Bittersweet Romance Between Two Male Leads 酸涩双男主文

1. 351 未 Without You, My Heart Is Filled with Worry 未见君子忧心钦钦 Hidden at the Bottom of the Trunk压箱底Two Male Leads102k WordsCompleted [Mutual secret crush + reunion after years apart + gentle neighbor + online romance + adorable pets + programmer × doctor + a story about a dog dad and dog mom] One day, Fu Beilin suddenly discovers that his dog, Xiaohei, has gone viral on a short-video platform. It turns out the neighbor next door has been interacting with Xiaohei through the gap between their balconies. The story gets picked up by all the major marketing accounts, and Fu Beilin's own notifications light up red. The problem is, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A sweet little story with a touch of bittersweetness, but it's really good! [Shy][shy]

2. 352 台 The Eye of the Typhoon 台风眼 Si Ling思聆8k WordsCompleted Three years ago, I was mugged. Liang Muqing took thirty-seven knife wounds for me. She survived, but was left mentally impaired. To cure her, I went against my whole family's objections and tested the medicine on myself, leaving my legs disabled. When treatment failed, I knelt at every temple in the city, begging for her to return to normal. Everyone said we were true love. Then, on the day the typhoon hit, the whole charade was exposed. My half-brother barged in, his face full of defiance. “Bro 3kReads—Score155Shelves

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   7 Heartbreaking Novels with Two Male Leads (Precisely Capturing the Heartbreaking Atmosphere, All Happy Endings) 1. *Wilderness Vegetation* | Wheat Chicken Core Heartbreaking Points: The exhaustion of six years of one-sided devotion + a sober reconciliation. Xu Yan poured his heart and soul into the relationship for six years, like cultivating a desolate wilderness alone, enduring Shen Zhi's indifference and misunderstandings until his heart died and he decisively left; later, Shen Zhi suddenly realized his mistake and embarked on a heart-wrenching journey of pursuing his lover. Unlike typical angst novels, the protagonist's love is passionate, and his breakup is resolute. The heartbreaking tension of his restrained efforts in the early stages is palpable, while the contrast of his later regret is extremely strong, leaving a lasting impression. It's a benchmark work in the heartbreaking "wife-chasing-after-the-heart" genre. 2. *Typhoon Eye* | Tan Shi: Core bittersweet moments: A misunderstanding and rift in their youth + a decade of unresolved feelings, set against the backdrop of the entertainment industry. Liang Sizhe & Cao Ye were forced to separate due to family turmoil and differing stances in their youth. Their youthful sincerity was swayed by reality, and their abrupt departure on a rainy night became a long-standing unresolved issue. The two tentatively explore each other across the long years, their love like a typhoon passing through, the two at the center unable to see each other's true feelings. The slow-burning, delicate emotional tension creates a strong atmosphere, full of artistic quality, and the bittersweet feeling of missing out for so many years permeates the entire story. 3. *Imprisoned in the Eternal Night* | Mai Xiang Ji Ne: Core bittersweet moments: A restrained and affectionate relationship under the shackles of fate + a mutually restrained ABO setting of saying one thing and meaning another. Wen Ran had a difficult childhood and was raised as a substitute. She was passively implanted with a gland and bound to the arrogant and sharp-tongued Gu Yunchi with a high degree of compatibility. In the early stages, Gu Yunchi was stubborn and cold, clearly having feelings for her but deliberately distancing himself. The two were trapped in a wealthy family's conspiracy and found warmth in each other. The ultimate fateful bond, the silent protection in the shadows, the tug-of-war between stubbornness and soft heart, is like being trapped in a long polar night. The bittersweetness hides the tenderness of mutual redemption, and the later part is full of sweet aftertaste. 4. "Unspeakable Desires" | Wheat Chicken Core bittersweet points: Silent unrequited love under the difference of status between the two A-listers + amnesia and long-lost reunion. It is a campus to city ABO novel with two A-listers. The proud son Lu Heyang and the poor and self-conscious Xu Ze. Xu Ze has kept his love hidden in his heart for a long time, restrained and humble. The atmosphere of oppression is full in the early stage. The setting of amnesia and broken mirror being mended, those unspoken thoughts and deep affection hidden in the eyes, write the bittersweetness and forbearance unique to unrequited love to the extreme. The bitter beginning is matched with a gentle and healing ending. 5. *Dark River Everlasting* | Cold Mountain and Wood: Core bittersweetness: Ten years of love-hate entanglement + obsessive tug-of-war of unknowing love. A realistic and melodramatic story. The wealthy protagonist doesn't know how to love and uses extreme methods to trap the other. For ten years, they repeatedly pull against each other, suspect each other, and miss each other. One is possessive and obsessive, the other passive and forbearing; their love is awkward and heavy. The entire story is filled with the bittersweet feeling of unrequited love and the pain of unrequited affection. The emotional portrayal is sharp and delicate, with a heavy aftertaste. Those who enjoy strong, fateful entanglements may enjoy it. ⚠️Warning: Contains elements of coercion and complex romantic histories. 6. *South of Chu* | The Wind Is Not a Puppet: Core bittersweetness: Class divide + six years of separation under the heavy pressure of reality. A realistic masterpiece of reconciliation after a broken relationship. Li Yuechi, a poor but resilient boy from a mountain village, and Tang Heng, a passionate rich young master. Their youthful love is shattered by class differences and family conspiracies. The male lead goes to prison to protect her, and they are separated for six years. From the sweltering heat of Wuhan to the remote mountains of Qiannan, love, crushed by reality and dormant for years, is finally revealed upon their reunion. The reunion is filled with the bittersweet helplessness of being swept along by fate, a poignant story of mutual redemption with a powerfully realistic and heart-wrenching feel, leaving a lasting and powerfully tear-jerking impact. 7. *Old Friends, New Beginnings* | Poetry Without Tea. Core bittersweet moments: Rebirth and redemption + the lingering, hidden pain of past life regrets. Narrated in the first person, Shen Baoshan is reborn as a teenager, carrying the regret of his past lover Li Chishu's depressed death. He cautiously approaches and redeems her, a sensitive, insecure woman deeply mired in her childhood trauma. The tone is a gentle, lingering bittersweetness, without intense conflict. Regret, guilt, and careful protection are hidden in everyday details. The regrets of the past slowly blossom into new warmth, a tender and healing bittersweet story, delicately touching the heart. Quick Book Selection Guide: • For those who love angsty romances with dramatic twists and turns: Choose *Wilderness Vegetation* • For those who love stories of young people reunited in the entertainment industry: Choose *Eye of the Typhoon* • For those who love ABO romances with unrequited love and angst: Choose *Unspoken Words* and *Imprisoned in the Eternal Night* • For those who love realistic, class-based, and sometimes melodramatic romances: Choose *South of Chu* • For those who love rebirth stories with a slow, bittersweet healing element: Choose *Old and New* • For those who love ten years of obsessive, melodramatic, and angsty love: Choose *The Eternal Dark River*

