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1. 1 野 Wild Taming 野性驯养 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads353k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Yanziqi is now available on all platforms. The wicked get their comeuppance. A cunning, cold-hearted crown prince x a volatile, insecure, sickly bottom Mutual torment + rekindled romance + melodrama + suspenseful twists + 1v1 + coercive love When Liang Yan was a child, his father brought home another boy. The boy looked like a beggar, hardly spoke, and was painfully thin. His father told him the boy would be his companion in study: he was quiet and would become his best f 15.8kReads9.5Score2.7k14d adds

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2. 2 指EN The Commander Is Unhinged? In Private, He Begs for Kisses! 指挥官很疯批？私下疯狂求亲亲！ Fragrant Bones白骨留香Two Male Leads432k WordsCompleted [Unhinged Commander vs. Extremely Vicious Prison Warden] [Interstellar + equally powerful leads + devoted to each other + 1v1 + younger gong + rekindled romance] Yu Tu is the top commander in the interstellar world and its most formidable fighter. Rumor has it he’s bloodthirsty, murderous, and utterly heartless. He is transported to E’nan Star, and one look from him after landing is enough to make the hardened criminals tremble. Everyone has the same thought: E’nan Star is about to be turned ups 6.8kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
3. 3 戏 A Dream of Love in the Lord's Heart 戏梦入君心 Jiang Yuyu江遇遇Two Male Leads242k WordsCompleted [Male-Male Romance + Republican Era + 1v1 + Mutual Fidelity + HE + Bittersweet Romance + Redemption + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Devotion + Spoiling Each Other] [Reserved, Icy Powerhouse x Alluring Performer with a Surprising Side] Pei Meng'an is an orphan, a rootless duckweed abandoned at birth. With no one to love him, he stumbles through life until he is fortunate enough to become an apprentice to a master and join the opera troupe. In this world, performers have low status. They can su 5.3kReads9.4Score88814d adds
4. 4 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 56.6kReads9.3Score8.3k14d adds
5. 5 成 Ten Years of Marriage Without Sharing a Bed: Reborn, I Divorce Him, and He Finally Breaks His Vow 成亲十年不圆房，重生休夫他破戒 Chestnut Who Loves Fried Rice Cakes爱吃炒年糕的栗子Two Male Leads221k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + reborn and making him fall hard + devoted puppy training + pure romance and raising a child + winning back his spouse] After an accident in their previous lives, Zhong Yuxi and Duan Jingmo were forced to marry. Ten years into their marriage, Zhong Yuxi fell in love with Duan Jingmo and tried wholeheartedly to make their marriage work, but Duan Jingmo remained cold toward him. For ten years, they shared a bed but never shared a heart, and never once consummated their marriage. 1.2kReads8.5Score13714d adds
6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cold, Aloof Host Is Pinned to the Wall and Loved by a Madman 快穿：清冷宿主被疯批壁咚强制爱 Milky Candy-Flavored Qi奶糖味的柒Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads, coercive love, yandere obsession, two powerful leads taking down scumbags, sweet and flirtatious romance, 1v1 devoted couple] To dispel the resentment of evil spirits, the ghost reaper Shuang Yu travels to three thousand small worlds to face-slap scumbags. But can someone tell him why there's a crazy man forcing his love on him in every world? The domineering CEO smiles wickedly and gently strokes the reddened corners of his eyes on the screen. “You must look even more tempting 49.6kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
7. 7 针 Locked in a Deadly Match 针锋对决 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted Yuan Yang is forced by his father to learn business management under Gu Qingpei, a newly hired commercial star. One is a wild, unruly rich young master, while the other is a cautious, shrewd industry leader. They take an instant dislike to each other, and whenever they meet, sparks fly as neither is willing to back down. By chance, Yuan Yang discovers Gu Qingpei’s secret and sets a scheme in motion against him. He never expects strange feelings to gradually take root in his heart. With their cla 33.6kReads9.5Score9.8k14d adds
8. 8 霍 The Huo Family’s Little Troublemaker Is Reborn! 霍爷家的闯祸精重生了！ Seven O'Clock七点钟Two Male Leads497k WordsCompleted [Mature, steady top × troublemaking, hot-tempered bottom] Happy ending + bittersweet romance + one true pairing + teasing affection + sweet and angsty Ling Zeyu was murdered. Looking back on his life, there were two people he hated most. One was the person who killed him. The other was a name he could never bring himself to say aloud: Huo Yuan. He was a dog Huo Yuan kept by his side, coming when called and dismissed when unwanted. Huo Yuan took him when he wanted him, and discarded him when he d 12.4kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
