Angsty Male-Male Romance Like Chen Xie and Shen Changting, Though Anything Good and Angsty Works 陈歇沈长亭式双男酸涩文，好吧其实只要好看酸就行

1. 51 双 Dual Crossing to the 1970s: Did My Nemesis Become My Wife? 双穿七零：死对头成了我媳妇？ Still Listening to Words依然听语Two Male Leads443k WordsCompleted Dual transmigration to the past, two male leads, danmei, bickering couple, equally matched pairing, wish fulfillment, domineering CEOs, love that grows over time. A blunt, rough-edged, secretly soft-hearted top and a proud, fastidious, sharp-tongued bottom. Business rivals Ji Xingran and Huo Beijue were trading threats one moment, then both transmigrated to the 1970s the next, where they became “newlywed husbands,” forcibly paired up by their village! Ji Xingran, looking disgusted: “Mr. Huo, 966Reads8.2Score13414d adds

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   This book is excellent, truly remarkable. It's the first time I've encountered something like this. The theme is common, but the content is refreshingly original. Love blossoms amidst hardship, a bond that truly withstands the test of time. Neither character is perfect, but both grow together, adjusting to each other, and their lives and relationship gradually improve. Both the plot development and the protagonists' romantic journey are unexpected, realistic, and believable, sometimes even feeling a bit powerless (because that's reality). However, I'm sure the two protagonists' solutions will be absolutely brilliant. The equal footing in their love is so captivating—sincere, passionate, and grounded in the everyday realities of life.

2. 52 重 Reborn to Save My Gloomy Boyfriend, Only to Be Forced into Love 重生救赎阴郁男友，反被强制爱 One Bored Rich Lady无聊富婆一枚Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Spoiled, selfish heiress VS brooding, devoted campus heartthrob” “Mutual devotion + sweet and bittersweet angst + past and present lives” Only after Shen Xingchen died did she learn the truth: The brooding man she had feared and guarded against her whole life was the only person in the world who loved her with all his heart. He cleared every obstacle for her and gave her everything. Then, right in front of her, he leapt from the stage at a press conference. * Shen Xingchen opened her eyes and 4.2kReads6.5Score23214d adds

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   From campus to the city, both protagonists are reborn. Their families have a feud, and the female lead kills the male lead. To atone for her sins, the male lead initially refuses to forgive her verbally, but his actions still show love. The female lead redeems him, then suffers amnesia, and the male lead goes insane.

3. 53 当 Where Does Angelica Return? 当归知何处 Above The Sea Of Clouds海云上Two Male Leads251k WordsCompleted [Transmigration | Push and Pull | Mutual Healing | False Replacement] [Transmigrated Impostor Physician vs. Cold-Faced General] A modern-day chef unexpectedly transmigrates and finds himself appointed by imperial decree as the physician to a great general in the northern frontier. With no System or golden finger to help him, he still manages to quietly win the cold-faced general's heart. But the court is in turmoil and danger lurks everywhere: spies sow discord, his achievements threaten the thr 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A bittersweet experience with a touch of angst!

4. 54 当 When the Departed Return 当归故人辞 Above The Sea Of Clouds海云上Two Male Leads211k WordsCompleted [Cool, catlike apothecary × devoted, doglike boss] [Transmigration | redemption | companionship | happy ending] From a chaotic age to an unfamiliar world, with a changed face and a new name, A Ning is left to her own devices in a tiny clinic. What will become of her? Time and place have changed, and those she knew are gone. The past feels like a dream, hazy and unreal. Only the person before her is warm and sincere. Perhaps the road home was never far away… 10Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 55 无 Infinite Dreamscape: Something’s Off About My Wizard Brother 无限梦境：我的巫师哥哥不对劲 Little Little Little Snowball小小小雪球儿Two Male Leads238k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + infinite trials + older man + sweet on the outside, dark within] [Butterfly-themed wizard seme × mistletoe-themed puppet master uke] Tang Hanwei notices that the people in his village are sleeping longer and longer, until he too falls into a deep slumber. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself trapped in an endlessly looping dream scenario, where he encounters his long-lost older brother. “I'm not your brother.” The man smiles with gentle menace, butterfly-winged magic 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is so heartbreaking. Xie Cheng doesn't understand love, but when he meets Tang Hanwei, he wants to change his name and start a new life.

