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1. 1 英 [Jia Xiao] The Hero's Story 【伽小】英雄的故事 Qing Tang Yu庆堂余Two Male Leads153k WordsCompleted [Complete: 59 main chapters + 5 extra chapters.] CPs: Jialuo and Xiaoxin, Junjun and Kaka, Hatan. Avoid if these aren't your cup of tea, and please don't ship characters who aren't paired. (Feel free to ship my original characters Banqi and Yunze, but please don't break up the established couples.) The worldbuilding is adapted from the original series. It includes events from the original, as well as original characters and a heap of freely invented details. Sorry if anyone is out of character; 519Reads8.9Score113Shelves

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2. 2 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Walnut Seller 盗墓：那个卖核桃的 Xue Yin薛喑Two Male Leads174k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] + [Angst] + [Severe Protagonist Suffering, Not for the Faint of Heart] 2026 editor’s note: Please read the author’s statement in the book’s discussion section. Thank you, everyone. The protagonist is completely love-struck, extremely so, and there will be no switching love interests. If you can’t accept that, feel free to leave using the top-right corner. Li Cu × Qian Heng After spending seven or eight years out in the dirt, Qian Heng had thoroughly wrecked his health. With now 3.2kReads9.3Score577Shelves

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   Two of them are mildly abusive, and the others will make you cry.

3. 3 黑 Hei Ye's Gorgeous, Strong, Tragic Beauty Can No Longer Hide His Secret Identity! 黑爷家的美强惨马甲不保啦！ Heated Lemon Water加热柠檬水Two Male Leads341k WordsCompleted [Secret identities + universally adored + shipping your own CP] Many years ago, Jiang Xu transmigrated into the body of Hei Xiazi’s younger brother. In the end, however, Hei Xiazi killed him amid the curses of everyone around him. After the System brought him back to life, Jiang Xu geared up from head to toe, donned a secret identity, and joined the main storyline so he could destroy the Wang family’s computational system. He’d planned to push Wu Xie to grow while posing as a stranger, and sneak 22.5kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
4. 4 废 After the Deposed Crown Prince Leapt to His Death, the Emperor Regretted It 废太子一跃而下后，陛下他后悔了 Chang'an Through the Ages古今长安45k WordsCompleted From the moment I was born, my father had told me more than once that my existence was a disgrace, a mistake, and the reason future generations would criticize him. Well, he can rest easy this time. Because I’m going to die. 28.6kReads—Score661Shelves
5. 5 这 This Is a Forced-Love Story 这是一篇强制爱文 Cold Embroidered Spring Blade绣春刀寒Two Male Leads409k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, so it'll gradually rise] The appeal of forced-love stories lies in seeing those who hold high status in society bow down to those beneath them. Even the most powerful person becomes lowly when they fall in love. The cold, composed Emperor Zhu Zaiji never imagined that one day he would bow down and submit to a little eunuch. 19.3kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
6. 6 醒 After Coming to His Senses, the Obedient Guard Keeps Trying to Fly Away 醒悟后乖巧侍卫总想远走高飞 Awakening of Insects, Flowing Fire惊蛰流火Two Male Leads195k WordsCompleted “I don’t like men. Between you and me, there’s only a master-servant relationship. You obey me, and you can stop coveting what isn’t yours.” Jing Yu takes the prince’s words to heart and calmly carries out his duties as a guard in the prince’s manor: taking blows for his master, showing loyalty, and fulfilling every request. He never forgets his place. Li Xu is very pleased with the young guard who is always by his side. Jing Yu is handsome, skilled, and, most importantly, obedient and perceptiv 1.1kReads8.2Score104Shelves
7. 7 盗 Tomb Raider: I'm Just a Delivery Guy 盗墓之我就是个送快递的 I Want to Go Herd Sheep我想去放羊Mystery387k WordsCompleted [The female lead is unambitious and destined to toil, but she’s an exceptionally capable courier + Partly Set in an Alternate World + No Couple in the Main Story, but there’s an extra, hehe] I’m an emotionless courier. I love getting off work, holidays, my paycheck, good food, and hitting people, but I don’t love delivering packages. Sometimes I wonder if there would be fewer people making me angry if I hadn’t delivered a package addressed to “Wu Xie.” Ever since meeting Song You, Wu Xie and 4.6kReads9.2Score673Shelves
8. 8 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery223k WordsCompleted (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
9. 9 你 You Broke Your Promise 你失信了 Shi Qingyao十清杳Modern Romance138k WordsCompleted The acclaimed signature work You Broke Your Promise by popular author Shi Qingyao, now with 40,000 new words of never-before-published content! Sensitive girl Xiang Yu VS golden boy Song Huaishi. I had to play out the whole secret-crush story, so I loved him year after year. It was an ordinary day. Just as she closed her eyes, Xiang Yu suddenly thought of Song Huaishi: Song Huaishi, neat in his clothes and radiating warmth. Song Huaishi at seventeen. Still in his school uniform, he leaned lazily 64.3kReads9.5Score12.1kShelves
10. 10 惊 After the Horror Game Arrived, the Unhinged Drama Queen Took the World by Storm 惊悚游戏降临后疯批作精火爆全球 Lao Hen老痕Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow, Livestreaming, Supernatural Horror, Two Powerful Leads, Devoted Couple, Max-Level Expert] Ning Yuan, the top-ranked expert who had escaped from , encountered the resurgence of supernatural phenomena before his graduate school entrance exams. At first, everything seemed perfectly normal. Dozens of monsters appeared, he casually tossed out talismans, and wiped them all out. Side quests, all kinds of astonishing maneuvers, completed The Spirit of the Coin: Ask your question! 455Reads9.2Score104Shelves
11. 11 笨 The Foolish Prince and the Stern Regent 笨蛋皇子和严肃摄政王 Golden Shark Shark金鲨鲨Two Male Leads343k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + Older top + Bad-tempered male lead + 11-year age gap] Cold, explosive regent × timid, sweet, food-loving tenth prince After three years away fighting wars, Nan Yeting returns to court, only for the emperor to immediately dump his youngest son on him to raise. Everyone in court knows the regent, Nan Yeting, and the current emperor are at odds. * Xie Du has transmigrated here. Forced to live at the regent's residence, he's been there three days and has been beaten for all three a 2.6kReads8.9Score339Shelves
12. 12 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.9kReads9.6Score14.9kShelves