9. 9 隐 [ABO] Secret Delight 【ABO】隐愉 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [ABO] Two male leads x mutual pining fulfilled + mutual healing + melodrama + happy ending. [Scheming seductress] x [obsessive man] S-rank Alpha Ren Congshu was reborn in the body of Cao Ye, the rich kid who had killed him, right in front of his own corpse. In an instant, he became the murderer. From poverty and desperation to assets worth tens of billions. From a high-ranking Alpha to a defective Omega. From the bottom of society, forever unable to stand before Chen Youjin, to someone of equal 14.2kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds
10. 10 被 Surrounded by Movie Emperors, I'm Trapped in a Dating Show Battleground 被影帝们包围的我深陷恋综修罗场 Clouds Perched on a Branch枝上云栖Two Male Leads403k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Showbiz + Dating Reality Show + Sweet, Sultry Flirting + Both Pure + Suited-Up Badass] Wen Yanshen was born into a prestigious family. He was cold and aloof, seemingly beyond anyone's reach. Yet this ascetic prince of a man fell from the heavens for a somewhat ditzy, slightly slow-on-the-uptake young man. He turned his back on his family and stayed true to love. Later, all he got in return was: “Wen Yanshen, I don’t want you anymore. Let’s break up.” “Fine,” Wen Yanshen replied 3.6kReads9.5Score50214d adds
11. 11 陛 Your Majesty, Stop! Mr. Ye Has Run Away Again! 陛下收手吧，叶先生又跑路了！ Big-Headed Potato大头洋芋Two Male Leads504k WordsCompleted [Male-male leads + sickly beauty + sweet everyday romance + light supernatural elements] At twenty-five, Ye Xiqing, a fabulously wealthy second-generation heir, is living the retirement life of his dreams. He built a private bamboo estate in the mountains, where he spends his days drinking tea, admiring flowers, practicing calligraphy, listening to music, growing vegetables, and playing the zither in peaceful contentment. What he doesn't know is that the estate was built over an ancient tomb. On 1.5kReads9.4Score17714d adds
12. 12 首 The Chief Came Back to Life and Went on a Rampage 首席复活后杀疯了 Matchmaker Nine月老九Two Male Leads686k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Equally Matched Strength + Satisfying Leveling-Up + Class Advancement for All] He was once ranked number one on the Ladder, but after dying in battle, he was framed and left to bear the blame. But no one knew. Lin Xun'an had come back to life. He had been reborn in the body of his twenty-year-old self. This time, the strongest God of War had actually changed class into... a support?! “So what if I’m support?” Lin Xun'an chuckled as he crushed his enemy’s spine beneath his 4.3kReads9.3Score70314d adds
13. 13 不 Wasn't It a Breakup? Why Are You Fighting Over Me and Crying, Mr. He? 不是分手吗？贺总又争又抢哭什么 Six-Six Fruit六六果Two Male Leads421k WordsCompleted Main story complete~ [Short-tempered Puppy Star Bottom VS Overbearing CEO Top Who Fights for What He Wants] [How can a broken relationship be mended? Because President He has no shame and fights tooth and nail for what he wants.] They broke up three years ago. Song Ning swore he would never have anything to do with He Yanting again for the rest of his life. Three years later, Song Ning's once-thriving career hit rock bottom. He lost all his resources and endorsements, and his roles were stolen. 7.2kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
14. 14 从 After Disappearing from the True Young Master's Body, He Went Mad! 从真少爷身体里消失后，他疯了！ Zhao Jiujiu昭九玖Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [A true young master who gets accused of having schizophrenia, infuriates everyone, and really does become ill later + a sunny, cheerful recipient who pretends to be his second personality] [Contains pseudo-selfcest elements] [Main story and bonus chapters are complete] [Dedicated to two lovers reunited across time and space] Wen Jiaran had a secret. Every time he fell asleep, he would enter the body of a major villain in some novel he had read. The villain, Lu Yanze, was the true young master. 23.9kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds
15. 15 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sickly Beauty Becomes the Mad Villain's White Moonlight Again 快穿：病美人又成疯批反派白月光 Squeezed Peach Juice榨桃汁Two Male Leads501k WordsCompleted [Completed + Quick Transmigration + Two Male Leads + Fragmented Souls, One-on-One + Bottom Protagonist + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance] [Sly, Delicate Beauty × Dark, Crawling Madman] After Yan Ting died, he bonded with a System. His mission was to travel to three thousand worlds and collect scattered soul fragments. He’d heard his target was a world-destroying demon lord: violent, cruel, and utterly heartless, the sort to reach for a blade at the slightest provocation. To complete his mission, h 25.4kReads9.4Score3.2k14d adds