3. 353 痛 Pain Is Not the Default Setting 痛苦不是默认设置 xHalf a Poemx半截的诗Two Male Leads169k WordsCompleted Depressed, quiet bottom × sunny, steadfast top Yi Yu × Jiang Kai [Two male leads + angst + 1v1 + healing + happy ending] Before the neighbor across the hall moved in, Yi Yu's world was black and white. Domestic abuse and bullying had left him numb. Jiang Kai's arrival was like a drop of dye, breaking through the monochrome and weaving in color. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Speaking of tartness, I have to mention this book; it's like the tartness of plum wine in summer.

4. 354 楚 South of Chutian 楚天之南 Icelandic Ice Cream冰岛de雪糕Two Male Leads73k WordsCompleted A fanfic based on South of Chutian, featuring Tang Heng and Li Yuechi. Most of it is sweet, imaginative fun. Thank you all for enjoying it. I strongly recommend reading Teacher Dafeng's original work. Only love can endure every setback. 942Reads—Score154Shelves
5. 355 他 His Little Fool Doesn't Cry Anymore 他的小傻子不爱哭了 Love Rain into Dew恋雨成露Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [BL + both pure + angst + just rated] In a corner of Shengying Noble High School, there was always a figure named Su Nian. As the illegitimate son the Su family kept hidden from the world, he had suffered a childhood accident that left him with a brain injury. He was always half a beat slower than everyone else, and his clear eyes were often filled with timid confusion. When classmates mocked and shoved him, all he could do was tear up, like a little beast nobody wanted. In the hallway, Su Nian 9.2kReads9.3Score692Shelves

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   It's very heart-wrenching, but also very good. Worth watching.

