Looking for a Tragic BL Story That Feels Despairing and Suffocating from Beginning to End 想要双男虐文 就是全文都透露着绝望和窒息的那种

1. 201 许 I Promise You a Love as Deep as the Sea 许你深情深似海 The Years Since We Parted此去经年Two Male Leads51k WordsCompleted Luo Ji was a ray of light in Shen Yi’s dark childhood. But after Shen Ge ruthlessly stole that light away, it became the arrow that wounded him most deeply. One misunderstanding, three years of torment, and everyone took their turn trampling him until he was utterly ruined. When Luo Ji finally learned the truth, he held his battered heart close and stopped believing in love. Shen Yi: “Once you’re dead, I won’t love you anymore.” 429Reads8.4Score104Shelves
2. 202 命 With Only Two Months to Live, They Finally Break Down and Repent 命剩最后两月，他们终于崩溃忏悔 Xiao Baihu筱白狐Urban224k WordsCompleted [Tearjerker]+ [Heartbreaking]+ [Bad Ending]+ [No Clichés, Realistic Story] The world beneath the neon lights is dazzling, but it has never shone for just one person. Lonely souls are always searching for comfort, but the medicine that could heal their wounds died long ago in childhood. When the stories they left behind finally become known, all that awaits them is a corpse that has long since grown cold. His parents spend their entire lives mired in a failed marriage, treating Bai Mo like a garb 12.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
3. 203 九 Nine-Tailed Fox Slave: The Fox Demon Is Being Tortured to Death by the Demon Lord 九尾成奴：狐妖快被魔尊虐死了 Only Wushan唯巫山Two Male Leads427k WordsOngoing [Newly rated] [Angst, physical and emotional torment, two male leads, and mutual devotion] [Cruel, violent Demon Lord seme x lowly, wretched fox demon uke] [Content warning: extremely cruel, with no limits. The seme is genuinely violent!] A hundred years ago, Su Zongchen slaughtered the entire village where Yan Jinqi lived. Hunted by the Kunlun Mountains, he eventually destroyed his own demon core and became a demon slave. (There was a misunderstanding.) Consumed by hatred, Yan Jinqi used forbid 475Reads7.3Score101Shelves
4. 204 锁 Locked in Love, Broken by Sorrow 锁爱成殇 Mo Xingjing漠行晶Two Male Leads559k WordsCompleted He was his master’s loyal shadow, a blade that could be discarded at any moment. Cheng Mu, Shen Yi’s personal bodyguard, was exceptionally skilled, reserved, and taciturn. He had no name, no family, and no regrets. He had only one conviction: protect his master, even if it cost him his life. Shen Yi was a noble young master, high above the rest, handsome and cold, with everything under his control. He had countless favored companions at his beck and call, yet he always treated Cheng Mu as if he 1.2kReads8.7Score—Shelves
5. 205 什 What? His Majesty’s Shadow Guard Faked His Death! 什么？朕的暗卫死遁了！ Ink Marks Gradually墨迹冉冉Two Male Leads305k WordsCompleted M/M leads + transmigration + shadow guard + faking his death + imprisonment + both pure + happy ending Modern office worker Mu Zhi works himself to death from overtime. When he opens his eyes, he has become Seventeen, a shadow guard serving an ancient tyrant. Blood is warm, swords are cold, and the emperor’s gaze is a bottomless pool of icy water. Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger, and this tiger crushes bones on a whim and treats human lives like weeds. Feeling the slave brand on his 6.5kReads8.6Score971Shelves
6. 206 我 The Wolf Pup I Raised Lost His Memory and Wants Me to Be His Stand-In 我养大的狼崽子失忆后要做替身 Angry Soda生气汽水Two Male Leads255k WordsCompleted [Nurturing / Younger Man / Amnesia / The Pursuit Begins After the Breakup / Mutual Devotion / Happy Ending] [The wolf cub I raised for twenty-three years locked me away on a deserted island. After he fell into the sea and lost his memory, he fell in love with me at first sight.] When Qiao Feng was twelve, he found a child at a scrapyard. Five-year-old Gu Shuying was burning with fever, curled up in a cardboard box and clutching his finger. That grip lasted twenty-three years. Qiao Feng dropped o 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They weren't very angsty, but they were all quite good.

