Any Books With a Dark, Brooding Male Ghost as the Hero!!! 有没有男主是阴暗男鬼的书！！！

1. 1 公 The Perfect Man's Physique 公狗腰 Yuran芋然Modern Romance290k WordsCompleted A money-minded livestream sales host vs. a real young master who plays the pig to eat the tiger while pretending to be poor - Xia Zhi opened an online store selling sexy lingerie for couples. To sell it better, she decided to hire a handsome guy and perform a couple's act during her livestreams. After failing to hire more than a dozen men, she ran into her high school classmate Xu Yiye at a coffee shop. Once the celebrated campus heartthrob, he had now fallen on hard times and become a barista. 24.9kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves

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   This is truly different! The male lead's dark and scheming nature is so captivating... They were in the same class in school, and the male lead had a crush on the female lead back then. Later, they met at work, and the female lead invited him to act in a live stream selling QQ products. As they acted, their relationship gradually became real. The male lead fabricated a "skin hunger syndrome," which was actually a milk allergy. Hehe, this cunning boy ultimately won the heart of his beauty.

2. 2 怨 Bound by a Madman's Grudge 怨骨疯缠 Peerless Scallion a绝世一根葱aTwo Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Publication rights have been signed. Originally titled Grudgebound Bones [Double madness + a truly ghostly male lead + twisted love + forced confinement romance + lovers bound by pure hatred + happy ending] “We're better off hating each other. Never tell me you love me, or I'll kill you.” The two had been inseparable friends at the orphanage, once linking pinkies and promising never to part for the rest of their lives. Then one year, a wealthy couple came to adopt a child. They took a liking to 171.7kReads9.6Score38.4kShelves

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   The male protagonist of this book is a real male ghost, and the two villains are entangled with each other.

3. 3 夫 So What If My Husband Is a Eunuch? 夫君是太监又怎么了？ The World Knows Nothing of Time人间不识岁月Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted (Completed novel + sweet romance + no melodrama + pure historical setting) Amei, born into poverty, is sold to a eunuch as his wife. To her surprise, her husband, though physically disabled, is ambitious and spends every day working himself to the bone to build a career. As his fortunes rise, Amei moves from a tiny house to a big one, and from a young bride to the lady of the household. She couldn’t be happier. 26.1kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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   Unexpectedly, the male lead is a eunuch, while the female lead is an ordinary person. Their interactions are very interesting 👀. The male lead's identity also gives him a dark and cunning feel, while the female lead is just an ordinary person—one is tightly closed off, the other is afraid and hesitant.

4. 4 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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   Tomato Ghost Man reigns supreme; who doesn't know Beiming Ghost?

5. 5 救 Help! The Yandere Ghost Wants to Drag Me to Hell Every Day 救命！病娇男鬼每天想拉我下地狱 Min Lin闵林Mystery231k WordsCompleted [Possessive, gloomy male ghost + actual male ghost + semi-coercive romance + genuine madman + mutual salvation + 1v1, both sexually inexperienced + happy ending + horror elements] [The male lead isn't quite right in the head, and the way he treats the female lead early on isn't quite right either. The female lead isn't perfect, either, so please don't read if that bothers you.] Mu Qijing was only taking a bus. She never expected to be forced to stop outside a sanatorium because of rainy, foggy w 2.2kReads9.0Score280Shelves

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   First, let me praise the author. In my personal opinion, it is written very delicately. For example, the inner thoughts, changes, and struggles of the male and female protagonists in the early stages of the plot. "", This background is quite original (having seen countless male ghosts). (He's actually eating a real male ghost 😋😋) Some readers in the comments section had questions in the early stages, The author replied with several paragraphs in response. So sincere 🥰. Secondly, there's the protagonist of this book. The male lead was very extreme at the beginning, killing many people and wanting to kill the "dishonest" female lead with his own hands (but in the end he didn't kill her, kid, don't love her too much). Later, we learn that he was actually a very pitiful person, witnessing his mother being killed by his father and being killed by his father himself. So he never understood the true meaning of liking someone. Perhaps liking someone is more like hating someone? Later, he left the sanatorium with the female lead. During their time together, he gradually learned to like and even love, and they even got a kitten. At the end, he said, "I don't know what's above love, so I just express that I love you very, very, very much." When the female lead first learned that the male lead had committed murder, she was probably more afraid and wanted to leave. Later, she remembered what happened in the sanatorium when she was a child, and she also felt guilty towards the male lead. The person the male lead killed was someone who had bullied her in the past. Overall, the relationship is roughly that the male protagonist's pure hatred is mixed with love, while the female protagonist tries to please him while feeling guilty and afraid. In the end, the two redeem and forgive each other, living a warm and loving life with their cat. I didn't experience any particularly strong emotional ups and downs after reading it (like the kind of crazy, tearful-laughing-crying type), but upon reflection, I still think it's very well written, and I don't think there are any particularly angsty parts.

