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- 101 The B-King Is Flirting with the Alluring Senior Again Bking又勾搭钓系学长了 [Two male leads / younger seme / both top students / university campus / sworn enemies become boyfriends] The characters are adults, and the story is set at university. Gu Xingzhi has liked Lin Chen for three years. Lin Chen treats him so well that everyone thinks Lin Chen is in love with him, but after finding a boyfriend, Lin Chen tells Gu Xingzhi they should stop being friends. Gu Xingzhi understands that Lin Chen knew how he felt all along, yet pretended not to for three years. Among all th 4.4kReads9.4Score58514d adds
- 102 Watching Pear Blossoms with You 陪你一起看梨花 When he was five, he gazed longingly at the thirteen-year-old. At eighteen, he looked at the twenty-six-year-old with eyes like fire. Throughout their eight-year age gap, he never stopped following in his footsteps, gradually going from trailing behind him to standing by his side. Over more than a decade, their laughter and tears had long since blended together. 160Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 103 After I Was Forced to Marry the Prince 被逼娶了王爷之后 General Gu Baiji has won a great victory, only to find himself besieged on both sides at the final moment and fighting for his life. After barely holding out until reinforcements arrived and securing victory, he returns to the capital, where he is greeted by a piece of “wonderful” news that nearly knocks him off his feet: the Emperor has decreed that he marry Prince Ke, Chu Wu. Prince Ke is breathtakingly beautiful, with long hair that trails to the floor, and he is also a highly skilled physici 2.7kReads9.4Score38214d adds
- 104 So Sweet! The Handsome Roommate Gets Kissed to Tears by the Campus Heartthrob Again 齁甜！漂亮室友又被校草亲哭了 (Completed) [Two male leads + university setting + healing + top students + sweet romance + 1v1, both chaste + happy ending] Before university started, Jiang Yuci first met Wen Yu in a bar. Wen Yu was working there and got bullied by some jerk. Jiang Yuci wasn't the type to get involved in other people's business, but when he saw Wen Yu's reddened eyes, he had to admit he was smitten. So while others played the hero and rescued a beauty, he played the hero and rescued a handsome guy. Later, Jian 13.2kReads9.4Score2.5k14d adds
- 105 Professor Fu, So You Had a Secret Crush on Me! 傅老师，原来你暗恋我啊 (A Chinese teacher and web novelist bottom x a math teacher and voice-acting star top) Right after graduating from college, Jiang Yao passed the civil service exam and became a proud teacher. At their first meeting in an airport, he encountered the one fate had chosen for him. Love and career both flourished: he was a true winner in life. Fu Yishen was known as No. 1 High School’s star teacher. He had taught three consecutive graduating classes, and his former students all called him a devil. No 7kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 106 When a Mute, Top-Student Omega Meets a Green-Tea Alpha School Bully 当哑巴学神O遇到绿茶校霸A Content warning: Nontraditional school story; ABO setting with a mountain of author-created lore; no writing advice, please. Jiang Nuoran, an impossibly beautiful Omega admired from afar, is mute, yet he still becomes the object of desire for the Empire's Alpha heirs. Everyone says Omegas are delicate and fragile, but this one pins the Alphas who try to take advantage of him against the wall, even pressing the tip of his pen against their glands. Qin Zhaobai, the Empire's strongest second-genera 4.9kReads9.5Score71914d adds
- 107 The Background Character in a Campus Novel Doesn't Want to Work Hard Anymore 校园文路人甲不想努力了 After leaping from a bridge, Yi Fanwei learned that his entire life was nothing more than that of a background character in a campus novel. At first, he followed Yin Weiche and Jiang Yuxi around like a lackey, constantly clashing with Yan Danke. He thought the worst that could happen was being killed in revenge. “Please...” His father’s medical bills were still just a little short. The handsome young man knelt on the cold, luxurious floor. A pair of carefully polished black leather shoes slowly 8.1kReads9.2Score77714d adds