7. 207 被 The Paper-Doll Character I Raised Myself Forced Me into Love 被亲手养大的纸片人强制爱了 Lizard Ying蜥蜴嘤Two Male Leads183k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Virtual Pet Game] He raised a little boy in a game, only for him to grow up and become his boyfriend. Mad Emperor × Broken Beauty In real life, he is Yu Wu, a man with a broken leg. In the game, he is a healthy god. In the illusory game, Yu Wu can stand again, but he can no longer tell reality from fantasy. He accompanied the little boy from the cold palace all the way to the throne, only to suddenly lose connection because of his failing health, and die with his so 4.8kReads8.9Score616Shelves
8. 208 病 My Yandere Brother Is So Coldhearted, but the Rebellious Young Master Shen Won't Stop Pursuing Me 病娇哥哥好薄情，桀骜沈少追不停 South Pond in Midsummer仲夏南塘Two Male Leads327k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both reborn + devoted to each other + a little angst at first + yandere + imprisonment] In his previous life, Bo Chenyu died at the hands of the man he loved. After being reborn, Bo Chenyu only wants to live in peace and does everything he can to stay away from Shen Xianci. Unexpectedly, Shen Xianci acts completely out of character, relentlessly pursuing him and even risking his life to save him. Bo Chenyu is deeply moved and falls for him completely, only to see Shen Xianci me 728Reads9.1Score104Shelves
9. 209 清 A Cool Beauty? No, He's a Top-Tier Charm Demon 清冷美人？不，他是顶级魅魔 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads395k WordsCompleted [1V1, Both Leads Are Virgins + Rekindled Romance + Cool and Well-Behaved x Sharp-Tongued Bad Boy + Happy Ending] (Main story complete) Four years ago, Sheng Yiguang learned from the on-screen comments that he was a villain in a novel, doomed to love someone who would never love him back. His only purpose was to show how deep and true the official couple's love was. So he broke up with Pei Du, said every cruel thing he could think of, and prepared for them to become enemies and never see each oth 53kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
10. 210 我 After I Die, the Scum Lovers in Every World Go Mad 我死后，每个世界的渣攻都疯了 Yangchun Noodles阳春面Two Male Leads327k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration|Angst|Two Male Leads|No Fixed CP|Main Character's Personality Stays True|Immersive Mission Completion] Content warning: Some scummy tops are unfaithful; contains melodramatic plotlines. If you have strong moral sensibilities, don't click!!! Gu Ci, a senior Chinese literature major, graduated straight into unemployment. At his wit's end, the employment System came online: complete missions and earn bonuses. He treated others with sincerity, hoping for sincerity in return. He 9.2kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
11. 211 我 Learning Forbidden Arts at Hunter Academy: Rise Again, Brother 我在猎人学院学禁术：复活吧哥哥 October Over Lianjiang十月连江Two Male Leads760k WordsOngoing [Brother-obsessed hunter VS brother-obsessed vampire + faux brothers, older brother and younger brother pairing + no blood relation + wild premise + urban supernatural powers + ensemble cast at an academy + plot-driven] Jiang Xu was bitten by a vampire monster. The good news: he was infected but immune, awakened a supernatural ability, and became a hunter. The bad news: his older brother died saving him. In this world, the principal is a dragon, the dean is a werewolf, and a black magic professo 3.8kReads8.2Score823Shelves

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    Two strong male protagonists, an extreme tug-of-war between vampires and hunters, a realistic plot, so it's emotionally and physically demanding, high-energy throughout, and the ensemble cast is excellent.

