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1. 51 A ABO: My Jealous but Beautiful Villainous Wife ABO我那善妒但貌美的反派妻子 I Absolutely Love Curry超爱吃咖喱Two Male Leads757k WordsCompleted Power couple / Push and pull / Raising a child [Jealous bottom × Devoted top] (The top is devoted to the bottom.) Perhaps snakes are naturally jealous, but Si An, a golden king cobra, is more so than most. He is strong-willed by nature and fiercely possessive of his husband. Si An pinned the man who had just returned home beneath him, leaning down to seize his collar as long golden strands of hair fell around them. He carefully scented Long Xiao’s neck and asked coldly, “My husband, why do you s 20.2kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds

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   They're all so beautiful! 🥰🥰🥰

2. 52 捡 The Little One I Took In Is the Young Master of a Powerful Family 捡回来的幼崽是豪门小少爷 Translucence透光Two Male Leads677k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Adorable Kid Doted on by Everyone + Parenting Variety Show + Wealthy Family + Lighthearted and Healing] Three-year-old Su Youli is about to face the first major event of his life: His dad is going to find his biological father and send him away!!! How could a little toddler bear such an injustice? He copies the neighborhood kids and goes on a hunger strike, trying every trick in the book, from acting cute to playing up his suffering. But his dad is so heartless that he simply 9.1kReads9.4Score83314d adds
3. 53 虫 Is the Insectoid Household's Little Freeloader Actually a Male Insect? 虫族之家养小废物是雄虫？ Every Year There's a Surplus, and It's a Cat年年有余是只猫Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The CP is a minor element; there's almost no romance in the main story, though I'll try to write some in the extras. After accidentally going blind in his previous life, Qi Shan is hardly better off after being reborn. He's severely nearsighted, stranded on a barren planet, and saddled with a huge loan just to get out of his egg. Compared with other insects who can punch through tree trunks five meters in diameter, he's practically a malformed, malnourished runt. He and the System cling to each 4.6kReads9.4Score49214d adds
4. 54 小 Little White Poplar 小白杨 Shui Qiancheng水千丞Modern Romance438k WordsCompleted Bai Xinyu, a rich second-generation kid, is thrown into the army by his family for "reform." Young Master Bai tearfully accepts his fate, and, as luck would have it, runs into Yu Fengcheng, who makes trouble for him at every turn. As Bai Xinyu struggles through army life alongside Yu Fengcheng, he gradually grows into a sturdy, resilient "little white poplar." 21.5kReads9.3Score4.8k14d adds

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   Who hasn't seen the youngest Bai Yang yet? 🤔🤔 A true story of how a rich, clueless second-generation heir was turned into a special forces soldier by a scumbag in the army [what?] Straight Man Transformation Plan: Bai Xinyu evolves from a "human suona master" into a sharpshooter in the Snow Leopard Brigade, a story as inspiring as a shonen manga! Until the scumbag's words, "You're just more attractive by body," instantly break his defenses. 😘 Scumbag's outrageous actions: Yu Fengcheng perfectly embodies the "scumbag succubus"—abandoning his seriously injured wife during a mission to run to his white moonlight uncle, infuriating readers who collectively shout: "Bai Xinyu is widowed! Yan Shaozhen takes over!" 😜 Warning: Watered-down crematorium: When Yu Fengcheng starts his "mangy dog-style pursuit of his wife," his mother assists, his uncle interferes, the whole family joins in... But the Bai family calmly takes over? Viewers roar: "This transformation isn't thorough! The pig doesn't even think he's done anything wrong!"

