a glutton. Then he ordered two thousand yuan worth of takeout in o 256Reads9.1Score10414d adds
25. 25 不 Wait, Whose Little Zombie Needs to Be Coaxed into Eating Meat? 不是！谁家小丧尸得哄着才吃肉啊 Bai Baiyuan白白圆Two Male Leads804k WordsCompleted [Complete + two male leads + devoted to each other + raising and nurturing + sweet romance + the top only has eyes for his beloved later on + soft, squishy half-corpse bottom!!] Gu Chi is reborn in the early days of the apocalypse. With three months left before darkness falls upon the world, he starts stockpiling the supplies he’ll need. He only meant to get himself a pet for company, but somehow he ended up bringing home the pet’s owner, too. Xu Wangnian is a half-corpse who hasn’t completel 8kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
26. 26 小 The Pitiful Kid Reinvents Himself as a Mad Young Master, Going on a Rampage and Beating Everyone 小可怜爆改癫少，发疯锤爆所有人 Drink Less Tea少喝茶Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Unhinged + Goofy + Hilarious + Power Fantasy + Showbiz + Real and Fake Young Masters + No Romance] Ye Ling opens his eyes to find he has become the real young master of a wealthy family in a novel! His eldest sister is a cold, aloof CEO. His second sister is a famous lawyer. By day, his third sister is a model; by night, she is a street racer. But they all have one thing in common: they favor the fake young master. They make their real little brother live in the worst room. They feed him whatev 1.7kReads7.1Score10014d adds
27. 27 挖 I Tried to Steal Someone's Lover and Ended Up with a Blind Little Guy 挖墙脚挖到一只小瞎子 Fifteenth Day of the Sun and Moon日月十五Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted The domineering, clingy puppy-like top Shen Guyuan × the calm, gentle, adorably innocent beauty bottom Lu Man. Content warning: The bottom is blind at first, but will be cured later. He has a boyfriend before getting together with the top, but their intimacy is extremely limited: they’ve only held hands. Both are virgins, happy ending. Shen Guyuan is a pampered rich kid. One day, he suddenly discovers that the sweet, obedient little blind guy in his dorm has a crush on him. Shen Guyuan thinks, S 7.1kReads9.5Score1.2k14d adds
28. 28 清 My Aloof Roommate Gets Drunk and Begs for a Hug! The Ferocious Dog Can’t Hide His Grin 清冷室友醉酒求抱！恶犬他爽翘嘴 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Enemies-to-Lovers + A Straight Guy Winning Himself Over + Livestreaming] [Cool, Self-Destructive, Depressed Beauty with a Tragic Past × Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Rebellious Rich Kid; Healing Sweet Romance, 1v1] Everyone at A University knew Wen Ling was an untouchable beauty, with cool silver hair and a face as cold and flawless as ice and jade. Even when he smiled, there was a hint of indifference in his eyes. In truth, he was falling apart. His younger sister died in a c 14.1kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds
29. 29 替 After Marrying a Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Wife in Someone Else's Place, the Doctor Heals Her Body and Heart 替娶美强惨雌君后，医生治身疗心 Cat Food Liqueur猫粮液Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted [Arranged Marriage to Love + Redemption + Insectoid BL] [Gentle, exemplary husband with a dark streak, doctor gong x Gloomy, proud, obsessive eldest prince shou] Ji Yuan / Zhanbinu Asa Doctor Ji Yuan wakes up in another world as an inferior male insectoid, forced to marry in someone else’s place. He lives in a cold, silent villa atop a mountain. His husband is some unknown species, slender and nearly two meters tall, but with limited mobility. At their first meeting, his husband is hostile and i 6.6kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
30. 30 听 I Heard President Shen Keeps a Canary? No, It's His Wife 听说沈总养了金丝雀？不，是老婆 Letters from Fish and Wild Geese鱼书雁帛Two Male Leads284k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + kept lover + mutual devotion + devoted to each other + sweet romance] An aloof, scheming beauty Omega × a gentle, distinguished, lovesick Alpha Shen Junyi was a born winner, and also the most chaste Alpha in the industry. Wen Mian was just an Omega whose family had fallen on hard times, and who had endured countless cold stares. A carefully plotted scheme entangled these two people who had once seemed worlds apart. Wen Mian: “President Shen, I want to be your kept lo 1.1kReads9.1Score13914d adds

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    Good novels with two male protagonists

31. 31 再 Goodbye, Mr. Sang 再见桑先生 A Curtain of Wind and Moonlight一帘风月Two Male Leads232k WordsCompleted [Childhood Sweethearts + Reunion After Years Apart + Devoted to Each Other + Older Top] CEO top x artist and singer bottom- Yu Jin had a neighbor who was like an older brother to him, though they were not related by blood. Two years older than Yu Jin, his brother doted on him and protected him, sharing the first nineteen years of his life. His first steps, his first words, his first time skipping class, his first fight... his brother was part of it all. - Sadly, one morning when Yu Jin was ninet 1.1kReads8.9Score12514d adds
32. 32 楚 Mr. Chu and His Sweetheart: Childhood Betrothed, Now Playing a Two-Way Game 楚先生和甜心娃娃亲又在双向攻略 Wild Geese in the Northern Sea北冥有雁Two Male Leads515k WordsCompleted The first time Chu Heng saw Yu Yang, he thought the boy was so fair and slender that he reminded him of a little rice cake. Thanks to that accursed childhood betrothal, Yu Yang moved into Chu Heng’s home. As if a successful adult like him would fall for a teenage boy! That was ridiculous. Chu Heng had never been dazzled by the flashy world around him, so naturally, he wouldn’t fall for a little rice cake either. But Yu Yang... he seemed determined to worm his way into Chu Heng’s heart... Every d 12.9kReads9.3Score76714d adds
33. 33 天 Good Grief! The Alpha Has Teased the Top E into Losing Control 天！Alpha把顶级E撩失控了 Yintan银檀Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [Rivals] [Romantic tension] [Comedy] Composed, reserved, roguish Enigma X talkative, easily riled Alpha Fake rivals, real love. * Everyone in Beijing’s social circles knows that Ji Sui, eldest son of the Ji family, and Chu Chen, head of the Chu family, have never gotten along. Rumor has it they can’t stand the sight of each other. Ji Sui invites people to race, and Chu Chen brings men to block off the road; When news breaks that Chu Chen is pursuing an Omega, Ji Sui immediately 17.6kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds

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