12. 212 快 Quick Transmigration: After Torturing the Big Shot to Tears, I Faked My Death and Escaped 快穿：把大佬虐哭后我死遁了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, scum gong regrets his actions, chases his wife to the crematorium, sickly, coughing blood, forced love, shou fakes his death and escapes, BE in the small worlds, HE in the end] [System: Reminder, Host Yun Chen, this is an S-rank conquest world. The principal gods of every plane are extremely powerful!] [Yun Chen: Oh.] - The domineering CEO, wealthy enough to rival a nation: You’re nothing but a substitute picked out of the mud. My one true love is the chosen one! Yun Chen fell i 21.2kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
13. 213 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death Due to a Terminal Illness, the Yandere Tycoon Went Mad 快穿：我靠绝症死遁后病娇大佬他疯了 Seagull Swimming沙鸥游泳Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted [Yandere x obsessive, angst + catharsis, two power players putting on a show] [System: Host Yu Tang, a world’s main god is incredibly powerful and impossible to overthrow!] The tycoon who controlled the lifeblood of the economy: “Heh, you think you can escape my grasp?” Yu Tang: “Oh, really? I have late-stage stomach cancer, so I’ll die before you do.” The Federation’s celebrated war hero: “You’re nothing but my plaything. Be good and stay by my side!” Yu Tang: “But I have a serious heart con 12.2kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
14. 214 误 Imprisoned by a Mistaken Favor 误恩囚 The Deer and the Rabbit鹿与兔Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Mutual Devotion + Angsty Romance + Physical Abuse + Alternate World + Unequal Status + Happy Ending] [Not for Bottom-Leading Fans] Synopsis: After an accident, Ning Huairu, the young lady of Wangyue Manor, saves Wen Jinchuan, who has been poisoned. When he wakes, however, he mistakenly believes that Shiqi (Ning Huaizhi) saved him. And so he begins to indulge and favor Shiqi. He forgives Shiqi's methods, his cruelty, and his selfishness. Having never received such affection befo 4.9kReads9.1Score325Shelves

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    The first book is finished. A princess from a previous dynasty gave birth to the son of the enemy who destroyed her country; she couldn't kill him, nor could she let him live. This child's life was filled with misery; once he saw the light, he never wanted to let go. Even if he were engulfed in flames, he would still fly like a moth to a flame. The second book is currently being updated. Only he in this world will love me, but I am the murderer who wiped out his entire family. How can this love grow? How can this debt be repaid? Both books are by the same author, and the writing is heartfelt and never awkward.

15. 215 你 Are You Feeling Better? 你的病，好了吗 Little Y Hates Carrots小Y讨厌胡萝卜Two Male Leads213k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + rekindled love + happy ending] A scheming, wealthy top vs. a depressed artist bottom Fan Yuan was forgotten by everyone as a child and raised by his aunt, if you could call it that. Then he met Pei Yuhuai. So love at first sight really does exist... Little by little, Pei Yuhuai’s love pulled Fan Yuan back from the brink of depression. In the early autumn of that year, Fan Yuan said many things, but all he really wanted was for Pei Yuhuai to come home. That very day, Fan Y 4.1kReads8.2Score731Shelves
16. 216 能 Could You Please Not Leave Me Behind? 能不能别丢下我啊 Little Horse pp小马ppTwo Male Leads230k WordsCompleted [Chasing his husband] [Two male leads] [Happy ending] [Intense push and pull] [Both are each other's first and only] A story about taking the love you're given for granted, and only learning to cherish it after it's gone. “Xiao Ci, do you hate me that much?” “Jiang Yanbai, if I told you I regretted it, would you give me another chance?” In the first part, the one being pursued doesn't know how to cherish what he has. In the second, he devotes himself to winning his husband back. Friends, the pur 6.1kReads8.2Score490Shelves
17. 217 临 I Cleared My Name One Second Before I Died 临死前一秒我洗白了 Little Li Fish小黎鱼Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted [Initially uncaring, later devoted attack × socially savvy, checked-out receiver; one-on-one, equally matched, both chaste] [The first dozen or so chapters focus on the plot, but at heart this is a groveling romance; Jian Huai is the attack] As the last descendant of the Vermilion Bird divine clan, Gu Yi'an's duty is to protect the Fallen Spirit. But in this life, the Fallen Spirit has not only gained sentience, it has also taken human form and become Jian Huai. Gu Yi'an: “...” How am I supposed 4.2kReads9.4Score523Shelves

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    This is quite heart-wrenching; it's like a memoir by a deceased wife, but it has a happy ending.