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    It's easy to cry. 1. You broke your promise and it was really cruel. The heroine died and the hero married a junior school girl [crying] [crying] [crying] [crying] [crying] "Maybe it was a secret love scene that I had to do, so I fell in love with him year after year." - Xiang Yu "Xiang Yu, be braver and luckier in the next life, don't meet me again" - Song Huaishi "Xiang Yu, can you leave your next life to me? Forget it, you won't leave it to me in your next life." - Xu Xuanlin 2. In that midsummer, the girl who had just turned eighteen years old slept forever, with an unspoken love. In that midsummer, the boy lost his little teacher forever, and his confession could no longer wait for an answer. It was midsummer when we met, and it was also midsummer when we parted. His little rose was hidden in that midsummer forever. 3. The story begins when Gu Chi receives a call asking him to go to the police station to pick up Jiang Qianxi, who has been missing for 21 years. The story ends when Gu Chi receives a call. Let him claim the body of his wife who had been missing for 21 years. 4. Gong Qian Liu is not cruel enough to make people cry, but he is the kind of person who has a strong stamina. After watching it, you will feel a special emptiness in your heart. From time to time, you will think about those ladies, if they had not entered the deep palace, would their lives have been better?

13. 13 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.5kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
14. 14 暗 This Grand, Silent Drama of Unrequited Love 暗恋这场声势浩大的哑剧 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance126k WordsCompleted A bittersweet youthful school romance about unrequited love from popular author Meng Zhiwan, and a companion novel to The Sad Little Thing Called a Secret Crush and The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain. This one-sided love story is a silent play with just one actor: me. Also known as The Moment I Speak, My Voice Disappears. Lonely girl Chen Ji VS sunny boy Lin Jingye. I carefully cherished you, and you became the only spring I ever had in my life. “Chen Ji, may you always be safe and well, overcome 19.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
15. 15 暗 The Sad Little Thing Called Unrequited Love 暗恋这件难过的小事 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance122k WordsCompleted Lin Xu has a crush on the popular boy Ye Feng, and she remembers countless little details about him. Every day, Lin Xu times her departure down to the second, getting dressed and putting on her shoes in a hurry, all for the chance to catch a fleeting glimpse of his back. The music playing during the long break outside her classroom is Xu Song’s “Moon over Luzhou.” Lin Xu knows it’s the favorite song of Ye Feng, the school radio station’s announcer. Lin Xu has even stayed up all night organizing 72.6kReads9.7Score13.1kShelves
16. 16 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 84.9kReads9.7Score14.4kShelves
17. 17 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [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 100.8kReads9.7Score19.9kShelves

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    The first one was a completely sadistic story (he) made me cry in the middle of the night and lost ten pounds. The second one was so cool that the heroine became so angry after reading it that the heroine used her long mouth to criticize the scumbag man and tear the mistress apart. It was so cool! , The writing is also very good