6. 356 左 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 Young Master of the Zhu Family竹家少爷Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.7kReads9.2Score248Shelves
7. 357 重 After We Reunited, My Ex-Boyfriend Imprisoned Me (BL) 重逢后前男友将我囚禁（双男主） Playing 3g玩3g8k WordsCompleted After We Reunited, My Ex-Boyfriend Imprisoned Me (Two Male Leads) 10.9kReads—Score356Shelves
8. 358 逃 Run! Where Do You Think You're Going? 逃，你要逃哪去（双男主） Playing 3g玩3g8k WordsCompleted Run, Where Do You Think You're Going? (Male-Male Romance) 25Reads—Score218Shelves
9. 359 七 Seven Years of Old Wounds 七年陈伤 One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Two Male Leads289k WordsCompleted Devoted, brilliant, and tragic academic bottom x CEO who must grovel to win him back Two strong leads + love at first sight + deeply painful romance + groveling pursuit + reunion after a long separation + a broken relationship that cannot be mended + healing pets + self-redemption Chu Ye Han gave his whole heart to the favored son of heaven, Han Yu, and saw him as the light that would save him. He loved him devotedly for seven whole years! He thought he would receive love and promises in return 702Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book, "Unrequited Love," was so bittersweet it made me want to cry. The second was sweet yet angsty, and the third was truly heart-wrenching.

10. 360 唯 Addicted to You, Spoiled and Arrogant 唯你成瘾恃宠而骄 One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Two Male Leads684k WordsCompleted A sunny, affectionate younger man who's actually an unhinged yandere × a gentle, elegant, steady, and restrained older man; Two powerful leads + forced love + disguise + exclusive devotion + bittersweet secret love + deep, tragic romance + chasing the wife to the crematorium + rekindled romance + healing; Ling Jin is an angel: handsome, sunny, cheerful, and brilliant. Everyone knows he's the second young master of the Xiao family! Xiao Heng spoils him, and Ling Jin does whatever Xiao Heng tells 51Reads—Score102Shelves
11. 361 倔 Stubborn Host, Forced to Accept a Lunatic’s Love! 倔强宿主，惨遭疯批强制爱！ Jian Qingzi见清子Two Male Leads445k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Love Without Realizing It + Coercive Love + Imprisonment + Tracker] Sheng Qing died, but unexpectedly transmigrated into a book and met a System. If he could win over the male lead, he would come back to life. He thought he’d transmigrated into a novel with two male leads, but it turned out to be a romance novel! To win over the male lead and come back to life as quickly as possible, Sheng Qing specially wrote himself a plan. Plan One: Flatter him. Plan Two: Get rid of every po 11.7kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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    Try this one. It's quite bittersweet after being imprisoned, a mix of love and hate. [Sad][sad][cool][cool]

12. 362 你 Yet You Love Someone Else 你却爱着一个他 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted Proud and self-assured, Jian Suiying loves fiercely and hates fiercely. He relentlessly pursues Li Yu, his younger brother Jian Suilin's classmate. But his arrogant, domineering attitude makes Li Yu feel deeply humiliated and provoked, awakening the beastly, frenzied side of this pampered young heir. Desire and affection become hopelessly entangled, impossible to separate. What seems to be nothing more than a pursuit and contest between the two gradually spirals out of control because of Jian Su 85.3kReads9.4Score15.8kShelves

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    These are all incredibly good BL (Boys' Love) novels, with ratings all above 9.5.

13. 363 拜 Please! I Really Don't Want to Fall for a Straight Guy 拜托！我真的不想喜欢直男 Kaizi Shows Up Uninvited凯子不请自来Two Male Leads697k WordsCompleted [Male Author + Truly Straight Male Lead + Strong Bottom + A Gay Man’s Guide to Romance] “Straight? Isn’t that just someone who gets you interested, then takes one step back and walks away without a care?” “Please, stop hanging around in front of me all day. I really don’t want to fall for a straight guy!” A story that begins with a secret crush. But our Le Ye knows how to love fiercely and hate fiercely; he’s no doormat. This isn’t a Mary Sue story, and the straight guy really is straight. Don 8.2kReads9.5Score939Shelves

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    They are all excellent books; I'm recommending them only after I've finished reading them all. Most are relatively short books, each with its own unique highlights.

14. 364 陷 Fallen in the Capital 陷落京华 Qing Jiuye倾九夜Two Male Leads463k WordsCompleted This is Book 1 in the Jinghua series. Two male leads + equally matched leads + obsessive and unhinged + both hiding their true selves + love and hate + groveling for a second chance + beautiful, strong, and tragic characters + redemption + deep, torturous love Cold, ruthless, and calculating power broker of Jing City VS polished, charming, and deceptive young master of Hong Kong City! Please leave lots of comments and a good review! Thank you!!! He is the gentle, refined moonlight in public, and 954Reads6.8Score100Shelves

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    A bittersweet experience: the first book was heart-wrenching, the second was bittersweet, and the third was a battleground.