18. 218 腺 After His Glandectomy, President Pei Faces His Reckoning 腺体摘除后，裴总火葬场了 Villain Cathead反派猫头Two Male Leads239k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + getting back together after a breakup + S-class Alpha top who cries × cool, brilliant, elite bottom] Lu Ci had worked at Changrong for three years. Everyone knew him only as President Pei’s most capable chief secretary. Always impeccably dressed in a suit, he never forgot a figure once he’d seen it, and even after working past midnight, he kept his tie perfectly straight. No one knew he was an Omega. No one knew he bought his five-thousand-yuan-per-dose suppressants on th 3.2kReads6.1Score237Shelves
19. 219 厉 Mr. Li’s Darling Is Such a Handful 厉先生的宝贝太磨人 Mr. Silly范二先森Two Male Leads522k WordsCompleted [Completed] ♡ [Cold and devoted top vs. sweet, frail bottom] ♡ A hypocritical top who only says cruel things, and though he carries a grudge, can't bring himself to take revenge ✨ Three years ago, Yu Sinian, who was “greedy for wealth and disdainful of poverty,” cruelly broke up with Li Yunting and left for a foreign country. After the breakup, Li Yunting thought the traitor was living it up overseas with a rich second-generation heir. He hated him for three years, never expecting that when they 1.6kReads7.3Score118Shelves
20. 220 苏 After Young Master Su Stopped Caring About His Life, the Cold-Hearted Tycoon Went Mad! 苏少不要命后，薄情大佬疯了！ Tender Eyes and Brows, All Dispersed眉眼温柔皆散Two Male Leads252k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + rekindled love + regretful pursuit + happy ending] A ruthless, cold-blooded CEO who loves deeply A sickly, tragic beauty, aloof in public and gentle in private Two years ago, Fu Yunche’s company was hit by a devastating leak and plunged into crisis. At the same time, a family member was kidnapped. The mastermind turned out to be Su Qinghe, the lover who had been by his side day and night. The kidnapping led to his family member’s death. Torn between fury at his lover’s betrayal 230Reads6.7Score109Shelves
21. 221 独 Exclusive Devotion: The Unhinged, Lovesick Big Shot Is Irresistible 独宠：疯批病娇大佬惹人怜 Jiang Jiang Bao姜姜寳Two Male Leads557k WordsCompleted [ABO + two male leads + two strong leads + opposites attract + healing + sickly character + physical angst] A ruthless yet frail, unhinged big shot Omega x a rebellious, straight male Alpha school bully - Gu Siye, 26, is a ruthless, unhinged big shot who rules both the legal and underworld sides of Nancheng. The heir to the Gu Group has a powerful underground network backing him, and no one can match his brutal methods. But no one knows that beneath his tough exterior lies a frail body and a sha 6.4kReads9.2Score592Shelves
22. 222 A ABO: The Obsessive Tycoon’s Little Beauty Is Sweet and Soft ABO:偏执大佬的小美人又甜又软 Song Tutu宋兔毛Two Male Leads601k WordsCompleted A sweet, soft, milky-scented Omega with a possessive, doting husband Secondary CP: gentle stunt double actress X cold-faced, secretly clingy big-dog actor (lots of screen time, with a separate volume later, so please check before you start reading!) The secondary CP gets quite a lot of attention, but the main CP also gets a perfect ending~ (Please check before reading! Please check before reading!) After marrying a possessive man, Mr. Huo dotes on him so much that the little crybaby decides to r 429Reads—Score107Shelves
23. 223 他 He's So Upset 他好难过 Ming Shiyu明释予Two Male Leads143k WordsCompleted (Don't read this. It's not good.) Fu Yi'an fell in love with Jiang Yan. When he first realized it, he was overjoyed. He wanted to tell Jiang Yan, but was pushed away and rejected time and again. Heartbroken, Fu Yi'an couldn't bring himself to say a word as he looked into Jiang Yan's cold eyes. After enduring a year of bullying, he was finally found out by Jiang Yan and driven from the house. The next time they met, Fu Yi'an was picking up a drunk Jiang Yan to take him home. The two of them made 1.5kReads8.2Score105Shelves
24. 224 A ABO: After the Canary Left ABO:金丝雀离开以后 Song Tutu宋兔毛Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted A sweet, soft, silly little husband x a volatile, possessive wife-spoiler Complete Meng Shuqiao was inherited by a man as an extra condition of a will. He thought he and his husband would have a bright future together, but it turned out he was only a substitute. He became the man's canary, yet the Alpha wouldn't even give him his pheromones. The Alpha despised and humiliated him, even trampling him underfoot... Meng Shuqiao couldn't understand what he'd done wrong. Hiding in a corner with red-ri 769Reads6.7Score115Shelves
25. 225 病 The Frail Second Young Master Is So Appealing, and the Wolf Cub Can't Stop Kissing Him 病弱二爷惹人怜，狼崽子他亲亲亲 Chao Ning Mu Qing朝宁慕卿Two Male Leads212k WordsCompleted An aloof, proud, obsessive, sickly top × a wolf cub who doesn’t realize he’s in love and thinks he has a cold heart (The rating just came out and will rise) [Older man, five years older] + [He chases his husband] + [An adversarial couple] Rumors in the business world had it that the second son of the Si family, Si Qin, was a “sickly man.” His back and legs hurt so badly he couldn’t get around without a cane. His stomach was so weak even a sip of cold water gave him acid reflux. His poor immune s 2.8kReads8.7Score228Shelves
26. 226 赝 The Counterfeit 赝品 Green Ink青墨Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Song Cheng had been with Qin Minghua for five years. He always thought that even if he couldn’t win Qin Minghua’s love, at least he was someone special to him. But when that person appeared, he finally understood that both his feelings and his life were nothing more than tools Qin Minghua used to protect them. Out of love, Song Cheng resigned himself to giving up everything he had, but everything slowly began to move in a different direction. A fierce love and hatred, like an endless b 51Reads6.3Score—Shelves
27. 227 暴 After Faking His Death, the Tyrant Sneaks Back Every Day to See His Kid 暴君死遁后，天天偷跑回来看崽 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads444k WordsCompleted Historical danmei / light court intrigue / angst first, sweetness later / faked death / has a child / groveling redemption / melodramatic / older top / equally matched / both inexperienced / married couple who are always at odds / happy ending / slight horror and supernatural elements At first, a beautiful tyrant who clings to his lover, bottom; later, he cuts off all feelings and only wants his child vs. at first, a cold-faced top who says one thing but does another and secretly washes his love 7kReads8.3Score636Shelves