6. 6 和 After Breaking Up with a Creep, I Forgot to Turn Off the Shared Payment App 和变态分手后，忘记关亲密付了 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted (Short drama now available) (Signed for publication, awaiting release) [Sensitive catlike, sweet-faced but secretly ruthless girl × gloomy, obsessive, pathological male lead] [Mutual identity reveals | Sweet romance, both devoted to each other | Pathological love | Flirtatious push and pull] After hearing the transmigrator and the System’s inner thoughts, Yang Ci Ci learns that she is living in a novel and that her boyfriend, Pei Yanchuan, is the male lead. As for her, she’s just cannon fodder. 131.1kReads8.8Score19.7kShelves

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   Wow, it's so beautiful!

7. 7 阴 Forced Marriage to a Ghost: This Handsome Specter Is So Clingy 阴婚强娶：这只帅鬼好黏人 Not a Single Dream in the Nine Heavens九天无一梦Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Two male leads: domineering, possessive ghost seme x pretty, delicate human uke] Cheng Tu is a college student who graduated not long ago. After having a dream, he decides to visit his hometown, only to be tied up by the villagers and forced into a ghost marriage, sacrificed to a terrifying ghost of unknown origin. He finally manages to escape back to the city, but is horrified to discover that the ghost has followed him... The main couple is a domineering, clingy ghost seme x a well-behaved, 2.2kReads9.1Score328Shelves

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   Strong Strong Strong

8. 8 我 There’s No Way All My Kids Are Infinite-Game Bosses 我的崽不可能都是无限流BOSS Sang Yuan桑沅Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Sweet and Adorable Favorite + One-on-One with Multiple Fragments + Pretending to Be Harmless While Hiding One’s Claws] Wen Zhining spent his life doing good deeds and even played his character-raising games with diligence. But unfortunately, he was chosen and dragged into an infinite-loop horror world. To stay alive, he sensibly hid behind the big shots, cheering them on and showering them with compliments. Who could have guessed that in the game... An evil doctor, whose intel 5.1kReads9.2Score818Shelves

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   The male lead has a melancholic, ghostly aura about him 😏 After all, he thought his wife didn't want him anymore.

9. 9 即 Even as a Ghost, I'll Haunt My Wife 即使变成鬼，我也要缠着老婆 All Four Are Empty四大且皆空Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted Xu Luoran cheated on Pei Nian. Furious, Pei Nian chose to kill himself. But once he was truly dead, he regretted it. So what? Even as a ghost, he wouldn’t let Xu Luoran go. One-on-one romance, sexually inexperienced leads. “I just came to see you.” “I’m dead. Are you happy?” Xu Luoran clutches the blanket. “No, I’m not...” “Not?” Pei Nian bends toward her, slowly drawing closer. Pei Nian suddenly smiles. Xu Luoran watches the corners of his mouth stretch wider and wider, all the way to his ears. 4.3kReads8.1Score334Shelves

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   This one has to be it! The male lead is a dark, ghostly figure who is incredibly devoted to the female lead, and both are virgins!!!

10. 10 杀 After Killing the Dark, Yandere Man, I Got Haunted by a Ghost! 杀死阴暗病娇男后，被鬼缠上了！ Moon Seen at Full Moon月圆时见月Mystery316k WordsOngoing [Evil through and through, fake accomplices, a sinister long-haired male ghost, dark and deranged] A collection of wicked heroines: several short stories about women haunted by ghosts. The relationships are simple, the plots aren't brain-racking, and there's a touch of horror. She killed him, but that only made it easier for him to haunt her. In the bathroom, on the bed, in the living room, everywhere lay water dripping from that ghost, leaving wet marks behind. Amnesia? Seriously? He doesn't re 114Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    I've found these past few days' reads to be quite good; I've read them all myself. But if you want to know more details, you can check out the synopsis. It's really good! 🥰