15. 365 小 Little White Poplar 小白杨 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted Bai Xinyu, a rich second-generation kid, is thrown into the army by his family for "reform." Young Master Bai tearfully accepts his fate, and, as luck would have it, runs into Yu Fengcheng, who makes trouble for him at every turn. As Bai Xinyu struggles through army life alongside Yu Fengcheng, he gradually grows into a sturdy, resilient "little white poplar." 21.5kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
16. 366 夏 Flowers Ablaze in Summer 夏日焚花 Bu Erzhi不二之Two Male Leads167k WordsCompleted A seemingly carefree, playboy bottom who secretly harbors a pure, devoted crush VS A seemingly restrained, unruffled top who is actually intensely controlling and an expert at luring people in Musical prodigy VS New Chinese-style Confucian businessman Chen Zhu was famous as a playboy in the capital’s gay circles. Whenever he showed up at a party, everyone’s eyes were bound to be on him. He was the sort who could pass through a thousand flowers without a single petal clinging to him. He made suc 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bittersweet story about unrequited love. Well-written, my reply is a great substitute, very enjoyable, happy ending.

17. 367 我 I Rebuilt a Town in Grayville 我在灰镇重建小镇 Loves Drinking Confused Porridge爱喝糊涂粥Two Male Leads175k WordsOngoing New readers can check out my other book, The Ageless One, which is written seriously. Gray Town is an old abandoned project I used to practice my writing. I'm just updating it for fun now, and may stop at any time. [Two male leads × a touch of ensemble cast × slow pace × city-building × infinite-flow × a chatty, somewhat fun-loving main group] [Three canon couples: Cherry x Lao Huo (two powerful equals), Andy x Lin Shen (a crazy, possessive love), and Six-Fifty (a slightly awkward pair)] [Not an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the sweetness at first glance; the moment Superman shouts, the tug-of-war begins!

18. 368 灼 Abyss of Scorched Bones 灼骨深渊 One Hundred Fish一百鱼Two Male Leads206k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + younger man/older man romance + obsessive love + two villains + sworn enemies + scummy bottom + love and hate] [Manipulative, wicked, two-faced bottom VS tearful, unhinged beauty top] Shen Zhuo hates Shen Yuan more than anything. He used to have a happy life. When Shen Yuan showed up, he blamed the boy his father had brought home for every misfortune that followed. - Shen Yuan had never been so deeply cared for by anyone in his life. Then Shen Zhuo came along, and at last he fo 1.4kReads8.3Score122Shelves
19. 369 1 The Sissy of the 188 Club 188男团娘娘腔 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads365k WordsCompleted Li Chengxiu was timid and taciturn, and ostracized throughout his school years. Shao Qun’s passing whim gave him the only warmth he had ever known, but it also pushed him, while still young, into even deeper darkness. More than a decade later, they meet again. To Shao Qun, Li Chengxiu is a sweet treat he never dared taste back then, so he deliberately draws close. Will this be a chance to redeem the past, or the beginning of another disaster? 28.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
20. 370 第 Our Thirteenth Reunion 第13次重逢 King Chun Jin瑃瑾大王Two Male Leads151k WordsCompleted They missed each other 13 times. Every moment of care, sadness, and happiness was beyond the other's reach, until Wen Shixu said, “Can we please stop missing each other?” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend it! 😍 It's super good! ε(*´･∀･`)зﾞ If you want more, check out my bookshelf!

21. 371 许 Dr. Xu Says Nothing, Yet Softens Every Night 许医生不语，只是夜夜心软 Aquatic Plant水植Two Male Leads370k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + mutual firsts + reunion after years apart + younger love interest] Xu Yao and Lu Huaizhen were once classmates, roommates, and the closest of friends... But ever since Xu Yao went abroad, their WeChat chat history had ended on a single red exclamation mark. Lu Huaizhen was the one who deleted him. Five years later, they meet again. A friend points to Lu Huaizhen and asks Xu Yao, “You remember Lu Huaizhen, right?” Xu Yao says nothing, pretending he has amnesia. Lu Huaizhen studi 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book! A bittersweet reunion, intense emotional turmoil, and a younger man/older woman dynamic! The author's writing is excellent.

