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- 151 The Duties of a Stand-In 替身本分 Gu Zhi spent seven years as Shang Yizhou's substitute lover, always on edge and careful to know his place. At last, one day, he went from being a backup to the real thing. The famously gentle movie star Shang clasped his hand. “I like you. Would you be willing to like me too?” Gu Zhi fell helplessly in love, believing he had finally moved Shang Yizhou. But he never expected the truth. From beginning to end, he had only ever been a substitute, a smokescreen. 112Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 152 The Phoenix God Tomb 凤凰神墓 [Devoted affection + obsessive + yandere + love-triangle drama + utterly cruel] [Naive + obedient + stunningly beautiful + deeply devoted + unwavering to the death] On Qin Yu’s birthday, two wishes were made. The first was for him to be supremely noble and untouched by the world. The second was for her to stay by his side for a long, long time. He also promised that she would be happy all her life, never knowing sorrow. But later, that blessing became a curse she could never escape. And the rest 139Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 153 After Recovering from Illness and Clearing My Name, the Madly Possessive Men Fell for Me 病弱洗白后，疯批攻们沦陷了 Lin Ji's System is a little unusual: it gives him no combat skills or golden finger, only "sickly points," the kind that make him cough up blood, faint, and pant after taking a single step. His missions are even more unusual: transmigrate into each world as a universally despised, villainous side character, then use this "sickly" buff to clear his name and stay alive at the hands of the male leads. System 007: "Host, the target's hatred is MAX! Quick, spend 50 points and have him cough up blood 1.1kReads6.3Score10914d adds
- 154 Lord Grand Secretary, Your Wife Ran Away! 首辅大人，你老婆跑啦！ Gu Mingzhou was ruthless. Even in life, he had risen to the highest ranks of the court and was unbeatable. After being reborn, he found it hard to face his old enemies. He was stubbornly proud to the very end, never willing to say a kind word to the one he loved, right up until he died. Reborn, he put every enemy and political rival aside. This chief minister only wants to spoil his beloved. A mutually doting romance, with a little angst. 720Reads9.1Score10414d adds
- 155 The Emperor Cried Himself Unconscious After the Chancellor Faked His Death 丞相假死后，皇帝哭晕了 [Dual Male Leads + Devoted to Each Other + Angsty Love + Over-the-Top Drama + Happy Ending] [Proud, Obsessive Gong × Aloof, Untouchable Shou] [Couple: Emperor × Chancellor] Mu Xizhi, the powerful chancellor of Great Yin, was willing to trade his life for the one he loved. Instead, he was met with Emperor Yin Wushang's suspicion and distrust. The emperor wounded him to the core while keeping him imprisoned at his side, caught between love and hate, torn by conflicting feelings. Only after Mu Xizh 953Reads7.9Score12314d adds
- 156 After His Stand-In Gave Up, the Movie Emperor Went Mad 替身死心后，影帝他疯了 [One-on-one / toxic relationship / entertainment industry / groveling redemption] The hugely popular award-winning actor suddenly announced his retirement from show business to take over a fortune worth billions. A week after his press conference, he made his relationship public. Netizens said, “So he retired for love.” Rumor had it that he spoiled his partner rotten and wouldn’t even let them appear in public. But Bai Yanfei knew it was all an illusion. He was nothing more than a stand-in. Just 102Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 157 Deep Captivity 深囚 [Two male leads] [Historical romance] [Bad ending] [Possessive, domineering, devoted top × cool, gentle, scheming bottom] Ling Wang has nothing and no one. The only thing he wants is his senior brother, Baili Heng. He gives it everything he has and pours out his heart, yet still cannot win his love. Through endless cycles of reincarnation, this remains his sole goal. Ling Wang believes that if he keeps reviewing what happened and avoids every turning point, he’ll finally be able to have him. 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 Forbidden Love in the Marquis's Household 侯府孽情 Lord Liu Chenyuan has taken a fourth wife into the Liu estate. Pity the principal wife, running herself ragged with all the household work while the lord hasn’t looked at him in ages. In the eyes of the servants at the Marquis of Liu’s residence, the new Fourth Lady seems to have claimed all of the lord’s affection. The servants can’t help wondering, “How is Madam doing now?” Han Fengyou is always so calm and gentle, helping others prepare for their weddings as he watches his husband take a new 1kReads6.1Score14514d adds