5. 55 贵 A Noble Academy Melting Pot: The Dean Is Everyone's Dream Man 贵族学院大乱炖，主任他是万人迷 Five Blessings Rabbit五福兔Two Male Leads398k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + ABO + Unhinged + Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Everyone's Favorite + Romance] A lofty, aloof “high-mountain flower” bottom who looks down on everyone × a sweet-on-the-outside, dark-within “dragon fruit” top who's no good! Jiang Liao transmigrates into a book set at an elite academy. His standing at school is pretty good, but what leaves him gloomy and frustrated is... He transmigrated into three books! Three old-fashioned novels, each with a different style. The bad 579Reads9.4Score11814d adds
6. 56 快 Quick Transmigration: I Became a Scumbag, Yet Everyone Fell for Me 快穿：穿成渣男的我却成了万人迷 An Manman安漫漫Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two male leads! Quick transmigration! Bottom protagonist! Everyone's favorite! Split personalities!] Original title: Quick Transmigration: I Became Everyone's Favorite After Turning into a Scumbag On his first day at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Cen Yu is assigned to play all kinds of scumbags! The kind so awful that the protagonist bottom leaves him for a whole crowd of handsome men. The protagonist bottom is supposed to go through a long, remorseful pursuit, but never take the scumbag ba 33.9kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
7. 57 当 When a Cultivator Beauty Enters an Infinite Livestream 当修真美人进入无限直播后 Clear Soup with Plain Water清汤配寡水Two Male Leads591k WordsCompleted Infinite-flow, two male leads (the top appears in the second instance, Chapter 17) The novel is complete, so I can't fix the typos in earlier chapters. Please forgive me. Amid the snowy wilderness, corpses piled high and blood ran thick, but the culprit had vanished without a trace. When Lian Wu came to, he found himself inside an instance. System 042 told him that if he wanted to leave, he would first have to repair his soul. There was only one way to repair a soul here: clear the instances. Po 2.4kReads9.0Score50714d adds
8. 58 快 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Beauty Refuses to Be a Cannon Fodder 快穿之钓系美人拒绝炮灰 Just a Sliver一隙而已Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration, two male leads + 1v1 + mutually exclusive first-time relationships + sweet little story Shirong, an obscure actor, is bound by rogue System 009 from the Space-Time Bureau and sent to various little worlds to play expendable characters. But the plot goes off the rails in every world… World One: aloof, dignified Crown Prince × sweet, gentle omega Weren’t you supposed to break off the engagement? Why are you holding on to him so tightly now? World Two: lovesick straight guy × 15.6kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
9. 59 穿 How Do I Deal with Being Reborn as a Starfleet Baby's Evil Dad? 穿成星际崽崽恶毒老父亲怎么破？ Ask Not About the Future, All Will Be Well莫问前程皆无忧Two Male Leads392k WordsCompleted [Urban life + interstellar + transmigrate + sweet romance + entertainment industry + secret identity] He wakes up one morning to discover he's a dad. Which man who has been single for twenty-eight years wouldn't be shocked? Lu Chi certainly is. He only wants to make money in the entertainment industry, not raise kids, but when he sees how sweet, sensible, and obedient the little ones are, his heart softens. Fine, then. He'll juggle his career and the kids. His career takes off, only for him to d 1.6kReads9.4Score18814d adds
10. 60 脱 Unbridled 脱缰 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] [Fake Death Story] [Manga Adaptation and Publishing Rights Signed; Print Edition Now Available] In Qi Zhen's eyes, Lin Shouyan is a silly little colt who has broken free of his reins, utterly sincere and devoted to him with all his heart. Qi Zhen falls for him quickly. But in Lin Shouyan's eyes, Qi Zhen is a fool playing the part Lin Shouyan made up for him, dragged down from his lofty pedestal and forced to teach himself, while Lin Shouyan has to personally teach his wife all 43.9kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
11. 61 成 Become the Villain, and Strike Down the Scumbag! 成为反派，并向渣男挥剑！ Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same title is currently being serialized] [Two Male Leads + Top + Quick Transmigration + Both Powerful, Both Devoted + Intense Push and Pull] A vicious, unhinged beauty versus men with all kinds of personalities Lu Chengt ing is a blade in the service of the Celestial Lord, master of slaughter, free of desire and attachment, yet wicked by nature and impossible to control. In pursuit of the young lord of the heavens, who had descended to the mortal realm to under 31.2kReads9.6Score3.2k14d adds
12. 62 大EN Pure Angst! The Green Tea Male Supporting Lead Is Going Crazy Again 大虐！绿茶男配又在发大疯 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads474k WordsCompleted [The sweeter he calls him “big brother,” the harsher he strikes: a fake green tea with a violent streak + a powerful man who doesn’t realize he’s in love at first, then becomes completely henpecked] Xia Yu wakes up one day bound to a Male Supporting Character Rescue System. The System tells him that this world is actually a satisfying face-slapping novel about two male leads taking down scumbags. The main love interest is his childhood friend, whom he’s secretly loved for years. The protagonist 14.1kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