22. 372 乖 A Good Wife's Guide to Playing Bad 乖老婆装坏指南 Shun Jiu舜九Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted Help: Last night, I got drunk and made a scene at a hot pot restaurant, then ordered a male escort. Now he wants me to be his wife. What should I do? After waking up with a hangover, Sheng Minyi felt like his world had collapsed! In his previous life, he was the cannon-fodder foil in a story about a real and a fake young master, the one whose place had been stolen. His family despised him, and he died horribly in the wilderness, with no one even claiming his body. Reborn, he decided that whoever 20.8kReads8.8Score465Shelves

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    This book is so heartbreaking [I'm almost crying][I'm almost crying]

23. 373 我 My Deskmate Is Actually the Crown Prince of the Capital's Elite Circle! 我同桌，竟是京圈太子爷！ Truffle Sauce Purple松露酱紫Two Male Leads163k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + school life + coming of age + secret crush + mutual devotion] [Shameless young master relentlessly pursues aloof academic ace] Ding is sent by his dad to an ordinary school to experience life. On the very first day, he falls out with Dai, but the teacher assigns the two of them to sit together 542Reads—Score107Shelves

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    Two Nan, two virgins, two strong characters—except for the last book which is incomplete, the first three are finished.

24. 374 无 Nameless Harbor 无名港 Zha Qiu乍球Two Male Leads340k WordsCompleted You Set Me Free, So Why Are You Still Clinging to Me? [Men Loving Men + One-on-One, Younger Top + Happy Ending + Angsty Drama + High-Level Officials + Mutual Salvation + Ultimate Love Triangle] Originally titled The Improper Anchorage Scheming, gloomy experimental subject top × seemingly flirtatious tycoon bottom - Without an older man doting on you, how could a younger man go wild? - A slightly angsty fake synopsis: After a sudden explosion, Zhai Bo inherited all of the Zhai family assets, incl 3.2kReads8.9Score533Shelves

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    The love story is bittersweet, and so is the family story.

25. 375 被 The Imprisoned Prince of an Enemy Kingdom Escapes 被囚禁的敌国王子逃跑了 Truffle Sauce Purple松露酱紫8k WordsCompleted The Imprisoned Enemy Prince Escapes 330Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 376 抱 Carrying Off My Sweet Little Disciple 抱走乖乖小门生 Rain Becomes Rivers and Marshes霖雨成川泽Two Male Leads286k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Master and Disciple + Historical] The master is a renowned scholar admired throughout the land, a teacher with an ironclad moral compass. The disciple is gentle as jade, sincere and steadfast in his devotion to his beloved teacher. The disciple is somewhat unwell. Shen Qingwu came to the academy to study, but... how could he look away from his teacher? The man was revered as a towering scholar, renowned throughout the land, wise and virtuous, untouched by worldly fame and fortu 2.5kReads8.3Score447Shelves

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    Fortunately, it had a sweet aftertaste at the end.

27. 377 成 After Becoming the CEO’s Canary, His Obsessive Love Turned Possessive 成为霸总金丝雀后疯批他强取豪夺 One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Two Male Leads123k WordsOngoing Don’t read this book. It’s going to be hidden and completely rewritten after updates stop. Come back at the end of the month for the new version!!!! I’m working on a new book now. Please follow me in the meantime, thank you!!!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 378 不 Haven't Seen My Archrival in Over a Hundred Years 不见宿敌上百年 Truffle Sauce Purple松露酱紫7k WordsCompleted Haven't Seen My Archrival in Over a Hundred Years 178Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 渣 After Dumping a Psychotic Alpha, He Turned Dark and Begged Me to Take Responsibility 渣了疯批A后，他黑化求负责 Boozy Little Bread Roll酒心小面包Two Male Leads548k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both virgins + sweet romance + healing + unhinged villain + confinement + lovers reunited] Chi Yuan transmigrated into a dogblood novel as a cannon-fodder omega pretending to be an alpha. The moment he opened his eyes, he found his villainous roommate throttling him. He had two choices: get strangled to death or clear the villain’s corruption score and redeem him. Chi Yuan: Was there even a choice? To stay alive and get home, Chi Yuan worked diligently all year round, successfu 19.1kReads9.5Score3kShelves
30. 380 我 I Like Your Boyfriend 我喜欢你男朋友 A Thought Takes Flight with Laughter一念随嘻Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted What do you do when you get cheated on? Naturally, you cheat back! Just after starting his freshman year, Gu Qing discovers two major things about life. First, he’s been cheated on. Second, his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend… is actually pretty good-looking. After countless “chance encounters,” his ex-girlfriend finally decides to talk to him. Ex: “Gu Qing, let go. I don’t love you anymore.” Gu Qing: “I know. But I love your boyfriend.” … A broke, generous, optimistic part-time-job prince vs. an 2.5kReads9.1Score602Shelves
31. 381 穿 After Reincarnating as a Scumbag Alpha 穿成渣A之后 Growing Vegetables in the Desert沙漠里种菜Two Male Leads299k WordsCompleted [Top Alpha + healing + yandere + dual perspectives + happy ending] Li Ming transmigrated into a comic as a scumbag. Someone dared to bully the person he wanted to pamper to the skies, and he was so furious he nearly had a brain hemorrhage. When Han Yu hurt his finger, Li Ming hurried over and gently blew on it, heart aching for him. When Han Yu cried, Li Ming wanted to pluck the stars from the sky for him. When Han Yu suggested they break up, Li Ming felt as if the sky had fallen. He wanted to c 2.1kReads9.3Score245Shelves

