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1. 51 将 The General's Little Husband 将军家的小夫郎 Peach Tree Path桃下蹊Two Male Leads546k WordsCompleted His family once cheated him out of his life. After finally being reborn, he’s landed in another family mess?! Anyone who falls for the same trap twice is an idiot! Meng Ze won’t do it. He refuses to take the bait! But the taciturn man at the bottom of the trap grows more and more heartbreaking the longer Meng Ze looks at him. What’s he supposed to do now? 1kReads9.1Score13714d adds
2. 52 丧 The Zombie King's Roommates Are No Ordinary People 丧尸王的室友们，都不是普通人 The Canned Food Tastes Bad罐头不好吃Two Male Leads376k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Aristocratic Family + Powerful Figures + Scheming + Transmigrate into a Book + Reborn + Metaphysics + Supernatural] 1. Lu Tingyan is a Zombie King. One day, he transmigrates into a book as a hapless fool who devotes himself to the protagonist, only to end up taking a bullet for him. 2. He thought he’d landed in an ordinary face-slapping comeback story, but then the sky boomed and a zombie crystal core made its dazzling debut! To regain all his power, he has to replenish his yin 1.7kReads9.3Score29914d adds

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3. 53 我 I Help Long Aotian Ascend to Immortality with a Butterfly Effect 我靠蝴蝶翅膀助龙傲天登仙 Playful Nonsense戏言咸Two Male Leads408k WordsCompleted Devoted Couple + One-on-One Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet, No Angst. A romance between two male leads! Two male leads, two male leads, two male leads falling in love! (Important things must be said three times!) Readers who only read straight romance or male-oriented novels, beware! Su Mu saves someone and transmigrates into the grass that briefly appears in Chapter Ten of a book. To get home, he has to wait for Long Aotian to ascend to immortality. After transmigrating, he plans 1.2kReads9.1Score19714d adds
4. 54 甜EN Sweet! The Villain Flirts This Well? He Only Pinches the Male Lead's Slim Waist 甜！反派这么会撩？专掐男主细腰 Whole Wheat Bread全麦面包Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + showbiz + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + feel-good, cathartic laughs + variety shows + goofy + devoted love + villain takes the lead] Question: What do you do when you transmigrate into an old-school, melodramatic BL novel as a nobody in the entertainment industry who gets abused from episode one all the way to the finale? Jian “Former Mercenary and KPI Maniac” Li replies with a curt “Thanks, but no thanks.” “Damn it, I hate male leads who act all macho. If the story st 13.7kReads9.5Score2.1k14d adds
5. 55 掉 After My Identity Was Exposed, the Crazy Protagonist Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 掉马后，被疯批主角掐腰宠上天 Wen Daiyu文黛玉Two Male Leads311k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + two male leads + no female lead + sweet romance + a darkening, deranged, possessive love interest = ? Bai Jingchu transmigrated into the novel he wrote, taking on the roles of the protagonist’s benefactor, master, junior fellow disciple, close friend, enemy, and, most importantly, beloved… When his final role came to an end, Bai Jingchu thought he could bow out at last. But when he opened his eyes, he found himself lying in a room draped in red silk. The protagonist, d 189Reads9.3Score—14d adds
6. 56 团 The Beloved Darling's Interstellar Grandmaster Alchemist 团宠乖宝之星际顶级炼丹师 Yunzhong Jiujiu云中酒酒Two Male Leads534k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads & Powerful Families & Everyone’s Favorite & Alchemist & Interstellar & Slightly Harem-Like & Yandere Top] Mu Tang & Chu Hui Mu Tang was a pitiful nobody in the cultivation world, unnoticed by everyone. By a twist of fate, he transmigrated to the interstellar age. Once he arrived, Mu Tang realized that everything was different. At the entrance exam, the basic pills he produced astonished the world. People called him a genius because he gave everyone hope of treating the beast plag 3kReads9.1Score52814d adds
7. 57 我 I’m Straight! Male Lead, Don’t Come Any Closer! 我是直男啊，男主你别过来！ riodyvTwo Male Leads285k WordsCompleted Nan Er unexpectedly transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the devoted male second lead. The System said: [Play the devoted male second lead well, and you’ll receive a grand prize when it’s over.] Nan Er: I don’t want to... Before he could finish refusing, an unparalleled beauty passed by him. Her crisp, cool fragrance swept through his nose and into his very soul. His heart gave a heavy thump. Mom, I’m in love. The System: [All right. Since you were already dead, refusing the task will 1.2kReads9.2Score18414d adds
