I'm Out of Books! Recommend Male-Male Romance with Childhood Friends 书荒了 求双楠 竹马竹马

1 谁 Who Taught You to Be a Brother Like That? 谁教你这么当兄弟的 Peachy Oolong, Regular Sugar桃气乌龙正常糖Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title Planetary Effect] Chen Zhijuan is the top orthopedic surgeon at Beicheng People's Hospital, usually cold and taciturn. Dr. Chen is strikingly handsome. His white coat only adds to his restrained, chaste air, and he's tall and elegant. The girls who pursue him could circle the hospital three times. Unfortunately, his heart belongs to someone else. He's been secretly in love with his good friend for nearly ten years. That friend is straight as an 109.9kReads9.3Score17.1kShelves

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This one is a bamboo horse, one of the few with two male protagonists that I've read.

2 对 My Rival? So What! 对头？又如何呢！ Catnip Researcher猫薄荷研究员Two Male Leads205k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + dating reality show + childhood friends + secret crush + fake enemies + older love interest + both leads are romantically inexperienced] The Heartbeat Live Room went viral as soon as it aired On the first day of the live broadcast, the director asked them to name the person on the show they disliked at first sight. In front of the cameras, Fu Baize and Murong Yunxiu frowned at almost the exact same time. With his strikingly dyed blond hair, Fu Baize looked like a little lion wi 3.2kReads8.8Score632Shelves

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Bamboo horse and bamboo horse, worth recommending, two-way secret love, double love, sweet pet, sweet pet, sweet pet (say important things three times) [Adoration] [Adoration] [Adoration]

3 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as a Baby: My Childhood Friend Is a Crybaby 穿书成奶娃：竹马是哭包 Squirrel, Run, Run, Run松鼠跑跑跑Two Male Leads384k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Transmigrate Into a Book + Childhood Friends + Mutual Firsts + HE] [Steady but tearful young heir × Lively but frail young master] Shen Xinde was a genius painter who had just read a novel. In it, the male supporting character, Gu Zhuoling, had been a loner since childhood, and the male lead was his only friend. Gu Zhuoling had always helped the male and female leads get together, but in the end, he took his own life by jumping into the sea after suffering from various mental 27.7kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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The calm but crying prince and the lively but frail young master.

4 失 After Losing My Memory, I Mistook My Roommate for My Husband 失忆后把室友当老攻 Min Zhou皿舟Two Male Leads499k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Both Each Other's First Love + Sweet and Fluffy + No Angst] Gu Jingze: Jing University’s campus heartthrob, broad-shouldered and long-legged, able to pull off a fresh, clean look even in the simplest white shirt. Shi Jingqiu: Jing University's famously aloof male beauty, polite yet distant, with no one able to catch his eye. In their sophomore year, a dorm reassignment puts the campus heartthrob and the campus beauty in the same room. Even as roommates, they barely interact, ha 2.8kReads8.2Score391Shelves

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Secret love comes true, a super sweet campus story

5 绿 The Sweet Green-Tea Omega Is Gorgeous and Knows How to Flirt 绿茶甜O又美又会撩 Strawberry Mochi, 70% Sweet草莓麻薯七分糖Two Male Leads93k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + sweet romance + ABO + goofy comedy + marriage first, love later] Su Cha transmigrates into a novel as a beautiful, scheming tea-green villain. Su Cha: Being a beautiful tea-green is fine, but being a villain? No way! According to the plot, he will humiliate a powerful man in public, believing him to be down on his luck, all for the sake of gaining power. The man will smile on the surface, then quietly get rid of him behind the scenes. To save his life, which is hanging by a thr 203Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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Super, super good-looking double male protagonists

16 病 The Frail Beauty Pants After Three Steps, and Her Childhood Friend Carries Her Home 病美人三步一喘！竹马摇尾抱回家 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads539k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + childhood friends growing up together + brotherly affection turns into something more + wooing a big puppy] [Cool, aloof, long-haired beauty with a sickly constitution who knows how to reel them in × silver-haired, handsome, wolfish athlete who turns into a loyal puppy; genius painter × archer; sweet romance, one-on-one!] Yun Wulian had been sickly since childhood. He was out of breath after three steps and coughing after five, and would suddenly faint or come down with a fever 41.8kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves

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The cool, long-haired, sickly beauty and wolf dog turned into a loyal dog, a silver-haired, cool and handsome athlete, and his character design is super cool. The characters have distinct characteristics and the love goes in both directions. The article is very touching, and you won't lose money if you invest in it [Love] [Love] [Love] (You'll know by looking at the ratings)

17 云 When the Clouds Are Deep and the Waters Clear 云深清浅时 Running East and West东奔西顾Modern Romance336k WordsCompleted Xiao Yunxing is the dashing, top-of-the-class heartthrob admired by every girl at school: someone to admire from afar, but never touch. Yet he smiles only for Chen Qinghuan, the “childhood sweetheart” who transfers to his school, and spoils her in every way. Chen Qinghuan is a proud, domineering, yet adorably naive math genius. Math is her talent, and loving him is her dream. She stays by his side, always. One waits, the other pursues, and together they earn places at their dream university. Aft 18.4kReads9.6Score2.3kShelves

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It's so fun to have childhood sweethearts running in both directions! The male and female protagonists have known each other since childhood. There is no misunderstanding, only a blatant preference. The author's writing style is excellent, and he describes this pure love in a delicate and touching way. Sweet pet lovers should not miss this book.

18 队 Captain, Your Darling Wife Solved Another Case with Her Paintings 队长你宝贝老婆又靠画画破案了 I Don't Want to Be a Beauty不想做美女Modern Romance881k WordsCompleted [Good girl × police captain] [Everyone's favorite + sweet romance + childhood sweethearts + everyday public displays of affection + everyday crime-solving] Tang An'an, a second-year art student, married her childhood sweetheart, police captain Cheng Feng, and was specially recruited as a forensic sketch artist. From then on, she balanced school with solving cases. Who was the decomposing body dug up at a construction site? Why were old bones found in a basement? The entertainment industry's hott 24kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves

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Try it and see [thinking]

25 一 I Opened My Eyes and Was Back in the Days When My Sweetheart Had a Crush on Me 一睁眼，回到乖宝暗恋我时期 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance579k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Unrequited Love!!! + Sweet Romance + Healing and Redemption + Devoted Couple + Good Girl vs. Wild Young Master + Happy Ending] A wild young master with a fierce possessive streak → a timid, sweet, well-behaved girl Xu Muwan had always been obedient and followed the rules. There was only one thing she kept secret from everyone: she loved him alone, her whole life. Deep in her heart, she had a crush on someone. No one knew. Day after day, year after year, she kept loving him. Only the su 25.4kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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Very nice