11. 11 离 After the Divorce, My Husband Turned into a Creepy Ghost 离婚后，老公秒变阴湿鬼 Kathy Cat凯西猫Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted Song Rou thought she was the exception, the one he cherished most, and wondered what she had done to deserve such happiness. Her marriage to Lin Qingzhou was unexpectedly blissful. In the second year of their marriage, Song Rou gradually began to feel that something had gone wrong. Their train had jumped the tracks, and four years of love had turned to bubbles with astonishing ease. They hadn’t even needed to burst; the bubbles had simply floated away. Song Rou asked for a divorce. The media 5.7kReads8.8Score270Shelves
12. 12 阴 The Brooding Villain Reads My Mind, Kisses Me, and Makes Me Faint 阴鸷反派读我心给我亲，把我撩晕 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance563k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Mind Reading + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Obsessive Love] After dying, Jiang Xi transmigrated into an old-fashioned, melodramatic CEO romance novel, becoming the loveless wife forced into marriage with Mo Shiyu, the gloomy villain. In the novel, she was portrayed as an aloof, elegant, and gracious young madam from a wealthy family. Every day, she did her best to keep up the act, just waiting for Mo Shiyu to ask for a divorce so she could walk away with a huge se 6.3kReads8.8Score650Shelves
13. 13 震 Shocking! My Boyfriend Is the Boss of a Horror Dungeon 震惊！男友竟是恐怖副本BOSS Tuoba Dumpling拓跋饺子Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Two powerful leads + Horror-game instances + Lighthearted and funny + Boyfriend is the BOSS + Devoted husband + Both are virgins] On her birthday, Shen Jiahe’s boyfriend told her that the number of players entering horror-game instances had surged, and as the instance’s big BOSS, he had to work overtime and couldn’t come home. Shen Jiahe laughed in anger. He could have just said he was cheating on her! Instead, he came up with such a ridiculous excuse! She dumped the scumbag that 51.3kReads9.2Score5.9kShelves

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    It perfectly matches the title 🥰, the male lead is a gloomy big boss, it's super, super, super good 😆

14. 14 邪 Evil Spirits 邪祟 Romantic Mountain浪漫山Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Not a mutually exclusive pairing. Read at your own risk.] Li Jiaojiao transmigrated into a book, but her mission wasn’t to win over the male lead or his love interests. Instead, she had to straighten out the twisted worldview and gloomy personality of a male supporting character. Looking at the man who had been sliced up by sword energy and was barely alive, then at Duan Qinglian, whose eyes sparkled with excitement even as he smiled warmly, Li Jiaojiao asked the System, Is he going to enjoy ki 6.2kReads9.2Score663Shelves

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    Duan Qinglian came out and took a few steps.

15. 15 什EN What? The Pretty Cannon Fodder Is Coveted by a Psycho 什么？漂亮炮灰他被疯批觊觎了 Lone Boat Borrows the Moon孤舟赊月Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [Two male leads | Entertainment industry | Extreme push and pull | Mind-reading | Sweet romance] A naturally flirtatious, spoiled little cannon-fodder x a seemingly proper, actually unhinged and scheming big shot Nan Qing transmigrates into a book as a vicious cannon-fodder fake young master. He can only survive by completing his mission. To stay alive, he spends years humiliating the down-and-out villainous big shot throwing his underwear in the man’s face, stepping on his shoulder after a bath 7.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    A sweet romance novel set in the entertainment industry with two male leads! The suspense is absolutely amazing, ladies! I've found a fantastic novel featuring two male leads in the entertainment industry: "The Little Drama Queen Everyone Hates, the Villain Takes Her Away and Makes Her Cry!" After failing a mission, Nan Qing is tricked into going home by the villainous boss Huo Yuzhou. The boss's inner monologues are incredibly straightforward; outwardly calm, he's overflowing with possessiveness towards Nan Qing, saying things like "Slim waist, white legs, no wonder she's my wife," and even showing his "fierce" side towards his suitors—the contrast is incredibly endearing. The character design is super captivating. The suspenseful, manipulative cannon fodder Nan Qing transmigrates into the body of the villainous fake young master in the book. To survive, she once ruthlessly humiliated the villainous boss Huo Yuzhou. After her fake identity is exposed, the style changes drastically. The spoiled Nan Qing sits on the boss's lap and boldly asks questions, expecting retaliation, but the plot takes an unexpected turn. With its mind-reading mechanic and extreme suspense, it's sweet and addictive. Don't miss it if you like sweet romance novels with two male leads!