8. 58 快 Quick Transmigration: Host, Keep Flirting, and the Lord God's Soul Is Floating Away 快穿：宿主可劲儿撩，主神魂在飘 Yawn Monster哈欠怪Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration / dual male leads / 1v1 / sweet romance] After Jin Yi died, he became a ghost. While waiting for the King of Hell to come collect him, he got bound to Quick Transmigration System 001 and sent to small worlds to win over the Main God and gather his fragments. Once Jin Yi entered a world, he would flirt with the Main God's fragments, planning to leave for the next world as soon as their affection reached its limit. But in every world, the Main God's fragment refused to let hi 7.1kReads9.5Score99314d adds
9. 59 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 174.6kReads9.6Score38.9k14d adds

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10. 60 全 After Everyone Got a Bad Ending, the Worlds Merged 全员be后，世界融合了 Courtyard of Still Water止水之庭Two Male Leads463k WordsCompleted The Ex-Wife-Chasing Crematorium Blurb: Yan Mo, an ordinary young man, is whisked away by a conquest System and somehow becomes someone else's beloved wife. A complete novice who has never been in love, he diligently learns how to love someone. Other people rely on their acting skills to win someone over. He relies on sincerity. All his efforts and sacrifices, all his waiting and affection, earn him nothing but ruthless abandonment. At last, utterly disillusioned, Yan Mo loses his temper. He's do 3.3kReads8.1Score50114d adds
11. 61 欺 The God of Deception Never Lies 欺诈之神他永不说谎 Linear Operator线性算子Two Male Leads624k WordsOngoing [Sharp-tongued, scheming goofball bottom × older, imposing commander top] [Ensemble cast, power couple, satisfying story, mutually faithful, everyone has their wits about them, plot-driven] The leads meet relatively late. Includes mild coercion by the top toward the bottom, as well as voyeurism. Cheng Ling, an elite lawyer at a Jiangcheng law firm and a demon on the debate stage, had the misfortune of dying violently in the street. The three gods in charge of his life and death told him, “We can 55.1kReads9.5Score7.5k14d adds
12. 62 小 The Poor Little One Becomes the Darlings of the Monsters in Infinite Worlds 小可怜在无限流做鬼怪们的心尖宠 Summer Fireflies夏日暖萤Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Infinite Flow + Everyone’s Favorite + Silly and Healing + 1v1, Both Pure + Mutual Salvation] A vampire who can turn into a cat and is the strongest top x a cute, pitiful bottom with no fear meter (Not a traditional Infinite Flow story. The bottom is an ordinary human but plays an NPC. The further you read, the more lighthearted and funny it gets.) After Xu Xingyuan’s mother passed away, his father remarried in a hurry. His stepmother abused him in secret and usurped his place i 16.9kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
13. 63 勾 After Flirting with My Unhinged Junior Brother, I Somehow Became Everyone's Crush 勾搭疯批师弟后，我竟成了万人迷 A Promise Worth Its Weight in Gold一言九鼎Two Male Leads434k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one, both each other's first and only + from universally despised to universally adored] Ji Ci transmigrated into a book. He went from a pure and sunny college student to the vicious male supporting character beside the universally adored protagonist of a Green River novel. System: [Endure humiliation and survive. One day, Host will achieve greatness and reach the pinnacle of life!] Ji Ci: Got it. So whenever the protagonist was in danger, he took the blade for him. When 19.4kReads9.5Score3.3k14d adds
14. 64 美 The Beautiful Omega Lost His Memory and Clung to His Archrival, Demanding Kisses 美人O失忆后，抱着死对头要亲亲 Mung Bean Bun绿豆包Two Male Leads422k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + dating show + livestream + childhood friends + each other’s first love] [An aloof, chaste, yet deeply devoted and gentle Best Actor top who falls for a flop actor bottom, who switches freely between an arrogant little cat and a clingy puppy] Ruan Xingyao is a flop actor who pretends to be a beta despite being an omega. His sworn enemy is Pei Zhuo, a hot Best Actor in the industry. The night before, Ruan Xingyao was doing what he always did: scrolling through long posts trashin 1.9kReads9.2Score32214d adds