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    Don't let the unassuming title fool you, the content is incredibly exciting and wildly entertaining! If you like stories about crazy protagonists, this is for you. You might not see it at first, but after reading about ten chapters, you'll see it's absolutely amazing—you can buy it without hesitation, I'm not kidding! [Kissing emoji]

28. 228 自 I'll Chase My Own Wife 自己媳妇自己追 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads122k WordsCompleted The arrogant heir of Prince Qin Xiang, Xiao Qi, had fallen for a fool with the mind of a ten-year-old. The news sent the aristocrats of the capital into an uproar. Though foolish and slow-witted, the girl had a beautiful face. Only on closer inspection did people realize how much she resembled Xiao Qi’s deceased first love. Unless you looked closely, it was hard to tell them apart. Xiao Qi disregarded the prestige of Lanling and insisted on keeping the fool by his side. She relied on him and tru 256Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 小 After His Little Substitute Died, the Blind CEO Finally Came to His Senses 小替身死后，眼瞎总裁开窍了 Looking Up at the Stars望星上Two Male Leads304k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Luo Si broke his leg and his heart, becoming a blood bank for Zhou Zeyu’s beloved. He never had a single good day before he died, and even after death he was tortured until he was utterly broken. When he died, Zhou Zeyu was celebrating Valentine’s Day with his beloved. By the time Zhou Zeyu returned home, Luo Si’s body had gone cold, and he was still clutching the ring he had given him. After being reborn, Zhou Zeyu dumped his beloved and rushed home on Valentine’s Day. He 4.9kReads8.8Score433Shelves

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    Two male leads, angst-filled novel, read it yourself.