16. 16 病 The Sickly Prey: A Vampire's Forbidden Captive and His Hunter 病态猎物：血族禁脔与他的狩猎者 Little Chai Against the Blues破郁小柴Two Male Leads139k WordsOngoing [Dual male leads / devoted to each other / both powerful / younger gong / scheming gong / stoic shou / forced love / mutual hunters / both are a little unhinged] * The deadliest way for prey to lure a hunter is to make him believe he’s the one who’s winning. * Yan Ming has lived for hundreds of years, and the first time he falls in love, a mortal boy takes him captive as a kept lover. The boy pins him against a wall, nuzzles his neck like a dog, and clings to him as he coos, “Big brother, take m 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend! You absolutely must watch this!

17. 17 糟 Oh No! A Gorgeous Male Ghost Is Forcing His Love on Me 糟糕！被绝色男鬼强制爱了 Er Qiuqiu二球球Two Male Leads220k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + a little confinement + faking death to escape + taming a dog] Timid, sentimental, spoiled uke × long-haired, possessive ghost seme What should you do when you can’t win over the one you love? Of course, force him to love you. But Ji Hanyu died before he could do that. He couldn’t accept it. How could he die without ever having He Qiu? How could he? Driven by this deep, consuming obsession, he became a ghost and succeeded in getting the one he loved. - He Qiu pretends to obey wh 149Reads8.2Score—Shelves
18. 18 鬼 The Ghost King Is Too Wild, and the Beauty of the Mystical Arts Can't Take It 鬼王大佬过分野，玄门美人遭不住 Pockets Full of Money钱兜装满Two Male Leads180k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally matched + supernatural + mild forced love + satisfying read] [Scheming, violent CEO, King of All Ghosts gong & gorgeous, puppy-like shou with extraordinary combat skills] Ye Yan is being hounded by the mighty Ghost King. To make matters worse, his master predicts that the two of them share a strange fate. Ye Yan refuses to believe it. So he runs, the Ghost King chases, and Ye Yan’s whip goes flying everywhere! At last, Ye Yan gives in. Hua Qingcheng grits his teeth. “Th 631Reads8.8Score102Shelves
19. 19 我 My Husband Is the Ghost King 我的老公是鬼王大人 Two Adorable Cats两只可爱的猫Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted A super-powerful ghost gong who dotes on his spouse × a moderately powerful exorcist shou Chen Nian seems like an ordinary college student, but he has a secret none of his classmates or friends know: he has a husband from a ghost marriage, and he inherited a shop from his grandfather that deals with all kinds of strange cases. He has never actually met his husband, but he has worshipped him since childhood, burning incense on every holiday. His grandfather said that when the time was right, his 6.2kReads9.0Score922Shelves
20. 20 天 Damn It, How Did My Husband Become a Male Ghost?! 天杀的，我老公怎么成男鬼了！ Tiger Cub Chewing Corn啃玉米的虎宝Two Male Leads173k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + sweet romance + devoted to each other + love at first sight + ghost seme] [Unhinged, gloomy, lovesick seme x resilient, sunny, cheerful uke] [Couple: Zhou Yingxun x Chen Yuan] Even dead, my husband still clings to me. And I love every minute of it. 5.4kReads9.3Score736Shelves
21. 21 够 Enough, I Don't Want to Fall in Love With Ghosts 够了，不想和鬼谈恋爱 Chen Xiaoji陈小记Two Male Leads335k WordsOngoing [Dual male leads + devoted to each other + yin-yang eyes + mild supernatural elements] Chi Yubai has the worst luck. Born with yin-yang eyes, he accidentally stumbles upon two ghosts fighting, and one of the injured ghosts sets its sights on him. If it were an ordinary ghost, he could just wait for it to be reincarnated and stop haunting him. But this ghost is no ordinary spirit. He’s the Ghost King’s son. Chi Yubai: I don’t like men, and I especially don’t like ghosts. Yan Mochu: But I like 1Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 长 The Long-Haired Beauty Can Read Fate, Even the Ghost King Knows to Step Aside 长发美人会掐算，鬼王也要靠边站 Qian Duoduo Yi An钱多多衣安Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Two Strong Leads + Ghost Hunting + Mad, Devoted Ghost King Gong + Long-Haired Queen of the Mystic Arts Shou + Fortune-Telling Livestreams + Mindless Sweet Romance] Watch the long-haired beauty train her husband: queen shou x devoted puppy gong Zhuo Bu'er, a carefree and versatile beauty from the cultivation world, finds himself transported to the modern era. Ruthless and unhinged, Master Wen Qi is determined to keep Zhuo Bu'er as a beautiful little bird. Instead, Zhuo Bu'er get 352Reads8.8Score107Shelves
