Seeking Dual Male Leads and Redemption Stories, Where Each Is the Other's Only Light 求双楠，救赎文，唯一的光，最近书荒太严重了🥹

1. 1 加 I Became Everyone’s Favorite After Loading Negative Buffs 加载负面BUFF后成了万人迷 Chunibyo Adult中二大人Fantastical Romance399k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Mission-Oriented Male Lead] [Deadpan but Adorable Capybara] [No Dainty Types] [Warning: Has a Bad Ending Route] The Quick Transmigration Bureau has a number of small worlds that cannot be properly reclaimed. Wen Jichuan is a star employee with a 100% mission success rate. For the points, he accepts these worlds. The price is that every time he enters a mission, he loads an incurable negative debuff. In the first world, he's the personal bodyguard of the female lead of a dating reality s 94.7kReads8.9Score14.3k14d adds
2. 2 漫 Comic: I Became a Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Character Despite Being a Show-Off 漫画：身为装货的我成为了美强惨 Xiao Yinyin萧吟吟Two Male Leads217k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] [Cultivation] [Everyone's Favorite] [Forum Posts] [Secret Identities] [Romantic Rivalry] [People Reading Too Much Into Things] [Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush] If life isn't about showing off, then what's the point? Xuan You has always known he's a show-off. He doesn't argue, pick fights, or socialize. He just focuses on living his own stylish life. He's materialistic, malicious, vain, and spends all day brooding. Most people would call someone like that a playboy, but unfort 14kReads8.7Score2.9k14d adds
3. 3 他 He's a Madman Who Came Back From the Dead. Why Would You Mess With Him? 他一个诈尸的疯子，你们惹他干嘛 Fat Otaku Who Loves Potatoes爱吃土豆的肥宅Two Male Leads687k WordsOngoing [BL, Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One, Interstellar Military Academy, Love-Hate Relationship, Plot-Driven Slow Burn, Light Ensemble Cast] Interstellar News: The Second Young Master of the Xie Family on Nanxi Star went completely mad after coming back from the dead. From the start, he set fire to the mourning hall and nearly burned his scumbag father and his whole family alive inside. On his first day at school, someone picked a fight with him. Xie Zhuo: One kick sent them flying a hundred me 71.3kReads9.3Score8.9k14d adds
4. 4 被 Forced to Play the Doomed White Moonlight of the Dragon-Aotian Hero 被迫扮演龙傲天早死的白月光 Tiger Cub Chewing Corn啃玉米的虎宝Two Male Leads512k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + cultivation + one-on-one romance + devoted to each other + fake death + happy ending] [Top who first falls for him on his own, then becomes an unhinged widower vs. a true white moonlight with astonishing talent in alchemy] The Path to Immortality is a power fantasy novel for male readers. It tells the story of the protagonist, Feng Bai Kong, who loses his parents at a young age and suffers constant scorn. After gaining an immortal opportunity and enduring countless trials, he e 248.4kReads9.4Score70.6k14d adds

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   It's super good-looking, I'm not very good at commenting.

5. 5 远 After Leaving the Plot Behind, My Tycoon Ex-Boyfriend Won't Let Go 远离剧情后，财阀前男友缠上我 Cat Classmate猫同学Two Male Leads562k WordsOngoing [Top + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] [Love at First Sleep] [Calm as a chrysanthemum, devastatingly handsome, naturally flirtatious top x Arrogant and cold-faced, warm-hearted, chaebol bottom] (An A4-level beauty uses his social skills to win over an A12-level man, with big results) Lu Yu transmigrates into a novel as the disposable ex-boyfriend of the protagonist, a gold digger with a tragic ending. He decides to stay away from the protagonist and focus on staying alive. When Song Xijin asks 347.9kReads9.3Score45.7k14d adds
6. 6 穿 After Transmigrating, I Was Doted on by an Older Daddy 穿越后，被年上Daddy强宠了 Yu Shaoqing虞少卿Two Male Leads205k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance, both virgins, older top, happy ending, ten-year age gap, Daddy top × paper-doll lover] Chi Shu transmigrated. He didn’t become the protagonist, the villain, the unattainable beloved, or some tragic cannon fodder. ...He became the paper-doll lover in someone’s dating game. To return to the real world, Chi Shu gave in. He hid his true nature, acted obedient, and did his best to complete the System’s missions. “Can’t you call me by a nickname?” “Calling me by my name is so cold. 17.5kReads8.8Score2.9k14d adds
7. 7 心 A Soft-Hearted Straight Guy Is Bound to Be Brutally Corrupted by a Dark, Obsessive Snake 心软直男是要被阴湿蛇黑化狠狠的 Eighteen Bronze Walnuts十八铜核桃仁Two Male Leads373k WordsCompleted "Two male leads, cultivation, younger love interest, raising a child in the early arc + tea-art scheming in the middle arc + confinement in the late arc, groveling after the breakup" Softhearted, straightforward male kindergarten teacher bottom x Pretending-to-be-obedient, gloomy snake demon top Xu Wuhuai transmigrates into a book and becomes a bit-part character in "Eight Hundred Rounds of the Immortal-Demon War". System mission: Stop the demon lord from becoming too corrupted. But the story is 13.7kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds

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   This is so beautiful 😭

8. 8 京 The Cool, Detached Buddhist of Beijing's Elite Circle Wants to Be a Bottom Too, Okay? Okay 京圈清冷佛子也想当0好吗，好的 Fish Ball Curry Noodles鱼丸咖喱面Two Male Leads304k WordsCompleted [Beijing Circle Buddhist Prince + Guangdong Circle Heir Apparent + Contrasting Sides + Sweet, Silly Romance!] As the cold-faced man who always fiddled with his prayer beads, Shen Jingyan suddenly awakened one day. The reason? He'd gone clubbing with a handsome guy, which went against his Buddhist-prince image. He deserved to be punished! As if! He's rich beyond belief, with a slim waist, long legs, and a pretty little face. What else could he be but a bottom? Making him a top would be like forci 11kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
9. 9 我 I Say Narcissus, You Say Wifey, Hi! 我说水仙，你说老婆，嗨！ Space Roll太空卷儿Two Male Leads254k WordsCompleted [Pseudo-narcissism x Two Male Leads x Touch Starvation x Switch Couple] Loving yourself. Chen Zheng never imagined he'd find himself in a situation like this, but one unremarkable autumn day, he met a strange man. The stranger said his name was Chen Zheng, and that he was Chen Zheng from ten years in the future. Chen Zheng: “Go to work for me.” Li Zheng: “Of course. If that's what you wish, I'll make it happen.” Chen Zheng: “Are you here just to make my wishes come true? What about your wi 734Reads8.9Score11314d adds
10. 10 反 Villain, Bow Your Head to Me! 反派请向我低头！ Wind Terrace at the Tree's End树尾风台Two Male Leads216k WordsCompleted A possessive, fatherly mafia villain seme ✘ a frail yet beautiful and resilient shou who transmigrates into a book Sweet, sweet, sweet What should you do when you wake up as the villain’s cat? Of course, keep your head down and survive. But when Lu Ning turns back into a human, things start heading in an increasingly strange direction. “If you can always remain innocent, it will be fate’s greatest gift to me.” 8.8kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds
11. 11 卖 I Played the Victim and Got Hit by My Wife. I've Learned My Lesson, But I'll Do It Again 卖惨被老婆打，已老实但下次还敢 LNFuTwo Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + beautiful gong and handsome shou + shou protagonist + 1v1, both devoted to each other] A weepy green tea × a straight man (Also known as: “Cry, Cry, Cry, Until You Trick the Soft-Hearted Straight Guy into Dating You” and “Great, He's a Scheming Gay Guy. I'm Doomed.”) Zhu Yan choked to death on the naan in his Xinjiang fried rice noodles. To get his savings, he went to different minor worlds to complete missions. He completed every mission, but things always went strangely off-s 23.6kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
12. 12 阴 Haunted by a Vengeful Ghost 阴鬼缠绵 Tiger Cub Chewing Corn啃玉米的虎宝Two Male Leads386k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Vicious Ghost Top + Happy Ending + 1v1] [Brooding, sinister ghost top vs. a feisty but sensible bottom who knows when to yield] Chi Zhuyan accidentally “attended” a funeral. The deceased was young and accomplished. Even the old man by the roadside lamented that heaven was jealous of such talent. Chi Zhuyan thought so too. He didn’t give it much thought, but starting that day, one strange thing after another began to happen. First came a high fever, accompanied by an 26.7kReads9.3Score5.5k14d adds
13. 13 提 I Asked to Break Up, but My Psychotic Billionaire Boss Forced Me to Love Him 提分手后，被疯批霸总强制爱了 Yi Yeye伊野叶Two Male Leads235k WordsCompleted (Completed) Dual powerhouses + cool college-student bottom + possessive CEO top + corruption + confinement + a touch of harem appeal + HE In his junior year of college, Cheng Mengxing got a boyfriend. They had only held hands a couple of times and hadn’t even kissed when his boyfriend cheated on him. On his way to catch them in the act, Cheng Mengxing ran into Fu Xueheng, the other man’s cousin. He disliked Fu Xueheng at first sight. The guy was such a pretentious show-off. Dressed all in black 6kReads8.6Score1k14d adds
14. 14 炉 The Cauldron Master's Rescue Plan! 炉鼎师尊拯救计划！ Mumu Candy木木糖Two Male Leads402k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Two Male Leads!] [Both Pure in This Life!] (Transmigrate into a book + Reborn + Master and Disciple + Mutual Salvation + Revenge + Pure Love) A cool, proud, beautiful Immortal Venerable seme × a competitive, possessive, loyal, obsessive, occasionally healing-type disciple uke After Lin Shuyan read a novel that completely shattered his worldview and stood up for the protagonist uke, he transmigrated into the book!!! And became the early-deceased disciple of the protagonist, Yu Wenzhou 55.8kReads9.4Score10k14d adds

