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1. 1 高 Show Off Like a God, Grow in the Shadows 高调装神，猥琐发育 Ma Hu Zijun马户子君Danmei (BL)362k WordsOngoing A hilarious, clever battle of wits with a leveling-up progression Bai Xu had lived in the outer district for eighteen years. To survive, he took any job he could get. His best chance at a better life was getting into a prestigious school. Then he received a strange letter of admission. - Entropy Reduction Academy, a top school rumored to have a 100% employment rate. In reality, it was an academy for people with special abilities. Students were divided into Classes A, B, C, D, and E according 155.2kFavorites114.6kClicks/ch852.8kGifts

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   So satisfying, the bottom is both charming and adorable. A book that I think the donkey performed exceptionally well. Dry weather complete

2. 2 兼 I Got Famous After Taking a Part-Time Job as a Soul Reaper 兼职无常后我红了 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)607k WordsCompleted The audiobook for this novel launches on NetEase Cloud Music on September 8! · "When a living person takes a job in the underworld, it's called “serving as a living emissary.”" Lan He scraped by in the entertainment industry, but with no connections, he was stuck near the very bottom. At first, when he learned he'd have to moonlight as a living emissary and earn his keep in the underworld, he refused. Then he discovered... working for the underworld could actually help him become famous in the 705.7kFavorites1.3MClicks/ch1.6MGifts

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   Such a cute story, the protagonist is so cute... The entertainment industry is so captivating to watch, with no unspoken rules and no haters. Little Lai is so cute...

3. 3 魔 The Magic Maniac 魔法狂徒 Riding the Breeze弄清风Danmei (BL)2.4M WordsCompleted Remember, when you're adventuring in another world and hoping to become the greatest mage of all, you must buy a book called "The Magic Guide". Remember, it has to be the third revised edition published by the continent's highest magical council, not the pirated copy sold at the market for ten copper coins. The first rule you need to learn is that you get what you pay for. Remember, the first step to becoming a mage is becoming a magic apprentice, not a lunatic. Unless you're Charlie Blaze. Ann 91.5kFavorites91kClicks/ch392.3kGifts

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   So boring. It has this overly literary, translated tone, like reading an elementary school textbook. It's exhausting to read. It's tasteless to read but a pity to throw away; I don't know what's so amazing about it, maybe it's the title. What's the point of the "feel-good" tag? The bottom is a great beauty, and the interactions and tug-of-war between her and the top are quite interesting. I'll probably continue reading when I have time.

4. 4 贵 Can a Background Character at a Noble Academy Dream of F4? 贵族学院路人会梦见F4吗 Morning Dew Dries朝露晞Danmei (BL)657k WordsCompleted Fu Yi was transported into a novel set at an elite academy. Since he was so utterly ordinary, he became the roommate of a minor character. He was background character among background characters, an NPC among NPCs. Until a DokiDokiKiraKira System appeared in his dream. “Let’s have a romance dream!” - F1, F2, F3, F4… Those dazzling, impossibly perfect campus celebrities became Fu Yi’s “boyfriends” in one dream after another. Fu Yi had to complete all sorts of bizarre, occasionally embarrassi 51.1kFavorites63.7kClicks/ch100.9kGifts

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   The seme (dominant partner) is always handsome, but the uke (submissive partner) is not good-looking and cannot accept this. I didn't finish reading it, but I read the reviews. The ending is that the protagonist, who has no romantic partner, returns to reality and even after they've slept together, he's still a straight man... The protagonist (shou) is constantly having his emotional value drained, which is a bit uncomfortable to watch. He's quite adorable, and his interactions with some of the other male leads are also cute; the combination is a bit awkward. What's a bit off-putting is the author's background. Seeing "strong female lead, abusive male lead, GB" stories on the homepage, I really can't imagine how two stories with completely incompatible audiences could appear in the same author's column. Even an omnivore wouldn't be that eclectic. The author hasn't explicitly stated their stance either, and I don't really believe any other explanation besides being a fanfic writer and making money. Ultimately, it's up to your own judgment. Based on the above speculations, it feels like the author used the protagonist's straight-man persona to subtly convey a lot of personal agenda.

5. 5 全 The All-Alpha Boy Band's Shared Ex 全A男团的共同前任 apriuDanmei (BL)701k WordsOngoing [Main story complete, bonus chapters coming soon.] A five-member boy group, but four of them are his ex-boyfriends. Shi Mingzhi comes from a wealthy family, is exceptionally good-looking, and gets excellent grades. He has all the makings of a winner in life. His only flaw is that he's an idiot when it comes to romance. A gaming friend pursues him while they're playing games, so he dates him. A fellow trainee at his company pursues him, so he dates him. After switching to a major company a 12.6kFavorites8.8kClicks/ch76.3kGifts

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   The character design is contradictory and a bit confusing. She's like a naive beauty in the beginning, but she becomes quite stable and adorable later on, which is better than the author's other novel about a noble academy. That's probably the only flaw. The ambiguous relationships between the bottoms and tops written by this author are so enjoyable, the forum-style writing is delicious, and the smut is juicy! [Fist bump] After getting through the first 15 chapters, the rest was quite enjoyable and delicious. The ending felt rushed and unnatural, and the conclusion was a bit boring. Aside from the beginning and the ending, it was quite good.

6. 6 人 In the Infinite Worlds, I Just Want to Be the God of Wealth 人在无限，一心当财神 Qingqiu Qianye青丘千夜Danmei (BL)1.4M WordsCompleted [Bonus chapters unlock when you subscribe to 50% of the novel.] Lu Chuan was known for being the third generation of his family to be dirt poor, a penniless wretch through and through. After years of praying, “I don’t need a shred of true love, just wealth and glory,” he finally moved the heavens. A God of Wealth System dropped right into his lap, with the goal of turning him into the God of Wealth in a new world! The problem was, this new world was an infinite game world. The infinite game wor 100.1kFavorites118.6kClicks/ch475.8kGifts

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   It's a story about a handsome top and a cool bottom, with many typos and plot holes, and serious retconning. The beginning is very enjoyable and the bottom is very cute. There are some annoying, unrealistic top characters. The romance and the top's character are written in some parts that are quite irritating. The top has used the bottom more than once. 🤗 This author always manages to slap me in the face just when I'm enjoying my reading experience 🤗 The different levels of rationality in the characters always make me feel like they are not slices of the same person or different personalities. It's a bit subtle and a bit unsettling. However, the plot was all exciting for me, and it got really boring after the identity was revealed.

7. 7 贵 An Aristocratic Academy, but the Commoner Is Everyone's Favorite 贵族学院，但平民万人迷 apriuDanmei (BL)928k WordsCompleted Lin Tingwei, born into poverty, gets the chance to attend Seville Academy. He becomes the only sophomore transfer student in the academy’s history. The people at this academy are even more boring than he imagined. They speculate in an anonymous forum about why he transferred; rate every student’s looks, family background, and grades, then compile a secret Seville ranking; hold a pointless ghos 34.8kFavorites30.2kClicks/ch116kGifts

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   The ratio of flaws to highlights is 1:1. The main character design and main plot are a bit confusing, and it feels like it falls apart towards the end. The ambiguous relationships between the bottom and the top characters are quite interesting, and the erotic writing is very enjoyable. It's a bit of a copywriting scam, I don't know how to put it. I originally watched it because of the copywriting, but the copywriting tricks only appeared near the end. Also, Ji's father had very little screen time and was practically cannon fodder. The earlier plot had already exhausted the excitement, so I felt a bit disappointed when I saw the copywriting tricks.

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