- 108 The School Bully’s Young Alpha Master Has Been Won Over 校霸小少爷alpha被攻略了 [Two Male Leads + EABO + Original Worldbuilding + Two Powerful Leads + Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger] [Proud Schoolyard Alpha King VS Scheming, Green-Tea Enigma] An EA romance, super sweet with no angst or contrived drama, and they dote on each other. Ye Chengwei, the sole heir to the Ye Group, was an alpha. He had never doubted that he would differentiate into a powerful alpha. When Ye Chengwei met Ning Xingzhi as a child, he thought he was a cute little girl. When they met again as adults, 5.5kReads9.4Score99314d adds
- 109 A Secret Crush Hidden in Spring 春日藏欢喜 [Reunion after a long separation + slow-burn romance + sweet little moments + entirely fictional + a story within a story within a story + pure fiction, with no real-life inspiration] Aloof, taciturn, and sexually frigid (gong) ☆ Lu Xingheng × emotionally steady and always cold (shou) ☆ Jiang Wan This story is set in a fictional world, and every chapter is entirely made up and unrelated to real life. It is a work of pure fiction based on hearsay, written in an irrational state and containing 238.3kReads8.0Score5.4k14d adds
- 110 You Deserve a Love Like That of Two Top Students 双学霸的爱情你值得拥有 (Male-Male Romance) Before Lin Mo appeared, Lu Xiao had no idea what love was. After Lin Mo came into his life, he finally understood what it meant to like someone. One loves with fiery passion, the other with deep devotion. Their love, freely given and returned, fills both their lives with color. 560Reads9.4Score16514d adds
- 111 Midsummer Hidden in a Letter 藏在信笺里的盛夏 [Dual Male Leads + Campus Story + Both Pure + Mutual Yearning + Secret Crush + Older Top + Happy Ending + Slow-Paced Slice of Life] [Gentle, Reserved, Beautiful Bottom x Deeply Devoted, Cool, Forbearing Top] Wen Zhu has an anonymous pen pal. They’ve known each other for years. In this age of long distances and hurried lives, they’ve exchanged letters in the most old-fashioned way for years, yet never met face-to-face. When his family suddenly fell on hard times, Wen Zhu had no choice but to 23.7kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
- 112 After the Supporting Extra Awakens, They Run Away and Everyone Forces Their Love on Them 路人甲觉醒后逃跑，被全员强制爱 [Two male leads + ABO + mutually devoted + intense romantic tension + fierce rivalry for the love interest] Ji Chengyan awakened to the truth. He discovered he was a disposable Alpha in a comic, hopelessly pining after the protagonist Omega. In the end, the protagonist's love interests would take revenge on him, and he would die young. What the hell? Why would a straight guy like him chase after an Omega? Without a second thought, Ji Chengyan sidestepped the entire plot and settled down as an ut 4.7kReads8.8Score59014d adds
- 113 Flirting in the Apocalypse, Cuddling in Big Brother’s Arms 末世强撩，在哥哥怀里撒个娇 [A Power Couple] The apocalypse was already stressful enough. Then Ji Nian ran into a melodramatic, nonstop-talking young man. Team up to kill monsters? Fine, he agreed. Go find his family? Fine, he agreed. After all, in an apocalypse where hope was nowhere to be seen, you had to find something to do. But wait... Get away from me! Why the hell are you pressing yourself against me when you're cold? [Sweet Romance + Lighthearted + Devoted Husband] 2.1kReads9.4Score31114d adds
- 114 After I Turned the Server's Number One Player Into a Simp in a Danmei Novel 关于我把全服第一写成耽美文舔狗后 After I Made the Number One Player on the Server Into a Simp in My Danmei Novel 2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 115 I Flirted with My Rival, Then They Kissed Me 贩剑后被死对头亲了 [A tough-guy top who pretends to hate it but comes around X a wicked, wild, openly flirtatious bottom; self-delusion, a melodramatic mix of tropes, two strong and devoted leads] Why did the latecomer get ahead? Because Xie Yu fought tooth and nail for him. Xie Yu, heir to Huasheng Venture Capital Group, was rebellious and unruly, and considered himself both completely straight and homophobic. Born into a good family, handsome, and blessed with nineteen years of smooth sailing, he had an easy roa 13.4kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds
- 116 When a Puppy-Like Emperor Meets a Wolf-Like Regent 当犬系皇帝遇上狼系摄政王 [Sweet Puppy vs. Scheming Wolf + Extra Sweet Romance + No Female Lead] The loyal dog Yun Sheng suddenly transmigrates into the body of a puppet emperor. The regent looks exactly like his former boss, but doesn't remember him... Feeling wronged, Yun Sheng decides to behave himself and win back his boss's affection. As a well-behaved dog, of course he obeys his boss's orders to the letter. When the regent tells Yun Sheng to practice his calligraphy, Yun Sheng stays cooped up in the study, writing 1.5kReads9.5Score26014d adds