30. 230 疯 The Mad Crown Prince Is Getting More and More Suspicious 疯批太子逐渐开始不对劲 Jiang Su绛夙Two Male Leads417k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, Rebirth, Equally Matched, Smart Characters, Intense Push and Pull, Rekindled Romance, A Crown Prince Who Says One Thing and Means Another X A Scheming Young Master Behind a Mask] In his previous life, Song Yuqing had a miserable existence. He gave his heart to the wrong person and met a tragic end. Given another chance at life, true feelings? Song Yuqing didn't have those. He set out to build his career, but halfway through, he was forced to cross paths with Xuan Yuanchen agai 393Reads9.2Score101Shelves
31. 231 临 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前，他要戒掉过敏源 Crimson Jiangnan江南绯色Two Male Leads429k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.2kReads6.6Score101Shelves
32. 232 清 The Cool Substitute Leaves the Stage, and Mr. Qi Drops to His Knees 清冷替身一退场，祁总立马跪地上 Winter Snow, Summer Sun冬雪夏阳Two Male Leads277k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it's normal for it to be low. It'll go up later~) (Two male leads + no female lead + regretful pursuit + both leads sexually and romantically inexperienced + a messy pile of melodrama + initially awful, later devoted top + cool and reserved bottom who keeps enduring until he finally snaps + older top, eight-year age gap + happy ending + not a wish-fulfillment story, but an angst-filled one) Lin Yi'an was Qi Yan's contract lover for four years. At first, he thought Q 3kReads8.8Score330Shelves
33. 233 玩 The Plaything Beauty Is Actually the Powerful Elite's Most Cherished Darling 玩物美人其实是权贵们的心尖宠 Loves Being a Heartthrob爱好万人迷Two Male Leads659k WordsOngoing (The new book’s rating just came out. If you’re enjoying it, dear readers, please leave a rating!) ( ╹▽╹ ) Crawling through the snow was his first step toward rising to the top. [Alluring, Cool Bottom X Powerful Top] [Everyone is a stepping stone on Yu Shu’s path to power] [Ex-Chasing Crematorium + Shura Scenes + Forced Love] Shen Yushu knelt beneath the windblown snow in the Yongchang Marquis Estate’s covered walkway, all for the chance to study. He was the lowliest branch of the Yongchang Marq 43.2kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves

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    No!!!!!!

34. 234 追 The Shameless General Pursues His Wife 追妻的将军不要脸 Big-Eared Fox Rabbit大耳朵狐兔Two Male Leads244k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy + Male-Male Romance + Regretful Pursuit] [Cheerful Young Master Bottom + Cunning General Top] Chu Yanzhi really couldn’t understand how one person could change so much before and after a divorce. Before the divorce, the general said, “Hmph. I’m a rough man. I don’t write sappy love poems.” After the divorce, the general knelt by Chu Yanzhi’s bed. “A Yan, I wrote you a love poem. Want to hear it?” Before the divorce, the general said, “I’m busy. I don’t have time for lovey-dov 637Reads8.4Score102Shelves
35. 235 戒 Conversion Camp: Tamed by Love 戒同所：以爱驯服 Huai Jin Mianyang淮今绵阳Two Male Leads272k WordsCompleted Just started getting ratings; the main story is complete [No CP + Slight Ensemble Cast + Conversion Therapy + Mind Control + In the Name of Love] [If you like angst, come on in.] I'm required to write at least 50 characters, but I think every extra word would be a spoiler. So, happy New Year's Eve, everyone. Tang Tang, happy New Year's Eve to you too. Welcome to my world. 485Reads8.5Score100Shelves

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    The first book is a tragic ending, the second book is a happy ending.