13. 63 疯 The Madman's Rules: Dr. Shen, Be Good 疯子守则：沈医生乖乖 Rong Zit​​ang冗子糖Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads, a deranged, high-hormone, rabid-dog villain patient x a cool, alluring, teasingly seductive psychologist; System + two deranged leads + equally matched strength + romantic conquest + simmering tension + younger love interest] Shen Zhuoqing dies in the real world and is bound to a System, which sends him into a novel to complete missions. Each world has a different mission and a different level of difficulty. For his final mission, he encounters the hardest character to win over 9.5kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
14. 64 甘 Willing to Fall 甘心沉沦 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted [Blunt bottom x devoted top] [Two male leads + mutual exclusivity + sweet romance + unrequited love turns mutual + both pursue each other] Lin Xuran is the overlooked second son of the Lin family. Frail and sickly since childhood, he is quiet and reserved. The first time he sees the refined, distinguished Huo Qichen, he is captivated and finds himself longing for someone for the first time. Later, Lin Xuran works up the courage to get closer to Huo Qichen, only to be driven away by the man’s off 56.4kReads9.5Score7.4k14d adds
15. 65 漂 Pretty Darling, You’re Too Good at Flirting! Are You Trying to Get Yourself Killed? 漂亮宝贝这么会钓，不要命啦！ Cai Cai Wants to Get Rich菜菜要发财Two Male Leads546k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + satisfying face-slapping + intense push and pull + both devoted only to each other] [An alluring, hot-tempered flirt of a bottom X a celibate powerhouse top with an overwhelming possessive streak] In his past life, Lin Que was framed maliciously and eventually died a miserable death from severe bipolar disorder. Only after his death did he learn that he was the true young master of a wealthy family, his identity maliciously switched at birth. The one who framed him was the fake 26.4kReads9.5Score3.7k14d adds
16. 66 他EN He Loves Him So Much! The Unhinged Big Shot Only Wants to Spend Money on the Cannon Fodder 他超爱！疯批大佬只想给炮灰花钱 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads512k WordsCompleted [Physical publication signed] [Two male leads + showbiz + transmigrate into a book + goofy guy takes down a maniac + mutually faithful + EA] - Jiang Nan transmigrates into a pampered fake young master from a novel. The moment he opens his eyes, Fu Jingzhou, the novel's biggest villain, is sitting in a wheelchair, while Jiang Nan is hopping around and pointing at him, yelling, "Fu Jingzhou, what makes a cripple like you think you can marry me?" The original owner leaves him this mess, then kicks 31.6kReads9.6Score4.1k14d adds
17. 67 谁EN What Kind of Aloof First Love Bites Your Scent Gland Every Day?! 谁家清冷白月光天天咬人腺体啊！ Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Two Alphas + Rekindled Romance + Pheromone Submission + Happy Ending] A cool, devoted alpha who's all bark and no bite × a patient, unhinged green-tea alpha, the one who got away Broad shoulders, a slim waist, long legs, sharp brows, sparkling eyes, and a pert little butt. From the moment Jiang Lan made his debut, his outrageously handsome face took the country by storm. Now, five years into his career and nearing thirty, his popularity remains sky-high. Everyone says Jiang Lan 14.2kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds
18. 68 混 You Bastard! Stop Kissing Me! I’m a Hellish Evil Spirit! 混蛋！别亲了！我可是地狱恶灵啊 Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads498k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Quick Transmigration + Only Each Other + Power Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Sweet, Satisfying Romance] A gorgeous, deranged evil spirit who starts a fight at the slightest provocation × a fragmented, hellish sovereign who does the same (You can figure out the rest.) To save his own life, Shen Yun Jian was sent to three thousand small worlds to clean up the scumbag market, deal with all kinds of vile people, earn merit, and offset his sins. But why did he run into 1.1kReads9.6Score15114d adds
19. 69 谁EN Who Says I Have It All? Forced to Love a Top E from the Start 谁有哥带派！开局就被顶E强制爱 Glutinous Rice and Pineapple Rice糯米菠萝饭Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance / Enigma-Alpha romance / forced love / both leads are devoted and powerful] [Wild, fiery, stuttering beauty of an Alpha ✖️ cruel, hard-of-hearing rich Enigma with a bad-dog streak] [Content warning: The receiving partner stutters; the pursuing partner has hearing loss and wears hearing aids every day] [No moral compass! No moral compass! No moral compass! Don't apply real-world values to this story. Readers with strong moral convictions should proceed with caution] Li Mao wil 27.1kReads9.5Score4.1k14d adds
20. 70 不 Aren't You the Cool Commander? Then Why Do You Cry After One Kiss? 不是高冷指挥官吗？怎么一亲就哭 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Interstellar + ABO + younger man + two equally powerful leads] Shi Ji, the Federation's highest-ranking commander, is coldly beautiful, chaste, and ruthless: a lofty flower that spells death at the slightest touch. Everyone treats the commander with nothing but respect, and then more respect. Until the first day of freshman enrollment at the Royal Academy Xie Zhuo stood among the crowd in a windbreaker, his brilliant silver hair wild and untamed. He was so striking that n 65.8kReads9.7Score11.1k14d adds