23. 23 死 After I Die, the Ghost Emperor Keeps a Hungry Eye on Me 死后鬼帝对我虎视眈眈 Not Stinky非臭Two Male Leads226k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + supernatural + sweet romance + gradual power-ups, scheming, theatrical Ghost Emperor seme × righteous ghost officer uke] Yu Ye died. After his death, the King of Hell actually invited him to become a ghost officer! Come on, he was terrified of ghosts! What? He could earn money catching ghosts?! Forget I said that first part. From then on, he held a little ghost in each hand and rose to the top, successfully going from overworked office drone to a ghostly workaholic… Wait, you 65Reads8.9Score—Shelves
24. 24 纸 Paper Effigy! Lord Ghost King, Please Spare Me 纸扎人！鬼王大人求放过 AgoddessTwo Male Leads184k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Spirits and strange phenomena + Craftsman + Happy ending] On a strange street stands a strange shop, and inside it lives an odd young man. Shi Qian, a university graduate, originally planned to inherit his grandfather’s shop and take it easy, but he never expected the underworld to be just as cutthroat. “Shi Qian, get out here, you rascal!” “What’s up, ma’am?” “The shop next street sells speakers for just a hundred, but you charged me a thousand!” “Ma’am, bank rates are up th 204Reads8.2Score—Shelves
25. 25 出 I Took Out the Trash and Got Tangled Up with a Ghostly CEO 出门丢个垃圾，被厉鬼总裁缠上了 Dora c Dream哆啦c梦Two Male Leads210k WordsCompleted [Main couple: Seductive, scheming, domineering CEO x sunny, gentle goofball] [Side couple: Devoted, doting, fiercely protective loyalist x haughty, prickly schemer] Su Anran rarely goes out after coming home from work. His mother used to warn him to avoid going out after dark whenever possible. But this time, he only went out to throw away the trash. The moment he turned around, he felt a chill at his neck as a pair of unnaturally cold hands closed around it. He thought he was being mugged. Su A 12Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 晕 Yikes! After a Sinister Ghost Set Its Sights on Me, I Was Forced into Love 晕！被阴湿鬼盯上后我被强制爱了 Chun Cao Bu Chi Xiao Yu椿草不吃小鱼Two Male Leads244k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + abnormal romance + creepy, ghostly seme] Two-faced, manipulative, gloomy seme × short-tempered, straight uke Content warning: mildly frightening; lots of romance. All the instances are written to advance the main couple’s relationship. Jiang Ye transmigrated into a book… He became Jiang Jiu, a pitiful third male lead who was a lovesick puppy and would eventually be skinned alive by the male lead seme, Yu Xin. It was supposed to be a transmigration into a book, but the moment th 300Reads6.4Score—Shelves
27. 27 被 The Brooding Evil Spirit Male Lead Dotes on Me 被阴郁邪祟男主宠爱了 Give Me a Slice of Melon来块甜瓜Two Male Leads146k WordsOngoing Dual male leads + redemption + transmigrating into a book + supernatural + devoted to each other Gentle, steadfast sunshine bottom ✘ gloomy, lovesick evil god top [Qiao Anian thought he had tamed a selfless saint, never realizing he had long since become an offering to an evil god.] After a car accident, Qiao Anian is chosen by the System to transmigrate into a book. His mission is simple: Save Jiang Yingxuan, the saintly male lead who still has compassion in his heart despite being betrayed b 17Reads7.7Score—Shelves
28. 28 什 What? My Frail, Handsome Ghost Servant Is the Ghost King of the Underworld 什么？我的柔弱帅鬼仆是地府鬼王 Yu Xin聿芯Two Male Leads103k WordsCompleted [Male/Male + Mutual First Times + Two Strong Leads + Bottom-Lead POV + Silly Comedy + Sweet Romance] Xia Dong is a ghost hunter fresh out of a backwater sect. He quickly wins the public's affection with his low prices and impressive efficiency: wherever he goes, ghosts are dealt with. Before long, he has made a name for himself in City A. Because of his line of work and his good looks, all the romantic attention he attracts comes from ghosts. But Xia Dong has no interest in dating a ghost. That 8Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 已 The Departed 已亡人 Song Song's Tea淞淞的茶Two Male Leads561k WordsCompleted [Supernatural, ghosts, and the jianghu underworld] After being kicked out of his home, Wen Yinhan uses his meager savings to buy himself a house. It may be haunted, but the price is irresistible. He grits his teeth and goes for it! He never expected that living there would bring so many problems. And even less did he expect to have caught the attention of some extraordinary being... A sunny boy in life, possessive and obsessive after death × a cold, pessimistic man who's just as cold inside P.S 1.6kReads9.3Score292Shelves