15. 65 咸EN The Slacker Shot to Stardom After Joining a Speed-Run Reality Show 咸鱼他上加速综艺后爆红了 Three-Second Memory三秒心忆Two Male Leads510k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + monogamous 1v1 romance, both devoted only to each other + two equally strong leads + showbiz + fast-paced variety show] Xiao Ming is a workaholic who pushes himself to the limit. While writing an academic paper with his advisor after graduating from university, he collapses from exhaustion. When he wakes up, he discovers that someone else occupied his body for a year, entered showbiz, became a rookie, and signed up for a racing variety show called Let's Step on the Gas! Having 1.2kReads9.2Score14914d adds
16. 66 开 From the Start, I Dragged a Big Shot to Get Our Marriage Certificate, Then Livestreamed Our PDA 开局就拉大佬去领证，直播秀恩爱 Autumn Clouds Unfound秋云不觅Two Male Leads466k WordsCompleted [Male-male leads + transmigrate into a book + two powerful leads + showbiz + livestreaming + sweet romance and wish fulfillment + hidden big shot] Celebrity bottom × wealthy-family big-shot top In his previous life, Jiang Xun was a top assassin. After transmigrating into a book, he opens his eyes to find himself face-to-face with one of the big shots in the story. The man is exactly his type, so Jiang Xun immediately drags him off to register their marriage. In the original story, the protagon 10.7kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
17. 67 惊 What?! My Arranged Marriage Match Is an S-Rank Big Shot? 惊！联姻对象竟是S级大佬？ Qin Guannan秦观南Two Male Leads560k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + ABO + Intense Seduction + Face-Slapping and Falling for Each Other + Two Strong Leads] A sharp-tongued but secretly devoted top versus a bottom who plays dumb to outsmart his enemies After an accident, Shi Yanci is framed. With nowhere else to turn, he rushes into a bar restroom and stumbles into a man's arms. The man's rich, whiskey-like pheromones leave him entranced. When they meet again, Shi Yanci locks eyes across the crowd with the man seated at the head of the table. 9.6kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
18. 68 退 After Leaving the Group, My Actor Ex-Bandmate Keeps Trying to Get Close 退团后，影帝前队友总想贴贴 Chive Fish Ball Bun韭菜鱼丸包Two Male Leads555k WordsCompleted [Rekindled love (there are misunderstandings to work through slowly) + possessive + double standards + younger man] Two years after leaving the group, Shen Yuzhao is told that he’s trending because of a new variety show. His name is trending alongside that of his former bandmate, Xiang Boye. The discussion skyrockets, while Shen Yuzhao, whose career has faded into obscurity, gets flamed to a rosy glow [Stop trying to stir things up already. Leave Xiang Boye alone. We have to get back to filming, 5.3kReads7.6Score84714d adds
19. 69 温 A Gentle Boyfriend, Pretty and Tearful, Yet a Brooding Ghost 温柔男友，貌美爱哭，但阴湿男鬼 Bring on the Good Fortune and Money招财进宝钱你快来Two Male Leads552k WordsCompleted (Just received a rating, working hard on the story) [Two male leads + gloomy beauty top + younger bottom + mildly terrifying and twisted + forced love + black-hearted beneath a sweet exterior + groveling ex’s redemption arc + bittersweet + happy ending] Jiang Ling finally returns to the tribe with Qi Mo. On the eve of their wedding, he discovers that his husband is a monster! Jiang Ling runs away from the wedding in the middle of the night. The young man who has lost his wife pleads in a hoarse 8.3kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
20. 70 恶 A Vicious, Short-Lived Cannon Fodder? I'm the Villain's White Moonlight 恶毒短命炮灰？是反派的白月光啦 It's Xi, Not Shi是西不是施Two Male Leads201k WordsCompleted [Happy ending, slightly bittersweet & love grows over time & 1v1, both pure & sweet romance & showbiz in the first part, CEO in the second] The rating just opened, so it’ll go up~ [Gentle, beautiful wife-like bottom & aloof but softhearted actor top] Everyone knows that award-winning actor Xiao Jingli has a husband he keeps hidden away, and that the actor himself can barely stand his spouse in name, going out of his way to avoid him. Just how much does he hate him? Yun Qi says that during the fi 4.2kReads8.7Score69514d adds