- 117 An Honest Person Doesn't Keep a Secret Crush 明人不搞暗恋 [Print edition officially signed] Homeless, I Was Taken In and Raised by My Archrival Original title: No Secret Crushes for Honest People Campus romance + secret crush + happy ending + rivals to lovers + growing up together + third-person narration Benevolent, compassionate top VS unruly, stubborn, insecure bottom My father didn’t care for me, my mother didn’t love me, and somehow I got saddled with the blame. After my landlord kicked me out, I stood alone on the street and began to questio 23.7kReads9.5Score4.2k14d adds
- 118 After Reading His Mind, the Celibate Tycoon Spoiled the Little Playboy Rotten 读心后禁欲大佬把小纨绔宠上天了 [Male-male romance + mutually devoted, one-on-one couple + sweet indulgence + a little goofy] [Mind-reading, abstinent, scheming fatherly CEO Qin Zhiyan × Cocky yet timid, spoiled and pretty young master Tang Keyi, adored by his whole family] The young master of the Tang family, Tang Keyi, is stunningly handsome but notoriously spoiled, and he even declares that he'll marry no one but Qin Zhiyan! Qin Zhiyan is the head of the capital's most powerful family, aloof and abstinent, with no interest 2.8kReads9.5Score47114d adds
- 119 Desire Unleashed! The Campus Hottie’s Rival Is Secretly in Love with Me 野欲！校草死对头竟然暗恋我 [Physical publication signed] [Campus + academic rivals + mutual secret crushes + a tense push and pull] As one of the country's top universities, Lan University livestreams its opening ceremony. Jiang Yu is the freshman representative, taking the stage in a tie to deliver a speech. The young man stands tall, his white shirt perfectly neat and his features clear and refined. He casually adjusts the microphone, drawing squeals from the girls below. Sitting in the audience, Shi Jing lets out a sco 29.9kReads9.5Score4.9k14d adds
- 120 EN After Transmigrating into a Book: The Scheming, Unhinged Crown Prince Reads My Mind 穿书后：我被腹黑疯批太子读心了 [Male Lead + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First and Only + Unhinged + A Little Goofy] After pulling an all-nighter and dying suddenly, he transmigrates into a male-oriented novel on Qidian that he’s been obsessively reading. He becomes a minor cannon-fodder character who dies after being sent to solitary confinement for offending the crown prince. Along the way, he activates the [Death-Seeking System]: as long as he dies, he can come back to life in his original world! Overjoyed and moved to tear 1.8kReads9.5Score32614d adds
- 121 ABO: A Record of the Aloof School Heartthrob's Secret Love ABO高冷校草暗恋实录 Synopsis: [Two male leads + ABO + healing] Lu Xu was a blond troublemaker who pretended to be an Alpha. He was famous for being hard to deal with, and everyone at the university gave him a wide berth and called him Brother Lu. But only Lu Xu knew the truth: he was a little Omega. Lu Xu thought he could keep up the act and stay on top forever. Then one day, his aloof, handsome classmate pinned him to his dorm bed and confessed his feelings. The pressure was intense. Jiang Shubai: “Lu, please give 14kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
- 122 108 Ways to Die at the Hands of Your Zombie Love Rival 被丧尸情敌咬死的108种方式 [Apocalypse + time loop + no female lead, straight man vs. yandere zombie] [Early: time loop; middle: development; late: unification; very late: interstellar] When the Apocalypse arrives, Shen Bai gains the ability to loop back in time. His rival in love, Lu Shijiu, becomes a zombie and spends all day thinking about how to bite him to death. To stay alive, Shen Bai has no choice but to distance himself from the campus beauty. But Lu Shijiu seems to have gone crazy and insists on sticking close t 2.6kReads9.4Score45414d adds
- 123 Dropped Into the Trending Topics! I Became a Top-Tier Star by Catching Ghosts on Livestream 空降热搜！全网黑靠直播抓鬼成了顶流 [Entertainment Industry + Livestreaming + Lighthearted Supernatural Comedy + Sweet Romance] Chao Ci, the most hated celebrity in the entertainment industry, has actually joined a hit variety show? And she gets to interact with Yu Chen, the movie star the whole internet calls its husband? At first, the haters said: “With Chao Ci on the show, it’s guaranteed to flop. Don’t bother watching.” Netizens said: “Chao Ci is so annoying. Fine, I’ll stick around for Movie Emperor Yu.” Fans said: “Get l 4kReads9.4Score67414d adds