30. 30 离 What the Heck! The Vengeful Ghost at My Door Is My Husband? 离谱！找上门的厉鬼竟是我老公？ Xiao Bai萧柏Two Male Leads180k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + supernatural + ghost top and human bottom + past-life romance + twins + a touch of everyone-loves-him + happy ending] Chu Mo: Cheerful, optimistic, ordinary college student at first, then a mildly unhinged master of over-the-top acting Gu Chen: Fell in love with his darling at first sight. The moment his darling was gone, he turned into a blubbering mess! Gu Cheng: A complete lunatic, devoted to the bitter end, and the one responsible for separating the two men above Ordinary 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 可 The Adorable Ghost Clings to Her Husband to Stay Alive 可爱鬼靠抱着老公续命 Delusive Bridge妄桥Two Male Leads109k WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued, arrogant motorcyclist top × clingy, goofy half-human, half-ghost bottom] [Setting: Same-sex marriage is legal, and men can marry at eighteen] [Don’t sweat the details. This novel doesn’t stand up to scrutiny] Wen Qi was different from everyone else from the moment he was born. With a special constitution, he was half human and half ghost, and could only stay alive thanks to a soul-locking bead necklace made by a shaman. But Zhou Ningyi accidentally broke the beads! And now he’s W 13Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 拿 How to Keep Your Evil Ghost Husband in Line 拿捏恶鬼老公的技巧 Leisurely Lantern Boater游灯划水Two Male Leads215k WordsCompleted Lu Wushe, eldest son of Yunjiang City’s wealthiest family, the Lu family, dies a gruesome death. Soon after, every member of the Lu family dies overnight! Li Wei, tricked by his relatives into entering a ghost marriage with Lu Wushe, trembles with fear! Li Wei shakily raises his slender arm and declares, “Knowledge is power!” And so Li Wei embarks on a path of cultivation filled with the fantastical, the terrifying, and the horrifying. His path is full of hardships. This handsome young man f 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 疯 The Mad Ghost King's Most Cherished One 疯批鬼王心尖宠 Not Stinky非臭Two Male Leads561k WordsCompleted [Unhinged, double-standard gong vs. cold on the outside, warm-hearted shou; nonhuman; mutual secret crush; devoted to each other; one-on-one, both chaste, each other’s first love] Five years later, Bei An returned to Li’an City with an old, long-forgotten train ticket. On his first night back in his hometown, a tall man stood by his bed. The man not only got handsy with him, but also called him “good” as if teasing a cat... Bei An assumed some perverted lecher had snuck into his room and didn’t 54Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 大 A Big Shot? He's Just a CEO Who's Afraid of Ghosts! 大佬？是胆小怕鬼的霸总一枚呀！ SanuraTwo Male Leads465k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, secret identity + sweet romance + mild supernatural elements] Xu Zhu is a mortician with depression and social anxiety who can hear the dead. He thought that one day, after getting his revenge, he would tidy up his own appearance and quietly go to sleep forever. But life is full of surprises. He looks over at Sui Qin, who’s lying on the sofa eating potato chips. The 194-centimeter-tall man is afraid of the dark, ghosts, and heights, and has to be held while he sleeps every nigh 23Reads8.5Score—Shelves
35. 35 哦 Oh No! He Crawled Out of Hell! 哦漏！他从地狱爬出来了！ Half-Baked半才吊子Two Male Leads511k WordsCompleted From the day he was old enough to understand, Chen Yili finally accepted the fact that every ghost in existence was out to kill him. Still, whenever he thought about it for the rest of his life, he couldn’t help wondering what he’d done in his past life to offend people so badly that they wouldn’t even let him off after they died. Always on his guard against ghosts, he couldn’t help thinking that the smiling, graceful, gentle-as-jade ghost in front of him was a sanctimonious hypocrite! A sanctim 2Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 鬼 Her Majesty, the Ghost Queen 鬼后大人 Shu Yaonie殊妖孽Two Male Leads118k WordsCompleted (Good Night, Miss Xiao) (Sweet Romance + Two Powerful Leads + Two Male Leads + Plot-Focused) Sequel (The Emperor Dotes on and Teases His Charming Husband) (The protagonist's surname is Yu) I always thought I was engaged to a woman. Who could have guessed my betrothed would turn out to be an older man... 12Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 在 The Romance I Found in Horror Games Is Full of Surprises 在恐怖游戏里谈的恋爱千奇百怪 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yao became a vicious supporting character in numerous horror worlds, possessing nothing but beauty and a love of money. After the System tossed her the words "win them over," it lost contact because of a bad signal. She had read so many novels and knew the tropes well. Wasn't she supposed to win over men who had suffered tragic fates? The first time she saw someone, she could sense a dark red glow around him. She guessed that he must be her target, so... At a haunted boarding school, she fou 74.5kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves

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    The male protagonist is a villainous boss in various worlds.

38. 38 男 My Boyfriend Is Insecure and Cries Easily. How Could He Be the Villain? 男友自卑又爱哭，怎么可能是反派 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted and equally powerful couple + mildly scary infinite worlds + indulgent wish fulfillment] [They seem perfectly normal on the outside, but both are crazy inside. The heroine trains her man like a dog, while the hero is insecure and pitiful.] Yu Li and her boyfriend had known each other for four years and been together for three. They were deeply in love. Her boyfriend was gentle and considerate. Aside from being a little clingy and insecure sometimes, and always wanting her to watch horro 30.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.1kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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    The male lead is a madman who criticizes the tyrant and refuses to be redeemed. He's obsessed with ascending to immortality and kills indiscriminately, while the female lead can only barely survive.

40. 40 八 The 1980s: What If the First Wife Who Died Young Isn't Reborn? 八零，早死原配没重生怎么办？ Leaping Into Mountains and Seas跃入山海Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted Original title: The 1980s: A Cool Military Doctor Spoils His Ugly Country Wife [Period setting + making money + the native-born, doomed original wife crushes the reborn heroine] Jiang Kuihua is a plain country girl through and through. Zhan Zhengqing is a promising chief neurosurgeon from a good family. The two marry by chance, but everyone says an ugly, uneducated woman like her isn’t good enough for Zhan Zhengqing, and that divorce is only a matter of time. Jiang Kuihua doesn’t think about it 212Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The male lead appears gentle and refined but is actually a gloomy, male ghost; the female lead was initially a small, black-toothed, steel-toothed sun.

41. 41 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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    I haven't read many supernatural or eerie books, but I believe this one consistently ranks in the top three on the male-oriented reading list, and with nearly a million words, it should keep many readers occupied for a long time. Its reputation is also quite solid. While it's not particularly dark, it's more of a repetitive, rebirth-based story with strong logical connections.

42. 42 变 The Deranged Hacker and His Sweet Little Husband 变态黑客和他的小娇夫 Nine Heavens h九天hTwo Male Leads229k WordsCompleted [Two male leads: aloof silver-haired hacker top x lively, cheerful, quick-witted beauty bottom] Li Yimiao notices someone following him. It seems his every word and action are being monitored, and mysterious red marks keep appearing on his body. Just as he wonders if he’s imagining things, a few text messages shatter his peaceful life. He browses some products and decides they’re too expensive to buy. The next day, a package arrives at his door. He’s about to throw away the mysterious delivery w 4.8kReads9.3Score762Shelves

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    They're all pretty good, you can give them a try. They're all a bit forced love, but you can try them if you don't mind.

43. 43 病 Sickly Obsession 病态诱捕 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book + proceed with caution: possessive, unstable love interest. Manga adaptation and publication rights have been signed; the print edition is now available. Other people who transmigrate into a book get a golden finger, a powerful System, and a huge protagonist halo. Li Dezhuang transmigrates into a book as a minor character: a disposable side character who’s good for nothing but his looks, with a ridiculously old-fashioned name to boot. To survive, Li Dezhuang resolves t 26.3kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
44. 44 惊 The Astonishing Dragon Proud Hero Did That with the Villain 惊龙傲天竟和反派做了那种事 Gentle Breeze, Pale Leaves浅风淡叶Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Brooding Long Aotian Insists on Fawning Over the Villain (The rating is new and low) [Cultivation, 1v1, two male leads, reborn, love and hate each other (not really), the gong’s long road to winning back his wife] A devoted, gloomy, secretly obsessive Long Aotian gong, radiant on the outside and domestic within, vs. a cheerful, handsome shou on the outside, but secretly gloomy, tsundere, and a shut-in loser (this particular one-sided hatred is so satisfying!!!) Animal types: e 1.4kReads8.8Score178Shelves

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    The male lead is gloomy. On the surface, he's virtuous and kind, but in reality, he's a perverted, lewd, and arrogant villain who works incredibly hard to please others. He appears cheerful and handsome, but is actually a dark and arrogant villain, which is very captivating.