6. 56 雾 Deep in Mist Harbor 雾港深处 Wen Xia Crosses the Wilds闻夏渡野Two Male Leads317k WordsOngoing Genius, emotionally detached engineering student x Mad, beautiful military commander [Two Male Leads + Rekindled Love + Plot-Driven + Cyberpunk + Intense Push and Pull + Fated Connection] In a futuristic city, humanity has created astonishing technology, and the efficient services provided by androids are woven into everyday life. Xiao Li is a genius in bionic engineering. After graduating, he starts a studio specializing in mecha development. Even the pinnacle of success never made Xiao Li arro 42Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A novel featuring two strong protagonists: a highly intelligent and aloof engineering student and a mad and beautiful female superior. The story revolves around a broken relationship, a guiding role, a sense of destiny, intellectual love, and a shared fate. The tides of the times flow ceaselessly, some are lifted up by the waves, while others fight on the battlefield.

7. 57 清 Soberly Falling Apart [Male-Male Romance] 清醒沦陷【双男主】 Scratchy Tiger挠挠虎Two Male Leads178k WordsCompleted Hard tech, financial rivalry, and sapiosexual romance: rigorous storytelling with airtight logic. A clash between equals, a contest between worthy opponents, judgments made with careful timing, and a clear-headed surrender to love. This is a rational romance that begins with business rivalry and ends with building a System. If emotions can be modeled and trust can be governed by a protocol, how should two people who fear losing control plan their “risk management” and design the “resilience syst 2.8kReads—Score25614d adds

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   Hard technology financial game, intellectual love, rigorous narrative, closed-loop logic, niche, no data.

8. 58 开 Running a Street Stall in the Underworld from the Start 开局地府摆地摊 Mo Huo Huo沫嚯嚯Eastern Fantasy165k WordsOngoing Jiang Yan died suddenly from working overtime, only to wake up in the business hall at the Bridge of Helplessness. The Judge slammed the table and roared, “If you don’t meet your KPI, you’ll be a crispy roast chicken in your next life!” The Meng Po Soup in Jiang Yan’s hands tasted like dishwater that had sat around for three days. His soul nearly scattered on the spot. [Ding! The Everything Can Be Sold System has been bound!] The next second, he grabbed a lovesick ghost. “Buddy, want to check ou 3Reads—Score114d adds

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   Highly recommended! "Forget-Worry Canteen," "Starting as a Street Vendor in the Underworld," "The Great Starter," "The Street Master's Secrets," and the following books are also excellent.

9. 59 忘 The Forget-Me-Not Cafeteria 忘忧食堂 Mo Huo Huo沫嚯嚯Mystery237k WordsOngoing Down on my luck and unemployed, I stumbled into a strangely decorated restaurant called Forget Your Worries. Its stunning owner offered me an astronomical salary, but with an utterly bizarre condition: I had to spend the night with her. I thought my luck had finally turned, but from then on, strange things began haunting me. Unexplained noises in the middle of the night, mysterious shadows appearing one after another, and terror closing in with every step. It turns out the words “Forget Your Wor 5Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 60 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 262.4kReads9.2Score32k14d adds
11. 61 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Lives Long Enough to Outlast Everyone 快穿：炮灰活得久，熬死所有人 Pidanj 0904皮蛋0904Modern Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + punishing scum + no fixed couples] Some worlds have no romance, while others do. There is no male lead. In the first world, a seventy-year-old granny is a big shot in a male-oriented novel. In the second world, the princess consort insists on being virtuous and gracious. 80.1kReads8.5Score5.1k14d adds

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