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  1. 151 After My Mission Failed, Both Male Leads Blew Up Their Souls for Me 攻略失败后,两个男主都为我自爆神魂 Marriage & Romance11k WordsCompleted After My Pursuit Failed, Both Male Leads Self-Destructed Their Souls for Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 152 The Prince Becomes a Slave, and the Regent Goes Too Far 皇子为奴,摄政王他欺人太甚 Two Male Leads197k WordsCompleted [Male/male romance + ancient political intrigue + physical and emotional angst + equally matched leads] Cold, ruthless, and suspicious Regent, devoted in love x a patient, seemingly obedient prince with ambitions Xiao Chengjing treated Chi Yan'an, the young prince sent to him as a slave, like a plaything and ground him into the dirt. He watched him crawl meekly and hold his tongue, yet failed to see the ambition and cunning beneath those clear eyes. As a spy, he had to tread carefully. One wron 1.7kReads6.5Score14314d adds
  3. 153 Captive Phoenix in His Arms: The Ruthless Emperor's Prisoner 俘凰入罗帷,狠戾帝君掌心囚 Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted When the Cangxuan Kingdom fell, its legitimate eldest princess, once revered and surrounded by every luxury, was cast from her heavenly heights into the deepest hell. Chu Yan had once been held hostage in Cangxuan. When he was being humiliated, the kingdom’s eldest princess, Fan Hua, came to his rescue. They grew up together and fell in love, but a conspiracy made Chu Yan hate the entire Cangxuan royal family. After years of plotting, he destroyed her kingdom, trampled on her dignity, and forced 285Reads6.3Score—14d adds
  4. 154 Heartbroken to Pieces, I Smile as the Boyfriend I Searched for Ten Years Becomes My Brother-in-Law 心碎成渣,笑着看我找了十年的男友成了我姐夫 9k WordsCompleted My heart was shattered to pieces, yet I smiled as I watched the boyfriend I'd searched for for ten years become my brother-in-law. 248Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 155 Forced into a Torturous Love 强制虐爱 Two Male Leads269k WordsCompleted [Physical and emotional torment + sickly protagonist + obsessive love + unhinged behavior + movie star + groveling redemption + mutually exclusive romance] Proud, sickly beauty on the receiving end + extremely controlling, possessive pursuer Mo Jingrui was born without feelings. He only likes being in control and stamping on other people’s dignity, tormenting their minds until they submit to him completely. He drives Song Huaizhi’s father to his death, brings down the Song family, and forces 7.7kReads8.6Score64614d adds
  6. 156 Hello, My Love 你好,我的爱 Two Male Leads24k WordsCompleted The Place He Returns To: Sequel (Part Two) If you can’t handle an unresolved ending, don’t read this! Don’t read this! Don’t read this! It’ll turn your whole worldview upside down! This is meant to have a happy ending, though a few parts feel forced. The protagonist is a hopeless romantic. If you can’t accept that, stay away! Thank you for reading! Song Qing never left, but he said it was all just a competition. What is he hiding? I refuse to believe it. I search desperately. Will things ultimat 8Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  7. 157 Prisoner Slave: Your Highness, Please Go Easy on the Punishment 囚奴:求殿下轻点罚 Two Male Leads422k WordsCompleted (Just rated, no negative reviews so far) [Physical Abuse + Emotional Abuse + Every Kind of Suffering + Two Male Leads + Both Pure + Two Powerful Leads + Happy Ending] There will be sweet moments, but there's more suffering. Their statuses are worlds apart, and the bottom is very lowly. [Suspicious, Sadistic, and Ruthless Top × Unhinged, Scheming, and Humble Bottom] The empress sends the spy A Yan (the bottom) to the residence of the third prince, Xiao Jue. Suspicious by nature, Xiao Jue (the t 2.2kReads8.8Score21014d adds
  8. 158 Abyss of the Undying: You Can't Escape 不死深渊:你逃不掉的 Two Male Leads615k WordsCompleted [Imprisonment + two male leads + one-on-one + obsessive + pathological + forced love + mutual amnesia + prison + winning back the husband + physical and emotional torment] [Devoted, love-struck top + hot-tempered, irritable bottom] Mu Yan has been kidnapped, more than once. He's always believed Jiang Yuanyu is his nemesis, the culprit who ruined everything. He hates Jiang Yuanyu for destroying his life, and tries to destroy him in turn through abuse, games, torture, and suicide. But does he real 71Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  9. 159 Finger Bone 指骨 Two Male Leads84k WordsCompleted [Warning: questionable values] I have no name. As far back as I can remember, I've been a dog. Because my sense of smell and hearing are naturally sharp, a human trafficker kept me by his side. No one cared how old I was. I was probably a little older than Song Junlan when I met him. He had been sold to a wealthy family to live as their young master. We met again because I was given a job and offered a huge sum of money: Song Junlan's sister had hired someone to kill him. 35Reads8.5Score714d adds