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    Niche and beautiful

21. 71 从 From Underwear Model to Mr. World 从内衣男模到世界先生 Illusory Realm Grotto-Heaven幻境洞天Modern Romance218k WordsCompleted In the fashion world, your body is your capital. They wanted to teach me the unspoken rules. Instead, I taught them how to pay it all back, with interest. A champion swimmer forced to change careers after an injury stumbles into the modeling world. He fights his way through one setback after another, learns some brutal lessons, and completes a deadly transformation from prey to predator. An encyclopedia of the fashion world’s dark side, every page steeped in a heady mix of hormones and money. Ju 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A friendly reminder: Please refrain from blushing or experiencing heart palpitations while reading this in public—this is not only a battlefield of desire, but also an encyclopedia of the fashion industry's dark secrets and a textbook-level guide to business success, every page reeking of hormones and the stench of money. Just when you think this is a "get-rich-quick" story, the protagonist has already used the game of capital to turn the tables and defeat everyone!

22. 72 心 The Scheming Adopted Son Is Raising a Puppy Again Today 心机义子今天也在养小狗 Tofu Pudding and Crucian Carp豆花鲫鱼Two Male Leads379k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Younger top, two male leads, one-on-one romance, ancient military setting, alternate history, happy ending] [Nameless orphan × (supposed) bandit's adopted son] [The young master is always right] × [I've worked hard for years and don't want to do this anymore. I need to find a sucker to take over my job.] Sincere, passionate gong × gentle, scheming shou Their tangled love and hatred twists and turns, until it all comes to nothing, like flowers reflected in a mirror and the moon in wat 113Reads—Score—14d adds

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    As they were making a doghouse, his adopted son handed him a hammer. Their palms touched, and he quickly pulled his hand away, prompting the son to laugh, "Even the eldest brother is ticklish?"

23. 73 请 Please Call Me Teacher Ding 请叫我丁老师 Half a Bottle, Sloshing Around半瓶晃荡Two Male Leads259k WordsOngoing He was 35, and he encountered his 29-year-old self. Thirty-five years of self-control went out the window. Twenty-nine years of courage and fearlessness went to the dogs. Teacher Ding, let your guard down and let me love you. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one's worth a try! It has two male leads, a math teacher and a PE teacher, both strong and both virgins, a slice-of-life story. I recommend it! [Learned something new]

24. 74 玫 [Female-to-Male] The Rose and the Rules of Taming 【女穿男】玫瑰与驯服守则 Misty as the Stars and Moon渺渺如星月Two Male Leads375k WordsCompleted [Can be male or female + top + turns straight men gay + takes down handsome guys + character growth + everyone’s crush + naturally promiscuous heroine + lots of romance in the middle + no-couple ending, standing alone] Yan Zhaozhao, a college student who had never dated anyone, makes a wish and somehow turns into a gorgeous guy! Help! She only wished she could be a boy. How did she become everyone’s crush? “They like Yan Xiao. What does that have to do with me, Yan Zhaozhao?” Yan Zhaozhao just w 136Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    This is a gender-swapped novel with two male leads, and the male lead is the dominant one. He undergoes a female-to-male transformation in the early stages, and there are very few female-centric scenes, which actually adds to the reading enjoyment. The male lead is a naturally charming jerk with a captivating aura. Overall, it's sweet with a touch of heartbreak. The book is still ongoing, relatively niche, and the author's writing is excellent.

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