- 159 Yun Ke, Thousand Tribulations 云珂千劫 [Completed. Plot-driven, two male leads (endless reincarnation × immortality) + political intrigue + xianxia + transmigration by design + happy ending] Modern straight man Song Huaiyu unexpectedly transmigrates into the Great Yao Dynasty, becoming a wicked prince guilty of countless crimes and hated by everyone. As if it weren't enough that the original owner was such a vile piece of work, he was also gay?! And the bottom, at that? Trapped in a hopeless situation, Song Huaiyu assumes he is do 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 After the Host's Death Shield, the Obsessive Male Lead Had No One to Cry To 宿主死盾后，偏执男主没地哭 [Two Male Leads] [Getting Even with the Scumbags] [Quick Transmigration] [Small Worlds] An accident took Xu Chen from this world. By chance, he became bound to a Scumbag Punishment System and began his journey. He never expected to make all the male leads cry, then have to comfort them one by one. He soothed the obsessive CEO: “Sir, please don’t be sad. I’m just a substitute. I’m not worth it.” He soothed the mad emperor: “Your Majesty, I’m afraid I’m unworthy of the emperor’s love.” He soothed 177Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 161 After His Shadow Guard Betrayed Him, the Crown Prince Hated Me to the Bone 暗卫背叛之后：太子他恨我入骨 After the Secret Guard’s Betrayal: The Crown Prince Hates Me to the Bone 551Reads—Score1314d adds
- 162 Quick Transmigration: I Use Abuse to Clear My Name in Every Way 快穿：我靠被虐花式洗白 [Two male leads, scum gong, forced love, depression, corruption, faked death, immersive acting, frail and sickly, chasing his wife to the crematorium, 1v1 with fragmented gong, both virgins] The rating has just been released and may rise After an accident, Xing Yuan was signed up by the Quick Transmigration Response Division. He could come back to life only after completing missions to win over all the scum gongs across every world. First World: [Ruthless, vengeful CEO × pitiful, scandal-plagu 7.6kReads8.7Score72714d adds
- 163 System, Give Me Back My Sweet Romance Plot! 系统，还我甜文剧本！ [Two male leads, quick transmigration, a mix of sweetness and angst, obsessive, yandere, star-crossed love, HE] Synopsis: After I died, a System bound itself to me and turned me into a task-taker. It said it was a quick transmigration System that did sweet romance plots. I believed it. But when I was lying on the ground in the first world, waiting to bleed to death, things started to seem a little off. In the second world, I stared blankly at a plot about coercive possession. Was this really sup 238Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 164 After Dumping the Crown Prince, I’m Dragged Into the Flames by a Mad Regent 渣了太子后，疯批摄政王火葬场了 [Redemption + groveling ex + warning: heavy angst at the start!] The Regent of Tianning is violent, obsessive, and ruthless, feared by everyone at court. To him, laws and rules mean nothing. There is only one person who can make him bow his head: the little crown prince, Jiang Yuejiao. The dog-like Mu is vicious to everyone else, but only the crown prince can hold him and coax him. “Stay. I’m scared.” He traps the crown prince with a ribbon, lifts his chin, and says, “Darling, I’ll give you my l 90Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 165 After He Died, Jiang Siyu No Longer Existed in This World 他死后世上再无江岁逾 After his death, Jiang Suiyu ceased to exist in this world. 228Reads—Score114d adds
- 166 Quick Transmigration: After the Host's Wife-Chasing Journey Ends in Flames, He Fakes His Death 快穿：追妻火葬场后宿主死遁了 [The Most Hated One Becomes Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + The Pursuit of His Wife’s Funeral] Shi Yan: I’m wicked. I’m a villainous cannon fodder whom everyone hates, and I won’t break character. What? You want me to stop putting myself down? You say I’m beautiful, strong, and tragic? Sorry, whether I’m wicked or beautiful, strong, and tragic, it’s all an act. Wangshu, a rookie System, bonds with a Host named Shi Yan. The two agree that he’ll win over the male lead and collect his intense emoti 1kReads8.0Score10214d adds
- 167 [Quick Transmigration] The Pitiful One's Guide to Crushing Scumbags 【快穿】小可怜虐渣指南 112Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 168 Front Teeth 2. 门牙2. Front Teeth 2. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 At Last, I Realize What I Owe You 终觉亏欠 Young Liang Anxian will never forgive the person he becomes as an adult. Cheating scum-gong story! Enter at your own risk! Bad ending! Bad ending! Bad ending! Realistic setting, no rebirth, and no golden finger. 929Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Crown Prince Returned, but His Shadow Guard Never Came Back 太子归来，却再也等不回他的暗卫 The Crown Prince returns, but can never again wait for his secret guard 207Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Cultivation World Started Plotting Against Me 穿书后，修仙界都对我图谋不轨 Song Xianyun transmigrates into a male-lead novel just as he’s about to reach the ending. So, can someone tell him why he’s become a cannon-fodder character who won’t even survive a single episode?! If this is how it’s going to be, why make him transmigrate at all?! To stay alive, Song Xianyun struggles to survive in the perilous world of immortal cultivation. He dodges the fate of being slapped into the sky by the Demon Lord, then trains like crazy. Train, train, train! If he gets strong enough 204Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 172 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 Front Tooth 1 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Young Lord Planted a Night-Pleasure Gu, and the General Wept 世子种下夜欢蛊后，将军哭了 The Heir Apparent Wept After the General Planted the Night-Pleasure Gu 275Reads—Score914d adds
- 174 You Gave Me Deep Love and Turned My Life Upside Down 予你情深，乱我一生 Eighteen years ago, Wen Ziyu was the person He Jingyang promised to stay with forever. Eighteen years later, Wen Ziyu was locked in an attic by He Jingyang and cruelly abused. He Jingyang always said Wen Ziyu owed him and that he'd make him pay little by little. But in the end, it was He Jingyang who owed Wen Ziyu a pair of eyes, a life, and a lifetime of love and devotion. 284Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 175 A Twisted, Tormenting Love 变态虐恋 A twisted, sadistic top × a gentle, kind-hearted bottom [Two male leads + twisted and sadistic + groveling redemption + HE] Angst! Lots of angst! Read with caution! (The author has a very sound moral compass, so you can rest assured.) Because of his family circumstances, Shao Wenyu's personality grows more and more twisted. He hates anything he can't control. Yet he can reserve all his tenderness for the one person he loves, his white moonlight. But he never expected that one day he would be re 4.4kReads8.2Score25514d adds
- 176 I Devoted Myself to the Dao, and Now I'm Surrounded by Romantic Rivals 一心向道后，全是修罗场 First Life: Yan Lin, the youngest son of the Haoran Immortal Manor, was cherished by everyone and possessed a rare single ice spirit root, seen only once in a thousand years. Yet on his hundredth birthday, he was killed by Shi Yuan, founding elder of the Changtian Sword Sect and the foremost sword cultivator, leaving not even ashes behind. His older brother Yan Jin watched coldly. His friend An Jinnian wore a smile. The one who committed the murder stood high above him, looking down on him like 441Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 177 My Ex-Husband Wants to Remarry Me Again and Again 前夫又又又想复婚了 The comic adaptation of the same name is now available on Kuaikan. [One-on-one romance, both leads have no past relationships; the top is awful at first but becomes devoted later] “Don’t you love me? If you love me, you have to change for me!” With just those words from Ye Linghan, Ji Ran went from an Alpha to an Omega. Ji Ran endured the rejection his changed body brought, as well as Ye Linghan hurting him again and again. After Ye Linghan divorced him, heartbroken Ji Ran turned and walked away 3.2kReads8.7Score64714d adds
- 178 After My Identity Was Exposed, the Chancellor Locked an Arm Around My Waist and Coaxed Me 掉马后，我被丞相锁腰哄 Also known as The Crane Steals the Cloud’s Joy He Quqin, the powerful prime minister who rules the court, casually buys a mute performer. Before the bridal curtains have even warmed, the man escapes. A few days later, the Duke’s household welcomes back their young master, who had been raised in Jiangnan. The prime minister gives a cold laugh and corners him in the rock garden during a palace banquet. “Mute? Performer?” He Quqin traces the red mole in the hollow of his collarbone. “I know this bo 690Reads8.3Score10314d adds
- 179 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Beauty Hooks Powerful Men in Period Novels 快穿：钓系美人在年代文里钓大佬 [Quick transmigration! Period-drama settings! Two male leads! Seductive, teasing lead + 1v1 + devoted love + faking his death early on!] I’m a rookie at a quick-transmigration agency. My mission is to win over the male lead in each little world and fulfill the original host’s wish. Who knew a rookie wouldn’t know her own strength? After a few worlds, I’ve tortured my poor little heart until it aches... When I return to the mission space after my nth assignment, I say, “W-wait, System, those big 1.1kReads8.4Score10014d adds