  10. 160 The Merman Has Lost All Hope 鲛人他心灰意冷 Two Male Leads32k WordsCompleted The merman Chen Xiao was lured to the human world by Murong Jing's promises of love, never imagining that a trap had been laid for him long ago! He was imprisoned in the imperial dungeon and tortured day after day. It was all because Murong Jing wanted to take his most precious merman pearl and use it to save his seriously ill first love! After learning the truth, Chen Xiao died in despair. But Murong Jing had always said Chen Xiao disgusted him. So why did he go mad and try to bring him back to 791Reads8.0Score10114d adds
  11. 161 The Ephemeral Blossoms in My Dreams, A Tribute to You 梦里昙花奠与卿 Two Male Leads101k WordsCompleted [A devoted, mute opera performer on the bottom × a short-tempered warlord with a possessive streak on top] Republican-era China / Tragedy / Male-Male Romance / Monogamous, devoted relationship / Happy ending (Love knows no gender; all that matters is whether two people understand each other. But in the end, they lose because they do not.) Shen Qing is a renowned opera performer. For the sake of a promise of deep love, he willingly takes off his costume and marries the warlord Nie Mingze. But 275Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 162 Mr. Duan, Stop Tormenting Him. He Doesn't Have Long to Live 段先生别虐了,他命不久矣 Two Male Leads750k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both sexually inexperienced + male-male romance + second chance love + devoted and ruthless x frail and pitiful + happy ending] Duan Lin hated Wen Yu'an with all his heart. He hated him for turning against him when he had nowhere left to go, and for exposing his whereabouts, nearly costing him his life. He swore to make the traitor pay, never knowing that the earth-shattering betrayal had been a life-for-life gambit from beginning to end. When they met again after years apart, the s 12.3kReads7.4Score1.5k14d adds
  13. 163 Mr. Song, It's Hard to Hate You 宋先生,与你难生恨 Two Male Leads20k WordsCompleted When we kissed, our sticky saliva clung between us like a dying fish struggling for life. It had long since foretold the worst. Mr. Song, only you and I can know this hatred. | Words for Mr. Song, a whisper in the same hue as my beloved. Our memories flashed by like scenes from a film, and I remember every detail with perfect clarity. I hate that my feelings can’t be taken back, making it hard for you to choose and driving me to torment myself. 453Reads—Score10714d adds
  14. 164 An Old Friend Comes for No Reason 无为故人来 Two Male Leads333k WordsCompleted While alive, Xie Ruyi was a thorn in the royal family's side. Even after death, he remained one. He had always cherished his life, yet in the end he toppled a dynasty that had long since rotted away, all at the cost of his own. His whole life, he had been at the mercy of others, walking on eggshells. Because he was the son of the Prince of Fangshan Commandery, did he have to go to the capital as a hostage? Because the emperor feared his father, did he have to struggle at every turn? In this vast 9Reads7.0Score—14d adds
  15. 165 After Being Reborn as My Ex-Husband's Agent 重生成前夫影帝的经纪人后 Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [A truly painful chase to win his wife back] [He’ll be reborn later] Early Meng Tianwang: “You think I’d sign with you? Do you even know what you are?” Later Meng Tianwang: “Baby! Honey! Sign me! I’ll make money for you!” Story begins Lu Qingyun, who is suffering from terminal cancer and being hounded by online abuse, says to his husband, “Yun Jian, help me.” The next day, Meng Yunjian hands him divorce papers. “Let’s part on good terms.” Lu Qingyun looks at a photo on his phone of Meng Yunjian 2.8kReads6.9Score29314d adds
  16. 166 Though the Blade Lies Buried, a Hidden Fragrance Still Drifts 锋沉犹有暗香浮 10k WordsCompleted The Blade Lies Still, Yet a Faint Fragrance Drifts 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 167 Front Teeth 2. 门牙2. 9k WordsCompleted Front Teeth 2. 16Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 168 Duke Lancaster's Sick Game 兰斯特公爵的恶心游戏 10k WordsCompleted The Duke of Lancer's Disgusting Game 174Reads—Score—14d adds