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    This is acceptable.

32. 382 今 Turn into the Heartthrob’s Cat Tonight and Lick Him! 今晚变成男神的小猫，舔他！ Yu Ting欲汀Two Male Leads681k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Cold and world-weary × scheming, flirtatious charmer + both are pure + each other’s first love] Mu Feng was an Alpha who had been adept at pretending to be an Omega since childhood. On the surface, he was obedient; in truth, he was willful and unruly. He had been secretly in love with Liang Yuhang for a long time. Unfortunately, the other man was an S-class Alpha who turned everyone away and only ever showed kindness to the cat he had taken in. Mu Feng made a wis 25.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
33. 383 他 He Chases, He Runs, He Can't Get Away, Interstellar 他追他逃他插翅难飞【星际】 Truffle Sauce Purple松露酱紫Two Male Leads168k WordsCompleted [Two male leads / interstellar / equally matched / mortal enemies / secret identities] [Sweet on the outside, ruthless underneath colonel × troublemaking archaeologist] Taer × Les Les absconds with the money and switches careers from archaeologist to tomb raider. He thinks he has every channel covered, but then a new colonel named Taer appears out of nowhere. Prison is a deep abyss. From now on, it’s nothing but sewing machines. When his sentence is up, Les is penniless and begins a miserable li 37Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 384 用 I Risked My Life to Transmigrate into a Book, and the Whole Internet Begged Me Not to Die 用命穿书后，全网发弹幕求我别死 Bi Lian碧恋Two Male Leads448k WordsCompleted On-screen comments + System + true young master + sweet on the outside, dark on the inside + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite + intense push and pull + seductive beauty A frail, ill, sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside true young master VS the obsessive, volatile heir to a powerful Beijing family Xiao Qingye was a powerful young master with a terrible reputation. Almost nobody liked him, and his parents treated him like a thorn in their side. Everyone told him to be kind, but 12.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    There's bound to be one you'll like.

35. 385 被 After Getting Dumped, I Became a CEO, and My Ex Joined as an Intern 被甩后成总裁，前任装实习生入职 Dreaming Through the Universe梦游宇宙Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted ★ Powerful leads, angsty romance, rekindled love, mutual healing, and a man chasing his husband ★ A cool-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside CEO × a handsome, strong yet tragic lawyer who faces life with optimism His former lover has shed his youthful awkwardness and now cuts a sharp figure in a suit, a rising star in the business world. The heartless man who once broke up with him without warning is now hiding in a corner of a law firm as an intern. Zhang Lingye coldly stared at the old wrist br 161Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's incredibly sour and astringent [crying emoji], even the sweet parts feel pungent.