- 180 The Trouble with Keeping Pets 养宠为患 [Two male leads + unhinged + yandere + angst for the bottom + satisfying read] = The ex regrets it and chases his love at the crematorium After his secret was exposed, Bai Feicheng was brutally beaten and tortured for two whole years. Unable to bear the humiliation, he fled with a broken heart. Only then did Bai Chenghao realize he had fallen in love with him. But he pursued him the wrong way, deepening the misunderstanding between them once again. Angst, bad ending or happy ending: I’ll let y 477Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 181 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 我死后，师兄才知他爱我 Only After I Died Did My Senior Brother Realize He Loved Me 775Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Oh No! The Emperor Has Claimed the Top Scholar for Himself 糟了！状元郎被皇上强取豪夺了 [Two Male Leads] [Both Powerful] [Mutual Firsts] [Forced Love] [Some Angst Early On, Sweet Romance Later] [Regretful Chase] [Court Politics] [Bottom-Turns-Top] [Switch] [Multiple Couples] [Happy Ending] [Dual POV] An Jinxian was the newly appointed top scholar of the Great Yan Dynasty. When the emperor summoned him to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for a private audience, he thought the emperor wanted to give him an important position. He never expected the emperor simply lusted after his body. H 1.2kReads6.3Score12514d adds
- 183 A Kiss in the Ashen Sanctuary 烬吻圣狱 [Mystery and Tormented Romance x Ultimate Romance x Two Powerful Leads Turned Dark x A Divine Showdown x Rise to Godhood] Ashen Kiss, Sacred Prison: When Two Gods Go to War Over Me. I personally cast Xue Hen from the altar and climbed to the top over his downfall. Until he returned from hell and swore in my ear: “The death you gave me, you will repay with the rest of your life.” From then on, I fell into the web he had carefully spun, trapped in a dangerous, deadly game. “Does it hurt?” His fing 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 184 I Fake My Death in Quick Transmigration 我在快穿里死遁 [Two male leads + quick transmigration + sweet and angsty + amnesia + System + karma] Tomato Novel Shen Qingbai VS his master, Gu Yiyu (Things to note: The main character is the receiver and develops over time. The logic may be a little shaky, and the first two worlds are short and fast-paced. The receiver also suffers amnesia in those first two worlds, but there’s a reason for it. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read.) P.S. Don’t insult my silly son A Qing. I’m hopelessly biased towar 123Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 185 The Emperor’s Passionate Love: Where Can the Aloof Beauty Run? 帝王强爱，清冷美人哪里跑 Love-at-first-sight, possessive emperor top × aloof, flirtatious, scheming beauty bottom. One-on-one, mutual firsts, happy ending, historical ABO. Song Qingyu was the legitimate son of a top aristocratic family, raised in wealth and privilege and well-versed in literature and etiquette. Unfortunately, an illness in his youth left him frail and constantly clutching a medicine jar. He was sent far away to Jiangnan to recuperate, and the first time he returned to the capital and attended a palace b 19.4kReads8.8Score2.5k14d adds
- 186 After I Lost All Hope, My White Moonlight Wouldn't Leave Me Alone 心灰意冷后白月光对朕死缠烂打 [Upcoming novel] A beautiful, strong, and tragic obsessive, sinister top x a cold, heartless bottom with a wretched fate Qing Ling was haunted by a vicious ghost of unknown origin. From then on, his life, once as still as a dead pond, was swept up in stormy waves. A marriage contract bound him to a destiny already laid out for him. He couldn’t escape or hide, and no matter how unwilling he was, he could only endure abuse and humiliation. Some people are born with lives as fragile as paper. The g 4.4kReads9.3Score58814d adds
- 187 Reborn as the Prince’s Estate Steward 重生之王府管事 [Complete] Gu Zhengqing shoved Mu Changfeng away with all his strength, and a longsword plunged through his chest. “Zhengqing!” Mu Changfeng’s anguished roar still rang in his ears. When he opened his eyes again, he was back three years in the past. Reborn, Gu Zhengqing had his hands full. He had to manage the prince’s estate and keep reminding Mu Changfeng of things. “Your Highness, that man is bad news!” “Your Highness, he’s lying to you.” “Your Highness, it’s dangerous over there!” “Your High 364Reads9.2Score10814d adds
- 188 When He Finally Stopped Running, He Panicked 当他不再逃跑后，他慌了 I was imprisoned by Shen Moyuan, a multinational tycoon. He said he loved me, yet he broke my legs, chained me with golden links, and locked me in a luxurious cage. He crushed my dreams and strangled my freedom, turning me into a songbird he kept with meticulous care. I escaped four times. The first time, he put a collar around my collarbone, piercing my flesh until it joined with the bone. The second time, he locked me in a pitch-black, soundless hell and took away my senses. The third time, he 7.5kReads8.8Score59014d adds
- 189 Bending at the Waist 折腰 Blurb: Zhou Xingzhi x Su Zheshen Su Zheshen sacrificed all his pride for love, but never got so much as a confession of affection from Zhou Xingzhi. Some people are destined to be inescapable, yet impossible to love. 25Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 190 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 Falling from the Azure Heavens 438Reads—Score1114d adds