36. 236 影 After His Shadow Guard Lost Hope, the Regent Knelt to Win His Wife Back 影卫心灰意冷后，摄政王跪着追妻 Never See Alanruo Again不见阿兰若Two Male Leads140k WordsCompleted [Scheming, sinister regent × beautiful, emotionally clueless, naturally airheaded bodyguard] After the palace coup in Great Sheng, Yun Fei was made a scapegoat and locked in the death row. His former master, Regent Chu Mingge, pinned countless crimes on him. Yun Fei swallowed poisoned wine, thinking his life was finally over, but when he opened his eyes, Chu Mingge had brought him into the palace. A dulled blade can be sharpened again. A shadow guard who can no longer kill has only one use besid 108Reads6.1Score139Shelves
37. 237 阴 The Gloomy Madman Always Wants to Possess and Control Me 阴郁疯批总想独占掌控我 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads268k WordsCompleted 8.3kReads9.3Score938Shelves
38. 238 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves
39. 239 修 After I Cultivated the Ruthless Dao, My Master Regretted It 修无情道后，师尊后悔了 Feng Xun Ziyan风寻紫烟Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + reborn] On the day of his wedding, Luo Feiqing held a sword to his own throat, forcing his cultivation partner, Yue Liyou, to choose between him and his senior brother. Yue Liyou hesitated. In that instant, Luo Feiqing realized that Yue Liyou did not love him as much as he had imagined. Later, his cultivation backfired, and Luo Feiqing died in Yue Liyou’s arms. In the blink of an eye, he was reborn in Luo Feiqing’s body. A hundred years had passed, but the hatred remained. Yue 2.4kReads8.6Score206Shelves
40. 240 恨 Desire Beneath Hatred 恨下欲 Qin Guannan秦观南Two Male Leads280k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both evil and scummy + provoke him, fake your death and run + locked-room confinement] Genuinely dark and twisted vs genuinely deranged Everyone in Baigang City knew Lou Chongshan had the heart of a bodhisattva and the face of a snake. He was ruthless and never showed anyone mercy, with just one exception: Han Chao. Han Chao had ruined countless of Lou Chongshan's relationships, yet Lou Chongshan still granted his every wish, indulging him without restraint. Until a photo o 6.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
41. 241 春 A Secret Crush Hidden in Spring 春日藏欢喜 Wen Daidai文黛黛Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Reunion after a long separation + slow-burn romance + sweet little moments + entirely fictional + a story within a story within a story + pure fiction, with no real-life inspiration] Aloof, taciturn, and sexually frigid (gong) ☆ Lu Xingheng × emotionally steady and always cold (shou) ☆ Jiang Wan This story is set in a fictional world, and every chapter is entirely made up and unrelated to real life. It is a work of pure fiction based on hearsay, written in an irrational state and containing 238.3kReads8.0Score5.4kShelves
42. 242 疯 Crazy Boss, Stop Torturing Him! The Sickly Little One Is Dying 疯批大佬别虐了！小病秧子快死了 Croak Croak, Gourd Gourd咕呱咕瓜Two Male Leads408k WordsCompleted [Newly rated, and the score may still rise] [Two male leads + pure love + the groveling ex seeks his lover’s forgiveness + both are each other’s only one + rekindled romance + HE] [Unhinged top + frail bottom] Pei Wang loved Su Jiu for ten years and hated him for eight. Eight years ago, the Pei family was massacred overnight, and all the evidence pointed to the Su family. Eight years later, Pei Wang clawed his way back from hell and unleashed all his hatred on Su Jiu. The once-gentle, pampered s 4.4kReads8.4Score402Shelves

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    They're all so beautiful! [I'm almost crying]

43. 243 顾 Sleeping Peacefully Beneath the Sophora Tree 顾枕槐安 Autumn Soul of a Thousand Years千岁秋魄Two Male Leads63k WordsCompleted Younger man + substitute + love grows over time + regretful pursuit of the ex + putting scumbags in their place + angst, angst, and more angst!!! Before he turned eighteen, Du Huai’an had no father in his life. The year he turned eighteen, his mother, who had raised him alone, was diagnosed with stomach cancer. So she took him to meet the man who was supposedly his father. That was when he learned his father was the head of the prestigious Zhu family in Jingyuan. He entered the Zhu family as the 1.6kReads8.4Score153Shelves

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    It's good-looking, I love watching it, and I'll watch it a lot! 🤭👍

44. 244 被 Delusion of Being Loved 被爱妄想 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads233k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] Sister-in-law, open the door. It’s your brother-in-law Powerful coercion + unconventional happy ending + ultimate love triangle drama + unhinged characters + groveling redemption + melodrama galore + substitute romance A cruel, unhinged, sickly scumbag top VS a cool, ruthless bottom who delusionally believes he’s loved I catered to his every whim and granted his every request. He mocked and tormented me at every turn. But I stayed by his side, never leaving no 5.4kReads9.4Score707Shelves