36. 386 竹 Your Childhood Friend Is Supposed to Be Your Wife! 竹马就应该是妻子啊！ A Fiery Cloud on the Horizon天边有朵火烧云Two Male Leads239k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] + [Bittersweet Romance] + [Childhood Friends Who Grew Up Together] There are sweet moments! There are sweet moments! Read without worry (❁´ω`❁) Ji Nian hates Xiao Zhe. More accurately, he envies him. He’s jealous of him. The girl he likes most actually likes Xiao Zhe. He just can’t stand it. But he doesn’t know that Xiao Zhe likes someone too. It’s Xiao Zhe’s first time liking someone, and he has no idea how to pursue him. Whenever he faces Ji Nian, he gets embarrassed and raise 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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37. 387 盗 Tomb Raiding: Raising Trees So I Can Better Grow Old With My Wife 盗墓：养树是为了更好的养老婆 Jianghu Thirteen Orphans江湖十三幺Two Male Leads429k WordsCompleted [Everyone's darling] + [No female lead] + [No fixed pairing, ship whoever you like] This is a story about how to raise a tree in a healthy way. Xiao Shu, a guy with a severe lack of common sense, has been doing missions in all kinds of apocalyptic worlds. Then, to his surprise, the holder of a System from a perfectly normal world agrees to let Xiao Shu send him home!!! The first time he meets a living, communicative, and good-looking human Xiao Shu: Wow! A person! A nice person! So many people! 692Reads7.5Score104Shelves
38. 388 过 Archived Embrace, Past Its Expiration 过期拥抱存档 Money-Loving Wildcat爱财山猫Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted The score was just posted and will go up later. Don’t let it scare you away. Two male leads, frail protagonist, mutually devoted, a little unhinged, doted on by one person. Song Chengyi: “Don’t talk nonsense. You’re a little menace. It’s just a fever. Why would the King of Hell come for you?” … The thing Song Chengyi regretted most in his life was not believing Shen Tang when he came clean and said he was really ill, thinking he was just talking nonsense, until he saw Shen Tang coughing up bloo 1.3kReads6.5Score102Shelves

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    It's really bittersweet, with two male leads. Trust me, go for it!

39. 389 落 The Fallen General Marries the Enemy Prince 落魄将军嫁敌国太子 Ping An and Little Deer平安和小鹿Two Male Leads736k WordsCompleted He was once Lin'an's sharpest sword. Now he lay beside the crown prince of an enemy nation. Chu Changxiao, the God of War of Lin'an, was rewarded with poisoned wine and had his martial arts crippled on the day of his triumphant return. He was thrown into a death row cell. An imperial decree ordering him to marry for peace took him from the executioner's block to the wedding bed of the Northern Di crown prince. Tuoba Yuan, heir to the Northern Di throne, offered ten cities as the bride price to m 8.3kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    It's sour at first, then sweet, a perfect balance of sour and sweet.

40. 390 太 The Crown Prince Says He's Straight, but He Kissed Him Senseless 太子爷说他是直的，却把人亲懵了 Wu Shui Bai巫水白Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Younger wolf cub × older crime lord|Two powerful leads who both take the lead|No fixed top or bottom] [Both are each other’s first love, happy ending|Sweet angst and tension|Not a mindless wish-fulfillment story|No helpless damsel] [Audiobook now available] What happens when the heir to a top-tier wealthy family spends all day proclaiming he’s straight, then brings his boyfriend home? His sister exclaimed in shock, “Third Brother, you’re dating a guy?!” Nangong Ze said with a straight face, “I’ 32.9kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    Good-looking, love to watch, watch more

41. 391 哥 I'll Make You Straight, Bro 哥一定把你掰直 State-Run Chrysanthemum House国营菊下楼Two Male Leads307k WordsCompleted Not a story where both leads are sexually inexperienced. After realizing he was a minor character in a BL novel, he takes the male lead home, only to discover that he has stolen the male lead’s original storyline. I can’t let you go down the wrong path. I’ll definitely set you straight! Wait, why are they both looking at me more and more strangely... The male lead’s older brother isn’t a character in the book. He thinks he awakened as a character in the story, but in reality, he was forced to tr 106Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Sweet and sour

42. 392 意 An Unexpected Possession 意外占有 The Taoist Nun Can't Say道姑不可说Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out. Why not give it a look?] [Two Male Leads + Equally Matched + Younger Man + Devoted to Each Other + Happy Ending] The emperor and his former minister are bitter enemies. To get rid of the old minister, Yan Dengqi set a trap in the form of a chess game. But something unexpected happened as they played. He ended up sleeping with the son his old enemy cherished most. He wanted to pretend the whole thing had never happened, but the young man pursued him re 1.1kReads8.6Score102Shelves
43. 393 丞 The Prime Minister Is Beautiful, and the Mad Crown Prince Turns to Force When Sweet Talk Fails 丞相貌美，疯太子诱哄不成变强制 Zhang Bàbà张霸霸Two Male Leads686k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Coercive Love + Taking by Force + Alluring Schemer + Tense Push and Pull + Both Pure + Redemption] [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] A truly unhinged, beastly Crown Prince gong X a seemingly gentle but secretly ruthless Chancellor shou The most skilled hunters often appear as prey. Pei Yu thought he was the hunter. He never imagined he was the one who had been chosen as prey. After an assassination attempt, Xie Wanzhou saved the badly wounded Pei Yu. From th 395Reads8.8Score100Shelves
44. 394 科 A Frail Man's Wife in the Imperial Exams Needs to Be Cherished 科举之病弱男妻需娇养 Love Wheel Cakes爱吃车轮饼Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Male Lead Pursues + Sweet Romance + Imperial Exams] Dot­ing, fatherly pursuer × sweet, delicate, sickly love interest Ye Qi was reborn in the body of a fake scholar who had nothing but four bare walls and a mountain of debt. As soon as he woke up, he was forced to marry a man and kicked out of his home. His male spouse was frail and frequently ill, making him exhausting and expensive to care for. Over time, Ye Qi realized that his male spouse was actually quite pretty: a small face, bright, 65.7kReads9.3Score11.3kShelves