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    It's good, the author's writing is excellent, but it's so angsty, you have to find sweetness amidst the angst 😢😢

15. 15 重 After I Was Reborn, the Movie Emperor's White Moonlight Turned Dark 重生后影帝的白月光黑化了 Baili Cha Cha百里茶茶Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Entertainment Industry] In her previous life, Gu Wangyan was manipulated by a scumbag and lost his life! Before he died, he discovered that he was movie emperor Shen Xiangting’s white moonlight! Reborn in a new life, the white moonlight turned dark! Scumbag ex: “Wangyan, I fell out with my family for you.” Gu Wangyan: “Oh, the weather’s turning cold. The Lu family should go bankrupt.” Possessive older brother: “My little brother wouldn’t hurt a fly. Don’t you bully him.” Th 19.2kReads9.5Score2.6k14d adds
16. 16 N The NPC Says Nothing, Just Keeps Lowering Your Affection Rating NPC不语，只是一味降好感度 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads313k WordsCompleted [The aloof, sanctimonious shou vs. the refined, depraved gong who falls hard] [Two male leads + both are virgins + sweet romance + a little push and pull] On the night he gets engaged to Qin Zhiyue, Ning Xihui discovers that he’s a villainous NPC in a sweet, feel-good novel where the character everyone hated becomes everyone’s darling. On the outside, he’s immaculate and refined, a cold, noble flower on a high peak. Inside, he’s dark and jealous. Just because Qin Zhiyue glanced at the protagonis 38.7kReads9.5Score6k14d adds
17. 17 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
18. 18 被 Years After Being Forced to Love 被强制爱多年以后 Green Mountain Smiles青山见笑Two Male Leads413k WordsCompleted [Complete and ready to read, with bonus chapters in progress] Like the beginning of every Q-style BDSM romance, Xie Wenyi falls in love with Liu Shan at first sight. They’ve fought and ended up in the hospital. Liu Shan has worn a collar and lived in a basement and a dark room. Six years have passed, and they get along like an ordinary married couple... Not a chance! A stubborn but timid runaway bottom x an older, controlling, fatherly top [Everyday Life + Long-Married Couple Dynamics + Testing 32.8kReads9.4Score3k14d adds
19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to Reforming Scumbag Tops, at the Cost of Becoming Frail 快穿：渣攻改造指南，代价是病弱 Li Shouyi李守一Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Happy ending + episodic stories + seme protagonist + sickly seme + one-on-one, both virgins + mutual salvation] There is a group of prisoners who, through a twist of fate, ruined their own lives and caused various small worlds to collapse. Then there are protagonists whose worlds have fallen apart because of the malice of certain scumbags, leaving them with dangerously high levels of darkness. The Space-Time Administration came up with a brilliant plan: send these dying prisoners to the protago 12.4kReads9.3Score94514d adds
20. 20 欺 The God of Deception Never Lies 欺诈之神他永不说谎 Linear Operator线性算子Two Male Leads624k WordsOngoing [Sharp-tongued, scheming goofball bottom × older, imposing commander top] [Ensemble cast, power couple, satisfying story, mutually faithful, everyone has their wits about them, plot-driven] The leads meet relatively late. Includes mild coercion by the top toward the bottom, as well as voyeurism. Cheng Ling, an elite lawyer at a Jiangcheng law firm and a demon on the debate stage, had the misfortune of dying violently in the street. The three gods in charge of his life and death told him, “We can 55.1kReads9.5Score7.5k14d adds
21. 21 清 My Aloof Roommate Gets Drunk and Begs for a Hug! The Ferocious Dog Can’t Hide His Grin 清冷室友醉酒求抱！恶犬他爽翘嘴 Sui Wang随望Two Male Leads350k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Enemies-to-Lovers + A Straight Guy Winning Himself Over + Livestreaming] [Cool, Self-Destructive, Depressed Beauty with a Tragic Past × Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Rebellious Rich Kid; Healing Sweet Romance, 1v1] Everyone at A University knew Wen Ling was an untouchable beauty, with cool silver hair and a face as cold and flawless as ice and jade. Even when he smiled, there was a hint of indifference in his eyes. In truth, he was falling apart. His younger sister died in a c 14.1kReads9.4Score2.4k14d adds

