In a Reading Slump, Looking for BL Recommendations 书荒了，求推双楠主🙏
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Fishing in a Drained Pond 竭泽而渔
[Cool, aloof older brother Wen Zhen VS gentle, bright younger brother Wen Xiaoyu] [Premium novel + 1v1 + Happy Ending + Mutual devotion + Personal growth + Male-male romance + Healing] This story follows Wen Xiaoyu as he returns to his biological parents after being raised by another family. Du Yue grew up poor, with parents who were always struggling to make ends meet, but his mother stood by him and supported his passion for dance despite the pressure. At twenty, Du Yue was suddenly told that
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The Sin of Immortality 永生罪
[Proud, phoenix-like beauty Liao Yue x carefree, nonchalant Ji Wuyi] [Ancient setting + acclaimed novel + two male leads + equally matched leads + happy ending + Eastern fantasy + melodrama + plot-driven + supernatural beings] Ji Wuyi stays forever young, and forever loses his head over beautiful women. Ten thousand years ago, Ji Wuyi saved a young woman. The next day, her brother showed up, saying he wanted to repay Ji Wuyi on his sister's behalf. In a moment of impulse, Ji Wuyi married him. Te
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The Scorned Cannon-Fodder Wants to Save Herself, but Her Entire Sect Is in the Crematorium 万人嫌炮灰想自救，全师门火葬场
(Two male leads + cultivation + power progression + regret and redemption + bottom protagonist) One day, after an unexpected awakening, Lin Zhiyu discovers that he is the universally hated cannon fodder in a book, while his junior fellow disciple… is the universally adored protagonist?! His junior fellow disciple, Ji Chen, ascends to immortality, while Lin Zhiyu is driven to his death by the protagonist and his admirers, his body and soul destroyed. After seeing this ending, Lin Zhiyu says, “To
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The Brooding Psycho Wants to Keep Me All to Himself 阴郁疯批总想独占掌控我
Original title: Sickly Bones, Longing for You [Two male leads + non-consensual love + confinement + older man/younger man + a real male ghost + two twisted minds + dog-training romance + Stockholm syndrome] Pei Yanbai spoiled Jiang Fan into becoming dark, starved for affection, selfish, and cruel. Jiang Fan ran away countless times, but never managed to escape the man's control. Pei Yanbai loved him, and he loved Pei Yanbai too. But unfortunately, he loved freedom more and didn't want to keep yi
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The Journey of the Pear Boat 梨舟行
[Two male leads, mystery and crime-solving, evenly matched and devoted, purely fictional historical setting] [Broken, frail fallen prodigy × abstinent, aloof prince] Once a legend of the martial world, he fell from grace overnight and became a murderous fiend, meeting a lonely death with no grave to mark it. Whether by luck or misfortune, Wu Yi survived. From then on, he carried a basket of herbs on his back, scrambling to earn a few coins. Every day, he reminded himself: “Stay out of other peop
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Vodka and Mantenin 伏特加与曼特宁
[Zheng Xi and Ma Yang star in the leading roles. The radio drama adaptation of the novel of the same name, Vodka and Coffee, is now airing] [A new exclusive bonus chapter~~~] [Reserved, icy café owner Bai Qinglin VS flirtatious bar owner Zhu Jingru] [Premium fiction + two male leads + modern city life + happy ending + healing + redemption + older love interest + simmering tension + sweet romance + love at first sight] Zhu Jingru didn't know what love at first sight felt like until he was thirty-
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Old Stories, New Beginnings 旧故新长
A hugely popular, tearjerking yet heartwarming novel about two men, death and rebirth, falling and redemption. The vulnerable young man with depression, Li Chishu × the gentle, devoted Shen Baoshan For years, Li Chishu’s attempts to take his own life failed, thanks to me pulling him back from the brink time and time again. But I never imagined his resolve to leave this world was so absolute. At last, on a night when I wasn’t watching closely enough, he jumped from the building. I couldn’t reach
29.6kReads9.8Score2.8kShelves
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The Unhinged Villain Always Sneaks in to Kiss Me at Midnight 疯批反派总在半夜偷亲我
[Print edition signed; specific updates: Hmph Hmph Ji Cat] A beauty who gets away with murder, wicked emperor bottom × sharp-tongued, untamable rabid-dog top Xiao Fuyu transmigrated into a book. The good news: he became the emperor. The bad news: this emperor was incompetent, foolish, and hopelessly lovesick, devoting himself to the male lead top, and was about to be forced from the throne by a rebellious villain. Xiao Fuyu didn't panic in the slightest. It was only normal for the male lead's cr