18. 18 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 16.9kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
19. 19 万 The Most Hated One Leapt to Their Death, and All the Powerful Figures Wept Until Their Eyes Were Red 万人嫌纵身一跃，大佬全员哭红眼 Zhouone周oneModern Romance511k WordsCompleted [No Second Chances After a Broken Relationship + Everyone Faces Their Comeuppance + Face-Slapping + Pure Satisfaction] To win over the male lead, Li Xiang pretended not to know what was happening and drank the spiked water, watching helplessly as one of her kidneys was transplanted into the sweet, innocent female lead. Afterward, the male lead promised to marry her to make it up to her. But on the wedding day, the female lead deliberately disappeared to ruin the ceremony, sending one powerful fi 13.2kReads5.8Score1.3kShelves

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    It's hard to calm down Gongqianliu is simply a classic within a classic. Different character positions bring different perceptions.

20. 20 回 After Returning Home, the Underworld Boss Became Everyone’s Favorite 回国后，黑道大佬成团宠 His Highness Xuan Yin玄音殿下Modern Romance723k WordsCompleted The short drama “No Heirloom Jewelry, But I've Got a Fist the Size of a Cooking Pot” is now streaming. [Beloved by a wealthy family + two powerful leads with secret identities + sweet-tempered yet volatile heroine + devoted hero + influence in both the underworld and the legitimate world] Lin Qingye, head of the most feared assassin organization in the underworld, finally destroys the second-largest assassin organization and obtains clues about her origins. She immediately decides to return home 35.5kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    Bao Shuangqiang's 😎 is just one word, I'll say it only once, it's not a holy mother, it's not brainless, the male protagonist is bold and doting, and there's nothing abusive about it, you can give it a try

21. 21 女 After Her Disguise as a Man Is Exposed, the Prince Can't Stop Asking for Kisses 女扮男装掉马后，王爷索吻成瘾 Zhao Qing Li照青梨Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted and will rise) Fate had a cruel twist in store: a modern female mercenary, angered to death, transmigrated into the body of an ancient female assassin who had choked to death! To make a living in ancient times, Shen Yue has to disguise herself as a man and serve as a shadow guard, write trashy stories to save up for an antidote, evade her organization's assassins, and put up with being ostracized by her colleagues... None of that matters. What matters is that she seem 2.9kReads8.8Score470Shelves
22. 22 离 Ridiculous! The Immortal Cultivation Expert I Set Out to Conquer Is Even Better at Flirting Than I Am 离谱！攻略的修仙大佬比我还会撩 Geese Leave Their Song雁留声Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted [Goofy Comedy, Mind Reading, Light and Sweet, Everyone Is a Goofball] Yu Xiu transmigrates to a world of cultivation and gets bound to a Simp System. The higher the cultivation of the person she fawns over, the greater her rewards. While everyone else is practicing day and night to break through, Yu Xiu has already reached the threshold of immortal ascension thanks to the Simp System. Only one step remains before she can ascend, so Yu Xiu decides to fawn over someone big. She sets her sights on 72.7kReads9.3Score14.1kShelves
23. 23 拯 After I Saved the Sick, Obsessive Demon Lord, He Became Utterly Devoted to Me 拯救了病娇妖尊后，他嗜我如命 Like Walking Through the Night如行于夜Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted The animated series is now streaming [Sweetness overload warning! Devoted couple + sweet romance + little temptress + possessive + crazy + lovesick] A healing little fairy with incredible fighting prowess x a cold, celibate, lovesick rabbit spirit Wanwan transmigrates into a book to undergo a trial. The Heavenly Dao tells her to reform a pitiful villain on the verge of turning evil, teach him to be good, and inspire him to cultivate virtue. Wanwan says, “No problem. I just have to shower the vil 7.3kReads9.3Score928Shelves
24. 24 失 Starlight Out of Control 失控星光 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Uncontrolled Starlight goes on sale nationwide on May 30] [Two male leads + secret love + entertainment industry + younger man + rekindled romance] Shen Jixing, a legendary movie star in the Chinese entertainment industry, is as aloof as snow on a mountaintop, noble and cold. He has long held an unshakable place at the pinnacle of the industry. Then one day, a tidal wave of vicious scandals engulfs him… His status plummets overnight. With nowhere else to go, he calmly knock 56kReads9.6Score8.3kShelves