- 191 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 A Sparrow Without Blessings 525Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 Autumn Colors on the Hill Stain the Capital 林上秋色染京华 Also known as Murder Concerto. Complete, with the rating gradually rising. No System, no quick transmigration, no golden finger, no supplies. The second half takes a political turn. This is not a wish-fulfillment story, the characters aren't naive and innocent, no one is reborn, and the redemption goes only one way. Transmigration, an alternate world, two strong leads, emotional and physical angst, frail health, yandere, imprisonment, coercion. A yandere emperor with an overwhelming possessive s 770Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 193 His Deadly Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 他的致命温柔，把我困在无尽轮回里 His Lethal Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 27Reads—Score314d adds
- 194 After My Royal Brother Died, I Married His One True Love 皇兄死后，我娶了他的白月光 [Two male leads + regent + emperor + evenly matched + domineering pursuit] I am an emperor. My life's goal is to squander the empire my father left me. Don't get the wrong idea. I mean it. So I started favoring corrupt officials and treacherous ministers. But those corrupt officials became far too brazen, and when a little boy with his hair tied in buns tugged at my sleeve and said he was hungry, I realized this approach wouldn't work. I needed to try something else. I began building palaces and 163Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 195 The Emperor's Regent Boyfriend 皇帝的摄政男友 Seven years ago, he was the regent, and he was the crown prince. Seven years later, he was a powerful minister, and he was the new emperor. He said, "I want to rule in my own right. This is where we part." But the other man pinned him against the imperial throne, laughing in a husky voice: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten who taught you all this?" 2.2kReads7.0Score17514d adds
- 196 I Have One Month to Live, and the Whole World Is Telling Me to Die 只剩一个月命，全世界人喊我去死 (Anthology + multiple stories + major heartbreak + bring tissues) Xiang Jin’an valued his family and friends above everything else. And every one of them hoped he would die!!! At sixteen, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. When they learned he was going to die, his family and friends said: His father: “Hurry up and die. Then I won’t have to beat you every day. I’m exhausted too, so it’d be a relief if you died!!!” His mother: “When you’re about to die, don’t do it at home. It’ll bring bad lu 7Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 197 After Clearing a Deadly Game in a Team with the CEO, We Fell in Love 和总裁在致命游戏里组队通关后，我们恋爱了 After Teaming Up with the CEO to Clear a Deadly Game, We Fell in Love 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 Transmigrated as the Crazy, Lovesick Villain's Nemesis 穿成疯批病娇的冤家 Unhinged, lovesick, unconditionally devoted top × sharp-tongued, scheming, tsundere bottom Jiang Fengmian, the ace agent of Country Z in 2066, accidentally transmigrated into the Shengdong Dynasty as its most notorious sycophant: the Grand Secretary. Gu Beichen, Regent of the Shengdong Dynasty, hated the emperor's favor toward sycophants more than anything. He once declared, “When I return to the capital, I'll kill every last one of them.” But before long, Gu Beichen discovered that Jiang Fengmi 284Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 199 Imprisoned in the Eastern Palace: My Darkened Childhood Friend Is Unhinged 囚东宫，黑化竹马太疯批 Because their love runs skin-deep, their hatred cuts to the bone. From childhood sweethearts to lovers who destroy each other, they bring about each other’s ruin. [Younger, devoted husband: doting, loyal, corrupted, and gone mad] [The untouchable beauty falls from the altar and becomes a prisoner] Qi Ying: “I went mad the day you gave up on me!” “We belong together in this hell, tangled up until we die!” Shen Xingyan: “I told you I’d never leave you in this life, but I’m tired. Let’s end it here 2.9kReads9.0Score29914d adds
- 200 Reborn: The Mad Prince's Second Attempt to Win His Wife Back 重生之疯批王爷的二次追妻 A reborn coming-of-age story with an ensemble cast, full of aching bitterness and not a bit of feel-good sweetness. The resentment goes on forever. In this raging furnace of a world, who hasn’t once been a moth drawn to the flame? The story begins with a man named Li Qi, an ill-fated prince with a touch of arrogance. To survive and avenge himself, he has no choice but to seek someone’s protection. He “sets his sights on” General Rong Zhen, who has just returned victorious from battle, yet fee 27Reads—Score—14d adds