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I'm a Pure-Hearted College Guy, and I'm Falling in Love After a Marriage of Convenience with a Crazy Villain 我清纯男大，和疯批反派先婚后爱
"Complete, with lots of standalone what-if extras" Pure, airheaded beauty bottom x possessive, domineering, celibate daddy-type top [Male-male romance + marriage before love + a slight everyone-loves-him vibe + frenzied male rivalry] [One-on-one, both virgins, a little noncon, a growing-up romance, and the original novel’s scum top gets his just deserts] Tan Yu, a pure and handsome college student, wakes up one day transmigrated into an angsty romance novel as an unlucky substitute groom. The su
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The Bronze Sparrow Locks the Golden Hairpin 铜雀锁金钗
To love someone painfully is to wish you could lock them away with a golden lock. The first time Duan Yelin saw Xu Hang, he wanted to keep him locked up in a gilded cage, and that was exactly what he did. He took Xu Hang by force, the robber; Xu Hang was the helpless victim, enduring it in silence. Xu Hang was unwilling, but he wanted to live. There was still so much he hadn’t done, so in the end, he went into the Little Copper Pass. Years of entanglement. After fou
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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊
[The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro
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Don't Mess with the Princess Consort: She's Only Missing Virtue from the Five Elements! 王妃不能惹，她五行只缺德！
[Faithful Couple + Flirting Up a Storm + Goofball Comedy + Sweet and Satisfying Romance] Mu Yunshu transmigrates straight into a nightmare on her wedding night: she's caught in bed with another man, and her groom is the ruthless, unhinged Prince Rong Jiusi, a war god! Help! With his knife pressed to her throat, she begs for her life: “Your Highness, I’m an excellent doctor, beautiful, gentle, considerate, and understanding! Sparing my life is all gain and no loss!” He asks, “You’re gentle and co
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The Fatal Game Sequel: Salvation 致命游戏续：拯救
A fan-made sequel to The Spirealm and The Fatal Game, featuring Ruan Lanzhu and Ling Jiushi. “Welcome to the world of doors.” Every door leads to the unknown and danger, and opening one means facing a test of life and death. The Gates of Hell. The ambitious plans of the United States failed, and the game was cleansed. But a mysterious person had copied it long ago and unleashed it upon the world once more. Can we still win this struggle through the doors? Let's wait and see.
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Tiptoe 足尖
Main Couple: Hua Qinghe x Yu Xiaozhou Modern city life. A cheerful, funny principal dancer whom everyone inexplicably thinks is aloof, and a somewhat oblivious, quick-tempered newcomer who bravely pursues his dreams for the idol in his heart. [Modern Setting, Older Top, Everyday Life] [Two Male Leads, HE, 1v1] -- Hua Qinghe is Yu Xiaozhou's idol. For his sake, Yu Xiaozhou got into his alma mater. For his sake, he splurged on a front-row ticket to one of his performances. For his sake, he went th
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Shelter on a Journey 逆旅Shelter
Main couple: Yao Wangxing x Bai Yihan A school setting, with a brave, straightforward ray of sunshine and a reserved, perceptive boy in need of care. [Modern · School · Everyday Life] [Two Male Leads · HE · 1v1] -- To Bai Yihan, home is a suffocating prison. His mother's obsessive need for control leaves him no freedom at all, and every day he lives in the shadows. He thought his whole life would be shackled to his family. Then, after that nightmare, Bai Yihan met Yao Wangxing. To Yao Wangxing,
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Blossom 花路Blossom
Main CP: Xu Junyan x Ji Xingzhi Set in the entertainment industry. An all-around ace who looks cold but is sensitive inside, paired with a hard-working pseudo-royal who has only average talent. [Entertainment industry, daily life, forum posts] [Two male leads, 1v1, happy ending] -- "Boys 5%" is the most popular idol survival show of the year. The five highest-ranked contestants will form the limited-time boy group FLY5. On the night of the final lineup announcement, Ji Xingzhi, the “silly sweeth
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