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    [I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry][I'm about to cry]

45. 395 病 The Frail Beauty Pants After Three Steps, and Her Childhood Friend Carries Her Home 病美人三步一喘！竹马摇尾抱回家 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends growing up together + brotherly affection turns into something more + wooing a big puppy] [Cool, aloof, long-haired beauty with a sickly constitution who knows how to reel them in × silver-haired, handsome, wolfish athlete who turns into a loyal puppy; genius painter × archer; sweet romance, one-on-one!] Yun Wulian had been sickly since childhood. He was out of breath after three steps and coughing after five, and would suddenly faint or come down with a fever 33.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
46. 396 以 Use Evil to Fight Evil, Poison to Counter Poison 以恶制恶，以毒攻毒 Rice-Wine Walnuts酒酿核桃Two Male Leads831k WordsCompleted [Two male leads · younger man · taming a dog · bittersweet · redemption · forced love · second-chance romance · regret and pursuit] A story about a provocateur being tamed, an unconventional redemption romance that begins with revenge and ends with love. Xiao Mu is a wild, flamboyant, rebellious playboy and rich second-generation heir. Yan Che is a poker-faced, aloof top student, a cold-blooded creature incapable of feelings and afflicted with emotional detachment. They have disliked each other 987Reads8.9Score106Shelves

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    The first book was about training dogs, a bittersweet story; the second was about pursuing a husband, sweet at first, then angsty; the third was about turning a straight man gay, a bittersweet story full of tug-of-war.

47. 397 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 57.3kReads9.5Score7.4kShelves
48. 398 完 Oh No! The Pretty Boy I Kept Is the Young Master of Beijing's Elite 完蛋！我养的小白脸是京圈太子爷 Little Crayon Nian蜡笔小年Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Tomato Short Drama: My Toyboy Is the Powerful Young Master of the Capital On her wedding night, her husband eloped abroad with his mistress. Did Jiang Ciyou cry? No! She turned around and kept an impossibly handsome toyboy. Why not? They could all have a good time together! The toyboy had broad shoulders, a slim waist, and was clingy. He could be both wolfish and sweet, and loved to act cute. After three carefree years, Jiang Ciyou handed him an enormous check. “Darling, my husband is back. Let’ 29.7kReads9.0Score5.9kShelves
49. 399 职 Professional Assassin: The Top E's Exclusive A 职业杀手：顶级E的专属A K Xiao MoK小陌Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + EA + professional assassins + mortal enemies + love and hate + intense push and pull + equally strong leads + happy ending] This is an EABO world. Qin You is an S-rank alpha and a professional assassin. Lu Jingyan is a top-tier Enigma and a professional assassin. They work for two opposing organizations. During one mission, both organizations sent them to steal a list of undercover agents hidden inside the same exhibit at an auction. Neither would back down in their clash of eq 791Reads8.9Score122Shelves
50. 400 破 The Broken Beauty Ran Off While Pregnant 破碎美人带球跑了 If I Grow Old若白发苍苍Two Male Leads461k WordsCompleted [Marriage of convenience + married first, love later + both pure + pregnancy and flight] Lin Po needs a partner in name only. Bai Shiyun needs money to save his father. A contract, one year of marriage, and five million in compensation. "Don't fall in love with me. This is just a transaction," Lin Po warned coldly. "Don't worry, Mr. Lin. I'm not interested in you," Bai Shiyun replied calmly. But little by little, this pretense seemed to be turning into reality. Then, on the day the contract 7.3kReads8.6Score644Shelves

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    I recommend this book.

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