- 124 The School Bully Turned Omega, and Now the Obsessive Alpha Is Losing Control 校霸B变O后，撩得偏执A失控了 [ABO + sweet romance + two powerful leads + happy ending + college setting, adult protagonists] [Arrogant campus bully young master x scheming, seemingly proper alpha] Shen Xingyan, a notorious campus bully at Jin University, had been unlucky since childhood. He choked on water, tripped while walking, and was plagued by all sorts of ailments, big and small. As a beta, he loved chasing after people. Once he won them over, he would break up with them in less than a day. The whole school even sta 8kReads9.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 125 Quick Transmigration: The Chain-Wielding Mad Big Shot Sweetly Coaxes and Flirts with Me 快穿：被拿锁链的疯批大佬甜撩哄 [Two Male Leads] [Flirtatious, Arrogant Pretty Villain vs. Scheming, Crazy-in-Love Husband] (Sweet Romance, 1v1) Beneath the beautiful, innocent face of the dazzling young man lies a mountain of sins. Qi Shiming is punished by being sent to various worlds to save their protagonists. 1, The fox’s tail sways, captivating all who see it, as the young man’s voice turns teasing. “Honey, wouldn’t you rather stay home and raise foxes? Why go around doing bad things?” The next second, the little fox sp 5.9kReads9.5Score67114d adds
- 126 Little Merman, Drop Those Pearls! The Cunning Wolf King Is Going Crazy 小鲛人，掉珍珠！腹黑狼王他要疯 Not a baby-talk story. A crybaby grows up. Ultra-sweet, devoted 1v1: soft, teary crybaby and fierce little merfolk × scheming, possessive wolf king Yu Ci is a “white pearl-glow merfolk,” regarded as the least valuable member of the merfolk clan. To maintain balance among the various races, the authorities on Blue Star decide that the merfolk must send a little merfolk to live on land. With one glance, Jiang Shaoge chooses Yu Ci, who hasn't even mastered using his limbs and can barely walk. Witho 9.8kReads9.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 127 This Shadow Guard Is a Little Wild 这个暗卫有点野 [A large ensemble story about a group of secret guards] [Complete] After drinking himself into a stupor, he woke up as a secret guard. When Xiao Zheng’s awareness returned, he felt exhausted and heavy. He opened his eyes to a bed and curtains spinning wildly around him. There was also a noble-looking, handsome man beside him. What was he going to do? What was he going to do?! Who am I? Where am I? As memories surged through his mind in a torrent, he realized he had actually become a secret guard 34.8kReads9.4Score5.3k14d adds
- 128 The Female Streamer I Like Is Actually My Best Buddy 喜欢的女主播竟然是我好兄弟 [Two male leads, brotherhood turning into something more, intense romantic tension] Yu Yue is a man, but he became a “female” streamer. It started when his father was diagnosed with kidney failure. The exorbitant medical bills nearly crushed him, a male college student. With nowhere else to turn, Yu Yue registered an account on a short-video platform and became a cross-dressing cosplay streamer. But his personality was too cold, and he lost every PK match. His results were utterly dismal. Then a 50.4kReads9.6Score7.3k14d adds
- 129 Reborn as the Crown Prince of a Fallen Kingdom, I Throw Myself into the Enemy’s Arms 穿成亡国太子我直接投入敌军怀抱 Completed. Search “Fanqie Listen” for the full-cast audiobook. [Manic, unhinged, vicious beauty vs. proper, restrained, aloof Buddha-like lord] [Two male leads + equally matched + mutual secret crush + both virgins] From the start, he was on an ancient battlefield, surrounded by soldiers and generals splattered with blood. He was the crown prince of a fallen kingdom. With a sworn enemy ahead, pursuers behind, and the burden of restoring his country on his shoulders, who could stay sane? While he 14kReads9.6Score2.2k14d adds
- 130 My Roommate Stole a Kiss from Me During a Blackout 停电时我被舍友偷亲了 [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Short Story + HE + Hilarious + Lighthearted + Mutual Pining + Sweet Romance + Ridiculous] This collection features two popular, highly collected comedy shorts by the hit author Xiao Dao Who Is Always in Meetings: “My Roommate Stole a Kiss While the Power Was Out” and “My Avatar Is Me. Got a Problem?” “My Roommate Stole a Kiss While the Power Was Out” My roommate stole a kiss from me while the power was out... But I had no idea which roommate it was, so I sent t 23.1kReads9.6Score3.1k14d adds
