My Personal All-Time Favorites 个人最爱心头宝

1. 1 恋 Romance Conquest, but I'm the Villainess 恋爱攻略，但恶毒女配 Zhangzhang Catches the Moon章章捉月Romance473k WordsCompleted It was an ordinary day. You spent 9.99 on a full-dive romance game called Villainess, Charge Ahead. [Game Description]: Players enter different story scenarios in different levels, play the villainess, win over a variety of targets, and experience sweet romance plots. You entered the game. [Welcome] You dressed yourself up. [Beauty +1] You sexually harassed a handsome NPC. [Reputation -1000] You unlocked the NPC’s romance ending. [Temperament -500] [Reputation -1000] … You did not comple 44.3kFavorites43.1kClicks/ch43.3kGifts

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   At first, I thought it was a traditional Mary Sue novel, but the author really did a great job creating a strong female protagonist. The female protagonist chooses different routes in the romance game and eventually becomes stronger. I really like the unique setting of otome games.

2. 2 穿 I Traveled Back Twenty Years to Adopt Myself 穿回二十年前领养我自己 Green Rhythm青律Danmei (BL)378k WordsCompleted [The finale will be released on May 4 at 7 p.m. The print edition is titled Summer Blaze, Autumn’s Arrival. Please check it out!] [Top-focused story. The love interest is the little boy’s English teacher.] [Roguish top x gentle, refined bottom. They’re each other’s first love, with a happy ending.] Jiang Wang crashed his car into a lake and unexpectedly found himself back twenty years in the past. It was 2006. Housing was cheap, e-commerce was just taking off, and business opportunit 133.8kFavorites273.3kClicks/ch210kGifts

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   This is a male-dominated story. Personally, I don't like the "adopt yourself" trope, and it features a domineering male lead and a gentle, kind teacher as the female lead.

3. 3 这 This Salt Tastes Sweet, Not Salty 这口盐是甜不是咸 Mu Yiyu Shan木易雨山Romance258k WordsCompleted The male lead’s name has been changed. Important: This story is entirely fictional and completely detached from reality. Although it borrows real-world place names, institution names (such as universities), and administrative titles (such as job positions), they are all fictional and made up, pure wishful thinking. Please don’t confuse this with reality! Reader’s guide: There are so many potential landmines that I can’t list them all. If any of them bother you, please, please, please don’t read 45.7kFavorites73.5kClicks/ch10.6kGifts

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   It's a pretty good, high-quality article. I saw it recommended on Xiaohongshu and came to read it because of its reputation. It has that old-fashioned, melodramatic feel to it.

4. 4 见 See the Southern Mountain 见南山 Qing Yin卿隐Romance472k WordsCompleted The golden palace Song Yi built for her, Su Qing saw as a cage and tomb for a captive bird. [The male lead is coercive, ruthless, and cruel. He is not a good person.] Theme: Oppose feudalism, autocracy, and systems that place men above women. Champion the ideals of standing up to power and pursuing freedom. 105.6kFavorites237.1kClicks/ch67.8kGifts

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   The core plot revolves around the female lead's desire to return to the modern world after time-traveling, while the male lead forcibly takes her away. In my opinion, the female lead never truly loved him and always wanted to escape. I really liked her personality. The plot was excellent, but the ending was too abrupt.

5. 5 情 [Titanic] Love Beyond My Control [泰坦尼克]情难自抑 Shou Ziqi守子琦Danmei (BL)472k WordsCompleted After his father died of alcohol poisoning, Henry Buckett, whose body was fifteen years old but whose soul had lived through two lifetimes, inherited the title of Earl of Richmond, along with the enormous debts left by the previous earl. His mother plans to pay off the debts with the money from her eldest daughter Rose's marriage. She doesn't realize that the wealthy suitor she has chosen has failed to win over her rebellious daughter and has instead stolen her son's heart. This is the worst o 5.4kFavorites27.1kClicks/ch335Gifts

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   Titanic fanfiction, original male protagonist and Carl, with a slightly forceful takeover feel, the author's writing is quite good.

6. 6 饲 Raising the Frail Villain [Quick Transmigration] 饲养病弱大反派[快穿] Mo Baqian莫八千Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Please read the content warnings first. Comments complaining about things that were clearly stated will be deleted immediately.] [If you read pirated copies, you’re asking the author to shoulder your karma. You’ll pay what you owe one way or another; that’s an equivalent exchange. Some pirated-readers shouldn’t act as if I’m forcing you to steal the fruits of my labor.] [If you think you’re entitled to pirate, then when your boss exploits you and withholds your wages, don’t complain. Just acce 26.2kFavorites60.6kClicks/ch47.6kGifts

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   It's a female-centric, male-dominated novel where the protagonist redeems a tragic male lead in each world. It's very appealing and enjoyable, but several of the side stories involve redemption after the initial shock. I also enjoy those. Some people might not be able to accept the male lead's impure nature, so they can skip the side stories.

7. 7 不 The Incompetent Bodyguard 不称职的保镖先生 Zhong Xiaosheng钟晓生Danmei (BL)373k WordsCompleted Shen Qingyu is a mixed martial arts fighter whose dream is to become world champion. Before he can make that dream come true, he needs a temporary job to put food on the table. The job he finds is protecting Ji Jin, a singer who's recently shot to stardom and also happens to be his idol. Before meeting Ji Jin, Shen Qingyu always thought his idol was a gorgeous, kindhearted man with a magnificent voice. But when he finally meets him in person, he discovers that his idol has skin thicker than a ci 16.6kFavorites29.6kClicks/ch12.5kGifts

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   I enjoy reading stories where the dominant partner pampers the submissive partner, and I particularly like stories where the dominant partner is a healer and the submissive partner is a crazy, beautiful woman.

8. 8 男 The Guys' Dorm Gets Transported into a Dogblood Novel 男寝群穿狗血文 Reclusive Merchant匿迹商人Danmei (BL)438k WordsCompleted You transmigrate into a book, and the System's only function is to provide you with a group chat. There are four people in the chat. Your bunkmate across the room, a rough-and-tumble straight guy, transmigrates into the abused partner in a scum top-and-doormat romance. Your bunkmate above you, a polished pretty boy, transmigrates into the scum top in a groveling-to-win-back-your-wife story. Your roommate, a sunny rich kid, transmigrates into a rural guy who makes it big by marrying into a wea 15.2kFavorites13.4kClicks/ch25.5kGifts

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   The best novel I've read recently is the one with a dominant male lead. It tells the stories of four main characters at the same time. I was drawn in by the main couple, who are my type of strong, crazy, and beautiful bottom. The author's writing is superb, and the stories of the other main characters are also very well written and not confusing. It just ended too quickly, and I'm still waiting for the epilogue.

9. 9 三EN Thrice Married to a Salted Fish 三嫁咸鱼 Bi Ka Bi比卡比Danmei (BL)507k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title "Three Encounters with a Couch Potato"] When Lin Qingyu was eighteen, he married into a marquis's household to bring good luck, becoming the sickly young marquis's male spouse. On their wedding night, the young marquis lounged on the wedding bed and said, “Beauty, honestly, I really don't want to fight for power in the household. I just want to eat my fill, wait to die, and be a co 764.4kFavorites875.2kClicks/ch791.2kGifts

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   I recently read this and was blown away. The premise was quite novel to me: the male lead is reborn in different people's bodies, eventually ending up with a body perfectly matched to him. The couple is incredibly sweet, and there's no third-party interference. To me, it's a pure sweet romance novel, and I was deeply moved by the ending. I even immediately went to Taobao to buy a physical copy.

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