  19. 169 Front Tooth 1 门牙1 19k WordsCompleted Front Tooth 1 102Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 170 The Book Between Two Worlds: The Emperor’s Caged Phoenix Breaks Its Neck at Last 两界书:帝王囚凰终折颈 Ancient Romance591k WordsCompleted [Both virgins + groveling redemption + palace and household intrigue + tragic romance] On my first day as a princess sent off for a political marriage, he made me drink poisoned wine. What he didn’t know was that I was a modern-day expert in pharmacology and toxicology, a veritable King of Hell. He suspected me, despised me, and abandoned me. At every turn between life and death, he chose someone else. He thought he loved his unattainable first love, so he protected her and trusted her. He had 48Reads—Score—14d adds
  21. 171 The Fallen Crown Prince, a Prisoner in Chains 亡国太子阶下囚 Two Male Leads237k WordsCompleted This is an angsty story: physical torment in the first half, emotional torment in the second, coercive love, imprisonment in a dark room, and revenge. Mo Jingxuan spent three years plotting the destruction of the Yu Kingdom and preparing to take revenge on its emperor. After finally fighting his way to the city walls, he discovered that the damned emperor had died just days before he could break through the gates. With nowhere else to direct his overwhelming hatred, he turned it on Lin Chen, the 667Reads6.5Score10114d adds
  22. 172 Before He Dies, He Wants to Give Up His Allergen 临死前,他要戒掉过敏源 Two Male Leads429k WordsCompleted [Male-male romance + angst + late-blooming devotion + the hero’s long road to winning him back] Shen Pei’an was ill. On his birthday, the doctor told him he didn’t have much longer to live. He hadn’t planned to hide it. He meant to wait until Ren Xu had celebrated his birthday with him, then tell him the truth. But the big star Ren Xu never came. All Shen Pei’an got was a birthday cake that would trigger his allergies. He was twenty-eight. It was his ninth year in love with Ren Xu. There would 1.1kReads6.6Score10114d adds
  23. 173 He Doesn't Want to Die 他不想死 Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted Wen Yan transmigrated into a comic full of scummy tops and became a cannon-fodder character who committed every kind of evil before being tortured to death. To survive, Wen Yan did everything he could to leave the protagonist's group and avoid meeting the original character's fate. At the beginning of the story, everyone looked down on him and treated him like dirt. Tang Beichen: “He's just a disobedient dog. Bring him back, break his spine and teeth, and he'll be trained in no time.” So he crip 2.5kReads8.7Score—14d adds
  24. 174 Twisted Coercion 畸形强制 Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted The rating just came out. It’ll go up later. “No one ever taught me what love was, so after that day, I always thought I hated you. Only later did I realize I loved you so much that it hurt.” [One-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partner, obsessive love and control are very intense! Includes confinement scenes] Unhinged biological heir gong X aloof, seemingly perfect adopted heir shou The shou seems universally disliked but is actually universally adored Shen Ji had no grand ambi 485Reads8.7Score10214d adds
  25. 175 Wither Them, Let Them Bloom 与之枯萎,予之盛放 Two Male Leads507k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + older man/younger man + devoted to each other + regret and pursuit] [Cold, strict, ruthless scheming top × frail, disillusioned bottom] Ruan Hanlin once thought Ruan Yushu was a lonely weed growing in the wilderness. Only after he left did he suddenly realize that Ruan Yushu was a tree, a tree that bloomed in the sunlight. The years they spent tangled together had nearly buried him. Ruan Hanlin was willing to wither alongside him, and let him bloom. 3.2kReads8.7Score24914d adds
  26. 176 You Are the Sunshine of My World 你是我世界的骄阳 Two Male Leads89k WordsCompleted [Heartbreaking + Bad Ending] Blurb One: Shi Fan was born on Children's Day, yet grew up in the mire. He longed for a glimmer of light, for someone to free him from the shackles of fate, for someone to heal his shattered heart. Blurb Two: Would you let me carve out the cinnabar mole in your heart and take its place? ----- Jiang Chenrui When a sunny school bully meets a boy whose heart is in pieces, can he lead him out of the abyss? 64Reads8.5Score—14d adds
  27. 177 I Have Never Truly Lived 我从未真正的活过 Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted [Pure despair | Ultimate tragedy | No redemption | Suffocating from beginning to end | No twists, no rebirth, no coming to terms] Diagnosed with moderate depression and bipolar disorder at the age of twelve, a boy spends ten years learning one thing: how to hide his own death perfectly in the middle of a crowd. This is not a story about fighting back. There is no comeback, no redemption, and no one opening the door at the last moment. It is a story about “not existing.” When no one has ever tru 5.8kReads6.9Score1.1k14d adds