16. 16 凭 Why Should Latecomers Come Out on Top??? 凭什么后来者居上？？？ Su Zhong宿衷Two Male Leads475k WordsCompleted High-stakes push and pull · Showbiz · Equally matched leads · Face-slapping catharsis · Reuniting after a breakup · Secret identity · Both chaste, happy ending · Main story complete Why Should the Newcomer Come Out on Top? My Ex Is Fighting Tooth and Nail to Win Me Back [A fake obsessive, actually a devoted, doting husband of an attacker × a mad, seemingly innocent but secretly dark, flirtatious long-haired beauty of a recipient] “Have you heard? Jiang Ji, that nobody of an actor, is going on a 6.3kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
17. 17 离EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.4kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds
18. 18 为 For My Brother 为兄 Leaning Against a Tall Tower困倚危楼Two Male Leads224k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Historical Setting + Older Man/Younger Man + Angsty Romance + 1v1 Happy Ending] [Demonic Handsome Top vs. Righteous Young Bottom] Xu Feng stood up for the helpless and fought for justice, only to have his martial arts crippled and suffer all manner of abuse at the hands of He Tingzhou, the master of the Blissful Palace. After escaping, he met Zhou Yan, a warm and witty man. The two agreed to roam the martial world together, and Xu Feng gradually came to depend more and more on 6.1kReads9.4Score1.1k14d adds
19. 19 浪EN The Rakish Alpha Has Embarrassed Himself in Front of His Patron Again 浪荡Alpha又在金主前翻车了 March Term三月期Two Male Leads500k WordsCompleted [ABO]+ [Rivals]+ [Marriage First, Love Later]+ [Nontraditional Showbiz] A sharp-tongued, short-tempered, scandal-plagued celebrity Alpha bottom × a sultry, patient, scheming Enigma sugar daddy top - Wu Jiangyuan is a rare oddball in the entertainment industry. He is infamous for his scandals, ushering in an era when being notorious is just as good as being popular. Wu Jiangyuan turns a blind eye to all the dirt on his record, but there is one thing he considers the stain on his life: his childho 7.1kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
20. 20 你 You're Reborn and I Transmigrate, So Who Still Likes the Heroine? 你重生我穿越，谁还喜欢女主啊 Don't Eat Mai Mai不吃麦麦Two Male Leads408k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + reborn, hyper-competitive disciple bottom + transmigrated, laid-back beauty of a master top + transmigrate into a book] (The score is low because it just came out, but it’ll rise later.) Xie Lingyi was an exceptional man hailed by later generations as the greatest cultivator of all time. Not because he was a once-in-a-century genius, but because he was so relentlessly competitive! While the other members of the immortal sect were busy falling in love and choosing their cultivat 615Reads8.9Score11514d adds

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21. 21 惊 Surprise! The Sickly Crown Prince Is the Real Villain 惊！病弱太子才是真反派 Cold Heart, Cold Feelings, Pretty Girl凉心凉情好姑凉Two Male Leads117k WordsOngoing He transmigrated into a book twenty years ago, convinced he had the script in his hands. But he never expected the script to have gone off course twenty years earlier. He helped the male lead of the book grow up, then married him as his male consort. Yet on the very first day of their marriage, he was trapped in the Crown Prince’s residence and left to die. “Why, Hengyu?” “Because I’ve had enough. Thank you for arranging everything and helping me take the throne. But you were the ones who brough 124Reads6.5Score314d adds
22. 22 穿 Transmigrating as a Psychotic Villain, I Become the Beloved Prince Everyone Wants 穿成疯批反派，万人迷皇子杀疯了 Sarajevo萨拉热窝Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted (Also known as: The Fan-Favorite Villain Prince Is a Lunatic, and the Mysterious Imperial Uncle Comes Bearing a Knife) Fictional ancient setting + two male leads + both devoted to only one partner + System + beloved by all + love rivals everywhere + black-lotus bottom * doting, fatherly top, 1v1 Chi Yiyu gets into trouble while bungee jumping and transmigrates into a book. He accidentally binds himself to the wrong System, which wants to sever their connection, so it teams up with the protagonis 2.2kReads9.4Score38714d adds
23. 23 无 The Shady System Forces Me to Keep Testing the Limits Outside the Dark Room 无良系统逼我在小黑屋前疯狂试探 Half a Day of Leisure得闲半日生Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Completed, redemption, confinement, hilarious, transmigrating into a book, System, refined scoundrel, the bottom tops, rekindled love, half sweet and half angsty, HE] An older, fake-genteel but truly hotheaded bottom VS. a younger, weepy, love-struck, scheming top They say every bookworm's ultimate fate is to transmigrate into a book. So Tao Zhi got himself bound to a System and transmigrated. His mission is to play a scummy villainous top before the main top appears, and emotionally and physic 1.1kReads9.3Score18214d adds

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