- 131 Willing to Fall 甘心沉沦 [Blunt bottom x devoted top] [Two male leads + mutual exclusivity + sweet romance + unrequited love turns mutual + both pursue each other] Lin Xuran is the overlooked second son of the Lin family. Frail and sickly since childhood, he is quiet and reserved. The first time he sees the refined, distinguished Huo Qichen, he is captivated and finds himself longing for someone for the first time. Later, Lin Xuran works up the courage to get closer to Huo Qichen, only to be driven away by the man’s off 56.4kReads9.5Score7.4k14d adds
- 132 EN Boundless Utterance 欲言难止 Just as life was starting to get better, Xu Ze and Lu Heyang faced a new challenge. After graduating, Xu Ze became a doctor who saved lives, while Lu Heyang became a well-known figure in the Interstellar Federation. But misfortune struck Lu Heyang, and he lost his memory. During a crucial period in his treatment, circumstances forced the two apart, and Lu Heyang completely forgot Xu Ze and the friendship they had shared. Their friendship faced an enormous test. When fate brought them together ag 71.3kReads9.7Score16.1k14d adds
- 133 Please Love Me Openly 求你明恋我 [The print edition is now available. Search for A Confession I Couldn’t Hide to get a signed copy] [Roguishly handsome, irresistible Jin Zhuo x sweet, alluring Qin Yingxia] [Both Pure + College Romance + Secret Crush Becomes Mutual + Sweet Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Qin Yingxia had been secretly in love with Jin Zhuo for seven years. She worked as hard as she could to get into Imperial University, all so she could be a little closer to him. On the first day of school, she accidentally took t 50.5kReads9.5Score7.8k14d adds
- 134 The Frail Beauty Pants After Three Steps, and Her Childhood Friend Carries Her Home 病美人三步一喘！竹马摇尾抱回家 [Two male leads + childhood friends growing up together + brotherly affection turns into something more + wooing a big puppy] [Cool, aloof, long-haired beauty with a sickly constitution who knows how to reel them in × silver-haired, handsome, wolfish athlete who turns into a loyal puppy; genius painter × archer; sweet romance, one-on-one!] Yun Wulian had been sickly since childhood. He was out of breath after three steps and coughing after five, and would suddenly faint or come down with a fever 33.7kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds
- 135 Sickly Obsession 病态诱捕 Transmigrating into a book + proceed with caution: possessive, unstable love interest. Manga adaptation and publication rights have been signed; the print edition is now available. Other people who transmigrate into a book get a golden finger, a powerful System, and a huge protagonist halo. Li Dezhuang transmigrates into a book as a minor character: a disposable side character who’s good for nothing but his looks, with a ridiculously old-fashioned name to boot. To survive, Li Dezhuang resolves t 26.4kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds
- 136 EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.4kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds
- 137 I Only Sneaked a Glance at Him 我只偷看他一眼 During the speech by the freshman class representative, Chen Nan fell for Lu Xu at first sight, and for the rest of her life. The pink sunset beyond the window filled the entire sky, like a beautiful landscape painting. The clouds looked drunk, their cheeks flushed with color. Chen Nan held her breath and stole a sidelong glance at Lu Xu. His profile was youthful and striking, and he held his book with perfect posture. A ray of light fell on the yellowed pages, and touched him as well. The dayli 16.8kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
- 138 Aren't You the Cool Commander? Then Why Do You Cry After One Kiss? 不是高冷指挥官吗？怎么一亲就哭 [Print edition signed] [Interstellar + ABO + younger man + two equally powerful leads] Shi Ji, the Federation's highest-ranking commander, is coldly beautiful, chaste, and ruthless: a lofty flower that spells death at the slightest touch. Everyone treats the commander with nothing but respect, and then more respect. Until the first day of freshman enrollment at the Royal Academy Xie Zhuo stood among the crowd in a windbreaker, his brilliant silver hair wild and untamed. He was so striking that n 65.8kReads9.7Score11.1k14d adds
- 139 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 103.2kReads9.7Score14.5k14d adds