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    It's good, I like it, I'll watch it more! [Smirk][thumbs up]

45. 245 盲 The Blind Consort 盲妃 Egret Jiuzhou白鹭九州Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted On the wedding day of Li Wenxing, the notorious and merciless general, and Jiang Yan, the beautiful blind young master of the Jiang family, every citizen in the city kept their doors shut and dared not step outside. The streets were empty and lifeless. Jiang Yan had loved Li Wenxing for thirteen years. He had thought Li’s promise to love him faithfully was sincere, never imagining that Li not only didn’t love him, but had long since given his heart to someone else and hated Jiang to the bone. Af 386Reads6.9Score100Shelves
46. 246 我 I'm Just a Stand-In, So Why Is Everyone Chasing After Me? 我是替身，都追着我跑做甚！ Known to All众知Two Male Leads200k WordsCompleted Jiang Ruanmian was a stand-in for the Ji family's missing young son. To the eldest and second Ji brothers, he was a sweet, obedient fake little brother. To Madam Ji, he was an adorable pretend son. To the young master's childhood friend, he was a despicable usurper who had stolen someone else's place. At first, they were consumed by grief and forced their guilt-driven attempts to make amends onto Jiang Ruanmian. But pain eventually fades. One day, Jiang Ruanmian noticed that his eldest and secon 4kReads7.4Score216Shelves
47. 247 万 The Universally Hated Young Master Reborn 万人嫌小少爷重生以后 Known to All众知Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted Gu Xingqiao is a little simple-minded. He was born after a difficult labor that cost Lady Gu her life, and a few years later, his older brother and father abandoned him. The unwanted Gu Xingqiao met the powerful, gentle Lin Xiujin. Lin Xiujin was a ray of light in his miserable childhood, and as time passed, that light reached into his heart. Lin Xiujin came across a little bundle of misery with nowhere to go. He took him home, doted on him, and protected him. But he never expected the little on 7.8kReads8.1Score442Shelves
48. 248 惊 How Shocking! The Heir to a Top Tycoon Family, My Childhood Friend, Closes In Step by Step 惊悸！顶级豪门竹马他步步紧逼 One Building After Another一栋栋Two Male Leads212k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, coercive sex throughout + crazed obsession + scheming + a groveling chase for his wife] A young master who turns obsessive the instant his love goes unreturned × a foul-tempered, sharp-tongued beauty Just one remark from him, saying he didn’t love him, drove the other man to madness, using every possible threat and temptation to get his way. “Why won’t you even give me a chance?” “Do you really feel nothing for me?” “…It seems being gentle won’t work.” He slipped poison into th 3.8kReads8.9Score270Shelves
49. 249 折 Love Imprisoned in Humiliation 折辱囚爱 Mao Maozi Heibuliuqiu毛毛子黑不溜秋Two Male Leads236k WordsCompleted Their twisted love is worth only five billion. Paid livestreaming + quick transmigration + multiple worlds, one-on-one romance + dangerously obsessive, unstable love interests After his family goes bankrupt and he is saddled with five billion in debt, An Dai chooses to livestream his missions across different worlds to pay it off. World One: A traitorous attendant and a down-and-out young master. “Drag him into the mud and make him just as filthy as me.” World Two: A heartless CEO and a gentle, 505Reads8.8Score106Shelves
50. 250 全 Everyone in This Story Is Crazy. Please, Won't You Kill Me? 全文疯批，请杀了我好吗 Jiu Jiu Ziqi酒酒子琪Two Male Leads297k WordsCompleted [Power couple + Mutually faithful] [Angst early on, more angst in the middle, the male lead turns into a lovesick puppy later; tragic ending, but with rebirth] The pursuer thinks the pursued betrayed him. The pursued spends two years hiding away, then gets caught and brought back. The pursuer starts beating and tormenting him in every way, and even brings his fiancée to see him. She'll stop at nothing and wants to kill him every day. After enduring endless humiliation, Bai Feiying tries to escap 2.1kReads9.0Score278Shelves

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    I think the whole story is angst.

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