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    It's a really good read! The author's writing is excellent. I felt so sorry for Aheng and Xiaolingdang in the beginning. The later parts and the epilogue are so sweet!

22. 22 乖 When the Sweet, Gentle Vampire Cries, the Stoic Tycoon Rushes to Comfort Her 乖软吸血鬼一哭，禁欲大佬追着哄 Su Xiaoyue苏小月Two Male Leads286k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrated Into a Book + Sweet Romance with a Seductive Bottom + Mutual Firsts + Captivity + Coercive Love] Lu Li transmigrates into the body of a beautiful, villainous vampire side character. As the eldest son of the former Vampire King, he becomes the blood slave of the powerful Earl Xisi Zhan. He also has to win over the male lead without breaking character? “Why are you trying to get close to me?” “Because I like you~” Xisi Zhan is aloof and chaste. He’s convinced Lu Li 492Reads6.4Score10114d adds
23. 23 捡 I Picked Up the Bone Prince 捡到白骨王子 Silkworm Is Adorable蚕可爱Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted ▶ Plot-focused ‖ Slow burn × Fantasy × A twisty romance × Clean romance × Mutual salvation ▶ Gentle, awkward Bone Prince × Lively, upright, scruffy Hunter ﹌﹌﹌ ﹌﹌﹌ ﹌﹌﹌ ﹌﹌﹌ Ten years ago, his family’s quest for immortality brought down a bloody massacre, and Duolanyou was brutally boiled alive. Ten years later, he returned to life as a skeleton and unexpectedly crossed paths with a gluttonous, scruffy young hunter. One seeks to regain his body; the other seeks revenge for his father. Together, 485Reads9.4Score10814d adds

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    Slow burn. A tale of mutual redemption between vengeful partners. Love can heal bones.

24. 24 E E's Golden Cage: A Love Prison for a Broken Old Beta E的黄金笼囚爱老Beta残鸟 Shuizezhou水泽州Two Male Leads614k WordsCompleted [Complete] The groveling pursuit begins in earnest from Chapter 61 [Entertainment industry | EABO | Younger man | Status gap | Rivals in love | Raising a child] Main story, EB | Qin Jian × Mu Yansheng (amnesiac, cold-hearted, crazy, controlling top-tier star enigma seme | honest, domestic older beta uke, disfigured) At nineteen, Mu Yansheng was disfigured in a fire while saving Qin Jian. His dream of becoming an actor was shattered, so he could only do odd jobs and work as a script supervisor on 3kReads—Score20014d adds

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    It truly is the only light! I highly recommend this book if you're looking for something to read!

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