  28. 178 You’re the One Torturing Me, So Why Are You Crying So Loud? 你虐我,你哭那么大声干嘛 Two Male Leads323k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Obsession + Dramatic Angst + Coercion + Locking Someone Away + Both Virgins + The Top’s Regretful Pursuit] After a setup exposes Yun Jiu’s true identity, Mu Hanchen’s love turns to hatred. He imprisons and beats him, using every means at his disposal to threaten and force him. “I pampered you for seven years, and this is how you repay me, you ungrateful wretch?” “Mu Hanchen, did you ever really love me? You only ever treated me like a toy.” The person Yun Jiu hates most in t 1.2kReads7.5Score11014d adds
  29. 179 My Ex-Husband Wants to Remarry Me Again and Again 前夫又又又想复婚了 Two Male Leads824k WordsCompleted 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 3.3kReads8.7Score66014d adds
  30. 180 The Trouble with Keeping Pets 养宠为患 Two Male Leads145k WordsCompleted [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 492Reads8.7Score10014d adds
  31. 181 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 21k WordsCompleted His Lethal Tenderness Trapped Me in an Endless Cycle of Reincarnation 27Reads—Score314d adds
  32. 182 Who Can I Tell My Grudge To? 恨谁诉? Two Male Leads122k WordsCompleted Each chapter is a standalone tragic love story with an open ending, so use your imagination. Some stories are set in ancient times and others in the modern day, but they're all tragic. If that's not your thing, feel free to skip them. 676Reads8.7Score13314d adds
  33. 183 The Butler's Chronicles at Steffelly Manor 斯特菲尔利庄园男仆记事 13k WordsCompleted A Butler’s Chronicle at the Steffelily Estate 911Reads—Score12814d adds
  34. 184 Fallen from the Azure Heavens 堕青云 6k WordsCompleted Falling from the Azure Heavens 438Reads—Score1114d adds
  35. 185 Soft Fishbone 软鱼刺 Modern Romance857k WordsCompleted Yu Wen is the envied Mrs. Sheng, admired by everyone in their social circle. She plays the part of a devoted wife, living in perfect harmony with Sheng Wen. Little do they know, there is someone she has loved all her life but can never have. 2.1kReads8.6Score12514d adds
  36. 186 The Treacherous Minister 佞臣 Two Male Leads358k WordsCompleted The early chapters bring devastating physical and emotional torment. Later, the emperor chases his wife to the crematorium, and the sweetness will bring you to tears. Zhou Nan: A loyal, stoic, battle-hardened general, a beautiful male lead. Shen Xiuyu: A brutal, twisted emperor, consumed by hatred, the domineering male lead. Zhou Nan is a general of the Lin Dynasty. Shen Xiuyu is its emperor. They should have been childhood sweethearts, but Shen Xiuyu's imperial father fell in love with Zhou Nan 344Reads6.5Score10914d adds
  37. 187 Could You Fall for Me Again? 重新喜欢我,好不好 Two Male Leads143k WordsCompleted Gentle, reserved bottom × bewitchingly handsome playboy top Shen Qian’en had loved Gu Chenjing for seven years, and they had been together for four. What began as mutual affection had become a one-sided love, and he had no idea what had happened along the way to make Gu Chenjing treat him like this... Until he heard Gu Chenjing say, “I stopped loving him a long time ago. I only keep him around out of habit. He’s good at taking care of me.” … 1.1kReads6.1Score13014d adds
  38. 188 Forbidden Love: The Sandstorms and Loess of Those Years 罪爱:那年风沙,那年黄土 Two Male Leads107k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + angst + period drama + tragic ending + heart-wrenching angst with a lasting impact] Grandpa told me a story. Sixty years ago, the educated youth Bai Xing fell in love with Gu Mancan and died at the execution grounds. That year, I met Li Yuheng and thought I could rewrite the ending. But they still drove us to our deaths. The same windblown sands as that year. The same return of our souls to the earth. The love of two generations was buried in the same spring. Grandpa sa 311Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 189 The Sparrow Without a Blessing 无佑之雀 6k WordsCompleted A Sparrow Without Blessings 525Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 190 Deep Captivity 深囚 Two Male Leads109k WordsCompleted [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. 111Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 191 A Bone-Deep Seduction 蚀骨诱哄 Modern Romance111k WordsCompleted “Big brother, could you be gentle with me just once...” “Sure. How would you like that? Cut off a finger, pull out your nails, or roll across a bed of nails? If you hurt someone, you have to pay the price!” Shen Changmu looked with utter disgust at the woman writhing on the floor, her whole body trembling with pain. She was the wife his grandfather had forced him to marry. He didn't love her, though he couldn't deny that she knew exactly how to seduce him, tempting him again and again until he 2kReads6.0Score10214d adds