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    Sweet and delicious

25. 25 甜 The Sweethouse’s Top Star 甜字号头牌 Ji Zhi霁之Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted (The print edition of Sweetness Unspoken goes on sale June 20) [Campus + goofy comedy + childhood sweethearts + overprotective brother + sweet romance] [Sweet, feisty girl × suave, sly bad boy] A pretty, sweet-looking girl transfers into the class. She's wild-tempered and fearless, and on her very first day she gets into an argument with Shen Sili, the top guy in the grade who sits in the back row. While their classmates marvel that the newcomer has no fear, the next day they see the two walking 16.5kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
26. 26 红 Red and White Wedding 红白囍 AyeAyeCaptainTwo Male Leads186k WordsCompleted [Republican-era nostalgia + supernatural + two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + pure-hearted madmen] [Brilliant and passionate young diviner Tian Suanzi, Mu Geshen X cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside heir to a family of physicians, the saintly doctor Chai Shuxin] A funeral is mournful, a wedding joyful, I travel from the world of the living to the Yellow Springs, Prepare incense, candles, paper horses, and a bridal sedan, Lady Meng offers us the nuptial wine. White paper, red rob 52.2kReads9.7Score12.7kShelves

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27. 27 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 64.5kReads9.7Score11.2kShelves

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    They are both dual heroes, and the characters are very delicately drawn. The first book has knives but not many, the second and third books made me cry.

28. 28 离 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 51.9kReads9.6Score6.9kShelves
29. 29 分 After the Breakup, the Boss Turns Dark and Obsessed: Wild Seduction and Spoiling 分手后大佬黑化变疯批，野撩诱宠 Lu Yin鹿吟Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Reuniting After a Breakup + Powerful CEO + Both Untouched + Possessive Takeover + Tension and Flirting + Reunion After Years Apart + Seductive Pursuit] [After He Wronged His Ex, the Big Shot Went Dark] Everyone knew the big shot was cool and dispassionate, but no one knew about the obsession hidden deep in his heart. After a carefully engineered reunion, he took the other man by force and made him move in. The darkened big shot's image crumbled: he turned wild and seductive, in 469Reads9.5Score897Shelves
30. 30 梧 Wutong Lane 梧桐巷 Song Che Doesn't Eat Fish宋澈不吃鱼Modern Romance174k WordsCompleted [Bright and kind-hearted Ning Wan x gentle genius Song Qingyan] [Love at first sight + Secret love comes true + Youthful heartache + BE] When the innocent, sunny Ning Wan fell in love with Song Qingyan at first sight, he was the golden boy in everyone's eyes. She wrote her secret feelings in her diary, planning to keep them to herself. By a twist of fate, Song Qingyan became her temporary guardian. During the days when she was ostracized and bullied, he became the light in her life. She held on 27.3kReads9.6Score6.3kShelves

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    Wutong Lane: When she met Song Qingyan, Song Qingyan was 19 years old. When Song Qingyan passed away, Ning Wan was 19 years old. East Palace: The water of Wangchuan lies in forgetting love. Anyone who has soaked in the divine water will completely forget all the troubles they have experienced. Xiaoxiao's rain sounds late: No one knows that Ye Xiao once spent fifteen years just waiting for the rain to stop. Palace Wall Willow: Concubine Wen said: "You are Xiao Liu'er." "Am I Xiao Liu'er? Am I Xiao Liu'er or Jiaojiao?"

31. 31 白 The White Olive Tree: The War Rages On, but Love Runs Deep 白色橄榄树：硝烟未尽，爱已深 Secluded Study闭门斋Female-Channel Fanfiction224k WordsCompleted On the war-ravaged land of Dongguo, the sky was always gray and hazy with smoke. Amid the ruins of the cities, the thunder of artillery never ceased, as if giving voice to endless suffering. Song Ran, a young and gifted war correspondent, first met Li Zan, a brave soldier in the peacekeeping forces, amid the flames of war. The threads of fate quietly intertwined. 439Reads—Score104Shelves

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    It breaks out of the common urban love framework and sets the stage in a war-torn foreign country. War reporter Song Ran ran into danger for the truth, bomb disposal soldier Li Zan protected his life in the smoke of gunfire, and two people with faith met in the ruins. Their love was not a flower before the moon, but a piece of compressed biscuit passed under the gunfire, and a "wait for me" when life or death was uncertain. There are no perfect heroes in the story. Li Zan will be tired and scared, and Song Ran will struggle between ideals and reality. Their fragility is as real as their tenacity. The author does not shy away from the cruelty of war, and the description of the ruins and displacement is heart-wrenching, but because of this, the warmth of the two supporting each other in desperate situations is even more powerful. In addition to love, the book also contains questions about peace - how many people have sacrificed their lives to get the stability we are accustomed to? It may feel a little heavy after reading it, but those moments about courage, perseverance and redemption will stay in your heart for a long time. It is suitable for people who can accept a slightly depressing plot and want to find some deep resonance in the story. It is not only about love, but more like a mirror, reflecting the preciousness in ordinary life.

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