21. 71 谁 Whose Mischievous Little Mute Keeps Begging for Kisses? 谁家乖戾小哑巴又求亲亲了 September Gift九月礼Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Marriage Before Love + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Healing + Bittersweet Romance + Both Chaste, HE + Angsty Drama] There were two things Si You hated most in life: First, fake marriage alliances. Second, spoiled Omegas. And Lu Xuan happened to be both. That night, the drunk little mute stumbled into his room, eyes red as he gestured: “S-sorry… I went into the wrong room…” When the scent of strong liquor pheromones wrapped around him, Lu Xuan couldn't even cry out 5.2kReads8.2Score1k14d adds
22. 72 招 After I Attracted a Real Yandere, the Fake One Couldn't Escape 招惹到真病娇后，假病娇逃不掉了 Salty Fish Trying to Get Ashore要上岸的咸鱼Two Male Leads161k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate Into a Book + Wealthy Family + Yandere + Equally Matched Leads] Ji Yichen transmigrates into a book written by his former intern assistant. One of its characters is a malicious caricature based on him. He arrives at the exact moment he is about to break the villain Pei Sijin's leg. As he recalls all the terrible things his original self has done to Pei Sijin, he puts on the performance of a lifetime, playing an obsessive yandere driven by love. After all, a yandere 2.6kReads9.0Score35914d adds
23. 73 我 I'm a Simp, But I'm Just Pretending 我舔狗，我装的 Shiqing Roasted Coconut石青烤椰Two Male Leads263k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Showbiz + Live-Streamed Dating Variety Show + Falling Hard + Marriage Before Love] [Scheming, Obsessive Award-Winning Actor Gong vs. Sunny, Cheerful Young Master Shou] Zhu Xingyan opened his eyes and discovered he had transmigrated into a book. His husband was none other than Cheng Nanyu, a devastatingly handsome man destined to become an award-winning actor! But Zhu Xingyan had been handed the role of a sacrificial cannon fodder. He wasn't Cheng Nany 8kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
24. 74 被 The Silly Puppy Everyone Wants to Claim 被垂涎的笨蛋小狗 Strawberry Dodo Bun草莓嘟嘟包Two Male Leads240k WordsCompleted The unlucky little dog is falsely accused of being a bad person and dragged to the basement by his cruel sugar daddy, who gives him a harsh beating. After finally proving his innocence, his sugar daddy gazes at the sweet little dog before him with an increasingly intense look in his eyes. The silly dog was beaten so badly as a child that he was left with a damaged mind and ended up on the street. Every day, he crouches by the roadside with swollen red eyes full of tears that never seem to run dr 188Reads8.8Score12514d adds
25. 75 觉 After Awakening, I Want to Break Free from the Plot Every Day 觉醒后每天都想脱离剧情 Soft Little Rice Ball糯糯小丸Two Male Leads192k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + possessiveness + a touch of coercive romance later on + childhood friends] [Initially restrained, gentle toward the one he loves; later, a possessive and powerful pursuer ✖️ Initially slow to warm up; later, affectionate and a little adorable] Xu Zhiyan realizes that something has been off with him lately. Without even noticing, he keeps going out of his way to get close to and please a man named Shen Tinghan. Whenever Xu Zhiyan starts to question his own unconscious behavior, 160Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 76 和 After I Married a Green-Tea Schemer 和绿茶结婚以后 Just Wants to Lie Around只想躺躺Two Male Leads56k WordsCompleted [Modern | Two male leads | A high-quality novel | Urban | Sweet romance | HE | Wacky | Amnesia | Cute, lighthearted comedy | Bedtime story] Lin Zhi had been unable to take his eyes off handsome men since he was little. People even called him a homewrecker for it. But Lin Zhi thought he was innocent. What was wrong with liking handsome men? Then Lin Zhi met Jiang Songnian, a devastatingly handsome man. He happily followed him around, only to realize too late that this was one man he shouldn’t hav 12.5kReads9.6Score1.5k14d adds
27. 77 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 130.4kReads9.5Score53k14d adds
28. 78 凤 The Phoenix God Tomb 凤凰神墓 The Babbling Stream溪水潺潺Two Male Leads202k WordsCompleted [Devoted affection + obsessive + yandere + love-triangle drama + utterly cruel] [Naive + obedient + stunningly beautiful + deeply devoted + unwavering to the death] On Qin Yu’s birthday, two wishes were made. The first was for him to be supremely noble and untouched by the world. The second was for her to stay by his side for a long, long time. He also promised that she would be happy all her life, never knowing sorrow. But later, that blessing became a curse she could never escape. And the rest 139Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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