  42. 192 Go Left at the Light, Right at the Crossing 左灯右行 Two Male Leads330k WordsCompleted “Who are you in my eyes? Who do you want me to stand in for? We trade each other’s joys and sorrows, and the one who loves more is always the first to cry.” “Embracing you wears you out. The one who loves more is always the first to turn false.” Liao Juntao, “Who” “I love you, and it’s like driving against the lights.” Tanya Chua, “Red High Heels” So, if two people aren’t right for each other, they shouldn’t get together in the first place. You agree, Gu Xiangbei? Character setup: A street-c 1.8kReads9.2Score26014d adds
  43. 193 Was It Just for Fun? Why Are You Crying Now That I Have a Terminal Illness? 不是玩玩而已?我得绝症你哭什么 Two Male Leads327k WordsCompleted Original title: Can You Leave a Sweet Orange by My Grave? Cool boxer bottom × seemingly nice-guy but actually wicked, flirtatious top (First person + chasing the spouse into the crematorium + melodrama + tragic ending) Li Feng is a coward. After learning he has a terminal illness, he decides to earn enough money and then die. Before then, a man named Qin Xiao suddenly barges into his life. Suddenly, he doesn’t want to die anymore. He wants to live. Just as he’s about to tell Qin Xiao ever 17.3kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
  44. 194 But When He Left, the Whole Garden Was in Spring 偏他去时春满园 Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted When Gu Lan heard he had only ten months left to live, he was unexpectedly calm and accepting. Looking back on his life, it had been a complete mess. In this world, he was nothing more than a pathetic nobody whom no one cared about... Perhaps no one would cry for him when his life finally came to an end... Gu Lan accepted the outcome without resistance. After all, ever since he returned to this family, he had never received anything. If that was the case, why should he be afraid of losing anythi 89Reads8.4Score—14d adds
  45. 195 Half Sincere, Half False 真心半假 Two Male Leads102k WordsCompleted Four short stories, four different endings: ① The groveling ex wins him back, happy ending ② They love each other but cannot stay together, tragic ending ③ A new love interest ④ Hell for everyone. “Half Sincere”, Groveling ex, happy ending Amnesiac pianist × cold-blooded guardian He raised him into a vine that clung to him, only to be caught in its grasp first. “If We Were Both Caught in the Snow Someday”, Bittersweet tragic ending If someday we were caught in the snow together, then at least in 27Reads—Score—14d adds
  46. 196 He's So Upset 他好难过 Two Male Leads143k WordsCompleted (Don't read this. It's not good.) Fu Yi'an fell in love with Jiang Yan. When he first realized it, he was overjoyed. He wanted to tell Jiang Yan, but was pushed away and rejected time and again. Heartbroken, Fu Yi'an couldn't bring himself to say a word as he looked into Jiang Yan's cold eyes. After enduring a year of bullying, he was finally found out by Jiang Yan and driven from the house. The next time they met, Fu Yi'an was picking up a drunk Jiang Yan to take him home. The two of them made 1.4kReads8.2Score10514d adds
  47. 197 Thank You for Giving Me a Heart of Sorrow 谢你赠我一心伤 Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted The most ridiculous thing in An Lingxi’s life was probably that she loved Xuanyuan Mo more than life itself, while Xuanyuan Mo thought of nothing but taking her life… 61Reads5.4Score—14d adds
  48. 198 After the Deposed Crown Prince Leapt to His Death, the Emperor Regretted It 废太子一跃而下后,陛下他后悔了 45k WordsCompleted From the moment I was born, my father had told me more than once that my existence was a disgrace, a mistake, and the reason future generations would criticize him. Well, he can rest easy this time. Because I’m going to die. 12.8kReads—Score31814d adds
  49. 199 Regret Came Too Late 迟来的悔意晚到 8k WordsCompleted Regret Came Too Late 16.5kReads—Score7414d adds
  50. 200 I Won’t Fall for You 我不会喜欢你 Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted Mo Qian spent six years trying to warm a cold, unyielding heart. But life is full of disappointments, and love is one of them. Even on the day he died, he never received the love he had yearned for. But he could never have imagined that after his death, the one he had loved in this world would finally awaken, overcome with grief. Day after day, they knelt before the tiny pile of ashes he had become, sobbing and weeping, until they died beneath those ashes. ***Content warnings: * A groveling ex a 953Reads8.8Score10314d adds

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