45. 45 国 A State Banquet! After Sharing a Sense Link with the Ghost King, I Take Both Worlds by Storm! 国宴！和鬼王共感后我火爆两界！ Feiya绯娅Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + paranormal variety show + ghost hunting + everyone’s favorite + shared sensations (both devoted to each other, one-on-one)] Lu Yiyan transmigrates into the illegitimate son least favored by a wealthy family. A sobbing crybaby with low intelligence, he is ultimately humiliated to death. Lu Yiyan quietly packs his little bag. “Goodbye, you sickos.” Then he turns around and joins a paranormal variety show, shouting a catchy slogan: “Fortune-telling and ghost-catching! Sweeter tha 10.2kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    These two books are super good! The first one features a domineering gong (dominant seme) named Ling You and a weak shou (submissive uke) named Cheng Tu. The second one features a powerful gong named Lu Xiaogou and a super-powerful ghost king named Lu Xiaogou.

46. 46 为 To Become Stronger, I Signed Away My Freedom to an Evil Ghost 为了变强，我与恶鬼签订了卖身契 Jie Zibin芥子彬Two Male Leads285k WordsOngoing [A Real Ghost Appears + Coercion + Confinement Warning + Both Pure + Bottom-Centric + Third-Person Narration] Mad, beautiful ghost top x clueless-at-first, beautiful-and-tragic-later bottom At 24, Jiang Liu's peaceful life was violently shattered. His friend's coma, his mother's death, and his father's disappearance gradually overwhelmed him. Then, at his lowest point, an evil spirit emerged from the shadows, speaking in a beguiling voice: “Brother Liu, I can help you, but... there will be a pri 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book contains a male ghost.

47. 47 附 Additional Inheritance 附加遗产 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads470k WordsCompleted Yaya was gone. She had killed herself. Though they weren't related by blood, she had been his older sister for over ten years. Now she had vanished just like that, leaving him a sizable inheritance and... a child. He was only nineteen that year, still a child himself, yet somehow he had to look after a teenager. The kid wasn't difficult to care for. The moodiness and rebelliousness of adolescence were nowhere to be seen. He was brilliant, far more mature and levelheaded than his age suggested, a 56.5kReads9.5Score16.7kShelves
48. 48 人 Human, Ghost, or God? Where Do I Go from Here? 人鬼神？我该何去何从 Dusty Mirage尘埃幻影Eastern Fantasy160k WordsCompleted [The Male Lead Has a Dark Side] [Dark Tone] [Not a Mindless Power Fantasy] Ghosts and monsters run rampant, evil spirits wreak havoc, and they devour humanity without restraint. The gods worshipped by the people are no more benevolent. In secret, they feed on human faith and souls. In this desperate world, some humans become a glimmer of hope, but far more do not unite. Instead, they slaughter one another, stopping at nothing for power and profit. The protagonist watches the world with cold indi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two of them are currently being serialized, and the other two have already been completed.

49. 49 男 The Male Lead Is a Ghost 男主是只鬼 A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Mystery257k WordsCompleted [Adorable Maoshan Taoist Xiao Ke x Devoted General Ghost A Bai] [Modern Romance + Alternate Universe + Sweet Romance + 1v1 + Happy Ending + Episodic Stories + Lighthearted + Fantasy + Past Lives and Present + Eerie Yet Heartwarming] When Xiao Ke first arrives on the island, she discovers that the place is not only home to a whole houseful of ghosts, but also to a... general whose heart was cut out a thousand years ago... 119Reads9.1Score—Shelves
50. 50 疯 Crazy Male Lead, Don't Be Afraid. I'm Just a Plain Old Pervert 疯批男主别害怕，我只是单纯变态 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [A print edition has been signed for publication] [Pure-hearted yet truly deranged male lead x fake psychopath female lead who does everything to survive] [From universally hated to universally adored * brothers’ road to redemption * both are virgins] Xiang Fengyu transmigrates into a book as the short-lived fiancée of a deranged male lead. From the start, she’s in danger of being killed after spotting a bloodstained shirt under his bed. She plans to use her golden finger, her knowledge of the p 21.2kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves

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    How about this one? The female lead is quite abstract; she's from another world. She liked the male lead in the novel while she was in that other world. The whole book is very interesting. If you like this kind of story, go for it!

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